Chapter 88 It's actually hard to be an official
After fifteen years of development and countless new rules and regulations, Chang'an is different from any other city in Datang. One of the biggest differences is the difference in people's perception of the law.
The nobles from other places, who often overrode the law in the place where they originally lived, often overwhelmed them by the binding force of the law after coming to Chang'an.
The minions they brought to Chang'an may have been used to running rampant in their hometown, and after coming to Chang'an, they can endure it for a while, and after a little time, the old state will germinate.
Liu Yu and Wei Mian's cognition of the law is also different from the cognition of the people of Chang'an, their father told them that the law is just a battlefield for the nobles, and the law is also a scalable scale, and the same case is one scale on the head of Qian, and it will be another scale on the nobles.
Liu Yu and Wei Mian regard such unfair behavior as a daily routine.
Yingchuan Chen is definitely a big family with rich heritage, this family has more vertical and horizontal families, strategists, with the Warring States Yingchuan Chen Zhen as the source, among which the famous "painting snake to add foot" Bian Zhuang Thorn Tiger' two idioms come from this family.
Liu Yu and Wei Mian both knew Chen Zhu, they met at a cocktail party in Luoyang, and this person was indeed a good man who did not hide it. In the Qinglou painting boat, it is famous for its extravagant gold.
After drinking high, it is even more wild and uninhibited, often take off his clothes, wear Chang'an hip shorts in the dancing girl group *** dance, when the wine is extremely high, he also likes to use pen and ink to smear Fu poems on the jade back of the dancing girl, and then beat the drum and sing, in Luoyang City, there is a naked love style.
This guy's madness is not only here, but also his love for beauties, when walking in the countryside, as long as the poetry is prosperous and happens to meet a woman with good eyebrows, he will come forward to tear off people's clothes, write a poem on people's backs, and then throw out a bag of money, and walk away.
Because of the amount of money, there are many women who are waiting on the road of Chen Zhu's travel, looking forward to Chen Zhu's poetry again.
When Liu Yu and Wei Mian were inspecting merchants in the East Market, they saw Chen Zhu again in a small stall selling cold skin.
At that time, Chen Zhu was eating Chang'an's unique spicy cold skin, and at the same time looking at the little lady who cut the cold skin with silky eyes, it was estimated that he was about to become poetic.
Because they were busy with business, Liu Yu and Wei Mian didn't come forward to say hello, and were going to wait for the next errand, and then go to find Chen Zhu to go to Pingkangfang to play together.
As for the little lady who sells cool skins, this time it is considered to be a haircut, and if her clothes are torn and a few words are written on her back, you can exchange it for five yuan and half a cow.....
Retracting his gaze from Chen Zhu, Liu Yu began to look squarely at the shop in front of him that specialized in selling bamboo salt.
"Part of the salt in Chang'an City is official salt, which is the so-called sea salt, which is the cheapest, but it has too many impurities and a bitter taste, but it is the main salt used by the people of Chang'an City.
Another kind of salt, is the green salt from Tuyuhun, this kind of salt because it is not official salt, so there will be a very heavy tax, resulting in the price of green salt, which is definitely not something that ordinary people can use, even if it is a small wealthy person who buys green salt, it is only used for brushing teeth, therefore, the sales volume is not high, but there are many rich people in Chang'an City, and the amount of this salt is not small.
Bamboo salt is higher than the price of green salt, bamboo salt is different from sea salt, green salt is a kind of extremely manpower-consuming salt, the price is expensive, there are not many people in Chang'an City who use this kind of salt.
The two of you must remember that the quality standards for sea salt and green salt have been drawn up by the imperial court, so as long as it is brought in from the banknotes, it is basically good, and we don't need to do much trouble.
Bamboo salt is different from this thing itself is made of low-cost sea salt packed in bamboo, under normal circumstances, it is considered real bamboo salt to be burned nine times, and the last burn must be burned sea salt, and then the condensed salt can be called bamboo salt.
What we want to check today is whether the quality of the bamboo salt is up to standard, if it is burned less than nine times, the sea salt is not completely melted...... That is, the merchant is making black money, which is a harm to my goodwill in Chang'an, this kind of thing can't.
"Ahh
When Lao Zhang was gushing about how to distinguish bamboo salt to the two newcomers, a woman's scream came from the side of the long street.
Liu Yu, Wei Mian immediately laughed when he heard this, and when he was about to explain to Lao Zhang, he found that Lao Zhang, who was thin and like a monkey, had already jumped out, and he was still holding an inkstone dripping with ink in his hand.
The woman's scream moved, not only Lao Zhang, but also the bad people who followed them to inspect the shop before and the people who patrolled the shop, they were the same as Lao Zhang, and they all looked hideous when they ran over there.
When Liu Yu and Wei Mian realized that something was wrong, the two of them heard Chen Zhu's high-pitched screams through the dense crowd. At the same time, Chen Zhu's guards also screamed.
The standard number of guards for a gentleman is six people, such force is enough to support them to run rampant in Luoyang, and now it seems that it is not enough in Chang'an, and half a street of people ran to fight Chen Zhu.
These people didn't look at Chen Zhu's clothes as the children of rich and noble families, nor did they look at those guards who were dancing with teeth and claws, so they didn't care about the fight, this scene really made Liu Yu and Wei Mian unable to understand, these people would bring great trouble to the managers of Yunchu this place if they did this.
"Stop, if you fight again, you'll die, how can you find money from him to compensate the little lady of the Du family? Stop it all for Lao Tzu.
It's all gone, don't jam the streets."
Lao Zhang's majestic voice came out of the crowd, and the neighbors who were carrying stools, sticks, brooms, kitchen knives, and pig-killing knives scattered scolding.
Such a move is also different from the reaction of the people of Luoyang, in contrast, the people of Luoyang are not so willing to follow the orders of the officials, they are generally more sluggish, and they will leave without believing after a battle of words.
The difference between the people of Chang'an is that once the government intervenes, they immediately stop carrying out lynchings.
Liu Yu, Wei Mian has seen Chen Zhu who is fluttering in black clothes like a celebrity, Chen Zhu who has a crotch cloth tied around his waist, and Chen Zhu who is wearing silk hip shorts, they have really never seen such a Chen Zhu at present.
Chen Zhu is so miserable.
Even Liu Yu and Wei Mian didn't expect that a person would be beaten so miserably, he was like a rag doll that had been ravaged by a group of tyrannical children and bitten by a group of dogs.
"His tongue was beaten out...... The feces and urine also came out." Liu Yu whispered to Wei Mian.
"Looks like your arms have been broken too."
"Tsk, you see that his legs are twisted like this, can he still be cured?"
"Alas, for my boy, you should pay more attention to his crotch."
"The black mark with ink on his forehead should be from Lao Zhang's hand, right?"
"Brother Liu, the younger brother is going to write a letter to his family to take Humble Jing from Luoyang to Chang'an to live, what does Brother Liu think?"
"Alas, seeing the fate of Brother Chen Zhu, the younger brother has a kinship, and it seems that my wife and dog should not continue to stay in Gongchuan's hometown."
As long as it is a man, after seeing Chen Zhu's tragic condition, it is difficult to regenerate any discordant thoughts.
A good-looking little lady was hiding in the middle of a group of women, crying, and constantly confiding in everyone that she didn't want to live anymore.
It wasn't until the bad guy found a few bags of copper coins from Chen Zhu's carriage and threw a bag to the little lady who sold cool skins, claiming that it was the money for her clothes, that she held the money bag and stopped telling those unlucky words.
Lao Zhang returned to Liu Yu and Wei Mian's side, threw a piece of licorice into his mouth, and said unwillingly: "*** The bad guy is getting rich again this time, I saw it just now, there are still three bags of silver coins in the carriage, at least twenty times.
Well, the carriage is also a good carriage made of good materials soaked in oil and can go long distances."
Liu Yu smiled and said, "That's the blue oil incense car produced in Luoyang, and if you cut off the gold used for decoration on it, you can exchange it for at least 100 yuan."
Lao Zhang nodded and said, "Indeed
It's really a good thing, and I don't have to worry about not being able to auction it off in Chang'an."
Wei Mian said with a smile: "The two horses pulling the cart are also four-year-old BMWs, and they are worth as much as that green oil car.
Lao Zhang sighed and said, "The people who watch it are greedy, but it's a pity that it's a bad person's business, and it has nothing to do with us."
Liu Yu looked at Lao Zhang and said, "Master Zhang, the two of us brothers are not telling you how valuable the BMW Xiangche is, but to tell you that the person on the ground who has been beaten out of shape will bring us a lot of trouble.
"Trouble?" Lao Zhang was a little puzzled.
Wei Mian sighed and said, "Chen Zhu's Aya is the transshipment ambassador of Shannan Dongdao, his uncle is Chen Shu, the squire of the Ministry of Works, and his brother is the ceremonial of Luwangfu......
Lao Zhang didn't wait for Wei Mian to finish speaking, and said, "The bastard who can do the abuse of a woman on the street is actually from a famous family?"
Liu Yu said: "It's not that I want a female, this Chen Zhu just has a habit, he likes to write poems on women's backs, and he will give women a sum of money afterwards."
Lao Zhang looked at Liu Yu with blazing eyes and said, "Have you done this kind of thing before? Where did you do it, and who is the sufferer?"
Liu Yu said puzzledly: "I often do it in Luoyang, and it seems to be the first time in Chang'an."
Hearing Liu Yu say this, the regret on Lao Zhang's face couldn't be concealed, and he said to Liu Yu: "Luoyang, our hands can't reach in."
Wei Mian felt that Lao Zhang's brain was wrong, so he continued to explain: Chen Zhu was beaten so miserably, the Chen clan should not give up, Lao Zhang, you participated in the beating of Chen Zhu, there may be natural disasters.
You should have prepared early."
Lao Zhang was puzzled and said, "Why am I in trouble? This *** woman on the street insulted the woman and was taken down by everyone, the evidence of the crime is conclusive, and he was not beaten to death by the people on the street, which is already his luck. Hey?
No, why do you two have such strange thoughts? This guy is just a prisoner, and in a few days he will be promoted to the court and sentenced according to the law, and the street girl will insult the woman, which is a big crime in Chang'an for 3,000 miles, with his current situation, it is estimated that he will not have a chance to live to the distribution place.
As for the elder of his family, if he dares to intercede for him, he can't ask a godson about the crime of not being strict, and the old man will only be credited once for his righteous action this time, so why should he be worried."
After speaking, looking at Liu Yu and Wei Mian who were speechless, they immediately had a new decision, and Lao Zhang felt that before teaching these two how to manage the people, it was more important to let the two of them have a clear understanding of the laws of Chang'an.
Seeing that the bad people threw the noble son and the beaten half-dead servant into the carriage, they pulled Liu Yu and Wei Mian to follow, wanting these two people to see how the laws of Chang'an bound the people.
Liu Yu and Wei Mian also don't believe that a son of a family will be ruined because of a woman insulting a woman who sells cool skins, not to mention that he will be sent 3,000 miles.
Especially when I saw the carriage enter the hospital, this feeling was even stronger.
If these bad people really don't care, they won't take these people to the hospital for treatment.
Lao Zhang said: "Treatment is the power of the prisoner, in Chang'an, anyone has the right to be treated, even if the prisoner is going to be beheaded tomorrow, and if he is injured today, he will still be treated."
Wei Mian smiled, "What's the point of doing this?"
Lao Zhang said with a serious face: "Power is power, crime is guilt, treatment of the front foot, beheading of the back foot, the two do not contradict.
Liu Yu pondered for a moment and said, "Can you inform the Chen clansmen in Chang'an about this?"
Lao Zhang said, "I have already sent someone to inform you."
Wei Mian sighed and said, "Chen Zhu can't die, he will be taken away to heal his injuries soon."
Lao Zhang smiled, took out a string of money from his arms and held it in his palm to Liu Yu, Wei Mian said, "Why don't we make a bet."
Liu Yu and Wei Mian looked at each other and smiled, each took out a piece of money from his sleeve, put it in Lao Zhang's hand and said, "Bet."
Lao Zhang laughed happily, took the money back into his arms and said, "The treatment is over, just to see how he gets to prison."
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Liu Yu and Wei Mian each looked up to the sky and laughed, although they didn't care about Lao Zhang's string of money, it was still very much in line with the hearts of these two people to let Lao Zhang taste the hardships brought by the family.
Seeing that Chen Zhu, who was bandaged like a mummy, was sent to the Wannian County prison, Lao Zhang saw that it was getting late, so he weighed the two coins he had just gotten and said, "The two young brothers are now lonely, so tonight, the old man will invite the two of them to the Jinchangfang canteen and taste the mutton in the water basin there?"
Liu Yu looked at the two coins in Lao Zhang's hand and said, "As far as I know, these two coins belong to our brother."
Lao Zhang grabbed the money and said, "After the bet, it will be the old man's."
Wei Mian said disdainfully, "The dust hasn't settled yet, why is it yours?"
Lao Zhang smiled: "What is the difference between making such a bet and giving me money for nothing."
Through his contact with Lao Zhang these days, Liu Yu knew that this person was not an arrogant and ignorant person, so he lowered his voice and said, "I really don't care about Yingchuan Chen?"
Lao Zhang blinked his eyes and said: "Under the sign at the entrance of the Wannian County Yamen, the eldest son of the Cui family was once chained with iron chains, and the houses on both sides of Suzaku Street were sold to a wealthy family at a price five times higher than the market price.
Let's go, hurry up and go to the Jinchangfang canteen, recently their water basin mutton has been selling very fast, a little later, you can't eat it.
When Yun Chu was packing up his things and preparing to go home, Master Mi slid into the official office, helped the county Zun pack up the map on the table, and whispered: "Chen Zhu, the son of Chen Fang, the transport ambassador of Shannan Province, was involved in insulting women on the street in Chang'an, and was taken down by the people on the street." Yun Chu glanced at Mi Zhushu strangely and said, "Just follow the law, do you have other ideas?"
Mi Zhu said: "Shannan Road connects Jingchu in the east, Longshu in the west, Dajiang in the south, and Shanghua Mountain in the north.
The north of the Great River, the west of the Han River, the south of Zhongnan, the south of the North Ridge of the Central Plains, and the east of the Sword Pavilion in Shuzhong are all places where the Shannan Provincial Transshipment Ambassadors set foot in."
Yun Chu looked at Master Mi in surprise and said, "Just say it, what do you want to do?"
Master Mi said with a smile: "Chen Zhu is Chen Fang's youngest son, I heard that he is quite favored, and his subordinates want to use this Chen Zhu to expand the trade road south of Zhongnan for Chang'an, so that the hand of the Qujiang Liushui brand can be extended to farther places."
Yun Chu laughed and said, "I heard that this Chen Zhu has been completely smashed by the people, and he can't even be counted as a man, at this time, if you plan Chen Fang again, I estimate that the Yingchuan Chen family will go crazy."
Master Mi said with a smile: "Chen is placed in the post of Shannan Provincial Transit Ambassador, and he can sit for another four months.
Yun Chu thought for a moment and said, "The law cannot be recited."
Master Mi said with a smile: "The person who is scheming in Li Yifu, we must step up our efforts, otherwise such a good opportunity will be fleeting, as long as we achieve our goal, even if we don't hand over Chen Zhu to Chen Fang, what can he do to us."
Yun Chu nodded and said, "It's so good, it's just that someone doesn't know about it.
Master Mi nodded again and again: "This is natural, a small case of female humiliation will naturally not be in the eyes of the prince."
Yun Chu snorted and laughed, pointed to the rice master book and said, "What benefits are you going to give Chen Fang in exchange for you?"
Mi Zhushu twisted and said: "Shannan Province has jurisdiction over Xiang, Deng, Tang, Sui, Ying, Fu, Jun, Fang, Xia, Gui, Kui, Wan, Zhong, Liang, Yang, Jin, Shang, Feng, Xing, Li, Lang, Kai, Guo, He, Chongqing, Fu, Qu, Peng, Bi, Ba, Tong, Ji and other prefectures.
My uncle has been a speech official for 20 years, and now he wants to be a state official."
Yun Chu's fingers began to tap intensively on the table, and after a moment, he said, "Golden State is a good place." Master Mi frowned and said, "Hanyin County?"
Yun Chu shook his head with a smile and said, "Li Yifu's eating appearance has always been ugly, if you can let Hanyin County of Jinzhou out, you can snicker." A ruthless color flashed in Master Mi's eyes, and he whispered to Yunchu: "I heard that this Chen Zhu is a mountain of cases in Luoyang, and it is only because the magistrate is afraid of the Chen family that he has escaped repeatedly.
If subordinate
What about handing over Chen Zhu to Li Yifu?"
Yun Chu smiled, pointed to the master of Mi and said, "This method is too yin, if you do this, it will not be good for your future official reputation, for the sake of your uncle's promotion, do you want to lose your own future, I think you should think about this matter clearly before deciding what to do."
Master Mi was stunned for a moment, and said in a low voice, "What a dilemma."
Yun Chu said: "Don't think that there is no such thing as karma in this world, God remembers everything you do, what you get today will definitely be doubled back in the future, so I advise you to be kind."
Master Mi arched his hand and said, "In that case, let the official think about it."
Yun Chu said, "Don't think about it, you are an official in Chang'an, and I would prefer that you step into a higher position in the future than your uncle to go up.
It's a matter of trust or not, and if your family is pressing, just say I don't agree.
Master Mi bent down to intervene and saluted, refusing to get up for a long time.