A few days after Fang Chongyong returned to Chang'an, Wang Yunxiu was canonized as the Lady of the Four Grades, that is, the edict of the county monarch, and sent it to Fang Chongyong's house next to Xingqing Palace. In addition, Ji Ge didn't even give a single silk, and this canonization can be said to be very pure.

After the eunuch who sent the edict left, Wang Yunxiu looked at the silk silk in his hand that could not be eaten or dressed, and it was too small to wipe his butt when he went to the toilet, and then asked Fang Chongyong with a speechless face: "After being busy for so long, I sealed you with a four-grade edict?" ”

"It's not that I have been given a four-grade edict, but that you have been given a four-grade edict.

Now it's okay, in front of your coquettish cousin in the future, you can talk with your head held high, isn't that good? ”

Fang Chongyong said angrily, he was also shocked by Brother Ji's stinginess. But you can't speak ill of the saint, this saint of Chang'an is stingy.

Wang Yunxiu's cousin from the Li family in Longxi is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and when she came to the house for the first time, she privately asked Fang Chongyong if she was willing to develop a super friendship relationship with her. And said that he could let him "try it first" first, and there was no need for any commitment guarantee.

A woman from a family is really a keen political smell, and in order to have a better way out, it is just ordinary to strip naked and lie on the bed to seduce men.

Fang Chongyong immediately asked Wang Yunxiu's cousin how many divisions there were at home.

After getting the answer that her father and brother were only local civil officials in the prefecture and county, Fang Chongyong immediately sternly refused Wang Yunxiu's cousin's seduction, and informed Wang Yunxiu of the matter after the other party left.

"Yes, I don't know, but I found out that the fox in our family is a rare good person."

Wang Yunxiu sighed while putting away the edict of the four products, which was a killer feature to strengthen her position in the family. Even my cousin came to dig the foot of the wall, and I don't know how many such women there will be in the future.

Since father-in-law Fang Youde served as the general of the Longwu Army, there have been more similar tattered things, and there are even people who directly send women to the door to warm the bed for Fang Chongyong's concubine.

"Lang Jun, that annoying Zheng Shuqing came to you again, and said that what is your Shangguan, you can't stop him at the door."

When Fang Chongyong was talking to Wang Yunxiu, Fang Laique walked in and said.

"Zheng Shuqing is now the middle of the imperial history, Ah Lang still has to meet him, this is the connection of officialdom."

Wang Yunxiu said persuadingly, and then glared at Fang Laique. The latter, as if he hadn't seen her threatening eyes, snorted coldly and went out.

"The night owl comes to the house without anything, it must be no good for him to look for me, not to mention that he is the top boss now!"

Fang Chongyong sighed helplessly.

Originally, his official position of "supervising the imperial history" was just a link to the errand of "recruiting brave envoys". When Fang Chongyong himself was not sent, he did not exercise the right to supervise the imperial history.

But this can't stop Zheng Shuqing, an old bureaucrat with chicken feathers as an arrow!

As long as you are holding the duty of supervising the imperial history, then you must be under the jurisdiction of the imperial history platform, although you don't have to follow the orders of the imperial history platform, but at least you have to be on call, right?

The bureaucracy of the Tang Dynasty during the Tianbao period was really like a mess of silk threads, cut and tied.

Reluctantly took Zheng Shuqing to the study, and after the two sat down, Lao Zheng said to the other party with a mysterious face: "There is a big event tonight!" ”

"What's the big deal? Did the Huns hit Chang'an? ”

Fang Chongyong poured Zheng Shuqing a glass of turbid wine and asked weakly.

"Tonight, kill, set fire, gold belt."

Zheng Shuqing said as he patted his belt triumphantly.

"Huh?"

Fang Chongyong touched his head for some reason, and he couldn't understand which one Zheng Shuqing was playing.

"Can you talk faster?"

Fang Chongyong asked dissatisfiedly.

Zheng Shuqing coughed, and then said, "The carboniferous mine you mentioned is not already being handled by the Ministry of Industry." ”

"Yes, but if you send the coal, it will be next year at the earliest."

Fang Chongyong nodded slightly and said, not wanting to mock Lao Zheng anymore.

"So, since the distant water does not quench the thirst of the near, the official decided to strike hard to combat the arrogance of some people."

Zheng Shuqing took out a piece of paper from his cuff and handed it to Fang Chongyong, who opened it and saw that there was a long list full of names and specific addresses in Chang'an.

"It's ......"

"It's all some private bad money that should be killed, so I asked Yang Yan to count the amount of charcoal bought by each workshop every day, calculate the approximate location, and then send someone to verify the list."

Zheng Shuqing was a little proud, and then his face suddenly flashed hideous, and he clenched his fists tightly and continued: "Tonight, a certain will mobilize Jin Wuwei to kill these people's homes, and then come and get the stolen goods!" ”

Hearing this, Fang Chongyong was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a long time.

Zheng Shuqing is swaying back and forth between extreme cowardice and extreme rampant, which makes him a little unsure.

Fang Chongyong asked suspiciously, "And then?" ”

"Then wait for the reward of the saint!"

Zheng Shuqing touched his beard and smiled.

"Catching all these rats in Chang'an can alleviate the situation of bad money in the market on the one hand, and save more firewood to trade in the market on the other hand.

Wouldn't it be beautiful to kill two birds with one stone? ”

Zheng Shuqing slapped his face, then spread out his hands and said in front of Fang Chongyong.

Sure enough, after only a few days of being the imperial historian, Master Zheng trembled, and Fang Chongyong didn't know how to evaluate it.

You say he's a dog officer, he still wants to do something.

You say he's a good official, but he can't do anything, and he often messes things up, such as this one to crack down on smuggled coins.

In the end, he is still a dog official in the eyes of the people!

"So, what did Zheng Yushi come to find so-and-so for?"

Fang Chongyong asked helplessly.

"Isn't this a lack of someone to suppress the formation, you are also an official of the Yushitai, you won't give this face, right?"

Zheng Shuqing rubbed his hands and asked.

"If, yes, what if, after Zheng Yushi raided his house, he found out that the person behind the control of the private coins was Princess Yuzhen?"

Fang Chongyong asked a question that hit the soul directly.

"Or, it's King Qi, it's some nobles in Chang'an City, what should I do? For example, Webster's, Pei's people are controlling behind the scenes, what should I do? ”

"What will these people do when they know you've found out their secrets? What do you do if you unite to retaliate? ”

Fang Chongyong asked repeatedly.

Zheng Shuqing was so frightened that cold sweat came out on his forehead, and he asked in a low voice: "Is there really such a big background behind these people who make private money?" ”

"So what's not? There is no one behind it, who would dare to do this kind of business! ”

Fang Zhong had the courage to slap the table.

Lao Zheng was too rough, and he always wanted to do big things and took off the hat of the dog official, but he only made things worse.

"Who else knows about this? Shouldn't anyone in Jin Wuwei know about it? ”

Fang Chongyong stood up and paced back and forth in the study, wondering if this matter would be out of control.

"No, no, I just told Zhang Guangsheng, the general of Zuo Jinwu Wei. He was about to make meritorious service when he took office, so he directly accepted it. ”

Zheng Shuqing was like a child who had done something wrong, rubbing his hands with his head down, and he didn't dare to speak up in a low voice.

"Then let's meet at Jin Wuwei's yamen tonight, and then discuss a solution. Zheng Yushi returned to the yamen first, don't make any extraneous branches, and secrecy is the first priority.

I'll think of a way first. ”

Fang Chongyong was afraid that Zheng Shuqing would tell the others in Yushitai about this matter with a big mouth, if that was the case, the matter would be a big deal.

"Good ......"

Zheng Shuqing swallowed what he wanted to say into his stomach, and he suddenly found that what he had to do this time didn't seem to be so simple. Zheng Shuqing can be regarded as having learned many lessons from the past, but the difficulties he faces are always beyond the limits of his ability.

"That's right."

Zheng Shuqing had just gotten up, and Fang Chongyong suddenly stopped him and said:

"It seems that the Imperial Historical Observatory does not have the authority to directly instruct Jin Wuwei to do things. Therefore, tonight, we must invite the newly appointed Yin Peikuan of Jingzhao Mansion to come to the Jinwuwei Mansion to discuss major matters.

Without Pei Kuan's participation, this matter would be difficult to control. ”

"Is that so?"

Hearing this, Zheng Shuqing was slightly stunned, he suddenly found that he had been Jing Zhaoyin for more than four years, and now although he was the middle of the imperial history, he still retained the thinking of when he was Jing Zhaoyin in his mind.

Yushitai can only picket "official lawlessness" and "powerful lawlessness", but is not qualified to picket "civil lawlessness". At first glance, it may not seem like a big deal, but after an accident, it's easy to get caught in pigtails.

It should be to find out the privately minted businessman first, and then link it to the umbrella behind it; Instead of investigating the umbrella behind it first, and then investigating the private casting in turn.

Zheng Shuqing's original intention in doing this was because he was a "charcoal envoy" appointed by Ji Ge, not because he was an official of the Yushitai. Now it is equivalent to saying that he is using the resources of the Yushitai to run his own charcoal errand, which can be regarded as a certain degree of "public and private use".

Of course, this is also the original intention of Kego's appointment. In the era of distorted officialdom rules in the Tang Dynasty, if you don't have any other power in your hands, how can you do serious things?

And Jingzhao Mansion Yin's authority happens to complete the last piece of the puzzle.

Zheng Shuqing "asked for help" from Jingzhao Mansion Yin as a charcoal envoy, and then "cared" about whether Jingzhao Mansion Yin had done a good job as a charcoal envoy, and then "cared" about whether Jingzhao Mansion Yin had done a good job. In this way, the new Jingzhao Mansion Yin was "controlled".

Then mobilize Jin Wuwei in the name of Jingzhao Mansion, and finally use Jin Wuwei to raid the house! All processes are legal and in accordance with the rules of officialdom, and there is no ultra vires.

This is the normal and correct logical chain.

Fang Chongyong couldn't help but sigh in his heart, Lao Zheng's skills as a dog official are first-class, but his skills in doing serious things are still a little worse, he likes to grab his eyebrows and beards, and thinks that he can go sideways when he has a big official position, and he doesn't pay much attention to the process on the surface.

Zheng Shuqing suddenly realized after listening to Fang Chongyong's explanation, and was very glad that he did not bypass the other party and act alone this time, otherwise something big would have happened, and it would have been difficult to end later.

When he was about to say goodbye, Zheng Shuqing couldn't help but ask: "Cracking down on illegal coins doesn't seem to be good for you, and it's easy to offend people, why do you want to add it?" ”

He asked an important question about motivation.

Obviously, Fang Chongyong inserted a foot in it, and it was easy to offend some of the magnates in Chang'an.

"Those people, did they send money to Zheng Yushi?"

Fang Chongyong asked rhetorically.

"Not really."

Zheng Shuqing shook his head and said, if there are really people who privately mint coins to honor him as a dog official, then whether to deal with these people or not, he has to weigh the pros and cons in his heart.

"Yes, they didn't send money to Zheng Yushi, but they didn't send me money either. Then why can't I exercise the normal authority of supervising the imperial history and pickeze the lawless? ”

Fang Chongyong spread his hands and continued to explain: "While making money in Chang'an, he also picks and searches and refuses to give us any benefits. This kind of person, just blow up the dog's head, what are you polite to them? ”

Many Chang'an magnates have similar thoughts: I should reap the benefits, if you get in my way, you are the enemy waiting for my revenge, if you don't get in the way, get out of the way and go cool.

For such a person, Fang Chongyong's attitude is very clear, that is, as long as there is a chance, he will put this kind of person to death and stab him to death. Then let's see if the dead man lying on the ground will open his mouth to scold his mother.

Understanding Fang Chongyong's resolute attitude, Zheng Shuqing lowered his voice and said:

"After the matter was completed, I asked a niece in the family to marry Fang Laique in your family, and you hurried to Chang'an County, and his household registration was withdrawn, and he was a single independent household.

The house Zheng will give as one of the dowries. ”

In the Tang Dynasty, good and cheap did not intermarry, Fang Laique's household registration was still a part of Fang Chongyong's family, and he had to be made a "good son" before Zheng Shuqing could marry his niece to him.

Huh?

Hearing this, Fang Chongyong was very curious, and didn't understand why Zheng Shuqing would say this.

He asked with a puzzled face: "That's not necessary, how wronged people are." ”

"Don't be wronged, it's not a daughter of a certain anyway."

Zheng Shuqing laughed, patted Fang Chongyong's shoulder, and walked out of the study.

As soon as the two went out, they saw Anaye holding a broom and following Fang Laique, who was walking like a fly, running wildly in the yard to chase and fight. Fang Laique was beaten and screamed, and he kept scolding.

Glimpsing this scene, Zheng Shuqing frowned slightly and couldn't help but sigh lightly.

There is no way to push her niece into the tiger's mouth, who let her be born in Xingyang Zheng's family? If she can't keep her official position, her family will be unlucky, so she can only be wronged to marry a fool. Now that the Fang family is hot, it is obvious that he can't let his niece be Fang Chongyong's concubine, that will likely backfire.

On the contrary, it is to let the Fang family's servant Ming Media marry, which is more low-key, more secretive, and more in line with the needs of the Zheng family's officialdom.

Sending Zheng Shuqing out of the door, Fang Chongyong came to the study and called Fang Laique in.

Then Fang Chongyong saw that Fang Laique's body was covered with the charcoal piled up in the yard, the black marks that had been rubbed, the whole person's hair was unkempt, and the dull little eyes looked at him like this.

"Let's talk about the Anshi Rebellion."

"The rebellion launched by the traitors An Lushan and Shi Siming in Youzhou lasted for eight years. At first, An Lushan served as the envoy of the Three Towns Festival, and he ...... in private"

Fang Laique introduced it one by one, and kept talking for half an hour before stopping.

Fang Youde had already told Fang Chongyong about the secret on Fang Laique's body and the "method of use".

To put it simply, Fang Laique is an "insurance" left by Fang Youde in the world, and when he encounters an accident, he tells what he knows through Fang Laique's mouth to "destined people".

"You don't want to marry the prime minister's daughter, now the opportunity has come."

Fang Chongyong said with a smile on his face.

"Really? Lang Jun, don't lie to me anymore, you said that you let me marry the prime minister's daughter for so many years, but you are married, and I haven't seen what the prime minister's daughter looks like. ”

Fang Laique complained with a look of grievance.

"What's this called, it's just a little bit away now."

Fang Chongyong said as he made a "little" gesture.

(End of chapter)