Tang's dining table

The next day, when Yunchu got up, Yu Xiurong was still sleeping soundly. Looking at his wife's sleeping posture like a begonia flower, he originally wanted to sleep for a while longer.

But he remembered Cui Mian, who was chained by him at the gate of the county government office, and had to go to work in a hurry.

If he guessed correctly, today, his county government would be crushed by countless nobles in Chang'an City.

When Yunchu came to the county government office, as he expected, Cui Mian was surrounded by many people, and there were even two doctors who were treating Cui Mian.

Yesterday, when Yun Chu helped Cui Mian pull his hand out of the small hole of the big shackle, not only did he break his bones, but the skin on the back of his hand was basically peeled off.

When Yun Chu arrived, the distinguished people he knew and didn't know looked at him indifferently, as if they were waiting for Yun Chu to give them an explanation.

"Why didn't you come yesterday?" Yun Chu asked with a smile while sitting on the horse.

"He was arrested by me since yesterday morning. Why didn't you come then?" Yun Chu started to ask again.

Lu Ting emerged from the crowd, looked at Yun Chu and said calmly: "Since ancient times, the punishment has not been as good as the officials, and the courtesy has not been the same as for the common people. The kings and princes have done something wrong."

Yun Chu said: "You can't punish the doctor, which means that the doctor knows the etiquette and only needs to use etiquette and law to supervise the doctor, and the doctor will abide by the constraints of etiquette and never break the law.

Cui Mian is not a doctor, he is just a white-robed Guizhou official. Why can't he be bound by the law? "

Lu Ting frowned and said, "You make me and others extremely uneasy."

Yun Chu looked at Lu Ting and said, "Have you broken the law?"

Lu Ting waved his sleeves angrily and stopped talking.

He ignored Yunchu, and Yunchu naturally had no need to pay attention to him. He just focused his eyes on Cui Zhuan's body. Because he had been dead all night, his beautiful face had begun to turn black and there were many flies. Flying around his mouth and nose.

Yunchu said to Cui Mian: "You killed him?"

Cui Mian let the doctor pour antiseptic on his hand to clean the wound. He seemed to feel no pain. He raised his head and looked at Yun Chu and said, "I didn't kill him, he committed suicide."

Yun Chu smiled and said, "Why did he commit suicide?"

Cui Mian said lifelessly: "Of course it's because of excessive shame."

Yun Chu thought for a moment and said, "Sixteen thousand yuan, buy my house, and I'll keep you safe."

Cui Mian smiled sarcastically and said to Yun Chu, "You overestimate your strength."

Yun Chu looked at the nobles in front of him and smiled: "Buy my house for 160,000 yuan, and I will keep you safe."

Lu Ting said indifferently: "Your house is too expensive."

Yun Chu shook his head and said: "It's not expensive at all. The money also includes the money you spent to help the people of Chang'an build houses."

A good-looking middle-aged man said: "What does it have to do with me that the gangsters in Guizhou have housing?"

"Emperor Taizong said: Water can carry a boat but it can also overturn it. If you leave the capital of Guizhou, you, rogues, are nothing."

That's all. If you want to buy, you can go to Mr. Liu, pay the money and wait to live in the house. If you don't want to buy, you can continue to wait.

The people of Chang'an have been suffering from high food prices recently. Fortunately, there are still some grain reserves in the two counties of Chang'an, which can appease the people.

When the government's grain reserves are exhausted, the people will have to find their own way if they want to eat. "

Lu Ting's eyes widened and he asked in the deepest voice: "What do you want to do?"

Yun Chu said indifferently: "Just tell the truth."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Mr. Liu running out of the Yamen in a hurry. He grabbed the reins of Yun Chu's war horse and said, "Junhou, the warehouse is on fire."

Yunchu turned his eyes indifferently to the west of Chang'an City, and saw a large amount of thick smoke rising there...

Yunchu said to Lu Ting: "The thirty-six charity warehouses in Wannian County were burned clean by you people."

Lu Ting said angrily: "You have such a vicious heart, who burned down your charity warehouse in Wannian County?

Yun Chu, what are you going to do? "

Yun Chu did not answer Lu Ting's words, but said to Chief Liu: "Close the city gate. Everyone should stay in Chang'an City to avoid being taken advantage of by thieves."

Master Liu agreed and left in a hurry.

After a short time, the bells in Chang'an City rang anxiously. This was the warning signal to close the city gates.

Lu Ting's eyes were about to burst. He grabbed the reins of Yun Chu's war horse and said, "Okay, I will give you another 160,000 yuan to buy your house."

Yun Chu said calmly: "You heard wrong, it's 200,000 yuan. Besides, you have already bought one set, so you are not eligible to buy a second set."

Lu Ting looked at Yun Chu in disbelief and backed away.

Cui Mian was not afraid at all. He sat up and said, "If chaos breaks out in Chang'an, you, Yun Chu, will be the first to be beheaded by His Majesty."

Yun Chu shook his head and said: "I asked people, as long as the chaos in Chang'an is not very severe, the thieves do not attack the imperial city, the palace city, the emperor's relatives are not hurt, and the chaos does not exceed three days, I will be exiled to Lingnan at most. It’s just the result of being pardoned and returned to Chang’an after two years.”

Cui Mian sneered: "Do you believe it?"

Yun Chu nodded and said: "Of course I believe it. I have always believed it since I became an official. I believe that until now, there has never been the slightest mistake.

Even if the fate of a certain family is different from what I expected, it doesn't matter. I have enjoyed more than ten years of prosperity and wealth, and it is not an injustice to lose a head.

Let me say it again, do you want a house worth 200,000 yuan? If you want it, everything will be easy to say. If you don’t want it, hehe...

You bastards are crazy compared to a certain family. A certain family has tied their heads to their waists and fought bloody battles since they were thirteen years old. How can you compare to a certain family? "

As Yun Chu spoke, he pulled out the horizontal knife from his waist and pointed at the wealthy families and distinguished people in the audience: "Three days, within three days, you must buy a certain house, otherwise, you will be killed in three days." Don’t blame me for being cruel.”

After finishing his words, he said to the county captain Zhang Jia irritably: "Bang the war drum for me, summon the people outside the city and the soldiers in the city, all assembled, prepare for war!"

After Zhang Jia was pissed and ran off to play the drum, Yun Chu scanned the crowd in front of him again and said coldly: "Three days, only three days!"

This time, Yun Chu did not continue to speak, and rode his bay-red horse straight into the county government office, leaving all the nobles in the city where they were.

Immediately, the county government door slammed shut.

After waking up, Lu Ting hurriedly came to the door, banged the door, and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, think twice, Your Majesty, think twice."

Chief Liu took Yunchu's teapot in his hands, pointed to the door and said, "Junhou, will they give in?"

Yun Chu took a sip of tea and said, "They can ambush and kill officials in Luoyang City, create chaos, and even send assassins to raid the East Palace. Why can't we create some trouble in Chang'an to achieve our goals?"

Chief Liu was surprised and said, "Can it really be done?"

Yun Chu smiled and said: "Don't forget who we are, we are officials, and the world of the Tang Dynasty is managed by us. We have the final say.

Do you think Baiyi can really be proud of the prince?

When Your Majesty is willing, there will be no taboos. When Your Majesty is not willing, whoever is proud will die. "

After listening to Yunchu's words, Master Liu really didn't know what to say. No matter how rich his imagination was, he couldn't imagine that the county magistrate would do such a thing of buying and selling by force.

The ringing of the bells on the bell tower proves that Chang'an City has entered a curfew state. The city gates are closed, the gaps will be blocked, and the Jinwu Guards and bad guys will take to the streets and start to expel the people back to the city.

The entire city of Chang'an will enter a curfew.

Smoke billows and flames billow at the location of the charity warehouse outside the city.

When Yunchu returned to the county government hall, Liu Rengui was sitting in the center wearing armor, Wen Wenwen and Di Renjie were guarding on both sides, with the same solemn expressions.

Just below them, there is no shortage of generals from the Sixteenth Guards and spies from the Baiqi Division.

What surprised Yun Chu the most was that Li Ji was also sitting on a chair wearing a worn-out armor and holding a sheathed sword.

Seeing Yunchu come in, he said in a deep voice: "You still have three days. If you fail to achieve your goal after three days, I will kill you with my own hands."

Yunchu walked into the lobby holding the teapot in one hand, glanced around and said, "Are you here to kill me too?"

Li Jidao: "You are acting recklessly. As a minister appointed by the late emperor to take care of your life, can't I kill you?"

Yun Chu smiled and said: "Mr. Li must never mention the words "Minister Gu Ming" again. When Your Majesty ascended the throne at the age of twenty-one, it was still useful. Now, don't forget how the Changsun family was exterminated."

Li Ji sighed and said: "Being so reckless, Yun Chu, who gave you such courage?"

Yun Chu smiled and said: "Of course it is Your Majesty."

Li Ji was stunned for a moment, then immediately spread his hands and said, "Where is the edict?"

Yun Chu shook his head and said: "There is no edict."

Li Ji said angrily: "Where is the general? Take Yunchu!"

Just when the generals in the hall looked at each other in confusion and didn't know what to do, they heard Liu Rengui whisper softly: "Your Majesty, please calm down."

Li Ji looked back at Liu Rengui: "Are you still trying to protect Yun Chu?"

Liu Rengui: "My father-in-law is already old. Why don't you go home and rest? Why bother to go into this muddy water again?"

Seeing that the generals had returned to silence, Li Ji said: "I am old after all, and no one takes my words seriously anymore."

Wen Wen came out and cupped her hands towards Li Ji and said, "Why bother, Mr. Ying?"

Li Ji ignored Wen Wen and said to Liu Ren: "You are left behind in Xijing. Once chaos breaks out in Chang'an, how will you explain to His Majesty?"

Liu Rengui said with a smile: "With the power of one city, Chang'an blocked a storm that swept across the Tang Dynasty. Compared with the whole world, I think the controllable chaos in Chang'an is acceptable.

My lord, the people in this hall are all trusted by Your Majesty, and they are also a group of ministers who are only loyal to Your Majesty.

You ask them, who does not have the power to directly give His Majesty a secret report? Your Majesty has been well aware of the situation in Chang'an these days. There has been no special envoy from Luoyang to give clear instructions. It is just that Your Majesty wants to see what the outcome will be if the tense continues to develop. .

Therefore, as long as what we do is beneficial to His Majesty and the country, His Majesty will naturally stand still.

If someone here makes a mistake, I think someone with His Majesty's will will naturally appear. "

Li Ji stood up, placed the sword in his hand on Liu Rengui's desk and said, "In that case, please take back this sword given by the late emperor."

Liu Rengui did not show the slightest hint of politeness. He grabbed the sword with both hands and handed it to Jiang Tong, the leader of Chang'an Baiqi Division, and said: "Please keep this sword, Governor Jiang. We will see how to deal with it after I inform your Majesty."

Li Ji sadly glanced at the sword that was put away by Jiang Tong, sighed and prepared to leave the Wannian County Government Office.

It was at this time that Yun Chu said sadly: "Young Master, it is best to go to the back gate of the county government office, as there are many people at the front gate."

See you tomorrow