Tang's dining table

After fifteen years of development and countless new rules and regulations, Chang'an is different from any other city in the Tang Dynasty.

Among them, the biggest difference is that people have different understandings of the law.

Nobles from other places were often above the law in the place where they originally lived. After arriving in Chang'an, the binding force of the law often made them breathless.

The minions they brought to Chang'an may have gotten used to committing crimes in their hometown. After arriving in Chang'an, they could tolerate it for a while at first, but as time went on, their old ways would sprout.

Liu Yu and Wei Mian's understanding of the law is also different from that of the Chang'an people. Their father told them that the law is just a battlefield for the nobles, and the law is also A scale that can be stretched. The same case will be one scale when it is placed on Qian Shou, and it will be another scale when it is placed on Xungui.

Liu Yu and Wei Mian regarded such unfair behavior as a daily routine.

The Yingchuan Chen family is definitely a big family with a rich heritage. This family has many politicians and strategists, with Chen Zhen of Yingchuan as its origin during the Warring States Period. Among them, the famous two idioms "superfluous to the snake" and "Bianzhuang assassinating the tiger" come from This family.

Liu Yu and Wei Mian both knew Chen Zhu, and they met at a cocktail party in Luoyang. This man was indeed an unabashed hero. He is famous for his boldness and wealth among the brothels.

After getting drunk, they become even more wild and uninhibited. They often take off their clothes, wear Changan hip-covering shorts and dance with the dancers. When the drunkenness is extremely high, they also like to use pen and ink to smear poems on the dancers' backs, and then beat the drums. Gao Ge is known as a naked person in Luoyang City.

This guy's craziness lies not only in this, but also in his love for beauties. When walking in the countryside, as long as he is in high spirits and happens to meet a beautiful woman, he will step forward and tear off her clothes. He wrote a poem on his back, threw out a bag of money, and walked away.

Because he was given a lot of money, many women waited on Chen Zhu's journey, hoping that Chen Zhu would become famous as a poet again.

When Liu Yu and Wei Mian were checking the suitability of merchants in the East Market, they saw Chen Zhu again at a small stall selling cold skin.

At that time, while Chen Zhu was eating Chang'an's unique spicy cold skin, he looked at the young lady who was cutting the cold skin with charming eyes. He was probably about to become poetic.

Because they were busy with business, Liu Yu and Wei Mian did not come forward to say hello. They planned to wait for Chen Zhu to go to Pingkangfang to have fun together after they got off work.

As for the little lady selling Liangpizi, she has become rich this time. Once her clothes are torn off and a few words are written on her back, she can get five guan of money and half a cow...

Looking away 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, also known as sea salt. This salt is the cheapest, but it has too many impurities and tastes bitter, but it is the main salt used by the people in Chang'an City.

Another type of salt is the green salt returned from Tyuhun. Because this salt is not official salt, it will be subject to a heavy tax. As a result, the price of green salt remains high. It is definitely not within the reach of ordinary people. Even if The green salt was bought by a wealthy family and was only used for brushing teeth. Therefore, the sales volume was not high. However, there were many wealthy people in Chang'an City, so the amount of this salt was not small.

Bamboo salt is more expensive than green salt. Bamboo salt is different from sea salt and green salt. It is a very labor-intensive salt and is expensive. Not many people in Chang'an use this salt.

You two must remember that the imperial court has already formulated the quality standards for sea salt and green salt, so as long as it comes from the banknote, it is basically good, and we don’t have to worry about it.

Bamboo salt is different. This thing itself is made by filling bamboo with cheap sea salt and burning it. Under normal circumstances, it needs to be burned nine times to be considered real bamboo salt. Moreover, the sea salt must be burned in the last burning, and then the salt condensed out, Only then can it be called bamboo salt.

What we want to check today is whether the quality of bamboo salt meets the standard. If the number of burning times is less than nine times and the sea salt is not completely melted... then the merchant is making shady money, which is a kind of harm to Chang'an's goodwill. This kind of thing cannot be..."

"Ah - help!"

While Lao Zhang was introducing the two newcomers on how to identify bamboo salt, a woman's scream came from the other side of the long street.

Liu Yu and Wei Mian immediately laughed when they heard the sound. When they were about to explain to Lao Zhang, they found that Lao Zhang, who was as thin as a monkey, had jumped out, holding an inkstone dripping with ink in his hand.

The woman's scream caused not only Lao Zhang to move, but also the bad guys who had followed them to inspect the shop and the people from the fire patrol shop. Like Lao Zhang, they all looked ferocious when they ran over there.

When Liu Yu and Wei Mian realized something was wrong, they heard Chen Zhu's high-pitched screams through the dense crowd. Also screaming at the same time were Chen Zhu's guards.

The standard number of guards for a dandy is six people. This kind of force is enough to support their rampage in Luoyang. Now it seems that it is not enough in Chang'an. Half the people in the street went to fight Chen Zhu.

These people didn't look at Chen Zhu's clothes as a son of a wealthy family or the arrogant guards, so they started fighting regardless. This scene really made Liu Yu and Wei Mian unable to understand. What would these people do if they did this? Yunchu, the local manager, brought great trouble.

"Stop, if you beat him again he will die. How can you find money from him to compensate the Du family's young lady? Stop it, please."

Let all those who have nothing to do leave and don’t block the streets. "

Lao Zhang's majestic voice came out from the crowd, and the neighbors holding stools, sticks, brooms, kitchen knives, and butcher knives dispersed cursing.

This kind of behavior is also different from the reaction of the people of Luoyang. In contrast, the people of Luoyang are not so willing to obey the orders of officials. They generally react more slowly and have to go through a verbal dispute before leaving with hesitation. .

What was different about the people of Chang'an was that once the government intervened, they immediately stopped executing lynchings.

Liu Yu and Wei Mian have seen Chen Zhu in flowing black clothes like a celebrity. They have also seen Chen Zhu with a crotch cloth tied around his waist. They have also seen Chen Zhu wearing silk hip-hugging shorts. Chen Zhu and the others are like this now. I really haven’t seen it before.

Chen Zhu is so miserable...

Even Liu Yu and Wei Mian did not expect that a person would be beaten so miserably. He was like a rag doll that had been ravaged by a group of violent children and bitten by a group of dogs. There were not even a few celebrities there. Romantic look.

"His tongue was beaten until it came out...his feces and urine also came out." Liu Yu whispered to Wei Mian.

"It looks like both arms were broken as well."

"Tsk, tsk, look at his legs that are twisted like this, can he still be cured?"

"Well, for my men, you should pay more attention to his crotch."

"The black mark with ink on the forehead must have been made by Lao Zhang, right?"

"Brother Liu, I am going to write a letter to my family and bring Zhuo Jing from Luoyang to live in Chang'an. What does Brother Liu think?"

"Alas, I feel very sad after seeing Brother Chen Zhu's fate. It seems that it is not suitable for my wife and Quanzi to stay in their hometown in Wangchuan."

As long as you are a man, after seeing Chen Zhu's tragic situation, it will be difficult for him to have any disharmonious thoughts.

A pretty young lady was hiding among a group of women, crying, and kept telling everyone that she didn't want to live anymore.

It wasn't until the bad guys found several bags of copper coins from Chen Zhu's carriage and threw a bag to the lady selling Liangpizi, claiming that it was to pay for her clothes, that she held the money bag and stopped saying those unlucky words.

Lao Zhang returned to Liu Yu and Wei Mian's side, threw a piece of licorice into his mouth, and said reluctantly: "The bad guy got rich again this time. I just saw that there are three bags of money in the carriage, at least It looks like twenty strings.

Well, the carriage is also good. Wu Chenchen looked at it and it was made of good materials soaked in oil. It was a good carriage that could travel long distances. "

Liu Yu smiled and said: "That is a jade oil incense cart produced in Luoyang. If you take off the gold used for decoration on it, you can exchange it for at least a hundred guan."

Lao Zhang nodded and said: "It is indeed a good thing. I don't have to worry about not being able to sell it at auction in Chang'an."

Wei Mian smiled and said: "The two horses pulling the cart are also four-year-old BMWs, and their value is no less than that green oil-scented cart."

Lao Zhang sighed and said: "People are greedy to see it, but it's a pity that it's a matter of bad people and has nothing to do with us."

Liu Yu looked at Lao Zhang and said: "Master Zhang, when we two brothers say so many words, we are not telling you how valuable the BMW car is, but we want to tell you about the man on the ground who has been beaten to a state of disgrace. , will cause us a lot of trouble.”

"Trouble?" Lao Zhang was a little confused.

Wei Mian sighed and said: "Chen Zhu's Aye is the transshipment ambassador of Shannan Road, his uncle is Chen Shu, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and his elder brother is the official of the Lu Palace. The Yingchuan Chen family has a rich heritage, and although its disciples and former officials cannot be mentioned all over the world... …”

Lao Zhang didn't wait for Wei Mian to finish his words and said: "A bastard who can rape and humiliate women in the street actually comes from a famous family?"

Liu Yu said: "It's not that he wants to rape women. This Chen Zhu just has a hobby. He likes to compose poems on women's backs and will give her a sum of money afterwards."

Lao Zhang looked at Liu Yu with bright eyes and said, "Have you done this before? Where did you do it? Who is the master of it?"

Liu Yu said in confusion: "I often do it in Luoyang, but this seems to be the first time in Chang'an."

Hearing what Liu Yu said, Lao Zhang couldn't hide the look of regret on his face, and said to Liu Yu: "Luoyang, we can't reach in."

Wei Mian felt that there was something wrong with Lao Zhang, so he continued to explain: "Chen Zhu was beaten so miserably, the Chen clan should not let it go, Lao Zhang, you participated in the beating of Chen Zhu, there may be a natural disaster.

It would be better to prepare early. "

Lao Zhang said puzzledly: "Why am I in trouble? This idiot who raped and humiliated a woman in the street was caught by everyone. The evidence of the crime was conclusive. He was lucky that he was not beaten to death by the people in the street.

Huh?

No, why do you two have such strange thoughts?

This guy is just a criminal, and he will soon be judged by the court for raping and humiliating a woman in the street. This is a serious crime in Chang'an and has traveled three thousand miles. With his current condition, he probably has no chance of surviving to the place of distribution.

As for the elders of his family who dare to intercede for him, they will not be accused of lax parenting. I will only be credited once for taking action for justice, so there is no need to worry about it. "

After finishing speaking, looking at Liu Yu and Wei Mian who were speechless, he immediately made a new decision. Lao Zhang felt that before teaching these two people how to manage the people, they should first have an understanding of the laws of Chang'an. Clear understanding is more important.

Seeing the bad guys throwing the noble son and the beaten half-dead servant into the carriage, they pulled Liu Yu and Wei Mian to follow, hoping that they would have a complete look at how Chang'an's laws restrained the people.

Liu Yu and Wei Mian also didn't believe that a young man from an aristocratic family would be ruined and even be sent to exile for three thousand miles just for raping and humiliating a woman who was a prostitute.

Especially when I saw the carriage entering Tai Hospital, this feeling became even stronger.

If these bad people really didn't care, they wouldn't take these people to the hospital for treatment.

Lao Zhang said: "Treatment is the right of the prisoner. In Chang'an, everyone has the right to be treated. Even if the prisoner will be taken to the execution ground tomorrow and beheaded, if he is injured today, he will still receive treatment."

Wei Mian smiled and said, "What's the point of doing this?"

Lao Zhang said with a serious face: "Power is power, and guilt is guilt. Treatment on the front foot and beheading on the back foot, there is no conflict between the two."

Liu Yu pondered for a moment and said, "Can you inform Chen's clan members in Chang'an about this?"

Lao Zhang said: "We have already sent someone to inform us."

Wei Mian sighed and said: "Chen Zhu can't die. He will be picked up and healed soon."

Lao Zhang chuckled, took out a bunch of money from his arms and put it in his palm. Wei Mian said, "Why don't the three of us make a bet."

Liu Yu and Wei Mian looked at each other and smiled. They each took out a piece of money from their sleeves, put it in Lao Zhang's hand and said, "It's a bet."

Lao Zhang laughed happily, took the money back into his arms and said, "The treatment is over. Let's see how he goes to jail."

Liu Yu and Wei Mian each looked up to the sky and laughed. Although they didn't care about Lao Zhang's money, it was still in line with their wishes to let Lao Zhang taste the hardships brought by the rich family.

Seeing Chen Zhu, who was bandaged like a mummy, being sent to Wannian County Prison, Lao Zhang saw that it was getting late, so he weighed the two pieces of money he had just received and said, "Both young brothers are now alone. , how about I invite you two to the Jinchangfang cafeteria to try the water basin mutton there tonight?"

Liu Yu looked at the two pieces of money in Lao Zhang's hand and said, "As far as I know, these two pieces of money belong to our brothers."

Lao Zhang clutched the money and said, "After the bet, it will be my money."

Wei Mian said contemptuously: "The dust hasn't settled yet, why is it yours?"

Lao Zhang smiled and said: "What's the difference between making such a bet and giving me free money?"

Through his interactions with Lao Zhang these days, Liu Yu knew that this man was not an arrogant, arrogant and ignorant person, so he lowered his voice and said, "You really don't care about the Yingchuan Chen family?"

Lao Zhang blinked his eyes and said: "Under the notice board at the Wannian County Yamen Gate, the eldest son of the Cui family was once locked up with an iron chain. The houses on both sides of Zhuque Street were sold by the county to a wealthy family at a price five times higher than the market price. When the house was sold that day, flags were flying and gongs and drums were loud.

Let's go to Jinchangfang Cafeteria quickly. Their water basin mutton is sold very quickly recently. If it's a little late, you won't be able to eat it. "

When Yun Chu was packing his things and preparing to go home, Master Mi slid into the official office, helped the county magistrate clear the map on the table, and whispered: "Chen Zhu, the son of Chen Fang, the transfer ambassador of Shannan Road, was involved in raping and humiliating a woman in the street in Chang'an. People were captured in the street by the common people."

Yun Chu glanced at Mr. Mi strangely and said, "Just obey the law. Could it be that you have other ideas?"

Master Mi said: "Shannan Road borders Jingchu in the east, Longshu in the west, the river in the south, and the mountains of Shanghua in the north.

North of the Dajiang River, west of the Han River, south of Zhongnan, south of the North Ridge of the Central Plains, and east of the Sichuan Jiange, are all the places where the Shannan Road Transport Ambassador has set foot. "

Yun Chu looked at Master Mi in surprise and said, "Just tell me, what do you want to do?"

Master Mi smiled and said: "Chen Zhu is Chen Fang's youngest son. I heard that he is quite favored. My subordinates want to use this Chen Zhu to expand the trade routes south of Zhongnan for Chang'an, so that the hand of Qujiang Liushui Brand can be extended." To further afield.”

Yun Chu chuckled and said: "I heard that this Chen Zhu has been completely beaten to pieces by the common people, and he can't even be considered a man. At this time, if you try to plot Chen Fang again, I think the Yingchuan Chen family will go crazy. .”

Master Mi smiled and said: "Chen Fang can still serve as Shannan Road Transit Ambassador for another four months."

Yun Chu thought for a moment and said, "You cannot break the law."

Master Mi smiled and said: "We must take advantage of those who are plotting in Li Yifu, otherwise such a good opportunity will be fleeting. As long as our goal is achieved, even if Chen Zhu is not handed over to Chen Fang, he can still help us." what."

Yun Chu nodded and said, "That's very good, but a certain family doesn't know about it."

Master Mi nodded repeatedly and said, "This is natural. A mere small case of rape and humiliation will naturally not be noticed by the king."

Yun Chu burst out laughing, pointed at Master Mi and said, "What benefits are you going to give Chen Fang in exchange for?"

Master Mi said nervously: "Shannan Road governs Xiang, Deng, Tang, Sui, Ying, Fu, Jun, Fang, Xia, Gui, Kui, Wan, Zhong, Liang, Yang, Jin, Shang, Feng, Xing, In Li, Lang, Kai, Guo, He, Chongqing, Fu, Qu, Peng, Bi, Ba, Tong, Ji and other prefectures, if Chen Fang falls this time, the prefectures and counties will also undergo considerable changes.

My uncle has been an official for twenty 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: "Jinzhou is a nice place."

Master Mi frowned and said, "Hanyin County?"

Yun Chu smiled and shook his head and said: "Li Yifu's food appearance has always been ugly. If you can let Hanyin County of Jinzhou go, just laugh."

A ruthless look flashed in Master Mi's eyes, and he whispered to Yunchu: "I heard that this Chen Zhu has a mountain of cases in Luoyang. It was only because the local officials were afraid of the Chen family that he escaped many times.

What if the subordinate handed over Chen Zhu to Li Yifu? "

Yun Chu smiled, pointed at Master Mi and said: "This is too destructive. If you do this, it will be detrimental to your future official reputation. For your uncle's promotion, why don't you sacrifice your own future? I think you should think this through first before deciding what to do."

Master Mi was stunned for a moment and whispered: "What a dilemma."

Yun Chu said: "Don't think that there is no such thing as karma in this world. God will remember everything you do. What you gain today will be doubled in the future. Therefore, I advise you to be kind."

Master Mi cupped his hands and said, "In that case, please allow me to think about it."

Yun Chu said: "Don't think about it, you are an official in Chang'an, and I would rather you reach a higher position in the future than your uncle.

This is a matter of trust or not. If there is strong pressure from your family, just say I don’t agree. "

Master Mi bent down to salute, but refused to get up for a long time.