Tang's dining table

The prison in Zhengzhou is not as clean as the prison in Wannian County, and there is also the hidden concern of overcrowding.

Cramming thirty or forty people into a cell is strictly prohibited in Wannian County. Once a fire breaks out, the people inside will definitely turn into roasted pigs, with no possibility of survival.

The smell inside was hard to describe. Yun Chu covered his mouth and nose and refused to go in.

Zhou Xing patted his head and immediately ordered the government officials to take Li Yifu out of the prison.

Yun Chu came to the gatehouse where the jailers were on duty and sat down. Not long after, the barefooted Li Yifu was brought.

Seeing Li Yifu, Yun Chu stepped forward and saluted: "Sir."

Li Yifu had just come out of the dark place, and his eyes had obviously not recovered yet, but he recognized Yun Chu's voice very well, so he looked in the direction of Yun Chu's voice without saying anything.

After he blinked and regained his vision, he looked at Yun Chu and said, "Give me a glass of wine."

There was a kettle hanging on Yun Chu's waist. There was wine in it, but he did not give it to Li Yifu to drink. Instead, he said to Zhou Xing, who also had a kettle hanging on his waist, "Excuse me."

Zhou Xing did not use the kettle on his waist, but asked the jailer to go outside to get Li Yifu wine and some food.

In a moment, a meal of wine and meat was placed in front of Li Yifu.

Even in such a situation, Li Yifu still cleaned his hands, washed his face, and tidied his messy beard before sitting cross-legged on the ground and enjoying the food on the low table.

He ate quickly but methodically. Even the chicken bones he spat out were placed neatly. It wasn't until he finished a stewed chicken and drank all the wine that he pointed at the chicken bones on the plate and said to Yun Chu said: "One chicken wing is missing."

Zhou Xing's face suddenly turned dark when he heard this. He glanced at the jailer who delivered the meal, and someone immediately dragged the jailer out. The jailer who stole a chicken wing looked very resigned from the beginning to the end and did not say a word.

Li Yifu looked at Yun Chu and said with a smile: "I used to like chicken wings the most. After the incident in Chang'an, I couldn't get enough of the honey-glazed chicken wings in the Jinchangfang cafeteria. One time during a banquet at home, I suddenly remembered this dish and ordered The servant went to the Jinchangfang cafeteria to buy it, preparing for everyone to taste the benefits of this dish.

As a result, the servant only bought two pairs of chicken wings. Yan said that the chef in the cafeteria refused to sell all the chicken wings to me, which made me lose face. From that day on, you became my enemy. "

Yun Chu smiled and said: "Unless I settle in advance, when the chicken wings are on sale, even if I go there, I can only buy two pairs of chicken wings at most. This rule applies to everyone, not just Mr."

Li Yifu asked: "Why is this?"

Yun Chu said: "If we sell them all to sir, the people in line behind will not be able to eat."

Li Yifu asked: "Are those people more noble than me?"

Yun Chu shook his head and said: "No, they are just lining up according to the rules. In the eyes of students, rules are more convincing than power. Moreover, once the rules are set, do not change or destroy them, otherwise, the rules will be Messy.”

Li Yifu said: "If I am lucky enough to get a few dollars today and queue up to buy chicken wings, will they sell them to me?"

Yun Chu said: "This is natural."

Li Yifu nodded to show his understanding, then raised his head and looked at Yun Chu and said, "It's not something you can do such boring things as watching me laugh. So, why did you come to me?"

Yun Chu said: "I came here for Huang Tong, who was a Jinshi in miscellaneous subjects in the first year of Long Shuo."

Li Yifu thought for a moment and said, "Three thousand guan of money and a hundred catties of cinnabar. His sincerity is very high."

Yunchu and Zhou Xing looked at each other, and Yunchu said: "Three thousand strings and a hundred catties of cinnabar. It's not worth it just to get a Jinshi in miscellaneous subjects, right?"

Li Yifu shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently: "I don't know why he would do this. He has enough money, is sincere, and serves me wholeheartedly. All he wants is a Jinshi, so I will naturally grant him."

Yun Chu frowned and said: "Where does the word "serve" come from? As far as the students know, sir is not as good as Long Yang."

Li Yifu burst out laughing and said, "I am such a soft-spoken woman, and Huang Tong's wife is very nice."

Yun Chu sighed and said: "Although our court strictly prohibits selling officials and conferring titles, a certain family is not a scholar who is ignorant of what is happening outside the window. He still knows a little about certain things in the court. A thousand guan is enough to make him a member of a certain prince's palace. , a fifth- and sixth-grade subordinate officer of the Princess Mansion. With this status, you only need to spend another five or six hundred guan to be transferred to a formal official of the Tang Dynasty, and then use another thousand guan to manage officials like you, sir. It is possible to become a distinguished scholar in a state. But for a miscellaneous Jinshi, he not only paid three thousand guan, plus cinnabar worth a thousand guan, and finally even his own wife got involved, sir, don't you Do you think it’s strange?”

Li Yifu scratched his messy hair, nodded and said: "It's indeed suspicious, but it doesn't matter how suspicious it is. After all, I gave you a lot, hahaha."

Yun Chu took a closer look at Li Yi's mansion, which was already in ruins, then stood up and said, "In that case, student, leave."

Li Yifu said quickly: "At least leave me a pair of shoes and a cotton-padded jacket."

Yun Chu smiled and said: "Shoes, cotton-padded jackets, and Zhuojing have been given away. I heard that Mr. doesn't want them. In that case, don't waste them."

Zhou Xing waved his hand, and Li Yifu was dragged into prison by the officials.

Seeing that Yun Chu was still deep in thought, Zhou Xing said from the side: "Li Yifu obviously didn't tell the truth. The Lord will wait for a day. Tomorrow, Zhou Xing will definitely dig out the information that the Lord wants from Li Yifu."

Yun Chu nodded and said, "Something is very wrong. You have to be careful."

Zhou Xing said proudly: "Since it has fallen into the hands of a certain family, let's see how he conceals it."

After Yun Chu returned to the military camp, he immediately said to Wen Wen and Di Renjie: "There are more and more doubts about this person, and we will start a thorough investigation."

Di Renjie said: "It's faster to catch people and investigate them."

Gentle said: "It's Baiqisi's business to arrest people, we can't do that."

Yun Chu smiled bitterly and said, "Who has more Baiqisi spies around us than we do?"

After saying this, Yun Chu asked his soldiers to find Army Sima Zhao Chengzhou. If Yun Chu guessed correctly, this guy should be the biggest spy leader in his army.

Wen Wenjie left, and Zhao Chengzhou came in. He looked at Yun Chu who was sitting behind the table and said with his fists in his hands: "I have seen the general before."

Yun Chu said unceremoniously: "Go and capture Huang Tong, the magistrate of Yanshi County, and torture him severely."

Zhao Chengzhou looked at Yun Chu strangely and said, "It is taboo to arrest a local official for no reason. General, please think twice."

Yun Chu smiled and said: "It is really taboo for the military commander to arrest the local magistrate. Aren't you the commander-in-chief of the Baiqi Division? The commander-in-chief of the Baiqi Division arrests a county magistrate. There should be no problem, right?"

Zhao Chengzhou lied without changing his expression: "The general is joking."

Yun Chu shook his head and said: "This family is not joking. You'd better set off immediately to catch Huang Tong. I have something very important to verify from him. If you miss this opportunity, even if your family has hundreds of riders for generations, , you cannot bear this responsibility."

Zhao Chengzhou thought for a moment and said, "General Rong Mo will report it."

Yun Chu said: "You shouldn't have much time."

Zhao Chengzhou said: "Half an hour is enough."

Yun Chu stood up and came to the edge of the map. He used a compass to draw a circle on the map with his location as the center and the distance of a quarter of an hour of horse racing as the radius. He looked at several places on the edge of the circle and finally pointed at a A place called Gubaidu near Zhengzhou said: "Go back quickly."

Seeing that Bai Qisi's stronghold was revealed by Yun Chu from just a few words, his face turned pale and he stammered: "General, general... the last general, the last general... "

Yunchu glanced at Zhao Chengzhou and said, "Go and do some work quickly."

After seeing the anxious Zhao Chengzhou leave, Wen Wenwen, Di Renjie entered the tent again, and asked Wen Wenwen in confusion: "Are you anxious?"

Yun Chu shook his head and said: "I need to let His Majesty know that I am anxious. It is very likely that the more anxious I am, the more comfortable Your Majesty will feel, which will make it easier for Li Si and the others to continue working in Zhengzhou."

Di Renjie thought for a moment and said, "That's right. Your Majesty, someone who never regards money as money, can do such a stupid thing."

Wen Wen sighed and said: "It's pitiful for us, we know clearly what His Majesty is doing, but we still have to show ourselves as if we are working hard so that His Majesty can continue to be proud of our plans."

Yun Chu shook his head and said: "Wait, wait until Zhou Xing gets the details from Li Yifu, I will go to the secret report and report clearly to Your Majesty this suspicious Huang Tong. Whether he is smart or stupid, he is not a suitable person." A person who serves as a magistrate in Yanshi County.

It's just pitiful for Li Jingxuan, who made good arrangements, but was viewed as a big joke by His Majesty. "

Gentle said: "Is it necessary to remind Li Jingxuan?"

Yun Chu shook his head and said: "The deal between us is over. It is his own choice whether it is good or bad. I just can't understand. Which of these people, Li Yifu and Li Jingxuan, is not a human spirit, but they go to the emperor's arrangements again and again?" Jump into the trap.

Take Li Yifu as an example. He spent half his life painstakingly getting himself 160,000 gu of money, plus 6,000 jins of pepper. However, once his house was confiscated, his money, wife, children, and children all returned to your majesty, leaving him alone. Even if you eat chicken, you will notice that there is one missing chicken wing, so why bother? "

Wen Wen shook his head and said: "You are standing and talking without pain in your waist. You have 160,000 guan of money, plus 6,000 jins of pepper. Do you know that these materials are enough for a small family to become a famous family in ten years?" .

For these people, this kind of big family has another name, called Qianlong.

It's actually a good deal to bet on the outcome of a dragon roaring for nine days with your own life and the lives of your whole family. "