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Chapter 432 Rumors
Even if it is a box of trouble, it will be sent to the palace, and everything will be decided by His Majesty, after all, he is an obedient courtier!
Obedient courtiers live a long life, they can live a long life, and live to be an official!After sighing twice, Cui Duo called his subordinates, and after a serious confession, he sealed the box in his hand and handed it to his confidant, ordering him to rush to Chang'an City immediately with his things.

It took only a day for a fast horse to reach Chang'an from Bianzhou City, and it took only one day for the Ye Mingzhu to be delivered to His Majesty on the tenth day of the first lunar month.

Almost every day of the first month is a festival. The ninth day is the birth of the god, and the tenth day is the stone festival. Stone mortars and stones should not be moved, otherwise it will damage the crops.

Although this festival is a run-down nobleman, he doesn't have to worry about food since he was a child, and it is equivalent to non-existence for Jiang Er and Jiang San, who have never even been to the fields.

Therefore, when they finally followed the caravan to rest outside Chang'an City, the two randomly picked a graphite placed on the side of the road and sat down. It's almost "the end of life", and I accidentally overturned this graphite.

The villagers from the village outside the city rushed over quickly. For the people who depended on daily farming for their livelihood, breaking the taboo of the Stone Festival, and hurting the crops was a big deal for them.

Therefore, they immediately joined forces to stop the two of them from going.

Master Jiang Er and Master Jiang San traveled all the way with the caravan. The "Jiang Family Master" who used to spend a lot of money was "arranged" a lot because he didn't pay much money to the caravan and didn't do anything more on the way. Chores.Relying on the ability of these two "not being able to lift their shoulders and hands" is not good enough, so they were often beaten, scolded and irritated along the way.

Seeing that they were finally going to Chang'an City, the anger that the two of them had been holding all the way had also faintly vented at this moment. Now they suddenly met a group of "untouchables" who "picked quarrels and caused troubles". Master Jiang Er and Master Jiang Third refused to admit it, and their mouths were stiff. It's amazing.

The people who were in a rage after being injured by the crops saw that these two people were so provocative and troublesome on the day of the Stone Festival, when even the irritable farmer couldn't hold back, he grabbed Master Jiang Er and Master Jiang Third and beat them up violently. .

The people accompanying the caravan were shocked when they saw it, but no one stepped forward to help.These two people made a lot of trouble along the way. If they hadn't collected their money and signed a deed, they would have left them on the side of the road long ago.What's more, they are foreign caravans, and these peasants who beat people are villagers from the local suburbs of Chang'an City. Isn't there a saying called "a strong dragon does not suppress a local snake"?What are they doing in this muddy water?It's better to quickly find their family members to come over and take these two "troubleshooters" away!

After all, who knows if a farmer in a rage will beat people to death or maim them indiscriminately?If something big happens, the people in their caravan will inevitably have to go to the Yamen or something, and I don't know how long it will be delayed!What they do business with is the most taboo to waste time in getting involved in lawsuits.

Therefore, seeing more than a dozen villagers surrounding and beating Jiang Er and Jiang San violently, the caravan leader immediately took the deed and went to the city to find the relatives of Jiang Er and Jiang San.

Dongping Bo Jiangzhao, who had been idle for several months and felt that "life is getting better and better", finally ended his "peaceful and leisurely" days on the tenth day of the first lunar month, and went out of the city with the caravan to find people.

Even if Jiang Zhao didn't dawdle, the people in the caravan were clever, they asked the right person as soon as they entered the city and found Dongping Bo's Mansion.But even in such a situation without delay, when Jiang Zhao rushed out of the city, the two younger brothers had already been beaten up so much that he could not recognize them.

Startled by the faces of his two younger brothers who were so swollen that even his elder brother couldn't recognize him, Dongping Bo Jiang Zhao hurried forward to negotiate with the peasants.

Knowing that the two younger brothers broke the family's graphite on the day of the Stone Festival, Jiang Zhaohao paid a lot of money, and spent some money to let the peasants "raise their hands" to let the two younger brothers go.

When the "persuasion" left the peasants, looking at Jiang Er and Jiang San who were with the caravan, Jiang Zhao frowned, and asked: "What's the matter with you two? Didn't the people in the mansion say Have the two of you followed the eminent monks of Hanshan Temple to pay homage to the Buddha?"

Are these two still worshiping Buddha?The people in the caravan on the side couldn't help but twitched their mouths: This is too outrageous.

Yeah, that's outrageous!Jiang Zhao didn't believe it, but he also knew that his two trouble-making younger brothers must have gone out to do something.

He looked around, and asked, as if he was not used to it, "Where's mother? Where's the second sister-in-law? And where are your servants?"

In the words arranged by the servants, Mrs. Jiang went to "respect the Buddha" with her two sons, and there were many servants who took away, neither the old lady, the second sister-in-law nor the servants saw any of them.Jiang Zhao knew that these people would not be in the caravan. After all, according to my old mother's temperament in the past, if she saw her second and third younger brothers being beaten, she would probably come out early to touch porcelain and roll around. It was beaten like this pig's head.

Master Jiang Er and Master Jiang Third looked at each other after hearing the words, but did not speak.

Mother, that wicked woman (second sister-in-law) and those servants are all at Baoling's smelly girl!But look at the big brother's ignorant look: Could it be that the stinky girl hasn't told the big brother about the good things mother did?

The two of them suddenly breathed a sigh of relief: Although there is an old saying that "die early and live early", as far as they are concerned, it is better for the knife on the head to fall later, and it is just a good time to walk around with the elder brother more during this time. "Brotherhood is deep".

Thinking about it this way, the two blurted out almost at the same time.

"They are still worshiping Buddha!"

Jiang Zhao couldn't find anything wrong with such unanimous voice, but in view of the "good credit" of the two in the past, Jiang Zhao frowned, turned his head and asked the caravan leader beside him: "Where are you in the caravan?" ?”

As soon as these words came out, Master Jiang Er and Master Jiang San jumped in their hearts, and they quickly winked at the caravan leader. Unfortunately, after walking this way, there was no friendship between the caravan and Master Jiang Er and Master Jiang San. Later, there were even some "complaints". Seeing the two men winking and feeling guilty, the caravan leader rolled his eyes, pretending that he hadn't seen it, and then confessed happily: "We are a caravan from Jiangnan Road, starting from Yangzhou. .”

The caravan on Jiangnan Road?Li Buddha ran to Jiangnan Road?Jiang Zhao felt that something was wrong, and was about to ask the caravan where it was going all the way, but a man galloped past him at high speed, and then went straight into the city gate and walked towards the city.

This person rode away very fast, and the horse under his seat was an extraordinary horse of thousands of miles. Even the princes and nobles holding the token of free entry and exit had to stop and tell the guards guarding the gate when they passed by the gate. The man didn't even have to stop, he went straight into the city, and even the guards who stopped him from a distance deliberately stepped aside to clear a way for him.

"It's an urgent report from the Jiedu envoy directly to the emperor!" Although it is just a merchant, it is a well-informed caravan who has traveled all over the world, and the leader of the caravan has also seen such an urgent report, "Look at the flag behind the horse , it seems to be from Henan Province, is there something wrong with Henan Province?"

Their merchants also need to pay attention to the situation in various places. If banditry occurs, the caravan will naturally have to detour, so as not to go to "delivery meat".

"I've never heard of anything." Jiang Zhao's attention was drawn away from Master Jiang Er and Master Jiang San for the time being, and he looked at the fast back of the man who was riding away, and frowned, "Henan Road is near. I haven't heard anything about it for a while!"

The last time I mentioned Henan Province, it was the months of drought last year. With Chang'an City as the center, there was no rain in Gyeonggi Province and Henan Province. The first rain did not fall until Ayan left Beijing. , Quietly quelled those folk rumors.

Jiang Zhao didn't think too much about the rumors, but turned around and asked Jiang Er and Jiang San, who were beaten into pig's heads: "Second brother, third brother, you two may walk around by yourself? I have something to go back to the yamen... ’ he said as he reached for his sleeve pocket.

As far as the nature of these two younger brothers is concerned, now that they are being beaten like this, they will probably ask him for money to see a doctor or something. In the past, he would have dealt with the two younger brothers. , he was in a hurry to go back to the yamen to see if anything happened.

But before he took out the money, the two masters Jiang Er and Jiang San who were difficult to deal with in the past seemed to have been beaten up to be honest. The two waved their hands together and said obediently: "Brother, go quickly!" Let's go back by ourselves!"

It's good to be so nonchalant... Jiang Zhao looked up at Master Jiang Er and Master Jiang San suspiciously. Seeing the two men's swollen heads, he twitched the corners of his mouth, thinking that the two younger brothers had been raped. Hit your head?It's a bit uncomfortable to be so obedient and not to cause trouble!
But these two people don't want money, Jiang Zhao naturally won't give it: It's also good to leave more money for Ayan.After thinking about it like this, he didn't stay long, turned around and left.

Seeing Jiang Zhao throwing his sleeves away, Master Jiang Er and Master Jiang San finally breathed a sigh of relief. They clasped their hands together and made a gesture of "God bless" together: The urgent report on Wanwang Henan Road is a big deal, so it's good to call Eldest brother is busy with business, so don't bother with the two of them for the time being.

After all, it's better to hide the good deeds my old lady has done for a day!
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"Those folk rumors last year..." The box was hot in his hands for less than an hour, and then he rushed to the capital. Cui Duo sat cross-legged on a mat covered with a soft wool blanket and was dressed in white. The miserable official said, "Do you remember what the rumors were?"

Yesterday night Mingzhu's affairs were passed on by the clerk, and he went to the hut to pay respects, and only after he came back did he realize that his lord had given away the things.The clerk's eyes nearly popped out of shock when he heard the words, and he asked Cui Duo why he did this in puzzlement.

Cui Duo didn't answer him yesterday, but he called him over today, and asked the official if he remembered the folk rumors from last year.

"I thought about these things last night." Cui Duo said with a serious expression, holding his chin, "I always feel that this box is a big trouble, so I sent it away quickly."

The clerk looked at Cui Duo with black eye circles, subconsciously nodded and said: "My lord's eye circles are all blue, it looks like I haven't slept all night."

Cui Duo: "..." Can you stop which pot is not open and carry which pot?

The clerk ignored Cui Duo's resentful gaze, and continued to rub his chin and said, "The folk rumors last year seemed to be about His Majesty!"

When saying this, the clerk looked at the door subconsciously: Well, it is quite tightly closed, so we can continue talking.

Cui Duo nodded and said, "It's about His Majesty."

In all fairness, His Majesty has not found any major flaws in what he has done since he ascended the throne. Even if he did not make any achievements like those of Emperor Qin and Han Wu, he has not committed any major mistakes. He seems to be an example of a wise monarch in all aspects. .Especially the one before His Majesty was the tyrant from the previous dynasty. With the tyrant, as long as he doesn't make big mistakes, he is a wise king.

It seems that there is nothing wrong with the emperor's virtue, yes, it seems.

"Sitting on the seat of the emperor, above ten thousand people, naturally every move is magnified and seen by others, so it is easy to be criticized." Cui Duo sighed and said, "The sudden death of a tyrant is incomprehensible! "

Although the turmoil 20 years ago ended in the end, it is an indisputable fact that Dajing will end.However, there are still a large number of soldiers and horses in Chang'an City where the tyrant is located. Those soldiers and horses are the most loyal army of the Duan Clan because of the kindness of the Duan Clan's royal family.

"At that time, there were [-] core soldiers and horses of the Duan clan in the city," Cui Duo gestured the character "eight" with his fingers, paused, and then said again, "Although it is not as large as the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses that His Majesty dropped at that time, There are a lot, but don’t forget that most of the dignitaries are still in Chang’an City.”

At the last moment, all the dignitaries of Dajing were "under house arrest" in the palace by the tyrant, firstly to prevent them from cooperating with each other, secondly...

"These are all veteran dignitaries of Dajing. Hundreds of years of operation have already placed manpower everywhere. His Majesty's army must also have those dignitaries. Blood flowed like a river." Cui Duo said, "A tragic victory cannot escape. Fortunately, at the end the tyrant suddenly woke up and opened the city gates to welcome him, and did not use a knife in Chang'an City. Normally, under such circumstances, His Majesty should have spared his life. "

In fact, His Majesty did stay, but the tyrant died suddenly on the eve before he was crowned king and left Chang'an City. This matter was naturally recorded on His Majesty's head.

"There are folk rumors that the tyrant is like this, and the reason why he died is because the tyrant held His Majesty's handle in his hands." The clerk coughed and said, "I remember the earliest rumor that His Majesty is intolerant, but I don't know why last year. The wind direction suddenly changed..."

"The direction of the wind changed because His Majesty did not move the generals of the [-] Duan Clan's army, and still let them take charge of important positions in the military." Cui Duo glanced at the civil servants, and said, "Last year, the direction of the wind changed to the tyrant's tragic death. The handle of His Majesty, this handle is..."

The clerk's eyes flashed when he heard this, he dipped his fingers in the unfinished tea in his teacup, and wrote two words on the table.

siblings.

(End of this chapter)