Five years of county magistrate, 100 million catties of grain shocked Li Shimin

Chapter 184 First day in office, murder case
Fang Yuan was a little stunned.

He has traveled through the Tang Dynasty for many years.

But it was the first time I encountered a situation where I was forced to ask about the relationship between a man and a woman.

You know, this is not the era of free love in later generations.

But in the same way, Fang Yuan didn't know how open Datang was.

Situations like the Du family's are not new among high-level families such as aristocratic families.

Many aristocratic families or high-level marriages will express themselves before they get married.

After the relationship is confirmed, the development between the two will generally not intervene and acquiesce in their intimacy.

None of these sources are known.

But it does not prevent him from answering Duhe's question.

"I like Miaoyan, and I want to develop with her!"

Fang Yuan got up and said solemnly.

After the words fell, everyone in the Du family was moved.

Du Miaoyan blushed directly and lowered her head.

Du He snorted coldly, and gave Fang Yuan a blank look.

As for Du Ruhui and Mrs. Du, they nodded in satisfaction.

"Then those gifts just now should be regarded as engagement gifts."

Du Ruhui laughed.

After the words fell, everyone was moved again.

"Father, are you in such a hurry?"

Du He was speechless.

Just came to the door to express your intentions, so it's considered an engagement?

Even if you want to marry off your sister, you don't need to be in such a hurry, right?
Although my sister is not young anymore, in her early twenties, she is still the most beautiful woman in Chang'an City.

Du Miaoyan also looked at Du Ruhui in surprise, feeling that her father's operation really shocked her.

"What do you know?"

"Go down, I have something to talk to Fang Yuan alone."

Du Ruhui waved his hands, not intending to explain to Du Miaoyan, Du He and others.

Originally Fang Yuan also wanted to express whether he was in a hurry, but seeing that Du Ruhui had something to say to himself alone, he endured it.

"Mother~"

Du Miaoyan and the others looked at Mrs. Du.

Madam Du is usually in charge of the Du family, but surprisingly there is no objection today.

Instead, under her leadership, Du Miaoyan and the others were taken away, leaving only Fang Yuan in the living room.

"Fang Yuan, you should know that my health is not very good, right?"

Du Ruhui invited Fang Yuan to sit down at the coffee table.

Under Du Miaoyan's exaggeration, now Du's mansion also has a coffee table.

Moreover, drinking tea has become the favorite of everyone in Du's house, and many people drink tea every day.

"I heard what Miaoyan said."

Fang Yuan said solemnly.

There is no need to say too much to comfort.

There is no need to say too much about helping to find a doctor.

In short, the genius doctor Sun Simiao will help to pay attention to it, it is hard to say whether he can find it.

"I have a fortune teller that I will die next year."

Du Ruhui said with a smile.

"Uncle Du, fate is an ethereal thing, you can't believe it."

Fang Yuan immediately said in a deep voice.

He believes that fate is illusory.

What fate, destiny, etc. shit, it's all fake.

Fang Yuan believed even more that people can change their destiny, destiny can be changed.

"I'm different from you, I believe in fate."

"I also feel that my time is numbered."

Du Ruhui said in relief.

The smile seemed a little free and easy.

Fang Yuan watched, not knowing how to answer for a moment.

It is difficult to convince the other party if one does not believe in fate and the other believes in fate.

Especially Du Ruhui, a high-ranking and powerful person, is not easy to be persuaded by others.

"So I want to see that you and Miaoyan have a good result before I die."

"It's best to see you get married, but you don't have to be nervous, I won't force you."

Du Ruhui laughed.

His biggest concern is that he didn't see his eldest daughter get married.

The eldest daughter has outstanding talent, and she is also known as the most beautiful woman in Chang'an City, and countless people have her eyes on her.

If she was not alive, such a woman would be the fish that the rich and powerful would stare at, and Du Miaoyan could not control it by herself.

But if you can marry Fang Yuan, that's great, with Fang Yuan's current status, most people dare not stare at their daughter too much.

"I try my best."

Fang Yuan said solemnly.

He can understand the heart of being a father.

But between Du Miaoyan and Du Miaoyan, there is still a gap.

It can't be said that he should get married as soon as possible because he is about to die, but an opportunity is needed.

Fang Yuan believed that he and Du Miaoyan hadn't developed to the point of marriage, they were just dating.

"That's good, I believe you."

Du Ruhui laughed.

He believed in Fang Yuan and had great confidence in Fang Yuan.

This kind of confidence is strange, but at least he feels that Fang Yuan is a credible person.

"Uncle Du, how about following the emperor's wishes and cultivating for a while?"

Fang Yuan pondered for a moment, and said seriously.

He still hoped that Du Ruhui could rest and take care of his body.

"Hahaha"

"Do you think His Majesty's words today really want me to rest?"

Du Ruhui was taken aback for a moment, then laughed.

"no?"

Fang Yuan frowned and said.

"Yes and no."

"Your Majesty really wants me to rest, but actually doesn't allow me to rest."

"Now Pei Ping and other people are biased towards the Supreme Emperor. Many people in the court are dissatisfied with His Majesty, and are dissatisfied with His Majesty's murder of his brother. If I leave, it will have a great impact on His Majesty's power."

Du Ruhui laughed.

He said this to Fang Yuan alone, not even his son-in-law Du He.

Because Du He's political consciousness is much worse than Fang Yuan's, it is not necessary for Du He to know so deeply, it will not be good for him.

And Fang Yuan is about to be his own person, calling Fang Yuan is powerful and harmless, it will also be of great help to the Du family in the future.

"then you."

Fang Yuan's heart trembled.

But I wasn't surprised either.

There are very few kings who can scruple on old love.

More is to value the power in hand and the throne that sits down.

Many things in Datang now require Du Ruhui's participation, and Li Shimin will not let Du Ruhui rest easily.

He said that he wanted Du Ruhui to take a good rest, but it was just to gain a good reputation.

But Du Ruhui followed Li Shimin's will and devoted himself, which made Fang Yuan feel puzzled.

"I don't have long to live."

"It's better to do more, so that His Majesty will keep it in mind."

"Even if I leave in the future, Your Majesty will miss the Du family a lot."

Du Ruhui sighed.

He asked someone to tell his fortune, and time is running out.

That being the case, then make a good contribution to yourself in the few days.

Leading the people to live a better life also made Li Shimin remember his kindness more and seek a blessing for his descendants.

"Uncle Du. Wisdom!"

Fang Yuan suddenly felt a little heavy.

At the same time, Du Ruhui's wisdom was also shocked in his heart.

On the one hand, guess the true meaning of Li Shimin.

On the other hand, Li Shimin can remember his dedication.

It's not easy for a person who died so early to be ranked third in Lingyan Pavilion.

"What is wise or not wise?"

"If I have a choice, I don't need to do this."

"Fang Yuan, I will entrust you to take care of Miaoyan from now on, please make her happy."

Du Ruhui's expression became a little lonely.

He has seen through a lot, but he is reluctant to part with those children.

"Don't worry, Uncle Du!"

Fang Yuan nodded solemnly.

He knew that Du Ruhui also had his difficulties.

With his power, facing himself, there is absolutely no need to use the word please.

But he understands that he doesn't have much time, and it's impossible not to show weakness a little.

"Okay, you should go back earlier."

"The curfew in Chang'an City is relatively strict. If you are caught, you will definitely be whipped."

Du Ruhui smiled and withdrew his emotions.

He looked at the sky, it was already dark.

Thinking that the curfew in Chang'an City is stricter than other places, he asked Fang Yuan to go back first.

If it was too late, the Jinwu Guard and the Chang'an County Government would patrol, and they would be whipped if they found people wandering around without reason.

Even though Fang Yuan is the order of Chang'an, no one would dare to torture Fang Yuan, but it is inevitable that some people will not give Fang Yuan face.

After all, Fang Yuan is not Chang'an Order yet, it is possible that someone really wants to whip Fang Yuan.

"Okay, then I will take my leave."

Fang Yuan nodded solemnly.

Walk out of the hall, take Xue Bowu and others to leave.

All night.

Early the next morning, Fang Yuan put on his official uniform and took Zheng Jiu to the Chang'an county office.

Officials of the fifth rank and above in Chang'an City are eligible to go to the early court, but not all of them need to go to the early court.

Generally, those above the fourth rank cannot be absent without reason, and those below the fourth rank are not required to go to the early court unless there is an imperial edict.

When Fang Yuan arrived at the Chang'an county government office, the county magistrate Zheng Mingzhu had already led the county government office to welcome Fang Yuan.

"Meet Fang Ling!"

Zheng Mingzhu and others saluted respectfully.

There are more than 100 people in a county government.

They have already surpassed the number of people Fang Yuan had just arrived in Liaozhou Governor's Mansion.

"Free gift!"

"Except for the county magistrate, everyone else has returned to their own positions!"

Fang Yuan said indifferently.

"Yes!"

Everyone should have left.

"Fang Ling, what are your orders?"

Zheng Mingzhu asked respectfully.

He saw Fang Yuan with the emperor and Du Ruhui yesterday.

So today they took the initiative to call everyone to welcome Fang Yuan, and gave Fang Yuan a lot of face, even if Fang Yuan is an outsider.

"Why are there so many people in the county government?"

"As far as I know, the general county government has a maximum of 50 people."

Fang Yuan said while walking.

The Chang'an County Government is very large and solemn.

The desk in the main hall is a bit more grand than the governor's mansion in Liaozhou.

From the outside to the inside, except for the name change, almost all of them are much better than Liaozhou Governor's Mansion.

"Hui Fangling, because of the uniqueness of Chang'an City, the number of people in each position in the county government is twice that of other counties."

"Not only that, the maximum number of yamen servants can also be increased to three hundred, but the imperial court only reimburses one hundred of them."

Zheng Mingzhu explained.

Chang'an county government not only has twice as many people in each position as other counties, but also each position is full of people.

Unlike other county government offices, there are still not enough people to recruit for some positions, let alone as many as 100 people.

"understood."

"Go and register a new yamen servant named Zheng Jiu"

Fang Yuan nodded, pointing at Zheng Jiudao.

The imperial city is the imperial city, and it really is extraordinary.

Since the number of yamen servants can be three hundred, Zheng Jiu brought from Liaozhou will be registered.

Fang Yuan set off from Liaozhou this time, besides Fangfu, some state officials also brought him, such as Zheng Jiu who was very handy.

In fact, among the [-] state officials in Liaozhou City, many of them will be dismissed by the governor's office after they leave.

Because many state officials are supported by Fang Yuan himself, without Fang Yuan they would have no jobs.

So a large part of them traveled thousands of miles, followed Fang Yuan to Chang'an City, and followed Fang Yuan to mix.

"Yes!"

Zheng Mingzhu respectfully said yes.

Immediately after leaving, ask someone to register Zheng Jiu's information.

Every new Chang'an Ling will find ways to arrange his own manpower, he is not surprised.

Soon, Zheng Jiu returned again and changed into a new pair of clothes, which were specially worn by Chang'an County Yamen servants, making them look a lot more handsome.

"Zheng Jiu, according to your current clothes, arrange a few more for each of the state officials brought from Liaozhou by this hexagram."

Fang Yuan said indifferently.

He just took a look at the official structure of Chang'an County and found a very interesting situation.

That is, in the Chang'an County Yamen, even if it is a small yamen servant, its identity is not easy, at least it comes from a small family.

In other words, such a county government office is full of people from various families, and it may not be easy for him to mobilize them casually, so he must arrange his own people to come in as soon as possible.

"Yes."

Zheng Jiugong said yes.

Next, Fang Yuan checked the files in the county government.

He has a better understanding of the situation of the county government and the situation of Chang'an City.

With in-depth understanding, Fang Yuan feels that becoming Chang'an Ling is not a very happy thing.

There are too many dignitaries here, it is difficult to use means, and if you are not careful, you will offend some people who cannot be offended.

For example, the last Chang'an order was transferred from Chang'an city because he offended someone who shouldn't be offended.

Moreover, almost every case that survived in the county government was related to a high-ranking official or a certain family.

As a result, it became an unsolved case and was sealed in the archives.

After thinking about it, Fang Yuan picked up these files and entered the palace.

After going through a very tedious process, Fang Yuan finally met Li Shimin.

"Fang Yuan, I saw you on the first day of my new job, so it's not like I ran into something that I can't solve so soon, right?"

Li Shimin looked curiously at Fang Yuan and asked.

Beside him was a little girl like porcelain, about eight or nine years old.

The little girl's hair is long, black and shiny, and her shining eyes are also looking at Fang Yuan.

"Your Majesty, do you want me to govern Chang'an City, or do you want to come to Chang'an City to take the blame?"

Fang Yuan put the file in question on Li Shimin's desk.

"what happened?"

Li Shimin asked puzzledly.

Take one of the files and look through it.

The little girl next to him also followed suit.

The father and daughter watched, their faces slowly sinking.

"At the feet of the emperor, they don't know how to restrain themselves?"

Li Shimin's face turned black with anger, and he said in a deep voice.

I didn't expect such a bad thing to happen in the majestic Chang'an City.

He just got a file about a certain nobleman who stole a concubine from a certain family and beat him up.

Because of the identity of the noble son, the former Chang'an order was perfunctory, and the family was also afraid of the status of the noble son, and finally let it go, and finally the file became a no-nonsense case.

"What do you think His Majesty should do?"

Fang Yuan frowned slightly, said in a deep voice.

Listening to Li Shimin's words, does it mean that the major incident has been reduced to a minor one?
"Now that the victory of the Great War has not yet been decided, there will not be too much chaos in the country, so let's stay for now."

Li Shimin pondered for a moment, and said in a deep voice.

"If His Majesty does not attack them, they will only become more rampant."

Fang Yuan also said in a deep voice.

But this is not the reason why he entered the palace today.

It was just because Li Shimin's answer was beyond his expectation.

"I understand!"

"It's just not yet time!"

Li Shimin shook his head, with a dignified expression, and said in a deep voice.

Now is not the time, there are too many things waiting for him to solve.

For example, the battle between the Tang Dynasty and the Eastern Turks, such as the truth about the collapse of the Yellow River dam, such as the hidden prince's treasure, etc.

Compared with the problems in the files held by Fang Yuan, Li Shimin paid more attention to the latter.

At this time, he didn't have much energy to target those families.

"Since Your Majesty said so, can you give me an imperial decree or something?"

"I'm worried that one day those noble sons will be judged and I can't help but kill them."

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

If the case does not fall into his hands, he can pretend that he does not know about it.

But if many things happen during his tenure, then those noble sons will suffer.

At that time, it will definitely become a thorn in the side of some forces, so Fang Yuan needs an imperial decree to transfer the conflict to the emperor.

"Fang Yuan, I will give it to you."

"Follow the law, but you can't kill. You have to speak to me before killing."

Li Shimin quickly warned.

There are too many dignitaries and families in Chang'an City.

Some things he was afraid of as an emperor, he couldn't tolerate Fang Yuan's reckless behavior.

Otherwise, when the time comes, the city of Chang'an will be in chaos, which will be the chaos of the Tang Dynasty, and the world will be in chaos.

"Then give the Taoist decree?"

Fang Yuan didn't answer, but asked.

"Rong Zhen thinks about it, you go back first."

"Remember, do things according to the law, but you can't kill. You have to talk to me before killing someone."

Li Shimin emphasized again.

Worried that Fang Yuan really couldn't hold back his deadly attack.

"I understand."

Fang Yuan understands.

After saluting, leave.

"Father, that man didn't take the file away."

The little girl looked at Fang Yuan's leaving back and reminded.

"This guy is Changle, you go down and play first."

Li Shimin was suddenly annoyed and wanted to call Fang Yuan to stop.

When Fang Yuan has gone far away, he probably won't be able to call back.

That was intentionally left by Fang Yuan, indicating that the old case had nothing to do with him.

After thinking about it, it is better to leave these cases first, it may be useful in the future.

"Ok."

Princess Changle got up and left obediently.

On the other side, Fang Yuan returned to the county office.

As soon as he returned, Zheng Mingzhu came to report that a murder had occurred.

(End of this chapter)