Elegy of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 166 "Low-key"

The official history of the Tang Dynasty has been excavated and verified by later generations of cultural relics (epitaphs, Shinto stele, Dunhuang documents, etc.), and there are many fallacies in it.

Song people who compiled the history of the Tang Dynasty often put a "veil" on some things at that time for their own "political opinions" and to prove the correctness of their views.Some beautify and some vilify.

In order to promote the political atmosphere of Ji Ge's "unjust and unhelpful" before the An-Shi Rebellion, Song Dynasty historians deliberately "beautified" Chang'an's defense layout, describing Chang'an's city defense as "impregnable": there are high walls outside and square walls inside, layer by layer. The barriers are tight.

The walls of the square are two feet high, and there are warehouses inside to store military supplies, which can also be used to defend against enemies outside.

Therefore, during the An-Shi Rebellion, the reason why the rebels inside and outside Chang'an were washed away like a flood was not because the city defense was not strong, but because of Ji Ge's arrogance and extravagance.

This is all caused by the misconduct of the superior!The benevolent are invincible!
However, at this moment, Fang Zhongyong looked at the structure of the west wall of Chongye Square, but he couldn't help but sigh with emotion: There is naturally nothing controversial about the fact that Brother Ji was not a human being during the Tianbao years, but the Chang'an Square wall was in vain, even Even thieves can't guard against it, but it's an undeniable fact.

I didn't pay much attention when I first arrived, but now that it's my turn to do "business", I discovered that the square wall is not vertical at all, but has an inward tilt angle of more than 70 degrees, and the height is only a little over two meters. It's only a little higher than Zhang Guangsheng's head.

Fang Chongyong originally wanted Zhang Guangsheng to be used as a meat pad, so he climbed over the wall by stepping on his shoulders.As a result, he saw the leader of Huaizhenfang, the strong man in command of the fang, carrying several bamboo ladders, setting them up on the wall of Chongyefang, and then easily placing another ladder. Go inside the square wall and finally climb over the wall without any effort.

Extremely proficient in "techniques and tactics", this horse rider is definitely a repeat offender!
Fang Chongyong discovered that the wisdom of the working people is really endless. He, a fool, still wants to climb over the wall, but the local residents have already prepared the tools!

Perhaps, it is also a common thing for the various houses in Chang'an to mess up things, such as an adulterer sneaking into a widow's house in a neighboring house at night to steal the sun.Maybe when the adulterer comes back to the square after finishing his work, he has to ask Fang Zheng to build a ladder for him (it is a serious crime to be found open at night for no reason)!

Just when Fang Zhongyong was having wild thoughts, the door to the west of Chongye Square opened, and a middle-aged man with a frightened face came out.The man walked up to him and asked tremblingly: "Is the general going to enter the workshop to catch the rebels?"

Judging from his attitude, he must have been "persuaded" by Fang Zheng of Huaizhenfang, for fear of becoming an accomplice of the so-called "rebels".

Fang Chongyong nodded slightly calmly.

In fact, it's normal to think about it, because in this era, children from two neighboring houses are very likely to organize themselves into group fights or play "war games" for competition.Many works in Tang poetry have related reflections.

So how could we not know each other at all between the two neighboring houses?No matter what their relationship is, they should be "old acquaintances"!
"I am General Qian Niuwei of the Imperial Imperial Guard. I have come to handle the case under the sage's secret order. Quickly open the west gate and lock the other gates. Don't let the thieves escape."

Fang Chongyong pulled the tiger's skin without changing his expression, still deliberately omitting the word "inspection" in front of "General Qianniuwei".

These two words, with or without them, have completely different connotations.

Probably because there are high-ranking officials living in the square, and their knowledge is much higher than that of Huaizhen Fangzheng.Fang Zheng from Chongye Square began to look at Fang Chongyong's childish face with confusion.Although this one is tall and powerful, he still exudes the murderous Qiu Ba temperament.

But no matter how you look at it, you can’t be over 20, right?
General Qianniuwei is the chief officer of Qianniuwei, but he is a military attaché of the third rank!Can a young man under 20 years old be such an official?

The current imperial court shouldn’t be such a childish person, right?
“General, can you show me the seal of Qianniuwei Yamen?

Of course, I am not doubting your identity, but the more than 2 people in Chongye Square are very important.

This is my duty. If the higher authorities are to hold me responsible tomorrow, I won’t be able to bear it..."

The Fangzheng who was speaking had already recovered from his shock.He found that most of the terrifying crowd holding torches in front of him were familiar faces, just the strong men from Huaizhenfang next door.

The only ones with real official status are the so-called "General Qianniuwei" who is so young that it is unbelievable, and the Jingzhao Yin Zheng Shuqing who can be seen often at the Jingzhao Mansion Yamen.

Could it be that these two are the only ones who want to do bad things?
Judging from Zheng Shuqing's reputation as a dog-eat-dog who usually has a bad odor, calls a high official "godfather" when he sees him, and does whatever the powerful say, this is extremely possible!
Maybe he is just an errand boy, and only the guy in front of him who calls himself Qianniu Wei wants to do bad things!
In the past, Chongye Fangzheng, who had taken advantage of the Xing family and helped the Xing family's yamen to settle a lot of bad things in the family, suddenly had doubts in his heart. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that his speculation was reasonable. .

After he said this, he immediately exchanged looks with the cronies around him, obviously not willing to cooperate.

puff!
In an instant, blood shot out all over Fang Chongyong.

He put the drawn Gale Phantom Sword back into its scabbard and kicked Chongye Fangfangzheng, who had just drawn the sword to kill, to the ground. He didn't even bother to wipe the blood on his body, his face was as gloomy as a dark cloud.

Damn it, I'm in trouble at this juncture. How can his office have time to beep with this birdie outside Chongye Square!

"What's your name?"

Seeing this, Zheng Shuqing grabbed the cronies beside Chongye Fangfangzheng and asked.This man was so frightened that his pants were even wet.

"Someone, someone's name is Wang San."

"Okay, starting from today, you will be the leader of Chongye Fangfang. If we catch the rebels, you will still be rewarded. Now take us to the Xing family's house!"

Zheng Shuqing, who was wearing the official uniform of Jingzhao Yin, said calmly, with full official authority. At this moment, he finally returned to the state he should have from a third-grade official.

"Eh? Okay! I'll lead the way right now! Does the officer have any other errands?"

Wang San asked cautiously.

"I'm afraid that Fangzheng's family is also a comrade of the rebels. Bring someone you can trust to control them. Don't let any of them escape."

Fang Chongyong hinted nonchalantly.

"Okay, I'll do it now! It will definitely be done!"

A trace of cruelty flashed across Wang San's face.

There is no benefit at all in leading others to catch some rebels, and Wang San certainly has no enthusiasm at all.

But Wang San became very interested after cleaning up his predecessor Fangzheng's family and going to his house to search for it!

That Fangzheng's family had a lot of money, and as far as he knew, a lot of it came from shady sources.Now that he has an honest reason to deal with their family, he can become rich.Not only can you make a fortune, but you can also establish prestige in the community and become a veritable new leader. This is really beautiful!

Seeing Wang San's uncontrollable expression of excitement, Fang Chongyong sighed secretly.

If he could, he actually didn't want to be so cruel, but since he decided to do something, he must not leave any hidden dangers.

"The Orphan of Zhao" reminds everyone in future generations that it is very important to do everything in a complete manner and not to be unkind to women.

Since Fang Chongyong has killed Fang Zheng, who may be innocent.Then, we would have to take advantage of the Xing family's house raid and put Fang Zheng and his family in charge together with the Xing family's people.

Now that a deadly feud has been forged, is there any possibility of resolving it?
If we don't take care of these bad things, will we leave a blood feud and let our descendants take revenge on our descendants?
At this moment, Fang Chongyong deeply realized the cruelty of this era, which could harm his family if he was not careful.In the future, if others kill him, they will also eradicate him and kill all his descendants, so that his wives and concubines can be taken as their own without leaving any future trouble.

In this feudal era where human life is at stake, sometimes, even if you have done nothing wrong, it is common for your family to be implicated.

How else to say that once you rebel, your whole family will unite?
It’s really because the rules of this era are so cruel that everyone has no way out!

With complicated thoughts, Fang Chongyong led the strong men from Huaizhenfang and surrounded the Xing family's house!The Xing family's house is really not that small, it actually occupies one-eighth of the area of ​​Chongye Square!
And the height of the fence is actually higher than the square wall!Just repairing these four walls would take a lot of time.

You know, to be an official in Chang'an, you need to live in a big house. Official position and power are not enough. The family's financial strength is also a mandatory requirement.

If there is no money, even the prime minister cannot afford such a big house.Even if you can barely live in it, without enough servants and enough money, you won't be able to take care of the house.In this aspect, there is not much difference between ancient times and Fang Chongyong's previous life. Large houses require a lot of manpower and financial resources to maintain.

As for the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, it was obvious that he was not a "transshipment envoy" or "a sex envoy" with lucrative advantages and disadvantages. He belonged to the Qingshui Yamen of the Tang Dynasty and could not get much "extra money" on weekdays.

After seeing the mansion of the Xing family, Fang Chongyong was very sure that there must be what he was looking for in this huge, super-sized house of the Xing family.

……

It was late at night, and in the front yard of the Xing family's house, several corpses of domestic slaves were lying on the ground. They were all killed with a single knife.

More than 200 people, including those who cared for the home, were sitting densely on the ground, gathered here under the supervision of Fang Zheng of Huaizhenfang.The courtyard was filled with torches, illuminating it like daylight.

Everyone knows that the Xing family, which is extremely arrogant and domineering in the surrounding area, will most likely become history tomorrow!

"You are plotting to rebel. I must write a book in front of the saint! Zheng Shuqing, you will not die!" A thin old man sat on the ground, pointed at Zheng Shuqing in official robes and cursed.He is Xing Xuan, the current Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, well, but he will no longer be there soon.

"Is this Xing Xuan?"

Fang Chongyong leaned into Zheng Shuqing's ear and asked softly.

"Yes, it's true."

Fang Chongyong squinted his eyes and looked at Xing Xuan again and again. If you ignore the ferocious expression that hides fear, then he is an out-and-out scholar with no power to restrain a chicken.However, such a person actually killed more than 100 businessmen and their followers on the sea return to Datang from Silla, just because he wanted to make money.

It really is unbelievable!

With this person's ruthlessness, he had to strike first to gain advantage, otherwise Xing Yanei would ask his father to stand up for him. Once Xing Xuan made a move, it was hard to say whether he, the governor of a fourth-grade border town, could withstand it.

After all, Chang'an is the home ground of these civil servants!
At this moment, Zhang Guangsheng led a few people from the direction of the backyard, walked to Fang Chongyong, shook his head gently, leaned over and whispered: "I found nothing. The warehouse is full of rice and grain, not even much cloth."

"Do you believe it?"

Fang Chongyong asked, pointing to the luxurious furnishings in the yard.Even the trees planted here have their branches and leaves pruned, and they all look beautiful under the firelight.

Could this be something done by a poor official?
To support such a large family of hundreds of people, will there be no money in the warehouse?
Fang Chongyong didn’t believe such a ghost thing existed!
"According to Shazhou's experience, it's really strange here."

Zhang Guangsheng nodded slightly and said.

When he was in Shazhou, the "highly respected" Fang Shijun would certainly not do such work as confiscating his house. He would only entrust Zhang Guangsheng to lead someone to pretend to be a bandit to do it!Otherwise, how can we establish our authority in the Hexi Corridor where people are mixed?
Judging from what Zhang Guangsheng saw and heard when he ransacked homes in the past, there must be a place for hiding money in this house.

Fang Zhongyong pondered for a moment, and then suddenly realized.

He told Zhang Guangsheng a few words, and the latter immediately grabbed Xing Huan's second son, put a knife on his neck and asked, "Where is your cellar?"

Xing Xuan's expression changed slightly, and he disappeared quickly, just in time to be noticed by Fang Chongyong.

No one answered.

Zhang Guangsheng killed Xing Huan's second son with a knife and threw the body aside.Immediately, he put the knife on the neck of Xing Xuan's younger son. The child looked to be only seven or eight years old.

Fang Chongyong frowned slightly, hesitated, and said nothing.

To be kind to your enemy is to be cruel to yourself!At the critical moment, all moral considerations must come to the back!

"I, I don't know, don't kill me, don't kill me..."

Another one was frightened to the point of peeing. This kid's crotch was instantly soaked.

"I know! I know! Please don't kill him!"

A beautiful woman sitting in a dark corner staggered over and begged Zhang Guangsheng: "I know where the treasure is! I will take you there, don't kill him, don't kill him!"

This is Xing Xuan's favorite concubine. She has been in the palace for less than ten years. Because she is favored, she knows a lot about Xing Xuan's secrets.

"Bitch! You..."

Xing Xuan continued to scream, but Fang Chongyong slapped him to the ground.

"Lead the way, and you...and he can both live."

Fang Chongyong pointed to the child sitting on the ground and said.

"Okay, come with me."

The beautiful woman stood up and was a little frightened to see Xing Xuan staring at her with a look of resentment on her face. She was too frightened to take a step forward.

Fang Chongyong stepped on Xing Xuan's face and smiled at the beautiful woman: "Dead people will not threaten you, but living people will."

……

Accompanied by Li Linfu and led by Chen Xuanli, Gao Lishi climbed over the wall and opened the gate of Chongye Square near Zhuque Street.

After calling the door but not seeing the right person, everyone had some bad premonitions in their hearts.

A group of Longwu soldiers wearing heavy armor rushed into the workshop and found the huge mansion of the Xing family with ease.This house occupies one-eighth of the area of ​​​​the square, and it is impossible not to pay attention to it.However, when they arrived in front of the house, they found that the place was already crowded with people lighting torches and joining in the fun.

Most of these people are from Huaizhenfang next door, and some are residents of our own place.

The door to the Xing family's residence was open, and the front yard was filled with torches, illuminating the place like daylight.

In the center of the courtyard, there are various rare treasures piled up:

There are bundles of rhinoceros horns, boxes of pearls and agate, dazzling green jade, large red corals that are taller than a human, white as jade, large tusks that are longer than an adult’s arm, and so on.

Not to mention the treasures, there are still people who are constantly moving boxes of treasures from the backyard into the yard!
The people who were eating melons around were drooling at the sight, but no one dared to reach out to these treasures. Even the people who were carrying the money would take the initiative to have people search them after carrying them once to show their innocence.

Gao Lishi and Li Linfu were both dumbfounded. Except for Brother Ji's treasury, they had never seen so many treasures piled together in such a concentrated manner. Many of them were even priceless and rare to find.

Not even gay brother!

This Xing Xuan really deserves to die!
Gao Lishi and Li Linfu both had such an idea in their minds at the same time.

"General Gao, Right Prime Minister, there is indeed ill-gotten wealth in Xing Xuan's family. With the order of Right Prime Minister, I have searched out the treasure, and all the suspects are being detained here.

I don't dare to overstep my authority. It's up to you to decide how to deal with the suspects and how to deal with the money. "

When Zheng Shuqing saw Li Linfu coming, he was relieved and stepped forward to salute with folded hands.As for Fang Chongyong, he had already disappeared into the melon-eating crowd with Zhang Guangsheng and headed for his home.

Fang Chongyong believed that Zheng Shuqing could handle the rest of the situation by himself, and there was no need for him to stay here to cause trouble.

The right thing to do is to brush away your clothes and hide your merit and fame deeply when you have made your choice.

As for those flawed "procedural injustices", I believe that under Xing Xuan's double crime of deceiving the emperor and committing murder and stealing goods, they have become insignificant, and no one will notice that he was an "invisible man" who participated in the whole process and did not take any credit. ".

"Someone is here to bring the Xing family members, their family members and servants to Dali Temple for interrogation. The treasures are taken back to the inner treasury and handed over to the Taifu Qing for counting.

After the other people were searched, they went home and were not allowed to stay here, otherwise they would be punished as members of the Xing family. "

Gao Lishi said while looking at Li Linfu's face. The latter didn't say anything. He just crossed his arms and saluted Gao Lishi deeply.

Gao Lishi couldn't help but sigh when he saw Xing Xuan, who was mourning for his heir, being escorted away by the wolf-like and tiger-like Longwu soldiers.

It's okay to kill people and buy goods, why would you deceive a saint?

Now it's good, the whole family is on the road together, which is quite lively.

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