Elegy of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 72 The King's Wind

"Strong man, you came to my house to steal. Even if you succeeded, how would you escape?"

Looking at the young man sitting on the ground with a gray face, Fang Zhongyong asked with a strange expression.

He just couldn't figure it out, is this kind of work that never returns, ten deaths and no life, is it so fun?
How this person got into Fang Yong Jia Fang is hard to say, because the possibility cannot be ruled out.

Yes, Yongjiafang is indeed the back entrance of Xingqing Palace, so the security here is tighter than the ordinary ones in Chang'an.

But because of this, there will be a "dark under the light" effect, making the defense useless, which is not surprising.

After all, according to conventional thinking, who would be bored and cause trouble around the emperor's palace?Apart from rebellion, what benefits can be gained by causing trouble here?

Therefore, it is understandable that some thieves sneak into Yongjia Fang to steal occasionally.

However, it is easy to come in, but difficult to get out!

As long as someone finds out that something happened in Yongjiafang, the urgency of this "small matter" will rise straight to the level of "assassinating a saint".

The entire city of Chang'an will enter a state of stress, and the entire city will be locked down under martial law!Then came the door-to-door searches by the Jinwu Guards, and even the Longwu Army would be mobilized.

"Hmph, so-and-so just came to kill you, and then burned everything, and didn't want to get out of Yongjiafang alive. Since he missed, so-and-so just killed you, so there is nothing to say."

The young man in shabby clothes and almost unkempt face snorted coldly, seeming to have accepted his fate.

It can be seen that this person has a very strong character!This rhetoric does not seem to be made up.

Fang Chongyong noticed that the opponent didn't even have a knife in his hand. He just came here with bare hands.

Did he really come here to kill someone?Or do you want to kill yourself here and make things worse?Or just light a fire?

Fang Chongyong had countless questions in his mind.

"But, I don't know you, and I haven't committed crimes or bullying men and women on weekdays. Then why did you come to kill me?"

Fang Chongyong looked at the unkempt man and asked, feeling that there was something wrong with his mind.

"Hmph, I didn't expect Fang Jieshuai to have only one old servant in his house. I thought he had a group of wives and concubines and an army of guards, so he was heavily guarded."

The man snorted coldly, seeming to be in a very conflicted state of mind.

These days slaves are property, and with Fang Youde's status, serving a hundred slaves is basic.

He also didn't expect that Fang Youde could be so honest.There are not even a few servants in the house.

But Fang Chongyong felt that if this man didn't come in to steal and just lit a fire, he would be able to make some noise and it would be safer.

It's just that if there is a big fire, many innocent people in Yongjiafang will suffer.

This person did not set fire, and came empty-handed, perhaps he came with the intention of perishing together, and he didn't even intend to kill anyone at all.

"Come on, magpie, give this strong man some food. After daybreak, send him out of Chang'an."

Fang Chongyong said with a sigh.

Hearing this, the man whose arm was tightly twisted by Fang Dafu was stunned. He raised his head and gave Fang Chongyong a complicated look, and then sighed:
"Your father framed me so that I had to give up my military status and become a slave. Now what's the point of you pitying me?

I am a runaway slave. I will die wherever I go. It would be better for you to give me a knife now.

Outsiders are saying that your father is the God of War in the Tang Dynasty, and he is powerful in Youzhou.But who knew that he was a despicable villain who framed innocent soldiers! "

Uh, there are too many slots in these words, I don't know where to start.

Fang Chongyong waved his hand, signaling Fang Dafu to let go of this person.

After a while, some steamed pancakes were served by Fang Laique, who was devouring them in the lobby, it seemed that he hadn't had a full meal for a while.

"Tell me what happened."

Seeing that the man had finished eating, Fang Chongyong asked in a deep voice.

"I am Cui Qianyou, who was born in the Cui family in Boling, Hebei Province. He was originally a border general of the Mo Dou Army in Youzhou.

At the beginning of this year, your father set up a trap to accuse me of stealing military rations, causing me to become a slave and sent to the Yongji Canal to repair and dredge the river.

Who would have thought that the saint's decree would transfer us to the outskirts of Chang'an to dig new ditches.

I escaped while no one was prepared.I stole a suit of clothes and sneaked into Chang'an City, and then I wanted to come to your house to seek revenge.

I didn't intend to live, but I just wanted to make some noise in your house, and let the saint thoroughly investigate your father's crimes in Youzhou. "

Cui Qianyou spoke eloquently, and also told the details of how Fang Youde framed him for stealing military rations.

After listening to this description, Fang Zhongyong was speechless for a long time.

The scumbag dad is too careless to eliminate dissidents!There is no game that is so rough, with a lot of loopholes. Look at how clever Baihutang's game is!
After a long silence, Fang Chongyong finally sighed. He no longer knew how to evaluate Fang Youde.

"Longwu Army is recruiting sharp soldiers, I will find a way to get you a military status of Longwu Army."

Fang Chongyong said in a deep voice.

The scumbag dad did something messy, and his son came to clean up the mess, which is really speechless.

Look at this mess!

"But, I am a runaway slave, this matter..."

Cui Qianyou's face showed joy, but then turned to sadness.

If the formal procedure is followed, this matter cannot be done.Cui Qianyou originally had military status, but because of Fang Youde's framing, he was "downgraded" to an official slave.

There are many slaves of all kinds in Chang'an, so much so that the number is between 10% and 25% of the total population. Even the identities of Fang Dafu and Fang Laique are the same.

It's just that the details are slightly different.Fang Dafu and his son voluntarily stayed after Fang Youde was "released". The word "buqu" was written on their household registration, but they still could not stand on their own feet.In name, they all need to rely on Fang Youde and his son to exist.

That is to say, Fang Dafu and his son can become sons of a good family, but they don't want to. As for why, perhaps all kinds of slaves in Chang'an understand in their hearts.

So according to Tang law, Cui Qianyou has a series of problems to deal with.

First of all, he wants to change from an official slave to a "private slave", and he needs to let his "master" come forward to help solve the problem of "escaping slaves".

This step can block most of the "good family sons" from the door.

Secondly, it is useless to become a private slave, because slaves cannot join the Longwu Army. Cui Qianyou still needs his "master" to help solve the problem of leaving slavery.

This step does not seem difficult, and there are almost written "hidden rules" that can be followed.But Cui Qianyou offended Fang Youde, which proved that no one would do this for him.

Unless Fang Youde's son Fang Chongyong came forward to guarantee.

In the end, Cui Qianyou had to pass the assessment of the Longwu Army and enter it smoothly, and it would be best if he could get a low-level officer to be Dangdang.

This is thanks to the fact that Li Longji happened to be reorganizing the Longwu Army, recruiting brave men from all over the world regardless of their backgrounds.Otherwise, Cui Qianyou would not even be able to go this way.

It can be said that the current situation is equivalent to the fact that the social relations of his original account have been abolished, and now he has to resettle a new identity.

This matter happened to be handled only by Fang Zhongyong, and it was not easy for others to come.

"This matter is a bit difficult to handle, but it is not impossible. I will let you resume your military status when the time comes.

Of course, returning to Youzhou is definitely impossible. "

Fang Chongyong pondered for a moment and said.

Cui Qianyou was overjoyed. He had been prepared to die together tonight, but he didn't expect that this matter would turn out to be a bright future!
"You are from the Bolingcui family. Even if your family is in decline, it shouldn't be a big problem to take the imperial examination for Mingjing. If you come from a noble family, why can't you take the imperial examination?"

Fang Chongyong suddenly remembered this incident and asked doubtfully.

After the imperial examination became popular, the advantage of being an official from an aristocratic family was greatly strengthened!
This statement seems strange, but according to the situation after the imperial examination was launched in the Tang Dynasty, the proportion of officials in Menyin was getting lower and lower; and among the officials who passed the imperial examination, there were not a few people from aristocratic families.Generally speaking, the proportion of children from aristocratic families serving as officials has expanded rather than decreased.

"Your Majesty doesn't know something, if the people from Hebei have no contacts in their families, there is no way out for them to take the imperial examination.

Only by joining the army can we carve out a bloody path. "

Cui Qianyou's eyes dimmed when he mentioned the imperial examination.You know your own affairs, and Datang's discriminatory policy towards Hebei's imperial examinations has not changed for a day or two.The famous "semester room" system has almost turned many Hebei aristocratic families into "Henan aristocratic families".

If you don't go to Chang'an to rent a house to prepare for the imperial examination, and then walk around like a dog, the chance of ranking first in the imperial examination is absolutely zero.

"It turns out that the imperial examination is so difficult."

Fang Chongyong couldn't help sighing with emotion.

His family knew about his family affairs, and Zheng Shuqing told him that he wanted to take the Jinshi examination, and like Cui Qianyou, the possibility of success was zero.

Unless you study hard for ten years, and then drill into that circle step by step.

It's not because of other reasons, but because Jinshi is too difficult to pass, relying on real talents and learning, and competing with others on the same stage, Fang Chongyong has no chance at all.

But as Fang Youde's son, it was certain that he would be ranked first.

Methods for passing the exam include, but are not limited to, being appointed by a saint behind his back, the examiner letting off steam, changing the test paper, or even directly hiring a gunman to take the exam, etc.

If all else fails, Li Longji can also give Fang Chongyong a favor alone.

For example, "Xianliang Fangzhengke".

Similar lists can be opened at any time as long as the emperor wants to, and Fang Chongyong is the only one who participates, and he wins if he doesn't win.

Typical "you can do it if you say you can, and you can do it if you don't".

In this era, if a person has been reduced to the point where he has to behave himself to compete with others for a place in the imperial examination, it proves that his family has fallen to a certain level, and he is about to fall into a poor family.

"You stay here for now, tomorrow I'll help you ask and see how this should work."

Fang Chongyong looked at Cui Ganyou and said softly.

"Your Majesty's kindness, I will never forget it. Please accept my respect, I will not thank you for your kindness, and I will definitely repay my benefactor in the future!"

Cui Ganyou quickly knelt down, bowed deeply to Fang Chongyong, and kowtowed.

"Those are things to talk about. I'll clean up the mess my father caused first."

Fang Chongyong let out a long sigh, he really didn't understand how his scumbag father Fang Youde worked on his principles.

After Cui Qianyou settled down, Fang Dafu came to the bedroom, as if he wanted to say something.

"Is there anything wrong with this Cui Ganyou?"

Fang Chongyong asked doubtfully.

Fang Dafu waved his hand and said: "The gentleman behaves like a king, which is admirable."

"The wind of the king?"

Fang Chongyong looked confused, not understanding what Fang Dafu wanted to say.

"This person was expelled from the army by Alang in Youzhou, Mr. Lang only needs to turn him over to the government, and someone will naturally deal with it.

But Lang Jun's solution was to restore his military status and resolve the grudges. It could even be said that he turned enemies into friends and forged a good relationship.

This alone is already stronger than Alang. "

"That's why you don't understand."

Fang Chongyong waved his hand helplessly, and continued: "The wind blows from the end of Qingping. Everyone has a time when the dragon swims in the shallows. Maybe I will also have a time when I am in trouble in the future? At that time, it depends on whether I have accumulated enough virtue in the past. .”

Fang Dafu chuckled, said nothing, and bowed to Fang Chongyong with his hands crossed.

"Uncle Fu is very good at fighting, Cui Qianyou is a side general of Youzhou Modou Army."

Fang Chongyong smiled.

Fang Dafu smiled indifferently, and said in a very flat tone: "Back then, the slave was A Lang's head, who specialized in fighting in front of the battle, and was the savior in the back. Cui Qianyou fought alone with the slave, wouldn't he use the short to attack the long? As for cooking, it was practiced slowly after getting married."

After listening to these words, Fang Chongyong looked at his kind face, and it was hard to imagine that this was a martial artist who killed people without blinking an eye more than ten years ago.

After Fang Dafu exited the bedroom, Fang Laique hurriedly came over again. As soon as he saw Fang Chongyong, he said excitedly: "Mr. Lang, you did a good job today. I lit a torch as soon as I saw the thief!"

"Yeah, you're pretty smart tonight."

Fang Chongyong said inattentively.

"Mr. Lang, that Tang Jin robe you promised last time..."

Fang Laique's face was squirming, and the index fingers of both hands were pulling back and forth.

"Why are you so promising!"

Fang Chongyong slapped him on the head.

"From now on, I'll let you marry the prime minister's daughter! It's just a robe. Don't you be ashamed to talk about it all day long?"

Fang Chongyong cursed at the other party.

When the Anshi Rebellion comes and the world is in chaos, as long as you have soldiers and horses in your hands, girls from aristocratic families, princesses and princesses will be the same as the gifts on the supermarket shelves. You can get as many as you want!
As long as you have soldiers and horses in your hands, you can take them as you like!
"But……"

Fang Laique pouted and complained:

"That robe, it's just a matter of raising your hands for the Lord to give away to the slave, of course the slave is looking forward to it.

But the prime minister's daughter, that's something I dare not even think about, let alone the fact that good and low-ranking people are not allowed to intermarry.

This is obviously just Lang Jun's joke. "

Fang Chongyong was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect Fang Laique, a fool, to say such reasonable words.

In Fang Chongyong's previous life, when someone asked him to donate one billion, he would never blink an eye. He didn't have that much money anyway.

But if someone asked him to donate a car, he would definitely not agree because he really had a car.

"Don't make any noise, I'm thinking about Cui Qianyou."

Fang Chongyong scolded impatiently.

"Cui Qianyou, the mighty general of the Anshi rebel army, his harm is not inferior to that of Anlushan Shi Siming. If he encounters him, he will be killed."

Fang Laique's voice rang in Fang Chongyong's ears!

"What did you just say?"

Fang Chongyong held down Fang Laique's shoulder, shaking back and forth excitedly!

"Huh? Did I just say something?"

Fang Laique looked at Fang Chongyong with a puzzled expression and asked.

"Cui Qianyou! Cui Qianyou! Cui Qianyou! Cui Qianyou! Cui Qianyou! Cui Qianyou!"

Fang Chongyong's eyes widened, and he repeated the name in front of Fang Laique.

But the other party didn't seem to have any reaction.

"Did you learn to read and write when you were young?"

Fang Chongyong asked in a deep voice.

Fang Laique nodded and said: "Ah Lang seems to ask me to recite books often, but I am stupid, and I forget what I have recited. Up to now, I can't remember what I have recited."

Hearing this, Fang Chongyong looked horrified, as if he understood something.

(End of this chapter)