ruffian mixed in ancient times

Chapter 229 "Three Precepts Offenders"

"The senior cabinet ministers in the court were jealous of me and dissatisfied with my promotion so quickly."

Liu Fengyang shouted in dissatisfaction: "But brother Zhen really has real talent, the big issue of Tubo has been settled, and the prince's cronies are also responsible for it."

"Yes, that's right, the Tubo incident just stopped the ministers' lingering voices, because I really have meritorious service, so their complaints gradually became smaller. But then I came out as King Chagar, ministers I have long been dissatisfied with my promotion too fast, and transferred to the non-my race must have two hearts."

After finishing speaking, Ah Zhen paused, looked at the people who were listening carefully, shook his head and said: "The emperor tried his best to resist all opinions, and the old minister saw that the emperor loved me so much, although he didn't speak anymore, he was still dissatisfied. "

"This..." Liu Fengyang and the others don't know what to say, why is the court affairs so troublesome.Are those glamorous and amiable old cabinet ministers really as unbearable and jealous as he said?

"You don't understand the affairs of the court, and no one knows the hearts of the people." After comforting them, Ah Zhen continued: "Didn't I capture the prince's cronies later?"

"Well, my husband, the prince's clique ministers are even more dissatisfied with you, right?" Wan'er was also worried, and asked in a low voice.

"No, the capture of the crown prince's cronies is a deterrent. The ministers were frightened, and they began to fear me. Since the past, no one can bring down the crown prince, but I have captured countless first-rank and second-rank ministers. In this way, those ministers who originally had complaints against me dare not speak out, because they are afraid that I will put them on a criminal charge."

"But my husband won't wrong people." Qianyun is also dissatisfied, why does her husband think so badly.

Ah Zhen smiled, shook his head and said: "Although I don't know how to do it, no one believes it, because in the eyes of everyone, your husband has long been a detour when the King of Hades sees you. The methods are cruel, the criminal law is cruel, and the investigation is even more meticulous. "

"Brother Zhen, this" Liu Fengyang's face is no longer the joke that he heard the King of Hades detoured before.

Seeing Liu Fengyang's pale face, Ah Zhen patted him on the shoulder and said: "Since the crown prince fell, all the ministers have been silent like cicadas, and they are more afraid of me than the emperor, because I have to find out even a few traces of money." , because I did not follow the rules, they were deeply afraid that one day they would offend me and be charged with some crime, so they would be killed."

"If they are frank, why are they afraid?" Qianyun was very dissatisfied.

"Yun'er, do you think those old cabinet ministers are innocent?" Ah Zhen asked with raised eyebrows.

Everyone was stunned, "Isn't it?"

"Of course not." Ah Zhen shook his head and said: "There are eight seats in the living room, surrounded by servants, and a simple banquet will consume half a year's expenses for a family of four. Do you think those meager salaries alone are enough?" ?”

These words really changed everyone's face, judging from this, it really is true.

Liu Fengyang said weakly: "Brother Ke and Brother Fu are inseparable"

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Ah Zhen. "Feng Yang, do you think corruption is just about taking money?"

"Is not it?"

Everyone is curious, how can corruption be considered corruption without taking money?

"Of course not, Feng Yang thinks about it carefully, see if anyone will come to give gifts on Wan Yang's or Fu Yang's birthday, is this gift honorable or not?"

"Of course you are honorable." Liu Fengyang replied without even thinking about it. His elder brother is a Taiwei, and his third brother is a member of Jiuqing. Those who can come to congratulate are all extremely human officials. Silver is out of reach.

Ah Zhen spread his hands, "It's over, it's considered corruption."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qianyun also became suspicious, and asked softly: "Is this also corruption?" Then "Qianyun didn't come out."

Ah Zhen squinted her eyes and nodded with a smile: "The husband Yuner wants to talk about understands that this kind of corruption is still within the scope of morality. Everyone doesn't say it, even the emperor doesn't say it. If the emperor doesn't say it, it's a tacit permission, but still. It's a kind of corruption." If the emperor said it, then he would be the most corrupt in the world, and what kind of gift would he give in the new year.

"This is incredible." After hearing this, Liu Fengyang stood up and clasped his fists, saying: "Listening to Brother Zhen's words is better than studying for ten years."

"Come on." Ah Zhen rolled his eyes, waved him to sit down, and continued: "As for those ministers who are not allowed by morality to take money, they account for more than half."

"How is it possible?" Everyone exclaimed, it's so immoral to still take money after this.

"Actually, these emperors all know it. It's just that the little greedy little nag just turned a blind eye and closed his eyes and pretended not to see it. After all, the little salary is really difficult for the officials of the vizier to communicate and entertain."

"Here, the emperor agrees?" Not only Wan'er stared wide-eyed, everyone's eyes widened, looking like a fairy tale.

Ah Zhen nodded, "Although the emperor didn't say anything, he also acquiesced." After speaking, seeing that everyone still didn't believe it, he asked with a smile: "If I go out and go to which government office, does this person want to treat me to dinner?" ?”

Everyone nodded.

"Then, if you invite Da Sima, an extremely talented minister, to eat, can you serve small porridge with salted vegetables?"

Everyone shook their heads.

"Invite the great Sima, who is an extremely human minister, to dinner. Even if the minister Ma can speak well for him, it will not dissatisfy the minister Ma. So do you want to feast the Da Sima with the most luxurious food?"

Everyone nodded immediately.

"This is the end." Ah Zhen spread his hands, as if I had finished speaking.

Liu Fengyang, Qianyun and Wan'er looked at each other in blank dismay, wondering what he was married to, did they miss anything?Why still don't understand.

"Husband said this" Wan'er was very embarrassed, she really couldn't understand.

Ah Zhen rubbed her little head and further explained: "This is the social entertainment of officials. It takes half a year's salary for a meal to invite Da Sima. This is just a list of wine and food. If you add Maiko, geisha come to entertain the words "

"Understood, understood" Liu Feng shouted, and they finally understood after hearing what he said.

Wan'er became suspicious, "But this is just corruption, what does it have to do with your husband's demotion?"

"Didn't you just say that the ministers are afraid of me? Why are you afraid? You are afraid that I will investigate them. Although the emperor won't say anything, if I find out, the emperor will have to stop asking."

After speaking, everyone's foreheads were covered with sweat. As Brother Zhen said, it was a matter of involving the officials for profit.

"So, although the ministers were afraid, but when I was murderous, everyone was silent and dared not speak out. It was not until I went to the south of the Yangtze River that the trouble finally came."

After he finished speaking, he sighed, and everyone heard him say that troubles are coming, and asked in unison: "What troubles are you?"

"I quelled the chaos in Jiangnan, beheaded Wang Yong and Wang Li, the emperor ordered me to deal with Jiangnan with full power, and held hundreds of thousands of troops in Jiangnan. Think about it, do you think of anything?"

The three of them pondered for a while and shook their heads, Liu Fengyang asked weakly: "Isn't it just hundreds of thousands of rebels? What's the matter?"

"During the time of Tubo, the emperor ordered me to have full power to decide the affairs with Tubo, and even ordered me to have full power to decide the plan for the Liao Dynasty, and then go to the south of the Yangtze River and take charge of the affairs of the south of the Yangtze River."

Speaking of this, the faces of the three of them were already as pale as wax, and they didn't dare to make another sound.

Ah Zhen looked at their faces and asked with a smile: "Is it troublesome? I have a large army in the west, another army in the north, and another army in the south." After laughing, his face turned cold and frightened: "And I'm still Tubo King Chagar, if I want to rebel, the imperial capital will fall immediately."

This time Liu Fengyang, Qianyun and Wan'er fell silent in shock, Wan'er looked at her husband's sinister face and asked weakly: "Husband, don't think about it" She couldn't say the word treason.

"Of course not. This is what the minister thinks about your husband. Although the emperor knows that I don't know how to do it, it's hard to say this time."

After speaking, the three people who were stunned asked: "Do you know what is the most taboo thing for the emperor?"

The three of them were speechless for a long time, and they shook their heads neatly when they heard him ask again.

Ah Zhen took a deep breath and said with a smile: "Great meritorious service, holding military power, won the hearts of the people."

As he spoke, he shook his head and sighed in self-deprecation: "Ah, I have all three things ready. Even if the emperor is not jealous of me, but the ministers take turns to lobby, I am afraid that I will be jealous."

After finishing speaking, he continued to ask with a smile: "Do you know what usually happens when the ruler and ministers disagree?"

Everyone nodded this time, one is that the emperor kills the minister, and the other is that the minister betrays the emperor.

Wan'er was terrified, she held his arm nervously with her white hands and begged, "Husband, otherwise let's go back to Sui County."

Ah Zhen patted Wan'er's hand with a smile and said with a smile: "The emperor is a wise king. Although the minister's lobbying reminds him, he will not kill your husband."

"Really?" Qianyun was also terrified.

"Really." Ah Zhen nodded, smiled and held their hands, and replied firmly.

She sighed inwardly, but after the death of the old man, with such a powerful force, who can restrain him, and who can sit firmly on that dragon chair.This time, Jiangnan gave the old man a vigilance. It is impossible for him not to think about his son.The old man is not an idiot, it is impossible for him not to guard against it.He also thought for a long time before he figured out why the old man was so eager to ask him to enter the palace, but he was just chatting. It seemed that he was testing his loyalty.Later, she hinted that she wanted to marry Qin Yu to him, which was to establish a bond for him.Just how can these words be told to others.

Yingying is so smart, she wanted to visit this time to condolences is only the second, the first is to hear what he did and worried.

Seeing him lost in thought, the three of them shook Qianyun's face slightly and said, "Husband, what are you thinking about?"

Ah Zhen came back to his senses, saw their anxious faces, smiled and said: "It's okay, don't worry, I'm thinking about how to treat Yingying well when she comes tomorrow."

Sure enough, when he said this, Wan'er was also looking forward to it: "My husband must bring Princess Chagel, Wan'er really wants to see her."

"Of course." He raised the corner of his mouth, thinking that Yingying also wanted to see Wan'er very much.

"Okay, you guys go to bed early, Yang Fengyang and I will go out for a glass of wine." Said he stood up.

Liu Fengyang was overjoyed, nodded and said: "Brother Zhen, we haven't had a good drink for a long time."

"Haha, yes, I was in a hurry all the way, and I didn't have a good drink together." Ah Zhen nodded in agreement.

Seeing that they were so happy, Wan'er and Qianyun nodded and said, "Husband, ask Neng Wu to go with you, be safe at night."

"Don't, how unhappy it is to drink and bring someone with you. I'm fine in the city."

"Well, my husband, don't get too drunk." Said Wan'er gathered his clothes.

Ah Zhen nodded in agreement, smiled at Liu Fengyang and said, "Come on, let's have a good drink tonight."

Until they walked out of the hall, Wan'er and Qianyun still refused to take back their affectionate gazes.

In the flickering outer city, there is a small stall next to the brothel. Ah Zhen and Liu Fengyang are sitting in front of the stall in bright and luxurious cats. There is a pot of stewed beef on the small table. People passing by will always go to this stall in surprise After a few glances, the unsuitable scene is suspicious, but it is only a few glances.

"Brother Zhenzhen, otherwise let's go to the brothel." Liu Fengyang suggested in a whisper.He has seen acquaintances staring at him with wide eyes.

Seeing his embarrassing expression, Ah Zhen complacently bought him a glass of wine, "Feng Yang, forget about your identity for now, the two of us are hard-working common people now, it's rare that we have some spare money to go out and drink freely. "Said that he pointed at himself and him.

Liu Fengyang murmured and put his hand covering his face, "Brother Zhen, hey, okay."

"Haha, drink." As he spoke, he raised his glass and lightly touched Liu Fengyang to drink it down.

"Originally, I was an ordinary and ordinary person. My idea was very simple. I had a career I loved, and married a girl I liked. After a few years, I would have my own children around my knees, play with them, and teach them to read. In the evening The wife held the hot meal and urged us to eat. When the moon was rising, I hugged my beloved wife and said sweet words, and lived a short life in peace and stability." After speaking, he drank the wine in the glass and left do.

Liu Fengyang didn't understand why he was so sentimental all of a sudden, so he replied softly: "Brother Zhen, don't you have it now? Qianyun, Wan'er, Benny, and Princess Chagel. And you are the big Sima. What a glorious lintel."

After hearing what he said, Ah Zhen shook his head and said: "Feng Yang, you don't understand. You think three wives and four concubines are normal and taken for granted, but it is very difficult for me. Three wives and four concubines Concubine is wrong. In my heart, even princes and generals should be loyal to only one person. If you like her, she likes you too."

Liu Fengyang greatly disagreed and said: "This is a representative of identity and a symbol of status. Only ordinary people marry one person."

"That's why I said you don't understand, do you think I am worthy of Qianyun, Wan'er, Benny, and Yingying?" He raised his hand in excitement and made a gesture of no, "I'm sorry for everyone, how can I be the big Sima?" So, do you think Da Sima is very proud?

"This..." Liu Fengyang was stunned and didn't know what to say. If one person can't make Brother Zhen proud, what should he do to be proud.

"It's not who or whom we should learn the most. The only thing we can be proud of is those people who have never eaten delicacies from mountains and seas, never worn silk and satin, and are still working hard in silence. Sackcloth, but they are the most respectable."

Seeing how excited he was, Liu Fengyang kept silent, raised his glass and took a sip of wine.

Ah Zhen suppressed his emotions after gulping it down, and asked slowly: "Feng Yang, if one day we become hostile, what will happen to you then?"

Liu Fengyang, who was originally drinking silently, was startled when he heard his words, put down his glass and replied anxiously with wide eyes: "Brother Zhen, why did you say that."

"A word of exclamation." Seeing that he was so nervous, Ah Zhen stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder: "It's just a casual question, don't take it seriously."

Liu Fengyang still had lingering fears in his heart, and stared at him suspiciously. He had sensed that he was depressed when he was in Da Sima's mansion, but he couldn't figure out why.

"Looking at the Milky Way blowing the jade sheng, the building is cold and the courtyard is cold and bright. The heavy quilt and the dream are gone, don't be surprised by the female last night. The old fragrance of the moon pavilion is due to the rain, and the wind curtain and candle are cleared after frost. No need for waves. Gou Shanyi, Tingse Qinxiao has his own feelings."

"Why is Brother Zhen so melancholy?" Liu Fengyang was slightly taken aback when he heard him reciting poems, Brother Zhen is too emotional today.

"I miss Yingying and Benny."

"Chagel will be here tomorrow." Liu Fengyang chuckled, why is Brother Zhen so impatient.

Ah Zhen also smiled, and said with a smile: "When we parted in Bhutan in the past, she put on brocade clothes for me and then watched me leave. This farewell has been more than two months, and I miss it very much."

Liu Fengyang nodded, "Brother Zhen has Chagel's love, and he will have no regrets in his life. Fengyang also really wants to see Chagel's beauty."

"Yes, I will introduce you to you then."

"Thank you, Brother Zhen." Liu Fengyang was overjoyed.

Looking at his overjoyed appearance, Ah Zhen secretly sighed, I don't know when and what month it will be before such idle clouds and wild cranes come again.The emperor's health is getting worse and worse, how many years can he live?At that time, which emperor in Dazhou could tolerate him?He has violated all the three precepts. Throughout history, such things abound.

(End of this chapter)