Survival countdown

Chapter 17

On the day when the imperial guards who confined the Chen Mansion retreated, Chen Fangrong stood at the gate for more than an hour, until the morning light came on, and the shouts of vendors came from the street in the distance. In the ditch, regardless of the dirty and smelly water in the ditch, he jumped directly and groped in with his hands.

After a long time, he finally found the blessing lottery that he threw into the ditch three months ago.

Zhao Baiyu knelt down three times and kowtowed nine times to pray for him. Chen Fangrong didn't believe that he sincerely asked for it. Later, he went to the Baohua Temple to pray for gods and Buddhas. sign the record.

Fortunately, it is still there.

Chen Fangrong held the blessing sign tightly in his palm and walked forward with his head buried. Passers-by saw him dirty and smelly and subconsciously avoided him. When he arrived at the door, he suddenly heard someone calling him from behind.

Looking back, it was Zhao Yuzheng.

"Senior brother Chen, my father has already found out that Mr. is innocent, and when he reports to the Holy One in the morning, he will be able to return home."

Chen Fangrong said with a sullen face: "Zai Zhi is very aware of the details, and can see through the traitors. Someday he will come to pay his respects."

Zhao Yuzheng held an exquisite lacquered food box, handed it to Chen Fangrong, and said, "I asked for the Wufu rice from Baohua Temple, and I sent it here before Mr. Chen returned home. I couldn't help you with this case." I’m busy, I’m really sorry—this is a little bit of my heart, please help me, senior brother, and give it to Mr.

After speaking, he stuffed the lacquered gold food box into Chen Fangrong's hand, took three steps back, and bowed his hands to say goodbye.

Chen Fangrong watched his back as he walked away. If it was three months ago, he would have felt that Zhao Yuzheng was knowledgeable, knowledgeable, sincere and sincere. Generous, but after his father was imprisoned and his family fell into poverty, he realized that it was the all-round slickness cultivated by the children of officials and eunuchs since childhood.

The doorman opened the door and said, "Dalang, the brazier, mugwort leaves and grapefruit water are all ready, and the Wufu rice for exorcising evil spirits at Baohua Temple is all ready, waiting for the master to come back!"

Chen Fangrong was surprised: "You go to Baohua Temple to ask for Wufu rice?"

Doorman: "It's Shiro, er, no, it's the first box of Wufu rice that Goro went to Baohua Temple to grab in person! It was delivered early in the morning, and it was still steaming."

Baohua Temple is a famous ancient temple in Kyoto Prefecture. The signatures and Wufu rice there are the most popular. Among them, Wufu rice is five kinds of food that exorcise evil spirits and avoid bad luck. It is made from the spring water behind Baohua Temple. It is said to be very effective. It sells for fifteen, and only one hundred copies are sold at a time. You have to grab a seat before dawn, especially the first box of Wufu rice is as hard to grab as the first incense on the New Year's Day.

Chen Fangrong stared at the blessing sign, with mixed feelings in his heart, and enthusiasm in his eyes: "Father often told me that there are no friends in the officialdom, and there is no right and wrong in court affairs. When you enter the officialdom, you must not make mistakes, let alone communicate with others. Students, Old officials and colleagues are all friends when nothing happens. When something happens, they wish they could take a detour. Asking questions means that they don’t know each other well, so they can’t talk to each other. Don’t worry about things that shouldn’t be done. Benefit."

"I used to half believe what my father said. When my father had an accident, I believed it all. My heart and eyes were full of cynicism. Everyone was hateful and selfish. It was Zhao Baiyu who saved me."

He was almost ruined at that time. A heart full of radical hatred was destined to not go far in his official career. A father who was implicated in the examination room was doomed to end his official career. Chen Fangrong even thought about hitting him to death in Chuigong Hall, all in the name of his Chen family's loyalty.

But Zhao Baiyu saved him and his father, and also saved the Chen family's clean reputation for generations. To the Chen family and to him, it was no less than a kindness of rebuilding.

"He saved me and made me understand whether what my father said was right or not. There are no friends in the officialdom, not because of selfishness, but because they influence the whole body, and everyone is at risk. There are frauds in this department, and there are unjust prisons, all because of the friendship between disciples." People who correspond with the King of Qin two or three times are also regarded as cronies, and their families are exterminated. But the more dangerous the officialdom is, the more wise and wise they are to protect themselves, the more they will show that people's hearts are priceless!"

"well said!"

The sudden sound made Chen Fangrong and the door boy turn their heads at the same time, and they couldn't help shouting in surprise when they saw the gray-haired but energetic old man: "Father!", "Master!"

Chen Shidao: "After this experience, it is a good thing for you to understand that a little knowledge in the officialdom is a good thing. People's hearts are priceless and should be cherished. Shiro is running around outside, and Dad knows it all in prison—what about others? Why didn't you keep him?"

Doorman: "He said that there are still cases piled up in the government office and we must be busy with them. Come back later."

When Chen Shidao entered the mansion, he went through the whole process of eliminating evil and avoiding evil, washed and changed into new clothes, and tasted the Wufu rice sent by Zhao Baiyu in the hall.As for the lacquered gold wooden box that Zhao Yuzheng sent, it was thrown aside by Chen Fangrong long ago.

After eating all of Zhao Baiyu's wishes, Chen Shidao put down his chopsticks and said, "Father intends to die."

Chen Fangrong was surprised.

Chen Shidao: "I urge Your Majesty to take back the marriage between the Prince of Lin'an and Shiro! I don't recognize Goro Shiro, Li Daitao, and Zhao Baiyu is Shiro to me! He is innocent, kind and upright, and has nothing to do with the governor or the princess! He, Zhao Boyong, was also a three-yuan Jidi in the past, and now he is a prime minister under one person, so he can do such a stupid thing! He was tricked by a woman, so what if he vented his anger on a child who didn't know anything? What's going on? No one in the Zhao family has a brain from top to bottom, and everyone bullies the small with the big ones. They can't do anything to the princess, so they all come to blame an innocent child!"

Chen Shidao was furious and spoke sharply: "It's fine if Shiro is a narrow-minded person who can harm the virtuous with jealousy, but he and Princess Changping are two completely opposite people. Compassionate for the weak, upright and upright—" If he hadn't come here in one breath, he could have boasted a hundred more words. "You claim to be talented, but you can't achieve the third grade. If Shiro takes part in the imperial examination, you can compete for the name of a genius who wins the third grade. It's a pity that the Zhao family misunderstood him!"

Chen Fangrong's heart skipped a beat, and after inquiring carefully, he found out that Zhao Baiyu had this inside story before he became a magistrate of the Kyoto Prefecture. The scholar felt the same way, and immediately felt disgusted with Zhao's family and Zhao Yuzheng, who had ruined their future because of their own selfishness.

"Father, let me remonstrate to the death!"

Chen Shidao rolled his eyes sideways: "Is there any reason for you to remonstrate? Are you worth as much as my three-dynasty veteran?"

Chen Fangrong: "..." Why are you still swearing?

***

Fifth Prince's Mansion.

"Your Highness!" The little eunuch came back from outside the mansion and said out of breath, "The person we sent out to buy Taishan stones has been detained by the Yamen of the Kyoto Prefecture!"

The fifth prince, who was playing with the birds, immediately asked: "The Yamen of the capital government dared to detain my people after eating bears' hearts and leopards! Go, take my badge to see Ji Xingbang, and tell him to let me go!"

"Yes."

"Wait, what did they do to get caught?"

"Breaking the night ban."

The fifth prince asked someone to bring him back with a sign, but suddenly remembered something, and called back to the little eunuch: "You said that he is in the capital prison?"

Little eunuch: "Yes."

The government office of the capital city... Isn't Zhao Baiyu just a Shaoyin?

Although the second elder brother is the governor of the capital, everyone knows that this is a vain position that doesn't care about anything. Even if there is an unjust case in the government office, the second elder brother can't be blamed.

"I remember that one of the people who transported the Taishan stone had a mother who just died?"

"It seems that he sent a letter to report the matter. His Highness was kind and gave him a funeral expenses."

"Okay! Good thing! Those who perform official duties, death, funeral, and childbirth can apply for permission. If a person is punished in Kyoto Prefecture, he can be accused of twisting and twisting. You can go to the prison in Kyoto Prefecture and tell the people inside not to If there is an explanation, let him fight. Afterwards, the prince will reward you a lot!"

The fifth prince sneered: "Zhao Baiyu has been in the limelight recently, and some pedantic scholars actually compare him to Shiro, and don't even look at his suitability."

Since Zhao Baiyu is willing to be used by Huo Jingtang as a spearman, don't blame him for making an example of him!

Hades is hard to deal with, can't beat the kid anymore?

***

The servants of the Jingdu government hurried over: "Lord Zhao, there are shoddy day-time thieves in the downtown area who have provoked their enemies and fought on the street. The officials in charge of the square and the city took the benefits and pretended not to see them, almost killing people. "

Another yamen servant rushed over: "My lord, a group of rich businessmen from other places were caught in Dongshi last night for entertainment. The people who provided tea and entertainment at night were all local poor people. Now they are all in the yamen. According to the law of Dajing, they will all have to be whipped eighty times." The rich are okay, but the poor have no money to see a doctor and buy medicine after being fined, and most of them are wrapped in straw mats and thrown into mass graves."

Zhao Baiyu: "Put him in prison first, and make a decision after I report back to Master Ji."

Two yamen servants took the order.

Zhao Baiyu reported the matter to Ji Zhifu, who also had a frowning face: "Nowadays, business is prosperous and interconnected, but the old market system seriously hinders development, and the higher authorities intend to loosen the night ban, but there is no specific corresponding detailed system. It’s really hard to make a decision without a definitive statement. How many people have been arrested in total?”

"A total of 87 merchants and poor people."

"Flash according to the law, I'm afraid it will kill people. Goro, do you have any suggestions?"

"Your Majesty believes that the person who tied the bell has to be untied, and His Majesty needs to let go and personally promote the decree to cancel the curfew and open the night market."

"It's not that simple. After the night ban is lifted, the capital is full of flames, the public order is chaotic, and vicious incidents such as robbery and theft occur frequently. How to manage it?"

Zhao Baiyu blurted out: "Establish dual management of patrol and inspection in the special area, set up an office in the special area, and set up a military patrol shop below it, so that there is a military patrol shop every [-] steps between the squares and alleys. There is also a fire department. Institutions and firefighting forces and police teams deal with the phenomenon of multiple fires in the capital to ensure order and stability in Xiangshi City.”

Ji Zhifu was stunned, and squinted his eyes: "Did you have a premeditated plan?"

Zhao Baiyu pursed his lips and smiled: "My lord, it is the duty of the lower officials to manage the public security in Kyoto." The population, as well as the special areas divided by Fangshi and commercial streets, special area patrols, and the establishment of public offices, military patrol shops, and fire agencies, etc., each system has detailed notes. But my lord, it depends on you alone , I am afraid it will be difficult to promote the opening of the night ban in Kyoto."

Ji Zhifu took the notes and asked: "You mean you want me to bring some people to perform together? Now that the cronies are in danger, who dares to meet in private?"

Zhao Baiyu: "The sky is falling and there is a tall man holding it up, why don't you just find the Prince of Lin'an County?"

Ji Zhifu slapped his forehead: "That's right! Hey, why don't you hand in the brochure yourself?"

Zhao Baiyu: "I heard that the king of the county is notorious for not taking meritorious service. If you don't want to make meritorious deeds, I can go—"

"Don't tell me, my lord, I will take the lead, and I will come!"

Zhao Baiyu sent off Zhifu Ji, looking into the distance, his mind was full of nightlife, lying on the hospital bed in his previous life, he could only watch the night market on TV to satisfy his hunger, and whether it was film, novel or historical records, the night market in Bianliang in the Northern Song Dynasty was undoubtedly the most prosperous.

Countless food stalls, teahouses and restaurants, Goulan tile houses competing for splendor...the night market is endless day and night, full of beautiful things and beautiful things in eyes, making people linger and forget to return.

The most important thing is that the land store that he saved money to buy a few years ago can finally make money!

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The author has something to say:

"There are no friends in the officialdom, and there is no right and wrong in court affairs": from the lines of the Ming Dynasty.