Chapter 1361 What is Fang Jun going to do?

Chapter 1361 What is Fang Jun going to do?

After a spring rain yesterday, the buildings in Chang'an City were covered with new willows and green trees, and the undulating mountains outside the city were as green as black.

The bluestones on the street were washed brand new by the rain, and all the dust and ash were washed away. Pedestrians crowded out of the city and walked to the fields to continue the unfinished spring plowing. The plan of the year is spring. This rain will just water the soil in the fields, and the water will be sufficient. After the seeds are planted, they can germinate and grow faster.

As long as there is no drought in the summer and irrigation is provided by various water conservancy projects built in the past two years, the entire Qinchuan River of 800 miles will definitely have a good harvest.

But today, all the joy brought by the spring rain was diluted by the roaring gathering in the East Market last night. There were riots and fires, which made people panic all night long. When was the last time the city was in panic?

Think about it, that was when Jieli Khan led the Turkic wolf cavalry to arrive at the Weishui River in a thousand-mile surprise attack, forcing His Majesty to sign an alliance under the city...

Speaking of which, what's going on recently? Chang'an, which has been at peace for many years, is always doing things one after another?

When the notice from Jingzhao Mansion was posted, the whole city was in an uproar!

public trial?

This is a strange thing. In the past, I had only heard about it in dramas. It was said that in order to punish those criminals who committed heinous crimes, the government would tie them up and place them in front of the government offices, and publicly try them in front of the people and judge them on the spot!

That's the kind of treatment only a treacherous and evil criminal can get!

Before, everyone didn't pay much attention to what happened in the East Market last night. Those vendors always disliked the high tax rate, always complained about high costs and low profits, and were always dissatisfied with all kinds of things while making money, but no one was too lazy to care.

For ordinary people, even if they are so poor that they only have two acres of land and a house, they still regard themselves as higher than those traders who are rich and luxurious. Without him, "scholars, farmers, industry and merchants" are not just words. , merchants were not allowed to take the imperial examination as officials. This alone was enough to make the people hold their heads high in front of the merchants!

Although when the imperial examination system was first formulated, Fang Erlang advocated that merchants be eligible to participate in the imperial examination without discrimination, but he was opposed by the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, including his own father Fang Xuanling!

What is a merchant?

He's just a villain who forgets his loyalty when he sees profit!

No matter how poor we are, one day we will be able to make a fortune and rise to great heights. What is the use of merchants who have money? Even if we eat delicious food every day, our ancestors can only stay at the bottom of society for generations, being exploited and looked down upon!

But now there are notices posted all over the city, and people are passing on their hearsay news to each other, and everyone suddenly understands the whole story.

And then... the public resentment boiled over!

It turned out that Fang Erlang, who "loved the people like his son", was actually demoted by the emperor because of the trouble caused by the traders?

It turns out that those so-called "traders" are actually slaves raised by noble families?

It turns out that the beloved Fang Erlang was framed by these dirty and despicable traders and lost his official position?

The sky is clear, is there any royal law?

As a result, countless people who expressed their gratitude to Fang Jun for praying for rain on Lishan Mountain and later for building water conservancy projects swarmed out from all the streets and gathered outside the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion. They squatted naked by the wall in anger at being guarded by soldiers. The vendors nearby threw away rotten vegetable leaves and even bricks and tiles.

The soldiers were unable to stop them, and the traders immediately began to scream in agony. Many of them were even beaten to death and were wailing incessantly. But in the face of countless angry people, no one could muster the courage to resist, for fear of being beaten to death or maimed. Seeing the large number of people and the chaos, some elf merchants thought they had an opportunity, so they took advantage of the chaos to get rid of the guards of the soldiers and mixed into the ranks of the people in an attempt to escape. However, they were immediately picked out and beaten.

There was no way, the trousers were cut into strips one by one and used as ropes. The naked buttocks blended into the crowd, and it was more conspicuous than a goat blending into a herd of wild boars...

"You bastard, do you think I don't know that you are a relative of the Linghu family? In the past, you didn't look like a good person. You had a sharp mouth and a mean face. You look just like the old immortal in your family!"

This is nonsense. After all, Linghu Defen has a square face and thick eyebrows, but he is sanctimonious. When did he get involved with the sharp-mouthed monkey cheeks?

"Hey, look at this guy, isn't he the guy from the distant house of the Dou family in the south of the city whose wife was stolen? Your Dou family is really capable. There are still dead people in the house who haven't been buried, and they still have the heart to come out and do harm. People?”

We are all neighbors, who doesn’t know each other? I know you even with my bare buttocks...

A group of traders were dying of shame and anger. Eight generations of their ancestors had been dug out. Not only had they lost face for the rest of their lives, they had also lost the face of their family, clan, and ancestors. Some of them had not yet been recognized. Some of them squeezed under the wall as hard as they could, some covering their faces, some covering their buttocks...

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"Mom! Does his second roommate want to sit on my head and pee or something? Dad, please don't worry about me. I haven't settled the debt with him for breaking my leg that day. Now he is playing this game and I have to break up with him. Don’t talk too much, otherwise no one in Chang’an will remember who I am, Gao Zhenxing!”

Duke Shen's Mansion, study room.

Gao Zhenxing has recovered from his leg injury these days, but his father, Gao Shilian, has been keeping him at home. He is feeling depressed when he suddenly hears that Fang Jun is about to put a businessman who is working as a businessman to a public trial. The children of the aristocratic family are naturally very knowledgeable and can tell that Fang Jun is there at a glance. He suddenly became furious and wanted to go out to find Fang Jun to settle the score.

However, Gao Shilian ignored him and let him jump around anxiously, sipping tea slowly. After a while, he raised his eyelids, looked at his eldest son Gao Xingxing, who was sitting below him, and asked in a deep voice: "Su Dan's thing... was it your idea or Ji Fu's idea?"

Gao Jifu did not dare to lie and said quickly: "It was Uncle Ji Fu's idea, but after Uncle Ji Fu told his son, his son had no objection."

If there is no objection, it is in favor.

Gao Shilian shook his head slightly and remained silent.

He had high hopes for this son, thinking that he was the one most likely to succeed his title and power among his descendants. However, Su Quan's handling of the matter was extremely stupid, and he was naturally a little disappointed.

When Gao Xingcheng saw his father's silence, he knew immediately that his father was unhappy because he knew his father's temperament well. He was unavoidably worried and said humbly: "My son knows that he is wrong. Please ask your father to teach you."

Gao Shilian raised his eyes, glanced at his eldest son, then at his fourth son, and sighed slowly. He didn't care, but who said these were all his sons?

I had no choice but to brace myself up and give Gao a firm lesson: "In official circles, interests come first. Although it is not like having no father and son in a battlefield, it is not much different. From now on, no matter who you treat, you must hide one thought. You can't say everything, you can't do everything To do anything, there must always be room for maneuver, so as not to end up in a desperate situation. As far as Su Dan is concerned, Ji Fu can definitely come forward on his own, but why would he come to discuss it with you? Things came to light Or maybe the prince blamed it. He couldn't bear it himself, so he asked you to bear the responsibility, because your father and I were standing behind you... You should have retreated in time and not caused trouble. Remember, in my Gao family. With our current position of power, we don’t need to think about taking sides at all. We just need to stand firmly on His Majesty’s side. We can do our own thing on small matters, but we must be firm on big issues.”

What's the little thing?

Naturally, it is for the benefit of the family, and it can go against His Majesty's will. It doesn't matter.

And what is right and wrong?

Naturally, it’s a battle for the crown prince!

The Gao family does not need to follow the dragon's merits. Support whoever your Majesty likes. That is enough!

If you want to be greedy and get more, you will often lose more...

Gao Xingcheng said sincerely: "My son has realized his mistake."

Gao Shilian said slowly: "In the future, you should cultivate your moral character, work well in the household department, and stay away from those people with ulterior motives, including Ji Fu and your cousin."

Gao Jingcheng was stunned, cousin...who is the eldest son Wuji?

Gao Shilian ignored his eldest son and reprimanded Gao Zhenxing: "Why do you show off your authority all day long? You are already a grown man. When will you be able to calm down and save me some trouble?"

Gao Zhenxing was startled. His father had been very doting on him since he was a child. Such a tone was extremely rare. He quickly said: "My son knows his mistakes and will correct them in the future." After thinking about it, he felt a little unwilling, and then Asked: "Can we just let the second house hold that kind of public trial? My son can guarantee that that guy will If he is extremely wicked, he will definitely put a tag on the neck of our vendor, writing down his name, what crime he committed, and even his place of origin... People don't know why, and they will inevitably spread rumors. When the time comes, our family's century-old business will A good reputation can be destroyed in one day!”

The people who know you best are often your enemies. Gao Zhenxing is convinced that Fang Jun will definitely do such a thing!

Gao Shilian glared at him and said, "You and Fang Jun are almost the same age, but he has already become famous for his literary talent at a young age, and his official career has been high, but take a look at yourself, what can you get?" Take action? Go back to your yard and wait until your temper calms down before letting you out.”

Gao Zhenxing couldn't hold back his anger, but he didn't dare to argue with his father. He could only keep winking at his eldest brother Gao Zhenxing...

Gao Xingcheng pondered for a moment and said, "Father, you can't really let Fang Junhu do it, can you?"

Gao Shilian sighed again, these two sons have limited talents and cannot take on big responsibilities...

"Both of you, please calm down. Fang Jun is not really a stick, so how could he do such a thing as forming a deadly feud with the family? Boss, please go back and bring some money to redeem all the people in our family. .”

Gao Zhenxing was shocked: "Pay to redeem people? Fang Jun started such a big battle just to ask us to spend money to redeem people?"

No way!

How much does this person have to love money to ask for ransom for something like this?

But if you think about it carefully, there seems to be nothing that the mallet can't do...(End of Chapter)