Tang Jianqiu benefited a lot from this battle. Perhaps he could be cruel to anyone, but only his close relatives or friends would make him waver.
He naturally knows that this world is dangerous, and he also knows clearly which people there is no need to have close friendship with.
The reason why Lu Kui said such words was simply to let him know that he must remain calm at all times.
What if one day the person closest to him becomes a rebel? How can I show mercy just because I have a good relationship with you?
The world is declining and people's hearts are not as old as they used to be;
The world has long been made a mess by the eunuchs.
Tang Jianqiu raised his head and looked up at the blue sky with unspeakable bitterness in his heart.
Nowadays, civil strife has broken out in the DPRK. The Donglin Party and the Eunuch Party are at odds with each other, but I don’t know what is going on in the palace.
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It is said that Zhu Youjian especially liked reading when he was a boy, such as "Hongwu Zhengyun", "Haipian Zhiyin" and "Yun Xiaobu" and other works.
He often did not see his servants in disheveled clothes. Even if someone reminded Zhu Youjian, he remained calm and composed, as if it was not important to him.
Even though he knew Zhu Youxiao's nature, the chamberlain who accompanied him did not dare to read it out loud for fear of saying the wrong thing and being blamed by King Xin.
How could Zhu Youjian be happy? She scolded him sternly on the spot: "Studying is a good thing, but I'm embarrassed. But if you sing, you're not ashamed, right?"
"This... is what King Xin said! I'm so embarrassed!"
The chamberlain did not dare to say anything more, so he had to stand aside obediently. After all, the man in front of him was the only younger brother of the Holy Emperor, and His Majesty loved him very much. Even if he borrowed a hundred courage from them, he should not make any mistakes.
"Servant, I am not that man-eating monster, let alone the treacherous and cruel Cao Cao. Why are you so afraid of me?"
The chamberlain was very frightened when he heard this, and these words undoubtedly gave him a blow to the head.
It's not appropriate to admit it, and it's even more inappropriate to deny it, so much so that I really don't know how to answer.
The chamberlain looked particularly nervous and almost fell to the ground. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead and he didn't dare to wipe it with his sleeve easily.
After some ideological struggle, he finally answered: "Yes... what King Xin taught is..."
He didn't dare to say anything more, so he had to stay quietly, but he didn't know if something was going to happen in the palace;
The capital city can be considered peaceful. After several civil strife, no other major matters have been dealt with. The people are living a pretty good life. Neighbors live in harmony and speak in an extremely polite manner.
Speaking of Beiping, there are nine gates in the whole city, namely: three gates in the south, Li Zhengmen in the middle, Wenming Gate in the east, and Shuncheng Gate in the west; two new gates in the north, Anding Gate in the east and De in the west. victory gate;
There are two gates in the east, Qihua Gate in the south and Chongren Gate in the north; there are two gates in the west, Pingze Gate in the south and Heyi Gate in the north.
Since Beizhen Fusi often travels across the country, it is much harder than other officers and soldiers. Most of the cases they handle are in places not too far from Peiping, and only a few go to relatively remote places.
And they never expected that one day they would accept such a case;
However, within a few days, a young man from Hongdu, Jiangxi Province, was eating with his classmates in a lively restaurant, and they could be considered fair-weather friends.
It is said that the boss here is quite nice and treats others kindly.
Let’s not talk about how big this restaurant is, but the atmosphere is very good. The people coming and going are somewhat lively, but not deserted, making the whole hotel lively and cheerful.
Since we are all classmates, we don’t have to worry too much. We casually order a few drinks and dishes, and ask the shopkeeper to prepare some good tea and cut two kilograms of beef. You can imagine what life will be like.
They held up their wine glasses and drank happily. After a few drinks, they suddenly became more interested. They each talked about their own affairs and ate some meat by the way.
A young man in civilian clothes picked up a piece of fairly good meat with his chopsticks and became even more excited as he spoke.
Just as he was about to stuff the piece of meat into his mouth, he suddenly felt something was wrong.
At first he thought he had drunk too much and didn't pay much attention, but when he took a closer look, he was almost so frightened that the dishes and chopsticks in his hands flew away.
"Old...mouse!"
One of them didn't know whether he was drunk or something, but he misunderstood what he meant and even openly laughed at him:
"I asked you, how could you do this? You are a big man anyway, how could you be scared by a mouse?"
At first, the young man thought he had seen it wrong. After wiping his eyes and looking again, he suddenly woke up.
He pointed at the piece of black meat with a trembling hand, and said repeatedly: "Rat...rat head! How can there be a rat head here?"
As soon as these words came out, the people who were eating the food became a little uneasy. They stared blankly at the food on the table and retched for a while, as if they had swallowed a dead mouse.
The most frightened among these people is undoubtedly the commoner youth. I wanted to get together with my classmates to relieve my worries, but now something like this happened.
Eating a rat is already a creepy thing, but now I have eaten a rat head, and I don’t know who among them has eaten half of the body.
At first, his companions didn't believe it and insisted on taking a look. But now they didn't know what he saw and were shocked when they saw it.
For a moment, everyone reacted in the same way.
"What a rat head!"
For a moment, he seemed to see a fierce ghost asking for his life, and his face was filled with endless fear.
"Oh my God! I wanted to have a good meal, but why did something like this happen? It's really unlucky!"
The other person didn't even have the courage to swallow, and his face was filled with disbelief.
When something like this happened, let's not talk about a few of them, let's talk about the people here. They had lost their appetite, and some even vomited on the spot.
The person who is most unhappy is undoubtedly the owner of this restaurant. Now that someone wants to cause trouble on his territory, how can he be happy?
"Let me tell you, guest officer, have you ever thought about the business of a small store when you do this? You will scare away all the guest officers in this store! If there is no explanation, I'm afraid it won't be so good."
The commoner young man was already angry because of this incident, but now instead of making an apology to him, this guy said such cold-blooded words, which made him even more angry.
"I would like to ask you, where do you get the rat heads in your shop?"
As the young man in civilian clothes spoke, he picked up the characteristic jet-black meat with chopsticks and presented it to the restaurant owner.
He was about to reach out and take it and destroy it on the spot. Unexpectedly, this young man was smart and did not let the boss succeed. He took it before the boss was about to destroy it.
The smile on the shop owner's face froze in an instant. He originally wanted to talk softly to this guy first, but now it seems that it may not be that easy, and his face suddenly changed.
He could only keep a straight face and said calmly:
"Sir, you are really making such a fuss. This is just a small duck neck. Why are you so surprised?"
As soon as these words came out, the whole audience was in an uproar, and some even pointed at the store owner, saying that they were neither.
Anyone with a discerning eye can tell that it is a black rat head with teeth and a beard, but now this guy is brazenly saying that it is a duck neck.
How can these rhetoric calm down these ordinary people?
"Duck neck? Ha! What you said is easy. If it really is duck neck, just make another one like it!"
Another young man was even more angry. He thought this was not enough, so he added on to what the other person said:
"That's not possible! We have to let them eat it in public, otherwise we won't believe it!"
The buzz around it got louder and louder, and the shop owner, even the waiters and butlers were all ashamed.
Of course, the reason why I have such emotions is not out of shame, but because my face becomes extremely ugly after being exposed in public.
These people can be said to have swallowed flies into their stomachs.
How dare he eat this thing? It makes him sick just looking at it, so it’s better to let him eat glutinous rice!
"You, you guys, don't talk nonsense! I think your intention is to cause trouble. This is clearly a duck neck! It is a specialty of my hometown. Your intention is to make things worse!"
"So what if it makes a big fuss? If there's something wrong with your food, you should be responsible! I don't mind fighting with you, Xiaosheng!"
Nowadays, because the rat-head case is becoming more and more troublesome, they are clamoring to go to the government to cause trouble. There are more and more people watching, all trying to come to a conclusion.
Those who knew clearly knew what was going on, and those who had no idea had to ask them. After some questioning, they found out what was going on.
It would be too big to say that this incident was too big. Within a few days, it had spread to the whole of Peiping and even to Fusi, Dongcheng Town;
"Are you saying that a hundred people in Jiangxi Province ate rat heads for no reason?"
Hearing this, Tang Jianqiu's brows flashed with confusion, and he looked down inadvertently while thinking.
The candlelight shone on Tang Jianqiu's cold face, adding a bit of evil charm.
To be honest, there are a lot of cases handled on weekdays, but cases related to food are really very few. What's more, even if they wanted to handle it, it wouldn't be their turn to handle it in the Beizhen Fu Division, because most of the cases they hand-picked were for major crimes. case.
Jin Yiwei Xiaoqi nodded vigorously, there was no need for him to lie on this matter.
"Exactly! As for the minor details, I don't know. I only know that a young man in the Hongdu area said that he had eaten a rat head and asked the store for an explanation. But the store owner said that it was a duck neck. You know? Isn’t it strange?”
"Rat head...duck neck?"
Tang Jianqiu was not familiar with the Jiangxi area, not to mention the distance between Peiping and Jiangxi. The cases he usually handled rarely involved Jiangxi, let alone other places.
It’s not that I’m worried about wasting time because it’s too far away, it’s just that I’m not very familiar with the Jiangxi area, not to mention that the local customs in the north and south are very different.
Northerners pay more attention to etiquette and formality, while southerners like to show their enthusiasm and care, especially with a respectful and cordial attitude towards guests.
Seeing Tang Jianqiu like this, Jin Yiwei Xiaoqi hesitated for a moment.
At first, he thought that Tang Jianqiu felt something was wrong, so he didn't rush to reply, but he didn't know that Tang Jianqiu was just unfamiliar with Jiangxi and was worried.
After struggling for a moment, he asked: "My lord, are you worried?"
Tang Jianqiu shook his head, and then looked elsewhere.
"That's not true. This case happened in Jiangxi and should be under local jurisdiction. It has only been a few days. How did it reach the capital now?"
This is what Tang Jianqiu can't understand. Although it was hearsay in his previous life, he didn't expect that the neighborhood rumors would spread so quickly.
"Yes, sir, I didn't even think of it!"
Tang Jianqiu asked: "Is the food spoiled?"
"That's never happened." Jin Yiwei Xiaoqi shook his head honestly.
Tang Jianqiu asked again: "But someone died?"
"Uh...that's not the case."
If this caused more lives, it would probably be far more serious than that, let alone ordinary people. Even the local government offices would have to be trampled by ordinary people.
Realizing that there was something missing, Jin Yiwei Xiaoqi added a sentence based on the original:
"Sir, this case is very small, and the capital is the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and many officials are stationed here. It is not unusual for it to be introduced to Peiping first.
But it is not easy for Beizhen Fusi to get involved in this matter. Why not leave it to the local county government? "
