Chapter 906 Exploded
At the moment of despair, Cui Jian's parents, wife and children appeared in Cui Jian's mind.
On weekdays, he is buried in his work, and he is often still thinking when he gets home. Now he thinks that he will never finish his work, why not get close to his family?
Why?
He clenched his fist and wished he could beat himself.
A big guy was in a panic, not just a hallucination or something, he wanted to rush into the flames, but fortunately he was pulled back.
Someone shouted: "Help me out, 200,000 yuan! 200,000 yuan!"
This price tag can be called deafening.
But there was no movement below.
Money can turn ghosts around, but you have to be famous to ask for it!
"Get out of the way!"
At this moment, there was a sudden shout from outside, and the spectators avoided it.
Several carts were pulled over, and more than a dozen men in shabby clothes took a look at the fire, and one of them shouted, "Splash water!"
Another shouted, "What about the fish?"
The big man cursed: "Human life is important, hurry up!"
The big cart was a waterwheel, and after opening the opening, everyone found that there were a lot of fish inside.
The big men used wooden basins to splash water upwards, one after another, even suppressing the fire spreading from the gate to the window.
The big man headed by shouted: "Some people splashed water, others went to get cloth, make it strong, hurry up!"
The merchants on the side also went to fetch water, panting to help.
"Here comes the cloth."
The spacious cloth was pulled by the big men, and someone shouted: "Jump down quickly."
Hearing the shout, Cui Jian leaned over to take a look, overjoyed, and turned around, "Quick! Get down from here."
All the bosses rushed to the window, and saw that there was no fire below, and more than a dozen big men were pulling a piece of cloth, looking up and waiting for them to jump down.
"Such methods... wonderful!"
A boss thinks that it is wonderful to use cloth to pick up people.
"Sanlang go down first."
Cui Jian is relatively young and has been a trailblazer.
He flipped out, grabbed the window with both hands, and let go...
Poof!
He only felt the vibration under his body, and then someone beside him gave him a hand, and he jumped down.
"Sure, very safe!"
One by one, the bosses started to jump out of the windows. A passer-by was shocked when they saw it, "That's not...these are all the elders of the gentry!"
My God!
This fire almost wiped out all the bigwigs of the gentry.
One by one, the bosses jumped down one after another. When the last one jumped down, the flames had already swept into the room.
"It's dangerous, if it's a little later, we will be buried in the sea of fire, and there will be no more life."
The big man suddenly patted his head, "Oh! I promised to deliver the fish to the restaurant, and my husband will definitely punish me when I come home late, so hurry up!"
The big men pushed the carts and ran away.
"Why!"
Cui Jian wanted to stop them.
A passer-by said: "These are servants of the Yang family. The Yang family raises a lot of fish in the Zhuangzi outside the city, and they will be sent into the city every few days."
The rich and powerful families also have to run the business. Apart from enjoying the production in the village, the surplus must also be sold. Therefore, while these powerful and powerful people disdain merchants, they are more fierce in their own business than anyone else.
"Slave!"
The bosses patted the dust on their bodies, pulled the wrinkles on their clothes, coughed a few times, and looked like moral gentlemen again, as if nothing had happened just now.
On the second day, a news spread in Pingkangfang.
"Those servants dried up the water yesterday, most of the fish died, and the rest were dying. They were all sent back, and the Yang family beat them severely."
Yesterday, a fire broke out. The Jinwu Guard came, the Ministry of Criminal Justice came, and even the Dali Temple came. After finding out that it was a man-made disaster, the two followers were also severely beaten.
The oil seller is howling.
"A car full of gas! Who will pay me?!"
Everyone felt sorry for him, but someone mentioned one thing.
"How did I hear those noble people say yesterday that whoever can save them will be rewarded with 200,000 yuan! Where is the money?"
Words spread like this.
Even the emperor asked about this matter in the court.
"It was just two followers fighting, overturned the carbon stove, and lit the oil."
"It's fine if nothing happens."
This thing just passed away quietly.
Half a month later, Chang'an City was filled with jubilation that the second year of Longshuo was about to be ushered in.
Chen's family has recovered, and someone above warned her that if she dares to commit suicide again, her family will be implicated.
Those female slaves were also persuading her to die rather than live.
Lying on the bed at night, she murmured: "They are all human, why am I a beast..."
Li Jingye drank so much that he led his subordinate officials from throwing their **** to drinking big wine.
Li Ji looked quite helpless.
Jia Pingan invited a guest at home once.
This was a gathering years ago, and the people present were very good.
Several old men came, and three prime ministers came... Li Ji, Xu Jingzong, and Ren Yaxiang.
Everyone was full of praise for the delicious food and wine.
When he was slightly drunk, Jia Ping'an mentioned something.
"Recently, I have nothing to do to watch Law Shu..."
Lyshu is the interpretation of the laws of the Tang Dynasty compiled by Changsun Wuji and Li Ji. In the past, Wude Law, Zhenguan Law, and even Yonghui Law were paralleled, without a unified explanation, so that the same criminal was sentenced to rod punishment in the county and imprisonment in the state, but was sentenced to death by the Ministry of Punishment.
So Lu Shu appeared, and later generations called Tang Lu Shuyi.
"I read the clauses about slaves, and it's shocking. They treat animals like..." Jia Ping'an said, "If the master doesn't report to the officials, he will kill a guilty slave for a hundred sticks, and an innocent slave for a year... But in fact, he kills a slave." Have slaves ever been punished? So that slaves are like pigs and dogs, and those who control them will insult them if they want, and kill them if they want to..."
"They are not animals, but living people. They were also my good men in the Tang Dynasty many years ago. Once they committed a crime and were not enslaved, they have entered **** since then..."
"Once a slave, all descendants will be slaves..."
Jia Ping'an said seriously: "Tomorrow I will enter the imperial court...and please help me."
When everyone looked at him, Li Ji had mixed feelings.
Xiao Jia didn't move all the time, so it turned out that he had waited until now.
It's the end of the year, and the kings and ministers in the court are all beaming. Bringing up this matter at this time will naturally get twice the result with half the effort, but...it's still useless.
There are too many vested interests, and they are all the top people in Datang.
How hard it is to get them to treat their slaves kindly...slaves are animals, and it's a pleasure to drive like that.
"Xiao Jia...is determined. It's just that this matter is difficult..." Li Ji raised his glass and drank it down.
"Let's talk after we've done it."
Jia Pingan answered this way.
So everyone nodded.
Di Renjie drank a lot that night, half drunk and half awake, he said to his wife: "Xiao Jia is a man of great means, the most important thing is that he can keep his face. If my husband had such means as him back then, why would he run into walls everywhere in the officialdom?" .”
His wife poured down a bowl of hangover soup, Di Renjie rolled his eyes and fell asleep.
On the second day, Jia Pingan woke up, and the little padded jacket yelled at him to go home early.
"Aye, you promised me to take me out to play."
"knew."
Jia Pingan took Abao out.
DouDou sent him out, waving his little hand, "Aye, remember!"
"knew."
Heeping, Ah Fu next to him waved his claws.
Jia Pingan smiled all the way into the imperial city.
Today's expanded Huachao meeting, many important ministers will participate, even Li Yifu, who has not recovered from his waist injury, has come.
In many cases... You have to bubble up on major issues. If you don't bubble up, you don't have a sense of existence, and an important minister has no sense of presence... Don't think that you are very good at dormant and forbearing. There are countless people standing behind those forbearance in history. Power, forbearance and dormancy are their common decisions...
You read some history books on your own, and you feel that you can follow the example of your predecessors and stand on the fence, not expressing your views on major issues, not bubbling... When you are still enjoying yourself, you suddenly find that you have been transferred, and you have been marginalized from being an important minister. up.
This is the so-called forbearance and dormancy... Without strong strength and powerful forces as support, the so-called forbearance and dormancy are just a joke, enough to make people laugh for hundreds of years.
As the emperor's dog, Li Yifu naturally couldn't miss such an important occasion...the last large-scale court meeting years ago.
Everyone was waiting outside the palace gate, Xu Jingzong searched on tiptoe, and suddenly smiled: "Who is that? It's dark and the road is slippery, be careful not to fall."
"I'm only in my forties, Xu Jingzong, when the grass on your grave is taller than a person, I'm still in my prime."
Li Yifu smiled coldly.
Old Xu is almost seventy, Li Yifu is only in his forties, this is really incomparable.
Jia Pingan smiled slightly.
But he remembered that Lao Xu had been prosperous all the way to the age of more than eighty, while Li Yifu was finished in his early fifties.
So people really don’t need to look at age. Some people are poor in the first half of their lives, but prosperous in the second half of their lives. Some people have unlimited glory in the first half of their lives, but all kinds of miseries in the second half of their lives, and finally end in desolation.
This is the impermanence of life.
Li Yifu now looks arrogant and domineering, this is the beginning.
Without this arrogance and domineering, he would not have fallen to that end.
By the time Jia Pingan had figured out some flavors, Li Yifu and Xu Jingzong had already come together.
"Why? Want to do it?"
Li Yifu's back injury has not healed at the moment!
Old Xu is really shameless.
Li Yifu's face was as usual, even with a smile, "Crafting."
Traitor Xu!
This is the symbol of Xu Jingzong's life, and it is impossible to wash it clean.
Xu Jingzong chuckled, "This old man lives a dignified life, but you live like a dog, plotting and plotting all day long. Who is the traitor?"
Li Yifu sneered, "Old dog!"
Hoo!
Xu Jingzong slapped it away without hesitation.
Li Yifu made a move to avoid it, but his waist injury was involved. He snorted miserably and found that Jia Ping'an was moving over, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Old dog, time is long... One day this old man will kill you!"
Li Yifu has been at the pinnacle of his life in the past few years, and the emperor's favor allows him to intervene in many things. The most important thing is that he can act on the courtiers according to the emperor's hint... If there are too many attacks, people outside will be afraid of him, worrying that they will be targeted by this person.
Therefore, Li Yi's mansion suddenly showed signs of being in power, which made many people think of the eldest grandson Wuji back then.
But Xu Jingzong, who is also the emperor's confidant, doesn't like him.
"Wild dog!" Jia Pingan said sarcastically, "Looking at the way you dodge, you really look like a wild dog."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Xu Jingzong laughed out loud.
"Everyone, please come in."
The emperor sent Wang Zhongliang to meet him.
Everyone filed in.
Gather later in the temple.
The emperor looked very energetic today, and the queen beside him was graceful and luxurious.
First of all, the emperor made a report, summed up the work of this year, expressed his satisfaction for the diligence of the courtiers, and encouraged the courtiers to work hard in the new year and strive to build a strong Tang Dynasty...
Jia Ping’an thinks that the emperor is the chairman, the elder sister is the secretary of the board of directors, and the courtiers are the general manager of the branch company or the department manager...
Emperor's words are inspiring.
In a word, for the hegemony of the Tang Dynasty, the monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty must work hard.
The words made everyone's blood boil, and even Jia Ping'an couldn't help looking forward to the future of Datang.
The emperor finished speaking.
According to the procedure, the next step is for the courtiers to express their opinions...
"Papa..."
A lonely applause sounded.
Everyone looked sideways, and saw Master Jia applauding alone there with a bewildered expression.
It's not my fault, it's just inertia!
Everyone is looking at themselves, it's embarrassing!
The key is that sister's eyes are not right, which reminds Jia Ping'an of the palace gate he saw earlier.
He nodded at Old Xu.
Old Xu, come on!
Xiao Jia, don't bully me...Xu Jingzong muttered and applauded.
If there is one, there will be two, and there will be thunderous applause later!
Li Zhi was startled, feeling a sense of accomplishment spontaneously.
In the past, after the speeches, the ministers would stand up and sing the holy praises. It seemed solemn, but it was boring.
This applause has a different taste...
Wu Mei also turned her anger into joy, thinking that the little brother really has a heart.
After the applause, Jia Ping'an came out of the shift before the courtiers expressed their views.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report."
Li Zhi was still in a happy mood, and nodded, "Let's talk."
Even Wu Mei looked at Master Jia with kindness on her face.
Atmosphere... very good!
"Your Majesty, in ancient times, tribes fought against other tribes in order to survive. This is the rudiment of war. After each battle, the victorious side will harvest many captives. These captives will either be executed or become slaves. .”
Who knows what happened in ancient times?
But Jia Ping'an looked confident, and Li Yifu hesitated to speak. After being glanced at by him, he didn't dare to stand up... Jia Ping's self-confidence probably has strong evidence, and the old man can't go out to seek humiliation.
"In ancient times, it was normal to drive foreign slaves. Since the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, slaves gradually began to spread. By the Qin and Han Dynasties, there were fewer and fewer foreign slaves. For slaves..."
Li Zhi glanced at Wu Mei.
I said that there is a problem with Jia Ping’an’s silence all the time. Look, he is waiting for today’s gathering of officials to come out and speak.
"Turning criminals into slaves, I dare not say anything."
This is the foundation. To break this foundation now is to break the foundation of the existing law. You cannot do such stupid things.
"How to enslave foreign slaves and ministers dare not speak."
Until a thousand years later, there will still be a large number of slaves in the world, and slavery is still in its infancy.
Jia Pingan raised his head, "What I want to say today is... can the abuse of slaves of the same clan stop?"
Sure enough, you are here!
Li Yifu was overjoyed and stood up.
But someone is faster than him.
Wang Bilian is out of work. He is from the Wang family. He is in his fifties this year, but he looks like a man in his forties.
"Mr. Jia's statement is absurd!"
Wang Bilian said contemptuously: "Those slaves are like animals, so what about the insults?"
This is mainstream thinking.
The key point is that the aristocratic families, powerful and powerful people represented by the Wang family need slaves.
Their fields needed slaves to cultivate them, and their families needed slaves to serve them.
The small-scale peasant economy is such a piss, they stare at their slaves in the field, and want to dig out a golden baby in the field.
If you want to be rich, you must first acquire land and slaves. This is like building roads first if you want to get rich in later generations.
You want to cut my way, what are you waiting for if I don't kill my mother?
So Mrs. Wang stood up, and there are still many people who are eager to try.
Jia Pingan looked at him, "Why do you want to fuck?"
He is really puzzled...
"I know, you feel that you are a superior person, and the violence in your bones needs to be vented, but you always show yourself to others as a modest gentleman, and you dare not make mistakes.
Acting like a gentleman outside is extremely depressed, how to vent at home? There is a group of kabuki at home for venting, and the slaves at home are your punching bag, they are beaten to death at every turn...then report a serious illness and die. "
Jia Pingan took a deep breath, "Jia wants to ask..."
He looked at the crowd, "Can you restrain the violence in your bones? Bie Te Niang pretends to be a moral gentleman outside, and turns into a jackal and beast when she gets home. It's fine to turn into a jackal and beast, can you restrain yourself?"
These words are like slaps, slapping many so-called moral gentlemen, peeling off their faces, revealing the face of the jackal inside.
"Jia Ping'an, you bitch, the old man is at odds with you today!"
Amidst the excitement, an old man even raised his wat board and rushed over.
Jia Pingan looked at him coldly.
The old man approached and held up the wat board before he remembered something.
Jia Pingan is a famous general, a ruthless character who dares to lead his subordinates into battle, the old man has no strength to restrain a chicken, so where is his opponent?
Impulsive!
Impulsive!
Jia Ping'an sneered, "Scumbags are not enough to describe you, you are a scumbag."
He said loudly: "You all think that it is right to enslave your fellow clansmen, but have you ever thought that one day you will become slaves, your wife and daughter will be abused by your master, and your children and grandchildren will be beaten by your master... Comparing your heart to yourself, Can you feel at ease waiting?"
"hehe!"
Someone is laughing.
Laughing Nima!
Jia Pingan said to the man: "You all think that the family will never fall, but there has never been anything in this world that will not fall. If you forge a good cause today, you will reap good results later."
In the future, the heads of these dignitaries and powerful families killed by Huang Chao will be piled up. At that time, I don't know if they have any regrets.
—The internal treasury was burnt to splendor ashes, and the sky street was full of public servants!
These people think that the wealth of the family will continue, but human beings have never had wealth for no reason. The hotter the fire at this moment, the more tragic the outcome will be.
The man's face turned red, and he was about to speak when Cheng Zhijie coughed dryly, "You talk too much."
That person belongs to the Cui family, and Cheng Zhijie is the Cui family's son-in-law, and also a very capable son-in-law of the Cui family.
So this person could only retreat resentfully.
Li Yifu was ecstatic, thinking that Jia Ping'an had stabbed a hornet's nest and offended the slave holders in the world, why not die?
Jia Pingan turned around and saluted, "Your Majesty, I ask you to strictly enforce the law. All slaves and maidservants from the Tang Dynasty are not allowed to be killed without reason, and the guilty government will punish them. If the master beats them to death, the master will punish him with a stick for one hundred years, and he will serve three years in prison."
The original policy was one hundred rods and one year for innocent people to be beaten to death, but Jia Ping'an raised the standard to three years at once.
The key is that these laws were not strictly enforced at all.
"Secondly, you must not insult female slaves. Those who abuse female slaves will receive a hundred rods and two years in prison."
The hall is already noisy...
Jia Ping'an raised his voice, "Thirdly, the original law related to slavery has never been strictly enforced. Your Majesty, please strictly order the officials everywhere...the law must be strictly enforced!"
If the violation must be investigated, who dares to commit suicide?
Even the government thinks that slaves are animals, so they turn a blind eye and close their eyes, and regard the law as a toilet chip to wipe their ass.
Countless angry eyes stared at Jia Pingan. If these eyes were knives, Jia Pingan would have been hacked into pieces at this moment. He faced these gazes, and his eyes were full of overlooking, and then he saluted, "Your Excellency will leave."
He turned and left.
He turned and left with a calm back.
The atmosphere in the hall was like being thrown into a big firecracker, and it exploded immediately.
(end of this chapter)