I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 355 Tang Jie scolds you! Without Su Liang, I'm afraid the court would be disbanded.

The twenty-first day of the winter month.

Early in the morning.

Su Liang then handed over the letter from Liao King Yelu Chongyuan asking for a woman to the post soldiers. They knew how to deliver the letter to the Liao envoy.

In the eyes of Yelu Zhongyuan.

This kind of request is like asking for good wine and food, there is nothing shameful at all.

……

As the New Year approaches.

Bianjing city became more and more lively with the gathering of merchants and literati.

Thanks to the unprecedented prosperity of trade in the Song Dynasty.

That crisp voice.

Many businessmen will ask an oiran to sing a song, which means that in the new year, business will be prosperous and they will be the best.

He is a middle-aged man about forty years old and nearly nine feet tall.

His name is Han Fu, and he is known as Han Ye.

But what flows in the river is not water.

A slightly pretty girl only has three to five hundred strings.

Shopkeepers from restaurants, tea shops and shops stood at the door to welcome guests.

Two businessmen are competing for the right to sing the first song of Du Qiuniang, the courtesan of Zuiyue Tower, Yuan Riwan.

present.

Chicken Lane.

Someone in the crowd gasped.

Many people are planning to spend a lot of money at the end of the year.

Even if you buy a lady from a bankrupt noble family as a concubine, it will only cost you a thousand guan at most.

Many businessmen have been busy for a year and have made a lot of money.

But the crowds, the carnival, the excitement, and the rattling copper coins.

On this day, the sun had just set.

The first choice is naturally Bianjing City, which has a population of more than one million.

It’s been a hard year.

Mr. Han snorted coldly, looked at the shopkeeper of Zuiyue Tower, a plump middle-aged lady, and said, "Shopkeeper Bai, I'll give you a thousand guan!"

You have not been to Bianjing until you have seen the night in Bianjing.

"Official Yao, first come first served. I have made an agreement with Shopkeeper Bai to buy Qiuniang's right to sing first on Yuan Day for six hundred and sixty six dollars. What do you mean by suddenly stepping in?" A middle-class man said. The middle-aged man with a tall figure and a gray beard said with a frown.

The streets of Bianjing City at night are like surging rivers.

But when it comes to spending money.

Like hooks, it hooked away the souls of countless men.

speaker.

Yuan Day is the first day of the New Year.

"hiss!"

From time to time, he would shout in a cooing voice: "Master, come up and have a seat!"

now.

In the lobby.

……

He was a ship merchant who claimed to have eighteen merchant ships on the Bian River.

In the past two years, I went to Jinan Prefecture to sell medicinal materials and made a huge fortune. There was a rich tone in his words.

East of Bianjing City, south of Cross Street.

The colorful buildings in front of shops in various streets of Bianjing City lit up.

Girls from Wazi, brothels, and singing houses stood at the second-floor windows and waved to every passerby.

"Master Han, what you say can't count. You haven't signed the document with Shopkeeper Bai yet, and you haven't paid the deposit yet. I'll pay 888 coins. The one with the highest price will get it!"

His name is Yao Kuan, and he was once a burden-bearing drug dealer.

On making money.

Inside a brothel called Zuiyue Tower, there were three floors inside and three floors outside, surrounded by people.

Now you can earn money anywhere in the Song Dynasty.

Just one night of fun will cost you a thousand dollars.

Really generous.

Yao Kuan, the herbal medicine merchant, smiled disdainfully and said to Shopkeeper Bai, "One thousand two hundred guan."

"Fifteen hundred guans!" Master Han said without hesitation.

At this time.

Bai Mudan, the shopkeeper of Zuiyue Tower, a woman who was nearly forty years old and had been an oiran twenty years ago, was smiling from ear to ear.

"Master Han, Mr. Yao, no, no! My Qiuniang's price on the first night of the first day can only be a thousand gu at most. If it is more, someone will smash my Zuiyue Tower sign!" Bai Mudan said.

Brothels also have brothel rules.

If the courtesans in Zuiyue Tower dare to lower the prices of courtesans in other places, other shopkeepers will object, and Cuijin Society (i.e. Bianjing Prostitutes Association) will also denounce Zuiyue Tower.

Therefore, Bai Mudan did not dare to make more than a thousand dollars.

However, she naturally has other ways.

Bai Mudan smiled and said, "Master Han, Mr. Yao, how about this?"

"The price for Qiuniang's first song on the first day of the year can only be one thousand guan. However, I can let her stay with me for two more days, but you two have to come up with another one to top up. It can't be cash. It's best if it can be used by my daughter's family. How about if you can get it, you can hand it over to me tonight?"

Yao Kuan, a medicine dealer, smiled proudly and said, "I have a pearl-embroidered clothing ticket from Yue Yi Fang that I can give to Qiuniang."

Yueyifang's pearl embroidered clothing tickets are worth about two hundred guan.

"Master Yao is so generous!" Bai Mudan smiled and then looked at Han Fu.

Mr. Han’s chest puffed up.

"I just got a handful of green ivory with five colors. It can be sold for five hundred guan after going to the library!"

Yao Kuan frowned slightly, thought for a while, and then said: "I have a guqin called Bailu, worth eight hundred guqin!"

"How rich!" someone in the crowd exclaimed.

At this moment, the two of them were no longer competing for the Oiran's first song on the first day of the year, but were trying to relieve their anger.

No matter how beautiful the oiran is, she can't ask for nearly 2,000 guan to stay with her for only three days.

Master Han suddenly stopped talking.

Bai Mudan calmed down and then said: "Master Han, I'm really sorry. This time I may have to take care of Yao Yao first. I...I will find another girl for you..."

Hear this.

Master Han suddenly became angry and shouted: "I will give you a great northern pearl with a circumference of one inch and worth a thousand guan!"

At this moment, the whole place was silent.

Yao Kuan opened his mouth to speak, but still endured it.

He snorted coldly and quickly left Zuiyue Tower.

Two thousand dollars, just to sing a song for Pomeranian and stay with her for three more days.

He felt it was too bad.

Bai Mudan was very excited and said loudly: "Master Han is generous, Qiu Niang's favorite thing is pearls!

"You can invite me to the second floor. I'll pay for tonight's food and drinks. From now on, you will be my top guest in Zuiyue Tower."

Bai Mudan waved,

All the women on the side bowed and shouted in unison: Mr. Han is so generous! Mr. Han is generous! Mr. Han is generous! "

Han Fu strode towards the second floor under the envious eyes of everyone.

I made money for a year.

All he wanted was this shining moment.

of course.

Tomorrow there will be countless people discussing him on the streets of Bianjing City, and he will even be featured in some tabloids.

With this reputation, his business will be easier to do.

In his eyes.

Two thousand guan to buy a good fortune for the new year is not considered a loss.

……

In Bianjing City.

This scenario is not unique.

Some people spend thousands of dollars a day just to hear the name of a high official; some people book a place to invite relatives and friends, just to let them know not to bully young people who are poor;

Some people bought several houses at once because they often had nightmares about the mountain temple where they once lived.

There are also people who marry five concubines in one day in order to enjoy the blessings of being rich and expand the branches and leaves of their family.

……

In Bianjing.

Not to mention those who are rich in wealth, there are also many people who are rich in money.

This trend of extravagance and wealth.

With the increasingly strong flavor of the New Year, it spreads all over the streets and alleys of Bianjing City.

……

The first day of the twelfth lunar month.

There are two things that are popular in Bianjing City. There is a market but no price, and everyone is vying to buy it. If you have these two things, you can make twice as much money by changing hands.

One, jade ornaments; the other, deer crown.

The so-called Dian Cui.

A technique in which the beautiful feathers on the back of a kingfisher are embellished on gold and silver jewelry.

Dian emerald jewelry.

The color is bright and never fades, showing wealth and nobility. It was often used as a phoenix crown for concubines in the harem.

He is deeply loved by women all over the world.

During the Taizong period, the imperial court banned emerald green ornaments because the emerald ornaments were obtained with the lives of kingfishers, and the feathers of live birds were required, which was extremely cruel.

But because Diancui jewelry is so beautiful, it has been banned many times.

The imperial court also turned a blind eye.

the end of this year.

A businessman from Fujian Road brought hundreds of Zhudancui jewelry to Bianjing.

Diancui jewelry became popular again, and ladies in Bianjing City rushed to buy it.

Deer crown.

As the name suggests, it is a hat made of fetal deer fur.

The four-month-old deer fetus has bright fur and unique textures, making the hat crown exquisite and luxurious.

It is also deeply loved by women all over the world.

But the production method is also very cruel. In order to obtain a piece of fetal deer skin, a mother and her son must be killed.

……

this world.

The most fulfilling thing for a man is to spend money on a woman.

Maybe it’s because there are more rich people this year.

As a result, jade ornaments and deer crowns became very popular in Bianjing.

Many people bought them at high prices, and it was considered fashionable for everyone to own these two things.

……

The fourth day of the twelfth lunar month, afternoon.

In the Reform Department, Su Liang was reading the feedback documents from various local and state governments on the reform strategy.

These days.

He was quite busy and never returned to the Yushitai.

at this time.

He suddenly heard a rush of footsteps outside.

immediately.

Fan Zhen, the imperial censor in the palace, and Lu Hui, the censor of the palace, walked in quickly.

"Jingming, it's not good, Tang Zhongcheng is going to be demoted to Chunzhou and serve as a general judge!"

"Huh? Demotion? Chunzhou?"

Chunzhou is Yangchun, Guangdong.

At present, it is a smoggy land and very poor.

"What happened? How could Tang Zhongcheng be demoted?" Su Liang was puzzled.

Fan Zhendao: "An hour ago, Tang Zhongcheng threw the Kaifeng Prefecture's business and tax revenue record that was presented to the officials by three envoys in front of the officials in the Chui Gong Hall an hour ago. He also called the officials a philistine and only had money in his eyes!"

"what?"

Su Liang looked incredulous.

He insulted the monarch and acted disrespectfully, but the officials did not depose him, which was considered a mercy.

"Why?"

Su Liang knew Tang Jie very well.

In addition to his impatience, Tang Jie has a flawless character and is very reliable in his work. He would never do such an abnormal behavior without any reason.

Mayor Fan sighed and told the reason for the matter.

Early this morning, Tang Jie reported that the current trend of extravagance and comparison of wealth among the people was too strong, and the imperial court should issue a ban on extravagance.

For example: limiting the price of rare items, banning jade ornaments, banning deer fetal crowns, banning various high-value purchases, etc.

Later, Tang Jie got news from the informant.

In the palace, Concubine Zhang and the new favorite beauty of the official family also wore jade ornaments and deer fetal crowns.

Tang Jie was furious and wrote another memorial.

He impeached Concubine Zhang and the beautiful lady for being too extravagant and using jade ornaments and deer fetal crowns for causing evil karma. He implored the officials to punish them severely and inform the world.

immediately.

Tang Jie personally delivered the memorial to Chui Gong Hall, and happened to meet Wang Yaochen, the envoy of the Third Division, who was presenting the general record of commercial and tax revenue of Kaifeng Prefecture to the officials.

Fan Zhen and Lu Hui didn't know what exactly happened in the hall.

Later, the two got the news.

In front of the officials, Tang Jie threw down the Kaifeng Prefecture's business tax collection report submitted by the three envoys, and called the officials philistines who only had money in their eyes.

Followed by.

Then came the news that the officials wanted to demote Tang Jie to Chunzhou as a general judge.

Su Liang thought for a while, looked at the two of them and asked, "Where is Tang Zhongcheng now?"

Lu Hui said: "I...I...intercepted Tang Zhongcheng on the street. He said that the officials did not listen to his advice. He wanted to go home to pack his luggage and go to Chunzhou to take office early tomorrow morning."

Su Liang had a headache for a moment.

Among all the Taiwanese admonishers, Tang Jie was the most outspoken.

Su Liang scratched the back of his head and asked again, "Where did Mr. Ji go?"

Su Liang had to ask Wang Yaochen about the situation first before he could ask the officials for mercy.

"In the Third Division." Lu Hui said.

"You two, now, go to Tang Zhongcheng's house immediately, comfort him first, and then ask him to write a confession. Don't let him leave home! I will go to Ji Xiang to ask for help, and then I will go to the officials to plead for mercy."

The two of them nodded immediately.

Now, this is all that can be done.

……

A quarter of an hour later, the third division.

Su Liang met Wang Yaochen.

Wang Yaochen sighed and said helplessly: "Jingming, Tang Zhongcheng's temper is too strong, too strong!"

immediately.

Wang Yaochen told Su Liang what happened in Chui Gong Hall.

Tang Jie implored the officials to issue an order to eliminate extravagance and curb all high-priced consumption and extravagance competition.

He also hoped that the officials would publicly punish Concubine Zhang and Meiren severely, so that the royal family would take the lead in resisting extravagance.

However, the officials did not take this seriously.

He believes that the extravagant phenomenon in Bianjing City is a manifestation of the prosperity of the people in the Song Dynasty.

In addition, the Chinese New Year is approaching, and people also need to relax.

Immediately, the officials took out the general list of commercial tax expenditures of Kaifeng Prefecture and said that the commercial tax increase this year was due to the prosperity of commerce.

If the people's extravagant activities are restricted, it will destroy the commercial exchanges in Bianjing City.

As the New Year approaches, you shouldn’t do such things that are disappointing.

Subsequently.

Tang Jie started to argue with the officials over money.

Because officials place too much emphasis on the role of money.

In a rage, Tang Jie threw away the Kaifeng Prefecture's merchant and tax collection record, and then called the officials a philistine who only had money in his eyes, and walked away.

The officials were also angry.

Immediately, he summoned the imperial edict king Juzheng to draw up a document to demote Tang Jie, and wanted to demote him to Chunzhou.

just now.

The four ministers, Wen Yanbo, Zhang Fangping, Wu Yu and Song Xiang, have gone to Chui Gong Hall to persuade the king.

After hearing this, Su Liang looked helpless.

One is mindless and the other is unhappy.

This happened.

The main reason is that Tang Jie's temper is too strong and his speech is too straightforward.

at this time.

Ouyang Xiu's high-pitched voice came from outside the door.

"Prime Minister, Tang Zhongcheng is right to impeach! I will continue to impeach with Tang Zhongcheng. Can you provide me with some details?"

Ouyang Xiu said as he entered the door.

When he saw Su Liang, Ouyang Xiu couldn't help but be overjoyed and said excitedly: "Jing Ming, you are here too, just in time. Let's go together to help Tang Zhongcheng continue the impeachment. I feel that there is nothing wrong in the content of Tang Zhongcheng's memorial!"

Su Liang said angrily: "Is it wrong to scold officials and throw things in front of officials?"

"Bao Xiren spits on the official's face, it's okay, you often quarrel with the official!" Ouyang Xiu thought for a while, and then said: "I suggest you call Bao Xiren too, the official is more afraid of him! "

Su Liang sighed and felt like crying but had no tears. If Bao Zheng left, things would probably be even worse.

Without him, this court would probably have dispersed long ago.

(End of this chapter)