Chapter 61: The Centennial Cui Family
Li Shimin's second sword, Killing Sword, is called Lijingmen.
Lijingmen directly accepted the emperor's instructions and was not disturbed by other agencies. Lijingmen was unconditionally loyal to the emperor, and of course he also tried his best to protect the people designated by the emperor. In addition, if any court official accidentally offended the emperor, it would be difficult to remove him on the surface, Lijingmen became the best choice.
Most of the people in the Lijing Sect are orphans, selected from the best in the major military regions and then conducted rigorous training. They are all absolute elites, killing people invisibly, and are especially good at using hidden weapons. Any move or anything that can be dipped in your hands can be turned into a weapon for killing people.
This third sword is to distinguish bad people from swords. It is the responsibility of bad people to detect and arrest thieves and pursue the truth. In the spring of the fifth year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, Si Tianjian reported to Li Shimin that the celestial phenomena formed by stars in the sky on the sun indicate a serious disaster.
Li Shimin asked: "What kind of disaster is heralding?"
Si Tianjian replied: "Thirty well-known people will die for no reason on the same day. The Jinshi admitted this year is exactly the same as this number."
The Jinshi who was admitted that year was the princess's son-in-law.
Li Shimin did not explain the truth, but just told the princess secretly: "Whenever you encounter a recreation or banquet, you must lock your son-in-law at home and don't let him attend."
The princess's house lives in Zhaoguoli, and one day she held a large-scale music tour on the river, and the music was very far away.
At that time, the Qujiang River was flooding, and Jinshi gathered on the riverside to board several ships connected together.
When the princess and princess heard the sound of music, she jumped over the courtyard wall from home and ran out. The Jinshi were waiting for him.
As soon as he got on the boat, the boat sailed towards the center of the river. After a while, the cruise ship sank. The instrumentalists, singers and boatmen died. All thirty Jinshis were drowned in the river, and none of them were saved.
At this time, the bad guy will take action to solve the doubts for Li Shimin. This is the origin of the third sword. The sword that distinguishes right and wrong is clearly distinguished.
Looking at the bad handsome Xue Xuan kneeling in front of him, Li Shimin said slightly: "Get up, you are doing the right thing. The prince doesn't want you to follow, so you don't follow. When the child is grown up, he has his own ideas. No matter what, he is going to meet someone he does, as long as it is beneficial to the Tang Dynasty, I don't want to pursue it."
"By the way!" Xue Xuan, who was on the side suddenly, continued: "Your Majesty also received a report that someone from the Changsun family followed His Highness."
"The Changsun family sent someone to follow the prince?" Li Shimin was a little surprised and looked at Xue Xuan and asked, "What are they doing with the prince?"
"This?" Xue Xuan frowned and said with a little difficulty: "It seems that Changsun Chong entered the palace very early today and saw the Empress!"
"Guanyin Maid?" Li Shimin was still a little puzzled.
However, if you are confused, you will be confused. It is related to his wife. Li Shimin still chose not to pursue the matters of Xue Xuan and said, "Don't worry about the affairs of the Changsun family, you can retreat first!"
"As for order!" Xue Xuan left slowly.
After Xue Xuan left, Li Shimin smiled slightly
Chang'an City is a large and unique courtyard with pink walls outside the courtyard, green willows hanging around, three hanging flower gate towers, and four-sided verandaway corridors. The corridors in the courtyard are connected, and mountains and rocks are dotted. The plaque "Yihong, Quick Green" is hung on the five houses.
The entire courtyard is magnificent, elegant and luxurious, with a cluster of gardens and exquisiteness. The backyard is full of roses and treasures, and a pool in the area. There is a stream flowing out here, and a white stone road spans the small side to reach the opposite bank.
The entrance is a winding veranda, with stones spreading down the steps. There are two or three small houses above, one bright and two dark, and there are beds and chairs that fit the ground. There is a small door from the inner room, and when you go out, there is a backyard with large pear blossoms and banana trees.
Two more small retreats were made. A gap suddenly opened under the backyard wall, and a clear spring was sected. The ditches were only about a foot, poured into the wall, and circled around the stairs and the front yard, and circled under the bamboo.
Looking at the reed flowers and reed leaves on the shore and the green flowers and fragrant rockery in the pond, I felt shaking, as if I recalled my old friends, which was not comparable to those of ordinary beauty and fighting colors. Since I had appreciated such a lonely and miserable scene, I couldn't help but feel a song in a silence: The autumn wind in the pond was cold all night, blowing away the red lotus jade shadows. The reed flowers and water leaves were so sad that the heavy dew pressed the frost. I didn't hear the sound of playing chess in the daytime, and the swallow mud was dirty.
I saw beautiful trees lush and green flowers, and the clear streams in the area were winding and slid under the rock gaps from the depths of the flowers and trees. After a few steps, gradually heading north, flat and wide, flying buildings on both sides were empty, carved and embroidered sills were hidden between the tops of the valleys. Looking down, the clear stream was filled with snow, the stone slabs penetrated the clouds, the white stones were railings, surrounding the edge of the pond, the stone bridges and the beasts were spitting.
This is the gateway to a typical Tang Dynasty family, because if it were not a large family, it would be impossible to have such a garden-like mansion in Chang'an.
Why is the housing prices in Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty so high?
According to the Tang Dynasty's laws, Chang'an residents other than the emperor and harem personnel could only live in fang (residential areas), and even princes were no exception. After excluding the area of the palace city and the east and west cities, the area that the Tang Dynasty's Chang'an City can truly live in is only about 90 square kilometers.
You should know that the population in Chang'an had reached a scale of one million at this time, and the high population density of course led to a sharp increase in housing prices. In addition, Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty was an international political center city, and many of the houses that were originally residential areas were occupied by nobles, officials and temples.
Also, according to the convenience of living design in ancient times, it was not like us modern people. The floors they lived in could reach a very high height and accommodate a large population. In addition, the ancient people had their own courtyards, so many people were still unable to own their own residence in Chang'an City during the same period.
Just as the population soared rapidly, there were very few houses living in it, and most courtyards in Chang'an City were unavailable for ordinary people. Therefore, housing prices in Chang'an City soared rapidly, but at that time, both officials and the people had very few money. In the eyes of ancient people, the housing prices in Chang'an also reached a sky-high price.
The kind of yard like the one described just now can only be owned by aristocratic families after a hundred years of precipitation. The owner of this courtyard is no one else, but the Cui family courtyard.
That is Cui Shouzheng's home.
In a pavilion, Cui Shouzheng leaned against the cold bed, surrounded by various fruits, large pieces of ice, iced wine, and two beautiful little maids kneading beside Cui Shouzheng.
This is the real life.
Just when Cui Shouzheng was very happy, a manager from the Cui family hurriedly came from outside. After seeing Cui Shouzheng, the manager showed a bright smile and bowed and said, "Young Master, what you told me has been found out. The person's name is Li Zhan, which is him. Now the relationship with Cheng Chumo is the best."
Chapter completed!