A thousand human heads dyed the sky of the capital red in an instant.
When the new emperor came to the throne, he was the first to kill, and he wanted a thousand heads.
The courtiers were terrified.
Emperor Wende and the first emperor deserved to be father and son.
The difference is that the first emperor had a fierce face and was quick to kill people.
Emperor Wende seemed to be quite talkative on weekdays, but once he killed someone, his head would roll like a roll, not inferior to the late emperor in the slightest.
Is the new emperor's action trying to scare the chickens to scare the monkeys
In this case, not only a thousand heads were harvested, but also a huge number of people were ransacked and exiled.
The chief villain, General Cai Da's family, with hundreds of people, were all exiled to Wuzhou.
Yes, it is Wuzhou, where the crime happened.
I don't know what Emperor Wende thought, but he exiled this group of people to Wuzhou. Is he really not afraid that there will be another gang fight and ten or eight people will die
The trial of the case is slow and the judgment is fast.
A few days later, a heavy rain washed away the blood on the ground at Caishikou, leaving no traces visible.
At the beginning of June, the exiles left Beijing.
Early in the morning, someone stretched his neck and looked towards the city gate, as if he was waiting for someone.
"Let's go, let's go, it won't come."
The married daughters of the Cai family were all implicated in this case, so they were lucky not to be divorced by their husband's family.
How dare you expect them to send you off.
Let's go, let's go, let's hit the road.
At the last moment, he didn't see anyone, so he could only sigh and leave the capital with heavy steps.
After leaving, is there any hope of returning to Beijing in this life
Check it out!
Take a look at this capital city.
One look and one less look.
Especially the children, they will be buried in the remote and poor place of Wuzhou in this life, facing the loess and back to the sky. In a few decades, who will still remember the Cai family in the capital.
The son of the Cai family is only worthy of being a bunch of country bumpkins, and he will never be able to go to the court of elegance.
"Woo..."
There were those parents who cried out.
In the first half of my life, I have been rich and well-clothed, and I have seen everything that should be seen.
It's just that the child is suffering, and life has not yet begun, and he is knocked out of the dust.
How can I expect to have any knowledge in this life, even eating and drinking have to be picked.
The ancestors committed crimes, and the descendants will bear them.
This big family is completely over.
At the gate of the city, in an unremarkable carriage, Cai's eyes were already red from crying.
The maid also suppressed crying.
When the exiled man was far away and could no longer be seen, the servant girl persuaded, "Baolin, don't cry, don't cry, you will break your body. Let's go back home."
Cai nodded, wiping away tears with a handkerchief, "I'm a heartless person. I know they all expect me to show up, so at least I can give them some comfort, even if it's just a few taels of money.
But I was afraid, I was very flustered. I was afraid that when I got out of the car, the livelihood of these hundreds of people would be on my shoulders and become my burden. I can't bear it, and I don't want to. So I shamefully escaped. "
"Bao Lin, don't say that about yourself, you can't help yourself. If you hate all of this, you hate Xu Mama. Did the Cai family treat her badly? After all these years, the hatred in her heart can't go away." At the end of the servant girl's speech, she was already gnashing her teeth.
Cai's dowry all hated Nanny Xu.
Just because Madam Xu ruined the Cai family, and also ruined their lives.
They are Cai's dowry, and their families are all in Cai's family.
Once something happened to Cai's family, all their family members were sold, and they didn't know where they were sold. Will there be a chance to see each other again in this life.
Cai was tired from crying, and said: "What are you talking about her, is it disgusting?"
"Slaves deserve to die."
"Forget it, don't let me hear about her in the future."
"The servant knows."
The carriage moved forward slowly and arrived at the palace.
Cai avoids people and returns to the third room from the second door.
The third prince is not here.
The servants said that the third prince had entered the palace.
Cai was curious, "Your Highness doesn't have an errand, why did he enter the palace?"
The servant said: "Although His Highness has no errands, he should often go to the palace to pay his respects to the ladies. Did Baolin forget, His Highness hasn't married yet."
Cai was suddenly on duty.
That's right, His Highness the Third Prince is now the prince, and he must marry a famous girl to be worthy of his status, and give birth to a son-in-law early so that he can have the confidence to fight for that position.
Cai laughed at herself, is she stupid recently? Such an important thing, I didn't even think of it.
"I don't know which girl His Highness wants to marry?"
"I think it's those noble families, or the marriage with a few elders in the court."
"I heard people say two days ago that His Highness asked about the Pei family. Could it be that His Highness wants to marry a girl from the Pei family?"
"Impossible. The empress will definitely not agree."
Cai was confused, she couldn't afford to offend the Pei family or any other family.
Now, she can only be a human being with her tail between her legs.
Because she married the Third Highness Liu Yan early, she was spared the fate of being exiled after being a prisoner.
Cai wanted to cry, but the tears had already dried up.
At this time, she heard another matter mentioned by the servants.
"The Hu family has come here very frequently these days. I wonder if they are planning on His Highness's marriage."
Cai raised his head abruptly.
"The Hu family really came to the door?"
"Don't dare to hide it from Baolin, this matter is absolutely true."
The Hu family is the uncle's family of the Third Highness Liu Yan.
Third Highness Liu Yan's biological mother passed away early, and the Hu family had less contact with the palace. Also during the Chinese New Year, someone will be sent to the palace to present a New Year gift to His Highness the Third Highness.
Now that Liu Yan is the prince, the Hu family hastened to post it.
Liu Yan needed help, and needed help from his uncle's family, so he put aside his past suspicions and became intimate with the Hu family.
The Cai family has recently been worried about the Cai family, and they have ignored such important information.
She suddenly realized that the Third Highness is likely to marry a girl from the Hu family, and even if she is not the official wife, she will be given a status.
Cai gritted her teeth, "Okay, don't talk about it. No matter who His Highness will marry in the future, everyone just keep their duties."
The Hu family really wanted to marry their daughter to the Third Highness Liu Yan, and Liu Yan did not object.
However, the family background of the Hu family is ordinary, and the daughter of the Hu family cannot be his wife.
Liu Yan already had a plan in his heart. Even if his wife was not from a top family, she should be a famous lady in the circle.
He entered the palace and begged Emperor Wende.
I want Emperor Wende to marry him earlier.
He is already twenty years old, and he doesn't even have a child, so he is also very anxious.
However, Emperor Wende thought more.
Arranging the prince's wedding is a huge expense, at least tens of thousands of taels, more directly hundreds of thousands of taels.
Now let alone tens of thousands of taels, even if it is a few thousand taels, Emperor Wende is not willing to take it out.
So, he said to the third highness Liu Yan: "Your marriage, as well as the marriage of the fifth and sixth, I have already attracted people's attention. When there are suitable candidates, I will give marriages to your brothers. What about you, Don't worry. Take good care of your body first, and only when you are healthy can you talk about raising children."
Liu Yan was very disappointed, "It doesn't matter if the emperor can grant the marriage first, and the wedding date is set until next year."
"I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, don't you understand the truth? Step back, I still have a lot of things to do."
Liu Yan had no choice but to back down.
He went to see Empress Dowager Pei.
Empress Dowager Xiao also told him not to worry.
"The first emperor tossed too much, leaving a mess. Your majesty is worried about state affairs all day long, and the treasury is empty, so you can't take care of you for the time being. Your aunt Huyang is still the title of princess, and your majesty will not give you a title. ,Do you understand?"
Empress Dowager Xiao tactfully reminded the Third Highness Liu Yan that the treasury is empty and there is no money to arrange marriages. If you want to get married, just wait.
Liu Yan's face turned pale, "Is it so difficult for the court?"
"Who says it's not. So many people are counting on the treasury for food, and in addition to the frequent natural disasters in recent years, tax cuts and disaster relief are everywhere. It is very difficult for His Majesty to support such a big mess by himself."
Liu Yan said guiltily, "I just hate that I don't have the ability to relieve father's worries."
"It's just that you are filial. For your father, take good care of your body. Only when you take good care of your body can you raise your children."
His Highness Liu Yan left the palace in disappointment.
After returning to the palace, he went to the housekeeper and asked how much property the Gongzhong had and how much money he had left.
The housekeeper naturally refused to tell him, "Your Highness, please don't embarrass me."
Liu Yan was displeased, "I just asked how many properties there are in the mansion, and I see how embarrassed you are."
The steward felt wronged, "His Royal Highness should also know that the property in the mansion is now listed in the Wang Mansion in name, but in fact the Shaofu is sending people to take care of it. The specific profit situation, I really don't know."
"Don't you even know the accountant?"
"The accountant is now only responsible for asking for money from the Shaofu and keeping a running account."
Liu Yan frowned, "Why do you want the Shaofu to take care of the Wangfu's property?"
"Your Majesty bought the properties of the Prince's Mansion. All of His Majesty's affairs are taken care of by the Young Mansion. Those properties should also be taken care of by the Young Mansion. Even the Queen Empress gave the dowry to the Young Mansion to take care of. The concubine of the empress has received errands in the Shaofu and has official status."
"really?"
"Of course this is true. Haven't you heard of it before, Your Highness?"
His Highness Liu Yan shook his head, there were too few people around him, and the news was not well informed.
The news that everyone else knew, but he didn't know it, and his heart was blocked.
He had a bad face, and dismissed the butler with a somewhat forceful attitude.
After much deliberation, he still went to find the Second Highness.
Both of them are concubines, and in a sense, they have the same interests.
The brothers in this mansion are about to form cliques, divide into several small groups, and fight secretly.
Emperor Wende didn't care about his sons at all.
Even if he knew in advance how many sons would fight, Emperor Wende figured it wouldn't matter.
He has always supported his sons fighting each other, as long as they don't lose their lives.
What brothers and sisters are respectful, that's all bullshit.
Knowing that it was false, Emperor Wende didn't ask his sons to act in front of him.
Emperor Wende is better than the first emperor in this regard, he is not hypocritical.
He will not force his sons to do what he cannot do himself.
For example, brother and friend, he can't do it.
So the sons can fight if they want to.
Wendit can think about it.
It can be regarded as the most caring person among the emperors.
His harem is also in this style.
He didn't expect the women in the harem to be harmonious, so he didn't force everyone to play in front of him.
Empress Pei complained about his woman, and he listened cheerfully.
Empress Dowager Xiao complained about her daughter-in-law, and he listened cheerfully.
But concubines, who dares to complain about the queen and queen mother in front of him, I'm sorry, everything follows the rules.
Emperor Wende didn't want the women to be harmonious, but he didn't allow anyone to break the rules.
He also asked for the same for his sons. You can fight, but don't break the rules.
Who dares to break the rules, he will use the rules to teach others.
…
In midsummer, it dawns early.
Jingcheng woke up early from his sleep.
Deng Cunli led people to check the inside and outside of the other courtyard to ensure that today's tea party can be held smoothly.
He glanced at the sky, "Prepare one hundred more umbrellas, maybe it will rain today. Tell the kitchen to prepare enough ingredients, Madam said, today's buffet must impress all guests. Much Bring some drinks.
Anyway, prepare as much as possible. In case of rain, guests will stay longer. Don't make more preparations, don't even have food and drink in the end, and the madam's face will be completely humiliated by you. "
The subordinates took orders and acted quickly.
This other courtyard is the property of Princess Huyang.
Last time, in order to repair the three halls, Gu Jiu held the first ever bidding meeting here.
Those who were lucky enough to see the grand occasion at the beginning will never forget it.
This time, it was still in this other courtyard, but the decoration of the other courtyard had already changed its style.
Bai Zhong came to Deng Cunli's side and asked, "Will Madam come today?"
"Brother Yu caught a cold, I'm afraid Madam won't be able to leave."
Bai Zhong suddenly panicked, "Can we just rely on us to hold this bidding tea party?"
Deng Cunli sat down on a chair, no one dared to underestimate him as soon as he showed his momentum.
"Why can't we do it? Doing millions of business every year, what's the matter, are you still afraid of those local rich people?"
Bai Zhong waved his hand, "Of course I'm not afraid of rich locals. But I heard that some of the people who came back here are local prominent families in Luozhou, and there are also a few aristocratic families. In addition, the families of several adults in the capital are also will attend.
These people who came here were inconspicuous, but they couldn't stand the big man standing behind them. If Madam doesn't show up, what should we do if others think we are neglecting us? "
Deng Cunli laughed, "Don't worry, even if Madam doesn't show up, Princess Huyang will definitely attend. Madam has already greeted Princess Huyang and asked her to help hold the stage."
"really?"
"It's absolutely true."
But Bai Zhong said: "I'm even more nervous. It's okay if Princess Huyang doesn't come. Once she comes, I really don't know what the tea party will be like today. What should I do if I can't complete the task assigned by my wife?"
The mission Gu Jiu set for the two of them was to use the tea party to raise one million taels of silver.
One million taels is not much, and it is the most difficult to raise funds towards a specific goal.
The road from the capital to Luozhou passes through more than a dozen counties.
In these counties, all those who are famous and have the right to speak in the local area are invited to the capital.
In addition to the big households in Luozhou and the capital, Gu Jiu made a death rule and must raise funds from these people.
Even if these people are kidnapped, they must be tied to the road-building thief boat.
Road construction involves all aspects, and the places along the way need to be coordinated with the local government and the people.
This requires local reputable people to come forward and help resolve various conflicts of interest and disputes.
All kinds of disputes and conflicts are inevitable in road construction in modern society, let alone road construction in ancient times.
Gu Jiu knew how much he weighed.
In the capital, if something goes wrong, she can solve it by herself.
But in terms of locality, it is better for locals to speak.
Therefore, for each county that this road passes through, at least two famous families in the local area must be recruited to invest.
This ensures the smooth progress of the project.
This task is not easy to complete.
So Bai Zhong was very worried, he was afraid that he would not be able to complete the task.
"What are you worried about?"
Princess Fuya's youngest son, Huang Qubing, walked in with a fan, dressed as a romantic man.
Bai Zhong knew him well, so he jumped up, "Why are you here today?"
"My sister-in-law asked me to come forward to support the scene, so I will naturally come. And I even invested money in this cement road."
Bai Zhong asked curiously, "How much did you invest?"
Huang Qubing grinned, "Not much, maybe a hundred thousand or so."
Bai Zhong smiled and said, "We all invested money too."
"I know! These years, you have made a lot of money with your sister-in-law. Eunuch Deng, you are very rich now."
Deng Cunli's face was serious, "Young Master Huang, don't be joking. Our family is not rich."
Bai Zhong made trouble, "Eunuch Deng is the richest person among us."
That's because Deng Cunli has a lot of capital and courage.
At the beginning of the Yuhua Lane project, no one was optimistic about it, but he invested three thousand taels in one go, and took out the coffin.
The most profitable way in the world is money making money.
Ever since, Deng Cunli became the richest among all the people under Gu Jiu's name.
Deng Cunli asked curiously: "Mr. Huang invested one hundred thousand taels in one breath, are you afraid that you won't get back the capital?"
Huang Qubing laughed, "What are you afraid of, sir? There is a toll booth within fifty miles, and pedestrians don't need toll. Passing a carriage and horse costs three cents for a car, three cents for a horse, and three cents for a donkey.
It is true that three pennies are small, but it is impossible to gather together and make more. I am very optimistic about the prospect of this cement road. After it is completed, there will be traffic and pedestrians. That little capital will be recovered in a few years. After that, every penny received is earned.
I have sent people south to Los Angeles to buy property. When this road is completed, the land prices in Luozhou will rise a bit. If you have money, hurry up and buy some property. When the road is repaired next year, if you resell it, you can make a fortune. "