The Legacy of the First Auxiliary House of the Tang Dynasty

After Fang Yiai returned home with her younger siblings, she went to the study alone to find her father, Fang Xuanling, and learned that Fang Xuanling had been staying at Zhongshu Province for the past few days, and had not been home for several days.

Before Lu could complain to his son, the emperor was "respecting" and "harsh" his husband too much.

But Fang Yiai didn't sit up for a moment, thought for a while, frowned, said something to Lu Shi, and hurried to the Prince's East Palace.

Fang Yiai was very concerned about the country and the people and brought up the matter of land annexation to the prince. He believed that the prince, as the prince of a country, should take responsibility and report this issue to the emperor.

Fang Yiai's thoughts at this time were very simple and innocent, but at this moment his heart couldn't be more true and kind.

"Your Highness, this is the profit I got from the mirror. This is the right thing for the prince to do-I have a few hundred gold here, which is also needed for doing things..." Doing things requires people, and people need money to do things.

Fang Yiai was very generous and said that he would pay for it. These were the floating fortunes obtained from selling crystal mirrors. He asked Xiaoqi to go to the bank to exchange them for gold. If the prince needed it, he could take it out from home and send it to the prince.

Prince Li Chengqian was surprised when he heard the words. Fang Yiai was not very generous before. Although he donated the profits from the match factory to Donggong last time, Li Chengqian did not think that Fang Yiai would lose money. .But there are some people who are trustworthy and he dares to take money, while some people can't take money at will.

——Unless one day he doesn't want to be the prince anymore!

Although Li Chengqian is tight on money, he has never taken it by force before, nor has he ever competed with the people for profit, or accepted gold and silver from wealthy businessmen, otherwise he would not have been wasted by Zhang Xuansu and Yu Zhining all day .

Li Chengqian knew very well that Fang Yiai showed a heartbroken expression, but Li Chengqian, who had just said those words, did not think that he was cheating, but was indeed showing his true feelings.

Li Chengqian sighed in his heart for a moment. It's not that he doesn't know the truth that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, but at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the lesson of the demise of the former Sui Dynasty is not far away... Hehe, who owns the land today is not the hand of the emperor Here, it is not in the hands of his prince, but in the hands of many aristocratic families.

Dare to move them——

Li Chengqian dared to say it, and it was fortunate that Fang Yiai told him in the East Palace today. If he said this in the court hall, there would be a big wave, so that Fang Yiai, Fang Xuanling, and even the entire Fang family would be regarded by the aristocratic family. A thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh...

"Yi love, you..." The prince hadn't said much when a "yes" came from outside the door.

Yu Zhining strode into the room, he didn't even bother to talk to the prince, he fixed his eyes on Fang Yiai's eyes, as if he could see into Fang Yiai's heart through his "windows".

"...In the past, I was the one who blamed you by mistake!" Yu Zhining said shamelessly.

He once scolded Fang Yiai, resented him for spoiling the prince, and even reported him as a dude in front of the emperor... But who would have thought that Fang Yiai had "big love" in his heart!

He is concerned about the country and the people, he loves the people, he sacrifices his life to save people, he is very talented, even Yu Zhining thinks that Fang Yiai used to be shameless and arrogant like a villain, now Yu Zhining thinks Fang Yiai Unique features, act in accordance with the heart!

— Extraordinary people do extraordinary things.

"The son-in-law's morals are noble, and I can't wait." Yu Zhining wiped the corners of his eyes. He knows the dangers of land annexation, but he has always opposed this matter, and his clansmen have done things to harm the people in the neighborhood before. The incident was reported to the prince by Fang Yiai.

Originally, although Yu Zhining believed that the tribe was at fault, he also had improper supervision. It was his crime to allow the tribe to use his name and power for profit. , acted secretly, he was not complaining for the common people like Yushi, but for the prince to hold his handle so that he could control him...

Yu Zhining couldn't bear the prince's going astray, so he compromised with the prince after he found a "cooperation".

But after hearing what Fang Yiai said today, Yu Zhining knew that he had misunderstood Fang Yiai.

Fang Consort is such a kind-hearted person, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes and heard it with his own ears, he really wouldn't believe that the previous few things were done by himself.

In addition to being the crown prince Zhan Shi in the East Palace, Yu Zhining also has the position of censor, and has the right to act on the emperor's rumors.

He had heard a while ago that Zhao Guogong's family, that is, Changsun Wuji's family occupied many fertile fields in the west city of Chang'an.

Yu Zhining bowed deeply to Fang Yiai as an apology.

Fang Yiai and the prince were startled.

Li Chengqian suddenly felt amused, and looked at Zhining differently. He hated him, but in terms of personal conduct, Yu Zhining is fine. His house... the prince has been there, and he is really "poor." Yu Zhining is different in summer In other people's homes, ice can be used to cool off the heat, and it is said that in winter they have chilblains.

The prince felt that this statement should be true. Yu Zhining was a decent person, stubborn and harsh, and he was also harsh on himself, which was quite different from people from aristocratic families such as Zhang Xuansu.

Although the Yu family is not from a poor family, Yu Zhining himself grew up in an unsatisfactory environment, otherwise he would not be short-handed in money. .

The prince's thoughts flashed, and Fang Yiai here was a little at a loss.

He helped the crown prince against Yu Zhining not once or twice, and every time he made the old man so angry that the second Buddha was born, only to have a stroke and paralyze him.

"Yu Zhanshi is being polite, I'm just a dude, but I don't deserve your praise." Fang Yiai felt a little regretful after she finished speaking, and really didn't mean to be sarcastic.

Sure enough, after hearing this, Yu Zhining's expression became even more ashamed, remembering that he "doesn't know people well", he said dully: "Please forgive me..."

After Yu Zhining said this, he asked Fang Yiai if there was a solution to the land annexation.

Prince Li Chengqian wanted to stop Fang Yiai from touching this hornet's nest, but Fang Yiai didn't appreciate his care at all, and turned up the corners of his mouth, and said to Zhining with a slightly smug expression: "It's not easy - as long as you spread it into the mu, it will be fine." become!"

"...a small apartment into the mother?" Yu Zhining just asked, but he didn't expect that Fang Yi'ai had something in his stomach.He savored the four words in his mouth carefully, and after reading them a few times, Yu Zhining's eyes lit up——

"What do you mean by spreading the money into the mu?" he asked.

Fang Yiai was so proud of herself, people who used to look down on her now bowed their heads to her politely, Yu Zhining politely asked for advice, and kept looking at Fang Yiai eagerly, Fang Yiai showed off even more proudly.

"It is to abolish the Ding tax—" Ding tax is the poll tax. Since the Han Dynasty, there has been a poll tax, and corvee is also distributed according to household and person. The livelihood of ordinary people has always been very difficult. "...and uniformly only collect land taxes."

Fang Yiai thought of Zhang Juzheng's whipping method, and the Yongzheng period's extension of the method of dividing the family into the mu, which was extended on this basis, and began to spit endlessly and unreservedly.

Yu Zhining was fascinated by what he heard.

In the end, he was about to get close to Fang Yiai, and Fang Yiai backed away in fright.

Yu Zhining excitedly held the hands of the house's widow, and shouted: "The son-in-law is a great talent, I should be recommended by a saint. You should be the secretary of the household department—"

Li Chengqian had asked Zhao Dezi to clear out the irrelevant palace people in the house a long time ago, seeing Yu Zhining holding the hands of the house's bereaved love tightly, he couldn't help frowning.

He stepped forward to block, separated the two, turned his head to Zhi Ning and said: "Master Yu's words are over, he is young and has little experience, Erlang will be more beneficial to me in the East Palace."

He actually disagreed with Yu Zhining's proposal.

Yu Zhining was not stupid, he was just stubborn, not stupid, and knew that the prince was dissatisfied with his poaching behavior.

At this time, he didn't think that Fang Yiai would lead the prince badly, so let's see his previous proposal.

Seeing the attitude of these two people, Li Chengqian sighed weakly, frowned and said: "Master Yu and you, we must never mention this 'spread into the mu' lightly in the court."

"Why?" Yu Zhining couldn't help but shout excitedly. "This is a great deed that benefits the country and the people! Your Royal Highness!"

"...For Fang Yiai's head!" Li Chengqian said angrily in a low voice.

If he wasn't more straightforward, neither of them would be vigilant.

Hearing this, Yu Zhining's brows were frowned, and he began to think deeply. On the contrary, Fang Yiai didn't know where his previous temperament of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages was. With a hint of blame, he said: "Prince, a gentleman will do something, and he will not do something. Although this matter is difficult, someone needs to solve it. So, here I come!"

He actually looked like a sacrifice.

"I thought you were smart." Li Chengqian's face was sour, he squinted his eyes and snorted coldly: "Fang Yiai, do you think you are a gentleman?"

Fang Yi'ai blinked after hearing this, he let out an "uh" and recalled his past, except for some good things he did recently, but he also did "bad things" too, it seems that he is not a gentleman.

He said aggrievedly, "Your Highness, I've changed! I'm a good person!"

Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows, he didn't believe that Fang Yiai would be a "gentleman" or "good person".

Of course, he did not deny that Fang Yiai had done a few good things recently.

Li Chengqian has information about Fang Yiai's recent actions in his hands. In addition, he has strictly monitored Hegan Chengji and others, including the spies who leaked movable type printing information to King Wei last time.

"The prodigal son will never change his money!" Yu Zhining suddenly spoke up for Fang Yiai, "Fang's son-in-law used to act a little arrogantly, but I think you haven't violated laws and regulations. I believe you are a magnanimous gentleman!"

Yu Zhining's eyes were very encouraging.

Fang Yiai was very "moved" by the other party's optimism.

The corners of his lips curled up slightly, and he glanced proudly at His Highness the Crown Prince.

Li Chengqian couldn't help but laugh at the two people who sang in harmony, but he firmly disagreed with their mention of "spread into the mother" in front of the saint or courtiers.

"If you mention it again, you will be expelled from the East Palace." Li Chengqian put down his harsh words.

Only then did the two remain silent. After all, Li Chengqian was the master, the second most noble person in the Tang Dynasty.

Fang Yiai murmured - "Who cares?"

Provoking Li Chengqian to glance at him fiercely, Fang Yiai coughed uncomfortably, pretended to be serious, then changed the subject, and suggested: "The matter of the eldest grandson's family..."

"I will definitely impeach Duke Zhao! As a foreign relative, he should strictly abide by his duty, how can he maliciously annex the surrounding civilian land." Yu Zhining's combat power was broken and he wanted to produce evidence from the earlier investigation.

"These are some of the most expensive loan sharks in Chang'an City—" He took out a few pieces of paper from his sleeve and handed them to the crown prince and Fang Yiai to look at.

He just came here to report the matter to the crown prince. Regardless of whether the crown prince agrees or not, as the censor, he must inform the sage about the dangers of popular usury!

At this moment in the Taiji Palace, the chief eunuch next to the emperor Li Shimin hesitated to speak. Li Shimin finally stopped writing after approving the memorial, and then discovered his abnormality.

"What's the matter?"

"..." The chief eunuch shook his head, "Saint, villain is fine."

"How can you deceive the emperor?" Li Shimin frowned, took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and told him not to hesitate.

"...Going back to the saint, there is a recent rumor in the harem about the prince..."

"Rumours?" Li Shimin listened to it very seriously, put down the tea bowl, and the tea in it splashed out.

It's about the crown prince, the prince of a country, and his favorite eldest son, so Li Shimin is of course vigilant.

"...It's the crown prince...and the concubine...the two competed for a beautiful little eunuch...that day..." The eunuch's voice was slightly shrill—

Intermittent, indistinct voices sounded in the side hall study of Ganlu Palace, and Chen Muzhi heard it when he walked over.

His eyes were slightly lowered, but his footsteps did not stop, knocking on the door and entering.

Seeing that it was him, Li Shimin waved the eunuch who had just finished speaking to step down.

"Mo Zhi, why didn't you report the matter of the prince and son-in-law 'playing' with the eunuch?!"

Li Shimin was furious, he gritted his teeth and changed the word "play".

In the rumors provided by the eunuch, the three people's "advertisement of adultery" seemed to be seen for real.

Chen Muzhi's voice was clear, and he said in an unhurried manner: "The sage believes this?" He raised his eyes to meet Li Shimin's, his eyes were not weak, but rather fearless.

……

After a while, Li Shimin walked around the house several times.

Finally, with a lift of his arm, he accidentally swept off the pen container, and the large and small lake pens inside fell to the ground one after another.

One even rolled to Chen Muzhi's toes.

"Go pass on the crown prince." Li Shimin said in a muffled voice, and then ordered urgently, "Tell Fang Yiai to roll here too—"

Chen Muzhi bowed his head in silence, listening to his orders.

"As for that little eunuch...you can figure it out." Li Shimin snorted coldly, his eyes stern.