Chapter 160: The Spring Water Gushing Out From the Ground May Not Be a Good Thing

Zhou Xing, who was doing the finishing work in Chang'an, was strangely angry.

He believed that the sixty-seven people who died were someone challenging the fairness of his law enforcement.

The guilty were beheaded, the innocent were released, and the implicated were expelled from the Yeting Palace. This was the law of the Tang Dynasty. Zhou Xing also tried his best to treat everyone equally, and made a relatively accurate punishment after careful consideration.

He felt that he had punished those people, and those people had accepted his punishment. After the thunder, it was time for the rain and dew to fall. The dead should die, and the living should accept the punishment and spend their time peacefully. A life of punishment.

Now, some people think that he cast the spell unfairly and killed sixty-seven people who did not deserve to die. This was a challenge to the majesty of the Tang law and his own majesty.

Yun Chu knew that Zhou Xing was now a hateful person, so he informed him of the news.

Yun Chu believed that there were definitely innocent people in Zhou Xing's first massacre, and there should be no more innocent people this time.

The Imperial City is a lawless place in Chang'an. Many bad industries in Chang'an City are closely related to the Imperial City. Xiudefang is the largest human trafficking base in the Tang Dynasty. Ordinary human traffickers can only buy and sell Silla maids, or fake Silla maids, sell some precious Bodhisattva Man, or fake Bodhisattva Man, and some fake Kunlun slaves.

Of course, if the buyer has a big business, he can also wholesale buy some Japanese slaves here to work as laborers. This is in compliance with the laws of the Tang Dynasty.

If these people buy and sell people from the Tang Dynasty, it will be over. Anyone caught will die. Yunchu has been following this regulation for twenty years, causing the price of Tang people's slaves to skyrocket.

Yun Chu wanted to use severe punishment to prevent the vicious incidents of buying and selling Tang people. Unfortunately, as Yun Chu was ruthless, the people in the imperial city were crazy about buying and selling Tang people. For a period of time, Ye Ting even All the maids in the palace were pulled out and sold.

Yun Chu had reported this matter to the emperor a long time ago. Unfortunately, whether it was the emperor, the queen, or the civil and military ministers of the dynasty, they all thought that this was a normal thing, and told Yun Chu that there was nothing to do.

Yeting Palace has jurisdiction over tens of thousands of eunuchs and maids... Most of the people here are criminals who were sent in after their homes were confiscated and their clans were exterminated. On weekdays, if there are only a few, the death of a few is not a big deal at all.

The only reason why sixty-seven people died at once this time was because someone was willing to pay a very good price to kill these people. This price may exceed the selling price of these prisoners.

Yun Chu now wants to know who those people are. Even these people who have humbled themselves into dust are not willing to let go. Such people must be found, and they must stay away from and beware of them in the future.

In the afternoon, Yunchu was discussing with Wu Sansi how to deal with the Yongquan issue in several cities in Chang'an County, when he met Chen Zheng, the minister of Huangmen. This man was very fat and was out of breath after walking a few steps. , looks very weak, In the cold weather, this guy wiped the sweat on his forehead with a handkerchief and complained to Yun Chu: "Junhou, you should take care of Zhou Xing at least. The imperial city has just suffered a death. He will enter the imperial city at this time." , the people inside are unstable.”

Yun Chu smiled and said: "Old Chen, I don't object to you making money. Just like you have been making people's money for more than ten years before, I have never asked. But, can you consider human nature a little bit when making money? .

If you make a lot of money like this, aren't you afraid of giving birth to a child without a butthole? "

Chen Zheng chuckled and said: "A certain family gave birth to eleven sons and seven daughters, each of whom has a valley, so I don't bother the princes. They buy and sell prisoners in Yeting Palace, which has been done since the founding of the country.

The money gained did not go into my pocket, Chen Zheng. Most of it went to the state. You should still remember the Great Ci'en Temple next to your home, right? "

Yun Chu said: "What's the matter with Guan Ci'en Temple? That national temple was built by people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, using old clothes donated by His Majesty and His Majesty's private property."

Chen Zheng looked at Yun Chu and said, "Do you believe it?"

Yun Chu nodded and said: "Your Majesty told me personally, of course I believe it."

Chen Zheng pointed to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda outside the window and said, "This is just a Buddhist scripture tower. Do you know how much it cost to build?"

Yun Chu looked at the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in the distance and said casually: "With some blue bricks and a little labor, the construction cost of Yonghui in three years will not exceed one thousand guan. I remember when we built the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. , the government has recruited civilians, so the cost will be lower. "

The smile slowly disappeared from Chen Zheng's fat face, and he said in a cold tone: "It is whatever the Lord says, I just hope that the Lord will not forget what you said today.

The government and the government are integrated, and it is a common practice for officials to protect each other. Now, if a certain family does not do anything excessive, but the monarch does nothing to save them, then it will be difficult for the monarch to get our help next time he is in trouble. "

After hearing Chen Zheng's words, Wu Sansi immediately thought about a question. Could this fat man, who seemed to weigh a full three hundred pounds, be kicked up by Yun Chu and then fly out of the room by smashing the window?

After all, when the two brothers were kicked to achieve this effect, Yun Chu used some of his cleverness, and it took even more effort to do so.

Yun Chu did not kick Chen Zheng out of the window as Wu Sansi thought. Instead, he helped Chen Zheng, who was as fat as a pig, tidy up his large official uniform, looked him up and down and said: "The Imperial City was so angry that eight thousand people died." One hundred... no, now there are more than 8,200 people. Although these people were killed by Ruichun and Zhou Xing on the emperor's orders, do you think that after doing this, your majesty, you don't have to give it to the world? Can one person explain it?

It's not appropriate to take Chief Ruichun out to explain to him. Zhou Xing's head is not too big or too small and looks very good. Now, I suddenly found that you, a fourth-grade Huangmen servant, seem to be more suitable to be explained to you. Let's calm down. mouth. "

Chen Zheng was just about to get angry when Wu Sansi who was standing aside said quietly: "Your Majesty, the family members of Chen Shilang will also be taken into the Yeting Palace. When I first arrived in Chang'an, my house was empty and I didn't prepare a few servants. It’s better to…”

Yun Chu waved his hand and said, "Just go to Zhou Xing for this small matter."

The furious Chen Zheng grabbed Yun Chu's arm and said, "Yun Chu, you are looking for death."

Yun Chu smiled calmly and said: "It's none of my business. Could it be that my subordinates want to buy a few prisoners as slaves, but you, the Huangmen servant, are not even willing to give them this face?"

Chen Zheng was also a military commander. He was famous for his cruel temperament back then. Now he has not fought for many years. Others just have a sudden spleen. He is covered with flesh all over his body. The courage of the military commander has long been exhausted in the gentle countryside of Yeting Palace. Nothing left.

He wouldn't even think about fighting with someone like Yun Chu. He grabbed Yun Chu's arm. It was just his instinctive reaction out of anger. He let go of Yun Chu's arm bitterly and walked away angrily. Once he walked very fast.

"I thought the Lord would beat him up." Wu Sansi said with some resentment.

Yun Chu put his hands in his sleeves and said, "I might not be able to kick this guy who weighs over three hundred pounds."

Wu Sansi said: "Are you afraid of being kicked to death? My chest muscles are strong. Even if I am kicked by you, you can control the force without hurting my muscles and bones. This guy is as fat as a pig. If you kick hard, the force will be able to penetrate it." The fat goes straight to the muscles, bones and internal organs..."

Yunchu ignored Wu Sansi's nonsense, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Do you know why your brothers can escape from a certain family many times?"

Wu Sansi quickly said: "Because our brothers are still of use to the king?"

Yun Chu said with a smile: "That's wrong, because although you brothers use your power to bully others, the ones you bully are nobles, officials, and rich people. For ordinary people, you brothers not only do not bully, but also tolerate them many times.

I like this kind of behavior very much. It is instinct for officials to compete with each other. The higher you go, the fewer positions you have. How can you achieve your goal without fighting for it?

Dealing with people who threaten you is a matter of course, and no matter what the method is, everyone is doing whatever they can now. When it comes down to it, you brothers are actually on the right path. "

Being praised by Yun Chu for no apparent reason, Wu Sansi suddenly felt a sense of pride in his heart. Before the pride could take over his mind, he immediately shook his head to get rid of this wrong thought.

He felt that he should talk more to Yun Chu about work and less about personal things. He was very worried that if he talked too much about personal things to Yun Chu, sooner or later he would regard Yun Chu as the most important person in his life.

This is no joke. He has long discovered that he doesn't care at all about Yun Chu beating them up just now. Normally, this kind of situation would only happen to parents and husbands, even if his brother beat them so fiercely. Oneself may not be able to achieve the point where he is completely careless.

"On a cold winter day, eleven springs suddenly appeared in the city of Chang'an County. This is obviously something very wrong. Have you checked where the springs appear?"

"After checking, Xianguan checked the location of every underground spring, and also recorded the daily changes in water volume after the underground spring began to spray water. At first, Xianguan thought it was caused by the rupture and diversion of underground water veins, but Then, I checked the water output of other existing Diyong springs and found that the water output of other Diyong springs was also increasing. "

Yunchu had never seen it in person, so he naturally could not draw any conclusions, so he thought to Wu San: "It's really weird that something like this happened in a year of severe drought. What did the Water Supervisor say?"

Wu Sansi said: "The people from the Capital Water Supervision Bureau thought there was a problem with Qujiang Pool. They started to monitor the water level changes in Qujiang Pool. It will take some time, but their words are not accurate. Qujiang Pool is closer to Wannian County. But there is no change in Wannian County in Chang'an County, so Xiaguan feels that this matter has nothing to do with the water seepage in Qujiang Pool. "

Yun Chu glanced at Wu Sansi and said, "Go and check it yourself. I really want to know the answer."

Wu Sansi nodded and prepared to leave with the document in his arms. He walked to the door and turned around and asked, "Does the Lord really have no intention of kicking that disgusting guy?"

Yun Chu said without raising his head: "I usually use a knife to kill people like this."

Hearing this, Wu Sansi left Yunchu's mansion with satisfaction.

After Wu Sansi left, Yun Chu began to check the topographic map of Chang'an.

Chang'an City itself is located on a huge gentle slope, with Longshouyuan in the north being the highest and Qujiang Pool in the south being the lowest. Zhuque Street divides Chang'an City into Chang'an County and Wannian County. The terrain of Chang'an County is obviously higher than that of Wannian County. If there are changes in the groundwater in Chang'an County at a higher place, then the problem must lie in Longshouyuan County at a higher place. And the imperial city built on Longshou Plain.

Yunchu tried to connect the locations of the new Diyongquan reported by Wu Sansi into a line on the map. As a result, the line did not have a complete direction. The lines were messy and had no rules to follow.

Chang'an City has a very good drainage system. The emergence of underground springs may harm some houses. As long as a diversion canal is built, these spring water can be introduced into the ditch, and finally flow to the moat, and eventually enter the Yellow River along with the Wei River.

Disasters should be controllable, but things are just too abnormal.

Yun Chu thought for a long time without any inspiration, so he prepared to go to the imperial city to meet with the supervisor of the Du Shui Jian and talk about this matter.

The Du Shui Jian was originally an institution under the Ministry of Works, mainly responsible for the national water conservancy affairs.

The former head of the Du Shui Jian was the Du Shui Envoy, who was a fifth-rank official.

In the first year of Linde, the position of the Du Shui Jian changed. The supervisor was changed to the magistrate, and the official was promoted to the third rank; the junior supervisor was changed to the junior magistrate, who was a fourth rank. The Du Shui Jian had jurisdiction over the two offices of boats and canals and various ferry ports, becoming an important department independent of the Ministry of Works.

Although Yun Chu's current official position and rank were also from the third rank, the honorary lord was much higher than the Du Shui Jian of the Du Shui Jian, but he was still prepared to give the Du Shui Jian enough face and visit him in person.

Yun Chu rode into the imperial city, and a faint stench lingered in his mouth and nose. Yun Chu was familiar with this smell. In the past, his official residence in Daxing City always had this smell, and it lasted all year round.

Because of the cold winter, the houses that were burned by fire have not started to rest now. They just transported some broken bricks and rotten wood inside. The once prosperous Tianjie is now empty, with only a few officials walking on it, and their steps are hurried.

The imperial city is in trouble, how can the Dushuijian be an exception?

Yun Chu met Li Chunfeng, the supervisor of the Dushuijian, in a side hall of the Dushuijian.

In Yun Chu's memory, this guy should have died, but now he is standing at the door of the side hall to greet him with a happy face. Looking at his white beard and white hair, Yun Chu feels that he can live another ten or twenty years.

"I haven't seen you for a long time. You are still as handsome as before. Congratulations."

Yun Chu raised his hand and clasped his fists in return, saying, "The Louguantai Debate Conference is just around the corner. You are not busy running around for the Taoist sect, but you have been promoted to the third rank without anyone noticing. It seems that you are going to give up Taoism and join politics?"

Yun Chu's words were sharp, but Li Chunfeng smiled without changing his expression and said, "I think that no one in the world can match the Yin-Yang technique, but it is the Yin-Yang technique that makes me embarrassed. I have made many mistakes and my reputation has been ruined. I can no longer face the Taoist sages, so I have to take off my Taoist robe and return to the world."

Yun Chu looked at Li Chunfeng and said, "Chang'an County has suddenly gushed out spring water in the past few days. I wonder if it is a good omen or bad news?"