"Is that you?"

Wu Youxu was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Who dares to be so arrogant in this king, it turns out that you are a castrate!" ”

"Hehe, slave maid, this is a little joke with the prince......"

After revealing his true face, the eunuch looked at Cui Geng again, and said, "After receiving the holy decree, why can't Erlang get up?" How? Brother, I don't dare to bow to you, I'm going to lose my life! ”

Cui Geng suddenly discovered that the person who delivered the decree turned out to be his old acquaintance - Liu Laosi!

He patted the dirt on his knees, got up and looked at Liu Laosi, and said in surprise: "It turned out to be Brother Shiro, what's the matter, why has your voice changed?" Otherwise, if you cover your face, your little brother can hear your voice! ”

Liu Laosi sniffed, still holding his voice hoarsely and said: "It's not that the old brother is deliberately pinching his throat to speak, it's really a hurry along the way, and I didn't pay attention to the cold." ”

"Well, this isn't a place to chat!"

Wu Youxu waved his hand and said, "Liu Laosi, we haven't seen each other for two years, come, go back to Yangzhou City with this king, and this king invites you to drink." ”

"Thank you, Lord Wang." Liu Lao Sidao.

Wu Youxu said again: "Cui County Order, since you and Liu Laosi know each other, let's go together!" ”

can drink with the biggest boss in the entire Huainan Province, and there is Liu Laosi, an old man from Chang'an, in the middle, Cui Geng naturally will not waste this opportunity.

He left the county lieutenant Yongguang, the county Cheng Xia Rong and other Jiangdu County officials to clean up the mess.

couldn't help but say, Wu Youxu asked someone to open the way first, greeted Liu Laosi and Cui Geng, and left Pingsonggang first.

A large group of officials in Yangzhou watched Cui Geng leave with envy on their faces, and secretly praised that this Cui Erlang is really an ordinary six-grade official, and his heels are deep.

Soon, everyone also dispersed one after another and returned to Yangzhou City.

As for the people who watched the excitement, after this incident, they naturally went back to their own homes and looked for their own mothers.

However, the aftermath of this proclamation has not dissipated, but has intensified!

……

……

Yangzhou City, Thorn History Yamen, Inner House.

Wu Youxu was quite interested, and set up a table of wine banquets, firstly to entertain Liu Laosi, and secondly, to suppress Cui Geng's shock.

can let the biggest boss in Huainan Province set up a banquet for him, a small local county commander, Cui Geng was also flattered, and his speech during the banquet was naturally flattering.

After all, in the Yangzhou realm, if there is really Wu Youxu, the pacification envoy of Huainan Province and the king of Anping, to say a few words for himself, maybe in the long-term game with Meng Shenshuang, it can have an unexpected effect.

After some eating and chatting, Cui Geng learned that Liu Laosi and Wu Youxu really had a good relationship, to be precise, Wu Youxu still had a great favor to Liu Laosi.

It turned out that a few years ago, Liu Laosi was still an ordinary eunuch, with no grade or rank, and accidentally angered Wu Zetian and was about to be killed on the spot.

Coincidentally, Wu Youxu came to see Wu Zetian that day, and casually begged for him a few words.

Wu Zetian has always liked and valued Wu Youxu, who does not fight for power and profit, and it is rare for him to open his mouth once, and Wu Zetian naturally gave him this face.

Since then, Liu Laosi has climbed along the pole and caught the door of Wu Youxu.

He is also really a talent, he does what he likes, flatters him with little intentions, and it didn't take long for him to be cited as a confidant by Wu Youxu, and he laughed and scolded him.

Of course, this is mainly related to Wu Youxu's single-minded cultivation character. If it were another prince and princess, it would be impossible for them to make any friends with a dead eunuch.

Under the care of Wu Youxu, Liu Laosi soon lived in the fifth grade, which can be called a bright future.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, Wu Zetian thought that this cousin was too troublesome to think about becoming a monk all day long, so he kicked him to Yangzhou.

Liu Laosi had no backer in the Chang'an Dynasty, and the market naturally began to decline again, and only later did he take refuge in Shangguan Wan'er and befriend Cui Geng.

After understanding this relationship, Cui Geng couldn't help but open his mind a little.

He secretly thought, Wu Youxu and Liu Laosi are both friends and old masters, and Liu Laosi and I are brothers, don't care how far this relationship is, it turns out that I can't fight with other people's Wu Youxu, this time I am barely strong, can't I have something to do with it?

And if it weren't for Liu Laosi who came to announce the decree today, Wu Youxu would not have held a banquet in the house to chat, and took advantage of the situation to take a hand to suppress my surprise, which caused a burst of envy from the officials in Yangzhou. This is completely Liu Laosi's face in Wu Youxu.

It seems that this Liu Laosi is really a buddy's "nobleman", every time I see him, there must be good things!

……

The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors.

Wu Youxu suddenly asked: "Liu Laosi, this will of His Majesty, this king is a little incomprehensible!" Is there something going on here? ”

"Insider?"

Liu Laosi burped, shook his head, and said, "What is the inside story, the slave and maid really don't know." His Majesty personally ordered the slaves and maids to leave immediately......"

At the beginning, Meng Shenshuang was caught off guard by Cui Geng, mobilized all the forces of Lijingmen, and in three days, he sent the incident, the confessions of the officials, and even the leftover sheep racks and fish bones to Chang'an City.

Lai Junchen was overjoyed when he saw it.

But Lai Junchen knew that the county order surnamed Cui was Shangguan Wan'er's person, and in order to prevent Shangguan Wan'er from falling short for his words, he took advantage of the next morning to poke out the case in public.

The dignified Jiangdu County order violated the law and violated the slaughter ban order, which naturally set off an uproar in the court~ waves.

As the prime minister, although Wu Sansi has no friendship with Cui Geng, he and Shangguan Wan'er are both "anti-Junchen Alliance Front", which is related to the face of the anti-Junchen Alliance, so he still fights for it.

The two sides are arguing with each other, but in terms of sophistry and lip service, where is Wu Sansi's opponent to Lai Junchen? Soon defeated.

For the fact that the courtiers at the bottom form a party and pull factions, where can Wu Zetian not see clearly? However, her way of controlling is to pay attention to a balance between left and right, and restrain each other.

She saw that Lai Junchen's side had been pressing Wu Sansi's side to fight, which was not a good thing, and said in public: "Regarding the case of Jiangdu County's order Cui Geng violating the slaughter ban, I have no will, so I will ......give an order."

Lai Junchen suddenly felt that something was wrong, Your Majesty was suspected of pulling the bias, and hurriedly played: "Your Majesty, Cui Geng is just a Liupin County Order, even if he is punished, it should be a Shangshu Provincial Text, right?" How can you need Your Majesty to make an order in person? ”

Wu Zetian said: "It's about the great cause of banning slaughter in the world, how can you ignore it?" I will personally make an order to set an example! Liu Boqiu, the inner servant, quickly pass the decree! ”

In this way, Wu Zetian instructed, Shangguan Wan'er wrote, brushed a little bit, and wrote for nearly an hour, and this holy decree to Cui Geng was completed.

Liu Boqiu is Liu Laosi, he did not dare to slack off after receiving the holy decree, and rushed to Yangzhou non-stop.

Hearing this, Wu Youxu felt even more strange, and said: "The four words of daring to make an example are not your fabrication, but Your Majesty's will." But in this will, there is no mention of how Cui County should be punished for violating the slaughter ban. Don't tell me, a three-month fine is a punishment! Knowing the law and breaking the law, privately violating the ban on slaughter, and there are Junchen concocted in the middle, this crime is not a small matter. ”

At this time, the corners of Cui Geng's mouth curled slightly, took a sip of wine, smacked his lips, and said: "Hey, King Anping, you are dedicated to the Tao, have few desires and pure hearts, and don't care about court disputes, so there are some things that you may only know one and not the other." In the eyes of the lower officials, the one who said in His Majesty's holy decree that he could set an example is not a lower official, but is beating the Junchen! ”

Wu Youxu was stunned for a moment, and said, "Knock him? This can confuse the king's brain! ”

Cui Geng said: "How can the lower official be worthy of His Majesty's love so much?" His Majesty means that he wants to knock on Junchen to care more about something else, and don't keep staring at the matter of the ban on slaughter all day long. ”

Wu Youxu vaguely seemed to grasp something, and said, "The meaning of the Cui County Order is ......"

Cui Geng said firmly: "According to the opinion of the lower officials, Your Majesty wants to make the ban on slaughter not abolished!" ”

This is not Cui Geng's random speculation, but it is real and visible in history in the absurd dream.

Although Wu Zetian, the son of the Great Zhou Dynasty, has mixed reviews in history, he is still one of the most famous monarchs in history in terms of governing national affairs, of course, he will occasionally listen to slander and make a mistake, no one is perfect, which Ming monarch can say that he has not made mistakes?

Historically, she was smart and confused for a while, and issued a ban on slaughter, but after a while, she understood it herself-this ban on slaughter is ridiculous.

But as soon as the will came out, the emperor Chrysostom said that he would regret it? What can I do?

You can't slap yourself in the face, can you?

In real history, it was through a few small hints that she gradually abolished the holy decree of the slaughter ban. not only saved the face of the emperor of his golden mouth, but also solved this absurd farce.

At that time, Zhang Dexi, the right widow, was happy to have a noble son, and when the child was full of moon, he secretly killed a sheep to entertain guests.

Among the guests, there was a man named Du Su, after a full meal of mutton, he had a bad heart, and when he went back, he wrote a piece of paper to report the matter to the emperor.

There are all human and material evidence, how to deal with Zhang De?

Her Majesty the Wise Empress said a famous saying at that time: "I forbid slaughter, good and evil are not allowed, but when you invite guests, you also need to choose people." ”

It is similar to the holy decree given to Cui Geng today.

That means that Zhang De violated the slaughter ban because of a happy event, and he is not guilty. However, Du Su betrayed his friends, it was too much of a thing.

As a result, those who broke the law were fine, and the whistleblowers were suffering, and the courtiers probably understood what the emperor meant.

Then, Wu Zetian ordered the prime ministers to inspect everywhere on the grounds of inspecting the implementation of the slaughter ban.

After the famous minister Lou Shide arrived somewhere, the officials thought that the prime minister was here, and we couldn't wait slowly, so they got on a sheep and explained that the sheep was bitten to death by a dog, and it was a pity to throw it away, although the prime minister could eat it with confidence.

Immediately afterwards, another plate of fish was served, and it was also said that it was bitten to death by a dog, and it was a pity to abandon it.

Lou Shide turned his face on the spot and scolded: Fart, bullying me, the six animals who are prime ministers don't know how to distinguish between grains and grains? This fish is in the water, can it be bitten to death by a dog?

As soon as Lao Lou was powerful, he was suddenly frightened and the faces of the officials accompanying the banquet changed dramatically.

But his next sentence made the audience laugh again.

I only heard Lou Shide say: "According to this official, this is obviously an otter bitten to death, don't try to lie to me!" ”

The prime minister spoke like this, and the local officials below gradually understood what the imperial court's attitude was towards the slaughter ban.

This is obviously to contact the will of the slaughter ban, but for the sake of Her Majesty's face, it cannot be abolished. Therefore, everyone slowly eliminates it, and tacitly and slowly discardes it.

Later, Wu Zetian used a few small cases to forgive those who violated the slaughter ban and punish the informants, and in the end, no one dared to mention her will again.

Therefore, even if there is no Cui Geng, even if there is no Wu Sansi to speak for Cui Geng, this ban will slowly be abolished.

At Yang Siniang's house that day, Cui Geng was arrested by Meng Shenshuang, not only did he not have the attitude of calming things down, but scolded Meng Shenshuang, the purpose was to let him quickly complain, so that Wu Zetian could quickly open this opening for the slaughter ban.

Happy events and funerals are exceptional, and funerals do not need to be mentioned.

It is a happy event for his new official to take office, and it is a happy event for the people to marry a daughter-in-law, right? Is moving a happy event? Is it nirvana for a sow to give birth? Is it nirvana to buy a new dress and make a piece of furniture?

Is this happy event a one-day banquet? Or do you have a month-long banquet?

Since Wu Zetian did not specify the regulations, the room for maneuver was gone, and the people completely found a reason to catch fish and shrimp reasonably and legally.

As soon as the meat ban was opened, the disaster in Yangzhou and even the entire Huainan Province was alleviated by more than half.

Now that this holy decree has finally come down, as soon as the mouth is opened, the big guy can tacitly kill pigs, slaughter sheep, catch fish and eat meat from now on.

"In this battle, Cui Erlang doesn't care if he hits by mistake or has a prophetic vision, he has contributed a lot!"

This is the most sincere emotion in Wu Youxu's heart at this time.

Immediately, he stroked his palm and praised: "Cui County Ling first came to Jiangdu County, and he did such a beautiful thing for the people of Yangzhou. Great! The people of Yangzhou are governed by a parent like you, the blessing of the people! ”

Liu Laosi next to him also echoed: "Yes, yes, Brother Erlang, now that the Holy Decree is given, you can rest assured." In this game, they lost Lijingmen, and he Meng Shenshuang planted! ”

"Well, it's a little early for Brother Shiro to say this, Meng Shenshuang's matter is not over yet!"

At this time, Cui Geng suddenly got up, poured a glass of wine for Wu Youxu, and said: "Right now, the lower official has a reluctant request, and please ask the prince to lend a helping hand and help the lower official!" ”

PS: There will be a fourth update later!