Chapter 43 Section 20

Of course I don't want to listen to Lu Zhong's words, this Shuzi was born in a group of thieves, and he is used to fighting and killing, but he didn't know that it would be extremely difficult to usurp the prisoners in Tingwei's mansion.If it is impossible to go that way, you have to bribe the jailer and make a careful plan.Fortunately, I am not short of money or manpower.But after working for a period of time, I realized that things were far from easy as I imagined. Although Ting Weitian Tingtian appreciated Chen Tang at first, Chen Tang's imprisonment also made him quite implicated, because he He once selected Chen Tang as Taiguan Shangshicheng. After Chen Tang was imprisoned for two months, he finally received the imperial edict issued by Yushi Dafu Temple, removing him from the post of court lieutenant and retaining only the post of Shaofu.My idea of ​​reducing Chen Tang's guilt through Tian Tingtian's judgment has gone bankrupt.

But the news that followed made me immediately happy. After Tian Tingtian was dismissed, it took nearly a month for the new Tingwei to take office, and he was actually an acquaintance of mine, that is, Chen Sui who was originally Jing Zhaoyin. Chen Sui was also a child of a family. After the death of Linghou Chen Bushi, he inherited the title as the eldest son, but it is said that his father has always disliked him, but liked Chen Lan, the son of his younger wife, and wanted Chen Lan to inherit his title.But his idea was quickly rejected by Jia Cheng appointed by the court, saying that it was not in line with the law.He had no choice but to die in depression.Although I haven't seen Chen Sui for a long time, I had to bite the bullet and visit him that day, hoping to get some news out of him. The name "Wan Zixia in Liushi" is quite a bit of face, and when he heard that I came to meet him, he immediately ordered to greet him.

Chen Sui had a slender figure and seemed to be too weak to wear clothes. It was really difficult to connect his image with the official position of Tingwei.After I bowed down to meet him, he said happily, "I have heard that Zixia has never paid a visit to princes, so how could he condescend to come to our house today?" I respectfully said: "How dare you, the saying that you never visit princes is no longer true. At least the year before last and this year, I visited Fupinghou's house twice." His eyes lit up, and a tinge of blood appeared on his pale face: "Oh, Zhang Hou is also my best friend. He knows you so well that he never mentions it to me." He paused, sighed again, Said: "Oh, it's a pity that there is no holiday, and the good man has a short life. He passed away at a young age. I lost another best friend in this world."

I was overjoyed, if Zhang Hou had been close friends with him before his death, then he would definitely not stand idly by about Chen Tang's matter.I had such calculations in my stomach, and patiently chatted with him for a while, and finally turned the topic around to Chen Tang, and I said: "Zhang is taking the liberty of visiting today, and I really want to ask for something, I hope you can give me a room, let Zhang tell. " He nodded: "With Wan Jun's reputation, if nothing happens, I don't think he will come here." He waved his hand and said to the people around him: "You all stand down."

The servants next to him agreed, and they all retreated out of the hall one after another, but a waiter wearing a lacquer gauze crown standing behind him still stood still. This waiter was probably in his fifties, with an eagle hook Nose, very serious.Chen Sui turned his head and looked up at him, and said, "Please avoid Mr. Chang Nian, I have important matters to discuss with the guests." The waiter said reluctantly: "Before the end of the day, Marquis Jie told the ministers to serve the prince well, and the ministers dare not resign." Chen Sui's lips trembled a little: "Don't I have no freedom at all?"

Then the waiter hurriedly knelt down and said: "The old minister dare not." He stood up, backed up to me, turned around again, gave me a meaningful look, and hurried down the hall. I was baffled, judging from his attire, he was just a servant with a relatively high status, how could he dare to provoke his lord to lose his temper? Chen Sui might also be afraid that I might be suspicious, so he explained: "He is an old servant entrusted to take care of me by the late King before his death. His name is Chen Changnian, because he is loyal and honest. Don't blame him for his temper."

I said: "As the saying goes, 'Jun Ming ministers are straight', Jun Hou is smart and wise, so he has such a loyal servant. I'm afraid other princes are envious and envious, so how dare Zhang have any opinion?" A gleam of joy appeared on Chen Sui's face again: "Mr. Zixia is really good at talking, so tell me, what advice do you have for coming to my house today?" "There is a Chen Tang, a good friend of Zhang Hou and me, who was imprisoned in Tingwei Prison because he was framed. Before Zhang Hou died, he told me that the only thing he was worried about was Chen Tang. I hope I can do my best to save him. He was released from prison. He also solemnly told me that Chen Tang is a rare talent. Dare or forget, so—” At this point, I looked up at Chen Sui and stopped.

A strange expression flashed across Chen Sui's face: "What do you mean?" "I don't know if Junhou can re-examine Chen Tang's prison affairs. Both Zhang Hou and I have known Chen Tang for a long time, and we both believe that someone is framing Chen Tang. I hope you will investigate clearly." I sat down again. "Chen Tang's prison affairs are colluding with gangs of thieves. Even the edict of amnesty is not included in the amnesty. Don't you know? Judging from the plundered manuscripts last time, the evidence of his crimes is conclusive and clear. I'm afraid I can't do anything about it." " Chen Sui stared at me and said slowly.

I was shocked, he knew so much about Chen Tang's prison affairs, it can be seen that he had paid attention to Chen Tang for a long time.There are countless prisoners in Tingwei Prison, but Chen Tang is the only prisoner who has a well-thought-out plan. This situation is very bad. It seems that there is little hope of getting help from him.I myself don't know much about laws and decrees, so I just stayed there, unable to think of any words to answer him. Seeing that I was silent, Chen Sui smiled. His thin face was glowing with blue light. He seemed to be in a bad mood, with dark circles under his eyes. Except when he was smiling, he always had a gloomy expression. , it is hard to imagine that a person who is such a big official and a lieutenant can be so unhappy.

He leaned forward again, pretending to be an acquaintance, and said, "I would like to advise Mr. Zixia, you'd better not hook up with gangsters like Chen Tang. In the eyes of Sheng Tianzi, he is a slicker who does not care about his career after all. He honestly works in the garden at home and spends his life with good clothes and food. ? Thinking about Yuan Guanghan in Maoling, isn’t it enough to wake up?” It seems that he is really disgusted with me.Yuan Guanghan has always been alive and kicking in the mouths of Sanfufu's common people. He is a member of Emperor Xiaowu's generation, and it is said that he has a huge family fortune.The most famous thing is that he has a big garden, which is located under Beimang Rock in the Shi Plain, four miles from east to west, five miles from north to south, with lakes, rockery and everything in the garden.In addition, he also bought many rare birds and animals, such as white parrots, purple mandarin ducks, yaks, green scorpions, etc., which can be described as countless.What's more, the pool is vast, rippling with the wind, sea cranes and river gulls, soaring among the clouds.And the pavilions, terraces and pavilions are also dotted among the trees, without knowing where they stop.When the guests came, they felt as if they were in the fairyland of Yaochi under the Qunyu Mountain, but this fairyland was exclusively owned by such a lowly businessman as Yuan Guanghan, who could not be jealous?Yuan Guanghan didn't know that he was the target of public criticism. He thought that he was living a carefree life of a rich man and that he would live a rich life without provoking anyone. , All the family property was confiscated, and everyone believed that he actually suffered bad luck because he did not actively respond to Emperor Xiaowu's edict "Na Su to help the border".As soon as he died, his garden, which had been in operation for decades, soon became part of Shanglin Garden.In fact, there is no need for Chen Sui to remind me of this matter. Every time I want to spend money to build a big garden for myself, I can’t help but think of Yuan Guanghan’s experience. Money will be envied after all, why should I be so ostentatious.I don't know if there is such a country in the universe other than the big man, where a rich commoner like me can never worry about the danger of being deprived of his property by the emperor.If so, those who live in that country, blessed are they.And I was born unlucky, so I can only live helplessly on this beautiful land. No matter how rich I am, I always feel that I am dying. What about the worries in my heart?