Bullying goes too far

The thumping sound of donkey hooves slowly sounded on Zhuque Street.

Fan Zheng even forgot to nail a set of palms on the little braying donkey.

Horseshoes are said to have been used in ancient Rome, and there are archaeological sites that can verify this.

In Chinese history, the earliest and reliable evidence is the "Horse Shoeing Picture" in the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, dating from the fourth year of the founding of the Emperor's reign, which clearly depicts the nailing of horseshoes.

There is no evidence earlier, but it is a fact that it gradually became popular in the Tang and Song Dynasties.

Therefore, Fan Zheng's idea of ​​using horseshoe to get some credit was undoubtedly poured cold water on him.

Indistinctly, horses, donkeys, or even carriages were added one after another on both sides of Zhuque Street.

The Tang Dynasty did not reject human-carried sedans, but men generally only rode the sedans, not the sedans that obscured the view. Men and women rode the sedans, and nowadays, women basically ride in the sedans.

Anyway, there are people following in the dark behind and behind. Each lantern can only illuminate the small area in front of you. No one can do it faster if they want to.

Who made Dunhuafang a corner?

Fan Zheng goes out to go to the Yamen, which is inherently laborious. Taking the bus an hour or two earlier than Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou is not much more advantageous.

The breath of Mao Shi is cold and a little moist, which quickly wakes people up.

Outside the Zhuque Gate, Fan Zheng got off his donkey and entered the imperial city with the fish talisman. Sun Jiu then led Lu Yisheng, who was familiar with the door and the road, and led the little barking donkey into Xingdaofang on one side.

Lu Yisheng was surprised to see that half of Xingdaofang was a simple teahouse, and next to it was a place where horses and donkeys could be tied up and forage replenished.

"You are young, aren't you? This is so normal! When the nobles go to the government office, they can't turn around and go home with their cars or whatever. Of course they have to find a place to rest. According to the rules, the rest money is given by the host's family."

Sun Jiu ordered a pot of wild tea and two biscuits, which he and Lu Yisheng shared and ate.

These days, biscuits are so abundant that one Hu biscuit is enough to fill your stomach.

"Uncle Sun, why do you bring a gourd?"

Lu Yisheng lacked experience and could only ask for advice humbly.

Sun Jiu chuckled: "Water. What if you are thirsty and are not in the tea house?"

…

There were many guiding lanterns hanging in the imperial city, and with this delay, it was already past six o'clock. Most of the time had passed, and the morning light was gradually emerging, making it much clearer to see the road.

Seeing Fan Zheng in the procuratorate's public hall, he looked happy for a moment.

"My dear brother, you came just in time. I was worried that you might have missed something because of your long journey. Sit down quickly and order some food. There are tables and chairs that Supervisor Shi brought for you."

Li Yifu chatters like a sister-in-law of Xianglin.

He was so depressed that he had few people in the procuratorate to whom he could speak.

"For example, Zhao Guogong lives in Chongrenfang on the edge of the imperial city, and Liang Guogong lives in Wubenfang. How convenient it is." Li Yifu's eyes turned blue with envy.

You dare to think about it. Now you want to compare yourself with Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling.

Frankly speaking, even if I were given the chance, I could only take a look at the houses around the imperial city, Li Yi Mansion, Fan Zheng and others.

House prices in Chang'an City become more expensive as you go north, while in the south they are so cheap that you can barely sell them for a few bucks.

Who told the center to be in the north?

At the end of the Mao period, Liu Fan, the person in charge of the Procuratorate, took the name book and called the names one by one to verify his identity.

Anyone who wants to answer the call will be impatient.

After that, breakfast is served, including porridge and cakes. It tastes just like that.

However, this is the biggest difference with ordinary people. Officials eat three meals a day, but most people still eat two meals.

In years when the harvest is bad, you may have to tighten your belt even for a meal.

After eating, wipe your mouth with a sweat towel and wave, and the tableware will be cleared away by the handyman.

Then it’s time to tidy up personal appearance and place application equipment, and the atmosphere is relatively relaxed.

At sunrise, the meeting began.

Everyone else has duties, so Fan Zheng is new and doesn't know what to do.

Liu Fan's eyes flashed, and he considered it for a moment: "Xinfeng Zhechong Mansion suppressed bandits in Lishan Mountain and beheaded more than a hundred people. According to the law, his merits should be reviewed by the Procuratorate, so let's take a trip."

ah?

What does the supervisory censor do?

Shouldn't this be the job of soldiers, military supervisors, and the like?

This is because Fan Zheng did not understand the duties of the Supervisory Censor. In addition to the ordinary supervisory officials, the Supervising Censor also had to inspect the prisoners after the general returned from victory, check the number of beheadings, and confirm whether any good people were killed and falsely reported.

As a rule, a state only has one Zhechongfu, but that refers to other places.

On Guannai Road, which is located in a war-prone area, the number of Zhechong prefectures is quite astonishing. There are 289 prefectures that can be verified, and only about 627 prefectures can be verified nationwide.

So after a lot of trouble, Lu Yisheng rode his donkey back to Dunhuafang, and Fan Zheng took two supervisors, Sun Jiu, and set off on the post horse.

You still have to pay for riding the stagecoach, but this is included in the travel expenses and will be reimbursed by the procuratorate.

The post stations of the Tang Dynasty are also unique in history. There is one post every thirty miles, and there are 1,639 inns, which are controlled by the Department of Military Affairs.

Chang'an City is a hundred miles away from Xinfeng County. I didn't bother to change horses on the way, so I went directly to Xinfeng City.

The Zhechong Mansion garrison is located at the corner of Xinfeng. The soldiers of the Mansion sang "Dajiao Song", brandished their swords and spears, stabbed quickly, and formed formations. Their morale was high. Even Fan Zheng was a layman, but he could feel their sharpness.

In a corner of the barracks, there were more than 20 soldiers who had injured their arms and shoulders, bandaged tightly, sitting quietly outside, enjoying the sunshine.

Normally, injured people will feel colder due to loss of blood, so exposure to less intense sun is beneficial to their recovery.

"So many people were injured?"

The legend of the Fu soldiers was very impressive in Fan Zheng's mind. Even if no one died when more than a hundred Lishan bandits were suppressed, the proportion of injuries was a bit high.

Fan Sheng, the captain of Zhechong, responded with some annoyance: "My soldiers are very strong! The key group of Lishan bandits are not weak either! Even though the soldiers and armor in their hands are all old, they are still serious.

Wooden guns, infantry armor!"

The faces of the two supervisors changed, and they communicated quietly with Fan Zheng.

The Tang Dynasty had very strict control over standard weapons such as spears, spears, armor, crossbows, longbows, horn bows, crossbows and arrows.

For private weapons, the minimum apprenticeship is one and a half years;

Had a crossbow for two and a half years;

A man with one collar or three crossbows can travel two thousand miles;

Armor, three collars, five crossbows, and a choke.

So, how did these standard soldiers and armors leak out?

After getting to the bottom of it, I'm afraid I'll have to roll a few heads to understand it.

In the past, beheading was used to cut off the head, but the weight of the head must have affected the soldiers' ability to continue fighting, so it was changed to cutting off the left ear. However, the language and custom still dictated beheading.

How does it feel to see a bag of human ears poured out?

Anyway, it’s definitely uncomfortable, and it’s not cat ears (snacks).

The blood had already solidified, and the smell had faded a lot. Fan Zheng was not to the point of vomiting, and his complexion still changed slightly.

To put it bluntly, it is normal for a white man with no life in his hands and not a medical student to experience discomfort in his organs.

If they were all ears, Fan Sheng still couldn't explain it, but he still captured the enemy chief alive.

The enemy chief was a man in his forties, with a face as old as sixty, and a pair of bee-like eyes blazing with hatred, but he said not a word.

The two supervisors looked at each other and started looking for a place to write down the records.

Sun Jiu winked at Fan Zheng, Fan Zheng walked aside, and Sun Jiu whispered: "It's incredible, we caught a big fish! This is the old subordinate of Hailingla County Prince, Xie Shufang's cousin Xie Jifang! He was the queen of Xuanwu Sect.

, Xie Shufang and Feng Li killed His Majesty’s beloved generals, Jing Junhong and Lu Shiheng, and could not do anything. They surrendered the next day. They did not expect his unknown cousin..."

The king of Hailingla County was Li Yuanji. Li Yuan's fourth son died and his five sons were all executed.

Then, Li Cao Shimin manipulated Li Yuanji's concubine Yang into the palace, and made her and Yang's son Li Ming, the king of Cao, the heir to Li Yuanji.

With this kind of operation, Li Yuanji knew underground that the coffin board might not be able to hold it down.

That's too much!
Chapter completed!