In order to eliminate those seventeen people as soon as possible, the rules are full of traps. If a person does nothing, he will definitely violate the rules; if he does not do well enough, he will violate the rules; even if he does well, he may violate the rules. In short,
If you want to eliminate a person, maybe he doesn't have to make a mistake at all.
Making rules to expel old ministers is a kind of frame-up, but it is understandable. Once the emperor and his ministers are appointed, new officials take up their posts with three firepowers. If those thorns and rats are not eliminated, the work of Tang Mei will not be carried out in the future.
But those people are all Tang Mei's three blessed relatives. There are Tang Ning's bastard, Tang Ren's bastard, Tang Jiong's eldest grandson, and a group of young masters of the Tang family. And it should be noted that not all bastards have low status.
If the concubine is born by a maid, then the concubine's status is often very low. If the concubine's mother is a concubine with a background, or is the master's favorite concubine, then the concubine's treatment will not be too bad.
And there are many examples of concubines turning over in history, such as Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, Wang Mang, Yuan Shao, etc. However, in the Liang Dynasty, the concept of concubines was even more important.
But the gentlemen still value a boy's abilities. If the child has strong abilities, even if he is a concubine, he will be nurtured. He may even become a concubine.
For example, if the main wife dies, the concubine's mother will be the main concubine. If the concubine's mother also dies, a ceremony will be held in the ancestral hall and the concubine will be the main concubine.
It was the third update, and the rules were written. Su Ping checked again and again, and felt that there was nothing that could be changed, so he closed the book and went to sleep. He had just slept for less than two hours when he suddenly heard sad music. He listened to the sound and found out that the sad music came from the inner house.
Direction. Su Ping's heart moved and she thought, The princess is dead.
At dawn, Su Ping stopped sleeping and got up to pack the package. In fact, he didn't have much to pack, which was just a few pieces of clothes, a few taels of broken silver, and dozens of copper coins. As for the gaudy and wrinkled one given by Tang Mei
Su Ping did not intend to take away the big robe, but left it on the bed.
At this time, Zhu Tao knocked on the door and came in. Seeing Su Ping packing the package, she asked in confusion, "Is my uncle going out?"
Su Ping smiled bitterly and said: "The time has come, and my fate with the Sixth Miss is over. I am going to Yongkang County to concentrate on being the deputy chief of the police. If Xiaotao has something to do in the future, you can go and find me there. Although I don't have much power, you can
Please try your best to help."
Zhu Tao stamped her feet anxiously: "What are you so anxious about? Miss didn't tell you to let me go."
"We have already made an agreement, so why wait for others to ask for eviction? It's as if I want to stay here."
While talking, Su Ping put her package on her back and walked to the front yard.
Zhu Tao pursed her lips, trotted past Su Ping, and got into Qinxiang Xiaozhu one step ahead. As soon as she got in, she bumped into Miss Sixth.
Su Ping came over and saw Zhu Tao talking to Miss Six.
Seeing Su Ping coming, the sixth lady came over with a straight face and pointed: "Go back!"
Su Ping said: "Why, the previous agreement doesn't count?"
Tang Mei gritted her teeth and seemed a little embarrassed, but she still said: "Count."
"Then why don't I leave?"
"Because it was not the princess who died, but the princess."
It turned out that Tang Gui, Princess Anle, passed away. Su Ping said nothing and turned back. At this time, Tang Mei said: "Even if the princess really passed away, you are not allowed to leave without permission. I am the head of the family, and you have to listen to my arrangements.
.You can leave only when I let you go. Hey, did you hear that?"
It seemed like she didn't hear her. Anyway, her husband-in-law didn't turn around to talk to her.
Then Tang Mei also left. Listening to her heavy footsteps, she was probably angry again.
Tang Gui is Tang Qiong's sister and Tang Mei's aunt. She was the princess of the previous generation who was selected and nominated by the family and conferred by the Queen Mother.
Although the princess's life style was not very good, she had a noble status after all. When the princess died, the whole family went to express their condolences. They would inevitably cry a few times in a pretense. Of course, some of them must have really cried.
Who doesn’t have a few close friends?
But the work in the warehouse would not stop. Tang Mei sent Tang Wan to run home and take the rules away from Su Ping. She also sent some money from Tang Kuan to Su Ping and asked Su Ping to choose one.
The house serves as the superintendent's office. This afternoon, she will hold a meeting there to read out the rules.
Tang Mei did not give any explanation as to why he gave up the original supervising office near the granary. Su Ping estimated that it was the result of Tang Kuan's instruction.
Su Ping took his little maid and went to the three warehouses to have a look. The granary and west warehouse were relatively simple, because the inventory here was single. Then the focus of the three warehouses was the east warehouse. There were various types of goods there, and everyone in the family
The place where masters, young masters, young masters, old ladies and young ladies often attack.
Of the seventeen Shuoshu to be eliminated, eleven are in Dongdacang.
Dongdacang is located in the northeast of Guogong Mansion, relatively close to the east gate of Qinghuafang. When the carriage comes in from the east gate, it is a flat avenue. Go straight, and when you turn the corner at the door, you will enter Dacang. Logistics are very convenient. And it is a short distance from the east gate.
The nearest home in Okura is the home of eighth lady Tang Yun. That is, Lin Tong's family.
His house is close to the big warehouse, so it will be affected to some extent. For example, the big warehouse is filling in lime, and we can see the stormy soil rising from a distance. Once the east wind blows, the Lin family will suffer. A layer of white ash, as if it is snowing.
There is ashes everywhere on the roofs, on the tree crowns, on the flowers and grass, and on people's heads. If you sit in his yard for a while, you can turn into a plaster man.
However, the Lin family's house is quite big. Under the planned economic system, having such a large house can be regarded as the Tang family's care for the Lin family. At this time, Su Ping also heard from Zhu Tao that in Qinghuafang, besides the Tang family,
There are also eight meritorious families living in this family.
They were the eight generals who followed Tang Yu, the ancestor of the Tang family, to conquer the country. They were later called the Eight Generals. Their memorial tablets are also enshrined in the Tang Ancestral Hall. They are placed in the row below Tang Yu's memorial tablet.
The eight meritorious families are still working for the Tang family. Each generation will select strong men to serve in the Shence Army. They are used as close relatives, and there are many high-ranking officials. For example, Lin Tong also has the honor of the family.
, he became the Sima of Wuwei at a young age.
"Who are the eight meritorious families?"
Zhu Tao jumped like beans and said: "Kong, Dian, Lin, Zhang, Li, Wang, Zhen, Shi."
"Oh." Su Ping nodded: "If I remember correctly, the two captains of the Great Sima Guard are named Zhen and Shi."
Zhu Tao smiled and said: "Zhen Xiuwei and Shi Maosheng. They are very interesting."
"What's the point?"
"My uncle is not familiar with them. Once you get to know them, you will know that those two people are actually two fools and two living treasures. When it comes to fighting, they are the bravest of the three armies. But because they are too foolhardy, the Duke of the country will not let them
Serving in the Shence Army. The Duke of Guo also said that the two of him can't lead more than three hundred troops, otherwise it will be a waste to bring one more. And the Great Sima Guard has six hundred people, and the two of him can lead three hundred each."
Su Ping recalled those two people. They were both big-bodied, round-waisted, with beards, like two black iron towers. They were dumbfounded, and looked like tiger-headed generals. However, it was easy to tell them apart, because Shi Maosheng was bald. There was not a single hair on his head.
Bright and bright.
"Miss Sixth said that we need to choose a place to work. She said that it should be close to Dongdacang, but we can't eat dust all day long. I think this place is more suitable." Su Ping stopped in front of a courtyard to the west of Lin's house.
I don’t know what happened to this courtyard. It is overgrown with weeds. It must have been a long time since anyone lived there.
The buildings in Qinghuafang are all ready-made, as if they were mass-produced, and the courtyard layouts of the neighbors are exactly the same.
To the east of this house is the home of Lin Tong and Miss Eight, and to the west is the home of Fifth Master Tang Li. The gate is facing the north gate of the Duke's Mansion. Why is such a good location abandoned?
Just as Su Ping was about to ask, Zhu Tao tilted her head and said, "Why don't I go to another place?"
"Why?"
"This is a haunted house. The last two princesses of the Tang family lived here. They were both young and in their prime. They died inexplicably at night. That's why Princess Gui refused to live here and would rather stay in the Duke's Mansion.
."
"Oh, a haunted house."
"Why, my uncle doesn't believe in ghosts and gods?"
"I don't believe it, I don't believe it either."
"Then do you believe it or not?"
Su Ping smiled and didn't answer.
People in the Liang Dynasty were very superstitious, but Su Ping was not from the Liang Dynasty. Su Ping's attitude towards ghosts and gods was very mysterious. He didn't believe it, but he would go with his friends to worship Buddha and worship gods. He didn't believe there was any haunted house, but he had to invite Taoist priests before staying in the haunted house.
Reciting incantations and pasting runes. This seems a bit contradictory, but that's what he does.
There is a Taoist temple in Qinghuafang, and you can pay some incense money to invite an old Taoist. The blue-robed old Taoist with evil eyes and an ox nose on his head walks around the front and back yards carrying a mahogany sword and a demon-suppressing bell.
Since the houses in Qinghuafang are all publicly owned, there is no need to spend money to use the house. The money Tang Mei gave to Su Ping was used to buy tables, chairs, benches and other items.
Su Ping asked Zhu Tao to go back and find Tang Le, the chief steward of the Duke's Mansion, and call for twenty boys to clean up the old house. Su Ping said, everyone should be more agile, and they would like to have a drink at noon. The boys are working vigorously, and the locusts have passed.
Just clean up the weeds in the yard.
It only takes an hour to fetch water and clean the dust in the house, and there are many tables, chairs and benches in the house, many of which can be used. Su Ping just bought a new couch, a few meters long, and placed it in the main hall.
It was prepared for Tang Mei.
In the future, the dignified Miss Six will give orders here.
After everything was set up, it was already noon. Su Ping led twenty boys and went to a restaurant with the Taoist priest who had spent the whole morning wielding a mahogany sword. They ate and drank. The women did not go to the men's table, so Su Ping gave Zhu Tao an order.
Meals.
While they were eating and drinking, Tang Wan ran over and said that Miss Six was angry and was standing in front of the superintendent's office cursing.