Chapter 310: Life and Death Together
Gambling has always been condemned by everyone in every dynasty.
After the founding of this dynasty, Emperor Taizu hated gambling so much that he built the Xiaoyao Tower, which had nothing in it but gambling equipment.
Come on, don’t you like gambling?
Let you gamble to death!
After starving a group of gamblers to death, it really frightened a lot of people.
But gambling addiction is not so easy to quit, and gambling still persists.
Grass mud horse!
You're turning a deaf ear to my words, aren't you?
Emperor Taizu issued another decree: Anyone who gambles will have his hands cut off.
After Emperor Chengzu ascended the throne, he continued Emperor Taizu's high-pressure stance on gambling, and for a time gamblers in the capital were in mourning.
After these two emperors, gambling became popular again.
During the Zhengde reign, gambling became more and more serious and even developed to the point where people gambled openly.
After Emperor Jiajing ascended the throne, he cracked down on a group of people, but as the war between the emperor and his subjects became more and more intense, no one cared about gambling anymore.
Not being able to take care of it is one thing, and having it brought to the table is another.
Everyone must condemn him!
Those who don’t shout are traitors!
So after Jiang Qingzhi uttered those words, there was a cry of fighting and killing in the hall.
"This man is the Marquis of Jincheng, Zhang Tong!"
Jiang Qingzhi's voice was not loud, but it sounded like a bell sounding the end of an attack.
The ministers in the hall had different expressions and were stunned for a moment.
Someone said, "Chang Wei Bo, you should speak with evidence. What is the crime of slandering an official?"
"evidence?"
Just as the crowd was getting angry again, Jiang Qingzhi took out some papers.
"This is a confession. In addition, my men are currently taking the Five Cities Army to arrest gamblers..."
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"Kneel down, everyone kneel down!"
In the gambling house in the north of the city, the gamblers who were gambling in a frenzy were caught one by one.
Manager, thug, operator...
They knelt on the ground one by one, looking at Sun Chonglou who was beating a steward in despair, "Dare to scold my young master? If I don't beat you half to death today, you won't know that my last name is Sun!"
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"Madam, those people said that as long as Jiang Qingzhi is killed this time, they will fully support the affairs of the Marquis' Mansion in the future."
The steward reported respectfully.
After Zhang Tong fell, the lady in front of him quickly replaced most of the managers in the mansion, and the concubines who usually dressed up in fancy clothes also huddled in the backyard and dared not show their heads...
The atmosphere of the entire mansion was rectified.
Ma picked up the teacup and took a sip, "Prepare the sedan chair."
Later, the sedan chair appeared outside the gate of Lord Changwei's mansion.
"Zhang Tong's wife is here to visit?"
Li Tian was also quite surprised.
Fu Cheng said, "Madam, Zhang Tong is now stupid, and Ma is just a woman... no matter how smart she is, she has to rely on men to succeed. Once the dust settles, the Marquis' Mansion without support will become food for the powerful. Even if those powerful people can let her go, we have to retaliate, otherwise anyone will dare to attack the Bo's Mansion in the future... so I think she has to come!"
Li Tian smiled and said, "You are indeed an expert in this field. No wonder my husband said that it was fate that he could have you as his housekeeper."
This was a huge compliment. Fu Cheng bowed slightly and said, "Madam, you are too kind."
Sure enough, she had experienced the storms in the palace... Li Tian thought of Jiang Qingzhi's evaluation of Fu Cheng, "In this case, I will meet her."
Ma was startled when she saw Li Tian, then smiled and said, "Seeing you, Madam, reminds me of when I first married the Marquis."
They were both young and beautiful, but the difference was that Li Tian’s complexion was fair and rosy, and she looked calm and confident, which showed that the couple lived in harmony.
The two exchanged a few pleasantries, and Ma said, "I won't hide it. I think that Lord Wei is very worried right now... Don't deny it. This matter has caused an uproar in the capital, and it is also related to whether Prince Yu can enter the East Palace."
Ma looked at Li Tian and said, "I have a way to achieve the best of both worlds, but I need Madam to agree to one thing."
"You tell me." Although Li Tian was only the wife of an earl, she had the title of Princess of Huating County, so her attitude was more superior.
Ma took a sip of tea and said, "Is it from the palace? I've only drunk it once, when I was a guest at someone else's house."
"You can take some back later if you like." Li Tian didn't understand why she came, but responded calmly.
Fu Cheng stood by with his hands behind his back, praising her in his heart, thinking that although this lady was young, her graceful and elegant side was enough to support the reputation of the Bo Mansion.
"This..." Ma glanced at Fucheng.
"Old slave..." Fu Cheng was about to leave when Li Tian smiled and said, "This is a family member."
Ma looked at Fu Cheng deeply, "That day, the Marquis had a drinking spree and insulted Prince Yu. His words were quite vulgar, and he even insulted Prince Yu's biological mother..."
Is this person crazy? Li Tian: "..."
Fu Cheng's eyes narrowed.
"Being insulted and his deceased mother was insulted, His Royal Highness Prince Yu was furious, so he took action. I have heard that in the Former Han Dynasty, if someone insulted their parents or ancestors, they could be killed without guilt. Now that the Marquis only has a broken leg, I think His Royal Highness Prince Yu is quite tolerant. What do you think, Madam?"
Li Tian looked at the smiling lady and felt a chill in his heart, "You are..."
"The Marquis went back home and had a drink, but he woke up and felt quite regretful..."
"Wait." Li Tian interrupted her, "Isn't Zhang Tong crazy?"
"He was just pretending to be crazy!" Ma said calmly, "Afterwards, many people forced him to bite Chang Wei Bo to death. The Marquis couldn't bear to slander Chang Wei Bo, but he had leverage over his family in the hands of those people. In desperation, he wrote a confession, and then..."
The noble lady smiled and said, "The Marquis hanged himself."
Bah!
Li Tian accidentally dropped the teacup onto the table, and the tea spilled everywhere.
"you!"
Fu Cheng said calmly, "What does Madam want?"
After all, Li Tian had never experienced such a thing and found it horrifying.
Fucheng is an expert at this.
Ma said softly, "Let Zhang Tong be disgraced, and I want another two hundred thousand strings of cash. Don't say I don't have it. If you don't give it to me, I will bite Chang Wei Bo to death."
Madam, you have just gotten married, and the two of you are in love with each other. You wouldn't want your husband to be exiled, right?
By the way, the scholars and officials regard Long Wilbur as an enemy. Once Long Wilbur is demoted, how many years can he live? Compared with money and people... money can be earned again, right? But human life is only one."
Li Tian suddenly sighed, "I have never seen a ruthless person like you. To be honest, if I were in another place, I would probably stay away from you."
"But there was nowhere for long Wilbur to escape."
Ma said confidently: "Two hundred thousand strings of cash, and Zhang Tong's confession will be delivered soon. I guarantee that the evidence is enough to make him unforgivable. Do you understand? Dozens of lives were lost, and even more were disabled. There was also the sale of innocent people... Are these enough? If not, there are also the killing of slaves..."
As for Prince Yu, he was eliminating harm for the people!
Li Tian sighed: "You are late."
"What do you mean?"
"see a visitor out!"
Li Tian got up and left. She felt that if she stayed any longer, her whole body would be frozen.
Ma sneered. She left the mansion, got on the carriage and ordered, "Go to Xiyuan to stop Jiang Qingzhi! That woman is ignorant, but Jiang Qingzhi is a smart man!"
When he arrived at Xiyuan, the court was just about to be dismissed.
Ma was standing next to the carriage.
Watching familiar or unfamiliar people come out one by one.
"Prince!" She saw an official she knew.
But the officials acted as if they had seen a ghost and ran away as soon as they got on their horses.
"Mr. Li!" Ma said with a smile.
The official looked at her and sighed, "Go back!"
"What do you mean, Mr. Li?" asked Ma.
The official said, "Earlier, the public was excited to impeach Jiang Qingzhi. Just when we thought we had won, Jiang Qingzhi produced evidence. Your master ran a gambling house and killed many people, maimed many people, and even sold good people... He did all kinds of evil."
Ma stood there blankly.
Li Tian’s words echoed in my mind.
——You are late!
"The families who opened the market with the Marquis' Mansion suddenly attacked and accused Zhang Tong of many evil deeds... My old face! This time, Jiang Qingzhi beat me in public and I was red.
I'm not saying anything wrong, but Zhang Tong is too cruel. Hurry back and pack up. His Majesty has just ordered a house search... Collect whatever you can! I probably won't see you again from now on, so take care on your way."
After the property was confiscated, the men were exiled, and the women in the family would be sent to the Jiaofangsi, and Ma could not escape either.
Ma suddenly laughed.
"Long Wilbur!"
She saw Jiang Qingzhi and squatted forward.
Jiang Qingzhi was impressed by this woman. He said calmly, "If you have something to say, just say it."
If you dare to show your fangs and claws again...where is the stone?
Sun Chonglou stepped forward and looked at Ma with ill intent.
Ma said: "It was not my intention to bite the master to death. I am sorry for the offense."
After saying this, Ma got into the car and left.
You blocked me just to say this?
Jiang Qingzhi was puzzled.
When she returned home, Li Tian told him about Ma's visit.
"What do you think she meant? Zhang Tong..."
"Zhang Tong is probably dead now." Jiang Qingzhi felt a chill down his spine. "This person reminds me of someone else."
"Who?"
"The surname is Pan."
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Ma entered the marquis's mansion with a smile on her face.
"Meet the Madam, the gambling house was raided..."
The steward was reporting something, but Ma interrupted him and said, "Tell the kitchen to prepare a delicious meal, with plenty of wine and meat."
"Yes."
When everyone in the marquis's mansion was praising the madam for her wisdom, Ma walked into the side room.
On the beam, Zhang Tong was hanging by a rope, swinging gently back and forth.
Ma changed her clothes and said, "People say a good girl doesn't wear her wedding dress, but I don't want to be stained by the grass and trees here... I feel dirty!"
She tied a rope around the beam and made a noose.
She stood on a high table and wobbled as she put her neck into the noose.
Ma looked at Zhang Tongyi, who was standing beside her with a livid face and tongue hanging out, and said, "Excuse me, please make room for me!"
She bumped into Zhang Tong, gave the world one last smile, and pushed her feet hard.
Bah!
Gao Ji fell down.
Squeak!
The rope is stressed and swings back and forth...
Just like a person's life.
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“The people who searched the house were almost scared to death when they entered.”
The old playboy brought news that even surprised Jiang Qingzhi.
"The couple were hanged side by side. Zhang Tong was grinning foolishly as they watched. Ma was actually laughing as well. But they said they felt like they were liberated. There was a confession on the table with Zhang Tong's seal on it..."
woman!
Jiang Qingzhi sighed, then asked, "I heard that you lost all the money you won from the bet?"
Zhu Xizhong said seriously: "I will definitely win it back next time."
Today, several of Zhang Tong's comrades suddenly attacked and defended Jiang Qingzhi, completely nailing Zhang Tong to the ground. When Jiang Qingzhi was confused, he saw the Taoist looking at the old playboy thoughtfully. After he came out, he asked someone to inquire about it, and only then did he know that Duke Cheng had lost more than 100,000 strings of cash in a gamble.
"Okay, I'll definitely win next time!"
Jiang Qingzhi stretched out his hand, and Zhu Xizhong subconsciously stretched out his hand as well.
"It's awkward for two men to shake hands."
"So what do you say?"
"How about going to the brothel together?"
"My back is not in good condition."
"Then let's drink!"
"it is good!"
Jiang Qingzhi was very drunk that day.
After getting drunk, this guy pulled Zhu Xizhong and insisted on becoming sworn brothers again.
"I've met my brother!"
Zhu Xizhong was also drunk, and waved his hand, "Brother, let's go to the brothel... and have a good chat!"
"Three irons!" Jiang Qingzhi laughed, "Why not...uh! Why not go sing?"
"Sing?"
"Come, I'll teach you a song. Iron bars, iron doors, iron chains, I stand in the cell thinking about the outside, ready... go!"
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(End of this chapter)
