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Chapter 1250: The Wu Brothers Would Rather Die Than Surrender
Master Xuanzang said that although the sufferings in the world are vast, they are ultimately limited. Monks should bear more sufferings for the world's people. Only when monks bear more sufferings, the sufferings of the world's people will be reduced a little bit.

Yun Chu thought that what Master Xuanzang said made a lot of sense.

So, since he sent people to capture the Wu brothers who were still drunk in the morning, he has been making them bear a lot of suffering for the world.

At least, a few poor people in the world should be able to avoid getting beaten up so many times.

When not working, the officials of Wannian County would always intentionally or unintentionally glance at the county magistrate's office. Although the doors and windows there were closed, it did not prevent the screams of the Wu brothers from being heard from inside.

Yang Jiong chuckled and said, "It seems that the county lord is really angry this time."

Lu Zhaolin asked, "Do you know that the Wu brothers have only begged for mercy until now, but have refused to say that they were wronged?"

Yang Jiong frowned and asked, "Did they get drunk on purpose to ruin the county lord's good deeds?"

Lu Zhaolin said: "It must be so. They also firmly believed that the county magistrate would not take their brothers' lives, so they dared to do so."

Yang Jiong sighed and said, "It must have been arranged by the Queen."

Lu Zhaolin sighed and said, "Why is it so difficult for us to do anything in Wannian County? We are watching the steel mills being rolled out on a large scale, watching the farm tools in the hands of farmers being replaced on a large scale, watching the restrictions on merchants being lifted, watching the farmers being freed from their shackles and being able to decide what to plant on their own land. Now it seems that good things take time."

Yang Jiong said angrily, "If these two bastards hadn't ruined the county lord's plan, the song could have kept His Majesty for at least half a month longer. With this half a month, the problems you mentioned would have been solved naturally. Now it seems that the county lord has to make a choice."

Lu Zhaolin said with regret: "Under the guidance of the current policies, Chang'an has reached its limit. If we want to continue to develop, the national policy must be unlocked step by step, giving officials, merchants, and farmers greater authority to promote the next step of development...

Pity……"

What a pity, these three words were not only said by Lu Zhaolin, but also by many knowledgeable people in Chang'an City.

This time the emperor came to Chang'an, not to look for Yun Chu's revenge for a murdered Huangmen Shilang, but to support Yun Chu.

The emperor is in Chang'an, and the emperor has the final say in Chang'an City, which indirectly means Yun Chu has the final say. If the emperor is willing to live in Chang'an City for a long time, then Yun Chu can do whatever he wants in Chang'an City.

Over the years, during Yun Chu's administration, no wealthy family had ever taken an acre of land, a house, or a shop in Chang'an at a low price, nor had they ever illegally obtained any Tang slaves.

On the contrary, land transactions and exchanges, as well as Chang'an land deeds exchanges, generally circulate among ordinary people. That is to say, a farmer in a village, because he has to go to other places or becomes extinct, must first ask his fellow clansmen whether they want the land and house under his name. If his fellow clansmen do not want them, he can ask people in the same village. Only when people in the same clan and village do not want them, will the land flow into the market. However, at this time, the government will rush to take over the land, basically leaving no chance for the wealthy families.

On the contrary, if a wealthy family was beheaded by the imperial court and their family members were taken to the Yunting Palace, their house and land would immediately be transferred to the Ministry of Revenue of the county government. The Ministry of Revenue would split the large house into small houses, and the land deeds would be cut into small pieces. The Chang'an government would be responsible for renting out these small houses.

Eventually it became an asset of the government.

Unless they are government-run, Yun Chu doesn't like the appearance of those giant and powerful merchants.

For a city or a region, medium-sized merchants are basically the limit of what local officials can tolerate. Super merchants controlled by super families not only do not contribute much to the local area, but will also devour the few resources in the jurisdiction. Not to mention, super families are generally above local officials, that is, they will be above the law.

What is law?

The law is actually the basis and powerful means for local officials to control local power. Without the law, nothing good will happen in the local area.

The industries of the people of the Tang Dynasty were still very fragile, and those giant merchants could easily form some form of monopoly in a certain city or place, which was intolerable to the government.

It is under such circumstances that the various businesses of the Yun family, which were once extremely prosperous, have now declined greatly. Even the last large cafeteria has now become the object of competition among the people for food, and is no longer able to make ends meet.

The industry is fragmented and businesses are miniaturized. Many large businesses that are not enterprising and consume too many resources will be eaten by these small fish. Then, while these fish are still small, they will be injected with the blood of new business. Then, we will watch them fight each other and see if some new businesses that have never existed before can emerge in the fight.

In three days, the emperor will leave Chang'an and return to Jiucheng Palace. The halo around Yun Chu will quickly fade away. At that time, naturally countless people will jump out and take back the territory occupied by Yun Chu.

Yun Chu squatted in front of Wu Chengsi and said, "I thought we were already friends, but I didn't expect that you would stab me hard when I needed your cooperation the most."

Wu Chengsi used all his strength to retract his left leg and said with a smile: "I can't help it, after all, I am the queen's man."

Yun Chu said: "Chang'an has become better, and the Queen is also a beneficiary. You brothers are being disloyal by doing this."

Wu Chengsi endured the pain and used his body to squeeze his left leg. Just now, Yun Chu had dislocated his hips.

Seeing that he didn't answer, Yun Chu pulled his left leg again, and Wu Chengsi screamed loudly.

The pain was so sharp that Wu Chengsi couldn't answer his question for a while. Yun Chu came to Wu Sansi who was hiding under the table, squatted down and said patiently: "Tell me."

Wu Sansi put his hands on his chest, looked at Yun Chu through the gap between his fists and said, "No matter what, your majesty cannot stay in Chang'an. Once your majesty stays in Chang'an, the queen will have to come to Chang'an to serve your majesty. Here, your majesty's power will be impenetrable, and Chang'an will become a cage to imprison the queen. Therefore, your plan must be destroyed."

Yun Chu said patiently: "You actually understand that His Majesty will not stay in Chang'an. I just want to try to keep His Majesty for a while longer, just half a month will be fine."

Wu Sansi shook his head and said, "You can keep His Majesty for half a month. After half a month, you will find a way to make His Majesty stay for another month. And so on. If His Majesty stays in Chang'an for a long time, it will be a disaster for the Queen."

Yun Chu stretched out his hand and passed through Wu Sansi's defending fists, pinched Wu Sansi's chin with one hand, lifted it up slightly, and pulled it again, and Wu Sansi's chin was removed by Yun Chu.

Then he stood up and kicked Wu Sansi hard in the stomach...

"Lord, you can't kill our brothers. If you continue to torture us like this, it will be unworthy of your status as a Lord."

Wu Chengsi, who had finally recovered, saw Yun Chu starting to step on Wu Sansi's stomach, so he spoke while enduring the pain.

Yun Chu let Wu Sansi go and came to Wu Chengsi and said, "I'll help you close your hips first."

As he spoke, he lifted Wu Chengsi's leg and pushed it hard. With a click, Wu Chengsi's stretched hips returned to their original position. Wu Chengsi was a brave man and only groaned in pain.

Shaking his head to get rid of the sweat that was sticking to his eyes, Wu Chengsi said, "Look, my Lord, you don't even dare to let me become disabled."

Yun Chu nodded and said, "I just want to help you gain the Queen's trust. I don't intend to cripple you, let alone take your brothers' lives."

Wu Chengsi forced out an ugly smile and said, "I know your plan. Once you lose power, Chang'an will still be controlled by us brothers. At least, in our hands, Chang'an will still develop in the direction you hope for.

Your Excellency values ​​Chang'an too much, so he spared our lives to prepare for the worst. We brothers already know this, Your Excellency can just pretend, why torture us brothers like this? "

Yun Chu poured some water into the pale Wu Chengsi's mouth. This guy was sweating too much and was almost dehydrated.

After Wu Chengsi drank the water, Yun Chu whispered, "Do you know why Li Si was raised in the Yun family?"

Wu Chengsi frowned and said, "His Highness Li Si was born in poor health, and the old immortal saved him and sent him to your Yun family to be raised."

Yun Chu shook his head and said, "No, Li Si was very healthy when he was born. It's just that someone covered his mouth and nose with a quilt for a long time, so his health is poor. Why don't you guess who did it?"

Wu Chengsi's eyes suddenly widened, and after a moment he asked, "Queen Wang?"

Yun Chu nodded seriously and said, "If it's not Queen Wang, then it must be Concubine Xiao."

On the other side, Wu Sansi, who had just closed his jaw, said, "It's not them."

Wu Chengsi struggled to stand up and whispered to his brother, "It's Queen Wang!"

Wu Sansi was startled by his brother's bloodshot eyes and lowered his head weakly.

Wu Chengsi looked at Yun Chu and said, "I can still hold on for half an incense stick of time. After this time, I will start talking nonsense."

Wu Sansi, who was lying under the table, roared, "My Lord, I think the reason why we brothers were able to succeed is also due to your influence. Otherwise, when my elder brother opened his mouth, Lu Zhaolin would have had plenty of time to cover his mouth, but he pretended to be surprised.

Although I don't know why you would allow us brothers to ruin your plan, I know that the person you are really plotting against is not Your Majesty, but us brothers, right?"

Wu Chengsi laughed bitterly and said, "It should be the queen."

Yun Chu came to the basin and washed his hands while saying, "If you rely on mountains, they will fall; if you rely on people, they will run away. A real man can only stand in the world if he relies on himself."

Wu Chengsi said: "We brothers should have a stand, right?"

Yun Chu shook off the water stains on his hands and said, "Isn't the Wu family's position enough?"

Wu Sansi crawled out from under the table and said, "You must allow us brothers to inherit the power of the queen."

Yun Chu said: "I can't answer you on this point, you need to ask the Crown Prince first."

Wu Chengsi said: "Forget it then, we brothers should just follow the Queen obediently."

Yun Chu looked down at the two embarrassed brothers and said, "I didn't expect you brothers to grow to this point. Just take your time. There will always be a day when you brothers will need to make a decision."

As Yun Chu spoke, he opened the door of the government office and said to the clerk waiting outside, "Send them to the Imperial Hospital."

The clerks moved quickly, placed the Wu brothers on stretchers, and headed straight to the Imperial Hospital as if they knew the route well.

Watching the Wu brothers leave, Yun Chu sighed softly and said, "Your Majesty, you should believe it now, right?"

(End of this chapter)