Chapter 839: Starting from the Grassroots
Duke Yun woke up.
Duke Yun not only did not meet Su Dalang, but also exiled him.
"How can it be considered exile? The mission of our Jinyiwei is so important. Duke Yun is training you." Lady Poison likes this handsome Su Dalang.
He has a clean temperament and carries some of the innocence and intelligence of a scholar.
This kind of cleverness is the cleverness of the bigwigs in the court, and it is different from the cleverness of the people below.
Yulang threw a waist badge to Su Xuanming. One side of the badge had two beasts engraved around it, with a hole for tying a rope. On the other side, there were a few big words written in the middle: Jinyiwei Su Dalang.
Su Xuanming took the badge and tied it around his waist: "Who is my boss?"
Poison Lady pointed at herself with a smile: "I am a captain of the Imperial Guard."
Poison Lady took Su Xuanming to the jurisdiction area.
Yulang said nothing and followed them. After all, he was his cousin's son, and even if he disliked him, he had to protect him.
Poison Lady brought Yulang to the fireworks alley, pointed at the two beggars lying crookedly in the alley, and introduced them: "See? Those two thieves, this alley is their territory."
Su Xuanming looked at the Poison Lady in disbelief: "Since you knew they were thieves, why didn't you arrest them?"
Poison Lady smiled and didn't explain.
No matter how much people teach others, it will be useless.
Things teach people, and they are learned once and for all.
They passed by a dilapidated temple, where seven or eight beggars, both old and young, were lying.
"They are all Gousheng's men. This piece of land belongs to them."
A few dark clouds floated in the sky, and then a drizzle began to fall.
This area is far away from the inner city, and the ground is not paved with tiles, let alone concrete roads.
The sky was filled with yellow earth, and the air was filled with the stench of feces and urine. The road was littered with pointed lumps of dirt, some dried and some fresh and hot.
The falling rain gradually gathered into small streams mixed with feces and urine, which gave Su Xuanming a huge impact in terms of vision and smell.
"vomit!"
Su Xuanming leaned against the wall and retched.
Poison Lady was helpless: "Didn't you fight on the city wall before? You've seen such tragic scenes, how come you can't stand this?"
Su Xuanming waved his hands. He wanted to be strong, but he really couldn't.
War is war, and when life and death are at stake, who would care about other details?
What's more, there are not wars every day.
Su Xuanming was in a daze.
Why is Kyoto like this?
Shouldn't Kyoto be clean, tidy, and orderly, with luxury cars galore on the streets?
How could such a filthy area full of beggars be Kyoto?
Yulang sneered, his cousin was good in every way except that she spoiled the children too much.
Su Xuanming sensed Yu Lang's disdain, stood up straight, wiped the corner of his mouth with his sleeve, held back his nausea, and said to Poison Lady, "I'm fine, let's continue."
The Poison Lady led them around in turns and finally into a small teahouse.
Calling it a teahouse is an exaggeration.
In fact, it is just a house less than ten square meters in size. Outside the house, there is a shed made of sticks and tarpaulin, occupying half of the street.
There were several tables and benches under the shed, separated by straw mats.
Such a simple teahouse is one of the best places to visit in this area.
"Gousheng!" Poison Lady didn't want to go into the house, so she stood outside and shouted loudly.
"I am here, I am here! Hey, sir, how come you have time to come to see me today? Come on, come on, take a seat."
Gousheng is a strong man with a fierce face, but in front of Du Niangzi, he is as soft as if he has no bones.
He wiped a few benches clean with his sleeves and asked Poison Lady to sit down.
Poison Lady raised her chin slightly and nodded at Su Xuanming: "Did you see that? My brother. From now on, he will be in charge of your area. Watch your eyes, if you dare to be perfunctory with my brother, I will teach you a lesson later!"
"Yes! Yes! Oh my, how can I have the courage? You know what the situation in Kyoto is like now! Yesterday, Duke Yun showed off his power in the Imperial Street, saying that he wanted us to learn the laws of Yunzhou. Everyone is waiting to see what the rules are."
Gou Sheng babble, then bowed to Su Xuanming: "Excuse me, what is your name, sir?"
Su Xuanming had never come into contact with such a person. The lowest-level person he had ever come into contact with was Jiusi.
He endured the discomfort and frowned, "Su. Last name is Su."
"Greetings, Lord Su. Please take good care of us brothers in the future." Gousheng stuffed a bag of money into Su Xuanming's hand.
The purse was made of linen and had various stains on it.
Su Xuanming almost threw the purse away reflexively. He raised his hands, but finally put them down abruptly.
Poison Lady didn't say much, and put her hands behind her back: "Okay, that's all for today. If you have any problems in the future, just look for me, brother."
Su Xuanming let out a long sigh and followed closely behind Poison Lady.
The three of them got on the carriage, and Su Xuanming couldn't wait to give the purse to Poison Lady.
Poison Lady took the purse, counted out two-thirds of the money from it, and then returned the purse to Su Xuanming.
"This money is yours. According to the rules, Gousheng and his men beg and steal in this area, and they have to pay us tribute every month. We collect one third, and the remaining two thirds are handed over. I didn't embezzle your money."
It was handed up layer by layer until it finally reached the hands of a high-ranking official in the court.
Kyoto is so big that it is divided into many areas, which is enough for the adults to share the profits.
Su Xuanming's eyes widened as big as copper bells, staring at Yulang in disbelief: "You, you...how could you do this? My mother trusts you so much!"
Yulang laughed angrily: "Your mother also trusts you."
Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Lady Du quickly tried to smooth things over: "Da Lang, you misunderstood. These rules are from the time of the Great Zhou. All the adults went to Jiangnan."
It is impossible for a carriage running at high speed to stop immediately.
The rules that have lasted for hundreds of years will not collapse just because there is no leader.
These people in the shadows have to survive, and they pass on from generation to generation according to the rules they have known since birth.
There are many people involved, a wide range, and many interest chains.
"Da Lang, you live in the Kyoto in the open. They live in the Kyoto in the dark, also called the Shadow Kyoto. The passage connecting the two is our Imperial City Division, now also called the Embroidered Uniform Guard." Yu Lang's eyes were solemn.
"Here, if you lose a brick or a tile, you can get it back in less than half a day through Gousheng."
"Robbery, petty theft, begging, human trafficking...all kinds of crimes you can think of are here. But there are hundreds of thousands of people who are not included in the household registration."
Yu Lang looked at Su Xuanming deeply and said meaningfully: "Should Shadow Kyoto exist? If it cannot exist, how can we make it not exist? These are the questions that Duke Yun gave you."
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