It is said that it is difficult to practice as a legalist, but Li Nuo thinks it is just so-so. Is it difficult to break through two realms in three months? It was not until Li Anning went out to ask around that Li Nuo knew what happened. Half a month ago, when he and his father mentioned the establishment of theft-prevention department in each county, his father did not say anything. Li Nuo thought he did not take it seriously. But at the court meeting the next day, the officials of the Dali Temple proposed to set up theft-prevention department nationwide. As Li Anning and Prince Chun expected, this matter encountered great resistance in the court. This proposal was rejected on the spot. After the court was dismissed that day, the three officials who took the lead in opposing were taken away by the Mingjing Department, those who were demoted were demoted, and those who had their homes confiscated were confiscated. Other officials who opposed were also investigated by the Mingjing Department and the Dali Temple.
Although nothing was found out, at this court meeting half a month later, when the Dali Temple official brought up the matter again, there was no more opposition in the court. After the court was dismissed, the Zhongshu Province immediately drafted the edict. It is allowed to set up the Anti-Theft Department in the county yamen of various places to specialize in arresting and catching thieves. The Anti-Theft Department does not have officials, but is temporarily under the jurisdiction of the county lieutenant. Some personnel are selected from the constables and yamen runners, and the elites of the thieves provide technical support and professional training for them. Those thieves who are sentenced can be exempted from exile and obtain a certain degree of personal freedom if they are willing to go to the local Anti-Theft Department. After serving their sentences, they can choose to stay in the local Anti-Theft Department or return to their hometown. The Ministry of Revenue does not allocate additional funds to the Anti-Theft Department. If the owner of the stolen goods seized by the Anti-Theft Department can be found, they will be returned to the owner. If the owner cannot be found, half will be handed over to the national treasury and the other half will be kept for the Anti-Theft Department. Facts have proved that if the court really wants to do something, there is no difficulty that cannot be overcome. The Ministry of Personnel does not need to add new official positions, the Ministry of Revenue does not have extra expenses, and can even make a fortune from it. The court has gained real benefits, and the people can also benefit from it. It is beneficial to the country and meritorious to the people. Officials who promote this matter, whether they practice Confucianism or Legalism, can all improve their cultivation. The idea of establishing the Anti-Theft Department was proposed by Li Anning. It was his father's credit to implement it into a decree. But Li Nuo also played a role in promoting it. Although this credit is not enough to make his cultivation soar, it is more than enough to break a small bottleneck. Li Anning looked at Li Nuo with envy. He really has a good father...
Even I have benefited a lot from him. When Li Nuo broke through the realm, she also noticed the slight improvement of her cultivation. It is incredible that she can still notice a significant improvement in cultivation when she reaches the fourth realm. Although she is a princess, she can't help but envy him. In less than three months of cultivation, she has already entered the second realm. It took her half a year to go from the first realm to the second realm. This is when she took charge of many cases in the Ministry of Justice. At his cultivation speed, he may catch up with me in a few years... Li Nuo also thinks he really has a good father. Although his father was not good at talking, he always arranged everything for him silently behind the scenes. Li Anning was going to the imperial mausoleum to keep vigil for his mother and would not be in Chang'an for the next month. After seeing off Li Anning, Li Nuo also left the Ministry of Justice. Without Li Anning, he was not legitimate in the Ministry of Justice. He hoped that after passing the imperial examination, he could enter the Ministry of Justice with dignity. When returning to the Song Mansion, passing by Yuyin Pavilion, Li Nuo asked the housekeeper Wu to stop the carriage. In the past half month, she has been busy with the work of the Anti-Theft Department, leaving early and returning late, and I don't know how Fenghuang's practice is going. If she follows her own instructions and practices once in the morning and once in the evening, there should be considerable progress. The business of Yuyin Pavilion does not seem to be as good as it was half a month ago. Although it is not the peak period of passenger flow, less than one-third of the guests are sitting in the lobby on the first floor. Yuanyang was sitting at the counter counting the bills. When she noticed a customer coming in, she subconsciously looked up, stood up, walked out and said, "Sir, long time no see. Fenghuang is in the room upstairs. I'll take you upstairs..." Li Nuo waved his hand and said, "No, you do your thing. I'll go upstairs by myself." On the second floor of Yuyin Pavilion, in the room, Fenghuang's face showed a little sadness. Compared to all the old music houses in Chang'an, Yuyin Pavilion's foundation is not enough. Although the hype some time ago made Yuyin Pavilion famous, and many customers came here, as time goes by, the attention brought by this trick will eventually disappear. If you want to continue to gain attention, you need to keep hyping. Just as Fenghuang was about to pick up a piece of paper on the table, her eyebrows suddenly raised, her body slightly tilted, and she grabbed a wrist that was reaching out from behind. She rose up and pressed Nightingale, who was attacking from behind, onto the table. She pressed down and said unhappily, "Stop it, I'm busy..." When she looked down, she was slightly stunned and immediately let go of Li Nuo, "Why is it you..." Li Nuo rubbed his wrist and looked at Fenghuang in surprise.
When he walked to the door of the room just now, he saw that the door was open and Fenghuang was sitting at the table. In order to test the results of her training in the past half month, he quietly walked in and tried to attack from behind. I didn't expect her perception to be so sharp and her skills to be so agile that it was surprising. I don’t know whether it’s because of the powerful health-preserving technique or because she has a good talent for martial arts. After Li Nuo sat down, he asked, “Have you been practicing the technique I gave you recently?” Fenghuang poured him a cup of tea and said, “How can I not take your kindness to heart? I practice the technique several times every day. In the past few days, I feel like I have more strength…” Li Nuo rubbed his wrist. It was more than just “more” stronger. His hand still hurts. Last time, he found that Fenghuang was quite strong. When she cried on his shoulder, he couldn’t push her away. With such a talent, it would be a pity if she didn’t practice martial arts. Fenghuang looked at Li Nuo and said apologetically: "Sorry, I thought it was Nightingale just now. I was too strong. How about I massage you?" Li Nuo waved his hand and said: "No, I can do it myself. Also, you don't need to say slave, it sounds weird, just speak normally..." Fenghuang took a deep breath, tried to keep a smile, and said: "I know." "You don't need to say slave, you are older than me." "I know!" ... It's not that Li Nuo has any opinion on Fenghuang. There are only three women he contacts most on weekdays. The gentleness of the lady is silent gentleness. Li Anning's gentleness is no gentleness. Fenghuang is too gentle. When she doesn't speak, she exudes a unique charm from the inside out. When she looks at him with seductive eyes and calls "slave" in a soft voice, it will make people feel that their bones are soft and they can't help but have wild thoughts... There are many beautiful women in Yuyin Pavilion, but only Fenghuang gives him this feeling. Li Nuo didn't even dare to stay with her. When he was about to leave, he glanced at a piece of paper on the table and asked curiously, "What is this, a poem, written by you?" Fenghuang was still sulking in her heart, rolled her eyes at him, and said, "How can I have this ability? This is specially written by a talented scholar from the academy, and one poem costs one hundred taels of silver!" Li Nuo was surprised and said in disbelief, "Just this, one hundred taels?" Fenghuang said leisurely, "One hundred taels is already a very cheap price. Those most famous talented scholars charge five hundred taels for a poem, and they have to have connections. If you don't have connections, you can't buy it with five hundred taels..." The annual salary of a fifth-rank official is only five hundred taels. The county constables earn two taels of silver per month. The prisoners in the anti-theft department are even worse, working hard all day to earn ten cents.
Just writing a poem casually costs one hundred taels. This is not writing a poem, it's clearly robbing money. If it's well written, it's fine, but the key is that it's written very mediocrely. Like "white wrists are covered with frost and slender jade hands, singing and dancing intoxicated by the autumn", piling up some gorgeous words and rhyming, but there is no technique at all. Li Nuo can write such poems by himself, as many as he wants. He looked at Fenghuang and asked, "Why do you buy poems?" Fenghuang was still angry and was too lazy to explain to Li Nuo, saying, "I like it, is it okay?" Li Nuo knew that Fenghuang was rich, but he couldn't waste money like this. It's better to make money for yourself than to let others make it. Although the Li family is not short of money, Li Nuo is embarrassed to always ask his father. He looked at Fenghuang and said, "To be honest, I also know a little bit of poetry, and I don't want you to pay 500 taels or 100 taels. I will pay 80 taels for each poem. If you are not satisfied, you can return it at any time. How about it, do you want a few poems?" Short, there will be more today