I want to ruin the country

I saw a group of people gathered in front, and there were sounds of quarreling coming from inside.

When I got closer, I heard that it was two people arguing over territory.

Zhang San is a candy figurine blower. He sets up a stall at Tianqiao every night, and he stays in this place every day.

When I arrived today, the place was occupied by Li Si who sells Thirteen Spices.

He was about to drive Li Si away, but Li Si had already set up his stall and of course didn't want to leave.

Zhang San said, "I come here every day and I'm here every day, so you have to move away."

Li Si said that whoever arrives first gets it. You didn’t spend any money here, so why should I leave?

The husband thinks he is right, and the wife thinks she is right, and neither of them gives in.

Those who were trying to stop the fight were divided into two groups. One group supported Zhang San and said that Li Si should give way because the other person was here every day.

The other group said that if Zhang San didn't come, this place would be idle, so whoever came earlier should get it. It's your fault that you came late, Zhang San.

Zhang San said that I have been here since the emperor made way for the night market. Why should I move now that you are here?

Li Si said,

"It's a good thing that the emperor allowed the night market to open. It allows the people to earn money to support their families and provides a place for everyone to have fun at night. The emperor didn't say who owns this place!

I'll be late tomorrow, so if Wang Wu takes over this place, I'll accept it. If you think this place is good, you should come earlier!"

The two people were arguing more and more, and Zhang San said

"No matter what, I've been here for over a month. I have to be here!"

Li Si said,

"The Forbidden City was built by the Ming Dynasty emperors. They lived there for hundreds of years. Isn't our emperor living there now?

I haven't seen any descendants of the Zhu family chasing the emperor away!"

Everyone burst into laughter when they heard this. Zhang San got anxious and spat a mouthful of thick phlegm on Li Si's feet.

"Bah! You're just making up stories!"

Li Si saw a sticky spit on his feet, which made him feel disgusted. He opened his mouth and spit on Zhang San's face, saying,

"Hit me if you dare!"

Zhang San did not want to suffer any loss and spit it back, saying,

"You're dreaming, but I won't fall for your trick!"

Li Si vomited again and said,

"There's nothing I can do about it. I just won't let you!"

In this way, the two of them spit at each other, and there was less and less room to spit. Gradually, their mouths became dry and parched, and in the end, they could only hear the sound but could not see any saliva.

The people around also laughed, and some turned around and left.

Zhang San and Li Si also felt that it was not interesting. Li Si said,

"A gentleman doesn't get angry with an ox. I'm afraid of you!"

As he said this, he moved his stall to the side to make room.

Zhang San saw it and stepped under the ladder and said,

"I'm not an unreasonable person. If there's anything you want to talk about, just talk it out nicely!"

He turned the stall over and put it down as it was.

Li Si picked up a pack of thirteen spices and threw it over.

"I'm going to pack some seasoning for you. You're so tired after all this shouting. Let's go home and make some dumplings to replenish our energy!"

Zhang San also grinned embarrassedly,

"Okay, brother, I'll blow a candy man for you later!"

When everyone saw the clouds dispersing, they all dispersed.

Yujiao and the others also followed the crowd forward. She looked puzzled and said,

"I thought they were going to fight!"

Before Hongxiu and Qingxi could say anything, an old man next to them said,

"Miss, it seems you just arrived in the capital?"

Yu Jiao said,

"how do you know?"

The old man said,

"Anyone who has been in the capital for more than three days wouldn't be able to say that!"

Yujiao was puzzled and asked,

"Uncle, why?"

Another old man with a white beard said,

"Why? Look at the whole capital right now. Is there any fighting going on?"

Yujiao was even more puzzled.

Another middle-aged man in his forties said with a smile,

"Hey, fighting is all about money!"

The old man with white beard said,

"You have to earn enough money for fighting first, then you can talk about fighting!

If these two guys had really come to blows, neither of them would have gotten away. They would have been imprisoned for half a month and would have had to pay a fine!"

Yu Jiao said,

"If you fight or quarrel, you'll go to jail and be fined. How much can the fine be?"

The first old man said,

"Don't even mention how much the fine will be. How much less money can I earn in just half a month?"

Yujiao asked,

"Catch both of them?"

The old man with white beard nodded.

"Catch them all!"

Yujiao asked,

"Can't the one being bullied fight back?"

The old man with white beard said,

"Of course you can fight back. He wants to kill you. If you don't fight back, aren't you just waiting to die?"

The middle-aged man said,

"If someone really wants to kill you, not only can you fight back, you can even beat him to death without breaking the law!

If someone helps you kill someone and you give him money, that's called being brave and righteous!"

Yujiao asked,

"What if they had just started fighting?"

The first old man said,

"Is this what they call a problem? Wouldn't it be over if both of them gave in?

If someone hits you for something as trivial as this, you'd better not fight back!"

Yujiao was even more puzzled and asked,

"Why don't you fight back when you're being beaten?"

The old man said,

"Because they fought over such a trivial matter, it's called mutual assault, it's called provoking trouble, it's called disturbing public order, and both of them should be arrested.

Zhang San hit Li Si, and Li Si did not fight back. Li Si was wronged, and the official will take care of it for you.

The other party's punishment will be doubled, and I'll give you whatever the fine is. Taking a beating is like earning money, isn't it cheap? "

So that's how it is. Yujiao understood. No wonder Zhang San and Li Si were spitting at each other until their mouths were smoking, but they just didn't fight!

This is also good, as it prevents a fight from happening invisibly.

If a fight really breaks out, who can tell the limit? If they get angry, there is no doubt that someone will be killed!

Yujiao asked again,

"Who came up with this idea?"

The old man with white beard said proudly,

"Who else could it be? The current emperor!"

Yu Jiao said,

"The Emperor still cares about such trivial matters?"

The first old man's face almost turned red.

"Girl, how can you say that? The emperor said that there is no small matter for the common people.

Eating, drinking, defecating and urinating are major matters; food, clothing, housing and transportation are major matters. The Emperor said that if the people live and work in peace and contentment, the world will be at peace!"

Yujiao nodded, thinking that what the emperor said was right. Isn't the world made up of ordinary people?

If the emperor cares so much about the feelings of the people, can he be a bad emperor?

Yujiao asked again,

"So the common people support the new emperor?"

The old man became even more excited.

"Of course, it's not just support. If the emperor were to tell the people to die, they would die without a second thought!"

Hong Yujiao was shocked.

"Ah, is it that powerful?"

The old man with white beard said,

"You don't know how good the emperor is to the people. If you knew, you wouldn't think it's a big deal!"

Yu Jiao said,

"How good can it be? Being an emperor means sitting in a golden palace, eating, drinking and having fun, right?"

The old man was anxious.

"What are you talking about, girl? If the emperor was like that, we would still be able to do this. Many families would not offer sacrifices to heaven and earth, but would offer the emperor's longevity tablet instead!"

"Ah? Is there such a thing?"