Chapter 6: If you have no heirs, you have no right to speak
The big flag slowly lowered, and Gu Yanwu could see clearly that there was no words such as "doing justice for heaven" written on it, only a simple picture painting, a fight of locusts and a fight of millet.
The painting makes it very clear. Anyone with eyes will understand that this means exchanging a bushel of locusts for a bushel of millet.
Gu Yanwu was stunned for a moment. By the time he realized it, it was already too late. Peng Guo's calligraphy skills quickly added the four characters "Bi Tian Xing Dao" to the edge of the painting, and wrote on the other side of the flag. There is a big word "Gu".
This person's writing power is strong and powerful, and he has won the three tastes of appearance and body.
"Lantian County Yushan Academy is really training you to be subordinates."
After seeing Peng Guoshu's methods, Gu Yanwu could not help but make fun of him.
Peng Guoshu smiled and said: "What are officials used for? Is there only two uses to show off one's identity and show off one's parents?
I at Yushan Academy don't think so.
Gentlemen believe that the ultimate goal of officials is to manage people, and the li chief is the official who is most friendly to the people. If you can be a good li chief, you can be a pavilion chief. If you can be a pavilion chief, generally speaking You can serve as county magistrate.
Officials who have been promoted step by step are the ones who understand the people's hearts best and know what the local people's demands are. I will continue to practice in the official position for a few more years, continue to be promoted, and understand how the entire government operates. Only in this way can I be a good official and manage the people of the place well.
Mr. Gu, Yushan Academy teaches and educates people. The purpose is to teach people the way to think, the means to act, and the constitution of character. Only a small number of people can concentrate on studying knowledge and exploring deeper unknowns.
Peng Guoshu is at the bottom of Yushan Academy. , I have to concentrate on studying the ways of the government, and my actions are a bit biased. Please forgive me."
Gu Yanwu laughed and said: "You are really a villain!"
Peng Guoshu. He chuckled and said, "Gentlemen generally cannot be good officials."
Gu Yanwu and Peng Guoshu sat by the fire and talked all night about the differences between gentleman officials and villain officials. It's daybreak.
Things turned out to be exactly as Peng Guoshu said. After the banner of acting for heaven was raised, there was an extra King Gu Tian in Houma.
This King Gu Tian has strong soldiers and horses, and he is recruiting troops. In just three days, King Gu Tian Wu Gu Yanwu has 3,000 troops under his command.
The young men practiced every day, and their family members worked hard to catch locusts every day, and then took the captured locusts to the scribes under King Gu Tian in exchange for food.
The scribes are cruel and only want to dry locusts with their wings and legs removed, but the millet they give to the people is mixed with a lot of soil and grass roots.
However, in the eyes of the people, such things are commonplace. If everyone is given clean food, thenThat's a strange thing, because the locusts paid by the people were not dried and their wings and legs were not cleaned.
So, everyone has a similar mentality and is trading happily.
When the number of tens of thousands of people under King Gu Tian’s command gathered, the wealthy families near Houma began to flee one after another. Shanxi was in a state of famine and chaos. Apart from Guanzhong, Shaanxi, which was relatively safe, it was difficult for them to find a place to settle down.
Some people did not want to leave after arriving in Hancheng across the river. They looked back at Guanchuan, and the sound of crying could not be heard.
Everyone understands that once they leave, it will be extremely difficult to return to Houma.
The Law of the Ming Dynasty makes it very clear that if the land is abandoned for one year, the government will take back 10% of the land; if the land is abandoned for two years, the government will take back 30%; if the land is abandoned for three years, it will be resettled to the landless people according to the owner's land. Disaster victims.
All the wealthy people in Houma have left Houma... which means that all their land has been abandoned.
Of course, there are also some deep-rooted wealthy families who are unwilling to leave their homeland. They have built tall courtyard walls and recruited desperadoes from all over the world to protect their homes and courtyards.
At this time, they often violated the "Da Ming Law" inadvertently, such as accusing soldiers and horses privately, harboring criminals, possessing bows and arrows, and other crimes.
As a result, officers and soldiers soon came to encircle and suppress them. Those swordsmen who were usually domineering were never willing to confront the government. As long as they heard that the government was coming, the swordsmen would After ransacking the owner's house, they dispersed in a hurry.
There are not many such families, but their experiences are extremely tragic. When the government of a place completely loses its proper functions, the world becomes a hell.
"Everyone in Liu Dahu's family was killed...women and children..."
When Gu Yanwu saw the news, the hand holding the document began to shake involuntarily.
"There are no officers and soldiers to deal with their family..."
Peng Guoshu said calmly: "Where did the government come from here, and where did the officers and soldiers come from? It's all those people who are scaring themselves. , or the swordsmen deliberately found an excuse to rob the owner's house."
"I personally went to Liu Dahu and talked to him. I also hope that he can mobilize the villagers to burn the land to eliminate insects in the coming year. It’s good to grow crops, why can’t he listen to what I say?
Must spend all his energy on heightening the courtyard wall and building fortresses. How stupid!”
Peng Guoshu said: "This is the kind of person who is said to be unlucky because of his own misfortune. Sir, there is no need to pity. As long as we can unite all the people here around us, locust plagues will not be a problem.
Tomorrow, we will Start burning a large area of wasteland, even with smoke, we will kill these plague gods."
The busy official duties left Gu Yanwu little time to think seriously. He saw clearly that he was the same age. What these people do every day is to rebuild this land that has been eaten away by locusts..
Everything he did was to save the people here. He already believed that everything he did here was meaningful and compassionate.
Judging from the letter he wrote to his friend Jiangnan, he has a very good mentality. Although he worked extremely hard in Shanxi and lived in poverty, he saw that the people here were under his leadership. Gradually coming out of confusion, he gradually began to fight back against the locust plague, which made him extremely full of emotions. Although his face was dark, although there were fleas and reptiles on his body, and although he rarely took a bath once a month, he felt that this It's all worth it.
“My happiest thing is to meet Yu Wenxi with Taichong. A pot of wine and two kinds of wild vegetables will make you happy... I am sorry for the hardship of the people's livelihood... I hate the corpse of mediocre officials. On top of it... There are few locusts in January, few locusts in February, and no sound of locusts is heard in March... Even though it is autumn, the grass is still blooming..."
Listen to Xu Wu's thoughts When Gu Yanwu told the people of Jiangnan Fushe, Yun Zhao nodded and said: "We must carefully protect their sense of pride in serving the country and the people.
There is no shortage of people in this world who serve the country wholeheartedly, but I feel disheartened because I have not received any reward for my long-term efforts.
No matter how much you talk to people like Gu Yanwu and Huang Zongxi, it is better to let them personally participate in social transformation.
These people are all reasonable ancestors. It is almost impossible for us to defeat them verbally. They have read too many books, listened to too many classes, and accumulated too much. The only thing that can make them bow their heads is the truth!"
Xu Wuxiang said with a smile: "Jiangnan talented people are good at empty talk and don't like to deal with worldly affairs. If they are allowed to personally participate in local governance, they can see the results with their own eyes! , they will become our strongest supporters again, and it is a good deal to let Peng Guoshu and others suffer for a while."
Yun Zhao said with a smile: "Now that we have found a way out, then. Just continue, with Gu Yanwu and Huang Zongxi, I don’t believe that we can’t attract those high-minded talents from Jiangnan.”
Yun Zhao was happy for a while, then lowered his head and saw another document marked in red. , opened it and took a look and said: "We are all old brothers, do we really want to kill him?"
Xu Wu thought: "Logically, he should not be killed for embezzling eight thousand taels of silver, but, This person showed no repentance. In the process of investigating the matter, he even resorted to murderous tactics and almost burned the accounting team we sent to check the accounts.
This is a serious crime. Forgive me."
"Does Uncle Bao know about this?"
"I already know, it was marked red by Uncle Bao himself."
Yun Zhao. With a sigh, he picked up the pen and added a mark. With this stroke, another old thief who had served the Yun family for more than 20 years would be killed in two places.
Xu Wuxiang took away the documents, and Yun Zhao left the study and went straight to Qian Duoduo's yard.
At this time, Qian Duoduo was curled up on a brocade couch like an old cat. Seeing Yun Zhao come in, he was so embarrassedShe said shyly: "I'm pregnant."
Yun Zhao leaned down, took a look at the half peach placed on the table, then gently put his ear on Qian Duoduo's belly and listened for a while. Said: "You're not pregnant, you just accidentally swallowed a peach stone."
Qian Duoduo pushed Yun Zhao's head away angrily and said: "You just swallowed a peach stone."
Yun Zhao picked up the remaining half of the peach that Qian Duoduo had eaten, took a bite and said, "Let's go spend time with Uncle Bao this afternoon."
Qian Duoduo scratched his belly twice. Said: "Why aren't you pregnant? Tell me, did you use all your strength on Feng Ying?"
Yun Zhao said disdainfully: "It's a piece of cake to deal with you two."
Qian Duoduo put his hand around Yun Zhao's neck and said, "Then let's try again?"
Yun Zhao happily complied with Qian Duoduo's request.
As a result, a long time passed. The original plan to comfort poor Uncle Bao in the afternoon had to be postponed to the evening.
When Yun Zhao and his wife went to see Yun Bao, they found many people sitting in his yard. Yun Fu, Yun Hu, Yun Bao, Yun Jiao, and Yun Xiao were all there. Five of them were drinking wine, and no one was there. People speak out.
When Yun Zhao entered, Yun Hu naturally made room for Yun Zhao, so there were six people sitting around the table. As for Qian Duoduo and Feng Ying, they were on one side. Busy rearranging the food and drinks.
“Eight thousand taels of silver cost the life of a hero. I think back then, when we fought with the Qinling bandits for the entrance of the valley, Hu Bazi did his best...”
Clouded Leopard depressedly put his wine glass on the table.
"The silver is white and the eyeballs are red. When the white silver reaches the red eyeballs, it cannot be pulled out. What's so strange about it."
Yun Hu He glanced at Yun Zhao and put the wine glass on the table.
Yun Zhao drank a glass of wine and said, "Do you want me to pardon him?"
Yun Fu blew out a puff of thick smoke: "He will not be allowed to ruin my Yun family's great cause. ."
Yunxiao also blew out a puff of smoke and said: "I, Yun, are no longer a bandit. We no longer have the opportunity to divide the money on a big scale and eat a big bowl of meat.
We must abide by the rules laid down. Hubazi today dares to kill the accountant for eight thousand taels, and tomorrow he might dare to kill us all for more money.
The Hubazi of today is no longer the same person as before. The hero who followed us in the war may as well be killed as a warning to those who come after him."
Yun Zhao looked at his uncles, drank another glass of wine and said, "You should still kill him. Stay, give me a letter of approval, the documents will be sent out tomorrow, you have no chance even if you want him to live."
Yunbao looked at Yun Zhao and said in surprise: "You will give him a life? "
Yun Zhao said: "No, but if Uncle Bao begs me, I won't be able to bear it."
Yun Bao waved his hand and said: "Forget it, forget it. If you don’t change your ways day and night, I’ll kill you, kill you.”
Yun Zhao smiled and said: "I know Uncle Bao loves me. Feng Ying, Duoduo, pour some wine for Uncle Bao."
Feng Ying and Feng Ying saw that they had made a decision. He poured wine and served dishes to the elders with a smile.
Yun Fu glanced at the slender waists of Feng Ying and Qian Duoduo and frowned: "It has been almost three months since we got married, and there is no movement at all?"
Yun Zhao spread his hands and said: "Not yet."
Yunhu glared at Yunzhao and said, "That sow lived so long and gave birth to three piglets this year. It's useless."
Yunhu's words made Feng Ying shy and Qian Duoduo furious. He lowered his head and said nothing, but Qian Duoduo stamped his feet and said that Yunhu couldn't speak.
Yun Hu snorted coldly and said: "If you also give birth to three cubs for my Yun family at one time, your Uncle Hu will put honey on his lips every day and talk to you.
Women, if they don’t have children, they are useless!
If there is no movement in half a year, Xiao Zhao will try marrying five more women."
This made Yun Zhao angry. He paused his wine glass on the table and said: "We, the Yun family, have a hard time having children. It's not like you don't know that. It would be unjust if I gave birth to a bunch of losers like you... Oh, I'll beat someone if I can't explain it!"
"I'll beat you to death..."
From the second day after Yun Zhao got married, scenes like this have always happened, so much so that now everyone is no longer secretive about it. You're covering it up, you can't say anything vicious or malicious.
If Yun Niang were there, the scene would be even more unbearable.
"This can't go on like this!"
While sleeping until midnight, Feng Ying turned over and sat on Yun Zhao's waist and said condescendingly.
Yun Zhao spread his hands and said: "I have worked very hard."
Feng Ying shook her head and said: "We have all worked hard. I think Duoduo and I should worship God!"
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“It’s better to worship me than to worship God!”
“It’s useless to worship you!”
“This makes no sense, worshiping me is useless, worship me God is useful. Is the child you give birth to mine or God’s?"
"Half, half..."
"I... will kill you!"
In the early morning, the autumn fog fell from the mountainside again, Yushan City became wet, and Yun Zhao's horse hooves made a clear clicking sound on the bluestone.
A big pig with a sharp beak and a black back slowly walked in from outside the city. He looked at Yun Zhao and led three little pigs up the mountain road first.
Yun Zhao was not in a hurry, so he followed the sow and looked enviously at the three piglets behind her.
It is said that many children bring happiness, and this is clearly reflected in this pig.
Although many of her descendants were eaten by the people of Yushan Academy, Yun Zhao estimated that all wild boars that could survive within a hundred miles of Yushan should be her descendants.
I can’t stay at home anymore! ! !
Mother, uncle, Feng Ying, Qian Duoduo, even He Changshi, Yun Chun, and Yun Hua, who couldn't hit him with eight poles, all looked at him strangely.
"My brother gave birth to another big fat boy this year!"
Yun Yang said angrily behind Yun Zhao.
Yun Zhao and Qian Shao Shao both glared at Yun Yang.
Yun Yang raised his hands and said: "I guess I said something wrong."
Qian Shaoshao said: "A tiger only gives birth to one and a half cubs, only pigs only give birth to one and a half cubs." The students in the nest... Hey, Ayang, how come you haven’t left a man and a woman in all these years?”
Yun Yang laughed and said, “Even I don’t know.”
p>Yun Zhao sighed and said, "Shao Shao, when will you marry Xiao Chu?"
Qian Shao Shao gritted his teeth and said, "I'm waiting for her to lose weight."
Yun Yang said disdainfully: "Your sister asked you to marry, and you will marry her?"
Qian Shaoshao said: "Yes, you are not convinced?"
Looking at the two of them There was going to be another quarrel, and Yun Zhao became even more upset. He urged his war horse to chase the old sow and howl towards Yushan Academy.
After entering Yushan Academy, even the most irritable people will calm down.
Some gentlemen and ladies in Tsing Yi are holding books and reading in the academy.
The tone is so ups and downs that it makes people awe-inspiring.
This is the early reading in Yushan Academy. It is said that this can cultivate the great righteousness in the readers' chest.
Many absent-minded scholars who cultivated Haoran and uprightness saw Yun Zhao. After nodding, they continued to pretend to be immersed in studying, and even chased after Yunwu, so that when class came, they could be seen by the gentlemen. Their clothes were wet to assess how diligently they were studying.
For this, Yun Zhao could only sigh... Yushan Academy had only been established for less than ten years, and the students in the academy were getting worse from generation to generation.
Like Xu Wuxiang, Zhang Guozhu... there are fewer and fewer students who are worthy of great use... but their appearance is becoming more and more refined.
In a few years, ugly talents will no longer be the unique signature of Yushan Academy.
Mr. Xu Yuanshou sat on the sun viewing platform and started drinking the first pot of tea of the new day!
Since the rhinoceros-watching moon peak was leveled, he specially built a sun-viewing platform here for himself.
The rising sun is gushing out in front of you, and the sea of clouds are rolling endlessly below you. Coupled with a scholar in Tsing Yi with an imposing figure, you can really make people feel that this king is a man in the sky.
"Why, you can't stay at home?"
"Three months into the marriage, my mother expects to have many children and grandchildren. How is this possible!"
Xu Yuanshou asked Yun Zhao poured a cup of tea and said: "Others' wealth in this life depends on you, and the wealth of their children and grandchildren depends on your son. Naturally, they are more urgent.
Nowadays, the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty has been declining day by day, and everyone wants to take his place. , our Lantian lineage is the most promising force to rule the world. If you have a son, you will definitely cheer up the people of Lantian County and think that God bless Lantian.Tian County. "
Yun Zhao took a sip of tea and said: "You urge me too? "
Xu Yuanshou smiled and said: "What's the use of me urging you? Giving birth is entirely a result of personal efforts and timing. Come, come, come... There is a package here... Oh, don't leave, it belongs to me. A unique secret recipe...I relied on this recipe to give birth to two sons! "
Yun Zhao just left the sun viewing platform and avoided Xu Yuanshou when he saw Tang Ruowang's devilish Western face emerging from the thick fog. When he saw Yun Zhao, he smiled and said: "Dear Lantian County Master, if you are willing to listen to the voice of the Lord, the Lord will definitely bring you the gospel and make your descendants prosperous..."
"Go away..."
The above is Yun Zhao The consequences of taking the blame for not having children
I thought Feng Ying and Qian Duoduo would be grateful to him, but unexpectedly, these two heartless women also thought it was Yun Zhao. It's my fault...
Family affairs are like national affairs, and sometimes they need to be combined with conspiracy.
It's just that Yun Zhao's instinct of cherishing women and cherishing them was in this era when reproductive science was still extremely unsophisticated. It's so inappropriate.
This incident has seriously affected Yun Zhao's handling of government affairs, and has even been raised to a political level by some people.
Fortunately, Yun Zhao is discussing it. Looking around, I can't find anyone who can replace me as the master of Lantian County, so I feel relieved. At least, there will be no fight for the right to inherit the throne in Lantian County.
These people are just doing it consciously or unconsciously. Just put the pressure on him.
There are three ways to be unfilial, the worst is to have no heirs... Yun Zhao experienced the ancient and unreasonable principle of strife for the first time!
Having no heirs is the worst! No right to speak!