Changfeng Thousands of Miles End Han Song

Chapter 257 Wisdom eyes are like torches, Wen Huazhang, righteousness is awe-inspiring Zong Rulin [5k chapter, please subscribe]

Wen Huanzhang looked at the old friend in front of him and smiled, "Old brother is stationed in Hedong, but I don't know what the situation in Shandong is like now."

"Since the fertile soil around Liangshanbo was targeted by Kuotian, Jingdong has never had a peaceful day." Let's look at Dengzhou, which was first targeted by Kuotian. There are as many as one hundred hectares, and the rent of Natian is more than ten thousand.However, these "hundreds of hectares" of official land are essentially barren land near the beach, and the annual land tax of more than ten thousand yuan will be passed on to the local people.And such a move is just the most gentle side of Kuo Tiansuo.Compared with the law of "repressing common people's tenancy and expropriating public land money", what the people are most afraid of is that their own beautiful land will be accused of being desolate.It is not surprising that such a person with the surname of Hao in the court and a beggar in the market at night.

Think about how many fertile fields and fertile soil there are around Liangshan Po in the eight hundred miles, and how many people live there, and how many people live in Kuotian.You know how big the public outrage will be.

Xu Jing was taken aback. What Kuo Tian said was written by Yang Jian and Cai Jing, "No wonder Mr. said that Jingdong is so troublesome." Even though he was just a military official, he knew: "A lonely yin does not grow, and a single yang does not grow. Yin and yang rotate, and the opposite complements each other. .” reason.

The king is a boat; the common man is water.Water carries the boat, water overturns the boat.If you haven't heard of Xunzi's words, you should know the "famous sayings" of Emperor Taizong Li Er of the Tang Dynasty, right?Is there any reason in the world to only take but not to give? "There are millions of people who live and work in peace and contentment in the eight hundred miles of water. Don't the princes of the court think that those are wood-plastic mud tires? This matter must have been written by the thief and eunuch."

Wen Huanzhang didn't answer, but said to Xu Jing, who was introverted and forbearing, and who was persevering in battle, said: "The officials indulged Gao Lian to get you off, and they are already determined to calm the waters and wipe out the thieves. .”

"With the famous generals of the Ten Great Festivals and the Royal Camp of the Forbidden Army, except for the northwest frontier army, the imperial court is full of elites. I think the emperor is going to sweep across the grass with the power of thunder. Everyone in the imperial court must think that victory is in hand. .”

Xu Jing lifted his chin slightly, and said, "Of course. With such veteran generals and famous ministers, why can't we sweep away the mere puddles and grasshoppers!"

"That's right. Famous generals gathered together, elites assembled, more than [-] horses will be defeated, it should be like boiling water and snow, and Mount Tai crushing the top. And it is precisely this that makes some people in the court move the thoughts of inhumanity, injustice and disloyalty."

Wen Huanzhang is not a white-clothed scholar without a reputation. As early as when Xu Jing was still a teacher in a nursing home, he was a state-wide judge.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Shouli, the governor of the state, caught a glimpse of Xu Jing's wife Yun Niang's beauty, and conspired with the owner surnamed Guo of the village where Xu Jing worked, to order Yun Niang to perform in the state capital in order to seize Yun Niang, but Yun Niang refused and committed suicide.Zhang Shouli turned his anger on Xu Jing and ordered the owner of the village, Guo, to frame Xu Jing for colluding with bandits and put him in jail with the intention of being sentenced to death.Wen Huanzhang, who was the chief secretary at the time, loved Xu Jing's character and martial arts, and through mediation, Fang changed his position to a distribution. The two also formed a friendship.On the way to exile, Xu Jing was rescued by his friend Li Congji. He escaped from the shackles and returned to Zezhou, where he killed Zhang Shouli and the whole family of the village owner surnamed Guo, and then became a bandit.Later, he was recruited and made many military exploits. He was appointed as the military governor of Taiyuan.

This Xu Jing wandered in the rivers and lakes in his early years, tasted the warmth and coldness of the world, and was tortured in prison. He was introverted, forbearing, and taciturn.He fought tenaciously, and was repeatedly caught in danger and escaped from death, so the world gave him the nickname "Four-legged Snake".When he was old, he was also extremely agile, so people called him "Old Ape Xu".

Now Xu Jing is sixty years old and has silver hair all over his head. Looking at his official position as a Jiedu envoy, we can know that the past three to twenty years have not been wasted.

On the contrary, Wen Huanzhang, who was proud of his youth, now only ends up teaching in Anren Village on the outskirts of Beijing.What a joke.

Maybe some people think that he just lives in seclusion here, but who doesn't have a heart to govern the country and the world?Wen Huanzhang was in his early fifties, how could he retire willingly?But who told him to have a close relationship with members of the old party? After Cai Jing took the opportunity to take power, he still held a critical attitude towards the new law.It was gratifying that his life was written on the monument of Yuanyou Party members.

Over the years, Wen Huanzhang's old schoolmates, relatives and friends have many high-ranking people, such as Su Yuanjing, who is already the Taiwei in front of the palace and Zhao Ji's confidant and important minister.And he, a well-known literati who just stayed on the edge of Tokyo city, has many old acquaintances in the court, but there is no one to recommend a sage.

Today, Wen Huanzhang has long since extinguished his desire for fame.It's just that his eyes are still very clear.

Xu Jing is not a stupid person either. He has been in the officialdom for decades and has seen a lot.Hearing Huanzhang's reminder, he was suddenly startled. "A heart that likes and dislikes, a heart that is so cruel."

But after the anger, there was a burst of frustration.Cai Jing is a man of Bingguo, and behind him stands the current sage.The same goes for Yang Jian, Liang Shicheng, and Gao Qiu.

As a Jiedu envoy himself, he can be regarded as an important minister, but compared to these few, Yingying is far worse than Haoyue.No matter how frightened and angry, there is nothing to do. "I only pity the innocent people, thousands of lives will be turned into powder together with the bandits."

In a simple sentence, Liangshan Park has become a trash can in the eyes of the bosses in Tokyo.Any kind of rubbish can be swept in as much as you want, anyway, the imperial army will soon overwhelm it, and everything will be turned into dust.And after sweeping up the rubbish, wouldn't it be up to them to draw the clean and tidy ground of Qilu's fertile land?

In this way, the tens of thousands or even more people who fled to the waterside to eat porridge in the cold winter months are probably worthless 'garbage' in their eyes.

Xu Jing is not stupid.He understood the deeper meaning of Wen Huanzhang's words.He was furious in his heart, and his face was full of sadness.

Today's son has a frivolous temperament. Since he succeeded to the throne, he has been extravagant and extravagant. There was no richness when the first emperor was there.Cai Jing, who ruled the country all the year round, monopolized power over his pets, harmed the people with wealth, corrupted the law and corrupted the country, extravagantly exceeded the system, and bribed the lawless, and he has lived a very prosperous life so far, because he makes money well.And Cai Jing wanted to continue to receive the heavy responsibility of the emperor, so the money must be able to withstand the emperor's expenses.This is the premise.

Kuotiansuo is a sharp weapon for extracting money and food.However, its harmfulness is great, and the world knows it.Yang Jian understood that Cai Jing also knew it well, otherwise he would not have only chosen rich places to carry out this method.

However, if such a vile law is applied to the people, over time, the conflict between the government and the people will inevitably become acute.When resentment is full, yin and yang are dry, thieves breed, and people's hearts are mixed, there will be troubles in the world.Therefore, that 'resentment' always needs a release.Just like the more than [-] peasant uprisings that the old Zhao family has faced in the past [-] years.

Confucianism in the Northern Song Dynasty had not 'degenerated' to the point of Ming Confucianism.Still can't make righteous words to say that the people are going to be "safe and hungry".Whether it's Cai Jingliu, or Yang Jian and Liang Shicheng of the inner court, everyone knows the reason why rabbits bite people when they are in a hurry.

"Improve you and pray for mantis" is the inevitable resistance that the people will break out when they are desperate.

When social conflicts intensify to a certain extent, major social changes will inevitably occur.If you put it in classical feudal society, it would be a peasant uprising; if you put it in the end of feudal society, it would be a bourgeois revolution; if there are conflicts, you have to release it. It is better to release it early than to accumulate it at the end and burn everything together.

There were more than [-] peasant uprisings since Zhao Song established the country, and the total amount of rebellion was astonishingly large, but they were divided into more than [-] outbreaks instead of one outbreak, and the result was ringworm and mange without harming the country.

This truth was not fully summed up by the leaders of the Northern Song Dynasty, but they all had a clear understanding.China is the country with the most detailed history books in the world, and the rise and fall can be known by taking history as a mirror. Li Er's words are not false at all.

And being able to make a living in the court of the old Zhao family, except for the lucky ones like sophomores, Cai Jing, Zheng Juzhong, Liu Zhengfu, Deng Xunwu, and even Yang Jian and Liang Shicheng from the inner court, which one? Not a very smart person?
The abscess is better to be broken early.

In this way, with the tacit cooperation and joint efforts of all parties in the court, the current scene outside Liangshanpo was born.

The effect was that as the end of the year approached, the number of refugees gathered outside Liangshan Powai did not decrease by a single bit.

The daily cost of grain and rice used to cook porridge in the cottage has increased to a thousand stones, which is not a small amount, although it is not worth mentioning for the reserves in Liangshan Dazhai.But the Manichaeists in Dazhai were stunned.

Everyone knows about Liangshanbo's wealth, but they never feel deeply touched by seeing it with their own eyes.

Thousands of grains and rice, as well as firewood, coal, clothing and quilts, and even matching medicinal materials.Spending money like flowing water is the most profound impression Fang Tianding and his group have on Liang Shanbo in recent days.

In the last district, Zong Ze lived.

The school had already been on holiday, and the Zong family father and son had a rare break after being busy evaluating the results of the final exam.So much so that the meal time at home has changed.

At the end of noon, that is, near one o'clock in the afternoon.Zong Ze, who was about to eat, heard someone shouting outside, Zong Ying put down the bowl and chopsticks, and rushed out to greet him.But I saw that it was an old acquaintance of his family——Liang Shanbo, who was in charge of the upper district, who was in charge of food and clothing, and Zhang Li, who was leading a group of strange and strong soldiers, waiting outside the door.

Since the father and son of the Zong family both worked in the school, the Zongze family's status in the upper district has been rising day by day.Whenever you are bumped into by someone from Liangshanbo, you have to greet Mr.The benefits of teaching in a school are not only material, but also spiritual.

"Mr. Xiao Zong, Zhang Li interrupted you." He greeted Zong Ying very respectfully, and the latter didn't even mind calling him.

Then greeted Zong Ze who came out later, Zhang Li patted the young man beside him on the shoulder, and said to the father and son of the Zong family: "So that the two gentlemen know, this is the young man who insisted on thanking the two gentlemen. Zhang Li is not affectionate." So we had to bring someone here. They are also very close to each other, so this guy is on duty at the forage yard in front of us. "

After speaking, I saw the young man in the armor, bowing to the father and son solemnly.

Bending down and arching salute.Pushing hands is bowing, drawing hands is suspense.

From Zong Ze's point of view, there was nothing wrong with this solemn obeisance, that is to say, the ceremony of bowing hands.He was just wondering, after he entered Liangshan Po, when he was rarely able to step out of the back of the mountain, how could he have any kindness with this person who had never faced him before?I was about to avoid it immediately, but was held down by Zhang Li.

"Mr. Lao Zong, this gift is what you deserve. It's not the medicinal materials, clothes and quilts donated by your family. This man's wife is afraid that she will die before she can meet him."

Zhang Li looked at the young man with envy in his eyes.His mother also passed away on a cold winter night. At that time, there was no Liangshanbo in Jeju. Men and women, old and young, who came to the water's edge would be given a bowl of thick porridge sooner or later.

These two bowls of porridge are life-saving food.It cannot make people eat warm and warm, but it can always make people live.

Listening to Zhang Li's story, the father and son of the Zong family knew the reason.But this young man was born in Mengzhou on the other side of the Yellow River, and there is an elder brother in his family. Last year, the family ran out of food, so he left home and went to Liangshanbo.Most of the income in the past year was also sent home.It stands to reason that his family should have no worries about food and drink this year.Unfortunately, after the Mengzhou City was patronized by the Liangshanbo army, the government gentry and landlords who suffered heavy losses turned around and squeezed the people crazily.For example, his family originally had one mu of irrigated land and four mu of dry land, and he rented out ten mu of farmland from a big family in the village, so that he could eat and drink throughout the year.But not long ago, he was informed by the government that all the records in the county's documents had been destroyed by Liangshan bandits, and he was going to go to make up the records with the title deed. Afterwards, his family's fields and acres were repeatedly traced back to the source, and before his brother came back to his senses Then, the farmland was recorded in someone else's name.His elder brother was naturally not angry, and sued the yamen, but not only was it useless, but he was beaten severely by the government and fined a sum of money.All the money sent home by the younger generation has been wiped out.At the end of the year, his old mother fell ill again, and his eldest brother was desperate and angry, so he took the family's younger brother and brought his old mother to Liangshanbo to join his brothers.

Because his mother was seriously ill, groggy and unable to speak.As a result, the Liangshan military certificate that the man sent home together with the money could not be found.Without credentials, the younger brother cannot prove his identity.The toilets can only be placed in the slum areas outside the porridge.

At this time, it was snowing again and the temperature dropped sharply.The conditions in the shack area were much worse than those in the thatched cottage area on the inner floor, and the treatment was much worse.Fortunately, they bumped into the medicinal materials and clothes donated by the Zong family—is it snowing?The father and son of the Zong family knew a lot about Liang Shanbo, and when they donated, they were called and sent to the shack area.This saved his mother's life.Even if there is no evidence, Liang Shanjun, who is guarding the porridge market, should take a high look.Enjoying preferential treatment in the shantytowns.

"Amitabha, Amitabha." Mrs. Zong, who followed behind, recited the Buddha's name with great satisfaction.Saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. As a Buddhist believer, Mrs. Zong was very happy.

Zhang Li sighed, and said: "It's not that the chief of my family cherishes medicinal materials, but the number of refugees is increasing day by day. Even the ginger soup has been ordered, and it must not be wasted." But he was afraid of calling Zong Ze The family misunderstood Lu Qian.

"Brother Zhang, is the number of refugees outside this pond still increasing?" The speaker didn't mean it, but the listener did.Zong Ze's eyes flashed suddenly, and he opened his mouth to ask.

Zhang Li was distressed and said: "That's not the case. Seeing that the New Year is approaching, the number of refugees outside this lake is still increasing, which is strange." It was not like this in previous years.It is only a temporary difficulty for refugees to beg outside. If they do not return home at the end of the year, they will become refugees. "Xue Shao from the Lijin Bureau said that a few days ago, the total number of people outside this porridge market exceeded 10. Now there are probably [-] to [-]."

"Every porridge field spends more than a thousand stones of rice every day."

"It's also thanks to my Liangshan Bo family's great business, and I can still support it. The leader of my family is also benevolent and righteous, and I can't bear to see the common people suffer. Otherwise, these 10,000+ refugees will have to suffer." Cold winter is a A knife that kills without blood.After a night of blizzard and snow, it is common for hundreds of people to freeze to death or starve to death in ordinary state capitals in the North.The life of the farmers under the old Zhao family is really hard.

Tension and glory, what Liang Shanbo did was a great good deed, which not only made the leaders honorable, but also made everyone happy.

"It's just that Chief Fan of the Xuanzheng Department cheers up and is having a good time." The newly established Xuanzheng Department selected a group of people who were all eloquent and alert.Now, in the cold winter months, among the hundreds of thousands of refugees and civilians, it's like a fish has entered the water.

Zong Ze also had a smile on his face, "Boss Lu is a man of great benevolence and righteousness. This old man has lived for half a hundred years. This is the first time I have seen such a character."

The pride on Zhang Li's face deepened.Happy to bid farewell to the father and son of the clan.

As for Zong Ze, after saying goodbye to Zhang Li and the young man, his face immediately turned to ice. Even Zong Ying felt that something was wrong.Voices could be heard from the neighbors on the left and right, Zong Ze ignored his left hand and shouted towards the right hand: "Brother Ji Zhong, brother Ji Zhong, have you heard it before? Dare to invite my younger brother to talk about it."

They are all thousand-year-old foxes, why are you playing Liaozhai with me?Without a word from the superiors, how could the policy of "legislating and claiming land deeds from the people" be launched in Jingdong without a trace of sound?Mengzhou is just north of Jeju, separated by the Yellow River.People in Mengzhou have such an experience, and it is inevitable to come to other state capitals.This is the strategy of expanding the field.

And when it is used at such a time, in such a region, what is the imperial court going to do with it?
Although Zongze has not yet understood the whole thing.But a familiar smell couldn't hide from his sense of smell.

Yes, Zong Ze has never experienced the black heart of not taking human life seriously.But have you never eaten pork or seen a pig running?Moreover, Lu Qianlu, the leader of Liangshanbo, really has a big heart and courage.

After a while, Zhang Shuye came to the door.

Both of them are very vulgar, so they put Lu Qian's affairs aside.From their point of view, such an invitation to buy people's hearts, this leader of Lu Da is Sima Zhao's heart, and everyone knows it.But Zongze and Zhang Shuye didn't even think that the foundation of the Zhao family had been shaken.The Zhao family has only passed on for 50 or [-] years. No matter how absurd today is, the world is like a big ship. Even if there is a leak, it is still far away from sinking.What the two of them cared about was only the innocent people outside the water, and it was about tens of thousands of lives.The two pushed each other from one point to the other, seeing the big from the small, and outlined the matter in a few words.

"There are no two ends to a person's heart, and the eternal way of a country is all the same. Aren't the more than [-] people outside the water pond the kind people of the imperial court?" Zong Ze was heartbroken.

"The people are born with the people and the king is established, thinking of the people. The people are born to support the people, the tree is the shepherd, and the king is raised to govern them. The emperor is the son of the emperor, loves the people like a son, treats the people like a wound, is the parents of the people, and nurtures the people. It makes the world rule, the country is prosperous and the people are peaceful, and the joy is harmonious. But today, people are arrogant and extravagant, sensual, like luxury, and like immortality, and they are high-spirited, and they don't care about political affairs, let alone people's power." The implication of this is that Emperor Zhao will not care about it. The life and death of the people and the anger are beyond words.

At the beginning, he was the magistrate of Ye County in Laizhou.The imperial court sent an envoy to buy bezoar, and Zongze reported back: "When an epidemic occurs, the poisoned cattle will turn yellow. Now that they are peaceful, how can cattle turn yellow?" The envoy was furious and threatened to impeach him.Zongze was not afraid, and said bluntly: "This is my Zongze's intention." He wrote a separate letter and reported this matter to the court.

Being pro-government and loving the people is one of Zongze's true qualities.Now seeing that 10,000+ people are going to suffer from the swordsman, why don't you feel sad?
Zhang Shuye showed shame.Among the 10,000+ people, at least half of them are from various counties in Jeju.And he is the former prefect of Jeju.

"Brother Ji Zhong, I want to see Chief Lu right now. Brother, do you think it is possible...?"

Zhang Shuye was shocked, "This is a disease caused by the corruption of the government. No one with lofty ideals in the world can solve it. Can Rulin solve it? And once you meet the mainland thieves, it will be difficult to look back. Rulin must think carefully." "The shortcomings of Kuotian Suo have long been known to everyone in the world. Who has been able to resolve them over the years?
Money and food are real objects.If the court takes more, the people will benefit less.And vice versa.Such a paradox, Zhang Shuye couldn't think of a way to resolve it.

Zong Ze smiled calmly when he heard the words, "A man is in the world, he should do something and not do something."

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The left and right prime ministers of Zhaizhu Lu all appeared on the stage.

(End of this chapter)