There are precedents in the history of the Red Chamber

Redefining the boundaries involves a wide range of issues. Basically, the southwest area, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Hunan, and Guangxi are all involved.

First of all, it is worth discussing whether the borders need to be redrawn. Were the sages in the founding period all fools? There must be a reason for them to do so.What's more, today's popular thinking is still the Confucian "legal king", wishing to go back to the Zhou Dynasty, when rituals and music flourished, I am afraid that in their eyes, all reforms are reactionary.

Second, how to delineate is also a big problem.In the early three or five years, no one realized that the barbarians were wealth, and the governance of the barbarians was a political achievement, which is okay.But now it is obvious that Shi Zhongzhu has already shown his appearance. An old fox who can be the chief minister of a province, even if he cannot innovate, he will always imitate.Now everyone knows that barbarian governance is a sweet pastry, and who is willing to allocate land and population to Guizhou.There is always a need to wrestle with the borders of the four provinces.

Again, whether the people can adapt.It has been more than a hundred years since the founding of the country, and the people have basically reproduced for five generations, and the five generations have been living in the same land. Now that the places they are familiar with are re-divided into administrative divisions, can they adapt?If the old place names still appear in people's mouths, and the old borders are still in people's minds, then what is the point of Shi Zhongzhu's actions.

Redefining the border is only a small part of the measures to improve the aftermath of the land reform. There are so many problems. After the entire policy is implemented, the troubles will definitely snowball.Shi Zhongzhu looked at the collected problems and sorted them out, and smiled bitterly. He was still too naive. He originally planned to solve Guizhou's problems in seven years, but now it seems that ten years may not be enough!

Shi Zhongzhu wanted to regress for a moment. He has created a new model, gaining both fame and fortune. Now he pretends to be sick and retreats. In the future, the policy will be implemented. Well, it is he who has the foresight; wrong.In a split second, Shi Zhongzhu came to his senses, such a fear of difficulties was unacceptable, could it be that he lived a new life just to pursue worldly success?Without the arrogance of "Thousands of people, I will go on", Shi Zhongzhu feels ashamed for wanting to shrink back for a while.

After making up his mind to take root in Guizhou and implement this policy, Shi Zhongzhu really spent a lot of effort to convince the sage and the prince.According to the different preferences of the sages and princes, they wrote different styles of memorials, and analyzed the significance and necessity of redrawing the border with the two decision makers. In the era of imperial power, as long as the sages and princes agreed, the obstruction of the people below, There is always a technical solution.

Shi Zhongzhu had just celebrated his 29th birthday, and the sage’s order to summon the chief envoys of the five provinces had arrived. As the New Year approached, Shi Ping was almost two years old, and he was able to adapt to long-distance travel. They set off neatly and diverted to the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal. The luggage was loaded into two large ships, and the rest of the escort ships were countless, rushing to the capital in a mighty manner.

When they arrived in the capital, the angel who announced the decree was already waiting at the inn. Shi Zhongzhu didn't even have time to take a bath, so he went directly to the palace to face the holy.

Meng Qiaofang, the chief minister of Sichuan, Liu Zhaoqi, the chief minister of Hunan, Zhou Youde, the chief minister of Yunnan, and Li Hanzhang, the chief minister of Guangxi, are already waiting in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. , Prince.

After the sage and the crown prince called out, Shi Zhongzhu greeted his four colleagues again. The four of them are old enough to be Grandpa Shi Zhongzhu. Now they are working with him, and he is still the leader. The four chief envoys all sighed in their hearts that they were young and promising In addition, in front of the saint, he didn't take Joe, so the communication was quite pleasant.

After a while, the eight elders also arrived, and all the important ministers who could express their opinions on the matter of reforming the land and returning to the bloc were all present. The sage signaled the prince to preside over today's meeting.This kind of scene always reminded Shi Zhongzhu of Wenshan Huihai in his previous life, and when he was in a trance for a while, he heard Meng Qiaofang say: "That's right, Mr. Shi."

When Shi Zhongzhu came back to his senses, he only heard the words "Really, Mr. Shi". It is also a sin to be distracted in front of the saint and lose his dignity in front of the emperor.Shi Zhongzhu could only smile slightly at Meng Qiaofang, and bowed his head in silence.

Shi Zhongzhu smiled, bowed his head, and remained silent. He didn't know what Meng Qiaofang meant. Meng Qiaofang said bluntly, "Sichuan people control Tibetans. That's how it is. Redefining the border. Where can I make up for my losses in Sichuan?"

Meng Qiaofang has the ability to be rude. As the chief envoy of Sichuan, she has indeed taken on the important task of governing Tibet. After the founding of Dai Viet, many measures were taken to rule Tibet, such as making the king of the law, setting up a propaganda department, a recruiting department, etc. , but the supreme leader in the hearts of the local people is still the Living Buddha and the King of Dharma. The plateau environment in Tibet makes it inconvenient for the Central Plains Dynasty to send people to manage it.The imperial court's requirement for Tibet is that as long as there is no rebellion, just let it go.

In the Central Plains Dynasty, the imperial power was at its peak, and it was very unsuitable for this model of the unity of politics and religion.In the Central Plains, if the monk or Taoist dared to persuade the emperor to over-believe, he would be beaten as a monstrous monk or a demon. What's more, the emperor wanted to launch a movement to exterminate Buddha because he was a monk who didn't do production and occupied resources.

The imperial court's control over the border areas has always been relatively weak, and this is also the case in Yunnan. The supreme leader in the hearts of the local people is still Mufu. rebel.As for imperial policies, population growth, and political achievements, they have nothing to do with these ethnic minority areas.

Shi Zhongzhu didn't explain what Meng Qiaofang said, saying that redefining the border would not necessarily result in the loss of territory.The four chief envoys believed that he came here with such great fanfare and momentum, he must want to expand the territory of Guizhou, so as to increase the population and increase political achievements.This can be used as one of the bargaining chips in future negotiations. What Shi Zhongzhu wants is suitable, not the biggest!

"Master Meng's words are wrong. The purpose of redefining the border is not the territory, but to find out the population distribution, topography and geography. There are still many barbarians living in deep mountains. These are all taxpayers." Shi Zhongzhu said, Added another sentence, "It is more necessary to explore the terrain, and the barbarians are not so obedient nowadays."

"It's not about you in Guizhou that frightened the barbarians. If this doesn't work out, it's your big mistake to force the barbarians back!" Meng Qiaofang was even more rude.

Faced with this kind of accusation, Shi Zhongzhu only looked at the saint and the prince, but did not defend himself.Meng Qiaofang knew that the prince sage agreed to this matter, didn't his words imply that the prince sage was stupid?Forget it, since Shi Zhongzhu has the backing of a sage, he might as well give up a little more to reap the benefits. Thinking this way, his face became even more angry.

The three chief envoys, Liu Zhaoqi, Zhou Youde, and Li Hanzhang, said nothing, and were too low-key to be sorry for the position of chief envoy. Listening to their representative Meng Qiaofang's speech, they beat the side drum at most and acted as a human background for a day.The eight elders also pretended that they were old and their ears were not good enough. Even Shi Ding, the father, didn't say a word to Shi Zhongzhu, probably he also knew that it was not time to speak out.

Shi Zhongzhu and Meng Qiaofang had been arguing for a long time, while the sage and the prince sat firmly on the Diaoyutai.Anyway, the ministers would definitely not be able to argue with each other. In the end, the sage was the referee. The sage heard the reason for their quarrel, but he was thinking that if he got emotional, his real purpose would be exposed.The bottom line of negotiation cannot be figured out in one meeting and one trial.

Talked for a long time, to no avail.The sage gave the imperial meal, and the five chief envoys who had traveled thousands of miles back to Beijing to report on their duties thanked them in unison. After eating the meal, they went back to their respective homes and looked for their mothers.

Meng Qiaofang kept the angry face all the way, and immediately took off her face when she got into the carriage, rubbed her face vigorously, and it took a lot of effort to maintain a uniform expression for several hours!Today's face saint is just a preliminary test. If you want to come to the five of them, don't even think about going back before the New Year.Well, finally back to Beijing family reunion!Meng Qiaofang sighed and secretly decided to spend more time with his family first, since he was not in a hurry anyway.

Shi Zhongzhu didn't even think about delusions, he could decide in a few hours, let's wait for the next day, Shi Zhongzhu happily followed Shi Ding back home.

For many years, Shi Zhongzhu's family has not celebrated the New Year together.After doing the math, I kept my filial piety for the first emperor for three years, and I didn’t celebrate the New Year for half a year after leaving the filial piety, and I spent the next six or seven years in Guizhou. Counting it, I haven’t celebrated the New Year with my parents for more than ten years.

When Shi Zhongzhu arrived at the Bowling House, the whole family was talking in the lobby, chattering, and it was very lively.When Shi Zhongzhu entered the door, he took his head and bowed, "The unfilial son kowtows to his mother to pay his respects."

Mrs. Zheng quickly got up to help him, took his arm, hugged him and cried, "I'm back at last, I'm back at last." She touched his body, some stroking his dark circles and said, "Look , I’m already skinny, so I said don’t go to Anshun, don’t go to Anshun, now I’m fine, I’m stuck in Guizhou and I can’t get out. I’m half full of loess, and I can’t even see my son. "

"Bah, bah, bah, childish words, let the wind blow away. Mother~ You want to live a long life, don't say such words." Shi Zhongzhu comforted.

"Even if you don't think about me, you should also think about Mingzhu. A few boys should be beaten, but my Mingzhu can't be delayed in the backcountry of Guizhou. She is going to say kiss soon."

"Only 12 years old!" Shi Zhongzhu muttered.

"What's the matter at the age of 12? Girls are the best at this time to look at each other. Don't they want to be like the fifth child who refuses to get married even at [-]!" They are discussing Shi Shumei's marriage!

"Nineteen, I'm only nineteen!" Shi Shumei protested

Shi Zhongzhu cast a glance, and immediately decided to die a fellow Taoist rather than a poor one, and said, "The fifth one is too ignorant!"

"That's right, Ji Lan let him drag her into a big girl before marrying, and finally found an excuse for twins regardless of size, and let Ji Lan marry first, otherwise, it wouldn't make people think that there is something wrong with our Ji Lan The problem is beyond my elder brother!" Zheng complained.

Shi Zhongzhu looked at Shi Shumei who couldn't laugh or cry, and felt no sympathy at all. Back then, he was talked about for a long time because of his marriage. How could others escape from the crimes he had suffered.

"Father, you should say something!" Shi Shumei couldn't withstand the firepower and asked Shi Ding for help.

"Start a career and start a family. Let the fifth son get a Jinshi and then start a family." Shi Ding said, "Oh, bad luck, worrying about your second son in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and worrying about your third son when you go home, Shi Ding is really annoying.Turning around to see Zheng's complexion, he immediately added, "You can choose the person first."

"I've only heard of starting a family and starting a business. I don't know what it means to start a family. Look at your two elder brothers. They got married, who was not ordered by their parents and a matchmaker!" Zheng said, selectively forgetting Shi Zhongzhu's previous convictions.

At this time, Shi Jilan's arrival rescued Shi Shumei.The servants rushed to report: "My aunt and uncle have arrived."

"Please, please." A married woman is a distinguished guest when she returns to her natal home, not to mention that Shi Jilan is so favored.The headed sister-in-law Xu immediately raised her voice.

Shi Jilan and her new husband He Heng came together, and Zheng's attention turned to Shi Jilan immediately.Shi Shumei secretly wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said to Shi Zhongzhu: "Second brother, you said that I will go out to study for a while, can I avoid it?"

"I guarantee that if you dare to run away, when you come back, there will definitely be a bride waiting for you in the room!" In this day and age, parents don't have to be present if they make up their minds to marry a wife.

Shi Shumei shrugged her shoulders and gave up.