Be a sick and weak noble son in Daqin

Sun Boling's legs were covered with thick bearskin, and he was holding a hot water bottle sewn with leather in his hand. The winter in Qin State was too cold. He had never been here before, thinking that this place would not be too different from the Central Plains, but was After freezing for a while, as long as you go out again, you must surround yourself tightly.

The charcoal fire in the room was very hot, and it warmed up after a while. The two talked casually for a while, and they were all amazed at the snow falling and getting bigger and bigger.

Even if this is not the first snow this winter, they will still be fascinated by it. After all, it is rare for the Central Plains to start snowing at night, and the snow can be as high as half a person the next morning.

Of course, it was Grandmaster Sun in half a wheelchair.

Ordinary people can still find ways to walk in the snow, but Sun Dajun can't even go out. Even if he pushes a wheelchair to the yard, the next thing waiting for him is that he is buried in the snow so that he can't tell there is someone inside. .

The baby-faced young man who wrapped himself into a ball leaned back on the chair, looked at it for a while and then asked sideways, "Young Master will return to Diqiu in spring, when will you return to Liyang?"

When the weather warms up, they all have a lot of things to do. When they left last time, they were escorted by Guardian Jing. This time, Supervisor Jing couldn't leave with him. After all, Duke Qin is going to implement the New Deal, and there are many things that Supervisor Jing needs to do.

"I'll go back after the summer. It's not easy to hurry when it's hot, and my brother won't let him go if the time is short." Wei Ji replied slowly, and suddenly remembered the news he heard not long ago, "Brother, I heard that Qi Guoxin Your Majesty has succeeded."

Duke Huan of Qi passed away at the end of last year. It was not Duke Huan of Qi from the Lu clan, but Duke Huan from the Tian clan. Not as good as Duke Huan of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period, but his reputation in later generations is not small.

Because he was the Qi Jun who was persuaded by Bian Que three times but refused to be treated, and finally died, leaving behind the two idioms of "sickness and death" and "very ill".

The new king of Qi State, because Qi was indulging in drinking, sex, singing and dancing after succeeding to the throne, he seemed not to take state affairs seriously. The Three Jins watched him covetously, and seemed to have the intention of uniting to attack Qi State, but Wei Ji knew that this man does not care about state affairs now. What kind of height will the monarch who indulges in beauty take Qi State in the future.

It's Qi Wei Wang Tian Yinqi who is meowing!

Sun Boling didn't know much about the newly succeeded Lord Qi, but he knew that Sanjin would not miss the great opportunity to send troops to seize land during the national funeral of Qi State, just like when Duke Qin succeeded to the throne a few years ago, he took advantage of the instability of the other party's domestic regime. direct joint troops.

"The new king of the Qi State succeeded to the throne. The soul of Duke Qi of the original Lu family returned to heaven and earth not long ago. He has no sons and no heirs, and all his stipends belong to the Tian family." With a smile on his lips, Master Sun looked away from the window and said, " Tian's Dai Qi, this time it can be regarded as a complete replacement."

"I'm just afraid that the Three Jins will accidentally injure the Wei State when they send troops while the Qi State's regime is unstable." Wei Ji sighed quietly. It wasn't that he was worrying blindly, but that this kind of thing happened often before, so he couldn't help but worry.

No matter where the troops from the Three Jin Dynasties were dispatched, they would definitely choose to go through the state of Wei in the end.

Sun Boling smiled and comforted, "Young Master, don't worry, Mr. Qi has already discussed with Zhao Guo to meet in Song Guopinglu. Even if a reconciliation is not reached after the meeting, it will not be harmful to Wei Guo in the future."

"Going to the Song Dynasty?" Wei Ji asked in surprise, seeing the baby-faced young man next to him nodding, he suddenly felt like he didn't know what to say.

His brother is very powerful, Song Guo and Wei Guo are next to each other, and it is suitable for alliances and so on. As long as they don't get in their way, the neighbors next door can pretend to be whatever they want.

It has snowed heavily for many days, and when everyone was worried about whether today's snow would be a disaster, the sky finally cleared.

This year's snow is heavier than in previous years. Fortunately, Qin Gong asked the craftsmen to study how to better keep out the cold in the summer. After all, the pits dug out cannot be used for fire. Last winter, many people died of freezing because of this thing. , This year, people will build the improved nests of the craftsmen. Even if the weather is colder than in previous years, not many people will freeze to death.

In Liyang Palace, Qin Gong looked at the winter situation reported by the county newspapers below, and once again lamented the great kindness of the young master Ji to the Qin State. If it can continue like this in the future, the population of the Qin State can be doubled in just 20 years. some.

Sweet potatoes and potatoes can really save lives!

The population can grow faster only if there is enough food to keep people from starving. Otherwise, even if they can live, they will not be able to support them. It is better not to live than this.

In the study room, Jing Jian read the last bamboo slips on the case table, then pointed to a large stack next to him and said, "Your Majesty, except for the few ones that were picked out, these are all letters written by the old clans opposing the New Deal. "

Self-defense martingale battled the ministers at the court meeting, and the old clans kept writing letters to plead for orders. Everyone had only one appeal in unison, that is to restore the Mu Gongzu system and reject the reform.

The risk of the reform is too great. At least the ancestral system has experience to follow. If the reform is effective, it is okay. I am afraid that it will end up in the same end as the few vassal states that failed the reform in the Central Plains.

Jingjian himself didn’t feel much about this, because he was not an old clan of Qin State, he moved from Chu State to Qin State with his ancestors, and the old clan was afraid that reforms would take away their rights, so they kept trying to make their family king safe and secure The Qin State is governed by the ancestral system, but more people in the country still don't know what changes the reform will bring to the Qin State, so they are still waiting and watching without speaking out.

Qin Gong glanced at the tall stack of bamboo slips on the Jingjian case, and waved his hands casually to let him send it to where he came from, "Wei Yang should know the result if he has no ability to talk about it at the court meeting. Let Wei Yang come over later, I still don't understand the law."

Jing Jian nodded in response, and ordered Wei Yang to be invited to continue to deal with the bamboo slips full of cases.

Qin Gong continued to turn over the bamboo slips in his hands with his face in his hands. The reform cannot be accomplished overnight. This time the decree is just a test of the water. Only when the effect is good enough will they have enough confidence to fully implement the new policy.

The content of the "Grass Cultivation Order" is not much, and the main issue is the land tax. The two life-saving grains with extremely high yields have now been extended to all parts of the Qin State. It's much easier to change in time.

Fortunately, God bless Daqin, and sent son Ji, a lucky star, at their most difficult time.

There was only the sound of flipping bamboo slips in the study. After a short while, Wei Yang in thick winter clothes appeared in front of the door. The monarchs and ministers sat down after seeing the ceremony, and then began to discuss whether there was anything wrong with the decree.

Jing Jian held a pen and listened beside him. After so many days of training, he could already understand what the two people said, which was much better than when he was in a daze when he was listening for the first time.

The people of the country must be psychologically prepared for the reform. Before Wei Yang debated with many ministers at the court meeting, it was to let people know that Qin State was about to implement a new law.

Let the people of the country think for themselves first, as long as they dare to think, regardless of whether it is good or bad, they will be prepared to accept the new law in their hearts, so that when the decree is promulgated, there will be less opposition.

——Legislating according to the situation, making rituals according to the situation, governing the world is not the same way, the country is not following the ancients, so Tang and Wu did not follow the rituals and became kings, Xia and Yin were not easy to follow the rituals and perish. 【1】

Wei Yang's words at the court meeting spread quickly, and the minds of all the scholars in Qin were shaken, and the scholars who had not yet obtained official positions in the Jixian Hall stopped making trouble. Wei Yang who can say such words is now just a small guest minister , they can't even be regarded as serious officials, they feel that they are inferior to Wei Yang, so what face do they have to clamor for an official all day long.

Qin Gong didn't respond to the old clan's letter, but it didn't mean that he could really do whatever he wanted regardless of the old clan's wishes, and he couldn't beat him too hard at once, otherwise the old clan would unite and make it difficult for him. The solution can be solved, It's just too strenuous.

The old clan has lived in the Qin State for hundreds of years, and together with the successive Qin monarchs, it has been deeply rooted in this land. It is no wonder that they write letters against it every day if their treatment is to be reduced.

"Your Majesty, I just think that the decree has indeed reduced the privileges of the old clans, but think again, is it better to guard the poor Qin State and get those rights, or to live in the powerful Qin State?" Wei Yang doesn't think the current situation is better. The decree oppressed the old clan too much. According to his thinking, this was only the first stage.

If he is not afraid of the old clan's retaliation, he can even further reduce their rights. It is enough for the country to have a monarch in power. If there are private orders at all levels below, how can the laws issued by the monarch be implemented?

There had been no snow in Liyang City for many days, and the snow on the ground had almost melted. When the weather showed signs of warming up, Wei Ji was finally willing to walk out of the yard.

The city of Liyang, which had been silent for a whole winter, was revived again. Children came out to play, and the streets became much more lively. The drinks in the wine shops were selling very well, and almost everyone was discussing the upcoming new laws and decrees.

Sun Boling still held the hot water bottle in his arms, handed over the work of pushing the wheelchair to the restless little guard, and then nestled in the wheelchair and said lazily, "Wei Yang went out early this morning, and he should be at the Nanmen Market right now." side."

"What's he doing there?" Wei Ji wrapped his cloak tightly, looked at the scholars who didn't know what he said and became more excited and ran out in a blink of an eye, blinked and looked at the baby in the wheelchair Faced young man, "Has the decree been promulgated?"

Sun Boling clapped his hands, winked at the little guard who was pushing the wheelchair behind him, and then pretended to be mysterious and said, "Go and see."

The young man who was wearing a cloak and didn't look too bloated followed him, seeing the mysterious appearance of Sun Dajun who refused to talk about it, he suddenly thought of what might be going on.

Shang Yang's reform, Migration and Lixin, classic plot!

Wei Ji's eyes lit up, and his pace subconsciously quickened a little. Xiao Jia couldn't walk fast with the wheelchair, and if Sun Boling hadn't stood up, he wouldn't have been able to walk fast either. He even wanted the man to abandon the wheelchair and rush over with him.

"Don't worry, slow down, wait for other people to come and go together." Sun Dajun stopped the young man who wanted to go to watch the excitement, he looked like a quiet child, he didn't go out very often, no matter what he heard Want to get up and see?

Wei Yang made a lot of noise today. When there are more people, it will be even more chaotic. It is hard to guarantee that someone will not take advantage of the chaos to make some small moves. The two of them are fine at home, and they must be accompanied by guards when they go out.

After all, apart from the two of them, one disabled and the other weak, even the old man is in good health and can run as soon as he wants, and ordinary people may not be able to catch up.

Wei Ji had already taken a few steps ahead, but when he heard the voice behind him, he paused, wrapped himself in the cloak and thought for a while, then pinched the fur at the neckline and stepped back, "Then wait."

Stampedes are prone to occur in crowded places. He is still a weak and pitiful child, and it would be bad if he was injured by mistake.

Liyang City is very small, what happened outside the south gate quickly spread throughout the city, the winter has not yet passed, everyone has nothing serious to do, and when they heard that there was something exciting to watch, they all ran out with their families.

But after a while, the city was empty, and almost all the people in the city went to watch the excitement outside the south gate.

Wei Ji stared blankly at the empty streets and the occasional people rushing out of the city, opened his mouth and said aggrievedly, "There are so many people outside, we can't see anything even if we go out."

The Qin people are tall and strong, and the young doll can ride directly on his father's neck to watch the excitement. Not to mention that he is still growing, even if he grows up, he will not be able to break through a group of burly men Watch the fun.

Military Master Sun helplessly looked at the young man who wanted to lose his temper, "It won't get in the way, you turn around first."

When I was not familiar with him, I only thought that the young master Ji was gentle, calm and courteous, but after I got to know him well, I realized that he was actually a child spoiled by his elder brother.

It's just that only those close to him can see his petty temper. As for outsiders, this little ancestor doesn't even bother to look at them.

Young Master Qian came here with a few tall and strong men in black cloth clothes. After hearing Sun Boling say a few words, he looked at the aggrieved young man, "With us following, can you still lose your place?"

As he said that, the eldest son of Daqin, who held great power, rubbed his hair, didn't bother to say anything, and directly brought him up to the city wall. He was condescending and had a wide view. It was really a good place to watch a show.

Gasping for breath, Wei Ji refused help and climbed up the city wall by himself. His hands were weak and his legs were weak, and he was resting against the wall when another familiar voice came from his ear.

Qin Gong came over from the other side, looked at the frail young man with sweat on his forehead and said with a smile, "Ji'er's physical strength is not good enough, I need to go out and walk more in the future, so I need to be as strong as Qi'er and Si'er."

Wei Ji: ...

You should really prepare to strengthen Qin, it's easier to strengthen Qin.

Don't you know what kind of physique those young masters in your family are?Can mount a horse and hunt at a young age, and want to go to the woods to fight a tiger if you get anxious. Is that something that ordinary people can catch up with?

It's very simple to make him as strong as those young masters, just re-introduce a good fetus in the next life.

The young man didn't answer, he glared at him and looked down from a place sheltered from the wind. They came late, and a three-foot-high log had already been erected outside the city. Fortunately, they were in Qin State. In China, if such a big log is placed outside, no matter how much money you pay, don’t even think about moving it in, because it’s impossible to carry it even if you want to.

Qin Gong looked at the child who couldn't even say a word and just ignored him. He tugged at his sleeves and shook his head with a smile.

Sun Boling: ...

Although, can you stop talking?

Even if he was sitting in a wheelchair, he would be taller than the recessed part of the city wall, okay? If he couldn't see it anymore, it would be okay?

When Mr. Qin was being provoked one by one, Young Master Qian finally came over and dragged away his younger brother who couldn't control his excitement and wanted to find trouble for nothing.

Ji'er of their family doesn't know how to quarrel, is Sun Junshi's mouth easy to provoke?

Mr. Qin was not annoyed by being taught by his elder brother. He smiled a few times before suppressing the surging emotions in his heart and looking at the open space outside. Today is the first step in the implementation of the new law. The decree that has been planned for the winter will finally be put into practice. , how could he not be excited.

On the high ground outside the city, Wei Yang looked at the people from Liyang who were almost pouring out of the city, and the trays held by the entourage behind them became heavier and heavier, from ten gold to thirty gold and then to fifty gold. When he carried it to the north gate, all the fifty gold on the tray belonged to him alone.

Since ancient times, people have been driven by integrity, and a word is more important than a hundred gold.

If the decree is issued and no one implements it, it is equivalent to not issuing it. The people must first know the decree, and know that the government will keep its word and will not change the decree overnight, so that the next step can be changed.

If you move the wood from the south of the city to the north of the city, you can get fifty gold. No one will believe this. Anyway, none of the people watching the excitement around dare to step forward.

Many of them have the physique to move the wood to the north gate, but fifty gold is not a small amount. What if these rich aristocratic families fooled them to play, and the wood was moved to the end but there was no money to take? Waste of effort?

If the money is less, maybe some people will believe it, but now it's fifty gold... Let's just watch the fun from the sidelines.

Du Zhi stood in the crowd with a gloomy face, several house slaves guarded his side, and most of the people who came with him mixed with the common people to discourage them from going up to carry logs.

Wei Yang wanted the people in Liyang to agree with the government's decree, so he made no one in Liyang dare to move that piece of broken wood, and no one paid attention to him, let's see what else he can do next.

There were not a few people who had the same idea as him, and more than one family mingled in the crowd trying to disrupt the situation. The log had been standing outside for so long, but no one dared to move forward.

Wei Ji frowned and looked at the noisy crowd. Standing on the top, he could easily see what went wrong below, "If there are always people blocking and no one is going to carry that piece of wood, what should Brother Wei Yang do?"

"They know how to make small moves, won't Wei Yang stay behind?" The baby-faced youth lying on the wheelchair smiled, with an imperceptible coldness flashing in his eyes, "Your Majesty and the eldest son are not in a hurry, we Just watch from the side."

By the way, write down which servants are the ones who made trouble today, and it will be easier to settle the accounts in the future, isn't it?

Wei Ji patted his chest, sighed, and then continued to look down. He thought that Yimu Lixin was just trying to win the trust of the people, but he didn't expect that there would be so many twists and turns, and it might even be that the bosses directed and acted themselves in the end. A play made.

In this way, the fifty gold returned to their hands after a round of rotation, and it would take no effort to make the people in the city believe that the government kept its word, and make them have expectations for the new law. As expected of them.

Time passed slowly, the turmoil below gradually subsided, and the people of Liyang who dragged their families out to watch the excitement saw the tall and straight young man on the high ground still did not leave, and a thought unconsciously rose in their hearts: anyway, it is not a good idea to move a piece of wood What a big deal, what if there is fifty gold to get it?

Even if they don't have fifty gold, they are satisfied with one gold.

Ordinary people don't spend much money throughout the year, and one gold is already a huge amount of money for them. As a few people who wanted to come forward were scolded back, the crowd once again became noisy.

If only one person wanted to go up, he might give up the idea after being scolded. Now many people have this idea, and scolding can only be counterproductive.

Wei Yang stood on the high ground and watched. He had a thorough understanding of the minds of the common people. As long as one person wants to try, the matter will be settled.

Just when the big guys were clamoring to come over to carry the logs, a sturdy young man in coarse linen clothes pushed through the crowd and came out, picked up the logs and headed north of the city without saying a word.

Cheers soon erupted from the crowd, and even if they weren't the ones carrying the wood, they couldn't stop them from being excited along with it.

Wei Ji looked at the man's seemingly familiar face, pinched his chin and thought for a while, and then he clapped his fists and remembered where he had seen him before.

Last winter, he met him in the Zhuangzi outside the city of Gongziqian, who was a farmer in the village.

People in Zhuangzi seldom go to the city on weekdays, and if he came over, he would not be recognized by others. Just now, many people below were gearing up and eager to make a move, and it was not very conspicuous to rush out at that time.

High!

Unexpectedly, he really guessed it right. In the end, the fat and water did not flow out to outsiders, and the money after going around went back to his own pocket.

Seeing his reaction, Young Master Qian knew that the person who had been arranged was recognized. He touched his head and said confidently, "Fifty gold, such a large sum of money, can do a lot of things in the treasury."

Qin Gong followed suit, "That's right, brother is right."

Sun Boling hadn't guessed this before, but seeing the two of them singing together, he understood what was going on. It's only fifty gold, what do you think?

The baby-faced young man sighed indescribably, exchanged glances with the young man next to him, and then shook his head in unison. It's no wonder they fought so fiercely because they were so stingy.

Among the crowd, Du Zhi and a few other inconspicuous middle-aged people were not very popular. After making eye contact from a distance, they recruited the slave back with vicious eyes. Now someone has already moved the wood. As long as the wood reaches the north of the city He killed someone before, but he, Wei Yang, is still unable to accomplish anything today.

The law of the ancestors cannot be violated, and he is doing this for Qin.

Du Zhi said so in his heart, whispered a few words in the slave's ear, and then pushed back to wait for the good news.

After a breath, the house slave still stood there without moving.

Seeing that the man carrying the log was about to reach the north gate, Du Zhi raised his brows and was about to scold him, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he felt the danger approaching.

Cold sweat broke out on his back, and his forehead gradually became damp. The pale-faced Doctor Zhong's eyes were flashed by a cold light, and then he saw soldiers with bowstrings on the city gate.

Young Master Qian stood beside the soldiers, looking at them like a tiger or wolf. As long as they dared to move, the feathered arrows on the bowstring would immediately pierce their chests.

This is a threat.

The others had already retreated to the other side of the city wall. Military Master Sun looked at the malevolent young master Qian, nodded and praised, "He is a malleable talent."

It's a pity that it looks bluffing, but it's actually just a show, and it needs to be tuned up.

Wei Ji looked at the baby-faced young man sitting in the wheelchair, and tilted his head, thinking that this was a compliment, and the young master piously complimented him like a curse, Senior Brother Sun is so easy to get along with, so a compliment must be a compliment.

The author has something to say: Sun Boling: I didn’t say that, everyone here is hot chicken!

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