"If there were different religions in the previous life, how could there be ancient laws? If the emperors are no longer together, how can they follow the etiquette?"
"If you do not follow the same rules when governing the world, your country will not follow the ancients. The kings of Tang and Wu did not follow the ancients and prospered; the Yin and Xia Dynasties were destroyed because they did not follow the rituals. However, those who oppose the ancients are not necessarily wrong, and those who follow the rituals are not enough."
"Therefore, legislation should be made according to the current situation, and rituals should be made according to the situation."
Xu Jin clasped his hands and smiled slightly: "If I die, the new law will be feasible, all people will benefit, and the country will last forever, so why not die?"
"Teacher, when people die, government will stop!"
Jia Cong had no doubts about what Xu Jin said. He was a wise man who truly worried about the world's worries first and rejoiced after the world's happiness.
When he was in Shandong, he dared to risk the disapproval of the world, killing prisoners, soldiers, and the Confucius family. There were enough memorials to impeach him in the Qinzheng Palace to fill the main hall, but he was still fearless.
But Jia Cong didn't want this. He didn't want his teacher to be the Shangjun of Daxia.
Reform is possible, but if you have to risk your life for that kind of change, Jia Cong won't do it!
The words "people die and politics cease" made Xu Jin laugh loudly. He walked closer and rubbed his apprentice's head. He smiled happily and said, "That's why I accepted you as my apprentice to pass on my way and continue the reform. God has been kind to me, big brother." My husband has many peaches and plums all over the world, but he is not as good as Xu Qingteng’s only little apprentice. As long as you are here, how can anyone stop the government?"
Jia Cong had both civil and military connections. Wen had connections with Xu Jin and Lin Ruhai, and Wu had the backing of Ning and Rong, not to mention the trust of three generations of emperors.
With such a strong background, he will really touch the interests of all parties because of the new coup law. Who can do anything to Jia Cong as his successor? Who dares to do anything to Jia Cong?
With inheritance, the new law will continue to grow like a small flame with firewood, and eventually cover this land and become a prairie fire. No one can hinder the implementation of the reform.
The teacher's expectations and trust made Jia Cong feel even more stressed.
For three days in a row, Jia Cong buried himself in a pile of old papers, searching for information about the new coup laws of the past dynasties. It's a pity that most of these books are from the past dynasties. What you can learn from the collection of books at home is only superficial.
Jia Cong wanted to go to the Hanlin Academy library, but if people knew that he was looking for these books, he might poke someone's lungs.
Forget it, let's look for another chance. If it doesn't work, we can only go to the East Palace to try our luck.
Jia Cong looked at some of the transcribed information about the reform. No matter which dynasty or generation it was, reform could not escape from three major issues: land, officialdom, and taxation.
"It's really a headache. In contrast, it is the easiest thing to deal with."
jingle……
There was a soft sound, and Daiyu tilted her head to look at the lines of small words copied in front of Jia Cong. The tassels on the head swayed slightly, making a crisp sound when they collided with each other.
"The first priority of the reform is the administration of officials. If the administration of officials is successful, the implementation of the other new laws will be twice the result with half the effort. Administration of officials may seem simple, but in fact it is the most difficult. People with high moral character and integrity may not necessarily support the new law, and those who support the new law may be corrupt officials. Brother Cong thinks that if the reform is really implemented, will the court want honest officials who oppose the new law, or will it want corrupt officials who support the new law?"
"this……"
Daiyu's question left Jia Cong speechless.
People often say that good and evil in officialdom cannot be simply distinguished by integrity and corruption, but Jia Cong has always believed that justice is justice and evil is evil.
Jia Cong has always scorned the idea that getting paid to do things is better than being honest, conservative and unflexible officials.
But as Daiyu said, when faced with the three most basic elements of reform, namely official administration, land, and taxation, he could not even say that he understood them at this time, let alone delve into them in depth.
He was silent for a long time, and finally figured out something.
"No wonder the assignment the teacher gave me was about how to alleviate land annexation, rather than solving the problem of land annexation."
Jia Cong couldn't help but smile bitterly. Daiyu's eyebrows were curved, and she stretched out her slender jade fingers and tapped Jia Cong's forehead: "The road must be walked step by step. Mr. Qingteng will pull out the knife after his proposed new policy was frustrated last time. Take it back. How old are you? Sir, how could you really ask you to make any changes? He just asked you to do it.
Just understand the path to take in the future. "
"That's right...I'm stubborn."
Jia Cong carefully folded the copied papers, found a book box and put it in: "The teacher's expectations for me are so high that I can't bear it. He has the ambition of being a businessman, but I don't." The courage of Lord Shang. I can’t be as heroic as Lord Shang, who is not afraid of life and death, and changes his ways to become stronger.”
Daiyu pulled up a chair and sat next to Jia Cong, pinched Jia Cong's solemn face and smiled.
"Brother Cong never loses courage. When Yanzhou was besieged by tens of thousands of troops, you were able to stand on top of the city without fear of arrows. You will definitely be a hero who stands tall and strong in the future."
Seeing Daiyu's behavior like coaxing a child, most of the solemnity on Jia Cong's face disappeared, and he held Daiyu's jade finger in a dumbfounded way.
"At that time, my blood was boiling. Every time the enemy retreated, I would be terrified in my heart. It is not easy to be a hero. The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. There is always a sacrifice behind the responsibility. If it is just a waste of time, It’s all about my mind and money, but I’m worried that the changes I have to face and the sacrifices I have to make will be unbearable.”
"Then let's take it one step at a time. At least Mr. Qingteng is walking in front now. He is the reincarnation of Lord Wenqu Xing. There will always be some magical means."
"Sister Lin is optimistic, but now I don't even have a clue about the homework my husband gave me..."
Daiyu blinked: "I will go with you. Sister Feng has been busy with family affairs recently and has to take care of her eldest sister. She has no energy to visit Grandma Liu in Fangshan County. I will accompany you there the day after tomorrow, and we will come too. How about a private visit via incognito?"
Jia Cong slapped his thigh and said in surprise: "Yes, if I drove my car and went as an official, it would be easy for someone to fool me. It's better to be in the light and the other in the dark. The fourth brother is in the light and I am in the dark, so that those who are there can be fooled." It’s hard to guard against those who are behind the scenes.”
At this point, Jia Cong gently rubbed the back of Daiyu's hand and said, "Sister Lin, it's better not to go. It's freezing cold. It doesn't matter that I have rough skin and thick flesh. Why do you have to suffer that fate?"
Daiyu shook her head and patted Jia Cong's unruly fat hand away: "Who are you looking down on? I'm not a fragile little girl. The imperial doctor came to check my pulse a few days ago and said that my body That’s great. Let me stop sitting around and walk outside more often. Besides, I’m very interested in Mr. Qingteng’s assignment. Why don’t we compete to see whose answer sheet is more satisfying to Mr. Qingteng?”
The old lady frowned and watched Jia Cong and Daiyu leave. She called Jia Lian and said, "Brother Cong has fewer people with him. You can send another group of people to follow secretly. Every winter there is no silence outside the city. I really don’t know what he thinks when he takes Yu’er out at this time.”
Complaints remain complaints, but the old lady is still very worried about her grandchildren.
Jia Lian nodded: "What the old lady said is that my grandson will make arrangements now..."
"Wait... you go to Xu Mansion. If Mr. Qingteng is free, please ask him to come. I have something to tell Mr. Qingteng."
Jia Lian was a little surprised by the old lady's idea, but he heard the old lady continue: "Last time in Shandong, he used my grandson as bait, and I endured it. This time he used my grandson as a knife again, so he has to give me an explanation." Bar."
"Huh? What kind of bait? What kind of knife?"
For a moment, Jia Lian didn't react.
The old lady gave him a dissatisfied look: "Silly, Brother Cong was besieged in Yanzhou. It was Xu Qingteng who planned it all. His purpose was to wipe out all the White Lotus Sect in Shandong. This time, Brother Cong was faced with another problem. Of course, he does regard Brother Cong as the successor, but we have to ask our family if we want this inheritance. What’s more, the success or failure of this matter is related to Brother Cong’s future. He always has to ask me, the leader, first. It belongs to my grandmother."
"Ancestor, Mr. Xu Jinxu, the right deputy governor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, is here. The old patriarch is accompanying him. He said he wanted to visit our ancestors."
Jia Lian looked horrified and looked at the old lady in surprise.
But the old lady calmly waved her hand to Jia Lian: "Go and greet him, Yuanyang, and get the phoenix crown and harem. After all, he is Wenquxingjun. Our family cannot lose its etiquette!"
As soon as Xu Jin entered the courtyard of Rongxi Hall, the maids and women stood respectfully in two rows. At the door of Rongxi Hall, there was an old woman wearing a super imperial uniform.
, holding a dragon-headed cane, his hair is almost completely white, but he is energetic and dignified.
"Junior, I would like to pay my respects to Madam. Madam is well. I took the liberty to come here. I hope Madam will not blame you."
"Wenquxingjun can come and make the humble house shine. How can there be any blame?"
After exchanging pleasantries, the old lady ushered Xu Jin inside.
The old lady asked all the maids and wives to leave the hall, leaving only Jia Jing and Jia Lian to keep her company. Xu Jin didn't talk nonsense and brought the topic to Jia Cong in a few words.
"Senior Lin sent me a letter back then, saying that there was a beautiful girl who could be my disciple. At first, I thought it was just an exaggeration, until the sage ordered me to come to the capital, appoint me, and accept Jia Cong as his disciple, as a plan for the crown prince and to train the future prime minister. .”
Xu Jin was very solemn and raised his hands to the north: "The sage said that Jia Cong was born with knowledge and was a wise man. Either for the welfare of the country, or for the chaos of the country. The old man once thought that one knife would eliminate future troubles, but Brother Cong died in the end. It was Xianrong Guo’s grandson, and His Majesty protected him, so he was summoned and tested later..."
Jia Jing should have known about this for a long time and always remained calm.
The old lady and Jia Lian exclaimed almost simultaneously and took a deep breath.
"Later, the sage discovered that Brother Cong had an innocent heart, just like flawless white jade. The sage believed that jade cannot be made into a weapon if it is not cut. Whether Brother Cong can be a blessing to the country depends on whose hand holds the carving knife. Therefore, the sage appointed him. The most important reason why I am Brother Cong’s teacher is because I am pure enough.”
Jia Lian already felt that his brain was not enough. He originally thought that the Second Sage valued Brother Cong so much because his grandfather and the Jia family were loyal enough. He did not expect that there was such a story in it.
Xu Jin stretched out a finger and pointed at the sky.
"In the Zhaowu period, Wei Qinghe was born, and two days of volleying could keep Daxia in chaos. In the Yuanyou year, Xu Qingteng was born, which could stabilize the dynasty for thirty years."
Speaking of this, Xu Jin not only did not feel shy at all, but was full of confidence. He asked leisurely: "What about after Yuanyou? Is Mrs. Tai willing to let Brother Cong become the third carefully trained prime minister to protect the country? ?」
The Crown Prince's honor guard marched slower. Jia Cong and Dai Yu's carriages and horses had arrived at Wangpingkou. The Crown Prince's honor guard was probably still stationed near Shijingshan to rest.
Wangpingkou is a large town. There are two larger inns in the town. Jia Cong had already sent someone to come over first and booked the entire inn.
After a day's march, Daiyu was already exhausted. This was her first time running around outside in winter.
"Wangjiazhuang is not far from the town, at most half an hour's journey. We will set off again tomorrow morning, then go to the farms near Xishan, and finally go south to Fangshan County to meet the prince."
Daiyu was wrapped tightly in cotton quilt by Snow Goose and Zicuckoo, only her little head was exposed. Jia Cong handed over the brewed tea and sat by the stove to add charcoal.
After taking a few sips to dispel the cold air, Daiyu asked the maid to get the homework preparations she had made earlier, with a solemn expression on her face: "As you saw today, there are at least a thousand refugees heading to the capital on the official road. This has not happened yet. By the twelfth lunar month, many families will be without food. It is said that the Ministry of Revenue has already sent disaster relief food to various counties, so why do people choose to live far away?"
Jia Cong poked the stove with a poker, and said with a hint of anger: "What else could it be? It's nothing more than corruption, false reporting, and expulsion. A refugee is a refugee. If there is no land, aren't they just a refugee? Grandma Liu also said before that she I just didn’t want my grandson to become a landless refugee and a slave, so I left my face and went to Beijing to ask for help.”
"So, this assignment given to you by Mr. Qingteng is in line with the time, the situation, and God's will!"
For the first time, Daiyu discussed the country and the people's livelihood with Jia Cong in a very serious manner: "Brother Cong, I always couldn't understand why my father ignored life and death in Yangzhou in the past. Now I understand. Cultivate oneself, manage the family, govern the country, In the world of peace, dad is a disciple of a saint, this is his way, and it will also be your way."
"Now, it is also my way!"
At the end of the sentence, Daiyu's eyes sparkled.
Although the Gusu Lin family belongs to the Zhongding family, they are also a scholarly family. Daiyu has been favored by her parents since she was a child. She is extremely talented in poetry and books, and she is also extremely intelligent.
trapped behind
Because of her stay at home, Daiyu can only see the world through books, which is ultimately different from reality.
There were just words in books about refugees and mourners everywhere. When she saw with her own eyes the emaciated refugees with dull eyes in the officialdom, she felt for the first time that as the daughter of the Lin family, she should do what the descendants of the Lin family should do.
Poems, songs, music, chess, calligraphy and painting are just for fun in your spare time. Wouldn't it be more meaningful if, like my father, we could inherit the learning of saints and overcome the difficulties of the world?
The rooster crows, and at dawn, the carriages and horses continue to move forward.
The soldiers were not idle along the way, asking around about the surrounding situation. When he entered Wangjiazhuang, Jia Cong finally received the news collected by his own soldiers.
The entire town of Wangpingkou was hit by the flood when the main river burst its banks in the autumn. Three to four out of ten people in the town had borrowed money from Wang Qingtang, the largest family in Wangpingkou and the eldest son of Wangpingkou, using their land and mansions as debt. Got a mortgage.
"What a bunch of rats, shameless, immoral, and lawless! One acre of land can only be exchanged for five buckets of grain at Wang Qingtang's place. Now the winter has just begun and there is a complete shortage of grain. Fangshan County has been slow to release grain for disaster relief. This is just waiting for the people to starve. Die, so that Wang Qingtang can take advantage of it, right?"
Bang!
Jia Cong slammed the letter in his hand on the small case in the carriage, and Daiyu also looked angry.
This is still Gyeonggi, at the feet of the emperor. What about places where the mountains are high and the emperor is far away? Is it more ruthless and shameless, is it not even necessary to spend the three to five buckets of food?
No wonder Baoyu often said, "Thieves of the country are rich and ghosts". Isn't this the same as "thieves of the country and ghosts are rich"?
"Brother Cong, don't be angry. There is a Wang Qingtang in Wangpingkou. How many Li Qingtangs and Zhang Qingtangs are there in the entire Fangshan County and the entire Shuntian Prefecture? Didn't His Majesty make you the Royal Cat? You, the Royal Cat, should also be arrested. Catch these rats as soon as possible!"
Daiyu held Jia Cong's trembling hand in anger and comforted her softly: "Your Majesty has decreed that I be the Lord of Wen'an County. I am a woman who cannot serve as an official and manage politics, and cannot serve in the army to defend against enemies. If I want to report to you, there is nothing wrong with me." Now I can take advantage of your power as a royal cat. We will do nothing this winter, and we will catch these giant rats on behalf of your majesty and the people of the world."
Grandma Liu went to the capital to ask for help. In the eyes of her son-in-law Wang Gouer, it was just a waste of energy but not worth the loss.
Unexpectedly, my mother-in-law really brought back several carts of food within a few days, and she also received more than thirty taels of silver, as well as cloth and meat.
The most important thing was the books and the Four Treasures of the Study given by the noble man, which almost made Wang Gouer think he was dreaming.
With this food, Wang Gouer's family finally survived the most difficult days. Even though many people in Wangjiazhuang had no food and had to go out to beg for food, the two little ones of the Wang family did not suffer from cold or hunger.
When you are very hungry, anything can happen. Grandma Liu had experienced several natural and man-made disasters. She had already given up several bags of food and handed them over to the village chief, who was responsible for helping the elderly and weak in the village.
He also asked his daughter and son-in-law to be careful in their words and deeds, and not to reveal their wealth, so they escaped the jealous people's plans.
That day, she was sitting on the kang with her daughter, calculating the money and food consumption in the past few days, when she suddenly heard someone calling her outside the yard.
"Aunt, aunt, aunt..."
Grandma Liu put on her shoes and came outside the door, only to find that it was Wang Bao who lived at the entrance of the village. It is said that he is the cousin of his son-in-law Wang Gouer.
However, Wang Bao did not come alone. He was accompanied by a well-dressed strong man.
"It's Bao'er, what's the matter?"
Wang Bao pointed to the people next to him and smiled: "A noble man came to the village entrance, saying he came to see my aunt. No, the guards next to the noble man came over first to guard the front station. The noble man's carriage and horses will be here soon."
"Noble?"
When Grandma Liu was wondering, the strong man raised his hand and said, "Grandma Liu, here are the soldiers in front of Third Master Cong of Rongguo Mansion. Third Master and County Master Lin will be here soon. Please ask Grandma Liu to tidy up. Your Excellency will be at your home at noon." Eat and rest."
ah?
Grandma Liu never expected that a nobleman from the Rongguo Mansion would come to her home, and she didn't react for a while.
It was the group of servants, women and maids who entered the door immediately that made her distracted.
"Gou'er, Qing'er, come out quickly, the noble man is coming
Our family is here! "
Wangjiazhuang is not big, with only about fifty households in total.
The carriages in Rongguo Mansion were extremely luxurious, and the soldiers brought by Jia Cong all wore long swords at their waists and rode tall horses, which made them look noble.
After entering Wangjiazhuang, those little kids who were skinny but also full of curiosity, invariably stood nearby and looked at the noble people they had never seen before.
"Mother Wang, go get some food delivered to those children. Not too much, just enough for a few days."
Daiyu lowered the car curtain, feeling stronger than ever in her heart.
The oldest of these children was no more than Brother Cong's age, and the youngest was not as old as Brother Lan, but the big head and the thin body looked so incongruous.
She thought of the food she usually threw away before finishing it, and couldn't help but murmur to herself: "The rich wine and meat smells bad, and there are frozen bones on the road..."
Jia Cong felt Daiyu's gloomy mood, held her hand and said, "There will be food. I have obtained several kinds of grains and have ordered people to secretly cultivate them in Zhuangzi. It won't be long before the world is safe." There will be no hunger, and at least most of the people will have enough to eat.”
"real?"
The expectation in Daiyu's eyes made Jia Cong feel that the person in front of him was his best life partner.
Perhaps the two of them can work together for a lifetime, not only in the inner house, but also on the road together.
He laughed and said, "It's more real than real gold. I'll take you to the village to see it when the spring starts farming."
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