"what do you want."
Li Ang did not follow the other person's words and looked at Ya Jiu and asked directly.
Jiao Cheng's case involves the Chang'an Ghost Market and the Tomb of the Sword Immortal. The other party can collect good information silently and show that he is not afraid of the academy's revenge. He must be planning something big.
It won't be mundane things like money.
“Unleash kindness.”
Yajiu smiled slightly, raised his hand and snapped his fingers, releasing the sound isolation technique to seal off the conversation between the two.
"I am not a disciple of the academy. To be precise, I am a failed student of a certain academy."
Yajiu smiled and said: "At that time, a doctor from the academy, Jun Qianzi, your teacher's junior brother, found me and gave me an opportunity to be an apprentice. He led me to the path of cultivation and saw the world. Grand and magnificent.
Our two teachers are as close as brothers. As brothers of the same generation, you and I should naturally support each other. "
Li Ang stared at the other party quietly without saying a word.
"Of course, I admit that it is really not good to invite you out with this kind of personal threat. But after all, you are the uncle of Jianguo County now, and you still have the talisman given by Lian Xuanxiao on you, so it is not easy to 'invite'."
Yajiu spread his hands and said casually: "Anyway, I really want to ask you out of the city just to have a good chat. If I want to harm you, I can write an anonymous letter and give it to the Zhenfu Secretary.
Or just write the investigation results on pieces of paper and spread them to Chang'anfang City at night, right? "
"..."
Li Ang looked at the other party and paused for a moment. Jiao Cheng and others were all scum, so he would just kill them. With his title, he could get away with it.
Even the prince, Kaifu Yi and other dignitaries from the Third Division would not be able to think of overthrowing him in this matter.
But hiding alienated objects privately, or even using alienated objects to pass the academy examination and obtain the title of No. 1 Scholar is another concept.
Given the rigorous and conservative atmosphere of the academy, there was no telling what he would do.
Li Ang said: "What do you want to talk about."
Yajiu smiled slightly: "Looking at the expression on your face, it must be that Pu Liuxuan didn't tell you about my teacher, right?
Oh, Mr. Jun Qianzi is a very interesting person. He is strict with himself, lenient with others, kind-hearted, gentle in character, dedicated to academics, adhering to the purpose of the academy, and benefiting the people of Yu State.
He has presided over the construction of bridges in Shannan East Road and Shannan West Road, the construction of river dams and seawalls in Jiangnan East Road, and the locust disaster relief in Tongji Province...
Just like what you are doing now. "
"oh."
Li Ang replied indifferently. During this period of time, he had also read some past information about the academy in the library.
The names of Pu Liuxuan and Cheng Juxiu were found in some written archive records.
Cheng Juxiu was fine, but Pu Liuxuan's information had obvious traces of modification, erasure, and deletion. The profile is incomplete.
Generally, this happens to those who defect from the Academy, or cause heavy losses to the Yu State, and are eventually expelled from the Academy.
Combined with the fact that Pu Liuxuan left Chang'an fifteen years ago, it is not difficult to imagine that he was most likely involved in some kind of turmoil and ended up in such a narrow position.
Considering that Pu Liuxuan voluntarily sealed his cultivation and ran away, and the mountain chief finally let him return,
Pu Liuxuan was probably not the culprit or the main player in that turmoil. It was very likely that he was only incidentally implicated.
As for who the culprit is...
The text file that Li Ang read was completely deleted. No one in such a large university is willing to mention it, including Su Feng, a doctor of science, who has the best personal relationship, and Chao Wenyuan, a doctor of mathematics.
"Junior brother, I'll just call you Risheng. I heard your friends call you that."
Yajiu smiled and said: "Ri Sheng, who do you think has the worst life in the Yu Kingdom?"
"Um?"
Li Ang raised his eyebrows, and the topic of Yajiu suddenly jumped, which seemed a little inexplicable.
Who lives the worst...
The laborers who work hard in the mines without seeing the light of day,
His appearance and bloodline are the same as those of Yu people, but because he is a foreign national, he has no personal rights. He has been a slave of cattle and horses for the nobles for generations.
Children who were trafficked, harvested, mutilated, and later became disabled,
The land was annexed and the refugees were forced to leave their homes...
Yajiu caught Li Ang's slightly paused expression and said with a smile: "Look, you are not a Wuling boy from a noble family in Chang'an, and you have seen the misery of the people at the bottom of the Yu Kingdom.
A fisherman family with a daily income of 80 Wen - this should be very common in Zhenzhou.
There are fishing boats and fishing nets, and a family has lived on the boat for generations, fishing hard every day and night to earn enough money for the family to maintain a normal life.
Such a family can only eat light food or eat pickles. Their children will never have the opportunity to go to private schools in their lives. They cannot understand words. The moment closest to learning is
Every year at the temple fair, I heard Mr. Shu give lectures.
Such families have no savings, no future, no hope, and no opportunity to turn around for generations to come.
A natural disaster, a heavy rain, an exploitation by evil officials, or even just the collapse of a board on a fishing boat,
It's enough to leave this family without a place to die.
But to be fair, are they the worst? At least they still have the permanent asset of fishing boats. "
Yajiu said calmly: "Farmers living in the mountains have a more difficult life.
Corrupt officials, evil officials, and harsh government are fiercer than wolves, tigers, and leopards.
Whenever the weather is bad and farmland production decreases, farmers have to cut back on food and clothing, and even kill family members to save food rations.
If farmers encounter natural disasters, they will eat everything from bean crumbs to chaff, bark and leaves, and acorn flour.
Living is the greatest luxury. "
Yajiu paused for a moment and continued, "There are also slaves. The Yu State prohibits the keeping of slaves, but it does not prohibit the keeping of slaves who do not have the nationality of the country.
In the homes of wealthy families, there is a kind of slave family that has been passed down from generation to generation.
They live in the mansion forever, and will never step out of the mansion for several generations. From the time they are born, they are instilled with the concept of being a good slave and serving a good master.
They are no different from Yu people in appearance and blood, but they always live in the woodshed and sleep on the floor. Their masters can beat and scold them as much as they want and vent their anger. Even if they torture and kill the slaves, no one or organization will ask questions. responsibility.
Decades ago, there was a Xiahou general whose slaves stole a pinch of salt from the kitchen in order to keep his son alive. After the incident was exposed, General Xiahou ordered people to catch flies and insects and feed them to the slaves and their sons.
In terms of experience in torturing slaves, General Xiahou was still far behind the real [nobles].
The most ironic thing is that in order for noble families to obtain slaves for generations,
Those honors are occasionally exchanged. "
A cruel smile appeared on Yaojiu's face, "Ri Sheng, you should understand what this means, right?
A family or several slaves can easily give birth to children with congenital defects.
Exchanges must be made to prevent close relatives from getting married.
Haha, the theory of non-marriage with the same surname proven by the academy was used by these nobles to circumvent the law of Yu - as long as both parents are slaves, then the children born are also congenital slaves of foreign nationality. "
Yajiu shook his head and said: "In addition, there are also women from Jiaofangsi, Pingkangfang and various states who have fallen into prostitution;
An old soldier who was disabled and abandoned;
Workers in workshops in Luoyang, Yangzhou and other places...
Risheng, you should have seen how those workshop owners who rented the Academy's patents exploited their labor, right?
Otherwise, you wouldn’t have voluntarily given up the sky-high buyout fee when licensing the patent.
Instead of adding a bunch of cumbersome conditions to protect workers that are completely unnecessary in the eyes of others. "
Seeing that Li Ang remained silent, Yajiu then smiled and said: "Is the Academy good? It is very good.
Compared with the pre-Sui and even older eras, with the Academy, the survival of at least tens of millions of people can be guaranteed.
No matter how miserable and poor you are, at least you still have a chance to survive.
But Xuegong, can’t we do more?
There are too many monks and bureaucrats with academic backgrounds.
On the surface, Zhenfusi and Xuegong are on equal terms, but everyone knows that Xuegong's penetration into the Yu Kingdom's court is far beyond what Zhenfusi can compare with.
The Academy as a whole can easily decide the national policy of the Yu State, amend the laws of the Yu State, eliminate one or a group of opposing ministers, and even replace the emperor at will if necessary.
Imperial power, to put it bluntly, is just power and status.
Whoever possesses these two things will be the ruler of Yu State.
But Xuegong didn't do this.
Of course, those doctors, priests, and priests can proudly tell their disciples that it is the academy's pride and self-control to not interfere in government affairs.
But it has always been like this, right?
Obviously, it only takes a few internal meetings in the academy to unify opinions, and the incompetent Yu State court can be reshaped.
It can save those people who live at the bottom of the Yu Kingdom and whose sufferings are not seen by anyone.
The Academy always fails to take action because of its damn pride and self-restraint.
Even if the Holy Queen massacred the Li clan, court officials, and scholars who wrote objections,
Even if some Yu emperors before the Holy Queen were incompetent and greedy for pleasure, they caused greater suffering to the people of Yu State.
The court of Yu State and the Emperor of Yu State are just bullshit.
A Zhuxiao realm monk can play a greater role on the battlefield than ten thousand warriors.
If you go for assassination, except for a few people in the world, everyone is likely to die.
The Academy is like a giant who has no power but allows his authority to be manipulated by children.
Those who fail to take what God gives will be punished by God. "
Yajiu's emotions were excited at first, then calmed down, and he said calmly to Li Ang: "Ri Sheng, as a disciple of the academy, you should have read a lot of books, right?
Du Gongbu lived in poverty for a period of time in his later years and had to join the ranks of the poor who ate Taicang rice at reduced prices.
A friend invited him to a meal of "Chang'an winter jasmine is sour and green, and Jincheng soil is as crisp and quiet as prune", which actually made him sigh with emotion, "I just want to have enough food to live in my remaining years, and I just hope to see each other often without incident."
Du Gongbu is my favorite poet, but the poor people who are more miserable and difficult than him have never had the opportunity to speak out. They cannot read or write, so naturally they can only speak out by bursting out before death. .
My teacher Jun Qianzi believed that the Academy clearly had the power to change the current situation of Yu State, and if it did not use it, it would be a breach of responsibility and injustice. "
"So he defected from the academy?"
Li Ang finally asked, in a declarative tone.
“The process is a little more complicated.”
Yajiu nodded and said: "His status in the academy was not low before, but he realized that continuing to invent and innovate like Dr. Su Feng was just giving wealth to the rich and powerful.
Let them eat their profits better and more efficiently,
It is difficult to benefit the people at the bottom.
On the contrary, it will cause more people to suffer, just like the workshops that have sprung up in Luoyang, Yangzhou and other places.
He tried to push for change within the academy, but the resistance was too great.
Not everyone is like him, thinking that the academy should be used to improve or even completely replace the imperial court.
Including the use of Dongjun Tower - Dongjun Tower contains alienated objects collected by the Academy over the past three hundred years. Countless alienated objects can be used to improve people's livelihood.
But all of them were sealed because of old-fashioned ideas.
Only a few alienated items such as [Close Insect] and [Chang'an Scenery] can be used.
He was so disappointed with the academy that he finally decided to defect. It was also during this process that your teacher Pu Liuxuan was implicated. "
Li Ang narrowed his eyes slightly, wondering if what Yajiu said was true.
If it is true, then according to Pu Liuxuan's idea, he must break with that Jun Qianzi.
"The final result of the defection was that my teacher fled out of Yu State and was seriously injured and on the verge of death.
And your teacher was angered by the Yu court because he failed to stop Jun Qianzi, and was forced to seal his cultivation, leave Chang'an, and return to his hometown in Zhenzhou. "
Yajiu said: "Let us not mention the rights and wrongs and grievances of the previous generation for the time being.
Risheng, what I want to know is, are you willing to join us? "
"Um?"
Yajiu uses the term "we".
Could it be that Jun Qianzi is not dead and has even recruited more people over the years?
"Haotian Taoism only knows how to worship unintelligent idols, Yu State's imperial court only knows how to maintain itself, Yu State's bureaucrats only know how to fish and feed the common people, and the Academy only knows how to stay out of it."
Yajiu smiled and said, "Only we can truly change the world."
"who are you."
A gleam flashed in Li Ang's eyes, and Yajiutu realized that everything he did before was to recruit him.
But even from the perspective of personal interests,
As the founding county uncle of the Yu State and a disciple of the Academy, he would need at least a very high price to persuade him to surrender.
"You can call us Zhao Ming."
Yajiu smiled and said: "My teacher, Jun Qianzi, who is already a high-level monk in the Zhuxiao Realm, is just one of them.
The power we possess is beyond imagination, the future we can create is far beyond the imagination of the world, and the benefits we can bring to you will never be lower than those of the Academy. "
