Lu Xun said: "This sentence is really what I said."
Is what we have been doing since ancient times always correct?
Li Qinzai didn't think that he wanted to learn from the Tang Dynasty and tolerate everything in the world, but he couldn't tolerate the bad habits of extravagance and lust.
On one side is a magnificent palace, like falling into the clouds and mist of heaven. Everything as far as the eye can see is glittering luxury.
On one side, the people were starving and shouldering heavy burdens just for the emperor's frivolous desires.
The arrogance of one person is the source of bitter tears for thousands of people.
The emperor's desires should not be based on the suffering of the people, at least the Tang Dynasty that Li Qinzai loved should not be like this.
Li Qinzai shook his head when he looked at the size of the palace, which covered hundreds of acres.
It cost so much that it only served Li Zhi to sleep one night when he passed by, and maybe one more night on his way back.
The palace that tens of thousands of people built brick by brick and took a year was just a quick hotel for Li Zhi, who would leave the next day.
But the national treasury had to pay a huge amount of money and food, as well as countless young and strong corvee labor.
Ridiculous?
Li Qinzai only thought that this was hurting the country. For this time, Li Zhi put a heavy brake on the Tang Dynasty, which was heading towards a prosperous age.
Li Sujie looked at her husband half-understanding. From his gloomy expression and tone, Li Sujie realized that her husband actually did not agree with his father's enthronement of Zen and Mount Taishan.
"Sir, you wish to enshrine your father..." Li Sujie hesitated to speak.
Li Qinzai didn't explain, patted him on the shoulder and said, "This palace is one of the dozen or so palaces your father will build."
"From here to Mount Tai, not only do palaces need to be built, but also roads, embankments, and walls need to be repaired. In order to let His Majesty see the peaceful and prosperous times, local officials will do whatever it takes, regardless of manpower and material resources, just to give your father Leave a good impression and make your father think that the prosperous age has really come."
"Didn't the officials from the Ministry of Works ask us to count the labor materials and keep accounts? Let's take a good note of it and see how much labor materials, how much money and material resources it takes to build a palace, and how much hard work and sweat of young workers are required."
The teachers and students continued to work hard all day at the construction site. No one would have thought that a county prince from the Tang Dynasty would lead many powerful children and imperial students to do hard work on the construction site of the palace.
The disciples all came from a wealthy background. Yesterday's fatigue had already made them a little uncomfortable. Today, many people began to be unable to bear it. Taking advantage of the gap between work, they seized every opportunity to take advantage of the situation and be lazy.
Once the supervising officials and craftsmen were not paying attention, they would sit on the ground, rub their sore thighs, take off their shoes and squeeze the blisters on their feet. They were so painful that they grimaced and did not dare to shout loudly for fear of attracting scolding from the supervisors.
Here, they completely put aside their identities and only regard themselves as ordinary young laborers, doing hard and tedious work like everyone else.
If this continues, it will suit Li Qinzai's wishes. Another purpose of bringing his disciples here is to train these wealthy disciples.
Good birth is just a sign of strong reincarnation skills. These guys who don't give birth have tasted too much the sweetness of love and the saltiness of the sea. They must also taste the bitterness of life, otherwise their lives will be missing.
It's a pity that Li Qinzai's purpose changed a little after all.
As evening approached, Li Sujie and others could not wait to finish the work. No matter how dilapidated the simple shack was and no matter how unpleasant the smell, it was at least much better than the construction site.
As a result, people fished more and more frequently, and finally attracted the attention of a supervisory official.
The official walked up to Li Sujie and others, pointed at them and yelled at them.
The little bastards are all children of powerful people. They can accept Li Qinzai's beatings and scoldings on weekdays. Sir, this is how you should educate your disciples.
But who is this low-ranking official in front of me? Do you dare to scold us? Give you face!
Just when the official could scold him vigorously, the hot-tempered Qi Bizhen became unhappy and stopped talking nonsense. She raised her hand and slapped the official hard on the face.
There was a crisp sound, and a five-finger red mark was left on the official's face.
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Stunned, she covered her face and stared at Qi Bizhen.
"You, you dare to beat the officer, you don't want to live anymore!" The officer said with a shocked look on his face.
When the disciples heard the commotion, they gathered around one after another. Qi Bizhen simply didn't bother to pretend at this moment. She raised her face upwards, glared at the official with her nostrils, and arrogantly poked the official's chest with her fingers.
"You bastard, who are you and what is my status? It's your turn to teach me a lesson?"
All the disciples suddenly burst into cheers.
This is right, this is the true nature of us playboys.
The official was furious, and even though he screamed for the servants, the gangsters sneered on their faces.
The common people are afraid of officials, but they are not common people.
So Li Sujie and others stepped forward and surrounded Qi Bizhen and the officials, like a pack of hungry wolves staring at the sheep.
The official's expression changed, and then he realized that the group of people in front of him were probably not ordinary people. Judging from their fearless appearance, they must have a background.
At this time, Li Qinzai finally walked over slowly, and the disciples immediately fell silent and consciously moved out of the way.
Li Qinzai glanced left and right and said calmly: "What happened?"
The official stared at him and said, "Are you the leader?"
Li Qinzai ignored him and turned to look at Qibizhen.
Qibizhen pointed at the official and said, "He scolded the disciple, and the disciple whipped him, that's it."
Li Qinzai snorted and said, "Since it's reasonable, it doesn't matter."
All the disciples felt warm in their hearts.
Although my husband was strict with them, he was still very protective in front of outsiders.
As he spoke, Li Qinzai looked at the official who was slapped again and said calmly: "You cursed someone, and my disciples slapped you. It's in line with etiquette. What are your plans next? You are going to take us to jail." , or discuss the truth?"
"You can say whatever you want, we will cooperate with you." Li Qinzai said after a pause, "But if we are put in jail, I'm afraid you, a little official, will not be able to bear the consequences."
Behind him, Li Sujie and a group of other street gangsters burst out laughing and kept making noises.
"Put us in. Please, arrest us and put us in jail. We can also take care of the food in the cell. We don't have to work. That would be great."
The official's face was livid with anger, and he was about to tell the officer to take someone away when he heard an exclamation not far away.
Li Qinzai turned around and saw the official from the Ministry of Industry rushing in yesterday. Next to him was the Magistrate of Ma County, Weinan.
Magistrate Ma rushed towards Li Qinzai with a shocked look on his face. He ran in front of Li Qinzai and looked him up and down. After a long time, Magistrate Ma stamped his foot: "It's really you, Marquis Li County, you are... oh, you are just playing for fun, Don't harm your subordinates. How can a dignified county prince do such hard work?"
When the officials from the Ministry of Industry saw that Magistrate Ma had confirmed Li Qinzai's identity, they were immediately shuddered and hurriedly bowed to Li Qinzai, but their minds were still buzzing with doubts about life.
The princes of counties who were ennobled by the emperor wore coarse clothes and came to the construction site to work hard. Are today's powerful people so bored?
