Use kindness more than benevolence, use power more than courtesy!
After what happened last night, Liu Yi ordered to break camp and go north early the next morning. When Li Erniu led people to count the troops and horses, he was pleasantly surprised to find that none of the people who escaped back to Lingyuan last night, including Su Xiaosan, also wore Good armor, standing tall in the army.
Looking at the spirit of the entire army, everyone stands with their heads held high, with high spirits, and their bright eyes are shining with strong gazes. They already have the charm of an elite soldier.
Li Erniu couldn't help being happy. After arranging the marching equipment, he immediately found Liu Yi who was looking at the mountains and rivers in the distance and told him the situation in detail. After Liu Yi heard this, he was overjoyed, but he pretended to be reserved on his face. After thinking about it for a long time, he choked out a sentence, "The right person will get more help, but the wrong person will get less help!"
With banners flying, silver saddles and white horses, a mighty team of four hundred people headed straight for Zhangwu City.
But when Liu Yi led everyone to the south gate of Zhangwu City full of pride, he was poured cold water on them.
The only person standing at the city gate to greet him was Zhangwu County Governor Fan Tingnan, who was as black as carbon. Even Fan Tingnan's three county officials, Li Huaiwen, Ji Qiu and Qi Yue, were all busy with official duties. Without coming, the scene when Liu Yi entered the city was indeed more miserable than when Lu Ling entered the city and the people lined the streets.
Inquiries are the most taboo in official circles. Although Liu Yi was murmuring in his heart, he still suppressed his curiosity and ordered a group of troops to station outside the city. He only brought Qiao Miaoqing and Xia Qing into the city. After walking a few steps, Liu Yi was afraid that Qiao Miaoqing made a mistake and drove the little girl back, leaving only Xia Qing and Fan Tingnan behind.
Tomorrow is February 2nd. After entering the city, as far as I can see, every household is busy farming. Fan Tingnan is walking leisurely on the street. When the people on both sides see this short, hunchbacked man, they all greet him with smiles. , turned to see Liu Yi next to him, and immediately showed an expression of resentment. A slightly more courageous scholar stood in front of Liu Yi and cursed, "How can you use your family background to get a position? Bah! A traitor will harm the people." Cut it off. Zhuzi, you deserve to die!"
The common people who heard the scholar's curse clapped their hands and applauded.
The scrawled greeting outside the city just now destroyed the authority of Hirata Order, and he was scolded by an unknown scholar in the street. Liu Yi couldn't even save the most basic face. Liu Yi was stunned for a moment, while Xia Qing, who had experienced the world, pinched the white jade five baht at her waist, dragged her big head, and immediately asked Fan Tingnan about the situation.
Fan Tingnan said helplessly, "It's hard to explain in words, the county government will explain it in detail", and then continued to pull the two of them to walk slowly towards the Zhangwu County Sheriff's Mansion.
There was no words to say all the way. Liu Yi lowered his head and thought deeply: Judging from last year's trip, Shaofu Shi Li Huaiwen, Zhao Shi Fu Ji Qiu and Ji Shi Fu Qi Yue were single-handedly promoted by Fan Tingnan. They were actually promoted by Fan Tingnan. How can Fan Tingnan not be able to do anything he wants to do? Today, I came here for Pingtian, but I was accused of being a traitor and harming the people. If someone hadn't deliberately or unintentionally, with ulterior motives, how could the people follow suit? Since the land is the foundation of the family, Pingtian is a desperate plan against the family. No matter how upright and selfless you are, you will not easily agree. And who is the largest family in Zhangwu County?
Looking at Fan Tingnan who was leading the way with a smile in front of him, and recalling Fan Tingnan's slow walking posture, a heart-wrenching thought came to Liu Yi's mind.
After thinking about it, Liu Yi pinched the collar of his Luo Chan shirt embroidered with dragon, phoenix and tiger patterns three times in a row. Several shadows of tiger-slaying warriors passed through the alley. It seemed that today, he had to prepare for the worst.
Sure enough, as soon as Liu Yi stepped onto the threshold of the Zhangwu County Sheriff's Mansion, the broken door of the County Sheriff's Mansion was creaking shut with his back foot. Before Fan Tingnan led Liu Yi to the middle hall, a group of ten county soldiers came from all directions. They looked at him eagerly, as if they were facing a formidable enemy just like last year when the soldiers were sent to Shuiheguan.
When the scholar encountered the soldiers, he couldn't explain why. Liu Yi shook his head slightly and leaned back slightly, wanting to lean on the dilapidated door to relax. As a result, as soon as he pressed his body against the door panel, the broken door made a clang and fell down. Got it!
There was a sound of "Ouch" from outside the door, and everyone looked around. Xia Qing was pressed to the ground by the door, and she was wailing. Liu Yi was lying upright on top of the door panel, and Xia Qing was pressed below. The two of them sandwiched the door panel. , just like a large meat bun.
Xia Qing was in pain and kept swaying from side to side under the door panel, which added to the humor.
When some of the county soldiers in the mansion saw such a scene, their original serious faces could no longer remain tense, and they burst into laughter, and the solemn atmosphere disappeared.
As for why the good-looking county gate collapsed suddenly, I am afraid only Xia Qing herself knows!
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High mountains have their own travel routes, and deep waters have their own ferrymen.
After Liu Yi helped Xia Qing stand up, the two of them stood blankly blocked at the door, as if they were dead pigs who were not afraid of being scalded by boiling water.
Whether it was intimidation or seriousness, Fan Tingnan saw that there were many people watching outside the house, and knew that he could not use force today, so he sighed softly, finally dispersed the county soldiers, and invited the two people into the main hall. Above the main hall, Li Huaiwen, Ji Qiu, Qi Yue and a group of Zhangwu civil and military sages have been waiting for a long time. When Liu Yi saw this, he thought to himself: The person who came here is not good. If you want to do good things today, it will be difficult!
"Liu Pingtian, I haven't seen you for a year. It's really rare that you come to Zhangwu with such a majestic appearance!" Li Huaiwen was the first to attack, then turned around and elbowed Ji Qiu, raising his voice, and his words were full of meaning. Ironically, "You really can take advantage of the wind! Unlike us, we don't know the will of heaven and listen to the holy will. We don't have a big tree to enjoy the shade, and we don't have a good father. We can only live in a corner and be a small official in a county." This is the end of my life!"
The scene became quiet for a while, Xia Qing did not speak, and Fan Tingnan did not open his mouth. Liu Yi knew in his heart that today's situation needed his own tongue to solve it.
"Born as a god, weak but eloquent, young and loyal, long and agile, mature and intelligent." Liu Yi spoke naturally, talking as he walked, and stopped sitting on the side, with a pair of large, seemingly clear and innocent eyes. , stared straight at Li Huaiwen, and said with a smile, "It is common for fish and shrimps today to be dragons the next day. It is not yours, so don't fight, let alone think about it, don't become a vulgar guest in the world!"
Ouch! These words were very arrogant and caused an uproar in the audience. If Fan Tingnan hadn't been here to suppress the battle, these "old hooligans" in the officialdom would have fought against Liu Yi with all their hands and feet.
Ji Qiu took over the conversation and snorted coldly, "You have such an arrogant tone. Apart from your clever mouth and your grace, what else do you have that enables you to take on such an important position at the age of thirteen?"
"You can live a hundred years in vain without ambition, but you can live a long life if you have ambition. How can a flock of birds recognize your ambition if you fly thousands of miles away?" Liu Yi, neither humble nor arrogant, asked Ji Qiu in a loud voice, "I would like to ask you, what is the building that was built on Xuanwei Lane last year?" Big piece of cloth, whose suggestion was it? Whose hand was the plan to pacify Le Er in Liaoxi County? Do we need this order to elaborate on it one by one? Ji Qiu, you are a frog at the bottom of a well and cannot speak to the sea. I will not discuss it with you in depth. Get out of here quickly, don’t try to flatter others by claptrap, or be an eyesore!”
Ji Qiu was speechless and sat back reluctantly, letting out a long sigh of reluctance.
Qi Yue suddenly stood up and quoted from the scriptures, "The ancients said: Look at the astronomy to observe the changes of time; look at the humanities to transform the world. Liu Pingtian leveled the fields of the five counties, but he only measured things with laws and did not classify them. , isn’t it overkill?”
"Qi's record of events is wrong. Severe illnesses require strong medicine. To beat the drum, don't beat the tamping hammer." Liu Yi stood up, stood in the hall, looked at Fan Tingnan intently, and was so angry that he said, "Today's family members The chaos is comparable to that of the time when the feudal lords were separatist. The princes sought power through military force, and the families used land to seek power. The methods of obtaining power were different, but they all focused on splitting the land and dividing the territory. Mr. Fan, is this junior right?"
Fan Tingnan remained silent.
Liu Yi looked at Fan Tingnan's expression, then looked around at the crowd, straightening his back, elegance with wildness, heroism with murderous intent, "Treat the disease while it's light, kill while the disease is still there, if you don't take advantage of the fact that the family has not yet been turned upside down, With the power of the sun and the moon, we can eradicate it by its roots. One day, the war between Qin and Han will begin, and the families will be divided and attack, the country will be destroyed, and the people will be in dire straits. At that time, whose fault will it be? Is it you, Ji Qiu, who can bear it? Or can you, Qi Yue, turn the tide? ?We have read the books of saints and sages, and we all want to make meritorious deeds and leave our names in history. If we don't do anything now, will it be necessary to wait until a few years later when the king is no longer the king, the queen is no longer the queen, the people are no longer the people, and the country is no longer Will you wake up later when it's time to lose your place?"
After Liu Yi finished speaking, a clan elder took over the conversation and said softly, "Master Liu, the Zhangwu clan is kind and kind, and has never engaged in forced buying or selling. Could it be that we have earned it through hard work and hard work?" Why don’t you also have to sacrifice the land?”
When everyone in the audience said yes, Liu Yi raised his thick eyebrows. This was a confrontation in the court. Although the question was difficult, the young Liu Yi responded and immediately sternly rebuked, "Extremely pedantic! The old gentleman has read all the vicissitudes of life, and An De This is what I say about having no father and no king! The family is good for a while, but it is actually governed by human beings. What if the patriarch changes, his temperament changes drastically, he imposes excessive taxes, and oppresses the villagers? The temporary pain of Pingtian is actually the rule of law, dividing the fields and taking the land. There are rules for moving and stopping. You can only rent, not buy or sell. The family no longer has the means to buy low and sell high, and the Guizhou donkey has no skills. Don't you even understand such a simple truth? "
Liu Yi took three steps closer and spoke passionately and sincerely, "Everyone, this not only saves the roots of the common people, but also saves the lives of the noble families!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone suddenly understood: Xiuqu and Pingtian were His Majesty's gentle methods to deal with the nobles. But if the nobles did not know what to do, they might be faced with the weapons of the empire.
The civil officials above the central hall were silent, and the fellow villagers in Lieting were also silent. This debate ended hastily with the disastrous defeat of Zhangwu Zhuwen.
Xia Qing watched clearly from the side. After Liu Yi won, he smiled in his heart: Yi'er has great righteousness and speaks like a magic weapon. It would be strange not to win today's debate.
"Liu Pingtian, you should follow the local customs when you come to the countryside, but you are so rude, don't you want to bully my Zhangwu officers and soldiers with swords and guns?"
Wu Kui, the commander of the county guard, came out to see him. He held a single sword in his hand, raised it lightly with one finger, and when the sword came out half an inch, it made a buzzing sound.
Liu Yi calmed down and suddenly walked up to Wu Kui, faced each other tit for tat, and said in a deep voice, "Wu Junwei, who asked you to say this?"
Wu Kui was an old man and didn't understand the meaning of Liu Yi's words, so he asked blankly, "What?"
Liu Yi's voice suddenly turned cold, "Let me ask you, who told you to hold a long knife and threaten the imperial officials?"
Wu Kui was immediately speechless, and those who understood what Liu Yi was saying were sweating for Wu Kui.
Liu Yi's momentum surged and he took a step forward. With this step, even a strong tree in front of him could be shaken.
Wu Kui was actually forced to take a step back by the invisible pressure. He lowered his head and looked around, not daring to look at her.
"The military commander has no plan and is deeply disappointed." Liu Yi took another step closer and said with certainty, "This order is not to be compared to those who are afraid of the strong and bully the weak, and are afraid of the sword and avoid the sword. Wu Junwei, you have a sword to show your strength. Is this order? No?"
Liu Yi stood proudly in the hall, clasped his hands and then stretched them out, and cupped them for a week, "When the people are prosperous, the world will be prosperous; when the people are suffering, the world will be miserable. The rise of the family in the past relied on the power of the people. If there is no support, how can the world be prosperous?" Clan? Everyone, please respect yourselves!"
Then, Liu Yi quickly walked up to Fan Tingnan and smiled flatteringly, "Master Fan, your anger has subsided. Is it time to make peace with you?"
Fan Tingnan's face darkened, and he said helplessly, "Okay!"
Some people died, but not completely...
