Chapter 7 Where is Wang Sun?
The broken walls and partitions have replaced the various original transparent walls. Letting the plum blossoms grow replaced the original exquisite polishing.
There are even several large gaps in the outermost courtyard wall, and the road outside can be vaguely seen. People come and go from time to time.
Gu Wangsun wiped it with his own hands, and Shi Dun sat on it. I just think that in terms of artistic conception, the ruins of today are better than the plum garden of the past.
When he thought of this, Gu Wangsun felt his throat tighten and he almost vomited blood.
What happened last year has left a deep mark on him.
"Brother Qian." A man suddenly walked over from among the ruins.
Gu Wangsun looked up and said, "It turns out to be Brother Zhao. I'm Gu Wangsun."
This Brother Zhao, named Zhao Bi, is the descendant of the Song clan. Of course, there is no use in saying this. Today is the world of the Ming Dynasty, not the world of the Song Dynasty.
It can only be explained that the Zhao family was a family that survived the death of the Song Dynasty.
It was the same as Gu Wangsun’s previous family.
Both sides watch and help each other. It's just that in this chaos, everyone was affected.
Zhao Bi was filled with emotion when he saw Gu Wangsun. Before they wanted to meet, they were talking about antique porcelain or beautiful cars and beauties. Apart from that, there is very little else.
The impact on his Zhao family was relatively small. After all, the Zhao family was descended from the former Song Dynasty clan and did not dare to show much prominence in the new dynasty.
So, not bearing the brunt of it.
But now Gu Wangsun's family is different. Withered into disgrace.
As for the reason why Gu Wangsun changed his name, Zhao Bi also knew a little bit about it. At first it was a matter of hiding his whereabouts. But now, Gu Wangsun's whereabouts no longer need to be hidden.
But what he did made him speechless to face himself and his ancestors. He simply has a pseudonym and protects his family in secret, yes. Although his family has been greatly affected.
However, the centipede insect died but did not freeze.
In this way, the big family fell apart with just one external blow. Then it would not be the most troublesome clan for the imperial court.
You know, even in later generations, clans in some places in the south are still very prosperous.
It’s like a wildfire that can’t be burned out, and the spring breeze blows it again.
Gu Wangsun had no intention of talking to him and said, "Why did you invite me to this place?"
Zhao Bi said: "You know that Dingguo knows it, right? I don't know if you have this way to get a quota."
Gu Wangsun said: "He Shoufu has already decided on most of the candidates. Most of them are senior ministers and people with high prestige in the local area. Why do people like this still need me to find a spot?"
Zhao Bi said: "Celebrities don't speak secretly. I am not here on behalf of myself this time. I, the Zhao family, have never stood out and will not care about this quota. However, although Thief Ding died in an ambush, the remnants of Thief Ding have not been washed away. Qing. Moreover, there has never been a conclusion about He Shoufu’s thoughts on the Jiangnan matter. Many people can’t wait. They want to ask clearly at the Dingguo meeting.”
"So, this quota is very important. I have friendship with you, so I want to ask you. If you have a way, think of a way. We will definitely not let your work go in vain."
Gu Wangsun himself is a lonely man. Don't care about anything. But his family is in dire straits, and if it doesn't recover as much as possible, it may disappear in a hundred years.
Gu Wangsun knew that most of their deserved treatment would fall on his family.
Although the scholar-bureaucrats in Jiangnan were severely hit by this turmoil, many things in Jiangnan still cannot be done without these people.
The so-called strong dragon does not suppress the local snake, this is the truth.
As a member of the local snakes, Gu Wangsun understood even more.
Gu Wangsun said: "So anxious? This is not like my previous style."
Gu Wangsun naturally understood the work style of Jiangnan scholar-bureaucrats.
Then if you encounter a strong enemy, you will be right.
An emperor is strong, but his lifespan is limited, and he cannot continue to be strong. After he dies, the prince who comes up again will not be so difficult to deal with.
Even if the prince is difficult to deal with, just wait.
Anyway, aristocratic families live longer than the emperor.
Zhao Bi sighed and said, "I don't know what's wrong. The world seems to be different from before. After everyone discussed it, they all felt that we can't delay it any longer. If we delay it any longer, there will be no future."
"So we are trying our best to have our own voice in the court. No, I'm begging you."
Zhao Bi didn't understand what happened.
But Gu Wangsun understood a little bit.
Gu Wangsun followed Ji Gang and met Yao Guangxiao. Naturally, he also came into contact with some of He Xi's verbal records and even manuscripts. He was also an extremely smart person.
After all, he can be considered a family scholar, and his ancestors have been literary heirlooms for several generations. Good understanding in all aspects.
Although many people don't admit it, there are differences in IQ between people.
People like Gu Wangsun have been from a scholarly family for several generations. The family also has family traditions passed down from father to ancestor. For ordinary people, it feels like it is too late to read a book in this lifetime.
He just didn't have the intention before.
Now, I have really studied He Xi's theory, and within half a year, I have gained a deep understanding of its three flavors.
In the past, aristocratic families could wait and see when it came to the emperor. Don't be afraid of wasting time, because at that time, time is on their side. No matter how strong the emperor was, he was only politically strong and did not change the economic laws.
Even in the Han Dynasty, the tombs were moved one after another, and local powerful people moved to Guanzhong. But in the end, it still couldn't stop local powerful people from growing up one after another.
Eventually it evolved into a local aristocratic family.
But things are different now.
The economic basis of the imperial court changed.
Industrialization has changed the small-scale peasant economy. The aristocratic families who were parasitic on the small-scale peasant economy and the original land policies and systems have discovered one thing, that is, if they do not make changes, they will soon be unable to make ends meet.
Then, you can only survive on your savings.
And Ding Xian has forcefully cleaned up the aristocratic families, although he has not uprooted these aristocratic families. But it also caused heavy losses to the wealthy family.
In this case, the aristocratic family was in mourning, and they did not recover at all, and fell into another consumption.
They may not understand the reason behind this, but they understand very well that if they do not make changes, they will allow this situation to continue. Then the problem is very serious.
Therefore, they must need political support to make changes.
This is why He Xi's reform has become a trend.
Now it is these aristocratic families who are passive.
Gu Wangsun couldn't help but think, what should his family do? Should we cut ties with these families and find ways to go in new directions?
Although Gu Wangsun could not make a decision for a while, he became more and more interested in the new direction.
After all, why did Gu Wangsun work so hard? It is not to maintain the backward production system. But for the continuation of the family. Before that, his family's foundation was in the land, some privileges, or circles of a wealthy family of scholars.
Same as Zhao Bi. So Gu Wangsun met Zhao Bi here.
But the problem is that among all the things that happened to Ding Xian, Gu Wangsun became what he is now, and his family became a ruin before his eyes. This is certainly a very tragic thing.
Gu Wangsun also lost a lot of baggage.
Before that, Gu Wangsun also thought about letting his children study and take the imperial examination to become a bureaucrat as before. Finally, the family is supported to annex land, establish a foundation, train children, and repeat the process.
But now Gu Wangsun suddenly felt that these families who had escaped these impacts were not doing well either. Moreover, He Xi was too ambiguous to the Jiangnan scholar-bureaucrats.
***Yet?
Naturally, he was killed and Ding Xian was nailed to the pillar of shame.
But as Zhao Bi said. Ding Xian is dead. Some of Ding Xian's extreme measures were also dealt with. However, many policies formulated by Ding Xian are still retained.
Because these policies are He Xi's original policies and were copied by Ding Xian.
If these policies do not change, it will be difficult to change the situation of these aristocratic families. So what should Gu Wangsun do?
