Zou Jun mentioned in "Heaven and Earth Let Me Do It" that if you want to practice the "Dayan Yin and Yang Technique", you must "combine Yin and Yang and practice both in rotation". Only in this way can you achieve immediate results. However, unlike his master "Xuan Yin Patriarch" and his senior brother " Xuanyin Sect Master"'s philosophy of cultivation was incompatible with each other, so he was politely declined by both master and disciple.
After Zou Jun left, his master and senior brother were so curious that they couldn't resist the temptation of this "holy level skill", so they decided to distract themselves from the lower world and reincarnate to practice "ghost immortal" again to see if they could be like their little apprentices. /What the junior brother said is so that he can make great progress in his cultivation and achieve the "Hunyuan Dao Fruit" as soon as possible?
Therefore, the following leads to the story to be written in this book: In a certain mountain village in the lower world, an ordinary farm boy learned by chance that there was a way to "immortality" in the world, and he was greatly shocked. Because this opens a "door" to another world for him.
In order to pursue the "dream" in his heart, he did not hesitate to go through the cycle of life and death, traveled across the realms of yin and yang, experienced heaven's punishment and thunder, fell into the misery of the mortal world, experienced love and hatred... and finally achieved enlightenment, cultivated to become an immortal, and became famous in the heavens. Known in all realms, he returns to his original form, achieves "Hunyuan", and becomes immortal.
The lower realm is empty, the low-dimensional universe, the heavens and the realms.
On a certain earth-like planet, in the human world, the Gutian Institute of Jingjiang Prefecture on Guangnan West Road in the Ming Empire.
This was one of the military garrison stations in southern Xinjiang during the Ming Dynasty, but there were many "military households" and "civilian households" nearby, forming many large and small villages.
There are "forts" similar to "towns" between villages, which are used for military defense when reading Bao (upper tone), and for market transactions when reading Nianpu (lower tone).
Due to the frequent disasters in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the "Three Rings" were sent out year after year, resulting in hardship for the people, chaos in the world, bandits and bandits, and people's livelihood was in dire straits.
As a result, the so-called "Buddhism flourished in the world during the prosperous times, and Taoism hid alone in the mountains. In troubled times, the Bodhisattva did not come to the world, and the old man carried his sword to save the vicissitudes of life."
In a small village near "Gutian Suo", there lived a family named Zhou. Although it was a single family, its ancestors came from a large family named Zhou in the Jianghuai area. This was because Mongolia first went south to destroy the Song Dynasty, and then the Ming Dynasty The imperial court pacified Yunnan, so among the "sinners" who immigrated to Shibian, there were ancestors of the Zhou family.
Although the rule of the Yuan Dynasty was unpopular due to its policy of national oppression, it did a better job than the Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty in safeguarding local powerful people such as the landlord class and the gentry clan. Because there were few Mongolians, they could not control the Han areas and could only rely on local gentry for their control. Collecting taxes makes it convenient for the latter.
These country gentry landlords, local tyrants, evil gentry, and aristocratic families are much better than the Mongolian aristocrats in governing the local area. All kinds of secret operations are endless. As long as the people are not killed, they will be punished. Anyway, as long as the "Mongol and Yuan Dynasty" tax tasks are completed , you can roam the countryside by yourself.
Therefore, after Zhu Yuanzhang raised his troops to overthrow the Yuan Dynasty, the first people to suffer were the country gentry and landlords, local tyrants, evil gentry, and aristocratic families who were pretending to be powerful. After all, they benefited a lot from the "loose" rule of the Yuan Dynasty. Once the country changed hands and was imprisoned, they would naturally feel sad and angry. It's like dying in a funeral examination.
In particular, many "literary officials" in the Jiangnan area even threatened to "raise troops to rebel", overthrow the Ming Dynasty, welcome back Zhengshuo, and restore the Yuan Dynasty, so that they could continue to enjoy the "loose environment" that the "Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties" once brought them. Little did they know that "Monk Zhu" was so ruthless that he sent troops to suppress him.
In this way, those "literary officials" who have breasts are mothers were turned into "unruly people". If they don't voluntarily donate all their property and free their slaves, then "Monk Zhu" who rules the world will demote them all to "unruly people". "Official slaves" were reorganized into households according to the "seriousness of their crime" and sent to the border garrison.
At the same time, the imperial court stipulated that people from the north who committed crimes were sent to the south, people from the south who committed crimes were sent to the north, people from the east who committed crimes were sent to the west, and people from the west who committed crimes were sent to the east. Anyway, the "criminals" must be moved away from their homeland. They will not be pardoned and will not be allowed to return to their hometown forever. , as for the life and death of the criminal, it is up to God!
Moreover, the household registration system of the Ming Dynasty was inherited from the Yuan Dynasty. Once people were organized by the government into "military households", "farmer households", "fisher households", "hunters", and "stove households"... they would never be able to easily achieve class crossing. , in addition to "imperial examination" and "meritorious service in combat". However, "military households" may not be rewarded for their meritorious service.
Therefore, by the end of the Ming Dynasty, the descendants of these "military households" could only serve in the army and fight for generations. They also had to endure the annexation of land by superior officers and the oppression and exploitation of local gentry. In the long run, they were impoverished and either fled in large numbers or became bandits. Therefore, the family of this Zhou family is in decline.
"Dang-dang-dang! Come on, let's assemble!" The village chief banged a broken gong and shouted at the top of his lungs: "It is the responsibility of military households to recruit soldiers for war!" At this time, people from eight villages in ten miles were " Regardless of whether they have something to do or not, the military households have to put it aside first and quickly pick up their weapons and run to the "fort".
"Sir, why are you so urgent? Our rice has not been harvested yet.", "Yes, yes, sir, when did this happen..."
In the early Ming Dynasty, the "Muduo elders" were responsible for managing rural grassroots chores, mainly assisting local officials to supervise farmers' farming.
Although "Old Man Muduo" only specializes in managing local affairs, he has considerable power. With Zhu Yuanzhang's tacit approval, they represent the lower level of "imperial power".
According to the "Huang Ming Zhi Shu Jiao Min Bang Wen", he can "power the county magistrate", that is, if the county magistrate does something illegal, the "old man" can deal with the county magistrate.
However, it is difficult to manage the rural grassroots level solely by relying on "Old Man Duo" for management. For this reason, Zhu Yuanzhang established "Li Chief" and "Liang Chief". "Li Chang" means "Li Zheng", responsible for managing taxes and collecting corvees. The "grain chief" was responsible for assisting local officials in collecting grain and wages for the court.
"Stop talking and hurry up! I'm late, you'll feel better!" Mr. Li Chang was worried, because the imperial court had just suppressed the "Dateng Gorge Uprising" not long ago, beating the entire northern Guangxi region to pieces. How long has it been since? The "Yang Yinglong Rebellion" broke out in Guizhou next door, and weapons were everywhere!
"Yes, yes, come on, come on, let's go!", "This is what I'm teaching you. I don't know where the weapons are coming again?", "Ouch, my feet are sprained, it hurts!"
"Are you dead? Walk faster!" The liangzhang shouted while beating the gong, and rushed over quickly and gave Zhou Jun a hard kick, which happened to stagger Zhou Jun, who had a sprained foot, and he fell into the mud on the roadside. Covered in mud. He cursed: "The whole family is dead? Why are you the only one left?"
"Ahem. Oh, sir, please forgive me! The only one left in my family is the villain. If the villain dies, what will happen to the mother in the family? There is also a three-year-old sister who has to be taken care of! Wuwu." Zhou Jun was kicked over by the angry commander and fell into the ditch beside the road, shivering with cold.
"Yes, yes, the Zhou family is so pitiful. My father died in the war that year, and my uncle died in the war later. Now it's his turn, I'm afraid he will be extinct..." Some men who are also "military households", whether they are From teenagers to middle-aged and elderly people, everyone passing by expressed sympathy for the Zhou family's experience.
"Humph, don't think you can escape military service by pretending to be dead? Dream on!" Li Chang shouted: "Even if you die, your neighbor will have to take your place. Get up!"
"What are you looking at? Have you never seen 'unruly people' cheating and cheating?" shouted the commander. After all, if he could not complete the recruitment task, he would have to go to the battlefield in person to replace the quota, because the "military household system" stipulates this. Besides, The "Yang family" is the "chieftain". They have been in Guizhou for nearly 800 years and have strong soldiers and horses.
At the moment, the Ming Dynasty is fighting with the "Japanese pirates" in North Korea. How can there be any extra troops to send to suppress the "Yang Yinglong Rebellion"? Therefore, the troops stationed at various security stations in the southwest became the advance team for this "suppression of bandits". The imperial court could only buy time by using these "military households" to consume its opponents.
Once the Ming Dynasty wins the Korean battlefield, it will definitely turn around and suppress the "Yang Yinglong Rebellion" in the shortest possible time, because this gang of rebels dared to gather hundreds of thousands of people to rob everywhere, completely ignoring the majesty of the imperial court. , let the imperial court go bankrupt by "reforming from the land and returning it to exile", and must be severely punished!
"You, you, you, you, hurry up and drag this kid out of the stinking puddle, and take him to the fort and hand him over to the superiors, otherwise you will have a good time, huh!" After the commander finished shouting, he immediately rushed to the nearby area. Other villages rushed over. After all, his mission was not completed yet and he had to hurry up.
"Hey, hey, hey, Zhou Jun, are you okay? Help me!" Upon seeing this, several playmates in the crowd hurriedly offered help and pulled him up.
"Ouch, it hurts me to death. This guy who was stabbed a thousand times deserves to die!" Zhou Jun complained, holding back the muddy footprints on his chest while his face turned red.
"Hey, hey, hey, don't make any noise, be careful!" After everyone pulled Zhou Jun up, they quickly shook off the mud on their hands as a warning.
"How long will you live? Will you die in the worst case?" Zhou Jun said angrily: "Being killed by bandits is also death, being killed by an official is also death, anyway, they are all dead!"
"Hey, hey, that's different. Dying to suppress bandits is considered a merit, but dying out of fear of crime is a fault. How can it be compared?" Everyone said in a murmur.
"Okay, okay, I understand. I, Zhou Jun, will not harm you." At this time, everyone finally set off again, trying to get to the fort at noon.
"Baoli" is a place that combines the functions of "market" and "military settlement". At this time, it has gathered hundreds of young adults and even middle-aged and elderly people from eight villages in ten miles. Because the Ming Dynasty government stipulated that age Males from "military households" between the ages of 16 and 60 must be recruited into the army unconditionally.
In ancient feudal society, some dynasties stipulated that boys who reached the age of 12 were called "little boys" and had to do physical work in the fields. Those who reached the age of 16 were called "big boys" and needed to marry a wife and have children. Carrying on the family lineage. Unfortunately, Zhou Jun is only fifteen years old this year.
Although a young man of this age is full of blood, once he goes to the battlefield, he may not be able to withstand the kind of iron horse and blood-stained battlefield.
After all, they are usually "farmers" or even "jobless hooligans". The meaning of life is to first fill their stomachs, then find a wife, and finally give birth to a child, complete the inheritance of the family line, and continue to work as cattle for the court, local bureaucrats and local tyrants and evil gentry. Be a horse. Who would want to die if they could live?
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"Heaven and Earth Let Me Go, Part 2" has been completed. Readers who have any good comments and suggestions can leave a message. This will also help me improve as much as possible when I continue to write "Heaven and Earth Let Me Go, Part 3" and strive to meet everyone's reading needs. After all, I'm just an amateur writer.
