"Li Xiang, please stop teasing me..." Zhao Si waved his hand.
Of course, he would not naively think that Li Si was afraid of him.
It's just because everything that needs to be dealt with has been dealt with, the Yu family is safe from the situation, and Li Si, an old man who is not shy, just wants to see the excitement.
To put it bluntly, the Yu family didn't make any big mistakes, at least they didn't rebel. They only had an interest relationship with Yin Tong, and they couldn't reach the Xiang family's status in Chu land and couldn't affect the overall situation.
If the Yu family really had to deal with the situation, Zhao Si would have to die to protect Li Si, and there would be a hundred ways to make Zhao Si submit.
Zhao Si never forgot Zhang Cang's advice. Li Si had a dark history. Even if he successfully passed the sand dune assessment, Zhao Si still paid attention.
"You have to go and have a look. Zhao Zhonglang has never paid so much attention to a woman. He has already missed her even before we met..." Li Si touched his goatee and squinted his eyes with a smile on his face.
"You have to go..." Zhao Si was helpless.
I'm afraid this was not just the intention of Li Si, a fun-loving person. The First Emperor deliberately let it go, and I'm afraid he also wanted to watch the excitement.
Zhao Si sighed and greeted his guests and went directly to Yu's house...
Zhao Si was put on the shelf, and the Yu family was also very anxious.
"Naihe... Naiha... Ruzhi Naihe!" Yu Feng paced back and forth in the hall, finally sat down on his knees and got up soon as if there were nails.
"Why is father like this?"
From the side, a soft voice sounded. Yu Feng looked back and saw his daughter walking over gently with a snack of buttermilk.
"Father hasn't eaten for a day, let's eat something." Yu Miaoge placed the snacks and buttermilk on the table one by one.
"Now the King of Qin is patrolling Kuaiji, and Yin Tong's livestock and private soldiers are causing trouble, and many prominent families in Wuzhong are implicated. How can I survive..." Yu Feng waved his hands and sighed.
"The relationship between father and Yin Tong is average. There have been no official visits to the house in recent days. He should not be able to bear too much involvement." Yu Miaoge knelt down and comforted softly.
"It is precisely because there are no officials coming to and from the Yu family that I am worried, Miao Ge..." Yu Feng sighed.
His personal relationship with Yin Tong is indeed average, but it does not mean that the Yu family and Yin Tong do not have any interests in each other.
Yin Tong is the governor of Kuaiji County... Yin Tong uses his power for personal gain, which naturally gives the prominent families in Wuzhong an opportunity to take advantage of. Basically, for a wide range of cooperation projects, the Yu family should be the one who should be included.
The whole Wuzhong is almost like this. Who doesn't like to take advantage of it?
Anyway, when the sky falls, County Sheriff Yin Tong is there to hold it up...
But here's the problem. Yin Tong committed too big a crime, raising private soldiers with the intention of rebelling. Xiang Liang died because of this, and Xiang Ji was demoted as a slave because of this.
The entire prominent families in Wuzhong were basically bleeding from house to house because they were involved with Yin Tong.
Pay money and pay people to ensure safety. Although Wuzhong has not gone on a killing spree in recent days, the arrests alone are enough to fill the Kuaiji County Office.
But at this time, the Yu family was safe and sound, without any movement, which made Yu Feng feel more uneasy.
The Yu family’s butts are not clean either…
While he was thinking about it, a minister suddenly walked into the room and passed the news.
"Master! Master! People from Qin are coming! People from Qin are coming!"
Because of the strange calm in recent days, Yu Feng had already sent his family officials to keep an eye on the nearby roads, once the Qin people arrived!
Then!
Come with the best attitude to greet us!
There is no other way but to welcome him!
The First Emperor had shown enough mercy. Although all the prominent families in Wuzhong were bleeding heavily, they were certainly not at the point where they could no longer survive and started to rise up.
Even the first emperor of the Xiang family, who was most closely involved with Yin Tong, did not criticize him too much. In this case, even if Yu Feng wanted to resist, he could not resist at all.
The Yu family is only a prominent family in Wuzhong, and does not have as much appeal as the Xiang family. Now everyone is free to be beaten and punished. Even if the First Emperor's brain is beaten and others are immortal, Yu Feng, a member of the Yu family, will have to admit it.
No one is going to stand up for them, that much is obvious.
"Can we find out who is here?" Yu Feng asked quickly.
"It's Zhao Si, a close minister of the King of Qin! He came with about a hundred soldiers and horses." Li Chen answered.
"Not an official?" Yu Feng's eyelids twitched, and he felt like he was being urged to die.
"Father, I heard that King Qin was very close to Zhao Si. Whenever he traveled, he would send hundreds of soldiers to guard him. Father, don't worry too much." Yu Ji softly comforted her obviously panicked father.
After all, Yu Feng can be regarded as the leader of the clan, and he still has determination.
He rubbed his brows, sighed, knelt down and said, "Restrain the clansmen and open the door to welcome them!"
"The First Emperor did not implicate too many people because of the Yin Tong incident. He was even uncharacteristically lenient. If he wanted to deal with my family strictly, he would be inconsistent... The doctor Zhao Si came to visit. I'm afraid there are other important matters." Yu Feng Slowly pondered.
"You go back to the backyard first and tell the women at home not to worry!" Yu Feng waved his hand to signal his daughter to leave.
Then he looked at the officials and said, "Send someone to pass the news and greet them with courtesy..."
"Forget it, I'll go there myself!"
Yu family!
A prominent family in Wuzhong!
What is a distinguished family?
To put it in layman's terms, from the moment Zhao Si stepped into this township, everything he saw was basically the territory of the Yu family.
Although the Qin State forcibly took over many noble lands after destroying Chu, because Yin Tong made peace with the local nobles and the head of Guizhou did not know Qin's decrees, even if legally speaking these lands had been distributed to the people, they could not They are no longer the slaves and tenants of the Yu family, but essentially they still live the same life as before.
Yes, their taxes are not collected by officials, but given to the Yu family.
Including their industrial activities and even any disputes and disputes between villages, most of them are still handled according to the previous habits and rules.
Zhao Si rode on horseback, and the people near Guizhou Province along the way bowed down when Zhao Si rode by.
Those further away hid in fear and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"For now, the laws of the Qin State can only reach local towns, but cannot go deep into the countryside. Most people are more afraid of the laws and officials than convinced, and like a landowner and corrupt officials like Yin Tong, In Kuaiji, above the local level, the life of Qian Shou is even the same as before. The land property is only nominally allocated to Qian Shou, but the ownership is still the local nobles." Zhang Cang smiled and pointed at the prostrate Qian Shou along the way. .
"Counting back from the unification of Qin, they have lived like this for hundreds and thousands of years, and they serve nobles with thousands of years of blood. How can they overcome fear so easily?" Zhao Si shook his head.
"Besides, objectively speaking, through my observation, like the larger aristocrats, the common people who are usually willing to obey their rules during relaxed seasons can survive. Rather than saying that they are in a fish and meat town, it is better to say that they are monopolizing productivity. ..." Zhao Si said in a deep voice.
"The people who are willing to rely on them and obey their rules are actually not as bad as they imagined. Although they are also squeezing the value of everyone's labor to the maximum extent, if we look at the corvee and heavy taxes stipulated in Qin law, In fact, the oppression suffered by the two is almost the same. In comparison, the head of Guizhou, who has difficulty in contacting Qin's decrees in the countryside, is naturally more willing to lean towards the nobles who have ruled the local area for hundreds of years. Even if they accidentally learn about Qin's They are still intimidated by the country's decrees, but the complicated rules, heavy taxes, labor, and cruel punishments still scare them, so people will naturally tend to choose a more stable environment." Zhao Si said.
"This is the reason why I gave up my official position and left." Zhang Cang nodded and agreed with Zhao Si's statement.
In fact, objectively speaking, from the people's perspective, the nobility and the emperors of the feudal dynasty oppressed the people in the same way.
The struggle between the local nobles and the central dynasty was nothing more than money and power.
Needless to say, there are some small powerful people who are good at fish and meat town, such as those wealthy families that have been passed down for thousands of years... Generally speaking, the people around them have a good opinion of them.
To put it bluntly, Qin's biggest problem is that it does not have enough patience and a certain degree of preferential treatment for the head of Guizhou.
Why did the ancients talk about rural parties?
If a big shot comes out of a place, the fellow villagers can really take advantage of it.
No matter how bad an official is, he can't do as much harm to his hometown.
But leaving aside this group of beneficiaries, in fact more Guizhou provinces are suffering deep persecution.
Qin needs to win over these people.
Times are different, and policies should change, but what Zhang Cang saw was the same oppression.
"But don't worry, these things will change when His Majesty returns to Xianyang." Zhao Si smiled.
"Yes, the top priority now is to go to the Yu family to see the famous poppy in Wuzhong." Zhang Cang's face showed a bit of teasing.
While the two were talking to each other, a pair of carriages suddenly came towards them on the road.
Zhao Si looked at the approaching carriage, and saw that it stopped hurriedly when it was about a hundred steps in front of his team, and a man jumped out of it, stepping on the slave's back.
Then he pulled up his sleeves, straightened his clothes, and hurriedly ran towards him.
Seeing this, the soldiers subconsciously wanted to stop him, but were stopped by Zhao Si.
Judging from the service and crown, the other party's title is quite high.
Now that we have reached the boundary of the Yu family's influence, it is easy to guess who is coming.
"Mr. Zhao is here in person, but it's hard to welcome him from afar!"
The visitor almost trotted all the way to Zhao Si's horse, with surprise and joy on his face.
"The Yu family is still more than ten miles away from here. How can this be considered a loss of welcome?" Zhao Si smiled.
"Who are you?"
"Yu Feng!" Yu Feng straightened his clothes and saluted again.
Zhao Si turned over and dismounted to return the salute.
I had already learned the information before coming here, so Zhao Si certainly knew who Yu Feng was.
The eldest son of the Yu family is now the leader of the Yu family and the representative of the Yu family's will.
A prominent family like the Yu family, not to mention concubines, has a large number of direct descendants. Each branch has its own interests and demands. They are united by blood relations, but in fact, internal calculations can no longer be made purely based on family ties. .
As time goes by and the number of people increases, the original interests and demands gradually cannot be satisfied, and the families will be divided, and the direct descendants will become concubines, and the concubines will become commoners. If we really talk about it seriously, the tenant farmers who have been farming in the Yu family for generations, A few hundred years ago, they were really just one family.
Therefore, ethnic and rural sacrifices are basically all local people participating, and the ancestors are indeed the same.
"Get in the car!"
It seemed that Yu Feng already knew his identity, so Zhao Si naturally did not elaborate too much, but invited Yu Feng to get in the car and go to Yu's house together.
Yu Feng boarded the car. His overall posture was very low along the way, his etiquette was in place, and his speech was quite respectful. Zhao Si guessed that Li Si had been having trouble sleeping for the Yu family in the past few days.
There is no way, if you are an ordinary person, you may still be lucky.
When Yu Feng was in such a state, how could he think that the First Emperor and even the officials accompanying him could ignore the Yu family.
The more he didn't deal with it, the more uneasy he felt.
While chatting all the way, Yu Feng also made subtle insinuations about the Yu family's handling.
Zhao Si could only beat him awkwardly to fool him.
How should I put it? I'm a little embarrassed to say it.
You can't come all the way to say to Yu Feng, "I want to see if your daughter is good-looking?"
What bully behavior?
Despicable, so despicable!
After entering the Yu family, Yu Feng took the initiative to arrange for the soldiers accompanying Zhao Si to rest, sent his subordinates to serve the horses, and personally led Zhao Si into the hall.
Busy before and after, very respectful.
Not only Zhao Si, but also the accompanying Fan Kuai and Zhang Cang as well as the soldiers on guard were also highly respected by Yu Feng.
"Mr. Zhao, this armor..." Yu Feng asked tentatively as he looked at Zhao Si, who was kneeling in front of the table and wearing a golden armor.
He didn't have any bad intentions, mainly because there were more shows to entertain him, drinking and banquets, and wearing armor was a lot of trouble.
"I have the king's mandate, but I cannot remove my armor. Please forgive me." Zhao Si waved his hand.
Yu Feng was secretly shocked. He only thought that Zhao Si refused to remove his armor, and said that he had the king's destiny...
There was no room for Yu Feng not to think too much. Carrying the armor was inconvenient. Not to mention drinking and hosting banquets, even walking, sitting and lying down were not that comfortable. Not taking off the armor was either for security or combat needs...
The Yu family has been left in the dark for so long and has not been dealt with. Now there are hundreds of soldiers, all wearing armor...
Jia refused to take it off, and Yu Feng always felt that he was going to take action on the Yu family.
"It doesn't matter if you don't unload it..." Yu Feng smiled and sent someone to serve various fruits, snacks and drinks.
After a while, someone else came in carrying ritual and musical instruments, and a music official played the instrument. A maid in a green shirt filed in, singing and dancing along with the instrument with light steps.
"Zhonglang has nothing to do with him, he can only entertain him with his charming words..." Yu Feng smiled.
Zhao Si looked at the maids who were walking gracefully and singing soft songs, with some interest in their eyes.
Whether it was music or dance, it was something Zhao Si had never heard before.
Compared with the more orthodox ritual music at present, Chu song, Chu music and dance have a light, graceful and soft meaning, with long sighs, which vividly display the gentle side of women.
But it's a pity that the singing language is serious Chu Yan. When singing, Zhao Si has a little difficulty understanding what is being sung, and can only occasionally understand a few words.
"I don't think I've heard of it before." Zhao Si nodded.
"The Zhou royal family hates Chu, so Chu Ci is not shown in the Book of Songs." Zhang Cang explained.
Not only that, in fact, Chu State is incompatible with other countries in terms of style, rhythm and even tone.
Although the Qin State was once considered a barbarian country, it was considered a country at least, and it worked hard to reform and gain recognition. The Chu State was simply a mess. If you don't let me play, I will just create another system to enclose the territory for myself.
This can be seen from various aspects such as cultural customs and sacrifices. Chu State is the farthest place from the core circle of Central Plains culture, so the old land of Chu State has always been the focus area of the First Emperor.
Zhao Si couldn't understand it, but he could indeed feel that it had a different flavor compared to the song and dance performances he had watched before, including the fact that the maids of the Yu family were actually somewhat different from the maids of the Zhao Si family.
It's not a difference in appearance, it's just that I don't understand the atmosphere at all.
It looks like it is made of water, soft and moist.
Zhao Si was immersed in the song and dance performance, while thinking about how to mention the purpose of his arrival today. However, Zhang Cang and Yu Feng were chatting happily. It was obvious that Zhang Cang's knowledge was indeed very broad. When talking about Chu Ci, He also spoke clearly and logically, and Yu Feng, a local, fully agreed with the comments made in his speech.
Of course, it might be that Yu Feng didn’t dare to disagree.
There was a banquet, and the atmosphere was lively. Yu Feng saw that the atmosphere was about the same, so he asked Zhao Si through Zhang Cang about the purpose of the Yu family's visit.
Moreover, it was implicitly expressed in the conversation that the Yu family would unswervingly support the First Emperor's thorough investigation and be willing to actively cooperate. They would pay the money and the people who should be paid. In addition, they would also give Zhao Si a number of considerable benefits. .
It's definitely not that straightforward, it's more obscure, but the meaning is pretty much the same.
Zhao Si couldn't speak for a moment when he heard the sound. Zhang Cang smiled and declined the Yu family's bribe.
"Come closer!"
Zhang Cang greeted Yu Feng, and Yu Feng glanced at Zhao Si, then walked over.
Zhao Si saw Zhang Cang whispering a few words into Yu Feng's ear. Yu Feng's face showed a mixture of embarrassment and joy, followed by a sudden realization.
After pondering for a moment, Yu Feng stood up and left.
"What did the gentleman say to him?" Zhao Si asked.
"Don't say it, don't say it." Zhang Cang shook his head, smiled, rolled up his sleeves and continued to watch the song and dance performance with squinted eyes.
After another moment, Yu Feng was able to return to his seat.
When the atmosphere of the song and dance performance was getting intense, a woman wearing a Luo shirt entered from the side.
Zhao Si subconsciously glanced sideways...
Just one glance...Zhao Si's breathing subconsciously slowed down and relaxed.
Without him, it’s so beautiful.
Wearing a light green blouse, there is a crystal clear jade hairpin between her hair.
The first thing he saw was that he was white, but not pale, but as transparent as the hosta on his temples.
Compared with the maid in Zhao Si's house, she is slightly taller, about 1.65 meters tall.
Zhao Si looked for a lot of adjectives in his mind and didn't know how to describe it. It was simply beautiful.
It's not that bright and moving, nor is it breathtaking. Just standing there is a scene of its own, making people feel relaxed and happy.
I saw him give a slight salute, and then dance and sing with a smile on his face.
The surrounding maids consciously held it in the center...
"Objectively speaking, Chu people know how to sing and dance..." Zhao Si was speechless.
If nothing else, this is the famous poppy in Wuzhong.
looks good? Of course it looks good!
Zhao Si can only say that there are no empty scholars under the great reputation.
Objectively speaking, this sense of beauty was an intuitive experience that he had never had in his entire life.
Everyone's evaluation of beauty is different in every era, but the Yu Ji in front of her is an out-and-out beauty no matter what aesthetic evaluation is used.
And if you look at it from Zhao Si's own aesthetic point of view, every part of your body is based on Zhao Si's aesthetics.
Beauty in the popular sense is easy to see, but beauty that is entirely based on one's own aesthetics is difficult to find in the world.
Generally speaking, the opposite sex that completely matches all the aesthetic points of a man will only appear in the second dimension.
Of course, everyone’s favorite characters are different even in the second dimension.
Zhao Si's intuitive feeling about Yu Ji's beauty was expressed in an easy-to-understand way, that is, his favorite person who only existed in the second dimension or in imagination jumped to reality and stood in front of Zhao Si.
This is something Zhao Si could not imagine.
There is really no shortage of beauties, Zhao Si!
Zhao Si didn't know how many tests he had accepted.
Rationally speaking, Zhao Si did not think that Yu Ji, who had left behind the poppy beauty and even the aura of history, could be so beautiful that she could eclipse him.
And now...
Zhao Si's intuitive feeling is that he deserves the title.
Zhao Si slowly raised the wine bottle and looked at Yu Ji, who was singing Chu Yu and Chu Ci while walking lightly, and drank the wine in one gulp.
"If I guess correctly, is this the famous Poppy in Wuzhong?" Zhao Si looked at Yu Feng with a sigh in his voice.
"It's my daughter..." Yu Feng nodded, with some indescribable emotions in his tone.
Zhao Si nodded and didn't say much. He stood up slightly to enjoy the song and dance performance brought by Yu Ji.
After finishing the song, Yu Miao and Ge Lian walked lightly to Zhao Si's side, knelt down and poured wine for Zhao Si.
"My little girl Miao Ge, I have met the general, please drink it." Yu Miaoge handed over the bronze wine bottle, and Zhao Si drank it all in one gulp, feeling a little reserved for a moment.
Needless to say, we drank and had fun during the dinner.
When he was about to leave, Zhao Si's face turned reddish.
After repeatedly rejecting Yu Feng's request to send some local specialties, Zhao Si and Zhang Cang boarded the train together.
After entering the carriage, Zhang Cang and Zhao Si sat opposite each other.
"Master, are you having a good time drinking today?" Zhang Cang had a smile on his face.
"Sir, you are teasing me again..." Zhao Si shook his head and laughed.
Zhang Cang looked up in surprise and saw that Zhao Si's face and eyes did not look half drunk.
However, Zhao Si, who was sober, could not block Zhang Cang's heart.
"How's it going, Poppy?" Zhang Cang smiled.
"It's worthy of the name!" Zhao Si nodded.
"My lord should know what your majesty means. Although he said it to tease me, he also meant to be close to my lord. What's the matter with the Yu family?" Zhang Cang asked with a smile.
Zhao Si rubbed his eyebrows.
"I will make it clear to His Majesty Li Xiang."
It's fine if you haven't seen it, but now you can see it, and it is indeed in full compliance with and hits Zhao Si's aesthetic...
Then Zhao Si is not a coy person.
(I’ll end this plot tomorrow, it’s a lot of work to write)
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