Chapter 1116 Bound in a Cocoon
The official name is Gu Ming, and he is Liao Youchang's confidant.
He stood outside the door and said coldly: "The envoy asked you, do you know that you are wrong?"
Di Renjie said without hesitation: "I am not wrong!"
Gu Ming smiled: "I forgot to tell you that in the past two days, there have been quite a few memorials to impeach you."
Di Renjie said: "Others like to be smelly, but I hate it."
Gu Ming's face darkened, "I'm here to tell you that Chang'an's documents have arrived."
Di Renjie stood up, "Where are you going?"
Gu Ming smiled, "Go to the southwest, where the Khitan people gather. By the way, the Khitan people hate Datang, so they went there to serve as a county captain. Be careful."
Di Renjie packed his things, mainly books and clothes. After getting these things on the horse's back, he led the horse out.
"Di Ming Mansion is leaving!"
Word has spread.
Gu Ming is waiting in the county courtyard, and he will supervise Di Renjie's departure.
Di Renjie is here.
A horse with several large packages on its back.
"Let's go."
Gu Ming nodded, and finally said: "You are just a county magistrate, and you are not in charge of noble people's affairs. People value self-knowledge, but you just don't know yourself, that's why today's calamity happened. Go to the southwest to take care of yourself!"
Di Renjie was silent.
The two left the county hall one after the other.
A group of people are standing outside.
These people are male and female, old and young.
They have one thing in common, that is, they dress simply.
Gu Ming stopped, "What are you waiting for here?"
The people were silent.
Gu Ming is the governor of Huazhou, and his official rank is higher than that of Di Renjie. He stared at these people and shouted: "Aren't you going away?"
No one moved.
Da da!
The sound of horseshoes came lonely and monotonous.
Di Renjie came out with a bamboo hat and a big burden on his back, leading the horse.
Those people looked up.
Gu Ming felt a burst of grief and anger.
"Diming Mansion!"
Di Renjie was stunned, "You are..."
An old man stepped forward, "Di Mingfu, I heard you were demoted?"
Di Renjie smiled and said, "It's just a different place."
"Why?" asked the old man.
Di Renjie looked at these people and said: "There is no reason, you just have to live a good life..."
Because Li Yifu was the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, the documents were passed on very quickly.
Liao Youchang made people spread the news because of Di Renjie's obstruction of the recruitment of civil servants.
Hitting your opponent is rewarding yourself.
Liao Youchang felt that he was right.
But the people came.
But what can they do here?
Gu Ming felt that this was a good opportunity to spread the word, "Last year, an official in Zheng County corrupted tax money, and Di Renjie couldn't escape the blame. A document was sent from Chang'an to demote him to the southwest."
The old man said tremblingly: "But the Diming Mansion hadn't come to Huazhou at that time, why is it his fault?"
People are not stupid in many cases, but are limited by lack of information and narrow vision, leading to ignorance.
"The Di Ming Mansion stopped Huazhou from enlisting civilian husbands, and then this matter was placed on him. This is deliberate!"
The old man said angrily: "What is the crime of the Diming Mansion?"
Gu Ming sneered, "Aren't you going to take the blame for him? Whoever stands up, I will fulfill him!"
The old man trembled, his lips trembled, and he lowered his head, "I'm incompetent, I'm sorry."
Di Renjie smiled and said, "Go back, everyone."
The people did not move.
Gu Ming sneered, "I am here today, who dares to stand up?"
The crowd was silent.
"Give way."
A somewhat subtle and polite voice came.
The crowd opened a gap, and a middle-aged man came out.
"My old man, Wang Fu, is willing to take the blame for the Di Ming Mansion."
Gu Ming sneered, "Write down this person's name."
The little official beside him smiled and said, "Don't worry, Chang Shi, I have a good memory, and I can't forget a few names."
A person stepped out of the crowd.
"My name is Wang Lao Er, and I am willing to take the blame for the Di Ming Mansion."
"I am Wang Laosan, and I am willing to take the blame for the Di Ming Mansion."
The little official's complexion changed slightly.
"My name is Chen Fuji, and I am willing to take the blame for the Di Ming Mansion."
People stood up one by one.
Old man, young man...
Gu Ming's face turned livid, "Write it all down!"
Di Renjie's vision blurred.
He thought the people would be timid...
The old man stood up tremblingly, and said in shame: "Di Ming Mansion, I'm wrong."
The woman beside said: "Ah Weng, whoever treats us well, we will treat him well!"
Boom!
In an instant, Di Renjie felt his mind was completely empty.
All past experiences flashed through my mind like a revolving lantern.
It turns out that the way to be an official is as simple as that. If you treat the people well, and you have the people in your heart, then they will repay you ten times and a hundred times better.
All the great truths in the sages' books are zeroed out and reduced to four words: Comparing your heart with your heart!
"What's the trouble?"
Liao Youchang's majestic voice came.
Gu Ming seemed to have encountered a life-saving straw, turned around and said: "Master, these people were bewitched by Di Renjie and wanted to take the blame for Di Renjie."
Liao Youchang snorted coldly, "Who wants to convict Di Renjie? Strict investigation!"
Destroy the family governor and destroy the county magistrate.
The old man trembled all over, but refused to retreat.
The sound of horseshoes came easily.
Da da da!
Everyone looked sideways.
Two riders appeared at the end of the street, and someone said, "It's an official from Chang'an!"
Liao Youchang smiled, and his majesty disappeared without a trace.
Gu Ming followed him with a smile, ready to meet him.
Two officials approached and reined in their horses, one of them shouted, "Who is Di Renjie?"
Is this an additional punishment?
Di Renjie thought of Jia Pingan, but he was really ashamed...
"I am!"
Di Renjie hopes to go further afield and never return to Guanzhong for the rest of his life.
The official headed by said: "Your Majesty has an edict."
Everyone stood with their hands tied.
"Di Renjie of Zheng County was brave enough to take charge and was promoted to the governor of Huazhou."
Shouldn’t the imperial edict be about rhythm, allusion, and rhetoric?
Why is it so simple?
But this is not important anymore.
Gu Ming's face was pale, "Where is the lower official? The lower official is a long history! Where is the lower official going?"
The official ignored him, nodded and smiled at Di Renjie, "Before departure, Zhao Guogong has something to say... You go to Huazhou and tell Huaiying, what's the matter if you have something to say, report good news but not worry? It's just a few clowns, he Why are you hiding it? Turn around and drink!"
"Safety!"
Di Renjie's eyes were red.
Jia Ping'an made a move? Di Renjie turned out to be from Jia Ping'an? The old man was wrong! Liao Youchang's eyes were red, "Huaiying..."
This kind of address made Di Renjie goosebumps all over his body.
Liao Youchang smiled and said: "If you had said you were good friends with Zhao Guogong, why would you...but it's still too late. Later, the old man arranged a banquet and invited Huaiying to come."
Di Renjie turned out to be the man of Jia Ping'an's mad dog, and I almost destroyed Jia Ping's man, what would happen to that lunatic?
"How dare I ask the old man?" Liao Youchang couldn't help asking after all.
"Emissary Liao?" The official glanced at him, "Let's go to the southwest."
Liao Youchang's face was ashen.
…
In the early morning, the drizzle fell, creating a misty world outside the eaves. The water line is thin; the water vapor is like smoke, swaying gently in the rain line.
The sky was slightly green, and several residents hurried past the gate, making loud noises and laughing.
These folks are from ordinary families, and when they encounter something, they are stretched. It is reasonable to be anxious from time to time.
But Wei Qingyi could hear the joy in the laughter.
"Tsing Yi, what are you looking at?"
The old liar Fan Ying came out.
Wei Qingyi whispered: "Master, do you think those nobles are happy?"
Fan Ying froze for a moment, then said with a smile: "A nobleman has the power to drive people around, and if he has money, he can spend it as he pleases, so naturally he is happy."
Wei Qingyi shook his head, "But I think they are not as happy as these people."
Fan Ying felt that the daughter was a little nagging, "These villagers have to hold back a catty of bad wine, and they feel distressed. Is this called happiness?"
Wei Qingyi shook his head, "Master, you only see their poverty, but you can't see their joy. They are happy when they drink a catty of bad wine, and they are reluctant to drink it when they get home. They taste it in small sips. The appetizers are just ordinary vegetables. , the children are scurrying around, hungry for food from time to time...but they feel that such days are happy."
"Master, even if those noble people drink the best wine in the world, eat the most delicious food in the world, and are surrounded by peerless beauties, they are frowning and worried. Or they are angry, or they are gnashing their teeth... They are not happy. .”
Wei Qingyi shook his head, "No. If you are poor, you will be content. If you are poor, you can pursue less. If you pursue less, you will have less desires. If you have less desires, you will live a simple life...the simpler your life, the happier you will be."
Fan Ying muttered, "What happiness, only when you have money."
Wei Qingyi smiled.
"Tsing Yi, I have someone to treat you today, so I won't come back for dinner. Remember to make it yourself, don't forget it!"
"knew."
Wei Qingyi stood under the eaves, with the spring breeze blowing, her clothes fluttering, like a fairy.
Fan Ying went all the way to a restaurant in Pingkangfang.
"Brother Yang!"
Yang Yunsheng has arrived, and said with a smile, "Here we go, drink."
The two sat down, and Fan Ying said: "Recently, when I was wandering around the countryside, I saw a lot of fierce chickens. One of them was called a fierce chicken, but it looked ordinary. The old man was puzzled, so I asked the owner. The owner said that this chicken Chickens like to forage in shady places such as the base of walls, where there are many centipedes, and centipedes are poisonous, and if the chicken eats too many centipedes, it will become extremely fierce, and it will pounce on people walking by the house."
"Is there such a thing?"
The two chatted more and more enthusiastically.
After being slightly drunk, Fan Ying said with a smile: "Brother Yang is not busy today?"
Yang Yunsheng said comfortably: "Mr. Lu has a few guests, and I will come out to look for you when I have free time."
Fan Ying raised her glass and invited, "What kind of guest, you have to let Brother Yang avoid it, which shows that Lu Gong doesn't trust Brother Yang either."
Yang Yunsheng shook his head, with a sad look on his brows, "That's not the case. The person who came was a highly respected member of the gentry, probably to discuss important matters..."
After drinking, the two bid farewell.
Fan Ying went around a few times, changed her clothes, and appeared in Baiqi.
"Some respectable people from the gentry came to discuss important matters with Lu Shunzai and others."
The news quickly reached the empress.
"What's important?"
Li Zhi frowned.
Wu Mei said: "The gentry has taken down more than ten people this time, those people must be annoyed."
Li Zhi snorted coldly and said, "A bunch of scumbags, but they are born with the name of a gentleman."
Wu Mei smiled and asked people to make tea.
Li Zhi's expression became more harmonious.
Familiar tea fragrance!
Li Zhi sniffed lightly, "It's thick."
Wang Zhongliang praised: "Today's tea leaves are quite large, Your Majesty's eyes are like lightning!"
Wu Mei said slowly: "There is one more thing. Li Yifu and the gentry made a secret deal this time, and those gentry elders came to Chang'an..."
Li Zhi's eyes became a bit colder, "If the dog is disobedient...I'm watching."
Xun Xun lay on the side, looking up at the empress blankly.
…
The prince is waiting for his uncle.
"Your Highness, it's time for Duke Zhao to come."
Zeng Xianglin has gone out several times, but he still doesn't see Jia Ping'an.
Keeping the prince waiting for a long time, isn't it too much?
"I'm coming!"
Jia Pingan came late.
"Ah Fu is a little restless today, no one can comfort him, only me."
Jia Ping'an thought that Ah Fu was in heat, but after thinking about it, he felt that something was wrong.
Pandas in heat are as rare as the sun coming out of the west!
"Uncle, do you think the Wuhu Lianbao should be abolished?"
Well!
this problem…
Zeng Xianglin looked troubled, obviously the prince had asked this question too.
Jia Pingan said: "I taught you how to analyze things. Should the Wuhu Lianbao be abolished, we must first find out from the source... When did the Wuhu Lianbao appear? Why did it appear?"
Li Hong said: "The earliest is Shang Yang."
"Yes, the Wuhu Lianbao is the joint sitting method, why do you need to use the joint sitting method?"
Jia Ping'an is inducing.
Li Hong said: "It is good to control the people."
"That's right." Jia Pingan said: "After such an analysis, we can draw a conclusion that the establishment of the five-household joint insurance is to control the people. Then let's go backwards, why use such methods to control the people?"
Li Hong thought carefully.
"It's the officials who can't manage the people well."
All thoughts were cleared up in an instant.
Li Hong said: "Officials can't control the people well, so they use the method of continuous sitting and threats to achieve their goals. So whether the law of joint protection of five households should be abolished depends on whether the officials of the Tang Dynasty can control the people well..."
"Look, it's all untied." Jia Ping'an laughed.
"Yes." Li Hong said: "If the method of sitting together is abolished, household escapes will increase."
"Under the joint guarantee of five households, if anyone dares to flee, the neighbors will be unlucky, so the neighbors will watch them." This is the method of sitting together.
"But the neighbor is an innocent disaster." Li Hong was a little confused.
Jia Ping'an said: "Then, going back, why did the people flee?"
Li Hong said: "Unbearable tax burden."
Jia Pingan nodded, "Do you understand?"
Even Zeng Xianglin understood.
"Is there such a delicate way to do things?"
He felt he had opened up a new world.
After Jia Ping'an left, Li Hong sat there without speaking for a long time.
"Meet the Queen."
Wu Mei is here.
"Fifth brother!"
She took Taiping by the hand, and the little man shouted at the top of his voice when he saw his brother.
Li Hong stood up with a smile, "I met A Niang, Taiping, how good is he today?"
"good!"
Taiping still shouted.
Li Hong hurriedly ordered: "Go and get something to eat, it should be exquisite, and it can't block the throat."
Wu Mei asked: "What's the point?"
Li Hong said: "Uncle said that children don't understand. If they eat such grainy food, they will swallow it whole if they are not careful. If it blocks their throat, it will be dangerous."
"It's careful."
Wu Mei let go of her hand, and Taiping staggered over.
She walked up to Li Hong, raised her head and stretched out her hand.
"hug!"
Li Hong bent down and picked her up, and said with a smile, "Taiping is getting heavier."
Taiping said: "Fifth brother, eat."
"Taiping is not edible now."
Your child is weaned late.
Li Hong gave up with a smile.
"By the way, I saw you in a daze earlier, what were you thinking?"
Wu Mei asked.
"There's a question that's been puzzling me..."
Li Hong said: "The five-household joint insurance system hurts innocent people, and I have been thinking about whether it can be abolished. Today, when my uncle came, I asked him for advice. My uncle asked me to trace the source... The law of the five-household joint insurance system turned out to be something that officials could not manage well. The law of helplessness can also be regarded as the law of lazy government..."
Wu Mei smiled and said: "It's the law of lazy government. Let the people feel the pain, so that they can urge each other."
"But this is unfair!" Li Hong said: "I also know that this kind of injustice cannot be resolved for the time being... unless the officials of the Tang Dynasty can manage the people well."
"Can you?" Wu Mei asked.
Li Hong hesitated again and again, and solemnly shook his head.
The governance level of Tang officials is average, but one advantage is grassroots management... Fanghe Village is the smallest management unit, and Fangzheng and Village Zheng are the chiefs of each settlement.
Such grass-roots management units are supplemented by the continuous sitting method, which is one of the reasons why Datang quickly settled down after the founding of the country.
But the sitting method is right?
…
"No."
Wang Bo said: "Sir, this is a lazy government."
Jia Pingan said: "That's the only way!"
Wang Bo said angrily: "Sir, that's the problem of the officials. You taught me that whoever is responsible is the one who is responsible. People who flee or don't pay taxes, who should take care of it? It's the officials! But the officials can't control it." , so they practiced the law of sitting together and let the neighbors take care of it, which is lazy government."
Jia Pingan: "..."
He felt like he was in a cocoon.
The more Wang Bo thought about it, the more angry he became, "If you can't control it, it's also a problem with the officials, so what does it have to do with the people?"
Jia Pingan asked: "Could it just be ignored?"
Wang Bo shook his head, "Of course not. Sir, you said that a matter is good or bad depends on whether it benefits the majority of the people or only a small number of people, or it is good for the family or the country. You need to weigh the pros and cons."
Jia Pingan nodded.
"How many people can there be if the people don't pay taxes?" Wang Bo said: "Very few, because of this very few practices, this is a lazy government and a disregard for the people."
interesting!
"What if the people flee?" Jia Pingan asked again.
Wang Bo said: "This has to go back to the methodology taught by Mr. Professor. When things happen, they have to trace the source. Why did the people flee? There is only one possibility. If they can't stand it anymore, they can't pay taxes for various reasons...Should such people pay taxes?" Taxation? I think it is questionable. Is it the achievements of officials to kill talents?"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Jia Pingan laughed out loud!
Jia Hong passing by outside said: "Aye is so happy."
Jia Ping'an is very happy!
"When a certain place encounters a natural disaster, or a drought, or a flood, or a locust plague, whenever this happens, the court will always exempt the local tax. Then the people will not be able to survive, why can't they be exempted?"
Wang Bo looked at Jia Pingan very seriously.
Jia Ping'an was very pleased.
He thought of personal bankruptcy in the hereafter.
I have finally taught this kid a little bit.
…
It's the last three days of this month, book lovers still have monthly tickets, Jazz asks for a ticket.
(end of this chapter)