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Chapter 175: The cultivator has no fields(1/2)

Gu Qing misses Song Gensheng very much now, especially.

如果宋根生在自己面前那该多好,可以肆无忌惮放开手脚狠狠揍他一顿,让他知道父爱是何等的深沉.

It is hard to imagine that he offended the local gentry just over a month after he took office as the county magistrate, and he actually dared to take advantage of the land and land of the gentry. It is estimated that the gentry in Qingcheng County was also confused at this time, not knowing where the 25th county magistrate came out.

Even Gu Qing, who has traveled through time, knows that in this era, you can move anything, and you must never move the land of the landlord class. That is their lifeblood. If you have to move, you must have sufficient response capital and be able to completely destroy the landlords before they frantically counterattack.

Why do reforms in all dynasties lose more than they win? It is because most reformers take the landlords' land to take the landlords' land, which leads to a fierce rebound from the landlord class. However, successful people seek changes step by step in compromise, and gradually increase taxes from the court on the premise of trying to touch the interests of the landlord class as little as possible.

No matter what the reason is, Song Gensheng's approach is very direct and rude. Zhang Huaiyu said it in detail in the letter, but Gu Qing could imagine how Song Gensheng did it specifically.

After all, he is too young and simple. How can a person with only two colors of black and white in his eyes be a good official?

The next day, Gu Qing went to Zuowei to respond to Mao, handled the mountain of official duties, and then returned to Li Shierniang's mansion for the best news.

He was very anxious, and Zhang Huaiyu, who was cold-hearted, took the initiative to write a letter to Gu Qing, which shows that the situation in Qingcheng County had reached such a critical moment. But Gu Qing still tried to wait and wait. It took time to find out the news. Li Shierniang did not have the ability to be a perfect person, so some things could only be done step by step.

For two consecutive days, Li Shierniang was so busy that she was out of sight. Gu Qing simply lived in Li Shierniang's mansion. After going to the Zuowei Yingmao every day, he found an opportunity to skip work. He returned to Li Shierniang's mansion and sat by the yard watching the female disciples practice swords.

Chen Fufeng and two other guests whom they met a few days ago also lived in Li Shierniang's mansion. Gu Qing unknowingly became familiar with them.

There is a very interesting phenomenon. Li Shierniang's home is like an inn. There are many people coming and going, and the identities of guests are different. There are powerful people, officials, and people from the martial arts world. Gu Qing even saw a beggar couple being treated as guests by Li Shierniang. After drinking and having a good wine and food, the beggar couple left with full and satisfied food. When they went out, they hunched over and begged everywhere with broken bowls.

The Tang Dynasty had a strict class and there was no equality in the world. But in Li Shierniang's home, Gu Qing saw equality of all living beings, and Gu Qing learned a lot from Li Shierniang.

In addition to inventing and creating some gadgets, time travelers actually do not have many superior places compared to ancient people, and even many places are far inferior. For example, in the choice of "interest" and "morality", Gu Qing was infected with too many profit-oriented values ​​from his previous lives, and this value was very contradictory in the Tang Dynasty.

Those in power will point Gu Qing as their confidant, and Gu Qing easily sneaked into the circle of those in power without any obstacles because everyone has the same values.

In the market and the people, the value of profit-seeking will be despised. Therefore, after the Zuowei corruption case broke out, Li Guangbi, as the Zuowei general, understood Gu Qing's choice to escape, but Li Shierniang was very disappointed and specially brought him to his parents' grave to educate him. This is the conflict between the two values.

Gu Qing has always maintained a humble heart and used his own eyes to see the people and things in this world with his heart, neither arrogant nor humble.

Chen Fufeng has a generous personality. "Bold" means that he is very direct in life and has a strong purpose. For example, after he lived in Li Shierniang's mansion for a few days, one day he was bored and saw a female disciple in the yard practicing sword. He was quite moved by the appearance and appearance of one of the female disciples. So he pointed to the female disciple and asked Li Shierniang, "I want to sleep with that girl, do you have to marry her first?"

Li Shierniang answered him with her fist, making him die of that heart.

Gu Qing was right next to him at that time, and Chen Fufeng completely conquered him with just one question. He felt that he and Chen Fufeng would become friends. Everyone’s ideas were the same as simple and clear. The process was not important, the result was important. "Marrying" was just the process, and "sleeping" was the result that men really wanted.

Li Shier Niang was not in the mansion, Gu Qing was anxious and had to pretend to be nothing. Sitting by the yard watching the female disciple practice swords was actually quite pleasing to the eye.

Chen Fufeng sat beside Gu Qing, staring at the female disciple whom he wanted to sleep but couldn't, and sighed regret from time to time.

"No matter how good the sword is, it's just a fancy way. The real way to kill people depends on actual combat. Judging from the skills and momentum of these girls, none of them have ever had actual combat, which is extremely useless..." Chen Fufeng curled his lips disdainfully and added: "It's better to send them out to get married."

The last sentence reveals his true purpose.

Gu Qing thoughtfully said: "Is it useful for civilians to practice swords? It is a violation of the king's law when used to kill people, and it is unnecessary to use it for fitness. Why did Aunt Li teach them to practice swords?"

Chen Fufeng glanced at him and said, "Of course it is used to be a hero. After learning, he can go on a tide in the world. If you don't have any skills, how can you make a living? You will be ruined when you go out."

Gu Qing was silent for a long time and asked a question that had troubled him for a long time: "Did the knights behave because they did not trust the government?"

Chen Fufeng thought for a while and said, "It is true that he does not trust the government. Many unfair affairs are unwilling to be in charge of them, too lazy to be in charge of them, or they are bribed by power and money and are turned into black and white. Civilians have no power and power. What else can they do except rely on the knights to help them stand out?"

"So how does the knight judge whether a matter is fair or unfair?"

Chen Fufeng smiled: "Of course I heard from the common people themselves that no matter what happens, the victims will be the common people after all. I have never heard of the powerful and powerful government being bullied by the civilians. Anyway, as long as you stand on the side of the civilians, you can't make a mistake."

Gu Qing also smiled: "So, who is weak is right? No matter whether it is rich or poor, human nature has an ugly side. Can all the common people in the world be kind and kind, and the powerful represent evil?"

"Whether a matter is fair or unfair, the person who judges it must first have basic legal knowledge, and secondly, have a keen judgment ability and strictly collect the motivations and evidence of good and evil between the two parties. The government often talks about "iron evidence as a mountain" when deciding cases. These four words are not unreasonable. However, the knights make decisions on good and evil based on the words of civilians. I am sorry that I cannot agree with it." Gu Qing shook his head and said.

Chen Fufeng looked at Gu Qing in surprise, then smiled and said, "It turns out that he is a person in the officialdom. His words are full of official flavor. You are so different from your parents."

With different class positions, Chen Fufeng's words are clearly ironic.

Gu Qing smiled and said, "I am me, I don't want to live in the shadow of my parents. Moreover, I don't speak with official flavor, I'm just talking to you. If you don't agree with my ideas, you can refute me with facts."

Chen Fufeng was silent for a moment and said slowly: "In fact, the government is indeed unable to be trusted. Many unjust and wrong cases among the people are responsible for the government and the powerful. At the root of it, the world is becoming increasingly unfair."

"No one is born a chivalrous man. He is a kind person, and he has seen many unfair things. His conscience forces them to come out to be chivalrous and righteous. Otherwise, who would like to live a wandering and sleeping in the open all day long? After all, I have a thought in my heart that I want to do something that is beneficial to the world and be willing to pay such a price. Gu Qing, if you don't agree with what the chivalrous man does, just do something in the officialdom to make the world fairer. If the world is fair, there is no need for the chivalrous man to exist."

Zhou Hengwu, who was murdering people in the streets of Dongcheng City a few days ago, popped up in Gu Qing's mind.

Yes, if the world is fair, will Zhou Hengwu still kill people?

…………

Three days later, Li Shierniang finally found out the news.

I don’t know what kind of mysterious intelligence network Li Shierniang has. In short, she searched almost all the powerful people in Chang'an and finally found out that there were people who had a large number of farmland in Qingcheng County, Shuzhou.

This man is of great origin. He is the 22nd prince of Li Longji and Li Huan, King Ji.

Hearing his name, Gu Qing's mouth suddenly felt a lot of bitterness.

Li Huan's biological mother was Li Longji's concubine, and she was named a beauty, surnamed Zhong, and was born in the Zhong family of Yingchuan.

Li Huan is in his thirties and has been enthroned by King Ji for more than 20 years. Since the 24th year of Kaiyuan, the adult King Ji has left the palace to live in the palace and collected a group of guests. After accusing him of the Mubins, Li Huan consciously used his identity and money to occupy a large amount of farmland in the Tang Dynasty.

The farmland in Qingcheng County is just a small part of it occupied by Li Huan. In fact, he occupied a large amount of land in many prefectures and counties in the Tang Dynasty.

Among the many princes of Li Longji, Li Huan ranked 22nd. It is certain that the position of the Eastern Palace is completely out of reach. Since he is not qualified to win the Eastern Palace, then buying an industry has become Li Huan's only goal in his life.

In the great cause of occupying farmland, Li Huan is brave enough to move forward with every moment, and his appearance is extremely ugly. Relying on the identity of the prince, he sent people to seize farmland everywhere. Most of the officials in the local government did not have the courage to disobey the prince, so he turned a blind eye to him. There were also a very small number of officials who could not stand it and filed a complaint against King Ji. The final result was nothing more than Li Huan being called into the palace by Li Longji and scolded him severely, and fined him for several months of his salary. The unpainful punishment made Li Huan even more blatant.

In order to avoid the censor's eyes, Li Huan was quite skilled after occupying the farmland. He kept the farmland under the name of the local gentry, but the actual owner was Li Huan. The gentry was just a tool. After the harvest produced by the farmland was converted into silver by the gentry, he left a small commission for the agreed commission, and the rest were transported to the Jiwang Mansion in Chang'an to achieve a win-win situation between the prince and the landlord and the gentry.

However, the suffering is the common people.

When Gu Qing knew that the person who occupied the farmland was Queen Ji, his head hurt so much.

Reason told Gu Qing that the safest and safest solution at this time was to let Song Gensheng immediately release the gentry surnamed Cai, and from then on he ignored the occupation of farmland by King Ji.

But Gu Qing knew Song Gensheng's personality very well. Since he started, he would not be kind anymore. At this moment, he would not listen to Gu Qing's words.

Li Shierniang also had a headache and sighed helplessly: "Your friend has caused a big disaster. Come and write a book to him quickly and let him let go immediately, otherwise the consequences will be unpredictable."

Gu Qing smiled bitterly and said, "If he is willing to let go, it will not be Song Gensheng."

Gu Qing had long seen that Song Gensheng was a person who believed in the truth, and after deciding on something, he would not compromise like a stubborn donkey.

"Then find someone to remove him from his position as a county magistrate and let him get out of here, at least he can save his life. You have a good relationship with Xian Yu Zhongtong, the governor of Jiannandao. It should not be difficult to remove a county magistrate, right?" Li Shierniang said simply and roughly.

Gu Qing smiled bitterly again: "It is easy to dismiss him, but it will hurt him. Maybe he is discouraged and Song Gensheng is ruined. Or maybe this stubborn donkey will still fight to the end. Even if he is already a commoner, he will cause uncontrollable things. It is actually not very meaningful to stop him."

After a while of silence, Gu Qing suddenly said: "Auntie Li, the powerful occupies farmland in various places, causing a large number of farmers to lose their land and have to become refugees. So, as the county magistrate, is this right or wrong?"

Li Shierniang was stunned. She didn't expect Gu Qing to suddenly ask this question.

Gu Qing's tone gradually became unpredictable: "Isn't the 'cultivator' the land the land' the foundation of the prosperous Tang Dynasty? The foundation has been shaken. Can this prosperous era still be called the 'prosperity'?"

"From the standpoint of a friend, I should advise Song Gensheng to let go immediately to save his life and let him occupy it. From the standpoint of conscience, I also feel that Song Gensheng's motive is not wrong, but his mistake is just his way of doing things. The landless farmer's wife was separated and his family was destroyed, and his family was destroyed, and he was reduced to refugees begging along the road. Are they pitiful? Aunt Li, teach me what to do?"

Li Shierniang sighed and said, "Can you change the status quo?"

Gu Qing shook his head silently.

It was not only Ji King Li Huan who enclosed land. In fact, the entire Tang Dynasty's powerful and powerful class occupied farmland in various places. Since the beginning of Kaiyuan, the Tang Dynasty's equal land system has been severely damaged, which led to the destruction of the military system. The enclosing of land by the powerful and powerful is the fundamental reason. This is an unbreakable chain of interests, and even Li Longji cannot change it.

Gu Qing has no ability to change.

Why can a rebellion cause the prosperous Tang Dynasty to collapse? The reason is not military disasters, but man-made disasters accumulated over a long period of time. This is not something that personal abilities can change.

The atmosphere was frozen for a long time, and Gu Qing suddenly laughed and said, "I am not qualified to think about things that are too far away. Let's solve the trouble in front of me first."

“How to solve it?”

Gu Qing thought for a while and said, "I want to meet King Ji Li Huan."

Li Shierniang sighed: "I have no contact with King Ji, and I am afraid I can't help you."

Gu Qing hesitated and said, "If I take the initiative to pass the letter to the door..."

Li Shierniang glanced at him: "A mere sixth-rank chief minister wants to see the prince after handing a message to him. What do you think?"

Gu Qing said helplessly: "I see the most beloved concubine today, as soon as I want to see it. Why is a prince harder to see than a concubine?"

"The imperial concubine saw you because of her fellow countrymen. What reason does the prince have to see you?"

Gu Qing suddenly stretched out his index fingers and pointed them on his cheek, and said cutely: "Although my face is not so pleasing to the eye, I am very talented. How can I feel my talent when I see you?"

Even though Li Shierniang was very skilled in martial arts, she was so scared that she took a two-step back, turned her head and looked to the side in disgust, obviously being disgusted.

"Get out quickly, I will find a way to see King Ji's affairs, I can't help you."

…………

In fact, there is almost no need to think about the solution. Gu Qing immediately thought of his biggest backer in Chang'an City.

Isn’t it just to ask Yang Guifei for help? Just meet him. Yang Guifei sent eunuchs to say hello to King Ji and came.

Thinking about how many days I haven't entered the palace to contact each other, Gu Qing couldn't help but torture his soul when he was guilty. Is he too snobbish and was like a stranger when he had nothing to do, and he came to show his diligence when he had something to do.

After reflection, Gu Qing moved a jar of high-altitude wine from the inventory brought by Shuzhou. Last time, he beat Roh Hyun's son and asked Li Guangbi to send a jar into the palace. After Yang Guifei drank it, she did not have a high evaluation, saying that the wine was too burning and easy to get drunk.

Gu Qing mixed a little fruit wine in the high-altitude wine, and wrapped the osmanthus petals that were bored in autumn with a gauze towel, soaked them in water, and finally squeezed out the juice and dripped it into the wine. So a jar of high-altitude wine turned into a low-altitude mixed wine with a smell of osmanthus and a faint juice. After Gu Qing tasted it, he felt that the taste was gentle and should be very suitable for women to drink.

So Gu Qing held the wine jar and entered Xingqing Palace.

It is very convenient for Gu Qing to enter the palace. Yang Guifei once told him that Gu Qing could enter the palace at any time. He carefully held the wine jar. When Gu Qing just walked to the edge of the dragon pond, he met an acquaintance, a very white acquaintance. Her whiteness, Gu Qing had seen it with his own eyes.

Princess Wanchun didn't expect that she would meet Gu Qing again in the palace just after returning to Chang'an from the Taoist temple. The two of them met each other. Princess Wanchun's cheeks immediately dyed with red sunset, and she unconsciously lowered her head. Then she thought, she was a princess, a golden branch and a jade leaf, why did she feel so guilty when she saw this disciple? It should be him who should be guilty, right?
To be continued...
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