Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 767

In the fourth year of Shaoming, 949 AD, the first day of April.

In the fourth month of the lunar calendar, the grass has already grown and the warblers are flying, the earth has returned to spring, and the vast plains of Hebei Province have finally settled down, and there are scenes of farmers busy in the fields everywhere.

The rebellion launched by Zhao Zaili and others at the end of last year actually did not affect many people in Hebei Province, only a few hundred people, and not even a single inspection department was brought down.

The only sensation caused was that the emperor rewarded the old blind man Li Wulang and others who risked their lives to block Zhao Zaili at that time.

This made the old blind man, an old dental soldier who had spent his whole life, within two or three months, become as famous as Huangfu Yu who refused to submit to Khitan and died.

On the second day of April, imperial concubine Cao Yannai arrived at Yanhebao on the way back to Tokyo with the princes and princesses.

The reward that Li Cunhui gave that day was his personal reward as an honorable man of the dynasty.Afterwards, the pensions given by the imperial court belonged to the imperial court.

This time, Cao Yannai brought the reward of the emperor Zhang Tie on behalf of the royal family.

Kang'anli, down to Lijiacun.

This is the home of the old blind man, and it is only six or seven miles away from Yanhe Fort.

Looking around, the village is hidden in a patch of pink willows and greenery, with gurgling streams and fat cattle eating tender grass contentedly.

The shepherd boys went to the river in groups to catch some fish, shrimp and crabs, and then got some flowers and plants and chewed them in their mouths.

Mrs. Cao San took a small ticket and patiently explained what wheat, millet, and millet are, and how to use various farm tools.The surrounding princes and princesses also nodded seriously.

In later generations, this may be parents popularizing grain knowledge to urban children, uh!In other words, the parents didn't know that it was the whole family who came out to study.

But at this time, farming is the most important thing in the whole country. If there is no one, if you can't distinguish the five grains, don't know the farming time, it is no different from a quack doctor who ignores human life. Even princes and princesses must understand.

However, after Cao Yannai and his party appeared, this beautiful view of the countryside with small bridges and flowing water disappeared immediately.

Although Mrs. Cao and her party did not go in and out of the police station like in later TV dramas, there were piles of people wearing silk clothes and guards of honor around them.

When they left Beiping Mansion, they were escorted by Chen Huoer's 500 men from the Regret Mountain Golden Spear Squad, and the Hebei Provincial Defense Commander Gao Xingzhou mobilized [-] fine cavalry from the Guards Army.

But for country folk, it's big enough.

Moreover, in ancient China, the power of the government generally did not go to the countryside, but when it went to the countryside, there were only two things, tax increases and labor.

Both of these, no matter which one, are enough to make people frightened.

The county magistrate of Weinan County looked at the wolves running wildly among the villagers, and was so frightened that cold sweat dripped off his face. He glared at the county lieutenant and Wuhou Xiaowei beside him, as well as Lizheng and the elderly in Kangningli.

These people were frightened out of their wits, especially Lizheng and others in Kangningli, they hurriedly went around to inform the frightened people that Concubine Cao came to reward the old blind man's family today, and persuaded the frightened people to come back.

The old blind man Li Wulang has four sons. The eldest son Li Dalang is in his 30s and has no wife. He has a slight problem with one foot, which was caused by practicing horseback riding in the past.

Although it didn't affect the farm work very much, it made Li Dalang feel very inferior. He made an appointment for a kiss. The woman saw that he was honest and disabled, so she refused to do it.

Later, I found one with great difficulty, but before I got through the door, my father-in-law's family was killed by Khitan soldiers who flowed nearby when Shi Jingtang entered Luoyang.

Li Erlang is tall and thin, and a little bit more cunning, and Li Erniang's wife is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Recently, she has been arguing with Li Dalang in order to support her mother, that is, the old blind old wife.

Li Sanlang was originally a state and county soldier in Huazhou. He died in battle when the Khitan people went south for the first time, leaving no descendants.

The rest is Li Silang, the blind old man who left with Li Cunhui.

In fact, although Li Silang successfully left with Li Cunhui, the death of the old blind man dealt a great blow to the family.

Because it will take at least four or five years for Li Silang to grow into a qualified pro-military.

After that, Li Silang will have to go through the life stage of getting married and having children to climb up. It will be at least ten years before he can take care of his family.

Although the old blind man received a pension after he died in battle, this pension is definitely not comparable to the salary and rewards that a long marching warrior can get.

More importantly, before Li Silang grew up, without the long march of the old blind man, the status of the old blind man's family in the clan and the village would definitely decline.

But before Cao Yannai came, the old blind man's family was still experiencing far more painful problems than this.

That is, under the instigation of his wife, Li Erlang wanted to sell some land and add the pension of the old blind man as capital, and then go to cultivate or simply buy some good fields.

This seems to be a good thing, but Li Erlang chose the land next door to Zhuangzi.

Their plan was that this would lead to a de facto separation of the family, and then they would find an excuse to take over their mother and completely get rid of Li Dalang, who was gradually regarded as a burden, and directly separate him from the family.

In fact, Li Dalang hasn't reacted much yet, but the old blind man's old wife is bright in her heart.

The second son was not as filial as the eldest, and there was a daughter-in-law who was teasing her on the bed and went with them, so what could be better?

Therefore, I have been stuck and do not let go. It has been a long time since mother and son, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have spoken.

This is the reality of what happens when a family tree falls.

Perhaps to Zhang Xunjian, the old blind man is just a long marcher who is no longer qualified, but to this family, the old blind man is a towering tree.

Mrs. Cao San didn't say anything else, although she would deduct a little money from Cao Yuanzhong on weekdays to help her son conquer the world and save her daughter's dowry.

But that's because father Cao Yuanzhong and mother Zhai believed in Buddhism too much and liked giving.

The family's money was basically used to dig caves in Dunhuang to support Buddha statues. I mentioned it to Zhang Ting several times, but Zhang Ting laughed and ignored it, so San Niangzi recently started to take the initiative to help Cao Yuanzhong and his wife spend money.

But for Li Erlang, Mrs. Cao San hated it deeply.

And now that Zhang Ting is not around, and the queen's younger sister Cao Yanxi is still sitting in Tokyo, she naturally wants to enjoy the beauty of power.

So, when Cao Yannai heard about the Li family, she was furious. Although she didn't have administrative power, the governor of Huazhou and the county magistrate of Weinan had it!
The two men trembled in fright from Concubine Cao's anger, fearing that the anger would spread to them, they would be punished if they arrested the elder who was serving as the head of the village this year in Kangningli.

Li Zheng and the elderly are also responsible for enlightenment, and this punishment is not unfair.

If Cao Yannai hadn't seen that the old man was over 50, and stopped after only five blows, it is estimated that this old man could have been beaten to death directly.

After being beaten, the old man was furious, ran to a place where no one was watching, and slapped the elders of the Li family village several times.

The elder of the clan was beaten, so he immediately framed Li Erlang up. According to clan rules, he was beaten with a big stick as thick as two fingers, and Li Erlang screamed like a pig being killed.

Cao Yannai walked up to them after they finished dealing with it, pointing to Li Erlang's wife who was kneeling on the ground and shivering.

"Because you haven't committed any evil deeds, this time you will only punish Li Erlang. Next time, the stick will definitely hit you, and you will be beaten after taking off your clothes!"

Li Erlang's wife was so frightened that she kowtowed non-stop, not to mention that a meal of sticks could make people unable to get out of bed for a few days, but the custom of beating after taking off her clothes would make it impossible for her to live in Xialijia Village.

Then Cao Yannai helped the blind old man's wife who kept pleading for Li Erlang and was already crying.

"Girl, don't panic, sons who are not filial, they should learn a lesson, so that they can learn how to be filial in the future.

In Chengde Mansion, the saint heard that your husband was loyal and died for the country, so he bestowed a nine-rank Chengjie Langwu rank official, and ordered the prefecture and county to build a Jingbiao archway in Xialijia Village.

I ordered you to be a child of the ninth grade, and you will be rewarded with salary at four o'clock and eight festivals, and you can also shelter the males of the family and exempt them from corvee. "

"Ah! This, this, the old woman from Nuyi Township, can she also become an official?"

The blind old man's wife, who was still crying, was stunned immediately. She was actually ready for a hard life after the nobleman left.

Because she knew the character of this second daughter-in-law, she would definitely have to pay this debt to her in the future. Now she can still move, so she is naturally not afraid, but in the future when she is old enough to walk, it will be bad.

But now, she suddenly has the status of an official and the right to shelter her. This time, the situation is immediately reversed.

No matter how old she is, whether she can walk or not, the second daughter-in-law will never dare to do anything to her, and she has to take good care of her. If she dies, these privileges and income will be gone.

This is the official, the power of privilege.

The people in Xialijia Village are so envious!The patriarch's wife even twisted the patriarch hard behind her back, her envious eyes turned red.

This is Feng Wife Yinzi!The highest honor and benefit a man can bring to his family.

After the boards were finished, the magistrate of Weinan County directly directed the masons brought from the yamen to start choosing a site at the entrance of Xialijia Village to prepare for the construction of the memorial archway.

Only then did Mrs. Cao let go of the old blind man's wife, stood up and said to the officials and people present: "Since the Anshi Rebellion in the Great Dynasty, the court has been too busy to take care of itself. responsibility.

Therefore, since the return of Beiping Mansion to the south, the sage has entrusted officials at all levels in Hebei Province to regard the education of the common people, the simplicity of customs, and the reconstruction of ethics such as loyalty, filial piety, righteousness, filial piety and fraternity as the most important things to do.

From now on, all loyal, filial and righteous families with deeds should be reported to the prefectural and county yamen for review step by step, and the imperial court will give rewards, erect memorial archways and even order them according to the situation. "

As he said that, Cao Yannai looked at Huazhou Governor Shi and Weinan County Magistrate and said: "It is your dereliction of duty that your parents will separate the family and abandon your sick brother.

If there is a relapse, the people who come to you are the Kaogong Division of the Ministry of Officials and the Hebei Dao Yushi. "

Hua Governor Shi and others hurriedly handed in their promises, and the surrounding people began to talk about it, and finally felt that this Great Zhou Dynasty was different from any previous imperial court.

This is actually a very important matter. The restoration of social order in ancient China often started with the education of the government.

In the past, the Liang, Tang and Jin Dynasties were all talking with a horizontal knife in their hands. There was no order in the countryside, and the people felt uneasy. They often preferred to run to the mountains to hide, and even did not dare to grow food, so as not to attract looting. Choose to drown so as not to be a burden.

Now established by Zhang Zhou, rewarding loyalty, filial piety, righteousness and filial piety in the countryside is to release the most direct signal of peace and order to the people, so that they can fully mobilize their initiative to resume production and restore their confidence in having children.

For this reason, Zhang Wei not only let Cao Yannai appear as a show all the way, but also brought out the nine ranks of married women who only appeared in the Song Dynasty, that is, Ruren, Anren, Renren, and Shuren.

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On the grasslands, resuming production and life is not the same as in the Central Plains. In other words, there is no need to resume production on the grasslands. What needs to be restored is their ambition to expand outward and the habit of worshiping the Khan.

On the seventh day of April, the angels sent by Zhang Ting arrived at the Dudu Mansion of Yanran in Yanran Mountain and Woluduo, the Tiankehan of Langjuxu Mountain.

Both Bai Congxin and Zhe Deyuan, who stayed behind, received Zhang Ting's order, ordering them to immediately supervise the leaders of more than [-] accounts from various grassland ministries, and go south to Chengde Mansion.

But before the angel arrived, the heavy snow on the grassland was just a little less, and the cruel small-scale battle had already started.

All the tribes that refused to obey Zhang Tie's orders and converted to the Six Dharma School were looted and massacred.

Whether it's Monan or Mobei, you only need one voice to speak!
(End of this chapter)