The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

When the autumn wind rises, white clouds fly, and when the grass and trees fall yellow, the geese return to the south.Autumn brings people a desolate scene, but also brings people the joy of a good harvest.

Since Emperor Longqing came to the throne, the scene of Ming Dynasty has improved a lot in the past two years. It is no longer a combination of drought and flood. Although the weather is not smooth, it can live a stable life.In the past two years, the Tartars have not carried out any major looting activities, which has really allowed the people in northern Xinjiang to live in peace for a few years without worrying about it, and they can run around and flee for refuge at the end of the new year.

In Zhang Fan's memory, when he was a child, Tartars often came to fight the autumn wind.Fortunately, Zhang Fan's family lived in the county town, and was guarded by heavy soldiers, but the people in the village below suffered disaster, and they often hid everywhere in the mountains and plains.And once the Tartars bypass the Great Wall and attack on a large scale, the people in the county will be in panic all day long!Fortunately, there are Huai'an and Dingbian patrols in the north of Anhua County to guard at all times.

Zhang Fan always wanted to do something for his mother, even if it was washing dishes, sweeping the floor or something.But every time, I was driven out by my mother saying "Let me go!" (Is it familiar to everyone, but this is not Zhu Wushuang).There is a good old saying: "A gentleman stays away from the kitchen." There is also "A scholar who has no use in a hundred things", which seems to be worthy of the ancient "Words of Wisdom".It's not that scholars really can't do anything well except study, but the impression that scholars have given people for thousands of years, once they do these things outside their duties, they will definitely fail, and even have to pay for it. He was labeled a big hat for not doing his job properly.

Zhang Fan was also helpless about this.He also thought of other ways, such as going out to work to subsidize the family, but this idea was strictly rejected by his mother.She said that the results of the provincial examination will be released soon, and once Zhang Fan is on the list, he will do his best to prepare for the examination in Beijing next year.His mother always told Zhang Fan that all he had to do was to study hard, and he didn't have to worry about everything at home.At this time, Zhang Fan is always helpless.But this also made Zhang Fan more firm in his belief that he must repay this great mother.

In fact, for Zhang Fan, living in a small, underdeveloped city in the modern age really does not help his current situation at all.Living in the countryside, I can at least farm the land, and I have a good understanding of some modern planting techniques.Living in an industrial city, under the influence of various crafts, one can figure out a three-point truth.Think of those "predecessors" who came back from time travel, who didn't make wine and glass to make a fortune.I know nothing about myself, and I am not too familiar with history.But I'm afraid that even if I know that, even if I break my head, my mother will never let me go into business!Zhang Fan's plan was rejected several times.

Zhang Fan's current life seems to be on track, following his daily habit of reading and writing.After lunch is his leisure time, he is always wandering around the city.Looking at the various states of life, maybe I have expressed too much emotion, but now it seems that I have become accustomed to it!

This northwest land was in the Hongwu period, Zhu Yuanzhang issued an imperial list and recruited people to open up wasteland here.Most of the people here are from the Central Plains and even Jiangnan.Then Emperor Taizu issued a list again, prohibiting the random movement of the population.Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty, if you want to travel far or travel north and south, you need the Yamen to open the way.Zhang Fan thought, the household registration system that was criticized 500 years later might have been in existence since then!

Autumn has arrived, and some crops have been put on the stalls for sale early.This small county is so popular every day!

One day, when Zhang Fan passed the city gate, he saw two women in floral clothes approaching.Both women's faces were covered with veils, one in light blue and the other in pink.Through the exposed eyes, Zhang Fan could see that the two women were both in their late [-]s and slender, walking slowly towards the city.

In the street market of Anhua County, Zhang Fan has never seen a woman dressed like this. If it is the sister of the Fengyue Field, he has never seen any of them dressed like this in broad daylight. shopping.Zhang Fan guessed that they might be the daughters of a rich family who just moved here or something.But none of this had anything to do with Zhang Fan. He was about to turn around and leave when a voice rang out, causing a bloody scene to appear in Zhang Fan's head.

"You two ladies, where are you going?" Three rogues from the county surrounded them, and one of them seemed to be the leader molesting the two girls, "What kind of veil are you wearing on such a hot day? Take it off! Let the brothers take a good look."

The two women seemed to have seen this scene too much, ignored them at all, and continued to walk forward.Seeing the attitude of these two girls, the three people were immediately a little annoyed. They had never seen the world, so they couldn't tell that the clothes these two girls were wearing were cut from the best Huzhou silk.In the Ming Dynasty, only scholars and peasants could wear silk, and the clothes of these two girls were obviously after the officials, or after the wealthy officials.How could these three rascals know this, and they didn't weigh whether they were qualified to molested others.

The three quickly walked in front of the woman, and began to tease her again.There were people watching from time to time all around, but no one stepped forward to stop it.This is the frontier of the Ming Dynasty. There is a curfew every night and there are heavy guards, so there are no big gangs in the city, but there are a few groups of people who fight like this. Be in control.But this gate of the city is the place where fish and dragons are the most mixed up. The three of them obviously have gained some fame here, and no one around them stopped them.

Seeing that no one dared to intervene, those three people gradually became more courageous, their words became more and more explicit, and they began to move.

"Go away, you've been doing nothing here all day, be careful that I'll sue the officials for arresting you bastards." The blue-clothed girl was furious, and spoke first, her voice was as clear and tender as a lark, which made people feel comfortable in the bottom of their hearts.

"Yo! The little lady is so angry." The leader heard the girl's voice even more vigorously, "Go and sue, and see if you can go!" As they said, the three of them wore wretched smiles on their faces. It lived in the back and forth of two young girls.

"Be obedient to your little master and me, I promise to make you two extremely happy." That person didn't know where he was thinking!

"I said this brother, please respect yourself. How can you behave like this in broad daylight and moles a woman from a good family." Zhang Fan didn't want to go into this muddy water, but he had no choice but to his character and the sense of justice hidden in this body. He went out unconsciously.

The two women saw such a handsome young man as Zhang Fan standing up to fight for their injustice, and they immediately developed a good impression of Zhang Fan. Although Zhang Fan was wearing a coat made of coarse cloth, he did not look like a prominent family background, but his temperament was People like it.

"Isn't this Zhang Xiucai from the west of the city? Didn't you see that I am busy!" The leader looked at Zhang Fan and said, "I respect you as a scholar, and I will give you three points, but I am not afraid of you. Hurry up!" Roll as far as you can, or my fists and feet will have no eyes, and I will tell you to try it out!"

Zhang Fan was not afraid of that person's threat, and said: "The vast world, the heaven and earth are bright and clear, how can we allow you gangsters to commit crimes and disperse quickly. Otherwise, the hundreds of families in Anhua County Treat you and others as rats, and get rid of them quickly."

"I want to see who here dares to fight against me, Hu Er!" Hu Er, the leader, shouted arrogantly to the surroundings, "Which one of you dares to come!"

The surrounding crowd looked at Hu Ersan and the others angrily, daring to be angry but not speaking out, obviously they were usually bullied and scared by them!At the same time, he looked at Zhang Fan with worried eyes, for fear that he would be hurt.

"Hmph, they're just afraid of your power, and I'm going to drag you to the court today to get rid of Anhua's harm." As Zhang Fan said, he was about to come forward to pull Hu Er.

"My lord, don't..." the two girls exclaimed.

Zhang Fan only felt a sharp pain in his back, as if he had been knocked by something, his small body couldn't bear it, he almost lost his breath, knelt on the ground, bared his teeth and panted heavily.But I regretted a little in my heart: "If I knew it earlier, I wouldn't be in the limelight. If I didn't control my mouth well, I wouldn't be so small, and now I'm being beaten with a sap!"

It turned out that one of Hu Er's accomplices took a wooden stick and hit Zhang Fan on the back.He didn't dare to be ruthless, after all, Zhang Fan was a man of fame, and if he got hit badly, the three of them would be unable to bear it and walk away.He also knew that Zhang Fan was the kind of person who dared to attack if he suffered a loss and would not get it back.It's just that he doesn't know that Zhang Fan is no longer the same Zhang Fan. Young people after 500 years have a characteristic. Although they are not very good at making troubles, they must find their place when they are in trouble.

"See, this is what happens when you fight against me, Hu Er!" Hu Er said proudly, "Who else dares to meddle in my business!"

"Me!" An angry voice sounded, Zhang Fan, the two girls, and Hu Er all followed the prestige, and saw a military officer approaching surrounded by more than a dozen soldiers.

When Zhang Fan and the two women saw the reinforcements coming, their eyes immediately lit up.Hu Er saw that the person who came was an official, so he immediately shrank, and said humbly: "Mr. Jun, I have seen the military masters in several cities around here. It is always the first time I see you. You are a newcomer. Sergeant under the inspector! I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm just playing with them!"

"Just kidding? Why can't I see it!" The officer said blankly, "I heard the guards of the city said about you. Our lady is here!"

"Miss?" Hu Er might have understood something, but he didn't dare to think about it.

"That's right, this is the daughter of Mrs. Chen, the newly appointed Dingbian inspector of my family. How dare you stop the molestation? Come on, arrest these three and drag them out of the city. Each person will reward him with forty army sticks." .”

The surrounding sergeants suddenly agreed, dragged the howling Hu Er and the other three towards the gate of the city, and the surrounding people clapped their hands and sighed when they saw this scene, they were so happy!

"The two young ladies are really naughty." After the officer dealt with Hu San and the other two, he turned to the two young girls and said, "My lord told me to follow the young lady closely before going out, but you two ran away first. What happened, how do I explain to the adults!"

The two inspector daughters took off their veils, they really looked like a pair of sisters, and they didn't know which one was the older sister and which was the younger sister.The girl in blue made a face at the officer, turned to look at Zhang Fan, and asked with concern, "Young master, don't worry!"

The officer also bowed to Zhang Fan, and said, "Thank you for your words and help, the young lady. The two young ladies are safe thanks to the delay. I'm going to Mengyang."

Zhang Fan bowed back first, and said: "I, Zhang Fan, only spoke a few words, and there is no merit in it. I dare not be praised by adults."

"Mr. Zhang is too modest." The blue-clothed girl said, "My sister and I were able to wait until Brother Meng came to save us. Thanks to the help of the son, it is useless. Please also accept my sister's worship." Said With that, the two sisters bowed slightly.

Zhang Fan hurriedly raised his arms to help the two sisters up, but he was thinking in his heart: "So this is the younger sister, and the one who doesn't talk much is the older sister."

After bidding farewell to Meng Yang and the sisters of the Chen family, Zhang Fan saw that it was getting late, and then walked home.