The Rise of the Cold Gate in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

Chapter 3 A Day of Being Beaten

It was Xiao Shu's business, and then it was Xiao Qinzhi's turn. Xiao Qing got up slowly, thoughtfully, picked a thinner stick from the shelf, walked up to Xiao Qinzhi, and pointed at the Later said:
"Brothers and sisters, the fourth brother is gone, can you discipline him on your behalf?"

Xiao Qinzhi turned his head and saw many uncles and aunts kneeling at the entrance of the ancestral hall, all of them were the parents of the brothers who committed the crime.

Mother Xiao bowed her head and saluted:
"Qin is so stubborn that he won't change after repeated admonitions. His father is dead, and I am a married woman. It would be best if the patriarch could discipline me on my behalf."

Xiao Qing got the authorization, nodded his head, thought flashed in his mind, and reprimanded Xiao Qinzhi:

"You are fourteen years old. When your father was like you, he was already a leader in our clan. But seeing you idle around all day long, ignorant of learning and skills, incapable of writing and martial arts, I will punish you three times as a lesson. Come, take the punishment."

This reason is absolutely serious, Mother Xiao didn't intercede, Xiao Qinzhi was powerless to refute, no matter what, he couldn't avoid it, so he stretched out his hand, and was hit three times, the palm of his hand was red.

However, Xiao Qing said solemnly: "Are you convinced?"

Xiao Qinzhi frowned and said: "Submit!"

Xiao Qing tapped the Pai Gow and the scattered five baht coins on the ground with a wooden stick, walked back and forth in front of Xiao Qin, and reprimanded:
"Today's people, apart from Xiao Shu, you are the oldest. Your elder brother made a mistake. Instead of stopping it, you are helping the tyrant to abuse him. You are in the same boat. You don't know why. You should punish the three palms. Since you are old, you take the lead in running away because it is unrighteous. The three palms should be punished; even if you are old, if you don’t set an example, it is improper, and you should punish the three palms; if you contradict the elders, if you don’t listen to the teachings, you are unfilial, and you should punish the three palms; If you make a mistake for a long time and refuse to correct it after repeated admonitions, you should punish it with three palms. If you say nothing, you should punish you with three palms. If you talk about nothing, you should punish you with three palms. If you don’t care about your affection, you should deceive your family members, which is immoral. , should be punished with ten palms."

Xiao Qinzhi counted silently in his heart, in this way, wouldn't it be 31 blows, if the blows are strong, even if the hand is not broken, at least it will take a long time to cultivate, so it is absolutely impossible to be beaten.

Xiao Qing said: "Are you convinced by what I said above?"

Xiao Qinzhi thought for a long time, but he couldn't recognize any of the above. This old fox, one after another, once he recognized one of them, he recognized all of them, and the punishment became a matter of course. He immediately shook his head and said:

"Second uncle, I don't know where my nephew is wrong? Please correct me, if my nephew really made a mistake, I will definitely correct it in the future."

"What is this?" Xiao Qing pointed to the ground and said.

"Wood chips and money." Xiao Qinzhi replied.

"There are dots engraved on the wood chips, and they are used as gambling tools. The money is naturally gambling capital."

"The second uncle said that this is a gambling tool, so do you know what the gambling method is?"

This Pai Gow is currently only played in this small circle, and it has not been spread yet. Xiao Qing naturally didn't know about it, but he was taken aback, but he couldn't help it. He turned to the back and asked:

"Whoever of you can take the initiative to confess, you can forgive him once, and all the money on the ground belongs to him, only one person, first come, first served, if you don't confess, if the incident is revealed, then you will have to receive twenty slaps of punishment."

The old fox wanted to show both kindness and power, and divided them up. Hearing the whispers behind him, Xiao Qinzhi was afraid that the clan brother would not be able to resist the trick, so he turned his mind and came up with an idea, and responded:

"The second uncle promises to make great profits, but also to lower his prestige, and the younger brothers are all young and immature, so it is inevitable that they will have evil thoughts for a while, and the result will naturally be unfair."

Xiao Qing raised his eyebrows, unbelievably, the situation that was originally superior was instantly at a disadvantage, he was shocked, but calmly said:
"Then what is the use of the points engraved on it?"

Regarding this point, Xiao Qin had thought of a countermeasure long ago, and said calmly:

"Nephew, the disciples of the Guan family are not doing their jobs all day long, and they are not even proficient in simple arithmetic. They are quite worried and have thought about it for a long time. Only then did they come up with this method to improve the arithmetic ability of the disciples."

This statement is really strange, which attracted a lot of admiration in the ancestral hall, and a group of brothers admired it. Not to mention, since playing Pai Gow, the arithmetic ability has indeed improved a lot. Simple addition can be done without thinking. can easily answer.

Xiao Qing didn't expect it either, and was startled again, squinting his eyes and asking:
"How to use it?"

Xiao Qin's way:

"Each piece of wood is engraved with points. If you pick two pieces at random, you can calculate the sum of the points of the two pieces. If you don't know, you can count the points."

Xiao Qing randomly picked up two pieces of wood, one was the Red Eight and the other was the land card, walked up to the little fat man, and asked:

"Equal to how much?"

The little fat man blurted out, "Ten o'clock."

Xiao Qing picked up two more yuan, and the little fat man still quickly answered correctly. Repeated this several times, it all proved that what Xiao Qin said was true.

However, Xiao Qinzhi forgot that Pai Gow only has addition, but no subtraction. When Xiao Qing asked to subtract two pieces of wood, the little fat man immediately revealed his true colors.

Even if it was Xiao Qinzhi's eloquence, Xiao Qing caught the flaw and immediately understood that the way to play this gambling tool should only count addition, not subtraction.

But Xiao Qinzhi said indifferently:
"Time is tight, I only taught addition, and I have not had time to teach subtraction in the future. If the second uncle gives me some more time, my nephew will promise to teach my brothers to subtract."

Xiao Qing sneered, paused and said:

"So you're good at arithmetic?"

"Second Uncle will know as soon as he tests it."

For arithmetic, Xiao Qinzhi is still very confident. The most difficult mathematics in this period is undoubtedly the "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic", which is a collection of masters. It seems that there is nothing that cannot be solved by equations. .

Xiao Qing asked about the addition and subtraction of several large numbers in a row, and Xiao Qinzhi was able to answer them well. This made Xiao Qing think about it, calmly, and continued:

"My Xiao family is now a poor family, and I also resigned at home. The Xiao family no longer has the right to private household and the right to be exempted from corvee. You are 14 years old this year, and you will be 16 years old in two years. Citizenship, you need to serve [-] to [-] days of corvee every year, and if the period of corvee is extended in case of emergency, you need to cultivate another [-] acres of land stipulated by the court, and pay taxes normally, how do you treat it?"

If he was a full-fledged bastard, he would be bluffed when he heard what Xiao Qing said. However, Xiao Qinzhi is a somewhat educated bastard, and he had a good understanding of the environment he was in when he first came. , Looking through the description of this piece in "Jin Law" from old man Cui, he opened his mouth and answered:
""Jin Law" stipulates that if one member of the family is an official, the whole family can be exempted from corvee. Although the second uncle resigned from office and stayed at home, the eldest uncle served as a county magistrate in Jiangzhou, and the third uncle served as a clerk in Yanling County. My father sacrificed his life for the country and exempted future generations from corvee labor. I am 16 years old, and I am originally from the North. All right."

Xiao Qing stroked his beard and said, "Have you finished reading "Jin Lu"?"

Xiao Qinzhi didn't know why, and didn't understand what it meant, but he really only read the "Jin Law" and these regulations related to his wealth and life, he was not interested in the others, so he didn't read it.

Xiao Qinzhi thought, if he lied, he would know as soon as he asked, and then he would be able to accuse him of any crime, and he would have to suffer, so he simply admitted it, nodded, and let this old fox not be able to because he hadn't finished reading "Jin Lv". ", and punish it.

As a result, Xiao Qinzhi really slipped through and was spared from punishment, he was relieved and felt quite complacent, even a group of clan brothers felt admiration for him.

Today's fourth brother dared to confront the patriarch, talked freely, without losing any points, and was exempted from punishment. He is a god-like figure. How can we teach them not to worship?
As everyone knows, while Xiao Qinzhi was complacent, he also exposed his own background. He was caught in a conspiracy and didn't know it. He thought he was in the fifth layer, but Xiao Qing was actually in the atmospheric layer.

From the answers of the gambling tools, it can be seen that Xiao Qinzhi has a flexible mind but likes to play tricks;

From the arithmetic answering, it can be seen that Xiao Qinzhi is capable but deviates from the path;

From the answers in "Jin Law", it can be seen that Xiao Qinzhi only cares about himself, and does not care about others when it is not necessary.

In short, Xiao Qinzhi is a young boy who has the ability not to mess around, but was born to be a kid who wants to mess around.

Xiao Qing stroked his beard, unable to see what was in his heart, but his face was extremely stern, and he said seriously:

"There are so many "Jin Law", it's more than that. You can tell from this that the "Analects" and other classics are also treated in the same way. They should be punished with three palms and stretch out your hand."

Xiao Qinzhi's eyes widened, his jaw dropped in shock, he didn't expect this old fox to be so shameless, if he wanted to commit a crime, he had nothing to worry about, he was clearly bullying others, he used his power to bully others if he couldn't speak up;

But if he doesn't follow suit, he may have endless shoes in the future. After all, he is the head of the patriarch. For the sake of a happy life in the future, Xiao Qinzhi had to swallow his anger for the time being, honestly stretched out his hand, and received three solid blows.

Not as good as Xiao Qin's aftertaste and thinking, Xiao Qing's anxious eyes swept across the ancestral halls, and his hopeful eyes looked at the young nephews in the clan, and finally fell on Xiao Qin.

Xiao Qing took a deep breath and announced in public:

"I have resigned from office and I am at home. From tomorrow onwards, I will strictly control the study of my nephew and nephew in the family. If anyone does not listen to the teaching, he will be punished personally. Is there anyone who disagrees?"

The head of the family personally disciplined the naughty son in the family, and everyone was so happy. It was too late to thank them. How could they disagree? Everyone applauded.

Now, it was the turn of Xiao Qinzhi and the other clan brothers to be dumbfounded. Could it be that the good times are over?
　Vote or something! !

　　
　
(End of this chapter)