Destiny Only Han

Chapter 850 Liu Ying: Farewell, old friend...

"Amitabha……"

On the wilderness where corpses littered the field, a monk wearing a bamboo hat and cloth clothes and straw sandals clasped his hands together, his face full of pity.

This person is not a monk from India, but a Han Chinese. In the past, he mainly made a living by helping people with funerals in the countryside. He was a colleague of Confucius, but one day a great monk stayed at his house, and the two talked as usual. Huan, after sleeping for a night, he changed his name to Hongfa, vowed to save all sentient beings, and spread the Dharma to the world...

Therefore, his current location is on the plateau to the south of Xihai County.

Hongfa was also a member of the missionary mission on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau where the Qiang people lived.

Compared with the pragmatism of the Han people, these barbarians living in the bitter cold are easy to deceive, well, they are more pious...

And this point has been confirmed by the monks in Donghu and the Xiongnu, especially the shamans there are not the opponents of the Tianzhu monks at all. After that, I felt more and more that I had been lied to in the past.

After all, Buddhism has always paid attention to debating scriptures, and a group of six people who are lip-synch...

Therefore, not to mention the original shamanism, even if it is Taoism with the blessings of Tao Te Ching, Nan Hua Jing and a large number of wise men, it can only temporarily avoid the aggressiveness of Buddhism, and only wait until the Confucian scholars can't stand it. With the help of Confucius, Mencius, Lao Zhuang and Zhuangzi, it was barely a tie with the bald donkey of Buddhism...

As a result, all the herdsmen who had seen the debates hurriedly changed their schools, and changed from shallow believers to devout believers in a short period of time.

The suffering in this life is due to the sins of the previous life.

But to get rid of this misery, one needs to pay homage to the Three Jewels.

Buddha, Dharma, Sangha.

Among the three, the one who gets the most benefits is the monk, but the most important one is the Buddha.

For example, Liu Ying, the reincarnation of the Buddha in the future...

For more than half a year, the missionary work of the monks in Donghu and the Xiongnu has been very successful. Hundreds of temples have started construction at the same time, which makes Liu Ying wake up laughing when she sleeps in the middle of the night...

After all, he collects eleven taxes...

It's just that blessings come from misfortunes, Liu Ying sometimes thinks that he, the future Buddha, can suppress Buddhism, but what should he do in the future?
But after thinking about it later, he had another magic weapon.

Legalists.

The Legalists have always advocated that all people submit to the imperial power through authority, and if anyone refuses to submit, then kill them!
So things like extermination of Buddhas happen from time to time.

Because of this, Zhi Du expressed his disdain for Hongfa's hard-working preaching at the moment.

When it comes to educating the people, how can the monks compare with the cruel officials of the Legalists?
Therefore, in the counter-insurgency presided over by Zhidu, the main focus is on physical education.

Simply put, kill!

After all, in the eyes of the Legalists, all rebels deserve to die!

Although he did a lot of investigation during this period, he did not find out which tribe of the Qiang people was the one who stole the railroad tracks and injured the soldiers of Linqiang County that day...

But it is not important.

When the iron cavalry of the Han army rolled in, the Qiang people who turned around and ran must have a guilty conscience, so they needed to catch up and kill them. The Qiang who stood still and greeted the cavalry of the Han army foolishly were well-trained rebels, so they naturally needed to be killed!

Therefore, this led to a lot of killings by the Northern Route Army, which was far less peaceful than Ji Xin's side.

Of course, it may also be due to the geographical environment. After all, the altitude here is not high, and the aquatic plants are quite lush.

And this kind of killing is also impossible.

It is now late August, and there are only a few days more than a month before Liu Ying's west tour!
Therefore, as far as Zhidu is concerned, he has no time to screen in detail.

Fortunately, he has [-] elite northern knights, and [-] to [-] armored cavalry from the Protectorate of the Western Regions and cavalry from Xihai County. The possibility of the Qiang tribe appearing in the south of Xihai County was wiped out!
Kill all the soldiers and leaders who dare to resist, plunder all the wealth that can be taken away, burn their camps, and distribute the captured slaves, women, and children as trophies to all soldiers participating in the war!

Cruel, but this is competition between ethnic groups.

After all, the altitude here is not high. As long as the Han people who migrated from the Central Plains have enough living materials, they are enough to take root here and manage a family business.

It is not my race whose heart must be different.

Naturally, it is necessary to sweep the holes in the plow court and cut the weeds and roots.

As for the direction of Shu County, Huairou is needed.

The altitude there is too high to be suitable for ordinary Han people to live in, but the Qiang people, especially the Qiang women, were born and raised here for generations, and their bodies have adapted to the local environment, so they can reproduce and live forever.

However, Han women are different. The lack of oxygen caused by high altitude will cause them to have frequent miscarriages.

Therefore, after the big stick, it is necessary to give some carrots.

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In September, after an autumn rain, the heat in Guanzhong is no longer, replaced by the bleakness of autumn wind and autumn rain.

Although the people in Chang'an City were celebrating the victory over the rebellion of the Qiang people, Liu Ying, who was walking in a micro-clothes, had no intention of joining in the fun.

He wants to participate in another event.

Going northwest out of Chang'an City, passing the Weishui West Bridge and turning north, on both sides of a main road, there are two completely different scenery at once.

On the west side of the road, stretching all the way to the foot of Jiuyi Mountain, there are rows of mansions and courtyards.

These are the holiday villas that Liu Ying built in Beiban in the early years.

The people who lived there had to be high-ranking officials, and even some of the largest manors were the villas of the kings of the Han Dynasty near Chang'an City.

However, due to the large number of thermal power plants opened in recent years, this place happens to be in the northward passage of pollutants, so noble kings have moved out from here, and lived in Zhongnanshan, which has a better environment.

The holiday villas here are mainly taken over by wealthy businessmen or local powerful high-ranking officials.

Because of this, the atmosphere of the entire resort has changed from the simple and quiet before to full of nouveau riche atmosphere.

But if you look at it from the perspective of ordinary people, this place is many times more livable than before!
So in the place across the road, many middle-class people in Chang'an City bought land here, built a series of small farmyards, and set up a barbecue city and farmhouse...

Although the wealthy businessmen have repeatedly protested against this behavior of lowering their grades, the protests are ineffective.

After all, this is Chang'an's back garden. Many middle and lower-level officials would choose to eat and drink here when they are resting and taking a bath, and they will find memories of their childhood or their hometown...

And today is not only a holiday, but also a social day gathering.

Therefore, it is very lively here, with people rubbing shoulders and heels everywhere, and the nostrils are full of the smell of barbecue and stewed beef and mutton.

Liu Ying held a miniature version, which was obviously roasted pork belly used by the merchant for tasting, and walked north along the bustling flow of people. At the end of the road, she saw a very dilapidated house with two large doors painted black and white. Painted farmyard.

"The so-called big hermit lives in the city, I didn't expect this old man's realm to be so high..."

But when he was about to open the door and enter, a gust of wind blew in front of him, and two strong men in black and white collars said in a deep voice:
"Stop comers!"

"Blind!"

Liu Ying hugged her collar, revealing the same black and white color.

But those two strong men were unmoved, shook their heads and said: "Today is the Mohist Yinzong meeting, if you have something to do, please come back someday!"

"Sure enough, stick to the rules..." Liu Ying shook her head, put the last skewer of grilled pork belly in her mouth, her oily hand carelessly reached into her sleeve, and took out a dark wooden sign.

Moment order.

Imitation version.

In an instant, the two strong men were dumbfounded.

One of them was trembling, eyes widened: "You, you are..."

And the other simply knelt down on the ground: "Xiaomin pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor..."

Liu Ying put away the order, ate up the skewers in twos and twos, and asked vaguely: "Now, can I go in?"

The strong man kneeling on the ground raised his head, his expression was fearful but he didn't give in: "I'm afraid it won't work..."

Liu Ying asked with a smile, "Why?"

The strong man standing tremblingly explained: "This is Pangong's order, and no one will be seen today..."

But before Liu Ying could speak, the closed door opened with a creak, and a middle-aged man with a goatee came out and kowtowed: "Changan County Wei Su Wuming kowtows to His Majesty, long live my emperor... ..."

Liu Ying was silent for a while: "Are you also here to stop me?"

Su Wuming shook his head: "No. Duke Pan knew that His Majesty was here, so he asked the minister to come and meet him..."

The expression on Liu Ying's face remained unchanged, and she sighed softly: "Then... what about Pan Gong? Why didn't he come? Well, get up, I had a stiff neck when I slept yesterday, and my neck hurts when I lowered my head to talk to you..."

Su Wuming stood up, with a sad expression on his face: "Pangong, Pangong, he can't walk now, so he asked the humble minister to plead guilty to His Majesty, and begged His Majesty to forgive him for his crime of disrespect."

Liu Ying was stunned. He originally thought that Pangong had different ways and did not conspire with each other, so he avoided seeing him, but he didn't expect it to be such a reason.

"Lead the way!"

"According to the order."

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In the room with two tiles missing from the roof, hundreds of men and women in black and white collars were bustling with each other.

Nowadays, with the construction of factories such as cotton textile factories, although women's income is not high, they already have a certain right to speak. Therefore, the Mohism, which originally pursues universal love, naturally recruits many female disciples.

At this moment, they stared blankly at Liu Ying who walked in from the door. For a while, they didn't know whether they should salute Liu Ying with the etiquette of a Mohist when he sees a moment, or the kind of salute that common people pay when they see an emperor.

But Liu Ying was too lazy to think about it, she just walked in front of Pan Gong who was sitting on the stage in a few steps, her brows were tightly frowned, as if she felt like a world away.

A few years ago when the Mohists organized a strike by dock workers, Liu Ying once met Pan Gong in secret. Although he was old at that time, he was in good spirits, but now...

"You...why are you so old?"

"I'm not old, I'm dying..."

Pangong smiled indifferently, and casually patted the futon beside him with his dry and wrinkled hands, just like the Mohist meeting at the foot of Mount Li that day.

"sit down."

"I want to sit there, that's the C seat, which fits my identity..."

Liu Ying walked around him, sat in the middle of the venue, and immediately asked, "Are we meeting today to discuss equal pay for equal work, or to ask for more medical centers to be built in residential areas?"

Pan Gong shook his head lightly: "None."

"Huh?" Liu Ying was stunned for a moment, then asked again: "What is that?"

Pan Gong said: "The Mohist practice and love non-aggression. Now that His Majesty is using troops in the northwest to kill Yingye, the Mohist naturally cannot remain indifferent... So we are discussing whether to assist the Qiang people to escape, or to assassinate executioners like Zhidu."

It's so bold, but I like it... Liu Ying crossed her arms, and the corners of her mouth slightly raised: "Zhi is just following orders, so I think that the so-called wrongdoer has a debtor, you might as well assassinate me."

Pan Gong shook his head and said with a smile:

"Your Majesty lives in a secluded place, and occasionally acts in a white dragon fish suit, so there must be many guards around him. If the minister's expectations are correct, there are at least hundreds of fighters around this house, and there are probably no less than two thousand cavalry around a mile away. Even on the beams of this house, there are probably many masters who are leaping like the wind..."

"Thus, if you want to assassinate His Majesty, I'm afraid it will be extremely difficult, so it's better to assassinate Zhidu..."

In fact, I was still wearing soft armor... Liu Ying sniffled and changed the topic: "Jianai from the Mo family, why did Jianai go to the Qiang people? Don't forget, they were the ones who started it first!"

"Not to mention, they stole our rails!"

"Money is a small matter, what matters is how many people will die if the train derails?"

"There are many railway workers in the hidden sect of the Mohist school, don't they even understand this?"

"Besides, that group of thieves even injured many of our county soldiers. I ordered them to hand over the murderer within a time limit, but who of them paid any attention to me?"

"How can the dignity of the empire be trampled on like this?"

"I still remember that you, our Mohist patriarch, seemed to have highly praised Shang Tang's defeat of Xia, and King Wu's defeat of Zhou, right? Hanging people and punishing crimes doesn't seem like an unjust war?"

"Why did you come to me and double-standard like this?"

After Liu Ying finished speaking, her face was full of grievances.

Pan Gong shook his head and sneered:

"I haven't seen you for many years, but His Majesty is still so eloquent..."

"That's right, it's a righteous war to punish the people, but how to explain the killing of Yingye? What's more, a small group of Qiang people broke the law, and what does it have to do with the hundreds of thousands of Qiang people who died under the knives?"

After he finished speaking, those Mohists who had originally held an opposing attitude also nodded frequently, obviously wavering.

The Mohists are a ray of light in this cruel world.

Although they sometimes seem very dull, Holy Mother, they are just like those ancestors and sages, seeing injustice, that is, fighting violence with swords, regardless of ethnic group, regardless of country!
Liu Ying said with a smile: "Don't talk nonsense, be careful, I will sue you for defamation!"

"It's true to kill Yingye, but this is a war after all. If they want to resist, naturally they can only die..."

"But I said that this is a crime against the people, so the Qiang people who were killed were mainly slave owners, tribal rulers and other villains who cannibalize people without spitting out their bones! As for the slaves who were oppressed and abused , but there were almost no casualties, and for them, as long as they work hard, life will become sweeter and sweeter!"

Pan Gong was full of disdain:

"Slave, how can you talk about getting sweeter?"

"Is there any difference between being a slave of the Qiang people and being a slave of the Han people?"

"Of course there is!" Liu Ying said loudly: "I issued an edict to abolish the official system last year, don't you know?"

Pangong nodded: "I know. But I heard people say that Zhidu distributed the captured Qiang people to the soldiers as spoils of war. Isn't this keeping slaves?"

Liu Ying shook her finger:
"It seems that your information is still inaccurate!"

"Let me tell you, it's true to distribute soldiers as spoils of war, but they are not serving as servants, but hiring workers, signing contracts, paying monthly wages, and resigning at any time!"

"Zhidu adheres to the way of legalism. Although sometimes he acts too harshly, he never crosses the line when it comes to laws and regulations!"

"So how could he dare to violate my laws and demote the captured Qiang people to be servants and distribute them to the soldiers who participated in the war?"

Pan Gong was stunned for a moment, faintly feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure it out.

After all, he, who was born in the Warring States period, knows what kind of virtue a Legalist scholar is.

Although those people were cruel and bloodthirsty, they were as stubborn as Mohists like them in abiding by the law. Naturally, Zhi would not do anything that violated Liu Ying's edict.

So, is he wrong?

Liu Ying went on to say:

"As I said, this battle is to hang people and punish crimes."

"Do you know what kind of life those Qiang slaves lived?"

"It's not enough to describe it as horrible."

"Let's put it this way, their status among the Qiang people's tribe is not even as good as a dog raised by the owner! Not only will they be used as human sacrifices, they will be used as food reserves, and even some decorations of the Qiang people's rulers are some part of a slave!"

Pan Gong lowered his eyes and said nothing.

After all, in his understanding, even in the former Tyrant Qin Dynasty, Lichen was a group of people with two attributes of people and commodities, that is, they could be bought and sold like pigs, dogs and houses, but they were also people. Afterwards, after the death of the master of the Lichen, if the family has no legal heir, the Lichen will automatically obtain the status of a free person, and can also legally inherit the master's property!

The important thing is that the person who can deprive Li Chen of his life is not his master, but the government!

Only the government can deprive people of their lives!
So, kill well!

The Mohists use their swords to punish violence and eradicate injustice, and naturally they will not have the slightest heart for those villains who harm others!
Seeing the change in Pan Gong's expression, Liu Ying was slightly relieved.

It is true that the Qiang slaves had a miserable life among the Qiang tribe, and it is also true that all the Qiang slaves obtained the status of free people. What Liu Ying did not say is that the employment agreement signed by the slaves is almost equivalent to the slave contract...

After all, there are policies and there are countermeasures.

He promulgated the edict to abolish the slave minister system, and all the places under the jurisdiction of the Han Empire naturally obeyed orders, and adjusted the contracts for buying slaves to contracts for hiring servants, but the crux of the problem is that the validity period of such contracts is as long as 99 years... …

The important thing is that Party B, that is, the employee who terminates the contract before the contract expires, needs to pay a liquidated damages that can't even be made up by selling his whole family...

It's just that Liu Ying didn't interfere too much with this behavior of taking advantage of legal loopholes.

In many cases, the progress of civilization does not rise in a straight line, but advances in twists and turns.

The Han inherited the Qin system. Although the laws of the Han state prohibited slave owners from killing slaves privately, they supported them to kill slaves. That is to say, they only needed to report to the government, and then the government would send someone to kill the slave!
Ye Sha can not only kill slaves, but can even kill sons and grandsons!

This, obviously, shouldn't be.

However, Liu Ying tried her best in the past two years, but only abolished the provisions on the legal killing of sons and other humble children, while the provisions on killing slaves still existed.

After all, this is the master's magic weapon to deter slaves. As long as slavery exists, such provisions will never be abolished!

But hired workers are different.

As long as the person does not violate the laws of the empire, even the princes and kings have no right to deprive him of his life!

Well, this is an iron law in the Han country, especially in the current Han country, whoever touches it will die!

After all, Liu Ying is waiting for those princes and kings to break the law, and then cut off their fiefs and eunuchs...

Pan Gong looked at Liu Ying, who was more than a head taller than him even sitting on the ground, and nodded slightly, with a gratified smile on his face.

He has always firmly believed in one thing, that is, although Liu Ying is often mean, treacherous, ruthless, saying one thing and doing another, but deep in her heart there is always a softness, kindness, and compassion for the common people in the world.

This belief originated from the fact that when the Chu army burned Xianyang more than 20 years ago, he once witnessed the young figure who rushed into the fire of the rebels without hesitation!
Perhaps the most correct thing he has done in his life is to be a teacher with Liu Ying.

It is also a teacher and a friend, one teacher and one friend.

He taught Liu Ying a lot, and Liu Ying taught him even more!
With a smile on his face, Pan Gong slowly fell forward while Liu Ying was full of panic, and slowly fell into Liu Ying's arms amidst the exclamation of all the Mohists.

"Sir, there is one more thing I would like to ask Your Majesty..."

"Say."

"These Mohist, these Mohist... I hope His Majesty will take care of them, don't kill them all..."

After all, they have organized more than one rally to fight for the rights and interests of women workers and child workers, as well as benefits for ordinary workers. This will undoubtedly damage the rights and interests of certain classes. When he was alive, because he knew Liu Bang and Liu Ying well, many people Dare to be angry but dare not speak.

But if he dies, those people will definitely launch a counterattack!
The Mo family may be destroyed!
Liu Ying stared at Pan Gong's begging eyes, smiled, and said in a voice that only he and herself could hear: "If I don't allow some things, I'm afraid they will be destroyed at the very beginning... ..."

"One last thing to teach you, if criticism is not free, praise is meaningless... In the huge Han Kingdom, some people must be allowed to sing the opposite..."

Pan Gong was stunned, his face full of sudden realization.

It's a pity he can't speak anymore.

He just tried his best to squeeze out a last smile to Liu Ying who was watching him...

It is a kind of happiness to die in the arms of friends.

In this life, no regrets...

(End of this chapter)