Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 65 0062 [Wang Domineering]

"what!!!!!!"

From time to time, screams could be heard in the inner courtyard of the Zhu family.

To extort a confession by torture, it is natural for professionals to come. Zhu Ming and the magistrate Xiangzhai are kind-hearted, and they will never do it.

Xiang Zhixian walked up and down anxiously, looking inside from time to time, for fear that the two old thieves really didn't know.

Zhu Ming sat calmly, closing his eyes and resting his mind.

Probably tired of walking, Xiang Zhixian also sat down, turned to look at Zhu Ming, and felt a little admiration.

A boy in his teens, who can master the three classics in writing, and can lead troops to kill thieves in martial arts, can still remain calm at this moment.With such a calm demeanor, Xiang Zhixian has never seen many of them. This son will definitely do something great in the future!

In fact, he was thinking about it...

Ju Ming can't even calm down when he's fishing, so how can he have such a calm demeanor?
Last night, I slept with dozens of men in the Datong bunk, and I was insomnia due to the stinky feet. Today, I was exhausted from leading the team to fight again. Zhu Ming was just taking the opportunity to catch up on sleep.

It's not a fake sleep, I really fell asleep.

Zhu Ming has no other skills, but his nerves are big enough, so he can be called heartless.

After tossing until early in the morning, the two old thieves have been crippled, and they just want to die quickly.

Wu Zuo came out with the prison guards, and whispered to the county magistrate: "Wangjiangli, Anshuiba Village, at the foot of Hutou Ridge, Zhu Zongdao's mother, brothers, wife and children are all there. The family on the county side is the one after he recruited them. Married, the original spouse has never died, and the eldest son is already six years old. The big family in the village was named Zhong, and when Zhu Zongdao rebelled, he killed the whole family of Zhong. Family relatives of the big family."

"Good wishes, there is indeed a nest!"

The county magistrate was overjoyed, and said to Wu Zuo and the jailer: "You go to the county government to receive the reward tomorrow, and go home to rest tonight."

"Thank you, the county lord!"

The three bowed to leave.

Xiang Zhixian was still happy there, pacing back and forth happily, and finally remembered that there was still business to do: "Nephew Zhu Xian, nephew Zhu Xian..."

"what!"

Ju Ming yawned and opened his eyes, and asked, "The thief recruited?"

Said to the county magistrate: "Recruited, my nephew, hurry up and gather people. It doesn't need too many people, two or thirty people are enough."

Poor county magistrate, the imperial court does not allow private support of staff, and there is not even a master around to help plan.He took two loyal servants with him, and the remaining servants were all hired in Xixiang County.

The county government has been occupied by Master Zhu and Bai Erlang again. Many government officials are not trustworthy, and now they have to ask Zhu Ming for help.

After all, Ju Ming is a foreigner, and he can tell by his accent that he lacks the foundation to cooperate.

Zhu Ming went straight back to the archer school and woke up more than 30 of his roommates. Except for Zhang Guangdao and Bai Sheng, they were all villagers from Shangbai Village.

Everyone went to the south gate, and Xiang Zhixian was ready, accompanied by two loyal servants.

"Open the city gate, the county will arrest Zhu Zongdao's remnants overnight!" Xiang Zhixian shouted.

The gatekeeper yawned and slowly opened the city gate.

Several merchant ships docked at the wharf also suffered, and were forcibly requisitioned by Xiangzhi County, and even the boatmen were taken away.

There is no big moon tonight, and the night is dark.

Fortunately, this is no longer the Han River, but a tributary of the Han River. The flow of the river is relatively gentle, and the boat can barely sail with the help of the light of the lantern.

Ju Ming sat cross-legged on the deck, staring at the dark river in a daze.

Before time travel, he was just a self-media blogger, and he spent all the little money he earned.

He didn't have any big ambitions, just muddled along and was confused.

What he experienced these days was thrilling to him, killing thieves at night was fine, but today he was fighting in the street during the day.

I was very tired before, and I didn't think much about it.

After a short rest, when the river breeze blows, the mind is instantly sober, and various emotions are inevitably born.

It seems that I have become cunning and cruel, and I am in the same league with this idiot magistrate, and I always do what he likes.Next, he wanted to kill people and steal money. Although he killed the family members of the rebels and robbed some ill-gotten gains, it still made him feel quite embarrassed.

Traveling through a field, what am I pursuing?

Do you want to fight for hegemony and become the emperor?

Or try to turn the tide and keep the Han family?
Or, in order to make the common people live better?
Where is my bottom line?
Suddenly, Ju Ming remembered Wang Anshi's "On Wang Ba Lun", which was the general political outline of Wang Anshi's reform.

Confucius only talked about benevolence and righteousness, without distinguishing between kingly and domineering, but his words tended to be more kingly, sage inside and king outside.

Beginning with Mencius, he respected the kingly way and despised domineering.The difference between benevolence and domineering lies in whether it is out of benevolence and righteousness, not whether it is benevolent and righteous.

Xunzi followed the thought of Confucius and Mencius, and went a step further. The king wins the hearts of the people, the hegemony wins the friends, and the strong wins the land.Follow the etiquette and practice the kingly way first, and pay attention to the law and act domineering as the supplement.

Wang Anshi combined the thoughts of Confucius, Mencius, and Xunzi, advocated the mean, and miscellaneous kings acted domineeringly.

In order to demonstrate integrity and enhance his prestige, Duke Huan of Qi returned the land, and Duke Wen of Jin withdrew his troops to stop fighting. In Wang Anshi's view, these were not kings, but domineering.Because they are hypocritical, and they retreat for their own sake.

The real kingly way, the real benevolence and justice, is that Duke Huan of Qi and Duke Wen of Jin swallowed up the land, so that the people there can live a better life!Even if it damages your own reputation, it can benefit the people.

The mean is the way of the mean, and the way of the mean is the way of the mean.Starting from benefiting the people all over the world, Wang Anshi's philosophy of governing the country is Wang Anshi's philosophy of governing the country.

As long as it is beneficial to the people of the world, it is okay to do bad things and bear a bad name.

It is really difficult to be moderate, Zhu Ming couldn't help but sigh.

Wang Yangming's philosophy of mind is actually the doctrine of the golden mean.Wang Anshi's new learning also pursues the doctrine of the mean.But this thing requires strong willpower and judgment, otherwise the strong will become self-willed, and the weak will gradually succumb to reality.

With the light of the brazier, Zhu Ming drew out his sword and carved the word "moderate" on the deck.

At some point, Xiang Zhixian came behind Zhu Ming, stared at the words on the deck and said: "The one who is in the middle is the foundation of the world. The one who is in harmony is the way of the world. To be in harmony, the heaven and the place are in place, and all things are cultivated." Yan. At present, the thieves are still studying the Heaven and Earth Dao?"

"How can man and nature become one?" Zhu Ming turned around and asked.

The theoretical basis of the Doctrine of the Mean is the unity of man and nature, not the muddy mud that is misunderstood by the world.

Xiang Zhixian shook his head and smiled wryly: "It's difficult, people haven't figured it out yet, I don't know where to ask for it."

Zhu Ming pointed to his chest and said, "Heaven's heart is my heart, and the way of heaven should be sought in my heart."

After savoring it for a while, the magistrate actually understood, and comforted him, "It's all ill-gotten gains, and the people who killed were also full of evil people, why should my nephew bother with this?"

Zhu Ming was too lazy to discuss this issue, and said, "Thank you for your enlightenment."

Ju Ming's hypocrisy and entanglement are because he is afraid of losing himself and being eroded by power and money.

If you can't figure it out, then don't think about it.

Thinking tonight has also yielded results. Ju Ming has determined his own style of action, which is to practice Wang Anshi's theory of dominance.

This is the case with governing the country, and it is the same with being a human being.

Although Wang Anshi passed away, there was one more disciple of Void for no reason.

Moved the boat to the shore, Zhu Ming stood up with his sword in hand, and it was time to do the domineering thing.

Zhu Ming led more than 30 archers and broke into the village with open fire.When they came across thatched cottages, they rushed in immediately, grabbed the villagers and said, "The government suppresses the thieves, you lead the way to the biggest house in the village. If things are done well, there will be a lot of rewards!"

The villagers were so frightened that they were paralyzed and almost dragged away.

This village is extremely poor and far smaller than Shangbai Village. No wonder no one found that Zhu Zongdao had occupied the magpie's nest.

The largest house in the village is only one-third the size of the old white member's house.

The ensuing battle was nothing to say, not even a battle. More than 30 archers climbed over the wall and rushed into the inner courtyard, and the people inside began to scream in panic.

After some pressing, I found out the cellar.

The two loyal servants brought to the magistrate hurriedly carried the lanterns and went to the cellar to count the belongings.

Since the time of the rebellion, Zhu Zongdao has looted all the property here.Of course, a lot was spent during this period, such as buying food and grass to maintain the rebel army, secretly bribing officials when recruiting security, and buying a mansion in the county to enjoy life.

Counting until the next morning, the old slave took a small book and said: "Master, in addition to the iron money, there are also gold and silver coins, a total of 490 taels. More than a thousand acres. Most of these properties are hidden fields, and there is only a land deed for purchasing the land, and there is no official deed for the land."

"Okay, okay, this guy is really rich!" Xiang Zhixian was overjoyed.

Then I was a little worried, how much should I give to Zhu Ming?

If there are too many points, I am not happy.

Ju Ming was dissatisfied with the lack of points.

After thinking about it, Xiang Zhixian decided to give [-] guan to Zhu Ming.And for the shooters who are working tonight, each of them has been paid as a hush money.

Well, he thinks this is very appropriate.

Xiang Zhixian came out of the cellar and pulled Zhu Ming aside alone: ​​"Nephew Zhu, although the bandits have left behind a lot of property, I still have to take it out to fill the tax gap. I can't get much..."

Before he finished speaking to the county magistrate, Zhu Ming cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty Rong Bing, I won't take any of the property here."

"Ok?"

Xiang Zhixian was not happy because of this, he must be a demon if something goes wrong, he was not sure what Zhu Ming wanted.

Sure enough, Zhu Ming's appetite was bigger than he imagined: "The people around Heifeng Village are all bandits. It's easy to get a bandit village, but it's hard to get rid of it. I would like to share the worries of the county dignitary."

Xiang magistrate frowned and said, "You might as well explain it clearly."

"Heifengzhai, as well as the villages below the mountain, including Chashan, I want them all!" Zhu Ming said clearly enough immediately.

Xiang Zhixian was startled, and then a little annoyed: "My nephew may not be able to swallow it."

"It can be swallowed," Zhu Ming said, "There is no land there, and the village is full of bandits. May I ask how the county lord will arrange it?"

Said to the county magistrate: "I haven't thought about it yet. We will discuss it after we capture the bandit village."

Zhu Ming said: "This place is remote. If there is land in the cellar, I am afraid the county lord will also sell it. The same is true for Heifengzhai. The tea hills and fields must be sold, but who can they sell to? If they are sold to greedy people, everyone Within two years, the bandits will surely rebel. Although I am not talented, I can educate the bandits and think that the county honors them to share their worries."

Xiang Zhixian is still hesitating, he wants to capture Heifengzhai to make a fortune.

Zhu Ming suddenly held down the hilt of the sword, drew the sword out of its scabbard clang, and swore with the sword: "With this sword, I will be able to tame the bandits, and I guarantee that during the tenure of the county lord, there will never be a bandit in trouble!"

Xiang Zhixian was so frightened that he took a few steps back and looked at the sword in horror: "Then... I will follow what my nephew said."

In a dark place, in a remote village, there are still many treasures in the cellar, he is afraid that he will die suddenly and unexpectedly.

"Don't panic, the county lord, I just swear to share the worries for the county lord." Zhu Ming quickly put the sword back into its sheath, showing a panicked look.

Xiang magistrate smiled awkwardly and said, "I know my nephew's heart, those bandits are all vicious, and no one but my nephew can't be tamed."

Zhu Ming lowered his body in an instant, nodded and bowed his waist, and said, "The county lord, please board the boat. I'll let someone carry out the treasures in the cellar immediately."

"Okay, okay, I have my nephew Lao Lao."

Xiang Zhixian walked out of the house and came to the courtyard. When the night wind blew, he realized that his vest was soaked.

He didn't want to stay in this damn Xixiang County for a moment. He had to send money for the next performance assessment, so he could feel at ease by leaving this place early.

In Xixiang County, there is no good person!
Standing in the house, Zhu Ming just sneered. He was not afraid to repent to the magistrate, at least he would not be able to turn his face before he captured Heifengzhai.

Ju Ming has enough time to master the more than 300 archers, which is an extremely powerful force in Xixiang County.

Even if these archers are only temporarily compiled, they will all be disbanded after the bandit suppression is over.

A mere commoner who got a temporary errand, dared to threaten the county magistrate with his small fortune. This was an extremely risky move, and if he didn't pay attention, he would be smashed to pieces.

But horses are not fat without night grass, and people are not rich without windfalls. Zhu Ming must risk his life.

Relying on my father to make a fortune by farming at home, I don't know if I have to wait until the year of the monkey!

According to Xunzi's hegemony theory, what Ju Ming did tonight cannot be called "hegemony" at all, and has nothing to do with "kingly way", which belongs to the incomplete and low-level "strong way".

Therefore, the next step is to act kingly and overbearing.

The kingly way is to win people's hearts, and the overbearing way is to make more allies.

(End of this chapter)