Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 885 0880 [Governor Wei’s constant manipulation]

Wei Liangchen left one hundred and fifty soldiers behind to protect Zhangtian officials and prevent anyone from the Chen family from getting into trouble.

Then, he led the remaining soldiers and three hundred Chen clan members to set off.

Next stop, Fengxin County!
Take a boat back to Poyang Lake and turn into Xiushui. When you are approaching Jianchang County, you will turn into Hualinshui, a tributary of Xiushui.

Ahead is where the Hualin family is.

In the Song Dynasty, the Hu family of Hualin produced 3 top scholars, 2 second runner-ups, 6 top picks, and 55 Jinshi.

There are currently two people serving as local officials in Ming Dynasty.

One is named Hu Zhiru, the right chief envoy of Sichuan. Historically, during the Jingkang period, he led troops to attack the king and killed more than a thousand miscellaneous troops of the Jin Kingdom. Then, he led his troops to fight alone, and was surrounded by the Jin people and captured.

One is Hu Jiaoxiu, a scholar from Hebei Province. Historically, Wu Jie needed to transport money and grain by land to defend Sichuan, and county officials randomly collected and collected them for political achievements, resulting in a mortality rate of 30% to 40% among civilians. Hu Jiaoxiu formulated the rules for recruiting civilians, which not only effectively reduced the mortality rate, but also alleviated the intrusion on agriculture.

As soon as the fleet docked, the leader of the Hu clan, Hu Jiaoye, led his clan members to greet them.

Wei Liangchen glanced at the scholars standing around and estimated that there were three to four thousand people.

When encountering natural or man-made disasters, they would really provide food to the victims.

At present, Hualin Academy not only ranks first in teaching in Jiangxi, but also attracts scholars from Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, and Huainan to study.

In addition, there are thousands of scholars...

"Kill the tribe?" Hu Jiaoye's brain was getting more and more exhausted.

Hearing this title, Hu Jiaoye felt safe, and Wei Liangchen did not reveal his identity as governor.

As soon as this question came out, the scholars answered one after another:
"Your Majesty is the benevolent king of the world!"

Wei Liangchen arrived so quickly that the news of the arrest of the Chen clan leader had not yet reached Fengxin County.

From the top of Hualin Mountain to the surrounding area, it is all the territory of the academy.

Young people are easy to get into trouble, and most of them are not descendants of the Hu family. They come from several provinces. Once someone incites trouble, although it can be suppressed, the consequences will be very serious.

Wei Liangchen added: "The clan leader and several clan elders of the Chen family in Yimen of Jiangzhou have committed serious crimes and have been escorted to Nanchang for trial by the Sanfa Division."

Wei Liangchen returned the greeting and said, "Wan Sheng pays homage to Chief Hu Shan."

Classrooms, dormitories, and libraries are dotted in the mountains, and the school field exceeds three thousand acres.

Because the two or three generations of Chen clan members have never had any high-ranking officials, the current highest position is just the prefect.

"I've seen Governor Wei in person!" Hu Jiaoye bowed.

As for the Hualin Hu family, there are a lot of people above the sixth grade!

In the New Ming Dynasty, Hualin Academy added mathematics, physics and other subjects, and specially went to Kaifeng to hire famous teachers.

Wei Liangchen said ambiguously: "The charges may be serious or minor, and the case is still under trial. Once confirmed, the clan may be executed."

Hu Jiaoye looked towards the young men of the Chen clan. The Chen clan members lowered their heads one after another, not daring to look at Hu Jiaoye at all.

Hu Jiaoye was shocked and inexplicable. He knew that the matter could not be resolved, so he hurriedly asked: "I wonder what crime Chen has committed?"

Unexpectedly, Wei Liangchen suddenly introduced: "There are three hundred young people behind me, all descendants of the Chen family in Jiangzhou. They are here to help me clear my land."

Hu Jiaoye's mind was running rapidly, but there were faint signs of downtime.

"Your Majesty eliminated the six thieves, overthrew the Song Dynasty, destroyed the Jin chiefs, and recovered the sixteen states of Yanyun. Li Shimin will be nothing more than this in his next life."

Scholar!

The Chen family of Yimen sent people to assist the governor and came to check the fields of the Hu family of Yimen?

The Hualin Hu family in Fengxin County is also called the Hualin Hu family in Yimen.

You read that right.

With a sincere expression on his face, Wei Liangchen nodded and said: "It's the execution of the clan. After all, they are suspected of treason. The three thousand Chen clan members in the five counties of Jiujiang Prefecture must be killed without leaving a single one. Who keeps them from dividing their families?"

The Hu family of Hualin had settled here as early as the Liu and Song Dynasties, more than 700 years ago.

Although the Chen family from Yimen in Jiangzhou was a strong person, they were nothing to Wei Liangchen.

Thousands!

Wei Liangchen ignored Hu Jiaoye, but walked towards the thousands of scholars. He stood among the scholars and said, "Your Majesty is wise and mighty, and he has always practiced benevolent government. Everyone, do you think your Majesty is a good emperor today?"

Hualin Academy has a collection of more than 10,000 volumes of books, employs famous teachers from all over the world to teach, and allows people with foreign surnames to study. At one time, thousands of people were seeking scholars, and scholars from several provinces in the surrounding area came.

During the Southern Tang Dynasty, a bookstore was built to teach the children of the clan, with hundreds of classrooms and dormitories.

Hu Jiaoye forced a smile and said, "Governor Wei is joking."

"It is a serious crime of treason, how can it be a joke!"

Everything seemed negotiable.

In the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, the family library was expanded into an academy.

Hu Jiaoye quickly expressed his attitude: "I, the Hu family of Hualin, have always been law-abiding and loyal to the emperor and the country."

"Yimen" was not a place name at first, but a family operation model. Known as "Shangyi", they allow the tribesmen to study and receive medical treatment free of charge, support widows and widowers in the village free of charge, and set up a special poverty relief fund.

From the moment he got off the ship to now, Wei Liangchen, who had always been kind and amiable, suddenly said sternly and resolutely: "As the governor, I was ordered by the emperor to inspect Jiangxi to investigate the civil unrest. Although the civil unrest has been put down, what is the matter? Whoever caused the civil unrest must be investigated. Maybe it was the Chen family in Jiangzhou or the Hu family in Hualin!"

"Li Shimin had the Xuanwu Gate Incident. He imprisoned his father and killed his brother, which was against human ethics. Today, the Supreme Emperor abdicated in his prime, and His Majesty led the troops and allowed the Supreme Emperor to rule. This father is kind and the son is filial, reappearing the ancient customs of Zen. The Supreme Emperor and Your Majesty are the contemporary Yao and Shun. also!"

"In the past few years, there have been major corruption cases. Corrupt officials have been unable to escape, and all the people have praised them. Your Majesty is so wise, and it is rare for emperors to do so throughout the ages!"

"..."

No matter what the scholars think in their hearts, at this time they must either shut up or flatter the emperor like crazy.

Wei Liangchen raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet. When the scholars gradually became silent, he continued: "But for such a holy king, there was a civil uprising in the second year after he ascended the throne. Why is this?"

"If the officials force the people to rebel, corrupt officials must be at work." Scholars from other provinces immediately gave the answer.

Wei Liangchen said: "The Sanfa Division has made preliminary conclusions. Jiangxi's big families colluded with officials and concealed the information when clearing land. Not to mention hiding the land, they even sent the land under the names of other gentry. They didn't want to do it themselves. Pay taxes and food, but let others pay more. The civil uprising in Jiangxi was caused by the inability of innocent people to pay taxes. People say, should this kind of thing be investigated? "

"We must get to the bottom of it!" "This is truly an unjust person."

"..."

The topic is politically correct and no one can refute it.

Wei Liangchen said again: "But the more I investigated, the more frightened I became. It turned out that a large family in Jiangxi was suspected of treason and committing the crime of killing the Nine Clan! Of course, the trial is still ongoing. I hope I have made a mistake in my investigation."

With that said, Wei Liangchen turned to look at the three hundred young men of the Chen family.

The Chen family's young people were frightened and uneasy, with expressions that looked like they were crying, laughing, or constipated.

And the thousands of scholars studying at Hualin Academy did not dare to say anything at this moment.

The reason why they came to watch the excitement was because some scholars from the Hu family fanned the flames and said many bad things about the government's indiscriminate land acquisition.

If Wei Liangchen had been aggressive as soon as he arrived, these scholars might have started to make a scene.

But now, the famous Chen family of Jiangzhou Yimen is still being investigated for involvement in rebellion. How dare they say and act nonsense?

Conspiracy to rebel, kill the nine tribes.

Don't implicate yourself!
Seeing that thousands of scholars were frightened, Wei Liangchen approached Hu Jiaoye again: "The Hu family of Hualin really didn't rebel?"

Hu Jiaoye also felt uneasy and bowed his head and said, "This is absolutely not the case."

Wei Liangchen nodded and said: "I believe that the Hu family of Hualin is loyal to the emperor and the country."

Hu Jiaoye quickly flattered: "Governor Wei is very perceptive, I admire him very much."

"We haven't started investigating the Hu family yet. How can we explain that we have found out everything? Since the Hu family behaves upright, they are definitely not afraid of being investigated." Wei Liangchen turned to the three hundred young Chen family members and said, "From tomorrow onwards, you will go and measure this." County acres, confirm the property ownership in detail, and then check the surrounding counties after checking Fengxin County.”

"Yes!" The young men of the Chen family quickly accepted the order.

Wei Liangchen smiled and said to Hu Jiaoye again: "The Chen family in Jiangzhou is a local prominent family. They will definitely not frame them when they come to investigate. Chief Hu Shan, do you think this is true?"

Hu Jiaoye answered bravely: "Of course."

Wei Liangchen asked again: "Has Hu Shaoji (Hu Zhiru) ever moved out?"

"I haven't moved out, I'm still in this county." Hu Jiaoye said.

Wei Liangchen said: "A big family should spread its branches. How can we live in a small corner? Please ask the mountain chief to invite Hu Shaoji's parents and brothers. I will immediately send someone to escort them to move to Hubei. And arrange good land for them. I will definitely To go to the prefectures and counties where tenants can be recruited, of course, Hu has to prepare money and food for them to move."

Hu Jiaoye wondered: "Shao Jiyuan is serving as the Right Chief Envoy in Sichuan. Should we write to him first to discuss it?"

Wei Liangchen said: "There is no need to discuss."

Hu Jiaoye began to wipe his sweat: "Okay, I will immediately send my tribe to invite Shaoji's parents and brothers."

Wei Liangchen asked again: "Where is Hu Jimao (Hu Jiaoxiu)? Has he moved out?"

"No." Hu Jiaoye replied.

Wei Liangchen said: "Then we will invite his parents and brothers together, and the whole family will move to Shandong."

"Governor Wei is thoughtful." Hu Jiaoye became more and more frightened.

A right-hand political envoy and an academic envoy were all forcibly moved away from their families. This was to separate them from the Hu family of Hualin.

After cutting, it’s time to get started!

Wei Liangchen didn't even bother to pay attention to those lower-ranking Hu officials.

Wei Liangchen said in a low voice: "The Chen family is willing to pay for their crimes and perform meritorious service, but the Hu family is also willing?"

Hu Jiaoye bit him to death and said, "Hu is not guilty."

"Whether he is guilty or not will be known after the clearing of the field," Wei Liangchen said with a smile, "Chief Hu Shan, what do you think?"

Hu Jiaoye still refused to admit his guilt, but lowered his voice and expressed his position: "Hu is willing to do what the dog and horse can do."

Wei Liangchen smiled more and more proudly: "Then the Hu family, just like the Chen family, also sent some young people from the clan to follow me to check out other big clans. How about that?"

Hu Jiaoye suddenly felt his scalp numb, lowered his head and said, "This is how justice should be done."

Let the officials of Nanchang Provincial Prefecture and County check the Chen family's land, then let the Chen family check the Hu family's land, and now let the Hu tribe check other families...

If things continue like this, it will be difficult for the big families in Jiangxi to live in harmony in the future.

Even generations of in-laws are going to fall out!

Wei Liangchen threatened in a low voice: "I know that the Hu family and the Chen family are related by marriage. You'd better not interfere randomly. Once I send someone to review and make mistakes, the Chen family of Jiangzhou Yimen will be killed. And you Hualin Hu He should also be considered an accomplice!"

"I don't dare." Hu Jiaoye said quickly.

Wei Liangchen's showmanship was not over yet. He walked among thousands of scholars and said, "You are studying hard here. Many of you come from other provinces to study. I admire your spirit of studying hard."

"Don't dare to take it seriously."

"A great time is the time to study."

"..."

The scholars were all delighted to receive the governor's praise.

Wei Liangchen began to recall the past: "I think I was also a former student of the Song Dynasty. His Majesty, Shang Shu, denounced the six thieves and was imprisoned in Dali Temple by the tyrant. Chen Shaoyang (Chen Dong) and I led the disciples to knock on the temple and begged the tyrant to release him. Later, his majesty After being assigned to Guizhou, Chen Shaoyang and I followed him for thousands of miles until we assisted His Majesty in raising the army and finally created the prosperous Ming Dynasty!"

Many scholars do not know Wei Liangchen's resume.

Listening to him talk now, everyone was immediately in awe, and many people had thoughts of clinging to him.

For a time, there was a flood of flattery.

Wei Liangchen continued: "As the saying goes, it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books. But I think that to travel thousands of miles, it is better to focus on one thing and do it well. I just focus on Your Majesty and always follow and assist him. Today, instead of studying here, you should do something important. After finishing it, I will present your list to your Majesty, and you will be praised by the people of Jiangxi for thousands of years."

"May I ask the governor what's important?" the scholars asked one after another.

Wei Liangchen smiled and said: "Put down the book in your hand and go to various prefectures and counties in Jiangxi to assist the court in inventorying the fields!"

(End of this chapter)