Early Ming Dynasty: Turning Clouds and Rains into New Learning Saints

Chapter 51 Helpless
Generally, those who were officials went to the countryside, or even those who did not need to be officials. As long as the government officials went to the countryside, ordinary people could hide as far as they could.There is no other reason. I can't afford to offend him. If I stay away, I might get less trouble.

However, in Liujia Village, so many people followed him.

This situation was definitely not common in the past.

Although they are wearing official clothes, they are actually afraid of crowds.

No, the county magistrate came to his senses and quickly ordered the remaining yamen servants to rush to the door to block people, so that no one could crowd in.

At the same time, he shouted loudly and sternly: "I am investigating the case, and all the irrelevant people have been dispersed!"

However, no one paid attention to him, and they were not afraid of the government officials who came forward. Under the leadership of the young and middle-aged people in the village, they continued to squeeze in.At the same time, everyone was chattering, and the collective sound was "buzzing" and very noisy.

Although Zhang Yifan didn't know why the county magistrate suddenly came, he saw them appearing in the cement workshop and thought that cement was the most eye-catching thing in Liujia Village recently, so he probably had a guess in his mind.

At this time, seeing the county magistrate and others shouting in a panic, he turned around and stretched out his hand to signal.

Suddenly, the original "buzzing" sound immediately disappeared, and the scene immediately became quiet.

Seeing this scene, Li You stared at him immediately, not knowing what he was thinking.

Zhang Yifan turned around and asked the county magistrate: "I wonder why the magistrate came to our Liujia Village?"

Before the county magistrate could answer, the head of the government office next to him shouted: "The county magistrate is here, how can you stand and speak? Kneel down!"

After hearing this, other government officials immediately shouted: "Kneel down!"

Liu Wu, who was beside Zhang Yifan, immediately knelt down after hearing this.

Zhang Yifan himself was a little confused.

As a person from later generations, I kneel to heaven, kneel to the ground, and kneel to my parents. Other than that, how can I kneel to anyone else?

In ancient times, I was a commoner, but I would kneel before an official?This is too shameful, right?
kneel?Still not kneeling?

For a moment, Zhang Yifan hesitated.

At this moment, except Li Zheng, everyone else also knelt on the ground under the shouts of the Yamen servants.

In the early Ming Dynasty, there was no imperial examination system, and all the rules were generally followed from the previous dynasty.In the Yuan Dynasty, the Han people lived worse than pigs and dogs, and it was necessary to kneel down to the officials.

When Zhu Yuanzhang perfected the "Laws of the Ming Dynasty" and made specific provisions on the etiquette system, for example, when a person with a high reputation meets the county magistrate in the official office, he does not need to bow but only bows to him. At that time, there will be the Ming Dynasty's own set of etiquette systems.

At this time, Zhang Yifan looked at the familiar faces kneeling on the ground, and for the first time he truly realized why in this ancient society, Zhu Yuanzhang killed officials as if they were grassroots, but there were still so many officials.

Ordinary people are too weak when facing officials!
In the future, if you want to survive in ancient times, no matter how stubborn you are, as long as you live in society, it is impossible not to be in contact with the outside world.

Is it possible to survive as an ordinary citizen, wearing straw sandals and living in a thatched house all day long, just facing the loess and back to the sky, not seeking to learn and reach the princes?
But even so, he will still be bullied by the government officials!

Once you become famous, just like now, officials will come to bully you!
Even if your original intention remains unchanged and you just want to live a good life in Liujia Village, you must have a sufficiently protective identity to avoid harassment from monsters and monsters!

In this Hongwu Dynasty, the best identity, as an outsider, should be Zhu Yuanzhang's son-in-law, right?
However, as an ordinary citizen, if he wants to be Zhu Yuanzhang's son-in-law, even if he has many daughters, it may not be his turn!
After all, we must first hear about Comrade Zhu Yuanzhang, let him see it, and then marry his daughter?Oh, it seems wrong!

He already has a wife, to be precise, a fiancée!

The son-in-law of the Chang family is also okay!
Zhang Yifan thought a lot at that moment.

As a result, he became very conspicuous among the people kneeling on the ground.

"Don't kneel down yet!" When the government officials saw this, they shouted again.

There were even government officials who were already carrying water and fire sticks and wanted to come forward and beat people.

Zhang Yifan came back to his senses after they drank like this, and saw the situation clearly. The hero didn't want to suffer the immediate loss, so he immediately knelt down.In this case, it would be useless to move out of Zheng Guogong.

At this moment, he made a decision in his mind that he must get an official identity.From now on, kneel to your uncle!

"You are so brave, how dare you despise me?" The county magistrate stared at Zhang Yifan, feeling unhappy and determined to establish his authority, so he shouted coldly.

Zhang Yifan heard that something was wrong, and immediately knelt down and replied: "I was frightened by the authority of the Lord just now, and my hands and feet were cold, so my movements were slow. This is definitely not contempt!"

"What a sharp mouth, I want you to know the consequences of speaking quickly!" The county magistrate heard this, but sneered, "Come on, hit me!"

Officials are unreasonable. Whenever they want to deal with you, there are many excuses, nothing more than a touch of upper and lower lips.Normally, there's nothing you can do against him.

But at this time, Li You stood up and acted as a good person. He stretched out his hand and first stopped the government officials, then walked up to Zhang Yifan and said calmly: "Did you make this cement?"

Looking at his posture, Zhang Yifan understood that this was the real owner, the boss of the county magistrate, and he came for the cement.

With this in mind, he replied: "To be precise, it was with the support of Zheng Guogong's government that provided manpower and material resources that gave me the opportunity to turn what I wanted into reality."

Although it was just an answer, it showed up in the background.When Zheng Guogong is involved, the implication is, don't make any plans!

Also, if you are a mere county magistrate, no matter how much you act for good and authority, won't you be afraid of offending Duke Zheng?
This can be regarded as Zhang Yifan's counterattack.

Under normal circumstances, if the situation is made clear, if the other party still covets you, then he is in conflict with Zheng Guogong!

What Zhang Yifan didn't expect was that after he said this, Li You sneered, and then stared at Zhang Yifan with a bit of ridicule and said: "Do you think that you can keep this cement company by using the name of Zheng Guogong?" , made a fortune in a muffled voice?"

At this point, he pointed at Zhang Yifan and said coldly: "You think you are so smart, but in fact, you are just a stupid pig, do you understand?"

After hearing this, Zhang Yifan's face turned the color of pig liver for the first time since his soul traveled to the Ming Dynasty.

From a certain point of view, because the environment of later generations was different, he did not have enough understanding of the environment of the Ming Dynasty, and he was a bit self-righteous to think that he could be just as comfortable as he wanted!

"I'll give you a chance. I won't take the blame for what offended me before!" Li You looked at Zhang Yifan's face, smiled lightly, and said confidently, "In the future, if you do things for me, I will protect your glory and wealth, how about it?"

(End of this chapter)