Retrograde for thousands of years

Chapter 49 The Custom of Soaking the Pig Cage
Daze Township, Daliang Empire.

"Captain Hua, this is our private matter in Daze Township, and you are not allowed to participate in it."

A group of people holding wooden sticks and hoes blocked in front of several government officials and roared loudly. On the surrounding streets, on rooftops, and in the fields, there were crowds of people watching.Villagers from dozens of miles around came to watch the show between the local gangsters and the government officials.

"Daliang's law decrees that killing must be punished with life. Don't you people want to live?"

"Sun Qin didn't follow the rules of a woman and ran away with someone. I've already put her in a pig cage. You're late, Mr. Hua."

Someone came out from behind a large group of villagers and said loudly.

Capt. Hua ignored this man. What's the use of arresting him?This is obviously a scapegoat, and the real mastermind is not far away. The three old men with white beards are the leaders of this matter.

More than 100 years ago, the empress Chen Lihua significantly revised the Daliang Law after she ascended the throne, in which the protection of women was greatly strengthened. The folk behavior of dipping pig cages was completely prohibited, and if caught, they would be beheaded.

But this custom has not been completely abolished. In some places, it is believed that this is right. It should be done this way for women who do not observe women's ethics. Moreover, the government is not willing to provoke a popular uprising, so another tragedy like this happened today. .

"Take the person back and interrogate him properly."

Hua Baotou said to the surrounding government officials, but the jeers on the other side became louder. Of course he knew why. He had less than ten people here. What use could he do against hundreds of strong men?Even if the scapegoat is captured and brought back to the Yamen, what will happen?
As for catching those old men with white beards, Capt. Hua can't do it. These people look very clean on the outside and are regarded as courageous people by the villagers.

At this time he heard someone ask in his ear.

"I heard something happened about pig cage dipping, tell me what happened?"

Hua Tou tightened his body, grasped the long knife, looked at the people around him and was startled.

It was a woman with long legs and a slim waist. Her beauty was an open beauty, like a blazing peony, which seemed to melt people. Her hair was not black but had bits of golden mixed in it. If you put it on In modern times one would think of a Victoria's Secret model appearing.

A side effect of this appearance is that you are easily identifiable.

"Eighth-level head catcher Hua Linxun has met Her Royal Highness Princess Nanyang."

"Didn't the imperial court order that my name be abolished and that I be wanted?"

"I don't want to die, and I don't want to get involved in the royal family affairs. The incident of soaking in the pig cage happened in the previous village. Sun Qin, the daughter-in-law of Sun Yongwang, was caught and raped in bed, so the clan ordered the soaking in the pig cage."

"Don't the government usually care about this matter?"

"Sun Qin and I are neighbors. She would never commit adultery with the gangster Li Xiayu. I heard that Sun Yongwang saw his daughter-in-law Sun Qin's beauty and attempted to do it many times. So he did not stop, drugged and insulted Sun. The Qin family also found the ruffian Li Xiayu to take the blame, so..."

"It's a pity that I came a step late, but it's not too late."

Princess Chen Yunying of Nanyang sighed slightly.

"Your Highness Princess, please don't..."

As Capt. Hua wanted to stop Chen Yunying, he yelled at the top of his lungs at those who were blocking him, "If you don't get out of the way quickly, this is Princess Chen Yunying of Nanyang!"

"Princess? Just pull out someone and say she's a princess, and we won't let you. What can you do?"

The person who spoke was Chen Yunjing, a well-known shrew in the township. She and a few companions met Chen Yunying. The next moment, a fierce sword light swept across, and several women and children who were blocking the way were cut in half!
"Your Highness, this is not okay, you can't kill anyone!"

Hua Captou behind him roared in despair, but Chen Yunying stretched his sword forward again and cut the white-haired old men and the people behind them into two pieces!

"They have the custom of dipping pig cages, the empire has laws on killing people, and I, Princess Nanyang, have the ability to kill people!"

The man with a broken waist struggled painfully on the ground, and the bright red blood flowed like a waterfall. The whole market was silent for a while, and then it was like a basin of water poured into boiling oil. Everyone was like frightened poultry. , don’t know what to do!
"Everyone, stop, I will kill anyone who dares to run away!" Chen Yunying's voice made everyone stand there, not daring to move.

After asking Hua Baotou to read the Daliang rules for soaking pig cages, Chen Yunying said again.

"If another incident of soaking pig cages happens again, I will slaughter the entire village and leave no one alive!"

Chen Yunying's voice clearly reached the ears of those people, making them unforgettable for the rest of their lives.

"Your Highness, you will get into big trouble if you do this. Sun Yongwang is a fourth-grade official. Although he has retired, he still has many friends..."

"Fourth-grade official? I even killed the Minister of Punishment, the Crown Prince, and several of my brothers. Do you think the fourth-grade official is amazing?"

"Your Highness, Sun Yongwang has a good reputation in the literary world. If you do this, your reputation will become even worse."

"Fame, can this thing be eaten?"

Chen Yunying and Hua Tou came to the waterhole and looked at the widow's body. "The widow who was immersed in the pig cage is no longer a human being? The empire allows divorce, but it also prohibits widows from remarrying!"

"In a sense, only three of the people in the empire can be called human beings."

Head Hua replied without hesitation, "Strictly speaking, only less than [-]% of people are considered human beings and have equal rights!"

"I didn't expect you to be an admirer of the great master Zhou Huan? Which edition of Fireside Chat are you reading?"

"The seventh year of Qingli."

"You heretic!"

"Your Highness, I actually admire you very much, but it's a pity that no one in the world will understand your painstaking efforts."

Mr. Hua glanced at the frightened villagers in the distance and their angry eyes, and sighed in his heart.In troubled times, heavy punishments must be used, and wrongdoing must be corrected. Chen Yun killed the few people this time, ensuring that there would be no pig cage soaking in the entire Nanyang Mansion within ten years!
Of course, the price is Chen Yunying's reputation and many more enemies.

However, some things have to be done by someone. This sentence comes from a fireside chat written by the great master Zhou Huanzhou.

200 years ago, the great master Zhou Huan was born. He dominated the world with one man and swept across the Northland with one sword. His legend was unmatched 200 years later.

In the 200 years since the founding of the Southern Dynasty, no matter how powerful the master was, he could only defeat a thousand enemies.

But at that time, Zhou Huan could be a master of millions! (Historical legends may be distorted and exaggerated)

Those who followed Zhou Huan in Chuzhou City, Zhang Zhenren later went to Wudang Mountain and founded the Wudang Sect. Zen Master Huike became the abbot of Shaolin Temple. The origin of the 72 stunts was Zhou Huan, as well as the later Shu region. Tang Sect, Luoyang Murong Family, Jiangnan Red Sleeve Sect...

Those people all got a piece of the Three-Point Scripture from Zhou Huan, and then became the grandmaster figures who founded the sect. Zhou Huan was called the Grandmaster, and the Grandmaster who founded the sect was not only because of Zhou Huan's martial arts, but also because of Zhou Huan's martial arts. What's more important is Zhou Huan's eternal mentor!
Zhou Huan believes that all people are born equal, and the so-called superiority and inferiority are just the bonuses given by acquired power and money. When telling those people the three-part scripture, Zhou Huan often talks to them about his worldview by the fireside.

Zhou Huan will tell some short stories and analysis of society - for example, in the context of scholar-bureaucrats and imperial power sharing the world, only [-]% of people are considered human beings, for example, productivity is the basis for promoting social progress, for example, religion is an anesthetic for common people, etc. For example, what kind of adverse impact will martial arts have on the future?

These short stories contained deep truths and deep sarcasm. Later, those people wrote Fireside Chats based on their memories, but the versions were very different. For example, the Wudang Shaolin version of the Religion section did not have the Fireside Chats version. , the various versions of Fireside Chat are very different and even have completely different ideas.

Of course, such fireside gossip is nothing. It was Zhou Huan’s wife Princess Pingyang who really made fireside gossip spread throughout the world.

The reason why famous quotes become famous quotes is because the people involved have practiced them. The reason why fireside gossips are praised by future generations is because Princess Pingyang started from herself!

(End of this chapter)