History of the Great Zhou Dynasty

Chapter 27 Justice and Benevolence

Dazai strode into the inner room.

He waved his hand first and saw a group of guards carrying the two young masters and Wu Zhengshi out.

Then he put out the fire in the inner room.

For the rest, these guards did not dare to take a second look.

"I am a good son of the Feng family."

Feel the energy around you.

"It's "The Book of Changes"!" Dazai was suddenly startled.

Only then did Uncle Zong react.

The strange technique used by Feng Yun just now has the flavor of "Book of Changes".

Uncle Zong didn’t know the Book of Changes as well as Da Zai. If Feng Yun was practicing the art of Ritual, he would definitely be able to react immediately.

"The Book of Changes...but my court only has four hexagrams." Uncle Zong frowned, but quickly let go.

because--

Da Zai said: "Boy Yun, the Book of Changes is the source of the Great Dao and the first of all the scriptures. The magic you can acquire is your destiny."

What Dazai said has two profound meanings. One is to praise Feng Yun's talent, and the other is to say that "The Book of Changes" is the source of the great road. If you study one of the classics, you don’t have to stick to the Zhouyi.

Just like the original Dazai, he regarded learning "Zhouyi" as the beginning of his life, but in the end he learned "Zhouli" and achieved what he is now with "Zhouli".

Dazai and Zongbo looked at each other, but neither of them could point out this point.

Dazai stepped forward and patted Feng Yun on the shoulder and said: "Boy Yun, have you finished reading the book in the palace?"

Feng Yun looked around, shook his head and said, "Yun has only been in the Palace of Classics for more than a month, and he hasn't finished reading it yet."

Dazai nodded and made the next promise.

"Only a foreigner can take on the great responsibility of a country, but you are still too young and have not finished reading the books in this great court. Uncle Zong and I will never dare to elevate you to a high position now."

Uncle Zong also said: "You should study first and understand your meaning. I will evaluate you with Dazai every month. When you can take on important responsibilities, we will take you..."

Uncle Zong stopped talking and looked at Dazai.

Changes above the rank of sergeant still need to be made by the chief executive.

Dazai laughed.

"The fact that you have learned the Book of Changes is the beginning of everything. Otherwise, I would be the Great Administrator. Under it are the Code of Administration, the Code of Teaching, the Code of Ceremony, the Code of Government, the Code of Punishment, and the Code of Affairs."

"If you succeed, you can choose one of the codes to become a senior official and be in charge of the governance of one code."

A doctor is a higher position than a sergeant.

The fiefdom enjoyed by an official is a fiefdom that can be lived for generations. His legitimate son inherits the position of the official, and the remaining concubines can enjoy the title of scholar. It is a real clan!
But before Feng Yun could thank him, Uncle Zong stopped him.

"Wait, why is it your Six Codes?"

Zongbo said solemnly: "Yun is from my Li Palace, and I am my Zongbo's subordinate."

Uncle Zong pondered slightly.

Dazai's face moved slightly.

"In addition to Uncle Zong, I also hold the post of instructor-Situ."

"The Situ in my court is a senior official. How can I convince the public if I am young?" Dazai said softly: "It's not that I suppress young people, I'm just worried that his position is too high, his ambition will be lost, and he will be harmed by his failure. "

Uncle Zong also knew this, and immediately said: "I will take the position of a doctor and be a little Situ first."

"We are all old, and it's time to give up our position and give the younger generations a little more energy."

When Dazai heard this, he sighed slightly.

"There are many young people, but few can really take charge. It would be good if we don't ruin it in their hands."

Thinking of those two young masters, Dazai said angrily: "As an uncle, you know better than me which lineage they are from."

"...It's from Brother Ji's family..."

"That's all, I'll go see my brother Ji first."

Bo Zhong Shu Ji, the children in this family are called from eldest to youngest. Since Da Zai is the elder brother, he has the obligation to take care of them.

Dazai patted Feng Yun on the shoulder again, and then left under the night.

Uncle Zong glanced around and said, "It seems you have to organize it again. The inner room is important, and I can't trust outsiders."

Feng Yun said: "This is what I should do."

"Well, you have a calm temperament. I want to leave Situ's affairs to you because I know that you have taught a group of children outside and have become a master."

"This Situ Congjiao teaches the children of the clan, the children of scholar-bureaucrats, and manages the household registration of common people, the registration of slaves, etc. You can read more management books in this area in the future, so as to manage the trivial matters of education in this large court."

"Yes, the students know."

Uncle Zong was even more satisfied when he heard that Feng Yun was called a student. "Regarding the book of strangers, I will find it for you from your library tomorrow. I hope you can become a third-rate stranger soon, and then you will be in a different situation."

Uncle Zong looked at the secret room trapped by the ritual lock and waved to Feng Yun.

Feng Yun saw this and followed him.

Uncle Zong unlocked the ceremonial lock and pushed open the secret room.

The surrounding temperature plummeted.

I saw a snake's tail twisting on the ground, but unlike what Feng Yun had seen before, there was no slender beauty, looking alluring on the bed.

Now there is only the snake girl who is caught on the wooden frame covered with "Zhou Rites" and is tightly trapped by the ritual lock.

The snake's tail whipped out fiercely, but it was not as good as Feng Yun and Zong Bo, it was just a bluff.

The snake girl's eyes were red.

When he saw Feng Yun, he roared uncontrollably, and kept making snake hissing sounds from his mouth.

Feng Yun seemed to have heard the words - Fuxi's descendants, suppression of demonic nature and so on.

"Stop it!" Uncle Zong's tone contained no intention to kill the demon, but instead contained respect and guilt.

This made Feng Yun stunned.

"Come back to your senses, boy Yun, don't be fooled by her. In a few months, she will fall into a deep sleep, and then there will be no need to guard her."

With that said, Uncle Zong strengthened the ceremonial lock, and then took Feng Yun away.

save……

"Bang!" The door closed and a brand new bronze lock was locked again.

"Boy Yun, watch this place carefully. You are already a stranger and have the ability to protect yourself. I won't send new warriors here."

Speaking of warriors, Uncle Zong looked serious.

"The warrior has a wandering mind, does not know the true meaning of the book, has little education and management, and is arrogant. He could have subdued the two young masters, but his arms were cut off and he was reduced to a useless person!"

"The reason must be his own fault!"

Feng Yun heard this and asked, "Uncle Zong is planning to punish him?"

"Of course, according to etiquette, his crime should be cut off as a punishment."

Cut off the hand!
But he has lost his arm, how can he survive if he loses another hand?

Feng Yun said: "Although Guardian Wu Zhengshi is greedy, he is not a vicious person."

Just now, Wu Zhengshi did not join the two young masters, but chose to resist, and even blocked Feng Yun's sword. Although the sword was unnecessary, it was enough for Feng Yun to say a few soothing words to him.

"He did it for me before..."

When Uncle Zong heard this, he lowered his eyes slightly. He didn't know what his expression was, but he said: "You are righteous, so I will give you three hundred lashes, and then use ink to carve the word "guilt" on your face."

Flogging, ink punishment...

The whipping punishment was okay, Wu Zhengshi was a martial artist, but the Mo punishment was not acceptable for a ranger.

However, this was already the best result for Wu Zhengshi, and Feng Yun had no reason to say anything more.

Scholar-officials can pay for their crimes with things, but it also depends on what crime was committed and who was offended.

The person he offended was Uncle Zong.

After settling Wu Zhengshi's matter, Feng Yun said: "Uncle Zong... I wonder if I can ask for a military book as a family lesson. My elder brother is kind to me, but he died at the border some time ago, leaving me alone..."

"The Book of War... you can open the boxes here now and copy them by yourself."

Knowledge is a treasure to the common people, and the scholar-bureaucrat class will not open knowledge to the common people at will, but it is different for their own people.

But Feng Yun’s nephew’s family are just common people!

This is not a trivial matter, but it is not a big matter either, but Feng Yun also committed a taboo.

Feng Yun was grateful.

Uncle Zong just shook his head and left, leaving only one word.

"Boy Yun, you are like a scholar who has been contaminated by the loyalty of a knight errant. You are not suitable to serve as a scholar in the court. I advise you to read the book of war and turn the knight errant into a military commander. You should consider the overall situation rather than petty justice."

"Oh, by the way, read more "Rites". Use etiquette to eliminate your wandering spirit and small kindness. Then I will show you "Zhou Rites"."

Uncle Zong left, Feng Yun was in a daze.

"Ranger?"

"Small kindness?"

……

(End of this chapter)