People in the Song Dynasty were lawless

Chapter 81 Worry-free Cave

Zhao Jun has learned theoretical knowledge for many years, but in the early years of the Song Dynasty, he also understood that practice is the only criterion for testing truth.

Therefore, he did not object to Zhao Zhen, Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng and others' arrangements for him.

Enter officialdom, enter officialdom, who is afraid of whom?
But what he saw and heard today made him feel that things might not be as simple as he imagined.

But it’s hard to say exactly where it is not simple.

Maybe I should rationalize the situation I am facing now since I came to the Song Dynasty.

Late at night, there are still eighteen days until the provincial examination begins.

Zhao Jun was in his room, lying on the bed.

Holding a laptop in hand, a solar panel next to it that is fully charged during the day is connected to the computer.

He opened a document and recorded what he saw and heard today.

Then he opened another document, put his hands on the keyboard, and began to think about what he should do now.

"According to Lu Yijian and others, if I want to change the Song Dynasty, I should enter the officialdom."

"There's nothing wrong with that. There must be big problems in the officialdom. I don't know the specific situation inside. I can better understand the shortcomings by going in and taking a look."

"The problem is that as soon as they granted me the title of Jinshi, I didn't really want it. This would not be very smooth for me to enter the officialdom in the future, so they asked me to take the imperial examination, hoping to get a first or second grade Jinshi."

"Something's wrong. Why did they give me the same background as a Jinshi? My first reaction was that I didn't want it, and I wanted the number one scholar? Instead of just giving me the same background as a Jinshi? Why don't they let me be the regent? Do they want to enslave me? As a dog?"

"Wait a minute, this idea is wrong. Although I have traveled through time, I still have enough theoretical knowledge to start reforming as a regent. Isn't that just messing up? If you put me in Zhao Zhen's position, it would be really straightforward. I immediately started promoting the revolution, that’s what I call a brain disease.”

"So what they said seems to make sense. Yan Shu told me from the beginning that I should follow their rules first. First, do as the Romans do, and second, understand it first before making plans."

"The only problem is that I have to learn the Four Books and Five Classics like them. It's a complete waste of my time."

"But they are too principled about this issue, so they can only do this first."

"Just like the teachers first joined the Fruit Party to understand the internal situation of the Party, and then went deep into the people to understand the sufferings of the people, so that they could launch a revolution and create a peaceful and prosperous era for future generations."

"So only as I said before, "find problems, raise problems, analyze problems, solve problems, and summarize problems" can we find the shortcomings and then carry out reforms. This is correct."

"It seems that I am indeed going to go all the way, but the problem is that Fan Zhongyan and Wang Anshi also went this way. Didn't they fail to promote the revolution?"

"There must be something I don't understand. I still have to look at it first and then understand it."

Zhao Jun recorded all these words, his brows still furrowed.

Now he has actually just seen the huge gap between the rich and the poor in the Song Dynasty, and it is only the first day of looking at it. The glimpse of the leopard is just the tip of the iceberg.

It is unrealistic to make him realize a lot right away.

He must continue to understand more deeply and understand the problems of the people, the problems of the officialdom, and the problems of the military before he can carry out changes.

Thinking of this, he closed the document, opened his own information folder, found "Ma Zhe" and "Selected Works", and read them carefully again.As a history student, these are all formal courses and you must pass them all.

But at the moment he still urgently needs to review the past and learn the new, continue to consolidate the theory, and then guide practice from the theory.

In the following days, Zhao Jun went to the outer city every day to see the situation in the outer city. He found a small street and a small restaurant, and often went there to have breakfast. Although the taste was average, it was quieter than before. few people.

Zhao Jun became familiar with the boss after going there a lot. He was more generous and the boss was willing to chat with him and talk about things when no one was around.

But at the beginning, the boss was still cautious.

Zhao Jun asked him who the people who often came to the store to collect money were, but the boss just smiled and said haha ​​and passed away.

Zhao Jun asked him again whether the officials in Kaifeng Mansion were in charge of affairs?Why do they often take money from passing merchants.The boss still didn't answer, but cheerfully said that all the officials are the great masters of Qingtian.

Later, Zhao Jun also understood something. After seven or eight days, about ten days before the provincial examination, the boss saw that there were really no customers today, so he agreed to drink with Zhao Jun.

At this moment, Zhao Jun was sitting at the table at the end of the shop, and Di Qing and the others were sitting at the table at the door, about eight or nine meters away from them. It started to rain in Bianliang that day, the water in the Bianhe River rose, and the streets were filled with There was a layer of water and there were almost no pedestrians.

That's why the boss was willing to drink with Zhao Jun.

The two drank for a while. After they were tipsy, Zhao Jun smiled and said, "Boss, who are those people?"

Although the boss was a little drunk, he was not stupid yet, so he asked in a low voice: "Sir, you have been coming to my shop for a few days. The shop promises you to take care of me. I can see that your guest is not an ordinary person, but There are some things you’d better not interfere with.”

"It's okay. In fact, I can guess it."

Zhao Jun smiled.

Just by looking, you can see clearly that these people should be the rogues of the Song Dynasty, referred to as the underworld, who collect protection fees from everywhere.

As for what those officials are doing, I can only say that they understand it.

The boss said: "That's what the guest officer guessed."

"But I still want to know the inside story. Does Kaifeng Mansion not care about it at all?"

Zhao Jun asked.

"Ha ha."

The boss sneered and didn't reply.

Zhao Jun understood.

He nodded and then asked who those people were.

The boss hesitated and finally told him.

Public security in the inner city of Bianliang is good because the emperor's feet are right next to the palace, so public security there must be good.

The gangsters outside the city dare not target the heads of dignitaries. After all, these people are behind most of the industries in the inner city.

But the outer city is different.

Most of the people living in the outer city are ordinary people, so a lot of crime breeds.

There are many gangs here and crime is rampant.Officials from the yamen were either involved or colluded with them, forming many large and small forces.

Since there was no curfew in the Song Dynasty, they appeared more frequently at night.

So sometimes in the middle of the night, ordinary people like them who live in the outer city can often hear the sounds of gangs outside fighting and killing each other and grabbing territory.

This is why when Zhao Jun came during the day, the order he saw was barely passable, but he didn't know that at night, it was chaos.

Zhao Jun finally got a lot of useful information from his boss. This time was not in vain. After chatting for a while, he got up and left.

He was going to take a look outside the city.

I heard that there are many government job fields and royal palaces outside the city. Let's go and see the details.

When I came out of the shop, I saw that the streets were deserted.

Surrounded by dilapidated wooden houses and low rammed earth brick walls, even the street stalls have been taken away, and many shops are about to close.

He looked down at the ground and saw that the water was so deep that it reached his ankles.

Zhao Jun sighed and prepared to go back.

He held up the oil-paper umbrella he had taken out in the morning and stepped into the rain. Di Qing and others followed him closely behind him, and there seemed to be people floating in the alleys around the corners.

The sky was gray and it was obviously noon, but it was very dark.When I turned a corner, I could see four or five people in the distance.

It was a normal thing at first. Zhao Jun just glanced at it and didn't pay attention to it. But after scanning it, he suddenly felt something was wrong, so he stopped and looked over attentively.

I saw those people wearing raincoats and walking in a hurry. One of them was holding a child in his arms. The child seemed to be asleep and motionless.

Seeing someone at the street corner, those people were obviously stunned for a moment, then stopped where they were, hesitated slightly, and walked into the alley on the right. "Chase!"

Zhao Jun immediately realized there was a problem and started running.

Di Qing and others followed behind.

Everyone quickly arrived at the entrance of the alley and saw the few people still walking leisurely, looking back from time to time.

When they suddenly saw Zhao Jun and the others chasing after them, they knew that someone was meddling in their own business, so they quickly stepped up their pace, trying to get out of the alley as quickly as possible and leave from the next street.

However, they were not as fast as Di Qing and others when they were carrying people, and Zhao Jun was young and strong, so he simply threw away his umbrella and chased after them, approaching in a few steps.

"Who is Your Excellency?"

Those men had obviously been running for a while and lacked strength. When they saw that the other party was approaching quickly, they immediately stopped and turned around cautiously.

Except for the man holding the child, the others put their hands into their arms, and a faint silver light could be seen.

"Are you kidnappers?"

Zhao Jun frowned.

"This is my child. My son is sick and needs to see a doctor. It has nothing to do with you."

The man holding the child scolded: "I hope you won't mind your own business."

"You take your child to see a doctor, but you cover his mouth? Do you want him to suffocate?"

Zhao Jun turned to Di Qing and said, "Can you beat them?"

Di Qing grinned: "It's a small matter."

"kill!"

Seeing that he could no longer be kind, the man shouted.

Several people immediately pulled out the sharp knives in their arms and ran over.

But where are they compared to Di Qing and the others?
The trafficker was holding a sharp knife, which was a kind of short knife, while Di Qing and the others all had long knives. Not only were they highly skilled in martial arts, they also had stronger weapons than their opponents. In a matter of seconds, their hands and feet were chopped off, and their weapons fell to the ground.

Seeing that his brothers couldn't hold on any longer, the man holding the child quickly threw the child in the direction of Zhao Jun and the others, and ran straight to the alley.

But several people suddenly appeared at the entrance of the alley and blocked him.

The man hurriedly tried to climb up the wall, but before he could climb up, he was pulled down by Di Qing and fell heavily to the ground.

"Hero, the villain admits his defeat. We are from Wuyou Cave, so give us some face."

The man fell to pieces, but he still gritted his teeth and replied. He knew that he would encounter a tough situation today. The only people who could go out with long knives were people from the government. He could only give his name and hope that the other party would let him go. .

After all, Wuyou Cave has to provide coins to most of the officials in Kaifeng Prefecture every year. Some officials even want to play some new tricks, so Xiaoxiao, who is eleven or twelve years old, needs to go to them, so it can always give him some face.

"What is the Worry-free Cave? Are you worthy of my respect?"

Zhao Jun sneered.

The man was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Are you from out of town?"

"So what?"

Zhao Jun said.

"Haha, seeing that you are equipped with long swords, they are probably thieves from other places who have entered the city with the army."

It was only then that the man noticed the tattoo on Di Qing's face. He immediately changed his attitude and said coldly: "I advise you to let us go and don't cause trouble for yourself."

"What trouble could it cause?"

Zhao Jun frowned. He remembered that the local gangs in Bianliang had colluded with the government, but most of them were low-level officials, and the upper-level officials should not be involved.

Send them directly to the Kaifeng Prefecture Office and find the Kaifeng Prefecture Yin. They should be able to be brought to justice.

"Ha ha."

The man sneered and was about to speak.

At this moment, only a "beep beep beep" whistle was heard.

Immediately followed were "Stop", "The world is at your feet, how dare you commit murder" and "You all just stand where you are"!
Afterwards, the Imperial City Secretary who had been blocking the alley had long since disappeared. Several government officials in official uniforms ran over and quickly approached.

Seeing the sight of Di Qing and the others holding long knives in front of them, those people were very wary and put their hands on their waists.

The man immediately shouted: "Duan Gong, come and take a look, someone is committing murder."

"Are you guys committing murder?"

The leader of the government office is probably in his 30s, has a Chinese character face, a beard, and looks righteous.

Zhao Jun said: "This man was stealing children, and we caught him. He also said he was from Wuyou Cave."

He had never studied the history of the Song Dynasty and didn't know Wuyou Cave, but from what he heard, it wasn't a good place. It might be a local gang.

"It turns out they are the thieves from Wuyou Cave. They have been trying to capture them for a long time. Thank you to the brave men!"

The yamen servant bowed his hands and waved, "Take it away!"

"Duan Gong, Duan Gong!"

The man yelled, as if he didn't want to be taken away.

Seeing this, Zhao Jun felt that the yamen servant was not bad, so he said to Di Qing and others: "Give them the man. We will take the child away and send him home later when he wakes up."

"Ah."

Di Qing nodded.

Zhao Jun and the others let the other party take the person away.

The rain was still falling, and the alley was in a mess, with only a trace of bright red blood remaining.

The officers took the injured person away, and Zhao Jun and the others took the child away. They waited until the child regained consciousness and helped him find his way home before leaving.

When he left, Zhao Jun always remembered the hostess who was about to cry like crazy, and the male host who had just returned from work when he learned about the situation, kneeling on the ground and looking grateful to him.

At that time, Zhao Jun had a lot of insights.

I feel that I need more power and more energy to save more people.

Is it right to just take the imperial examination?
He is thinking.

A few more days passed like this, three days later.

Zhao Jun accepted Lu Yijian's lecture today. He didn't want to memorize any scriptures tonight. He wanted to go to the night market and see what the nightlife of the Song Dynasty people was like at night.

Coming out of Liangmen, the night market is very bustling and lively, but there are obviously more idle men, and the government servants are almost invisible.

While walking through an alley, I didn't know when there were more people at the entrance.

There must be at least twenty or thirty of them, slowly blocking the entrance to the alley.

Zhao Jun turned his head and saw a scene that made his hair stand on end with anger.

The trafficker who had been captured a few days ago was jokingly walking towards them, cursing and saying: "A few stinky thieves from other places who join the army dare to run rampant in Bianliang. Today I will let you know that you will offend us." The fate of Wuyou Cave.”

(End of this chapter)