Ji Tang

A light is like a bean.

In the study, Ji Song was writing furiously. Today's events made him realize that any promulgation of new laws would encounter huge resistance. Now it's the wealthy gentry in Xuanzhou, but what about other places?
Opposition is inevitable. Now I can still hold it in because I don’t know the content. Once it is officially promulgated, I’m afraid there will be a lot of opposition. People are selfish, not to mention that this is still a feudal era where family is supreme, and there will inevitably be counterattacks.

"Your Majesty, Ji Song, pays homage: The New Business Law is our great plan for the Tang Dynasty for a century, but it involves a lot. If you are not careful, opponents will inevitably join the dynasty. The worries of the Xuanzhou gentry are not unreasonable. People are private, this is their nature . But if we want the Tang Dynasty to have long-term peace and stability, the New Business Law must be implemented. Otherwise, if things continue like this, it will inevitably make the Tang Dynasty’s finances unsustainable."

"Throughout my journey, the people of the world have been safe and sound. Although there was some lawlessness in the local area, it was done accidentally. The land of Xuanzhou has become an important commodity distribution center in the Tang Dynasty because I vigorously supported commerce when I was in office."

"However, as the saying goes, when people die and politics ceases, no matter how good the policy is, it still needs people to implement it. Therefore, I suggest that we start from now on cultivating people who will implement the new law in the future."

"The ministers in the court are great talents, but there are too many involved in life, so they are not suitable candidates for the implementation of the new law. Your Majesty can choose young and energetic students. The young students are full of enthusiasm and have the heart to serve the country. Then look for If a mature and prudent person is the leader, he will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.”

"Your Majesty, Jisong, bow your head in obeisance!"
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Call ~
He breathed a long sigh of relief, put down the pen gently, and then put it into the envelope after checking that everything was correct.

"Here comes someone. Hey, why is it you?"

Ji Song frowned, because Qinglian had arrived in the study at some point, and he was so absorbed that he didn't notice it just now!
"I forgive you, sir." Seeing Ji Song's dissatisfaction, Qinglian's face turned pale and she was about to kneel down.

"Okay, it's not a big deal. What's the matter with all the members of my family kneeling here and there?" Ji Song helped him up helplessly and said, "I don't blame you if you don't know some rules when you are new to the house. If you have nothing to do in the study, don't come here."

Seeing that Qing Lian was still a little pale, he explained: "There are some things here that you should not know. Even Madam will not set foot easily. Do you remember?"

"Nunu remember it and will never do it again in the future!"

Ji Song nodded and looked at the pitiful Qing Lian. As the saying goes, wait and see the beauty. The more you look at her, the more beautiful she becomes. The ancients do not deceive me.
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On the evening of the first day of the first lunar month, the lights in Ji's Garden on Plum Blossom Road are brightly lit.

At this time, dozens of people, some rich, some elegant, some bookish, were gathered together in the lobby. Some of them were sad, some were happy, but most of them were excited.

It has been almost ten years since they separated. For some reason, the head of the family has not allowed them to return to their hometown to worship their ancestors every year. They all understand this. Even though the family head is in a high position, there are countless people in the world who want to see Ji's jokes. Of course, they cannot cause trouble to the family head.

They thought that the head of the family would not know when it would happen in this life, but a piece of news from Ji Zheng made them all excited.

The head of the family came to Xuanzhou?

When they heard the news, they rushed here without stopping and wanted to meet early, but were stopped by Ji Zheng. The reason was also very simple, that is, since the date has been set, let's wait until the date comes to figure it out. what happened?

Besides, the head of the house must be busy meeting one by one?
Although everyone was impatient, they also knew that they could not cause any trouble to the family leader, so they patiently stayed in their respective villas in Xuanzhou. They waited and waited, and finally the day came.

The first day of the first lunar month is the day for the clan to visit their elders, so everyone has their own place. So early in the morning, everyone rushed to Plum Blossom Island with gifts.

As for gifts, who doesn’t know that the head of the family likes beautiful jade?
In the past few years, whenever they encountered the best jade in the local area, they would try their best to get it. So, at this time, everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and they were a little embarrassed.

Why? Isn’t it the beautiful jade that everyone gave me, so it won’t be scolded to death by the clan leader? So I tacitly put the gifts away quietly, thinking that it would be better to take them away later to save my face from looking bad during the New Year.

Tap tap tap~
Just when everyone was quiet, they heard the sound of footsteps. They all knew about the clan leader's good leg. It wasn't Ji Zheng who said it, but Ji Song told him to send a letter to tell him.

Over the years, they had been worrying about his leg. They were looking for famous doctors everywhere just to cure his leg. Now that it's public, there's no need to bother them.

"Meet the clan leader!"

When Ji Song entered the lobby, everyone bowed solemnly.

Ji Song stood in the center, looking at the familiar faces and their excited faces, and his heart was trembling. All of them are either his uncles, brothers, or nephews. They are all members of the clan who lived in Jiangjia'ao. After not seeing each other for many years, how could we not be excited to see each other again?

Suppressing his excitement, he sat up high, raised his hands and said: "Everyone, please sit down!"

"Thank you, patriarch!"

At this time, Ji Zheng stepped forward and said solemnly: "Reporting to the clan leader, all the Ji clan members in Xuanzhou and surrounding areas have arrived today. Thirty-six people were supposed to be there, but they were actually thirty-six people. No one is absent!"

"Please give instructions to the patriarch!" Everyone stood up and shouted loudly: "Please give instructions to the patriarch!"

"Sit down, sit down and talk!"

Looking at the serious expressions of each of them, Ji Song felt a little bit dumbfounded. He could feel the love of everyone, but such a high status made him feel a little sad.

When everyone was seated, Ji Song looked around and said softly: "I have suffered a lot from you all these years!"

Everyone's bodies trembled, and some actually cried.

Who knows the pain of leaving home and working hard in a foreign land? Away from parents and brothers, relatives are far away from each other. Some people don’t know when they want to see each other again.

Although Ji's financial resources are strong, it is not easy to have interpersonal relationships and integrate into the local area.

Every place has its own inherent forces and families. The separation of the Ji family is like a dragon crossing a river. Although many forces are polite on the surface, there are many things that cause stumbling blocks secretly. Even if they know about it, they have nothing to do but Choosing to slowly integrate and even give up some benefits in exchange eased the conflicts between the two parties.

Some of them are doing business, some are teaching and setting up schools, some are local petty officials and have become landlords.
Over the years, they have established a firm foothold in the local area, but in their hearts, home is still the Ji family fiefdom in Haowei County!

That is their root. No matter where they are in the world, they will always remember the land that gave birth to them. Ji's ancestral temple is there, and the tree they planted when they left is also there.
Therefore, no matter how far away it is, that is the best place in their dreams.

Every child in the family will have a wooden sign made of the heart of a thousand-year-old ginkgo tree sent by the tribe. Whenever they meet a tribesman, they just need to take out a pair of wooden signs and pair them with each other, that is the person they are closest to! (End of chapter)