My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.
Chapter 1017: Chang'an Jun has come, and the blue sky has been established! As Heaven moves for
Chapter 1017: Chang'an Jun has come, and the blue sky has been established! As Heaven moves forward, a gentleman should constantly strive to improve himself!
Treating guests, accepting them as dogs, and beheading them are the three steps that Ying Chengjiao prepared for the people of Qi.
However, the response of the people of Qi was far beyond Ying Chengjiao's expectations.
Want to seize the family property? Take it!
Want to recruit men? Take them!
Don't rob me of my daughter? Please, my Lord, please accept my daughter! Even if she is just a slave, a maid, or a concubine in your house, it's fine! If my daughter is not worthy of your Lordship, I have admired you for a long time! My Lord, please don't leave!
There was no need for Ying Chengjiao to treat them to a meal, as a group of former Qi people volunteered to be dogs, just to avoid being beheaded!
This directly led to Ying Chengjiao spending a month only to chop off more than a thousand heads legitimately.
Such a record is a shame for Ying Chengjiao.
But for the common people living in the ancient Qi area, it was like a devastating earthquake!
August 7th, King Qin.
Three teenagers under the age of 20 left Pei County together, and were sent off by buses from various counties along the way, and finally arrived in Linzi City.
The youngest, Zhou Changdong, looked around and was curious about everything he saw.
Immediately afterwards, Zhou Chang saw the Jingguan outside the south gate of Linzi City, which was built with more than a thousand heads!
The still scorching hot weather in early autumn made these heads emit a strong stench, and black flies and insects were swarming on them, making them look particularly creepy.
However, many common people gathered not far from the Jingguan and did not retreat at all despite being harassed by flies and insects. They cried and laughed loudly, which was very strange.
Zhou Chang's face turned pale instantly, and he said with a slight stutter: "Brother, brother! Brother Cao! Look!"
Cao Shen turned his head and his pupils trembled. When he saw the wooden sign next to one of the heads, he exclaimed in surprise: "That's Shen Mao from Xuzhou!"
"The tyrant who was so rampant in the area was actually executed with his entire clan, and his head was even displayed to the public!"
Xuzhou is not far from Pei County. Although Cao Shen's family is not powerful, they have some prestige. They have had contact with the Shen clan of Xuzhou and know how arrogant the children of the Shen clan of Xuzhou are.
Cao Shen never thought that he would have the opportunity to see the entire family of Shen in Xuzhou with his own eyes, but he only saw their heads and not their bodies.
Zhou Ke took two steps forward and looked at the wooden board next to the Jingguan from afar, reciting: "Shen Mao of Xuzhou, after Xuzhou entered Qin, disobeyed the king's order and privately raised servants, killed six people, and violated the "Provisional Law of the New District."
"After the incident, the law enforcement officers were arrested and attacked. Chang'an Jun ordered to attack their mansions, kill those who resisted, and behead them as a warning to others!"
Cao Shen and the other two couldn't help but feel confused.
It is known that Ying Chengjiao was always guarded by a thousand family soldiers, and when he traveled in the old Qi area, he was accompanied by more than a thousand county soldiers. In contrast, the entire Shen family in Xuzhou had only five or six hundred able-bodied men and servants.
Please tell me, on what basis did Shen Mao dare to resist Ying Chengjiao's arrest and even attack the law enforcement officers?
With deep doubts in their hearts, the three continued to walk towards the south gate of Linzi City.
As the distance got closer, more and more sounds came into the ears of the three people.
"The villain Shen Mao is finally dead! Chang'an Jun has avenged you! My child, go in peace!"
"Wow, wow, wow~ I thought I would never be able to avenge my beloved in this lifetime, and could only watch the murderer who killed my beloved walk free. But now that Lord Chang'an is here, I have finally gotten my revenge!"
"Shen Mao and Fei Chou, who have committed so many evil deeds, finally got their comeuppance! All the common people have become more cautious because of Lord Chang'an. Not only do they no longer dare to bully us, but they have also returned all the land they occupied to me. I have been looking forward to good days all my life!"
"I have said it before, Chang'an Jun is different from ordinary officials and dignitaries. Chang'an Jun truly treats us as human beings! If you have any grievances, go to Chang'an Jun. No matter how powerful you are, you are not as powerful as Chang'an Jun. Chang'an Jun will definitely make the decision for you!"
Ying Chengjiao was never able to successfully launch the massacre of the former Qi people.
However, what Ying Chengjiao did had already had a real impact on the people of Qi.
Under the oppression of Ying Chengjiao, the former people of Qi had to abide by the laws of the Qin Dynasty, return the land that did not belong to them, live and act like ordinary people, and no longer dare to exploit and oppress the common people.
The reins that had always been around the necks of the common people were finally cut off, giving all the common people a chance to breathe and see hope for the future!
Listening to the heartfelt cries and laughters of the victims' families beside the Jingguan, and the heartfelt praises and sighs of passers-by, Zhou Ke was also deeply moved and exclaimed: "In the past, even if my family worked hard, it was difficult to gain anything."
"My father spent all his family wealth to support my studies, hoping that I could work as a minor official in the government office to protect my family from being bullied."
"Now that Lord Chang'an has arrived, Qi now has a blue sky!"
"I think that in the future, the powerful people will not dare to abuse the common people anymore. Even if there are no children in the family who are officials, there is no need to worry about being bullied by others!"
Zhou Ke did not ask Ying Chengjiao to give any preferential treatment to common people like him.
As long as Ying Chengjiao can protect them from being bullied, Zhou Ke believes that Ying Chengjiao deserves the offerings from thousands of families in the ancient Qi area!
In the face of this protection, it no longer matters why Shen Mao dared to attack Ying Chengjiao.
Zhou Chang said with a stern face: "These termites should all be killed!"
Cao Shen looked at the gathered crowd and thought: "How can the common people of Xuzhou who were oppressed by Shen Mao go to Handan to cry out their grievances?"
Money, food and work all restrict people's activity radius.
In the Qin Dynasty, road permits were an important factor restricting the travel of the common people.
Cao Shen didn't believe that the scene before him was entirely spontaneous. In Cao Shen's opinion, Ying Chengjiao must have acquiesced or even instigated this matter!
Cao Shen raised a faint smile and whispered, "Chang'an Jun killed the great families who disobeyed the order and forced the people to obey the law."
"Although everything Chang'an Jun does is in accordance with Qin law, it may cause the people to hate Chang'an Jun deeply and be unwilling to be used by him."
"Brother Ke, Brother Chang, we must work hard in this imperial examination, so that we can help Lord Chang'an govern our hometown!" Zhou Ke and Zhou Chang nodded vigorously at the same time: "We will do our best!"
They found the cheapest inn in Linzi city and stayed there for the night. As soon as the curfew was lifted the next day, Cao Shen and his two companions hurried to the former King of Qi's city.
Cao Shen originally thought that the people of Qi would take action to resist Ying Chengjiao's high-pressure policy.
The most common way for the common people to resist is to refuse to take office, leaving the rulers with no one to use.
However, he never expected that before Cao Shen ran to the gate of the royal city, he saw a large number of people dressed in gorgeous clothes!
Although they did not wear their identities on their heads, their well-made clothes were enough to show their identities.
When he passed through the city gate and approached the Chang'an Bookstore, Cao Shen was even more surprised to find that a large group of children of common people gathered below the circular steps to talk and chat, while children from small families like them were not only a minority, but were also squeezed to a place far away from the circular steps!
Zhou Chang said nervously, "Didn't Brother Cao say yesterday that the people of Qi would not be willing to be employed by Lord Chang'an?"
"Why are there so many people coming here?"
Although the Master always said that Zhou Chang was smart, Zhou Chang also thought that he was quite smart. Even though he was only fifteen years old, he was not afraid to discuss philosophy with scholars in their twenties or thirties.
But when facing the children of common people, Zhou Chang couldn't help feeling inferior and timid.
Based on the books he has read, no matter how smart he is, how can he compete with the well-read children of wealthy families!
Cao Shen's eyes were also somewhat dazed: "I don't know either!"
Were all the books Cao had read in recent years fake?
Why is the actual situation different from what is said in the book!
But the next moment, Cao Shen calmed down and whispered: "Because there are so many people coming to participate, we should do our best."
"Otherwise, Pei County will still be controlled by those people in the future."
"We will still be oppressed by the people and will not be able to stand up!"
Although Cao Shen's family was not wealthy, they were still somewhat prestigious. Even if he missed the imperial examination, he still had enough money to continue his studies.
However, the brothers Zhou Ke and Zhou Chang are genuine children from poor families, and they understand how precious opportunities are to them!
Zhou Ke and Zhou Chang both felt extremely nervous, and had an unprecedented sense of mission!
Taking a deep breath, Zhou Ke strode forward.
Cao Shen was shocked and whispered: "Brother Ke, please stay!"
"Now the common people's children are in front and the common people's children are behind. If Brother Ke walks in front as a common people's child, he will probably attract a lot of attention!"
In Cao Shen's opinion, the most important thing to do now is to blend in with the world and compete without competing.
It is never a good idea to attract attention before a big test!
But Zhou Ke looked back and said seriously: "If you don't have the courage to attract attention, how can you be as brave as a needle to break a bag!"
"You can't fail this test, so you should be confident first!"
"Although my family is poor, I am not any weaker than the common people!"
After he finished speaking, Zhou Ke did not stop, walked past the commoner students one by one, and walked to a place one step below the circular steps under the various gazes of the children of the common people!
Zhou Chang pursed his lips, followed Zhou Ke and strode forward, standing one step behind Zhou Ke.
Seeing this, Cao Shen had to let go of Erkang's hand. He shook his head helplessly and walked forward to stand side by side with Zhou Ke.
Under the leadership of Zhou Ke and the other two, more and more young men from the common people mustered up their courage and followed Zhou Ke and the others towards the ring steps!
In the Chang'an Bookstore, Ying Chengjiao looked down at the common people's children who were competing with the common people's children, and couldn't help but smile: "You haven't disappointed me."
Ying Chengjiao has done his best to provide opportunities for the children of common people and even the children of gangsters to study, go ashore and compete fairly.
If outside the Chang'an Bookstore and under Ying Chengjiao's nose, the common people's children still cannot look at the common people's children equally and cannot hide their inferiority and self-abandonment, then Ying Chengjiao will be quite disappointed and even think that they are of no use!
Qi Diao Li also smiled and stroked his beard: "Heaven moves vigorously, and a gentleman should constantly strive to improve himself!"
"Don't be swayed, don't look away, if you act crookedly, you will offend the slaves, if you act straight, you will anger the princes. Only then can you be a gentleman!"
"Who is the student who came out first?"
Qi Diao Li didn't know whether Zhou Ke had read Qi Diao's classics, but the qualities Zhou Ke displayed already had the charm of Qi Diao's Confucianism. For a moment, Qi Diao Li couldn't help but feel a little bit of admiration for his talent.
Can Zi immediately looked through the booklet, checked it and whispered, "This person is a candidate from Pei County, his name is Zhou Ke, and he is eighteen years old."
"The family has four hectares of land. The clan has no extra wealth but has a large population. This time, he and his cousin Zhou Chang participated in the imperial examination and entered Linzi yesterday."
Qi Diaoli chuckled and nodded: "At the age of eighteen, your character is already determined."
"It's a rough diamond!"
Ying Chengjiao felt that the name sounded familiar, and murmured softly: "Zhou Ke, Zhou Chang from Pei County?"
Could it be that they are the two brothers Gao Jinghou and Fenyinhou, who are both iron-willed and unyielding?
(End of this chapter)
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