People in the Ming Dynasty are lawless

Chapter 578: Prepare to nail the old man to the pillar of shame
In fact, this kind of behavior is quite pitiful. The pity lies in the fact that these people have no control over their own destiny at all. Not to mention now, it was the same for them before.

They are pitiful because this group of people have been trapped by the landlord class and the landlords treated them as tools. In fact, the landlords did not care how much they had learned, nor did they care whether these scholars were good at writing. They just treated them as tools to decorate their facade.

To give an ironic example, there are indeed many scholars in the entire Mandala City, and much more than in other places. In the entire Srivijaya, this small country is not like the Central Plains dynasty.

It is a whole, no matter it is a county or a village, it always operates within a very neat range.

But the country of Srivijaya is different. It is similar to a small city-state. The laws of each city-state may not be understood by each other. Although they are under the rule of the same king, they have a high degree of autonomy.

It is precisely because of the great power of autonomy that each city has different customs. In Mandala City, the landlord class likes to use scholars to decorate their facades.

In this city, the landlords' face lies in how many scholars they can support in their mansions. They even treat scholars like the fighting cocks and dog walking of the people in the Central Plains dynasties. Whoever's scholar can compose poems and lyrics better than others will have more face. For this reason, these landlords racked their brains to find capable scholars.

Therefore, although scholars enjoyed certain treatment in the mansion and had the opportunity to sit down with the landlords to discuss and give them advice, in the final analysis, their status was the same as that of dogs and chickens.

This also shows how low their status is.

This is also the reason why no matter where they go, their fate is controlled by others.

Even if the Ming Dynasty came now, they wanted to elevate them from tools in the landlord's mansion to the status of human beings, but after hearing what the old man said, they fell into deep thought again. If the students of the Ming Dynasty really came to compete with them for this dinner, what qualifications did they have to compete with others?

In other words, fate once again played a big joke on them. Although it gave them hope, it immediately plunged them into despair.

After the old man finished speaking, he was smugly waiting for Captain Liu to give a more reasonable explanation.

He is different from those readers who want an answer that will make them give up.

This old guy originally came here to earn money for the people's livelihood. If he could earn a good living for the people, that would be natural. It would be a particularly great achievement for him to defeat both Liu Baihu and Wang Dahai in the debate.

But if not, he actually didn't have much to lose, after all, he had already defeated countless people by daring to take the initiative to stand up. It was precisely because of this idea that he had no worries at all.

This kind of person is the most hateful. He has already thought about both sides, so he dares to act recklessly here. The reason why he does this is because he knows that others will not do anything to him. This kind of person's mind is particularly disgusting if it is a little dirty.

This guy is actually like this. He knows very well that if the people of the Ming Dynasty defeat him in the debate and even take advantage of his misfortune, there will definitely be many people over there who will be very disappointed with the people of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, he was certain that the Ming Dynasty would not lose the people's support that it had just gained for him. If not, some people were old and cunning, and it was because of this reason that this guy had calculated everything, so he dared to stand up. If not, he would not dare to take the initiative and provoke like this.

Liu Baihu and Wang Dahai both understood why this guy stood up, it was because he had already planned everything, but precisely because of this, Liu Baihu and Wang Dahai were extremely disgusted with this kind of behavior.

Captain Liu allowed some people to raise some different kinds of depression. The Ming Dynasty was going to rule here again. It would not be a matter of one or two days and would definitely involve many aspects. If all speech was suppressed, it would not only hurt the indigenous people here, but would also not be very beneficial to their own rule.

Even if I were to come back from my hometown, I would still think so, so I have never actually thought about curbing all the speech here.

Instead, we should try our best to listen to what these people say. We don't have to listen to everything they say, but we should make the Ming Dynasty's rule here have a more reasonable legitimacy.

Even if it's just a pretense, we have to let the people here know that the Ming Dynasty actually cares about our feelings. Only in this way can these people feel at ease and boldly hand themselves over to the rule of the Ming Dynasty.

Only in this way can the Ming Dynasty have less trouble in the future, and the Ming Dynasty's garrison here can get a steady supply of supplies.

So when Captain Liu saw so many people watching on the side, he slowly answered him.

"The question raised by the old gentleman is very tricky."

Captain Liu said.

When the people around heard that Captain Liu actually thought this question was very tricky, they were actually quite looking forward to how Captain Liu would answer this question.

The reason they are looking forward to it, as mentioned before, is that they just want a resigned answer.

They had already come up with an answer in their minds. They said that if someone from the Ming Dynasty came here to steal their job, the Ming Dynasty would definitely give priority to its own students. So they actually had a relatively pessimistic answer.

Now all I want to do is hear this cold answer from Captain Liu’s mouth with my own eyes.

But Captain Liu would not let them hear such an answer, so he said: "From the look on your face, we can tell that you want justice for the scholars and common people in Mandala City. You are definitely not the kind of person who seeks fame, right?"

As soon as these words came out, it could be said that the old man was caught off guard.

Captain Liu just needs to position this old man first and let him know that he is not qualified to provoke the Ming Dynasty. Didn't you take the initiative to stand up? Well, I will let you know. I want you to not suffer physical harm, but suffer mental harm.

I want to let you know your little thoughts. Even if you are in your seventies or eighties, in the eyes of us young people, we can see through what you are thinking at a glance.

Since you are so shameless, I will let you know what the price is.

Sure enough, after Captain Liu said this, the old man himself felt a little embarrassed. After all, he didn't come here for this. He came here for fame and fortune. Although he was so old, he still had a lot of things in mind. He thought about not only himself, but also his family, his sons and grandsons.

He knew very well that if he could get a more accurate answer from Captain Liu, his children and grandchildren would definitely benefit greatly in the future. It was not just that he had gained a good reputation at the moment, after all, reputation was a good business no matter where it was.

As long as he has a relatively good reputation, people will give him some face wherever he goes. This face is actually what he wants now.

After having this face, he can truly become a person who rises from the bottom.

Originally he was just an ordinary old man. He had never thought about what kind of big career he could accomplish. He thought that this was how his life would be. But he didn't expect that God would give him such a good opportunity at this time. You know, it is not easy for him to do anything at his age.

But when it comes to talking, he feels he is still capable. After all, with his age, he feels he can crush the two generals in front of him who have made their way through the army.

It's a pity that the old man's calculations were very good, but he chose the wrong person. You have to know that none of the people who can be sent here are simple. You have to know that Liu Baihu and Wang Dahai are quite smart even in the army.

Otherwise, Xia Yuanji would not have spent so much money to send them to Mandala City.

Didn't Xia Yuanji know what Mandala City was? This was a place second only to the capital, and this place had just been promoted by the Jianghu people, but the Jianghu people's promotion here failed.

Precisely because they had failed once, they had to send Liu Baihu and Wang Dahai now in order to succeed in one battle. Otherwise, where would the Ming Dynasty put its face?
So Captain Liu's words just now immediately put the old man in a relatively high position. The old man above didn't think so in his heart, but Captain Liu gave him a position.

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The higher this positioning is, the harder he will fall when this old man is humiliated and defeated.

It was for this reason that when these words were spoken, the old man suddenly felt that something was wrong, because when Captain Liu said this, his eyes were full of ridicule.

That means, old man, don't you want to have a fight with me? Well, I'll make it clear to you that there is a price to pay if you want to have a fight with me.

When the old man saw the look in Captain Liu's eyes, his heart actually skipped a beat. He knew clearly that he would not lose, but for some reason, just because of this look, he felt that something was wrong.

Is there really something wrong with this young man? He will definitely be able to do something to me, the old man thought.

Captain Liu was really going to nail him to the pillar of shame again.

Then Captain Liu said, "The question raised by the old gentleman is very interesting. Logically speaking, if there are really students from the Ming Dynasty, we should take good care of them."

When Captain Liu said this, the old man was very happy in his heart. Look, they admitted with their own mouths that they would definitely take care of their students first, and we are just secondary.

When he said this, he glanced to the side, meaning, have you all seen it? Now you are finally giving up. If they really do this, then we will probably still become second-class people.

They are even inferior to the second best. If those students who came from the Ming Dynasty are truly knowledgeable and capable, then we can only say that they are fair and just. After all, although they don't understand the customs and culture of Mandala City, they are definitely better than many students in Mandala City in terms of knowledge.

From this perspective, there is nothing to say that he is capable of a higher position. All we can say is that the students in Mandala City or the entire Sanfuqi are not as capable as him.

This is a natural disadvantage and there is no doubt about it, but what if those who came from the Ming Dynasty were not capable students, but those who were just filling in the numbers and preparing to take advantage of the situation?

So how should we explain this? Just because they are from the Ming Dynasty, they are the superiors here, and they trample on the rest of us. Is this what you call fairness in the Ming Dynasty?

The old man and many students were watching on the side. In fact, they regarded what Captain Liu said as the second possibility.

There would definitely not be anyone with real talent and knowledge in the Ming Dynasty. It would not be worth it for him to come to such a far place and hold such an official position.

If they really had this ability, they could have lived well even in the Ming Dynasty itself, and there would be no need to come so far. Therefore, they had already begun to secretly despise the Ming Dynasty for saying one thing and doing another.

Seeing their eyes, Captain Liu and Wang Dahai looked at each other and almost laughed out loud.

Although the old man was old, his eyes were quite useful. He could tell a good person by looking at him. He immediately shouted, "Why do you two generals think we are ridiculous? Is raising such a question really so insignificant in your eyes?"

Don’t say that the old man is very angry now, or that the old man is angry on purpose.

I just want to tell those students and ordinary people nearby that I have begun to risk my life for your future and your career.

Will you take better care of me in the future?

However, before he could get happy, he heard Captain Liu shouting, "Shut up, old man."

This sudden shout stunned the old man for a moment. He probably didn't expect that Captain Liu, who was so gentle just now, would suddenly become so serious.

To be honest, he was already feeling guilty, and now Captain Liu's momentum suddenly rose. That momentum of conquering on the battlefield instantly stunned many people present...

(End of this chapter)