Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 142 The Songs Are Unsatisfactory (4)

Not only Zhu Lingwu is like this, but Chen Xian has always been proud and arrogant. He often talked about Emperor Guangwu's words that "officials are regarded as the ruler of Jinwu, and wives are regarded as Yin Lihua". Eye.He can be regarded as a descendant of the royal family, but the gentleman's luster has been cut off for three generations, and now Zhu Guofu is a scribe.Wang Zhu also heard that Zhu Lingwu was both good-looking and beautiful, so he brought him here to see each other. Unexpectedly, these two enemies would ignore each other.

Li Ruoxue felt a little uncomfortable when she heard Zhu Lingwu ridiculing her husband, but when she thought of what happened to her, she sympathized even more, and gently held Zhu Lingwu's left hand with her right hand to show comfort.

Gu Chunhua saw it in her eyes, and said to herself: "Lingwu has found a good relationship with this lady of the Zhao family. The lady of the Zhao family has a gentle temperament. If my poor niece is said to be a concubine with his husband-in-law, she will not treat her poorly." She is better than being a widow for the rest of her life." Thinking of this, the eyes she looked at Li Ruoxue and Zhu Lingwu added a hint of meaning.

The Sun family painstakingly arranged this blind date but it ended in failure. Li Ruoxue, Zhu Lingwu, and Sun Xiaolian talked affectionately for a while.Tan Haoran and Xiao You spent half a day in Sun Jixiang's drug store, in order not to be looked down upon by the clerk, they bought a few small things with money, and then watched the beautiful lady drift away.

The back of the fluttering clothes looks like a fairy in the sky. When Tan Haoran was intoxicated, the voice of Gu Shi, the proprietress of the fragrant medicine shop, came to his ears, "I came here to buy clothes materials and sew winter clothes for my husband. When Tan Haoran was shocked to hear the bad news, he was like five thunderbolts, and he didn't care about being shy when his mind was punctured. He opened his eyes wide and said in a trembling voice: "Sister-in-law Gu of the Sun family, you can't lie to me." Beside him, Xiao You also had a face The 'color' is pale, looking devastated.

Wanggui Cliff, Quanzhou, Fujian Road, the hermitage of the head of the Neo Confucian Society.Chen Dong, who is popular all over the world, has been a little bored recently. Zhao Xingde's theory of land equalization has been spread in various states and counties, causing a great commotion, and the scholars in the Neo-Confucian Society are arguing fiercely.But in the eyes of the world, Zhao Xingde and Neo-Confucianism Society are one.Mentors Shao Wu and Deng Su, who were far away in the capital, also wrote letters, accusing Zhao Xingde of being too violent, making the Neo Confucianism Society an enemy of the gentry all over the world, and directly applauding the "traitors" of the current regime.Shao Wu clearly wrote: "If you want to be unique, why not restore the system of well fields in Zhou Dynasty, and talk about the equalization of land, and make enemies of the world's gentry?"

Because Zhao Xingde was missing, all the accusations were directed at Chen Dong. Chen Dong knew that he could only exchange letters with Zhao Xingde, so he wrote a letter to discuss with Zhao Xingde.

"Yuanzhi, my brother Taijian, the theory of equalizing the land shocked the world. The so-called Qingliu, there are those who clap their hands and want to do it, and those who gnash their teeth and denounce them as enemies. There is a saying in Taishi that the rich are people's nature. "If you don't learn what you love, you have all desires. I don't want to merge. The small people are small enough to adapt to the times. But when the family is merged, the savings are solid, the thieves steal the money, the border is disturbed, and the wealth of the merger is happy to lose. Na. Our dynasty does not establish a land system, and the rich keep the wealth for the world. It has been followed for a long time, and it has become a trend that is hard to return. The so-called theory of equal land, taking away people's land, and so on. The poor have the desire to get something for nothing, and the rich have the worry of precariousness. I think that the important thing today is not to re-emphasize the theory of equal land, but to suppress mergers. Don’t let the rich’s hopeless fields grow day by day, and the small people’s land can be established The so-called governing a big country is like cooking a small dish, and keeping the way of a sage holding two uses is not good..."

Outside the window, the sky was gloomy, with continuous black clouds pressing on the sea, strong winds, roaring huge waves, and the crest of the waves seemed to touch the sky.After finishing this book, Chen Dong sighed. In fact, the orthodox theory of the real Qingliu celebrities, as his mentor Shao Wu said, mostly advocates restoring the Zhouli well-field system. Zhao Xingde's theory of equalizing the land is just a slight evolution That's all, and if he discusses a compromise, he will risk losing Qingliu's reputation.But Zhao Xingde's theory of land equalization is absolutely difficult to implement. This is due to the prohibition of the situation, and it is difficult to understand it in the article.Xingde is not an unreasonable person, I hope he understands his difficulties.

In Shao Wu's letter to Chen Dong, he also mentioned that the official family's willingness to be easy to store has risen again. , no longer fueling the flames of Yi Chu's affairs, and even faintly showed the intention of making peace with Donggong and Qingliu, even the prince's negligence in Hebei was covered up by Tong Guange. "This eunuch is just hedging his bet." Chen Dong said bitterly, Tong Guan was the culprit who caused the big case of exposing the post, and he swore against him.

Half a year later, Zhao Xingde saw Chen Dong's letter on a merchant ship moored at Haixi Port.He folded the letter paper and put it in his arms expressionlessly, then turned his head and said to Chen Yongqi, "Let's go." Chen Yongqi trotted down immediately, and shouted loudly to the sailors who were struggling with the mast: "Zhao Du has an order. Sailing——" The sailor waved the flag in his hand and signaled, and the three merchant ships from the Xia Kingdom lifted anchor and hoisted their sails.

Chen Yongqi is articulate, quick-witted and calm, even Zhao Xingde's personal captain, he is also conscientious, and hopes that one day he will be able to rise to the top and honor his ancestors.

When Zhao Xingde was promoted to be a centurion, the ten-man team he originally commanded was his personal soldiers, if he was promoted to a school lieutenant in the future, now this hundred-man team would also be his personal followers.The personal followers are all transferred with the promotion of the general.Even if he is in charge, he still uses the old brothers who were born and died to pass on military orders and protect safety.According to the records of the Grand General’s Mansion, the general concurrently serves as the commander of the soldiers’ capital, the centurion of the ten-man team, and the commander of the ten officers. Lu was handed over to the two deputies.At this time, General Xia Guo was one of the few officers who could be appointed by himself, and it was also an important means of promoting his subordinates.

The three alum ships, loaded with oriental silk, tea and spices, had a very deep draft, and slowly left Haixi Port, heading for Lumei.The Black Sea is the most charming in autumn. The sun is shining and warm, and the sea breeze is blowing. Seabirds are flying up and down on the shore, trying to catch fish and accumulate fat for the harsh winter.At this time, it was also the time when piracy was most rampant. The Black Sea was densely covered with islands and bays, and the coast was occupied by tribal forces and Turkic princes who fought against each other.Even if the merchant ships of Venice and Dashi encounter unsuspecting ships, sometimes they can easily get a ticket.The sea is a world where the weak eat the strong.Xia Guo's merchant ships are the fattest fat sheep in the eyes of these pirates.

Merchant ships in this era did not generally install cannons, and it was difficult for Zhen Tianlei to hit enemy ships, and it was easy to accidentally injure one's own ships. Greek fire was a secret of the Lumei Navy, and Xia Guo had no intention of publicizing all kinds of offensive and defensive weapons at sea.Firecrackers are the main weapon used by Xia Guo sailors to deter pirates, but like a few bed crossbows, they are not enough to stop pirate ships from approaching.Pirates often rely on hand-to-hand combat by jumping off the ship to help solve the battle. Although ordinary sailors are tough, it is difficult to resist the evil spirits who help murder people.

The night was slowly falling, and the stars and the moon were dark this night. After Zhao Xingde inspected the sentry posts on the ship, he leaned against the cabin for a while wrapped in a military robe. The days on the ship were both monotonous and tense. Not long after, he was awakened by the sound of a firecracker.

"What's going on?" Zhao Xingde stood up in a hurry, except for the cabin, the cold wind outside woke him up.More than 30 sergeants on this ship also held bows and crossbows and stood guard on the side of the ship.

Chen Yongqi pointed to the faint light of water in the distance, and said in a deep voice: "The pirates are approaching menacingly. We have fired guns to warn them, but they are still getting closer." Zhao Xingde looked intently, and saw three or four pirate fast boats He had already leaned over and put down the small boat, and seemed to want to rely on the strength of the crowd to forcefully take down the three Xia Guo boats.In order to prevent Xia Guo's ship from firing, the enemy ships had lowered their sails. The pirate's hull was so light that it relied on the sailors on both sides to paddle hard and quickly approached.