Wanli 1592

Chapter 1325 "Zhe" who is wise and protects himself

Fang Congzhe has been living in Shuntian Mansion in the capital for more than a year.

During the bloody storm more than a year ago, because he had heard about the violent resistance to the land reform by many rich families who were murdered, he felt that Xiao Ruxun was not just talking about it this time, but also felt Xiao Ruxun's disobedience.

He was very cautious about the calm thoughts of many people in the same situation as him. Out of his own caution, he personally went out to search for news, and found a lot of news that made him tremble all over.

Then he walked around by himself, observed the restlessness and tyranny of ordinary people in advance, and heard a lot of very valuable news. Seeing the situation getting tenser day by day, he realized that the situation was irreversible.

Xiao Ruxun played for real this time, not for fake.

Therefore, he sensed something was wrong very early on, and handed over his land and family property before everyone else. Because of his good performance and high ideological awareness, he received courtesy and praise from the person in charge of the land reform, and returned his family's valuables. Only the land was taken.

At the same time, Fang Congzhe heard the news that Xiao Ruxun proclaimed himself emperor in the capital, overthrew the Ming Dynasty and established the Great Qin Dynasty. Then, he was asked not to live in his hometown, but had to move to Shuntian Mansion.

The current situation has completely changed, and Xiao Ruxun has become the biggest person. After he understood all this, he immediately left his hometown with his family and went to settle in Shuntian Mansion without saying anything. robbery.

Then, as an old farmer in Shuntian Mansion, he applied for land from the Daqin officials who distributed the land, and his family received [-] mu of land. They lived, studied and farmed in Shuntian Mansion, and there was no shortage of food and drink.

In addition, I have spent a lot of time educating my children, so that while they learn knowledge, they also have a deep understanding of the sufferings of the people and learn agricultural technology. The relationship between the family has deepened a lot.

Later, some of his old friends from the south found out his address, came to visit him, and told him some things before and after he left his hometown.

At that time, Fang Congzhe knew that those friends in his hometown who were calm and calm were either killed by the tyrannical masses, or they organized people to fight against the mobs. In the end, they were wiped out by the Qin army who supported the mobs behind their backs. Few survived.

Almost all the gentry and powerful men in his hometown were wiped out. He was the luckiest one. Because of Ji Liu's brave retreat from current affairs, he was able to preserve his family and some of his finances.

Apart from sighing, Fang Congzhe felt very lucky.

Originally, Fang Congzhe planned to spend his life like this, but he never expected that he would have the day to re-enter the officialdom of the new dynasty.

When the Great Qin Emperor's recruitment order came, Fang Congzhe couldn't believe it.

But the officials who came to proclaim the decree and the decree will not be false, the Emperor Daqin summoned Fang Congzhe to Beijing to have an audience, there must be no mistake, and he will enter Beijing immediately tomorrow.

Are you in a hurry?

Before Fang Congzhe himself became worried, Mrs. Fang began to worry.

"The emperor took our land, so he should give us a way out. Is it impossible to kill them all? That's not what those officials said at the time."

Mrs. Fang nestled in Fang Congzhe's arms, feeling uneasy.

Fang Congzhe hugged his wife and sighed.

"Don't worry, the emperor's imperial decree is to summon me, not to trouble us. We handed over the land, and after we arrived in Shuntian Mansion, we will farm and study. We have never done anything illegal, and we have never had any contact with anyone who violated the law. , The emperor killed so many people, and we were not implicated, we are fine."

Fang Congzhe is very confident in this point. He has few other skills, but he is very good at protecting himself. Therefore, some people say that the "Zhe" named Congzhe is not the "Zhe" of the sage, but the "Zhe" of Ming Zhe and protecting himself. , mocking him for being cowardly and cowardly.

But he felt that there was nothing wrong with being timid and cowardly. He couldn't deal with people, and he couldn't resist people who would threaten his wealth and life. If he didn't admit that his family was ruined, who would help him?How to live with orphans and widows?
So he resolutely confessed to the eunuch more than ten years ago, resigned himself, and returned to his hometown to protect his family. For more than ten years, the family was happy and happy. This time, the situation is the same as last time. The situation, the choice he made was no different from before.

Whether you follow the sages or protect yourself, the most important thing is to live, and everything else can be put in second place.

This is Fang Congzhe's philosophy of life, and it is also the reason why he is judged as weak and easy to bully. The key point is that he himself does not think there is anything wrong with it.

You see, those people have all gone to follow the sage, and he is still alive.

He didn't think that the emperor would kill such a wise and obedient him for no reason.

Sure enough, he bet right.

The emperor didn't mean to trouble him, and on the contrary, the emperor wanted to use him.

"Ye Xianggao Yeqing recommended you to me, saying that you have the ability to do practical things, take the overall situation into consideration, and be upright. I want to see if you are worthy of Ye Qing's praise and guarantee."

It was only then that Fang Congzhe realized that the reason why he was so well-behaved and not causing trouble was that the emperor remembered it. It turned out that it was Ye Xianggao, the great god, who suggested it.

He and Ye Xianggao are also considered old acquaintances. When they were still officials, they had some communication.

Wang Xijue, Li Tingji and Ye Xianggao, these three people have a very complicated image in the eyes of the survivors of the Ming Dynasty.

On the one hand, they are all officials of the former Ming Dynasty, and their status is not low, but now they have become the cabinet ministers of Daqin, especially Wang Xijue, who was the first assistant in the former Ming Dynasty and is still the first assistant now.

Some people secretly called them second ministers, but no one dared to say it publicly, or even dared to disclose it, because they knew that the current emperor was an immediate emperor who killed people at the slightest disagreement. There will be no second time.

The bloodstains of those who died have not been cleaned, who dares to chew their tongues?
At this point, Cong Zhe looked down on those people very much.

Feeling upset, envious of his ability to get along well in the two dynasties, he called him a second minister, and if he had this opportunity, he would definitely join in.

But they can't do anything except talk. The emperor just doesn't like them. He would rather be an official for two traveling merchants than serve as an official for them. They are complete hypocrites. Male robbers and female prostitutes.

Fang Congzhe is different. He is really cowardly, and he really wants to be an official. Once he has the opportunity, he doesn't care about anything else. Counseling is cowardly. Counseling in front of the emperor is not ashamed.

He is the biggest one in the world, he kills people at the slightest disagreement, I have no power to resist, so I'll tell the truth, I'm really afraid.

So Fang Congzhe knelt in front of Xiao Ruxun, and expressed to Xiao Ruxun his earnest expectation of being willing to serve the new dynasty.

(End of this chapter)