Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 152 Expel the crocodile

After Xu Qing went to Haixing, Yan Ku vigorously developed the sea salt industry according to Xu Qing's arrangement.The seaside salt workshops have been opened and expanded, and these expansions have caused saltwater crocodiles to live in the sea, and several sea salt workshops have been bitten by crocodiles.

The people on the seashore respected this huge beast like a god, thinking that making sea salt had angered him.This kind of rumor spread ten, ten and hundreds, and soon everyone believed it.The salt was not made, and people panicked. They even poured the prepared salt back into the sea, hoping to appease the crocodile's anger.

At the same time, several ordinary people were eaten by crocodiles at the beach and came to report the crime.In fact, the crocodile disaster has already happened, but there are few people on the beach, and few people pay attention to it.

Recently, there have been frequent incidents of crocodile attacks, and rumors have spread wildly. It seems that the people are a little restless.But Yan Ku, the magistrate of Haixing County, was also helpless against crocodiles, but one of his subordinates, quick-witted, suggested: "The common people say that crocodiles are gods, but is our governor of Cangzhou also a god? If you offend the one in the sea, why don't you ask him to help you?" The one on the shore went to intercede, they are all gods, there should be a friendship..."

After hearing this, the people all said that this method was good, and Yan Ku didn't have any better ideas, so they came to invite Xu Qing, the "land god".

Please God still have to go to the temple.

Yan Ku took the people to worship in Xu Cishi Temple to appease people's hearts, but secretly sent someone to clarify the situation with Xu Qingdao.

After Xu Qing knew about it, he was speechless for a while, shaking his head, feudal superstition can be harmful to people...

Most of the crocodiles hurt people because humans have invaded their territory and affected their survival.In terms of truth, this villain can only be regarded as a human being.However, if Haixing wants to develop and the people want to get rich, they can only temporarily sacrifice nature. Anyway, there was no species crisis in the Tang Dynasty.

If the crocodiles are not removed, the people's fear of the ocean will deepen.The more you are full of fear of the ocean, the less you can discover the wealth of the ocean.Xu Qing decided to make great efforts to get rid of this threat.

Gu Hongming was often laughed at when he didn't cut his braids, but he explained: "The braids on the top of your heads are removed, but the braids in your heart are still there. I am just the opposite."

Xu Qing not only wants to get rid of the crocodiles on the seashore, but also gets rid of the crocodiles in the hearts of the people.That being the case, Xu Qing wanted to make good use of this feudal superstition.

The common people think that worshiping at the Xucishi Temple has a great effect.Because the next day, the governor's office issued a document to open an altar by the sea to drive away the crocodile.

You know, ordinary people usually don't even see the county magistrate, let alone the governor who is so many levels higher than the county magistrate.Except for the last time Xu Qing took the initiative to open the trial, basically Xu Dashi was like a girl in a boudoir, and no one had seen it.

The true spirit of Xu Cishi Temple!

Three months from now, the Xucishi Temple will be at its peak, far surpassing other temples in Cangzhou, needless to say Xu.

Choose a good day and auspicious day, bring [-] pacesetters, set up a mound altar, spread three animals, and light joss sticks.A roll of juan cloth was placed in front of Xu Qing, on which was written a call to expel the crocodiles.

Eight hundred pacesetters, each dressed in splendid attire, tied with red belts, and holding bows and arrows.Two or three li behind the beach, a group of devout people stood watching Xu Qing set up the altar to cast spells.

Xu Qing squeezed the lotus finger with his left hand, but his right hand couldn't seal the King Ming's seal. He was dressed in a blue broad Taoist robe, pretending to be sitting upright on the altar.Of course, these actions of pretending to be B are nothing more than fooling the vast number of ordinary people.

Suddenly, Xu Qing stood up, picked up the scroll on the altar, and first read:

"Eixi! Exi! Xu came here to serve as the governor in order to protect the land and protect the people. But you are here to harm the people. Now that you are ignorant, you will not be punished. You are only limited to three days. The same kind of people go to sea, go to the island country, and eat the people of the island country. I heard that people there often have sex with Panasonic. If you don’t leave for three days, you will leave for five days. If you don’t leave for five days, you will leave for seven days. If you don’t leave for seven days, you will have to Be strict!"

Evil Creek is what ordinary people call crocodiles, and Xu Qing's words are also for ordinary people.Every time Xu Qing said something, the eight hundred pacesetters behind him repeated it, and this time, the people behind him could hear clearly.After Xu Qing finished speaking, they also shouted together:

"Go Evil Creek, go Evil Creek!"

There were also many scholars watching, so Xu Qing prayed to the sky for a while, and then unfolded the scroll in his hand, and read:

"In the past, since the former kings had the world, and the mountains were strong, they used the ropes to pull the Shu blades to eliminate insects and snakes. Those who harmed the people were driven out. They were far away from the four seas. And the later kings were weak in virtue and could not be far away. Jianghan In the meantime, they are all abandoned, so as to be with the barbarians Chuyue, and between Cangzhou and the sea, how about going to the capital for thousands of miles?... Today, the descendant of the Tang Dynasty is holy and kind. Outside the four seas, within the Liuhe, everyone cares...

Crocodile!It can't be mixed with the governor in this soil!The governor is ordered by the emperor to guard the land and rule the people; and...the officials who are proud of the emperor's orders, do not listen to his words, do not move to avoid them, and those who are stubborn and do harm to the people and things can be killed.The governor selects materials and skilled officials, uses strong bows and poisonous arrows, and fights with crocodiles, and must kill them all.It has no regrets!

After hearing this, the common people were all heartbroken. It turns out that this is how the gods talk and quarrel.After reading the proclamation, Xu Qing then gave the order to let his [-] standard shoot three arrows at the same time as a small punishment for the crocodile.In the end, a pig was killed and a sheep was thrown into the sea to appease the crocodile.The crowd shouted Long Live again, and shouted loudly:

"Go Evil Creek, go Evil Creek!"

From then on, people called the place where Xu Qing offered sacrifices to crocodiles "Qingpu". A mountain is called "Xu Mountain".Of course, that's another story at this time.

What Xu Qing cares about now is how to really get rid of the crocodile after the ceremony is done.According to the call to action, if the crocodile does not leave for seven days, it will be severely punished, that is to say, the people will never see the crocodile again after seven days.

Ruthless words can't scare the crocodiles, so Xu Qing had no choice but to shoot arrows, set traps, and even set fire to the mangrove forest, clearing them all the way along the seaside, and killing crocodiles when they saw them.Although crocodiles are ferocious, they are only for a few humans. If you meet a group of people as fierce as crocodiles, it is just a meal on the plate.

The living environment was destroyed by Xu Qing, and the little crocodile was also completely killed by Xu Qing. It was like ransacking the family and exterminating the family.

The crocodile disappeared, and Xu Qing’s event was called “Xu Shiping the crocodile” by later historians. Xu Qing worked so hard to hunt and kill the crocodile for seven days, but it was only said by historians: “Xu Jieshi sacrificed to the crocodile, prayed to the sea god, and the crocodile died. Move too."

To say that the one with the most extensive influence is Xu Qing's copy, oh, no, the "Writing to Crocodile Sacrifice".In addition to Xu Qing's "Book of Persuading Farmers" published earlier, the two articles are both written in simple words, without any sense of rhetoric, but they are catchy and enjoyable to read.Many literati have discovered the beauty of Xu Qing's essays, but they can't grasp the tricks and imitated several articles, but they are not the same.

But there are still some people who only say that Xu Qing's writing is just from the lower Liba people, and it is not as good as those gorgeous poems.There is another group of people, the centrists, who argue that Xu Qing's article is vulgar and elegant, that the refined can see its vulgarity, and the vulgar can also see its elegance.The three parties insisted on their own words and refused to give in.

To this end, people on both sides also held debates:
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"That's why Song Yu said that his song made him taller, and his harmony made him less widowed. He said that the sage's deeds are magnificent and beautiful, and he is detached and solitary. The common people can know what they do." A student cited the example of pre-Qin allusions, saying so arrive.

Another student said with a smile: "I see, this young man, you want to say that in the eyes of ordinary people, Xia Liba people are the best, in the eyes of scholars, Yang'a Xielu is the best, and in the eyes of experts, Yangchun Baixue is the best?"

The first student said: "However, in the eyes of the worldly people, no matter how well Yangchun Baixue plays, they can't comprehend it, so what's the use of such a melody, no matter how wonderful the article is? For example, "The Essay on the Crocodile" and "The Book of Encouraging Agriculture" Two languages, the language is simple, the words have something to say, and the common people can understand, how bad is it?"

Another old scholar stood up and retorted: "It's wrong, it's wrong. From your point of view, if there are many people in Xialiba who read it, the articles are good. Those articles in Liuxiang, which are popular in the market, have many readers. That's not the best in the world." article?"

It means that everyone loves to read small h texts, so why not take small h texts in the college entrance examination?The old scholar continued: "The purpose of the article is to convey the hadith and educate the people. How can you use common words? Then what are you talking about about enlightenment?"

A young scholar disagreed, and immediately stood up and retorted: "When it comes to enlightenment, those poems and songs are gorgeous, but how can ordinary people understand them? Even if there are no lower Liba people, the common people will not know the rituals and music from the spring and snow. Step by step, from the lower Liba people to ritual music."

After hearing this, the old scholar shook his head quickly: "How can the way of writing be kitsch to readers, and be deceived by so many flatterers. This is not the way to educate through literature."

Another student stood up, stopped everyone talking, but said: "The words of the gentlemen are all bad, and the article needs to be appreciated by both the refined and the popular, so it should be taken from the Yang'a Xielu..."

This remark is pertinent, and some people agreed: "Yang'a Xielu is the best. The elegant will not tire of its vulgarity, and the vulgar will see its elegance."

After this person finished speaking, someone came out to object immediately, it was you who sang, and I came on stage, and there was a lot of verbal and verbal swords.

Under such a debate, the scholars and students in Cangzhou worked hard to keep writing in the style of writing they supported. After five or ten years, they finally matured and produced many remarkable articles.

Take a look at these articles, some are heroic, some are gorgeous, some are strange, some are simple, but all articles have more or less the same atmosphere, and then compared with several articles by Xu Qing , Later generations suddenly realized.These Cangzhou articles were all influenced by Xu Qing.Therefore, the people who wrote these articles are called "Cangzhou School".

After expelling the crocodile, the ancestor of the Cangzhou School, that is, Xu Qing, is busy with a huge matter in a hurry.

(End of this chapter)