I'm so hard

Chapter 211
Xingyuan County Government Office, front hall.

On the table were the suicide notes of the two hanged scholars.

The meanings expressed in the two suicide notes are actually the same. It probably means that I have been studying since I was eight years old, and I am now close to 40 years old. I thought that as long as I worked hard, I would be able to win the gold list, but the new government policy made their dreams come true. They intend to show their aspirations with death, and hope that scholars in Xingyuan County can oppose the New Deal and fight for a way out for scholars all over the world.

After Zhao Yan finished reading the suicide note, he sat there slowly sipping tea, but outside the county government office, it was very noisy, and the scholars all hoped that Liu Shiqing would come forward and give an explanation.

After a while, Liu Shiqing came back from the prison.

"My lord, I have sent someone to beat Mr. Cui three or five times. He said that he had nothing to do with the death of those two scholars. From my point of view, it may indeed be all right. We caught him before he made a move. Already!" Liu Shiqing said.

Zhao Yan nodded slightly. After he saw the suicide notes of the two hanged scholars, he was almost sure that they committed suicide because they were dissatisfied with the New Deal.

The reason why Liu Shiqing was asked to torture Cui Laosan to extract a confession was simply to find an excuse to get Cui Laosan to eat, and with this opportunity, Zhao Yan could procrastinate without letting Cui Laosan go, leaving Mo Sheng with nothing to say .

"Those two scholars have mediocre literary talents. Even if there is no new policy, the possibility of being admitted to fame is not high. I blame the new policy for my lack of strength!" Liu Shiqing said with a curled lip.

In the past two days, under Zhao Yan's subtle teaching, Liu Shiqing has become a crazy supporter of the New Deal.

At this moment, a yamen servant ran over in a panic and said, "My lord, it's too bad, those scholars are about to break into the county yamen!"

Liu Shiqing frowned and looked at Zhao Yan.

Zhao Yan said in a flat tone: "As the parent official of this county, if you have no ability to make these scholars retreat, it means that you are not suitable to be an official!"

As soon as these words fell, Liu Shiqing straightened his chest, and immediately said: "Go, go out and have a look!"

……

In Dazhou, there is a very strange rule that has never been written on paper.

Common people and businessmen trespassing on the government are considered rebellious.

As for scholars, no matter they broke into the county government office, wrote anti-poems, or even insulted the current majesty, they would basically be tolerated.

Because in the public's impression, a scholar is a person who has no power to restrain a chicken, and knows the etiquette, and will not mess around at all.

It is precisely because of this special treatment that the scholars of Da Zhou are quite lethal.

At this moment, the more than 200 scholars surrounding the gate of the county government office have already begun to climb over the wall.

As soon as Liu Shiqing walked to the gate, he saw a scholar sitting on the top of the wall, and was about to meet the scholars outside, but was stopped by the yamen servants under the wall.

"The master once said: A gentleman seeks the way but does not seek food, and a gentleman worries about the way and does not worry about poverty. In my son's opinion, our county magistrate only cares about his black hat!" The scholar sat on the wall, shaking his head. said loudly.

In the past, Liu Shiqing looked after his head and tail, for fear of losing his official position, so he always acted in an amicable way, but now he has completely let himself go, and he will act as he pleases.

He walked to the gate and said to the servant beside him, "Open the door!"

Immediately, the yamen servants unbolted the door bolt, and the scholars outside rushed in instantly.

Liu Shiqing said loudly: "This official is Liu Shiqing, the county magistrate of Xingyuan County. What are the reasons why you broke into my county office? If you don't understand, I will put you all in jail!"

Liu Shiqing stared and stared angrily. After he finished speaking, the noise around him gradually weakened.

A scholar at the front looked at Liu Shiqing and said, "Liu Zhi County, we are here for the two scholars who committed suicide yesterday. We hope you can travel to Yuan County on behalf of us and convey our feelings. Your Majesty must Abolish the decree to reduce officials, otherwise how will we scholars survive!"

"That's right, we have studied hard for ten years to become an official. This kind of new policy completely forces us to die!"

"The yesterday of those two scholars may be our tomorrow. If the county magistrate doesn't petition the imperial court for us, we will stay in the county government!"

……

These scholars were all angry, and there was only one thing they wanted to express: the new policy of the imperial court cut off the way for most people to become officials.

Liu Shiqing rolled up his sleeves, then pressed his hands down, signaling the surroundings to be quiet.

After the scholars around stopped talking, he said slowly: "Do you think you are noble after reading a lot of sage books? Someone said just now that if you can't be an official, you are forcing him to die!"

"I'm here to ask, you have hands and feet, if you know that you don't have the ability to be admitted to fame, why don't you choose other paths!"

Liu Shiqing stretched out his hand, looked at the two scholars with gray beards and said: "You two are almost fifty, and you are still just scholars. You have been raised by your parents for the first half of your life. You are not ashamed, but I am proud of it, and often talk about it in teahouses on the street, and even borrow money to go to the Goulan tile house, and call it to experience life, I am! "

"Many of you people are not as good as those ordinary people. Have you paid taxes for the court like farmers and merchants? Have you shed blood and sweat for the court like soldiers? You have not contributed to the court at all, but because of If you are not capable enough to pass the examination for fame, but prevent the court from implementing the New Deal, you are the real moths of the court!"

"If you have the ability, you should first make contributions to the imperial court. If you have literary talents, write a policy that will convince the whole world and submit it to the imperial court, so that His Majesty can replace the current New Deal. The officials will arrest one by one!" Liu Shiqing's face was cold, and he had never been so serious before.

The group of scholars is strong when they are weak, and weak when they are strong. After hearing these words, on the one hand, they feel guilty, and on the other hand, they are indeed a little timid.

Liu Shiqing went on to say: "I believe that the two scholars who hanged themselves are not worthy of sympathy at all. I have no ability and instead vented my anger on the court. Such selfish people are not suitable for officials. If you think you can't be an official If you want to commit suicide, I will definitely not stop you!"

After finishing speaking, Liu Shiqing walked away in a huff.

At this time, he feels that he is particularly tall, has a strong sense of justice, and has the potential to become a capable minister of the world.

Moreover, this feeling of slander is really cool!

And the scholars also left one after another in resentment. For the present plan, they must either study hard, or they can only change to another profession.

Seeing this situation not far away, Zhao Yan couldn't help being a little surprised, and murmured: "Haha, Liu Shiqing, the county magistrate, can still be cultivated!"

(End of this chapter)