There is a saying that people are poor but have short ambitions.
So if we put it another way, when people are rich, will their ambitions grow?
Or some people say that money makes a hero bold, so does it mean that without money, a hero will lose his courage?
Just like these big players like Lotus Spoon.
It doesn't matter if you are more ambitious, but if you don't know how much you weigh, there will be some problems. If you have a bigger pocket and think you are a hero, it is generally not a big deal. When a horse has to urinate too much, he is a king.
I'm not afraid either, it's just that I think I'm a hero and provoke others, and that's when something goes wrong.
Then the lotus spoon giant collapsed.
An avalanche is also a blood avalanche.
Wubao was breached, and the whole family was captured. The servants and private soldiers who were usually supported there were useless. Some of them escaped and were caught, and they were all killed...
Gentleman family is a very broad concept. The so-called "family" refers to "a family that has been honored for generations", that is, a family that has held a position for generations. Position is a kind of political power, and this social power can come from political status.
It can also come from economic status and cultural status. There are bureaucrats in the officialdom, wealthy families in the countryside, and culture among the scholars...
The people of Lotus Spoon are undoubtedly a wealthy family system.
Today is a big day for the Lianshao wealthy family to gather for execution.
The day before the winter solstice. This day is called the final day among the four days of separation. It is also called "Water Li". It is extremely dangerous and is most suitable for killing people.
The daily values are separated from each other, so do not use it for important matters.
The heads were separated and fell straight into the underworld.
In a year, there are fixed eight days of great inauspiciousness, which are called the "four departures and four extremes". If you want to know whether some almanacs are deceptive, or whether some fortune tellers are professional or not, you can just look at these "four lunar calendars".
Will the day of "Leaving the Four Absolutes" still mean "it's time to get married, build beams, build stoves..."?
Humans are very strange animals. If ordinary animals see their own kind being killed, they will always be somewhat panicked and frightened, and then basically all those who can run will run away. Whether they are in captivity or in the wild, it is basically the same.
Action, but if humans encounter military thieves, etc., the reaction is similar to that of ordinary animals, but like this concentrated questioning...
Cigarettes, beer, eight-treasure porridge, comrade, give me a break...
Uh, it's a cross-over.
Pancakes with fried meat and steamed buns, old and young gentlemen, please give in...
It’s lively!
If you don’t watch the excitement, is that still a person?
"It's killing people, it's killing people! Don't crowd, what's the matter, are you in a hurry to get up?"
"I'm going to bet three big bucks today! I'll bet on whether the heads of the first three will be crispy or not!"
"Hey! Look over there, you peed, you peed!"
"..."
Outsiders watch the fun, while insiders watch the door.
The fate of these wealthy people symbolizes the attitude of Hussar.
Wei Duan, Du Ji and others stood on one side, and none of them looked very good-looking.
Killing the chicken to scare the monkey? I have never seen any monkey laugh under such circumstances...
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, a new bureaucratic force, the gentry clan, gradually emerged, and from the Wei and Jin Dynasties to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it formed a major change in the political form. Several big gentry clans flourished for centuries and monopolized power, forming the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
After the Northern and Southern Dynasties, it was one of the most dazzling political scenes for a long time.
And now, Fei Qian's sword has struck at the great family of Lian Shao, and at the very root of the "gentry family". But at the moment, some of these noble people are aware of it, and some are still ignorant...
The so-called "gentry", simply put, as the name suggests, is the combination of "shi" and "clan". These "students are called scholars" who use their official positions to consolidate their families, establish a lofty family reputation, and thereby monopolize the officialdom.
The formation of an aristocratic family is itself a comprehensive phenomenon involving politics, economy, culture and other aspects.
In the turbulent succession process of political power in the past dynasties, some original old classes were always broken and new classes were formed. This gap period of class rupture due to drastic political transformation will show a certain degree of "popularization of the ruling class."
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For example, the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty.
Liu Bang himself was a ruffian, and his heroes often came from "desperate scoundrels." There were also people from humble backgrounds among the powerful in the early Han Dynasty. For example, the Prime Minister Gongsun Hong was a pig herder in his early years...
Even empresses who have a mother-in-law in the world do not shy away from humble status. Empress Wei of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Wei Zifu, and Empress Zhao of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, Zhao Feiyan, were both singers in the past. In today's terms, they are called "accompanying escorts". However, the emperor did not feel ashamed.
, I like it, and I don’t think anything about becoming a queen...
By the time of the Eastern Han Dynasty, this was no longer the case.
Empress Ma of Emperor Ming was the daughter of General Fubo Ma Yuan, Empress Dou of Emperor Zhang was the great-grandson of Great Sikong Dourong, Empress He Diyin was the great-grandson of Zhi Jin Wu Yin Shi, Empress He Di Deng was the grandson of Taifu Deng Yu, and Empress An of Emperor Yan was the grandson of Shangshu Yan Zhang.
, Queen Shun Liang was the daughter of General Liang Shang.
The so-called "the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period is to marry a great country first". The Queen's origin is also a weather vane, reflecting the concepts of "family name" and "family line", which were already very strong in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Later, at the present time, the actual controlling figures of the entire Han Dynasty, Fei Qian and Cao Cao, had different marriage models, and they did not blindly pursue the marriage of big families. Especially classmate Lao Cao, who personally worked for the benefit of the nobles and transformed into an old man.
The king sends warmth...
Therefore, this attack on the large Lianshao households can basically be regarded as Fei Qian's attitude towards these powerful households.
As for Wei Duan, Du Ji and others, as well as more nobles and nobles, although they inevitably felt somewhat sad in their hearts, many of them did not feel that there was anything wrong with Hussar's actions.
Because in the Han Dynasty, Fei Qian was not the only one to target the wealthy and powerful. In order to maintain administrative order and the household registration system, the emperors of the Han Dynasty also often attacked powerful right-wingers to protect small farmers. This was the so-called strict prohibition on attacking those who "arbitrarily judge rural people".
In the Warring States period, there were already some non-aristocratic wealthy families with the right surname. They used their children, concubines, apprentices, guests and other people with various statuses, forming master-slave and dependency relationships with them.
The wealthy families occupied large tracts of fertile land, in which hundreds of thousands of people were gathered, called guests, tribesmen, disciples, etc. They were physically attached to their masters to varying degrees. In addition to farming, they also took care of the homes and nursing homes. In times of war,
They can be transformed into private soldiers at any time, which may affect the rule of the country at any time, just like this incident of collusion between big Lianshao families.
Of course, when it comes to cutting, you can't just drag it up and click it. Just like a big play on the stage, there must be the sound of gongs and drums before the protagonist appears. When the time is almost up, Pang Tong glances sideways.
Wei Duan.
Wei Duan shivered slightly subconsciously, then coughed, slowly moved forward, and stood on the high platform.
Countless eyes focused on Wei Duan, making Wei Duan feel as if thousands of bugs were crawling all over his body. He was very uncomfortable, but he couldn't give up, so he had to bite the bullet and take out one from his sleeve.
Roll the edict and read it loudly:
"There are many people of the Lotus Spoon family, the Zhao family and the Ma family, who have been living in Zuofengyi for a long time and enjoy the supplies. They do not care about the people's livelihood. They live in Fengcang Village. They do not eliminate disasters and mishaps. They are extravagant and extravagant. They do not respect frugality. They are greedy for leadership and have no loyalty.
Evil, greedy for property, ignorant of shame, causing trouble to the public, disrespecting the law, rebelling in the dock, and disrespecting heaven and earth!"
"These greedy people are doing the wrong thing, causing the star to lose its time and not seeing it in the daytime. This is a sin against heaven. By exploiting the local area and depriving the land in pursuit of wealth, the people cannot survive and the village cannot grow. This is a sin against the earth. Lu Yan
Poverty leads to more demands, money is empty, food prices increase again, people die of hunger in the wild, and people flee in chaos. This is a sin against others!"
"The violent energy in the four fields is condensed and not dispersed, and the hatred of the heaven and the earth is formed! This is a sign of yin taking advantage of the yang, evil stemming from the righteousness, and the lower parts rebelling against the upper ones! Therefore, the sky changes in an extraordinary way, with rain and snow, the sunset rises again, the dry autumn and the cold spring
, the water and soil are out of order, so as to warn the living beings, can we still be calm and not care about it?"
"The so-called heaven is selfless, but the people listen and help the locals, and thieves act in public. If they investigate the cause, they are traitors, disrupting the order of the government, and causing trouble to the place! Luck is like a ghost, taking wealth and using it up! People near and far lament together, poor.
The rich are in trouble! The husband is so bitterly poor that he feels the pain of his heart. A traitor will be born from within, and he will gain a lot from outsiders!"
"The rich man in Xiangqu has no official position, but he uses his power to cut off the straight and straight, and he has no command of Qinglun. He steals the clothes of Sanchen Longzhang. Instead of being the leader of a household, he has to fight for thousands of houses and famous towns! This kind of thing
Those who are not virtuous in the countryside are just thieves of the country! They are guilty of the ten worst crimes and cannot be forgiven! If they are not eliminated, they will not be able to appease the place, and if they are not punished, they will not be able to clear the country! Today, we are here to expose his crimes and reveal his evil, spreading it throughout the world.
, as a warning to others!』
Wei Duan recited it in one breath. Fortunately, he practiced a lot on weekdays, so he didn't say that he was short of breath and slurred his words. However, when he recited on the stage, the wealthy people in the audience were not idle, and they all started crying.
Some were shouting, some were praying, some were simply yelling, and some were paralyzed to the ground with fear, all of which were different.
Wei Duan looked around. Before he could come down from the high platform, someone in the big house on one side shouted: "Unjust! Unjust! The villain wants to be exposed! He needs to be exposed!"
Hearing this voice, Wei Duan couldn't help but tremble...
Not only that, the monkeys who were originally on the side also became restless.
Among the monkeys, Du Ji suddenly realized that there was something wrong with the chickens!
How can a chicken under such circumstances still have such a high-pitched and full voice, full of grief and anger, and such strong penetrating power? Is it possible that the living conditions in this hussar prison are so good now? Isn't it supposed to be
Is it right that he is dying and has no ability to resist?
Pang Tong, who was sitting at the top, waved his hand, and then some soldiers immediately brought out the wealthy man who was shouting to be exposed...
"Tian..."
Many people among the monkeys recognized him and started whispering to each other.
Du Ji noticed that some people's faces began to turn a little pale, and even in winter, the sweat on their heads kept flowing down.
Du Ji sighed and silently moved his position a little without showing any trace. Who would have thought that what he originally thought was a monkey turned into a chicken in the blink of an eye! In this way, the people in the audience may have
They are just like monkeys. After all, monkeys are a group of people who just watch the fun and don’t take it too seriously...
"What's wrong? Don't you want to ask about killing?"
"I don't know...what was that person reading on the stage just now? Did you understand it?"
"Who can understand? You are chattering. Officials like to talk nonsense. If I were to go up, I would just say "cut off"! Then heads would be rolling all over the ground. What a joy!"
"What are we going to do now? Aren't we going to kill? If we really don't kill, it won't be fun! Is it easy to come here early in the morning and it's freezing cold? In the end, if I don't behead my head, it means there's nothing to see.
What?』
"Isn't that right? Wait...what's going on?"
Pang Tong, who was at the top, lowered his eyes and looked at Lian Shao Tian who was kneeling down, and said: "Your crime is extremely heinous. Even if you report and expose it, you will inevitably die... At most, your wife's labor service will be reduced..."
If so, do we still need to expose it?"
Pang Tong smiled, as if he was talking about eating and drinking tea, rather than about life and death.
The leader of the Tian family hesitated for a moment, then knocked his head on the ground with a bang: "I want to expose someone!"
Human psychology is very strange.
Sometimes it is strong, harder than diamond, and sometimes it is fragile, like carbon powder.
For these wealthy individuals, they have placed their hope that someone will rescue them from the day they were arrested.
After all, they also paid...
Or something else, an artifact, a woman...
They think that it should be like a transaction. They give money, things, women, and everything they want to those people, and then those people will provide some conveniences and discounts accordingly, and turn a blind eye at certain times.
Close one eye and give special care and necessary help at certain times...
But the problem is, no.
Then these big men discovered that no matter how good they were with each other before, no matter how close they were, even if they were "good brothers and good brothers" who shared a bowl of rice, drank a glass of wine, and had sex with the same woman, it would be okay if it was just ordinary little things.
, when they encounter real trouble, they immediately cut off the relationship and completely ignore these "brothers in distress".
This operation is naturally normal.
Don’t blame me for my basic skills.
In the eyes of these money-collecting officials, these local, large-scale households without any court positions are actually just like cash machines. They can withdraw money when needed, laugh and have fun, and everyone can spend money together.
But who would risk their lives just because the cash machine is broken?
Is your brain flooded?
If the cash machine is broken, at most it will require a few extra steps and a lot of work. In addition, it will cost you your own life to find a new cash machine. Isn’t it cost-effective?
Until the last moment, these cash machines, uh, big money players still held on to the remaining hope, hoping that there would be a "save a life under the knife" drama, and then they would escape from death...
Ordinary people don't quite understand what Wei Duannian said, but these wealthy people do. Even the most stupid people can understand to some extent what "the worst sins will not be forgiven! If you don't eliminate it, you can't appease the place."
Without executions, there is no way to clear the country!"
The knife is about to cut it off, so if you don't say anything, there will be no need to say anything!
So, are these big lotus spoon owners willing?
Not reconciled.
I wouldn't be willing to change it for anyone else.
Since these people cannot save the big family, nor can they protect the wives and children of the big family, then naturally they can only rely on the big family to save their wives and children...
If you die, you will leave some way for your wife and children to survive! At least you don’t have to do hard labor! These wealthy people know that if you don’t say anything, when you really die, will the officials who collect money take risks for a dead person?
?You don’t have any hope of living, why should you wait for death?
"A certain person exposed that Chang'an received millions of dollars from a certain person from the Cao Yin family..."
"A certain report led to Changlingcang Cao taking over a certain village and hundreds of acres of fertile land..."
"A certain person gave evidence that the Maoling Zhang family demanded a certain amount of 200,000 yuan and 500 shi of food..."
"..."
With the sounds coming and going one after another, many people were on pins and needles, sweating profusely, unable to control themselves even if they wanted to...
Look at Wei Duan.
Wei Duan looked at his eyes, nose, mouth, and heart, motionless, like a statue.
Take a look at Du Ji.
Du Ji closed his eyes slightly, as if his soul was wandering in the sky, not in the mortal world.
Looking back at Li Yuan and other officials who have not yet been mentioned, they all have smiles that take pleasure in others' misfortunes...
Who will help come forward in this matter? Whoever comes forward will be the most suspicious. What's more, the current situation is not that Qiusi wants to practice the palace again, or that Pang Tong wants to recruit people. They are just reporting and exposing. Who dares to act rashly?
However, some people really dare.
Dogs will jump over walls when they are anxious, chickens will fly up trees when they are anxious, and monkeys will naturally show their teeth and claws and grin when they are anxious...
I saw only one person stepping out.
"Pang Lingjun! If these people have merit in reporting them, they should be spared from death and should not be executed!"
"If you are a descendant of a man and your family is brought to disgrace; if you are a father and his family is dead, is this the right thing for a benevolent and filial person to be a ninja? Nowadays, even though people like Lian Shao have committed evil deeds, they still know how to repent. Master has said,
There are mistakes that can be corrected, but there is nothing good that can be done. Pang Lingjun has the heart of the Ming Dynasty, and he has also done many things to build talented people. He is also respectful and frugal, and he is wise and talented. Why not be considerate and caring for the people, spare these lives, and pay the penalty?
, seeking virtue?』
"Everything in the world needs to follow the cause and effect, and those who are hesitant and inactive, and those who are greedy and lucky, can get it for a while, but not for a long time. People with lotus spoons don't know this, so disasters happen. Although I want to inquire and report again at the moment, I hope to
There is nothing to save oneself! Only praise for his repentant heart and clear fists can still be encouraged. "Book" says: "If the medicine does not cure the dizziness, the disease will not be cured." If the Chao Gang is weak, it will be like a wolf disease.
We should not suffer in silence for a day. To treat illness and save people, we should use needles and needles. How can we just cut off our hands and feet because of illness? Can all the talented people in the world talk about it? After making mistakes, who of the talented people in the world dare to follow it?"
"I am not talented. I was promoted by the hussars and made into an official. Now the three assistants are in charge of the chaos and safety. It is also an honor and a disgrace for me. This is why I dare not avoid the sin of advancing beyond the country and forget the meaning of the rules. Fu.
Please think twice, if you need to be more tolerant and allow others to pass by, then the three assistants will be very lucky! The whole world will be very lucky!"
Seeing someone taking the lead, a bunch of people followed, all holding their hands and saying, "I hope you will think twice, think twice!"
Wei Duan frowned, as if he wanted to do something, but in a blink of an eye, Du Ji was not far away like a statue, and it seemed that even the clothes on his body were not moving at all, so he couldn't help but ponder for a moment, and then he said
With his eyebrows lowered and his eyes lowered, he stood up like a fool.
Some people shouted noisily in front, while others just stood there like Wei Duan Du Ji. For a moment, the scene became somewhat subtle...
