Zhang Ji was surprised for a while. With the ruthlessness of Thunder Lord against the nobles of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xie is really generous now that he can still live like a common man. The families that became royal families in the past dynasties almost never had a good end. For 800 years
The Jizhou lineage in the world has disappeared without a trace, and the lineage of the First Emperor has also been severed.
But he soon smiled bitterly, because he remembered that Lei Gong said that what he wanted to eliminate was the wealthy class of the Han Dynasty. From this aspect, he also used the treatment of the royal family to the entire noble family. For the royal family
In other words, it was lucky that Xu Wei beat them into ordinary people but did not kill them all.
But for the wealthy nobles, it is difficult for them to accept that they have become ordinary people. The world does not belong to them, so why should they be allowed to ruin their family's inheritance for the sake of the Liu family?
Zhang Ji looked at Liu Xie and asked, "Mr. Liu, did Lei Gong not give you the treatment you deserve?"
Liu Xie said with a smile: "This is already good. Lei Gong asked us if we knew how to farm or work. After knowing that we didn't understand these things, he helped us rent these two stores. I didn't know what to do at the beginning.
, but accidentally discovered that the calligraphy I wrote was extremely valuable in Jidu, so I opened this Ewenxuan!"
Of course Liu Xie understood what Zhang Ji meant, but he no longer wanted to live the life of a caged bird. Now, although he could only be a commoner in Jidu, he was free! Of course, the most important thing was that he had a low bottom line. At first he thought he could
He was considered lucky to be alive, and to be able to live without being monitored or even imprisoned by Da Gan was already beyond his imagination. Liu Xie did not dare to ask for too much!
At this time, a wealthy businessman with a big belly walked in and said: "Is the painting I want ready?"
Liu Xie immediately stepped forward and said: "The painting is done!"
After speaking, he took out a calligraphy and painting and showed it to the wealthy businessman.
The wealthy businessman glanced at it nonchalantly. When he saw Liu Xie's personal seal, he smiled and said: "It's true that he was an emperor and painted it. It really has a majestic air. Hanging this painting in my mansion will definitely enhance the mansion."
Feng shui!"
Zhang Ji was furious when he saw this scene and said: "How dare you be so presumptuous even if you are just a businessman!"
Not to be outdone, the merchant said: "The king of the subjugated country is so awesome. It's not you big men here, but our great cadres. The big Han people have already subjugated their country! I paid 1 million for this painting. Do you think an ordinary painter can be worth so much?"
How much money?”
Under normal circumstances, merchants would not dare to know that even a subjugated king like Liu Xie was a subjugated king. After all, a subjugated king is also a king. However, Dagan's powerful attack on the noble gentry allowed the people of Dagan to see the downfall of the gentry and treat them badly.
Fear is reduced.
Also, at the end of the Han Dynasty, Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and others continued to kill the merchant class with indictments. Now, more than half of the merchants in Daqian are people who escaped from the Han Dynasty. They all hate the Han Dynasty.
But now Liu Xie has passively accepted this hatred. If it weren't for Liu Xie's identity, many businessmen would even want to buy murderers. After all, there were too many businessmen whose families were ruined, and now they can buy the Emperor of Han with money.
Serving themselves and humiliating Liu Xie to avenge themselves was extremely satisfying for these merchants.
In fact, the prices for Liu Xie's calligraphy and paintings were not so high back then. After all, those businessmen wanted revenge, not gratitude!
But there were still a large number of businessmen from wealthy families who could not stand up to the big man. They raised the prices of Liu Xie's calligraphy and paintings, so Liu Xie became rich enough to live in Daqian by buying calligraphy and paintings, and even the rented shops were bought by him.
Of course, these big merchants still buy Liu Xie's calligraphy and paintings. First, the price of his calligraphy and paintings has the potential to rise due to the high prices of his calligraphy and paintings by merchants from the aristocratic family. This is an investment.
That is, Liu Xie was the emperor after all. I don’t know when it started to spread in Jidu that Liu Xie’s calligraphy and paintings have the spirit of dragon, which can stabilize the house, ensure peace and prosperity. Although Xu Wei knew that this was nonsense, in People of this era believed this, so Liu Xie's calligraphy and paintings became even more valuable.
The merchants in Jidu are not short of this money. Even if they want psychological comfort, they will buy two pairs here. In addition, with the bonus of imperial service, Liu Xie has become the number one painter in Jidu.
Seeing that the two were about to fight, Liu Xie immediately stopped them and sent the businessman away!
Then Liu Xie said angrily: "Zhang Qing wants to cut off my financial path!"
Zhang Ji said sadly: "You can't do such a thing either!"
Liu Xieman said nonchalantly: "If you don't do this, what will you do? I don't work hard, I don't know how to farm, I don't know how to work, and I don't sell calligraphy and painting. I am anyone who can support myself. You think this is aggrieved, but I don't." I don’t think there is anything wrong with relying on my own crafts to support my family. The great men have died, how can I still think of myself as the emperor?"
Liu Xie changed so completely. It was the life in Jidu that educated Liu Xie. After Xu Wei helped Liu Xie and Liu Bian rent a house in Jidu, he didn't take care of them in other matters. It's almost possible to say that Just let them fend for themselves.
At first, the two brothers Liu Xie could only support themselves by weaving cloth from women such as Empress Fu and Tang Ji. Many of their wives and concubines could not stand such a life and left them directly. This not only aggrieved the self-esteem of the two grown men, but also Let their quality of life plummet. After all, the gap between the lives of ordinary people and the emperor is too big. He feels that he can't live anymore, but he just doesn't dare to die.
After discovering his talent for calligraphy and painting, although most of this talent was a bonus from his status as emperor, it also made Liu Xie's quality of life soar. Except that there was no one to serve him, he was no worse than the original emperor, so he was very Cherish your current life!
Zhang Ji was also speechless by Liu Xie. Living in Jidu, if Liu Xie had the style of an emperor, it would be difficult for him to survive.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! At this time, Liu Xie asked in a low voice: "Zhang Qing, how is the emperor's uncle? I didn't see the emperor's uncle along the way. Jidu Some newspapers said that the emperor's uncle fled into the mountains of Jingnan, and his life or death was unknown, while other newspapers said that the emperor's uncle had been caught!"
Zhang Ji shook his head and said: "General, you have escaped from Jingnan and have already fled to Jiaozhou!"
Liu Xie breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's good that the general has escaped!"
Then Liu Xie said strangely: "Zhang Qing is not the one who was arrested, so what are you doing here?"
Zhang Ji recounted the scene where he came to Jidu and communicated with Lei Gong!
Liu Xie said strangely: "It's just a move. I haven't had a good year this year. Although Lei Gong has a bad reputation, he is a good man and keeps his word. I haven't been disturbed this year, and no one has monitored me.
!”
Zhang Ji was speechless. He couldn't say that the same treatment as the royal family was unbearable for the nobles. Not to mention that Liu Xie could still come to Jidu, but they had to be exiled to the desert, the Western Regions and even desert islands.
, not many people can bear this!
Then they chatted about their experiences over the past year. At night, Queen Fu returned home with some ingredients. She found Zhang Ji and was surprised: "Are there guests at home?"
Liu Xiedao: "This is the miracle doctor Zhang Ji and Zhang Zhongjing. I happened to meet him today, so he came to my home!"
Fu Wan smiled and said: "Then I will cook some good dishes to entertain old friends!" After that, he went to the kitchen!
Liu Xiandao: "My wife is now a senior engineer at Jidu Textile Factory, with a monthly salary and bonus of 100,000 yuan. I relied on my wife to support the whole family! Now even though I have made some money, she still can't be idle!" said
This calligraphy and painting is unreliable after all, who knows if it will be worth anything in the future!"
Not long after, Liu Bian came to Liu Xie's place with several elderly people!
Zhang Ji said in surprise: "King Hongnong, Duke Zhao, Duke Cai, and Duke Chunyu, why are you all here?"
Following Liu Bian were Chun Yujia, Cai Yong and Zhao Qi, all the old ministers of the Han Dynasty. The older ones were over 90, and the younger ones were over 60.
Zhao Qi smiled and said: "It turns out to be Zhang Ji! I heard that two miracle doctors came to Jidu Hospital, and they were talking about you! I will check on my body later. With you here, maybe I can live over 100 years.
age!"
Cai Yong answered Zhang Ji's question: "Lei Gong also thinks that we don't have many years to live. When the ministers were exiled, we were placed here. It's a pity that our abilities are not favored by Lei Gong. Now
We all work as teachers at Jidu No. 26 Primary School, but we don’t make much money, so we have to rely on His Majesty to support us!”
They were high-ranking officials of the Han Dynasty who were captured with Liu Xie. Basically, they had few years left to live. Xu Wei did not exile them, but arranged to live in Jidu. He was even worried that they would not survive and found a way for them.
They got a job as a teacher at Jidu Primary School. Of course, the teacher’s monthly salary was barely enough for them to live on. After Liu Xie made money, they all liked to come to Liu Xie’s place to eat and drink, which was a kind of cuddle to keep warm.
way.
Zhang Ji was shocked when he heard this and said: "You are all contemporary scholars, but Lei Gong actually let them become primary school teachers. This is not an insult!"
Chunyu Jia smiled bitterly and said: "What Lei Gong wants is Mohism, mathematics, and craftsmanship. He even likes your medical knowledge. He just doesn't want Confucianism. Naturally, no one will learn this Confucianism. Now that we can be teachers, we are already Lei Gong."
Take care of us old immortals!"
Their three views have been shattered and reorganized long ago. Although they are disappointed with the decline of Confucianism, they have calmed down and can accept this calmly. He is just a little disappointed. He has learned the skills all his life, but Lei Gong actually looks down on him. .However, Daqian was prosperous, and even he could not say that Lei Gong treated the sages harshly. After all, the Han Dynasty was not so wealthy and powerful under their rule at that time. Confucian learning was completely inferior to Lei Gong's methods. Naturally, he had no shame to say that he was a good man. Talented.
In Jidu, there were many famous Confucian scholars in the Han Dynasty. To put it mildly, they wanted to serve the Ming Dynasty; to put it worse, they wanted to be officials. However, Lei Gong paid no attention to any of them and left these people to fend for themselves.
And these people were also very disappointed with Lei Gong. They often wrote articles in newspapers to ridicule the Daqian court. However, in the eyes of the people of Daqian, this was just the wail of a defeated dog. They still wanted to serve as officials in our Daqian without even thinking about it. think!
The current selection of officials for Daqian consists of retired military officers, farmers who are outstanding in farming, outstanding directors of government-run factories, and finally officials who have taken the imperial examination. Most of them are related to mathematics or current political issues, and there are no Confucian topics.
If you don't use it, it will be wasted. The Daqian court no longer needs Confucian knowledge. Their Confucian masters are no different from trash. Now even the noble gentry in Daqian rarely study Confucianism, but specialize in mathematics. , Mo Xue, do what he likes and want to be reused by Lei Gong!
Zhao Qi said: "The Analects of Confucius can still enter Daqian Primary School, and Confucianism still has a spark. Lei Gong is a generation of heroes, but Lei Gong's descendants may not have his ability. When the time comes, Lei Gong's descendants will need our Confucianism, and now we have to What we do is to let Confucianism become more and more imaginary. If Confucianism had not become more and more imaginary in recent years, it was difficult to solve the real problems of the Han Dynasty, and the officials we trained were all high-minded but low-handed and incompetent, the world would not have been taken over by Lei Gong."
Obviously Zhao Qi still has confidence in Confucian knowledge. They can afford to wait for a Thunder God, and they can even afford to wait for the Great Qian Dynasty! After this experience, the vitality of Confucianism will definitely become more tenacious!
Cai Yong said with a hint of despair: "Lei Gong is a peerless genius. He can actually push aside Confucian knowledge and governance concepts, create his own governance concepts, and govern Daqian so prosperously that there is no war. At the end of the day, the national power of Daqian was dozens of times stronger than that of Daqian. I can't even imagine what it was like at the peak of Daqian. This will definitely be an unprecedented prosperous age. How can our Confucian knowledge compare with it? I'm afraid it will only be a few years later. In ten years, our Confucian school will disappear into history like other schools of thought!"
Zhao Qi is a confident person, while Cai Yong is a pessimist, especially now that the prosperous Jidu has been impacting his three views, including elevated water canals, rail carriages, cement roads, cement high-rise buildings, waterwheels, huge textile factories, steel plants, etc. Wait, everything in Jidu was a completely different world. When he saw cloth being spun like running water, pieces of armor being made from the assembly line, and grain piled up like hills.
All of this was a world he didn't know, and it was a world dozens of times stronger than the Han Dynasty. It made him know that there was another philosophy of governing the country that was so many times stronger than Confucianism, and it was simply invincible!
The most important thing is that there is no place for them in this new world. Isn't this equivalent to saying that they are redundant? The Han Dynasty declined and perished because of their presence. This is what makes Cai Yong most desperate.
Zhao Qidan said: "Tolerance and integration are my Confucian ways. We must learn from Lei Gong's governing philosophy and skills. As long as we keep up with the progress of the times, Confucianism will not die. The only ones that really die are conservative and closed schools!"