I was mentally prepared to witness the darkness of the world, but who knew that when I first arrived under Dai Mengwei's rule, the first thing I encountered was that the legal system here was clear and illegal human traffickers were severely punished. Although it may be an exception, this kind of experience makes people feel very sad.
Ning Ji was somewhat caught off guard.
The five furu people who were received by the county magistrate were quite excited about this.
After they left the Southwest, their emotions have been complicated. On the one hand, they were overwhelmed by the development of the Southwest, and on the other hand, they were entangled in the deviance of the Chinese army. Scholars like themselves were unable to integrate, especially after walking through Bazhong and seeing the order and ability of both sides.
There is such a huge difference. It is difficult to tell lies with open eyes when you compare them.
Who knew that after entering Dai Mengwei's side, I would see something different.
Although the supplies seem to be scarce, the people under his rule are managed in a strict and orderly manner. Even if it cannot compare with the panic of the southwest expansion for a while, it must be considered that Dai Mengwei has only taken over for a year, and the people under his rule have originally been
It is a fact of the masses.
Southwest is an unproven "new method" that works temporarily, but for Dai Mengwei, it can be regarded as an "ancient method" with a long history. This "ancient method" is not old, but it is a line of Confucian thinking for thousands of years.
In the ideal state of life, kings, ministers, fathers and sons, scholars, farmers, industry and merchants all belong to their respective places. As long as everyone lives according to the predetermined rules, farmers cultivate the land at home, craftsmen make the necessary equipment, and merchants carry out appropriate circulation of goods.
If people manage everything, naturally there will be no big bumps.
If applied in practice, scholars manage large-scale national strategies, and virtuous people from all over the country cooperate with middle-level officials to educate the people, while the people at the bottom are content with their duties and obey the arrangements from above. Then even if there are some bumps, as long as
If all people work together as one, we will naturally be able to get through this.
Of course, the principle of the ancient method is like this. When it is really used, various deviations will inevitably occur. For example, during the more than two hundred years of the Wu Dynasty, commerce developed so much that the lower class people became greedy and selfish. This trend changed the middle and lower classes.
Officials' governance was such that when foreign aggression came, the whole country could not work together. Finally, due to the development of commerce, it finally gave birth to monsters like inner demons who only value profits, only recognize documents, and have no ethics.
There is no doubt that Dai Mengwei is a person who has used the concept of ancient law to the extreme. In one year, he has arranged the people under his command in an orderly manner, which can truly be said to be the ultimate in governing a big country like cooking small dishes. What's more, his family members are all courtesy and virtuous corporals.
Although Dai Zhen was the lord of the county, he heard that among the arrested people there were innocent scholars who were traveling, so he personally welcomed several of them to the back hall, explained the case, and communicated with them one by one.
Knowledge. Any nephew in Dai Mengwei's family has such virtues. Regarding the evaluation that had spread to the southwest and called Dai Mengwei the sage he is today, several people finally understood more reasons and became more sympathetic.
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After experiencing this incident and understanding Dai Mengwei's greatness, we still have to move forward.
At this time, the leader of the caravan was beheaded, and the rest of the members were basically imprisoned. The five-man group of corrupt scholars inquired here, and learned that although there were many regulations for civilians under Dai Mengwei's rule, they were not allowed to travel on business, but
The regulations on the roads they travel are relatively strict. As long as they report in advance and stay on the main road, there won't be many problems. At this time, everyone got to know the county magistrate Dai Zhen, and with a piece of paper from him, they could go to Ankang.
How many hands and tails.
But Dai Zhen also reminded everyone of one thing: Dai and Liu are now concentrating their forces to cross the river and go north to recapture Bianliang. Everyone is going to Ankang to take a boat at this time, and those merchant ships heading east may be subject to troop deployment.
Due to the impact, ferry tickets are tight, so you may have to be prepared to stay for a few days after arriving in Ankang.
Several Confucian scholars came here, adhering to the idea of reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles. At this time, when they heard that a large army was dispatched to join in the excitement, they no longer waited for the caravan that was passing by and summoned the few accompanying them.
The book boy, the servant, and the lovely Ning Ji discussed it and set off northward.
Wang Xiuniang and her daughter, who usually like to go to Lu Wenke, Ning Ji's side also followed him. The father and daughter had been doing business for several years and had rich experience in traveling. However, this time they took a fancy to Lu Wenke, who was knowledgeable and well-off. They were in the right time.
The young Wang Xiuniang wanted to settle down, and from time to time she showed off her youthful aura by fighting with Ning Ji. Over the past month, Lu Wenke and the other party had also had some flirting, but he traveled to the southwest and his knowledge increased greatly.
, it’s time to go back to your hometown to show off your ambitions. It’s okay if you flirt with a brothel girl, but you don’t want to be easily tied to an ignorant woman who is a street performer. This relationship will eventually be tangled for a while.
As for Ning Ji, he was a little tired of the five corrupt people who began to praise Dai Mengwei, but at the age of fifteen, he did not intend to go out alone and cause trouble. He had to endure the chattering of a few fools and the teasing of the silly woman in Sichun.
Attention shifted to the heroes conference that might take place in Jiangning.
Along the rugged road to Ankang, we saw many villages that were strictly controlled, with blank-eyed people in the villages... At the checkpoints on the road, the soldiers also saw many checkpoints along the way.
I just checked the customs clearance document with the seal of County Magistrate Dai Zhen, so I didn't cross-examine this team too much.
The sun was shining brightly on this day, and the team was crossing the mountains. As they walked, several scholars were still discussing what they had seen on the land under Dai Mengwei's jurisdiction. They had used Dai Mengwei's "characteristics" to overwhelm the inner demons coming from the southwest. At this time, they discussed
The world situation can become more "objective" again. Some people discuss that the "Fairness Party" may become stronger. Some people say that Wu Qimei is not without merit. Some people mention the revitalization of the new king of the Southeast.
Fan Heng, who was the oldest and admired Dai Mengwei the most, would sigh from time to time: "If during the reign of Jing Han, people like Dai Gong could come out to do things, then the great Wu Dynasty would not have such disasters today.
such a pity……"
"There is a lot to be done" Lu Wenke said: "Now that Dai Gong's territory is not big, it is much easier to manage than when Wu Dynasty ruled the world. Dai Gong is indeed promising, but in the future he will be in a different place. How will his governance be? We still need to take a closer look.
."
Fan Heng shook his head: "That's not the case. At that time, the Wu Dynasty was bloated, and the seven tigers occupied the court and formed their own forces. It was also because of this that noble and promising people like Dai Gong were blocked below, and they could not make any achievements when they came out. I, Yang
If it weren't for Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Qin Siyuan and other gangs of treacherous people who caused trouble and years of party strife, how could the Yangwu Dynasty be in such a disintegrated and desolate situation today...cough cough cough cough..."
In the past, everyone was chatting, and from time to time, they would be unable to control themselves when talking about someone or something, and would curse. But now when Fan Heng talked about the past, his mood was obviously not high, but gradually getting low. His eyes were red and even shed tears, and he murmured.
After muttering to himself, Lu Wenke saw something was wrong and quickly called the others to stop by the roadside to rest for a while.
At this time, everyone was only one day away from Ankang. When the sun fell, they sat under the trees in the field. From a distance, they could see the mature rice fields in the gaps in the mountains. Fan Heng was already in his forties.
There are some white hair on the temples, but he usually wears the most make-up. The Confucian scholar likes to tell Ning Ji about the etiquette of worshiping gods and the rules of a gentleman. He has never lost his composure in front of everyone before. I don’t know why at this time.
I murmured for a while under the tree on the roadside, then held my head and cried.
The middle-aged man's cries were sometimes deep and sometimes sharp, and he even had a runny nose, which was extremely unpleasant to hear.
Lu Wenke and others came forward to comfort him and heard Fan Heng say something like: "Dead, all dead..." and sometimes cry: "My poor daughter..." After he cried for a while, he could speak more clearly.
I heard him whisper: "... During the period of Jingping, when I came down from the Central Plains, all my children died on the road... My child was only a little younger than Xiaolong... He was separated.
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His venting came out of the blue, and everyone was silent. Ning Ji, who was watching the scenery, thought for a while: "Then he should be about the same age as Lu Wenke now." The rest of the people were speechless, and the old Confucian scholar even swallowed his breath on the mountain road.
Wu Zi echoes.
In fact, in the past years when the rivers and mountains fell, every household has not experienced some tragic things. A group of scholars spoke impassionedly about the world's affairs. All kinds of misfortunes were just suppressed in their hearts. Fan Heng suddenly collapsed while talking, and everyone could not help but feel sad.
There are relatives.
As for Ning Ji, he grew up in the Chinese army. How many people can survive in the Chinese army without breaking down? Some people's wives and daughters were raped, and some had their families massacred.
Starving to death, or even more tragically, speaking of the children in the family, some of them might have been eaten during the famine... He had seen many of these sad cries since he was a child.
It's just that he has never seen the Wu Dynasty when it was prosperous and prosperous from beginning to end, he has never seen visitors from all directions in Bianliang, and he has never seen the old dreams of the Qinhuai River. When talking about these things, he doesn't have much feeling.
, I don’t feel the need to give the old man too much sympathy. If something like this happens in the Chinese army, and whoever is in a bad mood, his companions will take turns to go to the ring and beat him until his nose is bruised, his face is swollen, and his head is bleeding. After the injury is healed,
Sometimes, you can endure it for a while.
Such emotions were vented at the end of the Southwest War, but most of them will have to wait until the Northland is conquered in the future. But according to what my father said, some things, after experiencing them, may be
You will never be able to calm down for the rest of your life, and the persuasion from others does not mean much.
The middle-aged scholar collapsed for a while, but finally regained his composure, and then continued on the road. The road was approaching Ankang, and there were more and more mature rice fields with golden ears. In some places, they were being harvested. The sight of villagers harvesting rice was surrounded by military guards.
.Because of Fan Heng’s previous emotional outburst, everyone was in a low mood at this time, and there was not much conversation. But seeing this scene in the evening, Chen Junsheng, who always talks less but can hit the nail on the head, said: "You said, these rice harvesters
Now, should it be returned to the army or to the villagers?"
His words caused everyone to fall silent again. Chen Junsheng said: "After the golden dog left, the two sides of the Han River were left to Dai Gong. There are many mountains and little farmland here, so it is not suitable to live for a long time. This time the heel is not stable, Dai Gong
Gongbian and Liu Gong are in a hurry to fight back to Bianliang, in order to escape from this place by taking advantage of the fertile wilderness of the Central Plains... However, the three armies have not used food and grass to go ahead. This autumn and winter, many people may starve to death here..."
Everyone lowered their heads and considered for a while, and someone said: "Dai Gong has no choice..."
Lu Wenke said: "Maybe Dai Gong... also has some calculations. He always leaves some rations for the local people..."
Fan Heng, who always spoke for Dai Mengwei, did not answer this time, perhaps because of his emotional outburst during the day.
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Everyone rested one night at a roadside inn and entered Ankang, an ancient city on the banks of the Han River, at noon the next day.
This city experienced a military disaster when the Jurchen West Route Army came, and half of the city was burned. However, with the departure of the Jurchens, a large number of people were resettled here after Dai Mengwei came to power. The gathering of people caused another
There was a feeling that everything was being renovated. When everyone entered the city, they could vaguely see the traces of the army stationed there. The solemn atmosphere before the war had already infected the place.
As the scenes along the way showed: the army was waiting for the rice harvest to begin in the rear.
There are some things that don’t need to be questioned too much. In order to support this northward campaign, Dai Mengwei’s forces, which are already short of food, must requisition a large number of rice planted by the people. The only question is how much can he leave for the people who stay in the place.
Of course, it is difficult to figure out such data without investigation, and even if the five Confucian scholars went to the southwest and gained some courage, under such a background, they did not dare to investigate such a thing rashly - they did not want to
die.
Enter the city from the south gate of the city, and go to the north of the city under the guidance of the clerk at the city gate. The entire Ankang City is half new and half old. There are shacks where a large number of people gather, and there are also well-repaired streets after the government's strict control.
But no matter where you go, there is a fishy smell, and fishy sewage flows across many streets. This may be the subsequent impact of Dai Mengwei's encouragement to fish for a living.
Although the shadow of war lingers, business in Ankang City is not prohibited, and there are always ships of one kind or another heading east along the Han River - many of these ships are merchant ships departing from Hanzhong. Because the Chinese army had previously fought with Dai Mengwei
, Liu Guangshi’s agreement, the trade routes from the Huaxia Army were not allowed to be blocked. In order to ensure the implementation of this matter, the Huaxia Army even sent large and small groups of Huaxia Army representatives to station in the trade routes along the way. So on the one hand, Dai Mengwei and
Liu Guangshi was preparing for war. On the other hand, merchant ships sent from Hanzhong to other places and from other places to Hanzhong were still running rampant on the Han River every day. Even Dai Mengwei did not dare to block it. Both sides continued "business as usual"
carrying out their own actions.
Of course, the atmosphere here at Dai Mengwei's side was solemn, and no one knew when he would go crazy. Therefore, some merchant ships that might have docked in Ankang canceled their plans to dock at this time, and the number of merchant ships and passenger ships heading east was greatly reduced.
As Magistrate Na Dai Zhen said, everyone had to wait in line for several days in Ankang before they could board the boat. At present, everyone stayed at an inn called Tongwenxuan in the northeastern end of the city.
This inn was bustling with mostly stranded travelers coming from north to south. There were also many scholars who came to gain experience and seek their futures. Everyone stayed here for one night. During the noisy exchanges among the people in the lobby of the inn, they got to know a lot of interesting people.
matter.
It is said that although the troops of Dai and Liu have not yet completely crossed the river, the "battle" on the other side of the Yangtze River has already begun. The lobbyists sent by Dai and Liu have gone to Nanyang and other places to lobby hard and persuade Luoyang to be occupied.
, Zou Xu, and members of the Yin Zong Alliance in Bianliang and other places surrendered here. Even many scholars and scribes who felt that they had connections in the Central Plains and claimed to be familiar with the way of Zongheng came to Dai and Liu this time
The volunteers came up with plans and plans to help them regain Bianliang. Many of the scholars gathered in the city this time were asking for fame.
The world is in chaos, and the most important thing among everyone is, of course, all kinds of thoughts about seeking fame. On the side of the scribes, scholars, aristocratic families, and country squires, Dai Mengwei and Liu Guangshi have already raised a flag, and at the same time, in the world of reckless people
The flag that suddenly stood up in his eyes was naturally the Heroes Conference that was about to be held in Jiangning.
This time, the Justice Party followed the example of the Chinese Army and followed the same pattern to organize a uprising in Jiangning. It also spent a lot of money externally. It sent hero posts to countless heroes in the world and invited many long-established demons.
Come out of the mountain. In the discussion among the people, it is said that even Lin Zongwu, who was the best in the world at that time, may appear in Jiangning this time, sit in the conference, and test the world's heroes.
As darkness falls, the inn named Tong Wenxuan is old and shabby. The candlelight is flickering in the hall of the inn. No one among the literati and business travelers gathered here misses this opportunity to communicate and loudly express their knowledge. In this noisy place
In the scene, Ning Ji finally found something he was interested in. He stepped into other people's discussion circles and asked with a smile: "Uncle, uncle, will that Lin Zongwu really go to Jiangning? Is he really that good?"
Have you met him?"
The scholar uncle who was spitting at the table saw his handsome features and welcoming smile, and immediately slapped the table: "That is a martial arts hero after all. I have only seen him once from a distance, and I heard more from others... I
I have a friend, nicknamed Heshuo Tiandao, and I have been in contact with him in the past. It is said that Lin Zongwu, the 'hundred-threaded leg', has the most amazing leg skills..."
Unexpectedly, Ning Ji's face suddenly became flat...
"But, no matter what, this time Jiang Ning, I heard that the number one in the world may or may definitely arrive..."
"But Lin Zongwu is a big fat man..."
"Hey, Lin Zongwu, whose nickname is Chuan Lin Beiji, how can he be a fat man! You are so young, you still have too little experience!"
"That's right, it's just that you give the wrong person the wrong name, not the wrong nickname..."
A group of scholars talked about all kinds of knowledge coming from the southwest and despised Long Aotian. Long Aotian sighed. At the beginning of this journey, he was even more confused.
And on the second night after arriving here, he saw an assassination...