That night, Liu Che and Liu Yan stayed at the landlord's house.{{wx}
The host is very enthusiastic, even a little too enthusiastic.
They killed chickens and sheep again, and even arranged for their two daughters to serve Liu Che and Liu Yan.
Liu Che knew what he was planning.
In today's world, when it comes to openness of people's customs, they are no less generous than those of later generations.
For example, Liu Che's younger brother Liu Sheng was a real seeder in history. There were 120 sons recorded in the clan list alone, and there were even more illegitimate children and illegitimate daughters.
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As for Liu Sheng's performance being so impressive, the landlords and gentry who were competing to offer their daughters and even their wives accounted for at least half of the credit.
It is a deep-rooted tradition among the people to recommend oneself to the nobles for pillow mats.
In his previous life, Liu Che also encountered a situation similar to this one in Hejian Kingdom.
It's just that now, he is the prince, so it is naturally impossible for him to act recklessly.
The prince had sex with a woman, and every time he had sex with a woman, it was recorded...
For example, Liu Bang drank too much horse urine and raped a maid in the palace bathroom. As a result, he suffered a fatal blow, and then the late emperor...
Another example: How did Liu Chang, King of Huainan, come to be?
His mother was a member of the harem of King Zhao Zhang Ao, and was presented to Liu Bang by Zhang Ao...
Therefore, a plot similar to the return of pigs in later generations was actually impossible to occur in the feudal dynasty...
Whenever the emperor or prince is blessed with a woman, that woman will be recorded immediately. Then, a large number of eunuchs and maids will monitor her day and night. There is no possibility of the sons and grandsons living among the people!
Liu Che didn't want to, because for the sake of temporary happiness, a family of relatives appeared out of nowhere - although the two daughters of this family could be regarded as Xiaojiabiyu based on their appearance.
On the other hand, Liu Yan, who was young and admired Ai, had no burden. He was completely defenseless against two shy and very proactive girls, and he was soon captured by the sisters.
If Liu Che hadn't been by their side, I'm afraid they would have accomplished something good.
Liu Che looked at it and said nothing.
After all, Liu Yan is already an adult, not a three-year-old child. He needs to know what he can touch and what he cannot touch.
Furthermore, this matter is Zhou Yu’s fault.
This kind of thing about a man falling in love with a concubine and then living together in an intimate relationship is quite normal in today's world!
Therefore, Liu Che simply found an excuse, went out with his entourage, and wandered around the small village.
The village is not big, it is built near the river, and there are probably only a few dozen families in total.
At this time, the sun was setting in the west, and the afterglow reflected the sparkling blue waves of the gurgling river in front of the village. Several chickens and ducks were flapping their wings and looking for food at the entrance of the village.
The naughty children with bare buttocks and balls found a tattered Cuju from nowhere and played with each other on the paths of the village.
"The pastoral scenery is indeed extraordinary!" Liu Che laughed, but the next second, his smile froze on his face.
Because, he saw a baby.
A newly born baby.
A baby who should have enjoyed the love of his parents, the warmth of his family, and the meticulous care of his parents in his infancy.
At this moment, he was roughly held by a man and walked straight to the river.
In the yard behind the man, bursts of howling could be heard.
Liu Che had sharp ears. After hearing this, he became furious and immediately said to his left and right: "Take it down!"
The accompanying guards who had been following Liu Che immediately took the order, rushed over, drew out the swords they carried, and soon escorted the man back with the baby in his arms.
"Kneel down!" The two guards scolded the man severely and forced him to kneel down.
"Bring the baby..." Liu Che lowered his head and looked at the newly born little life. There is no doubt that this little life has not been born for a long time. His eyes have not been opened, and the umbilical cord on his belly button has not been completely cut.
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He was not wrapped in any clothes, and he was freezing and crying in this February weather.
It was his crying that made Liu Che notice his presence.
After receiving the order, the attendant immediately took off one of his coats, carefully wrapped the baby, and then presented it to Liu Che.
Strangely enough, the baby stopped crying as soon as it came into Liu Che's hands.
"Tell me, why don't you raise it?" Liu Che looked at the man who was being held up by the guards and forced down in front of him, and asked: "Tiger poison does not eat its children, so why do you have to drown this child?"
Infant drowning is, without a doubt, the biggest bad habit in the world today!
At this time, the people were ignorant, and various feudal ideas and strange sayings were prevalent in the world.
Because of these inexplicable feudal thoughts and heresies that even those who believe in them cannot understand, the phenomenon of infanticide among the people is very common, and even became popular for a while!
The famous Meng Changjun was almost drowned by his father when he was young. There was only one reason. He was born on the fifth day of May. When he grew up, he wanted to kill his father and mother...
In addition, babies born in the first month and fifth month are also in bad luck.
Baby girls are the hardest hit!
When Liu Che was the king of Hejian in his previous life, he also made great efforts to rectify and change the customs.
But with little success.
The common people are ignorant and believe in heresies. No one may listen even if they talk.
Therefore, as early as in his previous life, Liu Che understood that changing customs and prohibiting people from giving birth, abandoning babies, or even drowning them using civilized methods would not work at all.
We can only use severe torture to frighten the people, and then use extensive propaganda to get rid of the fallacies and evil customs that children born in the first and fifth months will kill their fathers and mothers when they grow up.
However, he was just a caged bird in his previous life, and there was no way he could push this matter forward.
Now that he is the prince, he naturally has the ability, responsibility, and obligation to stop this matter so that tragedies like today will never happen again!
At this time, people in the village also discovered what was going on here and gathered around one after another.
Liu Che's entourage couldn't help but become a little nervous, and immediately surrounded Liu Che and protected Liu Che within the circle.
Liu Che waved his hand. He held the baby sleeping peacefully in his arms, stared at the man kneeling on the ground, and asked: "It is February now, not the first month, let alone May. You are so cruel, even if
Why don't you give birth to a baby?"
In fact, Liu Che couldn't understand this mess of folk customs and taboos.
Every place has its own rules.
For example, in the previous life, those idiots in the Hejian Kingdom actually believed that all children born on the fourth day of April should be drowned, because they could not be raised anyway. In the Hejian dialect, four is very similar to death...
As he spoke, Liu Che looked carefully at the man kneeling at his feet.
He was about twenty-seven or eighty-years-old, with a fairly strong build. Although the clothes on his body were made of burlap and patched, they were not in tatters.
Therefore, the factor of economic reasons leading to filicide can basically be ruled out.
Look at this baby again. It is a boy at the bottom. Sons are preferred over girls. The fact that he is not willing to raise a daughter can be ruled out.
Then there are only other reasons left.
This man was extremely panicked at this moment.
Originally, when giving birth to a child, everyone did it quietly.
He originally planned to quietly throw it into the river and drown it, then dig a hole and bury it.
Who would have thought that he would actually be caught doing this? Moreover, the person who caught him looked like a high-ranking big shot.
What should I do?
"If you don't do it for no reason, it's against human ethics. Take him to see an official!" Liu Che waved his hand and ordered.
Liu Che knew very well that if there was no reason, which parent would be willing to cruelly drown his own flesh and blood?
It's just that poor people must be hateful.
Instead of wasting time here with him, it would be better to threaten the government.
Common people are always afraid of the government!
Sure enough, when the man heard the word "official", he was frightened and immediately said: "Noble, noble, I say, I say..."
Listening to his story, Liu Che's heart boiled.
That's a sign of murder!
To be honest, Liu Che has lived for three lifetimes. He has seen people drown his own flesh and blood because of superstition. He has also seen people drown babies so that their eldest son will not be robbed of family property by his younger brother in the future. He has also seen people who cannot afford to raise children.
Nowadays, it is no longer strange for people to shed tears and abandon babies, and even favor boys over girls and drown female babies.
However, this man's reason for drowning his son made Liu Che furious.
"I've seen shameless people, I've seen despicable people, I've seen bad people, I've seen murderers, but I never thought that there are such people in this world..." Liu Che sighed inwardly,
She was even more furious at the man in front of her who was trembling with fear.
There was only one reason for him to drown the baby - the husband in this village was born in February, and he didn't know where he heard a ghost secret from some charlatan.
He actually announced that the people of Yue Ma Ting were not allowed to have children born in February.
If there is disobedience, the heaviest and most dangerous corvée will fall on the disobedient.
The people suffered terribly from this, and in order to survive, they had to obey orders.
"What's that guy's name?" Liu Che asked with a sneer.
Husband?
A small official with a mere one hundred stones would not even be considered an ant if he were in Chang'an City.
But in the rural areas of Xinfeng County, it is undoubtedly a giant.
The reason is very simple. Under the Han Dynasty system, Jiaofu was in charge of the tax corvee of a township, and his responsibilities were roughly equivalent to those of the director of the local taxation bureau in later generations.
All the tax and corvee arrangements for each pavilion in the village were decided by the husband alone.
Of course, only the county magistrate's confidant could hold such an important position.
As far as Liu Che knew, in Guanzhong, except for some key strategic locations and areas near the royal gardens, all other minor officials, such as bureaucracy and travellers, were personally selected and appointed by the county magistrate.
In other words, even if you are not aware of this new Feng Order, you are guilty of dereliction of duty.
"An Rong An Liaofu..." some onlookers replied quietly.
"Okay... okay... okay..." Liu Che sneered. It seems that the bureaucrats in Guanzhong have been comfortable for so long that they have forgotten their responsibilities.
You know, this is Guanzhong, Gyeonggi Province!
Under the emperor's feet, a man appeared, killing the people for his own selfish desires and forcing them not to give birth to a son.
If this matter comes to court.
The court officials, imperial censors, and even the prime minister had to bow and step down.
Internal history bears the brunt, and a glass of poisonous wine is inevitable!
As for the censor responsible for supervising Xinfeng, the officials in charge of the Neishi Yamen, and the bureaucrats in Xinfeng County, they all have to lose their heads.
As for that concubine, the punishment was considered to be an advantage to him!
But, if you do this, wouldn’t it be a bit too much? (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
ps: Damn it, my memory is so bad that I can even forget my password. I seem to be really old. Fortunately, my wife remembers...
