The door of the ancestral hall was pushed open again, and Tian Jian, the second head of the Jimo Tian clan, strode in. He saw his brother Tian Jiao still kneeling in front of the memorial tablets of his ancestors, dazed.
Although as early as half a year ago, when the Yeyi Tian family was wiped out by the county governor Hei Fu, Tian Jian had expected that his family would be stabbed sooner or later, but he was still lucky. Following the order of the family leader Tian Jiao, the Tian family restrained his arrogance and insisted on
Shun Shun obeyed the law and did not dare to regard himself as the master of Jimo like before, but what was supposed to come came.
Now that the situation has become urgent, the Qin army surrounded Tian's mansion and announced the edict of Qin Shi Huang, convicting the Tian family for participating in the illegal salt trade and asking them to move their entire family to the distant northern county of Guanzhong.
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This was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue, and the entire Tian family was stunned. The soldiers, officials, and staff gave the Tian family three days to put things in order, otherwise the soldiers would come in to "help"!
Tian Jian was like an ant on a hot pot, and Tian Jiao, the backbone of the family, had lost his soul. He had been locked up in the ancestral hall for half a day without seeing anyone.
Tian Jian was dissatisfied that the illustrious family was shattered like this. He knelt down and pushed Tian Jiao and said, "Brother has always been very resourceful. Isn't there nothing we can do?"
Tian Jiao glanced at his younger brother and said with a wry smile: "When Qi Kanggong was forcibly moved from Linzi palace to the seaside, what could he do?"
Tian Jian was stunned. That was two hundred years ago. The Tian family was so majestic at that time: the government of Qi State was all owned by Tian Chang. Tian Chang's more than seventy sons became the lords of more than seventy cities in Qi State, and they were all executed.
Bao, Yan, Jianzhi and Jianglu Gong clan.
Tian's succession to Qi's throne was well established. Grand Duke Tian Qi disliked the puppet Duke Kang of Qi who was an eyesore in Linzi, so he casually sent one of his men to drive him to Zhifu Island.
It is said that Qi Kanggong didn't even have three days. Jiang Qi was not allowed to carry any of the treasures he had accumulated over hundreds of years. He even had to keep his concubines, so he could only go on the road alone with two old slaves.
When he arrived at the seaside, he only had a small town as a food town. Later, even that small town was taken back. The old Qi Kang was named the king, but he was actually a beggar. He had no livelihood, so he had to dig holes on the slopes for stoves and catch flying birds.
Picking up sea clams for food...
The life of the other Lu family members was not much better. Their mansions and acres of land were all occupied by the new masters of the Tian family. They could only be driven to the fringes. One by one, the prominent families that had lasted for hundreds of years fell into ruin...
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But now, the situation has changed, and it is Moroda's turn to be unlucky!
"Qin and my family are just like the Tian family and Duke Kang of Qi in the past. Can Duke Kang of Qi resist Tian's orders?"
Tian Jiao knew very well that at the beginning, the Qin officials did not understand the local language and were not familiar with the land tax. After leaving the county, their eyesight went dark and they became blind and deaf!
If you want to issue laws and collect taxes, you need the help of people from the Tian family. Although Tian Jiao and his younger brother Tian Jian are not officials, there are many people from the Tian family and their retainers who work as minor officials.
But since Hei Fu came to Jiaodong, he began to use his methods. He supported the declining old clans of Yan, Guo, and Gao Jiang Qi, and asked them to send their children to join the government and replace Tian's position. After that, public schools were opened and private schools were prohibited.
Even the Jiaodong scholars could only respect the government.
"After doing this, Governor Heifu no longer needs the Tian family to govern Jiaodong."
This alone is not enough to easily shake the Tian family's foundation, but Governor Heifu is a rough man. He doesn't want to boil the frog in warm water when dealing with the Tian family. Instead, he took advantage of Qin Shihuang's eastward tour to use a trick to pull out the fire and destroy the entire Tian family.
Violent demolition of Jimo Tian clan!
Qin Shihuang visited the east, and at least three thousand soldiers accompanied him to protect him. The strength that the Jiaodong government relied on increased sharply.
Dare to resist and make mistakes...
Although Zhutian never forgot to restore Qi, they were extremely afraid of Qin Shihuang. With the tiger at their side, they could only tremble and not dare to move.
"The situation has changed. Resistance at this time will only lead to death!"
Tian Jiao took off the sword hanging from his brother Tian Jian's waist and threw it far away!
"Then my family can only be slaughtered by others?"
Tian Jian was so desperate that he knelt in pain in front of the ancestor's memorial tablet, holding his face in his hands and crying.
Although the government gave them three days, the Tian family has a huge business, with tens of thousands of hectares of land, accounting for almost half of Jimo's land. They have thousands of guests and apprentices, and countless manors and pavilions. Now that the family has been forced to move, all their past accumulation has been lost.
If you want to abandon it, you can at most go on the road with some gold and silver silk and satin, and your family property will be bought by the government at a low price. The confidence of the people who have been operating in Jimo for a hundred years will also be destroyed in one day.
The big tree collapsed suddenly and was moved to another place. It may become sluggish. From the perspective of the field, their family lost not only the past, but also the present and the future!
"It's better than not being able to survive even after the Yi clan!"
Tian Jiao had his own ideas. He helped his younger brother up, pointed to the person at the top of the memorial tablet in the ancestral hall and said: "Tian is not a native of Qi. Our ancestor Tian Jingzhong is from the state of Chen, from Huaiyang..."
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Chen Wan was originally the son of Chen State. Later, due to the internal troubles in Chen State, he escaped from Huaiyang with his family and lived in Qi, where he took refuge with Duke Huan of Qi.
That was just over 400 years ago. When Chen Wan arrived in Qi, he was just a "gongzheng doctor" with a low status at first, but later he became a minister step by step, and even became the king of Qi...
"The phoenix flies and sings in harmony. After the concubine is born, she will be raised by the ginger."
Tian Jiao sang this ancient song, and after Tian Jian wiped his tears, he also joined in:
"In the fifth generation, it will be prosperous, and it will be with Zhengqing. After the eighth generation, don't do anything with the capital!"
This is the Tian family’s epic, and it is also a truth that their family believes in:
No matter where you move, no matter how humble you are at the beginning, as long as you are alive, there is hope!
Tian Jiao has made up his mind to take a different path from the Yeyi Tian family who rose up in resistance.
"Immediately dismiss the slaves and distribute all the family property to Tian's relatives, neighbors, and retainers. Apart from the gold and silver that are easy to carry, we will only take two things with us when we move west."
"The same is the spiritual position of the ancestors!"
Tian Jiao carefully picked up the spiritual tablets of Chen Wan, Tian Chang, and Jimo doctor Tian Zhong, wiped them spotless, and held them in his arms. They represented the proud history of the Tian family and must not be thrown away.
Tian Jiao walked out of the ancestral hall with his soul in his arms. Outside, winter was coming to an end, and the sun shone on the earth again, shining on the faces of more than ten Tian family children who had been kneeling outside for a long time. They were either angry, desperate, or hesitant.
"The second thing is the children! As long as the children are still alive, even if the Jimo Tian Mansion is demolished, even if they go to the North and my family is forcibly divided into dozens of families, they can still reunite under the spiritual throne of their ancestors and thrive.
After eight lifetimes, we will surely be able to become a great clan again, and the phoenix will fly!"
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When winter comes, not only one tree withers, but the entire forest. In this twelfth lunar month of the 32nd year of Qin Shihuang, not only the Jimo Tian family was violently demolished, but also the "fields" in various counties in Jiaodong County were violently demolished.
, regardless of whether they are guilty or not, the Tian family with the most prominent financial resources and reputation in each county will move to the Qin Dynasty's mainland, either to the north or to Fang County, to name a few.
According to the order of migration, Qin Shihuang also gave these "fields" new clan names with a stroke of his pen, distinguishing them by order, and ranking them from the first to the eighth clan...
As a result, the field corner of the Jimo Tian family was honored to become the "first corner". His younger brother had to separate the family, so it became the "second corner", and the other fields were the third, fourth to eighth.
No wait.
In Zhutian's view, this was a huge humiliation, but there was nothing they could do about it. Qin Shihuang was in Jiaodong, and a large army of land and water gathered here. What could they do?
The Qin officials only gave Zhutian three days, and some of them had not finished handling their property by then. They begged for a few days of grace, but the Qin officials rolled their eyes:
"His Majesty the Emperor will leave Jiaodong within three days, and all the fields must be on the road before he leaves. How can you be so virtuous and capable as to make His Majesty wait?"
What the officials said was right. On the first day of January, when the first spring breeze blew to Jiaodong, just as the fields were dejected and moving westward, Qin Shihuang's chariot also left this winter palace...
As an accompanying official, Ye Teng also had to say goodbye to his daughter, son-in-law, and grandson. Before leaving, he secretly told Hei Fu: "It is said that His Majesty came east this time to visit Xue County, Linzi, and Jiaodong where he stayed for a long time.
, all left a single comment.”
Heifu pricked up his ears: "What is Xue Jun's?"
Ye Teng smiled: "Short!"
Hei Fu burst out laughing. This was probably because Qin Shihuang left a bad impression during the ceremony of consecration on Mount Tai. Although the conferment on Mount Tai was over, the arrogant Qin Shi Huang turned around and faced Mount Tai. Father Liang showed his little finger
, despise them for being too short.
The center of the world planned by Confucian scholars for the ancient king could not carry the grand ambitions of Qin Shihuang. So what kind of mountain could make the emperor marvel?
"I'm afraid it's not Kunlun, but Tianshan..." Heifu secretly complained.
As for the emperor's evaluation of Linzi County, it was "making trouble".
There are many people in Linzi, and the city of Zhuangyue is crowded, and there are no legal officials to arrest people with laws and regulations like in Xianyang, so it seems a bit noisy and chaotic. In addition, the Confucian scholars who were frustrated in Mount Tai were dissatisfied. When they arrived in Linzi, they regarded the past as different from the present and slandered the emperor.
, it was inevitable that Qin Shihuang was furious and disliked Linzi for being noisy.
"What about Jiaodong? What is your Majesty's opinion?" Heifu asked Ye Teng.
Ye Teng stroked his beard, raised his right thumb and said, "It's still one word, good!"
Kindness is good, but it is not easy to get this evaluation from Qin Shihuang...
When the emperor entered Jiaodong, Heifu showed off his achievements in governance at the Xiami Salt Flats. When he went to Yeyi, he made Chen Pinglu Zuo San say long live and praised the emperor, completing the image project.
After all, the emperor has never seen anything more exaggerated in later generations, so he still likes it.
In the middle, on Zhifu Island, they were almost robbed of the limelight by Warlock Fang. Fortunately, they were a bit unlucky. Before the mirage came, the key figure Xu Fu was intercepted by Hei Fu. They repeatedly disappointed the emperor and lost their ability to compete.
Only Heifu can put this journey of seeking immortality back on the right track of "asking the common people".
The education of Jimo Public School, a bowl of hot cabbage and tofu soup in winter, the proposal to establish practical studies for workers and peasants, and finally the relocation of various fields. Compared with the conservative Xue County and the noisy Linzi, Qin Shihuang saw a person in the dark
Under the husband's rule, Jiaodong prospered.
The emperor arranged for Heifu to serve as the county governor. Within one year, Heifu submitted a satisfactory answer. What is even more valuable is that many systems can be promoted as models across the country.
"Now the emperor should know that not only can I serve as a general, but given time, I can also become a prime minister..."
Hei Fu secretly thought about it, but when he was sending Qin Shihuang away from Jimo, he was called to the imperial chariot!
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Qin Shihuang was still the same, very cautious about rewards and punishments. He did not show much encouragement or praise to Heifu. He just reminded Heifu of the deadline of "annihilating the pirates within one year" and suddenly asked Heifu a question.
"Could it be that you don't have any words yet?"
Hei Fu was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and said, "I am from a humble background. When I became an adult, I didn't even have a family name, let alone a first name..."
Biaozi is the patent of noble men. As the saying goes, "give someone a name and respect their name." After adding a title, "biaozi" will replace "name" and become a common title.
After the mausoleum was built in the Warring States Period, most small aristocratic landowners could not afford to have characters, and only big aristocrats had to have them. For example, Zhang Liang's character was "Zifang", and Xiang Ji's character was "Yu". Zhang Cang's "Zihu" was written by Xunzi.
He got it during his coming-of-age ceremony.
Big bosses like Heifu and Liu Ji were given names so casually, let alone words.
Although Heifu has become prosperous, he never thought of giving himself a name.
Qin Shihuang laughed and said: "This is very good. You are now a high-ranking official in the border area, your title is made by the great superior, and your position is respected. How can you have no words? I will give you a word today!"
All the ministers were shocked, even Heifu was quite surprised. He thought about how Qin Shihuang would reward himself after praising the good government of Jiaodong.
Maybe it was a verbal praise, maybe it was a reward, but I didn't expect it to be a gift!
Although he knew that this was a tactic, Heifu was still a little moved. He tried hard to suppress his emotions, lowered his head and said in panic: "How can I be so virtuous? How dare you get a word from your majesty?"
This is the fearful behavior that a minister should have, but what the emperor said cannot be ignored and cannot be taken back.
"I also named Li Xin for him." Qin Shihuang thought of his favorite general, white horse and black dog. Li Xin was waiting for him, but the things Hei Fu did in Jiaodong were also great achievements. He was too old.
It's too early to be granted a title of marquis, but you can express your favor in other ways.
Qin Shihuang pondered for a moment, as if thinking about how to choose the right one, but what Heifu was thinking about was that he heard that the names should not be chosen randomly, and they should generally correspond to the names. For example, when Duanmu was given a name, the word was Zigong; Confucius was named Qiu.
, the courtesy name is Zhongni, Ni, which is Nishan where he was born.
So, how would Qin Shi Huang name him?
"It can't be a blackboard or a toilet..."
Heifu couldn't help but feel numb when he recalled the time when Qin Shihuang asked him with a smile if he was the "public toilet school captain".
Unexpectedly, Qin Shihuang looked around and pointed at the city behind the huge team and said:
"Jimo!"
"Ah?" Heifu and the ministers raised their heads in confusion.
But the emperor laughed and said: "The black one is ink. Hei Fuzhi Jimo is very good, and his writing is also ink. It's a good story!"
