The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms Chapter 16

In the column of "Wenwen Junzi Zhao Ziyue" in the Zongheng community, there are several pictures: the unearthed inscription of the father and the old Yin, the Han Dynasty portrait brick of the warrior with a sword and a shield on horseback, and the inscription on the first sword of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

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I didn't notice that the community can post pictures before, and if there are any pictures in the future, I will repost them here.

The three li that Xun Zhen was in charge of, in order of distance were: Andingli, Nanpingli, and Jinglaoli.

"Andingli" is the closest to the pavilion, and you can see the wall from the door of the pavilion. The residents in Lizhong are similar to those in Nanpingli, with fifty or sixty households. In terms of economic conditions, this one is the best in Benting.

The wall is tall and there is a long ditch outside, which surrounds the wall and diverts water into it, which is crystal clear. There is a road facing the inner door, wide enough to pass a car.

Between the ditch and the wall, all mulberry trees are planted, with deep roots and luxuriant branches, some with yellow leaves, some still green, some half-yellow and half-green, mixed together, colorful, like a ribbon, like a wall. Hug, very conspicuous in the sun.

Chen Bao led the horse in front of him, turned his head and smiled and said, "Xun Jun came a little late, a month or two earlier, just in time for the mulberry season. The mulberry is sweet and sour, and it's delicious."

After Xun Zhen entered the inner door, she didn't disturb the residents too much. She just turned around, looked around at the environment, and said to herself, "It's said that Benli is the richest, but it's true." Li Kui explained the order of the county, and instructed: "Strictly guard the inner door, and if you see a strange face, be sure to check and ask carefully. If you see Xu Zhong, immediately report it to the newsstand."

On the table of the "Bullet Room" was a ring-head knife, which he picked up and pulled out. , There is a wood chip folder at the handle of the knife, which is wrapped with a thick rope outside, and the handle head is in an oblate ring.

He tried it with his finger on the blade of the blade, the cold air was overwhelming, he turned it over and saw a line of inscriptions engraved on the blade body on the other side. Auspicious and suitable descendants".

"Thirty steel-making knives. Just made this year?"

The mayor said respectfully, "Yes. The villain went to the city to run errands a few days ago and bought it from the city on the way."

"Is it a Shu knife?" Among the Huan Shou knives, the knives produced by Shudi are of the best quality and the most expensive.

"No, it was made in Nanyang. Would you like to try the blade, Xun Jun?"

"Oh, from Nanyang." Xun Zhen nodded. During the reign of Emperor Guangwu, Du Shi served as the prefect of Nanyang, popularized water drainage, used for smelting iron, and produced iron agricultural tools and other items in large quantities, which were sold all over the empire and became very famous. There are also workshops that produce weapons.

A good ring knife is worth tens of thousands of dollars. This 30-steel-smelting knife is of average level, and it is estimated that it will cost thousands of dollars.

Xun Zhen said in his heart, "A li long can afford such a good knife. No wonder people say that this place is rich." He smiled, "As long as its shape, you know it's a good knife. What else do you want to try?" Putting it in the sheath, he said, "Since you are willing to buy such a good knife, you are expected to be very skilled. I am new here, and I am not familiar with all parties. I will ask you to help me in the future with regard to security matters in the pavilion."

"It's nature, it's nature."

All that needs to be said, Xun Zhen didn't stay any longer, and wanted to leave. The lieutenant grabbed him, took out a cloth bag, accompanied the smiling face, and handed it over. There were jingles in the bag, obviously it must be money, judging from the size of the cloth bag, it is estimated that there are forty or fifty.

"What are you doing?"

"In the future, among the villains, it will be entirely up to Xun Jun to take care of them."

Xun Zhen couldn't help laughing. After more than ten years, it was the first time she met someone who offered bribes. It was different when she was an official or not. He also knew that although the pavilion chief was humble, he still had a lot of power in terms of this pavilion. He had just arrived here, and it was not surprising that he wanted to be safe here and send some money.

It's just that he has a "big plan" in mind, how can he accept such a small amount of money? He said, "According to the law, I can't even accept the gift of rice, meat and wine, let alone money?"

Cheng Yan and Chen Bao were not indoors, but were waiting outside the door.

The chief said, "You know what I know, but there are no six ears in the room." Seeing that Xunzhen was still unwilling, he added, "Don't lie to Xun, it was the same when Zheng was here. Even before Zheng, it was like this. , This is the practice. I have no other intentions of waiting for the small people in Qianshou, but everything in the pavilion will depend on Xun Jun to work hard in the future, we are very grateful, a little thought, no respect. "

Xun Zhen insisted on not accepting it, her attitude was very firm, and she said sternly: "'Lefting and committing stolen goods' should be punished as the crime of robbery! Do you want to make me, the pavilion chief, a thief? Or treat me as a thief?"

The licheng said in panic, "How dare the villain!"

Xun Zhen smiled back and said, "Then put the money away! I'll take your wishes, but I won't take the money."

Perhaps because he was unwilling to accept the money, the rior's attitude was a little different from before, and he diligently sent him out of the riviera. Xun Zhen had walked a long way, and inadvertently turned around, seeing him still standing at the entrance of the inner door, he was actually "seeing him off", and he suddenly laughed again, thinking, "This inner chief is honest and honest, not like a cunning person."

After leaving Andingli, one or two li further ahead is Nanpingli.

Because Wang Tu's wife and daughter lived here, Xun Zhen decided to come back here at last, and continued to walk, another mile or two, to the Respect for the Elderly.

Compared with Andingli, Respect for the Elderly is much more shabby.

The walls are not high, and the bricks and stones fell off. With just a glance, you can see four or five broken places on the wall. The inner door was also dilapidated and low, and if you ride a horse, you will bump your head if you are not careful. Xun Zhen got off the mount and walked inside.

It was empty and there was no one on the road. Along the narrow dirt road between the houses on both sides, the three came to the bomb room.

Outside the bomb chamber, a stone tablet was erected, more than five feet high and nearly three feet wide.

Xun Zhen stopped to watch, looked at the first row on the right, and thought to herself, "It turned out to be a restraining stone coupon from the father and the elder Yin."

He has been in the pavilion for a few days, and there have been two or three in the pavilion, but he is the first one who has a father and a father. Lao Lao Yin is a coupon document signed by residents in the li to collect money and farmland, and "loan" it to the "li father and old man" for their daily work. Like the three elders in the township, the elders in the village are a kind of honorary title, and their status is between the officials and the people.

The stone with the coupon book written on it has not been polished, the stone surface is rough and uneven, and the characters are engraved on it, and the arrangement is not neat. He wrote: "On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month in the fifth year of Xiping, sixty-one people, including Zun Yuan Shuang and Zhu Zuo Ying, were sacrificed to the elderly in Jinglao Li, and they were all included in the binding stone coupons. Governing China" so on.

The inscription on the inscription is about 200 characters. Put together 50,000 yuan to buy 50 acres of land. Now it is agreed that all members of Yinzhong who are seniors according to their family's production capacity can borrow the fields in Yinzhong to operate and use the harvested grains to provide expenses.

"Those who have insufficient family resources and are not qualified to be elders in the village should hand over their fields and hand them over to other elders in the villages. The fields are passed on from generation to generation. If there is a deceased person, his descendants will take over. Because of the lack of financial resources, they are not qualified to be elders, so Yuan Shuang, Zuo Ying and others can rent out the fields.

Finally, there is the list of Yin members: "such as constraints: Yuan Shuang, Zuo Ying, Zuo Yuan, Zuo Zhong, Yuan Zhongyao...".

There is an acquaintance on the list, who met the Taiping Taoist "Yuan Pan" at the Wang's house a few days ago. After seeing Yuan Pan that day, Xun Zhen asked Du Mai and knew that he lived here.

Sixty-one names represent sixty-one households, of which the original and Zuo surnames account for more than 90%. There are many ethnic groups living in a li, and it is normal to have one or two big surnames in a li.

Xun Zhen finished reading the inscription, but there was still no one in it, and the alley was deserted. The horse Chen Bao was leading uneasily stepped on its hooves a few times, shook its head and snorted, adding a little noise.

Cheng Yan scratched the scars on his face and said, "It's so weird! Where are all the households here? Why are none of them missing?"

The door to the "bomb chamber" was closed, and no one was inside.

Chen Bao handed the reins to Cheng Yan and said to Xun Zhen, "I'll go look for it."

Several houses on both sides and opposite of the "bomb room" were closed. Chen Bao's family knocked on the door, causing many **** and dogs to bark, breaking the silence in the room, but no one answered, and several houses passed by. , Only with a "squeak", someone opened the door.

"Let's go and have a look."

Xun Zhen was also suspicious, and greeted Cheng Yan to go over together. When she got close, she saw an old man answering the door. Chen Bao asked Xun Zhen just now, and reported to Xun Zhen, "There's no one in here, they all went to Yuanpan's house."

"Where is Yuan Pan's house?"

The old man replied, "In the far west."

Jing Lao Li is in Luxi, and Yuanpan's family lives in the far west, which is at the end of the alley.

Thinking of the name of the father and father Yin Zhongyuanpan I had just read, Xun Zhen asked, "Is it going to be discussed in Yinli?"

"No, it's an exposition of the scriptures."

"Scripture? What scripture?"

"Naturally it is the "Taiping Qing Lingjing" handed down by a great teacher."

Xun Zhen changed color slightly, and asked again as if to confirm: "Are all the residents in his house listening to the scriptures?"

Cheng Yan misunderstood his thoughts and became suspicious, and said, "Yeah, can Yuanpan's house be able to sit down so many people?"

The old man replied, "Except for those who went to the ground, they all went."

Knowing the situation, Chen Bao explained: "Last year, due to the great epidemic, due to Zheng Jun's effective treatment, most of our pavilions were not affected much, only the elderly people suffered the most. Many people, half of them died of illness. In August of this year, there were only fifty or so households with more than a hundred people left.… Many of them were apprentices of the surrounding wealthy households. Guests, get rid of them, and there are only fifty or sixty people left. Yuanpan's family has a house and a yard, and it's no problem to squeeze a few dozen people."

Xun Zhen was shocked in her heart and thought, "Does Quanli actually believe in Taiping Dao?" The expression on her face recovered, and she said to the old man as if nothing had happened, "Thank you very much." She said to Chen Bao, "Let's go to his house. "

The three led their horses to the west and came to the west end.

Yuanpan's house is next to Liximen. Going out from Liximen, there are fields outside, only a path twists and turns through the green wheat fields, leading to the distance. Xun Zhen looked out the door a few times, and saw that the hills were uplifted and the trees were sparse in the distance.

The door of Yuanpan's house was not closed, it was hidden, and soft voices came from it. When Xun Zhen heard it, it was clear that Yuan Pan was talking. Other than that, there is no other noise. He hesitated slightly, motioned Cheng Yan and Chen Bao to be quiet, walked gently outside the door, and looked in.

In the inner courtyard of the gate, there was a crowd of people sitting on their knees in black pressure, and no one was disturbed. Following their line of sight, Xun Zhen saw Yuan Pan in the main room. He placed something under the seat, half a body taller than the others, and held a roll of bamboo slips in his hand. There were also listeners in the room, just as quiet, just as fixated on Yuan Pan.

Xun Zhen made a rough estimate and found that there were about forty or fifty people in the courtyard, most of them were men, there were also women, and a few elderly people.

Yuan Pan's speech rate was not fast, and the pronunciation of each word was clear and comfortable.

I just listened to him saying: "I just said that there are strong officials in one state, but one state does not dare to speak. There are strong officials in one county, but they dare not speak in one county. Dare to speak; one pavilion is strong and strong, but one pavilion does not dare to speak'. Do you all understand?"

The man below replied, "Understood."

"Then let's talk about this paragraph: 'Since the creation of heaven and earth, the ominous anger has been incessant, and the dead will come back again, why? Husband's lifespan is the most precious treasure of the sky, so private virtues should not be hypocritical. . . . The dead'." Read a verse and explain a sentence. After reading a paragraph, say it again as a whole.

Xun Zhen had never read the "Taiping Qing Lingjing", so I don't know which paragraph he is talking about now, but if you listen carefully, it makes sense. — is not "truth", but "mystery". The two things "Xuan" and "Li" are the most attractive. Mysterious and mysterious, the door to all wonders.

He also heard him say: "Everyone's actions, whether they have the strength to do good, will not turn out to be evil, or if they have the strength to do evil, they will achieve good, because they say that they are sages."

He also heard him say: "Mortal people have three lifespans, and should respond to the three qi, the life of the sun, the yin, and the harmony."

I heard him speak again: "Those who die with twins and underages are said to be innocently bearing the faults of their ancestors. Those with many head diseases are unpleasant for the weather; The Five Elements of Qi is also fighting; …, those who are sick with cold and die are too yin and qi; those who are often sick and die, the qi of punishment is too acute; those who are sick with bloating or have little qi are wrong in the Eight Sections.”

It connects people's good and evil, life, old age, sickness and death with "the yin and yang of heaven and earth", and inherits the idea of ​​"harmony between man and nature" of Lao and Zhuang.

Xun Zhen listened quietly, and then listened to him speak again: "Today, the Yin and Yang of the earth have lost their place, so disease affects all things. Emperors are not in harmony, floods and droughts are impermanent, thieves and thieves are numerous, and their punishment is more urgent, or increased. The benefits are numerous, the connection is incomprehensible, the people are all calling to the sky, the county officials are chaotic, disorderly, everything is injured, and the sky is moved by the gods. . . . die young."

After hearing this sentence, his heart shook and he couldn't help but take a step back, UU reading www. uukanshu.com thought to himself: "The emperor's governance is not harmonious, the floods and droughts are impermanent, the thieves are numerous, and the punishment is even more urgent..., the people are all shouting to the sky..., the gods are moved to the sky..., the power of the sky can't be restrained. It's a sin to God, and it will cause you to die prematurely."

He had to admit that the first half of this paragraph was in line with the current political and world affairs, but the second half? He peered into the solemn atmosphere in the courtyard, he listened to Yuan Pan's soft and warm voice, he seemed to see the endless yellow turbans sweeping the empire, he seemed to see the blood-red murderous aura, and he stepped back as if frightened. one step.

He remembered the misery of the people he had heard and witnessed in the past, the Yellow Turbans who were about to rise up in the future, and he had never expected that there was a place in his pavilion where the whole li believed in the Way of Peace. I didn't know what to say, it was like pity, it was like fear, and it was like surprise. In the end, all kinds of thoughts converged, and I just couldn't help but recite the last sixteen words silently: " When the power of heaven is released, it cannot be restrained, and if it is punished by heaven, one will die prematurely."

This is talking about people, but why can't it be regarded as talking about the court?

1, the father and mother.

"Yin" is a form of organization, also known as single, also known as bullet. Some are government-run, and some are self-organized by the people.

Officially run, there is the "Zheng Yin" set up to solve the state corvée. When there is corvage, the members of the group are organized to pool money to go out for "temporary employment, not bothering the residents." There are also for other purposes, such as Dong Yin, Jiu Yin, filial son Yin, Zong Yin and so on.

There are also different types of "Yin" spontaneously organized by the common people, one of which is "Yin for the elderly".

2. Calculate the people

"Counting the people" means the census population. Counties and roads across the country are required to count the increase or decrease of domestic household registration in August each year, which is called "counting the people", and formulate household registration and collect taxes accordingly.

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