Chapter 605: The Monarch or the People Are Expensive

"Daddy!"

"Official!"

Seeing that his daughter, several wives and concubines, and their dresses had been torn to shreds by those ruffians and hooligans, Liu Zhizhou shouted in tears: "Stop! On Tuesday, if you dare to do this, the old man will not let you go even if he is a ghost! ”

"Then you go to be a ghost!" On Tuesday, he punched Liu Zhizhou in the stomach.

Liu Zhizhou is a civil official, and his body is not too strong, and after receiving a punch from this strong man on Tuesday, he only felt unbearable pain and coughed continuously.

Just when the ladies of the Liu Mansion were about to lose their bodies and be humiliated, Li Nan strode in from outside the courtyard, and after glancing at it, he locked his eyes on the leader of Tuesday, and asked coldly, "Who are you?" ”

"Who am I? Lao Tzu is ...... Belch! ”

Zhang Hao, who was close to protecting Li Nan, heard that this person dared to spit evil words in front of the prince, and immediately kicked Tuesday out with one kick.

Because the situation has not yet been clarified, Zhang Hao did not use all his strength with this kick, and he was strong on Tuesday, so it was not a big problem.

After getting up from the ground, Tuesday looked at Li Nan and Zhang Hao with fierce eyes, and shouted loudly: "Brothers, these two guys must be the remnants of the Song Army, and they did them with Lao Tzu!" ”

Seeing dozens of ruffians surrounding Li Nan, Zhang Hao smiled coldly, "I want to live!" ”

"Bang! Bang! Bang......" A large number of palace guards poured in from the courtyard gate, and the muskets in their hands opened fire in unison.

When the smoke cleared, the ground was covered with ruffians who had been shot in the legs and were wailing, and on Tuesday the hooligan leader was given extra attention, and he was shot in both legs, and he was bleeding freely.

Tuesday was able to rein in these ruffians and hooligans, and he was also a little tough, although he was shot twice, he endured the pain and shouted: "You gang of thieves, when the Zhennan army arrives here, none of you can escape!" ”

"Oh?" Li Nan came to Tuesday and asked with interest, "It seems that you are still loyal to the Song people of Zhennan Kingdom?" ”

"Exactly!" Tuesday raised his head and said: "Lao Tzu doesn't recognize the Song Kingdom, only the Zhennan Kingdom!" ”

"Alas! It's a shame. Li Nan looked at Tuesday and shook his head and sighed: "This king really hopes that more Song people will recognize Zhennanguo, but he doesn't need people like you." ”

Although Tuesday was a ruffian, he was not a stupid person, and after hearing Li Nan's self-proclaim, he was immediately frightened.

Originally, Tuesday thought very well, he thought that Zhennanguo would never let go of the officials of Song State, so he brought someone to clean up the enemy Liu Zhizhou who had put him in prison before, but he didn't expect to be bumped into by the lord of Zhennanguo in person, and at this moment he really wanted to find a happy way to kill himself.

Looking around the messy backyard, Li Nan waved his hand and said, "Escort them down first, Zhang Hao hurry up to save people." ”

Zhang Hao ordered someone to escort Tuesday and others out, and the princess Zhao Yingluo instructed the maid to find some clothes for the ladies of the Liu Mansion to put on, and Li Nan came in person

Liu Mingqi's front.

In Liu Mingqi's shocked gaze, Li Nan calmly tore off the thick ropes that bound him with his empty hands.

As soon as he regained his freedom, Liu Mingqi immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "Lord Wang, your great kindness, Liu and the whole family are unforgettable!" ”

Li Nan smiled and said, "Okay, get up, it's good if you don't blame me for this." ”

Liu Mingqi said in a panic: "This matter was done by the villain on Tuesday, and it has nothing to do with the prince, the grass people are grateful to you, how dare you complain." ”

Looking at Liu Mingqi's filthy clothes, Li Nan said to him: "You go and freshen up first, appease the female relatives at home, and then come to see me in the front yard after you pack up." ”

After half a ring, Liu Mingqi, who had changed into new clothes, came to the flower hall in the front yard, knelt down and said: "Liu Mingqi, a grass man, knocks on the king of Zhennan, the princess of Zhennan." ”

Li Nan said lightly: "Get up and sit down." ”

After Liu Mingqi sat down cautiously, Li Nan opened his mouth and asked, "Liu Zhizhou, do you think the monarch is still the people?" ”

"Mencius said that the people are noble and the monarch is light, and there is a cloud in "Xunzi Monarchy": 'The monarch is also a boat, and the person who is a common man is also water, and the water is carrying a boat, and the water is overturning.'"

Liu Mingqi paused, looked up at Li Nan, and gave an affirmative reply: "Therefore, the grass people think that the people are precious, and the monarch is light!" ”

"Good!" Hearing this answer, Li Nan stroked his palms and smiled: "Since this is the case, then you will be the high-ranking official on Jinghu South Road in the future." ”

"High-ranking officials?" Hearing this new term, Liu Mingqi was suddenly at a loss.

Li Nan patiently explained to him: "The administrative division of Zhennan is different from that of the Song Kingdom, which is divided into five levels: province, city, county, township, and village. ”

"Wait!" After Liu Mingqi understood what Li Nan meant, he hurriedly spoke out to stop him.

"Lord Wang, although you have the grace of not killing us during the Battle of Changsha, and today you saved the lives of my whole family, I, Liu Mingqi, am an official of the Song State, and I cannot betray my homeland to serve you!"

Liu Mingqi's reaction Li Nan had already expected it, so he didn't get angry, but said to him: "In the first month of the third year of Yuanfu, Song Zhezong died of illness, and the prime minister Zhang Dian advocated according to the etiquette and law, and should be the same mother and brother of Zhezong as King Jian Zhao, otherwise he should be the eldest brother Shen Wang Zhao Tong, but Empress Shenzong thought that she had no children, and all the sons of Shenzong were concubines, and after excluding Zhao Tong who suffered from eye disease, she advocated that Zhao Ji, the second brother of Li Zhezong, Duan Wang Zhao Ji, Zhang Dian pointed out at that time that Zhao Ji 'frivolously cannot rule the world', but there is such a thing? ”

This kind of thing is known to the whole world, Liu Mingqi nodded and responded: "Yes." ”

"Huh." Li Nan chuckled a few times and continued: "Huizong Zhao Ji has been fond of pen and ink, danqing, horse riding, archery, and juju since he was a child, and has a strong interest in exotic flowers and stones, birds and animals, especially in calligraphy and painting, and has shown extraordinary talent, but he has no intention of national affairs. Is there such a thing? ”

"Yes." Liu Mingqi hesitated for a moment and responded.

After Huizong Zhao Ji succeeded to the throne, the eunuch Yang Jian set up a "rice field affairs", collected and demanded the land deeds of the people everywhere, and pursued them until there was no deed to prove, and called the land beyond the original land deeds as public land, robbed the people of the land, and finally forced the fishermen such as Liangshan Bo Song Jiang to rebel. Is there such a thing? ”

"Huizong Zhao Ji favored the six thieves, Cai Jing and others under the banner of the new law, did all kinds of evil, bribed public banks, openly sold officials, set up clever names, increased taxes and taxes, and looted people's wealth. Is there such a thing? ”

"Huizong Zhao Ji disregarded the life and death of the people, lived an arrogant and lascivious life, spendthrift, and loved flowers and stones. In various parts of the Yangtze River, we set up Yingfeng Bureaus to solicit exotic flowers and stones and other items and ship them to Tokyo. In order to ensure the transportation of the "Huashi Gang", the Cao Yun, which is related to the country's livelihood, was squeezed aside, and the Cao ships and a large number of merchant ships were forcibly requisitioned to transport the Hua Shi. Up and down the country, it costs millions of servants. As long as the bureau hears that there are strange stones and trees in any place and in any house, they will not hesitate to break the house and destroy the wall, trample the field and destroy the tomb, causing the world to be depressed and the people to make a living. finally led to Fang La's gathering of millions to raise the anti-flag. Is there such a thing? ”

"Huizong Zhao Ji mobilized troops and horses to invade the Liao Kingdom twice, and in addition to the loss of troops and generals, he only got the empty city ...... Qizhou"

Li Nan asked questions again and again, in the face of these facts known to the world, Liu Mingqi did not have the slightest rebuttal, and Zhao Yingluo, who was sitting on the side, heard that his father had done so many mediocre things, and both of them were ashamed for a while.

There was silence in the flower hall for a moment, and Li Nan opened his mouth to ask: "Liu Mingqi, you think that the people are noble and the monarch is light, and now this king gives you a chance to create a better life for the people, but you prevaricate with the words of loyalty to the old country, it seems a little inappropriate, right?" ”