Chapter Seventy-Eight: Ouyang Xiu's Waist Board

As long as a hungry person has something to eat, who cares about the consequences?

People who have no land are guests wherever they are, so it doesn't matter where they go, where they have land, they are home. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The life of the Chinese ancestors is actually a process of finding a happy land, and it is because of this habit that there are traces of the ancestors settling down everywhere, whether it is in the smoky Lingnan or the deep ravines and high ravines.

The Hakka people are the representative group of people looking for a happy land, when the Hu people's iron horses traveled all over the Central Plains, they helped the old and the young to cross the Yangtze River, and had to give up their homes and settle down in the Jedi that the Hu people could not reach.

It is because the ancestors walked all over the country in search of the land that the land of China has been kept intact.

The development of the country is not because of the famous ministers and brave generals, but because these people who have not even handed down their names have been dug out with a hoe and a hoe.

It is because of the four words "just to eat enough" that the vast territory of China has been created!

Of course, the outcasts did not know that they would be so great, and now they just gathered together and watched the Radzipur brothers go to negotiate with their leader, and it would be better to take all the people here with them.

After listening to the report of his subordinates, Tie Xinyuan was completely surrounded by a huge sense of happiness, even when the cold wind was howling, he still felt warm all over his body, although this had a lot to do with the fact that he was wearing a sable fur, Tie Xinyuan still stubbornly thought that this was the warmth brought by happiness.

Some old grain, some tattered clothes from pawnshops, and some cattle and sheep that are very worthless in Xijing can be exchanged for more than 10,000 or 20,000 simple farmers.

It is conceivable that these peasants, who have no land of their own, once they have their own land, God, God knows what a terrifying enthusiasm for production will burst out.

He didn't know anything else, but he clearly knew how fanatical those peasants were after Taizu beat the local tyrants and divided the land.

Tie Xinyuan snorted and looked at Xu Dongsheng.

Xu Dongsheng's face twitched constantly, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I don't think it's a problem to take away 100,000 people from here."

Once the emperor leaves Xijing, as long as the officials here give money, it is estimated that it will not be a big problem for them to sell their ancestors' tablets. ”

Tie Xinyuan nodded and said to the fire guarding beside him: "From tomorrow, add a little minced meat to the wheat porridge for the homeless!"

Then buy a large amount of cotton and cotton cloth, and let the women here work overnight to make cotton clothes. ”

Huo'er frowned and said: "If we spend so much money, we will have no money when we go to Da Song, and you can't go to see Xiaowan as a poor bastard." ”

Tie Xinyuan shook his head and said: "It's okay, the money of the Great Song Dynasty officials is easy to cheat, once we get to Hengshan, we will have more money."

Even if you can't find a herd of wild horses in Hengshan, it doesn't matter, Lao Xu's family is in Jingzhao Mansion......"

Xu Dongsheng shook his head again and again and said, "I can get you money, you can't beat my family's idea."

My sons are more than enough to succeed and fail, and they are more than enough to be rich men, and if you want them to come to Hami to forge ahead, they will die here. ”

Tie Xinyuan smiled: "Don't regret it, I originally planned to give your sons a chance to make contributions, even if you are not there in the future, they will still be able to stand on their own, since you rejected this suggestion, then forget it." ”

Xu Dongsheng said with a straight face: "It's too dangerous to be with you, they don't have their lives to live to the day of their achievements, it's better to let him and me fight the world for them, and they just enjoy it!" ”

Just when Tie Xinyuan and Meng Yuanzhi were talking and laughing, a hunter hurriedly came to report that outside Xijing City, there were people giving soup porridge to help the homeless.

Tie Xinyuan's face immediately changed, and he looked coldly at the scout who came to report and said, "Get ready, kill him tonight!" ”

Xu Dongsheng also had an angry face, his own family did this for a purpose, others did it like this, they didn't know what to do, they were ready to lose, and they actually destroyed the grand plan of their group of people by mistake, he didn't believe that there were such stupid people in Xijing.

Orion was embarrassed and said, "It's the Song man who often drinks with you!" ”

"Oh!"

Hearing Orion say this, Tie Xinyuan's face gradually returned to normal, and only a rotten good person like Ouyang Xiu would do such an unreasonable thing.

Only this broad-minded rotten good man would ignore his identity as an envoy of the Great Song Dynasty and be very rude to help the homeless people and embarrass the Khitans!

Since it was Ouyang Xiu who was doing this, Tie Xinyuan planned to go and see how this pedantic old master helped the homeless.

The place where Ouyang Xiu gave porridge was not very far, just under the southern city gate, there were many Khitan officials wearing furs standing on the city wall, their faces were extremely ugly, in their opinion, even if these homeless people were starved to death, they should not accept the mercy of the envoys of the Song State.

They were even ready to attack, and once Ouyang Xiu left, they would immediately kill those homeless people who had accepted Ouyang Xiu's alms.

As a Khitan people, you should have the spirit of the Khitan people!

Just a hurried glance, Tie Xinyuan understood the situation in front of him, this kind old master didn't know that every bowl of hot porridge he gave out now was a poison that could make the homeless people feel broken!

There were very few people cooking porridge, only seven or eight subordinates, and except for Ouyang Xiu, there were no other Great Song officials.

It seems that his wayward activity was not approved by his deputies, envoys, and colleagues, and was a purely personal act.

Three firewood pots, a little bit of rice grain, under the heat, Ouyang Xiu picked up his clothes and was struggling to stir the porridge pot.

Unlike Tie Xinyuan's purposeful almsgiving, Ouyang Xiu's soup soup here is indeed the purest, without the slightest flawed kindness.

The old master had beads of sweat on his face, after all, stirring a large pot of thick porridge was a very heavy physical work.

The wheat is washed very cleanly, and there is no impurity in the middle, and the yellow and clear wheat looks like this year's new wheat.

Seeing the gruel that had been boiled, Tie Xinyuan felt that such porridge should taste good.

Tie Xinyuan walked to Ouyang Xiu's side, took the big horse spoon in his hand, continued to stir the porridge pot, and used the horse spoon to fill a mouthful of wheat porridge and tasted it, it was really much better than the porridge he gave alms.

Ouyang Xiu wiped the beads of sweat from his face with the sleeves of his robe and said with a smile: "I heard that you are giving relief to the victims?" ”

Tie Xinyuan helped a homeless person fill a bowl of porridge and said with a smile: "Where did the disaster come from? ”

Ouyang Xiu was puzzled and pointed to the homeless people gathered around the porridge pot and said, "Aren't they?" ”

Tie Xinyuan shook his head and said, "No! They are just a group of scoundrels who don't like to farm and like to be idle, of course, this is the official Khitan statement. ”

Ouyang Xiu's eyebrows were twisted into a pimple, and he said in a deep voice: "Do you believe it?" ”

Tie Xinyuan nodded and said, "I don't believe it, but you should!" ”

"The old man is not blind, he can see very clearly! The reason why these people have fallen to this day is because of the sins created by the Khitan nobles and officials! ”

"If you are the prime minister of the Khitan people, you will definitely be famous for the ages, but as an envoy of the Song State, this is not only inappropriate, but wrong, which will increase the difficulty of your work in Liao, and will also be blamed by Khitan officials. Why is this all the trouble? ”

Ouyang Xiu shook his head and said, "How could the old man not know these things for many years?"

Our enemy is the Khitan court, not these people abandoned by Shi Jingjiao, if I want to watch them freeze and starve to death, I can't do it!

You have also read the books of the sages, and Confucius taught us the word of benevolence, which we should do with our hearts, not just talk about it.

If the old man is allowed to turn a blind eye to the plight of these poor victims, the old man will not be able to do it.

Even if he returns to China and is reprimanded, it is just a dismissal, what is it, compared with the old man's discipline, the official position is worthless! ”

Tie Xinyuan sighed and said, "If you do this, who will appreciate it, and who will know?"

Besides, how much can you help the victims with this little food? ”

Ouyang Xiu smiled dumbly and said, "I'm doing my thing, what do I want others to know?"

As for the lack of food, this is a helpless thing, the old man has spent all the money these days, and he has written for the Khitan people in exchange for money, and only got so much food, and thought that he could raise more money by selling words these days, but who knew that the old man's words were suddenly worthless, and no one came to the door to ask for words.

Once the grain is dispersed, the old man will stop, and he has done his best, even if the old man faces hunger all over the ground, he will not be ashamed! ”

While the two were talking, Tie Xinyuan had already dispersed all the food in the cauldron, Ouyang Xiu wanted to continue pouring grain into the pot and continue to boil porridge, but found that the people brought by Tie Xinyuan were carrying his grain.

Then he looked at Tie Xinyuan coldly and said, "Do you even want to snatch this little life-saving food from the mouths of the victims?" ”

Tie Xinyuan violently pushed Ouyang Xiu to the ground, riding on top of him, and punched him heavily in the eye socket.

Even when his fist smashed into Ouyang Xiu's face, his eyes were still wide open, cold as water!

Tie Xinyuan's raised fist couldn't hit the second punch no matter what.

Ouyang Xiu, who was pressed on the snow by Tie Xinyuan, suddenly said, "Why? ”

Tie Xinyuan had no choice but to whisper: "This is the best way I think to solve your current predicament. ”

"How?"

"Seeing those Khitan officials at the head of the city, I dare to guarantee that once you finish your soup alms and return to the city, countless executioners will immediately appear from the city and kill those homeless people who have accepted your soup alms!"

"They dare!!" Ouyang Xiu's eyes were flawed, and he had to be a chieftain.

"They will definitely do it, don't ask me how I know, I have lived in Hudi for more than a year, and these people's mentality knows very well.

Beating you and robbing you of your food, a very serious matter for Song and Liao will immediately turn into a farce!

Maybe you have lost face, but who talks about this matter at most says that you are a bad and good person, a pedantic old master, but they will not go to the national level to criticize you, after all, you have made a fool of yourself. ”

Ouyang Xiu pushed Tie Xinyuan away, ignoring his red and swollen eyes, and planned to enter the city with his hands behind his back.

After walking for a while, he came back and looked at Tie Xinyuan and said sadly: "In this world, it is because of the emergence of scheming people like you that the world is not peaceful!" ”

After saying that, he walked away again, although his clothes were covered with muddy water, his hair was disheveled, and his eyes were red, only the waist was as straight as a javelin. (To be continued.) )