Inside and outside the palace, everyone had a happy Lantern Festival.

Luo Yuhong is marriage event has been preliminarily settled, and now she is happily going back to her parents' house to report the good news; The princess and Zhu Pingjin met the prince after a long absence, and finally had a cold reunion dinner during the Spring Festival; The Chengdu scholar world finally opened the list because of the poetry of the prince. It is said to be a talented high school poet in Chongqing Prefecture (now Chongzhou City). When the poet received the award, he performed another of his stunts in public - he dipped his mop in ink and wrote a few large characters on the imperial city dam, which made the scholar community greatly feel that this poet was really well-deserved (Note 1). The prince was also very happy, and his joy was also related to Zhu Pingjin's poems. He and the Taiping King anonymously submitted poems, although they failed to win the championship in one fell swoop, but one of them was commented by Master Shu as "depressed and strong", so it occupied an inch of land on the stone plaque of the Huangcheng Dam for thousands of readers to read and admire.

After the Lantern Festival, it will be considered the end of the New Year.

On the morning of the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, Zhu Pingjin, the son of Shu, officially bid farewell to his mother and went to Mengding Mountain, the revolutionary holy place in his heart.

Mengding Mountain is located in the middle of Yazhou and Mingshan County, at the eastern foot of the Qionglai Mountain Range, a super earthquake zone, about 300 miles away from Chengdu Prefecture. After passing through Mengding Mountain to the west, straight over the ridgeline of the Qionglai Mountains, it is Lushan County. Of course, the people who ran to go over the mountain were brain-dead except for the donkey friends, and the normal people all made a detour to Lushan County via Feixian Pass in Yazhou.

In addition to dozens of people and horses, there were also dozens of two-wheeled carts, carrying food, clothing and other supplies for the displaced people. The road leading to Mengding Mountain extends to the southwest, passing through Chongqing, Dayi County, Qiongzhou, and finally reaching Mingshan County, Yazhou. Zhu Pingjin is not a particularly hard-working person, he feels that there are no cars or highways now, relying on the horse's four legs and a pair of wooden wheels, it is too tiring to gallop a horse to arrive in one day, and it is not necessary, so he planned a three-day trip: the first day only to Dayi County, Qiongzhou; The next day, we went to Mingshan County, Qiongzhou; On the third day, go up the mountain.

The first day was safe and sound. After arriving in Dayi County early, Zhu Pingjin also looked for a high place with great interest, looked at the Qianqiu snow in Xiling, and put aside Cao Sanbao, and talked with He Youyi and Sun Hong about the difference between alpine skiing and alpine grass skiing on the buttocks, which made the two stunned. The next day's itinerary was also smooth, and there was an accident when I was about to arrive at Qiongzhou City. A crowd of ragged peasants, at least one or two hundred, armed with clubs, hoes and iron forks, gathered on the road and shouted.

Obviously, the car driver can't get by.

Peasant uprising! When Zhu Pingjin heard the report, he immediately grabbed the exquisite jade sword at his feet and lifted the curtain, stood on the car and shouted:

"Cao Banban, lead the war horse of this world! General Song, command the escort array! Escort! Escort! ”

Song Zhensi wore a helmet and armor, and the long tassel was in his hand, and more than 20 armored cavalrymen immediately formed two cavalry formations across the road, shielding in front of Zhu Pingjin's car. The rest of the cavalry were divided into two groups and escorted on both sides of the chariot.

A row of elite armored iron horsemen was lying across the road, and it was impossible for the peasant army not to see it. The gathered crowd began to panic, and I don't know who yelled a few times in the crowd, but the crowd calmed down again, and aimed sticks, hoes, and iron forks in the direction of Zhu Pingjian.

Zhu Pingjin saw that the crowd did not rush towards him, and his pounding heart gradually calmed down.

Whether it is a mass incident or an anti-GM riot is a contradiction of two different natures. The former is a contradiction among the people, and the latter is a contradiction between the enemy and ourselves. There are also fundamentally different ways in which they deal with it. The former is to dissolve, pay attention to spring breeze and rain; The latter, in short, is resolute repression, with emphasis on storms. Zhu Pingjin was sure in his heart, so he began to use his condescending advantage to observe the situation, observing both the other party and his own side. Sun Hong was a little flustered just now, and he had already fallen into Zhu Pingjin's eyes; Luo Jingyun, who resolutely followed out to see the world, rode on a short Sichuan horse, but he looked very excited, holding a short-handled waist knife in his hand that he got out of nowhere, and he looked eager to try and prepare to kill.

He Youyi rode out of the back of the car, hugged his fists and asked Zhu Pingjin for his life, asking to go to the front to find out. Zhu Pingjin was accurate, and arranged for two more cavalry to follow and protect.

He Youyi: This is the first time after the dedication to do something practical for the master. What Zhu Pingjin said the day before yesterday, He Youyi went home to study carefully and deeply understand. He was born in the guard, grew up in the army, and ran the farm and business for a long time, and dealt with people at all levels. When he encountered a crowd on the road today, He Youyi could see at a glance that it was not a thief, but a tenant of a large family making trouble, and most of them were renting. Spring is the time when the green and yellow are not harvested, what are the tenants making trouble if they don't make a fuss? So he immediately stood up and competed with Sun Hong for the first credit. Sun Hong rode in front, and his panicked embarrassment just now also fell into He Youyi's eyes.

He Youyi skillfully controlled the horses and slowly approached the gathered crowd. It wasn't until he was only ten paces away that he reined in his horse and asked in a loud voice: "Who are you waiting for, who dare to cut off the road with a weapon in your hand?" Are you trying to rebel? ”

He Youyi asked loudly, and everyone in the crowd said anything. Some asked if you were officers and soldiers; Some people say that we are not rebelling, but just want to let the proprietor be rent-free; Some say that the owner is too ruthless and we can't get by; There were also women crying and rushing over with a child in their arms, kneeling in front of He Youyi's horse.

He Youyi's judgment was correct, and he was proud in his heart, so he scolded loudly with a heavy face: "You are waiting to gather and make noise, what is it not a rebellion?" When you have a grievance, your own local state and county officials accept it impartially, why do you use such drastic means? Do you think that the knives and guns in the hands of officers and soldiers are vegetarian? ”

A tall, sturdy man walked out of the crowd, carrying a thick pole in his hand. He said loudly to He Youyi: "As soon as I hear you, you are not from here!" Are you the official there? Can you manage our affairs in Qiongzhou? ”

Seeing a leader come out, He Youyi was not timid in his heart, but just sneered: "The whole world is not the king's land, and the coast of the four seas is not the king's minister!" I am a family from all over the world, Qiongzhou is not a place outside the world, where is there anything that Wang Fa can't control? ”

When the sturdy man heard this, he immediately threw his flat pole on the ground and said, "Okay, good! This official said that he can control our Yang Tianguan in Qiongzhou, and we will all follow him and listen to how he can reason with the Yang family! A large group of people immediately surrounded him, and when the two cavalrymen saw that the situation was not good, they immediately drew their weapons and forced the advancing crowd.

He Youyi didn't know who this person surnamed Yang was, but as soon as he heard the word "Tianguan", he knew that it was terrible. The word "heavenly official" is extraordinary, and can generally only be used for officials of the imperial court. The Ministry of Officials is the central official of the six ministries, ranking first among the six departments, and the scholars are generally university scholars. The Wenxuan Division in the Ministry of Officials is known as the No. 1 Division in the world, and even the non-commissioned officers of the new section have to wait carefully, so as not to be assigned to a place where bandits are rampant, and lose their lives in a daze. When He Youyi spoke just now, he faced a group of farmers, and he inevitably got big, and now he feels a little unable to get off the stage. Just as he was hesitating, there was a commotion in the crowd, and another group of people pushed through the crowd with knives, guns and sticks. A man with an extremely rich appearance and a foreign hat shouted to He Youyi: "Who wants to take care of the affairs of my Tianguan family?" Which yamen are you, or which noble family are you? "This group of people seems to be the big players in the fight with the peasants.

He Youyi now knew that these things were not easy to manage, and he couldn't manage them, so he had to turn his horse's head and prepare to report to Zhu Pingjin, but he didn't know that Zhu Pingjin was already riding a horse and standing behind him.

Zhu Pingjin didn't say anything to He Youyi, nor did he pay attention to the member, but just took a few steps forward and smiled kindly at the sturdy man who led the trouble: "What a good man!" Have guts! What is your name? ”

The sturdy man was praised by the young nobleman, and the hostility in his heart suddenly dissipated a lot, and he said, "The little people are kings and big bulls." It's not that the small people are making trouble and rebelling, it's true that the owner collects too much rent, and we can't afford to pay it. Then he pointed to a woman with a baby in her arms and said, "Childe, look, her baby is already hungry." ”

Zhu Pingjin immediately said to He Youyi: "Order Cao to accompany him and ask him to take out our dry food." You lead the soldiers to give food to the hungry. Be careful not to give too much at once! If people are hungry for a long time and eat too much, they are easy to choke and get sick! ”

Sun Hong came over and said he wanted to go. Zhu Pingjin nodded, and Sun Hong hurriedly went. He Youyi originally had the intention to advise Zhu Pingjian, but seeing that the prince had no intention of discussing with him, he had to turn around and find dry food to help the victims.

Zhu Pingjin jumped off his horse, threw the reins, and the cavalry behind him hurriedly grabbed him. He approached the king bull with a smile on his face and motioned for the king bull to follow him. Seeing that Wang Da Niu was honestly following up, he sat on the ridge on the side of the road, and asked Wang Da Niu to sit beside him, while asking everyone to find a place to sit, just leaving the group of proprietors standing in the middle of the road.

Wang Daniu got a piece of walnut shortbread, and he didn't care about talking to Zhu Pingjin, so he ate it first, but choked because he ate it too quickly, and Zhu Pingjin hurriedly asked Cao Sanbao to bring water. After Wang Daniu licked the residue on his hands, he said unsatisfied: "Childe, this cake is really delicious!" The little family never ate. ”

Zhu Pingjin said: "Later, you can bring a few back to your family and let them all taste it." ”

Wang Daniu's face turned red and said, "Childe is really a good person!" We're not making trouble! We were just hungry and asked the owner to waive last year's rent arrears. From last autumn to this summer's harvest, the small family of seven people has only three stone grains, five brothers, an old lady, and a little sister, how to eat enough! In the past two months, the five of us brothers have to go up the mountain every day to see if we can hunt some hares or something, and fill our stomachs, but you see this cold spring, how can there be any game in the mountains? The little sister can still dig some wild vegetables to satisfy her hunger. Yang Tianguan's family came to demand rent at this time, didn't he want our lives? ”

Zhu Pingjin asked: "How much rent does the owner receive?" ”

Wang Daniu said: "The harvest of the good land is seventy into five, the harvest of the poor land is sixty into five, and the harvest is sixty percent, and the stone land on the side of the mountain is harvested four or five percent." Anyway, it is a word from the owner. The small man must be a rich and noble man from the official family, can you help the little ones say a word, exempt last year's rent arrears, and collect less rent this year. ”

The surrounding peasants did not patronize and eat, and when they saw Wang Da Niu talking with the rich and noble son, they had already stretched out their ears to listen to the news; He Youyi, Sun Hong, and those guards were not idle, and they were also paying attention to Zhu Pingjian's moves.

Under the eager gaze of the surroundings, Zhu Pingjin just smiled and said to Wang Daniu: "Okay." But we have to say okay, if this son gives the people here today free rent, your brother will go with me, okay? ”

Wang Daniu looked at the surrounding villagers and hesitated: "I want to leave, this field is getting poorer and poorer the more you plant, and the more people plant, the more hungry they are." It's just that there is an old lady and a little sister in the small family......"

Zhu Pingjin said with a smile: "The five brothers will discuss, leave one to take care of the old lady and the little sister, and the others will go with my son." My son guarantees that your brother will have food to eat, and some money to get! ”

Wang Daniu didn't hesitate this time. He said: "Childe is a good person! Even if you let us fight for our lives, we will follow you! ”

Zhu Pingjin laughed out loud and said to Wang Daniu: "You dare to say it, you are a good man!" He instructed Cao Sanbao again: "You go and call the housekeeper or Zhuangtou's subordinate from Yang Tianguan's house." You just say that I know his master, Yang Shen. ”

"What if they ask about you, master?"

"You just say that the prince of Shu is called his father in this world!"

Note 1: The scholar may have won the first and only imperial examination held by Zhang Xianzhong a few years later, and also showed off his calligraphy, which made Zhang Xianzhong feel that there were many talents in Shu and it was difficult to control. Therefore, he was beheaded, and the person who took the exam in the same subject was beheaded, which is known as the "Daci Temple tragedy" in history.