Chapter 4: Ups and Downs (1

Dou Jiande's car stayed in Ping'en County for more than 20 days, during which he left all his daily government affairs to Song Zhengben, Kong Deshao and Xu Jing, and he only took a cadre of virtuous and famous people from the new "expedition" to inspect the nearby Tuntian points and supervise the implementation of spring ploughing.

After several years of exploration, the officials under Cheng Mingzhen have summed up an effective reclamation routine. Therefore, whether it is a village established in the early years or a newly opened Tunzi, there is a busy scene everywhere at the moment. Seeing this, Dou Jiande was very happy in his heart, and while inspecting, he praised his name as the first minister under his command. Cheng Mingzhen smiled and said that he didn't dare to accept it. Dou Jiande waved his hand and said loudly: "Hey! Why should you be too humble! I can't see it from others, anyway, this way down, under the rule of my old Dou, you are the most peaceful. Being an official is not a scholar, it is not who is better at reciting poetry, and who is familiar with memorization! It is to be able to share the worries of the lonely and do some good things for the people under the rule of the lonely. If you blow with your mouth, you will have to expose your stuffing sooner or later. Only when it is placed on the table, so that everyone can really see and touch, that is the real ability! ”

As he spoke, he also deliberately and unintentionally glanced at the officials who accompanied him. Seeing that the bosses of the officials were uncomfortable, they lowered their heads one by one, twisted their bodies, and never dared to meet him head-on.

finally hit the other party's arrogance with facts, and Dou Jiande was very proud. Occasionally glancing at the side of the road, he saw that the local tuntian officials were standing on the side of the road with a group of farmers bowing to him, so he threw off his python robe, strode over, helped the farmers up one by one, grabbed a hoe, and went down to the field himself. bluffed a local official into sweating, chased after him and apologized again and again. Dou Jiande pushed him and said with a smile: "Get out of the way, be careful not to step on the seedlings!" My old Dou ordered everyone to reclaim the land every day, if he didn't even have mud on his hands, how could he be embarrassed to stand there and shout five and six?! ”

The officials and officials couldn't resist him, so they had to stand by the ridge and pay attention. Dou Jiande raked four or five ridges in succession, tired and sweaty, before laughing and putting down the hoe, beating his waist and saying, "No, no." It really doesn't work anymore. Back then, I was raising three acres of land a day, and the boys around me were no matches. Whose land is this? Let the landlord come over, can my old Dou's life be passable? ”

When the farmer, who had long been frightened, heard this, he hurriedly stumbled over, and cried while slapping the dirt on his body for Dou Jiande: "Kill me, kill me." Lord Dou, your great kindness, how can I pay it back! ”

"What's not gracious. You will pay food and pay taxes in the future, isn't it cheap for me? Dou Jiande stretched out his hand to pick up the farmer who was moved to tears, and patted the other party's shoulder to admonish. Do a good job, with my old Dou in one day, this land will always be yours. It turned out that the court lacked morality, and God didn't give people a way to live. But now it's different. On this land, my old Dou has to say it. From now on, eat dry and thin, but it's all up to you! ”

"Hey! Ay! The owner of the field agreed with tears in his eyes. The surrounding farmers and officials were also moved to the red, and they agreed with this prince Dou who knew the difficulties of the people. Although the officials, virtuous people, and celebrities who followed Dou Jiande around the inspection felt that Dou Jiande's behavior was out of the king's style, they understood that after this pretentiousness, Dou Jiande's good reputation of being diligent in government and loving the people was completely implemented. In the future, if it is spread out, it will definitely become its winning money, so they nodded secretly, and looked at Dou Jiande's gaze unconsciously with a little more reverence.

"What's a baby?" After returning to the team, Dou Jiande's words became more and more serious, "Jinshan Yinshan is not as good as the word 'thanks' in the mouths of the people." Our people in the Central Plains know the warmth best, you really do things for them, even if it is a little insignificant, when you can repay you, he can't wait to take out all his belongings. On the other hand, if you don't treat them as human beings, you can expect them to treat you as human beings. Once there is a difficulty, it is you who lose your life, and it is their business! ”

"The prince's words are reasonable!" Among the civil officials, a Confucian named Hao Mengzheng responded in a low voice. Mencius said that the people are precious, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light. Therefore, the people of the hill are the sons of heaven, the sons of heaven are the princes, and the princes are the doctors. Seeing the king's words and deeds today, it can be said that he will win the people. The land of Hebei has been settled since then! ”

"The people are the state, and the country is solid! The king's deeds are exactly what he said! Immediately behind Hao Mengzheng, a gentleman named Yang Deqing echoed loudly.

The officials and wise men who were forcibly recruited by Dou Jiande followed the team every day these days, seeing and hearing all the people's suffering, and their arrogance had long been worn away by reality, but because of the face of the literati, they couldn't bow their heads to the other party. At this moment, when I heard someone taking the lead, they stepped forward one after another, and echoed in a gossipy voice: "The ancients Yunguan Mountain is dangerous, and it is not as popular as the people's will." Wang Neng can lead by example, plough the acres of ridges, spread the word, and the hearts of the people of Hebei will be harvested! ”

Dou Jiande is this effect, glanced at everyone with a smile, pursed his lips and said, "Is it only Hebei?" How is the world? What about your heart? ”

Everyone was speechless for a while, and they all avoided their gaze. Dou Jiande shook his head with a smile and continued: "I'm a rough person, I haven't read much. But I know that the Son once said, the heart is right and then the body is cultivated, the body is cultivated and then the family is united, the family is united and then the country is governed, and the country is governed and then the world is peaceful. For example, there is chaos today, the smoke is everywhere, and the people are displaced. Dou is not talented, and is willing to settle Hebei first, so that the people can have a place to cultivate and recuperate. When the saint comes out, and then abdicate to make way for the virtuous, what do you think is okay? ”

"This ......" The sages didn't expect Dou Jiande, who had always been rude, to come out with such polite, thoughtful and well-organized words, and the more speechless he responded, he was stunned.

Seeing the surprised looks on everyone's faces, Dou Jiande shrugged his shoulders and continued: "The princes look down on me Dou Jiande and think that my old Dou is vulgar, so it's okay. But the land of Hebei is full of mourning, have you ever heard of it? If the chaos continues in various places, under the nest, can the princes be left alone? ”

After listening to these few questions, no matter how thick-skinned the faces of the sages and celebrities were, they were also burned red and black. The reason why they were arrogant and arrogant before, they often sneered at Dou Jiande and others. One is to look down on Dou Jiande's reckless background, because even if this son gains momentum for a while, it will be difficult to become a big weapon after all. Second, he is also self-respecting, and feels that without the scholars and scholars, Dou Jiande will not be able to govern the southern counties of Hebei at all. But he didn't expect that there would be a talent like Cheng Mingzhen under Dou Jiande, and he didn't need anyone's help to govern the place thrivingly, and there was a faint sign of the founding of the country. Unexpectedly, Dou Jiande had already seen through everyone's thoughts, but he had been tolerant and refused to pierce the window screen.

Now all the secrets are exposed in broad daylight, so that everyone is not embarrassed. Fortunately, Yang Deqing saw the opportunity quickly, laughed dryly, and stepped forward to explain to everyone: "The prince said so, but he wronged the ministers and waited." Although the ministers read a lot of books, they have little experience in governance. Unlike General Cheng, from scratch, little by little, the Tuntian in Ping'en counties was established! ”

"Yes, yes, yes!" At this moment, everyone didn't care about dropping their schoolbags anymore, and slipped down the steps paved by Yang Deqing, "It's not that the ministers are deliberately slacking, but they are really shallow in their studies, and they are not of great use!" Zi said......"

"Zi said: If you are a threesome, you must have my teacher. Choose those who are good from it, and choose those who are not good and change it! Dou Jiande interrupted with a smile, quoted scriptures, and was full of words, "Since the princes take governing the country and the world as their own ambition, why don't you choose the first one to follow?" Cheng Jun Shou Tuntian has more than three loads, and everything he does has been customized. With the talents of the public, why is it difficult to learn? ”

"I'll wait for ......" Cheng Mingzhen, who is at most in his twenties in age, frowned and looked bitter. has a vain name, and his mind and bearing are not as good as Dou Jiande, a reckless hero, which has already made everyone ashamed. If you still want to ask Cheng Mingzhen, the little doll, for advice, wouldn't it make people lose their faces in Java?

"I understand, it's not that I can't, but I don't do it?" Dou Jiande laughed and quoted another famous quote from Mencius.

His words must reach Confucius and Meng, and listen to the ears of the officials around him, which only makes the latter more and more admired. Listening to the ears of Cheng Mingzhen and other brothers in the Zhouzhou camp, it is a different taste.

"It turns out that Lord Dou is so highly educated?" Wu Tianxi, Wang Fei, Duan Qing, etc., secretly said in their hearts.

"It turns out that Lord Dou's previous vulgar behavior was all pretended!" Duan Qing looked at the majestic sea and secretly sighed.

"It turns out that Prince Dou sees a coarse person saying coarse words, and sees a fine person saying fine words!" Xiong Kuohai glanced at Cheng Mingzhen, his eyes full of suspicion.

"Is it okay?" Cheng Mingzhen looked at Dou Jiande, and his heart was also turbulent. After so much contact, he finally figured out one thing. That is, Dou Jiande has a thousand faces, and against anyone, whether the other party is a green forest tycoon or a well-educated Confucian scholar, he can come up with the face closest to the other party in the shortest time. As for which face is real, I'm afraid no one can say clearly except for Prince Dou himself!

In shock, Hao Mengzheng had already taken the lead in stepping forward, first straightening out his clothes, giving a deep salute, and then asking loudly: "Hao Mou is not talented, please ask Cheng Junshou to give guidance to the people of Tuntian?" ”

"Yang is not talented, I am willing to perform the disciple ceremony!" Yang Deqing also walked in front of Cheng Mingzhen and stretched to the ground.

Without waiting for Cheng Mingzhen to recover from his surprise, all the sages and celebrities gathered around him and bowed down to ask for advice. The young man was so embarrassed that his face turned red, and his lips pursed for a while before he responded in a low voice: "Don't, don't, your knowledge is far above Cheng, how dare Cheng dare to hold it up." The policy of Tuntian, I have written it all on the note to the prince. If you ask the prince for a look, you can see it at a glance! ”

"Okay, okay, he's soft-skinned, don't toss him later!" Dou Jiande instantly returned to the appearance of a green forest hero, and smiled to relieve Cheng Mingzhen. "Just wait and put your heart into it. I have already sent someone to copy a few copies of them, and I put them in my bag. I can give it to you tonight. The specific one is appropriate and which one is not, you can point it out as much as you can, and promote each other with Cheng Junshou. As for the gift of disciples, forget it! He is so young, and he accepts a bunch of disciples who are more than ten or twenty years older than him, isn't he a long life? ”

"I am willing to ask Cheng Junshou for advice!" Everyone then got down the stairs, straightened their waists, arched their hands and said.

"I would like to learn from you! If there is anything wrong, please don't hesitate to teach it! Cheng Mingzhen returned the salute and responded politely.

Everyone laughed, and the previous estrangement and suspicion were swept away. Each other feels that the other party is open-minded and worthy of their own friendship. Dou Jiande benefited the most, and he was in the happiest mood, the whip pointed forward, and suggested with a smile: "Don't patronize politely, everyone, there are still more than a dozen tunzi who haven't left." Let's learn as we go, and use it as we learn. We will certainly be able to restore the prosperity of all parts of the country as soon as possible. At that time, no matter where the saint comes from, we will go and vote for him, how can he not be upside down? ”

"May the king drive a thousand years old!" All the virtuous and famous people bowed down and said in unison. At this moment, they finally believed that Dou Jiande had the qualifications to compete for the world. Although he was forcibly requisitioned, he followed the other party, and in the future, the tide will rise, hang the seal and seal the marquis, and take the stage to worship the prime minister, it may not be just a dream of Nanke! As for the vacant position to treat the saint, it is just a polite remark. At that time, even if Dou Jiande is willing to let go, how will everyone let it go?

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