The daylight slanted slightly, shining into the study of the Yellow Mansion.

Huang Liren, who was writing a letter, took the secret letter in the hand of the housekeeper Huang Chengen, and frowned, "Liu Susu unloaded the convoy and arrived at Mingyueji by boat?" With more than 300 orphans and orphans? ”

Master Huang was puzzled.

In the Great Zhou, good deeds can't be done casually, what kind of thing is Mingyuezhuang going to do?

If a person donates all his food and reaps a good name in a disaster year, that's fine.

But if this person goes one step further and helps the small people buy cheap food, blocking the way for other big households to annex the land, then the line will be crossed, and the end is almost certain.

For example, a great Confucian who goes to a certain county to learn and give lectures, and then gives some pen and ink, paper inkstones, and books to the Mengxue in that county, is the demeanor of everyone who promotes and educates the younger generations.

But that Confucian at most talked about some of the experience of the school year, if some of the main points and obscure rules of the scientific examination were said, so that those poor children could have a few years of work, so as to compete fairly with the younger generations of famous families in the examination room, it would be a bit excessive.

For example, a large official gentry who can't see the miserable situation of beggars and adopts a few or even a dozen children to be children, and the gentry class will only spread his good name.

But if any big family dares to adopt hundreds or even hundreds of beggars, then wait for the family to flee. Why do you adopt so many children, is it used to raise them to be dead? It must be ill-intentioned!

There will be a lonely widow in the Great Zhou, and whoever dares to cross the line is to buy people's hearts.

The golden mean, all-encompassing. The good is like water, and no one can escape.

So Huang Liren couldn't figure out what Li Xiang wanted to do? Promote your good name, a lot of amulets?

Joke, you Li Xiang has no merit and fame, and no ancestors, what kind of good family are you?

Besides, what is a good person? It's not the unanimous words of righteous men and gentlemen.

Although Da Zhou did not kill scholars and doctors, there were many deacons who were dismissed and exiled. Before the fall, the family that had been the ruler was the biggest good family, but after the fall, public opinion immediately reversed, and their family still fell to the next level?

Zai Zhi is still like this, what can you do in Mingyuezhuang?

Even if more children starved to death in front of the Huang family, Huang Liren would not take the risk to save more people, but selected a few children to adopt and spread the good name. When the victims cried and begged, they were full of tears, and said a few words such as "family resources are limited, not to mention that there is a fixed way to stand up, dare not overstep, and there is nothing to do", and then closed the door.

Pushing himself and others, Huang Liren couldn't think of the purpose of Mingyuezhuang's doing. In addition to arousing suspicion, what is the use of being secretly scolded by large families and even destitute people, and adopting hundreds of orphans and orphans?

It cannot be said how evil the gentry were, the situation is like this, and the farmers and businessmen are all the same choice when facing the transit of the displaced people. is like what the deputy father said when he was killed outside Li Xiang's convoy: There are endless homeless people, and they can't be saved.

There are millions of displaced people in the Great Zhou, even if you save hundreds or thousands of people in front of you, what can you do? It is not uncommon for the outcasts to make a noise, turn into white-eyed wolves in the blink of an eye, and devour the house of benevolence. If you use too much power for disaster relief, you will be isolated, excluded and suppressed, so why bother?

Ahem, don't be a bird, be consistent with everyone. Open a porridge shed, choose a family of sons and slaves, and let the rest of the homeless people ask for their own blessings.

Huang Liren won the middle jinshi, and served as a court official for more than ten years, and finally became a scholar in the high position of a squire, so he naturally has no problem with learning, and he is also very experienced in dealing with people. But his views on many things in the world have long been solidified.

Liu Susu returned with hundreds of orphans. Hearing the news, Huang Liren's smart and wise mind never had the option that Li Xiang simply wanted to save more people.

Not surprisingly, Huang Liren thought that Li Xiang ......

"There is fraud!" Huang Liren said in his heart.

Huang Liren shook his head and calmed down. The depth of the precaution against Li Xiang made Huang Liren not let go of any of Li Xiang's actions and any detail of Mingyuezhuang. For an elderly person in his early 60s, it is a huge burden to process hundreds of pieces of information and talk to hundreds of people every day.

The regulations of Mingyuezhuang provided by the Liu family's relatives seem to be no problem at first glance, it is nothing more than the establishment of a township covenant, and everyone abides by the rules. Huang Liren also read the detailed rules of Mingyuezhuang's township covenant, and felt that it was a little more organized, and it was not much different from many township covenants in Dazhou.

But Huang Liren always felt that there was something terrible hidden in that small valley, with deep malice, like a fierce beast laying eggs there.

Huang Liren once woke up from a dream.

Annoyedly throwing the letter aside, Huang Liren wrote down the two words Li Xiang vigorously, and muttered: "You don't have enough energy, and you are too good at making trouble." No matter what, no matter what, you can't run away this time, rebellion is death, and not rebellion is death! ”

"Lin Yangsheng and Zhizhou are not optimistic about the old man, thinking that the general situation is not good, and the old man has no ability to force the small people of Mingyuezhuang to submit, so that you will be trapped internally and externally until you are defeated. But how could the old man not have a killer feature! ”

It's just a quasi-hero, and I'm afraid I can't deal with it? Huang Liren wrote dozens of letters. Make an appointment for Chinese New Year's Eve and conspire with Mingyue Village!

Huang Chengen didn't dare to disturb more, quietly bowed and retreated, and when he closed the door, he glanced at Huang Liren's desk more, and his eyes showed hesitation......

Hundreds of people surrounded Liu Susu and came to Mingyueji.

Liu Susu didn't stay long. Let the clerks, bookkeepers and stewards who have ministries go to work by themselves, and disperse the hundreds of orphans and orphans collected on the road to more than a dozen well-prepared workshops on the side of the Han River, Liu Susu pulled Jiang Lan back to Mingyuezhuang.

On the way from Bianjing to Xunyang, more than 30 babies were abandoned outside the convoy, and they were awkwardly held in their arms by the guards of Mingyuezhuang and headed towards their new homes. The baby who was still in swaddling clothes was crying and stinking, causing the team to stop and go. Beauty, guards, carts, babies, this team is not too cold.

Babies are scattered to homes that have always been kind. Many people rushed to adopt these babies, they knew that the owner of the village was kind, and the public middle school would definitely give money and food to the babies, and maybe even give some convenience.

However, the families who have the ability, willingness, and courage to raise babies are a minority after all, and the infant mortality rate in these years should not be too high, not to mention the lack of time and the problem of distributing family property. The most terrifying thing is that once the adopted baby dies, the neighbors may not know how to poke the backbone.

After sunset, another hour passed, and Mingyuezhuang, where chickens and dogs were jumping, quieted down.

After Li Xiang picked up Liu Susu at the gate of the village and asked Zhang Qingping, Yang Yingdong and others to help settle the convoy, he and Li Mengkong, Zhang Wanli, Cheng Clerk, Zhao Bo and others came to the villager's warm house in the council hall to discuss the two secret letters they had just received.

Two secret letters. One was sent by Lin Chengcheng's staff, talking about the attitude of Xunyang and Shiyan's incoming officials towards this conflict. The other letter was sent by Wang San urgently, and the person who delivered the letter almost ran to his death, so he delivered the letter before a stick of incense.

Li Mengkong spoke first, "These inbound officials are not only reluctant to benefit, but also afraid of offending people, so it is easy to understand from the wall. ”

Uncle Zhao is not an open-minded person, he only admits death, "These big men usually hold a share and accumulate prestige in office." Now that Mingyuezhuang is obviously targeted, they actually retreat and don't pay attention to it. ”

Zhang Wanli knew the officials of the Great Zhou too well, "They would rather offend Mingyuezhuang." If the owner of the village can't do anything with them, the gentry may not be, and the people behind those big merchants can ruin their reputation in Shilin at any time. ”

The official was not treated by the villagers and most of the public middle school personnel, and hesitated to speak, but seeing the encouraging look of the owner, he said slowly: "The officials who enter the stream are watching from the wall, even if their interests are damaged, they can keep some things, which is nothing." But as a member of Shilin, there are many colleagues and big people who have offended, and it is difficult to move an inch. ”

"The subordinates think that it is rare for Lord Zhizhou and Lin Zhifu and others to watch from the wall, which means that the rules of Gongzhong on the side of Mingyueji have worked."

The official is worthy of being an old official, and he is clear about the rules of the Great Zhou Dynasty officials, and there is no trace of pyrotechnics.

The others didn't notice anything, only Zhang Wanli glanced at the official.

Li Xiang sat in the tiger skin chair, feeling very strange, could it be that in the eyes of Zhao Bo and Liu Sheng, the owner's chair should have tiger skin? Liu Sheng actually took out the tiger skin that had been treasured for several years, but it was quite comfortable......

"The owner of the village agrees with the opinion of the officials." Li Xiang nodded at the officials, "The in-stream officials from the Jinshi did not turn their faces and deny people, which is good news, indicating that some of the regulations adopted by our public school are very good." ”

Then came an urgent letter from Wang San. Xiong Chengwen and Zhang Zhanjun, who were in attendance, wanted to speak, but Li Xiang nodded.

Zhang Zhanjun has always liked to use numbers to speak, "The Huang family started this afternoon to contact all parties to work together. According to the fast horse message, Cai Quan in Bianjing received the news, and it would be two days later. The subordinates privately thought that the operation against Mingyuezhuang was likely to start from the small age three days later. ”

Xiong Chengwen is good at overall analysis, "The idea of the Huang family is to start more work, and attack inside and outside, so that my Mingyuezhuang will be in chaos and embarrassed internally and externally." The subordinates thought that Huang Liren had too many people to contact and was too miscellaneous, so I Mingyuezhuang could retreat and defend myself first, and then fight back after seeing the flaws, it was best to make chaos inside. ”

Li Xiang's eyes lit up, and Zhang Wanli and others also nodded.

Li Xiangxin said: "The Huang Cheng family and the Liu family have attracted so many people, they want to come up with benefits, and when Mingyuezhuang shrinks and defends, what will they feed their collaborators and supporters?" ”

"If the human heart is too mixed, it is difficult to control. Huang Liren mobilized all the people who opposed Mingyuezhuang, thinking that Mingyuezhuang could be in a hurry, but as long as Mingyuezhuang contracted and defended itself, wouldn't Mingyueji and the dozens of miles of Hanjiang River near the mouth of the Danjiang River be in chaos first? ”

Li Xiang and his subordinates worked together to revise the plan.

At the same time, Huang Liren also began to prepare intensively.

Liu Xiadu won over more than a dozen families who were dissatisfied with Li Xiang, and Cai Erlaizi also found a broken house to cut off his fingers and smash his head;

Over there in Mingyueji, several big merchants who are quite interested in Mingyuezhuang promised to block Li Gang and Yu Yunwen in the court when the time comes;

Seeing the tragic situation of the Qinling villages in the east, the five villages in the central Qinling Mountains agreed to join forces with the Huang Cheng family;

The brokerage house elders and Yaxing officials in Nanyang and Xiangyang are not angry with the new rules of Mingyueji for a long time, and they wish that Mingyuezhuang behind them would fall as soon as possible. The blind ruffians and black and white forces who are in contact with these people are sharpening their knives and are ready to grab land at any time;

Danjiangkou, Nanyang and Yexian are important transit stations in Mingyuezhuang. Some porters and black and white forces at the mouth of the Danjiang River, eleven gentry of Nanyang, and the families of Ye County will work together;

Li Xiang made a big move on the Bianjing side, and although Huang Liren didn't know the whole story, he knew that the Bianjing side was very important to Mingyuezhuang. With Cai Quan working in Bianjing to contain part of Mingyuezhuang's strength, Huang Liren was very relieved.