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Qin Shouclumsy raised his eyebrows, arched his hand in the direction of Sangong Street in the east, and sneered: "This is the decree of the Prime Minister, there are documents issued by the Chinese Book Province on the notice walls everywhere in the city, don't you anyone see it?" ”

The scholars looked at each other, looking for refugees early in the morning, but they had ignored the notices posted on the walls. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Qin Shouzhuo snorted lightly, and asked the master to take a document stamped with the seal of Zhongshu Province from the back hall, and read it out in the hall: "Great Qin has laws and rules, people are not allowed to leave their villages, and people are not allowed to waste their fields. Today, the people of several provinces have left their homes and abandoned their fields, although there are extenuating circumstances, but the sin is unforgivable. As everyone knows, 'Tianxingjian, a gentleman is constantly striving for self-improvement.' 'How can all the peoples, with their own hardships and self-reliance, send others under the hedge to eat the food that comes their way?' Not only did he disgrace his ancestors, but he also violated the Qin law, and he was put in a shackle for a month and migrated 3,000 miles according to the law as a punishment. ”

As soon as the words fell, they immediately attracted the condemnation of the lifters. Qin Shouclum's clumsy knock on the startling wood a few times before suppressing the noise and signaling the master to continue. The master fixed his mind, and then recited: "However, the terrain is good, and the gentleman carries things with virtue. Now the saint is benevolent and the prime minister is forgiving, remembering his first offense, ignorant and reckless, but he regards it with benevolence and does not punish him. He was ordered to stay away from Gyeonggi for three days and return to his own place so that he could be in peace with spring ploughing, otherwise the crime would be increased by one degree and the punishment would be severe. The matter is to be supervised by the Ministry of Households, Kyoto Prefecture, and Kyoto Terra-ji Temple, and there shall be no mistake in carrying out this matter. The left prime minister of the Great Qin Zhongshu Province, the first day of February in the eighteenth year of Wen Zhaowu. ”

After the master finished reading, Qin Shouzhuo also put away his arrogant face, and said with a sad face: "I am a parent official in Kyoto, so I naturally understand the situation of those people living in Beijing, and my sympathy and compassion for them is better than that of you. He said softly: "Although Liang Yuan is good, it is not a place to stay for a long time, so it is better to let them return to their own places." ”

Seeing that his attitude improved, the lifters gradually quieted down, and Fang Zhongshu said on behalf of everyone: "Adults love the people like children, and students and others admire them. But you also said that although Liang Yuan is good, it is not a place to stay for a long time, and my Chinese people love their own home, if they do not have a last resort, how can they not return home and be willing to suffer in Kyoto? ”

Qin Shouzhuo looked puzzled and asked, "This official is also puzzled by this, can you solve my confusion?" ”

Fang Zhongshu said: "After repeated research and discussion by our scholars, we have indeed gained. Then he cleared his throat and said: "The root cause is the excesses and miscellaneous taxes, and the adults should know that the land tax of my Daqin is levied on the basis of mu, ding tax and other miscellaneous taxes per capita. And there are many showdowns and miscellaneous taxes in various names of my Daqin, which are many times higher than the regular taxes, if the people still have the land of the year, although their lives are more embarrassing, they can still pay the taxes. ”

"However, the legal purchase and sale of land under the current 'two taxation system' has facilitated the annexation of the land of the poor by the local tyrants and gentry: in a year of famine, when the poor cannot afford to pay taxes, they can only borrow money from the rich gentry in their own townships. These gentry took the opportunity to lend usury, and when the poor could not repay the money when it was due, they forced the poor to 'sell the land without removing taxes'. ”

After a series of discussions and debates, these truths were clear in their hearts, and they naturally spoke sonorously and clearly: "The rich people buy the land of the poor, but the corresponding tax liability is still borne by the poor people, which is the so-called 'property and tax savings'. ”

Speaking of this, his tone became indignant: "According to the rules of the imperial court, the number of land and property should be re-assessed every five years to determine the amount of tax paid by each household. However, the last time my Great Qin measured land and inspected the population nationwide was in the last years of the first emperor, and it has been nearly 20 years since then. During these twenty years, a large amount of land was concentrated in the hands of the rich gentry and landlords, and the common people were overwhelmed by heavy taxes. Not to mention that the family has surplus food to survive the famine year, even if it is barely enough to feed the whole family, it is even more difficult. ”

As he narrated, the plight of the peasants in Daqin was like a gloomy picture, unfolding in front of people's eyes. Even the simplest of officials can feel how miserable the fate of those poor refugees is.

"They had no money or food to pay the autumn tax, so they fled to the capital; They also can't afford to pay the spring tax, so they don't dare to go back, is that what it means? Qin Shou asked in a concise and concise manner.

"My lord, that's exactly the case. In Layueli, the imperial court drove them to the wilderness outside Beijing, froze to death and crippled many people, almost every family lost their strong labor, and in the case of no reduction or reduction in taxes, it would be a death to go back, so they would rather live in a shack in the capital, dig up dung, and carry dead bodies than go back. Speaking of this, Fang Zhongshu was already in tears, and he lifted the corner of his robe and said: "Please have mercy on your lords, and give those poor people a way to live......

More than 200 scholars inside and outside the hall also knelt down, brushing their hands and saying, "Please have mercy on ...... adults" The scene was naturally extremely shocking. At this point, the people outside who were watching the excitement had also understood, it turned out that this group of people was asking for the lives of the people, and wanted to rescue the poor refugees, so many people knelt down and said: "Master Qin, just promise them, this is a great yin skill......

Qin Shou saw that the fire was coming, so he got up and left the case, bowed to the kneeling soldier on the ground, and said, "Hurry up, this official promises you." All the scholars were overjoyed and said, "Is this true?" ”

Qin Shouzhuo pulled Fang Zhongshu up with his own hands, held his hand and said with a smile: "Of course it is true, this official immediately recalled all the officials and officials of this mansion and prevented them from participating in the operation of driving out the refugees. ”

Fang Zhongshu was moved: "Will this adult be blamed?" ”

Qin Shou pretended to be inadvertently handed out a high hat and said: "You group of people who can ask for the people's lives without fear of power, are you not as good as the Great Qin officials who were born in a dignified state and have been in the army for thirty years?" As he spoke, he patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, the prime minister will investigate it, and the official will bear it with all his might, and it will not implicate you." ”

The scholars were moved, and said loudly: "Lord Qin is a good official if he can be the master of the people, and we can't let him suffer because of this!" Tu Gongchun, who was red-faced, shouted loudly, only to see him jump out of the crowd and shout: "Anyway, we are hopeless and unable to be officials to benefit us, so let's keep Lord Qin and let him continue to protect the people." As he spoke, he kicked over the plaque that read 'Silence' on the side, and shouted in a deep voice: "We still take this responsibility!" ”

Zhongjuzi was already full of depression and restlessness, and when he saw Tu Gongchun's wild move, his brain suddenly buzzed, and he shouted: "We will bear it and not let the adults suffer." He overturned the screens, plaques, bonsai, offering tables and other things in the lobby to the ground.

The officials looked at Lord Yin with a serious face, and they didn't know if they should step forward to stop it. Qin Shouclumsy looked at this group of lovely scholars unconsciously, he knew that these scholars deliberately destroyed the government and gave him a reason to collect troops and come back to suppress them, so that it was not considered disobedience, and it didn't matter if he took responsibility.

He felt something churn in his chest, causing his throat to tighten. An inexplicable feeling arose spontaneously, and he suddenly felt that he couldn't let these scholars sacrifice in vain...... Maybe the future of Great Qin needs such a group of young people.

Thinking of this, he changed his original plan, raised his hand and said loudly: "Everyone be quiet, this official has something to say!" The scholars could still listen to his words, and when they heard the words, they temporarily stopped their movements and looked at him fixedly.

I only heard Qin Shouzhuo say in a deep voice: "You are still young, as a big brother, I hereby advise everyone, no matter what action you are ready to take, you must comply with the law, and don't do such reckless and impulsive things today, otherwise your future will be ruined." Seeing that the lifters were all listening, he smiled slightly and said: "Anyone who has to stand firm in the theory of words, so that he can be invincible and win more sympathy and help!" ”

The so-called sentence woke up the people in the dream, and the lifters suddenly said in their hearts: 'Yes, the fault lies in the court, the crime lies in the prime minister, we are obviously reasonable, why do we want to do this act of self-abandonment?' They all bowed to Qin Shou and said, "Master Xie pointed out the maze, so that I didn't go astray!" Then he turned and left.

Qin Shouzhuo was a little worried and asked, "What do you want to do?" ”

Fang Zhongha said with a smile: "I'll wait to reason with laws and regulations!" ”

Qin Shouzhuo bowed when he heard this: "The monarchs are by no means alone. It wasn't until all the beings had left that he raised his head, looked out the door with complicated eyes, and said in a deep voice for a long time: "Tell a few heads to stop expelling refugees." ”

After the official received the order to retreat, he said again: "Prepare a sedan chair, I want to go to Qinghe Garden." ”

The scholars left Tongsuo Street, where the Zhongdu Mansion was located, and were about to go to the Longyou Hall where the daily assembly was held to find Shang Dezhong and discuss the matter of the book, but they saw the people running to the south one after another. Tu Gongchun grabbed a man and asked loudly, "Big brother, what are you going to do?" ”

The man glanced at him impatiently, and only after seeing his figure dressed up did he change his smile and said: "Back to this old man, there is a man in Nancheng who fights with the official for the sake of the refugees in Beijing." ”

As soon as the lifters heard this, they hurriedly followed the flow of people to the south, and after about a quarter of an hour, they arrived at the most famous Iron Lion Street in the south of the city. Seeing that the street was already full of people, Tu Gongchun was anxious, and while pulling the crowd, he shouted: "Let it, let it ......" The people saw that a group of people had come again, and quickly got out of the way.

Tu Gongchun and the others were able to squeeze in, only to see a group of soldiers from the Terracotta Temple and Kyoto Prefecture blocking both ends of the street. The wide streets were crowded with terrified refugees, who had apparently been deported with their bunks of food on their backs.

And Xin Litong and his group of soldiers held hands between the officers and soldiers and the refugees, they turned their backs to the refugees, staring at the wolf-like soldiers with angry eyes. An officer dressed as a lieutenant in the soldier formation was shouting: "You have all heard the order of the prime minister, don't resist stubbornly, you must know that the sword and gun have no eyes, in case there are three long and two short, how to participate in the big competition next month?" ”

Xin Litong in the Juzi array replied loudly: "Our attitude has already been made clear, Zhongshu Province is a chaotic fate, and we in Beijing are preparing to send a letter on the bus and ask the court to re-discuss this matter." Until then, ask the general to make it easier and postpone the execution of this order. ”

The so-called 'book on the bus' is that when the Tai students of the Han and Tang dynasties had any views on the current politics and people's feelings, they used the form of joint concerts to express their opinions directly to the imperial court. This method was commonly used in the Han Dynasty, but in the Tang Dynasty, Zhusheng used this method to oppose the enthronement of Empress Wu, and was severely suppressed.

After 400 years, no scholar dared to adopt this method, and the four heavy characters of "book on the bus" gradually disappeared in the long river of history. I heard that there was a beaten Lang official named 'Bus Dealer Book' last year, do you mean him? As he spoke, he laughed and said, "A little Lang official is not helpful, you must at least find a scholar to serve as a Lang." ”

The so-called Xiucai encountered soldiers, and the reason was unclear, and the level difference between the people on both sides was too far away, so there was no way to communicate at all, Xin Litong had to say as bluntly as possible: "We want to petition the Prime Minister, and ask the military masters not to expel these refugees first." ”

The lieutenant understood this, but his head was still shaking like a rattle, and he said in a rough voice: "I don't care what you want to do, but the military order is like a mountain, and these people must be driven away." As he spoke, he waved the horsewhip in his hand and said loudly: "I count to three, and if I don't get out of the way, don't blame me for turning my face." ”

The lifters were annoyed for a while, and sneered: "We are upright lifters, and we are not subject to punishment, so adults won't know it, right?" ”

The lieutenant also sneered: "The general doesn't plan to detain you, I just need to get you away." As he spoke, he shouted in a deep voice: "One... Two...... ......Seeing that no one got out of the way, the captain was also annoyed, gritted his teeth and said, "Come on, drive these people aside!" ”

When the lifters heard this, they were furious, stared angrily with their chests straight, and said indignantly: "At the feet of the Son of Heaven, dare to Er'er, is there still a royal law?" "But the soldiers who came up didn't dare to make a move.

Seeing that these people were so ignorant of life and death, the captain slammed the horsewhip in his hand and shouted, "Wang Fa? Grandpa, we are the king! Do it! Listening to Shangguan repeating the order again, the soldiers no longer hesitated, and reached out to drag Xin Litong and the others.

Pity these soldiers who are powerless, how can they be able to defeat these soldiers with big shoulders and round waists, and they will be pulled to the ground in a few strokes, and they will not be able to resist it. The refugees behind them finally couldn't hold back anymore, and a tall man roared angrily: "How can you let the old man prevent the disaster for us poor men?" As soon as these words came out, they immediately attracted a chorion: "Protect the master!" Countless victims of the disaster came forward, pulled those stormy lifters behind them, and scuffled with the soldiers of the inspection temple and Kyoto Prefecture.

When those soldiers saw that the other party had changed, they said to themselves: 'If we do those moves, we will still shrink our hands and feet, but what is the point of killing a few poor ghosts?' Thinking of this, he immediately let go of his hands and feet, danced the water and fire stick in his hand, and greeted the refugee mercilessly.

Those sticks were made of solid hardwood, and ordinary people would break their bones and tendons once they were solid. Under the beating of these officials without sparing their hands, dozens of refugees were suddenly knocked to the ground, and the sound of screaming, cursing, and moaning was mixed together, and the scene was immediately extremely chaotic.

Tu Gongchun and the others couldn't stand it anymore, and just as they were about to step forward to reason with the captain, they heard someone on the side shouting: "Listen to the boy from the Zhongdu Mansion, the government was attacked, and the lord ordered to return to the aid quickly, and he didn't go back with me!" When the officials of the Zhongdu Mansion heard that it was the king of the mansion, they shouted together and retreated like a tide, leaving the soldiers of the Terracotta Temple in the field.

Taking advantage of the stunned efforts of these soldiers, Xin Litong and the others pulled the refugees behind them again, protected them with their bodies again, and shouted to the captain with tears in their eyes: "What you do today will be recorded in history forever!" Leave a stench for 10,000 years! "How else to talk about the bookish business? These people are so angry that they can't say a soft word.

Lord Piwei was on fire because of the unrighteous withdrawal of the Kyoto Prefecture officials, and when he heard the words, he shook the whip in his hand and shouted: "Take it, take it, take it all!" ”

The soldiers stepped forward to tie them up and take them down, but the refugees agreed and rushed to the front to protect them, and the two sides finally fought......