Xia Qi established the country, abolished Zen and let him, and became the hereditary king.

Huaxia began the inheritance of the father's death and the son's succession, and the rulers of the previous dynasties became relatives with God in order to justify their names, and gave themselves a majestic title - the true dragon son of heaven. The descendants of the Son of Heaven are naturally the sons of dragons and grandsons, so that the succession of the father and the son is much more obedient.

In order to maintain the authority of the imperial court, several dynasties even formulated the law of "the people sue the officials and migrate 3,000 miles" to deter the "Diao people".

After experiencing countless bloody lessons, the people have to admit a ruthless reality. He is just a group of lambs raised by the imperial court, and the officials are shepherds selected by the imperial court, so some official names are directly called shepherds. As long as the shepherd does not sweep the sheep wantonly, shake the foundation of the court, occasionally shear the sheep and kill the sheep, the court will generally turn a blind eye.

The people do not fight with the officials, and it has gradually become the choice of the people most of the time.

Although Chao Gai was brave, he was not in a desperate situation, and he did not dare to fight with the imperial court. The head of the family has accepted this reality, and the people naturally dare not make trouble. In addition, the Chao family has a solid background, and if there is no land, they can also buy other industries, and the servants in the village do not have to worry about being dismissed, so the Chao family village is not alarmed.

The land in Dongxi Village is all owned by the Chao family, and the people in the village are all tenants, so the change of land owners has little impact on them, so the village is also peaceful.

In some nearby villages with scattered land, no one was willing to hand over the hard-won land deeds, and the village Baozheng could only ask the county government to send arrests to suppress the peasants who protected the fields.

Although Chao Yong has the intention to advance Liangshan's great cause, Chao Gai has always been the best at home, and now it is not yet time for him to be the master of the house, so he can only wait for the opportunity.

On the contrary, the people in the village were grateful for Chao Gai's kindness over the years, and while they were indignant about the Chao family's unwarranted disaster, they were also worried about themselves, and could only pray that after the court took over the fields, the rent would not be increased.

In a few days, the county's limited rì arrived, and Chao Yong also followed Chao Gai to the county on the grounds of long knowledge.

Dongxi Village is only a few miles away from the county seat, and the two do not ride horses. Walking out of the village, just after going to the official road, I heard someone behind me shouting: "Chao Baozheng waits." ”

Chao Yong turned around and saw a four-person sedan chair coming from the path on the other side of the official road, but it was Baozheng Wang Ren of Xixi Village sitting inside. This Wang Ren was fat, and the four peasants who carried the sedan chair were sturdy, although they were only at the beginning, they were all sweating profusely at this time.

Due to the hot weather, the sedan curtain has long been pinned high on the top of the sedan car, and Wang Ren, who is reclining in the sedan chair, is also shaking a gold-painted paper fan. Seeing that the father and son of the Chao family stopped, they hurriedly ordered the sedan chair man to hurry up and catch up.

Wang Ren, who is obese and smiling all over his face, really looks a little like Maitreya Buddha who is always smiling. However, this Wang Ren is a smiling tiger with a hidden knife, a famous smiling tiger, and a horn sè that eats people and does not spit out bones.

The Wang family of Xixi Village has been a landlord for generations, and the family business is no worse than Chao Gai. Naturally, casualties are indispensable in martial arts, so many of the villagers in the two villages are people who have had grudges with their ancestors, and the two villages have never passed a marriage for several generations.

Although few people from the Chao Wang family participated in the battle in person, the water source was related to the harvest of the land. In the countryside where commerce is not yet developed, land is an important source of wealth for the landlords, so the two Chao Wang families are also quite at odds. It's just that they are both township gentry, and they can't practice cross-eyed fighting when they meet like a farmer.

It wasn't until Chao Gai grew up that Dongxi Village completely overwhelmed Xixi Village in terms of force, ending the martial arts struggle between the two villages. But Dongxi Village didn't take advantage of it, but suffered some small losses.

It turns out that Wang Ren, the head of this generation of the Wang family, is not a fuel-efficient lamp, although he does not know his fists and feet, but he has some calculations in his heart, and he is good at flattery, and he has paid a lot of money to the county order, and asked the county order to demarcate their respective water sources for the two villages. On the one hand, the county order came out, and on the other hand, for the sake of peace in the countryside, Chao Gai also suffered a small loss and divided the water source.

Although there are some disputes between the two families, after all, they are villagers in the village, and both of them are the leading figures in the village, so naturally they can't be like ordinary villagers, they stare at each other when they meet, and they look like they have a deep hatred and bitterness.

Hearing Wang Ren's shout, the father and son of the Chao family had no choice but to stop and wait.

When he arrived, Wang Ren got off the sedan chair and arched his hand: "The virtuous father and son are invited by the county order?" ”

Chao Gai bowed his hand and said, "Exactly, what advice does Wang Baozheng have?" ”

"Brother Chao is serious, everyone is going for the matter of Kutian, and they are just going together. By the way, let's communicate, and fight with the court together. Wang Ren said with an impassioned face.

Chao Gai had already made up his mind, and he was also wary of Wang Ren, so he shook his head when he heard the words and said: "Since ancient times, the people have not fought with the officials, and we have been promoted to fight the small people, how can we fight against the imperial court." The matter of Kutian fell to us and others, so I had to accept my fate. ”

When Wang Ren heard this, he said indignantly: "Brother Chao is arrogant, how can he be so timid today." As long as Brother Chao gives an order, we will take Brother Chao's head as the leader. As long as dozens of village squires twist into a rope, the public field office will also have to consider the matter of the field. In this way, Brother Chao can not only ensure the peace of the township, but also spread Brother Chao's righteousness and courage on the rivers and lakes. ”

Although Chao Gai is not known for his wisdom, he is not only brave as a horseman, and said with a faint smile: "Wang Baozheng said that he was joking, how can Chao Gai take on this great responsibility." On the contrary, Wang Baozheng is resourceful, and has many contacts with the county order, so he can petition for the people. ”

Wang Ren saw that Chao Gai was not fooled, and a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes, but he still smiled and said: "Chao Baozheng is joking, the little brother Wen is not talented and not a soldier, how can he convince the squires." Brother Chao had no intention of coming forward, so the younger brother took the first step to see if anyone could petition for the people. At that time, I will also ask Brother Chao to support one or two. ”

Since the establishment of the Gongtian Institute, it has gradually expanded to Gyeonggi, Jingdong, Hebei and other roads, including tens of thousands of hectares of fields in a few years. Hundreds of people have been displaced, including many powerful officials.

Chao Gai knew that there was no hope of resisting, so he just smiled when he heard the words: "There is something to do, just go first, and we'll see you later." ”

Wang Ren saw that Chao couldn't take the bait, so he had to arch his hand, pouted his buttocks, got into the sedan chair, and said goodbye.

Chao Gai saw Wang Ren's sedan chair going away, shook his head and said, "This smiling tiger wants to harm people again." ”

Although Chao Yong was ambitious, he did not dare to be careless in ancient times, which did not have the slightest human rights. Although his family has thousands of acres of land, there are no people in the clan, and there are no official relatives. There is no one in the court to take care of it, and there are tens of thousands of family wealth, which is the fat sheep in the eyes of corrupt officials.

Chao Yong hasn't been to Bianjing depicted in "Qingming Riverside Map", but he doesn't want to be planted in the small Yuncheng County. nodded and said: "This smiling tiger is vicious, and those rural landlords may really be fooled." That Wang Ren is cunning, and he has a holiday with my Chao family, let's go early, and the province will be stumped by him. ”

Chao Gai nodded with satisfaction, originally very worried about this son who only knew how to fight bravely, but a few days ago, a meteor fell on his house, igniting Chao Yong's house, and Chao Yong was also unconscious for a while before he came to his senses. After that, he seemed to be a different person, polite to others, and no longer as reckless as before, so he was asked to come with him today.

The stars change, and the court is the most taboo. Originally, Chao Gai was also worried that the imperial court would strictly investigate the meteor, so he asked no one in the village to talk about it, but he didn't expect that no one in the county would ask, and after a few years, he was also relieved.

Chao Gai thought, waiting for this matter, it's time to let his son go out and see for a long time, he has already traveled all over Jingdong at his age, but in recent years, the rivers and lakes have become more and more chaotic, and his son was reckless and strong before, so he didn't let him go out. Since then, Yong'er has reassured him a lot, and in a few days, he will find an opportunity for him to go to the rivers and lakes to explore and gain a long experience. Otherwise, if you are in Dongxi Village, you will have to suffer sooner or later in the future.

When the two of them walked for a short time, they saw Yuncheng County. The high city wall is all made of adobe bricks, but there has been no war for a long time, and people are used to being comfortable, and the city wall is less repaired, and only the city gate is still intact.

In these peaceful years, the inspection of the city gate was useless, and the few soldiers guarding the gate had long forgotten their duties, and only scavenged oil and water from some poor people in the countryside.

"When the officials enter the city, you still don't get out of the way."

When the gatekeeper at the head saw the father and son of the Chao family coming, they came forward to greet the people who had dispersed into the city.

Chao Gai was obviously accustomed to acting like this, and slipped out a few coins from his sleeve pocket as ten coins, threw them to the gatekeeper, and said: "Don't disturb them, the county government has something, I went into the city, a lot of rìzi are gone, please eat this money." ”

Chao Yong looked at Chao Gai's style of spending money, and he also knew why these gatekeepers would catch up.

When I entered the city, it was a lot more lively.

There are many shops on both sides of the street, and the street is full of pedestrians, which is a lively scene.

The hawkers did not simply shout, but sang in various dialects, which had a unique charm, which made Chao Yong have the urge to stop and listen to their singing.

It's just that there is something to do today, but I can't delay, so I have to follow Chao Gai to the county office.

Chao Yong has also been to some ancient cities in modern times, whether they are preserved or newly built, which is naturally indispensable to the important place of Yamen.

But when he arrived at the county office, Chao Yong found that the real ancient county government was not as majestic and magnificent as the scenic spot built in later generations, but it was just a relatively large courtyard. The front yard is the lobby, where the official handling is usually handled, and the back is the place where the magistrate lives, because of the official appointment system of the Song Dynasty, it is strictly forbidden for locals to be local officials, and they cannot be re-elected after three years of term, so the magistrate generally lives in the backyard of the county government and does not buy property in the local area.

As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw many Baozheng wearing staff uniforms standing in the lobby. Although the position of Baozheng is in charge of local law and order, training and bravery, it has obviously deteriorated by now, and has been stolen by the landlord. Ping rì squeezed the people's money very much, as soon as the thieves came, they all ran to the county seat, how could anyone train the courage to resist the thieves.

This time, in order to tie up with Yang Jian, the eunuch who presided over the public field, the county order wiped out all the villages in the county. Even a person like Wang Ren, who has a lot of filial piety to the county order, has not been spared.

The spacious lobby was a little crowded at this time, and Chao Gai's father and son could only squeeze in.

In ancient times, large families did not make much money to make a living, and they loved to buy houses and fields, and there were hundreds of acres of fertile land, and many villages were family. Who would have thought that the imperial court would bracket the field, and the savings of several generations would be wiped out, and everyone would inevitably have relatives on their faces.

Several acquaintances from the countryside saw Chao Gai coming, and they stepped forward to greet him. A squire who was entangled by Wang Ren also hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, and the others were also hiding from Wang Ren, only two or three old men and Wang Ren whispered something.

It seems that the murderous name of this public field is already known to everyone, and no one dares to touch the mold.