Chapter 178: The Messenger [II]
This is because the Lord communicated the contents of this decree to various places seven days before the execution of the decree, stipulating that it would be carried out on the same day, and three days before the execution, a stone monument was begun to be erected in front of the checkpoint. Every merchant who enters the customs will tell the merchant when he pays his taxes. If you knowingly commit a crime, don't you know that you deserve it? How can a businessman not be convinced? The person who spoke was not Remnant Zhu, but Ou Li, the doctor who was sent by Yang Zilu to Juwucheng to greet the envoy.
The messenger was stunned when he heard this, and then exclaimed, "This is a wonderful statement! 'Do you not know that you deserve your sin?' 'I didn't think that there was such a famous saying in the land of barbarians, sir. ”
Ou Li's old face flushed, although he had the intention to flatter him next, but Yang Zilu said it, and he didn't dare to pirate Yang Zilu's words if he was given 10,000 guts. He said in a sneering voice, "The angel is wrong, this is what my lord said!" Not what I said! ”
The envoy didn't say anything when he heard this, but he was even more curious about Yang Zilu in his heart. Yang Zilu's reality had long since spread from the Shang people of the Han State to the Central Plains, and even the Qin State further west had heard of it. But Yang Zilu in his mouth is just valuing love and righteousness, and using soldiers like a god.
In fact, he didn't know that the Yang Zilu in the mouths of these businessmen was a modified version, in order to attract talents from all over the world. Why did talents come to you, a small vassal state with no name? It has to have prestige, and there have been highlights that attract more people. So there was a part-time storyteller in the Han Kingdom.
Slowly, the carriage was already approaching Jiukui City, and the three big characters of 'Jiukui City' above the gate of Jiukui City were clearly visible. At this time, a voice full of childishness came.
"Wave! Slope! Touch! Buddha! Get! Special! ……”
The envoy was stunned, and the doctor Ou didn't wait for the envoy to ask questions, and had already taken the lead in introducing: "This is a school, and the children of second-class citizens and above can enter the school for free, and the third- and fourth-class citizens are symbolic of their surnames and pay a little tuition, which is not high, and it is only five buckets of rice in a semester." Originally, it was set in the city, but the lord later felt that the city was too prosperous and lively for school education. So move outside the city and choose a quieter place. ”
The envoy nodded thoughtfully and said, "The man is really a great sage! So much emphasis on education! But what books are these children reading? The old man asked himself that he had read a lot of books, but it was the first time he had heard such a strange familiarity. ”
"It's not a book, it's pinyin!" Ou Li said proudly, and then demonstrated the use of pinyin.
When the messenger heard this, his eyes immediately lit up, and he immediately felt the beauty of pinyin. Surprised: "This! This is really a genius, so I am afraid that children can learn words easily! ”
"This is nature, this is the creation of my Lord!" Ou Li now has a feeling that a serf is turning over and singing, you see! The doctors of the Zhou Dynasty, who are recognized as the center of civilization, actually worship the culture of our small barbarian country.
"Could it be that this word was also created by a man?" The messenger pointed to the simplified characters above the city gate in surprise.
"Naturally!" Ouli said excitedly.
The messenger was truly surprised this time, creating a new kind of word, which is not something that ordinary people can do. The envoy was a well-known scholar in the Zhou Dynasty, so he naturally knew the difficulties, and he became more and more curious about what kind of person Yang Zilu was.
The carriage slowly drove into Jiukui City, and to the messenger's surprise, this small city was very prosperous, full of hawkers. It seems that the whole city is full of vitality, like a small tree growing strongly.
Slowly, the carriage passed through the bluestone paved street and came to the palace. Had it not been for the presence of four neatly cloaked guards standing in front of the gate, the messengers would almost have thought that this was the residence of some ordinary wealthy merchant.
In the eyes of the envoys, there was no trace of a palace at all, and the walls were no more than rammed earth walls one zhang (two meters) high, rather than solid and tall stone walls. Looking beyond the stone wall, only the eaves of the house were visible, which also proved that the place where the lord of a kingdom lived did not have more than two floors. There is no such high platform as more than ten zhang high that the monarch likes.
How incredible is that? In particular, the high platform was a necessary place for drinking and feasting among nobles and doctors. It really made the envoy curious whether Yang Zilu was a Confucius-like figure.
In fact, the envoy looked down on Yang Zilu, not because Yang Zilu didn't want to build a palace, but because there were many things, he fought with Gou Jian just after the founding of the country, followed by spring ploughing. Where does Yang Zilu have the heart and money to think about building a new palace? Therefore, his palace was built on the basis of his original new house, and the biggest change was that the outside fence was replaced with a one-zhang high earthen wall.
The carriage stopped in front of the gate, and one of the four guards standing guard in front of the gate came to inquire about it, and when he learned the identity of the visitor, he left and opened the gate.
The envoy couldn't help frowning, and asked Ou Li, "Your lord has a lot of affairs! ”
"Hmm!" Ouli nodded noncommittally, he didn't hear the messenger's subconscious meaning.
But Remnant Zhu heard it, this is a hint, your monarch is too big, right? I also came on behalf of Zhou Tianzi, and I didn't even go to the door to greet me.
It's not Yang Zilu who is to blame for this matter, where does Yang Zilu know about this etiquette? You must know that Kan Pingtian, one of the two people who know etiquette in the Han Kingdom, has not yet returned from the Wu Kingdom. The other person was Remnant Zhu, who was still following the envoy, and no one reminded him, Yang Zilu knew that it was a great thing to send the gull to leave to greet the envoy.
Remnant Zhu explained to the envoy: "There are many natural affairs in the beginning of the country, and I hope that the angels will forgive me!" ”
The envoy nodded when he heard this, people have self-esteem, and when he heard the words of the remnant bamboo, the envoy's mood also improved a lot. It is even more impossible for him to stand here and wait for Yang Zilu to come out to greet him.
Fortunately, Yang Zilu also knew some etiquette, and sent a team of pro-soldiers to greet the envoy, which also made the envoy feel a lot more comfortable. Entering the main hall, the envoy saw a young man wearing a striped robe sitting on a chair made of golden silk nanmu, which seemed to be Yang Zilu, the famous monarch of the Han Kingdom in recent times.
The envoy couldn't help but be stunned when he saw Yang Zilu, although he knew that Yang Zilu was young, but this was too young, right? Because of his white face and beard, Yang Zilu looks similar to a ten-year-old youth. If this inherits the title, it will be enough, but at the age of twenty, he started from scratch and established a country, which has to be admired.
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