Xiaowangzhuang is a small village in the suburbs of Yuyang, because there was a murder case here just now, Xu Shu accompanied Chen Qiate to inspect, it is said that this kind of trivial matter, should not have dispatched two big people. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

But all the time, Xu Shu was thinking about how to deal with the 'three elders', the old customs and customs, Xu Shu respected, but at every turn, he sacrificed people, and forced people to death at every turn, and the people still took it for granted, which made Xu Shu feel that the problem was very serious, and he must not continue to let it go.

Two days ago, Xiao Wangzhuang died of a widow, was forced to die, Chen Qi felt incredible, came to ask, the widow's surname is Liu, the appearance is also handsome, the husband Li buried last year to die of illness, the family helped the widow Zhang Luo a lot of family affairs, looking forward to her remarriage.

But Widow Liu has a strong temperament and has no intention of remarrying, it is said that this should be a good thing, it is rare to meet a woman who is so chaste that the man is willing to stay in the man's house after he dies, Chen Qi was in awe when he heard it.

However, Widow Liu was forced to die.

"Young marshal, this is the village Lizheng, called Niu Mazi." Some villagers led Chen Chuan to Li Zheng's home, Li Zheng Niu Mazi was taken aback, and when he saw Chen Chip, he trembled with excitement, and he didn't know where to put his hand.

"Sit, you're welcome."

Chen Qian waved his hand, and Niu Mazi squatted on the ground in fear.

"I said Niu Mazi, Widow Liu is young, why was she forced to die."

"Because she doesn't agree to remarry, after the death of his man Li Burying, there are still three brothers in the family, and there are fathers and mothers above, don't hide from the young marshal, Li Burying's family is very hard, he is the boss, and the three brothers below have not started a family, you think, if Widow Liu agrees to remarry, just the bride price dowry can make Li Burying's family improve a lot, but this Widow Liu, her temperament is too strong, stubborn to death, but she doesn't listen to persuasion, Li Burying's brothers are angry, they may speak heavily, and even beat her, they may not be able to think about it, This is to seek death and hang yourself. ”

Niu Mazi's tone made Chen Qi feel very strange, as if Niu Mazi felt that Widow Liu's death was no big deal.

Angry in his heart, Chen Qi shouted in a deep voice, "Killing people to pay for their lives, paying off debts, it's justified, this is worth it, come on, arrest all Li Burying's brothers for me." ”

"Wait..."Xu Shu hurriedly stopped, but Niu Mazi was startled.

Pulling Chen Qi out of the door, Xu Shu shook his head, "Young marshal, don't be impulsive, as far as I know, this situation is very common in the countryside, although Li Burying's brother is at fault, in order to covet the bride price, he is unkind and unjust, and forces people to death, but if he doesn't hide it from the young marshal, this kind of thing can't be convicted at all, and it really has to be investigated, and the responsibility is not on Li Burying's brother, but on Widow Liu." ”

"Yuan Zhi, what does this mean? In your opinion, is this widow Liu still wrong? Chen Qi thought it was incredible.

Regardless of men and women, the freedom to marry is the right of others, how can they be forced to die, do they still deserve it?

Xu Shu shook his head, "Young Marshal, let me ask you, when there was a drought and locust plague before, many villages used children as living sacrifices, were they also wrong?" Is it also wrong for some women to have fornications with other men and be killed by immersing themselves in pig cages? In other places, after the death of the husband's family, his brother forcibly took the widow as his wife, is this also wrong? ”

Xu Shu sighed softly, "Actually, they are not wrong, tracing back to the roots, what is wrong is the customs here, Youzhou is not as good as the Central Plains, the original land here is sparsely populated, the people are poor, the thinking is outdated, and all kinds of strange customs can scare Jean to death, according to the matter in front of him, if Widow Liu does not remarry, Li Burying's brother will not be able to turn over, people, they are all a little selfish, even if these people force people to death, in the eyes of the local people, it is also excusable, at most a dozen boards, it will be a matter, and it will not be enough to give Widow Liu her life." ”

Just like letting the children of the poor go to school, in the eyes of many people, it is also a 'big rebellion', and the people in many places are too conservative, and Xu Shu has no good way to do it.

Chen Qi sighed helplessly, "In this way, since everything in the village is decided by the three elders, and the education of the villagers is also done by them, I think, in the final analysis, the crux is in these three elders, the people are stupid, whose fault is it?" It's not that they haven't taught well, so find a reason to transfer the three elders who are too radical to Xianbei, just say that they have performed well, Ben Shuai is very satisfied, Xianbei people are stubborn, and the people's wisdom has not been opened, just give full play to their strengths, and share worries for Ben Shuai. ”

Even if Chen Qi sits in Youzhou and is in charge of the life and death of all the people, he can't openly confront the 'people', so he can only find a way to teach and influence these people.

Chen Qi has already offended the scholars, if he provokes the people again, then there is no need to mix.

However, Chen Shu's method, Xu Shu also couldn't cry or laugh, obviously blaming the three elders who taught the people for not doing things wholeheartedly, but he had to find a high-sounding reason to 'distribute' them to Xianbei.

Before leaving, Chen Cut also rewarded Niu Mazi with an ingot of gold and praised him, which made Niu Mazi happy for several nights without a good night's sleep, but within a few days, Chen Chu's summoning order came down, and Niu Mazi was impressively listed.

Announcements are posted everywhere, saying: Now is the time to employ people, Xianbei barbarians, although they have surrendered, but their people, their minds are not open, wild and difficult to train, you and other edification party, outstanding achievements, this matter is handed over to you, this handsome is very pleased, I hope you can perform well, and strive to civilize the Xianbei people as soon as possible.

No one can find fault with this notice, and they can't find a reason to refute it, Chen Qi praised them so much, and kindly asked them to help educate the Xianbei barbarians, which is also a good thing, not to mention, Youzhou's decree is strict, who dares not to obey.

As long as you disobey the order, maybe you will immediately put a hat of rebellion on you, not to mention that Chen Qi is very popular with the people, Chen Qi's order, some people dare to disobey, and the local people do not agree.

This is a bitter hardship for these respected 'three elders' who are respected on weekdays, and they have to trek through mountains and rivers to the more barren Xianbei, and the days waiting for them in the future can be imagined.

The three elders who are not enlightened were forcibly transferred, and then, things are much easier to do, Xu Shu selects and screens useful talents to be placed in various villages and towns, so that they can subtly change the old-fashioned concepts of the local people according to Chen Qi's wishes, first of all, let the people understand that reading is sacred, is to understand the choice that people should make, and the mind is enlightened, not overnight, as long as there are more literate and literate people in the future, Xu Shu believes that it will become better here than now.

At the end of 196 A.D., all parts of the north were still calm, and Lu Bu, who was about to move, took the lead in provoking the war, pointing the spearhead directly at Liu Bei. (To be continued.) )