Chapter 5 Interests, Cooperation

The weak obey the orders of the strong, and the commoners obey the orders of the family, a law that is not written into the laws of the empire, but it is deeply engraved into the minds of ordinary people. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The gears of history are rolling, and in the flow of time, the habits of the ancestors have been passed down from generation to generation, and the weak have formed a fixed servility.

"Fourth Brother" "Ying'er"

"Big Brother"

"Uncle"

After greeting each other, Dugu Ba asked, "Big brother, what are the Wang family doing here? In our family's territory, we are not afraid that we will kill them? The laws of the empire stipulate that the family's territory is sacred and inviolable. ”

"I don't know, but my father has already gone out, and it seems that the head of the Wang family also knows about the interception and killing of our family's hunting team. Dugu Bai said, "The people of the Wang family are good people in business, how can they risk their own lives, this time I saw from a distance that six of them were the catchers of the county government." ”

"It is a good means to make a fuss about the government, and killing the people of the government is a great crime of rebellion, but it is to seize our weakness. Duguba said with a sneer

"Who said no, but there is no need to make a feud with the Wang family, Qianshanling, the foundation of our Dugu family is still too shallow. Dugu Bai sighed and said, "Ying'er, you see what the Wang family is here for this time." Catching a glimpse of Dugu Ying beside him out of the corner of his eye, Dugu Bai asked in his heart.

"Yes, it's not all good to be in the limelight, and you can't listen to it quietly. Duguying thought bitterly in her heart, but she pretended to be thinking on her face and thought about it

"Since the 'cooperative' Wang family brought people from the government to our house, they must not want to make enemies with our Dugu family, and they know at least seven or eight points about the interception and killing of the hunting team. ”

"Explaining the matter of interception, removing the suspicion of the Wang family, and cooperating to find out the real bad people is the purpose of the Wang family's visit this time. ”

"The Li family is a big trick, setting a trap for our Dugu family to misunderstand that intercepting and killing the hunting team is the Wang family's business, but no outsiders know. Dugu Baiyan said with a cold glow

"It's better to kill, it's better to betray the family pigs and dogs. Duguba's face was murderous.

"Uncle, don't be angry for the time being, it's not a bad thing for the Wang family to know about the hunting team. Moreover, when the matter of the hunting team reached the ears of the Wang family, it may also be a ploy of the grandfather. ”

“...... How to say. Dugu Bai's eyes widened and he stared straight over.

"Grandpa usually sees foreign guests to be brought into the castle, but this time he went out of the city to meet him personally, he definitely didn't want the residents of the castle to have a conflict with the people of the Wang family, he didn't want to have a conflict, why was he happy? ”

"Grandpa went out to see him in person, firstly, to give the Wang family enough face, and secondly, grandpa's attitude towards the hunting team, to warn the Wang family, to deter the Wang family, and to make the Wang family understand that it is not just our Dugu family's business to find out the bad people. ”

"Speaking of which, it has nothing to do with 'leaks' and 'schemes'. Duguba said rudely

"Preparation is slack, common is not doubtful. Yin is within the yang, not in the yang pair. The sun is too cloudy. Dugu Ying glanced at Dugu Ba, then at Dugu Bai, and finally said with a dumb riddle.

"You mean...... Hide from the world. Dugu Baileng paused, and said with a glint in his eyes,

"Yes, too. Duguying nodded lightly.

"What, what," Dugu Ba watched Dugu Ying and Dugu Bai talk, and asked anxiously, seeing that the two didn't mean to explain again, he said with a warm anger, "Haha, you guys are really unhappy." ”

"Haha......" Seeing Duguba's aggrieved appearance, Dugu Bai laughed twice, Dugu Ying also chuckled, and saw that there was nothing else to do, so he was ready to return to the square to continue practicing marksmanship.

"Uncle, the fourth uncle is fine, and the nephew won't stay here for long. Duguying greeted and said

"Go, look at your appearance, you must be thinking about practicing marksmanship, and kung fu things pay attention to 'diligence' and can't be delayed. Duguba waved his hand and said

"Don't yet, your grandfather is still outside, come back and say maybe something is looking for you again, wait here for a while, practice martial arts will not be this time again." Dugu Ying took a step forward, and heard Dugu Bai say

With Dugu Bai's words, Dugu Ying couldn't leave again, so she could only wait quietly.

"Ying'er learned marksmanship, but it was the same choice as your father. ...... Do you plan to enter the army after you become an adult?" Dugu Bai looked at Dugu Ying meaningfully and asked.

"My nephew is still young, and I haven't thought about joining the army, and learning marksmanship is just based on what I like in my heart. Duguying replied seriously.

"Hmm. Dugu Bai nodded lightly and did not speak, and Dugu Ba next to him glanced at Dugu Ying meaningfully.

"Oops, why did you forget what you said to the fourth uncle before, no wonder the fourth uncle's eyes were wrong, it turned out that he didn't tell the truth. Catching a glimpse of Duguba's eyes, Duguying thought secretly.

Suddenly---

A cool breeze passed by.

"Boss, fourth, Ying'er, the three of you come with me. A white light flashed in front of him, and an ethereal voice came from his ears.

Dugu Ying looked ahead, Dugu Yi was standing in a distance, Dugu Bai, Dugu Ba had already followed. Duguying didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly followed.

The sky is clear and the breeze is like water.

In the early spring, the cold of winter has not disappeared, and the east wind is still a little steep.

"A Ball of Harmony"

In the attic of the backyard, the crimson plaque has four eye-catching characters written on it.

"Okay, you must have guessed a lot about the Wang family's going up the mountain this time, so I won't say more, their purpose is also to find out the people who are secretly doing evil. With a common purpose, there is a basis for cooperation, and this time I personally went out to talk about cooperation. Entering the attic, Dugu Yi said directly, glancing at Dugu Bai.

"Father's intention is to use the Wang family to muddy the current stagnant water, lure out the bad people behind it, and then fish in troubled waters and quickly destroy the other party. Dugu Bai said with a thoughtful look.

"But will the people of the Wang family be at the mercy of the Wang family? The Wang family was born as a businessman, and he can't afford to be unprofitable, so he can watch himself being used as a stick?"

"Yes, my father can't fall for the tricks of the Wang family. Duguba said anxiously

"Stupid, am I eighty-seven years old, and I haven't seen you for most of my life. The things in the world are nothing more than the word 'profit', with 'profit', then harmony, and without 'profit', it is divided. Dugu Yi said angrily

"The Wang family's cooperation this time is naturally a valuable interest. The eldest lady of the Wang family's in-laws will marry 'Ren'er', and the dowry is a 'filial piety' quota. ”

"What, father, you want to give the Wang family the quota of 'filial piety'. The Wang family is just a good calculation. Dugu Bai said eagerly

"Why? You don't agree. Dugu Yi asked with an unquestioning expression.

"No, the child doesn't dare, he just thinks it's cheaper for the Wang family. Dugu Bai shook his eyes and said respectfully.

"Hmph, that's for the best. Dugu Yi said in a deep voice

For example, 'filial piety', a way of electing civil officials in the Han Dynasty, the first family has a recommended quota every year, the second family has a recommended quota every two years, and the third family has a recommended quota every three years, and so on, the Dugu family is a five-grade family, and there is a recommended quota every five years.

Of course, the grades of the families are different, and the talents recommended are also high and low, and the grades of the official positions are naturally different.

Generally speaking, the talents recommended by the first-grade family start with a seven-grade clerical job, the second-grade and third-grade talents recommended by the family, and take a step back from the seventh-grade and eighth-grade clerical positions respectively.

The Dugu family is a five-grade family, and the recommended talents generally start from the nine-grade clerical position, and the promotion of the official position after that depends on the individual's ability and fate.

The local civil servants of Qipin were called to be the magistrates of the county in the Han Dynasty, and they could be in charge of the people of a county, with a population of nearly one million, but the control power of the family in the county was attributed to the Wuyuan, as long as it was not involved in the major crime of rebellion, and the county government was caught by the county government, and the county government had no right to control the local family.

As for the local civil servants of Jiupin, most of them are the clerks in the county, who assist the magistrate in governing the county government and receive the official position of the magistrate.

It can be said that Jiupin's official position is within the county government, that is, a high-level errand, and only a few people with excellent fate have such opportunities for promotion.

But despite this, people who study in the world are also eager to raise "filial piety".

Whoever has fame and fame does not love it, can be an official, and who is willing to suffer among the people.

"Fame and fame are taken right away. "The Han Dynasty established the country by force, and the warriors were always the most noble.

But----

After all, only one-third of the total population can practice martial arts and practice internal strength, and most of the strength that cannot be cultivated in their lives is not able to reach a thousand catties, and they are just cannon fodder on the battlefield.

The population of the Han Empire is nearly 2 billion, and the number of people who cannot train their internal strength is nearly 1.4 billion, among which there are one among the ten thousand people who dare not be mediocre, and there are more than 100,000 people.

The quota of 'filial piety' is in the hands of the family, which is a monopoly of official positions, and it is also a means to gather talents for the family.

There is a saying among the scribes of Beizhou, "Ten years of hard study is better than one year of enlightenment." The Tao refers to the fate of the law, and when you meet the fate of the nobles, it is directly recommended by the family.

The world seeks officials, squeezing their heads, and the benefits of being officials are indeed right.

The first and most important point is that being an official can accumulate meritorious service.

Merit - a method of recording the merits of meritorious officials in the Han Dynasty. As for the role of meritorious service, it is more, exchanging gold and silver treasures, beauties, servants, martial arts exercises, elixirs, spirit animals, elixirs, cultivation quotas for entering the martial arts, quotas for establishing a family, quotas for participating in martial arts, etc., as long as the things listed in the martial arts of the Han Dynasty can be exchanged at will.

The second point is to whitewash the identity, the Han Dynasty 'heavy agriculture and suppression of business', 'Shinong industry and commerce', merchants ranked last, the most despised by the world, the imperial court for merchants is listed a lot of regulations, such as children are not allowed to join the army, the land occupied must not exceed 100 li, land can not be privately owned, can only rent .......

And this is why the Wang family and the Dugu family exchanged for a 'filial piety' quota, the family without the identity of the family found that the degree of the Wang family has reached an extreme, the front of the Wang family has no way out, if the family wants to develop again, there is only the identity of the whitewashing family, and the only way to whitewash the identity is to establish a family.

Establishing a family is a long and difficult road, which requires the accumulation of tens of thousands of merits, which can only be obtained by the incumbent officials of the Han Dynasty.

"Uniting the Wang family, finding out the bad people behind it is also seven points certain. With the financial support of the Wang family, the weak foundation of the lonely family in the future can also be compensated. Jiashan Laosan, Zhong'er, Yi'er, Yong'er, etc. have accumulated meritorious service in the army, and within a hundred years, our Dugu family can be promoted to a three-grade family, and at that time, no one in this thousand mountains will dare to despise the Dugu family, and make a bad thing behind the back. Dugu Yi said with a cold glint in his eyes.

"The father is far-sighted, but the child is far inferior. Dugu said ashamedly.

"Boss, it's good if you can understand your father's hard work, to become a big thing, to give up the small self, to become a big me, a 'filial piety' quota, the Dugu family can afford it. Dugu Yi said with relief.

"However, the attraction of the Wang family's face is still insufficient, and our Dugu family also has to take action. ”

"Boss, third, Ying'er, the three of you must go to the county town. There are three purposes for this, first, to file a case in the martial arts academy, to let the hunting team be intercepted and killed in the martial arts academy, if the real bad people are found out in the future, there is no need to be afraid of laws and regulations, dare not let go of it. Second, get the second child back, the second child is also a member of Dugu's family, it is necessary to know what happened in the family, such a big thing happened in the family, and he also had to contribute. 3. Lead the snake out of the hole, so that the bad people can't make a plan, and they will definitely not stop, and on the way to the county town, there is a great chance of intercepting and killing. ”

"Father, what do you mean......" Duguba's eyes widened

"Ah Fu will secretly follow you to the county seat," Dugu Yi said

"Father, Ying'er is still young, this time the matter is too dangerous,......" Dugu Bai said with some hesitation

"If the eagle does not fly out of its nest, it will never know the vastness of the world. Dugu Yi interrupted Dugu Bai's words, looked at Dugu Ying and said meaningfully.

"Grandpa said very much, the people in the county town are outstanding, and the grandson is trying to go to the county town to see. Duguying hurriedly said

Duguying didn't lie, the county town, Duguying has indeed longed for a long time, whether it is the legendary martial arts academy, or the appearance of a world city, shops, restaurants, county offices, etc., etc., Duguying is eager to know.

Dugu Yi looked at Dugu Ying's grandson, and the more she looked at it, the more she liked it in her heart, "Courageous, brainy, not arrogant or impatient, neither humble nor arrogant." The talent of martial arts cultivation is also very good, at the age of ten, he has the cultivation of the middle stage of strength, and the perseverance is even better. Such seedlings come from our lonely family, fortunately, fortunately,...... With such a character, twenty years of penance can definitely surpass my cultivation, and with the help of my uncle and brother, the Dugu family can be expected to prosper. ”