"The edict said: I am weak and uncrowned, and I won the Baozong Temple with a blinking body, trembling, and sleeping at night, lest I lose it, so as to damage the virtue of Emperor Taizu Gao;"

"Fortunately, the ancestors are blessed, the sky and the blessing, and the queen mother is in the court, and the princess and the princess serve the order, so that the determination of the Han family and the safety of the temple can be obtained."

"In March Jiazi, I received the edict of the Empress Dowager and Emperor Gao, and after completing the crown ceremony and becoming an adult, it was ordered: amnesty to the world, and give the world a father and mother, two horses of cloth, and one pound of wine and meat; Whoever obstructs the officials and the people by ordering the dismissal of the law will be cheaper with the people······"

"——I have tasted and heard: scholars, read the writings of the sages and the righteousness of governing the country, rule the world with their own ability, and be the arm of the king;"

"However, since the twenty-eighth year of the reign of King Qin, the traitorous minister Li Si has repeatedly slandered the king, and Gu Wangzheng has an edict: dare to have a family of people who hold books, which is to say: the law of books."

Later, the Qin Wangzheng issued another edict to the world: the poems, books, and hundreds of languages of the world are all guarded and burned; There are those who dare to speak poetry and books to abandon the market; The past is not the present; Whoever sees that he does not raise the line shall be guilty of the same crime; The order is not to burn for 30 days, and it is a city; It is called: Book Burning Order. ”

"Since the law of the Qin king's government to coerce books and the order to burn books, people of insight in the world have all been distressed, and they have no desire to serve the country, but they cannot serve the country;"

"I heard that the sage said: read ten thousand volumes, and its righteousness will be seen by itself; I take it. ”

"It is an order: to abolish the law of the book issued by the Qin Wangzheng, and allow the people to hide and read the allusions of the sages and sons; May those who offer books, all those who offer the writings of the sages, be given a thousand gold; ”

"In addition to the prohibition of defamation, all citizens who do not hold official positions, who are subordinate to dukes, and whose households are not registered as merchants, may freely discuss the pros and cons of state affairs, and counties and localities shall not hinder them;"

"Let the local counties and counties re-establish the strength of the field, filial piety, virtuous and upright, and the elder and virtuous, with the right people's customs and the rule of the dynasty."

"The Legend of the Fairy Tree"

"——I was seventeen years old and crowned, although I obeyed the edict of Emperor Taizu Gao, but it did not conform to the etiquette; and the people are seventeen and the first master, and they are also inconsistent with the etiquette, and they increase the people's labor in vain; ”

"Nai Ling: The third person who is the first master of the people's man, Yi said: The man is twenty and the master."

"——I am weak and uncrowned and come to the court, trembling, lest I lose the legacy of Emperor Taizu Gao;"

"When I heard about the Warring States period, Zou Ji ridiculed the king of Qi and said: The palace women are not selfish kings, the ministers of the court are not afraid of the king, and there are no requests for the king in the four realms; From this point of view, the king's concealment is very much. ”

"When the king of Qi heard this, he rejoiced, and ordered: The ministers and the people can stab the wrongdoers in the face of the widow, and they will be rewarded; Those who write to admonish the widow will be rewarded; Those who can slander and ridicule the city and hear the ears of the widowed will be rewarded. ”

"I am weak and crowned, although I dare not compare myself with the former sages and holy kings, I am willing to follow this Ming Jun's actions."

"It is an order: All the three elders of the county and township who receive the rod shall be given the right to play directly in front of the king, and the local county shall not be hindered;"

"All the admonitions of the three elders are sent out in a hurry for 600 miles; Those who dare to leave a legacy, damage, or privately observe the performance, the mastermind, from the plot to death, know but do not lift, for the city Danchun. ”

"In the fourteenth year of the Han Dynasty, Jiazi ········ in the summer and May"

As the scribe's deep and heavy voice fell, the people of Chang'an, who had gathered around Lubu, suddenly became a little chaotic.

"Shaojun, Shaojun, what does Your Majesty's edict mean?"

"Shaojun ········"

Seeing that the crowd was chaotic, the young scribe panicked at first, and when he heard the title of 'Shaojun', the scribe smiled shyly again, and suddenly became a little at a loss.

After a long while, the crowd finally quieted down a little, and the young scribe was finally lost in the sound of 'Shaojun' and 'Shaojun'.

"Thank you for your love, boy, and I will dare to speak."

As soon as the apprehensive crowd bowed his hand, the young man straightened up, turned his red cheeks sideways, and looked at Masawen Lubu behind him.

"Your Majesty's edict says, one of them is to give amnesty to the world, and to give the people the rank of father and mother, as well as wine, meat, and cloth."

"Second: Abolish the law of Qin's coercion of books, the order of burning books, and allow the people to collect books."

The young scribe was surprised to find that the onlookers didn't seem to care much about these two points.

Actually, it's not that people don't care, or rather, they don't care at all.

——The previous sentence 'amnesty to the world, give the people cloth, wine and meat', everyone can understand it!

As for the latter sentence of the dethronement and coercion of the book, although everyone didn't understand it at first, even after they understood it, no one cared.

To put it bluntly, the 'book' has nothing to do with the people gathered around Lubu at the moment.

——Since ancient times, anyone who can hide 'books' at home, which one is not a famous family?

If it weren't for this, Liu Ying, the Son of Heaven, probably wouldn't have made a promise of 'dedicating a book and giving a thousand golds' on this edict.

Therefore, what everyone wants to ask is actually the part that seems to be related to the big guy, but it is a little obscure.

As if seeing the expectation and urging in everyone's eyes, the young man was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly continued: "The third: the age of the first master of the people's man, changed from seventeen to twenty. ”

"In the future, your sons and nephews will be twenty years old; If you are less than twenty, you do not have to serve in the army, do not have to work in labor, and do not have to pay your taxes. ”

Hearing this, a happy smile appeared on everyone's faces.

- That's right!

！

This is something that is closely related to us ordinary people.

What does it mean for ordinary people to postpone the age of male 'first master' from 17 to 20 years old?

As long as you have a little understanding of the peasants in the feudal era, it is not difficult to know: for the peasants in the feudal era, 'giving birth to a son' is not only out of the consideration of inheritance, but more importantly, the factor of labor.

To give birth to a son, you only need to take care of the son to survive the fragile infancy and early childhood, and when he is six or seven years old, then he can go to the field and start working; After the age of ten, that's half a strong laborer!

The 'first master' is a bit like the 'experience voucher end instruction' for young laborers.

- From the age of six or seven who can work in the fields to the age of seventeen, men can be regarded as free labor for peasant families;

But after the age of seventeen, this labor force is not exactly 'free', or rather, it does not belong entirely to the family.

After the first master, the most intuitive 'cost' of young and strong labor rose was the 'oral endowment' of one hundred and twenty yuan per year;

In addition to this, there is theoretically a period of 'hard labor' once every three years, at least forty-five days at a time.

And these more than 45 days of labor not only mean that the young and strong laborer is completely out of production, but also that the family has to bear the food rations.

To put it bluntly, it means that you have to work for the government, and you have to let the family take food to support you.

Moreover, from the age of seventeen of the 'first master', this young man must be ready to be transferred by the army at any time, either as a civilian man, or as a reserve, or directly as a combatant.

After understanding these internal and external reasons, and then looking back at the changes in the postponement of the age of the first master by three years, we can know what this means for the people and farmers.

This means that from now on, every farmer who has given birth to a son will be able to 'use' his son for three more years, without having to bear the cost of oral payment, hard labor, and the risk of being conscripted as a pawn.

And in this era, the age of seventeen to twenty is almost the entire physiological peak of an adult male; Before the age of seventeen, the body is not fully developed, and after the age of twenty, the body will begin to decline.

Therefore, postponing the age of the first master from 17 to 20 years old, although it was only postponed for three years, for the people, this is equivalent to the government returning the most golden three years of labor in the family to themselves.

For fragile smallholder families, the past three years have been almost no less than a protective lock to support the fate of the family.

"Your Majesty is young, but he really cherishes us farmers·······

"Yes, yes, yes!"

"I think back then, when Your Majesty was still the crown prince, I also followed Your Majesty to repair Zheng Guoqu!"

"When I looked at it back then, I knew that His Majesty must be good to our farmers········"

Everyone didn't say a word, and without blinking an eye, the area around Lubu gradually became a happy place for 'on how to pat His Majesty's ass'.

Looking at the scene in front of him, the young scribe also nodded excitedly, but he didn't forget to turn sideways and continue to interpret the edict for the big guy.

"Fourth: Except for the slander order, that is, from now on, the government shall no longer punish for words; If you have any opinions on the major policies of the country, you can talk about them freely, and you don't have to worry about the government's punishment. ”

After staying under the Lu Bu for a while, the scribe also understood: for these people living at the feet of the Son of Heaven, this sentence still could not be said too tactfully.

Thinking about this, the scribe simply stopped chewing on the words, only secretly understood his own understanding, and put the content of the edict as concise and straightforward as possible in front of the audience.

"Fifth, Your Majesty allows the three elders of the township to play directly in front of Your Majesty;"

"In the future, if you are bullied by gangsters and evil officials, you can complain to the three elders of the township, and then the three elders will play directly in front of the monarch to seek justice for the monarchs!"

Sure enough, as the scribe's wording became more and more vulgar, the doubts on the faces of the onlookers suddenly disappeared, and when they heard the last four words of 'seek justice', some people couldn't stop clapping.

"Color!"

"Your Majesty has to protect our farmers, and the corrupt officials are bold, and in the future, we have to weigh a little!"

At this moment, the young man's face was already filled with a touch of pride and excitement of 'I and the emperor put brothers'.

On the other hand, the older ones, especially the old men who had turned white in their hair, quietly turned red at this moment, walked to the corner outside the crowd, and quietly knelt down in the direction of Weiyang Palace.

"The Pilgrimage ······· the Holy King's Land"

"Holy King's Arrival, ········"

"The Liu family sits in the world, and your majesty should succeed Emperor Taizu Gao, ah··········"

As more and more figures came out of the crowd, everyone finally reacted in order, looked around with a little hesitation, and finally came behind the old men at the beginning, and knelt down in the direction of Weiyang Palace.

"The people, I only wish Your Majesty thousands of generations, Changle Weiyang~~~"

After an uneven, but extremely sincere greeting, hundreds of figures prostrated their heads in unison, offering their most sincere blessings to the young man who had never met in Weiyang Palace.

And behind everyone, looking at the figure in front of him that he had never seen before, or even dreamed of, the young scribe was stunned, but he couldn't help but sigh a little.

"When I didn't leave, I heard many rumors that I was kind and generous today, and loved the people like children."

"See ······· Today"

"Hey ···········"

Shaking his head with a slightly embarrassed smile, the scribe turned sideways, followed the direction of everyone kneeling and prostrate, and also bowed deeply to the Weiyang Palace, which was faintly visible in the distance.

It stands to reason that if a scribe has no official title, even if he kneels and kowtows to Weiyang Palace, it will never be considered a fall.

But it was different from others: this scribe had his own insistence.

For those who admire, even if they are just peddlers, pawns, and people who lead cars and sell pulp, scribes can let go of their identities;

But if you don't admire someone, no matter how lofty the other party is, the scribe has the spirit of 'mighty and unyielding'!

What I saw and heard today has given the scribe a certain good impression of Liu Ying, but it is limited to the level of 'prostrating the body';

As for kneeling on the ground and throwing oneself to the ground, I'm afraid more is needed·······

"First of all, we repaired the Zhengguo Canal, leaving the theory that 'if the canal is not successful, it will not be cast'·······"

Whispering softly, the scribe couldn't help but raise his head and look at the two palaces of Weiyang and Changle that seemed to be towering over the clouds, as well as Chang'an City, where only bricks and tiles were still missing.

"Later, the government ran grain and rice, stabilized grain prices, and fed the people ·······"

There was another whisper, and the scribe lowered his head again and looked at the crowd that had risen straight from the ground and scattered with their eyebrows fluttering.

Judging from the complexion and body shape of these people, although the scribes did not see any extravagance, at least they did not see anything like 'the face is a dish'.

"Uh-huh·······"

Thinking of this, the scribe pondered to himself for a moment, and finally raised his head and looked deeply at the faintly visible outline of Weiyang Palace.

"The king chooses the minister, and the minister also chooses the king."

"And I don't eat Hanlu ·······"

Secretly thinking to himself, the scribe only smiled meaningfully, and then turned sideways, picked up his bag from the ground, and then carried it on his shoulder.

After a few moments, the area around Lubu, which was still overcrowded, returned to its former calm.

On this day, there was an inconspicuous figure who came from the east of Chang'an and entered the 'Quan' Mansion in Qili;

A few days later, this person's figure appeared in the side hall of Weiyang Palace;

A few years later, a story of 'cold door counterattack' spread throughout Guanzhong and was praised by the people in the streets and alleys;

Decades later, the young scribe was buried at the foot of Anling;

One hundred and ten years later, a name that did not exist in the history books appeared in the history books along with today's 'Jiazi Edict'·······