"Xiao Lao'er has never read a book, and he can't tell any big truths, but he firmly believes that Shen Ge Lao is a person, and the new policy he implemented will never bring disaster to the country and the people!"

An old man who walked at the forefront shouted at the dense crowd of literati.

In the vast majority of feudal dynasties, the gentry had a huge gap in status compared with ordinary workers, peasants and merchants.

However, Shen Yichen controlled the water in Shandong and indirectly saved millions of people in the three provinces and eight prefectures, including the people of several provinces in Henan. Coupled with the natural and man-made disasters caused by the Xiaoice River period and the Tatar invasion, if it were not for Shen Yichen's all-out efforts to help the people, Henan Buzheng Division, as a province with a large population in the Central Plains, does not know how many people will die of hunger and cold.

The grace of dripping water, when the spring reciprocates, not to mention the grace of saving lives?

"That's right, if Shen Ge wants to levy harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, why do you want to do something to build water conservancy and help the people, wouldn't it be too much?"

"The little ones used to be drawn into the conscription, which is no different from taking off a layer of skin, and there are many broken houses in the village. Now not only do you not have to pay for the conscription, but the court also needs to pay the salary, and you can earn some silver to subsidize the family during the winter break, these are the good governance brought by the old Shen Ge! ”

"No matter how many books you people read, you can't compare to Shen Ge Lao doing practical things for the people, and the land tax will definitely not become a war tax!"

"We believe in Shen Ge Lao!"

"Support the old and new deal of Shen Ge!"

The sound of the mountains roaring and the tsunami came from all directions, and the ordinary people who went to the Yamen of the Political Secretary were like a tide with no end in sight.

To be honest, seeing this kind of scene, Shen Yichen himself stood in place, he never deliberately organized the people, let alone had time to set off a general trend of public opinion. Otherwise, there is no need to brave the condemnation of the world and set up this situation of mobilizing troops to surround the protesting soldiers, after all, this really has a chance to cause turmoil in the country.

But the merits and demerits of these years, in addition to being commented by future generations, there is also a scale in the hearts of contemporary people.

What you have done and what you have not done in the past few years as the first and auxiliary head of the cabinet, and whether you have let the people at the bottom have no worries about food and clothing, and live a peaceful and stable life, they are the most direct witnesses.

After being deceived by lies and public opinion, when the people of Henan learned that Shen Yichen had come to the Yamen of the Political Division, the atmosphere of war tax panic created by the gentry class was self-defeating.

The people are innocent, they can be called blindly believing that Shen Yichen will not murder themselves, and the origin of this trust is the accumulation of policies that benefit the country and the people implemented by the government!

Of course, the reason why it can spread so quickly throughout the entire Henan Political Division, and even the northern land, is that the communication channel of "Wenbao" created by Shen Yichen before has played a vital role.

The dissemination of Li Pao, which was founded by traditional Confucian scholars, has always been limited to the scholarly class, and it can be simply described as the upper class. The fundamental reason why they can manipulate the public opinion situation is more that Yang Hongze is also high and low, and the rookies pecked each other and won with the advantage of the ground snake.

From the day of its birth, the tone of "Wenbao" was set to replace the role of the imperial court newspaper, so that every old peasant in the village and field could learn about the latest policies of the imperial court and the major affairs of the family and country.

As a result, a large number of storytellers and interpreters were cultivated, and as long as Shen Yichen was officially launched, coupled with the fact that the gentry class itself gathered and was wiped out, it did not suffer the slightest obstacle in the process of this dissemination, and the entire trend of public opinion was reversed in an instant.

However, there is still a fundamental difference between the reversal of public opinion and actual action, and the gentry class naturally has a deterrent effect on agriculture and industry, and a leader-like figure needs to stand up and lead them to overcome this fear.

This person Shen Yichen is very familiar with, and he can even be said to be the guide of life.

When this person's face appeared in Shen Yichen's sight, his whole person couldn't help but tremble slightly under the dominance of excitement, and Tong Kong was immediately covered with a mist.

But Shen Yichen is no longer the child who has nothing to do, he is now the head of the dynasty who rules the world, even if the tears are already rolling in his eyes, he can't reveal his true emotions in front of everyone, and he must maintain the majesty of a superior person.

"Is that Mr. Qiming?"

Among the literati who were surrounded by the soldiers and horses of the Shenji Battalion, one of them saw that among the agricultural and industrial groups who came to help Shen Yichen, there was a middle-aged man wearing a green shirt and robe, who looked slightly out of place, and subconsciously shouted out a title.

"It seems that it is really Mr. Qiming, isn't he concentrating on teaching and educating people, and does not participate in the battle of factional ideas, why is he here?"

"That's right, Mr. Qiming is highly educated, can be called everyone in the dynasty, and is very self-contained and never refutes others, how could he get involved in such a mundane thing, and he is still on the side of the village man."

"Could it be that the rumors are true, Mr. Qiming is the teacher of Shen Yichen, the first assistant of the cabinet?"

One of the gentry remembered a rumor that had disappeared for a long time, that is, Mr. Qiming, who came to Henan a few years ago to establish a academy to teach and educate people, had an unfathomable background, and was a teacher of Yuanfu in the current dynasty!

It's just that this rumor is a little too outrageous, after all, how could a middle-aged literati who has no power and no power and looks extremely ordinary have anything to do with Shen Yichen, who leans towards the government and the opposition. With this teacher's identity, do you still need to come to teach in a poor rural area of Henan Buzheng Division?

Shen Yichen took care of one or two casually, and no one said anything about it when he was a member of the local government, and it is estimated that he would praise the teacher more.

After several years, Mr. Qiming still maintained his low-key and simple nature, and the rumors gradually disappeared, and instead he was famous for teaching and educating people. Compared with the general academy, the threshold is higher, and only those who are in the land of high-ranking officials and nobles and outstanding in their studies are eligible to worship in the mountain gate and become student disciples.

The Qiming Academy founded by Mr. Qiming, just like its name, has become a rising star on the life path of many poor disciples of rural families, illuminating their way forward.

Even for the peasant children who really have no money, Mr. Qiming doesn't even want the most basic six rites of apprenticeship, and subsidizes their books and living expenses by himself, as long as they can study diligently and progressively, everything is not a problem.

The more students he has taught, the greater Mr. Qiming's reputation becomes, and the academic foundation is extremely solid, basically the literati in the territory of Henan Buzheng have more or less some understanding, so that they can easily recognize Mr. Qiming.

The doubts in the hearts of the literati present were quickly answered, compared to Shen Yichen, who was able to control his emotions and not be happy or unhappy, and the governor who commanded the soldiers and horses of the Shenji Battalion knew Li Da, he simply wrote his joy, anger and sorrow on his face.

When he saw Mr. Qiming's first glance, his first reaction was that he couldn't believe his eyes, until the other party led the people to approach step by step, and Li Da was sure that he was not mistaken, it was his mentor Li Tingxiu!

"Sir!"

Li Da shouted regardless of it, then turned over and dismounted and ran directly towards Li Tingxiu, with tears in the smile on his face.

You must know that since the end of the imperial examination in the tenth year of orthodoxy, Li Tingxiu saw that his students were in high school, so he decided to give up the idea of entering the imperial examination, and chose to return to his hometown to teach and educate people to play his own entertainment.

Li Tingxiu is a native of Jiangxi in the south, thousands of miles away from Beijing, and Liaodong in ancient times. Over the years, whether it is Shen Yichen, Li Da, Zhao Hongjie and other students, they have all worked hard to climb up in their careers, and no one can have free time to go to Jiangxi to visit teachers.

In ancient times, chariots and horses were slow to write letters, and relying on a letter back and forth for a year and a half, this weak connection between teachers and students was maintained. It wasn't until a few years ago that Shen Yichen received a letter from his teacher, saying that he wanted to take advantage of the age when he could still walk around to see the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in the Ming Dynasty.

Since then, the letters sent by Shen Yichen and Li Da and others have been like a deep sea, and they have never received a reply from Li Tingxiu. As for Mr.'s free and easy character, Shen Yichen, as a disciple of the lineage, knows better, and he can only let it go.

After the long years have passed, wait for yourself to complete your ideal ambitions and put down your heavy responsibilities, maybe you can go to the former residence of Mr. and see the white-haired Li Tingxiu.

Looking at the burly Li Da, who pounced on him like a child, Li Tingxiu took him into his arms and patted his head lightly and said: "If you are in charge of the three armies, you should have the appearance of a commander, isn't crying and crying a joke for your subordinates?" ”

Although Li Tingxiu said this in a blaming tone, the relieved look on his face could not be hidden. At that time, Li Da could be said to be the most naughty disciple of the entire outer courtyard school, and he was also successful after many years.

After saying this, Li Tingxiu raised his head and looked at Shen Yichen, who was standing above the steps of the mansion, and a surging smile appeared on his face. This is his proudest and proudest disciple, and the reason why Li Tingxiu is proud is not how high Shen Yichen has achieved and how high he has climbed to an official position.

But even if Shen Yichen sat in the position of a supreme minister, he still did not forget his teachings back then, did not forget the original intention of the scholar, and still made a life for the people.

There hasn't been too much contact over the years, which doesn't mean that Li Tingxiu doesn't know about the policies promulgated by Shen Yichen. As a traditional literati, to be honest, he also felt incomprehensible and unacceptable to Shen Yichen's many new policies.

However, Li Tingxiu can see that the life of the poor children in his academy has undergone earth-shaking changes in the past few years when Shen Yichen has been in charge, and many students who couldn't even pay the six rites of apprenticeship at the beginning can make up for it with the bumper crops in their families in the future.

For Li Tingxiu, what he cares about is not the apprenticeship, what he cares about is political communication. Student Shen Yichen did this, even if the concept is very different from traditional Confucianism, but so what?

The benefit of the people is good law and good governance!

Many nights in the dead of night, Li Tingxiu couldn't help but think of the scene when he led Shen Yichen to visit Lin Zhen, the champion of the princess, as a teacher. At that time, Shen Yichen, who had just emerged, faced the examination questions of the top student, and once said the answer of "good law and good governance".

The difficulty of becoming an official is not in saying, but in doing, how valuable is Shen Yichen's consistent practice of words?

After gently pacifying Li Da, Li Tingxiu went straight through the surrounding Shenji Battalion soldiers and horses, came to the middle of the protesting literati, and set his eyes on the great Confucian Guo Cheng and Xue Chun.

He has been teaching and educating people in the Henan Political Department for several years, and he is naturally very clear about the bull ear of the northern Shilin class. If you want to resolve this dispute, you must persuade Guo Cheng and Xue Chun, otherwise even if Shen Yichen relies on soldiers and horses to suppress it strongly, can he really kill all the scholars in the world?

Even if he can do it, Li Tingxiu believes that Shen Yichen will not do it, and the scholars may be pedantic, but they are also the indispensable backbone and backbone of the Ming Dynasty. It's easy to interrupt, but it's hard to pick up again, it's better to be a rotten than a cynic!

"I think you have already guessed in your hearts, that's right, the contemptible person is Li Tingxiu, the old teacher of Shen Pavilion."

"But I'm not here to favor my own students, or to make peace. On the contrary, I implore all of you scholars, put aside your prejudices, and ask yourself what your original intention was when you read the books of sages. ”

"Is it to be an official, or to be famous, or simply for the golden house. In addition to fame and interests, is there a little bit of a wide number of mansions, sheltering the world's poor people are happy, and the wind and rain are not moving? ”

Li Tingxiu did not directly say who was right and who was wrong, but only put forward a question and answer that touched the soul to the literati who were protesting.

This poem in Du Fu's "Song of the Thatched House Broken by the Autumn Wind" has been passed down for thousands of years and has inspired countless scholars. Let them no longer indulge in personal self-interest and immediate reluctance, but should be filled with compassion and self-sacrifice courage, and fight for the poor people in the world!

Compared with the really poor people at the bottom, the gentry class already owns tens of millions of mansions, but they have left behind the ideals and beliefs of the family and the country and the world, and are unwilling to give the people a place to live again.

Just as the disciple Shen Yichen said, scholars should not be like this, and literati should not be reduced to this.

Shouldering one's own responsibility is the foundation of literati!

In the face of Li Tingxiu's inquiry, no one could answer the literati present, and fell into a deathly silence. Their state of mind at this time is extremely complicated, some are shocked, some are ashamed, some are not convinced, and some are resentful.

But there is no one to refute.

The reason is that Li Tingxiu, like Shen Yichen, did not choose to practice his words with empty talk, as the head of the cabinet, he was able to live incognito on a small hill to teach and educate people.

If it weren't for today's situation, I'm afraid it would have been kept hidden.

Li Tingxiu used his actions to tell the world what it means to shoulder the responsibility of a literati, to help the world at the same time, and to be poor to be alone, rather than only exploiting the greedy and competing with the people for profit!