Xu Jingchang came back from the prison and found that there were already people waiting in the mansion.

The crown prince Zhu Gaochi is here, and the young master Yao Guangxiao is also there.

Seeing Xu Jingchang coming back, Zhu Gaochi took the initiative to say: "I invited the young master to come over, and I want to ask the two of you for some things." ”

Xu Jingchang glanced at it and didn't say anything, but took matters into his own hands and poured tea for both the old thief bald and Zhu Gaochi, and then said with a smile: "Okay, let's talk slowly, there is something to talk about." ”

Zhu Gaochi pondered for a while and asked a question, "Cousin, look at the Kong family in front, the Zheng family now, and more families, what is wrong with them?" I couldn't figure it out for a while. ”

Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "Your Highness wants to ask Young Master Yao about this, you see that I poured tea for him, he wants to thank me, what should I say?" ”

Yao Guangxiao snorted: "Ling is now Lao Wei's nephew, this is what you should do." ”

Zhu Gaochi didn't care about the old thief's words, but said: "The monks naturally said Amitabha. ”

Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "That's right, when they say this, they are thanking the Buddha for his protection, but as for you, the real benefactor, it may not be very important, after all, you are also arranged by the Buddha." ”

Zhu Gaochi frowned, and said dumbly: "The Buddha may not have appeared, thinking like this, it is really a bit ungrateful...... Young Master, don't get me wrong, I didn't say anything about you. ”

Yao Guangxiao lowered his eyelids and snorted: "Lao Wei understands what this kid means, he is saying that there is a family power, and when something happens, they will think about their own family first and put their home in front of the country...... This is not wrong, there are few people who can truly be loyal to the country after the change of dynasties. Two Song Dynasty monks for three hundred years, in the end, it was just a Wen Tianxiang. What's even more ridiculous is that after Wen Tianxiang was captured, the Mongol emperor had the intention of sparing his life, but those subordinates wished that he would die quickly, so as to be fully loyal. Only in this way can they rest assured and be bold and be good officials of the new dynasty. ”

Zhu Gaochi pondered for a while, and then understood. The big clan is like a safe haven, where family members can be sheltered, promoted to become wealthy, and provided shelter when they are in turmoil. Thousands of years of inheritance, through the change of dynasties, standing unshakable.

This is a problem in itself.

Just imagine, you have a clan that is not afraid of changing the dynasty to protect you, in your heart, is the country more important, or the family is heavier?

There is no doubt that the vast majority of people will choose family.

The country is only a stage for them to realize their ambitions, and the family is their reliance and destination.

This matter is not just a change of dynasty, and the scholars will defect to the enemy and betray the country...... Even in normal times, they will do their best to protect the interests of the family.

Such as the collection of commercial taxes, the promotion of the status of craftsmen, and the establishment of schools for the homeless...... Even the matter of treasure money. The government affairs promoted by Xu Jingchang in front of him are always full of resistance.

The problem is here, it seems to be very good to the Ming Dynasty, why do you have to fight wits and courage every time, and you may not be able to do it completely...... It is these things that will shake the interests of the gentry and the gentry and be detrimental to the group of scholars.

Up and down, the government and the opposition naturally have to find a way to stop it.

Zhu Gaochi felt that he had learned new knowledge again, "Young Master, these big clans have been inherited for thousands of years, and they seem to be well-behaved, cultivating and reading heirlooms. Stable and honest, there is nothing to transgress. At the beginning, the emperor's grandfather admired such a Confucian family, thinking that they could educate the people and pacify the place, otherwise, they would not have given the Zheng family a royal pen. I'm still a little confused and don't understand what's wrong with them. ”

Yao Guangxiao raised his eyelids and looked at Xu Jingchang, "Tell me?" ”

Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "I still take Young Master Yao as an example, you look at that temple, it usually receives alms from all directions and gives back to all directions...... But if you look closely, you will find that they coaxed good men and women, made a fortune in the city, slaved small monks, served as laborers, and also occupied land and refused to pay taxes. Your Highness, no dignity comes out of thin air, they live an easy life, it's just that someone carries the weight for them. ”

Zhu Gaochi was curious, "That's like a family like the Zheng family, how much land can they occupy and how much land can they hide?" ”

Xu Jingchang glanced at Yao Guangxiao and was about to answer, when the old monk finally coughed.

"Let's talk about it, or you kid will have to take Lao Ke as an example."

Xu Jingchang laughed dryly, "Young Master, don't care, I just said casually, your temple didn't release all the extra slaves, I won't embarrass you." ”

Yao Guangxiao directly hehe...... What kind of virtue you kid has, the old man knows best. Look at what you mean, you even want to take away all the temples in the world, every time you go to Lao Gao's side, you look left and right, and say that the world's famous mountains and rivers, Buddha accounts for eight of them...... What do you have in mind when I don't know?

Yao Guangxiao didn't bother to deal with Xu Jingchang, but picked up the copy of "Zheng's Specification" and handed it to Zhu Gaochi, "Your Highness, how do you think this is written?" ”

Zhu Gaochi nodded, "I've seen this, it's naturally excellent, teaching the children, the head is the way, and there are merits in tempering conduct." ”

Yao Guangxiao nodded and said, "Your Highness, have you thought about it, what if someone is unwilling to listen to this norm?" ”

Zhu Gaochi was subconsciously stunned, will it?

Such a good norm should be practiced by everyone.

At this time, Xu Jingchang snorted: "Your Highness, you are also a father, think about the virtue of the grandson!" ”

In a word, Zhu Gaochi broke the defense.

That's right, if a child can understand the reason, then he is not a child!

When necessary, use family law!

Family Law!

Zhu Gaochi seemed to understand something...... Behind this warm and affectionate Zheng standard, there is a strict family law!

The bigger the clan, the more rules.

When you break the family law, the more you pay.

And who will enforce this family law?

There is no doubt that he is the elder of the big clan and a big man who has become an official...... Gradually, Zhu Gaochi understood that some of these big clans were officials and provided shelter, some were in charge of family law, some were high, and some were supported with blood and tears.

In the big family, it is also divided into three, six, nine and so on.

And such a big clan excludes the power of the imperial court, and the so-called imperial power does not go to the countryside, and the family governs the Quartet, which is such a reason......

"No wonder all generations have to fight Haoqiang, and I have finally figured it out now. This step is extremely good, but I don't know if I can get the effect of taking the Zheng family's surgery? ”

As the biggest musician in the dynasty, Xu Jingchang will not let go of this good show.

"Your Highness, just watch! Fun is guaranteed. ”

With Xu Jingchang's guarantee, Zhu Gaochi cheered up.

How will this Jiangnan first handle this matter?

Zheng Yi didn't sleep for three days...... He was unkempt, described as withered, and his eyes were the size of beans, and he didn't care about grooming.

He was really forced into a corner, if you want to kill him, Zheng Yi may not be afraid, after all, the person who came from the Hongwu Dynasty has already been prepared.

But if Zhu Di's imperial pen is really passed out, then the world knows that the Zheng family will become the laughing stock of everyone...... Then cut off the qualification for the imperial examination, the huge family fell apart, and there was no chance to get up again, if so, it would be even more miserable than destroying the whole clan.

Do you dare to think that the high-ranking Zheng family has become someone else's slave...... It's definitely worse than death.

But the problem is that he followed Xu Jingchang's advice and divided the Zheng family, and the family of hundreds of years has completely declined and disappeared, how can he see his ancestors?

He is a sinner of the Zheng family!

Neither is it to advance, nor is it to retreat...... Zheng Yi was in pain, and simply wanted to die, but he couldn't make up his mind.

In the end, Zheng Yi couldn't stand it anymore.

I can only sigh, "The only death through the ages!" ”

He's instigated!

Zheng Yi could only give in to Zhu Di, he admitted that he was not strict in governing the family, and the clansmen in the name of the Zheng family's norms attracted people's hearts everywhere, made extensive friends, took care of each other, and supported each other...... It has lost the original intention of the ancestors to set the norms.

Moreover, the people of the Zheng clan will give priority to serving the country with loyalty...... The clan talked about the family, and lost its original intention.

Therefore, in order to preserve the reputation of the Zheng family, the family was divided with tears, and the Zheng clan was divided into separate families, and each of them lived alone.

In fact, even if there is no Zheng Yi's recital, the imperial court has already done it...... Jin Yiwei has already acted.

When you really go to Pujiang and enter the local area, you can feel the huge heritage of this hundred-year-old family.

Not to mention anything else, their family's family property alone is as much as 3,000 acres!

This is only for the Zheng family ancestral hall.

The magnificent ancestral hall has twenty or thirty houses, all of which are blue bricks and tiles of Yishui, and the style of the south of the Yangtze River.

In the middle lobby of the ancestral hall, what is enshrined is Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial pen: the first one in Jiangnan!

It's a pity that this royal pen can't shelter the Zheng family anymore.

So the Zheng family's industry is far more than that...... They also have ethnography...... All Zheng children, including relatives, can come to study when they reach the age of six.

In order to support the expenses of the school, the Zheng family still has more than 5,000 acres of school land.

You must know that this is the best land, and the fat is flowing oil...... The Zheng family initially discussed to divide it equally, but soon quarreled, you have more, I have less, and the big guys don't give in to each other.

Then, the children of the Zheng family, who had seven or eight rooms, fought each other for the sake of industry.

Someone cares more about this than Xu Jingchang...... That is Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui.

He smiled and rejoiced every day.

The Zheng family's troubles have torn off the old face of the family.

"The children of the Zheng family, there is a big fight, and blood is splashed in the ancestral hall!"

"Shocked, the first one in the south of the Yangtze River, there was a dispute over the land, and the brothers killed each other!"

"The family of cultivation and reading, the Confucian official eunuch, is invincible to the temptation of property...... The infighting in the Zheng family has intensified, and there has been a life lawsuit! ”

This Di newspaper has been full of energy and reported wildly.

The common people looked up to the sky and laughed!

It turns out that this is the so-called first in Jiangnan, which is really eye-opening.

I have to say that the Zheng family has completely smashed the benchmark of the cultivation and reading home that they have set up.

And that's not all...... When Zhu Di was reading about the separation, he suddenly found a big problem.

"The Zheng family has family property and a school field...... There are other miscellaneous lands, as many as 10,000 acres...... These are all exempt from paying field contributions. Not to mention, their family can still be exempted from the field endowment by virtue of their official status...... How many fields have escaped from such a big family? Examine! The household department immediately sent personnel to strictly investigate to the end, and families similar to the Zheng family asked them to pay the arrears according to three times, otherwise once they were found out, they would all be beheaded! ”

Zhu Di is doing things again......

(End of chapter)