Chapter 210: In Cangzhou, the Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger
Cangzhou, the most exiled state during the Great Song Dynasty, belongs to the land of poor mountains and bad waters. Although there is no theoretical basis for this sentence, it is not unreasonable. Because most of the people here are former death row prisoners who have been granted amnesty and sent to this wasteland to fight against the enemy. Or the descendants of these people, in this desolate landscape, fight against nature, forming their fierce atmosphere. Ning Yufei found that although the population here was too small, the quality of the martial artists was much higher.
Cangzhou, but also the location of the family of Chai Rong of the Later Zhou Dynasty, the Chai family, as the first family in Cangzhou, its strength is unfathomable, after all, it once mastered a small country, and the family's treasure is not trivial.
In addition to a Chai family, Cangzhou also has many high-ranking lords, these are the Jiedu envoy families in the previous dynasties, martial arts, strong strength, forming Cangzhou's social structure network. And where Ning Yufei and Li Yun are at the moment is in the sphere of influence of one of the medium-sized power families.
Under the Chai family, there are three families and two gates, which are the Qinglongmen, the Huanglongmen and the Wu family, the Luo family and the Sun family. They all belong to first-class forces, and they have innate masters. There are seven medium-sized forces under it, the Wen family, the Xu family, the Wang family, the Li family, the Guo family, the Xin family, and the Zhu family, and the one near the river is the Guo family's sphere of influence.
The so-called family power is equivalent to the landlord, whose land is spread around their own home, and rents are collected once a year, while the family provides protection for the tenant farmers, which can be described as mutually beneficial.
When the imperial court was stable, there was no problem with such a system, because the state capital had an army, and no one dared to challenge the prestige of the official army. But up to now, the government is sluggish, the officials and troops are sluggish, and there is no combat effectiveness, and the heroes and thieves in the rivers and lakes have swarmed, and some masters have also appeared among the tenant farmers, leading the tenant farmers to resist, and the landlords in order to continue to be rich, they are also recruiting troops and horses, recruiting villagers, known as the militia, but in fact, it is for prestige and blessing, for the disaster in the township. Haojie, how much they like to eat meat and drink wine in big bowls, they don't think about where these things come from, so the rich are not benevolent, and the benevolent are not rich. Such a situation has been widely seen in the entire Central Plains, but in Cangzhou, it seems much better. Because the people of Cangzhou are more courageous, the landlords do not dare to exploit too much, they uphold the principle of fine water and long flow, so the landlords and tenant farmers are safe.
Along the way, they saw sharecroppers working in the fields, women picking fruit, or bringing glasses of water to her men. Ning Yufei felt unusually calm in his heart, this place seemed so peaceful and natural, compared with Mengzhou, Daimyo, Kaifeng, Tokyo, Mount Tai and other places where he had stayed before, this place was like another country, people's faces were not sad, but happy smiles.
Ning Yufei was dressed in a blue robe with a silk scarf of the same color tied on his head, looking elegant and elegant, like an elegant scholar. And Li Yun was dressed in a brown cloth coat, his hair was scattered, and he was only tied with a ribbon in the middle, he was dignified, mighty, and a young hero. Looking at the dress, Ning Yufei is like a rich scholar, and the young people around him are his companions.
In the mountains, there are a number of huts scattered around, these are the huts of the tenant farmers, which are specially used when necessary, such as to shelter from the rain during the rain, to rest when the farm is busy, or to keep vigils. The furnishings are very simple, just a small bed, a few buckets of water, or a small wooden table for some things.
Looking at all this, Ning Yufei's thoughts returned to his childhood, the Chengdu Plain in Sichuan, the land of abundance, his home was there, and his home was surrounded by rolling hills, which were the characteristics of the hilly area. And the peach trees all over the mountains, or the summer farmers harvesting rice, or the pheasants in the grass...... In short, the memories of that time seem endless, and I can't say enough to say or think about it.
Li Yun looked around, and said to Ning Yufei: "Look over there, there is a big mansion there, it must be a big family here, should we go over and say hello?" They are like this all the way, visiting the big family's mansion, with Li Yun's sixfold heavenly cultivation, few people will not give them face.
Ning Yufei naturally had no opinion, looking at the surrounding scenery along the way, Ning Yufei popularized some advanced ideas to Li Yun: "Everyone is born by their mother, but some people are born noble and intelligent, and some people are born lowly and stupid, is this unfair? You see, some people were born in the emperor's family, and they were clothed and fed; but you see that the tenant farmers here are born as the children of tenant farmers, and if there is no opportunity in this life, then he can only be a tenant farmer in this life." There is no way for him to change the status quo. ”
"But if he gives birth to a good son, is smart and motivated, has many opportunities, and can learn things, he can change the fate of this family. From then on, he also had the opportunity to become a human being. You know Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, right? Wasn't Chen Sheng a tenant farmer when he was young? But he was ambitious, and he was a role model if he said 'the prince and the prince would have a kind of Xiangning'! But he just lacked a little luck and didn't learn much cultural knowledge, otherwise he would not have been defeated. ”
What does this mean? It means that there is no such thing as fairness in this world, so you have to change your mind, and you have to try to be the one who doesn't complain, and that is success. You see, you are the pinnacle of the day after tomorrow at a young age, and you can be an elder in those small gangs, and you are still so young and have a bright future, is this unfair to those weak?"
"So, don't think too much, I'll just do these brain-using things. People can not care about whether the public is unfair or not, but ask for a fair heart. How's that? Got it?"
Li Yun was really unaware of Ning Yufei's words, he hadn't figured this out yet, because since he was a child, the master of Lao Yutou had taught him to guard the spirit of a martial artist and pursue equality.
But Ning Yufei's words almost overturned the impression of fairness in his heart, and he was temporarily confused by the conflict between these two ideas, so he had to choose to think slowly, and when he figured it out, he would make a decision.
Ning Yufei was speechless in his heart, he didn't expect it to be so difficult to fool a celebrity, Li Yun is still like this, so what if I meet even better guys in the future? How can I fool them into my bowl?
After experiencing a big war, he has realized that no matter how strong a person is, there is a limit, and if he wants to realize his ideas, he must find a group of partners to help, and Li Yun is naturally the first choice.
So in response to Li Yun's character, he carried out a lot of brainwashing, and quoted scriptures to explain that his views were correct, and really fooled Li Yun. But Li Yun still didn't say that sentence, which made him a little helpless. But thinking of the long road ahead, he wasn't really in such a hurry, anyway, he already regarded Li Yun as his bag