Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 157 Every family has difficult scriptures

  Yiji had dealt with him before, and Fei Qian knew that this person was Liu Biao's confidant, so if Liu Biao sent him here without explaining anything, it would be unbelievable.

  However, what Yi Ji said did not surprise Fei Qian, but Yi Ji’s answer was somewhat interesting—

First, Yi Ji didn't say yes, nor did he say no, so Liu Biao probably has an explanation for this. The reason why Yi Ji didn't say no is that Yi Ji thought that if Fei Qian knew the truth in the future, and he at this time He also lied to his face, and he would not be a good person in the future; another point was to tell Fei Qian that Yiji himself obeyed the arrangement, and he listened to whose arrangement, as if he was answering Fei Qian, saying that he listened to Fei Qian. Arrangement, in fact, means that Yiji also has to listen to Liu Biao's arrangement, so if he has any questions, he should go to Liu Biao...

   Therefore, Fei Qian also understood what Yiji meant, so he stopped asking.

  After lying down, Fei Qian calculated that he would almost arrive in Luyang tomorrow, so he wondered what Yuan Shu was doing now? I don't know if Yuan Shu went to Suanzao to join the army?

  At this time, Yuan Shu was enduring his anger, listening to an old man in front of him nagging in silence...

  Nanyang Manufactory is actually in Wan, but Yuan Shu is currently in Tunza in Luyang. At present, Nanyang County is divided into two. The area surrounding Luyang in the north belongs to Yuan Shu's direct rule area, while the south of Wancheng, including Xinye, is still Liu Biao's Jingxiang territory.

   The only ones who can make Yuan Shu endure the weirdness are the elders of the old Yuan family in Nanyang.

The old man holding the dove stick is named Yuan Zeng, and he belongs to Yuan Xu's branch. In terms of seniority, he is similar to Yuan Feng and Yuan Kai, and he is also older, and he still holds the dove stick in his hand, so Yuan Shu also had no choice but to hold back the fire in his heart.

  The dove stick is also called the king stick, which originated from the "tooth stick system" in the Zhou Dynasty, and the king stick system in the Han Dynasty further legalized and institutionalized it. The "Wang Zhang Edict Order" promulgated by Emperor Wenwen of the Han Dynasty stated that "people over 70 years old are respected by people, and they are not the first to kill and injure people. They should not be impeached or sit down."

  The dove stick is nine feet long, and the head of the stick is decorated with doves and birds. Like the talisman used by the imperial court, the dove stick is a voucher for preferential treatment and a status symbol. The old man holding the dove stick can "go in and out of the government's festivals and walk in the middle of the road", and his status and treatment are the same as that of the "six hundred stone" officials. , even after beheading, you still can't restrain yourself, and you have to leave the body for three days...

  Old people can't help being long-winded, and when the old man Yuan Zeng finished his speech, trembling with a dove stick, it was already dusk.

  Yuan Shu asked Yan Xiang to see him off on his behalf, while he stayed in the hall, closing his eyes and suppressing his anger. Yuan Shu was not angry with the old man Yuan Zeng, but angry with those who instigated Yuan Zeng behind his back.

  Although Nanyang is rich, this wealth is relative. Absolutely, those poor and lower-middle peasants at the grassroots level, the ordinary people who are suffering, are very happy to be able to harvest four stones of millet per acre of land. How much money can such families have if they live frugally for a lifetime?

The reason why Nanyang County is the richest is because the founding emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu was able to ascend to the throne. The big landlords and local tyrants in two places contributed the most, and one of them was Nanyang. Therefore, the Eastern Han Dynasty has always been relatively close to Nanyang. Generous, and the appointed Nanyang prefects are generally people from aristocratic families, so the policies implemented in Nanyang are more inclined to aristocratic families.

  But I didn't expect that after Yuan Shu arrived in Nanyang, he would join forces with Sun Jian to kill Zhang Zi, the prefect of Nanyang without saying a word.

In fact, it’s not a big deal, Zhang Zi is from Yingchuan, although Yingchuan is next door to Nanyang, and there are some connections, but since Yuan Shu wants to kill him, let’s kill him, and the local nobles in Nanyang have no intention of avenging Zhang Zi. Anyway, Zhang Ziye was only a prefect, and compared with the Yuan family's family background, he was nothing.

   But what makes the small and medium-sized landlords in Nanyang unbearable is that Yuan Shu not only raised Sun Jian, but also kept recruiting soldiers himself!

Yuan Shu doesn't have much money personally, and the Yuan family can't provide Yuan Shu with expenses endlessly. Nanyang is such a big place, and there are only so many annual gifts and so on. It is necessary to support Sun Jian and Yuan Shu's two families at once. , Nanyang public treasury couldn't afford it either, so Yuan Shu set his mind on these local tyrants.

And these local tyrants, big and small, looked at the Yuan family's reputation for the first few times, so they had some sense. After all, they were four generations and three princes, so Yuan Shu also recruited some soldiers and purchased some armaments. General Ji Ling supervised and trained them. , but now that he is about to go north to challenge Dong, Yuan Shu still feels that the troops on hand are not enough, so he ordered to recruit soldiers again...

  So the landlords and local tyrants, big and small, whose uncles and aunts can’t bear it anymore, began to fight, link up with each other, and sued Yuan’s parents and old Yuan Zeng...

Yuan Zeng, the elder of Yuan's parents, leaned on a dove stick and came to find Yuan Shu. After sitting down, he began to educate Yuan Shu in various aspects. The main idea was to let Yuan Shu pay more attention to some influences, not to be greedy for pleasure, and to learn more from his elder brother Yuan Shao. Learn, don't always ask for money from the folks in the village...

Yuan Shu suppressed the anger in his heart again and again, but he still couldn't calm down. Recalling what Yuan once said to learn more from his elder brother Yuan Shao, he couldn't control it enough, and swept the fruit plate and tea bowl placed on the table directly. On the ground, it was smashed to pieces, and dried fruits and pastries were scattered everywhere, making a mess.

  Yan Xiang saw the scene in front of him when he came back after sending Yuan Zeng off, so he couldn't say anything to write, so he stood in the hall.

  Yuan Shu gasped heavily for a while, finally calmed down, stood up, bowed his hands to Yan Xiang in the hall, and said, "I made Ziwu laugh."

  Yan Xiang, Yan Ziwu is Yuan Shu's chief bookkeeper, he is upright and capable, Yuan Shu enlisted him as his staff soon after he came to Nanyang.

  Although Yan Xiang somehow knew why Yuan Shu was angry, he didn't expect Yuan Shu to be so out of control. However, seeing that Yuan Shu had calmed down, he entered the hall and sat down again.

  Yuan Shu called his servants, cleaned the hall, and arranged new utensils, Fang and Yan Xiang said: "This matter must be caused by family trouble!"

The current Patriarch of the He family is He Qia, a He Yang scholar, a Xiping person, and a big local tyrant here. He was once promoted as Xiaolian, but after going to Luoyang for a while, he resigned as a Lang official and came back. In Runan and Nanyang It can be regarded as a little famous.

  The last time Yuan Shu recruited soldiers, it was said that the He family had a lot of gossip, but this time they dared to instigate the elder of the Yuan family, Yuan Zeng, to come and sing against Yuan Shu...

To explain the stalk from last time—Cao asked: "How many beards does Yun Chang have?" He didn't answer Guan's last sentence: "If you are born, you can't serve the country, but if you carry your brother, you are just a human being!" Actually, the pun is aimed at Guan's integrity. Enlightenment, in order to let Guan take refuge in him.

   Cao Yi is, some things should not be taken seriously (you can’t count the beards). Guan Gong is a smart man, of course he can understand, so he also used his beard to show his attitude. The beard is a detail, you don't need to know it; but the big knot (hundreds of roots) must be known. Small things can be lost (loss of a few beards), such as temporary surrender for the two sisters-in-law; but big things can’t be lost (beards can’t be cut off completely), such as Zhongliu. You can be wronged for a while (wrap your beard), but you won't always seek perfection (if you meet guests, you can untie it.)

   Cao took brocade as a bag and gave Guan Gong a beard. In fact, it implies two meanings: one is to fulfill Guan Yu's integrity (it will not break Guan's beard); the other meaning may be to put away your integrity and stay with me.

   Of course, this is a positive interpretation... Negative, imagine the short Cao Cao standing in front of the tall and strong Guan Yu and wrapping Guan Yu's beard... The picture is so beautiful...

  (end of this chapter)