Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 401 Take precautions, kindly remind you not to cause trouble.

The Nie family was rehabilitated by the new county lord.

Only a few people in the county are paying attention to this matter, and the rest of them just do what they should.

Has the Nie family been wronged?have nothing to do with them.

It can be seen from this that the people in Guobei County have not only become "bad" in their hearts, but have also become numb.They only consider their own self-interest, cheating and abducting.If you can get a little advantage, you will take advantage of it. If you don't take advantage of it, you will suffer a disadvantage.

The common people are calculating these all day long.

However, no wonder the people, the root cause is still in the imperial court and the government.The social order of the entire Guobei County has reached the brink of collapse.

Qin Zhiyong discovered several government orders in a row, and posted notices on all of them.But the people in the county didn't seem to take it seriously.

Beside the street, seven or eight scholars were standing looking at the notices on the wall.

A young man with a round face sneered and said: "The case from six years ago is still being uncovered. What does our new county lord want to do? Everyone is dead. Even if the Nie family is rehabilitated, what's the point? .can change the outcome of things?"

Another Chinese character Facebook student said: "Isn't it all like this when you are an official? Earn some political achievements, earn some money, and then climb up. Isn't that the case with the previous county magistrates? I don't trust the new county magistrate." What's the difference. Maybe after three to five years, the county magistrate will be promoted to be the magistrate."

The other scholars did not speak, but their eyes were full of sarcasm and sarcasm, and they were not optimistic about Qin Zhiyong.

They knew what was going on in Guobei County.It is impossible to manage the entire county well.

Qin Zhiyong was wearing gray linen clothes, and he and his master were standing not far from them.The words of the two scholars were heard clearly.

The master wants to go forward and reason with these scholars.

Qin Zhiyong stopped the master and said, "Let them talk. The life in Guobei County is hard, let them vent. It's normal for them to have prejudices against the court and the government. After all, now that treacherous officials are in power, the court has been in power for almost ten years. There is no imperial examination. There is no room for them to study, so it is strange not to complain."

Qin Zhiyong's purpose of studying is different from that of ordinary scholars.

Ordinary people study for the imperial examination and for becoming an official.

If you are good at learning, you will be an official.Everything is inferior, only reading is high.They are all saying that the ultimate purpose of studying is to become an official, and being an official is to make a fortune.

There are not many people who really sent Hongyuan to serve the country and the people.

These few scholars don't have "Tao" in their hearts, so they will naturally blame others.

Qin Zhiyong was different from them.

Qin Zhiyong studied to understand reason and to seek Taoism, not to be an official.

At any time, in any place, Qin Zhiyong would never complain in his heart.Even if he encounters suffering, Qin Zhiyong regards it as food for tempering his mind.For Qin Zhiyong, the psychological process is a very precious spiritual practice experience.

Qin Zhiyong said to the master: "Let's go, let's go and see if the merchants have changed."

Came to a tavern.

Qin Zhiyong walked in with his master.

Xiao Er lay on the counter and said lazily, "You two guests, what do you want to eat?"

Qin Zhiyong glanced at the tables, chairs and cleanliness in the tavern, and shook his head secretly. Such a messy environment made people have no desire to eat and drink.

Qin Zhiyong said: "Here are some side dishes and a pot of the best wine."

The waiter said, "Wait a minute."

After waiting for a long time, the food and wine were finally served.

Qin Zhiyong frowned, the dishes were a bit rancid, obviously not fresh ingredients, and the wine had been watered down.

To do business to such an extent is really black-hearted.

Qin Zhiyong said to the waiter in the shop: "Xiaoer, let your shopkeeper come to see me."

The waiter sneered, "Why are you looking for our shopkeeper?"

Qin Zhiyong said: "Of course I have something to ask. If you don't call the shopkeeper, we won't pay for the food and drink."

The shop waiter almost jumped: "What, you want free food? Shopkeeper, someone is free food!"

A middle-aged man came out from the back hall and said: "Who dares to eat free food? He is really blind. If he wants to eat free food, I drag him out and chop him up."

Behind the middle-aged man, followed by three burly men.

The three of them are thugs.

The master was taken aback, and secretly made a mistake. If he had known that the county magistrate was going to make a moth, he would bring a few yamen servants out no matter what.

Qin Zhiyong said calmly: "No one eats for free. I just want to ask, what is the price of the table we ordered?"

The middle-aged shopkeeper said: "Ten taels of silver."

Qin Zhiyong smiled slightly, ten taels of silver is a sky-high price.Ordinary people may not be able to earn ten taels of silver a year.Sour vegetables and wine mixed with water cost ten taels of silver.

Simply greedy.

Qin Zhiyong looked at the middle-aged man and said, "Has the shopkeeper ever read?"

The middle-aged shopkeeper said: "I know a few words."

Qin Zhiyong nodded: "It's good to know how to read. I wonder if the shopkeeper has read the notice posted by the county government?"

The middle-aged shopkeeper said with a smile: "So what if you look at it? Could it be that you want to use the county government to suppress me? Then you have made a wrong calculation. I gave you ten taels of silver. As for the wine and food on the table, you have to eat it." Just eat, or leave if you don’t eat.”

It's too domineering for the middle-aged shopkeeper to do business like this.It's a miracle he's not broke.

Qin Zhiyong said: "Since the shopkeeper has read the notice, it will be easy to handle. The county government has made a regulation today, as long as you do business in Guobei County, you must operate with integrity. Ten taels of silver is too little. In my opinion, it is better to pay 100 taels." Two silver coins is more appropriate."

The middle-aged shopkeeper looked at Qin Zhiyong in amazement, thinking that this kid had lost his mind.

Qin Zhiyong said: "Shopkeeper, go get the silver, I'll wait here. What are you doing in a daze?"

The middle-aged shopkeeper came back to his senses, and was instantly furious.It turned out that this kid asked himself to take out 100 taels of silver.

"Boy, you are not only here to eat free food, but also dare to blackmail me. You are really brave."

The middle-aged shopkeeper pointed at Qin Zhiyong and said, "Kill these two lifeless things for me."

Three strong men rushed towards Qin Zhiyong and the master.

The master was frightened and stupid.

Before the three strong men could react, Qin Zhiyong slapped each of them, knocking them down to the ground.

Qin Zhiyong stood up, stared at the middle-aged shopkeeper, and said seriously: "Not only do you open a black shop, but you want to kill people deliberately? Who gave you the courage? I will give you twelve hours to arrange the affairs at home. Then you take 1000 taels of silver to the county government. With your crimes, ten years in prison is not too much. Of course, you can run away. But there are not many people who want to run away from me, Qin Zhiyong. If you don’t believe me, you You can give it a try."

Qin Zhiyong originally planned to fine him 100 taels of silver.Since the shopkeeper doesn't know what to do, he should be fined 1000 taels of silver and sent to prison.

The middle-aged shopkeeper looked at Qin Zhiyong in horror: "Who the hell are you?"

The master finally came back to his senses, and said with an air: "Look, this is our new county lord from Guobei County, Master Qin Zhiyong."

The middle-aged shopkeeper suddenly collapsed to the ground.

Qin Zhiyong said: "Master, let's go."

After leaving the gate of the tavern and coming to the street, Qin Zhiyong passed a tall swordsman.

"Is this your first visit to Guobei County?" Qin Zhiyong suddenly stopped and said calmly.

The swordsman turned to stare at Qin Zhiyong, and said in a cold voice, "What's the matter?"

Qin Zhiyong nodded, and said: "Your Excellency's swordsmanship is good, it is already in the realm of the unity of human and sword. It's just that you have too much killing intent in your heart, and you may be impulsive in doing things. I don't care about other places. Since your Excellency is in Guobei County , it’s best not to make trouble. This is a place with rules.”

Qin Zhiyong had a hunch that this murderous swordsman would definitely cause trouble in Guobei County.

Therefore, Qin Zhiyong decided to remind him first not to mess around.It is a precautionary measure.

The swordsman squinted his eyes and said contemptuously: "So you are still an official. What are the rules in Guobei County? It's none of my business. The sword in my Xiahou's hand is the rules."

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