Idle courtiers

Chapter 21 The lethality of IQ
Zhou Nan took a deep breath, this surname is so ruthless, it's admirable!

When the three sons of the Zhan family had just jumped up, the sickle in Zhou Nan's hand suddenly slashed down against Zhan Zhongcheng's face with a "swoosh", and the tip of the sickle pierced deeply into the soil.The knife cut the oily skin on his ear, and a trace of red liquid flowed out.

"Come on, let's exchange one life for another. Whoever loves you is a bastard tortoise. Today we will compare our speed. Will you kill me first, or I will chop Zhan Lichang first. I have been in Liaodong for ten years. Years ago, I haven't seen any ruthless people, and I'm afraid of you. At worst, I will go to the execution ground."

He said this with an expressionless face, and there was no emotion in his voice, and his eyes were full of coldness.

As a person with rich fighting experience in later generations, Zhou Nan knows that at such a critical moment, you can't panic, and you can't put on a rage.The more this happens, the more it shows that you are afraid.If you want to win more with less, and win more with weak, you have to let your opponent understand that you are willing to fight to the death. Even if I am half-crippled by you today, I will bite off a piece of your flesh.Before doing it, you have to consider whether you can bear such consequences.The so-called those who are too soft are afraid of being hard, those who are too hard are afraid of being horizontal, and those who are too hard are afraid of death.

Today, Zhou Nan is playing that desperate role.

Feeling the pain in his ears and seeing Zhou Nan's cold eyes above him, Zhan Zhongcheng was finally frightened and screamed loudly: "Don't come here, don't come here... You are a thief, a bloody thief!"

During the Jiajing period, except for the Japanese pirates in the southeast region, it has been peaceful for a hundred years, especially in inland counties such as Andong County in Huai'an Prefecture. The biggest case that has occurred in the past few decades is Zhou Xiucai's murder of a friend.And this case was handled by Zhou Xianggong in front of him. Since he has already moved to kill, this is really not just talking.

Immediately, the three sons of the Zhan family stopped in shock, and blood flowed out from their bodies, dyeing half of their bodies red.

Not only the Zhan family, but even the Yang family were stunned.

After a while, someone shouted: "Son-in-law of Liu Ye's family, please speak up if you have something to say, you can't kill people!"

"I can't do it, I can't do it, you just came back after serving ten years in prison, if you go in now, what will Yun Niang do?"

"Sister, don't, don't!" Yun Niang cried and stepped forward while dragging Zhou Nan's hand, while hitting his shoulder weakly with her fist: "I can't kill people. If something happens to you, I can't live anymore!"

Zhou Nan came to help today, mainly because he was upset that the members of the Zhan family beat Yunniang, not because he really wanted to kill Zhan Zhongchen.To be honest, with my father-in-law and uncle's bad attitude towards Yunniang and myself, I can't be bothered to take care of their affairs!
Seeing that Zhan Zhongcheng had been restrained successfully, and Yunniang persuaded him, he jumped up, let Zhan Zhongcheng go, and said to his wife: "Yunniang, it's nothing serious, it's just a matter of picking up a town bully, it's easy. Didn't you agree?" If you don’t cry after me, why did you start crying again today?”

"I don't cry, I don't cry."

Zhan Zhongcheng finally got up, but felt that his feet were shaking like chaff.He also knew that if he didn't get back his face today, his prestige would be lost, and no one would take him seriously as a senior in the future.Still gritted his teeth and insisted: "The thief surnamed Zhou is in the army. Today, my father and son are all wounded. If you hit grandpa, you hit the yamen in the face. I might invite you to go to the yamen. You Wait, wait for the arrest card in the yamen, the soup and medicine of the three of us will not pay you!" No matter how you look at today's matter, Zhou Nan used the knife to hurt you intentionally.No matter where he goes, he can't get away from it.

This time, he has to hit him a big sum to relieve the hatred in the old man's heart.

If someone else was Zhou Nan, he would naturally say without fear at this time: "The east wind is blowing and the drums are beating. Who is afraid of whom in today's world?"

However, Zhou Nan cupped his hands suddenly and smiled: "The head of the Zhanli is all from the village, so why bother to make a fuss about a small matter in the yamen. It's just a little water. That's good. Let each of you two One day, the water comes in turns, so don’t lose anyone, okay? Besides, Shi Xianzun and I also had a double-sided relationship, and even dedicated a poem to the old man, which is justified. Today’s matter is How about this, since the head of the exhibition is here today, why don't we go to Quanshui Village to have a glass of wine and apologize in front of us, we are heroes of Liangshan - we don't know each other if we don't fight - we need to be more intimate in the future."

He suddenly turned 180 degrees to apologize to Zhan Zhongcheng, and everyone was stunned.Then it became clear that Zhou Nan was a scholar who had been expelled from his fame after all, without power or power, so naturally he couldn't win the battle.

Although Zhan Zhongcheng is the head of the village, he has a large family and is the head of the village. No matter how you look at it, he is equivalent to a mayor of a town in later generations. Such a tyrant is really not easy to mess with.

If that's all you know about it, that's fine.

Immediately, Yang Liuye cupped his hands again and again: "Chief Zhan, it's the children who are wrong, and the little old man here will apologize to you. Yes, yes, my son-in-law can talk in the yamen, everyone is a family People, why make such a fuss, it's not worth it."

Zhou Nan had a murderous look on his face a moment ago, but in the blink of an eye he was lying down and acting small. Subconsciously, Zhan Zhongcheng felt that something was wrong.But he lost a lot of money today, how could he let it go.Immediately, he screamed angrily: "If you want to send me away with a meal, treat me as a beggar? Zhou, you first pay my father and son ten taels of silver for soup and medicine. Also, all this water must be brought to our exhibition hall. Go to the family land, the Yang family didn't have a drop."

Suddenly, Zhou Nan put away his smile: "It seems that the head of the exhibition is not willing to listen to people's persuasion. Well, I don't care about this matter today, so I will leave!"

"My son-in-law, you... just left like this?" Yang Liuye called out pitifully, his heart flustered for a while.

Zhan Zhongcheng: "Get out of the way." The Zhan family also burst into laughter at the same time.

Suddenly, Zhou Nan walked up to the boundary post, stretched out his foot and kicked violently.

The boundary post was not big at all, and it had just been buried, and the soil loosened, so it fell to the ground with a kick.

Zhou Nan picked up the boundary post and stuffed it in the hands of Master Yang Liu, and said seriously: "Master Taishan, you put this thing away. With this thing in hand, forgive that Zhan would not dare to do anything to you?"

"This thing..." Yang Liuye looked at the small stone pillar in his hand with a puzzled expression, puzzled.

Zhou Nan turned his head to look at Zhan Zhongcheng, and said seriously: "The head of the Zhan has been doing this job for many years. Every summer, autumn and slack season, he has to go to the Yamen for three or five times. Why are you so ignorant? You moved privately." Boundary post, that is a serious crime. Besides, you are so alive that you dare to write on the boundary post by yourself, this is solid evidence, and it cannot be denied." He pointed to the ugly words on it, and continued to sternly: " According to the "Law of the Ming Dynasty", whoever moves the boundary pillar without the order of the imperial court's household department will be exiled for three thousand miles with a stick of thirty. If I report it to you, I am afraid that you, the old man, will go to Liaodong or Yungui. I've been there last time. Your old man is very old, and I'm afraid I won't have the luck to come back alive. If you don't believe me, you can ask the scholars in the county if the country has this law."

In ancient times, land was the only core means of production, not only related to people's livelihood and social stability, but also related to national security.

The national security issue may sound like a bit of a label, but in fact it is.The division of administrative regions in ancient times is indeed a bit unreasonable in the eyes of later generations.For example, Hanzhong in Shaanxi Province belongs to the south in terms of climate, speaks Sichuan dialect, and has exactly the same customs as Sichuan, but it has been assigned to Shaanxi.The reason is simple. If Sichuan is divided, Hanzhong can be used as a bridgehead, and the Guanzhong Plain can be easily penetrated; while Anyang in Henan is obviously north of the Yellow River, but it is born to be assigned to Henan. The defense is that Hebei will get Anyang. One place is guarded by the natural danger of the Yellow River, so no one can take Hebei.Anyang is a nail that Henan drove into the Jizhong Plain of Hebei.Politics in ancient China was all about checking and balancing each other.

Therefore, don't say about the dynasty, even in other dynasties, if you move the boundary pillars privately, if you really want to get on the line, it is possible to kill your head.

Everyone was stunned when they heard the phrase "exile for three thousand miles".

On weekdays, villagers fight and go to the court to discuss right and wrong, and the party who is wrong will be spanked, and severely beaten for several days.If they really want to be exiled to the frontier for such a severe punishment, it seems to be a matter of another world for them.We are all ordinary people, and it is impossible to commit murder and arson.

Exile for three thousand miles, not to mention exile for three thousand miles, even one thousand miles is enough to kill.Don't you know that once the imperial court dredged the river, repaired the embankment, and conscripted the people to serve in corvee, a few people would die every time.At Zhan Zhongcheng's age, if he was really assigned, he might end up being a lonely ghost in a foreign land for the rest of his life.

"Ah!" Zhan Zhongcheng yelled, and he was about to snatch the boundary post from Yang Liuye in one step.

But at this moment, only a "hoo" was heard, but Yang Liuye staggered Zhan Lichang with a stone pillar.The old man should have been severely suppressed by others before, and he regained his true colors as a tyrant in the village, and shouted: "Everyone, copy the guys, beat me hard. Zhan Zhongcheng has committed a felony, and he is already a treacherous thief. We were killed on the spot, and we are not guilty!"

All the Yang family were furious when they were beaten up by the Zhan family before, but now they can hold weapons in an upright manner, how could they let go of this opportunity for revenge, and immediately brought up the farm tools, making the Zhan family howl like ghosts.

Although the Zhan family has a large number of people, it is already at a loss, and the leader of the Zhan Li said: "The animal surnamed Zhou, the surnamed Yang, you wait, you wait, we will not finish this matter!" .

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"Let the water go!" Yang Liuye won this big victory today, he was full of vigor, holding the boundary pillars as if he was holding Heshibi, let's see and cherish.He laughed resonantly: "With this handle in hand, I forgive that plague weapon surnamed Zhan from coming over to Luo Miao again. Our crops are saved this year."

The Yang family all laughed and said, "It all depends on Brother Nan." At the same time, they bowed their hands to Zhou Nan: "Brother Nan, we will write down your affection."

"Sure enough, he is a scholar, his knowledge is great, and he can even think of this way."

"Nonsense, a scholar can know the affairs of the world without going out."

"What kind of scholar doesn't go out? Brother Nan has not only read thousands of books, but also traveled thousands of miles. The future will be terrible."

"Yunniang is really blessed to have married such a good man. Now it's over. With such a man at home, who would dare to provoke him?" Several women surrounded Yunniang and kept praising her. boast into a flower.

Yes, facing such a critical situation today, Zhou Nan turned the situation around so easily.This brother Nan is capable of fighting and fighting, and he has a bright mind. In today's battle, he has shown his prestige in a circle with a radius of hundreds of miles.The ancient villages were actually a jungle society where the weak preyed on the strong, and there was no reason at all.There are many strong and strong men in your family, who can fight and make trouble, so others dare not provoke them.If the family members are thin, or only have daughters, and they are bullied, they can only swallow their anger.

This is also the reason why the ancients favored sons over daughters and tried their best to give birth—this is the reality, and the economic base determines ideology.

Let me ask, who would dare to offend Yunniang, a fierce and cunning man like Zhou Nan?
Unknowingly, in everyone's minds, the figure of Zhou Xiucai was replaced by the toubob.

This is not surprising. After all, Zhou Nan was assigned to the Liaodong Army for ten years. Could it be good to be able to return home alive in such a world?The army is really a big melting pot, it really trains people!

Ever since Zhou Nan was dispatched, every time Yun Niang went back to her natal home, she was not close to her grandma or loved her uncle. When had she ever been praised so much, she wanted to speak but didn't know what to say, she could only wave her hands blushing.

Seeing his wife's happy face, Zhou Nan felt complacent again: In today's incident, force is only an auxiliary means, and the final solution to the problem depends on knowledge.Zhan Zhongcheng, this seemingly domineering country cannon, was so easily crushed by himself, this is the power of IQ!

(End of this chapter)