Wei and Jin Cooks

  Chapter 696 Questions

   "Because this matter involves high-ranking officials and noble families," the young man said, "There are still many people in Luoyang who hate Governor Zhao, but they are afraid to speak out because of the strong soldiers in her hands."

"She forced people to move back to Luoyang, cut off many people's futures, and separated many families. Those survivors of noble families don't get good treatment here. At this time, they have to pay taxes like ordinary people, and even She still has to serve, and I don’t know how many people hate her.”

  The young man whispered: "As far as I know, everyone is writing articles to scold her in private."

  Zhao Hanzhang also lowered his voice and asked, "What are you scolding her for?"

   "Called her a glutton, only going in and out, greedy for money and stingy, and said that she was a money addict, stronger than her grandfather, but she didn't have the morals of her grandfather, she was sexually promiscuous..."

  Ting He on the side was so angry that his eyes were red, and he was about to attack immediately. Zhao Hanzhang grabbed her hand, smiled and listened, and nodded pertinently: "She is indeed a bit stingy."

But the young man sighed and said: "Otherwise, I think our governor is only stingy with himself, but he is much more generous to the common people than many high-ranking official families, but why does she force the high-ranking official families who have the right to tax exemption to pay taxes together, so contemptuous of talents?" , being scolded is also expected.”

  Zhao Hanzhang asked him, "Do you also think that Governor Zhao shouldn't collect taxes from those high-ranking officials?"

  The young man nodded, "It's been like this in all dynasties. After all, Governor Zhao is a woman. Maybe she didn't think of this for a while. If she wants to get support from various families, she can exchange interests with various families and even marry."

Speaking of this, the young man felt sorry for a moment, "It's a pity that Governor Zhao is engaged, otherwise he could choose another strong in-law. In fact, it's just an engagement, and even if he is married, he can marry Li and marry another. The Fu family is still weak at this time. A little bit."

  Zhao Hanzhang: "...you are quite smart, do everyone think the same as you?"

   "How can other people be as smart as me?" The young man said complacently, "I am a scholar after all, and I have listened to books for many years before I came up with this brilliant idea. Can those people's brains compare with mine?"

  He said: "In the past, Emperor Guangwu stopped his wife and remarried, didn't he just want to form an alliance with King Zhending? Those who achieve great things don't care about trivial matters, but Governor Zhao is only engaged now, and all the talents in the world have a chance."

  Zhao Hanzhang waved his hand not very interested, and decided to listen carefully to Zhao Kuan's trial.

The young man said that he was addicted, and whispered to Zhao Hanzhang: "Girl, don't believe it, just think about it, if she directly marry the Gou family, then the dispute with the Gou family will be settled. Isn't she and General Gou the one who has the final say in this world? Rebirth A child, the world can be handed over to the child in the future, how much trouble has been saved?"

  Zhao Hanzhang asked him, "You are so talented, why don't you take the recruitment test?"

  The young man regretted: "I went, but the time has not come, so I have to wait for another good opportunity."

   That is to say, he went to take the exam, but failed.

   Zhao Hanzhang said: "If you test the general trend of the world, you will definitely fail. If you test the small officials in the government, you may give it a try."

  When the young man heard this, he was upset, "How can the girl assert that I can only be a petty official?"

  Zhao Hanzhang saw that Zhao Kuan had calmed down the three crying families, and started to question the case, so he asked him a word and motioned him to be quiet, "Then tell me, will the Zhao family and the emperor agree to the marriage between Governor Zhao and Gou Xi?"

  The young man was startled and thought about it.

  Emperor...of course he is not willing, if Gou Xi and Zhao Hanzhang become a family, then what will happen to him?

  But the Zhao family...should be willing, right?

   It is also possible that he is unwilling. If Zhao Hanzhang marries into the Gou family, his dependence on the Zhao family will become less, and if he has a child, what will happen to the Zhao family?

  But if she married Fu Tinghan, wouldn't she also have this trouble?

   Just when the young man was struggling, Zhao Hanzhang untied his hat and walked forward.

   Zhao Kuan saw her and immediately got up to greet her, "Mr.

  Zhao Hanzhang nodded, glanced at the courtroom and said: "Bring more mats and remove all the chains from their hands. Let's sit and talk."

  The three families were also very excited to see Zhao Hanzhang, and they wanted to talk to her a lot.

The Chen family and the Xiao family are both noble families. The difference is that the Chen family stayed in Luoyang with the emperor and hid together in the palace, but the master of the Chen family, two sons and three nephews all died in the battle of defending the city. Only women and children and a twelve-year-old son remained in the family;

The Xiao family left with the King of the East China Sea. Their family luck was better, and they were dispersed when they fled. Some of them were captured by Shi Le. Except for the adult males, the rest were redeemed by Zhao Hanzhang and separated. The few people who were in the hospital were also moved back, and they were reunited after returning to Luoyang.

  So the Xiao family has an adult man who is in charge. Fang Xingsan, Xiao Sanlang, is called Xiao Zhi. Unfortunately, the name is such that he may not be very smart.

  Zhao Hanzhang sat cross-legged on the newly spread mat, and motioned for everyone to sit down too.

  She sat casually, but this was in the courtroom, Zhao Kuan didn't dare to sit cross-legged in front of her, so he knelt beside her, and the others also knelt and sat down, putting their hands on their knees as if they were listening carefully.

  Zhao Hanzhang also asked people to bring more than a dozen bowls and a pot of water, and poured water for them, "Come on, drink some water before we talk."

  Xiao Zhi took the bowl, and his eyes were red after taking a sip. The other two ladies were still in a stable mood, and they also took the water bowl respectfully with both hands.

  Zhao Hanzhang first asked the eldest wife of the Chen family, "Why did the lady leave Luoyang with the whole family?"

The eldest lady put down the water bowl, wiped her tears and said: "The world is difficult. There are only old and weak women and children left in my family. Winter is coming, and I don't know if the Huns will go south again. I only have one young son left. I can't bear it anymore." The disaster of war, so I want to leave."

  She looked at Zhao Hanzhang anxiously and said, "Please envoy Jun to take pity on you and let us go."

Zhao Hanzhang was unmoved, and said solemnly: "There are no rules, there is no such thing as a square. I have already made a rule that the relocated Luoyang survivors are not allowed to leave, so I can't change it at will. Otherwise, today the Chen family will leave, and tomorrow the Qian family and the Sun family will die." Can't you also come and ask for leave?"

She comforted: "Mrs. Chen, my Zhao family army is in Luoyang. I can assure you that if there is a war, I, Zhao Hanzhang and the Zhao family army must be the first to go to the battlefield. If one day, the Zhao family army really can't defend Luoyang, we You must be let go early."

   "So if you leave because you are worried about the war, I ask you to stay at ease and build Luoyang with me, okay?"

   Mrs. Chen looked embarrassed, and she couldn't help looking at Mrs. Chen and the second lady whose eyes were red from crying.

   Mrs. Chen also struggled for a while, but nodded to Mrs. Chen.

   Mrs. Chen then said: "Your Excellency, we left because of taxes and corvees."

  She wiped her tears and said sadly: "The family doesn't have much money left, it's really hard to support, so I had to leave Luoyang to join relatives and friends."

  Zhao Hanzhang turned around and asked Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Chen, "Is this the reason?"

  (end of this chapter)