As soon as Duan Rong entered..,
The scene immediately fell silent. Duan Rong, as the highest-ranking official who had defected from the dynasty, had contributed greatly to the entire defection of Yunnan,
Some time ago, he had voluntarily offered a large portion of his land to the rebel army.
Therefore, the rebel army was especially kind to him,
They even allowed him to keep his manor and a portion of his land. However, the servants who he had signed a contract to sell themselves..,
Had to be changed to an employment system. After all, the rebel army had ordered them to release slaves.
In addition.. The portion of land he kept..,
Still belonged to the people of the world. However, Duan Rong had the right to hire farmers to farm for him,
He only had to reduce rent and interest, and he was not allowed to collect exorbitant taxes,
And he could only collect 20% of the rent. And the rebel army reserved this portion of his land..,
They only collected 10% of the tax. In other words, the tenants on his land were actually the same as the other farmers who were allocated land. They only needed to pay 30%,
The rest was his.
Many of the rebel army generals were very envious of his treatment. This Duan Rong was an old bureaucrat again. He was good at dancing and had a lot of connections with the rebel army's generals and scholars who came from gentry families.
Duan Rong came in with a smile,
Seeing everyone's raging faces, he smiled and said, "Generals, why are you all so gloomy? Why don't you come to my house and have a seat? Drink some wine and all your troubles will disappear. "
Ye Xiuwen was on good terms with him. Hearing this, he snorted, "Who can it be? That bastard..,
That actor..,
Bah! It's smellier than the stones in the latrine..,
They're all hard. "
Duan Rong was surprised, "Oh? This actor is referring to? "
Ye Xiuwen rolled his eyes and his anger disappeared. He smiled and said, "Hey, brother Duan, it's not convenient to say this here. This is also an interesting thing. Didn't you say you'd treat us to a drink? Let's go, let's go home. Let's talk while we drink. "
Duan Rong hurriedly said, "Okay, okay, okay. Everyone, let's go, let's go. "
When everyone arrived at the Duan family's residence, the wine and dishes had already been set up. The soft couch was also prepared. Behind the red veil, the fragrance of incense lingered. The golden lion spat out smoke, flickering.
A few graceful women were only wrapped in translucent veils. They were dancing charmingly, their snow-white skin half exposed and half hidden. There was also a decadent sound of silk and woodwind music, as if crying and complaining.
Indulging in a life of luxury.
Ye Xiuwen sat down and hugged a woman. He breathed a sigh of relief. "It's still more comfortable here! What did that lousy yamen have? Even the benches were cold. Women? They're all big tigresses! "
The other one had a goatee and a handsome appearance. He seemed to be a descendant of an aristocratic family. He smiled and said, "Ha! If Shou Yulou and his lackeys hear what you just said, they will definitely say that you are … oh, 'insulting your sister'. "
"Bah! What sister? How can my sisters be these peasant women? My sisters are all gentle and tactful. They are well-educated ladies. "
Everyone burst into laughter.
Only a dark-skinned general who looked like he was a little restless. "Well, I'm afraid it's not a big deal for us to criticize our sisters like that …"
"What? You believe what that actress said? Ah, Guotou, you're so honest. Look, you just want to use the military's horses to transport some things and do some small business. Even Shou Yulou criticized you. You're still speaking up for him? "This general knew that Guotou came from a small business background, but he still couldn't let go.
He smiled and said, "You really believe what he said? Is a low-class actress's son worth being afraid of? "
"Heh, be careful of people saying that you're using the Three Principles of the Demonic Book of Confucius and Meng to divide people into different classes! They'll drag you to preach! "Another scholar laughed and made insinuations.
Everyone burst into laughter.
Duan Rong only smiled and sipped his wine. He only urged them to drink from time to time to comfort their complaints.
After three rounds of drinking, everyone had women in their arms and were drunk. Their conversation became more casual.
Ye Xiuwen smiled drunkenly. "Brother Duan, it's funny. Shou Yulou, ah — bah, he's so dignified. Who do you think he is? His surname is Cheng and his name is Chun. Yulou is his stage name. He's just a coward who crawled out of a mistress' stomach! Motherf * cker, who do you think he is? He's the famous actress Shou Yingying whose beauty shook the capital 15 years ago. In the end, she jumped down and died tragically! "
"Eh? Then isn't he the son of the great scholar of the present age, the descendant of the Cheng family, the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Mr. Cheng? "
Duan Rong's wine cup stopped.
Ye Xiuwen nodded. "Exactly. What a joke. His father was a great scholar. Back then, Cheng Chun was also one of our famous eccentric scholars. But, he's just a plaything who crawled out of an actress' stomach! He's full of evil tricks. If he didn't coerce our Ye family, would I have followed him to this decapitated business … "
At this point, Ye Xiuwen suddenly seemed to sober up. He stopped talking and just drank. He touched the beauties and laughed loudly as he called his brothers to join in the fun.
.....
"Brother Shou, there's been a lot of nursery rhymes lately. They're all insinuating that we're the 'First Emperor's Book Burning', "Qi Lirong said to Shou Yulou, who was sitting at the table and making changes to the Analects of Confucius.
"Nursery rhymes? Oh, recite a few for me. "Shou Yulou's interest was immediately piqued. He was proficient in music, opera, lyrics, and so on. He had the ability to distinguish things by listening. Back in the day, he was also a figure of "Zhou Lang looks out for mistakes in the song".
After listening to a few songs, he smiled faintly. "I'm afraid these aren't 'nursery rhymes', but 'literary rhymes'. 'Bamboo and silk smoke fade away', 'Spring snow in June on Mount Xiao', these aren't things that ordinary children and artists can sing. "
Qi Lirong said, "That's exactly what I meant."
Shou Yulou smiled. "No matter. Let them curse all they want. I'm almost done. Once I finish annotating the Analects of Confucius, I'll have my sisters and brothers distribute them. Once I finish annotating a book, I'll distribute another one. Didn't they say we were going to 'burn books'? Then we'll set ourselves as an example and take the initiative to promote it in the army. Then, all these scholars and even the common people must have a book and read it day and night. "
As he spoke, he handed the Analects of Confucius in his hand to Qi Lirong. Qi Lirong glanced at it and suddenly burst out laughing. "Shou Dage, what are you doing?"
"Annotating the Analects of Confucius," Shou Yulou laughed softly with a hint of self-mockery, "In the past, Cheng and Zhu wrote the Analects of Confucius. I, the unfilial son of Cheng Men, actually wrote the Analects of Confucius after my ancestor. "
Qi Lirong then read a passage.
"'People', Confucius spoke of love to 'people'. '' People ', Confucius spoke of' people '. What's the difference? '' People ', the Son of Heaven, the officials, and the feudal lords. Traitor Kong said that people should love this kind of power and influence people. '' People ', the ignorant people. Traitor Kong looked down on the common people and regarded them as slaves, oxen, and horses. Therefore, he spoke of' order '. "
As he finished reading, his beautiful and gentle eyebrows immediately raised. He laughed until he coughed. "I'm afraid your ancestors will jump up and strangle you for writing the Analects of Confucius."
Shou Yulou suddenly stood up and smiled faintly. "Let's strangle them. In any case, my surname is no longer Cheng. I've been in the military for many years. In my spare time, I've read and studied. I've never abandoned the piles of old papers. Isn't it all for this day? It can also be considered as fulfilling the arrogant words of 'I want to turn over history and rewrite the Five Classics' when I was a young man. "
"Then," Qi Lirong asked, "Do you want to send a copy to Hongfei? She's your student who personally taught her how to read. "
"When this matter is over, let's hurry up." After saying that, he was in a good mood and actually began to sing the most familiar part of "Bloom the Brilliant Purple and Brilliant Red". After Qi Lirong heard him sing a part, she muttered to herself,
"And the Book of Rites …"
.....
"Ignorant!" Ah Kun was angry when he thought of the rebel army's actions. "To think that I thought highly of this Shou Yulou. He's just a farmer who has read a few books! "
She then rebuked, "Brother Li, how can you agree to such terms?"
She blamed Lin Ruoshan again. "We shouldn't take a step back! Why can't we buy land? In any case, it's not like we're losing out to the rebel army. "
Lin Ruoshan said, "In my opinion, in the face of a great enemy, the dynasty is entrenched above us. Why should we fight with our allies? Why don't we each take a step back? "
Li Yulang smiled and shook his head. "It's not as bad as you think."
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