Chapter Seventy-Five: Talking about the Poor Family
Siyun told the origin of the beggar gate, and now it is rumored that the beggar gate originated in the Chen Dynasty, when Chen Taizu's hometown suffered a disaster, Chen Taizu had a family that died, and Chen Taizu was the only one left.
At that time, Chen Taizu left his hometown and begged everywhere, this person was in poverty, riddled with dooms, Chen Taizu was in Anping County, Longyou Prefecture, and the place called Suoli Prefecture was infected with wind chill.
This wind and cold, even if a large family is carefully recuperated, there is still a worry about his life, not to mention Chen Taizu's helpless beggar.
Fortunately, there were two beggars in the lock at that time, one surnamed Suo and the other surnamed Li, and the two of them met Chen Taizu who fell on the side of the road, so they cooked a bowl of special medicinal soup, and that night, Chen Taizu sweated, and the disease was half cured.
The next day, when Suo Li and the two left, Chen Taizu asked for their names, but Suo Li and Li did not think of returning, but later, Chen Taizu became the emperor and contracted the wind and cold again, and the imperial doctor in this palace could not save it.
At that time, Chen Taizu wanted to reward them, they said that they were used to doing this, and Chen Taizu rewarded them with two bells, which had 800 taels written on them, which meant that the two of them could ask for it at will within the 800 states of the Chen Dynasty, and the government would give them money when they saw the leaders.
In addition, the two of them also made an exception to use yellow tassels to prove that what they said was true.
After thanking the two and leaving the palace, they thought that there was no problem with their livelihood, but there was no place to live, so they occupied a city wall near the Chengde Gate of Heyang City as a place to stay.
After that, the two of them took in many disciples, and they became poor.
After hearing this, Chen Shihong said with a smile: "It's really absurd, absurd." It is true that Chen Taizu has been a beggar, but Chen Taizu will ask two beggars to see a doctor, which is really funny. ”
Siyun said with a smile: "There are many rumors in this line, and in addition, there is also a legend that is related to you scholars." ”
Chen Shihong also listened to the story, let Siyun talk, Siyun said that when Xuan's father was trapped in Chen Cai, there was no food, and when he was about to starve to death, Xuan's father asked Zilu to go to look for food, this Zilu searched for two days, and found Su Ran's home, after Su Ran heard about it, he told Zilu that it was okay to borrow food, but there must be a condition.
Zilu asked what the conditions were, Su Ran didn't answer immediately, just took a rag bag to Zilu, after Zilu went back with this bag, he opened and poured rice, and the rice was not finished, so Xuan's father had this bag, and he didn't have to worry about not having food.
Later, after Xuan's father Xingtan gave a lecture, Su Ran appeared and told Xuan's father that this was borrowed and repaid, and now he didn't have to worry about food and clothing, but his own disciples may not be like this, so in the future, his disciples came to ask Xuan's father's disciples for it, and Xuan's father's disciples had to pay it back.
Xuan's father agreed to this condition, so in the future, people from poor families have no food to eat, so they can ask the government for it.
"It's really unheard of, this Su Ran has his own people, but he is from the Eastern and Western Dynasties, which is six hundred years away from Xuan's father. What ability does Father Xuan have to borrow rice from people 600 years from now? ”
"These are all rumors, of course, Su Ran's father's matter is absurd, but Suo Li and the others have it."
Siyun told Chen Shihong that after the beggar had a gang leader, the descendants of Suo Li and Li were all in a gang and did not join the gang, the reason is very simple, they think they are orthodox, they use yellow spikes, and others can only use green spikes because of the imperial court.
Why can Suo Li Ermai use Huang Suizi, it is also because these two families are too powerful, starting from the Chen Dynasty, the county governors of all dynasties have no choice but to turn a blind eye to these two families.
These two are in the same voice, and the slogan is that the lock is in the gang, the lock is in the lock, and the lock is a family.
However, the slogan is like this, but the lack of the head has always been the Suo family, and the drum room where the Suo family is located is called Zhongyi Hall. The Zhongyi Hall is hung with a tiger head card and a cowhide whip, and this Zhongyi Hall is dedicated to the two patriarchs of Suo Li.
Around Zhongyi Hall, it is a residence that takes into account various functions, with prison cells, account rooms, guest rooms, and rooms, like a small cottage.
The two Suo Li families do not make a living by begging, they mainly have many means of making a living.
For example, if there is a red and white wedding in the neighborhood, it is necessary to ask the group of Suo Li to act as musicians, or watch the gate and warn the thieves not to take the opportunity to fish. At first, the price was agreed, but after the work was done, it was not necessarily the original price, and if they were not given to them, they would pester the family.
There are many ways to pester, for example, the merchant performs in front of the merchant's shop, asks the merchant to give money, if he doesn't give it, he dangles the knife and gun at the door, and it doesn't hurt anyone, although it seems harmless, but no one dares to come in.
This is not only one can't do business, but a few next to it will also be affected, these few naturally persuade and calm down, so the business is forced to have no choice but to give.
This method is called Wu Discussion, and there is also Wen Discussion, that is, two today, four tomorrow, don't say anything, just sit at your door, this person is more and more, and he doesn't speak, he is afraid of people when he looks at it, and finally the merchant can't do business, he can only pay money, and everyone in this Wen Ask has to take money, so many times, the more tough the business, the more losses will be in the end.
After Chen Shihong heard this, he shook his head and said, "This, doesn't the imperial court dare?" ”
"These barefoot people are not afraid of wearing shoes, Chen Xianggong, they are just a rotten life, and they are afraid of the court. In a hurry, they broke into the yamen and provoked a popular uprising. ”
Chen Shihong silently refused, it is true that these people are really troublesome, they have nothing, they are caught in the prison, they still have food and clothing.
In fact, it can also be said that people's hearts are not ancient, before the appearance of poor families, these beggars were considered good, isn't there food in this book? Before the Song Dynasty, there were still people who praised it, but after the Chen Dynasty, there were many denigrations. ”
Siyun said that he had some pity for the poor family at the beginning, and thought that the most bitter thing in life was the word poverty, but when he wandered the rivers and lakes and saw these people doing nonsense, he felt disgusted.
Chen Shihong told the four aggregates that this person has different endowments, even if he is poor, not everyone may be good, and not everyone may be evil.
The four aggregates said that according to their own observations, in fact, beggars are also divided into four kinds, one is begging for a living, most of these people are displaced by natural disasters and become beggars, this kind of people are not bad, if the court can give them land, they will naturally keep their duty.
The second type is to work hard to make a living, this kind of beggars are beggars under the cheap status of the Yu Dynasty, they are born beggars, this kind of people can not be said to be good or bad, but the court gives them a life to do, so that they can live, they will not make trouble, this kind of people, will not cause chaos.
The third category is to make a living by performing arts, which is divided into two kinds, literature and martial arts, this literature and art is those who have read books, or have read and written, these people understand right and wrong, and basically make a living by writing, but they will not make trouble. As for martial arts, pay attention to loyalty, walk the rivers and lakes, have their own proportions, and will not mess up the rules. This type of person is more good than bad.
The fourth category is to extort for a living, this kind of people are mostly broken sons, because of the family road and become beggars, these people are not right-minded, once they are poor, just like Xuan's father said that the villain is poor. This kind of person is much worse than good.
Chen Shihong nodded, thank Siyun for telling him this, he already has a countermeasure, and he has to take different countermeasures against these four different people.
"It's good if you can help Chen Xianggong, in fact, Bi Yidong was still alive at the beginning, and he restrained most of the beggars, so it would not have formed the chaos that is there today."
When Siyun thought of Bi Yidong, the beggars had strict door rules, although there were some liars, but most of them acted according to the rules of the rivers and lakes.
This Bi Yidong died, and the beggars had no leader, which coincided with this peaceful and prosperous era, but it became a big trouble for the imperial court.
Siyun naturally didn't want these beggars to shake the country surnamed Yao, if Chen Shihong could properly solve this problem, then the imperial court would promulgate this method to the counties, and it would be a good thing to eliminate a catastrophe that did not know what was coming.
When Chen Shihong was about to leave on the 21st, he was still a little reluctant to go to Cao Xixiong's house.
Cao Xixiong was reluctant to meet and asked the porter to say that he was not there, so Chen Shihong had to let the porter tell him that he was going back this time, so he came to say goodbye. Since the master was not there, then he didn't dare to bother more.
Chen Shihong got into the carriage, Siyun drove the carriage, and said to Chen Shihong: "Chen Xianggong, why don't you show your identity, with your identity, how could Cao Xixiong not receive you." ”
"Miss Cao doesn't even believe in the respect of Uncle Wu, let alone the next little sesame official. If I had revealed my identity below, Miss Cao would have misunderstood that I was oppressing people with power, wouldn't it be self-defeating, this fate is only determined by heaven, and I can't force it. ”
Chen Shihong said abruptly, he still has a concern now, that is, on the Chu family's side, he is very conflicted in his heart, he wants to marry Miss Cao, but he is worried that they are inseparable. If he refuses directly, the person he marries in the future may not be like Miss Chu, who is a heroine among women.
Siyun drove the carriage and sang a minor tune, Chen Shihong thought about it and asked Siyun: "Uncle, I heard that you people who practice martial arts can tell whether others practice martial arts, have you seen Chu Zhaoyin, is he a person who practices martial arts?" ”
"His aunt Empress Dowager Xiaoci is a peerless master when the second emperor of Renwu was born, this family is here, he naturally learned martial arts, as far as Xiao Lao'er is concerned, this young generation, no one may be more powerful than him. Not only him, but Ye Fucheng is also a practitioner. ”
After hearing this, Chen Shihong sighed and said: "I didn't expect that the two of them are both civil and military, so in this way, I can't do martial arts alone." ”