239. Self-improvement
Liu Renliang quickly received Li Shimin's forgiveness, and then returned to Pingyu County with Jingwen, which can be regarded as a safe and secure disaster.
"Outside of Clerk Jing, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would be in danger this time. In the future, if you have any needs, just tell me, as long as it will not harm the interests of the people, then I will definitely do my best to help! Liu Renliang said.
"Okay!"
The next morning, the people of Pingyu County heard that Liu Renliang had returned safely, and they were all cheering and celebrating. And they are all celebrating that Liu Renliang, a good official, can come back without being punished. And some people already know that Liu Renliang was not only not removed from his position, but was also promoted, became a county official, and acted as the county magistrate. This is great news for the people. Because if a bad county order is sent from above, then Liu Renliang, the county lieutenant, is lowly and small, and I am afraid that he will be constrained by others. Now that the emperor above has said that there will be no other county order coming over, this is of course a good thing worth celebrating.
Now, although these people may have come from different places, they are all from the same place, and they are all from Pinglu County. Now they have forgotten their past origins, and they are at ease as the people of Pingyu County, this is the so-called sense of belonging, which was brought by Jingwen and Liu Renliang.
"Lord Jingwen, Lord Liu, can you join us for a celebration banquet? We went to the nearby mountains to hunt some mountain goods, and we invited the two adults to taste them. Jiang Xiong said.
"In that case, it's hard to be gracious, so let's go, right?" Jingwen said.
Liu Renliang also agreed, and soon came to a large square. Because there aren't many buildings here, it's easy to clear out a big square where everyone eats. These people used to live in the Turks, and for a time they were used to life in the Turks, that is, the habit of eating together in such a large public.
"Lord Jingwen. Please! Please take a seat! Jiang Xiong said.
Jingwen said modestly: "Where is the embarrassment? ”
"Lord Jingwen, you have the highest status here, and we were able to come back thanks to your good offices. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid we would all have to continue to eat sand in the Turks, so you should sit down. Jiang Xiong said.
"Hmmm! In that case, I am disrespectful. Jingwen said.
Everyone started to eat, and such a large number of more than 100,000 people ate together, which has to be said to be a surprising scene. Food is coming from Chang'an every day, and they don't have good buildings. So they all sat on the ground, and most of them were big men, and there were less than a tenth of the women, so everyone was not embarrassed. Jingwen also picked up his own meals and found that he still had some wild pheasant meat in his bowl. And Jingwen saw that there was no meat in the bowls of those ordinary people. Jingwen also knew that although they went hunting, how many things could they catch? Obviously it can't be too much. They all kept these good things for themselves and Liu Renliang, and Jing Wen was a little moved in his heart.
"Folks. Now that you're able to come back? Then you're starting over! However, I'm going to pour cold water on you, do you know why that Lu Ning despises you? Jingwen said suddenly.
Jingwen said that when he got here, the people in the neighborhood stopped eating. The one behind saw the front stop, although he didn't hear what Jingwen was saying, but he also stopped with the crowd.
"My lord, that Lu Ning insulted us! Are we voluntarily taken captive by the Turks? We are also forced. But why did that Lu Ning insult us? Jiang Xiong also said with some tears in his eyes.
This is their most sad past, a scar that they don't want to mention. But Jingwen brought it up again, if it weren't for the sake of Jingwen being their benefactor. I'm afraid I'm going to beat him up.
"Listen, there are actually a lot of people who think this way, but if you weren't the ones who experienced it, if you encountered this kind of thing, maybe some people would think the same way. You may be able to let Lord Liu Renliang help you call the shots, so that some people don't say anything. However, they still despise you in their hearts, and they still despise you in their hearts, thinking that you are all a bunch of rebels! Jingwen said.
"But didn't the emperor say that we were rebellious?" Jiang Xiong said.
Jingwen said: "The emperor didn't say that, but the emperor couldn't stop many people from thinking so in their hearts." The human heart is the most stubborn thing in this matter. People's hearts do not mean that you can be shaken by certain powers. Sometimes, though, power may be able to bring them to their knees, but their hearts will never change. ”
When they heard this, they fell silent. And what Jingwen said is true, because sometimes people's hearts can't be changed. In later generations, the United States did not abolish black slavery for many years, but until the 21st century, there are still people who discriminate against black people, which has to be said to be a very helpless result. Even power and violence are difficult to subjugate people's hearts, otherwise there would be no such thing as spiritual immortality. Although the emperor could order that the people should not discriminate against these people who had returned from the Turks, there were some of them who would generally discriminate against them, such as Lu Ning, or some corrupt people.
"Lord Jingwen, what should we do?" Jiang Xiong asked.
Jingwen replied: "We can't change them, so we have to make a career for them!" As long as we can do better than them, then why should they discriminate against us? So, as long as we make a career, they will be impressed with us! We can rely on our own hands and strive for self-improvement! ”
"Self-improvement!" Jiang Xiong shouted.
"Self-improvement!" "Self-improvement!" "Self-improvement!" ……
The people shouted, apparently irritated by the words. Since you are looked down upon by others, you must make a career to show them that you can strive for self-improvement. Only if you are strong, others will not be able to look up to you. If you give up on yourself, there will definitely be more people who look down on you. These people always have descendants, and of course they don't want their descendants to be looked down upon. Therefore, they all expressed that they should strive for self-improvement and work hard. (To be continued......)