Walking along the bumpy loess road in Lantian County, there are houses on both sides made of adobe, with roofs made of rafters, or covered with thatch, or those with slightly better family conditions. Cover it with green tiles.
In the large county town of Nuo, there are not many people who can build their houses entirely with blue bricks and blue tiles, but occasionally you can still see one or two wealthy homes with blue bricks and blue tiles.
But most of the walls are still made of adobe, or the foundation is built with blue bricks to build a one-meter-high wall, and then the adobe is used on top. The green and yellow colors are quite beautiful.
Every household, just like people, takes their face very seriously. The gatehouses are basically made of blue bricks, and the painted gates also look very solemn.
Now these walls have been painted with lime mortar by Li Hong. The neat white walls more than one meter high look like a new socialist countryside.
There are also many fenced yards. If one side of the neighbor's wall is used and there is a road on the other side, a row of fences will be put up to surround the yard. The fences are covered with withered plants, or they can only be used in summer. Looks a little better.
Those who use fences to tie up their yards do not mean they are paupers or lazy people. On the contrary, the owners of houses with this type of house, whether in Lantian or Gaoling and other Zhou counties, are quite respected because of this Most of the courtyards are homes of literati.
Under normal circumstances, poor people would follow the example of some scholars and scholars in the community, and after getting married, they would push down the adobe courtyard walls and then tie them up with fences.
As for whether this will be beneficial to their career and whether it can bring them good luck in the scientific examination, no one knows.
There are many students in Chongwen Hall with such houses. Li Hong once asked them why they were like this? The answer he got was indeed: "This is the character of a scholar, and I will never agree with that of a wealthy businessman."
Li Hong was so angry that he wanted to scold his mother. Damn it, if you are poor, it means you are a cultural person and it means you can be respected by your neighbors. Why don't we wear bark and live in a cave together
But he himself also knew that the current prosperity of writing style and the decline of martial arts was not the fault of any one person. If it was wrong, it should be the fault of the entire Tang Dynasty.
In the peaceful and prosperous times, after people had enough food and clothing, without the guidance of public opinion from the court, arty and frivolous writing would naturally gradually form a climate.
At this time, the literati who had read thousands of books but had no power to tie a chicken naturally looked down on the illiterate people who could not read or write, but who ruined their lives at home and abroad.
As a scholar who considers himself a man of letters, and whose ideal is to know the world, he is naturally not ashamed to do some petty and stinky business like a merchant every day, but if he has the power to tie a chicken, he has no ability to work in the fields.
In some cases, when there are weddings and funerals in the community, the knowledge of literati is needed to write a post for the "illiterates", or to make the people strictly follow the wedding customs and funeral systems.
And this has become a condition for their admiration. Coupled with the feather fan and silk towel every day, as well as the court's strategy of focusing on agriculture and suppressing business, it is difficult for literati not to stand out and not be respected.
And if every household has some "difficult disease", the first thing they think of is to ask knowledgeable people to give them advice, and let them make suggestions for themselves, and all they have to do is follow them.
As a result, the social status of literati was naturally much higher than that of other industries due to the public support of the people. Not to mention that the court relied on their talents and learning, and it was difficult not to be noble.
However, it is difficult for those who can become officials and benefit a country to stand out among the poor scholars. Most people still have to rely on the nine-level Zhongzheng system and the recommendations of the five surnames and seven families to be able to embark on a successful career. suffered.
From the beginning of the Sui Dynasty to the establishment of the imperial examination, it has taken the Tang Dynasty fifty or sixty years to the first year of Xianheng. Even with the current His Majesty's deliberate suppression, the wealthy families of the five surnames are still the largest source of human resources for the imperial court.
The establishment of the imperial examination system has been difficult and difficult in the past fifty or sixty years. Poor scholars did not have enough vision and height. Even if they entered the court and became officials, it would be difficult to achieve any impressive achievements.
Coupled with the fact that they like to imitate and admire the five surnames and seven families in their hearts, the imperial examinations in recent years have actually come from more of the five surnames and seven families.
What's more, in today's examination subjects: scholars, Mingjing, Jinshi, Junshi, Mingfa, Mingzi, Mingshu and other subjects, Mingfa, Mingshu and Mingzi are not taken seriously by people, so most people come from Mingjing and Jinshi subjects.
The imperial court was also unable to restrain the literati from seriously partialing into subjects, so within a few years, Ming Jing followed the scholars and became a regular subject, which also made the literati sharpen their heads and rush in together.
This also caused the officials of the Tang Dynasty to be seriously partial to science, which severely hindered the creation of social development and progress. However, it also created a large number of poets and poems that will last forever.
Jinshi basically recited poems and composed poems, so most of the Jinshi were able to reach the rank (selected), which not only created a large number of poets, but also created a serious partiality in the overall disciplines of the Tang Dynasty, and the military strength dropped significantly.
Ming Jing is divided into two types: Tie Jing and Mo Yi. Tie Jing is like a fill-in-the-blank question from the previous life. Open the Book of Rites, Shangshu, Spring and Autumn, or The Analects of Confucius to any page. Cover the middle or upper and lower parts, as long as you can fill them in accurately.
Mo Yi asks you to annotate one or more sentences in a scripture. If you do it well, your score will naturally be high. If you do it poorly, your score will naturally be low. There are huge human loopholes, and it all depends on the judge. subjective thoughts to score.
Yang Wu followed Li Hong and listened to Li Hong talking about the pros and cons of the imperial examination system and his dissatisfaction with the literati. However, as a eunuch, he did not dare to speak. He could only listen to His Highness the Crown Prince talk to the chatterbox. Like a person talking.
"Di Renjie was the one who passed the Ming Jing exam, right? The same goes for Pei Yan, the Secretary of the Zhongshu Province, right? Many people from the three provinces and six bureaus are the same. Anyway, they are either Ming Jing or Jinshi, or they are recommended by the five surnames and seven families." Li Hong asked Yang Wu without knowing anything, and then started talking to himself again.
"Yes... right." Yang Wu stuttered a little. Every eunuch in the Ministry of Internal Affairs knew that what His Highness the Prince hated most was eunuchs interfering and gossiping about court matters.
"Look at my Chongwen School in two years. It must produce a few talents, but I'm afraid Mingjing and Jinshi are out of the question. Other subjects may be OK. Yao Chong and Huan Yanfan may be OK, but from Ming Dynasty If they are awarded the title of Jinshi or Jinshi, can they still be expected to have some bloodiness in the future?" Li Hong shook his head in pain, and Sun Simiao's voice sounded behind him.
Li Hong turned his head and looked around, but did not see Pei Wanying's figure, so he couldn't help but look at Sun Simiao coldly, with an obvious sense of blame.
Sun Simiao came over with a smile and apologized: "Your Highness, please don't offend me. It was Wanying who took the initiative to stay and learn some methods of disinfection and wound treatment. Especially your soldiers, they are all very good, and they are all very good at treating diseases and saving lives." That girl Wanying was immediately shocked by her talent. When I left, she was still studying there intently. Moreover, we checked and found that some people had the symptoms you mentioned and some did not. Now it is determined by The girl Wanying took a few soldiers and began to divide the people in a more detailed manner. The old Taoist also said all the stakes, and the people were no longer afraid. You can withdraw the soldiers from each important road to avoid further trouble. It caused fear among the people.”
Li Hong nodded lightly, glanced at Yang Wu, and said, "Do you remember the person who escaped? The one who was met by Divine Doctor Sun by the river?"
"My slave, I remember." Yang Wu saw no one else and forgot to call himself.
Li Hong did not pursue him, but clasped his hands behind his back and said, "Tell Lawless and find someone to watch him. After fifteen days, if he is not infected with smallpox, he will be sent to the county government."
"Why? Where did you get this? What crime did he commit?" Sun Simiao was a little confused about Li Hong.
Is it because the people sent the wrong message to him? So His Highness the Crown Prince wants to punish those people? To set an example
Li Hong looked at Sun Simiao seriously and said: "If it weren't for him, maybe we would have cut out the cowpox in the pasture now, and figured out how to use cowpox to cure smallpox. Because his rumors caused trouble, I have to I will take you to Lantian County to see if the court intends to let them fend for themselves, so that you can believe what I say, cowpox can cure smallpox.”
Li Hong looked at Sun Simiao's dazed look and continued: "Do you dare, old god, to say that when I met you by the river just now, I told you that cowpox could cure smallpox and asked you to go to the ranch immediately? You would agree to my request and then Go? No, you must first see if the people are as I said, and whether the court has given up on them. So by the river, you won't believe what I say, just because the boy is the prince, no. It's just a matter of raising suspicions in person, and you will definitely insist on coming to Lantian County to take a look first. But saving people is like putting out fires. One hour later, half an hour later, those people who have already contracted smallpox, those who are seriously ill, will be there. The people who are struggling on the edge of death are innocent. I can't cause trouble for him by spreading rumors, delaying treatment and saving people, and letting him get away with it. Therefore, this kid can only come up with this trick to set an example and give the dying people a warning. Explain and also warn those who still want to escape.”
After finishing their conversation, Li Hong quietly looked at Sun Simiao's even more shocked expression, and Yuan Tiangang also had a solemn look on his face.
Both of them knew in their hearts that it was reasonable and reasonable for His Highness the Crown Prince to do this. They could not let one person go unpunished just because he spread rumors and caused trouble to other people.
"Okay, I will comply with His Highness the Crown Prince's decision. Please ask His Highness the Crown Prince to lead the way. Let's go to the ranch."
"No need, on the way to Lantian, I have ordered a few cows to be led here."
(End of chapter)