NovelsAlex Chapter 129 3 fire
Chapter 129 3 fire
Chapter 129 Three Fires
After talking about Sun Bin, let’s talk about Zhou Zihao’s maid Liu Yuer, who was sent by Zhou Zihao to Lu County to be the county official.
Her life has undergone earth-shaking changes, which also brought hope to Lu County.
In the past, people who came to Lu County to be magistrates either did nothing, or were arrogant, or colluded with local bullies to oppress the people, and had nothing to do.
These three types of people have no effect on Lu County at all, and will only deepen the class contradictions in Qi.Let Lu County's yamen become a decoration, and they dare not find officials when they have something to do. One can imagine how chaotic this place is in Lu County.
Liu Yu'er has lived here since she was a child. She is at the lowest level, and the oppression she receives is the most direct and thorough, and the pain that makes people feel the most.
This hardship made her very concerned about the position of the county magistrate. As the county magistrate appointed by the king of Qi, with the military support from Zhou Zihao, it can be said that her words are absolute orders.
She originally wanted to use her identity as a man, but as soon as she came here to become the county magistrate, she was recognized by Lord Liu. As the strongest bully in Lu County, naturally she would not let Liu Yuer, a stumbling block, block his way of making money.
Therefore, the identity of Liu Yuer's daughter caused her to receive a lot of doubts, especially the people who were full of expectations, who were extremely disappointed. In their view, Qi Guo was going to give up this town, otherwise she would not let a woman come to them. call the shots'.
Although the previous county magistrate did nothing, at least he gave people a little thought.
However, Liu Yu'er's three fires made them completely shut up, and they even bowed to her when they saw her on the street.
The first fire is to punish bullies like Master Liu.
Change their usual land rent from [-]% to [-]%. Furthermore, the rental price of large fishing boats cannot be mostly attributed to the 'fish head', because fishermen cannot catch fish every time they go to sea. fish.
The next step is to let them spit out the part that used to eat farmers too hard, so that they can continue to survive.
The measures taken against these people are enforced, even if these people have big names in Linzi, it is useless, because as soon as they hear that it is Lu County, they are all scared and dare not touch it.
Before leaving, Zhou Zihao had already arranged for Zhong Wuyan and some ministers that this Lu County was an experiment he conducted, and anyone who dared to destroy it would be responsible for the consequences.
Therefore, these bullies and big nobles can only resign themselves to their fate by bleeding heavily. They assassinated Liu Yu'er secretly several times in the middle, but they were all resolved, and the murderer was quickly caught. The relatively big nobles were sent directly to the capital for processing. Those who are not too old are directly pushed to the vegetable market for punishment.
All kinds of iron and blood methods emerged one after another, directly causing all forces to lie dormant. They could only hide in the dark and stare blankly at this Liu Yu'er who was born out of nowhere, but did not move anymore.
The first fire was the most prosperous and prosperous, so that the people remembered her, and they would naturally come to the county magistrate when they had problems, and Liu Yu'er handled them all fairly.
The prestige among the common people is the greatest, which allows them to see hope, because the direct beneficiaries of the execution of bullies, nobles, and fish heads are those poor people.
Only then did they realize that the county magistrate could bring them a good life.
The second fire is to solve the flood problem in Lu County for many years, and also to break the superstition and eliminate the hidden dangers of witchcraft.
After her visit and observation, she found that there were very few people in many villages, especially in places with serious flooding.
Later, it was discovered that the reason for the lack of people in these places was the sacrifice of living people, that is, throwing living people into the water and drowning them alive.
The people who preside over this kind of sacrifice are those deceitful witchcraft abusers who deceive the most powerful people in the local area and tell the villagers that as long as one woman or child is sacrificed every year, it is outrageous anyway.
Liu Yu'er used the story Zhou Zihao told her, and applied it to these people, which is Ximen Bao's deeds.
When she heard Ximen Bao for the first time, she admired him very much, and also hated that witch. What made her angry was that in reality, the absurd story of He Bo marrying a wife was staged in front of Liu Yuer.
Ximen Leopard is from Wei State, his story is probably just a legend, and it is the same era as now, so naturally it cannot be spread here.
Liu Yu'er was too bored in Lu County, so she asked the people around her to write down the story.
When Ximen Leopard arrived at the place, he saw that the fields were barren and the people were sparsely populated, so he called an old man and asked him what was going on.
The old man said: "It's all caused by Uncle He marrying a wife. Uncle He is the god of the Zhanghe River, and every year he wants to marry a young and beautiful girl. If you don't send it to him, the Zhanghe River will flood and the fields will all be destroyed." flooded."
Ximen Leopard asked: "Who said that?"
The old man said: "The witch said it. The local officials and gentry come forward to hold weddings for Hebo every year, and force the common people to pay. Those who come down will be divided with the witch."
Simon Leopard asked, "Where did the bride come from?"
The old man said: "Wherever there is a young girl, the witch will take people to choose that house. Rich people spend a little money and go there, and those who have no money have to watch the girl being dragged away by them." .
On the day when He Bo married his wife, they put a reed mat on the bank of the Zhang River, dressed up the girl, let her sit on the reed mat, and float along the water.Wei Xi was still floating, but when he got to the middle of the river, he sank with the girl.
Almost all families with girls have fled to other places, so the population is getting smaller and smaller, and the place is getting poorer and poorer. "
Ximen Leopard asked, "Then, has the Zhang River ever flooded?"
The old man said, "It hasn't been published. It's because there is little rain in summer, and there are droughts every year."
Ximen Leopard said: "In this way, He Bo is really a spirit. The next time he marries a wife, please let me know, and I will go see the bride off too."
On the day when He Bo married his wife, the Zhang River was full of people.The Ximen Leopard brought the guards and it really came.The witches and officials hurriedly greeted them.The witch was over 70 years old, and was followed by a dozen or so female apprentices in silk gowns.
Simon Leopard said: "Bring the bride and let me see." The witch asked the apprentice to bring the dressed girl.Ximen Leopard saw that the girl's face was full of tears.He turned around and said to the witch: "No, this girl is not beautiful, He Bo will not be satisfied. Please tell He Bo that I want to choose a beautiful one and send it in a few days." , He asked the guards to pick up the witch and throw her into the Zhang River.
The witch flopped a few times in the river and then sank.After waiting for a while, Simon Leopard said to the leader of the gentry: "Why hasn't Wu Zi come back? Please go and remind me." After speaking, he asked the guards to throw the leader of the gentry into the Zhang River.
Ximen Leopard stood facing Zhanghe for a long time.Those officials and gentry were in fear, and they didn't even dare to vent their anger. Ximen Leopard turned his head, looked at them and said, "Why haven't you come back yet? Please hurry up!" Then he asked the guards to throw them into Zhang River go.
The officials and gentry were so frightened that their faces turned ashen. They knelt down and kowtowed to beg for mercy, and their heads were smashed, bleeding.Ximen Leopard said: "Okay, wait a little longer." After a while, he said: "Get up. It seems that He Bo left them behind. You all go back."
The common people all understand that witches and officials are cheating money and harming people.From then on, no one dared to ask He Bo to marry Xi's wife again, and the Zhang River did not flood.
Ximen Leopard mobilized the common people to dig twelve channels to divert the water from the Zhang River to the fields.The crops were irrigated, and every year they had good harvests.
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In this story, the protagonist was replaced by Liu Yuer who came to Lu County in Qi State and became a popular story, and it spread more and more widely, so that later generations forgot Ximen Leopard and only remembered Liu Yuer, even the Chinese textbooks later. There are two versions, and each version shows that the managers of one party need wisdom and courage to work for the welfare of the people.
Because the above stories are often staged in Lu County, and Liu Yuer's fire has also benefited the common people.
With the above two fires, it should not be difficult for Lu County to live a viable life.
However, Liu Yuer's third fire was to bring about earth-shaking changes in Lu County, but this fire was specially reminded by Zhou Zihao that she must burn it.
And it is this fire that advances the annual rings of history by hundreds of years.
The story in that elementary school text is very interesting. I have read it several times. I hope you will not dislike it.
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