Chapter 67 Badger and Tiger
The old lady of the Li family taught her children well, which was certified by the court. Yun Zheng didn't know, but Lu Qingying knew very well. The court issued an order to award the old lady of the Li family in his early years, and the title given was "My Mother!"
Yun Zheng was preparing to completely clamp his tail when he went to Beijing, so Lu Qingying put the rectification of his family first and asked her husband to take the opportunity to go to the Li family to pay his birthday to ask the old lady for her children.
Lu Qingying asked by herself, but she was turned away. The old lady said that the way to raise children is very different, and the Yunmen is a family of Wuxun and the Li family are incompatible...
Anyway, the Yun family has no rules, and it is too late to clean up the family's reputation. The Yun family in the mud must not tell others that their rules were learned from the Li family...
With Lu Qingying's arrogant temperament, she was humiliated nakedly. At this time, she ordered her family to smash the Li family to her family to make her look like her nature. Unexpectedly, Lu Qingying not only did not do that, but instead wrote an apology letter to the butler Lao Liao to send it to the Li family.
The entire Tokyo City did not expect this result to be put to it bluntly, Yun Zheng was the only one. Everyone else had expected this result long ago, so Lu Qingying's apology letter made the name of Li Jiashan's sect even more fierce.
But to be honest, the old lady of the Li family is indeed capable. Her eight sons have all become famous regardless of their legitimate sons. Not to mention anything else, this equal mind makes countless wealthy ladies in Tokyo feel inferior, and their reputation as a virtuous mother is well deserved.
Dou Yanshan in the Later Jin Dynasty only performed the trick of five sons passing the imperial examination. The Li family surpassed the Dou family in any aspect in terms of each eight Jinshi.
In the world of scholars and officials, having such a family reputation is enough to make Old Lady Li walk around in the circle of noble ladies. Even if the queen meets Old Lady Li, she will respectfully call her "Master".
It is because of this confidence that Li opened his mouth and started attacking him without any scruples when he saw Yun Zheng.
Li Chang said that his mother's parenting method was to beat him up. Others may not believe it. They thought that Li Chang was unwilling to tell the secret recipe for teaching children, but was just an excuse to refuse. Yun Zheng himself was a teacher, so why didn't he know what Li Chang said was actually the truth. The stick and famous teachers taught. It would be strange if the effect was not good.
Under this perverted education system, it is actually very likely that the pervert like the Li family occasionally appears. The saying of a filial son under the stick became famous all over the world since the Song Dynasty, so that all parents in the world thought that their children were disobedient and should be beaten up.
After seeing the cruel nature of the old lady of the Li family, the back flower hall, which was originally viewed step by step in Yun Zheng's eyes, became overshadowed. No matter how you look at it, you feel that the scenery here is all artificially piled up.
Li Chang was very busy today and was not suitable for always staying in the flower hall. Yun Zheng should go to the front hall of the Li family to have sex with the Song Dynasty ministers who had not seen for a long time. He said that he didn't care about the matter, but he did not cover his face and saw no one. At least, the hat of a minister of the Ministry of War was still on his head.
The Li family is indeed very face-saving, and there are countless officials coming. Some people come by themselves, and some people take their families with them to show their closeness. The women went directly to the back house to visit the old birthday star, and then followed the old lady to learn how to beat the child with both hands.
Yun Zheng himself is a Bodhisattva. As soon as he appeared, a large group of officials came to see the ceremony. After seeing the ceremony, he left in a daze. It is the same as the people of later generations who worship Guan Gong. Anyway, Yun Zheng is a high-ranking official, so it would be no harm to worship him more if he had something to do.
The nuts in the Li family are very fragrant. Yun Zheng grabbed a handful of hazelnuts and walnut seeds and other things. He leaned against the pillar and ate sweetly. He couldn't go to the table. Once he sat down, others would have to get up. Today, the old lady of the Li family celebrated her birthday and was not easy to lose her temper.
Yun Zheng thought that today he was the protagonist of the lonely and haggard man of Jinghua. Unexpectedly, there was another person who seemed even more unpopular, sitting alone on the table in the middle. He drank tea in a small mouthful, and a son of the Li family stood by the side with a smile on his face, and his face was almost crying.
I am so mean to be so angry that I know that I will not be popular here, but I don’t know why I appear here.
The dignified assistant minister sat in the middle but no other officials came to ask for advice on how to be an official, which shows that the assistant minister was doing a very failed job.
It is obvious that the Li family and Wang Anshi are political enemies, but they only maintained the minimum etiquette. As the Huangmen Minister, Li Chang, hiding away, sent a younger brother to support the scene, and was suspected of looking down on this arbitrary husband. Judging from etiquette, the two parties have basically become two factions that are incompatible with water and fire.
Yun Zheng didn't understand why Wang Anshi came here alone. As a political affairs officer, he was not short of subordinates around him. Even though Lu Huiqing had been killed by Xiaoman, Zeng Bu, Li Ding, Deng Shao, Shuman, Xie Jingwen, Cai Bian, Zhang Zhun, and Lu Jia asked where these famous reform players had gone? How could they leave Wang Anshi here alone?
"When Wang Jiefu's mother gave birth to him, a badger ran into the delivery room and disappeared in an instant, so this person had a nickname called "Badger Lang".
"A badger is good at digging soil, living in the mountains and fields, hiding at daytime and watching at night, making people feel annoying."
"I don't know that there is a strange man named Li Shining in Jingzhao Mansion. His eyes have the ability to see the secrets of heaven. Since he met Wang Jiefu, he left with only one word "badger". Therefore, Wang Jiefu has the title of "badger Lang".
"I just saw Yun Changsheng, and was taken to the back house by his master. It seemed that he was going to pay homage to the old lady. Yun Changsheng is known as a tiger with white eyes and white forehead. He knew that his evil spirit was too heavy. In order to cause inconvenience to others, he rarely attended such wedding banquets. Why did he come today?"
"Brother Wen doesn't know that Lu, the housewife of the Yun family, once asked the old lady for her children. The old lady disliked the Yun family's messy and unruly rules, so she refused.
Yun Changsheng came this time just because he was working with Huangmenlang for a long time to come to ask the old lady for advice."
"Oh, so that's it. Yun Changsheng and Yun Changshou's brothers were born in the wilderness. Although there were strangers who taught what they learned, they did not learn the way of etiquette and law."
"Alas, although Yiren's learning is profound, the Yun brothers are also geniuses on earth. Unfortunately, Yiren acts as he pleases. The Yun brothers are naturally infected with these habits. Although their brothers can be brilliant for a while, if they want to last, they must ask the old lady for advice on how to manage their families."
After a lot of people, there were all things to say. Yun Zheng hid behind the pillar and listened for a long time, but he couldn't listen anymore. Then he walked out and shouted at the officials: "Do more serious things and less gossip. What's the most annoying thing is why do you just say I'm a tiger, and don't say Han Qi is a white elephant? I heard everything you said."
The officials' faces changed drastically and they all apologized. Yun Zheng smiled bitterly and said, "My name in Yun Laohu was said by His Majesty. It has been given. You will just say that the assistant minister is the top official of my dynasty. The person behind it is said that the person behind it is not good."
The officials looked at the general who liked to listen to the wall in front of him speechless, so they had to repeatedly say offense, offense, and then scattered.
Before the banquet began, drums and music were heard in the Li family's courtyard, and there was constant joy. Yun Zheng asked a servant to send a pot of wine. After getting the pot, he came to Wang Anshi and chose a superior position. Otherwise, the summer would be smothered by the smell of Wang Anshi.
After sending away the Li family, Yun Zheng put the wine pot on the table, looked at Wang Anshi who looked at him coldly and said, "Why does Brother Jiefu hate him so much?"
Wang Anshi looked at Yun Zheng and said word by word: "You Yun family owns more than 6,380 acres of fertile land. Why does Kaifeng Prefecture's tax book only record 3,100 acres? Yun Changsheng, come and tell me where is the remaining 3,280 acres of tax?"
Yun Zheng laughed and said, "The typo, the typo must be the typo. The housekeeper is stupid, and it is understandable that he miscalculates some accounts."
Wang Anshi sighed sadly and said, "The Yun family, who is famous for their math, can calculate such a simple land account book. I think there are still many land acres hidden invisible by a bald pen of the lord."
Yun Zheng frowned and said, "Don't talk about what you said like a saint. I have a question. As long as you can answer it clearly, I will go to Kaifeng Prefecture to report the hidden land of the Yun family and then make up for all the land owed over the years. What do you think?"
Wang Anshi gritted his teeth and said, "You are one of the smartest people in the world. I really want to hear your views on my reform."
Yun Zheng nodded and said, "Today is Mrs. Li's birthday. I only ask you about the "City Change Law" and "Equal Loss Law".
Wang Anshisu said, "Please!"
Yun Zheng sorted out his thoughts and said slowly: "I know why you wanted to come up with the "City Change Law" and the "Equal Loss Method", and also understand your original intention.
The purpose of the "Equalized Export Law" and the "City Change Law" are to calm prices and curb the monopoly and exploitation of the people by big merchants, right?"
Wang Anshi nodded and said yes.
Yun Zheng smiled bitterly and said, "Do you know the consequences of doing this? In my opinion, the essence of this policy is to replace civil and commercial enterprises with officials and businessmen.
Don’t you know that officials and businessmen are worse than civil and businessmen?
There is still competition between civil and commercial enterprises, with limited monopoly and ability, and limited exploitation. However, when the state monopolizes the market, supply and prices, its exploitation targets are expanded to civil and commercial enterprises and the people.
Under this new law, government officials have controlled the supply and sales. Ordinary merchants must first go through several approval checkpoints from officials to do business.
You have been an official for many years, and you should know that as long as there is approval, bribery will inevitably occur, and the transaction costs will be greatly increased due to bribing officials.
In this way, not only will the price rise, but many businessmen cannot continue to operate, and the decline of industry and commerce is inevitable.
Let me tell me, in addition to the officials who have the right to trade, what are the benefits for the entire society and the people?” (To be continued)
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