Chapter 186 Changping swears to defend the capital to the death (Subscription required)

It was the year of Xinyou, and the time was early autumn.

All officials and ministers gathered in Changping, northwest of the capital.

The autumn wind is rustling.

There is silence among the fertile fields.

Prince Yu Zhu Zaigui, who was holding the little kid, handed the child to Concubine Li, then looked around and came to Yuan Wei.

Yuan Wei was a little surprised and whispered, "Your Highness...Mr. Zhu."

Zhu Zaigui nodded and lowered his voice and said, "Master Yuan, can this method of Changping be implemented throughout the country?"

Yuan Wei was stunned again.

Prince Yu is interested in this matter?
And next to the sweet potato field on the hillside of Jiashan.

After receiving the news just received.

Jiajing also asked the same question.

Lu Yi was overwhelmed for a moment, muttering: "My brother-in-law seemed to have said... this method can only be used in Changping..."

After saying this, he looked around with a sly look in his eyes.

When Jiajing heard this, a look of disappointment appeared on his face.

But thought about it.

The emperor was relieved.

All the people in an area share the land and make a living together. This method can only be implemented in Changping because of the disaster at the beginning of the year and the chaos.

The world?

The emperor's face showed a hint of indifference.

He looked down the mountain again and saw the crowd already walking towards the academy.

Crowd at the foot of the mountain.

After a long silence.

They began to discuss in low voices in groups of three or five.

Discussion at this time.

It has nothing to do with the so-called Changping Debate.

People are discussing Changping's method, how long it can last and whether it can be used in other places.

Yan Shifan, on the other hand, held his head high and chest puffed out, supporting Old Yan with great ambition.

Nie Bao, Wang Ji and Qian Dehong, three disciples of the School of Mind and great scholars in the literati circle, have quietly surrounded Yan Shaoting and Xu Wei.

Xu Jie, who fell behind and walked side by side with Gao Gong, had a cold face.

His eyes were full of complexity as he looked at Mr. Nie Bao, who was walking with Yan Shaoting with a smile on his face.

lost.

This time.

I lost again.

Although the so-called debate on classics had not yet begun, Xu Jie was very clear about it.

The Confucian classics debate that only exists in people's mouths these days will never appear in reality again.

If we say that Yan Shaoting had made great contributions in river management and canal construction in Changping, he would have been a rare capable official in the imperial court.

Then.

When the land in Changping was divided equally among the people, young and old, they were raised together by the Changping Farmers' Agreement, which supervised and restricted the situation.

Yan Shaoting is now the only one in the entire Ming Dynasty.

The whole court.

There is no second one!
"In fact, there is no need for any more debate today."

Nie Bao, who was walking in front, smiled and spoke in a friendly manner.

Wang Ji and Qian Dehong beside him also nodded in agreement.

Xu Wei glanced at the expressions and reactions of the three leading figures in the literati circle.

I secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The tutor finally got through this hurdle.

Yan Shaoting sighed softly, "I am just taking advantage of the situation. If it weren't for the disaster this year, if it weren't for the order from His Majesty, if it weren't for the trust of the people, how could Changping be here today?"

Just recently, Wang Ji, who was the first to pick out today's Changping debate and wanted to compare Yangming's philosophy with Yan Shaoting, actually had a bit of shame in his eyes.

He shook his head repeatedly: "I have been retired for many years and traveled around the country. I have never seen an official as devoted as Yan Shidu. Even if he can concentrate on river management and canal repair, it is rare. The local people must be grateful and sing praises to him."

Qian Dehong, who had been silent all this time, also nodded.

The old man hummed and said, "If we had not set foot here today, how could we know that this place has farmland per capita, the people share the same farming, and the agricultural covenant has been established. Now our emperor is ruling with ease, learning the teachings of Laozi and Zhuangzi, and imitating Wen and Jing. There are good ministers here, and the customs of the countryside are just like the rule of the ancient Yao and Shun."

Mr. Qian did not hide his words.

The crowd following behind fell into silence again.

People's eyes fell on the backs of the three old masters and Yan Shaoting.

Some people who had wanted to see Yan Shaoting's reputation destroyed today were now unable to hide their shame.

Yan Shaoting hurriedly stopped and bowed.

"Mr. Xushan's words are too serious for me to accept."

"Changping is what it is today, all thanks to your majesty's wisdom. Without your majesty's support, how could I accomplish this in Changping?"

The credit belongs to the emperor.

At most, I am just a hard worker.

I am taking credit for the good things that have happened to me, for my own thin arms and legs.

Can't bear it.

Qian Dehong's eyes flickered.

Nie Bao smiled and said, "Your Majesty's wise achievements would not have been achieved without your obedience. Although you have no merit, your hard work is real."

Hearing this, Master Nie, whom he should call uncle, speak.

Yan Shaoting immediately gave him a grateful look.

He looked up and ahead.

Everyone has returned to Changping.

Yan Shaoting immediately changed the subject and said, "My fellow seniors, please come to Changping to have a look. If there is anything inappropriate, please correct me."

This was laid out with the equal distribution of land and the agricultural covenant.

At this moment, most people have given up the idea of ​​teaching Yan Shaoting.

More people looked at the rebuilt Changping with curiosity.

at this time.

Xu Wei once again acted as the commentator.

"After the disaster this year, there are 13,782 people in Changping, and 2,529 households."

"After the disaster, my family's tutor led the people to level the fields and reorganize the households. This place is built on the mountain, and there are also academies and other things, gathering 1,326 households."

"The remaining 1,203 households are distributed in four areas of Changping, with about 400 households in each area." Xu Wei began to introduce the specific situation of Changping at the moment.

Nie Bao naturally took on the role of interrogator.

"Why do you do this? If my guess is correct, Changping originally had more than 2,000 households, so there must be dozens of villages."

Xu Wei nodded and said, "Mr. Shuangjiang is right. Changping did have dozens of villages originally, and the people lived scattered around. But after this disaster, my tutor promoted equal distribution of land and agricultural agreements, and the people agreed to cultivate together. It is better to be concentrated than to be scattered.

"Now the five gathering places are enough to include the farmland of Changping, which is convenient for farming. It is also convenient for government officials to manage. And this place is close to Juyongguan, so it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the gateway to the capital.

"Now, there are six militia teams in the five places of Changping, with a total of 600 people. They are busy with farming on weekdays, and they protect Changping in their spare time. Once robbers and bandits appear in Changping, our 600 militia teams in Changping will clear the place.

If there really is an enemy attacking the pass and invading Juyong Pass, the six hundred militiamen in Changping can be immediately expanded to three thousand. Before all the people in Changping are killed, we will not allow a single enemy to cross Changping and besiege the capital!"

When Xu Wei said these words with great heroism.

People then noticed that in this most densely populated area of ​​Changping, at the entrance of every street and alley, there were militiamen wearing the same attire and with short sticks on their waists standing guard on the streets together with the emperor's close troops.

Nie Bao, Wang Ji and Qian Dehong were all shocked at this moment.

The crowd behind heard that the 600 militiamen in Changping would transform into 6,000 militiamen to resist the enemy if the enemy invaded Juyongguan, and would not let the enemy step even a step beyond Changping until all the people in Changping were wiped out.

For a while.

The crowd was in an uproar.

Especially those senior officials in the court who used to think that Yan Shaoting was just playing around in Changping.

The expressions on those faces were unpredictable.

It is absolutely wonderful.

Xu Jie finally couldn't help it and spoke louder than the three old masters in front of him.

"Do the people really dare to resist the enemy?"

"Do the tens of thousands of people here really want to die to keep the enemy at bay in the northwest of the capital?"

Lord Xu's words expressed the thoughts of everyone present.

Can the entire Changping, with more than 10,000 people, really be determined to die and protect the northwest gate of the capital before they die?

Xu Wei smiled faintly and looked at Yan Shaoting beside him.

Yan Shaoting also smiled.

His eyes turned to the militia leaders on the street.

Under the gaze of everyone, Yan Shaoting slowly raised his arms.

"Everyone!"

"Ming Dynasty Cabinet Deputy Minister Xu Ge Lao asked me, the people of Changping, whether we have the courage to protect the northwestern gate of the capital even if we have to die?"

Yan Shaoting's voice was not too loud.

But it was clearly heard by the Changping civilian team on the street.

After a brief silence.

Just when people thought Yan Shaoting was finally going to lose the next game.

Suddenly.

The entire Changping street was filled with a roar as loud as an overwhelming tidal wave.

"Defend Changping to the death!"

"We swear to defend the capital to the death!"

"..."

"Defend Changping to the death!"

"We swear to defend the capital to the death!"

"..."

"..."

Start.

It was the strong men of Changping who roared in unison.

Gradually, all the people of Changping, young and old, shouted in unison.

Many people are in places that Xu Jie and others cannot see.

But the sound.

But it reached their ears clearly.

on the hill.

Next to the sweet potato field.

The tsunami-like shouting from the bottom of the mountain reached the emperor's ears.

Jiajing's face flushed, and he hid his hands under his Taoist robe and clenched them into fists.

"The people are ready to die."

"I……"

"Very happy!"

Jiajing murmured in a low voice, and suddenly his eyes flashed and he looked at Lu Fang: "Lu Fang! Return to the capital quickly and draft an edict!"

Lu Fang immediately stepped forward, ready to listen to the imperial edict.

But Jiajing suddenly shook his head.

"No, wait a minute."

"I want to see if there is anything else that can surprise me."

Lu Fang smiled slightly and stepped aside silently.

Lu Yi, who had been guarding the emperor, rolled his eyes.

My brother-in-law is going to get benefits again!
And at the foot of the mountain.

In that wave-like sound.

Everyone had a dazed look on their faces.

There was shock, surprise, and countless other expressions on people's faces.

The noise gradually subsided.

But the lingering sound seems to linger in people's ears for a long time.

is this real?
Questions arose in everyone's mind.

They don't understand.

Why are all these more than 10,000 people in Changping so determined to die?

And amid people’s doubts.

Yan Shaoting smiled and turned to look at Xu Jie.

"Lord Xu, I, Changping, swear to defend the capital to the death."

"Has Lord Xu accepted your invitation?"

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