Steel Dynasty - Chapter 476

[Chapter 476 New System]

Outside Qingzhou City, in Taihe Village.

Hundreds of villagers talked a lot after the reporter read the newspaper.

“These rotten scholars are so abominable. We have only had a stable life for a few years, but they are so troublesome.”

“That’s right, if it weren’t for His Highness’s decree, we would never have a good life. We must not let these rotten scholars confuse the public with their words. His Highness believed what they said.”

“Yes, drive these people out of the country and let them go to other places to cause trouble. Xie Ziyun’s home is in our village. Let’s go and ask his parents who they are. How could you raise such an ungrateful person? If His Highness hadn’t returned the wealthy family’s land to their old Xie family, where would Xie Ziyun have the money to study? Let’s go!”

“…”

The villagers kept talking with each other. More excited.

The leading citizen was the captain of the village. He waved and the people of Taihe Village followed them to Xie’s house.

Xie Ziyun, who was beaten and dying yesterday, was sent back to Xie’s house. It was precisely because of taking care of his son that Xie Dongyi did not listen to the newspaper today.

While he was cursing the attacker, the villagers angrily rushed into his house.

“Xie Dongyi, take your son and get out of Fengguo. There is no such shameful family in our village.” A villager said angrily.

“That’s right, if people from other villages know that Xie Ziming is from our village, and they don’t know how to point at our village and scold us, it will be too embarrassing for us.”

“It’s not just embarrassing, it’s called ungratefulness. Taking advantage of King Qi’s I

can’t

stand it anymore.

”

It’s just that I don’t have sympathy for him. Why do you still humiliate him like this? Do you really think I’m easy to bully?”

“Bah, it’s a shame that no one was beaten to death,” a villager shouted.

Xie Dongyi’s face suddenly turned red. Xie Ziyun was the pride of their family. Just last year, he met many high-ranking officials in Chang’an. This was his bragging rights. Now that the villagers said this, he was naturally furious and picked up the The hoe on the side was about to hit someone, “Li Er, try saying something again.”

At this time, a villager reacted and shouted: “Xie Dongyi didn’t go to listen to the newspaper this morning, your son’s name is now in the newspaper, he How dare you bring some Confucian students to make trouble at the gate of the government office, openly oppose His Highness, and ask His Highness to abolish Bowen College and restore the previous system of the fiefdom.”

Upon hearing this, Xie Dongyi was stunned. He said in disbelief: “You are talking nonsense. You are jealous of my son, he can’t do this!”

“Why are you lying? The reporter is still in the village. If you don’t believe me, go ask him.” said a villager.

Xie Dongyi’s expression was wandering, and finally he decided to ask for answers. He dropped his hoe and ran towards the center of the village. After a while, he came back like a wood sculpture.

“We didn’t lie to you.” The village captain sighed. Seeing Xie Dongyi like this, he obviously didn’t know what his son was thinking about all day long.

Sitting on the ground, Xie Dongyi howled loudly, “You son of a bitch, I got up early and went to the fields at night to farm for you to study. You don’t study carefully to serve His Highness, but you humiliate His Highness like this. Without His Highness, can you continue to study?” Wuwuwu…”

Xie Dongyi cried sadly, and the originally angry villagers couldn’t bear it. A villager tried to persuade him: “Xie Dongyi, you… you better take matters into your own hands, but our village can’t tolerate him anymore, what he’s capable of It’s too big. We don’t want to be implicated one day.”

After hearing this, Xie Dongyi’s face suddenly turned pale. He looked at his second son, third son and youngest daughter. He silently made a decision in his heart. He said, “I beg everyone to let it go. He will recover from his injuries first, and then I will sever the father-son relationship with him and let him leave the country. From now on, I will not care whether he flourishes or dies of starvation on the roadside.”

The villagers fell silent after hearing this. They looked at each other and left.

After everyone left, Xie Dongyi returned to the house. At this time, Xie Ziyun was lying on the bed. Although he was beaten by many people, the attackers had spare hands, and the injuries on his body were not too serious.

Looking at Xie Ziyun who had woken up, Xie Dongyi said: “You have heard what is said outside, and you can leave after you are healed. The villagers cannot tolerate ungrateful people, and our Xie family cannot tolerate ungrateful people.”

Xie Ziyun With anger in his fearful eyes, he said: “Dad, this is not my fault. I have been studying for so many years, but I am not qualified to enter the officialdom in the feudal country. Why! In the final analysis, King Qi is just a faint king. He looks down on us, the poor ones, and doesn’t give us a chance.”

“Nonsense!” Xie Dongyi said angrily, “All students from Bowen College are eligible to take the exam. Why didn’t you go to Bowen College in the first place? The examiner of the imperial examination is Cui Hao. Aren’t you and those scholars who claim to

be

Confucian scholars disdainful of officials in the feudal state?

Silently, he opened his mouth, but no words came out.

There is no better way to know a son than a father. For Xie Dongyi, whether he is an official in a feudal country or in the imperial court, this is the same path, but now Xie Ziyun’s behavior has touched the bottom line in his heart.

None of the people in the village now understand that they have to support King Qi in order to maintain the good life they have now. They have all seen the refugees from Jizhou, and their miserable appearance is still fresh in their memory. They don’t want to be as miserable as those refugees.

After a pause, he said: “There is a public school in the county. The county government said that anyone with children at home can go to the public school to study. After completing the public school, you can take the exam at Bowen College. If you study at Bowen College, you will be a feudal state. “Dad,

your second brother and your third brother are both talented people

. Do you have so much money to support them?” Xie Ziyun argued.

“You don’t want money, sir.” Xie Dongyi sighed, “Your highness is such a good person and you don’t want to serve. Why on earth are you doing?”

Hearing this, Xie Ziyun fell into silence.

While he was thinking, the Confucian scholars who followed him in the city also encountered a similar situation. Many of them were just making noise. After learning the benefits, they wrote letters of repentance and handed them over to the government office, and promised not to do it again. And they also applied for Bowen College.

This time, the turbulent actions of the businessmen, people, and craftsmen completely frightened these Confucian scholars, and no one objected to the decree announced by Xiao Ming.

News kept coming, and Xiao Ming was very satisfied with the responses from all parties. He did not expect to take advantage of this opportunity to completely establish his own talent training and selection system.

When he was proud, the craftsman from the glass shop arrived at the palace and handed him a telescope.

(End of chapter)