Great Tang Broom Star

"Jia Ping'an is the great enemy of our gentry."

Wang is finished.

Cui Jing convened a discussion.

"The new learning has reduced gentry classics to a laughingstock."

After losing the monopoly of high-end education, the foundation of the gentry was shaken.

"What does he want to do now? He wants to clean up Yintian and Yinhu." Cui Jing said calmly, "If Yintian and Yinhu are lost, what will our gentry become?"

After losing the high-end education monopoly and population fields, the nobles are left with only themselves.

"This old man seems to have seen the moment when the gentry collapsed." Cui Jing glanced at the representative of the Boling Cui family, "What can the gentry with only human beings do?"

Nothing can be done.

Cui Chen said: "We have already made preparations. Every family has sent out their staff. Now there are calls to crusade against Jia Pingan everywhere in Chang'an. Those powerful and high-ranking officials also have hidden fields and households, and the big families in various places also have these. They will not sit idly by. The emperor Faced with such pressure, if he still dares to take risks, what can I say?"

Everyone laughed.

That smile was cold.

...

The temperature in Chang'an is very high.

"Ma'am, Cao Er went shopping in the morning, and was scolded by others, and almost moved his hands."

Early in the morning, Wei Wushuang got bad news.

"Why did you do it?" Wei Wushuang put down the account book.

Yunzhang said: "Those people yelled and cursed, saying that Mr. Lang is ambitious, and they said something about hidden fields and hidden households."

Here comes Soho.

"Originally, someone invited DouDou to play today, but that person went back on his word and said that it would be a mess to cut off the robe with DouDou in the future."

Wei Wushuang said indifferently: "Our family has only two farms, and the people on the farms can be seen at a glance. All the food grown is donated to the nursing home except for our own food."

Yunzhang said: "Ma'am, Mr. Lang took Qinghe Cui's in-laws and his family away in Beizhou. Those people said that Mr. Lang is an eagle dog who wants to be an emperor, and he offended all the people in the world."

Su Ho sneered, "Why is no one talking about the killing of Yinhu? The Wang family was destroyed, but they came out one after another.

One sentence is still a guilty conscience..."

Yunzhang smiled wryly, "Ma'am, this matter is big or small, and Mr. Lang didn't write a letter..."

"Because he trusted his family."

Wei Wushuang said, "The Jia family has two Zhuangzi..."

...

"Jia Ping'an in Beizhou is like a mad dog, and Cui's is furious..."

Lu Shunzai felt that this was really weird, "The story of hidden fields and hidden households has existed since ancient times. What is Jia Ping'an trying to do? Unconventional?"

Lu Shungui said quietly: "With Yintian Yinhu, the gentry will be feared by the emperor. With Yintian Yinhu, the taxation of the household department will only become less and less... In the end, there will be no money and food available in the court. What do you think? "

Lu Shunzai said subconsciously: "What does that have to do with us?"

Lu Shungui said lightly: "If you weren't the old man's brother, a cup of tea would be your farewell at this moment!"

A cup of tea was spilled on the ground by Lu Shungui.

It was only then that Lu Shunzai recalled how this elder brother was a maverick back then, and said in an embarrassing way: "Nowadays, Chang'an's calls to crusade against the Jia family are getting louder and louder. Jia's family stays behind closed doors, which shows that he has a guilty conscience..."

Lu Shungui sneered, "When Jia Pingan was leading the army to fight, you were still reciting poems, composing Fu, and talking eloquently."

"Alang!"

Lu Shungui's old servant came in, "Someone from the Jia family went to the household department and said that Jia's family has only two small farms, and now all of them are handed over to the household department...the officials of the household department are going crazy."

"Well……"

Lu Shungui was stunned.

"Give back the fields... Isn't that a reward from the emperor?"

"Yes, people from the Jia family said that Zhao Guogong has a salary that is enough for the family's expenses, and asking for land is just icing on the cake. But many people in the folk suffer from lack of land to cultivate... Jia's icing on the cake is someone else's help, so, What face does the Jia family have to keep those fields? Hand them all over."

Lu Shungui: "..."

After a long time, he said, "This is a drastic move!"

...

The empress also got the news.

"The lady of Ping'an is really decisive in killing and attacking. When encountering such a thing, she does not mean to ask for help everywhere, but to act decisively..." Empress Wu smiled contemptuously, "Jia's icing on the cake is the help of the common people. Who is shameless? But dare to stand up and be filled with righteous indignation?"

The emperor said indifferently: "This is a public opinion war."

Empress Wu was puzzled.

"This is what your elder brother taught Wulang." The emperor said quietly: "I was thinking... what will happen to those courtiers facing an emperor like Wulang in a hundred years? Would they want to vomit blood?"

An emperor who is proficient in public opinion warfare, an emperor who sits on the side of the people...

Wang Zhongliang felt that the sky was about to change.

...

The turmoil in Chang'an City seemed to be silenced by someone pressing the pause button.

Du He came back from the household department with his people, but was blocked on the road.

"Who is shameless?"

"I don't have enough fat in my stomach. I wish I could suck out the marrow and squeeze the people dry. Come on, if you have the ability, come to Yeye's forehead."

The dozen or so furious men in front silently avoided.

The old man actually has such power?

He found that those people were all looking behind him, so he looked back.

A troop of cavalry was watching the men.

"drive!"

The cavalry headed towards the city gate.

Someone said: "This is the direction to Hebei Road."

Then a thunderstorm struck.

In the court hall, the emperor appeared after a long absence.

"I heard that Yinhu was beaten to death and no one cares about it, so I feel uneasy. Yinhu is also a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, why should he be tortured like this?"

The emperor's eyes were piercing, which was rare and sharp.

"The imperial edict is drawn up. From today onwards, if the hidden households come out first, they can regain their household registration and become good citizens. They can be granted land and join the army!"

Chang'an City was stunned by this thunderstorm.

In the Jia family, Wei Wushuang's mother is nagging.

"Look at you, it seems like you were out of anger when you handed over the land to the household department, but how many people outside hate you to death, and the emperor didn't say anything, just looked at Jia's standing in front..."

"lady."

Yunzhang came in, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty has just issued an edict. From today onwards, hermits in the world can re-register their household registration, and they can divide their fields for good citizens..."

I don't know how many people in Chang'an City are cursing and shouting.

"That person should have died long ago!"

"The disease hasn't flared up yet. If you talk about a tumor, it will explode!"

"He's trying to break our roots!"

This is a group of people who cursed the emperor.

Someone said: "The sound of long live in Chang'an City resounds through the sky! The emperor's prestige has never been so high. Earlier, I heard the people in Dongshi say that the emperor only needs to call, no matter where he wants to go, he will go wherever the emperor directs." , whoever wants to touch the emperor will fight desperately."

...

Hebei Road shook.

This is the base camp of the gentry, and there are dozens of gentry families.

"The gentry in Hebei became officials one after another after the Hu people went south. It's not that they didn't want to run away, but they couldn't." Jia Pingan analyzed the situation of the gentry in Hebei.

"The Hebei gentry were not prominent in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. The truly prominent gentry followed the Sima family to the south. What did the Hebei gentry do after them? To be excluded?"

Jia Pingan said with a smile: "But the gentry and the Sima family are both muddy, but the result is that the Hu people in the north are getting bigger and bigger, so the Hebei gentry who came out of the Hu people became more and more powerful... If the Sima family could counterattack at that time, then Hebei The gentry are like dogs in the water today, and everyone shouts and beats them. But in the end it is... the prince, don't curl your lips."

Li Hong couldn't help curling his lips, "Uncle, what you said...my family is also a barbarian."

"Just be Hu." Jia Pingan said: "The gentry in Hebei became prominent in the world thanks to the Hu people. Their abilities are naturally top-notch in the world, but the appearance of them holding orthodox signs makes people laugh."

Li Hong didn't want to talk to him, so he changed the subject, "Uncle, Cui's hermits are not easy to deal with. Those people are now gathering in Qinghe, if they forcibly investigate the hermits, Beizhou will be chaotic, and Hebei Road will also be messed up." It will be chaotic."

At that time, it will not be as simple as A Niang hanging and beating, Aye will be furious.

"I'm waiting."

"Waiting for what?"

"Wait for the wind and clouds to move."

...

There are so many hidden fields and hidden households in Hebei Province.

There is a lot of debate about the number of hidden households in the Tang Dynasty in later generations. The most popular statement is that 30% of the hidden households are hidden households, which means that 300,000 out of a million people are hidden households. These people are not in the household registration of Datang, and the wealth they create belongs to those superior people.

Wu Chong is a member of Cui's hermit family, all of them are.

One day when he was working in the fields, two men passed by to ask for water.

"Drink it."

Wu Chong took out the clay pot.

As for the water bladder...he couldn't afford it.

The two men drank water, sat down to rest, and talked to Wu Chong about the field.

"The days are bad, and I can only eat my stomach."

Wu Chong sighed.

A man said: "My family is also in trouble, but recently the government issued an edict, saying that immigrants can go to Anxi and the South, and they will be exempted from tax for five years! They have also built schools, more than those in Guanzhong, and the governments in various places have to give priority to hiring immigrants. My son..."

Wu Chong's envious eyes glowed, "But I'm a hermit, and I don't have a household registration."

The man was surprised and said: "Don't you know? Your Majesty took pity on Yinhu's hardships, so he issued an edict. Yinhu only needs to report to the official to re-register and become a good citizen..."

Wu Chong: "..."

"Also, becoming a good citizen can not only immigrate, but also distribute land..."

"Can you become a good citizen?" Wu Chong was stunned.

"Yes, that's right."

Wu Chong murmured: "You can still be a good citizen? Being a good citizen can divide the land and immigrate. How good is Anxi? They say that there are good fields everywhere in the south..."

In the vast field, those men wandered around in twos and threes, spreading their words everywhere.

...

"Jia Ping'an remains silent."

Cui Jing took a sip of tea comfortably, "Hebei Dao is waiting for him to make a move, as long as he dares to move, our people will make him unable to eat! Don't underestimate the gentry, there are dozens of gentry in Hebei Dao Joining forces can make Datang tremble, this force can destroy everything."

...

"I'm going shopping in the city."

Wu Chong went home early today, and then explained a few words, saying that he went to the city to buy some things.

He was about to go into the city to inquire about the hidden household, but as soon as he arrived outside the city gate, he saw a group of people around there, someone shouting loudly.

"...What does this mean? That is to say, His Majesty feels that the hermits are pitiful, so he ordered the world that if the hermits take the initiative to report their identities to the government and want their family to become good citizens, then the officials in all places must do so. Anyone who dares to stop... will be exiled for three thousand miles, and will not be pardoned!"

Exile for three thousand miles for a lifetime?

Who is willing to bear this price?

A group of people were dumbfounded.

Wu Chong hid behind, bent over and asked in a low voice: "What if the master blocks it?"

"The master's family will stop you from running away secretly? Could the master's family still keep an eye on you all day? Or lock your family in the village all day long."

yes ha!

Quietly took the whole family to the government... and then became a good citizen, and then immigrated away from the master's house.

Wonderful!

Wu Chong quietly turned and went back, and at the same time, more than ten people did the same.

Wu Chong's family disappeared that day.

"Where are people?"

Cui's steward kicked the door angrily.

"Wu Chong!"

"People are gone, and the valuables at home are gone."

A group of slaves looked at each other.

"Is this...escape?"

At the beginning, there was only one family, but on the second day, more than ten families ran away.

Then it was out of control.

Cui Jing received the news.

"Ah Lang, those farmers in the family fled one after another."

"The old man knows." Cui Jing narrowed his eyes, and three wrinkles crowded together on his forehead.

"The emperor made an edict to give hermits a chance to become good citizens and divide their land... This is a soft knife!"

Cui Chen said angrily: "How can those hermits not be tempted when they hear such news? Immigrants are exempted from taxes for five years, and their descendants are given priority in hiring. Even if they don't like the five years of tax exemption, who is not tempted to be hired first? It's been a hard life , why come here? Isn’t it for the children and grandchildren?”

This move hit Qicun directly.

"what to do?"

This question is urgent.

"Those hidden households wanted to flee. They fled. Who will cultivate Cui's fields? There is no harvest and no population. Where did Cui come from?"

An old man coughed, "Stop it, kill chickens to make an example to monkeys!"

Cui Jing nodded, "Move out the people at home to stop it!"

Someone said: "No wonder Guan Long wanted to hold the military power back then. Without the army in hand, the emperor would take risks."

...

"Wu Chong's family is in the city! I saw it the day before yesterday, and the whole family followed to Anxi, laughing... I've never seen Wu Chong smiling so happily in my life."

"It's really done?"

"It's done, I chased after him and asked, Wu Chong said that the family quietly ran to the government, and then someone took him to question, register, and then talked about the places where Datang can still divide the land, many places... ...Wu Chong chose Anxi, saying that he could stay away from the Cui family."

"What about us?"

A group of people hid in a family's house and talked in a low voice. It was so dark at night that they couldn't even see the people on the opposite side clearly.

Someone was coughing and covered their mouths.

"Many people from the Cui family came today, saying that anyone who dares to run will have their legs broken, and the whole family's legs will be broken."

"But... But last time, the people from the Wang family also made such a clamor, but in the end they were ransacked by Zhao Guogong, and all the members of the family involved in Feng Wu's case were broken."

"By the way, all the hidden households of the Wang family have become good citizens, and most of the Wang family's fields have been distributed to them."

"Tsk tsk!"

"Cui Shi is a god, don't wishful thinking."

"Then let's run."

"Yes, run."

"Now that there are schools outside, the children of ordinary people can also go to school and take the imperial examination. Even for the sake of the children, we can't bear it any longer."

"good!"

"Then run tomorrow."

...

On the second day, the smoke from cooking in the village rose very early.

Every household has made breakfast.

"Eat more!"

The mother who used to cook in the past is so majestic today, she even put in the long-lost grease, and the children ate with smiles.

After eating, the adults carry their burdens on their backs and hold hoes and shovels, while the older children carry kitchen knives and small burdens on their backs.

"Aye, where are we going?" asked one child.

The man turned his head and said with a smile: "Aye will take you to find a place where you can behave in an upright manner."

A ray of sunlight appeared ahead, illuminating the faces of the family.

When the family went out, they saw all the neighbors came out.

Everyone smiled when they met, and everyone's face was filled with longing.

Everyone slowly went to the entrance of the village.

"Where is this going?"

A group of people blocked the front.

The leader is Cui's steward.

There are more than ten big men behind him, and everyone is carrying a big stick in their hands.

The steward took a step forward, "Go back."

The hermits panicked and retreated one after another.

"Auntie! Auntie!"

"Aye..."

Children are howling, women are weeping.

"Go back!" the old man shouted.

"This is Mrs. Cui, we can't afford to offend him!"

The steward grinned and said, "Who won't get out?"

A man stepped back a bit, and the manager pointed at him, "Hit!"

Several slaves rushed up, grabbed the man, and then beat him severely.

"stop fighting!"

The man's family was afraid at first, but when they saw the slaves whipping them hard with sticks, they rushed up to stop him.

"Let's fight together!"

The steward squinted at those people.

He needs a chicken, and a man's family is just right.

After beating a chicken, do those monkeys still dare to run around?

"Beat... broken leg!"

At first he wanted to yell to be beaten to death, but suddenly he twitched and changed to breaking his leg.

Jia Ping'an was in Qinghe County, and if he killed Yinhu at this time, would the killer use this to make trouble?

The slaves picked up their sticks and grinned grinningly.

"help me!"

The woman lay on top of the children, and the old man stretched out his hand to stop it...

Adults howl, children howl...

"Who dares to take the lead?"

The steward said coldly: "This is Mrs. Cui. To crush your family to death is like crushing a group of ants!"

Who dares to take the lead?

A group of hermits, some shrank timidly, some clenched the hoes in their hands, but they dared not go up...

A howling child suddenly yelled, "Aye, I want to study!"

...

The scene suddenly fell silent, and the miserable howls of the family seemed to be silenced.

"I want to study!"

The child yelled a few times, then hid behind his mother in fright.

His father was panting, his eyes were red.

"I...I can be a slave all my life, but my child...my child can't, I want him to study, to take the imperial examination, to walk side by side with those people..."

He held up his hoe, "I want to get out!"

The steward grinned, "There's another one here, hit it!"

Those big men rushed over with sticks in their hands.

An old man shivered and shouted: "Kill me and wait for nothing, protect the children and go out!"

In an instant, all the adults moved.

Hoes, shovels, sticks...

All kinds of weapons are flying around.

Those slaves were full of confidence at the beginning, but they were beaten and screamed as soon as they touched them.

Even the women waved sticks or shovels through gritted teeth.

"Give Way!"

They only want to make a way for their children and grandchildren, even if they fall at the intersection of this road.

"Help!"

A slave with a broken leg was limping and jumping outside, shouting with a pale face.

"help me!"

Those big men were knocked down to the ground, and the steward even saw a five or six-year-old boy patting Haonu's head with a stone, crying and cursing, "I told you to beat my mother!"

A group of big men were wiped out in just a moment.

These hermits supported their injured relatives and slowly approached the steward.

The steward took a step back, "What are you waiting for? What are you going to do? This is Mrs. Cui, report back to the officer to kill you!"

The hermits did not speak, but the manager found something was wrong.

These hermits who used to nod and bow when they saw him, now straightened their backs.

"If they don't give us a way to survive, then we will fight!"

After a cry, the steward was knocked down with a stick.

"It's on fire."

The whole village was set on fire, and the slaves who heard the news were beaten to pieces by the hermits.

Such scenes can be seen everywhere in Qinghe.

Choi was in a mess.

Those powerful slaves rushed to suppress batch after batch, and then batch after batch went without returning.

"Those bitches are crazy, and they're coming here."

Choi ran away.

The entire Cui family's mansion was empty.

"Don't set fire, it's against the law. We were justified, but arson and looting will become criminals! If you lose your household registration, your children and grandchildren will also become sinners!"

Greed was pulled at the last minute.

Groups of hermits gathered outside the city.

"Naturalization!"

The shouts tore through the sky and stirred up the wind and clouds.

Jia Pingan and the prince watched all this from the top of the city.

"When the people are willing to do something, nothing can stop it, the army can't stop it, and the power can't stop it." Jia Ping'an was very pleased.

Li Hong said: "The only way to stop them is to stand by their side."

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