The High Gate Mistress of Rebirth

Chapter 119 Jing Shu educates Li Ling

People were coming and going on the street, and they saw a handsome man walking down the street with a woman on his back, which attracted the attention of passers-by.

Li Ling's face was tense, and he strode forward without squinting. Jingshu lay comfortably on his back and said lazily: "My husband's back is so comfortable, it makes me just want to sleep."

Li Ling said in a low voice: "If you get saliva on my back, see how I deal with you."

This again?

Jingshu hesitated and struggled and said: "Then let me down. I don't dare to let you carry me on your back. If the prince's clothes are soiled, I can't afford to suffer."

"Put me down quickly. I'll go back to the posthouse."

After hearing this, Li Ling felt wind at his feet and snorted coldly: "Now that you're on my back, can you get off easily?"

With that said, he carried her on his back and ran steadily.

There was a whistling wind in her ears. Jingshu hugged Li Ling's neck tightly and screamed: "Slow down, slow down, slow down!"

But the more she shouted, the faster he ran.

One is the dignified General of the City Patrol Department, and the other is the famous mistress of the Zhenguo Palace. I am afraid that only people from this unknown town can have the honor to witness these two noble people. This is unseemly in front of everyone.

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The two of them found a decent restaurant to eat, but Li Ling still refused to go back and insisted on taking Jing Shu to go shopping on the street.

It was a rare time for the two of them to have such free time. Jingshu could understand Li Ling's "difficulty" in not wanting to go back to the post house at the moment, so she walked around the small town with him.

This small town is called Xiaochun City. The city is not large, but a main road running from east to west makes this small town clearly distinguishable.

The place where they ate was the best wine shop here. Beyond the wine shop was East Street, where all the noble families of this small town lived. Although these people were far less prominent than the wealthy families in Beijing, they lived in the same houses.

A wide courtyard with blue bricks and green tiles.

The most important thing is wealth and wealth.

The two of them walked west along the main road, and gradually, a different scene appeared in front of them.

The West Street is full of thatched huts, with a dilapidated scene everywhere. The people seen along the street are also as good as vegetables, and they are all hungry and skinny. The beggars on the street are holding bowls begging for food, with straw threads stuck in their heads.

There are countless people who sell their sons and daughters.

Although the city is small, the east and west are surrounded by ice and fire.

Jingshu was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to see those crazy poor people selling small children, so when she saw them, she wanted to give some money.

After a while, her and Li Ling's pockets were empty.

Jing Shu looked at the poor poor people and sighed: "I never thought that a small town like this would have such a disparity between rich and poor."

Li Ling replied: "The dignitaries of Da Qi have always liked to enclose land for rent, but now it has become more and more popular. The land has been enclosed in their own hands. Ordinary people have no land to cultivate, so they have to rent land from the powerful landlords to cultivate until autumn.

At harvest time, 70% to 80% of the harvest must be handed over to the tenants as rent.

"In good years, the food they get is barely enough to satisfy their hunger. For example, they have been experiencing severe drought for two or three years in a row. Although the people have no harvest, they still have to pay rent, so there is no way to survive."

Jing Shu felt sad when she heard this: "Such a situation is really unbearable for the common people, so why doesn't the court make some reforms and strictly prohibit the powerful from encircling their land?"

Li Ling sighed: "Officials protect each other, and the powerful and powerful forces are intertwined. Even if your Majesty has the intention, he doesn't want to waste the effort."

As the two were walking and talking, a little girl of five or six years old walked towards Jingshu. She was dressed in ragged clothes, and her face was as skinny as bones, without any color.

She walked up to Jingshu and said timidly: "My kind and compassionate fairy sister, can you give me some money? My mother is sick and my two brothers have starved to death. My father wants to sell me for money to live on. Please

Okay, just give me a few taels of silver."

She cried: "I don't want to be sold, I still have to take care of my mother."

Jing Shu felt sad when she heard this, but the money she and Li Ling carried had already been given away. She simply took out the gold hairpin on her head and put it in the little girl's hand: "You go to Dongjie and exchange this hairpin for money. It's enough."

I'm here to treat your mother."

The little girl cried and wanted to kowtow to Jingshu, but was supported by Li Ling.

When the little girl left, she gratefully said to Jingshu: "Thank you sister for your charity. My name is Chunni. When I grow up, I will definitely repay my sister for her kindness."

Jingshu coaxed her and said, "Stop crying, go and get a hairpin and give your mother some medicine."

By the time they reached the western border of Wujin, all the money they had had had been given away. Jingshu persuaded Li Ling, "Let's go back."

Li Ling still stubbornly refused to go to the post house.

Jing Shu knew that he still felt that he had lost face because of what happened in the morning, so that was why he acted like this.

She walked leisurely, raised her eyes and asked, "There was a famous general named Qi Jiguang in the previous dynasty. Have you ever heard of him?"

Li Ling replied: "General Qi is a famous general of an unprecedented generation. How could I not know that?"

Jing Shu asked: "Have you ever heard of the story of General Qi and his wife?"

Li Ling shook his head.

Jingshu said slowly: "General Qi was born in a commoner family. When he was young, he was just an ordinary hunter. He married a wife who was also a village woman. The village woman was a powerful woman and controlled him in everything, even though Qi Jiguang later became famous.

All the generals in the world are also afraid of their wives.

Once, General Qi offended his wife for a trivial matter, and his wife was so angry that she kicked him out of the house. He was so depressed that when he came to the camp, he told the matter to his lieutenants under the influence of wine.

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When the soldiers heard that the general's wife was so fierce, they all felt aggrieved for the general. The generals ordered their wives to be invited to the central military tent. In order to frighten Qi's wife and make her powerful, everyone lined up inside and outside the big tent.

When Qi's wife arrived at the tent, she saw the majestic soldiers inside and outside the tent, their swords as sharp as frost, but they showed no signs of timidity. As usual, they shouted to General Qi: 'Why did you call me here?'

Seeing that his wife was angry, General Qi quickly condescended and coaxed her: "Nothing important, I just invite my wife to come to the military parade."

When Jing Shu saw that Li Ling was silent, she continued: "Everyone knows that General Qi is henpecked, but does this affect his reputation?

On the contrary, the world praises him for his wealth and honor and for not forgetting his wife.

A man who loves his wife consistently no matter how high he goes is a respectable man who values ​​love and justice.

Even the lieutenants who were aggrieved when they first heard about his wife's fierceness were deeply moved when they saw the general's deep love for his wife. Therefore, all the generals under his command were always willing to be loyal to him and listen to his orders."

After listening to his wife's words, Li Ling folded his arms and stretched his arms toward the post house. He smiled and said, "Please lead the way, madam."

Jing Shu: To tame a straight man, you must not only rely on lust, but also on intelligence.

(End of chapter)