First Minister of Ming Dynasty

Han Xiuniang was slightly taken aback. After years of experience, especially passing the special examination, this ordinary woman became extraordinary.

She calmly said, "Master, please don't be angry. I don't intend to offend. However, I have the order of the government. I came here to find out the situation. Please see, this is my ticket."

Han Xiuniang handed over the official document with the big seal, and the Qin family was also stunned at once, what should this be?

They don't welcome women to attend the funeral, but this woman is from the government, and she seems to be an official!

This is how to do?

The government is in a daze, how can a woman be an official, where is the dignity?

But no matter how surprised and confused they are, the government's order is not something they can resist.

The old man could only say: "Since you are an official post, you can come in naturally, but please follow the little old man and don't break the rules."

Han Xiuniang nodded and followed behind the old man. They bypassed the mourning hall, they were not allowed to worship, they were not allowed to offer incense, they were not even allowed to watch, and they were led directly to the Kuanyuan.

Han Xiuniang was not impatient either, she just said to the old man: "Chaste and strong women have been greatly admired throughout the ages. Suddenly I heard that we have one here, so I took the liberty to come here and want to know the situation. If it is true, I plan to play the king of Wu. Ask for a commendation."

"King Wu? Award?"

The old man was overjoyed at first, and then showed a strong look of suspicion. It is really shameless for a woman to dare to say that she will play King Wu!

"Don't worry, there are chaste and martyrs. It's better not to mention whether they will be rewarded or not. It's fair and comfortable, and it's enough for the folks to know."

Han Xiuniang said with a smile: "It is true that I have just passed the commercial special examination. I am considered a student of King Wu. This time I came to Jiangxi to supervise the taxation of the Ganjiang River. It is also my duty to observe the situation and understand the people's sentiments. It is also my duty to report the truth. It does have the meaning of enlightenment, which is extraordinary, if the master can provide convenience, I will be grateful."

Han Xiuniang took her time and explained again and again.

The other party was skeptical, but the attraction of the Chastity Archway was still too great, so he had to agree.

Not long after, a couple came. They turned their heads and shrank their heads. They heard that they were officials from the Yamen, and they were far less confident than the old man in front of them.

"You are?"

"Little man, the villain's surname is Ni, this is my mother-in-law, yes, they are the parents of the second girl." The middle-aged man dared to say.

Han Xiuniang nodded, "This second girl is a martyr who wants to die for her husband, right? She is your biological daughter, don't you feel sorry for her?"

"No, I don't feel bad..." the middle-aged man subconsciously said.

But she found that Han Xiuniang was frowning, but the woman was more clever. She cried out immediately and sat on the ground, "My second girl! You are really good, you have saved face for your mother... Your mother's flesh , you are gone, how will my mother live in the future!"

When the man saw his mother-in-law crying, he also wiped away his tears, "I, I also don't want to bear it, but it's a decent thing, I, we can't stop it. The girl wants to live forever, we, we will be fathers Damn, she should be fulfilled."

Han Xiuniang nodded again, she already knew it in her heart.

"Can you call Mrs. Ni and let me meet her... If it is true that she is willing to die for her husband, I plan to tell the king of Wu what she said, and it will be more reliable and reliable, and it will be easier to reward her."

This time, both the Qin family and the Ni family were silent.

After a while, the old man winked at the people below and told them to help Mrs. Ni over.And just as these people went down, the old man walked up to Han Xiuniang, took out a wad of treasured money from his sleeve, and handed it to Han Xiuniang.

"I also ask this lady to speak well."

Han Xiuniang kept silent and took the money, and the old man also showed a smile on his face, no matter if he is a man or a woman, he always loves money.

At this moment, a thin woman with a haggard face walked up with barely being supported.

"Women, women, pay respects to your lord!"

As she said that, she was about to fall to her knees, and because her body was too weak, she fell directly on the ground.

Han Xiuniang immediately said to both sides: "Is there any honey? Have a glass of honey water."

The Qin family was startled, but still brought the water. Han Xiuniang personally supported Mrs. Ni and fed the water.

Mrs. Ni was also stunned, this is a woman, just like herself, why can she show her face in official clothes?

"Don't be afraid. The King of Wu allows women to take part in the imperial examinations, and also allows women to be officials. I am one of the people who passed the commercial special test. Under the rule of King Wu, even women have many choices. They don't have to stay at home all the time. There can be a lot of excitement, so why do you have to die! I think you are not older than me, isn't it good to live?"

Mrs. Ni was startled, as if she was moved, but she still lowered her head, but two tears flowed from the corners of her eyes.

The Qin family next to me saw it, they were secretly surprised, and immediately said: "My lady, why are you so deceptive?"

Han Xiuniang smiled lightly, "I said, you don't have to panic if you want to ask the ins and outs."

After she finished speaking, she turned her head and said: "Mr. Ni, to be honest, Jiangxi is going to share the land soon. Although you are a woman, according to the rules of the King of Wu, you also have a share of the land, and the King of Wu also stipulated that even if you Even a woman can hold a house. When facing the court, men and women are the same. No one is anyone's servant or goods. You are not allowed to buy, sell and kill at will... Men and women, life is equally valuable, why don't you put yourself Take your life seriously! We can only live this life, why should it end so early, it's not worth it!"

Han Xiuniang spoke earnestly and eloquently, Mrs. Ni listened silently, then raised her head to look at Han Xiuniang, she is also a woman, she talks here, but she will die tomorrow as a martyr, even if she is a civil servant, at this moment Nor can we remain indifferent.

"Slave, slave..."

"shut up!"

Before she could say anything, the old man of the Qin family roared angrily, "You mother-in-law, you are already destined to die, how can you offend the lady, why don't you hurry up!"

Several young people from the Qin family wanted to drag Mrs. Ni down, but I'm sorry, the official messenger who came with Han Xiuniang stopped them.

"We are on business, it's better not to make trouble, or we will be sued!"

The men of the Qin family really didn't dare to move.

Han Xiuniang said again: "Look, we are from the yamen, and they want to listen to us. If you have any grievances, why don't you tell them? It's better to live than to die. This life belongs to you. If you don't even know Cherish, who, who can love you!"

Han Xiuniang was persuasive, but at this moment, Mrs. Ni couldn't bear it any longer, and threw herself into Han Xiuniang's arms with a wow, weeping loudly.

Han Xiuniang also stretched out her arms, wrapping her arms around the poor man tightly.

"Don't cry, talk about things slowly, I am also a woman, if there is a grievance, I will help you avenge it."

Speaking of this, the Qin family has already sensed something is wrong, and immediately said angrily: "My lady, this, this is our family matter, no matter how powerful the government is, it can't control us! You are disturbing the funeral, please forgive us for being rude !"

The old man greeted his family and wanted to do it.

But at this moment, a group of people suddenly broke in from the outside, led by Gong Bosui and Lu Qiuyun. They brought dozens of officers and soldiers, and immediately controlled everyone after entering.

Gong Bosui sneered, "I tell you, the sky is big and the earth is big, and the law of the country is the biggest! In this world, there is nothing that can't be controlled by the law of the country...Come here, take them all!"

Chapter 392

Gong Bosui and Lu Qiuyun made a decisive move together, captured the Qin family and the Ni family, and locked up the Xingzi county government office.Han Xiuying also brought Mrs. Ni to the county government office, and asked someone to diagnose her pulse.

There is nothing wrong with Ni's health, but in the past few days, her parents-in-law did not give her food, fearing that she would have the strength to escape.Just need to feed something, and within a few days, you can recover.

But after knowing this, the big guy was even more indignant and angry.

Even if he commits a heinous crime, he still has a bowl of rice to eat with his head cut off to fill his stomach and go on the road. This is a living person. When his husband died, his parents-in-law would not give him food, and his biological parents just watched him, and he was planning to die for his husband. It is simply absurd!

"This Qin family is really hateful and must be severely punished!" Gong Bo gritted his teeth, and Lu Qiuyun was filled with righteous indignation, "A tiger's poison does not eat its young. In my opinion, such a thing is not much, even if it is cut into pieces, just look at it." Why is Zhang Xiang broken?"

The two of them were talking, but they didn't expect that there was a commotion outside the county government office.

Not long after, the guards came in to deliver a letter, saying that many villagers had surrounded the yamen, and some village elders came forward on their own initiative to discuss an explanation with the yamen.

Lu Qiuyun was amused, "They want to explain, and I still want to hear it, human life is at stake, how can they kill with confidence!"

The two sides confronted each other at the county government office, where there were a hundred or so government servants, Zhu family army officers and soldiers, including several officials who handled the case.

On the other side, there were hundreds of people led by several country gentry and elders, and there were even more people who came after hearing the news. It seemed that there would be more than a thousand people soon, blocking the yamen.

Lu Qiuyun thought that the reason was on his side, so he took the initiative to fight.

But unexpectedly, the other party was even more confident than him.

"Ni's martyrdom, she is a chaste and strong woman, we all admire her, she is an example of a woman, the government has messed up a good thing, what do you want to do by robbing other young widows?"

"That's right, Mrs. Ni is a member of the Qin family. Her parents are willing to give birth to the daughter she married and the water she poured out. The government shouldn't care about these things."

"Yes, arresting both parents because of the daughter's affairs is unfilial, and you will go to the [-]th floor of hell!"

"It's said that Zhu Jiajun is reasonable, so let's discuss it. Parents can't make decisions yet. What kind of reasoning is this?"

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Facing the straightforward questioning of this group of people, Lu Qiuyun was also stunned, "You, do you know that it is a human life! Are you going to force a living person to death?"

"What is forcing the living to death? Her man died, and she followed him. That's a good thing. If she doesn't die, is it possible that she will remarry? Are you not afraid of gossip?"

The beards of these village elders were shaky and righteous, and in a daze, Lu Qiuyun felt that he was the one who was wrong.

He gritted his teeth, "What do you want to do? Rebellion? King Wu's rules are the rules! You still think it's the Yuan Dynasty, you can do evil without scruples? If you dare to disturb the government, you will be taken down!"

This remark stunned many people, but after a while, someone yelled again, "Could it be that King Wu is not as reasonable as the Yuan Dynasty, and we are just not convinced? You can't protect the little widow!"

"Yes, she should be made a martyr, she must die!"

Lu Qiuyun was really overwhelmed, he couldn't figure out why these people were so unreasonable when it was obviously about saving lives!

"Don't you have wives, daughters, and sisters? Don't you want them to be buried with your husband after he dies? Do you still have humanity?"

Lu Qiuyun asked sharply, but was soon drowned in the noise of a group of people. He had learned that a scholar meets a soldier, and it doesn't make sense. Is it possible that he really wants to arrest all these people?

But the problem is that there was no prior notice, it happened too suddenly, and it was too late to deploy troops. What should we do?

When he was sweating anxiously, someone finally came, and the person who came was Zhu Ying. Not only did he come, but he also came with a thousand soldiers from the youth battalion. The people were also scared, they were trembling, for fear that Zhu's army would arrest them all, but there were still a few of them who were not convinced.

We are reasonable, and King Wu can't be unreasonable!

"My lord, these people are causing trouble in the government office and plotting wrongdoing. They are all arrested." Lu Qiuyun said in a hoarse voice angrily.

Zhu Ying did not immediately agree, but said to everyone: "Master Zhang already knew about this matter, he is learning about the situation, and he will come over to deal with it soon. Let me remind you, it is naturally possible to come to the yamen to discuss matters. , but if you dare to attack the government offices, attack the officials, beat and scold the servants, the law of the country is merciless!"

With Zhu Ying around, the situation is finally under control, but the problem hasn't been resolved yet. I'm afraid this matter really needs to be taken care of.

The public says that the public is right and the woman says that the old woman is reasonable. Whose reason is it depends on what Zhang Xiang said!

"You don't have to be afraid, just chat casually. Your daughter married the Qin family, and the son-in-law of the Qin family died. You agreed to make her a martyr... I want to ask, did you get any benefits? Or, you My in-laws, did you give me some money to thank and compensate for the loss?"

Zhang Ximeng took his time and asked the Ni couple with a smile.

These two couples were already out of their wits. They were trembling all over since they were caught, and there was so much noise outside that their souls flew away, facing Zhang Ximeng's question.

Father Ni opened his mouth and muttered: "Yes, I gave some money...but, but that is to thank us. See if we are not pitiful, we..."

Zhang Ximeng still smiled and said: "It's like this. Jiangxi is a commercial pilot first, and then the land will be shared...According to our rules, everyone, regardless of gender, has a share of the land. Your daughter, if nothing happens, you can share the land. With more than 20 mu of land, because it is close to Poyang Lake, there may be some reed ponds, and some reeds can be harvested every year. In fact, if she survives, she is fully capable of caring for your two elders and taking care of your younger brother. "

After Zhang Ximeng finished speaking, he smiled lightly and looked at the two of them.

When the Ni family couple heard this, they were taken aback for a moment, and then their expressions changed wildly, and they were all in a bad mood.

what?

My girl can actually get the land, Weitang?

This, isn't this a dream?

"You, you mean it?" Mother Ni suddenly said to Zhang Ximeng.

Zhang Ximeng smiled and did not speak, while Han Xiuniang came in from the outside and sneered at the couple: "This is Mr. Zhang, and Mr. Zhang drafted the outline for dividing the land. Besides, I am a woman who can be an official. Give What's so strange about women sharing the fields? You guys are really good at calculating. You sold your daughter for a mere [-] yuan. That's a big living, and it's worth such a little money? What on earth are you parents doing? When?"

These few words made the couple's faces turn red, embarrassment and embarrassment, Mother Ni burst into tears, rushed over and hit Father Ni.

"God damn you! You've lost your mind, you've sold your daughter!"

She scolded and scratched at the same time, but Father Ni was caught off guard, bleeding all over his face.

He was also in a hurry, "You gossip woman, didn't you say that you want to save a gift for your son, and you also said that a married woman, splashing water, keeping her, it's better to exchange money!"

Mother Ni stared blankly at Father Ni, and in the next second, as if a mountain torrent erupted and the barrier lake burst, she slammed into Father Ni, "God kills you, I will fight with you!"

Right in front of Zhang Ximeng, these two couples staged a full-scale martial arts fight, which was thrilling and refused to give in to each other.

Zhang Ximeng lowered his eyelids and just looked at him like that.

After a while, he turned around and went out from behind, and Han Xiuniang followed, leaving only the two happy together!

"What do you understand now? Can you talk about your experience?" Zhang Ximeng said with a smile.

Han Xiuniang frowned slightly, and suddenly let out a long sigh, "Mr. Zhang, the arrangement you made was controversial at the beginning. Fortunately, Mr. Zhang was far-sighted, and Mr. Wu was wise and wise. I, I now understand it completely. I don't give it to women. Tian, ​​if you don’t treat a woman as a person, she will be reduced to a commodity, and selling a daughter for [-] yuan may not be the lowest price.”

Zhang Ximeng smiled and nodded, "Yes, many people think that women should be allowed to make achievements first, and then they can be given rights. Otherwise, they will eat for nothing and get privileges."

Han Xiuniang frowned slightly, and couldn't help sneering: "These people are just talking casually. How do they know that the world is dangerous? Take the quilt factory I managed. There are many female workers who earn a lot of money. Go home. It’s okay to meet enlightened parents and in-laws. If it’s those who are mercenary, they will only use women as a tool for profit. Let them die if they can make money, go to the factory to do hard work, and exchange their lives for money. These people I won't hesitate."

Zhang Ximeng nodded again, "The reason you said is correct, but let me ask you, are these only women?"

Han Xiuniang was slightly taken aback, thought for a while, and shook her head: "No! Absolutely not! There are also those young children, and tenants without land... In short, as long as they are low-level people, they will be used as a tool for making money , Their lives are worthless in front of money!"

Zhang Ximeng nodded again, and said with a smile: "Then you understand now, why do you advocate allocating land to women and all children going to school? Do you advocate treating everyone equally?"

Han Xiuniang pondered for a while, then nodded vigorously, her eyes glowed, and she suddenly realized: "I understand! Zhang Xiang did these things not to favor women, nor to favor the poor, nor to take things for granted... just because of these things, It is to give everyone a backstop! Give everyone a way to survive! I have a piece of land, and I have the protection of the law, so I will not be treated as a commodity, and my life will not be bought by mere five hundred strings! Family love Although it is true, but it is inevitable that there are some greedy beasts. In the final analysis, they want to give people a share of property rights and a surviving reliance... This is the greatest kindness! Zhang Xiang, you said that this time the revival of China, It is for the king and the people to share the world, presumably that is what it means!"

Han Xiuniang suddenly felt that what she had seen and heard in the quilt factory in the past few years, as well as the books she had read over the years, Zhang Ximeng's articles, and the experience of entering the tax department after passing the business exam...all became smooth and thoroughly connected up.

It's really not that complicated, it's just a simple necessity of survival.