Chivalry Cultivation System

Chapter 400
After finishing speaking, Lu Dian took out a small booklet from the lapel of his clothes, held it with both hands and raised it over his head, kneeling respectfully and offering it to Xiao Xiaomo.

Shi Lagu took over the "Book of Ten Thousand Words", knelt down and presented it to Xiao Xiaomo, and looked at it, only to realize that the "Book of Ten Thousand Words" was actually a letter of request, begging Xiao Xiaomo to stay in Huozhou City forever.

Behind the theme are the signatures and seals of the people of Huozhou.

The signers are all poor peasants, peddlers, fishers, slaves and other lowly poor Han people in Huozhou City, most of whom have the four surnames of Long, Li, Chen, and Yang.

It seems that after this great victory battle to defend Huozhou, most of the soldiers and civilians in Huozhou City trust Xiao Xiaomo's Xiao Family Army very much, and hope that Xiao Xiaomo can stay in Huozhou City forever.

Xiao Xiaomo secretly said: "Huozhou City was originally a place where Han people lived together. Although it was classified as Hamiwei, the area under the jurisdiction of King Zhongshun, Han people were extremely disliked because of racial discrimination. Looting, and the soft persimmon King Zhongshun can only turn a blind eye and close one eye, pretending not to see it. Especially the common people in Huozhou City, living in the heat of the water. But I am ordered by the emperor , but also to assist the Nether Cult in merging Eastern and Western Mongolia!"

So he said: "The king is alive, how can he stay in Huozhou City forever? What's more, I have eliminated the foreign invader Mansuer, and no one will bully you again in the future! Therefore, even if the king is not in Huozhou City Chief Residence, I think you can live and work in peace and contentment!"

Lu Dian sighed: "My lord! Although the external troubles are gone, the internal troubles are what kill the people the most! Most of the poor people in Huozhou City are tenant farmers, and they have to face state taxation; land hooligans collect protection fees; The six poisons of thieves, human traffickers, liars, poisons, prostitution, and gambling, and the oppression of the five mountains of the noble forces of the four surnames Long, Chen, Li, and Yang.

"Before you, Lord Xia, came to Huozhou, the tenant farmers in Huozhou City were almost complaining that every day should not be done, and the land was not working! In the eyes of these suffering people, Lord Xia is their life-saving straw!
"Everyone heard that Lord Xia was going to lead the Xiao family army to help guard Huozhou, the homeland where Huozhou depended for survival, so they united as one and worked together to build this Xiawang Mansion. Although the four noble families of Long, Chen, Li, and Yang paid The most, but each tenant farmer not only tried his best to contribute money, but also mobilized his family members to contribute, which was much more than the four major gentry clans. Therefore, the subordinates advocated that everyone write this "Book of Ten Thousand Words."

What?So this is how this Xiawang Mansion came to be?I thought it was all the four major noble families who paid for it?It turns out that the current situation in Huozhou City, which was not directly controlled by the Ming court, was so chaotic?Wouldn’t these five mountains kill ordinary people?Come to think of it, King Zhongshun, a Mongolian, would not care about the life and death of Han people!
Ren Yingying shouted: "It's just unreasonable? The four great gentry clans are as abominable as Mu Murfeng, and they don't care about the same clan and clan. They have colluded with officials and businessmen, and they must have done a lot of hateful things! Brother Xiao, what are they doing like this?" Poor, you won't ignore them, will you?"

Xiao Xiaomo nodded at Ren Yingying, signaling her not to get too excited, and after thinking for a while, he asked, "Lu Dian, I remember that you mentioned the names of the heads of the four Han clans in Huozhou City in front of the king, and they were the dragons. Qi, Chen Shou, Li Qi, Yang Zheng, right? Including Huozhou Governor Yin Mumuhuaer, none of them signed the "Book of Ten Thousand Words"?"

Ren Yingying was stunned, not understanding why Xiao Xiaomo made such a statement?

But Lu Dian said: "Your Majesty is really careful, yes, this "Book of Wanyan" does not have the signatures of Mumuhuaer and other five people, because Mumuerfeng and the others don't know about the "Book of Wanyan". thing."

Xiao Xiaomo said: "Then why don't you let them know?"

Lu Dian said decisively: "Because whether it's the gentry or the government, both of them only hope that the Xiao family army of the Xia prince will help them repel Mansuer who violated the border, and they don't want you, the Xia prince, to stay in Huozhou.

"They welcome the Mohists to help them defend the city, but they resent and even hate the pacifist ideas of the Mohists. Because in their eyes, apart from fame, they will only exploit the weak and the weak, and will not share the fruits of their labor with others!
"They can only continue their life of oppressing the weak and drinking blood only if they invite the Xiao family army to leave. According to my subordinates' estimates, these people may have already discussed the conspiracy to force the prince away!"

Ren Yingying wondered: "Commander Lu was originally in a high position and was in charge of the Hami guard Ma Daquan, why didn't he join forces with Mumuerhua?"

Lu Dian sighed: "When you return to the princess, it's not that your subordinates are honest and self-sufficient, but that your words and deeds have always been influenced by the teachings of your ancestors. Therefore, although your subordinates have been officials for a lifetime, although they have not made any achievements, they have not been corrupt. Unlawful!"

Chun Shui smiled coquettishly and said: "Why don't you just take money and break the law? I think you are much better than other officials! This girl looks down on officials who pay attention to promotion and wealth, but I think highly of you!"

Lu Dian seemed a little flattered, cupped his fists and said, "Thank you for your compliment, miss!"

Xiao Xiaomo said: "I think the legacy left by your ancestors must be an unchanging principle, so that your ancestors have been worshiped as gods for generations."

Lu Dian said shamelessly: "That's not a golden rule. Strictly speaking, it's just a last wish of my subordinate Gaozu. He just asked the descendants to help him fulfill his last wish! It's because I insisted on this last wish that my subordinates were spared from being with Mu Mu. Hua Er and others are complicit!"

Xiao Xiaomo said: "What regret makes you so honest and self-confident?"

Lu Dian said: "It all started with my ancestor Lu Shan. My ancestor's family was a black tea merchant in Anhua County. Once Gaozu (his ancestor's father) took his two-year-old son Lu Kui to Huozhou to make tea prices. Investigating and visiting father-in-law and mother-in-law... Who would have thought that my great-grandfather Lu Qiang went to his father-in-law's house but found his family died in a pool of blood...

"Gaozu was chased by robbers on the way to the state capital to report the case. In order to escape, Gaozu had to let Lu Kui lead the robbers away, so he was able to escape back to Anhua County...Gaozu carried a thousand silver notes on him - it was owned by the family. If the savings are stolen by robbers, the family will have no way of life...

"Gaozu originally wanted to die, but a quack came to tell him that his eldest son was not dead, but he was not allowed to see Lu Kui again in his lifetime...

"Later, my great-grandfather devoted himself to raising his youngest son——(that is, the ancestor Lu Dian), so that my ancestor became the pillar of the country. Later, when my great-grandfather was dying, he told the bitter history of abandoning Kuizu, and asked my ancestor and his descendants to find opportunities To make up for the fault of Kui Zu...

"My ancestor sent people to Huozhou to inquire, only to learn that Kui Zu practiced advanced martial arts and defended Huozhou from the Mongols many times... He then left Huozhou with a woman named Hua and disappeared without a trace. My ancestor Been looking for it all my life."

(End of this chapter)