Qin Official

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During the Spring and Autumn Period, rural schools once spread all over the princes, and a small number of people in the city were qualified to participate in state affairs for the reference of those in power.

However, after entering the Warring States Period, various countries began to centralize power, national opposition gradually disappeared, and rural schools tended to disappear.

Only the state of Qi, which had the most liberal political atmosphere and the people were generally "discussive", retained its rural schools. Except for the years when King Min of Qi ruled, Qi scholars and Confucian scholars could often discuss government affairs in rural schools. When King Qi Wei evaluated the governance of Doctor A and Jimo, he relied on the rural schools of A Di and Jimo to get real feedback. He rewarded Doctor Jimo and cooked Doctor A.

The rural school is equivalent to the local Jixia Academy. It can be discussed without governance. Whenever the scholars wanted to discuss politics, they would beat the drums, and the people would gather. If what they said was reasonable, they would gather more and more, and finally alert the officials.

But all this was abandoned after the Qin Dynasty ruled this place. The former rural school has become a place for posting government notices. Only the dusty drum reminds people of the past bustle here...

But on this afternoon in January of the 31st year of Qin Shihuang's reign, the rumble of drums sounded again at the Jimo Township School!

After rushing to the market and doing farm work, the Jimo people subconsciously walked towards the township school, only to find that there were more than ten young people with sad and angry eyes standing here, all wearing Confucian clothes and Confucian crowns. The tall and thin Confucian scholar at the head saw them. A lot of people gathered, so he bowed to them and talked about the government's ban on private education.

After explaining the whole story to the villagers, Shen Sheng sadly told a story.

"Master told me that when Confucius passed through Cao State and went to Song State, he got into trouble because he criticized Sima Huanxi, the ruling official of Song State."

"Confucius often took his disciples to give lectures and practice Zhou rites under a big locust tree. Huan Miao was jealous of talents, so he sent people to cut down the trees to intimidate Confucius. The trees were cut down, and Confucius had no choice but to do not want his disciples to be harmed by Huan Miao. He had no choice but to leave the Song Dynasty! The Song Dynasty later fell into civil strife and remained unrest for several generations!"

Shen Sheng took a deep breath and said to everyone:

"Second and Third Son, what happened in the Song Dynasty in the past is also happening in Jiaodong! The county government wants to ban private learning and expel our master Fuqiuzi. From now on, only Qin characters will be taught in public schools. How is this move different from Huan Mao in the Song Dynasty? We still hope The second and third sons can join us and more than ten students to discuss government affairs like the ancient rural school, so that the county governor can hear the voice of the people and change this bad government!"

This speech was full of passion, but the people were noisy and talked a few words from time to time. After all, what Shen Sheng said about Confucius and the Song Dynasty was too far away from them. Some people even said with a smile:

"Young man, what does what you are talking about have to do with us? We work in the fields every day and have never even held a pen. What's the difference between the Chinese character Qin and the Chinese character Qin?"

Shen Sheng heard this and said angrily: "Are you still a Qi person?"

Seeing that everyone still looked indifferent, and some even lost interest and wanted to turn around and leave, Lumu became anxious and immediately stood in front and shouted:

"To guard against the people's mouth, it is better to guard against the river. Today we only ask students to practice Qin Yan and practice Qin characters and learn laws and regulations. Maybe in a few years, the government will ask you and your children to learn Qin Yan!"

These words frightened the people. The Guanzhong words of Qin officials sounded like heavenly scriptures to them. How much effort would it take for everyone to learn such weird words?

But just like that, everyone is required to follow a few passionate young people to the heavily armed Qincheng to ask for orders? Still not enough.

Just when many people gave up the idea of ​​leaving and planned to stay and listen to these Confucian scholars say a few more words, outside the township school, they could only hear the sound of footsteps in unison, along with the friction of armor leaves. Everyone looked back, their expressions on their faces Big changes:

A group of more than a hundred Qin soldiers, wearing armor and holding spears, spears, swords and halberds, trotted towards the rural school. The leader was the newly appointed thief Cao Youshi Cao Shen, followed by a military chariot. On the military chariot, black The official is wearing a solemn robe and a green ribbon with a silver seal around his waist!

It's the Sheriff who's coming!

"end!"

Qin soldiers who were specifically responsible for capturing thieves and maintaining public security came outside the township school. Under Cao Shen's orders, they all stamped their feet, causing the soil to fly.

The county guard's carriage also stood in front of the township school. The county guard Heifu held his long sword and glanced at the thousands of Jimo people whose legs and feet were weak, as well as the dozen or so Confucian scholars who were too guilty to look at them, and shouted:

"You guys, do you want to cause chaos!?"

…

The governor's anger is as loud as thunder!

After Governor Heifu's words were repeated in Jiaodong dialect by the clerk next to him, thousands of people and more than ten Confucian scholars, including Bai Sheng and others, inside and outside the township school, were frightened!

For chaos? Who dares!

Especially after news of what the new governor had done in Chunyu County arrived, I heard that rebellion was a serious crime. Not only would he be killed, but he would also be tattooed on the face with ink and have his nose gouged out by the Yi tribe. Cut off his left and right arms, whip him to death, cut off his head, and dump the mutilated body on the street. During the execution, if someone shouts or curses, pull out his tongue!

Such a heavy price makes every individual feel at risk, facing the entire power of the country, and not daring to gather together to cause trouble. Unless they are desperate or righteous, no one will dare to speak nonsense easily.

As a result, the Jimo people who finally gathered together and were incited by Shen Sheng and Lu Musheng had the intention of retreating and made way out one after another, exposing the unarmed Confucian scholars to the Qin soldiers.

Private studies and so on, just ban them! Anyway, it is a pastime for rich and free people, so what does it have to do with the heads of Guizhou who feel pressured just by paying heavy taxes?

But Governor Heifu did not intend to let everyone leave. Hundreds of Qin soldiers stopped them outside and said with a smile:

"The rural school was a place where government was discussed in ancient times. Since the Confucian scholars want to discuss government here to hear from the government, the government will discuss the 'ban on private studies' with you. The people of Jimo will also stay and listen to this matter. the whole story."

Having said that, Heifu waved his hand and signaled Xiao He, the county school's sacrificial wine, to come forward. He was dignified with two thousand dan. Of course, he would not end up arguing with a group of commoner scholars and brats. This matter should be left to the newly appointed education director Xiao He. , by the way, see if this person really has a few brushes.

"I obey my orders."

Xiao He could only play. He was still the leader in Pei County and had official authority. He walked solemnly to the township school, took out a notice from his sleeve and asked the clerk next to him to read it in Jiaodong dialect.

"In the thirty-first year of Mengchun, on Ding Hai, the governor of Jiaodong County, Heifu, called all the county magistrates and prime ministers, saying: In the twenty-seventh year of the lunar calendar, your Majesty ordered the world to write in the same script. He wanted to abolish the old characters within three years and change the script to Qin seal script and Qin seal script. It has been several years now. However, Jiaodong is remote and cannot be reached. I think the reason is that the public school is not strong, and the private school is against the order? From now on, private students in all counties are no longer allowed to teach in the same language. study……"

It sounds like it is true that private education is prohibited, but the next part left everyone stunned.

"Confucian scholars and scholars who want to teach private scholars should give them wine sacrifices and study them in public schools, so that they can practice Qin dialects, Qin characters, and be familiar with laws and regulations. Qin officials will test them. Those who pass the test will be awarded Fu Jie, and then they can set up a school to Qin. Teach them the words and characters of Qin. If you have Fu Jie, you can teach people "Poems" and "Books" without any problem..."

After the clerk finished reading, Xiao He sneered and said: "The government notices are posted at every gate of the city wall, at the ferry, and in the market place. Everyone can see it, but you indiscriminately say that the government prohibits private study? This is the crime of spreading rumors!"

Xiao He recalled that a few days ago, when he proposed "no private education", Hei Fu nodded first and then shook his head. Finally, he slightly modified Xiao He's proposal, from a complete ban to the so-called "standardization of private education"!

Heifu's idea is very simple: to cut off people's money is like killing their parents. He would not directly cut off the livelihood of the Confucian scholars in the county and force them all to the opposite side. Instead, it was stipulated that Confucian scholars could go to public schools to further their studies, and those who passed the fourth and sixth levels of the Qin language examination, could write an eight hundred-word Qin seal composition, and passed the law examination would be issued by the government. Fu Jie, also known as "Teacher Qualification Certificate".

"From now on, Jiaodong County will focus on public schools, supplemented by private schools. Private school masters will be employed with certificates, and those who teach without certificates will be sealed up and severely punished! Officials will also be sent to inspect and observe their teachings. If they are useful, they will speak out Those who teach Chinese calligraphy will have their certificates revoked and will never be allowed to teach again!”

Thinking about Heifu's words afterwards, Xiao He couldn't help but admire him. As a result, the Confucian scholars who were unwilling to bow their heads had no lessons to teach and cut off the source of disciples. The remaining Confucian scholars were equivalent to being recruited by the government and included in his sacrifice. Under the jurisdiction of wine.

At this time, all the Confucian scholars were dumbfounded. Among them, few actually read the announcement. Instead, they spread lies and rumors, making it appear that the government "forbids private learning" and put themselves in the position of martyrs.

In fact, Uncle Fuqiu left sadly after taking the last lesson. It was just that he did not want to bow to the government and learn Qin's rules and regulations. That's all. Heifu even let Xiao He come into contact with him, as long as Uncle Fuqiu was willing to take the lead in learning Qin's words. Qin Yu, General Heifu appointed him as the "three elders of the county" in Jimo.

But Fuqiubo refused due to old age, but he did not expect that the asymmetry of information would cause his disciples to cause such a big trouble.

But I saw Xiao He said to the Confucian scholars with sincerity: "I heard that you all learned from Fu Qiubo from Lu, and Fu Qiubo learned from Xun Qing. Don't you know that Xun Qing had something to say, and the flow of pills stopped in Ou, and the rumors Stop with the wise!”

"Rufeng doesn't read the official announcements and makes blind guesses. He is so stupid that he is ashamed to be a scholar!"

The Confucian scholars looked at each other in confusion. Lu Musheng and Shen Sheng wanted to refute, but they couldn't find the words. Who makes them think so highly of themselves that they usually disdain official announcements written in Qinli?

"That's it!"

"What this official said makes sense."

The people in Jimo who were ordered to stay were stunned. They thought that the government would use force to arrest all these reckless Confucian scholars and take them back for torture according to their past habits without saying a word.

But no one would have expected that the government did not abuse the punishment, but sent an official to talk to the Confucian scholars and the people.

Could it be that what the new county warden said about “saving punishment” was true?

They think too much. Although the process is different, the result is the same. After the rationale is explained, it is time to take people.

After Xiao He finished talking, he retreated. Cao Shen, who had been a jailer and was skilled in ordering, knew that it was his turn to perform, so he announced loudly:

"Confucian scholars ignore the facts and distort government notices and laws, which is a crime of spreading rumors. Beating drums and summoning Guizhou leaders for no reason is a crime of provoking quarrels and provoking trouble!"

"The people have gathered here for unknown reasons. Because of their ignorance, there is no need to blame them. Second or third son, please arrest all these ten Confucian scholars and bring them back to the government and hand them over to the prison guards for trial!"

"promise!"

The wolf-like and tiger-like Qin soldiers separated from the people of Jimo and walked toward more than a dozen Confucian scholars in a menacing manner.

The people who originally had high hopes from Shen Sheng, except for a few scholars and light knights among them, clenched their fists secretly, but the others were still watching the scene in front of them like they were just watching a play...

Heifu let his men show their talents throughout the whole process, while he sat in the military vehicle and watched. Seeing this situation, he nodded secretly and said:

"General Wang Ben is right. The people of Qi are timid in fighting in public, but brave enough to stab me. So in Chunyu County, there were three men who dared to stab me. On the streets of Jimo, there were thousands of people, but they were all cowardly. Dare not say a word and sit back and watch others of the same kind being captured..."

To put it bluntly, a Qi people are like a dragon, and a group of Qi people are like a worm. This has been the case from Wu Qi's time to the Five Kingdoms' conquest of Qi. It was Tian Dan who brought the people of Qi together for the first time, but it didn't last long...

Mastering this characteristic, Heifu can freely manage Jiaodong!

Moreover, these Confucian scholars are also stupid. They want to inspire the masses. Is it useful to talk about ancient things in a literary way? It would be better to talk about the fact that the Qin Dynasty had heavy taxes and corvee to arouse public anger quickly.

A civil uprising that was almost caused by a student downtown was solved so easily. Heifu was so bored that he wanted to yawn...

In the township school, Bai Sheng had never seen this scene before, and his face turned pale with fear; Lu Musheng wanted to run away, but found that there was no way to go; Shen Sheng had a strong character, and reached for the sword on his waist, wanting to Stand up and resist!

At this moment, an old voice sounded outside the rural school.

"Sheriff, please slow down!"

{Old iron, please remember

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