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151. Inspect the public sentiment

Lao Qixi's IQ in Zhao country will not be mentioned much for the time being.On Tang Yu's side, the people sent by the tyrant really found something after investigating Zhou Shiren carefully again.

Sure enough, as they expected, Zhou Shiren's attitude changed drastically after hearing Tang Yu's identity.

"...According to Ajiu and Ashi's report, the reason why Zhou Shiren's attitude changed drastically after he knew your identity was because of his elder brother. The Zhou family originally had two sons, but the eldest had a relationship with the fourth young master of the Xia family a few years ago. Dispute, met with retaliation afterwards, was unjustly imprisoned, and died tragically.”

"At that time, the father was implementing benevolent government, and the Xia family was well-known as benevolent and noble. The head of the Xia family was upright, and if he made a mistake, he would be held accountable, so the Zhou family wanted to ask for a fair explanation, but they didn't expect The eldest lady of the Xia family, who has entered the palace as a concubine, found out, and in order to protect her younger brother, Concubine Xia hid it from her family and used her status as a concubine to suppress it."

"The Zhou family is just a commoner. If Concubine Xia came forward, the matter would naturally be settled. Although Zhou Shiren was only seven years old at the time, it is estimated that this incident left a profound impact on him. Since then, Zhou Shiren's performance in private school has become better and better. , his personality became more and more paranoid, and he liked to specialize in the study of laws and punishments. When he was promoted, he chose to go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice..."

"In other words, Zhou Shiren's current personality is completely caused by his brother's death?"

Yin Yu nodded, "Zhou Shiren may have worked hard to study and go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice because he wanted to reverse the case for his brother, but it is a pity that before he could do anything, Concubine Xia died in the palace fight, and the Xia family was also killed because of the court fight. The Guo Clan was wiped out... Zhou Shiren was depressed because he failed to reverse the case for his elder brother, so his hatred has become more and more serious in recent years."

The shadow of childhood is simply a must for a genius. Zhou Shiren's ability to become so extreme and upright is all brought about by the stimulation in his childhood.

Then it will be difficult to deal with it. Generally, this kind of stimulation is not properly enlightened when you are young, and it is difficult to change when you grow up. It is almost engraved in your bones. You want to change Zhou Shiren's treatment of people in the palace, especially the favored concubine, caused by Concubine Xia's bullying. Prejudice is not easy.

Tang Yu was a little annoyed, "It's really a mistake. I should have thought that Zhou Shiren, who has an extreme personality, would have some psychological problems. Now it's self-defeating..."

"It doesn't matter. Although he minds your identity, but for Zhou Shiren, the law and punishment are more important, but he can't figure it out for a while. Sangu thatched really must go alone, but this is also just right, so you can go out and see Gu Did the imperial decree come true?"

After reading Zhou Shiren's message, Yin Yu had a certain idea in mind, so he decided to investigate in a micro-service to see if the imperial decree issued was implemented in place.

The issue of policy implementation is still ambiguous in modern times, let alone the ancient times when the news was blocked. As the saying goes, the emperor is far away, no matter how powerful your emperor is, there will always be people who are not afraid of death to benefit from it.

The courtiers in the court are trembling in front of them and are honest for the time being, but the people below are not sure.They can't go to other places too far away, but they can inspect the villages around Wangcheng, and see the big from the small.

It's not that they forbid the people below to make money, but they must have a limit and know how to measure.When the new emperor ascends the throne, what he wants is to kill chickens and monkeys.

So determined, Tang Yu directly got a substitute in the palace to cover, and then ran to Zhoujia Village to live temporarily.

Because Yin Yu had to go to court in the morning, it was impossible for him to run outside the palace all day, so he could only come here every afternoon and talk to Zhou Shiren privately about compiling the law code.

After all, Zhou Shiren was an ancient man, and he was still afraid of kingship, but although his attitude towards the tyrant's personal visit was much better, his heart was blocked, and he still couldn't let go for a while.

But Tang Yu and the two were not in a hurry. The tyrant took the opportunity to inspect the people and did not force Zhou Shiren to make a decision immediately. He came to Zhoujia Village every afternoon, and spent most of his time walking around the village to watch the people's living conditions.

I have to say that Yin Yu is actually a very good king as long as he doesn't get sick, and it is precisely because of his attitude of not caring about the world that he has no selfishness and does things as he pleases, not like the kings of Qin in the past. People who worry about this and that all day long.

Once a tyrant makes up his mind to do something, no one can stop it, regardless of the cost and consequences!

Now that Yin Yu decided to govern a peaceful and prosperous world, he naturally showed the same enthusiasm as he wanted to avenge his mother back then, and the gods blocked and killed the gods and Buddhas.

Zhou Shiren was very happy to see the tyrant's 'heart of loving the people'. He originally admired the tyrant because he beheaded the nobles when he ascended the throne, but now he has a heart of support from the bottom of his heart. Qin has such a king, and the people Life will be better in the future.

Since Yin Yu has the heart, he is also very cooperative, and he will not let go of the compilation of the code, but he is very happy to take the tyrant to inspect the people's conditions.

As for Tang Yu who followed, he just pretended he couldn't see it. Anyway, he only cared about Tang Yu's identity, not Tang Yu, who didn't do anything harmful.

Tang Yu has always been a big-hearted person, not annoyed by Zhou Shiren's attitude at all, happily following the tyrant to watch (travel) observe (mountain) people (play) love (water).

In the past few years in Licheng, he and the tyrant hardly went out to cover up their leg problems. At most, they just strolled on the street to get some fresh air. It was pitiful!

And Zhoujia Village has been very lively recently because of their arrival.

Although I don't know their specific identities, I know that Zhou Shiren's friends are generally either officials or gentry sons, and they are of high status.It's rare for strangers to come to a small village like theirs. Can you be unhappy that two nobles are here at this time?

Besides, these two nobles are approachable and do not dislike the villagers. They always like to chat with everyone with snacks and preserved fruits. The aunts and children in the village are very happy.

The only regret is that the two nobles turned out to be a couple, which made the good-hearted aunt who wanted to pick up a wealthy son-in-law feel a little regretful, and some girls who fell in love with Tang Yu and the tyrant's appearance and had a spring heart also grabbed their handkerchiefs and felt wronged. It was hard to accept how handsome they were. All the men make a pair!

But it's a pity, the villagers are much more accepting of men and women than modern people, and they don't have an aversion mentality.Because the masculinity is prevalent here, not only the nobles like to prostitute, but also many poor men who can't marry a wife among the common people will also form a contract to live with their children, and their heirs choose to adopt.

Now with the appearance of Tang Yu, the male queen, the officials have expressed their attitude, and the common people will naturally accept it obediently.

Aiming at this topic, Tang Yu inquired from the people without any trace, "...Actually, most of them are poor in the final analysis. Let's form a contract to live a relaxed life."

"That's right!"

The villagers echoed and clapped their legs, "My mother's village is poor, so there are many men who are bonded. Even eating is a big problem these days. Who would want to have so much love and love, the most important thing is to fill the stomach."

"However, now that the new king has been enthroned and has been exempted from tax for three years, everyone must have had a much better life in the past few years. Besides, the government notified us a while ago to plant sweet potatoes, saying that one mu of land can produce thousands of catties of grain! If it is true After that day, we Qin people will have a good life..."

"Yes, yes, there is also that public private school that allows our children to study for free. Hey, what a fortune we have had to encounter such a good thing. This time our new king has changed well. , It really is a god sent by the heavens, otherwise how could there be auspiciousness on the day of the enthronement ceremony!"

"God Lord?"

"That's right, the king sent by the gods, isn't that the gods..."

With firm eyes, Zhou Shiren nodded in agreement with the villagers, and flattered him unconsciously, "Aunt Nine is right!"

Ah Jiu and Ah Shi puffed up their chests, showing their pride.

Tang Yu looked at Yin Yu, who had a calm expression, covering his mouth and laughing, hahaha, he seemed to help the tyrant set too much of the people who belonged to the destiny.

Yin Yu shook his hand quietly to show that he was not allowed to smile, and continued to speak calmly, "But I think Zhoujia Village also seems to have four or five pairs of brothers who form a bond. Zhoujia Village is not far from the Wangcheng, so it should be considered a wealthy village. so?"

In this era, there are few types of food for the common people. Whether the common people are rich or poor is measured by whether they are full or not. In addition, the situation of each family is uneven. It is difficult to judge the local economic situation with the naked eye in a short period of time. The most direct way The way is to look at the number of men in the village who form bonds to live together, because most of the bonds are because of poverty.

Zhoujia Village is so close to the foot of the Son of Heaven, and the situation is still the same. One can imagine how it is in other places.

When this question was asked, the villagers who were talking lively became quiet all of a sudden, no one made a sound when they moved the corners of their mouths, and their expressions were evasive, obviously meaning that it was inconvenient to speak.

Tang Yu and Yin Yu couldn't guess the inside story for the time being, but Zhou Shiren, as a native of the village, clearly understood that now is such a good opportunity to 'sue imperial court' that he must not miss it!

He immediately encouraged the villagers, "Aunt and uncle are fine. Tell me, these two are either official sons or my ordinary merchant friends. They asked these questions in order to consider the sale of goods. They need to know the money and living conditions of the people in various places." Good business..."

In this way, the villagers are relieved. This is an era of criminal speech, and Tang Yu and Tang Yu are obviously not ordinary people, so they are naturally afraid of saying the wrong thing.

But Zhou Shiren said that there is no problem, so the villagers are relieved. Can they not know what Zhou Shiren's character is like in the same village?That will definitely not be repaid to everyone.

"Hey, it's not surprising that the two young masters come from good families. It's true that our Zhoujia Village is close to Wangcheng, and life is much better than other places, but we ordinary people also have a lot of places to spend money. Let's not talk about daily necessities. Just doing things every year is a big expense..."

"Working? What are you doing?"

"Weddings and funerals, increasing the population, buying land, in short, you have to prepare an extra sum of money for oil and water when you have to go through the yamen. If you are unlucky to enter the yamen, then be prepared to go bankrupt. So although our village is rich, But that’s how life is.”

In fact, it is very normal to send some money to officials when going to the yamen to do errands.

Although it can't be completely stopped in modern times, due to the perfection of laws and social systems, those who handle affairs at the grassroots level dare not act recklessly, and the high-level officials are also relatively secretive.But in ancient times, the situation of low-level yamen scraping oil was indeed very serious. Anyway, no matter what you do, you will never get out of the yamen without some blood.

Moreover, the Qin State has a very strict population management system here. In order to prevent omissions and other countries from sending spies over, the common people, besides registering in Lizheng for weddings, funerals, and population additions, need to go to the Yamen for official reporting, so that As for the "handling fee" at that time, it will be one of the sources of oil and water for the yamen people.

The state of Qin is still very supportive of business. Besides farming, the common people can also do some small business to make money. Generally speaking, the economic income is much looser than that of the people in the other six countries.

But life has been difficult, the biggest reason is being squeezed by the top.

This point can be directly seen from the fact that they copied the homes of several noble families, and the gold and silver they collected could directly support the education expenses.

"The embankment of a thousand miles was destroyed by an ant's nest..."

They can kill and frighten the courtiers with iron and blood, but they can't wipe out all the ants at the bottom. If they want to change the status quo, they can only produce a perfect strict law and a strong law enforcement department.

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152. A Straight Guy

Tang Yu and Yin Yu understood what the villagers of Zhoujia Village said in their hearts, and all of them were common things now.

But generally speaking, at least no one died of starvation in Qin State, and the common people can still eat a meal of meat every month, which is already a very good living standard in this era. The cultivation of sweet potatoes and potatoes is also going smoothly, and the opening of public private schools is also very good Everything is thriving.

Although the sentiments of the people were not perfect, the tyrant was satisfied for the time being, and he had an idea in mind, and he had a clearer plan for the next step of Qin's development.

As for Zhou Shiren, the other party was still hesitating. He wanted to nod and agree to compile the law immediately, but when he saw Tang Yu, he was worried that the tyrant would make the code a sharp sword in the hands of others because of his personal feelings.

Because in his opinion, Tang Yu, as a well-learned scholar, was willing to be a male concubine in the harem. No matter how good he said on the outside, he always felt that there was a problem in his heart.

Tang Yu didn't have mind-reading skills, so he didn't know what was in Zhou Shiren's mind, but he could guess from his attitude.

So every time he met with Zhou Shiren, he would not talk about sensitive topics about the law and court affairs, but only talk about daily innocuous things.

For example: Is there anything delicious around here?Where is the fun?The feng shui of Zhoujia Village is very good. Mr. Zhou has been married for a long time, so let me celebrate!Anyway, it sounds like nonsense to Zhou Shiren.

Especially the issue of the final marriage, Zhou Shiren was even more displeased with Tang Yu when he heard it. He knew that his marriage was about to blow up, and Tang Yu wanted to bring it up, obviously to poke him in pain on purpose!

But Tang Yu had a serious face, and firmly refused to admit that he did it on purpose, "No, as the Queen of Qin, it is my duty to care about the lives of the people!"

Yin Yu nodded, his face full of glory, "It's very lucky to be able to get Yu alone."

Ah Jiu, Ah Shi and Ah Liu unconditionally supported, "Yes!"

Zhou Shiren: ...My lord, your admiration status in my heart is declining day by day!

After getting along for a while, Zhou Shiren could tell without winking. Although the king he admired was sage, he loved extremely beautiful women. As long as it was said by the empress Tang, the king would not refuse to object, and he could pick it off even if the moon was in the sky. kind of.

He even had a particularly absurd idea, that is, if one day the Empress Tang was robbed by the Six Kingdoms, and they asked the king to exchange it with the Qin country, the king would not hesitate...

But even if these things really happen, it is not up to him as a small person to decide. Although Tang Yu poked the pain, what he poked was the truth.Zhou Shiren said that he was also very sad about sending his brother-in-law to prison, offending his mother-in-law and fiancee, and about to become a bachelor soon.

He and his fiancée have been engaged since childhood, and they have a deep relationship, and his fiancée has been waiting for him with deep affection, and now he is very terrified when this is happening.

But he was obsessed with the law in his heart, and he was determined not to bow his head, admitting that it was wrong for him to send his brother-in-law to the cell!

His brother-in-law obviously killed the cow. Whether it was intentional or not, he should be punished according to the law. How can he just say that he will be fined some money, and the villagers will help spread a lie and say that the cow fell to death by himself?You must report the righteous killing of relatives!

Zhou Shiren has never let go of his promise to compose the code, because of his stubbornness. He always feels that if he agrees, he will betray his original intention and bow to the "evil forces"!

Don't say that this kind of person is so stupid and stupid, but once a person becomes stubborn...

Seeing their son like this, the Zhou family's parents were already desperate and planned to give up, but in Tang Yu's view, the Liu family didn't really want to retire, they just couldn't swallow their breath.In fact, as long as Zhou Shiren is willing to apologize and admit his mistakes, it's not unforgivable. After all, Zhou Shiren did nothing wrong, he just didn't show affection.

But it is impossible for Zhou Shiren to take the initiative to admit his mistakes, so Tang Yu decided to save the country with a curve.

As long as the other party bows to the fiancée's family and the happy event is completed, it means that the bottom line of his heart has been broken, and it will be easy to agree to compile the code, and he will know everything.

Obviously helping Zhou Shiren would definitely not accept it, so Tang Yu could only ask Ajiu and Ashi to help with acting, and after colluding, he pulled Zhou Shiren over.

Although Zhou Shiren was reluctant to get in touch with him, but because of the tyrant's face, he could only cooperate, "I don't know what your master wants from me?"

The tone can be as reluctant as it is reluctant...

Tang Yu resisted the urge to kick him, and waved his hand to calm down, "It's nothing serious, it's just a small matter, I just asked Mr. Zhou to come and teach my two subordinates."

Zhou Shiren was super strange and confused, the queen's subordinate asked him to teach?There is no mistake.

"That's right, I just ask Mr. Zhou for your help!" Tang Yu nodded greatly, "Ajiu and Ashi came from secret guards, and they are very skilled, but they just don't understand the world and have two elm heads. No, the two of them are watching now I went to the girl, but it turned out that my mouth was too stupid to make other girls dislike it. I think Mr. Zhou is someone who has experienced it. Please give them some pointers..."

Ah Jiu and Ah Shi, who had no chance to take the blame, were expressionless, perfectly interpreting what is called unconditional obedience to the master's professional ethics, even if the master slandered them as 'innocent'.

Zhou Shiren continued to be surprised, "Then you are married..." and even confused the king, which shows that the method is clever!

"But Ah Jiu and Ah Shi like girls, I have no experience."

Tang Yu's nonsense skills are full.

Zhou Shiren frowned, thinking seriously, as if it made sense.

Tang Yu continued to persuade, "Mr. Zhou is still infatuated with keeping Miss Liu waiting for so long. I think Mr. Zhou must be very good at talking in addition to your charisma. Ah Jiu and Ah Shi are just short of that. Mr. Zhou, you can show them Just demonstrate how to talk to girls..."

This compliment made Zhou Shiren feel a little bit elated, he raised his chest and looked up, looking like a master, "Okay then, I'll give them a few pointers."

"Okay, then let's start, Ah Jiu Ah Shi, you can listen carefully, if you don't learn it, don't marry a wife..." Tang Yu smiled and began to train, "Mr. Zhou, you tell them, with the girl When we meet, what should be the first thing to say?"

"Of course it's a compliment!"

Zhou Shiren replied immediately, he still knew this.

Tang Yu nodded, "What should the girl do if she says something like 'I'm not pretty someday'?"

I have only seen the shy and bowed mimosa in ancient times, but never seen Zhou Shiren pursing his lips in a hypocritical and coquettish Huomeigui. He misunderstood: This question is a bit difficult. If you don’t meet the girl every day, how do you know when she is not beautiful?

But Mr. Huan couldn't lose face, Zhou Shiren looked serious, "Then she wasn't pretty the day we met last time, this is a girl testing your memory!"

Ah Jiu Ah Ten: ...

Tang Yu: Very good, I will send you a goodbye by fate.

"Then what should I talk about after meeting the girl? Ajiu and Ashi don't like to talk, and they become dumb when they meet. It's very embarrassing to stare at each other. You can't talk to girls. Mr. Zhou, you can practice it with me. Let them both learn."

Tang Yu made persistent efforts to tune and teach.

Zhou Shiren nodded, this problem is a bit serious, how can you not talk when you meet the girl?Originally, men and women had defenses, so it was hard to meet once, and they had to chat a few words.

"Ah Jiu Ah Shi, right? Listen, if you see a girl and don't know what to say, then ask her what she has done recently."

better!Tang Yu nodded happily, and answered, "For example, I said: I went to the town recently."

Mr. Zhou, who had already entered the state, reluctantly helped and cooperated, and answered the drill, "What did you do in the town?"

Shouldn't we ask if there is anything new in the town, and if so, start the conversation right away... Tang Yu faintly felt that something was wrong.

He carefully tested his tone, "I went to the town to buy something, it was boring."

Zhou Shiren was very interested, "What did you buy?"

"What else can I buy in the town? Of course, it is for daily use at home, needlework and cloth. But I heard that there will be a temple fair in the town the day after tomorrow..."

Tang Yu decided to give the other party another chance.

Zhou Shiren, who didn't get the point at all, continued to practice, "Then what color thread and fabric did you buy?"

Ah Jiu Ah Shi and Tang Yu: ...

However, Zhou Shiren's interest had already picked up, and he was eloquent, "Look, haven't you already said a few words at this time, but if you want to get familiar with it, you have to continue to chase after the victory. Of course, you can't always follow the other party's words like this." , otherwise there would be no end to the conversation.”

"For example. As Mr. Yu said above, if the girl answers you that she bought yellow and gray, then you can say 'Why don't you buy cyan, I really like cyan', and then you have something new to say !"

Tang Yu covered her heart, "Mr. Zhou, if you are walking with your fiancée and she says she can't walk, what will you do?"

Zhou Shiren thought for a few seconds and said decisively, "Then let's take a rest before leaving."

Ah Jiu Ah Ten: ...

Tang Yu: Very well, I wish you a happy single.