Chapter 2238: Gentlemen Who Oppose the Ancestral System

Wang He turned around and explained, and then followed Fang Xing into the government office.

Li Xiu heard the news and came to greet him. As soon as he met, he complained: "Uncle Xinghe, those people have been blocking the outside for almost two months. I am miserable!"

Fang Xing walked forward without paying attention.

Li Xiu arched his hands towards Wang He, Wang He's chin moved forward slightly, and Li Xiu followed with a wry smile.

When they arrived at the lobby, Li Xiu chased away the idlers and even made tea for Fang Xing himself, which was very attentive.

Fang Xing looked at the layout of the lobby and said, "This is Uncle Ben's first time here. I hope there won't be a second time."

Li Xiu's heart trembled, but she didn't know how to answer.

"Those illegal gentry..."

Fang Xing pondered, and Li Xiu secretly complained, worried that Fang Xing would throw the pot to him.

"If you let the word out, you must abide by the law... Of course, you can also tolerate mercy outside the law, but the road guide system..."

Li Xiu almost wanted to kneel down and beg for mercy, but Fang Xing stood up and looked at the decoration in the lobby and said: "Some minor problems are not terrible. What is scary is that if you have minor problems, you don't dare to do anything. You spend all your time hanging around and getting your salary in vain. … Officials like that, who only make excrement, should go home and farm.”

Fang Xing glanced at Li Xiu one last time and then left the lobby.

This is forced!

Li Xiu felt that she had already carried a pitch black cauldron on her back, and there was no way she could take it off.

He immediately summoned his officials to discuss the matter, and the topic was...

"I just asked Uncle Xinghe for mercy, but..."

Li Xiu felt that Fang Xing should allow him to take advantage of the situation. Besides, he felt that Fang Xing's murderous aura had long been "famous throughout the Ming Dynasty" and he should not be short of this "bad reputation".

"Uncle Xinghe doesn't allow it. Those gentry have been imprisoned till now. According to the law..."

Li Xiu's eyes flashed with unbearable color, and she sighed: "We have to find a way!"

The subordinates were interested and said: "Sir, how about... a memorial? And these people violated the ban... there is no evidence! This is... they interrogated those people from the inspection department who committed crimes, and then they got the list... …This matter seems inappropriate to the lower-ranking officials! I’m afraid the Gonggun princes in the court also think this matter is inappropriate.”

"Well, what Mr. Li said is true!"

Li Xiu immediately squeezed out some worry and said: "Even if Uncle Xinghe is angry, I dare to resist it, but those gentry..."

This hasn’t been said yet!

Yu Qian remained silent beside him. As a newcomer, whatever he said at this time was wrong regardless of whether it was right or wrong.

If you say what Li Xiu wants, then you are flattering.

Contrary to what Li Xiu wants, you just want to be new and different and seek fame!

Therefore, the best way for newcomers to integrate is to remain silent and slowly accumulate experience.

"Sir, the road guide... although it is an ancestral system, but now... haha! I want to see if I can write a letter to the court to improve it?"

A petty official standing at the back said these words, and then he stepped back with a low eyebrow.

This man is so brave!

Can you talk about ancestral system?

"The ancestor is also you..."

Tong San was about to slap the man, but Li Xiu interrupted him with a dry cough.

"I..."

His expression was visible to everyone.

He was struggling, as if he was deciding something important in his heart, which made him feel even more painful and tormented.

Everyone looked at Li Xiu with worried eyes, except Yu Qian, who lowered his head slightly, with a bit of confusion in his eyes.

Is this the end justifies the means?

Yu Qian felt that this was a lesson Fang Xing taught him.

What is the most important purpose?

The means are irrelevant.

Yu Qian feels that the means should be carefully considered, otherwise if the mind is distorted, it will be difficult to correct it in the future.

So this is the biggest difference between him and Fang Xing, and also the reason for his confusion.

"Sir, please submit a memorial. I am willing to sign it."

"Yes, I am also willing to do so!"

“…..”

Yu Qian watched coldly as the officials scrambled to 'oppose the ancestral system', and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, hinting at sarcasm.

Li Xiu sighed: "That's all.

But I can't just watch those gentry being sentenced and exiled. Well, I'll write a memorial. "

As he said this, he glanced at Yu Qian and asked, "What does Yu Qian think about this?"

Yu Qian cupped his hands and said: "Sir, Lu Yin has indeed suppressed the Ming Dynasty's anger, especially in the south. It should be cancelled."

This statement hits the nail on the head. Compare the vitality of the south with the shackles of roads. Think of those merchants. How they hope that people can move freely, the more the better!

Li Xiu smiled and said, "Master Yu is not bad."

Ever since Yu Qian called Master Yu back, this intention immediately triggered a burst of condemnation against Lu Yin.

In the end, everyone reached a consensus: the road guide system is a shackles for the south and must be abolished!

Yu Qian followed everyone out of the lobby, and someone called him behind him.

He turned around and handed over his hands: "Sir."

Li Xiu's expression was heavy, as if he was about to rush to a battlefield where there would be a defeat but no victory.

"Your Excellency, those gentry must be taken care of and no punishment is allowed. I will send a memorial later to seek justice for the people in the south!"

Yu Qian agreed.

It can be seen from Zhu Zhanji's experience when he was the prince that this emperor had no respect for the so-called ancestral system. If it were not for the strong opposition, it is estimated that the ancestral system would have been changed long ago. .

Yu Qian resigned respectfully, but sneered in his heart.

This is speculation, political speculation.

Not only is he not guilty, he will also be guilty!

Then there were people outside spreading rumors, spreading them everywhere, and no one paid any attention to them.

"Do you know? Xing Hebo is going to propose that all the banned gentry be exiled overseas."

A green-skinned man was chatting with his companions. The passers-by around him were hiding away as if they were seeing ghosts, but they still heard those words.

"Isn't it? There are not enough overseas immigrants. Xing Hebo is going to suggest that all the gentry who violate the ban in the future emigrate."

"Where are the people?"

"People? People are poor! Immigrants are just laborers, and the government has to take care of food, find wives for them, and build houses... So what's the point of immigrants? They're just serving the big boss!"

"Yes! I heard that after those people immigrated, they wrote back and asked their relatives to follow them. They said that you can choose any of the fields over there, and they will produce oily fertile land if you pinch it!"

"Then what are you waiting for? Let's go too."

"Ahem! Let's check again after a while."

The two idle men talked nonsense for a while, and in the end they almost fainted.

They talked all the way and finally arrived at the back door of Fang Xing's residence.

Well……

"It's rumored that Xing Hebo wants to emigrate all the gentry overseas!"

"Yes, that's right, I heard it too."

There were not many passers-by here. After hearing what they said, they all looked at them as if they were dead. Some people even threw bricks into the wall to remind them to come out and arrest them.

But the two green-skinned men remained the same. An hour passed and no one intervened.

So everyone understood.

So the families of those arrested gentry all realized it.

So there were more people visiting relatives.

So there were more people delivering letters quickly.

So everyone was ‘denounced’ Lu Yin’s evil deeds.

As for the ancestral system, cough! When these people feel that their ancestors have become a shackles and burden to them, they will change their faces and talk seamlessly.

"Xinghebo, your method..."

Wang He gave a thumbs up and praised: "It's really tactful! And you don't have to do it yourself. Let those who clamor all day long for the inviolability of the ancestral system to personally request the abolition of the ancestral system. It's so cool! It's better than eating ice bowls in the summer. Cool!"

Fang Xing was eating something cold, frozen rice wine.

The alcohol content of this stuff is super low, and it’s very enjoyable to drink as a drink.

He put down the bottle and said calmly: "Many difficulties are like castles that need to be conquered one by one, and the best way is to take advantage of the situation."