Chapter 2341 Common People and Jinshi

After hearing that someone had passed the imperial examination, he sent a greeting card directly to the local county magistrate.

Then go visit.

Come out in half a day.

Then he went to Wen Juren.

The same is true for praying to open the way.

Another half day out.

Three days later, the Confucian Temple opened.

Under the supervision of the county magistrate and two major officials, Qian Xiucai and others were forced to confess one by one to murdering people and burying land, occupying land, taking over lawsuits, extorting usury, setting up D Bureau secretly, harming good people, seizing business, and occupying craftsmen's households. …

In short, there are all kinds of sins. Speaking of them one by one, it makes the onlookers around them filled with indignation.

Many people were still crying nearby.

These crimes have been backlogged for who knows how many years.

"I am guilty. Please spare my life for the sake of me and my 80-year-old mother. I will change my ways and be a new person." Qian Xiucai cried bitterly.

In fact, he originally wanted to apologize to Wen Rensheng and give him 3,000 acres of good land.

Of course this cannot be his family's fault.

It was more than a dozen powerful people coming out together.

He only has fifty acres.

However, he didn't expect that Wen Rensheng, with lightning speed, quickly took care of them.

As for the county magistrate, some people take the lead and others bear the hatred, but he is just a wandering official, so he can just grab a handful and leave as soon as possible.

It is now in its third year and it will be transferred out soon.

It will be too late if you don't catch it.

In fact, there is really very little that a county magistrate can do for a three-year term.

Some county magistrates procrastinate in doing things. It takes more than half a year just to get familiar with people and things.

If you mess around a bit in the middle, it will be another year.

Finally able to do things, it’s time to leave again.

Therefore, county magistrates who can do things are basically officials.

Once you get up there, you can control the wind and rain.

Officials who can deal with low-level yamen are basically generals when they go to the capital.

They never expected that Wen Rensheng would be defeated.

Ordinarily we shouldn’t say hello to me, how are you all?

But he forgot that Wen Rensheng had seen through it long ago.

Many people want to eat their fat meat.

Especially county magistrates and civil servants.

It's just that since no one stands out, they don't want to get into trouble.

But Wen Rensheng didn't care.

Just catch all these people in one fell swoop.

It completely broke the default rule of literati protecting each other.

Then they suffered a severe loss.

The kind that you will never be able to climb out of.

And now, after admitting their crimes, they were all wailing there.

Everyone was crying and saying:

"You can't do this. I have sweated for this county and I have donated money for this county!"

“During the flood, the county magistrate asked me to take the lead in donating, and I was the first!”

"I also know the Grand Master."

"I also know a Zhao Hanlin."

"Anyway, please let me go. I am willing to hand over all my family property to you."

After hearing this, the people watching looked at each other in shock.

Unexpectedly, these scholars who usually show off their power and show off their power and arrogance turned out to be such cowards when they were about to die.

He also has the same face that is afraid of death.

"What the hell are Wenquxing? At first glance, they are not as good as us."

"That's right, at least we didn't cry like this when they were cruelly forcing us to move and sell our land."

"Then you are so scared."

"Who will God spare?" someone laughed.

Everyone was gloating over their misfortune, seeing that these high-ranking scholars were unlucky. As expected, not many people wanted to see them.

It can be seen that they usually do nothing good.

The only scholar who had a good word said:

"Zhou Xiucai is actually a pretty good person. At least he bought my family's land and gave him twenty taels of silver per acre."

"Hehehe, your land is worth ten taels."

"Yeah, he obviously didn't need to pay me. He paid me back. He's so kind. I cried to death."

Then the county magistrate asked people to watch them right here in the Confucian Temple.

You can't be put in jail now.

They had to submit the words of the saint to the academic administration of the province, remove them from their reputation as scholars, and finally be imprisoned, and then even spanked.

The evidence is naturally what the saint said.

Each and every one of them "is guilty", "the crime is extremely evil", and "too numerous to write down"...

This saint's assertion is the strongest evidence that no one can resist.

No one can argue with that.

Wen Rensheng had a way to deceive the saints, but they couldn't.

So he can only be killed by the rules he made.

Wen Rensheng looked at the scholars who were imprisoned in the temple after crying bitterly, and shook his head slightly.

At this moment, a voice appeared in his mind.

"Are you satisfied?"

"Oh, you are a saint, right?" Wen Rensheng naturally had nothing to fear.

He has seen too much scenery.

"You punish these people now, but in 20 years, or at most 30 years, new people will appear."

"They will be more greedy, more vicious, more cunning, and will not give future generations a way to survive."

"What do you think is the point of doing these things?"

The man speaking was obviously a saint.

Wen Rensheng said casually: "At least within these 20 to 30 days, the people can breathe a sigh of relief."

"Within 20 years, many people will be more restrained."

"More people will survive, and those who survive within these 20 years will bring new hope."

Hearing this, the voice fell silent.

Then he said: "Zhang Juren, I have read the policy paper you wrote."

"The sky has one layer, and the earth has only one layer."

"The sky is not high and the earth is not thick."

"Do you think it's possible for the world to become a better place?"

Wen Rensheng first nodded, then shook his head and said: "As long as the world remains closed, it cannot get better."

"Every day now is the best point in history."

Hearing this, the saint was completely speechless.

After a long while, he slowly said: "Yes, you are right."

Wen Rensheng smiled.

This saint does not know what "a closed system is, and chaos will only accumulate endlessly."

Because there is no way to introduce external resources: including information, energy, and matter.

In this case, the system itself will gradually become chaotic and eventually completely destroyed.

And this world is closed.

Some people are raising gu inside the world.

There is no outside communication.

There is also no reallocation of external resources.

The survivors inside can only compete desperately with each other.

At this point, the saint also figured it out.

That voice is the saint himself.

He was also very distressed at this time.

Because when the world ends, he will be the one who suffers in the end.

Therefore, as the person with the highest interests, he is also willing to give up some benefits to the common people.

Willing to uphold justice rather than protect those disciples and grandchildren who read his scriptures.

Just like an emperor.

Although there are evil and mean emperors, there are also emperors who are willing to save their lives for the sake of the country and the country, no matter what the means.

It's a pity that such emperors often have incompetent methods.

On the contrary, it gets worse and worse.

Although the saint has not reached that point, it is not too far away.

After all, from the time he was deceived by Wen Rensheng, he knew that his methods were not that good.

To become a saint is just because of his great achievements, but it does not mean that he has high IQ or superb skills.

Is it like Confucius who has high means?

If it is really high, it will not travel around the country and will not be reused.

In the end, after his death, he was unified and was used as an idol by others.

During his lifetime, not many kings used Confucianism.

On the contrary, Legalism and Mohism were both popular.

This is beneficial to the farming war.

Confucianism pays attention to etiquette, which is used in times of peace.

During the war, I used it because I hated myself for not dying fast enough.

Just like the people who were tricked to death by Confucianism in the late Ming Dynasty.

On the contrary, in the last years of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, they did not care about Confucianism, selling officials, or massacring people.

Even the saints took some measures.

Such as inhibiting mergers, such as trying to be fair.

Even if he is a great writer, if he lies or commits a crime, he will deal with it impartially.

But the problem is that his influence does not extend beyond the Confucian Temple.

This gives big families and big aristocratic families room to operate.

We don’t go to the Confucian Temple if we have something to do.

Unless the trouble gets serious, then ask your agent to go in and take a look.

This made the saint cry out.

In fact, Wen Rensheng also had a solution for this.

But he knows one thing: saints will always be lazy if they don't take turns.

Just like an emperor.

Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was very wise in the early stage, but very dim in the later stage.

In fact, it’s not that people become stupid, it’s just that they become less enjoyable and lose their initiative.

And because he occupies that supreme position, his destructive power is amplified to the extreme.

It doesn't matter if the later monarch becomes nothing.

Every four years there will be a replacement, and those who don’t want to work can go and rest.

"Is there any other way?"

"There is a way."

"What should I do?" the saint asked excitedly.

"Starting from four years and one saint."

"What do you mean?" The saint was stunned.

"The saints take turns to sit and come to my house next year."

"Believe me, the world will definitely get better." Wen Rensheng vowed.

"But the emperor took turns and didn't see the world getting better."

"Did the emperors really take turns to sit? Which emperor didn't sit there until he died of old age? Or had to give up his throne?" Wen Rensheng asked rhetorically.

In fact, there is no way for saints to change?

Do I have to ask Wen Rensheng?

no.

After all, even saints are lazy.

You know there is a problem, but if you try to solve it, you just can’t.

Just like normal people.

I know that hard work can still change my life, but I just keep getting lazy day by day.

Just as Wen Rensheng can take advantage of loopholes, saints actually have a way to block them.

For example, check a few more people.

For example, check your memory before and after and compare it.

But the saint was too lazy to do this.

I glanced at it directly and pulled it down after a general comparison.

After all, many people beg him every day.

Even though he had developed the ability to multi-purpose, he still felt tired.

at the same time.

There are also many people who also find ways to escape from the saint's memory tracing.

For example, someone was very drunk before committing a crime.

After he commits a crime, he may completely forget about it, which is commonly known as "fragmentation".

In this way, in this case, since he has completely forgotten the process of committing the crime, the saint cannot check his memory if he wants to.

In fact, saints can check the memories of bystanders.

But it was too troublesome, so I gave it a check without any solid evidence.

As a result, the case was delayed.

It can be said that because of the laziness of the saints, it has to be said that many people seize the loopholes and then escape sanctions.

After all, with the heart of one person fighting against the hearts of hundreds of millions of people, how can you win every time with someone else's elaborate design? You just take a look at it?

Now it's just a matter of clearing up some big-picture confusion.

It is absolutely impossible to improve the entire situation.

The so-called saints are actually not invincible, let alone omniscient and omnipotent.

Wen Rensheng naturally knew this for a long time.

The so-called saints in this world are actually low-end versions.

It's just getting closer to the Tao.

Understand the truth of this world better.

Wen Rensheng actually realized that the saint might also be able to see the world outside the petri dish.

Know that the whole world is a petri dish.

It's just that he is willing to live like this.

After all, as long as the petri dish remains, he will be immortal.

Although he is immortal under the control of others.

But there are a few people who are not under the control of others.

How many people can transcend?

The saint thought carefully again at this time.

Then he said: "Well, you, a young man, do have some knowledge."

"Then as you said, let's start with the emperor taking turns to sit."

"The other thing is to open up the world and see."

Wen Rensheng smiled.

This saint is still willing to sacrifice small interests for his own greater interests.

No wonder he can become a saint.

At least they are sensible.

Know what is fundamental.

Just like Confucius.

Confucius also knew what is fundamental.

Don't be fooled by small profits.

Half a month later.

In the county town.

Wen Rensheng then saw another newspaper.

Newspapers are news specifically for groups with spending power, such as intellectuals, scholars, and large merchants.

The price is very expensive.

But it's worth that much money.

A newspaper is worth 3 denarii.

In other words, three newspapers are worth one or two silver coins.

This price is really outrageous.

An ordinary person's two months' income is enough to buy one or two newspapers.

This seems incredible.

Why doesn't the other party print more?

Because they know that if too much is printed, the price will be reduced, and ordinary people will not be able to afford it.

It will also cause dissatisfaction among the scholars.

I feel that I know the news with the poor guy, and I can't deceive them in the future.

Think about it, you use two months of income to buy a newspaper.

Who can afford it?

In addition, the price of newspapers in this era is high because they synthesize news from thousands of miles or even hundreds of thousands of miles away.

That would be expensive.

And these messages are all transcribed by hand.

All are confidential.

It will not be printed directly to everyone.

Unless you pay a high price to order.

And you have to be qualified to order.

Only those with scholar status and above are eligible to order.

Although the saint also knows that there are many disadvantages in this, he can only endure it for the time being.

There was news in the newspaper: "The emperor will give way."

"And change to taking turns."

"The Jinshi and Juren from all over the world will jointly select virtuous people, and they will serve for ten years each time."

When Wen Rensheng saw this, he couldn't help but be a little shocked.

This saint is quite decisive.

This gave away a lot of benefits to the Jinshi.

Only then can they have a way to persuade the royal family to give up their throne.

Of course, the royal family must also know that this is what the saint meant.

But if you think about it carefully, it seems that the resistance is not too great.

The real big resistance came from the royal family, that is, the emperor's lineage.

Other royal families, large and small, that is, princes and dignitaries, are willing to support the great clan.

Those royal families outside the fifth server have long been in poverty.

Don't care at all.

Even changing the emperor can still take the imperial examination.

In this way, it actually became a profitable thing for Jinshi and Juren to take turns to be emperor.

Because people who want to be emperors will curry favor with them and give them a lot of benefits.

Some of these benefits come from the royal family, and some come from the common people.

In short they are advantageous.

In Wen Rensheng's view, these people still had to accept violent beatings from the common people.

Only then would I think of giving some of the benefits to the people.

History has long proven this.

When the Great Empire was at its most glorious and conquered the world, most of the people were not living a very good life. One laborer died from exhaustion in three years.

Therefore, many people choose to live in colonies, where they can at least transfer the objects of exploitation.

On the contrary, the Great Empire declined and the welfare of the people improved.

That's the amazing thing.

In fact, it depends on internal competition.