Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 119 Jing Shu educates Li Ling

People were coming and going on the street, and they saw a handsome man carrying a woman on his back, which attracted the attention of passers-by.

Li Ling's face was tense and he strode forward without squinting. Jingshu lay comfortably on his back and said lazily: "My husband's back is so comfortable. It makes me just want to sleep."

Li Ling said in a low voice: "If you get saliva on my back, see how I deal with you."

 The same thing again?

Jingshu hesitated and struggled and said: "Then let me down. I don't dare to let you carry me on your back. If the prince's clothes are soiled, I can't afford to suffer."

 “Put me down quickly, I’ll go back to the post house.”

After hearing this, Li Ling felt the wind at his feet and snorted coldly: "Now that you're on my back, can you get off easily?"

As he said that, he carried her on his back and ran steadily.

The sound of wind whistling in her ears passed by. Jingshu hugged Li Ling's neck tightly and screamed in shock: "Slow down, slow down, slow down!"

 But the more she shouted, the faster he ran.

One is the dignified general of the city inspection department, and the other is the famous mistress of the Zhenguo Palace. I am afraid that only people in this unknown town can have the honor to witness these two noble people. This is indecent in front of everyone. The appearance of.

The two of them found a decent restaurant to eat, but Li Ling still refused to go back and insisted on taking Jing Shu to go shopping on the street.

It was a rare time for the two of them to have such free time. Jingshu could understand Li Ling's "difficulty" in not wanting to go back to the post house at the moment, so she walked around the small town with him.

This small town is called Xiaochun City. The city is not large, but a main road running from east to west makes this small town clearly distinguishable.

The place where they ate was the best wine shop here. Beyond the wine shop was East Street, where all the noble families of this small town lived. Although these people are far less prominent than the wealthy families in Beijing, the houses they live in are all large and spacious, with green bricks and blue tiles.

 The end is wealth and wealth.

The two of them walked west along the main road. Gradually, a different scene appeared in front of them.

This side of West Street is full of thatched huts, and everything is in dilapidated condition. The people seen along the street also look like vegetables, and all of them are so hungry and skinny. There are countless beggars on the street holding bowls begging for food, and there are countless people selling their sons and daughters with straw strings stuck in their heads.

Although the city is small, its east and west sides are surrounded by ice and fire.

Jingshu is kind and doesn't want to see those crazy poor people selling small children, so she wants to give some money when she sees them.

 After a while, her and Li Ling's pockets were empty.

Jingshu looked at the poor poor people and sighed: "I never thought that such a small town would have such a disparity between rich and poor."

Li Ling replied: "The powerful people in Da Qi have always liked to enclose land for rent, but now it has become more and more popular. They have all the land in their own hands. Ordinary people have no land to plant, so they have to rent land from the powerful landlords to plant it until autumn." At harvest time, 70% to 80% of the harvest must be handed over to the tenants as rent.

“In good years, the food they get is barely enough to satisfy their hunger. For example, they have been experiencing severe drought for two or three years in a row. Although the people have no harvest, they still have to pay rent, so there is no way to survive.”

Jing Shu felt sad when she heard this: "This situation is really unbearable for the common people, so why doesn't the court make some reforms and strictly prohibit the powerful from encircling their land?"

Li Ling sighed: "Officials protect each other, and the powerful and powerful forces are intertwined. Even if your Majesty has the intention, he doesn't want to waste the effort."

As the two were walking and talking, a little girl of five or six years old walked towards Jingshu. She was dressed in ragged clothes, and her face was as skinny as bones, without any color. She walked up to Jingshu and said timidly: "My kind and compassionate fairy sister, can you give me some money? My mother is sick, and my two brothers are starving to death. My father wants to sell me for money to live on. Please Okay, just give me a few taels of silver."

She cried and said: "I don't want to be sold, I still have to take care of my mother."

Jing Shu felt sad to hear this, but the money she and Li Ling carried had already been given away. She simply took out the gold hairpin on her head and put it in the little girl's hand: "You go to Dongjie and exchange this hairpin for money. It's enough." I’m here to treat your mother.”

The little girl cried and wanted to kowtow to Jing Shu, but was supported by Li Ling.

Before leaving, the little girl said gratefully to Jingshu: "Thank you sister for your charity. My name is Chunni. When I grow up, I will definitely repay my sister for her kindness."

Jingshu coaxed her and said, "Stop crying. Go and make a hairpin and get medicine for your mother."

By the time they reached the western border of Wujin, all the money they had had had been given away. Jingshu persuaded Li Ling, "Let's go back."

Li Ling still stubbornly refused to go to the post house.

Jingshu knew that he still felt that he had lost face because of what happened in the morning, so that was why he acted like this.

She walked leisurely, raised her eyes and asked, "There was a famous general named Qi Jiguang in the previous dynasty. Have you ever heard of him?"

Li Ling replied: "General Qi is a famous general of an unprecedented generation. How could I not know that?"

Jingshu asked: "Have you ever heard of the story of General Qi and his wife?"

 Li Ling shook his head.

Jingshu said slowly: "General Qi was born in a commoner family. When he was young, he was just an ordinary hunter. He married a wife who was also a village woman. The village woman was a powerful woman and controlled him in everything, even though Qi Jiguang later became famous. All the generals in the world are also afraid of their wives.

Once, General Qi offended his wife for a trivial matter, and his wife was so angry that she kicked him out of the house. He was so depressed that when he came to the camp, he took advantage of the wine and told the matter to his lieutenants.

When the soldiers heard that the general's wife was so fierce, they all felt aggrieved for the general. The generals ordered their wives to be invited to the central military tent. In order to frighten Qi's wife and give her a powerful blow, everyone lined up inside and outside the big tent.

When Qi's wife arrived at the tent, she saw the majesty of the soldiers inside and outside the tent, their swords were like frost, but she was not timid as usual. She shouted to General Qi: "You called me, what's the matter?" ’

Seeing that his wife was angry, General Qi quickly condescended and coaxed her: "Nothing important, I just invite my wife to come to the military parade."

Jingshu saw that Li Ling was silent, and she continued: "Everyone knows that General Qi is henpecked, but does this affect his reputation?

On the contrary, everyone in the world praises his wealth and honor and never forgets his wife.

 A man who loves his wife consistently no matter how high he goes is a respectable man who values ​​affection and justice.

Even the lieutenants who were aggrieved when they heard about his wife's fierceness were deeply moved when they saw the general's deep love for his wife with their own eyes. Therefore, all the generals under his command are always willing to be loyal to him and listen to his orders. "

After listening to his wife's words, Li Ling folded his arms and stretched his arms towards the post house. He smiled and said, "Please lead the way, madam."

Jing Shu: To tame a straight man, you must not only rely on sex, but also on intelligence.

 (End of this chapter)