Peng Shouan knows Lingao as a place - the hometown of Australians. Going to Lingao to study is nice, but doesn't it mean that his son will be used as a hostage? Not to mention Lingao, even if he wants to send his children to Guangzhou, he will
I don’t want to—there’s no way I can get out of this!
I and my old wife only had a baby son in their middle age, and they raised it until he was nine in fear. They expected to provide for themselves until the end of their lives. If we really want to go to Lingao, we don’t know how many years it will take to see each other again, so we can never say goodbye.
It’s unknown…
Peng Shou'an said in a trembling voice: "Although I haven't been very greedy or evil in the past few years, I have received more or less benefits from several thousand taels of silver. I will return all this money to my subordinates, as well as a little bit of meager wealth accumulated from my eunuch's pocket."
, I am willing to dedicate it to the Senate, and I beg you to let my child go."
"The Senate does not ask that everyone can emerge from the mud and remain untainted. Besides, you were an official in the Ming Dynasty in the past and had nothing to do with the Song Dynasty. Your reputation in Yangshan is quite good, so I will not pursue these past events. You can keep the money for yourself.
That's right. I also support it. But again, your son should be old enough to study. He should go to Lingao to study hard and become the pillar of my Song Dynasty in the future."
There was no room for negotiation. Peng Shou'an no longer cared about being "gentle and decent". He knelt down with a bang, kowtowed a few times, and begged: "I am still young, please give me a few years of grace!"
When Huang Chao saw that this old man knelt down and begged for his son, he was filled with emotion and hurriedly helped him up:
"Hey, hey, why is it so! Why is it so? He is just going to school, not going to some dragon pool or tiger's den - local children in Lingao will go to school at the age of seven, and some have no parents and can only board in school. Furthermore, with
Given your identity, we will also send someone to take good care of your children when they arrive in Lingao."
Peng Shou'an knew that his son was inevitably destined to be a hostage. At this time, he had tears streaming down his face and said: "My son is still young. I beg you to send a few capable and reliable family members to accompany him to Lingao."
Someone will take care of the children."
"Studying in Lingao leads to a collective life, with dormitories and canteens. However, since the children are young, it is natural for them to have someone to take care of them. I should have asked you to send them off, firstly to reassure you, and secondly.
You can come here to take a look at the prosperity of the people and the country under the rule of my Senate. However, Yangshan is now in dire straits and is in need of development. You really can’t live without it. You can find a few reliable people to give it away - if your wife is willing to go
, it doesn’t matter, as for the rest, I will help you arrange it.”
Peng Shouxin thought that now not only his son would be trapped, but also his wife would not be able to escape. Thinking again that he was in an unexpected situation, and there were bandits and bandits everywhere around him. Even if Huang Yuanlao let his family leave at this moment, they
I don't dare to go on the road. Although Lingao is the hometown of Australians, it is still a safe place.
He couldn't escape the charge of "rebellion" anyway. He wanted to escape but didn't dare. He was extremely entangled in his heart. He lowered his head and said: "Thank you for your grace."
"You choose the family servants you want to send to Lingao - I advise you not to bring too many servants. Lingao has a servant tax. If you bring too many servants, you will have to pay the tax. You won't be able to pay for it with your little money. Tell your wife that when you arrive,
Now that I’m in high school, I’ll buy a house first, no matter where I buy it first. Otherwise, I’m afraid I won’t be able to even rent a house…”
"Thank you for your concern, sir." Peng Shouan was in a state of confusion. He wondered what would happen if his wife and children were gone. Although he had several servants, there was only one old servant he could rely on - he was not in good health...
Seeing his depressed expression, Huang Chao comforted him: "Don't be too sad. Your son is going to study and will always come back to see you during the Chinese New Year. When the situation calms down, you can also be given leave to visit him in Lingao."
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As early as when he was in Lingshui, Huang Chao had done something semi-forced several times to let the sons and daughters of local powerful figures go to Lingao to study. Once the protons were surrendered, most of them would not dare to act rashly. The most important thing is,
When Proton arrived at Lingao, it was almost impossible not to be transformed by such a "big world". In less than half a year, his world view and view of right and wrong were completely different from those of the adults in his family. The second generation who had returned from school were loyal supporters of the nursing home.
, even if they do not support the Senate, at least they support the lifestyle of the Senate. Moreover, after the second generation came back from studying for one or two years, their knowledge and knowledge far exceeded that of the children in the village. As a result, their father and brother's voice increased significantly, so the village
People with a little respect in the country are rushing to send their children to "study abroad." It is a natural step to promote new education in Li and Miao villages.
Originally, he was not in a hurry to do these tasks - he planned to wait until the environment stabilized a little before doing it. However, after Peng Shou'an surrendered, his attitude was ambiguous, and many of the officials who surrendered seemed to be working as foreigners.
The reason for retaining this group of people was simply because they were familiar with the local situation and had considerable utilization value. If everyone had this attitude, retaining them would be worthless.
In contrast, although Zhou Liangchen has a strong sense of speculation, he can do things if he wants to.
So this time he decided to give the surrendered officials headed by Peng Shouan a good beating and ordered their families to be moved to Lingao for resettlement.
The family's departure was scheduled for three days later. Huang Chaozhun and the others packed up and prepared. When they returned to their residence, Peng Shouan found that someone was missing in the yard. After taking a closer look, he realized that his master was missing.
This master did not need to stay in the local area - he could just go and stay as he pleased. But he was worried that the journey would be unsafe, so he stayed with Peng Shou'an.
After asking, I found out that the master had been arrested and sent to the county jail for serious corruption.
It was a bad rule in the officialdom for the master to earn some gray income. Peng Shou'an was not surprised, but the arrest seemed very sudden. He was shocked: "Is it possible to kill a chicken to scare the monkey?"
"How much has he been greedy for?" Peng Shou'an asked the old servant at home.
"I heard there are more than four thousand taels."
As soon as he heard that the master had amassed as much money as himself, Peng Shou'an was furious. He asked, "Why is he so greedy?"
"He often secretly used the county government seal to stamp people's seals, and colluded with local tyrants to seize land." said the old servant.
"Why didn't I know? Why didn't you tell me if you knew it?" Peng Shou'an generally knew about the powerful people occupying land. He was unwilling to do it himself, and he didn't want to offend the local powerful people, so he kept pretending not to see it.
"This was done very covertly. The Australians only found out this time after the villagers complained." The old servant said, "I heard that all the stolen money was hidden in the back garden of the Yangshan County Government Office."
No wonder this guy goes to the backyard to "sing the wind and roar the moon" every three days. It turns out he is there to bury the money!
Peng Shou'an did not intend to continue this topic, so he explained that his son was going to Lingao to study: "In a few days, Lin'er is going to Lingao to study. My wife is going too. I don't have anyone reliable here to rely on. Please take care of me along the way.
them."
The old servant was surprised and said: "Going to Lingao? That's on Qiongzhou Island, probably hundreds of miles away from here!"
"It doesn't matter, this is what the Australians want. They will naturally arrange everything along the way. But when you get to Lingao, everything depends on you!"
"The villain knows."
"You choose two capable and loyal people among the male and female servants to go with you - the journey is long and separated by mountains and rivers. Lin'er is still a child, and my wife is a female, so I have to rely on you to take care of her!"
"You have to take care of your wife and young master even if your brain is ruined..."
"Don't say anything unlucky." Peng Shou'an took out Ben Delong's fold, "I am my savings, you can go to Lingao and use the money here to spend."
This old servant is the son of his family. He has been working as an errand in the Peng family since he was a child. He is a loyal and capable person. Peng Shou'an can feel relieved when he is asked to send him off.
A few days later, at the pier outside Lianzhou City, all the demoted officials gathered on the pier to see off their families. They all looked depressed and reluctant to leave. Peng Shou'an gave the old servant a few words and wanted to say something to his son, but he really couldn't think of anything.
I didn't know what to say. While I was sighing, I saw Huang Chao and his people came over to "farewell" him.
He was the first to come to Peng Shou'an, frightening Peng's wife to quickly turn away and avoid Peng Shou'an's son. Huang Chao was too frightened to speak. Huang Chao didn't take it seriously and asked with a smile: "What's your name?"
Seeing his kind attitude, Peng Shou'an's son was not shy and said: "My name is Peng Delin, the virtue of virtue, the virtue of Qilin."
"Good name. Come, uncle will give you something." After saying that, he handed Peng Delin a Lingaoyi school bag and a pencil case.
Peng Delin took the schoolbag and pencil case and opened it. There were several books in the schoolbag, several pencils in the pencil case, a pen and a small box of ink. Peng Delin had heard too many stories about Lingao and had seen
After passing all kinds of Australian products, I was already fascinated, and I couldn't put it down after receiving the pen. Seeing this, Peng Shou'an hurriedly said: "No reward for no merit, how can a dog accept such a big gift?"
Huang Chao waved his hand and said: "Lao Peng, your son is going to study. We are colleagues, and we are also elders. In Australia, it is normal etiquette for the elders to give some stationery to the younger ones when they go to study."
"It's just ordinary stationery, this one is too expensive."
"This is also my hope. I hope your son can become a pillar of my Senate in the future. If you really deserve it, just work harder for me in the future."
After that, he walked over one by one and "sent off" to the others one by one.
Peng Shou'an stopped talking. Although this just meant "pushing and hitting", as the saying goes in his hometown, "a slap gives a sweet date", but this arrangement was indeed thoughtful. I couldn't help but feel warm in my heart.
The small steamer sounded the whistle and was about to set off. Peng Delin and his party hurriedly stepped on the pedals and boarded the ship. The sailors put away the pedals and cables, and the small steamer slowly started to sail out.
At the dock, Peng Delin knelt on the bow of the ship and kowtowed to Peng Shou'an. Seeing this, Peng Shou'an couldn't help but burst into tears and covered his face with his sleeves.
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