Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Chapter 360 You Are Jealous Of Me
"It's just a pariah, what is it like to be a human being?" If we really talk about it, this is not just the opinion of Yan Zhengqian, but also the true thoughts deep in the hearts of thousands of officials and upper-class people.

From a certain perspective, their ideas are not unreasonable, because the "untouchables" in their eyes are not the citizens living in cities and towns, nor the rich farmers and small landowners who own their own land, but those in rags, landless and propertyless. , the poorest people at the bottom who don’t have enough to eat all year round.

Because they don't have enough to eat, they are malnourished, thin, and their brain development is delayed, and their thinking and reaction abilities cannot keep up.They have no energy to think about other things. How to eat enough is the biggest issue in their lives.

They struggle below the line of food and clothing, and live in chaos every day. Rather than being "human", they are more like some kind of humanoid creature between "human" and "beast".You talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality, talk about the principles of heaven and earth, and explain the origin of the universe, but they can't understand it. They can only look at you, this strange "master", with numb and awe-inspiring eyes.

Therefore, in the eyes of many upper-class people, they are not "human beings", but just "untouchables" who can be trampled on and bullied at will. All you need to do is give them a mouthful of food and promise not to rebel. Even if they rebel, it doesn't matter. They can be suppressed violently. , as long as the country is not on the verge of destruction and weakened, it is not difficult to suppress a peasant uprising.

Strictly speaking, Gu Yunji was born in the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River, belonging to the landlord class and the exploiting class. Every bite of food and every piece of clothing he ate was the blood and flesh of the people at the bottom.

Of course, he is not selfless enough to feel ashamed and give away food, clothing, wealth and wealth to others, but if he is to enjoy all this with peace of mind, and still treat the people at the bottom with contempt and disdain, he absolutely cannot do it.

In the final analysis, the reason why he can sit here and talk well in his clothes is just because he was lucky and was born into a good child.

Although Gu Yunji was rich and worry-free in this life, his family was in a difficult situation in his previous life, and he was also a person who had suffered hardships.He could accept that Yan Zhengqian had no empathy and sympathy, and could not understand the sufferings of the people, but he could not accept that Yan Zhengqian said openly and openly, "The untouchables will die if they die", and he said it in such an understatement and as a matter of course.

After a brief shock, a huge anger rose up, and Gu Yunji gritted his teeth with hatred; "Yan Zhengqian, do you still have the heart to say such things?! Those are living human lives, and they are so worthless in your heart. Mention? 'Death means death'?!"

Hypocrites are most afraid of meeting a true gentleman. Even though Gu Yunji did not dare to be called a gentleman, Yan Zhengqian was still hurt by his appearance. He became angry and said: "Don't put on such an appearance to show how noble you are! Gu Yunji, you Ask yourself, isn’t your promotion of potato just for political performance? Isn’t it for promotion?”

Gu Yunji looked at his eyes filled with desire, his heart suddenly calmed down, and he said slowly: "I am indeed doing it for political achievements, but not all for political achievements. At least I won't be like you, who would even give up my life for political achievements." Ignore it."

Yan Zhengqian let out a sarcastic laugh, and for a moment he didn't know what to say to him, so he could only hold back his anger and turned around without saying a word.

Gu Yunji took a deep breath and continued: "To take a step back, even if you don't care about the life and death of the people, the court will always care about it, right? Your Majesty attaches most importance to people's livelihood now. If the drought becomes serious, even if Xuzhou Prefecture pays a lot of grain taxes, But if too many people die, won’t the court hold them accountable?”

Yan Zhengqian still turned his back to him, and said in an impatient tone: "I, Yan Zhengqian, am also the magistrate of the Syrian prefecture, and I am in charge of the household administration and people's livelihood. To report some victims and to say less about those who died of starvation, it couldn’t be easier for me.”

Gu Yunji's eyes narrowed slightly, and the anger that had just been suppressed in his heart showed signs of rising. He said in a deep voice: "Master Yan, you are too arrogant. Even if you are the prefect, you cannot cover the sky with one hand. Above Xuzhou Mansion. There is also the Chief Secretary of Sichuan, and above the Chief Secretary there is the Central Committee, as well as the governors sent by His Majesty to supervise the government affairs of Sichuan. Do you think you can hide it from them without leakage?"

Yan Zhengqian turned around and sneered: "Master Gu has never been a local official before, so he probably doesn't know how powerful a local official is? On the Shangguan side, I have already taken care of the Chief Secretary. Mr. Chief Envoy They only look at me. The governor was sent by the central government and will not be stationed in Sichuan permanently. He just went back in a short while, so he didn't have time to find out how many people died in Xuzhou Prefecture."

"As for the common people, the Chen family, which we all know is from Chen Xunzhou, is quite powerful locally. We have common interests. As long as the Chen family speaks out, no one will deliberately try to hide this kind of thing. If there is no leakage, wouldn’t it be easy?”

Looking at Yan Zhengqian's arrogant face, Gu Yunji said with a smile: "To please the superiors and to suppress the subordinates, Mr. Yan has ways to deal with both superiors and subordinates. He is really thoughtful. But have you ever thought about it? What about the middle-especially the officials within Xuzhou Prefecture?" Yan Zhengqian was confused: "What do you mean?"

Gu Yunji smiled and stared at him: "You can manage Shangguan and persuade Chen Xunzhou, but can you bribe me?"

Yan Zhengqian's smile faltered, and his expression froze.

Although there are some elements of big talk, it is heart-breaking and arrogant in the end. It is okay to say it in front of others, but he should never, never say it in front of Gu Yunji - this guy turned his face. The master who comes to recognize no one has someone covering him, but if the handle is in his hand, it may explode at some point.

As soon as Yan Zhengqian said these words, Gu Yunji was afraid that he would target him in the future, and it would not be so easy for him to do small tricks again.

Looking at Yan Zhengqian's increasingly ugly face, Gu Yunji's eyes turned cold and he said in a cold voice: "I, Gu Yunji, am the general judge of Xuzhou Prefecture. I am responsible for supervising the officials of this prefecture. You, Yan Zhengqian, are also within the scope of my supervision." . If you dare to conceal the report then, I will dare to deliver a letter to the emperor, stating your crimes one by one!"

Yan Zhengqian was regretting his careless remarks. Seeing that Gu Yunji dared to threaten and warn him like this, he felt confused. He was angry and disbelieving at the same time. He shouted loudly:
"Sue me?! Gu Yunji, do you think you are great? Just because you have a cousin who is the Minister of Punishment, you can do whatever you want? If you have the ability, sue me! If you don't sue me, I will look down on you!"

"Isn't it that I'm a first-class scholar? I have a good family background. If I could have been a disciple of the chief minister of the cabinet, I would have come back as a top scholar, and it would be your turn to point my fingers here?! If I had been a first-class scholar, Do you need to stay in this remote corner of the mountain for nine years when you are almost fifty years old?"

Gu Yunji's few words hit Yan Zhengqian's pain points. The more he spoke, the angrier he became. He paced back and forth in the room quickly while cursing to himself:
"Gu Yunji, you are a piece of trash. You can be exiled from Beijing after staying in the Imperial Academy. You don't think about how to get promoted and transferred away every day. You only think about how to grow yams. Are you an official or a mud leg?!"

"The original family of the Gu family in Songjiang, the wives of the Xu family in Shaoxing, have such a good family background, I don't see you cherishing and taking advantage of it! If I can marry a daughter-in-law of the Xu family in Shaoxing, don't say I am afraid of guilt, I am sure. Treat her like a fairy every day..."

Yan Zhengqian was so angry that he cursed and poured out his true thoughts regardless of Sanqi 21.

Gu Yunji felt baffled at first and didn't understand why he had such a big reaction. Then he slowly came back to his senses and couldn't help but feel a little funny: "Yan Zhengqian, are you so jealous of me?"

Yan Zhengqian was caught off guard by being told what he was thinking. His face turned red and he became even more furious: "Who the hell is jealous of you? A young boy, a young boy with a yellow mouth! You, you want to sue me? Yes! It's just that I want to rob you. First of all, I want to read your book! I want to impeach you for being passive and lazy in government, preventing me from resisting the drought!"

Yan Zhengqian was so angry that he became a fried chicken and spoke without any logic. The more Gu Yunji listened, the more boring he became, and he said perfunctorily: "Okay, okay, Mr. Yan, you can impeach me as you please. It's getting late, go back early, you As you get older, don’t lose sight of the path under your feet and end up falling badly.”

After that, Gu Yunji packed up his things and left the government office.

Behind him, Yan Zhengqian was still cursing:
"Gu Yunji, come back! Who do you think is older? I haven't finished talking to you about the potato yet..."

(End of this chapter)