Lu Zhang was in trouble when he was a teenager, and later he rose to the point.

He has ambitions and ability, and has caught up with the best opportunity.

However, the fall of the Chu Dynasty could not be attributed to the Lu family.

This is the case in many things in the world. It seems like a thread, but it seems that history can be rewritten by a single thought. The fact is not like this. Without Lu Zhang, there will be a second person who plots against him.

The houses in Lujiazhuang are half old and not new, and the handwriting on the archway facing us is still clearly visible.

The surname of the husband's family and the surname of the mother's family add up to form a name that is not a name: the wife Lu Zhang.

This archway is like the storefront of Lujiazhuang. There are no weeds around and no moss on it. It is about ten feet high and can be seen from a distance.

"There are many diseases in the world, and even if you have to work hard, it is difficult to find a solution." Meng Qi looked unpredictable. He said in a deep voice, "It's like a gourd throwing into the water. Holding this end, and the other end floats up again. If you go up with both hands, it will be like forcibly suppressing it. But the gourd finally thinks about how to break free from the force you exerted. There is a command on it, and walking downwards, isn't a person much more complicated than a gourd?"

The Chu Dynasty once issued a decree that if a married woman dies and has no children, her husband's family needs to return the remaining dowry.

This law is reasonable. The woman's dowry is the expectation of her parents' life in her husband's house. In that big family, there is everything in the dowry. Even the cloth must be divided into clothes, curtains on the bed, combs, mirrors, jewelry, a complete set of furniture, and even gold-painted toilets. Strictly speaking, these properties do not belong to the husband's house, but to the children of the woman.

Even if the house is confiscated, it is divided into two situations: all confiscated and confiscated, and the female family cannot get married.

Those who have always been strong and disgusted with their son-in-law may indeed seek a dowry because their daughter has no choice but to pay for the dowry. However, this is not above the law, and if they really want to do it, they will be criticized by others.

There is not much talk about ordinary people's families, and it is impossible for a woman's family to have power and power, so she will naturally suffer losses.

However, this law to prevent the husband's close relatives from forcing a woman to swallow the dowry to death was not implemented smoothly.

When my parents asked for a dowry, my husband refused. The value of the dowry list back then was so valuable that both parties had their own opinions, and I don’t know how many people went to court.

Some people also use inferior products as good ones when returning the dowry. A good set of pear blossom furniture is calculated as the price of a broken table and a bad chair. They are also very sensible, saying that more than ten years have passed and things have been almost destroyed.

Some men are not a child and are idle, so they have already spent their wives' dowry.

So how to depreciate things, how much have been used over the years, and whether they are used reasonably... it can be covered in three days and three nights.

Laws are good, but when it comes to execution, everyone complains, so they become a resentful policy, and the laws naturally cannot be implemented.

There have even been many murders caused.

There are many people who shouted that they would have no money, but they would have died.

It's okay if you cheat, but a widower starts from his heart and picks up a knife to kill several people from Yue's family who ask for a dowry.

There is another case where the woman's parents were dead and her brother was unable to repay the debt. Her sister-in-law had an idea to murder her sister-in-law who had no marriage and nowhere to be found, so she would ask for a dowry.

Various reasons have led to the implementation of this law for less than a year and it came to an abrupt end.

Mo Li listened and was speechless for a long time.

Mo Li used to be a doctor, and he had no interest in being a martial arts master who was famous all over the world. Zhushan County had few people and simple things. He never thought that it would be such a difficult thing to be a capable minister.

It is not that you can save the country and the people with just a passion.

No matter how much talent you have, you will be exhausted when dealing with endless troubles.

Mo Li was worried that Meng Qi was addicted to the past and his condition broke out again. He was about to persuade him, but now was not the time.

——There are others here.

This man was originally passing by, but was attracted by Meng Qi's words and tiptoed to a tree.

Mo Li heard it, and Meng Qi was no exception, but he still finished speaking slowly.

Meng Qi winked at Mo Li, and the two of them walked around Lujiazhuang.

Meng Qi said while walking, "Like the Lu clan, they are so poor that they cannot afford to eat. Some clans have even produced scholars and juren. Do they not know etiquette, righteousness, integrity and shame? On the contrary, they are good at clans and are used to this style, so they think that things in the world are like this. The king is the leader of the minister, the father is the leader of the son, the husband is the leader of the wife, the loyal minister does not serve the two masters, the good daughter does not marry the two husbands, and the husband dies to die is a beautiful talk. Do you know what this means?"

"They don't think it's a mistake to force a woman who loses her husband to death." Mo Li replied.

Because there are outsiders, Mo Li did not call Meng Qi's name, just like Meng Qi did not mention the title "doctor".

"The Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues are the foundation of the country in the eyes of many people."

Mo Li opened his mind and paid attention to the person who was following them secretly.

The man was half-baked in his light skills, but his strength was his agility and small body.

This agility is different from Li Konger's vulgar style. He is more like he often eavesdrops on people's words, his breath is stable and unchaotic, and he is good at hiding himself. He can always find a suitable hiding place without thinking.

Most people who want to hide tend to look for big trees or big rocks because they think it is safer there.

This person can only use his eyes to check and pick the cover that just covers his body. It may not be the largest, but it is the most suitable, and the angle is even better. Standing at Meng Qi and Mo Li, you can't see a corner of this person's clothes at all.

If it weren't for the martial arts master's keen ears, he would probably be fooled by him.

Mo Li pretended to check around several times and turned around deliberately, so the other party hid in a timely manner.

“…”

What should I do if I have no murderous intention or obvious malice intent, just to eavesdrop on someone?

Mo Li was about to use his light skills to shake off this man, but seeing that Meng Qi seemed to want to continue testing, he could only slow down and continue to talk with Meng Qi while walking.

"Has the court not restricted the power of the clan?"

"The Chu Dynasty once ordered local officials to prevent clans from privately enforcing clan laws. The clans have no right to execute prisoners without authorization. If any of them are found to be sunk or beaten to death, they need to be investigated in detail. According to the minor circumstances, those with severe silver will be punished for exile."

After Meng Qi finished speaking, he said, "Then the court argued, and the whole country opposed it."

"Why?" Mo Li didn't understand a little, just to prevent random killing and wrong killing, not to abolish the clan system.

"...Because the clan must have authority, just as fathers have the right to make decisions over their children, they believe that the so-called foundation of the country should be based on it."

Only by obeying your parents at home and becoming a minister can you obey the imperial power.

The so-called filial piety to govern the world, as well as the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues, is all this in the end.

"They need authority, absolute, unquestionable authority."

"So, what's the use of the law?"

Mo Li was very uncomfortable. It was not like this when Xue Zhixian County in Zhushan County decided the case. There were always people who said it, and who was responsible for the mistakes. It made the matter clear and everyone was convinced.

It can be seen that even if the common people are illiterate, they do not understand the truth at all.

"This is naturally because... the emperor himself did not abide by the laws of the country, and suddenly became angry and wanted to kill people. When the emperor was angry, he buried a million corpses. Isn't this the truth? Dynasty dynasties have never given clans such power. This power was formed naturally and was tacitly accepted and no one could shake it. Therefore, the stopper was not stupid, but I and my old friends were too naive."

Meng Qi looked at the imperial tomb in the distance and whispered, "I used to think Li Yuanze was not that kind of person."

This sentence is very low, only the Mo Li beside him can hear it.

——It is difficult to conquer the world, and it is even more difficult to govern the world.

When fighting in the world, Meng Qi never thought so much.

When the Chu Dynasty governed the world, Meng Qi vaguely realized some resistance, but out of the trust he had known each other for many years, and Emperor Yuan of Chu was indeed not the kind of person who was happy and angry. He had been in power for many years and had not even killed a palace maid in the yellow gate, so he ignored it.

"If the emperor wants to be unreasonable, he can ignore the law. If the father wants to be unreasonable, he can be unreasonable. There is no difference between being a minister and being a child."

Meng Qi was just talking when he suddenly heard a slight sound behind him, and a stone was being trampled down.

It was like a person who was eavesdropping and was caused by a huge shock in his heart, which was caused by losing control.

When Mo Li turned her head, she happened to see half of the man's face that he had no time to hide.

——I am actually very young and not yet qualified for the championship.

Judging from the clothes on his body, his family is very good. How could such a person appear near the imperial tomb?

More than ten miles of land near the imperial tomb were surrounded by garrisons, and Lujiazhuang was also located in it. Ordinary people are not allowed to approach it, and it is not easy for people in Lujiazhuang to go out.

There are fields, wells, and a small hillside and two sparse jujube forests.

It's not a prison, it's better than a prison.

If you want to not disturb others and sneak in, your martial arts skills are probably not good enough.

At this time, there was a noise in the distance, in the direction of the military camp. Mo Li couldn't hear what they were saying, but only saw a group of soldiers scattering around, as if looking for someone.

Mo Li winked at Meng Qi. Meng Qi did not look back, as if she didn't know someone behind her.

"The imperial tomb is ahead of Lujiazhuang. There are people nearby, so let's take a leap first."

While talking, they had already arrived in front of the fields of Lujiazhuang.

The people of the Lu clan did not ask for rain, but were farming.

After walking for a while, Mo Li found that there was no movement behind him. He listened intently and was sure that the man really didn't follow him.

"Brother Meng, do you think what is that person from?"

"Not like people from Lujiazhuang." Meng Qi pondered and thought.

He dressed well and looked good, which was completely different from the Lu clans who looked numb and indifferent when they heard the noise.

Mo Li guessed: "Can they be from the martial arts world?"

"It's not like it either." Meng Qi shook his head, "What I said just now is not interesting for ordinary people in the martial arts world."

Maybe that's an extraordinary person in the martial arts world? Mo Li thought about it, but did not refute it, because the young man's skills were really poor, as if he was learning randomly, but he dressed like a rich young man.

Meng Qi stood on the slope and saw that there was another village not far away. Now it had moved away, leaving only a slightly dilapidated house.

The scale of this farm is not smaller than that of Lujiazhuang, but there is a archway in front of the farm.
To be continued...