Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

night.

Deng Chun's family quietly went out, and after walking a few steps, someone suddenly knelt in front of them. It was the chief of the Baojia to which he belonged.

"Brother Deng, my brother Deng, you can't leave," the security guard said with a cry, "If you escape, I will be imprisoned too!"

Deng Chun hesitated for a few seconds and comforted him: "I only need a few sticks, it doesn't matter."

The security chief said: "How many sticks I receive, or whether I receive a hundred sticks, are all decided by the officials. I'm afraid if you leave, I will also be sent to the police."

Deng Chun thought for a while and asked, "How about we go together?"

"My family owns more than 40 acres of land, how can we just leave?" the security chief was so anxious that he almost cried.

The Baojia continuous sitting system of the Song Dynasty can be light or heavy, and is extremely flexible.

For example, if your neighbor catches fire, is robbed, or is killed, if you don't help, you are guilty of "failure to save someone in danger." This is also a type of continuous sitting. According to the law, one should fight a hundred battles. Those who are too weak to save but report to the official quickly will be exempted from punishment. Those who are able to save but only report to the official will have their crime reduced by one level.

The law is so strict, but the punishment is very difficult, and it is impossible to determine whether the person is capable of rescue.

Generally speaking, it’s just a matter of playing a few boards.

There is a famous case in the Southern Song Dynasty. A certain gentry family often bullied its neighbors. One day, he was killed and set on fire by his enemies. One neighbor planned to put out the fire, but another neighbor said: "The people in his family are not dead. If he rushes in to put out the fire, he will falsely accuse us of stealing property. If we don't put out the fire, it will just be a punishment." So a group of neighbors sat back and watched their house burn. Guang, anyway, the compound of the deep house has walls, so there is no fear of the fire spreading to other places.

Deng Chun said to the security chief: "I am very strong. If I can't stop you, even a few more people can't stop me."

The second brother Deng Xia held the stick and said: "I am also very strong, so don't ask for beatings."

The security guard knelt down and kowtowed: "I knew I couldn't stop him, and I didn't bring anyone with me. I beg you two, just stay."

Deng Chun said: "If you don't get enough food, you will be exiled to the army. I have a wife, children and a small family. If something happens to me, will you take care of my family?"

The security guard cried softly, thought about it, and sat down on the ground: "Tie me up and gag me."

"excuse me."

Deng Chun went back to the house to get a rope, tied the security guard tightly, put a rag in his mouth and placed it on the roadside.

The chief security officer has the responsibility of patrolling at night to catch thieves. If the people in the security guard break the law, they will be jailed even if they know it but do not report it.

But if he is tied up and reports to the official tomorrow, his crime will be reduced by one level. Basically, it’s just a show, a few slaps, the punishment is too severe to justify it, otherwise which security guard would be willing to do something in the future?

The Baochang is also an ordinary citizen, not from a powerful family.

After dealing with the security chief, Deng Xia asked: "Brother, will Zhu Dutou really take us in?"

Deng Chun said: "We are all very upright. If we go to him, we will definitely be able to protect us from being bullied by the government."

The family's genes were good, and Deng Xia was also tall, but he was also very timid and was warned by his parents not to fight with others.

The mother of the two brothers kept wiping her tears and sobbing softly and said: "Dalang has received so much reward, and he finally has hope in life. How did it end up like this?"

Deng Chun lowered his head and said nothing, feeling quite guilty in his heart.

He was a showman. Because he often carved monuments, he became interested in writing, and even occasionally asked the children in the village for advice. Ask those children who have read books how to pronounce this character and what that character means. They have already recognized nearly a hundred characters intermittently.

Deng Chun suddenly said: "I heard from Yu Dayuan that Dutou is very knowledgeable, and there is an academic officer named Lu who admires Dutou. When we go to Heifeng Village, maybe your kid can learn a few articles from him. .”

Although Deng Xia was under twenty years old, he already had a son and a daughter. He said in frustration: "We have fled, so what's the use of letting our children study?"

"Recognizing a few words is better than being blind," Deng Chun said.

Deng Xia was more pessimistic: "It's good if you can have a full stomach. My eldest brother shouldn't have become an archer in the first place."

Deng Chun blamed himself more and more: "It was me who harmed the whole family."

"Forget it, it's useless to say this, just hurry up and get on your way." Deng Xia felt depressed.

The family did not dare to light a torch for fear of alarming the village neighbors, so they groped carefully in the dark. Fortunately, the children fell asleep and did not cry.

…

To the east of the county, only seven or eight miles away from Shangbai Village, Shi Biao was also fleeing with his family.

However, it didn't go very smoothly.

When Zhang Fu, the deputy chief of the capital, left, he ordered the security chief Haosheng to patrol at night. He also threatened that if Shi Biao ran away, Bao Chang would be sent away.

Unable to withstand the fright, the security chief took several strong men to protect the people and took turns guarding the door of Shi's house at night.

Deng Chun pretends to be dull and unwilling to argue with others, but he is actually very smart.

Shi Biao, on the other hand, was really dull.

Not only is he stupid, he is also single-minded, with a barely passing IQ.

He has only one thought now: he must escape, otherwise the whole family will be doomed.

All the kitchen knives at home were confiscated. Shi Biao picked up a bamboo pole and quietly polished it on a stone. He polished it carefully from dusk until dark.

His father and brother have both died of illness, leaving only his mother and younger sister in the family.

I originally received the reward and wanted to find a wife.

Before the matchmaker could find a suitable match, the official came looking for trouble.

Carrying the bamboo pole and going out, with his mother and sister behind him, Shi Biao said to the security chief and Baoding outside the door: "Let me go."

The security guard said with a mournful face: "Zhang Dutou has said that if you are allowed to escape, I will go on duty. Brother Shi, there is nothing I can do. I really can't let you leave."

"Follow me." Shi Biao said to his mother and younger sister.

One old and one young, they were extremely frightened and followed Shi Biao tremblingly.

The family of three walked out, and the security guard immediately gathered people around them.

Shi Biao was a stupid man who was very clumsy and didn't know how to speak. Then just don't say anything, pick up the bamboo pole, stab it out, and go straight to the Baochang's vitals.

He is stupid and has to get beaten several times a day when practicing the Yuanyang Formation.

Originally, he had a strong physique and was best suited to be a sword and shield wielder (the core unit of the Yuanyang Formation). But he was so stupid that he left Ju Ming speechless and had no choice but to throw him behind and become a spearman.

Shi Biao also knew that he was stupid, so he kept silent every time he was beaten, and then reluctantly returned to the team to continue training.

He didn't have any marksmanship, he just hid behind the swordsmen, shieldmen and wolf soldiers, and when he encountered the target, he would poke out with his gun.

I can't poke accurately, and I always miss good opportunities.

After returning home with the reward, Shi Biao continued to train. He held a bamboo pole and poked a tree dozens of times before going to work.

What he did was actually very simple in mind...it could even be said to be stupid.

He actually hoped that if the government wanted to suppress bandits, he would continue to be an archer next time. This time he received more than 20 guan as a reward. As long as he practiced his marksmanship well, he would definitely get 30 guan next time.

He didn't even think about it, how could there be so many bandits for him to suppress?

Even if the bandits are suppressed, if they don't meet a leader like Ju Ming, who will give him a sufficient reward?

At this moment, a spear thrust out, fast and hard!

"What are you going to do? Let go quickly..." Before the security guard could finish his words, he covered his neck and fell down. Blood gushed out from between his fingers. His body was still twitching as he lay on the ground.

But it was a sharpened bamboo pole that stabbed directly into his throat.

"Killing!"

The other Baodings were so frightened that they ran for their lives.

After the murder, Shi Biao had no fear or any guilt.

He had killed people in Xiaobai's family and also in Heifeng Village. His courage had long been developed and he was not as timid and cowardly as before.

Although he was killing a neighbor of the village, he did it with confidence. Since the security chief would not let him live, he would not let the security chief live. This kind of thought can form a logical and self-consistent thought in his mind.

His brain capacity is limited and he only thinks about how to survive, not the law or anything like that.

"Son, you, you, you...you killed someone!" The old mother was so frightened that her legs became weak.

Shi Biao, who was not good at words, actually said a long paragraph. This was the conclusion he had thought about for several hours: "Don't be afraid, go and vote for me, he will protect me. The county does not provide enough food rations, so everyone will wear a hat." Let's go get it. The thieves in Heifeng Village are very fierce. Dutou also led us to kill the thieves and gave us a lot of rewards. As long as I obey, Dutou will not treat me badly. Dutou said, I will be punished when I return home. If you want to bully me, just go to Heifeng Village to find him. Dutou keeps his word, so I will surrender to him right away."

"Dang-dang-dang!"

The guards ran for a while, and finally thought of beating the gong.

Shi Biao carried his young sister on his back, held his old mother in his left hand, and held a bamboo pole in his right hand, and walked quickly amidst the sound of gongs.

When the villagers in front heard the gong, they dressed and went out to check the situation.

Baoding shouted from behind: "The stone has killed someone, stop him quickly! The stone has killed someone..."

Killed someone?

Most of the villagers who were watching the excitement immediately hid in their houses after hearing this.

A few brave ones wanted to step forward to stop him.

Shi Biao put his little sister down and without saying a word, he straightened up his bamboo pole and rushed over, scaring those guys so much that they turned around and ran away.

…

Five days later.

He Tiesi, Li Maotian, and Zhang Fu sat down to drink together again.

Li Maotian said: "Both Deng Chun and Shi Biao fled with their families, and Shi Biao even killed the security chief."

He Tiesi was a little surprised: "Isn't this person honest and stupid? How dare he kill someone!"

"I don't know either," Li Maotian said. "Shi Biao was a fool when we were practicing on the school field. He didn't dare to say anything when others laughed at him. Who would have expected that he actually killed someone."

He Tiesi asked again: "There is another person named Sun...Sun Dashan. How is he?"

Sun Dashan was the archer whom He Tiesi randomly sketched.

Zhang Fu said: "Sun Dashan hanged himself, and the whole family turned to Mr. Sun as a client."

"Since you have invested in a big family, don't force his family anymore and give Mr. Sun some face." He Tiesi warned.

Next, the three of them discussed dividing the spoils.

It’s not just Mr. He who wants to take the money, but also several other Mr. He. In addition to the officials and archers who went out to do business, each person could not get much, but the bosses still had a few cans.

A few dollars is enough.

We will continue next summer, and we can do five by then. This will reduce the hatred in the hearts of the subordinate staff.

Making money is secondary, the main thing is to vent your anger, and at the same time, you can build your authority.

If we don’t establish our authority, what will we do if someone attacks the county government again in the future?

Anyway, if there are any servants, they will be picked from the list of archers. Whether it's urging food or deducting food, it's legal and legal, and those archers must suffer.

Xiang Zhixian had no idea about this. He didn't even know that the archers he recruited were already mixed with the government officials.

As a police officer, Bai Erlang knew a little bit about this matter, but he pretended not to know.