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Mongolia Chapter 52 Freedom, Rules

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    On the day the Freedom Garden was established, the people in the capital were too timid to set foot in it. That place used to be the residence of the No. 1 noble in the world, the Marquis of Jianchang. Ordinary people broke into the Marquis's mansion and were caught. That was  It was a capital crime, so the people gathered around the gate to watch the fun, but no one dared to enter.  **Bubble! Book.  Bar*

    When a person held a big gong, knocked it at the main entrance, and then pulled his neck and shouted, "The original cast of Tianjin Dream of Red Mansions will perform in the park for ten days! If you want to see it, hurry up and enter the park. If you go late, you won't get a good seat."  ¡±

    "Dream of Red Mansions?!" Everyone exclaimed. It is impossible for common people like them to have any spare money to go to the hall. They usually spend a lot of money to go to teahouses, which is a luxury thing. Although the name of Dream of Red Mansions has been admired for a long time, but  But if you don¡¯t have money, you won¡¯t be able to enjoy such elegant art.

    But now, Liberty Park is actually performing Ten Days of Dream of Red Mansions for free. This is a rare opportunity. Everyone is itching. A few brave people hesitated for a long time, and finally gritted their teeth and entered the Liberty Garden three times. The common people followed suit.  , seeing someone coming forward, they naturally followed suit and swarmed into the Free Garden.

    It was early spring in the capital, and the garden was full of tender green, which was very pleasant. There were mountains, water, pavilions and pavilions in the garden, all kinds of picturesque scenery, and the people who entered the garden were surprised to find that  Except for some cleaning staff and management personnel who guide people's flow, there are really no scary guards in uniforms in the park. Even the police officers patrolling the streets are not seen here.

    The heartstrings of the people were inexplicably twitched at this moment. They felt that the spring breeze blowing in front of them had a different flavor. A feeling that they had never experienced before came up from their hearts. They felt light all over and took a deep breath.  He breathed, and unconsciously straightened his rickety waist upwards, "Freedom Garden, this is really a good place for freedom, Zhengde Dynasty, it's different, a little different."  .  .

    Some literati who came here after hearing the news found some pavilions, took out the pen and ink they had prepared long ago, and wanted to leave their names on them. Naturally, at this time, no one would write something boring about so and so who came here.  All the things I wrote were inscribed on my recent masterpieces, hoping to take advantage of the spring breeze of the Liberty Garden to make them popular.

    A large number of admiring people flocked here from all over the capital. Of course, many people hurriedly walked out. When the collision occurred, what were the people walking in wondering?  I don't want to see the beautiful scenery, but I want to go out. Is there something wrong with my brain?  After a while, those people understood that those who were rushing out were hawkers who went home to take things to sell in the garden. They were in such a hurry because they were afraid that they would not get a good place. Such business opportunities could not be missed.

    Some jugglers on the overpass also came here to show off their skills. Various melons and fruits snacks were set up on both sides of the road, and they set up stalls to sell them. The arrival of these people made the garbage on the road begin to increase, but those  The hawker is very conscious. While taking care of the customers, he takes the initiative to clean up the garbage near his stall. This place used to be a prince's mansion. For ordinary people like us, don't think about it. Even in our dreams, we would never set up a stall in a place like this. If we don't do it well,  Maintenance, that is really heartless.

    There are more and more people who want to enter the Freedom Park, and there are also many people who want to come out. There are more and more frictions between people coming in and out. If it were normal, some people would probably get into a fight over it.  , but today I don¡¯t know why, each other apologized politely, and in the end the crowd actually formed a queue consciously, clearly divided into two passages, not only the entrance, but also the crowd in the park gradually turned to the right.  With the habit of walking, the entire Liberty Park suddenly seemed a lot more orderly.

    There is a large amount of lawn laid in the Liberty Garden, but there is no road in the middle of the lawn. For the purpose of protecting the lawn, everyone has to take a detour to reach the other side. Not only is it tiring, but it is extremely troublesome, but they see some people arrogantly walking on it.  He walked across the lawn, but there was no sign of guilt on his face. Everyone was puzzled. Only later did they understand that there was writing on the edge of the lawn, saying that you can walk on the lawn as you like.

    Now everyone is even more confused. If the lawn is trampled like this, wouldn¡¯t it be trampled to pieces?  Finally, the management staff of the park came forward to explain that everyone likes to walk on the lawn almost everywhere, so when the lawn is trampled out by everyone, the trampled road will be the road that best suits everyone's walking habits. Then they will  A stone path will be laid on it for everyone to walk on.  Everyone was in an uproar. This Liberty Garden actually considered everyone so carefully.

    Of course, it is not all such a good thing. There are also some disharmonious things happening. There are many people spitting and throwing things everywhere. However, the cleaning staff in the park do not stop or insult them when they see such situations. They just keep silent.  They step forward to wipe the dirty things, pick up the garbage, and then walk away silently. Slowly, those who throw things around and spit randomly will despise those people around them.He loudly taught the children not to imitate him, and some people even took the initiative to help clean up, which made those people quite embarrassed. Later, such things gradually became less common, looking at the clean and tidy roads.  , looking at the beautiful surroundings, I couldn¡¯t bear to throw it away even if I wanted to.

    Marquis Jianchang left in a hurry, but some large objects were not moved away. There were also some bonsais of exotic flowers and plants left in the Free Garden. Some people wanted to take them for themselves when they saw them, so they took down the big objects.  Small parts are taken away, and small bonsais are taken away directly. The management staff in the garden saw it and remained silent. After a small part of a large object is taken away, if it can be repaired, then find a craftsman to make it up. If it has been affected,  If the overall appearance is beautiful, then just remove it and replace it with something else. The bonsai that was taken away will be replanted by a flower master. After doing this several times, there will no longer be people there, or even  Some things that were taken away were put back in their place one day.

    There are many such things. The rules of the Freedom Park were slowly formed in this atmosphere, and even later developed to the point where this place became a forbidden place for criminals. It is said that it started because the Longteng Gang gave death orders to thieves and pickpockets. Who  Whoever dares to make money in this place will have his hands chopped off!  But many years have passed, and the Longteng Gang has long ceased to exist, but what is surprising is that all lawless elements still abide by that ban. Perhaps no matter who they are, everyone hopes that such a pure land exists, at least one day.  He could stay there with peace of mind and repent of the mistakes he had made.

    But after all, the purpose of setting up the Freedom Park is not for everyone to play. It is a place for free speech. But whether you can speak freely without any punishment? Everyone still wants to beat the drum and shoot the first bird. This head is still left to others.  Come and get it.

    "Wang Daring, don't you always think of yourself as bold? You dare to do anything, why don't you come and scold me?" a neighbor asked.

    The man nicknamed Wang Boldly rolled up his sleeves and said with great ambition, "I'm here, I'm here, my head won't be bigger than a scar if I fall off!" As he said that, he coughed hard twice, and the audience fell into silence, "Then I'll be here."  Just scold" Wang boldly drawled, and finally said loudly, "Liu Laoer is not authentic!"

    Someone below immediately laughed and yelled back, "You stinky old man, why are you scolding me? Did I recruit you or provoke you?"

    Everyone burst into laughter.  "No one will arrest you even if you scold him! You are so bold!"

    Wang boldly looked around, and everyone cheered, "Come on, come on!"

    Wang boldly suppressed his blush, took a deep breath, seemed to have made a lot of determination, and finally said in a very small voice, "II scolded the yamen servants of Shuntian Mansion for not taking my things.  Give me money!¡±

    There was silence again. After a long time, I don't know who shouted "Okay!" Everyone woke up and applauded one after another. Someone started and it was fine, and everyone started to curse, some of them scolded their neighbors.  Some people criticize officials, some people criticize profiteers, and some people criticize the court.

    But scolding everyone felt that it was meaningless. In the end, it turned into laughter, and my mood became much happier. My whole face turned red, and my spirit seemed to be washed away by water. It was clean.

    While the common people were scolding each other in all kinds of ways, the literati who entered the Freedom Garden were all scolding the same person - Liu Jin!  At first, they were all scolding in a low voice, but when they saw that no one was paying attention, their voices gradually became louder. Some compared Liu Jin to Gao Lishi, some compared Liu Jin to Wang Zhen, and some even ignored their status.  Liu Jin compared him to a bastard, but even scolding them felt very boring. Later, I don't know who got the upper hand, but someone actually started talking about the imperial examination method that was about to be implemented by the imperial court. Naturally, the literati did not praise or criticize this matter.  First, some people say good things, and naturally some people say bad things, but no matter how they evaluate the government, no one from the government comes to ask questions from the beginning to the end.

    In the Freedom Garden, on the one hand there is freedom, but on the other hand there are rules that are slowly forming. However, these rules formed by the people themselves do not make them feel restricted at all. On the contrary, they take it for granted. Everyone consciously abides by the rules.  Enjoy the freedom!  The two words are so contradictory in meaning, but at this moment they are so harmonious.

    Since then, Freedom Garden has been named. Not only people in the Ming Dynasty knew that there was such a place for free speech in the imperial capital of the Ming Dynasty, but people all over the world also knew that in the far east, there was a holy land of freedom for the people, where there was no law.  Within the constraints of the law, anyone can speak freely there.

    The benefits brought by the Freedom Garden are far more than that. It made more and more people in the Ming Dynasty begin to care about government affairs and national issues. The folk customs began to become enlightened, and the minds of the Ming people began to become open and tolerant at that moment.

    How many years later, a foreign tourist came to Liberty Park because of its reputation. After touring the park, he didn¡¯t find anything new. He did hear many people say:He loudly expressed his views on government affairs, but those things were matters that Ming people should be concerned about. As a foreigner, he would naturally not pay attention to them, and felt that the rumors from the outside world were just that.

    But something happened that completely changed his view of Akito. Before leaving, he bought some incense from a vendor and planned to burn an incense stick for the Buddha enshrined in the Liberty Garden, but he didn't have any loose money.  , there was only a one-hundred-yuan banknote, and naturally the hawker couldn't find it. However, the hawker was not embarrassed at all. He just took the banknote and threw it into the merit box in front of the Buddha, and then started rummaging through it for change.  Finally, I took a handful of broken silver and gave it to the tourist. The tourist counted it and found that after deducting the money for buying incense, it turned out to be no more than one penny. What surprised him even more was that the big merit box had a very wide opening.  It was huge, and there was no one watching over it. There were at least tens of thousands of taels of silver piled inside.

    "Aren't you afraid that someone will take the money at will?" The tourist stood next to the merit box with doubts, and he just wanted to make it clear.  As a result, he stood there for a long time and only saw people throwing money inside, but did not see the problem he was worried about arise.

    Finally, in desperation, he asked the vendor next to him, "Is it true that no one takes the silver inside?"

    "Of course!" The vendor, who sells incense here all year round, said firmly.

    "Ah? Then" The tourist was confused. "Then everyone is still willing to donate money to it?"

    The vendor smiled slightly and said, "This merit box has two purposes. The first one is naturally to repair the Buddhist temple. The second and its real purpose is to help those who are in urgent need of money. Those who take the money will do it afterwards."  They¡¯ll make it up, and often more!¡±

    "What if they take the money and don't make it back?"

    The vendor smiled again, "If they don't make up for it, it means they must have encountered some serious difficulties. Isn't it the Buddha's wish to help those who really need help?"

    Looking at the innocent smile of the vendor, the tourist stood there blankly. What kind of tolerance does it take to be so magnanimous? After a long time, the tourist threw all the broken silver in his hand into the merit box.  He hurriedly returned to China by boat, and then moved his family to live in the capital of the Ming Dynasty. He never left the capital for half a step in his life.
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