After the earnest persuasion of Chen Chang and Yan Qianshi, Yan Xiu finally agreed to go to the city.
In fact, Chen Chang understands Yan Xiu's inner thoughts.
"Heaven and earth are closed, and wise men hide." The Southern and Northern Dynasties were in an era of great turmoil, with rapid changes in political power, constant disasters, and endless refugee uprisings.
The scholars suffered from the turmoil of the times, and this pain came not only from the outside world, but also from the torment and struggle that they could not resolve in their hearts.
They had empty ambitions, but could not put them into practical actions to save the people from the fire and water, and relieve the people from hanging upside down. Therefore, they transformed their desire for fame and compassion for the common people into their grasp of the beauty of life.
In the context of being unable to grasp the length of life, they work harder to explore the depth of life and enrich the content and inner experience of their lives. Therefore, they ignore worldly affairs and instead focus on the mountains, rivers and nature.<
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Regarding Yan Xiu's entry into Jiangling, the old man indeed went through some inner struggle.
At that time, Xie An, a famous minister of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, lived in seclusion in Dongshan, and was about to leave the mountain after being summoned by Huan Wen. The famous scholar Hao Long said teasingly: "Wherever you go, you will be a Polygala, and when you go out, you will be grass."
Isn’t that true for Yan Xiu?
Chen Chang believes that Yan Xiu also had some ambitions at the beginning, but was forced by the situation and had to choose a suitable way to deal with the world. Just like the drinking, taking drugs and absurd behaviors of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest, they can be explained as escaping from reality and numbing themselves because they do not want to become an official.
, but their escape from the world was forced. If they were facing an era of political clarity, they might not become officials.
After finally waiting for Yan Xiu to fall asleep, Chen Chang and Yan Qianshi walked out of the yard and came side by side to the edge of a forest outside the village, where the grass was lush, the trees were lush, and the birds were chirping and insects were chirping.
The bright moonlight refracted from the gaps between the branches and leaves in the forest, like layers of tulle. Chen Chang hadn't enjoyed this taste of nature for a long time, and couldn't help but inhale greedily.
Yan Qianshi stopped and said, "Qilang, what happened today is all thanks to you."
He was actually referring to two things. One was to rescue his grandfather and grandson from Liu Yingshun's house, and the other was to persuade his grandfather to go to the city.
Chen Chang waved his hand, broke off a branch, gently slapped the trunk, and asked: "Brother, have you thought about what you will do after entering the city?"
Yan Qianshi shook his head. In fact, he had always hoped that his grandfather could go to the city. The life in the city was the life he yearned for, but he had not seriously considered what he would do for a living after entering the city.
As the grandson of an old scholar, he has been studying with his grandfather since he was a child. He cannot be said to be exceptionally talented, but he can be regarded as knowledgeable and memorized, but this is not his ambition.
When asked by Chen Chang, Yan Qianshi became even more confused. Chen Chang went to Jiangling to get married. It is estimated that the girl's family has a good family background, and they will probably have enough food and clothing in the future. As for him, he has nothing to do, and he really doesn't have much.
Know what to do for a living.
Seeing that he didn't answer, Chen Chang asked again: "What do you rely on to survive the day at Yangjiadu?"
"I feel a little ashamed to say that my family has more than 30 acres of thin farmland. However, in recent years, the population has become sparse and there are no more tenant farmers to work on it, so this land has been left uncultivated."
Chen Chang understood that the grandfather and grandson were basically sitting on nothing. He patted Yan Qianshi on the shoulder and said, "Brother, don't worry, as long as I have food to eat in the future, you and Ah Weng will definitely not be missing."
Yan Qianshi smiled honestly: "I accept your intention. It's just that you went to the woman's house, I'm afraid..."
Judging from what he knows, Chen Changjia is now in decline. He went to Gangneung to get married. He is about the same as the bride who married into his wife. His status must not be much higher. Maybe he has to look at other people's eyes to help an outsider like him.
It's almost impossible.
Chen Chang was not as pessimistic as Fatty Yan. He smiled and said, "Brother, don't worry, I will definitely find a solution."
Yan Qianshi waved his hands hurriedly: "Just live your life well. I have hands and feet, so I won't be hungry. In fact, if Aweng wanted to be an official, he would have already done so. You might not be able to do it yet.
You know, I have a cousin who served as a minister of Sanqi during the Yuan Dynasty. He was responsible for the affairs of the family and was ordered to correct books. Now I heard that he has gone to the Northern Qi Dynasty. Alas, I am telling you what to do."
"Actually, Aweng also wanted to be an official at the beginning, right?"
Yan Qianshi nodded: "I don't want to serve the country and secure the world, but I want to be a man! He was also ambitious at the beginning, but in this world, he has no choice but to follow the old path of the Seven Sages in the Bamboo Grove."
"Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove?" Chen Chang was interested. After all, they were the leading figures in the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
Yan Qianshi blinked: "Taoism was advocated during the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Although the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest emphasized 'transcend the famous teachings and let nature take its course', most of them still wanted to be officials. Ruan Ji was the son of Ruan Yu, one of the seven sons of Jian'an. Ruan Ji
Yu and Cao Cao are classmates; Ruan Xian is Ruan Ji's nephew; Ji Kang's father Ji Zhao and brother Ji Xi are both high-ranking officials in Cao Wei, and Ji Kang's wife is a member of the Cao Wei clan;
Wang Rong's grandfather Wang Xiong served as the governor of Youzhou in Cao Wei, and his father Wang Hun served as the governor of Liangzhou in Cao Wei; one of Shan Tao's aunts was the mother of Sima Yi's wife Zhang Chunhua, and was related to the Sima family; only Xiang Xiu and Liu Ling came from poor families.
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Among the seven people, only Shantao is a direct descendant of the Sima family, and has the closest relationship with the Sima family. Ruan Ji, Ruan Xian, Ji Kang, and Wang Rong are all former ministers of Cao Wei. In addition, each person has a different temperament, so when facing the change of dynasties, each person has a different temperament.
Individual ways of doing things are also different.
Ji Kang had a bold and outspoken temperament, saying that he was "not Tang Wu but weak Zhou Kong", which offended the Sima family who wanted to usurp the throne, and was eventually killed; Ruan Ji did not actively join the officialdom, but in the end he was forced to "not speak out about people" due to pressure.
He also wrote a form of persuasion for Sima Yan to usurp the throne;
Ruan Xian was not reused because of his dissolute temperament. He was extremely talented in music. He unintentionally offended Xun Xu, a minister of the Western Jin Dynasty who also loved music, so he was suppressed all the time;
Liu Ling was short in stature, ugly in appearance, and had no family background. In addition, he was bohemian and drunken all day long. It was difficult for him to survive in the Wei and Jin Dynasties when birth and appearance were important. Xiang Xiu originally did not want to be an official, but Ji Kang was
After being killed, he was forced to become an official under pressure;
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Wang Rong was born in the Langya Wang family and had a profound background. The Langya Wang family had been prosperous for hundreds of years and was good at adapting. Most of his descendants were capable people, so Wang Rong compromised with the Sima family and became an important minister in the Western Jin Dynasty. Shan Tao was the first to become an official and the most recent.
Gaining the trust of the Sima family, he and Wang Rong were appointed as Situ..."
Chen Chang didn't expect that Yan Qianshi was so knowledgeable and eloquent, and he could analyze the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest so thoroughly. It was completely different from when he recklessly went to find the local officials and used the back door. Maybe this was his talent. Although this fat man was very familiar with
I don’t dare to be interested in reading, but I come from a scholarly family, and I have been immersed in calligraphy and ink since I was a child. Even if I don’t work hard, my achievements are far better than ordinary people.
He deeply agreed with what Cai Yan Qianshi said and said: "So, behind the passive avoidance of the world, there is actually a heart to become an official?"
"Exactly, Ji Kang entrusted his son Ji Shao to Shan Tao after his death. Like ordinary Confucians, he taught Ji Shao the principles of life in the "Family Precepts". Ji Shao later became a rare loyal minister in the Western Jin Dynasty; Ruan Ji rejected his son Ruan Hun
Follow your own footsteps and join the ranks of celebrities. People of my own generation are unwilling to be loyal to the Sima family, but the next generation will join the officialdom, and their escapism will not be extended to the next generation..."
Chen Chang said with emotion: "We have admired each other for a lifetime. It is truly a blessing to meet my brother in this life."
After hearing this, Yan Qianshi was surprised and happy, and said: "Qilang, although you are also a scholar, you are very straightforward. I have never met you in my life. You and I hit it off immediately. How about we become Jinlan brothers?"
Chen Chang said happily: "I can't get what I want."
Yan Qianshi was one year older than Chen Chang, so he was naturally his elder brother. At that moment, he gathered some earth into incense and bowed eight times to the sky. One of them called him "Xiandi" and the other called him "Brother". They were both extremely happy.
Unlike Chen Chang and Yan Qianshi who were happily married to Jinlan, Liu Yaozu was looking bitter at the moment and was still angry about what happened during the day.
He plays with eagles every day, but he didn't expect to be pecked in the eye by an eagle today. Because they were angry, the few gangsters who followed him were unlucky. They had a nose that was not a nose and eyes that were not eyes. They finally waited until Liu Yaozu got tired of scolding them.
Only then did the birds and beasts scatter.
The door opened with a creak, and the cool breeze blew in. The oil lamp on the table flickered, and the light suddenly became smaller, just like a person struggling to die, but he finally survived. Liu Yaozu said impatiently: "Didn't I tell you,
Don’t bother me!”
"Why is my son so unhappy?"
A woman wearing a two-crotch blouse and turban shoes walked in. The woman was thirty-seven or eighteen years old, with a thick layer of powder on her face, thin eyes, thin lips, high cheekbones, and a snail on her head.
The bun is swaying in the air, and the walking path is like willows swinging in the wind. Although she is a mature woman, her charm is still there.
After Liu Yaozu saw the woman, the anger on his face disappeared. He stood up and greeted her, "When did you come back? Why don't you stay one more night at my grandfather's house?"
This person is none other than his mother, Liu Maoshi. She went home to visit relatives a few days ago and was originally scheduled to return tomorrow, but unexpectedly it was brought forward today.
Liu Maoshi replied: "I miss you and my son so much that I returned early."
When Liu Mao asked his son about what happened during the day, Liu Yaozu told him one by one. From his point of view, he naturally put all the blame on Chen Chang, the ancestors and grandchildren of the Yan family, and even Wang Huan was said to be related to
Chen Chang colluded and deliberately came to find fault with their father and son.
Mrs. Liu Mao caressed her son's cheek and neck distressedly. First he asked questions about his beloved son, and then said with an angry look on his face: "What a cruel person, you beat my son like this. I hate your incompetent father.
How can I let my son suffer such injustice!"
Liu Mao's family was originally from a wealthy family in the suburbs of Jiangling. Before she married Liu Yingshun, Liu Yingshun was just an idler in the countryside. He won Liu Mao's heart with his sweet words, and the result was a dark knot.
After Fengzi got married, Liu Yingshun became a local official with the support of the Li family. With his quick mind, he managed to prosper.
However, Liu Yingshun was quite wary of this fierce wife at home.
"My father is not at home?"
Liu Maoshi spat: "Humph, I don't know what kind of fox this old guy went to live on. The old guy doesn't care about my son. He's just venting his anger for you. My son has lost weight again, and my mother has let that cheap maid suffer.
Chicken soup will replenish my son’s health.”
Although she was born into a wealthy family, her family did not have a deep cultural background. In addition, she was pampered and she developed a domineering temperament. Even her husband Liu Yingshun would scold her if she didn't like it.
Now, seeing that her son has been wronged, she has long been furious.
"Aniang, the scholar and the Yan family are nothing, but the identity of the woman..."
"Hmph, no matter what her identity is, she can't always protect that old thing, right? If she offends my son, they have to pay the price..."
Outside the window, a slender and delicate figure was holding a tray and walked gently to the door. The soft whispers in the house were faintly heard.
"You just need to go ahead and do it boldly, and your mother will support you." Liu Mao's voice was low and he sneered, "Your father will end up being a clerk all his life. My son must not imitate him...
...The Yan family still has dozens of acres of farmland, so this time they just took it all away..."
Liu Yaozu's voice saying yes came from inside the house, and the beautiful figure outside was secretly frightened. She quickly turned around and left, and then went to the courtyard. Her skirt was hung on a pot of beautiful, fragrant and elegant purple magnolia. She just heard "Bang"
"There was a crisp sound, and the flower pot fell down.
A sharp voice quickly came from inside the house: "Who? Who is outside?"
The beautiful figure panicked slightly, stood in the middle of the courtyard, and responded with a trembling voice: "Yes...yes...I, madam, the chicken soup is ready..."
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