When spring returns to the Central Plains, the mountains and forests in the southwest are already ablaze with colors.
In Xiaoliang Mountain, which is like spring all year round, the past winter has not left a deep impression on people. Compared with the heavy snow-capped mountains during the Xiaocanghe period and the barrenness of the northwest, winter here is just a name for time, and has no actual meaning.
concept.
There was naturally a big celebration at the end of the year, and then it was March before I knew it. Seedlings were planted in the fields, and every morning I looked around and saw lush trees and flowers among the mountains and ridges, except for the roads.
It’s difficult to walk, but the area near Jishan is almost like paradise on earth.
The trees on a mountain to the east of the city have been cut down long ago, terraces, roads have been dug, and houses have been built. In this era, it can be considered a pleasing sight.
These are the residences of Black Flag insiders.
He Wen gets up early every day. He gets up to exercise before dawn. Then he reads a text and prepares lessons carefully. When it gets dark, there are people walking around on the road in front of and behind the house. Factory, Gewuyuan
The craftsmen inside and the teachers from the school basically live together, and from time to time there are sounds of greetings, greetings and conversations.
In the society of the Wu Dynasty, the strata of scholars, farmers, industrialists and merchants had actually begun to be fixed. The identities of craftsmen and scholars were originally very different. However, in the more than ten years from Bamboo Records to the Huaxia Army, these craftsmen under Ning Yi gradually trained and gradually became
They formed their own system, and later many learned to read and write. Now there is not much barrier to communication with cultural people. Of course, this is also because the small society of the Huaxia Army attaches great importance to the joint efforts of everyone and pays attention to the relationship between people.
Equality in work, at the same time, naturally weakens the role of scholars intentionally or unintentionally.
He Wen naturally has some opinions on the latter, but there is nothing to say about it. His current identity is that he is a teacher on the one hand, and a prisoner on the other.
He Wen was originally a son of a wealthy family in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, a Confucian knight with both civil and military skills. A few years ago, during the military turmoil in the North, he went to the Central Plains to try to do his part. Later, by chance, he joined the Black Flag Army, and was at odds with the army.
The young people also had some friendship. Last year, Ning Yi came back to clean up the spies. He Wen was arrested because of his contacts with the outside world. However, after being captured, Ning Yi did not have much trouble for him and just kept him in the group.
Shan, taught Confucianism for half a year, and agreed to let him go when the time was up.
He accepted the civil and military orders, and was arrogant. Since he had an agreement, he started teaching here. In class, he analyzed the vastness of Confucianism and the possible problems of the Chinese army with a group of young students. At first, he was
He was rejected by others, but now he has been recognized by many disciples. This is the respect he has won with his knowledge. In recent months, Black Flag members often come to "argue" with him. He Wen is not a corrupt scholar. He is over 30 years old.
The Confucian hero is knowledgeable and sharp-minded, and he can always defeat others.
The time to leave is getting closer and closer recently.
He Wen has no doubts about Ning Yi's original promise. In addition to the past six months, he has been in Black Flag for three years. During that time in Hedeng, he was quite respected by everyone.
, was later found to be a spy, and could not continue to take classes in Hedeng, so he transferred to Jishan, but he did not face too many difficulties.
Zhuo Xiaofeng, who is in charge of garrison security in Jishan County, is familiar with him. He founded the Yongle Youth League. He is a guy who is obsessed with equality and harmony. He often comes up with deviant ideas to argue with He Wen; among the people in charge of Jishan's business
, a young man named Qin Shaoyu was originally Qin Siyuan's nephew. During the chaos when Qin Siyuan was killed, Qin Shaoyu was seriously injured by Lin Zongwu and has been in a wheelchair since then. He Wen admires the name Qin Siyuan and also admires the four books annotated by the old man.
, often chatting with him, Qin Shaoyu is not very knowledgeable in Confucianism, but he tells the truth about many things about Qin Siyuan, including the interactions between the old man and Ning Yi, and how he changed from a dandy under the influence of Ning Yi.
Until now, these have also made He Wen deeply understand.
Due to Black Flag's history of regicide, there are not many Confucian disciples in the army, and there are only a handful of well-educated Confucians. However, Black Flag's senior officials treat them with courtesy, including He Wen, who will stay for a while.
There are many precedents for letting people go, so He Wen is not worried about the other party's evil intentions.
During the three years in the Chinese army, he was wary most of the time. Now that he was about to leave, looking back, he suddenly felt that this place was like another world compared with the outside world. There are many monotonous things in this world, and there are also many
Chaos that is so confusing that one cannot see clearly.
The "Four People" promoted with He Deng as the core; the most radical "everyone is equal" promoted by the young people of the Yongle clan in Ba Dao; the "logic" promoted in the Gewuyuan, some young people pursue the connection between all things
Mohist thinking; the "contract spirit" promoted by Jishan County, greed and laziness are the core of these chaos.
After all, the Huaxia Army is a military group. After so many years of development, its combat power is enough to shock the world. However, the entire system only has more than 200,000 people. It is caught in a difficult situation. It is still impossible to develop a systematic culture. These things
Most of the culture and teachings came from Ning Yi and his disciples, and many of them are still in the form of slogans or in their infancy. Discussions by hundreds of people are not even considered "doctrines". Scholars like He Wen can see that they are
Some of the statements are even contradictory, but Ning Yi's approach is confusing and thought-provoking.
Relatively speaking, slogans such as "Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of China" are simpler and more mature.
Of course, these things made him think. But there were other things that troubled him.
After the morning exercise, the rooster crows. Soon after the rooster crows, footsteps are heard outside. Someone opens the fence door and comes in. Outside the window is a woman's figure, walking through the small yard, and then lighting a fire in the kitchen to prepare breakfast.
He Wen read loudly, and then prepared the lessons to be taught today. When he finished these things and walked out, the breakfast porridge and rice had been prepared, and the woman in a coarse cloth dress had also bowed her head and left.
The woman's name is Lin Jingmei, which is one of the things that worries him.
To be fair, even though the Chinese army fought their way through the sea of ​​blood, it does not mean that the army only advocates martial arts. In this era, even if it has weakened, scholars are still admired by others. He Wen is thirty-eight years old this year.
He is both civilized and military, and looks very talented. It is the age when his knowledge and temperament are best accumulated. When he first joined the Black Flag Army, he said that his wife, concubines, and children were all killed by the Jurchens. Later, he became familiar with the Black Flag Army, and naturally got
Many women fell in love with him, and Lin Jingmei was one of them.
He Wen first joined the Black Flag Army with a sense of generosity and tragedy. He threw himself into the devil's cave and had already put his life and death at risk. The girl named Lin Jingmei was nineteen years old, a whole round younger than him, but at this age,
In fact, it's not a big deal. The other party is the daughter of a martyr of the Chinese Army. She looks weak but has a tough temperament. She takes good care of him after falling in love with him, and there are a group of brothers and fathers who add fuel to the fire. Although He Wen claims to be heartbroken, over time, it is impossible to do anything.
It went too far, and eventually the girl started washing and cooking for him. In the eyes of outsiders, they were already a couple who would get married soon.
In fact, male chauvinism is prevalent in these years. He Wenwen comes from a good family. Although he has learned martial arts, he has always stayed away from cooking. Lin Jingmei came to take care of him, which indeed made his life much better. He was not directly a bad person.
Innocence is the rationality that I have maintained after getting to know everyone in Black Flag later.
Unexpectedly, half a year ago, the news that He Wennai was a spy was exposed. The protectors around Lin Jingmei may have been warned and did not go too far to make things difficult for him. However, Lin Jingmei felt miserable and disappeared for a long time. Who knew that she would change her mind again in the winter?
When I came to Jishan, I came to He Wen every day to wash and cook, but I stopped communicating with him. People are not like grass and trees, so how can we be ruthless? This attitude made He Wen even more distressed.
After having breakfast, he put away the dishes and went out to the Chinese Military Academy on the mountainside not far away. Relatively advanced Confucian knowledge also requires a certain foundation, so the children He Wen taught were not enlightened children, most of whom were fourteen or fifteen years old.
Ning Yi is now a teenager. In fact, Ning Yi attaches great importance to Confucian culture. Some of the children he arranged have received personal lessons from him. Many of them are active in thinking and occasionally ask questions in class.
A few more people came today. Among the boys and girls sitting in the back of the class, there was Ning Yi's eldest son Ning Xi. He Wen had seen him before, so he knew that Ning Yi probably came to Jishan County.
Already.
This class is not peaceful. He Wen's class is talking about the "Book of Rites: Rites and Luck". Combined with Confucius, Lao Tzu talked about the concept of world harmony and a well-off society - this kind of content is difficult to avoid arousing in the Chinese army.
Discussion - When the class was about to end, several young people who came with Ning Xi stood up to ask questions. The questions were relatively superficial, but they were no match for the young people's persistence. He Wen sat there and argued one by one, and later said
When it came to the strategy of the Huaxia Army, they talked about the chaos of the world that the Huaxia Army wanted to create. The class did not stop until noon. Later, Ning Xi could not help but participate in the debate, but was still attracted by He.
Wen was beaten a lot.
It is also true that although the class atmosphere in the Huaxia Army is lively and people can't help but ask questions, they have always been strict in respecting their teachers. Otherwise, eloquent guys like He Wen would inevitably be swarmed and labeled as reactionaries.
After the class, he went back to the courtyard. The food was a little cold. Lin Jingmei was sitting in the room waiting for him. Her eyes were slightly red, as if she had cried. When He Wen entered the room, she stood up to leave and whispered: "What are you doing this afternoon?"
, be careful what you say."
He Wen sat down and waited until Lin Jingmei left the house before standing up again: "Thank you to Miss Lin for taking care of me these days. I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
Lin Jingmei left quickly, probably in tears.
In the afternoon, He Wen went to school, sorted out his books and prepared lessons quietly as usual. Around midnight, a girl with the same scar on her face came to him and asked him to meet Ning Yi. The girl's eyes
She was cold and had a bad tone. She was the seventh young lady of the Su family, and she was best friends with Lin Jingmei. He Wen had met her several times after he was arrested, and each time he didn't get a good look. It was natural.
He Wen followed Miss Qi all the way out of the school and walked down the road to a market not far away. He Wen looked at the surrounding buildings and felt emotional. On the way, he saw a little man walking
They shouted loudly and distributed leaflets to passers-by: "...all people in this world are equal. Those big shots have hands, feet and heads. You and I also have hands, feet and heads. There is no difference between people..."
This is a person from Ba Dao Camp and a subordinate of Liu Xigua, one of Ning Yi's wives. They inherit the legacy of the Yongle family and pay the most attention to equality. They also engage in "democratic voting" in Ba Dao Camp. Their demands for equality are much higher than
Ning Yi's "Four People" are even more radical. They often publicize in Jishan and hold a rally every day. Even some merchants from outside the mountain will be affected. They go to see it out of curiosity in the evening. But for He Wen
For example, these things are what puzzled him the most. For example, Jishan's business system emphasizes greed and "pursuing profits in a proper manner", and Gewuyuan also emphasizes wisdom and efficient laziness. After all, these systems are to make people
If there is such a conflict of ideas among the three, six or nine grades, there will be internal divisions and fights in the future. He can't quite figure out Ning Yi's brain twitch, but similar doubts are used to scorn Ning Xi and other children.
But it was very easy.
In the past, He Wen was deeply confused and disapproving of these propagandas, but now he became slightly nostalgic. After all, these "fallacious theories" did not exist outside the mountains.
Not long after walking here, before reaching the lively part of the market, He Wen saw Ning Yi at the office of the Huaxia Army. In the relatively heavily guarded courtyard, Ning Xi and her companions could be seen next door copying things with their heads down. He Wen came over.
At that time, Ning Yi was seeing off a merchant from Dali, then asked him to sit down with a normal expression, and made him a cup of tea.
Most of the time, Ning Yi smiles when he meets people. It was the same the last time he met He Wen. Even though he was a spy, Ning Yi didn't make things difficult for him. But this time, the man who could shock the world by stomping his feet looked serious.
He sat in silence for a moment in the chair opposite.
"In the morning, Jingmei and I met."
"Well" He Wen finally understood why Lin Jingmei's eyes were red at noon.
Ning Yi thought for a moment, sighed, and then spoke after careful consideration:
"Jingmei's father is called Lin Nian. More than ten years ago, he had a famous nickname called Wufeng Dao. At that time, I was still running Bamboo Records and was related to the Secret Detective Department. Some martial arts people came to kill me.
, some came to seek refuge with me. Lin Nian came here at that time. He was a hero. Although he was very skilled in martial arts, he would never bully others. I remember that when he first arrived, he was very thin from hunger. Jingmei was even more so. She had been frail and sick since she was a child.
Ye Shao, a real yellow-haired girl, looks pitiful..."
Ning Yi's voice was low, and he recalled the past while talking about the past: "Then the Jurchens came, and I took my people out to help the Prime Minister build up the walls and clear the country. After a big battle, the whole army was defeated. I led the people to fight back to Qixian to burn the food and grass.
Master Lin Nianlin died on that road. He fought with the Jurchens until the end of his life. His only wish when he passed away was that we could take care of his daughter."
"And then." He Wen's eyes were calm, without much emotion.
"I regard Jingmei as my daughter." Ning Yi looked at him, "You are older than her, and you can be her father. When she liked you, I was against it, but she is soft on the outside and strong on the inside. I think
, you are a good person after all, and everyone doesn’t mind, so forget it. Later... when I found out your identity for the first time, it was a month before I attacked you. By the time I knew it, it was already too late. "
He Wen raised the corner of his mouth and said, "I thought Mr. Ning came to me either to let me go or to talk to me about world affairs, or because you humiliated your son in school this morning and you wanted to regain your place.
Come on, unexpectedly, you want to tell me these affairs between men and women?"
He had already built up his mind and was not moved by the other person's words, but Ning Yi didn't care about the barbs in his words. He sat there and leaned over, wiping his face with his hands a few times: "No one cares about everything in the world.
We can talk. From a personal standpoint, I hope you can consider staying for Jingmei's sake, so that she will feel happy."
"Mr. Ning, do you think this is more important?"
Ning Yi looked at him: "Is there anything more important than this?"
"I can't see hope, how can I stay?"
"Being able to defeat the Jurchens is not considered a hope?"
"Knowledge that cannot withstand scrutiny has no hope."
He Wen tit for tat, Ning Yi was silent for a moment, leaned back in his chair, and nodded: "I understand, whether you are leaving or staying today, this is what I wanted to talk to you about."
He Wen laughed: "Mr. Ning is refreshing."
"It's not that I'm happy, I want to see how you feel about Jingmei. You avoid talking about it, but you still have some feelings."
He Wen fell silent, and Ning Yi looked outside the door: "What Mr. He wants to know is how to govern the world in the future. However, I would like to talk about your thoughts and Confucian thoughts. Many people
Questions in the mind.”
"Mr. Ning has said a lot before." He Wen said, his tone no longer as deliberately unfriendly as before.
"... When I was young, my thoughts were the same as those of ordinary people. I was quite smart and had a good brain. People who have a good brain must think highly of themselves. I am also very confident. Mr. He is like many Confucian scholars.
, let alone saving the world, I always feel that if I do things, I must be different from others. I can do what others cannot do. The simplest thing is that if I become an official, I will naturally not be a corrupt official. He
What do you think, sir? Did you have this idea when you were young?"
He Wen looked at him: "Even now, He is definitely not a corrupt official."
Ning Yi smiled complicatedly: "Yeah, at that time, I thought, is money so important? Is power so important? Is it true that the suffering of poverty means that you can't walk on the right path? Until one day, I suddenly realized
One thing is that those corrupt officials, bad guys, and hopeless guys are also very smart. Many of them are actually smarter than me... After I deeply understand this, there is a question.
It changed my whole life, and the entire worldview among the three views I mentioned began to turn upside down."
Ning Yi looked at He Wen with cold eyes: "Why did Mr. He fail?"
He Wen raised his head: "Huh?"
"Why did an outstanding person like He Wen become a corrupt official? Why did an outstanding person like Qin Siyuan fail? What are the inevitable reasons for countless outstanding people in this world?
They all became corrupt officials and they were unable to stick to their original ideas of integrity. Mr. He, do you think it’s just you? Or is it just me? The answer is actually everyone, almost everyone, Mr. He.
None of them are willing to do bad things and become corrupt officials, and there are countless smart people among them. Then what they encounter must be a force more terrifying and more reasonable than death."
"When I encounter what kind of situation, will I slowly and inevitably fail? After this question... I began to truly understand the world..."
Chapter completed!