The white and slender fingers on the green Qi gently pressed down, and the beautiful melody began to float, finally blooming again in this small courtyard pavilion that had been silent for a long time.
Fei Qian sat, raised his head slightly and looked at the sky, and then sighed softly. Although he was reluctant to leave Pingyang so quickly, the problem was that some problems had to be solved. He could fight his way out of the bloody storm.
, Fei Qian also had enough majesty and murderous intent at the moment, but in front of Cai Yan, he never showed these ferocious sides.
"There has been no news from the Xiongnu side. I am planning to go to the Yinshan Mountains as the spring plowing has just started... In two days, I will set off when I am ready..." Fei Qian listened, and then
During the break in the rhythm, he said slowly.
"Xiongnu?" Cai Yan stopped involuntarily. If she hadn't had a very high attainment in music, it would be impossible to say that this emotional fluctuation would have caused the strings to break. After all, most of the strings in the Han Dynasty were made of silk.
, too much elasticity will not only make it easy to fluff, but it will also get snagged if you are not careful.
"I captured Huchuquan before, so I sent him to the Yinshan Mountains..." Fei Qian said slowly, "According to the itinerary, it's enough for a round trip, but I haven't received any news so far...
...Although there are Captain Ma and others in Yinshan, I am still a little worried..."
The mobilization and assembly of an army cannot be completed as soon as it is completed. Although Yuvluo did not do anything about Huchuquan, under the supervision of Yinshan Ma Yue and others, there was no extraordinary move, so overall
The risk is not great, but we cannot take it lightly, otherwise capsizing in the gutter may not happen.
Humphrey was obviously hesitating, but the question was also about hesitation. Fei Qian didn't know why Humphrey was hesitating?
Yinshan is also an important horse breeding ground and training ground, and will become a relatively qualified granary in the future, so it cannot be left to chance and ignored.
"The south side can generally keep things quiet for a while...and the west side and the east side can be left alone for the time being, so I can only have time to see what's going on in the north side now..." Fei Qian smiled and said more or less
With some bitterness, he said, "I am a person who wants to have time but often finds it hard to do so. I guess all I have left is running around here and there..."
After Fei Qian said this, Cai Yan also fell silent, not knowing what to say.
"Senior sister, it's time to go out and walk around. We can't remain bored..." Fei Qian continued, "I have already given the manpower and supplies to Youruo. He will prepare them. If you need anything, you can also ask someone to help.
Just go to him and ask for it directly... I also told Uncle Kong about the academy. He has been in the academy for a long time and is familiar with the situation. If you encounter anything inconvenient here, you can come forward.
Find him..."
"... Junior brother, you don't have to think too much about me... I know..." Cai Yan smiled softly, and then said, "Junior brother travels a long distance and has many military affairs... Although I know that junior brother is in these aspects
I have always been cautious, but I still need to be more careful..."
Fei Qian nodded.
Cai Yan stretched out his hand and plucked the strings a few times, and said: "I don't have anything to give to my junior brother, so I will play another song for him. I hope my junior brother will be victorious as soon as possible..."
Cai Yan gently rubbed the strings with catkins, sometimes sliding over them, sometimes gently picking them up. The sound of the piano was like pearls rolling in a jade plate, or like a clear and beautiful stream flowing down from the mountains jumping between the stones.
, wash away the worries in my heart.
After the song ended, Fei Qian was silent for a moment, stood up, looked at each other with Cai Yan, nodded, and left without saying anything more.
Cai Yan stood up, her lips as pink as peach blossoms trembled slightly, as if she had something to say, but in the end she didn't say a word. Cai Yan followed Fei Qian's steady steps out of the corridor and walked out.
After the yard disappeared from sight, the originally upright shoulders and waist seemed to relax. I took a long breath, exhaled it slowly, and closed my eyes.
Cai Yan stood blankly in the pavilion for a while, listening to the sound of wind passing over the treetops around him, as if he was saying some unknown words. After a while, he finally called out: "Feng Shu... take the green
Qi, please take it away...and bring me some books..."
"Yes, Miss." The maid came out from the back of the pavilion with the book and asked, "Then, what book should I bring for Miss?"
"The Book of Songs..." Cai Yan thought for a moment and then said.
After all, the Book of Songs dates from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and is also the earliest starting theme of poetry in China. Many things are even before Confucius and Mencius, and can even be traced to the Western Zhou Dynasty. Since we want to trace the origin, let’s start with the earliest documents...
Feng Shu replied, and then packed up quickly with his hands and feet. He first put Lu Qi into a brocade bag, and then carried it back in small steps. Soon after, he came back with several volumes in his arms.
Cai Yan watched quietly, unknowingly overlapping the Feng Shu in front of him with the one in his memory. When Feng Shu was still young, he entered the Cai Mansion with little hands and feet, and no slaps.
The scroll is large, and the scroll on the bamboo slips and wooden coffin is heavy, so it can only be held in a ring, so it is called "Feng Shu"...
"Feng Shu..." Cai Yan suddenly asked softly, "You... do you think of your parents..."
The action of offering the book paused for a moment, then he blinked, shook his head and said with a smile: "Mother, I can't remember..."
Cai Yan lowered his head quietly. After a while, he slowly walked over, took Feng Shu's hand, and then hugged Feng Shu without saying anything.
"...Miss..." Feng Shu's face was in Cai Yan's arms, and his voice was a little muffled.
After a long time, the two of them separated, both smiling sheepishly.
Cai Yan sat down again at the table, then casually picked up the Book of Songs brought by Feng Shu, spread it out and opened it, glanced up and down for a few times, then suddenly froze, his lips fluttered slightly, and he couldn't help but recite it softly.
:
"I have so many children, but when I come to see you in the alley, I regret not sending them away..."
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Political Hall in Pingyang.
The political hall seems to be extremely lively no matter what time. It is not noisy. In this kind of place, let alone shouting loudly, even if the sound is louder, it will immediately attract the vigilant eyes of the soldiers on duty on both sides. If there is any rudeness,
It is impossible to say that there will be soldiers on the front fork out immediately...
But the flow of people here is really large, so the movement cannot be quieted down naturally. The officials and clerks coming and going are holding written documents in their hands, and their faces are full of "My matter is the most urgent, my matter is the most important".
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"...Brother Xun, what should we do about this..." Linghu Shao scratched his scalp with a headache, and with a sad face, he said carefully amid the constant flow of officials, "I wonder what the Lord meant...ahem...
Near Pingyang, as the winter snow subsided, the officials responsible for various affairs began to rush around again. As the chief steward of Pingyang, Xun Chen was naturally busy for a while. Farming cattle, allocating manpower, urging production, and coordinating
Places and so on, a stream of writings and officials poured into Xun Chen's place, and then flowed out again as if they had turned a corner here...
Under such circumstances, Xun Chen could still do two things at once. He glanced up and down at the newly sent text, then wrote a few more questions, then picked up the pen to approve a few words, and passed it to the waiting officials.
, the officials quickly took it, bowed their hands to Xun Chen and Linghu Shao, stepped back a few steps, and left the political hall.
Linghu Shao was also a little helpless. Cai Yong's death did have a big impact, but he originally thought that Fei Qian would not leave Pingyang so quickly, so Linghu Shao was not so anxious at first, but he didn't want Fei Qian to send troops north in a blink of an eye.
, Linghu Shao suddenly had no confidence in his heart.
The average life span of ordinary people in the Han Dynasty is more than forty years old. Although Cai Yong died in a military disaster, on the other hand, he was still over sixty years old and was rushing to reach seventy. Although it is a pity that it is inevitable.
But birth, old age, illness and death are the normal course of life, so who can avoid it?
Linghu Shao almost fainted from grief on the day of Cai Yong's accident. But after all, he was also a son of the gentry, and he was not too young. He had seen a lot of storms in his life. Coupled with the backward medical conditions in the Han Dynasty, he had lost a lot of money over the years.
Many relatives and friends, so after the initial heartache and sadness, as time went by, he slowly recovered, took the position of high priest, and handled the affairs of the academy.
As for the matter between Fei Qian and Cai Yan, Linghu Shao is so old, how could he not see it?
But the problem is, Cai Yan is not an ordinary person. If she had a lower status, like Pei's daughter, it would be easier. Not many people would pay attention anyway.
Although many people are currently keeping silent about Cai Yan, at least during the period when Fei lurked in Pingyang. Ever since the Yang family launched an army to invade the Academy last year, Pingyang has actually been agitated about this matter for a while, but
In the end, Zhao Shang was beheaded and publicly displayed. On the surface, he was accused of concealing military assets, voodoo and other charges, but in fact, some people can guess what the reason was.
In this matter, there is no difference between the ancient Chinese and later generations. Secretly discussing the top three ways and the bottom three ways of leaders in private is also a cultural inheritance and leisure mode in the workplace. However, most people treat this matter
Basically, he has an understanding attitude. Of course, Fei Qian's method of dealing with Zhao Shang may not be very clever, but no one put in that position would be able to make a better decision.
Xun Chen turned to look at Linghu Shao, frowned and thought for a moment, then stretched out his hand to signal to the attendant on the side to postpone the official's entry, expressing his willingness to chat with Linghu Shao for five baht.
"Brother Xun..." Linghu Shao pinched the beard on his chin and said, "Your Majesty ordered me to take care of the academy. This is my duty, but I also mentioned that the Cai family's daughter will be a female doctor... This matter, tsk...
…Please also ask Brother Xun to give me some advice…”
"Hmm. What's wrong?" Xun Chen might have been dealing with official duties continuously and was somewhat tired, so he picked up the water bowl, took a sip, and then said lazily.
Linghu Shao glanced at Xun Chen and said: "It doesn't matter if you are a female doctor... But after hearing the emperor's wishes, the Cai family's daughter will come forward to teach and compile scriptures. This... scripture has been passed down from ancient times to this day.
It has been revised several times, intermittently, and there are many ambiguities. It is normal... The kings and princes want to imitate the Xiping Stone Classic and re-edit the Pingyang Stone Classic. This is a grand event in the world of Confucian classics... However, there are often disputes over the conflicting meanings of the words in the same scripture.
, arguing endlessly every day... If this young lady of the Cai family takes charge of this matter, the rest will be easy to talk about, and conflicts between scriptures will inevitably be inevitable..."
Linghu Shao's words were already very euphemistic. Women in the Han Dynasty didn't mind showing off very much, and there were no rigid requirements in this regard. However, after Cai Yan became the female doctor of the academy, he presided over the compilation and revision of scriptures, which meant that
You will have to meet many other men and even argue with each other. Does Fei Qian really don't mind, or does he have other plans?
This is where Linghu Shao tried to figure it out. Fei Qian, the general who conquered the West, was becoming more and more powerful, so it became a compulsory course for the officials under him to gradually learn to figure out Fei Qian's thoughts.
"There are so many stupid people in the world..." Xun Chen said slowly, "The writings of sages also seek to eliminate stupidity and darkness, and find a bright road... Hundreds of thousands of years have taught people how to look at things, and there is nothing better than this. The scriptures have some meaning.
The difference is that the length of the eyes is covered. Zigong redeemed people and did not reward them. He thought he was a gentleman. Confucius did not take it seriously. He said that Zigong's actions were harmful to the country, so it was necessary to repay resentment directly and repay virtue with virtue. Therefore, the words in the world, in the countryside
In theory, most people are thieves of virtue. The so-called morality means that virtue is based on the Tao, and this is also the reason..."
Xun Chen was not a fool, so how could he tell Linghu Shao straightforwardly how to do this? It was pretty good for him to be able to explain.
"Brother Xun's intention..." Linghu Shao frowned. Xun Chen suddenly talked about a long list of great principles. Linghu Shao believed that it must not be just general talk.
Who is Zigong talking about? Is he talking about me? I guessed what Fei Qian meant, just like Zigong guessed what Confucius meant, but in the end I did something wrong?
Repay grievance with straightness and repay kindness with kindness? What is the theory of morality in rural areas? What does Xun Chen mean?
Linghu Shao pondered for a moment, nodded slowly, cupped his hands towards Xun Chen and said, "Well, I know...Thank you, Brother Xun..."
Xun Chen nodded and asked his attendants to summon the next official who was waiting to handle matters. He said to himself as well as to Linghu Shao: "My lord, your mind is broad-minded, tolerant of hundreds of rivers, and encompassing the whole world. We should encourage you to do so."
, just work hard and make progress.”
"I would like to be taught." Linghu Shao bowed his hands again, then said goodbye to Xun Chen, turned around, took a long breath, nodded to the oncoming officials, said hello, and then slowly
He slowly left the political hall.
Xun Chen took the text delivered by the official and unfolded it, while listening to the official's brief narration. He took the time to look up at Linghu Shao's back, seeing him standing upright and confident in the sunshine, and nodded slightly.
, lowered his eyes and returned his attention to the matters at hand...
