When mentioning Shanxi, a few words like this pop up.
Maybe there are also Shanxi merchants.
But looking at the entire history, it seems that the Shanxi region has been trying hard to move closer to the central government, but it has always been outside the mainstream circle of China.
It's a little strange, but it's inevitable.
Because of the geographical environment of Shanxi, after the Little Glacier ice seal line moved southward, the mountains and rivers originally located in Shanxi were degraded like the ancient city of Loulan due to climate reasons. In addition, in order to obtain more food and grass,
Large-scale deforestation for farming eventually led to land erosion in Shanxi.
Although the Shangdang area of Taiyuan is not as miserable as Bingbei, it is also bordered by the barbarian land, so it has the style of the barbarian land, likes martial arts, and there are not as many inheritors of Confucian classics as there are among the gentry in Shandong. It is precisely because of this.
In many cases, they were considered by the Shandong gentry to be a group of country bumpkins.
This situation is also a kind of helplessness. The harsh living environment naturally leads to more people having to spend most of their energy on survival, and they have no time to read scriptures or think about things above the court.
Therefore, in order to balance the government affairs of later generations, most students from Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas had a low success rate. Shandong appointed prime ministers and Shanxi appointed generals. It was not without historical reasons.
Although the concept of aristocratic families in the Han Dynasty has been somewhat decentralized, there are still not many aristocratic families in Shanxi today...
Taiyuan Wang family?
The Wang family must at least continue to be a high-ranking official of two thousand dan in this generation, otherwise it will be the same as in decline.
Originally, according to the records of the Book of Rites and Tai Shigong, a family needed to be a king, a prince, etc., who could build an ancestral temple to be considered a family. However, from the Western Han Dynasty to the Eastern Han Dynasty, the political system changed, power flowed, and relatives, nobles, powerful men, civil servants and even eunuchs were all in charge.
Central and local power, up to now, the standard of aristocratic families has been reduced to the point where the descendants have to work for more than 2,000 dan to be considered a family. In other words, there are families where the father has 2,000 dan and the son also has 2,000 dan. As long as they can still pass it on, they can
It can be generally called a noble family.
Just like at the beginning, it was like provincial, ministerial, and national excellence, and a special sign was hung on it, which seemed to be high-end. Later, everyone swarmed for this and that award, and it became worthless, and even the sign was embarrassed to hang up.
Therefore, Wang Ling was waiting twenty miles outside Taiyuan City with the Wen family and other local wealthy families. Although Sima Fang was not from Taiyuan, he happened to be meeting, so he waited with him.
Everyone gathered together. Although they were talking about something and smiling, no one was interested in talking. The so-called smiles were also a little stiff, but they were just a noble demeanor that they could barely maintain...
chilly.
There is just a pavilion here, and the wind is blowing all around. How can it not be cold after standing in the wild for a long time? How can I have any thoughts to chat happily?
"I'm coming!"
Those with sharp eyes stood on tiptoes and saw the cavalrymen running from a distance to report the news.
"General Zhengxi's vanguard brigade is already ten miles away from here!"
The crowd couldn't help but let out a roar, and the formation suddenly became somewhat disorganized.
Isn't it just a land of ten miles? Even though it's just the beginning of spring, the wild wind is still cold, but none of these nobles are willing to hide among the carriages and horses behind them to keep warm and avoid the cold. Even if they stomp their feet and fold their hands, they still have to endure it.
The positions that were finally arranged according to the size of each family cannot be easily given to others.
"It's coming! It's really coming!"
At the far end of the sight, a three-color war flag jumped out high, fluttering in the wind among many flags, followed by the red cherry blossoms on the knight's head, followed by the dark iron armor and blood-red cloak, and as a column
When the soldiers marched in like mountains, these people who had been waiting for a long time couldn't help but take a long breath...
"True Tiger Ben also..."
As if the enthusiasm that had been suppressed for a long time finally found a breakthrough, everyone seemed to unanimously begin to praise Fei Qian's troops, and then moved forward involuntarily.
A general in the vanguard of the Western Expeditionary Army, with a helmet on his head, extraordinary bearing, and standing out from the crowd.
"Could this be General Zhengxi? He is truly brave and brave!"
"See General Zhengxi!"
Some people in the rear who had never seen Fei Qian didn't know what was going on. Seeing Lu Bu's strong figure and full of killing spirit, they couldn't help but think that he was General Zhengxi, and they started to shout loudly to pay their respects...
Sima Fang didn't know General Fei Qian of Zhengxi, but he stroked his beard and glanced at Wang Ling, who was still standing motionless. He understood and was unmoved.
Lu Bu was a little embarrassed.
I originally thought that just because of his reputation in Wuyuan Daijun, even if he came to Taiyuan, which is a mountain away, some people would know him or remember him, but I didn't expect that when he stood out from the crowd,
, these people actually thought he was General Zhengxi, and started shouting randomly...
Are these guys blind?
Didn't you see Lu Zijingqi behind me?
What should we do, just pretend that we didn't hear it and move on?
Or should I shout loudly that I am Lu Bu and not Fei Qian, so you blind people can see clearly?
Fortunately, Wang Ling took a few steps slowly, raised his hands to Lu Bu, and said loudly: "See Marquis Wen."
"Marquis Wen? This person is not Zhengxi?"
"That is to say, I heard that Zheng Xi is a civilized and Confucian general, how could he be like this..."
"..." Lu Bu had good ears and eyes. Although the crowd was noisy, he still heard a few words. His eyes twitched involuntarily. He nodded to Wang Ling and said, "General Zhengxi will be here soon!"
I no longer had any interest in talking to these people, so I turned my horse's head and walked back.
Wang Ling was stunned for a moment, and then took a step back without changing his expression.
Sima Fang chuckled twice.
"It's coming! It's really coming this time!"
The banner of the Commander-in-Chief of the Three Armed Forces finally appeared on the horizon. Beside the banner, there was a red flame pattern on a black background, with a large Chinese character Fei dancing on it in the wind.
Then there were hundreds of cavalrymen, all of them strong men, neatly dressed, all wearing black armor painted with black paint, with black faces and red linings flowing behind their backs, and their crotches were between the horse's neck and chest.
There is also a circle of black leather armor surrounding it, like a black wave, rolling in!
Those black-faced red cloaks floating in the air are like the bloody waves surging out of the billowing black tide!
The scene was completely silent, and the original noise seemed to have been suppressed back into the throat.
Lu Bu's fingers holding the riding whip turned white, but he didn't say a word. Gao Shun, Wei Xu and others who followed behind him also held their breath and just looked at the scene in front of them. They had also led the army and were considered princes, but they were against
In front of the real strength displayed by General Zhengxi, the sky and the earth are still the same!
This is also the reason why Lu Bu is unwilling to go with Fei Qian and would rather be a forward.
Wealth is overwhelming!
If you pull out any of the cavalry of General Zhengxi, you can buy three or five ordinary cavalry with this outfit, which can be equivalent to twenty ordinary infantry. If it is like some temporary recruits who only have spear heads,
Counting the militiamen, it can be worth at least fifty people...
If the ordinary cavalry brought by Lu Bu are just mini-cars like Tutuo, then Fei Qian's cavalry can be said to be composed of a group of large cavalrymen. Compared with this, even if they don't understand the price of cars at all,
, you can also intuitively feel which one is stronger and which one is better.
When ordinary people see the rich, do they hate the rich more, or kneel and lick them more? Or do they appear to hate the rich and would rather die than surrender, and then secretly cry and demand to be the leg pendant of the rich?
Lu Bu didn't know, he just knew that he was dwarfed by him, and his mood was very complicated. It was so complicated that Lu Bu couldn't hear clearly what Chen Gong said when he stepped forward.
Wang Ling took a step forward and paid homage: "My subordinate Wang Ling, I pay my respects to General Zhengxi!"
Then everyone also bent down and bowed to the sky.
The etiquette of the Han Dynasty can be divided into day bow, hour bow and earth bow. There are also long bow, travel bow, special bow and side three bow, etc., which are used in different occasions and different groups.
Although there are many etiquettes, there is one thing: kneeling and worshiping is not allowed. Even when meeting the emperor, the ceremony of kneeling and worshiping is only performed during the court meeting, and the rest of the time is done with bowing.
Fei Qian turned over and dismounted, helped Wang Ling up, then looked around with a smile and said loudly: "Excuse me!"
"My subordinates are leading the folks from Taiyuan to greet the general. I'm going to prepare a little wine in the hope that General Zhengxi will accept it..." Wang Ling introduced some of the prominent figures in the surrounding area to Fei Qian, and then without saying much, he gave some guidance.
After a moment, he signaled that a banquet would be prepared in the pavilion.
Of course, this banquet does not mean that Fei Qian, the general of the Western Conquest, can eat and drink as much as he wants here, but it is just a courtesy. Fei Qian sits in the pavilion and accepts toasts from everyone. Under normal circumstances, he does not even know the dishes on the table.
After taking a bite, the real banquet will not be considered official until it arrives in Taiyuan City.
Fei Qian did not hesitate to refuse, nodded and said loudly: "So, I am ashamed to accept it!"
But when he arrived at the pavilion, Fei Qian took a look and couldn't help but be slightly startled.
Although the banquet in the pavilion was also exquisite, it was not necessarily that stunning. What Fei Qian didn't expect was that there were bar stools placed above the seats in the pavilion...
If you look closely, you can see that the height of the table is also higher than normal.
Fei Qian glanced at Wang Ling, only to see Wang Ling lowering his head and following him humbly with his hands raised, and his expression was normal.
"Yan Yun, is this your place?" Fei Qian pointed at the bench and said.
"General, this is the wish of the elders of Taiyuan Township... I know that the general is wearing armor and it is inconvenient to sit at the table, so I specially set it up here..." Wang Ling said calmly, as if he was really dedicated to his career.
Just as I thought.
hehe……
Believe it or not.
After Fei Qian first arrived in Binh Duong, he was planning to introduce high stools and high tables, but later he dropped the idea. Is it because Fei Qian himself or others didn't know how comfortable sitting on high stools and high tables was?
Just roll out a high stool casually, and then everyone in the world will be in an uproar and happily accept it?
hehe.
When in history did bar stools appear in large numbers and even become mainstream?
It started in the Wei and Jin Dynasties and became popular in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there was a term called the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms.
As for the Sui and Tang Dynasties...
Dirty Tang and Turtle Tang are not just called casually.
There is a saying, "If you are not in your position, you will not seek political power," and this sentence will be more obvious in the Han Dynasty. Whether you sit on a mat or a stool under your buttocks represents a certain political tendency!
There is no historical development to pave the way. Just push the stool at will and expect people from all over the world to flock in, waving gold and silver and rushing to buy it?
Who are you kidding?
At the end of the Han Dynasty, the contradictions within the ruling class were very great. Party members and eunuchs thought that the contradictions between the aristocratic families and the royal family were relatively large.
Before Dong Zhuo came to Beijing and was torn off the fig leaf of the Han Dynasty, two things happened...
The first one: In the first year of Zhongping, the chariot and cavalry general Huangfu Song broke through the Yellow Turban and shocked the world. Yan Zhong then dismissed the capital order and said to Song: "If you are rare and easy to lose, the time will come and the time will not turn around, the opportunity will
That’s why the sage always moves in accordance with the times, and the wise man must act according to the opportunity. Today, the general has encountered a rare luck and took an easily solved opportunity, but he does not follow the luck and fails to take advantage of the opportunity. How will he enjoy a great reputation?" Song refused.
Loyalty is gone.
The second incident: In the fourth year of Zhongping Dynasty, Chen Yi, the son of the late Taifu Chen Fan, and the famous magician Xiang Kai from Qingzhou Plain came to the house of Wang Fen, the governor of Jizhou.
, Wang Fen then conspired with Xu You from Nanyang, Zhou Jing from Pei State and others to connect with local heroes in Jizhou, intending to depose Emperor Ling and establish the Marquis of Hefei as emperor. He even enlisted Cao Cao to rebel, but Cao Cao refused.
These two incidents showed that in the eyes of party members and even some scholar-bureaucrats, the Han Dynasty was no longer as sacred as stated in the classics. They began to ignore the Han Dynasty for the benefit of their own group.
Already.
At least he no longer takes Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty into consideration.
Of course, Emperor Han Ling was not an excellent emperor, and he did many stupid things, but at least Emperor Ling of Han was also the emperor of the Han Dynasty. Why did so many people ignore him in just four or five years?
Before the Western Qiang is pacified and the Yellow Turban is cleansed, why should we incite and even rebel in person?
Most people may have an impression of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty that he amassed money and sold his official posts, but many people don't know that Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty liked Hu clothes, Hu tents, Hu beds, Hu seats, Hu rice, Hu Konghou, and Hu flutes.
, Hu Wu attracted all the nobles in Kyoto to compete for it...
So this also became a reason for rebellion.
Sitting on the banquet, even if the banquet is not upright, is an etiquette code passed down from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. So why did the emperor of the Han Dynasty behave in this way?
Is it easy to sit in the emperor's position?
How can a person who has been in the position of emperor for twenty years, who can take advantage of party supervision and eunuch politics, and even set up the Hongdu Academy in an attempt to continuously suppress the increasingly large party group, be a stupid person?
When Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty came to power, there were many barbarian rebellions in the surrounding areas. Although they were put down by Lu Zhi, Zang Min, Zhu Jun, Huangfu Song and others, as an emperor of the Han Dynasty, it was because of the rebellion of the barbarian Hu people that he fell in love with the Hu people.
Human utensils?
In fact, a simple analysis shows that Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty did not trust the party members, so even the generals sent out to quell the surrounding rebellions were either from the northwest frontier, or from counties like Guangling and Kuaiji that were on the fringes of the gentry in Shandong.
People would never let a behemoth like the Yuan family control military power...
Therefore, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty used Hu things not because he really liked these things, but to express an attitude.
And now, as Taiyuan, which has been bordering the Hu region for a long time, setting up these Hu stools is actually to test the attitude of General Fei Qian of the Expedition to the West...
