Chapter 1980: Literature is used to clarify the truth, respect is used to understand the subtleties
Jade.
It’s unclear who the first person to discover jade was, and I don’t know what the psychological state of the first person to bring jade to the Chinese political arena was, but there is no doubt that he succeeded. He
Successfully turning something that was originally worthless into something with value beyond the object itself.
This may sound convoluted, but it is very common in later generations.
In Fei Qian's hands, he was playing with a piece of jade.
If we follow the standards of later generations, this piece is a fine white jade.
The color is delicate, lustrous, and feels warm to the touch.
In the place of origin of this jade, it was just like an ordinary stone, lying on the ground, accompanied by soil and weeds. But now, through a series of operations, its value has doubled and is worth a lot of money. If it is
If it is carved with patterns or decorated with gold and silver, this piece of jade will be even more expensive.
But there is a problem. This problem is that when people find out that this kind of stone is very valuable, they will find that they just need a hoe, not even a hoe. As long as they find a suitable place, even if they use hand planing, no luck.
If it's too bad, some rough stones can be excavated, so will the price of jade remain high?
From "unparalleled treasures" to "precious things", and then all the way down to "ordinary objects", and finally "worthless". In fact, the process of interpretation and change is sometimes not as long as imagined. Just like the original aluminum ratio
Silver is still valuable, and some people say that the so-called "mithril" is the original aluminum, but what happened later?
Fei Qian placed the jade on the table and smiled.
On the table, next to this piece of jade, which is similar to the original stone, is a carved jade seal. There is also a table on the left and right sides of Fei Qian's lower head. Above the table,
The same jade stones and jade seals are also placed.
This is the way to solve this problem, and of course, this method has been used in later generations.
Use official or semi-official organizations to add certain value to these things. However, another auxiliary condition is needed, which is "rare".
This rarity does not necessarily have to be "rare" in the strict sense, or "orphan", etc. This kind of rarity only requires a concept. Some people may realize during this process that this thing may not be real.
It is rare and may not really be worth that much money, but it is just like the financial market, or the market for certain specific targets. Every participant feels that he will not be the last one, and feels that he can win in the market.
Make a fortune from this matter.
"Report! The attendant, Chen Changwen, and the attendant, Lu Zijing, would like to see you..."
Fei Qian nodded slightly, "Please."
Before the Han Dynasty, Fei Qian would sometimes see some compassionate gentry children on paper, and sigh with emotion, "The clouds cover the day, and the wanderers don't care about returning. Missing the king makes people grow old, and the years are suddenly too late." He even said something like
Cao Cao lamented the desolation of "thousands of miles without roosters", and then felt that these people had a sense of worry and strong emotions. They were crying out to the times and fate with a soul-deep cry...
But the reality is that these people may indeed be like this, but taken as a whole, they have completely different attitudes.
Because from ancient times to the present, all the upper classes basically do not engage in specific physical work. They spend most of their energy and physical strength on fighting for a higher position.
Of course, it is also possible that at certain times, they will stand together, brag about each other, and say some nonsense that seems to have deep thoughts about society, but is actually meaningless, so as to show their noble characteristics, which is more interesting.
Yes, these people who basically do not work will habitually require other workers to work according to their standards.
Just like Chen Qun and Lu Su.
If we talk about literature, I believe that if Fei Qian said that if two people write an article on the spot, whichever article is better will be supported, then it is impossible for two people to write an article worthy of being passed down through the ages, just like Chen Lin
It's the same as "An Essay on Discussing Cao Cao".
Therefore, it is okay to be compassionate towards others, but it is also okay to eat people and drink their blood.
Didn't Chen Qun and Lu Su know that once they launched the plan to annex Jingzhou, it would mean that thousands of people would die? Displacement is even a minor matter, and it is more likely that the entire county's population will be involved in the war.
Once the peaceful period of Jingxiang Land for several years or more than ten years is broken, how destructive will it be?
Therefore, it is somewhat interesting why the Chinese nobles chose jade as their representative. Jade is a stone, but not a stone. It looks and feels moist, but in fact it is hard and cold on the inside...
After Chen Qun and Lu Su sat down, they both saw the jade stones and jade seals placed on their desks. Not only were they slightly stunned, but they then looked at Fei Qian.
Fei Qian raised his hand slightly, indicating that the two of them could take a closer look, "This is the jade of the snowy mountains in the Western Regions. Among the green ridges, there is an unnamed mountain, ten thousand feet high. The top of the mountain is covered with snow all year round, and almost no human traces exist. Occasionally, it is hidden under the ice and snow."
, I excavated a cave that was warm all year round and had colorful energy rising. If I explored it curiously, I found this jade..."
In fact, these are just water-flow jade.
Picked it up by an unknown river.
"oh……"
Although Chen Qun and Lu Su may not both believe Fei Qian's descriptions, it does not mean that Chen Qun and Lu Su will expose it immediately. They expressed their praise for the jade, but they also speculated that Fei Qian was on the table.
The specific purpose of placing jade.
Then soon, they no longer had to guess, because Fei Qian said directly: "As the saying goes, a gentleman never leaves his body without a reason. You two are both modest gentlemen, and you deserve this jade. You two came from afar, and you are rude."
Thank you, this jade is just for its use, and I hope you two will not refuse it..."
"A gentleman is virtuous, and jade is also virtuous. A moist jade embodies the virtue of a gentleman, and the cold helps the frost recall the doctor." Fei Qian said that as long as he opened his mouth, others would rarely get a chance to speak. "Guan Zi once said,
Jade has nine virtues: it is gentle and moist, which is benevolence. It is wise when neighbors are reasonable. It is firm but not frowning, it is righteous. It is honest but not prudent, it is conductive. It is fresh but not dirty, it is clean. It is brave but not broken. It has flaws.
You can see it everywhere, it's fine. It's lush and lustrous, it's connected but not related to the mausoleum, it's beautiful. When you knock it, its sound is clear and far-reaching, pure but not killing, it's a speech. Therefore, the owner values it and hides it as a treasure.
If you think of it as a lucky charm, how can the nine virtues come out..."
After Fei Qian finished speaking, he stopped, which meant that the two of you could talk freely.
Of course, later I felt that the Nine Virtues of Jade were not enough, so I added some more after thinking about it, and came up with "Eleven Virtues". As for why it was not "Twenty-one Virtues" or more, Confucius might be able to figure it out.
Have you thought about it all, or do you think you need to leave some room for future generations?
Both Chen Qun and Lu Su looked dull, and even their nods showed some confusion.
Now, aren’t we going to talk about the issue in Jingzhou? We have taken off our pants... Well, we have prepared the topic. We have even thought about how the other party is going to refute and how we are going to refute, but in the end we talk about jade.
?I don’t want to talk about jade at all!
Um?
Chen Qun looked at the jade on the table and suddenly understood something. Then he didn't immediately express anything to Fei Qian, but looked up at Lu Su opposite him, and found that Lu Su was still a little confused.
, he smiled, a gentle smile, as gentle as jade, "What Qiao Qi said is true. "Those who are neighbors with reason know it. Being strong and not frowning is righteousness." Therefore, a gentleman should understand the principles of his neighbor.
Only when you know righteousness can you express virtue..."
Lu Su looked at the jade, then heard Chen Qun's voice, raised his head and saw Chen Qun's smile, then looked down at the jade, suddenly a thought came to his mind, and he couldn't help but suddenly said: "Exactly, exactly."
That’s right! “It’s lush and lustrous, connected but not mausoleum-like. Knock on it, and the sound will be clear and far-reaching. It’s pure but not killing. This is the word.” The king’s actions are upright and bright. How can he show off his virtues?
Are you shouting out of false righteousness?"
Fei Qian smiled slightly. "You two, since you both regard jade as beauty and virtue, even though Qian is not talented, he can't bear to monopolize such rare jade from the Western Regions. I hope it will be beautiful in China and be virtuous in thousands of families. I don't know you two."
Would you like to transfer it to me as a gentleman?"
Chen Qun and Lu Su were stunned again. Because they had never thought that a dignified Han hussar general would actually sell jade in person. They thought Fei Qian was borrowing the jade to talk about Jingzhou, but they didn't expect it to be true. He seemed to be just talking about jade...
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……(O_O)(●_●)……
When Chen Qun returned to the post house where he had temporarily settled, he was still a little confused. His head felt like it was blocked by the piece of jade. It was hard and stubborn and stuck in his brain, making it difficult to move his brain.
Fei Qian's attitude is very ambiguous, just like the jade in Chen Qun's hand now. It can be called a stone, but after it is hung on the body of a Confucian gentleman, it is definitely not a simple stone. The same is true for Fei Qian's words.
, if it is spoken by an ordinary person, it is bullshit. Chen Qun does not have to think about it and pay attention to it. But now, the things under his butt determine that even if it is bullshit, Chen Qun needs to take a good smell of it.
There are no special pheromones mixed in...
Yes, according to common sense, this meeting was weird.
Chen Qun believed that both Fei Qian and Lu Su understood that this meeting was to solve the problem in Jingzhou, but like most negotiations, direct bidding and bargaining were done by the lower-level people in the market.
Chen Qun thought it should be a more elegant and obscure expression, and made corresponding compromises, finally reaching an agreement, but he never expected that he would only bring back two pieces of jade, no, one jade stone and one jade seal.
At this time, Chen Qun discovered that he had not even looked at the specific words engraved on the jade seal. He quickly took it and turned it over. However, the slender and twisted seal body was also engraved in reverse, so Chen Qun could not immediately know the exact words engraved on it.
What is it? I just recognized the first word, "Wen, what is Wen..."
After all, Chen Qun is not good at carving, and rarely touches reverse-engraved seal scripts. Therefore, Chen Qun could only get up again, dip some ink on the jade seal, and then print it on the paper...
"Chinese literature makes the way clear?"
Chen Qun looked at the rubbings and pondered. Almost immediately, he thought, what is the jade seal on Lu Su's side? Is it "respect to be direct"? Or "respect to know the subtle"?
These are two completely different meanings...
Do you want to ask...forget it, Chen Qun immediately gave up the idea, because he was the same. If Lu Su wanted to know what was engraved on Chen Qun's jade seal, Chen Qun would definitely not tell him.
So, it can only be a guess.
This is somewhat interesting.
Chen Qun smiled slightly, did he look like a hussar...
Wen Yi Ming Dao has already appeared in "Xunzi" during the Warring States Period. And Xunzi possesses the natural way of heaven and the art of emperors, which is exactly in line with the current situation.
The issues of heaven, destiny, and the way of heaven have always been a big issue that attracted many people's attention in the Han Dynasty.
Confucius discussed benevolence based on the affection of relatives, and regarded destiny as a blind governing force. After Confucius, his disciples and later scholars tried to make "benevolence", "mind" and "destiny" penetrate each other and obtain
The support of existence, on the other hand, rationalizes and valorizes the meaning of "Destiny and the Way of Heaven".
But Xunzi followed a path that was somewhat similar to that of Confucius, but also somewhat different. Although Xunzi also talked about "the destiny of heaven, the way of heaven", what Xunzi paid more attention to was "the way of heaven is natural" and "controlling the destiny of heaven and using it"!
Therefore, General Hussar used this jade seal to engrave these four characters as a gift to Chen Qun. The meaning behind it is naturally remarkable.
So from this point of view, the jade seal of Lu Su and Lu Zijing should be engraved with "respect to direct the inner"?
This hussar!
Chen Qun took a breath. He suddenly thought of many things, which collided with each other. Then he stood up and walked around the hall twice. This feeling of clearly noticing something but not being able to understand it made Chen Qun very uncomfortable.
It was so comfortable that it even made Chen Qun think about having another talk with Guo Jia...
However, Chen Qun slowly sat back down and started playing with the jade seal again. He couldn't act so eager, at least he couldn't let others see his eagerness.
A gentleman should be calm, like jade, calm and measured.
At the same time, Lu Su was naturally playing with the jade in his hand.
Lu Su was not as surprised as Chen Qun about the cavalry general Fei Qian personally selling jade. This was naturally related to Chen Qun and Lu Su's background.
Chen Qun belongs to a prominent family in Yingchuan. To put it simply, he is like a big landlord in some cities in later generations. Even if he does nothing, he can just rent out the house and be leisurely. He rarely thinks about some business and speculation methods. After all, There is no urgent need. Lu Su is from a wealthy family, and Lu Su lost his father when he was young and was raised by his grandmother. Therefore, Lu Su has a stronger awareness of crisis and is easier to accept some new changes and things.
At the same time, there is indeed a shortage of jade in Jiangdong, and the Jiangdong nobles are not willing to admit that their level of "gentlemen" is inferior to that of the people in Jizhou and Yuzhou. It is like many "socialites" in later generations who have to protect themselves even if they are buying orders. Like their elegant image, the children of the Jiangdong gentry also needed jade to set off their moral character.
Therefore, there is no problem for Lu Su or Jiangdong to build a jade trade route. At the same time, the establishment of trade can also indicate that Fei Qian does not have much ill will towards Jiangdong for the time being, or he does not want to show it for the time being. There was no malicious intent, which undoubtedly made Lu Su worry less. At least it was much better than the semi-warning meeting when they first met.
After all, Sun Quan has done a lot of things. Lu Su originally thought that Hussar might not know, but now he knows that Hussar might know to some extent, or he might know but pretend not to know, but he doesn't want the people in Jiangdong to think that he doesn't know. I don’t know, so I used Governor Zhou’s incident to mean that when I want to know, I will definitely know...
In this case, the problem lies in these four words.
"Respect to know the subtleties?"
Lu Su naturally knew its source, which was of course no problem. Anyone who had read some books would know where the source was. But what was important was not the source, but what did Qiaoqi use these four words to refer to?
Lu Su believed that these four words were certainly not used by Qiaoqi to ridicule or ridicule Lu Su himself, because it was meaningless, and Lu Su would not get angry or change his mind just because of mere sarcasm and ridicule. For Lu Su Generally speaking, he feels that if he needs to be angry, it is because he needs to be angry at that time, not because of his personal emotions. Just like usually, Lu Su pretends to be a little slower and a little stupid, which makes it easier for people to ignore His size makes it difficult for others to alert him.
But only Lu Su himself knew that if he wanted to, he could be like a warrior, fighting wild beasts with agile movements and killing people in a moment.
Like those generals who usually use their upright posture and fierce eyes to show their dangerous existence. For Lu Su, he felt that there was no benefit. Yes, it was a benefit. This was very important.
Lu Su has a sensitivity beyond ordinary people when it comes to the word "benefits".
When Zhou Yu asked him to borrow grain and grass, Lu Su immediately gave him half of it, which was three thousand dendrobium rice. Some people said he was stupid, and some people said he was stupid. In fact, Lu Su didn't feel any disadvantage at all, and even got some benefits. 』……
Just like many girls lying down and spreading their legs for the first time, there will be a second time after the first time. Under the circumstances at that time, Lu Shi had six thousand dendrobium meters and had no ability to protect himself. , just like the girl who has been pushed to the ground, if Lu Su just acts like an ordinary person and gives dozens or hundreds of dendrobium, of course he can get through it, but who can guarantee that Zhou Yu will be the first to finish the job? After the first time, will it come a second time or a third time? Or if others see Zhou Yu feeling good, will they also want to feel good about Lu Su?
So Lu Su publicly gave half, but actually kept the other half. Later, because of this, the Lu family had the capital to move his family and arrived safely in Jiangdong, unlike some other Jianghuai wealthy families who eventually became
Bones.
In history, when Lu Su persuaded Sun Quan, he often clearly stated the "benefits" Sun Quan received, and then it was naturally easier to gain Sun Quan's approval. As for the romance, it was just a romance.
"Could it be..." Lu Su seemed to have thought of something.
This time, Lu Su also firmly grasped the word "benefits". Then, unlike Chen Qun, who was not obscured by some superficial "morality and Tao", he vaguely approached the hussar general Fei.
