The long sword on the wooden board shines in the light.
Liu Biao's eyes changed.
Everything seemed to be frozen at this moment, with only the sound of wind whizzing by outside the hall, making a sound like a strange laughter.
Liu Biao's eyes were eager at the beginning, then gradually became cooler with the sound of the wind, and then cooled down little by little.
"Okay!" Liu Biao saw that Liu Cong was hesitant to take the sword. Although he had expected such a result, he was a little disappointed when he saw such a situation. If Liu Cong dared to take the sword, it would be enough to make Liu Biao
He was a little relieved, but now, Liu Biao didn't know what it felt like.
My own son...
ε=(′ο｀*)))Alas!
Liu Biao reached out, picked up the long sword, and slowly put it into the scabbard.
"The gentleman's sword has benevolence as its sheath, and the killing is inside!" Liu Biao handed the long sword to Liu Cong with its scabbard, "Benevolence and virtue alone are empty... You don't have enough murderous intention, hey... if that's the case...
When the matter is over, you have to go to the army to experience a thing or two..."
"In the army?" Liu Cong obviously has not fully recovered from the shock just now, and his thinking has not kept up.
Liu Biao nodded and said: "Gan Ning, Gan Xingba, loyal and admirable, enough for a big job..."
While he was talking, soldiers suddenly rushed towards him.
"Report! General Gan captured Caizhou!"
"Good!" Liu Biao raised his brows, his joy overflowing from his expression, "Have you ever captured and killed the traitor Cai?"
"Lord, Caizhou is empty. There are only a few people from the Cai clan, and there is no trace of the rest..." The soldier lowered his head and reported, "General Gan suspects that he escaped by water. May I ask, my lord, whether to pursue or..."
"What? Escaped? Huh, you really did it carefully..." Liu Biao frowned.
Caizhou is not a household, but the headquarters of the Cai family. To transport so many people and artifacts, it is not something that two or three small fishing boats can do. And the naval force in Jingzhou is now in the hands of Liu Biao. This is why Gan
Ning Cai asked if he wanted to pursue...
Liu Biao pondered for a long time and said: "Send the order! Retreat the troops! Order General Gan to return to Xiangyang and garrison on guard! I have other arrangements regarding the Cai family!"
The soldiers responded loudly and immediately ran out again.
In the hall, candlelight flickered.
Liu Biao turned to look at Liu Cong, "What do you think about this matter?"
Liu Cong took a breath, thought for a long time, and then said hesitantly: "Cai... escaped... is there any back-up plan?"
"Well, where do you think the backup plan is?" Liu Biao asked.
"Backhand..." Liu Cong stumbled, "This...backhand..."
Liu Biao closed his eyes, "I originally thought that the Cai family's back-up man was either a hussar or a Cao family...but I didn't expect...it was really..."
"Father..." Liu Cong didn't understand the meaning.
Liu Biao sighed and said: "There are thieves in the courtyard. If they want money, they will take gold and silver. But there are still many thieves. Before leaving, they set a fire...why?"
"Destroy traces? Cover up crimes?" Liu Cong said.
"This is one of them..." Liu Biao said slowly, "The more are...what you can't take away, others shouldn't want...Cai...she is so cruel...such vicious methods...
』
……(〒︿〒)……
Liu Biao was not the only one talking about means.
Chang'an.
No matter how turbulent and noisy Jingzhou is, for the Sanfu area of Chang'an, which is separated by Wuguan, it seems like mountains far away in the horizon. It seems to have some influence, but it seems not to have that much influence.
Jingzhou is a quagmire, and the interests of various noble families are complicated and confusing. Unless we cut through the mess with a sharp knife, we have to straighten it out one by one. I'm afraid it won't be a year and a month.
This is also one of the reasons why Fei Qian has not been optimistic about Jingzhou and is even reluctant to set foot in Jingzhou. Of course, Fei Qian's origin in Jingzhou is also part of the reason. After all, even though it is not easy to level a bowl of water, it is at least better than to level a bowl of water.
Ten bowls or twenty bowls of water should be kept simple?
Fei Qian and Pang Tong discussed for a long time, and finally felt that there was no need to risk taking part in Jingzhou's interference. Although Xu Huang and Liao Hua came out of Wuguan, Huang Zhong cooperated, and Wancheng was the advance base, it was not a big deal to capture Xiangyang.
It's a very difficult thing, but it's not easy either.
The most important thing is still the problem that I worried about before, how to face the Jingzhou gentry?
Sorting things out slowly, Fei Qian really doesn't have that spare time, but if everything is done across the board, sooner or later there will be chaos, and the original friendship between Jingzhou and Xiang will be broken. Therefore, it is better to express directly that you Jingzhou people will handle the affairs of Jingzhou yourself.
Although there are a lot of benefits missing, there are also a lot of things missing.
These two items are originally equivalent.
They only want to take advantage and gain benefits, but they don’t want to take responsibility for anything or be responsible. I’m afraid only those derelict apes can do it with confidence...
What's more, Cao Cao's troops and horses don't know where they are hiding, so rashly sending troops to Wuguan is not a good choice.
Fei Qian was thinking about things in his mind. He was naturally not so focused on the chessboard, and he casually placed a piece.
Guo Jia, who was on the other side of the chessboard, frowned.
"The general has a good trick... However, there are changes before the move is made." Guo Jia picked up a chess piece and slapped it into the chessboard. He glanced at Fei Qian, his face was somewhat heavy, "After the move, it is difficult to regret!"
Fei Qian pretended to be stupid, "The words of filial piety are very reasonable..."
On the chessboard, black and white are separated from each other, each occupying a corner of one side, but in the central area, there is no sign of fighting...
Guo Jia suddenly came to the door and said that he was addicted to chess and wanted to have a game with Fei Qian. Naturally, Fei Qian did not refuse.
This is obviously an excuse.
After all, if Guo Jia wants to say that he is addicted to alcohol, Fei Qian still believes it, is he addicted to chess...
At first, Fei Qian thought that Guo Jia came because of the incident in Jingzhou, but it turned out that it was not because of this incident. Guo Jia may not have received any news about the incident in Jingzhou. During the conversation, Guo Jia revealed that it was
I came here for the "Law of Loan Order". After all, this matter was so hotly debated that even Guo Jia, who was trying to practice in seclusion, couldn't help but hear about it.
Strictly speaking, Guo Jia was also a victim of class consolidation among the gentry, and he scorned the so-called hierarchical system. However, Guo Jia did not have much desire to resist, and more often used to anesthetize himself, just like Jin.
Like those noblemen in the imperial dynasty, although they knew there was a problem, they could not solve it, so they just indulged themselves and anesthetized themselves to avoid the problem.
This is also one of the reasons why Guo Jia neither resisted nor cooperated with Feiqian.
Deep in Guo Jia's heart, he understood that Fei Qian's approach might be right, but he was not very sure, so that after tossing and turning for a few days, he couldn't sit still anymore, so he came to Fei Qian.
"Hand Talk".
Guo Jia slapped another piece on the chessboard, "General, this move seems to be stuck, but in fact it is short of breath... I am afraid that there are not enough eye positions and it will be difficult to survive..."
Fei Qian continued to play dumb, "Ah, what Fengxiao said...well, it's really, really..."
Guo Jia stared at Fei Qian for a moment, feeling a little suffocated. He simply grabbed a handful of chess pieces and threw them on the chessboard, "Since the general has no intention of doing this, I will just take my leave!"
Fei Qian laughed, pushed away the chessboard and said, "It's okay if you don't play! However, Fengxiao will stay for a while... and come with me..."
Really, if you want to say something, just say it, what kind of "hand talk"...
Well, of course, Fei Qian would never admit that it was because his level of playing chess was so poor that he was targeted by Guo Jia everywhere on the chessboard, and there was no point in playing chess. Playing chess also requires some talent, and very few
Obviously, Fei Qian has no talent in this area.
It's just that Fei Potential understood what Guo Jia meant.
Guo Jia wanted to warn Fei Qian by playing chess, but he was too embarrassed to speak directly.
Fei Qian walked forward slowly, suddenly stretched out his hand and said to Guo Jia, "Has Fengxiao ever paid attention to these tiles around him?"
"Wadang?" Guo Jia was stunned and turned around to look. He only saw round green tiles arranged neatly at the eaves, like a row of soldiers waiting to go into battle, and like beads connected in series.
Together
Wadang refers to the shield covering the front end of the eaves of the building in Chinese architecture.
Qin bricks and Han tiles, the word Han tiles, at least half of them belong to tiles.
"General...what does this mean?" Guo Jia was a little confused.
Fei Qian raised his chin slightly, "Look..."
Wadang was first made in the middle and late Western Zhou Dynasty. It was first made into a cylindrical pottery blank, and then the blank was cut into pieces and fired in the kiln. The four or six sections were cut into slab tiles, and the opposite sections were cut into tube tiles.
The tiles really began to appear, around the late Spring and Autumn Period. At first, the decorations were mostly animal face patterns, and later they generally developed into cirrus patterns.
Gray pottery tiles are the oldest tiles. After the Tang Dynasty, glazed tiles appeared in colors such as blue, green, blue, yellow, etc., which were generally used in higher-level buildings. During the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, metal tiles appeared. Among them,
The tiles of the Han Dynasty were the most outstanding.
The tiles of the Han Dynasty have a characteristic that is not found in other dynasties, that is, there are more tiles with characters, especially in the Sanfu area of Guanzhong.
What Fei Qian showed Guo Jia was these tiles.
Walking out of the General Office, except for the words "Han Hussars" or "Fei", which indicates a public residence or private property, most of the rest can be divided into several categories. One is
The tiles with the word "Qianqiu", such as "Qianqiu will benefit you", "Qianqiu will live forever", "Qianqiu will live forever", "Qianqiu will live forever" and so on.
Under these tiles, there are officials walking around, holding or carrying various writings, tall crowns and long sleeves, shining armors and flying flags.
Fei Qian and Guo Jia moved forward along the road.
Then, as you move towards the city center, the words on the tiles in front of the eaves of ordinary homes mostly have various words for "prolonging life", such as "feihong prolongs life", "prolongs life and lovesickness", "prolongs life and always lasts forever"
etc.
The faint smoke of fireworks flows on the eaves, the laughter of play in the wall floats from the top of the wall, the sound of reading, the crowing of chickens and dogs, and the sound of pots and cauldrons, together with these tiles, flow quietly through the years.
And in shops and some business places, accompanied by all kinds of noise, various utensils, rippling in the aroma of wine and settling in sauces, most of them use the word "Chang Le", like "Longevity and Good Luck", "
"Long-lasting happiness", "Long-lasting happiness", "Long-lasting happiness and longevity" and so on.
Although Changle Palace and Weiyang Palace are said to be royal palaces, it does not mean that the words "Changle" and "Weiyang" cannot be used in ordinary people's homes. They are considered auspicious words and can be used by most people.
Fei Qian and Guo Jia walked around, turned into a high guard tower, then climbed up to the high platform and looked around.
Fei Qian was silent along the way. It was not until he reached the high platform that Fei Qian said to Guo Jia: "As the saying goes, people seek five blessings." The first is longevity, the second is wealth, the third is well-being, the fourth is good virtue, and the fifth is good virtue.
"It is said to be a test of one's life." Although the tile is small, its meaning is profound, and it is the hope of the people..."
Guo Jia tilted his head slightly and looked at Wadang.
"I've been to Jingxiang... How can I know the tiles in Jingxiang by paying filial piety?" Fei Qian asked.
Guo Jia shook his head. "I have never been to Jingxiang..."
Fei Qian nodded and said, "So what is the shape of the tiles used in Yingchuan in Xu County?"
To be honest, something as small as this, well, I can't say it is completely small, but it is something that most people will subconsciously ignore. Even Guo Jia didn't pay much attention to it. After thinking about it for a moment, he said:
"Mostly decorated with patterns..."
Having said this, Guo Jia seemed to understand something.
Sure enough, Fei Qian laughed and said, "Is it possible that we only seek the five blessings from the three auxiliary places in Guanzhong, but don't seek them from Jingxiang and Xuxian County?"
"..." Guo Jia was silent.
This question does not require an answer.
Snobbery is a common social concept in the Western Han Dynasty, both in the government and in the public. Ning Cheng, a cruel official, said, "If an official does not have two thousand dan, and if his boss does not have ten million, he can be compared with others." It best reflects the Western Han people's pursuit of officialdom and wealth.
A strong desire. And Sima Qian's "Everything in the world is bustling for the sake of profit; the world is bustling, everything is for the sake of profit." This sentence breaks through the Western Han people's concept of snobbery.
Under the control of this concept, it is not uncommon in society to envy the rich and shame the poor, take advantage of wealth, and be snobbish and proud. The large number of auspicious words such as longevity and wealth that appear in Wadang writing are a direct reflection of this concept.
Therefore, in the Sanfu area of Guanzhong, there are many words on the tiles. Some very straightforward words.
But in Yuzhou and other places, it's different.
These aristocratic families talk about filial piety and benevolence. Naturally, they cannot write their ideas of "seeking longevity" and "seeking wealth" nakedly on the tiles for others to see. These people talk about filial piety, integrity, benevolence and righteousness.
Waiting and being ashamed to talk about profit. Therefore, in the same way of writing about the value of goods, those businessmen in Sima Qian's writings who became "wise men" and "capable people" because of their business fortunes basically became the "bad morals and chaos" in Ban Gu's writings.
’’s initiator and fueler.
On the tiles in Yingchuan, there are no such words, only patterns of birds and animals and other decorations are left.
"Speaking of which, I would rather accept a true villain than be friendly to a hypocrite..." Fei Qian said with a smile, but there was a slight chill in his smile, "Originally, the rules are on the face, and everyone knows it... But some people just like to hide it.
The rules make everyone chaotic... Fengxiao drank all the way from Yingchuan to Xu County. It is said that if the wine is not intoxicating, everyone will get drunk... Isn't it because of this? 』
"..." Guo Jia looked a little flustered, and his eyes were wavering.
This is the secret in Guo Jia's heart.
Guo Jia was very dissatisfied with the behavior of the noble families in Yingchuan, but he himself was born in Yingchuan and had the brand of Yingchuan on him. If Guo Jia did not have family support when he was a child, and if he did not have Xun Yu's support later, he would
How could Guo Jia have the ability to drink fine wine and take Wu Shi Powder at the same time?
Therefore, Guo Jiaming knew that there was something wrong with the way the Yingchuan gentry, and even the gentry in Shandong, did things, so he subconsciously avoided it and did not think about it. After all, this kind of behavior was a bit like scolding one's mother when he put down the bowl.
Now, Fei Qian's words revealed it...
"I also know the meaning of filial piety." Fei Qian continued, "As soon as the law comes out, Shandong and Shanxi, haha, there is no room for maneuver... However, there is no room for maneuver in Shandong, Shanxi, and outside Guanzhong.
?In this case, why not put it on the table, why hide it?"
The Shanxi nobles of the Eastern Han Dynasty all followed the Shandong nobles. Even Dong Zhuo, in the early days of entering Luoyang, tried to negotiate peace with the Shandong nobles, but failed.
However, is it interesting to follow the Shandong gentry and learn about oral benevolence and filial piety?
It seems a bit snobbish for people to seek the five blessings, wealth, longevity, and good salary. It is not as glorious as seeking filial piety or benevolence. But the word snobbery is impossible as long as there are classes in human society.
eliminate.
Ordinary people hate snobbery. Most of them do not really hate it, but they are treated unfairly because they are small and powerful. It is like the plot in many cool articles in later generations.
Isn't the snobbish and shameless thing about using power and advantage? So what is the difference between the protagonist who uses power and advantage to slap people's faces and the snobbish people we hate in reality?
"However, the way of filial piety is the best thing for people..." Guo Jia said, "Isn't the general's move against the world?"
Fei Qian laughed loudly, "The so-called six obediences of the king, the conduct of the minister, the kindness of the father, the filial piety of the son, the love of the elder brother, and the respect of the younger brother. When did they all become "filial piety"? What's more, "obeying the father's orders"
"Is it necessary to be filial?" Filial piety should be innate, and its way is natural. If you force it to be manifested, it will be too much! What's more, today's world is not the world of Shandong! "
Guo Jia was speechless.
The court in the Han Dynasty was actually aware of this problem. For example, regarding funerals, they repeatedly ordered to be buried lightly, but they did not fundamentally solve the problem of overemphasis on "filial piety". Therefore, in the Han Dynasty, they went bankrupt for funerals.
There are not a few.
In fact, there are many future generations. On weekdays, old men and women eat boiled noodles in plain water and collect scraps to make a living. They have a lot of children, but no one comes home to take care of them. When the old man and old woman die, they will put on a flowing banquet and invite three or five people.
Set up a team, a large group of people eat, drink, play and fight, making the neighbors restless day and night, and even do a striptease before the old man's funeral. Then is this called "filial piety"?
Is "filial piety" for others to see?
Fei Qian now wants to put this thing that has become crooked due to over-advocacy back to its original state. Those who seek high-ranking officials should be generous in seeking high-ranking officials, read more and become familiar with government affairs, and those who seek meritorious service should practice martial arts in a dignified manner.
Work hard and train your skills more. If you want money, do business honestly. Buy more goods and walk around the streets more. Why do you have to wear the word "filial piety" to do things?
Could it be said that those who seek official positions, merit and wealth will be unfilial?
Isn't it good to say it openly and even display it on your own tiles like in the Sanfu area of Chang'an? It must be like Yingchuan in Yuzhou, to cover it up with flower and bird patterns, and to be secretive and dare not say it.
Guo Jia sighed, looked at Fei Qian, then sighed again, bowed deeply and said: "If the general insists on doing this, I'm afraid he will be put in the arsenal after half-death!"
Fei Qian laughed heartily and was not angry because of what Guo Jia said was unlucky. "In the past, there was a talk about "seeking truth" in Qinglong Temple. Today, there are two more words in the words of filial piety..."
Guo Jia asked: "What's the word?"
Fei Qian looked into the distance and said loudly, "After "seeking truth", it should be "pragmatic"!"
