For most people, the snowy scenery in winter is nothing attractive. If you have free time to go outside to blow the cold wind and suffer from the cold, it is better to stay at home and stay warm.
Only a small group of people, especially those who do not have to participate in labor, are particularly interested in the snow scene, and they often clamor to enjoy the snow...
This is the case for Xin Xianying.
Outside Chang'an City, at the foot of Lishan Mountain, there is a mountain pavilion.
Outside the mountain pavilion, there is a Wupai chariot.
Xin Xianying was in the car, stretching her head and looking out the window. She saw several cars winding up from a distance. The cavalry in front of the cars were flying the three-color flag of the Han Hussars...
"Coming, coming! It must be Sister Wang who is here!" Xin Xianying grunted and got out of the car, then stood in front of the car waving her arms and shouting, somewhat excited.
Since winter, one is because of the cold weather, and the other, more important reason is that the food price incident has caused overall instability in Chang'an, so Xin Xianying has been at home. After the overall situation in Chang'an is basically stable and everything is on track,
Naturally, I couldn't sit still at home, so I made an appointment and waited here early.
On a snowy day, there aren’t many pedestrians coming to the vicinity of Lishan Mountain. Of course, normal people won’t run into the mountains when it snows...
The person who came was indeed Wang Shu. After meeting her, Xin Xianying immediately felt cold. She immediately climbed onto Wang Shu's vehicle without saying a word, then put her hands and feet under the warm quilt before letting out a long breath.
tone.
"Why were you born so slowly?" Xin Xianying chirped, with some small complaints that had been suppressed for a long time.
Wang Shu let out a haha and gently kicked Xin Xianying's feet out from under the warm quilt. "It's such a cold weather. I'm going crazy with you here. Why do you blame me for saying you're late? Come on, you can go play by yourself. I'll go back first."
Got it!』
Xin Xianying rolled her eyes, and then rudely stuffed her feet into the warm quilt, "Sister Wang is so stingy that she can't even talk about it...Where's Sister Zhen? Why didn't you come together?"
"I'm in the back, saying I want to go to the merchant's store to get something..." Wang Shu said, "It's best to get some newly released Drunken Immortal Wine... Once the small red stove is warmed, the fragrance will fill the room..."
Xin Xianying nodded repeatedly.
Wang Shu glanced over and said, "You are a kid, you can't drink..."
Xin Xianying puffed up her chest and said, "How am I small? I am not small anymore!"
"Oh? Isn't it too small? Let me see..." Wang Shu laughed twice, and then stretched out his hand towards Xin Xianying.
Xin Xianying hid quickly, and then was tickled on both sides. She immediately burst into laughter and rolled around in the car, and then in turn scratched Wang Shu...
The two were laughing and joking. When Zhen Mi arrived, they saw two people in the car, with red faces, messy hair and disheveled clothes. They couldn't help but look left and right with slightly weird eyes.
Xin Xianying was thin-skinned, then she pulled the curtains and lowered them, saying in a low voice, "Sister Zhen, please wait a moment..."
Zhen Mi smiled, looked around, and asked someone to clean the mountain pavilion, hang up the curtain, and lay out the mats, brocade cushions and other things they brought.
In a short time, the originally simple mountain pavilion turned into a small elegant room.
The thick curtain not only blocks the cold wind, but is also embroidered with bamboo patterns, which ripple in the wind, just like a bamboo forest swaying in the wind. It is very beautiful to look at, but of course it is also expensive.
After Xin Xianying rearranged her hair and clothes, she got out of the car and entered the pavilion. She looked around and sighed, "I knew it was right to call Sister Zhen here... Look, look at this arrangement... Huh?"
What scent?』
Zhen Mi smiled slightly, "Can you guess?"
Xin Xianying wrinkled her little nose and sniffed, distinguishing, and saw Zhen Mi laying out several books. She immediately shouted in dissatisfaction, "Why did you bring books here?" Because of the turmoil in Chang'an, Xin Xianying was already there.
I have been reading the book at home for more than a month, and now of course I have a headache when I see the book.
Zhen Mi smiled and handed a book with "A Brief Commentary on the Analects of Confucius" written on the cover to Xin Xianying, "Read it first and then talk..."
Xin Xianying took the book with some displeasure, then flipped through two pages and muttered: "They are all superficial annotations, nothing new... huh?"
Not even halfway through the words, Xin Xianying felt something was wrong, and then she couldn't help but put her head close to the book, wrinkled her little nose slightly, and sniffed...
"What is this for? Books are not for reading, but for smelling?" Wang Shu brought some food and told how to dispose of it before entering the mountain pavilion. He saw Xin Xianying holding a book and smelling it, and couldn't help but sigh.
He was stunned, and then jokingly said, "I haven't seen you for many days, and I never knew you had a new skill?"
Zhen Mi smiled and handed Wang Shu another book.
"Huh?" Wang Shu took the book and was stunned, "This book...has it been scented?" Using spices to scent clothes is already a luxury, but Zhen Mi actually smokes books?
Zhen Mi said with a smile: "This book is supervised by the Dahan Chamber of Commerce and will be sold after the first month of next year... These books are samples..."
The last time Zhen Mi and others presented sweet rice, although it was Xin Xianying who showed up, and Wang Shu was the one who assisted, and Zhen Mi was hidden behind, but in the end it was Zhen Mi who reaped the most actual benefits. Of course from a certain perspective
, it can be regarded as each getting what he needs. Xin Xianying is young, and what he wants is to be famous, and then he will naturally become famous. Wang Shu wants to get more power, so he gets power and gets promoted, while Zhen Mi
It's a gain...
That is a brand new business right now, spices.
Of course, these books are not specially smoked with spices. Even Zhen Mi cannot afford such luxury, but Zhen Mi doesn't mind if others think so. In fact, these papers are all leftovers from the spice business...
If it hadn't been for the guidance of General Fei Qian, Zhen Mi would never have imagined that the spice business could actually play all kinds of tricks. Compared with her previous model of purely purchasing goods and then selling them, Zhen Mi would have been completely different from heaven and earth.
The most basic thing is to sell raw materials, which is also the original most basic spice business model.
But when we arrived at General Fei Qian's place, the sale of raw materials was strictly prohibited, only finished products...
In the process of making spices from raw materials to various finished products, of course there is a step that requires grinding, frying, and roasting. Then these papers are hung in the room of this step. A batch is changed every three months, and they are naturally tainted with fragrance.
It looks like it has been specially smoked with spices, but there is actually no additional spices.
There are also those spice scraps, which are also ground into fine powder, then added to the charcoal powder, and pressed into ink sticks, which is another new thing...
And so on, just like the Zuixianjiu that Wang Shu talked about. In fact, because some processes require soaking spices, the water was used to distill and cook the wine, which became the popular Zuixianjiu.
Of course, Zhen Mi also has some regrets. These are just operations that Zhen Mi is responsible for, and the business is still under the Dahan Chamber of Commerce. However, Zhen Mi also understands that if not for this, she would not have obtained these methods, let alone have the opportunity to come into contact with them.
The spice business.
There must be gains and losses.
This cavalry general is really...
Thinking of General Fei Qian, Zhen Mi was naturally in a trance, and did not hear Xin Xianying's question for a while.
"Sister Zhen...Sister Zhen?"
Xin Xianying's little face suddenly appeared in front of Zhen Mi, which startled Zhen Mi. She subconsciously pushed it out with her hand, and then pinched it subconsciously, "Hey, it's not too small..."
It just caused another scream...
When Wang Shu saw this, she also laughed, and then said: "Just now in the car, this little lady Xin was still saying that she was old..."
"Ah!" Xin Xianying's face turned red, she protected her chest with her hands, huddled aside with tears in her eyes, "You, you two are bullying me..."
Zhen Mi said: "No, no, this is not intentional to bully... But, after all, Miss Xin has reached the age of marriage..."
Xin Xianying was ashamed, angry and anxious. She twisted around again and patted the back of Zhen Mi's stretched out hand. "Don't say it, don't say it! I won't listen, I won't listen!"
Zhen Mi held Xin Xianying's hand and said seriously: "Sister, if you really want to listen to my sister's words, you have to take a good look at it for yourself... If you can find someone you like, you'd better tell your father first."
Keep your mouth shut...otherwise, when the time comes, your parents' orders...hey...you won't be able to control everything..."
Wang Shu, who was standing aside, couldn't help but sigh slightly and remained silent.
"Okay, let's not talk anymore. Let's take a look at this... This is also a new sachet produced by the Dahan Chamber of Commerce. It is most suitable for my daughter's family to wear..." Zhen Mi rolled her eyes and took another one from the hand of the maid on the side with a smile.
He picked up several objects and handed them to the two of them one by one, and said, "You may wish to appreciate a few..."
Under Lishan Mountain, the three women seemed to have relaxed their emotions, admiring the snowy scenery, drinking wine, gossiping about their daughter's family, and looking at various knitted and embroidered women's red things, which seemed a bit leisurely.
But in Chang'an, the atmosphere is still a bit tense...
Because Zhang Shi obviously did not want to die in vain, and he also harbored hatred, he took action against these big families in Chang'an Sanfu, and captured the Meiyang Sakon branch as soon as he showed up.
Although Meiyang belongs to Youfufeng in name, it is actually not far from Chang'an. It is also a large county in Guanzhong from the Western Han Dynasty to the present. It has also been the fiefdom of several people. It was not until the last Xiliang rebellion in Chang'an that Meiyang was
There has been some decline.
It was precisely because of the military turmoil that some of the original big families in the Meiyang area ran away. Then the people of the Zhi family, who had been unknown before, found opportunities after surviving the military turmoil, and annexed many people overtly and covertly.
Land, in order to reduce the taxes paid on these lands, bribes were paid, and then he was arrested immediately...
The news of the capture of the Meiyang Zhi clan soon spread to Chang'an Mausoleum. Within Maoling, although the houses were row upon row, it was somewhat lonely and deserted.
Amidst the falling snow, a group of people were drinking in a restaurant.
One of them is Du Ji.
Du Ji took his turn to take a rest, and then someone came to him for a drink. Du Ji didn't want to come at first, but he couldn't help it, so he went to the restaurant. However, he was recognized by several other nobles, and they came up to greet him, and then they sat around and drank together.
When Du Ji was young, he was sharp-tongued and pointed, but as he grew older, he gradually became more restrained, like an old sword whose edge can only be seen when used occasionally.
There was snow falling outside the window, making the sky a little dark, but inside the restaurant there were lights and a brazier with hot wine, which made it feel a bit warm.
These younger generation of nobles are the most youthful and energetic, and they especially like to debate. If they have the blessing of the keyboard artifact of later generations, they will not be tired even if they argue for three days and three nights. In addition, it has snowed these days, so naturally
Not many people would brave the snow and wind to blow the cold wind at Longshou Plain, so after the initial chatting and drinking, they gradually got into arguments about current affairs, which was normal.
It's just that Du Ji knew it was wrong and wanted to leave, but these people refused to let him go. In the end, Du Ji said that it was okay to stay, but he couldn't discuss current affairs. If he wanted to discuss current affairs, he should go to Qinglong Temple...
And who will go in this weather?
"It's snowing heavily today. Black horses and yellow horses are all white horses. How about we start by talking about white horses and non-horses?"
Someone said in the high seat of the restaurant.
The theory that a white horse is not a horse is an interesting topic for Gongsun Long, a disciple of the king of Pingyuan in the State of Zhao during the Warring States Period. Gongsun Long is a representative figure of the famous practitioners. The so-called famous criminals are those who argue by correcting names and are good at language analysis, and they are often sophists.
The white horse is not a horse theory is a famous piece of sophistical logic.
Although Du Ji said that he could not discuss current affairs, is it possible that he would not be involved at all?
A white horse is not a horse, that's what it is.
At that time, horse plague suddenly broke out in the Zhao State, and a large number of war horses died. In order to prevent the plague from being introduced to the Qin State, the Qin State prohibited horses from entering Guanzhong. As a result, Gongsun Long said that a white horse is not a horse, and stunned the officials at the pass of the Qin State.
Enter customs.
Everyone basically knows this, so it was naturally divided into two factions from the beginning. Either they use the theories of Zhang Yi and Su Qin in the Warring States Policy to argue, or they use the scriptures in the Chunqiu Zuozhuan to explain it.
, it became lively as soon as the time came.
Although it is said to be a white horse on the surface, what does the white horse refer to?
What is a horse?
"Brother Bohou, do you have anything to say about whether a white horse is a horse or not?"
Someone put the topic in Du Ji's hands, and then a group of people looked at Du Ji.
Du Ji sighed slightly and said: "A white horse is not a horse. It is a myth. If you give up common ground and seek differences, you will have disputes. Only when you give up differences and seek common ground can you become a wise man. If we use Gongsun's theory, a white horse is not a horse. The same goes for scholars."
Not human..."
The high halls of restaurants in the Han Dynasty were basically all-wood structures, with eight load-bearing wooden columns, long beams and long eaves, and the interior space was high and open. Normally, there were curtains to separate them. If the curtains were removed, the entire hall could accommodate dozens to hundreds of people.
At this time, the Qing Lun opened all the curtains. Even those who did not participate in the debate paid more or less attention to this point. After hearing what Du Ji said, "Scholars are not human beings," they
No one responded for a while.
The snowflakes fell down and seemed to make a popping sound.
Du Ji looked at the friend who had invited him here before, then raised his hands and said: "It's getting late, I have official business tomorrow, that's..."
Before Du Ji finished speaking, another person shouted: "Du Jun will stop for a moment and discuss another topic! After this topic, I will never force you to stay!"
Du Ji paused for a moment, then signaled: "Please speak."
"The heaven and the earth are unkind and regard all things as rudderless dogs; the sages are unkind and regard the common people as rudderless dogs." A public comment on Heshang said, "Heaven and earth transform the earth, and they do not use kindness and kindness, but let nature take its course." Another saying goes, "Heaven and earth give rise to all things.
"Human beings are the most precious. Heaven and earth regard them as grass or dogs, and they do not expect retribution." I wonder how Du Jun explains this?
Du Ji pondered for a moment, then said, "What do you think?"
"When we regard heaven and earth as natural and do nothing to govern them, how can hair grow in different places? Each has its own reason. How can we generalize it like oranges in the south and tangerines in the north?"
Du Ji smiled, shook his head and said, "There is a saying in Husband. In ancient times, those who overcame thorns and cut through thorns and cut through the blue road to open China are saints. The rest are only the sages of the Spring and Autumn Period... Therefore, the saint mentioned by Laozi should be Fuxi Yanhuang."
...So what Lao Tzu means is neither unkind nor inaction. Just think about it, if Yan and Huang did nothing, they would not be able to defeat Chi You... Now you and I are just covered with skin and feathers, wearing feathers and drinking blood. How is it any different from Hu? So its true meaning is,
Think of it as “use”!』
"Heaven and earth use all things for their own purposes, and saints use the common people for their use! Since they are used for their own purposes, they are not benevolent. Only when dogs have their own uses is the way of the saints of heaven and earth!" As soon as Du Ji said this, everyone was horrified.
Many ordinary gentry children would stare at the word "unkind" and then say that "unkind" should actually mean this or that. But now Du Ji directly stated that "unkind" has no special meaning at all.
When Lao Tzu expressed this sentence, he paid more attention to expressing an attitude of "use"...
"Therefore I have a cloud, between heaven and earth, it is like a chariot? It is empty but not yielding, and it moves and rises. I have heard many times that the numbers are poor, but it is better to stay in the middle..." Du Ji continued, "If it is so clear, what more can be done?
suspect?"
"Heaven and earth should have their own order, and Lao Tzu also said, "It is better to stay within it"! If the order of heaven and earth is disturbed, wouldn't the way of the saint be like this, "the more you hear, the less you learn"?!" Someone retorted.
Unexpectedly, Du Ji also nodded and said: "That's it! Heaven and earth must be constant. This statement is naturally correct. However, is it constant for you? Is it constant for everyone? Or is it the constant for heaven and earth?"
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"This..." It turned out that the man couldn't answer.
Someone in the crowd shouted, "How is it normal for a hussar? How normal is it for everyone? How normal is the heaven and earth?"
Du Ji looked over and said with a smile, "Who do you think you are, but you don't know that Brother Meiyang Geng is here...and you are here for the Zhi family?"
Meiyang was the fiefdom of Geng Yan. After Liu Xiu became emperor, Geng Yan became a powerful feudal general and a good marquis. Later, there were descendants of the Geng family in Meiyang, but with the decline of Geng Bi, the Geng family fell into ruin.
It has been downshifted again and again...
This time when I came to Chang'an Mausoleum, I was obviously afraid that I would be implicated in some way, so I didn't dare to go directly to the Hussar General, so I first went to Du Ji and other original Guanzhong factions to find out.
Du Ji stood up, obviously not wanting to get involved in this pool of muddy water, "Is it normal for a hussar to be a knight... As a minister under his command, he should be avoided in principle... But today you have to ask, if a certain person is avoided,
If you don't say anything, you will be suspected of dereliction of duty... Regardless of the permanent and impermanent, look at the silver-lined clothes on your body, the gold fans in your hands, drinking this drunken immortal wine, eating Qiang soup... The hussars are changing farm tools, creating water conservancy,
The canal is opened, the refugees are accommodated, the people build temples, and the Qiang and Hu abandon and surrender... If this is the case, it is also said to be impermanent... Haha, the heaven and the earth are not benevolent, and they regard all things as cod dogs; the saints are unkind and regard the people as cod dogs! Little do they know the future of cod dogs.
When it is laid out, it is laid out with a basket, a scarf is embroidered with embroidery, and the body is given a blessing to guard it! When it is laid out, the traveler tramples on its head and spine, and the Su takes it and scoops it up! Only then will the heaven and earth rotate, and the crowbar will not stop!"
