Chapter 694: There is no such thing as great kindness
Formal banquets in the Han Dynasty usually started at sunrise, with tea and some dried fruit snacks and other items for chatting. It officially started at noon, and then dishes were served one after another, and people sang happily.
In order to laugh, some dancers and musicians will be invited to add to the fun. Even if the mood is up, the host and guests will come to the venue to dance and sing. It is not a big new thing. This continues until the sun goes down, and the whole day's banquet is considered temporary.
After that, the guests will be led by the attendants to either have a small gathering or go to a side room to sleep in a high bed. Anyway, the sporadic snacks and drinks will continue to be supplied. Sometimes, because of the large number of people, there will even be a flowing table at the beginning.
Night and day, the singing and laughter never stopped.
Of course, these things are only for the nobles, but for ordinary people, being able to eat a soup cake feast with big meat slices is already quite luxurious and something that can be talked about for a long time.
The lower the level of people, the lower their focus. This is instinctive and helpless.
It's like only ordinary citizens can greet each other when they meet, regardless of time or place, because for people living at the bottom, it is considered happy to have a stutter.
On the other hand, when have you ever seen a head of state ask whether they have eaten when they meet each other?
At that level, what you eat is a secondary issue, and the important things are often outside of food...
Just like the banquet hosted by the Wang family for Yang Zan.
It doesn't matter whether you eat fish or sheep, what matters is the potential.
Wang Jing respectfully greeted Mrs. Wang in the study in the backyard of the Wang family, and put his hands on his forehead. Although he had been kneeling like this for more than ten breaths, Wang Jing did not dare to move without Mrs. Wang's instructions.
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Old Mrs. Wang was wrapped in mink fur and was extremely skinny. His eyes were sunken into skull-like eye sockets, like candles swaying in the wind that could be extinguished at any time.
Mrs. Wang of the Wang family has been ill for many years. Many people think that this old guy will not live long. It seems that Mr. Wang will fall down at any time, but unfortunately, he has not fallen down yet...
As long as he doesn't fall, he is the backbone of the Wang family, and even the backbone of the entire Taiyuan gentry.
"Yang Jiazi, um..." Mrs. Wang's voice was hoarse and low, like the sound of a saw cutting hard wood, "...if it succeeds, it will not be in vain for all my hard work..."
One or two hundred years ago, Shangdang was a vassal of Taiyuan, responsible for guarding the south gate of Taiyuan, but now Shangdang actually wants to become independent on its own. This matter is simply intolerable!
Although the people who were expelled were members of the Wen family, it was like a slap in the face of all the nobles in Taiyuan!
Mr. Wang didn't believe a word of the bullshit notice. He only saw one thing: the Shangdang people were so courageous that they dared to say it publicly.
And the one who lent the courage to the Shangdang people was the middle-ranking general? How could this middle-ranking general be considered a green onion in front of the power of the Wang family?
However, this guy now has many soldiers and is difficult to deal with...
A few decades ago, Mr. Wang didn't care at all about the troops that Zhonglang called. You must know that there used to be a large number of county soldiers guarding the border in Bingzhou. However, over the years, they have been continuously withdrawn, or
They went to suppress the Xiqiang or deal with the Yellow Turbans. A few years ago, Zhang Chun in Youzhou rebelled and took away another group...
No matter how rich you are, you can't withstand the abuse of a prodigal!
Moreover, the northern part of Bingzhou really needs a person with soldiers to guard and defend against the barbarians. Otherwise, although the land in Shangdang, Taiyuan is surrounded by surrounding mountains and has a natural barrier, once the surrounding counties and counties are all invaded by the barbarians,
If people rob everything, even if it is difficult to cross the mountains, it will be difficult to resist a greedy heart.
Having said that, this Fei Qian may not have any intention of conflict with the Wang family, otherwise he would not abandon the Shangdang and retreat. It seems that it is probably the unfed wolf cubs of the Shangdang who have some evil intentions, causing the Yang family to
You might as well go and tidy up...
"When you go to Wen's house, just say..." Mrs. Wang wrapped the mink fur around her body tighter, as if it would be unbearable to bear the cold of autumn and winter if a few gaps were exposed, and her words were also cold, "...
…No one is a sage, and no one can make mistakes. If you can correct your mistakes, there is no greater good.”
Wang Jing looked up and saw the ghostly fire-like eyes of Mrs. Wang. He couldn't help but shuddered, bowed his head in agreement, and then asked for leave again.
"No one is a sage, and no one can make mistakes! If you can correct your mistakes, there is no greater good."
It sounds good, like a good word.
But actually...
Did Wen Hao abuse his power for personal gain as the Shangdang Governor?
It's a joke, of course it's impossible, but when he was dragging his way into his home, he didn't forget to give a share to the gentry in Taiyuan, especially the Wang family.
Although Wen Hao has not done many deeds worthy of praise from the world in the past few years, there is still hard work without credit. When Mrs. Wang said this, it was almost as if Wen Hao had written off all the hard work in the past few years.
Is Wen Hao a sage?
No, so of course there is something wrong.
What should I do if I make a mistake?
Go ahead and correct it! As long as you recognize the mistakes and correct them, you will be doing "nothing great".
What if it doesn’t change?
This sentence comes from Jin Linggong in the Spring and Autumn Period. At that time, he also promised to correct his mistakes under Shi Ji's advice. However, Jin Linggong later regretted his words and did not correct his words. In the end, he was assassinated...
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It is an ordinary sixteen words, but when you turn it over and read it, you can see the hidden blood behind it.
If it wasn't Wen Hao's fault, how could he lose the control of the Shangdang?
The Shangdang people did such a big thing under their jurisdiction, but Wen Hao did not take any effective measures before and after the incident. Isn't this a mistake?
Yang Zan, the governor of Bingzhou, has neither money nor troops. To regain Shangdang, naturally, as he said, he has no feng shui and no help from vegetation. So naturally, with the bulk of these people and materials, someone will come out to fight.
Resistant.
Therefore, Mr. Wang’s meaning is very clear. The matter of going to the party is something caused by the Wen family’s failure to handle it well. Now is the time for the Wen family to “change it”. If the Wen family knows how to do it, they can correct it.
Yes, of course everyone can "do no good" together, but if the Wen family doesn't understand, or refuses to admit it, and refuses to make efforts to correct it, then...
If Wang Jing understands Old Mrs. Wang's words, naturally the Wen family can also understand them. If they can't understand, or are unwilling to understand, then they will naturally lose the right to continue playing happily together.
In the imperial lineage of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu was a branch of Emperor Jing, who was the third generation, Liu Fa was the fourth generation, Liu Mai was the fifth generation, Liu Wai was the sixth generation, Liu Hui was the seventh generation, and Liu Qin was the eighth generation.
Liu Xiuqia is the ninth generation. Then counting from Liu Xiu, Emperor Ming is the tenth generation grandson of Emperor Gaozu, Emperor Zhang is the eleventh generation, Emperor Shang is the twelfth generation, Emperor An is the thirteenth generation, Emperor Shun and Emperor Huan are both the fourteenth generation.
In the 15th generation of Emperor Ling, Liu Xie, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, was the 16th generation grandson of Emperor Gaozu and the 14th generation grandson of Emperor Jing. Hey hey... Excuse me, what should Liu Bei call Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty?
