The "Book of the Later Han" referred to by later generations refers specifically to the book written by the historian Fan Ye in the Southern Song Dynasty.
But in fact, since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, more than a dozen historical works about the Eastern Han Dynasty have been published. In this era, the practice of privately compiling history books was still very popular. Anyone whose family had an academic heritage and was determined to tell history would more or less do it.
try.
Some of these historical works were lost due to various reasons, and some were eliminated because of low quality. In the end, very few were handed down. In the memory of Li Tai’s predecessor, when his parents explained this period of history to their children,
I even used history books compiled by myself.
The "Book of the Later Han" written by Fan Ye can be unanimously recognized by later generations, and is called the first four histories together with "Historical Records", "Hanshu" and "Three Kingdoms". Among related historical works, its level is undoubtedly the highest.
At least it should far exceed the historical textbooks compiled by the Li family in Longxi.
But this historical masterpiece also had a fateful fate. Before the book was completed, Fan Ye was killed for participating in the rebellion of the Southern Dynasty and Song Dynasty, and his historical chapters were banned for a time. It was not until the Southern Liang Dynasty that it began to be gradually circulated.
It has existed in the world, but it was mainly spread in the south of the Yangtze River, and not many people in the Northern Dynasties knew it.
Li Tai listened carefully and found out that what Dugu Xin was reading was the biography of Geng Yan in "Book of the Later Han" written by Fan Ye.
He himself was not able to read the classics thoroughly and could recite them backwards and forwards. The reason why he was able to hear it was mainly because later generations of public accounts who lacked a sense of responsibility erroneously spread historical materials.
The history of the Eastern Han Dynasty is relatively dull. The truly exciting historical highlights are only at the beginning and end, the founding history of the great magician, the troubled times of Huan Ling and the Three Kingdoms period. The historical figures and stories in these periods have also been discussed by later generations, but
During this period, there was little enthusiasm.
Geng Yan was the hero of Yuntai who assisted Guangwu in starting a business. He was controversial in later generations because of the sentence in the Later Han Dynasty: "Forty-six soldiers were leveled, and three hundred were massacred in the city." In particular, some public accounts that were keen to take quotes out of context and exaggerate based on this, extended it to include
He is portrayed as a big devil who is addicted to murder and commits all kinds of evil.
When Li Tai was still the host of Up, he published a special issue on this issue, so he was quite familiar with Geng Yan's biography.
Although "Book of the Later Han" is not as magnificent as "Historical Records", Fan Ye, as a master of writing in the Southern Dynasties, has an equally wonderful and wonderful writing style. Some of his wonderful sentences are unforgettable, so after listening to it for a while, you can recognize the source of his writing.
Dugu Xin finished reading this historical biography, and then explained it sentence by sentence. Although it cannot be said to be a profound understanding, he still has some unique insights of his own.
Everyone in the hall, whether they understood or were not interested, at least showed their attitude of listening carefully.
"Hao Jiehou has been through troubled times, forced by strong evil, but he can choose Guangwu alone to succeed the Han Dynasty, which can be said to be extremely wise. He came from the deep Ji and conquered Qilu, which can be said to be extremely courageous. He can retire with great achievements and is loyal and diligent.
The family passed down the family line, and the country was approved by the clan, and the Han Dynasty prospered together. His achievements during his lifetime were not inferior to those of Huaiyin, and his achievements were even greater after his death. The country is lucky to have ministers, and it is even more lucky to have ministers in their time!"
Yang Zhong, who was at the table, had obviously listened carefully to the historical biography and explanation. When Dugu Xin finished speaking, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion. His expression and tone expressed great admiration for Geng Yan and his actions, with a sense of
Deep envy and expectations.
Li Tai was sitting aside and felt happy immediately when he heard Yang Zhong's words. Listening to this meaning, Yang Zhong seemed to regard Geng Yan's achievements as his lifelong pursuit, but if you don't go home and ask your son,
Will he?
After listening to Yang Zhong's emotion, Dugu Xin nodded in sympathy and said with emotion: "Reading history can make you wise. The past events of the past can serve as a guide for future generations. There is no lack of tyranny as a basis in the times, and violence as a basis.
Chaos, overthrowing moral principles, and acting arbitrarily will inevitably lead to death and reputation ruin. Therefore, one must not be ignorant of books and things. There are always dangers and difficulties in the world, and one may not be wise enough, but if one can learn from past mistakes, then
This will prevent you from making mistakes."
This statement is quite pertinent, but when one is in a situation, how many people can advance and retreat knowingly?
Through the two people's emotions about Geng Yan's deeds, Li Tai was able to get a sense of their intentions.
Although they are now generals in the hegemony, they still have a strong sense of identification with the legal system of the Yuan and Wei Dynasties in their hearts, and their expectations for themselves are only to be the heroes who succeeded the Wei Zhongxing, rather than being the pioneers of the Yuwen regime.
This is not to say that this is some pedantic and stubborn old-fashioned thought. After all, it takes time to build and cultivate a sense of legal identity.
At the beginning of the founding of the Western Wei regime, it faced continuous attacks from the Eastern Dynasty. What Yuwentai did during this process only reflected his irreplaceability in maintaining the Western Wei regime. But if we talk about creating a new dynasty,
Rule, both in terms of power and prestige, is far behind.
Geng Yan was not a Nanyang Yuancong of Emperor Guangwu, but he was able to inherit the achievements of Han Zhongxing and be passed down to future generations. Moreover, his family's wealth was passed down, and the rise and fall of the Republic was undoubtedly in line with the aesthetics of these powerful people in Beizhen who were living in troubled times.
.It's a pity that this world only provides them with a few heroes, but not a Xiu from the Yuan family.
After sighing for a moment, Dugu Xin turned to Li Tai and said with a smile: "Of all of you here, Bo Shan is the only one who has profound family knowledge, but you haven't heard and studied this magnificent historical biography, right?"
After hearing this, Li Tai smiled and shook his head, not wanting to show off his knowledge. After all, given his experience and background, there was really no way to gain a deeper understanding of this Southern Dynasties history book that had not been banned for a long time.
Seeing Li Tai shaking his head, Dugu Xin smiled even more happily: "Then this is a loss for you. The figures in the Southern Dynasties may not be known as majestic, but they also have special achievements in scholarship. Our military strategists have nothing to boast about, but only many classics.
Guang, well-read and well-read, today in front of you, the disciples of Liang, I am seeking a false reputation as a gift of classics and history. This is a masterpiece of history written by Scholar Fan of the Southern Dynasty, and is given to you. Study it carefully and see you next year. I want to take the exam!"
As he spoke, he raised his hand to signal his family members to carry a box and cage with exquisite materials and filled with scriptures, which he presented to Li Tai in the hall.
Li Tai quickly stood up and thanked him. He also wanted to read carefully how the later Han Dynasty books from the Southern and Northern Dynasties were different from what he had seen in later generations. It was not his nature to love grave books, but although history told stories about old friends, how could it be so?
What the narrative reflects is the thinking and spiritual outlook of the people at that time.
What Dugu Xin said is not wrong. No matter what your chances are or what your intelligence is, you should always read history.
But after hearing what Dugu Xin said, he still felt strange. Are you showing off that you have traveled to many places? You can wander around like a hare that is being chased.
A sense of superiority?
Not to mention that I traveled all over the great rivers and mountains of the motherland in the east, west, south and north. For now, I am also a traitor who wandered from the Eastern Wei Dynasty to Guanzhong. I guarantee that one day I no longer want to play with you, and I will go to Xiao Bodhisattva to mess around.
Let’s eat. If we hurry up a few steps, we might be able to help Hou Jing demolish Taicheng.
After Duguxin finished speaking about history, the guests in the hall stood up to leave one after another. In the end, only Li Tai and Yang Zhong were left.
After seeing off the guests one after another, Dugu Xin returned to the main hall and had no intention of meeting other guests. Instead, he looked at Li Tai and asked, "After that day, will Hou Mochen come to see you again?"
Li Tai shook his head after hearing this. Thinking back to Hou Mo and Chen Chong's aggressive tone that day, he was also curious as to why there was nothing more to say in the next few days.
Yang Zhong, who was sitting at the side, became curious when he heard this. After a brief inquiry and hearing Li Tai's brief description of the whole story, he suddenly said: "No wonder I invited General Hou Mochen to meet with General Hou Mochen when I opened the mansion a few days ago. I heard that the conversation between them was not very pleasant..."
Li Tai also had a delicate mind. He didn't understand after hearing this, so he quickly stood up and thanked Dugu Xin.
Dugu Xin waved his hands, not wanting to say more about this, and turned to look at Li Tai and said: "Although Hou Mochen is the reason for this, you are not innocent, Boshan. I have also heard that you are running various things in Beizhou.
, it cannot be said that you have meritorious service, but it is inevitable for a single person to be the best, and it is inevitable to be disturbed by evil emotions. The land is vast and vast, and many people who claim to be wise and courageous are only practicing superficially, but if you are the only one who has made a long career, it is inevitable for everyone to be jealous, and the breeding of such evil emotions is inevitable.
I'm afraid there will be more disturbances in the future."
It’s not that Li Tai didn’t understand the problem Dugu Xin mentioned.
The territory of Guanxi is actually very small. Under the general encirclement of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, before the capture of Shuzhong and Jiangling, there are almost no opportunities and possibilities for outward expansion. It can be said that it is a carrot and a pit.
Not to mention those Guanlong tycoons who have not yet formed a strong force, many senior Beizhen military leaders currently have no suitable place to relocate.
Although Northern Shaanxi was in a semi-abandoned state before, if integrated, it also has extremely high strategic value and regional potential. Li Tai has only created a rough framework at the moment, and the power he has is already quite considerable. The peach picked is
A problem that must be faced sooner or later.
He did not include some plans and achievements in the official report to Xingtai. He was also preventing this problem and ensuring that even if he was no longer in power, he could bypass the authority granted by the overlord and continue to maintain his influence.
force.
When Dugu Xin saw that Li Tai was silent, he added: "When the government here is outside the government, it is inevitable that human relations are more important than meritorious service. Although you, Boshan, are from a famous family and have great talents in governing affairs, you are living in the world.
It is difficult to expect a dedicated and long-term committee. Although Daxingtai has a clear sense of knowing people, but in his leadership, it is inevitable that he will occasionally give in and choose to do more. Although you are sincere in doing things, if you give up halfway because of this, your intelligence will not be exhausted.
Seeing Yu Gong, this is inevitably a pity!"
When Li Tai heard this, he gradually understood that Dugu Xin invited him to see him today because he planned to poach Daxingtai.
Although he heard this meaning, he did not immediately express his position. Instead, he sighed: "The major affairs of the country are planned by the ministers. The junior Hu Lu will hit the target, and the chess board will lose the piece. How dare you be proud of your own cleverness and rely on your talent?"
Proud."
"What you say is not quite true. Judging from your judgment and style, you are definitely not a young fool who obeys orders! Ha, after all, I don't have a deeper affection for you than my late Grand Master. What I said may have gone beyond affection."
When Dugu Xin heard this, he curled his lips and smiled, turned his body slightly forward, looked directly at Li Tai and said: "But now that I have said it here, I don't want to choke on the words. I admire your talent and intelligence very much, and I also want to
If you can follow me to Long, you can do everything in my house without any hindrance. What do you think if you accomplish one thing and benefit the other?"