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"This is the mansion called Pan Jun.,"
"It doesn't look very impressive."
"There's probably nothing we can do about it. After all, this person's identity is a bit... sensitive in every aspect."
There is a seemingly remote area in the northwest corner of Linxiang City. Although it looks a bit remote, there are many high-end mansions nearby that look like only people with high status are qualified to live in them. They are often full of houses. There are only two or three houses on a street. Just seeing this scale makes you realize the power possessed by the owners of these mansions.
Compared with the forts in the suburbs where defense is obviously more important, these mansions here obviously have a somewhat "low-key luxury and connotation" feel.
However, in such a group of buildings, there is one mansion that seems so special - it is not that this house is so high-end, luxurious and rich, on the contrary, this house Not only is it far smaller in terms of area than those big guys who occupy half of the street at every turn, but even just looking at the surface, you will feel that this place looks like the residence of an ordinary scholar, rather than the residence of a scholar from a noble family. It is the residence of the "big man" of the Nanwang clan who previously held the six hundred stone position in Jingzhou. Although compared to ordinary people's houses, the houses that can appear here are sufficiently exquisite.
"So although Liu Jingsheng is very famous, he can't tolerate Pan Chengming. This man's achievements are probably about this."
"Why do you say that?"
"It's obviously the person you're looking for, but you don't know?"
"Well, hahahaha... Actually, I just knew that this person was very powerful. As for what exactly this person has done, I have no idea at all."
Of course, I would not mention it to the people around me. If someone hadn't mentioned that in the Jingnan area, in addition to Changsha Huanjie's great influence as the mastermind around Zhang Xian, there is also a person named Pan Jun who is also very influential. Talent is worth seeing, and it is estimated that it is impossible for him to find this "former official" who does not seem to be in a good situation after coming to Jingzhou for only a short time.
However, he still came here and prepared to visit the owner here.
"I didn't expect Pan Jun to have fallen into such a predicament. Although the friends who used to interact frequently in the past can't be said to have drawn a clear line with Pan Jun, they have been ignored for a long time. Today, there are still people who come to visit in the name of Jun. It's not surprising. It’s extremely touching.”
It was not the same as what he had imagined before. The man in front of him was not much older than him, and could still be regarded as a young man. He was nearly eight feet tall, which was rare for southerners, and his face was angular. His eyes were sharp. From time to time, there will be a hint of resoluteness, but the whole person does not appear sharp, and even the first impression given to the two people in front of him is a bit friendly, although the pretentious softness seems to be very incompatible with this. .
"Well, although I feel that I should say a few honest words at this time to win your favor, but when I saw you in person, I felt that I couldn't say such words at all, and I didn't want to deceive you, who I admire so much. Actually, you can tell by listening to my accent. I am from the north, and I came to visit you because I admire your reputation and talent. I came in a hurry. I haven’t had time to understand what has happened in Jingzhou recently, so I ask you to get familiar with it. The locals here brought you here. If you don't mind, I am willing to listen to what you have experienced recently. I believe that for someone like you, you must have been slandered by villains and had to fall into this situation. dilemma."
"My reputation, Pan Chengming, has actually spread to the far north?!"
Pan Jun didn't look very happy after hearing those flattering words. He even looked at the young man opposite him with confusion. After all, although the other person's accent was from the north, it was more related to As far as Jingzhou was concerned, in fact, although Pan Jun could not judge whether the other party's accent was pure or not, the Luoyang official pronunciation he had heard during his study tour made Pan Jun, who did not know much about the local accent, unable to be sure about the other party's accent. Where did it come from.
Although there is no legendary legal Mandarin in this era. Even the pronunciation notation is the fanqie method, which is the legendary pronunciation notation method in which the initial consonant of one of the two words and the final of the other are cut off and combined. And this Obviously, if the regions are different, then the pronunciation of the words marked with pronunciation will be completely different. The cut results will naturally be very different, and it is naturally impossible to unify the readings, not to mention that many words are marked for each other. .
However, this does not mean that there is nothing similar to "Mandarin" in this era. After all, for the emperor, he wanted to add another language to various things to learn the local dialects to understand his ministers. Such tasks are really too difficult for those emperors who are either diligent or not diligent enough - the former really don't have time, the latter really don't have the mood.
Therefore, instead of asking the emperor to learn what officials from various places said, it is better to let officials from various places use the emperor's accent as a benchmark. After all, the emperor will not not know what he said. How can I say that it is a rare level in history? Emperor Hui of Jin Dynasty, Sima Zhong, was not that stupid.
What's more, this will make working in various government offices in the capital much more enjoyable, and it will be easier for everyone to have fun together.
Moreover, the biggest characteristic of the Han Dynasty was that scholars such as "Xiaolian" and "Maocai" who were promoted from the local areas needed to serve as officials at all levels in the capital for a period of time before they were recruited from outside the country. Put him to work somewhere.
If coupled with the fact that the capital is the center of a country's culture, a large number of scholars come here every year to study. As a result, the accent learned from the capital is gradually brought to the local area and used as a symbol of status. .
Therefore, the accent in the capital has become the de facto ancient version of "Mandarin".
In fact, Mandarin in New China is based on the dialect of Beijing, the capital of the country. However, there was no accurate pinyin in the Han Dynasty, and there was no law to stipulate the status of Mandarin. It is not a unique existence.
However, the plane Li Shuzhen is currently in is not another plane he is familiar with after all, and the biggest feature of this plane is that as citizens of the same country, even if there are some language differences between the south and the north, But it's not as different as another plane, so even though there are differences in accents, there is still no problem in communicating with each other.
Of course, the dialect of Luoyang, the capital of the country, is still considered the best accent by upper-level bureaucrats. People who cannot learn this accent are obviously the legendary "country bumpkin" and will definitely be rejected by those so-called "respectable people". "people despised."
Well, so you can also know that Li Shushi is definitely one of the despised people, but as he and his Bingzhou Army become more and more prosperous, the accent that was originally considered "vulgar" seems to have gradually There is a popular trend.
Could this also be regarded as evidence of treason?
But even so, Luoyang accent is still popular among the upper class. Whether it is Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Liu Yan, Liu Biao, Liu Yao and others are proud to speak Luoyang accent. In addition, the Han emperor is still there, the status of Luoyang accent It is impossible to waver, especially in border areas, because of the lag in information transmission, Luoyang accent is regarded as a sign of status.
Although Pan Jun is from Lingling, the farthest place he has ever been is Xiangyang, but because Xiangyang has many northern scholars who have escaped from the north, he is naturally familiar with Luoyang's accent. Because he knows that this accent means a lot Things, but it does not mean that the other party is from Luoyang and its surrounding areas. Then where the other party comes from is very problematic.
Naturally, the statement "famous in the north" naturally sounds like a somewhat unreal compliment.
Although even a person like Pan Jun would be a little happy when he hears such a compliment that he doesn't believe at all.
What would he look like if he knew that he was really "famous in the north" but didn't know?
Okay, let us not consider this problem for the moment and take a look at the two people who were let into the house by Pan Jun.
Although he had some questions in his mind, Pan Jun still patiently had a conversation with the rare visitor.
Then, he told the other person what he had experienced - although it seemed that the older "local" should already know some of the twists and turns. But the young man really didn't know anything. Just ran over.
Should I say it's naive, or a bit mindless.
However, from the conversation just now, Pan Jun knew very well that the other party was a very smart young man, and he must have studied under a famous teacher, and his knowledge was quite solid. Otherwise, Pan Jun would not have put the other party on an equal footing with him. Communicate.
"No wonder the uncle who brought me here thinks that Liu Jingsheng has a great reputation but limited achievements. It turns out that is the case. I personally think you are doing the right thing. The man has reached the point where he is now precisely because of his excessive Indulge those treacherous people in their misdeeds. In troubled times, heavy laws are used. Only by deterring treacherous people in this way can the original order of the world be restored."
After a conversation, the young man expressed the following emotion, and it could be seen from his clear eyes that these words were spoken from his heart, or that there were many similar contents in the education he received. , so his way of thinking is not very the same as those scholars who put family first and country later, so he will naturally agree more with Pan Jun's actions.
Pan Jun is naturally very happy about this result. After all, his behavior has been recognized by others. Although based on his character, he will not regret his behavior of adhering to his own morality even if no one agrees. But after all, people You are a social animal. If you can be recognized by more people, it means that you are consistent with the values of society. Then you will naturally be more tolerated rather than excluded by society, and it will naturally be easier to succeed in this era.
Pan Jun is not like Guan Ning, who has no political ambitions and wants to be a hermit. He is determined to reach a high position in personal achievements, and then change this dirty era step by step.
Therefore, even though he has his own bottom line and integrity, he also hopes that his ideas can be recognized by more people.
However, seriously speaking, Pan Jun's experience until now is really a bit...memorable.
Pan Jun is actually a very talented young man. He has gained quite a reputation in the Jingnan area at a young age. He is known as the "child prodigy" of Lingling. After that, he studied in Xiangyang and was influenced by the celebrity king who lived in the south. After a few years, he was finally appointed by Liu Biao to work in Jiangxia and was assigned to Huang Zu's side.
In name, Pan Jun is naturally required to keep an eye on Huang Zu's actions. After all, Huang Zu is a die-hard supporter of Liu Biao. However, the relationship with Liu Biao is also very subtle - Huang Zu relies on his background in the Anlu Huang family. , which made Jiangxia more and more independent kingdoms under his governance, and the counties and counties there were about to become "only aware of Huang Zu but not Liu Biao".
It can be said that compared with Zhang Xian of Changsha, there is actually no difference between Jiangxia and Huangzu. They are all small separatist princes under Liu Biao, a big separatist prince. The only difference is that Huangzu still sticks to him in most cases. With Liu Biao, Zhang Xian not only had a tense situation with Liu Biao, but also incited the four counties in Jingnan to follow him to cause trouble for Liu Biao.
Now that Zhang Xian has learned from the past, even if Huang Zu showed great respect to Liu Biao on weekdays, Liu Biao would still "mix sand" with Huang Zu if he had the opportunity.
Of course, if it were specific to Pan Jun personally, in retrospect, this time it looked very much like Liu Biao was mixing sand with Huang Zu, but in fact Liu Biao's bigger purpose was to take the opportunity to deal with Pan Jun and leave him.
Pan Jun is a very talented person. It is well known in Jingzhou, but to everyone in Xiangyang City, Pan Jun has another temper that is also well known, even more well known than his talent. Know.
This characteristic is his uprightness and severity.
It stands to reason that as a newcomer, Pan Jun should restrain himself even if his temperament is like this. In other words, as a smart man, it is obviously not right for him to die prematurely because of his temper before he has gained power. So wise.
But this is a truth that everyone knows very well. Pan Jun did the opposite.
As a clan member of the Han Dynasty, Liu Biao performed suburban sacrifices to heaven and earth that only the emperor was qualified to do, and used chariots and horses that exceeded the standard. This matter can be said to be very clear to everyone living in Jingzhou. Some people For example, Liu Biao's relatives such as Cai Mao were naturally very supportive of this, and he naturally hoped to use this opportunity to make his family more prominent.
People like Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue maintained a more neutral attitude. Although Liu Biao's behavior was a bit outrageous, at a time when the current situation was chaotic and the royal family's control had dropped to its lowest point, Liu Biao, as a clan member, showed great A certain kind of ambition is not an exaggeration. After all, it seems that a famous clan member like Liu Biao is more suitable for that position than an unreliable child.
As for the opponents, there are naturally many, but these people either live here and it is not convenient for them to speak publicly, or the family power is not strong enough to resist Liu Biao, who has been able to flatten and round most of the powerful families in Jingzhou.
Only Pan Jun, who was still young, wrote an article criticizing Liu Biao and used various channels to spread it among the scholars in Jingzhou.
Of course, although Pan Jun seems a little reckless, he is not really an idiot. This satirical article is not only full of flowers but also hidden in the past. There is not a single word in the whole article that denounces Liu Biao, but every word is directed at what Liu Biao did. thing.
Although Liu Biao was not an indecisive person. After all, when he first entered Jingzhou, he killed countless people. However, this leader of the Jingzhou cultural circle, who called himself the "Eight Heroes of Jingxiang", also had an extremely serious temper. In order to survive, he Because of this, it is naturally impossible to have the opportunity to show this side of him, but now, the internal situation has been basically calmed down, and only Zhang Xian in the south cannot fundamentally threaten his core rule. Outside, except for Li Shushi, who is stirring up trouble in Nanyang For many years, for other forces, Liu Biao was already burning a candle if he did not take the initiative to launch an attack. Naturally, he had to demonstrate his "literary style".
So when faced with Pan Jun's article, it was impossible for Liu Biao to not see what the content was referring to, but Liu Biao was unable to make the decision to easily get rid of Pan Jun, a young man who was nothing more than an ant to him.
Otherwise, I think this article is well written. Even if it is a curse, it is still extremely talented.
This is just like in the history of another dimension. Although Liu Biao wanted to kill Mi Heng, who was famous and indeed talented, on the surface he was polite and considerate, but in the end he couldn't bear it anymore. Then he threw it to the grumpy Huang Zu. Then he played a borrowed knife killing game that was actually pretty good.
It's a pity that he was a rebel of the Han Dynasty, so even his originally normal actions can be interpreted by later generations as having various dark thoughts, not to mention that Liu Biao's actions are very questionable and naturally become an example of his lack of courage.
Although Pan Jun is not as well-known as Mi Heng, his talent is not bad, and his articles are also very obscure. He is not like Mi Heng who directly curses in public, so although Liu Biao is slightly dissatisfied, he is not As for actually having murderous intentions.
It can be said that Pan Jun's life in Xiangyang during those years was generally like this. It would not make Liu Biao furious, but it was also uncomfortable. He would criticize anything he thought he had done wrong, even if he didn't name it directly. But it's also definitely unpleasant.
The most important thing is that because he took the lead, many young talents in Jingzhou could imitate his example and began to "point out the current ills". Unfortunately, the talents of these people were obviously not as good as Pan Jun's. He also didn't know the skill of hiding needles in cotton wool, so for a while, the entire literary world in Jingzhou could be said to be "confused", which made Liu Biao really bored.
Unfortunately, because the law does not punish everyone, Pan Jun, the leader of these people, can only be sent to Huang Zu, hoping to find peace.
Of course, Pan Jun would not say much about these things. At most, he would only mention them in passing. Many things were revealed by the uncle who had already gained a better understanding of Pan Jun's goals for the two people's trip through his own investigation afterwards. Tell it to young people.
And with this kind of foreshadowing, what follows will fall into place.
Mi Heng still had a bad temper when he arrived at Huang Zu's place, so he died tragically at the hands of Huang Zu, who had a bad temper and looked like a warrior or even a scholar.
When Pan Jun arrived at Huang Zu's place, he also had an unyielding temper. When encountering injustice, he would also use various methods to step on the line. Although it was not like Ni Heng who made Huang Zu angry and murderous. Huang Zu, who was extremely depressed, accumulated a lot of resentment.
As a result, all these grievances completely exploded over one thing.
Things were quite simple at the beginning. Pan Jun learned that the county magistrate of Shaxian, an important town in Jiangxia, was corrupt and perverted the law, so he investigated the matter as an employee. Because this person had a greedy character, Pan Jun's hard work was enough to prove the evidence. The evidence is overwhelming.
So this Sha Xianchang became Pan Jun's famous soul killed by the sword.
Everyone should be happy when things come to this point. After all, the reputation of Sha Xianchang is not very high. Pan Jun has obtained a lot of key evidence, proving that this person was greedy to the extent of embezzling military expenditures, so even though his death It was shocking, but it also left everyone in Jingzhou speechless, and even for ordinary people, it was applause.
But no one would have thought about what Sha Xian was thinking before he died. He broke out violent news one after another, and it could be said that he pulled out the radish and brought out the mud. One pull made a big bunch, and it was even possible that he could even pull it out in the end. Burned on the head of Huang Zu, the ruler of Jiangxia.
So should Pan Jun continue to investigate, or should he let the matter go?
If he continued to investigate, it would obviously endanger his own life. Even if something was eventually investigated and dealt with, it would not matter to Huang Zu. Moreover, facing such a huge interest group, Liu Biao could not really kill them all. Perhaps Chief Sha Xian had this purpose and hoped to be able to absolve himself of his guilt in this way.
Of course, the possibility of this is extremely slim.
However, if he did not continue to pursue the investigation, he would certainly be able to save his life, and even the scholars would never blame him for it, and he would still be able to enjoy the reputation he gained from investigating and punishing Sha Xianchang. But the only thing that he couldn't get through was It is the unique good and evil heart of young people that has not been contaminated by the world.
How to choose?
Well, judging from the current situation, it is self-evident what choice Pan Jun made.
As for the consequences of Pan Jun's choice, even if we can't ask, we still know.
"Brother Pan, I'm here to visit you. This time you won't turn me away again."
And just when everyone was chatting happily, a sudden voice broke in, and looking at Pan Jun's slightly twitching face, could it be that the person who came was having some kind of holiday with him?! (It's a pie-in-the-sky activity, A cool mobile phone is waiting for you! Follow it~ Click on the official account (add friends on WeChat - add official account - enter dd) and participate now! Everyone will win a prize, follow the dd WeChat official account now!) (To be continued. .)
