The city of Luoyang is surrounded by a wall for thirty miles. The palace in the city occupies a large area, but the residential area is very large. The carriage drove through two streets and rushed to the banquet outside the city before the city gates were locked.
The banquet was held at a private residence of the Wang family. A carriage had arrived for the invitation early. Ye Qing was just the county magistrate now, so how could he dare to create a grand event? He only brought Jian Yong, Jiang Chen and a few soldiers with him.
Night has not yet fallen, the carriage is crossing the Luo River, heading east along the riverside, to the Jingling Terrace, Mingtang, and Taixue. Students in this area have just finished their classes. Under the weeping willows on the river bank, the carriages and horses are somewhat crowded, and the sounds of various calls for friends and banquets can be heard.
, and even took a beautiful prostitute and ran around in the car.
The driver of the car was a relative sent by the Wang family, named Wang Ling. He was a talkative young man. When he saw this, he complained: "Nowadays, the academic style is really declining. There are not many people who study seriously. They only study the good things of the country."
It has become a mess and a mess... Xuande Gong came from the sect of Lu Shangshu. This will make you laugh.
Zhou Ling turned to look at Ye Qing, pursed her lips and snickered.
"fine."
Ye Qing was a little embarrassed, not sure whether what Wang Ling said was true or ironic. Back then, Liu Xuande was also a degenerate son who liked good horses, famous dogs, beautiful clothes and beautiful maids...
Fortunately, school ended quickly, and the journey was smooth. I saw the bustling suburbs outside the city, with manors everywhere along the road, high-walled lanterns, carriages going to various banquets, and servants and beauties.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way..." Some people shouted from behind, domineeringly, accompanied by the sound of horse hooves as violent as a rainstorm.
Ye Qing's carriage was about to give way, and a large number of knights drove past in a gorgeous carriage. The ladies in the carriage were as beautiful as picturesque, and the young nobles laughed: "You didn't see yesterday..."
However, he and his female companion showed off the harvest of hunting with leopards. The woman smiled lightly and the fragrant breeze blew.
Ye Qing was stunned... leopard hunting?
Is this still a custom at this time?
Wang Ling, who was driving the car, saw it, but misunderstood it, and said in a low voice: "This woman is very ordinary, this is General He's exclusive carriage, and the person inside is General He's nephew and the queen's nephew.
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"Take the general's car to pick up girls... The He family has enough talents." Ye Qing sighed without explaining, thinking that with such a nobleman, no wonder the He family had no resistance in history and was destroyed.
“Mr.
During the Qin Dynasty, the noble prince Jia Xu was here to meet guests every day and feast all night long. Later, it was burned by Xiang Yu. Recently, someone took over the former site of this building and planned to rebuild it."
Ye Qing looked around for a moment, and suddenly realized that there were many such grand scenes along the way: "From what you said, there are many allusions in them."
"That's..." Wang Ling pointed to the north across the river: "Look, Mr. Xuande."
Ye Qing looked over and saw, across the willow shade, the nine-meter-high city wall on the other side of the Luo River. It was originally made of rammed loess, but now it was as deep as ink, giving it a unique sense of vicissitudes of life.
Wang Ling smiled proudly: "In the fifth year of King Zhou Cheng's reign, Duke Zhou built Luoyi here to monitor the remnants of the Yin and Shang Dynasties. He also looked at the east of Guandong and distinguished his hometown from Zongzhou, so it was called Chengzhou.
, also known as Luoyang
"The Zhou people lost their ancestral homeland, and King Ping moved the capital to Luoyi. Because it was captured by the Qin people, it was established as the capital in March during the reign of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty. It has been the capital since Guangwu Zhongxing. Emperor Guangwu established the Five Elements and regarded Han as the fire virtue.
To avoid water, Luoyang was changed to Luoyang, which has the same pronunciation and means Luo..."
The group of people listened to his story quietly, and the hardships and elegance of a civilization were revealed through the traces of words, and distant time seemed to accumulate in this dark city.
Zhou Ling listened attentively, looking at her young master from time to time, thoughtfully. Ye Qing remained silent, looking up, the stars were as brilliant as before...
The clear Jade Rabbit Moon Sea on the moon is beautiful and familiar.
Is there really Chang'e at this time?
"I wonder what you thought of the starry sky that night when the real immortal from heaven came down? Didn't you have any doubts?" Ye Qing quietly looked at the beautiful and familiar starry sky, and his heart was surprisingly calm.
"The great calamity is currently in chaos, and the outside world is the enemy of life and death. A nobody like me is still useful to the heaven... In this situation, how long can I go... But the pawns who cross the river will definitely die if they don't go...
Ye Qing shook his head and stopped thinking about it.
People need to be self-aware. The thinking of the chess pieces is far less valuable than the strength of the chess pieces - becoming a worthy lord, or turning oneself from a pawn into a rook along the way.
It's hard to say how to go further down. It depends on whether you can seize the opportunity...
Looking at the distant starry sky for the last time, Ye Qing looked at Zhou Ling and smiled: "On the way to Beijing, I had heard that there are many manors outside Luoyang City. The most famous one is the Emperor's West Garden, which is the Royal Forest Garden. The Emperor sells his official positions there.
The money was used to repair the West Garden and build a nudist pavilion, and the rest was built into a vault to hide... It’s quite interesting, don’t Ling Ling think so?”
Zhou Ling blinked her eyes and said in a calm voice: "Young Master said it was interesting."
The emperor was very extravagant and all the officials behaved themselves, so there were many private estates outside the city.
The private residence of the Wang family is actually a manor, with a deep family background. There are two pillars erected outside the gate. The left is called "Valve" and the right is called "Yue". The merits of the Wang family in the past are posted on them. Together, they are "Prince Yue".
", is the origin of the word family. The so-called high-ranking family has a noble family.
There was a stream of cars and horses in front of the door, and there were many people attending the banquet. Ye Qing even saw several generals and soldiers riding horses together. They were all in their thirties and looked yellow and green.
"Which school captain from Xiyuan is this? Are there any other scholar-bureaucrats?" Ye Qing stared closely at the shorter one among them. He was thirty-four or five years old, unkempt, and his majestic appearance had a strange charm.
The man turned around very keenly and saw the carriage shaking the curtains, frowning suspiciously, and his companion was about to step through the door, turned around and urged: "Mengde, are you sick again?"
"...I was joking at first."
When the group of people entered, Ye Qing sat in the carriage and frowned: "It's a little strange."
When I heard what I just said, I knew it was Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, both famous figures in the Three Kingdoms, but at first glance, something was wrong.
You know, where does luck come from?
Even the founding emperors of the past dynasties were all white and red before they rose to power. Only when they ascended to power can they have the aura of the five colors of dragon and tiger. Qi is not false and only corresponds to strength.
That kind of dragon-tiger aura or blue-purple aura that is still in the grass is just the dream of Feng Shui masters. If there is such a thing, wouldn't the court kill it according to its aura, and it will never be easy?
Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were born in the family of the fourth generation and the three princes. They owned a lot of land, influence and official positions. If they were the head of the family, they might have some youthfulness, but Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were just young masters, so how could they have youthfulness?
Yuan Shao was appointed as the magistrate of Puyang County when he was less than twenty years old. Soon after, his mother died of illness and he mourned his father's death for a total of six years.
Now the imperial court formed the Xiyuan New Army and appointed eight captains. Yuan Shao was appointed as the captain of the Central Military Academy and Cao Cao was the captain of the Dian Army. However, the power was in the hands of the eunuch Jian Shuo, the captain of the upper military academy. This captain was at best Huang Qi, and it was impossible to have any
Green air.
To sum up, what these two people have most is the golden aura, where does the green aura come from?
At this time, several retainers gathered on the carriage, and Zhou Ling went down to watch.
Zhang Liao (Jiang Chen) observed the endless stream of guests and speculated based on what he knew about the follow-up trajectory: "This is not a rebellion by the scholar-bureaucrats, it is just a political statement, or is it an attempt to win over a new group of people below?
"It seems that this Wang Yun is just a conspirator. He not only has the reputation of being a scholar who was persecuted by the eunuchs, but also took advantage of the fact that the general was in power and came back with the power of his family. But when it comes to winning over local heroes, he does not have such a name." Jian
Born in the Yonghan family, he has never paid much attention to the rules of the family.
"Actually, judging from the banquet, the opinions of the scholars may not be unified. The Yuan family has four generations and three nobles, and they have always followed the eunuchs. Yuan Shao, the rebellious son, has been special since he was a child." Jian Yong said with a cold sense of humor: "Look who Cao Cao's grandfather is.
?
Everyone looked at each other without saying a word. He was Cao Teng, the great eunuch of Changqiu, a famous sage and eunuch in both the government and the public.
Ye Qing noticed their conversation and nodded in agreement.
These are really smart clans. In the future, the three brothers Zhuge Jin, Zhuge Liang, and Zhuge Dan will serve in the Wu, Shu, and Wei dynasties.
Thinking like this, he didn't say it, but just smiled understandingly: "This can reduce the risk. No matter who wins at the top, they will definitely use the batch at the bottom. Moreover, the clans are currently protecting each other and helping each other. If you say a good word for me, I will
Let me help you..."
In later generations, it evolved into the notorious official-protection system.
"The bottom is to win over our group of people, and the top is to General He Jin, the first of the ten permanent servants to let them show their strength. If you want to sell it, you must sell it at a good price."
Time was running out. Staying in the car for too long would make people think it was arrogance, so I didn’t say anything more and got out of the car alone: "You guys stay outside and wait for me to come out."
There are personal guards standing at the door. They have been carefully selected. Everyone has a strong back and a strong look on his face. This is understandable. There are all big shots inside, and safety issues must be considered.
After reporting Liu Bei's name, Ye Qing took off his sword and was able to enter.
Although I just saw Yuan Shao and Cao Cao going in with swords, what are their identities?
Who is Liu Bei now?
Therefore, Ye Qing had no objection. After entering, he saw a garden with a group of people in the distance. As soon as he took a look, he immediately felt something and secretly sighed: "The blue and purple energy will not stop, the ministers will do this."
People who were used to Ye Qing seeing the scene were in awe, and couldn't help but get excited, thinking to themselves: "One day, I, Ye Qing, will be the one to receive the ceremony at court, and the ministers will all bow down to me."
Ye Qing glanced around and finally saw one person, it was Shangshu Lu Zhi. Lu Zhi was 50 years old at this time. Shen Qian was a little tired at this time, but her thick eyebrows and resolute eyes exuded an aura that was hard to describe.
Looking carefully, one could see the lingering green air and the continuous yellow air. However, Lu Zhi's life could not turn into green, only green and yellow. Ye Qing sighed as soon as he saw it.
Lu Zhi had a resolute character, and Ma Rong, a scholar from the National Normal University, served as the governor of Jiujiang and Lujiang successively, quelling barbarian rebellions. He also collated Confucian classics in Dongguan with Ma Rizhang and Cai Yong, and participated in the continuation of "Han Ji". It can be said that,
Whether it's political achievements, military exploits, literary names, or connections.
During the Yellow Turban Uprising, he was General Beizhonglang and led his army to suppress it. He was framed and imprisoned. Huangfu Song rescued Lu Zhi after pacifying the Yellow Turban uprising, so he was reinstated as Minister. Later, he remonstrated with Dong Zhuo and was dismissed from office.
Others have insufficient luck, but he has already had more than enough luck and cannot turn it into a life. However, he has repeatedly fought against stronger superiors, especially Shi Changshi and Dong Zhuo, but in the end he failed to achieve success. But maybe from another perspective, this
Seeking benevolence and gaining benevolence, he immediately stepped forward and saluted: "Student bows to the master"