For Huang Chao's cruel impression, a song "Qin Women's Song" cannot change it.
Because Huang Chao is indeed cruel!
The officers and soldiers at that time were also like birds.
"Old Book of Tang" and "New Book of Tang" not only record Huang Chao's cannibalism, but also clearly record that officers and soldiers sold human flesh to Huang Chao's troops. However, "Old Book of Tang" directly uses the word "officers and soldiers", while "New Book of Tang" directly uses the word "officers and soldiers".
》 omits "officers and soldiers", and you must combine the first few sentences to know that it was the officers and soldiers who did it.
At that time, officers and soldiers surrounded Huang Chao and Huang Chao's army supplies were exhausted.
The local people fled into the valley to form strongholds to protect themselves, but the officers and soldiers who besieged Huang Chao actually broke into the stronghold, killed people, and made human flesh from the fleeing people and sold it to Huang Chao as military rations.
Such a weird and nonsense thing, I really can't make it up.
How can a normal person have that kind of thinking? The officers and soldiers responsible for the conquest of Huang Chao, knowing that Huang Chao was out of military rations, did not take the opportunity to launch an attack. Instead, they killed the people and sold their human flesh to Huang Chao.
In addition, two Tang books also implicitly stated that local scholars "sold cakes as a business" during the war.
At that time, food was the most important, and money was of no use. Why should food be made into cakes and sold?
What kind of cakes did the scholars sell? Neither the old nor the new Tang books clearly stated it, but they deliberately mentioned it there.
No one from the aristocratic family, officers and soldiers, or Huang Chao is good!
As for Huang Chao grinding human flesh with bones into mince, the credibility is still very high. It does not say that the whole person is thrown in, but various parts are cut off and ground to make mince, which is easier to cook and eat.
There is no need to deliberately discredit Huang Chao in the two Tang books, because everything the officers and soldiers did is also written down. They often write about the officers and soldiers being defeated, and the defeated generals fleeing to a certain place to burn, kill and loot.
The literary meeting centered on "Qin Women's Song" and had a good time discussing the chaos in the late Tang Dynasty, and then someone took out the "Yun Yao Ji", a collection of miscellaneous songs from the Tang Dynasty that was copied.
"Yunyao Ji" has more literary and music research value!
There are a total of thirty tunes and thirteen lyrics, all of which are works of the Tang Dynasty.
Although these word tablets were also spread to the Song Dynasty, there have been no related works from the Tang Dynasty. So many people in the Song Dynasty speculated that they should have only appeared since the Five Dynasties, but they did not expect that they had already existed in the Tang Dynasty.
Moreover, some of the lyrics and music were at least born in the mid-Tang Dynasty, and were most likely introduced to the people after the dissolution of the Jiaofangsi in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
"Wuguan, tonight we have made an appointment with a singer to listen to Tang Dynasty music together."
"I won't go. My father's control is very strict and I am not allowed to stay in the singing house at night so that I can prepare for the exam next year."
"How old are you? You don't have to worry about taking the imperial examination."
"I accept your kindness. Farewell!"
"Then we'll make an appointment next time."
Lu You took a carriage back to the city. He could imagine how lively the Goulan House and the Qin Tower and Chu Hall were during this period.
A total of thirty Tang Dynasty tunes and lyrics are now available. The singers are not allowed to sing them all? The scholars are not allowed to listen to them all?
You can feel the atmosphere of the prosperous Tang Dynasty here!
Actually, there's nothing good to feel about it, just a lot of personal grudges and conquest themes. It reflects that in the Sanlong Land, from the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the middle Tang Dynasty to the late Tang Dynasty, soldiers were recruited and fought all the time, and the people hated war very much.
"Mr. Lang, there is a letter from you, which is under the paperweight in the study."
"Got it."
His father, who had been transferred to the general affairs envoy, had not yet gotten off work and had to wait a while for dinner. Lu You went directly to the study to read letters from friends.
His engagement has not yet been fulfilled. The woman is already eighteen years old and will get married next year regardless of whether she passes the exam or not.
The Ming Law stipulates that the legal age for marriage is sixteen for men and fifteen for women.
But these days, there are more early marriages in common people's families, and late marriage is more popular among wealthy children. It is common for rich families to have daughters who are not married until they are 17 or 18 years old, and children from rich families often don't get married until they are in their twenties.
This phenomenon appeared as early as the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty.
The letter was written by Li Zuqia, and the mailing address was Guangzhou.
Li Zuqia was Li Hanzhang's nephew, and was of the same generation as Li Xiaojian, who committed suicide due to fear of crime. However, their names were different, indicating that the blood relationship was a bit distant, and they had separated at least a hundred years ago.
His father was involved in the Huainan case and was sentenced to eight years in prison. His descendants were not allowed to take the imperial examination for three generations.
This was a big blow to Li Zuqia, who was already a civil servant. He was always criticized when he stayed in his hometown, and he was so angry that he went to sea again.
His family was not only chased by the government for the stolen goods, but also had to pay a huge fine and had to sell off their property and shop.
Therefore, the economy was in a tight situation, and Li Zuqia couldn't go out to sea just to enjoy the mountains and rivers like he did last time. He took a ship with the treasure hunting trio and relied on his own skills to work for others.
"Wide brother Wu Guan Anqi..."
"Brother Fool arrived in Hangzhou last autumn and heard that Wang, Gao and Li had already returned. His Majesty once said that there may be a mainland in the south of Nanyang. The three of them have been exploring for several years and have learned about the trade winds and sea currents. Going south from Java Island must start in the twelfth lunar month.
If you want to sail, you can sail southeast with the wind..."
Li Zuqia went to explore the sea, and he was heading towards Australia.
He set out from Hangzhou by boat last winter and wrote to Lu You while passing through Guangzhou. The postal system was so slow that it took several months to deliver the letter to Luoyang.
Wang Chongdu and other treasure hunting trio went to Java Island three years ago.
There are two small countries on the island, both of which are vassals of the Ming Dynasty. The king warmly received them and conducted friendly trade, selling silk, cotton, paper and other items, and buying back a large amount of spices, pearls, tortoise shells, etc.
Two years ago, Wang Chongdu began sailing around Java Island and asked local fishermen in detail about the wind direction in different seasons.
After a year of personal exploration, they set out from Hangzhou last winter, carrying a large amount of supplies and heading south to catch Java. They repaired the ship in Java, sold some goods, exchanged them all for supplies, and sailed into the vast ocean with favorable winds at the end of the twelfth lunar month.
Li Zuqia's letters naturally did not explore the content. He was just afraid that he would never return, so while writing letters to his wife and children, he wrote a letter to Lu You to express his feelings.
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The humid Indian Ocean monsoon turns around the equatorial region and blows toward Australia from northwest to southeast.
Everyone was very worried.
Ahead was a mysterious sea area that had never been explored before. It took them two years to determine the wind direction.
At this time, it will take half a year for the return trade winds to start from Java Island. If no land can be found to supply supplies during this period, everyone will most likely die of starvation and thirst at sea.
Li Zuqia's position is the assistant of the star-finding master. He has a background in astronomy and mathematics.
Day after day passed, Li Zuqia observed and recorded the stars every day, and also observed and recorded the conditions of the trade winds.
The whole journey was sailing smoothly, and just a few days later, the lookout suddenly shouted with joy: "Land... there is land!"
Li Zuqia hurriedly ran out of the Qianxing Room and met Captain Wang Chongdu on the deck.
Wang Chongdu climbed up the mast to watch in person, and then rushed back to the captain's cabin to take the helm. Someone also signaled to the two ships behind.
Getting closer and closer to the land, the coast can be seen with the naked eye.
Everyone was overjoyed. They thought this trip would be difficult and they might not be able to find an island or land for two or three months. But they never expected that they would find their target in just a few days!
Of course, you have to wait half a year if you want to go back.
It is also possible to force an early return, but it is more difficult to do so against a headwind.
Li Zuqia was very excited and went back to the cabin to pack his book boxes and wait for the landing to inspect the records. Perhaps there is an unknown country here, where he can receive hospitality from the king and bring back many mysterious treasures.
The coast is getting closer and closer... people's smiles begin to disappear.
Two words: desolate!
They came to the north-west region of Australia. The rainfall here is quite mysterious. It is possible that the rainfall in one day will exceed the rainfall in London in the whole year. It is also possible that the rainfall in the whole year will be worse than that in the Sahara Desert!
Whether it will rain or not depends entirely on whether a cyclone happens to pass by.
Some small boats were sent out to explore the nearby hydrological conditions, and three ships chose a natural port to dock.
The three captains personally landed with armed men and a few scholars.
Li Zuqia also followed them ashore. They searched continuously for more than ten miles, and found a deserted land as far as they could see. Not to mention humans and animals, they didn't even see a few grass roots, and they didn't know where to find water.
A prospector suddenly stopped, took out a small shovel and started digging the ground.
After hoeing for a while, we changed the place again.
Everyone stopped to wait and help him collect ore specimens.
After struggling for a long time, the prospector said with a complicated expression: "There... there... there, and here. They are all open-pit iron mines, which are easy to mine and of high quality. But there is no grass growing here, and there is no food or water.
It’s a problem and it’s impossible for miners to mine it in large quantities.”
When everyone heard this, they could only sigh.
This place is not suitable for human survival, no matter how much high-quality iron ore there is, it will be in vain.
Miners are not robots, they also need to eat and drink.
Wang Chongdu clapped his hands and encouraged everyone: "Don't be discouraged. We have only been out to sea for a few days from Java Island, and we have already encountered the mainland. Just after we landed, we encountered a large area of high-quality open-pit iron mines. This is
What does it mean? It means that the Goddess of Poseidon is blessing us! If we land in another place, maybe there will be rich water and grass and gold and silver everywhere. Goddess of the Sea is blessing us!"
"Bless me!"
"Bless me!"
Everyone immediately cheered, and their spirits instantly rose.
Poseidon Empress is the common name for Mazu, while literati prefer to call her Dragon Girl, Fairy Concubine, and Heavenly Concubine.
As for the name "Mazu", it is not popular at present.
There were dozens of sea gods in the coastal areas of the Northern Song Dynasty, three of which were goddesses. These three Fujian female sea gods were all witches named Lin during their lifetimes, and they gradually merged into one person, namely Mazu.
Thus, the only female Poseidon was born. How could those male Poseidons compete?
As the maritime trade of the Ming Dynasty became more prosperous, Mazu belief spread rapidly.
Six years ago, in order to simplify and unify beliefs, the imperial court simply named Mazu the concubine of heaven and banned all other sea gods.
The monks and Taoists naturally followed the orders and gave Mazu a mortal name, and made her a disciple of Taishang Laojun, thus officially absorbing Mazu into the Taoist deity system.
Return to the boat, rest for the night, and sail eastward along the coast with crosswinds the next day.
After another day and a half, more green began to appear on the land.
Everyone landed to investigate and found that the place looked a bit like a grassland, with woods in some areas, and they also discovered rivers.
Climbing a small hill, everyone and a group of animals looked at each other in shock.
Those big rats with long tails stood there stupidly observing humans.
"Rat spirit?" Wang Chongdu was a little confused.
Li Bin shouted: "Catch a few and bring them back to His Majesty!"
The armed men were ordered to rush forward, and the kangaroos immediately jumped and ran away. These guys had also seen humans.
There are indigenous tribes nearby!
Li Bin led his men in pursuit for a while, and then they met the natives who were out hunting. They were black and short, like Kunlun slaves.
The encounter between humans and kangaroos has become an encounter between two different races.
Both sides are very nervous.
Li Bin raised the flintlock gun in his hand.
The natives also lowered their bodies, with the javelins in their hands ready to be thrown.