"...The separation of the millet is the reality of the grain.
The walking is so slow and timid that the center feels like choking.
Those who know me say that I am worried; those who do not know me say that what do I want?
Long sky! Who is this?"
On the second day after Liu Yan left Zhao State, which was also a few days after the start of school, in a classroom in the backyard of Handan Public School, after some chanting, Gongsun Xun, who was wearing a beam crown, put down the book in his hand and looked at a group of people in the audience who actually The student, who is not much younger than himself, appears to be particularly experienced: "Today we are going to talk about "Mu Li". This is the first chapter of "The Book of Songs. Guofeng. Wang Feng". Why is it the first chapter? It's because the king's style is Zhou. The style of the emperor's capital is not only about geography, but also about politics."
"After the rebellion of King You of Zhou, the Zhou Dynasty (Western Zhou Dynasty) perished, and King Ping moved eastward, which is called the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. The emperor's power also declined, and the princes fought in chaos, and the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period began. So according to the preface of "Mao Shi", this poem is from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty The doctor traveled westward and passed through Zongzhou (Western Zhou Dynasty)'s hometown, where he saw millet seedlings growing in the former palace. This situation was just like the old days after King Wu conquered Zhou, when King Zhou's uncle Jizi was sealed in Korea. Passing by the old capital of the Shang Dynasty, he saw himself The ancient capital of the Shang Dynasty where he was born was exactly the same as the millet seedlings growing there. Therefore, this doctor felt pity for the decline of Zong Zhou (Western Zhou Dynasty), and he was hesitant and sad, so he wrote a poem to commemorate it... A doctor of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, who experienced the wars between the princes, took the fall of the Shang Dynasty as the symbol of the Shang Dynasty. Isn't it appropriate that allusions and poems commemorating the decline of Zongzhou should be ranked first among Wang Feng's poems?"
…
"Finally, even if we put aside all the subtle meanings of the ups and downs mentioned just now, in terms of poetic meaning, this poem is enough to rank first in "Wang Feng". It contains the meaning of vast sadness...or it is like a person climbing a high place and thinking about the past. , I have never seen the ancients in the past, and I have never seen the coming ones in the future. Thinking of the long journey of heaven and earth, I shed tears alone with sadness; or like Qu Yuan, who is facing the river, seeing the decline of the country and the despicable meat eaters, the whole world is turbid and I am alone, everyone is drunk and I am alone awake... Wei Zhongmao (characterized by Wei Chang), do you have anything to say?"
The students in the audience were mesmerized by what they heard, and suddenly interrupted, and couldn't help but glare at Wei Chang who was causing trouble.
"It's not that the students want to disturb, it's just that they were confused for a moment, and they couldn't help but show it." Wei Chang, who had aroused public outrage, quickly got up and apologized and explained. "Teacher Gongsun, the two allusions you just described really finished this poem. I also find it difficult to contain myself when listening to the vast and sad meaning of "Mu Li". However, everyone knows the latter allusion of Qu Yuan throwing himself into the river, and I also know that the saying "the whole world is turbid and everyone is drunk" is similar to Qu Yuan's throwing himself into the river. The allusions come from the "Songs of Chu". Everyone knows that "meat eaters are despicable"; but the previous one's remark about climbing high and nostalgic for the past, "I don't see the ancients before me"... Why have I never heard of such a grand meaning? I don't know where it comes from? "
The students also looked puzzled when they heard this and talked endlessly.
Gongsun Xun was sitting on the stage and just glanced down, and the commotion immediately subsided.
Then, he calmly explained to Wei Chang: "You are right. The previous words about climbing high and remembering the past are not actually allusions. It was a few months ago when I first arrived in Zhao State and climbed up Mafu Mountain to remember the past. , thinking about the rise and fall of the city of Handan for six hundred years, these are just two idle remarks made in my heart."
"Are they actually the teacher's own words?" Wei Chang was in a daze for a moment. Of course, he must have remembered the first time he met the teacher. It must have been that time. "It's the student Meng Lang..."
"It's okay." Gongsun Xun motioned for the other party to sit down, and then looked up at Lou Gui, who had been standing outside the classroom and listened for a while, but he had no intention of continuing. "Actually, what I read on paper is ultimately shallow.
The long journey of climbing high and nostalgic for the past cannot come out of thin air. Fortunately, there are many historical sites near Handan City. It is still early today. You might as well go out together and look for the historical sites to pay homage to each other. Write an article that reflects the moment. No matter how many words there are, next time
Just hand in the class time and then let’s break up!”
After saying this, Gongsun Xun directly picked up the scroll, stood up and left. Many students in the audience also quickly stood up and bowed to each other...and then called their friends, and each group left the public school excitedly.
"My lord is so talented!" After meeting his lord face to face, Lou Gui also sighed repeatedly. "I have never seen the ancients before and never seen the coming ones again. Thinking of the long journey of heaven and earth, I shed tears alone... Unfortunately, I was not with my lord at that time.
!”
"If you were by my side, I wouldn't shed tears of sadness." Gongsun Xun held the scroll in his hand and said with a smile as he walked out. "Not to mention this, Zibo is coming here now. I think I ordered you to do it the day before yesterday.
How come things have come to an end?"
Lou Gui, who was following behind, immediately looked solemn: "That's true. After receiving the order from the king a few days ago, I went to consult Wang Taoist and asked people to investigate carefully. Now I have roughly checked the Taiping territory in Zhao State.
Tao power..."
"How to say?"
"Actually, it's quite interesting." Lou Gui said bluntly. "From the perspective of the whole world, Taiping Road is thirty-six square meters in size and can be called as powerful as a rainbow. However, although it is very common in Hebei, the core area, it cannot be called
Flooding. Especially after Zhang Jiao's rebellion failed that day, he always felt that he could not open up the situation. As far as Zhao State is concerned, there are three critical places. One is naturally in Handan City, and the other two are both in Xiangguo County.
They all belong directly to Zhang Jiao."
"This is strange." Gongsun Xun couldn't help but be puzzled after hearing this. "Although Xiangguo County is adjacent to Julu, it is only a small county after all, and it is not a major transportation road. Further west is the Taihang Mountains... Why is it still here?
Set up a den here, and two dens at that?"
"Return to my lord." Lou Gui was already prepared. "We have investigated carefully. Handan is a big city and is listed here alone. As for the Taiping Taoists in the other four counties in the country, they are all directly
They belong to the two dens in Xiangguo, and then go to Julu... As for why there are two places, they are just rich and poor."
Gongsun Xun suddenly stopped and looked back.
Seeing this, Lou Gui didn't dare to sell things anymore, so he quickly said: "The two places in Xiangguo, one is the manor of the Julu Zhao family. It is said that it is the property of a distant brother of Zhao Ping, the doctor, and the Taiping here is
In the name of the manor manager, the Taoist communicated with powerful families in Xiangguo and the four northern counties, and spread the Taiping Way among them. The other place was just an ordinary village outside Xiangguo City, and the person in charge of it was a
A down-and-out local scholar, he has dozens of Taoist priests under his command, but most of his daily dealings are people from the market and poor people from Luzuo... The righteous Duke of these two places has already been noticed by others, and others are also in Xiangguo."
"This is quite interesting." Gongsun Xun thought thoughtfully.
"What do you mean, my lord?" Lou Gui also asked seriously. "I and Duke Yi were sent to explore the Taiping Road before, but nothing was done. But now according to the plan, people will be mobilized to repair the Gelu River next month.
Now, the Gelu River flows through Handan, Xiangguo, and enters the Julu Continent... At this time, there is trouble with Zhang Jiao. Although we are not afraid of causing trouble to him, we are worried that the work period will be delayed during the slack period, making it difficult to complete the water conservancy project."
"I didn't want to cause trouble before, and I did have this consideration." Facing Lou Gui, Gongsun Xun had nothing to hide. "But a few days ago, Governor Liu had a private conversation with me, saying that all the princes in the court and him had nothing to hide.
I felt that the momentum of Taiping Road was a bit too scary, but the emperor ignored it... so I had no choice but to suggest that I do my duty and clean up things here in Zhao State, just in case."
"Including Handan, take all three places." Gongsun Xun thought for a moment and immediately made a decision. "Let Shuzhi do it here in Handan, let Yi Gong go to Zhao's manor. As for the other place... let Chu
Yan came forward in the name of Xiangguo County Lieutenant, and after capturing them, they were all sent to Xiangguo County to be handled by Dong Gongren. Then you and I will set off now, under the banner of you, the central postal supervisor, and drive to Xiangguo in your car
Take a trip."
"My lord still wants to test that Dong Gongren?" Lou Gui couldn't help but frowned. "Since this person came to Xiangguo, he has been cooperative, right? Before my lord asked Chu Yan to serve as the county captain of Xiangguo, he didn't say a word. I am the postal governor of the central part.
, and I haven’t seen him have any small thoughts... Why does the master still refuse to believe him despite repeated attempts?"
Gongsun Xun lowered his head and looked at the "Mao's Poems" annotated by Lu Zhi in his hand, but unexpectedly did not answer.
Lou Gui didn't hesitate to ask, so he hurried to arrange the matter.
In other words, although Xiangguo and Handan are adjacent counties, the two county seats, Handan City and Xiangguo City, are hundreds of miles apart, which is farther than the distance between Handan and Yecheng... In fact, if we take into account the distance between the two counties,
The existence of Luhe, purely from the perspective of economy and people's livelihood, Xiangguo has a closer relationship with Yingtao County, Julu County to the east.
It is probably because of this that Taiping Road's tentacles that penetrated into Zhao State took this place as a node.
"What's Dong Gongren's reaction?" Outside the temple in Xiangguo County, Gongsun Xun was still dressed as before in the public school, without even wearing a seal or ribbon. He looked like a scholar from a wealthy family. However, he had just become a postal supervisor.
When he got off the bus, he asked the person coming in front of him. His aura could not be concealed no matter how hard he tried.
"Return to your Majesty," Han Dang, who came to greet him, crossed Chu Yan and replied directly. "Yesterday, we captured the person and sent him to the county. County Magistrate Dong just took the person into prison and did not ask any more questions.
Waiting for the governor to come to deal with it. But today, when I heard Zibo's ceremonial guard arriving, he only ordered the prisoner to be brought to the hall, but he had no intention of coming out to greet him."
Lou Gui shook his head repeatedly: "This is a bit angry, but I'm afraid he didn't expect that the prince has already arrived in person."
"Did the two of you have anything to say when you took the person?" Gongsun Xun ignored all this and just asked seriously about Taiping Road. "Is there anyone over there who is clamoring for confrontation, or are they simply being captured?"
"Your Majesty is really a wise man!" Han Dang couldn't help turning his head to look at Chu Feiyan, who was half a body behind him. "It was normal when I went to the manor to pick up people. When the steward saw the white horse, he panicked and even defended himself.
I didn’t even dare, so I took it over in a daze, but it was from Lieutenant Chu County’s place..."
"Return to your Majesty." Chu Yan hurriedly raised his hands and replied. "There is indeed a lot of trouble down there. When the locals saw me going to get the Taiping Taoist, they often watched me, and some even made noises and complained. However,
The leader of the Taiping Taoists is quite admirable. He actually spoke out his words to comfort him and then captured him without hesitation..."
Gongsun Xun showed no emotion or anger on his face, but continued to ask: "Chu Yan, while you were in the mountains, did Taiping Road have any contact with you?"
Chu Yan shook his head repeatedly when he heard this, and even looked confused... Of course, to be honest, with the current situation of Taiping Road in Zhao State, it seems that it is indeed not enough to contact the bandits.
"Forget it, let's go!" Gongsun Xun thought for a moment, then grabbed the "Mao Shi" he had been carrying with him from the car and headed to the county temple proudly.
Everyone did not dare to neglect him, and immediately surrounded him like stars holding the moon, and walked inside.
There were only five or six people in the lobby of the county temple. Dong Zhaogao, who was slightly short and fat, sat at the head of the hall. A tall and thin Taoist priest in civilian clothes stood straight at the bottom of the hall, both with expressionless faces. But the other one was even taller than County Magistrate Dong.
A short but fat old man, dressed in silk and satin like a rich man, was kneeling in front of the hall, looking left and right, unable to rest for a moment...Other than that, there were just two county soldiers.
Of course, when Gongsun Xun led the crowd into this place, the short and fat Dong Gongren stood up anxiously as if he had seen a ghost.
"See……"
"I heard that County Magistrate Dong arrested two people from Taiping Road." Gongsun Xun put his hands behind his back and interrupted the other party's greeting directly. "I was really curious about the crimes committed by these two people, so I took the liberty to follow Lou Duyou's carriage.
From this point of view, I hope County Magistrate Dong will not act out of favor and still deal with it impartially!"
Dong Zhao stood still for a while, and could only order the county soldiers to show their seats to Gongsun Xun and Lou Gui. Han Dang, who had the title of Lieutenant of Handan County, and Chu Yan, who was serving as County Lieutenant of Xiangguo, had to stand at the door respectively.
Before.
"Excuse me for being presumptuous." Just after Gongsun Xun took his seat, the short and fat young prisoner suddenly walked forward on his knees, and then said with a flattering smile. "You are from Handan, do you recognize Mr. Zhao, the doctor?"
"Mr. Zhao, the doctor?" Gongsun Xun put the scroll in his hand on the desks aside, but his expression remained unchanged. "The Mr. Zhao you are talking about is the nephew of Zhao Chang, the supervisor of the Yellow Gate in the imperial court?"
"It's just as the noble man said!" The short, fat old man became even more delighted when he saw this. "I knew Master Zhao would not abandon me."
"I am the in-law of Mr. Zhao as you mentioned." Gongsun Xun said with a smile after sitting down. "My wife's surname is also Zhao, and she and he are brothers and sisters who have not yet graduated from the fifth service."
"That's it!" The short, fat old man knelt forward again, and his words were even more unbearable. "My lord, my daughter is married to a capable steward of Lord Julu Zhao. You are the brother-in-law of Lord Zhao of Handan, so of course
He is also the brother-in-law of Mr. Julu Zhao, so he can naturally be regarded as my lord... Little old Ma Fei, who used to be called Mr. Ma in the Julu countryside... This time, thank you for coming to rescue me!"
As he said this, Husband Ma actually kowtowed to Gongsun Xun in front of the hall to thank him.
"What kind of rescue or not?" Gongsun Xun was in a daze for a moment when he heard this, because he seemed to have heard this name somewhere before, but it didn't show it on his face. He just followed the other person with a fake smile. "I'm not Xiang.
People from Guoxian County are just here to watch and witness. Your case still depends on County Magistrate Dong’s wishes. But Magistrate Dong..."
"Just say what you have to say." Dong Zhao suddenly responded.
"I don't have any other intentions." Gongsun Xun said unconcernedly. "It's just that the case has not yet been decided, and this husband Ma is an elderly man. There is no need to keep him kneeling on the ground. What if we get a futon for him to rest?
"
"Just follow what I said." Dong Zhao had no choice but to wave to the county soldiers to get the futon. Of course, he had to explain a little more. "It was not the county that asked him to kneel, but he himself called himself Hongnong Ma as soon as he came to the court.
He said that his son-in-law was a close confidant of the Zhao family. I was so angry that I scolded him for a few words, and he knelt down and kowtowed..."
No matter how County Magistrate Dong explained it, Ma Feima's husband was already overjoyed... because in his opinion, he was worry-free this time.
"County Magistrate Dong, there is no need to talk about these minutiae." Gongsun Xun touched the case with his hand and urged softly, as if the prisoner was really captured by Magistrate Dong. "You just need to end the case as soon as possible... Magistrate Dong
The arrest and arrest of these two Taiping Dao men has shocked the countryside, but what crime did they commit and why do we ask the county to reveal their names?"
Dong Zhao was also quite speechless. After a while, he asked, "Do you think... it's feasible to gather people to worship for obscenity?"
Fornication does not refer to sexual immorality, but refers to lack of restraint and excessive indulgence. And prostitution, as the name suggests, is the excessive organization of sacrifices under the banner of sacrifice, which wastes manpower and material resources. At the same time, due to excessive superstition,
Obscene worship is often accompanied by the excessive respect of some religious spokesmen by foolish people and foolish women, so that these wizards and witches have become alternative local tyrants through the power of religion. They hide their household registration and fields while engaging in some special businesses under the banner of religion.
Behavior...are some things that the government cannot tolerate.
During the Han Dynasty, accomplished local officials generally cracked down on irregular sacrificial activities and shaman families under their rule to free up manpower and material resources.
In fact, there is a vague theory about Cao E, the famous filial daughter of Kuaiji County decades ago. It is said that Cao E's family has been a member of the Kuaiji witch clan for generations, and her father died under the attack of the local magistrate.
, but after the death of this person, the local people not only did not stop the obscene worship, but it became more and more rampant, and the power of the Cao family remained the same. Later, in order to appease and suppress the matter, the local officials turned to publicize Cao E's filial piety...
…This is a different kind of government surrender.
But back to the present, Dong Zhao thought of this crime, which was actually based on his suspicion of Gongsun Xun's sudden attack on Taiping Dao... Did the Marquis feel that the widespread existence of Taiping Dao affected his control over Zhao State? I'm afraid?
When water conservancy is built next, these people will stand in the way, so they will strike first?
Otherwise? For no reason...
"In my opinion." Gongsun Xun also sighed after hearing this, and then ignored that Mr. Ma, and just stared at the tall and thin leader of Taiping Dao. "The crime of Taiping Dao is not only the obscenity, but
There are five major sins...the first is obscene worship; the second is evil talk; the third is misleading the public; the fourth is hooking up with the servants; the fifth is conspiracy and rebellion... What does County Magistrate Dong think of these five?"
Mr. Ma sat on the futon with a blank look on his face, as if he didn't react.
On the other hand, the tall and thin Taoist who had been standing upright in the hall finally raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Gongsun Xun angrily: "Your Majesty wants to exclude dissidents, why do you need to lay such an unbearable charge on us?!"
Gongsun Xun smiled slightly and didn't take it seriously at all. He just raised his hand and said: "You can defend yourself!"
——————I am the dividing line that gives you a chance——————
"In the early days, Julu Zhang Jiao claimed to be a great virtuous teacher and served the 'Huang Lao Tao'. He cultivated disciples and knelt down to worship him. Fu Shuigu said it to cure diseases, and the patients were cured very well, and the people believed in him. Jiao sent eight disciples as envoys.
From all directions, he taught the world with good ways and deceived others. In more than ten years, he had hundreds of thousands of disciples, connecting the counties and counties. Everyone from Qing, Xu, You, Ji, Jing, Yang, Yan, and Yu entered the state.
