526 Not in His Position, Do Not Seek His Politics (2/2)
Chapter 526: If you are not in your position, you will not seek your own government (2/2)
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During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Neo-Confucianism was not yet popular.
The constraints on women are not as strict as those in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Generally speaking, Confucianism in the Han Dynasty is still in its infancy and has not yet matured. Therefore, women in this era are relatively free and have little regard for marriage. They have their own opinions in various aspects. But the relative freedom is only relative. The low status of women is a fact that cannot be changed in this era and even for thousands of years to come. Especially after Ban Zhao, the binding force on women was worse than in the Eastern Han Dynasty. In the early years, and even earlier, it was much stronger.
Ban Zhao, who is he?
This woman's name was Huiban, and she was from Anling, Fufeng. She was the daughter of Ban Biao and the sister of Ban Gu and Ban Chao.
Ban Gu wrote the Eight Tables of Hanshu and the posthumous manuscript of "Tianwen Zhi", but he died without completion. It was Ban Zhao who inherited his ambition and independently completed the seventh table of Han Shu, "Hundred Officials and Officials Table", and the sixth chronicle, "Tianwen Zhi". , "Han Shu" was finally completed and passed down to later generations...
Ban Zhao was once the queen's noble mentor, and was known as Cao Jia (pronounced gu, flat tone).
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Ban Zhao was undoubtedly one of the representative figures of women and was praised by the world.
The reason why they are called "Cao Family" is because they are married to Cao Shou. Ban Zhao was widowed in his early years and became a female disciple, which was also the code of conduct for women at that time.
Therefore, if a married woman can work hard for a man and do not hesitate to show her face, how serious is her request?
Cai Yan had turned against the Wei family in his early years, but now for Cao Peng, he even humiliated himself and begged Wei for mercy. Is this a normal emotion?
It's not like Yang Di has never heard of these rumors.
But to be honest, he didn't quite believe it.
Because Cao Peng and Cai Yan are very different in age. There is no shortage of women around Cao Peng, how could he be with Cai Yan? But when the words came out of Guo Jia's mouth, the meaning seemed different. Yes, Cai Yan How could he beg for a man and his in-laws, who had already turned against each other, if it was just an ordinary friendship? Moreover, judging from Cao Cao's attitude, it seemed that not only was he not opposed to this matter, but he was even happy to see it come to fruition.
There are so many articles in this...
Yang Di has heard of Cao Peng for a long time, but has never seen Cao Peng.
This time, Cao Cao was lightly dressed and did not notify the governor of Xingyang County, nor did he inform Houyuan of Henan Yinxia. He only took Guo Jia and Yang Ye, and personally accompanied dozens of Ya soldiers, and quietly left the large group and went to Xingyang. .Indicates that he does not want to be known to too many people.
Although Yang Di is said to be a personal follower of Cao Cao, he is not a confidant.
This time he didn't shy away from him, which seemed to explain some problems.
That is, Cao Cao also believed that there seemed to be some relationship between Yang Di and Cao Peng, so he did not specifically let Yang Di avoid it.
It seems that this matter needs to be known to my father.
Yang Di secretly made up his mind on the road.
His father, named Yangxu, once served as the prefect of Nanyang during the reign of Emperor Ling. Later, due to the chaos in the imperial court, he returned home from official service.
Yang Xu once helped Cai Yong when he was in the most difficult period.
It was precisely because of this friendship that Cai Yong later betrothed his second daughter Cai Zhenji to Yang Xu’s son, Yang Di...
Wait, wait, my father once served as the governor of Nanyang.
It is said that Cao Peng's family lived in Zhongyang Mountain for many generations. Doesn't this mean that there was still some connection between Cao Peng's family and his own family?
Yang Xi was thinking about all this in his mind, and before he knew it, he accompanied Cao Cao and his party and entered Xingyang County.
The Battle of Guandu is not far away.
As one of the main battlefields of the entire war at that time, Xingyang was also affected by the flames of war. Before entering Xingyang, traces of the flames of war could be seen everywhere. However, after entering Xingyang County, I felt an obvious difference. In late autumn, it rained heavily.
The fields on both sides of the road have been harvested. From time to time, people are seen plowing the fields, taking advantage of the late autumn rain.
This is a necessary procedure for farming.
After harvesting, the land is plowed and then rested for a winter before sowing and cultivation in the coming year.
This is like taking a breath and resting after a hard day's work.
Plowing the fields is just a breath of fresh air, but after winter, the earth will go dormant.
"I didn't expect Xingyang County to be well managed."
Guo Jia couldn't help but sigh.
No wonder, along the way down, you can see the smoke of war everywhere.
On the contrary, Xingyang is like a pure land. The busy people look very happy and happy.
I believe this year's harvest in Xingyang County will not be too bad.
This was not the first time for Cao Cao to visit Heyi Workshop, so he was familiar with the journey.
They also knew that Cao Peng's family lived next to Heyi Workshop, so there was no need to inquire. When they walked to the Bank of Sishui River, they suddenly heard a scream.
Yang Di was shocked and quickly waved his hand to signal the guards to come forward.
Unexpectedly, Cao Cao told them to disperse. He and Guo Jia rode up a hill, looked into the distance, and saw several groups of people training on a river beach not far away. Those people looked like they were not wearing official uniforms.
, but were dressed as private soldiers. They did not carry weapons, but just marched, ran, and made various movements on the river beach. There were several people on horses, wearing single clothes, who shouted harshly.
But I saw that the soldiers did not complain and followed the instructions of the horsemen and continued to perform drills.
Guo Jia suddenly pointed in the distance and saw a red-faced man training a group of soldiers. There were not many people, only about ten people. They stepped forward shirtless, and with an order, the soldiers immediately lined up on the river beach.
Go up and circle the ten people in the middle.
Then, the ten men were seen and started fighting with the soldiers.
From the beginning of one-on-one, to later, one-on-ten, the fight was extremely brutal...
Is it a gang fight in the countryside?
It seems not!
However, Yang Di has never seen such a method of training soldiers.
Those ten soldiers were obviously elite. After constant fighting, they were finally subdued by their opponents. The fierce scene made Yang Ding secretly surprised.
At this moment, Yang Xi suddenly heard Guo Jia whisper: "Master, look... is that the Third Young Master?"
Cao Cao was stunned and looked in the direction of Guo Jia's finger.
I saw a young general leading a group of people on the river beach.
"Anping, sir, I asked you to take the white camel soldiers into the mountains for training tomorrow."
"ah?"
"Hehe, this is the mission..." The young general reined in his horse and looked at the red-faced man, "Mr. Zhu, you are setting off into the mountains tonight. Tomorrow Anping will send white camel soldiers into the mountains to encircle and suppress you. This training will
It lasts for ten days... Within ten days, there will be no support. As long as you persist for ten days and you can still save three of your men, it will be considered a victory. Anping, if you lose... Sir, I will give you orders when the time comes.
A special training session is a must. By the way, Ling Ming and I will be the referees, so be careful when the time comes."
Both the red-faced man and the burly man on horseback immediately grimaced.
Cao Zhang laughed proudly, his eyes flashed unintentionally, and he suddenly spotted Cao Cao and others on the hill in the distance.
It was just that the distance was a bit far and it was difficult to see who it was. Cao Zhang frowned and without saying a word, he urged his horse and rushed towards the mound.
"Lord..."
Cao Cao couldn't help but laugh.
"Forget it, stop hiding. If someone sees you, hiding again may cause trouble.
Fengxiao, let's go over and take a look, and by the way, find out what these people are doing and what tricks Ah Fu is playing."
"Here!"
Guo Jia responded immediately.
Cao Cao immediately rushed down the hill.
At this time, Cao Zhang also saw Cao Cao clearly and couldn't help being surprised.
Just as he was about to shout, Cao Cao put his finger to his lips to signal him not to shout.
Cao Zhang rode his horse to Cao Cao, kicked off the saddle, walked a few steps quickly, knelt down on one knee and said, "Father, when did you come to Xingyang?"
"Just arrived."
Cao Cao raised his head and saw soldiers looking at him in the distance with alert expressions. So he reached out and pulled Cao Zhang up, "Let them disperse, and then accompany me to my residence."
"Here."
Cao Zhang quickly mounted his horse, ran back and told Pang Ming Zhudao, and then returned to Cao Cao.
As for Pang Ming and others, although they don't know who they are, they presumably have a high status. During this period, there were no celebrities or scholars in the family, so they didn't pay attention. Since Cao Peng opened the Fuzhi Building, the family suddenly became
It became lively. Many people came to visit, hoping to get some valuable papers from Cao Peng. At the same time, some people hoped to join forces with Cao Peng to run the blessing paper business.
Among them was the envoy from the Wei clan in Hedong.
Pang Ming was not surprised, so he led the team back to the river beach.
"Ziwen, what are they doing?"
Cao Zhang smiled and said: "The man on horseback is named Pang Ming. He is one of the two tigers that Mr. Xiliang collected in Xiliang. Those soldiers are Mr.'s white camel soldiers who are training. The red-faced one is named Zhu Dao, and he is a ranger.
Son, he used to work in the Hexi County Chamber of Commerce. During the Battle of Lintao, he and Wang Duwei sneaked into Lintao County and assisted General Gan in attacking Lintao, making great contributions. Now he is Mr.'s disciple.
The ten men under him were sharp men selected from the army by his ancestors.
The husband said they needed special training... The children were curious at the time and followed the training for a few days. Later, they really couldn't endure the hardship and had to quit."
"ah?"
Cao Cao was shocked!
You know, Cao Zhang is the kind of master who can endure hardships in front of everyone in the Cao family.
How can people who practice martial arts not endure hardship?
So when he heard that Cao Zhang couldn't stand that kind of training, he was secretly surprised. How did Cao Peng train?
Cao Zhang stood on the horse, clasped his fingers and began to complain, "My husband has set up ten training methods in total, as well as concealment methods, each one is weirder than the last. At first, I chose from the locals and couldn't choose any of them. Later, I ran to look for them."
Uncle Xiahou, select these people from the army. Father, you don’t know how strict you are when selecting people. Those who are good-looking will not be accepted, and those who are ugly will not be accepted. Those who are too tall will not be accepted, and those who are too short will not be accepted. Those who can fight will not be accepted.
If it doesn’t work, it won’t work if you can’t fight; it won’t work if you are too old, and it won’t work if you are too young…
I almost made Uncle Xiahou angry!
But later, Uncle Xiahou watched a training session and stopped pursuing it.
Select ten people from three thousand people... I really don't know what the gentleman wants to do. Asking him is also mysterious..."
Only ten people were selected out of three thousand people?
Cao Cao couldn't help but be secretly surprised.
He knew that given the relationship between Xia Houyuan and Cao Peng, he would definitely not use some old and weak soldiers to deal with it, but would definitely give some elites.
Select ten people from among three thousand elite soldiers?
What a stringent standard that is.
Cao Cao glanced at Guo Jia, but saw that Guo Jia also had a confused look on his face.
So, he changed the topic, "Ziwen, what have you been doing here recently?"
"Practice martial arts in the morning, study at noon, follow Mr.'s white camel soldiers in the afternoon and watch them train. At night, Mr. will take the assessment. Only after passing the exam can you rest."
After hearing this, Cao Cao couldn't help but frown.
He looked Cao Zhang up and down, and he could feel that Huang Xuer, who only knew how to dance with guns and sticks in the past, had really grown up now.
He looks a little thinner, but very strong.
At the same time, it adds a bit of calmness...
"What books have you read?"
"At first it was an eight-hundred-character classic, and then it was a three-character classic.
Now I have started to study "On", and occasionally read "Sun Wu's Thirteen Commentaries" given to me by my father. Sometimes I discuss "Thirty-Six Strategies" with Xiao Ai, or else I read Six Taoist Strategies and Three Strategies. Well, my husband also asked me to
I read the "Book" and said that without reading the "Book", it is not enough to talk about military affairs.
This period of time has been really hard on me!"
Cao Cao laughed and nodded repeatedly.
"By the way, Youxue's "Thirty-Six Strategies" has been completed as a book?"
"Um!"
Cao Cao turned to Guo Jia and said with a smile: "Fengxiao is right, let him be honest for a while. I have been waiting for his "Thirty-Six Strategies" for two years, and now it is finally a book! Just in time, let him use it
Make a copy of the deer-patterned paper for me, and I’m going to take a good look at it when I get back.”
Guo Jia smiled but said nothing.
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Unknowingly, the group of people had entered the farm.
When they learned that Cao Cao was coming, everyone in the village was shocked.
Mrs. Zhang hurriedly brought her family to visit.
Speaking of which, Cao Cao is not an outsider, so he is not a stranger either.
However, he didn't see Cao Peng, so he couldn't help feeling a little strange, so he asked.
"Afu has been staying in the workshop these past two days and is rarely at home."
"What is he doing in the workshop?"
Mrs. Zhang couldn't help but be stunned, and after a while she stammered: "Did uncle forget? Ah Fu is still working as a ghost, so he naturally has to go to the workshop."
Please, you are the one who sentenced him to three years of ghost salary!
Cao Cao suddenly looked embarrassed and didn't know what to say.
I sentenced him to three years of ghost pay, but I didn't make him actually do hard work. But it was hard for him to say these words. He couldn't say to Mrs. Zhang: I gave him three years of ghost pay, just for show.
, don’t take it seriously. Then wouldn’t it be a loss of face?
Huang Yueying guessed Cao Cao's thoughts and said quickly: "My lord, in fact, there is a reason why my husband went to the workshop."
"oh?"
"My husband felt that the workshop was not efficient, so he came up with an assembly line work method.
In the past few days, the new regulations have just begun to be implemented, and someone must keep an eye on them. That’s why my husband is in the workshop to facilitate the adjustment. After everyone is familiar with the new regulations, they will naturally be able to get out and ask for help.
My lord, please don’t blame me."
"assembly line?"
Cao Cao was stunned and confused.
Yang Di also found it novel. These work rules have existed since ancient times. What needs to be changed?
"Yueying, what exactly is an assembly line?"
Guo Jia couldn't help but be curious, so he asked.
Huang Yueying thought for a while, "Actually, using my husband's words, it can be summed up in six words: standardization and institutionalization!"
She began to explain the assembly line working method in detail, and Cao Cao nodded repeatedly. Guo Jia fell into deep thought. After Huang Yueying finished speaking, he said in a deep voice: "This method seems to have been used by the Qin Dynasty. After the Qin Dynasty,
It is indeed not easy for Youxue to come up with such a method. It seems that he has indeed gained a lot in the two years in the northwest, which is gratifying."
The assembly line work method existed as early as the pre-Qin Dynasty.
However, after the fall of the Qin Dynasty, few people knew about this method and gradually faded out.
If Guo Jia hadn't been a literate student, he probably wouldn't have understood this matter. In his opinion, Cao Peng's ability to come up with this assembly line working method probably stemmed from his two years in the northwest. After all, that was where the foundation of Lao Qin was once located.
Someone will know.
Cao Cao was immediately relieved.
Just then, Cao Peng came back!
He only found out about Cao Cao's arrival after being notified by Cao Zhang.
He hurried home and didn't even have time to change his clothes. Seeing Cao Peng covered in mud and sweating, for some reason, Cao Cao felt a sore nose and almost shed tears.
This is the hero who helped me conquer the northwest!
But because of Wei Duanna's beetle, he ended up like this...
"Afu, how are you doing lately?"
Cao Peng hurriedly replied: "I would like to inform you, my lord, that the guilty minister is still well."
"Okay, okay, don't say anything about the guilty minister. This matter... I am coming from Hulao today and happen to be passing through Xingyang, so I came to visit you.
You don't have to go to the workshop tomorrow, just walk with me and talk.
Speaking of which, we haven't seen each other in the past three years. By the way, on the way just now, Ziwen said something about training in the mountains. Can you accompany me to have a look tomorrow?"
"What a blessing this nephew is."
When Zhang saw Cao Peng coming back, she took Huang Yueying and others and retreated.
There were only five people left in the hall: Cao Cao, Guo Jia, Cao Zhang, Yang Xi and Cao Peng.
"Afu, I heard that you are a father again?"
Why do we say 'again'? It's just because Cao Peng gave birth to a son and a daughter not long ago. Guo Huan gave birth to a daughter for Cao Peng, named Cao Yuan, while Zhen Mi gave birth to a son for Cao Peng, but this name
, but quite strange, named Cao Rui. Rui means smart.
According to Zhen Mi, she hopes he can become a smart boy.
But Cao Peng felt completely at odds!
Just because this Cao Rui is the historical Emperor Ming of Wei and the son of Cao Pi.
He wanted to object, but the whole family thought the name was very good, so he couldn't find a suitable excuse. For this reason, he felt really awkward in his heart for a while. But as time went by, he also
I gradually ignored the past.
Anyway, Cao Pi is dead!
Cao Rui is my son...
Guo Jia asked curiously: "Why don't you see Xiaoluan and the others?"
"Well, they went to the White Horse Temple in Luoyang to offer incense."
"oh?"
"I am in the new concubine house in the northwest, and I believe in the pagoda a lot. So after giving birth, I wanted to pray for the child... Xiaoluan and Xiaohuan happened to be interested in going, so they took the child with them. Haha, I guess it will take a few days.
Then, they will return to Xingyang."
"I see."
Guo Jia didn't ask any more questions.
A few people chatted for a while, and Guo Jia suddenly asked: "Youxue, do you know that Sun Quan is stationed in the east of Jiangdong today, and is stationed at Ruxukou, and is eyeing Hefei?"
Cao Peng was startled, "I've been busy with workshop affairs recently, so I really don't know."
