Three Kingdoms

The winter morning is still a bit cold.

Sima Hui closed his sleeves and put his hand on the hand stove, then he felt better.

"Mr. Shui Jing, can I use the ink cart?" The attendant on the side stepped forward and asked in a low voice. Sima Hui wanted to visit Fei Qian, the general who conquered the West. His legs and feet were inconvenient due to his old age. In addition, it was not a short trip from Guansu to Pingyang, so he still had to use a car.

Mo chariots do not refer to the Mohist chariots, but in the pre-Qin period, there was a strict hierarchical system for riding in chariots. Different classes used different chariots. The chariots used by marquis, ministers, officials, scholars, and common people were called Xia Zhuan, Xia Zhuan, etc. Xiaman, ink chariot, stack chariot, and service chariot. The main differences between these cars are in the level of luxury and materials used, with each one worse than the last. The worst kind of cart is a cart with a cargo box. Common people often use it to haul goods and firewood, and of course it can also carry people.

The ink cart is almost a doctor-level vehicle. Although the position in the academy held by Sima Hui is not official, in this era, the status of knowledge is still quite high, so using the ink cart is not considered an act of transgression.

However, Sima Hui shook his head and said, "Just a stacking cart." The stacking cart was made of bamboo wood and no leather was used.

The servant agreed, but he covered the outside of the cart with a layer of magnolia to protect it from the wind and frost, and then put a layer of mat in the cart to make Sima Hui more comfortable.

Sima Hui did not stop such behavior. He got in the car and staggered to Zhengxifu Yamen in Pingyang.

Because there are greenhouse vegetables grown in Guanzhong, although the quantity is not large, it is in line with the principle that rare things are valuable. In the Pingyang market, no matter how expensive they are, people are grabbing them, especially the wealthy nobles from Hedong and Hejian. It is inconvenient to go out for fun in winter, so we can only hold some banquets and banquets. Without this green thing, it would be like falling down a few levels in an instant. We would be embarrassed to say hello to others, so wherever there are these greenhouses in the market When the dishes appeared, they were sold out in an instant. They didn’t even ask about the price. They just threw out the Zhengxi gold coins in the bag and grabbed a box and left...

I don't dare not give money, and I don't dare to rob more. After all, firstly, we are on Zhengxi's territory, and secondly, the patrolling cavalry is watching. In addition, the sons of the gentry are also shameless among themselves. If someone says that If you have no money and commit robbery, do you still want the name of this family?

Some people who were more flexible began to think that they could try growing vegetables in greenhouses. Faced with the high price of glazed panels, they gritted their teeth and spent a lot of money to purchase them. It is said that the glazed panels of Huang's workshop in Pingyang are all ordered. The amount will be reached in five months, and it will be almost summer in five months...

Sima Hui couldn't help but admire Fei Qian, the general who conquered the west. With just such a move, a huge amount of money was collected. Sima Hui was old and not very good at arithmetic, but Sima Yi was young. After getting such news, he I locked myself in my room and secretly calculated for a day, and finally came up with General Fei Qian to conquer the West. In just one winter, he earned at least nearly 100 million yuan!

Of course, this amount is also gross income. Greenhouse vegetables are not that expensive. The bulk of it is coal and glazed boards. Coal is large in quantity, while glazed boards are expensive. When spring comes, greenhouse vegetables and coal will naturally have no sales, but glazed boards are different. There is no doubt that there will be a sales peak after autumn next year!

Therefore, when Sima Hui went to visit Zhengxi, he naturally wanted to beg for alms. He wanted to make trouble. What could he do without money? Sima Yi felt that asking for money was a bit out of character, so he was unwilling to follow. Well, in fact, Taoism also has alms, but Taoism pays more attention to non-action and spontaneity. Even if it is alms for no more than seven households at a time, if there is no alms for seven households, it will be gone. So it is not like Buddhism, which always says to the donor, please stay. …

Because Lao Tzu, the Taoist ancestor of the Sanqing Dynasty, carries a big gourd with him. Therefore, for Taoist alchemy, you need to prepare a gourd scoop and bring a fish drum, which is a long bamboo tube. Cover one end of the long bamboo tube with a thin skin and use your hands. He beat the drums and sang some Taoist songs while begging for alms. Later, he was picked up by the Beggar Clan.

Later, the Taoists felt that they were competing for business with the beggar gang, and some of them lost their "beep" status. Therefore, later on, they gradually stopped begging. However, the Buddhists did not feel so and persisted for thousands of years.

Sima Hui arrived at General Zhengxi's mansion and saw General Zhengxi Fei Qian, but he saw Fei Qian holding an iron gun and sweating on the martial arts training ground.

The more he went to the battlefield, the more Fei Qian understood one thing. The flashy white crane spreading its wings, the retreat and leaping into the tiger, these tricks sounded good and looked good, but on the battlefield they were seeking death.

The white crane spreads its wings, right? The body is stretched, the left and right hands are spread outward, and one foot is independent...

All the damn mistakes on the battlefield have not been left behind. The stretched body increases the area to be killed. A group of people are aiming at the one hiding behind the shield and the one with a stretched body. Who will be killed first?

The left and right hands are stretched out to both sides, and the middle door is completely open...

If one leg is independent, it means that the lower body is unstable...

So until now, Fei Dian only knows one move, the spear thrust. The spear is originally a weapon that is one inch long and one inch strong, and thrusting is the most basic and direct way of attack. After so many years of continuous practice, Fei Qian did not know that he had practiced it hundreds of thousands of times, but he became more and more proficient and powerful. .

"Pfft!" Fei Qian pierced the chest of the straw man's target with his gun. Debris flew everywhere, and the spear head came out from the other side.

"Okay, General, you are good at martial arts!" Sima Hui said with a smile.

Fei Qian put away his gun, handed it to the guard at the side, took the face towel and wiped his sweat, and said with a smile: "There is no martial arts, just practice to strengthen your body and get rid of illness. Mr. Shui Jing, please take a rest. In a moment, I will come to change my clothes."

"General, please excuse me." Sima Hui smiled, showing no dissatisfaction at all because Fei Qian didn't go out to greet him. After all, it can be said that now he is holding an official position under Zhengxi, and he no longer has the same aloof status as before, so he is naturally different. It is not a smart approach to blindly emphasize excessive courtesy.

Sima Hui came to find Fei Qian. In fact, Fei Qian also wanted to go to Sima Hui.

In the Three Kingdoms, it was not just generals fighting for hegemony.

Conquer the world immediately, but there is no reason to rule the world immediately. This matter is the same whether it is the Han Dynasty or later generations. If you are not prepared in advance, you will inevitably be caught off guard when you really need it.

Now that Guanzhong and Hanzhong are gradually stabilizing, and the economic and social order is gradually getting on the right track, Pingyang not only needs to maintain a higher status economically, but also needs to be higher than Guanzhong and Hanzhong in knowledge and theory of governance. Only in this way can a cultural gap be formed, which will invisibly affect the culture of the entire Han Dynasty.

How is culture spread?

In fact, it can be complicated even if it is complex, and it can be simple even if it is simple.

There are many ways for culture to spread, but it spreads most profoundly and invisibly during play and recreation. This is why a large number of girls who grew up with Sailor Moon still want to marry Kamen Rider even in middle age, and why a large number of children shout loudly that Li Bai is an assassin.

Simply pretending to be "beep" and slap in the face, and setting up some institutions and schools at inappropriate times may solve some problems for a while, but most of them are superficial, just like the immortals in the legend. Although they have great magical powers for a while, they As time goes by, it still becomes a legend again, and it cannot play a role in promotion for all people.

To break down a fortress, it is naturally best to start from the inside. To eliminate a nation, it is naturally best to cultivate clan traitors. And if you want to change the cultural environment of the Han Dynasty, it is naturally most suitable to let the cultural natives of the Han Dynasty do it yourself.

Fei Qian changed out of his sweaty clothes, came back, and met Sima Hui. The two of them chatted for a while, chatting about some miscellaneous things. On the one hand, they were testing each other, and on the other hand, they were also preparing the ground for what they would say. .

Sima Hui stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The key to the academy is to keep your eyes on the right things, listen to the right words, act on the right path, and be a righteous person both left and right, front and rear, and then you can achieve righteous results. The current Guan Shoushan Academy is quite consistent with this idea. Uncle Confucius was strict in his discipline, and he was good at studying. He had many students, and his scriptures were resonant. With time, he was sure to produce great talents."

Fei Qian smiled and said, "I still rely on Mr. Shui Jing to work hard and teach me earnestly. This is also a blessing for students!"

Sima Hui waved his hand and said: "My little strength is not worth mentioning... General, it is time for the Spring Review of the Academy again. I wonder what rules and strategies to use this year?"

This spring, during the Academy Examination, Liu Shao stood out. Not only did he take up the post of General Zhengxi, he even began to formulate the assessment standards for officials in various places. Although his position was not high, he had great authority. It became a good story for a while and made more students look forward to the next spring exam.

There are even some gentry children who come from other places. Although they are not studying in the academy, they still have family education and want to participate in the spring exam of the academy to test themselves and make friends through literature. Of course, if they can take this opportunity If you are appreciated by Fei Qian, not only can you expect to be a high-ranking official, but it is not impossible to even become famous in one fell swoop.

Before, Sima Hui still felt that being in Bingbei was dispensable, but after experiencing the spring competition of this year's academy, he felt the benefits.

The Han Dynasty still attached great importance to the succession of teachers. Just as the younger generation like Kan Ze began to regard himself as a disciple of Zheng Ximen, many people still recognized Mr. Shui Jing, especially the children of Hedong and Hejian. The famous Sima Hui had undoubtedly scratched his itch, and every part of his body felt uncomfortable.

Just like Sima Hui named Fei Qian, Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang, he did it with the intention of mutual benefit. Of course, Sima Hui also wanted to name the disciples of Yuzhou or Jizhou, but the problem is the disciples of Yuzhou and Jizhou , either the family has a big business, or each has its own inheritance, no one will take Sima Hui's name as the same thing.

The nobles are like this originally. They may not do everything that is beneficial to the country, but they will basically do everything that is beneficial to themselves. If they can hold high the banner of national justice and seek benefits for themselves, then they will really fight for it. To do it. Sima Hui is like this now. He is more concerned about the Spring Examination of the Academy than anyone else. If these students in the Academy produce some talents in the future, Sima Hui will be able to become a teacher to some extent, and the Sima family will also be able to form some good relationships.

Otherwise, why would Sima Fang be so anxious to express his intention to come to Pingyang at the right time?

Fei Qian pondered for a moment, then lightly knocked on the table and said, "How about we discuss the word 'Confucianism'?"

"Confucian?" Sima Hui raised his gray eyebrows and repeated in surprise. This proposition is too big and somewhat vague. It is completely in the opposite direction from this spring’s current policy debate.

"Mr. Shui Jing..." Fei Qian nodded and continued, "Have you ever felt that Confucianism has been stumbling since ancient times and that there is no way out?"

"How can there be no feasible way?" Sima Hui said with a smile, rather disapproving of it.

"When you enter his country, you can know his teachings. He is a gentle and kind-hearted person, and he teaches poetry. When he is far away, he teaches calligraphy. He is broad and easy to be good, and he is happy to teach. He is quiet and subtle, and he is easy to teach. He is respectful, frugal and respectful. Etiquette. It belongs to the comparison of words and events, and is the teaching of the Spring and Autumn Period. Therefore, the loss of poetry is foolishness. The loss of books is false accusation. The loss of happiness is luxury. The loss of Yi is thief. The loss of etiquette is trouble. The loss of Spring and Autumn is chaos. It can be seen that The Six Classics are the most important. However..." After Fei Qian finished speaking, he knocked on the table gently and continued, "In ancient times, there were Yi, Zhou had books and rituals, Spring and Autumn had poems and music, Warring States had Spring and Autumn, Zhong Niwei In life, there have been six classics. The one who changed the book respects divination, the one who writes is the best, the one who teaches etiquette is under Zong Bo, the one who plays music is under Si Yue, the one who writes poetry praises the grand master, and the one who teaches Spring and Autumn Period is in the history of the country... Nowadays, Confucianism inherits the so-called Six Classics. For the Apocryphal Canon, can there be a chapter? Since there is no chapter, how can we say there is a way?"

"This..." Sima Hui couldn't help being speechless, and then subconsciously said, "There is also the Analects of Confucius, Mencius..."

"The Analects of Confucius? If the Analects of Confucius and Mencius can both be classics," Fei Qian laughed and said, "Why not talk about the Seven Classics and the Eight Classics?" The Six Classics, of course, are actually the Five Classics. It should be because the Music Classics have been lost. The so-called Four Books were proposed by Zhu Xi, and there were only Five Classics in the Han Dynasty.

After hearing what Fei Qian said, Sima Hui was also speechless.

In fact, Sima Hui was already aware of the problem when he said it. In the Han Dynasty, although knowledge was precious, for the children of the gentry who had the ability and conditions to study, the Analects was a popular elementary reading book similar to Erya, and similar to Mencius, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, and Lu The status of the Spring and Autumn Period and so on is the same, but it is not so noble that it will never be improved in later generations. This is like trying to use a primary school or middle school reading material to represent all literary works in later generations. It seems a bit weird and ridiculous.

"...However, Confucianism is of the same origin..." Fei Qian said softly, "It's just that many people live in the mountains and don't know their true colors..."