Three Kingdoms

The language of the gentry is a very interesting thing. The distinction between the upper and lower levels is very clear. This is quite like some countries in later generations. The same sentence is divided into three or four formats. If you use it wrongly, you will be the first!

Generally speaking, there is no problem with talking about you and me when you are closer. Just like the emperor of the Han Dynasty, he would often say "I" to the ministers he was familiar with, instead of always saying "I", but this does not mean that the emperor always said "I" to the ministers he was familiar with. It's so informal when speaking, and the nobles can call each other by their names...

The most cumbersome thing is still that among the gentry children, there will be a lot of allusions mixed in when talking, and these allusions may be tacitly accepted by the gentry children as things that should be known to everyone, so they rarely explain them in particular, just like in In the United States, the person named "Franklin" may be a human being, or it may be a large-denomination banknote that everyone loves. Everyone in the United States understands it, but others may just be fooled by it.

When Guo Jia said the person "Chen Buzhan", Fei Qian began to search this person in his mind, and then quickly connected it up and down, and immediately deduce some of the meaning of Guo Jia's words.

Chen Buzhan was generally viewed positively in the Han Dynasty. After all, it was enough to say that he did not dare to harm the public with private interests. What's more, when this unlucky child arrived at the battlefield, even though he was scared to death without doing anything, it also proved that the child was really scared and his previous behavior was not an act, but he was still so scared that he still went to the battlefield. , this kind of courage is indeed commendable.

After all, nothing is difficult in the world, as long as you are willing to give up. Giving up is basically more difficult than persisting, so Guo Jia's extended meaning should not be about Chen Buzhan.

It's very simple. There is nothing to connect with what happened after Chen Buzhan's death. The only thing that can be connected is the cause of Chen Buzhan's death, which is the cause of the whole thing...

Cui Zhu killed the king.

As for Cui Zhu, one day he accidentally saw a young widow named Tangjiang, and then he said the most beautiful filial piety. After going back, he couldn't forget it. He felt that he was the second best to Long Aotian, how could he let the one he had seen see? The beauty just left like this? So I have to get it no matter what.

Dongguo Yan persuaded Cui Zhu, saying, Your Majesty, you and the Tangjiang family are not suitable. You have the same surname. "The surnames of men and women are different. The king is from Ding and the minister is from Huan. That's not allowed." Cui Zhu glared and said, little brother, you are Are you stupid? When did the laws formulated by the ruling class limit the ruling class itself? Then insist on accepting it.

This Tangjiang family is really not a fuel-efficient lamp. Later, I don’t know how I got in touch with Qi Zhuanggong. And Qi Zhuanggong is also a weirdo. Not only did he sleep with Tangjiang family, but he also gave Cui Zhu’s hat to others. The attendants quickly stopped him, but Duke Zhuang of Qi said, "If you are not Cui Zi, how can he have no crown?" 』

As a result, Cui Zhu naturally discovered it, and Cui Zhu later committed regicide.

Therefore, this is what Guo Jia meant by hiding. Cui Zhu violated etiquette first and killed the monarch later. Naturally, this person was not very good. King Zhuang Qi did not act like a prince of vassals. His wife who slept with his courtiers did not tell anyone but spread the news everywhere. Naturally, he was not very good either. As for the Tangjiang family who was caught in the middle, I won’t say more in order to avoid trembling with anger...

The three guys messed around, and then Chen Buzhan was unlucky. Now Fei Qian and Cao Cao are fighting, and Guo Jia is unlucky.

As for who is Cui Zhu, who is Duke Zhuang of Qi, and who is Tangjiang, let them all take their seats.

"Haha..." Fei Qian burst into laughter and said, "As Fengxiao said, in the Jishi period of Qi, there were no soldiers and horses, no troops for the ministers, no one for public transport, and no long ranks of soldiers." Nowadays, people know Chen but do not know Qi. Is this a good thing? I wonder what you think of being filial? 』

Fei Qian did not argue with Guo Jia whether he was Cui Zhu or Duke Zhuang of Qi, nor did he deny Chen Buzhan. Instead, he followed Guo Jia's words and said that this was the "Ji Shi" of Qi. Didn't Guo Jia just talk about Chen Buzhan of Qi State? Now Fei Qian said that since he wants to talk about Qi State, let's talk about Qi State.

The Chen Buzhan that Guo Jia mentioned before was the matter of Duke Zhuang of Qi. After the death of Duke Qi Zhuang, he was succeeded by Duke Jin of Qi. What Fei Qian was talking about was the matter of Duke Jin of Qi. Chen Qi, also known as Tian Qi, used his power to win people's hearts at the end of Qi Jinggong's reign. However, Qi Jinggong did not stop Chen Qi from doing such a thing. As a result, the people only knew Chen Qi but not the monarch, which became the source of the turmoil in Qi. , after Qi Jinggong's death, he launched a rebellion, vetoed the prince appointed by Qi Jinggong, and then supported Gong Ziyang as the king. He controlled the Qi court, specialized in national affairs, excluded dissidents, and acted arbitrarily.

Cao Cao originally originated from the Chen State and was a member of the Chen Dynasty. Coupled with the current pattern among the government and the public, it is naturally very obvious who the "Chen Qi" Fei Qian refers to...

In fact, the feudal dynasty is very interesting. When they advocate a prosperous age, most of them mean that it is going downhill. On the contrary, they say that it is still very bitter and difficult now, and it can still rise to some extent.

Just like the Han Dynasty, in fact, many gentry children are also aware of this, but many gentry children are powerless. They know that the dynasty is facing a crisis, but they also know that it is not others who caused the dynasty crisis, but themselves. This is the most painful Yes, because in such an environment, being numb and dull may be much better than being sensitive and awake. When you are numb, you don’t have to look. Even if you see something, there will be no reaction. You don’t have to think about it. Your brain and soul are completely in a state of stagnation, so there is no pain caused by it. The pain caused by sober sensitivity is probably the most unbearable.

This is also part of the reason why many gentry children began to flourish in Wusesan and become debauched after the Wuhu chaos in China...

The end of the world is like a huge whirlpool, and people who are in the whirlpool clearly see the whirlpool, but it is not that easy to swim out and get rid of the threat of the whirlpool. Even no matter how much personal effort they put in, they still can't. Will be swallowed by this vortex.

Guo Jia was stunned for a moment, and then said: "The people of Guanzhong are also..." But only half of the sentence, Guo Jia stopped and then closed his mouth. Guo Jia's original intention was to say that the people in Guanzhong only knew Hussar and not His Majesty Liu Xie, but he immediately realized that, first, Fei Qian had paid tribute to the court many times and sent envoys to pay tribute. Although Chun Peng and Qiu Huo are not valuable things, it is somewhat untenable to say that the people under the Qiusi cavalry do not know the emperor; on the other hand, Cao Cao's control of the court is the reality before us. If Fei Qian welcomes The emperor will not be much better after that, but that is a speculation that has not happened in the future. It is obviously unreasonable to use speculation that has not happened yet to deny the reality that has happened now, so Guo Jia only said half of it and stopped talking.

Fei Qian didn't want to continue to embarrass Guo Jia and force him to vomit blood on the spot, so when he saw that Guo Jia no longer risked stabbing his head, he said that he would let Guo Jia go down to rest first. After all, Guo Jia still had injuries on his head. It's not fun anymore if you get too excited and have a cerebral hemorrhage...

Guo Jia was also exhausted physically and mentally. He had just fought hard with Fei Qian, but now he couldn't bear it any more, so he didn't insist on anything anymore. However, when he was almost in the hall, he stopped again and turned around and said: "The Fourth Kingdom" The elephant is like the way of heaven, cloudy and clear, waxing and waning, but it cannot be abandoned... I hope the hussar general will be careful and think twice before acting..."

After speaking, Guo Jia didn't wait for Fei Qian's answer, he cupped his hands again, and walked away slowly with the support of his attendants.

Fei Qian was stunned for a moment, then laughed. This Guo Jia has not forgotten the joke Fei Qian told when we were in Yingchuan...

The establishment and development of the gentry system is actually inseparable from the fact that it is rooted in the countryside and has a large population and land. Coupled with the academic praise and Confucian culture since the Western Han Dynasty, the powerful surnames can further consolidate their own power through culture and prestige. and strengthening local influence, making it difficult for the country to further consolidate political power, and it is extremely difficult for national politics to penetrate into rural areas.

Guo Jia is undoubtedly one of the people who are sober and in pain when facing the end of the world. But the problem is that even a child from a poor family like Guo Jia actually does not want the noble family to withdraw from the stage of history in his heart. He still hopes that Even Guo Jia knew that this system was not good if the aristocratic family could continue. That's why Guo Jiacai said something that he hoped Fei Qian would think twice about.

So to say……

Fei Qian suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but frowned.

Huang Xu watched from the side, thinking that Fei Qian was dissatisfied with Guo Jia, so he couldn't help but said: "My lord, this person is too rude!" Where to treat him? "Guo Jia's body is about the same as that of a quail. Although Huang Xu is not very familiar with the gentry dialect, he understands it somewhat. Knowing that Guo Jia was not polite to Fei Qian just now, he felt somewhat unhappy. You should be grateful for your life, but you still dare to contradict me. Do you really think that the sword is not good for you?

Fei Qian was stunned for a moment, came to his senses, and waved his hand, "This person will be useful in the future... I just thought of other things... Are you ready for the late breasts?" Also send a copy to Guo Fengxiao..."

Now that Fei Qian had decided, Huang Xu naturally had no other opinions. He responded and walked down the hall, leaving the space for Fei Qian.

This Guo Jia...

Although Guo Jia was very tight-lipped and did not disclose any information about Xu County, in the end, whether because of emotional loneliness or physical exhaustion, he finally showed a little horse's hoof, which made Fei Qian aware.

Of course, it is still not Xu County's information, but other aspects.

Guo Jia does not agree with Fei Qian himself. This can be noticed from the conversation. Combined with the example of Chen Buzhan used by Guo Jia at the beginning, it seems to illustrate the position of Fei Qian and Cao Cao in Guo Jia's heart.

Fei Qian couldn't help but shake his head about this guy. Could it be that he had been with Brother Cao for too long and was brainwashed by him? In this kind of military and political matter, is there any pure distinction between right and wrong? For a person, it may be possible to distinguish right from wrong for a specific matter, but if we talk about the entire political structure of the ruling class, it is already a very good ideal state to be white on the outside and black on the inside. Some even go straight to black. Not to mention white, you can't even find gray.

Although what Guo Jia said about Chen Buzhan was a satire on Fei Qian, on the other hand, it also showed that Cao Cao and Guo Jia must have discussed the topic of noble families, and maybe the two of them had some preliminary ideas. and direction, that’s why there is the saying “Yin and Qing are waxing and waning, you can’t give up”.

The current existence of the gentry families of the Han Dynasty is actually a social phenomenon, which is related to the current social production mode, the control of the state power over the grassroots of society, the way of governance and technical capabilities, cultural centripetal force, and market information. The frequency of exchanges, as well as the advancement of transportation and other related people's livelihood undertakings, should be appropriate and corresponding. It can be said that the gentry families in the Han Dynasty still had the concept of country to a certain extent. However, when Cao Pi overturned the table first and Sima Laoer followed suit, the rules were broken and the concept of country was subverted. After the chaos of China, when even the name of the Han people was trampled into the dust, the concept of the country was completely destroyed, leaving only families everywhere, and the gentry clans had no restrictions and expanded endlessly...

Until the Song Dynasty, the group of people who entered the officialdom through the imperial examination formed a stable chain of interest transmission through their teachers and disciples. The imperial examination scholar-officials and bureaucrats dominated the court, and the gentry and family members gradually withdrew from their dominant position...

Social changes must be realized through the transformation of production forms, the improvement of productivity, changes in social culture and political systems, and many other aspects. In fact, in social turmoil, some gentry declined in the turmoil, while another group of gentry flourished. Rising out of turmoil, as long as there are no major changes in the production methods and basic forms of medieval society, it is difficult for the pattern of gentry politics to change fundamentally.

Guo Jia is a smart man with far-sightedness, and so is Cao Cao obviously. Therefore, these two people, and even Xun Yu who is still in Xu County, may have a certain consensus on how to carry out reforms after taking power. Therefore, whether it is Xun Yu Both Yu and Guo Jia believed that Fei Qian was a troublemaker and an obstacle to their reform of the Han Dynasty...

Judging from various subsequent developments in history, Cao Cao did make some improvements, which may not have been the measures discussed with Guo Jiaxunyu during this period, such as meritocracy, promoting a large number of children from poor families, etc. Although they still had to compromise with the noble family in the end, the problem is that Cao Cao, Guo Jia and others don't know it at all!

In this way, it seems that some things can be explained. For example, Cao Cao knew the pain when Guo Jia died, and the mystery of Xun Yu's empty box in Cao Cao's late years...

The focus should be on "empty". It is possible that what Cao Cao wants to express is failure, illusion, and that all the efforts he put in only resulted in an "empty box", etc. It also means that Cao Cao is ready to completely give up on the original negotiation with Xun Yu and Guo Jia. A good route, so in the end Xun Yu was extremely sad and chose to commit suicide by taking poison.

This result obviously also affected the Xun family, and even extended to after Cao Pi. Historically, Xun You, the number two figure in the Xun family, did not even have a place when he was among the first to enter the Cao family's Taizu Temple to offer sacrifices. Xun You's status and achievements in Cao Wei are obvious to all. After all, it was Xun You who took the lead in persuading Cao Cao to add Jiuxi and call him Duke of Wei. However, Xun You did so and died in the 19th year of Jian'an without receiving a posthumous title. He was only awarded a posthumous title in the Zhengshi year. What's interesting is that he has the same posthumous title as Xun Yu: "Jing".

Of course, this cannot be explained or evaded by Cao Pi saying that he was very busy, or that the temporary workers were negligent. This is also another very interesting historical mystery in the Xun family.

But the problem is that only Fei Qian knows the development in history. At this stage, Cao Cao, Guo Jiaxunyu and the others are still full of hope for the path they have chosen! Only Fei Qian knows that the path they want to take actually doesn't work! Cao Cao, Guo Jiaxunyu and others may now think that Fei Qian is the biggest obstacle on their road!

"Haha," Fei Qian laughed, "This is really interesting..."