Three Kingdoms

Chang'an.

Although it is said that Fei Qian has not yet achieved something like "Nine heavens open the palace and all nations worship the crown", the atmosphere inside and outside Chang'an is indeed recovering, developing and getting stronger day by day.

The farce of the past few days has come to an end for the time being, and the troublemaking students who were originally detained in the South Prison have now been organized into teams, and then they are like oxen and horses, hauling earth and wood, and rebuilding on the ruins. , has become a landscape, and even some people who are naturally fond of eating melons are eating melons happily and commenting on which nobles have good or bad figures, white skin or dark buttocks.

Usually, it is noble or proud, but now it is muddy and dirty. It has always been the biggest melon that ordinary people like. It is like this at all times and in all over the world. Thinking about how pure and flawless it originally looked, it turns out that The exposed tuft of hair can instantly satisfy the blazing soul fire of many gossips.

This kind of thing, after the initial shock, gradually fermented.

Some people say that such behavior is good, and naturally some people say that such behavior is very bad, but the voices gradually begin to go in one direction. After all, the rabbit dies and the fox is sad, and the comments that are too harsh begin to gradually gain the upper hand.

Since ancient times, laws in China have been quite lagging behind, not because the rulers do not know the importance of the law, but because most rulers find the law very troublesome, not in the process of establishing it, but in the process after it is established. , and it will also affect your own free will.

Therefore, the precedent set by Fei Qian makes some people quite uncomfortable.

Including Sima Hui.

After Sima Hui was very dazzling in the Qinglong Temple lecture that day, he knew that he was already too popular and was unwilling to continue to be too ostentatious. So he said that he was old and needed some peace and quiet, so he found a place to build a manor outside Chang'an City. , as the place where I stay, I am neither far away from General Fei Qian's mansion nor too close to express my attitude.

This time, after the Chang'an students rioted, Sima Hui did not speak. He sat and watched. He thought that Fei Qian would not handle it so quickly. He also felt that before the situation was completely clear, he had better not get involved. However, as Fei Qian cut through the mess with a sharp knife, these gentry children began to serve their sentences on the streets and served as laborers in the neighborhood when they were responsible for reconstruction. For Sima Hui, it also refreshed his three views.

Sima Hui never thought that Fei Qian would do this. After all, this matter is almost equivalent to tearing off the face of the nobles. Nowadays, the nobles' children are able to stand high, and it may not be without the mysterious and noble posture they usually maintain. Just like the gods and goddesses in idol dramas, their glamorous appearance makes ordinary people feel dirty.

However, now, I suddenly know that this male god is also an octopus, cold and cold, and the goddess also has dark thighs and black fungus. Naturally, it is impossible to continue to maintain the same kind of worship in my heart...

Is this what Qiusi wants?

Sima Hui was not sure, so this time, after the dust had almost settled, the old guy stuck his head out of his nest, staggered, took a cattail cart, and arrived in Chang'an.

Sima Hui deliberately went around to the ruins of Zuixian Tower, looked at the gentry students who were working hard, and after a moment of silence, he let the servants start again, passed through the streets and squares, and arrived in front of the Hussar General's office.

When Fei Qian heard that Sima Hui was coming, he went out to greet him personally. The two greeted each other outside and talked and laughed happily. After entering the hall, the guests and the host took their seats. Sima Hui seemed to have heard about the riots and troubles of the nobles for the first time. He said in a slightly surprised tone: "I have not paid attention to current affairs for a long time. Today I wanted to go to the city to visit friends, but I heard about the riots among students in Chang'an..."

Fei Qian nodded with a smile and said, "It's settled." 』

Sima Hui sighed slightly and said, "These arrogant people should be severely punished!" A general treats others generously, and there will inevitably be shallow people, but when he gains power, he will have his heart. If he wants to achieve power, but if he goes against nature, he will perish forever..."

Fei Qian laughed and said nothing, but he knew clearly in his heart. Are you talking about students? Are you talking about something? !

Seeing that Fei Qian didn't respond, Sima Hui hesitated for a moment, and then said with a slight wry smile: "To be honest, I just passed the Zuixian Tower and saw that the hand holding the pen was working hard on the earth and wood, and the weak body was trapped by the heavy burden... I couldn't help but feel a little emotional in my heart. ...』

Fei Qian nodded, indicating that he was listening, but still did not speak.

Sima Hui said: "The general is now superior to Shandong with his majestic formation, and he is holding up the banner of righteousness and standing in the scholar forest. He should be obedient to nature and respond to people. Why does he do such a strange thing?" 』

Fei Qian asked, "May I ask Mr. Shui Jing, what's the difference?" 』

"This dynasty governs the world with benevolence and filial piety, but its actions are shameful and should be punished." However, the punishment is not the original intention, but is to teach and change. The people here are the people of the general. The son here is also the son of the general. The general is benevolent and loves the people, so he should love his son. Sima Hui said slowly, "Shandong is not at peace now, but Jiangnan is different. If this matter spreads far away, I am afraid it will lose the reputation of the general's benevolence and go against the general's hope of being clear..."

When Fei Qian heard this, he couldn't help stroking his palms and sighed: "He who knows me is Mr. Shui Jing!" Being obedient to nature and responding to people is the original intention of Shilin in politics, to ask for orders for the people, and to be proud of Shilin. However, in the current turmoil, we can only see the most vicious and greedy people, plundering the capital of Guizhou and killing compatriots, thinking that they are happy, but in reality It makes someone heartbroken and angry... Does Mr. Shui Jing know that Wei Xiufu has a son who is very good at calligraphy, and he can use the pen on both sides, and each becomes one? 』

Sima Hui was slightly startled, nodded and said, "I know a little bit." 』

Fei Qian sighed and said, "Wei Xiufu's son had no reference and was not causing trouble. He happened to be having a banquet in Zuixian Tower. He was dragged into the street by the vicious men and hit him with rocks and trees. His hands and bones were all gone." Waste! Even if I am cured in this life, I will never be able to write again! How can we not hesitate to have such a good reading seed be destroyed in one day? 』

Sima Hui rolled his eyes twice, "Is this happening?" The old man has never heard of it..."

Fei Qian nodded.

Sima Hui didn't know what to say for a moment.

Wei Duan did not say in a big way that his son Wei Dan was maimed in this accident. Of course, he felt that if he said it, people would inevitably think that he was seeking personal revenge and deliberately wanted to aggravate the sentence, so he deliberately downplayed it. He even concealed Wei Dan's matter, so as Sima Hui outside the city, it was normal for him not to know about Wei Dan's matter due to the information channels that had changed hands several times.

This is a bit difficult...

Sima Hui had a headache.

In the concept of the nobles, ants are just ants. How much damage is done is still a matter of the ants. The nobles are human beings and the people. If it is a damage to property, compensation is enough. It is necessary to force the children of the nobles to work in this way. What? But now it involves the noble clans themselves...

Sima Hui naturally knows how to operate and maintain reputation as a thing. Just like back then, Sima Hui not only gave names to Fei Qian and Pang Tong, but also gave many people some comments. These names and comments, It was only then that Sima Hui also gained the title of "Mr. Shui Jing". But once Sima Hui is asked to say that I don't care about this and I won't help that, then is he just a pure scholar like Zheng Xuan? Although he could gain a huge reputation, he could not obtain actual benefits, and Sima Hui was obviously not very willing.

Sima Hui originally thought that this matter only involved ordinary people, but then someone came to the door, crying and shouting, and then held Sima Hui up, which also made Sima Hui a little embarrassed. When I got to the city, I saw that the gentry students working in Zuixian Tower were very pitiful, so they were transferred to the Husband's Office. Only then did they hear from Fei Qian that Wei Duan's son was also involved...

This is completely different.

If we spare these people lightly, we will inevitably offend those people...

"If someone is spared lightly, I'm afraid it will hurt the hearts of Wei Xiufu and others. If he is punished heavily, he will lose the sages' intention to reform..." Fei Qian looked at Sima Hui, "Mr. Shui Jing came just in time, you might as well try again." Make an arbitration decision... Don't let the evil people escape punishment, and let the innocent people be implicated..."

Sima Hui waved his hands repeatedly, "The old man's body is getting heavier and heavier, and it is difficult to move..."

If it could be a smooth favor, then it would be okay for Sima Yi to come forward and show off his old face. However, it is obvious that this matter now involves a lot. As soon as Sima Yi heard the beginning, he realized that there was a huge problem. How could he be willing to go through fire and water for the sake of others?

However, Fei Qian was not willing to let him go so easily. How could he let Mr. Shui Jing, an old fox, leave if he didn't pluck out a few hairs and peel off some of the skin?

Sima Hui swallowed, knowing that he had made a mistake this time. He had been too proud recently, so he inevitably got a little carried away. People, being held up and held up by others, sometimes make a mistake and forget what they originally looked like. Fortunately, I realized it quickly and had to evacuate before making a bigger mistake...

"The old man's body is indeed inconvenient... But the old man can recommend someone to take on this important task..." Sima Hui knew that he could not escape easily, so he simply turned around and sold the guy who was jumping up and down in his own yard to support him, "Hedong Wen Xi Peiyuan and Pei Ziyuan have a reputation as a chivalrous person and are upright, so they should be qualified for this position..."

"Pei Yuan and Pei Zi..." Fei Qian pondered slightly.

Mr. Shui Jing, Sima Hui, appeared, which was expected by Fei Qian, but also unexpected.

Fei Qian thought before that beating this group of young ones would definitely attract a group of older ones, but what he didn't expect was that Sima Hui jumped out first.

Of course, this is not difficult to understand.

Sima Hui has longed for the leader of the noble clan from a long time ago, so now that there is such an opportunity to win favors, the old fox will naturally not miss it. It's just that the old fox is still an old fox. When he saw that the momentum was wrong, he immediately wanted to run away. If Fei Qian hadn't held him down, he probably wouldn't have been able to pull out a few hairs.

After giving Fei Qian an explanation, Sima Hui finally escaped from the Huqi Mansion Office, and without stopping for a moment, he headed straight out of the city. It seemed that he was going to retreat into the fox's den, and would not be willing to show up for a while. .

"Pei Yuan?" Pei Ziyuan? Pang Tong shook his head and said, "I don't remember that there is such a person among the Pei family..."

Fei Qian nodded.

Since Pang Tong said he didn't remember, it means that Pei Yuan was at least not a very prominent person in the Pei family.

Pang Tong laughed and said, "This person is the noisy person in front of Mr. Shui Jing's door..."

Fei Qian said: "I'm afraid the portion is not enough..."

Pang Tong also nodded.

The original plan, this opportunity, was to add sand to the noble clans. If all the noble clans were like a rope, then Fei Qian would naturally have a headache. Just like the Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, even though he promoted poor families and reused Hongdu, he still failed to cultivate capable supporters...

Therefore, Taizu's strategy naturally needs to be learned and applied.

Fei Qian was about to say something when he saw Xun You turning around from the front porch. He immediately looked at Pang Tong and knew something was going on. After all, Xun You was on duty in the meeting hall today. Unless he encountered some major event, he would not come to the back hall in person.

Xun You cupped his hands and said: "'Your Majesty, there is a letter from Yingchuan... The queen is pregnant..."

Pang Tong couldn't help but look at Fei Qian.

Such a coincidence?

Of course Fei Qian didn't do this.

I don’t know whether Liu Xie transferred his dissatisfaction with Cao Cao to Cao Cao’s daughter, or whether Liu Xie had nothing to do above the court and had to work hard in the inner palace, or some other reason. Anyway, Cao Cao The queen was feeling unwell and Tiankui was not here, so she asked the doctor to diagnose her pulse and confirmed that it was a happy pulse.

The minister ordered Xun Yu to remonstrate: "This is your majesty's eldest son and his legitimate son. If nothing unexpected happens, after thousands of years, he will be the master of the Han Dynasty. He should grant pardon to the world as a congratulation." 』

Liu Xie was still hesitating. After all, he was just pregnant and had not officially given birth yet. Moreover, he did not know whether it was a boy or a girl. Even if he was given birth, he might not be able to grow up safely. Liu Xie had a child who died young, and it was not as if he died when he was less than three months old.

But Xun Yu was very insistent and said: "This autumn, the locust plague suddenly appears and then goes out. This is a sign." Your Majesty has now accepted Jizhou for the first time and returned to Jiangxia. All the seas are level. This is in line with God's blessing for the great Han Dynasty. Doesn't he become the crown prince? 』

Liu Xie had been looking forward to having an heir for a long time, so after hearing Xun Yu's words, he couldn't control his joy. He followed Xun Yu's suggestion and summoned the ministers to announce the good news. , the ministers naturally shouted long live three times and expressed their congratulations.

After the ministers withdrew from the main hall, there were naturally some people who argued that the emperor was only pregnant now and was not certain to have a child, so why make such a fuss about it. However, there were also those who knew clearly. After hearing this, they just smiled and said nothing.

What matters in China, especially in the court, is to understand it from the point of view. If you want to enlighten it again and again, you will be cannon fodder and scum in the political struggle.

Although it was a happy thing, Liu Xie felt a little uneasy for some reason. So, Liu Xie found Taishi Ling, because Taishi Ling was responsible for observing the celestial phenomena. If God really gave birth to children, the theory should naturally be reflected in the celestial phenomena.

Taishi Ling also looked like an immortal, with a thin face. When he saw Liu Xie and learned of Liu Xie's intentions, he said: "The emperor is destined to have a legitimate son. When the time comes, the sprouts will grow, and when the melons are ripe, the stems will fall off..." …』

Liu Xie raised his eyebrows, obviously a little happy, and then asked: "Is there any sign?" 』

Tai Shiling replied: "I looked at the sky at night and saw Beichen living in his place, surrounded by stars. Beichen is the Emperor Star. When the Emperor Star shines brightly, it is the right time..."

In fact, Taishi Ling did not answer Liu Xie's question at all. He did not say whether the queen's child was a boy or a girl, nor did he mention whether he should be the emperor if he got a boy. It was just a general talk, just like those of later generations. The comments about the twelve zodiac signs are the same. In fact, people may not notice if they change their positions.

After all, human beings are accustomed to ignore those things they think are not very good, and then instinctively make up for it...

After Liu Xie heard this, he immediately felt that the child who was still in his belly was probably a legitimate eldest son, and it was impossible to say that he would definitely inherit the great treasure and rule all directions in the future!

In this way, the situation is naturally a bit delicate.

Tai Shiling said goodbye to Liu Xie, and rode out of the palace in a rickety cart. Then he returned to his mansion, where he saw Xun Yu standing on the stargazing platform, looking up at the stars.

In the Han Dynasty, the practice of burning bones for divination had declined, the reincarnation of gods and Buddhas had not yet arisen, and fujis had not yet been born. Many mysterious rituals that inquired about the unknown and yearned to peek into the future had not yet appeared. Therefore, astrology was still Mainstream in the Han Dynasty, it was the main way for mortals to pry into the secrets of heaven.

Taishi Ling, in the early Han Dynasty, was still a relatively outstanding position. The pen in his hand could comment on emperors, generals, and ordinary people. Guan Zhongmo could write about famous generals on the battlefield as well as street knights, so it was still very important. It was a popular position, but later, the scope of responsibilities was cut down, and it was reduced again and again. Now it is basically a full-time observation of astronomical phenomena.

However, there are two types of observing astronomical phenomena. One is to measure the changes of stars and calculate the trajectories of stars according to the calendar to measure the solar terms of the four seasons to correspond to the impact of the four seasons. The other is just like the Taishi Order, but It's just a matter of harmonizing people's affairs, asserting that there is no fault, and saying that it is bad or good.

"Look at the Beichen Emperor Star. Is it bright?" Have you had any conflicts recently? Xun Yu looked up at the sky and did not look back at Tai Shi Ling at all.

Taishi Ling lowered his head and did not look at the stars in the sky at all. He replied: "Beichen Emperor Star is as bright as ever." 』

Xun Yu shook his head and said slowly: "Now there is a collision in the west, but you didn't notice it?" 』

Taishi Ling still lowered his head and said: "The lower officials are not very talented and have little knowledge, and there may be some omissions. I have ordered you to mention some points and look carefully. It is true that Taibai Jinxing has violated the west..."

Xun Yu turned around and looked at Taishi Ling with a frown, "As Taishi Ling, you are in charge of the celestial phenomena. How can others give advice?" 』

"Only..." Tai Shiling's head lowered a little, "I can observe the sky, and there is Taibai Venus in the west..."