Three Kingdoms

Liu Cong's hands were trembling.

The long sword on the wooden board shone in the light.

Liu Biao's eyes changed.

Everything seemed to be frozen at this moment, with only the sound of wind whizzing by outside the hall, making a sound like a strange laughter.

Liu Biao's eyes were eager at first, then gradually became colder with the sound of wind, and then cooled down little by little.

"alright! ” Liu Biao saw that Liu Cong was hesitant to take the long sword. Although he had expected such a result, he was somewhat disappointed when he saw this situation. If Liu Cong dared to take the sword, it would be enough to make Liu Biao somewhat gratified, but now, Liu Biao didn't know what it felt like.

My own son...

ε=(′ο｀*)))Alas!

Liu Biao reached out, picked up the long sword, and slowly put it into the scabbard.

"A gentleman's sword is sheathed with kindness and virtue, and it kills within!" "Liu Biao handed the long sword to Liu Cong with its scabbard, "Benevolence alone is in vain... You don't have enough murderous intentions, hey... If this matter ends, you have to go to the army to gain experience..."

"In the army?" ”Liu Cong has obviously not fully recovered from the shock just now, and his thinking has not kept up.

Liu Biao nodded and said: "Gan Ning, Gan Xingba, loyal and admirable, enough for a big job..."

While he was talking, soldiers suddenly rushed towards him.

"Report!" General Gan captured Caizhou! 』

"good! Liu Biao raised his brows, and his joy was beyond words, "Have you ever captured and killed the traitor Cai?" 』

"Lord, the interior of Caizhou is empty. There are only a few people from the Cai family, and there is no trace of the rest..." The soldier lowered his head and reported, "General Gan suspects that he escaped by water. May I ask, my lord, whether to pursue or..."

"What? Escaped? Humph, it's really all deliberate..." Liu Biao frowned.

Caizhou is not a household, but the headquarters of the Cai family. To transport so many people and artifacts, it is not something that two or three small fishing boats can do. And the navy in Jingzhou is now in the hands of Liu Biao. It is also true that Gan Ning Cai asked if he wanted to pursue...

Liu Biao pondered for a long time and said, "Send the order!" withdraw troops! Order General Gan to return to Xiangyang and station himself on guard! I have other plans regarding Cai's matter! 』

The soldiers responded loudly and immediately ran out again.

In the hall, candlelight flickered.

Liu Biao turned to look at Liu Cong, "What do you think about this?" 』

Liu Cong took a breath, thought for a long time, and then said hesitantly: "Cai... escaped... is there a back-up plan?" 』

"Well, where do you think the backup plan is?" Liu Biao asked.

"Backhand..." Liu Cong stumbled, "This...backhand..."

Liu Biao closed his eyes, "I originally thought that the Cai family's back-up man was either a hussar or a Cao family...but I didn't expect...it was really..."

"Father..." Liu Cong didn't understand the meaning.

Liu Biao sighed and said: "There are thieves in the courtyard. If they want money, they will take gold and silver. But there are still many thieves. Before leaving, they set a fire... Why?" 』

"Trail of destruction?" Cover up a crime? Liu Cong said.

"This is one of them..." Liu Biao said slowly, "The more are...what you can't take away, let others not want it...Cai... is so cruel...such vicious methods... 』

……(〒︿〒)……

Liu Biao was not the only one talking about means.

Chang'an.

No matter how turbulent and noisy Jingzhou is, to the Sanfu area of ​​Chang'an, which is separated by Wuguan, it seems like mountains far away in the horizon. It seems to have some influence, but it seems not to have that much influence.

Jingzhou is a quagmire, and the interests of various noble families are complicated and confusing. Unless the chaos is cut with a sharp knife, it must be straightened out one by one. I am afraid it will not go away in the year of the monkey.

This is also one of the reasons why Fei Qian has not been optimistic about Jingzhou and is even reluctant to set foot in Jingzhou. Of course, Fei Qian's origin in Jingzhou is also part of the reason. After all, although it is not easy to level a bowl of water, it is at least easier than leveling ten or twenty bowls of water, right?

Fei Qian and Pang Tong discussed for a long time, and finally felt that there was no need to take the risk to participate in Jingzhou's interference. Although Xu Huang and Liao Hua came out of Wuguan, Huang Zhong cooperated, and Wancheng was the advance base, it was not a big deal to capture Xiangyang. It's too difficult, but it's not easy either.

The most important thing is still the problem that I worried about before, how to face the Jingzhou gentry?

Sorting things out slowly, Fei Qian really doesn't have that spare time, but if everything is cut across the board, sooner or later there will be chaos, and the original friendship between Jing and Xiang will be broken. Therefore, it is better to express directly that you, the people of Jingzhou, will handle matters in Jingzhou yourself.

Although there are a lot of benefits missing, there are also a lot of things missing.

These two items are originally equivalent.

They just want to take advantage and gain benefits, but they don’t want to take responsibility for anything or be responsible. I’m afraid only those derelict apes can do it with confidence...

What's more, Cao Cao's troops and horses don't know where they are hiding, so rashly sending troops to Wuguan is not a good choice.

Fei Qian was thinking about things in his mind. He was naturally not that attentive to what was on the chessboard, and he casually placed a piece.

Guo Jia, who was on the other side of the chessboard, frowned.

"The general has a good trick... However, there are changes before the move is made." Guo Jia picked up a chess piece and slapped it into the chessboard. He glanced at Fei Qian, his face was somewhat heavy, "After the move, it is difficult to regret!" 』

Fei Qian pretended to be stupid, "The words of filial piety are very reasonable..."

On the chessboard, black and white are separated from each other, each occupying a corner of one side, but in the central area, there is no sign of fighting...

Guo Jia suddenly came to the door and said that he was addicted to chess and wanted to have a game with Fei Qian. Naturally, Fei Qian did not refuse.

This is obviously an excuse.

After all, Guo Jia wants to say that he is addicted to alcohol, but Fei Qian still believes it, is he addicted to chess...

At first, Fei Qian thought Guo Jia came here because of the incident in Jingzhou, but it turned out that it was not because of this incident. Guo Jia may not have received any news about Jingzhou. During the conversation, Guo Jia revealed that he came here for the "Law of Loan Order". After all, this matter was so hotly debated that even Guo Jia, who was trying to practice in seclusion, would inevitably hear about it.

Strictly speaking, Guo Jia was also a victim of the class solidification among the gentry, and he scorned the so-called hierarchical system. However, Guo Jia did not have much desire to resist, and more often used to anesthetize himself, just like Jin. Like those nobles in the imperial court, although they knew there was a problem, they could not solve the problem, so they just indulged themselves and anesthetized themselves to avoid the problem.

This is one of the reasons why Guo Jia neither resisted nor cooperated with Feiqian.

Deep in Guo Jia's heart, he understood that Fei Qian's approach might be right, but he was not very sure, so that after tossing and turning for a few days, he couldn't sit still anymore, so he came to Fei Qian. "Hand Talk".

Guo Jia slapped another piece on the chessboard, "General, this move seems to be stuck, but in fact it is short of breath... I am afraid that there are not enough eye positions and it will be difficult to survive..."

Fei Qian continued to play dumb, "Ah, what Fengxiao said...well, it's really, really..."

Guo Jia stared at Fei Qian for a moment, feeling a little suffocated. He simply grabbed a handful of chess pieces and threw them on the chessboard, "Since the general has no intention of doing this, I'll just take my leave!" 』

Fei Qian laughed, pushed away the chessboard and said, "It's okay not to play!" However, Fengxiao will stay for a while... and come with me..."

Really, if you want to say something, just say it, what kind of "hand talk"...

Well, of course, Fei Qian would never admit that it was because his level of playing chess was so poor that he was targeted by Guo Jia everywhere on the chessboard, and his next move was meaningless. Playing chess also requires some talent, and it is obvious that Fei Qian does not have this talent.

But Fei Qianqian understood what Guo Jia meant.

Guo Jia wanted to warn Fei Qian by playing chess, but he was embarrassed to say it directly.

Fei Qian walked forward slowly, suddenly stretched out his hand and said to Guo Jia, "Has Fengxiao ever paid attention to these tiles around him?" 』

"Wadang?" ” Guo Jia was stunned and turned to look. As far as the eaves are concerned, the round green tiles are neatly arranged, like a row of soldiers waiting to go into battle, and like beads connected in series.

Wadang refers to the shield covering the front end of the building eaves and tube tiles in Chinese architecture.

Qin bricks and Han tiles, at least half of the word Han tiles belong to tiles.

"General...what does this mean?" ” Guo Jia didn’t understand.

Fei Qian raised his chin slightly, "Look..."

Wadang was first made in the middle and late Western Zhou Dynasty. It was first made into a cylindrical pottery blank, and then the blank was cut open and fired in the kiln. The four or six sections were cut into slab tiles, and the opposite sections were cut into tube tiles.

Wadang really began to appear, around the late Spring and Autumn Period. At first, the decorations were mostly animal face patterns, and later generally developed into cirrus patterns.

Gray pottery tiles are the oldest tiles. After the Tang Dynasty, glazed tiles appeared in colors such as blue, green, blue, yellow, etc., and were generally used in higher-level buildings. During the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, metal tiles appeared again. Among them, the tiles of the Han Dynasty are the most outstanding.

The tiles of the Han Dynasty have a characteristic that is not found in other dynasties, that is, there are more tiles with characters on them. Especially in the Sanfu area of ​​​​Guanzhong.

What Fei Qian showed Guo Jia was these tiles.

Walking out of the General Office, except for the words "Han Hussars" or "Fei", which indicates a public residence or private property, most of the rest can be divided into several categories. One is The tiles with the words "Qianqiu", such as "Qianqiu Lijun", "Qianqiu Long Live Wuji", "Qianqiu Long Live for the New Year", "Qianqiu Long Live Changle Weiyang" and so on.

Under these tiles, there are officials walking around, holding or carrying various writings, tall crowns and long sleeves, shining armors and flying flags.

Fei Qian and Guo Jia moved forward along the road.

Then, as we move towards the city center, the words on the tiles in front of the eaves of ordinary homes mostly have various words for "prolonging life", such as "Feihong prolongs life", "Prolongs life and longs for lovesickness", "Prolongs life and lives forever" etc.

The faint smoke of fireworks flows on the eaves, the laughter of play in the wall floats from the top of the wall, the sound of reading, the crowing of chickens and dogs, and the sound of pots and cauldrons, together with these tiles, flow quietly through the years.

And in shops and some business places, accompanied by all kinds of noise, various utensils, rippling in the aroma of wine and settling in sauces, most of them use the word "Chang Le", like "Longevity and Good Luck", " "Long-lasting happiness", "Long-lasting happiness", "Long-lasting happiness and longevity" and so on.

Although Changle Palace and Weiyang Palace are said to be royal palaces, it does not mean that the words "Changle" and "Weiyang" cannot be used in ordinary people's homes. They are considered auspicious words and can be used by most people.

Fei Qian and Guo Jia walked around, turned into a high guard tower, then climbed up to the high platform and looked around.

Fei Qian was silent along the way. It was not until he reached the high platform that Fei Qian said to Guo Jia: "It is often said that people seek five blessings. The first is longevity, the second is wealth, the third is health, the fourth is good virtue, and the fifth is good virtue." "It is said to be a test of one's life." Although the tile is small, its meaning is profound, and it is the hope of the people..."

Guo Jia tilted his head slightly and looked at Wadang.

"Someone has been to Jingxiang... How can I know the tiles in Jingxiang? How about being a filial piety?" Fei Qian asked.

Guo Jia shook his head. "I have never been to Jingxiang..."

Fei Qian nodded and said, "So what is the shape of the tiles used in Yingchuan in Xu County?" 』

To be honest, small things like this, well, I can't say small at all, but things that most people will subconsciously ignore. Even Guo Jia didn't pay much attention to it. After thinking about it for a moment, he said: "Mostly decorated with patterns..."

Having said this, Guo Jia seemed to understand something.

Sure enough, Fei Qian said with a smile: "Is it possible that we only seek the five blessings from the three auxiliary places in Guanzhong, but do not seek them from Jingxiang and Xuxian County?" 』

"..." Guo Jia was silent.

This question doesn't require an answer.

Snobbery is a common social concept in the Western Han Dynasty, both in the government and in the public. What the cool official Ning Cheng said, "If an official does not cost two thousand dan, and a businessman does not cost tens of millions, he can be compared to a human being" best reflects the Western Han people's strong desire to pursue officialdom and wealth. And Sima Qian's "Everything in the world is bustling for the sake of profit; the world is bustling, everything is for the sake of going away" even more clearly exposed the Western Han people's concept of snobbery.

Under the control of this concept, it is not uncommon in society to envy the rich and shame the poor, to choose others based on their wealth, and to be snobbish and proud. The large number of auspicious words about longevity, wealth and honor that appear in Wadang characters are a direct reflection of this concept.

Therefore, in the three auxiliary areas of Guanzhong, there are many words on the tiles. Some very straightforward words.

But in Yuzhou and other places, it's different.

These aristocratic families talk about filial piety and benevolence. Naturally, they cannot write their ideas of "seeking longevity" and "seeking wealth" nakedly on the tiles for others to see. These people talk about filial piety, honor, benevolence and righteousness. Waiting and being ashamed to speak out. Therefore, the same thing is about the value of goods. The businessmen described by Sima Qian who became "wise men" and "capable people" because of their wealth through business basically became the initiators and promoters of the "bad morals and chaos" written by Ban Gu.

On the tiles in Yingchuan, there are no such words, only patterns of birds and animals and other decorations.

"Speaking of which, I would rather accept a true villain than be friendly to a hypocrite..." Fei Qian said with a smile, but there was a slight chill in his smile, "Originally, the rules are on the face, everyone knows it... But some people just like to hide it. The rules make everyone confused... Feng Xiao drank all the way from Yingchuan to Xu County. It is said that if the wine is not intoxicating, everyone will get drunk... Isn't it because of this? 』

"..." Guo Jia looked a little flustered, and his eyes were wavering.

This is the secret in Guo Jia's heart.

Guo Jia was very dissatisfied with the behavior of the noble families in Yingchuan, but he himself was born in Yingchuan and had the brand of Yingchuan on him. If Guo Jia didn't have family support when he was a child, and if he didn't have Xun Yu's support later on, how could Guo Jia have the ability to drink fine wine and take Wushisan at the same time?

Therefore, Guo Jiaming knew that there was something wrong with the way the Yingchuan nobles, and even the nobles in Shandong, did things, so he subconsciously avoided it and didn't think about it. After all, this kind of behavior was a bit like scolding one's mother when he put down the bowl.

Now, Fei Qian's words revealed it...

"I also know the meaning of filial piety." Fei Qian continued, "As soon as the law comes out, Shandong and Shanxi, haha, there is no room for maneuver... However, there is no room for maneuver in Shandong, Shanxi, and outside the Guanzhong." In this case, why not put it on the table, why hide it? 』

The Shanxi nobles of the Eastern Han Dynasty all followed the Shandong nobles. Even Dong Zhuo, in the early days of entering Luoyang, tried to negotiate peace with the Shandong nobles, but failed.

However, is it interesting to follow the Shandong gentry and learn about oral benevolence and filial piety?

It seems a bit snobbish for people to seek the five blessings, wealth, longevity, and good salary. It is not as glorious as seeking filial piety or benevolence. However, the word snobbery is impossible as long as there are classes in human society. eliminate.

Ordinary people hate snobbery. Most of them do not really hate snobbery, but just because they are small and powerful and receive unfair treatment. Just like the plots in many cool articles in later generations, isn't it just using power and advantage to criticize snobbish and shameless people? So what is the difference between the protagonist who uses power and power to slap people in the face and the snobbish people we hate in reality?

"However, the way of filial piety is the best thing for people..." Guo Jia said, "Isn't the general's move against the world?" 』

Fei Qian laughed loudly, "When did the so-called six obediences become "filial piety"? What's more, "How can we be filial if we follow our father's orders?" Filial piety is innate, and its way is natural. To force it to be manifested is to go too far! What's more, the world today is not the world in Shandong! 』

Guo Jia was speechless.

The court in the Han Dynasty was actually aware of this problem. For example, regarding funerals, they repeatedly ordered to be buried lightly, but they did not fundamentally solve the problem of overemphasis on "filial piety". Therefore, in the Han Dynasty, they went bankrupt for funerals. There are not a few.

In fact, there are many later generations. On weekdays, old men and women eat boiled noodles in plain water and collect scraps to make a living. They have a lot of children, but no one comes home to take care of them. When the old man and old woman die, they will put on a flowing banquet and invite three or five people. They set up a team, a large group of people eat and drink, play and fight, making the neighbors restless day and night, and even do a striptease before the old man's funeral. Then is this called "filial piety"?

Is "filial piety" for others to see?

Fei Qian is now trying to get this thing that has grown crooked due to excessive publicity back again. Those who seek high-ranking officials should be generous in seeking high-ranking officials; read more and become more familiar with government affairs; those who seek meritorious service should go out to practice martial arts, work hard and train skills; those who seek money should do business honestly, buy more goods and walk around the streets more Alley, why do everyone have to wear the word "filial piety" to do things?

Could it be said that those who seek official positions, merit and wealth will be unfilial?

Wouldn't it be nice to say it openly and even display it on the tiles of your home like in the Sanfu area of ​​Chang'an? Do you have to be like Yingchuan in Yuzhou, and make a pattern of flowers and birds to cover it up, so that you can't say it secretly?

Guo Jia sighed, looked at Fei Qian, then sighed again, bowed deeply and said, "If the general insists on doing this, I'm afraid that he will be put in the arsenal after half-death!" 』

Fei Qian laughed loudly and was not angry because of what Guo Jia said was unlucky. "In the past, there was a talk about "seeking truth" in Qinglong Temple. Today, there are two more words in the words of filial piety..."

Guo Jia asked, "What's the word?" 』

Fei Qian looked into the distance and said loudly, "After "seeking truth", it should be "pragmatic"!" 』