Three Kingdoms

Xu County.

The Chancellor's Desk was still extremely dull, with many officials walking in a hurry with their heads lowered.

Guo Jia walked quickly with a sullen face, completely ignoring the nods and bows of the clerk next to him, without even taking a second look.

The little official who lowered his head to salute slowly turned his head when he saw Guo Jia's robe swinging in front of his eyes. Looking at Guo Jia's back, the corners of his mouth twitched upward, revealing a ferocious expression, and then Then he returned to normal, straightened up, and had a humble smile on his face again...

These petty officials all come from ordinary backgrounds, and are basically at the same level as Guo Jia. Some are slightly better, while others are worse. Therefore, behind their backs, when they lower their heads, they will inevitably put themselves in a bad light. Imagine becoming the second Guo Jia, and then one day be like the Rakshasa Dragon King, the god of medicine and war in later generations, activating the power of his chin, fully opening his aura, and shocking everyone, but when they raised their heads, I had to put on a flattering smile again, nod and bend like a chrysanthemum swaying in the wind.

Guo Jia turned around the corridor and saw Xun Yu sitting alone in the hall, and became even more angry.

Are you crazy? !

Guo Jia almost got in Xun Yu’s face. You actually went to tell the lord about spring plowing? !

Otherwise, who will say it? Xun Yu pushed Guo Jia away calmly. He could still survive if he left, but let others go...

You can't go there either! Guo Jia waved his sleeves and asked anyone to go. Anyway, if you die, you will die. It can be regarded as fulfilling your duty...

Filial piety. Xun Yu glanced at Guo Jia and spoke cautiously.

Well... Guo Jia sat down depressedly, okay, I take back what I just said...

After a moment of silence, Xun Yu said slowly: Spring plowing cannot be postponed... In the past two years, we have been fighting in various places, coupled with snow disasters, droughts, and insect pests. Even in rich lands, the output is less than half. If this year... ...So no matter what, if you put your family, country, and country as your top priority, you must go all out for spring plowing right now to protect the crops...

Guo Jia nodded and said: That's right! What you said makes sense! Very correct! But... But Wen Ruo, have you ever thought about why, among all the people in the government, inside and outside, no one realizes the importance of spring plowing? No one thinks that Zhuang He should be protected? If they don’t know, are these people all fools? If they already knew, why didn't these people say anything? ! Even...then you don't care about anything, what do you care about? !

Xun Yu couldn't help but slapped the table, Guo Fengxiao!

Guo Jia shrank his neck and sat down again with a frown on his face.

The mountains in the distance have gradually receded from the desolation of winter, and are now light green and dark black.

In the nearby courtyard, one or two green buds tentatively appeared on the branches, seeming to bring some spring breath.

A deep baritone...

Uh, it's a conspiracy.

It was Xun Yu's voice that sounded from the side, "To benefit the country, life and death will depend on it..."

Hi! Guo Jia was speechless, he could only be angry, but he glanced at Xun Yu with pity, then shook his head, closed his eyes, and sighed again.

After a long time, Guo Jia rolled up his sleeves and stood up. No matter what, I wanted to drink! Drink!

Xun Yu watched Guo Jia staggering away, watched Guo Jia's figure disappear at the end of the corridor, and finally closed his eyes, almost sighing for the unknown.

Presumably, my advice to Cao Cao to pay attention to spring plowing has spread throughout Xu County, and it may have reached Yuzhou and Jizhou, but in the end, it was only Guo Jia who came to see me...

Big man...

One hall.

A table.

one person.

Xun Yu raised his head, the long ribbon on Jinxian's crown fluttering slightly in the wind, his face was as calm as water, neither sad nor happy.

……(╯︵╰)……

Chang'an.

The Han Dynasty Hussar Mansion.

It's time to hand in public food, uh, homework.

In fact, at this time, Fei Qian would feel that it would be nice to assign homework for a while, and then correct the homework...

That's why those honest people in later generations will obediently correct their children's homework, while those old and wet people, haha, only have time to study whether the teacher-student relationship is legal and compliant, so how can they have time to take care of their homework?

Because the topic assigned by Fei Qian is originally similar to a discussion, there is no so-called standard answer, so there is no right or wrong in the strict sense. As long as it can make some sense and make sense, it is considered good.

But when Fei Qian saw the article that Sima Yi handed over, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then looked up at Sima Yi.

Sima Yi lowered his head and sat upright.

hehe……

After Fei Qian finished reading Sima Yi's article, he did not immediately express any opinions or comment on it. He just held it in his hand, patted it gently, and then smiled.

Due to some influences from later generations, Fei Qian's perception of Sima Yi was subject to certain restrictions, and he thought that Sima Yi should be a relatively stubborn defender of the interests of the nobles. But now it seems that there may have been a slight change.

Is this change a good thing or a bad thing?

Fei Qian is not sure. Perhaps it will be clearer only after waiting for a while.

Fei Qian looked at Sima Yi again, and then handed Sima Yi's article to Pang Tong. Shi Yuan might as well read it...

Pang Tong took the article, glanced at Sima Yi slightly, and then started to read... When I met the Hussar, he ordered me to write about the changes in the Spring and Autumn Period using the king of Zhou as an article to explain the principles of change, but I was stupid...

To pick the key points... Fei Qian glanced at Pang Tong.

Pang Tong hummed, then his eyes moved up and down quickly, and he muttered quickly, then suddenly stopped, opened his eyes wide, and looked up at Sima Yi.

Others present also followed Pang Tong and turned their attention to Sima Yi.

Sima Yi lowered his eyes and remained motionless.

Hmm, cough... Pang Tong cleared his throat,... Zhongni compiled books, annotated the Spring and Autumn Period, discussed Yao and Shun, and the events of the three generations in great detail. However, he rarely talks about the Five Virtues, and he also avoids Yin and Yang ghosts and gods. If the Five Virtues are a major matter of Zhengshuo, wouldn't he say it clearly? I believe that there is no explanation for the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties...

As soon as the fat black man's voice fell, there was an uproar.

Ohhh...

hiss……

Fei Qian stretched out his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.

...There are clouds in the spring and autumn, and frost kills the beetles in October. There is also a saying that there is no ice in February, which shows that in the three generations, the time and the sky are in harmony. As far as the Qin Dynasty is concerned, the tenth month is regarded as the right month, and it does not follow the laws of heaven. It only pursues its virtues, not the pure way, but pursues false reputations. Above, it will be cruel to heaven, and below, it will be arrogant to others, and then it will lead to chaos and false poverty. , everyone has their own opinions, but they don’t know where to follow them. We must distinguish the signs of chaos, and we must not be unclear about maintaining the right path. I am not a complete scholar of my knowledge, but I only hope to attract the jade from other mountains...

...Chinese orthodoxy can be said to be a tradition, a gentleman is the one who upholds the right, and it can also be said that the king is the one who unifies. Therefore, it can be seen that the right is to correct the injustice of the world, and the unifying is to unify the differences in the world. The world is not upright and the four seas are not the same, just like the various countries in the Spring and Autumn Period, which are in chaos and fighting, the people's livelihood is in ruins, and the lives of the people are in ruins. This is why a gentleman cannot bear it, and he follows the aspirations of the sages and walks the thorny road to seek justice for the world and unification of the four seas!

... The biography of Yao and Shun, the three dynasties, each had its own reasons, some were to achieve justice, some were to have great righteousness, some were to bring peace to chaos, some were to bring peace to the eight deserts, all of which brought justice to the world and united the four seas into one. Therefore, it can be seen that one does not have to be virtuous in order to practice it; only one who practices it can have virtue...

...Therefore, although there is a correct name, there is no correct conduct, and ultimately nothing can be done. There are those who are upright but cannot unite the world, such as the Eastern Zhou Dynasty; there are those who are unified all over the world, but cannot spread their uprightness, such as the former Qin Dynasty. The Five Virtues are always up to people, the Qin Dynasty is destroyed and the Han Dynasty is succeeded, the kings and thieves are born again, Guangwu is revived, this is the re-examination...

...If Heaven had five virtues, how could it be such a childish thing? If the way of heaven is constant, how can it be changed at will?

As soon as Pang Tong finished speaking, there was an uproar, and everyone controlled their own gossip fire, roaring and chattering.

The five virtues in Chinese history, which seem to be simple five elements and five colors, have actually affected the changes in Chinese politics for thousands of years. One virtue is against one color, gold is against white, wood is against green, water is against black, and fire is against. For red, Tu De is for yellow. The five elements are mutually reinforcing and restraining each other, ending and beginning again, the way of heaven reincarnates.

Then everyone who claims to be king or emperor, or who attempts to claim king or emperor, will first declare that he or the people he commands is a new virtue that can restrain the old dynasty. Even before he succeeds, he can't wait. changed the colors and carried out the so-called color revolution.

Zhou is the virtue of fire, so Qin Shihuang said that he is the virtue of water, and the corresponding color of water virtue is black, so the entire Qin Empire became the Matrix.

Pang Tong's voice still continued...

If the theory of the Five Virtues is true, then the former Qin Dynasty would have used them to their full potential. The color is still black, and the flags and festival flags are everywhere black. At the beginning of the new year, the greetings are all covered with ice and snow. The tenth month is the right time. The number is six, the talisman and crown are all six inches, the carriage is six feet, the steps are six feet, and the horses are six. , it is true that everything is black, everything is black, but what? After ruling the world for fifteen years, the world will be in chaos and moral integrity will be lost. The color is not dark enough? The law is not enough?

Fei Qian suddenly felt like laughing. If those salty fish in future generations could only call Liu Liuliu, they would probably be able to do well in the Qin Dynasty...

The starting point of the Five Virtues is always said to be the Yellow Emperor. From that time onwards, the following Xia, Shang, Zhou and Qin were wood, metal, fire and water respectively. According to this regular rotation of the Five Virtues, according to the truth , the Han Dynasty revolutionized the fate of the Qin Dynasty, then it was Tu Ke Shui, and the Han Dynasty should be Tu De. But Liu Bang believed that he was a black emperor who had no soil virtues but only water virtues, so the system and uniforms still followed the old system of the Qin Dynasty. The official recognition of Tu De by the Han Dynasty was not realized until Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty a hundred years later...

Then the big man turned yellow.

Then the big man used five, five baht money for everything. Even the characters on the official seal were five characters at most.

After all, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty killed his old man and his ancestors?

At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang usurped the throne and founded a new dynasty. Since he was a peaceful revolutionist and obtained the throne by asking people to abdicate, which was different from previous violent revolutions, Wude always said that it would be relatively difficult for him.

But this did not trouble Wang Mang. Liu Xin, his colleague when he was the Huangmen Minister, creatively proposed a theory for him that the five virtues are interdependent, that is, metal generates water, water generates wood, wood generates fire, fire generates earth, and earth generates metal. From then on, the Five Virtues can be overcome, can be produced, or can be neither produced nor overcome. Anyway, the word "Five Virtues" is written in big words on it, and then in the corner that is not noticeable, a line of small words appears, The right to interpret the above belongs to...

Since Wang Mang used the Five Virtues to talk about things, Liu Xiu was not polite and took advantage of this to make a sign for the cause of regaining the Han Dynasty. He said that Wang Mang's gold was Jiuyinxujin, and Liu Xiu's own fire was Tiangang True Fire...

Well, this is what Shushan said. Anyway, Liu Xiu eventually became Emperor Huode, and the color of the entire Han Dynasty turned red again.

In the Han Dynasty, water virtue, earth virtue, and fire virtue were sometimes used, which further shows that this so-called explanation of the five virtues is actually completely controlled by human beings, not God's will.

Then came the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Logically speaking, this was a violent revolution. According to the theory of the five elements in conflict, it should be water virtue and black color. The slogan should be: Red sky should die, black sky should stand. However, Zhang Jiao did not have much education. He felt that yellow The sky is more powerful, so he wants to build a yellow world. The revolutionary program at that time, the Taiping Jing, proposed that the Eastern Han Dynasty was the king of Fire Virtue, and those who prospered after the decline of the Han Dynasty should be regarded as Tu De. The leader of the uprising, Zhang Jiao, called himself Huang Tian to show that he would inherit Han Zuo and rule the world. But unfortunately, his Yellow Dynasty was not established. Instead, it was in Cao Pi's time that Zhang Jiao's last wish was realized, the so-called Tu De was adopted, and the world was changed to yellow...

Then it didn't last long.

So, Cao Pi and Zhang Jiao are in the same group?

Well, it's not impossible. After all, they all seem to be equally stupid, equally impatient, and equally disorganized...

...Has Xia replaced Yanhuang because of his diminished virtue? If Yan and Huang have no virtue, how can they be called saints? There was also the Eastern Zhou Dynasty that succeeded the Western Zhou Dynasty. In the Spring and Autumn Period, various countries were in turmoil. The Jin Dynasty was divided into three parts, and finally the Qin Dynasty unified the world. Is this because Qin was close to Zhou Hu and opposed Zhou Hu? Is it following the virtues, or is it going against the grain? Since ancient times, the rise of a king must have great virtues to receive the destiny, or his merits will be passed on to the people, or he will gradually build up a king's fortune over the years. How can it be named after one virtue?

Pang Tong paused, looked at Sima Yi, and then finished reading the last sentence. Therefore, the five virtues are always a fallacy!

……Σ（?д?lll）……

Jizhou.

Yecheng.

After the New Year, the official offices gradually lifted their official seals and officially started working.

As the chief breadwinner in Jizhou, Cui Yan, who has a working spirit, of course cannot just stay at home and lie down. He must work hard as a representative of the officials...

At least that's how it should appear on the surface.

After all, there are many places in Jizhou now. Because of the previous events, the number of officials has been greatly reduced, so that the entire political affairs are almost at a standstill. Whether it is people's livelihood or water conservancy, litigation or punishment, everything is like an itinerary in a computer. is suspended.

Therefore, the affairs in the Yecheng official office are even more complicated...

However, Cui Yan still had a calm aura and was methodical. After a day of catching fish, or wrongly, a day of struggle, Cui Yan got off work on time and returned to his residence.

Cui Gong!

Li Pan held up his robe slightly and walked over quickly, with an unmistakable expression on his face, Mr. Cui! Great joy, great joy!

Cui Yan coughed and slightly expressed his dissatisfaction with Li Pan's behavior. Then he glanced at Li Pan, with a slight flash of color in his eyes, and said: Why are you so happy?

Li Pan didn't notice Cui Yan's change. He was just immersed in joy, looked around, then suppressed his excitement, stretched his head, and said in a very low voice: Duke Cao... ordered... spring plowing...

For Li Pan and others, the pressure given by Cao Cao before was naturally quite great, and from a certain perspective, they also had some dealings with the big families who were captured and killed. If they were said to be rebels, Unjust or not? Now that Cao Cao has issued an edict saying that various places should hurry up with spring plowing and temporarily suspend prisons, it actually means that the storm has stopped for the time being, and everyone can breathe a sigh of relief...

Cao Cao is scared!

The guy who was originally going to kill everyone but ended up fighting against five has given up!

He retreated, and our spring water was saved!

Well, it's probably something like this anyway.

This is naturally a good thing and a happy event for the wealthy gentry in Jizhou.

Cui Gong...Li Pan gritted his teeth slightly, and the muscles next to his cheeks jumped twice. Now that...spring plowing...is it possible...

Cui Yan pondered for a moment and shook his head.

Li Pan opened his eyes slightly.

Cui Yan said: "It's not that I don't dare, but that I can't." Presumably it was not Cao Cao's original wish to urge spring plowing. If so... wouldn't it be exactly what he wanted?

Li Pan nodded, but frowned and said: If...

Cui Yan smiled faintly and said: There is a saying in poetry, and people are born to be wise, and there are principles for everything. It is good for the people to uphold the Yi virtues...

Everyone is familiar with this poem, at least it is considered a basic skill among the nobles. If someone said it and still didn’t know where it came from or what it was about, they would probably be thrown aside immediately and handed over a few pieces of mud.

Cui Gong's intention... Li Pan's eyes flashed with some sinister colors.

Cui Yan smiled and said,...People also have words, if they are soft, they will be spoken, and if they are strong, they will be spitted out. Wei Zhongshanfu is neither soft nor rude, nor strong nor irritated. Don't insult the humble, don't fear the strong... So, do you understand?

Li Pan nodded repeatedly, with a look of admiration on his face, I understand! Understood! Let’s do it now! Let’s do it!

Cui Yan nodded slightly, and then watched Li Pan walk away, the smile on his face gradually condensed.

I had just received the news, but Li Pan arrived right after, which shows that Li Pan has good news channels...

This is somewhat interesting.

It seems that even if he does this, there are still people who do not regard him as the leader of Jizhou!

These short-sighted guys!

Cui Yan couldn't help but feel a little angry, but the smile on his face remained.

Sooner or later... hum...