Three Kingdoms

Chang'an, Qinglong Temple.

"The gentleman said, you can't stop learning. Guan Ning raised his arms and shouted, "If the sages of ancient times were like this, why can't people today surpass them?" ! Green is derived from blue, and green is from blue; ice is derived from water, and is cold from water. Times and years change, and the world is in turmoil! Those who stick to the rules, don’t think about being powerful, and hope that one method can be used to regulate the world are all in vain! 』

In the past two days, Guan Ning relied on his successful annotation of the Filial Piety Classic and his voice on funerals to establish his name. As more and more people gathered here, Guan Ning listened to his explanation of the meaning of the scripture. Discerning the truth gradually made Guan Ning one of the representatives of the new generation.

Of course, behind this, there is also support from Lu Yu and Wang Kai. In such an occasion, Lu Yu's expressive ability is actually not as good as Guan Ning's. In Lu Yu's last debate with Wang Chang, Lu Yu also discovered such a shortcoming of his, and Wang Kai, better than Lu Yu Yu is even worse. She just has a good appearance. It cannot be said that all of her belly is grass, but most of it is.

Therefore, Guan Ning was in the front, Lu Yu was supporting, and Wang Kai was doing the logistics. This formed a relatively stable small team that gave full play to their respective specialties, which attracted the attention of some people who participated in the Qinglong Temple Forum.

Some people think Guan Ning is right.

Others found that Guan Ning's team was doing a good job and were wondering if they should form a team and learn from it?

As for those who just watch the excitement and think that the excitement over there is the soul of fun to go there, they are responsible for cheering and cheering to enhance the atmosphere...

The small vendors outside Qinglong Temple are also smiling all day long. Wind and frost covered their faces, and fireworks eroded their hands and feet, but they still smiled, their smiles were sincere and mellow.

"Old Tiantou, hey, it's almost sold out again? Is business good? ” A Ding Zhuang who was in charge of patrol came over, stretched his head to look at it, and said with a smile.

Lao Tiantou quickly fished out the noodles for another customer and mixed the sauce, "Thank you...are you tired?" Come sit down with me and I'll cook you a bowl? I made the sauerkraut yesterday! It smells so good! 』

Ding Zhuang waved his hand and said: "I'm on duty...see you later, see you later..."

After finishing speaking, Ding Zhuang did not stay long and greeted several other vendors. Then he pointed out the stains caused by spills or drips caused by some vendors' lack of hygiene and asked them to clean them up immediately.

A diner wearing a gray robe sitting inside took a few bites of soup cakes and extended his thumb to praise Lao Tiantou's craftsmanship, which immediately made Lao Tiantou smile.

"Look at this..." The diner in gray pointed slightly at the Ding Zhuang with his chopsticks, "It's not bad, I didn't ask you to collect illegal money..."

"That's right, how dare you..." Without the new customers, Lao Tiantou didn't mind chatting with the gray-clothed diners, and lowered his voice and said, "I have accepted them before, and there were several waves... But in the past few days, , grab one, and guess what? Right in front of me, he was stripped naked and slapped on the spot... tsk tsk tsk, he was bloody and bloody, I'm afraid half of his life was gone! How much can you charge to collect black money? Is it worth spending half your life on it? Later, I became more honest, no one dared to mess around anymore, not even eating or taking food..."

The gray-clothed diner nodded, "There must be some rules..."

Lao Tiantou nodded, "Yes, that's right, the rules...ah, my guest, what would you like to eat?" Look at my new work of flesh and blood! Xiangdiru! 』

When the diners in gray clothes saw that Lao Tiantou was soliciting business again, he smiled, lowered his head and began to eat. Not long after, he ate the whole bowl of noodles, then wiped his mouth and took it from his arms. He took out two copper coins and put them on the table, "I left the money!" 』

"Did you eat well?" ” Lao Tiantou kept his hands in his hands and said, “Sir, please go slowly!” 』

The diners in gray clothes walked out of the simple food shed, then slowly moved forward with their hands behind their backs. After passing through the long sidewalk and the small square, I saw Guan Ning giving a lecture.

Just as he was about to step forward to listen to what Guan Ning was saying, a man next to him stopped in front of the gray-clothed diner and hesitated for a moment, "Kan... Director Kan?" 』

Kan Ze, a diner in gray clothes, turned around and saw that it was Wang Chang, "Well, you're here too?" 』

Wang Chang pointed to Guan Ning and Lu Yu, "Lu Langjun, this is my friend... I have some free time today, so I came over to take a look..."

Kan Ze looked at Wang Chang who was also dressed in casual clothes, smiled, nodded, and said a few more words before saying goodbye to each other and leaving.

"Still abiding by the rules..." Kan Ze took out a small notebook, and then took out a brush. He wrote a few words, then put it in his arms again, and then slowly put his hands behind his back. Wandering around Qinglong Temple.

If they were not familiar with each other, no one would have thought that this honest man wearing a cheap cloth robe was actually the notorious Director of the Youwen Department...

There was a huge flow of people.

Come with one new topic after another.

Unknowingly, within Qinglong Temple, with the success of Guan Ning and others, many prototypes of other teams also appeared. Those with mutual interests, consistent opinions, and the combination of each other's strengths and weaknesses began to form a division of labor and collaboration. stand up.

As the place of the Three Assistants in Guanzhong that had been abandoned by the Eastern Han Dynasty for decades and hundreds of years, in the process of Fei Qian's futile rise, as a brand-new force of the Han Dynasty, it does not have a deep foundation. Strictly speaking, it can be regarded as an outbreak. type of household.

At least that's what most people thought during the initial period of Feiqian's development. Even after Guanzhong became rich in the middle period, many people still thought that being rich was nothing and looked down on Fei Qian and his gang. But now, as the name of Qinglong Temple becomes more and more famous, more and more people are participating. The shift from economic to cultural advantages made many Shandong gentry children lower their heads.

At least in the current Han Dynasty, there are still some literate people who focus on culture rather than money. When the literati in a dynasty are all chasing money, there is often no culture.

……(╯︵╰)……

At almost the same time, in Xu County, Emperor Liu Xie also had to lower his head.

Liu Xie knew in his heart that the person who could really make the decision on this piece of land was not himself, but the man standing in front of him, Cao Cao.

Liu Xie himself is also in the process of constant changes in his attitude towards the world.

As the leader of the world, Liu Xie is indeed a little less domineering, especially in front of Cao Cao. Although Liu Xie is taller than Cao Cao, it makes people feel that Liu Xie is shorter than Cao Cao.

“Your Majesty, what should happen if someone breaks the rules? ” Cao Cao said slowly.

Liu Xie took a deep breath, "What kind of rules?" Is it the rules of a big man, or... the rules of a prime minister? 』

Cao Cao smiled, as if he was seeing a kitten showing its majesty with its teeth and claws, "Rules are rules." If the rules of the world and His Majesty are separated, then there will be ministers and common people, and then there will be men and women. Maybe there will be rules for pigs, dogs, cattle and sheep. After that, there will be no rules... …』

"..." Liu Xie looked at Cao Cao, "What are the rules?" 』

"It's an agreement. ” Cao Cao also looked at Liu Xie and said, “It’s a human agreement. 』

"Promise?" Liu Xie frowned.

"Three chapters of the agreement. ” Cao Cao sighed softly, “This is the rule. 』

"But..." Liu Xie hesitated for a moment and did not finish.

"The farmer made an agreement with the land to work hard in exchange for the growth of the crops, and the herdsmen made an agreement with the livestock to take good care of them in exchange for skins, bones, and flesh..." Cao Cao said slowly, "The soldiers made an agreement with the battlefield to fight bravely and gain meritorious service... Officials Make an agreement with the court to be diligent and upright to shepherd all people... Yes, that's the problem. What if someone... doesn't abide by the agreement or follow the rules? 』

Liu Xie: "..."

"Haha, Your Majesty, do you think that humble ministers are the ones who break the rules?" ” Cao Cao suddenly laughed, his voice loud and clear, resounding throughout the entire hall, “What a pity, I am the one who upholds the rules! If I hadn't kept this rule here, I don't know how many people in the world would have become kings and usurped Han! 』

"If you want to break the rules, why bother today?" ” Cao Cao laughed and said, “Does your Majesty think so? 』

Liu Xie was stunned and speechless.

"Now I want to find those who broke the rules..." Cao Cao slowly stopped laughing and said slowly, "But some people are unwilling...there are all kinds of obstructions, all kinds of designs...these bad guys..." Those who break the rules, His Majesty knows, the ministers know, the officials know, and even the common people know... But some people think that breaking the rules is also a rule? 』

"I once set up a colorful stick at the north gate of Luoyang!" Kill the one who made the mistake with a stick..." Cao Cao squinted, as if looking at a picture in the past, "Then someone taught me the rules... It depends on the person to make a mistake. If someone makes a mistake, it is not called a mistake, and he is removed from his position. After hanging up for two days, he can become an official again. How can he be beaten to death with a stick? What do you think of this rule...? 』

"I was the prime minister in Jinan, and when I saw the corruption, I captured and killed him, and the people naturally celebrated..." Cao Cao glanced at Liu Xie, and there seemed to be some indescribable meaning in his eyes, "Then someone said It’s the humble minister who has acted arrogantly, killed high officials, and broken the rules. Only the three locust trees in the court can be killed with your majesty’s personal permission...Except for the humble minister Jinan..."

"Later, I served as the captain of the Xiyuan School, but I saw that all the troops were old and weak, the equipment was old and outdated, the soldiers' pay was delayed, and the training was neglected, and someone caused trouble to the emperor," Cao Cao said with a smile, "There are people who say, This is the rule... All the soldiers of the Han Dynasty are like this, and all the forbidden troops in the world are like this..."

"Excuse me, Your Majesty, is this rule...good or bad?" Do you want it or don’t want it? 』

I don't know why, Liu Xie felt a little panicked.

After a moment, Cao Cao spoke again.

"Your Majesty, I once admired the culture of Yingchuan and knew that there was an imperial town, prosperous and rich, and everyone, haha... can be educated and educated, which is where the Han Dynasty is at the top..." Cao Cao said in a deep voice, just like It is talking about a fact, but also seems to be talking about a tragic situation, "But now, it is discovered that this imperial town is prosperous, but only a few people are rich, and this cultural prosperity is just the prosperity of blame and deception..."

"The autumn harvest in the court hall is an important matter for the country, but thieves like these deliberately destroy Zhuanghe!" 』

"And they also put all the responsibility for the damage to Zhuanghe on the farmers and women!" Accusing farmers and women of cheating and disobeying orders, leading to the destruction of Zhuanghe! 』

"Using the name of the court, they arbitrarily arrested farmers and women, triggering civil uprisings, but they did not want to comfort them, and even instigated county soldiers to suppress them! 』

"Because the food is cheap, it is useless!" Because I want to establish rules! 』

"Haha, actually...it's not either low price or unprofitable, but it's more than a thousand times worse than the high price?" 』

"If there is no food in the official warehouse, parity is just empty talk!" However, in the private warehouse, there are countless people selling it. Some people sell stones for a thousand coins, some sell them for three thousand coins, and some sell them for five thousand coins! But what does the government do? That is to say, they join forces to sell those who sell five thousand yuan, and arrest all those who sell one thousand yuan and those who sell three thousand yuan! The only one who has saved five thousand dollars! 』

"The people are suffering and public sentiments are raging. These corrupt officials kill people with a thousand dollars and three thousand dollars to complain about the common people, but then transfer the grain and grass to people with five thousand dollars to sell them. What profit do they get..."

"This is the current rule of the Imperial Village..."

Cao Cao looked at Liu Xie, "Now that I'm investigating corruption, destroying his fortress, and raiding his home, some people come crying, saying that his crime is not worthy of death. All the children and old in the family are innocent, and the women and children are so pitiful... How dare you... I ask Your Majesty, are all the people guilty? Do you deserve this? When they were homeless, their wives and children were separated, and their families were destroyed, did these crying people shed tears or speak out for them? 』

"A great man, natural disasters can only kill many people. Only man-made disasters can lead to death with bones exposed in the wild and no roosters crowing for thousands of miles!" 』

"Your Majesty, is this rule... good or bad? Do you want it or don’t want it? 』

……(〃 Pan`)q……

The other side.

Koto.

When Zhou Yu walked into the back yard, the sound of the guzheng was still ringing. He walked up the small building and entered the exquisite room. Xiao Qiao was playing the strings of the guzheng in front of the window, and then smiled gently at him.

He sat down on the other side of the table, closed his eyes and listened to the woman's playing.

"I played it wrong..."

Xiao Qiao wrinkled his nose and stopped his hand, "I always can't remember this part..."

Zhou Yu smiled, then took the guzheng, pondered for a moment, and then started playing again the section that Xiao Qiao had played before.

The melody flows like water.

Xiao Qiao looked at the man in front of him dreamingly. Even though time seemed to be more tolerant to him, the wind and frost ruthlessly and quietly changed some of his beard, hair, and eyebrows.

When the gentle melody like flowing water stopped, Zhou Yu opened his eyes and looked at Xiao Qiao, "Remember?" 』

"I forgot again..." Xiao Qiao said with a smile, "I'm here to see you..."

Zhou Yu laughed and said, "Then I don't care, you can just practice on your own." 』

After a while, Xiao Qiao gently stroked the strings of the zither, tilted his head, and said with a smile: "What can I do, husband?" 』

Zhou Yu was silent for a moment, and then said: "Jiangdong... is going to be in chaos..."

Xiao Qiao's smile solidified.

……╭(╯^╰)╮……

Huge school grounds.

A flag that covers the sky and the sun.

In front of the school grounds is a high platform, and Sun Lang strode towards the high platform.

Under the high platform, there were more than a dozen tied up Jiangdong officials.

A strong wind blew through the school grounds.

The flags are ringing together and the clouds are rolling.

"I followed my father and fought on the battlefield in Luoyang, Yuzhou, Jingzhou, and Yangzhou!" "Sun Lang looks a lot like Sun Jian. He is dressed in military uniform. "For the sake of the Sun family, I don't care about life and death, and I am not afraid of hardships! but! A certain person was imprisoned in Wangjiangtai for no reason! Suffering all kinds of humiliation, day after day, year after year! 』

Something seemed to burst out from Sun Lang's body and stirred up the school grounds.

"The rules of the Sun family are rewards for meritorious deeds and punishment for transgressions!" Sun Lang shouted in a deep voice, "I followed my father to fight in the north and south, and conquered the battlefield. Did I achieve any merit?" If he had merit, why was he imprisoned in someone? If so, where is the past? ! Here today, I just want an explanation! Are there any rules in the Sun family? Do you want more! What are the rules in Jiangdong now? Is it just like child's play, if you say you have merit, then you will have merit, if you say you have fault, then you will have fault? Or are they like these cool officials in the audience, whose merits and demerits lie in their pens? ! 』

Sun Lang waved his arm, and soon someone opened all the boxes that were originally placed on the stage, and then dumped them down onto the small officials who were tied up under the stage.

The heavy gold and silver shone with dazzling light, swaying in the air, falling, and making jingling noises.

"You all also followed my father's robe back then! Do you know where the money in front of you comes from? They were all copied from these people’s homes! 』

"These money, tens of thousands of money, how much salary do they have?" no! They were all looted! 』

"You sweat and bleed and risk your lives. Even if you are injured or dead, what you gain is nothing compared to the slightest move of these silverfish!" 』

"What is this rule?" ! 』

"Let me ask you, what kind of world and what rules is this? !

The wind blew across the high platform, and Sun Lang spread his hands in the wind and roared, "Today, I will take you to ask what the rules are in this world, this heaven and earth, and up and down Jiangdong!" 』

"Go ask what the fucking rules are!" 』

……(σ｀д′)σ……

Guanzhong.

Qinglong Temple became more and more lively.

The students arguing with each other on the street were blushing and spitting at each other, while Mei Ji, who was wearing complicated and gorgeous clothes above the restaurant, played the piano slowly and unaffected by the sound of the quarrel.

The fallen leaves on the trees fluttered down, and then were crushed on the stone slabs by the wheels of the advancing caravan.

The wild geese that had been catching up late were chirping a little impatiently in the sky, trying their best to keep going.

General Fei Qian of the Hussars was holding a cup of hot tea and sitting in front of the window reading a book.

Pang Tong was excitedly commenting on something on the text, then habitually put the pen tip into his mouth, licked it, and continued writing.

Zao Zhi stood in front of the warehouse, with some nervousness and expectation, looking at the busy clerks who were transporting, measuring and collecting the Zhuanghe grain and grass.

Zhen Mi was making the final handover at the Dahan Chamber of Commerce, and then walked out. When she arrived at the door, Zhen Mi paused for a moment, looked up at the nameplate of the Dahan Chamber of Commerce, and then immediately raised her head and walked forward proudly. From this moment on, she basically had no connection with the Dahan Chamber of Commerce, and became a female official who was only engaged in politics.

In the dark hut, Zhen Mi's clan brother had been released, but because he had lost his money, he had to succumb to it. He was cursing incompetently and furiously, with confusing language, like a madman who had lost everything.

Several patrol inspectors rushed into the tavern on the street, pulled the drunken barbarian out of the tavern, and pressed his head into a water tank on the street that was used to prevent fires. The drunkard was choked and flopped on the surface of the water tank. After a moment, he was pulled out and collapsed on the ground coughing, feeling a little more awake and frightened.

"Are you a Qiang?" Huns? Or Xianbei people? ” An inspector half-crouched in front of the barbarian, changing several languages, “It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand, you will understand when the time comes... Drinking and causing trouble will result in a fine of 2,000, but it doesn’t matter if you have no money, we have a labor camp... take away! 』

Outside the city, inside Mr. Shui Jing's manor.

Sima Hui wrote a good calligraphy and waited for it to dry in the autumn wind. Then he sat there and ordered the servants around him, "This is a good picture. I will frame it later." 』

The sun shines in, the autumn wind touches the paper, and some traces of wet ink reveal this writing——

"Without rules, there is no square or circle." 』

I think Cao Cao's classic saying is also good to apply here.