Chapter 2018 Family and country major events, women''s trivial matters


    『No need to try! 』


    After being silent for a moment, Du Ji spoke word by word.


    Wei Duan was slightly surprised, because most of the time Du Ji seldom expressed any opinions, let alone directly vetoing them now.


    『Why? ’ Wei Duan asked.


    Because for Wei Duan, there are quite a lot of young marshals in Longxi, and it is really impossible to pass on government orders. Therefore, under such circumstances, one or several local marshals "did not receive it." 』The new law, it can''t be more normal...


    Is it not a sin for those who do not know?


    Is not it?


    However, Du Ji said: "This order, with a certain degree, is probably a cover-up... It is also true that the plank road is being repaired in the dark..."


    "how do I say this? 』Li Yuan was also puzzled.


    "If it hadn''t been for the hussars to Meiyang, I might not have remembered it..." Du Ji looked at Wei Duan, then at Li Yuan, "The hussar''s strategy has always been to take ten steps and take one step. The new decree may not be for the present, but the current action is to echo the actions of the past... Meiyang, Red Emperor Palace... two, you must know...』


    『A major event of the country lies in the sacrificial and military...』


    Du Ji frowned and said.


    The last sentence, eight words, although the voice is not loud, Wei Duan and Li Yuan are about to jump up when they hear it!


    Wei Duan trembled, and his fingers trembled a little, as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn''t. On the other side, Li Yuan frowned and remained silent, his eyes slightly dignified.


    The phrase "major events of the country" is in the Spring and Autumn Period.


    There is a very interesting thing, that is, after some conventional titles, few people will check the root cause, such as "things" or "spring and autumn". Even if Zuo Zhuan is not mentioned, in daily life people often ask about age and say "Spring and Autumn Geometry" instead of Xia Dong.


    Because in ancient times, the four seasons had different divisions of labor and meanings, that is, "spring is the main sacrifice, autumn is the main military service", that is to say, sacrifices should be held in spring, and soldiers should be used mostly in autumn.


    There is no need to emphasize the matter of the armor, if there is no gun barrel, there is nothing. Hussar General Fei Qian could have such a great power at the moment, isn''t it because his generals and soldiers are strong enough to suppress these Guanzhong gentry who are obedient and dare not act rashly?


    The other thing is sacrifice.


    People in later generations may not have much concept of sacrifices. In fact, due to the changes of the times, the form and content of many sacrifices have changed. There is no incense, but there are salutes. It is no longer praying to the so-called gods, nor is it offering anything. Flesh sacrifice, but with other modes...


    Like that.


    So to put it simply, sacrifice is not just a "SHOW" with complicated procedures and rituals on the surface, but also represents the source of power and the orthodoxy of rule.


    Regardless of whether it is the ancient times, the Spring and Autumn Period, or the Han Dynasty, they all have one thing in common, that is, the basic value and significance of royal power, or imperial power, is to represent all subjects and communicate with heaven and earth, gods, and ancestors, and to communicate with them. Heaven and earth, gods, and ancestors'' instructions are brought back. Only when this can be done can one have the legitimacy of all powers and can justifiably become the representative of heaven in the world and the holder of authority.


    Who has the right to communicate with heaven and earth?


    Only the Son of Heaven.


    Who has the right to communicate with the gods?


    Buddhism, Taoism, and now the Five God sects.


    Who has the right to tell the ancestors?


    All the big families of the gentry, as well as the heads of each family, including the emperor.


    So, the class is clearly divided,


    Slowly, the ruler gradually took back the power of ordinary people to communicate with gods by monopolizing sacrifices. Only this one, no other branch. Only the Son of Heaven can offer sacrifices to the gods of heaven, princes and officials offer sacrifices to mountains and rivers, and common people can only offer sacrifices to their own ancestors and the Kitchen God.


    For example, the Fengchan Grand Ceremony began with the Qin Emperor Yingzheng who completed the great unification for the first time. As the first time to complete such a great cause of reunification, Qin Shihuang believed that it was absolutely necessary to appeal to the gods and inform the common people.


    This requires an extremely grand ceremony to be worthy of this great achievement. However, the scale and layout of the common sacrifices in the past were far from enough. After repeated thinking and pondering, I finally felt that only Fengchan Taishan could accompany the great achievements of the first emperor, the hero.


    Thus, the first emperor granted Zen to Mount Tai and told the heavens about his achievements, which further consolidated his supreme absolute power in the world. Sima Qian once recorded in "Historical Records" that "every generation is prosperous, Zen will answer Yan, and it will die when it declines."


    However, what is very interesting is that although Qin Shihuang was powerful when he was alive, he also declined extremely quickly after his death. Qin II has almost become a yellow card that the ministers will raise when the emperor has some out-of-the-ordinary behavior in all dynasties.


    What does this act of raising a yellow card mean?


    Then Fei Qian went to the Red Emperor Palace in person, isn''t it for the so-called "sacrifice"?


    In the beginning, the sect of "Five Gods" created by Fei Qian, Qiao Bing, Yun Yi and others, the big gentry in Guanzhong didn''t take it seriously, because from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to the Han Dynasty, there were too many gods. Especially that kid Liu Bang can be a "Black Emperor", it''s fine if he doesn''t know, but if he knows the inside story, would he have any sense of mystery about the so-called "Five Emperors"?


    So Wei Duan and the others didn''t think about it at first, but after Du Ji said it, they immediately realized it, and naturally their hearts jumped wildly.


    Du Ji seems to be self-cultivating in his daily life, and he rarely gathers with others and makes public, but it doesn''t mean that Du Ji doesn''t care about current affairs in the world. On the contrary, because without these complicated disturbances, Du Ji''s thinking is more sharp, When Wei Duan was still thinking about the "Law of Lending Orders", Du Ji considered more aspects of Hussar General Fei Qian''s behavior.


    『Could it be...Huqi...』 Wei Duan was still a little uneasy, stretched out a finger, unable to lift it tremblingly, and finally pointed upwards reluctantly.


    Du Ji pondered for a moment, shook his head, and said: "It shouldn''t happen, but... this time, I''m afraid it''s for "Li"..."


    ""present"? ” Wei Duan patted his thigh, “Yes! That''s it! 』


    "what? General Hussars wants to change his etiquette? 』Li Yuan''s eyes widened.


    『Where does etiquette come from? ’ Du Ji seemed to be asking a rhetorical question, but also seemed to be answering, ‘If someone’s expectations are correct, the hussars should change in time, saying that “ancient rituals” are out of date, and they need to change…”


    Etiquette first evolved from the sacrificial ceremony. Sacrifice is a very solemn and serious matter, so naturally every word and action must meet the requirements of pleasing the gods, and in order to please the gods, there must be certain rules, and these rules gradually evolved into "rituals". ".


    Wei Duan was stunned for a long time, his expression was extremely complicated, "I never thought... this... what to do... I don''t know if there is a countermeasure..."


    Du Ji smiled wryly, and said: "Hussars'' affairs have always been like this, just like talking, and when they are aware of it, they have already covered their faces...unless..."


    『Unless what? ’ Li Yuan asked.


    Du Ji looked up at the sky.


    The sky is still gloomy, just like the mood of the three of them at the moment.


    Li Yuan was stunned for a moment, then understood, and looked up at the sky together, then sighed...


    『Hussars...』


    The three of them looked at each other, as if they could see a kind of helplessness in the eyes of others, and then they all sighed at the same time, and remained silent.


    …｜￣□￣｜ヽ(｀⌒)(⊙⊙)…


    In another place, there were also three people gathered together, but this place was completely different from Wei Duan''s, with constant laughter and lively atmosphere.


    Zhen Mi''s small mirror in Zheng Xuan''s place is just an introduction.


    Zheng Xuan is a great Confucian, and he is respected for his teaching and teaching. Does it mean that only men can become a great Confucian? Certainly not, at least Cai Yan is honored as "Master Cai" at the moment.


    Ever since, under the lead of Zhen Mi, and the example of Zheng Xuan in front of him, plus those ordinary people in Zheng Xuan''s place, Xin Xianying, who has gradually approached the marriageable age, almost immediately behaved as Zhen Mi expected. In that way, he jumped into Zhen Mi''s prepared circle.


    It''s not that Zhen Mi wants to harm Xin Xianying, it''s just that she wants to use Xin Xianying''s gentry name. After all, Zhen Mi alone is too weak, and with the interference of people from Jizhou, she may not be able to do something as she wishes, but there are With Xin Xianying as the basis, it is better to win over Wang Zhen to join.


    In this way, the Alliance of Women with Foreign Surnames was formally established, representing Jizhou, Yuzhou, Xuzhou...


    Xin Xianying doesn''t want to be traded out so easily, this is a problem that Zhen Mi can see at a glance. After all, Zhen Mi also walked this way back then. Although Xin Xianying is not very old now, she is not too young. In the Han Dynasty, when people were generally married at the age of thirteen or fourteen, the marriage event was indeed close at hand.


    However, a successful marriage is indeed gratifying, but now the Xin family is not popular and their status is not obvious. They are almost like Pei Hui and Wang Xiang, and they are on the fringes of politics. They are not even as good as Kan Ze and Wang Chang. Although Wang Chang and Wang Chang have a low position, they can usually go straight to the ruling hall...


    Although it is said that women in the Han Dynasty did not emphasize chastity as pervertedly as in Neo Confucianism, but that girl did not have a spring? Don''t you want to meet a good person instead of a bad person for the first time? So how can I better match myself to a high-level lover?


    The best way is to improve one''s status. In the Han Dynasty, it was not easy to say that the right family was right. When the status of the woman rose, the quality of the man who was naturally matched improved, and the room for choice and authority increased. Xin Xianying knew this very well, so she was willing to cooperate with Zhen Mi, as long as Zhen Mi could improve Xin''s and her reputation.


    As for Wang Zhen, she has enough ambition, but not enough space. Although Langya Wang''s name is resounding, in fact, because of the distance, the influence has been greatly weakened, not to mention that Zao Zhi also had a wife, even if they try their best to maintain each other, it is inevitable that they will fall into trouble at some point. In the category of fighting, and this kind of fighting is very annoying and long-winded. To a certain extent, as long as it doesn''t get too rigid, even Zaozhi won''t care about it.


    In terms of force, Wang Zhen can hack the woman to death with a single knife. It is not a problem to chop the date along the way, but violence can''t solve everything...


    Wang Zhen wants to revitalize the Mohism, but there are many things he needs. At least for now, he needs a little right to speak at home, and don''t be irritated to death by trivial things all day long.


    So when Zhen Mi came to the door and saw Xin Xianying joining, Wang Zhen naturally rolled his eyes twice, and readily agreed to the alliance...


    Zheng Xuan is a great Confucian, and Cai Yan is also a great Confucian. Men can obtain official positions, and now women also have Naoyinin. Men have titles, don''t women also have titles?


    No matter what kind of alliance these three people are, even if it is the plastic flower sisters of later generations, at least one goal is the same at this moment, that is to gain fame.


    What men can get, so can women.


    Since the daughter of the Wang family in Taiyuan has won the title, who can say that there will be no next one?


    If Zhen Mi gained fame, she would be able to get rid of the shackles of Jizhou and become independent successfully. If Xin Xianying gained fame, then he could get better choices and a more free direction. This is especially true for Wang Heng, who can gain more voice and freedom at home.


    So with the same goal, the atmosphere between the three of them was naturally enthusiastic, and it didn''t take long for them to become as close as sisters, very harmonious.


    After the foreplay atmosphere reaches a certain level, it is natural to enter the topic.


    The three showed the real guy.


    Of course, the main guide is still Zhen Mi.


    Zhen Mi clapped her hands, and the maid who looked like a little rabbit presented an extremely exquisite wooden box...


    『This is...』 Xin Xianying was a little curious, his eyes following the wooden box.


    Zhen Mi smiled, but instead of handing the wooden box to Xin Xianying, she gave it to Wang Yan, "Miss Wang, do you recognize this thing?" 』


    Wang Heng shook it lightly at first, listened to the sound, then slowly opened the wooden box, and what came into view was hard, long... some dried stems, and a bag of seeds, and Some dried vegetable leaves…


    Wang Zhen was quite familiar with crops, frowned slightly, took out the stalks and seeds, looked at them for a moment, and said, "It looks like sorghum..."


    『Zhuobi Futian, ten thousand years old. I take what is old and eat my peasants. There have been years since ancient times. Now it is suitable for southern acres, or cultivated or planted. The millet millet is gone, you are mediocre, you are me, and I am a gentleman..." Zhen Mi said with a smile, "Ms. Wang has seen people... If the time is abnormal today, the spring is cold, and there must be drought in summer and autumn...Maiji Zhuanghe, it may not be easy Yes, but millet and sorghum are drought-tolerant...if...』


    The history of planting sorghum in China began as early as the Western Zhou Dynasty, but because of the sorghum crop, people did not pay attention to it for a long time. It was not until the Song Dynasty that people discovered its strong adaptability and began to plant it on a large scale. It took only more than a hundred years to realize its popularity throughout China.


    No matter what kind of plant they mainly plant, many farmers will plant some sorghum in the field, or even under the eaves and walls, because sorghum really needs too little, as long as there is sunlight and a small amount of water, it can grow. Of course, there are more drought-resistant plants, corn, but now there is no corn in Huaxia.


    Before the arrival of the Little Ice Age in the Han Dynasty, the climate was warm and humid, so relatively speaking, rice, wheat and beans with more yield per mu were naturally the focus of planting, and the taste of rice, wheat and beans was also better. Sorghum is eaten coarsely and is not popular as a food crop, so it was abandoned and few people care about it. Now that Zhen Mi deliberately took out this seed, it is obvious that she has some consideration.


    『Hi...』Wang Zhen put down the wooden box, and his face inevitably showed some disappointment, "This matter... Hussars have already made arrangements... I saw that a large number of sorghum seeds were being prepared at the beginning of the year... If there is only this thing, I am afraid..."


    Zhen Mi still smiled, and said: "This grain is not that grain... This is sweet grain... its stem is very sweet..."


    "what? Sweet? ’ Wang Zhen was stunned for a moment.


    Zhen Mi stretched out her hand slightly, indicating that Wang Zhen can try it himself.


    Sorghum originally existed in Huaxia, but sweet sorghum is not from Huaxia.


    『This thing is the product of body poison, and it came to Jizhou... 』Zhen Mi said, "When I was young, I liked sweets very much, but caramel is always rare. After I got this thing by accident, I used it as a substitute..."


    As soon as Zhen Mi said this, not to mention Wang Heng, even Xin Xianying on the side couldn''t help it, pinched a dry stalk, bit it into her small mouth, smashed it, and immediately smiled and rolled her eyes, "Really Sweet! 』


    Human beings'' desire for carbohydrates and fats is engraved in genes. Although the sweetness in the stalks of sweet sorghum may not even match one percent of the cheapest hard candy in later generations, but In the Han Dynasty, there were not many sweet things, and it was even rarer to be able to eat a bite of candy. Otherwise, the price of sugar under the hustle and bustle would not have always been a high luxury and expensive.


    Wang Zhen held a dried stalk in his mouth and bit it at the corner of his mouth. It tasted like a big sister of later generations. 』Sweet things can be used to make sugar, and sugar is a luxury in Dahan, which means money.


    "This thing is Artemisia saponica..." Zhen Mi said softly and gently, "This thing can grow in mountains, dry valleys, and tidal flats, it doesn''t take up an acre of land... When it is young, people can eat it, and when it is strong, it can be eaten." Stem, livestock can be fed...I heard that in the past when Qingzhou was in chaos, it was this thing, and there were countless people alive...』


    Wang Zhen looked at the dried vegetables, then turned his eyes to look at Zhen Mi, and said with a half-smile: "Since that''s the case...why don''t you offer it?" 』


    Zhen Mi said solemnly: "If it is an offering, it is only the merit of offering the seeds, and what you get is just some gold, silver, brocade money, what good is it?" Now I know that Mrs. Wang is good at Zhuanghe and is good at field work. If I choose a place first, plant it, and wait for it to bear fruit...』


    Wang Zhen rolled his eyes, smiled slightly, "I see... Madam Zhen is really good at calculating... Anyway, this matter is actually not difficult to say..." He offered a few seeds that have not yet been proven to be effective, and then he and It has been proven that it is indeed useful and effective, which one can get more credit? For Zhen Mi and Xin Xianying, planting Zhuanghe is naturally a relatively difficult task, but for Wang Heng, it is quite easy.


    Zhen Mi nodded, and then turned to Xin Xianying, with a gentle smile, "I will contribute money and items, Mrs. Wang will contribute to the fields and efforts, and Mrs. Xin, I will trouble you to make some fame... Mrs. Xin is smart and unparalleled. All the young masters are fond of it... Ah, Mrs. Xin, don''t be upset... If the planting of this plant has a little effect, it may be difficult for you and me to become famous, but if there are good people like Mrs. Xin... Hehe, Mrs. Xin Don''t be annoyed... At that time, Mrs. Xin will also be able to choose from among them, a gifted man and a beautiful woman will naturally be a good match for marriage... Ah, let''s stop talking, okay, let''s not talk...』


    Xin Xianying scratched Zhen Mi angrily for a while, then blushed, and finally did not object...


    (end of this chapter)