Chapter 2027 After seeking the truth, be pragmatic


    Liu Cong''s hands trembled.


    The long sword on the wooden board is shining in the light.


    Liu Biao''s eyes changed.


    Everything seemed to be frozen at this moment, only the wind whistling outside the hall, making a sound like a strange laugh.


    Liu Biao''s gaze, also eager from the very beginning, gradually lowered with the sound of the wind, and then became cold little by little.


    "All right! 』Looking at Liu Cong''s delay in holding the long sword, Liu Biao had expected such a result in his heart, but he was somewhat disappointed when he saw such a situation. If Liu Cong dared to take the sword, it would be enough to make Liu Biao feel relieved, but now, Liu Biao didn''t know what it was like.


    Own son...


    ε=(ο｀*))) Alas!


    Liu Biao stretched out his hand, picked up the long sword, and slowly put it back into the scabbard.


    『The sword of a gentleman, with benevolence as the sheath, kills inside! ’Liu Biao handed the long sword with its scabbard to Liu Cong.


    『Army? 』Liu Cong obviously has 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 worthy of great responsibility..."


    While he was talking, suddenly a soldier rushed over.


    『Report! General Gan conquered Caizhou! 』


    『Good! ”Liu Biao raised his eyebrows, his joy was beyond words, “Have you ever captured and killed the traitor Cai? 』


    『My lord, the interior of Caizhou is empty. There are only a few people from the branch of the Cai family, and the rest are nowhere to be seen... 』The soldier lowered his head and reported, 『General Gan suspects that he escaped by water. May I ask my lord, whether to chase or...』


    "what? escaped? Hmph, it''s really deliberate..." Liu Biao frowned.


    Caizhou is not a family, but the headquarters of the Cai family. It is not possible for two or three small fishing boats to transport so many people and utensils. And now Jingzhou''s navy is in the hands of Liu Biao, which is exactly the case. Ning Cai asked if he wanted to pursue...


    Liu Biao pondered for a long time, and said: "Head the order! withdraw troops! Order General Gan to return to Xiangyang and stay on guard! Somebody has other arrangements for Cai''s matter! 』


    The soldiers responded loudly, and then ran out again.


    In the hall, candles flickered.


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


    Liu Cong took a deep breath, thought for a long time, and then said hesitantly: "Mr. Cai... escaped... Doesn''t it mean that there is still someone behind?" 』


    『Well, where do you think the backhand is? ’ Liu Biao asked.


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


    Liu Biao closed his eyes, "I thought Cai''s successor was either the Hussars or the Cao family...but I didn''t expect...it really is..."


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


    Liu Biao sighed and said: "There are thieves who rob the courtyard. If they ask for money, they will take gold and silver. But there are still many thieves. Before they leave, they still set fire...why?" 』


    『Traces of Destruction? Cover up crime? ’ Liu Cong said.


    『This is one of them...』Liu Biao said slowly, 『More...you can''t take it away, and others don''t want it...Cai Shi...so cruel-hearted...venomous means...」


    …(〒︿〒)…


    It is not only Liu Biao who is talking about tricks.


    Chang''an.


    No matter how turbulent and noisy Jingzhou is, for the Sanfu area of ??Chang''an, which is separated by Wuguan, it seems to be like a mountain far away in the sky.


    Jingzhou is a quagmire of chaos, and the interests of various gentry families are complicated and chaotic. Unless it is a quick knife to cut the mess, otherwise it must be straightened out one by one.


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


    Fei Qian and Pang Tong discussed for a long time, but in the end they felt that there was no need to take the risk to participate in Jingzhou''s meddling. Although Xu Huang and Liaohua left Wuguan, Huang Zhong cooperated, and Wancheng was the base for advancing, it would not be a big deal to win Xiangyang Difficult things, but not easy either.


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


    Slowly tidy up, Fei Qian really doesn''t have that much time to spare, but if one size fits all, chaos will arise sooner or later, and the original friendship between Jing and Xiang will be broken. Therefore, it is better to directly say that Jingzhou people should handle the affairs of Jingzhou yourself.


    Although it is said that there are a lot of benefits missing, there are also a lot of things missing.


    These two items are originally equivalent.


    I just want to take advantage of it and get benefits, but I don’t want to take on anything, I don’t want to be responsible, I am afraid that only those apes who are dereliction of duty can do it with confidence...


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


    Fei concentrated on his work, but he was not so focused on the chessboard, so he played a piece casually.


    Guo Jia on the opposite side of the chessboard frowned.


    『The general has good means... However, there is no change before the chess piece is made,』 Guo Jia glued a chess piece, patted it into the chessboard, glanced at Fei Qian, his face was somewhat heavy, and said, 『After the chess piece is placed, it is regrettable! 』


    Fei pretended to be stupid, "Feng Xiao''s words are very reasonable..."


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


    Guo Jia came to the door suddenly, and then said that he was addicted to chess, and wanted to talk to Fei Qian about a game, but Fei Qian naturally 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 this chess addiction...


    At first, Fei Qian thought that Guo Jia came because of the Jingzhou incident, but it turned out that it was not because of it. Guo Jia may not have gotten any news about the Jingzhou matter. During the conversation, Guo Jia revealed that he came for the "Law of Lending Orders". After all, this matter was so hot that even Guo Jia, who was trying to practice in seclusion, could not help but listen to it.


    Strictly speaking, Guo Jia is also a victim of class solidification among the gentry, and he also scoffs at those so-called hierarchical systems, but Guo Jia does not have much desire to resist. Just like those gentry children in the dynasty, although they knew that there was a problem, they couldn''t solve the problem.


    This is also one of the reasons why Guo Jia neither resists nor cooperates with Feiqian.


    Deep in Guo Jia''s heart, he understood that what Fei Qian did might be right, but he was not so sure that he tossed and turned. "Hand talk".


    Guo Jia took another move on the chessboard, "The general''s chess seems to be sticking together, but in fact he is short of breath...I''m afraid it''s because of insufficient eye position, it''s hard to survive..."


    Fei Qian continued to pretend to be stupid, "Ah, what Feng Xiao said...well, very, very..."


    Guo Jia stared at Fei Qian for a while, held his breath, and simply grabbed a handful of chess pieces and threw them on the board, "Since the general has no intention of doing this, so I will leave!" 』


    Fei Qian laughed, pushed the chessboard away and said, "It''s fine if you don''t play anymore! However, Feng Xiao will hold back for a while...and come with someone...」


    Really, if you want to talk about things, talk about things, what kind of "hand talk"...


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


    It''s just Guo Jia''s meaning, and Fei Qianneng understands it.


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


    Fei Qian walked forward slowly, suddenly pointed at Guo Jia, and said to Guo Jia, "Has Feng Xiao ever paid attention to these tiles around him?" 』


    『Wada? 』Guo Jia was taken aback, and turned to look. Only the eaves can be seen, the round blue tiles are neatly arranged, like a row of soldiers waiting to go into battle, or like a series of round beads connected together


    Wa Dang refers to the shelter covering the front end of the building eaves and tiles in Chinese architecture.


    Qin brick, Han tile, at least half of the word Han tile belongs to tile.


    『General...what does this mean? 』Guo Jia didn''t understand.


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


    Wadangs began to be made in the middle and late Western Zhou Dynasty. First, cylindrical pottery blanks were made, and then the blank tube was cut open and fired in a kiln.


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


    Grey terracotta tiles are the oldest tiles. After the Tang Dynasty, glazed tiles appeared in blue, green, blue, yellow, etc., and are generally used in higher-grade 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 feature that is not found in other dynasties, that is, there are more tiles with characters. Especially in the Guanzhong Sanfu area.


    It was these tiles that Feiqian showed Guo Jia.


    Going out from the general''s mansion, except for the words "Big Han Hussars" or "Feishi" which means public residences or private territories, most of the rest can be divided into several categories, one is The tiles with the word "Qianqiu", such as "Qianqiu Lijun", "Qianqiu Long live Le Wuji", "Qian Qiu Long live is a new year", "Qian Qiu Long live Chang Le Wei Young" and so on.


    And under these tiles are walking officials, holding or carrying various writings, tall virtuous crowns and long sleeves, shining armor and fluttering banners.


    Fei Qian and Guo Jia, move forward along the road.


    Then the more you go to the direction of the market, the tiles in front of the eaves of ordinary people are mostly various "prolonging years", such as "Feihong prolonging the year", "prolonging life and long lovesickness", "prolonging life and longevity and long life". etc.


    The light smoke and fire flows on the eaves, the laughter in the enclosure floats over the top of the wall, the sound of reading, the crowing of **** and the barking of dogs, the sound of pots and kettles, together with these tiles, quietly flow through the years.


    However, in shops and some business places, accompanied by all kinds of hustle and bustle, all kinds of utensils, rippling in the aroma of wine, and precipitated in sauces, most of them use the word "Changle", like "Longevity and Auspiciousness", "Longevity and Auspiciousness", " "Changle Promise", "Changle Kangzai", "Changle Weiyang Prolongs Nian Yongshouchang" and so on.


    Although it is said that Changle Palace and Weiyang Palace are royal palaces, it does not mean that the words "Changle" and "Weiyang" cannot enter people''s homes. They are considered auspicious words that most people can use commonly.


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


    Along the way, Fei Qian was silent, until he got on the high platform, Fei Qian said to Guo Jia: "As the saying goes, people seek five blessings, "One is longevity, the other is wealth, the third is Kangning, the fourth is good virtue, and the fifth is good fortune. It is said to test the final life." Although the tile is small, its meaning is quite deep, and it is the hope of the people..."


    Guo Jia tilted his head slightly, looking at Wadan.


    『A certain person has been to Jingxiang... Fengxiao knows the tiles in Jingxiang, so what? ’ Fei Qian asked.


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


    Feiqian nodded and said, "Then what is the shape of the tiles used in Yingchuan in Xu County?" 』


    To be honest, such a small thing, um, can’t be completely small, but most people will subconsciously ignore it. Even Guo Jia didn’t pay much attention to it. After thinking about it for a while, he said: "Mostly decorated with tattoos..."


    Having said this, Guo Jia seems to understand something.


    Sure enough, Fei Qian said with a smile: "Could it be that the five blessings are only related to the land of Zhongsanfu, and the place of Jingxiang in Xu County is not sought?" 』


    『…』Guo Jia was silent.


    This question does not require an answer.


    Emphasis on snobbery is a common social concept in the Western Han Dynasty, regardless of the ruling and opposition parties. The cruel official Ning Cheng said that "an official is less than two thousand shi, and a family is less than ten million, and Anke is comparable to a man" can best reflect the strong desire of the Western Han people to pursue official positions and wealth. And Sima Qian''s "The prosperity of the world is all for profit; the chaos of the world is for profit" even more clearly broke the concept of snobbery in the Western Han Dynasty.


    Under the dominance of this concept, it is not uncommon for the society to envy the rich and shame the poor, to judge others by wealth, and to be proud of others by snobbery. The auspicious words such as longevity and wealth that appear in the Wadang characters are a direct reflection of this concept.


    So in Guanzhong Sanfu, there are many characters on the tiles. Very straightforward words.


    In Yuzhou and other places, it is not the same.


    These aristocratic families pay attention to filial piety and benevolence. Naturally, they can''t write the ideas of "seeking longevity" and "seeking wealth" on tiles for others to see. Wait and be ashamed of speaking. Therefore, it is also a matter of writing about the value of goods. Those businessmen who become "sages" and "capable" in Sima Qian''s writings have basically become the initiators and fuelers of "immorality and chaos" in Ban Gu''s writings.


    There are no such characters on the tiles in Yingchuan, only decorations such as patterns, birds and animals are left.


    "Speaking of which, I would rather accept a real villain than be friendly to a hypocrite..." Fei Qian smiled, but there was a slight chill in his smile, "Originally the rules are on the surface, everyone knows...but some people like to hide the rules, It made everyone confused... Feng Xiao drank wine all the way from Yingchuan to Xu County, the so-called wine does not make everyone drunk... Isn''t it because of this? 』


    『…』Guo Jia looked a little flustered, and his eyes were a little wobbly.


    This is the secret in Guo Jia''s heart.


    Guo Jia is very dissatisfied with the behavior of those nobles in Yingchuan, but he himself was born in Yingchuan, and he has the brand of Yingchuan on his body. If Guo Jia had no family support when he was a child, and if there was no support from Xun Yu later, Guo Jia alone would not have the ability to drink good wine and eat five stone powder?


    So Guo Jiaming knew that the Yingchuan gentry, and even the gentry in Shandong, had problems with their way of doing things, so he subconsciously avoided it, and didn''t think about it.


    Now it was pointed out by Fei Qian''s words...


    『A certain person knows the meaning of filial piety. Fei Qian continued, "Once the law comes out, Shandong and Shanxi, hehe, there is no room for maneuver... However, there is no room for maneuver in this Shandong, Shanxi, Guanzhong and outside the Guanzhong Pass?" That being the case, why not put it on the table, why hide it? 』


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


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


    People seek the five blessings, wealth, longevity, and high salary. It seems a bit snobbish, unlike seeking filial piety and benevolence, but the word snobbery is impossible as long as there are classes in human society. eliminate.


    Ordinary people hate snobbery, and most of them don''t really hate snobbery, but because of the unfair treatment they receive because of their small power and small profits. It''s like the plots in many cool novels of later generations. Isn''t it using power and profit to use snobbery? So what is the difference between the protagonist who uses power and profit to smack people, and those snobs that are hated in reality?


    『However, the way of filial piety is the best kindness among people...』 Guo Jia said, “Isn’t the general’s actions against the world? 』


    Feiqian laughed loudly, "Junyi, ministers'' behavior, father''s kindness, son''s filial piety, brotherly love, younger brother''s respect, the so-called six obediences, when did they all become "filial piety"? What''s more, "How can one be filial if one obeys one''s father''s order"? Filial piety should be innate, its way is also natural, force it to be manifested, go too far! What''s more, the world today is not the world of Shandong! 』


    Guo Jia was dumbfounded.


    In fact, the courts of the Han Dynasty were already aware of this problem. For example, the funeral issue was repeatedly ordered to be lightly buried, but it did not fundamentally solve the problem of over-emphasizing "filial piety". Therefore, in the Han Dynasty, the funeral was ruined There are not a few.


    In fact, there are many future generations. On weekdays, old men and women eat boiled noodles in boiled water, pick up waste to survive, have a lot of children, but none of them go home to take care of them. Set up a team, a large group of people eat, drink, play and play, make the neighbors restless day and night, and even dance striptease before the old man dies, and then this is called "filial piety"?


    "Filial piety" is for others to see?


    Fei Qian is now trying to get this thing that has been distorted by too much hype, and try to break it back. Those who seek high-ranking officials should openly seek high-ranking officials, read more and be more familiar with government affairs, those who seek meritorious service should practice martial arts in a grand manner, fight more and train more skills, and those who seek money should do business honestly, buy more goods and walk more in the street Lane, why do all of them have to bear the word "filial piety" in order to do things?


    Could it be said that anyone who seeks merit and wealth will be unfilial?


    Like the Sanfu District in Chang’an, wouldn’t it be good to speak out frankly and even show it on your own tiles? Does it have to be like Yingchuan in Yuzhou, with a pattern of flowers and birds to cover it up, so that it is appropriate to be sneaky and dare not speak?


    Guo Jia sighed, looked at Fei Qian, then sighed again, cupped his hands and bowed deeply and said: "The general insists on this, and I am afraid that after halfway to death, he will put the head in the arsenal!" 』


    Feiqian laughed loudly, and was not angry at what Guo Jia said was unlucky, "In the past, in the Qinglong Temple, there was a theory of "seeking truth", but today, there are two more words in Feng Xiaoyan..."


    Guo Jia asked, "What word do you dare to ask?" 』


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


    (end of this chapter)