Chapter 2323 Past Present and Future
Cross street things, news travels fast.
Like invisible ripples, after being cast on the cross street, it spread to the surrounding area.
Xi Xi hurriedly found Zheng Xuan, and told the story.
In the past few days, Zheng Xuan has not gone out, neither responded to the so-called recruitment, nor expressed his intention to stay in Chang''an.
Of course, this also expressed Zheng Xuan''s attitude.
Feiqian didn''t move, and the envoys recruited on behalf of the emperor were also not in a hurry. The three parties agreed very tacitly and didn''t say or do anything about this matter. This kind of calm, until this notice appeared.
As far as Xi Ji is concerned, he doesn''t dislike hussars, but similarly, he doesn''t like Feiqian either.
Strictly speaking, Xi Xi is not a very principled person. His principles are more based on his own interests, and it is very possible that because of a change in the interests of a certain matter, he will start to change his own interests. in principle.
This kind of person is actually very common and common. Simply put, it is like the kind of person who likes to take advantage of small advantages. As long as he feels that there is an advantage, he will find various excuses for his behavior of taking advantage of it.
Before, Xi Xi followed Zheng Xuan all the way to work, perhaps some of it was because of Xi Xi''s respect for Zheng Xuan and his service to the master, but it is undeniable that Xi Xi originally thought that he could eat and drink with Zheng Xuan...
As a result, after arriving in Chang''an, Xi Xi was very disappointed. Because although Fei Qian treats Zheng Xuan more politely, he treats Zheng Xuan''s disciples equally, and even Xi Xi needs to take an exam if he wants to hold an official position!
As a result, Xi Xi naturally felt a little uncomfortable. I''m a primary school student. Although I have no money, I like this official position. You should mail the official position package and include two thousand stones along the way. Don''t be ignorant...
It doesn’t mean that all “students” will definitely be like this, but a person like Xi Xi, no matter what the situation is, his psychology is a “student”. If you have money to buy wine, but don''t have money to buy books, you have time to eat, drink and have fun, but you don''t have time to study hard.
Of course, there are some students who are very strong in their hearts when they are very young, and they are not willing to accept free gifts easily. There are also some people, even when they are adults, they are still students in their hearts and feel that everything is like compulsory education. They are all obligations that others should fulfill, and he only needs to enjoy it, and how much he learns depends on his mood.
During the last official examination, because of the assessment of arithmetic, Xixi''s arithmetic...
So Xi Xi didn''t go, and then said that the exam was a fart, and he didn''t bother to go.
What about the official assessment this time? Although Fei Qian had released the first question a long time ago, Xixi wrote a few articles in private and felt that it was average. If he took the exam, he might not be able to rank among the best. The signboard, so did not go.
If you don’t go, Xi Xi will still be a good student of Zheng Xuan, but if you go, if a poorly written article is leaked, then Xi Xi will become a poor student.
How is this possible?
Xixi likes to gain benefits and enjoy benefits, but at the same time he is afraid of losing face after failure, so it is best for him to wave his hand and say no, and then others insist on giving it to him. Reluctantly accepting it is the happiest for everyone.
So when Zheng Xuan was recruited by the Son of Heaven, it was not Zheng Xuan who was most excited, but Xi Ji. And of course Xi Xi was a little anxious because of this, after all, he might have missed the village, or there might not be this shop anymore.
It''s a pity that Zheng Xuan never made a statement, nor did he ask for his opinion, so that even if Xi Xi was full of words, he couldn''t find a chance to say it. Now, taking advantage of the new notice on the cross street, Xi Xi deliberately went to visit again. Zheng Xuan...
『The Salesian Bureau? 』
Zheng Xuan repeated slowly, and then fell into a groan.
Xi Xi sat down respectfully. In terms of manners and manners alone, Xi Xi''s etiquette is first-rate.
『Master...』 Xi Xi looked at Zheng Xuan who was meditating, and said in a low voice, "This hussar... seems to not care about whether Master will stay or not..."
Zheng Xuan glanced at Xi Ji, "What do you say?" 』
『The angel has been here for a while, no matter how busy the hussars are...』 Xi Xi glanced at Zheng Xuan quickly, then lowered his head, and continued, 『It should be a sign, how can you ignore it? 』
"Oh? "Zheng Xuan asked, "Then what do you think of the hussars?" 』
『This...』 Xi Ji blinked his eyes, and said as a matter of course, "The position of the emperor is the position of the prince and the tutor. Even if this hussar does not have the position of the three princes, he should also be paid two thousand shi..."
Zheng Xuan smiled slightly, but did not respond.
However, Xi Xi took Zheng Xuan''s performance as acquiescing, so he was somewhat encouraged, and raised his eyebrows and said: "Master is famous all over the world, he has read a lot of books, is not complicated in mysteries, written in fake pens, handwritten notes are circulated, and filled in the missing chapters. It is the immortality of Sinology, and the merits and virtues that cover the world. However...the place of the hussars is not named, and it is not valued. Let it be, even if it is talented? But nepotism is the way to go, how can it be as profound as the master''s knowledge...』
Zheng Xuan chuckled, and said, "So...according to your opinion, your talent is better than Sima Zhongda''s?" 』
"what? ’ Xi Li was taken aback for a moment, then waved his hand and said, ‘I didn’t say that…’
Zheng Xuan still smiled, and did not continue to expose Xi Xi.
Obviously, under Hushi, Zheng Xuan and Sima Hui were in almost the same position, and then under Sima Hui, Sima Yi and Sima Fu both entered the official ranks under Fei Qian''s command. To one, of course, if Zhi Jianlang, who followed Zheng Xuan, is considered an official position, Xi Xi is not considered to be an official, but after all, there is no real power delegated like Sima Zhongda.
On the surface, it seems that Zheng Xuan has suffered unfair treatment, and Fei Qian is partial to Sima Hui, and doesn''t pay much attention to the members of Zheng Xuan''s series, but in fact?
Obviously this is not the case. The talents of Sima Yi and Xi Ji cannot be equated.
It''s just that many times, some people don''t care what the facts are, they just want an excuse. Find an excuse, and comment on your behavior with peace of mind, even if you know that this behavior is wrong, you can do it. For example, the pennant of the South Railway can be sent to the Shenzhen Railway. Anyway, the subway is a family, and the boss does not laugh at the second.
Xi Xi also thinks so, anyway, whether it is Sima Hui''s disciple or nephew, since he has an official position, and it is still a very good official position, as a disciple of Zheng Xuan, who is more famous than Sima Hui, shouldn''t he also get a good one? Is it an official position? Is there anything wrong with this logic? It''s like I don''t have any money to eat, so why don''t I watch pirated copies?
Zheng Xuan sighed slightly as he looked at Xi Ji who seemed to be a little resentful.
Zheng Xuan is very old, compared to the current average life expectancy of a big man, every day he lives seems to be earning money. Of course, this is also because of the Chang''an Hundred Medical Center, which allowed some of his serious illnesses to be treated in a timely manner and prolong his life.
Although the emperor Liu Xie gave the title of prince and grand tutor, for Zheng Xuan, no matter how big the title is, it is of little use. If he travels all the way to Xu County at this age...
『Now this "Saleage Bureau" is Hussar''s reply...』
Zheng Xuan looked at Xi Ji, and said slowly, "Huqi builds this "Sales Bureau", which can win the hearts of the people. After all, these years of conflicts in various places, people have lost their homes, and many young people have lost their parents. Good deeds are also...」
"Secondly, Hushi''s move is also pointed out...the so-called "old without a wife is called a widow; Those who are poor and have nothing to tell." Zheng Xuan continued, "Hussars are only raising orphans in this situation, as for the others..."
Xi Xi took a breath, looked at Zheng Xuan, his eyes widened.
"The implication of this game is to focus on the young, and the young have a future to speak of..." Zheng Xuan said with a smile, "This is the answer to the old man... So, you understand ? What''s more...the move of the hussars has another meaning...』
Xi Xi swallowed a mouthful of saliva, he obviously didn''t think of this.
『The third thing is that you go back and think about it...』 Zheng Xuan didn’t tell Xi Xi the answer directly.
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Qilian Mountain Grassland.
Bei Gong felt as if someone wanted to kill him.
This is not something that has any conclusive evidence, it''s just because Beigong felt something, and also noticed some unfriendly sights.
When the leader wolf in a wolf pack loses his physical strength and cannot guide the wolf pack to obtain sufficient food, the whole wolf pack will gradually start to become restless. This is the law on the grassland and a part of life.
In fact, the same is true of the Han people’s society, but because the Han people’s society is a farming series, it is more resistant to some disasters, while the nomadic route is more tragic, and there will be great fluctuations if there is a slight disturbance.
Therefore, Beigong was very helpless to find that the situation he was facing was getting worse day by day.
At the beginning, these young male wolves just coughed and dawdled in front of Beigong, and then turned and left when Beigong glanced over, but gradually it became some small movements, getting together in twos and threes , and now, they would stare at Beigong and sneer from time to time, even if Beigong cast his gaze over, these wolf cubs would dare to look at Beigong with their arms crossed.
Simple, direct, brutal.
Either get down or get up.
This is an almost instinctive reaction, and it hasn''t changed much even after thousands of years.
It also made Bei Gong shudder.
He can punish one person, ten people, or even hundreds of people, but he can''t punish everyone, let alone everyone, as long as more than half of the people involved, no, maybe more than one third, Bei Gong The order of punishment will be questioned, even assisted, and cannot be carried out.
Beigong''s authority has been challenged. Of course, the safest way is to quickly find the male wolf who is the most threatening, and then kill this male wolf in its infancy before it is ready. There is no need to pay too much attention to the strange eyes cast by these ordinary Qiang people, because Beigong knows that as long as the first male wolf that is about to move is killed, the other male wolves will be at peace for a long time.
As a result, Bei Gong planned to search for a long time, but found no one with such signs.
Beigong even listed all the leaders of the Qiang people. Five of them were brought by him, two were from this Qilian Mountain pasture, and three were from the other side of the mountain.
The ones with the largest number of people are undoubtedly the local pastures in Qilian Mountains...
The funny thing is that Qilian Mountain Grassland should be the weakest in the past, but because they didn''t suffer any losses, they now have the largest number of people. Just because they have the largest number of people, it doesn''t mean that they have the strongest combat effectiveness, because there are still some old and weak people. It is obviously insufficient in combat effectiveness.
The strongest combat power is Beigong''s own tribe, as well as the tribe of Beigong''s younger brother. The fighters are strong and relatively well equipped, so if there is a conflict, they will undoubtedly stand on their side.
Then it is only possible that it is either the leader of the Qiang people from Qilian Mountain, or the other few under him, but after testing in Beigong, it is found that these people are not like them, because these people only want to go back, The only request is to return to their original grassland as soon as possible. Even when Bei Gong tentatively expressed that he wanted to give up his position, these people panicked and expressed that they did not dare to accept it, and even trembled from fear...
This is very troublesome.
However, the faint hostility in the surrounding area has not decreased, and even increased.
While waiting to die, even a wrong decision may be better than no decision.
When people are facing the threat of death, as long as they don’t feel ashamed, they always have to struggle to some extent...
Bei Gong wanted to live, and even wanted to return to Longyou to become the king of the Qiang people again, or Shan Yu, or something similar.
Bei Gong maintained a majestic expression, even though he knew in his heart that this majesty might not last long, he called his younger brother, watched his younger brother prostrate in front of him and saluted, and carefully watched his brother''s every move , judging his younger brother''s expression and demeanor.
Beigong''s younger brother bowed his head respectfully, like a docile little daughter-in-law.
『Are you trying to kill me? ’ Bei Gong suddenly asked.
『Brother! Bei Gong''s younger brother was taken aback for a moment, and then excitedly and angrily delivered the saber to Bei Gong, "How could brother have such an idea? ! If brother can''t trust me, he will kill me now! 』
Bei Gong stared at his younger brother, then slowly grasped the saber. After a while, he smiled, "How can I not trust you... I feel a little... unsafe recently..."
Bei Gong pushed back the saber again.
Bei Gong''s younger brother didn''t move his saber, but frowned and said, "Someone wants to kill brother?" Who will it be? I''m going to kill him now! 』
『Anyone is possible...』Bei Gong said slowly, "But we can''t act rashly... We must find this person and do it again... The Qiang people can''t afford to be consumed again..."
Beigong said this sentence with a lot of emotion, and it was also from the bottom of his heart. If it was before, Beigong wouldn''t be so cautious. If something seemed wrong, he would send someone to arrest him, but now let alone arresting him, it''s like sitting on a crater. Anal fissure!
Bei Gong''s younger brother also sighed: "Yeah, we now really... can''t stand the torment... Brother, what should we do now?" 』
Bei Gong was silent for a long time, and then said: "I need to hold a meeting of leaders..."
Because of well-known reasons, these Qiang leaders did not gather around Beigong every day, but distributed in the grasslands of the entire Qilian Mountains.
『Okay, I’ll call them now…』
Bei Gong glanced at his younger brother, nodded, then when his younger brother was about to go out, he suddenly stopped him, and after observing for a long time in silence, he said, "Be careful..."
Beigong’s younger brother bowed his head and stroked his chest. After walking out of the range of the camp directly under Beigong, he exhaled on horseback, and then walked straight north to the nearest tribe.
『Where is Ajiesha? ’ Bei Gong’s younger brother shouted loudly.
『Hachinar! How did you come here? 』After a while, a bearded man came out of the camp, and then gave a hug to Beigong’s younger brother Hachinar, laughed at each other, and hooked their shoulders affectionately. Walk.
After sitting down in the tent, Hachinar slowly put away his smile, and whispered: "He found out..."
Ajiesha''s smile disappeared immediately, "What did you say?" 』
「I said...」 Hachinar said in a low voice, "He found out...but he doesn''t know who it is yet, so he wants to call everyone and prepare to do it..."
Ajiesha couldn''t sit still for a while, stood up, and turned around in the tent, "Then what should I do? The person who went to contact the Han people has not come back, just in case... just in case...』
Hachinar was silent for a long time, and said: "There is no other way...we can only do it...follow him, we will all die!" All must die! This can''t be blamed on others, only himself! 』
『If... the Han people...』 Ajiesha frowned and said, 『If the Han people don’t want a truce...』
『That also requires him to take responsibility, isn’t it? ! ’ Hachinar said, ‘Although he is my elder brother, he is also a sinner of the Qiang people! I can''t disregard the lives of all Qiang people just because he is my elder brother! He just represents the past, we are still living in the present, and we have to face the future! Only then can I lead everyone to a better future! 』
Ajiesha lowered his head and remained silent for a long time. There seemed to be something hovering and shaking in his eyes, and finally disappeared slowly. Then he raised his head, looked at Hachinar and asked, "Then what are you going to do?" Do? Are you going to kill him? 』
"No! Don''t kill him! According to the meaning of Beigong, call everyone..." Hachinar lowered his head, and said slowly, "This may be the last time that the "Beigong" of this generation called...and then force him to surrender to the Han people in public, if he Still obsessed with obsession, and still not taking the lives and future of us Qiang people seriously... Then, we will dismiss him... Following him, we have no future, nothing at all... From now on, maybe we will not have a "Northern Palace", Maybe... After all, if we don''t go back, our clansmen in Longyou, our wives and sons...』
As Hachinar spoke, his face became more and more gloomy. This is also an important reason why he and Hachinar opposed Beigong to continue to fight against the Han people. Although they survived, they still have many clansmen, even their own wives, children, and children are still in Longyou. If they can''t reach a peace agreement with the Han people as soon as possible, then his clansmen may become captives...
If you want to reach a truce agreement with the Han people, Beigong is a hurdle that you can''t get around.
Besides, no matter how you say it, if the previous Qiang people were defeated, someone must always be responsible and take the blame. Otherwise, how can we gather the strength of the Qiang people?
Ajiesha was silent for a while, "Are you sure?" If you really do this...it''s dangerous...』
『This is the only way…』 Hachinar lowered his head, as if he had made up his mind and said, 『For the future of the Qiang people…』
『Okay... for the future of the Qiang people...』 Ajiesha took a deep breath, with an inexplicable meaning flashing in his eyes, "Just do as you said..."
(end of this chapter)