MTL - Three Kingdoms-Chapter 2783 Zi Zang Wuming sees the clan, Fei Zhen's merits and demerits are revised again

  Xia Houmao reined in his horse, stopped, looked up at the city gate of Xiangyang in the distance, and remained silent for a long time.

  He didn't want to come, but...

   Only he can come.

Although it is winter, a city as big as Xiangyang still consumes a lot of money every day. Even if we have stockpiled firewood and coal before winter, we still need to collect more firewood when the weather is sunny, just in case it is needed , so there are still many people on the road outside Xiangyang City.

   Either for your own family or for others, braved the cold wind to come out to collect firewood.

  Most of these people are wearing single clothes, even naked in the cold winter, in order not to let the rough hemp rope or wood scratch the clothes. The dark skin was stained with mud and water, and then solidified into strips of imprints, as if the ice cold was about to be deeply imprinted into the annual rings, and it seemed that some kind of evil creature was attached to it and sucked the yang energy, making these The man was trembling, but he still had to grit his teeth and move forward.

  Xia Houmao looked at the fur on his body, was silent for a while, then raised his head, "Go into the city. 』

  Obviously someone had reported the news long ago. Three miles outside the city gate, there was a military academy of the Cao family waiting on the left side of the road with a small group of people.

  Xia Houmao nodded, "Take me to see the general. 』

   With Cao's soldiers clearing the way, everything is unimpeded.

  Among the road, those woodcutters hurriedly avoided the side of the road, and even because they were not careful when avoiding, the bundled firewood they had finally collected fell and fell apart...

Regarding these situations, the soldiers of the Cao family did not have any special reactions, nor did they intentionally charge into them, but if someone stood in front of them, they would whip them with horsewhips, beat them with gun handles, or even hack them with knives without hesitation. . It's like a person driving a car on the road, not because there are ants and insects on the road, just avoiding it on purpose.

   Such a situation seems to have been like this since ancient times.

  Cao Ren received Xia Houmao.

  Xia Houmao bowed down and touched his head to the ground, "Thank you, Uncle, for your dedication, Xia Hou will never forget it." 』

   What to protect, Xia Houmao didn't say, and Cao Ren didn't ask.

  Cao Ren just asked: "Brother Yuan Rang asked you to come?" 』

  Xia Houmao lowered his head, "Father is seriously ill...I came here by myself..."

  『Hmmm…』 Cao Ren was silent for a while, 『Understood…you are a good boy…go on…』

  Xia Houmao thanked him again, then got up, left the general's mansion with his guards, and then went to the prison in Xiangyang.

  When Xiahou Zizang saw Xia Houmao, he rushed to the fence with ecstasy, "Second brother! Second brother! I'm here! it's here! Get someone to let me out, let me out! 』

  Xiahoumao looked at Xiahou Zizang in front of him, and could hardly recognize him.

  Not to mention the disheveled hair, Xiahou Zizang seemed to be covered with a lot of mud. Although it had dried up, it still exuded a stench. Xiahou Zizang didn't look like a son of a noble family at all. On the contrary, he looked very much like those woodcutters on the road outside the city.

  Xia Houmao took a step back, endured his nausea, frowned, "Come here, take him to freshen up..."

Although Xiahou Mao's undisguised expression of disgust made Xiahou Zizang somewhat unhappy, but the urgency to get rid of the filth on his body left Xiahou Zizang with no time to worry about it, so he happily followed him out of the cell and went to take a bath wash up.

   About an hour or so later, Xiahou Mao's guards came back, but there was no Xiahou Zizang behind him.

  『Why didn’t you come? ’ Xia Houmao asked.

  The guard lowered his head, "Mr. Sanlang is asleep. 』

  『Sleep…』 Xia Houmao closed his eyes and exhaled a long breath, as if in this way he could keep his tone steady, 『Wake him up and bring him here. 』

   What time is it, can you still fall asleep?

  Xia Houmao sighed, and then the expression on his face became firmer.

  『Second Brother! What are you doing? ! Before the person arrived, an angry voice came first, "Finally fell asleep, why did you wake me up?" ! 』

Xiahou Mao looked at Xiahou Zizang who was simply wearing a cloth robe, and suddenly felt that he was very strange, as if he was not a brother, but an ordinary person who had nothing to do with him, "You know...Father My lord...are you seriously ill? 』

"ah? 』Xiahou Zizang was obviously stunned for a moment, and then for a moment, he seemed to have a guilty expression, maybe also flustered, 『Sick? Father is sick? How could you be sick? 』

Perhaps in the eyes of some children, their parents are both strong men, supermen, omnipotent, and will never get sick or die. In this way, they can protect them forever, love them, and work hard for them. , be a cow and a horse, forever and ever.

  Xia Houmao was silent for a while, "Why are you sick?" Of course, after knowing that you set fire to escape...』

  『This...second brother, don’t be joking, this...what does this have to do with me? Besides, I didn't set the fire on... let's go, it's just water! 』Xiahou Zizang refused to admit it, and subconsciously put aside the relationship, "I just came to play with Uncle Zixiao for two days... When the Boren brothers come back, then go to Youzhou..."

  『Go to Youzhou? Xia Houmao couldn't help snorting, "Do you still remember going to Youzhou?" 』

"ah! What's wrong? ”Xiahou Zizang seemed very strange, “Isn’t it? 』

  『…』 Xia Houmao couldn’t help but sigh again, “You don’t have to go. 』

  『No need to go? ”Although Xiahou Zizang was a little confused, but there was some joy in his tone, “Really? Can I stop going to Youzhou? I... can I go back? Haha, great! go! Let's go now! 』

Xiahou Zizang stood up, then turned around and left, but after two steps, he saw Xiahou Mao sitting quietly, and then looked at him with a very strange look, so he couldn't help but stop, and then Some cautiously asked: "Second brother... what are you... doing?" Don't you want to go back? 』

"no. Xia Houmao said in a deep voice, and then waved his hand, as if to let the guards come in, "You don't have to go anywhere. 』

  The guard came in, holding a lacquer plate in his hand, and placed it on the table beside him.

  There is a jug of wine and a cup on the lacquer plate.

   Beside the jug, there is also a roll of white silk.

  『Originally there was still a knife... 』Xia Houmao said slowly, 『But I think...you probably don’t have the courage to choose which one, so you don’t need it, and more or less it’s more or less a bit of a whole, decent thing...although you...」

"don't want! ”Xiahou Zizang kicked the table and the lacquer plate away, his eyes widened, “What are you doing? ! I am Xiahou, and I am the son of the dignified General Xiahou! I'm going to see my father! I'm going to see my father! 』

  The jug fell to the ground, and the dark wine poured out, staining the ground.

  Xiahouzi Zang shrank aside as if avoiding snakes and scorpions.

  『See father? ! Do you want your father to bear the notoriety of another tortoise? ! Xia Houmao gritted his teeth and said, "Uncle Miaocai was afraid that you would suffer, so he asked Boren to take you on the journey with him. He kindly entrusted you and instructed him with all his heart. What did you do in the end?" ! What did you do? ! You actually burned the Boren Barracks! Burned his food and grass! You are lawless, this is the crime of chaos! It hurt Boren, and also implicated Uncle Miaocai! 』

  『I...I, I...I don't know! I didn't know it would be like this..." Xia Hou Zizang subconsciously denied, "I have never commanded a military, I don't understand military law..."

"don't know? Xia Houmao sneered and said, "Xiahou's clan gained shade with military merits, you said you don't know?" Okay, let's not talk about those military laws and regulations, it's just that people are loyal and filial, you always have to understand it! Father has worked so hard to temper you and wash away your obstinacy, but in the end you acted like this? So repay? ! Uncle Miaocai cherishes you, Uncle Zixiao treats you, Brother Boren trusts you, all these things, so what about you? ! You... You kicked over this table, but have you thought about how to clean it up? You disregarded the reputation of the Xiahou family and acted recklessly, but have you ever thought about your father and brotherhood? ! Have you thought about it? ! Do you have right or wrong in your mind? Can there be loyalty and filial piety? ! 』

   "I...I..." Xiahou Zizang couldn't answer.

  If he says he has thought about it, then he can’t answer why he has to do it if he has thought about it. If he said he hadn't thought about it, he also couldn't answer why he didn't even think about such a basic thing, the standard of good and evil, so he habitually remained silent, then subconsciously changed the subject, and rushed to pull Xia Houmao, " Second brother! I was wrong, I really knew it was wrong! I would like to go to Youbei! I do! Brother! real! 』

  『Now I know...』Xia Houmao stared at Xiahou Zizang, shook his head, "It's too late... Please at least at the end, you can really be like Xiahou's disciples... go on the road! 』

"No! I do not want! 』Xiahouzi Zang burst into tears, and grabbed Xia Houmao, "No, no, no...let me go!" let me go! I don't want, no... let go, let go...』

  The guard stepped forward and pulled Xia Hou Zizang away from Xia Hou Mao's body.

Xia Houmao stood up, rearranged the clothes that had been pulled crookedly by Xia Hou Zizang, then stepped over the **** stains on the ground, and walked out of the hall. floor.

   Then, silence fell.

  …(((m-__-)m…

  Chang'an.

   On the land of Chang'an, there are two important waters, Jingshui and Weishui.

  On the border between Jing and Wei, Fei Qian and Fei Zhen were watching the two rivers gurgling together, and then rushing forward regardless of the difference between Wei and Wei.

"Did you see it? ’ Fei Qian asked, pointing to the dividing line between Jing and Wei.

   Fei Zhen looked at it and nodded, "I see it! 』

Although he didn't know why his father brought him here after reading the merits and demerits he had written so hard, but this did not prevent Fei Zhen from being as happy as a second child released from a cage. Like haha, laughing and joking.

  Then this simple happiness became a clear dividing line in Jingwei...

  『Then...why? ’ Fei Qian asked lightly.

  『Ah, huh? ’ Fei Zhen’s eyes widened and her mouth widened, ‘Why why? 』

   Feiqian chuckled, "There is a saying in the poem, "The Jing is turbid when the Wei is turbid, but it is the same." In ancient times, this is the water of the Wei and Wei, how clear and turbid is it?" 』

   Fei Zhen stretched her head and looked at the Jingwei water again, "Of course the Jing water is muddy!" 』

   Feiqian shook his head, "This is the present...I'm asking about the ancient times. In the ancient times, there were neither you nor me, and even the big man was nowhere to be seen. It was the beginning of Yanhuang... Is this Jingshui clear or turbid? 』

  『This Jingshui...in ancient times...』 Fei Zhen rolled her eyes twice, "It should be clear...well, because if everything is turbid, you wouldn’t ask such a question, Father..."

  Fei Qian was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed, "There is nothing wrong with that...but is the water clear? In fact, it is not the water itself that determines whether the water is clear..."

  If everything is determined according to the water quality of Jingwei itself, then the Jinghe River is clear and the Weishui is turbid.

  Jing River is the longest tributary of Wei River, passing through the Loess Plateau from northwest to southeast, and joining Wei River in the middle of Guanzhong Plain. Jingshui cuts through the loess layer like a knife, reaching as deep as the hard bedrock under the loess, and most river sections are rocky riverbeds.

  In summer, the upper reaches of the Wei River basin enters the rainy season earlier, and the increase in flow brings more sediment, so the Jing River is clear and the Wei River is turbid. When the upper reaches of the Jing River also entered the rainy season, both rivers were turbid, but the upper reaches of the Wei River had more precipitation, more silt, and more turbid water. In winter, both rivers enter the dry season. The Jinghe River has a long geological age, and the riverbed is cut down to the bedrock. When the river flows through, there is less sediment rolled up.

   But in the Han Dynasty, things became different.

  "Hanshu" records, "One stone in Jingshui, the mud is several buckets".

   At this time, the Jing River is already turbid, and the Wei River is clear.

  『The water is muddy and the water is clear because of the amount of sediment. Fei Qian said to Fei Zhen: "In ancient times, the aquatic plants and vegetation were not damaged by cattle and sheep, so the Jingshui was clearer than the Weishui. Now the Jingshui is turbid, because the upper reaches of the Jingshui, the water and soil are not solid, and it flows in the middle of the river, so it looks turbid...』

  The reason for the turbidity of Jingshui is naturally soil erosion, and soil erosion is because a large number of livestock overdraws the vegetation in the upper reaches of Jingshui.

  During the middle period of Emperor Wenwen of the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu invaded Beidi County from the Hetao area, smashing Xiaoguan and shaking Guanzhong. Then the Xiongnu soldiers divided into two groups, all the way south along the majestic Liupan Mountain and Longshan Mountain, conquered Huizhong Palace, and set fire to it. The second route was plundering in the upper reaches of the Jing River, and arrived near the Ganquan Palace on a sentry post. For a time, wars were raging everywhere, and the Han Dynasty sent out sentries to and fro in a hurry, and the alarm was dozens of times a day.

  In this war, although the Han Dynasty finally managed to drive the Huns away, the disadvantages of the cavalry were obvious. Emperor Wenwen of the Han Dynasty made up his mind to build a horse farm, develop animal husbandry on a large scale, build a thirty-six garden, and set up 30,000 people to raise horses. When Emperor Wu of the Han came to the throne, there were more than 400,000 horses in the Thirty-Six Garden. The upper reaches of Jingshui River was one of the main horse breeding areas at that time. Such a large animal husbandry quickly overdraws the aquatic plants and vegetation, and the sediment in the upper reaches of the Jing River also increases. Therefore, no matter whether it is Jingshui or Weishui, its essence has not changed, and what has changed is only the external factors imposed by people.

  『So, is Jingshui clear or Weishui clear? Is it better to be clear, or to be cloudy? And how can it be transformed? ’ Fei Qian asked slowly again.

   Fei Zhen couldn't answer for a while. Fei Zhen knew that the question his father asked was not just about the river water, but it was not that simple for him to sum up the concepts in his mind from the appearance in front of him.

  Fei Qian looked at Fei Zhen who was frowning, and knew in his heart that this was a very abstract concept, which made it quite difficult for Fei Zhen to understand. It is like a child who can understand that one apple plus one apple is equal to two apples, but when asked how much one plus one equals, he may not be able to get the correct answer.

  Yes, this is difficult, but it does not mean that you give up because of difficulty. From reality to concreteness, and then to concept, sublimated into "Tao", this is what Chinese culture pursues, just like Kuafu chasing the sun until death. If there is no spirit of Kuafu chasing the sun in ancient times, future generations will not have the desire for the starry sky and the universe.

Maybe people who don't have much self-adherence, or who think flattery is more important, will choose an answer similar to Fei Qian's saying that clear is clear, and turbid is turbid, etc. But for Fei Zhen, if he becomes such a person , is equivalent to the failure of Fiqian's education.

   A follower will never be a good leader.

  A monarch who has no position will often bring disaster to his subjects. Although it is said that a monarch with a position may not bring much good luck, it will be slightly better than a monarch who has no idea. In the feudal dynasties of China, countless emperors and generals all went from mediocrity to decline. Without exception, once they accepted mediocrity, it was tantamount to slow death.

   Therefore, Fei Zhen must have her own ideas and choices, and then consider how to do the best on the basis of the most basic standpoint, instead of changing the bottom line at any time and floating up and down as she likes.

  One plus one, under universality and objectivity, is equal to two, instead of trying to make one plus one equal to equal to several.

   After all, in this world, universality and objectivity are applicable in most cases.

  『Whether clear water is better or muddy water is better depends on how it is used. Fei Qian said slowly, "For Jingwei itself, do you care whether your water is clear or turbid? 』

   Fei Zhen shook her head, and then said with some feeling: "Water is not turbid, only people have turbidity." 』

   Fei Qian nodded with a smile.

  Everything, good or bad, depends on the person. It's like the mothers of rivers, mothers of the earth, etc. that human beings often sing about. In fact, how many people will really respect the "mother" who talks about it every day? The mother deserves to eat poisonous excrement, and she should be dug out to be riddled with holes, and then she has to bear the burden of hard work. She shouldn't be flooded, otherwise she will be cursed and abused?

  『The turbidity is so clear, so what are the merits and demerits? ’ Fei Qian asked again.

"Gong...fail..." Fei Zhen is like a computer with a lot of programs installed, it seems that she can hear the whistling sound of the fan in her head, and even the output of the display is one by one, " Good...failed...ah...」

In the past few days, Fei Zhen can be said to have racked his brains, just like a poor Party B, changing the policy theory from the first draft 1.0 to the first draft 1.1. , Party A decides version 2, finally decides version 1, finally decides version 2, finally revises version I, finally revises version II, resolutely does not revise, resolutely does not revise, kills and does not revise, kills and does not revise...

   So much so that when she heard the word "merit and demerit", Fei Zhen couldn't help but feel a burst of uncontrollable sadness...