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The Wind Rises in Chang'an Chapter 215 Changes in Destiny

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    In the eastern suburbs of Chang'an, groups of caravans were slowly trekking along the road. The cavalry commander of the Northern Army led two hundred cavalrymen whizzing past on the road. The caravans would stop and pay attention at this time.  ¡àTop point¡à Xiao¡à said, w¡üww.23w¡óx.c£Àom The merchants and travelers whispered: "Which wave of cavalry is this?" "The third wave today, the patrols are so diligent!" "Who says it's not,  The southern army and the northern army took turns patrolling the Chi Road, and they encountered a group every ten miles. " "I heard that because the cavalry general was robbed, a shocking hijacking occurred in broad daylight near Chang'an. The Emperor.  Very angry. " "Well, hundreds of people in a village disappeared, and everyone from the husband to the pavilion chief was bribed. The county magistrate and the county captain didn't know anything about it. I heard that the emperor was furious.  He chopped off many heads. "Isn't that right! Think about what kind of big shot General Chaoqi was. He was kidnapped by strongmen on his way home, and was taken to the seaside on the border of South Vietnam for half a year.  He just escaped a few days ago. " "Is this the end of the matter? I also heard that the King of Nanyue and the gangsters colluded with each other, and all the princes who were in Chang'an fled to the country of Nanyue for refuge." "It's definitely not over yet.  The emperor has not yet freed up his hands, so I think a fight will begin sooner or later." Posting notices at every pass in Guanzhong informs them that the inspections in and out of Guanzhong will be stricter, and the two armies of the North and the South patrol along the major tombs within ten miles of Chang'an every day.  Six times, frequent patrols have greatly improved the security around the capital. The rangers who were wandering between Lingyi and Luli were rounded up. The rangers who carried cases on their backs were sent to the Tingwei Mansion for punishment, and those who were not at fault were also punished.  He was incorporated into the county soldiers and received training.  There is a lot of peace in the city of Chang'an, and not a single murder has occurred in Guanzhong in half a year.  Even the frequent armed fights between the villages have disappeared, creating the most peaceful year since the early Han Dynasty.  The grassroots officials in Guanzhong were purged.  The county magistrates, county magistrates, and county lieutenants in 75 counties all resigned and were reassigned. Those with excellent performance evaluations, no mistakes during their tenure, and no mistakes at the time of the crime were reassigned to serve as officials in large counties, and those with slightly worse performance were assigned to serve in sub-counties.  Officials, or even worse, are not qualified to be county magistrates. They must be demoted and start over as county magistrate or county lieutenant.  This time, a large number of county magistrates were laid off. Guanzhong selected a group of officials who promoted filial piety, integrity and virtuous people, which had a profound impact on the structure of the capital.  "Hey. Why are you talking about that! We are doing business and it is better to pay attention to the changes in prices and what fresh products are available in Chang'an City that can be sold to Guandong." "Don't tell me, I asked half of them at the pass a few days ago.  The prices in the East Market a few months ago. Due to the good news about the destruction of Yelang Kingdom, a lot of Yelang trade goods suddenly appeared on the market, not to mention luxury goods such as ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoiseshell, agate, crystal, and pearls.  , hundreds of the best rosewood trees are shipped in one batch, and there is also the best huanghuali wood for furniture. Do you know how high the price of high-end wooden furniture made of this wood is in Chang'an City?  A set of ten thousand dollars without any counter-offer! This is such a big deal!" "God bless us, we have made a big deal this time!" The white-haired old man in coarse clothes sat.  In the car, his eyes were slightly closed, and he turned a deaf ear to the chatter coming from the nearby carriage. Common people loved to discuss national affairs.  Some nonsense is worth listening to, but words like those just now are worthless.  Take the topic of attacking South Vietnam as an example, not to mention the several rumors inside and outside the capital about attacking South Vietnam.  But no movement was heard in the court. It was obvious that someone above was trying to cool down the issue of fighting South Vietnam.  It's not hard to guess who is dropping the key.  The white-haired old man¡¯s name is Gongsun Hong, a native of Xue County, Sichuan State.  King Sichuan was a branch of the vassal kings who belonged to the torn line of King Qi, and Gongsun Hong was also a native of Qi.  Gongsun Hong is not young. He was born in the seventh year of Han Dynasty (200 BC), and he will be 60 years old this year.  In his early years, he worked as a minor official. He broke the law and was dismissed from his position. He went to the seaside and became a professional pig farmer. He worked there for twenty years. It was not until the fifth year of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty (159 BC) that he came up with the idea of ????study and learning.  At that time, Gongsun Hong was already 41 years old and studied under Hu Wusheng.  Until today, I have finally crossed the threshold that has been unattainable for many years and arrived in Chang'an, the capital of my dreams.  Gongsun Hong's destination was the Mansion of the Marquis of Wei Qi. Dou Ying, the great agricultural magistrate at that time, was a Confucian scholar who was well versed in poetry and calligraphy. Joining his disciples was an excellent opportunity to get ahead. He also received a letter from Dong Zhongshu, a fellow disciple who was both a teacher and a friend.  , Only then did he dare to let go of his courage and enter the capital alone.  The gatekeeper of Wei Qihou's Mansion was very talkative. Before he could even prepare the greeting card after handing him the greeting card, he hurriedly invited him to stay in the house. He kept saying that Wei Qihou had already prepared a room for him, and he only needed to freshen up before they could meet and talk.  .  ¡°It¡¯s hard to deny such kindness, so I can only thank Marquis Wei Qi for his kindness.¡±  It was still early when we arrived in Chang'an. Gongsun Hong ate some dry food, washed himself briefly, and hurried out to visit Wei Qihou Dou Ying.  When he stepped into the hall, he saw Dong Zhongshu. The two were very familiar with each other. Dong Zhongshu left Qi State for the capital. He also funded a lot of money as travel expenses. Then he turned around and saw a young Confucian scholar whom he also knew, Kong Wu, the eldest son of the Kong family.  .  His eyes continued to shift, and he realized that this was the host's banquet for distinguished guests. Sitting in the host's seat was a middle-aged nobleman, wearing an iron crown and brocade robes, with five strands of long beard hanging down to his chest. He looked dignified and distinguished, and looked at him.  Full of gentleness and enthusiasm.  Gongsun Hong knew that this person was Dou Ying, the Marquis of Wei.  Sitting in the guest of honor position is an aristocratic young man. This man wears a gold crown on his head and a jade pendant on his waist. He is wearing a gorgeous robe that cannot be named. He is tall and burly, with slightly dark skin and a pair of bright eyes. Even if he sits there, he will not move.  It is also like a big mountain, giving people a sense of calmness and self-power.  Stepping forward, he lifted up his robe and bowed his head: "Sun Hong, the Duke of Sichuan, pays homage to Wei Qihou!" Dou Yingxu raised his hand and smiled: "Good news from afar, Mr. Gongsun has finally arrived in Chang'an. I am very happy to congratulate you. Please get up quickly. This  This is Dong Sheng of Guangchuan County, and this is Kong Sheng of Lu State. Both of them are acquaintances with Gongsun Sheng. This person¡¯s identity is incredible. Cao Shi, the cavalry general, was the number one contributor to the destruction of Yelang Kingdom.  !¡± Pingyanghou Caoshi!  Gongsun Hong's heart skipped a beat. It had long been rumored that Marquis Pingyang was very young, but he was still surprised when he saw the real person.  Cao Shi was too young. He looked like he was only seventeen or eighteen years old.  He is young and has an extraordinary temperament. After a few years in politics, he was ranked among the top nine ministers and did earth-shattering things.  He was promoted to a general of chariots and cavalry and quickly destroyed a country. He was able to perform well in both civil and military affairs.  "Greetings to the Marquis of Pingyang." Cao Shi replied unhurriedly: "I have heard about Gongsun Sheng's name for a long time. It is a blessing to meet you today. Please come to the table and have a glass of water together!" "This" Dou Ying smiled and said:  "What Marquis Pingyang said makes sense, please take a seat." Seated on both sides, Gongsun Hong raised his wine glass and gestured to everyone to drink it. He raised his head and drank it all. Li Ji's blood was boiling with the force of the wine.  "What kind of wine is this? It's so powerful!" Cao Shi picked up the wine cup and said, "It's a slightly distilled white wine. You can see that the wine is as clear as water." He lowered his head and saw that it was indeed the case.  The wine is as transparent as a clear spring.  If it weren't for the spicy and pungent smell of alcohol floating around, he would never have believed that what he drank was this colorless and transparent wine.  Dou Ying explained: "This is a new wine made by Pingyang Marquis Mansion. It is divided into three degrees: high, medium and low. What you drink is only medium-strength wine, and high-strength wine. When you drink it, it will feel like a knife scraping your throat, and the pit of your heart will feel like a ball of fire.  If someone who is not good at drinking gets drunk after one drink, Gongsun Hong thought for a while and said: "There are low-alcohol wines. If you are older and can't bear the bone-shattering wine, you should try a low-alcohol wine."  His maid brought him a jug of new wine.  Except for the color, the taste is exactly the same as ordinary mahoganyake, except that charcoal is used to absorb the impurities in the wine, making the mahoganyake clear and transparent.  Gongsun Hong was a little embarrassed: "I'm sorry for disturbing everyone's drinking pleasure!" Wei Qihou shook his head and laughed: "Gongsun Sheng, don't be restrained. We were just talking about the arrangements for the Kong family. Do you want to hear it?" "I would like to hear the details.  "The Kong family returned to the ancestral land of Lu to settle down, and the Kong family sent representatives to conduct updated research on Confucianism to make new attempts based on the current social situation" Gongsun Hong felt uncomfortable after hearing this, and raised his head to look at Dong Zhongshu.  .  Seeing him shaking his head at her, he closed his mouth and listened carefully.  Dong Zhongshu also has his own difficulties.  He doesn¡¯t want to compromise either.  But what if we don¡¯t compromise?  Keeping Confucian students' hungry and not touching the food, so that the Confucianism of the Confucianism who starve to death is a big deal, and then Confucianism is completed, and no one can afford the responsibility of Confucianism.  The Kong family has long been willing to compromise. No matter how great the Kong family is, it is just an opposition school of thought. It is just uncomfortable to talk about hundreds of years of family history. The Liu family, the most powerful family in the world, does not really recognize Confucianism, and the meritorious nobles have no respect for Confucianism.  With a good face, the formulation and execution of court laws cannot circumvent the influence of the aristocracy. If you don't compromise, you will never be able to return to the Lu Kingdom. The people who have been wandering in Handan City for two or three generations will be completely cut off.  At least, the Kong family couldn't bear such a blow. They had never made any unforgivable mistakes in the first place. They spent hundreds of years quietly by farming, reading poems and books, and even though a small number of the Kong family behaved badly,  The Confucius family should not suffer collectively if they behave badly and make unbelievable remarks.  Dong Zhongshu was not good at court debate, and there were no eloquent big figures in the Gongyang School. He liked to calm down and learn, and heThe path he took was to combine Confucian classics and combine hundreds of schools of thought to create a unique Confucianism. He himself liked the Yin-Yang family's theory of heaven and man's induction. Just because of the rise of Taiyi religion, several major cities in Kanto were building Taiyi temples.  , it is not convenient for him to mention the telepathy between heaven and man.  Dou Ying could see the expressions of several people clearly, and it was difficult to figure out Cao Shi's thoughts. In contrast, Confucian scholars were not able to hide their thoughts.  He himself welcomes the Confucian compromise, because he himself is not a pure Confucian, and suppressing pure Confucianism is in his interest. Dou Ying does not expect to knock down pure Confucianism with a stick. He is a Confucian scholar himself, and he understands the strong vitality of Confucianism.  The humble weeds are always rooted in the earth and are not afraid of wind or rain.  Only with heartbroken and madness, kill all the people who have read all the Confucianism. Qin Shihuang's Zhengzheng did not do that. Cao Shi could not do it. Without the emperor, he would kill the knowledgeables.  Dou Ying only needs partial support from pure Confucianism, so that he can stand firm without having to worry about academic disputes.  People in several parties were silent with their own thoughts, and the rest of the banquet suddenly became boring. No one even appreciated the beautiful dance.  Cao Shi felt relaxed when he left.  He didn't care about the intrigues of the Confucian scholars. It was in line with his personal thoughts to allow Confucianism to survive. Among the Confucian scholars, there were a group of loudmouths who loved to talk nonsense. In recent years, they had been beaten so hard that they did not dare to talk nonsense. He had established a preliminary sense of awe, at least not  He will spit on him and call him a treacherous minister. Continuing to suppress him will not have better results. Instead, he will gradually build up a sense of hatred.  Why should a group of people who write pens hate you for no reason? If they can't think of writing an article to discredit themselves, all the good reputation they have worked hard to accumulate will be donated.  The attitude towards Confucian students has always remained unchanged. It must be both tolerant and suppressive. Confucianists must be allowed to clearly see their position as important members of the academic community, rather than deposing the tyrannical appearance of a hundred schools of thought and letting a hundred flowers bloom and coexist harmoniously.  Removing the dross and extracting the essence is the correct way to learn.  "Dou Ying invited me to come forward for negotiation with great fanfare. His intentions are worth pondering!" Cao Shi quickly put Dou Ying's worries aside.  As soon as the wheel turned, we arrived at Sima's house in the residential area in the north of the city, where Sima Tan's family lived.  Sima Tan's wife, whose surname is Li, is about 24 or 25 years old. She makes money by weaving in Pingyang Garment Workshop every day. Her husband has gone to the distant Western Regions for a few years. She takes care of her five-and-a-half-year-old son Sima Qian by herself.  The parents who supported Sima Tan lived a very poor life.  Mrs. Li, with her plain face facing the sky, was of average appearance, looking at a large basin of clothes being washed. When she heard the movement in the yard, she looked up and said in surprise: "Oh! Junhou, you are here again. I haven't finished the corn, grain and oil you sent last time."  , please don¡¯t spend any more money.¡± ¡°Sima Tan is a great talent that I trained, and I Yili recommended him to go to the Western Regions to gain more knowledge. I didn¡¯t expect that he had not completed half of the trip in two years, and he had brought this to the Sima family.  The inconvenience is unexpected. Please give me something to express your feelings. After all, Mr. Sima and his wife still need support and care." Cao Shi walked in and bowed to Mr. and Mrs. Sima. The two old men quickly stepped aside and kept talking.  He said he dared not accept the big gift.  Sima Tan¡¯s old father was a petty official with a salary of 600 shi. His ancestor was a professional official of the old Qin people. He watched the Qin Empire completely collapse and surrendered to the Han Empire. He stood up step by step from the grassroots petty officials.  The two old men were honest people. Their son Sima Tan followed Huang Sheng to learn Huang Lao's skills, and also learned Huang Lao's new skills and became Cao Shi's capable general. He was sent to the far western regions to make contributions. As an old Qin man, he had a very good understanding of military and state affairs.  Gao, the old couple never had any complaints.  "Meet Mr. Cao." Five-and-a-half-year-old Sima Qian knelt down and saluted like a little adult. Although Sima's family was a small family, they had never slackened on the etiquette requirements.  Sima Qian is the eldest grandson. He received strict education from his mother, Mrs. Li, and his grandparents since he was a child. He became literate at the age of three and studied at the age of five. Now he can recite the entire 5,000-character "Laozi" and some of the famous chapters of "Guanzi".  record.  Cao Shi and Sima Qian had known each other for a long time. Before Sima Tan left, he visited Sima's house and saw with his own eyes Sima Qian's intelligence and talent.  Before Mrs. Li could respond, Cao Shi leaned over and asked, "I heard that Qian'er likes Huang Lao very much. Are you willing to follow me to practice Huang Lao's studies?" (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature for better and more updated novels.  Hurry! ps: The fate of many people is changing, including Gongsun Hong and Sima Qian.
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