Chapter 967 Cao (2)

  A grain of ashes from history fell on the heads of Fu Chen and Luo Xian, it was a big mountain, even Fu Chen couldn't help crying.

  But for this era, their grievances are not even a small invisible wave.

   There are plenty of people who are more anxious than they are.

  Some people even think that the sky has fallen.

  Because the Northern Expedition meant turmoil and control.

  Capital is one of the things that hates turmoil and regulation the most.

   Unless some capital can profit from the war.

  Never mind the caravans of Wei and Wu for the time being, when the news of the Northern Expedition reached Nanxiang, the financial center of the big Han, many people were blown up in the street.

  It was much bigger than the reaction of Fu Qian and Luo Xian.

   After working so hard for a winter day, I just waited for the big market in spring to replenish my body with drinking and eating meat. I didn't expect this to happen.

  Suddenly, the prices of various bulk materials on the exchange began to become chaotic.

  The most special thing is naturally the price of food.

  When the market opened, it was only 200 yuan, and it soared by more than 100 yuan in an hour, and then continued to rush upwards. When it reached 400 yuan, it was suddenly smashed down again.

   Seeing that it was about to reach three hundred yuan, he suddenly rushed again.

   It's like swinging on a swing, sometimes flying into the air, sometimes low to the floor.

  Nanxiang College's acting head, Wei Rong, hurriedly entered the exchange through the back door and came to a secret room.

   When he saw a familiar figure with his back behind him, standing safely in front of the window, he was relieved.

   Walking to my little gentleman, looking from here, the hall below is the exchange.

  The hall is bustling with people, much more lively than before, with fanaticism, frustration, pride, and disappointment...

  What a portrait of all living beings.

   "Is that... okay?"

   Wei Rong asked in a low voice.

   Wei Ding didn't look back at Wei Rong, his face was calm, and he said slowly:

   "It's not the first time, what can happen? Mrs. Li has already set the rules when she was here. Besides, who is qualified to enter here to trade, who doesn't know the bottom line of the court's food price?"

   "Nowadays when someone sees profit and forgets righteousness, and bet against the imperial court, they must be willing to admit defeat. Then life and death are up to fate, and there is no one to blame."

   Speaking of this, she sneered:

   "People whose words can really work, I'm afraid they have already gone to Huang Mingting (Huang Chong) at this time. Most of the following are just some people who were pushed out to explore the way, plus some poor people who were bewitched."

  Wei Rong sighed:

   "You can't expect them to see through the real benefits and disadvantages of this world. Don't you often say that? The world is prosperous, everything is for profit; the world is crowded, everything is for profit."

   Wei Ding let out a snort, and finally turned his head:

   "It's just that you have a heart of compassion? Okay, okay, then I will follow you."

   "How about this, or tomorrow you will ask someone to issue an additional ten-day report, saying that this year's summer grain harvest is good."

   "Then predict again, if the Northern Expedition is successful, the Han will have two kingdoms of abundance, and there will be no food worries from now on."

  The so-called Land of Abundance originally refers to Guanzhong.

  Later, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty also referred to Xichuan as the "Land of Abundance" in "Longzhong Dui", so now people in the world also use "Land of Abundance" to refer to the land of Shu.

   This is the reason why Wei Ding said there are two lands of abundance.

  As for the Xunbao, it is a new thing produced by the promotion of wax paper.

  It is sent out every ten days, and it not only records the price changes of bulk materials on the exchange, but also the prices summarized by various places.

   This is exactly what the people who come to Nanxiang for business need most.

  Xunbao sometimes published some people's comments on current events.

  The so-called government-produced-education media, the role of the media lies in this.

   Like Wei Rong, if you really want to express your views on certain things, any politically sensitive person must read every word carefully.

  After all, King Feng's identity as the disciple who opened the door, coupled with his identity as the acting head of Nanxiang College, it is definitely impossible to say that he has no inside information.

   If you really want to seize the opportunity, judge the trend correctly, and take the opportunity to make a lot of money, it is not difficult.

  So this ten-day report has played a leading role in Nanxiang.

   It can be regarded as an effective supplement to the official announcement.

  But it is much more relaxed and lively than the official announcement, because there are some serials of chivalrous novels on it, etc., which are good for entertainment on weekdays.

  Paper is still relatively precious to those outside Nanxiang, or outside the Xinghanhui system.

  Combined with the occlusion of news in this era, the ten-day report that brings together all kinds of news can be regarded as a favorite of many people, and they will buy one no matter how expensive it is.

  Because a possible omission of news, I will fall into a lot of people and lose a lot of money.

  At this sensitive moment, Wei Ding suggested that Wei Rong issue an additional ten-day report, specifically pointing out the food issue, which can be regarded as cooling everyone down.

   As for whether to listen or not, it depends on the individual's choice. You can't hold down their trading hands and assure them that the big man will win this Northern Expedition, right?

   After all, Guanzhong claims to have hundreds of thousands of Wei thieves, who can guarantee that they will win?

  Hearing the suggestion of his own lord, Wei Rong nodded: "It's a way, I'll do it right away."

  He turned around and took two steps, then stopped again, and turned around: "Mr. Xi, you should be more careful..."

   "Don't worry, Ah Lang, I know it well."

  Compared to the hustle and bustle of the exchange, other places in Nanxiang gradually began to appear awe-inspiring.

   Not only are there more black-clothed soldiers known as black dogs on the streets.

  In the textile workshop as the practice base, many women were quietly organized and formed the Women's Army.

  The former nursing team of Nanxiang is now the patrol team of the Nanxiang County Government. They have begun to carry knives and guns and gather at important places in Nanxiang.

   Such as exchanges, colleges, textile workshops, reserves, printing workshops...

  Of course, Wei thieves really attacked Hanzhong, and letting them go up would be death.

  But if there is any chaos, and you encounter those unorganized thieves, or some thieves who take advantage of the chaos, these people are still very deterrent.

  As Wei Ding said, the real boss who does business on the exchange has already come to visit Huang Chong, the magistrate of Nanxiang County.

  When I saw these guys with knives and guns, I was very careful.

  In the official office, Luo Meng, the county prime minister, came to see Huang Chong:

   "Ming Ting, almost everyone is here, do you want to go out and have a look?"

   Huang Chong, who was looking down at the official document, did not raise his head, and said lightly:

   "They came here, left and right just to inquire about news, and what they care most about is how to buy and sell in the future."

   "War is about to start, who cares about business? People like this, don't mind seeing them!"

  Luo Meng looked hesitant:

   "Then... how do I get back to everyone outside?"

   Huang Chong finally raised his head.

  My county magistrate gave birth to a good son!

  If Luo Xian were not for his brother's disciple, with Luo Meng's ability, he might end up as a county magistrate in this life.

  Now that Luo Xian has become his brother's disciple, it is estimated that Luo Meng will be promoted to another liter in the future.

   "If someone fears that they won't be able to sell the materials with prices marked on the exchange, Xinghan will cover all of them, so they can rest assured."

   "What if someone wants to buy it?"

  Huang Chong sneered: "The national war is about to start, and the supplies are temporarily under control, so you still buy them for nothing! Who wants to buy bulk supplies at this time, is it because they want to benefit from the enemy?"

  Romon was taken aback:

   "In this way, wouldn't it make everyone in the exchange panic, and the price of food will only be..."

  Huang Chong heard the words, glanced at Luo Meng, then leaned on the back of the chair, looked at the roof, seemed to be explaining, and seemed to be muttering to himself:

   "Since the first battle of Xiaoguan, some people probably have been at ease for too long, so they forgot how the Li family's clan house became what it is now."

   "The bones of those who threw themselves into the Han River are nowhere to be found, but there should still be some bones at the bottom of the Jincheng moat..."

  Hearing these words, Romon felt his hair stand on end!

  He himself almost forgot what happened back then.

  The so-called "Nanxiang Mu Niangzi" is just a superficial name, and many people actually call Li Mu a "Nanxiang witch".

  In fact, it was because she manipulated the price of food on the exchange several times back then, causing heavy losses to many people who speculated on the price of food.

  The clan house of the Li family in the Shu region was dismembered, partly because of several stumbles in this matter.

  Thinking of this, he didn't dare to say any more. After saluting, he left in a hurry.

  Since the Battle of Longyou, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty has been teaching martial arts and training troops in Hanzhong, removing the old and weak, selecting elite soldiers, and strict military discipline.

   Coupled with the arrival of the emperor, Hanzhong has gathered half of the soldiers of the Han Dynasty.

  The emperor's official document ordering the prime minister to lead the Northern Expedition is still on the way to various places, and the army in Hanzhong has already gathered.

  Emperor Liu Chan of the Han Dynasty paid homage to the ancestral temple in person for auspicious omens.

  After choosing an auspicious day, he saw off the army outside Nanzheng City.

  On this day, the people of Nanzheng almost came out of the city to watch the ceremony.

  But I saw the banners flying, almost covering the sun, the soldiers guarding, and the swords shining.

   After respecting the heaven and the earth, Liu Chan took up a bowl and handed it to the prime minister, then picked up another bowl himself, and said with emotion:

   "Father Xiang is old and weak, and I still want to go to the front of the battle in person. I wish I could go there for Father Xiang."

   Zhuge Liang, with white hair and beard, looked at the Son of Heaven. The sun in late spring and early summer seemed to be shining on him, and his face was full of relief.

  The Son of Heaven has grown up!

  Of course, I am old too!

   "Your Majesty, the ambition of the old minister is to revive the Han Dynasty, but if he can see Chang'an, he will have no regrets even if he dies. Therefore, if the Northern Expedition is completed, the old minister will welcome His Majesty in Chang'an City."

   "If it doesn't work, the old minister would rather die on the way to the Northern Expedition, otherwise he will come back to see His Majesty with no face!"

   Whether the late emperor's will can be fulfilled in person depends on this Northern Expedition.

   Zhuge Liang no longer has the rickets of the past.

  Under the sun, his figure stood tall again.

   Liu Chan heard Xiangfu say the word "death" before the expedition, and he was not happy at first, but after hearing these words, he saw Xiangfu's old face.

  His throat suddenly felt a little congested, and he felt a blur in front of him.

   "Father Xiang...you must remember to take care of your health when you go this time. As soon as the news of victory comes, I will definitely fly to Chang'an to reunite with Father Xiang!"

   "The old minister left. The matters before the battle are left to the old ministers. His Majesty can judge the matters behind the battle, but you must do more by yourself and consult the good way to avoid being biased."

   Before leaving, Zhuge Liang still reminded him earnestly.

   "I wrote it down."

   Liu Chan nodded.

  Zhuge Liang took a few steps back, and then saluted deeply.

  Liu Chan didn't dare to be negligent, and quickly bowed down to return the salute.

"Set off!"

  The sound of the whining horn sounded, desolate and tragic.

  Drums of war sounded fiercely and passionately.

  The rustling sound of armor rubbing, the footsteps of soldiers...

  The army began to march towards the direction of the inclined valley road, like a long dragon.

  Suddenly someone flicked a sword and sang:

  Severe wind blows frost and grass withers,

  The tendons are dry, the muscles are strong, the horse is arrogant.

  300,000 Han warriors,

  The general also led Huo Xing Yao.

  Meteor White Feather inserted in the waist,

  Sword flowers and autumn lotuses come out of the box.

  …

   No captives, Han Daochang!

  …

   It is "Han Daochang" written by Feng Shishi.

  The singing gradually started, and slowly, it turned into a chorus.

  Even the common people who can't sing, opened their mouths and sang along.

  Many people were still quietly wiping their tears.

   Over the years, how many people have lived a good life when the prime minister governed the land of Shu?

  How many people are reluctant to go to the dangerous front of the battle in person now with an old and weak body!

  Even the secret agents of Wei and Wu, who were mixed in the crowd, were horrified to see this situation.

  The hearts of the army and the people of the Han Dynasty are like this, and Zhuge Liang's sincerity should not be underestimated.

  Nanxiang.

  General Wei Zhao Yun learned that the Prime Minister personally led the Northern Expedition and supported his sick body by force, and shouted:

   "Get my gun!"

   Then leaning on a spear, he stood tremblingly at the door, looking to the west, and repeatedly stamped his feet:

   "Hate, hate, hate that I can't follow the prime minister to the Northern Expedition! Prime Minister, Yun is here day and night, waiting for news of your recovery of Chang'an!"

   General Anhan Li Hui, who was lying on the couch, was asked to turn himself over and face west, both sad and happy:

   "Prime Minister has finally started the Northern Expedition, the Northern Expedition! The late emperor, I have learned about Yu Zhien, so I'm here to tell you..."

   After speaking, close your eyes and pass away forever.

  …

  After the Hanzhong army set off, the official documents of the Northern Expedition flew to various places from various post roads.

  After the military orders were received in various parts of Longyou, Deng Zhi ordered the prefect of Hanyang County to guard Linwei closely to prevent Wei thieves from going up against the Wei River.

   He also ordered Wang Ping to guard Longguan tightly to prevent Wei thieves from attacking Longyou.

  At the same time, with Ma Dai as the deputy general and Zhang Ni, the prefect of Tianshui County, as the front army, they are going to set off from Xiaoguan to Anding, and respond to the prime minister's army from the north.

  When the military order was secretly transmitted to Liangzhou one step earlier than the official document, Governor Feng had already integrated the Liangzhou army in the name of leading the army out of the fortress.

   "I don't think the prime minister's "Teacher List" seems inappropriate..."

   Inspector Feng pretended to study and said.

   "What's wrong? Well written!"

  Guan Ji took it, read it again and again, and felt that the writing was really magnificent.

   "No, look at this, what is Liangzhou in the north, and the tiger is on standby?"

   Governor Feng pointed to one of them and said.

   "Isn't it good to say that Alang is a tiger? That's a very high praise!"

  Guan Ji didn't know why.

  "Praise is praise, but who can say that praise is not necessarily true."

   Governor Feng cast a pointed glance at General Guan.

"flutter!"

  Beside Zhang Xiaosi couldn't help laughing out loud.

  If she didn't know the prime minister's character, she couldn't help but feel that the prime minister was blatantly criticizing him, saying that someone was a bully with his wife.

  Guan Ji glanced at Zhang Xiaosi.

  Zhang Xiaosi straightened his face, stroked his abdomen, and kept his brows together.

  She deliberately wore loose clothes, which barely covered her already pregnant belly.

  General Guan gave Governor Feng another gouging look.

  If it weren't for these years, Zhang Xiaosi would have integrated into the Feng family without knowing it, and Guan Ji would have regarded her as a family. At this time, she wished she could chop up Feng Tubie on the spot and make **** soup.

  Feng Inspector coughed: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister's military order has arrived, do you see..."

  General Guan snorted, turned around and left, and left a sentence before disappearing:

   "Depart immediately tomorrow!"

  Originally, many people saw that Governor Feng was so powerful this time, and thought that he was going to learn from General Dou of the later Han Dynasty, and planned to lead the army out of the fortress to completely wipe out the Western Xianbei.

  Maybe there is still a way to follow, like General Dou who carved stones on Yanran Mountain in the north of Juyan County to record his meritorious deeds.

  Of course, as long as he can bring back tens of thousands or even more than a hundred thousand of labor, everyone will definitely not think there is anything wrong with his move.

  As long as the labor is in place, it is not impossible to sing praises.

  Farewelled by the elders of Liangzhou, Governor Feng left Shi Liaohua, the Governor of Governor, to take charge of Liangzhou affairs.

   Then he led a total of 30,000 elite soldiers from Liangzhou Governor's Mansion and Huqiang School Wei's Mansion, plus 50,000 Yi Cong Hu Qi with their own weapons, Xiong Jiu Jiu, and entered the desert from Juyan County.

   Just when many people were dreaming of how much labor they could capture this time, the Hanzhong official document that came later began to spread in Liangzhou.

  Although they knew it was for the sake of secrecy, they could deceive Wei thief in the early stage, but the people who were deceived couldn't accept it at once, and couldn't help but curse secretly:

   "Cao!"

   "Pass your mother's plug!"

   "Hehe, the words of Ghost King Feng..."

  PS:

  No money for the following:

   Let me talk about another historical knowledge.

  Many people have been entangled in the status of Guan Ji and Zhang Xiaosi from the beginning, and have been entangled until now.

   In fact, this is not a problem at all.

why?

  Let’s look at the few examples I mentioned first.

   Liu Chan changed the Yuan Dynasty in the first year after he ascended the throne. From the perspective of later generations, it was wrong, and it was disrespectful and unfilial to Liu Bei.

  You really want to say that Zhuge Liang doesn’t understand etiquette, or that, as some people say, he is trying to erase Liu Bei’s influence as soon as possible. The statement is too forced to be convincing.

  But at that time Liu Chan just did it.

   And he wasn't the only one who did this. After the change of Gaoping Mausoleum of Wei State, the emperor of Wei State also did this.

   There is another one, that is Cao Rui. When he was alive, some courtiers played up and called him Liezu directly.

What does that mean?

   That is, I became an ancestor while I was alive.

  Looking at the great etiquette incidents in the Ming Dynasty, the matter of Cao Rui living as the ancestor is really going to be changed to the Ming Dynasty, and I don’t know how many ministers will die.

  The emperor of the Ming Dynasty would not allow him to recognize his father. Do you still want to live as an ancestor?

  But Wei Guo's courtiers just did it, and Cao Rui actually agreed.

  It can only be said that at the time of the Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties, it was only when the etiquette was just emerging, and it was far less strict than the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

   And because we are relatively close to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, we often subconsciously use the strict etiquette and laws of the Ming and Qing Dynasties to substitute for the Han and Tang Dynasties.

  In fact, the etiquette laws in the Han and Tang Dynasties were very loose, but when the etiquette laws were really strict, it was basically the Song Dynasty, or the Southern Song Dynasty.

  Da Counselor can't beat outsiders, so he has to toss with his own insiders.

  In the past, we often said that the ancients had three wives and four concubines. Later, I don’t know who took the lead, saying that in ancient times, there were one wife and multiple concubines, not three wives and four concubines.

  This statement is actually right or wrong.

  Yes, because etiquette often requires this.

  But if it is wrong, it is because the ancients, at least the Han and Tang Dynasties before the Song Dynasty, did not do this.

  During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Duke Ling had three wives who bathed together. That is to say, Duke Ling of Wei and his three wives played wet play in a large bucket.

  "Hanshu·Huo Guang Biography": The emperor asked his servant Zhong Junqing: He ordered Gao Chang from the Zhongyu Mansion to offer a thousand catties of gold to Junqing to take ten wives.

  At the end of the Tang Dynasty, there was an outstanding man named Liu Fen, who had nine wives in total, and the court actually recognized it, and gave five of them the title of wife.

   As for the Three Kingdoms era?

   Yes, not only yes, but many more.

   "Book of Jin" naturally has many mistakes in recording the Sima family, because it is too beautified.

  But in terms of "Astronomy", "Law" and "Ritual Law", because there is no need for beautification, it is still worth referring to.

  In the "Li" chapter of "Book of Jin", there is a special record of the discussion of the side-by-side relationship between the first wife and the wife, and it still uses a very large space to discuss it.

  Note that these discussions focus on discussing the etiquette that children should follow to their non-biological aunts after the first wives stand side by side.

  The other thing is, what impact will the direct wives have on the clan, and what problems should be paid attention to.

  Because the ancient clan was an important force to maintain stability, to put it bluntly, we must pay attention to maintaining stability.

   That is to say, the imperial court advocates one wife and multiple concubines, but if you must have a first wife, as long as nothing happens, others will not speak of you, and the imperial court will not care about you.

  Why is there a premise that nothing happens? Because for the ancients, it is not a big problem to establish a first wife.

  After the establishment of a first wife, the etiquette issue faced by the clan or family is the big problem.

  Because of etiquette and law, it is the basis of the ancient people's idea of ​​governing the country.

  Chapter "Rites" starts with the topic of a vassal country's prime minister. This prime minister is called Wang Chang. His father married two wives successively because of the war.

  Wang Chang was born to his second wife. After the reunification of the world, he found out that his father's first wife had died long ago in his hometown and was still buried in his ancestral grave in his hometown.

  He didn't know what etiquette to use to sacrifice, so he entrusted Dongping King Sima Zhu to ask the court.

  So the officials of the Manchu Dynasty had a heated debate on this matter, arguing from the ancient cases, etiquette, human relations and other aspects, the debate process was very exciting.

  In the end, no one can convince anyone.

   After all, there is an example of the ancient sage Shun flying Ehuang and Nvying sisters together. More importantly, Ehuang and Nvying are two concubines side by side, and there is no saying who is the queen.

  If you can’t deny a saint, you can’t fundamentally deny and establish a wife.

   But if you want to deny Shun, that is to destroy the foundation of etiquette and law.

  So in the end the imperial court gave the Prime Minister a compromise solution:

  If the child of the second wife was born before the death of the ex-wife, it should be treated as the biological aunt; if the child of the second wife was born after the death of the ex-wife, then the aunt may not be recognized.

   But this matter is not over yet, and the case was reversed later, saying that the two women, no matter the first wife or the second wife, entered your house as the main wife, so there should be no distinction between high and low.

   At most, there can only be a difference in order, which means that they call each other sisters like Ehuang and Nvying.

  I also took the ancestral tablet as an example, saying that the ancestral tablet has a sequence. When the children of two wives worship together, the sacrifices must be the same, as long as the tablets are divided into left and right.

  In the "Li" chapter, there are several examples of different reasons for the coexistence of first-line wives. I will not mention them one by one, but only two examples that are more in line with the current situation of the soil turtle.

  The first situation is to decide to have a first wife:

  The prefect of Anfeng, Cheng Liang, had a wife first, and then married again, so he established a second wife. The ex-wife died, and the second wife (Cheng) Xun was suspicious.

  Serving means mourning. Cheng Xun didn't know what etiquette to use for mourning.

   During the interrogation process, Cheng Xun was scolded by his father face to face, and finally gave him a result:

  Taking Chen Qun's younger sister as an example, Cheng Xun asked Cheng Xun to worship his father's ex-wife with the gift of his mother.

  That's right, it is Chen Qun, one of Cao Rui's four assistant ministers, because Chen Qun's younger sister is also the first wife.

  The second situation is that the emperor bestows a wife:

  At that time, Zhu in the state of Wu married his wife, Chen, and had a son Zhu Dongbo. When he arrived in Jin Dynasty, Jin gave his wife a certain family name and gave birth to Zhu Suibo.

  In Taikang, a certain person died, and Sui Bo brought his mother back to the clan. Brothers love and respect each other. The two mothers follow the order of succession. And in the end, the two sons serve each other, and the gentleman thinks he is worthy.

  This Zhu had both his first wives. Not only did the two first wives respect each other and obey the principle of succession, but their sons also loved each other, so the family was praised, "A gentleman thinks he is a virtuous man."

did you see that?

  In fact, the Chinese people’s philosophy of governing the country is the same: peace is the most important thing, and stability is the main thing.

  If you want to establish a first wife, then you have to deal with the disputes in it. If you can't handle it well, for example, jealousy and rivalry between brothers will lead to a bad family tradition.

   Even if the influence is too bad, and I dare to bring it to the court for public discussion, then I will directly scold Lao Tzu in front of my son.

  Insulting one's parents face to face, this can be regarded as the hatred of drawing a sword to kill on the spot in ancient times.

   On the contrary, if it is handled well, wives live in harmony with each other, brothers abide by the way of love and respect, and set a good example for the world, I can just praise you.

  As for the fierce man mentioned above, he had nine wives side by side, and the court also named five of them wives.

  Even these nine wives were praised by the historian, praising them as "all benevolent", which can already be regarded as the existence that all time travelers look up to.

  So if the soil turtle really wants to have a first wife, he should be worried that it won't be him, because he is only responsible for the pleasure, and it is Ah Chong who has to bear the consequences.

  Achong: Obviously I came first, whether it was my grandma getting married to an adult or me being born, I was the one who came first! ~Why would anyone dare to grab the Feng family's title and head of the family?

   Cao!

  (end of this chapter)