Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 391 Opportunity
Liang Xiao is not an official who holds a halberd, and he, the captain of cavalry, has no subordinates to command. Apart from being on standby at any time, the task is not urgent.Liang Xiao has a lot of time, either staying in the hut to practice martial arts, or going to Tianlu Pavilion and Shiqu Pavilion to read books.

He and Sima Qian became good friends.Sima Qian is a bookworm. Except for cleaning the yard every morning, he spends most of his time reading.He knows the collection of books in the pavilion like the back of his hand, and he knows exactly where the book is.What book Liang Xiao is looking for, just ask him directly.

We talked a lot, and it was inevitable that Sima Tan would come up.Liang Xiao was surprised to find that Sima Tan was an old school, and he wrote "Six Schools of Guidance", but Sima Qian didn't take it seriously. He liked Confucianism more, even if he was not a pure Confucian, he was more Confucian than Sima Tan. There are often disputes.

During a casual chat, Liang Xiao asked the reason.Sima Qian frowned and thought for a while. "Lao Tzu advocates a small country with few people, and our dynasty is already a great country five thousand miles from east to west. If we can't change it, we can only let the big country split into small countries, just like when the Zhou royal family lost power and the five uncles rose up. .To rule a big country, naturally, we should use the meaning of unification in the spring and Autumn period.”

Liang Xiao looked at the underage Sima Qian in surprise.This is quite different from Sima Qian in his impression, and also different from the Confucian in his impression.Confucianism often speaks of the three generations, and praises the Zhou Dynasty to the extreme. Even Confucius himself said that the Zhou Dynasty was "depressed and literary" and claimed that "I follow the Zhou Dynasty." Governance by doing nothing is connected, which somewhat violates the sense of harmony.

Maybe it's because he's still young and immature?

However, this is the reality in front of us. If we continue to implement the way of Huang Lao and rule by doing nothing, the princes and kings will sit on the throne, and there is a high probability that the stories of the five tyrants in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Seven Heroes in the Warring States Period will repeat themselves.Although it is said that the dismissal of hundreds of schools and the sole respect of Confucianists began in the era of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and became a reality in the era of Emperor Han Yuan, the abandonment of Huang Lao’s way by the imperial court began to appear in the era of Emperor Wenwen, and it may even be said that it has existed since the establishment of the Han Dynasty sign.

The death of the Empress Dowager is just the last bell to ring the curtain of the Huang-Lao Way. Long before that, the Huang-Lao Way could not adapt to the reality and it has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. There are not many people still practicing the Huang-Lao Way in the court today. , even if there is, it is not so strong, so resolute, and it is not enough to stop the attack of Confucianism.

"Can a great country be governed by the unification of the Spring and Autumn Period?"

"Of course." Sima Qian said confidently: "The so-called great unification means that the government comes from the emperor, just like when the Zhou Dynasty was first established, King Wu and Duke Zhou were in power. But the system of enfeoffment at that time had actually buried the foundation of later The rise of the five tyrants is the bane of the decline of royal power. Now the imperial court is cutting down the vassals, which is a sage move to prevent the passing of time. From the sage Jia Taifu's policy of cutting the vassals to Chao Cuo's implementation of the vassal cutting, it is the inevitable result of the hero's aspirations and alike .”

"Are you far-sighted enough?" Liang Xiao half-jokingly said, "From ancient times to the present, it has always been the same."

Sima Qian said solemnly: "Of course, when I study, I want to study the relationship between heaven and man, observe the changes of the past and the present, and form a family opinion."

Liang Xiao blinked his eyes and was silent for a while. "Your ambition is indeed lofty, but I'm worried that you won't be able to achieve it."

"Why?" Sima Qian said unconvinced.

"Because the real truth is not in these books, at least not in the words you read. Among other things, how many of these books you see are the original ones, and how many are rumors. Can you tell the difference? ?”

Sima Qian was speechless and blinked his eyes.

"Not to mention anything else, just take "Mountain and Sea Map" as an example. If you follow the map and walk around the world with this map, you will not be able to get out even a single step. You can't even tell where Kunlun Mountain is. How can you talk about it? The world? After talking about the land, let’s talk about the sky. Do you think the sky you see is the sky you think it is?”

"Is the sky above your head different from the sky above mine?" Sima Qian blushed, not convinced.

Liang Xiao looked up at the sunny sky, didn't argue, just smiled and stood up. "Not now, I'll come back tonight."

Seeing that Liang Xiao was so confident and didn't mean to joke at all, Sima Qian was very curious.He really wanted to know the answer now, but Liang Xiao ignored him, patted his buttocks, and walked away, leaving Sima Qian, who was scratching his heart, looking up at the sky again and again, waiting for the night to fall.

Going south from Tianlu Pavilion, passing through Jiaofang Hall, Liang Xiao met Mrs. Dou.Dou Taizhu got out of the car and just stepped on the steps of the Jiaofang Hall with one foot. Seeing Liang Xiao passing by with a smile on his horse, he couldn't help being a little annoyed.

"Who is this Lang Guan? He is so rude that he doesn't give way to my car?"

The accompanying attendants looked at each other and shook their heads. The two of them went up, stopped Liang Xiao's horse's head, and shouted sharply: "Bold upright, when you see the eldest princess's car, why don't you get off your horse to avoid it?"

Liang Xiao was thinking about what to discuss with Sima Qian, so he didn't notice Taizhu Dou's car at all.Hearing the scolding, he didn't dare to say anything, he quickly jumped off his horse and dragged his mount to avoid it.Meigao told him again and again that he should be careful in the palace, especially when meeting female relatives.Now that he is near the Jiaofang Hall where the queen lives, how dare he make a show of it.

"I'm rude, I'm rude." Liang Xiao cupped his hands again and again, smiling all over his face.

Seeing Liang Xiao's frightened look, the waiter was even more proud.They used to go to and from the palace with Taizhu Dou, and they were no strangers to the officials in Weiyang Palace. Seeing Liang Xiao's frightened and timid appearance, they thought they were new officials.The source of palace officials is very complicated. There are those who are hired because of their father and brother, and there are also those who are selected because of money. No matter which one is, it is not worth mentioning to a noble like Dou Taizhu. Bully.

At this moment, they took a fancy to Liang Xiao's mount.

Although this Dawan horse is not the best Dawan horse like Mingzhu, it is still much better than the Han horse. It is about six feet one inch tall at the shoulders, with a high head and straight neck, and bright fur. It is a rare good horse. horse.The waiter swept his eyes and saw the imprint on the horse's buttocks. It was obviously not an official horse, but a private horse.Looking at Liang Xiao's slightly dark face and his hands with thick knuckles, the waiter glanced at each other and smiled knowingly.

This person is either a commoner from the border, or a captive barbarian, he is definitely not a child of a noble family.

"Your horse is not bad." A waiter stepped forward, touched the mane, and said slowly, "Where did you get it?" Another waiter stepped forward, reached out and grabbed the rein in Liang Xiao's hand.

Liang Xiao saw what the waiter meant and felt a little funny.He glanced at the carriage in the distance, saw the words "Guantao" on the carriage, and knew that this might be the emperor's mother-in-law, the princess Guantao who was known for her arrogance, and he began to think about it.Two days ago, the empress showed affection to him, and he was worried about how to get rid of the relationship. Isn't this an opportunity?
Liang Xiao withdrew his hands calmly, cupped them, and turned to leave.The waiter was furious, and stopped him, sneered: "If you are so guilty, maybe this horse was stolen?"

Liang Xiao lowered his face and glanced at the waiter. "Be careful what you say. This is Weiyang Palace. If I walk in the palace, can I ride a stolen horse?"

"There are thousands of officials in the palace, fish and dragons mixed together, who can guarantee that there won't be a few vicious youngsters hiding among them?" The waiter sneered: "I see that your features are fierce and your behavior is rough, it doesn't look like you have a tutor. A scion of a noble family, he looks like a knight-errant who loots houses..."

Before the waiter finished speaking, Liang Xiao turned his face, rounded his palm, and slapped the waiter on the face. With a crisp "snap", the waiter was caught off guard, kicked in a circle, and fell to the ground.The other waiter was taken aback and came around behind the horse.Liang Xiao patted the horse's neck, and the horse jumped to zero, raised its hind legs, and kicked the waiter hard in the face.The waiter let out a scream, soared into the air, and landed heavily.

Liang Xiao got on his horse and rode away, leaving behind a group of yelling waiters from the Princess' Palace.

It happened so suddenly, Taizhu Dou stood on the steps, watched Liang Xiao suddenly knock down his waiter, and walked away, his face was livid with anger, and shouted loudly: "What are you looking at, if you don't catch up, take him down. "

The waiters didn't dare to neglect, they got on their horses one after another and chased after him wildly.

Taizhu Dou turned around and entered the Jiaofang Hall. Empress Chen Ajiao came up to greet her, and was about to say hello, but she couldn't help being surprised to see Taizhu Dou's face full of anger.

"Mom, you are..."

"As soon as the empress dowager passed away, the people in this palace would not take me seriously. A mere official dared to commit murder. Ah Jiao, look, if you don't hurry up and give birth to a prince, I'm afraid the position of queen It’s all gone.”

Chen Ajiao was embarrassed and angry.It's all right to be neglected by the Queen Mother, how could a small Lang official dare to be so rude, and he was so tired that he was criticized again.

"Where did you come from, Mr. Lang?"

"I don't know, it's from the north, it looks very rude." Dou Taizhu said angrily: "Catch it later, you can ask yourself again. By the way, the Queen Mother gave you another look?"

Chen Ajiao turned her anger into joy, dragged Mrs. Dou into the palace, and told the story of the emperor asking her to go to Changle Palace to intercede.Master Dou's eyes lit up when he heard it. "Deserve it! Tian Fu is a villain. Back then, their brother was named Marquis because of the Empress Dowager, and he was able to become an official because of Wei Qihou's recommendation. Now that he has gained power, he has thrown us aside. This kind of snob deserves it humiliated."

"Mother, don't you think this is an opportunity?" Chen Ajiao said: "In terms of family history, how can the Tian family and the Wang family compare with the Chen family and the Dou family? They don't know how to cherish and go against the will of the emperor, so we have the opportunity Sneak in. The Son of Heaven wants to do something big, if we..."

Dou Taizhu raised his eyebrows, looked at his daughter, and praised: "Ajiao, you are right, this is indeed an opportunity. Back then, Wei Qihou and Tian Fu were dismissed because of respecting Confucianism. Now Tian Fu is the prime minister, Wei Qihou It's time to make a comeback too. How can Tian Fu compare with Wei Qihou in terms of academic talent and martial arts?"

Chen Ajiao smiled and said: "Mum, Wei Qihou is naturally a capable official of the older generation who can be relied on, but now it is the young people who are really favored. Liang Xiao is the emperor's favorite young hero. Aunt, I remember, you rewarded him His mother?"

Mrs. Dou thought for a while: "There is indeed such a thing, but I forgot. Why, is he very favored?"

Chen Ajiao laughed. "Mum, did you forget, Tian Fu was tortured by the emperor because of trouble with Liang Xiao?"
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(End of this chapter)