Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2579 People are not wood and stone

   Exams belong to exams, and New Years belong to New Years.

  The land of Sansuke in Chang'an is a bustling scene.

  Chang'an and Lingyi are generally regarded as the prototypes closest to the big cities of later generations. Residential areas, commercial areas, agricultural areas, and industrial areas have initially formed a scale under Fei Qian's plan, and there is almost no time to stop on the official road.

   Except for the heavy snow a few days ago, it seems that Chang'an slowed down a little.

   But when the New Year is approaching, even the heavy snow cannot suppress the enthusiasm of the people for the New Year.

  In the streets and alleys, there are crowds of people everywhere.

  Not to mention the usual grocery stores, grain stores, dried fruit stores, miscellaneous sauce stores, etc. have long queues, and even the spice shop and silk shop are full of people, and the business is booming.

Even those who have lived on a tight schedule in the past year have squeezed out some money to buy some white bread and dumplings on the occasion of the New Year, or some cloth to buy clothes. Also find some leftovers, or half of a red headband, etc. Anyway, when the New Year comes, there are always some new things to wear on the body.

  Speaking of dumplings, in fact, they already existed a long time ago. After all, since Fei Qian, a glutton, made dumplings, there was absolutely no reason to let them go.

   The origin of dumplings, there is a saying that it is related to Zhang Zhongjing. It is said that the original name of the dumpling is "Jiaoer". In order to help the poor people treat frostbitten ears, Zhang Zhongjing wrapped the cold-dispelling ingredients in dough to look like ears, and made it into Jiaoer-er soup. Later, people imitated Jiaoer's The method, starting with food, is to become dumplings.

  Actually, just listen to this statement.

   Just like the evolution from cooking cakes to steamed buns, dumplings also evolved from wontons. It has nothing to do with Zhang Zhongjing or ears, but just for a talk.

The evolution process of dumpling from wonton is very long, and its name has been changed many times, from "Laowan" to "Bianshi", and then from "Jiaobai" to "Fenjiao". It was not changed to dumplings in Feiqian Before, it was called "Crescent Wonton".

  If there was no Fei Qian, this thing would have been renamed "jiaozi" in the Song Dynasty, and it was not really called "dumpling" until the Qing Dynasty.

  For the New Year, a little flour, a little meat, and a little vegetable, including the celebration of reunion and the expectation of the New Year in the food, has become a busy item for every household like Sanfu in Chang'an.

Because there is a certain scale of poultry and livestock farming, meat is not so scarce in the Sanfu area. In addition, on both sides of Sanfu, there is Longxi on the left and Hedong on the right, both of which are connected to the land of livestock, so Beef and mutton are still available, and you can buy some pork no matter how bad you are, so before the New Year, the butcher's shop is so crowded that it is difficult to turn around. The butcher's clerk was so busy that he was sweating profusely, and even his voice was hoarse.

  Where there is meat, there will naturally be wine. After all, there is no distinction between wine and meat.

Of course, alcoholic beverages are not as crowded as butcher shops, because in addition to specialized wine shops selling alcoholic beverages, grocery stores also sell alcoholic beverages, and even in the streets and alleys, there are vendors who sell loose alcoholic beverages, carrying two jars of alcoholic beverages, one corner and one corner Scattered out to those who need drinks, earn some hard money.

  The streets and alleys are full of laughter.

  The faces of the people are also full of expectations for the coming year.

   They believe that not only in the coming year, but in the future, they will get better every day...

  Ordinary people really don’t need much.

   If you have a stutter, something to wear, and a place to stay, that’s it.

  This new year, the people of Sanfu in Chang’an live in a happy mood. Using the official language, they are full of joy and confidence in victory. Everyone is closely surrounding...cough cough...

  Whether a country has hope or not can be seen on the faces of the people.

The frightening situation in the early years has been constantly changing. If the confidence of the Sanfu people in the past few years was not so high, then when the people of Chang'an Sanfu mentioned hussars, it would be like Respect the gods in general worship.

  When people who are familiar with each other meet, they hand in hand and give blessings. Bright red peach charms were pasted on the door lintel, and colorful silk cloth was wrapped around the archway, bringing joy to the whole city.

  Hope and light are all around you.

   Stone finally decided to replace Li Er. Shitou also asked many people, and they all said that it is not a good idea to take money directly. After all, Shitou has never done any business. After taking money back, he would at most buy another four or five acres of land. high.

And if I moved to Longxi, on the one hand, I could have more or less an official status, and on the other hand, I could get some money compensation from the difference in housing prices between the two places, which could be used to marry Yuemeizi, settle the family business, and give money to Yuemeizi. The girl's father died in retirement...

  Of course, what is lost is the household registration in Chang'an Lingyi.

   After the new year, Shitou will go to Longxi to take up his post. Sister Yue and Dad followed suit. So this time, it was their last New Year in this old house.

   These days, they are cleaning. Although they don't have to do this at all, after all they cleaned it up, they didn't live in it. But whether it was Shitou, Yuemeizi, or the old man with more inconvenient legs and feet, they did not slack off, on the contrary, they were more serious, cleaning every corner and corner, and even replacing the broken tiles on the roof with new ones.

  Li Er came here. In order to thank Shi Shi for his willingness to exchange, he personally sent a mule to Shi Shi. He was afraid that the stone would not be accepted, and said that it would be converted into the replacement money.

  If horses are considered four-wheeled carts in later generations, then mules can also be regarded as three-wheeled agricultural vehicles. With such a mule, it is much more convenient to carry the ceremony and so on along the way.

  Then Li Er saw that Shitou had cleaned the old house so clean, and he was very moved.

  The luggage is almost packed.

  The chickens raised in the yard, in addition to keeping some food for the New Year, and some on the road, the remaining hen and a few chicks that escaped their lives were given to Uncle Wang. There are also some things that can't be taken away or used, and people have come to make reservations one after another, and they are waiting for Shitou and others to share when they leave.

Of course, these people didn’t mean to come here for nothing, they would more or less bring some dry food, white flour, or salt cubes and tea cakes to Shitou’s family. Beggars take advantage of it.

  After all, Shitou still has half an official status on his body, and the patrol inspector who has not yet taken office is also a patrol inspector.

   What's more, when Shitou and Yuemeizi got married the day before yesterday, even Cao Liyong, the chief inspector of Chang'an City, came to congratulate him personally. Stone did not expect Li Yong to come. In addition to expressing that Shitou was relieved to take up the post in Longyou, Li Yong also told Shitou that it was Li Er who told him that Shitou was an honest person and worthy of friendship, so he came here.

  That's how things are, and that's how friendships are built.

  Sister Yue went to the backyard to lick some fodder for the mules, and when she came back, she saw Shi Shi standing in the yard, touching the tree trunks in the yard with some reluctance. "Brother Stone..."

  Shitou turned his head and smiled, "It's okay, the tree is moved to death, and the people are moved to life, this is a good thing!" 』

  『Hmm...Brother Shitou...』Yue Meizi asked with some longing, "We... will be better next year, right? 』

"right! "Shitou looked at the sky, "Don't worry! Next year will definitely be better! 』

  However, not all places in Dahan are so happy when the New Year comes.

  Compared with the bustling Sanfu in Guanzhong, Yuzhou and Xu County, where the emperor of the Han Dynasty is located, during this period of time are actually not too good.

  Perhaps for ordinary people, in the manor of the small peasant economy day after day, they have neither access to the outside world nor the ability to jump out of the original fence to look out, so even if they have feelings, they may not have any thoughts.

   But the problem is that in Yuzhou, it is the area with the largest number of nobles in the Han Dynasty. These people can be said to have a deeper understanding of the current difficult situation of the Han Dynasty...

   But the problem is that they only have cognition, but they have no solution.

   This point was also revealed in the subsequent Jin Dynasty.

  I see a problem, but I don’t know how to fix it.

  I thought it was too troublesome, so I gave up and lay down, drunk and dreaming.

  Anyway, since I feel that the future prospects are not too good, it is better to seize the peaceful years of the present, live one day at a time, and have a good time.

   It is said that Youzhou has a problem again, and Hanoi also has a problem. All kinds of rumors are circulating in the square, and it is said that the general of the hussars may send troops to Hangu in the coming year, and go straight to Yuzhou.

  To resist, with what to resist?

  If you want to hold on, how long can you hold on?

   To hide, where to hide?

Under all kinds of desperation, some gentry children in Yuzhou also developed a morbid evasive thinking. Anyway, they can’t solve the future things after thinking about them, so they just eat, drink and have fun, and it’s over. There was an equally morbid boom.

  In Xuxian West Street, a new sign was hung.

   Yushitai.

  Xi Ji, the imperial emissary of the new official office, was somewhat depressed when the old one took office.

  Although the Yushitai was listed and opened, there was nothing wrong with it. Although he is a doctor of imperial history, he still has nothing to criticize. After all, the censor at this time is very different from the censor in the early years of the Han Dynasty.

  The Yushitai at the time of the founding of the Great Han Dynasty, that was extremely powerful!

  During the Western Han Dynasty, the prime minister and doctor censor were on equal footing, and even doctor censor was even higher than the prime minister! The prime minister's mansion and the censor's mansion are collectively called the two mansions. All military and national plans are often decided by the emperor together with the prime minister and the imperial censor. If there is a shortage of prime ministers, they are usually promoted directly by the doctor censor. The imperial censor was also closer to the emperor, so when the ministers acted, the censor mostly conveyed them to the emperor, and the imperial edicts were mostly sent to the imperial censor first, and then to the prime minister, princes, kings, or guards.

   But now?

  Although there is a sign, but there is no government affairs at all, and the New Year is coming soon, all officials, big and small, are sealed to start working after the New Year, which makes Xiji feel that he will grow hair when he is free...

   But what can I do?

   Could it be true that according to the emperor's idea, he went to fight Cao Cao and Prime Minister Cao?

  He came to get an official to do it, to put gold on his face, not to really risk his life and get blood splashed all over his body.

  Even if the blood was really splattered, it might not be able to splatter on Prime Minister Cao, so why bother?

  And many small officials knew that Xi Xi had a big fall before.

  Although it was not directly related to the matter of Kong Qian, it was also found out that the Qingzhou soldier incident was given to Kong Qian by Xi Ji. At that time, Xixi escaped a catastrophe outside Xu County, but the problem is that it is unknown whether this matter will be brought out again in the future...

  At this moment, in a small pavilion in the backyard of Yushitai Government Office. Xi Xi organized a small reception, drinking and chatting with a few of his family's confidantes and staff. The small pavilion has a curtain and a charcoal basin, so it doesn't look too cold.

   It's just a cold heart.

  The scene after the snow, although it is a special scene, but thinking of their own future, or Qian Cheng, everyone here is hesitant and confused, and naturally they don't have much interest in admiring the snow scene.

  Drinking a glass of wine, Xi Xi lifted some curtains slightly and looked out.

  The cold wind rushed in and hit Xi Xi's face, making him tremble and sighing: "It's a pity that the scenery is not the same now~!" 』

   In front of the emperor Liu Xie, of course, Xi Xi patted his chest to show his attitude, but when he retreated from the hall, he really encountered some troubles, even Xi Xi couldn't avoid slapping his thighs and buttocks.

   It is not difficult to speak beautiful words.

   The difficulty lies in doing things beautifully.

  He is the imperial historian...

  But now let alone him, how many things can be done and how much authority can the entire Yushitai have?

  Cao Cao monopolized power, and took care of people's livelihood and political affairs. Even Xun Yu had to leave Xu County to avoid suspicion when Cao Cao cleaned up Yingchuan, Yuzhou.

  Even Xun Yu has become small, could it be that Xi Ji still jumped out?

  Of course, the emperor Liu Xie hoped that Xi Ji would jump out, so he proposed to rebuild Yushitai at the court meeting. It's just that the Yushitai brand was dragged and dragged, and it was barely hung until now, which made everyone lose heart.

  People here are really depressed.

Hearing Xi Xi's sigh, with a hint of decadence in his tone, one of his confidantes could not help but comfort Xi Xi and said, "Tai Zun, Yu Shi Tai has just recovered after all... Although the weather is a little off... but the emperor is paying attention to it, and I am here below." With great efforts and a little delay, the scenery of Yushitai will surely be reappeared! 』

  『Yes, Tai Zun can rest assured...』

  『There must be a new look in the New Year! 』

   Several confidantes are basically the same as Xi Xi, with lower backgrounds. After finally seeing some bright lights, they just held on tightly and never let go.

   Don’t these confidants know about Yushitai’s current predicament? I know, but they not only want to pretend not to know, but also comfort Xi Ji in turn, not only have they formed a master-servant relationship with Xi Ji, but more importantly, they left Xi Ji and left Yushitai. There is nowhere to go.

In fact, strictly speaking, these people, including Xi Ji, cannot be said to have an absolute "nowhere to go", but relative to the ideal "nowhere to go" in their hearts, once they leave the current situation Their positions, their abilities, their prestige, or any other indicators, cannot support them to obtain considerable positions and incomes.

   Therefore, Xi Ji can only continue to hold the thigh of the emperor Liu Xie, and these confidantes of Xi Xie can only follow Xi Xie in the same way.

   It’s just that the Censor’s Terrace is newly restored and there are many places, so these confidantes are also eyeing some pits. If they can squat for a while, even if they may be taken away in the future, they can be regarded as people who have squatted in that pit. Therefore, these few people saw that Xi Ji showed some decadence, so they all wanted to cheer up with Xi Ji, at least make some career and plan for the future.

   Xi Ji forced a smile, "I heard some rumors... Prime Minister Cao will continue to rectify the administration after the next year... I really don't know when this fire will stop..."

  These words are sad, and it is indeed what is worrying in Xi Ji's heart at the moment.

   Xi Xi knows how much he weighs.

When he was in Sanfu in Chang'an, Xixi knew that there was a certain gap between his talent and some guys, and it was not easy to stand still and grab a pit spot, so he took the opportunity to turn around to Shandong, thinking that he could open up Xintiandi, but I didn't expect to face similar problems as if I jumped ship.

   Not only is Xiji himself unable to stand firm, even the emperor...

   This time, Kong Qian and the others were bruised and swollen, and they lost their lives... Keke, losing power, also made Xi Xi feel terrified, and began to doubt whether his behavior of sitting on the wall in the middle of the wall would end up in the end?

  Maybe, please invite me to a certain county to be a prefect?

According to the practice of the great Han Dynasty, the three princes and nine ministers must have at least some qualifications as local eunuchs before boarding the Sanhuai Hall. , can stand up and speak out when the situation is unstable...

  For those like Xi Ji, even though he is now a royal doctor, but those who follow him, that is, these big cats and kittens, no one will listen to them no matter how they bark.

   Living outside, Xi Ji can still maintain a certain demeanor on the surface, but now he is sitting in the backyard of Yushitai, surrounded by his own people, coupled with some worries about drinking, it is inevitable to reveal his true state of mind.

  Several confidantes and aides looked at Xi Xi's gesture and looked at each other in private, and they couldn't help sighing in their hearts. However, they are all promoted by Xiji, they are regarded as Xiji's disciples, and what is important in the officialdom is to stand in line. They have already been branded with Xiji, and they have a relationship with Xiji that both prosperity and harm. Therefore, in order to plan for his own future, he had to cheer up Xi Ji.

   Several staff members looked at each other, and after a while, an elderly man pondered for a while, and said with a smile: "Master, I have an idea, I don't know if I should say it..."

  『Speak up. ’ Xi Xi said slowly.

  The elderly staff member coughed, "Since the north wind is blowing...why go against the wind? It's better to follow the trend...」

  The older staff member gestured with his hands, and then showed some smiles, "Impeach...Kong..."

  『Kong? ! 』Xi Ji emptied his wine glass immediately.

  The older staff member was taken aback, his face turned pale. "Tailor Master, this, I'm here...cough cough, um, I mean..."

"good idea! ’ Xi Ji slapped his hands suddenly, ‘Good idea! Just do it! 』

   Xi Xi agreed so readily, but the staff around him couldn't believe it.

  Because even if we don’t mention how Xi Xi and Kong Qian called brothers and sisters before, there is still the name of the successor of Confucius...

  Xi Xi looked around, cursed inwardly that drinking was a mistake, then coughed, and added: "This is what the Son of Heaven wanted!" Corrupt officials and beetles are the harm of the big man! It is natural for us to share the worries for the emperor! Don't lose the big because of the small, and pay the public for the private..."

   All the staff listened, then looked at each other left and right, and finally said in unison, "Tai Zun said it is true!" 』

  (end of this chapter)