Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2604 Life and death, depend on yourself

  The world is always changing, and Dahan is no exception.

  The big man is changing, so these people in the big man are also feeling the change.

  『Sister Zhen,』 Xin Xianying ran towards Zhen Mi bouncingly, and then hugged Zhen Mi's arm, "Why hasn't Sister Zhen come to play with us recently? I miss you so much! 』

   Zhen Mi said with a smile: "Isn't this just to find you?" Ya, you've grown a lot! 』

   What a half-grown child likes to hear most is when others praise her for growing up. Xin Xianying coughed lightly, then straightened her waist and neck, "Really? I feel like I'm shorter than you...」

  『Well, I mean this place has become bigger...』 Zhen Mi stretched out her hand and poked it lightly.

  『Ah! ’Xin Xianying let go of his hand all of a sudden, and then embraced her chest, ‘You, you, me, me, me…’

  『Okay, let’s get down to business. ’ Wang Zhen said with a smile beside him, ‘Miss Zhen asked us to come, maybe there is something wrong? 』

  Zhen Mi nodded slightly to Wang Zhen. She saw that Wang Heng's complexion was much darker than before, and it could even be said that it was not the same as before. Sunshine and wind and rain eroded Wang Heng's skin, making her look healthier, especially her two hands, which were particularly rough because they touched the soil and Zhuang He, also made her less like a pampered person. A woman, but more like a hardworking peasant woman.

  When Zhen Mi first came to Chang'an, she was like a bird showing off all its bright feathers. When she attracted everyone's attention, she also "protected" herself.

The high-ranking ones, who can stay in high positions, basically have some political savvy, while the low-ranking ones are at most secretly pondering in the depths of their hearts. He also has some thorns on his body.

In the era of the feudal dynasty, the hierarchy was strict, except for those who were so lustful that they even cared about their own lives, even if the rest of the people saw Zhen Mi's beauty and wanted to get involved, they had to look at the face of his superiors However, only when Fei Qian made it clear that she didn't need it, or threw Zhen Mi out as a reward to someone, would she become a piece of meat and be swallowed in one gulp.

  But the current Zhen Mi has already removed all the gorgeous decorations on her body, because she no longer needs to use those gorgeous decorations to protect herself...

  It's like Wang Zhen.

  The so-called "talented and beautiful women" is actually a "poison" that has been passed down for thousands of years and wrapped in a layer of honey. When a woman only has her appearance left, it means that the shelf life is only a few years.

  Zhen Mi and Wang Zhen gave up blindly pursuing their own appearance, but now they got more.

  Reluctance to give up, where can I get something? Just thinking about gaining, or wanting to get first and then give up, often end up with nothing, just like not working hard, how can there be Zhuanghe harvest?

Zhen Mi took a deep look at Wang Heng, as if she could see her shadow from the other person, then she nodded with a smile, and invited everyone to sit down together, "I invite you here today, neither for outing, nor for It's not for the Wenhui, but for... Sister Wang's family, it's up to you...』

  Wang Ying sat in the innermost place. Although it was said that some time had passed, she was somewhat shy about talking about it. She took a breath, and then told the story a little bit intermittently.

  『Get married? ”Xin Xianying thought for a while, and then said to Wang Ying, “Although it feels a bit hasty to talk about this matter, but it seems to be good. I can’t just marry my sister with a title. Your family will definitely not agree to it.” of…"

  Wang Ying blushed from the base of her ears to her neck.

   Zhen Mi on the side didn't speak. On the one hand, she had heard Wang Ying talk about this matter before, and on the other hand, she was serving tea for other people herself, so she had no time to talk.

  Wang Zhen frowned after hearing this, and didn't speak for a long time.

  Xin Xianying turned her head to look at Wang Zhen, then at Zhen Mi, then blinked, "Hmm... you guys... Could it be that there is something wrong with this matter?" Marriage, isn't the elder sister bigger? No matter who gets married, they have to listen to the elder sister. Isn't this... um, what's the problem? 』

""Qin customs are losing day by day, so the rich and strong of the Qin family will get points, and the poor and strong will get married.""Wang Zhen said slowly, "The beginning of this sentence has already explained some problems...I think , this matter, I'm afraid it's not that simple...』

   Matrimony originates from property mortgage.

  The rich family, when their sons are strong, they share a sum of money to start their own businesses. The poor family’s sons grow up, and they sell them for money and marry them.

  Since it is collateral, naturally there is no need for any status. Most of these son-in-laws become free laborers in the old man's family, even lower than the concubines bought by men, just like a commodity.

"Not only that, during Emperor Xiaowen's reign, there was a decree, "The noble is honest, the cheap is corrupt, and the son-in-law of the Jia family and the corrupt official are all imprisoned as officials." Zhen Mi picked up the tea bowl and said slowly, "Although On the surface, he imprisoned him, but in fact...』

  From Qin to Han, and then from Han to Tang, the status of the son-in-law gradually improved. The reason for the promotion is not the ability of the son-in-law himself, but because of the economic development, a large amount of wealth is concentrated to the upper class, the richer and more powerful, the more he wants the stability of the class, and he is not willing to divide the money easily Going out, so for those wealthy families, when the political marriage fails, it becomes a more "economical" thing to choose to let their daughter find a new husband.

  In the Song Dynasty, because everything was based on money, the number of people who chose to marry into marriage increased greatly.

   There are many such things, and it is naturally accepted.

   It's like many unreasonable things in later generations. It's not that those things are correct, but because they have seen a lot, there is nothing unusual about them. Or do you think it's just those cousins, grandpa and grandma? What was exposed was either the stupid second and third generations in my family posting randomly on Moments, or the news was released because a certain political opponent deliberately messed up...

  Wang Zhen clapped his hands, "That's right, that's it, this is a chain plan... Well, how should I put it, tsk, I can probably think of it, but if you want me to say it, I can't say it out loud, let Miss Zhen say it." 』

Zhen Mi smiled, glanced at Wang Heng, and said without evasiveness, "This plan is generally sound on the surface. After all, marriage needs to be considered when you reach your age... Marriage, you It's not bad, but Mrs. Wang is different... Where is the difference? Mrs. Wang's house...」

  Xin Xianying slapped his forehead immediately, and saluted Wang Ying apologetically, "Ah, yes, I was wrong!" It was my fault! Sorry! 』

  Wang Ying hurriedly returned the salute, but she still couldn't turn the corner in her head.

"Yes, marrying into a marriage requires the woman's family to be stronger... But here, Mrs. Wang, apart from having a title to protect her, there is no one who wants people, and no power. If you really choose someone and find a son-in-law, how can you be strong?" where? "Zhen Mi said slowly, "If you want to be stronger at that time, do you still have to rely on other members of the Wang family? This is count one. 』

   "Secondly," Zhen Mi looked at Wang Ying whose shame gradually receded, "After recruiting a son-in-law, it is more or less to have a child... And this child is a matter of life and death... If there is a little carelessness..."

  『Hmm...Actually, it sounds like a poisonous plan! ”Wang Zhen said with emotion, “Even if you escaped the conspiracy of October pregnancy and gave birth smoothly, if it is a boy, whether it can grow or not is still a difficulty. You have to be careful about everything every day... As long as you die, this title will be a matter of course...』

  Wang Ying's face turned pale when he heard that, and he tightly grasped the corner of his clothes.

  Zhen Mi smiled, "Of course, it is also possible that we think too badly of others... However, in matters of life and death, is it better to grasp it ourselves, or to rely on the goodwill of others to survive?" 』

  Wang Ying was silent, with some panic and fear in his eyes...

  …《(;Д`)》…

  Life and death.

   is always a big deal.

In the desert, the most tragic, dark and cold period is finally coming to an end. The season of fertile water and grass is coming. The black-gray land is gradually covered with dark green and light green. Cattle and sheep are running happily on it, gnawing He looked at this side, then took two steps, and gnawed at the other side.

  All the grasses are so delicious that it is difficult for cattle and sheep to choose.

  Countless tents were erected, and Jiankun people celebrated with joy, celebrating the arrival of their new year.

  After a long trek, the Jiankun people who migrated south from the northern tip of the desert finally stopped. The wind and snow did not stop them from moving forward, but their doubts about the future and uncertainty about the Great Han Dynasty successfully prevented them from taking the last step forward.

This is the grassland of Tuoba Xianbei back then, and after being hit by Fei Qian again and again, he died and fled. Since then, there has not been much name of Tuoba in the desert. Will it be special for future generations? The influence of the grassland is not very clear, but for the Jiankun people today, such a lush pasture is undoubtedly as beautiful as heaven.

Not long ago, the women, children, and children of the Jiankun tribe, who had been left behind because of the slow migration speed, finally arrived at this new homeland. The forecast at the time surprised all Jiankun people.

In the grassland tents, relatives meet again, each settles down in their own homes, and is familiar with a beautiful but unfamiliar new life. The fragrance of the lamb soup in the pot is mixed with the smell of dry dung burning. After mixing together, there is a special smell. .

  Perhaps, in the minds of Jiankun people, this can be regarded as the taste of happiness.

After the arrival of the old and the young, a grand carnival was spontaneously held. Everyone took out the leftover food and shared it with people they knew and didn’t know. The carnival lasted from the first night to the first day. In the evening of the second day, drinking and singing and dancing calmed down the uneasiness and hardships of this period, and then the Jiankun people, with a little sadness, missed the relatives and friends who died on the road, and then embraced and watched over their family members , and finally fell asleep with a happy smile.

  The tent in the northwest of the pasture is similarly simple in appearance, but the tent is obviously much larger in size, but it is brightly lit. Several braziers are suspended in the air at half a person's height, illuminating the tent extremely brightly.

  The tribal leaders and the most powerful warrior leaders of the Jiankun people had a carnival for a day to celebrate the new year and new life, but then they fell into contemplation and silence because Poshihe Yuanchang brought up a certain topic.

  『I said, what is so scary about the Han people? 』

A young Jiankun leader who was as strong as a bear looked puzzled at the elders around him who were obviously older than him, and said in a deep voice, "We are all born fighters, although moving south made our fighters a little tired , but as long as we rest on this pasture for half a year, who else in the world can be our opponent? 』

  Po Shiheyuan couldn't help covering his head, he didn't want to talk to this guy whose brain was probably full of muscles. There are people like this all the time, just like weeds in the desert in spring.

  The Jiankun elder sitting on one side of the tent calmly looked at the unconvinced guy, and after a moment of silence, said: "No matter how strong a warrior is, once he becomes proud, he will become weak. 』

  Being criticized by the respected elders, the strong young leader of the Jiankun tribe showed a flustered expression on his face, and hurriedly lowered his head to apologize, but from his eyes, it could be clearly seen that he still did not understand the fear of the elders.

"This grassland was originally the hometown of our Jiankun people. We used to graze our cattle and sheep here, and watched our children grow up. But why were our ancestors forced to leave this fertile grassland to go to the poles? Is it hard to survive in the Northern Cold Region? ’ The Great Elder looked around at the people in the tent and said blankly, ‘Because the Xianbei defeated us. Then, now, the Han defeated the Xianbei. 』

  The Great Elder was silent for a long time before continuing: "I want you to remember that the reason why the ancestors were forced to leave the grassland was not for your revenge, but to remind you how powerful that country called Han is." I once thought that he would weaken, just like the withered yellow grass on the grassland, rot and disappear, but what I didn't expect was that they, like this grass, would grow new...』

"Hundreds of years ago, we swept across the desert and no one dared to resist. Even the big man only thought of defense at the beginning, not daring to attack, until the emperor of the big man launched a war against us, and then we were defeated again and again. Later, the big man With the death of the emperor, we had some room for relaxation, but... not long after, the Xianbei people came, and we had to retreat into the cold region of the northern desert to keep some fire...』

  The Great Elder slowly told the stories passed down from generation to generation by Jiankun people, and there was a deathly silence in the tent.

  『Back then, our ancestors had a territory a hundred times larger than our descendants, and a population a hundred times larger than our descendants. The strong and warriors were as numerous as stars, countless, so they were almost destroyed by the Han people. Now that we have traveled long distances, including all the old and young, we are no more than a hundred thousand people. How can we compare with our ancestors, and why should we despise the Han people? 』

  The young tribal warrior leader bowed his head.

   Happy son soul, but not all are stupid.

  『The question we need to be concerned about now is how to choose between Eastern and Western Han Chinese. The Great Elder said slowly, "Before our ancestors chose the Huns, so we became what we are now. Now, there is another opportunity in front of our eyes. Choosing which way to go may determine the fate of our future descendants." look. Come on, tell me what you think. 』

  Inside the tent, gradually there were some voices.

  『We don’t want to participate in the war between the Han people, we only want our pasture. We just stay here, even if the Han people are killed in the east and west, what does it have to do with us? 』

"It doesn't make sense for you to say that. Before we relied on the Han people in the west to migrate southward smoothly, and now you open your mouth and say that it has nothing to do with the Han people. When the time comes, the Han people in the west will use this to make trouble. Maybe you can resist it?" live? 』

  『Is the truth just spoken? Don't you have to rely on fists? It is not wrong for the Han people in the west to help us, but we also gave them cattle, sheep and furs, as well as the captured population and slaves. part, so to speak, right? But now what we have to decide is not this business, but our future. We can't take our future into it for the sake of business, right? 』

  『But the problem is that the Han people in the east don’t seem to be as strong as the Han people in the west. 』

  『The Han people in the east are the royal court of the Han people! Shanyu of the Han people, the emperor is in the east! If the Han people in the west are really stronger, why not fight over there, or simply become the new Han Chinese big chanyu? 』

  『Han people are not the same as us...』

  『What’s the difference? Don't they all have two eyes and one mouth? Is it possible that you can still find a Han Chinese with three eyes? 』

"That was not what I meant…"

"All right. Po Shihe Yuanchang stretched out a hand to stop the aimless and sloppy discussion, "Senseless arguments can't solve the problem, but can only bring anger." First of all, let me emphasize that we have to live. With our clansmen, our wives and parents, no matter how difficult the front is, we must live together. Is there any problem with this? 』

"no problem! 』

  『That’s right, that’s it! live! 』

  『It is true to ensure that you survive first, everything else is secondary! 』

Po Shi Heyuan nodded, then looked at the elder, and then continued: "We have the blood of Shi Wei, and the blood of the Han people. Back then, our ancestors were forced by the Han people and Xianbei to the cold land in the north." Now we have received help from the Han people in the west to come back here. This is the kindness of the Han people in the west. We are not ungrateful people, so we should continue to maintain transactions and exchanges with the Han people in the west...』

  『But the Han people in the west and the Han people in the east,’ Po Shihe Yuanchang lowered his gaze, and said, ‘It’s okay to trade, but we still have to live first. In the face of death, no agreement or covenant is meaningful. 』

   Then he raised his head, looked at the most important leaders of the Jiankun tribe in the tent, and said in a deep voice, "So, we should refuse the employment of the Han people in the east, which will lead us into a war between the Han people in the east and west. The Han people in the east want war horses, so I think they can sell them. It's just that if the Han people in the west know about it and come to negotiate, they must deal with it carefully and not act rashly. 』

  All the people in the account agreed in unison.

"For so many years, we have struggled in Beimo and survived on our own... At that time, the Han people did not help us..." Poshi Heyuanchang said slowly, "This time, the Han people in the west helped us defeat Qiu. Lin, help us go south, we must be grateful...but not follow blindly...we, don't doubt others easily, but don't trust others easily, the only thing we can trust is ourselves...If we want to live, remember, we only have Only by uniting and relying on ourselves can we survive, and relying on the sky and the earth to rely on others will not work. 』

  (end of this chapter)