That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 731

Wei Palace is located in the "Eastern Capital" city of Wei State. Whether it is the layout or specifications, it is almost the same as the real palace city of a country, and the "Eastern Capital" is no different from the capital city of a country.

The area around the "Dongdu" is naturally called the Gyeonggi area by the people of Wei Guozhong. There is a small town called Nanfeng Town in the north of Gyeonggi. It was originally an ordinary village and town that no one cares about. After that, this place has become a very large and prosperous town in just a few decades. .

An old Confucian scholar stopped riding in a carriage and walked into Nanfeng Town with a bookcase on his back. He was not very conspicuous in this crowded town. He seemed to be older than those who went to Beijing to rush for the exam. The poor scholars in China are not much different.

That's right, it is indeed going to "Beijing" to rush for the exam. As early as more than ten years ago, Wei Wang Xiaojin had set up the imperial examination to select scholars. Countless talents are paid in the hub.

This is a matter of killing two birds with one stone. Of course, this move is no different from the treasonous act of establishing a small imperial court.But to Xiao Jin who has done countless treasonous acts, this has become an insignificant matter.

The old scholar didn't look for an inn to stay, but sat down at a stall by the side of the road. He smelled the smell of food and couldn't help moving his index finger. It just so happened that a farm cow in the town died of old age yesterday. It was just reported to the government to be slaughtered. There was still some beef, so the old Confucian scholar simply ordered a large plate of beef and a pot of tea, put the bookcase aside, and began to feast on the cheap tea.

There are also a few people from the rivers and lakes in the shop, who are also eating cooked beef, and at the same time they are still chatting about some of the hottest topics nowadays. They naturally talked about the four great gentlemen of Confucianism today. After the merits and demerits were finished, he talked about the other four university gentlemen who did not compete for the position of the leader of the Confucian school, especially the oldest senior university gentleman Sun Shiwu, who was the most important topic of the topic.

But here they are divided into two factions. One group believes that Sun Shiwu, who ranks high on the list of secrets, is well-deservedly the best of the Confucian school, regardless of his cultivation level or seniority, and can completely determine the affiliation of the leader of the Confucian school. He is Gao Jue, because he betrayed Dazheng and surrendered to Daqi in the early years, his virtues were at a disadvantage, and he has no face to make irresponsible remarks on such things.

The two sides couldn't stop arguing, but the old Confucian scholar who was feasting not far away stopped his movements and remained silent.

A young man in brocade clothes holding a folding fan opened his folding fan with a snap, and changed the subject with a chuckle, "Let's not talk about that, there has been some undercurrents in Jiangdu recently, I heard that the young master of Jianzong brought his princess daughter-in-law After returning to Jiangdu, I also handed over the power of Jianzong to the princess, but I stayed behind closed doors all day, I don’t know what I was busy with, and now many people are guessing whether this Mr. Xu was taken away by the princess.”

The old Confucian scholar smiled slightly, and finally couldn't help but interjected: "In my opinion, these are all nonsense, maybe it's the method of Mr. Xu's golden cicada to get out of his shell."

When walking in the rivers and lakes, one must pay attention to the four types of people, the elderly, monks, women, and children. The old Confucian scholars occupy the elderly, so when he spoke, these monks who walked the rivers and lakes did not add bad words. The smiling faces faced each other, exactly the same as Xu Beiyou's choice back then.

The young master smiled and asked: "What does the old man mean by this? Could it be that Mr. Xu is not in Jiangdu City at this time?"

The old man drank a sip of residual tea, shook his head and said, "It's hard to say."

A woman asked: "Then according to the old man, if Mr. Xu is not in Jiangdu, where is he?"

The old Confucian scholar said softly: "It's hard to say, Jiangdu is about to rain, look at this posture, the Taoist sect is going to have a fight with Jianzong in Jiangdu, it is reasonable for Mr. Xu's whereabouts to be secret."

The young gentleman holding the folding fan closed the folding fan with a snap, and asked tentatively: "Judging from the old man's accent, he doesn't seem to be a native of our country of Wei."

The old Confucian scholar had nothing to hide, he just nodded and said: "Yes, I came from the Central Plains, visiting friends."

The young gentleman elongated his voice slightly, and asked again: "Is the old gentleman going to the 'Eastern Capital'?"

The old Confucian scholar hummed, then seemed to remember something, waved his hands and said, "I can't bear the word 'Old Mister', my surname is Sun, you can call me Old Suntou, or Old Man Sun, whatever you want."

The young man smiled awkwardly, and instead of calling out the word "Old Sun", he removed the last word "Head" and addressed him as "Old Sun".

After the old man agreed with a smile, he continued to eat.

The two sides had no other words.

After a while, the old Confucian scholar finished a large plate of cooked beef and drank most of a pot of tea. After getting up and paying the bill, he said goodbye to a group of men and women who met by chance, "I have something to do, so I have to go first. , most likely it will be difficult to see each other again, but I still have to say one more thing, we will meet again in the future."

After finishing speaking, the old Confucian scholar left the stall and walked out of the town.

Nanfeng Town is less than ten miles away from the "Eastern Capital" of Wei State. During this journey, in order not to cause disturbances all over the city, he did not show his supernatural powers, and tried his best to restrain his energy, so he walked not fast, even a little slowly.

But no matter how slow you are, this road will come to an end.

From Chunshan Port to the "Eastern Capital", the old man has seen a lot of scenery along the way, and has to admit that King Wei's political methods are not inferior to the current His Majesty who initiated the new government. Then it can be regarded as a virtuous king who can go down in history.

Unfortunately, there are not so many ifs in the world.

If the first emperor died under the iron hoof of Xu Lin's northern expedition to the grassland, would the world still have the surname Xiao?

If the shepherds conquered Zhongdu together, would the world still have the surname Xiao?

If Lu Qian won the battle of Dingding that determined the ownership of the world, would the world still have the surname Xiao?

The answer of the old Confucian scholar is no.

But there is nothing if in the world.

So Xiao Jin must make great use of swords.

Some people may ask, if that is the case, what is he doing in Wei country?Is it to die?
maybe.

Silly?

not stupid.

Sun Shiwu sighed, and said to himself: "In this world, you have to do something and not do it. To put it bluntly, it is to do what you think you should do."

"Where the Tao is, even if there are tens of thousands of people, I will go there. Where the people are tied, where righteousness lies, do not give in to power, disregard their interests, follow the straight way, do not care about reputation, do it knowing that it cannot be done, and the whole country will not do it. In order to change one's vision, one should pay attention to death and uphold righteousness, and one will not regret it even though one dies."

"Some things have to be done, even if these things seem silly, it's because there are too many smart people in the world. If everyone is so smart and knows how to know the current affairs, he will be a hero, and everyone will know how to judge the situation. Everyone knows how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, so is there any hope in this world?"

"You can't retreat when you deserve to die, and you die when you die. If it's your turn to stand up, but you are cowardly and everyone is like this, then not only the country is over, but the world is also over. This is the subjugation of the country and the world. "

……

Although the majestic "Eastern Capital" is not comparable to the imperial capital, it is almost the same as the northern capital at the end of the four capitals, and it can be called a majestic city.

It's just that today this mighty city is facing a formidable enemy, just because an old Confucian scholar with a bookcase on his back came from outside the city.

(End of this chapter)