Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 848

The ritual of rural shooting has existed since ancient times.

A gentleman has nothing to contend with, and he must also shoot at him. He rises up with bows and squats, and drinks when he descends.

Liangzhou is full of ancient customs, Xie Ai has also participated in the village shooting ceremony, but it is the first time I have seen it held at night.

Located at the left back of Xinshi Pavilion, it is a rather large garden.When Xie Ai arrived here, the front door was already full of people.The flaming torches illuminate the area like daylight.Most of the people gathered here are young people, their faces are filled with excitement and joy, gearing up and eager to try, it can be seen that there are many people with superb shooting skills.

The gate of the garden can't help but go in and out, and there are only two uniformed men in front of the gate. One of them is a little younger. Xie Ai has seen him at the welcome banquet in the Dudu Mansion before.Originally, Xie Ai thought that saluting at night was not in accordance with the ancient system, and it was probably just a group of young people playing tricks on the ancients, but when he saw that a person of Wen Fangzhi's status was actually serving as the gate guard here, he couldn't help but pay attention to it in his heart.

As for the other young man in military uniform, he looked more eye-catching than Wen Fangzhi. He was wearing a gold-patterned helmet, a scarlet cloak around his neck, a crown of high feathers on his head, his nose was slightly open, and his nostrils were eye-catching. He was standing in front of the door. To catch people's attention.Xie Ai was standing in the crowd, and when he heard people talking, he realized that this young man had the same surname as himself, Xie Wan, and he was a descendant of the Xie family in Chenjun.

After learning this, Xie Ai was quite surprised.Earlier, he had also met a descendant of the Xie family in Chenjun, who was Xie Shangxie Renzu who served as the counselor of the Huainan Governor's Mansion and the prefect of Chenjun.Although they only met once at the banquet and did not even speak directly to each other, Xie Renzu left a deep impression on Xie Ai.

Xie Ai has only seen him in his life with a handsome and elegant demeanor, and it makes people feel ashamed to look at him.Even Suo Ning and the others who were in the same company were always used to discussing people by family status, but after the banquet, they were full of praise for Xie Shang, and they were even secretly promised to be the number one romantic of Huainan group.This Xie Wan is actually the younger brother of people like Xie Renzu, I have to say that it is really surprising.

But having said that, Xie Ai has been lingering in the Xinshi Hall for several hours, and he has also heard other people gossiping about whether or not the people in Huainan.People like Xie Renzu, who are so high and difficult to live up to, seem to be slightly inferior to the son-in-law Shen Dudu in the words of the people at the time.

This surprised Xie Ai. He also knew that the governor of Huainan, Shen, who ascended to a high position as a young man, would inevitably be more favored if he talked about it. However, in private occasions, there were not so many utilitarian considerations in the discussion.Xie Ai has seen Xie Renzu's demeanor with his own eyes. Even these characters are slightly inferior to Shen Dudu in current discussions. This inevitably makes Xie Ai even more curious and eager to meet that Shen Dudu What kind of character is it that can make people all the rage!

Of course, this urgency is also mixed with a little private plan.You must know that the biggest reason why Xie Ai was able to follow the envoy to come east this time is that the Governor Shen wrote to the Liangzhou Shepherd's Mansion, praising him a lot and expressing his desire to see him.This incident even caused quite a stir in the Mu Mansion, even Xiping Gong Zhang Jun ordered Xie Ai to be summoned, wanting to see what sages under his rule had become famous in Zhongzhou, but he didn't even hear about it.

In the process of finding Xie Ai, it took a lot of trouble.After all, Xie Ai is just an ordinary Confucian scholar in the academy, he has neither a world to praise nor a talent to be known to all.So when he received the summoning warrant from the Shepherd's Manor, he was quite surprised in his heart, and when he understood the whole story, he was completely puzzled, to the point where he couldn't laugh or cry, not knowing whether it was a blessing or a curse.

Xie Ai himself was convinced that he had never had any contact with people from Zhongzhou, and he really didn't know how the Governor Shen knew his name.But if it falls into the eyes of others, they will inevitably feel that he is unwilling to be lonely, obscures his talents, but sends his ideas to distant countries, and is a sinister and cunning person.

You must know that although Duke Xiping is called a minister of Jin, Jin Zuo's guests are far away from each other, and it is difficult to look after each other. The momentum of self-reliance has become a public matter.In a situation like Xie Ai's, where there is no reputation in this country, but the chief official of a distant country directly tells the monarch his name, it is too intriguing.Fortunately, Lord Xiping is not a narrow and jealous master, otherwise Xie Ai would not say that he was envoy to Zhongzhou, his life would be in danger.

But even so, Xie Ai was cautious all the way, not daring to relax a bit.And Suo Ning and the others who were traveling with him also examined and tested him a lot. If there was anything wrong with him, it was conceivable that there would never be a good end.Although Liangzhou is dominated by the Zhang family, it is ruled by the big clans. If these big clans are suspicious of him, then Xie Ai can be said to have no future in this life!

thinking too far...

As the crowd moved forward, Xie Ai soon walked outside the gate of the garden, and then he saw a tall sign standing outside the gate: "Xiangshe", all generals of the army, subjugated people, and people who have lost their worship are not allowed to enter.

This notice is also an ancient etiquette system. Xiangxue is not only a contest of skills, but also a virtue of the etiquette system. The defeated generals, subjugated ministers, and those who betrayed their ancestors are all immoral people and are not eligible to participate. of.

However, the world is turbulent nowadays, Wang Yeke is sent abroad, and many people leave their homes, so this kind of regulation has gradually become a formality, and no one bothers to worry about it anymore.Just like Xie Ai participated in the Spring and Autumn Rural Shooting several times in Liangzhou earlier, there was no such rule at all.

However, in front of Xie Ai's front door, there are still dozens of people who stop here, weeping behind the wall, they are all dressed in white, so naturally they can't be regarded as the generals of the army or the subjugated men, so they are the people who lost their sacrifices.Before Xie Ai was in the debate hall, he also heard people discussing the issue of wrongful sacrifice or not. This standard is quite broad, and there are quite a lot of arguments. There is a stricter standard. If there is no sacrifice for three years, it is a wrongful sacrifice.

Xie Ai admires the style of study at Xinshiguan the most. Apart from covering everything and having many viewpoints, he dares to say anything.A view like this is definitely going to offend the vast majority of people with titles.You must know that sacrifice itself is a grand concept, not only limited to ancestor worship, but also includes the gods of heaven and earth, and ancestors.In today's world, if you stay in the family business, you will lose the sacrifice of the ancestor's legal system, and if you follow the king's system, you will lose the sacrifice of your ancestors. It is inevitable for people.

It is a strange thing for Xinshiguan to dare to discuss such a sharp topic.But if it stops at that, it is just cynical and surly remarks. There may be some surprises, but they are not worthy of attention.What's even more rare is that after being extinct from the public, he can return to human kindness. If there is no sacrifice for three years, it is a loss of sacrifice. If you know the shame, you will not be perilous.Adding up the front and back in this way is a complete argument. It is no longer just a lonely and indignant statement, but self-reflection, the courage to face the disadvantages of the current situation, and the courage to introspect and self-discipline.

Such a bold style of study opened a new door for Xie Ai with a little contact, and it was also one of the reasons why he was eager to borrow "Xinshi Guanzhi".It is true that many of the classics and arguments of Xinshiguan are quite old-fashioned, but Xie Ai has never heard of many novel and even directly pointing to the bleak reality, and even has a feeling of shaking his heart.In his opinion, this is the spiritual ethos worthy of admiration and praise. If you just bury your head in ancient documents, even if you are poor for three generations, what you get is mostly decayed and outdated, which is contrary to the true meaning of learning.

Inside the garden is a vast square.After walking around the square for a while, Xie Ai realized that tonight was indeed not a shooting match, but an early selection.As for the real rural shooting ceremony, it will have to wait until a few days later on the Shangsi day of March. At that time, not only will there be a grand rural shooting ceremony, there will also be rituals, wilderness outings, and even military exercises of Huainan armies, etc. Celebration program.At that time, Governor Shen of Huainan will also return to the town to preside over the celebration in person.

Huainan Shangsi Day Celebration has been held twice, and now it has become one of the most famous celebrations in Huainan.At that time, the surrounding counties and townships and even Jiangdong's famous celebrities will come to the venue to join in the celebration.In addition to the celebrations of the city and the people, the Huainan army will also make big moves around this time.

For example, before the Shangsi Day the year before last, the Huainan Jingqi flew to Nanyang, and among the ten thousand troops beheaded several rebel kingdoms in Nanyang.As for last year, Dudu Shen personally led the Shengwu army in the town to Xuchang to praise Wu. At that time, there were slave generals Taobao, Chen Guang and other troops around Xuchang, each with thousands of people, but they only dared to wait and see. Dare to step beyond the forbidden defense!
And this year's Shangsi Day, people are also talking about it, guessing what amazing moves the Huainan Army will make.Many people with ambitions are also vying to participate in the local shooting ceremony. If they can stand out, there is a great possibility that they will follow Governor Shen to join in the miracles and praise the Central Plains!Therefore, the selection of this village archery ceremony started many days in advance.

Hearing the excited discussions of the people around him, Xie Ai also felt a sense of swaying heart. Her husband hit the Hu in the north, bowed the horse and invited the magnates. He had only seen such impassioned folk customs in Huainan in his life, and he wanted to join them unconsciously. .

　Because a time span has been passed, many things are too short to describe, such as the style of the world and the style of study.Take it from Xie Ai's perspective, there are two shifts tonight, and three shifts tomorrow, so bring this foreshadowing over as soon as possible. . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)