The Rise of the Cold Gate in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

Chapter 18 Patriarch Rainy Night Searching, Subdividing World Affairs

As the fifteenth day approaches, the crescent moon hanging in the night sky is getting fuller, but tonight the clouds are much thicker, and the moonlight is faintly visible. After a gust of wind, there is a light rain falling in the night, and the pattering rain enters the quiet dining room .

The bronze goose fish lamp exudes soft light, covering the entire dining room with a hazy yellow. On the long food table are several seasonal vegetables, leeks, celery, bean sprouts and fresh crucian carp sent by farmers. Delicious ingredients often only need simple cooking, but the ingredients are superfluous.

Xiao Qinzhi and Xiao Yunzhi played and played for a while, then moved to the dining room and sat on the south side of the food table, Xiao's mother sat on the north side, and Huagu, Manjing and Mujin were in another place later. Dining, the feudal etiquette goes deep into the bone marrow, and there is a difference between superiority and inferiority.

Xiao's mother is from the Qinghe Cui family branch. She has kept etiquette since she was a child, kneeling and sitting upright, eating without speaking, and even her children are affected by it. Even Xiao Yunzhi, who is eccentric, has to restrain her temper when eating , chew slowly.

The rain outside the window was pattering, and the dinner under the candlelight was quiet, and there was something special in my heart. Mother Xiao ate half a bowl, put down the bamboo chopsticks, her loving eyes blended with the soft light, and fell on the pair of children , Unknowingly smiled knowingly, this ordinary warm scene is happiness.

On the west side of the dining room is a small dojo, which enshrines the "Three Purities" of the Heavenly Master all the year round, and some also enshrines the "Four Emperors". After Qin Zhi fell into the water before, he would go to burn incense and pray for blessings after dinner every day.

It can be seen from the names of Xiao Qinzhi's three siblings that the name is suffixed with the word "Zhi", which is the symbol of a believer in the Tao of Heavenly Master.Because believers of Tianshi Taoism need to pay five buckets of rice to join the religion, it is also called "five buckets of rice". Most people in the Wei and Jin Dynasties believe in it.

After the meal, Xiao's mother left, Xiao Qinzhi's two brothers and sisters inevitably joked with each other, then Xiao Yunzhi and Huagu went to take a bath, Xiao Qinzhi watched the rain on the corridor for a while, and then went back to the "Ye San room.

No mobile phone, no Internet, long night, no mood to sleep, only the sound of rain outside the window for company, Xiao Qinzhi decisively picked up the pen and continued to practice "Yan Kai". Only the word "bitter" is not the most rare.

This is a lonely road.

Xiao Qin filled three sheets of paper in one breath, and just now he stopped writing, straightened up, turned his wrists for a rest, looked up, and vaguely saw a person standing on the corridor in front of the door.

When Xiao Qinzhi went out, he saw the patriarch Xiao Qing holding the chessboard and carrying two pots of chess pieces, waiting outside the house while listening to the rain. The spring rain wet his clothes and soaked his shoes and socks.

Patriarch Xiao Qing heard the sound, turned around, looked at Xiao Qinzhi who was in the light, and said with a smile: "It's finished?"

Xiao Qinzhi responded silently, feeling angry in his heart, the patriarch who used to have a strong sense of presence, today he had to keep quiet and became a bystander, how could it not be annoying?

Just nodded and led the patriarch into the house.

Xiao Qing was not annoyed either, sat down with a smile on his face, opened the chessboard, handed over the black pieces, and said, "The first one is the most important thing."

Xiao Qinzhi remained silent.

There was not much space on the ebony desk, the two of them picked up paper, pens and inkstones, trying to make room for it, suddenly, Xiao Qing stopped, twisted up a piece of paper, put it under the lamp, squinted and looked carefully, greatly surprised .

"Yan Kai" is majestic and powerful at the beginning. Although Xiao Qinzhi is still far from reaching this level of skill, the novelty displayed is unique. The patriarch Xiao Qing studied it for a long time. Out of the arthralgia, immature, slightly immature.

But think again, Xiao Qinzhi is only 14 years old, why worry about time?

The light rain outside the house was still falling, the two players played chess under the lights, but they heard the sound of falling pieces and listened to the sound of rain, it was quiet and comfortable, but the chessboard was full of murderous intentions, Xiao Qinzhi was very quiet tonight, but he had the desire to attack Extremely strong, Heizi will fight for each other, without any humility.

"Hey..." Patriarch Xiao Qing had no choice but to abandon his son, but he smiled and said, "Qinzhi, are you angry with me for the matter of that ten hectares of land?"

Xiao Qinzhi continued to remain silent, saying that he was not angry would be a lie.

Patriarch Xiao Qing stroked his beard and wandered: "You are fourteen, there are some things I should let you know, I have to say, it is all kinds of reasons, it is not enough to tell, let's listen carefully."

On this rainy night, the patriarch Xiao Qing spoke out slowly, and began to explain some social level knowledge to Xiao Qinzhi, and also let Xiao Qinzhi better understand the era he lived in.

After the "Eight Kings' Rebellion" in the Western Jin Dynasty, the regime was weak, the economy was broken, and social conflicts were sharp. The barbarians took the opportunity to launch a war. The Huns Liu Cong led the army to break through Luoyang, and the Western Jin Dynasty fell.

The northern land of China has been in constant war for years. Langya King Sima Rui crossed the river to the south at the suggestion of Wang Dao, and the Eastern Jin Dynasty was established. During this period, a large number of northern gentry went south to seek asylum.

People from the Central Plains went south, bringing a large population and advanced technology. After more than [-] years of steady development, all places in the south are far more prosperous than before.

The first is Jiankang, the ancient capital of Wudi, which is the first super metropolis with a population of more than one million since the pre-Qin and Han Dynasties, followed by the three prefectures of Wudi: Wujun, Wuxing, and Kuaiji.

The collision between Central Plains culture and Jiangdong local culture created the first unprecedented prosperity in Jiangdong's history, which is the embryonic form of "Jiangnan" culture in later generations.

The Eastern Jin Dynasty still followed the Western Jin Dynasty’s habit of the northern gentry ruling as the main body, and the local gentry in Jiangdong still could not be reused. At the same time, the gap between the Central Plains culture and the local culture of Jiangdong became more and more obvious, and the northerners went south to invade the land of the southerners. Furthermore, regional discrimination deepened. Southerners called northerners "beijia", and northerners called southerners "nanraccoon dogs".

As the local nobles in Jiangdong were not reused, which eventually led to the rebellion of Yixing Zhou and Wuxing Shen, the Eastern Jin Dynasty began to adjust its strategy.

The third-rank and fifth-rank high-ranking officials are still basically controlled by the northern clans, but the official positions above the sixth-rank are used by the Jiangdong gentry, which has led to a group of low-ranking gentry who came from the north and south, and have been squeezed. Lanling Xiao is the In this way, it gradually became a poor family.

Patriarch Xiao Qing looked at Xiao Qinzhi who was deep in thought, and asked, "Do you understand?"

Xiao Qinzhi nodded, then shook his head again.

The patriarch continued: "There has been discord between the north and the south for a long time. There are nine surnames in Jinling, five surnames in the north, and four surnames in the south. They have always gone their own way without disturbing each other."

The doubts in Xiao Qinzhi's heart not only did not decrease, but deepened, he hurriedly asked: "Since the five surnames and the four surnames do not disturb each other, how did my elder sister marry Huashi?"

"Yun's talent is famous far and wide, and there are so many people asking for it. When Huashi came to ask for it, I didn't agree, but your father and mother both agreed." The patriarch sighed: "However, Huashi's son's short life has caused Yunzhi to suffer."

Xiao Qinzhi also had an elder brother who died early, and Xiao Yunzhi was seven years younger than Xiao Yunzhi, and Xiao Yunzhi had been married for five years, and the siblings rarely met each other. Regarding Xiao Yunzhi's appearance, Xiao Qinzhi's impression was The most profound thing is that Xiao Yunzhi likes to tie up the back of the green hair with a hairpin pen, indifferent and elegant.

The hairpin pen can be used as a pen when it is removed, and it can be used as a hairpin when inserted on the head.

In other words, Xiao Yunzhi's marriage to the Hua family is an exception, and it will not happen under normal circumstances. Xiao Qin said: "Since that is the case, why did the Cheng family violate my Xiao family's ten hectares of land?"

The patriarch followed the instructions and said: "Jinling has eight counties under its jurisdiction, of which Jinling County, Wuxi County, Jiyang County, Nansha County and other four counties are based on the four surnames of the South. The south is Wu County, the east is Taihu Lake, and the north is Taihu Lake. For Wu Jin, so, do you understand?"

Speaking of this, Xiao Qinzhi suddenly realized that this is not just a matter of Cheng and Xiao, it has risen to the height of the five surnames in the North and the four surnames in the South. This is also one of the many conflicts between the Southerners and the Northerners Embodied point - land.

Xiao Qinzhi nodded, but was startled in his heart, frowned and said: "The four surnames in the southern land are bound to make progress and continue to advance northward, while the five surnames in the northern land are interdependent, their lips are dead and their teeth are cold, so there are no countermeasures?"

"Hahaha!!" The patriarch clapped his palms and smiled, and said gratifiedly, "I'm not in vain, since you have figured it out, come with me to participate in the Bei Ya Ji in a few days, and you can keep in touch with the talented people of the five surnames and work behind closed doors. , not advisable."

Bei Ya Ji is an elegant gathering organized by the five surnames in the north. Young talents from the four counties of Wujin, Dantu, Qu'a, and Yanling can participate in the exchange, so as to improve their prestige. bedding.

After the Shangsi Festival in March every year, the officials of Jinling County will hold the Taihu Gathering on a certain day. At that time, the prefect of the county, the county magistrate, and the county magistrate in charge of the selection of the ninth rank will also appear. The county magistrate will inquire about the talents in the county. Recommend to the higher level to participate in the selection of the state Zhongzheng in the next year. If it passes the state Zhongzheng evaluation, the list will be submitted to the Situ Mansion.

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