The great man will live forever

Chapter 48 Faith in People

In the evening, Ai Mei went out for a rare occasion and accompanied Xiao Taohong to buy clothes. Fang Chan from the house also followed her. She knew how to dress up better.

There are places that sell good clothes in Chang'an, but they are expensive. There are also sellers of rouge and jewelry. Liu Han specially gave them money.

He kept giving, and they kept pushing away.

"I don't want this many." Xiao Taohong pouted.

"I want it, I want it. Is there anyone who thinks it's too little? If you can't use it all, you won't be able to come back."

Liu Han gave the death order and returned Xiong Da, and Xiong Er followed, bringing them money and things.

"Okay, just this time." Xiao Taohong thought, and then she would buy some for the young master, and buy more. Anyway, the family is not short of money.

In the Western Han Dynasty, most families just pulled some cloth and made their own clothes at home. Han women, even Queen Wei Zifu, could sew and make clothes.

As for Liu Han personally accompanying them shopping, that was impossible. He went there once and felt more tired than fighting.

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The jewelry palace was so dazzling that little pink eyes were dazzled by it.

"This is quite beautiful. Sister Yi is carrying it with her. It must be very beautiful." Fang Chan picked up a red hairpin and looked at it carefully.

"They look good on you, boss, buy two." Xiao Taohong smiled, picked up two, and handed the money to the boss.

"okay!"

Ai Mei on the side said: "Three, you also want one."

Fang Chan quickly refused, "I don't need it." In fact, she liked it in her heart, but it was a bit expensive. She knew very well that her status in the mansion could never be compared to Xiao Taohong and Ai Mei.

"Take it, it doesn't cost much. The young master gave me a lot of money. Come on, let's go to the Rouge Shop."

Xiao Taohong pulled her and left happily.

Ai Mei from the back smiled. She knew that as Xiao Taohong grew up, she cared more and more about her appearance. Of course, she wanted to make herself look prettier so that someone could see her.

There are several rouge shops in Chang'an. The origin of rouge is very early. It is said that in the Spring and Autumn Period, women in the Yan State liked to plant red and blue flowers and take the juice of the leaves of the red and blue flowers to make rouge for decoration. Because in Yan State, It was made during the Chinese period, so it is called rouge.

"Chi~chi~..."

Suddenly, Ayimei heard a special bird call. It was Tamir's call. It did not belong to Chang'an, and Tamir was rare in Chang'an.

The eagle is currently the most worshiped creature by the Huns. In the hearts of the Huns, it is the "messenger of God", "the being closest to God" and "the people chosen by God".

Tamir in the Xiongnu language means fiery and strong. It is the predecessor of Haidongqing and the current mythical beast of the Xiongnu.

In mythology, Tamir is an image of an eagle god whose whole body is burning with huge light, fire and heat, waving huge wings, never stopping, and flying forever with angry wings.

The great banner of the Xiongnu Chanyu is Tamir, who is always flying. It represents bravery, wisdom, perseverance, integrity, strength, pioneering, enterprising, always making progress, and never giving up.

According to historical records, the ancestor of the Huns was the son of Xia Jie, the last monarch of the Xia Dynasty, and his name was Chunwei.

After the fall of the Xia Dynasty, some Xia people fled into the vast grasslands, and then lived in the north, gradually forming the Xiongnu tribe. The early Xiongnu were just a nomadic people on the grasslands. They had many horses, sheep, and cattle. At the same time, the Xiongnu people on the grasslands There are also ferocious beasts such as wolves and eagles.

In terms of totems, the first totem of the Xiongnu was the dragon, because the Xiongnu and the Huaxia people have the same origin, and the totem of the Xia Dynasty was the dragon, so the earliest totem of the Xiongnu was the same as the Chinese.

Later, the totem of the Huns gradually became the wolf, because the wolf is the most important animal on the grassland, maintaining the ecological balance on the grassland, and has also become the totem worshiped by the Huns.

Later, the totem of the Xiongnu evolved into Tamir, the ancestor of Haidongqing. It is a snow-white eagle, soaring in the sky, free and fearless.

The 500 years of the Great Shang and the 800 years of the Great Zhou, a period of more than 300 years, were enough to change the Huns' beliefs and make them forget their origins in the Xia Dynasty. Time is the most terrifying force in the world.The Xiongnu Chanyu's banner is an eagle, and most of the kings' banners are wolves. Wolves are also very important to the Xiongnu, especially the white wolf king, who will not be lower than Tamir in their hearts.

For the ancients, sometimes faith is engraved in their bones. No matter where they are, if they hear Tamir's call, even if they just imitate it, Ayimei will feel an extremely familiar feeling, and even feel a faint excitement in her heart.

This is also the reason why Sima Yi was able to succeed later. Faith sometimes treats people more than life.

In later generations, in the tenth year of Zhengshi, in 249 AD, Cao Shuang accompanied Emperor Cao Fang to sacrifice and sweep Gaopingling. Unwilling to be ignored, Sima Yi joined forces with Jiang Ji and others to control the capital, Luoyang, and issued orders according to the edict of the Queen Mother.

Afterwards, Sima Yi sent Jiang Ji to Cao Shuang's army to lobby, asking him to give up his power and return to his own kingdom. In this way, Sima Yi could ensure that Cao Shuang lived a wealthy life. Sima Yi also swore an oath to Luoshui, saying that he would never let Cao Shuang down, otherwise it would be against the gods.

Facing Sima Yi's sworn words, Cao Shuang, who had once been helpless, finally gave up resistance and chose to believe Sima Yi's vow. At this time, Huan Fan told him that you should give up your power and commit suicide, but Cao Shuang did not listen.

The results are self-evident, Cao Shuang's entire family was destroyed, Cao Wei and Guo Zuo were basically cut off, and the Sima family succeeded in usurping the throne.

This is something that many people cannot understand. A 70-year-old man, facing the most powerful clan in Cao Wei at that time, a general and a man in his prime who controlled the country's troops, swore a poisonous oath to a big river, saying that he would keep him alive forever. Life.

As a result, the strong man Cao Shuang believed it easily and surrendered. Such a ridiculous and brainless plot would be unimaginable in later generations of brainless novels and movies. Cerebral thrombosis would have been unimaginable for a few years, but it actually happened in real life. in history.

In fact, Cao Shuang had too many advantages at that time. He was a member of the Cao Wei clan, a general, and had a large number of troops. He also traveled with Emperor Cao Fang, which was equivalent to holding the emperor in his hands...

With so many advantages, it was like four kings plus two twos, but he actually lost.

In addition to his Tai Er, another reason is the power of faith. He believes in Luo Shen too much.

Luoshen is the god of Luoshui. Luoshen had great influence at that time. As the god of Luoshui, Sima Yi swearing at Luoshui was actually swearing to Luoshen. Cao Shuang never believed in Sima Yi, but believed in Luoshen more.

Luoshui is not an ordinary river, but a sacred river with divine nature. As a tributary of the Yellow River, the Luo River, also known as Luoshui, originates from Shaanxi, flows through Luoyang, Henan, and finally flows into the Yellow River in Gongyi, Henan. The total length is about More than 440 kilometers.

Luoshui has a long history, which can be traced back to ancient times.It is said that the Emperor Fuxi has been active in the Heluo area for a long time and was inspired by the "Hetu" to draw the Eight Diagrams, which is the legend of the famous "Hetu Luoshu".Fuxi's daughter drowned in Luoshui and became the Goddess of Luo. Later generations worshiped her.

It is precisely because of the sacredness of Luo River that the ancients revered it so much that swearing to Luo River was an oath to the gods.

In addition, metaphysics was very popular during the Wei and Jin Dynasties, which gave Luoshui an extraordinary status. Under normal circumstances, Cao Shuang's judgment that Sima Yi did not dare to break his oath was definitely not wrong. After all, ordinary people did not dare to deceive Luoshen.

Moreover, before that, there was another important story. Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty Liu Xiu once swore to Luo Shui.

At that time, Liu Xiu and Zhu Kun had a brother-killing feud. Zhu Kun once slandered and killed Liu Xiu's brother Liu Yan.

Later, Liu Xiu became bigger and stronger step by step, almost unified the whole country, and led his army to besiege Zhu Tuna.

Although Zhu Kun had no way to escape at that time, he did not dare to surrender because he was afraid of Liu Xiu's revenge. For the sake of the overall situation, Liu Xiu did not want to kill any more people.

He immediately swore an oath to Luo Shui and said that he would forget the past. Zhu Tuna hesitated for a while, but finally surrendered.

As a result, Liu Xiu kept his promise. Not only did he not hold him accountable, he also gave him a generous salary as a senior official, and he did not settle the scores later.

The famous Emperor Guangwu did not dare to violate the oath of Luoshui, which shows that the ancients, especially these emperors and generals, still regarded gods and oaths as sacred.

There seems to be God's will in the dark. The Sima family broke their oath and even killed the emperor in the street. His reputation was infamous. A hundred years later, his retribution came.

At the end of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Liu Yu usurped the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, and the Jin Dynasty declared its demise. After Liu Yu came to the throne, he ordered the execution of all people with the Sima surname in the country. At this point, the Sima family was truly destroyed, almost annihilating the entire race. In the history of China, The Sima family had the largest number of emperors killed.

Faith is very important to people. If a person loses his faith, he will lose his soul. Without a soul, everything will become an endless beginning, a stopgap measure, and a life of muddling along.

Faith does not have to be great. It can be a goal, a person, a thing, or even an illusory god, or a spirit. Even if it does not exist, just believe in it. There are many things that you can see because you believe in them. arrive.

In a sense, you are the master of the world, and the world exists because of you. When you close your eyes and leave this world, everything will return to nothingness.

(End of this chapter)