A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 221 Taichu calendar, three crises
August
When governing the calendar, Deng Ping submitted to Taishi Ling Sima Qian a complete calendar that he, Zhang Hong, Luo Xiahong, and Tang Du had collaborated on. Sima Qian looked at the thick calendar in his hand and said doubtfully: "It's just a few months." , just came out?"

Deng Ping said: "What they have done in the past few months is just that a few people have spent a lot of time calculating and verifying the final calendar. The general calendar has been completed several years or even more than ten years ago. ”

Sima Qian still didn't believe it: "You have to think clearly, this is submitted to His Majesty. If something goes wrong, we will not be able to escape punishment."

Sima Qian's serious words made Deng Ping hesitate. Seeing this, Sima Qian returned the calendar: "Let's improve it!"

A few days later, seeing that Zhang Hong had returned to China, Bai He, who knew that the calendar had been completed, had been waiting for the final result, but there was no movement for several days, and then summoned Sima Qian for a dialogue.

"Sima Taishi, as far as I know, the new calendar was completed a few days ago. Why hasn't it been submitted yet?"

Sima Qian expressed his worries, and Bai He waved his hand and said: "Since they themselves said there is no problem, then submit it early. Today's calendar is no longer applicable. If you are born earlier, the world will be free from the wrong weather." suffering."

"This, yes." Under Bai He's pressure, Sima Qian had no choice but to submit to the Han Emperor a new legal calendar that he thought was inappropriate.

When the Han Emperor looked at the new legal calendar in his hand and asked if he recognized it, Sima Qian said bluntly out of his own heart: "I really don't agree with this legal calendar."

Then he expressed his opinions, because Sima Qian served as the Taishi Ling in his ancestor's time and had in-depth research on the theory of celestial phenomena. Although he did not have this ambition, he still had the basic vision, otherwise he would not have inherited his father's legacy and served as The post of Taishi Ling.

The current rhythm calendar is really too shocking. It not only uses the new eighty-one-point rhythm calendar, but also uses the algorithm of twenty-four solar terms and "through its rate", and even derived the theory of Hun Tian. These All of them are cross-century theories.

It was only decided after a few months of discussions between the four of them, and Sima Qian really didn't dare to take a guarantee.

"Nonsense! Come on, call Taichang!" Emperor Han ordered the eunuch next to him with an ugly expression.

"Here!"

Not long after, "I, Taichang Qing, Bai He, come to see your Majesty. Your Majesty will live forever." Bai He, who was nearly seventy years old, saluted the Han Emperor.

"Bai Qing, Sima Taishi said that there are some problems with this calendar. Is that true?"

"Your Majesty, although I am a Taichang Qing, I am not a scholar who specializes in astronomical phenomena, so I dare not say that there is nothing wrong with this calendar. However, I know professional things and give them to professionals.

Deng Ping, who governs the calendar, is the official in charge of the calendar all year round in the Taishi Mansion; Zhang Hong, the Tianxing Ling, is the highest official in charge of astronomical phenomena in the Bai Kingdom and the leading astronomical master in the Bai Kingdom;

Luo Xiahong, a Bajun native, was rumored to be good at astronomical phenomena. Local people who asked him about the calendar said that there were no mistakes. Even the prefect of Bajun said that after trying this person's calendar, the local farm work did not miss the right time. thing;

The alchemist in Tangdu was rumored to be erratic and good at observing celestial phenomena. He often made predictions about tomorrow's celestial phenomena for the people. No one said that his predictions were inaccurate.

These four people are all the most famous astronomical masters in the world. Since they all believe that this calendar can replace the old calendar, then we can only believe it.

If we don’t even believe them, do we still have to believe a beggar on the street? I also hope that your majesty will visit you. "

After listening to what Bai He said, Emperor Han thought it was very reasonable and said to Sima Qian: "What Bai Qing said makes sense. What does Sima Taishi think?"

Sima Qian was still stubborn, and the minister next to him, King Zhang Shou, also spoke out to support Sima Qian, saying that the calendar was related to all people in the world and had to be cautious.

Then he said: "Your Majesty, since the 'Zhuanxu calendar' is not working, why not change it back to the 'Yin calendar', maybe it will work wonders?"

As soon as these words came out, not only Bai He, but also Sima Qian also objected, joking, Yin Li, that is an existence older than Zhuan Xu Li, this is not nonsense.

As a result, the Han Emperor didn't know what to do. After all, he didn't understand. At this time, Bai He said: "Your Majesty, it's better to do this. Whether the new calendar will work or not, we can't say whether it will work or not. We still have to rely on actual measurements." allow.

It is better to use the name of the imperial court to order all parts of the world to hold a three-year astronomical observation. Not only the official, but also the private sector can participate.

The Taichu calendar and the six ancient calendars such as the Huangdi calendar, the Zhuanxu calendar, the Xia calendar, the Yin calendar, and the Lu calendar can be verified at the same time. When the time comes, won't it be clear at a glance who is more accurate? "

"Great kindness!" Emperor Han said happily after hearing this.

Sima Qian, King Zhang Shou and others had no objections and agreed to this method.

Subsequently, the Han Emperor issued an edict, allowing officials and private scholars across the country to observe the celestial phenomena in the past three years, but any abnormalities should be reported to Taichang Mansion in a timely manner for review.

September
The Emperor of the Han Dynasty ordered the change of the Yuan Dynasty, and designated this year as "Taichu", the first year of Taichu.

He also issued an order to change the order of Da Nong to Da Si Nong and the order of Da Xing to Da Honglu.
November

A family letter came from the Bai Kingdom. Bai Gonglun was seriously ill and asked Bai He to return to the country and inherit the throne.

Before leaving Chang'an, Bai He began to adjust his future strength in Chang'an.

First of all, he retired. According to the usual practice, at least one of Bai's sons must be promoted to Jiuqing. This is an agreed rule, otherwise the emperor's decrees would not be so smooth. As for which one of the Jiuqings, the Bai family does not choose, it is up to the emperor's choice. , but he is probably Bai Yong, the legitimate son of Da Sinong Cheng.

Secondly, my son Bai Yan is already well-known in the world. According to his nature, he likes poetry and traveling. At least in terms of publicity, he can be left to him, so he can be arranged to become a doctor in Taixue. .

Finally, the grandson Bai Bin was already thirty years old and was serving as Prime Minister Shi in the Prime Minister's Mansion. When it was time to let him go out for training, he was released to serve as the Prime Minister of Yingchuan County.

After arranging everything and handing over information to Bai He, Bai He formally begged the Han Emperor for his bones. The Emperor of the Han Dynasty repeatedly tried to persuade him to stay, and finally agreed and allowed him to return to the country. He also ordered the appointment of the great minister Nongcheng Bai Yong as the Minister of the Shaofu, with a salary of two thousand dan, a silver ribbon and a green ribbon to control the taxes on mountains, rivers and ponds. For royal use.

It seems that the Han Emperor has no intention of becoming hostile to the Bai family at this time.

Those who returned home, the carriage hurriedly drove slowly, and finally arrived at Chaoge before Bai Lun died.

白府
"Father, the baby is here." Bai He, who was seventy-one years old this year, knelt in front of the dying Bai Lun's bed.

Bai Lun was in good spirits today. He drove away the others, leaving only the father and son.

"He'er, my father is ninety-three this year. I am the longest-lived Bai family in history. It stands to reason that at my age, there is nothing I can't bear to see, but I still can't worry about my family!"

"Father, I know that my child is not young anymore, and I understand your feelings deeply."

"If everything at home is quiet, I can rest assured, but I have a hunch that the family's third crisis is coming."

Bai He asked in surprise: "Crisis? Is it the kind it was when Guang Xingong was alive?"

Bai Lun shook his head slightly and said: "No, this crisis doesn't seem to be external. It seems to come from within. It's a bit like the first crisis."

"The first time? The child read the family history and the letters of past family heads in the Clan History Institute. The first time seemed to be a crisis in everyone's hearts. At that time, almost everyone in the family was immersed in the illusion of being protected by the family, which led to the clan members at that time Not thinking about making progress, thinking is stuck in a rut.

Without the foreign theories of Confucius and Mozi, our Bai family might have been immersed in our own world, and there would be no competition for hegemony with the Seven Kingdoms during the Zhuangzu period. "

"Yes, we were saved once by Mozi and his teachings. It was precisely because of this that when Mohism was being attacked by people all over the world, our country, Bai, ignored the opinions of other countries and

We spare no effort to protect Mohists from surviving in the Bai Kingdom, and Mohism has always been at the forefront in the Sutra Pavilion. This is our reward for him, and it is also the method our ancestors left for us to save us once again. "

"Father, are you saying that the Mo family's ability to survive this crisis is reflected in the Mo family?" Bai He thought carefully.

"Maybe! If I hadn't been immersed in political affairs for many years and developed an eye that is incomparable to others, it might have been decades before anyone in the clan could see the crisis facing the family.

But even so, I can only see a few clues, but not the whole picture. "

Bai He asked: "Then what should I do?"

Bai Lun coughed for a while, and then said after regaining his breath: "Now that our Bai family has established a firm foothold in the Han Dynasty, and we have established a lineage of Wuhou in the military circles, we can ensure the safety of our Bai family. We have our family leader in the center. The pulse controls the overall situation and prevents the situation from getting out of control.

There are many branches of public clans in the local area, with us as the main ones, so that we will not fall into the status quo of Duke Lu, becoming the city lord whose influence does not leave Lu City.

But because we relied too much on the power of the clans and had no choice but to be influenced by them, after returning to China for decades, I finally figured it out.

The interests of the public clan and our Bai family's interests are always different. If the goals and interests are consistent, we can work together on the basis of blood relationship.

Once we, the Bai family, are not pursuing the same interests as they are, they will abandon us without hesitation and find their representatives again. "

"Then why don't we get rid of their influence?" Bai He asked doubtfully.

"It's not that easy. We are too involved. If we don't get their respect and don't speak out for them, our Bai family will fall directly from the Ya family, which is second only to the Liu family.

At that time, the only thing we can do is to keep the Bai family alive. How can we talk about saving the people from fire and water and saving the building from collapse? It's okay to be restrained by our Bai family. Without our restraint, once they are released, I don't know what kind of beast they will release, and what harm they will do to the people and Zhuxia. "

"We, the Bai family, can only be at their mercy?"

"My Bai family has been inherited for thousands of years, and I am not that easy to deal with. Just relying on the name of Bai family, they have to be wary. As long as we don't destroy this self-defense shield, they will not be so easy to bite us, but we also have to be prepared."

Bai Lun's energy was getting worse and worse, so he could only say quickly: "The ancestors have already told us the method. You know Shugu. It is the basis for my Bai family to stand up at the last moment, so we must not let others know." , after you succeed to the throne, you must completely destroy all traces of Shugu in this world.

As for the location of the Valley of Lost Books in the future, don't worry, you will find out when you inherit the position of the head of the family. I, the Bai family, will have divine help.

Secondly, you must allow each generation to produce a son of the Bai family who studies Mohism and appoints him as the patriarch of the Hei family. The Mohist family is in the hands of the Hei family. I think this was the purpose of the ancestors' creation of the Hei family. Ahem~"

"Father!"

Bai Lun waved his hand and continued: "I have heard some rumors of dissatisfaction from the people at the bottom. As the family closest to the people in the world, you should understand how terrifying the anger from the bottom is."

Bai He looked at the strong Bai Lun, helped Bai Lun calm down, and said quickly: "Father, I understand, you should rest quickly!"

After Bai Lun finished explaining, he felt more relaxed and fell into a coma.

Bai He panicked for a moment, then he breathed a sigh of relief when he noticed that Bai Lun was still breathing. He stood up and slowly exited the room, asking someone to look after him at any time. Then he returned to his courtyard and thought carefully about what his father said.

(End of this chapter)