Chapter 1103 Inheritance

Fei Qian didn't know what compromise was when he was young, but he had to learn to compromise when he grew up. Because if you don't compromise, you will be beaten to death in front of reality, which is not a pleasant feeling.

But now, compromise has become an inevitable means.

The beauty of politics lies in compromise.

Religion is bound to be exclusive, and even in the end, there are attempts to move from the kingdom of heaven to the mortal world, but that is often the beginning of the decline of this religion.

However, Fei Qian still has to take this risk.

Because Confucianism is more dangerous than Taoism. Taoism is still more or less a worldly knowledge, while Confucianism is a complete way of joining the world. As the Taoist tradition grows larger and larger, there are more or less other government agencies to control it. However, as the Confucian tradition, which was originally a government agency, expands, there are not many good ways to control it...

Because those who use it are all Confucian people, like Wang Anshi and Sima Guang.

After sitting in this position, Fei Qian deeply felt the magical power of politics and the true meaning of compromise. It has to be said that Qin Shihuang's move of burning books and humiliating Confucian scholars was a very bad start, and all the schools of thought also suffered a terrible death.

After Qin Shihuang unified the six kingdoms, the clay figures made by Nuwa in each country were unwilling to suffer the same fate as the clay figures. Therefore, although they were resigned to the situation and were at the mercy of others, in fact, the resentment in their hearts was different from that of others. With each passing day, I think about going back to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period all the time.

And those schools of thought other than Legalism also wanted to obtain the same status from Qin Shihuang that they had in the six countries, so competition with each other was inevitable.

Burning books and entrapping Confucianism came into being.

Of course, this so-called burning of books and entrapment of Confucians was the dirty water that later generations of Confucianists poured on Qin Shihuang. In fact, among the things that Qin Shihuang encircled at that time were "Poems" and "Books", yes, but in the Qin Dynasty, these two books were not The stuff of Confucianism. In "Poetry", Feng refers to the ballads from various places in the Zhou Dynasty; Ya refers to the formal music of the Zhou people, which can be divided into Xiaoya and Daya; and Song refers to the music and songs worshiped by the Zhou royal court and aristocratic temples.

The book mainly refers to the "Shang Shu", which is a quasi-historical collection of administrative affairs from ancient times to the Zhou Dynasty.

Therefore, Qin Shihuang's burning of books was not actually aimed at Confucianism at all, but to highlight Qin Shihuang's great achievements and obliterate those records from ancient times to the Zhou Dynasty.

Those who trick Confucians are tricking alchemists, that is, those sorcerers and alchemists who saw that Qin Shihuang was from Shanxi and thought that Qin Shihuang was stupid and rich, so they came from all directions and prepared to fool them, but they were exposed by Qin Shihuang...

In the beginning, there was no such thing as "burning books and entrapping Confucians" until Dong Zhongshu forcefully pulled this matter over his head, in order to dress himself up like a bullied little luoli. Then it aroused Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's desire for protection, and then he succeeded...

So when a country has only one voice, it is a good thing and a bad thing. For example, Mustache is extremely tyrannical. While killing other countries, he also kills himself.

The most critical problem is that when there is only one sect left in a country, this sect will often no longer look up or work hard to climb forward, but will only start to look down and look back...

Anyway, if you push all the sects following you off the cliff, then won't the position at the front belong to you forever?

Zuo Ci was still immersed in the joy of achieving a breakthrough in teachings. His eyes had lost focus and he was muttering softly in the air.

Even with Fei Qian sitting on one side, he couldn't hear clearly what Zuo Ci was talking about, but from the few words he revealed, he could probably guess that Zuo Ci was reviewing his family's Taoist scriptures.

Fei Qian looked at Zuo Ci, looking at him as if he had obtained a treasure, with a slightly intoxicated and enthusiastic expression, and he also felt some feelings in his heart, with some pity.

Taoism originally had a Taoist scripture, but because of the feud between Qin Shihuang and Xu Fu, it was banned by the government and all were collected and burned, so basically nothing has been handed down...

Zuo Ci was mumbling to himself like a maniac, and it was inevitably because of this.

The word "inheritance" was as big as the sky in the Han Dynasty.

Immortality is not the first doctrine of Taoism, but a special need that has been spread among Chinese civilization long, long before Taoism was established. Rulers hoped that they would have endless life to enjoy the wealth and glory of the world, and this Taoist theory of "immortality" became the psychological comfort for early rulers to support Taoism.

"My destiny is mine, not God's" is the slogan of Taoists declaring war on death. They firmly believe that people can use their wisdom to understand the principles of nature, steal the opportunity of yin and yang, become the master of their own life, and reverse the trend of life's decline. However, This is too easy to be perjured...

But "transcendence" is not the case.

In other words, as long as it is separated from the original living body, it is difficult to prove. Reincarnation in past lives, heaven and hell, these things are basically based on seeing the lessons learned from Taoism and making targeted doctrinal corrections.

It is very interesting that Taoism in later generations also adopted the concept of "beyond the three realms as the great road" and denounced the early teaching of "immortality" in its own sect as "little magic"...

hehe.

Fei Qian looked at Zuo Ci, then at the sky, quietly stood up and walked out of the hall. It seemed that Zuo Ci would not wake up for a while, so there was no need for him to waste time here.

But Zuo Ci was still immersed in the crazy revision of Taoist teachings, muttering something in his mouth. Although his eyes were moving rapidly, he couldn't see Fei Qian's actions at all, and even Fei Qian walked out without noticing.

"Hold the lamp, and then prepare some food..." Fei Qian called Huang Xu and whispered, "Leave three or four people to serve, let Master Zuo stay here... When you wake up, come back and report to Yu."

Huang Xu quickly agreed, then glanced at Zuo Ci who was in a daze in the hall, and then at Fei Qian. His eyes couldn't help but reveal a look of deep admiration. His own monarch was... simply beyond words. Express……

You must know that the person sitting in the hall is Zuo Xianren! You must know that on ordinary days, good men and women would burn incense and kneel down to greet their superiors, but after a few words with their own princes, they became like this...

Although I couldn't understand what was said, Zuo Xianren's appearance...

Can ordinary people do this? !

Huang Xu's eyes shone brightly.

What does this mean? It means that my prince is more skilled in Taoism than Zuo Xianren...

…………………………

Since yesterday, when Huang Yueying found out that the so-called Zuo Xianren was just Er Er, she seemed very depressed and in a low mood.

It was so low that even Fei Qian, who was a bit slow in these aspects, could notice it.

Fei Qian had so many things to focus on, especially when he was away from home. Fei Qian needs to calculate, speculate, and plan all the affairs and people outside, but if Fei Qian returns home and it remains the same, then he really is no longer a person, or a family.

So when Fei Qian came home, he was too lazy to think about it.

But being too lazy to move doesn’t mean that you can’t move. You will still move when you should.

Like now.

When Fei Qian stepped into the back hall, Huang Yueying was still holding something in her hands and thinking about something. She was unaware of Fei Qian's arrival. When Fei Qian came closer and waved his hand in front of his eyes, he suddenly became alert. , jumped up with a sound.

"...Ah! Lang Jun! Ah!" Huang Yueying shouted in panic, and then quickly stuffed a silk-like object that fell on the ground due to fright back into her sleeve, "... Lang Jun... Lang Jun what?" It’s time to come back…”

"While you were in a daze." Fei Qian did not continue to stare at the ink-colored scarf, but said casually, "Is there a letter from Mr. Huang?"

Huang Yueying lowered her head, like a proud swan lowering her head, revealing a section of her supple neck, and replied helplessly: "...Yes, Lang Jun..."

Huang Yueying looked at her belly with great depression.

This month’s menstrual period is here again…

Why are you here again...

Here we go...

It's so annoying that she even thinks about going to the house. Of course, Huang Yueying can't do these things now. There are more and more people in the general's mansion. No matter what, Huang Yueying needs to act like the mistress of the family. , those shitty things will never be done again.

The Han Dynasty was very particular about rules. Even now when the Emperor of Han is weak, some rules have not changed much. The male master is outside and the female master is inside. This rule has been passed down from the pre-Qin Dynasty to the present. If the male master is not at home, the female master is the master.

Of course, not everyone's wife can be called a fine king. Only the feudal officials who are equivalent to the princes, such as county guards, governors, governors, and Fei Qian can be called "envoys". "Jun", then the one who is smaller than "Shijun" is naturally "Xijun".

However, such a "fine gentleman" requires a prerequisite.

That is the heir.

Not to mention the wife who has no heirs, even the queen who has no heirs will be deposed as soon as she is deposed, with no guarantee at all. The childhood sweetheart of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, it was said that it was because of the nightmare, but in fact the most fundamental reason was that Gillian was childless.

When a man is away at war, a childless wife is the most dangerous.

Fei Qian sighed, took Huang Yueying's hand over, gently rubbed the delicate back of her hand and slightly rough finger pads, and said, "Don't be anxious. There is no need to rush this matter..."

How to say?

It’s hard to say.

It can’t be said that Huang Yueying is still young, right?

There are a lot of big men who became mothers at the age of thirteen or fourteen. Those who are not married at the age of fifteen will have their population tax increased five times. In the Han Dynasty, if a woman dares to say that she wants to be single for the rest of her life, it will be equivalent to pushing the entire family to a dead end. The doubled population tax will increase again with age...

So I can only drag it.

But we can’t delay it any longer now.

Some time ago, Zhao Shang tactfully wrote a letter saying that the Wang family in Taiyuan saw that General Zhengxi was working hard for the people. In addition to offering some food and grass, he was also willing to send some servants from the palace, and asked Fei Qian to make a decision...

The servants in the palace are naturally singers, dancers, maids, etc. As for the soldiers and guards in the outer courtyard, even if they have eighty courages, the Taiyuan Wang family does not dare to say anything.

Of course, the Taiyuan Wang family's daughters will not be sent over, but there is no problem at all in sending a few side branches, because these side branch girls, from the day they were taken in and raised by the main family, are for the future. They were given out and traded like gifts or even goods, just like Hedong Wei clan also sent a group of servants before.

General Zhengxi's family was thin. This was Fei Qian's disadvantage, and it was also the crack in the egg in the eyes of these noble families.

As long as Fei Qian can maintain his current status, then if Fei Qian falls in love with that maid one day, whether intentionally or unintentionally, as long as he gives birth to a boy...

Then the family behind the maid will definitely give their full support to the maid to start competing for the position of the younger brother. They want money for money and people for others, but Huang Yueying, who has nothing, has to knock out her teeth and swallow it. The war in the backyard is no more benevolent than the war outside the city.

If this thing really happens, the status of the Jingxiang Huang family here in Bingbei and Feiqian's political group will be greatly affected accordingly.

However, Huang Yueying can't even stop such a thing, because it can be done once or twice, but if she stops it too many times, she will inevitably be called a jealous woman by others!

In the Han Dynasty, as the hostess of a family, if the family heirs and family inheritance could not be placed in the most important position, then she would not be a qualified hostess, and would even become a person harmful to the family and be punished. Scorned and blamed by the entire family...

Although Huang Yueying was a little nervous, twisting her little hand in Fei Qian's palm, she still couldn't help but said: "...Lang Jun, this...this still has to wait..."

Huang Chengyan's letters became more anxious and harsher year by year. He even secretly gave Huang Yueying an idea. If it didn't work, let other Huang women get pregnant first, and then collect the children. Come here and treat it as your own child.

But Huang Yueying still wants to have one by herself. Although she felt shy and even a little distracted when she thought about it, she still felt that any child born to Fei Qian and her must be the smartest child in the world...

Greed is the original sin, but Huang Yueying is still very greedy in this matter. This is also her duty as Fei Qian's wife. She must have someone to pass on the Fei family. For Huang Yueying, this matter is as big as the sky.

Just when Huang Yueying was about to give in, and if it didn't work, she wanted to try the method of her father Huang Chengyan, but she heard Fei Qian sigh softly, and then said: "... Wait until the harvest is finished this autumn... In winter , just work harder then... If you conceive in winter, then you will be born in the autumn of next year, and you will eat more, which is good for both of you..."

"Ah? Ah... this winter?" Huang Yueying blinked her big eyes, tilted her head and thought for a while, "That's right... there are many things in autumn... this winter... ah..."

When Huang Yueying was just a baby, she didn't feel very shy, but now after Fei Qian confirmed the time of conception, she couldn't help but feel shy, her blood flushed, and a layer of white mist suddenly rose up on her head like a steamer, and she shook it off with a sound. Fei Qian's hand ran towards the inner courtyard...