Chapter 47 Dessert 2
"Every city with history benefits from history and suffers from history, and historical cities are probably like this, Jiangnan, Shengjing, and even Beijing, there is always an irreconcilable contradiction between historical inheritance and actual development. [Ran^Text^Library] Qi Tianxiang pondered and said: "Just like the layout of the city you mentioned, I want to talk about the streets of Hezhou. I have been living in Hezhou for several years, and I have gradually liked this city from strangeness to life, in addition to the convenience of life, there is also the humanistic color of this city. There are many streets and alleys in Hezhou, and there are still place names and streets such as 'West Gate', 'East Gate', 'Little South Gate', and more road signs such as 'Sili Mountain' and 'Sixteen Mile Pu'. If you are in Xi'an, Shaanxi or Pingyao, Shanxi, it is easy to mark the outline of Hezhou on the city wall, but now you can only guess the outline and style of the city with some place names. Not only can the outline of the city be imagined and speculated, but the style and beauty of the city can only be imagined and relied on illusion to pass through. In addition to the seventy-two famous springs, in the past Hezhou City is 'every spring water, every household weeping poplar', Qushuiting Street, Shunjing Street, Shunhe Street, Wuyi Lane can be inferred that 'Spring City' was close to the water in the past, the place names of 'Qinglong Bridge' and 'Pearl Bridge' can know the grand scene of spring water around the city in those years, and there are 'Furong Street', 'Lotus Lane', 'Liuye Hutong' these names that make people think about it. As for 'Gaodi Street', 'Taipingsi Lane', 'Gaodusi Lane', 'Whip Finger Lane', 'Bangpeng Street', 'Wei Lane' and other names that exude culture and ancient atmosphere, as well as 'Hongjitang', 'Ruifuxiang', 'Jufengde' and other familiar names, they will still produce a sense of intimacy and closeness from history. The development of the city is the trend of history, and it seems that any criticism is suspected of being pedantic with a 'mantis arm blocking the car'. Liang Sicheng's cries did not save Beijing's ancient city walls, and of course no one could keep these streets and alleys in Hezhou. Although there are no weeping poplars and springs of the past, the cultural city still has a charming place. Today's Qushuiting Street has been renovated, and the alleys are still tortuous, although it seems to be a beautiful style, but it is also like a half-old who is no longer beautiful, and no matter how thick the powder is, there is no grace. The same is true of Seremban Street, where the beauty is now reduced to a prostitute and has become a gathering place for all kinds of snacks. Although there are no antique names here, just names such as 'Jing 1', 'Jing 2', 'Wei 3', and 'Xiao Wei 4' without the slightest beauty and regional color, at least you can still see mottled old houses, you can also read the past of the city, you can also experience the leisurely beat of the years, and you can also inhabit under the shade of the tall French plane trees on both sides of the small streets, and leisurely travel and reverie between history and reality. Walking out of these small alleys, you are still faced with wide roads, cars that never know where they will come from, and passers-by who are hurrying to catch up with tomorrow. Hezhou, like all Chinese cities, is noisy and noisy, accompanied by impetuousness in the process, always deriving the struggle for life or death, the bloody battle of glory or destruction, all the roads are the torrent of forward, and the unknown future that is wrapped in it, like a manic galloping horse, dragging the city all the way forward, while I am looking for the traces of the disappeared city, as well as the peace and tranquility of the past, it seems that I am indeed stupid. ”
"Uncle Professor, you should be a writer, at least a philosopher, your perspective and way of looking at problems are really unique." Xiaobei clapped his hands excitedly and shouted, and couldn't help but say regretfully: "It seems that you are really condescending to be an official." ”
"Then you were still envious of your uncle's good room just now, what to eat well, live well, and play well." Qi Tianxiang said angrily, filling Xiaobei's cup with water, "Is the tea good?" Just hundreds of thousands of catties of tea, this cup is hundreds of yuan, how about it? ”
"Really?" Xiaobei picked up the cup and took another sip, tasted it slowly, and said disappointedly: "It's not as evil as you said, why don't you drink a few hundred yuan." ”
"That's the difference between what is heard, what is seen, and what comes to mind, what looks beautiful is worthless to some." Qi Tianxiang said indifferently, inspiring her thinking.
"That's right." Xiaobei thought slowly, nodded frequently and said, "It's a pity that this kind of tea has ruined a rough person like us", but soon happily proposed, "You don't have much here, give me a little later, go back and let us taste it to see if he can taste it?" ”
"That's not it, you can take it later." Qi Tianxiang looked at the tea leaves on the desk and gestured.
"You don't have to take it all, just have a little bit, and if you can drink good or bad, that is, our old shopkeeper." Becky excused himself.
"Then bring it back to grandpa, the tea I can drink can be supplied by the hotel, I really can't afford to use this kind of tea." Qi Tianxiang said categorically, and a trace of disgust gradually rose in his heart.
Looking at Qi Tianxiang's unhappy expression, Xiaobei cautiously asked, "Uncle Professor, what's wrong with you, did I make you unhappy?" ”
"No, no, it's a little distracted!" Qi Tianxiang suddenly felt that his cold tone might have frightened the child, and hurriedly explained, "Seeing you as a happy bird, my uncle can't be happy, how can he be unhappy." ”
"Uncle Professor, do you think Lao Yan and Aunt Liu are a good match?" Xiaobei suddenly thought of this question again, and said worriedly: "Lukewarm, I'm really worried that Lao Yan can't cherish others." ”
"No, your dad just hasn't opened the knot yet, he knows what he wants." Qi Tianxiang said slowly and gently.
"It's a real nuisance." Xiaobei was entangled, and suddenly asked happily: "What do you say I should look for in the future?" ”
"Got a goal?" Qi Tianxiang looked at Xiaobei's face and asked seriously.
"This girl is naturally beautiful, ice clear and jade, noble birth, high education, good work, and the age of her love for love, no one is chasing your letter?" Seeing Qi Tianxiang shaking his head seriously, he said disappointedly: "I just don't know what kind of one to find, the arrogant talented, the rich, the ambitious have no foundation, the handsome are afraid that they can't be trusted, and the unhandsome ones are a little wronged by themselves, it's really tangled to death." ”
"The clothes are worn, and the fit and warmth are in line with the basic function, and whether they are beautiful or not is just the perception of others, so it has nothing to do with themselves." Qi Tianxiang said lightly: "Marriage is also like this, only I know whether it is suitable or not, whether the marriage of Zhuo Wenjun and Sima Xiangru is better, or the combination of Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan is more satisfying, there is really no accurate conclusion, but one thing is clear, a man who can give himself a sense of security is a good man, like that kind of sissy, a pseudo-mother who smears fat and powder every day, can never be trusted." ”
"That said, there has to be a standard." Xiaobei said puzzled.
"The basic standard is that it is unreliable to take the initiative to help you get the bag during the relationship, that's not a man, that's a little boy, he hasn't been weaned yet, how to take care of you." Qi Tianxiang said that he felt too abstract, so he added: "I think your father, and your Uncle Tan are good examples." ”
"They are great, but they will always feel good after a long time in the future, and they are still not romantic enough", Xiaobei said unwillingly: "I still like Uncle Professor, you are chic, handsome, talented and extraordinary." ”
"What you see is only the surface, or just the appearance, just like the peacock opening the screen, what is shown in front of people's eyes is the most beautiful and charming side, but when you turn around, it is an extremely ugly ass." Qi Tianxiang looked at Xiaobei and pouted, knowing that she felt disgusted, and then said: "For you, from kindergarten to college, the right to choose is always in the hands of others, and now you are starting to choose, and you are entangled again." As you yourselves often say, 'Where the mountains are, is the business of the geographer; The story of the mountain is the business of historians; The mountain is in front of you, and whether you climb the mountain or not is the business of economists; How to climb the mountain, and from that direction, is the business of sociologists; Why and what to do after ascending is a matter for philosophers; What is before the boarding, and what is after the boarding, is the business of propagandists; Who will board and who will mobilize is a matter for politicians. I ask you: What is your business? ”
"Actually, we are not as irresponsible as you think, and we are not as decadent as you say." Xiaobei argued: "I'll tell you the truth, it's my own business." Xiaobei looked at Qi Tianxiang seriously and said slowly: "Actually, the matter is very small and very simple. Last week, if I wanted to buy a sweater, I walked into the nearby clothing market, intentionally or unintentionally, to see whether I could buy it or not. Soon I found a mid-length sweater, and I was quite satisfied with the style and color, so it was really good to try. But there wasn't so much money in my pocket at all, and I didn't bring change when I went out, thinking that I would take money from the card again, so I used the excuse to look at it again and leave. Maybe it was because the business was light, maybe it was open in the morning, and the store was very persistent in selling it to me, but I had no choice but to tell the truth - there was not so much money, and the store's reply was to see how much money I had in my pocket, so I had to rummage through all my pockets, but there was still a big gap between the price of the store and the store when I took out all of them, and the store's response was that after a moment of hesitation, he accepted the money and asked me to take the clothes, and to my surprise, the store had already packed the clothes quickly, and when I left, he instructed him to take the money and send me another twenty yuan. I agreed, and hurriedly left to find the ATM, but when I returned to the store to deliver the money, I was surprised by the store, and naturally I said a lot of words of thanks until I left. It's small, it's simple, but it doesn't seem to be simple when you think about it. The words of the store believe that they are serious, after all, they have charged so much less money, and they are unwilling to be sure, but at the same time, they can not be serious, after all, the guests leave the store like a kite breaking the line, and the reply is not to do the number can not be serious, and it is not true. Surprised and moved but true, after all, there are twenty yuan more, after all, the kite with a broken string can come back, I believe this scene will not be easily forgotten. And for me, it's simple and boring, it's normal to be still or not, it's not that the store is willing to give me profits, which has nothing to do with nobility, it's just a must to keep promises, it's a feedback of trust, that's all. ”
Xiaobei's words made Qi Tianxiang fall into deep thought, and said slowly: "It is true that these twenty yuan are dispensable to anyone, but because these twenty yuan increases the happiness of two people, happiness is actually very simple, which also confirms the definition of integrity." Qi Tianxiang continued: "What is integrity, we can assume and can cross. Looking through the "Historical Records", every time I see the death of the famous overlord Qin Shi Huang, and the hegemony created after only a few decades behind him has collapsed, not only hate Zhao Gao for taking power, Hu Hai is incompetent, and Li Si is selfish and confused, but sometimes I can't help but think - if Gongzi Fusu is not filial and Meng Tian is disloyal, what will happen to the history of the future? Although I know that this is absolutely impossible, even after experiencing 'burning books and pit Confucianism', the core idea of loyalty, filial piety, etiquette and righteousness 'the king lets the minister die, the minister has to die, the father lets the son die, the son has to die', is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it is also the highest code of conduct for life, although it is different from the 'Zilu Zhengguan' and 'Kong Rong let the pear', there may be a coquettish component, but the foolishness and loyalty of the ancients cannot be questioned, and filial piety is the standard of right and wrong and moral code of the ancients, which cannot be blasphemed. Even though it is impossible, I can't help but think about it, and all kinds of results. First of all, Gongzi Fusu's political experience is excellent Hu Hai a lot, the history books record: Fusu is gentle and gentle, and he has learned well, which has the basic quality of governing the country, and he has studied for many years and is also quite talented, assisting in the formulation of weights and measures and unifying the currency, and writing all show his talent and experience, and he went to the north to learn from Meng Tian to the border, and also has the intention of exercising and learning the army. In addition, the gentleness and generosity of Fusu are also very much in line with the crisis of the countries, the crisis of rule, and even the national contradictions brought about by the tyranny of the first emperor, and the 'rule of Wenjing' and 'the rule of Zhenguan' in the later Han and Tang dynasties all reflect this. Tyranny is reined in, the government is returned to the people, and the princes are favored, will there be an uprising of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang in Daze Township? Will there still be a situation where the heroes will rise together? No matter how you look at it, a nascent dynasty shouldn't be so short-lived. There are also seven kingdoms to peace, what is needed is to divide the feud and power, Fusu is the best candidate, this is also the contradiction between him and the first emperor, when he is not in power, the result is naturally to drink and release, when he is in power, he can naturally promote his own ideals. In this way, not only the princes and nobles who lost the country can restore the country, but the meritorious generals can also be crowned, so that Zhang Jian and other generals will surrender to the enemy in a battle? Solve the problem of the qualification and direction of governing the country, and then look at the reason why Gongzi Fusu is not filial, which is also more in line with the concept of modern people, are we not used to excuse responsibility and avoid morality with reasons? It's not that there are too many mistakes in decision-making, and the reason is that we don't have enough grasp of market changes and insufficient economic management capabilities. It's not that there are doctors who don't recognize their parents, the reason is that because my parents live in the countryside all the year round, they have no education, and they don't adapt to urban life and intellectual circles, so I can't take them to live with me. It's not that there is a mother who has abandoned her biological children, the reason is - my husband is out to work, and I have no income, so ......
I can't give another example, otherwise I really don't know how to blaspheme Fusudao. First of all, Fusu can easily verify the authenticity of the will as a reason, send troops back to Chang'an, the will is true, in front of the father to kill himself, the situation, its effect, the great filial piety is a further level, isn't it noble to make people cry? The result was naturally to puncture the hypothetical and successfully ascend to the throne. Secondly, Fusu can wait for time to see the changes, the first emperor died of a violent illness in Hebei, and it has been a long time since he hurried back to Chang'an, Chang'an can not ignore the government and see people for a long time, and the paper cannot contain the fire, so why bother to obey the will issued on the way back to Beijing immediately? Moreover, Fusu can be on the side of the Qing monarch in an upright manner, although Qin is not clear in fashion, but he wants his eldest son Fusu to ascend the throne, coupled with Meng Tian's 100,000 elite tiger and wolf army, it is easy to attack Chang'an and support Fusu to take the throne. Also, no matter how bad it is, you can go out of the customs and stand on your own, out of the Great Wall is the vast Gobi, desert, grassland, where can you not live for a while, slowly send people to beg your father to calm his anger, spare him not to die, the so-called tiger poison does not eat children, how can it be at this time? Speaking of which, Fusu and Meng Tian did not have the need to die, but they died in obedience, although history left some regrets, but also left the historical facts of great filial piety. And what do these enlighten us to modern people? ”