Chapter 21: The Show of Flowers

The fifth Lun of Longyou knew that he was in Gansu in the future, but he was arrogant......

He searched it in his mind, it was empty, and he shook his head decisively: "I don't know!" ”

"Fifth Lun, you don't even know about the 'Six Counties Good Horse Kui Ji Meng'."

Fan Zhu, who had just laughed at the shabby horses of the fifth Lun chariot, patted his big belly again, gasped and said: "The Kui clan is a big clan in Zhurong County (Tianshui), and the family property and servants are no less than that of Qiong Chenghou, and there are hundreds of good horses. ”

"Since Ji Meng was dismissed as a national soldier by the national teacher, and after he went to Chang'an, he often gave people horses. His car is also a dragon horse, you are lucky, you will be able to open your eyes later. ”

Fifth Lun was not interested in horses, but he was a little distracted when he heard the word "national teacher", but before he could ask about Kui Huan, everyone shouted.

"It's coming, it's coming!"

On the road in the distance, there are two horses in front of the road, there is a faint shadow of the car moving behind, and the people behind stand on tiptoe, wanting to see how majestic the horses on the right side of Longyou are.

The car was getting closer and closer, and the horses could see the color of the horses' fur, but Wang Yuan, the Marquis of Qiongcheng, and the others were stunned.

"How can Kui Huan's ride not be Jun Si's ride?"

But isn't it, a yellow horse and a red horse with jujube color, just pulled over with a poorly decorated car, and when they got closer, they found that they were all ordinary horses! What about the eight-foot dragon horse? Why is Kui Huan so low-key when he travels today?

According to the unwritten rules of this era, riders were not allowed to attend. Everyone was silent for a while, thinking that they had made a mistake.

But Wang Yuan and Kui Huan are good friends, of course, they will not admit their wrong friends, and they suppressed their doubts and greeted them, only to find that Kui Huan in the car was dressed in plain clothes today, and he was even more surprised, this is not the Kui Jimeng who was freshly dressed and angry in the past.

Kui Huan's appearance is a typical Kansai man, he is tall, with thick hair and chest-length, but when he speaks, his voice is very thin and polite.

This is not surprising, although Kui Huan was born in a powerful family, but he was proficient in books and classics to gain fame, and was expelled as a "national scholar" by the national teacher of the new dynasty, and was promoted to a doctor, although the rank is not high, but as a national teacher's cronies, he has a lot of real power.

After saluting Wang Yuan, looking at the doubts on his face, Kui Huan showed a wry smile: "Hui Mengmo wants to surprise me for riding a bicycle, this is already a fashion in Chang'an, and in a few days, this wind will blow to Liewei County!" ”

"Ji Meng, tell me, what happened to Chang'an?"

Kui Huan and Wang Yuan held hands to catch up with the old days, and talked about the "politics of Confucius" in Beijing recently.

"His Majesty issued an edict last month, saying that Confucius was the first to be slaughtered in the middle capital, and the system was a festival of health preservation and death.

"Today, the four are not leveled, and the trend of extravagance is flourishing, which is contrary to the teachings of the saints. His Majesty wanted to emulate the policy of Confucius to carry out indoctrination, and from the day before yesterday, he ordered that in addition to the road toilets should be divided into men and women, the princes and scholars should follow etiquette, righteousness and honesty, and be accustomed to the four things of clothing, food, housing and transportation. ”

This edict has been sent to all counties, but there is no other movement except for the rebuilding of road toilets, who would have thought that the emperor would be serious!

Wang Yuan only felt ridiculous, in the past ten years, they had become accustomed to the idea of the new room of the Son of Heaven, so he said in a low voice: "I'm afraid that it is the same as the crime of group drinking, the twenty-eight kinds of ancient money, etc., it is a whim of Your Majesty." ”

Kui Huan shook his head: "Otherwise, I heard that in the Shoucheng Room (Weiyang Palace), from the queen to the palace maid, they began to wear knee-covered short skirts again, and His Majesty's single clothes were also patched, I am afraid it must be implemented seriously." ”

Come to think of it, their emperor is really a man who can do such a thing.

When Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, the five marquis of the Wang family were extravagant, corrupt and corrupt, and indulged in the voice of the horse all day long, making the court miserable.

Wang Mang is the only outlier in the family, he is frugal and frugal at a young age, filial piety to his mother, taking care of his sister-in-law and brothers, studying Confucianism wholeheartedly, and interacting with people of insight. After the marquis became an official, he did not covet money and real estate, and the clothes and clothes of the horses and horses were used to support the guests and righteous people, and the family had nothing left.

And after Wang Mang became the general of the Great Sima, once his mother was sick, and the princess sent his wife to the Wang family to greet him. Wang Mang's wife, that is, the current queen, went out to greet her, she was wearing a short skirt, her clothes did not drag the ground, and the cloth could not cover her knees, and the ladies thought she was a slave, until she revealed her identity, she was shocked.

As for the later became the Duke of An Han, the Emperor Regent, and the True Emperor, whenever there was a disaster in the world, Wang Mang sighed, and took the ministers and hundreds of officials to eat vegetarian food together, which was even more commonplace.

Now what is the politics of Confucius in the capital, it's just a rehash of the old tune, Wang Yuan was stunned when he heard it, but he still felt that it had nothing to do with him, and only scolded: "Ji Meng can follow it in Chang'an, and he came to the banquet at my invitation, and there is no Wuwei Si to send someone to monitor, why do you have to act like this?" Hurry up and change it! ”

"I can't change it."

Kui Huan flicked his clothes: "When I went out of the city, I happened to meet Yu Yu (Shui Heng Du Wei) Tang Zun. Tang Zun was the most concerned about this matter, and he would do whatever His Majesty said, wearing short clothes and small sleeves, riding a horse and firewood cart, sleeping on the manuscript, using earthenware at home, and using earthen mustaches to entertain guests. ”

"He asked me where I was going, and I said I would come to your house for the Chongyang Banquet. Tang Zun gave a serious advice, saying that the government of Confucius should not be limited to Chang'an, but also spread to all counties. And as a doctor, I should take my example as a leader, and when I go to Liewei County, I must be as simple as I am in Chang'an, so that the local wealthy scholars and doctors can follow suit. ”

After Kui Huan finished speaking, he patted Wang Yuan and said: "Hui Meng, you will soon have such a day, these extravagant cars, you have to hide for a few days, let's wait for this gust of wind to blow, the lieutenant is too close to the Beijing Division, and the Wuwei Si Ming can keep an eye on it." ”

After saying that, he raised his head, restored the majesty of the Beijing official, and repeated Fang Cai's words to the people who went out to greet them, only putting away those who were unimpressed with this matter.

At the end, he asked half-jokingly: "Marquis Qiongcheng, are there any people who are riding on non-Jun Si who are going to the banquet of the Ru family today?" ”

How did Wang Yuan know, looking at Jiacheng, Jiacheng was already stupid, so he could only report: "There are two." ”

And all the guests also got out of the way at the right time, revealing Jing Dan and Wu Lun who were standing in the corner.

Fan Zhu, who was still laughing at the two of them and the simplicity of the carriage and horse, was already stunned at this time, he knew that Jing Dan was a literary scholar, responsible for the education of the county, and a county guard's cronies, could it be that he had already known about this?

Everyone also thought the same, and looked at Jing Dan with envy and resentment.

What I envy is that with today's events, Jing Dan may be remembered by Kui Huan, the Beijing official, and his reputation will be spread to the ears of the national teacher.

The grievance is that he feels that Jing Sunqing is a colleague in vain, and he doesn't even tell them this, but quietly fulfills it himself. What a guy who will do anything to gain fame! Bah!

Jing Dan was stunned, and only turned his head to look at the fifth Lun, and was surprised in his heart: "When the edict of the Son of Heaven was not issued, Boyu divided the toilets for men and women in the fifth mile, which coincided with the emperor's intentions. ”

"Now that Chang'an is promoting a simple style, he has not asked the counties to follow suit, and he doesn't even know about me, a literary fan, but Bo Yu has taken the lead again and drove his own ugly cars, this can't be a coincidence, right?"

Others squinted at Jing Dan, and Jing Dan also looked sideways at the fifth Lun next to him, thinking that this son was not simple.

Kui Huan was originally a joke to scare and scare everyone, but he didn't expect it to be true, so he was surprised, so he had to smile and say: "Great goodness, all gentlemen and doctors, all have to think and think." ”

"Follow the doctor's words, we will definitely see the wisdom of the wise! See the wise and wise! ”

Everyone had no choice but to obediently agree, and they didn't dare to have half a word of mockery and disdain.

Kui Huan asked Wang Yuan to introduce the two, and Jing Dan immediately stepped forward to salute: "County Literature Peng Jingdan, I have seen Doctor Kui." ”

"Jing? Isn't your hometown from Shiwei County? ”

"It's from Shiting County."

Kui Huan smiled and said, "Who are you, Taishi Xi Zhongjingshang?" ”

"It's a subordinate brother."

Kui bowed his head and looked at the fifth Lun again, only to feel that this son was so young, and when he heard his name, he was immediately happy: "Could it be that 'Jean Li'er'?" ”

"Oh, Ji Meng actually knows about the little celebrity in this county?"

Wang Yuan then remembered that he had indeed invited Wu Lun to the banquet, and he couldn't help but be ashamed, and hurriedly pretended to be very familiar to cover up the embarrassment: "His virtuous name has been spread throughout the county, and now it has spread to Chang'an?" ”

Kui Huan didn't know what the two words were, so he only stroked his beard and said: "Some time ago, I was in front of the national teacher, and it happened that the nephew of the national teacher, Liu Gong, returned to Beijing from Liewei County to resume his life, and he said that the fifth Lun dropped out of school and let the pear, and the national teacher praised and said......"

"There are few virtuous deeds!"

Hiss! As soon as these words came out, from Wang Yuan to all the guests, they all looked sideways at Wu Lun. Who is the National Teacher? That is one of the four assistants of the new dynasty and the closest friend of His Majesty the Emperor, and now the reputation of the fifth Lun can be regarded as reaching the court.

Unexpectedly, Wu Lun was not happy, but a little anxious in his heart.

When he asked to study in front of Huan Tan and Liu Gong last month, he didn't know the name of the national teacher.

But that's no longer the case.

Some time ago, when Si Xian went to Lizhong again, Wu Lun thought that this merchant had traveled to various counties and was well-informed, and he should know many people, so he casually asked him something.

"By the way, have you ever heard of a person named 'Liu Xiu'?"

"Which show?"

Of course, it's a show of the top flowers.

Fifth Lun wrote that word to Fourth Xian, originally thinking that it would not be so smooth, but unexpectedly, Fourth Xian immediately gave him the answer.

"How can you not know?"

"Liu Xiu is the national teacher, and the national teacher is called Liu Xiu!"

Fifth Lun squirted the soup out of his mouth on the spot, and many days had passed, and he still hadn't tasted it yet.

He didn't know much about history, and just thought, didn't Liu Xiu overthrow the new dynasty and establish the Eastern Han Dynasty? Why did he become Wang Mang's friend again, the national teacher of the new dynasty? You're in a parallel world? There must be something strange about this!

At this moment, he didn't care about thinking about that matter anymore, after Kui Huan said that the national teacher Liu Xiu praised him, Wu Lun had to respond, and he couldn't stand stupidly.

He only lowered his head and said with a flattered look:

"National Teacher, do you know that there is a fifth Lunye in the world?"

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PS: Yesterday I was busy caring about the US election, and I was absent-minded and short.