Chapter 211: Frost Song

"It is said that Wen Xuan was recommended by Fan Gong as an official?" Di Qing asked Zhong Haodao. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

In this era, the recommender and the referee are inextricably linked. It is precisely because Zhong Hao is recommended by Fan Gong, the person he admires the most in his life, that Di Qing has a lot of appreciation and closeness to Zhong Hao.

"Well, it was the kid recommended by Fan Gong and Fu Gong and Ouyang Gong together, but unfortunately Fan Gong is now ...... Alas! Speaking of Fan Zhongyan, Zhong Hao couldn't help but feel a little heavy in his heart. Although Zhong Hao had only been in contact with him for a month, Fan Gong's words and deeds to him have always benefited Zhong Hao a lot. Zhong Hao has always had infinite respect for this venerable old man.

Di Qing saw that Fan Gong Zhong Hao's sad look on his face, he couldn't help but feel a little sad, he remembered Fan Gong's importance and love for himself when he was young, if it wasn't for Fan Gong's weight and promotion, it would be difficult for him to achieve such an achievement.

Di Qing thought about it, picked up Zhong Hao from the bookcase and entered the account, the book "Zuo's Spring and Autumn" that he was reading, handed it to Zhong Hao and said: "This "Zuo's Spring and Autumn" was given to a certain by Fan Gong when he was in Yanzhou. Fan Gong hopes that someone can read the Spring and Autumn Period, understand things, and be right and wrong! I have been collecting it for more than ten years, and I have read it countless times, and now I will give it to Wenxuan, when you see this book, you can be regarded as having a thought about Fan Gong! ”

Since the Han Dynasty began to establish the orthodox status of Confucianism, the Spring and Autumn Period has always been a Confucian classic, and literati believe that reading the Spring and Autumn Period can make sense of things and debate right and wrong.

It is rumored that the purpose of Confucius in writing "Spring and Autumn" was to observe the end of the primitive, see the prosperity and know the decline, punish the evil and promote the good, and set things right. In order to achieve this purpose, Confucius was very particular about the choice of words and sentences when writing, and a "Spring and Autumn Period" is not only a history book, but also a subtle word, with a word of praise and disapproval, and each event and person is described in praise and disapproval.

The language used to record the Spring and Autumn Period is extremely concise, but almost every sentence implies praise and disapproval, which is called "Spring and Autumn Brushwork" or "Subtle Words" by later generations.

But because he is concise, it is too difficult for future generations to read, and there are all kinds of understandings. In order for the world to better understand the "Spring and Autumn Period", there were many books that supplemented, explained and expounded the history recorded in the "Spring and Autumn Period", which were called "Biography", and "Zuo's Spring and Autumn Period" is one of the "Biography" that is closest to the meaning of Confucius in these "Biography", and it is also one of the most famous Spring and Autumn Biography, and "The Biography of Gu Liang" and "The Legend of the Ram" are the three "Biography" of the Spring and Autumn Period, which are the three "Biography" that Confucianism recognizes as the most adequate supplement, explanation and interpretation of the Spring and Autumn Period.

"Zuo's Spring and Autumn" is also *** Qiu Zuo's Biography", which is written by Zuo Qiuming, a historian of the Lu State. It is said that Zuoqiu Mingfa, who was also a native of Lu with Confucius, was the first to make a fine summary of the penmanship of Confucius's work "Spring and Autumn": "The name of "Spring and Autumn" is subtle and obvious, ambition and obscure, graceful chapters, exhaustive but not dirty, punishing evil and persuading good, who can cultivate it if it is not a sage? ”

Zuo Qiu Ming admired Confucius very much, and also studied the "Spring and Autumn" very deeply, so there was "Zuo's Spring and Autumn" to explain and supplement the "Spring and Autumn". This "Zuo's Spring and Autumn Period" is also considered to be the "biography" that is closest to the meaning of Confucius's "Spring and Autumn Period".

Zhong Hao saw that Di Qing was going to transfer the copy of "Zuo's Spring and Autumn" given to him by Fan Zhongyan, so he couldn't help but hurriedly excuse himself: "This book was given to the marshal by Fan Gong, Wen Xuan is not talented, and he is ashamed to accept it!" "Di Qing himself said just now, he has been holding this book of "Zuo's Spring and Autumn" for more than ten years, how embarrassed Zhong Hao is. Besides, I really can't stand this kind of obscure and difficult Confucian scriptures.

Di Qing said solemnly: "This "Zuo Biography" was given to a certain by Fan Gong more than ten years ago, when a certain was obeying orders under Fan Gong's account, and a certain was still very young at that time, just in the year of its establishment. Fan Gong gave this book to a certain person, hoping that a certain person can stick to his heart and be a man in the future. Over the years, no matter how you are a person or a worker, you have no shame in your admiration and are worthy of your own heart. Give it to Winshare now, I hope you can learn something from it in the future! Of course, Wenxuan is deeply knowledgeable, and this "Zuo Chuan" may have been familiar with it for a long time, so you should take it as a thought for Fan Gong! ”

Zhong Hao didn't shirk at the moment, and reached out to take the book "Zuo's Spring and Autumn", although he didn't think that he could learn any principles of life from this book, but as Di Qing said, it was better to keep it as a memory of Fan Gong.

"Marshal Xie gives you a book!"

Di Qing waved his hand, signaling Zhong Hao not to be polite. He gave this book to Zhong Hao, and he sincerely hoped that Zhong Hao could become a civil official like Fan Gong in the Great Song Dynasty in the future, and he could do more practical things for the Great Song Dynasty. Zhong Hao himself is unparalleled in literary talent, and has been appreciated by Fu Xianggong and others, Zhong Hao's future future, Di Qing is still very optimistic.

Although Di Qing is considered a god-of-war figure in the Great Song Dynasty, as a military general, in addition to fighting bravely to kill the enemy and defend the country, what he can do for the people of the Great Song Dynasty is still very little compared to a high-ranking civil official. It is because he hopes that Zhong Hao can understand some principles of life from the book, and he can do something for the people of the Great Song Dynasty in the future.

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After a moment of coldness, Di Qing suddenly asked Zhong Hao, "Has Wen Xuan ever heard Fan Gong play the "Frost Song"?" ”

Fan Zhongyan is very good at playing the piano, but he only plays the song "Walking Frost", which is an alias given to him by a friend, which Zhong Hao has also heard. However, when Qingzhou and Fan Zhongyan came into contact, they really never heard Fan Zhongyan play this "Frost Song".

"Walking Frost Song" is the name of the ancient music Fu qin song, also known as "Walking Frost Exercise". It is recorded in "Qin Exercise": ""Walking Frost Exercise", written by Birch, the son of Yin Jifu. Birch was innocent, and he was expelled for his stepmother's slander, but he collected lotus for clothing and picked flowers for food. In the morning, he walked on the frost, and he hurt himself, so he did this exercise with the help of the piano and drums. At the end of the song, he threw himself into the river and died. ”

Fan Zhongyan's liking for this "Frost Song" is probably related to his rough life when he was young, and it is related to the fact that this Birch has the same disease.

Fan Zhongyan's father died early and remarried with his mother. Although his stepfather treated him well, he was despised in the clan. When he found out about his background, he decided to leave his stepfather's house and study alone. A spoonful of food, a scoop of drink, content with the life of porridge and cutting teeth.

"Baiyun scoundrel Emperor Xiangyao, who plays Dong Xiao in Hanyuan? No matter how difficult it is, the wind bird should not be sung, and the thin talent can still be endowed with wrens. The heart of the lady is still happy, and the piano is hated when it meets the bell. But so that Sven Tian is not lost, why should Jiansong complain about the mountain seedlings. It is even more incisive to show his feelings of eating and drinking like Yan Hui, but not changing his will.

As for the high school jinshi, he came out of the crowd and wanted to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors, but he was hindered by the clan in every way.

And after his high school jinshi, Fan Zhongyan was not like other jinshi who were among the top in the scientific examination, and was arrested by the court officials and focused on training.

So Fan Zhongyan's life started from the lowest level, and with his solid political achievements, he walked step by step from the local to the center, from the sesame official of the ninth grade, step by step to the position of the central ruler of the court.

Later generations looked at Fan Zhongyan's life, and most of them were filled with infinite compassion and sighs:

He has never formed a party for personal gain, on the contrary, he has a generous heart beyond the ordinary scholars and doctors at that time, as well as the same as him, he is the only civil official who is sincere and kind to Di Qing, he has a "hundred official map" on Emperor Renzong, which outlines in detail the interests between the hundred officials, but unexpectedly because of the impeachment of the "friends" impeachment to avoid suspicion, was degraded for thousands of miles;

In the years he lived, every major crisis in the Great Song Dynasty, whether it was the Yellow River or the Song-Xia War, he was ordered to become one of the mainstays.

But every time when the smoke of gunpowder dissipates, in the prosperous peace and joy of Bianjing, he is disgusted by everyone for his heaviness, his prosperity is dangerous, and he will not enjoy life.

Perhaps from the perspective of individualism, Fan Zhongyan is far less sincere than Xia Zhu, his political opponent at the same time, who can enjoy life, bring his friends to enjoy life, and know how to retaliate and play politics.

But no matter from which point of view, if a country has more officials like Fan Zhongyan, it is a blessing for the country, and if the officials of a country are Xia Zhu, then it should also be destroyed.

Later historians gave Fan Gong a very high evaluation, and he was known as the first person in the Song Dynasty to be worthy of quality and virtue in the past three hundred years.

Fan Zhongyan's spirit of being upright and pure, serving the country and the people has inspired generations of Chinese people in the future. And the character of "the worries of the world first, and the joy of the world after the world" has also become the representative of the Chinese nation's morality.

When Fan Zhongyan was young, it was said that he had gone through many hardships. But perhaps it is precisely these tribulations that make him more aware of the sufferings of the people, and also create his purest character.

Zhong Hao felt that Fan Gong liked this "Frost Song", which must have something to do with his bumpy life experience.

Regarding these things, Zhong Hao flashed in his heart, and then Zhong Hao replied to Di Qingdao: "The kid has never heard Fan Gong play this "Frost Song"! ”

Di Qing smiled slightly: "This "Frost Song" can play one or two, today I will let you listen to this "Frost Song" played by a certain person, and you should remember Fan Gong!" ”

"Listen up, boy!" Zhong Hao said sincerely.

Di Qing immediately asked his soldiers to take out his own zither, put it on a table, and gently adjusted the strings a few times.

Di Qing can actually only play this "Frost Song", and he can't play anything else, of course, Fan Gong can play but not play. The reason why Di Qing likes this piece has a lot to do with Fan Zhongyan, and it also has something to do with the ups and downs of his youth. The world admires him for coming out of a matching army and becoming the commander of the army. But who cares how many times he has encountered the danger of death in the fight, Rao is a strong martial artist, and he has also been in danger countless times, who can talk about the dangers and difficulties in it?

Zhong Hao really didn't expect that Marshal Di could also play the piano, and listened to the famous guzheng song "Frost Song" that Fan Gong had only played.

"Zheng Zheng Zheng Zheng ......", the desolate and clear sound of the piano floated out.

With the sound of the desolate Qingyue's piano, Di Qing chanted loudly: "The frost of the morning is cold, and I don't know what he is listening to." Lonely Grace parted and destroyed the lungs and liver. He Gu Huang Tianxi was sorrowful, and the pain was different from the grace, who said that Gu Xi knew that I was wronged. ”

Although Zhong Hao can't play the piano, he still has a little appreciation. In his opinion, Di Qing's piano skills can only be regarded as very ordinary, but they are full of emotion, pouring out the desolation of this "Frost Song", which is moving.

Maybe everyone needs a place to vent, the world thinks that people like Fan Zhongyan and Di Qing are successful celebrities, but only they know that the hardships they have suffered along the way, maybe they all have some difficulties in their hearts that they can't tell people, so they put these emotions into the sound of the piano.

Zhong Hao thinks that this is probably the reason why Fan Gong and Di Shuai like this piano song.

The song has been over for a long time, and Di Qing has not yet come out of the artistic conception in the song.

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Zhong Hao chatted with Di Qing quite speculatively the night before yesterday, and the marshal of the First Army put down his shelf to talk to him, Zhong Hao was naturally flattered, not to mention that the other party was still a god-like figure of the Great Song Dynasty.

Under Di Qing's urging, the efficiency of Jingzhao Mansion was rarely faster, and it only took less than two days to prepare the horseshoe needed by Yang Wenguang's vanguard army.

Zhong Hao is instructing the soldiers of the vanguard army to install horseshoes on their horses today.

Yang Wenguang trusted Zhong Hao very much, and that day he saw that there was no problem with the horseshoe installed on the horseshoe, and he got Zhong Hao said that there was no problem when the horseshoe was installed, and basically after the guarantee that there would be no problem with the horseshoes of the war horses in the future, he immediately reported to the commander and requested to build and allocate a batch of horseshoes to supply the vanguard army.

After Di Qing talked to Zhong Hao that night, he personally went to urge Jingzhao Mansion early the next morning, asking them to hurry up and build the horseshoe needed by the vanguard army.

Of course, although Yang Wenguang trusts Zhong Hao, he can't be completely unguarded, after all, Yang Wenguang is still shouldering the heavy responsibility of regaining the prestige of the Yang family general when he goes south this time.

Therefore, Yang Wenguang asked the vanguard army to install this horseshoe on only one war horse per person, and the other horse should not be installed for the time being, just in case something goes wrong, there is an emergency available.

If there is no problem with the horseshoe installed on the horseshoe, when fighting in Lingnan, you can ride the horseshoe installed more to reduce the wear and tear of the horseshoe and protect the horse from damage. If there is a problem with the hooves of the horseshoe installed, there will be another horse available.

As for the other war horses, it is not too late to wait for the end of the counterinsurgency in the south, and then slowly install them, and there is always some risk in installing them all now.

Zhong Hao instructed dozens of soldiers in the middle battalion of the Pingxi Army who were simply familiar with the horseshoe installation procedure, and installed the horseshoe on the horseshoe of a total of four battalions of the vanguard army in batches, and worked hard for a whole day to complete the installation of the horseshoes.

The food, grass and equipment needed by the vanguard army have been sent by Jingzhao Mansion in advance. This vanguard army had to go south in advance, so Di Qing ordered everything to be supplied to the vanguard army first.

Now that the horseshoe has been installed, it's time for the vanguard to go south. (To be continued.) )