Yu Zhongwen wanted to beat people a little, no wonder the situation in Da Sui was critical, most of these people only wanted to take credit, and had no sense of responsibility and responsibility; Cui Zhen shook his head and said: "Gonggong Zhang, there is no need to insinuate, I am already old, what does the Holy Son of Heaven want us to do?" You should make your words clear. If things don't work out, you're the first person to be hard to explain. ”

Zhang Yuan's heart sank, and he couldn't help but move; When Yu Zhongwen saw Zhang Yuan's eyes, he knew the truth of what Cui Zhen said, and said lightly: "Gonggong Zhang is only able to test in many ways, it is nothing more than to study our intentions, but in fact, it is useless, since the Son of Heaven asked you to come to us, he naturally has enough confidence." I am very old, I have already seen through the world, no matter what the outcome, I can only be borne by others, Gonggong Zhang, the affairs of the Son of Heaven and you, forgive a certain body and illness, can not help. ”

Zhang Yuan only felt that the flesh on his face twitched for a while, and said in a low voice: "The general is slow, and I hope to point out a clear way." ”

Yu Zhongwen stood up, his face was tired, he dipped his hand in the tea, wrote a name on the table and said, "Since you are prepared, why do you need the old man to be a substitute for the dead ghost." ”

Cui Zhen leaned back in the chair, his eyes closed, as if he was reminiscing about the taste of fine wine, and seemed to be closing his eyes to recuperate, giving people the feeling that what Yu Zhongwen wrote had nothing to do with him; Zhang Yuan stretched out his head to see the name in a panic and fear, and hurriedly touched the tea with his hand until he couldn't see the words. Yu Shiji could see clearly on the side, it was the three words "Tuoba Bo"; Yu Zhongwen said leisurely: "Yang Chong's ears and eyes are all over the Western Regions and Hexi, I can know it, do you think Yang Chong will not know?" Father-in-law Zhang, the old man left first. ”

Zhang Yuan couldn't stop it, leaned back on the chair weakly, Cui Zhen slowly opened his eyes and said: "Father-in-law Zhang, it is up to people to make things happen, I will take the two of you to Mozhuo Academy to have a look, and by the way, meet Lord Yu Wenkai." The academy is not far from the wine shop, and you can walk a street to it, which is where Yang Chong's spirit lies. ”

The three of them walked to the gate of Mozhuo Academy, and when they saw Zhuge Ying getting out of the carriage, they strolled in together. The academy doesn't look big, the gate is not bold enough, there is not even a plaque of the academy in front of the door, it looks more like a quiet house, and there is no imaginary style of despising the world. The only arrogance is the two iron doors, one round iron square iron black shiny, hollowed out into a beautiful pattern, a change from the heavy depression of the iron door of the wealthy.

But when you walk in through the iron gate, there is a hole in the academy. A straight road leads to the three school buildings at the back, with two rows of poplars planted in a straight line next to the road, and a Keju court on each side of the road, where some students are playing football; The stadium used to be a green grass with white and green benches and benches, and students were sitting on the ground, reading books and chatting. There was also a sandy area in the distance, and several young people were talking and laughing, gesturing in the sand with wooden sticks, not knowing whether they were writing or painting.

In front of the teaching building are two shadow walls, the rock-like walls reveal the vicissitudes of life, and the layering of thick stone makes people think of those cliffs; There is a large area of white wall in the middle of the wall, which is engraved with two paragraphs, and the black lacquer characters are strong and powerful, which should be the school motto that Cui Zhen said.

The four of them walked slowly across the road, looking at the lively energy of the students, and couldn't help but show a smile, the craftsman's school was different from those places in Guozijian. The three of them approached the shadow wall, looked at a paragraph on the left wall and were stunned, the wall was engraved: "Chinese, China also, rooted in the Central Plains, leaves scattered in all directions." He was taught by the king, belonged to China, was well-dressed, filial piety, and etiquette, so it was called China. ”

Zhuge Ying, Zhang Yuan, and Yu Shinan were all erudite people who had read history books, and of course they understood the meaning of this passage, that is, the foundation of China was in the Central Plains, and all the administrative divisions and cultural systems of the Quartet that consciously belonged to China could be counted as China. The three of them were shocked by the deeper meaning of this passage, this concept of China not only transcends the concept of the Han people, but also involves countless past events.

Hundreds of years before the Great Sui, the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Xia, Di, Qiang and other ethnic groups converged to the Central Plains to establish political power, and the word "China" was loudly put forward as a concept that surpassed the Han nationality at that time and was compatible with all ethnic groups in internal migration, and became a potential criterion for whether a regime could be ranked in Chinese orthodoxy and recognized by public opinion as legitimate. Therefore, the regimes established by the various ethnic groups in the interior have found their own basis for being the descendants of the saints and deserving of Chinese orthodoxy in terms of blood, geography and cultural system.

The Xianbei Tuoba clan described himself as a descendant of the Yellow Emperor, and the Xianbei Yuwen clan described himself as a descendant of the Yan Emperor; According to the records of the "Historical Records of the Xiongnu", Tiefu Xiongnu Bobo emphasized his Xia royal lineage and called the established regime Xia; Even Rouran, who was far away in Mobei, once called himself "Huang Rui" when he was strong, claiming to take "recovering China" as his mission. As for the words "Shun is the person of Dongyi", "Dayu is from Xiqiang, and King Wen was born in Xiyi", etc., they are often from the mouth of the king of the Hu nationality, striving for an orthodox confidence.

The Hu people, who do not have this concept, even if they are strong for a while and sweep the Central Plains, at most they will kill people and set fires, ravage and loot everywhere, and eventually become a stepping stone for others. It's just that the hearts of non-our races are different, and this worry is not limited to the Han people, and the hatred of various races in the long war is unbearable, even if they are victorious and always worry about the world being turned upside down.

Cui Hong, Cui Hao, the representative of the Cui clan in Qinghe, believed that the unification was in line with the wishes of the people in all aspects, and fully supported the Tuoba clan of the Northern Wei Dynasty. It is because the Tuoba clan understands that even if a certain Hu nationality occupies a dominant position, the Han nationality still has an advantage in numbers, and it has obvious superiority in terms of economic and cultural level, as long as there is enough time, it is possible to change the pattern, so the Cui clan is not allowed to sit on the throne.

The Western Regions and Hexi are all places where Han people are sparse, and the gap between the population of Hu and Han is even more unbearable than that of the Central Plains during the Wuhu Rebellion, and it is repeated in history, no wonder Cui Zhen asked them to take a look, Yang Chong's bearing and self-confidence on this wall are extraordinary, Zhang Yuan smiled bitterly: "Yang Chong and Yu Wenkai are so bold, Lord Zhuge , your two teachers and nephews have different ideas from you." ”

Yu Shinan comforted Zhang Yuan and said, "Maybe it's just because Yu Wenkai is a Xianbei person that Yang Chong agrees with this statement." In fact, there is nothing wrong with this statement, foreign culture is often the secret recipe to maintain the progress and vitality of the nation, Buddhism is from Tianzhu, prevailing in the north and south of the river, and carried forward after combining with the culture of our Han nationality. A person as smart as Yang Chong would not know that the Han people are the centripetal force on which the Central Plains rely to maintain the system. ”

(End of chapter)