Chapter 32: The Peony Flower Tells the Truth (2)
I saw the young Tianzi of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty standing up. Coming to the edge of the pavilion, looking at the starry sky, the cold moonlight sprinkled on the white robe, it looked more and more elegant and cold, the folding fan in his hand slapped his palms back and forth, and he kept pacing back and forth.
It can be seen that this young son of heaven wants to vent his inner world, and all he needs may be a person who makes him speak, a thing that can be spoken.
Qu Ling's words inadvertently touched his inner world, and he wanted to tell the woman in front of him, this woman who made his heart pound because of his fate. He wanted to say to the other people in front of him, because he knew that these people were not envoys of the Qi State at all, and the tributes they sent were definitely not for their own fame and wealth.
They have too many secrets that they don't know, but they must first light up their own position before they can light up the world of others. in order to really come together.
Thinking of this, I might as well tell my story first and see the reaction of the person in front of me.
"This flower is called 'Jiaozhi Peony', not to mention now, it is the time to compete for beauty, and the same is true. The foliage is as if it had been burned by fire, but the flowers are the most noble and gorgeous. It is the best among peonies.
People in the world are like flowers, and sometimes, what you see on the surface may not be the truth.
When some people see that the branches and leaves are so yellow, they naturally think that this flower will not produce any decent flowers.
Even if someone wants to believe that beautiful flowers can bloom,
There are a few people who are really willing to wait for a whole year, when the flowers bloom. ”
This speech, like lightning, woke Qu Ling up suddenly, Qu Ling thought to himself that this Eastern Zhou Jun was greedy for money and lustful, mediocre and incompetent, and he didn't want to say anything today, but he was so whipped into it, and he suddenly had no intention of drinking.
Chen Zhuang is worthy of being a veteran of officialdom, as soon as he heard this opening and this tone, he knew how much the heart of this young man was inside, it seems that something happened tonight? Meng Shuo was confused, but he also understood something, put down the dishes and chopsticks in his hand, and the others stopped eating and drinking when they saw this situation, and quietly waited for Zhou Tianzi to speak.
"Think about how glorious my ancestors are, divide the countries, point out the country, and submit to the four provinces, the common lord of the world, and now there is Wei in the north, Han in the west, and Qiang Chu in the south, where is there a little bit of the demeanor of the Son of Heaven."
I don't know when the wind began to blow, the wind in the autumn night, how much is already a little chilly, the young son of heaven, standing in the wind, the branches of the wind whining, blowing his hair, you can see that Fang Cai's wine, as well as Fang Cai's emotions, have infected the people around him.
All hold their breath and look at the Son of Heaven in front of them, the person who was once recited by the world like a god, is even the same, he also has his own seven emotions and six desires, and also has his own joys, sorrows, sorrows, and sorrows.
"For hundreds of years since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there has never been such an embarrassment, and all countries do not respect the order, and the private is the king, completely ignoring the patriarchal law of etiquette and music." A sigh looked at the horizon, and crystal tears wandered in the circles of the eyes.
Seeing this, Chen Zhuang hurriedly got up and came to the front, bowed and saluted:
"The Mandate of Heaven is like this, why is the Son of Heaven so sad and hurting his body in vain," said when he came to the Son of Heaven, a maid had already brought the cloak of the Son of Heaven, Chen Zhuang knelt on the ground, and presented the cloak with both hands.
Dong Zhoujun didn't move a little, but his gaze didn't leave the sky outside the pavilion.
"Rotten opinion! All beings are equal between heaven and earth, and those who rely on their strength can live, and those who do not rely on their strength cannot live.
People's glory and wealth, and their will to live and die are all earned by their own actions and efforts. "As a disciple of the Mohists, Qu Ling has always believed in the view of 'non-fate', believing that things in the world are man-made, and there is no fixed fate, which is diametrically opposed to the Confucian theory of 'destiny'.
The Book. The ancients regarded heaven as a god and believed that the will of heaven dominated the fate of all beings.
The Confucian sage Confucius wrote in the Analects. Yao Ri once said that "if you don't know your fate, you can't be a gentleman"
It can be seen that Confucius believed that a person's life and death, whether rich or low, is completely the arrangement of heaven and the will of heaven, and it is absolutely not something that can be changed by the power of ordinary beings in the world. People only have the role to do things, and as for whether they succeed or not, they can only resign themselves to fate.
Qu Ling's remarks naturally made Chen Zhuang feel a little unhappy, but he was helpless, so he had to put the cloak in the tray and retreat to the table in a gloomy manner.
Qu Ling continued:
"It's man-made, if the Son of Heaven has the heart to revive the glory of his ancestors, he naturally has a way."
The young Zhou Tianzi turned around and looked at the petite woman in front of him, the cold moonlight sprinkled on his face, it was so touching, just because of the peony flower wine, there was still a trace of redness on his cheeks, and the person in front of him might be able to spit out the block in his chest.
"Girl, please come with me," said the young Zhou Tianzi as he left the pavilion, and Qu Ling followed closely behind, getting up and hurrying over.
The two left one after the other, and the others didn't call themselves when they saw it, Yang Chengjun's subordinates and Meng said, got up and wanted to follow, Qu Ling shook his head and signaled, not to follow, so everyone continued to drink.
The inner garden of the Son of Heaven, there is no cave, the young East Zhou Jun walked in front, entered along the verandah, did not walk long, crossed the arch bridge, only to see that the river in front of him increased a lot, there were several small boats lying horizontally and vertically, the cold moonlight sprinkled on the river surface, and its water became more and more cold. A few rows of trees by the river, covering the sky and the sun, a trace of moonlight passes through the branches, falling on the surface of the river, mottled colors, bright or dark, the wind blows, the shadows of the trees are swaying, and the branches on the river surface are also swaying.
"I just listened to what you said, and I don't agree with Chen Zhuang's statement, why is this." The young Son of Heaven said with his back to Qu Ling and facing the river.
On the way here, Qu Ling kept thinking in his heart, 'This Eastern Zhou Tianzi, what do you have to say to me, and you still have to go to such a remote place?' Who knows? Anyway, we'll see.'"
At this opening, Qu Ling didn't know how to answer, thought for a while, and slowly said:
"It's man-made, why does the Son of Heaven have to accept his fate?"
"I can't hide it, in terms of the pattern of the world today, although my Da Zhou is not exhausted, but there is not much time, the only thing I can do now is to try to feed the existing people, so that they will not have food and clothing, and live a stable life.
The land in my Eastern Zhou Dynasty is barren, and the widow began to grow rice a few years ago to feed the people. It's a pity that this water source is far away in the Western Zhou Dynasty, a few years ago the Western Zhou Dynasty will regularly release water to supply water sources, I don't know why, since last year, not only did not release water, but also asked me to pay tribute to the Eastern Zhou!
It's really ridiculous in the world, thinking that the Western Zhou Dynasty, which I divided into the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, will still pay tribute to them today, which is really unreasonable. Young Zhou Tianzi was so angry that his eyes were red, and he could see that he was extremely angry.
"So you're fighting, aren't you?" Qu Ling asked rhetorically.
"That's right, I gathered all the warriors to crusade against injustice, the Western Zhou Dynasty was defeated, the Western Zhou Dynasty was cunning and cunning, and lied to the outside world that it was my Eastern Zhou Dynasty who wanted the world's land list, and sold it to the princes at a price. The aggrieved Son of Heaven nakedly told in front of his sweetheart that his predicament had an attachment that was difficult to give up.
"Then why don't you get up and argue, but waste your time every day?" Qu Ling continued to ask rhetorically, it is difficult for women to believe men's words, because in their eyes, men can solve all problems, no matter who you are, no matter what problems you encounter, in their eyes, it should not be a problem for men.
"The forces of the DPRK and China are staggered, although this sparrow is small and has all the organs, the elders of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty were mostly bought by the Western Zhou Dynasty. Speak for Xi Zhou. The princes also stood on the side of the Western Zhou Dynasty and put pressure on the widows, but the widows had no choice but to drink all day to eliminate their sorrows, but they didn't want to get more and more worried? Confide in your heart and tell your inner world without reservation.
"Judging by the way you look, you shouldn't sink here. I think you must have a way to fix it. A pair of big eyes flickered as he watched, and the Son of Heaven in front of him was full of trust in his eyes.
The young son of heaven, when he saw the sweetheart in front of him, such a trusting look, his heart was instantly aroused with infinite fighting spirit.
"A few days ago, the spy came to report, saying that Zhang Yi had come to the Western Zhou Dynasty to offer advice for the Western Zhou, saying that he was going to unite Korea and Chu to attack our Eastern Zhou together. South Korea, Chu has many generals, how can I resist the country of projectiles in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty? The widow thinks about it and is struggling to deal with it? I have to see the girl today, I think we have been saved in Dongzhou! I wonder if the girl is willing to help me? "Sincerely, like an old friend, there is no posture of the Son of Heaven.
Where life and death are at stake, survival is the most important thing. Often we sometimes take too much care of our own face, can't let go of the so-called face, are unwilling to listen to the opinions of others, and are even more unwilling to bow our heads and accept other people's suggestions, and in the end we lose ourselves.
The first reaction of falling into the river should be to shout 'help' in order to get help from others and not lose your life in vain.
Qu Ling thought about it, and the man in front of him asked for help so frankly. The Mohists pay attention to 'and love. Non-offensive, since he has come to oppose the mutual war between the princes, today I heard the invitation sent by Zhou Tianzi in person, and naturally felt obligated in my heart.
Both public and private, he should help the man in front of him get through the difficulties.
"Where does the Son of Heaven say this, against unjust wars, everyone in the world is responsible, thanks to the love of the Son of Heaven, I don't know what you want me to do?" Qu Ling looked at the man in front of him, smiled slightly, and then agreed to his request, although he was not sure if he could do it, he was still willing to dedicate his meager strength to the man in front of him.
"Come on! Come over here and I'll tell you". As if whispering, the young Zhou Tianzi took Qu Ling's hand and came to the boat.
The two sat on the boat, blowing separately, rocking the side of the boat, swaying from side to side, two swaying in the boat, and two young hearts, swaying together.
"You just have to do this, like this" The young Son of Heaven kept telling his plan, Qu Ling couldn't help nodding, listening to it, he laughed out loud, slapped the young Son of Heaven with one hand, and said:
"If you really have it, you can even think of this method." It was this inadvertently that a gentle pat made the two of them look at each other, and their faces suddenly turned crimson.