When you open the door in the morning, the snow is full of snow, and the snow is clear and the clouds are faint and cold.

The first snow in winter fell in Chang'an City, and the Shenhe Plateau and the Yan River were covered with snow, like a beautiful picture scroll presented in front of you.

Standing on a high platform overlooking the whole city, Liu Che has all kinds of tastes in his heart.

I don't know if it snowed in Yanjing in the previous life? Will the top of the Forbidden City, which is covered with snow, become crystal clear and clear under the warm winter sun?

The Forbidden City in Yanjing is exquisite and gorgeous, but it always gives people a crowded and oppressive sense of self-defense. In Chang'an's Weiyang Palace, Liu Che felt a more majestic and heroic atmosphere. Perhaps, what the palace embodies is not only the ideology of the ruling class, but also the spirit of the entire nation.

As for being the capital, Liu Che still put Xianyang City of the Qin Dynasty in the first place in his heart. When Xianyang was first built, there was an outer city wall, but later with the expansion of the territory of the Qin State, the population of the city increased dramatically, and the city area also expanded significantly, and the speed of building the outer city wall was far from keeping up with the speed of expansion, so it was simply no longer built.

Chang'an in the Western Han Dynasty began to build high walls, perhaps because the Xiongnu were too strong, and the mighty Great Wall could not stop them from herding horses in the Central Plains. The Great Wall is a symbol of China in later generations, a barrier that the agrarian people had to do in ancient times, but it is also an insurmountable barrier in the hearts of the Chinese nation for thousands of years.

A closed mentality, the self-satisfaction derived from a long time, has made the whole nation lose the motivation to move forward.

Externally, it shows the grandeur of a great country and shows benevolence and righteousness. Even a generation of Saint King Tang Taizong actually sent craftsmen and advanced technology to the nomads for the name of a heavenly khan. I don't know if when he was enjoying the Hajj of his subject country, did he think of the high Jingguan in Goryeo, which was tired by tens of thousands of Tang Dynasty soldiers? I don't know if when he despised Emperor Yang of Sui as a tyrant, did he think of Emperor Yang of Sui to return a tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye for a happy grudge?

Internally, the high walls firmly surround the ruling class. This is the wall of the heart, and after the formation of the hierarchical system of Shinong industry and commerce, it is destined that we will never be able to shake off this layer of shackles. Craftsmen and merchants have been suppressed for 2,000 years, and how many times has the Chinese nation lost the opportunity for social evolution?

In later generations, there was even an extreme saying: stability is the greatest original sin of development!

Liu Che hopes that in his lifetime, he can tear down the walls of Chang'an City and tear down the Great Wall. In the blood of the Chinese nation, it is connected to form a new Great Wall. The inner way is kingly, and the outer country is domineering, which is the momentum that a heaven/court country should have!

And the key to all this is in the vast northern grassland. The Xiongnu are not afraid, even if Liu Che is not reincarnated, the historical Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty will also drive them to Europe to plague the barbarian tribes of the Yuermans. But the nomads on the steppe, like tenacious and tenacious pastures, even if they wither in winter, they will always re-emerge in a spring day.

Chop the grass to the roots! Liu Che looked at the north from afar, narrowing his narrow eyes slightly.

Of course, worrying about the country and the people is not the main color of this winter snow. In Wang Laoshi's house, it was filled with a strong sense of warmth.

Dogs are going to school!

After the beginning of the year, the owner's private school will be opened. As a small foreman in a construction company, Wang Laoshi can let his family's children between the ages of eight and twelve go to private school for free. It is said that this is the "welfare" given to outstanding employees by the newly established Rausch Zitian Business Group.

"Our old Wang family is going to be a scholar!"

When he first heard the good news from Steward Li, Wang honestly scratched his head and smiled plainly.

Now that he is back at home, he still smirks at his mother-in-law: "Our old Wang family is going to be a scholar!" ”

Aunt Wang was not very happy, because the cultural person she knew earned the most was Granny Wang's nephew, the "big official" who received 200 stone in Chang'an County every year.

"How much do cultural talents make? The money you earned last month could last him for months, so let's learn more from you. ”

It has to be said that traditional Chinese female surnames have simple but very practical values and outlook on life.

"Mother-in-law, what do you know!" Wang Laoshi glared at his mother-in-law, "It's good to be a scholar, and you can be a housekeeper for the owner in the future, and the housekeeper can earn a lot." Steward Li, you know, right? When the eldest son got married, he was stunned to get a small house that was more beautiful than the heavens, saying that it was given by the owner, and he also gave 50,000 yuan! ”

"Scared! Fifty thousand dollars! Aunt Wang hurriedly found a calculation, her eyes widened, and she kept calculating how much corn she could buy with 50,000 yuan, and how many months of her old man's monthly example, and after a long time, she said quietly, "If you wait for our dog to become a housekeeper, you must let him have a few more sons, 50,000 yuan each!" ”

At this time, Steward Li, who was reading the account book, sneezed fiercely, almost knocking out his own eyeballs.

"Steward Li, take care of your body." Steward Tian on the side handed over the small teacup and said with a smile.

Steward Li took the teacup, took a sip, and said enviously: "Your brother is still blessed, and the master can get a lot of tea leaves." ”

Steward Tian shook his head and smiled: "No! I don't have much tea here, and if it weren't for your brother, I wouldn't be willing to drink more. ”

After a long time, Steward Li put down the account book in his hand, stretched his waist, and said, "Okay, the account is correct, I will let the account office of the construction company give you the delivery money when I go back." ”

Steward Tian nodded, and didn't care, after all, he had read the account book several times, and the bookkeeping method taught by the master was concise and clear, and every transaction was explained, and there was no big mistake.

As if remembering something, Steward Tian asked, "The private study that the master explained is almost finished, right?" I have instructed the following to prepare the best materials, you have to let the craftsmen work harder, but you can't suffer the dolls. ”

Steward Li quipped: "Who doesn't know that your kid Kaichun is going to go to private school?" Don't show it off anymore. ”

Steward Tian hurriedly changed the topic and asked: "A few days ago, the master said that before the first day of the year, he would do a year-end tail tooth for Laoshizi, saying that he wanted to invite his subordinates and craftsmen to have a meal, and he also wanted to get something called a lottery, have you thought of the regulations?" ”

"If you don't say that I have forgotten, it is too bad, I have to leave some silver money for the craftsmen to pay the year-end bonus, I have to go back to the account office quickly, lest he return all the living money to the master's treasury today."

Steward Li patted his head, quickly picked up the account book on the table, and ran out in a hurry.

Steward Tian picked up the small teapot and took a sip gently, silently calculating in his heart how much of the promised dividends promised by the owner could be taken at the end of the year, with a comfortable smile on his face.

In the warm spring-like sky, the ladies are looking at the snowy scene outside the window, listening to small songs and playing mahjong, and they are very happy.

A noble lady sighed at the large glass window next to the sofa, and drew patterns on it with great interest.

A lazy lady came over, sat on the sofa, sank the whole person into the thick duck down sofa cushion, moaned comfortably, and sighed: "Eh, it's better to be in this heaven." In recent years, the winter has become colder and colder, and no one can stay in the house. If it weren't for such a good place as the heavenly room, I wouldn't know how to survive this winter. ”

"yes." The lady next to her echoed, and then asked, "Have you been to Chengfeng Pavilion recently?" As soon as the king of Huainan arrived in the capital, he sent an invitation to my lord and invited our family to Chengfeng Pavilion as a guest. I think your master also received it, right? ”

As soon as the surrounding ladies saw that they had a conversation, they all gathered around and kept talking.

"I went with my master, except for the beautiful place, there is really nothing good, it is deserted, and there is no popularity."

"I also went, and the table was full of meat, no vegetarian vegetables, so I really couldn't eat it."

"Also, in the big winter, there can be some green vegetables in the heavenly room and the Seven Tricks Exquisite Pavilion. My lord hasn't eaten a dish with green leaves for half a month, and I'll have to pack a fresh vegetable for him when I go back. ”

"My lord is too, he is so dry that he has a nosebleed, but unfortunately each VIP card can only pack one fresh vegetable."

"By the way, have you heard? After the beginning of the year, the nearby 'Gucci Lady's Workshop' will be opened, and it is said that those who have VIP cards in the sky can get a 20% discount, and they can also have priority to buy limited edition items. ”

"What's a limited edition?"

"I just made a few pieces if I said yes, and when they were sold, they were gone, and no matter how rich others were, they couldn't buy them."

"Yikes! Then you can buy a few more pieces......"

Outside Chang'an City, at the foot of Nanshan Mountain, more than 100 horse-drawn carriages were slowly marching on the galloping road. There were a few children in the carriage, and many more teenagers followed the carriage and made a difficult journey through the snow.

"That's it ahead!"

A hearty voice came from the leading carriage, and the old man Geng who was driving the car pointed to a huge manor at the foot of Nanshan Mountain and shouted.

Listening to the cheers of the convoy behind him, Geng Laohan suddenly felt that his nose was a little sour. It's not easy! There are too many children in the convoy, although the children of the poor have long been in charge, and these orphans in the army have learned to take care of themselves early, but after all, it is cold, and along the way, many children fall asleep at night and never wake up.

Now that the orphanage run by the emperor is in front of him, Geng Laohan finally breathed a sigh of relief and finally sent these dolls here. A year ago, Geng Laohan was a border soldier in Yanmen County. He was shot in the leg by the Hun soldiers during the battle, and it took more than a month to heal his injuries, but his leg was lame. Originally, I thought that after returning home, I could only guard a few acres of thin fields, and I would die for the rest of my life. Who knew that the emperor suddenly issued an order, saying that the emperor had made a decree to bring the military orphans from Yanmen County to Chang'an City to raise Chengren. When Geng Laohan heard this, he volunteered to escort them to Chang'an City. The emperor thinks that we are the border guards who shed blood for the Han Dynasty and help raise these dolls who have no parents, which is a great kindness. If you want to come to the robes, two cows, and strong sons who died on the battlefield, you can go with confidence.

That night, in the huge manor, the children who had finally settled down enjoyed perhaps the best dinner of their lives.

Zhao Li was holding a large bowl full of white flower corn, and his eyes were a little red. If there was such a bowl of corn at that time, Brother Ah would not have starved to death and froze to death on the mountain in order to dig wild vegetables for himself to eat.

Geng Laohan on the side patted him on the shoulder and did not speak. Coming all the way from Yanmen County, he likes this sensible and strong child very much. It stands to reason that Zhao Li, who is less than ten years old, can get into the carriage and hurry, but in order to take care of some sick children, he silently stepped out of the carriage, gave up more space, and walked quietly. Even if there were blisters on the soles of the feet, and the blisters broke and blisters came out of blood, there was no sound. Knowing that Father Geng found him limping, he forced him to take off his shoes and take a look, only to find that his tattered socks had been stuck together with the bloody soles of his feet. If I find out later, I'm afraid that the doll's foot will be wasted, Geng Laohan can't help but be angry and distressed.

Slowly, through chatting on the road, Geng Laohan learned about Zhao Li's past, a common past for orphans in the army. The father of the family died on the battlefield, and the ruthless mother left her ten-year-old brother and eight-year-old brother and remarried to a distant land. Two lonely children can only survive by catching mice in the fields and digging wild vegetables in the mountains. With the arrival of winter, the mice in the field and the fish in the water can no longer be caught, so my brother went into the wild forest on the mountain to dig wild vegetable roots in order to find food. The younger brother, who had not been able to see his brother return for a long time, found his brother's frozen body on the mountain after a long time. I saw him curled up, holding a handful of wild vegetable roots in his hand, and there was still a smile on his face, as if he saw his younger brother munching on wild vegetables, with a happy face.

Seeing that there were fewer and fewer dishes on the table, Father Geng picked up the last piece of oily fat meat, put it in Zhao Li's bowl, and said softly: "Don't think about it, if it's a man, eat it well, grow it up quickly, and when the time comes, take revenge on your father and your brother, and go to the battlefield to kill the Hun barbarians!" ”

Hearing this, Zhao Li nodded seriously, silently wiped away the tears that were about to overflow his eyes with his sleeves, and swallowed the white corn in a big gulp.

On this snowy winter night, there would be a suppressed choking sound everywhere in the orphanage. For the first time, these children, who have experienced many hardships, have eaten so comfortably, slept so sweetly for the first time, and felt that they have a warm and steady nest for the first time. Perhaps, it will be a long, long time before they grow up. But even after a long, long time, they will still remember this winter night and the warm nest in the winter night.

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