Chapter Thirty-Seven: Zi Yong Follows for a Long Time

Wen Chou and Yan Liang came to Wen Yu's house together. The subordinate sang a promise and reported to Wen Yuyu.

After a while, Wen Ba trotted out and shouted excitedly: "Big brother, big brother Yan Liang, why are you here!" But it was Wen Ba's injury that was getting better, and he couldn't bear it, so he was struggling in the courtyard, and when he saw the next person trotting all the way to Wen Yu's residence, he stopped him, and when he asked and learned that it was Wen Chou and Yan Liang who were coming, he ran out to greet him in a hurry.

"Brother Ba, how are you doing lately, how is the injury?" Wen Chou asked with concern.

"It's almost good, look at it!" "Bang bang!" Wen Ba slapped his chest twice with his fist as he spoke.

"You......" Wen Chou didn't finish speaking.

"Let's go, let's go through two moves!" Yan Liang roared loudly.

"Gongji, have you forgotten the purpose of my visit? I'm not here to learn martial arts with my brother! Wen Chou said solemnly.

"Got it, big brother, isn't it just here to visit Wen Yugong?" Yan Liang said unhappily. Then he rubbed his hands excitedly and said to Wen Ba: "After a while, let's compare and compare!" ”

"Brother, are you here to visit your father?" Wen Ba asked. Where is Wen Ba, as soon as he said that Wen Chou and Yan Liang were at the door, he ran out, and he didn't hear the words behind. That's why I asked

"Yes, can you be at home?" Wen Chou replied accurately.

"In that case, why are you still standing at this door, let's go, follow me in!" When Wen Ba heard this, he stepped forward and pulled the sleeves of Wen Chou and Yan Liang and walked towards the courtyard.

Without waiting for Wen Ba to pull, Yan Liang had already stepped forward and stepped forward, leaning on Wen Ba's shoulder and saying, "That's how it should be!" That's exactly how it should be! ”

Seeing Yan Liang and Wen Ba like this, Wen Chou couldn't help but smile bitterly, thinking: "After all, they are still young, although they are all Angzang big men at first glance, in fact, they are still very immature inside!" If I hadn't traveled through time and had an adult soul, I would have thought to be the same as them. Wen Chou smiled bitterly at himself again, and let Wen Ba pull and walk towards the back hall.

When the subordinate got his order from outside Wen Yu's room and rushed to invite Wen Chou and Yan Liang into the hall, he saw that Wen Chou, Yan Liang, and Wen Ba had already come halfway, and he told them a situation, and he retreated respectfully!

"Brother Ba, Gongji, can't you walk well?" Wen Chou couldn't bear such a state after all, and spoke. and ripped the sleeves off Wen Ba's hands.

"Big brother......" Wenba still wants to say.

"I'm here to visit my family today, so don't lose my courtesy!" Wen Chou said solemnly. He straightened his clothes again and said, "Don't let people laugh!" ”

"Got it, big brother." Wen Ba was quite unhappy when he heard this. After all, in his family, he had never considered such a thing! His father is old and has a son, and he is also very doting on him, everything goes along with him, and no one in his family can manage him, but he is obedient to Wen Chou, maybe he was scared by Wen Chou when he was a child, and then turned from fear to respect, which is why today's situation happened.

As a result, the three of them respectfully came to the door of the back hall and sang their names before entering.

There are no prosperous furnishings in the hall, a few couches, a few mats, and some elegant literati calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls, and nothing else. Wen Yu sat upright behind a couch with four or five bamboo slips under the window in the hall, and was looking at the bamboo slips in the sun. Seeing Wen Chou and them coming in, he raised his head and put down the bamboo slips.

Wen Ba entered the hall and turned behind Wen Yu from the right.

Wen Chou and Yan Liang came to Wen Yu's case from the left side, and stood with their hands down.

"Ba'er, for your two brothers, bring the case seat." Seeing this, Wen Yu turned to Wen and said domineeringly.

"Did the kid take the liberty of coming and disturb his uncle's elegance?" Wen asked with a smile.

"Hehe, what's so elegant, it's just that it's okay to be old, follow the example of the ancients, and read books!" Wen Yu laughed loudly.

"Big brother, big brother Yan Liang, sit." Wen Ba brought the case seat and paved it well, and said to Wen Chou and Yan Liangdao.

"The two virtuous nephews, who took time out of their busy schedules to visit the old man, what is the matter?" Wen Yu smiled at Wen Chou and Yan Liang.

"Not for anything else, just to thank my uncle!" Wen Chou's words, took out a brocade box from his sleeve and placed it on Wen Yu's case.

I saw that the brocade box was a foot square, wrapped in red exquisite brocade, and embroidered with two dragons, with fangs and fangs, and the body was lying horizontally!

"Thank you for coming, why thank you? What is this? Wen Yu pointed to the brocade box.

"For the past three years, my uncle has upheld the Wen family and made the Wen family prosperous." Wen Chou said with a smile. He also said: "This is a jade wall carved from the beautiful jade of the Western Regions, which was purchased by the boy a few days ago from a perennial trader in the Western Regions of Jizhou. ”

"Oh, the jade of the Western Regions?" Wen Yu's eyes couldn't help but light up when he heard this, and he was very interested!

"Recently, I heard that my uncle likes to collect jade antiques, literati calligraphy and paintings, so I came to honor your old man! It's just that I don't know if it's true or not, so I asked my uncle to identify it. Wen Chou looked at Wen Yuyan, who was a little excited, and opened the brocade box and pushed it towards it.

The brocade box is opened, and there is an elaborate stand inside, on which a crystal clear jade stone is placed. Its color is round, the jade is warm and delicate, and its shape and ornamentation are majestic and agile. The rough seems to be symmetrical left and right, and the dragon pattern and the dragon pattern are different from each other, each stretching to a certain extent, and the twist is powerful. It not only gives the jade shape a strong sense of agility, but also never loses its balance. But it's a double dragon wall! It is a rare good jade wall!

The jade of the Han Dynasty is rich and colorful, the shape is magnificent, and the ornamentation is agile and flying, which first benefits from the further improvement of jade treatment tools. On the basis of the Warring States jade technology, the use of iron tools is more mature, handy, craftsmen skillfully use high relief, bas-relief, multiple carving, round carving, line carving, elaboration, live ring, inlay and other techniques, it can be said that the ability to carve and decorate is extremely good, creating a large number of exquisite jade.

Moreover, during the Han Dynasty, the society and politics were relatively stable, and the ideological environment was relaxed. Huang Lao Wuwei, Confucian Guiyu, Taoist immortal immortal concept of immortality, evil spirits and disgust, as well as the Eastern Han Dynasty's pervasive Wei Wei, Yin and Yang Five Elements and other ideas have had an impact on the creation of jade art, but it is rare that the innovation of jade is not much restricted, and craftsmen are less bound by form and ornamentation when carving jade, giving full play to their imagination and creativity. Therefore, a large number of classics appeared in the Han Dynasty, reaching an unprecedented peak in ornamentation and plastic arts. It is a popular jade with dragon patterns and phoenix patterns in its society.

Wen Yu took a look at it and knew that it was rare! Hold up the brocade box with your hand, look carefully and praise: "Its color is round and milky, if it is full of autumn water, its quality is delicate and gentle, and it is like the virtue of a gentleman." Good jade! Good jade! ”

"So, is that true?" Wen Chou asked.

"Really, really,...... You want to give it to the old man? Wen Yu took the jade wall out of the brocade box, played with it, and said.

"Exactly, I wonder if my uncle is satisfied?" Wen Chou Gongjin replied.

"Haha, satisfied, satisfied!" Wen Yu laughed loudly, and the more he looked at Wen Chou, the more pleasing it became. How could he not be satisfied, at this time it was the time when Confucianism of the two Han Dynasty was laid, and Confucianism admired jade the most, because it was a gentleman's instrument, and ordinary people were rare to see a jade, let alone have such a beautiful jade wall.

The Confucian concept of jade virtue was first proposed by Liu Che, the first emperor of the Han Dynasty, to formally establish the dominant position after the "exclusive respect for Confucianism", "the gentleman is more virtuous than the jade", "the gentleman does not go to the body of the jade for no reason", and the final refinement of the five virtues of the jade "benevolence, righteousness, wisdom, courage and purity" made the functions of the jade of the two Han Dynasty more and more. Aiyu and Peiyu have become the fashion of the aristocratic class in society, from ritual utensils to ornaments, daily necessities, funeral jade, and even gifts to each other.

However, at this time, the use of jade was limited to princes and nobles, and its value was very high, so it is said that after the Warring States period that could be exchanged for fifteen cities, the "Heshi Bi" was changed to the national seal by Qin Shi Huang, and it was still a symbol of state power in the late Han and Wei and Jin dynasties, and became something that all princes wanted to fight for. This strong hierarchical nature makes it impossible for ordinary people to use jade casually.

"Just be satisfied," Wen Chou thought to himself: "This jade wall originally wanted to be kept in the future, and the gift to the top official can also leave a good impression, if I am not satisfied, then I can't do it." ”

"Yude, Yude, the instrument of a gentleman." Wen Yu still looked at the jade wall, and his mouth was full of admiration.

"Ahem!" Wen Chou coughed lightly, and said to Wen Yu, who was looking at the jade wall: "Uncle, the kid has a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not?" ”

"Oh, what's the matter, let's hear it." Wen Yu was slightly embarrassed and put the jade wall back into the brocade box.

"I've heard that there are many people in the name of the Wen family, taking advantage of the homeless people to vote, and the phenomenon of buying and selling slaves and fields exists, I don't know if my uncle has heard of it?" Wen Chou asked tentatively.

"Oh, if it is true, it is against the virtue of my Wen clan!" Wen Yu frowned. Since settling down, the Wen family has adhered to the ethics of not disturbing the people and benefiting the people, which is supported by the villagers.

"That's what I thought, see if you can come forward and discipline you?" Wen Chou Gong Jin said.

"Well, this matter is indeed to be banned." Wen Yu pondered for a moment and said, "Today, you are already the patriarch, but you can make drastic rectifications!" I'll let Ba'er be with you again! ”

"Uncle Xie's support." Wen Chou bowed and said. This is Wen Yu's expression of his support for Wen Chou, and it is also an attitude to let Wen Ba follow Wen Chou.

"Now, Yi is the patriarch and has rank, can there be words?" Wen Yu suddenly remembered to ask.

"Uncle Xie remembers, and when my father is dying, he gives the word filial piety."

"Zixiao, Zixiao, okay, it's still the eldest brother who is smart!" Wen Yu groaned two sentences and sighed. He turned to Wenba and said solemnly: "In the future, you should follow Brother Er's left and right to help him take charge of the township, and now I will give you a word for Ziyong." Don't fall into the reputation of the Wen family! ”

"Jin Zun Father's Life!" After hearing this, Wen Ba could follow Wen Chou for a long time, and he was overjoyed, and immediately knelt down and said loudly.

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In this way, the four of them talked again, and Wen Chou and Yan Liang got up to say goodbye.

Wen Yu looked at Wen Chou, Yan Liang and the excited Wen Ba who were gradually moving away, and sighed, thinking: "Wen Chou is the slaughter of a township at such an age, he is still not arrogant or impatient, he is well-founded, mature and steady, and he will become a great weapon in the future!" Let Ba'er follow him, but also to find a good future for Ba'er! Hope I'm not mistaken. ”