Chapter 4: A Feast in the Country 2
He tasted the blanched lotus root that had not yet been broken, and there was a unique fragrance and sweetness of the lotus root in his mouth, which blended with the taste of the liquor in the remnant picture, which was really unique.
"You wrote a big soup discord in this booklet, how did you guess my taste?"
Han Su poured a glass of wine and said, "Zi said: There are friends from afar." I saw that Aunt Zhang was already extraordinary, and I thought about my eldest brother's temperament, a distinguished guest who could be so cautious and didn't even tell his family, I think I was used to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas. Jiangnan dishes are light, and what you taste is the taste of the food itself. The disharmony of the soup is precisely to melt into the heaven and earth, and to comprehend it with its original taste. It's also a blind guess, I never thought that Mr. Long still likes it. ”
Mr. Long looked at her, the person in front of him had the appearance of an old man, and his temperament was similar, and said, "You are very smart, but I want to ask you." The Tao is the way, not the constant way. Your yard, but that's what it means? ”
Her face stiffened, and she resumed, "Yes, non-Hengdao." ”
He then asked: "The book Tao Te Ching was circulated during the reign of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, avoiding the emperor's name and changing the word Heng to Chang. The difference between one word and the intention is completely different. But most people don't know about this, so where do you know about it? ”
Han Shu remembered that a long time ago, the person in front of him had explained step by step that non-permanent Tao means that there is no eternal meaning, and all Tao will not always exist, and now, how to answer this question?
"I just made a mistake and corrected it. It's also a mistake to think about. She bowed her head slightly, not thinking back to the past.
When I saw the person in front of me, I did have a sense of familiarity other than my relatives. I can't tell the reason for it, he never believes in any fate, but now he is a little superstitious.
"I have seen you before, when I was a child. You don't remember me, but now you feel the familiarity of seeing each other. ”
She paused and said, "When I see my husband, I also have a kind of closeness and awe when I see my elders. Maybe there was a past life? The elders in the village often say that there is a fate in the past and the present life. ”
"Listen to your brother and say you're getting married? The husband is also an excellent talent, and his appearance is first-class. ”
She was slightly embarrassed and stunned, and said with a smile: "Everyone wants to get married, and there is nothing special." ”
"You don't expect anything? However, there are many husbands-in-law, who are naturally comfortable and rich, and happy and happy? He said.
She recalled the old days, when she was in the marriage contract, and it was not like this at all.
"Freedom is your own, and it has nothing to do with getting married. As for harmony, it is always possible to have the same mind, otherwise it is like a bowl of light and tasteless white water, although it is not interesting. That's it, the eldest brother's life, the matchmaker's words, that's it. ”
When he heard such negative words, he suddenly felt a little compassionate. According to the news over the years, this child should be happy and gentle, but his current expression is a little depressed and numb.
"I look at the books you read, and the annotations you make are quite independent of the legacy of your predecessors. If a bowl of plain water is really tasteless, why not throw it out and replace it with a bowl of tea or spirits? However, white water has the benefits of white water, at least spirits cannot replace white water. ”
She poured herself a cup of tea and said, "Peace naturally has the benefit of peace. ”
"You've been to Princess Changshan's mausoleum, what are you interested in seeing along the way?" He asked, wondering if he had discovered anything from such a long journey.
She didn't know why he asked like this, so she asked, "I haven't seen anything about it, just a storyteller who mentions her story." I think this princess is very self-conscious. I don't know the vastness of the world and my self-righteousness. ”
No other story of the mausoleum has been mentioned, and there is nothing to think of it. Hearing this about his apprentice, he rarely had mood swings, and he felt a little angry in his heart.
"When it comes to storytelling, it's all stories. I can't believe it, Princess Changshan is not self-conscious, she is a brave person. Respect for teachers, love and righteousness. can give up her life for her confidant, and she can give everything for the justice and justice in her heart, naturally this princess is very proud and persistent. ”
He is not talking about her merits, the world will only remember her merits and fame, the shining part of her gold. Criticize her for her ignorance after her failure, demonize her past, or mythologize. Who will remember that this person's heart is actually just pure persistence and perseverance in the morality of the heart?
"Cowardly loser, even if the gentleman praises her virtues, what about it? Becoming a king or defeating a loser is a loser after all, and she is buried with a lot of white bones all over the mountain. Virtue without power has no practical meaning. ”
He put down the teacup and patiently explained: "No, for a person can not be judged and denied by absolute results, there are many benefits to what this person does. What is rare is not a person's worldly achievements, but the kindness and persistent faith in her heart. Although this is of no use, just like the books handed down by the saints, they are of no use, but they are of great use. She let more people see hope and experience the tenacity of not giving up in the abyss. ”
More than ten years later, it turns out that there are still people who will remember her and remember Princess Xiao Qiushui of Changshan. Understand her as a person, recognize her, and don't judge by the result.
"When you say that, you must know a lot of her true stories. I would like to know what kind of person is Her Royal Highness the Princess, who is extremely powerful and has her arms above her knees, in the mouth of Mr. Storyteller? What kind of story is there. ”
He looked at the smoke and rain outside the window, his thoughts were pulled far away, and he said slowly: "There are too many, and I don't know very well." One year, the western part of the country went to war with our dynasty. Three thousand soldiers were trapped in the Biyong cliff, she led a team of men and horses to support, but she was also trapped in the cliff, and did not enter for two consecutive days. Later, he personally fought hard with the bow and crossbow team and broke out. Immediately, the morale of the three armies increased greatly, and with 7,000 soldiers, they broke the opponent's 30,000 horses. ”
She recalled that at that time, she was indeed hit by an arrow, ripped off the arrow, and stood in the army to face everyone: "If you die, everyone is also a human wall that is the most difficult for the enemy army to cross, and I would rather die than give in to my children." ”
She said to him: "Sir overestimated her role, the two armies are facing each other, and the competition is the strength of the two countries." As a large country in China, the supply of armaments, heavy grain, and grass and the response of soldiers are naturally not comparable to those of a small country in the western part of the country. Is there any way she will win, and she has over-mythologized her role, isn't she sorry for those soldiers who fought to kill the enemy? ”
He doesn't excuse himself, he just tells the next story.