Chapter 7: Principal Qian's Dry Humor (2)

Ling 007) wants to wear a crown for thousands of years, and it will bear its weight for hundreds of generations

Therefore, the probability of history repeating itself is very high, i.e. the repetition is very high. Under the sun, there is nothing new, it is all our ancestors and ancestors, playing the leftover bridges.

However, history has also taught us one of the greatest lessons, and that is that there are always people who forget their lessons. As a result, repeating the mistakes of the past has once again become a lesson for future generations.

The significance of our study of history is to learn from history and reduce the opportunity to make detours. As Rabindranath Tagore said, even if we know that there is some dark side to life, we can still smile at it and live brighter. Romain Rolland also said: I know that life is difficult, but I still love to face it.

This is the meaning of studying history, which does not conflict with the development of modern science and technology, but rather strengthens the goal and complements each other.

Only after understanding history can you really know what the Han Dynasty and Tang Dynasty you yearn for are like.

Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty should have been an international metropolis that everyone longed for at that time, and it was prosperous enough, but you know what? On both sides of the street, there are still open channels for drainage, which means that domestic sewage flows along the street, and flies and mosquitoes are inevitable. It is said that when you eat the bread, the first bread is crawling with flies, and when someone opens the first one, you have to quickly remove the bread below, but if you are slower, you will gather another layer. Do you still want to eat this bread? Although it is a joke, it can be seen that the sanitary conditions at that time were relatively backward. If you plan to brush your teeth and wash your hair and take a shower every day, then don't think about it, the smell is strong, bear with it, rich people may not be able to do it.

Assuming that you have enough confidence and skill to travel back, you happen to be reincarnated into a wealthy family or even the palace as you wish, then returning to the Han and Tang dynasties may still be a very good choice, at least you are qualified to see the world, broaden your horizons, and occasionally take a bath and soak in the hot springs, which is also worth it. However, if you want to eat chicken thigh skewers shabu-shabu every day, you may not have one.

Just like Cao Xueqin wrote "Dream of Red Mansions", people who have never seen the real wealth can't write those gorgeous pomp. At the end of the high-value continuation of the post, there are big fish and meat, delicacies from the mountains and seas, gold and silver jewelry, which is not Cao Weng's original style at first glance, because it is the life of a rich and noble family that Mr. Gao himself came out of, and he has not experienced it personally at first glance, and his short-sightedness limits his imagination.

Cao Weng's food and living within the high walls of the Zhumen are not tired of eating, not getting tired of being fine, light but not simple, plain but not troublesome, by no means a table full of chickens, ducks and fish, greasy and fishy meat of the rich people, it is the "expensive" gas that ordinary people can't imagine out of thin air, just like Grandma Liu can't understand when she meets eggplant.

Therefore, you must be knowledgeable and do not make a fuss no matter what dynasty you live in.

Isn't there a famous joke? Just say the word "insight":

What does an emperor look like in the eyes of a woodcutter?

The woodcutter replied, "It must be a king with a golden axe."

(Laughter!) )

Yes, identity and insight limit the woodcutter's imagination, although it does not mean to belittle the laborer, just to use an analogy. So, are you willing to be such a person who makes people laugh?

Although, we should not divide people into three, six, nine and so on, and even draw a chain of contempt, sarcasm and contempt for each other. But the truth is obvious, born with different visions, imagination is indeed different, and the cognitive system will inevitably not be the same, it is undeniable.

Why are your first choices all reincarnated emperors?

Everyone's desire to defect to the upper class is nothing more than because of this reason, they all want to be a different person, and no one wants to: finally wear it back, and it is still unknown to everyone. Therefore, this wish is completely understandable and understandable.

However, the goose is often a very brilliant wish, but it is difficult to fulfill the wish in reality.

Even if you do have the luck and skill to get your wish, no one can guarantee that you will be blessed for a lifetime and die in old age. You all know this, movies, TV series, web series, novels, games, all of them are chasing after it, right?

Ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, past dynasties, if you want to say that the cruelty and violence of the battle for royal power, imperial power, and clan power, it is only more bloody and brain-burning, and it is no better than the trivial things, chicken and dog fragments, firewood, rice, oil and salt and other poor lives in the people's homes.

In other words, it is only possible to die more miserable, more wronged, more bloody, and even more inexplicable and blind.

Why?

The reason is very simple, you can't enjoy the riches and riches of the world in vain - if you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight.

Look, life is still much simpler, happier and more comfortable now, you can be content, don't keep complaining that you are born at the wrong time. In ancient times, whether you were born in the upper class or the lower class, it was difficult for you to live past the age of fifty or sixty. In those days, it was rare for people to live to be 70 years old, but now, how many grandfathers and grandmothers who are more than 80 years old and are still active and alive? Just count the old people around you.

Someone shook their heads again, you say it's still unwilling? Even if history is not a piece of sugar, I want to taste it.

That's it.

If you have to wear it back to see, then it is best to hope to be reincarnated in the Great Song Dynasty, even if it falls into the homes of ordinary people, it will not be too sinful. Usually living a small life for ordinary people is relatively relaxed and comfortable, but it is only relative to other dynasties.

The taxes are relatively stable, there are many opportunities to make money, the pressure of life is not too great, literature and art are flourishing, and it is relaxed and comfortable.

There were many types of employment in the Song Dynasty, and the service industry was very developed, so as long as you were willing to use your brains or work hard, it was still relatively easy to make money. For example, if you want to make a birthday, from meals to tables and chairs, from chefs to emcees, everything can be contracted out, one-stop packaging service, saving time and effort, as long as you pay for it. If you don't want to cook, you can order takeout; Toothbrushes, tooth powder can be stored in the tea house, you get up and go to breakfast, people provide free hot water to wash your face, wash and then eat breakfast, more comfortable.

The Song Dynasty had a special "four divisions and six bureaus", which could do all kinds of special services, which was particularly convenient, and even more enthusiastic and thoughtful than now.

Some people say that women in the Song Dynasty wrapped their small feet, but in fact, it was just a technical work similar to modern plastic surgery, and only aristocratic women would catch up with the fashion, and it was not mandatory. At that time, it was just more beautiful to wrap it in a slender way, and it was not as cruel and perverted as it was in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

When the people lived a worry-free life, they invented various entertainment methods, such as: playing football, bubble teahouse, playing with gold and jade, and writing poems by Bibi. Look at the early words of Li Qingzhao and his wife, they are beautiful, elegant, and full of interest, which are all true portrayals of life at that time.

The heyday of the tea ceremony and the incense ceremony was also at that time, and it was much more elaborate than it is today.

To drink tea, the tea cake must be chiseled into pieces, then ground into powder with a small stone mill, and then sifted into a very fine tea powder, and then brewed with hot water, and the tea paste should be made with a bubble tea paste. What's more, the landscape pattern can also be brewed on it, which is much more advanced than the modern coffee latte art.

Incense is not as rough as burning incense directly, but the septum is heated, and there is no smoke and ashes. On top of the soot, silver flakes are stacked, and incense powder is stacked on top, and the temperature can be controlled independently. The incense powder does not have to be expensive, for example, the lychee shell is dried, and it is good to grind it into powder. How chic is such a life? How interesting?

Even, the emperor of the Song Dynasty was also obsessed with piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, landscaping, and prosperous collections, so that he neglected the government and the imperial power was controlled, until the ministers were left behind, and the country was unstable.

Although the country is temporarily peaceful, the people live in peace, and culture and art are also flourishing, the military has gradually become vulnerable. The imperial court's indulgence in pleasure directly led to corruption in the government, and the army's combat effectiveness gradually declined. As a result, he was later defeated by foreign invaders and lost completely.

So you see, in fact, no dynasty is always perfect, and there will be flaws, and this is history in reality. Again, the same sentence: everything that happens, it is inevitable. And vice versa, as long as it's a necessity, it's bound to happen.

However, at least in the early Song Dynasty, the people were rich and the country was prosperous, taxes and labor were relatively relaxed, and the society was relatively clear. We've all seen "The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival", right? The word "Qingming" here has a double meaning, which not only refers to solar terms, but also represents the people's yearning for an ideal life. Otherwise, how could the emperor be so partial to it and be happy to collect it, this sycophant is a good shot.

It's a pity that this peaceful world doesn't last long, and there are strong enemies on all sides, such as Xirong Dongyi, Nanban and Beidi, and neither of them is easy to provoke. In particular, the nomads in the north, especially the Liao, Jin, and Khitan, originally had direct thinking, simple and rude, and were able to bear hardships and stand hard work, and were brave and good at fighting, which made the Song people who were addicted to comfort completely caught off guard, so they fled all the way south in a hurry, and they were embarrassed and miserable. As a result, the unlucky emperor still favored Jiangnan, and he was still out of cure.

This is called the realistic version: born in sorrow, died in peace.

So don't go through without saying a word, and run back at every turn, to be honest: no dynasty is worry-free and comfortable.

In fact, in comparison, reality is the best, at least no worries about food and drink, equal personality, no war, and advanced science and technology. You can also eat and drink enough, hold your mobile phone and play games, lose your temper with your parents when you are bored, make a fuss about puberty, have a birthday party or something, and then happily fly or cruise or high-speed rail to travel around, if this is left in the past, can you?

Be content. After listening to my words, do you still want to wear them?

(Most of the children smile and shake their heads, and a few shout: "Yes-)

Who is this? Kind of stand up and say, don't hide behind your classmates, I promise to give you a zero score.

Just kidding, I know he's brave, but he's also boring, and it's called raising the bar, hahaha-

Well, if you're the only one to wear it back, I'll be fine.

However, with your weak little physique, you won't live to be twenty years old, so you will have to hang up early.

Why? Look at it.

When you are born a boy, you will generally choose to study hard in the cold window, participate in scientific examinations, and embark on a career in office. This is the only chance to be a hero, regardless of origin, to get out of poverty and turn over. With fair competition, it is expected to change the court, and from then on, glorify the ancestors and go to the peak of life.

(To be continued!) )