Finally before the twenty-third day of the lunar month, Zhang Bingzhong rushed to the house, and as soon as he entered the house, he saw his parents and Zao'er (Li Dacheng's name Hongji, milk name Zao'er, and later changed his name to Li Zicheng) at home. Before the two brothers had time to chat a few words, Chao Xiaozhi, Luo Youcai, Luo Youneng and the other three also heard the news. Everyone met each other on a chatter and returned the salute one by one. scrambling to tell each other about their experiences and pasts, but while talking, Xiao Liuzi will pass by the things in the cottage, try to say it simply, and some things will pass by. It's already in the New Year, and the big guy is discussing how to move around in private in the past few days, and then go to meet Mr. He in the private school on the second day of the Lunar New Year, and you can talk to him about your study tour experience, and then listen to Mr. He's advice on how to do the question.

The New Year in the north is better, and there are many old customs for the New Year in Guanzhong: 1. Sticky sugar melon, "Twenty-three, sugar melon sticky, Lord Zao Jun wants to go to heaven". In the past, people sacrificed to the stove on the 23rd day of the lunar month, and offered the sticky and sweet sugar melon to the king of the stove, sticking to the mouth of the king of the stove, so that it "said good things to the heavens, and kept peace on the ground." ”

Second, sweeping the house: the previous generation of the Spring Festival cleaning called the "sweeping year", the past nursery rhyme said: "twenty-three, sugar melon sticky, twenty-four, sweeping the house day ......" three, the Chinese New Year's Eve year: Chinese New Year's Eve night, the whole family reunion, have a Chinese New Year's Eve meal, chatting around the fireplace, farewell to the old and welcome the new, the main dish of the Chinese New Year's Eve meal is to eat dumplings. Dumplings have a history of many years, and the original name of dumplings is "horn". Eating dumplings on the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve, one is to take its homonym, "more age and children", saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new. The second is to take its auspicious shape, because the dumplings resemble ingots, which is a metaphor for "attracting wealth and entering the treasure". Fourth, the word "Fu" is posted upside down: It is rumored that Zhu Yuanzhang, the grandfather of the dynasty, once used the word "Fu" as a secret mark to prepare for murder. The kind-hearted Queen Ma eliminated the disaster for her, and ordered all the families in the city to paste the word "Fu" on their doors before dawn. Among them, one family was illiterate, and even pasted the word "Fu" upside down. The emperor was furious when he heard the report, and Queen Ma hurriedly said to Zhu Yuanzhang after learning about it in the harem: "That family knows that you are visiting today, and you deliberately pasted the word Fu upside down, isn't this the meaning of 'Fu to'?" 5. Paste Spring Festival couplets: At the beginning of the new year, the first thing is to paste couplets to decorate the door inside and outside the house. The Spring Festival couplets are pasted at the door of the house, and there is no special interest, etc., as well as New Year's greetings, New Year's money! It indicates the town of the year, the disease, the evil spirit, the blessing, etc., is the good wishes of the elders to the younger generations. Wealthy families also have gold melon seeds, silver leaves, etc. Sixth, the whip, about this whip, was originally used by people to ward off evil spirits and dispel disasters, and later the element of exorcism gradually faded, only in the lively festival of fire, that is also the most favorite thing of every household and children. Of course, each family also has its own characteristics, and the county will also host everyone to share the peace together.

In the blink of an eye, it was the Lantern Festival to eat the Lantern Festival, the first dynasty was the fifteenth day of the first month to eat the Lantern Festival, "Lantern Festival" in the Song Dynasty, the folk were popular with a kind of Lantern Festival to eat the novel food. This kind of food was first called "Fu Yuanzi" and later called "Lantern Festival", and businessmen also called it "Yuanbao". Eating Lantern Festival means that the days are getting more and more prosperous, and life is reunited and beautiful. Then there's the dragon lantern dance: the dragon dance is a traditional dance that originated in China. The dragon is an ancient Chinese totem, the dragon dance and lion dance, which was one of the major festivals of the year in ancient times. Lion dance is an excellent folk program, both north and south, every Lantern Festival, the folk come to the lion dance to help the fun. Chinese folklore traditions believe that lion dances can ward off evil spirits. The most interesting thing is to guess the lantern riddle: "guess the lantern riddle" is also called "playing the lantern riddle", which is a unique form of entertainment in our country rich in national style, and it is a characteristic activity of the Lantern Festival that has been circulated since ancient times. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, every household will hang up lanterns and set off fireworks. Because riddles can enlighten wisdom and cater to the festive atmosphere, many people responded, and then riddles gradually became an indispensable program for the Lantern Festival. There will be the custom of sending lanterns in the evening: sending lanterns, also known as sending lanterns, is a traditional folk custom of the Han nationality, that is, before the Lantern Festival, the mother's family sends lanterns to the newly married daughter's family, or ordinary relatives and friends to the newlywed infertile home, in order to add good luck. Walking on stilts: Walking on stilts is also known as "stepping on stilts", and there are also places where it is called stepping on lotus stilts, which is purely a kind of folk acrobatics. Performers dress up as characters from theatrical or legendary figures, step on wooden sticks with stepping devices, and perform as they go. Stilt clubs are generally organized by the masses spontaneously and in tandem. On the 11th and 12th of the first month, people began to step on the streets, which means to inform people that among the many folk flower fairs, they will register this year. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, it was officially on the streets, and it was not until the end of the eighteenth party. Yingzigu: Yingzigu is a traditional folk activity of the Han nationality. Zigu is also called Qi (seven) aunt, and in the north, it is mostly called toilet aunt and pit third aunt. The ancient Han folk custom was to welcome the toilet god Zigu on the fifteenth day of the first month, divinate the sericulture, and occupy all things. Legend has it that Zigu was originally a concubine, jealous of the eldest woman, and was killed in the toilet on the fifteenth day of the first month, becoming the toilet god, so the Han people mostly made the shape of Zigu with women, and the pigpen in the toilet at night greeted it. This custom was popular in all parts of the north and south, and was recorded as early as the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Chasing Rats is a Lantern Festival activity, which began in the Wei and Jin dynasties. It is mainly said to silkworm farmers. Because rats often eat large slices of silkworms at night, it is said that on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, they feed the rats with rice porridge, so that they can stop eating silkworms.

After the Lantern Festival, Zhiri Academy also began to prepare for the opening of classes. In the first month, on the day of visiting Mr. He in the private school, Xiao Liuzi also specially invited him and Qin Liangyu to visit the New Year at his grandfather's uncle's house. Because in Zhang Bingzhong's heart, his grandfather and uncle are also his martial arts teachers, and he can't be slack off either. When the master saw a smart child like Zhang Bingzhong, he immediately took off the jade pendant of his fan, gave it to Bingzhong as a meeting gift, and told Bingzhong to store it carefully, so that it could save his life if necessary. I saw this fish-shaped jade pendant, not big or small Hetian material, the eyes were slightly closed, leaving only a thin slit, extremely dexterous; let Bingzhong love it, and he was very happy, and he knew that it was a good thing at first sight and was willing to throw away, and hurriedly hid it in his arms. That Zhang Bingzhong really didn't know what this jade pendant was, and said that this jade pendant was the symbol of the majestic secret servant Jinyi Guard. The jade fish carved with a slit is a first-class guard, and has the right to kill and kill people. The jade fish who turned a blind eye to it was a second-class guard, and he had the ability to see the rank of official and make a decision on recall. The round-eyed Yuyu'er is a third-class guard, and he only has the authority to listen and reconnoitre.

Under the advice of the two teachers, Xiao Liuzi decided to write a strategy about his travel experience, called On Erhu Defense Strategy. The so-called erhu is only about the meaning that there are many Hu people and are scattered, and they live nomadically without a fixed place, not for the specific one or two Hu people. The second is advice on how to defend and manage the relatively strong and brave rangers based on their own travel experiences.

When Xiao Liuzi was deliberately writing a countermeasure, his close friend Qin Liangyu came to his home to say goodbye. "The sixth brother has something at home, I am here to say goodbye today, if he has a fate to continue the friendship of classmates. Qin Liangyu came to Xiao Liuzi and talked eloquently, both pretending and flattering, which made Xiao Liuzi restrained. I saw Xiao Liuzi striding forward and hugging Qin Liangyu's shoulders and saying, Who is with whom of our brothers. This sudden action made Qin Liangyu's face crimson, which made the little sixth son laugh, and said: Look, look, like a little girl, after the family affairs are done, it is the same to come to the private school to study again! Qin Liangyu hurriedly nodded and praised. So the two of them set up a Zhuangxing wine at home, and the parting mood of leaving made their mood particularly bad. In an alley, there are also jujubes, talents, capable people and other people who persuade them to drink, or they are young and crazy, so that everyone is drunk and crazy and loses their dignity. The fifteen and sixteen-year-old boys were all drunk and staggering, but the little six sons were lying in Qin Liangyu's arms, and their heads were soft and comfortable. In the evening, after the wine had woken up. Qin Liangyu found that there was a person lying in his arms, and he blushed again. Fortunately, there is a disguise of alcohol, so that people can't tell whether they are shy or drunk. These little people gradually came to their senses, and they said goodbye one by one, discussing how to say goodbye to Shili Pavilion together early tomorrow morning. The next day, the big guy reluctantly sent Qin Liangyu outside the Shili Pavilion to discuss the topic of reunion in the coming day. No one knew that Qin Liangyu's departure had caused a lot of trouble, and everyone was embarrassed when they met again many years later. (Note: Qin Liangyu became a general soldier in Chongqing because of his father's success, and he was also a general.) ）

The little six sons who returned home let go of the sorrow of parting and wrote their countermeasures seriously. Because his own experience is different, his experience is different, and his talent is not the same, so Xiao Jingxuan put down the pen and did it in one go. After writing the countermeasure theory, Xiao Liuzi hurriedly sent the two teachers to read the comments. He Naihe and Gong Shuren commented and elaborated on Xiao Liuzi's article from different identities and knowledge. Mr. He believes that this countermeasure theory is full of spirit and grandeur. Articles and font writing are rare, but too much criticism is tantamount to a court dispute, if someone frames it, it will become a lot of problems and handles. Uncle Gong thinks that this is a very good countermeasure, and it should be such a sharp reminder that the officials of the current dynasty should not sit on the temple and never understand the specific people's livelihood unrealistically. The management and defense of vagrants, scattered hus, mountain bandits, etc., should be mentioned on the court platform as early as possible, and they are easy to manage when they are scattered, if they are gathered together, it will be a huge hidden danger and force. Gong Shuren's worries have become a cruel reality after many years, and of course he is worthy of the eyes of a first-class secret servant Jin Yiwei.

After the start of school after the holiday, in the private school, the students successively handed over their study tour examination plans, Mr. He made comments and comments one by one, after this trip, let everyone understand how happy it is to be able to study with peace of mind! Everyone is working hard to study in preparation for next year's township examination. After this trip, Mr. He also understood that a subject of reasoning should be opened among this group of students, so that the children could increase their oral and debating talents. At the beginning of teaching, I thought that we must learn from Mr. Wang Yangming's point of view, "Zhizhi" is "poor reason", Mr. Yangming believes that all things in heaven and earth are unified in "heart", and "heart" is "reason" and "Mingde". He equates "poor reason" with "Ming Mingde" as described in the "University". In other words, when a person is able to correct his mind so that his mind is fully in line with the norms of feudal morality, he can develop ("Ming") the innate goodness ("Ming") inherent in human beings ("Mingde") and then become a saint. Wang also pointed out that "the knowledge of things" is "sincerity and righteousness", and the two are two and one, one and two: the husband is righteous, sincere, enlightened, and self-cultivation. And the one who is looking at things, the place where his force is visible. Therefore, those who are in charge of things, the things of their hearts, the things of their will, and the things of their knowledge. Those who are righteous in their hearts are also righteous in their minds; Those who are sincere, who are sincere, also mean things. To the knower, to the knowledge of the things. Is there a distinction between inside and outside? Mr. Yang Ming said that objective concrete things are the appearance of the human mind or subjective thoughts. Everything depends on the human mind and consciousness for its existence, for example, he said, "When you don't see this flower, this flower and your mind will die together, but when you look at this flower, then the color of this flower will be understood for a while, and you will know that this flower is not outside your heart." In this case, Wang Yangming wants the "things" of the world to be people's minds, minds, and perceptions. So what is the difference between "learning from things" and "sincerity and righteousness"? In short, his theory of knowledge does not seem to be scientific and practical to today's scholars, but rather a mystical intuition, because he "cancels the objective independence of things, the objective content of knowledge." ”

Of course, he must first let them know that there are two doubts about the two propositions put forward by Mr. Yang Ming, "what comes from the heart is the intention" and "where the intention is the object". First, objective things do exist in the outside world, so they cannot be replaced by "mind" or thought. Second, Mr. Yang Ming believes that the "right" and "wrong" of things or people's thoughts are subject to subjective consciousness, but this only negates the meaning of such a scientific test. Of course, all of this is a scholarly study, and if there is no proof of merit, it seems that all this is just empty talk. For this reason, Mr. Ho has repeatedly emphasized that all the mechanisms and theories must be put into action. Only by achieving the unity of knowledge and action can we appreciate the authenticity and reliability of learning. Besides, the days to come are still long, long for the children, and remember not to be like him, who has achieved nothing and lamented for the rest of his life. This may be a teacher's heartfelt words to a student, but it may not be the case in the world.

Good days are always too long to withstand people's wanton profligacy. According to the records of the north and south chronicles of that year, the clues of the catastrophe can be traced back to the early Jiajing period, Wanli thirteen years began to become particularly obvious, but from time to time, around 20 years began to intensify suddenly, to the Chongzhen years, the drought became more and more frequent, there were eight major famines, the grain harvest was poor throughout the country, and even the harvest was even absent in some places, and the plague after the catastrophe also began to spread, and the locust plague and plague that affected several provinces in North China first broke out in Shanxi, and spread to important areas such as Gyeonggi. What needs to be said is that the successive disasters and famines caused by the "Xiaoice period of the earth" are also an important reason for the cannibalism of the northern nomads and their desperate efforts to rob the south, which is also an indisputable fact in history.

Nowadays, disasters often occur today, especially insect plagues, which cannot be hunted down. Chaos is raging all around, and the livelihood in the post house is becoming more and more dangerous. When it was almost rainy, an 800-mile urgent military report needed to be sent to Wang Huairen, the general soldier of Chongqing. So, the post house specially arranged for Zhang Liuyi and the second brother to be delivered together, and the two brothers took care of each other along the way. In less than three or five days, the chicken feather letter was delivered. It's just that the two of them met mountain bandits many times on the way back, especially when passing through the Qinling Mountains. There are actually a few bandits who specialize in robbing the information of the stagecoach express, and Zhang Liuyi died in order to protect the second brother of the chao with eight arrows. The second brother of Chao ran for nearly 100 miles with an arrow wound because he was holding Zhang Liuyi, and when he saw that he was about to come to the official archway in Dingyuan County, he died of excessive blood loss. This incident made Dingyuan County have a huge shock, Fan Er County ordered an urgent request for Sichuan General Qin Dayong to come to the rescue, but the message was that there were too many bandits to support, and Dingyuan County was a military county that could only support itself.

At the same time, this incident has also led the two families into a bottomless abyss. The pillars of the family have fallen, and the children have not yet grown up, which makes the women of the two families not know what to do, as if the day is going to fall. Fortunately, Zhang Dabiao, the manager of the post gate, under the hint of Ma Sanye, directly sent the children of these two families to the post house to do chores, and let them do chores while studying. It not only subsidizes the family, but also does not waste schooling. With the approval of Fan Erye, several children can soon get a certain salary, and at the same time, the county government also pays a settling-in fee. It not only commended the meritorious heroes, but also calmed everyone's panicked mood.

Among these children, except for Zhang Bingzhong, who has been immersed in the pain of losing his father, the rest of Li Dacheng, Luo Youcai, Luo Youneng and others can slowly integrate into the environment of studying while doing chores. Because as long as you work faster and more in the inn, the less you will have to think about it. Therefore, a few people did this work desperately without embarrassing Steward Zhang's face. The sudden family disaster made Zhang Bingzhong defenseless, and he didn't know what he was doing every day.

"Report, 500 miles to expedited ......"