Chapter 6: The Birth of the Four Jewels (2)

After the death of Cao Wei Xiangguo and Jin King Sima Zhao in the second year of Xianxi, his eldest son Sima Yan inherited the throne of Xiangguo and Jin. Sima Yan changed the hypocritical masks of his grandfather Sima Yi, his uncle Sima Shi, and his father Sima Zhao. Put the well-known disobedience of passers-by into practice. In December of that year, he couldn't wait to depose the Wei Dynasty emperor Cao Huan, and set himself up as the emperor or was supported as the emperor by the minister of civil and military affairs. After Sima Yan established himself as the emperor, he did not kill the Cao Wei family, but named Cao Huan, the late emperor of Wei, as the king of Chenliu, and all the kings of the Cao family were reduced to county marquis. Posthumously honored Sima Yi as Emperor Xuan, Sima Shi as Emperor Jing, and Sima Zhao as Emperor Wen. He also crowned a large number of uncles, uncles, and brothers of his Sima family, and crowned twenty-seven kings at one time, and at the same time sealed the founding heroes, and the duke alone sealed eleven at one time. Jia Chong, who helped Sima Zhao kill Emperor Cao Chao of Wei, was named General Wei, General Che Cai, and Duke of Lu. Assisted by the same master, doing the same thing, but in the end the result was very different, one was cut by a thousand knives, wiped out the three clans, and the other was a very human minister, enjoying all the glory and wealth.

After a long period of war at the end of the Han Dynasty, by the time the Jin Dynasty was first established, the population of the country was less than one-tenth of the heyday of the Han Dynasty. Especially in the Central Plains, the crowd is always indispensable here, ten rooms and nine empty, ruins everywhere, and the people either die in the war or migrate to the four directions. Most migrated to the south of the Yangtze River, followed by those who migrated to the west and north. Ruyin was a small county, and with the long war, it had a population of about 8,500 households. This number of households is only counted by normal people, and if you include those who are hidden in wealthy families, of course, it is far more than that. Among the twenty-seven kings of Sima Yanfeng, Ruyin County was Sima Jun's fief, he was the son of Sima Yi and Sima Yan's uncle. Although each of the twenty-seven kings had their own fiefs, these fiefs were not set in stone, and the emperor could change the fiefs of the kings according to the situation. For example, Sima Jun is now the King of Ruyin, and was later renamed the King of Fufeng. Fufeng County is much larger than Ruyin County. Because many princes and kings have official positions in the court, and they are nostalgic for the Beijing division, and the fiefs are not fixed, many princes and kings live in Luoyang City, do not go to live in their own fiefs, and only enjoy the food of their fiefs, that is, they enjoy one-tenth of the financial and tax income of their fiefdoms. The counties that have not been divided are set up to manage the affairs of a county, and the minister of state is set up to manage the affairs of the county.

In the first seven years of the Great Jin Dynasty, Shu An and Han Ning came back from the fields and saw the notices posted on the streets, probably saying: Since the end of the Han Dynasty, the world has been in turmoil, wars have continued, the people have been displaced, countless deaths and injuries have been imposed, and the population has been constantly moving, and the household registration books of the imperial court and local counties are basically in vain. Now that the Emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty has pacified the four seas, the world is peaceful, and the people have returned to their hometowns one after another, living and working in peace and contentment. Therefore, all prefectures, counties, and counties were ordered to count the number of registered population and acres of land within their respective territorial areas and report them to the imperial court......

When Shu An returned home, his son ran over and hugged his legs. He picked up his son and walked to Dr. Shu's house. Since his grandson was four years old, Dr. Shu has stopped going to the fields and has been watching his grandson at home and teaching him to read. This boy was so clever that he was now able to memorize the Analects by heart. Now Dr. Shu has begun to teach him the Book of Songs.

Shu An told his father what was in the notice.

Dr. Shu said, "Well, yes, my grandson is six years old. I'm about to register my household registration again, so I can't always call my name, it's time to give it an official name. ”

Shu An said: "This time the population is checked, and the name is registered. You are a doctor of Taixue, my family is no better than other families, and it is better to have an official name. You can't be like someone else's family, you can't think of a name, so you casually take the milk names such as dogs and cows that you are used to as official names. ”

Dr. Shu nodded and said with a smile, "You are the father of the child, or you should name him." ”

Shu An tweeted: "My father is a doctor of Taixue, and with my father here, how dare my son make a mistake?" ”

In fact, Dr. Shu had already thought about it: when he came back from Taixue, it was when Sima Zhao bullied the lord with his ministers, and no one dared to stand up against the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and no one dared to fulfill the responsibility of the ministers. Why are there no people like Qu Yuan and Yan Zi now? He especially admired Yan Zi's wit and bravery, his ability to speak well, and his loyalty......

"Let's call it Shu Yan."

Shu An listened, agreed, touched his son's little face and said, "Did you hear it, when you go out in the future, you will be called Shu Yan." ”

Before the words fell, a person opened the curtain and came in, and said with a smile: "Shu Yan - a good name, can we elders call him 'Yan'er'?" ”

Shu Yan ran over and shouted, "Uncle Han." ”

"Well, Yan'er."

Shu An said: "Have you chosen the names of your children?" ”

"Okay, my daughter's name is Han Zhixin, and my son's name is Han Ruoxin."

It turned out that since the Han family had a daughter, within a few years, they had another son.

Shu An praised: "Good name, Brother Han really has a quiet character, and the names he takes are so noble and clear, and they are peaceful." ”

"Whereever, just if there is peace today, we people can live and work in peace and contentment."

Shu An listened and sighed: "Where is the peace? It's just that our Central Plains is peaceful, haven't you heard, the northern Xianbei bald tree function rebellion, and the rebellion has not yet been quelled. Liu Meng, the right virtuous king of the Huns, betrayed out of the fortress again, which is all about raising tigers. What's more, Jiangnan Sun Wu has not recovered. ”

Han Ning said: "I heard that Sun Hao, the lord of Wu, is incompetent, absurd, and indiscriminately kills innocents, and the courtiers and people of Wu State hate him to the core, and everyone betrays his relatives, and even his younger brother Sun Xiu has surrendered to my Great Jin, and I am afraid that it is not far from the death of the country." ”

"Well, Wu Guosun's own brothers have rebelled, so it can be seen that it won't be long ago. However, Sun Xiu is probably not a good person, even if the foundation founded by his ancestors cannot be meritorious to the country, but he can't rebel, how can this be worthy of his ancestors. ”

Dr. Shu said: "When I was young, it was the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu, and now Shu Han died early, Wei has been replaced by the Jin Dynasty, and Wu is not far away, it seems that it is a matter of time before the Three Kingdoms return to Jin." It's just that the border Hu people are a big disaster. ”

"Eh, speaking of Shu Han, I remembered that I heard that the queen Liu Chan died some time ago."

Shu An couldn't help but sigh when he heard this: "Poor Liu Xuande has gone through a lot of hardships, from a vendor who weaves mats and sells shoes, to dominate the southwest, and how difficult it is to compete with Wei and Wu, but I didn't expect to be defeated in the hands of this Adou and die." ”

Dr. Shu said: "At that time, Sima Zhao defeated Shu Han and brought Liu Chan and a group of former ministers of Shu Han back to Xuchang. Sima Zhao ordered the Wei people to dance and play to cheer up, and the old ministers of Shu Han in the audience were all sentimental, but Liu Chan watched it with relish; Later, Sima Zhao ordered the Shu Han people to sing Shu opera, and the Shu officials in the audience couldn't help but shed tears when they saw it, but Liu Chan still laughed freely. When Sima Zhao saw Liu Chan like this, he sighed to Jia Chong, "People are ruthless, and even this." Later, he asked Liu Chan, 'Do you miss your Shu Han?' Liu Chan replied: "I am happy here, and I don't think about it." Sima Zhao then named him the Duke of Anle. ”

Han Ning said with a smile: "After An Le Gong died, he had a nickname, guess what?" ”

Without waiting for Dr. Shu and Shu An to speak, Shu Yan asked, "What is a nickname?" ”

Dr. Shu replied, "The nickname is that after the death of the Son of Heaven and the princes and ministers, the descendants will add an appropriate word to his title according to his deeds during his lifetime. ”

"Oh, I see." Shu Yan thought for a while, and then said: "As the monarch of the dead country, Liu Chan enjoys happiness in the enemy country and does not miss his homeland at all, so he will inevitably be ridiculed by the world." I think that the world will definitely do the opposite and give him the word 'thought'. ”

Han Ning was shocked when he heard this: "The little nephew is really smart, it is 'An Le Sigong'!" ”

Dr. Shu was also very surprised by his grandson's wisdom, but he pretended to scold: "What do children know! This word 'thinking' sums it up brilliantly. It's just the so-called 'song is complete', Liu Chan's joy is not missing, but do you know that it is not a wise move to protect himself? There is a particular focus on which word is used as a nickname in the "Confessional Law", and each word contains a different meaning. For example, one of the words 'thinking' has the meaning of remembering the past. ”

Shu An and Han Ning are like-minded, and the two families are already good. Han Ning thought: Now this child is so smart, and he was born with his daughter on the day when seven-colored clouds appeared in the sky. His daughter is also Bing Xue smart and has extraordinary manners. Well, the two children are really a natural pair.

With this idea, from then on, Han Ning loved Shu Yan even more.

While chatting, I saw Pavilion Chief Xia push the door and walk in, Shu An and Han Ning greeted Pavilion Chief Xia, Pavilion Chief Xia and Dr. Shu first met each other, and then said to Shu An and Han Ning: "Our Great Jin Dynasty has been set in the four seas, and talents are urgently needed, and the imperial court ordered the magistrates of each county to promote and drown with six standards. Now, Ruyin Zhongzheng has informed the Prime Minister of Ruyin and recommended the talents of the county to the imperial court, and the Minister of State has come to this point. I think there are two sages in our Shujiazhuang, but it happens that these two sages are here today, I wonder if Brother Shu and Brother Han are interested? ”

After listening to Pavilion Chief Xia's words, Shu Yan and Han Ning understood what he meant, glanced at each other, and only smiled faintly.

Dr. Shu asked, "I don't know which six?" ”

"The first is to be loyal and deserved, the second is to be filial and respectful, the third is to be friends with brothers, the fourth is to be clean and humble, the fifth is to be faithful and righteous, and the sixth is to learn to be oneself."

Shu Yan pushed Han Ning's thigh: "Uncle Han, what is drowning?" ”

Han Ning lowered his head and explained to Shu Yan: "Drowning is like your father, drowning a great sage who is stranded in the people, talented and virtuous. ”

Dr. Shu said: "These six points, Han Xian's nephew also deserves them. ”

Han Ning pushed: "No, no, no, Pavilion Chief Xia, Uncle Shu, how can I compare with Brother Shu." In terms of talent and morality, not to mention Shujiazhuang, it is the entire Ruyin County, who can compare to my brother Shu? ”

Xia Ting said: "Yes, Brother Shu's name is important in the township, and you are the only one who is drowning this time." ”

Shu An laughed dryly: "Where am I a 'sage', I am clearly an 'idler'!" ”

Xia Ting said: "Two virtuous nephews, now that the world is at the beginning of peace, and all kinds of waste are waiting to be revived, it is a good time to contribute to the country." Besides, once you are recommended this time, once you succeed, with your talents, you must have a great future, you have to think twice! ”

"I, Shu'an, am just a cultivator, I study in addition to plowing the fields, and I help the villagers when I have enough money, what is there to say? Besides, I have lived in the mountains for a long time, and my appearance is ugly, and it is really difficult to get into the hall of elegance. ”

Chief Xia looked at Shu Boguang, meaning to ask Dr. Shu to persuade his son.

Shu Boguang looked up to the sky and laughed: "I am a small family, it is difficult to get into the elegant hall, yes, it is difficult to get in." ”

Shu An's decision fulfilled Dr. Shu's wish, and although Xiao Shuyan was smart, he didn't understand the minds of adults. Only Xie Yi saw these in his eyes, and silently touched Shu Yan's head, although he didn't say a word, he was thinking about things in his heart.