son-in-law

Chapter 1057

Chapter 1057

After seeing Wanyan Qingjue, Zuo Wenhuai and a group of companions left the barracks, boarded a horse-drawn carriage charged according to the station, and entered Chengdu before the sunset.

The four Huaxia Army soldiers who traveled with him were all surnamed Zuo, and they were children who entered the Huaxia Army to study one after another under the arrangement of Zuo Duanyou.Although there are master and branch families in the Zuo clan, those who have survived the intense war of the Huaxia Army to this moment are already considered talents who can take charge of their own affairs.

"Before I came, I inquired. Uncle Clan came here this time, maybe he wanted to call us back."

"After all these years in the Huaxia Army, my family has settled down, so why go back?"

"It can't be said that way. The third grandfather taught us to come here, and he also pointed out that we can go back."

"Where to go back? Wu Dynasty? It's all rotten like that, there is no hope."

"Wen Huai, what do you say?"

"I think...these things are better to listen to what Uncle Quan said before making a fuss about it."

The spacious carriage drove all the way into the city, and in the flaking sunset, several gathered Zuo family children also discussed some topics of concern.When it was getting dark, they met Zuo Xiuquan who had been waiting for a long time and two brothers from the Zuo family who had arrived earlier in the garden of the guest house.

Everyone greeted Zuo Xiuquan, and then greeted each other, and then took a seat in the dining room arranged in the guest house.Since the Zuo family paid for it, the dishes were prepared more abundantly than usual, but they were not too extravagant.After taking the seat, Zuo Xiuquan asked everyone about their positions in the army and the details of the battles they had participated in, and then remembered several Zuo family children who died in the war.

"...Third Uncle sent you to the Huaxia Army back then. In fact, there have been various discussions among the clan. Fortunately, I am very pleased to see your looks today. The children of those years are all grown up today. Third Uncle's spirit in heaven, It's a relief. Come, for your third grandpa... Let's toast him together."

After reminiscing about the past, when talking about Zuo Duanyou, Zuo Xiuquan, with tears in his eyes, paid homage to the long-sighted old man with everyone.

After that, Zuo Xiuquan told everyone about the current situation of the Zuo family.

When the Wu Dynasty was still intact, the roots of the Zuo family were originally in the Central Plains. When the Jurchen went south and the Central Plains were in turmoil, the Zuo family followed the Jianshuo court to go south.During the ten years of Jianshuo Joseon Huajin, although the Zuo family had a lot of connections with various parties and a lot of connections in the court, they did not expand economically like others, but based on knowledge, Provide information and insight support for all parties.In the eyes of many people, it is actually low-key raising hope.

Of course, on the other hand, the Zuo family played an important role in the process of re-opening business after the Huaxia Army moved to the southwest after the Xiaocang River War.At that time, the news of Ning Yi's death came out, and the Huaxia Army had just arrived in Liangshan, and the foundation was unstable. It was the Zuo family who acted as a broker. On the one hand, they sold a lot of arms for the Huaxia Army, and on the other hand, they transported a lot of food from the outside world into the mountain. Support the recuperation of the Huaxia Army.

Of course, this kind of behavior will inevitably be criticized at the beginning, but the Zuo family's long-term support and low-key attitude have curbed some people's tongues. When the business between the Huaxia Army and the outside world begins, the Zuo family will become the most important middleman between the Huaxia Army and the outside world. one.Their service is good, the fees are not high, and their integrity as scholars is guaranteed, which makes the Zuo family's private importance in the Wu Dynasty rise steadily. As long as they secretly choose the power to do business with the Huaxia Army He doesn't have a good impression of the Zuo family, but he is willing to maintain a good relationship with the Zuo family no matter what. As for the accusations against the Zuo family on the table, they are even more swept away.

When the Jurchen went south for the fourth time, Xi Yin originally considered taking out the Zuo family living in Longxing (now Nanchang, Jiangxi), but the Zuo family had already prepared and left in advance, but the warlords in the nearby roads were like Yu Gu. Sheng, Li Touhe and others surrendered Jurchen.Of course, with the ongoing battle of Changsha, the forces of several warlords were greatly affected, and the Zuo family re-entered Longxing.

At this time, although the Zuo family's troops were not many, due to the long-term neutral attitude, all parties and all walks of life wanted to give him face. Offending is likely to be more close to Zuo Jiyun, the little emperor of Fuzhou.

In this way, even in the context of the Huaxia Army defeating the Jurchen West Route Army with a great victory, only the Zuo family did not need to be so humble in front of the Huaxia Army.Just because they are already regarded as completely equal allies with the Huaxia Army under extremely difficult circumstances, it can even be said that in the early days of Liangshan in the southwest, they were a force that had kindness to the Huaxia Army. Bonuses for desperate bets in the last days.

After the Jurchens broke through the south of the Yangtze River, countless people fled and fled. Naturally, some members of the Zuo family died in such chaos.Zuo Xiuquan gave a general overview of the situation, and then started discussing serious matters with a group of juniors.

"...The third uncle once had a certain judgment on the Jurchen's southward move. He asserted that the Jurchen's southward move is inevitable, and the Wu Dynasty may not be able to resist this attack, but the Jurchen wants to destroy the Wu Dynasty or control Jiangnan , absolutely impossible...Of course, even if such a situation arises, it is your third grandfather's advice not to take charge of the army at home and not to directly get involved in military affairs."

Zuo Xiuquan looked at the people around the table, and then said: "Unless the Zuo family can compare with the Huaxia Army in terms of military training, unless they can train an army like the Huaxia Army. Otherwise, no army can be relied on. Go as soon as you go, run away as soon as you have to, the possibility of surviving may be even greater."

"Third Grandpa is wise." Zuo Wenhuai at the table nodded.

"However, your third grandpa, you can't say for sure about the road ahead." Zuo Xiuquan looked at the crowd and smiled, "This is also one of the purposes of my coming to Southwest this time."

"Shall we go back?"

"I discussed this matter with Mr. Ning, and he nodded." After Zuo Xiuquan finished speaking, he tapped his fingers lightly on the table, "Besides, it's not going back to Longxing, and it's not going back to Zuo's house—— Of course, I have to go back for a walk—but the main thing is to go back to the Wu Dynasty."

After he finished speaking, the room fell silent, and everyone was thinking about it.Zuo Xiuquan smiled: "Of course, I will try my best to consider your opinions."

"The Wu Dynasty is hopeless." Said the young man sitting under Zuo Wenhuai.

"In the future, it must belong to the Huaxia Army. We defeated the Jurchens. This is the first step. In the future, the Huaxia Army will conquer Jiangnan, the Central Plains, and go to the Kingdom of Jin. Uncle Quan, how can we not be here? I don't want to Walk."

"Yes, Uncle Quan, only the Huaxia Army can save this world, why should we go to the Wu Dynasty?"

The three people in the seat expressed their opinions one after another, and the others all pursed their lips quietly like Zuo Wenhuai. Zuo Xiuquan smiled and listened to what they said: "So, I have to consider your opinions. However, for this I have my opinion on this matter, and your third grandfather also had his own opinion back then. If you have time today, do you want to listen to it?"

Zuo Wenhuai said: "Uncle Quan, please speak frankly."

Zuo Xiuquan nodded: "First of all, it is the new imperial court in Fuzhou. You should have heard of it. The new emperor is very courageous. He is different from the previous emperors. He is making drastic innovations over there. It is very interesting. Maybe we can find a better path. Moreover, this new ruler was once a disciple of Mr. Ning, if you can go there, you must have a lot to say."

When he said this with a smile, many people were disapproving, but after so many years of experience in the Huaxia Army, no one was in a hurry to express their opinions.Zuo Xiuquan glanced over the crowd and nodded approvingly.

"Secondly, there is now a group of people in Fuzhou, headed by Li Pin, who are engaged in new Confucianism. Although they haven't achieved too amazing results yet, they were approved by your third grandfather back then. I think he It is very likely that something will be done here. Even if it is difficult to turn the tide in the end, at least it will leave seeds, or indirectly affect the future Huaxia Army. Therefore, they need us to go to a group of people to understand You guys would be more suitable for the people of the Huaxia Army, but in fact, only you can go."

Speaking of this, someone finally answered with a smile: "They need it, so it doesn't mean we have to go."

Zuo Xiuquan nodded: "Of course, these two points seem to be trivial at first glance, but they are nothing compared to what I'm going to say next. This is what your third grandfather wanted to ask when he was dying. Yours……"

He said, "Is Confucianism really that bad?"

The question was simple and direct. There was silence in the hall for a while, and everyone looked at each other. No one spoke for a while.After all, such a question really needs to be answered, it can be simple or complicated, but no matter how you answer it, it seems a little superficial at this moment.

"No need to answer." Zuo Xiuquan tapped his fingers on the table, "This is what your third grandfather left before he died, and it is also some thoughts he wanted to tell everyone. Everyone knows that your third grandfather visited Xiaocang back then. He and Mr. Ning had many debates. In the end of the debate, no one could convince the other. As a result, Mr. Ning used the facts to speak about the war - and he could only leave it to the facts, but for the war Other than that, your third grandfather left some ideas..."

"For Confucianism, I know what kind of attitude the Huaxia Army has. Of course, I also know what you think about it after staying in the Huaxia Army for so long. Even if it is not heinous, at least it must be said that it is out of date. But there are You should pay attention to one point. From the very beginning, Mr. Ning’s attitude was very firm when talking about destroying Confucianism. He also proposed the four peoples, the investigation of things, and the overthrow of the law of reason and reason. It’s never been very aggressive.”

"...He actually didn't say that Confucianism is heinous. He has always welcomed Confucianism disciples' criticism of the Huaxia Army, and he has always welcomed people who are truly educated to come to the southwest to discuss with everyone. He has always admitted that some Confucianism is not bad. Things. You have been in the Huaxia Army for this matter, you said, is it so?"

Someone nodded: "After all, although Confucianism has many problems and has entered a dead end...but there are indeed good things."

Zuo Xiuquan pointed at him, "But, with his prestige today, it can be said that Confucianism is heinous. You think this is reasonable today. It's because Mr. Ning deliberately kept it. , Chaotang, there is a saying that has always been called correcting wrongs before correcting them. Mr. Ning did not do this. Ask him the reason for this directly, but it may be similar to what I said today."

Everyone looked at him, Zuo Xiuquan smiled and said: "There is nothing in this world that can be accomplished overnight, and there is no innovation that can be so thorough that it has no foundation at all. The people are very good, and the study of things is also a good thing. The law of reason and reason may be a problem, but even if it is a Question, it has been planted in the minds of people in this world for tens of thousands of years. One day you say it is not good, can you throw it away?"

"It is precisely because of these things that Mr. Ning's subsequent actions became more peaceful instead of more anxious. There are many details that can be said, but for the whole world, your third grandfather's opinion is that the best thing Most of them cannot be realized immediately, and the worst things are of course out of date, so take the mean. The road that will eventually work is between the Huaxia Army and the New Confucianism. It’s easier to go, and fewer people will die, and the more good things will be left in the future.”

Zuo Xiuquan said this calmly: "That is to say, the Huaxia Army's path may not be successful. Fuzhou's so-called New Confucianism innovation may not really turn Confucianism upside down, but the two sides can communicate. It's like Mr. Ning welcomes Confucian students to come and debate. If the things of the Huaxia Army can stay in the east, then the east can do better. At that time, if the two better things can confirm each other, the road ahead will be better. I can walk better."

"As for Confucianism. What is Confucianism? Is the Confucianism of the most sage and ancestors the Confucianism of today? What is the difference between the Confucianism of Confucius and the Confucianism of Mencius? In fact, Confucianism has been changing every moment for thousands of years. From the Han Dynasty, Confucianism had already merged with the legalist theory, and it paid attention to the inner sage and the outer king, which is already different from the benevolence of Confucius."

Zuo Xiuquan smiled: "The sage Kong taught and educated thousands of people. He alone had three thousand disciples and seventy-two sages. Think about it, he taught 72 people. For several generations, the world is full of sages, and the whole world is in harmony. But if you go forward, this will not work. When Dong Zhongshu came, Confucianism was for the purpose of legalism, and he talked about internal sages and external kings. Go forward, as you Mr. Ning said It is said that if the people are not easy to manage, then castrate their blood. This is an expedient measure. Although it is useful for a while, the court is slowly dying from foreign insults... Wen Huai, today's Confucianism is in the mouth of Mr. Ning, but Confucianism What else is it?"

He looked at Zuo Wenhuai, and then at the crowd: "Confucianism originated from the sage Confucius. It has been changed countless times for more than two thousand years. Our learning today is not so much Confucianism as it is 'it works. "Study, once it doesn't work, it will definitely change. It looks bad today, but it's hard to knock it down directly. It's like what Mr. Ning said about the problem of reason, reason and law. This is how you live, if you suddenly say no, you will bleed..."

"Mr. Ning also knows that there will be bloodshed." Zuo Xiuquan said, "Once he wins the world and starts to carry out reforms, many people will bleed during the reforms, but if everyone prepares more before that, maybe the bloodshed will Less. This is what I said earlier about the new emperor of the Wu Dynasty and the truth of the new Confucianism...Maybe one day the Huaxia Army will indeed win the world, and the Jin Kingdom, Wu Dynasty, Wu Qimei, Dai Mengwei and other jumping clowns will all disappear. Even at that time, the investigation of things, the four peoples, and the innovation of the law of emotion, reason and law will not go smoothly. If we have some good things in New Confucianism, we can use them. At that time, you say, Is the Confucianism at that time still the Confucianism of today? Is the China of that time necessarily the China of today?"

There was silence in the hall for a while.

Zuo Xiuquan sat there and rubbed his hands lightly: "This is the third uncle's greatest hope for sending you to the Huaxia Army. After you have learned good things, send them back to the Wu Dynasty and let them fight in the Wu Dynasty. Turn around, and then send back the good things that Wu Dynasty can still use to the Huaxia Army. It may not be useful, maybe Mr. Ning is amazingly talented and directly solved all the problems, but if not, don’t forget, it’s a mountain Stone, you can attack jade."

"The old man paved the way for this matter. Right now, only the Zuo family is best suited to do it, so we can only rely on you. This is your responsibility to the people of the world, and you should shoulder it."

The autumn wind passed through the hall, the candles flickered, and everyone was silent amidst these words.

The Zuo family is a big family, and it was originally a Confucian family that was quite particular about the upper and lower ranks. A group of children were sent to the Huaxia Army, and their opinions were trivial.However, after several years of experience in the Huaxia Army, including Zuo Wenhuai, who has experienced killings, and has been baptized by many Ning Yi ideas, he has not paid so much attention to the authority of the clan.

If Zuo Xiuquan gave them an order bluntly, even in the name of the most respected Zuo Duanyou, there would be no guarantee that there would be no problems, but he did not do this. Back to the serious order: "This is your responsibility to the people of the world, and you should take it up."

After a moment of silence, Zuo Xiuquan still smiled and tapped on the table: "Of course, I'm not in such a hurry. You should think about these things next time. My idea is that you might as well talk to Mr. Ning. But when you return The family matter is not for the rise and fall of my Zuo family. This time, there will be a big deal between the Huaxia Army and the new emperor of the Wu Dynasty. In my opinion, I still hope that you will be able to participate in it... Okay, That’s all for today’s business. The day after tomorrow, we’ll watch the military parade together as a family.”

Zuo Xiuquan smiled and stood up from his seat.Afterwards, a young man from the Zuo family also got up: "I will be in the team the day after tomorrow, and uncle will be watching from above."

Someone answered: "Me too."

Everyone laughed, and Zuo Xiuquan showed an old man's smile and nodded repeatedly:

"Okay, okay, promising, promising, come on, let's talk about the war..."

The autumn wind was slightly drunk, and lights were flickering inside and outside the guest house. Many people came in and out around here, and many offices of the Huaxia Army were still brightly lit.

Even in the courtyard where Ning Yi works, there are people coming and going one after another, and people still have their own jobs.They are busy at work, waiting for the arrival of the golden autumn in August.

In the camp outside the city, Wanyan Qingjue looked at the stars in the sky and imagined his hometown thousands of miles away.At this time, most of the Jurchen troops returning from the north have returned to the territory of the Kingdom of Jin. Wu Qimai died a few days ago. A storm is brewing.

Zuo Wenhuai and others spent a whole day looking for and visiting friends in Chengdu.Then, August came.

(End of this chapter)