Earthen furnaces of various sizes were built, and a large amount of excrement was decomposed and turned into manure, waiting to be buried next spring.
Yang Xiu had already brushed off the unknown substance on his hands, and looked at the barren land and sighed: "The causes that I planted myself, and the consequences that await the future are all so interesting. This new learning is really mysterious."
"The secret is not the new learning, it's the people."
He Yan revealed the essence on the side: "Sometimes people are indeed cheap. When something can be easily obtained, he does not cherish it; on the contrary, when a thing cannot be obtained easily, he is full of it.
eager."
"Even though, this thing actually makes no difference to him."
Yang Xiu couldn't help but smile when he heard this: "What Marquis Shen said is quite interesting."
Without getting too entangled in this matter, Yang Xiu asked again: "Marquis Shen, apart from farming, has Xinxue also researched other things."
"It's natural."
He Yan took out the "Mencius" he carried with him from his arms and threw it to Yang Xiu: "Mr. Yang may be interested in these papers and books."
As a person who has read many poems and books, Yang Xiu naturally understood the value of this book and was immediately overjoyed.
"Five million dollars."
"ha?"
Yang Xiu was a little dumbfounded.
He Yan asked unceremoniously: "What? Does Yang Langzhong think that the things developed by the new study should be relics in vain to save the world?"
"If things go on for a long time, I don't know if the world can be saved. This new school will definitely starve to death."
Seeing He Yan's appearance, Yang Xiu suddenly laughed: "Interesting! Interesting! I'm even more interested in this new study!"
"But Marquis Shen should also know that my family, Mr. Yang, has no spare money these days. I wonder if I can extend my stay for a few days?"
"Easy to say!"
Facing the wealthy dog owner Yang Xiu, He Yan smiled particularly happily.
To make money, you still have to earn money from these rich people!
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The laziness of winter makes time go by a lot faster.
Exhaustion and severe cold blocked the door, so He Yan reluctantly hid in Hewu to discuss the art of going to school with Mother Deng.
After barely surviving the cold winter in a warm bed, spring comes one after another, symbolizing the recovery of all things.
Spring in agricultural civilization is naturally particularly important.
In addition to the "Sui Dynasty" and "Zhengdan" which are slightly more politically significant, it is the most important spring plowing.
For such a big event, even the emperor would not be careless. He had to wear a royal robe, a large belt, knee-covering and stockings, and go to the eastern suburbs of Xuchang to host the ceremony.
He Yan was a Marquis of Shen. Although his official position was not high, his rank was astonishing. Naturally, he was also drawn to participate in this spring plowing ceremony.
He Yan was a little reluctant at first, but after calculating the days, he jumped up and hurriedly followed.
Because this spring plowing ceremony actually falls on Ding Mao Day!
That is... Xinxue deduced the day when the solar eclipse will occur!
Naturally, He Yan wouldn't believe this was a coincidence. Who knew there were so many dirty transactions behind it that he couldn't see.
but,
What does this have to do with He Yan?
Anyway, He Yan just needs to be honest and eat the melon.
Today's chess players are destined to be the Emperor and Cao Cao.
Today's showdown is destined to be between imperial power and aristocratic families.
As for the new learning...it will be a winner no matter what!
He Yan turned around and looked.
Cao Ren, Xia Houyuan, Guo Jia, Xun You...
None of these people are here.
Instead, there were a lot of Lu Lu Gongqing wearing gold, purple, silver and blue.
Among them, there was Sikong Zhao Wen, who had never met each other before, but the two sides had fought once.
Zhao Wen naturally saw He Yan, but the tit-for-tat confrontation he imagined did not appear. As soon as Zhao Wen's eyes touched He Yan, he immediately drifted away and disappeared.
Obviously, after Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, this group of people really did not dare to break away like before and became well-behaved and docile.
Seeing Zhao Wen like this, He Yan felt very bored and looked for others in the crowd.
Hua Xin has gone out now, and Chen Qun and Ding You are at home, without official status.
Then it must be the social butterfly Xun Yu who is causing trouble this time.
Shangshu Ling was sitting alone, and his position was almost second only to the three ministers and nine ministers. He was right behind the emperor's car, and he was very conspicuous.
When He Yan looked at Xun Yu, he found that our social butterfly was actually a little nervous today and was mumbling about something.
Xun Yu was loyal to Han, and this is true.
No matter how loyal you are, you have to decide how to be loyal.
If we make a general summary, there is no one among the princes and scholars in the world who is not loyal to the Han. Even Yuan Shu, who proclaimed himself emperor, can be called "loyal to the Han". After all, he only calls himself "Zhongtianzi".
"Bo Zhong Shu Ji", this "Zhong" means second.
When Yuan Shu called himself Emperor Zhong, he recognized the eldest Emperor of the Han Dynasty, and he, Yuan Shu, ranked second.
Even when he became emperor, he was willing to put the Han people first. What is this but a loyal Han? Could it be called an anti-Han?
But if we look at it from another angle, none of the princes and scholars in the world are loyal.
Since he is a loyal man, after the imperial edict was issued, why didn't Yuan Shao come to Xuchang by himself? Why didn't Liu Bei continue to stay in Xuchang as his left general?
If you don't even take the emperor's edicts seriously, what kind of loyal people do you call them?
Therefore, the character "loyalty" has the character "心" in it, and the character "心" has the character "中" in it.
"Loyalty" means being centered on one's own heart.
No matter how much Xun Yu cared about the big man's signature, he still had to consider his own future for the Yingchuan Xun family.
Everyone wants the Dahan sign to be erected here.
But its owner can no longer be the emperor.
Restoration of the Han Dynasty.
and the restoration of the Han emperor.
After all, there is a difference.
While He Yan was thinking about it, a ceremony officer came up to the farm altar that had been prepared early to salute.
This ceremony officer is none other than Kong Rong, the twentieth generation grandson of the sage Kong and the current Taizhong doctor.
Like most Han Dynasty officials, Kong Rong automatically hugged Liu Xie's thighs and joined the anti-Cao faction since he was driven back from Qingzhou by Yuan Shao's son Yuan Tan.
The so-called anti-Cao Cao is just eating Cao Cao's food and scolding Cao Cao at the same time.
However, these days, Kong Rong's food became less and less sweet.
Because before Cao Cao confronted Yuan Shao, Kong Rong not only cursed people while eating, but also had a meal, and took the initiative to write a letter to Cao Cao, asking Cao Cao to surrender to Yuan Shao...
Kong Rong didn't play his game very well.
If he just made some small moves like Zhao Wen did, there would at least be room for relaxation with Cao Cao.
But he directly persuaded Cao Cao to surrender, which was almost the same as surrendering to the enemy.
Cao Cao saw that Kong Rong had a high reputation, and during the Battle of Guandu many ministers secretly contacted Yuan Shao, so he turned a blind eye and let Kong Rong go.
The problem is.
Kong Rong was not the kind of person who knew how to be grateful.
Faced with Cao Cao's kindness, Kong Rong might still criticize Cao Cao in his heart, saying that Cao Cao was just pretending.
In particular, Kong Rong, as a scholar, had recently heard some rumors about "new learning".
Kong Rong was naturally extremely evil towards such things that destroyed the foundation of imperial power.
"What a joke! How can manpower calculate destiny? Are those people really not afraid of losing their lifespan?"
Kong Rong looked at the bright and warm sun above his head and couldn't help but sneer.
"It's just a clown! Your Majesty, it is your true destiny!"
There were so many thoughts in his heart, but on the surface Kong Rong was still very professional, and there was no disrespect in the whole process of prostrating.
After the ceremony, the ceremony officer Kong Rong guided the officiating officer to perform the "first offering" ceremony.
The ceremonial officer and the presiding wine drinker then introduced praise to the wine hall. The deacon drank wine and knelt in front of the throne of the god Xiannong.
When you read the blessings, you kneel down, and all the officials kneel down. After reading the blessings, you kowtow, calm your body, and return to your position.
He also praised Yin Xingya and returned to his original position after offering gifts.
He also praised the ceremony at the end of the line, and praised him for drinking the blessed wine and receiving the blessings, kneeling down, drinking the blessing wine, receiving the blessings, kowtowing, calming the body, and returning to his original position.
Kneel down three times and kowtow nine times, and then return to your original position.
Afterwards, the ceremony is over.
Only in this way can it be regarded as a complete set of sacrificial rituals.
However, this is only a sacrificial ceremony, not a complete spring plowing ceremony.
The emperor led hundreds of officials back to the palace, changed into their official uniforms, and rushed to the fields in the northern suburbs.
The flag of the department is raised with a green flag, while the field drums are idle.
Si Zheng led the bronze zheng and set up flags and drums, and then played the drums, sounded the zheng, and sang and sang.
Seal officer Bing Lei.
One person will be whipped during inspection.
Classical history sows seeds in green boxes.
After all the peasant officials completed their work, it was the emperor's turn to lead the officials to perform the "promotion ceremony".
The gift of promotion is to carry Lei Chi in person.
The "Book of Rites of Zhou" clearly records:
"The emperor pushed three times, the three princes pushed five times, and the princes and princes pushed nine times."
Starting from Liu Xie, then to Cao Cao...all the way to He Yan.
He Yan is now the Marquis of Shen and is assigned as a minister, so he must perform the "Nine Push Ceremony" according to the etiquette system.
He Yan stepped forward and held the grass that was plowing the field, and gave it a symbolic push nine times.
Well~~~~
It's very easy! There is no fatigue at all as a farmer.
…
After the ceremony, Liu Xie came to the farming viewing platform again, preparing for the last item - awarding awards to veteran farmers and senior citizens.
A group of octogenarians were taken to the viewing platform by Huben warriors wearing armor and holding long swords, so that they could receive the emperor's reward.
Liu Xie grabbed a handful of seeds and put them in the hands of the first old man: "I hope the three elders will supervise the farming for me so that I can have a good harvest next year."
According to the script... ah, no, according to the process, at this time the old man would kneel on the ground to thank the emperor for his kindness, and then say some words that he had memorized long ago.
But this time, there is something different.
The old man cried bitterly on the spot after taking the seeds from Liu Xie's hand, which made all the ceremony officials, including Kong Rong, panic.
"Take it down! Take it down quickly!"
Kong Rong wildly winked at the courtesy officers around him, hoping that they would take away the old man who did not follow the script.
It's a pity that no one paid any attention to him...
Just listen to the old man crying: "Your Majesty! Four of my sons have been killed by Yuan Shao from the north, and there is no one to inherit the incense. So what if this is a good harvest?"
He Yan, who had been drowsy just now in the audience, suddenly became energetic. He straightened his back and stretched his neck to watch the show on the viewing platform.
This old man is 100% from a noble family!
In fact, the three elders of the Han Dynasty, especially the three elders of the Eastern Han Dynasty, were basically the elders of the family.
So there was no need for He Yan to guess what the old man was today.
But it was very interesting that the other party mentioned Yuan Shao.
You know, if Yuan Shao dared to attack Cao Cao openly, he went to war under the banner of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty.
Now, three elders are accusing their sons of being killed by Yuan Shao. I wonder if Liu Xie will bear the blame?
Liu Xie's face was already twitching a little, and he obviously understood what the old man meant.
If Liu Xie really dares to admit this, there will be a lot of Han ministers who will dare to write letters to depose the emperor tomorrow.
After all, an unkind and unmerciful king and father would never be able to support the Han Dynasty's reputation.
What's more, Liu Xie was promoted to power by Dong Zhuo. His legitimacy was already questionable, but he couldn't make any more mistakes.
But if you don't take the blame, you are undoubtedly cheating Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao came to rescue you with great effort, and if you label him as a "Han thief", not only Yuan Shao, but also other princes and scholar-bureaucrats will be disappointed.
However, Liu Xie knew that he might have to throw Yuan Shao out.
If you don't throw Yuan Shao out, how should you answer this old man's words?
We must characterize Yuan Shao as a traitor. This is the correct battlefield.
And only if this war is correct, the death of the old man's son will be meaningful.
Not just the old man’s son…
Liu Xie quietly glanced at Cao Cao behind him from the corner of his eye.
If the war is correct, Cao Cao will naturally be the hero guarding the Han Dynasty.
Since he is a hero, of course the previous clothing edicts and so on... do not exist!
Cao Cao made it clear that he wanted to kill two birds with one stone. He not only wanted to give his old rival Yuan Shao a black punch, but also wanted to wash away the negative impact of the "Clothes and Belts Edict"!
Can Liu Xie agree to such a thing?
Liu Xie took a deep breath and slowly helped the old man up: "Three of my sons died for the country..."
…
Yes, Liu Xie agreed!
For the sake of his throne and the face of the Emperor of Han, he had to smash his teeth and swallow them in his stomach!
As long as this matter is spread today, the world will regard Yuan Shao as a traitor who is poisoning the people of the world!
From today on, as long as Liu Xie is still in power, Yuan Shao will be a Han traitor punished by everyone in the world!
Even if Yuan Shao has the reputation of being the fourth generation and the third prince, he may not be able to withstand such a political blow.
He Yan watched Liu Xie's performance with great interest. Although Liu Xie's face was stiff at this time, he could still maintain a normal state.
"But this is just an appetizer!"
He Yan raised his head and stared at the sun for a while: "Wait a minute, it's time for the real drama!"
On the viewing platform, Liu Xie was quite quick-witted and managed to talk the three elders away, thinking of hastily ending this unexpected spring plowing ceremony.
"His Majesty!"
Just when Liu Xie was about to run away, a man suddenly stopped Liu Xie.
Seeing this person's appearance, not only Liu Xie, but also He Yan was startled and couldn't help but exclaim: "Why is it him?"
He Yan thought it would be Xun Lingjun who took the lead in throwing the first punch, but he didn't expect that the person who stepped forward was Yang Biao!
Yang Biao, who was too often in the dynasty and had become the three princes!
He Yan's eyes gradually became strange, and he gradually shifted his gaze from Yang Biao to Cao Cao.
How much money did Cao Cao spend to make Yang Biao rebel?
Five million dollars to cheer for the new school, and then today's attack.
Is this enough for a three-gong position?
He Yan's gaze seemed to attract Cao Cao's attention. Cao Cao glanced at He Yan, shook his head slightly, and then returned to the central drama.
"Yang Taichang! What are you doing?"
The person who spoke was not Liu Xie, but Kong Rong, who is today's etiquette officer.
Kong Rong was seen glaring angrily, scarlet blood already covering the whites of his eyes and spreading towards his eye sockets.
What to do!
What do you guys want to do?
Does it have to be today?
Does it have to be at this spring plowing ceremony?
Kong Rong scolded angrily: "Yang Taichang! Today is a great spring plowing ceremony. Even if you are reporting to the emperor, you should wait until tomorrow for the court meeting! As the head of the nine ministers in charge of rituals and music, don't you have such rules?
"
Yang Biao was a little "embarrassed": "It is precisely because I hold such an important position that I have to report to Your Majesty today."
"Also, this spring plowing ceremony has been awarded to the old farmers and senior citizens, and it can be considered a successful end. Doctor Kong's reply to the emperor now is a bit out of order."
Kong Rong squinted his eyes, but in his heart he wanted to cut Yang Biao into pieces!
"Servant Yang, what's important?"
When Liu Xie saw Yang Biao standing up, he actually didn't have much fear in his heart.
Yang Biao was an absolutely loyal minister who followed him from Luoyang to Chang'an, and from Chang'an to Xuchang.
Yang Biaozhong’s is the banner of the Emperor of Han.
As long as Liu Xie is still the emperor of the Han Dynasty, he does not believe that Yang Biao will betray him!
But obviously...
Liu Xie had forgotten how at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, a large number of scholar-bureaucrats abandoned the Han Dynasty and chose to support Wang Mang.
The situation of the Han Dynasty at that time was much better than that of the Han Dynasty today.
Again, there are individuals who betray the class, but there is absolutely no class that betrays its interests.
Yang Biao is not alone after all...
Just listen to Yang Biao's unhurried introduction to Liu Xie: "Your Majesty, today I heard that the book "New Interpretation of Zhouyi" was circulated among scholars..."
Coming!
Whether it was He Yan who was just watching the show, Cao Cao who was the mastermind behind the scenes, or Liu Xie who was playing the leading role, they all tightened their nerves and did not dare to relax at all.
"It is recorded in the book that the celestial phenomena actually have their own laws of operation, just like the passing of spring and the coming of autumn, and the rising of the sun and the moon. It has nothing to do with the prophecies!"
"Such remarks are really shocking! Since I am the master of etiquette, I cannot ignore it. Therefore, I came here to report to Your Majesty, hoping that Your Majesty can clarify my doubts..."
"Yang Biao!"
Kong Rong had completely lost his composure at this time. He never expected that even the thick-browed Yang Biao would rebel and join Cao Cao's side!
Liu Xie also had a livid look on his face, and the calm expression he had just now had long since disappeared.
He never thought that Yang Biao, whom he had always trusted, would actually betray him!
Liu Xie angrily raised his head and glanced at the still round sun, and his voice was a few degrees colder: "Why did Yang Taichang ask? Heaven and man are one, and heaven and man are connected! Such a question that a young child can't ask, but it still takes time to ask.
Me?"
The king who is entrusted by heaven must have something that cannot be achieved by human beings, and this is the talisman of his destiny!
This heavenly connection is the most important amulet that Emperor Liu relies on! If anyone tries to tear off this amulet, he is the enemy of Emperor Liu! He will fight to the death!
Liu Xie's hand was already on his sword. Obviously, Yang Biao, who now tried to challenge the majesty of the Liu emperor, had truly offended Liu Xie! Liu Xie's hatred for him seemed to have gone beyond
Cao Cao!
Just when Liu Xie was about to lose control, He Yan seemed to feel something and raised his head slowly to look in the direction of the sun.
"Oh? Classmate Xiao Liu is going to be embarrassed!"
Heaven.
A flash of black moon has already opened its mouth and bit into the gentle spring day!