Chapter 67: All things are not the same as political affairs
One farewell to the capital and three changes to the fire, the end of the world is the end of the world.
Still a smile brings the warmth of spring.
A well without waves is a true ancient well, but a well with knots is Qiu Yun.
The melancholy and solitary sail sailed all night long, bidding farewell to the faint moonlight and clouds
There is no need to frown before you.
Life is like a journey, and I am also a traveler.
——"Linjiang Immortal: Giving Money to Mu Fu" Su Shi
The nearly month-long Shushan Sword Discussion is coming to an end, and the top thirty have been announced.
Among the Sichuan disciples, there were many who were shortlisted for the top thirty, but their main purpose was not for Wu Hanlin, but to visit loyal ministers and generals in Chang'an and arrange for their families to prepare to evacuate south to Shu.
Of course, there are also many elites in the Sichuan Gang who did not participate in the selection. According to Mr. Jiang's request, their task is to mobilize materials from the north and south to Sichuan within the gang, and to reorganize and strengthen the key passes in central Sichuan.
For example, Chen Honghu, as the thirteenth Taibao of the Minjiang Gang, was deeply trusted by Qu Sanjiang and officially appointed him as the heir to the Minjiang Gang. Now he is doing his best to take care of the affairs of the Minjiang Gang. Naturally, he cannot leave Bashu, so he did not participate in the selection.
Even so, the young generation emerging from this Shushan Sword Contest is enough to make the Bashu martial arts community proud.
What is more strange is that although Ding Dong and other young masters participated in the selection, they were not on the list. When they were about to be shortlisted for the top thirty, they deliberately lost the competition.
Each of these people has their own reasons, which are not fair to outsiders. The reason why Ding Dong deliberately lost the game was because of his father.
Ding Dong's ancestor was the founding pillar of the Sui Dynasty, assisting Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian to conquer the Sui Dynasty. When the family was at its most prosperous, it encountered great chaos in the late Sui Dynasty. It finally survived until the Tang Dynasty unified the world, and almost got involved in the Xuanwu Dynasty.
The door change was a shocking disaster.
As the saying goes: "I am so frightened when I see the world, and I don't agree with political affairs in any way!" Therefore, the Ding family moved south with their family and fled to Bashu. They established the ancestral precept that their children were not allowed to return to the court.
Before coming to Qingcheng to participate in the Shushan sword debate, Ding's father called Ding Dong into the ancestral hall and warned him in front of the ancestor's memorial tablet:
"According to the genealogy, our Ding family lineage dates back hundreds of years. Most of these centuries-old families in the Tang Dynasty passed down their poems and books, which were read by future generations.
People in the world often call success by fame, wealth and honor. However, the court is dangerous, and the nine clans will be destroyed if they are not careful. Wealth deceives, and the descendants are arrogant and extravagant. In troubled times, they will all be reduced to scorched earth. These two are the disaster for the clan.
Everyone in the world envies the people in the temple, but who knows, the more powerful and powerful the person is, and the wealth rivals the country, the more wisdom is needed to control it. Otherwise, if the virtue is not matched, the country will be destroyed and the country is in danger. As the saying goes, if you see him building a tall building,
You see him entertaining guests, you see his building collapse. The most prosperous but also the most miserable...
The children of an aristocratic family are hidden under the Nine Earths, enjoying the pleasure of high mountains, flowing water, clear breeze and colorful clouds. If the family tradition is pure and honest, gentle, courteous and frugal, even if they are humble, they cannot be underestimated. Within three generations, there will be a dragon or a phoenix.
The golden lin transforms into a dragon and moves on the nine heavens, bringing order to the chaos, swaying vertically and horizontally, and bringing treason to the world. Then, the work is accomplished, the name is gained, and the body retreats, which is the way of heaven.
People in the world pursue great fame and wealth, pursue the power of the world, and get drunk on the knees of beautiful women. Aristocratic families pursue retirement, pursuit of fame without wisdom, without bravery, pursuit of prosperity of the family, and inheritance of talents.
People in the world strive to win one generation, and a family will be famous for thousands of years. Guan Zhong and Zhuge were talented people, but unfortunately they did not teach the next generation well, so they are not immortal figures. The children of the family are well versed in the classics, read the history collections, go through the world with the sentiment of ice and snow, and serve the Yuan Dynasty as the only ancestor.
, Self-motivation in the holy time. Even if you go through turbulent waves and wandering, you will not change your original intention. Only wisdom will always follow, and martial arts will not kill. Wisdom is a guide, the wood is vertical, the mountains are upright. Therefore, the Confucian Yanshenggong can be passed down for dozens of generations.
Confucius, Mencius, Pei and other families have always had the reputation that there are no two Kongs in the world, there are no two Mencius in the world, and there are no two Pei's in the world.
The children of aristocratic families, after hundreds of years, are not surprised by favors and humiliations, and their perspective on the world is slightly different. The founding monarch and the destined emperor are worshiped by the world. In the eyes of the aristocratic family, the saddest thing for aristocratic families since ancient times is the emergence of emperors and other lords in the family. Royal nobles
The glory lasts only three hundred years. When dynasties change, famous families can often twist and turn and continue to pass on, while the imperial family cannot escape the disaster of eradicating the family."
Ding's father made some remarks, analyzed the reasoning well, stirred up the deaf and enlightened, and beat the drum to attack.
Only then did Ding Dong realize that his father was not a wealthy businessman with a stinky body, but a real celebrity, quiet and indifferent, with profound wisdom and courage.
This conversation between father and son burning the midnight oil made Ding Dong mature a lot overnight. This time during the sword discussion in Shushan, it was no longer about fighting bravely to win and gain fame, but about buying bones with a lot of money, seeking talents and visiting friends, and making good friends. At the same time,
, in order to avoid being recruited by the court, Ding Dong deliberately lost the competition when he was about to be shortlisted for the top thirty. This shocked everyone. Even the girl Zhong from Yuzhou became curious and sent someone to find out the truth.
Honghu did not participate in the competition and Ding Dong withdrew from the competition. All this made Bai Fu quite regretful. He also lost several friends on the Chang'an road to keep him company. But everyone has their own ambitions and had no choice but to do so. Bai Fu could only gather his thoughts and concentrate on preparing for the subsequent competition.
It is said that enemies often meet on a narrow road, so Bai Fu and Qin Yongjie met in the semi-finals.
When this result was drawn, the Qingcheng disciples were all excited. In the past two years, Qin Yongjie's martial arts had greatly improved, leaving many disciples behind. None of the disciples left on Qingcheng Mountain could be his opponent. And Bai Bai
After returning to Qingcheng, although he has never touched anyone again, his momentum has been established, and there is a kind of courage in his movements. There are rumors that he got great opportunities in Chengdu and Netherworld Valley.
The decisive battle between the two was not only watched by everyone in Qingcheng, but also affected the minds of other people. After Jiang Yinnong received the secret report from Chen Honghu, he specifically warned the Ax Gang, Sichuan Dumen and other gangs not to cause trouble. The frightened Weng Hao and others quickly restrained his disciples