Chapter 20: A Thousand Years of Mystery in the Soil (13)
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"How could it be the Han family?"
Now it was Zhang Shijiu's turn to be unbelievable. Han Qi's reputation is very big among the people, and his children and grandchildren should not turn to the idea of excavating ancient tombs.
"Why can't it be the Han family?" Zhou Xiaoyi sneered a few times, turned his head and looked at Zhang Xiang, "Fifth brother, you should know best,"
Zhang Xiang is of course very clear about how dirty the wealthy family is in private, and his business can only make money boldly and confidently from the wealthy family. β
"Thank you, Xiaoyi." Zhang Xiang bowed to Zhou Xiaoyi.
Zhou Xiaoyi hurriedly shook his hand: "I'm just reminding Fifth Brother Zhang of you by the way." I'm going to go out of the city and go back to Luoyang now, and I'm afraid it'll be too late. He paused for a moment and asked again: "Fifth Brother Zhang, what about you, do you want to go back to Luoyang together?" β
Zhang Xiang thought for a while, and then shook his head; "I just arrived in Xiangzhou today, I'm tired enough, I plan to stay for two more days, so that I can take care of my body and bones."
Hearing Zhang Xiang say this, Zhou Xiaoyi didn't persuade much, arched his hand, and went directly out of the small alley, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.
Zhang Shijiu surrounded Zhang Xiang and asked anxiously and angrily, "Brother, what should I do now?" β
"Let's go to the state government to see what is going on, at least the charges must be investigated." Zhang Xiang said, "There are some things that you don't want to find out, and just by dodging, there are many things that you will never be able to find out." β
Zhang Xiang cautiously went to the state office, how to settle the charge, he must go to see it in person.
In front of the state office, hundreds of idlers were crowded, all wanting to know how the state wanted to deal with this chaos. And on the edge of the state office, there is the Han family's mansion in the city, and the famous Dayjin Hall is in that mansion.
Zhang Xiang was blocked at the main entrance of the state office, and was thinking about how to squeeze in, when he saw a team of carriages and horses coming from the north, separating the crowd in front of the state government and entering Han's house. I don't know which official came, and it was obviously the children of the Han family who came out to greet the guests, not ordinary housekeepers.
But this is not Zhang Xiang's business, he is still hesitating whether to leave or stay?
It's a pity to go now, piles of gold and silver are shining brightly in front of you, even if you want to go, you can't move your footsteps.
It's better to have a relationship with Xu Xing, a native of Anyang who wants to eat alone, Zhang Xiang thought.
The connections here in Luoyang are in their own hands. Doing a turnover in the middle, although it is not as good as the previous calculation, is also a large amount of input. And you don't have to take any risks β it's always good to have a good life.
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"Kill a few more thieves who collect stolen goods, and Anyang will be able to settle down a little here." Han Zhongyan waved his hand to let the servant who came to report the news retreat, and when he turned his head, he said to Li Qingchen murderously, "This kind of thief, it's not a pity to die!" It's only been a few days, and all the ancient tombs in Anyang County have been attacked by thieves, and when you walk outside the city, the fields are full of pits. β
Li Qingchen sighed: "It's not Wang Jiefu and Han Gang Weng's son-in-law who are making trouble, the ancestors who are fighting for the unification of the underground are not able to live in peace, I really don't know what to say." β
Li Qingchen is Han Qi's niece and son-in-law, who has just returned from his appointment in Dingzhou, and he came to Xiangzhou to visit relatives on the way, but who would have thought that he would run into this incident. It's funny to say it's funny, but his brother-in-law Han Zhongyan was angry in front of him, and Li Qingchen didn't dare to laugh.
"Han Gang's cousin Li Xin is also in Dingzhou and is an honest man. In the past two years in Dingzhou, he has only taught soldiers in the barracks, and the red guys below have been submissive, and even the things that disturb the people have been much less. Li Qingchen said, "If Han Gang's spleen is the same as his cousin's, there won't be so much chaos." β
Han Zhongyan nodded, he was in Hebei, and he had heard of the famous generals in the Hebei army. Li Xin was transferred to Hebei by Guo Kui from the south, as an outsider, he was able to smoothly integrate into the Hebei Forbidden Army, which has always been xenophobic, and did not collude with the same stream, this ability is indeed outstanding. Of course, the most important thing is that Li Xin is honest and calm, and he shows respect for both Wenchen and scholars, so it is appreciated.
Li Qingchen divided Han Zhongyan's heart with his words, and then turned around and asked again: "What does the Yinxu oracle bone look like?" I went all the way south, and I heard people blowing in the post house, but there was no one who was reliable. β
"It's easy to see, I just have it here." Han Zhongyan called a servant and ordered, "Invite the fourth brother and his friends together." β
Soon the two were recruited.
One is Han Qi's fourth son, Han Chunyan's younger brother Han Chunyan, and the other is the same age as Han Chunyan, in his early thirties, but Li Qingchen doesn't know him, but he is long, looks sven, and looks outstanding. β
Han Zhongyan is now a straight bachelor of Longtu Pavilion, and his general name is Longxue and Zhixue, but it is okay to call Longtu an honorific name, anyway, Han Gang is not here, and it will not be confused.
After Han Chunyan and Li Gefei met Li Qingchen, Han Zhongyan introduced Li Qingchen, "Uncle Li Wen is a Jinshi in Xining for nine years, and now he is a professor in Xiangzhou State School, and he also has an old relationship with my family, not an outsider. β
Li Gefei also said: "My father and ancestors are all from the Zhongxian family, and they have served in Shaanxi and the capital. β
How many years has Han Qi been the prime minister, and there are many officials under him, so he is called a disciple, and there is no one under the Son of Heaven in that day. Li Qingchen knew that this was just a flattery to come to the door to pull friendship, and he didn't care.
But Han Zhongyan's attention to this Li Gefei is also for a reason, "Uncle Wen is on the gold stone, he has a unique vision, and the last time I had a bronze tripod, it was identified by Uncle Wen, and it was a thing of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty." The other two pieces of the collection were found to be flawed by him, and they were forged by traitors. Han Zhongyan introduced two sentences, and said to Han Chunyan, "Don't take out those oracle bones yet." β
Han Chunyan waved behind him, and the servant who followed behind held a tray and handed over a few oracle bones.
Han Zhongyan said: "These oracle bones, as stated in the "Biography of Gui Celie" and several other books, are indeed the appearance of divination engraved after divination. β
Li Qingchen knew that Han Zhongyan should still have the Yin Ren ritual weapon in his hand, so he could be so sure. However, the people and ministers secretly hid the ancient ritual vessels, and maybe they were still used for the heavens, earth, ghosts and gods, so it must be taboo, and it must not be said.
Li Qingchen picked up the silver-framed magnifying glass on the tray and looked at it, but he couldn't recognize the meaning of the words carved with a knife on it at all, so he could only nod his head to hide his ignorance.
Fortunately, Li Gefei explained: "Cangjie's first book, according to the kind of pictograms, so it is called the text, and then the shape and sound are mutually beneficial, that is, the words." This is what is stated in the preface of "Shuowen Jie Zi". The pictographic text, the shape and sound of the word, taken together, is today's text. It can be seen from this that the closer to the time of Cangjie, the more pictographic characters there are, and the fewer morphological and vocal characters. β
Although Li Gefei was young, his words were clear and clear, which made Li Qingchen's eyes a little more praised.
Li Gefei pointed to a few intact pieces of tortoise shells and bone fragments lined up on the tray, "'Pictographers, draw their objects'." The oracle bone inscription is far closer to the picture than the seal script. Most of them are pictographic, closer to antiquity. He pointed to a text on one of the bone fragments, "Some words can still be understood if they are identified as pictures." β
Li Gefei's finger pointed to the crescent moon pattern, and there was a point, Li Qingchen glanced at it a few times, and asked with a little hesitation: "This is the 'moon'?" β
"It should be. If you can identify them all, you can also understand a thing or two about the etiquette of Yin Shang. Li Gefei sighed, "The Three Rites, "Zhou Li", "Etiquette", and "Rites", but it is difficult to say how many of them are forgeries by later generations...... The first sage once said, depressed and depressed, I follow Zhou. Although I want to 'follow the week', if the three rituals that have been handed down are made up by future generations, what should I do? You can only try to find it from the source. β
These words are the reason why Han Gang, who is a qi scholar, uses the text of Yin Ruins to subvert today's Confucian scriptures, but it is recognized by more and more people. Li Qingchen shook his head and sighed, 'Zhou Jian Yu is the second generation' - it just so happens that this is Yinxu.
Li Qingchen also didn't know whether the current situation was Han Gang's original intention, but all the developments made "Zishuo" and even "Three Classics and New Meanings" have to face the doubts of Yinxu antiquities.
Whether Qi Xue can compete for Xinxue is another matter, but Xinxue was indeed pulled down by Qi Xue. It is said that it is nothing to add to the blockage of new learning
"The folk customs of Xiangzhou have always been simple, but now they have been disturbed. In the next few days, I will go to the Son of Heaven to tell the Son of Heaven about the chaos in Xiangzhou. Han Zhongyan looked at Li Qingchen's eyes, "The farmers in the township only care about digging pits in the fields, how will they farm next year?" β
"That's right. I heard in the inn yesterday that a complete tortoiseshell with words has risen to nearly the same level in the past few days. If you don't care about the clothes, my doctor Taichang will only have 20 yuan a month. Li Qingchen sighed with emotion, "There are oracle bones with divination, as long as you dig out a hundred and ten pieces, you will have the capital to buy a house and buy land, how can the people not rush to it?" came and went, and the people's customs were corrupted like this. β
Li Qingchen's words were faintly full of rejection. In his opinion, the price of a piece is too high, and it can't be blocked at all. What's more, there is a pool of muddy water, whirlpools, why bother to wade into it if it is not your business. Just watch the excitement.
Han Zhongyan looked at the wine glass in front of him, he didn't expect Li Qingchen to help speak.
Ten years ago, Li Qingchen once assisted Han Jiang to attack Luo Wu through Hengshan. When this battle was defeated, Han Jiang was demoted and went out, while Li Qingchen turned against him and went around slandering Han Jiang in order to be self-sufficient.
With such a character, it is said that the Son of Heaven is also despised, otherwise Li Qingchen, as the son-in-law of the Han family in Xiangzhou, would not have been sinking into subordinates all these years.
Han Zhongyan hid the disdain in his eyes, and it seemed that he could only count on the Son of Heaven, otherwise the chaos in Xiangzhou would be difficult to quell, and the Han family's family style would not be maintained.