Chapter 1118 He's Family Tradition
"Yes." Sun Ce picked up the bowl and ate a big bite. The food tasted average, but when He Kui felt uncomfortable, he felt excited about his prank, and his appetite was wide open. "What do you think, can you still swallow it?"
He Kui nodded reluctantly. "Uh...shangke."
"Then eat more. I am burly and must have a lot of food." Sun Ce was very satisfied. "I have been relying on my name for a long time and have many questions to ask for. I would like to talk to you at night."
He Kui was silent for a moment and said with a forced smile: "Thank you for your mistakes, but Kui has a civil service and is not accustomed to the military camp. It is not convenient to stay for a long time. Please forgive me. Today I will take the liberty and disturb the general. I will prepare for a week's visit next time."
Sun Ce sighed, and the smile on his face dissipated, feeling very regretful. "I heard that Ling Zu once used the Grand Secretary of Agricultural Carriage General to conquer the Huns in military affairs. I longed for it. As today's disturbances, the Huns are ready to move again. I wanted to pursue the stories of the predecessors and expel the Huns, but I was so obsessed with all my responsibilities and could not ask for help. It's a pity."
He Kui's eyes were puzzled, and he couldn't tell the truth about the false for a moment. "General, the Central Plains have not yet been decided, how can he use troops to Bingzhou?"
"Yes, the emperor moved west, and the Central Plains prefectures and counties fought on their own, and they were unable to take care of themselves. It was indeed difficult to catch the northwest. Even if the world was settled, the household registration was lost, and the hasty northern expedition would inevitably be difficult for Emperor Gaozu to pacify the city. Whenever I think of this, I can't sleep. I think my Chinese clothes were invaded and trampled by the barbarians. Even if there were delicacies in the mountains and seas, it was tasteless and difficult to swallow."
Sun Ce originally just said it, and used the story of He Kui's great-grandfather He Xi to tease He Kui. He Xi was born during the He Emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty. The Han Emperor of the Han Dynasty can be said to be the last glory of the Eastern Han Dynasty. The economy, politics and military reached its peak, and it was the prosperity of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Later generations began to decline. Some scholars later analyzed that prosperity and decline were only manifestations. In the final analysis, the so-called prosperity was often the accumulation of various contradictions to a certain extent, and began to shift from positive effects to negative effects.
For example, the increase in population. For agricultural society, only when the population increases will the social wealth increase, and only if there is enough manpower and material resources to conquer externally. However, the increase in population also means insufficient land. Coupled with land annexation, the signs of refugees have already sprouted.
For example, Confucianism was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Emperor Guangwu rewarded integrity and Confucianism in the Eastern Han Dynasty flourished. On the one hand, it strengthened centralization and made the court more efficient. However, centralization also gave some interest groups the opportunity to control power, and the struggle between foreign relatives and foreign dynasties began to appear. The Confucian family worked hard for more than two hundred years, and finally saw hope, they found that the peaches were picked first by the relatives closest to the emperor.
There is another influence that cannot be ignored in Confucianism, that is, the trend of martial arts disappeared. Because society is stable and there are few wars, it is almost impossible to enter the officialdom with military achievements, which is far less convenient than studying. The scholar-official class has turned to Confucianism, and the atmosphere of allowing literature and martial arts has faded, and it is no longer a good story to join the army. It is obvious that people value literature and over military affairs have begun to appear.
The He family is also one of the representatives. He Xi once led troops to conquer the Huns, but his descendants were all Confucian scholars. They only had the torso of a tall husband, but their spirit gradually became weak. By that generation, they had fallen into hypocrites.
Sun Ce felt deeply regretful of this. Seeing He Kui's appearance as a moral gentleman, he was angry and wanted to make fun of him. However, as soon as he said that he thought of the Five Barbarians Invasion of China after the Civil War in the Central Plains, his mood was really not good. With a little more sincerity in the joke, the fighting spirit really turned into anger.
He Kui was still unconscious and chuckled: "The general is worried about the world, which is admirable, but Kui thought the general was a little over-concerned. The Huns have been in decline for nearly a hundred years, and now they are just a gatekeeper raised by the court. How can they be compared with the Huns during the Qin and Han Dynasties? Even if the Central Plains are damaged, the Huns are not enough to be troubled."
Sun Ce's eyes flashed, and he gently placed the bowls and chopsticks in his hand on the table, with a serious expression. He originally had some respect for He Kui, but after hearing this sentence, he suddenly realized that he had a bad idea. The change in the atmosphere was not a day, and the style of the Wei and Jin Dynasties had never suddenly risen. There was a consensus in the academic community that the so-called pure talk came from the clarification of the scholars and officials at the end of the Han Dynasty. The difference was only not to talk about state affairs, but to be more pragmatic. However, the scholars and officials at the end of the Han Dynasty were not pragmatic. They held a few scriptures to guide the country, but refused to open their eyes to see the real world.
He Kui in front of him was a typical example. He felt that the Huns were not worthy of national troubles, but he forgot that the Huns were the one who entered the Han territory among the ethnic minorities. He entrusted the blessing of the doves led by Yuan An. They not only gained the benefits of the Han people's farming, but also retained the nature of the nomadic people. When the Huns admired the culture of the Central Plains and wanted to further integrate into the Chinese nation, the scholars and officials in the Central Plains were arrogant and still regarded them as barbarians, and refused to accept the best among the Huns. As a result, Liu Yuan raised an army to rebel, occupied Bingzhou, and established Zhao Han.
It's really ironic that the scholars and officials abandoned Liu Han, but the Huns claimed to be descendants of Liu Han.
The more Sun Ce thought about it, the more angry he became, and couldn't help but say, "How much does Gui Geng dare to ask?"
He Kui's eyes flashed and he curled his lips, thinking that Sun Ce had the idea of marriage. The poor family of the Sun family wanted to join the Shilin, marriage was the best way. If he had not married Yuan Shu's daughter, he would not have been today. Moreover, he heard that Sun Ce was lustful, and although he had not yet formally married, he had already taken several concubines. Feng Fang was originally a mediocre person, but he was favored for his daughter. He is now farming in Yingchuan. Although Qiao Rui's two daughters were young, they were of national character and were quite popular with Sun Ce, so he could also farm in Dangshan. However, he did not feel like marrying the Sun family, and he could not afford to lose that person, and the He family in Yangxia could not afford to lose this person either.
"Kui was just now for no reason, and he has not had a son or a daughter yet."
Sun Ce was stunned and felt that He Kui answered the question inexplicably. He looked at He Kui and saw that He Kui raised his head slightly, sneered with his beard, and he obviously had disdain on his face. Then he understood what he meant and was furious. Do you think I want to marry your family? I was wrong, I want your family to be the queen. Since He Zeng's bastard has not been born yet, don't give birth.
"So that's it." Sun Ce sneered: "That's not a bad thing."
The smile on He Kui's face froze. He was almost forty and had no children, so this was not something to be proud of. There are three unfilial things, and it is better to have no descendants. He lowered his face, and his face, which looked serious, was as iron-clad as iron, cold and hard.
"Why did the general say this?"
"It's nothing else, I'm just thinking about your feet." Sun Ce slowly raised his two fingers. "If you don't enter the official career, do not manage the industry, and have no ability to establish yourself, you must rely on your ancestors and subscribe to food. If you can be diligent and thrifty, with the accumulation of several generations of ancestors of the He family, you will probably be able to support you for a while. But you don't have to eat well, and your life is very delicate. With your family's industry, you may only be able to support you, and you may not be able to raise your children. This is one of them. Although you are not confused in your life, you can read some books, but you can only talk about moral articles without understanding the original intention of the saint, and you don't know that the world is difficult. Although you say you are not confused, you are actually extremely confused. Even if you have a son, you may not be able to teach. This is the second. If you can't raise it, you can't raise it, and if you can't teach it, it's better not to give birth to it."
Chapter completed!