Under these tiles, there are officials walking around, holding or carrying various writings, tall crowns and long sleeves, shining armors and flying flags.

Fei Qian and Guo Jia moved forward along the road.

Then, as you move towards the city center, the words on the tiles in front of the eaves of ordinary homes mostly have various words for "prolonging life", such as "feihong prolongs life", "prolongs life and lovesickness", "prolongs life and always lasts forever"

etc.

The faint smoke of fireworks flows on the eaves, the laughter of play in the wall floats from the top of the wall, the sound of reading, the crowing of chickens and dogs, and the sound of pots and cauldrons, together with these tiles, flow quietly through the years.

And in shops and some business places, accompanied by all kinds of noise, various utensils, rippling in the aroma of wine and settling in sauces, most of them use the word "Chang Le", like "Longevity and Good Luck", "

"Long-lasting happiness", "Long-lasting happiness", "Long-lasting happiness and longevity" and so on.

Although Changle Palace and Weiyang Palace are said to be royal palaces, it does not mean that the words "Changle" and "Weiyang" cannot be used in ordinary people's homes. They are considered auspicious words and can be used by most people.

Fei Qian and Guo Jia walked around, turned into a high guard tower, then climbed up to the high platform and looked around.

Fei Qian was silent along the way. It was not until he reached the high platform that Fei Qian said to Guo Jia: "As the saying goes, people seek five blessings." The first is longevity, the second is wealth, the third is well-being, the fourth is good virtue, and the fifth is good virtue.

"It is said to be a test of one's life." Although the tile is small, its meaning is profound, and it is the hope of the people..."

Guo Jia tilted his head slightly and looked at Wadang.

"I've been to Jingxiang... How can I know the tiles in Jingxiang by paying filial piety?" Fei Qian asked.

Guo Jia shook his head. "I have never been to Jingxiang..."

Fei Qian nodded and said, "So what is the shape of the tiles used in Yingchuan in Xu County?"

To be honest, something as small as this, well, I can't say it is completely small, but it is something that most people will subconsciously ignore. Even Guo Jia didn't pay much attention to it. After thinking about it for a moment, he said:

"Mostly decorated with patterns..."

Having said this, Guo Jia seemed to understand something.

Sure enough, Fei Qian laughed and said, "Is it possible that we only seek the five blessings from the three auxiliary places in Guanzhong, but don't seek them from Jingxiang and Xuxian County?"

"..." Guo Jia was silent.

This question does not require an answer.

Snobbery is a common social concept in the Western Han Dynasty, both in the government and in the public. Ning Cheng, a cruel official, said, "If an official does not have two thousand dan, and if his boss does not have ten million, he can be compared with others." It best reflects the Western Han people's pursuit of officialdom and wealth.

A strong desire. And Sima Qian's "Everything in the world is bustling for the sake of profit; the world is bustling, everything is for the sake of profit." This sentence breaks through the Western Han people's concept of snobbery.

Under the control of this concept, it is not uncommon in society to envy the rich and shame the poor, take advantage of wealth, and be snobbish and proud. The large number of auspicious words such as longevity and wealth that appear in Wadang writing are a direct reflection of this concept.

Therefore, in the Sanfu area of ​​Guanzhong, there are many words on the tiles. Some very straightforward words.

But in Yuzhou and other places, it's different.

These aristocratic families talk about filial piety and benevolence. Naturally, they cannot write their ideas of "seeking longevity" and "seeking wealth" nakedly on the tiles for others to see. These people talk about filial piety, integrity, benevolence and righteousness.

Waiting and being ashamed to talk about profit. Therefore, in the same way of writing about the value of goods, those businessmen in Sima Qian's writings who became "wise men" and "capable people" because of their business fortunes basically became the "bad morals and chaos" in Ban Gu's writings.

’’s initiator and fueler.

On the tiles in Yingchuan, there are no such words, only patterns of birds and animals and other decorations are left.

"Speaking of which, I would rather accept a true villain than be friendly to a hypocrite..." Fei Qian said with a smile, but there was a slight chill in his smile, "Originally, the rules are on the face, and everyone knows it... But some people just like to hide it.

The rules make everyone chaotic... Fengxiao drank all the way from Yingchuan to Xu County. It is said that if the wine is not intoxicating, everyone will get drunk... Isn't it because of this? 』

"..." Guo Jia looked a little flustered, and his eyes were wavering.

This is the secret in Guo Jia's heart.

Guo Jia was very dissatisfied with the behavior of the noble families in Yingchuan, but he himself was born in Yingchuan and had the brand of Yingchuan on him. If Guo Jia did not have family support when he was a child, and if he did not have Xun Yu's support later, he would

How could Guo Jia have the ability to drink fine wine and take Wu Shi Powder at the same time?

Therefore, Guo Jiaming knew that there was something wrong with the way the Yingchuan gentry, and even the gentry in Shandong, did things, so he subconsciously avoided it and did not think about it. After all, this kind of behavior was a bit like scolding one's mother when he put down the bowl.

Now, Fei Qian's words revealed it...

"I also know the meaning of filial piety." Fei Qian continued, "As soon as the law comes out, Shandong and Shanxi, haha, there is no room for maneuver... However, there is no room for maneuver in Shandong, Shanxi, and outside Guanzhong.

?In this case, why not put it on the table, why hide it?"

The Shanxi nobles of the Eastern Han Dynasty all followed the Shandong nobles. Even Dong Zhuo, in the early days of entering Luoyang, tried to negotiate peace with the Shandong nobles, but failed.

However, is it interesting to follow the Shandong gentry and learn about oral benevolence and filial piety?

It seems a bit snobbish for people to seek the five blessings, wealth, longevity, and good salary. It is not as glorious as seeking filial piety or benevolence. But the word snobbery is impossible as long as there are classes in human society.

eliminate.

Ordinary people hate snobbery. Most of them do not really hate it, but they are treated unfairly because they are small and powerful. It is like the plot in many cool articles in later generations.

Isn't the snobbish and shameless thing about using power and advantage? So what is the difference between the protagonist who uses power and advantage to slap people's faces and the snobbish people we hate in reality?

"However, the way of filial piety is the best thing for people..." Guo Jia said, "Isn't the general's move against the world?"

Fei Qian laughed loudly, "The so-called six obediences of the king, the conduct of the minister, the kindness of the father, the filial piety of the son, the love of the elder brother, and the respect of the younger brother. When did they all become "filial piety"? What's more, "obeying the father's orders"

"Is it necessary to be filial?" Filial piety should be innate, and its way is natural. If you force it to be manifested, it will be too much! What's more, today's world is not the world of Shandong! "

Guo Jia was speechless.

The court in the Han Dynasty was actually aware of this problem. For example, regarding funerals, they repeatedly ordered to be buried lightly, but they did not fundamentally solve the problem of overemphasis on "filial piety". Therefore, in the Han Dynasty, they went bankrupt for funerals.

There are not a few.

In fact, there are many future generations. On weekdays, old men and women eat boiled noodles in plain water and collect scraps to make a living. They have a lot of children, but no one comes home to take care of them. When the old man and old woman die, they will put on a flowing banquet and invite three or five people.

Set up a team, a large group of people eat, drink, play and fight, making the neighbors restless day and night, and even do a striptease before the old man's funeral. Then is this called "filial piety"?

Is "filial piety" for others to see?

Fei Qian now wants to put this thing that has become crooked due to over-advocacy back to its original state. Those who seek high-ranking officials should be generous in seeking high-ranking officials, read more and become familiar with government affairs, and those who seek meritorious service should practice martial arts in a dignified manner.

Work hard and train your skills more. If you want money, do business honestly. Buy more goods and walk around the streets more. Why do you have to wear the word "filial piety" to do things?

Could it be said that those who seek official positions, merit and wealth will be unfilial?

Isn't it good to say it openly and even display it on your own tiles like in the Sanfu area of ​​Chang'an? It must be like Yingchuan in Yuzhou, to cover it up with flower and bird patterns, and to be secretive and dare not say it.

Guo Jia sighed, looked at Fei Qian, then sighed again, bowed deeply and said: "If the general insists on doing this, I'm afraid he will be put in the arsenal after half-death!"

Fei Qian laughed heartily and was not angry because of what Guo Jia said was unlucky. "In the past, there was a talk about "seeking truth" in Qinglong Temple. Today, there are two more words in the words of filial piety..."

Guo Jia asked: "What's the word?"
Chapter completed!