Chapter 79 A Thunder on the Ground
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Dialect was not idle either.
Starting to visit acquaintances in Yanjing City, the first stop is naturally the Shen Yanbing family who are the closest and closest to him.
Only when I visited to pay New Year greetings did I find out that Shen Yanbing was hospitalized again.
Hearing the bad news, Fang Yan rushed to Yanjing Hospital without stopping, regardless of his original New Year greeting plan.
Shen Yanbing was seen lying on the bed with a thin oxygen tube inserted into his nose, holding a magnifying glass and browsing the memoirs.
“Teacher!”
Fang Yan walked in softly.
"I know you will definitely come."
Shen Yanbing pointed to the empty seat next to the bed, "Sit down."
"It's such a big deal for you to be hospitalized..."
Fang Yan opened his mouth.
"I didn't let Shen Shuangxiaoman and the others tell you. There is no need for everyone to spend the New Year with me in the hospital."
Shen Yanbing disagreed, "And it's not a big problem. , it’s still the same problem, just take some oxygen and it’ll be fine.”
“You’ll be fine.”
Fang Yan was relieved inwardly.
"Have you brought the sample booklet of "People's Literature"?"
Shen Yanbing put down the magnifying glass.
Fang Yan nodded, and while taking out the sample book from his bag, he said that according to the editing plan, he would go to northern Shaanxi at the beginning of the year.
“It’s better to go to northern Shaanxi.”
Shen Yanbing smiled and said: "When "People's Literature" was released, it was just a good time to stay away from Yanjing and avoid the limelight. Moreover, the literary circles in northern Shaanxi have very special feelings for Qin Shihuang and the Qin Dynasty. Maybe your "The Fission of Great Qin" can be I got a good response there.”
Fang Yan hesitated, “Teacher, how about that?” I'd better go later, your side..."
"Don't worry about me, I won't go to see Ma Kesi until I finish my memoirs!"
Photographed by Shen Yanbing! Touched his shoulder, "Take good care of yourself."
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With the end of the Spring Festival holiday, the first issue of "People's Literature" in 1981 was finally officially released.
"Grandpa, it's time to eat."
Bai Ruoxue walked out of the kitchen and shouted towards the living room.
I saw Bai Yaoshan motionless, holding a magazine in his hand, his face sometimes solemn, sometimes excited, and kept saying:
"Interesting, interesting."
"Grandpa, it's time to eat!"
Bai Ruoxue urged with a smile.
“No hurry, no rush, let me finish reading this paragraph first.”
Bai Yaoshan read it with great interest.
"You have been reading this "People's Literature" for many days. What is it about it that makes you so fascinated by it?"
Bai Ruoxue took a closer look.
"It's a very interesting novel, Ruoxue, you should read it too." Bai Yaoshan handed over "People's Literature".
Bai Ruoxue turned over curiously.
When I saw the title, "The Fission of the Qin Dynasty", I was very surprised.
Looking at the author again, I never expected that it was in dialect!
Then he took a breath and said, "Grandpa, you have been saying that his writing is interesting. What is so interesting about it?" A layer of historical literature.”
Bai Yaoshan said with a smile: "I use the history of Qin Xiaogong's reform and Shang Yang's reform to express my attitude and views on reform. What's more interesting is that it also coincides with the current international situation."
" Huh? "
Bai Ruoxue blinked in shock.
"You have always been interested in the international situation. You must read this novel. It is worth reading."
Bai Yaoshan stood up and walked towards the restaurant.
"Is his writing really so beautiful?"
Bai Ruoxue looked at the author's signature and murmured.
After finishing the cleaning work after the meal, I devoted the whole afternoon to "The Fission of the Qin Dynasty", turning page by page.
From the great war between Qin and Wei in Shaoliang, Qin Xiangong and Ying Quliang were deeply surrounded, to the palace changes when Ying Quliang was established as the new king of Qin.
From when Gongsun Zuo was captured, Shang Yang went to rescue him, to when Gongsun Zuo was about to die, he hoped that the King of Wei would kill Shang Yang, and then reminded Shang Yang to flee Wei, and then to Jixia Academy, where he learned the magic of Legalism The other two of the three powerful families, Shen Buhai and Shen Dao, discussed and exchanged ideas.
We made a bet on the reform of Qi, South Korea and Qin.
There was no debate with Mencius about "good nature and evil nature", and the relationship between Bai Xue and Shang Yang was directly cut off.
When Bai Ruoxue sees the present, she doesn't have much sense of historical inconsistency. Except for fictional plots such as betting in Jixia Academy and saving Gongsun Zuo alone, it is basically developing according to the historical trend.
What hits you is a strong sense of history.
However, in the heavy feeling, high-spirited and upward energy burst out from time to time, frequently pointing out that the Qin State was in a "world of great contention".
It seems that China is undergoing major changes that have not been seen in a century.
Without reform and ambition, Qin will perish! Especially when I saw Shang Yang meeting Qin Xiaogong for the third time, when they talked about the paradigm of a great country, my blood boiled and my heart became excited.
"Believe in you as much as you believe in me. I will never let you down throughout my life!"
"You are like a green mountain, and I am like a pines and cypresses. I will be broken into pieces and will never let you down."
Looking at the king and his ministers with one heart. , determined to reform, Bai Ruoxue turned back, only to find that the next page was a new novel. When she turned back again, she saw a line of small words in the lower right corner, with a similar meaning -
If you want to know what happened, Please see the explanation below.
“How can we divide it into two parts?”
"You deliberately cut it off here, how could it be like this!"
Bai Ruoxue was so angry that she slapped her hand on the table.
Looking up, I saw that the sky outside the window was already dark. I was suddenly shocked and said, "Oh no, I haven't made dinner yet."
"Ruoxue, come out to eat. "
"Grandpa, I..."
"I eat the food you cook every day. Let's change the taste today. Try grandpa's cooking. It may not be worse than yours. Try it."
"Hey!"
Bai Ruoxue Take the initiative to get the dishes and chopsticks from the grandfather and grandson.
"How did you like "The Fission of Qin"?"
Bai Yaoshan put a radish ball in her bowl.
"Grandpa, I haven't read novels about Qin and reform, but this is the first time I've seen them written like this."
When this was mentioned, Bai Ruoxue immediately became interested.
When we often discuss the impression of ancient dynasties, the "Han" is the "Male Han", the "Tang" is the "Prosperous Tang", the "Song" is the "Weak Song", and the "Ming" is the "Ming Dynasty" Hard and clear".
As for "Qin", the past dynasties have reached a consensus-
Breaking Qin!
But what is shown in "The Fission of Qin" is how a "weak Qin" who was bullied and humiliated by Wei gradually moved towards a "strong Qin". This breaks the mainstream perception today!
"What he wrote is more than just the story of Qin."
Bai Yaoshan smiled and said: "It is clearly using the ancient to describe the present."
"Grandpa, for example, this Shang Yang visited Qin and investigated, wasn’t it It is an investigation report on the life of farmers in the Qin State..."
"There is also the 'horse theory' that Qin Xiaogong told Shang Yang about black horses and white horses. It is similar to the 'cat theory' that I have heard. .”
Grandfather and grandson discussed while eating.
For example, when Wei attacked Qin, Qin could only cede territory and seek peace.
For people like Bai Yaoshan who came from modern times, the most unbearable thing is to hear the word "cede land", especially when they see Wei Guo entangled with the five Shandong countries and preparing to carve up Qin State, they immediately It is simply humiliating to think of that picture of the current situation where the great powers carve up the Qing Dynasty.
“It’s like what is written in the book, ‘The false story has cut off my land, and then destroys our country, it is too much to bully others, it’s too much’, it’s so right!”
Bai Yaoshan was indignant. Bu Ping said: "Back then, we were just like Shang Yang and Gongsun Zuo. We believed too much in others to uphold justice and placed our hope on others to take back Qindao. We finally understood the truth that a weak country has no diplomacy or even dignity."
"Just like what the dialect said through the mouth of King Wei."
Bai Ruoxue said: "If you are weak, you are not qualified to speak. You can only wait to be the fish on other people's chopping boards."
"That's right, you can either sit at the dining table or become a dish on someone else's menu." Bai Yaoshan said with nostalgia, "At that time, your grandfather and I were just For example, the old Qin people here, "Jiu Jiu and Lao Qin, fought together for the national calamity", were so bloody, otherwise, they would not have rushed into Cao's house with their classmates that day and burned down the building."
"Grandpa, you are right!"
Bai Ruoxue couldn't help but sigh: "He is not writing about Qin."
"When combined with the international situation, it becomes even more interesting."
Bai Yaoshan narrowed his eyes.
Because of the Battle of Maling and the Battle of Guiling, Wei State was defeated by Qi State and turned from prosperity to decline. Could this be the result of two extremes of victory and defeat?
Qi defeated Wei and established its hegemony. Taking advantage of the chaos in Yan, it plundered Yan. Finally, Yan led the five countries except Chu to end Qi's hegemony.
If Qi is the United States, Chu is Europe, and Yan is...
"The Fission of the Qin Dynasty", the better it is, the more interesting it becomes.
“I didn’t expect that he could write such a deep and thick work at such a young age. It’s incredible.”
Bai Ruoxue also feels the same way.
"After talking about the advantages, it's time to talk about the disadvantages. The biggest disadvantage of "The Fission of Qin" is that it is divided into two parts, which is so wicked!"
Bai Yaoshan curled his lips.
"Grandpa, you are so right!"
Bai Ruoxue rolled her eyes, "I think the subordinate must be in the editorial department of "People's Literature". Why don't you ask Grandpa Huang to ask if you can help? Did you get a sample book?"
"Forget it, don't cause trouble to your grandfather Huang. This book is full of controversy and will probably cause a big fuss."
< br>Bai Yaoshan shook his head and laughed.
“Big commotion? Is it because of the redress of the violent Qin Dynasty?”
Bai Ruoxue was puzzled.
"This is only part of it, the key is reform."
Bai Yaoshan's eyes flashed, "This book is like a thunder, it will explode to the sky, and it will explode to the ground. The earth is going to explode.”
(End of this chapter)