Chapter 16 Entertainment
When Shao Xun arrived at the bank of Yishui, he saw so many warblers and swallows all over the ground that it was really dazzling.
Entertainment activities have sprouted since the Qin and Han Dynasties, and developed into the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and have become quite distinctive.
There are many activities, such as jiaoduan, Cuju, pot throwing, chess and even a hundred games. In fact, everyone takes advantage of the good weather of spring and beautiful scenery to go outdoors and play together.
In the Wei and Jin Dynasties, due to the great development of clan politics and the rise of the soft style of scholar-bureaucrats, recreational activities began to be more literary and artistic, and more elegant.
Wrestling, archery, martial arts competitions, etc., are not "soft" or "elegant" at all, okay?
What we need is the style of the Wei and Jin Dynasties. What we need is freshness in literature and art. Two people wrestling on the ground is really eye-catching. I don’t like it!
Men are like this, and women naturally don’t like such activities. So today, women’s families mostly spend time drinking tea, playing chess, painting, writing, and singing poems.
Don’t think that their cultural level is low. In fact, the educational level of gentry women in the Wei and Jin Dynasties was higher than that of the Han Dynasty.
During the Later Han Dynasty, the theological Confucianism was in a state of unification, emphasizing the "destruction of human desires". The pattern of male superiority and inferiority to women was very obvious, which greatly suppressed women's education. Even if there was any, most of what they learned was in ethics. content.
In the Wei and Jin Dynasties, men were still superior to women, but women were no longer so "lower", and the suppression of feudal ethics was partially lifted.
The rigidity and rigidity of Confucianism has even developed in the direction of theology. Political corruption and years of war have greatly impacted the original value system. Scholars in the Wei and Jin Dynasties became more and more suspicious of life. The old values gradually collapsed and the new ideological system had not yet been established. As a result, chatting, dissipation and extravagance became common in society. Scholars advocated the pursuit of individuality and freedom, and the exploration of self-worth and the meaning of life. In terms of education, , the proposition of "transcend the teachings and let nature take its course" was recognized by most scholars.
As a result, the results of women's education began to appear, and a large number of talented women who were proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, as well as poetry, song and dance were mass-produced. They are no longer "paper figures" who only understand feudal ethics, but are more three-dimensional and vivid.
Seems like a good thing, right? Inflatable dolls are really not very popular.
Shao Xun watched from a distance, Concubine Pei was surrounded by stars in the middle.
She is wearing a shāo suit, which is short at the top and wide at the bottom, frugal at the top and full at the bottom.
The upper body is modified from the traditional Han Dynasty deep garment. It is more slim-fitting, with bulging bags inside. There is plenty of food, and it will definitely not hurt the children.
The waist is tightly tied with a silk belt. It is extremely slender. If you reach out and gently hug it, the feeling will definitely go up.
There is an apron outside the silk belt, which can be understood as an apron. The apron covers the entire waist and hips, and has layers of angular decorations on the lower edge. It is close to the skirt and hangs down to the skirt, which is called the "髾".
The breeze blows, and Concubine Pei’s concubine behind her dances lightly in the wind, which is really beautiful.
Upon closer inspection, it turns out that her buttocks are really straight up, and her skirt and concubine are pushed up in a graceful arc, fluttering when the wind blows.
Well, if it rains at this time and the skirt gets wet, the curves and curvature will be more obvious.
Thinking of this, Shao Xun suddenly felt guilty.
The princess was kind to him and was his noble person. It was really inappropriate to be so blasphemous in her heart. But after all, his body is that of a sixteen-year-old boy, who is in the stage of vigorous vitality, and the attraction of a person like the princess is fatal.
Young women, young women, soaring in the clouds and mist, are not much better than those girls who have not grown up yet?
Difficult to stretch.
"It's you." On the green grass, two girls, one large and one small, were picking wild flowers. When they saw Shao Xun passing by, one of them immediately narrowed his eyes and laughed.
“I’ve met the two ladies.” Shao Xun saluted.
They are said to be two young girls, but one of them is actually a girl, the young lady I met at the Yu family last year.
The other one looks about sixteen or seventeen years old. He is slim and has a demure temperament, giving people the feeling of an orchid in an empty valley. She only raised her head and glanced at Shao Xun, then turned away and looked at the flowers in her hand, wondering what she was thinking.
In fact, it is normal for a woman from a scholarly family like her to be dismissive of the military men. The Yu family member is obviously still young and has not yet understood the true meaning of the "caste system". She is too naive.
“This is the sister of General Liang’s family.” Yu Wenjun, like a cheerful skylark, carefully introduced the girl next to her: “I am from the Liang family in Anding, and I am going to be the Princess of Yuzhang soon.”
The Anding Liang clan is actually quite famous among the gentry.
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the powerful minister Liang Ji was extremely majestic. He had a family with three queens, six nobles, and two generals. He controlled the government for twenty years and established three emperors.
It has declined since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, but so far, although it is not a top-notch family, it is still hovering at the bottom of the first-class, which is actually good.
"General Liang" should be General Wei Liang Fen.
How to describe this position? In theory, it is very high, but Liang Fen probably did not open a government, and his power in the court was limited. His best way out is actually to seek a local position, such as governor, governor, etc. I just don't know if he has this vision.
"Are you on patrol today?" Yu Wenjun asked.
"The world is in turmoil and the current situation is chaotic. We are about to conduct more inspections." Shao Xun replied.
“It’s rare to have an opportunity to go out in spring, but I don’t know when the next time will be.” Yu Wenjun sighed like a little adult. The little crescent moon in the corner of his eyes disappeared, replaced by a hint of sadness.
"The war is not far away." Shao Xun also sighed and said, "I don't know if I can survive this year."
"Huh?" Yu Wenjun covered his mouth in surprise, with the delicate wild flowers sticking to his face. , it’s quite interesting that the peach blossoms on the human face complement each other.
Liang also glanced at him, but did not speak.
“Luoyang is a popular place. I don’t know why I like to stay here.” Shao Xun glanced at the mountains and rivers in the distance and said: “If you want to enjoy flowers every year, you might as well move to Go to the south of the Yangtze River."
"Why?"
"We're going to fight," Shao Xun said. "We'll fight back and forth, but everyone will die. I'm afraid the Huns in Bingzhou will take over. Cheap."
Ms. Liang frowned, seeming a little sad, but also didn't seem to like such discouraging words.
Yu Wenjun subconsciously asked: "Aren't you very powerful? No one in my family can fight as well as you." Shao Xun laughed and said: "On the battle formation, thousands of arrows were fired, and then What's the use of being brave? The most powerful skill in the world is "gathering the crowd", which has the supreme power to move mountains and seas and change the world. I'm far from it, I'm just a pawn drifting in troubled times, even my own. You can’t control your destiny, let alone anything else.”
His words made everyone present fall silent.
Yu Wenjun blinked, not knowing what to say. After a long time, he asked innocently: "Will you help me?"
Shao Xun laughed and said seriously: "Yes."
"That's good." The corner of Yu Wenjun's mouth said again He raised his head, his big eyes were crooked, and he smiled cheerfully.
Ms. Liang glanced at her little sister angrily, not knowing what to say.
Today, the two of them were riding in the same car. On the road, they met a strange Taoist who said that they both had "Fengqing" and that they would be extremely valuable in the future, or they might be destined to be queens.
Although she didn't believe it, the little sister of the Yu family chatted so happily with a military household, so she obviously couldn't become a queen.
The military man in front of him could only marry a woman from a military household, and he was a completely different world from them.
Shao Xun's eyes were not bad. Seeing that the proud daughter of the Liang family did not want to say anything, he bowed and left.
Yu Wenjun said goodbye with regret.
She is only seven years old this year. Although she can write poems at the age of six, she has met few people and has even fewer experiences. In her mind, this martial artist was probably the most outstanding and capable martial artist she had ever seen.
Her thoughts are different from others. Since the year before last, I have listened to the heated arguments and repeated complaints of my father and brothers in my ignorance. I vaguely know that the world today is not good and we have to fight every day. And since there is a war, the most intuitive thing is how your martial arts are. To her, who is seven years old, this is simply a matter of course.
As for other things, I can’t think of them at the moment, and I don’t want to think about them.
Compared with Yu Wenjun, Liang Lanbi, who is already sixteen or seventeen years old, is much more mature, and naturally her thinking is not as simple as that of a little girl.
She knows very well who holds the power and resources in this world.
If you want to live well in troubled times, have a higher status and make friends with more valuable people, it is true.
The King of Yuzhang may be a good destination - of course, she has no choice, this is something that has been decided long ago.
After Shao Xun left the two girls, Chen Yougen, who had been silent before, opened his mouth and said, "Does the governor like ministers and ladies?"
"What do you want to say?" Shao Xun glanced at him.
"Why do you need to be so humble when the governor is so heroic?" Chen Yougen said disapprovingly: "If you really like the official lady, you might as well let me go for more than a month and I will definitely carry one back."
Shao Xun is speechless.
Several other people also laughed.
Chen Yougen was confused. He was talking seriously, not joking.
In some places where chaos is high, such as Bingzhou, some women from aristocratic families have almost become prostitutes, and it is not uncommon for them to be robbed here and there.
"Go, go!" Shao Xun pushed him in disgust and said, "Go to the blacksmith shop and help me keep an eye on it to see if the epee is ready."
" No." Chen Yougen bowed casually and left.
Shao Xun stood on the river embankment and looked at the spring scenery in the distance.
Every once in a while, he will reflect on himself.
What did you do during this time? What did you get? What are the difficulties? Is it far or near the final goal?
Overall, we are making steady progress, but there seems to be a ceiling above?
He thought of Liu Yu.
When he was thirty-seven years old, he encountered a golden opportunity: Wu Dou Mi Dao Sun En rebelled, eight counties in the southeast responded, and the situation was corrupt.
By the next year, the thirty-eight-year-old Liu Yu emerged as a hero because of his bravery and outstanding military exploits.
At the age of thirty-nine, he finally accumulated merit and became a prefect.
Haha, I am almost forty, and I only have one county.
So, why did he fail to make his mark before the age of thirty-nine?
The ceiling is real.
Born determines destiny, not ability. Sometimes it’s really fucked up.
Fortunately, this is the north, not the southern dynasties where order and stability are.
In the chaos, a lot of logic has been subverted, and the opportunities may be greater.
Of course, the order of this society has not completely collapsed. It still needs the descendants of the Sima family and even the barbarians to continue to toss, completely tearing apart the black curtain hanging over the sky, breaking the shackles like iron barrels, and giving the majority A chance for those without origin.
It's really not good to feel like you can't control your destiny.
(End of this chapter)