Chapter 119 The expectations of ordinary people
The urgent battle report of Datong Liubaili is actually a secret that cannot be hidden.
Even if ordinary people do not know the specific content of the battle report, the tense atmosphere caused by the Six Hundred Mile Express will still attract the attention of ordinary people.
"Do you know? Last night there was a six hundred mile rush to the capital, and there was a lot of yelling all the way."
In the early morning, I heard the six hundred mile rush report The ordinary people who came to Beijing gathered at a breakfast spot to chat about the "international events" they knew.
"I didn't hear it. I heard a few muffled thunders last night. This damn weather is really hot to death. Besides, urgent military reports happen every year. I guess it means that the thunder is heavy and the rain is light. You just get used to it. , As long as it doesn’t hinder the lives of ordinary people like us.”
One of them took a sip from a bowl of bean juice, couldn’t help but complain about the weather, and talked about his own cognitive concepts.
“Haha, it’s not easy for a deaf person like you to still hear thunder.”
Another person on the side teased a friend next to him.
“Hey, I don’t know what happened. It’s probably another Tatar invasion.”
An "old scholar" wearing a Confucian robe that had been washed until it turned white couldn't help but express such emotion.
What these educated people care about is that they are different from ordinary people, but that's all.
Just like this old scholar who insists on wearing Confucian shirts, in fact, he didn’t even have a meritorious status as a child. I don’t know whether it was because the admission limit for the capital during the Ming Dynasty was too high, or because the ancient imperial examinations were too equal, and he didn’t even give the exam. The face of "Master Jing" has made this guy still a white man after decades of wasted time. He can only wear a Confucian shirt for masturbation.
If this happens in another five hundred years, as long as this "old scholar" is willing to learn, given his household registration status, the top universities will not dare to say that, and the ordinary one will still be watered down. Unfortunately, this was the Ming Dynasty, and the locals were not particularly cared for due to geographical reasons.
"Old scholar, don't worry about these things. If something happens, it's only the officials who have to worry about it. We should just live our lives peacefully. I don't know why Shunyi is recruiting workers again. I A distant cousin in Shunyi is working there now, and he gets two or three taels of silver every month, and he also has days off, which is really enviable to others!”
The young man who was called a deaf man, wearing a short jacket that was very fashionable for the time, took another sip of bean juice and a bite of pancake, and told envious stories about his lucky distant cousin.
"My ears are almost ringing with the story about your cousin. I have always heard you bragging that he can recommend you to Shunyi, but I haven't seen you come to Shunyi even once. You are with us every day. I work here as a servant and do odd jobs.”
The friends on the side couldn’t help but expose the shortcomings of their old friends. They were eating breakfast and talking about the shortcomings of their parents. They also mentioned the six-hundred-mile express last night, but they were most concerned about their current life and expectations, and did not really pay attention to the so-called national affairs.
Prince Yu’s Mansion.
Zhu Zaijing naturally heard the lightning and thunder last night, but as a young man without any ideological pressure or life pressure, Zhu Zaijing's sleep ability is still very good, although there were a few thunders. It was very loud, but it still did not delay Zhu Zaijing's sleep.
In the early morning of the next day, Zhu Zaijing got up before sunrise as usual. Taking advantage of the gray morning light and the guidance of the morning star, he practiced the "Xiantian Kung" fitness method again in his small courtyard until the sun broke through. When the clouds shed the first ray of sunlight, reflecting the first ray of so-called "purple energy" born during the cycle of the sun and the moon, he stopped his body and took a long breath of the turbid air accumulated in his chest all night. .
As for this so-called purple energy, Taoists believe that it is the first vitality in the cycle of the sun and the moon between heaven and earth, but Zhu Zaijing, who has certain scientific literacy, knows very well that this so-called purple energy is nothing but the rising sun. At that moment, the sun shines on the clouds, and a few optical effects occur, causing the original white sunlight to change into a few colors, which is nothing remarkable at all. But, cultural things are all about artistic conception experience. Since culture has endowed this simple and short-lived purple light with such cultural heritage, Zhu Zaijing will naturally not show off his knowledge reserves and say "Purple Light" to others. Coming from the East is just an ordinary manifestation of the light refraction effect.
After all, culture also needs to be stylish and mysterious. There are countless civilizations in the world, which one does not have its own creation myth and its own way of cultivating one's health?
So even though Zhu Zaijing knew that the coming of purple energy from the east was just an ordinary natural phenomenon, he mentally sublimated this natural phenomenon into the enjoyment of cultural artistic conception.
Otherwise, wouldn't this life be too boring?
"Prepare water, I need to take a bath and change clothes."
After summer, Zhu Zaijing's bathing frequency has become a little higher, otherwise he will be full of stinky after moving around. Sweating is really annoying.
Fortunately, Zhu Zaijing traveled to a royal family where he was pampered and pampered. Even in hot weather, Zhu Zaijing was able to enjoy the heat relief that ordinary people cannot enjoy.
Bingjian filled with ice cubes is used to cool down the house where he lives 24 hours a day. At the same time, there are also hard-working little eunuchs who turn the small wooden manual fan in the room. It is really It can be said to be extremely corrupt.
But there is no way, this is life, some people are born to be superiors to others, and some people are born to be like cows and horses.
And if these people who are destined to be bulls and horses are unfortunate enough to read a few books and gain some knowledge, but cannot change their destiny, their suffering will naturally become double. Not only will the body be like an ox or a horse, but the mind will not be able to be liberated.
Of course, if you can recognize your own value and status in the process of being a cow or a horse, and accept your fate, you may also have a certain degree of psychological relief, but that is just It’s just to a certain extent. Not all suffering can really be seen through and let go of.
You must know that even the most holy masters like Kong Shengren will have tempers. Therefore, once a person has a cognition that transcends his identity, even if he tries hard to reconcile with himself the day after tomorrow, it will just be in vain. A long journey of self-hypnosis and psychological compromise.
People who have compromised to a certain level can also be called gentlemen, hermits, sages, and saints based on their understanding of everything in the world.
It can be said that this difficult and struggling process, letting go, and liberation have unintentionally formed the world of mortals and all kinds of life.
So sometimes, Zhu Zaijing can't help but be so idle that he thinks about his life, his ideals, and what kind of person he wants to be like these people.
However, compared to those who have experienced the hardships of life, Zhu Zaicheng's thinking is still relatively lucky. At least he can really have enough food and clothing to live with his wild thoughts, while those who can't even feed themselves People who cannot control their destiny have to go through their own sufferings in life while struggling to comfort themselves. The process is bound to be difficult and painful.
Of course, if you succeed, you can also become famous and become a great sage temporarily or forever.
So, the rules in this world are still somewhat fair. Unfortunately, not everyone can achieve this fair price. Therefore, most people's lives follow instinct. In life, only some people can see the existence of this kind of fairness, but it is extremely difficult to get it.
Therefore, looking at the east, west, north, south, and across five thousand years, there are only a handful of people who can be called virtuous or holy.
(End of this chapter)