Chapter 2119 Flower Struggle (Twenty-Seven)

In Chinese historical books, the period ruled by Yao, Shun, and Yu is regarded as an era that benefited the people, but their deeds were not compiled into dramas and performed on the stage.

The stories of tyrants are rarely compiled into dramas. Yu established the first hereditary dynasty, the Xia Dynasty, because Yu's territory was called Xia. Although the empire was established at that time, its overall shape was still very simple. Although it experienced many times during the period

Crisis and change, crisis and change are always accompanied by authoritarian systems.

It is difficult for us to describe the social turmoil at that time in one or two sentences. Although each turmoil is somewhat different, it basically shows the same scene: a languid monarch who is unwilling to make progress and is greedy for pleasure. In the end,

He was overthrown by a bold prince who rose up in rebellion. Under the support of a small group of dissatisfied people, the bold prince established himself as king. This powerful man soon forgot the lessons of his predecessor's overthrow and indulged in arrogance and extravagance.

In his life, under the attack of his politically ambitious opponents, his dynasty collapsed in an instant. What we see is either an image of Shaokang or a portrait of Lu Gui. They are Titus and Caligula of China. In

In the eyes of the Chinese, Lu Gui was a typical tyrant. He married a woman who was as evil as himself. This terrible couple was dissolute and killed innocent people indiscriminately. The luxurious palace was lined with ivory walls and decorated with various gems.

In this official palace, they ordered people to dig a wine pool and pile up rows of delicious barbecued meats around the wine pool. If you want to taste these delicious barbecued meats, you have to drink a lot of shochu. Drinking a lot of alcohol will make you sick.

Losing their minds. The emperor and empress often held all kinds of incredible carnivals in the magnificent palace. Blood and wine flowed on the marble floor, and bursts of dying screams and wanton laughter echoed from the palace.

The strange sound came from the jasper gate, and the people were all shocked. If any upright person dared to express his indignation, and any wise minister dared to publicly remonstrate, the emperor would have him tied to a bronze

On the pillar, the outside of the pillar is coated with resin, and red charcoal is put inside the pillar. Anyone caught on the bronze pillar will be roasted to death.

Listening to their miserable screams and watching them struggling to death and picking wildly, this devil couple never tires of doing it. The whole of China is deeply disturbed by this situation, but it is they who are ruling this country and fulfilling their duties.

Gui and Meixi, Zhou Xin and his favorite concubine Daji are just such characters. The second dynasty in China, the Shang Dynasty, ended at the hands of King Zhou and was destroyed by the new dynasty in 112 BC. After the demise of the Shang Dynasty, the Zhou Dynasty was established

, and then ruled China for 873 years. However, several powerful princes continued to make various demands and even refused to recognize the absolute authority of King Wu of Zhou, forcing King Wu of Zhou to accept some kind of feudal authority.

This was just an insignificant expression of submission, without any actual benefits, and they only paid a pitiful tribute to the court. King Wu who founded the Zhou Dynasty had no choice but to acknowledge their appeal. This was also the cause of the separatist situation among the princes.

, in the past few hundred years, China has been plagued by disputes and wars. The wars started in 750 BC and lasted for nearly 500 years. During that time, China was divided into 21 vassal states, with smoke and wars everywhere.

However, there was a rather strange phenomenon at that time. China's ideological movement did not seem to be affected by the war, but began to manifest itself strongly. All great theories and classic books were published in that turbulent era. In this chaotic situation

Among them, each vassal state seems to be more focused on mobilizing all the talents in the country for their own use. Laozi, Confucius, and Mencius were all famous thinkers during the Zhou Dynasty.

On the contrary, in the subsequent dynasties, the two established emperors restored centralized power, and science and literature suffered unprecedented persecution.

In addition to dramas with crime-solving content such as The Injustice of Dou E, The Story of Gray Lantern, and Xing Le Tu, which Nick has watched before, the most popular one is Pu Songling's "Liao Zhai Opera". In the 33rd year of Qianlong's reign, someone edited "The Parrot Matchmaker" It became a drama, and Juren also went to see it when he was young, and soon Liaozhai Opera became one of the important drama themes.

However, the piece performed today is Tang Xianzu’s The Peony Pavilion, whose full name is The Peony Pavilion: The Return of the Soul. Although it also has a ghost theme, it cannot be regarded as a Chinese opera because it was not written by Pu Songling.

Ever since he learned that all female characters were played by men, Nick had a weird feeling about this kind of love scene.

At this time, the lady's maid found Nick and handed him a fan. Nick opened the fan and found two lines of words written on it in golden ink:

Carrying a needle is like lifting a catty, and removing a shadow is like tearing down a house.

"This is written by Su Dongpo." Juren said after seeing the fan in his hand, "He wrote this poem to praise an eye doctor who performed the art of removing obstacles for him."

As a European who is used to showing affection to women, this was the first time Nick received a gift from a woman.

Su Dongpo was a very romantic poet, and he was also an official. He once served as an official in Hangzhou and built the embankment beside the West Lake. When Marco Polo came to Hangzhou, he saw such a beautiful and prosperous city, which was greatly attributed to him:

It is good when the water is shining and the sky is clear, but the mountains are also strange when they are empty and covered with rain.

If you want to compare the West Lake to the West, it is always better to put on light makeup and heavy makeup.

If Nick could perfectly translate the beauty of this poem, he would let readers appreciate it, but unfortunately he doesn't know how to translate it gracefully, and not everyone likes this style.

There was a small painting on the back of the fan, with four peonies of different colors painted on it. At first, Nick was surprised because Miss Wanning had just recovered her eyesight, so how could she paint? Later, he discovered the signature on the side of the painting. :

Cao Xi painted peonies in four colors to show his respect.

Then it was the Admiral's turn to come forward: I hope the cool breeze stirred up by the fan can drive away the heat.

In other words, this is a "letter of thanks" from a family and does not convey any personal feelings between men and women like on stage.

He accepted the gift at a loss, and the maid left. Immediately afterwards, Shuang Guan came over and couldn't help complimenting him: "In Guangzhou, no, every time he goes to a new city, the admiral will search for famous doctors to treat the young lady. But none of them were optimistic about it, and those famous doctors only wanted high remuneration, while Nick and the priest took nothing. These two foreign doctors traveled across the oceans, not seeking fame or fortune, but devoted themselves to treating patients. Such models are hard to find in the world.

What followed was countless compliments and fist-bumps, as if Nick had healed their family and they were so grateful that no one watched the show on stage.

However, the matter did not end there. The door of the Admiral's Mansion was open, and four or five neatly dressed servants wearing official hats suddenly ran in and ran towards the lobby where the Admiral was.

All the guests looked at them, but no one discussed it, but it could be seen from their expressions that they already knew something.

"Have you ever heard of Milotuo?" Shuang Guan asked in a low voice.

Miluotuo is Pangu of the Yao people. This goddess created the world like Pangu and created human beings like Nuwa.

At the same time, the goddess will also send the flower god to scatter flower seeds on the earth, so there is a saying that "all flowers will bloom in the coming year, but red flowers are the most colorful." In the Yao people's custom, "red flower" is the reputation of young Yao women.

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The women of the Yao people are not from the south of the Yangtze River. Even if they don't know how to play poison, they cannot be provoked. The "sister gang" they formed is also called the "Red Flower Club".

In Shuowen Jiezi, Gu means a worm in the belly. However, the explanation in the preface hexagram of "Book of Changes" is: Gu means something.

Translated, it means there are many "things" and everything is urgent. Do you want to have a peaceful life?
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