Chapter 735 Past and Future
Yang Xiu did not dare to accept Sun Ce's words, his eyes were sometimes excited and sometimes uneasy.
In Confucian culture, jade has an extremely important position, and can even be said to be a symbol of civilization and etiquette. In reality, jade is closely related to imperial power. Ordinary people cannot easily use jade. The main user of jade is the royal family. Carving jade is almost a technology that serves imperial power, and there is no market among the people. In the concept of scholars, jade is Chinese civilization and cannot be matched with the barbarians. If there are really a large number of jade remains between Qiantang and Yuhang, this is enough to prove that the land was once highly civilized, and maybe it was a place where the saints had visited.
Even the most knowledgeable great scholars cannot explain who are the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, but coincidentally, whether it is the Five Emperors or the Three Dynasties, Yu is a person who cannot be avoided. Whether it is Confucianism or Mohism, he highly respects Yu, and there is an article called "Yu Gong" in "Shangshu".
Sun Ce said so confidently that if he finally found out that Yue Ren was really a descendant of Xia Yu, it would be a big fuss. The "Letter of Taishi Gong" says that Yue Ren was a descendant of Yu, but there was no conclusive evidence. Not many people believed it, but they just thought it was Sima Qian's one-man statement.
The Yang family of Hongnong was passed down by the classics of the modern texts. They didn't even believe in the ancient texts and denied them as fake books, let alone those village men and women. If it proves that these village men and women and women are not legends, it would be like helping the ancient texts and men. The modern texts and men are facing enough troubles, and Yang Xiu didn't want to add to the insult and kick them again. However, Sun Ce had this habit. He supported Handan Chun, Hu Zhao and others to search for ancient steles, just to rewrite the history of Chu. Yang Xiu was not interested. He was half-forced and half-spoofed by Sun Ce. It was okay to search for ancient steles and have fun. He really had no such mental preparation.
In an instant, Yang Xiuzhen had the idea of turning back to Chang'an. However, such an opportunity was placed in front of him and he could not bear to let him go easily. This was an opportunity to start a sect and establish a sect, and he might not have encountered it once in his life. Besides, if he didn't do it, Sun Ce would also ask others for advice, such as Xiang Lang, who might do it more resolutely and the Confucian sect was injured more severely.
"The general is really scheming." Yang Xiu said embarrassedly, and his aura was obviously weaker when he looked at his left and right.
Sun Ce smiled but said nothing.
There was silence around, and even the sound of firecrackers stopped. Hundreds of pairs of eyes were looking at Yang Xiu on the city. In front of everyone, Yang Xiu's heart beat faster and his mouth was a little dry. He looked around and regretted. He accidentally fell into Sun Ce's trap and made a fool of himself. In order to show that he was having fun with the people, Sun Ce invited many local gentry from Wanling to climb the city to have fun. These people are now on the city, scattered around, waiting to see him make a fool of himself. If he could not refute Sun Ce, he would not be able to get rid of his bad reputation as "uneducated".
The three masters of the four generations and three masters, the Yang family members who passed on the classics were not educated? Even if they thought about it, they knew that this was a joke. But Sun Ce came prepared, and Yang Xiu was unsure, for fear that Sun Ce would turn around and take out a few pieces of ancient jade and force him to admit it on the spot, so there would be no room for recovery.
With Sun Ce's cunning, he can really do such a thing.
Guo Jia walked over, held Yang Xiu's shoulder, and laughed. "Okay, what is the knowledge to talk about during the Chinese New Year? How can you enjoy the people with high music? Let's go down and have a walk. I think those Nuo dances are interesting, but I just can't understand them. Dezu, please help me solve my doubts."
Yang Xiu took the donkey to the side and went down to the city with Guo Jia. Sun Ce smiled disdainfully and sighed in a voice that Yang Xiu could hear: "It is actually not scary to be uneducated. What is scary is that he dare not admit it and deceive himself." Yang Xiu heard it sincerely, but he did not dare to refute it, so he had to pretend not to hear it and hurried away with Guo Jia.
The gentry surrounded him and greeted Sun Ce enthusiastically.
"General, is this really the case?"
Sun Ce laughed. "It has nothing to do with you whether it is true or not."
A little rich man with a round face was puzzled. "General, how do you say this?"
"You are not Yue people." Sun Ce looked at them and smiled, "If I guess correctly, most of you are descendants of the Central Plains people. If you really need to calculate it carefully, you may be descendants of the ancient kingdom, but you have forgotten them yourself. For example..." Sun Ce pointed to Jiang Gan. "He is the descendant of Jiang Guo. You, go back and ask the old man, or see if there are any relics at home. Please take a real knowledge of someone, and maybe you can see some tricks. Don't look for me, I am not as educated as Yang Dezu, I am a martial artist."
When the gentry saw Sun Ce talking interestingly, they laughed. The originally reserved atmosphere suddenly became much more harmonious, and they started to discuss it in words and words. After being in the barbarians for a long time and having no education, they inevitably felt inferior, especially when facing the existence of the Yang family, which was the fourth generation and the third generation. After hearing what Sun Ce said, they were also a little impatient and wanted to go back and ask the old man to see if they were of the noble blood.
Sun Ce started to talk, but he hid aside. It is easy to know how to pretend. You must know that you will lose your shortcomings. If you talk too much, you will make mistakes. Whoever knows where you say it wrong and is despised for nothing.
Feng Wan and Huang Yueying came over, leaning on the battlements one left and one right, looking at Sun Ce.
"There are really ancient countries between Qian Tang and Yuhang?" Feng Wan asked.
Sun Ce did not rush to answer. He looked into the distance for a moment and said, "Personally, it doesn't matter whether there is a powerful ancestor. Even if there is one, he cannot protect you. Confucianism must be called Xia, Shang and Zhou. Where are the descendants of the three generations? What is the difference between them and ordinary people? If you want to live with dignity, relying on your ancestors is the most unreliable type. People with ability rely on themselves. It is not that I am proud of my ancestors, but that my ancestors are proud of me."
Huang Yueying smiled and said, "Hey, what a big tone. So, why should your family call themselves the descendant of Sun Wu?"
"When did you hear me?"
Huang Yueying rolled her eyes and touched her nose as if thinking. "Yes, it seems that she hasn't heard you say it."
Sun Ce stretched out his hands and held a person with one hand. "I prefer to look to the future than chasing ancestors. Culture must have, and history must also be studied. But studying history is not to find ancestors for yourself, but to study the ways of rise and fall, and to learn from the past and know the future. No matter how great the ancestors are, they belong to the past. Only by working hard to explore can there be a future. Even a trivial step is rare. When you build a sea boat and sail to the sea in the future, how can you not discover a new world? On that day, you can still leave your name in history and become sages remembered by future generations."
Feng Wan covered her lips and smiled. "We are women, and we dare not think so."
Huang Yueying raised her eyebrows lightly. "Why don't you dare? In ancient times, great witches who are well aware of the world and ghosts and gods also have men and women. Shang Xiang wants to learn from a wife and be a general, and Zhaoji can be a female doctor. Why can't we be the masters who revitalize the Mo Sect?"
Sun Ce said: "Why must we revitalize the Momen? You can learn from various schools of thought, take the essence, remove the dross, and establish a sect."
Chapter completed!