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Chapter 121 Introductory Ceremony!Dong Daru, you are about to receive your supernatural powers
Mrs. Wei rolled her eyes, not understanding what Huo Guang meant, and asked blankly, "What is pyrite? I've never heard of it!"

Never heard of pyrite?
Huo Guang thought for a while, then sorted out his thoughts.

The name pyrite should have only started in modern times, and it is much different from the name in ancient times.

After pondering for a while, Huo Guang said to Mrs. Wei: "Pyrite, it's nirvana, oh, no, no, according to your opinion, it should be called fool's gold, um, that's how it should be called."

Why is pyrite called fool's gold?
Very simple.

The meaning is that foolish people would regard this mine as a gold mine.

Because the shape and color are too similar to gold.

"Nieshi? Fool's gold?" Wei Wei repeated in his mouth, then shook his head again, and said, "I still haven't heard of it, is this thing difficult to make?"

Looking at Wei Kang, he didn't understand anything.

Huo Guang understood that it was unnecessary for him to ask this question.

Immediately!

Huo Guang waved his hand, and sighed, "It's not a question of whether it's difficult or not, it's not about it!"

"never mind."

"It seems that we are going to form a caravan and find a way to buy some sulfur from the Western Regions."

Hearing this, the little fat man Mrs. Wei suddenly regained his spirits, and said, "Go to the Western Regions? Okay, okay, old cousin, let's go together. I heard that the Western Regions have a good atmosphere, and I have been yearning for a long time."

Longing for?

Ah!
Although there are some good things in the Western Regions, the conditions there are not much better than those in the Han Dynasty.

Even the level of prosperity was far inferior to Chang'an City at this time.

after all.

Chang'an City is the capital of the Han Empire, so how could it be worse than the barbarian land in the Western Regions?

Moreover, on the road to the Western Regions, there are many dangers.

As for Mrs. Wei, this kid usually eats and is lazy, and rarely exercises physically. If he encounters gangsters blocking the road and robbing him, and something happens, he can't explain it to his uncle Wei Qing.

immediately.

Huo Guang scolded directly: "No, the Western Regions are not so good. You give me a place to live. On the three-acre land in Chang'an, uncle can protect you. If you go to the Western Regions, the bad guys there don't care about Yichunhou. identity."

however.

Facing Huo Guang's warning.

Mrs. Wei waved his hands nonchalantly, and said, "Ah, old cousin, why are you just like my father, you're so talkative."

Rory?

Hear Wei Kang say this about himself.

Huo Guang frowned suddenly, and didn't bother to care about him.

Later time.

He gave no three orders, and prepared to recruit manpower and prepare a caravan to the Western Regions.At that time, we will barter for things and bring back more sulfur.

The currency of the Han Dynasty did not circulate in the countries of the Western Regions.

But the silk from the Han Dynasty was a bestseller when it went there, and it was easy to sell for a good price.

As for sulfur.

Although there is no pyrite to refine, there are still many natural sulfur ores in nature.

Just a pity.

There has always been a lack of such natural sulfur mines in the Central Plains.

otherwise.

With the popularity of alchemy in China, things like gunpowder will only appear earlier.

Because of the formation of the caravan, Huo Guang spent another busy day.

The next day.

Huo Guang got up early, ready to go to Mengxue to listen to the last lesson.In a daze, Huo Guang felt like he was going to attend the graduation ceremony of the school in his previous life.

Or maybe.

Everything we have experienced is just a reincarnation of the times?
It's just that the times are developing.

The environment is different.

It was already a bit chilly in early winter.But today it is not that cold. Perhaps, the overcast and cloudy weather caused changes in the atmospheric pressure, causing the temperature to rise a bit.

Huo Guang loosened his clothes and entered the elementary school.

Seeing the heirs of the current dignitaries who are familiar in this big house, without thinking, Huo Guang knew that if there were no changes in the future, more than half of the people in this house would become his future colleagues.

Take a closer look at history.

You will find that the heirs of the powerful will always be the powerful.

perhaps.

I can see a few scholars from poor families who have made great achievements, but when I look through the genealogy, I suddenly find that they were just in the middle of nowhere.

If you really want to give an example.

It seems that only Chong Mynah started with a broken bowl and turned a new chapter in his life.

Unfortunately.

The ending of the descendants of later generations is not so good, ending the glorious family history with a rope.

Huo Guang sat on his knees and closed his eyes quietly.Woke up a little earlier this morning, and still a little sleepy.

The many students around did not focus on their studies, but instead chatted about various anecdotes and anecdotes recently in Chang'an City.

among them.

The most popular one is the fire incident in Chang'an Le Restaurant.

A big fire.

The businesses of several families were reduced to ashes.

This made the business here happy for nearly two days, much better than before.

beside.

The chubby Dunwei and his wife were still chattering non-stop, like a chatterbox, and even asked Huo Guang from time to time about how the preparations for the caravan to the Western Regions were going.

seem.

He is still undecided about going to the Western Regions.

But seeing that Huo Guang ignored him, he closed his mouth resentfully.

It wasn't until Dong Zhongshu arrived that the noise stopped in this elementary school room.

At this time, Dong Zhongshu changed from his previous strictness, and said kindly: "Alright, although today is the last day of my education for you, in the days to come, you all have to study hard. Only by working hard can you Take it to the next level."

"All right."

"Actually, most of the things that should be taught, the old man has already taught you."

"So this is the last lesson for today."

"In this lecture, I won't talk about "Gongyang", and I won't ask you to learn the six arts. I'll just briefly talk about Yin-Yang, Five Elements, and the art of praying for rain!"

I heard Dong Zhongshu talk about Yin Yang and Five Elements and the art of praying for rain.

The elementary school students in the room suddenly became lively, and began to whisper and chatter non-stop.

If in the past.

Dong Daru, who has always been serious, will hold a ruler and knock on the chopping board to silence the students.

But today is different.

Dong Zhongshu didn't care about the noisy children, but with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, he said to himself: "Yin-yang and five elements, it is said that everything has two opposite and interrelated effects, and this effect, It can be turned into the five elements of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water to circulate."

"The five elements are born of yin and yang, and at the same time restrain each other."

"Humans are born after the five elements are harmonized, so the five elements gather in the human body to release yin and yang."

"When praying for rain, close all the yang, let the yin go, feel the sky, and get its rain to irrigate the earth."

"When the rain stops, do the opposite."

Listening to Dong Zhongshu's words, one of the students didn't understand, and asked, "Lecture, what do you mean by shutting down all yang, and what do you mean by letting go of all yin?"

Hear this.

The smile on Dong Zhongshu's face did not change, and he explained: "Closing all yang is a means. In addition to closing the yang qi in the human body and releasing yin qi, it can also be external. For example, burning boars and roosters, replacing the dead Bury the bones."

"Zongzhuyin can dig ditches, open mountain springs, and so on!"

"At the same time, it should be noted that when the sun is closed, men are prohibited from going out to the streets, drinking and partying. Women should be full of spring breeze, lively and lively, and run around in the streets."

Dong Zhongshu stood on the stage and spoke clearly and logically.

Huo Guang was dumbfounded when he heard it below.

Forget about the front, why does praying for rain prohibit men from going out to the streets, drinking and partying?

A woman running around the street with her face flushed?

Trying to imagine such a picture in his mind, Huo Guang was in a bad mood.

No wonder the ancients used the word "cloud and rain" as an action of love between men and women, so it came from you.

Immediately.

Huo Guang stood up and said, "Teacher, I don't agree with what you said. Didn't my Confucian ancestors pay attention to 'the son does not talk about strange powers and distracts the gods', 'respect ghosts and gods and stay away'?" It’s a bit like alchemy.”

Confucianism in the pre-Qin period has one thing to say, which is more worthy of further study than the Gongyang theory.

because.

It is very advanced in thought.

It's just that in the Han Dynasty, the so-called Confucianism had been tampered with by some people.

Said to be Confucianism.

It is better to say that it is Confucianism, which makes people keep their own place and blindly follow the teachings of Confucianism.

for example.

Confucius said, the monarch and the minister are the father and the son.Not only is it required that the ruler should be like the ruler, the ministers should be like the ministers, the father should be like the father, and the son should be like the son. In addition to the order, the ruler should behave like a ruler, and the ministers should behave like ministers. Responsibilities and obligations are two-way.

And Mencius said it even more simply.

He said.

The people are the most precious, the society is second, and the monarch is the light.

Simple translation.

That is to put the people first, this kind of statement is not outdated even now.

And in the Han Dynasty.

Dong Zhongshu's doctrine of Confucianism is that the ruler guides his ministers, the father guides his son, and the husband guides his wife.

This is the three outlines.

Since then, the three cardinal principles and five constant rules have been established by the ruler. Regardless of whether the monarch's actions are correct or reasonable, his subjects can only obey unconditionally; sons must also obey their father's words unconditionally, even if the father is deliberately harming you; Obedience to your husband, even the slightest bit of disobedience is a violation of your husband's guidelines.

perhaps.

The status of women in ancient times was getting lower and lower day by day, it must have started from Fu Gang!
Also for this reason.

As a result, Huo Guang would look at everything Dong Daru said with colored glasses.

And it's not just Huo Guang.

Even the ancient Wang Anshi sneered at this ancestor of the Han Dynasty.

of course.

They are not from the same era, so I won’t go into details here.

Dong Zhongshu, who was speaking heartily on the stage, was somewhat dissatisfied when Huo Guang interrupted his speech.At this moment, he looked at his disciple, his eyes were very angry, but in an instant, he calmed down and said: "I am a country, and I can't do what I want!"

talking room.

Full of pride.

This summer, there was a severe drought in the northwest region. Someone in the court asked Dong Zhongshu to go to the northwest to pray for rain for the people.

Dong Zhongshu went.

Really begged for rain.

This is exactly the same as his performance when he prayed for rain in the land of Jiangdu, and it is also miraculous.

Huo Guang frowned suddenly and said, "Teacher, although your art of praying for rain is miraculous, it should not be done by Confucianism!"

Facing Huo Guang's questioning.

Dong Zhongshu said indifferently: "If you don't learn it, someone should learn it. Pre-Qin Confucianism is only one of a hundred schools. Through my hands, I absorbed the best of the hundred schools and kept only one."

"There is no school of study in the country, only Confucianism, and there is still a shortage."

"At this time, it is different from the pre-Qin period. Our Confucianism should absorb the theories of a hundred schools of thought for its own use."

"Since these theories of hundreds of schools can be introduced, as long as the theory of alchemy is feasible, why can't it be used by me?"

What he said, it seems that he did not bring up the matter of dismissing Baijia.

It is said that the theory of a hundred schools of thought is not good enough to destroy the hundred schools of thought.

It is also said that it is difficult to support Confucianism alone, so it is necessary to absorb the strengths of a hundred schools of thought.

Good guy.

Either way, you are right.

Huo Guang thought about it for a while, but it was fine, then he cupped his hands and said: "You are right, the boy has been taught."

Hear this.

Dong Zhongshu was very helpful, and immediately said with a smile: "Since some people don't believe it, today, the old man will show you the art of praying for rain."

The words fall.

Immediately, the room became even more lively.

What could be more exciting than performing a prayer for rain on the spot?
It's just that Huo Guang wasn't that excited!
Looking at the gloomy sky outside, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "In this weather, it will rain without praying for rain, right?"

"Maybe."

"Every time the bad old man prays for rain, he always chooses this watery day?"

Although Huo Guang wasn't very interested, it was the last day of his elementary school after all, so he followed him out.

Take a look at how Mr. Dong "jumped the gods" to pray for rain.

just.

The expected scene of Mr. Dong's "jumping the gods" did not appear, but a boar was caught and a few roosters came and burned.

Simultaneously.

Some women found somewhere did a blushing dance around Dong Zhongshu.

As for Dong Zhongshu himself?
He was sitting cross-legged in the center, closing the curtain and meditating, as if Taoism had entered into meditation.

According to what Guan Zhuyang said earlier, when praying for rain, men should hide at home and not travel.But Dong Gong said just now that today is cloudy, it is convenient to pray for rain, so there is no need to hide.

in fact.

Huo Guang felt that if men were to avoid him.

Then none of these disciples are women, and if they all avoid it, how can you see you praying for rain?
because this.

Did you just say that you don't need to dodge?

Anyway, after an operation similar to the alchemist's technique, the rain really started to fall.

just.

Unexpectedly, the rain was getting bigger and bigger.In the end, the act of praying for rain had to be suspended.

Elderly people also need to take shelter from the rain.

Huo Guang saw this.

He hurriedly shouted in front of everyone: "Teacher, it's raining too much. You're going to stop the rain soon, right?"

however.

Dong Zhongshu, who was drenched, replied at this moment: "It should have rained today. When I prayed for rain, I already sensed God's anger, so I can't stop the rain forcibly."

"Otherwise, God will be offended and unimaginable punishment will be sent down."

"Just let it rain."

"When the wrath of God is gone, the rain will stop."

Stop talking.

The Confucian hurriedly went to change his clothes, and the last day of elementary school ended under such absurd circumstances.

Looking at Dong Zhongshu's back after leaving.

Huo Guang smiled helplessly.

The so-called Great Confucianism, why does it look like a magic stick?

As for this act of praying for rain, he didn't believe a word.

Shaking his head, Huo Guang also drenched in some rain, got into the carriage and returned to Le Restaurant here.

It is raining heavily today.

But the business here is very lively.

It's just that Huo Guang didn't expect that when he returned here, all the descendants of the Li family followed him.

perhaps.

After the fire in Chang'an Le, there was no way to continue the business. They came here to celebrate the end of the elementary school, right?

It's like some students have to eat a meal after graduation.

only!

Then Li Ling and others are the children of the Li family, relying on the power of the family, they are used to domineering and domineering in Chang'an city.

I am happy here.

Li Ling and the others didn't hold back at all, they slapped the table and shouted: "What about the drinks, we come to the restaurant to drink, why, don't you guys who own the restaurant know that you have to prepare drinks?"

(End of this chapter)