[Three Kingdoms] Jingyunshang

In the third year of Chuping in the Han Dynasty (192), the prefect's mansion of Lujiang Lukang

"Brother Yi, let's play hide-and-seek, shall we?" A yellow-haired girl who was about eight years old pulled a boy who was about ten years old and said.

"Sister Zhi'er, I haven't finished the copy of the Analects that my grandfather assigned us before leaving the house?"

"Oh! Brother, just play for a while!" The little girl said clinging to the boy.

"Sister Zhi'er, let's play after finishing."

"Wuwu... Brother Yi, I won't talk to you anymore." The little girl cried out suddenly.

"Sister Zhi'er, you...don't cry, can't I play with you?" The little boy was a little helpless.

"Brother Yi is better, Zhi'er likes playing hide-and-seek with brother Yi the most." The little girl smiled through her tears.In the back garden, there are alternate scenes of two children looking for me to hide from time to time.

"Brother Yi, I'm hiding, come and find me!" The little girl yelled, and the little girl came to the old armory in order to find a better place. The little girl thought to herself: I have hid several times , I was found by brother Yi several times, this time brother Yi will definitely not find me so easily, the little girl let out a cheerful laugh, inadvertently, the little girl's hand touched an old bronze sword.

"Crack!" The bronze sword slipped from the weapon rack and fell to the ground, breaking in two.When the little girl saw the bronze sword broken into two pieces, she burst into tears, and the little boy rushed in after hearing the news.

"Sister Zhi'er, what's wrong?"

"Brother Yi, I got into trouble. I accidentally touched my grandfather's favorite bronze sword and dropped it on the ground. Now it has been broken into two pieces. I still remember the first time I saw it in the armory two years ago. When I saw this bronze sword, I wanted to go up and touch it, but my grandfather scolded me severely, but...but now I accidentally broke it, my grandfather will definitely beat me, oh Woo..."

Seeing the crying little girl, the little boy immediately fell into thought. After thinking for a while, he comforted him: "Sister Zhi'er, don't worry, when the time comes, I will say that I accidentally broke the bronze sword." Yes, in this case, even if grandfather wants to punish him, he will only punish me. Sister Zhi'er, don't cry."

"Is it really possible? Brother Yi, Zhi'er is still very scared." The little girl stared at the little boy with watery eyes.

"Yeah!" The little boy nodded.

In the evening, an old man in his sixties, with white beard and hair and dressed in an official uniform, returned to the prefect's mansion.The old man is Lu Kang, who is serving as the prefect of Lujiang.But what surprised Lu Kang was that there was a little boy kneeling in the hall, and beside the little boy, the boy seemed to have been kneeling for a while, and his whole thin figure seemed a little awkward.Lu Kang looked up and down and said, "Yi'er, why are you doing this?"

After hearing Lu Kang's words, the little boy immediately stood up straight, puffed out his small chest, and said confidently: "Returning to my grandfather, the boy was so playful today that I broke the bronze sword that my grandfather loved so much. I hope that my grandfather will be careful." Punishment, I have no complaints." After the little boy finished speaking, he picked up the broken bronze sword from behind and handed it to Lu Kang, and immediately knelt down again.The little girl was already frightened when she heard Lu Kang's question. Although it was said that her brother had lied for her, she was still nervously holding on to the screen in the hall and listening to Lu Kang's answer with all her attention.

When Lu Kang took the bronze sword handed over by the little boy, he stared at the bronze sword for a long time without saying a word. When he just came back, he looked radiant, but now he just shook his head and sighed.Lu Kang put down the broken bronze sword, looked straight at the little boy and said, "Yi'er, I know that you don't like to play and read books most of the time, why are you so abnormal today?"

Before the little boy could answer.Lu Kang shook his hand to signal the little boy not to speak.As he was walking back and forth with his long beard, Lu Kang suddenly yelled, "Where is Zhi'er? Why don't you come out and admit your mistakes quickly? I know you always like to play, and today's disaster must be because of you?"

Lu Kang's cry startled the little girl hiding behind the screen.The little girl came out nervously.Quickly knelt down, just when the little girl was about to admit her mistake.The little boy said first: "My lord, grandfather, please calm down, but this matter is a matter of discussion. It is not because of sister Zhi'er. I hope my lord grandfather will learn from you."

Listening to the little boy's answer, Lu Kang pondered for a long time before sighing slowly: "Forget it! Yi'er, Zhi'er, get up. If you want to blame it, you can only blame it on fate!".

The little boy stood up quickly, but due to kneeling for a long time, the little boy's knees looked red and swollen, Lu Kang hurriedly ordered his servants to take out the golden sore medicine from the house and apply it on the little boy with his own hands, his face was full of kindness .The little man looked at Lu Kang who was gradually showing a smile, and asked cautiously: "Yi dare to ask my grandfather, where did this bronze sword come from, and why does my grandfather pay so much attention to this ordinary-looking bronze sword? "

Facing the little boy's question, Lu Kang put down the golden sore medicine in his hand, stood up with a white beard and asked unhurriedly: "Yi'er, you know the story of Wu Wang Fucha and Yue Wang Goujian's struggle for hegemony in the Spring and Autumn Period."

"I know this question. The teacher once said that after King Goujian of Yue was defeated by King Fuchai of Wu, he suffered three years and used beauties and intrigues to drive a wedge between the monarch and ministers of Wu. In the end, the monarch and ministers of Wu did not get along, and Wu Zixu was killed. The soldiers renounced, and in the end King Goujian of Yue succeeded in counterattacking and annihilated the state of Wu in one fell swoop."

"That's right, what Bo Yan said is good, but did Bo Yan ever know why Wu Wang Fu Chai won first and then lost?"

"Huh? This... this, Yi'er has never thought about it, why do you want to ask grandpa to tell me the reason?" The little boy scratched his head with his hands and said after thinking for a long time.

"About this reason, we have to go back to an ancient legend about 700 years ago. It is said that during the Spring and Autumn Period, the people of Wu State were good at forging swords, and the swords they forged were extremely sharp. In addition to casting Ganjiang Moxie, Ganjiang also forged an extremely sharp sword. Later, this sword was acquired by Wu King Fucha for some reason, and was renamed Wu Wangjian. Fucha was just a short time ago at the right time, and he was quite ambitious. In order to realize the policy of enriching the country and strengthening the army, Sun Wu and Wu Zixu, the ancestors of military strategists, were hired, and the policy of benevolence was implemented to make the people live and work in peace and contentment. Therefore, Wu Guo was able to become powerful quickly in a short period of time. There are even rumors that Fu Chai used this Wu Wangjian to charge into the battle several times during the battle, and he was invincible. However, after Fu Chai became the hegemony, he seemed to be no longer aggressive. Imposing taxes and corvees made the people miserable. Wu Wangjian seemed to have a spirituality. Seeing his master like this, he suddenly seemed to have lost his spirituality and turned into an ordinary bronze sword. When using Wu Wangjian to kill a commoner who was captured for no reason, Wu Wangjian suddenly turned into a wooden sword, unable to kill people. After that, Fu Chai was furious, so he abandoned this sword and started anew. Another craftsman forged an identical King Wu sword, which was cut off during the battle with Gou Jian, King of Yue, and Fu Chai was defeated and died because of this."

The little boy and the little girl in the hall were a little confused when they heard the story told by Lu Kang. The little girl stared wide-eyed and asked, "Master Grandfather, is this legend true? Then where did the real King Wu Sword go?" ?”

Lu Kang was stunned when he heard the little girl's answer, and after thinking for a while, he replied, "Son, about this legend, my grandfather is not sure whether it is true or not, but the bronze sword that you broke in two is indeed There is no doubt about Wu Wangjian."

"Why is grandfather so sure that the bronze sword that was broken in half by sister Zhi is undoubtedly the sword of King Wu?" The little boy was full of doubts.

Holding the bronze sword that had been broken into two pieces, Lu Kang walked slowly in front of the two children and said slowly, "Grandfather loved traveling in mountains and rivers when he was young, and he didn't want to find this sword in the ruins of Gusu City." Just as he was about to leave, he met a Taoist fortune-teller. The Taoist was an expert outside the world. He looked at the bronze sword and guessed that it was the legendary King Wu Sword. My grandfather gave me relief many times, so when my grandfather left, the Taoist priest sent a few words to my grandfather, and my grandfather still remembers it all the time and never dares to forget it.”

"What are you talking about?" the little girl asked abruptly.

Lu Kang did not directly blame the little girl, but said meaningfully: "That is, this sword is an ancient artifact, quite spiritual, if you do benevolent things, this thing can help you, if you do unrighteous things, This thing is like waste. Finally, I would like to send you a word. This thing is your nemesis. If this thing is broken, your life will not exceed three years. If you abandon it now, you will be an ordinary person in this life. People, like the common people in the world, if you want to make a name for yourself, you must use this sword to help you. Finally, I will send you a sentence to crack the secret of breaking the sword and dying soon. You can live by avoiding the overlord.'”

Lu Kang went on to say: "At that time, when I saw the sword, I felt very attached to it. I was very happy. I always carried it with me and rarely left me. When I was young, I served as the county magistrate of Gaotang in Jizhou. When I first became the county magistrate, there The thieves and thieves are running rampant and causing trouble to the people, so I will extend my favor to the people, reduce their taxes, reclaim the land, and make three chapters with the people, and there will be no crime in autumn. One day, a group of thieves will attack the county. I will take the lead, hold this sword in my hand, and kill the number of thieves The common people worked together with the officers and soldiers, and on that day, most of the culprits were killed and wounded, and they fled in defeat."

"Then, my lord grandfather, is it the function of this divine sword?" The little girl asked innocently.

Hearing his granddaughter's answer, Lu Kang laughed loudly and said, "My child, it's not true. This sword only gave my grandfather confidence and belief. Later, my grandfather also served as the commander of Wuling, Guiyang, Le'an and today's Lujiang. The prefects of other places, especially a few years ago, the bandit Huang Rang linked up with Jiangxia's first thief Zhang Wu, Chen Sun and other hundreds of thousands of bandits occupied the four counties near the Lujiang River, burned, killed and looted, and did all kinds of evil. However, my grandfather did not carry this sword when he quelled the rebellion. , but soon the bandit Huang Rang was punished, the leader of the Jiangxia bandit was Zhang Wu, Chen Sun only led away with dozens of people, and the rest all surrendered, why?"

The two children shook their heads after hearing this, and the little girl scratched the back of her head and asked, "Grandfather, before, my grandfather used the sword to defeat the thieves. Why did he defeat the thieves this time without a sword? Could it be that the sword failed?"

Hearing the little girl's question, Lu Kang smiled and said, "My child! At that time, even if there was no sword, as long as you have the hearts of the people and the determination to unite as one, you can still defeat the bandits, so you must remember, For the common people, we must promote a benevolent government to win their hearts, otherwise, just like the former Qin Dynasty, if benevolence and justice are not applied, the offensive and defensive forces will change, and they will perish violently."

The little boy seemed to have realized something, nodded and replied: "The teachings of the grandfather, the grandson will always keep it in mind, and when he grows up, he will be a good official who pleads for the people."

Lu Kang nodded in satisfaction, and then asked, "Zhi'er, what about you?"

The little girl also quickly replied: "When Zhi'er grows up, she will be a good official who pleads for the people like Brother Yi."

Hearing the little girl's answer, Lu Kang and the little boy burst out laughing one after another, but Lu Kang immediately returned to his elder appearance.The little boy jokingly said: "Sister Zhi'er, there are no women who are officials in today's big men." After the little boy finished speaking, he couldn't stop giggling.

The little girl immediately pouted when she heard this, with an unconvinced expression on her face: "The teacher who taught me once said that the women of the Yin and Shang Dynasties used to be generals to conquer everywhere. Now Ban Zhao is also writing some history for the officials. Why do you look down on women? gone?"

Lu Kang was quite shocked when he heard the little girl's answer. Although he felt that this granddaughter usually likes to play, but at a young age, she is quite capable of learning. As long as it is a story told by the teacher, most of it can be remembered by heart. Therefore, Lu Kang was quite relieved in his heart, but secretly thought: If this woman is a man, I am afraid that her future achievements will not be under discussion, but it is a pity that she is a woman, Lu Kang quickly returned to a serious and normal state.

"Okay, let's not talk about this, oh, by the way, how about you finish the Analects of Confucius? Quickly bring it to the old man to have a look."

"Ah, that...Master Grandpa, Zhi'er is not finished yet." The little girl said with some embarrassment.

"You girl, you are too presumptuous. It is really outrageous to run out to play without finishing the Analects of Confucius homework taught by the master. How about it, go and copy the "Ji Shi Jiang Chuanyu" in the Analects of Confucius thirty times .” Lu Kang said a little unhappy.

"Ah, Grandpa, can I have less." The little girl seemed very reluctant.

"Fifty times!" Lu Kang slightly raised his voice.

"No! Grandpa, let's finish it now!" The little boy replied before the little girl this time and pulled the little girl away. Lu Kang looked at the backs of the two children and said, "Children can be taught. It will become a great tool in the future!"

The little boy dragged the little girl to the classroom of the private school. The little girl pouted along the way, very unhappy, and cried, "It's all my brother's fault. Why didn't you ask your grandfather for mercy and let the punishment be less. Now Fifty times, Zhi'er's hands are so exhausted to copy!"

"Cough! Sister Zhi'er, if you spoke again at that time, I'm afraid it would not have been fifty times. You always knew that grandfather was very strict with teaching us. Today, you accidentally broke the sword that grandfather loved so much. The punishment for copying the Analects has already It is a great grace." The little boy analyzed methodically.

"Okay! Brother Yi is right, Zhi'er just copy it."

"Oh! Brother Yi, I've copied it thirty times, and my hands are sore, so I won't write anymore!" The little girl cried and cried.

"Sister Zhi'er, you don't need to copy, I'll do what's left of you!"

"Okay! Elder brother Yi loves Zhi'er the most." The little girl turned her tears into a smile in an instant, lying on the slate and watching the little boy copy every word.