If someone thousands of miles away thought of him, Zhou Xing would naturally not know about it, and there would be no symptoms such as sneezing. Of course, if he knew that a man was thinking of him, he might not sneeze or something, but make the hairs on his hair stand on end.
He didn’t know Jordan’s predicament thousands of miles away. He was a little embarrassed, but it was much better than Jordan.
Since the public verdict of Huang Ang and Guo Gui that day, the name of Gao Qingtian that he originally expected did not appear. More people looked at him in addition to the previous awe, and more people looked at him. It has a sense of alienation.
As for Guo Gui's younger brother Guo Wen, although his attitude towards him is more respectful, he can still feel that he no longer has the closeness to him that he showed in his words and deeds before. And because he sent Guo Gui to the county government, he felt uncomfortable every time he looked at Guo Wen these days, as if he had done something sorry for Guo Wen, as if he had done something wrong.
Even the mother and daughter who Guo Gui used to occupy, after Zhou Xing did this, were not as grateful as Hu E, but were confused, and then cried loudly that Guo Gui was gone. , we, mother and daughter, have no support and cannot return to our previous home. How will we live in the future?
Hu E was found hanging from a tree the day after his verdict. She committed suicide. The mother and daughter Guo Gui occupied were also found the next day. The mother committed suicide by throwing herself into a well, while the 14-year-old daughter was kneeling on the roadside, willing to sell herself to bury her mother.
This made Zhou Xing even more at a loss, and even more doubtful about life, wondering whether his previous three views were right or wrong.
Faced with these results, poor Zhou Xing was completely confused.
He is just an otaku. He has been educated by the government system of that world since he was a child, and has some simple and simple worldview values, some values that he thinks are without any doubt.
Only now, he suddenly discovered that those simple values are actually contradictory to each other, but he was not aware of it before.
This discovery really frightened him for several days.
"My lord, you have done nothing wrong." Du Chou, who had been officially hired as his boss, explained to him: "The Book of Changes says: The way of heaven is bright and goes down to help, and the way of earth is humble and goes up. My lord, you If you are a king here in Bo Dao, you should follow the way of heaven. If you are a minister here in Luo, you should follow the way of heaven." "Water?" Zhou Xing said when he heard this sentence for the first time. With a puzzled face, he couldn't help but spit out a language from that world, "What is the light of heaven? What does this mean?"
"Lord, look, does God have feelings?"
< p>"No." Zhou Xing shook his head and said."That's right. Heaven's behavior is constant. It will not survive with Yao or destroy with Zhou. If you are not a holy master, God will give you more sunshine. If you are a tyrant, God will give you less. You sunshine." Du Chou paused here, and after seeing Zhou Xing nodding to indicate that he understood the truth, he continued: "Then what is the truth expressed by God?"
"It's fairness, it's selflessness, it's holistic, it's without subjective feelings, it's the Dao."
When Zhou Xing heard Du Chou's words, he seemed to have something in his heart in the busy darkness. Light flashed, and then I looked for it, but it was dark again. Vaguely, he understood something, but he just couldn't figure it out.
"My lord, you are like God to the people of our kingdom. You only look at the whole and don't care about individual joys, sorrows and joys. If you don't handle what Huang Ang did like this , then if everyone follows Huang Ang’s example, how will our country be governed in the future? If they all take advantage of your status like Guo Gui, do you think that the people of our country will do the same in the future? Follow Guo Gui?"
"If you pity the woman who Guo Gui snatched and committed suicide instead of trying Guo Gui like that, Guo Gui and that woman would not have to suffer such a tragic fate, but others What will happen if everyone follows Guo Gui's example?"
"So, Lord, God will care if you follow the way of heaven. Does it matter whether an individual is rich or poor? Does he care about whether he hates God or loves God? When it is supposed to be summer, it will be summer, and when it is supposed to be winter, it will be summer. It’s winter. It won’t change summer to winter just because someone says I’m going to die from the heat, right?”
At this moment, Zhou Xing suddenly became enlightened.
"I dare to ask, sir," Zhou Xing's attitude was even more modest: "What does it mean to be humble but to be good?"
I used to be really uneducated and incompetent, Zhou Xing felt in his heart lamented again.
The rough singing of the boatmen rang out on the vast river, and it resonated in the ears of Jordan, who came to Bodao alone.
"Who composed this song? The artistic conception is both tragic and solemn, and also reveals the meaning of indifference and tranquility. It is really wonderful."
Jordan these days He tried all kinds of methods and even got the support of his two uncles at home, but he still couldn't implement it because of his father's firm opposition.
According to his father’s original words: “Since your great-grandfather became a great Confucian scholar, everyone in our Qiao family has studied the scriptures intensively. Don’t I know that the starting point of this policy is to benefit the country and the people?” How can things in the world go as people wish? The world has changed. In my father's opinion, this policy will not only not benefit the country, but will also cause chaos. From my father's point of view, not only will you not be able to prosper our Qiao family in the future, you will actually lead our Qiao family to a path of no return."
Jordan could not convince his father, but he would not be convinced either. Father persuaded.
"As long as we can rejuvenate the country and benefit the people, what if our Qiao family suffers? When a man lives in the world, he should sweep the world, how can he only care about his own room!"
He doesn't like it! Zhou Xing, I don’t like it very much. From the first moment he saw Zhou Xing, he didn't like this person. There was no reason, he just didn't like him. Family education since childhoodEducation and training allowed him to hide this dislike very well, at least not visible on the surface. Although he disliked the other party very much, and although he thought in his heart that the things Zhou Xing did in Bodao were nonsense, there was one thing about Jordan that he was sure of. That is, it can be seen from those few things that this Zhou Xing is definitely an unconventional person, and the things he does are also things that benefit the country and the people. Therefore, after Luo Shang had sent people to recruit Zhou Xing twice but failed, Jordan took the initiative to come to Bodao to invite Zhou Xing himself.
At this time, I was on the river, looking at the vast river and listening to the unknown lyrics and music. The boredom of these days seemed to disappear with the wind, and my mood became comfortable again.
"Brother Du," there were two monks standing side by side on the other side of the ship, one wearing a fifth-grade brown robe and the other wearing a sixth-grade green robe. It was the sixth-grade green-robed monk who spoke at this time, "I heard that the lyrics and music were composed by Marquis Gaoting?"
"Exactly." This fifth-grade brown-robed monk was none other than Du Chou. . This time he went to Bajun and invited his friend Ling Pu, a doctor, to come to Bodao to sit in charge of Zhou Xing's medical clinic. "Brother Ling, do you know what the story is behind this song and lyrics?"
" I'd like to hear the details." Ling Pu was obviously very interested in this.
"Didn't my lord sentence his steward Guo Gui to death that day? When my wife found out, she was furious and said that Guo Gui was a slave of the royal family in Jinyang, so he was sentenced to death, so why not It's not your turn." Du Chou discussed his lord's scandal behind his back without any scruples, and said cheerfully: "Guess what happened next?"
"I heard that Guo Gui was also handed over. "Yes?"
"Yes, my lord insisted on removing Guo Gui from his status as a slave before handing him over. Naturally, the lady was furious and did not let my lord in for several days. ."
"Hahahaha." Ling Pu laughed loudly after hearing this, "What does that have to do with this song?"
"My lord asked the county to apologize. The eldest wife invited my wife to come and have fun on the river, and it was on that day that he sang this song on the river.
Jordon over there was a master of cultivation, and it was the roar of the river wind. During this time, he also heard the words of the two people word by word. When he first heard that the lyrics and music were composed by Zhou Xing, his already cheerful mood became less smooth. The things between husband and wife with Wang Tianyun were even worse.
Although he had forced himself to forget about Wang Tianyun recently, this kind of thing could not be easily forgotten. It was still clearly visible in his heart, but the lady was already married.
He took a long breath and suppressed his extremely uncomfortable and irritable mood, and then heard Ling Puqi say: "Why is this tracker like this?" Missing? There are many more boat trackers in Jiangzhou than here. "
"There were a lot of people there originally. But it was the boatman who said, "There has been constant construction at Marquis Gao these days. Not only is he fed with rice every day, I heard that after the work is completed, Marquis Gao will alsoCertain bonuses are given based on the speed and quality of construction. Many trackers went to Gaohou to work. It's much more comfortable than pulling a boat here. "
"Humph, it's just a small favor. "After hearing this, Jordan couldn't help but think in his heart: "Compared with the great things I have done to benefit the country and the people, it is like a firefly compared to the moonlight. "
A few people waited for the boat to dock, and each led their own horses to get off the boat. Du Chou and Ling Pu rode for a while, and seeing Jordan following behind, they couldn't help but ask. : "Is this brother also going to the Bodao Kingdom? ”
“Yes. "Jordon secretly screamed with shame. Before boarding the ship, they saw that he was also a monk, so the two of them had shown him good intentions or not, but he was always arrogant, so after nodding, he stood alone. Du Chou and Du Chou Seeing him like this, people would naturally not invite him again. When he got to the shore, he couldn't bear to ask for directions, so he could only follow them closely. "I didn't know the way when I first arrived, so I followed. The two brothers are behind each other, and I hope they won't be surprised. "
"Hahahaha. Hearing this, Du Chou smiled heartily and said, "When we go out, we are all brothers in the four seas." It seems like this is probably the first time for this little brother to go out alone, right? My name is Du Chou, and I am now appointed as the lord of the Bodao Kingdom. This person is from Jiangzhou, Bajun, and his name is Lingpu. "
"Oh, I have admired you for a long time. "In fact, Jordan had never heard of these two people at all, so he said politely: "My name is Jordan. ”
“Jordon? "Du Chou and Ling Pu were shocked when they heard the name: "Qiaoden from the Qiao family in Shu County? ”
“That’s right.” "Seeing the reactions of these two people, Jordan's mood finally brightened up again.
"It turns out he is the eldest son of the Qiao family in Shu County. It is a great relief to meet him today. Du Chou and Du Chou sincerely clasped their fists on their horses and saluted, saying: "Dou once attended a class under the ancestor for a period of time and benefited a lot, and he still remembers it in his heart." I feel ashamed that I haven't visited you for a long time, but I wonder how my ancestor is doing lately. "
"Brother Meng, please tell me that our ancestors are in good health and everything is well. ”
With this relationship, the three of them immediately became familiar with each other and chatted and laughed for less than half an hour. From a distance, Jordan saw two blocks more than one foot high erected on both sides of the official road.
On one side it says: Welcome to the land of Bodao!
On the other side it says: Welcome to the land of tea!
Looking at Qiaoden and Ling Pu had a puzzled look on his face, and Du Chou coughed a few times and said in a slightly embarrassed voice: "This is what my lord wants, and he must have a few of these things at the border of the princes.
"When did Bodao become the hometown of tea?" Jordan was very dissatisfied, but looking at Du Chou's slightly embarrassed face, he finally suppressed these words. "Isn't this week's trip just a fool's errand?"
He just passed by on horseback, and when he turned around, he finally couldn't help but laugh out loud. It turns out that there are two lines of words behind these two huge rocks.
While writing: Welcome next time!
While writing: I wish you a happy journey!
He couldn't help it, so he smiled and said: "Fortunately, the word is so beautiful!"
"Ahem," Du Chou coughed twice more, "I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed." , these words were written by Du."
Qiao Deng and Du Chou walked for a while, then they saw a crowd of people coming there not far to the left of the official road. Busy back and forth.
The first thing that caught Jordan's attention was that many people were pushing a very strange vehicle. The vehicles were large, small, deep, shallow, and flat. But mostly the concept of wheels or four wheels. Some of the workers were wearing tattered clothes, but most were bare-chested, pushing a wheelbarrow filled with sand or stones and placing them in the corresponding places.
Du Chou obviously saw the curiosity of Qiaoden and Ling Pu, and said with a hearty smile: "Those are called unicycles, and my lord designed them himself. It can actually run on one wheel. I didn't dare to think about it before." My master said that the official road was too narrow and became muddy on rainy days, so he insisted on building another official road on the other side."
"Building the official road is a big project. ," Ling Pu frowned and said, "How many people are there in your kingdom, and he is doing so much construction, how long will it take for him to do this?"
"Hahahaha," Du Chou laughed when he heard this. Said: "Brother Ling is compassionate and compassionate, and I understand it very well. When I first heard that my lord wanted to build officialdom, I objected immediately, saying that the manpower was simply not enough. Since ancient times, only the government can organize this kind of thing We need enough manpower to build it. What do you think my lord said?"
This time, not to mention Ling Pu, even Jordan was already interested. But with his arrogance, he naturally wouldn't ask. His mind was racing wildly, thinking about what he would do if he wanted to do this. He was thinking hard here, but Ling Pu had already asked: "What did your Marquis Gao say?"