Harry Potter’s Morning Light

   Chapter 2119 Flower dispute (twenty-seven)

  In Chinese historical books, the period under the reign of Yao, Shun, and Yu is regarded as an era for the benefit of the people, but their deeds were not compiled into dramas and performed on the stage.

The stories of    tyrants are also 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, the overall shape was still very simple. Although there have been many crises and changes during this period, crises and changes are always accompanied by authoritarian systems.

It is difficult for us to describe the social unrest at that time in one or two sentences. Although each unrest is somewhat different, it basically shows the same scene: a sluggish monarch who does not want to make progress, seeks pleasure, and finally Overthrown by a daring prince who rose up in rebellion. Under the control of a small group of dissatisfied people, the bold princes established themselves as kings. The man in power soon brushed aside the lessons of his predecessor's overthrow, and indulged in a lavish life, his dynasty fell apart in an instant under the attack of politically aspiring opponents. What we see is either an image of Shaokang or a portrait of Lugui, who are Titus and Caligula in China. In the eyes of the Chinese, Lu Gui is a typical tyrant. He married a woman who was just as evil as him. This terrible couple was reckless and murdered innocent people. Luxurious palaces are adorned with ivory walls and various precious stones. In this official palace, they ordered people to dig a wine pond and pile up rows of delicious barbecue around the wine pond. To taste these delicious grilled meats, you have to drink a lot of soju, which can make you lose your mind. The emperors and queens often held all kinds of unbelievable carnivals in the splendid royal officials, blood and liquor flowed on the marble floor, and bursts of dying screams and unbridled laughter came from the jasper gates of the palace. When it came out, hearing this strange sound, the people were all shocked. If any upright person dared to express his indignation, and any wise minister dared to speak openly, the emperor would order him to be tied to a bronze pillar, the outside of the pillar was painted with resin, the inside of the pillar was filled with fiery red charcoal, and he was slaughtered. Anyone on the bronze pillar will be roasted to death.

   Hearing their miserable screams and watching them make a desperate struggle and plucking wildly, the devil couple never got tired of it. The whole of China was deeply disturbed by this situation, but it was they who ruled the country, such as Lu Gui and Meixi, Zhou Xin and the favorite concubine Daji. The second Chinese dynasty, the Shang Dynasty, came to an end 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, due to the continuous demands of several powerful princes, even refusing to recognize the absolute authority of King Wu of Zhou, forcing King Wu of Zhou to accept some kind of feudal authority.

   This is just an innocuous representation of the servants, without any real interests, and only pays a pitiful tribute to the court, and King Wu, who founded the Zhou Dynasty, had to recognize their demands. This is also the reason for the situation of the feudal rulers. In the past few hundred years, there have been disputes and wars in China. The war began in 750 BC and lasted for nearly 500 years. During that time, China was divided into 21 vassal states, and the smoke of gunpowder was everywhere, and the war was raging. However, there was a rather peculiar phenomenon at that time. It seemed that China's ideological movement was not affected by the war, but began to show itself strongly. All the great doctrines and classic books came out in that turbulent era. In this chaotic situation, the vassal states seem to be more focused on mobilizing all their talents for their own use. Laozi, Confucius, and Mencius were all famous thinkers during the Zhou Dynasty.

   On the contrary, in the following dynasties, the two established emperors restored centralization, and science and literature suffered unprecedented persecution.

In addition to Dou E's Injustice, Huilan Ji, Xing Le Tu and other dramas that Nick has seen before, the most popular is Pu Songling's "Liao Zhai Opera". In the 33rd year of Qianlong's reign, someone edited "Parrot Media" It became a drama, and Juren also went to watch it when he was young, and soon Liaozhai drama became one of the important drama themes.

   But today's performance is Tang Xianzu's Peony Pavilion, the full name of "Peony Pavilion Resurrection", although it is also a ghost theme, but because it is not written by Pu Songling, it cannot be regarded as a Liaozhai opera.

   Nick has a weird feeling about this kind of love scene ever since he knew that all female characters are played by men.

   At this time, the lady's personal maid found Nick and gave him a fan. Nick opened the fan and found two lines written in golden ink:

   Moving a needle is like transporting jins, and moving a needle is like tearing down a house.

   "This was written by Su Dongpo." Juren said after seeing the fan in his hand, "He wrote this poem to praise an ophthalmologist who performed a barrier removal technique for him."

  As a European who is accustomed to showing affection to women, Nick received a gift from a woman for the first time.

  Su Dongpo is a very romantic poet, and he is also an official. He used to be an official in Hangzhou and built a levee by the West Lake. When Marc Polo came to Hangzhou, he saw such a beautiful and prosperous city. He has a lot of credit:

  The water is bright and sunny, and the mountains are beautiful and the sky is raining.

  If you want to compare the West Lake to Xizi, light makeup and heavy makeup are always suitable.

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

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

  Cao Xi painted four-color peony as a tribute.

   Next, it was the Admiral's turn to come forward: May the cool wind from the fan drive away the heat.

   That is to say, this is a family's "thank you letter", and it does not convey any private feelings between men and women like on the stage.

He accepted the gift at a loss, and the maid left, followed by Shuangguan, who couldn't help complimenting him: in Guangzhou, no, every time the admiral went to a new city, he would search for famous doctors to see the young lady. But none of them are optimistic, and those famous doctors only want high remuneration, Nick and the priest take nothing. These two foreign doctors traveled far and wide, did not seek fame and fortune, and devoted themselves to treating patients. Such a model is hard to find in the world.

   followed by countless compliments and clasped fists, as if Nick treated their families, so they thanked them so much that no one watched the scene on stage.

   However, the matter did not end there. The door of the Admiral's Mansion was open, and four or five servants wearing official hats and neat clothes 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 heard of Milotuo?" Shuangguan asked in a low voice.

  Miluotuo is the 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 goddess of flowers to scatter the seeds of hundreds of flowers on the ground, so there is a saying that "a hundred flowers will bloom in the coming year, but the safflower is the most colorful". .

  The women of the Yao people are not women from Jiangnan, and even if they can't let go, they can't provoke them, and the "Sister Gang" they formed is also known as the "Safflower Club".

   In Shuowen Jiezi, Gu means a worm in the belly, but the explanation in the Preface of the Book of Changes: Gu is something.

The translation of    means that there are many “things”, and everything is in a hurry. Do you want to have a safe birthday?

   (end of this chapter)