Those "ordinary" neighbors in Shang Guanli can ask Xia Weng's family to go to the next post to send out invitations.But at the level of the Three Princes and Nine Secretaries, Ren Hong had to come to the door in person.And the first place he went to was the Yang Mansion next door, which Ren Hong promised Yang Yun to visit a few days ago."
Did you buy what I wanted?"
On the afternoon of the ninth day of the ninth month of September, Ren Hong specially washed and changed his clothes, and waited for a long time for Han Dangdang to come back, but he brought a few live lambs!"
Ren Jun, are you still going to cook yourself?"
Han Dangdang rubbed his hands expectantly as he spoke: "I don't know what to eat today?"
Is it pilaf or braised mutton?
I'm starving. ”He also took the initiative to ask Ying to kill sheep."
I don't know, this sheep is not for eating."
Ren Hong glanced at Han Dangdang, who was reincarnated by the starving ghost, with disgust, took out the cloth that had been prepared a long time ago, and wrapped it around the lamb with the medium size and the cleanest hair.He wrapped his forefoot and hind foot with rope, tied a bow on his chest, and then took the lamb into his arms.There is no way, this is the etiquette of the Han people's official visits: the scholar should bring the air-dried chicken, the doctor should bring the fat geese when he meets, and the goose can be replaced when there are no geese.And Ren Hong has been named the marquis, and Yang Chang is the imperial doctor, and he must be regarded as a "doctor", so he has to bring a lamb as a salute.Not only are the types of gifts different, but the posture of holding is also exquisite, Ren Hong has already asked Chang Hui, he has to hold the front and back feet with both hands, hold the lamb horizontally, and the sheep's head is facing left.In short, it's a princess hug!
Ren Hong walked out intimately holding the innocent little lamb in this way, and when he passed by the stable, the radish locked here seemed to be a little angry, chewing beans in his mouth, and letting out a very loud fart.Ren Hong came to the door of the Yang Mansion with the lamb in his hand, and asked Xia Weng to knock on the door for him.He had already told Yang Mansion that he would come to pay an official visit at this hour, and Yang Chang had already been waiting near the gate of the mansion wearing a regular suit, and when he saw Ren Hong coming, he showed a bright smile.But he didn't invite Ren Hong in, but the two of them stood inside and outside the threshold and started acting.It's still the damn greeting ceremony, Yang Chang pushed the gift, and said something in his mouth, "I don't dare to be a ritual, I want to please" "I am also stubborn, I will see you when I don't die."
Hearing that my son is called a lamb, he dares to resign from the lamb. ”The translation is: "Xiao Ren, look at you, come and come, what else do you bring?"
Take it back, get it back!
”According to the rules, the host has to excuse himself three times, and finally the guest has to put down his things and run, and the host will invite him back."
Open and stubborn, not ordered, dare to be disrespectful!"
After repeating this, Yang Chang waved at Ren Hong and invited him to enter from the east side of the door, ending the scene.Ren Hong can finally get rid of the little lamb in his arms, really tired, the Chinese's polite push is really a tradition that has not changed for two thousand years, and it is not very good.How to be polite and embarrassing when taking red envelopes during the Chinese New Year, and finally getting the money in your hands, is a nightmare for all young people.Sure enough, after Ren Hong entered the Yang Mansion, he saw the ugly Erlang of the Yang family with his sleeves wrapped inside, gloating.After meeting Yang Yun a few times, Ren Hong knew that this was an informal person, if he was the master of the Yang family, Ren Hong would just come in with the lamb.But after Yang Chang boasted of being the Marquis of Chiquan, he was a scholar, although the Hou had long since lost his position, he was very keen on the rules for outsiders to see.And Yang Chang's eldest son is named Yang Zhong, who, like his father, is a boring and old-fashioned person, and it seems that their family has an outlier than Yang Yun.The father and son of the Yang family led him through the courtyard, this mansion is bigger than Ren Hong's new mansion, no matter where he goes, there are many slaves and maids standing, and then observe the decoration of the palace of the imperial historian, most of them are exquisite lacquerware, it seems that Yang Chang is still quite rich.When I arrived outside the hall, I saw a middle-aged woman standing here with a bun, dressed in a simple deep robe, although she looked thin, but there was a bit of heroism between her eyebrows.This is Sima Qian's daughter, Sima Ying.Ren Hong stepped forward a few steps and made a junior salute: "Nephew Ren is not Xiao Sun Hong, I have seen Mrs.
Yang!"
”"The Marquis of Xi'an really killed the old woman, if you are not good, then there will be no more men in this huge Chang'an."
In her forties, she said that the old woman was just a normal operation, Sima Ying returned the salute to him, Ren Hong was already a liehou after all, even if Sima and Ren had a reason, they did not dare to live as an elder.Obviously, it was Yang Chang who was in charge outside the house, but at home, it was Sima Ying who was in charge, she said with a smile: "Come back in the future, those false courtesies will be exempted, Ren and Sima were old friends, Xi'an Hou can take this as his own home." ”After entering the hall and taking a seat, she looked at Ren Honghou carefully and said, "Xi'an Hou looks more like his mother." ”After that, it was time for the family to come, Sima Ying also talked about the year: "When the two families were still friendly, Ren Yizhou once took you to my father's house in Maoling, Yun'er was also there at that time, and you were only three years old, and there was a fight in the yard. ”Ren An has done the history of Yizhou Thorn, so he has this name, but Ren Hong has no memory of his childhood, and he probably forgot about it when he saw Yang Yun's impatience on his face."
Before we could divide the two of you, Ren Yizhou and my father quarreled in the hall, and finally broke up unhappily.Later, Ren Yizhou sent a letter to his father, but his father had been hesitant and didn't know how to write, so he couldn't reply until Ren Yizhou was involved in the witchcraft affair and went to prison."
I specially asked Xi'an Hou to come, first, I want to see the descendants of the Ren family.The second is that there is something to be handed over to you, Yun'er, bring it up. ”Yang Yun brought a lacquered wooden box, and after opening it, there were several silks stacked inside, densely filled with words."
This is the letter that my father finally wrote, but failed to hand over to Ren Yizhou after all."
Ren Hong took it respectfully, and looked at the first one that read: "Taishi Bull and Horse go Sima Qian, and then say goodbye!"
”Sure enough, Ren Hong guessed correctly, what Sima Ying wanted to give himself was to report to Ren Anshu!
This is a very long letter, with more than 2,000 words, filled with more than ten sheets of silk, the handwriting is calm and regular at first, but the more it goes, the more unrestrained and free it is, and it seems that the pen is not ink, but the sadness and indignation of the writer!
Ren Hong saw the sentence that has been passed down through the ages, "People are inherently dead, or heavier than Mount Tai or lighter than Hongmao".also saw the long paragraph he had recited by the teacher in his previous life in the language class: "King Gai detains and plays Zhou Yi; Chun Nieu for spring and autumn; Qu Yuan's exile is a divorce; Zuoqiu was blind, and there were 300 Chinese poems, and the sages of Dadi were angry. ”said that it was a reply to Ren An, but from the experience of Ren Hong's two lives, this was actually written by Taishi Gong to himself.The whole article is his mental journey to forge ahead.It has the causes and consequences of his defense of Li Ling in the Tianhan Dynasty, but Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty thought that he was slandering his brother-in-law Li Guangli for nothing, so he set himself on fire.There is also the dilemma of Sima Qian when he was convicted and went down to the silkworm room.According to Sima Ying, the Sima clan is not rich, and Taishi Gong is not fat.After inheriting the legacy of his father Sima Tan who wrote historical books, although he could read the collection of books in Shiqu Pavilion, Sima Qian often spared no expense to ask for books in order to collect some works that could not be included.Even in order to buy a lone copy of the Zongheng family letter, to the extent of selling the land.So 500,000 yuan of atonement money, he absolutely can't afford it, and his son-in-law and children can't get it together when they beg people everywhere, Yang Chang was just a small official at that time, and he definitely didn't have the rich style he has today.And Sima Qian's friends are either poor ghosts like Ren An who have no righteousness but no money, or they can't avoid it, where are they willing to help him.Of course, Sima Qian also has a choice, that is, to follow Zhang Tang and other ministers, and before being sentenced, choose to self-discipline, so as to avoid humiliation!
But if he dies like this, he can't bear it, because the history books have not yet been written."
Therefore, those who endure and live, and do not quit in the dung, hate selfishness inexhaustibly, and despise the world and do not show it later."
In later generations, some student associations wrote in their writings: "Sima Qian was tortured again and again in prison. ”In fact, it is also true, the terrible thing about this kind of punishment is that it is by no means a temporary pain, after the execution, the physical and psychological torture will still be tortured, and the dirt is no greater than the palace punishment!
Sima Qian had to endure the ridicule and contempt of others, and he had to struggle with his own heart, gritting his teeth and finishing his writings, wasn't he punished again and again?
And after Ren Hong finished reading it, the most intuitive feeling was "Taishi Gong's pen is really good!"
”After working as a small official in Hanging Springs for a long time, and returning to Chang'an to deal with those policy books, Ren Hong has become accustomed to the written language of this era, but many people write things that are really boring and tasteful, which makes people sleepy.But Sima Qian's pen is not, the momentum is magnificent, like the Yangtze River, sometimes impassioned, sometimes like crying and complaining, sometimes soliciting and quoting, sometimes wanting to speak and stopping, which makes people want to stop.This seems to be a dialogue spanning two thousand years from ancient to modern, and what Ren Hong sees is a stubborn old man who dragged his scarred body under the supreme imperial power, gave up all his dignity, and tried his best to preserve the last bit of ideals.Seeing Ren Hong's release of the scroll, Sima Ying told him: "This is my father's masterpiece, and he died soon after that." ”Sima Ying stood up and sighed: "Now that I can hand over this thing to Ren Yizhou's descendants, it can be regarded as sending this letter on behalf of my father, who could not be sent and did not dare to send it at that time, if he learns under the Yellow Spring, he should be able to open his arms!"
”Yes, this letter to Ren An is the final end of that strange book.Ren Hong carefully put the silk book back into the wooden box, asked Xia Dingmao to put it away, and said seriously: "Thank you Taishi Gong for saving my life back then, I will never forget this kindness."
Thank you, Mrs.
Yang, for giving me this letter!
”"This will be the heirloom of the Ren family!"
Ren Hongchang bowed and thanked him, but said again: "Doctor Yushi, Mrs.
Yang, the little nephew has a reluctant invitation!"
”PS: The second chapter is in the afternoon, and the third chapter is in the evening.In addition, I recommend a book of history Zhiwei, a rare theme of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, if you are interested, you can go to Kangkang.The author is a newcomer, and the grumpy old dude squirts.