The west wind howled, and winter arrived. Following the heavy snow, all living things went into hibernation, just like the hundred schools of thought, silently waiting for the arrival of spring, waiting for the time of revival.
And on the rammed earth official road of Southwest Lianzhou, a huge convoy was slowly moving in the face of the cold wind. Although the temperature of Lianzhou was not low, but the gloomy and cold air was everywhere, making people couldn't help but have goosebumps.
"Shouldn't the weather in the south be warm? Why is it so cold? "Kong Hui Suo crossed his arms, his teeth chattering.
Mo Da's legs were also trembling, "Young Master Kong might not know, but in the north, most of us wear cotton clothes, and there are furnaces and heaters in the house. When we enter the house, we don't feel cold at all. But look at Lianzhou, although the temperature is not low, the air is humid and cold. Furthermore, most of the houses are wooden houses, so they are not warm at all."
This time, the Mo family's goal was to make Lianzhou rich, and Mo Da who had always been in charge of the Mo family's experimental fields was the most suitable candidate.
"Then why are the people of Lianzhou not afraid of the cold?" Kong Hui Suo pointed curiously at the large number of children of Lianzhou. Even in such cold weather, the children of Lianzhou were still wearing thin clothes, but they were still able to move freely.
Seeing Kong Hui Suo's gaze looking over, the mother of the Lianzhou child pulled the child back and stared at the huge convoy warily. The rebellion in Lianzhou had just been quelled, and the hatred from before was not so easily forgotten.
Mo Da thought for a while and said, "In the Mo family village, there is a small story that might be able to explain Young Master Kong's confusion. It is said that there was a landlord who loved to play pranks on people. One day, on a snowy day, a beggar wearing thin clothes and shivering came to the landlord's house to beg. When the landlord saw this, he could not help but want to tease him, so he said," As long as you can stand in front of my house for a night and still be there the next day, I will give you half of my house. "
The beggar looked at the snowy weather and listened to the sound of his stomach rumbling. He gritted his teeth and agreed. Very quickly, the night passed. When the landlord opened the door again, he saw that the beggar was still at his door. Although he was shivering in the cold, he was still alive and kicking. The landlord had no choice but to give half of his house to the beggar, and the beggar became a rich man overnight. "
"Serves the landlord right, in the end, he still smashed his own foot with a rock!" Kong Hui Suo felt relieved when he heard this.
Mo Da nodded and said, "Naturally, the landlord was not willing to lose half of his family's property for no reason. A year had passed, and it was winter again. The landlord had an idea and thought of a plan. He found the beggar's path. As long as you can stand in the snow for one more night, I will give you the other half of my family's property. If you can't hold on, you will return half of my property to me."
. "When the beggar heard this, he was overjoyed. Wasn't this a meat pie falling from the sky? Last year, he had won half of the landlord's property. This time, he could easily take back the other half. He didn't hesitate to nod his head and agree. However, when he took off his white fur coat, took off his warm fur hat, and put on his former beggar clothes, he found that this winter was exceptionally cold. Although the beggar tried everything to keep warm, before the second half of the night, the beggar couldn't stand the cold anymore. He had no choice but to return half of his family's property to the landlord."
Kong Hui Suo couldn't help but be silent for a moment and said, "It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. A year of living in luxury has completely made the beggar lose his body's resistance to the cold. It's just like us who have lived in the north for a long time, enjoying the warmth of the stove and the heater, but can't even stand this little bit of cold wind."
Mo Da said with a wry smile, "What's more pathetic is that four years ago, I was like a beggar with no clothes to cover my body. However, in the face of the cold winter, I still calmly passed through it with only thin clothes. Who would have thought that after four years of living a good life, I can still feel the biting cold wind even though I'm wearing thick clothes."
The two looked at the children and the people who were wearing thin clothes on both sides, and then looked at the thick clothes wrapped tightly around themselves. They couldn't help sighing with emotion.
Kong Hui Suo said loudly, "It's not the people's wish to pass through the cold winter with no clothes to cover their bodies. It's a helpless act. The purpose of our visit today is to let the people of the three provinces wear thick clothes in winter instead of using their thin bodies to resist the cold. We also want them to receive the teachings of the Sage in a warm house instead of running around in the cold wind all day to make a living."
Mo Da nodded in agreement. Since the Mo's Village could live a good life, other villages could also imitate the Mo's Village to live a good life.
Moreover, once the people of the three provinces wore warm clothes, it would be impossible to ask them to take them off. They would have to wholeheartedly follow the Tang dynasty.
Very quickly, the carriages of the Mohism and the Confucian School arrived at the Ya Province of the three provinces. This was the center of the three provinces, and Niu Jinda, who was in charge of monitoring the people, was stationed there.
Although it was called a province, it was on the same level as a county of the Tang dynasty. It only had a shabby city wall that was filled with sword and arrow holes. Clearly, this was also a mark left behind by the previous battle.
"Greetings, General Niu!" Kong Hui Suo and Mo Da Datong cupped their hands and said.
The first thing they did when they arrived at the Ya Province was to visit Niu Jinda. Without Niu Jinda's support, it was impossible for them to open a path in the three provinces.
"So it is a Virtuous Paragon from the Mohism and the Confucian School. This Old Man has been looking forward to it!" Niu Jinda loudly said. He was in charge of suppressing the Ya Province. The situation here was unstable with many conflicts between the people and the Han. If the Mohism and the Confucian School's plan were to educate the people, then he would finally be able to leave this bitter place and return to Chang 'an.
"General Niu is overpraising me. I don't dare to accept such praise." Kong Hui Suo politely said. Although Mo Da and Kong Hui Suo were traveling together, they were not as good as Kong Hui Suo's reputation as a descendant of the Kong Family. Thus, this trip was led by Kong Hui Suo.
"Not at all! Not at all! Manager Kong is the descendant of Kong Sheng, and he has inherited Kong Sheng's great wish to enlighten the people. Although this Niu is a crude person, and usually looks down on pedantic scholars who talk about morality, I admire people like Manager Kong from the bottom of my heart. "Niu Jinda said without thinking.
Kong Hui Suo couldn't help but smile wryly and could only cup his hands: "Everything will require General Niu's help."
Niu Jinda heroically said: "Don't worry, if there are any difficulties, just tell me. This daddy's ten thousand soldiers are not to be trifled with."
Kong Hui Suo quickly shook his head and said: "General Niu, this is not the time to use force. Otherwise, the court wouldn't have sent us here."
Niu Jinda meaningfully looked at Kong Hui Suo and said: "Then you will have to suffer. The people here are not so friendly to the Han!"
In the beginning, Kong Hui Suo didn't know what Niu Jinda meant. It wasn't until he began to educate the people that he understood what Niu Jinda meant by suffering.
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