Literature/History of the Four Seasons
First, let's start with a story
On a winter afternoon in the sixth year of the Eastern Han Dynasty (232), in a small western country in the west, a little boy Mordorlou ran wild in the snow, and before he could enter the house, he shouted: "Father, the county sheriff has died!" ”
"Really?" Mordorlou's father stepped out of the house one step at a time, surprised.
"Yes, Dad." Mordorius said as he wiped his tears with his hand.
Mordorlou's father burst into tears, and after a while he turned and picked up a machete, and without hesitation, he slashed the left and right sides of his face, and in an instant, blood came out of the cut skin. Then, facing the direction of Dunhuang, he knelt down. This is what later generations called "painting with a knife, showing the sincerity of blood."
How did Mordor's father end up here? In fact, children do not know the reason. It turned out that the child's father was a businessman, his parents were elderly and sick, and the family's life was mainly sustained by his business between the Western Regions and Dunhuang.
The Silk Road of the Han Dynasty
Seven years ago, Mo Duolou's father and several merchants of the same ethnic group took their best furs on the road, and just after entering the Dunhuang territory, they were surrounded by several local evil people, and in the blink of an eye, they snatched the furs that the merchants had come from hundreds of miles of wind and food, and beat them all over the body. A few people wanted to cry without tears, and they didn't even have the entanglement to go back, and they were not familiar with life and had no way out. In the end, they had to become beggars, beaten, humiliated, and finally met their people and returned to their country.
However, 5 years ago, from the first year of the Eastern Han Dynasty (227), he and his companions had completely different treatment, because in this year the imperial court appointed Cangci as the Taishou of Dunhuang County.
Stills: Cangci
2. Cangci: A good official and a clean official during the war and chaos
Speaking of Cangci, perhaps everyone will be strangers. He is a figure in the Three Kingdoms period, he does not have Liu Guanzhang's prestige, nor does he have Kong Mingfeng's stunt skills, but he is also a wonderful stroke on the Three Kingdoms character genealogy. He is recorded in detail in Book 16 of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The Cangci period coincided with the Three Kingdoms Cao Cao's reign in Tuntian, Huainan.
"Cangci Biography": "In Jian'an, Taizu opened Tuntian in Huainan and made Zi the capital of Suiji. ”
After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the curtain of the Three Kingdoms Era was officially opened. At this time, all the heroes of all walks of life appeared on the stage of the history of the Three Kingdoms. The most famous are the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu. Dunhuang was located in the western frontier, perennial military chaos, basically isolated from the interior, the imperial court has not appointed Taishou for twenty years. As a result, the families with large surnames in the region have long been flying and accustomed to it, and they even have no awareness of the imperial court and the government.
Dunhuang Ancient City
After Cao Wei unified the north, Cangci was sent by Cao Cao to serve as the Taishou of Dunhuang. It should be known that Dunhuang was originally a frontier land, coupled with the special historical period of the Three Kingdoms, the natural "Heavenly Emperor is far away", all kinds of powerful people, landlords and gentry are gathered here, rampant and abnormal, and once interrupted the originally relatively deserted "Silk Road". Cangci went to be in danger.
The reason why cangci was sent to this place was because of a special intention, or was it that he could not govern this barbaric land well? Yes, he is a generation of honest officials, the most important thing is that he is sympathetic to the people's feelings, observing the will of the people, and has a set of governance methods. After Cangci arrived in office, he first straightened out the system, suppressed the Hao clan, reduced taxes, and helped the poor, and the people who had not received sunshine and rain for more than twenty years all clapped their hands and praised.
Third, do not be afraid of the strong, and strive to govern with excellence
The Three Kingdoms produced a Cangci, just like the Great Song produced a Bao Qingtian. The two are quite similar in serving the honesty of officials and loving the people, and Cangci is also tasked with eradicating the hidden dangers of instability that affect the border. Therefore, compared with the two, Cangci still has outstanding contributions in the management of side problems.
Cangci went from Cao Cao's Tuntian period to chang'an ling, and then to Dunhuang as taishou, and everywhere he went, he was deeply loved by the people. Especially during his tenure as The Taishou of Dunhuang, because the local people had been suppressed by local tyrants for a long time, the peasants had no land to cultivate, and they also had to pay harsh taxes, which made the people miserable. At this time, Cangci used his tough means, or reconquest, or Nick, or surrender and other measures, so that the local landlord Hao qiang was afraid. Because of Cangci, the border was stabilized, and because of Cangci, the Silk Road became prosperous again. Cangci's move was well received by the local people and laid the foundation for Cangci's popularity.
Outpost of the Western Regions: The Western Regions Changshifu
But the road to justice has not been smooth. Cangci was assassinated three times in the year he took office, twice without danger, and once nearly killed. The assassin who stabbed Cangci was sent by the Linghu family, the largest family in the Dunhuang area. Moreover, the Fox Family let out a harsh word: If you want to live, get out of Dunhuang.
Cang ci was not afraid, still persevered to the end, even if he almost died, he did not have the slightest idea of retreating. Soon, the people responded to Cangci's policies and regarded Cangci as their relatives. And Cangci is both suppressing and co-opting these evil forces. In the case of clearly knowing that it was the Ling Fox Family that committed the trouble, it was still left to the Ling Fox Family to go back. Soon, the Ling Fox Family made a 180-degree turn, and said to Cang Ci in person: "As long as the adults have needs, I will make the Fox Family fully support it. ”
Fourth, be diligent and care for the people
Nowadays, we can often hear a folk proverb: "When an official is not the master of the people, it is better to go home and sell sweet potatoes." For an official, it must benefit one party. In Cangci, we can find this point appropriately.
In history, there has been no shortage of good officials and clean officials. However, like Cangci, in the war-torn Three Kingdoms era, he was still not afraid of power, and used his resolute and iron character to uphold justice for the common people, so his appearance was an indispensable highlight in the history of the Three Kingdoms. Cangci did not want to survive in the cracks, not to form gangs and factions, to form parties for personal gain, but to always put the interests of the common people in the first place, such a figure, in the past dynasties and dynasties have been rare loyal subjects and generals. Cang ci died in office, which shows his serious attitude towards work, painstaking consideration of the country, and concern for the hearts of the people. We are all talking about the "original heart" at the moment, maybe this is the original intention of Cangci.
Silk Road performances
At the time of his death, the people were extremely sad, and even the people in the Western Regions spontaneously gathered to commemorate Cangci, and even some people still scratched blood marks on their faces to show their blood sincerity, which showed that people loved Cangci, and showed that his heroic name shocked the three countries without losing to others.