The beginning of the Three Kingdoms Cheng Yuanzhi

Chapter 119

The tenth day since the savage came.

On the outskirts of Taiyuan, there are lush green mountains, red flowers and green willows.

Even in summer, the wind in the valley is still cool and refreshing.

Cheng Yuanzhi felt a little sore in his waist, fixed his eyes on Dabai Xiaobai running and playing on the grass, and frowned slightly.

It is a good thing to suddenly have two more sons, but he is not happy.

In later generations, giving birth to twins is a very blessed and happy event, which makes many people envious.

But in this era, giving birth to twins was considered extremely unlucky, especially among the royal family and princes who paid special attention to blood.

Why is the royal family so taboo about queens and concubines having twins?There are three reasons for this:
One is to affect the succession of the throne.Since the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the royal families have begun to follow the "primitive son inheritance system".It is advocated to establish the first son and the elder, so he is more concerned about the time of birth.

During the Qin and Han Dynasties, it was emphasized that "the latter is the best", and it was believed that the eldest was born later, probably because the eldest was implanted first, so he was born later.

But there are still a large number of people who think that "the first one is the best", and they think that the first to come out is the boss.

Since there are relatively few records of twins in ancient times, it is impossible to distinguish between older and younger, so there has always been controversy.

It was not until the Song Dynasty that Confucianism unified the "standard answer", which is "the ones born afterward will be the best."
But in later generations, they all regard "the gentleman as the leader".

Since the throne adopts the eldest son inheritance system, this system largely avoids fighting among princes, and the emperor does not have to worry about choosing an heir.

But how do twins distinguish between older and younger?This is the conundrum that plagues everyone.

The second is superstition.Royal families of all dynasties believed that twins, especially twin boys, were an unlucky sign.

In the "Book of Changes", there is a view that "odd numbers are yang, and even numbers are yin".And Yin in even numbers represents bad luck.

Therefore, once twin boys were born, the imperial doctor would kill the weaker child under the emperor's order.This is also in line with the saying that has been circulated from ancient times to the present: "Twin emperors, one son will stay and the other will kill."

A large part of the reason why the royal family believes that twins are unlucky is due to limited medical conditions. Twins will double the risk of women who are already extremely difficult to give birth.

Due to the poor medical conditions, the chances of twins surviving are very low, and premature deaths often occur. Limited by human wisdom, these reasons cannot be explained, so it can only be attributed to superstition, which is considered unlucky.

Of course, this view only appears in the royal family.The royal family doesn't like twins because they are afraid of mistakes in the succession to the throne.People are still optimistic about twins.

The third reason is that it is difficult for twins to distinguish between older and younger.

Even in later generations, how to distinguish twins is still a century-old problem that plagues ordinary people.

What's more, in this era of underdeveloped technology.

In short, Cheng Yuanzhi couldn't tell with the naked eye which one was Dabai and which one was Xiaobai.

He could only let Dabai wear purple clothes and Xiaobai wear soap-colored clothes to barely distinguish who is older and who is younger.

But it is only valid for one day.

Because the two boys are still young, they will sleep together at night.

As soon as these clothes were taken off, the next morning, the four maids who were responsible for serving were standing beside the bed. You looked at me and I looked at you, with big eyes and small eyes, and everyone was confused.

Even the personal servant girl is like this, let alone other people!

Cheng Yuanzhi looked melancholy at the barbarian girl who "stayed overnight and left", and wanted to remind her that it was already the tenth night.

In the end, he swallowed the words and milk that came to his mouth together.

Forget it, she can live as long as she wants.

……

Seeing that it was almost noon, Cheng Yuanzhi stretched out his hand and called out: "Dabai, Xiaobai, come here."

From a distance, the majesty in his voice was still clearly visible.

There is an undeniable meaning.

But the two boys didn't care, they were still chasing and playing with no intention of coming over.

Even though they received more than 30 beatings in these ten days, they still did not change.

Cheng Yuanzhi casually broke off a wicker, his face gradually turning dark.

This was the 38th time in the past ten days that he wanted to beat these two brats.

An average of four beatings per day...

He can tolerate Xiaobai's naughtiness, but he can't bear it if he is disobedient!

It never occurred to him that he could even deal with the turbulent Jizhou, but he couldn't deal with the two hairy children.

Who will believe this?

Since they are disobedient, the only option is to give them a deep and complete childhood.

The barbarian hurriedly pressed Cheng Yuanzhi's arm, and called softly, "Dabai Xiaobai, come quickly, mother counts to three, if you don't come again, you will be beaten!"

"one……"

"two……"

"three……"

This was the first time that Barbarian Girl showed her parenting skills in front of him. In the past few days, even though her two sons had been beaten more than 30 times, she had stood by and watched.

Cheng Yuanzhi immediately watched and studied seriously.

Although he likes to be a teacher and has taught Barbarian Girl many postures, he is also a humble and studious person.

As the barbarian girl's three deliberately elongated countdowns finished, she saw two boys running over in a hurry, with their heads raised, looking well-behaved.

Cheng Yuanzhi was not a stupid person, so he was just stunned for a moment before he suddenly understood.

I see……

In the past few days, after the two boys were bumped into each other or fell unexpectedly, they usually waited for a while before crying.

When he hears his calls and orders, he usually does not respond immediately.

At first, Cheng Yuanzhi thought they were used to being wild in the mountains and they were disobedient, so he beat them dozens of times.

Only now did I realize that it was not that they were disobedient, but that their reflex arcs were very, very long.Long enough that you find them cute and cute when you are in a good mood, long enough for you to give them a buffer.

Turning his head, he saw the barbarian girl's smooth and jade-like face finally showed a happy smile, feeling relieved.

So Cheng Yuanzhi knew that the barbarian girl was leaving.

When he woke up the next day, the scene of the two boys crying and looking for their mother all over the place still broke Cheng Yuanzhi's heart, and he was so overwhelmed that he couldn't take it anymore, so he quickly slipped away with his helmet in his arms.

……

In August of the second year of Chuping, the matter of the Southern Huns came to an end, and Zhang Yang raised troops from Shangjun to attack the Eastern Qiang Hu.

Ever since the main force of the Southern Huns was defeated, the Dong Qiang Hu always felt that Bingzhou Governor Zhang Yang's next target would be them.

They had never seen Han people who hated the Hu people so much, as if they were willing to drive them all out.

Originally, Dongqiang Hu could ask the Han court for help.

But after the last time he united with the Southern Xiongnu to ravage Chang'an, Dong Zhuo met the envoys sent by the Eastern Qianghu and became furious on the spot. He ordered the guards to drag him down and chop him down.

The Dong Qiang Hu had no other choice but to hurry up and recruit young men to form an army and deploy heavy troops around Shang County and Xihe County.

It wasn't until the army settled down and guarded the precipitous place that Dongqiang Hu was relieved.

But when they learned that Zhang Yang had really sent troops to attack, they still panicked and hurriedly gathered people to discuss countermeasures.

In the end, it was unanimously decided: “If we can’t beat them, then we’ll sue for peace!”

So Dongqianghu sent Aguduo, the most eloquent and unparalleled envoy among the clansmen, to Taiyuan, hoping that he could show his power in Taiyuan, so that Cheng Yuanzhi felt ashamed and retreated voluntarily!
Aguduo came to Taiyuan with generous gifts, entered the city and entered the mansion, and after paying big gifts, he said to Cheng Yuanzhi:
"Dear Master Mu of Jizhou, why did you drive Zhang Yang, the governor of Bingzhou, to attack my tribe? I, the Eastern Qianghu, abide by the laws of the Han Dynasty and pay tribute according to the year, and there is nothing wrong with me!"

Cheng Yuanzhi suddenly remembered that famous allusion in history, and said lightly:
"I am also a barbarian."

Agudo looked blank, obviously, he had never heard of this stalk.

But it doesn't matter, he has a lot of eloquence.

Aguduo immediately rolled up his sleeves and turned on all firepower. From history to humanities, from tradition to law, he angrily complained that Zhang Yang had no name, and that the Eastern Qiang and Hu were aggrieved.

Treating the governor of Bingzhou, Dongqiang Hu treated them like their own father, obeying orders and responding to requests.

Today, as long as you are willing to withdraw your troops, respected Master Jizhou Mu, please feel free to ask for conditions!
If you want women for women, men for men, cows and horses for cows and horses, and money... Dongqianghu really doesn't have it.

But the Eastern Qianghu will join in.

We have all made it this far, please ask your biological father to be kind and give your son a way to live.

blah blah blah blah...

Talking like a fighter jet.

When Agudo finally finished spraying and panted violently with his hips on his hips.

Cheng Yuanzhi nodded: "The governor of Bingzhou is the father and Dongqiang Hu is the son. The metaphor is very vivid. What you said seems to make sense."

Agudo was overjoyed, with a satisfied smile on his face.

When it comes to talking nonsense, who is Agudo afraid of?

Just as he was feeling proud, he heard Cheng Yuanzhi's voice change: "But, in this world, have you seen any father and son who don't live together?"

The smile on Agudo's face froze instantly.

Cheng Yuanzhi continued: "If you want Zhang Yang to stop the army, it's not impossible. The whole Eastern Qiang Hu family needs to vote, otherwise..."

"You understand?"

Aguduo nodded, turned around and was about to leave dejectedly.

Cheng Yuanzhi stopped him, "What's your name?"

Agudo turned around and saluted: "Barbarian Agudo."

"Agudo, are you willing to serve under me?"

"I will make you a sacrificial wine for the military division!"

Seeing such a talented person with eloquence, Cheng Yuanzhi couldn't hold back his desire to gather talents.

In fact, for a moment just now, he was almost persuaded by Agudo.

"My lord, is this official?" Agudo asked cautiously.

"Well, this official position is extremely high. It can be said that it is above one person and under ten thousand people."

"Yes, yes!"

And when he heard "the official position is extremely high", Aguduo automatically ignored the following words, and without hesitation for half a second, he immediately decided to change course and join Cheng Yuanzhi's command.

"Hahaha……"

The two looked at each other and laughed tacitly.

(End of this chapter)