Chapter 663 The curtain falls and the chapter begins (end of volume)
The scenery in Jiangdong is indeed different. Luo Chu had a very obvious feeling after only being here for a few days.
The biggest difference is that Jiangdong is more elegant and free-spirited. People here care more about appearance and demeanor, and like to evaluate scholars more than those in the Central Plains. They not only evaluate Confucian scholars, but also Buddhist and Taoist people who want to be elegant and free-spirited.
Taoism originally pursued the freedom to ascend to heaven, while Buddhism made major revisions to the Buddhist scriptures. In short, after the revisions, Buddhism became something completely different from Western Buddhism. It is appropriate to call it the "Sect of the Heart" or the "Sect of Nature".
The scholars in Jiangdong like to mix Buddhist and Taoist theories to explain the classics. A typical scholar from the Central Plains would probably find it magical if he came here.
Another day dawned, Luo Chu finished bathing and wore a green robe with wide sleeves. This clothing did not look like the clothing of a Confucian scholar. It looked more like a combination of Confucian scholar clothing and Taoist robes. It looked quite romantic when worn and was very popular among the scholars in Jiangdong today.
Qiao Wei was sitting in the main hall, and his wife, a noble lady of the Chu family, was also sitting in the hall. Luo Chu walked in from the side door. He had a naturally fair complexion, was young, and had a graceful demeanor, giving off a sense of romance and elegance.
Madam Chu smiled and exclaimed in praise without waiting for Qiao Wei to speak: "You are worthy of being the master's unicorn!
I have counted all the Qiao family, but where can I find such a handsome person? "
Luo Chu blushed when he heard this. He really didn't deserve the title of Qilin'er. A great man like his uncle Luo Xiao was the Qilin'er of Luo family.
He was just an ordinary Luo family member with some talent.
Luo Chu walked up to greet Qiao Wei and Madam Chu. This was the first time Madam Chu and Luo Chu met. A few days ago, it happened to be time to fulfill a vow, and Madam Chu had been in the Taoist temple and had not returned.
Qiao Wei smiled and said, "Nephew, a few days ago my two daughters, your sisters, went to the Taoist temple with their mother to fulfill a vow. You have never seen them.
I will return today so that you can meet each other, and the Qushui Liushang Banquet will also start today.
They have come back exhausted and have already gone to bathe and dress. Why don't we go ahead and let them go with their mother later? What do you think?"
What could Luo Chu say but to agree. He was not stupid, so how could he not see Qiao Wei's intention?
He felt like he was the reincarnation of the legendary Red Luan Star. Why was it that wherever he went, there were people who wanted to marry their daughter to him?
First, Mi Zhu wanted to marry his sister to a peerless man, and now Qiao Wei wants to marry his daughter to him.
Qiao Wei's daughter, although he had only been here for a few days, he had heard of their reputation countless times.
Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao were known as the most beautiful women in Jiangdong, Luo Chu remembered that Mi Zhen was known as the most beautiful woman in Xuzhou. Mi Zhen lived up to everyone's expectations, and the two Qiao sisters would certainly not be weaker than Mi Zhen.
The traditional culture of Jiangdong is the witch culture of Wu Yue and Jing Chu. The two Qiao sisters are like goddesses in the mouths of Jiangdong scholars.
Luo Chu left the house with Qiao Wei. Mrs. Chu knew that her husband was giving her time, so she told her daughter to dress up well and make herself the most beautiful in her life.
This Qushui Liushang Banquet was the most crowded gathering of scholars from Wu County since this music became popular. Whether they were the six surnames of Wu County, the Central Plains scholars living in Jiangdong, or the great Confucian scholars, Buddhist and Taoist masters, almost all of them brought their young talents here.
The Qushui Liushang Banquet has completely turned into a grand gathering of the scholars of Wu County today, and even scholars from other counties who received the news in advance came to participate.
The appeal of the Six Families of Wu County alone could not reach this level.
Luo's appeal alone is also far from enough.
However, the son of the Luo family who wanted to stay in Jiangdong and was supported by the Qiao family, the leader of the six families, had this appeal.
Even if this son of the Luo family is not the master of Jiangdong, he will be half the master in the future. Millions of people in Jiangdong will depend on this son of the Luo family for their survival.
On the surface, the six surnames of Wu County were still of the same blood, but they were full of admiration for Qiao Wei's ability to bring a son of the Luo family to Jiangdong.
Apart from Marquis Ying and Marquis Wushuang, this was the first son of the Luo family to appear in front of the world and begin to participate in politics.
When Qiao Wei and Luo Chu arrived, quite a lot of people had already come here. The scholars were calling their friends and had already started playing games such as throwing arrows and throwing pots on the grass and open space on both sides of the stream.
Luo Chu's arrival was an extraordinary event for the entire Jiangdong.
For the scholars in the Central Plains, the appearance of Luo's son was not particularly strange.
But Jiangdong is different.
Because Luo Zi had not officially visited the land of Jiangdong for many years, there was no record of him "going to Jiangdong" in the official historical records of the Later Han Dynasty.
What does this mean?
Apart from unofficial visits like Luo's travels, Luo has not set foot in Jiangdong for a hundred years!
There are descendants of the Luo family in marginal areas such as the Western Regions, Bingzhou, Youzhou, Yizhou, and Liangzhou, but there are none in Jiangdong, a place with outstanding people and beautiful scenery!
When Luo Chu and Qiao Wei got off the carriage together, they found that countless pairs of eyes were staring at them, as if they were looking at some rare treasure.
"It's really Luo's son!"
The appearance of Luo Chu completely satisfied the imagination of the Jiangdong scholars. Luo Chu was an outstanding one among the Luo family members of the previous generation and this generation.
Why was his family allowed to leave Zhaocheng at the age of sixteen? Why did Yinghou Luochuan tell Luo Chu to pursue his own path? Because Luo Chu was a better disciple than his elder brother Luo Qi.
Among the two generations of Luo Xiao and Luo Chu, his talent can be ranked in the top five.
His face was equally handsome and perfectly matched everyone's imagination. Soon a group of people gathered around him. Luo Chu knew at a glance that they were all people from aristocratic families.
As expected, when they came closer, they turned out to be people from the six surnames of Wu County. The most enthusiastic one among them was the head of the Lu family. Among these six families, the Lu family had the closest relationship with the Qiao family.
Luo Chu looked up and saw that nearly 80% of them were children of noble families, so he frowned slightly and felt that his understanding of Jiangdong was still a little one-sided.
It seems that the power of the Jiangdong gentry is a little too great!
I wonder how powerful the Jiangdong Han family is?
Even if I grow another ten years, will I be able to control this power?
Luo Chu was a typical Luo family member in some ways, and he had no prejudice against the gentry or the poor.
He did not think that the gentry were inherently noble, nor did he think that the common people were lowly and useless. He did not think that the gentry were scum, nor did he think that the common people deserved sympathy.
The Luo family has been working tirelessly to open up an upward channel for the lower class, but this is simply to prevent the class from solidifying, to replace the scum of the upper class, to absorb the vitality of the lower class, to make the upper class feel a sense of crisis and not degenerate, and to give the lower class hope and to strive for progress.
In other words, if the current upper class is very outstanding, such as Xun Yu and Zhuge Liang who dominate the world, the Luo family will not deliberately denigrate the gentry in order to help the poor rise.
Because even the Luo family cannot guarantee that the new nobles who have risen from humble backgrounds can do better than these old nobles.
The Luo family has existed for 1,300 years and has seen a lot. Once a child from a poor family becomes successful, it only takes three to five years for him to become a typical powerful person, or even far surpass the previous powerful people.
Having seen so many of these things, Luo finally summed up an experience.
For 99% of people in this world, their thoughts are determined by their identities, and many things are meaningless.
Mr. Luo gradually embarked on the path of exploring the way of the mind, that is, observing people's hearts. It is said that this heart is bright, what else can be said!
Luo Chu felt that he had received unprecedented courtesy. You have to know that he was just an uncrowned son of the Luo family, not those ancestors who had already achieved success.
But Qiao Wei knew very well that it was precisely because Luo Chu was still a blank slate that these people treated Luo Chu so attentively.
Qiao Wei and Luo Chu sat down, and then waves of people came to pay their respects. Although there were many people, Luo Chu was able to remember their names and information one by one, which surprised everyone again.
Not only scholars came, but also quite a few noble ladies from Jiangdong came with their elders. Perhaps because the women from Jiangdong were more gentle, they did not express their love directly like the women from the Central Plains, but there were countless who sent them secret glances.
Most of these women were pretty and beautiful, and could be considered the best choices of the moment, but Luo Chu was unmoved and looked indifferent. Seeing this, everyone thought to themselves, he is worthy of being the son of the Luo family. He is just as the rumors say, unless you have a face that is stunningly beautiful and can captivate everyone, you cannot catch his eye.
Most people were not qualified to visit, so after just two sticks of incense, everyone returned to their seats. However, Luo Chu was still the focus of the scene. Everyone gathered and sat together, looking at Luo Chu from time to time and talking to each other. There were also some noble ladies who were still flirting with him.
Luo Chu responded to everyone in a graceful manner, and bowed from afar from time to time to return the greetings. Qiao Wei twirled his beard and smiled, feeling very happy.
This lively scene continued until a voice rang out, "The two noble ladies of the Qiao family have arrived!"
boom!
The sensation this caused was even greater than when Luo Chu appeared. Before this, many people knew that it was impossible for them to meet Luo Chu in person, so they were satisfied just looking at Luo Chu from afar.
But the appearance of Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao is completely different. They are a pair of stunning beauties who are famous in Jiangdong!
She is also the legitimate daughter of Wujun Qiao!
Whoever can marry one of them will have a whole life that will take off. It is no exaggeration to say that becoming a prefect-level official with a salary of two thousand stones will not be a problem!
The most important thing is her stunning beauty.
A scholar who had just arrived in Jiangdong didn't know why these people were so crazy, and asked curiously: "She is just a beauty, even if she is of noble status, it shouldn't be so exaggerated, right?
The number of legitimate daughters of the six surnames in Wu County adds up to at least thirty, right?
Even if the head of the family's daughter is more noble, why is it worth making such a sensation?"
Hearing what the Central Plains scholar said, the Jiangdong scholar immediately laughed and said, "The beauty of the two Qiao sisters is hard to describe in words. Even though the legitimate daughters of the six surnames in Wu County are of noble status, compared with the two Qiao sisters, it is like a grain of rice competing with the bright moon.
Look at those ladies, is there anyone willing to show up?"
When the scholars who came from the Central Plains saw what was said, they found that it was true. The noble women had lowered their curtains, or a group of them were covering their faces with round fans.
Seeing the shocked look on the faces of the scholars from the Central Plains, the scholars from Jiangdong laughed out loud: "In this Jiangdong area, there are more than thousands of people who bow down to the two Qiao sisters.
There are two Qiao sisters in Jiangdong, and they are fairy concubines like this!
Er Qiao is out! "
The two sisters, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, slowly stepped down from the carriage. Nowadays, the world is more open-minded, not to mention Jiangdong. The two sisters have long been accustomed to such gazes.
But two figures of similar figures got off the carriage, holding hands, with faces that had the unique softness of Jiangdong women, slim and graceful figures, wearing Liuxian skirts, hairpin crowns on their heads, long hair like waterfalls, skin as white as snow, as smooth as jade, lips red without any makeup, they were indescribably charming and beautiful, and extremely beautiful.
Da Qiao is slightly taller and thinner, with a pretty face and a look of indifference in her eyes, like a goddess.
Xiao Qiao is a little shorter than Da Qiao, but her eyes are full of affection, as if tears are falling all the time, which makes people feel pity for her. She is more charming than Da Qiao.
Such a woman, one would steal the show, but there were two of them at the same time!
No matter how many times you have seen it, it still makes you feel jaw-droppingly beautiful.
Luo Chu felt a little numb. He couldn't help but look up to the sky, wanting to ask his ancestors what was going on in this world?
From the end of the Shang Dynasty to the end of the pre-Han Dynasty, a total of 1,200 years, not counting the Luo woman, the ancestor of Lingjun, there were a total of six people with such extraordinary beauties who appeared.
They are Daji, Baosi, Xi Shi, Wang Qiang, Zhao Feiyan and Zhao Hede. Among them, Feiyan and Hede are slightly inferior, but they are considered to be of the same level.
It is normal that there was not one in the hundred years of the Later Han Dynasty, but how many have appeared in this era?
Diao Chan, Cai Yan, Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao, and Mi Zhen, there are five of them now. Cai Yan and Mi Zhen are at the same level as Diao Chan in terms of appearance, but they are still slightly inferior. Every era has a protagonist, this is what Luo thought at the time.
But what is the situation with these two Qiao sisters?
Each of these two is almost as good as Diao Chan. If the difference between Cai Yan and Mi Zhen compared to Diao Chan can still be seen with the naked eye, the difference between the two Qiao sisters is almost unnoticeable.
Luo Chu slowly turned his head and looked at Qiao Wei, and said softly: "Uncle, you know that the family has always been..."
Luo Chu didn't say it out loud, but his implication was to ask, why weren't they sent to the family?
Qiao Wei smiled softly upon hearing this and said, "Of course I know what the master wants. A few years ago, when I found that these two little girls were becoming more and more beautiful, and were almost beyond my comprehension, I wanted to contact the family.
Then I met you, and made a promise to you. At that time, I wanted to marry these two little girls to you. In addition, my wife was reluctant to let the two little girls leave her side, so she did not send them to Zhaocheng. "
I see!
Qiao Wei hadn't said anything else. If he had sent Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao to Zhaocheng that day, Luo Chu would probably have called them aunt or sister-in-law by now.
Luo Chu bowed solemnly to Qiao Wei and said, "Uncle, your kindness is high and righteous. I will remember it in my heart."
Qiao Wei stroked his beard gently, and couldn't help feeling proud. In this era, having a pair of daughters like this was better than anything else.
After getting off the car, Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao came straight to Qiao Wei. After seeing Luo Chu, they both blushed and said politely, "How are you, brother Shi?"
Having just heard countless calls of "Young Master, how are you?", Luo Chu was still a little dazed when he suddenly heard the word "brother". Of course, it could also be because the two people in front of him became more beautiful and charming as they got closer. After Luo Chu returned the greeting, the Qiao sisters sat behind Qiao Wei, but their eyes were always on Luo Chu.
Both of them have reached marriageable age, and Qiao Wei and Madam Chu have already informed them that this is the ideal husband chosen by their father for them.
The Qiao sisters sat behind Luo Chu and Qiao Wei. Countless people suddenly realized that one of these two stunning beauties from Jiangdong might have a boyfriend!
Suddenly, countless heartbroken voices were heard. Both men and women were against it. But when they looked again, they realized that they were such a perfect match with such talented man and beautiful woman. How could they object?
…
In the void heaven, there was still the peach tree where Ji Zhao had been standing and sleeping for 1,300 years. Peach blossoms fell and disappeared, never stopping. Ji Zhao and Ji Ling were both looking at the prosperous scene of Jiangdong.
Ji Zhao was certainly not gossiping, he was waiting for the third chapter to begin. After the second chapter ended, the system said that it was still brewing the third chapter.
Ji Zhao is no longer the same person he was before. Through some clues, he guessed that the so-called brewing of the system was waiting for the human world to enter a dynamic balance.
This dynamic balance situation will then serve as the beginning of the third chapter so that it can be determined at the time of settlement.
Now the area north of the Huai River has entered a situation where most of the familiar figures of the Three Kingdoms in Ji Zhao's impression are in their respective positions.
The situation in Yizhou and Jingzhou is also good, and the follow-up actions can be launched at any time.
Only the key land south of the Huai River was left, and there was no one who could compete for the protagonist of the era. It should have been Yuan Shu, Sun Jian, or Sun Ce, but the sudden appearance of Luo Xiao changed some things, leading to an accident.
However, it was also because of the appearance of the Luo family that the Qiao family, the leader of the six surnames, appeared in Jiangdong, so Luo Chu came here.
Ji Zhao was roughly certain that his descendant was the key to opening the third chapter. As long as he chose to stay in Jiangdong, the third chapter would begin.
This Qushui Liushang Banquet was quite unusual. Qiao Wei tried his best to make Luo Chu make a bold choice.
Ji Zhao and Ji Lingjun were looking at the world with great joy. She asked the question that Luo Chu had not asked, "Grandfather, why do you think there are so many stunning beauties in this era?
And I feel like it's not over yet, there's another little girl in Jizhou, Hebei, and I feel like she and I have a connection."
Ji Zhao thought to himself, "You shouldn't ask me this, you should ask Luo Guanzhong and the production team who used their feet to balance and their hearts to do the art.
Of course, there are countless fans who contribute to the Three Kingdoms IP. If the Three Kingdoms was not so popular, there would not be so many underlying logical structures.
There wouldn’t be so many god-level compositions.”
As for the little girl, Ji Zhao knew that Ji Lingjun was talking about Zhen Mi, the goddess of Luo River.
When producing the women, in addition to their eternal beauties, the production team also endowed these extraordinary women with unique characteristics: Xi Shi is as beautiful as a fish sinking to the bottom of a river, Wang Zhaojun is as beautiful as a wild goose falling, Zhao Hede is like water, Diao Chan is as beautiful as the moon, Cai Yan has a photographic memory, Mi Zhen is good at business, Da Qiao is a stunning beauty, and Xiao Qiao has an ethereal fragrance. The most famous story about Zhen Mi is The Goddess of Luo River, so it would be strange if it could be missed out. As Ji Lingjun, who is the authentic god of Luo River, would naturally feel that Zhen Mi has a connection with her.
Seeing that the ancestor did not answer, Ji Lingjun asked again: "Ancestor, if we want to marry both of Ah Chu's children, what should we do?
If in the future one wife's child is a legitimate one and the other is a bastard's, that would be a bit unpleasant.
We can't all be concubines, that would be a huge loss for the family."
With both of them being concubines, the characteristics of the two Qiao sisters cannot be passed on to the future direct descendants of the family. This is indeed a great loss.
Ji Zhao didn't care and said, "Ehuang and Nuying have existed since ancient times. It doesn't matter if Ah Chu marries them all.
As for matters concerning the direct lineage, they can all be wives. Matters concerning the direct lineage will naturally be handled by me, the ancestor, for them."
Ji Zhao is no longer the same person who had just come into this world. It is not the system that restricts the number of direct descendants of the Luo family, but because the blessings of their ancestors have consumed too many luck points, the Luo family is in some way practicing self-sterilization.
Then, over the past thousand years, the Luo family has become accustomed to the feeling of having a small population and they simply don't want to have children.
Ji Zhao and Ji Ling were both observing the human world from above the Ninth Heaven, so Luo Chu naturally didn't know.
Within a short period of time after arriving in Jiangdong, he understood what his father meant by his own path.
Some of the Luo family members were born into this world with a destiny.
Luo Chu looked at his hands and thought to himself, "My father and mother named me Chu, perhaps just according to the custom between brothers, but it implicitly implies our destiny.
My brother's name is Luo Qi, so he might really be connected with Liu Bei of Qingzhou. But my name is Luo Chu. Jingchu is Chu, Huaichu is Chu, so isn't Wuchu also Chu?
Coming to Jiangdong and staying here may be my destiny!
Here will be my elders, my wife, my friends, and my favorite green mountains and Yangtze River, the beautiful mountains and rivers, guarding this place. "
Luo Chu looked up at the people who were cheering non-stop. The infinite beautiful scenery came into his eyes, and then he felt an unprecedented fragrance coming from his side. He turned around and saw that it was Xiao Qiao, holding a silver wine pot in his hand. He asked shyly, "Brother Shi, let me add more wine for you."
Luo Chu was still immersed in the refreshing fragrance. All the girls in the Luo family were stunningly beautiful. He had smelled countless kinds of natural body fragrances since he was a child, but the one on Xiao Qiao was unprecedented. Just by smelling it, he felt that his thinking was becoming clearer. This was not an illusion, but he really felt the improvement in the speed of his thinking.
Xiao Qiao noticed at a glance that Luo Chu's nostrils were twitching slightly. She was not surprised at all. She was well aware of the magical fragrance on her body. This was when she was wearing clothes. If she was taking a bath, the whole room would be filled with refreshing aroma. Her sister liked to sleep on the same bed with her the most.
Xiao Qiao was simply feeling shy and asked again. Luo Chu then quickly raised his glass to thank her. He had been thinking about which of the two sisters to marry. Now, after feeling Xiao Qiao's magical powers, he had already leaned towards Xiao Qiao.
A real man should make great achievements in life, and Xiao Qiao can make his wisdom even more outstanding, which is exactly what Luo Chu wants.
He had shortcomings in some areas of talent, which held back the overall performance and resulted in some deficiencies in his all-round abilities. Although he had the Luo family's accumulation over the years, he was still somewhat unwilling to accept this.
Seeing Luo Chu drink the wine in one gulp, Xiao Qiao knelt down on Luo Chu's left side and said softly, "Brother Shi, my father went out today without a maid, so I will pour the wine for you."
Luo Chu did not refuse, and said with a smile: "Then I'll trouble you, sister."
When Xiao Qiao saw Luo Chu agreed, she couldn't help but smile. Qiao Wei, who was watching this scene, was very pleased. He felt that the plan was basically successful.
The Qushui Liushang Banquet ended as the sun gradually set. Luo Chu and Qiao Wei were still sitting in the same carriage. After Luo Chu pondered for a while, he slowly said, "Uncle..."
…
“Here it comes!”
As the familiar system prompt sounded, Ji Zhao knew that the third chapter had arrived.
[Three Kingdoms: The third chapter (the heroes compete for supremacy) has begun, the protagonists of the era are the princes. 】
[After suffering the severe blow of losing the Mandate of Heaven, the political legitimacy of the Han emperor also suffered a severe blow at the hands of Dong Zhuo, and the Eastern Han Dynasty perished.
The princes of the world have sharpened the swords in their hands, and the war horses under their crotch are ready to go. The destiny of the Han Dynasty and the fragments of stars have landed on the earth. Those shining stars have transformed into towering generals and wise counselors, who are pursuing the highest fruits in the world with loyalty, benevolence, sacrifice, blood and fraternity.
Who will become the supreme ruler? Who will get a new destiny? Only the sharp blade in your hand can decide! 】
[Warm Tips: Dear Master, the system has detected that this expansion pack is extremely difficult, so please be reminded! ]
“It’s really a battle of heroes!”
Ji Zhao had already guessed it from the introduction of the expansion pack. The system once again reminded him of the high difficulty, just as he had reminded his family over and over again.
However, judging from the current situation, the Luo family has had a relatively good start and is basically sitting on the Diaoyutai. However, after going through this turbulent time, the family's strength is bound to decline significantly.
We can only wait until the final harvest and then slowly recover.
The system interface is closed.
Ji Zhao looked towards the human world again, but saw the murderous aura condensing. Beneath the surface calm, countless murderous intentions were brewing.
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There were two major political events in the late Eastern Han Dynasty that could not be ignored, namely, "the Taiping Uprising that overthrew the crown of the Han emperor" and "Dong Zhuo's rebellion and murder of the emperor." These two political events completely shattered everything about the Han Dynasty, leaving only the bubble of inertia in everyone's heart.
From the perspective of political entity and economic foundation, the Eastern Han Dynasty had already been declared extinct, just like the Western Han Dynasty.
The princes who had seized political prestige and expanded their power during the Taiping Uprising and Dong Zhuo's rebellion stepped onto the historical stage one after another, starting a new round of competition for the world.
In the last chapter of this book, the author ends with an old saying.
The so-called general trend of the world is that after a long period of division, there will be unification, and after a long period of unification, there will be division. When the Han Dynasty lost its power, the whole world chased it! - "The Rise and Fall of the Han Dynasty"
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