Three Kingdoms

Fei Qian looked at the confident Guo Jia and wondered in his heart whether this young man had any talent that was called a genius as described in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms...

"What is a king? What is a minister? What is an aristocratic family? What is the head of Guizhou?" Fei Qian asked this question first. It seemed that he was asking for the explanation of four terms, but in fact, what Fei Qian wanted to ask was the relationship between these four levels. Relationship, I want to see Guo Jia’s understanding of these four classes...

Guo Jia smiled casually, looked around casually, as if looking for something, then took two steps to one side, picked up a yarrow that someone accidentally left behind, pointed to his head and said: "This is you——"

Then he pointed to the hand holding the yarrow and said, "This is my minister——"

He raised the yarrow and said, "This is a noble family——"

Finally, he pointed to a row of ants crawling on the ground and said, "This is the head of Guizhou."

Fei Qian smiled, haha, this guy's reaction is really first-rate, and he can also use local materials to make metaphors that are quite reasonable. Basically, they are in line with the concepts of most people at the moment. The key is that his answers are very clever -

Fei Qian asked four scattered questions, but he actually asked about the connection between the four. Guo Jia also answered four questions, but in fact he also used this to metaphor the connection between the four...

The king is the head, commanding the ministers, which are the hands. Then the ministers choose the aristocratic family according to the king's wishes, which is the yarrow. Finally, the aristocratic family directs the people of Guizhou...

This is also the form of feudal social governance that has gradually formed in the Han Dynasty today, or since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It was divided layer by layer to form a vast pyramid structure. The supreme king, the ministers who control the government, the aristocratic families who rule the countryside, and the ignorant head of Guizhou...

Very reasonable and appropriate.

But Fei Qian was not satisfied. This was just the young Guo Fengxiao. At most, he was just a growing body. Perhaps only in a few years, when he really surrendered to Cao Cao, would he be the complete Guo Fengxiao.

Fei Qian pressed further and asked: "In this case, if there is a disaster, one of the four will have to be left behind. Who can go?" - If there is a day when we have no choice but to get rid of this monarch, minister, aristocratic family, and the head of Guizhou, When there is one, which one can be discarded?

"This..." Apparently no one had ever asked such a question before, and it was so tricky. Guo Jia couldn't answer it for a while and fell into thinking.

Boy, have you ever been tricked by the abandonment question? Humph, I think that if that person in later generations wanted to join some pretentious company, he would almost encounter similar questions during the interview——

For example, first ask a person what are the most important things in life?

Then I felt that this question was so simple, so naturally I answered a lot about achievements, family wealth, life value, etc...

But I didn’t expect that the interviewer actually didn’t care about your answer to this question at all. He just dug a hole first, and then when he saw you fell into the hole, he added a handful of soil——

If you need to give up one of the things just mentioned, which one would you give up first?

If you are more confused, you can ask again. In addition to the one you just discarded, if you discard another one, which one would you discard?

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At this time, no matter what the previous answer was, you will basically be stuck in the long test, just like Guo Jia now.

Abandon you? Can you do it without your head? Is the most fundamental moral principle of Confucianism no longer relevant?

Abandon your minister? If his arm is cut off, will this person still be whole? Can he still control the family? How does the country work?

Abandoning the family? As a member of an aristocratic family, do you want to dig the grave of the aristocratic family? And without the aristocratic family, how much place can those few ministers control? How do government orders reach the fields?

Abandon Guizhou? It seems like the easiest choice, but it definitely cannot be chosen, because although it is the lowest, if there is no Guizhou head, does the level above still have the meaning of existence?

Guo Jia secretly curled his lips, Fei Qian Fei Ziyuan, who seemed to have a kind and gentle face, turned out to be holding some bad water in his stomach, and inadvertently dug a hole for me to jump into...

Guo Jia rolled his eyes, and finally said: "Zi Yuan is a great talent, why don't you teach me?" - OK, you asked this question well enough. Of course, if you can answer it yourself, I will admit that you are Great talent...

Fei Qian smiled. Although he knew that later generations abandoned the aristocratic family and used the knowledge of the aristocratic family to feed the ignorant Guizhou head, allowing him to grow into a lamb who knew a little about right and wrong, and then he could directly command the lamb, but he couldn't talk about it at this time.

Because the most basic thing about this road is to open up the people's wisdom, and to truly open up the people's wisdom is not to simply let the people learn two words and call it open, but to have sufficient autonomy, the right to know and the right to make decisions...

Otherwise, how could the Beibangzi in future generations say that the people do not know how to read? But are you still living under an illusory and deified ruling class?

It will take thousands of years to walk, and it may not be possible to walk well. Now tell it to Guo Jia, who has never experienced any storms, most likely he will think it is pure deception.

So Fei Qian said: "I don't know, but I might as well make a bet..."

Guo Jia didn't answer, just listened quietly, expressing that he was still a little interested.

——It seems that after being tricked once, this kid learned the lesson. He didn’t agree immediately, but listened carefully before making a decision. But...

Fei Qian said: "Qian is on a study tour under the orders of his teacher, which can take as little as one year or as long as three years. If during this period, if I solve it, I will win, if you solve it, you will win, how about that?" - This Interpreting the meaning is not just a sentence or two, but a step-by-step solution, otherwise it will be said to be a verbal "answer" rather than a written "explanation".

Guo Jia weighed it carefully and found that it seemed fair. Betting with knowledge is also an elegant thing, so he said: "What's the winning number? If there is a solution, how can I find you?" - The implication is that I am definitely the winner!

"How about a hundred jars of good wine? I traveled to Jingxiang to study. If I have the solution, how can I find you?" - Fei Qian's answer means that it is not certain who will win or lose!

Guo Jia laughed, "Good! You don't need to worry, I will figure it out!" After saying that, he cupped his hands and left.

"Wait a minute, please!" Fei Qian turned to the side where the paper and pen were provided by the Xun family, took the paper and pen, raised his head and wrote, "In September of the first year of Zhaoning, at the Xun family annex - first lecture on Xun Yu, main lecture on Xun Shuang ", and then wrote "He Luofei Qian" on the left side below, and then handed the pen and paper to Guo Jia.

Guo Jia understood it as soon as Fei Qian explained it, and said with his palms: "Zi Yuan is still thoughtful, this method is wonderful!"

In ancient times, it was not as convenient as later generations to transmit information. If two people find the answer to the problem, how to determine who comes first and who comes last? People like Fei Qian can basically deal with this problem roughly at a certain level.

While writing down the answer, record the time, place, major events and people that happened at the time. This way, even if you want to cheat, it will be difficult. For example, write down the year number and the current events in advance, but the time it takes to deliver the answer is It can be estimated. After checking, I found that if it was written last year, the answer was only this year - from Yingchuan to Jingxiang. No matter how much I walk on this road, it cannot be done in one year, right?

So it’s great to be one month or two months in advance, but not too much in advance. And there is a small detail. Fei Qian specially signed on the left side to show his modesty and let Guo Jia sit on the right, which satisfied Guo Jia's vanity...

Guo Jia happily took up the pen and signed his name, which was regarded as confirming the bet in writing.

Unexpectedly, Fei Qian handed over another piece of paper, and then said with a smile: "Qian is good at collecting signatures. Please sign another one..."