The big man has a living father

Chapter 19 The Truth of Everything in the World

Mi Fei was the youngest daughter of Fuxi.

In ancient mythology, He Bo was obsessed with Mi Fei's beauty, so he designed a plan to drown Mi Fei and took possession of her.

Later, Houyi, who was abandoned by Chang'e, admired Mi Concubine after hearing about her.

He Bo then caused a flood that submerged Hou Yi's kingdom, and Hou Yi shot and injured He Bo.

He Bo went to complain to the Emperor of Heaven, but was ridiculed by him. Later, Hou Yi and Mi Fei achieved their goal.

Although people in later generations love Chang'e more, it is obvious that the ancients with better moral concepts loved Mi Fei more.

At the very beginning, Qu Yuan described the story of Concubine Mi.

Sima Xiangru knew that Emperor Wu liked poetry and Qu Yuan, so he mentioned Concubine Mi when he wrote the article.

The Goddess of Luo River in "Ode to the Goddess of Luo River" originally refers to Mi Fei.

However, whether it was Huo Hai or Emperor Wu, how many of them had the guts to say that it was the real Concubine Mi? Not to mention that she was the daughter of Fuxi, then she was the aunt of everyone's aunt. Were they not afraid of being shot by Hou Yi and turned into Sun Ce?

By the way, Emperor Wu was not afraid because he did not know Sun Ce.

In fact, the paragraph written by Sima Xiangru in the original text can be translated into three ways: "Mi Fei was a musician who played music for Emperor Wu", "The musician who played music for Emperor Wu was as beautiful as Mi Fei", and "The musician who played music was as beautiful as a goddess."

This is just like reading a sentence in later generations, where different words are stressed and the focus of expression is different.

Now, those who make up gossips just translated the original sentence in the first way, and then forcedly made Emperor Wu and Huo Hai into a relationship of "rivals in love".

This is simply outrageous.

Huo Hai has seen the ancient people's unfounded speculation. What is the difference between this and Weibo and Douyin in later generations?
Huo Hai simply lifted the curtain of the carriage and walked out.

Several people in the carriage beside them lowered their heads.

They never imagined that the gossip they were chatting about would be heard by the real person.

It is still court session time and officials are attending court. Those chatting here are the coachmen, guards and retainers.

Huo Hai knew that since they were chatting like this, the gossip should have spread all over Chang'an.

This is obviously someone deliberately fanning the flames.

People are afraid of being famous, and pigs are afraid of being strong.

Huo Hai waved to Huangfu Hua, Huangfu Hua walked forward, Huo Hai said a few words, and then left.

When Huo Hai walked away, he heard several people shouting: "Hey! Why are you smashing my car?"

"Oh my god, murder!"

The guards rushed forward and said, "What are you doing? Stop it! How dare you see blood in the palace?"

Huangfu Hua: "I didn't hit anyone, I just smashed the car."

The Yulin Guards were all surprised: "Oh? Committing a crime in front of us? What does that mean?"

Huangfu Hua folded his arms and said, "These people are here to frame Your Majesty. I am a loyal minister and a good general of the Han Dynasty. Isn't it normal for me to teach them a lesson?"

Huo Hai smiled and left.

Someone has to make a fuss about this, otherwise the rumors will never stop.

The people who spread the rumors would never have thought that Huo Hai had directly poked a hole in the sky.

Because if this matter gets out of hand, it will inevitably be reported to the court soon.

It would be outrageous if such a thing were brought to the court, but Huo Hai did just that.

……

In the court, Emperor Wu was listening to the report, but he was actually rolling his eyes in his heart.

He wanted to leave the court as soon as possible, and then go to the Prince's Palace to secretly watch the fight between Dong Zhongshu and Huo Hai.

However, the deputy general of the Yulin Guard stepped forward quickly.

Liu Che looked at him and knew that something unexpected must have happened, otherwise he would not have gone to the palace.

The deputy commander of the Imperial Guards said: "Your Majesty, someone is arguing with you at the palace gate."

The whole court was stunned. There was such a silence that one could hear a pin drop.

A second later, the court official was furious: "How can this be! Has the person been caught?"

The deputy commander of the Imperial Guards said: "Someone discovered this situation and stopped their arrangement on the spot. The people have been brought here."

Liu Che looked nonchalant: "Oh? Arranging me? Arranging what?"

Are you cursing my salt and iron policy?

The deputy general of the Imperial Guards: "Speak... Huo Hai..." The deputy general of the Imperial Guards told the whole story.

Some people at the scene couldn't hold it in anymore and laughed out loud.

Then more people laughed.

But there are also some people who dare not laugh.

Liu Che stopped sitting upright and put his hands into his sleeves, leaning forward: "Oh? Who is it?"

The deputy commander of the Imperial Guards said: "Yes... the charioteer and guards of Prime Minister Li Cai and the retainers and charioteer of Li Gan, the captain of the Tiger Guards. There are six people in total."

As soon as these words were spoken, before Liu Che could say anything, Li Cai and Li Gan were already kowtowing.

"Your Majesty! I don't know about this!" Li Gan was the first to shout.

Li Cai kowtowed and rolled his eyes at his nephew before speaking: "Your Majesty, this matter is very strange. Could it be that a traitor is instigating this? We should investigate it thoroughly!"

For a moment, everyone in the court was voicing their opinions.

Liu Che: "Who captured them? They weren't from the Imperial Guards, were they? If so, just say that your subordinates captured them."

The deputy commander of the Imperial Guard whispered, "Yes, the retainers of the Crown Prince's attendant, Lord Huo Hai, caught them."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone else in the court understood.

It was obvious that someone was spreading rumors, and Huo Hai encountered it. Huo Hai deliberately made a big deal out of it and had the matter reported to the court.

Liu Che: "In that case, summon the prince's attendant."

……

Taiwong.

The palace attendant Qiu Ping was leading the Crown Prince onto the stage, and as they walked, he was instructing: "Your Highness, walk steadily. When you step onto the stage, point your toes forward and put your forefoot on the ground. When you go down the stairs, point your toes outward and walk slowly."

The emperor walked extremely slowly, not just normally slow.

Liu Ju looked up suspiciously as he walked: "Why?"

Qiu Ping: "Your Highness, remember not to tilt your head when you walk. If you have to tilt your head, stop and look, and then walk after you have looked."

Seeing that Qiu Ping would not tell the reason, Liu Ju turned to look at Dong Zhongshu: "Master Dong, why?"

Dong Zhongshu smiled slightly: "It's a courtesy."

Liu Ju understood, it’s the rule.

But Liu Ju was only seven years old, and he was not as easy to fool as an adult. He turned to look at Huo Hai on the other side: "Second Brother Huo, why?"

Huo Hai turned around and demonstrated: "When going down the stairs, if your toes are pointing forward and you slip, the direction you fall is unpredictable. If your toes are pointing inward, you will fall diagonally forward. If your toes are pointing outward, you will fall backward and sit on the stone steps."

"It's a little ugly, but it won't kill you."

Liu Ju thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case. He was excited and said, "So that's how it is. Why don't other people do this?"

Huo Hai: "Because Your Highness, you are the crown prince, the future of the country, and you are very important, so everything must be stable. Even if we are gone, there are others to replace us."

Dong Zhongshu stared at Huo Hai with a serious expression.

Talking about rules and reasons all the time, isn't this what Mohism is?

It seems that in this generation, it is my turn to fight against the descendants of Mohism.

While Dong Zhongshu was still thinking, Liu Ju's curious little head had already come up with a new question: "Why should the crown prince be on guard against falling? Is it difficult to treat a fall?"

Huo Hai nodded in affirmation: "Falling can easily lead to broken bones, and broken bones are almost impossible for imperial doctors to treat."

(End of this chapter)