It was getting dark, so everyone lit their lamps and finished writing their articles. Then they washed up and went to bed to rest.
Before going to bed, the scholar named Marlow took out a bunch of mugwort from the bedside, lit it and smoked it in the room.
It's summer, and if you don't keep mosquitoes away, you won't be able to sleep well.
Xu He has never been accustomed to the smell of mugwort. When you smell it, it is the kind of smell that can cause you to lose eight hundred to yourself and kill a thousand enemies.
It made him cough repeatedly.
Seeing this, Marlow put one of his sachets on Xu He's bed: "Zhaifang, there are patchouli, mint, perilla, calamus, lemongrass and star anise in it. If you put it at your feet, there will be fewer mosquitoes." Just take it and use it!”
Xu He said embarrassedly: "I used it, what should you do?"
Gao Guoguang said cheerfully: "When Brother Ma came, he hung everything under the bed. When mosquitoes and flies came to him, he would run away with a cane and pee!"
Everyone laughed in the darkness.
After struggling for a while, Xu He found that there were really no mosquitoes after lying down.
It's just magical.
However, thinking about some details of his own home, Xu He found that in this era, mosquito repelling is still very particular.
For example, at home, my mother, Mrs. Xie, planted flowers and plants such as rugosa, chinensis, impatiens, and tuberose in front and back of the house. They not only repel mosquitoes, but also taste good.
Also, Mrs. Xie would bring a mosquito-repellent incense to Xu He every time before he went to bed. This thing was made of duckweed dried in the shade, then added with realgar, made into paper and burned.
Xu He was surprised at that time. Isn't this the earliest mosquito-repellent incense?
Also, there are four large tanks in the yard of Tokachi Street. Before summer, Uncle Jia put some mud at the bottom of the big tanks, added some lotus flowers, and raised some rainwater and frogs in them.
It is said that this thing is called "Mosquito Killing Tank". It likes shade and coolness, and it will lay eggs in the water. Once it flies over, it becomes a meal for the frogs, and the eggs it lays are in vain for the fish.
Moreover, this kind of tank is also used for setting fires. If there is a fire somewhere, the water is close and it is easy to get water to extinguish the fire.
Xu He gradually fell into sleep while thinking.
But just after falling asleep, he heard thunder rumbling in the sky.
But he was too tired today. He clearly wanted to open his eyes, but he was too sleepy to do so after trying several times. Later, he simply gave up and didn't want to sleep too comfortably.
There is a reason for the comfort. Not long after the thunder started, a heavy rain poured down.
The sky outside looked like it was leaking, and Xu He's house... was also leaking.
Although everyone avoided the leaky area, the dripping sound of rain quickly woke everyone up.
Gao Guoguang was the first to wake up. He was closest to the leak and hurriedly picked up a bucket to catch the rain.
Just in this noise, everyone in the whole house was woken up.
I don’t know who lit the oil lamp. I looked through the light and saw that rainwater flowed through the holes in the roof and covered the green tiles on the floor. It also spread on the walls, especially the moldy places that were used to rainwater. , Needless to say, I also soaked it up.
Everyone gave a wry smile and quickly packed up their shoes, socks and packages and placed them on a high place. If the table was on the wall, they also checked whether the manuscripts and books had been wet by the rain.
There was only one Wu Decao and Wu Yaochen who was the calmest among them. He only opened his eyes and looked at them before turning over and falling asleep again. It was obvious that he was used to the accommodation environment of Fuxue.
A group of freshmen struggled for half an hour and finally got rid of their sleepiness.
Everyone was lying on the bed, listening to the sound of water in the barrel, and started the first "lying talk" after staying in the hotel.
"I can't sleep. I have a question in my mind that I still don't understand. I just want to ask everyone for help!" A fusheng named Ma broke the silence.
Gao Guoguang, probably because no one talked at home at night, heard this and said excitedly: "Brother Ma, tell me!"
The scholar surnamed Ma said: "You have all heard the allusion [Although Chu has three households, if Qin is destroyed, Chu will surely die], right?"
Everyone said: "It's what's in "Historical Records of Xiang Yu"! Who doesn't know this?"
The scholar surnamed Ma said "hmm" and continued in the darkness: "Then do you know what [three households] means?"
A companion on the bed next to him said: "Three households? Don't you mean three families? Even if there are still three families in the Chu State, it will be the Chu State that destroys the Qin State. Isn't that what it means?"
Gao Guoguang said at this time: "This is the angry words of Nangong of Chu State when King Huai of Chu died in Qin State. I guess he was too angry at that time, so he made this blood oath to never die!"
At this time, Xu He's voice rang out in the darkness: "Lu You has a poem called "Golden Crossed Swordsmanship". There is a line in it that says, although three households in Chu were able to destroy Qin, how could there be an empty China?"
Everyone fell silent when they heard Xu He's voice.
Xu He continued: "These three households do not mean three families, but three clans, the Zhao family, the Qu family and the Jing family."
Anyone who is familiar with the history of Chu State is familiar with these three surnames, especially the Qu family. The famous Qu Yuan was born in the Qu family.
"You must all know that among the clans in Chu State, these three are the largest, so there was a special word to describe these three families at that time, which was [Sanlu]!"
Gao Guoguang said excitedly when he heard this: "I know this, Qu Yuan once served as an official of Sanlu doctor!"
Xu He smiled in the darkness: "Yes, there are too many people in these three clans. In order to manage these people, the King of Chu specially created the position of Sanlu Doctor."
"However, the Zhao family is not surnamed Zhao, the Qu family is not surnamed Qu, and the Jing family is not surnamed Jing. They are all surnamed Mi!"
That's right, this Mi is the [Mi] passed down by Mi Yue in later generations.
Surname, surname, surname and surname are not the same thing. Surname is the fundamental symbol of the clan and is used to distinguish blood relationships.
As for the surname, it is a branch of the clansman with the same surname.
The clan name can be based on where the fiefdom of this branch is, or the posthumous name of the ancestor of this branch, or the important official positions held by the ancestors of this branch.
The royal family of the Chu State is the descendant of Zhuanxu, one of the Five Emperors, with the surname Mi. The original clan of the Mi surname is the Xiong family, and the founder of the Chu State is named Xiong Yi.
In Chu State, only the current king can call himself the Xiong family. Although the other royal families all have the surname Mi, they can only use their own clan names.
"The origin of the Qu family is because Qu Yuan's ancestor's fiefdom was in Quyi, which later became Jixian County, Shanxi. The Jing family and the Zhao family both took the posthumous name of their ancestors as their surnames."
Xu He talked eloquently, and everyone sighed secretly in the darkness while listening. A top student is a top student after all. Although they understand these things, they are not connected with "Although Chu has three households, Qin will be destroyed by Chu" at all.
Compared with Xu He, their reading is really called "not asking for deep understanding".
At this time, Xu He said: "I also have a question. Tai Shigong said in "Historical Records" that [the Xiang family of Qin was destroyed by cruelty and violence], is the Xiang Yu family after the Zhao, Jing, and Qu families?"
"Huh……"
"hiss……"
"I really haven't thought about this!"
"The "Historical Records of Xiang Yu" says that the Xiang family was a Chu general for generations and was granted the title of Xiang, so his surname was Xiang! Tai Shigong didn't explain which clan the Xiang family came from?"
Xu He yawned and said with a smile: "The Xiang family has been a Chu general for generations, which means that his family is a noble of the Chu state. In other words, his surname is Mi, and his clan is named Xiang because his ancestor's fiefdom is in Xiangyi. Where is Xiang Yi? On the shore of Yingshui River, to the south of Zhengchen and to the north of Shouchun!"
"This is the traditional fiefdom of the Jing family in Sanlu! Moreover, the army led by Xiang Yan was originally the army of Jingyang and Jingbo. So, the Xiang family..."
Everyone suddenly realized.
It turns out that the Xiang family is a branch of the Jing family. So, in other words, even though Chu has three households, if Qin is destroyed, Chu will definitely die. This sentence really came true in the end!
Gao Guoguang sighed: "It is easy to study, but it is too difficult to master it like Brother Liangsheng. Brother Liangsheng, do you have any ideas? We also want to be as knowledgeable as you!"
Everyone in the lying talk room nodded repeatedly.
But after a long time, no one agreed.
After a while, a slight snore came from the direction of Xu He's bed.
Okay, the top student fell asleep, let’s go!
