The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 1709: Executed

Bi Yuan had thousands of words in his mind, but in the end he did not refute it, because every refutation he made would be the same reason for Fang Yun to despise him as the first refutation.

"The people are raising you not to make them slaves to the country's subjugation; the country has entrusted you with important responsibilities, not to let you push Jingguo into a pit of fire. The people are raising you so that we Jingguo people can at least be on an equal footing with people from other countries and will not be looked down upon; The reason why the country entrusts you with this important task is to help our country, Dajing, become the leader of all countries and become strong and prosperous! You don’t want to do it? Okay, get out of the government office. I can guarantee that no one will point out that there is no official. You are scolding me, scolding you for harming us Jingguo people. But since you are in the Yamen and are the secretary of the Xiangzhou Academy of Literature, then more Xiangzhou students must succeed in the imperial examinations, and more Xiangzhou students must be successful. If the students from Xiangzhou are loyal to Jingguo, it is necessary for more students from Xiangzhou to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy. Indeed, they may not be talented, they may not be loyal to Jingguo, and they may not distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, but that is their business. If you don't do it, then so be it. It’s you who are derelict in your duties!”

Bi Yuan was speechless.

"You still want to quibble? I'll give you a chance." Fang Yun looked at Bi Yuan.

Bi Yuan gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Jingguo is weak. The lower level is not strong enough to fight against the Qing Kingdom. The middle level is not enough to make the people prosperous and powerful. The upper level is not strong enough to drive out the demons and barbarians. Isn't it weird that people from such a country are admired by the students of Xiangzhou?" ? Qingguo though They are an enemy country, but they are powerful and rich. If we can become Qingguo people, wouldn’t we be like the Qingguo people? We don’t have to be bullied by powerful countries, we don’t have to be massacred by monsters, and we don’t participate in the internal fights among officials. Wouldn’t it be nice for everyone to live and work in peace and contentment? ”

Fang Yun blinked and asked in confusion: "Which country are you talking about? How about this? If the Qingguo in your mouth and mind is more than 30% different from the Qingguo in reality, you will break your literary courage. ,how?"

"I firmly believe that people from the Qing country are better than those from the Jing country!" Bi Yuan asked Fang Yun.

"I must admit that the average wealth of the people in Qingguo is higher than that of Jingguo. However, the problem is that you are not from Qingguo, you are from Jingguo! Even if you go to Qingguo and become a Qingguo native, you are 'used to be' People from Jingguo are people from Qingguo'. Every official position in Qingguo. There are people competing for every imperial examination quota, every shop and even every street stall. Why should they give it to outsiders like you? If you are from Qingguo, if you annex Jingguo, you will get it from Jingguo? Should the benefits be given to our own people or to the people of Jingguo?”

"I..." Bi Yuan was interrupted by Fang Yun before he could speak.

"Let me tell you, the Qingguo will divide the benefits obtained from Jingguo into three parts. The largest share will be divided among the royal family, officials and aristocratic families of Qingguo. The second largest share will be rewarded to those of you who are celebrating the Qing Dynasty. The last remaining slaves of the country who worked hard to overthrow Jingguo. They will throw that share to the hundreds of millions of people in the original Jingguo country, and a large number of Qingguo people will participate in the competition for this benefit. You dog slaves will find your master and sell most of us Jingguo people. Naturally, there will be benefits, but those 100 million What about the people of Wanjing Country? Tell me with your literary courage, just say that as long as the hundreds of millions of Jingguo people become Qingguo people, they will be exactly the same as the wealthy Qingguo people, not the same as the lower-class Qingguo people, let alone Maybe not as good as those at the bottom Chinese! As long as you dare to swear and say these words with literary courage, even if we are burdened with the infamy of hundreds of millions of people in Jingguo, we will help Qingguo annex Jingguo and let the people of Jingguo live a better life than you do. That happy life invented by a foolish and ignorant mind!”

Bi Yuan looked at Fang Yun with a look of panic in his eyes, because Fang Yun said what he was thinking deep in his heart. He never cared about the situation of the hundreds of millions of Jingguo people who joined the Qingguo. He only believed that once he joined the Qingguo, You will definitely get benefits, and you will definitely have a higher official position and a higher literary position than your current one.

"There is no gain for nothing in this world. What can really make us go further is either betraying others or improving ourselves. It has nothing to do with which academy or country we are in. You said that everything will be fine after joining Qingguo. In the beginning, you can't go further for yourself. You made an excuse, and now it’s your excuse to betray the people of Jingguo.”

Bi Yuan looked at Fang Yun and felt that his heart was torn open by Fang Yun's hands, and his literary courage was crushed by Fang Yun.

Bi Yuan's literary palace was shaken.

"You...I..." Bi Yuan swayed, sat back in his chair, and looked at Fang Yun feebly.

"There are many officials in Xiangzhou who are helping Qingguo and are hostile to Jingguo. These people are collectively called 'Qingguan'. Do you know why I didn't find these people but you?" Fang Yun asked.

Bi Yuan couldn't answer. The world he saw kept shaking, and the fate in front of him was very blurry.

"Then let me tell you, the harm you alone cause to Xiangzhou and Jingguo is more serious than ten or even a hundred Qingguan! So you should be punished for your heart and your crimes!" Fang Yun's voice It exploded in Bi Yuan's ears.

Bi Yuan's face turned pale, and then he realized that Fang Yun wanted to kill someone!

Fang Yun straightened his clothes, raised his head high, looked at Bi Yuan in front of him, and said: "I've finished what I need to say. You are a Hanlin, and you have made a contribution to the human race. I only want to say the last sentence, punishment is not enough." Go to the doctor."

After saying that, Fang Yun walked out of Bi Yuan's study.

Bi Yuan slumped on the chair, his face ashen.

"A doctor cannot be punished" is what the "Book of Rites" says. Kong Sheng, Zheng Xuan and Jia Yi all explained that the three people basically have the same idea. If a doctor or other high-status people commit a serious crime, such as a capital crime, it should not be announced. For real crimes, they should not be tied up and taken to the execution ground. They should be given face and allowed to commit suicide at home.

However, there is another interpretation of this sentence, which believes that "上" is the same as "尊", and if it is not 尊, it means that is equal before the law, and everyone doctors will not be treated preferentially.

As for some people who think that this sentence means that "doctors and other high-ranking officials should not be punished", it is purely misleading others and has ulterior motives.

Bi Yuan knows very well that there are only two interpretations of "doctors are not punished", so which one does Fang Yun want to choose?

If Bi Yuan does not want to choose the first interpretation, then Fang Yun will choose the second interpretation for him.

Bi Yuan sat in the study and was in a daze for a long time.

On the second day, a piece of news spread throughout Xiangzhou and Jingqing.

Bi Yuan, the director of Xiangzhou Academy of Literature, committed suicide in his study. Before his death, he injected his talent into a brush to form a Hanlin Wenbao pen.

Bi Yuan also left a suicide note, asking his children to be good Jing people.

Officials and scholars from all over the country wrote letters to comfort Bi Yuan's wife and children. Even Fang Yun expressed his condolences to Bi's mansion on behalf of the Governor's Office and promised to properly arrange Bi Yuan's family.

On the same day, Fang Yun went to the State Academy of Literature to exercise his authority as the head of the State Academy and comprehensively formulate new selected reading materials for Xiangzhou to rectify the original source.

As the time was getting closer to August 12, Dong Wencong was increasingly looking forward to Fang Yun's second letter of challenge.

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