Three Kingdoms

Xu County.

Or call it Xudu.

The reason why it is called "or" is because of Fei Qian. After all, if there is no Guanzhong Chang'an as a comparison, then it can probably be called "Xu Du", but now many people feel that Xu County can still only be regarded as A county somewhat lacks the "overlord spirit" of the capital of the Han Dynasty.

Although the names of many places in Xu County are still the same as Luoyang, such as Chongde Hall and so on, although there are still some urgent constructions, the overall scale is much smaller. After all, Xu County is only half the size of Luoyang.

Before dawn, Xun Yu was dressed neatly and rode a carriage to the palace gate. Before the night was over, the palace door was opened wide, and Xun Yu led the ministers to the front of the Chongde Hall.

If Lao Cao is not here, he will be considered a big one...

Today is the great court meeting.

At the Great Court Meeting, all ministers in Xu County must be present, but not all of them can see the Emperor Liu Xie. Only officials with more than two thousand stones can enter the palace to see him, and the rest of them congratulate his Majesty. And because the Chongde Hall is smaller than Luoyang, not all of the two thousand stones can actually enter the hall...

The average one is worth two thousand dan. If there is no actual position, it is just a false position that cannot be fulfilled, such as the position of Yizhou Shepherd, Yangzhou Shepherd, etc., then you can only stand on "Your Majesty" , even because the area of ​​​​"Your Majesty" is not large, it became standing at "Your Majesty", or it should be called "under the steps".

The first step of the Great Court Meeting is naturally for the official representatives to report to the emperor on government work. It is usually narrated by Xun Yu, which reflects some situations in various places in recent times. Of course, these situations are just some of the things within the jurisdiction of the current imperial court and Cao Cao's control, and those in other areas are just a matter of making up the numbers.

If it is the official meeting on the first day of the new year, in the palace, all the officials will kneel down together, chant long live, and wish the emperor another year, and then the Taiguan Ling will The emperor gave food and drink to all officials, usually a piece of boiled meat and a cup of corn wine. Then there will be some theatrical performances and so on, which is quite like a tea party in later generations.

However, it was not Zhengdan at the moment, so after Xun Yu finished his report, the officials from the Shaofu came to give some drinks to the officials inside the palace, while the ordinary officials outside the palace could leave.

Normally, the second round of discussions is to discuss some major national affairs, and then the emperor balances and adjusts them, and makes a decision. However, the problem is that major matters cannot be discussed in the palace now. Every time, they talk about trivial matters, which is a bit insulting to the emperor. , so no matter what you choose to do at every court meeting, you will be somewhat embarrassed.

Liu Xie also understands this embarrassment, but he has to find something for himself to do after all, otherwise he, the emperor, may become less and less influential, just like a sock forgotten in the corner, and eventually grow Full of hair, disappeared from people's memory.

After Xun Yu once again expressed that the world was at peace and the people were happy, Liu Xie did not refute. He just pondered for a moment and then said: "In the past, when the late emperor was in Luoyang, after the court meeting, there were often debates on scriptures. Now I think about it, What a pity..."

Xun Yu lowered his head, cupped his hands and said, "Xu Xijian has an incomplete doctorate, so it is difficult to debate the scriptures." However, the world is gradually settling down and peace is about to come. Talented people from all over the world will surely come to us in droves. In time, we will definitely be able to meet again for debates on the sutras. Don't worry, Emperor. 』

Liu Xie nodded and did not offer any rebuttal to Xun Yu's words. Instead, he said that he had heard about the great scholar Zheng Xuan before. He seemed to be a well-educated scholar and had a deep knowledge of Confucian classics. He wondered if he could invite Xu County.

Xun Yu couldn't help but raised his head and glanced at Liu Xie. He was a little unsure whether Liu Xie really didn't know or was pretending to be confused. However, he had to answer the emperor's question, so he could only ponder for a while and then said: "I'm afraid it's convenient." When people go there, Master Zheng is not allowed to come in to give lectures. 』

Liu Xie asked: "Why?" 』

Xun Yu replied: "Nowadays, among the doctors of the Five Classics, there is no one who teaches the study of ancient Chinese classics..."

Liu Xie was stunned for a moment, is this the reason...

It seems to sound better than the east-west interval.

In fact, Zheng Xuan can be regarded as a scholar of "ancient and modern", and he is a relatively typical pragmatist. If modern texts are useful, Zheng Xuan will use modern texts. If ancient texts are good, he will use ancient texts. He does not say which aspect he prefers. What Xun Yu said was actually an excuse in some respects.

At present, many people have begun to feel that there are problems with modern texts, and have begun to turn their attention to ancient texts. Some explanations are also biased towards ancient texts. However, the problem has become chaotic after Emperor Ling, so the qualifications of "Doctor of the Five Classics" have always been Has not been replaced. In other words, even if the people flourish again and start paying attention to ancient Chinese literature again, it is still a private study. However, even if modern Chinese literature declines again, it will still be an officially recognized and endorsed thought model.

Just like many people in later generations believe that the "Happy Scriptures" are used by some elites to stratify society and solidify their classes. However, this is still just a speculation among the people and is not officially recognized.

Later generations of the Niu Kingdom have learned from the past. Its public schools are supported by government funding and are free for students. This is not the case in private schools. They are completely self-funded, and one year's tuition is basically the annual income of an ordinary family. In this case, the education in public schools will be relatively relaxed, creating a happy and comfortable atmosphere; private schools are a different world, with very strict requirements and high learning pressure. The efforts are different, and the results are also very different: the number of people admitted to the two Oxbridge universities from the five best private schools in the country is equal to the number of people admitted to these two prestigious universities from the other 1,800 public schools in the country combined.

Many foreign scientists and educationists have begun to say that family, school, and environment will all determine human development. If a child wants to transcend the inherent class, he must first have talent, secondly, he must be self-disciplined, study hard, and have good luck. . However, there are still some people who are willing to indulge in wishful dreams, thinking that happiness is reasonable, that pleasure is the way to go, that it is so relaxing that they can even walk to Oxbridge while sleeping.

Indeed, there is everything in dreams.

Historically, due to the confusion of ancient and modern texts, the entire academic thought has also entered a period of chaos. In the Three Kingdoms era, Wang Su's Wang Xue climbed up amidst the chaos and became a prominent school. However, the problem was that Wang Xue was mixed with Buddhism, Taoism, etc. Thoughts gave rise to metaphysics. In the development process of ancient Chinese intellectual history, metaphysics played a very important role, but in terms of strengthening central rule and cultivating China's martial and enterprising spirit, metaphysics failed and regressed.

So did Liu Xie really want to clarify the scriptures of modern and ancient texts and determine a certain knowledge?

Obviously not.

Liu Xie listened to Xun Yu's words, pondered for a while, and then said: "I have studied modern Chinese prose, and I also like ancient Chinese prose, so I have many confusions. I hope that the great scholars will explain it, and I especially admire Zheng Kangcheng's learning." At the time of Emperor Gaozu, hundreds of schools could become doctors; under Xiaowu's method, there were only seven schools of doctors in the Five Classics; if one followed Xiaoxuan's law, Guliang would not be included in the official school. Nowadays, doctors are scattered, how can we argue... Therefore, modern and ancient texts can all be doctors. I am determined to revive the study of literature and recruit well-educated people from all over the world. I wonder what you dear friends think? 』

The rest of the courtiers in the hall bowed their heads silently and did not say a word.

In silence, Xun Yu said slowly: "This matter is very important, why not... discuss it another day..."

Liu Xie frowned slightly, and then said: "Today is the court meeting, why can't it be discussed?" 』

Xun Yu was silent for a while and said, "Today's main discussion is about the battle in Youbei... It's a matter of Confucian classics. We can wait until the battle is decided before we discuss it..."

Liu Xie took a breath, nodded finally, sat back a little, straightened his body, like a statue in a temple, upright and solemn.

Then Xun Yu began to discuss, explain, and assign matters regarding the war in northern Youzhou, and then someone else began to discuss and explain the assigned matters again...

By the end of the court meeting, both the stage and the audience were exhausted and retreated.

Xun Yu sat in the car and slowly left the palace and returned to the general, Da Sikong, or the official residence of Cao Mansion. This title can be called anything, just like everyone knows that Liu Xie wants to start a classics debate, but it is not really for the sake of classics debate.

But the problem is that it is difficult to refuse, at least it is difficult to refuse directly.

If Liu Xie asks once, he will definitely ask for a second and third time. But if he refuses the first time and the second time, he may not be able to refuse the third time...

If you refuse more than three times, you are suspected of committing a crime...well, you have committed a crime.

With the series of operations or hype carried out by General Fei in Guanzhong, more and more people in the Han Dynasty realized, especially upper-class politicians like Xun Yu, that it was very important to control the media and public opinion. An administrative measure cannot be let go easily.

Think about Zheng Kangcheng, think about Mr. Shui Jing, who has his own traffic and is a top V. If anyone just talks a little, it will take a long time for others to explain, and the official ones are not easy to use. Especially when I saw the waves of thoughts surging in Qinglong Temple in Guanzhong, from Confucius to Mencius, from modern learning to ancient learning, from seeking truth to seeking righteousness, and even what the five virtues can be discussed and not wheeled, etc., almost continuously. Constantly, impacting, scouring, colliding with the original academic theoretical system of Shandong...

Just like the current situation in Xu County, although the emperor is in charge, it can't compare with the economy, academics, and territory. It's so embarrassing that one can only treat it as invisible, otherwise it will face this kind of situation every day. I'm afraid the emperor and his ministers would be so uncomfortable that they could dig out a three-bedroom and one-living room from the ground with their toes.

But there are some things that you know when you know them, but they are difficult to do.

At least Xun Yu couldn't take the lead.

Because Cao Cao didn't allow it.

It's not that Cao Cao doesn't understand the importance of this matter, but if the academic circles in Shandong unite and unite, if they can defeat Guanzhong Feiqian, it means they can also defeat Cao Cao...

After all, Cao Cao is not like Fei Qian. Cao Cao does not allow such risks to exist, so what Cao Cao hopes to see is a scattered Shandong gentry system, rather than a fighting force condensed under Xun Yu or someone else. Shandong Gentlemen Group.

Fei Qian started from the Shoushan Academy to the current Qinglong Temple in Guanzhong, and gradually built a powerful academic system with countless collections of books, top academic scholars, countless students, plus astronomy, geography, engineering, agriculture, etc. Waiting for the blessing step by step, and then when Fei Qian punched the scripture system, to a certain extent, there was no other opponent that could compete.

If time could be turned back and Cao Cao was given the same amount of time, would Cao Cao have arranged similar means in advance?

Xun Yu sighed slightly.

Still impossible.

Because Cao Cao's choice point from the beginning was the Central Plains, the place where the Four Battles took place, there was no space or time for Cao Cao to deploy these means. Cao Cao could only fight, keep fighting, and fight on all sides to create a space. From this aspect, it was a wonderful move for Fei Qian to choose Bingzhou Beidi as the foundation for his great cause...

Xun Yu on the vehicle swayed.

In the street, some noblemen saw Xun Yu's canopy chariot and stood by the roadside to salute.

Xun Yu nodded slightly, then got out of the car in front of the government office and walked forward.

The small sounds gather together to form a huge sound wave.

In this regard, Fei Qian is ahead. Like a sword, Fei Qian picked it up first and played it well without cutting himself.

Very early on, Xunshi taught in Yingchuan, and Xunyu himself also experienced it in the Xunshi Villa, and faced almost the same thing. At that time, there were still many people in the Xun Family Courtyard in Wuyangyang...

Of course, there are no more lectures now, not because Fei Qian has been to Xunshi Villa before, but because Xunshi Villa has completed its mission. The purpose of Xun's Villa is to gather all kinds of subtle voices, and then like a wave, lift up the reputation of Xun's family. In the process of gathering many voices, those gentry children who went to Xun's Villa, Are all people really eager to learn? Are they really all seeking for the sake of superiority and inferiority, and not being ashamed to ask from inferiority?

Xun Yu knew very well that it was not.

It's just because these people think that others have gone and everyone has gone, so they also go. As for why they go and what they are going to do, they don't care. Just like in Xun's Villa, it doesn't matter whether it's Xun Yu or Xun Shuang who is giving the lecture. They don't really care who is speaking, they just care whether they participate in the lecture.

The Qinglong Temple in Guanzhong is a larger "Xun's Villa".

When a new trend of thought was set off, Xun Yu believed that those descendants of the gentry in Shanxi did not fully understand the meaning of the trend of thought, nor were they necessarily aware of its possible future evolution. Most of the time, they were just venting their emotions, and Not talking about it. Put someone or something in the position of being accused, and then those people can stand on the moral high ground and stand in a more powerful position. They even dare to question everything, insult ministers, and accuse heaven and earth...

It is normal to have an attitude, not have an attitude, or change your attitude frequently, because they just say what they see what others are saying, and do what others are doing, hiding in the crowd to vent. They are dissatisfied in their lives, and once they are asked to stand up and speak alone, they dare not say anything.

Xun Yu knew this, and Cao Cao also knew this, so both Xun Yu and Cao Cao did the same thing. When necessary, Xun Yu and Cao Cao would use the voices of these people, and other times they would treat them as farts.

It is indeed regarded as fart, and it smells bad even if it is far away.

But the Cavalry General Fei Qian...

Xun Yu once thought that it was dangerous for Fei Qian to do this and he could be backlashed at any time.

But now, the backlash from Fei Qian's side has not yet arrived, but Cao Cao is being forced into a difficult situation.

People at the top have a purpose when they say something or do something. People who do things blindly without purpose will gradually be ostracized and despised by the top. This upper level refers to the political decision-making level, not the upper level as recognized by ordinary people.

It's like Liu Xie wants to resume "debating scriptures". In fact, it doesn't mean that Liu Xie just wants to listen to people chatting about a few scriptures, but he wants to use these new doctors of classics or classics scholars on the one hand. , to manipulate public opinion, and on the other hand, to demonstrate and cultivate the emperor's decision-making power, even if it starts with a small verse.

Therefore, it was impossible for Xun Yu to ask Liu Xie to "debate scriptures", and Cao Cao would certainly not agree.

But now it is already very troublesome. Emperor Liu Xie has begun to use various methods to fight for his authority, and every fight means a potential bloody storm.

Dissatisfaction will accumulate, disappointment will accumulate, and when it finally bursts out one day, everyone's emotions will surge towards the leeward side, like a waterfall pouring down, and they will never care about the leeward side. Whether that person has done the right thing before, or whether he has been wronged in certain matters.

The best is like water.

Downstream is also like water.

Xun Yu slowly sat down in his seat.

Xun Yu had already asked someone to forward Cao Ren's urgent report to Cao Cao. There was only a copy of Xun Yu's own records, or a memorandum, left on the desk.

Regarding Zhang Ze's wishful plan in Hanzhong, Xun Yu said that it was even worse than the plan of Emperor Liu Xie. Even if we ignore what is going on in Jiangdong and assume that Cao Cao currently has plenty of soldiers, it is impossible to mobilize troops from Jingzhou to Sichuan, Shu and Hanzhong. At most, we can only mobilize troops from the Yuzhou area, which is almost across the east and west of the Han Dynasty. Exercise, where is it so easy?

Furthermore, Xun Yu always thought that what happened in Longyou was a planned strategy by Fei Qian, just to let the opponents hidden in the queue jump out and cleanse Longyou just like Guanzhong. The hesitation and slowness shown at this stage, and even seeming to be difficult to deal with, should actually be a cover-up.

Because if it were Xun Yu who was in charge of this matter, he would definitely have done the same thing. When Longyou's opponents had almost emerged, they would have wiped them all out, and they would have been clean for at least twenty or thirty years...

Therefore, Zhang Ze's rebellion was a stupid farce in Xun Yu's opinion.

But can we use this farce to add some trouble to Fei Qian? Or is he taking advantage of this matter to speed up the integration of Shandong while Fei Qian can't take care of it for the time being?

In this way, if this matter is regarded as an opportunity, perhaps Emperor Liu Xie's "Debate" is not impossible to use...

Xun Yu seemed to have thought of something, picked up the pen, and quickly wrote a letter. Then he read it from beginning to end, took a breath, hesitated for a moment, and finally put it into a bamboo tube and used it. After sealing it with fire paint, he was rushed to Yecheng.