Who Cares

Zhao Luli ordered several copies of the articles by the wife of the entourage and posted them on the horoscope wall when the lieutenant changed his post at noon. Recently, the emperor has spoken widely, and the literati of all factions and lines are very active. Sometimes, they may send brilliant strategies to the emperor for correction, or share chanting with classmates, and even those who are brave enough to post directly on the public list, in order to make a name for themselves.

He asked the young man to guard the wall to prevent other articles from covering up, and then stood not far away and watched. As he had previously expected, this article quickly attracted the attention of passers-by, especially the scholars who studied Legalism, who stood idly under the wall and couldn't move.

After a while, several scholars began to chant word by word, attracting more passersby to watch.

I have to say that Xu Guangzhi is very generous in terms of wording and quotation. However, compared with his wife, he has really fallen behind. His article was written for scholar-officials, who wanted to please the privileged class, so it was mixed with a lot of esoteric allusions. The lady's article was written to both literati and ordinary people. The explanations are explained in a simple way, and the examples cited are easy to understand. She also parsed "Confucianism and Dharma" into more straightforward words, pointed out its drawbacks sharply, so that anyone would listen to it, even an eight or nine-year-old child would understand it.

Therefore, the scholar had just read a few paragraphs, and more and more flat-headed people came around, squeezing neatly dressed literati with nowhere to stay; when the foundation of legislation was to love the people and protect the people, and to demonstrate fairness and justice, Without waiting for the literati to speak, the ordinary people were already applauded, with thunderous applause. There are those who have been oppressed or have grievances, and they burst into tears, weeping bitterly, and bluntly said that the words and words of the people in the hotel are in their hearts. Just like the emperor, they are really asking for the people! Even if they read the most esoteric legislative and amendment passages, they are reluctant to leave. Although they are ignorant, they yell hello from time to time, clap their hands, and vowed to support them to the end.

"Who the **** is this innkeeper? Is it true that he is a small shopkeeper who runs an inn? This literary talent is simply amazing, comparable to the emperor's teacher!"

"Xu Guangzhi's previous policy theory was praised as a strange article by the upper class. I still wonder where it is strange, but it turned out to be the voice of the rich and powerful, to open up the eyes of the aristocratic family, and to provide the righteous reason for the upper class to oppress the people. This person is really difficult to possess. Change, the hostility has not been eliminated, but it has added servility, and it has changed to cheating on the stinky feet of scholar-officials!"

"Yes, compared with the people in Nishi, his character is really a high-end breeze, and a filthy one."

"Without discussing the individual character collection, he is too far apart and cannot be combined!"

"The inn person is really the bell and drum of the people, and it's so shocking! What he said, which official can say? Which common people dare to say? I listened to it from beginning to end, even if I didn't understand the last paragraph, I felt extremely happy. !"

"It's really fun! This is the real strange article, Xu Guangzhi is a fart compared to the Ni Hostel guy?"

"Hey, that's a bad remark! It doesn't count as a fart!" As soon as this person's voice fell, there was already a lot of laughter beside him.

Zhao Luli slowly blended into the crowd, reading the article over and over again, listening to their praise of his wife, his heart was full of pride and regret. This is the wife he abandoned his self-esteem and went to the palace to beg; it is also the wife he blindly suppressed and wantonly insulted; it is the wife who is coldhearted to him and almost righteous before the drum. If he had seen her good earlier and learned to understand, cherish, and cherish, they would not have so much estrangement and indifference now.

Now, he doesn't even dare to say "Guan Suyi is my wife" to others, lest he provoke the ridicule of "being in the blessing and not knowing the blessing". He found that Father Guan and Father Guan were walking towards this side after they were dismissed. His cheeks were red and faceless. He was busy with his head down and sneaked away. He was hit by someone on the way and almost fell. He got into a carriage and found Tibet. The manuscript in my arms was stolen, and I couldn't help crying with blood.

Father Guan and Father Guan are not familiar with Xu Guangzhi's writing, can they still see the handwriting of the pearl in the palm? I stayed for a while, and then read it over and over again.

About half an hour later, the two of them had eaten the article thoroughly, and their hearts were full of turbulent waves.

"Wow, I taught her Confucianism at a young age, but you secretly taught her a hundred schools of thought behind my back! This article combines the benevolence and fraternity of Confucianism; the justice of legalism; the tranquility and inaction of Taoism. It's so great and not obtrusive. How much effort did you spend carrying me?" The old man seemed to be angry, but his eyes were full of proud smiles.

Guan's father was also very puzzled, and said modestly, "My son didn't teach her much, he just stuffed a few miscellaneous books, he didn't even take the school examination regularly, but let him go. Yiyi has different talents, what can I do?" It seemed helpless.

The father and son looked at each other and then laughed dumbfounded. But they would never have imagined that if there were no years of life under house arrest in another village, there would be no such talented Guan Suyi now standing in the bookcase. Everything she currently has was exchanged for endless suffering, which is not worthy of pride and admiration.

At the same time, Xu Guangzhi tore the manuscript in his hand to shreds, and then wiped off the things on the desk, looking frustrated. Jun Wang sat on the head and snorted coldly, "It's useless to get angry at this time. Why don't you quickly write an article to argue against it? Aren't you the best at eloquence, can't you step on this inverse hostel guy?"

Xu Guangzhi thought deeply and thought deeply, and said sullenly, "The prince doesn't know. Now it is not a question of whether I can refute him, but whether others want to listen. You tell me why this article spread so quickly. , But in just an hour, I’ve heard the news in the street, everyone knows? My article is from the position of the powerful and is written for scholar-bureaucrats and officials, but his article is from the standpoint of the common people and is written to Hundreds of people in the entire Wei state read. My article is for the privileged class, and his article is for the ordinary people. Lord, how do you count, how many powers are in the Wei state? How many ordinary people are there? If the people accept He bewildered, thinking that I am a powerful eagle dog, and will never listen to me from now on! Even if I write hundreds or thousands of articles, it is in vain. Do you remember the last time the prime minister instigated civil unrest? Power can overthrow even the emperor, and even the monarch must be in awe. How can the voices of the people be ignored or even blocked at will? The mouth of the people is better than Fangchuan, and if I write articles against him again, I will stand by This surging river is destined to be drowned! I only hope that the emperor understands my painstaking efforts, pays more attention to my policies and promotes reuse. So now we can't do anything, we can only wait."

King Jun Jing thought of the man-made disaster that almost split the Wei state last time, and he felt timid in his heart. He is not Emperor Sheng Yuan, and he definitely has no prestige to quell the civil unrest. If Xu Guangzhi fights with the people in Ni Hostel but fails miserably, not only will his name be ruined, but he will also be burned.

The two were speechless, and after a long while they could only concede defeat with bitterness, and wait until the next time to make arrangements slowly to regain their strength.

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In the Palace of Weiyang, Emperor Shengyuan sent a dark guard to steal the manuscript from Zhao Luli's arms, just like reading it fascinatingly.

"Come here! Summon the emperor, Taichang, Sima, Situ, Sikong, etc., and say that I have a wonderful article here that I want to admire with them!" He felt that it was not enough to read it alone. knowledge.

Two quarters of an hour later, the ministers were called in and caught a glimpse of the manuscript in the hands of the emperor. As scholar-bureaucrats, they were naturally more satisfied with Xu Guangzhi’s policy and theories, but the emperor was a rash and barbarian, and it was difficult to understand their obsession with patriarchy and clan rites. Suo is also stronger than ever.

The publication of this article can be said to conform to the destiny of the people and conform to the heart of the people. Although it hurts the vitality of the powerful, it has even scratched the itch of the people and even the poor, and has an extremely large mass base. With the decline of aristocratic families and the rise of poor families, it affirmed the importance of the Confucian doctrine of benevolence and won the recognition of ordinary people; on the other hand, it directly pointed out its limitations and disadvantages in dividing people and gained support and support from the common people all over the world. Then he changed his style, from plain and easy-to-understand texts to esoteric and refined legislative outlines, grabbing the hearts of the literati.

If this hostel person is willing to become an official, he should be another emperor!

With different thoughts, everyone slowly walked to the temple to salute, and was recruited by the emperor before kneeling. He said with joy, "This article called "The Law of the People", I must have read this article by Aiqing, right? Come on, talk to me about your thoughts."

Father Guan and Father Guan looked intently, and found that the manuscript was actually the handwriting of the pearl on their palm, and they couldn't help sweating.

Two of the three chiefs came from a family of officials and officials. They didn’t like the article very much. They dropped their heads and drank tea at random. Sagong, who came from a humble background, praised and praised them so much. They slowed down the emotions of the father and son of the Guan family. Mobilize.

The emperor had never seen Yiyi's handwriting, so it shouldn't matter much. Thinking about this, the two of them looked as usual, drank a few sips of hot tea, and waited for Sagong to be happy before talking.

"Emperor Master, you are always the best at writing, please help me with my palms, how about this "The Law of the People"?" Shengyuan Emperor asked wickedly.

Elder Guan reluctantly suppressed his pride and affirmed, "This article is an introduction to the legislation, and all officials of the editor's office should be ordered to carefully study and comprehend it. Xu Guangzhi's policy theory has also been read, and its purpose is The law of the country was established on the basis of the Patriarchal Clan law, which seems to show benevolence and righteousness and benefits all strata, but in fact it strengthens the patriarchy and weakens the monarchy; strengthens the cohesion of the clan and weakens the sovereignty of the state. It can make the society stable within three to five years, and it can be ordered in more than ten years. The people obeyed, but after twenty or thirty years they can rejuvenate the family, the Wang clan..."

As for the consequences of rejuvenating the family and clan, I don’t need him to say that the emperor knows.

Emperor Sheng Yuan's gaze became sharp, turning his head to look at the two adults, Sima and Situ, smiling and not smiling, "It is no wonder that Xu Guangzhi is so popular with scholar-officials, but it turns out that it is for this reason. The relatives hide each other, the officials protect each other, if offending After the law of the country, you can still be invited or become an official. It's really free! You get the privileges and form a group, and your relatives or colleagues help to cover up what you want to do. Where do you put me? Good Xu Guangzhi, a good family Mouthpiece, powerful eagle dog!"

Sima and Situ trembling with horror, they knelt down and pleaded guilty, and since then they dare not recommend Xu Guangzhi for office. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that his policy theory is poking the emperor's heart and lungs, and he hates him extremely!