The reason why Mao Heng dared to come to advise Liu Chang was because he was Liu Chang's enlightenment teacher.

Although he only taught for a few days, he had this title after all. Even if he was an enlightened teacher, as a disciple of Xunzi, he and Liu Changna were also from the same school.

Even the most vicious person would not take action against his mentor and elder of the same sect regardless of morality, right???

However, Mao Heng still underestimated the dangers of human nature.

Lu Lu was only responsible for sending him to visit the Confucian scholars, but did not take him out again.

When Lu Lu leaned over to say goodbye with a smile and turned to leave, Mao Heng was stunned.

He hurriedly stepped forward, and two soldiers immediately stood in front of him.

It is true that the Confucian scholars at this moment are still very good at fighting. Even those Qi Confucians who were looked down upon by Liu Chang also wore sharp swords and occasionally went out. As long as they did not encounter a large group of thieves, they could still win. Therefore, there were often

It is said that bandits in the Han Dynasty did not hurt the great scholar when they encountered him, but instead escorted him respectfully.

For example, the great Confucian Kangcheng Gong Zheng Xuan in the late Han Dynasty once encountered a situation where thieves escorted him instead of hurting him.

This is of course because these great scholars themselves have a high reputation, ability, and integrity, and even thieves are unwilling to hurt them. It may also be because these thieves do not have crossbows in their hands and are not sure how good the swordsmanship of the great scholar in front of them is.

But no matter how great these Confucian scholars are, it will be in vain when they meet a soldier.

Those who can wear armor in the army are not ordinary soldiers. At this moment, armored soldiers are not equal to soldiers. Only later did armored soldiers become a common name for soldiers. And armored soldiers who can be stationed in Chang'an and carry out Liu Chang's orders

Soldiers, that's even worse. They are armed to the teeth, armed with spears, halberds, shields, and crossbows. Each of them has experienced hundreds of battles. Ten armored soldiers can defeat all the great scholars in this room.

Slaughter them, leaving no one alive.

In front of a strong crossbow, if Liu Chang Xiang Yu is not wearing heavy armor, it will be in vain. Even if he is wearing heavy armor, if he takes a few blows at close range, it will be in vain.

Therefore, at this time, you can wear swords, draw bows, and collect various weapons, but armor and crossbows cannot be hidden privately. Even if you are one of the Three Gongs and Nine Qings, as long as you hide them privately, the court will see you.

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Mao Heng looked at the cold light flashing crossbows in the hands of the soldiers in the distance, and turned around knowingly.

"Mr. Mao?? Why were you arrested too?"

"I....."

"It's hard to put into words..."

Mao Heng shook his head helplessly, really not knowing what to say.

Among the people, only Yuan Gusheng seemed to see Mao Heng's complicated mood at this moment. He was sitting here, not as afraid as other Confucian scholars. He said: "I am afraid that Mr. Mao will be imprisoned for admonishing His Majesty."

When he is imprisoned here, why doesn't Mr. Mao follow the example of your Zhongfu and admonish him as your Zhongfu admonished the King of Chu?"

Yuan Gusheng said with a smile. If nothing else, his mentality was still good.

Mao Heng glanced at him and said helplessly: "I don't have the courage of Father Zhong, and the King of Chu doesn't have the courage of His Majesty!"

Mao Heng's father-in-law was also well-known in later generations, named Mao Sui.

When the Qin State besieged Handan, Lord Pingyuan of Zhao asked for help from Chu, and Mao Sui recommended himself. However, when he arrived at Chu State, Lord Pingyuan and King Kaolie of Chu talked about an alliance, but failed to convince him, so Mao Sui "pressed the sword forward" and threatened the King of Chu.

, talking about the interests, the King of Chu then agreed to indulge in the treaty, made a blood alliance in the hall, and sent Chun Shenjun to lead an army to rescue Zhao.

Yuan Gusheng's intention was to let Mao Heng imitate his father Zhong Mao Sui, and also give Liu Changlai a chance to "move forward with the sword".

Maybe after such threats, Liu Chang would become as "weiwei" as the King of Chu.

Mao Heng sat next to Yuan Gusheng, looked at him who was leisurely and contented, and asked, "Why don't you look panicked at all?"

"Your Majesty has never wanted to kill me, so why are you so nervous?"

"Since you can see clearly, why would you do such a thing? Do you know that when His Majesty received Wang Sheng, he smiled happily..."

Yuan Gusheng shook his head and said seriously: "The so-called Zen ceremony is not to offer sacrifices to heaven, but to stabilize the hearts of the world. Your Majesty is now very negligent about the sacrifices because of the witchcraft. This is

That's wrong...Sacrifice is the most important thing for the country, uniting the people and calming people's hearts. If the sacrifice cannot be carried out on time, disaster will come. But no wise king will offer sacrifices sincerely..."

Yuan Gusheng truly believed what he said, but Mao Heng, who studied under the Xun family, had no interest in these things.

In essence, Mao Heng, like Fuqiub, was a pure scholar with no political attainments.

Otherwise, Mao Heng would not have foolishly come to persuade Liu Chang to let him go.

They just chatted for a while, and the guards brought the basin again and asked them to continue writing. They had to write Tianlu all day long.

Mao Heng looked at Qing Shui in front of him, thoughtfully, "Can you possibly understand its meaning?"

Yuan Gusheng wrote seriously and ignored him at all.

The Confucian scholar on the side said: "Someone once figured out: His Majesty asked us to write the theory of heaven on the water surface, because he wanted to tell us that all the movements of the world have their own laws, and they cannot be changed even if they are sacrificed. Just like this water surface, it will always be the same.

I can’t write.”

"Then what did His Majesty say?"

"Your Majesty let that man out... but he didn't let us go..."

"Then why don't you imitate him and say the same thing?"

"I told you...Look, I was beaten hard..."

Mao Heng understood that everyone can only think of one kind of co-author, right?

"I understand! I understand! I understand!"

Suddenly a Confucian scholar shouted, waving his hands, rushed to the door, and said quickly to the soldier: "Please bring me pen and ink."

Immediately, he began to write what he had to understand. The other Confucian scholars were very curious and gathered around him.

The Confucian scholar happily said to them: "This water, just like heaven, has no soul, thoughts and emotions. To offer sacrifices to God without any tendency is not like writing on the water, but just doing something."

Is it useless??”

When everyone heard this, they thought, okay, this barely makes sense.

Soon, the Confucian scholar was also let out.

Everyone gathered around Mao Heng, "Mr. Mao, you are a disciple of Xunzi!"

"Yes, this is your own article!"

“What did Xunzi say back then??”

Mao Heng was stunned for a moment and replied: "It's just as you know... I only remember that after the teacher finished speaking, he shook his head towards his senior brother and said three words "human" quickly and quickly...

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"people??"

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While the Confucian scholars were thinking hard and starting to solve the problem, Liu Chang was performing unique skills for the ministers.

The origin of the matter must start with the Dian Kingdom.

When Liu Chang killed the King of Dian, he asked the local princes to choose a new successor. This new king was less than ten years old and his name was Zhuang Kede. Although he had already ascended the throne, he had not yet come to meet the emperor.

, was not officially canonized by the temple, so after Xiao Yan secured his position as the Prime Minister, he had this little vassal king come to Chang'an to meet the Han Emperor.

When the little vassal king came to the palace in fear and fear, he was timid to pay his respects to Liu Chang.

But Liu Chang came down with a big smile, picked him up and started teasing him.

Sometimes I pinch my face, sometimes I rub my hair.

"This guy is chubby, but he is very cute. Look at how round his face is!"

Liu Chang said with a smile, without any respect for this prince king.

Some of the officials laughed, while others shook their heads helplessly.

Zhou Chang couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty... A foreign king comes to pay homage. How can this be done?"

I have seen the emperor kill the princes and kings, but I have never seen the emperor playing tricks on the princes and kings.

But with the rise of Liu Changwan, how could he listen to Zhou Chang's advice?

As for the princes who escorted him here, they just laughed awkwardly at the moment and did not dare to say anything like humiliating the king and the death of his ministers.

The little princes and kings were so frightened by him that they cried loudly.

Liu Chang let him go, and then issued an order to confer this little boy as the King of Dian, and let Xiao Yan temporarily deal with internal and external affairs.

Just when Liu Chang was about to leave, the feudal lords again reported, "Your Majesty, when we brought the king to see you, we encountered a sacred cow blocking the way and refusing to give way. We saw this cow

The cow is particularly magical, so I brought it here and presented it to His Majesty!"

"Oh?? Cow..."

Liu Chang's eyes lit up and he licked his lips subconsciously.

Since livestock could not go to the palace, Liu Chang took his ministers out to see the rumored sacred cow.

The soldiers around were also very curious and did not dare to turn their heads. They just looked around secretly.

Soon, the sacred cow was brought in front of Liu Chang, and the officials all marveled.

This sacred cow from the Dian Kingdom is really different from ordinary farm cows. This cow is completely black and looks slightly taller than ordinary farm cows. The magical thing about this cow is that it
To be continued...