"The dragon does not hide its scales, the phoenix does not hide its feathers, the net is hung high, and the general is safe when he goes." [Book of the Later Han·Yi Min Biography]
"Test me, boy?" Luan Gui said with a chuckle: "The right and wrong of a military member to seek revenge from the king has long been decided. The country has no moral principles, the king has no justice, and the ministers are innocent, so he has no choice but to do it. Tai Shigong also praised him.
'Abandoning small righteousness is a great shame and your reputation will be remembered by future generations'."
Luan Gui was familiar with "Poems" and "Ouyang Shangshu" and was a master of modern classics. He was naturally familiar with "Gongyang Chunqiu" which advocated great revenge. At the same time, he also agreed with Wu Zixu's approach of revenge against the former king.
This was one of the reasons why Wang Fu and Sima Yi came, but to be on the safe side, Wang Fu asked cautiously: "Is it okay to kill a country by enmity against one person? The king of Chu has enmity with the soldiers, but what about the people of Chu?
The crime? When the two countries fought, it was the Chu people who died."
"Pedant! Because you are worried about killing the remaining innocent people, can you not avenge your parents? In your opinion, the officials are guilty and can be punished, so why harm the family?" Luan Gui's words seemed to be discussing current affairs.
Wang Fu waved his hands quickly and said: "Sir, please be careful what you say! How can this be generalized?"
"When Emperor Gao entered Xianyang, he made three stipulations, and one of them is 'Whoever kills will die.'" Luan Gui twirled his beard with his hand and assumed a preaching posture as usual: "How can those filial sons who avenge their fathers and mothers do this?
I wonder how big a sin it is to kill a whole family? But why are so many people not ashamed of it, but proud of it? They know that this will trigger the law, but they still want to take revenge. This is for filial piety! A person even does filial piety.
If they don't, how can they stand between heaven and earth? As for being imprisoned and awaiting execution, have you ever seen them regret it?"
After this series of questions, Wang Fu didn't know which one to answer for a while. He picked a relatively simple question and answered: "A man should act forward without hesitation. How can he look forward and backward, fearing this or that?"
"Some people may not be able to achieve great righteousness in their lives, and can only achieve the most basic filial piety. For this reason, even if they are killed many times, what does it matter to them? "The Rites of Zhou" says, 'This is a person who cannot share the same fate.
, It is said that the heart of a filial son does not allow the people to live together, and the killing must be stopped." Luan Gui looked at Wang Fu, and said firmly: "I know what you want to ask here, you want to ask Cao Cao because of his father's hatred.
Is it right or wrong to take revenge on Xuzhou?"
The recent debate over this issue in Taixue is very eye-catching. Even Luan Gui, who lives in seclusion in Xiaoli, has heard about it. When Taixue sacrifices wine, Yang Yi, doctor Han Rong and others repeatedly argue against Zheng Xuan.
After repeated defeats in the war, from time to time, high opinions would be circulated through the Xuanping Academy. Luan Gui sometimes felt very excited after hearing it, and would go to Taixue. It was a pity that he was not as famous as Zheng Xuan, and Taixue was not just anything.
Everyone can enter.
Wang Fu's series of questions seemed to be aimed at this debate, and Luan Gui thought to himself: Could it be that this guy wants to persuade him to go to Taixue to debate?
"Wei, sir, please give me some advice." Wang Fu lowered his head and said sincerely.
"I have said so many things to you, but you still don't know what is right or wrong?" Luan Gui narrowed his eyes and said word by word: "Cao Cao avenged his father. He must be guilty, but he cannot be blamed. Runan Chen Gongsi
When he avenged his uncle and killed someone, he took the initiative to go to the county government to plead guilty. The then governor of Runan County, later the Grand Tutor Hu Gong, believed that Chen Gong wanted to remember his uncle and kill the enemy with his own hands, which was a righteous act.
He was not punished, but was simply sent back."
Listening to the meaning of these words, Luan Gui thought that even if Cao Cao went too far, he could still be forgiven like Chen Gongsi. Wang Fu raised his eyebrows in surprise. He had known that his husband had a unique understanding of the classics and the meaning of teaching.
The teaching methods are also different from others, but I didn't expect him to be so eloquent. It seems that this trip is the right one.
"Revenge can still be benevolent." Sima Yi suddenly interjected: "Mr. Zheng and the others are not saying that it is wrong for Cao Cao to avenge his father, but they are discussing whether it is wrong for Cao Cao to avenge his father, anger the people of Xuzhou, and massacre the city to vent his anger.
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"Why did Wu Yu attack Chu?" Luan Gui suddenly asked.
"Of course I want to take revenge." Wang Fu rushed to say.
"Although the state of Wu is a barbarian country, it is still a prince after all." Luan Gui turned to look at Wang Fu and said: "The princes do not raise armies for ordinary men, not to mention Wu Yuan himself said, 'To betray the king's righteousness and avenge the father's revenge, the minister
"Not for nothing." In the end, the reason why the state of Wu attacked Chu was because the Chu people attacked Cai on their own initiative because they could not get what they wanted, which was unethical. Therefore, the state of Wu used this opportunity to raise an army in a righteous way, and the soldiers just took advantage of the situation to take revenge."
Wang Fu had not yet figured it out, but Sima Yi on the side raised his palm and said: "Good! The king of Chu killed an innocent minister, which was unjust; the people of Chu attacked Cai because of private affairs, which was an unrighteous and unrighteous king.
Even if the soldiers who are unjust people attack and destroy the capital of Chu and massacre the people of Chu, they are doing so out of righteousness."
Wang Fu was speechless with Sima Yi's majestic reasoning. Not only was Tao Qian unrighteous, but the people of Xuzhou were also unscrupulous people who helped the tyrants do evil. This Sima Yi really dared to think of anything.
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After all, Wang Fu still remembered the purpose of his visit and did not continue to delve into the topic: "Sir, if you have such a high opinion, have you never thought of joining the Imperial College to teach?"
"There are so many great Confucian doctors in Taixue, am I missing one?" Luan Gui's face turned cold when he heard Wang Fu's request for him to serve as an official.
Wang Fu said seductively: "Mr. Zheng lives near Taixue, and he often debates with Yang Jijiu and others. He is a great scholar in the world. Don't you want to ask Duke Zheng for advice?"
"This..." Luan Gui said silently.
How many opportunities would he have to exchange and debate with great Confucian scholars like Zheng Xuan in his life? If he went this time, there would be no regrets even if he lost. On the contrary, he would get what he wanted and come into contact with more subtle knowledge.
But in this way, he is bound to get involved in the fame and fortune fair again, which goes against his idea of hiding from the world and living in seclusion.
Just when Luan Gui was in a dilemma, Sima Yi said at the right time: "Being able to discuss the classics and meanings with a great scholar like Zheng Gong, and this is such a topic, is really rare but not something you can ask for. Luan Gong should think carefully."
Sima Yi said very little today, but every sentence hit the point directly. Luan Gui couldn't help but think highly of this young man with a gentle and humble appearance.
"The words must be settled first." Luan Gui looked past Wang and Fu and looked directly at the bowl placed alone on his wife's dining table. As if he had found a reason for himself, he said with relief: "I just
He knows how to teach his disciples and study the scriptures, and knows nothing else."
"Wei, wei." Wang Fu immediately agreed and said happily: "I have always known that you don't care about fame and fortune, and I will not embarrass you. It's just that my family has gradually grown up, and I am a student. How can I see your husband stay in a lowly position for a long time.
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"Hmm..." Luan Gui responded lightly, looked at Wang Fu, then at Sima Yi, and stopped talking.
On the way back, Sima Yi and Wang Fu walked side by side. The two chatted for a few words. Wang Fu suddenly smiled helplessly and said: "Teachers are dignified. I didn't expect that I would still look guilty in front of Duke Luan."
Sima Yi moved slightly forward, turned his head to one side, and looked directly at Wang Fu. Wang Fu seemed not to notice the strange turn of Sima Yi's head. His horse couldn't help but speed up a few steps, catching up with Sima Yi, and Sima Yi's head also moved.
Correct:
"All things are born, and one thing defeats another. For example, I am afraid of Duke Luan, and Duke Luan is afraid of his wife." Wang Fu stretched his body on the horse, as if he had been suppressed for a long time: "I don't know if I will ask Duke Luan to come back this time."
, will you give me a hard time? I’m used to being free, and this time I’m afraid I’ll have to have more people to discipline me besides the country and Ah Weng.”
The debate between Zheng Xuan and others in Taixue gradually became a dispute between ancient and modern texts. Seeing that the heat was almost over, the emperor planned to take the next step. So he sent Wang Fu and other close associates to search for a few unknown people who had some knowledge of Confucian classics.
Su Confucians, who have good foundation and are eager to establish their own merits, instill their own ideas into them and act as imperial Confucians.
Not only can these people replace the emperor in a tentative debate with Zheng Xuan now, but in the future, whether they are guiding public opinion, serving as the emperor's mouthpiece, or transforming ideology according to the emperor's vision, and seizing the highest power of interpretation, they will need to rely on
These Confucian scholars helped him.
After all, the emperor himself did not have high attainments in Confucian classics, and he would not devote too much energy to studying it. Therefore, this kind of thing would require a dedicated research team to innovate theories on the basis of the original meaning of Confucian classics and create a theory that suits the emperor.
needs and the new ideas needed in this era.
Although Wang Fu didn't know what the emperor wanted to do, he also knew that Confucian scholars could improve the prestige of the power he was attached to. As a relative who was always ready, Wang Fu certainly couldn't let go of this opportunity. He recommended his teacher Luan Gui to the emperor.
, allowing him to participate in this debate where he can become famous is also a great benefit to Wang.
Sima Yi's eyes wandered to the flag pavilion at the end of the road and the inner door, and said softly: "Actually, you are not afraid of Mr. Luan."
Wang Fu curled his lips disdainfully: "You are not blind, why are you telling lies?"
Sima Yi lowered his head and looked at his hand holding the reins, then looked up at Wang Fu, his eyes as sharp as an eagle, penetrating into people's hearts: "You are indeed not afraid of Mr. Luan, you are just enjoying the feeling of 'fear'."
Wang Fu stared at Sima Yi for a long time, until the smile on his lips disappeared, and his eyes became very cold. Sima Yi looked at him calmly, until Wang Fu took the lead to look away and laughed.
, said: "Zhongda, have you ever climbed a mountain?"
Without waiting for Sima Yi to answer, Wang Fu said to himself: "There is a mountain near Handan in my hometown, Zhao State, called Zishan. In the spring, my family often goes hiking. At that time, not only the King of Zhao, but also the size of the city of Handan
Rich families will go out of the city to climb mountains one after another. When climbing, some people climb fast and some climb slowly. The farther ahead the person is, the fewer companions he has around him... When we finally climb to the top of the mountain, there are only a few people."
"Zhongbi is very flexible, so he must be the first to climb to the top."
Wang Fu nodded without any humility: "Yes, but after climbing to the top and overlooking the world, even though I feel happy for a while, I feel very lonely in my heart."
"Lonely?" Sima Yi repeated it, looking thoughtful.
Wang Fu said with emotion: "Man, the higher you stand, the lonelier you become. Look at the country. There are so many people working for him, but how many of them can tell the truth? The reason why the country values my father so much,
Why do you appreciate Liu He and dote on the Song family? Because you don’t want to be too lonely and want to live like an ordinary person... Why, you can’t think of it, Zhongda has always been a majestic and solemn emperor with a precocious mind.
I actually hope in my heart that I can be an ordinary person sometimes."
"No wonder you always have a free and uninhibited demeanor in front of His Majesty, and His Majesty doesn't take it seriously." Sima Yi thought of the emperor talking and laughing with others in the Secretary's Prison while fishing by the Cang Pond, playing pot throwing, and singing Yuefu poems.
Unrestrained demeanor. Although the emperor at that time was very decent in every move, he always had an expression of great enjoyment and fun in it, just like a lonely boy who invited a group of peers to have fun at his home.
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But whenever there was a sudden important matter that had to be dealt with, the emperor's relaxed and comfortable expression would immediately disappear, and he would once again put on a stern appearance to summon the ministers.
He suddenly felt sorry for the emperor.
Wang Fu looked forward and said confidently and firmly: "I don't want to be like that in the future. A person must have likes and dislikes, have fears, and there must be someone by his side. As long as he has these, people will not be lonely.
, is a real person... I don’t want to stand on a high place with no one around me. I want to have someone who can look down on the world side by side with me. Leaving someone in the world who can make me feel 'fearful' can make me
I am always alert."
In Sima Yi's eyes, although Wang Fu, a dandy, was scheming, his resourcefulness was only slightly better than that of Wang Can and others. However, he did not expect that his words were even more arrogant than Sima Yi imagined. The ambition and confidence he showed
This really surprised Sima Yi, but he didn't think there was anything wrong. On the contrary, he became more and more interested in Wang Fu.
"Zhongda, why do you think I have to tell you this?" Wang Fu said lightly, but there were waves hidden in his calm eyes.
"Because I can stand side by side with you, and..." Sima Yi said leisurely, once again hitting the nail on the head: "I can also make you 'fear'."
"Hey, you really dare to say anything!" Wang Fu suddenly sighed and said helplessly: "Sometimes I also wonder, is it right or wrong to keep a smart person like you as a friend?"