Xun Yu came to Situ's Mansion, and Yang Biao had prepared tea in the back hall, waiting for Xun Yu.
As soon as they met, he looked at Xun Yu and squinted the corners of his mouth.
"I heard you didn't have a good conversation with the emperor yesterday?"
Xun Yu nodded.
“What is the main reason?”
"The viewpoints on literature and quality cannot be unified."
Yang Biao smiled, patted Xun Yu on the shoulder, and signaled Xun Yu to take his seat. "Wenruo, I guess you will stick to this point, but I didn't expect you to be so determined, and you will not relax your cheeks in front of the emperor."
Xun Yu asked back, "Don't Yang think I should ease my cheeks?"
"A gentleman governs the country, he should ask the fundamental question. As long as he is not confused at all, everything else can be discussed."
Xun Yu immediately lowered his face. "I can't agree with Mr. Yang's words. Etiquette is the foundation of the Confucian school, and naturally it is also the foundation of governing the country. How can it be negotiated?"
Yang Biao waved his hand and signaled Xun Yu not to be excited. "Wen Ruo, Master has something to say, my way is consistent. What is this one? Is it a ritual?"
Xun Yu was speechless immediately.
What is the Confucian school of Confucianism that "my way is consistent" is a "Confucian school, and it is not something he and Yang Biao can argue clearly. But this "one" is not a ritual, but there is no doubt.
For Confucius, although etiquette is important, it is definitely not as good as benevolence.
Of course, it is also controversial whether this "one" is benevolence. In the original text of "The Analects of Confucius", Zeng Zi's understanding is "loyalty and forgiving". Although this sentence comes from the "Li Ren" chapter, it can also be understood that loyalty and forgiving is benevolence, but after all,
Without explicit explanation, there is still room for debate.
This is how Confucian scholarship is. Many things seem to be very certain, but when you think about it carefully, they are not so certain.
Regarding etiquette, there is a view that most people have recognized, namely Confucius values benevolence, Mencius values righteousness, and Xunzi values etiquette. Xunzi was the worst in the end, and many people were unwilling to mention him.
The reason is also very simple. He had two disciples of the Fa, who took the etiquette he advocated one step forward and turned it into Dharma.
If you take this step, your nature will change, and many people even do not recognize Xunzi as a true Confucian scholar.
Seeing Xun Yu stunned, Yang Biao shook his head sympathetically. Xun Yu is very smart, but he has consumed too much energy for his administration in Henan and his official duties, so he may not have time to pay attention to related discussions. In comparison, Situ's Mansion has dealt with such issues.
The discussion was relatively in-depth and the stage of text differences had long passed.
In other words, Xun Yu has fallen behind in his studies and is still sticking to classics and unable to keep up with the changes in practice.
"Apart from etiquette and law, have you talked to the emperor about other things, such as the Western Regions?" Yang Biao didn't want to talk too hard at the beginning, so he changed the topic. "I heard that your boy is very majestic in the Western Regions, tens of thousands of times.
The Xianbei people followed his command, and even the Big Yuezhi and the Little Yuezhi praised him very much."
Xun Yu smiled and chatted a little. Although he didn't say much to the emperor, he heard Xun Wenqian say something. It was a little regretful that he wanted to ask the emperor about the Roman emperor, but because he didn't say anything, he finally said it
It's not easy to mention either.
"Have Situ heard about Rome?"
"Which aspect did you talk about?"
"I heard that Rome had a new emperor named Severu, who was a foreign warrior..."
"I know, I know." Yang Biao shook his head when he heard this. "Then Rome is a barbarian after all, and he doesn't even have the precautions he should have. It's ridiculous that he was usurped by a slave."
"I also heard that Severu's experience is similar to Dong Zhuo. He was originally a border general, but later he gained his own troops and fought for the throne with force?"
Yang Biao was a little surprised. "There is still this? This is the first time I heard of it."
Xun Yu was very disappointed. "Duke Yang, how can you ignore such a good opportunity?"
"Good opportunity?" Yang Biao thought for a moment and understood what Xun Yu meant, and then smiled and said, "Are you planning to take this opportunity to justify the party members, or do you want to speak out for the Confucian school? Wenruo, if I am you, I
I won't do that."
“Why?”
"Although we can learn from history as a guide, we can know the rise and fall. But Rome is just a barbarian country, how can we compare with our Han Dynasty? Although the emperor was dissatisfied with some of the Confucian practices, he did not deny the value of Confucianism. Why do you think hard to do it?
The Confucian school has a correct name? Even the party members, the emperor did not completely reject it. He collected information and compiled the "Biography of the Party and the Prison" to clarify the whole story, and did not say that the party members are evil people."
He paused and said, "You are not dissatisfied with the court's actions because of Guo Tu's death, are you?"
Xun Yu frowned.
I met the emperor yesterday and had a bad conversation. I met Yang Biao today and had a bad conversation, which made him wonder if he had thought it was wrong from the beginning, otherwise why would it be so difficult?
The emperor is wise and powerful, and Yang Biao is a master of planning for the country. This is obvious to all. He always thinks so. He wants him to say that these two people are wrong, only he is right, he really doesn't have this confidence.
Yang Biao also saw Xun Yu's shakenness and gave up his plan to discuss in-depth with Xun Yu today.
"Wenruo, don't worry. Since you come, please feel free. Look around first and wait until everyone else arrives, and then discuss it. This time, we are not afraid of spending time, so we must discuss the results."
Xun Yu nodded and agreed.
Yang Biao said again: "There will be a book recommendation party in two days, and it will be in the seal shop of Mrs. Hongnong. Are you attending it?"
"I should go." Xun Yu said absent-mindedly. "Does Mr. Yang have any information about Rome here? I want to know more about the Roman emperor Severu."
"No. You can go to Lantai to check it out, the information there is the most complete."
"Thank you."
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After saying goodbye to Yang Biao, Xun Yu turned around and went to Lantai.
Lantai Lingshi Wang Can was very enthusiastic and took out a lot of information related to Severu. Most of the information was collected recently. As Xun Wenqian said, Severu is similar to Dong Zhuo, and the usurpation of the throne was not long ago.
Related news has just been passed.
Wang Can chatted with Xun Yu for a while, and naturally mentioned Zhong Yao.
Although Lantai does not interfere in politics and only focuses on academic research, he is good at doing things, has many friends, and is still very informed. Zhong Yao's career in Bohai is not going well, and he naturally heard that he was interested in returning to the court.
It's right.
As a Youth Scholar who once lived in Shangdang, he wanted to repay Zhong Yao with a favor.
Xun Yu also had this idea, but it was not so urgent. He had contacted Xun Chen and discussed whether they would go back to the court or go to sea. In his opinion, the Ruying people were not weak in the court, even Zhong Yao and Xun Chen
Waiting for someone to come back is not very meaningful, but it may arouse the emperor's vigilance. It is better to go out to sea to assist Yuan Xi and make a breakthrough in the world.
Xun Chen replied that he didn't care, but Zhong Yao was extremely unfavorable to Yuan Xi and was unwilling to waste energy on Yuan Xi. Moreover, Zhong Yao was old and was nostalgic for his hometown. He would rather return to his hometown to study than go out to sea.
Xun Yu could understand Zhong Yao's mentality, but how to get him back to the court was a very difficult problem. He originally wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to give advice to the emperor, but the conversation broke down as soon as he met, and there was no such thing as he did.
Opportunity opens.
Seeing Wang Can, Xun Yu suddenly felt that maybe Wang Can is more suitable for him to come forward.