When Yuan Hui left Quanling, the triumphant Northern Army had just held a prisoner offering ceremony.
The Shixie brothers and the main subordinate officials were escorted and walked around the main street of Quanling City. Quanling is not big, and it took everyone a long time to make a fortune. Everyone knows the Sai who wants to rule Jiaozhou
What does Xie look like? It was naturally compared with the emperor.
The emperor stayed in Quanling for a year, and the people of Quanling were not unfamiliar with him.
The comparison result is only one sentence: overestimate one's own ability and seek death.
The people don’t understand those things that are too profound. They just think that Shi Xie cannot compare with the emperor in terms of appearance or age. Such a person does not enjoy the blessings of his children and grandchildren at home, and insists on rebelling. What is the difference between this and seeking death.
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Yuan Hui was speechless when he heard such comments on the boat.
He would not argue with strangers, nor would he agree with such a conclusion.
In his opinion, Shi Xie had no idea of rebellion, at most he had the intention of separatist, and even such thoughts were not revealed. There were many people who were more ambitious and more straightforward than him. Why those
Everyone can forgive me, but Shi Xie cannot be forgiven?
He wanted to seek justice for Shi Xie and peace for himself.
He didn't believe that Shi Lin of the Central Plains agreed with Gao Rou and others, and thought that Shi Xie deserved to die. There were always people who would agree with his views and support his ideas.
He went north all the way, and whenever he arrived at a place, he first checked the nearest newspaper to see if there were any related articles. He saw some reports related to Shi Xie, but there were almost no one who spoke out for Shi Xie.
On the contrary, more and more people responded to Cai Yan's article "Legislation with Benevolence".
At the beginning, Yuan Hui still supported this view. Benevolence is the core concept of Confucianism. Legitimate is the leading legislation with benevolence, which is in line with the style of Confucianism. It also shows that the court's insistence on Confucianism has not gone to the old path of the Legalists.
But as he looked, he felt something was wrong.
In his opinion, the main content of the legislation with benevolence should be to light taxes and pay tributes and rest with the people, but the relevant regulations discuss how to prohibit mergers and how to encourage practical learning.
What he couldn't accept most was suppressing the Confucianism and turning more resources to practical learning.
The most direct point is that there are almost no requirements for classics in the assessment of middle and lower-level officials. The content is limited to several enlightenment books such as "The Analects of Confucius", "The Book of Filial Piety", "Mencius", and "Xunzi", and it is concentrated in some chapters. What Confucianism values most
The Five Classics are not involved at all.
Yuan Hui was worried about this.
In early April, he rushed to Luoyang and asked to see Xun Yu as soon as possible.
Chen Qun was the one who received him.
Xun Yu was also inspecting the spring plowing situation in the county and was not in Luoyang for the time being.
Yuan Hui didn't mind. He was more familiar with Chen Qun and knew the relationship between Chen and Xun's families. Since Chen Qun was working in Xun Yu's mansion, it was more convenient to communicate with Xun Yu.
He told his purpose and finally asked Chen Qun. "If Taiqiu Gong encounters this situation, what should I do?"
Although he was not from Ruying, he was not unfamiliar with Chen Qun's grandfather Chen Shi, and knew that Chen Shi was not only famous all over the world, but also a very pragmatic person.
When the father of the eunuch Zhang Rang died, the Shilin disliked Zhang Rang's reputation and no one was willing to pay his respects, so only Chen Da went there. Zhang Rang was grateful to Chen Da for this, and later he saw that he helped a lot in the face of Chen Da.
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When Chen Qun heard Yuan Hui mention his grandfather, he was unhappy.
"With my stupidity, I cannot understand the thoughts of my ancestors, it may be difficult to satisfy you."
Yuan Hui hit a soft nail and knew he was rude and smiled embarrassedly.
Chen Qun thought for a while and said, "Did you come to Luoyang before?"
"I've been here, but I still remember it."
"Let's go and have a look." Chen Qun said: "After seeing Luoyang City now, you may have insights."
Yuan Hui was skeptical, but after listening to Chen Qun's advice, he decided to take a walk around Luoyang City.
Three days later, he received a notice from Chen Qun that Xun Yu was back.
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Xun Yu ran around several counties and had just returned to Luoyang. He was dark and thin, but he was in great spirits.
As soon as they met, he excitedly told Yuan Hui that if the weather was good, he would definitely be able to exceed the task this year, double the per capita income of the people in Henan County.
Yuan Hui asked Xun Yu for no reason, "Is this what the Duke is most concerned about now?"
Xun Yu was stunned for a while before he realized, patted his forehead and asked Yuan Hui to take his seat. "Is it because of Shi Xie?"
Yuan Hui nodded, told him about the torment along the way, and then asked Xun Yu to come forward and ask the emperor to pardon Shi Xie, at least he would be given a lighter punishment and would not be punished by his clan.
"Who said that the clan was punished?"
Yuan Hui was stunned. "Can it be..."
Xun Yu smiled. "I received a letter from Zhong Yao two days ago, mentioning about Shi Xie. Let me tell you the result first so that you won't worry. Judging from the current situation, Shi Xie should not be punished by the clan.
The heaviest punishment is either to travel overseas or to imprisonment. If nothing unexpected happens, he should choose the former, after all, Jiaozhou is not far from overseas."
Yuan Hui breathed a sigh of relief, and his mood, which had been heavy for many days, finally felt a little relaxed.
"Which wise man made a statement that moved the emperor?"
Xun Yu grinned. "You."
"Me?" Yuan Hui was both surprised and happy.
"Yes, no one responded in more than a month after your article was published."
Yuan Hui was speechless and embarrassed.
"Xia Qing, the era of officials and officials is in charge of politics. The era of being in charge of the people and officials has passed, and he should not come again." Xun Yu said earnestly: "I heard from the long article that you have been in Luoyang City for the past two days, and I believe you have some insights. Luoyang was destroyed by
Whose hand? Dong Zhuo must be blamed, but what about the Yuan brothers? Do they have no responsibility? If we really want to talk about it, their responsibility may be heavier than Dong Zhuo.”
Yuan Hui sighed and nodded silently.
"The Yuan family, who had four generations and three dukes, finally became the culprit of the almost overturn. This is worth everyone's reflection, especially those of us Shandong scholars and officials who regard themselves as morality. It is not enough to have a passion, and govern the world requires more steadfastness.
Doing things, it is said that one can cultivate oneself and manage one's family, govern one's country and the world. Many people cannot even cultivate one's family, but they think about governing one's country and the world every day. Isn't that ridiculous? What's even more ridiculous is that such people have become scholars in the world.
leader."
Yuan Hui frowned slightly. "Are you talking about Yuan Shao?"
"Including Shi Xie, of course, you and me." Xun Yu said seriously: "The reason why you run for Shi Xie is because when you are in Jiaozhou and cannot support yourself, Shi Xie provides you with food and clothing? You really have to have
Why does the ability to make a living depend on others? If you are a guest, you have to pay it back if you owe someone favors?"
Yuan Hui's face was so sarcastic that he blushed. "So in the eyes of Fujun, I am such a person?"
Xun Yu is not anxious or impatient. "Then what kind of person are you? There are so many Confucians in the world, and countless people are better than Shi Xie. Many people are punished by the emperor because of the prefectures and counties. Who are you doing for
Have you heard the bad news?"
Yuan Hui was speechless.
He felt that Xun Yu's words were like a knife, cutting off his disguise and letting him stand naked in front of the world.