Thick clouds hang in the sky all year round. Occasionally, electric snakes shuttle between the clouds. After a long time, thunder is heard. The silence between heaven and earth is a bit scary. There is an unspeakable sultry heat in the air. There is not even a trace of wind.
Standing there doing nothing can break a sweat.
Even people who don't understand the weather know that it's going to rain, but at this moment in Xiapi City, many places are full of people.
"What's the matter with so many people here?" Someone who didn't know the situation asked the person next to him.
"The new county magistrate raided Li's house, the same house that committed the crime a few days ago. Did you know?"
"Of course I know, what happened?"
"According to the Chu County Magistrate's investigation, the Li family's property was obtained through deceit, abduction, and robbery. Now it has been verified that after the County Magistrate consulted Marquis Wen, he ordered the fields to be returned to the people, just because the fields that had been robbed were
Most of the people had been killed by the Li family, but Marquis Wen was unwilling to accept this dirty wealth, so he decided to rent these lands to the people for free. One household could receive up to ten acres, in addition to paying 40% of the tax.
Except for the tax, no taxes are collected, but this land belongs to the imperial court, and the people cannot sell it to one another privately. The list says... Yes, it was taken from the people, and it should be used for the people!"
"Then Lu Bu... no, Marquis Wen is so generous!?"
"No one has faults. No matter what, Marquis Wen is kind to me and other common people. This is a good thing because he has the common people in mind."
"I thought that Duke Xuande was a benevolent and righteous man in the past, but I didn't expect that Marquis Wen was also a benevolent and righteous man! Although we had our faults in the past, as my brother said, who has no faults?"
"What do you know!" Another person suddenly interjected: "Those who scolded Marquis Wen are just saying that Marquis Wen changed his master twice and became a slave with three surnames. But you also don't think about it. It was the imperial court's order to kill Ding Yuan.
As a minister of the Han Dynasty, how could Marquis Wen refuse? As for Dong Zhuo, he was even more of a traitor to the country. If Marquis Wen was wrong to kill him, then wouldn't it also be wrong for Duke Xuande and others to join forces to attack Dong?"
"Even if you don't look at who said this, they are all from the same big family as the Li family. Marquis Wen didn't want to join them, so he tried his best to frame Marquis Wen. Now it seems that who is who is right?
Do you need to ask?"
"I think the Chu County Magistrate is still a little too cautious. I would say that those big families who oppress the people should be killed one by one. The land allocated this time includes not only the Li family, but also the Wang family.
Let me tell you, the Wang family’s butts are not clean either, so dying like this is an advantage for them.”
"Keep your voice down. The Wang family is not dead. Although the family was wiped out that day, there were still many children outside, but they didn't come back."
"I think it's not that they don't want to come back, but they don't dare to come back, right?"
"It's a pity that Marquis Wen didn't come to Xuzhou a few years earlier. Unfortunately, my brother was forced to live and die by the Li family's thieves!"
Similar discussions were held in every gathering place. After Chu Nan distributed 30% of the land to the small dependent families, the remaining land was distributed to the people on a rent-free basis.
People are all self-interested creatures. It is a bit hard to hear that if you have milk, you will be a mother. However, as long as you guide public opinion a little and provide sufficient benefits, people's support will soon be restored.
Winning over small families only involves dozens or even hundreds of households, but they have to cede 30% of the profits. As for the 30,000 households in Xiapi, each household may only receive ten acres or even less of cultivated land, but these people can
I will support Lu Bu from the bottom of my heart for a long time to come!
This is the difference.
Now, at least the people of Xiapi have completely turned towards Lu Bu.
In the government office, Chu Nan, who was looking at the bamboo slips, suddenly felt something. He frowned and looked around. There seemed to be an invisible force gathering towards him, echoing the awe-inspiring righteousness in his chest. There was no sudden increase, but Chu Nan
Nan could feel that his awe-inspiring righteousness was constantly solidifying, and his cultivation speed seemed to have increased a lot.
At the same time, his own luck has also improved a lot in this short period of time.
what happened?
Chu Nan was puzzled. He carefully checked himself for a while according to the Confucian practice method, but could not find the source of this change. With nothing going on, Chu Nan got up and went to Chen Gong's home.
"Teacher." After arriving at Chen Gong's home, Chu Nan smiled and bowed.
"It's still daytime!" Chen Gong glared at Chu Nan, feeling that this disciple would be ruined if he didn't teach him strictly!
"Ahem~" Chu Nan looked at Chen Gong awkwardly: "Teacher, today we are really here to talk about serious matters."
"Business?" Chen Gong looked at Chu Nan doubtfully and said, "You have done a good job, Pi Ling. You have gained popularity for Marquis Wen and enriched the treasury. It can be said that you kill two birds with one stone."
"It's a matter of practice." Chu Nan told Chen Gong what he had just felt.
"This is the popularity of the people." Chen Gong explained calmly: "What you have done this time has won the recognition of the people, and you have the popularity of the people. Others may not feel it, but my Confucianism is different. At the beginning of the founding of Confucianism,
, is to find a way to govern the world, so that the people under the rule can live in peace, it will be recognized by all the people, and the popularity of the people will make it easier for you to practice Confucianism. Unfortunately, many Confucian students today only focus on saying the law and following it.
But they forgot that the sages had the intention to create Confucianism, and eventually fell into the inferior category. It will only be more difficult to become a great Confucian!"
"Is this power of all people so miraculous?" Chu Nan asked in surprise.
"Magical?" Chen Gong shook his head and said with a smile, "You can try to use words and magic to follow."
"I can take a step of three feet!" Chu Nan nodded, and with the surge of awe-inspiring aura, he took a step of three feet. This is his limit so far. After all, he has only just started, and the power of his magical powers is average. He wants to superimpose the fire avoidance buff on himself, no.
It is said that it is ineffective because, firstly, the high temperature it can withstand is limited, and secondly, the time is very short.
But this time, Chu Nan was surprised to find that the awe-inspiring energy he had consumed rose rapidly at the moment of consumption, and soon reached the limit of his capacity.
"This..." Chu Nan looked at Chen Gong in surprise.
"You have just entered the profession, and the popularity of a county is enough to keep you alive. If you can break through to the realm of Confucianism one day, these popularity will not be enough to allow you to recover so quickly." After Chen Gong finished speaking, he sighed.
, after Confucianism and Taoism enter the realm of Confucianism, it seems to be another beginning. For the people of a county, it makes little difference whether they have it or not.
Chu Nan was a little excited, and said in his heart: "I can float three feet in the air!"
After saying that, he stepped on his feet and stood up out of thin air. He could feel the awe-inspiring energy in his chest quickly disappearing and then quickly replenishing it. His heart moved and he wanted to fly forward. His body tilted and he fell down with a pop. He could only float.
Empty, but unable to fly.
"I can fly one foot in the air!" Chu Nan said again, and his body indeed flew one foot in the air, and then slowly flew forward as he leaned forward.
It can fly, but very slowly, so slow that the speed is less than half of the normal walking speed of ordinary people. Any faster, and the balance between recovery and consumption of Haoran Qi will be broken.
When Chen Gong saw this scene, his eyes lit up. His aura of awe was a hundred times a thousand times that of Chu Nan. If he used this mantra, the effect would definitely be better than that of Chu Nan. He might be able to fly in the air, but if Just like Chu Nan before, Haoran's energy was not enough and he fell from the air...
Although Confucianism's teachings are exquisite, the body is at most stronger than ordinary people, and it is not as thick-skinned and fleshy as the rough military commanders. If you fly too high, you may be thrown to death if you fall!
Although he acted, Chen Gong still suppressed the impulse in his heart and calmly watched Chu Nan perform various verbal skills. It has to be said that this disciple's brain is so long that he has the ability to use verbal skills. He played tricks on him, and although most of them had no practical value, such as the house was spotless, and my fingers could be stretched twice as long, etc., there were many tricks, and he even brought a light rain in his room.
"If you have nothing important to do, just go back! Don't disturb my master's enlightenment!" Chen Gong glanced at him lightly and said.
"Disciple farewell." Chu Nan nodded. He just got married to his wife yesterday. Up to now, his waist is still weak. He does not need the teacher's buff in a short time. Besides, at the age when a man is working hard for his career, it is best not to miss the gentle countryside. This kind of thing should be done in moderation, just once every two days is enough!
Looking at the direction Chu Nan was leaving, Chen Gong sighed, "What a blessing!"
Chu Nan's improvement once again strengthened his belief in his heart. Today's Confucianism has begun to develop in the direction of Confucianism, and it has reached an extremely deep level. First Confucianism, then Confucianism, he cannot judge whether this is what others think. Right or wrong, but at least it goes against his way.
Confucianism should not only serve one family, but seek blessings for all people. This must have been the original intention of the sages when they founded Confucianism. It is a pity that in this era, if we do not compromise with the imperial power, academics cannot even spread, let alone govern the world. .
The original intention may have just been to compromise, and the purpose was to benefit the world, but as the sages passed away, the focus of Confucianism gradually shifted from the people to the emperor, seeking to govern the world through the emperor.
It seems that there is nothing wrong. The path is different, but the purpose is still the same. However, in the future, the original intention is gradually abandoned in the exploration of the predecessors. It is no wonder that there are fewer and fewer Confucian scholars who can break through the great Confucianism. Since the previous generation of Confucianism, great Confucian scholars have passed away or lived in seclusion. Later, except for myself who entered the realm of Confucianism by accident, no one had broken through to the realm of Confucianism for decades.
Compromise to the emperor in the court, the Qi in the chest cannot maintain the original intention of the awe-inspiring Qi, maybe it can be exchanged for power, but how to warm up the awe-inspiring Qi and how to become a great Confucian?
Confucianism needs reform. These troubled times may be a disaster for the world, but for Confucianism, it may be an opportunity to break the old and establish a new one. He wants to change the current situation of Confucianism, and to achieve this goal, he needs to recruit many disciples!
"Teacher, I want...to avoid the fire again!" Chu Nan suddenly left and came back with a serious smile. He just tried it on himself and restored some of his internal organs to their peak. Although it was exhausted, I lost my awe-inspiring aura, but it actually happened. Do you think it was God’s will?
Chen Gong: "..."
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It's nine o'clock, and there's still only one chapter to go. This update is over. I'm not breaking my promise, but it may be later than usual. Please forgive me.