"There is no one in the government office who can report to me, so naturally I will take care of this matter for you!"
"Private education, if there is no good teacher, will mislead the students. Are there students in your school? Are they the children of Dongash people?"
"My lord, for the time being, there is only Xu Shu and Xu Yuanzhi as my master. The students are all military households in Qingzhou. They are the children of the common people in Xuzhou. I dare not deceive Duke Ming!"
Fang Guang replied that Cao Cao's anger was rising again.
"Datong, you should think carefully about this matter. The children of military households and civilian villages are the foundation of Yanzhou's farming. How can you really go to the government office if you waste your time in school?"
"Private education is so important. I remember that in order to run a school, we have to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth. If you are not familiar with classics and history, you are not misleading the disciples. If the world's scholars know about it, they will definitely attack it in groups!"
"Quickly close the school. The other commanders, managing the military and the people, aren't you busy enough?"
"Ming Gong, you cannot close it. Cangting Academy is prospering. In future generations, it will definitely be a gathering place for talented people under Ming Gong's command."
Fang Guang replied calmly, refusing to give in at all.
Cao Cao frowned, and for a moment he didn't know how to persuade him. Xun You beside him interrupted and scolded him.
"Datong, you are of the Yellow Turban lineage, how do you run a school? Teach the Taiping Qingling Tao of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect? The foundation of the world lies in the scholars, and those who rely on the Ming Dynasty are also the scholars!"
"Datong, you are an outlier. It is Ming Gong who recognizes talents with his wise eyes. Your talents and virtues come from heaven. If you follow the master well, you can expect to be famous all over the world. Why bother to write private articles? That is not something you can control!"
Xun You pretended to be worried about Fang Guang, but in fact, he had already burst into laughter.
Cao Cao's reaction was harsher than he thought. In his opinion, even if Fang Guang was not demoted this time, at least he would be treated coldly recently.
"Why can't I control it? I have more than enough talents to run a school. The students from Baiding peasant family may not be inferior to the scholars. They will flourish in the future and have a promising future!"
Fang Guang's words seemed to be contemptuous of scholars.
Several high-ranking disciples who were originally doing the show were really angry this time when they saw Fang Guang acting like this.
Behind Cao Cao, Chen Qun stood up with a wooden face.
"Fang Datong, that yellow turban Fang Guang who turned against Xuande, Fang Guang, Yanzhou, Dong'a, you have done well in everything, but the way of heaven is so unclear, and even though we have studied hard for decades, we may not be able to see the clues.
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"You take heaven and earth as your teacher, and you take Guiguzi, who encompasses thousands of families in the pre-Qin period, as your teacher. They are all illusory things. How can you convince people?"
Fang Guang did not recognize Chen Qun and looked at the man in front of him without saying a word.
Guo Jia just saw that the few Yingchuan scholars today were setting up a trap to make Fang Guang look ugly.
Just now behind Cao Cao, he kept winking at Fang Guang, asking Fang Guang to calm down and discuss the matter with his lord slowly, and give in for now!
Unexpectedly, Fang Guang just winked at him and replied without any hesitation.
"This is Chen Qun, Chen Changwen, Datong, the son of Chen Ji, the great emperor of the dynasty. You are good at things, but you are short on Tao. Why bother discussing academics with a famous scholar like Chang Wen?"
Guo Jia pointed out Chen Qun's identity and almost warned Fang Guang face to face, these people are just talking nonsense, why do you need to meet them?
Fang Guang smiled
"It's okay to discuss it. The truth in the world can only become clearer with more debate. I heard that the sages Confucius and Mencius also loved to argue. Today, my lord is visiting the mountains, just for fun!"
Fang Guang's attitude made Cao Cao calm down again.
Meritocracy was originally the academic policy of Emperor Wu of Wei. As long as Fang Guang was selfless and truly ran a school, even if his level was poor, he would only be able to help Datong.
"Okay, let's talk about it. Miaocai, Yuan Rang is here to get some wine. You two can also learn some principles from the debate today!"
At a glance, Cao Cao saw that Chen Qun was so excited by Fang Guang that his beard and eyebrows almost stood up, and he couldn't help feeling secretly happy.
Debate is about calmness of mind, but now it seems that the son of the Chen family of Yingchuan and Da Honglu has fallen behind.
"Okay, I dare to ask Mr. Datong, the way you learned in Cangting Academy, which is called the way of heaven, can be expressed in words, not misty words, let us learn a few words."
"That's natural. If you talk about it and discuss it, you may not be able to teach the writer."
"What is the way of heaven? The heaven and earth are not benevolent and treat all things as stupid dogs. The living beings in the world should constantly strive for self-improvement and compete with the heaven and earth. A gentleman can strengthen himself. This is the way of heaven of our Cangting Academy!"
"good!"
As soon as Fang Guang finished speaking, Cao Cao's voice of admiration came from Jishan Mountain.
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, most private schools were entangled in the replacement of the five elements and the interaction between heaven and man. Although the theories of each school were mixed, the scope of debate was actually very narrow and the pattern was not big!"
The world is unkind, this is what Laozi said, self-improvement is also a Confucian principle, but these two things include the Han Dynasty's national destiny of recuperating and striving for strength.
Among them, competing with heaven and earth for supremacy is more to Cao Cao's taste.
I originally thought that Fang Guang's way of heaven was mostly the Yellow Turban Army or Huang Tiandang, a Yingchuan scholar who was born in Jiazi. At first glance, when he heard Fang Guang's principles, he included the best principles of Confucianism and Taoism. Suddenly, he couldn't find any refutation.
Where?
Behind Cao Cao, time seemed to have stopped. Several of the scholars' mouths were wide open as they listened to their lord clapped their hands and expressed their approval with very embarrassed expressions.
"Datong, I heard that you are newly married and are happy as a couple. Can you tell me?"
Xun You thought about it, and then talked about the way of heaven. This yellow turban boy seemed to have some ink and could blur it out, so he talked about the lyrical relationship between men and women that scholars are best at.
Until later generations, Cao Zhi and Cao Pi were both famous for their Luoshui poems and widow poems. It can be seen that expressing the feelings between men and women is a major topic in academic research.
"When gold, wind, jade and dew meet at the right time, they will win countless things in the world!"
"At the same time, you are in the shadows and the shadows are invisible. You follow the light and my concubine wishes!"
Fang Guangxin spoke a few famous sentences from the Tang Dynasty and Jin Dynasty, which made everyone in Yingchuan couldn't help but look intoxicated on their faces.
Cao Cao softly recited Fang Guang's work, and the more he listened, the more exquisite it became.
Among the women, Guo Jia, who was very affectionate, flapped his palms in the air with joy and repeatedly called "Wonderful, wonderful!"
Even military generals like the Xiahou Dun brothers felt the wonder of male-female relationships from Fang Guang's answers, with a look of yearning on their faces.
"Okay, Datong, north of Hebei Province, I didn't expect that such a knowledgeable and passionate scribe could answer questions with poetry, let's take a look at Datong's poetry skills!"
"My good friend Wang Can lives in Liu Biao's place in Jingzhou. His poems and poems are the culmination of all the misery in the world. The seven mournful poems describe the misery of the people all over the world!"
"Datong, if you have poetry that can compare with Qi Ai's poetry, your poetry will become the best in the world. Please listen!"
"There is no sign of chaos in Xijing, and the jackals and tigers can only punish the troubles. When I realize the people in Xiaquan, I am heartbroken!"
Among the crowd, Zhong Yao slowly stood up and read Wang Can's famous poem.
On top of Jishan Mountain, everyone was mesmerized by what they heard. Fang Guang also sighed in his heart. In front of his eyes, he seemed to see the miserable situation in Guanzhong.