Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 830
"His Majesty!!!"

"My love!!!"

In the Hall of Houde, the monarch and his ministers were very excited when they met each other.

Zhang Buyi maintained the appearance of saluting, with tears in his eyes. After returning to Chang'an, he didn't even go home. He went straight to the Hall of Houde. Only when he saw His Majesty did his heart calm down.

The same is true for Liu Chang, seeing his trusted confidant finally appear in front of him, it is also difficult for him to contain the excitement in his heart.

"You still have to stay by my side. Without you by my side, I really have no one to use. Everything is not going well!"

The two monarchs and ministers met, and after saluting, Liu Chang asked Zhang Buyi to sit beside him, "During the time you were away, many things happened in the temple, but since you are back, I will take care of these things." Don't worry anymore, let's talk about your affairs, how is Daiguo?"

Zhang Buyi hurriedly said: "Because of His Majesty's kindness, everything is going well in the country of Dai. Liu Buhai came to take care of the king. There are also a lot of talents around the king. Now a lot of coal has been discovered. Because of smelting, the big man These coals are very much needed, besides, places such as Xia, Yan, Beiting, etc. are extremely cold in winter, and they all need a lot of coal, and the demand is huge, and Dai Kingdom will definitely be able to develop rapidly because of this, Your Majesty does not need to worry at all.”

Zhang Buyi talked about the situation in several northern countries, and then focused on the country of Zhao.

"The king of Zhao was very annoyed when he heard that Zhao Wan was looking for a city in the country of Dai. He wanted to intimidate the ministers of the two countries. He really couldn't stand it. He went to Handan himself and reprimanded the king of Zhao."

"well done!"

Liu Chang gritted his teeth and said: "This Ruyi has simply lowered the lower limit for the entire Han Dynasty to rule the country. His country should have been eliminated long ago!"

Zhang Buyi did not forget Xia Guo, "Fu Qing did a good job, but the conditions are too poor and the development is limited, but he barely has real jurisdiction over various regions, and divides the tribes into various regions so that they can live within the prescribed range. Carry out animal husbandry, build cities in various places, set up settlements, and carry out farming. After those Gongyang Confucian scholars arrived in Xia State, they quickly went to various tribes to impart knowledge, educate the local people, and became tribal officials. .”

"He led the Xia Kingdom's cavalry and defeated those tribes that were unwilling to surrender, causing many tribes outside the desert to surrender one after another. The nominal territory of Xia Kingdom today is really terrifying, but there are too few cities. There are only seven cities in the whole country. , the rest may not be called a city, and there is very little cultivated land, but there are enough officials. As for the policy of the Central Plains, it is difficult to implement it locally, so we can only adopt other methods to implement it.”

Zhang Buyi's northern tour was very rewarding.

Liu Chang said with a straight face, "In the short term, Xia Guo shouldn't have to worry about not having enough people."

"In these years, I have sent many people to Xia Guo, including the sons of Yafu and Shengzhi, I have sent them to Xia Guo."

"Ah? Why is this?"

"These two scorpions actually quarreled over the matter of the army and the navy, and even stole the armor from the family. How can they be forgiven? They must be made to remember!"

Zhang Buyi immediately shouted: "Your Majesty is wise!!"

While the two were chatting about the situation in the north, Lu Lu and Dou Guangguo came in and paid homage to Prime Minister Zhang.

Liu Chang happily pointed at Dou Guangguo, "This man is called Dou Guangguo, he is quite intelligent, and now he is by my side!"

Zhang Buyi narrowed his eyes and looked at Dou Guangguo in front of him.

"Oh?"

"Intelligent, huh?"

Dou Guangguo was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Before Zhang Xiang, I dare not talk about intelligence."

Liu Chang continued: "Now, there's just one thing, and you're all here, so I'll ask your opinion first."

"It's about Taixue. No doubt, do you know Wang Tong?"

"The big sacrificial wine of Tang Guoxue, Your Majesty, what happened?"

Liu Chang shook his head, "It's not a big deal. This person came to Chang'an not long ago and asked for the establishment of a local imperial school. In addition, he also took out six letters, all of which are about the study of enlightenment. No doubt, do you think this person How about it?"

Zhang Buyi said seriously: "This man is extremely knowledgeable, and no one in the big man can beat him. It's just that this man is extremely irritable and his ideas are very radical. He is exactly like Chao Cuo, not like Confucianism, and like Liu Jing and others People are close friends, so they have suffered a lot of criticism. Your Majesty had better think twice about his letter, and not act rashly."

Liu Changshen agreed, "You are right, but his idea is very good."

"He wanted to make the matter of enlightenment more complete. He set up assessments for sacrificial wine, different salaries, and corresponding schools. He wanted to set up a school for teaching sacrificial wine. This idea is very good. Besides, He also wants to improve many courses in the school. How about you take some time to meet him and talk to him."

"only!!"

Wang Tong was not very happy in Chang'an, but he was not used to Chang'an after living in Tang country for a long time.

He felt that Chang'an people were too hypocritical.

Including the great masters in Chang'an, he didn't like it too much. Among Tian He's three major disciples, Wang Tong was the most unusual one. Both his ideas and practices were different from other Confucianists, and he seemed extremely unique.Some of his theories are even illegal for a big man. In the past, when he was debating filial piety with his younger brother, he shocked the world because he said "filial piety is filial piety", which made many great Confucians dislike him.

But Wang Tong didn't think what he said was wrong. Filial piety should be established on the premise of being filial.

He had a debate with his two juniors on whether his father should report his son's treason or not.

It's just that the big man governs the country with filial piety, his words and deeds are naturally very dangerous, and he is not welcomed by the mainstream at all. After all, even the Legalists, Huang Lao, dare not say much about the topic of filial piety What. In Dahan, filial piety is correct, and breaking the law for the sake of filial piety is also correct.However, because of his attainments in Yishang, although everyone didn't want to see him, they didn't come to trouble him. It was better in Tang Dynasty. Mix well.

But after coming to Chang'an, life was not so peaceful.

When some great Confucian scholars heard that he was coming, they rushed to him for a debate, and of course they still used filial piety as their argument.

But Wang Tong didn't have the heart to argue with them, Nai Gong came to Chang'an to handle big things!

During these days, Wang Tong has been staying in Zhang Cang's mansion.

At least here, no one dared to come to him and trouble him.

Zhang Cang carefully looked at his memorandum, and shook his head again, "No, your idea is too radical. If you set up a special assessment for sacrificial liquor, I don't know how many sacrificial liquor will have to resign. Your idea is right. , it’s no problem to pass the examination when offering sacrificial wine, but you have to pay attention to the local situation. There are schools set up in various places, and there is a very short supply of sacrificial wine. Temples are hard to come by. All educated people want to be officials, and few people are willing to go to colleges. Teaching, if you continue to promote it like this, there will be no sacrificial wine in many places. This policy must be implemented step by step, at least until there are sufficient talent reserves in various places and there are enough sacrificial wines before it can be implemented like this."

If others dared to criticize his policies, Wang Tong would have exploded long ago, but facing Zhang Cang, he dared not say a word.

Wang Tong respected Zhang Cang very much and regarded him as his teacher.

When Wang Tong was criticized all over the world, it was Zhang Cang who protected him and solved a lot of troubles for him. Since then, Wang Tong respected Zhang Cang very much.

Zhang Cang put down the document in his hand and let out a long sigh.

"Same, if you go on like this, your knowledge will be cut off, so you can settle down with peace of mind and stop worrying about other things."

"You have only a few disciples now, and there are very few people who are willing to follow you to learn"

Wang Tong was not worried, but said calmly: "I still have two juniors, and I am not afraid that the inheritance of the teacher will be broken. There is no need for Zhang Xiang to persuade him."

Zhang Cang sighed and asked, "Will they still come to trouble you?"

"I come here from time to time, but it doesn't matter anymore, I don't care about these anymore"

Zhang Cang pondered for a moment, then walked into the inner room.

As soon as Wang Tong returned to the mansion, he saw his disciple Sima Tan leading the princes and kings, waiting at the door.

Wang Tong smiled helplessly.

The king of the Northland was brought to meet him by Sima Tan, and Sima Tan wanted him to teach the King of the Northland.

In fact, Wang Tong really likes this great king. This man looks cowardly, but he is thoughtful and kind. If he becomes a vassal king, he will be a benevolent and righteous king. But when it comes to teaching, Wang Tong is not very good Dare to teach him your own knowledge. It is very troublesome if you can't learn it, and it's even more troublesome if you can learn it.

This time, Liu Liang even brought a gift and stood respectfully at the door.

Wang Tong led them into the courtyard, sat down, and ordered them to park the car.

"My lord, I really have nothing to teach you."

But Liu Liang hurriedly saluted, "My lord, when I came to you earlier, you told me how to reward those ministers who gave relief and how to appease the people. Learn from you, and allow me to stay for a while, and then go to the Northland after learning well."

"I know I'm not very smart, but I will definitely study hard."

Wang Tong scratched his head and explained: "It's not that I don't want to teach the king, it's just that my knowledge is not recognized by the world. They have misunderstood me. If you get involved with me, I'm afraid it will hinder you. reputation."

Sima Tan was taken aback for a moment, and then asked, "Then why haven't I encountered rejection?"

"Who will have trouble with you, a little doll, your teacher can't pass on my true biography!"

Sima Tan shook his head hastily, and said: "No, the teacher also has your true biography. The teacher told me many times that I should not use my personal feelings to mess up what I have learned. If I want to explain the truth, I should not care about any monarch or minister. My father and my father think that what he said Makes sense."

Wang Tong sighed, "These will have some effect on your family history."

Liu Liang was a little helpless, "My father also invited talented people to teach me when I was young, but they were not as thorough as yours."

"It's not that it's thorough, it's that these sages dare not tell the truth. What is your Majesty asking you to go to the Northland for? It is to let the king accept the hearts of the officials in the Northland and the local people, so as to better carry out disaster relief. At the same time, it also shows that His Majesty attaches great importance to the local disaster relief officials, but those people dare not say it clearly. They insist on putting on a layer of moral pretense, only talking nonsense and never expressing their true thoughts. How can this teach the king? "

"Some Confucian scholars, when it comes to money, they feel contemptuous, as if it is the most stinky thing in the world. A gentleman loves money, so what's wrong with that? Some Confucian scholars, when it comes to women's sex, they will be forced to retreat, showing the most contemptuous appearance , but they don’t know the nature of food and sex, they sit together all day and talk about moral things, the family’s wealth is more than that of merchants, and there are many wives and concubines, but they never dare to express their desires and show their status as moral gentlemen .”

"When people who have doubts come to ask them for advice, they must sit on a high platform and tell some false words that have nothing to do with the facts with a serious face. They think they have deep meaning. This is what Confucian scholars look like today!"

Wang Tong said contemptuously, and looked at Liu Liang again.

"My lord, I have nothing to teach you. There are two things I can tell you."

"The first thing is to see the real thing clearly, know what you should do, and what is really useful. If you listen to the words of the so-called sages and think about how to use morality to make the people become gentlemen, that is the most stupid The people have to eat their fill before they know what etiquette is, and talking about morality will not govern the people.”

"The second thing is to stay away from those who talk about benevolence and morality, and use their own morality to restrain others, but they cannot restrain themselves."

Just as Wang Tong was narrating for Liu Liang, there was a knock on the door.

Sima Tan was a little scared, and looked at his master.

Wang Tong waved his hand, "Open the door!"

Soon, a tall old Confucian walked in here. This person was a head taller than Wang Tong. When he entered the mansion, his eyes fell directly on Wang Tong.

"As expected, you are here. Have you finally stopped hiding yourself from the Tang Kingdom?"

The visitor was aggressive.

This person is called Ding Kuan.

This person is even more like a Confucian than Wang Tong, with a very tall figure, thick arms, and a majestic presence. This person is from the same school as Wang Tong, and he is Tian He's favorite student.He is a very talented person, and his experience is also very interesting.

He came from a low family background and was originally someone else's entourage.He served Liang Xiangsheng in the state of Liang, and later this Liang Xiangsheng went to learn from Tian He. Because he was afraid of encountering bandits on the road, he put his most capable follower, Ding Kuandao, on him.When Liang Xiangsheng studied with Tian He, Ding Kuan stood at the door waiting for him. After several years, Liang Xiangsheng learned a lot, and Ding Kuan learned more, so he surpassed his master and even Tian He and others. disciple.

Tian He directly accepted him as his disciple, and after he finished his studies, he returned to the Kingdom of Liang. At that time, everyone said: "Yixue has finally reached the east!"

Now, this Ding Kuan is teaching in Chang'an, when he heard that his senior brother was coming, he hurriedly came to question him.

Although he is a brother of the same school, Ding Kuan does not have a good relationship with his brother. He has always felt that his brother has gone the wrong way and ruined the teacher's reputation. At first, he wanted to go to Tang to discuss with him.

Ding Kuan narrowed his eyes, walked up to Wang Tong step by step, and slowly rolled up his sleeves.

Wang Tong looked at Ding Kuan, who was several heads taller than him, and asked calmly, "Are you here to argue with me?"

"In the past, you always avoided arguing with me. Today, we have to talk about it! Let's see who went the wrong way."

Ding Kuan is about the same age as Wang Tong, but he is obviously better at playing than Wang Tong.In history, when the countries rebelled, this man who helped King Liang resist the rebels and led his army to attack the rebels, known as General Ding, was well-known in the world, and he was a generation of serious Confucians. Different, in addition, his great-great-granddaughter Ding Ji is the biological mother of Emperor Han Ai.

Wang Tong was silent for a moment, then got up and walked towards the carriage, but there was no fear on his face, "Okay, since you want to debate, then I'll be ready, and then we'll have a good debate!"

Ding Kuan laughed loudly, showing his extremely thick arms, "Even if you want to hide today, you won't be able to!!"

"This old man has never had a chance to use his martial arts skills. Let me tell you, at my current age, I can still wear armor and rush into the enemy's formation to kill the opponent's general!! Deal with you."

Before Ding Kuan could finish his words, he saw Wang Tong take back a crossbow from the carriage, and sat in front of him again.

The crossbow was aimed in his direction.

Ding Kuan's words could no longer be uttered, and he stopped abruptly.

"Come on, let's sit down and debate!"

"What did you say about your martial arts just now?"

Ding Kuan pursed his lips, and then reminded: "Secret possession of the crossbow is a crime of beheading. If you take the crossbow now, I will not expose it to the temple."

"Oh, I never kept a crossbow privately. This crossbow was given to me by the Marquis of Peiping for safekeeping at home. There is only one, and I didn't take it out. If you think there is something wrong, you can Go find the Marquis of Peiping to confront him."

Ding Kuan's lips trembled slightly, and then he slowly sat in front of his senior brother.

Then the two started a debate, both of them were very learned Confucians, when they started arguing, Liu Liang and Sima Tan couldn't understand anything.

The two were evenly matched, but Liu Liang felt that Ding Kuan seemed to be the winner, after all, he debated under the pressure of being targeted by a crossbow.

When Ding Kuan left here in embarrassment, Wang Tongfang breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Liu Liang who was beside him: "If there is no Marquis of Beiping, I am afraid that I will be bullied by this guy today, my junior, I am not very knowledgeable." , but there is a brute force, I am not his opponent."

"My lord, this incident also tells us a truth."

"Do you need to bring a crossbow when you go out?"

"No, any truth and learning needs a strong crossbow to support it. If you want to win the support of officials and the people, you must also have force to back it up."

Liu Liang's eyes lit up.

"Taught!!!"

(End of this chapter)