Han Dao world

"You think he's good at what he does?" Mrs. Tang snorted with a little disdain.

Xun Wenqian knew that Mrs. Tang had a lot of opinions about her uncles. As a junior, she was caught in the middle and couldn't speak.But after hearing Mrs. Tang's words, she thought about it and realized that Xun Chen's change of attitude was not due to knowledge.

Instead, they saw an opportunity.

If the emperor intends to conquer the world, the possibility of using troops against Jizhou will be greatly reduced.The use of troops will increase casualties, and it is better to conquer foreign countries together than to lose both.

In this way, Yuan Tan's chances of making peace with the imperial court greatly increased.

If Yuan Tan has the opportunity to conquer foreign countries, the chances of Ruying scholars to make meritorious service will also increase, and the possibility of being left idle will be small.

This result is beneficial to the imperial court, beneficial to Yuan Tan, and equally beneficial to Xun Chen and others, which can be said to serve multiple purposes.

Xun Chen came to Chang'an, didn't he just want this result?

No wonder he suddenly changed his attitude and became enthusiastic.

"Auntie, you are still thoughtful." Xun Wenqian was very excited. "When I go back to the palace, I should ask for credit for my aunt."

Mrs. Tang smiled slightly. "It's not that I'm thoughtful, it's just that I deal with these people every day, and I know what they really want under the face of benevolence and morality."

Chapter 768 Deja Vu

When Xun Chen returned to his residence, he ordered his followers to light the lamps, make tea, and read the manuscript carefully.

The more he looked, the more puzzled he became.

In these articles, with their odd names, he saw familiarity.It can even be said that if those names are removed, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a chapter in a certain sub-book.

Could it be that the barbarians in the Western Regions were also affected by my Huaxia wind, and that's why they had similar thoughts?

Xun Chen got up, went to the opposite window, and tapped lightly.

After a while, Mao Jie's somewhat muffled voice came from inside.

"Who?"

"Xiaoxian, it's me."

Mao Jie woke up. "It's Youruo, what's the matter?"

"Come here, I have something to discuss with you."

"Okay, I'll come." Mao Jie said softly.

Xun Chen was waiting outside the door, listening to the soft rustling sounds inside.

After a while, Mao Jie went out with his clothes on, carefully closed the door, pulled his clothes again, and walked in front of Xun Chen.

"What is it?"

Xun Chen pulled Mao Jie away, returned to his room, and signaled Mao Jie to take a seat.Seeing the manuscript on the case, Mao Jie laughed: "Whose masterpiece is it? You Ruo, you are really busy."

Xun Chen didn't look back, handed the manuscript to Mao Jie, fetched the cup himself, and poured Mao Jie a cup of tea.

Mao Jie quickly shook his hand. "Don't drink, don't drink, I can't sleep after drinking."

Xun Chen chuckled, "You won't be able to sleep today if you don't drink. Xiaoxian, I was negligent and didn't prepare some lamp oil for you. The lecture is coming soon, and you go to bed so early, can you really sleep?"

"Is there anything that can't sleep, after all, it's not those." Mao Jie smiled.

Xun Chen frowned slightly and nodded.

To a certain extent, he also agrees with what Mao Jie said, after more than half a month, in fact, all the topics that can be discussed have been discussed, and the reasons for opposing Dutian are those, and there is nothing new.

The problem isn't solved, it's just avoided.

The unsigned article seemed to be submerged in countless rebuttal articles, and was even ignored intentionally or unintentionally, but that problem has always been there, making it impossible for people to face it.

Mao Jie suddenly said "Hey": "You Ruo, who wrote this article?"

"Who do you think you look like?"

"It's like Taoism, but it's also a bit like Mohism." Mao Jie said: "Do you think his method of selecting officials by throwing stones is like a Taoist small country with few people? Does this way of honoring the worthy look like Mohism?"

Xun Chen was taken aback.

He saw a familiar feeling from the article, but he really didn't expect Taoism and Mohism.Hearing what Mao Jie said, there is something really going on.

"Are you sure?"

"I can't be sure." Mao Jie put down one article and picked up another one. "The articles of the scholars are not complete, and they have never been valued by others. My understanding of the scholars is hearsay, and I have never studied them seriously. Moreover, some books were not written by one person, but accumulated into articles by later learners. Impure, and there is conflict in it."

"This is a translation of an article written by a sage from the Western Regions," Xun Chen said.

Mao Jie froze for a moment, then raised his head. "Sage from the Western Regions?"

"Yes, these articles have been written for 500 years. It is said that the author was around the same time as Kong Lao."

Mao Jie looked down at the manuscript. "Could it be the disciple passed down by Lao Tzu after his journey to the west?"

Xun Chen was at a loss for words for a while, but he didn't know how to respond, so he had to urge Mao Jie to read more of the other articles before talking.

With doubts, Mao Jie read several articles and fell into deep thought.

The strange names and strange stories in it told him that these articles were definitely not written by the Central Plains, and the method of discussion was also different from the Central Plains people's habit of discussing difficulties.However, the thoughts reflected in these articles have a secret connection with Confucianism, Taoism and Mohism.

He understood why Xun Chen called him over.

This matter is incomprehensible.

Unknowingly, he picked up the teacup and drank it one after another.

Xun Chen hesitated for a long time, and finally told the news that Xun Wenqian had revealed. "Xiaoxian, are you interested in visiting the Tongwen Museum with me?"

Mao Jie also knew about Xun Wenqian's visit to the bookstore, and his wife Liu Shi told him about it after she came back.

"Can you do it?"

"It should be fine. If you are willing, I will go to the nobleman early tomorrow morning and ask her to do it together."

"Okay." Mao Jie nodded and agreed.

He didn't want to go to the Western Regions to make meritorious service.He just wanted to know what other sages of the Western Regions thought, and how similar they were to the sages of Confucius and Mencius.

These few articles alone are obviously not enough to judge.

"Xiaoxian, how big do you think this world is?"

Mao Jie didn't answer, but he realized that his knowledge of the world was very limited.

For a long time, he felt that only the Central Plains region was the place to wear clothes, with the sea in the east, Longshan in the west, Yanshan in the north, and Dajiang in the south.Other than that, it's all barbaric land.

Even Jizhou to the north of the great river is a bit of a barbarian. After all, the northern part of Jizhou was still a barbarian land before Zhao destroyed Zhongshan, and its culture today is far from the heyday of the Central Plains.

But now it seems that I am afraid that I am just watching the sky by myself.

Even in the Western Regions, there are sages who can stand shoulder to shoulder with Confucius and Mencius, and their ideas are so similar.

To the west of Congling Ridge, aren't there all barbarians who drink blood?After all, Liangzhou people are already so barbaric, and Congling is thousands of miles west of Liangzhou.

He didn't know exactly how many thousands of miles away.

"You Ruo, you said...there is also an emperor in the Western Regions?" Mao Jie said suddenly, with strong anxiety in his voice.

Xun Chen glanced at Mao Jie, but hesitated to speak.

He has similar worries.

There is no second day.The emperor attaches so much importance to the study of the Western Regions, is it to make excuses for future conquests?

Expeditions thousands of miles away, this is much larger than the scale of Qin's war against the six kingdoms, and Han Wu's expansion of the four barbarians. How much manpower and material resources will it cost?

He thought of the hero of the Western Regions who was under pressure like a mountain, and shivered involuntarily.

"Master, Cui Jun sent someone to invite you." The attendant came in to report and broke the silence.

Xun Chen came back to his senses, exchanged glances with Mao Jie, and got up at the same time.

"Go, go and discuss with Cui Jigui."

Mao Jie went back to change clothes, Xun Chen packed up the manuscripts and went out together.When they came to the post house opposite, the post house was still very lively. It looked like the banquet had just ended, everyone was full of alcohol, talking loudly, and very excited.

Entering Cui Yan's room, Xun Chen and Mao Jie saw Kong Rong at a glance.

Kong Rong's spirit was a little sluggish, and he looked drunk.

Xun Chen was surprised.

Although Kong Rong is not young anymore, he can drink very well. How much did he drink today, so drunk?

"Ji Gui, this is..."

Cui Yan bowed his hands and saluted, and invited the two to take their seats. "I'm really sorry to invite you two over so late. I wanted to invite you to drink together, but you went to the bookstore, so I had to give up."

"What's the matter, in such a hurry?"

"You Zhengping has arrived in Chang'an." Cui Yan glanced at Kong Rong with some unbearable eyes. "Going to Hanyang, Mi Heng... is no longer the Mi Heng she was before. Her temperament has changed drastically. I'm afraid she will become a strong enemy for you and me."

Chapter 769

Xun Chen's heart tightened. "Have you seen him?"

Cui Yan shook his head. "No, he won't come to see me unless he has practiced swordsmanship for three years first."

Xun Chen breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good, that's good."

Cui Yan's eloquence may not be better than Mi Heng, but Cui Yan has good swordsmanship.According to the ethos in Chang'an, unless he can compete with Cui Yan in swordsmanship, he is not qualified to debate at all.

Suddenly, Xun Chen was a little thankful for having this atmosphere of extreme contempt.

Before Xun Chen could finish his breath, Cui Yan sighed again: "But he can write articles."

Xun Chen's heart that had just been let go immediately picked up again, and turned to Kong Rong. "His eloquence is unrivaled? Can you find a few well-written articles and play against him?"

Kong Rong, who had been drooping his head, smiled wryly. "Youruo, with all due respect, even I am no match for him, let alone others? This son is talented and intelligent. He is not only proficient in the Five Classics, but also good at analyzing names and physics. Famous article."

Xun Chen turned his head to look at Mao Jie, remembering the article he read just now.

Hearing what Kong Rong said, I'm afraid that Ni Heng is very familiar with famous scholars, and may have read the articles of these philosophers from the Western Regions. It is almost impossible to beat him in debate.

Otherwise, Kong Rong and Cui Yan wouldn't be so nervous.

"If it's just an article, it's fine." Kong Rong sighed. "According to him, the people of Hanyang are puzzled by Shandong's opposition to Du Tianshu, and are more willing to resort to force. Once the imperial court recruits, I'm afraid Liangzhou's elite will gather in Chang'an."

He raised his head and looked at Xun Chen and Mao Jie with helpless eyes.

"This is real burglary."

Xun Chen and Mao Jie smiled wryly without words.

This is indeed a real break-in.Liangzhou people are not holding pens in their hands. If the emperor loses patience, no longer wants to reason with them, and chooses to conquer by force, it is definitely not the result they want to see.

Judging by Cui Yan's expression, he must be unwilling to go to that step.

Yuan Shao's experience has proved that from the moment Liangzhou was pacified, the emperor was already invincible.It can even be said that being able to discuss Dutian with them is already a great kindness of the court.As long as the emperor is willing, tens of thousands of Bingliang elites who are eager to make contributions can conquer Shandong at any time.

Han Sui is a typical example.

From this point of view, the emperor's transfer of Jia Xu to Taiwei may be a sign of losing patience.

"Perhaps, we should reconsider Xu Wenxiu's article." Xun Chen said.

Kong Rong tilted his head with puzzled eyes. "Which one are you talking about?"

"first time."

Suddenly, Kong Rong said "Oh" and stroked his beard and jaw.

An important topic in Xu Jing's first article is that Dutian is only one of the means to solve the merger problem, and it is not inevitable.

Xu Jing's original intention was not to support Du Tian, ​​but his ambiguous attitude still aroused the opposition of many people, who felt that he was not resolute enough and had both sides.Others wrote articles to argue with him.If Xu Jing hadn't held the power to review manuscripts, I'm afraid he would be scolded to death.

But thinking about it now, perhaps Xu Jing's response was reasonable.

The merger problem must be solved. If a better solution can be found, there is no need to take root.

Xun Chen naturally thought of Shi Tao.

Citing Xu Jing's article, Xun Chen relayed Shi Tao's point of view.The fundamental reason why the imperial court wanted to save the land was to solve the problem of food and not to let refugees appear again.Dutian is just a means, not an end.If this problem can be solved without saving the fields, the imperial court has no motive to insist on saving the fields.

In fact, there is no land in Hedong, and the big clans occupying excess land have not been affected.

Although the emperor was very dissatisfied with this, it was only dissatisfaction, and he did not force Xun Yu to save the land.