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To some extent, this can be seen as the emperor fulfilled his promise and gave Xun Yu enough freedom to explore ways to realize the kingly way.

Of course, Xun Yu also undertook great pressure.

If some discoveries can be made in agronomy, the yield can be greatly increased, and the food and clothing of the people can be solved without saving the land, can it be considered that the kingly way has been realized?

After listening, Kong Rong and Cui Yan were very interested and asked some details.

After Xun Chen met Shi Tao, he was not very interested in agriculture, so he didn't promote it.Kong Rong and Cui Yan also disapproved of Shi Tao's admission to the agricultural school, and never bothered to mention it.At this moment, I was forced to go to the doctor in a hurry, and unexpectedly found that this was a good solution.

At least somewhat feasible.

The only question is, can agronomy achieve a breakthrough in a short period of time?

Cui Yan stroked his beard and thought for a moment. "You can apply for a trial run, let's show your attitude first."

Kong Rong also said: "That's right, it's good to consider it as a strategy to slow down the army. You Ruo, Yingchuan has outstanding people, and Wen Ruo is promoting new policies in Hedong. Why don't you write this article."

Xun Chen glanced at Kong Rong with disdain.But he didn't refuse, he agreed.

In Cui Yan's room, Xun Chen spread paper and ink, and wrote an article, advocating agronomy and increasing production to solve the plight of food shortage and ease the contradiction between man and land.

He made a seemingly strong case.

Even if the field is saved, it can only solve the temporary problem, not the root cause.Only by increasing food production can we truly solve the problem.

If there is no shortage of food in the world, food prices can remain stable.No matter how much land you have, the profit is limited. If you can't solve the problem of mergers, wouldn't it be better than forcing the land?

After the article was written, Kong Rong and others circulated it for reading and made some comments.

Kong Rong finally said: "You Ruo, there are the most young people in Ruying, and there are also many people who admire farming. Why don't they let them study agriculture."

Xun Chen glared at Kong Rong angrily. "Some of my Xun family's children are in politics, and some are in the army. Even the women who entered the palace as nobles went to work in the printing workshop. Isn't that enough? Confucianism is at this moment of life and death. After you become a saint, don't you just say People, don’t you want to do something yourself?”

Kong Rong's old face was a little uncomfortable. "What do you want me to do? I'm nearly half a century old. Should I go to study agriculture or join the army?"

Xun Chen couldn't help but burst out and said, "It's really gratifying that you became famous when you were young, but you failed to achieve anything after studying all your life. If all the scholars in the world are like you, how can Confucianism be unhappy?"

Kong Rong's face was red, his ears were red, and he was furious. He got up and wanted to argue.

Seeing this, Cui Yan hurriedly stopped him.

Mao Jie also dissuaded Xun Chen.We are all on the same path, and we should not attack each other.Kong Rong is old, and his life is probably like this, but Xun Chen is still young.If Kong Rong had a conflict, his reputation would be ruined, and the loss outweighed the gain.

Knowing that he had lost his composure, Xun Chen got off the donkey along the slope, picked up the manuscript and said goodbye.

Mao Jie hastily greeted Cui Yan and followed him out.

The night was dark and the moonlight was cold, and Xun Chen's feverish mind gradually calmed down.He walked side by side with Mao Jie, and couldn't help sighing.

"Xiaoxian, at the beginning, there were 72 sages in the sages, and three thousand disciples. There were Yanyuan in morality, Zigong in commanding troops, Zigong in business, and Zizai in government. Now that Confucianism has been the only one for 300 years, why are there only these incompetent people left? After a hundred years, can I really have a clear conscience when I see a saint in the ground?"

Mao Jie looked at Xun Chen and sighed in his heart.

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Chapter 770 For the world first

Xun Chen spent another midnight revising and transcribing the article.

Early the next morning, he rushed to the bookstore and found Xun Wenqian, hoping that Xun Wenqian would come forward so that Xu Jing and others could review his manuscript and print it first.

The articles that Di Bao can publish are limited. If you wait in line, you don’t know when you will have to wait.

His article should be more meaningful before Mi Heng's article is published, otherwise, once Mi Heng's article is published, it will be difficult for him to say anything more than Mi Heng.

After reading the article, Xun Wenqian was very pleased. "Uncle's article will be the first of a generation. After a hundred years, the people of Ruying will praise uncle's name."

Xun Chen couldn't laugh or cry. "Wen Qian, do you think I'm a three-year-old? Tell me this to coax me."

Xun Wenqian blinked. "Can I ask my uncle a question?"

"You said."

"How did Ru Ying become the leader of the party under heaven?"

Xun Chen's eyes flickered, thoughtful.

Xun Wenqian is not only his daughter-in-law, but also a noble person beside the emperor.She used to patrol the border with the emperor, and was the only woman by the emperor's side for a long time, getting along day and night.

Under the influence of her ears and eyes, she was deeply influenced by the emperor and knew him better.

Her words, to some extent, can be understood as the attitude of the emperor.

How did Ruying become the leader of the party members under heaven?There are many reasons, but one of them cannot be ignored.

Ruying—especially Yingchuan—has less land and more people. Farming alone cannot meet the needs of survival, so many people study desperately and pursue official positions.As early as in Xijing, many people from Yingchuan entered official positions. When Emperor Guangwu established Luoyang as the capital, Yingchuan was close to the water and towers, and its advantages in official career were even more obvious.

Among the 28 generals in Yuntai, seven were from Yingchuan, and they stood at the same level as Hebei and Nanyang.

Why are Ruying's party members the most violent?

Because Ruying not only has many scholars, but also has a loud voice in the court.If the power can be wrested from the emperor, eunuchs, and relatives, the Ruying people will gain the most.

In the final analysis, it is still an interest.

Now that the emperor intends to decentralize power, the eunuchs have been wiped out, there is no hope of revival in a short period of time, and the relatives are nothing. The goal of the party members has actually been achieved. The next question is how to cooperate with the emperor instead of fighting.

After Yuan Shao was frustrated, it was unrealistic for the party members to support their own emperor, and cooperation with the emperor was the only option.

They had to face a problem: few official positions, but many scholars.

Among other things, the virtuous literature gathered in Taixue now exceeds the number of official positions in the imperial court, and these people have come to Chang'an not only for debate, but most of them still hope to find a way out .

It is impossible for everyone to be an official. The imperial court does not have so many official positions.

Encouraging some people to study agriculture, engineering or even business, and encouraging some people to join the army has become a feasible solution.

This may be the emperor's plan, but he didn't announce it, and he needs someone to propose it.

Xun Wenqian hoped that he would become this person and speak out on behalf of the imperial court.

He wrote this article out of desperation, but he seems to have seized an opportunity.

In fact, Xun Yu's father and son and Xun You's choices are already practicing this point.

"May I try?" Xun Chen said, but he hesitated and resisted in his heart.

Xun Wenqian nodded and said: "Scholars must be resolute. But if it benefits the country, even if there are tens of millions of people, I will go. Uncle dares to be the first in the world, which is admirable."

Xun Chen shook his hand awkwardly, signaling Xun Wenqian to stop talking.

He can't afford it, and he doesn't want to be the first to the world.

Xun Wenqian immediately ordered someone to send Xun Chen's article to the palace, and attached a personal letter explaining the situation, and hoped to apply for a badge for Xun Chen and Mao Jie to enter and exit the Tongwen Museum.

Just after lunch, Xun Wenqian received a reply from the emperor.

The emperor was very satisfied with Xun Chen's article, and wrote two words on it: very good.

Although they didn't say whether to post it or not, Xu Jing and the others didn't dare to say anything more with the two-word reply. After the discussion, they cut Xun Chen's article into the queue and typed it immediately.

Before dinner, Xun Chen saw the clean sample that exuded the fragrance of ink.

Looking at his name, Xun Chen sighed softly.

"Whoever sins against me is only the Spring and Autumn Period?"

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With the help of Kong Rong, Cui Yan and others, Xun Chen's article caused a sensation among the students of Taixue once it was published.

Someone scolded Xun Chen for talking nonsense and advised scholars to farm and raise pigs?Thank goodness you figured it out.Why do you need to study to do these things, why do you need to travel thousands of miles to Chang'an?

Why don't you Xun's children go to learn farming and engineering?

Some people think that Xun Chen has some truths.

Food is the most important thing for the people, and the household registration is increasing, but the increase in land is limited. Saving the land can only save a temporary emergency, and cannot fundamentally solve the food problem.If Xuenong can increase food production, the effect may not be worse than that of Dutian, and it will not cause fierce conflicts.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could cultivate jujubes that grow in peace, not only to relieve hunger, but also to live longer?

In terms of voice, the voice of the opposition is undoubtedly louder.

But the voices of the supporters are not small, and they act more quickly.Especially those who have no contacts and feel that they have little hope of career, after visiting the agricultural school, they are quite moved.

Among other things, the Agricultural School manages the meals, and there are dormitories to live in, which can save a lot of expenses.

The number of people applying for the agricultural school gradually increased, and even the business school and engineering school that no one cared about were affected, and people kept coming to inquire about the situation.

When Taixue was noisy, Xun Chen left Taixue and moved to Chang'an City, where he rented a yard outside the Golden Horse Gate, facing Tongwen Hall.

On a sunny morning, Xun Chen and Mao Jie put on neat clothes and came to Tongwen Hall.After checking the badges, they walked into the library of the Tongwen Library.

The library is very spacious, filled with bookshelves, and between the bookshelves there is a large wooden case, on which there are pens, ink, paper and inkstones, which can be used for translation and transcription.It's just that the translated articles have not yet been published, and most of them are orphans, so there are not many people who read the books, and most of them are the people in charge of translation.

After asking the staff inside, Xun Chen and Mao Jie each found a translated book, sat down before the case, and studied it separately.

Xun Chen was reading a geography book. It is said that Xun Yun and Ke Bineng are nearby now.

Mao Jie originally wanted to find the rest of the manuscripts he saw last time, but after inquiring, he found out that those manuscripts were all in the hands of Xun Wenqian, and most of them had not been translated yet.In desperation, he found a similar book, which was said to be written by the author's student.

The name is very strange, it is called "Tools". At first, Mao Jie thought it was a book on engineering and medicine, but later he realized that it was specifically about how to debate.

But the translator of this article is obviously not as good as Xun Wenqian. The translation is very awkward, and many places are semantically incomprehensible.

A young man sat across from him. He sighed when he saw Mao Jie discarding books a few times, his expression was tangled, so he looked up at Mao Jie, and then at the book in Mao Jie's hand.

"Dare to ask, do you want to be reasonable, or do you want to learn to debate?"

Mao Jie took a look at the other party. "It's both."

"Then you might as well read "Lunheng" by Kuaiji Wang Zhongren first, it's easier to get started than this classic from the Western Regions. And if you want to read this book, you'd better read the original classic." He looked around and said in a low voice : "The translation is so poor that it doesn't make sense at all."

Suddenly, Mao Jie clasped his hands and said, "Chen Liu, Mao Jie, can you please step up and talk?"

Chapter 771

In the corridor outside the Zangshu Pavilion, there are a few seats with tea and snacks on them, which are originally for people who translate books to sit when they are tired.There are few people who come to study in the library, and they are also followed.

Mao Jie and the young man went outside, exchanged names, and took their seats.

The young man's surname is Xue, his name is Zong, and his style name is Jingwen. He is from Zhuyi, Pei County.In the first year of Chuping, when the world was in turmoil, he went to Jiaozhou with his clan to take refuge, and only recently came to Chang'an.

When he was in Jiaozhou, he studied under Liu Xi in Beihai.Liu Xi is good at exegesis, so Xue Zong is more interested in language and characters, and has a certain foundation.

There are many people from the Western Regions in Jiaozhou, and he also learned some Western Region characters.After arriving in Chang'an, he applied to translate scriptures in Tongwenguan.

"When translating scriptures, the first thing is to seek the truth and not to distort the original meaning. The second thing is to seek clear and catchy words. But this requires not only a deep understanding of the meaning of the original text, but also considerable literary accomplishment to be able to express the meaning of the original text accurately. It is difficult for non-scholars to be able to do both.”

Xue Zong turned his head to gesture to the people who were translating scriptures in the library, and said in a low voice: "Most of these people are not scholars, but they only know the Western Region language and a little bit of writing. Can't bear to read."

"In that case, why stay in Tongwen Hall?"

"The Tongwen Museum was first built, and the number of people who can use it is limited, so it can only be used temporarily." Xue Zong said: "As far as I know, there are people who really have a certain translation ability in the palace, and the words written by Cai Lingshi in Lantai are the most accurate. , Elegant, Xun Guiren's translation is slightly inferior, and the advantage lies in its speed."

Mao Jie had read the article translated by Xun Wenqian and had a good impression, but felt that Xue Zong's standard was a bit too high.

"What kind of book is the "Lunheng" you mentioned just now? Who is Kuaiji Wang Zhongren?"

Xue Zong turned his head to look at Mao Jie, and said with a smile: "When I was in Jiaozhou, people said that people from the Central Plains were conceited. I didn't take it seriously. Now it seems that what they said is not bad. We people from the Central Plains are indeed arrogant."

Mao Jie was a little embarrassed. "It seems that this Wang Zhongren is a well-educated man?"

"It should be said that he is a genius. If he is from the Central Plains, he should stand shoulder to shoulder with Huan Cigong (Huan Kuan) and Cai Bojie (Cai Yong)."

Mao Jie was taken aback.

Huan Kuan and Cai Yong are both well-known great Confucian scholars. Since Wang Zhongren from Kuaiji has such knowledge, why is he so unknown?

Am I too ignorant?

"You don't have to be surprised. Before I came to Chang'an, I never heard his name." Xue Zong said with a smile: "Although he is a disciple of Ban Shupi (Ban Biao), he is not pure Confucianism. Hi. He is not respected even in Kuaiji, let alone his masterpiece "Lunheng."

"How did you know him?" Mao Jie was curious.

"This is thanks to his township party, Yu Fan Yu Zhongxiang, who sacrificed wine in the Jiangwu Hall. Of course, he should also thank the emperor. If the emperor hadn't advocated contention, not limited to Confucianism, he would not have had the opportunity to become famous after his death."

Xue Zong was a little emotional. "Time and luck, it's hard to force it. Mingjun is in power, how can we live up to the time, we should do something."

"Want to learn with one step?"

Xue Zong nodded. "If you can read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles, you will have no regrets in this life. Wealth is only three or five generations old, but knowledge can last forever."

Mao Jie deeply agreed and nodded.