Han Dao world

Taking the opportunity of discussing Buddhist scriptures, Liu Xie popularized the theories in modern physics that coincide with Buddhism to the two gifted teenagers, and emphasized the difference between science and religion.

Science can be falsified, and it is progressing in the process of constantly falsifying and preserving the truth.

Religion cannot be falsified, and no matter how subtle it is, it cannot be implemented.

Not only that, science can be falsified, even if it is contrary to common sense, it is only right, and it will eventually be proved to be right.If it is wrong, no matter how reasonable it may sound, it will one day be proven wrong.

Religion is not the case, because it cannot be falsified, and both positive and negative statements may be true, and differences are prone to arise, so that internal unity cannot be unified, and each holds its own and criticizes each other.

Zhou Buyi immediately thought of the struggle within the Confucianism sect, and looked a little embarrassed.

These religious characteristics mentioned by the Son of Heaven correspond to each other in Confucianism, and almost none of them fall into place.

Hearing Zhou Buyi's question, Liu Xie thought for a while and said, "Confucianism does have the possibility of being religious, but after all, Confucianism is more closely related to practice, and it will not go to the point where belief is effective and non-belief is ineffective. Even though the Confucian school highly respects the saints, and some people stick to the chapters and sentences in the classics, Confucianism has always been in line with the times. The Confucianism of Mencius is not the Confucianism of Confucius. The Confucianism of Xun is not the Confucianism of Meng. The Confucianism of Han is not Confucianism in the Warring States period. It is also out of this intention that Master Situ Yang advocated the re-revolution of Confucianism."

Zhou Buyi let out a long breath.

Of course, he had read Yang Biao's "On Confucianism Again", but he didn't understand it deeply at the time.Now after hearing the explanation from the Son of Heaven, I realize that re-revolution is by no means dispensable, but a necessary move for Confucianism to adapt to the new era.

If Confucianism cannot keep pace with the times, it will be eliminated and become a knowledge that cannot be implemented like Buddha Taoism.

This is a price that the Confucian sect cannot afford anyway.

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Not only Liu Xie, but also Yu Fan valued Cao Chong.

After looking through Cao Chong's arithmetic homework by chance, Yu Fan was surprised and delighted, and then told Liu Xie that he wanted to take in students again.

It is a very addictive thing to acquire the best talents in the world and teach them.After Lu Xun went west, Yu Fan always felt that the students in front of him were idiots, and he could no longer find the feeling he had when teaching Lu Xun.Seeing Cao Chong now, it was hard for him to resist such a temptation.

Liu Xie firmly refused.

He told Yu Fan that he would rather let Cao Chong study with Zhao Shuang and others than let Yu Fan teach Cao Chong.

The reason is very simple, Yu Fan is an all-rounder, and he also hopes that his disciples are all-rounders, and those who are partial are useless.

Lu Xun was most satisfied with him, because Lu Xun's goal was also to be an all-rounder in both civil and military affairs.

But he didn't want Cao Chong to become an all-rounder like Lu Xun. He hoped that Cao Chong would achieve academically.Cao Chong can enter the lecture hall, but he can only study ordnance, not military command and other knowledge.

This is also the reason why he has always refused to let Zhou Buyi go to the lecture hall to study military affairs.

Can they become famous generals?of course can.

But not worth it.

There is no shortage of famous generals in the big man, but there is a lack of real scholars.

The art of military command cannot bridge the gap in military technology.With the weapon of dimensionality reduction strike, an ordinary general can defeat a famous general.The art of military command has reached its peak after the appearance of Sun Tzu, and it is impossible to make a qualitative breakthrough, but the research of military technology has just begun, and the development space is amazing.

Yu Fan was very frustrated, but also felt that Liu Xie was right.

In turn, he proposed to expand the enrollment of the ordnance department of the martial arts hall, recruit as many talented students as possible, and train them from a young age.After listening to Liu Xie's ideas about the steam engine last time, they went back and studied it a little bit, and found that there were many problems to be solved, and I'm afraid it couldn't be done by just messing around.

Liu Xie was somewhat surprised.

He never said that the steam engine is simple and can be completed by just doing it casually. He also planned to form several working groups to break down the research work into several projects and tackle key problems separately.

How could it be so easy in the mouths of Yu Fan and others?

Liu Xie and Yu Fan had a careful discussion before realizing that he had oversimplified things.In other words, the craftsmen in the martial arts hall admired him too much, thinking that everything he proposed would definitely be completed, just like the few pieces of ordnance mentioned before.

But they all forgot one thing, the steam engine is not a simple machine, it involves the conversion of energy, which is an order of magnitude more difficult.However, when it comes to energy conversion, it is usually not an easy task, especially the one that requires continuous output and stable control.

Hydrogen bombs are easy to make, but controllable nuclear fusion is hard to achieve.

"Jijiu, you are too conceited." Liu Xieyu said earnestly: "Although you are a master of Yixue, the Tao that Yixue can embody is only metaphysical beauty. The subtle and specific details of Taoism are far beyond your imagination. Don't change this , you will never be able to touch the true Tao. Just like the high mountains in the distance, you can only see the peak, but you cannot climb the peak, nor can you appreciate the real beauty."

Yu Fan was a little unconvinced. "Your Majesty's words, I dare not agree with you. What you said is a weapon, not a way. A gentleman is not a weapon..."

"A gentleman can't do it, or can't he do it?"

Yu Fan was at a loss for words.

Sitting on the side, Zhou Buyi and Cao Chong looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.They had all seen Yu Fan's arrogance before, but this was the first time they saw him deflated.

Despite this, Liu Xie agreed to Yu Fan's request to expand the enrollment of the ordnance major in the martial arts hall, and he continued to teach in person, and the scope was expanded from the original mathematics to physics and chemistry.

Judging from the practice in the previous period, Wei Boyang, Yu Ji and others talked about alchemy well, but they were not very good at explaining the principles.In the final analysis, they are still warlocks, not Taoists. They are proficient in art but not in Taoism.

In this regard, Liu Xie's advantage is very obvious.

"Prepare a set of exam questions, and recruit those who can pass the exam." Liu Xie scratched his head. "In case someone finds a way out again and tries to squeeze the child in to listen. The child is uncomfortable if he doesn't understand, and I am also uncomfortable."

Yu Fan deeply agrees. "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will write the question myself."

Chapter 1228

Liu Xie explained arithmetic to the students in the martial arts hall, originally for the purpose of cultivating talents and speeding up the upgrading of military technology.But in the eyes of some people, this has become a shortcut to get close to the emperor, or the so-called honor, and they do everything possible to squeeze their children in.

Especially those who wanted to test loose riding but failed to do so.

This caused a lot of trouble.

The mathematics taught by Liu Xie has exceeded the standard of "Nine Chapters", and it is out of the practical category, which is a bit difficult for ordinary people.They don't understand and the pressure is very high.Liu Xie had to slow down his progress to take care of them, and it was very uncomfortable.

However, those students who are really capable of engaging in military technology research sacrificed their efficiency and failed to acquire more knowledge.

Liu Xie regretted it very much and was determined to change this situation, conduct entrance examinations, and keep those who are not qualified.

Talent and foundation are the only criteria, and entering the martial arts hall cannot become another privilege for the children of the rich and powerful.

Yu Fan has long been displeased with those students with insufficient IQ, and wished for Liu Xie's decision.He promised too readily, which made Liu Xie a little worried, and asked Yu Fan to let him take a look after he prepared the test questions.

Yu Fan laughed out loud, agreed, and then asked another question.

Whether to accept more female trainees.

Almost all the lecture halls are men, and the only few women are all researching and developing ordnance.Sun Shangxiang is a special case, but she is Yu Fan's apprentice, so she is different.The other cadets who aimed to lead the army were all men, without exception.

Yu Fan also disapproves of women entering martial arts halls, except for those who develop ordnance.

Judging from the experience of the past few years, women are not inferior in intelligence except that they are inherently inferior in physical strength.In addition, they do not have the ambition to lead the army, but they can study ordnance with more peace of mind, and it is easier to achieve results.

Zhen Mi is an example of this. At least one-third of her helpers in the construction of the bridge in Wancheng are women.

He also found that men were more motivated by programs that included women.

Liu Xie agreed.He has not restricted gender from the very beginning, but people's ideas have to be adjusted, and there are still not many people who are willing to send women to school.At present, most of the women who enter the martial arts hall are the wives and daughters of generals. They enter the martial arts hall so that they can go out with their families in the future, without having to live in two places.

If a woman is willing to enter the martial arts hall, he can't ask for it.

He even hopes that there will be women who learn how to use soldiers, and in the future, they will be on the battlefield and become heroines that the big men will not give up. So that the deeds of Ma Yunlu and Lu Xiaohuan will not become swan songs.

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At the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, Jiaozhou sent good news, and Sun Ce captured Guangxin, the prefecture of Cangwu County.

The fly in the ointment is that because of the resistance, the casualties were relatively large, and the soldiers used extraordinary methods and acted excessively.

In short, it was a massacre.

In particular, Shi Xie's clansmen who stayed in their original place were all killed.

From the moment he saw the battle report, Liu Xie had a headache.

Regardless of the reason, massacres are an unacceptable atrocity.But he didn't intend to criticize Sun Ce either. Sun Ce had been aggrieved in the past few months, and it was expected that he lost control when he encountered fierce resistance.

The military discipline needs to be rectified, just in time to deal with the Liangzhou garrison nuisance case that is about to be closed, so as to warn the entire army.

This matter can be taken care of by Taiwei Mansion and Sikong Mansion.

What surprised him was another point: the situation had developed to this point, and there were still people in Guangxin who resisted fiercely.

Reminiscent of the reaction of the counties in Jiaozhou, Liu Xie couldn't help being suspicious. The influence of the scholar family in the local area is so great?

He discussed with Jia Xu and sent someone to investigate and find out the situation.

This task fell on the shoulders of Shi Laigong, the commander of the Taiwei Mansion who had just joined the post.

Lai Gong was from Lingling. He had been attached to Liu Biao before and was appointed governor of Jiaozhou by Liu Biao.The two attacked each other, and Lai Gong was defeated. He abandoned his official position and returned to his hometown, where he rested for several years.

After Liu Xie arrived in Lingling, Lai Gong became an official again, serving as the official history in Taiwei's mansion.Ling Shi is a humble official, and Lai Gong is of course unwilling to be reconciled when he reaches middle age, but his previous resume was under Liu Biao's command, so it doesn't count in the court, so that's all he can do.

Now that he has the opportunity to make meritorious service, he certainly wishes for it and is very active.

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Soon after Lai Gong set off, Liu Xie received letters one after another, most of which condemned Sun Ce's massacre of the city.

Some people even said that it was because of Sun Ce's brutality that the Shixie brothers did not dare to surrender and Jiaozhou refused to accept it.If the court switched to benevolent and righteous generals, Jiaozhou would not have to fight at all, and would immediately become a minister.

For such memorials, Liu Xie will not publish them, nor express any opinions, just pretend that these memorials have never appeared.

He wanted to see who was complaining for the Shi Xie brothers.

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Luoyang.

Xun Yu arched his hands and stood on the ridge of the field, looking at the endless wheat fields, his brows were furrowed.

This year's counting has been completed.After a year of hard work, Henan Yin's tax has increased by [-]% this year, basically meeting expectations.If there is no accident, next year's harvest will be better than this year's, and the promotion of new technologies will bring greater benefits. The goal of doubling in two years is completely achievable, so he shouldn't be so worried.

He was worried about Jiaozhou.

Sun Ce and Shi Sunrui marched in parallel, but the Shi Xie brothers couldn't resist. After Yulin, Cangwu, and Jiaozhi fell successively, they retreated to Rinan and Jiuzhen, and at the same time asked for help, hoping to get a pardon from the court. Well, you can keep your official position.

It was Liu Tao's son Liu Yang who rushed to Luoyang to find Xun Yu.

Liu Yang once studied with Liu Tao, and he and Shi Xie were regarded as the same school.The Shi Xie brothers send people to Yingchuan to give gifts every year, and he is also on the list, and the benefits are quite rich.

"How long is Fu Jun going to be silent?" Seeing that Xun Yu remained silent, Liu Yang lost his composure. "Wait until Sun Ce slaughters Panyu, Xupu, and Xijuan?"

Xun Yu turned to look at Liu Yang with a helpless expression. "Yuan Mao, if you want to avoid the recurrence of the tragedy of Guangxin massacre, the best way is to surrender immediately instead of bargaining with the emperor. Do you think they still have a chance to bargain now?"

Liu Yang's face darkened. "Your Majesty's words, I'm sorry Yang disagrees. Even if you don't care about Brother Shi Xie, don't you care about those people from the Central Plains who took refuge in Jiaozhou? Do you know that among the people who were killed by Guangxin, I, Ru Ying, was a talented person?"

"I know, but..."

"But they deserve to die, don't they?" Liu Yang was furious. "Not everyone is as foresighted as Fujun, who has long seen the wisdom of the emperor and put it into effect in time. But this does not mean that they should die, and they are slaughtered like pigs and dogs by warriors like Sun Ce. As a gentleman , don't you have any compassion?"

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Xun Yu to answer, Liu Yang flicked his sleeves, turned around and left.

"The ways are different, so we don't conspire with each other. The Fujun doesn't want to save people, and I don't dare to force it. I will find other ways. But if the Fujun returns to his hometown in the future, if there is something unpleasant, I can't blame others."

Xun Yu raised his arms to shout, thought for a while, and then put them down again.

Xun Mata, who was waiting on the side, came over, glanced at Liu Yang's back, and said unhappily, "Aunt, why are these people so hateful? Aunt allowed so many people to live and work in peace and contentment, but they turned a blind eye. Aon did not I would like to save a few scholars who are willing to die by themselves, and they will come here from a long distance."

Xun Yu touched Xun Yu's little face and sighed. "Yeah, these people only see themselves and no one else."

Chapter 1229

Liu Yang returned to the official road and was about to get into the carriage when he saw a carriage galloping towards him in the distance.The coachman tightened the reins, let out a long cry, and prepared to slow down.

Pulling the cart were two tall and handsome Xiliang horses, they slowed down in unison, and the carriage stopped right in front of Liu Yang.But the smoke and dust billowed, Liu Yang had to raise his sleeves to cover his mouth and nose.

The driver was very embarrassed, and quickly apologized.

The car door opened, and a young man got out. He inadvertently glanced at Liu Yang, and couldn't help being taken aback.

"Is this Liu Yuanmao from Yingchuan?"

Liu Yang took a closer look and couldn't help laughing: "So it's Chen Taiqiu's grandson. It's a pleasure to meet you."

"Liu Yuanmao?" Another person got into the car and yelled.

Liu Yang heard it familiarly, but he couldn't remember who it was for a while, so he walked over to take a look, and couldn't help being both surprised and happy. "Zhong Yuanchang? Why do you..." His expression changed immediately. "Why, you left Bohai?"

Zhong Yao shook his head in embarrassment. "That's not true. It's a plan. I passed Luoyang to see Wen Ruo. I didn't expect to meet you here. Why, you also came to see Wen Ruo?"

Liu Yang sneered. "People in the village, how can they climb as high as the dignitaries like Lord Xunfu?" After finishing speaking, he cupped his hands, turned around and got into the car, urging the coachman loudly to set off.

Zhong Yao and Chen Qun looked at each other.

Chen Qun wanted to call Liu Yang, but Zhong Yao stopped him.

Watching Liu Yang's carriage drive away, Zhong Yao and Chen Qun got off the official road, one after the other, and walked towards Xun Yu.

Chen Qun asked: "Does Zhong Jun know Liu Yuanmao's intention?"

Zhong Yao said: "Seeing his expression, I guess it has something to do with the war in Jiaozhou."