Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 382 The code is wrong, Li Wang Gu

Shusun Tong still left, this great scholar with a flexible moral bottom line, full of regrets and expectations, left this prosperous world with some improvement.

Shusun Tong changed his family several times, was good at flattering, and even made up allusions for the king. He was clearly a Confucian authentic, but he was doing things that were completely contrary to moral concepts, and even in his attitude towards Liu Bang, Liu Ying, and Liu Chang, let him Everyone wondered if he secretly voted for the Legalist school of art, and his flattery was extremely flattering.

He didn't care at all and didn't value his own reputation at all. After gaining the trust of the emperor through various "villain" methods, he became very determined, formulating etiquette for the big man, and strictly abide by the etiquette formulated by himself.Said that he was greedy for life and afraid of death, but before the righteousness, he dared to explain the funeral and went to the Empress Lv to confront him.When Liu Bang wanted to abolish Liu Yingli Ruyi, Shusun Tong was the first to stand up to dissuade him and force him to death.

He said: "If you absolutely insist on abolishing the prince and setting up a child, then I will ask to die in front of you."

He spent his whole life running around for Confucianism. When Confucianism had no status and Lu Confucianism offended Emperor Gao to death, he kept the last candle for Confucianism, giving Confucianism a chance to rise again.

Some people say that he "is a Confucian sect of the Han family!"

Someone said to him: "Bewitching the king and making the ancient rituals lost, a villain without virtue!"

Whether it is a Confucian sect or a villain, this complicated old Confucian scholar still left.

Shusuntong's disciples told Liu Chang that Shusuntong had been seriously ill three years ago, but he had been clenching his teeth and even dragging his sick body to the State of Yan, where he set up two The county school went to Qi State, and four county schools were set up in Qi State. Originally, they planned to go to Nanyue, but when they arrived in Changsha State, they could no longer carry it.

To be honest, Liu Chang was not close to Uncle Sun Tong, and even for a long period of time, Liu Chang looked down on him, and even raised a dog in Tang country and called him Tong.But as he got older, he was full of fighting spirit towards Uncle Sun Tong, never concealed his purpose, never looked for reasons for his previous actions, and openly said that he was a person who flattered the villain. Liu Chang still had it. Some respect, when Uncle Suntong did enlightenment for Liu Chang, he also let Liu Chang see his fighting spirit.

Looking at Uncle Sun Tong, who was lying quietly accepting the disciples' kneeling, Liu Chang gave his own evaluation, "It is the Confucian sect of the Han Dynasty."

When Shusuntong sent someone to invite Liu Chang to come, Liu Chang never thought it would be like this. He thought that Shusuntong was going to inform himself again, and set up a few more county schools, and what was new with Lu Jia? idea.

Liu Chang let out a long sigh and looked lonely.

Shusun Tong was not very popular in Confucianism itself. After the news of his death came out, there were only a few great Confucians who came to worship him. Except for his own disciples, the great Confucians who came to worship him. There was only one Fuqiu Bo and Lu Jia, which made Liu Chang a little unbelievable.

Lu Jia was the first to arrive. When he saw Shusuntong's body, he was silent for a long time. He knelt in front of Shusuntong and whispered for a long time. Liu Chang and the others were far away. He heard clearly what he was saying, but when Lu Jia came back, he said very seriously, "Your Majesty, I hope you can leave this matter to me to continue."

Liu Chang also had this idea at first, and now no one but Lu Jia can take over the matter of enlightenment.

Uncle Fu Qiu is also a good candidate. He has cultivated countless disciples over the years, but the problem is that Uncle Fu Qiu is the biggest difference between Uncle Sun Tong and Uncle Fu Qiu. Uncle Fu Qiu is more focused and knowledgeable. What he has to do, his hands-on ability is far less than that of Shusun Tong. He can be a teacher in Taixue, and he can become a great sage of Confucianism in the field of poetry, but he can't bear such an important task.

Lu Jia is a talented person who can be a lobbyist, write articles, govern state affairs, and engage in learning. He is a top-notch talent in all aspects.

Liu Chang ordered Lu Lu to help Shusuntong's disciples to arrange the funeral.Shusuntong had never fought a war, so he had no marquis. He was also one of the few high-ranking officials of the Han Dynasty who did not have a title. Liu Chang decided to posthumously call him Marquis of Xue according to his original origin, and to give him the treatment he deserved as a founding minister.

The ministers in the DPRK and China will naturally not object to the pursuit of a dead person.

What Liu Chang didn't expect was that Uncle Suntong's death even alarmed his mother. Empress Lv couldn't go there in person because of her old age, but she also sent someone to go there instead of her, which was considered a trip to the Confucian sect.

The matter of enlightenment naturally fell on Lu Jia. Like Shusuntong, the disciples of Shusuntong had no resistance. What the emperor said was what he said. One faction has initially acquired some of the characteristics of Legalism, Huang Lao, and Moism, being obedient, emphasizing, and knowing how to be flexible.Because of the great changes, they have also become an alternative in Confucianism, but Liu Chang likes them very much.

They can be willing to be a teacher in the place ahead, work in the Shangfang Mansion, and even volunteer to be soldiers in the Northern and Southern Army.

"Father. The city has been very lively these days."

Liu An took a bite of the meat and said vaguely.

Liu Chang was stunned for a moment, then asked, "You stole my car?"

Liu An was stunned for a moment. He forgot to chew the meat in his mouth. He froze in place, and then slowly looked at Cao Shu, with the words "help" written all over his face.

With a stern face, Cao Shu reprimanded: "Can you steal the emperor's car? This is a capital crime of trespassing!"

"Then my father didn't steal my uncle back then."

"I'm borrowing it!"

"Then can I also borrow it?"

"You are stealing!"

Liu An's face was full of grievances, but Liu Chang didn't care about arrogance, he asked, "What happened in the city?"

"A lot of Confucian students have come, and they say they are here to pay homage to Marquis Xue Su, from Qi, Zhao, and Liang, anyway. The teachers haven't been in class these days, and they say they are scolding and exchanging knowledge with those Confucians. went."

"Then did Wang Sheng win?"

"I lost, I was beaten so badly, and those with blue noses and swollen faces didn't dare to come to Tianlu Pavilion."

Liu Chang suddenly grinned and asked curiously, "Are they fighting?"

Liu An nodded his head like a chicken pecking rice. The father and son got together, and Liu An said excitedly, "Father knows the restaurant at the South Gate, right? Just outside that restaurant, they are still debating. This old man, I heard that the people from Qi, including my master, who have already won eight Huang Laos, are still clamoring for a debate with the Legalists, but the Legalists haven’t come!”

"Qi's?? Qi's are very good at fighting, have you seen his swordsmanship?"

"I don't know either. I didn't dare to go up to see my master and say that these people have ulterior motives."

Liu Chang nodded and said with a sneer: "Your master is right, these people have ulterior motives. When the uncle and grandson just passed away, none of them wanted to visit, only Fu Qiubo and Lu Jia came. However, they are swarming here, and they want to make trouble with other schools of worship, but they are definitely not trying!"

Liu An squinted his eyes and said, "Father, I think these people are here for the sake of fame. If that's the case, it's better to let Zhi Du go and drive them all out of Chang'an!"

Liu Chang was angry, and said displeasedly: "An ah, the king can be strong, but he must not fail to listen to persuasion or tolerate others. People always make mistakes. If you don't let people talk, how can you correct them? What? What you hear now are all good words and flattering words. In this way, you are confused and cannot see the real situation! You need to listen to different opinions more, and you can't judge others just because you hate them. Evicted!"

Liu An's face was full of disdain, "Father, these people have bad intentions. They came to Chang'an to cause trouble. If we don't drive them out now, should we wait for them to make trouble before we start?"

"Shuzi! You beat these people out indiscriminately. Do you know how the world will talk about you?"

"Father, don't worry! We can resume discussing crimes, and we will kill anyone who dares to talk about us at that time."

Liu Chang looked at Shu Zi in front of him complicatedly for a long time, then looked at Cao Shu.

"Listen to what this Shuzi has to say! Are you trying to imitate King Li of Zhou?! How could such a wise person have such a son? His words and deeds are like mothers!"

Cao Shu also frowned and said very seriously: "An! Are you doing this as a virtuous gentleman? Listen to your father's words!"

Liu Chang looked at Liu An seriously, and said, "I don't like Confucianism, but when Confucian scholars come, I will ask people to open the gate of the palace to welcome them. Why can't you follow suit?"

"But the palace order doesn't listen to me at all?"

"To shut up!"

"If you want to ride a horse, you have to feed the horse first. It is the right principle to combine strength and softness. You have to imitate those wise kings, such as Zhou Wu, Qi Wei, Qin Xiao, and you can't be a Li king! Do you understand? "

"Oh, what did Grandpa say to do?"

"Just ignore them. Anyway, if they make a big fuss, the legalists they've been looking for will come out and argue with them, so don't care at all."

As expected, things developed as Liu Chang had expected. When these Confucians who came suddenly and Huang Lao fell into a war, the legal descendants came. Unfortunately, it was Zhang Shizhi who came, and he blocked the road with these people. , these people were taken away for reasons such as fighting and hurting people.
However, not long after Zhang Shizhi took them away, Uncle Fu Qiu appeared in front of Liu Chang.

"Your Majesty, the factions are debating with each other, and there is no malicious intent. This is all for the sake of learning. How can they be arrested because of this?"

Uncle Fu Qiu came to intercede helplessly. Uncle Fu Qiu was not the first to come to intercede, but he was the only one who was not directly blown away by Chang Liu.

After all, Liu Chang quite likes this old man. Uncle Fu Qiu is the number one trumpeter in Chang'an. When Liu Chang was the king of Tang, Uncle Fu Qiu was all kinds of praise. He thought that King Tang was a really wise king, and for Liu Chang to follow The bigwigs of many schools have written many essays on the line, all praising Liu Chang's merits.

When the celebrities sneered at Liu Chang's use of military force and provoked a war with the Huns in private, Fu Qiu Bo thought that Liu Chang had solved a hundred years of troubles for the great Han.

When the celebrities thought that Liu Chang could not listen to advice and was an arbitrary tyrant, Fu Qiu Bo thought that Liu Chang would not be easily deceived and had his own views on matters.

When everyone thought that Liu Chang was tyrannical and did not love the people, Fu Qiu Bo took Liu Chang's many benevolent administrations as examples, and proposed that "in ancient times, there has never been a person who loves the people as he is today."

Why do today's Taixue disciples respect Liu Chang so much? As the leader of Taixue, Fu Qiu Bo has made a lot of contributions. Although he is not good at doing things, he is very knowledgeable. He analyzes Liu Chang's words according to the words of the sage. behavior, and even came up with a set of theories. He was the first to put forward the idea of ​​the Son of Heaven, because he felt that the merits of the son could be called a sage today.

Liu Chang has always thought that this old man is very good, has good eyes, is sincere, and always likes to tell the truth.

Liu Chang looked at Uncle Fu Qiu and asked, "Since it's a normal debate, why do you have to do it?"

"The weather is hot, it's inevitable."

"What are they arguing about?"

Fu Qiu Bo replied: "They are debating whether King Tang and King Wu have usurped the throne."

"what?!"

Liu Chang's eyes widened, and he scolded: "You fellows are lawless, how dare you say that Tang Wu is a traitor?! I have long known that these Confucian scholars will not stop, and as Huang Lao's disciple, I will definitely not let these people go. I want to punish them for my teacher Gai Gong!"

Uncle Fu Qiu said: "Your Majesty, it was Mr. Huang who said it. We believe that Tang Wu upholds the destiny."

"What? These old Huang's thieves! I am Xunzi, how can I tolerate these old Huangs talking nonsense here?! I will punish these people for my ancestors today!"

Uncle Fu Qiu laughed lightly, "Assess the situation, use the hundred schools for your own use, don't obsess about their academics, but govern the world with suitable ideas in the right place, Your Majesty, this is the behavior of a virtuous king! Many people It’s just the pursuit of learning itself, quarreling over some unimportant things, but not knowing the real meaning of these academics is to govern the country, and your Majesty is not deep in academic research, but can quote these ideas everywhere.”

"His Majesty used the ideas of Huang Lao to make the people loose, not to persecute the people tightly, to use the Confucian ideas to lighten the rhetoric, exempt the land tax, to punish the traitors with the legalist ideas, and to create more troubles with the Mohist ideas. A good machine is what the Son of Heaven should do!!"

Liu Chang was stunned for a long time before he got up, "Come, come, come, please sit up!"

"Just because of you, let those Confucian scholars let go!"

"Stay here and talk to me a little more."

Uncle Fu Qiu looked at Liu Chang in front of him, sighed deeply, and said, "For the sake of this world, it's really hard, Your Majesty. Your Majesty didn't intend to be the emperor, but now he is imprisoned in Chang'an, and he is trapped in trivial matters all day long. When Emperor Gao passed away, His Majesty was only a child, and he carried a heavy burden too early. They all said that His Majesty likes to listen to flattery, but in fact, it is only because His Majesty wants to be recognized by more people."

"Your Majesty, you are a real virtuous monarch. The virtuous monarch did not listen to what they said, but went to see the place. I have been to many places. During these years, great changes have taken place in Dahan. Now in Dahan, which one? If someone in the county is starved to death, it will alarm the county. At that time, even if half of the county starved to death, he would not be surprised that His Majesty let the people of the Han eat food, so that they would not be bullied. It is already the greatest merit. It is unmatched by any merit."

Liu Chang suddenly laughed.

"If you weren't too old, I should have kept you as a lord!"

"Those Confucian scholars suddenly came to Chang'an and took the initiative to argue with Huang Lao. Does Duke Fuqiu know their intentions?"

"It's for enlightenment."

"They looked down on Shusuntong, but they valued what he was doing, and they all thought it was a good opportunity to develop their own school. Previously, they hated Shusuntong for getting such a good job, so they refused to cooperate. Now Shusun is unwilling to cooperate. Tong is gone, they are all here to grab this position."

"Their debates are actually showing their own strength to attack other schools, so that Your Majesty can pay attention to them."

Liu Chang looked at Uncle Fuqiu in surprise and asked, "Then you still want to plead for them?"

"Your Majesty, although they may have bad ideas, they can all contribute to the cause of enlightenment. They have many disciples and a large collection of books, and their influence in various factions is not weaker than that of Uncle Sun Tong. Your Majesty can ignore their opinions for the time being. Idea, appointing their people to do things for you, this is the same as your studies, you don't have to pursue advanced knowledge, as long as it is easy to use, isn't it?"

"Hahaha, you are right!"

"Lu Lu! Reward hundreds of gold! Give Chinese clothes!"

Huang Lao and the Confucian sages gathered in the Hall of Houde. They just came out of the Tingwei, and they came here non-stop. They sat on both sides, looking at each other with hostility in their eyes. Anyway, they were not convinced. , Over the years, Huang Lao gradually lost his position as the only one of the school. The main reason is that some of the green and yellow were not accepted. When the founding ministers, Xiao He, Cao Can, and Zhang Liang, can all belong to the Huang Lao school.

Therefore, in those days, Huang Lao could be said to be the only university school, but after them, the style of painting in the dynasty began to gradually change, Huang Lao's status was not guaranteed, and now the Legalists are rising again, and Huang Lao also It's not that there is no future, after all, the prince of the dynasty is a believer of Huang Lao.

But the problem is, the prince is still too young, and now the prince, no one can tell what school he is.

Confucianism rose up again after Uncle Suntong helped him take a breath and began to challenge Huang Lao's position.

When Liu Chang appeared, both Huang Lao and Confucianists all stood up to pay their respects.

Liu Chang sat in the upper seat coldly and said, "I heard that you are debating in the city, I am also very interested, I specially invited you over to ask some truths, I have also learned the knowledge of many schools, and I can debate with you all. !"

"Which one is Huang Sheng?"

"I am!"

"You said that Tang Wu rebelled? What's the point of this?"

Huang Sheng said calmly: "I heard that although the hat is worn, it must be worn on the head; although the shoes are new, they must be worn under the feet. Why?

"I heard that although Xia Jie and Shang Zhou were ignorant, they were monarchs in the upper positions. Although Shang Tang and Zhou Wu Wang were wise, they were ministers in lower positions."

"When the monarch has made a mistake, the ministers can't bluntly persuade him to correct it to maintain the dignity of the emperor. Instead, he uses his fault to kill the monarch and replace him as the king from the south. What is this?"

Liu Chang shook his head and said disdainfully: "I heard that the destiny belongs to the virtuous, Jie and Zhou have no virtue, while the destiny belongs to Tang and Wu. Xia Jie made a net to catch all the birds, and hung it on all sides in the southeast, northwest and northwest. Immediately, he said to the sky that he hoped that all the birds and beasts could get into this net. Tang was very angry and said, "Only a person like you wants to catch all the birds and beasts, so he removed the three-sided net. Only one side is left, and tell others, even for birds and beasts, you must have a benevolent heart!"

"This is the proof that Xia Jie is virtuous, and Shang Tang has virtue!"

Several Huang Lao, Confucian, all looked at Liu Chang blankly at the moment, this allusion is a bit wrong, is Xia Jie busy going to hunt birds with Shang Tang? ?

Uncle Fu Qiu immediately got up and said: "Your Majesty's intention is to compare the farmer who wants to kill all the birds and beasts with Jie, Jie is greedy and wants to take all the treasures in the world into his pocket, use it for his own use, and build it. Yaotai is specially used for appreciation, but Shangtang is not like this. He has a heart of benevolence and will not greedily plunder the world's things."

Everyone suddenly realized, oh, that's what it meant.

Liu Chang continued: "The same is true for Zhou and King Wu. I heard that people who are favored by God can be different. If King Wu did not receive God's favor, can he lift the Jiuding?"

Huang Sheng couldn't bear it any longer, "Your Majesty, I have never heard of King Wu of Zhou's move."

Bo Fuqiu interrupted him and said, "At the time, Dayu divided the world into nine states, and he ordered the nine states to contribute bronze and cast nine tripods to symbolize the nine states. Your Majesty used the nine tripods as a metaphor for the acquisition of the world by King Wu!"

Huang Sheng reluctantly closed his mouth.

Liu Chang was even more excited immediately, my full-bodied talent finally had a place to play! !

"What's more, when Shang Tang and King Wu attacked Jie and Zhou, the whole world responded to them. They abolished the law and made an agreement with the three elders that the murderer would be executed, wounded or stolen, and the people would be used to pay for the corresponding crime and punishment. ."

Huang Sheng couldn't sit still, "Forget the previous one, Your Majesty, you are a little bit."

Uncle Fu Qiu stood up again and sternly reprimanded: "Your Majesty treats Shang Tang, King Wu, and Emperor Gao as virtuous people. You said that Shang Tang and King Wu rebelled. Your majesty means, is Emperor Gao also rebelling? He? Isn't it a destiny? Emperor Gao is going to overthrow the tyrannical Qin state according to the wishes of the world, isn't it wrong!?!"

Huang Sheng was stunned, speechless.

Liu Chang shook his head in disappointment, "I have studied classics for decades, but I can't find anyone who can argue with me."

(End of this chapter)