Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 624 The Second Confrontation of the Two Great Sages

Of course the culprit cannot be let go.

Slandering the Sangong is enough to be executed, and slandering the emperor, questioning the legitimacy of the emperor. It can only be said that there is a person like you in the clan, and there is really black smoke in the ancestral grave.

The laws of the Han Dynasty have strict standards, and questioning orthodoxy is even equivalent to rebellion in the strict sense. It is only because there is no actual rebellion that the five clans have not been involved. Perhaps it is also because the scope of the five clans has already touched Fenghou Yi. pulse, Han Xin did not pronounce the sentence in this way.

As for the others, if they were really judged according to the law, they would also have published articles to slander Chao Cuo and criticize Fu Qiubo, so they could totally handle it according to the results of the punishment of the chief culprit.

However, Han Xin gave them a chance to apologize to the slandered in person, admit their crimes, and reduce the criminal law.

There were 31 people who were sentenced to abandon the market, and they were all unrepentant. Even after the verdict came out, they still refused to apologize to Chao Cuo, and only accepted to plead guilty to Fu Qiubo and His Majesty.

Because they refused to plead guilty and were unwilling to restore the victim's reputation, they were sentenced to abandon the market.

The remaining 1000 people were convicted according to their age. Many of them were sentenced to fines under the age of 15. In fact, Xiao Fen’s sentence was so heavy, and it was also due to the merits of these people. The big man has a crime called abetting. Among them, the protection of minors is strictly stipulated. Those who instigate minors to commit crimes must be sentenced severely. This is the only criminal law that requires severe punishment regardless of the content of instigation. It is said that it was formulated by Li Si when he was 13 years old. , he believes that people under the age of 13 do not have the ability to think independently, and are easily instigated by wicked people to make big mistakes.

Therefore, he directly improved the statute and created a crime of abetting that could be punished by death.

The Han Dynasty raised the age to 15 years old, instigating people under the age of 15 to commit crimes, no matter what kind of crime it is, they will all abandon the market.

This is probably one of the few tender feelings of that cruel and harsh empire.

The rest of those who have reached the age of fifteen are sentenced to corvee labor of different lengths, and their service area is of course our Great Xia Kingdom.

Although these are all criminals, they can read and they are all Confucian scholars who are good at enlightenment. Such talents are still very scarce in the big man, and scholars are also an important resource. If they are directly pulled out and beheaded, it will be the big man's Loss, anyway, their school has been completely stink, at least it is impossible to rise again in a hundred years, Liu Chang is naturally unwilling to waste, let them make the best use of what they have, and go to educate those herdsmen outside the Great Wall!

In fact, Liu Chang is already very kind. He can forgive these people so much not only because of the principle of making the best use of everything, but also because of another important reason.

Fuchube.

Uncle Fu Qiu stood in front of Liu Chang, put down his crutches, and was about to kneel down and bow, Liu Chang panicked.

Not to mention the close relationship between the two, let alone this old man's age, who can accept his kneeling and worshiping?

These are all old men who are almost 90 years old.

Liu Chang helped him up helplessly. Uncle Fuqiu tried to salute several times but failed. Liu Chang helped him into his car and sat in the car. Uncle Fuqiu looked sad, "Thank you Your Majesty .”

He had approached Liu Chang before, and he wanted to intercede for those younger generations. However, Uncle Fuqiu didn't have the face to open his mouth. He sat in front of Liu Chang, his expression constantly changing, and he struggled extraordinarily. Fortunately, Liu Chang didn't have too much trouble. The old man told him directly that he would lightly punish those younger generations. After the verdict came out, Uncle Fuqiu rushed over non-stop, just to thank Liu Chang for his kindness.

"Your Majesty, I am ashamed, you handed over the Taixue to me, but I didn't manage it well."

Looking at his extremely ashamed face, before Liu Chang opened his mouth, Lu Lu couldn't help but said: "Mr. Fuqiu, what are you talking about? We all know who you are. Your Majesty loves you and treats you as his own." I respect and love my teacher, how can I not blame you for these things of Taixue, how can I blame you for these people looking for death by themselves?"

"If I had come forward to stop their behavior earlier and guide them to the right path, the current situation would not be the case. In the final analysis, it is my incompetence."

Fuchubo's voice was a little hoarse. Although these people slandered him not long ago, he still felt sad and guilty for what happened to these people.

Looking at the old man who blamed himself, Lu Lu felt uncomfortable.

During these days, the old man has endured too much that he shouldn't have to bear.

"Don't say that again. Your Majesty never thought it was your fault. Your Majesty is a magnanimous Son of Heaven."

He turned to look at Liu Chang.

"Your Majesty, you should say something!"

Liu Chang was taken aback, "Huh? Okay."

"Fu Chubo!! Are you guilty?!"

The smile on Lu Lu's face froze immediately, and he looked at Liu Chang as if he had seen a ghost.

Fu Qiubo hastily lowered his head, "I am guilty."

"I let you take charge of Taixue, but you pampered these people and caused them to cause a big mess. You should stop doing the position of Taixue's sacrificial wine!"

"only."

"Seeing that you are old and I am not a cruel king, let me spare you the corporal punishment. Although the corporal punishment can be spared, the punishment is still unforgivable!"

"I'm going to sentence you to corvée!"

Lu Lu was dumbfounded, his mouth widened, and he looked straight at Liu Chang.

Do you want to hear what you are saying? ? ?

Liu Chang stroked his chin, "But the corvee place should not be so far away."

Shiqu Pavilion, together with Tianlu Pavilion, are the two largest libraries of the Han Dynasty. Here are the memorials accumulated by the Han Dynasty and many royal collections.

In the cabinet, several officials are copying the memorials and placing them in the prescribed positions one by one.

Suddenly someone strode into the pavilion, and the officials inside were furious. This is the most important place for the big man, and the three men dare not go straight!They raised their heads and were about to reprimand, but when they saw someone coming, the anger on their faces suddenly turned into a smile.

"Mr. Lu is here. Is Mr. Lu all right?"

It was Lu Lu who came, but Lu Lu replied with a straight face and indifference to their enthusiasm. He said loudly: "Your Majesty has an order. Send a sinner to your place to collect books and copy documents."

The officials' eyes lit up, is it Chao Cuo?

Lu Lu moved away, revealing the people behind him. The white-haired Uncle Fuqiu stood behind him, looking kindly at the young people in front of him.

The officials were stunned, the leader rubbed his eyes, and then shouted: "Master??"

Fuchubo looked at him in surprise, "You are?"

"I am a disciple of Duke Shen"

The man hurriedly saluted and saw him.

Only then did Lu Lu laugh, no wonder His Majesty was so relieved, then he didn't have to pretend to be a bad guy, he left Fu Qiubo here, and he turned around and left.But those young people still surrounded him, pulled Fuchubo to sit down, "Why are you here? You were punished by His Majesty?"

But Fu Qiubo didn't want to sit down, "I came here to be punished, if you have something to do, you can directly order it."

"Ah, I dare not, I dare not. If you can't be idle, you can find some books to copy. There are many books here and everyone's own handwriting, with annotations."

Fuchubo's disciple and grandson still couldn't understand.

"Your Majesty has always loved you, why did you come here as a punishment?"

Fu Qiubo replied seriously: "Your Majesty is unwilling to let me continue to be busy in Taixue and he is using the name of punishment to alleviate my guilt."

Those few people didn't quite understand, Fu Qiubo said with emotion: "What a benevolent and righteous king. If my teacher is still alive, I really don't know how much he will be praised."

Lu Lu returned to the Hall of Houde, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has already prepared for it!"

Liu Chang was looking at something, and said without raising his head: "Master Fuqiu is so old, should he go back and clean up the mess? It's better to do what he likes by my side with peace of mind. It’s because he likes to read books and read the annotations of the ancients. The place he went to was the most indispensable thing.”

Lu Lu sat beside Liu Chang and didn't speak, just looked at Liu Chang.

Liu Chang finally finished reading the paperwork in his hand, raised his head, and saw Lu Lu's strange gaze, he hurriedly wiped his face with his sleeve.

"Is there something dirty?"

"No."

"Then what are you looking at?"

"Your Majesty seems to be absent-minded and absent-minded every day. I didn't expect it. Secretly, he arranges everything in an orderly manner. He is like this every time. He is really a wise king."

"I have no money."

Liu Chang was very vigilant, and the moment Lu Lu praised him, he had a showdown.

Lu Lu's face darkened, "I never thought that you would pay me back. I just told the truth, not for money!"

My Majesty is simply an atmosphere destroyer. It is first-class to create a bad mood. If you are annoyed by others, you can be divided into 26 ranks, so your majesty is at least around [-].

"What are you looking at, Your Majesty?"

"Han Ying's letter."

"You don't know him, this guy is also a Confucian scholar, but he is a little different, his letter is quite interesting."

Lu Lu was a little surprised and asked, "Which school of Confucianism is he?"

"I can't say for sure. I think he is a Confucian scholar of the Huang-Lao sect."

"Ah?? Confucian scholars of Huang Lao School??"

Lu Lu was a little confused, is there such a saying?

Liu Chang explained: "This guy is a student of Xunzi, but for some reason, he started to study Mengzi again. Then his ideas are very strange. He mixed the ideas of Xunzi and Mencius together."

"Aren't their thoughts contradictory??"

"Yes, he adopted Fa Xianwang, he adopted human nature and goodness, benevolence adopted Mencius, rites adopted Xun, and other ideas were deducted from different factions of Confucianism. This guy is simply the Huang Lao of Confucianism. Created a unified Confucian faction and pieced it together. If someone else did this, he would have been scolded by Confucian scholars long ago, but this guy, he has done a good job, looks decent, and he is still very young , he is from the country of Yan, and he is very famous in the north, and there are many people who follow him to study poetry, Spring and Autumn, Yi, and Li."

"His knowledge is very extreme, very Xunzi-like. You can see what he said. It doesn't take long for the king to rule by others, starting from the body."

"He directly denied Confucianism's filial sons and loving fathers, brotherly respect and brotherly harmony, rulers who are virtuous and ministers good. He thinks these are unreliable."

Lu Lu was a little surprised, he was not surprised by this person's proposition, he was a little surprised by His Majesty, His Majesty can understand their proposition, can he still have this kind of cognition?
"Since when did His Majesty become so curious about these knowledge?"

"There can be no politeness in the world, and there can't be no politeness. The cancer has been cut off. Of course, a new one is needed, which is suitable for today's world. I have noticed this person a long time ago. This person's etiquette feels more suitable for today's big man than the original mainstream etiquette." Of course, there are things that can be modified. This person is not so stubborn. He is willing to write a letter to explain his rituals. This is a very smart Confucian scholar."

While the two were talking, there was a sudden sound of running outside the door.

"Father!!!!"

With a loud cry, Liu Ci broke into Houde Hall.

Liu Chang's face darkened, and he scolded: "Don't you know the reason to report to the elders outside the door?!"

Liu Ci was taken aback, "I don't know."

Liu Ci waved his little hand, his eyes glowed, "It doesn't matter, father, they said that the more than 1000 scholars belonged to me, is it true?"

"Ah."

"Hahaha, great"

Liu Ci was overjoyed, but turned his face in a hurry, "It's useless, my Great Xia country is poor, so far we don't even have a city, let alone the people, the population of the whole country is only me and the Prime Minister, and now there are more people." More than 1000 criminals. How can there be such a miserable prince as me in the world? Not even a single subject under his command is as miserable as my Xia Kingdom."

Liu Chang looked at him disdainfully, what with Nai Gong? ?
"This will test your level even more. From governing nothing to having everything, then you will be the number one prince of the Han Dynasty. Well, don't bother me to discuss important matters!"

Liu Ci couldn't help but said again: "Father! If other princes and kings know about my situation, wouldn't it hurt your face? I thought you couldn't afford anything! The Holy Son of Heaven wants to rule beyond the Great Wall. How easy is it, could it be that even the Holy Son of Heaven can't do it?"

Liu Chang laughed angrily, "In terms of seniority, you have to call me Father, and in terms of aggressive generals, you have to call me ancestor!"

"Get out! I'll take care of these things myself!"

Only then did Liu Ci escape from here in a flash.

Back in the other hall, Liu Ci looked at Dong Zhongshu with great interest, "Father agreed, and I still want to make a move. I used the aggressive method, and my father was immediately tricked, saying that he would give me the best. He also elaborated on his own ideals, and my father was shocked to the point of being a heavenly man, and fell down."

"Cough cough."

Dong Zhongshu interrupted him, this is the palace, he didn't want to be beaten again by the king.

"I saw that my father was busy, so I didn't bother him anymore. It's strange to say, what kind of etiquette are you learning here every day, and what kind of etiquette is your elder brother talking about? Just now, when I entered Houde Hall, my father was also saying something What kind of gift is this?"

Dong Zhongshu frowned, his face suddenly became tense.

"Your Majesty has already started to choose?? Could it be that the crown prince has already signed up?? It won't be so soon, right?"

Looking at Dong Zhongshu with a gloomy face, Liu Ci really didn't understand.

"Why do you have this expression all day long? You won't tell me..Did you treat me as a friend?"

Dong Zhongshu was a little helpless, "My lord, I want Gongyang to formulate etiquette, but I am not capable enough to do so now. The master is not here, and the senior brother refuses to teach me. I really can't find anyone to teach me the etiquette. Looking at myself, understanding is understandable, but if I want to formulate it, I can't do it!"

When Liu Ci heard this, he immediately patted his chest, "I thought it was something, don't worry, I know a lot of big men, tomorrow I will invite you one, the kind that is fully qualified to teach you!"

Dong Zhongshu didn't take Liu Ci's words to heart.

I believe more than half of what the great king said.

Dong Zhongshu did not give up his thoughts, he set his target on another person, Fu Qiubo who was in the palace.

In terms of learning, he really didn't know who dared to say that he was better than Fuqiubo. If he could teach him the rites, with his help, it would not be difficult to formulate a new rites.

However, he is not familiar with Fu Qiubo at all, and they are not of the same school. The other party is a great Confucianist, and he is just a young child in his eyes. Why should he teach him?
He began to drag Liu Ci and often ran to Shiqu Pavilion. Unfortunately, the officials were very vicious, and they were usually not allowed to let Liu Ci in, for fear that they would destroy important documents.

But finally let Dong Zhongshu wait for the opportunity. On this day, Fu Qiubo finished his work and was about to go out with a cane when he was stopped by two little dolls.

From their costumes, Fuchubo can probably tell their identities.

"I don't know that the king is coming. There is a long way to welcome him."

He saluted very gently, but Liu Ci didn't dare to be foolish at this moment. He knew who he could provoke and who he couldn't. If he provoked this ordinary old man in front of him, my father would definitely beat his ass to death!
He also hurriedly paid homage, "I heard that you came to the palace, I have always wanted to see you, but those officials won't let me in, can I find you if there is something I don't understand?"

Fuchubo laughed, "Of course it's possible."

Dong Zhongshu also hastily stepped forward to salute, revealing his identity, and then said, "I'm learning rituals recently, and there are many things I don't understand. I would like to ask you to teach me."

Fu Qiubo looked at the child in front of him with some surprise, "At such an age, you start to learn etiquette? Why do you want to learn etiquette?"

Dong Zhongshu suddenly remembered what his senior brother had said, and he subconsciously said: "I discovered the importance of etiquette"

But after just talking about the beginning, he couldn't continue.

"I want to formulate etiquette laws in the name of the Gongyang School, which is suitable for today's world and benefit the world! Make Confucianism more prosperous!"

Fuchubo quietly looked at the child in front of him for a long time, but he didn't know what he thought of.

He sighed, "Li is not something I can teach."

Fu Qiubo did not agree to Dong Zhongshu, and Dong Zhongshu's last hope was shattered.

But Dong Zhongshu was not depressed, he picked up those books again and studied them all day long. If no one can teach them, then he can do it himself! !

"Zhongshu!!!"

A voice suddenly came from outside the door, "I invited you a good teacher!!"

As Liu Ci spoke, he dragged the person behind him in.

Dong Zhongshu raised his head, looked at Liu An who was standing behind Liu Ci, was taken aback for a moment, and then saluted.

Liu An looked at him with a smile, "I heard that you want to learn etiquette and formulate etiquette laws?"

"Is such that."

"Although I don't say that I have too much knowledge, there is still no problem in teaching you. Do you want to learn from me?"

Dong Zhongshu was surprised, "But I heard...you are also there"

Liu An laughed loudly, "In my knowledge, I have never been afraid of competitors. I am only afraid that there are too few people who can compete with me. Don't worry, I will teach you truthfully, answer your questions, and even be able to express yourself. I'll tell you what I think. But there's one thing."

"You can't let me down."

ps: It’s a bit stuck, I searched a lot of literature and searched for inspiration. I found a big problem of my own. The outline is still too rough, and the connection and arrangement of the subsequent plots are not smooth.

(End of this chapter)