Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 853 On Filial Piety
"Mother, what are they doing?"

Liu Jing sat beside Cao Shu helplessly, very puzzled.

"Wouldn't it be better to just order them to be released? Who would dare to disobey your edict?"

"Father is also true. I don't know where I've been these few days, and I can't see him at all!"

If it wasn't for Wei Wenjun's persuasion, Liu Ye would have brought them out a long time ago. If she wanted to save someone from prison, it would not be difficult, even if Wei Wenjun really beat Zheng Ji up. , she can save people. Just because of her status, if you don’t want to let people go, you can go to your parents, if you can’t, you can go to your mother, if you can’t, you can write to Father Goat and the others, and see who can stop them. Have to live!

But Wei Wenjun didn't seem to want her to take him out, and even said something hidden in it.

Liu Jing believed in Wei Wenjun very much, and this guy is still very reliable in his work, maybe he has some ideas of his own.

But in the next few days, people could hear bad words against Zheng Qi and Wei Wenjun from all over the place, and it became more and more serious, and even started to be a little bad for his elder brother. When I started to take a few of them away, things changed, and the temple newspaper appeared.

Holding the newspaper, Liu Jie happily found Cao Shu and showed her the newspaper to read.

Cao Shu lowered her head, carefully reading the contents of the newspaper.

Although I heard it once from Cao Qi, it was not as comprehensive as what was written in the newspaper. Cao Shu looked at the newspaper and frowned.

"Unexpectedly, what Zheng Ji did was even more extreme than what Cao Qi said!"

Cao Shu put down the newspaper angrily, and Liu Jing persuaded again: "Then order them to be released! The temple has announced the truth, why are you still holding on to it?"

Cao Shu took a deep look at her daughter, and then said: "The temple has announced the truth, but it has never said that they are innocent."

"Ah?? What crimes do they have? Look, this mermaid is a mermaid, beats his wife, abuses his children, and is so cruel and deceitful to his servants who have been with him for many years. After the child is born, he doesn't even look at it. "

Cao Shu said calmly: "They still committed disobedience. Look at the reports. Zheng Qi pushed and insulted his biological father, Zheng Bi hit and beat him, and Wei Wenjun persuaded him to leave. The crime of disobedience has nothing to do with what kind of person Zheng Ji is, if Zheng Ji conspires against the king and kills the king, his children beating him is considered disobedience."

Liu Jing couldn't sit still immediately, and shouted loudly: "What's the reason??"

"This is the principle of governing the country with filial piety. It is the principle of Confucianism. Let me tell you this. If a father makes a mistake, a son can be unfilial. If an emperor makes a mistake, should a minister be loyal? What about him? Can he beat the emperor like Zheng Qi and the others?"

"Of course! I don't think Xiahou Zhongfu often hits Father?!"

"It's not the same thing!"

Cao Shu had a headache, "Anyway, there are a lot of things here, you can't see clearly now, monarchs and ministers, father and son, there are deep reasons why your elder father made such a proposition at the beginning."

Liu Jie was a little angry, "This is simply unfair! What kind of nonsense is this?"

"Don't talk dirty!"

Cao Shu glared at her, and said: "This is a big matter, Wei Wenjun is right not to let you intervene, your father must have his own ideas, don't ruin your father's business, don't do it again go out!"

Liu Jing was very unconvinced, but she didn't dare to say anything more when facing her mother, so she hurriedly agreed.

Although he agreed, but after Liu Jie came out of Jiaofang Palace, he rushed directly to Changle Palace.

"Mother!!!"

When Liu Jing broke into the Shou Palace, Empress Lu looked helpless, glared at her, and scolded: "You look like a girl, you are just like your father, I think you are going to scare me!" Do something good or bad!"

Liu Jing was not afraid of Empress Lu, with a smile on his face, he hid beside Empress Lu and acted coquettishly.

"Auntie~~~ Who can scare you to such an extent, you have always been the only one to scare others!"

"Come on, look at this!"

Liu Jing hurriedly handed the newspaper to Empress Lu.

Empress Lu glanced at her, "I've seen it a long time ago."

"Mother, this Zheng Ji is really not human."

"You want me to rescue Wei Wenjun and Zheng Qi, right?"

Liu Jing smirked again, "Sure enough, I still can't hide it from you! Auntie, you are very wise and intelligent."

"Well, don't worry, they'll be fine."

Empress Lu said softly: "They are the bait at this moment. Your father is going to use these baits to catch some foul-smelling fish and clean up the fish pond. Once the cleaning is done, the bait will naturally be released."

Liu Jing's eyes widened, "Bait, fish pond??"

"You'll know soon and don't worry about those baits. They'll be fine. Those fish won't swallow them. They don't have that big stomach."

Liu Jing pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Father, are you going to kill those who proposed to execute Wei Wenjun and the others?"

"It can also be understood that way."

Liu Jing suddenly laughed, "Then I can rest assured!"

Empress Lu likes this granddaughter very much. After all, she has many grandsons but few granddaughters. This granddaughter is very similar to herself, bold and reckless, not inferior to her older brothers. Seeing her so happy appearance, Empress Lu, Can't help joking: "I heard that among these baits, there is your sweetheart? Is it Wei Wenjun? Or Zheng Qi? Do you need me to help you talk to your father?"

Liu Jing laughed, not afraid at all, and also joked, "Okay, why don't you marry both baits to me!"

Empress Lu laughed out loud.

At this moment, the public opinion outside is no longer one-sided. In the face of Zheng Qi's incident, internal divisions appeared, and they began to debate with each other.

Liu Liang reappeared in Wang Tong's mansion at this moment.

"Prince!"

Liu Liang saluted him earnestly, and then sat aside.

"Your Majesty came here suddenly, what orders do you have?"

"My lord, I just came over from the Ministry of Criminal Justice to visit my elder brother. What do you think of the recent disobedience case?"

Wang Tong sneered, "How else can I look at it?"

"I said a long time ago that filial piety is the principle of filial piety. Unfortunately, no one agrees with it, and they can't even gain a foothold in the Central Plains. These great Confucians are very happy. They always feel that they have found an opportunity. I think they also It won't be long before we jump."

Liu Liang hesitated for a moment, then said: "The situation is different, my lord, there are many people supporting Zheng Qi and the others now. Your proposition is probably the most suitable one for exonerating Zheng Qi and the others. Why don't you How about arguing with them and spreading your views?"

Wang Tong looked at Liu Liang in front of him and laughed.

"Dong Zhongshu asked you to come and tell me, right?"

Liu Liang was shocked, "How did you know?"

Wang Tong said seriously: "These people use the so-called filial piety to persecute the Ministry of Justice and coerce public opinion, and the most dangerous thing is that they actually target the crown prince. This is no longer an ordinary academic battle. Speaking of Dali, it is Frame the crown prince and ruin the temple, this is not a small crime, but these people can't see through it, the more they call it, the more fierce these people are in the Confucianism, implicating the entire Confucianism, vying for power and fame with the various Confucian factions."

"Dong Zhongshu must have seen this and let me come forward. On the one hand, I want to protect some Confucianism and not be buried with those people. On the other hand, I want to gain the right to speak in Confucianism for the Gongyang School."

Liu Liang still doesn't understand, what does the prince have to do with the ram?

Wang Tong didn't explain anything to him, and stood up slowly, "Actually, I don't need you to remind me, I'm ready for a debate. I can't just watch Confucianism being dragged into the abyss by these young people."

Liu Liang laughed, "My elder brother's disciples also really want to have a good debate with them."

At this moment, Zheng Ji, who was hiding in the house, was so uneasy.

In the past few days, he had wiped out all his faults and put all the faults on his wife's head, but the slap in the face from the temple came so quickly, and all his crimes were quickly exposed.

He immediately lost his original position as a guest of the Great Sage's Sect.

In the past few days, many people took the initiative to visit him, expressing their concern and understanding for him, and several great scholars came to ask what happened. people.

But today, when everyone knows what he has done, such treatment naturally no longer exists.

Fortunately, those Confucians are still willing to support him. Although his actions are disgusting, disobedience exists after all, and since it exists, they must support him, no matter how he is.

It's just that, even though he is supportive, he won't get in touch with him again. Hanging around with such a person will easily hurt his reputation.

Zheng Ji is not important anymore, what is important is to advocate the dispute.

After a series of innovative actions by the Elder, even the thinking has made a lot of progress. The strict filial piety in the past seems to have countless cracks.

In Taixue, everyone from all factions slowly gathered.

And it was Lu Jia from the Ministry of Rites who was able to gather so many people. Today, Lu Jia will discuss this disobedience in the Taixue.

The bigwigs from various schools came here and sat in the front, while the students gathered in the back.

There were more and more people, and soon, Lu Jia was crowded with people from all schools.

When everyone was almost gathered, Lu Jia said, "Everyone, we gathered here today for a very difficult matter."

"There is a man in Chang'an called Zheng Ji."

Lu Jia told the whole story slowly, and everyone listened quietly.

After finishing speaking, Lu Jia just said: "According to the laws of the Han Dynasty, disobedience should be punished severely, but some people in the court think that this is not considered disobedience. Zheng Ji made a mistake first and didn't take good care of his wife. They beat and abused, and his kids have the right to break with him, and you can say what you think."

The Lu Rus suddenly became filled with righteous indignation, and they all looked at Ding Kuan who was sitting in front.

Ding Kuan still stood up, he did not use this matter to attack Huang Lao and the prince, but now this is an academic debate, he will not evade it.

"Everyone, disobedience is the same as other crimes committed by the big man. It is not the reason, but the reason for pushing and beating the biological father. Since it happened, it must be the crime of disobedience. Even if Zheng Ji's behavior is improper. If it is a place, it should be judged by the government, and his wife should appeal instead of his son. Of course, this is a crime of disobedience. Neither Zheng Ji's morality nor their son's reputation can control it."

Ding Kuan first expressed his opinion, and then began to add details.

The Lu Rus were extremely happy, and they stood up one after another to go along with Ding Kuan, and once again aimed their spearhead at Huang Lao.

After him, Su Fei got up immediately.

Su Fei didn't look flustered at all, he looked at Ding Kuan seriously, and asked, "Dare to ask Mr. Ding, why did Zheng Ji's sons push and push Zheng Ji?"

"It's because Zheng Ji wanted to beat their aunt to protect his aunt. Since you mentioned filial piety, then I want to ask whether this filial piety to aunt can be regarded as filial piety? Is it only to the aunt? Grandpa's filial piety can be called filial piety? In my opinion, they are the most filial people. In order to honor their grandma, they risked their lives. This is better than those who have not gone back to see their grandma for more than ten years. , People who use their funerals to make a name for themselves are much more filial!"

"You say they are disobedient, but I say they are true filial piety!"

As a big boss who has followed the prince for a long time, Su Fei is not afraid of these old scholars, so he talked about his own point of view, starting with the reasons.

Before Ding Kuan could open his mouth, Lu Ru said, "You are making unreasonable words! Even if you are filial piety, you should put your father's filial piety first!"

"Oh, is it disobedience to beat up my mother for my father's sake?"

"you!!!"

Ding Kuan stretched out his hand, stopped the people behind him, and then said seriously: "First of all, what we want to talk about is the matter of disobedience, not the matter of father and mother. Father beats mother, as long as he does something to his parents, it is obviously disobedience. Even though Zheng Ji made a mistake, he is still a father, no matter what else, if a son hits his father, it is unfilial and disobedient!"

Before Su Fei could refute, someone stood up with a smile. It was Shen Pei of Confucianism.

Shen Pei looked at Ding Kuan calmly, and asked, "According to what you said, if the father is wrong, the son should respect him? Then if the father wants to rebel, the son must also follow him to rebel? If it is for the father If a person does something immoral, does the child have to be his accomplice? Zheng Ji does something immoral, and his son stops him. In my opinion, this is true filial piety, just like you It’s the same as saying that filial piety governs the world, the emperor made a mistake, shouldn’t the ministers stop it? Follow him to do bad things, and even support him to do bad things, can this be called filial piety? Can it be called loyalty?!”

"Assisting my father in making mistakes, and covering up my father's mistakes, this is not an act of filial piety."

"Zheng Ji did it, and their sons stopped him! This is not disobedience!"

Ding Kuan frowned, but he couldn't answer in time.

The people around immediately began to discuss, the words just now caused a great commotion, and everyone talked about it.

Ding Kuan hesitated for a moment, then said: "You're not right! If my father wants to make a mistake, the child should persuade him, stand in front of him, and use ways to hurt himself to wake up my father. This is filial piety." , This kind of restraint does not mean treating your parents with violence. You talked about filial piety, if the emperor made a mistake, can the minister beat him? Can you fight each other?! The minister wants to remonstrate to death Yes, it is at the expense of oneself, not to hurt the king!!"

"Hahaha~~~"

A burst of laughter was heard from the opposite side.

Wang Tong stood up slowly and looked at his junior brother calmly.

"According to your statement, Qin II was the king of the world. He did many wrong things, and Emperor Gao overthrew him. Was it an act of disfilial piety? Emperor Gao should kneel in front of him and ask He changed his fault? You blamed the prince earlier, and now you blame Emperor Gao?"

Ding Kuan's face changed greatly, "Qin II is tyrannical and innocent, how can he be regarded as the king of the world."

"Then Zheng Ji is cruel and cunning, how can he be the father of Zheng Qi and others?!"

"Excessive words!! Zheng Ji Nai is undoubtedly their biological father! This"

"Then Qin II was not the king of the world at that time?"

Ding Kuan was dumbfounded, his face flushed quickly, and he said again: "What we are talking about is disobedience. The king is different from his biological father, and the past is also different from the present. Since you make such a claim, how dare you ask? The later emperor of the Han Dynasty was fatuous and incompetent, do you also support leading troops to overthrow him?!"

When Ding Kuan said these words, even Lu Ru behind him was frightened.

Their faces were pale, they looked at Ding Kuan in astonishment, their foreheads were covered with sweat.

Wang Tong was not afraid at all, "I questioned you about what really happened in the past, but you said that it has nothing to do with it, the past is different from the present, but you asked me about the non-existent things in the future, and wanted me to give Answer. Then I’ll tell you, if in the future there appeared an emperor like Qin II in the Great Han Dynasty, oppressing the people, being cruel and innocent, and acting like Jie and Zhou, do you think there would be no such people as Chen Sheng and Wu Guang? There would be no Gao Will a talent like the emperor come out to save the world?! Those who obey the sky will prosper, and those who are cruel and bully the people will perish! This is the eternal truth!!"

"If it comes to that time, you will be like Zhao Gao Feizhong, a villain who supports the king of Wudao!! Not a gentleman who pleads for the people!!"

"What face do you have to talk about filial piety?"

"And those Lu Rus behind you! You people took the opportunity to slander the prince!! You even conspired to abolish the position of the prince! You want to separate the royal brothers!! People like you are the most unfilial and disloyal villains of the big man !! All you see is your own interests, you are not even as good as Zhao Gao and Fei Zhong! You are nothing but profit-seeking villains like Guo Kaihousheng!!”

Wang Tong went all out and cursed at those people loudly.

In the entire Taixue, there was a dead silence.

(End of this chapter)