At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Guo Peng then reached out and filled a cup of tea for Xun You, and Xun You took the cup with both hands.

"Gongda, I have always admired you, since the day you replaced Wen Ruo and followed me, I have admired you very much, because I have noticed that you are different from Wen Ruo.

You will not insist on what you think in your heart, you will take care of the overall situation, for the sake of the overall situation, even if what you think in your heart is not the case, you will obey, you will not fight, so I appreciate you. "

Xun You held the teacup in both hands and put it down gently.

"Because from the beginning, I knew that His Majesty's will is the overall situation, and His Majesty's thoughts are the general situation. No matter what I do, it is impossible to change the overall situation and reverse the general situation.

So compared to these, I hope to protect the family and prosper the family, and not let the rest of the clan fall into the same fate as my uncle's family, that is my greatest wish. "

Although there was nothing wrong with the Xun family, the Xun Yu family were all martyred.

Feeling this matter, Xun You never contradicted Guo Peng, and tried his best to keep the whole clan and not let the whole clan follow in Xun Yu's footsteps.

Guo Peng is a strongman and executioner who can kill, dare to kill, and is willing to kill.

He is tough, capable, and unstoppable. Except for "fools" like Xun Yu and Zang Hong, who else would dare to defy him?

"do you hate me?"

Guo Peng asked softly.

Xun You was silent for a while.

"I dare not."

Guo Peng smiled.

"I like this answer, Gongda, I really like your answer."

After being quiet for a while, Guo Peng said again: "Gongda, I admire you more and more. I haven't heard such a truth for a long time since I became emperor. I guess you are the only one who dares to say such a thing. I dare not say that in front of me, I always feel like I haven’t heard such a direct answer for a long time.”

"Your Majesty has questions, and I will answer them, and I will never lie to Your Majesty."

"it is good."

Guo Peng nodded, then called Su Yuan, took a piece of paper from Su Yuan's hand, and handed it to Xun You.

"Gongda, take a look."

"According to the order."

Xun You took the paper with both hands, and saw a paragraph written on it.

[Linggong has no way, so that all the big officials are courteous, and then they are on the stage to catch the bullets and shoot them, and the balls are thrown out when they are already there. It's just a joy.

Zhao Dun had already left the court, and he was standing in the court with the other great officials. There was a man who came out from his boudoir with a lotus basket.

Zhao Dun said: "Why is it that the husband is out of the boudoir?"

He couldn't call him, and said: "Young Master, if you want to see it, you can see it."

Zhao Dun just looked at it, and he was dead. 】

This is a very common article in the Spring and Autumn Classics. The opening part is not a big deal, but Xun You looked at it, his pupils shrank, and his body trembled unnaturally.

Guo Peng noticed it and continued to drink tea calmly.

After a while, Xun You put down the piece of paper in his hand.

"Your Majesty is dull, I don't know what His Majesty's purpose is for you to let me read this chapter, I ask Your Majesty to clarify."

Guo Peng nodded.

"Punctuation, after many years of reading, the punctuation used in the sentences created by me has its own meaning and usage. It is very simple. You can learn it once you learn it, and you can use it once you use it. Use this punctuation to mark the classics You don’t need to learn sentences to read, you can read, you don’t need to pass word of mouth from famous teachers, you can learn with paper and pen to record.”

Xun You felt his throat was dry.

He obviously drank the tea just now, but now his throat feels extremely dry.

"What does Your Majesty want me to do?"

"Mark the punctuation on the scriptures and publish it to the world, so that all students can understand the punctuation, and rely on punctuation instead of the teacher's word of mouth to learn and read, so that the punctuation is popular in the world, and the family law is no longer It is the law of the family, but the real law of the country, the law of saints."

Guo Peng took another sip of tea, and then just looked at Xun You like this.

Xun You was silent for a long time.

Guo Peng sighed.

"Gongda, I really value you, so I decided to marry my eldest daughter to your son, and allow you to inherit the title of the Xun family and live with the country, so you don't have to descend from generation to generation, just promise me .”

Chapter 1161 One Thousand 170 One

The afternoon is often the time when the temperature is the highest in the day, not to mention that it is still a hot summer day.

The blazing sun is on the head, conscientiously emitting light and heat, letting ultraviolet rays and temperature cover the earth, which can be called a model worker.

But sometimes it is not beautiful to be too conscientious. For example, at this moment, because the sun is too conscientious, even the gazebo in Mr. Guo's imperial garden may not be cool anywhere.

In stark contrast to Sun's hard work, today's Feng was lazy and asked for leave, refusing to work, and didn't know if he had diarrhea or hemorrhoids.

So the surrounding air seemed to be solidified, being heated by the sun's rays without restraint, making the bodies of the people in it hot, and even their hearts became hot together.

Every year around this time, someone in Guo would miss something called an air conditioner.

In the distant memory, he missed the summer afternoon when he huddled in the air-conditioned room with a watermelon in his arms.

But that was already a distant memory, so long ago that he couldn't even remember whether he used an iron spoon or a wooden spoon when eating watermelon.

However, he never forgot that cold feeling that made people feel timid from the bottom of his heart.

Yes, as it is now.

A gust of wind that came from nowhere suddenly blew over, blowing from one end to the other, moving the air that was about to freeze, and an inexplicable feeling of comfort permeated Guo's heart.

Coincidentally, Xun You stood up at the right time, and saluted Guo Peng respectfully.

"Your Majesty's meaning, I have already understood, I will follow the order, and everything will be at your Majesty's command."

Guo Peng looked at Xun You, then nodded.

"I will soon have the officials of the Ministry of Rites contact your family. However, my eldest daughter is only 12 years old and cannot be married yet. I will get engaged first, and then we will get married after three years."

"The minister obeys the order."

Xun You salutes again.

"Go ahead and explain it clearly to your family. I believe you can convince all the members of the Xun clan."

Guo Peng waved his hand, but didn't say the latter sentence [also must be persuaded].

"My minister retire."

After finishing speaking, Xun You took three steps back facing Guo Peng, turned around and left the pavilion and the imperial garden.

That back is a little decisive.

Just like Guo Peng's indestructible will like steel.

Guo Peng didn't know what Xun You was thinking in the short time just now, but he knew that Xun You would not disobey him.

It's very simple, 【Don't dare】.

Xun You's life runs through the word "dare not".

Back then, he did not dare to fight for Xun Yu, and now, he will not fight for punctuation.

He understands the general situation and the overall situation.

The current Guo will only be stronger than the old Guo, so Xun You will not defy him.

As long as Mr. Guo doesn't die, Xun You can stand on the present and see the end of his life at a glance.

What about resistance?

With the second solved, it's time for the third.

The third target is Kong, the first generation of Yan Shenggong, the lucky one, Kong Xian.

"Chen Kong Xian, I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

When Kong Xian met Peng, it was also in the gazebo where Guo Peng met Xun You.

"Get up and sit down."

Guo Peng pointed to the place where Xun You had been. Kong Xian stood up and sat down respectfully on the stone bench.

"How is Yan Shenggong these days? I heard that Yan Shenggong is quite busy these days. I'm afraid the people who are going to visit him can be arranged from Qingzhou to Luoyang, right?"

Hearing the teasing tone in the emperor's words, Kong Xian smiled.

"Everything is due to His Majesty's great love. It is His Majesty's great love that made the Kong family what it is today. Otherwise, the Kong family is also in jeopardy, and the inheritance is in danger."

Guo Peng shook his head.

"This is what Kong deserves. I have always admired Confucius. Confucius founded the most influential private school and tried his best to change the structure of learning in the government, so that scholars can also study and study, not just nobles. Reading and studying changed the pre-Qin academics.

Gu admires and respects such fearless courage and practical spirit. Compared with the scriptures left by him, Gu admires the courage of Confucius even more. It is probably because of such courage that Confucius was able to carry forward Confucianism. Be admired by future generations! "

Guo Peng sighed repeatedly and praised Confucius, which made Kong Xian very happy.

"The ancestors can be so praised by His Majesty, and the descendants can be so blessed by His Majesty. The Kong family is deeply moved, and the generations dare not forget each other. Today, the Kong family's ancestral house has built a living shrine for the Majesty. Your Majesty prays, may my Wei be prosperous and prosper forever."

Kong Xian greatly praised Guo Peng.

"How can Gu Hede allow the descendants of the Kong family to live in isolation?"

Guo Peng sighed, and said, "Only those who can do the same things as Confucius, and make achievements similar to Confucius, are qualified to let the descendants of the Confucius family establish a shrine."

"How could His Majesty not be qualified?"

Kong Xian showed disapproval: "Your Majesty's literary and martial arts are far ahead of the emperors of the Qin and Han Dynasties. This is a matter recognized by the world. Why does Your Majesty take it lightly? This kind of thing, I absolutely don't agree with it!"

"Gu's literary and martial arts are what the emperor should do, but what Confucius did is something that the emperors of all dynasties have not been able to do."

Guo Peng shook his head: "Kong Qing, what Confucius did was something that changed the general trend of the world. Why does Gu follow Confucius as the most holy teacher? It is because Confucius vigorously promoted private education.

Before the emergence of private schools, only the children of nobles could study and study. After the emergence of private schools, scholars could study and study. The emergence of private schools is certainly the general trend, but they must have encountered obstacles and twists and turns.

However, Confucius and those sages of the same age withstood the pressure together, continued private education, and broke the aristocratic monopoly of academics. "

Kong Xian frowned, feeling that there was something in Guo Peng's words.

"The courage of the ancestors, we and other descendants also admire, but in today's world, if you want to be called a saint, only your majesty can bear it."

Guo Pengrao looked at Kong Xian with interest.

"Saint? Hahahaha! Kong Qing, can you be a saint? Hahahaha! Forget it, this saint, let Confucius do it, how can I be a saint? I have killed countless people and punished countless people. Knowing how to be scolded, this kind of thing is predictable."

"If there is such a bold person, I will wait for the Kong clan to be the first to refuse!"

Kong Xian immediately proved his loyalty to Guo Peng.

Guo Peng stared at Kong Xian for a while, then burst out laughing.

"Hahahahaha! Good, good! With a loyal minister like Kong Qing, Gu will not be so worried about his posthumous reputation. In this case, Gu also has to try the name of a saint. Kong Qing, willing A helping hand?"

"Your Majesty has orders, and Mr. Kong will not allow anything! Mr. Kong is willing to do anything for His Majesty!"

Kong Xian's beautiful words probably sounded good, but he couldn't stop his mouth. Guo Peng was overjoyed and immediately clapped his hands.

"Okay! With Kong Qing's words, I want to try this saint's name! Su Yuan, bring the things!"

The eunuch Su Yuan immediately stepped forward and handed a piece of paper to Guo Peng, who then handed the paper to Kong Xian.

"Kong Qing, take a look first."

"According to the order."

Kong Xian took the paper and saw some words written on it.

[The reeds are green and the white dew is frost.The so-called Iraqis are on the water side.Backtracking from it, the road is long and obstructive.Backtracking from it, Wan is in the middle of the water. 】

Kong Xian frowned first, looked up at the emperor, then looked down at the words and sentences in these poems, suddenly his whole body trembled, his pupils shrank, and he looked at the emperor in disbelief.

"Why, the punctuation made for the Book of Songs alone, isn't it?"

"No...it's not wrong, this...Your Majesty, this is..."

"You mean the punctuation used in this sentence?"