The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 1708 Private, Public

Fang Yun smiled indifferently and said: "Bi Siye is very humorous. You and I also went to school and studied in the school. The subjects in the school were complicated, and the Jinshi test took ten subjects. Even those who were number one and even the later Confucian and semi-sages, when they were students, There are also students who are partial to a certain subject or even dislike it. Getting students to like it is indeed a great achievement. The problem is that students often don’t know what they like, and they don’t have the right to really like it.”

"Governor Fang knows students better than most gentlemen. If you are a gentleman, you will be famous all over the world." Bi Yuan said.

"I have received an award after graduation. When it comes to teaching students, I am far inferior to a real teacher. But at least I know that on the pretext of promoting textbook selection, students in one state are deliberately allowed to admire people from other countries and look down on people from their own country. "It's the same crime as treason," Fang Yun said slowly.

See the poor dagger in the picture.

Bi Yuan's expression did not change at all, and even the candlelight reflected in his eyes did not waver at all.

Bi Yuan pretended to be puzzled and asked: "May I ask Governor Fang, who is that person? If it were in the State Academy of Literature, I would definitely write a letter of impeachment and show no mercy."

Fang Yun smiled slightly and said, "Oh? Bi Siye wants to resign?"

"What does Governor Fang mean? This official is confused." Bi Yuan said hurriedly.

"You can't even understand what I'm saying, and you claim to be confused. It seems that you are really not suitable for this position." The smile on Fang Yun's face disappeared.

Bi Yuan said sternly: "If the Governor openly declares that he doesn't like me, I will definitely resign immediately and go far away. However, if the Governor finds inexplicable charges to slander me, I will have no choice but to find ways to prove my innocence."

"Innocent? If you are from Qingguo, you are indeed innocent." Fang Yun said.

Bi Yuan had an angry look on his face and said: "You are suggesting that Xiangzhou students deliberately let Xiangzhou students admire people from other countries and look down on people from their own country. It is really ridiculous! Xiaguan has been in charge of Siye for less than three years and has barely learned how to use the power of Siye. Quan, where do you have time to care about choosing books?”

"Oh? Then why have Xiangzhou scholars and officials repeatedly raised issues with Xiangzhou's propaganda books, but you have used your power to suppress them?" Fang Yun asked.

"Xiaguan has said before that he has just become familiar with the affairs of the department. Before that, it is about the selection of books in a state. It is difficult for him to make a decision, so he naturally suppresses it first and waits for proper handling in the future." Bi Yuan said eloquently.

"Master Bi, I'm afraid I have forgotten, but you have said some heroic words. As long as you are here, no one can change Xiangzhou's selected textbooks!" Fang Yun looked at Bi Yuan calmly.

Bi Yuan's eyes flashed slightly, and then he said: "That was just a joke."

"I thought highly of you before." Fang Yun's tone was full of disappointment, as if he really regretted that Bi Yuan was so stubborn.

A flash of anger flashed in Bi Yuan's eyes, which was different from the anger he pretended to have before, but really angry. The reason why he was angry was not only because Fang Yun belittled him, but also because he knew that he had done something wrong. As a Hanlin, he was sophistry when he was clearly caught and then exposed. This shame could only turn into anger.

Bi Yuan said loudly: "The governor accused me of treason, is there any evidence? If there is no evidence, it is slander!"

"Are you worthy of being slandered by me?" Fang Yun looked at Bi Yuan, not hiding the contempt in his eyes.

The anger in Bi Yuan's eyes grew even stronger, he never expected that a generation of Xu Sage would insult him like this.

"I praised the Governor as a good teacher before, but now I take it back. Your ambition to publish sixteen poems in three years to compete with the world's masters has expired. Your bet with the saints of the demon world has been interrupted, but the various families of the human race have expired. The bet between officials continued last year. Thirty is the deadline, but you missed it. Starting from the Spring Festival this year, various families have begun to liquidate the bets they made back then. Because you did not complete the sixteen heirloom war poems, you will lose a lot. Wealth is enough to break the bones of an aristocratic family!"

Bi Yuan suddenly launched a counterattack.

Fang Yun was stunned for a moment, as if he wanted to explain something, but then he stopped laughing and said: "When things come to a close, not only do you not repent, but you also try to use such insignificant things to mess with my literary courage. Bi Siye, you think too highly of yourself." , or are you looking down on me?”

"A small thing? You put it so lightly. It seems that Governor Fang doesn't care about the losses of various families at all, and the official doesn't care either. However, the official made a small mistake in choosing a reading book, but it is not a serious crime. As for the crime, it is the same as treason. "It's too serious," Bi Yuan said.

Fang Yun had a kind attitude and patiently explained: "As a commoner of Jingguo, if you yearn for Qingguo, that's normal. If you really hate Jingguo and don't want to be a Jingguo citizen, there is nothing wrong with joining Qingguo as a citizen. If Mistakes must be investigated. It is also the fault of the king of Jing and the officials. Everyone has the right to choose with their own feet. , even this sentence is often used to ridicule. However, the "a person" in this sentence only includes individuals who do not have a national official position, because once they obtain an official position, they are not a "person", not a private person, but a person with thousands of connections. Is it reasonable to say these few words without saying anything else? "

Bi Yuan did not refute, because he had already made the worst cover-up just now and could not deny the other party's correct words again in such a short period of time.

"Very good, then you and I have a basis for continuing the conversation. No one is a saint, and no one can do anything wrong. Even the officials of Jingguo admire Qingguo. It is understandable, just like the workers of this workshop envy other workshops. The workers have high incomes and are envious of the easy work in other workshops. This It's all normal. Even I am envious of the bravery of Wu State, the prosperity of Shu State, and the unity of Yun State. Even the mortal enemy Qing State has something worthy of my envy. As an official of Jing State, I am in Jing State. The dirtiest place, used to seeing darkness, thinking that other countries are better than others A good country is the norm. If you don't think so, you must have never been wronged, never seen the filth and darkness, and don't know the advantages of other countries. Living in an environment you don't like, it is normal to be depressed, decadent and even passive. , after all, you and I are not saints, even if There are times when I, the governor, feel depressed. To put it bluntly, we can just resign as officials and go to other people's workshops or go to Qing Dynasty. In doing so, we have not wronged anyone and have not compromised anyone. People are harmed."

Fang Yun suddenly raised his voice, and Bi Yuan's eyes trembled.

"But! Can you burn down your own workshop because you are envious of the high income of workers in other workshops? Can you kill the workers in your own workshop because you are envious of the ease of work in other workshops? Obviously not. , Why? Because if we really do this and hurt others, then as a director of a state liberal arts academy, we will have a salary from Jingguo. Lu, enjoys the support of the people, and obtains various privileges, but harbors evil intentions, making future generations of people in Xiangzhou despise Jingguo and admire Qingguo, allowing outstanding scholars to become Qingguo people, breaking the foundation of our Jingguo, and hurting the people of our Jingguo. This Why can’t such heinous acts be compared with treason? Why can’t everyone be punished? Please correct me!”

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