Liu Dan looked dazed, and hurriedly shook his head to say that he didn't know, Chen Wan smiled and said: "Listen to Wu Zheng, the person who initiated this debate is the doctor Du Yannian, and he Du Yannian is Huo Guang's minion, so the real initiator of this debate is Huo Guang." ”

Liu Dan smiled after hearing this: "I understand, in fact, Huo Guang wanted to engage in Sang Hongyang, so he instructed Du Yannian to write a letter to convene virtuous people and literature from all over the world to Beijing to debate, it seems that Huo Guang does have a scheming, this time the two tigers must be injured." ”

"Huo Guang is really powerful, and he didn't come forward himself, so he mobilized the Confucian students below to argue, in the name of fighting for the interests of the people and educating the people, but in fact he used it to serve his political enemies."

"The harder these two tigers fight, the better!"

At this time, Liu Dan showed a sultry smile, Chen Wan could of course see Liu Dan's smugness, and hurriedly said: "It's best if Sang Hongyang loses, so that we can easily win him." ”

"It seems that we are going to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, calm down, and take a slow look before making a move."

"No, King Yan, we're going to make a move now."

Looking at Chen Wan's anxious appearance, Liu Dan was not in a hurry this time, so he said: "The first two times were failures because of being too hasty, this time we must learn a lesson, plan slowly, and only make a move when the time comes." ”

"King Yan, this time we have to do something, didn't the imperial court issue an edict to each county to produce a literary master to go to Beijing to make a defense, we have to select people now, and contact the neighboring counties such as Jizhou, Youzhou and Qingzhou, and try to send reliable people."

As soon as Chen's words fell, Liu Dan immediately nodded excitedly and said: "It makes sense, it makes sense, I will let Sun Zongzhi do this matter, you come to assist him, and when everyone is summoned, you will take it to Chang'an, and then let them fan the flames during the debate, add fuel and vinegar, and aim to intensify the contradictions." ”

"I understand this, let me plan and plan, King Yan, it seems that you have to spend a lot of money to gather candidates."

Liu Dan laughed: "This is no problem. ”

Liu Dan, the king of Yan, used a lot of money to acquire land in the nearby counties and counties, and they were Yan Ran of Yan State, Lu Lin and Yan Youwei of Jizhou, Li Kuan and Fu Enhong of Youzhou and Liu Disheng of Qingzhou. So under the leadership of Chen Wan, he set off to Chang'an to participate in the imperial court debate.

The so-called literature refers to the people who have achieved change, that is, Confucianism, and the literary Gaodi means the most powerful Confucian scholar in the local area. Virtuous literature is one of the important subjects in the selection of officials and scholars in the Han Dynasty, which is similar to "virtuous and square". In the Han Dynasty, the examination of virtuous and virtuous was a special example, and the specific name of this subject was not fixed, generally called virtuous and square, or virtuous literature. The inspection of virtuous and virtuous Fangzheng began in the second year of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, and since then, the two Han Dynasty have repeatedly issued edicts to promote virtuous and virtuous Fangzheng.

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Time flies so fast, and all of a sudden it is the spring of the sixth year of the first century. Liu Yi has been in the court for more than three years, in the past three years, fortunately, accompanied by his good friend Zhang Pengzu, every morning they go to Shiqu Pavilion to listen to the old gentleman Lan Zhongweng lectures, in the afternoon they will usually help in the violent room, of course, this is their own voluntariness, because no one in the court dare to arrange them to work, but the sensible Liu Yi has been accustomed to helping with work, which even Zhang He appreciates to him. In the evening, he and Zhang Pengzu defended what they had learned, or wandered around the harem together.

This morning, the two of them went to Shiqu Pavilion to find the old gentleman Lan Zhongweng. On the morning of mid-spring, it was drizzling slightly, and they didn't know what to do, but the two partners still got up early as usual and embarked on the road to study. Along the way, the flowers and trees also felt the breath of spring, everything woke up, and birds were heard everywhere.

The old gentleman Lan Zhongweng was also waiting for their arrival in the central hall of Shiqu Pavilion early, and over the years, he had explained the "Book of Songs", "Analects", "Spring and Autumn", "Warring States Policy" and so on with Liu Aiji and Zhang Pengzu. The two guys also enjoyed his explanations, which were engaging and easy to understand.

"Morning, Mr. Lu!"

"Morning, Mr. Lu!"

The two teenagers greeted the teacher very politely, and when he saw the two teenagers coming early, he said with a smile: "It's cold, it's drizzling, you guys are coming here so early, and your spirit is commendable!" ”

"Thank you, sir, for the compliment, we're all used to finding it."

"Okay, next time I see Master Zhang, I have to praise you two."

"Mr. Xie!"

Seeing the two teenagers bowing deeply to him, Lan Zhongweng hurriedly smiled and said: "You're welcome, come and sit down, there is a stove here, you get closer to get warmer, and now I will tell you about 'politics'." ”

On the one hand, he handed them the two slips that had been copied a long time ago, "for politics" is the "for politics" chapter in the "Analects", and the old gentleman has always had a habit of copying the content of the lecture to them by himself. This is very worthy of their admiration, so when listening to the old gentleman's lecture, the two listened more seriously.

"For politics and morality, such as Beichen, live in its place and all the stars are together."

Seeing that the two teenagers were listening attentively to his explanation, Lan Zhongweng stroked the gray beard on his chest and continued to preach slowly: "To govern by virtue is to rule by virtue, and to govern the country with morality; Govern with moral education, not by severe punishment, so that the people will revolve around you, like the North Star, and the stars will arch over you. ”

Although he was old, his voice was like a bell, and his voice echoed throughout the hall. At this time, there was a noise outside, as if a large group of people were walking by, and everyone was discussing something.

Shiqu Pavilion has always been a very quiet place, usually people occasionally come to check the classics, that is also one or two people, why a large group of people passing by today? So he hurriedly asked his colleague next to him: "Why is it so noisy outside?" ”

"Sir, today I will start the debate of the imperial court, and I heard that this debate is located in the Lu Pavilion and presided over by Prime Minister Tian Cheng, and the scale is quite large."

One faction is composed of the history of the prime minister and the imperial historian who are in charge of the imperial history, and the other faction is composed of the virtuous literature recommended from all over the country by the imperial doctor Du Yannian, and the current policy of the imperial court is discussed.

"I have also heard that after the country inherited the extravagant division of the emperor, the age is not great, and the displaced people have not been returned, so the doctor proposed that it is appropriate to cultivate filial piety and current affairs, showing that it is frugal and tolerant, agreeable, public opinion, and the age should be agreed. I have been planning this last year, but I didn't think that I would start until today, and I have been planning for half a year, which shows the importance of this debate. ”