Chang'an, outside Dong Zhongshu's house

Chu Da knelt on the ground, wept bitterly, and said, "Please ask Master Dong to take action and save Brother Mingzhe." If you don't save him, he will almost die! ”

"Master, disciple, please!" Chu Daji bowed again.

"Ugh." There was a faint voice in the room, the voice was vicissitudes, as if he had suffered a lot, "As a teacher, he has retired from politics for many years, and he has long since stopped asking about the world. ”

"Master, Jun has been in the political arena for many years, if you speak, I think all the senior brothers and old acquaintances will help you, and at that time, the virtuous brother will definitely have a glimmer of life."

Dong Zhongshu in the room sighed constantly, and explained to Chu Da outside the door: "Chu Da, do you know why you haven't let you step into politics until now?"

Chu Da bowed his head to the ground and said, "The disciple doesn't know."

Dong Zhongshu suddenly smiled, he looked in the direction of Weiyang Palace, and explained: "You have never experienced the confrontation in the political arena, and its danger is a hundred times more tragic than the attack between the hundreds of schools."

"In order to achieve the goal, everyone is unscrupulous, in order to make a name for themselves, they do not hesitate to kill each other, and the disciples regard the teacher as a revenge."

This is his own experience.

What buddy confidant?

If it weren't for the fact that the master father took the opportunity to steal his writings while visiting him, how could he have fallen to this point?

How can he turn against the big disciple who once pinned his hopes?

He also wants to make a difference in the political arena and also wants to be in power.

However, all is not possible.

During this period of time, Dong Zhongshu personally experienced the helplessness and grief of his father back then.

The root of everything is in the court fight.

"Thou hast not learned the gains and losses of the stakes, nor the relations of the trades." Dong Zhongshu seemed to be muttering to himself, and seemed to be admonishing Chu Da, saying: "I am approaching the year of the Mandate of Heaven, and there are very few things that can be done for Confucianism, but you are different. Thou hast inherited what I have learned all my life, and thy ability is above that of the rebels, and those who will carry the throne of Confucianism in the future will have your seat. ”

"I don't want you to enter the political arena in advance, just to let you accumulate a lot of money. If you don't make a hit, it's a blockbuster! ”

Chu Da kowtowed and said, "I don't know the good intentions of the master, and the disciple is very ashamed."

"I know something about your supplication. This son is the life of the world, a big open warehouse, full of the belly of the people, I feel it, respect it! From this son, I seem to see the picture of the sons of the Warring States in the past fighting for the people. ”

Suddenly, Dong Zhongshu's tone of speech changed, he squinted his eyes, and said coldly: "However, it is a great crime that he does not obey the king's orders, violates the principles of human ethics, disrupts the government of the court, and harms the military state!" Be punished! ”

Although he admired Bai Mingzhe very much, a few days ago he intended to hand over the future of the Ram School to this young man.

But this is no longer the case, and he cannot save him.

Once you plead, then you are undoubtedly denying the hard work of the first half of your life.

It was precisely because he proposed the Three Principles and Five Constants and catered to Liu Che's great unification that Confucianism flourished.

Among the three outlines and five constants, the most important thing is that the monarch is the minister!

Bai Mingzhe's behavior destroyed the Gangchang Rite Sect, if the nun father is here, he will definitely stage the scene of punishing the young and righteous again.

He didn't go to the book in person, asking Liu Che to put Bai Mingzhe in prison, which was already very face-saving.

Now that he has entrusted his life efforts, Chu Da, who was once regarded as the first heir of Confucianism in addition to Lu Bushu, actually interceded for it, which made Dong Zhongshu deeply angry.

Rebellious ministers and thieves, heresies, how can they make the saints open their nets?

Chu Da wailed: "Master, think twice!"

Dong Zhongshu in the room shook his head and said, "Great, you haven't experienced officialdom, and what you think is still too immature. If Master Hu is here, he will definitely add a stick directly to wake you up. This matter involves the foundation of my Confucianism for hundreds of years, if you rashly participate, the hundreds of schools of thought will take advantage of this to fight back, how can you let me face Mr. Zixia under the Yellow Spring? How to face the Confucian sons of the past? ”

As the sixth disciple of Zixia and the seventh disciple of Confucius, he had to think about the future of Confucianism.

His every move is related to the future of Confucianism.

Chu Da raised his head, stared at the faint figure in the room, and said: "Master, Zhong Ni said: Jun is like a boat, people are like a boat, and the water is so carrying a boat, and so is the boat."

"Xun Zi said: The monarch is also a boat, and the water is also water, the water is a boat, and the water is overturned."

"Today, Bai Mingzhe and his virtuous brother are the people of Limin, transferring the grain of Guguan, relieving the people of the country, and even giving grace to the world with the will of killing people, which is the royal way!"

Dong Zhongshu said angrily: "Hmph! Kingcraft? He is neither a nun nor a king, so how can he talk about kingship? If the warehouse is not opened, the grain will be transported to the northern front, and under the leadership of the generals, my Chinese homeland will be recovered! ”

"Crunch......" Dong Zhongshu got up, opened the door, looked at the departure kneeling outside the house, and Ling Ran said: "Officials are not officials, ministers are not ministers, for three generations, what is the royal way?"

The ram's concept of the royal road is different from Gu Liang's, they believe that after the third generation and before the fourth generation, the supreme royal road should be Confucius! The likes of the king of time are only false kings.

He touched Chu Da's head and said in a very sad tone, "Originally, I thought that you would gain something by following Bai Mingzhe to Yanmen this time, but I didn't expect that before the destination arrived, you would forget the essence of Confucianism first." Alas, I am disappointed in you! ”

Chu Da bowed his head to the ground, did not dare to raise his head, and said, "The disciple is guilty."

Dong Zhongshu reconciled his mentality, suppressed his anger, and said sincerely: "Chu Da, you are in an uneven mood, you should still be familiar with the classics and understand the mysteries of the sons from them." Otherwise, how can I trust the great Confucianism to you? ”

Chu Da shed tears, knelt on the ground, and said tremblingly: "Disciple remember the teachings of the master."

The education he received since he was a child made him unable to resist the teachings of his teacher.

So no matter what Dong Zhongshu says, he has to listen.

But even so, he was ready to die with Bai Mingzhe.

"Da Da Da!"

"Da Da Da!"

Suddenly, the sound of eager footsteps came from a distance.

A domestic servant held a roll of bamboo slips and shouted, "Doctor, doctor, letter from the guard!"

"The letter that the guards sent someone to send a quick whip just now!"

"In the guard? What did he do when he sent letters? Dong Zhongshu frowned, raised his head, and looked at the house slave running forward, "Quickly bring it." ”

"No!"

The house slave ran to Dong Zhongshu's side, lowered his head, and carefully presented the bamboo slips.

"Whoa." The bamboo slice was unfolded, and Dong Zhongshu read it with both hands.

There is very little content on the bamboo slip, and it only took a little more than a minute to read it.

In this more than a minute, Dong Zhongshu's eyes changed from squinting to round, and his expression gradually changed from indifference to solemnity.

Close your eyes and let out a long breath: "Whew!"

Chu Da raised his head and asked in a low voice, "Master, what is going on in the guards?"

Dong Zhongshu opened his eyes violently, stared at the disciple in front of him, and asked, "Chu Da, I asked you, where are you before looking for me?"

"Back to Master, before that, the disciple went to the Guard's Mansion to deliver a letter." Chu Da told the truth.

"Good!" Dong Zhongshu nodded and applauded, "Okay!" ”

"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”

Chu Da kowtowed three times,

"Master, can the disciple make mistakes? Please admonish! ”

"Nope! Thou art well done! Dong Zhongshu grinned and smiled.

Chu Da suddenly wondered, and said, "Why is the master ......?"

"Do you know the exact contents of the letter?"

Chu Da shook his head.

Dong Zhongshu handed the bamboo slips sent by Wei Qing to Chu Da, "You can read it." ”

The puzzled look on Chu Da's face never disappeared, holding the bamboo slip, and began to read respectfully.

When he saw Sanxing, his eyes straightened, and he lost his voice: "This ......!"

Dong Zhongshu laughed and said, "Haha, you're also surprised." Jade, Jade! I regret it! The influence of this son on my Confucianism is far beyond my expectations! With that in mind, what about giving up my current status as a Confucian? If this son enters Confucianism, maybe in my lifetime, I can witness the birth of new sons! ”

"What about the hundred schools of thought? My Confucianism was not afraid in the past, and I am not afraid today! ”

Dong Zhongshu crossed his hands in his sleeves, and shouted into the distance in a high-spirited voice, word by word: "Dao, Law, Mo, Name, Miscellaneous, Agriculture, Vertical and Horizontal, Soldiers, Doctors and other hundreds of schools, today, on behalf of Confucianism, I will officially declare war on you!"

Chu Da's eyes were red, and he called out: "Master!"

Dong Zhongshu laughed a few times: "As you wish, I have shown my old face, this son, be protected!"

After saying that, he immediately turned around and returned to the room, ready to write a recital, and asked Liu Che for his life.

As soon as he lifted the pen, he suddenly raised his head and shouted outside: "Chu Da!"

Chu Da held the bamboo slip and walked quickly into the house: "The disciple is here!"

"You quickly copy down the main content of the bamboo slips and circulate them to all the brothers and sisters."

"No!" Chu Da did not hesitate and immediately ran out.

"Hahaha, what a boy!" Dong Zhongshu was writing, his eyes were constantly flashing with bright light.

The content of the bamboo slips sent by Wei Qing just now is very simple.

Except for the greetings at the front and the last goodbye, the others are excerpts from Bai Mingzhe's letters.

What Bai Mingzhe mentioned in the letter was very simple, it was not to ask Wei Qing for help, but only to mention the law of being a man.

……

The cow and the horse walked Bai Mingzhe, and then said goodbye:

The guards are under their feet: Today, the grass people go against His Majesty's original intentions, open a warehouse privately, and never have a good opportunity to attack the Huns, and cut off the military exploits of the generals, which is really an unforgivable crime.

However, in the land of Pingyin, and even in the counties of the world, there are countless people who have suffered from the borer of this year.

opened a letter to the barn, transferred grain into the generation, and died alone; If you don't open a warehouse, you will die in the world.

I have heard that people are inherently dead, or heavier than Mount Tai, or lighter than a feather.

Mingzhe is incompetent, only a meager force is available, although he cannot establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a life for the people, continue to learn for the saints, and open peace for all generations, but it can give the people of the world a ray of life and a ray of life for the Han Dynasty.

Qin died in tyranny, and Han must not repeat the mistakes of the past.

If the people are desperate, they shout again: Princes and generals, rather than a kind, it will be too late!

Heaven and earth have righteousness, and miscellaneous manifolds. The lower part is the river mountain, and the upper part is the sun star. It is said that it is Haoran, and it is full of gloom. The royal road is clear, containing and Tuming Court. When the poor festival is seen, one by one.

Even if it is added to the body and the knife is on the skull, Mingzhe will not regret it!

……

Bai Mingzhe's words of righteousness directly touched the soul of Dong Zhongshu's heart, especially the expression of the feelings inherent in death, like the sound of the avenue, which hit the heart.

In his life, isn't what he pursues is Haoran righteousness?

If the Confucian people all have a heroic and righteous spirit, the world is small, and there are hundreds of schools, what else is there to fear?

Haoran righteousness began with Mencius, and now it is time for it to be promoted.

Although Wei Qing did not mention asking Dong Zhongshu to help, the purpose of sending the letter was already obvious.

There are people who have the world in mind, let yourself watch it!

"Zhong Qing, you come from a humble background and know the suffering of the people, how can I fall behind?" Dong Zhongshu muttered to himself, "Since Jun has sent a letter here, then I will help Jun to send this son's letter to Master Hu!" With the two Confucianists here, Your Majesty should be able to open up the net. The seal of Xunzi has chosen the right person after all! ”