"Yuan Zhi?"

Zhao Xingde stood up when he heard the sound and said with a smile: "Brother Cao came just in time. He pointed to a letter on the table, "This family letter, please Brother Cao send someone to transfer it to Neizi." Cao Liangshi was a little unsure, and hesitated: "Brother Zhao? Zhao Xingde experienced the matter of winning the handsome in the middle hall, it was impossible to be heartless, his face was pale, his eyelids were puffy, and he seemed to have not slept all night, but his attitude towards Cao Liangshi was still like a friend who had been reunited for a long time, but it made Cao Liangshi suspicious in his heart, he was silent, Zhao Xingde didn't say much, stretched out his hand to invite Cao Liangshi to sit down, he poured the leftover tea from last night, put the purple clay pot on the stove to boil water, sat down and said: "'The gentleman is harmonious but different, the villain is the same but not harmonious', Zhao just has some experience, and I want to ask Brother Cao to refer to it together." ”

He said "gentleman" and "villain" as soon as he opened his mouth, Cao Liangshi's heart was relieved, and he expected that Zhao Xingde was depressed and wanted to humiliate himself with words, which was better than looking kind and holding hatred in his heart. Cao Liangshi was a little ashamed, so he nodded and sighed: "If you have anything to say, Brother Zhao will say it, Cao will just listen to it." ”

"Thank you, Brother Cao, but this is a long story," Zhao Xingde stood up, walked out of the window with his hands in his hands, looked at the gradually brightened eastern sky, and said slowly, "The so-called 'gentleman' and 'villain' words of today's people are mostly from the Analects. Zi said, 'The gentleman is in righteousness, and the villain is in profit', 'The gentleman is harmonious but different, and the villain is the same but not harmonious', 'The gentleman is reserved but not fighting, and the group is not the party', 'The gentleman is not compared, and the villain is compared but not Zhou', 'The gentleman is frank, and the villain is a relative', 'The gentleman is easy to do but not to be happy'. Joy is not the way, and it is not happy; and its making people also, instrumental things. The villain is difficult and easy to enjoy. Although Yuezhi is not the way, Yue is also; and make people also, beg for ......'. Zhao Xingde turned around and looked at Cao Liang Shidao, "The difference between 'gentleman' and 'villain' can be seen in the Analects, since the Han Dynasty, China has respected Confucianism. It stands to reason that everyone has a heart of goodness, but the sages have been educating for thousands of years, why are there still few gentlemen and many villains in the world, and even the situation is getting worse? Zhao Xingde patted his forehead and said with a smile, "I thought hard last night, and finally had a little experience, don't vomit or be unhappy, and ask Brother Cao for advice." ”

Cao Liangshi couldn't help but nod and said, "Yuan Zhi has something to say, please speak." There was a deep suspicion in his eyes.

He was ready to be reprimanded, but who expected that Zhao Xingde quoted a bunch of scriptures and classics, and before he got to the point, it really looked like a discussion of knowledge, and it seemed like he was making a play. Zhao Xingde nodded and agreed, first lifted the kettle, poured half-boiled water into the teapot, and filled the room with the fragrance of tea for a while, before pouring the tea into the teacup in front of the two, Fang continued: "I thought hard last night, I still have to find out the roots, figure out what is a gentleman, what is a villain?" Brother Cao, if you don't understand this problem, empty words such as 'gentleman' and 'villain' are water without a source and a tree without roots! ”

"Then Brother Zhao said," Cao Liangshi asked patiently, "What is a 'gentleman' and what is a 'villain'?" ”

"The so-called 'gentleman' and 'villain' in the world are actually from the 'way of the gentleman' and the 'way of the villain' mentioned in the Analects. The two of 'gentleman' and 'villain' and the master's description in the Analects are 'the way of the gentleman' and the 'way of the villain'. If you ignore the ontology and seek its usefulness in vain, isn't it because you want a fish for a tree and a cake to satisfy your hunger? Brother Cao, even though there are thousands of years of teachings of sages, why are there always gentlemen in the world, and villains are like carps crossing the river? Foolishness stems from this. ”

"Oh?" Cao Liangshi looked pensive, and unconsciously asked, "What is the reason?" ”

"The ancients called the 'gentleman', who gave orders and governed the country. The villain' bowed his head and obeyed his orders, and ran to serve. The so-called 'gentleman' and 'villain' have nothing to do with morality, but a difference in status, Brother Cao, there is no doubt about the conclusion of this "Five Classics of Justice", right? Cao Liangshi nodded, and Zhao Xingde continued: "In this way, the sentences mentioned in the Analects, 'gentlemen are harmonious but different, villains are the same but not harmonious' and other sentences can be easily decomposed. The gentleman is in the upper position, a word and a deed, enough to affect the overall situation, related to the country, the so-called 'different', the gentleman must have an opinion on everything, must not follow the crowd, but can not be stubborn, must take into account the overall situation, reconcile many interests, this 'and' word, foolishly, slightly with the 'righteousness for the sum of benefits', this is the gentleman's 'harmony and difference' way. Cao Liangshi nodded slightly, Zhao Xingde sighed, and said: "The villain is different, since he is in a lower position, he is inferior and inferior, and he is jealous of each other. The difference between a 'gentleman' and a 'villain' was due to status before the Spring and Autumn Period, and it is still the case after the Spring and Autumn Period. With Ruan's accessibility, he taught his son to follow it. It is the way of the 'gentleman', even if the tongue is lotus, the 'villain' can't do it. Even if there are one or two sages, who are in the position of 'villains', and practice the 'way of a gentleman', most of them cannot be seen in the world, or even lose their lives one after another, and the world is enough to take precautions. Zhao Xingde sighed, picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"According to Brother Zhao's theory, if you educate the world with the way of sages, you are seeking fish from the wood." Cao Liangshi's face was gloomy, and he said slowly, "If you are in a lower position, you can't practice the 'way of a gentleman'?" Now the invasion of Liaokou in the south and the decline of China are all caused by people's lack of morality. He looked at Zhao Xingde and said in a fierce voice, "If Cai Jing, Tong Guan and other generations in the court are not high, why is it still a villain's trip?" We didn't hesitate to throw away our future fame, and we had to bring down the power traitor when we published a post, what is it? Yuan Zhi, where do you put Zhang Minghuan? ”

"Yes, we were in the position of a 'villain', but what we did was a 'gentleman', Zhang Minghuan took righteousness and died, which is enough to shine for a thousand years." Zhao Xingde looked at Cao Liangshi without tolerance, "However, things are extraordinary, how can it be normal." In the Han Dynasty, the disaster of the party, those who raised their bodies to righteousness went forward like moths to the fire, and they still could not save the decline of the Han Dynasty. What about today? As for Cai Jing, Tong Guan and others, they really do the way of villains, however, the first emperor is a genius and is so arbitrary, can the 'way of a gentleman' be accommodated in the court? As for the position of this 'gentleman', I think that since the Qin Dynasty, those who are ministers and emperors are mostly used as slaves and maids, so gentlemen are rarely seen in the world. Except for one alone. In addition to the husband, the whole world is surging, and they should all be villains, but there are those who are willing to be villains, and there are those who are unwilling to be villains, and they have to be mavericks in the world with the 'way of a gentleman', and they will break their heads and bleed, and they will die without repentance. Zhang Minghuan counts one. ”

There was a moment of silence in the room. When it comes to Zhang Bing, Cao Liangshi and Zhang Xingde have a sense of sadness and sighing, and some of the tense atmosphere has also eased, a ray of sunlight crosses the courtyard wall, through the wide open window, and sprinkles on a stack of letters on the desk, the light shines through the white paper, and the handwriting is vaguely similar, from right to left, it is written with the words "protect the territory and the people".

"Yuan Zhi," Cao Liangshi sighed, "Although your 'gentleman' and 'villain' seem to be good, if it is popular in the world, wouldn't it make people settle for the way of flies and dogs?" The world is declining, and morality is sinking, which can be imagined. Even if it is a fish for a fish, I would like to be the same as Minghuan. ”

"Seeking use without body, or teaching people to die, or making people hypocritical."

"Although the world rises and falls, the husband is responsible. However, this responsibility is not the same. Husbands and gentlemen, words and deeds affect the lives of thousands of people, the so-called in the face of danger, not chaotic, even if the responsibility on the shoulders is on top of life, it is just to do their duty. If it is a small people, or the so-called 'villain' of the ancients, today's so-called people, grass people, and Diao people, do not need to be taught, and everyone will not do the thing of sacrificing their lives for righteousness until they are forced to do it. ”

"Brother Zhao, you?! ......" Cao Liangshi's face changed suddenly, and he was speechless for a while.

"Brother Cao, if you really want the 'way of a gentleman' to be popular in the world?" Zhao Xingde's words were a turn, and he said, "We must first broaden its 'body', and then expand its 'use', so that it will come naturally." In the Spring and Autumn Period, the monarch, the doctor, and the son can be described as gentlemen. Tyrannical Qin to be independent. The husband and slave herd are small, and the poison is left in the modern world, which is the way of the old gentleman. This situation of 10,000 horses, after Ezhou advocated righteousness, there was a turnaround. According to Mr. Huang Zhoushan, the system of school recommendation and the reality of the hypocrisy, Chen Shaoyang can undoubtedly be called a gentleman. Brother Cao is in charge of the military department and concurrently serves as the left-behind guard in Tokyo, with a high position and power, looking up, there is no one to enslave you, you are a gentleman. Zhao is not talented, stealing Fuyun's false name, holding an army of 100,000, so he is all over dozens of states and counties in Henan, and this body is floating and sinking between the two countries," Zhao Xingde paused slightly, seeing that Cao Liangshi's face had not changed, he continued, "Although it is not important, it can barely be regarded as one of the gentlemen." As for those scholars and scholars, scholars and politicians, etc., but anyone who can stand on their own in the court and does not need to rely on others is a gentleman. If it is extended, in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, there is no need to look up to others, and the more people who are not bullied by others, the more people can get rid of the 'way of villains' and practice the 'way of gentlemen'. In time, it is not impossible for all the people of a country to become gentlemen. ”

Zhao Xingde looked at Cao Liangshi, who was surprised, nodded and said, "This is what I call a gentleman, the way of a gentleman." ”

"Yuan Zhi...... If we can open peace for all generations," Cao Liangshi's face showed emotion, nodded, and sighed, "Let's all abandon ourselves to do it, we can always do this thing, this is a long way to go," he stayed awake all night, and said hoarsely in his throat, "I can't do it in the world, and there is still the torch passed down from generation to generation, which can always make us a great Song Dynasty and a country of gentlemen." ”

"What Brother Cao said is very true. Leave it for the future,....." Zhao Xingde nodded, and said instead, "Now I have something to discuss with Brother Cao." ”

"Yuanzhi, please speak." Cao Liangshi nodded and said, this exploration of knowledge is like going back to the scene of Bianliang more than ten years ago, at this time the east has been bright, he is tired, stood up and stretched, and said with a smile, "Fang Cai's words are thought-provoking, when I return, I will work hard, and then I will come to you to study this gentleman's way in detail." Say, what's the matter? ”

"The court suddenly changed its commander, and I am afraid that the morale of the army will be unstable." Zhao Xingde looked outside and said slowly, "Lu Mingyu, Luo Xianshi, Deng Yuanjue and other generals are stationed outside, I want to appease them, so as not to cause complications and let the Liao people take advantage." ”

"Yuan Zhi," Cao Liangshi said in a lost voice, "You ....."

Zhao Xingde suddenly took the initiative to bring up this matter, which surprised him. Because the river froze, nearly 100,000 men and horses of the Tokyo Garrison Division, including most of the artillery battalion heads, more than 70,000 people went to the river defense, which was led by General Lu, Luo, and Deng. Most of the recovered Henan prefectures and counties were also garrisoned by their generals. There is only one general left by Zhao Xingde's side, Yang Zaixing, and there is an opportunity to change generals. But after winning the commandery, how to appease Zhao Xingde's henchmen and generals is a big problem. Especially now that Henan is full of villages, even if the Zhenguo Army Brigade arrives and forcibly captures this fortress to subdue the people and horses left behind in Tokyo, not only can it not be caught, but even if it succeeds in the end, I am afraid it will still be a lose-lose situation, so that the Liao people entrenched in Hebei will take advantage. Cao Liangshi originally planned to recall these henchmen to Bianliang to appease, but at this time, Zhao Xingde took the initiative to bring up the matter, and he couldn't help but be surprised and happy.

"This matter is also simple," Zhao Xingde smiled slightly, "Give these three copies to them separately." ”

Cao Liangshi followed his gaze, picked up a stack of papers on the desk, and flipped through them one by one, each with only four big characters: "Protecting the Territory and the People". After a little speculation, Cao Liangshi was a little angry, and the military name of the Baoyi Army was "Protecting the Territory and the People", but in this situation, it will cause considerable associations. In Cao Liangshi's view, Zhao Xingde almost clearly instructed the three generals to follow the story of the three towns of Heshuo in the Tang Dynasty.

"Brother Zhao," Cao Liangshi put the notebook on the table and asked coldly, "What do you mean by this?" ”

"There is no other meaning," Zhao Xingde's face did not change, and he replied, "In the way of a gentleman, I just want to protect my subordinates." He looked back at Cao Liangshi and said calmly, "This matter must be handled urgently." I'm afraid you don't know much about the things in our army, the friendship between the generals is intertwined, there are more than a dozen city gates in the huge Bianliang flood, and it is impossible to block the news with hundreds of soldiers and horses of Yue Xianggong, and now all the armies and battalions are afraid that they already know about the change of commander, if they are not appeased, I am afraid that things will be out of control. After finishing speaking, he turned around again, and a round of red sun was gradually rising, and the clean morning light sprinkled all over the courtyard, and also sprinkled on Zhao Xingde and Cao Liangshi. Looking at Zhao Xingde's back, Cao Liangshi's face changed, and he groaned for a long time, and finally sighed and picked up the three notebooks again.

"The way of a gentleman is harmony but difference," Zhao Xingde looked out the window and sighed, "Brother Cao, you already know everything." ”