Dong Zhongshu, the purpose of coming to the Changle Marquis Mansion this time is to probe the tone of this little marquis and listen to his understanding of Confucian classics. Because, after he heard the theory of Yuan Zhao in Hanyuan Hall from others, he was a little surprised in his heart. It's just that I am afraid that even he did not expect that what he thought was just an ordinary visit has become a milestone event in the eyes of later generations of ideological researchers.

When many years later, this man, who was famous at home and abroad, educated countless imperial talents, and was even revered by those distant western states as the wise man of the East, finally came to the end of his life, leaving only two words for the disciples around him: First, he cultivated his ability to discern all things in the world through the study of Confucianism. Second, it was Yuan Gong who led him into another broader and infinite world, so that he gradually perfected his ideological system, and he had no regrets in the second half of his life.

The winter ice and snow have not yet melted, and the warm spring breeze is far from coming. The seeds that changed the world began to sprout quietly in the cold of this winter.

Under the warm light, a pot of alcohol, half a cup of tea, drunk and hazy, talking and laughing heartily. There are many fierce confrontations and arguments, and there are also many sparks of tacit understanding, the moon is bright and the stars are scarce, the sky is high and the earth is wide, and the long-awaited talk is better than a hundred years ......!

Dong Zhongshu stayed in the Changle Marquis Mansion for three days, and then set off to return to Jiangdu, and did not even visit many old relatives and friends.

Time is very tight, he has to rush back, deal with many things during Jiang Duxiang's tenure, and then, resign from the post of minister of state, go to Changle Yuan's upcoming Chang'an Academy, and serve as the first big sacrificial wine. He had already agreed to Yuan Zhao.

Of course, most of the people nowadays will not know the significance of this meeting, and not many people will think that it is a prominent position to be the first great sacrificial wine of Taixue. Even Emperor Liu Che, when he received Yuan Zhao's request to play, saying that he was asking His Majesty the Emperor for permission to transfer Jiang Du Xiang Dong Zhongshu to Changle Yuan, he was still a little hesitant in his heart.

Dong Zhongshu was recommended by Prime Minister Sun Hong, and both of them were famous for their intensive study of the "Spring and Autumn" scriptures. Originally, the emperor wanted to have a good talk with this famous person, but it was delayed because of various things. At this time, when he heard that Yuan Zhao asked him for someone, although he felt that with Dong Zhongshu's talent, it was a bit overkill to serve as a small academy sacrificial wine, but since it was Yuan Zhao's personal request, he naturally couldn't refuse.

With a wave of the emperor's pen, he wrote down the word "quasi", and the matter was settled. Yuan Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, and finally got his wish. In vain, he was exhausted, and his mouth was dry, and he fooled the old man for three days and three nights. With Dong Zhongshu sitting in Chang'an College, he can finally sit back and be a shopkeeper with peace of mind.

Yuan Zhao is very confident in Dong Zhongshu. Professional things need professionals to do, this sentence is the truth that is applicable to all parts of the world in ancient and modern times. This academic grandmaster-level figure, his tenacity and perseverance in academic governance are beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Legend has it that in order to study knowledge, he even ordered someone to remove the stairs of the study, and he did not go downstairs for three years, and finally achieved success. This kind of seriousness and professionalism is really admirable. It seems that these ancient and modern masters are all in common in some aspects, and those who have achieved great things are definitely not obtained by opportunism. handed over Chang'an College to him, Yuan Zhao was very relieved.

There is another reason why he was chosen, and that is Yuan Zhao's rational use of such talents. There are times and places where talent is not equal to talent, and wisdom is not equal to strategy.

There is no doubt that Dong Zhongshu is a person with great wisdom, and he is also one of the two people that Yuan Zhao admires in this era, and the other is the master father.

People with persistent ideals, if they do not have superb means of governance, they will not be able to climb high in the court, and they will not be able to go far. And both of these are like that. Master Father Yan won't talk about him first, with the participation of Yuan Zhao, the trajectory of his life has been changed, and I believe that he will never fall to the original tragic ending again.

In the original history, Dong Zhongshu's political road was also bumpy, although he made great contributions to the concentration of imperial power, but when he put forward the doctrine of "heaven and man induction", trying to restrain the expansion of imperial power, it caused the emperor's dissatisfaction, and it was difficult to gain absolute trust again.

Coupled with the jealousy and exclusion of the narrow-minded Prime Minister Gongsun Hong, it is simply impossible for him to display some of his ambitions.

In order not to threaten his position in front of the emperor, Gongsun Hong persuaded the emperor to transfer Dong Zhongshu out of Chang'an, away from the court, and first sent him to Liu Fei, the king of Jiangdu. In the name of beauty, with the prestige of Dong Zhongshu, the arrogance and lawlessness of the king of Jiangdu were corrected.

Liu Fei, the king of Jiangdu, is the elder brother of Emperor Liu Che, this guy has always relied on the queen mother's pampering of him, brutal and arrogant in his own territory, lawless, and the officials sent by the court are often bullied by him, and dare not speak out. Sending Dong Zhongshu to him as the minister of state, it can be imagined what Gongsun Hong's intentions are.

Lao Dong stayed here for ten years at a time with the ill-intentioned King of Jiangdu, like an old dog guarding the door, firmly restraining the ambition of this prince. Among them, there are exhaustive considerations and countless dangers, although there is not a word mentioned in the history books, but if people drink water, they know their own warmth and coldness!

Seeing that he had almost reformed this prince, under a will, Lao Dong was transferred to Jiaoxi again to continue to be the minister of state for the king of Jiaoxi, who was even more stubborn than the king of Jiangdu. Of course, life will not be smooth.

A few years later, because of a small mistake, he was finally caught and dismissed as an idle middle doctor. Dong Zhongshu, who is already fifty or sixty years old, has spent most of his life and has not made much achievements in the political situation, so he is a little unwilling after all. So, after a fire in the Taimiao, he rediscovered his set of "heaven and man induction" statement, trying to attract the emperor's attention again.

But I didn't expect that the emperor Liu Che of this period, on the premise of achieving a series of outstanding martial arts, his heart was extremely inflated, and he couldn't listen to any bad opinions at all. After reading Dong Zhongshu's recital, seeing that he dared to say that the fire in the Taimiao was caused by the emperor's mistakes in some internal affairs, he couldn't help but be furious.

After this time, Dong Zhongshu was completely discouraged and disappointed in the court, took the initiative to resign and return home, and lectured behind closed doors, and since then, he has never set foot in the court for half a step.

In line with the principle of not wasting his life, Yuan Zhao intends to firmly bind Dong Zhongshu in Chang'an College for the rest of his life, Lao Dong, it is better to study knowledge there with peace of mind.

As for what the two people talked about in the past three days and three nights, not many people in the world know. At the beginning, no one paid attention to it, although Dong Zhongshu was famous, he was just an ordinary official, who would pay more attention to his activities if he was irrelevant.

Later, when the name of Chang'an College became more and more famous, and it began to occupy an important position in the political situation of the Han Dynasty, tracing back to the origin, countless people wanted to know the content of the first conversation between Yuan Zhao and Dong Zhongshu, but the great sacrificial wine of Chang'an Academy just smiled faintly and kept silent.

It's not that he's pretending to be mysterious, it's that he doesn't know where to start. During those nights of long talk, Yuan Zhao drew him a blueprint that he had never thought of. The grandeur and courage in it made his heart shake and motivate, and it was difficult to calm down for a long time.

“…… Let the people of the Han world, from the naïve boy to the dying old, all know words, understand things, know honor and disgrace, and abide by etiquette...... Let my Han civilization spread all over the world, whether it is a barbarian land or an overseas country, they are bathed in the light of my Han culture and admire the ...... of the East! ”

The few words that Yuan Zhao said, even if Dong Zhongshu had reached the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, in retrospect, he was as infected as a young man.

"There is a specialization in the art industry, the Tao is divided into orders, the sun and twilight know the long way, this heart is not afraid of difficulties! The ancestor Confucius once said: When you hear the Tao, you can die at night. Today's meeting with Yuanhou is really worth the trip! Yuanhou's words are magnificent! Although I am no longer in the prime of life, I will work hard for this goal for the rest of my life, and on the day of my death, I will almost reach 32 out of 10, and this life will not be in vain. Hahaha! ”

At the time of parting, Dong Zhongshu's expression was a little generous, although he was essentially just an old scholar, but since he was born, he has experienced the life of Han culture, whether it is him, or every scholar, he has his own courage to forge ahead without hesitation.

It's no wonder that he is so excited, only a person with great wisdom in his heart like him can understand how precious the cultural blueprint that Yuan Zhao displayed in front of him is. Since the ancient ancestors knotted ropes and counted, Cangjie made words, and wept ghosts and gods in the storm, starting the source of human civilization, to the present thousands of years, the inheritance of words has been difficult and difficult.

Don't talk about those wars and wars, don't talk about those man-made disasters and natural disasters, and how heart-wrenching the loss of written books is. Just say that it is a lifelong effort to teach, but how many people can teach the knowledge that they have worked so hard to learn and realize?

There is an end to my life, and there is no end to my knowledge! How short a person's life is. Even if the sages like Confucius and the sons of a hundred schools of thought left those brilliant essences, how many people in the world can learn and comprehend? In the final analysis, the most fundamental reason lies in the lack of means of communication, and it is not easy for ordinary people to learn knowledge!

Now, since Yuan Zhao has such a grand idea, as the inheritor of Confucian "benevolence" all his life, how can Dong Zhongshu, who has taken Confucianism "benevolence" as his own responsibility, not to help?

Rugged and boneless, the country's warriors are unparalleled. Outside Chang'an City, the short pavilion and the long pavilion, three cups of wine to see off, the two of them said goodbye to each other and walked away with songs. A journey that has changed the history of human civilization to a great extent has begun a long journey