Guan Ning's face was expressionless, he picked up the chopsticks, tore off a piece of goose meat and put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly. In the hall, the students did not dare to come out, and the atmosphere seemed to be extremely dull.

After a few bites, Guan Ning dropped the chopsticks and ordered: "Take down the goose meat, you can share it." For the rest of the dedicating disciples, I have prepared wine for you, and I will eat among you in the outer hall. Don't leave after eating, just wait to say hello. ”

Guan Ning's students are all Liu Zhou's parents and nephews, and Liu Zhou is not good at staying, so he turned around and said goodbye.

As soon as Liu Zhou retreated, Gao Tang Long in the inner hall flashed out, looked at Liu Zhou's distant back, and said in a low voice: "It seems that the rumors are true, the lord wants to have a showdown with the Great Pope." You'an (Guan Ning) Gong, at this moment, there are no foreign enemies in Qingzhou, and all parties are in a good period of prosperity and development. ”

Guan Ning let out a snort from his nose and said: "The plague in the south is raging, if the Great Pope takes the opportunity to take it, his power will expand dramatically, and if he does not demarcate secular power and religious power at this time, there will inevitably be greater conflicts in the future. ”

The newcomers are the most fanatical and the most agitated. Enter, after determining the authority of the church, and then use the powerful power of Qingzhou to support the expansion of the Father God Cult, which can just restrain the believers in the future, this is what Guan Ning said.

"Then, how does You'an plan to deal with himself?" Gao Tanglong asked tentatively.

On one side is the supreme theocracy, one. On the one hand, he is the lord who treats himself like a mountain, not to mention, when the Great Pope interfered with the mobilization of troops, he also contributed to the trouble, which made Gao Tanglong in a dilemma. Guan Ning's attitude at this time became more and more instructive to him.

At present, Guan Ning's academic status is unique in the Central Plains. He was the only academic authority in Qingzhou and the country at that time.

Previously, the Jingzhou School elected the great Confucian Zheng Xuan as the academic leader. Good "Yi", the Jingzhou metaphysical school derived its own theory. In October of the first year of Chuping, Liu Bei bought a sperm whale in Lianyungang, and Zheng Xuan Daru immediately wrote a book: "There are two big fish in the Langxihai Sea, which are ** zhang long and more than two zhang high. In that year, Zhongshan Wang Chang and Rencheng Wang Bo were together. "Yi" said: "The sea comes out of the giant fish, the wicked enter, and the virtuous are sparse." (The language comes from Zheng Xuan's annotation of the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, the same below)"

Subsequently, Zheng Xuanyi was still unfinished, in the Book of Changes. The Legend of the Five Elements" explains, saying: "Fish, insects are born in the water and swim in the water." Dong Zhongshu said: "The water is full of yin energy. 'Big fish come out of the sea, the main water is not virtuous, and the yin people (eunuchs) make trouble. Jianzong Temple, do not pray for the temple, abolish the sacrifice, when the sky is against the sky, the water does not moisten down, so the two fish come out, and the two kings die. ”

Qingzhou is not "Jianzong Temple, do not pray for the temple, abolish sacrifices, against the sky", foolish people do not. Know, the great Confucian wrote like this, and the common people believed it like this. At that time, Liu Bei only found one whale, but two princes died that year, in order to prove that his inference was correct, Zheng Xuan decided: Liu Bei bought two fish at that time.

This is how history can be tampered with at will......

For example, there is a famous quote that according to the propaganda base. The full text of it is: "What is genius, genius is one percent of intelligence, plus ninety-nine percent of perspiration." Compared with the original and genuine version of this famous sentence, the first half was revised in the propaganda and the second half was deleted.

The celebrity's exact words went something like this: "What is genius? Genius is 10 percent wisdom, plus 90 percent perspiration...... But wisdom is the most important thing, and without it, even 99 percent sweat is useless. ”

In this way, what was originally a famous saying that made people use their brains diligently and think more, in order to promote the wisdom of working people, became a sweating contest where the more sweat you sweat, the closer you get to genius.

How the appearance of the whale was linked to the death of the prince, no one knows, but Zheng Xuan is a master who studies the metaphysics of the I Ching, and who dares to disagree when he says this.

Just because there is no objection does not mean that it is absolutely right. The following year, since a whale skin is equivalent to hundreds of cowhides, the meat of a whale is equivalent to the meat of hundreds of cows, and the wax and oil in the whale are also useful. Therefore, under the huge profits, the Qingzhou people moved the bed crossbow onto the ship, organized a fleet to go to the sea to hunt whales, and quickly made huge profits.

To Zheng Xuan's surprise, in this year, there were hundreds of big fish (whales and sharks) caught in Qingzhou. At that time, there were less than ten princes left in the Han Dynasty, and if it was according to his logic: if a giant fish was found, a prince would die. Zheng Xuan is writing all the princes to death, which is far from enough.

In addition, according to fishermen, there are still millions of giant fish in the sea, and if one fish represents a prince, then it is not enough for all the princes in history to be added up to Zheng Xuan's death.

Qingzhou people are like this, mocking Zheng Xuan's academic theory with iron facts, and the appearance of giant fish represents "water virtue"? - Zheng Xuan couldn't justify himself, and Jingzhou's metaphysical theory collapsed. Since then, Qingzhou's local Confucian Guan Ning's academic authority has become more and more prominent, and it has advanced

Bu became the only living academic authority at the time.

In the upcoming controversy between the Pope and the Lord, Guan Ning's tendencies are therefore particularly important. As an academic leader, under the atmosphere of respecting teachers advocated by Liu Bei, Guan Ning's statement represents the intention of the entire Confucianism.

Speaking of Confucianism, the scholars in Qingzhou are all students trained by Guan Ning from the common people for more than ten years, and after Liu Bei's transformation, they are no longer Confucian disciples in the strict sense, but more like disciples of the Lü Buwei Miscellaneous School with Guan Ning as the banner and inclined to pragmatism. However, Liu Bei

said that this is the "real Confucian", so Qingzhou people still boast of "Confucianism", and Qingzhou Shilin still calls itself "Confucianism".

Guan Ning looked at Gao Tanglong's anxious expression, and smiled dumbly: "Said" Sanyou (Zhou Yi, Yin Dong, and Gao Shan are known as Liu Bei's three friends), you should know best, at the beginning, you were the first to start a business with the lord and the three friends in Liaoxi, and you should know more about who the lord is.

Gongzhi commented on his disciple, have you forgotten? ”

"Plan and then act, your character is as calm as cold-blooded, if you are angry, there will be a conspiracy under it......" Gao Tanglong whispered.

"Shut up", Guan Ning warned: "Just say the first sentence." That's what Lu Gong said in public, but it doesn't hurt to say it. The latter sentence involves the mystery of Qingzhou and cannot be talked about. ”

Gao Tang Longwei arched his hand and thanked Guan Ning for his reminder.

The second half of the sentence was said by Lu Zhi to Gongsun Zhan, when Liu Bei captured the entire territory of Youzhou, he used the pretext of aiding Gongsun Zhan. At that time, Gongsun Zhan had failed repeatedly, and he had lost the heart to win, and he was trapped in the Yijing fortress every day, not seeing his subordinates. After Liu Bei occupied Youzhou, his subordinates wanted to set fire to Yijing, but Liu Bei rescued Gongsun Zhan, but did not deal with the generals Le Jin and Zhang Liao, who wanted to set fire to Yijing and burned Gongsun Zhan to death. Therefore, the credit of these two people for conquering Youzhou was not rewarded.

Subsequently, Gongsun Zhan's family was sent by Liu Bei to his summer palace White Wolf Castle, and Gongsun Chan himself was asked by Lu Zhi to help him take charge of the Luoyang garrison, and Lu Zhi did not return to Qingzhou for several years to express his dissatisfaction with Liu Bei. Liu Bei felt ashamed in his heart, and he didn't dare to see this upright division commander, so he simply broke the policy of rotating the elders and appointed Lu Zhi to be in charge of Luoyang.

The second half of this sentence involves discord within Qingzhou, and Qingzhou officials have tacitly implemented the "gag order" for many years, avoiding talking about the matter. Therefore, Guan Ning specially reminded Gao Tanglong not to violate the taboo in Qingzhou.

"Many years ago, at the beginning of Liu Bei's business, he once received six sons, and now, except for Liu Kai, who died in battle, how many other disciples are here?" Guan Ning asked leisurely.

The whereabouts of these sons in Qingzhou are well known, why is Guan Ning asking this? Gao Tanglong replied with doubts: "The eldest prince Liu Xuan is here."

Gao Shan Gao Yuanting is studying art by his side, the second son Liu Huang is by the side of Yin Dong Yin Zhiping, the third son Liu Yu is by the side of Zhou Yi and Zhou Botong, and the fourth son Liu Zhou is ......"

When Gao Tanglong said this, he was suddenly shocked by his words, suddenly realized something, and stammered and couldn't go on: "Fourth son Liu Zhou...... The fourth son, Liu Zhou......"

Guan Ning interrupted Gao Tanglong's efforts: "Enough, it's good that you understand, and you must not say it." ”

Ignoring Gao Tanglong's big gasp, Guan Ning said calmly: "As I said just now, now is the best time to determine the power of the church, and Xuan Dexuan is the right time to make trouble at this moment." If he is not sure, how can Xuande do it? ”

With a wave of his sleeves, Guan Ning gently took off a strand of hair from his sleeve, and continued: "The division of religious power may be resistant in your heart, but if you think about it, Xuande has always liked to prepare for the future, and Qingzhou can have this day, not because he planned it step by step. If you don't understand all this today, do it first, and maybe you will understand later.

Also, the Father's Church can be where it is today thanks to Xuande's support. Liu Huang is by the side of the Great Pope, and he is also ready to be the next generation of the Great Pope, if Liu Bei nods, he will replace him only in the snap of his fingers. You think about it, and when you figure it out, you know the attitude you should take. ”

Gao Tanglong originally came to persuade Guan Ning to support Liu Bei, but he didn't expect to be persuaded by Guan Ning. Who is Guan Ning, the first wise man of the Three Kingdoms, his sensitivity to the situation is much more than Zhuge Zhige, and more importantly, Guan Ning knows his strengths and weaknesses very well, and he has never been a leader in his life, and as the teacher of Qingzhou and Liu Bei, he enjoys the supreme honor, and he is a person who is not a king but a king in Qingzhou.

In Liu Bei's Mansion in Qingzhou, the main mother Huang Ying received Liu Zhou's report and asked Cai Yan tentatively: "Sister, the representative of the Great Sect Xi Qingzhou Shilin said that the scholars in Qingzhou all hope that you will have a good home, what does my sister think?" ”

In the hall, Mrs. Mi was arranging the furnishings in the house back and forth like a butterfly wearing flowers, and when she heard this, she immediately pricked up her ears.

Mrs. Mi was born in a merchant family, and was educated in arithmetic since she was a child, and after marrying Liu Bei, Liu Bei has gradually handed over the property under her name to manage. Women are jealous by nature, and Mrs. Mi is young and vigorous, not as gentle as Huang Ying, who was born in an official family, and she immediately became alert when she heard this.

Cai Yan sighed and said in a deep voice: "Sister, my sister was young and ignorant at that time, and she thought that she was a good man. Now it seems that in this troubled world, it is useless to be a scholar. Reciting poems and guessing riddles can neither govern the country in peace nor make strong enemies bow down. Sister, today's disaster is to blame. If I had to choose again, I would rather choose a broad shoulder to shelter me from the wind and rain, whether or not poetry would be secondary, as long as I am literate. ”

"Yes, yes." Mrs. Mi immediately jumped over and sold hard: "My family Xuande went on this expedition, and he didn't bring any famous generals, and the famous generals are basically in Qingzhou, like Gao Shun and Taishi Cishang are all unmarried......

Huang Ying interrupted Mrs. Mi's sales pitch and said, "Mi, my sister speaks by herself, you can go with your business." ”

Mrs. Mi pursed her lips, walked out of the hall unhappily, and after a while, turned around and rushed in.

Huang Ying was about to scold, but Mrs. Mi had already shouted happily: "The state is urgent, the right part of the Xiongnu has been broken, and they have caught Yu Fuluo." Zhang He wrote and asked: Do you tie him to the tiger cage, or do you want to tie him to the bear cage? Fun, fun. ”

The so-called tethered to the tiger cage or the bear cage is a way for Qingzhou to treat the enemy, and this way is not for everyone to enjoy. This treatment is reserved only for the most vicious and respectable chiefs. In other words, the cage in which they are imprisoned is placed between the tiger cage or the bear cage, and in general, the hungry tiger or bear keeps roaring around all night, and from time to time it also sticks out its giant claws to scratch and pounce, even if the nerves are strong, when the day they get out of the cage, they will either become a puddle of mud or become an idiot.

Those who survive all this will be treated as heroes, and they will be killed by drinking poisoned wine, and after their deaths they will be allowed to erect a monument so that their descendants can pay their respects. Sadly, no one has survived the roar of the Hungry Tiger and the Hungry Bear.

Cai Yan was flustered when she heard that her former husband was captured, and asked urgently: "Shan Yu has a child by his side, have you ever found it?" ”

Huang Ying patted the armrest of the chair and said sharply: "Mi Shi, Xianggong said a long time ago: The war has nothing to do with women, how can you privately dismantle the Xihe Military Newspaper?" Stand down, and wait for the prime minister to come back and punish you. ”

Mrs. Mi immediately understood what Huang Ying meant, spit out her little tongue, and did not answer Cai Yan's words, turned around and fled the hall.

Cai Yan lost his soul and sobbed in a low voice: "The child ......"

Huang Ying kindly persuaded: "Sister, don't be sad. Child, we can be reborn, the seed of iniquity remains, and only its father will be known in the future, how will we remember you, a slave girl? ”

Cai Yan sobbed for a long time and said, "Sister, I still call back to Mi's, I want to ask for details, and I have a place in my heart." ”

Huang Ying hesitated for a moment, and couldn't bear to say, "Why does my sister need to know the details?" Before this battle, I heard that my father-in-law had ordered that no one should be left behind, except for livestock. If that child can save his life, he will also be adopted by the meritorious people and used as his own family. Qingzhou's laws are strict, this is private property, and Xuande cannot interfere. My sister still pretended not to have given birth to this child. When Xuande comes back, I will ask him what he means, and my sister has a heart......"

Yanzhou, Luguo City by the Surabaya River, Cao Cao was trapped in a lonely city, urgently looking for a way out, and Guo Jia's letter happened to be delivered at this time.

On the same day, taking advantage of the Xuzhou soldiers crossing the river, Cao Cao took the city of Lu in one go, and repelled the Xuzhou soldiers, and confronted Tao Qian across the river. Unfortunately, Huang Zhong then pursued and cut off Cao Cao's route of fleeing west against the river.

At the same time, all aspects of the rescue of Cao Cao were also urgently launched. Bao Xin wrote several urgent letters: on the one hand, he persuaded Huang Zhong to attack the city, and on the other hand, he asked Liu Bei to let go of his friend Cao Cao in the face of his many years of cooperation. In addition, the plain man Mao Jue is known for his wisdom and strategy, and he was previously engaged in the governance by Cao Cao, and when he saw that Cao Cao was in a critical situation, he hurriedly contacted Dong Zhao, a person from Dingtao, and tried to rescue him.

Dong Zhao once served in the military under Yuan Shao, Julu was too guarded, and Wei County was too guarded. After Yuan Shao's defeat, he fled west into Yanzhou, where he was used by Cao Cao, who appointed him as the pastor of Jizhou (at that time, the official positions of the Han Dynasty were already in chaos, and there were several people in each official position. For example, Liu Biao appointed Yanzhou Thorn

Jin Shang, Qingzhou Mu Wang Song; Tao Qian also appointed his own Yanzhou pastor, Yangzhou pastor, and Yuzhou pastor; Yuan Shu also has his own Yuzhou pastor, Yangzhou pastor, Qingzhou pastor, Youzhou pastor, each prince can appoint the official position of the whole country, this kind of official position no one takes seriously).

Dong Zhao immediately wrote a letter in the name of Cao Cao and sent it to Li Dao and Guo Yan in Chang'an, which did not mention Cao Cao's current situation, but only expressed his obedience. After Li Dao Guo Yan got the book, he was afraid that Cao Cao had a trick and planned to detain the envoy.

The Yellow Gate waiters Zhong Xuan and Jia Xu persuaded and said: "The hearts of the people in the Kwantung region are not calm, only Cao Yanzhou came to lose money, and it is just a matter of kindness, and it is not appropriate to detain despair." So Li Dao and Guo Yan gave preferential treatment to Cao Cao's envoy, recognized Cao Cao's identity as Yanzhou pastor, and sent the envoy back with generous gifts.

After obtaining the righteousness, Dong Zhao's messenger rushed to the state of Lu with a fast horse and sent the Yanzhou Mu Seal issued by the imperial court to Cao Cao, and at this moment, the messenger was on his way.

"Liu Xuande dares to bully me like this?" , Cao Cao threw Guo Jia's letter on the table: "He only sent one Huang Zhong and led tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and he wanted to capture me?" Is it possible, I don't fight to break the net? ”