Guo Bin returned to the mansion from Yuan Shao's mansion, freshened up for a while, and rode up to Lu Zhi's mansion.

When he came to the porter and reported his name, the doorman immediately stood in awe and said, "Son, please wait." Then he ran into the house.

After a while, he ran back and invited Guo Bin into the house.

When I came to the hall, I saw that Xun Yu was also there, and I bowed my head at the moment.

Looking at the main seat, there is a person sitting on it, and the first thing that catches his eye is a pair of big hands with knuckles as thick as an old peasant, and then look at the body, the white blue robe is full of folds, showing this person's informality. There was only a pair of eyes on the dark face, and when he looked at people, he felt as if even his soul had been seen through.

Seeing Guo Bin come in, the man stood up, but his figure was tall and abnormal. said to Guo Bin: "But Yingchuan Guo Qianyang? ”

Guo Bin knew that this should be Lu Zhi who taught Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei, so he didn't dare to slack off at the moment, and hurriedly bowed down and said: "Student Yingchuan Guo Bin, meet Lu Shizhong." ”

As he spoke, he took out Sima Hui's letter from his bosom and handed it over with both hands.

That person was Lu Zhi, seeing that Guo Bin was neither humble nor arrogant, polite, and nodded slightly. I took the letter and read it on the spot.

After a while, Lu Zhi put away the letter, pointed at Xun Yu, and said to Guo Bin: "This is Xun Wenruo, and he is also from Yingchuan, you two should have seen it, but you can be close to each other." ”

At that moment, the two of them hurriedly got up and saluted each other.

Lu Zhi said again: "Brother Shicaide Cao's letter mentioned Qianyang's move to treat the displaced people in Yangzhai, and Shicai Wenruo also said it, but the language is not very detailed, Qianyang, you can talk about it." ”

Guo Bin said in his heart: "This is pragmatic. ”

At the moment, he didn't dare to slack off, and explained how Guan Hai went to Guojiazhuang to borrow grain, how he borrowed grain to settle everyone, how to make soap and other things to help the people's livelihood, and how to recruit homeless people to work.

Lu Zhi was speechless after hearing this, and after a while, Fang said: "Is the drought really so heavy in the world?" ”

Guo Bin told about the large number of displaced people he saw on the way to Beijing.

Lu Zhi looked at Xun Yu and said, "What does Wen Ruo think?" ”

Xun Yu said: "The eunuchs are in power, and the displaced people are born, I'm afraid that chaos is coming." ”

Lu Zhi was speechless, and the room fell silent.

After a while, Lu Zhifang said: "I read the essay on young China written by Qianyang in Taixue a few days ago, and it is very good. ”

waved his hand to stop Guo Bin's polite words, and said: "If you attack the word, you will boast about it." However, after a conversation with Wen Ruo, today I have a letter from Brother Decao, and I know that Qianyang is a real hero! ”

Guo Bin hurriedly said: "The kid is blunt, and he doesn't dare to accept Mr.'s words." ”

Lu Zhi said: "I said that deserving is deserving, and Lu hasn't looked away yet." The so-called listen to his words and watch his deeds, those so-called hermits are thousands of miles away from the hidden sun. ”

Guo Bin had no choice but to say nothing.

Lu Zhi said again: "If there is chaos today, Qianyang thinks, how can you govern the country?" ”

Guo Bin said in his heart: "It's here." ”

I didn't dare to slack off at the moment, and hurriedly said: "The kid is ignorant, please ask Mr. for more advice." It is foolish to think that those who govern the country should take the people first. ”

Lu Zhi nodded, did not speak, taking the scholar first, it is a cliché.

Seeing this, Guo Bin knew in his heart, glanced at Xun Yu, and said: "Yu tasted: the world is not the world of one person, and the world of people in the world is also." ”

Hearing this, Xun Yu's face changed, and Lu Zhi raised his eyelids, as if nothing happened.

I only heard Guo Bin continue: "Those who benefit from the same world will win the world, and those who are good at the benefits of the world will lose the world." There are times in the sky, there is wealth on the earth, and those who can share it with others are benevolent. Where benevolence is, the world returns. Share sorrows and joys with others, good and evil, and righteousness. Where righteousness is, the world will go to it. ”

This is what Jiang Shang said to King Wen of Zhou in "Liutao", and with the talents of Lu Zhi and Xun Yu, he is naturally familiar with it.

So, when they heard this, they didn't speak.

"Mortals die evil and live happily, virtue returns to profit, and those who can make profit are also Taoist, where the Tao is, the world returns to it." Speaking of this, Guo Bin paused, and Lu Zhi and Xun Yu also moved their bodies, paying attention to listening.

Guo Bin continued: "In fact, Jiang Taigong only said one sentence, that is, those who can benefit from the world will win the world. ”

Lu Zhi and Xun Yu nodded slightly.

"The lofty theory of the predecessors and sages, Bin fully agrees. It's just that how to benefit the world? ”

At this time, Lu Zhi's interest came, and he said to Guo Bin: "What does Qianyang think? ”

Guo Bin said: "If you want to benefit the world, you must first share the same desire with the world; If you want to share the same desires with the world, you must first share the sorrows and joys with others, and share the same good and evil; If you want to share the sorrows and joys with others, and share the good and the bad, you must prophetize the likes and dislikes of others. ”

Xun Yu said: "Qianyang's words are reasonable, but how do you know people's likes and dislikes?" ”

Guo Bin heard Xun Yu's final question, his spirit perked up, and he said: "If you want to know people's likes and dislikes, you must speak widely." ”

Hearing this, Lu Zhi and Xun Yu glanced at each other, not hiding the disappointment in their eyes.

It's not that they are too demanding, but the argument of opening up the way has long been rotten on the street, go to Taixue, pick up a random person, and write an argumentative essay on the importance of opening up the way of speech, and you will definitely not be able to stop sprinkling tens of thousands of words. The question is how to speak widely? Isn't it rhetoric to raise a problem and not solve it?

Of course, Guo Bin knew what they thought, but he said unhurriedly: "So, how to speak widely?" ”

Hearing that Guo Bin seemed to have an idea, both of them had a light in their eyes. Lu Zhi changed his posture and put on a posture of long talk; Xun Yu held a few cases in his hands, leaned forward, and looked at Guo Bin.

Guo Bin was very satisfied with the reaction of the two, and he didn't dare to slack off at the moment, so he cleared his throat and spoke eloquently.

"It has been more than 400 years since Qin set up the imperial history, but there have been two disasters of the party, eunuchs have seized power, and the corpses of the party are all over the field, affecting relatives and friends."

Xun Yu interjected: "This shows the loyalty of the party members and the nobility of quality. ”

Guo Bin glanced at him and said, "So, what now?" ”

yes, and now? Eunuchs still steal high positions and play with authority; The people of the Wisdom Gundam are still in the rivers and lakes, and they cannot be redressed. In a major drought, the Central Plains are thousands of miles away, and the people are still without food and clothing, waiting to be fed.

Thinking of this, Lu Zhi and Xun Yu fell into deep thought: there must be something wrong, but what is wrong? Is it the fault of the party? No way; Fault with the saint? No; Is it the eunuch's fault? It should be about the same.

At this time, Guo Bin said: "Today there are ten permanent servants, tomorrow there will be eleven permanent servants, twelve permanent servants; Today there is Zhang Rang, tomorrow there will be Zhao Rang and Sun Rang. ”

Yes, isn't it the eunuch's fault? What's wrong?

Xun Yu couldn't help it, and asked Guo Bin: "So what does Qianyang think is wrong?" ”

Guo Bin laughed happily when he saw Xun Yu asking again, and he held back his laughter at the moment, with a look of obeisance, and said: "The fault lies in the system, and this system is wrong at the root." ”

In a word, only the two of them were scorched on the outside and tender on the inside: You kid really dare to say it? Too bold!

Lu Zhi opened his mouth and said, "What do you mean by Qianyang's words? ”

Guo Bin said: "Emperor Wu respects Confucianism alone, and Dong Gong said: Those who are sons of men and not fathers cannot be thought of in the world; Now he is the son of heaven and not the sky, why is it different? ”

This is proposed by Dong Zhongshu in "Spring and Autumn Dew", which means: If a son does not honor his father, no one in the world thinks it is understandable; And the emperor, as the son of "heaven", should also pay homage to heaven, which is also justified.

Xun Yu said: "The Son of Heaven should naturally conform to the will of Heaven. ”

Guo Bin said: "Wen Ruo is high-minded. Yu tasted: The sky sees itself as the people, and the sky listens to the people. Heaven is in the people, and what the people want, the sky will follow. The so-called one who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. ”

Lu Zhi patted the case and said: "Well said! ”

Guo Bin smiled and continued: "Then the question is, what should be done to be considered a good person? ”

"It is foolish to think that the ills of today lie in the fact that the officials come from above. The imperial history can speak of current politics and supervise hundreds of officials, but the power of the imperial history comes from the Son of Heaven, or it can be dismissed by the Son of Heaven. The disaster of the party is not far away. If the tongue is a good thing, it will be blamed. ”

Both nodded slowly.

Seeing that the two had already followed their own train of thought, Guo Bin was happy in his heart and said, "Then what should I do?" ”

Without giving the two of them time to think, Guo Bin said: "The power of imperial history comes from the Son of Heaven, and it is subject to the control of the Son of Heaven, so don't come from the Son of Heaven." ”

"Then how should the power of imperial history come from?" Xun Yu immediately asked.

Guo Bin smiled and said, "Elected by the people." ”

In a word, Lu Zhi and Xun Yu only felt that 10,000 grass and mud horses were galloping past in their hearts.

Lu Zhi said: "The so-called: the people can make it, but they can't know it." The people are stupid, how can they elect the imperial history? ”

Guo Bin said: "Mr. is very true. How can the people participate in national politics before they open their minds? Therefore, it is foolish to think that the county-level imperial history platform can be elected among the township gentry in each county, and then the county-level imperial history platform can be promoted to the county-level imperial history platform, and then the county-level can be elected to the central level. ”

Hearing this, Lu Zhi and Xun Yu's eyes lit up. In this way, those who can be elected as the imperial historian must be wealthy families from all over the world. Each level of imperial history is supported by local gentry and wealthy families, and the confidence to speak is different; If Yushi wants to seek re-election, he will definitely protect the interests of the wealthy families in his hometown everywhere. In such a way of interconnecting layer by layer, the central level of the Imperial History Office must also represent the public opinion of the people everywhere, so isn't this to "know people's likes and dislikes"?

Xun Yu and Lu Zhi are both outstanding people in the late Han Dynasty, and these meanings are clear in their minds as soon as they turn around, Xun Yu asked: "Does this Yushitai only have the right to picket hundreds of officials?" ”

Guo Bin said: "Naturally not, Yushitai has the power to legislate, which can not only picket hundreds of officials, but also check and balance the Son of Heaven, but act on behalf of heaven." This is said to be the rule of the world by scholars and doctors. "Isn't it too wasteful to say that the parliament that was created with the strength of the whole country can only picket hundreds of officials? But in order to cater to the thinking of the scholars at this time, it is still necessary to find a reasonable and legitimate reason.

Hearing this, the two of them already admired Guo Bin. Although there are whimsical points, there is also the logic of smooth implementation, which makes sense in principle. And isn't this the government of three generations? Vertical arch and the rule of the world is nothing more than that. It can be said that Guo Bin filled in the pit he dug before.

Guo Bin not only explained the reason for the problem that the two couldn't solve, but also gave a very feasible solution, and indirectly expressed his ambition. This is exactly the drop of honey that true Confucian scholars like Xun Yu and Lu Zhi who ask for their lives for the people and take the happiness of the world as their own responsibility, how can the two not rejoice?

At that moment, Xun Yu got up and said: "Listening to your words is better than reading for ten years." Guo Qianyang has this ambition, Xun Yu is willing to attach Jiwei, please travel with him. ”

(Xun Yu) and then in Lu Zigan's mansion to meet Taizu, Taizu said to the parliamentary system, worship, so please travel with the tour, Taizu happy.

--"The Biography of Xuchang Hou Xun Prime Minister"