Liu Bei stroked his chin thoughtfully, and said, "It's autumn, although this year is ploughing, there is still a lot of farm work to do, fruit tree picking, canal repair, house repair...... More than 500,000 troops are stationed here, and the daily expenses are very large. After Fu Hao (Tian Feng) registered his military merits, he dismissed the people in batches. Taishan Minzhuang, selected two legions, let them all return to Pingyin with the third legion, and ordered Lu Su to prepare to attack Lu Bu. ”

Liu Bei looked at Tian Feng and Tian Chou and added: "As for the reward for this expedition, tell them that this year's four counties are exempt from taxes, and this is a general reward." Personal rewards, wait until the military merits are sorted out. Well, bring Guo Jia up, I'm going to talk to him. ”

After a while, Guo Jia brought.

At this time, Tian Chou went out to sort out military affairs, Tian Feng sat beside Liu Bei, and Dian Wei stood with a sword and stood behind Liu Bei.

"Fengxiao (Guo Jia), in the past, you visited me in Yecheng, I was going out to visit the West River, and today you visited me in Mount Tai, and I happened to return from the expedition to the West River. In three years, we have gone through a great reincarnation, and today we finally meet. There is good news to tell you that the left part of the Xihe Huns no longer exists, as for the right part of the Huns, two of my generals are attacking, perhaps, while we are talking, the right part of the Huns has also disappeared. ”

Liu Beizhi was proud, and asked slightly angrily: "In the past, when Brother Guo went to Yecheng, I heard that I encountered a small setback in Xihe, so I didn't say goodbye, could it be that Brother Guo thought that I couldn't defeat the Huns?" ”

Looking at Guo Jia proudly, Liu Bei laughed. said: "If Brother Guo stayed in Yecheng for a few more days in the past, how could he become a prisoner of the ranks today?" ”

Guo Jia looked at Liu Bei coldly, in his mind. The words and sentences were organized, interrupting Liu Bei's self-absorption: "The prisoner under the stairs? How do you say that? My lord is a pastor of Yanzhou, inspecting the counties of Taishan, but I have been besieged by you for no reason, I am detained here, you dare to mention the word 'prisoner', it is a capital crime to imprison the minister of the imperial court, what crime did you imprison me? ”

Liu Bei laughed loudly, Dian Wei and Tian Feng couldn't help it, and lowered their heads. Coming over, shaking his shoulders silently, Tian Feng muttered in a low voice: "Fish swimming in the kettle, what crime do you want to ask?" ”

Guo Jia stared at Liu Bei without flinching, and Liu Bei sighed in his heart: For my understanding, Tian Feng is obviously not as good as Guo Jia, who has never known him, people often say: Guo Jia's strategy is always aimed at the personality of the individual, so there is an unpredictable power of ghosts and gods, and now it seems that this is really the case!

Guo Jia's words exposed him. In the study of Liu Bei's character, Liu Bei wants to set a model of governing the country according to law, never wants to be above the law in his own affairs, and never wants to leave a bad precedent for future generations. Guo Jia attacked Liu Bei from this point, and Liu Bei had to respond.

"Brother Meng De was defeated and retreated to Mount Tai, and hundreds of thousands of troops were wiped out. Nowadays, Tao Qian, . Chen Deng attacked in front, Huang Zhong pursued and killed behind, Yanzhou rebellion broke out, the base has been lost, I want to kill Cao at this moment, it is like crushing an ant to death. Liu Bei's tone changed: "Brother Meng De signed a mutual market agreement with me in the past, agreeing to abide by the contract law in the territory, but he used various excuses to not implement this law. Now that Cao Mengde has reached this point, I wonder if he is willing to conduct fair trade on the basis of contract law? ”

Liu Bei's words were clearly implying that he had let go. Cao Cao's meaning, Guo Jia was overjoyed, his face was silent, and he still stubbornly asked: "Xuan Degong didn't answer my question." ”

A smile appeared on the corner of Liu Bei's mouth: "What I just said seems to be off topic, but it is actually answering your question." ”

Guo Jia hesitated for a moment, and then asked: "Gong and make it clearer." ”

"Three years ago, Chen Qun wrote a letter calling for the reform of the official system—this Chen Qun is from Yingchuan, you must know him—and then, according to Chen Qun's suggestion, Qingzhou determined the administrative purpose of the government and the terms of reference of the officials, which is the spirit of the contract and the proposition of the contract.

The essence of contract law is that rights and obligations go hand in hand, and in line with the principle of fairness, neither party has the right to require the other party to unilaterally perform its obligations without giving the other party the corresponding rights.

To put it simply, the buyer has the right to own the goods when he pays the money; When the seller surrenders the goods, he is entitled to the corresponding proceeds. Rights and obligations are relative, the obligations of one party are the rights of the other party, and the rights that one party should enjoy are the obligations of the other party. ”

Guo Jia showed a confused look, and asked again: "Lord Xuande's words, why do I think there are still nine thousand miles to digress." ”

Liu Bei smiled and said, "It's not far, it's already a thousand miles away, and the following words will go directly to this topic."

Taishan County has paid me taxes for five years, and since the people of Taishan have paid taxes, they must enjoy the products provided by the Qingzhou government - there are three kinds of products: justice, public service, and public safety.

Cao Jun entered the country, along the way to the county to ask for countless grain and grass, destroyed countless homes, Taishan County people, according to the spirit of the contract, put forward their own contract proposition: ask the Qingzhou government to honor the products she provides. My Qingzhou government must send troops to Mount Tai. Who does Tarzan belong to, that's another question, I came to Tarzan to complete the deal. ”

Guo Jia was surprised and inexplicable, and asked: "According to Lord Xuande, the people and the government have become buyers and sellers in the transaction, how can this be?" Lord Xuande, please explain again? ”

Liu Bei stroked the back of the chair with his hand and replied step by step: "The people pay taxes in order to obtain an order, an order of fair competition; It's about getting a safe environment, a safe environment for a carefree life. This is the right that the people must enjoy after fulfilling their tax obligations, according to the spirit of the contract; It is also an obligation that the government must fulfill after enjoying the power to collect taxes, and the government is established to protect the rights of the people, and the reason why the people are willing to pay taxes is also to enjoy this power.

The three products provided by the government are all purchased by the people with money: one is justice, which means that under the law, everyone is equal and punished for the same crime; Everyone has the same chance of success, regardless of their birth and race, which is the same as Brother Mengde's idea of 'meritocracy', and the so-called principle of justice, which is the principle of fairness that the same effort must be rewarded for the same effort, regardless of birth and race. ”

Guo Jia interjected: "Same merit and same reward? How are different contributions measured? How can this fair implementation be ensured? ”

Liu Bei smiled indifferently and replied mysteriously: "I won't tell you, this is a mystery of my governance, and it can't be easily revealed." However, I can tell you a principle: everything in the world can be measured, and what cannot be measured is that we have not yet discovered a way to measure it. ”

Guo Jia asked unwillingly: "Is the sky measurable?" ”

Answer: "Measurable." ”

Q: "How to measure?" ”

Answer: "The method we are using now is: the sky is divided into 180 degrees, the sun travels 180 degrees in the sky, divided into 12 hours, with the position of the sun in the sky is different, the length of the rod shadow under its illumination is different, the sunrise and sunset a cycle is 24 hours, 12 hours, and each hour is divided into 60 minutes, which is the number of days of a big week. This so-called measurable day is measured by time and the length of the rod shadow. ”

Guo Jia was still unwilling to ask again: "Is the land measurable?" ”

Answer: "Measurable." ”

Q: "How to measure?" ”

Answer: "The method we are using now is: since the sun is at different times and different places, the angle of light incidence is different, we use this point to establish the method of dividing the region by latitude and longitude, and the distance between each longitude and latitude is fixed, even if we reach the edge of the sky, we have not exhausted the place, as long as the latitude and longitude of the point are measured, the distance to Qingzhou can be measured. ”

Guo Jia blinked, digesting Liu Bei's words.

Liu Bei changed his tone and said: "It's far away, it's far away, let's go back to the topic." The second product provided by the government is public services: the so-called public services are the repair of roads, the establishment of post houses, public education, public facilities, and so on......

The third point of public safety, that is, our military must protect the property integrity and life of the people in the territory, and the government to provide security and security, which is the right of the people under my jurisdiction after paying taxes. If I can't guarantee their safety, I must compensate them for their losses, which is the obligation of my Qingzhou government to the people. ”

Guo Jia's eyes flashed, a trace of blush appeared on his face, and he whispered in a charming voice: "The journey of the avenue is also the world's public." Select the virtuous and capable, stress faith and harmony, so people do not only kiss their relatives, do not only have their sons. So that the old have the end, the strong have use, the young have growth, the widowed, lonely, and the sick are all supported. Men have a share, and women have a home. goods, evil is abandoned on the ground, do not have to hide themselves. Force, evil does not come from the body, and it does not have to be for oneself. It is because of the plot that it is closed and does not prosper, and the theft and thieves do not do it. Therefore, the outside door is not closed, which is said to be the same. ”

Liu Bei followed and continued: "Today's avenue is hidden, the world is home, each is his own family, each son is his son, and the goods are his own." The great world, and as a courtesy, the city and the ditch pond as solid, the etiquette and righteousness as the discipline, to the righteous monarch and ministers, to the father and son, to the harmony of brothers, to and the couple, to set up a system, to establish the field, to be virtuous and brave, to merit for oneself. With its righteousness, with its faith, with the author's fault, the punishment is benevolent, and the people are constant. If there is no such thing, the powerful person will go, and everyone will think that it will be a disaster, and it is for the well-off. ”

Guo Jia praised Liu Bei's ideas for being in line with the ideals of a "Datong" society, but Liu Bei humbly replied that what he wanted to achieve was only the practice of a "well-off" society.

Guo Jia muttered to himself: "The spirit of the contract, the proposition of the contract." Master Xuande's proposition seems to be contrary to common sense, but it contains the idea of 'great harmony'. Cao Gong did not practice the 'contract law' that day, no wonder the people of Yanzhou today are not as rich as Qingzhou, and the soldiers are not as brave as Qingzhou. ”

Liu Bei continued: "Brother Mengde entered Mount Tai, and the safety of the people of Mount Tai was threatened, so I will send troops to expel Cao Mengde. It's not a question of who Tarzan belongs to, I'm here just to close the deal. If Cao Mengde can make the people of Mount Tai feel safe, how can I mobilize the people? This is a contractual proposition based on the spirit of contract, do you understand? ”

Guo Jia was silent, and Liu Bei said with burning eyes: "I am here to explain so much to you, if you have the opportunity to return to Meng De in the future, if you are willing to build a 'well-off' society with me, and promptly admonish Meng De to implement the 'contract law', it will not be in vain for me to spend so much time for you." ”

Guo Jia calmed down and asked coldly: "People say 'Liu Bei is calculating', if you let my lord go, I'm afraid the conditions won't be so simple, right?" ”

Liu Bei looked at Guo Jia appreciatively, and said unceremoniously: "Yes, Feng Xiao can understand this, and it seems that he has studied me a lot." When Cao Gong entered the country, I mobilized more than 500,000 people, and these people's lost wages needed to be paid by Cao Gong; Also, I shot millions of arrows, and the loss of various ordnance also had to be paid by Cao Gong. In addition, in order to reward their military exploits, the four counties that have been mobilized are all tax-exempt this year, and as war reparations, Cao Gong must pay this fee. The rest - slowly calculate, in short, it will be calculated very clearly. ”

Guo Jia took the case: "How can this be reasonable? You shoot our arrows, and you actually make us pay? What is the principle of heaven? ”

Liu Bei smiled scoundrelly and said, "In your opinion, it makes no sense for me to shoot your arrows and need you to pay." But in my opinion, you have violated the safety of my people, do you need me to pay for this security out of my own pocket? You and I have opposing views, and even if we quarrel for a day, there will be no result.

Of course, what I have is time, do you have time? Cao Gong was pursued by me, and his perdition was only between breaths, if Your Excellency has the heart, we might as well serve tea and quarrel slowly. ”

Guo Jia gasped for breath, his brain couldn't turn for a while, Liu Bei added another blow, and said resolutely: "According to the law of fairness, the winner has the right to claim benefits." My fist is harder than yours, I am the victor, I demand reparation, and the gods cannot blame me. If you are not convinced, you will talk about it after your fists are hardened. ”

Guo Jia gasped for a while, gritted his teeth, and said: "People say 'Liu Bei is arrogant', and today we have learned it." Well, I promise you, please recall the pursuers immediately. ”

Liu Bei pursed his lips and said questioningly: "It seems that you still don't understand the spirit of the contract, Cao Gong only has three counties left at most now, what qualifications does he have to trade with me on an equal footing?" Without collateral, I would trust his credit? As for Brother Feng Xiao, it is Cao Mengde's collateral, and my task now is to make this collateral appreciate rapidly. ”

Liu Bei looked Guo Jia up and down, making Guo Jia feel uncomfortable, and the treatment of being regarded as an object made him indignant, and he reluctantly said: "How can you let go of my master?" ”

Liu Bei knocked on the back of his chair with his hand and said contemplatively: "You tell Meng De my conditions, write a letter to Meng De, if he agrees, then I can release all the captured soldiers." With these soldiers, Meng De can compete with Lu Bu. As for you, I have newly acquired Xihe County, and I am lacking a master of internal affairs, so you must give me Xihe County to govern well. ”

Liu Bei stood up with a smile, approached Guo Jia, patted him on the shoulder, and said sincerely: "As a collateral, you must have the consciousness of collateral." When you get to Xihe, don't give me a crooked-mouthed monk to recite the wrong scriptures. If that's the case, I have a thousand means to toss you and Cao Mengde. When the West River is well managed, it means that you are already familiar with our government affairs, and it is time to go back to help Cao Mengde and collect compensation for me. ”

Guo Jia was angry and angry, and before he could come up with words to refute it, Liu Bei had already called Dian Wei, and walked towards the door with a shaking, humming an unknown song in his mouth: "I stood at the head of the city and watched the scenery...... (Peking Opera "Empty City Strategy)"

Xihe County, Du County on the east bank of Xihe Lake, Zhang He and Zhao Yun followed Yu Fuluo all the way, and when they saw Yu Fuluo enter Du County, the two high-fived and congratulated: "The general trend has been decided, no matter how the right Hun justifies, the charge of containing Yu Fuluo alone has enough reason for us to start attacking." ”

Zhang He looked left and right, and said in a consultative tone: "The cavalry is under your command, and the infantry army is under my command, I will attack first, and you will cover up and kill later, how about it?" ”

In the battle of Xutan, Zhao Yun showed the amazing art of cavalry command, and Zhang He was ashamed of himself, so he made a humble concession.

When Zhao Yun heard this, he replied angrily: "No! ”

Zhang He nodded: "Blow the military horn!" Drum beating! The cavalry was divided into two wings, and the infantry hill formation steadily advanced, don't give the Huns time to explain, we began to attack. ”

In order to echo Liu Bei's actions in the West River, Zhang Liao led 30,000 Izumo cavalry and 15,000 people to begin an attack on Xianbei (Karasuma) in Liaoxi, and this military operation was called "Final Solution".

Liu Bei's policy was to start plundering at the time of the autumn when the grass was high and the horses were fattening, and when Karasuma began to plunder, when they reaped the harvest of the Han people with their swords, Izumo Castle responded with swords and completely solved the military problems in western Liao.

Le Jin said goodbye to Zhang Liao and said regretfully: "I asked the lord to go on the expedition several times, but the lord didn't allow it, Wenyuan (Zhang Liao) made me envious." After this battle, I will be transferred to the lord's side, and Liaoxi will ask you in the future. Wen Yuan, for the future, you must pay attention to implementing the strategy of the lord in this expedition. ”

Zhang Liao drew his knife, slashed with emptiness, and shouted: "Final solution!" Never again! ”

At the same time, the plague in the south became more and more vicious, and the history books have always disdained to record such trivial matters, and only wrote these few words: "In February of the fourth year of Xingping, Jiujiang and Lujiang were plagued again. ”

Book of the Later Han Dynasty. The Legend of the Five Elements believes: "Governing the palace room, decorating the pavilion, and in**, committing relatives, insulting father and brother, will not succeed." It is said that the land has lost its nature and is a plague. The people's disease is also born, and the evil atmosphere is born. Taigong Liutao said: 'The lord is good at servitude, the big palace room, and many tours, the people are sick and plagued. ’”

The Five Elements Doctrine of the I Ching believes that people have five virtues, namely gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. The plague doesn't know how to hook up with "Tude". For the outbreak of the plague, the suffering and suffering of the common people, the history books ignore it even more. In order to overcome the epidemic, Zhang Zhongjing immersed himself in researching typhoid prescriptions, which did not match the main theme of the time, and the Confucian scholars expressed their contempt for it, and even ignored the existence of Zhang Zhongjing, the Changsha Taishou, in the history books.

All the scholars and scholars of Confucianism have a collective indifference and aphasia to this national disaster, which is terrifying to think about. Is Confucianism really a symbolic characteristic culture that represents our nation?

Now, we can only understand the suffering of the common people when the epidemic broke out in the preface of Zhang Zhongjing's treatise on typhoid fever. To use a more authoritative description, Cao Pi and Wu Zhen's letters, it is: "In the past, there were many epidemics, and relatives and deaths were often left from their disasters. There is the pain of zombies in every family, and there is crying in the room. or the door is closed and he dies, or the whole family is mourned". Although there are only a few strokes, the tragic situation is on paper.

The epidemic lasted for 30 years, and it was not until the 22nd year of Jian'an, when Zhang Zhongjing's typhoid soup recipe was developed, that the epidemic gradually subsided. At this time, there were more than 200 members of Zhang Zhongjing's clan, and two-thirds of them had died. Southern China has experienced 30 years of plague, with 95% of the population dying. However, Zhang Zhongjing's great achievement can only make the Confucian scholars despise it even more, according to normal history, thousands of years later, the Confucian scholars cover up and erase this figure, and do everything they can.

June 15, this day is Qingzhou's "Respect for Teachers Day".

Every year on the "Teacher's Day", Liu Bei has to present a roasted wild goose to Guan Ning and Lu Zhi. Both of them like to gather all the students on this day, so that the students can watch the lord of the green, secluded, Hebei, and four states, respectfully salute themselves, and offer their own hand-roasted geese.

Lu Zhiyuan was in Luoyang, and this etiquette was performed by one of Liu Bei's righteous sons. Guan Ning, who was in Qingzhou, had received a letter of apology from Liu Bei in advance, and this etiquette would be performed by his adopted son Liu Zhou.

Guan Ning tasted the roasted goose presented by Liu Zhou, and said regretfully: "Your craftsmanship is too far behind your father." ”

Liu Zhou bowed respectfully, Guan Ning leaned over and asked, "I heard that Xuande has brought back Cai Yan from Xihe." Miss Cai's father is very knowledgeable, and he has a collection of tens of thousands of books at home, so he has the opportunity to ......, well, when your father comes back, I am going to visit Miss Cai at home. ”

Liu Zhou replied respectfully: "I will definitely tell my father." ”

Guan Ning continued: "Miss Cai's background is pitiful, the scholars of Qingzhou hope that she will have a good home, and when your father comes back, I will convey this wish to him on behalf of Qingzhou Rulin." During this time, please ask your mother to take good care of her. ”

After pondering for a while, Guan Ning continued: "The plague is raging in the south, I heard that the Great Pope intends to take his disciples south, is this news true?" ”

Liu Zhou replied: "Listen to my brother Liu Huang said: My father was very dissatisfied with the Great Pope's intervention in the mobilization of troops, and once said: The power of God belongs to God, and the power of man belongs to man. Therefore, the archpope was asked to wait for his father's return and to discuss the division of religious and secular power in the future. For this reason, the first group of people to go south is likely to be led by Liu Huang. ”