Chapter 191: Friendship

Regarding Wang Yun's case, Guo Bin was only because he was too utilitarian in history, and he did not take into account that Diao Chan was a weak woman, and if she really became a tool to achieve her political goals, her tragic fate could be imagined in this troubled era.

However, Guo Bin also figured it out later. In the eyes of scholars and doctors in this era, it is simply too cost-effective to maintain the national honor of the Han Dynasty that has lasted for hundreds of years with the fate of a weak woman. Guo Bin believes that if he tells this story in the form of a story, if possible, many scholars at this time will be happy to replace him.

Because at this time, the deep-rooted family concept in people's hearts is so strong that Guo Bin can't understand it. For the sake of their own reputation, for the development and prosperity of their families, they can make more self-sacrifice than modern people can imagine. This family-oriented mindset pushes them to sacrifice themselves to earn a good name for themselves and their families. In this era of the prevalence of the recommendation system, a person with a good reputation in the family can sometimes become a springboard for the younger generation of the family. The so-called family history sometimes refers to the cultural heritage of the family, and sometimes refers to the moral prestige of the family.

Therefore, such a narrow channel connecting the upper strata of society with the lower strata of society has created the social phenomenon that good reputation is everything, and the concept of family seems to inject a stimulant into this social phenomenon, making the scholars at this time frantically pursue a good name. Yuan Shao "lived in seclusion" in Luoyang, the capital after the death of his parents, for the sake of a good reputation?

This kind of family concept, which is deeply rooted in the hearts of the Chinese people and is still playing a role until now, is not only the product of being recognized by the imperial court and gradually institutionalized after the establishment of the patriarchal feudal system of the Zhou Dynasty, but also the needs of real life. The manifestation of the externalization of this concept is the sharing of the means of production and the mutual help between family members.

Take Guojiazhuang in Yangzhai County as an example, Guo Quan's father Guo Yong is not only the owner of Guojiazhuang, but also the patriarch of the Guo family. In China, which advocates ancestor worship, the identity of the patriarch of the Guo clan can bring the Guo clan together, and it adds an invisible aura to Guo Yong's daily handling of Zhuangzhong affairs.

Of course, precisely because Guo Yong is the patriarch, along with his high prestige is the obligation to protect the elders of the clan. Therefore, after the death of Guo Bin and Guo Jia's father, he would often help his mother Liu. And now that Guo Bin has come to prominence and become the pride of the Guo family, which has been unknown for hundreds of years, Liu's status in Guojiazhuang has risen sharply, but he is still respectful and polite to Guo Yong.

Legally speaking, the so-called whole world is not the king's land, and the whole world is the property of the Son of Heaven, and the people living in this land are not only the subjects of the Son of Heaven in the political sense, but also the people in the sense of his family, and the so-called monarch is like a father. According to a set of legal principles explained by Confucianism, everyone in the world is a child of heaven, and the son of heaven is the eldest son of heaven. Therefore, according to this statement, in terms of blood relationship, the people of the world are one family, and everyone must respect the status of the Son of Heaven, and also try their best to maintain the status and authority of the Son of Heaven, to put it bluntly, everyone must be loyal to the Son of Heaven.

It is precisely this kind of legal principle recognized by the people of the world that the scholars and doctors feel that if they can maintain the correctness of this legal theory and the continuation of the system because of the happiness of the weak woman Diao Chan, it will be a good business to make a lot of money. It is precisely because of this legal correctness that everyone agrees that many conservative modern people would rather suffer for the sake of fame or face than lose face and lose their reputation. This kind of person is also called honest or "good person", to a large extent, it is caused by the great inertia of traditional Chinese thought for thousands of years.

However, figuring it out does not mean approval and support, Guo Bin, a person living in the 21st century when individualism began to sprout and develop, although it is understandable that Wang Yun's behavior of sacrificing the happiness of a small number of people for the benefit of the majority of people in history is a pimple in his heart.

Even in modern society, this kind of behavior is still philosophically controversial, and movies with this theme have tortured people's hearts again and again.

Set up a simple scenario where the end of the world is coming and a group of people are trapped in an enclosed space. There is a lack of food here, and if you want to keep everyone alive, you need to send one person a day to eat it for everyone. This is a typical example of sacrificing the happiness of a small number of people for the happiness of the majority. If you are interested in this question, you can take a look at an old movie from 08 called "Escape from Ice Demon Island".

After a few days of thinking, Guo Bin finally got over the knot in his heart, and by discussing with Xi Zhicai and others, he also set a strategy to secretly help Wang Yun.

At this time, Guo Bin heard Yuan Shao mention this matter, and he knew it in his heart. He was worried about the same as Yuan Shao, he was afraid that Zhang Rangming would not be able to come to the dark, and he would have to put Wang Yun to death. At that moment, he sat up straight, leaned forward, and lowered his voice: "If it doesn't fall on the bright side, the younger brother is naturally willing to do his best. ”

Seeing that Guo Bin agreed, Yuan Shao was overjoyed and said: "Originally, my brother also had an idea, but he was not yet mature. Now with the help of the hidden sun, this matter will definitely be successful! At that moment, he told Guo Bin about his plan.

It turned out that Yuan Shao had already found a martial arts master, just to protect Wang Yun with him. However, although this person is a person in the martial arts, it is impossible for him to follow Wang Yun for a long time day and night. Therefore, in Yuan Shao's plan, with the support of He Jin, a general, and a number of bigwigs in the court, it is not difficult for Wang Yun to escape from Beijing, but if he wants to run around in the rivers and lakes, I am afraid that it will not be long before he will worry about his life.

Speaking of which, Guo Bin understood Yuan Shao's intention, he wanted to entrust Wang Yun to himself, so that he could have a stable place on the way to escape.

At that moment, Guo Bin said with a smile: "What does the first brother mean? ”

Yuan Shao showed a hesitant look on his face for the first time, and he muttered in his mouth, but did not speak. Cao Cao on the side couldn't help it, and said, "Why did you do this in the first place? Qianyang is not an outsider! Then he turned to Guo Bin and said: "Qianyang, you are very embarrassed for your brother to know about this, but Wang Zishi's life must be saved." After Wang Zishi was released from prison, in order to prevent the villain from assassinating, he changed his name and surname and escaped from Beijing. But after leaving Beijing, it was difficult to find this place to live. We think about it, and this matter still has to fall on you. ”

Guo Bin said: "Brother Meng De means, let Wang Zishi stay in my Fulong Villa?" ”

Yuan Shao also replied to the demeanor of scolding Fang Xuan, and said, "That's it, for my brother, I am afraid of bringing danger to the hidden sun." ”

When Guo Bin heard this, he knew that he couldn't refuse, besides, this Wang Yun was going to change his name and surname, and he had nothing to worry about living in Fulong Villa and even Yangzhai County. With the current public security situation and people's will in Yangzhai County, it can be described as an ironclad, if someone wants to do bad things in Yangzhai County, it is really necessary to weigh it carefully.

Although Yuan Shao is the eldest son of the Runan clan, he is just a junior, and if Wang Yun is arranged, he may not be able to take care of it; And Cao Cao, although he has been appointed by the Son of Heaven as the prime minister of Jinan, but he has not yet taken office, and after he arrived in Jinan, with his means, he also has to go through a struggle to straighten out the relationship between Jinan and China, if Wang Yun is arranged in Jinan, it is indeed inconvenient.

Only Guo Bin has a piece of power's back garden. With his prestige, he can be said to be the only one in Yangzhai County. Now that Yingchuan County has been transferred to Yangzhai County, Zhao Yun, the county order attached to Guo, is Guo Bin's senior brother, who is absolutely his own person, so it is foolproof to arrange Wang Yun in Yangzhai County.

Don't think that this is an honest man like Yuan Shao and Cao Cao pit Guo Bin, in their eyes, this is not only not a trap for Guo Bin, but a help for him. The so-called fancy sedan chair is carried by everyone, especially in officialdom. Don't look at Guo Bin's promotion now, he is highly valued by the Son of Heaven, and his reputation among the scholars is also very high, but that is all false.

Officialdom is all about personal connections, and once something happens, maybe someone can help you. Therefore, there is certainly no harm in making friends extensively in officialdom.

In Yuan Shao's view, Guo Bin is now promoted quickly, and he can be called a popular fried chicken, and many people who climb the dragon and attach the phoenix pounced. These speculators can still help you when you are going well, but once you are unlucky, I am afraid that there will be no one who comes to the door. When he saw the situation in front of Guo's Mansion today, Yuan Shao was even more secretly worried about him, and he said that Guo's Mansion was not all a joke.

In Yuan Shao's eyes, although Guo Bin currently has a high reputation in the court, after all, the Yangzhai Guo family is not a wealthy family, and Guo Bin has no help in the officialdom. Although today's Guo Mansion is like a city, Guo Bin has no background in officialdom at all. Now it can't be revealed, but if one day Guo Bin suddenly takes on a big responsibility, he will inevitably be overstretched in the hands of people, in this kind of thing, of course, it can't be compared with the Yuan family of Runan, who is the third prince of the fourth world, and the protΓ©gΓ© is all over the world, and even compared with the wealthy families in many places.

And the so-called prestige of Shilin is the most public opinion in the capital, and Luoyang, the capital of the city, is the cultural center of the world. If you have a high reputation in the hearts of Sergeant Jing, and it spreads, it will become your reputation among the scholars. And where is the forefront of public opinion in Beijing? Too learned!

Although the Tai students were highly susceptible to the influence of important ministers in the court, they were relatively independent. Before Yang Ci met Guo Bin, although the bigwigs in Beijing paid attention to Guo Bin, they never talked about whether they valued it or not, because Guo Bin's status at that time was too low and had not yet been placed in their eyes. It is different in Taixue, Guo Bin's reputation among Taixue does not need to be repeated, but this does not actually help Guo Bin.

Only like everyone else, can it be regarded as success if it is valued by the bigwigs in Beijing and respected by the students at the same time. Because Tai students are only in a very low position in Shilin, if you don't have the care of the bigwigs in Beijing, you have a good reputation, and it is extremely difficult to get help in the officialdom.

How can Guo Bin not know these things? However, although he was quite disapproving, he was secretly moved by Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's worries about him. At that moment, after discussing with the two how to leave the capital and how to escort Wang Yun back to Yangzhai all the way, the two left happily.

Guo Bin stood at the door, looking at the backs of the two of them riding away on horseback, and secretly sad in his heart: "This farewell, when we meet again, I don't know if this friendship is still there?" ”