Without waiting for Liu An to finish speaking, Liu Ci, the king of Hengshan, was already in a cold sweat, looked at Liu An blankly, and said for a long time: "Brother Wang, you are crazy!" ”

Liu An smiled and shook his head: "I have never been so sober as I am now, why not use such a good opportunity?" What did my father say back then? He grabbed your hand and mine, and he couldn't close his eyes when he was dying! I had already thought about it before I came to Chang'an, but I just advanced this matter, so I didn't have to make such a fuss. ”

"Yes! If we do this, you and my brother will have no way back! ”

Liu An glared at Liu Ci: "Are you afraid?" Have you forgotten how your father died? If it weren't for them, would you and I be what we are now? That's it, Liu Che'er is not enough, and he wants to kill our brothers, so it's better for us to strike first than to let him do it. ”

"But, but you and my guards add up to only two hundred, how can they be opponents."

Liu An sneered twice: "Don't worry, I've already thought about it, we don't need a single soldier, everything is under control." ”

Su Ren's convoy left Chang'an in such a hurry, and it was only three days from the day of the previous dynasty, and Su Zhonglang, who was dominating Chang'an City, was swept to the end, turned into a civilian again, and was driven out of Chang'an. Those who know the inside story naturally understand what is going on. Since the day Su Ren left Jianzhang Palace, the news about that court meeting has spread in an uproar.

Leaving alone is not a big deal for the people of Chang'an, they should eat and drink, but they just have more to talk about after dinner. Su Ren has offended too many people during his time in Chang'an, and they are all powerful people with heads and faces, and now it is an eye-opener to be able to end up like this. Many optimists even think that after the fall of King Huainan, Su Ren may have the opportunity to return to Chang'an.

From Chang'an to the west, you can't go far is the Louguan Terrace. Louguantai is located at the southern foot of Zhongnan Mountain, which is a branch of the Qinling Mountains. When I came from Shu County, I passed by here, and there was no Taoist temple with carved beams and paintings, and there were no bustling students who worshiped Lao Tzu. A few warlocks who learned the Tao occupied one or two hills, built a few thatched huts, and claimed to be the students of Lao Tzu Li Er, alchemizing and seeking immortals.

Gengyukou is not far from Zhongnan Mountain, and Su Ren's group of people rested here at noon. Although the road is not long, there are many people and vehicles, and it is slower to walk. Riding on a horse and looking at the majestic Qinling Mountains, Su Ren wanted to recite poems against him, but unfortunately his head was broken and he couldn't read anything meaningful, so he just opened his mouth and sighed.

"What a mountain!"

Wen Dang smiled: "Such a beautiful scenery, Ziheng didn't even have a good sentence, but it really surprised the old man, are you still thinking about Chang'an?" ”

Su Ren smiled and shook his head: "I don't want to, it's useless to think about it, now students are nothing, just like the so-called not in his position, he doesn't seek politics, what do you want him to do?" ”

"Humph! No ambitions! Dong Zhongshu snorted coldly, retracted his head back into the carriage, and ignored his cheap son-in-law.

The convoy stopped, and everyone looked for a shady place to rest. Huang Shisan knew that Wen Dang and Su Ren had something to say, so he found a place to drive away all the irrelevant people, and stood ten steps away from the two of them with Manniu, looking around vigilantly. Dong Qian held the teapot and tea bowl and poured tea for Wen Dang and Su Ren, and also left. Only the two masters and apprentices were left under the big tree.

Wen Dang took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and glanced at Su Ren: "Are you really willing to leave Chang'an like this?" The old man knows that you must have come to Chang'an in the first place, but not just to save me, a bad old man! Let's talk about it, what can't I tell the old man? ”

Su Ren nodded: "It's still the teacher who understands me!" ”

"Humph! Although I haven't taught you anything, at least I'm your teacher, these old men are watching you come step by step, and the old man feels strange when it comes to it, if you say how central you are to Your Majesty, it's not necessarily true, but everything you do is very beneficial to the Han, or to the court! Take this matter as an example, at the risk of offending the officials and magnates of the world, the true face of King Huainan was made public, and this courage made the old man admire! ”

"The teacher doesn't need to praise him anymore, right? When you compliment your students, you feel like you're complimenting yourself, no matter how you hear it. ”

"Hahaha......" Wen Dang smiled very heartily: "The old man said, the most proud thing in this life is to accept you as an apprentice, if there is no Ziheng and other old husbands to leave a name and surname after his death, now with you, future generations will definitely set up a monument for the old man to write a book, speaking of which the old man has taken your light!" ”

Su Ren also smiled: "That's natural, even if others don't be students, they will pass on the teacher's name to future generations, and they will never forget it from generation to generation!" ”

"Your Majesty really wants to make a move against King Huainan?" Wen Dang is not a Wen Qing, he has been a Taishou for many years, and many things are like a mirror in his heart: "From the old man's point of view, there is no need to be so cautious about His Majesty the King of Huainan, a holy decree can be solved, why do you need to make such trouble?" ”

Su Ren sighed: "It's not that I don't want to be simple, it's really a bit complicated, Your Majesty's accession to the throne is still short, and the King of Huainan has been in business for so many years, whether it is in Chang'an or Huainan, there is a lot of power, the teacher has not been to Huainan, and the people of Huainan don't know that there is Your Majesty, only that there is the King of Huainan!" ”

"Moreover, this Huainan is the eldest son of Liu Chang, and he is also regarded as the first emperor, and he has a lot of prestige among the other princes and kings, Liu An's four brothers have occupied Jianghuai for many years, although there is a suspicion, it must be siblings, if it is really uprooted by force, it will be a rebellion of the seven kings, and now my Han has been peaceful for a long time, and I can no longer suffer from the misery of life, Your Majesty's heart is very big, and the king of Huainan is just ringworm."

"Oh?" Wen Dang thought about it, took a deep breath, and nodded slightly: "Our Majesty is really a generation of Ming Jun!" ”

"That's nature, otherwise students wouldn't have taken such a risk and would be willing to be driven by it."

Wen Dang said: "It seems that Your Majesty has been thinking about the kings for a long time, and Ziheng is just letting him advance." ”

Su Ren nodded: "As soon as the king of Huainan is removed, the princes of the world who dare to offend the court will be extinct, so that His Majesty can deal with the Xiongnu wholeheartedly." ”

"Then why did Ziheng go to Louguantai?"

Su Ren smiled: "Dare to ask the teacher, what is the most important thing in governing the world?" ”

The Wen Party pondered for a long time: "Governing the world is naturally capable ministers and honest officials." ”

"Where do capable ministers and honest officials come from?"

Wen Dang was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said he didn't know.

Su Ren said with a smile: "What did the teacher mean by founding the Wenweng Stone Room in Shu County? ”

"Ziheng wants to run a school?"

Su Ren nodded: "This is also the result of my discussion with Your Majesty, to govern the world is to bear the brunt of the governance of people, if you want to govern people from the world, the world's talents, now the talented people are either committed to being a guest with the powerful men, or idle clouds and wild cranes wandering among the mountains and forests, the court selection of materials is mainly filial piety, as for whether it is really a minister who can be used, no one knows, and can only slowly watch his deeds and listen to his words to judge, rather than like this, it is better to run a school faster." ”

"What's the difference?"

Su Ren said: "There is a big difference, what I said about running a school is not divided into portals but only for progress, and there are professors in all schools of school, Legalism governs prisons, Confucianism governs the court, soldiers govern the army, and vertical and horizontal families govern the great line, and each performs its own duties and chooses its director, isn't it better?" ”

"Fallacy!" Dong Zhongshu didn't know when he was standing behind Su Ren, and a roar startled Su Ren: "Confucianism is the way of the world, so everyone is arguing with me, isn't the court as good as the two cities in the east and west, what kind of system does it become?" ”

Su Ren hurriedly got up and gave up his seat to Dong Zhongshu. Dong Zhongshu darkened his face and glared at Su Ren: "The way of the world lies in a moral character, how can it be a long-term plan if you only look at its ability and not seek its virtue?" As you said, isn't it back to the messy situation of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period? ”

Wen Dang waved his hand and pulled Dong Zhongshu to sit down: "Don't worry, don't worry, listen to Ziheng finish his words first." ”

"Humph!" Dong Zhongshu snorted coldly, rolled his eyes, and no longer paid attention to Su Ren.

Su Ren poured a cup of tea for Dong Zhongshu and served it in person: "Father-in-law is angry, the things in this world cannot be done by the words of a family, farmers farm, merchants do business, soldiers fight, and officials manage politics, they are all performing their duties, since this is the case, let more professional people do it, the Legalist is good at the law, the prison name is naturally familiar with the road, the soldier is good at governing the army, and he is the leader of the army to defend the Han, and the kid did not say that he only values talent and not morality, but people who have both ability and political integrity." ”

When Dong Zhongshu heard this, the expression on his face softened a little.

Su Ren continued: "The academy that the kid wants to build is not to separate everyone, but to integrate, in this academy a hundred schools of thought contend, first learn before establishing morality, for the talent reserve base of the Han Dynasty, take the Lingnan matter as an example, how unpredictable was it when His Majesty mobilized officials?" In the future, there will be a large territory to defeat the Xiongnu that needs to be managed by officials, and with the boy's academy, His Majesty does not need to ask the people of the world to recommend filial piety, but only needs to choose those who have both ability and political integrity. ”

"You can guarantee that your academy can recruit talents from all over the world?"

Su Ren shook his head: "Can't!" But it can be cultivated, father-in-law, please think, when the imperial court begins to select officials from the academy, people of insight in the world do not need to lower their status to join the powerful, as long as they come to my academy, they may be selected by the imperial court, and how many people will be committed to the powerful and become the private slaves of the powerful? ”

Wen Dang nodded and said, "That's really a good thing. ”

Dong Zhongshu said: "Where are you going to arrange the old man?" ”

Su Ren said with a smile: "My father-in-law naturally teaches Confucianism, and he can still train disciples, His Majesty has promised to wait for the academy to be built, and Taixue will be slowly canceled, and then my father-in-law will still be the teacher of Confucianism in the world." ”

"Very good! Very good! The Wen Party applauded.

Dong Zhongshu thought for a while: "That being said, do you know where those hundred famous teachers are?" Would people like to come to your college? ”

"Well, father-in-law, please forgive me, the kid can't tell him, but the kid has already sent someone to look for him, and he already has some eyebrows, otherwise the son-in-law wouldn't have started to build the academy."

"Humph! It seems that you have been thinking about this for a long time, and you are just hiding it from others! Dong Zhongshu slammed the cup and got up, and left again with a black face.

Wen Dang shook his head and smiled bitterly, got up and followed Dong Zhongshu back to the carriage.