Originally, there was no early dynasty today, and it was supposed to be a small pilgrimage meeting organized by various ministries in the conference room of Shangshu Province. However, due to the arrival of the Confucian scholars of the Han Dynasty, Ouyang Xuan ordered the officials above the third rank in the court to put down their work and gather in the Jin'an Palace. The officials of the three provinces and six ministries all sat on both sides of the hall, and on the main seat sat Ouyang Xuan, who was still young, the crown prince Ouyang Hong in the lower left position, and the eighteen-year-old imperial grandson Ouyang Mao who listened to the government in the right hand. Wen Zuowu and right sit on both sides, the first civil official is Shangshu Province Shangshu Ling Ma Ning, followed by Zhongshu Province Shangshu Ling Wu Sheng, Menxia Province Shangshu Ling Gongliangde (for Gongliang Shu's great-grandson), Shangshu Province Shilang Wei Kuo (Wei Teng's son), Menxia Province Shilang Landao (Huns), Zhongshu Province Shilang Ou Jian, Ministry of Shangshu Lang Heng (son of Lang Oath), Household Department Shangshu Zhao Yan, Ministry of Rites Shangshu Ma Tang, Criminal Department Shangshu Zhou Zhong, Ministry of Industry Shangshu Zhang Lang (concurrently) and so on. The first military attache was Li Mao, the general of the military department, and the generals were Dai Zhan, the general of the right attendant of the military department, Hu Yanbao, the general of the infantry cavalry, Tong Yuan, the general of the naval army, Meng Dan, the general of the musket army, and Zhao Yang, the general of the expeditionary force.

Leaned slightly, the door official came to report "Han Dynasty Confucian scholars Dong Zhongshu, Yan Qing, and Ouyang Shengjin see Your Majesty". "Xuan!"

In a moment, the three of them entered from the temple gate in neat clothes, the leader was older, about fifty years old, dressed in jute robes, wearing a gray hair scarf, a round face, sword eyebrows and small eyes, and a long strand of hair fluttering in the wind. The one on the left side of the back is in the middle, also in his forties, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, yellow robe, and a blue linen hairscarf wrapped around his head, and the youngest on the right, about thirty years old, wearing a black robe, a wide belt on his waist, and a red jade waist hanging on the left side, with a round face, short, flat eyebrows, high nose bridge, and a darker complexion. After the three of them entered the hall, they were stunned at first, this kind of etiquette of sitting on a chair with a back can only be enjoyed by the elderly over 60 years old in the Han family, and if others do this, it is disrespectful. The three of them still gritted their teeth and entered the hall, bowed down, and the elder said: "Handi Guangchuan Dong clan Zhongshu pays a visit to His Majesty the Emperor of Huaxia Kingdom." The middle-aged man on the left side: "Yan Shiqing, a Xue person of the Han Di Lu Kingdom, greets Your Majesty." The young man on the right said: "Ouyang Shisheng, a thousand people from the Han land, pay a visit to Your Majesty." "No courtesy, flat body". Ouyang Xuan waved his hand and said. With his left hand, he stroked the sword on the desk, and with his right hand, he supported the arm of the chair, "Where did you come from when you entered my Huaxia?" ”

Dong Zhongshu bowed down and said: "I heard that the Huaxia Kingdom is rejuvenating the people, and the whole country will give it." The people are strong and prosperous, but there is little Confucianism. We have come to meet Your Majesty and establish Confucianism with the people."

"You can know that I am most disgusted with Confucianism in my life. I have heard that Dong Gong once had three strategies with the Han Emperor, drumming to depose the hundred schools, respecting Confucianism alone, and making heaven and man sense? ”。

"It is the policy of the grass people, who once admonished the unification of the world, the induction of heaven and man, and the three policies of establishing the country with virtue."

"You will say that it is good for the world to be unified, such as the Ming monarch, the world is safe, if the tyrant is the world, the world suffers. There are people in the sky, and there are also natural things, how can you show you? The people of the summer country know the reason, can Dong Gong know? Establish a country with virtue, how can you come to virtue if you are not right? The Emperor of the Han Dynasty rebelled, the King of Jiangdu was brutal and arrogant, there were countless murderers, and the master father was jealous and jealous. If the body is not right, the virtue is not right".

Dong Zhongshu's sweat on his forehead was visible, and Yan Qing Shili next to him said: "Your Majesty, the grass people think that the country is prosperous, and it needs to be supplemented by Confucianism, which is the best policy." Confucius and Mencius were good at educating and educating the people, and had countless disciples. Confucianism Zhang Minjiao, reprimanding officials. Preaching and teaching is civil, and if the official enters the office, it has the intention of confusing the people, and it is not the work of saints."

Wu Sheng seemed to be a little unable to listen to it, and was about to stand up, Ouyang Xuan waved his hand and asked him to sit down. "I don't know if the son of the poor has no qualifications, can a Confucian scholar teach? Is it teachable only for the people? Is preaching only for the people's livelihood teachable? Ouyang Xuan said with a smile.

"In this way, it is not allowed to be taught, Confucianism should be a prominent study, how can it be learned by the son of a poor family, and it should be learned by officials, between lobbying and official eunuchs, it shows that Confucianism is broad, and the common people can learn it, and it is only used for agricultural work, which is humiliating to learn the Tao, and it is not beneficial to Confucianism. How can it be passed down for thousands of years? Is it like the decline of the Mo family and the market? ”。 The speaker was none other than Ouyang Xuan's own family, Ouyang Sheng.

Ouyang Xuan didn't speak, just stared at Dong Zhongshu with murderous eyes, and his left hand was lying on the scabbard circlip. "Your Majesty, just now it was the Ouyang Clan's young man's wild words, so you don't have to believe it." Dong Zhongshu glanced at Ouyang Xuan and hurriedly said. Ouyang Xuan still didn't have any words, and he still had the same expression just now. The hall was very quiet, and there was a click, and the sword circlip flicked open, and it was like a thunderous sound in everyone's ears.

"Your Majesty, the country of Huaxia was founded, and the name of the country does not match the ancestors, Huaxia is the name of the two emperors of Yan and Huang, how can it be used by future generations. Most of the people of China come from the Han land, and they should belong to the lineage of our Han family. Since it should inherit the Han system, now the Huaxia State has been restructured and changed. The drumming * cleverness and despicable tricks confuse the people for profit, which is inconsistent with the etiquette system. Our descendants of China should have the idea of respecting and humbling, and must not exceed the etiquette and transgression. Huaxia advocates that all men are equal, which is inconsistent with the way of heaven. Seeing this rudeness, the talented Han scholars sent us to correct the mistakes of the Huaxia Kingdom and return to the orthodoxy of the Huaxia pre-system", Dong Zhongshu became more and more excited, and his beard was beating.

Ouyang Xuan flicked away the hilt of the sword with his hand, the cold light of the blade shimmered in the indoor light, his gaze was still like a knife, and the murderous aura on his body became thicker. These courtiers around him had never seen Ouyang Xuan like this, and they all kept silent.

Dong Zhong breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Ouyang Xuan and the courtiers of Huaxia Kingdom, and then said: "Farmers and craftsmen only need to know skills, what is the use of the scriptures and history they have learned?" Under the rule of scholars, what is the use of people's wisdom? All they have to do is obey. In addition, the Chinese language is simple and popular, and the literate slaves can be understood, which damages the majesty of the scribes and the sacredness of the country. The people can know the hyphenation of the text, so how can the world's families recruit talents? Today, the Huaxia Kingdom leads the barbarians of the Western Regions to confuse the people, I don't know if the Huaxia Kingdom will be attributed to the barbarians or the civilization of our Han family? ”。

"What His Majesty Dong Gong said is very true, the first Qin Han Feizi once said: chivalry violates the ban with martial arts, and Confucianism uses literature to mess with the law. All the people are martial, those who violate the ban must be many, everyone in the world can read and hyphenate, and those who violate the law are even more numerous, everyone can say that the monarch and the ministers are meritorious, the government is right and wrong, and the law is not good, please think twice."

Ouyang Xuan took his hand off the sword and placed it on the desk, tapping his fingers rhythmically on the table. After listening to it, he said: "After turning such a big circle, I realized that you and the others were all lobbyists sent by the Han Emperor, which must be what the former emperor said and the Han Emperor." That's it, the art of teaching the people in China can be done by a hundred schools, but only Confucianism cannot. Not for him, Confucianism only speaks, does not bind the heart, only the top, not the bottom; Only emphasizing the text, not working, will not benefit the country. Am I right? ”

"Your Majesty's words are wrong, Confucianism is the foundation of a hundred schools. Teaching is based on benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith, and only the above is for the sake of learning, not the hidden learning of the Mohists in the market. It is not good for Confucianism, so why should it be taught? Plotting? Literature carries the Tao, Confucianism preaches, why do you have to work? Labor is a miserable thing. People have dignity and lowliness, so why should they use dignity to do things that are untouchable? Dong Zhongshu said neither humble nor arrogant. These Confucian secret truths are well explained.

"I ask you, if you violate the heart of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith, can you be punished? What will happen if you comply? ”。“ If Your Majesty says so, you don't. Confucianism is rooted in the heart, how to punish? Those who abide by it are those who are virtuous, admired by the world, and it is the duty of Confucian scholars to sing praises of virtue", Yan Qing replied.

"That's it, stand down, I still say the same thing, the people of Huaxia, only Confucianism can't. You can walk around the city of Xia Valley, and don't talk about Confucianism. Otherwise, there will be no forgiveness".

"Your Majesty, Zhong Shu has something to say." "What to say, speak quickly".

"Your Majesty, no matter how Confucianism is unbearable in Your Majesty's mind, I still ask Your Majesty for your grace, and Confucianism will enter China to serve the king." Yan Qing said in an almost begging tone, this is also a last resort. Although the Han Dynasty now respects Confucianism, the Han Dynasty is obviously in a weak position compared to the powerful Huaxia Kingdom, as long as Ouyang Xuan is willing, he can attack the north and south at any time, and the Han Dynasty, which annexes less than half the size of China, is also more than the Han Dynasty in terms of population. Due to the policy of the Huaxia State to strictly control the title, the implementation of the imperial examination system, and the implementation of free education for the whole people, it is difficult to form a family gate, such a good opportunity can not be missed, no matter what Liu Che asked them to do, it is important to let Confucianism enter the Huaxia State now.

"I said no, it's not allowed, don't say more, retreat. I still have military affairs to discuss."

The three of them had no choice but to bow down and exit the main hall. After the three of them went out, Ouyang Xuan issued a combat mission, this time to attack the Huns, Ouyang Xuan planned to completely solve Mobei, so he naturally had to make detailed arrangements. Detailed arrangements were made in terms of logistical grain and grass, ammunition, ordnance, logistical transportation, horses, camels, and the composition of the army.

This expedition, Ouyang Xuan planned to bring only 60,000 elite cavalry, improved 60 artillery and 100 guns, and set up a rapid artillery battalion of 5,000 people. All types of ammunition were transported in camel and pack horse carts, and individual soldiers carried a month's worth of dry rations. By the time the military preparation meeting was over, it was already noon, and according to the regulations of the Chinese imperial court, they had dinner in the canteen. This canteen is completely designed by Ouyang Xuan according to the standards of later generations, spacious and bright. They are all reinforced concrete structures, tables and chairs are all antique styles, green bricks and green tiles, red columns, and are hidden in a piece of red and willow green vegetation. Officials and staff of various prefectures have three meals here.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Ouyang Xuan came to the restaurant under the guards, and when the canteen was just completed, there were still people who wanted to cook for the high-ranking officials, and after being reprimanded or even dismissed by Ouyang Xuan, they all obediently cooked according to their own amount. In the cafeteria, there is no distinction between dignity and inferiority, everyone eats together, including the crown prince Ouyang Hong and the grandson Ouyang Mao every day. There are only rows of tables and chairs in the hall, and there are no partitions or screens. The ingredients were collected from the farmers, not specially supplied, in order to let these high-ranking officials have something to eat until the people are suffering. Now it is late autumn, the food is naturally very rich, beans, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, peanuts are all new varieties introduced from the Americas, after Ouyang Xuan with Jin Shishui five years of introduction and domestication, has become the most common food on the table of the common people of China and corn, potatoes, peppers, beef and mutton ordinary people can use their own grain, fruits and vegetables and the Huns exchange. The Huns can also use their own grazing characteristics, free-range chickens, ducks, pigs, etc., the materials produced can also be further exchanged for some money and grain, each take what they need, and have lived together for so many years to reach a perfect tacit understanding, the Huns and the Han people learned to plant wheat, and scattered some wheat in the empty valley of the summer pasture or spring and autumn pasture, through the improvement of agricultural technicians, formed a unique variety of "Hewley", so that the Huns in China also lived a rich life.

When Ouyang Xuan turned around after finishing the meal, he saw Dong Zhongshu and the three of them sitting there, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites were beside him and persuaded him bitterly, seeing that the posture was to ask him to cook by himself. This is the rule set by Ouyang Xuan, and no one dares to change it. Seeing this, Ouyang Xuan ordered his soldiers to send three meals over, and said: Your Majesty has personally cooked the food, this is because Your Majesty has just come here and does not know the regulations, so he and you will send the food to the table, and it will not be an example.

Ouyang Xuan didn't pay attention to Dong Zhongshu, chose a seat with his soldiers and sat down, finished eating leisurely, and returned to the palace. Liu Hui had just finished eating and was packing his armor and backpack for Ouyang Xuan. Ouyang Xuan stroked Liu Hui's sideburns mixed with green silk hair behind his back, "It's hard for you, I don't know when I will be able to return this time." I'm not worried about anything else, I'm just worried about those grandchildren. Discipline me well, and send me to the border or Heishui County to experience and learn about the people's suffering."