Chapter 179: I am an undercover agent
What is a map cannon called?
What is group ridicule?
That's all Xie Hong is doing now.
The words of self-humility in speech are nothing but the habit of the literati, and it is very tasteless to take the words of self-humility of the other party into words, and such an argument and doctor disdain it. So Li Yuan never expected that he would be counterattacked by Xie Hong, and he was so angry that he couldn't refute it for a while.
In addition, Xie Hong's sentence of Yelang was arrogant, and he was talking about the Korean envoys, but his tone was frivolous, and his eyes looked around at everyone defiantly, obviously with a mocking meaning, and all the civil servants were also full of color.
The scene outside the Taihe Hall just now is still vivid, and this courtier once again challenged the majesty of the scholar, is it tolerable or unbearable?
"This department is a first-class person in Chenghua for five years, and he has served as Hanlin, reading poetry and books, and knowing the classics! Xie Qianhu is not ashamed, the headquarters wants to ask, since this tribute is famous, it must be a thing of the Central Plains, why is it not seen in history, nor is it famous in the classics? β
Li Yuanqian was refuted, Zhang Sheng simply did the opposite, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu is the nominal head of the six departments, Zhang Sheng is naturally qualified, he is not only the champion, but also has entered the Hanlin, his identity is also very imposing.
Xie Hong smiled, is the champion amazing? I'm sorry, no matter how powerful the champion is, it's a pity that I'm not a peer with my brother, and I don't have any technical content in my brother's eyes. After today's incident, he thought to himself that he couldn't ease the relationship with Wenchen, so naturally he didn't need to show any affection.
"It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous, Master Zhang's knowledge can also be a top student in high school?" Xie Hong sneered: "In the Spring and Autumn Period, the word 'table' was used to refer to the benchmark for measuring the shadow, which was used for timekeeping. Hehe, the so-called champion is really ......"
There were a lot of champions present, but they didn't win the champion, and they also regarded this honor as sacred and supreme.
"Needless to say, what is the meaning of the word 'table', there is this record in the classics, and what does it have to do with tribute?" Han Shangshu stood up first, and said sharply: "You annihilation don't learn and have no skills, you just blindly quibble, and there is no gentleman's style in your words, but the main hall is curious, in addition to the books written by traders like Lu Chunqiu, what other classics do you know?" β
LΓΌ Buwei was born as a merchant, and even if he later became a minister, he was despised in the hearts of standard scholars. Although many people have also read the book of Lu's Spring and Autumn Period and know its contents, they all read it as an idle book, and the allusions to the 'table' are also recorded in other classics, so the Korean language will naturally not know it.
"Since Lord Han also knows that the watch is used for timekeeping, what is wrong with the official calling the pocket watch a watch?" Xie Hong spread his hands, his expression was very innocent. He won't compete with the civil officials for his familiarity with the classics, Lu Shi Chunqiu has this record, he still saw it by chance in his previous life, in case the Korean asks how many ways to write the word 'table', then he will be blind.
Discussing the way of Gewu, a hundred Hangul is not Xie Hong's opponent; But on the other hand, speaking of classics, a thousand Xie Hong is not an opponent of Hangul. Of course, Xie Hong would not be stupid to touch the strengths of others with his own shortcomings.
"The tribute is a foreign thing, and it is not seen in the Central Plains, how to name it has its own ministers of the court, and the Confucian sages have decided to discuss and decide, what do you have to do with this annihilation? You ...... in vain" Han Wen saw that he didn't dare to fight, and his momentum was even more victorious.
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted, Xie Hong's eyes widened, and he asked in surprise: "Lord Han, you said that the 'watch' used for timing is not found in the Central Plains?" Are you serious? β
"Uh......" The Korean text is like a rainbow, and it is also a lag at this time, and he is familiar with the four books and five classics, but he is not so proficient in anecdotes. I don't know where that strange treasure came from, what if it is really passed down in the Central Plains?
"How to keep time, the court has its own rules, said that the sundial and the leaky side are the inheritance of the Central Plains, one is twelve hours, but the tribute is twenty-four, it can be seen that the tribute is not the instrument of the Central Plains." Supervisor Li happened to be a professional, and when he saw that the Korean language was lagging, he hurriedly took over.
"Master Li, you know that you are lonely and unheard, but you always come out to show your eyes." Xie Hong smiled contemptuously and said: "Not to mention that the twelve hours are already divided into 'beginning and positive', let's just say that the timing tool is good, there was a prime minister named Su Song during the Northern Song Dynasty, and he once built a water transport instrument elephant platform, which is used for timekeeping, and the principle of operation is no different from clocks." β
He paused, and then said proudly: "Since the principles are the same, but there are some differences in appearance, they can actually be regarded as the same thing. Everyone is a well-educated person, how can they keep saying that the pocket watch is not a tool of the Central Plains? β
Su Song is a person who has been a prime minister, and he is also a sage in the mouth of scholars and doctors, and his name is not small, so everyone will naturally not know it. But when it comes to the life of this adult, in addition to being diligent in government and loving the people, and brilliant in writing, there seems to be nothing else to say, and the civil officials of Qiyin Skills will not pay attention to it, so Xie Hong's question stopped the courtiers at once.
When the literati of the Ming Dynasty argued, they generally used the classics to set up a framework and then discussed issues within this framework. For example, when they advise the emperor, they first move the ancestral system, or quote a few words of the sage, and then even if it doesn't make sense, they can repeat it over and over again.
But this kind of dialectics is not applicable to the current situation, Su Song and they know, but they don't know about the water transport instrument elephant platform, whether it is the words of the sage or the ancestral system, there is no theory in this regard, because the sage said: Qiyin skill is the way of the villain, and the court is full of gentlemen, who will care about this kind of thing?
"Lord Han, everyone, you can't even figure out the value of the pocket watch, so you just give a price, right?" Xie Hong did not have the habit of keeping his hand when he had the upper hand, and continued to expose people's scars with ridicule.
The courtiers were even more angry, but they couldn't get any more angry. In the past, if someone talked about these things in front of them, they only had to reprimand them to solve it, but today is different from the past, the theme is Qiyin skills, and they were ridiculed by Xie Hong again and again, but they couldn't fight back, and many people's faces turned red, glaring at Xie Hong angrily, and they couldn't wait to step forward and bite him twice.
"Shaft dare! Xie Hong, you dare to ridicule the courtiers, you are really arrogant. The water transport instrument is a thing of the old Song Dynasty, it has been annihilated for a long time, and no one has ever seen the true face, how do you know? Just based on rumors, he cited it as evidence, and he also ridiculed the ministers of the dynasty again and again, aren't you afraid that the king law is ruthless? β
This person's voice was loud, and when he spoke, Xie Hong raised his eyes and saw that it was Liu Daxia, the secretary of the Ministry of War. This person is not simple, but he is known for his stubbornness, burning Zheng He's charts, a famous figure in history, and at this time, he also took his brutal style to the extreme.
"Alas, Lord Liu, what shall I say about you? Don't know how to pretend to understand? Xie Hong shook his head and sighed: "The Water Transport Instrument Elephant Observatory left a manual back then, called "New Ritual Elephant Law", and now it is in the Hanlin Academy. Lord Liu, don't just think about burning books all day, but also read books once in a while! β
"You ......" Liu Daxia's face was already red, and at this time it was even more red and wanted to drip blood. Liu Daxia admitted that he had done nothing wrong about burning Zheng He's charts and Annan charts, but Shilin was not without criticism, not accusing him of burning charts, but his behavior was suspected of burning books.
Isn't book burning a good lip service, and the biggest crime against Qin Shi Huang is not book burning to pit Confucianism? Therefore, there are some Confucian scholars who are dissatisfied with his behavior back then. In the early days of Zhengde's accession to the throne, the only rejection was the impeachment of Liu Daxia by Li Tingguang, the supervising imperial historian, and the reason was in the book burning.
However, when he mentioned this matter in front of him, Xie Hong was the first. Liu Shangshu is known for his violent surname, and his status is high, how dare ordinary people ridicule him in person? But Xie Hong is different, he was very resentful of this old stubbornness when he heard about it in later generations, how could he give up this opportunity to scold him in person?
For today, Xie Hong has made full preparations, in addition to studying the highest-ranking ministers for surnames, the "New Ritual Law" just mentioned is also one of the achievements. Come prepared, and it is his field of expertise, how can the scholars and doctors be his opponents.
Xie Hong's tongue is like a lotus, those who come do not refuse, and those who dare to speak are all broken and sunk in the sand; He reads the center of the hall, the wind god is like jade, the spirit is flying, and he has the potential to stand out from the crowd.
For a while, the Taihe Hall was quiet. Don't dare to speak if you don't have enough weight, and you're even more afraid of ending up like the people in front of you, the two Korean envoys are still lying on their stomachs, if they are robbed by Xie Hong, then they won't be ashamed to lose face and throw themselves to the vassal country?
Zhengde was dancing with his eyebrows, and he wanted to jump up and clap his hands and cheer: I was usually bullied by these people, I couldn't say it, I couldn't beat it, and I was wronged. As soon as the eldest brother made a move, it was extraordinary, and before he could see anything, he first came to a tongue battle group of Confucianism, majestic! Compared with Zhuge Kongming, who fought against Confucianism back then, he was only a fan.
"Zeng Butang, do you know the book Xie Qianhu said?" When all the horses were together, an elegant voice sounded, and everyone looked up to see that it was Li Dongyang, a scholar, but the object of his speech was not Xie Hong, but Zeng Jian.
That's right, there is also Zeng Shangshu, Zeng Shangshu is very accomplished in craftsmanship! Everyone's spirits are lifted, Zeng Jian has always been low-key, but he is here after all, and many people know about him.
The book Xie Hong said was an instruction manual, and it had nothing to do with the Four Books and Five Classics, let alone an ordinary courtier, even the most knowledgeable people in Hanlin would not read it. The only one who is likely to go to see it is this Zeng Shangshu.
"What Xie Qianhu said is true." Zeng Jian nodded. How could he not know that after the two mentioned Su Song, he still told Xie Hong about this book.
It doesn't matter if he's concise, but he disappoints everyone else. Through some verbal arguments, everyone has a deep understanding of what it means: there is a specialization in the art industry. Originally, I was counting on Zeng Shangshu to ridicule each other, and he was depressed, why did he die down?
But it was useless to be disappointed, Zeng Jian still stood there with a blank face, as if he was not one of the six Jiuqing.
Xie Hong was admiring in his heart: Uncle Zeng's acting skills are also very good, if he were to change me, he would definitely say very seriously: I'm sorry, I'm undercover!
(To be continued)