Jiang Hexing looked at Ma Yuan and said, "Ma Yuan, what do you think about this?" ”

Ma Yuan stood up and said, "Wang Mang is very unwise, how can he be so messy." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info No matter for me in Pingzhou, Xiongnu, the Western Regions, Yizhou and other places, the road is far away, and the war there has to be fought with the strength of the country. It's not that we are strong in these places, but that we have a long way to go, and even if we have 10 percent strength, we can only show one point on the battlefield. Maybe Wang Mang didn't expect that it would lead to a big war, or disobedience everywhere. If he thought that he would make so many enemies at the same time, would he still do this? Just now Zheng Yi said that sealing all places as kings does not conform to the ancient system, I don't know if he has thought about it, these are all formed over so many years, and there are always many reasons behind this situation. If you want to change, you may only be able to come one by one, and there are so many enemies that he has made at the same time. ”

Ma Yuan said, turned his head and asked Xu Lang: "Master Xu, I don't know much about Wang Mang, you have been in the imperial court for a long time, I want to ask you, does he really believe in the destiny of heaven?" ”

Xu Lang stroked his beard and smiled, waved his hand, and motioned for Ma Yuan to sit down. After Ma Yuan sat down, Xu Lang slowly spoke: "Last time in Anwu, I chatted with Wang Mang, talked about Wang Mang, and told Wang that Wang Mang has a very obvious characteristic, that is, he is angry. I also have a clear impression of this, that is, I believe in books, especially ancient books. He regarded what the ancient books said as a matter of course, and there were the empress dowagers in the past, as well as the restrictions of many important ministers of the Han family, and there was no big mess yet, so it will be difficult to talk about it in the future. In fact, there is another thing that everyone has not noticed, that is, Wang Mang particularly believes in the theory of the Mandate of Heaven, of course, he is not alone, many ministers of the DPRK and China believe this, otherwise there would not be so many people who persuaded him to ascend the throne. Every time there is a good omen, Wang Mang will be promoted, this is the difference between him and others, that is, he must be more convinced of the Mandate of Heaven than others. Besides, the theory of the Mandate of Heaven is also vigorously promoted by Dong Zhongshu, since Emperor Wu, the Han Dynasty regarded Dong Zhongshu as a saint, so the theory of the Mandate of Heaven is in line with the theory of a saint, and no one will object. ”

After Xu Lang finished speaking, Ma Yuan stood up and said: "I heard Zheng Yi say just now, this time Wang Mang sent Wuwei and other seventy-two people to promulgate forty-two talismans in the world: including five things of Dexiang, twenty-five talismans, and twelve blessings. I was thinking: why did Wang Mang do this? He Wang once told me that people understand others in their own way. Wang Mang himself believed that these talismans were enough to prove his destiny, and he imagined that others believed in these talismans as much as he did. He probably imagined how conclusive the evidence would be when these talismans arrived, look, Wang Mang is the Son of Heaven to whom the destiny of heaven belongs, you can just be obedient. If he hadn't sincerely believed this, he wouldn't have done such a stupid thing. The problem is not only Wang Mang, can't the Manchu Dynasty see it? How did such a ridiculous thing happen? My opinion: Since they are so stupid, we can actually have an opportunity to take advantage of it. Lelang County, Xuansu County, I have been looking at it for a long time, and I have always looked at the face of the Han Dynasty and did not move them. If there is chaos elsewhere, we will take the opportunity to eat it. ”

Jiang Hexing stood up and said, "Let me tell you my opinion." ”

Everyone stopped making noise, turned their heads one after another, and looked at the river line seriously.

Jiang Hexing looked at Xu Lang and said: "Wang Mang's scholarly anger is not only him, I think there are many ministers like this." I want to talk about why this is the case, and that will be our lesson in the future. Some books are meant to teach people how to become more stupid, but not only can they not understand reason and know right from wrong, but on the contrary, they don't even have the common sense that ordinary people should have. Ten years of trees, 100 years of people. If the tree people are all books that teach people to become more stupid, a hundred years later, there are stupid people everywhere, and they don't even have basic common sense. ”

Jiang Hexing said this, looked at Lu Xindao, who was in charge of education: "You should also pay more attention to our books, some ancient books can be read and learned." However, it is necessary to first teach students to learn to distinguish between right and wrong, and to learn to doubt. Otherwise, the more you read some books, the more stupid people become. ”

Lu Xin nodded.

Jiang Hexing continued: "Have you ever thought about why Wang Mang can be invincible, and it seems that he is going particularly smoothly? ”

Some people say that Wang Mang himself has high morality, some people say that Wang Mang's family is powerful, some people say that Wang Mang is ruthless, and so on.

After listening to everyone's discussions, Jiang Hexing continued: "Everyone has some truth in what they said, the reason why Wang Mang can get to today's position seems to me to be related to a word. ”

Liu Qing looked at Jiang Hexing in confusion and said, "What word?" ”

Jiang Hexingdao: "Politically correct." ”

"What is political correctness? And Wang can you explain it for us. Liu Qing looked at Jiang Hexing in confusion.

Jiang Hexingdao: "Politically correct, this explanation is still a bit difficult. For example, when Dayu controlled the water, talking about water control was a politically correct act. A few years ago, there was a locust plague in Qingzhou, and Wang Mang's vigorous relief was a politically correct act. He also donated his family's belongings, which was in line with political correctness, and was praised for it. Emperor Wu deposed the hundred schools of thought and respected Confucianism alone, and scholars regarded the study of scriptures as a matter of course and righteousness, and doing what met the requirements of scripture was also a politically correct behavior. According to the Mandate of Heaven theory, the Liu family of the Han family has no heavenly care and needs to be replaced by a new person, which is also politically correct. Therefore, Wang Mang's ascension to the throne is also in line with political correctness, and now he wants to send Wuwei generals to inspect various places, which is also politically correct. Because the Zhou Dynasty was also divided into various places in this way. Politically correct behavior is difficult for the average person to object, even if it has disastrous consequences, because it is what most people think is right. And how many people realize that there will be catastrophic consequences, and they are more concerned about whether they are politically correct. ”

Liu Qing asked, "Hewang, is his political correctness also correct for you?" “

Jiang Hexing smiled and said: "It is worthy of being a graduate of Taixue, and this question is the key." The reason why I say the word political correctness is because I want you to study what political correctness is under Confucianism, and how we should deal with it according to this political correctness. In addition, it is also necessary to study how to use this kind of political correctness to create favorable conditions for our immigration and business. A lot of Wang Mang's political correctness is wrong with me, for example, if he wants to change the king to Hou, am I uncomfortable? ”

Liu Qing frowned and said, "He Wang, are you going to prepare to fight?" ”

Before Jiang Hexing could answer, Li Xiaoquan, who had only listened, jumped up and shouted, "Where are you going to fight?" ”

Jiang Hexing turned his head to look at Li Xiaoquan, and couldn't help laughing, probably because Li Xiaoquan fell asleep just now after listening to those boring words, and woke up immediately when he heard that he was going to fight. I saw him rubbing his hands and eyes, looking at everyone in a daze, as if he had just woken up from a dream.

Everyone laughed, and then looked at Ma Biao beside him in a daze, as if there were so many people, all of a sudden, into his dream, and he was still full of puzzlement.

Ma Biao was confused, as if he understood something, and pulled Wu Kui who was still lying on the table with one hand, Wu Kui sat up, rubbed his eyes with both hands, and wiped his mouth, everyone saw a lot of saliva on the table in front of him.

Jiang Hexing looked at Li Xiaowen, saw that he was about to get angry at Li Xiaoquan, waved his hand and said, "Don't blame them, it's normal for them to be uninterested in telling me this." ”

A few people didn't know where they were talking about it, and they looked at each other.

Jiang Hexing turned to Liu Qing and said: "I mean don't fight, at least I won't fight because of this, don't be angry and rejuvenate." ”

Jiang Hexing looked at Ma Yuan and said: "Lelang County, Xuansu County, I don't plan to fight, you can try other means besides force to start controlling these two counties, I want to see if you can conquer these two counties without force?" ”

Ma Yuan's face was solemn and said, "I will definitely go all out." ”

Jiang Hexing said: "Let's focus on talking about the Huns, Xiaoquan, Ma Biao, Wu Kui, I'm afraid you will have to go back soon, I estimate that something may happen to the Huns, after all, Wang Mang's political correctness is a serious political incorrectness in the eyes of the Huns, and I can't predict what conflicts there will be at that time, so you guys prepare well and take precautions." ”

The malaise caused by the tirade just now was swept away by the three of them, and their spirits suddenly became vibrant.

Jiang Hexing continued: "The influence of the Five Powers is not visible yet, and we have to wait for a while. As for how we will receive them, we must not neglect the angels of the kingdom. But this time it is obvious that it is malicious to come, and we must not appear too friendly, I want to come and go, and I want to let Xiaoquan receive it, what do you think? ”

Everyone's eyes looked at Li Xiaoquan together, Li Xiaoquan himself was also confused, he scratched his head, and said with a simple smile: "He Wang, I'm afraid I can't do this thing, okay?" ”

Jiang Hexing said: "The king-level is here, and he is also a military general, and the military general is just right to receive him." I think about it, Ma Biao is too honest, I'm afraid of being bullied by them, Wu Kui is too strong, maybe Wu Kui will be angry at that time, and it doesn't seem good to grab the king-level and beat him again. Ma Yuan wants to go back to prepare for the affairs of Lelang County, Hao Zhan and the others are too unfamiliar to everyone. You are very famous with us, which shows that we value it, and secondly, you are not a person who is willing to suffer, so that is enough. ”

Wu Kui stood up and said, "That's right with the king, if you let me receive it." If the king-level is easy to speak, it's nothing, if it's not good to speak, hehe, I'm also worried about what the consequences will be, it's hard to say if he returns to Chang'an or not. ”

The crowd burst into laughter again.

Li Xiaoquan saw that everyone seemed to agree, so he said: "Since everyone thinks I can, then I'll do it, but first say okay, I haven't done such a thing, don't blame me for messing up." ”

Li Xiaowen stood up, pointed at his younger brother and said, "Why don't you blame you for messing up, go back and think about it carefully, and use more brains." ”

Li Xiaoquan didn't dare to say anything more.

Jiang Hexing didn't have any conclusion for a while, the meeting was held here first, leaving a few generals, and asked Wu Kui and Ma Biao that they didn't have to get involved in the later matters, and asked them to go back immediately, keep an eye on the Huns, and get ready.

The rest of the civil officials are still staying in Pingzhou Mansion, waiting to see the king come and then discuss the next step.