Different from the red walls and yellow tiles of Taixue's general buildings, the fasting house built for Taixue students to live in is a color of blue and gray. The cyan roof tiles and dark gray brick walls look simple but quite heavy.

Now that autumn has deepened, it seems to be in the dust, and the taste of depression and autumn. This style echoes the Taoist philosophy of learning out of the dust, but Liu Che thinks that this mentality of trying to completely isolate himself from the world is very debatable.

Gongsun Hong, who was sitting opposite Liu Che, probably thought the same way, originally Liu Che proposed to move outside the library for a while, just to get to know him a little more and see if this famous minister with a mixed reputation in history could be of great use. Unexpectedly, this Gongsun Hong not only took him to his own house, but also set up a table to serve tea, and the seats were not divided into primary and secondary, but sat on an equal table, faintly having the feeling of being a peer.

Although Liu Che was puzzled, he was not easy to ask, but he secretly figured out the meaning of Gongsun Hong's humility.

But Gongsun Hong was surging at this time, and he couldn't help himself. Previously, in the library pavilion, he could see that although this young man had not reached the crown, he was also modest and polite, but his words and deeds would inadvertently reveal incomparable confidence and indifference, and he had a bit of authority, as if he was a person in a high position. It wasn't until the two of them left the library that he secretly looked at the two sword attendants who followed behind the young man, and became more and more sure that this young man was of extraordinary origin.

Taixue is located on the south side of the two palaces of Weiyang and Changle, and ordinary people cannot come here at all, and they do not belong to the guards of the Chang'an Lieutenant's Mansion, but are guarded by the palace guards. Most of the guard rules in Taixue follow the palace rules, and the first one is the strict control of weapons. Now in Taixue, there are only a handful of literati who are qualified to wear swords, let alone their attendants.

Looking at the two attendants of this young man, they are not very old, they seem to have beautiful faces, but their eyes are sharp, containing cold light, and it seems that there are sharp blades hidden in their eyes, which will burst out at any time. This kind of attendant, if it is not cultivated since childhood, will not be able to form such a powerful force.

Although Gongsun Hong is a cloth cloth, he has studied Confucian classics for decades, and has been mixed with the folk for many years. In just a few moments, he figured out the origin of the young man from all kinds of small details, even if he was not a royal nobleman, he should be the heir of the family.

Just like the so-called cultivation of literature and martial arts in later generations, it was sold to the emperor's family. As a loyal supporter of Confucianism, Gongsun Hong's idea of becoming an official is much more eager than that of people who practice Taoism, and naturally wants to grasp this good opportunity to make friends with the children of powerful people, so he is extremely humble in front of Liu Che, and he does not dare to hold it up at all.

Liu Che naturally didn't know what Gongsun Hong was thinking, but he didn't care too much, and said slowly: "The kid heard that Mr. Jiajia mentioned that when it comes to the Confucian classic "Spring and Autumn", no one can compare to Hu Wusheng. Mr. Gongsun is Hu Gong's tall feet, and he thinks he has a lot of insight into "Spring and Autumn", right? ”

Gongsun Hong smiled faintly: "Spring and Autumn **, the words are concise and profound, if there is no comment, you can't understand." Commenting on the classics of the Spring and Autumn Period, there are five families: Zuo's, Ram's, Liang's, Zou's, and Jia's. Those who study with my teacher are rams in the Spring and Autumn Period, which is very different from the Spring and Autumn expositions of other families. ”

Liu Che put on a keen and studious posture, and asked, "Oh? I wonder what is the difference between this ram and the spring and autumn? ”

Gongsun Hong was obviously confident, and said easily: "The Spring and Autumn Period of the Ram is different from most of the Confucian classics with benevolence and generosity as the main purpose, aiming to promote the Confucian idea of putting things right, destroying relatives with righteousness, and being ruthless to the rebellious ministers and thieves. ”

"Oh?" Liu Che couldn't help but be interested, although he had tens of millions of books of information in his mind, he didn't have so much energy to read them one by one, and he didn't know much about the so-called Ram Spring and Autumn. However, now that it sounds, it seems that this ram Spring and Autumn is indeed a bit interesting, and I can't help asking: "Please also ask Mr. to mention some kid in detail." ”

Seeing that Liu Che was interested, Gongsun Hong was secretly happy in his heart, but he didn't have a clumsy consideration, and explained again: "For the Spring and Autumn Period, the annotations of the Zou family and the Jia family are too plain, there is nothing to brilliant, and there is nothing to read. Therefore, most of the Confucians in the world advocate the words of Zuo, Ram and Liang, which are called the Spring and Autumn Three Legends. My teacher tasted supplemented by Dingzhen and said: "Zuo's" is glamorous and rich, and its loss is also witch. "Gu Liang" is clear and graceful, and its loss is also short. "The Ram" argues and judges, and its mistakes are also vulgar. ”

"Oh? Although the boy doesn't know much about the ram Spring and Autumn, he also knows that it is Zi Xia**, written by Qi Ren Ram Gao. At first, it was just a word of mouth, when Emperor Jing of the Western Han Dynasty, it was passed to the great-grandson Ram Shou, and the Ram Shou and Mr. Hu Lao together wrote the "Ram Spring and Autumn" on bamboo silk. Liu Che looked surprised and puzzled: "After Mr. Hu returned to Qidi, he even recruited disciples to teach the spring and autumn of the ram. In this way, Mr. Hu Lao is enough to be called the master of the ram, and even the founder and scripture teacher who made the ram Spring and Autumn in the Han Dynasty. However, why did Mr. Hu still criticize "Ram" for arguing and arguing, which is also vulgar? ”

Gongsun Hong smiled faintly, and said with reverence on his face: "My master is the grandmaster of Qidi, and since ancient times, Qidi's style of study is the most inclusive, pragmatic and innovative, and clever and adaptable. My teacher often admonishes **, the so-called hundred schools of thought, all have their own uniqueness, but there are also dross. Even if this ram Spring and Autumn Period, after six transmissions, they are all taught orally and by ear, and the scriptures are added to the teacher, it is inevitable that the meaning of the saint will not be lost, but the righteousness is passed down, and it has its own foundation. ”

When Liu Che heard this, he couldn't help but agree with his jaw, and he also admired Hu Wusheng, a generation of Confucian masters. Compared with the brick professors who raised the banner for Confucianism in later generations, Hu Wusheng, the real masters, has always retained the spirit of suspicion and criticism of Confucianism, constantly trying to revise it, and does not rule out drawing nutrients from the remarks of the hundred schools of thought.

Although their corrections may have misinterpreted the true meaning of Confucius, as long as they can repeat the corrections from their mistakes, they can eventually return to the right path. Only those corrupt Confucians who insist on respecting Confucianism alone, belittle all the sons and hundreds of schools, and believe that the righteousness of Confucianism is immutable, are the main culprits that cause Confucianism to go astray in later generations.

From this point alone, Liu Che believes that Hu Wusheng is much more reliable than Dong Zhongshu.

Although in general, the two of them are both masters of the ram scholars, and they are both the founding masters of the ram in the early Han Dynasty, but subdivided, Hu Wusheng is limited to preaching the scriptures, is a scholar, and is a scripture teacher; Dong Zhongshu is good at discussing things, engaging in practical scriptures, and is a great Confucian. Therefore, Dong Zhongshu is also a leader in the Ram School, and even his specific elaboration of the Ram Spring and Autumn is more profound than Hu Wusheng, but he is always only a practitioner of the Ram School, not the grandmaster of the Ram School.

Liu Che, as a traverser, is not too worried about the specific implementation level. For an executor like Dong Zhongshu, he can cultivate a lot. But for an enlightened and innovative theoretical master like Hu Wusheng, Liu Che is extremely concerned.

The Han Empire was bound to become stronger and stronger after the industrialization process arranged by Liu Che, but for the construction and improvement of the cultural system, these grandmasters were needed to help. This is also the main reason why Liu Che went to great lengths to let the emperor's father set up Taixue, after the rapid development of new China in later generations, the era of lack of culture, he deeply understood that relying on scientific and technological progress alone can not really make the Chinese nation strong for a long time.

Later generations of Confucianism attacked the ram school of "Outer Confucianism and Internal Law", and even tried to extract the essence of "Internal Law", leaving the already incomplete and distorted "Outer Confucianism". But I didn't know that at the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the grandmasters of the Ram School paid attention to the combination of Confucianism and law, rather than the incompatible external Confucianism and internal law.

Liu Che pondered for a moment, and then bowed his hand to Gongsun Hong: "The kid has to hear Mr. 's words to know what is meant by subtle words. Mr. has now entered Taixue to study, and he wants to be able to become an official in the near future, but I don't know how to do politics in the future? ”

Gongsun Hong was secretly happy in his heart, knowing that the nobleman in front of him had attached some importance to himself, but his face was full of indifference, and he stroked his long beard and smiled slightly: "Cheng Xiaoyou Jiyan, if the contemptible person can be an official, he should apply what he has learned and carry forward the Ram School." However, if he is not in his position, he does not seek his government, and now he does not know his position, but I don't know how to talk about it in detail. ”

Liu Che smiled faintly and said: "Mr. is cautious, but today it is a private conversation between you and me, and a little joke will not be spread." If the gentleman can trust the boy, there is no need to worry about it. If the gentleman is fortunate enough to be in charge of the phase in the future, how should he do it? ”

"Contemptible people are few small officials with swords and pens, and they are quite familiar with laws and political affairs, and if they are in charge of the law, they will naturally inevitably have traces of magic and punishment when they govern." Gongsun Hong couldn't help but be stunned, countless thoughts quickly turned in his mind, but he quickly made up his mind. He sorted out his thoughts a little and said slowly: "According to what the contemptible people see, people who are looking like should combine Confucianism, and use the concepts of heavenly virtue, harmony, etiquette and righteousness to reconcile and package the names of spells and punishments. In this way, it not only has the regulating function and brilliant image of Confucianism, but also maintains the practical function of magic, which is flexible and practical; It not only cleanses away the disadvantages of Confucianism and erudition, but also sweeps away the chronic disease of the tragic and urgent spells. ”

Liu Che listened carefully, and secretly said in his heart that this was indeed the case. Gongsun Hong's political thought was slightly softer than Dong Zhongshu's, and he did not advocate external Confucianism and internal law, forming a superficial "exclusive respect for Confucianism", but hoped to combine Confucianism, which was in the same vein as his teacher Hu Wusheng.

Liu Che admired from the bottom of his heart: "Mr. Gongsun's eclectic and unintentional demeanor is really admirable. However, the boy still wants to know how to govern the world, can the gentleman teach me? ”

Gongsun Hong felt more and more weird, and felt that the purpose of the young man in front of him was not pure. However, he didn't think that a noble-born young man would come to calculate his old and weak cloth, so he also stubbornly said: "First of all, we must pay attention to the law, and those who are ministers should obey the law, and must not violate the law at will. Secondly, for the monarch, he must firmly grasp the position of authority, be familiar with political power, be good at the handle of life and death, the way to pass through Yongsai, the number of weight, and the way of gain and loss, so that the near and far feelings must be seen above, which is called the technique. Thirdly, those who are kings should also be rewarded and punished for crimes, and if they are punished for crimes, they will be annihilated; If you are virtuous, you will be persuaded by your ministers; Follow the name and be responsible, because you can serve as an official, you will divide the office; If you go to useless words, you will get things; to benefit His Majesty. ”

When Liu Che heard this, it was like an empowerment, and he felt comfortable. He has traveled for more than ten years, and with the support of the massive materials in the library, he can certainly promote the scientific and technological progress of the Han Dynasty, but in the theory of governing the country and the world, he can only figure it out by himself. Even if the crown prince Fu Weiwan gave him a lecture, most of them only taught Huang Lao's techniques, and when it came to Confucianism, it was also clearly divided.

Only a ram master like Gongsun Hong can combine Confucianism and Taoism and put forward a specific method for governing the country and the world. After all, the Ram School is the only major school in contemporary times that began to study the integration of Confucianism and Taoism early, and Hu Wusheng even made the Ram Doctrine coherent, so that it can be outlined and grasped the main points.

Liu Che's heart moved, he couldn't wait to get up and leave the table, bowed down and said goodbye: "The kid is said to have taught Mr. Demeng today, and he has really benefited a lot. Now there are some experiences that need to be written down earlier. I had to say goodbye first, and I would bother Mr. next time. ”

Gongsun Hong couldn't help but be stunned, and was faintly disappointed in his heart. He also thought that this young man had come to Taixue to recruit talents for his family, but he didn't want to do it so hastily. It's just that the young man has already offered to leave, and Gongsun Hong is not good at forcing him to stay, so he has to put on a generous and pleasant expression, and slowly get up to send him off.

Looking at the back of the young man and his attendants, Gongsun Hong touched his nose helplessly, and slowly walked towards the library pavilion, striving to read more precious classics before the evening class and absorb the knowledge of hundreds of schools.

(Huhu, chapters that are not easy to write, but I have to write, the basis of the reform of the cultural system, please bear with me if you don't like to read it.) (To be continued.) )