Liu Xiu stood in front of the window, looking at Tang Yingzi and Guo Jia opposite, Tang Yingzi originally came to Yingchuan happily, full of thought that he could be reunited with his family, but he never thought that his mother had long since disappeared, although his father was very good to her, but he had remarried and had children, and more importantly, she didn't seem to have much impression of her father, so that she didn't want to stay in this house full of strangers at all, and would rather follow Liu Xiu back to Luoyang.

She is in a very bad mood, her mouth is so pouting that she can tie a donkey, at this time, whether it is Liu Xiu or the eldest princess, although they care about her very much, but if they are considerate, they are obviously not as good as Guo Jia, a sympathetic person. In the past two days, Guo Jia and her have been inseparable, when Tang Yingzi is happy, he will talk to her, and when Tang Yingzi is depressed, he will sit quietly on the side.

Liu Xiu looked at these two little adult-like children, didn't know what to think, and was a little distracted for a while. Hearing the sound of Xun Yu entering the door, he didn't even look back, just beckoned: "Wen Ruo, come!" ”

Xun Yu was a little unnatural by his self-familiarity, his face changed, so he had to walk behind him, looked over Liu Xiu's shoulder, and saw the two children sitting opposite him, his eyes flashed.

"That'...... Is it the missing child of the Tang family? ”

"Hmm." Liu Xiu noticed Xun Yu's words, but remained silent. "You definitely wouldn't have thought that she turned out to be a pleasing treasure who laughs all day long, and she is a pistachio in front of the queen mother and queen."

Xun Yu wanted to speak and stopped.

"Actually, she just lost her mother, and although her father is not close, he is still there, but he is just unfamiliar." Liu Xiu's voice was very low: "Compared to her, Guo Jia next to her is even more pitiful, and in Northern Xinjiang, there are thousands of children who are more pitiful than both of them." He turned his head, looked at Xun Yu's handsome face that could make any beautiful man jump off the building to commit suicide, and pointed to his nose: "I'm the culprit." ”

Xun Yu raised his eyebrows, looked at Liu Xiu's gaze, and was involuntarily stunned. He saw an indescribable sadness in Liu Xiu's eyes, an indissoluble desolation, a sadness that had nothing to do with his age and identity, which seemed absurd, but it was so natural.

This kind of sorrow penetrated into Xun Yu's heart in an instant, and the prepared polite words could not be spoken, but he was speechless and looked at Liu Xiu, and after a long time, he sighed silently: "Although General Ming is on the battlefield, he still has the arms of his parents, and he is really benevolent and righteous. ”

"After killing so many people, what kind of benevolence and righteousness are you talking about." Liu Xiu sighed, patted the window railing, returned to the case, stretched out his hand to invite Xun Yu to take a seat, then lifted the teapot from the case, poured a cup of tea for Xun Yu, then poured himself a cup, picked up the cup and touched Xun Yu: "Replace wine with tea, don't laugh." ”

"A gentleman's friendship is as light as water." Xun Yu smiled and raised his glass, "The tea is already very good." ”

Liu Xiu smiled slightly, the sadness in his eyes was swept away, and he instantly returned to a sunny and hearty smile, he glanced at Xun Yu's sleeve, and the corners of his mouth were raised: "The husband is only elegant, outstanding, and the text is close." ”

Xun Yu was modest again and again, Liu Xiu said this sentence is Ban Gu's comment in the "Book of Han" praising the king of Hejian, and it is appropriate to use it on him, but he does not dare to pretend to be himself. "I have long heard Gongda say that General Ming does not like scriptures, but he is quite familiar with history books, and his satirical recitation is catchy. When I see it today, it can be seen that it is true. ”

"Hahaha......" Liu Xiu laughed and waved his hand: "Don't listen to what Gongda says, I read history books, in fact, I just want to know some ancient and modern things." The scriptures are mysterious, and I can't do it. When the armor is disarmed, go to the mountains and forests to read again. ”

Xun Yu pursed his lips and smiled, knowing that Liu Xiu didn't like the scriptures' excuses, and he didn't distinguish between them, explaining his intentions, he was ordered by his mother Tang to invite Tang Yingzi to meet in Xun Mansion, and it was supposed to be his eldest brother, but the eldest brother was very busy, so he volunteered to come.

Liu Xiu understood in his heart and knew that his eldest brother was not busy and looked down on him, and the reason why Xun Yu came was not just as simple as taking Tang Yingzi to Xun Mansion, he must have heard Xun You talk about him, so he rushed to see for himself. It was precisely because he knew Xun Yu's intention that he was going to say a few words just now, but Xun Yu is a human spirit, and acting in front of him is a very dangerous thing.

He didn't expect Xun Yu to obey him because of this, the Xun family has been operating for several generations, and now it is a well-deserved famous family in Yingyin, and Gaoyangli, which was personally named by Yingyin Ling Yuankang, is the brightest signboard. Yuan Kang is ranked eighth, and with his help to promote his reputation, the Xun family has completed the gorgeous transformation from a local hero to a celebrity. Although the Xun's Eight Dragons are a bit exaggerated, it is an indisputable fact that since Xun Shu was called the Divine Monarch, it is an indisputable fact that the Xun family has 2,000 stone high-ranking officials and well-educated Confucians. Although he became famous at a young age and was a general of the guard, the Xun family still looked down on him in Shilin.

However, it is difficult to return, hard work still has to be hard, since Xun Yu can give up the Yuan family and join his shogunate instead, Xun Yu is also possible. Xun Yu is observing him, and he has to observe Xun Yu. Lu Xun commented on "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and said that "Zhuge is almost a demon", coincidentally, some people say that Xun Yu's magic is a wizard-style prophecy, in front of this kind of outstanding real wisdom, Liu Xiu knows that although he has some plug-ins, it is not a problem to show off a little cleverness, but the fighting mind may not be the opponent of these people, rather than this, it is better to be honest, rather than hide clumsy, not to be ugly.

So when Xun Yu politely praised his achievements in northern Xinjiang, he said very modestly that it was the credit of Xun You and Jia Xu, and the credit of Zhao Yun and Lu Bu.

Sure enough, his humble attitude left a very good impression on Xun Yu, and the sense of distance between the two when they first met disappeared unconsciously, Xun Yu began to let go of his mentality, talking about some idle things, and interspersed with a comment or two on the times.

He was very relaxed, but Liu Xiu was not relaxed at all, to put it seriously, this may be Xun Yu's interview with him. Whether a person is humble or compassionate, it is only a moral matter, and a person like Xun Yu, a family like the Xun family wants to choose a person, not just because the other party is a moral gentleman, they also pay attention to ability. Of course, the ability to use soldiers is also an ability, but if you only know how to fight, but you don't know politics, then you are just a martial artist after all, and for a person like Xun Yu, you probably won't be willing to obey a pure martial artist.

Liu Xiu said less, on the contrary, he raised a lot of questions, and he specifically mentioned a problem related to the Xun family. Why was Xunzi, the ancestor of the Xun family, a Confucian, but later taught two Legalist disciples?

Xun Yu was silent for a long time before finally saying, "When Li Si was the prime minister in the Qin State, Xun Qing was so angry that he didn't eat for a few days, and he never approved of what these two disciples did. He believes that they have abandoned the core of propriety and righteousness, and have only taken away the cloak of the rule of law. Xun Qing's thought is actually external law and internal Confucianism, but later generations are external Confucianism and internal law. ”

Liu Xiu was very surprised, and he pondered for a while. Only then did he say tentatively: "I can't understand that we should legislate with the heart of the benevolent, and practice the law with the heart of the law." ”

Xun Yu nodded: "What the general said is exact." This is the difference between the followers and the cool officials, the followers also value the law, but the law is nothing more than human feelings, education first, and guide the people to goodness, while the cool officials are capable of killing and abuse, and it seems that they only obey the law, but in fact they only use the law as an excuse for killing, thinking that severe punishment and strict law can make the people afraid, and the people are afraid that the world will not be chaotic, but they forget that when the people are not afraid of death, any severe punishment and strict law will lose its effect, and will only attract more tyrannical revenge. He let out a long sigh, "A person who trembles under the harsh punishment is probably also a person who craves power and abuses others. ”

As a social citizen who has experienced the edification of the concept of the legal system, Liu Xiu cannot completely agree with Xun Yu's opinion, but he cannot refute Xun Yu's point of view.

Of course, this will definitely not be the final solution, in fact, there has never been a final solution, the rule of man, the rule of law, each has its own advantages and disadvantages, people always swing in this.

Unconsciously, it was almost noon, Xun Yu reacted, and hurriedly got up to say goodbye, wanting to take Tang Yingzi back to the house to see his mother Tang, and at the same time politely invited Liu Xiu to sit at Xun's house when he was free. Liu Xiu knew that this was a kind word as soon as he heard it, if he really went like this, then he would be despised by Xun Yu.

He shook his head, saying that it was a pity that he didn't have time this time. "I should have gone to meet the celebrities in your house, but I am entangled in mundane affairs, and I will definitely listen to the teachings next time I have time."

Xun Yu smiled, arched his hand, turned around and was about to leave, Liu Xiu stopped him again: "Wen Ruo, are you dissatisfied?" ”

Xun Yu was stunned for a moment, and then nodded.

"It's best not to take it, there are many poisonous things in the scatter, it looks fluttering, it helps cultivation, and it really hurts the body."

Xun Yu hesitated for a moment and was talking, Liu Xiu said again: "The Tao is natural, humble and solid, holding Pu Shouyi, Fang is the right way, massage guidance, vomiting and extension, there are also small benefits, but serving and dispersing is an evil way, although it can be seen for a while, it is not beneficial to others after all." If Wen is talented, he should be cherished by the country, and if he is harmed by this way, wouldn't it be a pity? ”

Xun Yu blinked, smiled politely, and turned to leave. Tang Yingzi had already been brought over, and he was still unhappy, but when he saw Xun Yu, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he rushed over, holding Xun Yu's arm, and his eyes smiled like a crescent moon: "You are the brother of the Xun family?" What a handsome little man. ”

Xun Yu's face was suddenly flushed and embarrassed. Liu Xiu smiled slightly, "Everyone has a love for beauty." Yingzi is out of nature, and I hope that Wen Ruo will not blame me for the sin of negligent discipline. ”

"How dare you." Xun Yu was embarrassed to stay here any longer, so he hurriedly pulled Tang Yingzi into the car and walked in a hurry. Liu Xiu returned to the room, and the eldest princess had a gloomy face, very unhappy: "The Xun family has such a big shelf. ”

"Alas, everyone has their own ambitions, you can't force them, people don't want to cling to you, the eldest princess, and you can't force people not to."

"Hmm." Although the eldest princess is angry, she is helpless, what Liu Xiu said is right, you are powerful and powerful, and people don't look down on it, you can't just kill it for this. Of course, there are people like that, but they obviously can't do it. She frowned, snorted, and said with some disdain: "What a big aroma, this Xun family celebrity turned out to be a fat powder disciple." ”

"No, it's loose incense." Liu Xiu put away his smile and said worriedly. There are Taoist priests like Mrs. Lu and Wang Zhi around him, who are no strangers to pills, and as soon as Xun Yu enters the door, he smells that the aroma on his body is not the fragrance of ordinary fat powder, but the aroma of medicine powder. The people of the Wei and Jin dynasties are good to serve and disperse, and later generations are called Wei and Jin Dynasty romance, in fact, the desire to ask for immortals has been a long time, since the pre-Qin Dynasty, it has been endless, taking medicine bait and fitness has been popular among the upper class nobles, to the end of the Han Dynasty, with the rise of Taoism, the same as alchemy has been popular, but the scale is far less than that of the Wei and Jin dynasties, and the celebrities of the Han Dynasty still have some famous ideas, not like the Wei and Jin people.

To some extent, the service has become a sign of Baume & Mercier, it just depends on whether you have the opportunity to get the loose prescription. The Xun family has dealings with Zhang Jiao, and Xun Yu's mother is familiar with the technique of spitting, so it is normal to know that the scattered prescription is also a normal situation. Later generations said that he had a natural aroma on his body, and some people said that he was good at bringing incense, probably because the powder he took was different from the same, and was mistaken for incense.

The subtle difference between these is not easy for laymen to discern in the first place. Even if the Xun family has the opportunity to contact the Taoist, it is difficult to have a friendship like him and the Taoist, he just deliberately pointed out that Xun Yu is in the service, and reminded Xun Yu that the service is harmful to the body, just to arouse Xun Yu's curiosity. He believed that Xun Yu would know his "attainments" in Taoism from Tang Yingzi, and it would be a pity if Xun Yu didn't come to ask for advice.

As Liu Xiu expected, after Xun Yu got into the car, Tang Yingzi was attracted by his appearance, and he quickly learned about Liu Xiu's relationship with Heavenly Master Dao, and at the same time learned that Liu Xiu's mundane task just now was to find a few well-educated Confucians for the Yingchuan Academy under construction, and he was immediately moved. The next day, he sent Tang Yingzi back to the post house, asked to see him again, and recommended his brother Xun Yue to Liu Xiu as the gentleman of Yingchuan College, and said that the Xun family could contribute some funds to help build this college.

Liu corrected his mind.

Xun Yu immediately introduced Xun Yue to Liu Xiu. Xun Yuezi Zhongyu, Chinese New Year's Eve three years old today, is the grandson of Xun Shu and the son of Xun Jian. Xun Jian is the head of the Eight Dragons and served as the head of Langling, but he died young, and Xun Yue became an orphan when he was twelve years old. Xun Yue has the ability to look at the eyes, deeply loved by Xun Shuang, once accompanied Xun Shuang in Hanshui seclusion, and was also deeply influenced by Xun Shuang in learning, but he is good at learning, but not famous, rarely shows up in celebrities, and does not like to talk highly, so his reputation is not obvious.

Liu Xiu treated Xun Yue politely and talked on his knees, but unexpectedly, without saying a few words, they had a disagreement.

The disagreement lies in the curriculum design of Yingchuan College. Liu Xiu, in accordance with the practice in Jinyang Academy, naturally asked to set up Taoist content in Yingchuan Academy, Xun Yue became angry when he heard it, if it wasn't for Xun Yu pulling him, he almost brushed his sleeves away.

Xun Yu also looked at Liu Xiu with some curiosity, waiting for his explanation, so far, Liu Xiu has always given him the impression of being more humble and even inferior, whether it is admitting that his knowledge is not good, or asking him for advice, there is not much anger, he always feels that he wants to establish Yingchuan Academy with Dong Zhuo is also a gesture of goodwill to the Yingchuan people, it is on the issue of learning, which he himself does not have the right to speak, he should listen to the Yingchuan people, but he didn't expect that on this issue, Liu Xiu showed his strength for the first time.

Facing Xun Yu's puzzled gaze, facing Xun Yue's almost disdainful eyes, Liu Xiu was as calm as a stubborn stone, he picked up the teacup, slowly took a sip of tea, lifted the teapot again, added water to the Xun brothers, gently put the teapot on the table, put his hands in front of his abdomen, raised his head, and asked lightly: "Dare to ask the two Xun Jun, how did the Xun family get rich and accumulate family wealth?" ”

Xun Yue turned his head, snorted, and ignored him. Xun Yu raised his eyebrows: "One is farming, and the other is an official." ”

Liu Xiu nodded, these are the two ways for most people to get rich, of course, there is another one, that is, business, but business is not on the table, so it is generally not mentioned.

"Farming, planting a grain in the spring, harvesting ten thousand stone grain in the autumn, this extra grain is watered with sweat and hard work, we can say that this is creating wealth. Although the accumulation is slower, it is still a positive business. But for the official ......" Liu Xiu smiled faintly: "We all know that just in terms of those who are rich, they probably can't get rich, if they can get rich, they should all be non-shared, to put it mildly, it is to use the power in their hands to rob." ”

Xun Yu's face suddenly turned red. The officials of the Han Dynasty were generally low, and it was indeed difficult to get rich by relying on them alone, but why did many people still want to be officials? It is because officials have a large amount of income outside the money, and because they have power in their hands, even if you don't take the initiative to ask for it, someone will take the initiative to give it away. Not to mention anything else, a mere pavilion chief, not even within the scope of state officials, it stands to reason that his expenses are all shared by the people in the jurisdiction, but because he has the right in his hands, he can not only eat more and occupy more, but also extort and demand.

Liu Xiu said that they used the power in their hands to rob, and there was no element to defile them at all.

Xun Yue's face flushed: "Studying is not just for being an official. ”

"Yes, reading can not only be an official, but also a scholar and a celebrity. However, neither scholars nor celebrities produce a grain of grain. No matter how great the knowledge is, such as the master, he must also be rich, no matter how good his reputation is, he is like Chen Zhonggong, it is nothing more than entering the government or relying on a wealthy family, the food they eat and the clothes they wear are also robbed, but they don't have to rob them themselves. ”

Xun Yue was crazy, he stood up and shouted: "According to what the general said, all the scholars in the world are robbers?" If this is the case, why should the general build any Yingchuan Academy and burn all the books in the world, if you don't want this knowledge, wouldn't the world be peaceful? ”

In the face of Xun Yue's anger, Xun Yu remained silent and looked at Liu Xiu quietly, Liu Xiu was also not in a hurry, he waved his hand: "Xun Jun, please calm the anger of thunder, listen to me carefully." I just said robbery, maybe it's a bit excessive, but it's better to change it to a producer and a consumer, you can understand what it means? ”

Xun Yue was still angry, but Xun Yu nodded: "These two words are appropriate." ”

Liu Xiu smiled, and continued: "We divide wealth into two kinds, one is physical, which can be used for us to eat, wear, and use, such as food, clothing, chariots and horses, etc., and the other is ideological, which can make us understand things and understand morality, such as the classics of the sages, the debates of the princes, and even a poem and a painting. ”

When Xun Yue heard this, although she was still very angry, she felt fresh, nodded involuntarily, and sat down again.

Liu Xiu went on to say that the reason why people are different from animals is first of all because of ideological wealth, but in order for people to survive, they must have material wealth, you have to eat, you have to wear. If there is no such wealth, or if this wealth is seriously insufficient, or if this wealth is unevenly distributed, so that some people cannot survive, then the world will be in chaos. And this kind of chaos caused by material wealth will inevitably affect ideological wealth. Only when you are full of food and warm clothes will you be in the mood to do learning, once the swords and soldiers are everywhere, who can still take care of the wealth of thought, and at that time, there is no difference between a silk book full of saints' classics and an ordinary silk.

Xun Yue sighed: "What the general said is that Wang Mang is in chaos, the world is full of flames, the classics are scattered in all directions, and the losses are complete, and its tragedy is no less than the book burning pit of the tyrannical Qin, and now that I think about it, it makes people feel heartache." ”

"What Zhong Yu said is very true, it can be seen that he is an understanding person." Liu Xiu raised his thumb and praised Xun Yue at the right time, although this person reads well and is a little angry, his brain is not stiff, and he is still willing to face reality. "Just like building a house, material wealth is the foundation, it is the stone, it is the wood, and the spiritual wealth is the ingenuity, it is the exquisite decoration on it, only the combination of the two, is a beautiful house that can not only shelter from the wind and rain, but also make people pleasing to the eye. You don't have any objections to this opinion, do you? ”

The Xun brothers glanced at each other and nodded in agreement.

"But where does the material wealth come from, apart from farming?"

"Where did it come from?" Xun Yue tightened her brows: "Could it be industry and commerce?" However, the hundred workers only transform, but do not create, and the merchants only flow and do not create. ”

"Zhongyu is right, but not really." Liu Xiu laughed and made an analogy: "Let's say that the silk robe on Wen Ruo's body, speaking of which, is just two catties of silk, but Wen Ruo, you are wearing this silk robe like a fairy, and it is not the same thing as wearing two catties of silk." The price of this silk coat is at least worth five catties of silk, right? ”

Xun Yu smiled and said approvingly: "From silk to clothes, there is indeed something created here, otherwise what would the weaver live on." ”

"Not only that, but the price of clothes woven from the same raw materials by people of different crafts may also vary greatly." Liu Xiu pointed to the lotus flower, "For example, this flower must have been made by a woman with exquisite female workers, with this flower, this silk dress has added a lot of color, but if I embroider it, I am afraid that your clothes will be ruined, not only did not increase, but it will be discounted." The gap in this is the value of the individual's craftsmanship. ”

The Xun brothers couldn't help but laugh out loud when they saw that he said something funny. They felt that the value theory expounded by Liu Xiu was both fresh and reasonable.

"Another example is wine, I think Gongda must bring it back to Fen Bar from Bingzhou." Liu Xiu then made an analogy, "Originally, Fenjiu was not much different from the wine in other places, but now one urn of Fenjiu can be worth five urns of other wine, why is it so?" It's just that there are some techniques in it, and the value of these skills has exceeded the value of the wine itself. Just as if Zhongyu wrote a book, the value of the insights in the book far exceeded the cost of paper. Your opinion is a wealth of ideas, but how is the skill of sake making not wealth? ”

"Everyone knows to read, but why read? Of course, there are people like Zhong Yu who read for reason, but it is undeniable that it is more because they can become officials after reading books, and they can use the power in their hands to rob. There are 30,000 students in Taixue, and some of them have boiled their hair white in Taixue, why are they still unwilling to go home to farm? It is because it is faster to rob than to get rich in farming. ”

Xun Yue was embarrassed. Although Liu Xiu's words are a little sour, they are generally in line with the truth.

"Thirty thousand students, all adult men, one person is a family, they stay in Luoyang, enjoy the benefits of the imperial court's tax reduction, consume a lot of money and food, but do not create a little wealth, sit back and watch the wives and children at home starve, just waiting for an opportunity to grab food from other people's mouths, is it a little sad? Not to mention anything else, if 30,000 people don't stay in Taixue and work hard, but go home to farm, at least they can feed a family of several people, right? Not only that, but it can also pay the imperial court, and now the imperial court loses so much every year, just for this result? ”

Liu Xiu turned to Xun Yue with a heavy expression: "Zhong Yu should know that the imperial court set up Taixue to recruit talents for the country, but now that the imperial court is overcrowded, there are not many opportunities for Taixue to enter the office. Even if Yingchuan College cultivates students who are proficient in scriptures, how many can enter? Are you willing to spend so much energy just to train a few floating eaters? There are enough people like that, there are enough big men, and you really don't need to work hard for them. ”

Xun Yue looked sad and sighed.

"Then the general set up Yingchuan Academy to create a few craftsmen?" Xun Yu asked lightly, although his eyes were not as puzzled as at the beginning, but he couldn't see how excited he was.

"Wen Ruo, I'm sure you must know what Dahan's biggest problem is at the moment. There are now more than 60 million people in Dahan, and even if there is no land annexed by Haoqiang, the land that everyone can get can only sustain food and clothing. If people still regard land as the main source of wealth, the result will inevitably be that a large number of people will lose their land and the basis for their survival, will these people wait for death? No, they will resort to all means to fight for their right to live. What would that be? Homicide!

They only have one way left to kill people, and if they move forward or die, they will die if they retreat, and if they sacrifice their lives, there may still be a glimmer of life. Therefore, no matter how many times the imperial court suppressed, they would always rebel again. The world is turbulent, the displaced people are everywhere, the Yingchuan land is narrow and densely populated, and you are now sitting on the salary, and just one spark will cause a raging fire and destroy the wealth you have accumulated for generations.

You say, at this time, should we train a few craftsmen who can create wealth, or should we train a few robber officials? ”

Xun Yu held his breath with a solemn expression.

(To be continued)