Liu Xiu heard a strong sense of vinegar from Han Sui's words, could it be because he arrived at the birthplace of old vinegar in Shanxi, so people are also a little sour?

"Thank you Sima for the reminder." Liu Xiu said calmly, "However, when this state is difficult, peace should be precious." As long as they don't go too far, why should I be like them? ”

Han Sui woke up in shock. Because of the relationship between the disciples of Duan Cheng, Liu Xiu treats them very affectionately, and usually commensurate them with words, and it is precisely because of this that he regards Liu Xiu as his own person, and subconsciously feels that he is the same as himself, and he is a poor family who is not on the right path with the family. The Han family is also a big family in Jincheng, but when they go to the mainland, they don't have any arrogant capital, and he himself is also a celebrity, but obviously people like Yuan Shao and Wang Yun don't regard him as a celebrity at all, so although he is reluctant, he can only passively classify himself as a poor family.

However, Liu Xiu now calls his official position, and says that he should value peace, which is to remind him not to mess up his proportions, forget his identity, and not to ruin a big thing with a battle of will.

Although Han Sui was a little uncomfortable, he still accepted Liu Xiu's warning and returned to his seat in a huff.

Today Liu Xiu is the most important guest, he sat the chief of the guest seat, and with him was Dong Zhuo, the previous and state assassin, followed by the three Simas under Liu Xiu, and then Dong Zhuo's subordinates, because he was stepping down and leaving, Dong Zhuo only had his own personal guards and righteous servants around him, and those people were mainly Qiang people, of course, they were not qualified to sit at the table, and only Niu Fu and Hu Zhen could sit here.

Wang Yun got up and announced the start of the banquet in a clear voice, everyone raised their glasses together, first to see off Dong Zhuo, and then to welcome Liu Xiu. Wang Yun served as an introduction on the side and told Liu Xiu that this was so-and-so. To be honest, Liu Xiu didn't have any impression of them, he just listened politely, neither showing too much enthusiasm nor being rude.

Everything is in harmony.

"This is Wang Lie and Wang Yanfang, a famous person in our state. To the high level of morality, the three mansions should not even be opened. Wang Yun pointed to a scholar who was about thirty years old and introduced, praised it well, glanced at Dong Zhuo and said with a smile: "Dong Zhijun also expelled him a few times, but he didn't respond to all of them. This time, the adult went out to my state, and it took me a long time to invite him. ”

Liu Xiu hurriedly got up, Wang Lie had a drink with him very calmly, ignoring his enthusiasm at all, and then turned around and walked in front of Chen Chen, but he bowed to the ground and made a big salute: "Dare to ask how well Mr. is." ”

Chen Chen stroked the beard under his chin and owed a debt: "Thank you Yanfang for your concern, your family is fine." ”

"In this way, the spirit is at peace." Wang Lie showed a sincere smile, and humbly gave Chen Chen a full glass of wine and a toast. Chen Chen drank with a smile and glanced at Liu Xiu intentionally or unintentionally.

The smile on Liu Xiu's face was a little stiff, and then he was a little angry. He now understands why this Wang Lie, who has always refused to come out, deigns to appear here today, not to welcome him, the new assassin of the state, but to slap him in the face. Wang Lie was lukewarm to him, but he had the greatest respect for Yuan Shao's guest Chen Chen, which seemed to be because Chen Chen's father, Chen Yu, was his teacher, and actually told Liu Xiu that in their eyes, he was nothing at all.

Liu Xiu actually didn't care much about this kind of thing at all, but at this moment, if he didn't show a little "deserved" anger, it would not match the impression he wanted to give. He watched Wang Yun and others perform coldly, watched those Taiyuan celebrities toast Chen Chen one after another, saying something like long-admiring, and watching Yuan Shao calmly accept everyone's praise, he couldn't help but want to laugh.

How can these celebrities behave like children and play such tricks that cannot be put on the stage?

Liu Xiu coughed and gently put down the cup. Wang Yun, who had already paid attention to him, immediately waved his hand, and the originally lively lobby suddenly quieted down, and the celebrities who were doing a lively show turned their eyes over, and Han Sui and others, who were a little depressed by the celebrities and gentlemen, also turned their eyes and looked at Liu Xiu expectantly.

Liu Xiu got up, walked in front of Wang Lie with a wine glass, the corners of his mouth crooked, and smiled silently: "Wang Jun is Chen Taiqiu's disciple?" ”

Wang Lie stood with a smile: "Exactly." ”

"Dare to ask Wang Jun, what did you learn from Chen Taiqiu?" Liu Xiu said very "curiously". As soon as everyone heard his words, they knew that today's drama had begun, and Liu Xiu was already enraged, not only to refute Wang Lie in public, to fight back against Wang Yun and others, but also to wipe out Chen Yu.

Chen Chen sat quietly, exchanged a look with Yuan Shao, and smiled inadvertently. They thought of various ways along the way, intentionally or unintentionally, to confront Liu Xiu, but Liu Xiu has been indifferent, making them a little clueless, but now Liu Xiu can't hold his breath, and it is tantamount to taking humiliation on himself to compete with them in front of so many celebrities in the state.

Wang Lie smiled solemnly: "Convince people with virtue." ”

Yingchuan is four long, Chen Yu is known for his morality, and is known as Dexing. Li Ying once commented on these four people, saying that Xun Shu is a clear and difficult person, and Zhong Hao is a virtuous teacher, Chen Yu and Zhong Hao are in the same line, and they are both convinced by virtue. The famous allusion "The Gentleman on the Liang" is from Chen Yu, saying that a thief was lying in their house and was about to steal, but was discovered by Chen Yu. Chen Yu didn't say anything, got up by himself, called several sons to him, and strictly taught them to study well, temper their morality, and not be a bad person like the gentleman on the beam. As soon as he said this, the thief could not stay any longer, so he had to come down and beg for mercy. Chen Yu didn't beat him, but encouraged him to study well, and finally said, you don't look like a bad person, you should be poor, I'll give you two silks.

This gentleman on the beam was grateful, and went away with a handful of snot and tears.

And what made Chen Yu famous was an unjust case. Chen Yu was originally a county official, and the county commander Deng Shao saw that although he was poor, he was very studious, so he funded him to study in Taixue, and after Chen Yu came back, he was unwilling to be a county official anymore, so he went to Yangcheng Mountain to be a hermit. It happened that there was a murder case in the county, and a county official surnamed Yang suspected that Chen Yu was the murderer, so he arrested him and beat him, and finally found that it was not him at all, so he let him go.

If this matter ends here, then it is not surprising - after all, there are many unjust and wrongful cases, and there is no shortage from ancient times to the present - and then Chen Yu was surprised by the next move: he later became the post supervisor, but let people tell the county order in private, and let the county order call this surnamed Yang.

As soon as this incident came out, Chen Yu's reputation for repaying grievances with virtue suddenly sounded. Soon, he was promoted to the head of the Ximen Pavilion, and the county Gongcao at this time was Zhong Hao among the four chiefs. Zhong Hao was expelled by Situ Mansion, and when he was leaving, Taishou Gaolun asked him, "If you leave, who can replace you?" Zhong Hao recommended Chen Yu. After Chen Yu took office, the Zhongchang Hou Lan privately entrusted Gao Lun to appoint his cronies, but Gao Lun did not dare to refuse, so he agreed. But when the official document arrived in Chen Yu's hands, Chen Yu immediately hid the official document in his sleeve and went to Gao Lun, saying that this person can't be used, and if Taishou uses this person, his reputation will be ruined, but the Zhongchang servant Hou Lan can't refuse, if you don't use it, there will definitely be trouble at that time.

Gao Lun panicked when he heard this, what should I do? Chen Yu said, in this way, I am Gong Cao, and I will appoint him in my name, and it has nothing to do with adults, this is what it means to carry the black pot for Gao Lun. Of course, Gao Lun couldn't ask for it. As soon as this incident came out, sure enough, the celebrities and scholars said that Chen Yu did something wrong, which was inconsistent with the style of celebrities, and Chen Yu did not say it. It wasn't until Gao Lun left his post and everyone saw him off that Gao Lun told him off.

So, everyone said in unison that Chen Yu is really a gentleman. Chen Yu's damaged reputation was not only restored as before, but even more so before, all of a sudden, not only became a celebrity in Yingchuan, and soon heard the court, Sikong Huang Qiong soon appointed him as Wen Xichang, and later became the chief of Taiqiu, although the official did not do much, but the reputation became more and more famous, plus the two sons became famous successively, the father and son were known as the three monarchs, and often made the three mansions open, the car was plugged into the door, and the lambs and geese were flocked.

Wang Lie is a disciple of Chen Yu, and his experience of becoming famous is similar to Chen Yu's "Gentleman on the Beam". When he said that a man had stolen a cow and was caught by his master, and he deserved to die, this man said to the owner of the ox, "If you kill me, I will kill me, but Wang Lie can't let him know." The owner of the ox told Wang Lie, and Wang Lie interceded for the stealer and gave him another piece of cloth. The master was puzzled, and Wang Lie said, this person is still a little ashamed, and he will definitely be able to change his ways in the future, so I want to encourage him. Then an old man lost a sword, and when he went back to look for it, he found a man guarding him but refusing to tell him his name. The old man thought it was strange, so he told Wang Lie about it, and Wang Lie said, I know, it must be the one who stole the cow.

This is the story of Wang Lie's convincing people with virtue.

Doesn't it sound good? Good. Touching, isn't it? Touching.

But Liu Xiu didn't believe this, and even said that he was particularly indifferent to this kind of "convincing people with virtue", and he felt that the so-called convincing people with virtue was either a pretense like a thunder tiger, or a fig leaf when the weak were unable to resist, or a fantasy when facing a strong enemy: if you can't beat the other party, you hope to use your own morality to influence the other party.

"Repaying grievances with virtue, can you really convince people?" Liu Xiu said with a smile.

The corners of Wang Lie's mouth twitched, and he didn't bother to answer, he felt that Liu Xiu's words were not even worth answering.

Liu Xiu smiled again: "Although I don't read much, I agree very much with what the sage said, so I can tell you very clearly that I don't believe that you can convince people with virtue." ”

Wang Lie frowned, Liu Xiu's words were very straightforward, he not only denied his virtue to convince people, but also said to his face that his denial was based on the teachings of the sage. He didn't refute it directly, nor did he ask Liu Xiu which sentence it was, because he knew which sentence it was. This sentence in the Analects is clearly written, Confucius is in favor of repaying grievances with directness, and disapproves of repaying grievances with virtue.

"Your Excellency thinks I'm selling my reputation?" Wang Lie sank his face, took a step back, and pressed his hand on the hilt of the knife at his waist, and if he didn't agree with him, he was about to draw the knife and fight Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu nodded, no matter what, he dared to pay the price of blood for his reputation, even if this reputation was a bit false, it was worthy of respect.

"Don't dare." Liu Xiu pointed to his chest, "How do you think I'm better than that gentleman on the beam?" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned. What does Liu Xiu mean by this?

Wang Lie was also stunned, he pondered for a moment, and said slowly: "As a disciple of Lu Zigan, of course, the lord is not comparable to the gentleman of Liangshang. ”

"Can I understand that I'm easier to influence than that gentleman on the beam?" Liu Xiupi looked at Wang Lie with a smile.

Wang Lie's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and he couldn't figure out what Liu Xiu wanted to say. Wang Yun hesitated for a moment, and interjected from the side and said: "The adults are laughing, and the adults have not done evil, where do you need Wang Yanfang to influence it." ”

"Not really." Liu Xiu shook his head solemnly, and arched his hand to the people around him: "I came to Bingzhou to fight, maybe some of your sons will die on the battlefield because of me." One will succeed ten thousand bones and ten thousand people will die, isn't this not evil? ”

Wang Lie closed his mouth tightly, and he smelled the sinister smell in it. Fighting a war will definitely kill people, and many people will die, but if Liu Xiu is doing evil, it seems that it is unreasonable, is it not evil to let foreign invasions occur?

"My lord, you can't say that." Wang Yun thought for a moment, and then said: "Your Excellency is fighting to protect the people of Bingzhou, and it is not a vain murderous intent, and it cannot be regarded as evil. ”

"That's dead after all." Liu Xiu turned his head to look at Wang Yun and smiled: "Since you admit that it was not me who did evil, then who is evil?" ”

"Of course it's Xianbei." Wang Yun said without thinking.

"Well, can we understand that if we can influence a murderous Xianbei person, it is more useful than a gentleman on the beam or something?" Liu Xiu turned to Wang Lie, and then looked at Chen Chen, whose face was a little uneasy: "Wang Jun, Chen Jun, you are all famous moral gentlemen of my Han Dynasty, and now there is an opportunity for you to save thousands of people in front of you, you shouldn't ignore it because you are afraid of your own life and death, right?" Dare to ask the two, who is willing to take a trip to Xianbei, influence and influence the big villain of Tanshihuai, and save the people of the border county from the dire situation? ”

Wang Lie and Chen Chen looked at each other, no one dared to talk to each other, and they influenced Tanshi Huai? Are you kidding.

"What do you mean by that, are you humbling each other?" Liu Xiu urged, and quickly sank his face: "Or do you think that your virtue is insufficient, and you want to ask Chen Taiqiu to come out in person?" ”

Wang Yun saw that the situation was not right, and hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade him: "My lord, Xianbei people don't understand benevolence and righteousness, how can they be influenced by morality?" ”

"Not really." Liu Xiu interrupted him: "You are all people who have read the book of the sage, don't you know the story of King Wen's cultivation of virtue and the second third of the world, or do you disagree with the sage classics, and just take it as a mouthful?" ”

No one opened their mouths, knowing that Liu Xiu was using the topic to play, but who dared to say that he could influence Xianbei people. It's okay to talk about things that convince people with virtue, and do it seriously, unless you are kicked in the head by a donkey.

Liu Xiu smiled faintly, looked around, and said with a warning tone: "You usually sit and talk about the Tao, boasting about life, and talking about the sky, but now the enemy is now, but you can't get up and act, so what's the use of saying it well?" Yes, Taiyuan is far away from the border county, and Jinyang City is also very strong, but I want to remind you that the terrain of Bingzhou is unique, although the mountains and rivers are dangerous, but the barbarians in the north have not attacked Hanoi once or twice. Shuofang, Wuyuan, Yunzhong, Yanmen, although now listed in the Han Dynasty, is actually the ranch of the Xianbei people, they want to come, they want to go, kill people and plunder money, do everything, and you claim to be scholars, do not think about the outside of the captive, the people of internal security, but to us coldly, picky, I said you are a little mistaken? If you really have the ability, please use it on the right path, if you want to bully the weak and fear the hard, then I will tell you clearly, I am not a person who is afraid of things. ”

There was silence in the lobby, and no one would have thought that Liu Xiu would say such threatening words in front of everyone.

Liu Xiu glanced contemptuously at Chen Chen, who had an ugly face, glanced at Wang Lie again, and returned to his seat, before sitting down, he looked at everyone again: "I was sent out of prison and merged with the state by the edict of the Son of Heaven, and the purpose is very clear, that is, to drive the Xianbei people to Mobei." Now there is no shortage of food and money, you are all heroes of the state, if you still have a little conscience, it is better to come up with some practical and usable good strategies, such a kind of tongue work, please forgive me for not wanting to accompany me. ”

He paused, and then said: "Zi Xia said, you are a gentleman and a Confucian, not a villain." I also advise you to be a real celebrity, not a fake celebrity. I don't know if you have read Ta Kung Pao or not, but I really hope that you will be a real celebrity like Li Yuanli who goes to Ma Anbang and governs the country, rather than a fake celebrity who can only pay lip service. ”

Wang Lie suddenly changed color, strode forward, and said sharply: "Are you accusing me?" ”

"Whether I accuse you or not, you know best." Liu Xiu looked coldly at Wang Lie's big hand clenched on the hilt, and said very calmly: "Since you are Chen Taiqiu's disciple, you must also know what Chen Taiqiu's official position is now. If you really want to serve your country, go out, and if you want to be a hermit, then don't join in the fun on this occasion. Don't you think this is the place for you? ”

Wang Lie was speechless, he really didn't like such an occasion, and he didn't want to come, if it weren't for Wang Yun saying that Chen Chen would come, and instigating Yuan Shao to come to the field and give Liu Xiu a dismount, why would he come here to suffer this crime. But today he was blocked here by Liu Xiu, and he can't say that I was invited by Wang Yun to slap you in the face, not to mention that although he is very angry, he feels that what Liu Xiu said is not unreasonable.

If you want to be proud, you must always have the strength of pride.

Wang Lie pulled out the knife from the sheath, pointed at the ground with the knife, and said the same as the knife: "Wang Lie is not talented, dare to invite a county." ”

Liu Xiu narrowed his eyes, looked at him fixedly, and said after a long time: "I want to be in Sanfeng Tuntian, do you dare to go?" ”

Wang Yun was taken aback, Sanfeng is a small city in the northwesternmost corner of Bingzhou, and now it is the only way for Xianbei people to come and go, Liu Xiu sent Wang Lie to that place, which is equivalent to asking him to die. He hurriedly stepped forward to stop him: "My lord, no, the three seals have been abandoned for a long time, how can they be tuntian." ”

Liu Xiu pouted: "As I just said, I want to drive the Xianbei people to the north of Yinshan, and it is imperative to restore the Tuntian in the Sanfeng, Linrong, and Yaohun areas." The people are ignorant and panicked, and I not only need a brave and warlike man to threaten the enemy, but also a man who can convince people with virtue to appease the people. Of course, this is not just a rhetorical way to convince people with virtue. ”

Wang Lie couldn't hear the words "talk about it" the most now, and ignored Wang Yun's obstruction at the moment, and said sharply: "I am willing to go!" ”

Wang Yun was a little angry, if Wang Lie sent his life to Sanfeng, then Liu Xiu would not only slap Wang Lie in the face, but more importantly, slap him in the face. Since Wang Lie strongly asked to go, he couldn't stop him, so he asked in a very tough tone: "Your Excellency has now got someone to soothe the people, I don't know who your Excellency will arrange to threaten the enemy and ensure the safety of the people of Sanfeng." ”

Liu Xiu smiled, "Who to send to guard the town, that's my business, what I can assure you is that if the people of Tuntian are injured by the Xianbei people, it is my responsibility." However, if the people of Tuntian were not satisfied with Tuntian, it was Wang Lie's responsibility. He took a slow sip of wine, "If you have a suitable candidate to recommend, I can't ask for it, if there is no one, then don't ask more, that's my Changshui camp." You don't have famous people in the state, and I have famous generals in the Changshui Battalion. ”

Wang Yun sneered, since Liu Xiu said this in front of so many people, he couldn't ask any more, anyway, how Wang Lie was killed by Xianbei people at that time, Liu Xiu would take responsibility. He bowed and returned to his seat, and Wang Lie, who was huffing, also returned to his seat.

The lobby was quiet for a while, and after seeing Liu Xiu's words, everyone knew a little bit about this new Lord Thorn Shi Although his knowledge may not be good, he is very cunning, and if he is not careful, he will be blocked by him like Wang Lie. Alas, Wang Lie, such a famous man, was actually fooled by him to the ghost place of Sanfeng, God knows if he can come back alive.

Looking at the people of Bingzhou who were drinking with their heads down and no longer arrogant, Dong Zhuo was amazed and quietly gave Liu Xiu a thumbs up. Liu Xiu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Master Dong, I was also forced to be helpless." ”

Dong Zhuo nodded sympathetically, now it seems that Liu Xiu has won, but the antagonism between him and the people of Bingzhou has also been established, and it will not be dissolved for a while. Liu Xiu is going to Tuntian in Bingzhou, and he will have to deal with these people a lot in the future.

After a long time, someone stepped forward to toast, and the last one who came up was a tall young man, Liu Xiu didn't pay attention at first, and then as soon as he spoke, his voice was very immature, and it was clearly a young man who had not changed his voice, Liu Xiu looked at him in surprise.

"How old are you?"

"Back to my lord, thirteen." The young man gave a salute, raised the wine glass in his hand, and looked at Liu Xiu with blazing eyes: "Taiyuan Hao Zhao, I am willing to follow the adult saddle before and after the horse." ”

Liu Xiu was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart that this baby is only thirteen, obediently, thirteen years old has grown slightly taller than an adult, so how tall will he grow up. He was a little strange: "What about your family?" ”

Hao Zhao blushed and lowered his head in embarrassment. "The ancestor has passed away for many years, showing incompetence, and his family is in the middle. I heard that Lord Jian was in Chenzhou and would use force in the north, so Zhao was not arrogant and recommended himself. ”

Liu Xiuhu glanced at Wang Yun suspiciously, Wang Yun was angry, and he didn't notice it. Dong Zhuo frowned and thought about it, and said in Liu Xiu's ear: "He may be Hao Jie's grandson." ”

Who is Hao Jie? Liu Xiu didn't understand it too much, but looking at Hao Zhao's face, it was estimated that he was not very popular, and it was not this time to ask. Seeing that this kid is growing so tall now, he has the potential to be a fierce general in terms of size alone, and he will not accept it in vain. He immediately nodded and said, "Very good, who else is in your family?" ”

"There are still old mothers, younger brothers and sisters at home."

"When you're away from home, will there be anyone else who can take care of them?"

Hao Zhao bowed his head and said nothing.

Liu Xiu understood, and he pondered for a moment: "That's it, you come to the mansion tomorrow, and we'll talk first." ”

"Whoa." Hao Zhao answered, lowered his head and went down.

(To be continued)