"Brother Meng De, you are too unkind."

After waking up to the strangeness, Zhang Huang couldn't help but smile bitterly and complain to Cao Cao.

It is undeniable that Zhang Huang does have a killing heart for the Fifth Gong Yuan, even with the help of General He Jin's strength, but this does not mean that he is on the cusp. God knows if the Fifth Gong Yuan will start paying attention to him again because of this incident?

was focused on by the fifth palace yuan, and Zhang Huang couldn't help but shudder when he thought of it.

In the face of Zhang Huang's complaints, Cao Cao smiled and reminded: "This is not the place to talk, let's go to a safe place and talk in detail." ”

"A safe place?" Zhang Huang smiled mockingly.

In Luoyang, which is monitored by the "armillary sphere" all over the sky, except for the secret rooms built underground by various houses, what safe place can there be to speak freely?

When Zhang Huang first arrived in Luoyang, he witnessed several drunken scholars who criticized the government being arrested by the patrol on the spot, and one of them was even beaten to death on the spot.

This kind of surveillance system is no longer considered a strict government, but should be called tyranny!

However, to Zhang Huang's surprise, Cao Cao did not take Zhang Huang to the secret room of any mansion, he took Zhang Huang straight to an extremely atmospheric building complex.

"It's ......"

Zhang Huang looked around at the vast square paved with bluestone, only to see that there are many bluestone tablets that are one zhang high and four feet wide standing on the square one foot high, covered with tile roofs, and the camphor is fenced on all sides, and the stone tablets are carved with dense eight-point official books.

Counting carefully, there are a total of forty-six of these stone tablets, and each stone tablet is surrounded by many elegant Confucian scholars, who are either talking and debating, or talking and laughing. Even, the content of the content directly refers to the ministers and government of the court, but to Zhang Huang's surprise, those county Yin soldiers who were on duty around the stone tablet turned a deaf ear to the untimely criticism of some Confucian scholars.

Zhang Huang subconsciously looked up at the sky, only to find that the sky was clear. There are no dense armillary spheres to obscure the sky.

He was very surprised by this, after all, in addition to the Fang Immortal Temple where the Fifth Gong Yuan was located, it was the first time he had come to a place where there was no armillary sphere in the sky, you must know that even those annoying things were floating in the sky above the Great General He Jin's mansion.

"Taixue!" Cao Cao's introduction confirmed the speculation in Zhang Huang's mind.

Too learned, too learned.

Adhering to the idea of "great and unfinished is too much", Taixue in Luoyang is known as a gathering place for literature from all over the world, and it is said that tens of thousands of Confucian scholars debate and exchange ideas here every day.

According to Cao Cao, this is the only place in Luoyang where freedom of speech is enjoyed, even. The "clean discussion" of the Tai students, even if they criticize the government and target the courtiers, will not be convicted for this.

Taixue belongs to the jurisdiction of Taichang Prefecture, and the so-called Taichang, that is, "to make the country prosperous and permanent", which is equivalent to the Culture and Education Bureau.

The actual officials in charge of Taixue are the priest and the doctor, the former is equivalent to the principal, and the latter is equivalent to the teacher. remembers Cai Yong, Zhang Huang's confidante Cai Yan's father. and Yingchuan's ghost genius Guo Jia have been called "Cai Sacrifice Wine" and "Guo Sacrifice Wine" in history, which shows that they once served as the principal of Guozi School. The difference is only that Cai Yong served in Taixue in Luoyang, while Guo Jia served in Xuxue in Xuchang, both of which are extremely remarkable achievements.

Although the sacrificial wine and the doctor's salary is not high, but it is only a thousand stones (90 hu) and six hundred stone (70 hu), the wheel can only be regarded as a middle-level official, but its status is not trivial. Especially the sacrificial wine, even if it is not the leader of the thousands of Confucian scholars in the world, it can definitely be called the living banner of contemporary Confucianism. It is no exaggeration to say that carrying an official name for sacrificial wine is more effective than carrying the name of a great Confucian and a Shuo Confucian.

To know. Luoyang Taixue is known as comparable to the place where Confucius taught the profession "Susi", and its influence in the hearts of contemporary Confucian students is indelible.

Cao Cao is also a celebrity in Luoyang, although some people will criticize him for being a eunuch, but it is undeniable that his grandfather Cao Teng is not as first-class as the ten permanent servants. It can only be said that it seems that the first-class ten permanent servants have almost buried the evaluation of eunuchs by the contemporary Han people, making most people in the world shake their heads when they mention the eunuchs, or indignant or disdainful, especially the ignorant people, who will not understand that there are also wise men like Cao Teng and Lu Qiang among the eunuchs. This is the reason why Cao Cao struggled in the early days of his self-reliance.

With Cao Cao's recommendation, Zhang Huang successfully entered Taixue.

Walking through the arch of the bluestone square, there is a door wall in front of you, the wall is engraved with a huge "Confucian" character, the dragon flies and the phoenix dances, and the pen is strong. And below this big character, there is a Confucian saying "learn and excel, and excel and learn".

Since Confucius defined the way out of Confucianism as becoming an official, the weight of the phrase "scholar" in the hearts of Confucian scholars has surpassed many classic remarks such as "learning and learning", "a gentleman learns to make his way", and many other classic remarks that teach people to learn, and can be said to be on the same level as the core ideas of Confucianism, such as benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, faith, forgiveness, loyalty, and filial piety, and has become the goal and precept guide of contemporary Confucian scholars.

During this period, Confucianism proposed a great change from the pre-Qin period, and it clearly told Confucian students that the ultimate purpose of "learning" was to "become an official", and when you felt that you had spare energy while "learning", you could become an official, that is, to learn and excel. [Excellent: surplus.] 】

When you feel that you still have power to "be an official", then you continue to learn, that is, you will learn from the best.

And what is the purpose of continuing to learn while being an official?

It's to be a better official!

And this road is endless, that is, "learning is endless".

Confucius's theory of being an official has given Confucianism a clear road and a broad road to many Confucian students in the world, and at the same time, it has also laid the foundation for Confucianism to become the first choice of kings and Chinese studies, and laid the foundation for Confucianism to be an official and assist the king in governing the country.

Four hundred years of Confucianism, nine hundred years of Confucianism, this sentence is not a joke, it is no exaggeration to say that with the guidance of Confucius, even if the Han Dynasty fell one day, Confucianism can still be passed on, and there will be many Confucian scholars successively as auxiliary ministers to assist the contemporary Ming monarch, which is an advantage that the rest of the hundreds of schools of thought do not have.

led Zhang Huang to Taixue, a place where Confucianism can be called a temple, Cao Cao did not discuss any practical issues with Zhang Huang, he just let Zhang Huang be familiar here. There were some Confucian scholars around him who would report to the forces behind Cao Cao about Zhang Huang's appearance on behalf of General He Jin.

By now, Zhang Huang has obviously guessed the power behind Cao Cao, it is not just a civil official group, it is Confucianism that stands behind Cao Cao, and it is Confucianism that includes the civil officials in the entire imperial court. It is undeniable that there may be people among the civil officials who do not support Confucianism's cooperation with General He Jin, but even so. The forces that support it still account for the absolute majority.

"Folded scarves."

Cao Cao whispered to Zhang Huang the true helmsman of contemporary Confucianism. To be precise, it does not refer to one person, but to a multitude.

The title of folding scarf comes from the allusion of "Lin Zong folding scarf".

Lin Zong, that is, Guo Linzong, that is, the famous Guo Tai and Guo Linzong, who have been dead for nearly 20 years, this person is not only called "Xu Guo" with Xu Shao, but also called him and two other sages of different dynasties as "Jiexiu Three Sages", these two people are the hermit Jie Zitui (the origin of the burning of Mianshan and the Cold Food Festival) in the Spring and Autumn Period of the Jin Dynasty. and the Northern Song Dynasty famous minister Wen Yanbo.

Guo Tai became friends with Li Ying again, and the two became confidants of each other, and Li Ying was the leader of the Tai students at that time. All in all, at that time, this group of Confucian scholars were friends with friends, advancing and retreating together in the government and the opposition, intending to unite to suppress the eunuch party with speech, but they were persecuted because the emperor at that time, Emperor Huan, favored the eunuch party.

But because Li Ying had a lot of evidence of the crimes of the eunuch party relatives at that time, the eunuch party did not dare to break the net. After forcing Li Ying to retire, he killed some Confucian students who took the lead in Taixue. This matter is over for the time being.

This was the first disaster of the party.

When Emperor Huan died and Liu Hong, the son of heaven, took power, Chen Fan, the leader of Confucianism at that time, served as a lieutenant and conspired with the general Dou Wu to kill the eunuchs, but unfortunately failed, resulting in the outbreak of the second party rebellion.

This failed counterattack by the Confucian scholars finally aroused the fear and anger of the eunuchs. As a result, in the second party rebellion incident, a large number of Confucian scholars were persecuted, some were imprisoned and died of old age, some were tortured to death, and the rest of the participants were "not employed for life".

It is conceivable what a blood feud Confucianism and the eunuch party have!

And the scarf. It is a contemporary celebrity who was implicated by the party with Guo Tai, and he is also the leader of the most status and right of speech in Confucianism.

"Folding scarves", "Qingliu Party members", and "Tai Bachelors" are the three core parts that constitute the entire Confucianism today. Among them, the scarf serves as a guide, which is equivalent to the role model of contemporary Confucianism; The Qingliu Party is the "Qing Party" in the court, composed of upright, honest and honest civil officials in the court or celebrities in the opposition, not only the backbone of the Han court, but also the successor of the Confucian scarf who is ready to take over the baton, representative figures are Yang Ci, Ma Rong, Zheng Xuan, Lu Zhi, Zang Min, Xun Shuang, Yuan Feng, Yuan Kui, Cai Yong and so on; The Taishu is the grassroots force of the entire Confucianism, and it is also the symbol that leads the Confucian students in the world, Zang Hong, Yang Biao, etc. are among the best.

In terms of status, it seems that the Taishu is the lowest, but in fact, the influence of the Taishu is the greatest. Take Zang Min, Xun Shuang, Yuan Feng, Yuan Kui and others as examples, they are all celebrities who came out of Taixue, and they naturally have deep feelings for Taixue. And Zang Min has a son Zang Hong, Xun Shuang has the entire Yingchuan Xun Academy, not to mention, as well as Xun Yu, Xun Yu and other Xun family children, Yuan Feng and Yuan Kui are standing behind Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, two sons and nephews, even if it is Cao Cao, his father Cao Song also belongs to the bachelor's degree.

There are also Zhang Wen, Kong Rong, Tao Qian, Liu Fu, Gongsun Zan (Lu Zhi's disciple), Liu Biao, Liu Xuan, Liu Yan, Bian Rang, Sun Jian (carried by Zhang Wen), etc., etc., this relationship network almost includes the entire world in the future, you can imagine how huge this force is.

After listening to Cao Cao's explanation, Zhang Huang was not surprised at all by the resentment of Confucianism against the eunuchs, after all, more than 20 years ago, the two forces of the people were fighting each other and attacking each other, and the Confucian forces were attacked by the party twice, and when they counterattacked the eunuchs for the third time, the strength was definitely far greater than any previous time.

Moreover, with the former general Dou Wu as the former teacher, it is not surprising that Confucianism intends to join forces with the current general He Jin.

General He Jin wanted to increase his popularity and eliminate the eunuchs who had repeatedly opposed him; Today's Confucianism hopes to get rid of the treacherous eunuchs in the eunuch party, led by the ten permanent servants, which is simply the best partner.

It is undeniable that after the elimination of the Ten Standing Servants, General He Jin and Confucianism may also have contradictions, but that will be a matter of the future. But at present, these two forces have a common goal, that is, the eunuch party!

Taking advantage of the meeting between Zhang Huang and Cao Cao, He Jin and Confucianism, who always paid attention to them, got the response they wanted.

The next day, He Jin sent someone to convey new instructions to Zhang Huang: the craftsman department.

As Zhang Huang predicted, after learning that Confucianism did have the intention of joining forces with him, He Jin started his next plan. This is the next step, Zhang Huang can't understand it.

Craftsman? What is the matter with the craftsman?

Later, after seeing Cao Cao, Zhang Huang asked about it, Cao Cao vaguely pointed to the sky, and then pointed to his mouth, and Zhang Huang's expression became solemn.

Armillary sphere?!

Zhang Huang's mind turned, and he suddenly realized.

Only then did he understand why He Jin instructed him to go to the Craftsman Division, because the Craftsman Division was the base camp of Moru and the imperial court secretary who developed the armillary sphere.

If He Jin wanted to start the next step of deep discussion with Confucianism, he would have to eliminate the threat posed by the armillary sphere, after all, Zhang Huang and Cao Cao's identities were at best pawns for these two forces to meet on the street. Neither of them is qualified to really discuss important matters.

Craftsman!

Moru!

It has been nearly two years since he first heard the rumors of Moru in Guangling, and Zhang Huang finally had the opportunity to contact this school that has mastered the most advanced technology of the Han Dynasty and can be called black technology, and he can't help but be a little excited.

Moru, although it was later named "Confucian", was also called a branch of Confucianism, but in fact, Moru is the Mohist. Except for having to rely on Confucianism because of the change in status, it really has nothing to do with Confucianism.

As far as Zhang Huang knows. Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty deposed the hundred schools of thought and respected Confucianism alone, the hundreds of schools of thought that flourished in the pre-Qin period have declined one after another, and many academics that went hand in hand with Confucianism at that time, such as famous scholars, debaters, soldiers, and legalists, have gradually been absorbed, perfected and replaced by Confucianism, and only a few schools have escaped, that is, Taoism, Moism, and farmers.

Xuanmen Taoism has a special status. Especially Fang Xiandao and Huang Laodao, who were favored by the king and had a transcendent status, Confucianism did not dare to move. Not to mention that Fang Immortal Dao also has the only remaining master, the Fifth Gong Yuan of the Great Han National Teacher.

Not an exaggeration. Even if the power of Confucianism has completely surpassed that of Taoism, it does not dare to offend the latter easily, after all, the predecessor of the latter was a pre-Qin warlock, who mastered the mystical method that is invincible in manpower.

However, the Mohists and the peasant families were different from the Taoists, and the reason why they survived was only because the Confucian scholars came from the pride of the gentlemen, believing that the institutions and crafts that the Mohists regarded as rare were just small ways and "strange and ingenious skills", which were not at all inferior to the Confucian "learning and mastery are excellent", and could not be compared with the Confucian national elite.

Even Confucius, a sage who was born poor and had worked as a farmer in his youth, felt that farming was a very lowly job, and felt ashamed when he remembered his past experience in farming, and even severely criticized his disciples' idea of wanting to farm.

It's not that Confucius didn't know the main nature of farming, but "understanding" and "doing" are two different things, just like the phrase "a gentleman is far away from cooking", a gentleman holds his own identity, that is, he doesn't want to kill and spoil morality, and he doesn't want to be teased by others because he does what the cook does, but he wants to eat, what should he do? The answer is, let others do it, and I, as a gentleman, will only eat. [Junzi, in ancient times, was roughly the management of the state, equivalent to nobles and officials. 】

And the same is true of Confucianism's attitude towards the Mohists and peasants: I know the importance of your existence, and I also think that the development and stability of the country need people like you, but I still look down on you. However, if I look down on you, I will not hinder your development, but the momentum of your development cannot surpass me, because I am the one who assists the Son of Heaven and leads the subjects.

As a result, with the acquiescence of Confucianism, the Mohists and the peasant families only added a Confucian character to the school name and continued as vassals of Confucianism.

If Confucianism represents "scholars", then the Mohists and peasants represent "workers" and "farmers" respectively, and together with merchants, the general social stratification of "scholars, farmers, and businessmen" has actually begun to take shape as early as a thousand years ago.

This point is when Zhang Huang came to the craftsman division under the guidance of Cao Cao, and saw the unkempt and sloppy Mojia craftsmen in the workshop beating on wood and iron.

Yes, Zhang Huang couldn't help but sigh.

The Mo family and the farmer are not important?

No! The Mohists and peasants are no less important to a country than Confucianism.

But why is the status of the Mohists and peasants far inferior to that of Confucianism? The reason for this lies in the core idea of academics.

What is the main idea of Mohistism? Love, non-attack, thrift, ghosts, and heaven.

Not to mention the others, the first "love" alone is difficult to be recognized by most people, let alone the royal family.

Simultaneous love means love that does not distinguish between different levels and regardless of thickness and intimacy. What do you mean? That is to say, loving a big country is the same as loving a small family, loving strangers is the same as loving relatives, and loving the emperor is the same as loving commoners.

How can such rhetoric be supported by the royal family?

And what does Confucianism do in this regard? Confucianism advocates the idea of "love and separation", "big country first, then small family", "loyalty, filial piety, courtesy, and righteousness" to the king and "loyalty" to the king before "filial piety" to parents, and this politically clear proposition will be supported by the royal family.

Not to mention the peasants, who advocate advocating "the same cultivation of the monarch and the people", this is simply a joke! At that time, the Confucian scholars, who were the elite of the country, still looked down on farming, and you wanted to be the king of a country working barefoot and naked in the fields like the common people? No wonder the farmer was the first to be kicked out of the competition.

"Who's the steward here?"

Seeing a group of Mohist craftsmen busy with themselves and ignoring themselves, Zhang Huang knew that it would be useless to stand any longer, so he knocked the door panel next to him, and the latter made a loud "bang" sound

Suddenly, the craftsmen in the craftsman department stopped what they were doing and turned their heads to look at Zhang Huang in unison.

For some reason, Cao Cao glanced at Zhang Huang in inexplicable surprise, and stood behind Zhang Huang with a little evil smile.

Zhang Huang didn't notice Cao Cao's abnormality, seeing that so many people here didn't pay attention to him, he frowned, and shouted louder: "The steward here ......"

Before the words fell, a silver light flashed in front of him, and a shiny object smashed towards Zhang Huang.

Zhang Huang was stunned and subconsciously dodged away, and when he fixed his eyes, it turned out to be a hammer.

Before he could react from his stunned moment, a woman stood up in the crowd in the craftsman's office, her hair was disheveled, and her clothes were covered with grease and sawdust. I saw that she was holding an awl in her left hand, and her right hand was empty, looking at Zhang Huang with an unkind expression.

"Where is the stinky boy who doesn't have long eyes, who dares to shout in the old lady's territory? The old lady was upset and chiseled the slot! …… The old lady spent half a day digging this groove, do you know? You are dead, son of the king! …… Where are you from?! What the hell are you around?! ”

In the end, the other party pointed at Zhang Huang with the awl in his hand, gritted his teeth and cursed, and ordered the craftsmen around him: "Close the door, the guy!" …… Beat the old lady to death! ”

At the sound of the order, the craftsmen of the Craftsman Division stood up one after another with chisels, hammers, steel rulers, and other things that Zhang Huang couldn't name, and surrounded them with unkind expressions.

"......" Zhang Huang was dumbfounded, where had he ever seen such a mighty woman, and asked Cao Cao in a low voice: "She...... Who is she? ”

Cao Cao also lowered his voice, and even he seemed to be a little jealous of the woman who didn't look very old.

"Exactly what you're looking for...... Mo family's contemporary wood saint Tang Jiujiu! (To be continued......)