Chapter 524: On Taoism and Civil Affairs

The two sides made their words clear, but Xu Fan calmed down, and he was no longer so excited, and his excitement before was somewhat of a performance.

He came here with a heavy responsibility, how could he really be so superficial? At this time, seeing that Xiao Feng agreed to reason, he was dressed properly and opened his mouth.

"My lord, since ancient times, reading and reasoning have been highly respected, and martial arts practitioners have been strictly controlled since ancient times, doesn't this mean that Wenzun and Wu are inferior?"

Xiao Feng shook his head: "What kind of evidence do you say since ancient times?" The way of civil and martial arts, sometimes strong and sometimes weak, who is more respected, but not necessarily. ”

Xu Fan said proudly: "Shang is still martial, and ten thousand people are invincible, and King Wen of Zhou rose up angrily, hung the people and cut down the crime, and won the hearts of the people to win the world!" Isn't it the victory of the military with the text? ”

Xiao Feng smiled: "King Wen just started up, but it was King Wu of Zhou who overthrew Shang in the end. ”

Xu Fan thought for a while: "The overlord is still martial, despises Wenchen, Liu Bang takes Zhang Liang, Xiao He, and ** as his henchmen, Han Xin as a sword, and uses literature to control martial arts, and finally wins the world!" ”

Xiao Feng said with a smile: "The Qin State is still martial, and if you burn books and pit Confucianism, you can also sweep away Liuhe; Chongwen of the Great Song Dynasty was kicked by the Liao, Jin, and Mengyuan circles, so that the Central Plains changed hands and threw himself into the sea and cliff mountains. ”

Xu Fan said loudly: "Chivalry violates the ban with martial arts, if the people of the world have grievances, they should rely on the government, and they should not bully the weak!" ”

Xiao Feng said indifferently: "Confucianism messes with the law, if the people in the world have grievances, they should follow the laws of the Ming Dynasty, why do you need to bite the words with Confucianism?" ”

Xu Fan was overjoyed: "You dare to flout the etiquette law? Since ancient times, the law is the body, and the ritual law is the heart, if there is no rude law, what is the difference between man and beast? ”

Xiao Feng smiled: "You dare to rely only on etiquette? Since ancient times, he has been well-dressed and beastly, strict with others, lenient with himself, and most of his negative hearts are scholars! ”

The two of them spoke very quickly, Xu Fan had been planning for a long time and was familiar with it, Xiao Feng was casual and free, listening to the civil and military officials and the people on both sides of the hall were dazzled and speechless.

Probably didn't expect Xiao Feng to react so quickly, Xu Fan was stuck for the first time, he thought for a moment before continuing to attack.

"Since ancient times, Chongwen's people have said that it is difficult to count!" There are thousands of Zhongsu in the book, there is a golden house in the book, and there is Yan Ruyu in the book. ’!

"Everything is inferior, only reading is high'! 'The black hair doesn't know how to study early, and the white head regrets studying late'!

Lord Xiao, are these celebrities all liars? ”

Xiao Feng laughed: "You call it partial generalization." Whether it's everyone or celebrities, the emotions they send out are all momentary.

They lamented that reading is good, and they did not say that it is not good to practice martial arts and know soldiers, especially poetry, which is limited by the format, and it is impossible to cover everything.

As I say that you are eloquent, I will praise you. But this is not about your character.

Therefore, if future generations only see my words, they will say that I once praised you, but they don't know that I have also scolded you for your bad character. ”

Xu Fan endured his anger and said: "Adults don't have to be clever in their words, if you have celebrities who praise martial arts, you might as well take it out and deal with it, why bother talking about him left and right?" ”

Xiao Feng smiled and said, "You have also read books, don't you know that there are countless celebrities who praise martial artists?"

'Kill one person in ten steps, don't stay for a thousand miles, kill the hero's bones, and don't be ashamed of the world', haven't you heard of it?

'Ten years of sharpening a sword, the frost blade has not been tried. Show the king today, who has injustice. 'Haven't you memorized it?'

'Killed millions of soldiers in Jiangnan, and the sword on his waist was still bloody. 'Haven't you heard?'

Haven't you heard of 'Rather be a centurion than a scholar'?

'Three hundred and sixty days a year, most of them go on horseback' haven't you heard? ”

Xu Fan was dazed by Xiao Feng's extremely fast cannon, not to mention that the last sentence was written by Qi Jiguang, and it hadn't been written at that time! He really hadn't heard of it.

At the moment, he said angrily: "Although there are these, they are just the drunken words of frustrated maniacs."

Even if it is the most famous first song, although Li Bai is a poet saint, he is a drunken maniac after all, what is the use of Jiangshan Sheji! ”

Xiao Feng blinked: "You mean, the people who wrote these poems are all frustrated fanatics?" ”

Xu Fan nodded and said, "Not bad!" ”

Xiao Feng shook his head and sighed: "It's just that you say that Li Bai and Jia Dao are frustrated fanatics, how can you say that Emperor Taizu of this dynasty is also a frustrated fanatic?"

From this point of view, although you are not disappointed in the title of the gold list, you are more crazy than them, crazy to the limitless! ”

In fact, Xu Fan was really wronged in this big pit. Because Zhu Yuanzhang's poem was not popular in the Ming Dynasty, not many people knew about it, but it was included in the imperial poetry collection.

The emperor's imperial poetry collections were not published publicly, but were copied by hand and given to ministers. And Zhu Yuanzhang himself did not vigorously promote this poem.

It stands to reason that with Zhu Yuanzhang's cultural level, writing such a poem is quite worth bragging about, why is he so low-key and modest?

This may be because this poem is suspected of borrowing from the poems of Liu Qi, a famous anti-Jin general in the Southern Song Dynasty, and it borrows quite a lot, almost four sentences.

Although the original poem is not famous, it is a stolen gong and drum after all, and Lao Zhu is worried that he will be discovered if he blows too much, but it is not beautiful.

So Xu Fan was not impressed by this poem, and Xiao Feng was sandwiched in a large number of poems and thrown out, Xu Fan didn't have time to think about it, so he fell in love with Xiao Feng's way.

Xu Fan was talented after all, and after thinking about it hard, he still remembered the source of the poem, and he was so frightened that he was covered in a cold sweat and almost fell to his knees.

"No, no, my lord, the lower officials have no such intentions! Taizu's poems are domineering and mighty, and they are by no means frustrated fanatics, by no means! ”

Xiao Feng asked, "Oh? Then you should tell me, is Taizu a celebrity? Can you qualify as the author of your poems? ”

Xu Fanxin said that although it is far from it, but the grandson of the family is still the emperor, and you are like a fart when you ask this!

"Of course, of course! No, no, no, far more than them, like the light of the sun and the moon than the light of the fireflies! ”

Xiao Feng nodded: "In this way, do you admit that celebrities worship both literature and martial arts, and are not biased?" ”

"Yes, what the adults say is very true, but what celebrities say, although they worship both literature and martial arts, there are still differences."

Xu Fan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, patted his heart that almost jumped out of his throat, regrouped, and attacked again.

"My lord, whether it is Taizu or Yue Fei, including Xin Jiaxuan, the reason why they worship martial arts is because in troubled times, they need to use force to control chaos.

But when today's Zi Shengming, the Ming Dynasty is peaceful and prosperous, and there is no war, it is natural that the military should be controlled by literature, I don't know if the adults think so? ”

As soon as these words came out, all the civil officials in the hall nodded again and again, very satisfied with Xu Fan's speech. This kid is not simple!

He had just been tricked by Xiao Feng and almost strangled his neck, but now he turned his head and set Xiao Feng down.

Xu Fan said that if Zi Shengming is today, it is a peaceful and prosperous era, Xiao Feng dares to say it, doesn't he?

Not to mention that the current situation is indeed much better than two years ago, even if the Yan Party is still there, it is really a troubled time, you have to say that it is a peaceful and prosperous era, otherwise you are a rebellion!

Xiao Feng smiled faintly: "You said that it was a peaceful and prosperous world, I have no opinion." But why should the peaceful and prosperous era be dominated by civil and military forces, rather than paying equal attention to civil and military affairs? ”

Xu Fan said: "My lord, martial arts are like knives, and they should be held in the hands of literati." Martial arts are like tigers, and they should be trapped in the cage of law.

The Tang Dynasty flourished for a while, only because of the heavy use of martial arts, the lack of coercion, and the Anshi Rebellion.

Five dynasties and ten kingdoms, all of which are martial arts dictatorships, and even the etiquette collapses, and the people are not happy.

When the world has always been dominated, the martial arts are used as the sword, and after the world is pacified, the literati are in charge of the court.

Casting a sword as a plow, the world is peaceful, the good soldiers are ominous, do not move lightly, because the martial arts are the source of chaos, this truth, adults should know! ”

Xiao Feng thought for a while: "I probably understand what you mean. You're saying that Takeo is prone to trouble and rebellion. The literati are knowledgeable and reasonable, and can stabilize the court and control the martial arts, right? ”

Xu Fan nodded again and again: "My lord summed it up very correctly and accurately!" ”

Xiao Feng looked at Xu Fan in distress: "Isn't it because this person practices martial arts or practices literature?" Isn't it because the person is a good person or a bad person? ”

Xu Fan felt that Xiao Feng had entered his routine, waved his arms excitedly, and said categorically.

"What your lord said is very true! Whether a person makes trouble and rebels depends on whether the person is a good person or a bad person!

Since ancient times, reading has been reasonable, and there is poetry and books in the belly! People who practice martial arts are brave and ruthless, have sharp weapons, and kill themselves! The general who leads the troops, ignores life and death!

Therefore, there are many bad people in martial arts, and there are many good people in literati, as has been the case since ancient times! The words of the lower officials and the adults are actually one and two, two and one! ”

Beautiful! The officials below the hall listened to it, if it weren't for the scruples that this was a big court, they would have stomped their feet and whistled!

And the generals gritted their teeth one by one, their faces were red and their necks were thick, and they couldn't wait to rush up and knock out Xu Fan's full teeth!

Xiao Feng also sighed secretly in his heart, this son reacts very quickly and is thoughtful, his talent is similar to Yan Shifan, I hope his character is not like Yan Shifan.

"This official thinks that the number of bad martial artists and the number of good literati is not the key, but what position he stands in.

Those who kill people and go to prison will only endanger a few people; A bad person in a high position can cause chaos in the court and kill thousands of people. ”

Xu Fan was overjoyed, Xiao Feng was really getting closer and closer to his footsteps, and his father also said that this person was extremely smart and should not be easily provoked.

"What your lord said is extremely true, so above the court, you can't allow martial artists to take power, otherwise the dynasty will be chaotic and the country will not be a country!"

Xiao Feng sighed, knowing that this was not entirely wrong. Looking at those military governments abroad in later generations, it is indeed a disaster for the warriors to lose their restraint.

But at this time, the Ming Dynasty emphasized literature and light military force, which reached a very serious level, and if it developed further, it would repeat the mistakes of the Song Dynasty, and he had to break first and then stand.

"Xu Jinshi, you say, is it Yu Dayou who reads more, or Yan Shifan who reads more?"

A dull stick hit Xu Fan's head. Xu Fan hesitated for a moment, and had to say this uncontroversial answer.

Yan Shifan naturally reads more. But Yan Shifan is an isolated case, there are very few people like him, and the vast majority of scholars ......"

"Then may I ask if among the Yan Party officials who have been convicted, are there more civilian officials or more military generals?"

Another dull stick, heavier than the previous one, Xu Fan was already a little dizzy, but he had to cheer up and fight.

"The power of civil officials is greater than that of military generals, so the strict party deliberately wooed them and did things for them. Therefore, there are more Chinese officials in the Yan Party.

But this does not mean that the conduct of civilian officials is worse than that of military generals, but military generals have fewer opportunities to be co-opted and used, so they ......"

"Liutai, the left waiter of the Criminal Department, Zhao Wenhua, the left waiter of the Ministry of Work, and the left waiter of the household department talk about the same, and they are in a high position, and they are the head of the Yan family.

Ding Rukui, the secretary of the Ministry of War, is also a scholar, but he has been in charge of the army for many years, but he can be iron-clad and resist the strict party!

Xu Jinshi, do you mean Lord Ding Rukui, also because his official position is not enough and his power is too small, so he is not worthy of being won over by the strict party? ”

It's another dull stick, this time Xu Fan's eyes are full of stars, staggering, and he opened his mouth for a long time before he reluctantly responded.

"This ...... This is naturally not, Lord Ding's noble character is also the foundation left by reading, after all, he is also a scholar.

That's right, this just shows that although there are bad people among the scholars, after all, they also cultivate good people, if they don't study, they are afraid that under the strict party and the authority, they will be wiped out! ”

This time, no one in the civil official group expressed their excitement anymore, because they had already seen that Xu Fan was stolen by Xiao Feng's continuous monkey peaches, and he was beaten to the point that he could only parry, and he had no power to fight back.

Xiao Feng sneered: "I see, only when reading and leaving a good foundation can we have a chance to keep our integrity."

May I ask Xu Jinshi, how many people in Jinyiwei are studying? How many people in the East Factory are studying? They dance with knives and guns all day long, so they are naturally martial artists.

Do you think that they are also a source of trouble, and they are also poor in morality, cannot be trusted, and need to be held in the hands of civil officials to ensure safety? ”

This time it's not a stuffy stick, this time it's simply Rob Sang, who has not yet been reincarnated, jumped down from the western sky, and took a big iron rod to give Xu Fan a head drink!

Xu Fan only felt that the world was spinning, his whole body was weak, and he knelt on the ground with a plop, kowtowing to Xiao Feng frantically.

"No, no, no, the lower officials have no such intentions, no such intentions! Ten thousand...... I won't say anything like this, please don't misinterpret the meaning of the lower official! ”

The onlookers were very surprised, why did this arrogant Jinshi master suddenly become so cowardly? No matter how scared he is, he won't kowtow to Xiao Feng!

Only a very few officials in the hall knew in their hearts that it was not Xiao Feng who knelt down to him, but the people in the back hall. Although Jiajing came quietly, people with high official positions can naturally guess from the clues.

Xu Fan is a very smart and clever person, and he is naturally aware of it, so when Xiao Feng said this, he knew that something was wrong, and quickly knelt down and begged for mercy.

He didn't even want to defend himself, because he knew that he had fallen into the big pit that Xiao Feng had dug.

I always thought that Xiao Feng was following his train of thought, but I didn't expect Xiao Feng's pit to dig so far and so deeply.

When he realized it, it was too late to stop, and he fell into it with his hands in his pockets, and the fall was extremely bad.

He has been talking about martial arts and literati, Xiao Feng pretended to follow him, from who is higher and who is lower in civil and military status, and who is higher and who is lower in civil and military quality.

Then, from the level of quality, the debate to the ethics of civil and military personnel is higher and who is lower. Then from the level of ethics, the debate to who is more trustworthy in civil and military affairs.

In the end, Xiao Feng showed his hole cards. Jinyiwei and Dongchang, one group is a spy, and the other is a more ferocious spy.

No matter how shameless and quibble no matter how capable of quibbling, they can't help but admit that these two groups of spies are by no means scholars, they are both martial artists, and they have only a limited number of books.

As for the group that didn't take the lead, they read even less, because Dongchang doesn't like to use readers, and prefers to be ruthless.

Therefore, according to Xu Fan's theory, martial artists should be controlled by literati, otherwise they will become the source of chaos and are not trustworthy!

But these two groups of people must not be controlled by the civilian clique, and even their birth was the emperor's attempt to fight against the civilian clique!

So, what exactly do you want to do? You say that the people trusted by the emperor are not trustworthy, and the people controlled by the emperor himself, you must be controlled by civil officials?

Xu Fan kowtowed to his forehead, looked up at Xiao Feng, Xiao Feng looked at him with a smile, very kind and friendly, but didn't say a word.

It felt like Xu Fan had exhausted his mental strength, and slowly built a very precise and grand fortress with bricks turned into words by sentence, with iron walls and impregnable walls.

Then Xiao Feng pointed to one of the bricks and said that this brick was fake, made of tofu, and then stabbed it lightly, the tofu shattered, and the entire fortress collapsed.

The saddest thing is that when the fortress collapsed, Xu Fan, who had worked hard for a long time, was still taking a bath in the fortress, and in order not to be stoned to death, he could only run out with his bare butt and stand in front of the onlookers.

Xiao Feng didn't speak, Xu Fan kowtowed and didn't dare to stop, watching his forehead turn from blue to red, from red to purple, until bleeding came.

Xu Jie let out a long sigh and stood up from his chair: "Fan'er, today you know Lord Xiao's methods, do you dare to underestimate the heroes of the world in the future?" ”

When this "Fan'er" exited, everyone was shocked, even Xiao Feng was stunned, and even Jiajing in the back hall opened his eyes suddenly.

Xu Jie arched his hand at Xiao Feng: "Lord Xiao, I'm smiling." This is the dog Xu Fan. He has been brilliant since he was a child, and he is known as a prodigy in his hometown.

I was an official in the capital, and I didn't take my children to my side, and I neglected to discipline him, so that he gradually became arrogant, and I didn't know how high the sky was.

Although the dog is proud, he is fortunate to have no debt in the big festival. When the Yan Party was in power, the dog once wrote to me that he wanted to come to Beijing and help me bring down the Yan Party.

The dog said: 'Hearing that my father has the name of Xu seconding it, my son is heartbroken. Yan Shifan is just a smart person, why can no one govern him?

The son is willing to enter Beijing as his father's arm, his father will deal with Yan Song, and his son will deal with Yan Shifan. ’

I knew that the dog was young and vigorous and would cause trouble, so I didn't agree with him to enter Beijing. Later, the adult was born out of thin air, fighting the strict party, and the world praised him.

Although the dog admires the adult, after all, he was born in the countryside and has a narrow vision, and he only knows that he is strict and the world is not Erer, and he has said many times that he wants to ask the adult for advice and compete.

The old man reprimanded him twice and told him that he really had the ability, and he would take the Jinshi exam first, otherwise he would not be qualified to meet Master Xiao even as a lifter.

Originally, the old man wanted to use this to motivate him to study and improve, but he didn't expect that he would be so arrogant that he would use this method to take the initiative to provoke and want to be famous in the court!

This is really a shame for the reader! also lost the face of the old man!

What the official said, every sentence is true, if the adults don't believe it, there are letters at home to check!

If you don't teach, it's your father's fault! Today's dog is arrogant, offending his colleagues and colliding with adults, Xu Jie should take his own fault!

Lord Xiao, Xu Jie has apologized to you! ”

After speaking, Xu Jie walked to his son's side, and as soon as he lifted his official robe, he was about to kneel!