Just when He Bai led Minchan, Luo Pei, Han Rong, Ye Xun and other eight people to the slave market in Luoyang to select slaves, Cai Yong's ox cart finally came to the Great General's Mansion on the side of the palace. The general He Jin was meeting guests in the mansion, and when he heard that Cai Yong was coming, he was overjoyed and led the guests in the general's mansion to greet Cai Yong.

Cai Yong looked up, except for He Jin, most of them were ministers and famous Confucians in Luoyang City, such as Lu Zhi, Yuan Shao, Kong Rong, Zheng Tai, He Hao, Zhang Jin, Cao Cao, Xun You, Feng Ji, Chen Lin and other generations, and there were no less than 70 or 80 well-known and unknown Confucian scholars. Cai Yong was surprised and delighted when he saw it, he didn't know that today was such a good day, and so many ministers and celebrities came to greet him, he was really moved, so he hurriedly stepped forward to pay respects.

After everyone saluted each other, they strongly invited Cai Yong into the mansion to talk, and Cai Yong remembered the purpose of his coming today. So he turned to meet the general He Jin, and said: "The day before yesterday, there was a general's envoy to recruit him as an official, but he is already old in the next year, and he has recently felt that his body is declining, and his energy is difficult to help. Therefore, today I specially came to thank the general for his kindness in recruitment, please forgive me for not being able to respond to the call, and hope that the general Haihan. ”

He Jin looked at Cai Yong, who was black and thin, and his body was weak, and knew that this was the truth, not because Cai Yong refused to invite him, so he sighed: "Mr. Bo Ji is far-reaching, loyal and righteous, I can't get Mr. 's assistance, it's a big mistake for me to be high." Please also ask my husband to stay in Luoyang for a little longer, so that I can ask for advice from time to time. ”

Cai Yong bowed and said: "Thank you for the general's understanding, Cai Yong dares to disobey his orders." ”

He Jin laughed again: "My generation is talking about a book, and everyone has their own opinions, and there are many discussions. I know that Mr. Bo is erudite and knowledgeable, and since he happened to come, he might as well enter the house to discuss it. ”

"Recital ?!!!" Cai Yong's heart moved, isn't it...... Cai Yong immediately happily obeyed his orders and entered the General's Mansion with He Jin and the minister Mingru. After entering the palace, everyone is not ranked by official rank, but only by talent and prestige. With Cai Yong's talent and prestige, when he was in line with the great Confucian Lu Zhi, he was ahead of Yuan Shao, Kong Rong, Zheng Tai, etc., and sat on both sides of He Jin on the left and right.

He Jin arched his hand and asked: "Mr. Bo Jiao, in the past two or three days, there has been a rumor in the market about the "Prevention and Control of Natural Disasters" by He Bai and He Tianming, and there are dozens of methods for curing disasters in Shangshu, with tens of thousands of words. I wonder if Mr. Bo has heard of it? ”

Cai Yong nodded and said: "I have heard of it a little, and it is as big as epidemic prevention, drought fighting, flood discharge, locust control, earthquake prevention, building Yicang and resettlement of displaced people, and alleviating real estate mergers. ”

He Jin sighed: "It is quite insightful to resettle the displaced people and alleviate the estrangement of the annexation, but the soldiers are fierce and dangerous, and they are not the ones that the gentleman likes." In addition, when Emperor Wu of the former Han Dynasty, in order to defeat the Xiongnu, he spent countless dollars, but he gained very little, which made the four borders of the country from 100 years old to poverty and wither. It can be seen that the belligerents will perish, and the ancients will not deceive me. The proposal to build a righteous warehouse, now the war is raging in the four borders of the Han Dynasty, there is a shortage of money and food, where is there any spare money to build a righteous warehouse, although this proposal is good, but it is not realistic. As for the others......"

He Jin shook his head and said: "In the first year of Guanghe, Mr. Bo Ji once played Your Majesty, and the cause of the national catastrophe was the interference of women and eunuchs in political affairs, and the reason why Taiwei Zhang Hao, Guanglu Xun Weizhang, Changshui Captain Zhao Xuan, Tunqi Captain Gai Sheng and others were corrupt and perverted the law. If, according to He Tianming's book, disasters can be prevented, and it has nothing to do with the virtues of the Son of Heaven and the courtiers, wouldn't it be that my generation is suspected of bullying the king......"

There was a thunderous explosion in Cai Yong's head, and He Jin didn't hear a word of his words clearly. Yesterday, Cai Yong invited He Bai to go to Cai's old mansion to talk about it, just to understand the specific details of what He Bai said in Shangshuzhong, and he had an attitude of learning the unknown, but he never thought that there was such a deep and malicious interpretation in that simple book.

Did He Bai do it on purpose? No, Cai Yong asked himself if he was not bad at seeing people, although He Bai was a little cautious, but on the whole, he was open-minded and a good official who was loyal to the country and the people. At the beginning of the sparseness, He Bai may not have thought about the serious consequences of this sparseness, or simply wanted to spread the various disaster prevention methods summarized by his ancestors to the world, so that the world would no longer suffer from disasters.

Yes, these methods have been summarized a long time ago, but they have never been circulated in the world. It was not that the ancestors of the He family were inactive, but they must have been obstructed by the Confucian scholars in various states and counties, and they thought that it was a fallacy and a curse, just like the Zhang Jiao of Taiping Dao. It is no wonder that He Bai will make these methods be affirmed by the whole world by going out and playing in the court.

Cai Yong's dark and thin old face was furrowed, and he had a lot of thoughts, until He Jin repeatedly urged Zheng Tai on one side to pull Cai Yong's sleeve, and Cai Yong came to his senses. Seeing that everyone was looking at him, he hurriedly bowed his hands to apologize, and said: "After the old man heard about this, he only felt that his heart was in turmoil, which was very contrary to what the old man had learned all his life, which ...... I don't know what the great masters think? ”

He Jin tapped his forehead, rubbed his eyebrows, and said, "Since yesterday, all the famous Confucian masters have gathered in this mansion to discuss. Everyone has their own opinions, and there is a lot of discussion. As of today, there are three interpretations, and Mr. Bo is about to ask one side to second, or to propose a different interpretation. ”

Cai Yong arched his hand and said: "I would like to hear about it." ”

He Jin said: "With the opinions of Kong Wenju, Zheng Gongye, Zhang Ziyun, Chen Kongzhang and others, He Tianming vainly discussed the will of heaven, slandered the Confucian sect, and was a treacherous villain who was rebellious. Based on the opinions of Yuan Benchu, He Boqiu, and Feng Yuantu, regardless of whether this omission is true or not, it is necessary to exile him for the crime of arguing about the will of heaven, and then discuss the authenticity of He Tianming's omission when the evil spirits in the court are gone. Based on the opinions of Lu Zigan, Cao Mengde, Xun Gongda and others, He Tianming should be summoned to the General's Mansion to ask the right question, if the question is correct, he should support He Tianming's sparseness, so that it can be spread to the world, so that the Han Dynasty will have less disasters in the future. ”

Cai Yong asked, "I don't know which of these three opinions is more?" ”

He Jin said: "Naturally, there are many opinions of Kong Wenju and others, almost more than half. There are also about 30 people who have the opinions of Yuan Benchu and others, and there are less than 10 people who have the opinions of Lu Zigan and others. ”

Cai Yongshen acquiesced for a long time, and after thinking about it, there was no way to exonerate He Bai. He has been wandering the rivers and lakes for 12 years, and the fame he gained in Luoyang City was all obtained in his early years, but now he is afraid that he has been surpassed by Kong Wenju, Zheng Gongye, Zhang Ziyun, Chen Kongzhang, Yuan Benchu, He Boqiu, Feng Yuantu and other generations. Moreover, he has no close relationship with He Jin, and it is difficult to influence He Jin. He Jin asked for his own opinion, and he was more afraid that it was a casual move after making a good decision. It seems that this matter needs to be solved by himself.

Cai Yong arched his hand and persuaded: "Please ask the general to change his clothes." ”

He Jin was stunned, Cai Yong asked himself to change his clothes? This is another different opinion, but it can't be said in the public, but it is told privately by changing one's clothes. He Jin has always been a corporal of Lixian, and people like Cai Yong, who are famous all over the world, naturally have to respect him. Although the decision has been made in my heart, it is okay to listen to different opinions when I come to the test.

He Jin then confessed with a smile on his face, got up and walked backwards. Cai Yong also got up and bowed to everyone, and followed He Zhi. When everyone present saw it, they couldn't help but start to discuss, how could Cai Yong be so strange, what opinions could not be said on the spot, but they had to be said privately with He Jin. Everyone respects Cai Yong as a generation of famous Confucians, and he is known as a person, otherwise, they will suspect that he is a villain who likes private discussions behind his back.

Cai Yong quickly caught up with He Jin in the side room, and asked, "I wonder if the general has made a decision?" ”

He Jin nodded and sighed: "As the general of the country, I naturally hope that He Tianming's negligence is true. However, there are a large number of treacherous and evil people in the court who control the government, and although I am a great general, I am often constrained by him, so I naturally want to temporarily suppress this matter for later discussion in the opinion of Yuan Benchu and others. However, Kong Wenju and others were afraid that He Tianming's negligence would shake the status of Confucianism in the hearts of the people of the world, so they demanded that He Tianming be punished quickly to follow suit. Even the three dukes and the hundred officials in the court have the intention of killing He Tianming, so I have to make a decision. ”

Cai Yong couldn't help but be vigilant in his heart, and he didn't want to compete with Confucianism and hundreds of schools of thought in the pre-Qin period, complementing each other's strengths and weaknesses. With hundreds of years of exclusive Confucianism, Confucianism has reached such a point where it is intolerant of others. Is this the goodness of Confucianism? The kindness of the world's readers?

Cai Yong bowed and said: "General, in fact, yesterday evening, the old man was willing to invite He Tianming to the Burrow to talk. Through several hours of questions and answers, the old decay was deeply impressed by the talent of He Tianming. Its talents are extensive, although astronomy, mountains and rivers, geography, humanities and history, animal and plant biology, miners and engineering, military books and war strategies, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are all familiar. Although it is profound, what is said must be in the middle of the earth, which makes people think about it, and there is no vain words. Please also ask the general to take a closer look. ”

He Jin couldn't help but be surprised, and asked, "Is there still a great talent in the world that can impress Mr. Bo Jiao?" ”

"Yes, yes." Cai Yong said with certainty: "He just doesn't know Confucianism, only a little bit of Huang Lao's art, and his knowledge almost covers the essence of the hundred schools of thought in the pre-Qin period, and has integrated it into his own unique academic theory." He is still young, and with time, he may not be able to achieve the sages of the hundred schools of thought of the pre-Qin princes. ”

He Jin was stunned for a long time, and finally said squeaked: "But I am also a Confucian student, how can I ...... Besides, if I had saved him, would I not have lost the hearts of the people......"

Cai Yong sighed secretly, and said: "I asked He Tianming's family background, and He Tianming said that his He family originated from His Majesty Xuanyuan, and it was after Uncle Ji Wan. The thirty-first generation of distant ancestors is Han Wuzi, the uncle of Qu Wohuan, and the fifty-second generation of close ancestors are He Shigong of Nanyang. By that time, it had been handed down for 70 generations. He even said that he was of the same clan as the general, but he abandoned his family and the wilderness when he was his great-grandfather and devoted himself to cultivation. Later, he lived in the wilderness of Lingling Camp Road, and it has been passed down to three generations, so he called himself Lingling Camp Daoren. I wonder if there are such characters among the general's fellow clansmen? ”

He Jin was shocked when he heard this, and asked in surprise: "Then He Tianming is still a child of my clan?" I am the seventeenth generation descendant of He Shigong of Nanyang, and He Tianming is the eighteenth generation, so he is not my nephew? ”

Cai Yong bowed his hand and said: "He Tianming originally didn't want to climb the dragon and attach the phoenix, so he never recognized the general. But today's events have endangered his life, and the old man has to disobey his words. Yes or no, I hope the general will investigate the clan affairs in detail. ”

After He Jin saw He Bai's negligence in the court the day before yesterday, he ordered someone to examine He Bai's resume in detail. Most of the things He Bai did in Youyou, He, and Ji Sanzhou know that He Bai should be a talent who has just risen to the top. At this time, knowing his talent, he could actually impress the great Confucian Cai Yong, and even learned that he was actually a descendant of the He family in Nanyang. He Jin, who was already the patriarch of the He clan in Nanyang, was surprised and delighted.

Cai Yongwang saw that He Jin had fallen into shock and joy, so he bent down and retreated. When he returned to the lobby, he did not speak to everyone, but just smiled and strode out.

"Mr. Bo, what did you and the general say? Why are you waiting for me? When a gentleman discusses politics, why do you need to carry others? Kong Rong asked loudly.

Although someone shouted loudly in the back, Cai Yong only turned a deaf ear. Kong Rong was very unhappy, but he was afraid that what Cai Yong said to He Jin would make He Jin change his mind, so he got up and strode after him.

Just chased behind him, Kong Rong raised his hand and pulled, Cai Yong suddenly fell backwards, his limbs twitched, his eyes turned white, and his mouth foamed. Frightened, Kong Rong immediately shouted in horror, "This has nothing to do with me, this has nothing to do with me......"