Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2539 Looking for a step?

Snowing.

   This time, the snow fell all day and all night, and it still didn't seem to stop.

  The raging north wind drove the gray-black clouds, and they rushed over from the north in layers. The tumbling clouds seemed to be scrambling to push and squeeze each other, as if they were pressing on the crenels of the city wall.

  The snow was carried by the cold wind, swept over the bare treetops, and rushed in the sky in groups, covering the sun without a trace.

  The world was dark and chaotic, and only the sound of bells and drums ringing from the Bell and Drum Tower in the east of the city let people know what time it was.

  The jackdaws in the woods where they perched seemed to be too cold to bear. If they wanted to move around, they yelled amidst the sound of bells and drums, and then crossed the sky.

  Chen Qun stood with his hands behind his back, under the dripping eaves of the upper room in the west courtyard of Yecheng official residence, looking at the snowflakes flying in front of him, with a look of contemplation on his face.

  Youzhou is in trouble.

big trouble.

Since the Yingchuan incident, people's heads have rolled down the palace walls, and the officials involved have been locked up and dismissed. I don't know how many people have been dismissed. I have to say that Chen Qun feels that Cao Cao's angry treatment is really inappropriate. , So much so that it affects Jizhou, many places have appeared empty airs where no one is in charge because of the shortage of officials.

Not only did General Cao Chun not gain any record, but the rear battalion was also attacked. What was even more frightening was that he didn't know what kind of troops he was in. Some of them looked like barbarian cavalry, but some looked like hussars. means…

  Under such circumstances, Chen Qun also felt a little tricky.

Xiahoudun wants to guard Yanzhou, Xiahouyuan guards Jizhou, Le Jin and others guard Hanoi, Cao Ren and others guard Jingzhou, Cao Hong wants to keep an eye on Qingxu, and for a while, Cao Cao can't find a general who can control one side alone or win the three armies bravely Go to support Youzhou.

  There are no generals, and the same is true, it is difficult to have soldiers.

  The situation in Youzhou may worsen.

Cao Chun's attack originally wanted to preemptively attack the Dingling people in the northern part of Youzhou, the land in western Liaoning, so as to avoid the situation of being attacked on both sides, but what Cao Chun didn't expect was that his plan would not go well at the beginning, and Chen Qun did not expect it to be so difficult.

  No one is knowledgeable without learning. Those who want to drop a system in the sky are mostly daydreaming. Chen Qun also didn't know how to fight when he was born. It is said that Chen Qun suddenly changed his wits and decisively won thousands of miles.

   A gust of wind whimpered across the two bare golden-leaf locust trees in the courtyard suddenly, and a snowflake suddenly whirled down from the eaves, hit the Jinxian crown worn by Chen Qun, and then fell on him.

  He touched it subconsciously, and then gently twirled the fine ice crystals between his fingers that hadn't melted yet, his mind still immersed in the problem he encountered at the moment.

  This difficulty is not entirely due to the difficulty in strategic planning, but in the strategic planning, we must also take care of the world.

  Xia Houyuan came to him and said that Cao Chun lost the first battle in Youzhou and needed further arrangements.

   But this matter, in fact, has nothing to do with Chen Qun.

  Youzhou puts a lot of emphasis on military defense, with soldiers and generals mainly in charge. Chen Qun only needs to do a good job of supplying materials, and it is not suitable to participate too much in other matters.

  Especially the matter of Bingjia.

  Xia Houyuan's fancy intestines are actually not difficult to guess. Xia Houyuan's hands were itchy.

  Cao Chun's back road camp was destroyed, and the relevant officials and military academies should indeed be held accountable, but logically speaking, it is not up to him to make up his mind about such matters.

The country has established laws, and the imperial court has customs. No matter who they are, as long as they are military officials or civil servants who lose their land, responsibility and city, let alone the reasons, they must first be detained and wait for investigation. What reason should be punished? Write a detailed official document and submit it. Chen Qun can directly issue it with a seal and close it. If it exceeds his authority, it will be handed over to Prime Minister Cao Cao.

  But this time, it happened to be different.

  Xia Houyuan, who clearly knew how to deal with the matter, acted like an idiot, yet put this matter in front of him and let him make the decision...

  Chen Qun knew that Xia Houyuan was too embarrassed to show up, so he came to pretend to be stupid.

   After all, Cao Chun is also from Cao Cao’s family, and it is impossible for his family to impeach his own family, so he simply put this embarrassing matter on Chen Qun.

   It is a fact that something happened in Cao Chun's back camp, but it is not certain whether it is necessary to go online.

  No one can guarantee victory in all battles.

   Moreover, Cao Chun didn’t mean that victory or defeat was already a foregone conclusion, and the loss was heavy. It was just that the rear battalion was attacked, and there might be some shortage of food and grass.

  Impeachment now, doesn't seem a bit...

  Although Chen Qun said that Xia Houyuan was perfunctory for the time being, Chen Qun knew that Xia Houyuan would definitely come to him again.

  He clenched his fists and then loosened them, looking at the dark gray clouds that seemed to hang over his head. The pale, pale sun moved slowly behind the clouds. He sighed silently in his heart.

  This is difficult.

  It’s like Xia Houshang’s report, saying that he not only defeated the invading Hu Qi, but also found a young general of the Cao family on the battlefield, entrusted him with a heavy responsibility, calmly gathered the defeated troops before the battle, and maintained the safety of the rear camp, etc.

   Taking a quick look, I thought it wasn't an attack, but that Xia Houshang had won the battle.

A withered yellow leaf was carried by the wind and climbed over the ridge of the wing house, wobbled and fell into the yard covered with a thin layer of snow, rolled all the way on the icy stone floor, and slammed into the gate of the yard with the help of the wind. steps.

   Find a step and go down!

   Steps are readily available…

  Chen Qun returned to the table case and opened the information on the table case.

   One is the report of the defenders in the Linyu area of ​​Leyang. Recently, Ding Lingren's scout cavalry have often been found haunting, and against what the people fleeing in Liaodong said, Ding Lingren almost occupied Liaodong, and they seemed to covet Liaoxi.

The information listed in detail the activity areas of the Dingling cavalry in the past ten days. Chen Qun looked through it in detail, and then a deduction arose in his heart. Is it possible that these Dinglings wanted to go to Lezhou before the heavy snow blocked the road? Occupying a leading position in Yanglinyu area, or preparing for a feint attack, to test Cao Jun's strength in western Liaoning?

  After all, Liaodong and Liaoxi are like two pieces of meat on a shoulder pole. If you eat one side, you will naturally think about the other side...

  The other piece of information is the text sent by Xia Houshen, indicating that the rear camp was attacked and asked for reinforcements.

   So these two things can be linked together?

  Chen Qun walked to the map erected in the corner of the room, followed the summary in the detailed text and compared the map repeatedly. He stood in front of the map for a long time before returning to the table after thinking about it, dipped a pen into cinnabar to make a striking mark on the cover of the official document, and then put the two documents together.

  From the beginning to the end, he did not sign any opinions on this document.

  Then, Chen Qun called his attendants and asked them to deliver the two documents to Xu County urgently...

  …(д)…

  Chang'an.

   Qinglong Temple.

  In a small hall, there were a lot of people standing there.

  In the middle position slightly higher, there are two seats, and two people are sitting facing each other, staring at each other, as if they are about to rush to beat and tear each other together in the next moment.

  Students gathered several times, and even the windows were full of people.

  The person on the left stood up slightly and said loudly: "Mencius also said that everyone can be Yao and Shun." To obey Yao's clothes, recite Yao's words, and practice Yao's deeds is nothing more than Yao. To submit to Jie's clothes, to recite Jie's words, to perform forbidden actions is nothing more than Jie. Therefore, if you want to understand the order of the people today, it is the order of the sages and sages. To do this is our mission, following the great cause of Confucius. 』

   As soon as the voice fell, many people nodded in agreement.

   Suddenly, there was chaos.

  Under the deliberate guidance of General Hushi, the debate in Qinglong Temple began to gradually become normal.

  In the initial chaotic and disorderly, random and absurd debate topics, many topics were withdrawn, while other relatively far-reaching topics were brought up repeatedly for discussion.

  Although it is still not possible to say that all the topics are positive, but in the general direction, it has been controlled to a certain extent, and the situation of being suppressed and silenced by Zheng Xuan and others is gradually easing.

   Matters on literature and ideology are the most difficult to explain clearly.

   But also the most important.

Generally speaking, unless the ruling class of the superstructure does not want the people to think, it will not easily resort to the means of deleting posts, banning words and detaining one-stop. The one-size-fits-all situation has actually caused many 404s to appear.

Afraid of accidents, afraid of taking responsibility, afraid of being taken off their hats, afraid of being smashed in their jobs, so everyone's mouths are sealed, and if there is a slight wind, they will immediately pull up the trees and put them down. To show loyalty It is better to kill by mistake than let it go. There were many such things in ancient times.

Don't make trouble, don't embarrass me, I'm just a petty official, I also take other people's jobs, etc. These middle- and lower-level officials who are banning people are just talking about their own difficulties, but never Consider whether their actions have caused harm to ordinary people.

It’s like this time Zheng Xuan and the others are banning speeches. It’s not the meaning of Hussar General Fei Qian, but Zheng Xuan and the others are using the banner of Fei Qian. To punish one or two.

   Capital crimes are not inevitable, but living crimes are inevitable.

  The voice on the left fell, and the person on the right sat up and looked around. When the voice of discussion gradually subsided, he coughed lightly and said, "Everyone can be Yao and Shun, but not everyone is a sage!" The so-called obey it, recite it, practice it, it is hard to beat the heart! If you don't have kindness in your heart and conscience in your body, how can you imitate Yao and Shun and imitate sages? Therefore, when there is a difference between the upper and lower levels, the farmers are farmers, and the workers are workers. If each goes his own way, then there will be Datong. 』

  The people who were listening were chattering again, thinking that what this person said seemed to have some truth.

  The person on the left snorted, "What a joke! How can you be calm about good and evil? In the name of goodness, doing evil things is unknown from ancient to modern times! There are many people who follow the rules and regulations, so what? Good or evil? The wicked can do good, and the good can do evil! In terms of heart, there is nothing to say! 』

  『Is there nothing to discuss? There is justice in good and evil! Those who are for the world should do good, and those who are against the world should do evil. This is a principle that is not easy through the ages! ’ The person on the right did not give in, and directly refuted, and after he finished speaking, he still raised his head, as if he represented the so-called "public opinion".

  The person on the left looked up to the sky and smiled, as if he had heard the funniest thing.

  『Public opinion, how can there be public opinion? ! If you and I discuss here, is it fair? If you and I are not fair, what number can be called fair? The people in the world are many, but those who are below the average person, who measure the world by themselves, are many! Popular customs and long-standing habits, those who value their ears and despise their eyes are also many! This is also public, can it be public opinion? 』

  The person on the right stared round his eyes, "False! Ridiculous! Public opinion cannot be public opinion, how can it be public opinion? !

  The man on the left still smiled and said: "Confucius also said that if there is a way in the world, then the ritual and music conquests come from the Son of Heaven!" There is no way in the world, and the ritual and music conquests come from the princes! Since the princes came out, the tenth generation hoped not to lose it; from the doctor's generation, the fifth generation hoped not to lose it; If there is Tao in the world, the government will not be in the hands of the officials; if there is Tao in the world, the common people will not discuss it. Therefore, if there is a way, then don’t discuss it! There is no justice! Do you know? ! 』

  『This…』 The person on the right obviously didn't think of this, and suddenly got stuck.

Of course, what the people on the left said is not the truth. The so-called "from the Son of Heaven" conquest of rites and music is just wishful thinking of Confucius. , Not all emperors can meet the standard of Duke Zhou.

However, in this passage of Confucius, it does reveal the truth that has been extended to later generations. The so-called world has a way, "the ritual and music conquests come from the Son of Heaven", and the sign of no way is that the princes of various places have their own different ways. Ritual Conquest". Layer upon layer, if you don't kill the people, you won't stop, and even the complicated local laws and regulations that violate each other are the biggest drawback of the feudal dynasty and a stumbling block hindering the development of Chinese civilization.

"There is a way in the world, but the common people don't discuss it." After all, the common people are running around for their livelihood every day. If they can earn enough food and clothing, and can take care of their children, most of them are already exhausted. 』? Wouldn't it be nice to have more time to plow the land, rest more, earn two more hard-earned money, and buy some rice noodles and cloth for the family?

When there is really a large-scale "public opinion" outbreak, it is often when social contradictions have reached the extreme and a lot of grievances have arisen, but what is interesting is that these officials who usually talk about "public opinion" in their daily activities, also At this time, they will cover their mouths, arrest them, and use all means to suppress the "public opinion", completely forgetting how much they admired the so-called "public opinion" before.

  『Cough cough...』 The person on the right coughed a few times, and then said loudly, "Everything in the world has benefits, and the so-called public opinion is the same!" How can it be covered in one word? Only the rituals of heaven and earth are uniquely immortal, so the rituals of public opinion should first follow the rituals of heaven and earth. The etiquette does not lie in the Confucian people, but in the Confucianism who understood the etiquette, and the etiquette is passed down in writing! Our generation inherits the past and ushers in the future to clarify its etiquette! Farmers and village women, how can they be courteous? 』

  The man on the left was not in a hurry, "I heard this statement at first, it seems that there is nothing wrong with it, but it is absurd." As the saying goes, there is a fall after the surrender, and after the fall, there are many usurpers, and there are so many of them in the ancient Spring and Autumn Period! Is it a courtesy to give in? What should the Duke of Zhou do? What kind of courtesy can be given to the Duke of Zhou? What is practiced in the former cannot be practiced in the future, and what is suitable for the past is not suitable for the present. The so-called etiquette and law should be adapted to the time. 』

  The times are always developing, and the so-called principles must be constantly updated to adapt to new social forms.

   And the laws and regulations derived from the truth, the same is true.

  The student on the right said a little angrily: "If it is as you said, there will be no fixed rituals in the world!" In the court hall, all the princes have revealed the poor scriptures, why are they doing this, and why do they open this Qinglong Temple discussion to discuss the three rites? Could it be that you want to ridicule hussars and disobey the court? 』

  Actually, at this time, the words on the right are basically exhausted, and he may not want to impose any crimes on the other party, but he just feels that his family has lost face, so he can find a way to get off.

   There is a step, which is very important.

  The person on the left sneered, saying that it was nothing more than a big hat, and it was not a new method, as if it was always an order from the superior in the document, and often failed to come up with any specific items. "It's not just about etiquette, is it about crime?" Such actions are like destroying rural schools to make up for fallacies, so what's the difference? You say that reading is to seek understanding, but a certain view of you actually desires selfish desires! Yang is propriety, yin is selfishness, is treated elegantly, acts like a dog, brags about himself, just like an ugly woman! 』

  『You, you...you actually hurt people! 』The person on the right is furious.

  『You are only allowed to lie, but not allowed to swear? ’ The man on the left laughed loudly, ‘Ridiculous, ridiculous, ridiculous, ridiculous! 』

  The man on the right screamed, jumped up in anger, and shouted to the students around him: "From what you have seen today, this man is extremely arrogant, and every word he says is treasonous. It doesn't matter if you don't know what you are arguing today!" 』

  The person on the left also stood up, and did not give any steps to the person on the right, "If you can't argue, you are falsely accusing others of treason. How can people like this have the three etiquettes? Sitting with him is really embarrassing! Go, go! When you are here, your breath is really filthy, and the stench is unbearable! 』

  The people watching on the outside burst into laughter, all looking very happy.

"you you you…"

  The person on the right yelled loudly, in a dilemma, and became angry from embarrassment. He went forward and wanted to pull the person on the left, and then the two of them wrestled together until the soldiers maintaining order rushed in and separated the two...

  One debate ends, another debate begins.

  In this way, whether it is effective or invalid, there are collisions of speeches, fists and feet, and some things slowly have some new changes...

  (end of this chapter)