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Yang Biao smiled, patted Xun Yu on the shoulder, and motioned for Xun Yu to take a seat. "Wen Ruo, I guess you will insist on this point, but I didn't expect you to be so determined, and you would not hesitate in front of the emperor."

Xun Yu asked back, "Duke Yang thinks, should I slow down?"

"When a gentleman governs a country, he should ask the fundamentals. As long as there is no chaos at the root, everything else can be discussed."

Xun Yu immediately lowered his face. "Mr. Yang's words, forgive me for not agreeing. Rites are the foundation of Confucianism, and naturally they are also the foundation of governing the country. How can it be discussed?"

Yang Biao waved his hand to signal Xun Yu not to get excited. "Wen Ruo, Master has something to say, and my way is consistent. What is this one? Is it a ritual?"

Xun Yu was at a loss for words.

What exactly is the "one" in "My Dao is consistent", the Confucianism has never been conclusive, and it is not something he and Yang Biao can argue clearly.But this "one" is not ritual, but there is no doubt about it.

For Confucius, propriety is important, but it is definitely not as good as benevolence.

Of course, whether this "one" is benevolence is also debatable. In the original text of "The Analects of Confucius", Zeng Zi's understanding is "loyalty and forgiveness".Although this sentence comes from the "Liren" chapter, it can also be understood that loyalty and forgiveness are benevolence, but after all, it is not clearly stated, and there is still room for debate.

Confucianism is like this. Many things seem to be certain, but when you think about it, they are not so certain.

Regarding etiquette, Confucianism has a view that is recognized by most people, that is, Confucius values ​​benevolence, Mencius values ​​righteousness, and Xunzi values ​​propriety.Xunzi was last and had the worst reputation, and many people were reluctant to mention him.

The reason is also very simple. He had two legalist disciples, who pushed the ritual he advocated one step forward and became the law.

If this step is taken, the nature will change. Many people do not even recognize Xunzi as a true Confucian scholar.

Seeing Xun Yu in a daze, Yang Biao shook his head sympathetically.Xun Yu is very smart, but he governs Henan, and his official duties consume too much energy, so he may not have time to pay attention to related discussions.In contrast, Situ's Mansion has discussed such issues in depth, and has long passed the stage of textual differences.

In other words, Xun Yu was outdated in learning, and he still stuck to the classics, unable to keep up with the changes in practice.

"Besides etiquette, did you talk to the emperor about other things, such as the affairs of the Western Regions?" Yang Biao didn't want to talk too rigidly at the beginning, so he changed the subject. "I heard that your kid is very prestigious in the Western Regions. Tens of thousands of Xianbei people follow his command, and even the Da Yuezhi and Xiao Yuezhi praise him."

Xun Yu smiled and chatted for a while.Although he didn't say much with the emperor, he heard some from Xun Wenqian.It is a little regretful that he wanted to ask the emperor about the Roman emperor, but because he didn't speculate, he couldn't mention it in the end.

"Has Stuart heard about Rome?"

"Which way are you talking about?"

"I heard that Rome has a new emperor named Severus, a warrior from a foreign race..."

"I know, I know." Yang Biao shook his head repeatedly when he heard it. "Then Rome is a barbarian after all. They don't even have the precautions they should have. It's really ridiculous to be usurped by a slave."

"I also heard that this Severus' experience is similar to that of Dong Zhuo. He was originally a frontier general, but later he supported himself and used force to fight for the throne?"

Yang Biao was a little surprised. "And this? It's the first time I've heard of it."

Xun Yu was very disappointed. "Duke Yang, how can you ignore such a good opportunity."

"A good opportunity?" Yang Biao thought for a while, then understood Xun Yu's meaning, and then said with a smile: "Are you going to take this opportunity to justify the name of the party members, or do you want to speak out for Confucianism? Wen Ruo, if I were you, I would wouldn't do that."

"Why?"

"Although history can be used as a guide, we can know the rise and fall. But Rome is just a country of barbarians, how can it be compared with my big man? Although the emperor is dissatisfied with some practices of Confucianism, he has not denied the value of Confucianism. Confucianism rectification? Even if it is a party member, the emperor did not completely veto it, and the collection of information and compilation of "Danggu Biography" is to clarify the whole story, and does not say that party members are evil people."

He paused, and then said: "You are not dissatisfied with the court's actions because of Guo Tu's death, are you?"

Xun Yu frowned.

I met with the Son of Heaven yesterday, and the conversation was not pleasant.I met Yang Biao today and had an unpleasant conversation, which made him wonder if he thought wrong from the beginning, otherwise how could it be so difficult?

It is obvious to all that the Son of Heaven is wise and martial, and Yang Biao is mature in his pursuit of the country, and he has always thought so.If he were to say that both of them were wrong and he was the only one who was right, he really didn't have the confidence.

Yang Biao also saw Xun Yu's vacillation, and gave up his plan to have an in-depth discussion with Xun Yu today.

"Wen Ruo, you don't need to be in a hurry. If you're here, you can settle down. Look around first, and wait until everyone else arrives before discussing it. This time, we are not afraid to spend time, and we must discuss a result."

Xun Yu nodded in agreement.

Yang Biao said again: "There will be a book recommendation meeting in two days, and it will be in Mrs. Hongnong's printing workshop. Will you participate?"

"Should be going." Xun Yu said absent-mindedly. "Does Yang Gong have any information about Rome here? I want to know more about the Roman Emperor Severus."

"No. You can go to Lantai to have a look, the information is the most complete there."

"Thank you."

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After saying goodbye to Yang Biao, Xun Yu turned and went to Lantai.

Lan Tai made Shi Wangcan very enthusiastic, and produced a lot of materials related to Severus.Most of the information was collected recently.As Xun Wenqian said, Severus is similar to Dong Zhuo, and the usurpation of the throne was not long ago, and the relevant news has just come in.

Wang Can chatted with Xun Yu for a while, and naturally mentioned Zhong Yao.

Although Lantai today does not interfere in political affairs and only focuses on academic research, but he is well-versed in the field, has many friends, and is still very well-informed.Zhong Yao's official career in Bohai was not going well, and he intended to return to the court, so he naturally heard about it.

As a tourist who once lived in Shangdang, he wanted to return Zhong Yao's favor.

Xun Yu also had this idea, but it was not so urgent.He has already contacted Xun Chen and discussed whether they should return to the court or go to sea.In his opinion, the Ruying people are not weak in the court, even if Zhong Yao, Xun Chen and others come back, it will not be of much significance, but may arouse the vigilance of the emperor, so it is better to go to sea to assist Yuan Xi and venture into the world.

Xun Chen replied that he didn't care, but Zhong Yao was extremely unfavorable to Yuan Xi and was unwilling to waste energy on Yuan Xi.Moreover, Zhong Yao is old and misses his hometown. He would rather go back to his hometown to farm and study than to go to sea.

Xun Yu can understand Zhong Yao's mentality, but how to get him to return to the court is a very difficult problem.He originally wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to speak to the emperor, but the conversation fell apart as soon as they met, and he didn't have a chance to speak at all.

Seeing Wang Can, Xun Yu suddenly felt that maybe Wang Can was more suitable to come out than him.

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Xun Yu didn't tell Wang Can directly, but just told Wang Can what he knew, and revealed Zhong Yao's mentality tactfully.

Wang Can is a smart man, he knows the elegant meaning by hearing the strings, and knows that Xun Yu is difficult to deal with, so he wants to come forward.

He didn't say anything to death, but said that he had recently collected information on party members, and some things were unclear, and he was trying to contact Zhong Yao to see if he could provide some information.

Xun Yu understood, and took advantage of the situation to talk about party affairs.

Lantai has always been in charge of collecting party members' materials, but the previous Lantai order, Shi Caiyan, was the son of heaven, and what he carried out was the will of the emperor.Now Wang Can succeeds him, which is somewhat different.

Wang Can's grandfather, Wang Chang, was as famous as Li Ying and Du Mi, and was a famous party leader.

Many party members, including Xun Yu himself, were relieved that "Dang Gu Lie Biography" was edited by the children of party members.They don't think that Wang Can is the kind of person who deliberately slanders party members in order to please the emperor.The "Dang Gu Lie Biography" presided over by him can at least maintain a fair position.

It can be seen from this that Yang Biao believes that the emperor has no malice towards the party members, and there is also a reason why Wang Can was appointed as the official history of Lantai.

Wang Can is also well aware of this, and takes it for himself.

He told Xun Yu that Dou Wu's grandson, Dou Fu, was found in Lingling, and he had just been promoted to Xiaolian not long ago.The reason why he is in Lingling is because of Dou Wu's disciple Hu Teng.

Hu Teng is from Guiyang.When Dou Wu was killed, Hu Teng fled Luoyang with Dou Fu and lived in seclusion in Lingling.In the first year of Zhongping, the Yellow Turban was raised and the ban on the party was lifted, but Hu Teng was not in a hurry to return to the court, and he didn't even let Dou Fu show up.It wasn't until Hussar General Zhang Ji returned to the court and Ding Chong was in charge that Hu Teng felt safe and showed up with Dou Fu.

Xun Yu was very excited.

"The Son of Heaven heard about Dou Fu, how did he react?"

Wang Can blinked. "No response, just a few questions."

Xun Yu was a little disappointed, but didn't say much.He could understand the emperor's reaction, after all, Dou Wu was killed shortly after Emperor Xiaoling ascended the throne.Even though Emperor Xiaoling was young at the time and was bullied by Cao Jie, it is true that he still refused to lift the ban as he grew older.

If it weren't for the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the party ban might never have been lifted.

As for the relationship between the Yellow Turban uprising and the party's release from imprisonment, Xun Yu was also very clear about it, knowing that this matter should not be mentioned too much, so as not to irritate the emperor and make it self-defeating.

After borrowing materials related to Severus from Wang Can, Xun Yu went back to the dormitory and took the time to read them.

The materials in the Western Regions are all translated, and the quality of the text is uneven, and there are many awkward names mixed in, which are easy to confuse.Even with Xun Yu's cleverness, it took more than half a day to digest these materials. When the lights came on, Xun Wenqian and others returned home full of joy.

Seeing that Xun Yu was reading Severu's materials, Xun Wenqian didn't say much.On the contrary, it was about Dou Fu, she had a different opinion.

Unlike Xun Yu who thought the emperor was indifferent, Xun Wenqian felt that the emperor was very tolerant.

The reason is also very simple. Now the requirements for being filial and honest are very high. With Dou Fu's ability, there is a high probability that he does not meet the standard of filial piety.The emperor approved it without asking any further questions, which just means that he was lenient and willing to give the Dou family a compensation.

Based on what Dou Wu did back then, the emperor really wanted to re-investigate the old case, and there were plenty of ways to crucify Dou Wu, so that he would never stand up again.

The emperor is very disgusted with his relatives and has a bad impression of all the generals. This is something everyone knows well.

Dou Wu is known as the Three Monarchs, does he really deserve such a title?

Looking at the aggressive Xun Wenqian, Xun Yu was dumbfounded.

Xun Wenqian did not stay longer.She brought Mrs. Tang's invitation to the emperor to attend the book recommendation meeting. She was going to meet the emperor next door, and she had some matters to discuss with the queen, so she would not be staying here today.

Seeing Xun Wenqian leave, Xun Yu came to his senses, pointed to Xun Wenqian's background and said to his wife Tang: "Is this really our daughter?"

Tang knew what he wanted to say, and said with a wry smile: "It's your daughter, she's just close to Zhu Zhechi."

Xun Yu thought so, but still reminded his wife. "This can't be said casually."

"That's not what I said, A-mei also said the same." Tang said roughly about the meeting with Mrs. Tang.They all agreed on Xun Wenqian's changes. They all felt that Xun Wenqian's mentality had changed a lot since she managed the weaving workshop with Queen Fushou, and it was even quite different from before, as if they were two different people.

Fushou does not have such influence, only the emperor can influence her.

Before Xun Wenqian, there were one or two people who were influenced by the emperor, the most typical being Cai Yan.

When Cai Yan was mentioned, Tang's expression became a little strange.It's just that no matter how Xun Yu asked, she refused to say anything.

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Xun Wenqian came to the courtyard next door, but Liu Xie hadn't come to court yet.

The new year is approaching, and there are many affairs of the imperial court. Even if Liu Xie does not directly manage it, it will take a lot of time to listen to reports and coordinate from various temples.

Empress Fushou had just finished her work, and when she saw Xun Wenqian approaching, she asked someone to take out two boxes.

"This is your year-end reward." Fu Shou said with a smile: "Others have taken it away, and you are the only one left."

Xun Wenqian opened the box and took a look, somewhat surprised.The chest was filled with exquisite brocade, and on top of it was a layer of gold cakes.A rough estimate shows that these two seemingly small boxes are worth at least 50 yuan, far exceeding her expectations.

"so much?"

"You deserve it. The benefit of the weaving workshop is good this year, and you are the first to contribute. Without your assistance, I don't know how tired I will be."

"Your Highness is serious." Xun Wenqian said a few words politely, and when she learned that the year-end rewards in the workshop were quite expensive, she also accepted them.

"Houtian Yinfang held a book recommendation meeting, Madam Tang invited His Highness to attend the meeting with the emperor."

Fu Shou took the invitation and looked at it twice, feeling a little regretful. "It would be great if Cai Lingshi was here. She is the best at gatherings like this. With my little knowledge, I don't dare to judge others. It's just a display if I go, so forget it, just go."

"Who said that?" Liu Xie walked in from the outside and took over the conversation. "The weaving workshop you are in charge of is now the most profitable workshop, and its strength is three points stronger than that of Yinfang. This year, Yinfang took the lead. Can you still fall behind next year? Not only do you want to go, but you also have to offer a reward, so you can't be printed. Fang stole the show."

Xun Wenqian covered her lips and smiled, Fushou also greeted her with a smile, handed over the invitation card with one hand, took Liu Xie's cloak with the other, and handed it to Daqiao.

"Your Majesty told me to go, so I will go. I will offer rewards as Your Majesty said. It is not appropriate to just go to Yinfang to attend a party and steal the limelight from Yinfang, right? The owner of Yinfang is not an ordinary person. She is His Majesty's sister-in-law."

"Sister-in-law can't steal the limelight?" Liu Xie sat down, looked at the invitation card by the light, focused on the bibliography listed later, shook his head, and lightly threw the invitation card on the table, frowning slightly. "That's it?"

"Your Majesty thinks something is wrong?" Fu Shou and Xun Wenqian asked in unison.

They have all read the bibliography and don't think there is any problem.

"It's all articles on classics and history, so it's boring." Liu Xie thought for a while, then said, "Wen Qian, go to the Yinfang tomorrow, bring a bibliography to Mrs. Tang, and add some guests."

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Xun Wenqian immediately said: "Your Majesty, I think it is impossible."

"Oh?" Liu Xie looked at Xun Wenqian in surprise.

Fushou was also a little surprised. Xun Wenqian's performance today was different from before, with a very clear attitude. Unlike before, she hid half of her words and left you to guess the rest, so as not to blame others.

"This is the first book recommendation meeting. It was originally a private gathering of Wang Can and others. Yinfang only provided sponsorship to make Yinfang famous. Personally speaking, Yinfang should not interfere too much with the meeting's agenda. Publicly As far as this is the first time, it is inevitable that there will be differences, and it is not appropriate to seek complete blame, as long as it does not break the law."

Liu Xie thought about it, felt it was reasonable, and turned to look at Fushou again. "What does the Queen think?"

Fu Shou said with a smile: "Mr. Xun Gui is familiar with the situation and has seen people well. My concubine always admires him."

Xun Wenqian hurriedly said a few words of humility, but her burning eyes still fell on Liu Xie.

Liu Xie considered it and accepted Xun Wenqian's suggestion.

Everything is a little rough for the first time, so you can't ask too much.If you have to follow your own request, it will only embarrass Mrs. Tang, and it may also make Wang Can and others lose their enthusiasm, so they will not do it in the future.

Still, he has some ideas of his own.

"You all go and have a look, increase your knowledge, and if you have the opportunity in the future, you can also sponsor some similar gatherings yourself. In terms of money, Zhifang is much better than Yinfang."

Fu Shou echoed: "What Your Majesty said is true. Yinfang has the responsibility to educate, and it is not a bad idea to talk more about classics and history. Zhifang is for the economy, so it can be more direct and specifically sponsor related technologies."

Liu Xie glanced at Fushou and laughed.

After more than half a year of managing the weaving workshop, Fu Shou has become more confident in speaking and doing things.

"It's up to you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."