Shu Chen

Chapter 271 Ashamed
"The heaven and the earth are dark and yellow, the universe is prehistoric; the sun and the moon are full and the sun and the moon are full;

In the early morning, in Biaoshi County, Jiuquan County, there was a sound of children reading loudly from the small courtyard surrounded by gray and yellow rammed earth. People passing by the door could not bear to stop and listen for a moment before leaving with a smile on their faces.

Schools or private schools are extremely rare in Hexi.

Not to mention it is a school for the enlightenment of young children.

But now there is Biaoshi County, which is the reason for Pang Yu who abandoned his official position and returned to his hometown.

At the beginning, Pang Hao didn't have the heart of preaching and teaching.

It's just that many scholars in the county admired his reputation and came not far away to ask for advice on secular etiquette and Confucian classics.

But it is unprecedented to enlighten the young children in the countryside.

At least, Li Jian, who had just returned from assassinating Zheng Pu in Fuyin City, was quite surprised.

He is also from the Biao family, and he has often come to visit Pang Hao before, but he has only been away from his hometown for more than a month, and he has learned something?

And what kind of books are these young children reciting, and they have never heard of evil?

Stopping outside the door to listen for a while, Li Jian tidied up her clothes and walked in.

The door of the Pang family was never closed during the day, and no servants were arranged to answer the door. Visitors were free to come and go.

It's not that the current atmosphere in Jiuquan County is no longer on the road.

But the Pang family had a very good reputation from the beginning when Pang Hao's mother, Zhao E, slew the enemy, and when Pang Hao was an official, he was clean and self-respecting, and his family had no money. Even the most vicious people would not come to seek bad luck.

Stepping into the courtyard, I saw more than a dozen young children sitting on the ground under the Populus euphratica tree in the left corner of the courtyard, reciting calligraphy and books under the guidance of a Pang family nephew;

Sitting under the eaves, Pang Li, dressed in rough kudzu cloth and looking haggard, was answering the Confucian classics doubts raised by the scholars one by one.

When Li Jian saw her, she didn't dare to disturb her.

Silently bowed to Pang Hao before gently approaching to listen, but it still caused a small commotion.

Maybe it's because people in Hexi all admire happiness, kindness and enmity, or it's because the scholars who came here to seek solutions are not as weak as crowns, and their temperaments are uncertain. He gave a soft cry and bowed his hands in greeting.

It also made Pang Hao, who was explaining the scriptures, frown slightly.

"That's all for today, I'm tired."

Without waiting for the scholars to plead guilty, he said lightly, helped the eaves get up and went back into the house.

Seeing this, everyone was ashamed.

As an elder, Pang Hao did not restrain his body and spared no effort to solve their doubts, but they did not know how to cherish it, and it was rude after all.There was no Yan to stay any longer, they all bowed to Pang Hao's back and then dispersed one after another.

As for Li Jian, she smiled bitterly silently, and went to walk into the hall next to the house.

In recent years, he often came to ask for advice, and Pang Li admired his diligent study and gave him advice. The relationship between the two is already a teacher-student relationship.

As soon as he entered, he saw that Pang Hao was waiting for him almost at his leisure.

Without waiting for him to say anything, he asked with a ray of relief, "The news of the hometown is blocked. I heard that Zi Ce was released by the Han army ten days ago, and today I can find Zi Ce's face. I am very happy! But I don't know, when will Zi Ce come back?"

Hearing this, Li Jian couldn't help but feel a little sore nose.

First, he sat upright and bowed respectfully before he answered, "Mr. Lao is concerned, Jane returned home yesterday afternoon. If there were not so many harassers along the way, Jane should have returned ten days ago." .”

How much do you bother him?
Raising his eyebrows slightly, Pang Hao's expression became clear, and he couldn't help but clapped his hands and smiled, "But I forgot, Wen Ce stabbed Zheng alone, and his name has spread to the west of Hexi!"

"Ashamed."

Li Jian hastily made a modest statement.

Immediately, he said with a bitter face, "Sir, I stabbed it without any intention to name it. Moreover, after returning today, I don't know whether this action is good or evil."

"Ok?"

Immediately, Pang Li put away his smile, closed his eyes and made a solemn expression, and asked, "Why did Wen Ce come up with such evil words?"

"Mr. Hui, it's what Jane saw and heard on the way back."

Li Jian bowed down again, bowed his head and said, "On the way, Jian saw that the government gathered barbarians and thieves as soldiers, and there are many things where the strong bully the weak; the rich and the right colluded with the small officials, and the soldiers broke through the doors of the small houses to collect money and food. Supplies for the army, embezzles fields and acres; Hexi Governor and the county guards all turn a blind eye, still expropriate and expropriate, so that the weak and witty sons have nowhere to redress their grievances, and the people of Li and common people cry in the road. , I am confused. I went there with hatred and assassinated Zheng Zijin in Yuyin, because I wanted to repay the selfishness of the prefect Yin. However, when the Han and Wei were fighting, I wounded the Han general, and I also helped Wei Can’s hometown. Abuse! Is this a righteous act? Jane is ashamed!"

"Heh~~"

After hearing this, Pang Chu couldn't help laughing softly, and asked back, "I don't agree with Wen Ce's words. The world is muddy, which one is right? Which one is wrong?"

Without waiting for Li Jian's answer, he turned his head to the side of the eaves again, with a little memory in his eyes, and his voice was a little ethereal.

"In the past when my grandmother was alive, Mrs. Zhang often heard that my grandmother killed my father with her hands. This is the [-]th section of the door silk. His son Zhang Shuwei served as the prefect of Wuwei and punished the governor of Yongzhou with his personal grievances. , and I want to stab him with a sword. If I break it according to the principles of the world, I will gain the favor of my father and hate my son! However, when I go there, the scholars and common people will not criticize me, why?"

"It's unjust because Zhang Shuwei disregarded the court's laws and punished ministers!"

"Now that you want to repay the kindness of Governor Yin, it is the righteousness of spring and autumn to assassinate Zheng Zijin alone. What's wrong?"

"And when the Han and Wei dynasties were fighting, the governor of Hexi and the prefects of the counties collected troops and sent troops to destroy the villages, so that the common people had no food for the winter. It's time! Whether you assassinate Zheng or not, it doesn't change the matter. You You are not an official of the Wei state, nor have you ever helped the tyrant to do evil, so why do you feel ashamed?"

Having said this, Pang Yu turned his head, looked into Li Jian's eyes, and said earnestly.

"When we are born in troubled times, we should uphold the truth, not to be disrespectful, not to be dishonest, not to bully the weak, not to invade wealth, and not to be indiscriminate; to guard the body with propriety, and to establish the world with virtue, is a good deed. Whether this life is right or wrong , some posterity commented that there is no need to disturb Wen Ce."

After the words fell, the hall fell into silence.

Li Jian maintained the posture of listening to the teacher with his hands folded, lost in thought.

It's not that I'm questioning what Pang Hao said.

Rather, he seemed to understand it, and had a faint sense of shock, but found that the guilt in his heart hadn't been relieved much.

Do you act regardless of the current situation if you abide by etiquette and respect?
Shouldn't the teachings of the sages and the conduct of scholars be self-cultivation and good people, die-hard loyalty, and go to the country when they are in trouble?
Today, there are frequent wars, fierce soldiers and disasters, causing the people to hang upside down. Why does the gentleman say that he is at ease?

There was a long silence.

The perplexed Li Jian said again, "Jane is dull, Mr. Nan Wu speaks out of righteousness."

But Pang Hao, who had closed his eyes for a long time to rest his mind, opened his eyes when he heard the words, and sighed in a long voice, "Oh, we are obsessed with Wen Ce!"

(End of this chapter)