Han Dao world

Chapter 1046 Seeking the Roots (Ask for a Monthly Ticket!)
Liu Xie agrees with Xun Wenqian's views, and has a new understanding of Xun Wenqian.

Not seeing each other for two years, Xun Wenqian has matured a lot.

This maturity is not only reflected in the understanding of the government, but also in the relationship between them.

She was more calm, and she was able to open up to him and say some of her true thoughts.

Even if these ideas don't sound so majestic.

It made him feel very relaxed.

He was tired of intrigues with the ministers every day, and he didn't want to go back to the harem and have to guess three sentences.He is not a moral clean freak, and he cannot tolerate a little selfishness.

How many truly impartial people are there?
He accepts selfishness - as long as it is not excessive - more than hypocrisy.

"So, this is reality." Liu Xie said, with a slight smile on his lips. "Our task is to find a way to meet the reasonable demands of as many people as possible from the interests of the whole."

Xun Wenqian's eyes flickered slightly. "Like Dutian?"

"It's like Dutian."

"Like abolishing Shiqing and Shilu?"

Liu Xie thought for a moment, then nodded again in approval. "It's like abolishing Shiqing Shilu."

"Then..." Xun Wenqian looked at Liu Xie nervously. "Where's the emperor?"

"Emperor?" Liu Xie raised his eyebrows, and immediately understood what Xun Wenqian meant.

Sovereignty is the last hereditary privilege, and the greatest hereditary privilege.Compared with Shiqing and Shilu, the monarchy has changed from the co-lord of the world to the imperial power. Not only has it not been weakened, but it has been strengthened, which naturally lacks legitimacy.

The co-lord of the world is the feudal country of the world to support you as the co-lord, so what is the basis for imperial power?
For two thousand years of imperial rule, this question has plagued the brightest minds.They have established various theories to explain the rationality of imperial power, but in the end they cannot avoid the duality.

Some people defend, some people usurp power.

"Imperial power will also be abolished." Liu Xie scratched his head, but his tone was firm. "Just not now."

Xun Wenqian stared at Liu Xie's face, not letting go of the slightest expression.

After half a day, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Liu Xie spoke from his heart.He has an unparalleled detachment, transcends his own identity, and looks at this issue from a more rational perspective.

She wanted to ask a few more questions, but she hummed and went back.

The sentence just now was out of line, and Liu Xie thought for a long time before answering.If you continue to ask, Liu Xie may not be able to answer, and may not dare to answer.

In case she becomes angry from embarrassment, she cannot bear the wrath of the emperor.

"Why don't you talk?" Liu Xie smiled.

"The concubine doesn't know what to say." Xun Wenqian fell on Liu Xie's chest again. "The concubine can't imagine what the world would be like without the emperor, not even the saints."

Liu Xie laughed. "A sage is also a human being." He paused, and then said: "He can't even judge right from wrong, so it can be seen that he is not born knowing it."

"Does Your Majesty know?"

Liu Xie wanted to pretend, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back. "Do you still remember what I told you when we were in Liangzhou?"

Xun Wenqian thought for a while. "Remember. The higher the mountain, the colder the climate."

"Have you ever wondered why?"

"This... I haven't thought about it."

"Look, if you find a problem, but stop at nothing and don't think deeply, how can you make progress?" Liu Xie laughed twice, and stretched out his hand to scratch Xun Wenqian's nose. "Just like the question of two children debating the sun, it has been in front of us for hundreds of years. Has anyone seriously thought about the answer?"

Xun Wenqian was stunned.

Liu Xie then said: "You only know how to appreciate Master's virtue of knowing what you know and not knowing what you don't know, but you don't think about how to seek knowledge. Is this what Master wants? If Master is also like this, how can you be knowledgeable if you enter the temple without asking? , to create a generational atmosphere?"

Xun Wenqian was stunned for a moment, then said with a wry smile: "So, there are tens of millions of scholars in the world, but few of them really follow the teachings of saints."

"You're right. You can only read rote books, talk nonsense, and shut up poems. What's the use? Only those who are taught by saints, are not limited to classics, face reality, and persevere in finding answers. , are the true disciples of saints, the backbone of Confucianism."

Liu Xie finally sighed. "To a certain extent, partisans still have their respect. At least they dare to act and martyr their lives instead of being content to sit and talk. They just don't do well, and they are far better than cynics who do nothing. Much more."

"Cynic?" Xun Wenqian pondered for a while, but didn't ask carefully.

These two words are very straightforward, and the direction is obvious, so there is no need to ask too much, it seems that I am too stupid.

But she subconsciously thought of Liu Biao, Song Zhong and others from Nanyang County School.

The two of them didn't have a specific topic, and they chatted without a sentence.From the study in Nanyang County to the trip to Liangzhou that year, from the trip to Liangzhou to Xun Yue’s trip to Mount Tai, then from Xun Yue to Xun Chen, to the virtue of Bohai Sea, and finally to the west of the Western Regions, The land that is said to have been conquered by Alexander.

Until we were sleepy, we hugged each other and fell asleep.

The next morning, when Xun Wenqian opened her eyes, Liu Xie had already got up and disappeared.Xun Wenqian blamed herself for sleeping too deeply and not fulfilling her responsibilities, while getting up to wash up.

Recalling the chat with the emperor yesterday, the more she thought about it, the more regretful she felt.

Xun Yue was going to Taishan to seek proof, she had come into contact with it a few years ago.It's a pity that she, as the emperor said, didn't try to find the answer at all, so she still doesn't know anything until now.

Just like the problem that the two children were anxiously discussing, after hundreds of years, it is still an unsolved problem.

How can there be progress in this way?
I can't solve such a major problem as the abolition of imperial power, but I can make some efforts on these small problems.

Xun Wenqian was lost in thought for a moment.

When having breakfast with Empress Fushou, Xun Wenqian put forward her own ideas.She wants to study some specific issues, and treat it as a usual pastime.

Fu Shou also found it interesting.

Compared with Xun Wenqian, who is busy preparing to build a printing workshop, she has more free time and is more boring.If you can study these issues, you can kill time without being idle.

"How do you plan to start?"

Xun Wenqian smiled and said, "I want to offer a reward."

"A reward?"

"Yes, the Yinfang will be built soon. I want to publish a reward in the newspaper. Whoever can give a convincing answer will be rewarded ten gold. Queen, are you interested in participating?"

Fu Shou hesitated.

Although she is a queen, ten gold is not a small amount for her.Unlike Xun Wenqian, she still has a printing workshop in her hand and has other sources of income.

Isn't it a little exaggerated to spend ten gold for a trivial problem?
"I still want to find the answer myself, not ask anyone."

As soon as Xun Wenqian thought about it, she understood Fushou's thoughts.She laughed and said, "Why doesn't the empress take an examination of the great Confucianists in Nanyang County? Since they regard themselves as the disciples of the Confucian school, the master is embarrassed and laughed at by the Taoist school, so they should share the worries for the master."

"Is this... appropriate?"

"I think it's appropriate." Xun Wenqian said solemnly, "These are the ways of heaven and earth. If you don't know the ways of heaven and earth, how can you talk about people and governance?"

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