Han Dao world

Chapter 1084 Similarities and Differences of Taoism
After leaving Suiyang, Zhou Zhong took Xun Yue all the way to Nanyang.

He read Yuan Min's monograph carefully, and invited Xun Yue to read it together.

Strictly speaking, Yuan Min's writing is not high-quality, and his historical research is not rigorous enough. What really shines is the specific water control methods.Even from Zhou Zhong's semi-professional perspective, Yuan Min's methods are innovative, and many of them are unprecedented.

Xun Yue is not very familiar with water conservancy, and he doesn't understand many contents, but he appreciates Yuan Min's attitude of seeking evidence on the spot.In his opinion, what Confucianism lacks is this empirical spirit. If the predecessors could verify the classics like Yuan Min, many plausible statements would not be able to spread falsehoods and have been passed down to the present.

Zhou Zhong frowned secretly when he heard this.

He felt that Xun Yue had been hit too hard, and he was a little dazed, or went to another extreme, and couldn't understand the similarities and differences between Taoism and art.

But there is one thing he still agrees with.

It is embarrassing for Confucian scholars without practical experience.

In order to persuade Xun Yue, Zhou Zhong told a story about Huang Ba, a famous official in the former court.

Huang Ba was from Suiyang, Xiaoxuan Dynasty was the prefect of Yingchuan, Xun Yue was no stranger.But there are some things that he is not as familiar with as Zhou Zhong.

When Huang Ba served as the prefect of Yingchuan, his governance performance was the best in the world, and he can be said to be the representative of capable officials.But Huang Ba later succeeded Bing Ji as prime minister, not only did he not achieve much, but also his reputation declined, and he even made a lot of jokes.

The main reason is that Huang Ba is proficient in governance, but ignorant of governance.He was born as a petty official and was proficient in the law, but his foundation in Confucian classics was not solid.It was only when I was middle-aged that I learned "Shangshu" from Xia Housheng in prison.Although there is a willingness to learn, but the habit has been formed, it is difficult to become a master.

Therefore, art must be important, and Tao should not be underestimated.

Xun Yue didn't object to Zhou Zhong's point of view, but he didn't agree either.

If he had to think about it, he should at least study Huang Ba's deeds.

The words of Zhou Zhong's family are not history books and cannot be used as evidence.

Fortunately, Cai Yan was accompanying him, so Xun Yue found Cai Yan, hoping to read relevant history books.Although Huang Ba was a famous minister in the former dynasty, his biography was hidden in Lantai and has not been published to the world.Even if Xun Yue is called the seed of reading, there is no chance to get in touch.

Cai Yan felt curious, so she asked a few more questions.

After Xun Yue explained the situation, Cai Yan laughed, and asked Yuan Heng to find out "Biography of Xun Officials" and "Biography of Cool Officials" in "Hanshu" and hand them over to Xun Yue.

"If Mr. Xun wants to understand Huang's hegemony, he should read the "Biography of Xun Officials" thoroughly to know the whole picture. Then read "Biography of Cool Officials" to confirm the two phases. Knock on its two ends, and you may be able to accept it."

Xun Yue bowed to express his thanks, and left with the book in his arms.

Looking at the back of Xun Yue who seemed overwhelmed, Cai Yan said to Yuan Heng: "The seed sown by the emperor has sprouted again."

Yuan Heng looked at Cai Yan, smiled without saying a word.

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Henan Yin Xunyu rushed to Wancheng to meet Liu Xie.

Suddenly, another year has passed, and Xun Yu's mental outlook is quite different.

The situation in Henan is good this year, and the growth of household registration is gratifying.On the one hand, the people in exile gradually returned, and on the other hand, a large number of newly registered households—that is, the Xianbei and Hun captives who surrendered before were naturalized.

Of course, this also caused many people to worry.

Hulu moved into the Central Plains in large numbers, especially the former capital, will it cause hidden dangers?
Xun Yu came to Nanyang specially to discuss this matter with Liu.

His suggestion is to control the population of Hulu, and move people from the frontier as much as possible to fill the shortage of household registration in Gyeonggi.

This requires the cooperation of Hedong, Taiyuan and other counties to control the transfer of household registration.

After Dutian, the number of refugees gradually decreased, and most of them had already settled down. Migration would inevitably be troublesome.If the prefect's mansion does not come forward, it is unlikely that the people will relocate voluntarily.

Liu Xie did not give an answer immediately. He suggested that Situ Mansion should discuss it first, and then discuss it together during the court meeting.

After talking about official business, Liu Xie stayed with Xun Yu for dinner.

Xun Wenqian accompanied him as a matter of course, and with the consent of Empress Fushou, the eldest son Liu An also came.

Liu An and Xun Yu didn't meet many times, but they were not afraid of strangers.Knowing that the dark-faced middle-aged man in front of him was his grandfather, he immediately pounced on him, hugged Xun Yu's neck and kissed him twice, and then volunteered to dance his sword for fun.

Seeing Liu An's graceful sword dance, Xun Yu was both happy and worried, and then tested Liu An's writing.

Liu An responded fluently, and discussed the similarities and differences between the ancient and modern "Shangshu" with Xun Yu in a serious manner, which was catchy.

Xun Yu was shocked.

Xun Wenqian said that although Liu An was her child, after he was born, he spent more time with the queen than with her.Before he could speak, the queen read "Shangshu" to him every night.Others think it's silly, but he's been used to it since he was a child, and when he was enlightened, he quickly understood the righteousness.

Xun Yu asked Liu An about his future ambitions on a whim.

Liu An patted his chest and said loudly that he wanted to be the Duke of Zhou in the future and fight for the emperor.

Xun Yu was a little embarrassed, but Liu Xie was very indifferent, waving his hand to let Xun Yu not mind.

A five or six-year-old child, even if he reads "Shangshu", he still swallows it whole, how can he know those trivial words and great meanings.What he meant was to be a virtuous minister and serve the emperor, nothing else.

Xun Yu heaved a sigh of relief and understood Liu Xie's good intentions.

This is by design.

Fu Shou taught Liu An to read the scriptures, naturally he didn't want the eldest son of the emperor to become the prince's opponent in the future.And the emperor asked Liu An to perform in front of him, because he wanted to tell him that although Liu An could not be a prince, he still had a bright future.

All in all, the Xun family of Yingchuan needn't worry about their future.

Under this premise, their monarchs and ministers can treat each other frankly, and they can discuss everything without taboo.

Xun Yu couldn't ask for it.

He immediately mentioned one thing, Xun Yue had returned from Mount Tai, but he had been stranded in Suiyang, neither returned to Yingchuan nor went to Luoyang.As for why, Xun Yue didn't say it in his letter, and he didn't know why.

But he can probably guess that Xun Yue's trip to Mount Tai must have yielded something, and touched the foundation, so that he dared not even see his hometown and relatives.

Xun Yu was a little worried.

Xun Yue is the seed of study after Xun Shuang. If something goes wrong with him, it will be an unbearable loss for the Xun family of Yingchuan.

Xun Yue is fifty-five this year, and it is the time when his mind is mature and he can teach the children of the clan.To put it more seriously, this is related to the question of whether the academic inheritance of the Xun family in Yingchuan can continue.

In the final analysis, Xun Yue was a little confused because of several problems of Liu Xie.

Xun Yu wanted to ask Liu Xie to enlighten Xun Yue, and not let him get into a dead end.

Liu Xie laughed silently after listening.

"Don't worry, Mr. Xun, Zhongyu is coming to Nanyang, and you will meet soon. As for your worries, I don't think there is any need for them. After a big break, there will be a big stand, not to mention that he doesn't need a big break, he just makes up for the missing part. It's just a ring."

Xun Yu was overjoyed, and even Xun Wenqian was surprised.

None of them received any news that Xun Yue would come to Nanyang.

"They came with Sikong Zhougong." Liu Xie thought for a while, and swallowed the rest of the words.

In fact, Zhou Zhong was not a few years older than Xun Yue, and he was always on the front line, seeing and hearing more.But when it comes to the change of thought, Zhou Zhong is not as good as Xun Yue, a pure scholar.

It can be seen from this that Zhou Zhong's talent is really ordinary, and it is more due to the legacy of his ancestors.

Every time Liu Xie thought of this, he was very curious about the story of Zhou Zhong's father, Zhou Jing.

(End of this chapter)