Han Dao world

Chapter 1259 Between the Old and the New
Zhou Zhong understood what Liu Xi meant.

The children of ordinary people do not have high expectations, that is, literacy and arithmetic, and they are not interested in research and learning, so it is impossible to provide too much tuition.If Liu Xi wants to make a living as a professor, he must recruit a large number of students.

But in this way, he has no time to study knowledge.

In the final analysis, his method has a premise: dependence, and other people provide board, lodging and corresponding supplies.

It was the Shi Xie brothers before, but now the Shi Xie brothers are gone, and they need new objects of attachment.

Considering that the Central Plains promotes Dutian, the aristocratic family has been deprived of excess land, and the food produced can only be self-sufficient. There are only a handful of people who are willing to support scholars. Even if Liu Xi returns to his hometown, he may not be able to find a suitable sponsor.

Sitting and eating, is the current portrayal of Liu Xi.

Zhou Zhong felt sympathetic.

As a scholar who has been famous for many years, Liu Xi would not have asked for help if he hadn't been desperate.Moreover, he also felt that the emperor's implementation of the New Deal and the revitalization of real learning are of course beneficial to the country and the people, but the study of classics cannot be lost, and scholars like Liu Xi are still needed.If everyone goes to study real learning, but abandons Confucianism, there will be no place for Confucianism.

"I'll think of a way."

"Thank you so much." Liu Xi got up and bowed solemnly to Zhou Zhong.

After solving the survival crisis, Liu Xi finally relaxed a little, chatted with Zhou Zhong and Zhong Yao, discussed Confucian classics, and asked a lot about the situation in the Central Plains.

Regarding the recovery and development of the Central Plains, teachers and students of Liu Xi are happy to see the results, but at the same time they have some regrets.In their view, the emperor had good intentions, but his methods were cruel.Especially for some families with a long tradition, such an interruption of inheritance is really a pity, and it is not good for people's education.

Zhou Zhong and Zhong Yao smiled and said nothing.

They have seen too many such people, and even they themselves hold similar views.It cannot be said that they are bad, but it is generally not wrong to say that they are roundabout.

Liu Xi had just returned from Jiaozhou, and his mind was still stuck in the past, so he couldn't rush for success.

Seeing Liu Xi, they seemed to see their former selves.

Similarly, they believe that Liu Xi will gradually accept this reality and approve of the New Deal just like themselves.

After visiting Liu Xi, Zhou Zhong and Zhong Yao went out, shaking their heads in unison.

"Yuan Chang, have you met Wei Tao?"

"not yet."

"Then you go, and ask about this by the way. I'll go see Du Ji." Zhou Zhong frowned slightly. "Although Lingling is not a big county, it's not that it can't afford Liu Xi's teachers and students. I'm afraid someone has overcorrected and misunderstood the meaning of the emperor. Even the Chang'an Taixue also has a Confucian school. Lingling wants to become a place of clothing. , scholars like Liu Xi are indispensable.”

Zhong Yao thought about it and agreed.

The two acted separately.

Zhong Yao soon found Wei Tao.Wei Tao just came back from the outside and was very enthusiastic when he saw Zhong Yao.

Zhong Yao also knew why he was enthusiastic, and explained his situation immediately, lest Wei Tao have unrealistic hopes.Wei Tao was not surprised when he heard this.

"It is expected that the Son of Heaven knows people well."

Zhong Yao took advantage of the situation and made a joke. "You didn't say that at first."

Wei Tao countered with a smile: "Those who don't know don't blame me. I'm not you. I've been a close minister of the emperor for a long time, and I'm familiar with the emperor."

After hearing this, Zhong Yao sighed softly.Now that he thinks about it, he regrets that he missed a great opportunity and wasted a few years.For a young man, it's okay to waste a few years.But for him, the impact was too great.

Otherwise, he is likely to be one of the nine ministers now.

"Talk about something serious." Zhong Yao changed the topic and talked about Liu Xi.

Wei Tao had also heard about Liu Xi. "It's true that there is such a problem now. Everyone only thinks about revitalizing industry and commerce, attaches importance to practical learning, and regards Confucian classics as useless learning, and people of insight feel sorry for it. If Liu Xi is willing to stay in Quanling, it is a good thing. Even if Quanling The county can't afford it, and Lingling County can afford it too. The reason why I didn't dare to come forward may be some misunderstanding."

"I misunderstood that he came here for Shi Xie? Building a school is just an excuse?"

"Yes. People in Quanling were frightened by what happened to Dou Fu last time, and they were afraid of doing it again, so no one dared to contact Liu Xi easily, let alone fund him to build a school. In case something happened to Shi Xie, he We are about to leave Quanling, isn't this school built in vain? Quanling is remote, and it is not easy to find real scholars, so this school is likely to be empty."

After Wei Tao finished speaking, he raised his mouth again. "This kind of thing has happened before. The scholar-bureaucrats of the Central Plains think highly of themselves, and it is difficult to respect Lingling people from the heart, and they are not willing to take root here. Coupled with the recent incident of Shixie, it is even more difficult for people to believe that the scholars of the Central Plains sincerity."

"What about Shi Xie?"

"Isn't Shi Xie's teacher the same as you from Yingchuan? Shi Xie was cornered, and you Yingchuan people ignored him, and there was no one to intercede for him. Only Liu Xi wrote a scratchy "Ten Years of Jiaozhou" in the residence newspaper. "

Zhong Yao smiled wryly. "It's not that people from Yingchuan refused to come forward, it's because they were detained by the emperor."

"Is that so?"

As the emperor was involved, Zhong Yao didn't dare to say more, so he briefly talked about the situation.On the contrary, when he met Liu Yang in Henan, he explained in more detail to prove that the Yingchuan people had not forgotten Shi Xie and had been running for Shi Xie.

"What do you think?" Wei Tao pointed at the key point. "You are also a close minister of the emperor now, do you have the idea of ​​interceding for Shi Xie?"

Zhong Yao glanced at Wei Tao and scolded with a smile: "You Jizhou people just want to see our Ruying people's jokes."

Wei Tao laughed out loud.

Zhong Yao pondered for a moment. "As far as I am concerned, I will not intercede for Shi Xie."

"Why? Because you have not been favored by Shi Xie?"

"Of course there are factors in this aspect. But even if I have received his favor, I will not intercede. On this point, I support Han Gong's attitude. How to deal with him is a matter for the court. After dealing with it, I can Repay kindness with kindness. But there must be a clear distinction between public and private, and private affairs should not interfere with public law."

Wei Tao smiled. "No wonder you want to enter the law school. You can tell that this is what the Legalists would say."

Zhong Yao was a little helpless and wanted to explain, but couldn't.

But he is not surprised.Since you want to join the Law School, you must be prepared to be misunderstood as a Legalist.

In fact, he himself has a similar view.

"Whether it's Legalism or Confucianism, it's not clear right now, and there's no need to make a clear distinction. It's better to put aside the debate and put it into practice first. In the words of the Son of Heaven, anything that is beneficial to the people's livelihood and the country can be used. There is no need to entangle whether it is Legalism or Confucianism. Similarly, whatever is not good for the people's livelihood or the country, you should give up what should be abandoned, and you don't have to stick to the name and forget the reality."

Wei Tao raised his glass. "I agree, the Confucian school's habit of not being true to the name really needs to be changed. Compared with real villains, hypocrites are more hateful. If you know the law and break the law, you should be more guilty."

(End of this chapter)