Han Dao world

Chapter 209 The Road Trip
Liu Xie asked with a smile: "Mr. Xun also learns sword?"

Xun Yu shook his head. "I don't practice swordsmanship, but I know a little about swordsmanship."

Liu Xie raised his eyebrows lightly, dragged his long knife, walked back and forth twice, and stood still in front of Xun Yu.

The tip of the knife fell to the ground, drawing two lines on the ground, which happened to fall between him and Xun Yu.

Liu Xie raised his head and looked directly at Xun Yu, his face sinking like water. "Xun Jun doesn't practice swordsmanship, but he knows a little bit about swordsmanship?"

Xun You frowned slightly, but remained silent.

Wang Yue and others also felt that the emperor's attitude was far from the respect he showed to Xun Yu yesterday, but they didn't dare to say anything, so they could only stand quietly aside.

Xun Yu bowed his hands. "Yes."

"Xun Jun's swordsmanship, did you hear it from someone, or did you read it from a book?"

Xun Yu took his time. "I have heard it from people, and I have read it in books."

"Who? What book?"

"People have Nanyang He Yong and He Boqiu, and books include "Zhuangzi" about swords."

Liu Xie turned to Xun You. "How does He Boqiu's swordsmanship compare with yours?"

Xun You thought for a while. "Victory is the best."

"Is there a successor?"

"Never heard of it."

Liu Xie turned to Xun Yu. "Mr. Xun, have you ever heard that Uncle He asked for someone to teach him the art of swordsmanship?"

The smile on Xun Yu's face gradually disappeared, and he sighed. "The minister has never heard of it."

"Then let's not talk about his swordsmanship." Liu Xie said flatly: "The old man has passed away, and no matter how good the swordsmanship is, it is just empty talk."

Xun Yu's eyebrows gradually frowned. "Hearing His Majesty's words, don't you think more about tricks than words?"

Liu Xie shook his head lightly. "Mr. Xun misunderstood. I just thought that Taoism and art are interdependent and inseparable. Taoism without art is just a castle in the air. Even if the flowers are colorful and dazzling, they are unpredictable and useless."

Xun Yu breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "What about the swordsmanship in the book?"

"The "Zhuangzi" talks about swords?" Liu Xie smiled, but there was a little bit of disapproval in his eyes. "I only know that Mr. Xun is a gentleman of Confucianism, but I don't want Mr. Xun to be a sage of Taoism. Could it be that the reasoning of Confucianism is not as good as that of Taoism, so we have to call in foreign aid?"

Xun Yu couldn't help being speechless, with an embarrassed expression on his face.

Liu Xie said again: "Zhuangzi was from the Warring States period. Can Mr. Xun know the difference between the sword of the Warring States period and the sword of today?"

"Although swords are different, is Tao also different?"

"As I said just now, Taoism and art are interdependent and inseparable. How can the swordsmanship of the Warring States period be able to resist today's sword?"

Xun Yu asked in response, "Does Your Majesty think that the way of the Six Classics cannot rule the world today?"

Liu Xie laughed silently.

He looked at Xun Yu with a bright smile, but the smile in his eyes seemed incomprehensible, with joy and disappointment at the same time.

Xun Yu looked directly at the Son of Heaven without any fear, but his mood became inexplicably tense and uneasy.

Lun Jian was just an introduction, what he really wanted to know was the last sentence.

If the Son of Heaven has made up his mind to abandon the six classics of the sages, act hegemony and abandon the way of kingship, there is no meaning for him to stay.

If you leave the emperor, where will you go?
Do you really want to learn from Zhuangzi and live freely in the rivers and lakes?
Looking at the line drawn with a knife on the ground, Xun Yu's heart felt empty, like duckweed.

Under Xun Yu's gaze, Liu Xie put away his smile and said lightly, "I don't know."

"His Majesty?"

"I said, I don't know if the way of the Six Classics can rule the world today, but I'm willing to give it a try." Liu Xie said calmly, "When Emperor Gao destroyed the tyrant Qin and got rid of the overlord, he didn't know how to rule the world. Xiaowen and Xiaojing tried Huang Lao, but it was not until Emperor Xiaowu that Confucianism was respected, right?"

"This..." Xun Yu knew that Liu Xie was avoiding him, but he couldn't find a reason to refute it.

"Just as I don't know what is the way of swordsmanship or the way of the sword, but it doesn't prevent me from practicing swords and swords. When I practice swords, it doesn't mean that swords are inferior to swords, but that sword skills are practical. If you encounter a problem that cannot be solved by a sword, I don't mind trying other weapons, not only swords, spears, halberds, bows and arrows, I can try them all until I find the right one."

Liu Xie paused for a moment, then smiled again. "Mr. Xun thinks, is my strategy feasible?"

Xun Yu pondered for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "I'm guilty of death, dare to ask His Majesty to govern?"

Liu Xie nodded.He knew exactly what Xun Yu wanted to ask.

"Wang Dao, Overbearing, or Huang Lao Dao, or even Tai Ping Dao, Wu Dou Mi Dao, I don't mind these names, as long as they can satisfy my wish, I can adopt them."

Xun Yu's face was a little ugly. "May I ask what your Majesty's wish is?"

"The son of heaven governs with his bow, and there is no need to worry about the usurpation of the powerful officials. The ministers are loyal to their duties, and they don't have to bother to exploit and cheat. The people live and work in peace and contentment, without worrying about natural disasters and man-made disasters."

Xun Yu raised his eyebrows lightly. "What Your Majesty said, is it the Great Harmony mentioned in the "Li Yun" chapter of the "Book of Rites"?"

Liu Xie smiled, stood with both hands on the knife, and recited the chapter "Li Yun" aloud.

"The way of the great way is also that the world is the public, select the virtuous and capable, and trust and cultivate harmony. Therefore, people do not only kiss their relatives, not only their sons and sons, so that the old will die, the strong will be useful, the young will be strong, the reserved, the widowed, Lonely, alone, disabled and sick people all have something to support, men have a share, and women have to return. The evil of goods is abandoned on the ground, so there is no need to hide it in oneself; the evil of power does not come from the body, so there is no need to do it for oneself. It is a deliberate conspiracy If it is not prosperous, if it does not commit robbery and robbery, if it is outside the house, it will not be closed, which is called Great Harmony.”

He had read this article in his previous life, and he had a little impression. In this life, he was the Son of Heaven, and he had the opportunity to practice his way, and he read it intentionally.Now when I recite it, the words are loud and clear, the characters are correct and round, the voice is clear but not harsh, and the words are pronounced clearly but not deliberately. Anyone who listens to it should give a compliment.

After Liu Xie finished reciting, he was still unsatisfied. He let out a long sigh, and his eyes showed yearning.

"Great Harmony and prosperity is my wish. However, I can only have shallow morals and dare not speak extravagantly, but to build peace. If the heirs of the future are lucky enough to be assisted by virtuous people, they may have a glimpse of the prosperous age and comfort the ancestors at that time." , I also have merit, so I am satisfied."

Liu Xie looked at Xun Yu with a sincere face. "Mr. Xun, if you join me with the wish of Great Harmony, I'm afraid I will disappoint you."

Xun Yu was not disappointed at all.

Instead, he was thrilled, even ecstatic.

Although the Son of Heaven did not dare to hope for Datong, he was not unwilling, but worried that he could not.

As a young emperor who had just defeated Li Jue and cut off Li Jue's head with his own hands, how many people in the world can match him with such modesty and prudence?

If Yuan Shao made such great achievements, would he be so humble?

If Cao Cao made such a great achievement, he would probably compose a poem with pride.

This is not the hero, who is the hero?

This is not the Holy King, who is the Holy King?

If such a heroic lord or a sage king cannot achieve the kingly way, is it possible for the kingly way to be achieved?

An impulse surged in Xun Yu's heart, and he bowed down.

"Your Majesty, the minister is not talented, and I am willing to be driven by His Majesty to achieve great harmony together."

Liu Xie smiled, handed the long knife in his hand to Wang Yue, stepped across the line on the ground, and gently supported Xun Yu with both hands.

"If Mr. Xun is willing to help you, great harmony may not come, but peace is sure to come. It's just that it is easy to discuss the way, but it is difficult to practice it. I also hope that Mr. Xun can overcome obstacles and walk with me all the way."

(End of this chapter)