Han Dao world

Chapter 776
Xun Chen's heart tightened. "Have you seen him?"

Cui Yan shook his head. "No, he won't come to see me unless he has practiced swordsmanship for three years first."

Xun Chen breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good, that's good."

Cui Yan's eloquence may not be better than Mi Heng, but Cui Yan has good swordsmanship.According to the ethos in Chang'an, unless he can compete with Cui Yan in swordsmanship, he is not qualified to debate at all.

Suddenly, Xun Chen was a little thankful for having this atmosphere of extreme contempt.

Before Xun Chen could finish his breath, Cui Yan sighed again: "But he can write articles."

Xun Chen's heart that had just been let go immediately picked up again, and turned to Kong Rong. "His eloquence is unrivaled? Can you find a few well-written articles and play against him?"

Kong Rong, who had been drooping his head, smiled wryly. "Youruo, with all due respect, even I am no match for him, let alone others? This son is talented and intelligent. He is not only proficient in the Five Classics, but also good at analyzing names and physics. Famous article."

Xun Chen turned his head to look at Mao Jie, remembering the article he read just now.

Hearing what Kong Rong said, I'm afraid that Ni Heng is very familiar with famous scholars, and may have read the articles of these philosophers from the Western Regions. It is almost impossible to beat him in debate.

Otherwise, Kong Rong and Cui Yan wouldn't be so nervous.

"If it's just an article, it's fine." Kong Rong sighed. "According to him, the people of Hanyang are puzzled by Shandong's opposition to Du Tianshu, and are more willing to resort to force. Once the imperial court recruits, I'm afraid Liangzhou's elite will gather in Chang'an."

He raised his head and looked at Xun Chen and Mao Jie with helpless eyes.

"This is real burglary."

Xun Chen and Mao Jie smiled wryly without words.

This is indeed a real break-in.Liangzhou people are not holding pens in their hands. If the emperor loses patience, no longer wants to reason with them, and chooses to conquer by force, it is definitely not the result they want to see.

Judging by Cui Yan's expression, he must be unwilling to go to that step.

Yuan Shao's experience has proved that from the moment Liangzhou was pacified, the emperor was already invincible.It can even be said that being able to discuss Dutian with them is already a great kindness of the court.As long as the emperor is willing, tens of thousands of Bingliang elites who are eager to make contributions can conquer Shandong at any time.

Han Sui is a typical example.

From this point of view, the emperor's transfer of Jia Xu to Taiwei may be a sign of losing patience.

"Perhaps, we should reconsider Xu Wenxiu's article." Xun Chen said.

Kong Rong tilted his head with puzzled eyes. "Which one are you talking about?"

"first time."

Suddenly, Kong Rong said "Oh" and stroked his beard and jaw.

An important topic in Xu Jing's first article is that Dutian is only one of the means to solve the merger problem, and it is not inevitable.

Xu Jing's original intention was not to support Du Tian, ​​but his ambiguous attitude still aroused the opposition of many people, who felt that he was not resolute enough and had both sides.Others wrote articles to argue with him.If Xu Jing hadn't held the power to review manuscripts, I'm afraid he would be scolded to death.

But thinking about it now, perhaps Xu Jing's response was reasonable.

The merger problem must be solved. If a better solution can be found, there is no need to take root.

Xun Chen naturally thought of Shi Tao.

Citing Xu Jing's article, Xun Chen relayed Shi Tao's point of view.The fundamental reason why the imperial court wanted to save the land was to solve the problem of food and not to let refugees appear again.Dutian is just a means, not an end.If this problem can be solved without saving the fields, the imperial court has no motive to insist on saving the fields.

In fact, there is no land in Hedong, and the big clans occupying excess land have not been affected.

Although the emperor was very dissatisfied with this, it was only dissatisfaction, and he did not force Xun Yu to save the land.

To some extent, this can be seen as the emperor fulfilled his promise and gave Xun Yu enough freedom to explore ways to realize the kingly way.

Of course, Xun Yu also undertook great pressure.

If some discoveries can be made in agronomy, the yield can be greatly increased, and the food and clothing of the people can be solved without saving the land, can it be considered that the kingly way has been realized?

After listening, Kong Rong and Cui Yan were very interested and asked some details.

After Xun Chen met Shi Tao, he was not very interested in agriculture, so he didn't promote it.Kong Rong and Cui Yan also disapproved of Shi Tao's admission to the agricultural school, and never bothered to mention it.At this moment, I was forced to go to the doctor in a hurry, and unexpectedly found that this was a good solution.

At least somewhat feasible.

The only question is, can agronomy achieve a breakthrough in a short period of time?
Cui Yan stroked his beard and thought for a moment. "You can apply for a trial run, let's show your attitude first."

Kong Rong also said: "That's right, it's good to consider it as a strategy to slow down the army. You Ruo, Yingchuan has outstanding people, and Wen Ruo is promoting new policies in Hedong. Why don't you write this article."

Xun Chen glanced at Kong Rong with disdain.But he didn't refuse, he agreed.

In Cui Yan's room, Xun Chen spread paper and ink, and wrote an article, advocating agronomy and increasing production to solve the plight of food shortage and ease the contradiction between man and land.

He made a seemingly strong case.

Even if the field is saved, it can only solve the temporary problem, not the root cause.Only by increasing food production can we truly solve the problem.

If there is no shortage of food in the world, food prices can remain stable.No matter how much land you have, the profit is limited. If you can't solve the problem of mergers, wouldn't it be better than forcing the land?

After the article was written, Kong Rong and others circulated it for reading and made some comments.

Kong Rong finally said: "You Ruo, there are the most young people in Ruying, and there are also many people who admire farming. Why don't they let them study agriculture."

Xun Chen glared at Kong Rong angrily. "Some of my Xun family's children are in politics, and some are in the army. Even the women who entered the palace as nobles went to work in the printing workshop. Isn't that enough? Confucianism is at this moment of life and death. After you become a saint, don't you just say People, don’t you want to do something yourself?”

Kong Rong's old face was a little uncomfortable. "What do you want me to do? I'm nearly half a century old. Should I go to study agriculture or join the army?"

Xun Chen couldn't help but burst out and said, "It's really gratifying that you became famous when you were young, but you failed to achieve anything after studying all your life. If all the scholars in the world are like you, how can Confucianism be unhappy?"

Kong Rong's face was red, his ears were red, and he was furious. He got up and wanted to argue.

Seeing this, Cui Yan hurriedly stopped him.

Mao Jie also dissuaded Xun Chen.We are all on the same path, and we should not attack each other.Kong Rong is old, and his life is probably like this, but Xun Chen is still young.If Kong Rong had a conflict, his reputation would be ruined, and the loss outweighed the gain.

Knowing that he had lost his composure, Xun Chen got off the donkey along the slope, picked up the manuscript and said goodbye.

Mao Jie hastily greeted Cui Yan and followed him out.

The night was dark and the moonlight was cold, and Xun Chen's feverish mind gradually calmed down.He walked side by side with Mao Jie, and couldn't help sighing.

"Xiaoxian, at the beginning, there were no distinctions among saints, there were seventy-two sages, and three thousand disciples. There were Yan Yuan in morality, sons in commanding troops, sons in business, and sons in government. Now that Confucianism has been the only one for three hundred years, why are there only these incompetent people left? After a hundred years, can I really have a clear conscience when I see a saint in the ground?"

Mao Jie looked at Xun Chen and sighed in his heart.

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(End of this chapter)