Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao and Liu Bei help me to ascend the throne

Chapter 56 Natural utility is a gift from heaven, morality depends on practice

Spring is in full bloom, and everything is beginning, even at dusk, the city of Xiangyang is still full of vitality.

On the outskirts of the city, in a farmhouse among the green mountains and green waters, Liu Yu was writing letters in the house.

Two letters, one was delivered to Yulin Temple, and the other was sent to Hebei Wuji Zhen's house. The contents of the letter paper, without exception, revolved around one word - "horse"!
Zhang Yulan poked her head over, "Really not for sale?"

"Not for sale!" Liu Yu's tone was quite firm, "Not only are we not going to sell, we have to buy some more! Sister Yulan, think about it, they are all in such a hurry, those aristocratic families also want to sell at a 'high position' right?"

"Hoarding is the truth, but... isn't it a bit too risky?"

"Wealth and wealth are in danger!"

"However, I specially ordered someone to check. The price of 200,000 horses has been around for nearly half a month. It is very stable, and it doesn't look like it is going to skyrocket."

Liu Yu and Zhang Yulan chatted with you and me.

At this time...

A ghost pawn of the Heavenly Master Dao broke in. "Great sacrificial wine, Holy Maiden...Qiaoxuan sent someone to send a greeting card, saying that he will come to visit today!"

"understood."

Liu Yu beckoned, and the ghost pawn retreated.

Zhang Yulan also couldn't care less about discussing the "horse" issue, so the topic changed. "Young Master Qiao has traveled thousands of miles south? You probably want to ask your husband to stay here, right?"

Zhang Yulan blurted out this sentence, and Zhang Yulan asked, "But... he and her husband have never met before, so why would he ask her husband for anything?"

"He doesn't know how to ask common things!" Liu Yu lightly waved his hands. "Sister Yulan forgot? As I mentioned in the carriage, all people can be divided into four categories in terms of life realm!"

"Among them, those in the 'Natural Realm' are muddle-headed, do not want to make progress, and pass by. No matter what they do in the 'Utilitarian Realm', they plan for their own utility and benefit. The starting point is selfish."

"After that is the 'moral realm'. They focus on public affairs rather than private interests. The so-called 'pursuing personal interests is self-interest, and seeking the interests of the empire is righteousness'. The last is the 'world realm'. People in this realm, People think that there is a higher world above the empire—the universe, and people are not only a member of the empire, but also a part of the universe, just like the "people of heaven" mentioned by Mencius, it doesn't matter to people in this state Life, death does not matter, everything is for the purpose of serving the universe!"

This…

Zhang Yulan paused for a moment, then asked back: "Then what kind of realm does Qiao Xuan belong to?"

"The third type is the realm of morality!" Liu Yu said without hesitation: "He won't ask about ordinary matters, what he inquires must be about the empire, about the people!"

Speaking of this, Liu Yu paused for a moment, and continued to sigh with emotion: "In terms of realm, nature and utilitarianism are a gift from God, while morality and heaven and earth depend on practice. If we want to support the Han, if we want to revitalize the Taoism, we must win over as many people as possible." Those who have a moral realm!"

"Similarly, if Taoists want to enter the temple, the first thing to bear the brunt is to get the full support of Qiao Xuan, the 'Dragon Prince Qiao'! He is very important to us!"

Of course it's important...

Liu Yu, who is familiar with this period of history, knows that Qiao Xuan will soon be reinstated and become a captain again!
And he doesn't have any position behind him, he is someone who can be wooed by Tianshidao!

Liu Yu's words came out word by word.

Zhang Yulan looked surprised...

Liu Yu's cheeks were still as usual, and his eyes were as calm as lake water, as if he had expected early in the morning... that he would meet Qiao Xuan sooner or later.

However, I didn't expect it to be so fast.

"Then... Husband, get ready, I'll send a letter!" Zhang Yulan rolled up the bamboo slips on the table and planned to go out.

At this time, a voice came from outside the door.

——"Qiao Xuan is about to arrive! With a few guards! They are all equipped with weapons."

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Yulan turned around and put down the bamboo slips, directly took down the sword hanging on the wall, with a whoosh sound, half of the sword was pulled out, and the cold light was terrifying.

Liu Yu also raised her head and said calmly.

"lay down!"

While talking, he slowly got up and said calmly, "Change!"

"They have weapons!" Zhang Yulan was still a little worried about Liu Yu's safety.

Liu Yu's expression was extremely calm.

"I heard that 'Prince Qiao' has a Qingxuan sword, just right, I can learn it today!"

Qingxuan Sword is Qiaoxuan's saber.

If the original trajectory of history is followed, this treasure will be passed on to Cao Cao from Cambridge Xuanhui, and Cao Cao will smelt it to obtain the two swords of "Yitian" and "Qingzhi"!
These two swords can be described as famous!
Speaking of this, Liu Yu's eyes narrowed slightly, looking forward to this meeting with Qiao Xuan.

...

It was still full of spring just now, but suddenly, the atmosphere changed.

At dusk, the crows are noisy, and the setting sun is like blood.

Qiao Xuan rode three riders and two servants, strolling along the Jingxiang ancient road, in the farmhouse in front of him, there were important people he wanted to meet when he went south to Jingxiang.

Speaking of which, at this moment, his mood is both heavy and light.

The reason for the relaxation is simple. In the disaster of the party, he voluntarily resigned from the title of Taiwei, and he didn't want to go into this muddy water.

In his eyes, eunuchs are certainly not a good thing, but powerful ministers and wealthy families are also the culprits of the declining empire.

Originally, he wanted to be free and easy, to focus on the mountains and rivers, and not to ask about this mundane matter.

But he found that he couldn't do it after all, he is a person with the world in mind!

The comfort is just a flash in my heart, but the heaviness is getting more and more felt, as if the piebald horse under my crotch is gradually unable to withstand the weight of my mood.

Some are disheartened, cold-hearted, unwilling and confused.

Reining in his horse in front of the farmhouse, Qiao Xuan looked up at the sky and sighed, as if talking to himself!

But this voice, only he can hear.

"I've been used to this ups and downs. None of the emperors in the past ten dynasties were 15 years old when they came to the throne, and none of them lived past the age of 36!"

"There have been different empress dowagers in the past dynasties. The power of foreign relatives is like reincarnation. Power is too addictive. Once the little emperor grows up, everyone will let him go without hesitation, except for the mother who relies on the little emperor to hold power. If he dies, if he is replaced by a little naughty boy, he can justifiably control the government for more than ten years!"

"There are also those eunuchs with incomplete five roots. I sympathize with you, but I also admire you from the bottom of my heart. I am far inferior to the Holy Master! Sigh... this big man, can I still help you up?"

Speaking of here…

Qiao Xuan's eyes moved down to the entrance of the farmhouse.

He came here looking for answers!

Because of the simultaneous weakening of the three forces of relatives, eunuchs, and scholar-bureaucrats caused by "Cao Cao's two knocks on Dengwen Drum", Qiao Xuan saw the hope of "helping the Han"!

And the driving force behind "Cao Cao's two knocks on the Dengwen drum"!

That mysterious Yulin temple master——Liu Yu!
Where is his position?

What is his energy?

Qiao Xuan was too curious and impatient!
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(End of this chapter)