I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 258 This old man must be loyal to the emperor when he is castrated! (seeking subscription)
Xia Housheng couldn't wait to snatch the bamboo slip from Wang Shi's hand, and read it fascinatedly.

While reading, he kept sighing: "It is enough to read the annotations of "The Analects of Confucius" in this life."

"Duke Xia Hou read this "Analects of Confucius", what advantages do you think?" Wang Shi asked from the side.

"The words and sentences in the original scriptures have no mistakes or omissions, and are even fluent. There is not only one kind of commentary on the words, but also a collection of several opinions. When reading, you can refer to each other and compare them, so that people can distinguish the good from the bad. Under the commentary, there are more With detailed annotations, this edition of "The Analects of Confucius" is easy to read even though it is a beginner who has just learned the Confucian classics, and there is an appendix at the end of the article to classify important words and sentences..."

Xia Housheng was full of praise, and couldn't stop talking. It wasn't until half a quarter of an hour later that he realized that Wang Shizheng was looking at him with a half-smile.

Realizing that he had lost his composure, Xia Housheng coughed a few times in embarrassment, then sat up straight, and reluctantly put the half volume of "The Analects of Confucius" back on the table.

"Xiahougong, now, do you feel that this meeting with the old man is not a waste of time?" Wang Shi asked with a smile.

Xia Housheng didn't comment, he tidied up his face, put on a cold face again, and asked seriously: "Your Majesty, who annotated this "Analects of Confucius"?"

"The half-volume of "The Analects of Confucius" in Xiahou Gong's hand was annotated by Chu Ji, and the half-volume of "The Analects of Confucius" of the old man is naturally also annotated by Chu Ji."

"Did Chen Xiu give it to you too?"

"No, no, the old man took this "Analects of Confucius" from Chu Ji himself. Didn't Xiahou Gong find out that the ink marks on the bamboo slips are not dry?"

"The prince knows this Chuji?" Xia Housheng asked excitedly.

Wang Shi nodded, with an inscrutable look.

"Then can the prince introduce this Confucian scholar named Chu Ji to this old man? I want to sit and discuss with him."

"Duke Xiahou wants to get acquainted with him?"

"As long as they are Confucian scholars, this kind of learned people, I am afraid that everyone will admire them." Xia Housheng's admiration was beyond words, and he did not hide it at all.

"I don't want to hide anything from Duke Xia. This Duke of Chu has a different identity and should not be announced to the world. We cannot meet Duke Xia for the time being."

Xia Housheng was not surprised by this remark. He had been among the Confucian scholars for a long time, and he knew a thing or two about the famous Confucian scholars in the Han Dynasty, and even had many correspondences, but he had never heard of Chu Ji's name.

Presumably it should be a pseudonym, maybe it is a courtier in the court, or some clan relative.

Although he had already expected it in his heart, Xia Housheng was still a little regretful when he heard these words from Wang Shixin, and sighed several times.

Wang Shi naturally saw all of this, he knew the time had come.

"Xiahou Gong, in fact, Chu Gong not only annotated "The Analects", but also annotated other scriptures, and even made a calligraphy book called "Shuowen Jiezi" and a dictionary called "Erya" , which is of great use in interpreting scriptures.”

Wang Shi's words were like a ladle of sweet spring on a scorching summer day, which gave the dead tree Xia Housheng a new lease of life.

"Your Majesty's words are true?"

"Naturally."

"Can I lend these scriptures to the old man so that I can read them in detail." Xia Housheng sat up straight and leaned forward slightly, expressing a great urgency.

"If you want to borrow books, you can naturally. At this moment, these books are in several carriages outside the house."

"Really?" Xia Housheng asked again, and he stood up straight, as if he wished he could go out the door right now.

But immediately, he sat down slowly again, seeing that Wang's expression, he knew that things must not be so simple.

"The prince came here today, I'm afraid it's not to fulfill the old man's long-cherished wish, but what he wants the old man to do?"

They are all old sparrows on the big wild lake, so they naturally know the saying that no merit is not rewarded.

"The old man just said it bluntly, I hope Duke Xiahou will revise these scriptures with me." Wang Shi said without reservation.

Although Xia Housheng stays at home, it does not mean that he is ignorant of what happened in the court.

Hearing Wang Shi's words come to this point, he immediately thought of what happened in the court hall in the past few days.

It is already a major event that everyone knows that the Son of Heaven will personally participate in adjudicating scriptures and determining the prevailing Confucian classics.

Wang Shi is the Son of Heaven's mentor, so naturally he knows this matter well, and the visit now is naturally for this matter.

"Is this Duke Chu appointed by the county magistrate?"

Wang Shi didn't speak, but this already expressed some kind of approval.

"The county magistrate wants to keep Chen Cang in the dark, and first secretly decide on a popular Confucian classic, and then use this set scripture to deny the rest of the scriptures, so as to unify the meaning of the scriptures, as if the Confucian scholars of the Han Dynasty were caught off guard?!" Xia Housheng paused for a moment, Then he continued, "The old man should have guessed right."

"Duke Xiahou doesn't need to guess too much, just say whether he is willing to participate in this matter."

The gray-haired Xia Housheng could no longer see the excitement just now. He closed his eyes, as if he was in deep thought.

He was expelled from the court by the emperor himself, and almost died in the imperial prison; but the emperor sent someone to redeem the punishment for them, thus avoiding a bloody disaster.

Therefore, from a personal perspective, he is grateful to the emperor, not to mention that the emperor's kindness is as deep as the sea. If the emperor personally issued an edict, Xia Housheng would have no way to refuse the matter.

In the past, Ma Qian of the Taishi Company was castrated by Emperor Xiaowu, didn't he still have to bear the humiliation and take up the post of Zhongshuling?

He Xiahou Sheng He De He Neng, what Tai Shi Gong can do, why can't he do it?

Aside from the gentleness of the king, Xia Housheng originally disagreed with the emperor's unification of Jingyi, but now after reading the Analects of Confucius written by Chu Ji, Xia Housheng has changed his mind. Since Jingyi has good and bad points, Then of course you should choose the best.

In addition, Xia Housheng also appreciated the imperial examination system proposed by the emperor. If the imperial examination system is to be implemented, it is necessary to have a popular version of the Confucian classics.

It is definitely an honor for Xia Housheng to participate in this matter.

As a result, the only obstacle left is the little bit of face problem-being dismissed by the emperor, and immediately serving the emperor again, although it is in line with the way of a monarch and his ministers, it is inevitable that he will be slandered by other Confucian scholars.

After fighting between heaven and man in his mind for a long time, Xia Housheng finally opened his eyes and said, "I am willing to collate this scripture with the prince, but I also have a few requests."

As long as you are willing to do it, just mention other things.

"My request is not to enter the Taixue, not to enter the Weiyang Palace, not to be an official position of the emperor, not to face the emperor after the event is completed, and not to receive the reward from the emperor." Xia Housheng thought for a while and added, "And I must see Chu On the lucky side."

Wang Shi almost laughed out loud, "I don't want to face the saint" but I want to "see Chuji", I'm afraid I can't do it.

But this is Xia Housheng's trouble for himself, Wang Shi doesn't need to worry about him, he decides the day when it will happen.

"Okay, I agree to these requests."

Xia Housheng nodded slowly after listening.

"The place to collate the books should be in Duke Xiahou's mansion."

"Well, you can also ask your nephew Xia Houjian to copy it as a book assistant. He has copied "The Analects of Confucius" ten times in the past few months, and his calligraphy has become more refined."

"Hahaha, that's great, and the two doctoral officers who were deposed with him can also be called together!"

……

When Mo drove a few carriages carrying hundreds of bamboo slips into Xia Housheng's house, dozens of messengers also rushed out from the east gate of Chang'an one after another—these people were all going to the Han Dynasty. Great Confucianism sent letters.

These messengers formed a scattered team and rushed out of the northern city wall together, only to disperse after going out.

Among them, the one who took the lead was naturally the messenger heading towards Qufu.

With this speed, the Kong family will probably receive the news about seven or eight days later, and it is still unknown what this "family" that has lasted for hundreds of years will do.

No matter what the result is, the publication of popular Confucian classics has already been promoted, and we just wait quietly.

Wen ruled martial arts, and the matter of Wen was over, so he had to immediately pay attention to military affairs.

On the tenth day of September, the Xuanshi Palace ushered in the last small court meeting before sending out troops, because September [-]th was the day when the troops would march out one after another.

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