Sui Dynasty: I, Yang Guang, am both scrupulous and stable

Chapter 343 Kill Confucianism

Yang Guang questioned Wang Long in front of him. He really couldn't figure out why Wang Long wanted to assassinate him.

Yang Guang asked Yuan Tiangang to calculate in turn, and the results were soon obtained. Yang Guang was still very suspicious. There was no conflict between Wang Long and him, let alone any conflict of interest. Why did Yuan Tiangang calculate the result to be Wang Long.

Yuan Tiangang explained to Yang Guang at that time: "Your Highness, I am not calculating who is the murderer. This is too obvious. If the murderer is not one of these people, all the materials will be wasted. So I am calculating who knows the murderer. The murderer knows he is the murderer, and the accomplices also know the murderer, so the probability is much higher."

"Old Master Wang Long knows the murderer."

Yuan Tiangang lost a lot of weight because of the fortune teller, which revealed the secrets of the fortune and ruined his destiny.

Yang Guang didn't want to believe this result, so he came to Wang Long's house to ask for an explanation while dragging his illness.

Before he even asked, Wang Long saw that something was obviously wrong when he saw Yang Guang's state, and he deceived him casually. Wang Long knelt down and admitted his mistake.

But when Wang Long heard that Yang Guang asked him why he wanted to assassinate him, he was stunned again: "Your Highness, it is not an old minister who assassinated you."

Seeing his state, Yang Guang was also very confused: "Master Wang, you just knelt down to admit your mistake, and now you say that the assassin was not you. What do you mean?"

"I admit my mistake because...because..." Although I feel embarrassed to say it out loud, compared with the crime of assassinating the prince, this matter cannot be smaller.

"Because His Highness the King of Shu and Li Gang are in the house, I thought that His Highness knew about this and came to investigate."

Yang Guang frowned, and the overwhelming momentum suddenly subsided: "Why are the two of them in your house?"

Wang Long told Yang Guang all the causes and consequences, and then Yang Guang understood that Wang Long was worried that he had helped Li Gang and the King of Shu, so he was so worried.

After all, these two people are conflicts of interest for the prince.

This episode occurred, but Yuan Tiangang calculated that Wang Long was an insider in the assassination case, and Yang Guang still believed Yuan Tiangang.

At this time, Yang Guang did not want to get too entangled in the matter between Yang Xiu and Li Gang. Li Gang was now considered a laid-off person. Yang Xiu wanted him to go to Shu to establish a school, which was aimed at him, but it was related to the assassination case. The murderer is unimportant in comparison.

"We will discuss this later. I have to ask you about the assassination case. There is sufficient evidence that this matter is related to you."

"You are wronged, Your Highness. I have nothing to do with this matter. How could I assassinate Your Highness? Old Minister... Old Minister..."

Wang Long felt aggrieved, his old eyes were red and moist.

Yang Guang didn't know what to say for a while, because the so-called definite evidence now was actually Yuan Tiangang's calculation, and this evidence could not be brought to court.

After learning about Mrs. Wang's situation at this time, Mrs. Wang rushed to the front hall and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been wronged, wronged, and my master has absolutely no disrespect to you."

Yang Guang looked at Mrs. Wang who was kneeling down. She was a woman in her 30s, Wang Long's successor. There was also a five-year-old child standing at the door with his head stuck out. That was Wang Long's eldest son, Wang Tong, who would be the future son. Among the hundreds of scholars, Wen Zhongzi, together with Xun, Yang, Lao and Zhuang, is called the Five Sons.

When Wen Zhongzi was born, Yang Guang was away and ordered people to come to the house with big gifts to congratulate him. This was the first time he had seen the child in these years.

Wen Zhongzi was the real master who proposed the integration of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. Of course, now he is just a fat and blessed doll.

When Wang Long saw his wife's appearance, he hurriedly yelled: "What are you doing here? You are a woman who has just given birth. What are you doing out here? You even brought your child here."

"Master, my servants said that His Highness the Crown Prince said that you assassinated him. It is absolutely impossible. Your Highness the Crown Prince, our Master would never be able to do such a thing."

"It's nothing to cry about. Go back quickly."

"Your Highness, please forgive me. This woman is ignorant. I will send her away now."

Yang Guang stretched out his hand and waved to the child who stuck his head out of the door, beckoning him to come in.

Xiao Wang Tong walked in after being summoned by Yang Guang, came to Wang Long's side, and respectfully saluted Yang Guang: "Wang Tong, see His Highness the Crown Prince."

"You, aren't you afraid of me?"

"Father often said that His Highness the Crown Prince is a good person and has built a school, so there is no need to be afraid."

Yang Guang waved again: "Come forward, let me take a look."

Wang Long looked at Yang Guang very worriedly and said, "His Royal Highness..."

"Why, don't you worry about me?"

"Old minister, you must not dare."

Wang Tong walked up to Yang Guang. Yang Guang looked at the chubby baby in front of him, reached out and pinched his chubby face and said, "Your father wants to kill me, why do you think it is?"

"Father will never kill His Highness the Crown Prince."

"Why?"

"It's not in line with loyalty, filial piety, etiquette, and integrity. My father values ​​these things the most."

Yang Guang smiled slightly: "Master Wang, what your son says is more credible than what you say, please get up."

Wang Long's wife helped Wang Long stand up slowly. Wang Long said, "Thank you, Your Highness."

Then Yang Guang asked Wang Tong next to him: "If your father didn't kill me, then who wanted to kill me?"

"Those who want to kill people must have sworn hatred, or have the advantage of life and death. As for who it is, I don't know."

Yang Guang touched Wang Tong's big head: "You are young, not bad, not bad, Mrs. Wang, your son is doing well."

"Your Highness, this is a ridiculous compliment. I am stupid and stupid, and I dare not accept Your Highness's praise."

"Master Wang, what I asked Young Master Ling just now, I want to ask you again. You said you didn't kill me, but the clues of our investigation pointed to you, so who do you think wanted to kill me?"

"The little prince said that we have sworn hatred and that life and death are mutually beneficial. Then who do you think has such a big hatred against me?"

Wang Long didn't know what Yang Guang knew, and he didn't dare to ask. Since he could find him, he must have known something.

Looking at his crying wife and the eldest son Wang Tong standing next to Yang Guang, the child seemed to be standing next to a vicious beast. "Your Highness, killing your father and mother is an act of sworn hatred. It's easy for us ordinary people to settle our grievances. We all remember clearly who we have a grudge against. But as a member of the Sui Dynasty royal family, Your Highness, it's not easy to settle the grievances. In the name of His Highness, If there are too many people, I don’t know where they are, and they will be easily resented. As for the benefits of a life-and-death fight."

"In the eyes of some, profit is money, in some people's eyes it is fame, and in some people's eyes it is their intellectual ambitions. What do you think, Your Highness?"

As soon as Wang Long said this, Yang Guang knew that Wang Long should know better, so he showed anger: "Master Wang, you and I have cherished each other since we first met. We also have the same views on the school and the imperial examination. System, I spare no effort to support you, but now it seems that I am wishful thinking, and you seem to be on a different path than mine."

"Your Highness, I have no conflict with you."

"That's who has a conflict with me."

Wang Long sighed softly: "Your Highness, do you know what the learning atmosphere is like among the students in the school now?"

“I went there once before and it was very good.”

"What His Highness thinks is very good, but in the eyes of some people, it is not good."

"Why?"

Wang Long seemed to have something hidden and did not dare to speak directly, so he beat around the bush and said, "Then why does Your Highness think it is good?"

"I saw students discussing with each other and trying to figure out knowledge. New things such as the principles of steam engines were also taught to everyone. The students' willingness to learn was very high, and they also had a deeper study of previous ancient texts. When I went there last time I also saw several people debating whether what Laozi said or what Confucius said was right, and the academic atmosphere was rich."

"Controversy is a good thing in the eyes of Your Highness, but it is not a good thing in the eyes of many people, especially when many of the young students are children from poor families, even children of farmers and merchants. They talk loudly about Confucius, Lao Mengzhuang, and even There are many critics among them, some say that what Confucius said is wrong, some say that they do not agree with Zhuangzi’s ideas and have no respect for the sages.”

Yang Guang's eyelids dropped slightly, showing some contempt.

"Master Wang, do you also think that discussing the knowledge of sages is disrespectful?"

Wang Long was silent for a moment: "Your Highness, it's okay to argue about academic opinions, but it has become a trend among students nowadays to call sages by their names and loudly judge that the sages' knowledge is not suitable for the current era..."

As he spoke, his voice became softer.

Yang Guang chuckled twice: "To call a sage by his name is disrespectful, and to loudly judge a sage's knowledge is disrespectful. A sage is too stingy!"

Wang Long lowered his head and sighed helplessly. He knew that Yang Guang would say this. The young people of the Sui Dynasty regarded the Crown Prince as their idol. He led the wave of thought. Indeed, today's young people have become like this and the Crown Prince. Can't be separated.

Yang Guangze continued: "When Confucius met Lao Tzu, they sat and discussed Taoism. Do the two of them have the same idea? Do they both think that the other is right? The reason why sages are sages is that they have knowledge and wisdom beyond ordinary people, and we as Is it offensive for latecomers to even say two words about it?”

Wang Long also had his own views on sages. When he mentioned this, his attitude changed completely: "The sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy talks about the teachings of Sage Confucius and says that he is wrong. This is disrespectful."

"Isn't Saint Kong a human being? Can't he be questioned?"

Yang Guang said with some emotion: "Can't we, the young people of our generation, question the sages? How can we, the young people of our generation, not be as good as our predecessors?"

Seeing the excited Yang Guang, Yuan Tiantian hurriedly supported him: "Your Highness, please stop saying a few words."

Yang Guang calmed down and then said slowly: "I know what you want to say. I also heard it in school. The old academics complained that students who read books about sages actually went to learn how to boil water. The female student Hong Zhi Don’t they think it’s insulting to Bu’s knowledge?”

"How can these things be compared with the saint's principles? Right?"

"But, Wang Long, ask yourself, do you think they look down on these things or are they afraid?"

"They are afraid that what the students are learning now are things they cannot understand, and they will be eliminated in less than two years!"

This is what everyone is most afraid of, and it is also what our country is most troubled about.

Because of the glorious history and the sages who are as bright as gods, it is difficult for us future generations to delve into it even if we just analyze and study it. It also causes us to be obsessed with the past, forget to look forward, and look down on those who are not as good as our sages. Intelligent stuff.

We are old-fashioned, we have always been old-fashioned.

The only thing to be thankful for is that in every era there always seem to be a few people with dazzling wisdom who stand out and make our history shine again.

We always ignore the power of ordinary people.

Just like now, in Yang Guang's view, students are beginning to question the theories of the sages, and this makes the doctors restless.

The imperial examination system was designed to combat aristocratic families, but how could these proud doctors who possess knowledge not belong to aristocratic families on the road to learning?
People can maintain justice only when their own interests are not violated.

Wang Long lowered his head helplessly. He knew that this contradiction could not be adjusted, and it was too late to stop the new wave of learning knowledge among Sui students. It was doomed from the moment he founded the school.

From Yang Guang's firm attitude, Wang Long guessed that perhaps from the very beginning of the school's establishment, His Highness the Crown Prince had already thought that such a situation would happen to the students. This seemed a bit too scary.

"Master, I have said too much and it seems unnecessary. Please tell me today who you think wants to kill me."

Wang Long was silent again for a while, and then said: "Your Highness, I came back to Beijing this time with the Kong family. When we entered Beijing, we first went to the school. In the school, Kong Sheng encountered insults from the students. He said that the Kong family was ashamed of their ancestors and had no character, and said that the current Kong family has no character as a saint of Kong. All in all, the criticism was very unpleasant."

"I chatted with the Kong brothers that day, and both of them were extremely angry. They wanted me to expel the students who made the trouble, but I refused. Then the two of them put pressure on me and expelled me in the name of the Qufu Kong family. I He refused again on the grounds that all the students were registered with the Sui Dynasty, and eventually broke up unhappy."

"Later I wanted to ease the relationship with the Kong brothers, but the two of them seemed to have forgotten about the incident. In the next few days, the student who took the lead in making trouble died in the wilderness. His death was unknown. I feel that this matter has something to do with the Kong brothers. It's related, but the two people deny it, so I can't make random guesses. The case is still in Jingzhao Mansion Office."

Wang Long closed his eyes slightly: "His Highness asked me who assassinated you. I really don't know who it was, but Your Highness just asked who has the greatest conflict of interest with you. Maybe Your Highness has unintentionally changed the foundation of some people's lives. Deprived, you didn’t notice, but they hate you to the death.”

"This matter is baseless. It is all nonsense made by an old minister. Please punish me, Your Highness."

After hearing these words, Yang Guang stood up slowly and touched Wang Tong's big head: "Your father is a great scholar. He teaches and educates people to make a living. You must be like him in the future."

Yang Guang walked towards the outside of the house and stopped again when he reached the door.

Turning around slightly, he looked at the old Master Wang Long, who seemed to have lost his vitality and spirit, with his head hanging down. He recalled the old friendship between the two of them when they discussed the imperial examination system in front of the emperor, and they shared the same goals.

The ambition to pave the way for students all over the world is still in front of us.

I couldn't help but let out a long sigh: "Master, the road is difficult and difficult. After all, we are on different paths."

(End of this chapter)