I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 278 After the Taixue Discussion

Guo Jia is the youngest among the five, and the only one who is white. But he believed that he was no worse than those present, and he would not belittle himself because of this.

When he heard that Xun Yu admired Wang Can's talent in poetry, he asked, "Wen Ruo thinks, what do we look like in Mi Heng's poetry?"

Xun Yu just smiled and said nothing.

Cui Yan said with emotion: "Listen to his words and watch his actions. From time to time, there will be changes."

His remarks were meant to satirize critics who only know how to blame but not understand reason. There is no need to say who he refers to.

Everyone knows that pardoning Ma Teng and giving high-ranking officials generous salaries will inevitably lead to interested people to imitate him, but privately criticizing Ma Teng in front of Ma Chao will not help...

Guan Yu thought of what Yu Linlang told him about Liu Bian's acquaintance with Ma Chao and others, and couldn't help squinting his eyes and thinking to himself: "Has Your Majesty even considered this level? Ma Chao can be friendly with Your Majesty, so he won't do it just because of Mi Heng." He felt resentful towards the imperial court."

It's just that this matter is not a secret after all, so there is no need to talk about it.

But Guan Yu didn't say it, but someone thought of this.

Xun Yu reminded: "Although today's affairs are finished, Ma Chao still needs to be comforted and paid attention to. I heard that Ma Chao lives at the residence of Ma Ying, the admonishing doctor. Yun Chang has time, so he might as well tell today's affairs separately with the admonishing doctor." two."

Guan Yu did not refuse. Ma Ying had been recommended by him and was regarded as a link between the DPRK and Ma Teng. Ma Chao may not be honest with him about this matter.

When the topic came here, it shifted from Wang Can and others to the government affairs.

Among them, Xun Yu had been at the Chancellery for a long time and knew the most about government affairs. He knows it well enough not to reveal the secrets of the DPRK, but he will not hide some information that can be told.

"In the past, Liangzhou was unstable, the three auxiliaries were uneasy, and the country could not concentrate on cultivating itself internally, but today is different from the past."

Cui Yan originally didn't know the inside story, but when he heard this, he understood the meaning of Xun Yu's words. The war in Liangzhou was about to end!

This also means the reduction of foreign military expenditures. There are no mediocre people present, and soon we started to discuss it word by word.

Now these five people are all pragmatic people. Kong Rong said that scholars look down on each other, but their words are very harmonious. They should have reached the standard of "evaluating oneself to judge others" as he said.

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This day's Taixue discussion is coming to an end.

The result of the debate is that it is inconclusive.

No one who can stand here to argue has a way of speaking that can justify his argument.

If you want to change a person's three stereotypes, just relying on words will not work. After all, no one will be evasive at the scene.

But strictly speaking, this was just the end of the Taixue discussion in the presence of Liu Bian.

There were sixty or seventy people participating in the debate, and it only lasted one day. The time allocated to each person was extremely limited. Some people said a few more words, while others said a few less words.

There are also scholars who think that they have not performed well on the spot and think that their rhetoric can be improved, so they actually agreed to have a verbal battle with Liu Bian tomorrow when Liu Bian was still present.

During this Taixue debate, several people left a deep impression on Liu Bian.

The first is Li Ru, a doctor of Taixue, who supports the reformist equalization method.

The so-called reformists support the continued implementation of the equalization method, but do not recognize the current implementation method of the equalization method. One said that the big businessmen should be eliminated from the government and replaced by upright and virtuous scholars. The other said that the court must not profit from the government, but should use the government to stabilize prices and return the benefits gained from the people to the people. common people. Li Ru, on the other hand, was a compromise among the reformists. He neither sought to kick out all the businessmen, nor did he demand that the court should not benefit from it at all, so as to highlight a harmonious society.

But this kind of harmony is what Liu Bian wants. When it comes to making profits from goods, big businessmen are undoubtedly more skilled. Moreover, the implementation of the method of equalization is still being tested, and Liu Bian cannot guarantee that the method of equalization will not happen again in the future. to provide military expenditures or other necessary purposes.

This is Liu Bian's biggest realization since he took office - if you want to do things, you need money and food.

Only the name Li Ru... But he could tolerate Dong Zhuo, he was just a thug named Li Ru.

But before using Li Ru, Liu Bian felt that he needed to check whether he really thought about this view or whether it was based on his own preferences.

Pengcheng Zhang Zhao, Liu Bian thought for a long time before equating the thirty-year-old official in his prime with the famous Soochow official.

Zhang Zhao, Zhao Yu and Wang Lang were good friends with each other. He became Cao Yu of the Taiwei Mansion because Zhao Yu recommended him to Ma Rixi. He was an extreme reformer.

Yuan Pang's son Yuan Huan's style is similar to that of his father. He believes that the current equalization method is an excellent supplement to the revenue of the national treasury, and the money and grain coming to the treasury and being used by the imperial court will be more beneficial to the people. As for the problems in the implementation process, they can be solved by increasing the supervision of officials.

As for the scholars who strongly opposed the equal loss method, Xu Shao, Chen Gong, Nanyang famous scholar Zong Cheng and others objected for one reason: evil officials bully the people, and on the other hand, they strive for profits from the people. As for the method of increasing annual income... they can only Can shout out some of the great truths in the book. Among them, Chen Gong clearly stated that he wanted to end the war and return the focus of the government to domestic affairs, which won a lot of support.

This point is exactly the same as the virtues and literature in the discussion of salt and iron.

It's just that Liu Bian couldn't tell whether there was any selfishness hidden in their righteousness.

The Salt and Iron Debate in history lasted for five months before ending with the cancellation of the liquor franchise. The exact time when the Taixue Debate will end is in Liu Bian's hands.

But Liu Bian was not in a hurry.

The talents that continue to gather in Luoyang can slowly recruit people who are willing to serve the country.

On the way back, Liu Xie, who was beside Liu Bian and saw such a lively scene for the first time, was very excited.

Not willing to be left alone, Liu Xie gave up his car and sat next to Liu Bian, taking the trouble to talk about the interesting things he had observed today.

When he was about to return to the palace, Liu Xie asked with some caution: "Brother Emperor, can I go to Taixue to study in the future?"

Liu Bian looked at Liu Xie's hopeful eyes and reached out to rub Liu Xie's hair. Liu Xie, who was already ten years old, actually understood a lot of things.

Liu Bian said: "In a few years, when Xie'er is older, can I send you to study in Taipei?"

"Okay!" Liu Xie's excitement came from the bottom of his heart.

"Before that, we must study classics with Master Liang." Liu Bian asked.

Liu Xie nodded heavily.

When she returned to the palace, Empress Dowager Dong was already waiting by the gate of the West Palace. She first expressed concern for Liu Bian, and then took Liu Xie away.

Liu Bian would not be dissatisfied. He was lucky that the Empress Dowager did not cause him any trouble. Now he can have a smiling face when they meet, and he also needs a bicycle.

The next day, Liu Bian woke up in the back hall of Yuntai Hall. Not long after, he heard from Zhang Rang about the conflict between Wang Can and Mi Heng and the subsequent development of the matter.

(End of this chapter)