Cao Thief

Chapter 126 The Horse Thief Hu Ban (12)

Halo, I originally planned to release it in the early morning, but I didn't expect to feel dizzy, and I released it immediately...

Well, the title of this chapter should be "Advantages in 2000", but it turned out to be wrong, too dizzy! !
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Cao Peng must have a heart of gratitude!

Thank God that he was not born in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, but reborn in the turbulent current situation, but the culture was relatively enlightened at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty...

In fact, according to the development of Confucianism, it can be roughly divided into four stages.

Since the Han Dynasty, although Dong Zhongshu dethroned all schools of thought and only respected Confucianism, at this stage, Confucianism is in a stage of exploration and perfection.Confucianism has formed a faction, but it has not yet reached the pinnacle of academics.Confucians are perfecting the various classics of Confucianism, so various ideas and annotations emerge in endlessly in this era.What you say makes sense, and everyone will agree.This has nothing to do with birth and fame. It is quite a bit like the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period... This is the contention of a hundred schools of thought in the Confucian school.

After the chaos of the Five Dynasties, the North and the South confronted each other.

The rise of metaphysics and the flourishing of Buddhism.

Confucian culture has added a lot of different content.

Aristocratic families cultivate both Xuan and Confucianism, Buddhism and Confucianism... After hundreds of years, a unique system of Confucianism was finally formed, and then it went through the prosperous Tang Dynasty to carry forward Confucianism.If it is said that the Confucians in the Han Dynasty explored and innovated in a kind of anxiety, then the Confucianism in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty had a bird's-eye view of the world and made all nations come to court.Confucians at that time looked at the world with a kind of pride and arrogance.

After the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, there were two Song Dynasties.

The mentality of the Confucians in the Song Dynasty was different from that of the Confucians in the prosperous Tang and Han Dynasties.

They are hesitating and conflicting.On the one hand, it is extremely brilliant in culture, on the other hand, it is suppressed by aliens in terms of national power and military.

Depression and pride are intertwined, which gradually led to the prosperity of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism.

After Yuan, there was Ming.

The Confucians of the Ming Dynasty were also a contradiction.

Extreme narrowness and extreme conceit give birth to the so-called clear stream.

As for Qing... Confucianism, it has become slavish and lost the essence of the original Confucian culture.

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If Cao Peng was born in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, his remarks would be despised, or even ignored; if he was born in the Song Dynasty, he would be ridiculed.If he was born in the Ming Dynasty, he would be labeled disrespectful and a scum.Because of his remarks, to a certain extent touched the rights and interests of scholar-bureaucrats.A person who doesn't even know the words, dare to pretend to be knowledgeable?Then where are those great Confucians who have read poetry and books?

Therefore, he must be thankful!
He was born at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, an era when the current situation was turbulent but the academic atmosphere was very open.

All kinds of ideas are converging and merging, so that no matter what Cao Peng says, as long as what he says makes sense, he will be valued and respected by the world.

At this time, Puyang Kai no longer asked Cao Peng with the attitude of a school examination.

He even communicated with Cao Peng on an equal level in the tone of asking for advice...

Maybe Cao Peng didn't know how much impact his remarks would have on his future, what kind of variables it would create.

Cao Peng is enjoying the attention in Puyang Kai's eyes.

"A scholar must be prepared. Prepare for what? The kid thought that he was preparing to enjoy loneliness."

Pu Yangkai froze for a moment, looked at Cao Peng suspiciously, and waited for his explanation.

Cao Peng said: "A gentleman does something and doesn't do it. The so-called righteousness comes naturally. Zhongni was lonely all his life. Although he had three thousand disciples, he was not moved by wealth. It can be said that what he did all his life, How many people can understand? As he said, among the three thousand disciples, only Yan Hui can understand him. Besides, even Zeng Shen and Zi Gong, who can understand this?

But he can still keep poverty and stick to his beliefs and ideals.

That's why the kid thinks that the learning that Zhong Ni is doing is for the family, the country, the world, and for generations to come.No one understands, why not lonely?
After Zhongni wrote Chunqiu, he once said: Chunqiu who knows me, Chunqiu who sins me.

500 years, until 500 years later, Taigong wrote historical records and included Zhongni in the family; Dong Zhongshu dismissed hundreds of schools and only respected Confucianism...

Sir, Joong Ni enjoyed 500 years of loneliness to be recognized.People often say that if you have a confidant, you will die without regret.If Zhongni has a spirit, if someone understands and respects him 500 years later, is he considered a bosom friend?Are you a friend?Presumably he would also be happy under the nine springs. "

Pu Yangkai, I'm so moved!
Deng Ji was also moved by it...

confidant!
Pu Yangkai suddenly looked up to the sky and sighed, "If Zhongni knows, I will be happier to have a confidant like you in 800 years."

In my heart, there was an indescribable emotion.

Puyang Kai has always been proud of being a Confucian. He studied Korean poetry intensively, studied Zhou Rites hard, and considered himself a great master in the Spring and Autumn Period.

Unexpectedly, he had read Chunqiu for decades before he knew about Chunqiu and "Lun", and he had to study it in this way to truly understand it.

Those who know me are Chunqiu, those who sin against me are Chunqiu!
What kind of loneliness is this...Kong Zhongni, even if you have three thousand disciples, who can truly understand you?

At least, I didn't do it.

"This 'people don't know but not stunned'..."

"enough!"

Pu Yangkai suddenly interrupted Cao Peng and stood up.

He bowed his hands to Cao Peng, and said with a long breath, "Zi said that three people must have my teacher. Today, we really understand."

"gentlemen……"

"Youxue, I'm a little tired, I want to go back and have a rest. If there's anything else, let's talk about it tomorrow."

After speaking, Pu Yangkai turned around and left.

Under the light, the slender figure looked a little stooped.

Pu Yangkai seemed to have become much older all of a sudden, and at this moment, his usual vigorous pace became a little staggering, as if he had lost his soul.

After studying for a lifetime, I found in the end that I didn't understand Kong Zhongni at all.

If the person who said these words was Kong Rong, Zhong Yao, Zheng Xuan,... even Deng Ji, Puyang Kai would feel better.However, these words came from the mouth of a 14-year-old boy. If this is not considered a thorough reading, who would dare to call it a comprehensive reading of "Poetry" and "On"?
In fact, in the era of cultural explosion in later generations, when cats and dogs dared to go to the TV to speak nonsense, Cao Peng's words are not surprising.

Maybe, after he finished saying this, he would be scolded and sprayed wildly.

When he graduated from the police academy, Cao Peng bought a copy of "The Analects of Confucius" by Mr. Nan Huaijin at a bookstall.At the beginning, it was just interesting to read, but later I found that every time I read it, I will have a little insight.For this reason, he flipped through three Analects of Confucianism, the content of the opposite, and he was deeply impressed.At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, books were not well developed.Woodblock printing had not yet been invented, let alone movable type. . . .

Many people read books, relying on rubbings.

For example, in the homes of those scholar-bureaucrats, there will be rare copies, most of which are scrolls of heavy bamboo slips.

Many people may have read "Poetry", but did not see "On".I have studied "Spring and Autumn", but I don't know where to find "Shangshu".

Although some people specially annotate the book, it is also circulated in a small range.

For example, everyone knows that Zheng Xuan, a master of Confucian classics, annotated "Hanshu" and "Shangshu", but how many people can read it?Books are in the hands of monopolistic scholar-bureaucrats, and the information is extremely backward, which has caused many times that people can only study one-sidedly.It seems that Cao Peng, a reborn person who has experienced the era of information explosion, his senses are definitely beyond the comprehension of people of this era.

When Cao Peng talked about "Lun", he could quote some of the contents of "Spring and Autumn" and "Shangshu".

But Pu Yangkai did not have such a condition...

Rather than saying that he was defeated by Cao Peng's arguments, it would be better to say that he lost to a reborn person in the age of knowledge explosion...

Therefore, Cao Peng couldn't understand Puyang Kai's mood.

He was about to call Puyang Kai to stop, but was stopped by a big pale hand.

"Brother-in-law? Oh, Deng Haixi."

"Hey, what's wrong with learning?"

Deng Ji's face was a little hot, and he said viciously.

If it is said that he valued Cao Peng's fantastic ideas and his grasp of the current situation before, that's all.

In fact, Deng Ji didn't value Cao Peng's knowledge.

A 14-year-old boy, no matter how smart he is, where can he be so smart?

Learning is not something that can be obtained by being smart.And just now, from what Cao Peng said, Deng Ji also felt a deep sense of frustration.Fortunately, it was Puyang Kai sitting there!If Deng Ji had been sitting there just now, he probably wouldn't be much better than Puyang Kai at the moment.

Cao Peng changed his name to him, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

"Mr. Puyang said that etiquette is needed."

Deng Ji showed a bitter smile, rubbed Cao Peng's head, and said softly: "Ah Fu, you don't need to listen to others, just be yourself."

People who can say these words, why should they care about other people's words?
In other words, Cao Peng can say these words today, and he already has the capital to challenge those celebrities.This is strength!If you don’t have the strength, you don’t know the etiquette and behave recklessly; if you have the strength, you are handsome and free, and you are self-admired, which is your true temperament...

Anyway, good or bad is just one mouth.

If you have real talents, then everything is good; if you have no skills, then you will be unlucky.

At least for a while, Deng Ji didn't dare to call himself 'Deng Haixi'.It's okay to say it from someone else's mouth, but Deng Ji felt his face was hot when it came out of Cao Peng's mouth!

"What happened to Mr. Puyang?"

"Uh...it's okay, maybe I was scared by you all of a sudden. I'll be fine tomorrow!"

It wasn't just Puyang Kai who was frightened, Deng Ji was also a little bit shocked.

"Ah Fu, it's late, go to bed early!"

"Okay, I'm going to bed then."

Cao Peng could see that Deng Ji didn't seem to be very interested, so he didn't ask any more questions.

After explaining to Xia Houlan, he went back to the house to rest.As for Deng Ji, he didn't even bother to read the official documents. After entering the house, he turned off the lights and lay down.

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Cao Peng was lying on the couch, and Wang Mai's nearly roaring snoring echoed in his ears.

He couldn't sleep, but not because of Wang Mai, but because of what he and Puyang Kai said just now.Vaguely, he seemed to have captured something, but for a while he couldn't quite figure it out.What kind of magical power is contained in what I said just now?
Cao Peng is not a fool, how can he not see the loss of Puyang Kai and Deng Ji.

It's just that I was confused at the time, and some couldn't figure it out.

But after calming down, he knew that Puyang Kai and Deng Ji were obviously hit by him.

Why was it hit?
Could it be that it was his remarks?
Cao Peng himself did not realize what kind of impact his remarks would have on the Confucians of this era.All along, he didn't have much sense of superiority as a traverser.In fact, apart from martial arts, all that remains is the foresight of this era.

As the things he knew flowed out one by one, his advantages also disappeared little by little.

This point, Cao Peng is very clear.

That's why he can't wait to push Deng Ji and Cao Ji to the table. In the future, when his advantage completely disappears, at least there will be a barrier.In addition, it is to practice martial arts diligently.When the advantage is gone, his martial arts can at least protect himself.

But now, he seems to have found another path...

Write a book!

Cao Peng finally realized another advantage of himself.

In the era of extreme information explosion, books have become extremely common.Maybe, I can work on this a bit?After all, I read so many books in my previous life, although I can't remember too many, there are always things that can be used.Such as "The Analects of Confucius"!Didn't later generations say that half of the Analects rule the world?It can be seen from this that the importance of the Analects of Confucius... If, if I can create a genre, it may have a greater effect on the future.In my mind, I began to recall the "The Analects of Confucius" I read in my previous life. Although I can't remember it completely, I can still have a general impression.It's not that "The Analects of Confucius" is so good, at least there are strong personal traces mixed in it.In this era of extreme promotion of individuality, being able to have a strong personal brand will definitely have a good effect.

The more Cao Peng thought about it, the more excited he became.

Sitting up from the bed in a hurry, the whole person became extremely excited.

However, that being said, it is not so easy to operate.Not to mention whether Cao Peng can recall the entire content of "The Analects of Confucius", even if he can recall it, how should he express it?The Chinese language of the Eastern Han Dynasty was completely different from the language of later generations.Especially in the era when the style of writing in Jian'an is about to rise, the style of writing is extremely important...

Cao Peng can read!

But it doesn't mean that he can combine those words into a style.

That requires too much literary accomplishment...Cao Peng is very aware of his own level, and wants to write something convincing to others, but also has a strong personal touch, and the so-called Jian'an character...now it is obviously impossible.This is not self-deprecation, but a clear understanding of yourself.

Jian'an style?

What is that?
After a short period of excitement, Cao Peng immediately calmed down again.

The idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel... It seems that there is still a lot to learn and do.At least right now, he doesn't have the ability to write an article that can convince the world.Perhaps, this idea should be postponed a bit.

It's a shame that when I came out this time, I didn't bring out the "On" that Mr. Pound gave him.

If I had known this, I would have brought the book out.I don’t know how long I will stay here when I go to Haixi, but I can also take this opportunity to study it carefully.

Alas, a mistake!
Just as Cao Peng was sitting in the room and sighing, he suddenly heard a loud shout from outside the room.

"who?"

Hearing the voice, it seemed to be Zhou Cang.

He and Xiahoulan are on rotation, presumably Xiahoulan changed posts with him at this time.

Cao Peng quickly grabbed his clothes and rushed outside the house.Before he could rush out of the room, he heard a series of chirping sounds from the courtyard of Gaoyang Pavilion.From time to time, it was accompanied by the neighing of war horses, and the voices of people were loud and chaotic.Cao Peng was startled, and immediately picked up the long knife.

"Afu, what happened?"

Wang Mai and Deng Fan were also awakened!

"Brother Hutou, fifth brother, there seems to be movement outside, you immediately protect my brother-in-law and Mr. Puyang."

"it is good!"

At this time, Wang Mai and Deng Fan definitely followed Cao Peng's lead.The two jumped off the bed, picked up their weapons and walked outside the house.

Wang Mai rushed to protect Deng Ji, while Deng Fan was responsible for protecting Puyang Kai.

Cao Peng rushed out from the corridor and looked up.

Zhou Cang was entangled with several strong men, and several guards on duty were also entangled, unable to get away for a while.

Four or five men were leading the horses out of the stables and running towards the Gaoyang Pavilion.

Horse thief?
Such a thought immediately flashed in Cao Peng's mind.

The legendary horse thief!
Unexpectedly, I actually encountered such a thing.

Without saying a word, Cao Peng dragged his knife and ran, shouting loudly: "The horse thief, don't go!"

A young horse thief turned his head and shouted, "Stop that kid!"

The two horse thieves rushed up immediately.He still holds a crude weapon in his hand!One is carrying a stick, the other is carrying a rake.The two stopped Cao Peng, one left and one right.Not talking nonsense with Cao Peng, the two waved their weapons and threw them down at Cao Peng.

The coordination and flexibility trained in the Tiangang Formation are fully displayed at this time.

Cao Peng was originally running at a high speed, but he didn't panic when he saw the opponent blocking him.He asked him to stagger his steps, change direction twice, and dodged the opponent's attack.At the same time, the long knife in his hand came out of its sheath with a clang, and a cold light flashed across it, cutting the opponent's wooden club in half with a click.At the same time, he twisted his body like a loach, dodged the falling rake, and smashed through the opponent's central palace door.Cao Peng didn't see any unnecessary movements, his body turned around like a twist, and one foot landed behind the opponent's foot.The moment that foot landed, there was a very obvious stamping action.That is this meal...

Cao Peng's hip bones seemed to be twisted, and he threw the horse thief flying with a bang.

This collision contained a very strange force.In such a narrow space, it is logically impossible to use much force.

But the horse thief seemed to be hit by an invisible giant hand, and flew four or five meters away.

With a bang, he fell to the ground, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and the whole person seemed to have collapsed, lying on the ground without moving...

"Little five!"

The horse thief holding two wooden sticks hissed and shouted.

Turning his head, he looked at Cao Peng and shouted, "Little bastard, I will fight you!"

"Who is the little bastard scolding?"

"The little bastard scolded you..."

Cao Peng laughed loudly, "That's right, you're just a beast."

"Little San, don't love to fight, let's go!"

The youth shouted from behind.

Before his voice fell, he heard a low voice ringing in his ears.

"Dog thief, disturbed your second master's dream, how can you let you go away like this?"

ah-ah-
Two screams came.

When the young man turned his head, he saw that the two companions leading the horse had fallen under the doorstep.

One had a broken arm; the other had a broken leg.The companion with the broken arm looked very miserable. The arm bone protruded from the elbow, bloody, and looked particularly terrifying.On the doorstep, a majestic young man was staring at him with a gloomy face.

He was about the height of a young man, with a bronzed complexion.

Her hair was disheveled, she was wearing a short skirt, and she was holding a gleaming steel knife in her hand.

"The idea is sticky, the wind scarf is tearing!"

Seeing that the situation was not good, the young man yelled to remind his companions.

But don't wait for him to remind, the companions brought, except for the horse thief who was fighting Zhou Cang, none of them stood up, and all lay on the ground.

Behind him, Cao Peng took his time, dodged the horse thief's double sticks, and rushed into the opponent's arms.

With a step of the left foot, a stare of the right foot, one hand suddenly punched, knocking the opponent to the ground.

Half-step punch...

Cao Peng's punch didn't look powerful, but it contained extremely powerful explosive power.The horse thief looked taller and stronger than Cao Peng.But his ribs were broken by a punch, and he lay on the ground screaming again and again.

"You can choose me, or you can choose him..."

Cao Peng said with a smile to the young horse thief.

The young man's complexion suddenly became extremely ugly.

"I and you, fight!"

The young man threw away the reins of the horse and was about to attack Cao Peng.

At this moment, a white-haired old man came out and yelled at the young man, "Little Ben, it's really you, the scoundrel, who is making trouble!"

(End of this chapter)