Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 88
"Then let me ask you, do you know that Hua Xin secretly took 30 taels of gold from a relative in this county and then let him go to the county to become a counting official? Cui Yan was secretly interacting with Kong Rong." Don’t you know that the gift poems are sung to and fro? Yilang Zhao Yan will report the rumors outside the palace for His Majesty the Great Han Emperor every now and then, do you know? Juxian Pavilion is where Kong Rong and the others spread rumors among the neighbors. Do you know a den of Yuyu? His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty intends to draw Ma Teng to his side and appoint him as an inner court guard, do you know?" Cao Cao had a serious face, piercing eyes, He gritted his teeth at Cao Hong and said.Cao Hong only listened to the first two sentences, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"What do you say you know? You only know that you can buy an acre of fertile land in Yingchuan County with 20 baht, that you can buy a manor with a thousand shi of grain in Luoyang, and that beautiful women in Guanzhong can buy you with 800 silver beads. You can take one as a concubine...I’m afraid you know these things better than anyone else!" Cao Cao couldn’t wait to jump up and kick his cousin, "I will give you 30 million baht a month, [-] shi of fine grain, seven thousand catties of gold, and boxes full of jewels and silks are not for you to buy land and houses, spend time and wine, and have fun, but for you to buy eyeliner for me and spy on my feelings !"

"Prime Minister calm down, prime minister calm down, prime minister calm down." Cao Hong thumped his head on the table like a hammer, "Brother Hong knows his mistake! Brother Hong must correct his mistakes! Brother Hong has failed the Prime Minister!" Sincerely trust me—Your Excellency, don’t get angry because of Brother Hong’s fault, then Brother Hong really will die forever..."

Tears welled up on Cao Cao's face, and his sadness was palpable: "Our Cao family must introspect, self-reliant, self-reliant, self-reliant and self-loving! Conquering the country is easy, but defending the country is difficult! Now all of you are watching me dominate the Central Plains, hold great power, and be powerful. Covering the world, but do you know how difficult it is for me to be a prime minister? There are Liu Biao, Liu Bei, Sun Quan, Liu Zhang, Han Sui and other princes who are plotting day and night, spying on my every move every day, staring at me with wide eyes. My loopholes are to put me to death; in the court, there are Kong Rong, Yang Biao and other overt and secret famous scholars and bureaucrats who despise me and plot against me because they look down on our Cao family's background.

"Why did I let Pi'er, Zhi'er, and Cao's children study classics and articles desperately? Why would I be so happy to hear that Zhi'er was hailed as 'the crown of literati and the outstanding scholar', do you know?— ——I was so happy that I couldn't sleep for three days and three nights! Because I was happy that they could become one of the top scholars, instead of being ridiculed as "eunuch queens" like our brothers back then! Do you understand? You Do you understand? You must remember: If we Cao family members want to achieve something in this world, we must be prepared to work a thousand times harder than others! So, Cao Hong——we must not slack off! Don't be arrogant, extravagant, and self-defeating!"

Yuxian Hall was "punished"

The light and fragrant green smoke floats up from the Zijin Boshan furnace like a cocoon, lingering in the mid-air of Yuxian Hall in Xunfu, transforming into a vivid state of birds, beasts, fish and insects, which makes people feel obsessed Fantastic.

Yuxian Hall is an important place of the school where Xun Yu holds a conference on the Confucianism and Taoism every five days.Whenever this conference of discussing scriptures and Taoism is held, all the sages and celebrities from all over the Central Plains gather in the hall like a fish returning to the Yuan, exchange ideas and exchange ideas with each other, and strengthen their talents and virtues.

However, today's talk about scriptures and Taoism is a bit different from the past. At the beginning of the meeting, Xun Yu announced that he was the only one who would write the questions for this meeting, and then asked the young scholars who participated in the meeting to compete to answer the questions, so as to test their abilities. Moral knowledge.However, Xun You, Wang Lang, Kong Rong, Cui Yan, Mao Jie, Yang Jun and other high-ranking officials were in the VIP table to observe and judge.

Since Xun You, Wang Lang, Cui Yan, Mao Jie and other distinguished guests participating in the conference answering and judging are all important officials in the government and courtyard who are in charge of the selection and selection of officials at all levels, so the younger scholars at today's conference are secretly riveted. Put all your energy into preparing for the "Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each showing their magical powers", and strive to perform well in front of them to win their appreciation and favor.In any case, getting the appreciation of these high officials and government officials will be more or less beneficial to my future career development.

On the lavender bamboo board square couch, Xun Yu sat with a happy expression and a smile on his face. On the table in front of him, the white steam in the topaz cup with the double-eared crane pattern filled with green tea was slowly rising, and a fragrance of fragrance overflowed his nostrils. .

Yang Xiu, Zhao Yan, Sima Yi, Cao Pi, Cao Zhi, Cao Zhen, and young talents such as Wu Zhi, Wang Chang, He Zeng, etc., who had recently been conscripted into office, sat on rows of long seats in front of his table. Sitting upright, he waited respectfully for Xun Yu to speak.

"Young masters, in this world, people who are eunuchs and officials have devoted their whole lives to pursuing them," Xun Yu glanced slowly down the hall, and said slowly, "It's just 'rich',' It's just the word 'gui'. But I don't know what the meaning of the word 'rich' and 'gui' is in the minds of you gentlemen?"

When all the young talents in the hall heard this, they all looked at each other in blank dismay.This question is too simple!Which one of you here doesn't understand the word "rich"?I saw Cao Zhen raised his hand and saluted, then stood up and bowed to Xun Yu and replied: "Mr. Lingjun, according to Xiaosheng's opinion, the so-called 'rich' people are those who have a lot of money and sit in a golden city; the so-called 'noble' people , that is to say, the noble rank is important, and the power in his hand is also true."

After hearing this, Xun Yu just smiled slightly, looked at the other young talents again, and said in a slow voice, "Do you guys have any different understandings of the word 'rich'?"

Hearing the words, all the young scholars in the field couldn't help being stunned.Cao Zhen's answer just now is already clear and clear, what else can the word "rich and honor" be without this interpretation?
The hall of Yuxian suddenly fell silent.After a long time, I saw Cao Zhi also raised his hand to salute. After Xun Yu nodded in agreement, he stood up and saluted and replied: "Mr. Lingjun, according to Zhi Zhi's opinion, you can be said to be rich if you don't take it from others." Humans are precious. I don’t know how Zhi Zhi understands it? I would like to ask Teacher Ling Jun to enlighten me.”

"Well... what a 'don't take what people call rich, don't yield to what people call noble'!" Kong Rong blurted out admiration at the VIP table, "Mr. Cao's explanation is really upright , quite the essence of Confucianism!"

Wang Lang, Yang Jun and others applauded Cao Zhi's words.

Xun Yu thought to himself: Cao Zhi's explanation is already close to the true meaning of righteousness, and it's hard to say that he has the essence of Confucianism, otherwise he would never be able to understand it to this point!After pondering over his explanation carefully, Cao Zhi's arrogance of a king's talent is already overflowing, as if the steam on the cauldron is unstoppable!But he still didn't make a final statement, and asked again with a smile: "Young masters, do you have any different understandings of the word 'rich'?"

The audience fell silent again.Cao Zhi's answer just now is already sublime and detached, whose interpretation can be more refined than his?

In the midst of this silence, I saw Sima Yi slowly raised his hand in salute, stood up and bowed to Xun Yu, and replied deeply: "Xiaosheng is making a fool of himself here. According to Xiaosheng's humble opinion, 'to win from others' can also be called Wealth, 'good at yielding to others' is also very precious. I wonder how Xiaosheng understands it? I respectfully ask Teacher Lingjun for your enlightenment."

As soon as he said this, there was a slight commotion among the young talents in the audience.This Sima Yi is really taking a slant of the sword, and on the basis of Cao Zhi's interpretation, he came up with a wit and took another step to a new realm.

The smile on Xun Yu's face couldn't help but grow stronger at this moment. He stroked his long beard on his chest, opened his mouth slowly and asked again: "Sima Zhongda, you've gained so much from what people call rich and good at submission. It's so precious to people's speech is already very profound - how about you explain it more plainly so that everyone can understand it more thoroughly after listening to it?"

Sima Yi nodded slightly, and replied respectfully: "It is rich to learn from the strengths of others, and it is noble to obey the good of others. What do you think, Mr. Ling Jun, all the adults and brothers?"

"Okay! Good answer! Zhongda's explanation is really in line with my Confucianism's mediocrity and mediocrity!" Since Cui Yan took his seat, he has always held a mutton fat jade ruyi in his left hand, and a ruyi jade in his right palm. He rubbed lightly on it, as if ignoring everything in the auditorium, until after hearing Sima Yi's answer just now, he couldn't help stopping and clapping four or five times, turning his head to praise Mao Jie deeply.Mao Jie also nodded again and again, full of praise.

Xun Yu also smiled slightly, raised his hands lightly, and the audience immediately fell silent.He turned his gaze, first glanced at Cao Zhi, then at Sima Yi, and said happily with a smile on his beard: "Very good, very good. Both Zijian and Zhongda answered very well. Zijian's interpretation is full of There is an air of uprightness and magnanimity that is self-reliant and upright; Zhong Da’s interpretation reveals a magnificent air that embraces the universe and embraces all rivers. Both of them are eager to learn with their own spirits! They are role models, study hard and improve every day!"

"Yes!" All the young talents in the hall responded in unison.

"The second question is that the people in the world who study and understand the Tao spend their whole lives pursuing the words 'benevolence' and 'wisdom'." Xun Yu's face straightened, and he asked slowly, "Excuse me. Gentlemen, what do the words 'benevolence' and 'wisdom' mean?"

This time, three people in the hall raised their hands to answer——Cao Pi, Cao Zhi, and Sima Yi.

Xun Yu raised his right hand, signaling the three of them to stand up and answer one by one.

Cao Pi replied: "A benevolent man can make others love themselves, and a wise man can make others know themselves."

Cao Zhi replied: "The benevolent loves others, and the wise know others."

Sima Yi finally replied: "The benevolent man loves himself, and the wise man knows himself."

After hearing this, Xun Yu smiled, glanced at Wang Lang who was meditating in the VIP seat, and softly called out: "Doctor Wang...you are a great Confucian from Shandong, and your foundation in Confucian classics is extremely mellow. How about you comment on it?" Now, what are the answers of these three sons?"

Wang Lang slowly opened his eyes, with a serious look on his face, and said slowly: "Just now, I was very excited when I heard the explanations and answers of these three gentlemen. Now the Central Plains are peaceful, the kingly way is restored, Confucianism is flourishing, and he is also a talent The birth of a large number of people and the continuation of witty words are really the greatest pleasure that I have encountered in my life. The journey of the great way and the prosperity of the holy learning, I ask all the gentlemen here to dedicate themselves to help!" Standing up, he bowed to all the young talents and underachievers sitting in the hall, with a very earnest attitude - many people saw the tears in his eyes glistening.

(End of this chapter)