Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 1323 Article

  The Spring Examination of the Academy started quickly under the auspices of Linghu Shao and Sima Hui. Unlike the exams of later generations, there are no so-called multiple-choice questions to fill in the blanks here, only a policy theory.

   And there is no specific topic for policy theory, but a general statement that "the country is facing difficulties, each contributes its own strategy", draws up the topic by itself, and then stipulates three hours, no matter whether it can be finished or not, it will be put away.

  Fortunately, the weather is beautiful, and it hasn’t rained in the past two days. Although sitting on the ground in the open space of the school under the sun, it will be somewhat sunburned, but it’s better than raining, right? Fei Qian can't come out of some kind of examination shed like the imperial examinations of later generations, and this kind of examination also supplements the examination subsidy, which depends entirely on personal performance, so there is no need to use some anti-cheating methods.

The topic of policy theory is simple, but it is not easy to write it within three hours. After all, most of the words are known most of the time, but it may not be easy for everyone to catch these words in their minds and put them on the pen. Think simple things too.

At the end of the policy theory exam, the students were naturally happy and some were worried. Some restaurants and restaurants in Yangcheng on the left side of the academy were also full of these students, discussing and arguing with each other, driving the excitement to compare It's not much different for the Chinese New Year holidays.

  But what happened next, it was Fei Qian, Linghu Shao, and Sima Hui's turn to have a headache...

As the saying goes, cultural relics come first and weapons come second. It is easy to distinguish things about force, and the outcome is relatively clear. However, things in words have their own tastes. Some like Xiaobai, and some like Japan. Light, it is difficult to decide a high down.

In terms of rhetoric, some of these students' writing is not bad, it is Linghu Shao's favorite, so when he finds some gorgeous sentences in an article, he can't help but pick it up After chanting, shaking his head and shaking his head, he looked very comfortable.

"...The sun rises in the east, and the moon sinks in the west. The stars shine brightly, and the Yao occupies the North Star. When the body is in charge, the body is upright. Sutang. It can hold the court meeting of the country, and it can realize the court of the Zhou Dynasty..."

   Fei Qian flipped through the manuscript while listening to Linghu Shao's recitation, he couldn't help it, and shook his head.

   "Okay, but what's wrong with this article?" Sima Hui couldn't help asking when he saw Fei Qian's movements.

  Linghu Shao on the side also put down the manuscript he had just recited, and looked at Fei Qian with some puzzlement.

  It’s a good thing I came here to sit in town together, otherwise it might really be messed up. Fei Qian smiled and said: "It's not that this article is not good, but... Uncle Kong, do you know that all the articles in Pingyang are limited to chido?"

In the early days of Fei Qian's administration in Pingyang, he was also surrounded by a lot of tedious and gorgeous words. Later, he couldn't stand it anymore and ordered to emphasize the need to speak concisely. However, there is no standard for the so-called "brevity". One character is brevity, some people think that 1000 characters can be considered brevity, so in the end, they simply stipulated it physically, but all the text and words are limited to the size of a ruler, and if there are too many characters, they are rejected, so that it can be regarded as restraint The tide of tedious words has been broken.

  Such a move also promoted the gradual miniaturization of the original Han official script from another aspect, and some of them were deformed in the direction of the regular script of later generations. I don't know if this is another good thing.

  Linghu Shao understood, and said: "Your Majesty, but this article... is too cumbersome?"

   Feiqian nodded and said: "If it is just to select articles, it is natural to regard the beauty of the literary talent... But this competition is to discuss state affairs. If it is generally speaking, how is it beneficial to the country?"

  Linghu Shao and Sima Hui looked at each other and nodded.

  Linghu Shao put down the scroll in his hand with some regret. Although Linghu Shao feels that the volume in his hand is really good in terms of writing, but as General Zhengxi General Fei Qian said, under a large string of colorful words, there are relatively ordinary things...

  The sun, the moon, the stars, the Sangong Jiuqing, etc., what is the connection with the current state affairs? Or what plan was proposed? What problem did it solve?

  Sima Hui flipped through the pages and said with a smile, "In terms of state affairs, the winner of this big competition will be as skinny..."

   "It should be so, as the saying goes, it is better to lack than to abuse..." Fei Qian nodded and said.

   It can be said that this time the competition in the spring examination of the Academy is also to set a tone for the future, otherwise it will go astray the first time, and it will take a little bit of effort to get it back.

"The so-called national affairs and world affairs are often discussed by people who talk about them, but not by actions..." Fei Qian explained while watching, "Since talking about national affairs is difficult...if you can say why it is difficult, you can be in the middle. It can be said that what should be done is the best, if what is said and thought is reasonable and based, and it can be followed, it should be excellent..."

  Sima Hui laughed loudly: "Okay, it should be so, it should be so! It is easy to discuss, but difficult to do...Speaking officials and discussing things must have evidence, and people who are chasing wind and shadows are ultimately not the right way!"

Linghu Shao also nodded at the side, stroked his beard and said: "What the general said is true. Back then when a certain member was in the Shangdang, there were often literary meetings where people gathered to discuss matters. There should be some words of advice...but now When doing things, Fang realized that the previous remarks were mostly empty and unusable... oh..."

"National affairs are difficult, there must be innovation, and in terms of innovation, it is nothing more than enriching the people, strengthening the army, and recruiting scholars..." Fei Qian spread out an answer sheet and scanned it up and down, while saying, "Knowledge is easy but practice is difficult... Taking the rich people as an example, what is rich, how to be rich, and how to be rich are all knowledge. If it can be said, correcting its origin, outline and outline, and explain one or two, it can be regarded as a good work..."

Sima Hui shifted his gaze from the answer sheet on the table to Fei Qian, was slightly taken aback, and then said with a smile: "Those who don't know it are difficult to know, and those who know it are difficult to act... I never thought that the general is so clear about state affairs , it should be the blessing of the great man..."

Linghu Shao didn't care too much at first, and casually said from the sidelines: "At the beginning of my dynasty, I also wanted to cultivate myself, to make the country rich and strong... um... eh?" Wealth the "country" and strengthen the army, but what Fei Qian said before is rich "the people" and strong army!

  The difference between one word and the meaning is naturally very different!

  Although most of the time, the country and the people can be used in common, but in some cases, there are actually some contradictions. The so-called saying that big rivers and big rivers have water only when they are full of small rivers and streams is actually true in reverse.

Sima Hui put down the scroll in his hand, stroked his beard, and after thinking for a while, nodded his head and said: "Rich country, rich people... If it's broken, it's really simple... If I'm rich to the people, full of warehouses, free from illness and suffering, There will be no chaos of the Yellow Turban..."

  Sima Hui paused for a while, and then said: "I quelled the pre-Qin chaos, ruled the country with Huang Lao, made the people rich, and the country can be extended... But now..."

  Sima Hui shook his head, but did not continue.

After a while, Linghu Shao picked up a scroll and said, "Hmm... here is an article... which is interesting... When it comes to my current politics, it is a disease of strong branches and weak stems. You can remove the branches and feed the trunk to warm and nourish the vitality. Nature can heal..."

Fei Qian listened, smiled and nodded: "Well, there is some truth to it, it's really interesting... Let those who have become strong branches be like princes from all over the world, and like us... Well, maybe there are some royal relatives and relatives from all over the country. The rich and right of the gentry took their money for the imperial court..."

"Okay, it's really interesting..." Sima Hui also smiled, and said, "The air of the book is a bit heavy, it's a bit unrealistic...Everything has its own law, how can it be taken away arbitrarily? Just like Zhuanghe, spring plowing Harvesting in autumn, what is the benefit if you don’t get it at the right time? Weak stems and strong branches still exist. If you want to cure its disadvantages, you must first find a way... Otherwise, it will be like the old things of the Seven Kingdoms..." Seven Kingdoms, it is not right The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period are about the Seven Kingdoms of the Han Dynasty.

  Fei Qian turned his head to look at Linghu Shao, and said, "Uncle Kong, are there any specific measures in this article?"

  Linghu Shao looked up and down, finally shook his head and said: "Decree to eliminate the clan...hehe..."

   "Take it." Fei Qian also shook his head. If the edict is really so effective, believe it or not, Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty can issue an edict for a hundred baggage vehicles within a day?

Sima Hui held a scroll, stroked his beard, and said: "Here is another article... about the disadvantages of business, the way of a sage, is to emphasize virtue, a businessman is selfish, greedy, and destroys customs. It's really a big harm..."

  Sima Hui took a look at Fei Qian, and continued: "...When farming and mulberry are encouraged, the three elders are educated, and the folk customs are simple, so that the country can be peaceful and peaceful..."

"If there hadn't been this great competition, I wouldn't know that the students in the academy are so partial to the way of the saint..." Fei Qian put down the scroll in his hand, and sighed, "The saint values ​​virtue, so the saint doesn't eat?" He is a Chinese, It is inevitable that there will be some emotions of being a teacher, otherwise there will not be so many trolls on the forums in the future, and Fei Qian is naturally no exception, especially in such an environment, it is easier to spark some collisions of thinking.

"The sage advocates virtue and opposes selfish pursuit of profit. This is the right way, and there is nothing wrong with it." Fei Qian said, "However, when the ancient sage was there, his clothes were only hemp, and his food was only millet and wheat. If he had minced meat, he could sing. But nowadays, brocade and satin gowns are very popular, and Confucius also said that he never tires of eating. It is certainly a gift, but it is also what people want."

  Sima Hui nodded, threw the scroll aside, and said, "So, the general wants to promote business?"

"No..." Fei Qian also put down the scroll, shook his head and said, "Since the Spring and Autumn Period, below Tao Gong, there are always people who bring disaster to the country and the people, and there are also people who spend money and capital on the country. From the beginning of all schools of thought, there was the rule of virtue and the rule of law." There are also debates about the difference, but the two are not mutually exclusive, but complementary. The same is true for agriculture and commerce. If there is no agriculture, commerce will have no foundation, and if there is no commerce, agriculture will have no source. Because the businessmen are not stable, it is inconvenient to manage, and they are well-informed, and they raise private slaves, and if they are careless, disasters will happen...Therefore, we must not be without soldiers, farmers, workers, and merchants..."

  Why does Confucianism only suppress businessmen? Is it because businessmen eat Confucian rice? Or are Confucianists all short-sighted people who only know how to take care of their eyes?

Normally speaking, people who can enter the imperial court and play politics are basically not low in IQ, and there will not be a single person who understands the importance of business in hundreds of thousands of years, but the problem is just like what Fei Qian said. As I said, the main reason is that businessmen are not easy to manage.

   Is it true that money and food are the most important, so agriculture and mulberry are the most important?

   Not really.

Farmers are so nice and simple. From birth to death, a household registration is as simple as a single line. It saves worry and effort, and can collect taxes on time and according to the amount. It is easy to scare and coax, but businessmen are completely different. It’s like Tang Seng doesn’t eat meat. Apart from his personal willpower and Buddhist precepts, there is another very important reason, which is that he has never eaten meat...

Merchants have traveled far and wide, and have seen a lot. They are flexible in mind, and those who are not flexible will naturally not be able to be businessmen. In addition, they have accumulated a lot of money on hand. If the government comes up to cut leeks at every turn, it is inevitable that some ideas will come out. Gradually broke away from the control of the imperial court and the government. If you investigate and deal with it, it will hurt your muscles and bones.

  So Confucianists, in the later stage, simply cut down with a knife and cut off all of them. Even if it can't be cut down or cleanly, the merchant must be made a third-class disabled.

   "Hmm..." Sima Hui nodded in agreement. After all, in the Han Dynasty, the status of Confucianism had not been elevated to the sacred altar, and the method of governing the country was still being explored. Fei Qian’s remarks even ruled out his status as a general who conquered the West. It is not unacceptable to be an ordinary person.

   "Wonderful! Wonderful!" After a while, Linghu Shao suddenly yelled, "This volume is definitely number one! It's number one!"

  Before Fei Qian and Sima Hui asked, Linghu Shao had already read the paper aloud:

"...The virtue of a sage is due to the beauty of the virtuous; the most valuable of the virtuous is to know people. If you know the person, you will be in order, and Wang Yexing. Therefore, the sage's image, the words of the gentleman and the villain, the sage's narrative Poetry, the industry of gaining elegance and carols, the way of sages, the meaning of five classics and six arts..."

   A beginning, but it is also normal.

   But what happened next surprised even Fei Qian...

"...Zhongni regards virtue, language, literature and politics as the four schools of study, and discusses talents in three parts, which is why it is so. Emphasizing the mean is to show holiness, advocating benevolent government to respect human relations, training contempt to avoid partiality, thinking It is often to use general materials to get where it is. There must be a reason for a person's safety. There must be a reason for a person's stop. What a person observes should be as detailed as it is. If a person is submerged, it cannot be repaired. Don’t you betray the way of a sage? Only a gentleman knows how to complement each other..."

  Following Linghu Shao's recitation, Fei Qian couldn't help opening his eyes, hey, this is interesting...

  (end of this chapter)