Just when Yuan Shu summoned Yang Hong and Yan Xiang to discuss, Xun Yu from Yingchuan was a little worried at home. Not for his own family affairs, but for the current situation in Yingchuan.
As a descendant of Yingchuan who was born and raised here, Xun Yu has always felt that he has a responsibility for this area. After all, the Xun family is a prominent family in Yingchuan, so it is natural for him to think more deeply.
Xun Yu felt very pessimistic about the current situation. Although the Yingchuan gentry elected Kong Ni as the representative of Yingchuan and raised troops to challenge Dong, a lot of time had passed. It seemed that Kong Ni had not only issued an announcement but also raised some funds.
Soldier, there is no other action...
This is simply...
After thinking about it, Xun Yu felt that he still needed to pay a visit to Kong Ni tomorrow and find out more or less what Kong Ni, the governor of Yuzhou, was thinking and doing.
Speaking of Kong Ni, it is quite interesting. It turns out that Kong Ni has been appointed as the governor of Yuzhou since last year, but he did not hold the position for long. Because of the appointment of the later general Yuan Shu, the position of governor of Yuzhou was passed from Kong Ni's hands.
He took it away to Sun Jian, and then the court inexplicably approved it, and then issued an edict asking Kong Min to return the seal.
In desperation, Kong Weiyuan had no choice but to obey the order. He expected that he would no longer have an official career, but he did not expect that the Kwantung gentry actually launched a war against Dong. Kong Weiyuan did not turn over the seal in time, but stayed in Yingchuan to watch, but was killed.
The nobles of Yingchuan elected him as the representative of Yingchuan, and responded to various places to raise troops to challenge Dong.
But in order to lead the army against Dong, he must have a position. Therefore, Kong Min still called himself the governor of Yuzhou. Anyway, he still had the seal and ribbon in his hand, which made sense.
Early the next morning, Xun Yu arrived at Kong Niao's residence, surrendered his name and waited to be summoned. Kong Niao did not live in the military camp outside the city, but took his servants to build a small courtyard in Yingchuan County for living.
Not long after, a servant came and took Xun Yu into the door, but Xun Yu did not see Kong Ni when he arrived in the hall. The servant leaned over and explained that Kong Ni, the governor of Kong, must read scriptures for an hour every morning.
Rain or shine, it never stops. Please Xun Yu sit in the hall for a while. I guess the time is almost up...
No wonder after entering the hall, you can faintly hear the sound of Oh Yin reading...
Well, we can only wait.
Xun Yu was sitting on the table in the hall, and the sound of Kong Yu's reading came from the study room at the back of the hall. It seemed that he was sighing while reading——
"...Confucius said: "The government of civil and military affairs is based on the policy. If the person survives, the government will be carried out; if the person dies, the government will cease... This statement is really exquisite! The government depends on people, and the desire for government is
, seek the other person first..."
"...Therefore, a gentleman cannot neglect cultivating his moral character; if he wants to cultivate his moral character, he must not neglect his relatives; if he wants to cultivate his relatives, he must not neglect others; if he wants to know others, he must not neglect heaven... The goodness of goodness! How many outstanding people can there be in the world? Only knowing,
Benevolence and courage are the three most eminent virtues in the world..."
When Xun Yu heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little cold in his heart.
What time is it now, and Kong Min and Kong Gongxu are still interested in reading this book?
It’s not that the books that Kong Ni read just now are not good, nor that the contents in them are unreasonable, but that these principles are so correct that they are so correct that they are universally applicable.
degree.
only……
Alas! Xun Yu sighed in his heart. He really didn’t know what Kong Min was thinking about now. Did he think that the battle against Dong was already a sure win?
This is simply...
Fortunately, he didn't keep Xun Yu waiting for long. Kong Ni came out of the study, smiled and met Xun Yu, and said: "It's rude and disrespectful to let Wen Ruo stay for a long time!"
Xun Yu smiled and said: "Kong Yuzhou was dealing with all kinds of things every day, but he still read intensively. It's really amazing!"
Kong Min brushed the beard on his chin, shook his head and said: "The way of learning is like sailing against the current. Kong Min has been reading it every day since he was a child, with constant wind and rain, for nearly thirty years..."
——Kong Min obviously failed to hear the underlying meaning of Xun Yu’s words, and thought he was very proud of it.
"..." Xun Yu moved his eyebrows, still smiling, and said, "This time, Kong Yuzhou led the elite troops to save the people of Yingchuan from fire and water, which was a great contribution to the country. In fact, he learned from the saints and practiced it personally. It is true that
'Study is close to knowledge, practice is close to benevolence', he is really a model for us!"
——This is clear enough!
Unexpectedly, Kong Min accepted it happily and said: "This is my job, it's not worth mentioning, it's not worth mentioning, haha..."
"..." Xun Yu lowered his head slightly, twitched the corners of his mouth, and for a moment he didn't know what to say - could it be that I really wasn't straightforward enough?
Really...
Xun Yu finally felt that he needed to lower the level of the language, so he asked directly: "I wonder what the chances are for Kong Yuzhou to win this time against Dong Ni?"
Ah? We were having a good conversation, but why did we suddenly change the subject and ask about this matter?
Kong Min couldn't help but was stunned, stopped stroking his beard, frowned, thought for a while, and finally realized it. It turned out that Xun Yu seemed to be saying that he had not done anything in the military, so he was a little worried.
The situation of the battle against Dong Zhuo...
However, Kong Nian felt that there was no need to worry about this. Dong Zhuo's tyranny was unpopular. What more considerations should be made about the outcome? What kind of worry is needed? It's really a bit of a fuss.
Therefore, Kong Min said categorically: "We will win this battle! There is no need for Wen Ruo to worry!"
Xun Yu was actually a little speechless. Where did Kong Min and Kong Gongxu's strong confidence come from? Yesterday, he just went to the military camp outside the city to see it. It was noisy, no one was in charge of the drills, and even the equipment was not complete.
Well equipped...
Must win?
How can we win?
Xun Yu hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to try again and said: "Kong Yuzhou, please forgive me for being presumptuous. Most of the troops outside the city are new recruits. They have not yet fought in battle, so I am really worried."
Kong Min laughed and said: "If the writing is bad, the strength of the army does not depend on the battle formation, but on the people's hearts!"
"The human heart?" Xun Yu cupped his hands and said, "I beg Kong Yuzhou to teach me!"
Kong Min shook his head and said: "Dong's thieves brought disaster to the country and poisoned the people. This is the common indignation of the whole world. He has lost the hearts of the people. Mencius said, 'Jie and Zhou lost the world and their people; those who lost their people also lost their hearts.
Also. If you have a way to win the world and win its people, you will win the world. If you have a way to win the people and win their hearts, you will win the people. This battle is about people's backs. The Dong thieves are better than Jie and Zhou, so An You can be invincible.
? And there is a saying in military weapons, "One man fights with all his strength, but a hundred men cannot stop him, and ten thousand people will die, and they will run rampant in the world!" If we raise the troops at sea to eliminate the evil and traitors, we will definitely defeat them wherever we go, and we will win every battle.
, An Neng can use his arm as a chariot?"
After hearing Kong Ni's impassioned words, Xun Yu couldn't help but be dumbfounded and speechless. It turned out that Kong Ni thought so, he was really good and powerful...
