This time, it snowed all day and all night, and it still didn't seem to stop.
The raging north wind drove gray-black clouds, one after another from the north. The rolling clouds were pushing and squeezing each other as if they were scrambling, and seemed to be pressing on the crenellations of the city wall.
The snow was carried by the cold wind, passing over the bare treetops, and rushed into the sky in clumps, covering up the sun without a trace.
The world is dark and chaotic, and only the sound of bells and drums ringing from the Bell and Drum Tower in the east of the city can make people know what time it is now.
The jackdaws in the woods where they live seem to be unable to bear the cold. If they want to exercise, they will chirp amidst the sound of bells and drums, and then cross the sky.
Chen Qun stood with his hands behind his back under the dripping eaves of the upper room of the West Courtyard of the Official House in Yecheng City, looking at the snowflakes flying in front of him with a thoughtful expression on his face.
Youzhou is in trouble.
big trouble.
Since the Yingchuan Incident, heads have fallen under the palace walls, and officials implicated have been imprisoned and dismissed from their posts. I have to say that Chen Qun felt that Cao Cao's angry treatment was inappropriate.
, so much so that it has affected Jizhou, where many places have become empty-handed and have no one to make decisions due to the shortage of officials.
Not only did General Cao Chun have no achievements over there, but the rear camp was also attacked. What's even more frightening is that he didn't know what kind of troops they were. Some looked like barbarian cavalry, but some looked like hussars.
means……
Under such circumstances, Chen Qun also felt a little troubled.
Xiahou Dun wanted to control Yanzhou, Xiahou Yuan wanted to protect Jizhou, Le Jin and others were stationed in Hanoi, Cao Ren and others were stationed in Jingzhou, and Cao Hong wanted to keep an eye on Qingxu. For a while, Cao Cao could not recruit any generals who could control one side alone or be brave enough to defeat the three armies.
Go and support Youzhou.
Without generals, it is also difficult to have soldiers.
The situation in Youzhou may worsen.
When Cao Chun attacked, he originally wanted to take a preemptive strike and attack the Ding Ling people in the northern part of Youzhou, the land of western Liaoning, to avoid being attacked on both sides. However, what Cao Chun did not expect was that his plan did not go smoothly at the beginning, and
Chen Qun didn't expect it to be so unlucky.
No one is skillful without learning. If you want to create a system from the sky, it is mostly a daydream. Chen Qun also did not know how to fight from birth. It is said that Chen Qun suddenly changed his wits and won the battle thousands of miles away.
, this is inevitably a bit overwhelming.
A gust of wind suddenly passed over two bare golden-leaf locust trees in the courtyard with a whimper. A snowflake suddenly rolled down from the eaves, hit the Jinxian crown worn by Chen Qun, and then fell on him.
He touched it subconsciously, and then gently twisted the fine ice crystals between his fingers that had not had time to melt. His mind was still immersed in the problem he encountered at the moment.
The difficulty is not entirely in strategic planning, but in strategic planning, we must also take into account human nature and sophistication.
Xia Houyuan came to him and said that Cao Chun had failed in the first battle in Youzhou and needed further arrangements.
But this matter actually has nothing to do with Chen Qun.
Youzhou places great emphasis on military defense, and the generals are mainly in charge. Chen Qun only needs to provide supplies, and is not suitable for getting too involved in other matters.
Especially the matter of armor.
It’s not difficult to guess Xia Houyuan’s colorful intestines. Xia Houyuan’s hands are itchy.
For the attack on Cao Chun's back camp, the relevant officials and military academy should indeed be held responsible, but logically speaking, it is not up to him to make the decision on this matter.
The country has established laws and the court has established practices. No matter who it is, as long as it is an officer or civil servant who has lost his land and neglected his duties and lost the city, regardless of the reason, he must be detained for investigation until officials from the relevant departments sort it out.
Chen Qun could write a detailed official document and submit it for what reason should be punished. Chen Qun could directly sign and sign the matter and settle the matter directly. If it exceeded his authority, he would transfer it to Prime Minister Cao Cao.
But this time, it was not like that.
Xia Houyuan, who clearly knew how the matter should be handled, acted like an idiot and actually put this matter in front of him and asked him to make the decision...
Chen Qun knew that Xia Houyuan was embarrassed to come forward, so he pretended to be dumbfounded.
After all, Cao Chun was also a member of Cao Cao's family, and there was no way he could justify his own family's impeachment, so he simply handed this embarrassing matter to Chen Qun.
It is a fact that something happened in Cao Chun's rear camp, but whether it is necessary to go on the line or not is uncertain.
No one can guarantee victory in every battle.
Moreover, Cao Chun did not say that victory or defeat was already a foregone conclusion at that moment, and that the losses were heavy and nothing was left. It was just that the rear camp was attacked and there may be some shortages of food and grass. The overall situation cannot be said to be defeated and unable to fight again.
Impeachment now seems a bit...
Although Chen Qun had temporarily dealt with Xia Houyuan, Chen Qun knew that Xia Houyuan would definitely come to him again.
He clenched his fists and then unclenched them, looking at the gray-black clouds that seemed to hang above his head. The pale and pale sun moved slowly behind the clouds. He sighed silently in his heart.
This is difficult to do.
It's like the document reported by Xiahou Shang, stating that he not only defeated the invading Hu Qi, but also discovered a Cao family general on the battlefield, entrusted him with important tasks, calmly collected the defeated troops before the battle, and maintained the safety of the rear camp...
…
At first glance, I thought that Xiahou Shang was not being attacked, but that Xia Houshang had won the battle.
A withered yellow leaf was carried by the wind and climbed over the ridge of the wing, then drifted down to the yard covered with a thin layer of snow. It rolled all the way on the icy stone floor and hit the door of the yard with the force of the wind.
steps.
Find a stairway to go down!
The steps are ready...
Chen Qun returned to the desk and opened the information on the desk.
One is a report from the garrison in the Linyu area of Leyang. Recently, Ding Ling people have often been spotted on reconnaissance cavalry. In addition, according to people fleeing from Liaodong, the Ding Ling people have almost occupied Liaodong and seem to be coveting western Liaoning.
The intelligence detailedly listed the activity areas of the Ding Ling Cavalry in the past ten days. Chen Qun looked through it in detail, and then an inference rose in his mind. Could it be that these Ding Ling people wanted to get out of the car before the heavy snow closed the road?
Occupy a vanguard position in the Yanglin and Chongqing areas, or are they preparing a feint attack to test the strength of Cao's army in western Liaoning?
After all, Liaodong and Liaoxi are like two pieces of meat on a pole. Those who eat one side will naturally think about the other side...
The other piece of information was a text sent by Xia Houxun stating that the back camp was attacked and requesting reinforcements.
So can these two things be connected?
Chen Qun walked to the map erected in the corner of the room and compared it repeatedly with the summary in the detailed text and the map. He stood in front of the map for a long time, then thoughtfully returned to the table and dipped his pen in
I made an eye-catching mark on the cover of the official document with cinnabar, and then put the two documents together.
From beginning to end, he did not sign any opinions on this document.
Then, Chen Qun called his attendants and asked them to urgently deliver these two documents to Xu County...
……(д)……
Chang'an.
Qinglong Temple.
Inside a small hall, there was a huge crowd of people standing there.
In the middle position, which is slightly higher, there are two seats. Two people are sitting facing each other, glaring at each other, as if they are about to pounce on each other, beat them and tear them apart at the next moment.
There were several students watching around, and even the windows were full of people.
A man on the left stood up slightly and said loudly: "Mencius also said that everyone can be like Yao and Shun. It is Yao who obeys Yao's clothes, recites Yao's words, and practices Yao's deeds. It is only Yao who obeys Jie's clothes, recites Jie's words, and practices the prohibitions."
The behavior of Jie is nothing more than Jie. Therefore, if you want to understand the common people's order, it is the order of the sages. Yao and Shun followed the same path as the people, and the sages followed the same path as the people! This is our mission to continue the great cause of Confucius.
also."
As soon as he finished speaking, many people nodded in agreement.
Suddenly there was a commotion.
Under the deliberate guidance of General Hussar, the debate in Qinglong Temple began to gradually become normal.
In the initial chaotic and disorderly, random and absurd debate topics, many topics were canceled, while other relatively far-reaching topics were repeatedly brought up for discussion.
Although it still cannot be said that all topics are positive, in general, they have been controlled to a certain extent, and the situation of being suppressed and banned by Zheng Xuan and others is gradually being alleviated.
Matters concerning literature and thought are the most difficult to explain clearly.
But it is also the most important.
Generally speaking, unless the ruling class of the superstructure does not want the people to think, it will not easily resort to the method of deleting posts, banning comments, and detaining one-stop trains. However, in the implementation process of the middle and lower levels, it is because of laziness and neglect of government.
The one-size-fits-all situation has caused many 404s to appear.
Afraid of something happening, afraid of taking responsibility, afraid of being stripped of their hats, afraid of losing their jobs, so they seal everyone's mouths, and if there is a slight breeze, they will immediately uproot the trees and knock them down to show their loyalty.
It is better to kill by mistake than to let go. There were many such things in ancient times.
Don't cause trouble, don't embarrass me, I'm just a small official, I'm also taking other people's jobs, etc. These middle- and lower-level officials who are imposing bans just keep talking about their difficulties, but never
Consider whether their actions have caused any harm to ordinary people.
Just like this time, Zheng Xuan and others banned speech. It was not the intention of General Fei Qian, but Zheng Xuan and others were using Fei Qian's banner. If Fei Qian hadn't seen that Zheng Xuan and others would still be useful in the future, they would be indispensable.
One or two crimes should be punished.
Death penalty is not a crime, but living crime is inevitable.
When the voice on the left fell, the person on the right sat up and looked around. When the voices of discussion gradually died down, he coughed slightly and said: "Everyone can be a Yao and Shun, but it doesn't have to be a sage! So-called
Adhere to it, recite it, practice it, it is difficult to defeat the heart! If you don't have a good heart and a conscience, how can you imitate Yao and Shun, and imitate the sages? Therefore, when there is a distinction between the upper and lower, farmers are farmers and workers are workers.
Only when everyone follows his own path can we achieve great unity."
The people listening started to chirp again, feeling that what this man said seemed to make some sense.
The person on the left sneered and said, "What a joke! How can you be sure of good and evil? In the name of good, you have done countless evil things in ancient and modern times!" He often said in a poem that when the superiors have orders, they don't care about their true intentions, regardless of whether they are good or evil.
There are many people who distinguish right from wrong and follow the rules, so what? Good or evil? Evil people can do good things, and good people can also do evil things! If you talk about it with your heart, there is nothing to say!"
"Isn't it indisputable? Good and evil must be judged by the public! Those who serve the world are naturally doing good, and those who go against the world must be doing evil. This is a principle that has never been changed through the ages!" The person on the right refuses to give in and proceeds directly.
He retorted, and even raised his head after speaking, as if he represented the so-called "public opinion".
The person on the left looked up to the sky and laughed, as if he had heard the funniest thing.
"Public opinion, what kind of public opinion can it be? If you and I discuss it here, is it a public opinion? If you and I are not equal to each other, how many people can we call it public opinion? There are many people in the world, but they are among the best."
Now, those who judge the world based on their own opinions are called the common people! Those who have common customs and habits, and those who value the ears but despise the eyes are also called the common people! These are also called the common people, and can they also be regarded as public judgments?"
The person on the right widened his eyes and said, "False! Ridiculous! Public opinions cannot be made public, so how can they be made public?!"
The man on the left still smiled and said: "Confucius also said that if the world is Tao, then rituals and music will be conquered from the emperor! If there is no Tao, rituals and music will be conquered from the princes! From the princes, hope will not be lost for ten generations.
That's right; since I came from a great position, I hope that I will not lose it for five generations; if I serve as a minister to carry out the country's orders, I hope that I will not lose it for three generations. If there is a way in the world, the government will not be governed by the doctor; if there is a way in the world, the common people will not discuss it. Therefore, if there is a way, then it will not be lost.
Discuss! There is no public opinion! Do you know, do you know?!』
"This..." The person on the right obviously didn't think of this and was suddenly stuck.
Of course, what the people on the left said is not the truth. The so-called conquest of rituals and music "sent by the emperor" is just wishful thinking of Master Confucius. He tacitly believed that the emperor would not make mistakes and was as virtuous as the Duke of Zhou. But in fact
, not all emperors can meet Zhou Gong's standards.
However, in this passage of Confucius, it does reveal a truth that has continued to later generations. It is said that the world has a way, "rituals and music conquered from the emperor", and the sign of lack of way is that the princes in different places have their own "
"Conquest of Ritual and Music". Layer-by-layer enforcement, complicated local laws and regulations that would not stop until the people were killed, and even contradicted each other, were the biggest drawbacks of the feudal dynasty and a stumbling block to the development of Chinese civilization.
"If the world is righteous, the common people will not discuss it." After all, the common people are running around for a living every day. Most of them are exhausted if they can only have food and clothing, and can provide for the elderly and children. If the government is transparent and harmonious, who will have the leisure to engage in "public discussion"
’? Wouldn’t it be nice to have that time to plow more fields, rest more, earn two extra hard-earned coins, buy some rice, noodles and some cloth for your family?
When there really is a large-scale "public discussion" outbreak, it is usually when the social contradictions have reached the extreme and a lot of resentment has arisen. But what is interesting is that these officials who usually talk about "public discussion" in their daily lives also
At this time, they would cover their mouths, arrest and arrest, and use all means to suppress "public opinion", completely forgetting how much they respected the so-called "public opinion" before.
"Ahem..." The person on the right coughed a few times, and then said loudly, "Everything in heaven and earth is beneficial, and the so-called public opinion is the same! How can it be covered in one sentence? Only the gifts of heaven and earth are immortal.
, so the etiquette of Gonglun should first follow the etiquette of this world. The etiquette is not the first Confucianism, but the previous Confucianism.
How can you be polite?』
The man on the left was unhurried and said, "When I first heard this, it seemed that there was nothing wrong with this statement, but it was completely wrong. As the saying goes, after yielding, there will be aggression, and after aggression, there will be many usurpations, and there were many such things in the ancient Spring and Autumn Period! Yielding is a courtesy.
What? What should the Duke of Zhou be like? What etiquette can be done to the Duke of Zhou? What is done in the former cannot be done in the later. What is suitable for the ancients cannot be suitable for today. The so-called etiquette and law should be suitable for the time. All the dead are like cud dogs.
Is it too decayed?”
Times are always developing, and so-called principles must be constantly updated to adapt to new social forms.
The same is true for laws and regulations derived from principles.
The student on the right said angrily: "If it is as you said, there will be no fixed etiquette in the world! What is the reason for the princes in the court hall who are reading the scriptures, and why do they want to open this Qinglong Temple again?"
The big talk is about the three etiquettes? Is it because you want to ridicule the hussar and disobey the court?"
In fact, at this time, the right man was basically at his wits end. He didn't necessarily want to impose any crime on the other party, he just felt that his own face was not good enough, and he was just looking for a way out.
There is a step, which is very important.
The person on the left sneered, saying that it was just a big hat, and it was not a new method. It was just like the boss issued orders from the top of the document, and often failed to come up with any specific items. "I can't talk about etiquette.
Is this a crime? Such behavior is just like destroying a rural school to cover up a fallacy. What's the difference? You say that you are studying for understanding, but I think you are actually pursuing selfish desires! Yang is propriety, Yin is selfish, be polite and elegant, and behave accordingly
You are a dog pig, bragging about yourself, just like an ugly woman!"
"You, you, you... you actually hurt others with your words!" The person on the right was furious.
"You are only allowed to lie and not curse others?" The man on the left laughed, "Absurd, ridiculous, ridiculous, ridiculous!"
The man on the right howled and screamed, jumped up in anger, and loudly shouted to the students around him: "As you can see today, this man is extremely arrogant, and every word he says is treasonous and unethical. In today's debate, let's just ignore it!"
The person on the left also stood up, without giving any step to the person on the right. "If you can't argue, you are falsely accusing others of being treasonous and immoral, pretending to be a scholar of the classics, and acting like a villain! How can such people have the dignity to talk about the three etiquettes?"
?It is really shameful to sit with him! Go quickly, go quickly! Your breath here is really polluted, and the stench is unbearable!"
The people watching on the periphery burst into laughter, all looking very happy.
"you you you……"
The person on the right shouted, in a dilemma, and became angry, so he stepped forward and tried to pull the person on the left. Then the two of them struggled together until the soldiers maintaining order rushed in and separated the two...
One debate ends and another begins.
After such a collision of opinions, which may be effective or ineffective, and the fists and fists intersect, some things slowly have new changes...
