Is there any problem with Confucius?
Or, did Confucius do anything wrong in his life?
In fact, this does not require too much consideration. Who will be without any mistakes or regrets?
But the problem now is that many great men, even most Confucian scholars, have promoted Confucius and Mencius, and have become weapons to suppress or criticize others.
In fact, private morality and knowledge are originally two different concepts. If you have good knowledge, private morality may not be good. Just like some beasts who have no country, no father and no bottom line. If you have good personal morality, your knowledge may not be high. Just like some old people who have to support many orphans to study for their own lives.
But some Confucian scholars will tie their knowledge and private morality together, causing many things to lose their original meaning. Those with virtue and incompetence do bad things with good intentions, while those with ability and lack of virtue deliberately do bad things. Those with virtue and ability are not yet out of this dark environment, they are knocked to death by a stick and dragged into the dark shadow.
Confucius is a great man, but all the descendants of Confucius are great men?
This obviously also doesn't work.
But the problem is that these descendants of Confucius did not think so. For example, Kong Rong, Dong claimed that he was the descendant of Confucius, and he could not say it himself. It would be better to have a helping hand or something. You can add a little lightly to the side that he was humble and said that he was not as good as a saint. If he could not enjoy the treatment of a great man, then what's the point of living?
This is not to say that Kong Rong has bad character, but that he has become accustomed to this model. Kong Rong's character is still good, but his ability is not strong. Therefore, the standardization of Kong's family depends entirely on "consciousness".
Kong Rong would not openly ask for bribes, but others wanted to give him money in exchange for teaching, pen, painting, etc., so Kong Rong was happy to accept it. Can the work of pen in a scholar? It is already good if he didn't write a scripture of peace and sell it openly.
This is true for Kong Rong, and even more so for Kong's top and bottom.
Kong Rong was still caring about some face, so the Kong clan members were basically shameless. Because Kong Rong could eat and drink with just one face, but they couldn't do it, so why should they be shameful?
Emperor Liu Xie still missed Wang Can, because Wang Can died for suicide like Wang Yun, and made a final decision. There was no problem with this, but Kong Rong, who was involved in the matter with Wang Can or was forced to do so, ran away halfway...
In addition, this time Kong Qian blocked the road and complained, which turned out to be a bit of a cheating Emperor Liu Xie. Therefore, Liu Xie's attitude towards Kong's family also changed from being more trustworthy from the beginning to becoming more suspicious.
Xi Lu first took Kong's surgery, of course he had his considerations.
The Kong family has only a name left, which is like a child walking in the downtown area with gold in his arms. It will inevitably attract all kinds of greedy gazes, and Xi Lu just turned his gaze into actual actions.
Impression of Cao and Xiahou, Xi Lu dared not, and could not achieve any results, but should I impeach Kong...
This is the first battle of the Censorate!
It must start!
Only when you gain fame first will someone think that the Censorate is a good place, and it is possible to recruit talents, and then...
And impeachment of Kong's voice was loud and eye-catching enough, but it would not cause any risks.
At present, is there anyone in charge of military power in the Kong family? No. Does anyone control the finances? No, so no matter what, what can I do, what problems can I have? Isn’t it all up to you to what extent I want to achieve?
Therefore, the first step for Xi Lu to attack Kong was to take advantage of the fact that Kong was not prepared and caught off guard, and all the corruption and abuses of Kong's past years were grafted on Kong Rong's head!
Kong Rong likes to shelter people because this can reflect "benevolence".
Kong Rong did such a thing when he was very young. Zhang Jian was a famous scholar and was arrested by the ten eunuchs and attendants for justice. At that time, it was not only Kong Rong who had a sense of justice in the counties. Many families where Zhang Jian lived were implicated and executed, as many as dozens of them. These people did not leave any names, and they died. Kong Rong was also accused, but not only did he not die, he also gained a good reputation.
He sheltered people and gained benefits. Kong Rong liked them, and even his tribe members also liked them.
The problem is, not everyone is like Zhang Jian…
Therefore, if Kong's upper and lower classes, including Kong Rong, really find a problem, there is no shit under his butt?
Emperor Liu Xie frowned and asked in a deep voice, "This matter is of great importance and cannot be discussed. Do you have conclusive evidence for your dear?"
Xi Lu naturally calmly delivered the memorial to write down the evidence of Kong's crime.
Emperor Liu Xie took the memorial and opened it. He saw that the conditions, time, place, and evidence were all present, and it seemed that the evidence was conclusive and could not be refuted.
So after reading the memorial, Emperor Liu Xie was also very angry. He threw the memorial on the table. He originally wanted to get angry, scolded and even cursed, because among those crimes, not only were there land encroachment, but also various behaviors of taking human lives were completely unrelated to the so-called "benevolence and virtue" and completely contrary to the meaning of "loyalty and filial piety". However, when Liu Xie was about to curse, he held back again, glanced at Xi Lu, then turned to Cao Cao, and said: "I wonder what the Prime Minister has to think about this matter?"
Cao Cao seemed to have glanced at Xi Lu, but it seemed that he didn't look at it at all. He just bowed his hand and said: "Your Majesty is the master, I have no objection yet."
Cao Cao probably knew Xi Lu's purpose, but he also had no good feelings for Kong. At the same time, this matter was a bit sudden, so he wanted to observe it and was not willing to participate rashly.
However, most of the officials in the court felt a little frightened at this time. Partisan disputes above the court were the most affecting their whole body. At this time, how to express their opinions and how to stand in line is a major event that concerns their wealth and future. For them, it is far more important than the specific tasks of their positions.
Emperor Liu Xie was silent for a moment, and then ordered a name to a son of the Liu clan to verify the matters reported by Xi Lu...
The son of the Liu family is Liu Ye.
With the three divisions of power in the world, the number of members of the Liu family became increasingly rare.
Liu Yu died, Liu Yan died, Liu Biao died, Liu Yao died, Liu Dai died, Liu Chong died, and Liu Qi died.
The old Liu family now has two more powerful abilities and two weak abilities.
It just happened to be half of it.
What? Jiangdong?
What is Jiangdong?
Liu Ye was under Cao Cao, and Liu Bei was with Fei Qian. Then Liu Zhang was raised by Fei Qian in Feixiong Xuan, Chang'an, and Liu Cong was raised by Cao Cao in Qingzhou.
Strictly speaking, Jiangdong is not without Liu's children. For example, Liu Yao's son Liu Ji and Liu Shuo are in Jiangdong, but they are young and have not become officials.
Liu Ye took the order helplessly, as if he had taken over a hot potato. Liu Ye knew his position. He was a relative of the Liu clan, but he also had the smell of Cao Cao. In many cases, he was like a buffer air cushion between the emperor Liu Xie and the prime minister Cao Cao, or something like lubricant...
Well, why does it feel a little weird?
Forget it, that doesn't matter.
What is important is that Liu Ye cannot be too inclined toward that side, otherwise he would lose this advantage, but he found that Xi Lu seemed to want to be a member of his camp. This was not something that Liu Ye could not accept, but it would be impossible to let Liu Ye pave the way for Xi Lu.
In such a buffer time, observing whether Xi Lu has any backup plan and what Cao Cao's attitude will determine what method Liu Ye is using...
Everyone knows that Cao Cao's failure to express his opinion does not mean that Cao Cao doesn't care about this matter, but that Xi Lu impeached the Kong clan and Kong Rong's corruption were beneficial to Cao Cao, so Cao Cao did not just object at the first time.
Just like Xun Wang is a powerful man in the Xun family standing opposite Cao Cao, the Kong family has not kept pace with Lao Cao in recent years. Even after escaping back to their hometown, Kong Rong would make some comments from time to time, and had great opinions on Lao Cao's reign as he was unwilling to return authority to the emperor in the court.
Not to mention anything that ridicule or complain. Some rumors will make Lao Cao so angry that he will jump.
Of course, Kong Rong's remarks are beneficial to the emperor.
When Kong Rong spoke for the emperor, he naturally could not say that he was not loyal, but it is unknown whether there were any personal emotions or individual plans behind such remarks.
However, these remarks made Cao Cao and others very upset.
Could it be that Kong Rong also wants to make a Kong Yuedan Review?
Now that Xi Lu is willing to stand up, Cao Cao thinks he can take a look. So although Cao Cao acts like "it's not his own business", most people in the court know that Kong Rong is going to be in trouble, and some even begin to wonder whether Xi Lu has turned to Cao Cao, and then Lao Cao is the mastermind behind the scenes.
So much so that Liu Ye felt that he was very big.
"The state-owned laws and regulations, at this time, the court should naturally act in accordance with the charter. Whether Kong Wenju is guilty or falsely accused of it, it needs to be thoroughly investigated before the conclusion can be concluded."
After the court meeting, Liu Ye said at the press conference, well, under the siege of officials in the main hall square.
There seems to be no problem with such a statement.
But in fact, it was Liu Ye who thought about it and did not want to be this evil person.
Once the review process is really entered, basically no one can escape "censorship". What's more, even if the crime submitted by Xi Lu is a bit exaggerated, some are definitely real, and every time you check it, they are accurate.
What's more, there is "False" as a backup...
Of course, Liu Ye said this not to make a verbal plea, but to remind Kong Rong in this way. Do what he should do now. If you really wait until the review continues, the situation may be irreversible.
In fact, the model of China is very mature, and "out-of-court settlement" is not just a patent of Western laws. Just like in later generations, it is divided into blood tests and three days later. If you can't handle it within this time, then it will naturally be "official". If the conflict can be resolved within this period, nothing will be done.
Just as Liu Ye was trying to delay, Cao Cao sat in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Cao Cao did not discuss with anyone in the hall or confronted him in the face of tit. After all, that kind of behavior was too bad for the Prime Minister.
In the past few days, Cao Cao's attention has indeed not been on Xi Lu.
Not only Cao Cao, but most people in the Prime Minister's Mansion focused on Jizhou and Youzhou. Compared with the Censorate, which only had three or two big cats, kittens, it was obviously more heartbreaking to happen in the middle of Yuyang, Hanoi. But it was such a Censorate, which listed a question for Cao Cao at this point in time.
Cao Cao's expression was a little serious and thoughtful.
When the officials under Cao Cao saw that Cao Cao was like this, they all understood that Cao Cao was considering things, so he didn't dare to disturb him, but just followed him quietly and waited.
Cao Cao thought for a while, then raised his head, looked around for a while, and asked, "What do you think about the affairs of the main hall today?"
Dong Zhao bowed and said, "Report to the Prime Minister, is it Xi Hongyu who wants to repair it with his lord..."
The reason why Dong Zhao thought this way was that this was different from Xi Lu's original style of work. Xi Lu did not seem to have directly voted for Cao Cao in history, but followed Zheng Xuan around Chang'an before coming over, and was also attracted by Emperor Liu Xie as a foreign aid. Therefore, to a certain extent, Xi Lu stood opposite Cao Cao.
However, this time in the Kong Qian incident, Cao Cao killed many opponents in anger. This was a complete tear of the opponents before, and it also made many people tremble and panic. Under such circumstances, it was not completely impossible for Xi Lu to save his life and turn to Cao Cao.
『Not necessarily.』 Guo Jia shook his head and said, 『If you want to join the lord, you will pay a visit to you here, why do you have to do this? If I follow my opinion, I am afraid that Xi Hongyu is still planning authority and seeking fame to respect himself. Seeing that the son of Kong was convicted, he would respond to the lord and alleviate the conflict, and to declare his authority and deal with the emperor.』
Cao Cao's eyes moved slightly, but he did not express any expression. He continued to ask other advisers. After everyone said it, he nodded slowly and said, "Since the emperor ordered Ziyang to supervise this matter, let's wait for it to be investigated."
Compared with Xi Lu and Kong Rong, the Sima family defection incident that occurred in Hanoi is obviously more serious.
How to deal with the follow-up issue of the Sima family defection has become the next issue in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and a more intense discussion has arisen than Xi Lu's impeachment of Kong Rong, because in fact, many gentry clans are on the fence, not only under Cao Cao, but also in the Feiqian area of ​​Guanzhong. Now, the defection of the Sima family in Hanoi, coupled with Cao Cao's previous cleaning actions under Xu County, has formed the effect of one plus one or two, which has made many gentry nervous, and Cao Cao's attitude towards the follow-up handling of the Sima family incident has also become the focus of many people's attention.
Just as Cao Cao and his advisers discussed Sima's related matters, Xi Lu, led by the eunuch of the Huangmen, returned to the corridor of the Palace Square.
Xi Lu took two steps forward, approached the eunuch of the Yellow Sect, and whispered: "Zhang Zhonggong, I wonder what Your Majesty is feeling right now?"
Eunuch Zhang still lowered his head and bent over, as if he was very humble. "I am just Xing Yu, how dare I guess the emperor?"
Xi Lu didn't talk much nonsense, he trembled with his hand and quickly stuffed a ticket into the eunuch's hand.
Eunuch Zhang pinched his hand, then took a quick look at the amount under the cover of his sleeve, and then smiled slightly. While putting the ticket deep into the sleeve, he whispered: "After the emperor came to the court, he did not talk to anyone, nor laugh, but he was not angry... In short, Censor Xi should be careful..."
Due to the development of East-West trade, flying tickets such as silver notes, or flying money, have gradually become the best tool for bribery. They are unlicensed and cashed on tickets, without passwords, and the procedures are simple. It is really convenient for both parties to rest assured. It is like the unlicensed accounting card of supermarkets in later generations.
Xi Lugong bowed his hand to express his gratitude, but the two of them did not continue to say anything more. Soon, they arrived at the back hall.
Eunuch Zhang signaled Xi Lu to stop, then went in and reported, and then Liu Xie summoned Xi Lu.
When Xi Lu entered the back hall, he secretly looked up and saw Liu Xie's expression on the alchemy stairs, just as the eunuch of the Yellow Sect said before, without seeing any joy or anger, just thinking about something.
"My minister, Xi Lu, please see Your Majesty."
Emperor Liu Xie glanced at Xi Lu who was lying in front of him. For some reason, he suddenly frowned subconsciously, but soon let go and said calmly: "I'm flat, this is not in the main hall, so there is no need to be restrained. Come on, look at the seat."
"Thank you Your Majesty." Xi Lu thanked him and then sat on the seat.
Before, Liu Xie summoned Xi Lu, most of the time he was to ask about the situation outside Xu County, but later Liu Xie was not satisfied and gradually tried to control the court, so he hoped to influence and realize something through Xi Lu. But now, Liu Xie suddenly felt that he was gradually unable to control Xi Lu.
Xi Lu knew what Emperor Liu Xie thought, but he was helpless.
In fact, Xi Lu was not willing to let Liu Xie feel "out of control", but since he understood what Liu Xie wanted, Xi Lu understood that if he did everything according to the emperor's will, he would definitely not have a good ending.
Therefore, Xi Lu could only do things according to the emperor's instructions, but also did some small moves from time to time to gradually reverse the situation he was facing.
Xi Lu's small actions that were beyond the scope must have deepened Liu Xie's concerns.
Chapter completed!