Obviously, pure good or bad can label certain things in a certain period of time for an individual, but it cannot be defined for the entire person's life. It can only be said that the good and the bad each have a certain proportion, which is better.
Still a bit worse.
Then a whole class is involved, and the good and bad are even more complicated.
When a Confucian scholar takes off his shoes in the cold winter and puts them on the bare feet of poor but willing children, but his own feet step on the mud, is this Confucian scholar good or bad?
So when this Confucian scholar jumps on his feet and scolds the Husbands for being lawless and without a monarch, and even starts to conspire to overthrow Fei Qian's political group that does not conform to etiquette and law, is this Confucian scholar good or bad?
Therefore, good or bad is determined by the position.
The same is true for principles, rules, laws, and systems.
Laws that are good for current governance may not be good for the future.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty admired Confucianism, but he never expected that Confucianism would now become a vine wrapped around the Han tree, mutually reinforcing and interfering with each other, with both a symbiotic relationship and a parasitic pattern. It's like there are a thousand Hamlets among a thousand people.
Same. Among Confucian scholars, there are those who are kind to the people, and there are also those who deceive the world and steal reputation.
Some people can read the principles of life from the Four Books and Five Classics, but some people can only be stubborn, some are upright, some are smooth, some are arrogant, and some are humble, but no matter what kind of person they are, by reading the Four Books and Five Classics,
Through such a ceremony, these people seem to be connected and become a whole. The mutual sympathy between literati may come from the pain of reading, and this mutual sympathy sometimes even transcends the country and the law.
This is the case with Xu Yi and Pang Qiao.
The same goes for Handan merchants.
There are almost very few people like Pang Qiao in Xiliang who have read scriptures and also studied in Taixue when they were young.
And the Zhang family, an alternative from Xiliang.
These people are all Confucian scholars.
The Handan merchant left.
Under the cover of night, like a mouse, it slithered away.
"The country is about to perish, and evildoers are everywhere..."
Xu Yi was filled with emotions.
To a certain extent, Xu Yi regarded Pang Qiao as "one of his own". After all, the position of chief registrar could not be left to anyone who was not a close confidant.
Who is the "monster" Xu Yi mentioned?
Maybe it means Handan merchants, but Pang Qian thinks it means there are more Feiqians.
Pang Qiao sat aside and responded silently.
Although Pang Qiao was a wealthy man in Jiuquan, he was an "extraterrestrial". He didn't like to use guns and dance sticks. He liked Shandong scriptures, which emphasized loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness.
Xu Yi is not a bad person in the traditional sense, he can even be said to be a good person. When he arrived in Jiuquan, he first did not take bribes and pervert the law, secondly did not impose excessive taxes, and thirdly encouraged water conservancy and farming. It can be said that in terms of his position, Xu Yi was a qualified prefect.
, perhaps the only disqualification is that he does not agree with Fei Qian.
Just like most of the Shandong nobles, they think Fei Qian is not good in this and wrong in that. The most important thing is that Fei Qian is a traitor!
The Confucian way!
Fei Qian built the Qinglong Temple and betrayed the original meaning of the scriptures!
Therefore, although Xu Yi was in Jiuquan, his heart was in Shandong. He obeyed the orders of the emperor, not the laws of the hussar!
Pang Yu was a like-minded person that Xu Yi found in Jiuquan. The most important thing is that the two of them have the same "values", which are the traditional values respected by the Han Dynasty, "loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness".
"What do you think of the hussar?" Xu Yi asked.
Pang Xuan hesitated for a moment, "Hussars...just as the name suggests, unfathomable..."
At the beginning, Pang Qian thought that Fei Qian was here to show his force and use it to subjugate the big families in Liangzhou, so that Xu Yi and other officials from Shandong would come anyway, whether to rejoin the line or to show their loyalty.
A set of packages for good fortune and good fortune, even a banquet held in Jiuquan, also meant the Hongmen Banquet. However, as the number of people arrived increased, Pang Qiao felt that it was not like a Hongmen banquet, but like a covenant.
Because among the people who came, there were not only Han people with big surnames, but also Qiang and Hu people.
Feiqian will not reject anyone who comes.
Then everyone who came rejected them.
Except for killing Song Jian at the beginning... and Song Jian was not killed by Fei Qian, but by Yang Fukan. At the same time, Song Jian built his own court, even if he met Pang Qian in Jiuquan
, they also need to be punished, so this is not something too cruel.
So Pang Qian thought that Fei Qian wanted to recruit Liangzhou soldiers to fight against Cao Cao's attack, but he soon fell into suspicion again. Fei Qian did not accept them readily, or he "rejected" some people.
The effect!
It is said that Duan Xuan seemed to have this intention, but Fei Qian refused!
When they scolded Duan Yan for being a hawk, Xu Yi and Pang Qiao became more and more confused.
As for the scattered tribes who came after hearing the news, or the people from Liangzhou who wanted to join the army, Fei Qian did not directly join the army, but sent people to Zhangye and gathered there, and then went to Yinshan, or
They are going to Longyou for intensive training. Only after passing the training assessment can they join the army...
For those who were unwilling to participate in the training, Fei Qian gave them money and food and did not accept them.
Do you still need to train? After training, Cao Cao will be finished with this battle, right?
Is Fei Qian losing his mind and going crazy, or is he too confident and arrogant?
Pang Qian couldn't understand, but he didn't think Fei Qian was crazy.
"It's unfathomable... Yes, it's unfathomable..." Xu Yi coughed twice and said hoarsely, "This son is a hero... In the past, ahem, in the past, the Han Dynasty was in decline, and the country's unification was unparalleled.
However, there are treacherous and provocative people, which lead to the disaster of usurpation and theft. It may be caused by the weather or by people. Now that the Han Dynasty is in danger, there are also evil spirits breeding! If you ascend to a high position, you must have a thief's heart. You may be loyal at first, but you will be disloyal after a long time.
!Such a ruthless person, when he is killed, he must not be allowed to spread poison to China...cough cough cough..."
Pang Qiao frowned and said: "Xu Shijun, this...maybe it's not like this?"
"Ahem..." As a result, within the four seas, the desire to live a happy life is raging, resentment at home and abroad is spreading, both near and far, the cities are not defended, and the branches are divided, thus making the cities in the world empty, the mountains and ridges being excavated, and harming the people.
The people are living everywhere, and their bones have been wronged. Since the books and biographies have written about the rebellious officials, thieves, and unscrupulous people, if you look at their disasters and defeats, they are not as reckless as those!" Xu Yi's face showed some morbid excitement, and he breathed a sigh of relief
After reciting a long series of words, he glared at Pang Xuan and said, "The king Mang of the past is the hussar of today! Do we really have to wait until that day to know whether the harm he has caused?!"
Pang Qiao: "..."
It seems a bit excessive to say this, but Pang Qiao has no reason to defend himself, or to say that Fei Qian is not Wang Mang's second best...
What if?
Just like Gang Jing said, when writing so many words, is there not even the slightest suspicion that the number of words is too low? Or like Boxer scolded, even if there are no photos taken on the phone, can it prove that the heart is clean? Isn't there even the slightest bit of suspicion?
Obscene thoughts?
"The hussar may be loyal to the Han..." Pang Qiao sighed and wanted to say something, but he paused under Xu Yi's cannibalistic eyes and swallowed the second half of the sentence.
"Loyal and righteous?" Xu Yi sneered, "How can a murderer be a loyal and righteous person? Regardless of the casualties of the eunuchs and the wealthy, innocent civilians also suffered countless casualties! The hussars rose from the north and first massacred innocent surrendered soldiers.
The captives were trapped and killed in Pingyang! They also tortured and drove the barbarians into slavery, opened mountains and mines without counting the casualties! They also expelled the rangers, broke down the good and the bad and destroyed the houses! None of these things were done by the hussars,
Let me ask, is there any loyalty or kindness at all?"
"In the past, Cai Zhonglang died violently. If you have even the slightest thought of loyalty and respect for your master, you will have to worry about it for three years!" Xu Yi said angrily, "But what is the purpose of Qiaoqi? He is obsessed with power and covets wealth! Such people, you,
And he said he was loyal!』
Xu Yi didn't care whether Fei Qian was sad after Cai Yong's death, but he asked if he had done these behaviors that represented sadness and loyalty to others!
It's like the Han Dynasty's custom of generous burials. No matter whether the dead can know it or not, the living must see it and eat it!
Otherwise, it would be unfaithful and unfilial!
As for whether one is really sad or fake in the heart, Confucianism does not care about this. What matters is that the etiquette on the surface must be complete and must be in place. Just like in Vietnam in later generations, as long as the average value looks good, it is enough. As for the gap between poverty and wealth,
It is not the focus of his governance.
From a certain perspective, Xu Yi was right.
Feiqian killed many people.
And many times, Feiqian kills people unilaterally.
Bai Bo's "innocent" soldiers had already surrendered and laid down their butcher's knives, yet they were tricked and killed by Fei Qian! Is there any humanity left in this?! This shows that Fei Qian is a bully who bullies good and fears evil, and only treats evil.
A treacherous villain who bows to power but is extremely cruel to the common people!
Aren't these all Fei Qian's crimes?
Now that the emperor has ordered him to be arrested and punished, what injustice can he feel?
Pang Qiao could only remain silent.
"How can the three combinations of yin and yang be transformed into each other? If there are nine levels in the circle, which camp can save them? What is the merit of this? Who...cough cough cough cough..." Xu Yi seemed to want to express some emotion, but he finally breathed out.
Resentment irritated the trachea, and he suddenly started coughing and could not stop for a long time.
Is Xu Yi's disease a chronic disease, bronchitis. This disease is very common. It may be a long-term cold in childhood, or it may be a large invasion of allergens. Without good treatment, old lesions have formed. Northwest
The climate in China is relatively dry and cold. This climate will aggravate the pain of tracheitis. Especially people from warm Shandong are more likely to get sick in autumn and winter.
However, this kind of chronic bronchitis will get better in the warm climate in spring. Most of the time it only makes people weak and will not lead to death immediately. It is rarely transmitted from person to person, unlike tuberculosis.
Like a big man.
Not only did the man suffer from bronchitis, but he also had inflammation in other places. He had congested blood vessels and tumors. Almost no part of his body was a good place.
Xu Yi came with lofty ideals, but found that he had stepped into a quagmire. He felt that Liangzhou people were barbaric and lawless, and he felt that Shandong people were full of wisdom and knew how to measure, but he had never thought about why.
This is the case, so he always thinks that he is Qu Zi alive, full of talents but unable to expand...
Of course, in this grievance, Fei Qian may not have had a share of "credit".
Although Fei Qian did not directly dismiss these officials sent by the early court, he treated most of them coldly. At the same time, Fei Qian passed through Jia Xu and went west from Guanzhong to infiltrate and replace them with a new official structure.
, which also makes these old officials of the imperial court inevitably feel fear.
In the wave of the great times, some people want to blend in with a piece of wood or a piece of high ground so as not to be beaten under the waves, while others want to fight against the waves by rowing vigorously.
"Master Pang...do you remember the book of sages that you read back then?" Xu Yi stopped coughing and stared at Pang Qiao and asked.
Pang Qiao nodded and said, "This is natural."
"Then what is the way of the sages? What is the moral order of heaven and earth?" Xu Yi's voice was hoarse, "Since the emperor has an edict, what should he do? If he fails to obey the edict, how is he different from Dong's traitor? Where does the law of the court exist, and where is the moral order of heaven and earth?"
Hussar talks about order, how can he be loyal in his actions? The order of the Han Dynasty is the law of the world, not just Hussar... Ahem, cough..."
Speaking of excitement, Xu Yi coughed violently again.
Pang Qiao sighed and advised Xu Yi to take care of himself, but Xu Yi just waved his hands and coughed until he was out of breath...
In the traditional moral concepts of the Han Dynasty, Fei Qian's current separatist behavior is already an act of transgression, but it can be said that it has the approval of the emperor and a clear seal. Therefore, these Shandong officials or people with traditional concepts of loyalty are also
It’s hard to say something, but the emperor already recognizes it, so what can they say?
But things are different now. Cao Cao said that he has an edict from the emperor to get rid of the traitors!
This thing is like Liu Daer's imperial edict in history. Some people accept it and some don't.
There are reasons for admitting the debt, and there are reasons for not admitting the debt. It is like the ancient literati who liked to persuade bitches to become good, but they also liked to force good people to become prostitutes.
"That's alright..." After Xu Yi regained his breath, he said to Pang Qiao, "I'd like to trouble the chief clerk to ask Huang Dalang of the Huang family to come..."
Pang Qiao was stunned for a moment, "Huang Dalang?"
The relationship between Xu Yi and Huang Dalang, that is, Huang Ang of the Huang family in Jiuquan, was not harmonious before. It could even be said that they were incompatible. Because very simply, Xu Yi asked Huang Dahu to pay more taxes, while Huang Dahu concealed his population expression.
He was weak and innocent, but on the other hand, he angrily accused Xu Yi of being unreasonable.
Pang Chun is not the only one who is a big owner of Jiuquan.
Huang Ang is even more "big dog" than Pang Qian.
"Yes. Huang Dalang," Xu Yi nodded, "Now the Hussar will hold a banquet right now... No matter what, there must be a charter... Just invite him to come over and discuss..."
Pang Qiao felt that this was indeed the case, so he nodded in agreement, then stood up and went to invite Huang Ang.
Seeing Pang Xuan leave, Xu Yi clapped his hands and said, "Go and invite Boyang..."
Yang Feng came quickly and bowed his hands.
Yang Feng was a knight-errant who was very skilled in martial arts. He often avenged people and resolved their grievances. Therefore, he also had some nicknames. He was sung as "Yang Aruo, who is in the east market, and Yang Aruo, who is in the west market."
"Boyang..." Xu Yi stood up and without any explanation he bowed to Yang Feng and said, "Please be worshiped by Xu!"
Yang Feng was startled and hurriedly avoided it. He stepped forward to help Xu Yi and said, "Please don't do this! You are destroying the villain!"
Xu Yi grabbed Yang Feng's hand tightly, with a look of pleading on his face, "Boyang... I always knew that you had great ambitions and a loyal and brave heart, but it was Yi's fault that you wasted your time here... Today
The country is in crisis and traitors are in power. I want to do extraordinary things and practice loyalty. I wonder if Boyang is willing to lend a helping hand?"
Yang Fengsurong raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty...you want to take the head of the hussar?"
"Ah?" This time it was Xu Yi's turn to be stunned for a moment, but Xu Yi quickly gave up the idea.
If Fei Qian was in Jiuquan City, he might be able to find some opportunities with the help of the shelter of the buildings and terraces. And Fei Qian was currently in a military camp, surrounded by direct guards. Even crawling into an ant would have to be reviewed.
Thinking of sneaking in and assassinating?
Even if this possibility were real, Xu Yi would not do it.
Because Xu Yi wanted to provoke a fight between Fei Qian and the big families in Xiliang, not risk the lives of other Shandong officials.
Although he knew that he would definitely die if he did this, he had already thought that if he poured a pot of shit on Fei Qian tomorrow, he would die without regrets!
"No..." Xu Yi held Yang Feng's arm, "How could I let Boyang take risks and do such a rare thing? I wanted to trouble Boyang and kill Huang's son...
Huang's son has been causing harm to the people for a long time, and now he wants to surrender to Qi Qi. If he is not eliminated, the people may never be able to redress their grievances! Someone has already invited him here. Boyang can lie down on the side and wait for someone's order.
I will behead him! How can the heaven allow evil people to be rampant?! I will kill this animal according to the seal and ribbon, and eliminate the evil for the people of Jiuquan! If the hussar is blamed by then, I will be blamed.
, Don’t let Boyang get involved! He’s already dead, so why not give up this seven-foot body!”
When facing Yang Feng, Xu Yi said that it was a wealthy member of the Huang family who was doing evil, so he took refuge with Fei Qian and wanted to continue to work for him...
Did Xu Yi lie?
No.
The wealthy Huang family is indeed doing evil things.
There was anarchy in Hexi for a long time. Under such an environment, few wealthy households in Xiliang dared to say that their hands were completely clean. So Xu Yi was right, but he did not say this.
He had known about the matter for a long time, and then why didn't he deal with it before, but now he is filled with righteous indignation and wants to eliminate harm for the people...
Xu Yi guessed what Fei Qian wanted.
Fei Qian used the slowdown strategy to stabilize the situation in the Hexi Corridor, so Xu Yi had to do the opposite!
As long as the hatred between Fei Qian and the big family in Hexi is aroused, all Fei Qian's plans to Qian Xiliang will come to nothing!
Xu Yi will personally deliver the head to Fei Qian tomorrow!
Then he said that he had been ordered by Hussar to kill the big family in Jiuquan!
This is the bottom line!
"Envoy!" Yang Feng naturally didn't understand these twists and turns. He really thought that Xu Yi was worried about the people, and tears suddenly filled his eyes. "Young man... you should obey your order! I am willing to serve as your envoy."
Drive and eliminate harm to the people!』
Xu Yi also had tears in his eyes, "Boyang is indeed a loyal and righteous man!"
The two people held hands together, but did not notice that a servant quietly slipped away from the shadows in the courtyard...
