Every village has its elders, and every pavilion has its chief.
The roles of these two are probably the township chief and the police station director.
Therefore, as a township government office, Suiting is responsible for detecting thieves and arresting officials.
In normal times, as a descendant of the Anzhong Zhao family and a wealthy family in the county, everyone would give Zhao Ran a bit of a thumbs-down.
But the person he provoked had a deeper background and was the Xinye Deng family.
Although the Xinye Deng family declined, it gradually grew stronger in the past two years with Deng Mao serving as county magistrate and Deng Hong serving as Liu Biao.
In particular, Deng Hong also married Cai Zan's daughter. Although Cai Hao is currently in charge of the Cai family, Cai Zan and Cai Yan are also his biological brothers, and they are the same mother as the two Mrs. Cai.
Therefore, even if Cai Mao wanted to surrender to Cao Cao and had a different stance from Shen Chen, he would still have to worry about Liu Biao's attitude and his brother's face, and it was impossible to really send someone to attack him.
Therefore, at the official level, it is obvious that Deng Hong and Liu Xian, the two men sent by Liu Biao to the platform, are more responsible. Naturally, the anti-robbers will not take advantage of Zhao Ran and send him to Xiangyang County to be punished for false accusation.
certainly.
Due to his family background, even if Zhao Ran was really locked up, he wouldn't be locked up for too long. It would probably be just a show, and he would be released in a few months.
But even so, this also declares Shen Chen's victory not only in the sense of the law, but also in the moral sense.
Now that the truth of the matter was revealed, the surrounding villagers applauded and praised Shen Chen's conduct.
"I just said that Shen Xiaolang would never do this. It must be a false accusation."
"That's natural. Shen Xiaolang has lived in our Longzhong Township for two or three months. Who doesn't praise his character?"
"In order to avoid causing misunderstandings, I would rather give my pigs and belongings to others and wait until others find them before returning them. This kind of character is really good. I am also willing to let my children study under him."
"Not only that, he is also worried that the villagers have lost their property and may not live a good life this year. Such a kind and righteous young gentleman is also very good at reading. No one can compare with him."
"It's a good thing that we have such a virtuous man in our town. If we encounter any injustice in the future, maybe we can ask him to judge it."
The villagers talked a lot and praised Shen Chen for his conduct.
This also gives reassurance to parents who send their children to study.
Thinking that he had indeed seen the right person, he gave his child to him and felt relieved.
In fact, this is human nature. The public opinion environment at that time started in the countryside, and then slowly spread to the surrounding areas. Only when the superiors learned about it and praised it did it become famous all over the world.
For example, Qingzhou celebrities Wang Lie, Wang Xiu, Bing Yuan and others were first known in their hometowns, and then became known to the world.
After all, there are only a few people like Cheng Yu who simply killed all the people in his hometown to make preserved meat, so that the elders in his hometown could not evaluate his reputation. Most celebrities have a strong local complex and pay attention to the reputation of their hometown.
Therefore, the reputation of the villagers near where you live is actually very important to you. This is why Shen Chen gave Zhao Hua pigs and coins to Du Lao.
Some people think this behavior looks like a fool, and also calls it an indiscriminate act that harms oneself and is a despicable behavior.
That only shows that you don’t understand the Han Dynasty.
There is a poem by Cao Zhi called "A Gentleman's Action", which reads: "A gentleman is on guard against danger and is not under suspicion. The melon fields do not accept shoes, and the plum blossoms do not trim their crowns."
This is the origin of the famous idiom "Gua Tian Li Xia", which means don't do anything that arouses suspicion.
When Mr. Shui Jing, Sima Hui, just moved from Yingchuan to Xiangyang, because he was a famous scholar in Yingchuan, everyone in Jingzhou knew about him, but the local villagers didn't know him very well, so he had some problems with the local people.
Misunderstand.
At that time, the villagers near his home lost a pig. Seeing that his pig looked exactly like their own, they said that Sima Hui's pig was the one he lost.
In order to avoid suspicion and arouse criticism from the local villagers, Sima Hui gave his pig to this man.
A few days later, the man found the pig that was lost earlier, and hurriedly returned Sima Hui's pig, kowtowing and blaming himself. Instead of scolding him, Sima Hui thanked him for sending his pig back.
His virtues spread throughout the countryside.
Is Sima Hui wrong in this matter?
Of course that's true.
But the pigs in his house were exactly the same as the pigs in the villager's house where the pig was lost, which would arouse suspicion. So Sima Hui gave the pig to the villagers in order to eliminate this suspicion and misunderstanding.
This is the so-called "the melon field does not accept the shoes, and the plum blossoms do not have the crown". Once there is doubt in people's hearts, cracks will appear.
Therefore, when a gentleman does something, he must find a way to eliminate even this doubt.
The same is true for Shen Chen.
He and Zhuge Liang rode a carriage around the surrounding countryside. At that time, people did not know his character. So when Zhao Hua lost the pig, someone saw Shen Chen's guard bringing a pig back. When Du Lao Bo's grain was eaten,
His guards were also seen herding their horses by the river.
So everyone would instinctively have this suspicion, thinking that maybe he stole Zhao Hua's pigs and his horses ate Uncle Du's wheat.
Since this kind of suspicion and misunderstanding may cause his reputation among the people in the surrounding countryside to collapse and make people criticize him morally, Shen Chen responded in the same way as Sima Hui, choosing to return the pig.
Gift coins.
After the truth was revealed, the people in the surrounding countryside naturally knew what kind of person Shen Chen was. If he appeared at a crime scene again in the future, they would naturally not be suspicious of him.
Moreover, this incident not only made Shen Chen's reputation spread throughout the countryside, but also because he debated with Jingzhou scholars and easily defeated them, the surrounding people also recognized his talents and knowledge, thinking that he was a well-read poet.
, a talented young man.
With this understanding, everyone is naturally willing to give their children to his education, and believe that as his reputation spreads, more people will send their children to his academy in the future.
"Let's go back and report to our parents and teachers."
Hu Shang watched Zhao Ran being taken away. The students who had come to cause trouble naturally got on the carriage and left in despair. Before leaving, they all looked at Shen Chen unwillingly.
But there is nothing they can do. They are no better than the scriptures, and they are not as good as others when talking about current affairs. Even personal attacks, starting from the moral aspect, are easily resolved by others.
They really had no other option but to go back and report the situation to their parents, telling their parents, teachers and others one by one what happened here.
Soon the carriages were carrying them away. When they came, they were arrogant, showing the powerful posture of the famous families in major counties. When they left, they were despised by the surrounding villagers and lost face.
After they left, Shen Chen bowed his hands to the surrounding villagers, and then dealt with the affairs of Zhao Hua and Uncle Du.
Unlike Xiao Da, who was also arrested, Xiao Da was a scoundrel who took money to deliberately frame Shen Chen, while Zhao Hua and Mr. Du had their reasons.
Zhao Hua had long suspected that Shen Chen's pig was not his, but he was not sure, so he said that he would leave Shen Chen's pig with him temporarily and return it when it was found. This showed that he was actually an upright person.
Uncle Du guessed that his wheat grains might be from wild boars, but there were some horse hoof prints on the field ridges.
Although seven or eight stones of wheat grain is more than 100 kilograms of wheat, and two horses cannot eat that much, the old man is worried that there will be insufficient food this year and people in the family may starve to death, so he gritted his teeth and said that this might be possible It’s related to Shen Chen’s horse.
Therefore, the two of them were not morally corrupt, but one had a misunderstanding, and the other had some concerns about interests. Now that the misunderstanding was resolved, both of them blamed themselves very much, and immediately went to Shen Chen to apologize.
Shen Chen forgave them and accepted the wild boar meat they presented. Wild boar meat was not as expensive as domestic pork at that time, but after all, there were more than ten of them. Even if half was given to Shen Chen, the other half would weigh at least four to five hundred kilograms. Selling it would more than make up for their losses.
Everyone was happy about this. Zhao Hua and Uncle Du happily took their brothers and heirs to the market to sell them. Shen Chen asked people to pickle the pork at home and make it into bacon and smoke it. He could eat it alone. Not that much.
After everything was settled, Xu Shu, Pang Tong, Wang Can, Pan Jun and other scholars who came to see the excitement came up.
Shen Chen bowed to them one by one and said hello.
Wang Can sighed: "I was a little worried about you at first, but now it seems that I am too worried."
Shen Chen thanked him: "Since I entered the academy, it was Brother Zhongxuan who helped and protected me so that I could be where I am today. This kindness will be unforgettable."
Wang Can said with a smile: "You have grown up and have your own ideas. Although we think differently from you, as the saying goes, only by advocating discussion and opinions can we start a business; as a rule of eternity, some ideas should be inclusive. But, we have always been friends."
"Thank you, brother."
Shen Chen thanked him again. The position of his master was different from his. It was not easy for him not to cause trouble, not to mention that his fellow teachers still recognized him. Maybe this was the ancient way of master-disciple and the friendship between the same disciples.
"We are leaving. Come to the academy to see us later, or sometimes we will come to see you."
Wang Can, Pan Jun and others took their leave.
Shen Chen said goodbye again.
After they left, Xu Shu, Pang Tong, Cui Jun, Shi Tao, Meng Jian and others also came up.
Xu Shu said with a smile: "Ah Chen, you are awesome. You can make these scholars from Xiangyang argue until they have nothing to say, and they can only run away. This is admirable."
Shen Chen hurriedly said: "Brother, I'm too praised. It's just because I work upright that they can't criticize me. Brothers, your talents and learning are ten times better than mine, and your moral character is also ten times better than mine. A few trivial matters don't matter." Hanging teeth."
When Pang Tong was a boy, he was blunt, taciturn, and didn't look very smart, but he still praised him: "Your talent and learning are like a horse, with the power of a thousand miles, and you will definitely achieve great things in the future."
"Thank you, brother Atong."
Shen Chen cupped his hands and said, "You brothers are also wise men, but the people in Jingzhou don't know it. If things change in the future, I believe you brothers will be able to help the universe."
This is to flatter each other. If someone gives you face, you can't really feel that you are invincible. People still need to be humble to make friends.
Although he has enemies everywhere in Jingzhou and has offended the capitulationists. Even Cai Mao and Kuai Yue, the two highest-ranking factions in power, do not like him very much. But the great man once said that he must make many friends. Defeat the enemy a little.
Now all the famous people in the world think that Cao Cao is a loyal minister because he welcomes the emperor. But after the Yidai Edict, Cao Cao killed the queen, the uncle, and the prince. There are always a few people like Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, and Pang Tong who can see his true face clearly. People will stand on the emperor's side and help the Han Dynasty together.
So it is very important to establish a good relationship with them at this time.
After the two sides complimented each other, Xu Shu, Pang Tong and others said goodbye to Shen Chen. Shen Chen sent them to the east of the pavilion before returning.
When they got home, Deng Hong and Liu Xian came over.
Deng Hong happily patted Shen Chen on the shoulder and said: "Ah Chen, I knew you could defeat them. Let's see if these people dare to talk behind our backs about us being traitors and traitors who have violated the imperial court."
"Is anyone talking behind your back?"
Shen Chen asked.
Deng Hong sighed: "Yes, they said that Cao Cao was conquering Nanyang in the name of the emperor, but we wanted to go north to stop him. This is an act of disloyalty."
Shen Chen sneered and said, "They only dare to say it behind their backs. If they were in front of Mr. Liu, I'm afraid he would be furious."
"That's true."
Deng Hong also laughed.
As a minority in Jingzhou, he was under great pressure. Even his father-in-law's brother was not from the same faction as him.
But he is in the same camp as Liu Biao, the powerful man in Jingzhou.
Liu Biao did not want to rely on Cao Cao. He was very ambitious and had a dream of becoming emperor.
Therefore, no matter how happy those capitulationists are, they can only look for trouble with Shen Chen and Liu Biao, which is asking for death.
Liu Xian sighed at this time: "Today I watched Ah Chen's debate, and his talent and learning are excellent. My sister stopped Bu Sui from coming over, which is really short-sighted. After I return, I will personally send him to study at Ah Chen's place. "
Shen Chen thanked him and said, "Thank you very much, Mr. Shizong."
After Zhou Buyi followed him down the mountain at the beginning of the year, Shen Chen came in a hurry because Zhuge Xuan died of illness, and Zhou Buyi stayed at home.
Later, after Zhuge Xuan's funeral was completed, Shen Chen also sent people to Liu Xian's residence to inquire about the situation, but the answer he received was that Zhou Buyi was not coming.
This made Shen Chen feel a little regretful.
But recently, I realized that it wasn't that Zhou Bujie didn't come, but that his mother didn't want him to come, so she kept him at home and wanted to send him to Xianshan Academy to study.
It's not that his mother knew that the surrender faction in Jingzhou was powerful and didn't want Zhou Buji to have anything to do with Shen Chen.
But Shen Chen was only twelve years old.
When any mother in future generations sends her children to school and sees two teachers, one is a national-level professor and the other is a junior high school student, she will choose the former with her toes.
So Zhou Buji's mother certainly didn't want her child to study with someone with unknown knowledge.
Song Zhongnai was a world-famous Confucian, so it was the best choice for Zhou Buyi to continue to stay at Xianshan Academy and learn knowledge from the Confucian.
However, when Liu Xian saw Shen Chen debating today, he could almost recite the Seven Classics backwards and forwards, and he could easily talk about any allusion. Even a book with a large number of words, such as "Spring and Autumn", could be discussed so thoroughly, which naturally made him recognize Shen Chen. He was very talented and learned, so he planned to go back and persuade his sister to send Zhou Buyi to study.
This is also a good thing for Shen Chen.
Deng Hong and Liu Xian chatted with Shen Chen for a while before saying goodbye and going back. They also needed to report today's events to Liu Biao.
Regarding those capitulationists, Liu Biao had to exercise restraint in many aspects. Even if he guessed that those who persuaded him to join Cao Cao might be led by his close confidants Cai Mao and Kuai Yue, he could not tell them. But now he can see that they are defeated. For Liu Biao It's also a happy thing.
After they left, only Shen Chen, Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Jun and some villagers were left at the scene. After thanking the villagers, Shen Chen and Zhuge Liang looked at each other and laughed at the same time.
From today on, at least in terms of establishing a statement, we have made a good start.
But don't be careless.
These people are just the first wave of temptations.
The real celebrities haven't appeared yet.
For example, Wang Junying, Rong Weixi and others wrote letters against Liu Biao's secret alliance with Yuan Shao and asked him to join Cao Cao.
So the real trouble is yet to come.
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