Chapter 118 Send off Mr. Shen and thank you, Brother Yun.
Chapter 118 Farewell to Mr. Shen (Thank you Brother Yun for the reward.)
When Shen Chen came out of the governor's mansion, he saw a chaotic scene.
During the banquet, Wang Jun suddenly spurted out old blood, and many famous scholars carried him out in a hurry.
There were countless of their disciples outside the door, and they were all extremely surprised when they saw this scene.
However, they were afraid that something might happen to Wang Jun, so the Confucian scholars did not dare to stop to explain, so they gathered around and carried Wang Jun to the hospital.
The crowd was in chaos. People outside didn't know what was going on. People inside were eager to know what was going on. All the famous Confucian scholars just wanted to rush Wang Jun to the hospital. It was a mess.
By the time Shen Chen came out, Wang Jun had already been put on the carriage and headed to the medical clinic. Everyone gathered around the remaining celebrities and quickly asked about the situation.
All the famous scholars were speechless and speechless. When everyone saw Shen Chen, they suddenly seemed to have found their target.
Hundreds of people huffed and puffed around him, each with a fierce look on his face, as if they were looking for an explanation from him.
"Msssssssssssss!"
At this moment, the Huangmenting guards who were guarding the entrance of the Zhou Mu Mansion suddenly came over, surrounded Shen Chen, pulled out their swords, and forced them back.
But everyone was not afraid of death, and they all pulled out the swords at their waists. Some people angrily shouted: "Traitor, what did you do to my master?"
"Tell me, did you assassinate my teacher?"
"hateful!"
People kept crowding forward, as if they were trying to tear Shen Chen into pieces.
"Everyone stop it!"
The great scholar Yingrong was quite sane. He had the largest number of disciples, more than a thousand, so most of the people present were his disciples. Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, he immediately came out to stop it and said: "Everyone, stand down!"
"Master!"
Everyone was surprised for a moment and didn't understand why Ying Rong wanted to protect Shen Chen, a thief.
Ying Rong sighed: "Cao Cao. Cao Cao imprisoned the emperor and killed his uncle, his concubine, his prince, and his ministers. It has already happened. This is called a national thief. There is no need to embarrass little friend Shen."
"What?"
"Cao Cao Cao imprisoned the emperor?"
"You also killed the uncle, the concubine, the prince and the ministers?"
"this"
The crowd was stunned for a moment, and the news continued to spread like a huge wave, causing people to shout in surprise one after another.
Shen Chen walked forward slowly, pushed aside the guards who were protecting him, and came to the crowd. Standing at the front was a young scholar with a sword in his hand. The tip of the sword was less than five centimeters away from Shen Chen's body. .
He looked at the scholar and vaguely remembered that he was the man with whom he had debated Cao Cao's moral character before, so he asked with a smile: "I know you, your name is Song Kui, you are the Song family of Liqiu, and you studied under Duke Yan. Once upon a time. Tell me, Cao Cao is a kind man who welcomes the emperor. Now the emperor has issued a bloody edict to tell the world that Cao Cao has imprisoned him, and even the unborn prince has been poisoned by him. Now tell me, is he good or evil? "
"I me."
Song Kui was so ashamed that he didn't dare to look directly into Shen Chen's eyes. He clearly had a sword in his hand, but he stepped back step by step.
Shen Chen pressed forward step by step, took a step forward, and asked: "I once said that one day, Cao Cao will reveal his true nature. When one day, his bullying of the emperor is known to the whole world, I will go to Luo with my sword to seek justice for the emperor and the people of the world. Now I am ready to go north to attack Xuchang. This is the unity of knowledge and action. Do you think Cao Cao is good or evil, and I am good or evil?"
"You you."
Song Kui was so forced that he was speechless and his whole body was shaking.
Although Ying Rong did not seek refuge with Liu Biao, he did not seek refuge with Cao Cao later. He worked in Jingzhou until his death. He was a fairly righteous man. He sighed: "Young friend Shen supports justice and should be a model for the world."
"So, I am a good person?"
Shen Chen asked.
"You are a good person."
Song Kui said helplessly.
"so."
Shen Chen looked down at the sword that Song Kui still held in his hand. He looked around at the soldiers who were drawing their swords and laughed: "So good people should be pointed at with swords? You don't dare to go north to fight against Cao Cao?" You are traitors, but you only dare to take action against a hero who dares to go north to fight against Cao Cao's thief alone, and to uphold justice for the people of the world. What kind of people are you?"
"I we"
"Clang."
Countless iron swords fell onto the bluestone slab, making a clanking sound.
Many scholars are already ashamed, that is, there is no crack in the ground now, otherwise they would like to get in.
"We were all deceived by Cao Cao before. We didn't know he was a national traitor. It was our fault."
"I'm sorry, I don't know the world's heroes. I used to think that thieves were heroes, but now I know that Mr. Shen is a real man!"
"I didn't know before and my words were incomprehensible. Please forgive me, Xiaolang."
One by one, they dropped their swords and bent down to give their hands to Shen Chen. For a moment, everyone in front of him bowed their heads. They lowered their once proud heads and sincerely apologized to Shen Chen.
Shen Chen slowly walked to his carriage, stood on the carriage, and looked down at the scholars who expressed their apologies to him.
"I will never forgive you!"
He said: "The Master said: "How to repay kindness? Repay grievance with straightness, repay kindness with kindness!" If apologies are useful, how can those who have been hurt by you calm down the anger in their hearts? Those who have died, and How can you be resurrected? That’s why I look down on you."
"sorry."
Everyone was ashamed and saluted again.
Shen Chen looked down at the crowd and said: "But no one has ever done anything wrong. The fact that you are able to apologize to me now shows that you still have a sense of shame. "Book of Rites" says: "Know shame and then be brave." If a person can know shame, it shows that he is shameless. You will definitely be able to correct your mistakes."
"In the past, you lived in Jingzhou and could not see the misery of troubled times. It is understandable that you could not see Cao Cao's nature clearly, but this does not mean that you can use your own prejudices to speculate on others."
"People's wisdom can slowly grow by reading books. But virtue can be improved and changed far from reading books. After this incident, I hope that you will not make premature conclusions before looking at things in the future. When you see things Until the truth is revealed, please do not make unreasonable suspicions or use words to insult others. This is the only advice I can give you."
Isn't this incident similar to the Internet trolls of later generations?
Before Cao Cao's true nature was exposed, countless scholars from all over the world supported him. Even after his true nature was exposed, there were still countless shameless aristocratic families who surrendered and ultimately contributed to the establishment of Cao Wei.
Therefore, it is far from possible for Shen Chen to establish moral character, but this does not mean that he will forgive those who have hurt him.
So he gave these people his only advice.
Just as he was about to get in the car and leave, the scholar Yingrong suddenly said: "Young friend Shen, I have a question, can you help me clear up my doubts?"
Shen Chen stood in the car and looked at him. After thinking about it, he got out of the carriage and said, "Please tell me, sir."
“What is the unity of knowledge and action?”
Yingrong said: "How can you forgive us?"
Shen Chen looked around, and the scholars around him looked at him with enthusiasm. Maybe among them there were people like Wei Xi, Hexia, Du Xi, etc. who had their hearts set on Cao Wei.
But most people still have a sense of justice and shame in their hearts, which means they can still be saved.
Thinking of this, Shen Chen said loudly: "My heart and my actions are as clear as a mirror, and everything I do is righteous. This is the unity of knowledge and action."
"Knowledge is the conscience in your heart. Loyalty, filial piety, etiquette, justice, benevolence, wisdom, and trust are the foundation that supports your conscience. Those who have loyalty, filial piety, etiquette, justice, benevolence, wisdom, and trust in their hearts should practice what you say and do."
"For example, today the traitor Cao Cao is disrupting the imperial court, imprisoning the emperor, killing ministers, queens, and princes. This is so treasonous and unethical, and he is acting as a minister. If you are a righteous man, you should be like me, go up to Luo with your sword, like a master scolding three Huan, and rectify the imperial palace. , correct it with violence."
"Of course, this is just an example. If you really do it, I don't recommend you to do this. Because I have long known that Cao Cao is a rebellious minister, so I formed my own army just to go north to fight against Cao Cao's traitors at this time."
"If you don't have an army, you shouldn't do things that you know will lead to death."
"But this does not mean that everyone has nothing to do. The emperor's blood edict has been issued. You should morally condemn Cao Cao, let his righteousness become nothing, let him massacre the people, and hold the emperor against him to order the ugly behavior of the princes. , make it public, and we cannot continue to defend him.”
"In addition, you should also take your actions for other conscientious matters."
"Because there are not only Cao thieves in this world, but also countless common people."
"Now the Han Dynasty is in decline, and the world is in chaos. People everywhere are in dire straits, and their livelihoods are in dire straits."
"People in the world treat the common people with cruelty. Let's not talk about the princes of the world, but let's talk about the powerful families in various places. How many of them treat the common people in the countryside with kindness?"
"Mencius said: "The people are the most valuable, the country is second, and the king is the least." If there are no people, where is the family and the country? If there are no people, where are you?"
"Therefore, the superior kings respect and love their parents as loyalty and filial piety, and the subordinates love the people and treat others with kindness and generosity as benevolence and righteousness. This is the way of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, which is the original intention of all disciples."
"Of course, some people may say that I have no wealth, no family status, and I am not a powerful official. I have no power or power. How can I practice this principle of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness?"
"In my opinion, being born poor is not a shame. Being able to work hard and work hard is a man. If you are born poor, you should strive for self-improvement. If you are poor, you can be good for yourself, and if you are prosperous, you can help the world. When you have a lot of money and are in a high position, please Don’t forget to look at the people who are as poor as you once were.”
"If you come from a wealthy family, have a lot of wealth, and have countless servants around you, and if you know how to be a conscience, then please be kind to the servants around you and the people around you. In the hearts of the people, who is good to him and who is not good to him is like drinking water, whether it is warm or cold. Know yourself.”
"As an official outside, you can be worthy of the king at the top and worthy of the people at the bottom. Serve the people at home, teach and educate others, and set an example to make the countryside a country of benevolence and righteousness. If you can do this, you will be the most benevolent and kind. Even if I am passing by In front of your door, I will also bow my hands and say to everyone that you are a sage."
At the end, Shen Chen glanced at the crowd and finally said: "I don't expect that my words will enlighten you. From now on, I am determined to become a role model for everyone and make some achievements. I only hope to wake up a few people. It is enough for you to be able to integrate knowledge and action like me, and use your conscience in your heart and your actions to interpret benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom and trust. I will stop here and you can do as you please."
After saying that, he slowly walked onto the carriage and sat in the carriage. The coachman lightly slapped the horse's buttocks, and the scholars on the left and right got out of the way. The carriage drove forward, and everyone watched. In the meantime, drive towards the outside of the city.
Looking at his leaving figure, Yingrong sighed: "This is the great man of the country. I am dozens of years older, but I am still not as sensible as a ten-year-old child. I really am in vain to be a teacher."
After that, he slowly raised his hands in salute and said to Shen Chen's back: "Best farewell to Mr. Shen!"
There were thousands of Yingrong's disciples, and most of them were his disciples. Seeing him salute, they were all convinced by Shen Chen's words just now. At the same time, they saluted Shen Chen's back again:
"Farewell to Mr. Shen!"
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