Chapter 167 Who is right and who is wrong, master?
Chapter 167 Master, who is right and who is wrong?
Early the next morning, Shen Chen took a bath and burned incense, and put on clean Confucian clothes. He still wore a wide-sleeved upper body, a silk dandy lower body, and a silk and satin cloak. He walked slowly and elegantly.
In ancient times, unless there was a special emergency or a particularly good relationship, you could visit directly. There were certain procedures for visiting at other times.
For example, when you visit, you need to send someone to send a greeting card to the famous assassin first, so that the host can be prepared in advance.
So yesterday Shen Chen wrote a letter to Liu Biao and informed him of the incident. Liu Biao sent someone to tell him that a banquet would be held at the mansion tomorrow at noon, so that he could attend on time.
There are also banquet rules for attending banquets. The Han Dynasty paid great attention to appearance. If the appearance is not good, at best it means a dissolute and uninhibited attitude. At worst, it means disheveled clothes and unkempt hair, which are disliked by celebrities at that time.
Therefore, after eating a little something in the morning, I have to tidy up my appearance. I even have to put on makeup, smoke incense, and put my hair in a bun. It is indeed quite cumbersome to attend such a large banquet.
At the end of the morning, Shen Chen went out in a carriage and arrived at the market on the main road of Xiangyang.
"Hu Bing, fresh Hu Bing, come and try it."
“Hot soup cake.”
"The delicious Hunton, the delicious Hunton. There are also steamed cakes, soup cakes, and crescent moon cakes."
"The spices from Jiaozhi, as well as ivory and Sichuan brocade, come and take a look."
“Rice cake, rice cake, fresh rice cake!”
The streets and alleys of Xiangyang City are already very lively at this time. There are many shops in the streets and alleys, countless pedestrians coming and going, restaurants, incense shops, signboards fluttering in the wind, and bamboo horses making crisp sounds.
In the crowded streets, there are also hawkers walking in the streets, doing business and hawking along the streets, which together create the prosperity of this city.
Amidst the sounds of hawking, Shen Chen's carriage slowly passed through the busy market and headed towards the General's Mansion.
It was not surprising that people traveling by carriage like him were seen on the streets every day.
But the problem is that the carriages in the Han Dynasty did not have carriages, so people could see the people sitting on the carriages.
A scholar sitting on the street was eating crescent moon dumplings.
To the north of Xiangyang is Nanyang, and to the south is Nanjun. The farming structure of Nanyang is the same as that of the Central Plains, with summer millet and winter wheat, while Nanjun is dominated by rice from the Dongting Lake Basin in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River.
Therefore, Xiangyang is at the junction of the food culture of the north and the south, and everyone in the city eats pasta and rice.
The Nashi people used chopsticks to pick up the dumplings. It was a beautiful thing to eat a bowl of hot dumplings on the street in the winter, but they were too hot. They were burned, and the dumplings fell into the bowl and splashed with soup and flew to the Nashi people. face.
He turned his head, trying to cover his face with his sleeves, and then wiped it with the linen cloth he was carrying.
As a result, when he turned around, he saw a stout, powerful-looking young man in Confucian uniform sitting cross-legged on the carriage behind him, less than two meters away from him.
"Shen Chenchen!"
The scholar couldn't help but screamed.
Back then, he followed his fellow disciples to Longzhong Township to denounce Shen Chen, and he could never forget this masculine young face for the rest of his life.
"Shen Chen, where are you?"
"He is back?"
"Over there!"
Several friends of the scholar's companions suddenly exclaimed and looked towards the carriage not far away.
Immediately afterwards, one word spread to ten, and ten spread to a hundred, and the whole article was a sensation.
Many people began to put down what they were doing, put down the goods they were still selling, forgot about shouting, forgot about buying and selling, and looked over curiously.
Although there was no large-scale onlooker, the common people and scholars all looked at him, which was very uncomfortable.
Shen Chen looked around at every Xiangyang citizen passing by.
They all stopped and watched the carriage pass by them, waiting for everyone who looked at him to catch his eyes, and then pretended to avoid their eyes inadvertently.
The originally bustling street became much quieter, and even the carriages passing by on the opposite side stopped to make way for him.
This situation has a bit of a meaning of "Famous teachers and generals should not keep themselves in prison, and thousands of troops should avoid Qingpao".
"Uncle Qi, Uncle Pi."
Shen Chen sat on the carriage without squinting and asked the coachmen Shen Qi and Deng Pi: "Am I famous now?"
The two of them are side branches of the Deng Shen family. They are currently working as guards at Deng Hong's mansion. They were the two of them who protected Shen Chen when he was in Longzhong Township. Now they are back and work part-time as coachmen for Shen Chen. Be a guard.
Hearing his words, Deng Pi grinned: "It's not just famous, it's a terrible reputation. In the past month, your story has been sung throughout Xiangyang."
"Yes, yes, the young man of the Shen family saw through Cao Cao's true face of holding the emperor hostage. He wore clothes and issued edicts to punish the thieves. He visited Xudu three times, burned the city, defeated Cao Cao many times, and pursued the "unity of knowledge and action."
Shen Qi repeatedly echoed: "Anyway, Ah Chen, I don't understand what you said before about "the unity of knowledge and action", but now the whole Xiangyang says that you are true to your word, and you promise a thousand pieces of gold. You said you would go to Luo with your sword to seek justice for the people of the world. You really went."
Deng Pi also said: "Not only that, people say that you killed tens of thousands of Cao's troops. You killed for days and nights without blinking an eye. You can stop children from crying. Your reputation shocks the world. Having you in Xiangyang is like the reincarnation of Bai Qi." ."
"Harmful"
Shen Chen couldn't laugh or cry, but he didn't expect that he would be so famous.
At that time, he had many debates with the Jingzhou surrender faction. In one of his impassioned speeches, he said that if Cao Cao bullied the emperor, he would go to Luo and seek justice from Cao Cao with his sword in hand.
At that time, most people in Jingzhou regarded this as a joke. Only Shen Chen himself kept saying "the unity of knowledge and action" over and over again.
Three or four years later, no one took it seriously.
As a result, he really did it today, and he did it very well. He visited Yingchuan three times and burned Xudu.
Now it seems that all the people in Xiangyang are looking at me blankly. It is probably a kind of mentality. Everyone thinks you are bragging, how can you really do it? This kind of mentality.
Generally speaking, the so-called keeping one's word and keeping one's promise is the same as "Shen Chen is a good person, and he will really help when something happens" and "You have to be trustworthy when you go out to hang out. If you say you want to kill Cao Cao, you will really kill Cao Cao." belong to the same nature.
To sum up, Shen Chen is personally a werewolf, more than a ruthless person.
And he said he was going to cause trouble for you, Cao Cao, and he actually went there. If you make him unhappy one day, wouldn't it be wrong if he said he wanted to kill your whole family?
Can't afford to offend.
So everyone who looked at him, even if Shen Chen didn't show a fierce expression or sharp eyes, lowered their heads and dared not look at each other. Even their voices were much lower, and the whole street became quiet.
Especially those scholars who debated with Shen Chen and insulted him hid their heads low for fear of being recognized by him.
That's really scary.
Only Shen Chen did not expect that he originally wanted to accumulate talent and fame in Jingzhou, a place where literature is prosperous, but now he has accumulated a bad reputation, which is very surprising.
But it doesn’t matter. Doesn’t the world think that Confucius, the sage and sage teacher, was a famous educator, thinker and founder of Confucianism?
But according to historical records, Confucius was nine feet six inches tall, with explosive muscles all over his body. He could lift city gates with his bare hands. His feet were as fast as flying, and he could run faster than a rabbit. He also had the six arts of a gentleman, including archery and imperialism.
Therefore, a real strong man should study hard and become a thinker and educator in the future to educate others. If others listen to education, then they are teachable. If others do not listen to education, then raise the sword in your hand and strangle him by the collar. Convince people with physics.
The carriage slowly passed through the busy city and headed towards the Cavalry General's Mansion.
Until the vehicles left the street, many people on the street breathed a sigh of relief. They were doing whatever they were supposed to do, and the bustling and lively scene was restored.
But the topic immediately changed.
Someone said: "Shen Xiaolang's reputation is probably far and wide in Jingzhou now. His literary ability can make the great Confucian scholars speechless, and his military ability can go north to burn Xudu. This kind of majesty is enviable."
"I can't envy you."
The person next to him said: "Which of these people didn't fight for their lives? Just talk about practicing Confucianism, being proficient in all the Seven Classics and Six Meanings, and debating with the great Confucianists. Who can do it without a genius? Let alone lead troops to fight. , took Xudu directly and defeated Cao's army of tens of thousands of troops."
"That's true. I actually still admire Shen Xiaolang's saying of "unity of knowledge and action", and he has indeed achieved this. People like Shen Xiaolang who do what they say and understand the righteousness are rare. "
"I heard that he opened a school in Longzhong Township. I don't know if he will continue to teach after he comes back. I also want to send my nephew to it. Even if he is not as good at both civil and military skills and as full of knowledge, as long as he can be a disciple of his, he will be happy. good."
"Don't think about it. It is said that in recent days, the famous Confucian scholars who were at odds with Shen Xiaolang either went north to join Cao Cao, or after hearing the imperial edict, they went south to Lingling. Now there is no one in Jingzhou. There is no need to talk about Cao Cao being a capable minister in governing the world."
"With such extraordinary achievements, it seems that Shen Xiaolang will soar into the sky."
"The future life is to be feared."
The crowd talked a lot and praised him endlessly.
Now the direction of public opinion in Jingzhou has begun a 180-degree reversal.
The first was the Yidaizhao incident, which caused Cao Cao's "serving the emperor to punish disloyal ministers" directly turned into "holding the emperor to order the princes".
Next, Shen Chen led his troops northward, killed dozens of Cao's famous generals in several battles, entered and exited Yingchuan three times, burned Xudu, and instantly became famous all over the world.
The consequences of these two events were that Cao Cao's legitimacy and legitimacy in using Liu Xie, the Han emperor, were greatly reduced, and his personal prestige and people's expectations of him were also greatly reduced.
However, Shen Chen's personal prestige has reached an extremely high level. The comparison between the two naturally changed the direction of public opinion in Jingzhou.
Now Liu Biao is smiling from ear to ear, which is also caused by this trend of public opinion.
Soon Shen Chen's carriage and horses arrived in front of General Hussar's mansion.
At this moment, the door of the mansion was open, and many soldiers lined up at the door. Liu Biao's close confidant Cheng Qi was waiting at the door. When he saw Shen Chen arriving, he hurriedly stepped forward and said: "General."
"Engage in."
Shen Chen stepped out of the carriage and saluted politely: "I wonder if you're late?"
Cheng Qi smiled and said: "It's not too late, come in quickly."
"Thanks for engaging."
Shen Chen held his head high and walked slowly into the courtyard.
Entering the courtyard, passing through the outer courtyard the size of two basketball courts, then passing the screen wall, you will arrive at the outer courtyard, and then passing through the outer courtyard, you can already see the central hall.
At this moment, the middle hall was bustling with people. In addition to Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, Kuai Yue, Kuai Liang and other senior officials in Jingzhou, as well as Liu He, Liu Xian, Deng Hong, Wen Ying, Liu Guan and other hussar generals such as Chief Shi, Chief Bookkeeper, and Chief Secretary, In addition to the work, there are also a large number of guests and other officials.
For example, Song Zhong, Qi Wukai, Wang Can, Fu Xun, Du Kui, Meng Yao, Xu Si, Lai Gong, Hu Fu, Liu Rui, Han Xuan, Zhao Fan, Liu Du and other officials had as many as two or three disciples and guests. A banquet was held for ten people.
"General Shen is here!"
The servant at the door shouted loudly, and the sound could be heard throughout the hall.
At this time, Liu Biao had not arrived yet, and everyone else had already arrived. When they heard these words, they all looked towards the door.
I saw a young man with a tall and straight body and a resolute face slowly walking into the hall. He was seven feet eight inches tall. Although his appearance was not particularly handsome, he was very masculine and had a strong spirit.
He walked into the hall and stood sternly. Facing the gazes of everyone, he showed no sign of stage fright. He just glanced around and suddenly saw a figure, and he was immediately shocked.
Then everyone saw him walking slowly and slowly to the desk of Song Zhong, the dean of Xianshan Academy. He bowed to him, bowed his hands, and said loudly: "Disciple Shen Chen, pay your respects to your master!"
The hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Many Jingzhou officials and Liu Biao's guests were watching this scene with interest.
What happened between their master and apprentice was known throughout Jingzhou.
At the beginning, Song Zhong was also a follower of Cao, and he had a disagreement with Shen Chen. In the end, the conflict between the two parties was irreconcilable. Song Zhong chose to let Shen Chen go down the mountain, saying that he could no longer teach Shen Chen. From then on, master and apprentice parted ways.
Although Song Zhong was not yet heartless at that time, and he only claimed to the outside world that Shen Chen had become a monk after his studies, rather than being expelled from his school, but in that case, it was no different from being expelled from his school.
Now the facts prove that Shen Chen is right.
Cao Cao imprisoned the emperor, forcing the emperor to issue edicts and seek help from Dong Chengzhong, Liu Bei and other ministers.
The rumors that he was a loyal minister were self-evident and slapped many people in the face.
Now that Shen Chen has become famous, he has also fulfilled his promise to go to Luo with his sword to seek justice for the people of the world.
Now that he had returned from the Northern Expedition, he stood in front of Song Zhong and bowed his hands to meet his master. It was not like he was asking: Master, who was right and who was wrong about what happened back then?
The place was silent.
No one spoke.
The matters between their master and their disciples should be settled by them.
only.
Faced with this dilemma.
I don’t know what Old Master Song should do with him?
Everyone watched.
Only Song Zhong was blushing and ashamed. The incident with the belt edict severely slapped him in the face for promoting Cao Cao's loyalty to the emperor and his patriotism.
So at this moment, when I heard that Liu Biao was summoned, I was unwilling to come, but I had no choice but to be forced to come by Liu Biao. Now that I am here, I can only accept the fact of being educated by my own students.
He looked as if he had aged ten years, and was extremely depressed. Finally, he sighed and said softly: "Ah Chen, I made a mistake as a teacher."
At that moment, Shen Chen saw a trace of relief, a trace of relief, a trace of joy, a trace of melancholy and a sigh on Master's face.
Although he was blind, he mistook Cao Cao.
But at least he taught a good student, and he went north alone and became famous all over the world!