"The whole world is not the king's land, and the shores of the land are not the king's ministers. Doesn't Grand Administrator Jia not know the meaning of this sentence? The whole world belongs to the Holy One, doesn't this sentence explain everything?" Yuan Shu said proudly.
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Everyone looked at Jia Rong with pity, as if the next moment Jia Rong would end up running away because he couldn't argue with Yuan Shu.
To everyone's surprise, Jia Rong remained as calm as ever.
Cai Yong also looked confused. Even for Cai Yong, it was difficult to refute Yuan Shu. Jia Rong's calm performance showed that he had strong self-confidence. Could it be that Jia Rong would successfully refute it? Cai Yong found that he could not understand more and more.
Jia Rong was shocked; Wang Yun on the other side looked at Jia Rong with a look that also contained surprise. In any case, Jia Rong's mentality of not changing color despite the collapse of the mountain was worthy of Wang Yun's admiration.
"Young Master Yuan seems to have not answered my question yet. What I am asking is where the money and food of the current emperor come from." Jia Rong glanced around, took in everyone's reactions, and then said slowly.
Yuan Shu looked at Jia Rong with contempt and said with a smile: "Isn't what I just said clear enough?"
"The money and food of the current emperor come from the taxes of the states and counties in the Han Dynasty. Can Prefect Jia understand this?" The son of the aristocratic family who had encouraged Yuan Shu at the beginning stood up and explained.
Jia Rong looked him over, chuckled and said, "May I ask who this brother is?"
The descendant of the aristocratic family looked elsewhere and said seriously: "Ignorant people dare not call themselves brothers and sisters with Governor Jia. I, Yuan Shao, am an unknown descendant of Yuan Mansion. I am here to answer my question. I hope Governor Jia will forgive me."
Compared to Yuan Shu's arrogance and domineering, Yuan Shao appears more calm and sophisticated, and his tone of voice is even more incomparable to Yuan Shu's. Yuan Shao belittles his own identity to elevate Jia Rong's status. Once Jia Rong loses, his face will undoubtedly become even more ugly.
An old man behind Yuan Shao nodded slightly, with a smile of approval on his face.
In the eyes of everyone present, Jia Rong is a vulgar martial artist, and this identity can better conceal Jia Rong. Even if he says shocking words, it is excusable. The key is how to use it.
Jia Rong clapped his hands and praised: "Brother Yuan's explanation is indeed clearer and clearer than that of Mr. Yuan Shu. Mr. Yuan Shu hesitated for a long time, and I still don't understand what it means. If I had said this earlier, wouldn't I have understood it?"
Yuan Shu said angrily: "My dear Jia Rong, you have gone too far to bully me."
Yuan Shao on the side shouted hurriedly: "Now that things have happened, you still dare to speak out against my two brothers. What's your intention?" At the critical moment, Yuan Shao didn't want to see Yuan Shu turn the spearhead and attack him. How many kilograms did Yuan Shu have?
, he still understands something.
Yuan Shu suddenly woke up and looked at Jia Rong with even more resentment. It was nothing to be angry because of Jia Rong's words. The key was that Yuan Shao, a commoner's son, saw through Jia Rong's tricks. This was what Yuan Shu hated most.
; On the surface, he and Yuan Shao are two close brothers, but the quarrel between the two did not happen overnight.
And Jia Rong took a fancy to this, so he tested it carefully. The two brothers of the Yuan family were indeed at odds with each other as described in history. Yuan Shao was the eldest son of the Yuan family, but he was a commoner, and Yuan Shu was the direct descendant of the Yuan family.
, but he is younger than Yuan Shao. According to the ancient eldest son taking over the position of the head of the family, Yuan Shu's status in the future will undoubtedly be lower than Yuan Shao. Yuan Shu has always hated Yuan Shao because of this issue, and spread the word that Yuan Shao is a bastard; but Yuan Shao behaves very
He was calm and never quarreled with Yuan Shu because of this matter. As a result, his behavior was appreciated by the older generation of the Yuan family, which directly deepened Yuan Shu's resentment towards Yuan Shao.
Jia Rong smiled and said: "Where is the talk of alienation? Everything I just said is true."
Yuan Shao grabbed Yuan Shu who was about to get angry, looked at Jia Rong and said, "Do you have any questions, Prefect Jia?"
Jia Rong continued: "Just now Mr. Yuan Shao once said that the money and food for the emperor today come from the taxes of the states and counties. I dare to ask Mr. Yuan Shao, where do the taxes of the states and counties come from?"
Yuan Shu also woke up from his anger just now, glanced at the old man behind him fearfully, and stood quietly aside.
Yuan Shao glanced at Jia Rong in confusion, not understanding what Jia Rong meant by asking these questions, but he still answered truthfully: "The taxes in the states and counties of the Han Dynasty are naturally paid by the people of the Han Dynasty, and the food and clothing of the people are paid by the Holy God today."
Grants and taxes are justifiable."
Everyone at the banquet also looked like they took it for granted. In their minds, the imperial power was supreme, which was exactly in line with the saying that the land in the world is not the king's soil, and the shores of the earth are not the king's ministers.
Jia Rong sneered and said, "So, can't an ordinary citizen drink with you all?"
One stone stirred up thousands of waves, and everyone was buzzing with discussion. Drinking with an ordinary person was like a bolt from the blue. Scholars and officials have always regarded themselves as noble, and drinking with ordinary people will only make people lose their temper.
They feel that they have lowered their status in order to maintain their dignity. I believe that most of the people here would not agree even if they died, and the voices accusing Jia Rong are endless.
Jia Rong made a quiet gesture, and the noisy crowd stopped talking and cast their resentful eyes on the figure in the field. If eyes could kill, Jia Rong would have been killed countless times.
In an instant, Jia Rong returned to the momentum of commanding the three armies on the battlefield. In his eyes, the people in front of him also became enemies who were about to be eliminated. He glanced around with a sharp gaze.
Everyone in the field couldn't help but shudder, as if they would turn into a cold corpse if they looked at Jia Rong one more time.
The corner of Jia Rong's mouth raised slightly, and he said with a smile: "Qin was unruly, and the whole world chased it away. Emperor Gaozu stood out and established the Han Dynasty. Could it be said that the whole world belonged to the Qin Dynasty before that? If it really belonged to the Qin Dynasty, why did it happen?
Those who have become great men, can all of you here guarantee that the world will always belong to great men in the future?"
Two consecutive questions made everyone in the venue quiet down again, quietly recalling the meaning of Jia Rong's words.
Such a scene made Jia Rong very satisfied and continued: "If a common person is a drop of water, then the entire world is a river or a lake formed by a drop of water, and today's Holy Emperor is a big ship on the rivers and lakes."
Since his remarks were considered shocking by the literati of the Han Dynasty, he might as well increase the weight and surprise them enough at one time. At worst, he would just pat his ass and leave. Thinking of this, Jia Rong no longer had the fear and hesitation he had before.
Even erudite people such as Cai Yong and Wang Yun kept frowning and thinking. Jia Rong's metaphor is too vivid. The people in the world are water, and the saint is a big ship on the rivers and lakes, towering over all living beings at dawn. The image is
And it's so appropriate that it's hard for everyone to find fault with it.
Seeing that everyone was attracted by Jia Rong's words, Yuan Shu shouted dissatisfied: "What's the water, the lake, Jia Rong, if you can't explain why today, you will be coaxed out of this room."
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Jia Rong glanced at Yuan Shu with disdain. After a while, Jia Rong also discovered that Yuan Shu was a second-generation ancestor with a good family background. He went around recruiting troops and horses in the name of the Yuan family. When it came to actual combat with real swords and guns, Yuan Shu
I'm scared.
Directly filtering Yuan Shu, Jia Rong continued: "All the people in the world are at the feet of the current sage, but everyone present should not ignore one thing, that is the relationship between water and boats!"
"The reason why the Qin Dynasty fell after two generations was that it ignored water, that is, the people of the world; water can carry and capsize boats, and boats can stand on the water because they win the hearts of the people!" Speaking of this,
Jia Rong raised the decibel level to the maximum level and once again turned his attention to everyone in the field.
Jia Rong's words once again shocked everyone. These people can be said to be the upper class and the mainstay of the Han Dynasty. They instantly understood the meaning of Jia Rong's words. Water can carry a boat and capsize it. This is something they have never heard of.
The only words in their minds are "scholars, farmers, industry and commerce", and as the "scholars" among them, they are superior. Those ordinary people are like ants. How can they be compared with them, let alone drink at the same table?
However, Jia Rong's analysis of the relationship between the king and the people convinced them, and it also gave them a new understanding of the people.
Cai Yong, Wang Yun and other senior figures looked at Jia Rong with countless meanings in their eyes.
When Yuan Shao heard Jia Rong's remarks, he was shocked. Unlike Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao had been familiar with poetry and books since he was a child, so he could naturally understand the meaning of Jia Rong's words, and looked at Jia Rong with a hint of respect.
Yuan Shu once again showed his playboy nature and shouted loudly: "What kind of water, boat, come here, get rid of this ignorant common man Jia Rong!" The more Jia Rong gets everyone's attention, the more troublesome he becomes.
Yuan Shu was angry.
The old man behind Yuan Shu scolded: "You must not be rude on the highway!"
Seeing Yuan Shu being scolded by the old man, a subtle smile appeared on Yuan Shao's lips.
Wang Yun still looked calm and calm, "I wonder where the theory of water and boats from Prefect Jia came from?"
Seeing Wang Yun's question, Jia Rong did not dare to ask for help, and replied respectfully: "I'm reporting this to Wang Situ. I accidentally heard my mentor mention it because of my low position, so I wrote it down!" Jia Rong blamed everything on that illusory teacher.
Wang Yun nodded, as if he was carefully savoring the meaning of that sentence. The expression on his face kept changing, and finally he sighed and said: "This can be said to be a famous saying for governing the world!"
As a great Han Situ, no one dared to question the authority of Wang Yun's words. As a result, Yuan Shu couldn't hold back anymore. When Wang Yun spoke, Yuan Shu naturally couldn't refute, so he could only secretly think about how to trap Jia Rong.
Death without a burial place.
Yuan Shao said with a solemn expression: "Shao admires Grand Administrator Jia's words, but what does all this have to do with us and ordinary people sharing a table and drinking together?"
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