Chapter 443: The able ministers who rule the world, the heroes in troubled times (four in one,
Chapter 443: A capable minister in governing the world, a hero in troubled times (four in one, with additional updates)
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"Today, times are different and we are going through troubled times.
If you are not careful, the Han Dynasty may fall.
At this time, some things should be abandoned and some things that are very practical at this stage should be developed as a priority.
First stabilize the Han Dynasty, stabilize the world, and make the world prosperous...
If the skin is gone, how will the hair be attached?
What's the use of clinging to these things at this time, and all the time will collapse along with it?
You and I are both Confucians, and we should be clear that Confucianism is the science of governing the world.
It cannot be said that it is useless in troubled times. To be honest, when dealing with troubled times, it is far inferior to governing the world.
In this case, why can't we make way for others at this time and let everyone work together to overcome the difficulties?"
Cai Yong looked at Ma Rixi and said with a serious expression.
It can be seen that what he said is serious.
Listening to Cai Yong's words, Ma Rixi felt that his scalp was numb, and something was about to break through the Tianling Cap.
"You! You!"
He pointed at Cai Yong, his voice trembling.
"You are talking about chaos to the country!"
Cai Yong showed some pain on his face: "The big man is already like this, do you need to pay attention to this anymore?
No matter how messy it is, how far can it go?
Moreover, if you don't take some measures and remain conservative, then you are really just sitting back and watching the big man go. You can die together with the big man who is destroyed, but what's the use?
This is an evasion of responsibility and a symbol of incompetence!
It cannot change the situation of the big man.
It's okay for you personally to still have a good reputation after a hundred deaths, but what about the big man?!"
When Ma Rixi heard this, he pointed at Cai Yong with a ferocious expression.
But for a while, no words came out.
He let out a long sigh and sat down on the chair, looking dejected.
After a moment of silence, he said: "I didn't say that medicine can't develop, I just can't open this door for them.
You must know how difficult it is for Confucianism to achieve its current status."
Cai Yong said: "Do you think, even if we give them this opening now, will they still threaten the orthodox status of Confucianism in the future?
After such a long period of development, the orthodox status of Confucianism has long been deeply rooted and unshakable.
Now how many years have passed since we dismissed hundreds of schools of thought and only respected Confucianism, and Confucianism has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Moreover, the classics and books of those schools have been destroyed long ago, and many things have been dated and lost.
Under such circumstances, even if they were given an opening, they would never threaten Confucianism.
In this case, why can't we be more generous?
Moreover, a big country, a unified country, also needs to be unified ideologically.
The Qin Dynasty could not be said to be weak. It attached great importance to criminal law and favored Legalism. As a result, the Qin Dynasty perished.
It can be said that Huang Laojie was not weak, but he was only strong for a few decades and was eventually abandoned.
Confucianism rose with the rise of the Han Empire.
It has been going on for hundreds of years and has never stopped.
occupy a dominant position.
Don't you see something from here?
A unified country will have a unified idea. Only in troubled times will various doctrines emerge in endlessly.
There is the soil in which they live.
We are now working hard to save the Han Dynasty, not only because we are Han Dynasty officials, but we are also working hard for the prosperity of Confucianism.
Only when the country prospers can Confucianism become better!"
After Cai Yong finished speaking, the room seemed very quiet for a while.
Not only was the emotional Ma Rixi stunned, but even Zhong Yao, who was 'forced' to come over, looked shocked for a moment.
Then I fell into deep thinking.
His expression kept changing.
It can be seen that what Cai Yong just said had a great impact on Zhong Yao and Ma Rixi.
"Who told you what you just said?
According to your Cai Bozhe's mind, I'm afraid you can't think of these things!"
After a while, in a room so quiet that one could hear a needle drop, Ma Rixi suddenly raised his head, looked at Cai Yong and asked with burning eyes.
Zhong Yao, who was deep in thought, was awakened by Ma Rixi's voice, and followed Zhong Yao to look at Cai Yong.
Waiting for Cai Yong to answer.
According to his understanding of Cai Yong, it is indeed not like Cai Yong could have come up with these words.
Seeing this, Cai Yong put a smile on his face and said: "This is what my good son-in-law Kede told me.
If not, do you think I would have kept silent before?"
When he said these words, Cai Yong felt so beautiful in his heart.
Very proud.
Having such a good son-in-law is good and brings light to one's face.
Seeing the wonderful expressions on their faces, Cai Yong felt even more proud.
He continued: "One thing you may not know is that Hua Tuo, a doctor of medicine, used to be a Confucian scholar, but later he became obsessed with medicine because he had no hope of promotion.
In other words, what this person has learned is only the medical skills of treating diseases and saving lives, but not the ideas of medicine.
This is equivalent to saying that this person is actually a member of our Confucian family.
It is the skin of medicine and the bones of Confucianism.
What's the harm in adding an MD in this situation?
Isn’t it equivalent to adding the official position of a doctor of medicine to us Confucians?
Moreover, my good son-in-law has clearly told me that in the future, those who accept the teachings of medical doctors and study medicine will not purely learn medical skills. They need to master a certain culture and have a certain foundation.
The culture here refers to our Confucianism.
Under such circumstances, not to mention the position of a doctor of medicine, what if there is an additional position of doctor of medicine?"
"Medicine is the skin, Confucianism is the bone.
Let those who study medical skills learn a certain amount of Confucianism..."
Ma Rixi murmured to himself, repeating what Cai Yong had just said, and felt something began to loosen in his heart.
The fog in my heart was quickly disappearing, and I felt that my heart was beginning to become brighter.
"You old boy, since you already knew this, why didn't you tell me earlier?!"
After a while, Ma Rixi roared at Cai Yong.
He looks like he wants to bite someone.
Facing this scene, Cai Yong looked like an old god was present.
"You didn't ask me either!"
When Ma Rixi heard this, he was choked and speechless.
He waved his sleeves angrily and said angrily: "I think you, old boy, just want to watch us make fools of ourselves, and then take the opportunity to show off to us that you have a good son-in-law!"
When Cai Yong heard this, he burst into laughter.
Then he stood up and brought over a small wine jar, opened it, and poured some wine into three small wine bowls one by one.
The wine is clear and not even turbid at all.
"Come and try the fine wine that my good son-in-law sent me."
Cai Yong smiled and greeted Ma Rixi and Zhong Yao.
The wine was indeed given to Cai Yong by Liu Cheng, but the quantity was not large.
The main reason is that at this time, food is too precious and wine making is too wasteful of food.
If it weren't for alcohol, which has good anti-inflammatory and sterilizing effects, Liu Cheng would basically not make high-strength liquor.
This is also why although liquor has been around for a long time.
It has never been circulated on a large scale.
It is a very expensive luxury product.
Of course, in addition to the small quantity, Liu Cheng deliberately produced only a little bit for sale, engaged in hunger marketing, and collected money from wealthy families and wealthy gentry, which was also an important reason for this situation.
Liu Shui knew the manufacturing cost of liquor.
As for the price of liquor set by Liu Cheng, even Liu Shui, who had been in charge of Taobao for a while and had witnessed many transactions, was amazed by it and felt that his brother had set the price too high.
Many people can't afford to drink.
Then Liu Shui got some very impressive words from his brother.
Many people can’t afford to drink?
This liquor itself is not meant for many people to drink.
At least for a short period of time, it was not for many people to drink.
It is positioned as a luxury product and takes a high-end route.
The purpose is to make money from those rich people.
Isn't it much better to make money from these people than to make money from poor people?
The money earned by poor people makes people feel a little uncomfortable, but the money earned by these wealthy families does not feel any guilt at all. If you can earn more, earn as much as you can...
And what happened after that was exactly what Liu Cheng said to Liu Shui before.
Erguotou, which is priced extremely high, quickly opened up the market and became famous after it was officially launched for sale.
In today's era, there are no orange juice, Feizhai Happy Water, yogurt, coconut juice, Jianlibao and many other flavored drinks. Apart from honey water, there is only wine!
It can be imagined how big the market is for wine and how deeply rooted it is in people's hearts.
After Erguotou became famous, if you want to treat someone to dinner and invite some high-status people, if you don't go to Taobao Restaurant and order Erguotou, who are you looking down on?
Do you still want to do something?
There are also many people who reluctantly buy Erguotou, not to drink it themselves, but to give it to others so that they can hire people to do things and build relationships.
For such a person, Liu Cheng makes money without feeling any guilt at all.
Because even if there is no liquor, they will still reluctantly get some other precious things and go to give gifts...
With Erguotou's great reputation, Zhong Yao and Ma Rixi naturally knew about it.
When I heard Cai Yong say this, I knew what it was.
Immediately, he picked up the cup unceremoniously, clinked it with Cai Yong, brought it to his mouth and took a sip.
After taking a sip of wine, Ma Rixi closed his eyes comfortably.
Then I came back to it.
Smacking his lips.
"How come your old boy's wine tastes better than what I drank outside?"
Zhong Yao also cast his gaze on the wine bottle on the table.
I found that the wine bottle looked the same as the Erguotou sold outside, but there was no Erguotou logo on it.
When the two of them saw this, they didn't understand why. This wine must be a special supply.
It is something that cannot be bought with money outside.
Come to think of it, this Erguotou was originally made by Cai Yong's son-in-law's family.
How could the wine he sent to Cai Yong be comparable to what can be purchased outside?
It must be a high-quality product!
"Let me see what this wine is about."
Zhong Yao said aloud, then reached out and took the wine jar with more than half of the wine in his hand.
After pretending to look at it for a few times, he inserted the stopper, and then quickly stuffed it into his arms.
His expression did not change, and he continued to drink from his glass as if nothing was wrong.
He praised: "Brother Bozhe's wine tastes good, but it's just different from the wine elsewhere."
Cai Yong's face twitched: "It tastes so delicious, but you can't just take away all the bottles from me!"
There’s still more than half a bottle of wine in it!”
"Brother Bozhe, what are you talking about? Who even took away the wine bottle?
How can you do such a useless thing?"
Zhong Yao looked at Cai Yong and said seriously, his face full of indignation and contempt.
Ma Rixi, who was standing next to him, had already drank the wine in his own cup. When Cai Yong was not paying attention, he picked up Cai Yong's cup and drank all the wine in Cai Yong's cup.
Cai Yong stamped his feet angrily: "You should leave a drop for me!"
Ma Rixi smiled and said: "Don't pretend to be here for us. Your young son-in-law is the one who made Erguotou. How can I stop drinking your wine?"
Stop talking nonsense, get another bottle out quickly and let me take it back, so I can have someone to show off."
"No more, just this bottle!"
Cai Yong's face was full of swears and curses.
How could Ma Rixi believe him?
He immediately stood up and searched Cai Yong's room.
After a while, I found three bottles.
"You old boy, you are still hiding here, you are not honest at all!"
Ma Rixi laughed and cursed while putting a bottle of wine into his arms.
Seeing such a scene, Cai Yong felt extremely distressed.
"This is when my family Zhaoji got married, the wine Kede sent us, there were only four bottles in total.
I’m not willing to drink it on weekdays…”
"Brother, don't cry and act pitiful here, who doesn't know who you are?
You have a son-in-law like that. How can I miss your fine wine in the future?
Besides, you old boy clearly knew what was going on, but you didn’t clarify the matter first. Seeing that we were getting angry and running around like headless chickens, why did you drink a bottle of wine to compensate?"
Ma Rixi didn't take Cai Yong's trick at all and acted rogue on the spot...
After a while, Cai Yong sent the two of them out.
The two of them left with a bottle of wine hidden in their arms, satisfied, with satisfied smiles on their faces.
Especially when looking at Cai Yong's pained face, the smile on his face became even stronger.
After seeing off Ma Rixi and the others, Cai Yong returned to his room. Cai Yong picked up the half-empty wine bottle, poured himself a small half glass of wine, put it to his mouth and cursed shamelessly, but his face showed
Some laughs.
This half bottle of wine was the half bottle that Zhong Yao had hidden in his arms before. Cai Yong replaced it with a full bottle.
After changing out, the three of them sat here, and after one of them drank a little, Ma Rixi and Zhong Yao left...
"Uncle Weng, what do you think of Uncle Liu Huang?"
After leaving Cai Yong's place and walking back, Zhong Yao looked at Ma Rixi and asked.
Ma Rixi sighed and said: "Sharpness is the best in the world, a capable minister in governing the world, and a hero in troubled times."
When Zhong Yao heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned, and then nodded: "A capable minister in governing the world is a hero in troubled times. Uncle Weng's words are indeed true.
Heroes create times, and times create heroes. The same person, at different times, behaves completely differently.
If the Han Dynasty was as strong as it was during the time of Emperor Wu, this Uncle Liu should be a sharp long knife used by the Han Dynasty to chop down foreigners.
Now……"
As Ma Rixi and Zhong Yao left Cai Yong's house, there was news that Hua Tuo, a medical doctor, was also a Confucian scholar, and that doctors who would study with medical doctors in the future would also study Confucianism and would need to have a certain foundation in Confucianism.
It began to spread within a certain area of Chang'an.
Those who felt that Liu Cheng was digging into the roots of Confucianism also quieted down and stopped talking.
Although there are still many people who are very dissatisfied with Liu Cheng's memorial to establish the Doctor of Medicine, they feel that even if Confucianism is the backbone and medicine is the skin, medicine should not be held in such high esteem.
But since Liu Cheng had already given in on this matter, the current situation was not unacceptable, so he was magnanimous and did not say anything more.
This is a face to Liu Cheng!
Many people said this in their hearts and forgave Liu Cheng very generously...
"Ked, it's really yours.
When you brought up this matter before, even your uncle Wenyou said that it would definitely cause an uproar and many people would oppose this matter.
As a result, now, after your operation, those people just made a noise and then became quiet."
Dong Zhuo looked at Liu Cheng and said with a smile, looking more cheerful.
Liu Cheng smiled and said: "The main reason is that the current era is different from before.
If we put it before, even if Sun-in-law makes more concessions, these people will not give up."
People who can talk are different. In just a few words, Dong Zhuo put a smile on his face.
In fact, there were some things that Liu Cheng did not tell Dong Zhuo.
What happened this time was said to be a concession to the Confucian scholars, but it was not.
The Confucian idea of great unification is very effective in establishing a complete and powerful country and establishing stable rule.
This is proven by history.
In this case, Liu Cheng naturally would not really care about Confucianism.
Ideological unity is really important.
If your thoughts are confused, problems will arise.
Arming people with ideas such as Confucian unification and patriotism, and developing various technologies at the same time, was Liu Cheng's original intention.
The reason why he did not directly announce this matter to the public at the beginning was because Liu Cheng had a deep understanding of people's hearts.
If he said this directly, there would definitely be many people who would oppose it.
But if he first said something that was more difficult for those people to accept, and then said something milder and made a compromise, their opinions would be much smaller and they would be more accepting of this matter.
.
This is what is called, in a room with many people, if you want to open a window, others will object and won't let you open it, but you say I want to lift the roof off, demolish the house, and then go
Open the window and no one will object...
"Ked, you have to be prepared next time, the wind has started to pick up."
After saying this, Dong Zhuo looked at Liu Cheng, put away his smile, and said this.
Liu Cheng heard this and said: "Grandpa, don't worry, my grandson is already ready.
I just have something to do. I never had time before, but now I can take advantage of the opportunity to do it..."
Dong Zhuo nodded and didn't say anything more on this matter...
Hua Tuo looked very excited. He held a seal ribbon in his hand and looked at it over and over again, feeling that it was unreal.
The emperor's uncle had already told him about becoming a doctor of medicine and teaching medical skills when he was in Yizhou.
But Hua Tuo felt that there were difficulties in this matter.
He himself studied Confucianism before, and only after he had no hope of promotion, he devoted himself to studying medicine.
Naturally, we know how seriously Confucianism takes this matter.
As a result, the matter was accomplished by the emperor’s uncle!
The position of Doctor of Medicine is established successfully, and I have become a Doctor of Medicine!
In addition to being shocked and admired by the emperor's uncle's methods, Hua Tuo was filled with endless joy.
The biggest joy is not that he is an official.
But the medical skills will be different from now on.
Medical skills and doctors are no longer as lowly and unattractive as before!
There will also be more doctors than before!
These are all given by the emperor's uncle!
If it weren't for the emperor's uncle, it would be impossible to achieve this step just by relying on himself!
At this time, Hua Tuo was even more grateful to Liu Cheng.
I feel very lucky for my previous decision to come to Guanzhong to see the emperor's uncle...
Dong Zhuo was right, the wind was indeed blowing in Chang'an.
Snowflakes fell with the cold wind, and in one night everything was white.
The heavy snow covered the fields, covered the cities, and blocked all the bad things.
But he couldn't stop the rumors that were flying in the wind.
After Cao Ren's careful planning and risky operations, as well as the intentional indulgence of Liu Cheng, Dong Zhuo and others, rumors spread throughout Chang'an Chengzhong.
Just like the biting cold wind, it penetrates everywhere.
Some of the envoys who have not left Chang'an City feel that it is particularly worthwhile to stay here, as they can actually see such a good show.
At the same time, I was also amazed at the person who spread the rumor, not only at his boldness.
He was also amazed at how accurately the other party saw the problem and how ruthlessly he struck.
This is identifying Liu Cheng's fatal weakness and digging into the root.
There are also envoys who feel that they have been unlucky for eight lifetimes because they did not leave Chang'an before.
If you leave early, nothing will happen, right?
As a result, this happened now!
If someone among Dong Zhuo and the others suspects himself and others, thinks that he and others are causing trouble, and thus attacks him and others indiscriminately, then it will be a big loss!
It is really possible for Dong Zhuo to do this!
Moreover, if you really think about it, these envoys are indeed very suspicious.
This rumor started sooner rather than later, but it happened after Liu Cheng got married and Dong Zhuo restored freedom to himself and others.
As long as you are not stupid, someone will definitely doubt you and others.
Except for those envoys who have left, every one of the other envoys who stayed in Chang'an is suspected.
And now, even if they want to leave, they can't.
Leaving Chang'an without permission at this time is really like yellow mud falling on your crotch. It's not just shit, it's just shit. I can't explain it.
As a result, some cowardly people kept cursing those who spread rumors.
Then he started to spread some rumors spontaneously to protect himself and others.
It is said that this matter was done by the Confucian scholars who originally existed in Chang'an City.
They said they couldn't stand Liu Cheng's support of medicine and digging up the roots of Confucianism, so they held a grudge.
He didn't dare to take action directly, so he spread rumors secretly, hoping to harm Uncle Liu Huang...
Rumors spread everywhere, and although Dong Zhuo took some actions, they seemed to be of little use. Not only did these remarks not disappear, but they became more and more intense.
As rumors spread, some people were anxious, some were frightened, and some were dancing in the rumors and seemed extremely excited...
On the third day when the rumors became more and more intense, Emperor Liu Cheng and Uncle Liu Cheng, who had always remained silent during this incident, set off from home and went to Dong Zhuo's place.
It is said that Uncle Liu, in order to prove his innocence, begged Dong Zhuo to take back the military power in his hands.
Not only did Dong Xiangguo not agree, he also sent his own chariot to take Liu Cheng back to his hometown to show his trust in Liu Cheng.
Subsequently, personnel were dispatched to investigate the various envoys who were still in Chang'an.
Some officials are also being investigated.
However, such investigations not only failed to make the rumors disappear, but actually made them become more intense.
That is to say, on the second day after Dong Zhuo sent men to conduct a large-scale search, something new happened.
There were several low-level officials on Dong Zhuo's side, holding letters written in blood, begging Dong Zhuo to recognize the reality clearly, to be on guard against others, and not to make false accusations.
I implore Dong Zhuo to take good care of himself and not to be confused by Liu Cheng.
After all, Liu Chengdu is a member of the royal family, a clan member of the Han Dynasty, and his surname is Liu, not Dong!
Dong Zhuo was furious.
He picked up a knife on the spot and personally beheaded these low-level officials.
And these low-level officials, even until their death, tried to persuade Dong Zhuo not to do this, saying that if Dong Zhuo didn't listen to them, he would definitely regret it...
Dong Zhuo was so angry that he chopped off the mouths of two of the guys until they were bloody.
Finally, holding the knife and breathing heavily, he walked back to the chair step by step and sat down.
Although he looked angry, he seemed a little depressed later on. This incident was not arranged by him, but came by these people themselves.
It’s not necessarily true that they came by themselves, but someone asked them to come.
After all, Liu Cheng's surname is Liu, not Dong, and he is a clan member of the Han Dynasty...
These words kept swirling in Dong Zhuo's mind.
After sitting like this for a while, he suddenly threw the knife in his hand violently!
The knife fell to the ground, making a sound of gold and iron, rolled a few times, and stopped shaking slightly.
And this throw seemed to use up all the strength of Dong Zhuo's body.
He sat slumped on the chair and didn't move for a long time...
…
Although it was deliberately concealed, the fact that someone on Dong Zhuo's side took a blood letter and went to Dong Zhuo to advise him and guard against Liu Cheng, and then was hacked to death by Dong Zhuo himself, was spread through various channels and spread quickly.
This is dead advice!
For a time, many people were shocked.
Some people clapped their hands secretly and applauded.
Liu Cheng naturally also knew the news.
I sighed in my heart. In order to make things more realistic, Dong Zhuo actually even played out the death remonstrance. He really went to trouble.
Then he once again held his tiger talisman, seal and ribbon, walked to Dong Zhuo's house, put down the tiger talisman, seal and ribbon, and asked Dong Zhuo to take back his military power to prove his innocence.
Dong Zhuo naturally refused.
After a superb show of acting skills, Liu Cheng left Dong Zhuo again.
This time, Dong Zhuo, who had become the grand master, personally rode in the Zhujia and accompanied Liu Cheng back.
When he came to Liu Cheng's house, he personally gave these tiger talisman seals and ribbons to Liu Cheng, telling Liu Cheng not to worry too much and just take good care of himself...
For a time, many people were secretly sighing.
I lament that Liu Cheng was so trusted and respected by Dong Zhuo.
However, some people were laughing and seemed happy.
I feel that these rumors have created a gap between Dong Zhuo and Liu Cheng.
I think that just adding a more intense fire can have a greater impact.
In one place, Cao Ren was sitting there eating, feeling happy in his heart.
Even he himself did not expect that this rumor would be so violent.
Things will go smoothly like this.
In the past, I just led some people to spread rumors.
What happens next is somewhat out of my control.
His behavior was like burning a large pile of firewood that was so dry that it almost caught fire.
Just light the first fire and ignore the rest. The flames will quickly fill the whole pile of firewood.
It seems that Chang'an is far more lively than I thought, and the people Liu Cheng offended and wanted Liu Cheng dead are far more than I thought!
This means that those who have attained the Dao will receive many aids, while those who have lost the Dao will receive little help!
Cao Ren thought so in his heart.
I feel that Liu Cheng will definitely be in big trouble this time.
In a good mood, I couldn't help but eat a few more bowls of rice.
Then I remembered that Dong Zhuo actually took Liu Cheng back in his car, and I felt a little angry.
He believed that Dong Zhuo acted in an indolent manner.
If he were to come here, he would take advantage of this opportunity and kill the thief Liu Cheng directly!
What if the newlywed granddaughter becomes a widow?
According to Dong Zhuo's status and the power in his hands, there will still be many people vying to marry him.
This is the case in any era. There are people who have a moral bottom line in their hearts, and there are also people who are shameless...
There were a lot of people laughing, not only Cao Ren was laughing, many people were laughing secretly, waiting for a good show, and some were sullen in their hearts.
Of course, there are many people who feel extremely complicated when faced with this situation.
I want to see this happen, but I don't want to see this happen.
Most of these are people who are really thinking about the Han Dynasty and Guanzhong...
"My lord, I found out the names of those who came to remonstrate... They are not high official... The family size...
These people seem to have nothing to do with each other, but after some in-depth digging, I found that they all have one thing in common, and they are all more or less involved with this person...
All the spearheads are pointed at this person..."
In Liu Cheng's mansion, the hustle and bustle dissipated, and Lu Yang quietly came to Liu Cheng and secretly reported to Liu Cheng the news obtained from the Jinyiwei investigation.
and say a person's name.
Liu Cheng couldn't help but be startled when he heard this person's name. Apparently, he didn't expect it to be this person before.
However, he soon became relieved again.
He chuckled out loud and said: "I didn't expect it!...Can't you help but take action so soon?"
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"It's time to add some more exciting stuff..."
Somewhere in Chang'an City, someone was whispering like this with a smile on his face...
