Naturally, many important matters outside the Great Wall were not known to the officials in the temple. The jurisdiction of the Embroidered Clothes Envoy was only the Sili area and the surrounding Jizhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Yuzhou and other places, such as remote areas such as Liangzhou and Youzhou.
, Yizhou and other places still need reports from the governor to learn about local affairs. Of course, the Embroidered Clothes Messenger is still expanding and growing. Within a few years, these areas will certainly not be able to escape the clutches of the Embroidered Clothes Messenger.
After He Xiu's hard work day and night, the most basic enlightenment textbook was finally written by him. Xing Ziang and Yang Qiu were responsible for revising it for him. When the simple book was completed, he hurried to the palace and submitted it to the emperor.
The emperor held this book in his hand and slowly opened it. He Xiu's writing skills were exquisite and quite a bit like everyone's. And because this was the final version, there were traces of revisions in many places. The emperor read it carefully because it was for young children.
For the books used for enlightenment, He Xiu decided on a total of seven stories, and for each story, he tried to write it in easy-to-understand but different words.
The full text has a total of 7,623 words, which is enough for the enlightenment of ordinary children.
These seven stories include "The Chronicle of Revenge", "The Chronicle of Destiny", "The Chronicle of Faith", "The Chronicle of Confucius and Mencius", "The Chronicle of Golden Scales", "The Chronicle of Fighting the Bandits", "The Chronicle of Destroying the Huns", etc. These seven stories use words.
It is simple, but it also contains the essence of the Gongyang School. The Emperor has always loved listening to stories. When the old Taiwei was here in the past, he would often call him to the palace to tell various historical facts. He couldn't wait to read these stories.
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He hurriedly opened the book and read it carefully. The first chapter, "Revenge", was very simple. It mainly told the story of a scholar. When he was investigating for filial piety and integrity, some officials were very fond of his father, who was born as a farmer.
He was disdainful, so the scholar killed the official to avenge his father's humiliation. He also cited many examples from the dynasty. After watching for a moment, the emperor looked a little complicated.
He has studied the Gongyang School since he was a child, and he agrees with its concept of great revenge. However, as an emperor, if the common people and scholars below him are clamoring for revenge and killing officials and rebelling all day long, he cannot bear it. He frowned.
After thinking for a moment, he did not rush to comment, and opened the second article. The second article "Destiny" is a continuation of Dong Zhongshu's theory of the unity of nature and man.
It tells the story of Taizu killing the White Snake. He Xiu's purpose of this story is very clear. He wants to use this story to prove that the great Han is destined by fate and cannot be overthrown or replaced by others. In the end,
He also saw that the book actually narrated the story of Wang Mang, and mentioned at the end that Wang Mang was sitting on the throne with the emperor, but he dreamed that a red snake swallowed him.
Later, Emperor Guangwu beheaded him with the Chixiao Sword. It turned out that Wang Mang was the Queen of the White Snake in the past, the incarnation of a giant python, so he was named Wang Mang. He came for revenge, but he was defeated by the power of the Han Dynasty.
After reading it, I was very happy and nodded quickly. The Han Dynasty was destined by fate and no one can replace it. This story is very good. It is conceivable that young children after enlightenment will be the most loyal sons of the Han Dynasty in the future.
People!
The emperor was extremely satisfied and said happily: "This story is excellent. I really admire the talent of this teacher!"
He Xiu didn't say anything. The emperor read the next story, "Xin Zhi". This story tells the story of Ji Bu. It is better to get Ji Bu Yinuo than to get a hundred catties of gold. Tai Shigong's remarks He used it directly, and made it up vividly. He told several stories about Ji Bu to emphasize the central idea that people cannot stand without trust.
The emperor smiled and couldn't put it down. He read it a few more times before moving on to the next story.
"Chronicles of Confucius and Mencius", as the name suggests, tells the many realities of Confucius and Mencius, and can also be regarded as telling the greatness and use of Confucianism in governing the world. In view of the previous two stories that made him extremely excited, the emperor did not pay attention to He Xiu's behavior. He thought about the behavior of mixing private goods for a moment and said to He Xiu: "I admire Mencius for his righteousness. I wonder if I can add more words to this?"
What He Xiu wanted to do was to promote Confucianism and Gongyang. Since the emperor agreed, what's wrong with adding more Mencius' thoughts? He smiled, nodded, and said, "Your Majesty is so smart, that's great!" The emperor nodded. Nodding, he looked at the next story, "Golden Scales".
After just reading for a moment, the little fat man looked shocked, his eyes widened, and he was speechless.
"When the emperor was young, he often wore a uniform to check the sufferings of the people. One day, while walking along the river bank, he suddenly saw a goldfish that looked like a dragon. He paid homage to the emperor and said, "Huan Chuan Hongye." The emperor was shocked and ordered him to be captured. No one was allowed to catch him. When the emperor was near, he leaped into his hand and returned in a hurry to speak to the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother said happily: "My son is destined by fate? Dare you talk nonsense, my family!" At that time, the great scholar He Xiu crossed the river and learned about numbers. There was a sign of a flying golden dragon. When I went there, I saw what the emperor was doing. I was shocked and worshiped. I asked myself to be my teacher and taught the emperor the way to be a king. The emperor was also happy to learn it."
This... is actually talking about him? Liu Hong looked surprised. He looked at He Xiu and continued reading.
"It can be seen that the emperor has his own destiny, and the king's energy has returned. It is absurd to chase the deer!"
Liu Hong sighed and bowed to He Xiu. Only he and He Xiu had read the Book of Heaven. Both of them knew what the great Han Dynasty would look like in the future. The world was in chaos, and all the heroes were competing for the Han Tripod. Isn't this story and the Taizu Chapter intended to strengthen the sanctity of the Emperor? It is to prevent future troubled times and to make the people of the world remember the sanctity of the Emperor.
The emperor continued to read. "Dang Kou Zhi" also tells the story of the current dynasty. It tells the story of Duan Jiong leading his soldiers to conquer the mountain people. In the story, he hid Duan Jiong's bad behavior. , more of it describes the bravery of the soldiers, the admiration of the people, and the bravery of the scholars, and also tells the story of the few young scholars who followed the soldiers out to fight and were granted the title of marquis.
The last chapter, "Destroy the Huns", tells the heroic deeds of the former champions and asks children all over the world to imitate them. After reading these seven stories, the emperor was full of praise. Admittedly, some of them made him feel a little uncomfortable. I'm glad, but overall, this enlightenment book can still play an important role, not just for enlightening people's wisdom and attacking aristocratic families.
He can even play a role in enhancing the cohesion of the country. It can be seen that even if he dies young and leaves the world to his younger son, if anyone in the world dares to rebel, he will probably be attacked by the people who have been influenced by these books since childhood. The big man Country, Liu Hong laughed and said: "This book should be passed down to the world!".
He Xiu smiled and said, "I hope the emperor will give me a name."
"This book was written during the Jianning period, so it is called "Jianning Book"."
"Good!" He Xiu nodded, but he was a little suspicious in his heart. The emperor's preference for the reign name of Jianning was a bit unreasonable. The road he built was called Jianning Chidao. Even Wang Fu built many roads in Yangzhou.
The water conservancy channel dam established is also called Jianning Canal and Jianning Dam. He Xiu has no objection. As long as it can revive Gongyang and save the country, these are nothing but trivial matters!