Liu Mastiff said in surprise, took Sima Yi's hand, came to Zhuge Liang, and said: "This is Sima Yi from Hanoi, named Zhongda. My father sent me specially. He is also a smart man."
"intelligent?"
"Could it be that your Excellency is Sima Yi who was famous for his report to Cao Cao and was reviled by hundreds of officials?" Zhuge Liang asked with a smile.
Sima Yi's face was condensed, but he smiled and said, "Isn't that right? I wonder who this person is?"
"Not only Zhuge Liang, but also named Kongming."
"Never heard of it."
"Two, two, Master is about to give a lesson..." Liu Mastiff spoke quickly, and the two stopped arguing. However, the two looked at each other with some hostility in their eyes, and Liu Mastiff pulled them.
, came to the study together, knocked on the door, and Yuan Shu let them in. After the three of them paid homage together, they sat down below. Sima Yi paid homage alone and informed them of their identities.
However, Yuan Shu didn't care, he just nodded and started teaching.
"In the spring of the twenty-ninth year, the stables were newly extended."
"............"
"In the spring of the third year of the twelfth year, build a platform and a county."
Yuan Shu finished a long paragraph, looked at Sima Yi, and asked: "What is the meaning of this article?"
"Yuan Gong built three platforms: one is close to the water of the people, the second is too far, and the third is to blame the country. Gongyang's description of the Spring and Autumn Period is actually to advise the king to think twice before doing things, not to act rashly, and to govern with benevolence.
Love the people and don't harm them. If you do things too hastily, it will definitely be harmful!"
"No, Zhongda only saw the subtle words, but did not understand the true meaning. Gongyang's discussion was called a narrative, but in fact it was a satire. The years of disaster continued, and three towers were built, which either hindered the people's water use, or were far away or close.
The place of priests not only failed to play a role, but also caused great harm to the people. This is a mockery of wasting people and wasting money!"
"What Kong Ming said was wrong, but in fact it was ridicule, and its righteousness is not benevolent government?"
"Gongyang's great righteousness is to respect the king and fight against the barbarians. It is the way of benevolence, the way of etiquette, and the way of kindness. However, the laws of the Spring and Autumn Period were severely damaged, but Gongyang used the record as a sarcastic comment. The way of benevolence and righteousness first lies in not harming the people, rather than doing something and doing nothing.
This is how you should act without harming the people."
“What Kong Ming said is wrong!!”
The two of them were so excited that they sat facing each other. After talking like this, they couldn't stop at all. They each had their own opinions and attacked from various chapters of Gongyang.
Yuan Shu and Liu Mastiff opened their mouths. Looking at their fierce debate, Liu Mastiff reacted, quickly picked up a pen and ink, and began to record it quickly. Yuan Shu on the side also looked at their argument in a daze, and even forgot about it.
To persuade or reprimand.
"Mr. Yuan, come and judge, who is right, him or me?" Zhuge Liang asked angrily.
Yuan Shu thought for a long time, slowly pulled out the long sword from his waist, put it on the desk, and said: "Now, shut up, I will teach. If you dare to say anything again..."
The two of them were excited, bowed to Yuan Shu, and then sat down quietly again, pretending to be listening attentively. Yuan Shu then began to speak slowly. When he explained the principles of benevolence, righteousness, and benevolent government, Sima Yi felt a little agitated.
He looked at Zhuge Liang proudly, and then Yuan Shu mentioned the irony in it, and Zhuge Liang also looked at him disdainfully.
After the class was over, Yuan Shu didn't give them a chance to ask questions and kicked the three of them out directly.
After walking out, they finally didn't quarrel again.
Looking at Sima Yi in front of him, Zhuge Liang didn't know what he thought of, and said to Liu Mastiff: "Your Highness, the temple is now in chaos due to the New Deal. Your Highness must not be involved in it. People during this period must not be too close. I can't tell.
, it will harm His Highness..."
"Hey, Kong Ming..."
"Your Highness, the New Deal is a great deal that our Han Dynasty has never seen before. The prince once said that Cui Gong has spoken, and Cao Gong should implement it. If this policy is popular in the world and its foundation is perfected, it will definitely make the country permanent. However,
, Those who can understand this politics are all smart and talented people. If there are villains who slander him, His Highness will pretend that he has never heard of it..."
"Oh, the New Deal? This move made the local gentry dissatisfied, the three local elders opposed it, and the local officials felt that this was disrespectful to the talented. I would like to ask, how does the New Deal detect the value of local grain production? How does it know the harvest?
, how to collect taxes when local officials do not cooperate? Well?? If we want to send embroidered clothes envoys to supervise, how many embroidered clothes envoys will be needed? The income from taxes may not be able to pay these embroidered clothes envoys.
Where’s the salary?”
"you!!"
Looking at the two people arguing in front of him, Liu Mastiff listened quietly. He suddenly realized many things that he had never thought of. Oh, so it is like this. There is such a big resistance to the New Deal. After listening to Sima Yi's story, he also realized
He was stunned for a moment, oh, it turns out that the New Deal still has so many effects! He listened with great interest. Seeing that the two of them were just arguing and had no intention of taking action, he stopped trying to persuade them.
The three of them stayed in the mansion until evening, and then they left.
Sima Yi came out of the mansion and walked towards the library. This time, no scholar dared to follow him. With the emperor's eldest son and Yuan Shu protecting him, these people did not dare to act recklessly. Sima Yi rushed to the library and walked in
On the third floor, no soldiers stopped him. After entering, he just picked up the book and saw the person he least wanted to see, Cao Cao.
Cao Cao sat far away and looked at him happily.
"Zhongda, I heard that you went to study with His Highness?"
"Back to Mr. Cao, it's true."
Cao Cao shook his head and said: "Am I so unworthy of your help? I would rather follow Yuan Erlang to treat the rams than come and help me..."
Sima Yi pondered for a long time. He slowly sat in front of Cao Cao, stared at Cao Cao closely, and said: "Mr. Cao, the New Deal cannot be implemented...The resistance is too great. Even if Gong Cao is willing to go to various counties one by one,
It is impossible to investigate in person. The officials are not cooperating, the three powerful elders are opposed, and the people do not know what is good or bad. With the spread of the word by the nobles, they are very afraid, fearing that Duke Cao will make them pay more taxes!"
"In the world, only the Emperor and Duke Cao are willing to carry out this policy. What's more, the decree is not perfect..."
"Hahaha..." Cao Cao laughed in a low voice and said: "You are the first one to tell me the truth. Those ministers are doing things all day long, but they still can't give a rough idea. If
If you have free time, talk to them and they will surely be happy and won’t make it difficult for you anymore..."
Sima Yi was startled and asked: "Mr. Cao, do you also think that the New Deal cannot be implemented?"
Cao Cao shook his head slightly.
He stood up and said: "No matter how great the resistance is, there must be someone who can try it. If they are not good at it, you are not good at it either. I am the only one in the world who can do it!"
"If there is any imperfection, I will personally improve it. If there is huge resistance, I will do my best to solve it... This full hall of ministers, one mouth for the country, one mouth for the people, sitting on the table, their shirts are rotten
, I don’t even get up and move. A man is born in the world and should make a difference. Even if his body is broken and his bones are broken, he will not flinch... Even if one day, I fail and bear the infamy of the generations, then I will also
Far better than those who just sit around and say nothing!"
As Cao Cao said this, he ignored Sima Yi, turned around and walked out of the library.
Only a stunned Sima Yi was left, watching him leave, but speechless. Sima Yi lowered his head and looked at his chest. There was something that seemed to be ready to move. Is that ambition? Or ambition?
Sima Yi left the library and returned home, thinking about Cao Cao's words. Over the years, he had been studying and studying all day long, thinking that he was talented and unmatched by anyone, but he had never been as ambitious as Cao Cao. He thought
What do you want? The position of the Three Dukes? Peace for a lifetime? Or be as vigorous as Cao Gong and achieve unparalleled fame?
Sima Yi didn't understand.
However, Cao Cao had already begun to improve the New Deal. First, he asked Zhang He for help. Under the supervision of the embroidered messenger, he asked the governors from all over the country to go to the countryside in the county to convey the New Deal to the people.
They understand that this move will be of great use to them. To put it simply, the New Deal is to exempt the poor from money and collect more money from the powerful. It is to protect their family property and prevent it from being taken away by the powerful!
In order to prevent the governors from being boycotted or acting passively, he implored the messengers of embroidered clothes to supervise. In addition, he asked the governors from various places to help with this matter. Naturally, he could not let the messengers of embroidered clothes to supervise the governors. Cao Cao
In a memorial to the emperor, several local governors who refused to implement Cao Cao's demands or were dissatisfied with the new policies were replaced by their own supporters.
The emperor also trusted Cao Cao, and he had no objection to such a request. The governor did not have military and political power in the local area, but only had the power of supervision. This is why the emperor agreed. If Cao Cao proposed to replace the governor of various places,
, then the matter was different. Cao Cao had no superiors and did not make such an excessive request.
However, his behavior still attracted more infamy. The officials thought that he was trying to get close to him and exclude dissidents. Everyone called him Cao Cao's thief. When they met in the palace, they were not even allowed to bow to him. He was so disrespectful to him.
The number of assassinations continues to increase.
After the officials heard that Sima Yi was also with His Highness, the turmoil arose again. Who is Sima Yi? Not long ago, the officials did not recognize him, and they only met him in the prison of the Embroidered Clothes Messenger. But later, he turned out to be
Being mixed up with Cao's thief, this move implicated the entire Sima family and was ostracized by all officials. Sima Fang even resigned and returned home, unable to bear the aggrievedness anymore.
Is this person accompanying His Highness now?
This must have been arranged by the thief Cao! They wanted to tell His Highness about the innovation and drag His Highness to join them. How could the officials tolerate this? However, they couldn't object even if they wanted to.
After all, Sima Yi didn't have an official status yet. He was just arranged by the emperor to study with the eldest son of the emperor. It was useless to report to the emperor. He had to find a way.
First of all, we have to look at His Highness’s attitude.
On this day, the three of them had just gathered in front of the study. Before Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang had time to argue, a servant asked Liu Mastiff to go to the living room in the front yard, saying that Yuan Shu was waiting there, and ordered Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang to wait here.
Liu Mastiff was a little puzzled, and led by his servants to the front yard.
As soon as he walked into the room, he saw Yuan Shu in the main seat, and he quickly bowed to see him. Next to Yuan Shu, there were two middle-aged men sitting, one of whom was Xun Yu, whom he knew, and the other one,
Liu Mastiff didn't know about it, but he hurriedly paid his respects. Yuan Shu then introduced him: "This is Mr. Xun, whom you know. That is Mr. Situ Lu."
Liu Mastiff was shocked and hurriedly paid his respects again.
Lu Zhi smiled and quickly returned the greeting. He liked Liu Mastiff very much because he was well-mannered and extremely respectful, unlike...ahem.
"Your Highness, how are your studies lately?"
Lu Zhi asked, and Liu Mastiff quickly replied: "Mr. Situ, I am stupid because of my master's teachings, so I am stupid."
"Hahaha, okay, okay..." Lu Zhi came to test his knowledge again.
? And Yuan Shu raised his head proudly, watching Liu Mastiff answer fluently, and felt very happy in his heart.
"Okay, Your Highness is smart!"
As Lu Zhi spoke, he suddenly asked: "Your Highness, do you think the New Deal is good or bad?"
Liu Mastiff looked at Lu Zhi blankly, then raised his head and looked at Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu said: "Just say it, no matter how you answer, it doesn't matter!"
Looking at Lu Zhi and Xun Yu in front of him, Liu Mastiff thought for a long time, but they did not interrupt his thinking.
"Master Shijun once said that it is okay to do nothing, but it cannot harm the people."
Hearing this sentence, Lu Zhi and Xun Yu were overjoyed, benevolence and righteousness, good, they would rather do nothing than risk doing things that harm the people. This is a great answer. Yuan Shu also nodded with satisfaction, Liu Mastiff
Then he said goodbye and left.
Watching Liu Mastiff leave, Lu Zhi smiled and said, "This son is quite benevolent in Renmiao!"
"Yes, originally we came here to see if the prince has been deceived by Cao Cao. Now it seems that he has not yet. We have to find a way to arrange a talented person next to the prince to prevent His Highness from leaving.
Going astray!"
"That's right!"
The people in the room were very happy.
Liu Mastiff walked out of the house, lowered his head respectfully, showing his respect for everyone, and stood in front of the door, waiting for the master to come out. Even the soldiers at the door were a little surprised. It was indeed a Ren Temple.
My grandson, your moral character, respect for teachers and Taoism are rare in the world!
Liu Mastiff lowered his head, curled the corners of his mouth, and a strange smile appeared on his face.