It is rare for many officials to gather together, including Zhou Yu, Sima Yi, Lu Su and others who have been away for a long time. Of course, Lu Yu is not here. He may not be able to come for a year or two. He is Lu Zhi's only son, and his
My brother died of illness early, and he was the only seedling left. He wanted to keep his filial piety for Duke Situ. Everyone gathered together, and they should have sat down and talked happily. However, at the time of mourning, no one could express this joy.
Love shows up.
"Zhongda... you are finally back... You have been gone for such a long time. I know you are going to catch thieves, so I feel very worried..." Liu Mastiff said
, Sima Yi cupped his hands and said: "It is our crime to make His Highness worried..." The prince looked at Zhou Yu again and couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Zhou, why don't you see Xianfu? Where has he gone? But still?
well??"
Zhou Yu said: "Your Highness, he is fine. He sent the thief to Tingwei... He may be late."
Everyone started chatting. When it came to Zhuge Liang's eldest son, Sima Yi was a little surprised. He asked: "How many days have I left, and Kong Ming has a child? What does he look like? But like Kong Ming, he is young and mature."
Smart, talking all day long, and arrogant??"
When Zhuge Liang heard this, he felt unhappy and immediately replied: "My son was not born smart. He was busy going to the library all day long. The soldiers refused to let him in. He also lied about being the grandson of the Third Duke. It really bothered me.
Shameful..."
"Ahem, cough..." Liu Mastiff cleared his throat quickly. He knew it would be like this. As soon as these two people got together, they would immediately start quarreling. I really don't know, if one of them is Situ in the future, the other
Because of Sikong, there could still be a moment of peace in the temple. Before Liu Mastiff opened his mouth, Man Chong said coldly: "It is a serious crime to enter the library under false pretenses."
As soon as Man Chong opened his mouth, Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi were stunned and closed their mouths.
Liu Mastiff could only try to change the subject. He asked doubtfully: "Manjun, you have been gone for so long this time. What kind of thieves did you encounter? But the plundering giant bandits?"
Man Chong shook his head solemnly and said, "No."
"That's a traitor who wants to commit rebellion??"
"No."
"Then who is he and why did he send so many people to arrest him?" the prince asked with some confusion.
"He's just a young scholar. He committed a heinous crime. He talked about destiny, slandered saints, reprimanded hundreds of schools of thought, beat up alchemists, and destroyed temples... He even killed people... He committed a heinous crime!!" Man Chong started to tell the story.
The prince is a little confused about this man's series of evidence. What kind of evidence are these? With these evidences, do you still need to take action?
Seeing that the prince was a little confused, he looked at Zhou Yu beside him with affection and displeasure, and said: "In addition, I also want to report to Zhou Jun, Sima Jun, Lu Jun, etc., who are connected with the thieves, protect the thieves, and make friends with them."
The emperor was even more confused, looking at Zhou Yu and Sima Yi.
Sima Yi smiled and said: "Your Highness, it's up to me...Does Your Highness know about the Buddha Sect?"
"I know." The prince nodded. There are still many Buddhist scriptures in the palace, which were translated and compiled during the period of Emperor Xiaohuan. Xiaohuan believed in these and promoted them throughout the country, making the local alchemists popular.
He was angry and had many disputes with them. Liu Mastiff had read those Buddhist scriptures, but he was not interested. In his opinion, these people were no different from those deceitful alchemists in the north.
"Your Highness may not know that there is a powerful man in Danyang named Zuo Rong. This man is cruel by nature, but he believes in the religion of Buddha. He has funded the establishment of numerous temples in Xuzhou to worship Buddha, and he has tenants and even everyone in the county come to believe in it.
, he got acquainted with the local officials and committed evil deeds. He was a vicious thief who did not hesitate to deduct money. He built many temples and converted family property into pagoda property to avoid taxes... and oppressed the people in the local area.
Don't do any evil."
"Just because he respects the pagoda and ignores the governor of the county and others, he still has some power."
"Later, he met a Kuangsheng. This Kuangsheng was from Qingzhou. He also came from a powerful family. He had been fond of reading since he was a child. When he was less than ten years old, he had already read the Book of Poetry and the Book of Etiquette. It was very impressive. Later he studied abroad and
Between Qing, Xu, Bing, and Ji, he was extremely talented, had an outstanding nature, was forthright, free and uninhibited, dared to speak out, was not shy about trivial matters, and was silent and impermanent. He was called a mad man by the great sages of the four states. This man came to Xuzhou
, then I saw the situation here..."
"Your Highness does not know that this man originally hated the alchemists, hated the classics, and even the saints. He was arrogant and arrogant. He especially did not talk about ghosts and gods. He had beaten the alchemists in Jizhou before, and even dragged the alchemists to debate in front of the people.
He caused them to make a fool of themselves, so he was wanted in several places in Jizhou. In Qingzhou, he destroyed the temple built by Emperor Xiaohuan himself, set it on fire, and falsely said that if there is a god, he will come to seek revenge on me, Mr. Zhong!"
"So he was also wanted in Qingzhou. In desperation, he went to Xuzhou, but he saw that everyone here believed in pagodas, and everything in their words meant pagodas. Most of the people on the road were monks. How could he bear this? So he went to Xuzhou
He started beating monks, burning temples, and saying that everything and everyone was not destined by God. These things naturally triggered the pursuit of Zuo Rong, and he killed several of the masters sent by Zuo Rong..."
"Later, Zuo Rong held a Buddha Bathing Ceremony in the county... Your Highness did not know that this thief was really hateful. The local county and county officials set up relief centers, and all the materials distributed to the people were taken away by this thief.
He dedicated the Buddha to others, defrauded the people of their property, and set up this Buddha bathing meeting... The meeting had just begun, and many monks were reciting scriptures. Suddenly someone asked: Is it possible to live forever if you believe in the pagoda?"
"Ze Rong heard this and replied: The method of pagoda is extremely wonderful."
"As soon as he finished answering, Kuang Sheng jumped out of the crowd, cut off Zuo Rong's head with a knife, and shouted: Let Nai Weng see your wonderful pagoda technique!!"
"He defecated on the pagoda again in public, destroyed it, and laughed wildly."
"He was so eloquent that he persuaded a group of Xuzhou knights to kill monks and destroy temples with great cruelty. This incident became more and more violent, and finally the emperor became furious and sent people to arrest him. This man fled here and there but could not be caught.
Arrest... We went there, checked in various places, and after several arrests, we finally caught him..." Sima Yi said, his face still a little tired, and it could be seen that the arrest was not as bad as he said.
easy.
Man Chong snorted coldly and said, "You're just an ignorant thief."
Zhou Yu didn't like hearing this. Zhou Yu said: "This man is a great talent, but Zuo Rong has done many evil things and deserved his death. How can we say that he is a thief? I think Tingwei should release him and let him come to the East Palace to assist His Highness."
!!" Man Chong was furious and said: "What kind of official status is he that can kill people well? Zhe Rong is a wicked person, and we should deal with him, so what do we have to do with him? If he kills someone, he has committed a serious crime!"
"Yes, you should deal with Ze Rong's crime. He has been doing evil for so many years and Manjun hasn't said a word. How come he is already dead and Manjun wants to deal with him? Why, why don't you take his body?"
Dig it out, and Lord Man will judge him again, so that the world will know how upright Lord Man is?!" Zhou Yu said with a sneer. Seeing that the two were about to fight, Zhuge Liang spoke quickly to calm down both of them.
"No matter what you say, I will report it to the emperor truthfully!" Man Chong said, turned and left.
Zhou Yu looked at him, snorted coldly, and said: "A person who is just trying to gain fame."
Liu Mastiff was a little embarrassed. He valued these two people very much and didn't know how to persuade him. Sima Yi said: "Your Highness, this man is a great talent. Your Highness can go and see him. He should be locked up in Tingwei Prison now. I will take him."
Your Majesty, please go down and have a look. Your Majesty, as long as you talk to this person for a moment, you will know what is extraordinary about this person!" Sima Yi said this, and even Zhuge Liang was a little curious about this person.
Not to mention Liu Mastiff. Liu Mastiff's eyes widened and he asked: "Is this person really that great?"
"yes."
Sima Yi nodded.
Liu Mastiff was a little moved, but he was not sure about his father's attitude toward this person. If he went to meet him rashly, would his father be displeased? Just as he was thinking about it, Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Your Highness,
It’s okay, let’s go and have a look together. While Man Jun is not here, if he comes back later, I’m afraid His Highness won’t be able to go...” After hearing what Zhuge Liang said, Liu Mastiff simply agreed and took him with him.
Following the officials in the East Palace, they walked towards the Tingwei.
Just halfway through, he saw Yuan Shang. Yuan Shang was walking towards the East Palace with a few soldiers. When he saw Liu Mastiff, he was also surprised. He hurriedly came to pay him a visit. Liu Mastiff helped him up and said: "Xian
"Oh, I have troubled you these days..." Yuan Shang shook his head and said: "No problem, Your Highness, where are you going?"
"Go to Tingwei and see the thief."
"Ah!" Yuan Shang was shocked and shook his head quickly and said: "Your Highness, it is better not to go. This guy is simply a lunatic. Along the way, he was saying treasonous words. He said that the great man has no destiny, but Taizu has it.
Excellent soldiers and generals with talents..." Yuan Shang did not dare to continue talking and quickly closed his mouth. Liu Mastiff heard this and smiled and said: "Does this person hate my Gongyang so much?"
The core of Gongyang in the Han Dynasty is naturally the theory of destiny. Gongyang Confucianism believes that all changes in the country are destiny. After experiencing Wang Mang, Gongyang suffered a huge blow and improved the theory of destiny. Among them
The most powerful thing is He Xiu. In order to prevent such a situation from happening, he directly placed the destiny on the emperor of the Han Dynasty. Yanqin, Zhou, Shang, etc. all did not have the destiny, so the country would be destroyed and the morality would be poor.
coordination.
Only the Emperor of Han Dynasty is the one who has the true destiny. Therefore, the emperor who has been able to rule the world for so long and has no one to obey him. The Shang and Zhou Dynasties cannot manage the place. How can he be regarded as having the destiny? Why not directly deprive him of it?
The fundamental theory of destiny is that the way of heaven changes, and the virtuous will live in it, and directly changed this statement to the way of heaven remains unchanged, and the Liu family will live in it. Others, even if they seize the country, will not last long, and will definitely
Suffering punishment from God!
He Xiu's new theory has been popular in the Han Dynasty. Today, what young children in official schools study is the Later Gongyang Chunqiu revised by He Xiu.
This man's words were obviously a declaration of war against Gong Yang and a challenge to the entire Han Dynasty. He denied the Han Dynasty's destiny. What a crime it was!
However, Liu Mastiff was not angry, but wanted to see this person even more. He ignored Yuan Shang's objection and led everyone to Tingwei. When they arrived at Tingwei, the soldiers of Tingwei were all frightened.
He hurriedly reported, but the Tingwei was not in the palace, and the other officials did not dare to stop the prince. They could only lead everyone to see the mad man. As soon as he reached the door of the prison, Liu Mastiff heard someone singing loudly in the prison.
"Although the great road is left behind, there are only a few people who can see it. There is nothing wrong with it, and there is nothing suitable for it!"
"It has been around for a long time, and it is as trivial as it is tormented. What to do with a hundred abuses, it is up to me!"
"Send your sorrows to heaven, bury your sorrows underground, rebel against the Five Classics, and destroy elegance!"
"Hundreds of miscellaneous things, please use Conghuo, fight against Shanxi, and travel to the heart of the sea!"
"The vitality is the boat, the breeze is the rudder, and the sky is flying to the Qing Dynasty, with all your will!"