The three of them chatted happily, and before they knew it, they chatted for more than two hours from morning to afternoon.
Today, Sima Hui's students such as Xianglang, Liu and Yinmo came to consult with Sima Hui. As a result, the whole morning was wasted and everyone was at a loss.
During this period, everyone came to watch from a distance. Seeing that the three of them were getting more and more congenial as they chatted, they were too embarrassed to come and disturb them.
Mrs. Pang was worried that Mr. Pang De had not eaten lunch and his body could not bear it, so she specially made a small table and prepared some food and wine for Pang Shanmin to deliver.
The three of them chatted while eating, until finally Chen Mu suggested that the afternoon sun was getting hotter and hotter, and there were military affairs in the army, so we could stop talking here today and come back tomorrow.
Although Mr. Pang De and Sima Hui were reluctant to leave, they could only do this. They called on everyone to accompany them and sent Chen Mu all the way to the outside of the valley, reluctant to leave.
After Chen Mu left, Mr. Pang De and Sima Huicai walked back without saying anything.
On the way back, Pang Tong couldn't help but asked curiously: "Master Shifu, what did you and the young master talk about, and you are so speculative?"
Mr. Pang Degong licked his lips and said with satisfaction: "After talking with Mr. Chen, it was really enlightening. The secrets of the whole world seemed to be right in front of my eyes. The ancient Confucius should be regarded as Mr. Chen!"
Pang Tong thought his uncle was joking and said with a smile: "Father, I admit that Chen Shaofu is indeed a prodigy in the world. He assisted Xuande Gong and was able to ascend to the throne of the Han Dynasty. But if he is said to be the Confucius of today, this praise may be a little bit...
It’s too much praise.”
“It’s not a bad compliment at all.”
Sima Hui said seriously: "If there is no disrespect for Confucius, according to what Mr. Chen said, Confucius cannot even be compared with him. It is a pity that you were not able to listen to the lecture this time. Next time Mr. Chen comes, I will ask him to agree that you can sit and watch.
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Everyone didn't realize the seriousness of the matter until both of them spoke in unison.
Mr. Chen?
Who is Confucius in ancient times and should he be Gong Chen?
Perhaps even Confucius cannot be compared with him?
Pang Degong and Sima Hui praised Chen Mu so much that everyone present could not believe it.
First of all, being able to be called a public servant is not something that ordinary people can do. In addition to having social status, fame, and talent, you also need to be of a certain age.
Chen Mu's social status, fame and talent are sufficient, but he is still young, only 33 years old this year.
Not to mention that the ancients often could only be called male when they were over forty years old. Just say that this age is a junior compared with Ma Hui of Pound Company. To be called male by an elder, how much knowledge, moral character and ability do you need to be called like this?
call?
Putting this aside, Pang Degong compared Chen Mu to contemporary Confucius, and Sima Hui also said that Confucius might not be able to compare with him, which is even more incredible.
Among the hundreds of schools of thought in the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius had the highest status in the Han Dynasty.
This means that in the hearts of Pang De Gong and Sima Hui, Chen Mu has the highest status among today's scholars, even surpassing Liu Biao, who is known as one of the Eighth Rankings, and Pang De Gong and Sima Hui themselves.
You know, people in later generations often think that Liu Biao is one of the Eight Heroes, but in fact the Eight Jun is what "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" says.
The real ranking should be determined according to "Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Biography of Dang Guo".
Liu Biao was rated as Baji in "Book of the Later Han Dynasty", and in terms of age and social status, he was far from worthy of the names of Bajun and Bagu, so it was pretty good to get a Baji.
Nowadays, the three kings, eight heroes, eight people, eight people, and eight chefs are all dead. The most prestigious among the scholars is Liu Biao. He is considered by the literati to be a man of extremely high talent, learning, and moral character. This is why there are a large number of people in Jingzhou.
The reason why the nobles came to defect.
Pang De and Sima Hui were definitely more talented and knowledgeable than Liu Biao, but their reputations could not compare with him. In the hearts of Pang De and Sima Hui, Liu Biao was not even worthy of being compared with Chen Mu, only Confucius was. This shows how much praise Chen Mu received from Pang De and Sima Hui.
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Such praise really makes people curious.
Several people were itchy. On the one hand, they were shocked that Mr. Pang De would give such high praise to Chen Mu, and on the other hand, they were curious about how knowledgeable Mr. Chen must be to deserve such praise.
It's a pity that they can't listen on the sidelines, which is a pity.
This is also something that can't be helped.
This kind of high-end academic exchange can only be done with the permission of the parties involved. Otherwise, as juniors, they are not even qualified to listen to the lecture.
At the end of the Han Dynasty, there was a strong trend of studying abroad, and the concept of "impermanence of teachers" already existed.
But the impermanence of teachers means that you can learn from multiple teachers, provided that the teacher allows you to follow him.
Just like Liu Bei was able to study in the school opened by Lu Zhi, it was because Liu Bei's clan uncle helped him pay the tuition, and he was only a disciple in the major class, not a disciple in the family. If he didn't pay the tuition, he wouldn't even be able to enter the classroom.
And the most important thing is that Pang De and Sima Hui gained a lot of knowledge from Chen Mu. In theory, they even want to worship Chen Mu as their teacher.
Otherwise, even if I learned a lot of new things from Chen Mu, I would not be able to teach them to others.
Because in a sense, Chen Mu created a science.
But Pang Degong and Sima Hui did not worship him as their teacher, and they could not pass on the knowledge they learned.
It is even said that even if they have become a master, they cannot go out to teach without permission unless the master gives permission or the master dies.
Therefore, although everyone was curious, they had no choice but to beg Mr. Pang De and Sima Hui to listen to the lecture the next time Chen Mu came.
After Chen Mu returned, he continued to handle official duties.
He dispersed many of his students and sent them to various counties in Nanyang to patrol around to appease the people, remove incompetent officials, build canals, teach farmers and mulberry trees, etc.
A few days later, Zhuge Liang reported good news. There were countless bandits in the Funiu Mountains in Nanyang. They were the remnants of the Yellow Turbans that had previously been entrenched in Runan. After Sun Jian occupied Runan, these remnants of the Yellow Turbans were driven away and hid in the mountains.
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These remnants of the Yellow Turbans occupied some mountain basins such as Lushan Mountain and Funiu Mountain in the northwest of Nanyang. Their location was equivalent to the Nanzhao County area in later generations. This time the imperial court captured Nanyang and wiped out the bandits from all directions. The bandits came to join them one after another.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The largest force is the remnants of the Yellow Turbans who occupy a mountain called Woniu Mountain in the Funiu Mountain area. The leaders are named Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao.
There is also good news.
Led by the current head of the family, Liao Hua, the powerful Liao family in Zhonglu County, Xiangyang, crossed the river by ferry from the Changshou Island area and went to the imperial court.
Chen Mu was overjoyed and immediately appointed Zhou Cang, Pei Yuanshao and others as school captains, and Liao Hua as Huyang County Magistrate.
It is worth mentioning that Liao Hua was not a general who went into battle to kill the enemy.
His family is a powerful one in Zhonglu. He himself is only twenty years old this year. He is a vigorous young man who has practiced martial arts since childhood, can read and write, and is quite knowledgeable. Because he had a premonition that the imperial court would surely sweep the world, he abandoned his family's property in Zhonglu and went to
imperial court.
Chen Mu personally interviewed him and found that he had some experience in local governance and people's livelihood, so he made him serve as the local county magistrate to manage people's livelihood, without leaving the army in his hands.
In summary, Liao Hua can actually lead the army on horseback and calm the people on horseback. He is a low-profile version of Zhou Yu, with a Confucian general level, but his ability is not very high.
In terms of military service, the upper limit is basically a general, which is not up to the level of seventeen generals. In governing a local area, the upper limit is at most a prefect. To serve as an official in the central government obviously overestimates his ability.
According to the average value, his strength and intelligence are estimated to be between 50-70, making him a medium talent.
However, such middle-level talents with both civil and military skills are considered rare, and as long as they are capable, knowledgeable and moral, Chen Mu will always accept anyone who comes.
A few days later, Chen Mu came to Lumen Mountain again to visit Mr. Pang De and Sima Hui.
This time we were no longer sitting by the river discussing Taoism, but in the hall.
The courtyard was not big, so everyone sat on the corridor where Sima Hui usually taught his students.
Three people from Chen Mu Pangde Company and Ma Hui sat cross-legged, forming a circle around the city. The rest of the people were sitting under the eaves a little far away from them, all sitting upright.
The reason why they knew in advance that Chen Mu was coming this time was because they had simply lived in the village at the foot of the mountain for the past few days and came here every day.
If Chen Mu hadn't come, they would have either listened to the lectures of Pang Degong and Sima Hui, or traveled around, waiting until today to follow Chen Mu up the mountain.
Now Xiangyang City cannot be said to be impregnable, at least it can be said that not even a fly can fly out.
Fortunately, most of the people lived outside the city, so they packed some fine clothes and rented a few courtyards in the village to live in. They didn't have to sleep in the open, and they didn't even have a place to live.
Pang Degong had already told Chen Mu in advance, and Chen Mu graciously allowed them to listen on the side. Mrs. Pang prepared fruits and Pang Shanmin also served tea.
After everyone was seated, Mr. Pang De looked around and said with a smile: "Mr. Chen is here again today, which makes my humble room shine. Last time, because I was too focused on listening to the lectures, I neglected Mr. Chen. Please give me some invitations."
Chen Gong Haihan."
"Pang Gong is so polite."
Chen Mu smiled and said that it is said that scholars look down upon each other, which means they are in different realms.
Literary people look down on each other because they are stepping on each other to get the upper hand. They are jealous in their hearts and are afraid that the cultural people around them will stand in front of them.
But when Ma Hui of Pound Company no longer cares about worldly fame and fortune, and is close to the state of studying philosophy, he no longer cares about these things.
Even though he is young, he still talks like a master of Chen, full of respect. This is Confucius's mentality of not being ashamed to ask questions, and it is also what a true scholar should have.
Mr. Pang Degong continued: "The class contradiction mentioned by Mr. Chen last time has made me toss and turn over the past few days, thinking hard every day. Mr. Chen said that the root of the class contradiction is to expand productivity, but I am thinking, even if it is expanded
Productivity will reach its limit one day, right?"
"Yes."
Chen Mu replied without hesitation: "Now the productivity of the Han Dynasty can only support a population of 50 million, and powerful families are still encroaching on these productive forces, squeezing the living space of the people. When the people cannot survive,
They will rebel. Even if we expand productivity and allow the Han Dynasty to support a population of 100 million, as long as the powerful class of aristocratic families still exists, the dynasty will continue to collapse over and over again."
"In that case, doesn't it mean that there will never be a head?"
Sima Hui said in surprise.
Chen Mu smiled and said: "So if a dynasty wants to work hard for a long time, it must learn how to extend the life of the dynasty."
"What if we eliminate the powerful class of aristocratic families?"
Pang Degong probed and asked.
“One size does not fit all.”
Chen Mu smiled and shook his head and said: "A dynasty is like an obese person. A powerful family is like the fat on their belly. The more fat there is, the more organs will be squeezed due to obesity. If the internal organs are squeezed, people will get sick and become terminally ill.
There is no cure. But if you just cut the flesh with a knife, you will die faster."
Everyone was confused as they listened. No one could understand what class, what productivity, or how to extend the life of the dynasty. But even though they didn't understand, no one interrupted. Here, they could only listen.
Sima Hui cupped his hands and said, "Please give me some advice, Mr. Chen."
Chen Mu said: "In order to extend the life of the dynasty, in addition to expanding productivity, there are many ways. Such as restricting land sales, encouraging industry and commerce, external expansion, reducing the gap between rich and poor, weakening the power of local officials, and increasing the channels for people to supervise officials.
Wait. Of course, the most important thing is to expand productivity."
"I understand restricting the trade of heaven and earth, external expansion, and reducing the gap between rich and poor. But I don't understand the other three very well."
Pang Degong asked curiously: "What is the meaning of weakening local officials and increasing the channels for people to supervise officials?"
Chen Mu laughed and said: "The local officials of the Han Dynasty have too much power. They destroy the county magistrates and exterminate the governors. If the people are slightly dissatisfied, officials like the county magistrates and governors can deal with the people at will and plunder their property. Therefore, the power of these people,
It must be taken away so that they only have the power to govern the local area, but not the power to deal with the people at will."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Officials such as county magistrates and prefects in feudal society have extraordinary power. They hold the power of life and death in the hands of the people of each county.
Just like Chen Mu's clan in Puyin, Zhongshan Kingdom, the local wealthy Zhang family in Puyin relied on their relative Zhang Chun as the Prime Minister of Zhongshan Kingdom to act recklessly and plunder, trying to take away the Chen family's land.
If Chen Mu's backstage hadn't been for the then-emperor Han Kangdi Liu Hong, the entire clan's property might not have been saved.
And this is just a way for powerful people to plunder people's fields. It shows how harmful it is for local officials and powerful people to collude together.
Therefore, it is necessary to separate the public security organs and the judiciary as was done in later generations.
The judicial power of county magistrates and prefects over the people was handed over to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Dali Yuan, and Weiyuan, and the power of supervision was handed over to the Supervisory Yuan. At the same time, the Li Zhiyuan was given the power to communicate with the people and be responsible for helping the people supervise officials.
Since the job of the Li Zhi Yuan is to supervise the moral character and governance ability of officials, once they visit around and find that officials are not doing practical things and have a low reputation among the people, they will hand over the collected information to the central court for processing by Situ.
After verification, the official can be dismissed.
Therefore, it can be said that the official administration itself is an important way for the people to supervise officials.
Although it is still difficult to eliminate collusion between government and business, the sharing of power means that the cost of collusion between government and business will be greater.
If a powerful man wants to seize the people's land, relying solely on county magistrates and governors is completely useless. He must also bribe all administrative agencies.
Therefore, weakening power is naturally a way to extend the life of the dynasty.