Three Kingdoms

Two days later.

Fei Qian returned to Luoyang. Regardless of whether it was public or private, Fei Qian went to find Cai Yong first.

"This matter..." After listening to Fei Qian's narration of the entire Hangu Pass incident, Cai Yong shook his head and wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing and just sighed softly.

Of course Cai Yong could guess the situation of the yellow scarf thieves who suddenly appeared in Hangu Pass, but his own identity was very embarrassing. He not only belonged to the Shandong noble family and Chenliu people, but also was promoted by Dong Zhuo, so He can understand many things, but is not very easy to say them.

Looking at Master Cai Yong's expression, Fei Qian could guess a thing or two about Cai Yong's thoughts, but for him, Hangu Pass this time was simply extremely dangerous.

Fei Qian could not forget the feeling of cold hairs standing on end from head to toe, the feeling that the blood in his whole body seemed to be frozen, the feeling that his heart felt like it was being squeezed tightly, death was so close, it seemed that he could feel it It felt like the breath of death was spraying on my neck...

Although the Shandong nobles were not targeting themselves, the fact was that they almost caused their own death.

A person was almost forced to die, and almost lost his head and body. If someone turned around and said, this matter was just a misunderstanding, let's just forget about it...

Can it be counted?

hehe!

Until now, Fei Qian could not forget those eyes that were as turbid and dull as dead fish, and the warm blood that splashed onto his hands and body...

In later generations, when watching books, movies, etc., people often lament that people are in the world and can't help themselves.

And on that night when the sky was filled with flames, I really realized what it meant to be in the Han Dynasty and have no control over one's own actions.

Especially after dawn the next day, after seeing the blood all over the ground, the mutilated and twisted corpses, and the black coals huddled together on the East and West Streets...

I had never imagined that a living person could shrink into such a small amount after being burned to death. That smell makes me want to vomit whenever I smell meat.

Fei Qian felt that he should be grateful to Zheng Ke and the soldier Zheng Ke who died under his own hands. If it hadn't been for the fire in the post house that almost forced him to have no way out, and if it hadn't been for the glint of the sword that almost cut off all his chances of survival. , I was really blinded by some of the achievements in front of me.

From an inconspicuous side branch of the Fei family to today, in the eyes of others, it seems to be very remarkable. It turns out that I once thought so, and thought that I could use my own mind to navigate between the two forces with ease. , playing both sides, not only can save Master Cai Yong's fate, but also want to get more benefits from it.

Now that I think about it, I really thought it was too simple.

It can only be said that he is not strong enough. Even if he has the title of Cai Yong's disciple, even if he is married to the Jingxiang gentry, and even if he has the status of Zuo Shushi, in the eyes of those people, he is still like an insect.

At most it can be regarded as a slightly larger bug...

If you want to get rid of the fate of being like a bug, you must truly master your own power!

Fei Qian was silent for a while, bowed his head to Cai Yong, and said: "Gao Tao said that Yu has nine virtues as a ruler. He is wide and firm, soft and upright, willing and respectful, chaotic and respectful, disturbing and persevering, straight and gentle, simple. And honesty, firmness and fortification, strength and righteousness. Those who have the nine virtues will show their integrity, and their words and deeds will be auspicious! I dare to ask the master, among the monarchs in the court today, are there any people with the nine virtues?"

Gaotao was a sage during the period of Yu the Great. At that time, he, Yao, Shun, and Yu were known as the Four Ancient Sages. At that time, he proposed the Nine Virtues as a monarch. Although there were other new descriptions of the Nine Virtues in Zuo Zhuan later, Gaotao was indeed the first person to propose the standards of the Nine Virtues.

Cai Yong shook his head.

Fei Qian went on to say: "In the past, when a small boy asked his teacher, he would talk too much and cause trouble in all directions. He would drink too much and destroy his virtues. He would commit treachery and rape. The judges and teachers would not be punished. Anyone who was guilty would not be punished. Only then would the small people be prosperous. , they are enemies, and if they are wading in a big water, they will have no end. There is also a question about Qian Qian, is he going crazy, or is he inferior to the wilderness? "

Cai Yong was silent.

Fei Qian said again: "Uncle Yu said that if a gentleman does not plan, a scholar will not be able to die, but he will do what he says, and both the children next to him will die. If the people of Lu do not want to kill children, they ask Zhongni, and Zhongni can do it. Because Measures are taken from time to time, and they are formed by events. The meaning of the model is also the symbol of etiquette. How can we stick to the rules?"

Cai Yong laughed, tapped Fei Qian with his finger, and said, "Zi Yuan has improved a lot in knowledge!"

It turns out that the allusions cited by Fei Qian just now are no longer limited to Zuo Zhuan, but also involve Shangshu and Liji, and there are some connections between them.

First, it is said that the current situation in the court is not the so-called great situation where saints and virtues are coming to the court and all the nations come to congratulate them. Then, in the bad situation, even Wei Zi, the brother of King Zhou, is powerless. Finally, with Zhong Ni, The person who pays the most attention to etiquette agreed to something that destroyed etiquette to illustrate a concept——

Teacher, this court no longer pays attention to benevolence, etiquette and etiquette. When faced with such a situation, even the emperor's brother would stare blankly and have no choice. What's more, what about people like us who have no right to speak?

Assessing the situation is the true meaning of etiquette. Even Zhongni himself thinks so. Don’t stick to the rules in your principles and persistence...

Cai Yong shook his head, smiled and said: "Your knowledge can make you a great doctor!"

The doctor Cai Yong refers to is not a specific official position, but a scholar-official. Scholar-bureaucrats, as the name implies, there are scholars first and then there are officials. That is to say, after possessing the talents of scholars, they can obtain the official position of officials.

The scholar-officials are a special social class that began to appear in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Different from the old aristocrats, the scholar-officials emphasized more on "scholars", that is, knowledge.

Especially after Confucianism was solemnly respected, this also became an unwritten rule among the officials of the Han Dynasty. Those who did not read and understand the scriptures were not allowed to serve as officials in the court, and at most they could only hold local official positions.

And of course people who don't understand the scriptures cannot be called scholars, but just by reading the scriptures, you can't find people who support your opinions from the scriptures, and you can't persuade others when discussing politics in the court.

Therefore, court officials have very high requirements for the foundation of the scriptures, and ordinary people are not qualified.

Therefore, Cai Yong's evaluation of Fei Qian is still quite high, which means that Fei Qian has now met the prerequisites for becoming a scholar-official.

Hey! Oh, old man! You are also very good at changing topics!

Fei Qian is inevitably a little depressed, would it be better not to play like this?

If you are in the Han Dynasty, you must abide by the rules of the Han Dynasty. Master Cai Yong's identity lies there. Moreover, this kind of thing cannot be said directly. I finally tried hard to find some examples to support it, but Master Cai Yong interrupted me. It's so off topic, it really makes me laugh or cry.

How could Cai Yong not understand the meaning of Fei Qian's words? It's just that he hasn't fully thought about this matter yet, so naturally he can't give a definite answer.

In fact, Fei Qian didn't realize that after he seized every opportunity and persuaded again and again, Cai Yong's originally adhered to the concept has been somewhat shaken, otherwise he would have refused it at first. He won't be as careless as he is now...

A certain woman asked, what is the book Mr. Guan is holding?

Answer: Chun Qiu Zuo Zhuan.

The woman asked again: Then why did Mr. Guan blush when he saw it?

Ahem...