I Rely on Beauty to Stabilize the Country - Chap 149
Outside the pavilion.
General Xue had been praising Chu Wei and Chang Yuyan for being young and promising. Xue Yuan stood aside with his hands behind his back and looked at the people in the pavilion.
Chang Yuyan suddenly smiled and said: “Jiuyao, have you read the article by the Holy One?”
Xue Yuan said lazily: “I saw it.”
“This method is really wonderful,” San Yuyan exclaimed. “A small thing can be used to read sentences. If this benefits the people all over the world, where will there be people in the world who can’t read?”
Xue Yuan said nothing. Chang Yuyan took a few steps forward and walked to his side, covered his hands and whispered: “Jiuyao, is this method really the idea of Mr. Li?”
Xue Yuan then raised his eyelids and gave him a look, “What do you want to say?”
“This method is good, but it doesn’t appeal to people,” Sanyu said. “If you don’t say anything else, just say the words of the sage. If you read the sentence differently, you can change the sage’s words into different meanings. To put it more unpleasantly, this It is just a pretense to satisfy one’s own selfish desires. The gentlemen in our clan have used the words of saints to benefit themselves. Since ancient times, how many times have the words of saints been misinterpreted? No one knows whether this is right or wrong. Each side has its own opinion. If you really want to use this method, which school of sentence segmentation should you follow? What’s more, it’s not just the words of saints. If every book by sages and sages in the world uses this method, then people of all races and sects will not be able to use this method. Are you going to hate it to the core?”
Xue Yuan’s eyes flashed, “What if this is really what Mr. Li came up with?”
San Yuyan laughed and gloated, “That’s a great scholar today who really cares about the world. I can’t compare to him. No matter how many poems I write, I can’t compare to him.”
“You write poetry not for the sake of the world, but to anger your father and tribe, for fame and fortune,” Xue Yuan, “I see that you have read so many words of saints and fed them all into the dog’s belly.”
“This means that the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked,” San Yu said calmly, “The gentleman who taught me how to read only said these words on his lips and never took them into his heart. The officials in the imperial court were even more bent. In a roundabout way, they just need to change a word and read the sentence in a different way, which means they are standing on the principle of justice and can say whatever they want. No one in the muddy water is better than anyone else. Do you think this thing is easy to promote? ? I’m afraid that once it comes out, it will trigger public outrage.”
Xue Yuan smiled and said: “That’s why the Holy One called you and Master Chu here.”
San Yuyan was startled.
What is beneficial to the poor but not beneficial to the upper class, naturally the upper class must be used to fight against the upper class. The saints must use their strength to fight, and the poor people and the common people only need to wave the flag and shout behind them.
Chu Wei and Chang Yuyan came from official families and were talented and well-known. They were staunch royalists. Xue Yuan felt it was a pity that they did not stand out.
Xue Yuan glanced at him with a smile, stepped forward and walked aside, grabbed a boy from the Li family, and asked about the youngest son of the Li family.
Chang Yuyan was stunned for a while, then slowly followed up, “The youngest son of the Li family is named Li Huan. I do know this person.”
The boy said tremblingly: “Yes, this gentleman is right.”
Xue Yuan let go of the boy and looked towards the pavilion. The Holy Father had finished speaking to Li Bao. The old man looked haggard and was helped down by his servant. The collar of his clothes was soaked with sweat.
Gu Yuanbai glanced down from the pavilion and happened to meet his eyes. The corners of his lips were slightly raised, and he turned to the others, “Come and sit next to me.”
Several people came forward. Xue Yuan was obviously the farthest, but he took three steps and two steps at a time. He quickly passed by everyone and jumped onto the steps. He sat next to the Holy Master and whispered in a low voice: “Are you tired?”
Gu Yuanbai said: “It’s acceptable.”
Xue Yuan thought for a while, “Does the Holy Master recognize Li Huan, the youngest son of the Li family?”
Gu Yuanbai snorted coldly, “He has a face but no brains, he’s just a fool.”
It was rare for the Holy One to speak so harshly. Even the brainless guy Xue Lin and Gu Yuanbai were still personable after being scared by the wolf. Xue Yuan changed the topic as if nothing had happened, but he was even more concerned about it.
Gu Yuanbai looked at the two young talents and said, “You two gentlemen, the punctuation mark is of great importance. It is related to the safety of the Grand Tutor. Please don’t publicize this matter now.”
Chang Yuyan and Chu Wei both nodded.
The Holy Master gave a few more instructions, and the two of them remembered them one by one. After retreating, Chu Wei suddenly felt blessed. After leaving the pavilion, he looked back, and saw Xue Yuan’s hand on the Holy Master’s back between the hidden fences.
The five fingers were spread apart, strong and powerful, and placed intimately between the Holy Master’s waist.
Chu Wei looked at this for a long time, his handsome brows a little confused. When Chang Yuyan wanted to look back in confusion, Chu Wei suddenly came back to his senses and walked forward quickly as if avoiding, “Brother Chang, It’s time for us to go.”
San Yuyan didn’t notice anything and said, “Okay.”
*
Five days later, after the morning court meeting, the ministers had finished discussing their matters, but the Holy Sage did not leave the morning court. Instead, he spoke with emotion about the saint’s words.
“I am deeply touched by the benevolence of Saint Kong,” the saint said. “Every word of what Saint Confucius said is a work handed down from generation to generation. Everyone admires me, Daheng, for the numerous talents who have restrained themselves and restored etiquette. The role of the saint’s words cannot be ignored. ”
Everyone in the Confucian court couldn’t help showing a look of self-effacement.
The Holy Master changed his voice and said, “I often feel that I cannot let everyone in the world learn the words of the saints. My Taifu also has the same worries as me. Li Baonai is a great scholar in the world and has studied the principles of Confucius and the saints for decades. He is now old, but in order to let the people of the world listen to the words of the sage and let the scholars of the world learn the knowledge of the sage, he came up with a good way. ”
“Come,” said the Holy Master, “please invite my master to come to court.”
The officials did not expect such a scene. They turned their heads and looked back with surprised expressions.
Imperial Master Li Bao, who had already grown gray-haired, walked step by step into the main hall.
As he gets older, his body also gets older. If there was any ambition in youth, it would have been extinguished by the weakening life. But even Li Bao couldn’t escape a scholar’s pursuit of making a name for himself in history.
He will live forever in the annals of history and will be highly praised by future generations.
With death and family prosperity behind him, every word of the Holy Sage pierced Li Bao’s heart.
Li Bao was leaning on a cane and shivering with every step he took. His eyes passed over the bright red palace carpet at his feet. The magnificent palace was still as majestic and tall as before. On the golden pillars were dragons, phoenixes, panteng, and twelve coats of arms.
He slowly looked at the officials around him.
They all wore official robes and could still walk. Wearing dark official robes, there is a heavy majesty in the silence.
These are the people the saint asked Li Bao to deal with.
Many of them had come to Li Bao’s house to ask Li Bao to correct his articles. Many of these people were increasingly famous scholars and scholars, and were representatives of various sects.
Li Bao withdrew his eyes from them and finally walked to the front of the hall. He threw away his crutch and knelt down tremblingly.
“Your Majesty, Li Bao, pays homage to His Majesty!”
“Get up,” Gu Yuanbai said, “Someone, please help Taifu get up.”
After Li Bao was helped by the eunuch to stand up, he raised a thick stack of paper in his hand and said, “Your Majesty, this is what I want to offer!”
The eunuch stepped forward to take it. Gu Yuanbai took one out at random and looked at it. He twitched the corner of his mouth and looked at Li Bao with a gentler look in his eyes. He turned his head to the eunuch and said, “Leave these in the hands of the ministers.”
Five eunuchs filed out from the side and immediately called the papers into the hands of the ministers. The officials were either puzzled or curious. After looking down at it, their hearts shrank and they couldn’t believe it.
Li Baoda took a few breaths and explained the functions of these punctuation marks one by one under the gaze of the Holy Master.
Gu Yuanbai nodded from time to time, expressing his approval and appreciation.
What was written on the paper was not the “Controversy on Cao Hu” written by Gu Yuanbai that day, but two passages from “Warring States Policy” that Li Bao himself tried to write using punctuation marks.
Two paragraphs are very few, and although they are concise, they already explain everything.
After Li Bao finished explaining, the entire hall was so quiet that there seemed to be lingering sounds.
Some people were so shocked that they said: “How can this be used?!”
“Why can’t this be used?” The Holy One looked at him lightly, “I think Li Qing’s words are good, and the method is good. With this method, people all over the world will no longer spend effort and time to learn sentence reading, which is beneficial to all people. ”
The questioner was speechless.
Li Bao’s lips trembled, “What the Holy One said is absolutely true! This method, this method… I sincerely ask the Holy One to use this method to read sentences, so as to popularize it among all people!”
As soon as this statement came out, all the officials were in an uproar.
One by one, the officials stood up with excited expressions and loudly told the Holy Father that they couldn’t do it. But if you asked them why they couldn’t do it, they couldn’t say anything else. Some humble officials in the imperial court looked confused, but before they could stand up, some ministers who had talked with the Holy One a few days ago stood up resolutely.
The whole court was as noisy as a vegetable market.
Gu Yuanbai looked at the officials below who had no image at all. Some of them had even rolled up their sleeves and their faces were flushed. The etiquette mentioned by Kong Sage was all forgotten. Look, this is full of benevolence and righteousness. An official with courtesy, wisdom and trust.
What they value is not the saint at all, but the fame and fortune that the saint represents.
All the bustle in the world is for benefit, and all the hustle and bustle in the world is for benefit.
It is true that there are pure Confucian scholars, but few people who have experienced ups and downs in the officialdom can still maintain their original aspirations.
The Holy Emperor stood up slowly while holding the dragon chair, and the eunuch beside him shouted: “Quiet——”
The officials seemed to have just realized that this was above the main hall. They suddenly shut up and turned pale.
Gu Yuanbai came down the steps step by step and pointed at the chaotic group of officials. His anger was faint in the calm, “Look at you! You have read so many sages’ books in vain. Look at what you are like now! How different are you from the market?” What a rogue!”
“What are you trying to do with these sleeves rolled up? Are you going to beat me to a bloody head in front of me!” Gu Yuanbai’s face finally lost its calmness, and anger burned in his brows, “Absurd! Extremely absurd!”
The faces of the officials who were pointed at and scolded by the Holy Master turned pale and turned red with shame.
“You talk so much about benevolence, righteousness, and morality, and talk about serving the country and the people. I find it ridiculous to see you like this.” Gu Yuanbai snorted heavily, his chest still heaving violently, “If you can’t say it, then you can’t say it. “Where, I don’t think you feel bad, it’s because of your own selfish desires. Looking at these punctuation marks brought by the Taifu, what you see in your eyes is not the words of the saint, not the people of the world, but the power you only want to see.” The word “power” and the word “li” for fame and fortune!”
The officials’ breathing was stagnant, and they knelt down in a panic. There were a dozen muffled sounds in uneven patterns, and cold sweat soaked their backs. They said in fear: “I don’t dare!”
“Don’t you dare?” Gu Yuanbai looked at them gloomily, “Then tell me. Where are Huang Qing, Zhou Qing, Shangshu? Where are Jiu Qing? All of them stand up for me and tell me what’s wrong with Taifu’s method. , where can’t it be used?”
The important minister remained silent.
Gu Yuanbai said: “Tell me?”
The Minister of Hubu was the first to step forward, “I think there is nothing wrong with it. It can be used, so it can be used naturally.”
