Ginseng is commonly known as Bangchui among the people, so Xiao Feng said ginseng in one sentence and Bangchui in the next sentence. From a literary point of view, there is no dispute.
But Xiao Feng could clearly talk about the ginseng tree of civil servants, but he could only talk about the stick of civil servants, which made the civil servants following Xu Jie look at him angrily.
Xu Jie was also very dissatisfied, but he couldn't argue too much with Xiao Feng on whether civil servants should be called ginseng or sticks, otherwise he would appear too stingy.
"Okay, even if Master Xiao is right. But if we compare people to the world, and the world is like one person, then the civil servants are naturally the human mind, and the generals are the human body.
I would like to ask Mr. Xiao, should a person’s mind control his body, or should his body control his mind? "
High! The civil servants in the hall immediately cheered up and wished they could say hello to Xu Jie!
Unexpectedly, Xu Yiyi, who has only spoken three words for these years, can be so eloquent!
Xu Jie followed Xiao Feng's principles and admitted that the world is like one person, but instead of talking about the reality and emptiness of yin and yang, he used a simpler and more direct metaphor!
Civil servants are like people’s minds, and military officers are like people’s bodies. No one can argue with this metaphor, right? In this case, isn’t it self-evident who should control whom?
Xiao Feng looked at the smiling civil servants and the confused military officers, smiled slightly, sighed, and whispered a few words to An Qingyue.
"If it is safe, the mind will naturally control the body, but if it is dangerous, the body will control the mind."
Xu Jie shook his head and said: "To use strong words to reason, even when there is danger, the mind can judge the danger and analyze how to deal with it, and then the body can execute it!"
Xiao Feng smiled: "Since it is dangerous, you may not be given time to react calmly. And the more dangerous the situation, the less allowed you to think too much. You have to rely on your body's reaction."
Xu Jie shook his head repeatedly: "Absurd, ridiculous, the body's reaction is naturally the result of the mind's thinking..."
At this moment, An Qingyue, who quietly walked up to Xu Jie, pulled out the steel knife with a swipe. Xu Jie jumped back in fright, but An Qingyue took the knife back.
"Why is this knife so astringent? It's time to find a knife sharpener to sharpen it. Those who are watching the fun, step back, push forward and catch you!"
Xu Jie was so frightened by this that his heart beat fast and his whole body became weak. At this time, he came back to his senses and roared angrily.
"An Qingyue, what are you doing?"
An Qingyue looked at Xu Jie aggrievedly: "Maintain order, sir, you don't know, these people watching the excitement are very bold, and they dare to squeeze into the hall if they are given some good looks!"
Xu Jie wanted to speak, but Xiao Feng said in surprise: "Master Xu, why are you panicking? An Qingyue is just the head catcher of Shuntian Mansion.
Don't say you didn't break the law, even if you did, as your chief assistant, An Qingyue wouldn't dare touch you! There must be an imperial edict! "
Xu Jie said angrily: "Of course I'm not afraid, it's just that she suddenly drew the knife and I was startled!"
Xiao Feng smiled and said: "Oh, sir, you are not afraid, but you can jump so far. Don't you claim that your mind controls your body?
Didn't your mind tell your body that there was no need to dodge, and An Qingyue was not a threat to you at all?
She is not a lunatic, and you have no grievances against you in public, so how dare she use violence against the leader of the dynasty? "
Xu Jie took a deep breath, knowing that he had fallen into Xiao Feng's trap. This matter was really difficult to deal with.
If you analyze it based on your head, there is no need to be afraid. But when things happen too fast, the mind has no time to react, and the body reacts first. This is the human body's way of protecting itself.
People think that people think quickly, but this is actually a misunderstanding. What can be called thinking is a very complex process, and no matter how fast it is, there is a limit.
So when I was writing a composition in elementary school, whether it was to stop a train or a frightened horse, I had to look down at the red scarf and think of a lot of heroes. Theoretically, it was too late.
After watching the red scarf and thinking about the heroes, the only thing I still have time to do is not to stop the horse or the train, but at most to help the old lady cross the road.
If Guo thought more, by the time she finished thinking, the old lady might have already crossed the road tremblingly.
"Master Xiao, even when there is danger, the body will react before the mind. This cannot be compared to tomorrow.
How big the world is, much bigger than one person! Even if there is real danger, it is a slow process. Where is the need for such a fast reaction speed? "
Xiao Feng shook his head and said: "Master Xu, you are being unreasonable. Although Da Ming Xia is much bigger than one person, Da Ming Xia's mind is also much slower than one person.
You also said that the brains of the world are you civil servants. Look at the endless debates in the court every day and the repeated implementation of one thing.
If Da Mingtian is really a person, then this person's mental reaction speed will never be faster than when you faced An Qingyue just now. "
Xu Jie sneered and said, "Oh? Let me tell you, Mr. Xiao, what kind of situation will we encounter tomorrow that requires the body to react before the mind?"
Xiao Feng looked at him in surprise: "Does this need to be said? When the Tatars invaded the border area, was it the General Soldier of Datong who fought first, or was it the cabinet who made the command after careful consideration?
When Japanese pirates burned, killed and looted along the coast, did the local officers and soldiers rise up first to resist, or did they wait for the cabinet to think before issuing orders?
Some dangers come slowly, and the mind can naturally think calmly and come up with countermeasures; but when it comes, it is too late to rely on the mind! "
Xu Jie knew that he had lost another round on this topic. He was wise and did not squat in the same pit for too long to avoid hemorrhoids, so he immediately changed the topic.
"Since ancient times, there has been a saying that 'soldiers are dangerous in war', and there is also a saying that 'good soldiers are unlucky'. It can be seen that the affairs of warriors are regarded as unforeseen things, and a gentleman will not do it!
Since Mr. Xiao said that both civil and military education should be given equal importance, why don’t we see the ancients commenting on reading in this way? "
Xiao Feng smiled: "Master Xu, these are two questions, let me answer your first one first.
A gentleman should not do anything for a warrior. Who said this? It’s just your Master Xu’s golden words!
A gentleman not only values martial arts, but also values it no less than your reading and understanding! "
Xu Jie said mockingly: "Even if I said 'a gentleman should not do anything about martial arts', but do you have any basis for saying that a gentleman values martial arts?"
Xiao Feng shook his head and sighed: "You, a scholar, have forgotten even your ancestors. Let me ask you, Confucius restored the Zhou rites, and a gentleman should learn the six arts. What are the six arts?"
Xu Jie's heart sank, feeling how heavy the sap on his son's head was just now, but he couldn't say he didn't know!
"The six arts of a gentleman are: etiquette, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and numeracy."
Xiao Feng smiled and said: "Among the six arts of a gentleman, archery and writing are skills for martial artists, calligraphy and etiquette are skills for literati, music can be used for actors, and number can be used for craftsmen.
It can be seen that in the eyes of a gentleman, ability is ability. There is no such thing as noble or low, it just depends on where it is used.
Why are today's scholars so short-sighted, and except for their own etiquette and books, other abilities are ignored?
Mr. Xu, please tell me, is it the Six Arts established by Confucius that are wrong, or is it because the number of people studying today is forgetting their ancestors? "
Xu Jie naturally did not dare to say that Confucius's Six Arts were wrong, so he could only find loopholes in Xiao Feng's words.
"I don't look down on She and Yu's abilities, but a gentleman's learning must come first and then later.
You must first study to understand the truth, and then learn the art of archery and control, then you can become a gentleman. If you only learn archery and don't study and understand, you will become a street bully and a gangster!
This just shows that although the six arts are all learned by gentlemen, they are also divided into high and low levels! "
Xiao Feng smiled: "If you don't study and understand things, you will become a street bully and a gangster. Then why does the Three-Character Sutra say that 'human beings are inherently good in nature'?
If you study and understand things, you will become a gentleman. Then why did the Ming Dynasty deal with so many corrupt officials every year? Haven't they read the book? "
Xu Jie was speechless for a moment, and it took him a long time to think of a way to respond.
"'People are inherently good in nature', but the bad people around them will teach them bad things! After reading the book, you can strengthen your heart and not be deceived by others!
As for corrupt officials, it is because they have a bad nature, and even though they study, they cannot completely change it. But if you don’t study, there will only be more corrupt officials! "
Xiao Feng humbly asked for advice: "Since 'human beings are inherently good by nature', where did the bad people around him come from?
If they don't study, then they are "nature-natured" and should be kind as they grow up; if they study, they should be more sensible and kind, right?
The nature of corrupt officials is bad, isn't it "nature is good"? Where does this bad nature come from? Please give me some advice, Mr. Xu? "
Xu Jie secretly complained in his heart, knowing that if he admitted to the issue of 'nature is inherently good', it would really become more and more difficult, so he simply gritted his teeth and refused to establish.
"'People are born with good nature' does not mean absolutely, it means most people. Naturally, there are still a small number of people who are 'evil' in nature.
Although there are very few people with evil nature, if they do not study, they will become bad people when they grow up. If you study, you may do good or evil when you grow up.
Reading and understanding can save some people who are evil in nature, but the rest who cannot be saved will naturally become corrupt officials! "
These words found a new way out of the dead end of inevitable defeat. Not only the civil officials applauded, but even the generals secretly admired him.
It is worthy of being the chief minister of the dynasty, and worthy of being able to stand beside Yan Song for many years without falling. Xu Fuyi is really capable, and he can even match Master Xiao 50-50!
Xiao Feng suddenly realized: "I understand, I understand, according to Mr. Xu, there are only a small number of people who are 'inherently evil'.
This small part became better again after reading and understanding. Therefore, the remaining corrupt officials must be a very small number. "
Xu Jie wiped his sweat happily and nodded repeatedly: "This is exactly the truth, this is the truth."
Xiao Feng also smiled happily: "That's easy to handle. The cabinet has been discussing it for a long time. Now that the foreign troubles have temporarily subsided, it is a good opportunity to repair the internal affairs.
Therefore, a vigorous anti-corruption campaign should be launched, a thorough investigation of the official system across the country should be carried out, and corrupt officials should be killed!
But I have always had doubts. I am worried that the scale of corrupt officials is too large and the intensity of the investigation will be too great, which will affect the government's mission and make officials panic.
Therefore, I have always been a little hesitant. Today, with Xu Shoufu, I feel relieved. I really think too much.
In this case, please ask Chief Xu to write a long live letter on behalf of the cabinet and request an order to fight corruption! "
What? what? What? What what what?
Xu Jie couldn't believe his ears, and the civil and military officials in the hall couldn't believe their ears either, and looked at Xiao Feng blankly.
This talks about the issue of civil and military superiority, but why does it involve anti-corruption?
Want to be more vigorous? Another anti-corruption storm? Your surname is Xiao, not Gu!
Xu Jie was shocked for a long time before he said: "No, no, no, when did I suggest launching an anti-corruption storm? I..."
Xiao Feng said in surprise: "Why, hasn't the cabinet discussed the issue of investigating and punishing corrupt officials?"
Xu Jie couldn't deny it, because it was impossible not to mention the issue of corrupt officials in the work of the cabinet. Otherwise, what would the cabinet be for?
"It was discussed, but..."
"Didn't Chief Executive Xu say that corrupt officials should be investigated strictly and that the people should see the government's determination to fight corruption?"
In fact, Xu Jie hasn't said anything recently, but now many people in the hall are watching with wide eyes. As the chief minister, can he say that he has never said such upright words?
"I said I said it, but..."
"Isn't it possible that Xu Shoufu hesitated because he was worried that the anti-corruption storm would be too wide-ranging and would affect the imperial officials? Are there other reasons?"
Xu Jie thought to himself that this was indeed the reason. What other reasons could I have? Even if there were other reasons, who the hell could I say there was?
"Yes, it is precisely because I am worried about this, so..."
"Didn't Xu Shoufu make it clear today that most people are 'naturedly good' and only a handful of people are 'naturedly evil'?
Didn't Xu Shoufu clearly say that after studying and understanding, this small group of people still become corrupt officials, only a small group of them? "
"...Indeed, but..."
"Since corrupt officials are only a small group among a small group, no matter how violent the anti-corruption storm is, they will naturally not affect the government's mission.
And innocent officials must be clean and calm, and naturally they will not panic. Isn't this what Mr. Xu meant? "
"That's true, but...but...but..."
This time, Xiao Feng didn't cut off Xu Jie's words and let him finish his "but". He didn't smile until he saw that he couldn't come up with anything from his "but".
"Xu Shoufu, there are so many people in the hall watching, please express your opinion. Regarding the investigation and punishment of corrupt officials, do you want to ask for an order or not?"
Xu Jie turned around blankly, facing his colleagues who were full of fear and embarrassment, and the people who were full of expectations. His lips trembled for a long time.
"I... naturally I have to ask for an order, ask for an order... strictly investigate corrupt officials, and let the people see... the determination of the court..."
The people cheered one after another. Of course they would not cheer for Mr. Xu, but directly cheered for the Holy Ming.
Jiajing had been thinking with his eyes closed in the back hall. Xiao Feng suddenly wanted to fight corruption at this time, and whether the time was right.
In fact, the Ming Emperor never hesitated much about anti-corruption.
From Zhu Yuanzhang to Zhu Youjian, from beginning to end, the number of corrupt officials killed in the Ming Dynasty was several times that of other dynasties.
Jiajing's hesitation was just whether the timing was right. So Xiao Fengxian pointed out that now that the foreign troubles have temporarily subsided, it was a good time to fight corruption, which touched Jiajing's heart.
Another question is whether the civil servants support it. Without their support, it will be difficult for the emperor to advance his anti-corruption campaign.
Now that Xu Jie has been forced by Xiao Feng to express his position, then... let's do it!
The shouts of the people outside are so sincere and so nice. I don’t have to do anything. I just need to let them go and do it. This is a good thing.
Xu Jie faced the cheering people with a pale face. He nodded awkwardly, not daring to look at the ugly faces of his colleagues. He quickly turned his head and glared at Xiao Feng.
"I have agreed to the petition for anti-corruption. Now let's get back to the main thing we talked about! You only answered the first question! You haven't explained the second question yet!"
Some readers left a message saying that there are too many narrations and the dialogue is incoherent. As a result, when you read the dialogue later, you have forgotten the previous ones, which greatly affects the reading experience. It is so outrageous!
I sincerely accept the criticism. In order to ensure the reading experience of all readers, I decided to... recall the previous questions to you again.
The two questions Xu Jie mentioned are:
The first one: "Since ancient times, there has been a saying that 'soldiers are dangerous in war', and there is also a saying that 'good soldiers are unlucky'. It can be seen that the affairs of warriors are regarded as unknown things, and a gentleman will not do it!
The second one: Since Mr. Xiao said that both civility and martial arts should be given equal importance, why don’t we see the ancients commenting on reading in this way? "
Xiao Feng said he would answer the first question first, and pushed him all the way to the point where he forced Xu Jie to petition for anti-corruption, and put this most offensive matter on Xu Jie's head.
He really hadn't answered the second question yet. Now Xu Jie was furious and forced Xiao Feng to explain the second question, hoping to win back the victory.
Xiao Feng smiled: "Xu Shoufu is very knowledgeable, how come he has the same problem as your son? Your son can't remember Taizu's poems, and you can't remember either?
Don't you remember that Taizu had a poem called "Criticizing the Scribes"? Tell me, can Taizu be considered an ancient person? "
Xu Jie blushed. Of course he knew this poem, but this poem was not written by Zhu Yuanzhang after he became emperor!
That was when he was begging for food and was looked down upon by a group of scholars, so he wrote to scold them. Moreover, this poem is really vulgar, which is very consistent with Zhu Chongba's literary level at that time.
A few crows were chirping,
Spewing feces from the mouth is called croak.
Don’t look for fun today,
Tomorrow morning everyone will talk nonsense.
Naturally, Xu Jie was unable to make any evaluation of such a masterpiece from a literary perspective, so he had to be vague.
"Of course Taizu is considered an ancient person, but when Taizu was still in a humble age, he happened to meet a few bad scholars, so he wrote poems to ridicule them. It cannot be said that he had opinions against all scholars."
Xiao Feng nodded: "Even so, if you don't see the Liao Sea every year, how can the article cry in the autumn wind?" Doesn't it mean that the literati harmed the country?"
Xu Jie thought for a while: "This is a sentence, but in troubled times, a scholar can still worry about the country and the people. It seems that it cannot be said to be harming the country!"
Xiao Feng nodded: "So, 'It's better to be a centurion than a scholar', is that what the ancients said?"
Xu Jie couldn't help but laugh and said: "Master Xiao's memory is not very good, you have already used this sentence when talking to Quanzi.
Why, you really have nothing to say, so you come up with this sentence again? It’s out of style! "
Xiao Feng smiled calmly: "I repeated this sentence just to tell Mr. Xu a truth.
How rare it is for a literati to be able to reflect on himself.
Lord Xu, there are indeed many articles criticizing martial artists in history, but there are indeed few articles criticizing literati. Lord Xu, you might as well think about it, what is the reason for this? "
Xu Jie thought to himself, is there any need to say this? You are seeking your own death! He said proudly at the moment.
"Justice lies in the hearts of the people! Warriors are the source of trouble, so there are many articles criticizing warriors! Literary men are the foundation of governing the world, so there are few articles criticizing literati!"
Xiao Feng laughed loudly: "Wrong! Although justice lies in the hearts of the people, the pen is in the hands of the literati!
Since the article is written by a literati, it is natural that there are more criticisms of others and less criticisms of oneself!
Mr. Xu didn't dare to say such a simple truth, and he still wanted to use ancient and modern articles to prove that justice is in the hearts of the people. Aren't you bullying honest people? "
