An hour later, the Beifu Army camp in Jingkou was full of joy and laughter. Because of this gathering today, Liu Yu specially ordered to lift military discipline for one night, slaughter cattle and sheep, and reward the three armies. In the entire camp with a radius of more than ten miles, The smell of wine and barbecue mixed together, mixed with everyone's laughter and laughter, and the old brothers of Beifu, who had experienced hundreds of battles, could finally stop pretending to be military officers and superiors and truly interact with the new recruits. They mingled together and drank three bowls. All kinds of embellished and boastful stories became the mainstream of each camp, just like the banquets of later generations. They started with sweet words, then sweet words, then grand words, and then turned to nonsense, and finally turned into nonsense. Silent, snoring like thunder.
It was already dark, at the second watch, Liu Yu was on the handsome platform just now, with a smile on his face, looking at a Confucian in green shirt who was about fifty years old, with a dark face and a thin face, standing in front of him. His hair was neatly combed, his nails were neatly trimmed, and his whole body was devoid of any of the makeup or sandalwood scent commonly used by current metaphysicians. It was obvious that he was a very traditional Confucian scholar. It was Fan Tai, the son of Fan Ning, a great scholar of the time who had been the tutor of Emperor Xiaowu Sima Yao.
Liu Yu stood in front of Fan Tai and made a cross-hand salute: "Mr. Fan is willing to deign to come to Jingkou City to offer wine to Xiangxu. Thank you very much. Please accept Liu Yu's salute."
Fan Tai returned the gift formally and bowed his hands to his waist: "I want to thank Marshal Liu for giving me, a man who has been idle for many years, a chance to come back to teach and educate people."
Liu Yu smiled slightly and pointed at Liu Xingdi beside him: "Brother Xing, this Mr. Fan is a famous Confucian in the world. He is so knowledgeable that even your fat uncle admires him very much. From now on, you must respect your teacher as much as you respect your parents. Listen. In his words, this is called respecting teachers, do you understand?"
Liu Xingdi nodded sternly and was about to kneel down when Fan Tai said quickly, "Madam, wait a minute. You are pregnant, so you don't need to do this ceremony. Just leave your thoughts."
Liu Xingdi nodded: "My little girl was born in the countryside and doesn't have much experience. I have to trouble my husband even more. Tomorrow morning, I will go to Xiangxu to receive education together with all my classmates."
Fan Tai smiled slightly: "Then please go back and rest early, madam. We will meet in Xiangxu tomorrow."
When Liu Xingdi and several guards left, only Liu Yu and Fan Tai were left on the stage. The two sat opposite each other on two small couches that had been prepared. Liu Yu sighed softly: "Finally everyone is willing to go to school. Otherwise, I really don't know how to give an explanation to my husband."
Fan Tai said calmly: "The Marshal is not only the God of War in this world, but also has a profound understanding of righteousness. I was very excited after listening to what the Marshal just said, and there are many truths in it that even well-educated Confucian scholars may not be able to understand. . If you have the opportunity to study poetry and books since childhood, you will definitely become a literary giant. My knowledge is far inferior to yours."
Liu Yu smiled slightly: "I have too many things to do now, and I can't concentrate on studying. If one day I can fulfill my lifelong wish to expel the barbarians, restore the Central Plains, and pacify the world, on that day, maybe I will retreat bravely and start again. I have studied literature, but now, only if I do these things of bow and sword can I protect Dajin and allow my husband to educate our children with peace of mind."
Fan Tai nodded: "So, we also want to do our part to teach the children of the heroes. In the short term, some children can join the army and become military officers. We can get rid of the generals who can only rely on the children of those aristocratic families. Situation. In the long run, the Jingba Party also needs to make itself knowledgeable and educated, otherwise, just relying on force, as you said, it will lose its power sooner or later. "
Liu Yu nodded: "Sir, do you know why I don't find some ready-made famous teachers among the descendants of the old family, but instead invite a master of Confucian classics like you to serve as Dr. Guozi and Xiangxu?"
Fan Tai smiled slightly: "Commander, if you treat me as a national scholar, I will repay you as a national scholar. My Fan family, a Confucian family of all generations, believes in loyalty, justice, benevolence and filial piety, but those who are metaphysics emphasize cultivating immortality and maintaining health. In order to protect the prosperity and wealth of the family, I think you have always been upright and made contributions to the country instead of seeking personal gain, so I am willing to go out and work for people like you. Because if the atmosphere in the court is not upright, If the people in power are evil, even if they have beautiful ideals, they will not be able to use their talents."
Liu Yu sighed: "I think back then, after I counterattacked and broke Xi Chao's conspiracy at the Theater Stage, the late emperor prepared to use me in the Northern Expedition, and also sent a group of Confucian scholars such as your father-in-law to serve as county guards and governors in various places to support those loyal to the royal family. It is a pity that the late emperor was killed by the mafia's conspiracy, and my father was impeached and dismissed from office by Wang Guobao and others, and finally died in depression. I am sorry that I was unable to save myself at that time and was unable to rescue your father."
A trace of sadness flashed across Fan Tai's expression: "Perhaps this is what Mencius said when heaven will send a great man to this people, he must first suffer from his will. To use Confucian scholars is to challenge metaphysics, and to be on the same level as the aristocratic family. There was a conflict at home, and this time I went out, just like my father, I had put life and death aside. Whatever the commander asked me to do, I would go through fire and water without hesitation. However, I want to boldly ask the commander, are you really Have you planned how to get along with the noble families and the metaphysicians, and explain to them why you hired Confucian scholars like us?"
Liu Yu smiled slightly: "This matter is very easy to handle, because if you were to be a Confucian scholar in Jiankang City, and get a doctorate, then many children from aristocratic families would definitely rush to go, but to come to a rural place like Jingkou to teach For some of the nephews of middle- and lower-level officers, it is a thankless job for them. As you have seen, our brothers can’t even read a few Chinese characters, and they have to start with basic education such as the Three-Character Classic and the Thousand-Character Classic. I’m afraid those The masters of metaphysics who talk all day long about the mystery of heaven and earth, and the common people in the universe, disdain to come."
Fan Tai laughed: "That's right, when it comes to learning, Confucianism may not be better than metaphysics. After all, our Confucianism emphasizes loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness. Many things require going against one's own heart and making sacrifices, which will naturally make some people dislike it. The self-centered approach of metaphysics, which comes naturally, is obviously more popular. In addition, metaphysics has been popular for hundreds of years in the Jin Dynasty. Almost all high-ranking families passed down metaphysics from family to family, and the Qing Dynasty also used this method to discuss and debate. Therefore, if Confucianism is in Gao Dynasty, If we have a moral dispute with them at a higher level, we don’t have much chance of winning now.”
"But the advantage of our Confucianism is that we pay attention to education and inheritance. Starting from Confucius, we have traveled all over the country and recruited disciples. Regardless of the origin or level of the disciples, as long as they are willing to learn and are willing to follow Confucianism, even children can be taught Yes. We come out of the mountain not for fame or fortune, but for our Confucian classics to be widely circulated. We only hope that people in this world can uphold loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, and learn about the great truth!"
