There is no sun today. The clouds are loose, not dense, and layer upon layer, like waves. Under the clouds, there was no wind, and the weather was extremely hot. The chirping of cicadas one after another seemed feeble.
Qiu Ming sat down at the table with his name written on it under the shed. I saw a teacup, a folding fan, a pencil, and a stack of paper on the table. Follow the example of others, unfold the fan and fan gently.
On the stage in front, Chen Qiudao, Chen Yuyi and Wang Ruohai sat side by side, with serious expressions and motionless. There was no sign of Wang Xiaolie, the governor's envoy, so he probably hadn't arrived yet. Not far from the tent, there was a guard standing. The uniform was neat, no armor was worn, and he was motionless.
The atmosphere was a bit depressing. Everyone in the shed was sitting upright and no one spoke.
I don't know how long it took, but Chen Qiudao and the three people sitting in front suddenly stood up together. Following their eyes, they saw Wang Xiaolie striding in. The people sitting in the shed hurriedly stood up together.
Wang Xiao arrived on the stage, in front of Chen Qiudao and the other three. He raised his eyes and looked at everyone, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, sit down. The weather is a bit hot today. Let's work hard. Everyone will have a glass of ice water in a while to relieve the heat."
Everyone sat down.
Wang Xiaolie did not sit down. Looking at everyone, he said: "Today we will change the rules. In the past, the superior officials sat and the inferior officials stood. Today, regardless of the official position, the speaker stands and the listener sits. This has the advantage of sitting. People can clearly see the person speaking in front of them, and it is also convenient for you to take notes. A good memory is not as good as a bad writing. When you encounter important content, take a good note."
Everyone didn't know what to say, and they didn't dare to speak or move.
Wang Xiaolie said: "Most of you people are rural tribute scholars, and some officials who went south. Of course, the official positions are not high, which is normal. Even the ministers of the imperial court will not come to my place. Really? Once they come, we really can’t let them be like ordinary people.”
Chen Qiudao quietly looked at the two people next to him and saw that they were just like him, looking straight and expressionless. I knew in my heart that what Wang Xiaolie said today was very important and no one dared to underestimate it. Wang Xiaolie didn't say much yesterday, but his meaning was very clear. From now on, things in Xiangyang are different from before, and they are also different from the imperial court. This is a new world.
Chen Qiudao couldn't tell what the world was like, whether it was good or bad. But there is one thing, it will never be worse than before.
Wang Xiaolie said: "You people are selected to be officials. If it were before, I would just ask a few questions, send you a petition, send a few followers, and then go to the place to take office. What do you do as an official? In fact, it is very simple. The officials below will handle the specific matters into official documents one by one and submit them to the superior official with his seal. If there is any big event, you make a decision. How does the official's decision come one by one? When we go to the people to formulate policies, most people actually don't understand them. It's different now. You don't have to do these things, but you must understand them. So you officials should study in school first, and then you can become officials after you have learned it."
No one spoke. Some people who understand the truth and think quickly enough have already picked up pencils and written them down on paper. When Qiu Ming saw it, he quickly picked up a pencil and imitated others, writing down the meaning of Wang Xiaolie's words.
Wang Xiaolie looked at everyone. After being silent for a while, he said: "There are many reasons why there is a court in this world, why there are government offices, and why there must be officials. This reason was not discussed before. You can read it in books such as "Zhou Rites". The first thing I want to talk about today is precisely this matter. There is no way, now half of the country has been destroyed, and the Central Plains is full of withered bones, so I have to talk about it. If we are just dragging our feet and trying to fool the past by following the old methods, how can we face that mountainous situation? Withered bones, face the people of this world!"
There was no wind at all between heaven and earth. The sun was covered by clouds, but it was extremely hot. But everyone in the shed put down their fans and let the sweat roll down without daring to wipe it. The whole atmosphere was very depressing and no one dared to move.
Wang Xiaoxing said: "Confucius said: I can describe the rites of the Xia Dynasty, but Qi is not enough to conquer them; I can describe the rites of the Yin Dynasty, but it is not enough to conquer them in the Song Dynasty. There are not enough documents, so I can conquer them. At that time, there were also Emperor Zhou and Confucius. In ancient times, it was Xia and Shang. But in the time of Confucius, it was a bit unclear because of the lack of documents. By our time, not only the documents were insufficient, but also ancient countries such as Qi and Song were gone, and there was no way. Therefore, we Since ancient times, we can only give a general idea, but it is impossible to explain it clearly."
"The Tang-Wu revolution has a new destiny. Since the Zhou Dynasty, whenever there is a change of dynasty, it is said to be a revolution. The destiny of the previous dynasty has declined, and the new dynasty has received the destiny, and a new era has begun. In fact, after so many changes of dynasties, one dynasty is different from the previous one. Of course, dynasties are different, but when it comes to revolution, many dynasty changes are really not considered revolutions. In addition to dynasty changes, there are also things that have a more profound impact on the Central Plains. I call it a change in thought."
"Things before the Zhou Dynasty cannot be explained clearly. There are still many documents left by the Shang Dynasty in the Zhou Dynasty, which can be roughly understood. Judging from the classics, the Shang Dynasty believed in gods and ghosts. Whenever something happened, divination must be performed. In the Zhou Dynasty , divination was no longer popular, and there was "Book of Changes". King Wen wrote "Book of Changes", and Duke Zhou wrote "Zhou Rites", which was completely different from the previous dynasties. We can say that the Yin and Shang Dynasty in the Zhou Dynasty was not only a revolution, but also a great change in thought."
"The Warring States period was chaotic and hundreds of schools of thought contended. By the time Emperor Qin Shi Huang had an ambitious plan, Liuhe was unified. The politics of the Qin State were completely different from those of the Zhou Dynasty. It can be said that it was not only a change of dynasty, but also a major ideological change. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty deposed hundreds of schools of thought and only respected Confucianism. Politics And thought is different from the Qin Dynasty, again. When the Han Dynasty fell, the Han Emperor Wang Mang was in Zen, and it was again. - Although Wang Mang ended in failure this time, it was different from others, but it was indeed an ideological revolution. Change, just no results.”
"Later on, although there was the resurgence of the Tang Dynasty and the revival of Confucianism initiated by Han Yu, there were no major ideological changes in the previous times. To this day, politics still continues the politics of the Qin Dynasty, and ideology still continues the remnants of Han Confucianism. Now a powerful enemy is here In the north, the country is in turmoil, and for the sake of the world, there should be ideological and political changes to face such a crisis."
Having said this, Wang Xiaolie picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip of water. To be honest, I am not a good speaker, so I feel uncomfortable having to speak like this to everyone. Although I have been preparing for a long time, when I finished speaking, I still felt that it was not done well. It seems that I have said what I want to say, but I feel that my thoughts are not clear.
The people below were stunned. No one expected Wang Xiaolie to speak so carelessly, and they were all shocked.
Put down the tea cup. Wang Xiaolie said: "Businessmen believe in ghosts and gods, respect their ancestors, and do divination in advance. This is a kind of political thought. What exactly do they think and do? To be honest, we don't know much about it. The people of Zhou were different. Taking the King of Zhou as the Son of Heaven and governing the world with Zhou Rites is another kind of political thought. There are many documents left behind, and we can roughly understand its context. To this day, although the court has changed and the Son of Heaven has become the Emperor, still using Heaven as the The Tao has not changed. It can be said that today's politics are still under the Tao of Heaven and are the politics of the Tao of Heaven." Mobile phone users please browse the Kingdom of Tianhan for a better user experience.
