When snowflakes fall on the ground, they are different from raindrops. They are as soft as the sound of a kitten trampling. In other words, it is not a sound that can be heard directly, but a feeling.

Just like Fei Qian feels that now is the best time to clean up the bad habits of the Han officials. This feeling may be right, or it may not be right, but if it continues to be delayed, it may not have the current effect.

Zheng Xuan's car left and he returned to Lantian first. After all, the conditions in the military camp were not good. For an old man in his sixties or seventies, it would be better to stay in a warmer place.

Snowflakes were flying, and the ruts soon became somewhat blurry.

Lord... Zhuge Liang suddenly whispered from the side, if it is Mr. Zheng... then...

Scared? Fei Qian asked with a smile.

Zhuge Liang shook his head subconsciously, and then was silent for a moment, maybe...

Fei Qian said gently: This is human nature and is not something to be ashamed of... What's more... some people are also afraid... afraid of doing something wrong or going wrong... Then, if you are afraid, you will not do anything at all, or you will shrink back.

Not moving forward?

Snowflakes flew down and landed on the heads and bodies of Fei Qian and Zhuge, speckled and soft.

Zheng Gong... Fei Qian stood on a high hill outside the big tent, watched Zheng Xuan's carriage go away, and then said, in his early years, Zheng Gong studied under Ma Jichang, and there is a saying that poetry, books, rituals and music are all in the East.

.......Has Kong Ming heard about this?

Zhuge Liang nodded and said, "I did hear that."

When Yuan Benchu ​​was in Jizhou, he once invited Duke Zheng and said, I originally called Lord Zheng a famous Confucian scholar in Dongzhou, but now he is an elder in the world. Is it in vain that he lived a prosperous life in commoner clothes? Fei Qian laughed, and then said, Kong Wenju also

It is said that Zheng Kangcheng made many assumptions. People see his famous knowledge and think that they have something to say. The evidence is more comprehensive and can be found in the four books of the "Five Classics". If it were not for this article, it would be completely false. If Zi insists on it, he will think that it is a suburb.

The heavenly drum must be the skin of the unicorn, and the "Book of Filial Piety" should be written as Zeng Zi's family policy?... Kong Ming thinks, who is right?

Zhuge Liang was silent for a moment, and then said: Maybe everyone has his own reasons.

People in the Tang and Song Dynasties generally had a positive evaluation of Zheng Xuan. On the one hand, it was taboo among the elders, and on the other hand, Zheng Xue had such a wide influence that many later generations imitated Zheng Xuan.

Note: When you grow up, you can't pick up the bowl to eat and then put down the bowl to scold your mother.

Therefore, what kind of person Zheng Xuan really is can only be judged by these people of his own generation, and perhaps some clues can be seen.

Zheng Xuan had just shown the demeanor of a pure and upright elder in the big tent, one mouthful of friends at a time...

So now, Fei Qian turns to look at Zhuge Liang, so, little friend, can you understand?

...Zhuge Liang was silent for a longer time, and then he bowed his hands in frustration and said with a bit of annoyance, Lord...why is this...if not in the eyes of the Lord, there is no good person in this world?

Zhuge Liang is very smart, Fei Qian has no doubt about this.

But Zhuge Liang also has a big weakness, which is the lack of father's love, which leads to some stubbornness and over-cautiousness. His father passed away when Zhuge Liang was very young, and then Zhuge Liang followed his uncle, but his uncle did not last long...

…

As for the relationship between Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei in history, well, Fei Qian speculates that there may be some emotions similar to that between father and son. After all, they are almost twenty years apart. Therefore, when they were in Baidi City, what Liu Bei told Zhuge Liang

There may be another layer of meaning in the words...

Of course, the greater possibility is that Fei Qian is just guessing.

Fei Qian laughed loudly and then patted Zhuge Liang on the shoulder. Why isn't Kong Ming wearing white clothes now?

Zhuge Liang lowered his head and glanced at the gray-yellow robe he was wearing, and then said: White clothes are easy to stain with dust, which will cause many inconveniences in the army.

Fei Qian nodded and said: Kong Ming has obtained it... How can there be any purity and goodness in this world? Someone who plans for the great men of the world is not famous among the scholars? Those who seek perfection will not be perfect, and those who seek preparation will end up with nothing.

You cannot be prepared, but you know what it is, why it is so, and how it is, and you are almost fully prepared.

Is Zheng Xuan selfless, so he accepted the hot potato sent by Fei Qian? Zheng Xuan cherishes talents, so he does such an offending job for Zhuge Liang?

Maybe there is, maybe there isn't.

But is it worth it for Fei Qian and Zhuge Liang to gamble all their fortunes just for this possibility?

Obviously not worth it.

Zheng Xuan is only the first choice in the plan, there are also plans to choose Sima Hui, and then there is Wei Duan. As for Zhuge Liang, he is ranked behind many people...

Why choose Zheng Xuan?

For an old man in his sixties or seventies, the attractions of wealth and beautiful women have greatly weakened. Three immortals are what Zheng Xuan pursues in the end of his life.

In this aspect, Zheng Xuan has a higher level than Ma Rong.

Ma Rong drank and played with women. Even when he was teaching scriptures, he did not let go of Mei Ji's hand. Ma Rong didn't care what others said to him. He was so debauched that he looked like a broken person. Because

Before Ma Rong was still a rotten pot, he was not only thrown into a manure pit, but also fed a belly full of urine. Ma Rong once wanted to commit suicide, but he was rescued. After losing his life, he died.

After having the courage to fight, my defense was completely broken.

Zheng Xuan hadn't broken his guard yet, even though his son died in the hands of Kong Rong. Zheng Xuan was not an ordinary person, so he didn't scold, get angry, or become decadent because of it. Then after hearing about the grand occasion of Qinglong Temple, he dragged his old man with him.

The body traveled all the way from Hanoi to Hedong, and then to Chang'an...

Fei Qian pretended to be the whole world of Han culture, and others naturally pretended to do so too. This is not surprising. Just like Zheng Xuan, he pretended to be the whole world of Han culture. Shandong could no longer satisfy him. He also wanted Shanxi and the whole world.

Big man.

Of course, it is not conquered by force, but by culture.

Sometimes Fei Qian admires Zheng Xuan quite a lot. This old gentleman has indeed made great contributions to the teaching of Confucian scriptures in his life. It can even be said that he suppressed all the factions in the entire Han Dynasty with one person. If we say

At the end of the Han Dynasty, Lu Bu was the pinnacle of military force on the battlefield, so Zheng Xuan was the strong man in literature in the classics, and was invincible in the world.

After Fei's "Yi", an ancient Chinese classic annotated by Zheng Xuan, became popular, the "Yi" written by Shi, Mencius and Liang Qiu in modern Chinese classics was almost abolished...

After Zheng Xuan annotated the "Gu Wen Shangshu", the "Shangshu" of Ouyang and Xiao Xiahou of Jinwen Jing gradually disappeared...

Zheng Xuan’s notes annotated the “Poems of Mao” in the Ancient Classics, so gradually no one read the “Poems” of Qi, Lu, and Han in the Modern Classics...

The emergence of Zheng Xue brought about important changes in the development of Confucian classics.

Before Fei Qian could completely unify the Han Dynasty, Zheng Xuan had almost achieved the unification of Confucian classics...

So Zheng Xuan's attitude is very important.

Then Zheng Xuan also knew that Fei Qian's attitude towards him was also very important.

So this time, Zheng Xuan came when he heard that something was wrong with his disciples. However, he didn't expect that Fei Qian did not accuse these disciples of being incompetent or incompetent, but directly threw out evidence to prove that these people were greedy.

Rotten!

If it is incompetence, and these people abdicate, it means they have the reputation of giving way to the worthy; if it is inaction, and these people do not invade the place, it means they have the ancient style...

Only the crime of corruption cannot be solved no matter how hard it is. Can we say that these people are greedy for money and enjoy themselves just for the sake of Fei Qian? They eat meat, drink alcohol and harm the people just for Fei Qian's great cause?

And because Zhuge Liang collected evidence, the records were detailed, including the specific amount, so there was no way to cover up the plea.

Therefore, Zheng Xuan quickly changed his strategy, and then simply took the matter into his own hands. Anyway, he just announced the three laws proposed by Fei Qian. As for the subsequent specific operations, Fei Qian was also responsible for it.

Not only could Zheng Xuan take this opportunity to buy a good deal for Fei Qian and Zhuge Liang, but he could also restore some of the reputation of his Zheng Xue faction at the same time.

In addition, Zheng Xuan's move also avoided subsequent troubles. Since these people have Zheng Xue's name, naturally someone will find Zheng Xuan when they do something. At the same time, even if these people are dealt with

, it is inevitable that more people will be involved. Now Zheng Xuan has come forward to say that these people are just opportunists who have sneaked into Zheng Xue, and they are black sheep. He accidentally failed to notice it. Now that he has discovered the problem, he has to expel the door and cut off the relationship.

, what he did has nothing to do with Zheng Xue...

There are even some added benefits…

After all, Zhuge Liang had no experience as a temporary worker in later generations, so he was moved by Zheng Xuan's actions for a moment, and then Fei Qian poured a ladle of ice water on his head. He calmed down, but he was somewhat depressed.

Does the Lord think that everyone in the world is evil? Zhuge Liang asked.

Fei Qian laughed and said, neither rightly nor wrongly, but said: Kong Ming thinks that if Mr. Zheng goes here and declares the law to the public, it will eliminate corruption?

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said, "There are only laws but no enforcement, and it is incomprehensible. However, if there are strict laws and regulations, it is inevitable that cronies will fall into trouble, and the officials will be frightened and many will collapse."

So why? Fei Qian asked again.

Zhuge Liang frowned, glanced at Fei Qian, sighed, and pretended...

However. Therefore, the sage transforms his nature into falsehood, falsehood gives rise to propriety and righteousness, propriety and righteousness arises to control laws and regulations. Fei Qian said slowly, knowing this, knowing why it is so, what is it now... Human beings are not

It is good, and it is not evil. Talking about good and evil is often biased. It can be summed up in four words...

Seek advantages and avoid disadvantages... Zhuge Liang sighed again and said.

However, Fei Qian nodded.

There was once a scholar who was shy about talking about profit, but the word profit can be as small as a merchant's baht or as big as the mountains and rivers. There are selfish obsessions on the inside, and reputation on the outside... Fei Qian clasped his hands behind his back and let the cold wind sweep away the corners of his cloak.

, so if power lasts for a day, it cannot be eliminated! There are also capable ministers among corrupt officials, and there are also cruel officials among honest officials. Money is blinding, reputation is confusing. If you force the world to be sages, people in the world will regard you as such.

Thieves...

Zhuge Liang was stunned for a moment, and then said: Master... If this is the case, how should this corruption... be done?

Fei Qian pointed to the distance ahead. Does Kong Ming know what the winter snow is for? Why is it said that auspicious snow heralds a good year?

Winter snow...

Zhuge Liang raised his head and looked up, and saw snowflakes coming from the sky, not in a hurry, not slow, seemingly without purpose, and unstoppable, falling straight down, everything he saw was dyed with a layer of white...

……(^Д^)つ·?*……

Somewhere in Chang'an.
To be continued...