The sky gradually darkened and it started to drizzle again.

Gongsun Xiu and a woman in plain clothes were sitting in the cabin. The cabin was spacious and bright, with two rows of bookcases filled with various sub-samples of the Book of Songs. He smiled and said, "Ms. Liu is also a good bookmaker in daily life, but he doesn't know what books he read?"

The woman in plain clothes asked back, "What classic is Mr. Gongsun's teaching?"

"Confucianism, Legalism."

Gongsun Xiu chuckled and said, "Today, Confucianism and Law are necessary. Confucianism is benevolence, law is governing, and benevolence is governing the world. This is the study of a prosperous era."

The woman in plain clothes heard that he was full of words and was disappointed. She shook her head gently and said, "The little woman thought that what Mr. Gongsun said was all about the world and the unfamous scholars."

Gongsun Xiu was stunned: "What is the style of famous scholars? Is it possible that the famous scholars do not come from the Confucian and Legal schools?"

The woman in plain clothes said: "Of course, it is a simple conversation, and it focuses on whether there is or not, the debate between the root and the end, rather than the common saying of governing the country and ensuring national stability."

Gongsun Xiu thought that a simple talk was just a bunch of people who talked about theory and were not practical? When he thought that such people could be comparable to the Confucian and Legal family, he couldn't help but laugh at the sky, full of contempt and disdain, and shook his head and said, "If you sit and talk about the truth, everyone will do this, I'm afraid that the country will be destroyed and the people will have good fortune."

The woman in plain clothes frowned and said, "How can this be explained? Qingtan is the style of famous scholars. What is the relationship between the destruction and the decline of the country?"

Gongsun Xiu frowned and said, "There is no sin in the Qingtan Talk. If these people lie at home, they will be harmless to the country. But unfortunately, those who are confidential are all famous scholars. They only know how to talk about the verbal battles and have no choice but to fight against each other on weekdays. They are free to eat. If they encounter famine, plague, or war, what use can these famous scholars be used? If foreign countries invade, these celebrities will not be able to do anything except kneel on the ground and kill them. Instead, they will implicate innocent soldiers and civilians to die."

The Wei and Jin style began to ferment in the middle and late stages of the Three Kingdoms, and it was divided into two major representatives: one is Xiahou Xuan, He Yan and Wang Bi, the group of talks that advocated emptiness and vainness. Talk was a debate between two or three or more people. Not only did they have to make a distinctive and unique mind, but they also had to be beautiful, catchy, and appropriately controlled. Famous scholars often talked about it all night long. The propositions were raised during the debate, and the two debated each other. After the debate, they would choose to exchange propositions, and each side asked questions. During this period, there were many sophist geniuses, which often won applause.

Not only that, famous scholars like to eat Wushi Powder, which is comparable to poison and addictive. After sucking, they get hot all over and run around the ground. Sometimes they get hot all over. They must splash ice water on their bodies to relieve their heat. Sometimes they are cold and hide in the quilt and tremble. The monster-like shape is really inaudible.

This kind of talker is not harmful if he invites three or five friends to debate on weekdays. However, these people are addicted to this, and most of them actually dominate high officials and generous salaries in the later period, which also leads to talk about the country. During the Taihe period, Cao Rui dealt with the "flat case", rectified the trend of flamboyance and empty talk, and dismissed Zhuge Dan, He Yan, Deng Jian, Ding Mi and others. Even the governor of Youzhou, Qiqiu Jian, couldn't help but sigh: "The dynasty of all ages will not be mediocre."

Looking at historical books, the flamboyant celebrities who can be basically confirmed are He Yan, Ding Mi, Deng Yang, Bi Gui, Li Sheng, Xiahou Xuan, Zhuge Dan, Sima Shi, Liu Xi, Sun Mi, Wei Lie and others.

The reason why this type of people arises is that they are the children of powerful people and wealthy families. He Yan is Cao Cao's adopted son, Ding Mi is the son of Ding Fei, Xiahou Xuan is the son of Xiahou Shang, Sima Shi is the son of Sima Yi, Zhuge Dan is the younger brother of Zhuge Liang, Liu Xi is the son of Zhongshu Ling Liu Fang, Sun Mi is the son of Zhongshu Jian Sun Zi, and Wei Lie is the son of Sikong Wei Zhen.

The famous scholars of Qingtan gathered to travel together, evaluate people, and talk about famous people, and were popular among the young intellectual groups in the upper class. They imitated the Qingli style of scholars in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, evaluated each other, and gained many names. The small groups, such as Xiahou Xuan, Zhuge Dan, Deng Yang, etc., were called "Si Cong", Zhuge Dan, Bi Gui and others were called "Bada", Liu Xi, Sun Mi, and Wei Lie were called "San Yu".

Gongsun Xiu understood that Cao Rui tried hard to suppress these powerful children during his lifetime and eliminated them. However, once Cao Rui died, these people would soon be re-activated and involved in the struggle between Sima Yi and Cao Shuang. He blamed Cao Shuang for being unlucky. All the people used were He Yan and Xiahou Xuan, who abandoned the virtuous and appointed traitors, and placed a large number of foolish cows and horses around him as their confidants. If he didn't listen to the advice, how could he play the cunning Sima Yi?

Under Sima Yi's Gaopingling Incident, Cao Shuang was disorganized and believed Sima Yi's oath of Luoshui in a confused manner. As a result, the whole family was killed. The foundation of Wei, which was hard-working for three generations of the Cao family, became the wedding dress for others.

The second largest representative of the style of the Wei and Jin dynasties was the "Seven Sages of Bamboo Forest". Ji Kang occupied a place and was also the representative of the soul of the style of the Wei and Jin dynasties. This type is exactly the opposite of the number one representative. Ji Kang and others were idle people who were reluctant to be officials because of the chaos in the government and would rather live in the forest and the career of the people. The so-called being in the world and heart in the mountains and forests is about such people.

Gongsun Xiu smiled disdainfully and said, "Qingtan is just a small play, and peace and governance is the best. Miss Liu advocates the style of famous scholars because you are from the Liu family in Qingzhou and have a wealth of food and clothing since childhood, so you don't need to consider your next meal and clothing. You have the leisure to study poetry and essays and discuss Taoism. The famous scholar Qingtan and elegant music are addicted to it."

The woman in plain clothes frowned and was a little dissatisfied: "Where does this start? Mr. Gongsun came from the royal family of Yan, so wasn't he more respectful? One of the destiny is actually determined by heaven and cannot be given to others."

Gongsun Xiu knew very well that the gentry began to rise in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and the means of production they mastered, such as land, population, money, and confidentiality in the court, were already unignorable. The nine-rank Zhongzheng system formulated by the Wei State further deepened this situation, resulting in the result of the top-rank without poor families and low-ranking unknown people in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. This also made the gentry feel arrogant and high self-esteem, and always felt respectful of status, and even looked down on the royal family.

He shook his head: "The origin of a noble family does not depend on the sky, but on luck. Just like a peach blossom, it is no different from the tree, and each is bright. However, the wind blows the petals, and the petals like Miss Liu fall on the altar, while the other petals fall under the corridor and in the cesspool, so their destiny is different."

The woman in plain clothes had never heard such wonderful remarks before, and immediately sighed: "Mr. Gongsun is really a master of pure talk."

He was stunned, speechless, and thought to himself: "It turns out that she has regarded my golden and jade words as a simple talk. I am not the group of famous people who only know how to talk and do not do practical things. Cao Rui knows how to crack down on the glitz case, which shows that he also realizes the root of the problem, but it's a pity that he dies young."
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