Chapter 118: War of words

Qiao Xiu's performance was exactly as Yunfeng expected. The food he sent did not move. It seemed that he was preparing to die on a hunger strike. But the guards had already prepared the soup and force-fed it to him.

, the soup contains medicinal materials that nourish vitality, and the meat and bones are boiled over a slow fire into a semi-colloid. Although it is a liquid food, it is very nutritious. As a result, he can't even die.

After two times of drinking, Qiao Xiu also learned the lesson. He knew that hunger strike was not feasible, so he had no choice but to eat honestly.

Yunfeng's psychological offensive began that night. At first, Qiao Xiu remained expressionless, turning a deaf ear to the guards' loud recitations and tragic accusations. But two days later, his expression changed to dismissive, and two more days later

God, his mood gradually became anxious. Thinking about it, he could only sleep for two hours a day. During the rest of the time, the house was brightly lit, eating, drinking, having sex, and there were people shouting loudly in his ears. It would be too much for anyone else.

On the morning of the fifth day after Qiao Xiu was "invited" as a guest, his three sons gathered in the hall and were very anxious. Qiao Xiu's family had sent letters several times, but the old guy never replied for some unknown reason.

However, it made them uneasy, thinking that Yunfeng was deceiving them.

Qiao Minzhi said bitterly: "There was no news about my father when he came in. Could it be that he was assassinated by General Yun?"

Qiao Xianzhi frowned and said slowly: "Brother, from my point of view, my father's life is not in danger. We have read through the books sent by General Yun. The books contradict the classics and destroy the three cardinal principles.

It is indeed very different from his father's life-long philosophy. According to my younger brother's guess, General Yun's original intention was to get his father to agree with him. However, his father was stubborn and would not bow to power. Therefore, his father was placed under house arrest.

"

Although his guess was reasonable, he never expected that their old man was enjoying unprecedented mental torture!

Qiao Xingzhi muttered: "What the third brother said makes sense, but my father is old. It will not be good if this stalemate continues."

Qiao Xianzhi sighed: "What General Yun said in the book seems shocking at first glance, but when you think about it carefully, it makes some sense, at least it is of some benefit to the people, but my father...well, he probably won't agree with it.

Already."

Qiao Minzhi smiled disdainfully: "What's the point? It's just fallacies. However, these fallacies are not something that ordinary people can make up. As a brother, I have to go and meet General Yun to see what kind of person he is.

How sacred.”

"Brother, this is very good. I will go with you." Qiao Xingzhi said quickly.

Qiao Minzhi waved his hand: "As brothers, you can each take care of your own duties at home." After saying that, he left the hall alone.

As soon as he walked out, he saw Qiao Shuyao standing outside the door, and he immediately said displeased: "Shuyao, why are you here?"

It turns out that the Qiao family has been a Confucian family since the Qiao Zhou Dynasty, and the defense between men and women is even greater than that of ordinary people. Women are not allowed to participate in men's discussions. However, Qiao Shuyao was worried about her grandfather, so she hid outside the door and secretly listened.

A look of panic appeared on Qiao Shuyao's face, and she murmured: "Um...uncle, can you take Shuyao with you? If...if possible, Shuyao also wants to see her grandfather."

Looking at this pitiful niece who lost her father when she was young, Qiao Minzhi could not say the words of scolding in the end. His niece only showed a lively and out-of-the-box side when she was with her grandfather. She was usually at home.

, act cautiously, not even daring to show off. Qiao Minzhi sighed secretly, nodded and said: "That's fine, but don't talk nonsense."

Qiao Shuyao was overjoyed and gave a gift: "Shuyao understands, Shuyao thanked uncle."

At this time, in the main hall of the state capital, Yunfeng looked at the lobbyists who were gradually going away, and took a deep breath helplessly. In the past few days, there were intercessors every day, which made him very annoyed, but tomorrow

You can go out and hide for three or two days. The reorganization of the army is nearing completion.

Chengdu was too small. There were 40,000 defenders in the two cities and 10,000 palace guards. Yunfeng left a total of 20,000 people, of which he retained almost all the guards. The guards were the best equipped and most powerful among the troops.

Although this elite unit also faces the problems of declining morale and lack of aggressiveness, it is much better than the Chengdu garrison.

Tomorrow he will go to solve the aboriginal issue in person. Since it involves hatred with the refugees, if it is not handled well, it will create even greater trouble. He must go there in person.

Not long after it was quiet, a personal guard came to report: "General, Qiao Xiu's eldest son Qiao Minzhi and his niece Qiao Shuyao are asking for an audience."

Yunfeng couldn't help but feel a headache secretly. This Qiao Xiu was really a big trouble. He finally understood the reason why Sima Zhao had to kill Ji Kang. Ji Kang was famous, despised the powerful, and was politically inclined to Cao Wei, which was not the same as Sima Zhao.

A person with a single heart would be a disaster if left alone. He cannot do it without killing him! But can he kill Qiao Xiu? He smiled bitterly and shook his head. Yunfeng ordered: "Invite them in."

"Yes!" The guard took the order and left.

Not long after, Qiao Minzhi and Qiao Shuyao walked in. Qiao Xianzhi saluted and said, "The people have seen the general."

Qiao Shuyao also reluctantly gave a gift.

Yunfeng took a quick look and found that Qiao had a sharp face, big ears, and three strands of black beard under his chin. He was about forty years old. Like his father, he also had an aura of awe. He was obviously a man of profound knowledge, but Qiao Shuyao was still

He was dressed simply, without makeup, and tied his hair with a wooden hairpin, but there was an almost invisible trace of hatred hidden in his eyes. He immediately returned the greeting: "You two, please take a seat."

After the uncle and nephew thanked him, Qiao Minzhi sat down at the foot of Yunfeng, and Qiao Shuyao sat beside Qiao Xian.

Qiao Minzhi raised his hands and said, "My father has been bothering the general's house these days. I would like to thank you in advance. I wonder if my father is still well?"

Yunfeng's expression remained unchanged and he said: "Mr. Qiao is in good health and in good spirits. There is no need to worry, Mr. Qiao." Then he quickly changed the subject: "Excuse me, does Mr. Qiao have any other matters to do with your search for this general?"

Qiao Minzhi said bluntly: "My brother-in-law brought back the book written by the general. The people are lucky enough to read it, but they have some questions. I want to ask the general for advice. I wonder if the general has free time?"

Yunfeng understood that this person was here to cause trouble. Confucian classics had a prominent status in the Han Dynasty and was inherited by fourteen generations of families designated by the imperial court. Zheng Xuan, a master of classics in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, based on ancient classics and learned from the strengths of modern classics, became his own

Zheng Xue, and the Qiao family inherited the branch of Zheng Xue, especially "White Tiger Tongyi". He immediately calmed down and said solemnly: "I don't dare to ask for advice, Mr. Qiao, but please speak frankly."

Qiao Min stroked his beard and said: "The general destroyed the three cardinal principles in his masterpiece and abandoned human relations. I don't know what the general's intention is? Don't you know that the heaven and the earth have their own order, and the earth supports the sky, just like a wife serves her husband, and a minister serves the king."

His position is humble, and those who are humble are related to relatives, so he conducts his own affairs and respects heaven. Please teach me, general."

Yun Feng did not answer immediately, but signaled to his bodyguard to summon the clerk to record the debate. After the clerk saluted and took his seat, he ordered him to write down Qiao Minzhi's question, and then he said: "Since Chaos has divided into two disciplines, Qing has

Qi rises to become the sky, and turbid qi descends to the earth. However, the pure means the same as light, and the turbid means the same as heavy, which does not mean filthy! Otherwise, all living things and even the sages and emperors will live in filth and have no chance.

How can we know clearly if we know clearly? Is it just speculation and conjecture?

Is the sky really clear? What is the sky? Have the sages ever seen it? Could it be that the sages can understand everything by looking up at the sky? If it is not clear, how can we rely on it? I originally thought that the heaven, earth, time and space are collectively called the universe, and they are all

One body is indivisible and both are the basis of human existence. How can there be any talk of superiority and inferiority?

It can be deduced from this that husband and wife, king and ministers are all one body. The wife serves her husband, and the husband also serves his wife! The minister serves the king, and the king also serves his ministers! Don't you think that water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it? How can a family only take things without giving back?

Can there be harmony? How can the country not be destroyed?

In the Han Dynasty, starting from the sixth year of Emperor Hui (189 BC), selling officials and conferring titles became a common practice, with the two emperors Hengling being the most popular. Scholars and people spent money to buy officials and titles, so how could they keep the cost and squeeze the people even more, making money back tenfold or a hundredfold?

The people were in dire straits, and the land was full of hunger. In the end, the Zhangjiao people raised their arms and raised more than a million people, and the country fell apart. Could such greed and short-sightedness be a gift from God? How can we not learn from it?

I will implement the new policy and benefit the people. Now the people of Liangzhou are rich, their houses are rich, the old are supported, and the young are literate. Qinzhou is full of vitality, but the independent scholars turn a blind eye, which leads to unwarranted accusations.

I have to wonder what the scholars’ intentions are? Is it their original intention to make the people miserable and to lose their lives?”

Qiao Xianzhi secretly exclaimed, "This label is too big. No one in the world can bear it. And judging from Yunfeng's eloquent talk, this person is not just a martial artist, but has considerable understanding of the principles of Confucian classics."

After researching, for a moment, he felt speechless.

This feeling made him feel very uncomfortable. How could he give up so easily after studying the doctrines of Confucian classics for half his life?

So he did not comment, avoiding the truth and giving up. Qiao Xianzhi continued to ask: "The general is joking, how can the scholars not care about the people? And whether what I just said is correct or not needs to be discussed. The people also want to ask for advice: There are three things in Zhengshuo, and we can serve the people.

?There are three systems in the sky, which are called three subtle moons. The king of the Ming Dynasty should obey and obey them, so he is ordered to unite them and make them upright. What do you think, general?"

Yunfeng was startled. The three-line cycle pointed out by Qiao Xianzhi, namely Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, Xia was the black line, Shang was the white line, and Zhou was the red line. Changing dynasties is a sequential cycle of changes in the line, and the three changes are

It's just the form, the old dynasty is destroyed, the new dynasty is rising, Zhengshuo, dress, etiquette, and the capital can be changed, but the three cardinal principles and the five constant principles cannot be changed.

He felt that Qiao Xianzhi was digging a hole for himself by raising this question, so he couldn't help but smile slightly and said: "There are three colors: black, white and red. Black means disorder, white means disorder gradually becomes orderly, and red means order. Qin admires the virtue of water, and uses black as the color.

For respect, the Han Dynasty succeeded the Qin Dynasty, and also regarded the black color as Zhengshuo. However, the Han Dynasty ended with Zuo and was passed down to the Jin Dynasty. According to the color of the three traditions, it is only right to gradually become more orderly. But now the Hu people are raging in the north, and the dynasty

If the imperial court is so weak that it shrinks to the south of the river, how can the world become more and more chaotic? From this, how can the world achieve long-term peace and stability if only the luster is changed, but the roots are not changed, and the three cardinal principles are not abolished?"

Qiao Xianzhi shook his head and said: "Wei received Zen from the Han, and Jin received Zen from the Wei. They inherited each other, and the three unifications have not changed. Therefore, the world's inheritance from the Han has not been chaotic, and it has not the slightest involvement with Gangchang."

Yunfeng waved his hand and said: "That's wrong. Although it's called Zen Zen, is it possible that King Chenliu was willing to give up the country when he presented himself to the emperor? Moreover, the ancestral temple has been changed, the sacrifices have been discontinued, and the name of the country has been changed. It should be regarded as

The old Zuo comes to an end, the new dynasty rises again, and it is time for the Three Cardinal Principles to change."
Chapter completed!