Han Dao world

Chapter 1089
Liu Xie received Zhou Zhong.

Zhou Zhong first reported the renovation of Jizhou Water Conservancy, spread out large drawings on the case, explained them one by one, and listed a series of data.The words are full of pride and pride, and there are three points of joy.

Liu Xie can understand his mood.

Jizhou has thoroughly cultivated the land, the enthusiasm of the people has been mobilized, everyone is striving to be the first, and labor efficiency is needless to say.The participation of a large number of scholars and the in-depth summary and development of water conservancy knowledge have also made this water conservancy renovation more targeted and efficient.

The final result is that although the household registration is limited after the war, and there are not many militiamen who can be mobilized, the actual results are far beyond expectations.

This is exactly what he wanted.

Fully tap the potential of everyone, give full play to subjective initiative, think in one place, work in one place, unite as one, and unite as one, you can create unprecedented achievements.

What is the power of the people?This is.

Zhou Zhong may still insist on the principle of governing the country, but in the face of actual interests, he is still very honest.

Serving as an official can benefit one party, and it is not a short-term benefit of a year or two, but a benefit of at least ten years, or even decades, he cannot but be proud of it.

It is reasonable for him to be a little excited by the huge sense of accomplishment.

To Liu Xie's surprise, after Zhou Zhong finished talking about Jizhou, he changed the subject and took out a manuscript, carefully placing it in front of Liu Xie.

"Your Majesty, if I can read this book early, I can increase my achievements by another three points."

Liu Xie was surprised. "What book can make Zhou Gong so respectful?"

"The masterpiece of Suiyang Water Control Commander Yuan Min." Zhou Zhong thought for a while, and then said: "More precisely, it is the summary of the report of Yanyu Water Control. Yuan Min is the chief writer, and other hydraulic engineers participated in the compilation."

Hearing Yuan Min's name, Liu Xie's heart moved.

He had already heard about this person from different sources, and he knew that although this person was from a famous family, he was both civil and military, but he was not good at official career, and he was very interested in water control instead.First, he repaired the water conservancy in Chenliu, and later he was invited by Huang Yi to Suiyang to be in charge of the autumn floods in the entire Suishui and Baoshui basins. He was the general person in charge of technology, equivalent to the chief engineer.

The good autumn flood prevention in Yanyu and Yuzhou has a lot to do with Yuan Min.

Liu Xie opened the book and took a rough look.

Outside the text, he saw some annotations.At first I thought it belonged to Zhou Zhong, but after asking, I found out it belonged to Han Sui.He also heard Zhou Zhong say that Han Sui asked him to preface Yuan Min's monograph, and he understood what it meant.

Han Sui wanted to gain fame.

But this is nothing, it fits his purpose very well.

With Yuan Min's family background, he paid attention to practical learning and left a monograph, which is more convincing than ordinary scholars.

"As Sikong, Duke Zhou is in charge of water and soil, so it is reasonable to write a preface for such a monograph." Liu Xie closed the book, patted it lightly, and said with a smile, "Duke Zhou, please work hard."

Zhou Zhong showed a smile. "Since your majesty will not abandon you, it is my duty to write a preface for my subordinates. It is only the initiative of great significance, and only my ministers make a preface. I am afraid that it is not enough weight. I am bold enough to ask your majesty to sign it as a sign of encouragement. meaning."

"I?"

"Your Majesty inherited the enlightenment from the late Emperor, and is quite gifted in calligraphy. In recent years, he has practiced diligently, becoming more sophisticated and calm. If you can inscribe Yuan Min's monograph, it will not only show that His Majesty attaches great importance to practical learning, but also make the icing on the cake, pleasing to the eye. "

Liu Xie glanced at Zhou Zhong, laughed, and nodded in agreement.

His calligraphy is really good. On the one hand, the original owner's talent is really good, and he was enlightened by famous masters. Second, he was afraid of revealing his secrets, so he practiced hard and often asked Cai Yan, Zhong Yao, Zhang Zhi and others for advice. famous.

It is more than enough to write the title of Yuan Min's monograph.

Han Sui wanted to be famous, Zhou Zhong also wanted to be famous, and he wanted to be famous.

As Sikong, the officials under his command published monographs and got the inscription of the emperor, which is also a political achievement that can be boasted for a lifetime.

His wish came true, Zhou Zhong was in a good mood, and he talked about Xun Yue with Liu Xie again.

In all fairness, he was a little worried about Xun Yue.

On the one hand, Xun Yue was greatly stimulated and might go to another extreme.

On the other hand, Zhang Zhao and others failed to implement moral governance in the Bohai Sea. Confucianism suffered heavy losses in practice. Sacrifice.

Zhou Zhong didn't want to see this scene, so he asked Liu Xie a question.

Does Your Majesty think it is feasible to abandon the sage and abandon the wisdom?
Liu Xie sized Zhou Zhong up a few times and smiled silently.He personally poured a cup of hot tea for Zhou Zhong, and then said: "Duke Zhou, it is a historical necessity that all scholars belong to Confucianism, and it cannot be reversed by an individual. I just think that Confucianism has been dominated by Confucianism for three hundred years, and some evils have accumulated. , in urgent need of diagnosis and treatment, and never thought of giving up Confucianism. Applying benevolent government and achieving the king's way is by no means deceiving the world, but a real goal."

He paused, and then emphasized: "Zhang Zhao is proving the way, and I am also proving the way. The purpose is the same, but the method is different."

Feeling relieved, Zhou Zhong held the teacup in both hands and took a long gulp.

The hot tea enters the abdomen, the chest is dense, and the lips and teeth are fragrant.

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Zhou Zhong was sent off, and Xun Yue was called to see him.

Unlike Zhou Zhong's high spirits, Xun Yue's mood is very low.

After saluting, he lowered his head and sat for a while before he remembered that he should report to Liu Xie about his trip to Mount Tai.Speaking of the place where Confucius ascended was at the foot of the mountain, and Dongshan could only see a corner of Lu State, he felt ashamed and sighed.

Liu Xie was very happy.

Being able to face the reality shows that although Xun Yue is not young and has been immersed in Buddhist scriptures for many years, he has not reached the point of being only holy.

He has not lost himself yet, and still has the courage to face reality.

"Mencius once said that it is better to have no books than to believe in books, no matter what the book is. Mencius is also a human being, and he is separated from Confucius by a hundred years, so it is inevitable that he will make mistakes. The loss and deny the person.”

"Confucius climbed Dongshan and made Lu small, and climbed Taishan and made the world small" also came from "Mencius". It was originally just a metaphor, not necessarily a fact.But when it comes to Confucius, people in the Confucian school take it seriously.Now that it's proven that's not the case at all, they're certainly devastated.

But in Liu Xie's view, this is not necessarily a bad thing.

He then persuaded Xun Yue again.Just as Dongshan was still in Lu State at that time, when Confucius climbed Mount Tai, there was no such convenient road as it is now.Furthermore, although Confucius did not climb Mount Tai, he was not completely at the foot of the mountain. He could see farther when he climbed a hundred meters.

As descendants, we should climb higher and see farther than our predecessors, so we don't need to belittle our predecessors.

The key is that we should take the people as the basis and go further, instead of drawing the ground as a solid and resting on our laurels.After a hundred years in the future, we will not be ashamed of our predecessors.

After hearing Liu Xie's words, Xun Yue's mood gradually calmed down.

He then asked Liu Xie a question: "Why is the top of the mountain colder than the bottom?"

(End of this chapter)