Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 409 "Handbook of Domestic Pig Confinement"

"Meet Your Royal Highness."

When Bo Fuqiu went to pay homage, Liu An did not dare to be rude, and hurried back to pay homage.

Uncle Fu Qiu was also a little surprised when he saw the Chang'an five-member group who suddenly came to Taixue to visit him. The prince was not good at Confucianism, which was a consensus among Confucians, and he had almost no communication with the prince. Not to mention the ignorant guys behind him.

Liu An is very similar to his father. He also likes to be noisy, likes to cause trouble, and is mischievous, but he is also very different from his father. This little guy is very good at learning. Even if he is playing, he will not forget to study, no matter which school he is He likes to read all of his books and is never a picky eater, just like Liu Chang, who is not a picky eater, he eats everything.

Liu An didn't know how many books he had read in the collection of Tianlu Pavilion. In short, no matter which school of knowledge it was or what it was about, he had a certain understanding of it.

Uncle Fu Qiu smiled and invited them to sit up. Liu An resigned several times before he sat down, but he still leaned forward slightly, which was his respect for Uncle Fu Qiu.Liu An knew that the weak-looking old man in front of him was Xun Zi's apprentice, and his father liked him very much. If he offended him, he would definitely be hung up and beaten by his father.

Liu An is very respectful, but the attitude of the few people behind him is not so good.

Liu Xiang raised his head and looked around, Liu Wei was talking to Liu Xian, and only Liu Qi looked at Bo Fu Qiu with a smile on his face.

"Mr. Fuqiu, I came to see you on purpose this time. You are famous all over the world, but I really don't have the time to visit you."

Liu An first greeted each other, Fu Qiu Bo nodded, and the two chatted for a while before Liu An entered the topic.

"That's right, I'm here to ask you something."

"Please speak to His Royal Highness."

"I heard that your teacher served as the grand sacrificial wine of Jixia Academy three times, but when he was serving as the sacrificial wine, he did not favor Confucianism, supported the disciples of his own school, and even sent people to greet all those who came from afar. The sages of the school are thoughtful in their arrangements, and they show no mercy when debating, belittling all schools except themselves, why is this?"

Bo Fu Qiu smiled and replied: "Because my teacher has two identities, he sent people to entertain sages, and he did not favor Confucianism or support Confucian people when presiding over debates, and he treated them fairly. This is because he The identity of the wine sacrifice, but he was ruthless when he personally participated in the debate, pointing out the shortcomings of other schools, this is because of his status as a great Confucianism"

Liu An made a sudden realization and nodded, "If you say so, I will understand."

"It's just that you are the leader of Taixue, and most of the disciples you recruit are Confucian students, and the books you study are also Confucian books. Which of the two identities do you prefer? ?"

Liu An's face was still full of smiles, but the question suddenly became sharper.

Facing Liu An's questioning, Fu Qiubo didn't panic at all.

"His Royal Highness does not know, the matter of the Taixue is in charge of Fengchang, and I am only responsible for some receptions, debates and the like. The students are good families recommended by the locality, this is not a deliberate choice by me. , and there are many teachers in the Taixue, they can decide who to follow to govern the knowledge of any family, that is, they can learn the knowledge of multiple schools at the same time, and most of the books are treasured by each school.”

"That's it, I thought it was the Confucianists under your command who didn't want to let the students come into contact with the knowledge of other schools."

"Teaching for the public, there will be no such thing."

"I see, thank you!"

Liu An bowed with his body and led everyone out of the study. As soon as he walked out, he met Liu Yingke head-on.

Liu Yingke hurriedly glanced inside the house, and when he saw Bo Fu Qiu, he breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly pulled Liu An out.

"An ah, my teacher is a famous sage in the world, you can't disrespect him."

"Father Zhong, I'm here to ask him for a lesson. I've never been rude."

If other people surnamed Liu said this, Liu Yingke would definitely not believe it, but when Liu An said it, he believed it. Liu An is really eager to learn, and it is reasonable to ask Fuqiu Bo to study. Both of them are fans of Bo Fu Qiu, and they have studied with him, especially Liu Jiao, the king of Chu, who firmly believes that Bo Fu Qiu is the number one Confucianism of the moment.

Liu An looked at Liu Yingke in front of him, remembered something, and laughed even more happily, he took Liu Yingke a few steps and said, "Father Zhong, in fact, I came this time to serve Ah. Father's order, I specially came to see how the situation in Taixue was, my father regarded the students of Taixue as his disciples. Nowadays, there are many schools in Chang'an, and he is worried that the competition between schools will affect these students."

Liu Yingke nodded, "It does have some influence."

"Look, this is what Father is worried about, Father Zhong, you have to worry about this matter too. You have the highest reputation among the students of the Imperial College. As the future officials of the Imperial College students, no matter what school the content of the students must be I know a little bit, like Jia Yi, the prime minister of Zhao State, and Duke Lu, who is now serving as Fengchang in the court, they are all masters who are proficient in various schools.”

Liu An arranged a few words in a low voice, and Liu Yingke nodded and agreed.

After leaving from Taixue, Liu An brought Liu Qi over.

"You go to Shangfang now, find Chen Tao, and tell him."

He asked Liu Xiang to go to Shaofu again.

Liu Wei and Liu Xian continued to follow him.

Now, Liu Xian has become a little less confident. He asked, "Can we really do it?"

Liu An glanced at him, "It's not a big deal, what are you afraid of."

"What if it's wrong?"

"What are you afraid of, even if you did something wrong, that's the fault of Uncle Fuqiu and the others. What does it have to do with us?"

As Liu An spoke, he took the two to the East City of Chang'an, which was the mansion of the prince Huang Lao.Liu Xian and Liu Wei were both reluctant to come here. The prince always kept his face straight. His education was different from that of Gai Gong. Gai Gong didn’t care about anything and talked about himself, while Wang Gong was very strict. very afraid of him.It was Liu An who dared to argue with him head-on. Although he couldn't argue with him at present, it surpassed all of the prince's disciples so far.

The prince was also a little surprised by their sudden arrival.

"It's windy outside today, so why come here on foot? Don't even bring a few more soldiers?!"

The prince said angrily, and let Liu An come in. Liu An is Huang Lao's treasure, and his future hope must not be lost. If something happens to Liu An, then Huang Lao will most likely collapse. The prince knew this better than anyone else. After pulling Liu An into the house, he ordered him to bring Liu An hot tea and something to eat.

Liu An is very grateful for the hospitality of the teacher.

In the face of his own teacher, Liu An didn't need to go around in circles like he did to Uncle Fu Qiu. He said directly, "Teacher, I'm here to ask you to do something for me."

"You say it."

"I'm going to let the Mo family settle in the Taixue, focusing on the ink classics, and cultivate a group of talents who specialize in the ink classics from the Taixue students to help the Mo family inject blood!"

The prince pursed his lips and fell silent.

If someone said that in front of him, he would have picked up a stick and beat them out, looking for a Huang Lao to help him support the Mo family? ?Although Huang Lao did not dislike the current Mo family so much, there is still a competitive relationship after all. The Mo family finally began to stop, how could they help the powerful enemy?
In the past, the Mohist school was also the world's leading scholar, and it competed head-on with the Confucian school and did not fall behind.

Back then, that stubborn and stubborn old man of Mencius was not allowed to recognize the status of the Mo family, and he felt that such a fatherless beast's knowledge was so popular.Mencius, a civil rights expert, was very disgusted with the Mohist's universal love. He believed that it is impossible for people to love others as much as they love their parents. Universal love "no difference" is simply a blasphemy against interpersonal ethics!There must be distinctions between people to produce etiquette, and this is the case between men and women.

He also gave an example, do you want to save your sister-in-law from drowning?Of course, it is necessary to save, but this is only an expedient measure. Do you still want to hold hands every day and want me to treat my sister-in-law like my wife? ?He believed that the "selflessness" of the Mohists was unrealistic at all, and affectionately called them fatherless beasts.

Huang Lao is not so hostile to the Mo family, but if the prince can help him to support his opponent, he will definitely not do it.

But in the face of his most proud disciple, who is also the hope for the future, the prince of a big man, the heir of a tyrant, he didn't get angry, just asked: "Why?"

"Does the teacher know Mo Bian?"

"Of course he knows."

The threshold for Huang Lao is relatively high, because Huang Lao contains a lot of school content. If you want to be proficient in Huang Lao, you must know the content of other schools. Therefore, Liu Bang and Liu Chang like to use Huang Lao to teach princes. Mainly because inviting one is equal to inviting all schools, anyway.

Liu An said earnestly: "There is no place for the Mo family's political propositions to be implemented today, and Huang Lao has already explained all the places that can be implemented, so the Mo family will not pose too much threat, and this Mo family debate It is the part that is lacking in all schools of thought, and I call it the study of knowledge.”

"Um???"

The prince asked displeased, "Why use Confucian rhetoric?"

"Teacher, we Huang Lao are different from other short-sighted schools. We don't regard other schools as our enemies. When they have good ideas, we can learn from them and be more successful than them. This is not a shame. Behavior, this is what a real sage should do. Confucianism is like this, and Moism is like this."

"It's been many years since the Mohists have sorted out the articles and Master, you are sorting out the articles of the Huang-Lao School"

The prince was stunned for a moment, a flash of inspiration, and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Hahaha, Master, this can make up for Huang Lao's last shortcoming. The so-called Huang Lao's learning is to include all things. No matter what theories and ideas are born in the future, they must be understood by us. Summarize and absorb its essence, so that Huang Lao can continue to develop, the schools are not our enemies. They are all our teachers!"

Liu An said with a smile.

Liu Wei, who was standing behind him, couldn't help but ask, "Isn't this just raising Baijia as pigs? After fattening, eating meat?"

The prince reprimanded: "Vulgar words! As an old disciple of Huang, how can you say such a thing?!"

"Be your own teacher!"

"I see."

The prince was very interested in what Liu An said, and could not help but ask: "There are no outsiders here, why don't you talk about it in detail?"

Liu An then said: "Nowadays, the Mohist school is weak. They make equipment for my father, but they no longer study the essence of the world. In terms of exploring the world, the Mohist has its own unique ideas. Different from other schools, they use mathematics. We can help the Mohists and let them concentrate on developing in this field, which will be used by me in the future.”

"Then why don't we just use it for ourselves? What do we support them for?"

"First of all, if you study the Mohist scriptures, the people of the Mo family are stronger than us. Second, if the Mo family disappears, it will be a loss to the whole world, and each school will become stronger, then the academic atmosphere will be very strong, and the people who benefit the most. It is Elder Huang, if the family is the dominant one, the rest will be dismissed, no matter who is dominant, there will be no development, and the achievements of thousands of years may not be comparable to those of the great Han in the first hundred years."

Liu An's idea of ​​using a hundred schools of thought for himself is most clearly reflected in "Huainanzi", which basically wraps up all the generalizations in that book, and even absorbs the scientific aspects. Just outrageous, hodgepodge of hodgepodge.

At the beginning, Lu Buwei gathered many disciples to write "Lv's Spring and Autumn". He thought that there would be no one who could surpass this book within a hundred years. Then Liu An called the disciples to come up with a copy of "Huainanzi". Looking at each other across the river of time.

"Master, you can help the Mo family sort out the ink scriptures, including the lost ones. I know you have many friends."

"In addition, I will go to Chen Tao's place to inform him so that he will not object."

"I have already said hello to Uncle Fu Qiu. When the time is right, we will let the classics of the Mo family settle in Taixue. If there is no teacher to teach, then Huang Lao will teach it. Anyway, we still have many people, ha. Haha, Master, the harm of this matter to our Elder Huang is definitely less than the good!"

Liu An narrowed his eyes, "I also sent someone to find Zhang Cang."

"Zhang Cang is a person with deep attainments in this field, and he invited a Confucian to help the Mo school. It is enough to make the Xunzi school and other Confucian schools more estranged. My father places too much importance on the Xun school. This is not a bad thing. But I am afraid that those Confucian scholars in Ludi will change their bodies and become Xunmen. My father has read a lot, but he only knows the reasoning and does not understand the deep meaning of it, and I am afraid that these Confucian scholars will deceive him with lies."

When they walked out of the prince's mansion, Liu Yan and Liu Xian were still a little confused.

"Is it that easy?"

"Oh, what's so easy? It's rare that it's still ahead."

"This thing can start them off, but it's up to me to lead."

Liu An squinted his eyes, thinking about something.

Liu Wei said with a smile: "It's not a risk, anyway. You said you were going to do something big, but I thought you were going to rebel!"

Liu Xian glanced at him helplessly, "Your minister of state put you in a prison car, and you have smashed your courage."

Liu An shook his head, "I will not rebel, I am not that urgent about enthronement."

At this moment, Chang Liu was in Zhang Budo's mansion.

He invited the most outstanding birth attendants in the palace, and even the imperial doctor's order, because Zhang Budo's wife was about to give birth.

This kind of treatment, the ministers can't imagine.

Liu Yan successfully gave birth to a daughter for Zhang Budo.

Holding the child in his arms, Liu Chang sighed again and again.

How can you have a daughter? ?
Zhang Budo smirked and stood aside. At this moment, he finally had the upper hand in family affairs. The two looked at the newborn child and discussed what name to name her. Although Liu Chang was a little sour, he was still very upset. Happy, "No doubt, this child is carved out of the same mold as you, and they all say that they are female fathers. Now it seems that this is true!"

Liu Chang has never seen such a good-looking child. Newly-born children are usually not very good-looking, but this child is different. It perfectly inherits Zhang Budo's appearance. It is conceivable that when she grows up, Zhang Doubtless the threshold of the home is afraid that it will be trampled.

Seeing Liu Chang's somewhat disappointed look, Zhang Budo said earnestly, "Your Majesty, the children of this minister are your children!"

"Hahaha, that's natural!"

Liu Chang touched his chin, suddenly remembered something, and said, "No doubt, you see, I have four sons, among them, Ann is too old, and Ci Heliang is still young, so I can't see how good or bad his character will be in the future. Only my second son, Dai Wang Bo, is generous, kind, and well-behaved. What do you think if I betrothed your daughter to Dai Wang and let them get married when they grow up?"

Zhang Budo widened his eyes, and was speechless with excitement.

"Sir."

Double happiness is approaching, Zhang Budo is a little restless.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!!!"

Liu Chang laughed and immediately became in-law with Zhang Budo.

Liu Chang stayed until the evening, and then returned to the palace. As soon as he sat down, he couldn't wait to tell Cao Shu and Fan Qing the good news.

"Ah? You were married when the child was born??"

Cao Shu looked at a loss.

Fan Qing was also a little angry, "Why didn't you ask me first? You made such a hasty decision on such a big event."

Liu Chang smiled and said: "What are you worried about, I have seen that child, and he looks very cute."

"It looks good now, but it may not look good when you grow up!"

"You think about her grandfather, her grandmother, will she look good when she grows up??"

Looking at these two children, Cao Shu really can't stand it anymore. Marriage depends on whether people are virtuous or not. What do you just care about whether people's parents are good or not? ?

At this moment, Liu An appeared out of nowhere.

"Father~~~~"

ps; I was typing today, and suddenly my hand felt itchy, I took a few pats, and then I saw, my good guy, a little spider was crawling, it scared me so much that I almost gave the keyboard in front of me. smashed.

(End of this chapter)