Father Han Gaozu

In these years, Liu Chang has saved as much as he can on the etiquette laws formulated by Shu Suntong.

At the same time, when rewarding Shangfang, it was also very low-key. The main reason was that Shangfang would become a common enemy of the world. Whether it was Shangfang's specific investment or Shangfang's official title, they were all kept secret. The officials only knew about Shangfang's mansion. There are quite a few Chehous, many craftsmen who have received rewards, and their status is extremely high, but they don’t have a specific concept of how many rewards they have, the number of Chehous, etc., and the Mohist people don’t go out very much. Stay in the government to do research.

Even the soldiers in charge of guarding didn't know the specific situation inside, and it was naturally impossible for people outside to know.

But this kind of identity secrecy can be relaxed a little bit now.

The main reason is that the officials have no time to deal with Shang Fang now, and Liu Chang set up a better target for them, which is Chao Cuo.

As long as Chao Cuo is still in the temple, as long as he is still the Sangong, even if the officials know the rewards of the craftsmen in the Shangfang Mansion, there is nothing they can do. Of course, the specific investment must be kept secret. Let's deal with Shang Fang together.

Constrained by the times, the ministers would never have thought of how many good things Shang Fang could produce, and they probably would not understand Liu Chang's huge capital investment. In their view, if the SLR was invested in a region, it would be worthless. It is a great loss to be able to turn this place into a second Liang country and use it for Shang Fang's research.

Today, it was the first time that the Mo family showed their titles to everyone. The ordinary ceremony of enshrining a marquis was quite grand, and it was impossible for the officials not to know about it. The situation, Liu Chang these days, is also constantly reducing those cumbersome rituals, simplifying as much as possible, according to Liu Chang's words, just can't be obsessed with superficial, like this kind of form, the less the better, it is still necessary to extract Those who have the energy to do business, but what business is it?Of course, it is the various ceremonies of the Elder Master. The rituals related to the Elder Master himself are not simplified at all, but are getting bigger and bigger.

At the beginning, there were more than 3000 people accompanying the emperor when he traveled, and there were more than [-] people when he arrived at the high emperor. Now the elders are going to travel, at least [-] people. The emperor Gao is not as good as the elder.

The title of a big man can be recognized at a glance. From their chariots, horses and clothes, one can distinguish a person's identity. The clothes worn by different identities are different, and the Han Dynasty does not allow arrogance. If someone wears Wearing clothes that do not match your title will be a felony, and you will have to shave off your beard and hair to serve in corvee.

When the Mo family arrived at the scene, the neatly dressed costumes could almost blind other people's eyes.

There were about [-] people who came here, among them the one with the lowest rank was Dashuchang, and the rest were all Marquis. They didn't look like Marquis at all, they looked dark, their skin was rough, their beards were unkempt, and they were messy. , But no matter how messy a person is, wearing such a suit looks so mighty and majestic, which makes one dare not look down upon him.The Confucian who was about to spit on Chen Tao's face just now was looking at these princes and fell into a daze. …

It's one thing to spit on the Mo family, but quite another to spit on Chehou.

The first one is easy to lose the title, and the second one is easy to lose the head.

Although Liu Chang has tried his best to blur the distinction between the low-level titles among the people, the high-level titles are still inviolable. This is the basis for the big man to maintain his rule. If he dares to spit in Chen Tao's face today, he will not see tomorrow's The sun is shining, even if Liu Chang doesn't make a move, the other Chehous in the court will teach him how to behave, and let him know what it means to be a top nobleman.In addition, Confucianism is the most observant of this set of rules, and is also the guardian of this set of etiquette. They are the least likely to destroy this order of titles.

Chen Tao was very happy. He was originally against Taixue. Everyone here didn't like him very much and always spoke ill of him.

Unexpectedly, when I came here today, a great Confucian came to greet me in person.

He happily took the other's hand, "I'm fine, are you fine?"

"I'm fine...thank you for your concern"

The bitterness on everyone's face is just low
answer.

The people of the Mohist family also smiled and returned the salute to the surrounding masters. The faces of the surrounding masters changed drastically and they hurriedly returned the salute. The people around frantically returned the salute, and fell into a kind of deadlock.And the most amazed are those Tai students who rushed here early. When these Tai students saw the Mo family's outfit, they even shouted, good guy, is this the Mo family? ?

Fuqiu Bo, the leader of Taixue, is not a prince, but just a grand master.

These people are good, even the elders can't get on the stage.

The eyes of the Tai students shot out, staring at the fancy clothes, Liu Chang looked at the reaction of everyone, and a smile slowly appeared on the corner of his mouth. It seems that this time the advertisement is in place, Tai students come Studying here, the ultimate goal is to display one's ambitions, become a general, become a prime minister, and become a marquis.

The configuration of the Mohist school is enough to attract these high school students into their arms and start to engage in related research of the Mohist school.

Luo Jian of Kanyu's family stared at these people dumbfounded, and asked uncertainly, "Are these people all Hou?"

Liu Wu who was on the side replied, "Teacher, it is true."

"When did the Mo family become so powerful???"

Luo Jian's brows were furrowed, and he said worriedly: "How can you compete with them for sex... This competition is really..."

Liu Wu saw the teacher's worry, "Teacher, don't worry, we couldn't win them anyway, and it doesn't matter to us whether they have titles or not."

"That's right! We didn't have any disciples in the first place!"

Luo Jian suddenly reacted and showed a big smile, anyway, I am not in a hurry.

He was not in a hurry, but Huang Lao and the Confucianists were a little anxious. Huang Lao didn't pay attention to the Mohist school at first, but just used the Mohist school as a tool to disgust the Confucianism. But in the end, Huang Lao and the Mohist school There is also academic competition, but the Mohist school is completely incapable of competing with Huang Lao. However, seeing the current configuration of the Mohist school, many members of Huang Lao's family can't sit still. They have always regarded Confucianism as their main enemy. What happened to the Mo family? ? …

As for Confucianism, it is also full of sorrow at the moment.

They can only comfort themselves in their hearts. Today's Mohist energy is focused on Shangfang, and they should not make any political claims. We will be fine.

Gong Yangshou was sober from the wine, he stared straight at the Mohists in the distance, and rubbed his eyes.

"Hu Wusheng... Do you think I should quit drinking? I seem to be drunk..."

"The teacher is not drunk. The title of the Mo family is extremely high, even higher than we thought. There are at least eight of the 25 marquises who are Dache marquises with over a thousand lives."

"What's wrong with the world? A group of craftsmen can have such a title. I'm still a doctor. How decent is this?"

Gong Yangshou complained in a low voice.

"Teacher, as long as you eat less wine and hit less people, the title can be equal to them."

Liu Ci and Dong Zhongshu stood on both sides of Gongsun Hong, Liu Ci was full of disdain, "What's the matter, it's just a lord, I don't care if I see such a person in the palace, Chen Tao's level is barely qualified to fight with me call!"

The young Dong Zhongshu squinted his eyes, staring at the Mohists in the distance, motionless.

"Hahaha, come on!"

Liu Chang took Chen Tao's hand kindly, and led many Mohists into the middle of the arena. He sat on the upper seat, and Chen Tao sat beside him. Behind them, there are Tai students standing on tiptoe and looking at them.

"Today, the Shangfang Mansion has made new achievements, and the Mo family's contribution is very great! It should be rewarded!"

"Mr. Chen, I don't understand a few Dao ideals, and I need you to help me solve my confusion."

Liu Chang spoke, and everyone cheered up. This is because His Majesty wants to personally promote the Mo family. Chen Tao took a deep breath and hurriedly pretended to listen carefully.

"I have heard that there are noble and

The humble distinction, like a merchant, he is not as good as a craftsman, like a craftsman, he is not as good as a farmer, like a farmer, he is not as good as a scholar, do you think this reasoning is correct of it? ! "

Chen Tao immediately replied: "Your Majesty, this is wrong. It does not depend on the profession a person is engaged in, but on the morality of the person himself. No matter what kind of profession a person is engaged in, a moral person is noble, and a person with low moral character is noble." No matter what kind of profession you are engaged in, it is lowly... It is not the profession that is noble and humble, but the person who is engaged in the profession..."

It can be seen that Chen Tao is really not very good at this kind of question-and-answer between kings. He hardly uses any allusions, and even his words seem a bit hesitant, not too fluent. Compared with talking, he is better at going Do things.

Everyone's eyes lit up, they didn't dare to take the lead in terms of status, but if it was such an academic debate, then they wouldn't panic at all.

In this regard, your Mo family is the younger brother!
Immediately, a great Confucian stood up, "I want to ask Chen Gong a truth. Chen Gong said that there is no high or low in the industry, only the difference between people's morality. The second emperor of Qin met a wise man in a car. The blind woodcutter who lives in seclusion in the mountains, who should salute first?"

Chen Tao's eyes widened, and he hesitated and replied, "This...Of course, the woodcutter has to pay homage first..."...

Liu Chang was furious, rolled up his sleeves hastily, and said, "What's the reason? Everyone in the world knows the cruelty and stupidity of Qin Ershi's ruler. This woodcutter should not pay his respects. He should go to Ershi Spit in Shi’s face! Pee in his hat! Strip him naked and get in! If there are soldiers around him, pretend to pay homage and kill him with an axe! No one should salute!”

At this moment, everyone was in an uproar.

Liu Chang suddenly looked at Uncle Fuqiu, who was stunned for a moment. This is a debate between Confucianism and Mohism. Do you look at me a bit inappropriate? ?

However, after all, it was the first blow of the big man, so Fu Qiubo had no choice but to stand up, look at the big Confucian seriously, and criticized: "Your Majesty is right! Mencius once said that it is not because of the honor of the king that one serves him, It depends on how the king treats his courtiers. A king like the Second Emperor treats his courtiers extremely harshly, and everyone treats him as a thief. A wise king like Your Majesty, everyone in the world treats him as a parent. Is this true? Isn’t it the best proof?! What is honorable is not the identity of the king, but the morality of the king!! And Shun’s hair is among the farms, Fu Yue’s is among the boards, Jiaoge is among the fish and salt , Guan Yiwu was promoted to the scholar, Sun Shuao was promoted to the sea, and Baili Xi was promoted to the city!!"

"Are these sages considered humble just because they are engaged in these industries? Everyone in the world knows their sageness!"

"Although a king like the Second Emperor has a noble status, he is still considered a lowly person because of his poor moral character. Emperor Gao defeated him because of this. If he is a noble person, then the Emperor Gao who once served as the head of the pavilion Is it because of lowliness?! You raise such a question, what are you trying to do?! Are you trying to insinuate Emperor Gao?!"

Fu Qiubo questioned him several times, and the Confucianist's face turned pale with fright, and he replied tremblingly, "I dare not! I'm not..."

Liu Dachang was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked Fuqiubo to sit beside him. After Fuqiubo sat down, Liu Chang suddenly became full of courage.

"Mr. Chen, I heard learned people say that Mohism's learning is meaningless and not the learning of sages. Is this correct?"

For some reason, Chen Tao seemed to have become courageous, and he replied loudly: "This is wrong! The knowledge of the Mohist school is the real learning of sages! What the Mohist school studies is the true truth of the world. This kind of truth will not be changed by human factors, it is a truth hidden in the universe since the birth of heaven and earth..."

With the emperor's support, Chen Tao's voice became a lot louder, it was no longer hemming and hawing, and the more he spoke, the more energetic he became.

The Confucian looked at Fuqiubo with some confusion, there is a traitor among us.

The Confucianists have a lot to say, but well, the person sitting next to the emperor is very capable, but they also know very well that the chances of winning are really not high when they get up to debate with this person.

Fortunately, Mr. Huang stood up in time

From the outside, the Confucianists were in awe of Fu Qiubo, but they were not afraid.

The one who got up was Huang Lao's contemporary master Wang Gao. Wang Gao said disdainfully: "I heard that the Mohists have given up the study of the principles of heaven and earth, and stayed in Shangfang all day long to start working as a craftsman. Now you say Starting from the principles of the world, can the principles of the world be found in Shangfang? Our Huang-Lao school studies the changes of the four seasons in the world, the transformation of yin and yang, and the alternation of day and night. We can explain this in detail. The so-called The principle of heaven and earth is nothing more than a combination of wood and stone, what kind of principle of heaven and earth is this?”…

Chen Tao also did not completely rely on the emperor, and he responded to this.

"My Mohists are the first to study light. Light has existed since the beginning of heaven and earth. We are the first to study numbers. Numbers will not change because of people. The things we make are the application of the principles of heaven and earth... This kind of Principles are applied to governing the country. Huang Lao said that he can study the principles of the world, but he can't apply these principles anywhere. What kind of research is this kind of research?"

The two can start a debate, full of gunpowder.

The Tai students sat below and listened carefully to their debate.

Although Chen Tao's hands-on ability is very strong, he is not Wang Gao's opponent when it comes to debates, but the referee is his man. As the saying goes, "Chen Tao and Liu Chang can win... Fu Qiubo", Liu Chang When he opened his mouth, Fu Qiubo had to smooth things over with him, Wang Gao was not arguing with Chen Tao alone, he was arguing with three people, and he couldn't beat his opponent at all.

This kind of academic debate lasted for more than half an hour, and finally, Liu Chang made a reward to the Mohists.

Including many promotions, bounties, and most importantly, giving the Mo family more classroom places in Taixue.

The Mohist family was in the limelight, and Chen Tao could be regarded as a tie with Wang Gao.

Chen Tao and others happily chatted with the students who came to inquire, and answered their questions, while Liu Chang and Fu Qiubo sat on the upper seats. Looking at this scene, Fu Qiubo sighed, "Your Majesty This makes me an enemy of Confucianism."

"What are you afraid of... If anyone dares to make irresponsible remarks to you, you can come to me and I will kill him!"

Liu Chang deliberately said this sentence loudly so that several people around could hear it.

Fuchubo laughed softly, "It doesn't have to be like that.

Liu An, who had been listening to the debate from a distance, shook his head slightly at this moment. Liu Bo stood behind his brother, and said a little excitedly: "Father is really knowledgeable! No one can refute what he said!"

"Fart! Is that father knowledgeable?"

"If you tell Mr. Fuqiu to sit far away, he may not be able to understand what those people are asking..."

Liu Bo asked curiously, "Brother, why don't you question the Mo family?"

"Aren't you Huang Lao's?
Liu An said confidently: "Mr. Huang is the root of all schools. All the schools come from Mr. Huang. It is a good thing for the Mohist school to be strong. The stronger the better, Mr. Huang should not stop him, but should help...People like Wang Gao Short-sighted, I'm not."

"All factions come from Huang Lao?? I have never heard of this..."

Liu An grinned, "It's okay, you'll hear about it soon."

"Come on, come back home!!

Satisfied, Liu An sat in the carriage, and returned to the mansion surrounded by his family members. As soon as he returned to the mansion, he called all his guests over.

"Today, I have some ideas... I want to write an article about the great principles between heaven and earth, humble status... and the practical application of the great principles. Everyone should work together. Once this article comes out, it will be able to fill the gap between the two. Another shortcoming of the old man!! We should encourage you all!!!”

"only!!!"
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