Datang Library

Chapter 357 Who dares to fight with Bai Fan?confident
In the Palace of Political Affairs, Li Er looked at Bai Fan seriously and asked, "Boy, the turmoil is on the cusp. A ground-breaking blind date event has been brought to such an extent. It's not that I can't withstand the pressure of the court. There must be someone here who is fueling the flames. The key It was a group of boys in the academy who were anxious to marry their wives and got caught, how about it? Can you handle it?"

Bai Fan wanted to overthrow the wedding etiquette set by his ancestors. This incident can be said to be a major earthquake in the literary world of the Tang Dynasty. A rumor pushed Bai Fan to the opposite of all literati.

So Li Er recruited him to the Yizheng Hall. Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng, Li Yuanji, and Li Yuanba were all there, and no one else was called. At this time, except for the relatives, the others are outsiders.

Bai Fan smiled helplessly: "I just want to help my sisters, but I didn't expect to cause trouble. The ancient wedding etiquette has been followed for nearly 2000 years since Zhou Gong, and I don't want to overthrow it. Why? Is it like this?"

Li Jiancheng reprimanded in dissatisfaction: "It's all you, you survived beating snakes, you were soft-hearted towards your enemies, and you left behind troublesome people to trouble you.

If there were not a few big families helping this matter, I wouldn’t believe it even if I was killed, you’d be better off, kid. At the beginning, they bullied you to the point of writing a suicide note. After you got rich, it seemed as if you had forgotten the past. Regarding their matter, you will kill Cui’s family. No one dares to speak when the lair is destroyed, this is the word 'power'! "

Li Yuan waved his hand to stop Li Jiancheng, "Okay, although you are right, boss, this kid is not cruel enough, so he is often plotted against by others, but this is also his advantage, the so-called artist is bold!
You all don't know, right? When he was on the Yueyang Tower, he begged the old man for mercy to deal with the four rebels in Dongting Lake. The old man had already graciously spared the girls of the Dou family for him. Why did he still protect the rebels?After all, they are all local snakes who have worked for tigers for more than ten years, what is the pity?
Do you know what he said? "

When Li Yuan said this, the two Li brothers became curious, but Bai Fan waved his hands and didn't want Li Yuan to say it, and he was a little embarrassed.

"This kid said, 'True courage is not knowing when to kill, but when to forgive!'

With just this sentence, others would definitely think that this kid did not know how to educate the old man, but he said that this was taught by his mentor in the previous life.Or is Datang afraid that the people will take the initiative to rebel?

Killing them can't prove how powerful the Tang Dynasty is in eliminating evil, it will only make the people fear. The real way is to make the people respect and love the people, not to be afraid!
The old man later recalled that the Tyranny recorded in the history books may have embarked on this fork.

It's not that this kid doesn't know how to manipulate officialdom, but that his state of mind is higher than ours, and he doesn't take the Cui family seriously at all. "

Li Yuan's words left the Li family brothers speechless, especially that famous sentence, which is really worth recalling.

After a long time, Li Er asked again: "You are a kind-hearted boy, and you will not be spared. Now that you are cornered, you have to accept the trick. Tell me, have you thought about how to solve it?"

Bai Fan pondered for a moment, then raised his head and said loudly: "Since this is the case, it is better to bring this matter up for discussion. Although Confucian scholars, teachers, and scholars all feel that it is disrespectful to revise the laws of the ancestors, but since there are so many people in the country who pursue blind dates and love, it must be that the people have needs in this regard, and what the people need is the state affairs that need to be resolved.”

"That's right, this statement is indeed a good sentence for the government. I will write it down and tell the officials to keep it in mind, and then say, how do you want to solve it?"

Li Er wrote down what Bai Fan said before, and at the same time urged Bai Fan to come up with countermeasures. He kept writing, as if he wanted to be a scribe for him himself.

"The laws of the ancestors are not immutable. Otherwise, how could Shang Yang reform to strengthen Qin? From this point of view, the reason why young people are dissatisfied with etiquette and law is that they are too conservative. The orders of parents and the words of matchmakers are naturally good, because parents will not If you cheat your children, you want them to marry well.

But this is not consistent with the parties involved as children. What parents like is not what their children like. Some parents will be greedy for wealth and honor. Eighteen brides and eighty-year-olds are simply commonplace.

In this way, there is a lack of humanity. The eighty-year-old groom is happy, but what about the eighteen-year-old bride?Marry an old man in a good time, and when the old man dies in two years, well, there will be one more widow in the world who has lived a miserable life.

As far as the country is concerned, a woman in a good age spends her whole life wasting labor, which is a waste of a good woman who is imported for the country.

Besides, even if the grades of the male and female are similar, the two have never met in the ancient ceremony wedding, and they only met after lifting the hijab. The relationship needs to be cultivated slowly, what if it cannot be cultivated?They don't see each other well, well, the man can divorce his wife, or if he can't divorce, the backyard will catch fire and the family will be uneasy.

The promotion of a marriage seems to be a trivial matter in the family, but it is actually related to the national economy and the people's livelihood. More than two families are busy for a wedding for several months. What is the cost?What about the official census?The more powerful the more difficult it is, it seems that it has nothing to do with the court, but in fact, if it fails, it will be a waste of people's resources and financial resources. "

"This, this, a small marriage, why does it involve so much? According to what you say, isn't there a big problem with the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker? How should the court solve it?" Li Jiancheng asked puzzled.

Bai Fan waved his hand and said: "No, no, there has never been a perfect rule in marriage, so this incident, my son-in-law's opinion, since the other party wants me to come out to confront each other, take the opportunity to take me down.

It is better to make it public and let the people choose to judge. "

Li Er shook his head and said, "Most people follow the crowd blindly, how would they choose?"

"No, the people are actually the people who know the most about etiquette. Etiquette should come from the people, and then return to the people. Only when they are accepted by the people will they be passed on.

Fan's solution is to hold a public debate in Chang'an City. The topic of the debate is whether marriage is the order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, or the free choice of men and women.

As for the two sides of the debate, those who support ancient rituals can publicly select ten people as representatives, and those who support humanized blind dates can also choose ten people to respond. Both sides prepare their own debate points.

If the two sides are on the same level, Chang'an City will select 50 elders with high moral character, 50 mature and prudent middle-aged parents, 50 young people who have married and have children, and 50 young people who have not yet married and have no favorite people. Party officials, a total of 100 people as referees, will finally evaluate the results.

Let's see whether the law of the ancestors should be changed. The result of the conference is the choice of the people, and His Majesty can follow the people's will. "

Li Er stroked his beard and smiled: "Boy, you must have made up your mind a long time ago. Your name of Bai Fan's iron-tongued debate is several years earlier than your apprentice Du Gou. With you, how can a group of Confucian scholars and masters come to you?" Aren't they going to be pissed off? They're going to win?"

Bai Fan took out a pamphlet and handed it over, and began to argue: "No, no, the boy has a public heart, regardless of personal enmity, he only wants to solve the national situation, even if the other party wins this time, it can only represent the public opinion. I, Bai Fan, have no official position. At worst, don't the Marquis go back to teach for the rest of his life, and with the royal family as his backer, can he still kill me?
These are the advantages and disadvantages of both parties in my handwriting. Your Majesty can hand it over to those respectful adults. I heard that Lord Wei Zheng is the leader this time. Your Majesty will tell Lao Wei to see the big from the small, and guide this matter to state affairs. There are different effects. "

Li Er smiled, "Seeing that you have a mature mind, you know who you must be plotting against. I heard that Old Master Yan and Mr. Wen Ji also opposed it. Why didn't they come to the stage to debate?"

"Those two old men have already been enlightened by my sincere words. They said that this time is a practical literary assessment for the students of the academy, and they will not participate in this matter as teachers." Bai Fan said seriously.

enlighten?Everyone covered their mouths and laughed instantly. Bai Fan's enlightenment might not be a good thing. The two old men don't know how they were abused.

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