Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 112
Sima Hui went to Jingzhou at the beginning of the third year of Jian'an.

In fact, he is also a well-known Confucianist in the world. He has taught many students under his sect, and Jingzhou scholars all know him.

For example, Liu Zhen, the later Cao Wei servant, studied under Sima Hui in Yingchuan when he was ten years old, and Xiang Lang, an important minister of the Shu Han Dynasty, also worshiped under him when he was young.

Pang Tong heard of his name in his early years, so he went north to visit, lived in Yingchuan for a year or two, and studied with Sima Hui.

There are also a large number of students whose names have not been left in history, especially Jingzhou scholars, who have a lot of them.

So even though Sima Hui had never appeared in Jingzhou, Jingzhou scholars already knew of his reputation, and now that Sima Hui was coming, including his former students, they all came to greet him.

By the time Shen Chen and the others arrived at Xiangyang Pier, they saw hundreds of people waiting on the North Pier, and the leader was Xiang Lang from the Xiang family.

From Shen Chen's teaching and educating people last year to now, Jingzhou Shilin has no more people who trouble him, but it doesn't mean that no one wants to trouble him, but no one wants to go to Suiting to be humiliated.

Now when they suddenly saw Shen Chen appearing in Xiangyang City, the crowd was quite surprised for a while, they didn't expect him to come to greet Sima Hui, and everyone couldn't help talking.

"It's the child of the Shen family, he's here too."

"What is he doing?"

"It doesn't matter what he does, last time my brother was refuted by him to the point of being utterly indecisive, this time I should make him look good."

"Why is Brother Zhou Lang going to argue with him again? This person is not kind."

"Before, it was because I was studying in Jiangdong and not in Jingzhou. Now that I'm back, I'm afraid he won't succeed."

Someone said, walking towards this side.

When everyone saw that there was excitement to watch, they all followed, and more than 20 people cheered at once.

Xiang Lang in the distance is now the county magistrate of Linju. Today he heard that his teacher Sima Hui was coming and asked for leave to greet him, but he didn't expect that it was quite noisy here, so he couldn't help but look over.

Seeing a large number of scholars walking towards the group aggressively, they asked curiously, "What happened over there?"

Next to him was a student of Song Zhong, named Li Ren, named Dexian. This time he heard that Sima Hui was coming, and he also wanted to learn ancient Chinese from him. Do you know Shen Xiaolang who is famous in Jingzhou?"

Xiang Lang nodded and said: "It seems that I have heard a little bit about it. I heard that he is a student of Mr. Zhongzi. He is already five years old at a young age. Even if I am in Linju, I know his knowledge."

Li Ren said: "My junior brother is indeed very knowledgeable, but because he strongly advocates resisting Cao and preaching that he is an enemy of the imperial court, he is not tolerated by the scholars in Xiangyang."

"An enemy of the imperial court?"

Xiang Lang frowned. This was not a trivial matter. The current atmosphere of Jingzhou scholars was to persuade Liu Biao to serve the imperial court, and suddenly there was someone who opposed the imperial court. No wonder the scholars would not tolerate it.

Li Ren explained: "It's not that he is an enemy of the imperial court, but he has a blood feud with Cao Cao, so he often counts Cao Cao's faults in detail, saying that he is a traitor around the emperor, and Liu Shijun should punish him vigorously. Personal enmity but not resentment.”

This is the current thinking of the entire Xiangyang Shilin people, who believe that Shen Chen did not deal with Cao Cao because of his personal enmity.

But I don't know that after the incident of Yidai Zhao in the future, Cao Cao killed the queen, the uncle of the country and the prince, and forced the emperor to expose the true colors of the princes to everyone, and I don't know how many so-called loyal people will be slapped.

"Ah."

Xiang Lang nodded slightly, and looked over, he wanted to see what Shen Chen had to say.

The person who came to the door was a son of the Nanxin Zhou family, named Zhou An. His younger brother was shamelessly refuted by Shen Chen last year. At that time, he was visiting famous people such as Yuan Zhong, Xu Jing, Huan Shao, etc. in Jiangdong. Now that he has returned, It is bound to seek justice for his brother.

I saw Zhou An, about thirty years old, with a goat beard, and walked over imposingly. Shen Chen stepped out of the crowd, and stood in front of Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, Pangtong and the others, facing the crowd, alone without fear.

"You are Shen Chen?"

Zhou An came up to question.

With a sword hanging from his waist, Shen Chen clad in strong clothes, cupped his hands and said, "I'm Shen Chen, I don't know what to do?"

"Nanxin Zhou'an."

Zhou An arched his hands, which was considered polite, but he quickly said: "I heard that you have bewitched the villagers in all directions, is there such a thing?"

Shen Chen said with a smile: "It's just the misunderstanding of the world. Candlelight obscures the light, and rice doesn't wait. Zhou Gong releases the call, and there is success. The knowledge I teach is all the words of the sages, how can it be bewitching the world? "

There are two misunderstandings in his words. One is that Mr. Mengchang's diners misunderstood that the food given by Mr. Mengchang was unfair. Compared with Mr. Mengchang's own food, the diners committed suicide in shame.

Another story is that the Duke of Zhou assisted King Zhou Cheng in managing state affairs. Some people spread rumors that the Duke of Zhou was going to usurp the throne. Even the Duke of Zhou’s younger brother, Duke Zhao, had doubts.

Seeing that he spoke in a very orderly manner, Zhou An lost the momentum he had just started, and cupped his hands to the north, saying: "Since this is the case, Mr. Cao can be called a minister of the country when he welcomes the emperor in times of crisis. Why do you spread rumors and tarnish his name?" ?”

Shen Chen shook his head and said: "Whether Cao Cao is a traitor or a minister of the Han, it will have its own judgment. Besides, everyone in the world can serve the king. He Cao Cao can, but I can't? A man is in a troubled world. He should hold a three-foot sword and stand invincible. Xun. Cao Cao sent the emperor today, and he didn’t use the name of the emperor to attack me. How can I not attack him? When he bullies the emperor in the future, it will be the time for me to go to Luo with my sword and seek justice for the people of the world!"

"Hahahahahaha."

The crowd suddenly burst into laughter.

Someone sneered: "Only you can go to Luo with a sword?"

Shen Chen said coldly: "Hmph, the sparrow knows the great ambition. I came from Xuzhou, and I saw Cao Cao slaughter more than 20 living people? I'm afraid you have never seen 20 living people, let alone 20 dead people? Cao Cao's younger brother Cao Ren and general Le Jin were killed by me, and I fought against the brutal Cao army alone. Doesn't this prove that I have the ability to go north and serve as king?"

The crowd who were laughing just now froze for a moment, and then they remembered that the one in front of them could be regarded as a god of death.

Zhou An frowned and said, "Do you think Mr. Cao can't help the universe?"

"Why can he?"

Shen Chen asked back.

Zhou An clasped his hands to the north again and said, "The Son of Heaven is at the rear, Duke Cao is at the front, and he rules all directions with the kingly way. Isn't it just in line with the etiquette of the Dianshi?"

"How can a brutal person take on the responsibility of governing a country?"

Shen Chen shook his head: "Actually, I don't understand. Has the morality of today become so corrupted? The law that used to punish capital crimes may have collapsed due to the advent of troubled times. I can't judge whether it is right or wrong for Cao Cao to slaughter hundreds of thousands of living people, but this is not the case. It’s not the reason why you persuade me not to take revenge, isn’t it?”

"Forehead"

Zhou An thought for a while, and was at a loss for words. After a while, he sighed: "You are right, you have your opinion, and we have ours, but this does not mean that there is a mistake between us."

Shen Chen nodded and said, "You can be regarded as a sensible person."

Neither of them convinced the other.

But for those black and white diodes, Zhou An is also a celebrity this week.

Because two people look at the problem from different angles.

Zhou An believed that Cao Cao flattered the emperor, held great righteousness, and was a minister of ZTE. Even if there were taints, he should not criticize for the stability of the country.

However, Shen Chen and Cao Cao had a personal grudge, and he believed that Cao Cao was cruel and could not take on the task of being a minister of ZTE, so both of them had their own opinions.

It's just that compared to other scholars, Zhou An is indeed a well-known scholar who has traveled all over the world. It is already very good to admit that Shen Chen's words are correct, so he has been respected by Shen Chen.

After watching the debate, Xiang Lang turned around and said to Li Ren: "It seems that Shen Chen is not as bad as everyone said. How could it be wrong to criticize cruelty with benevolence and righteousness?"

Li Ren sighed and said: "Brother Ah Chen has improved a lot. He didn't have such great ambitions before. He just kept talking about Cao Cao's cruelty, but now he says he wants to go to Luo with a sword. He has the ambition of a man. He often said that knowledge and action are one, Such bold words and lofty ambitions now make me feel ashamed."

"What is the unity of knowledge and action?"

At this moment, behind the two of them, someone suddenly asked.

Xiang Lang turned his head, he was a little strange at first, but after looking carefully for a while, he suddenly said in surprise, "Master!"

Behind them is a middle-aged man in his 50s but less than [-] years old, he looks very kind, with a goatee on his chin, wearing a plain long gown, looking at them with a smile.

This person is Sima Hui, a famous scholar in Yingchuan.

No one expected that he would arrive suddenly, and he was already standing among the crowd.

He didn't bring any long things with him, just a few family members and more than a dozen servants, saluting with large and small bags in their hands.

For other celebrities, this is already the poorest celebrity.

But scholars all know that Sima Hui has never been poor, but he has always been so simple. Even though there are countless fertile fields and mulberry gardens in Yingchuan, he goes to work in the fields every day and never regards himself as a celebrity.

"Master."

"Master."

"Master."

Almost when everyone found out that Sima Hui had arrived, the crowd suddenly called the teacher one after another.

Although Sima Hui was not from Jingzhou, he had taught many scholars in Jingzhou. At least 30 students who had learned from him came here to welcome him, such as Xiang Lang, Liu Zhen and others.

Sima Hui and their students have not seen each other for many years. Looking around, seeing these familiar faces, he sighed and said: "I just asked Ciming to help me buy a remote property in Xiangyang for living. You are all here."

The student named Ciming was originally named Huang Hui, a member of the Huang family. He studied under Sima Hui in his early years and had a good relationship with both Pang Tong and Xiang Lang. When Juda saw the letter that day, he told Shiyuan, Shiyuan told Wen Qing, and Wen Qing told him."

"Forget it."

Sima Hui got a headache when he heard it, waved his hands and said, "I should have expected that when Shi Yuan wrote me a letter."

At this time, Pang Tong, Xu Shu, Zhuge Liang, Shen Chen and others came over, bowed their hands and saluted him: "Master (Mr. De Cao)!"

"You guys are welcome.

Sima Hui raised his hands up, smiled and signaled them to stand up, then looked at Pang Tong wearing a crown on his head, looked at him and praised: "I haven't seen Shi Yuan for two years, and now I have reached the crown, and I am already an adult."

"Master, you are absurd."

Pang Tong clasped his hands again and said, "Thanks to Master's teaching, I can understand the truth of being a human being."

Sima Hui nodded, then glanced around, noticed Shen Chen in the crowd, and asked curiously: "Little friend, I heard you say the unity of knowledge and action, I want to know what is the unity of knowledge and action."

Shen Chen stands still, and earnestly cups his hands and said: "Morality is public, the unity of knowledge and action is a criterion for the consistency of conscience and what you do. It's not that you know the unity of knowledge and action, so you can achieve the unity of knowledge and action, but The morality in the heart should go hand in hand with trying to do it yourself.”

"for example?"

Sima Hui asked.

Shen Chen thought for a while and said, "For example, I heard that there was a drought in a village in the north, and the people were displaced. I happen to have ten thousand stones of grain at home, which can help the people. And I know benevolence and righteousness, and I want to practice benevolence and righteousness. So I took out ten thousand stones of food from my family to help the victims, and in the end countless people survived. This is the unity of conscience and action, which is called the unity of knowledge and action."

"Is this the unity of knowledge and action?"

Sima Hui opened his eyes wide, and suddenly felt that the young man in front of him thought as deep as a mountain.

Shen Chen cupped his hands and said, "Master Dong regards "benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness" as the model of a gentleman, and all the scholars in the world follow this as his criterion. But in this world, the etiquette has collapsed, and the world is proud of defending those who slaughtered the common people. I completely forgot that the sages once taught that "the way of great learning lies in Ming Mingde, in being close to the people, and in ending in the ultimate good."

"They all said that you were fighting against Cao Cao. Did someone say that you were against the will of the emperor by fighting against Cao Cao? Do you think this is correct?"

Sima Hui actually listened to it halfway. Although he didn't know exactly what happened, he also vaguely knew that Shen Chen was fighting against Cao, and some people were talking about it in the crowd, so he asked curiously.

Shen Chen said earnestly: "The so-called "destiny is inexhaustible, only virtue is the auxiliary". Just because Cao Cao flattered the emperor, everyone thinks he is kind, and because he flatters the emperor, people can't hold righteousness in his hands. It should be obeyed."

"The Duke of Zhou and Marquis Bo Lu are praised by the world because they have noble morals. The sages can only love the people and not be cruel. Wang Mang and Dong Zhuo hold power, but they overthrow the country. Do people want to listen to them when they hold power? "

"Someone told me that Cao Cao massacred hundreds of thousands of people in Xuzhou, maybe he did it out of necessity, but I have personally experienced this incident and know that he just wanted to frighten Duke Tao and plunder food and grass. Isn't this his cruel nature? ?”

"Poisonous snakes will disguise themselves as dead wood in order to hunt their prey, but no matter how good the disguise is, it cannot conceal the fact that it is a poisonous snake! So I never think that Cao Cao is a courtier who can assist the king well. His current dormancy is just for It is just grabbing more power every day, I believe time will prove that what I said is not wrong."

These words made countless scholars around start to think about it. They actually felt that Shen Chen's words were very reasonable, and they were subconsciously persuaded by him.

Sima Hui sighed: "I used to think that Shiyuan was already the top celebrity in Nanzhou, but when I saw my little friend today, I realized that I was short-sighted. Even a teenager in his teens can understand the truth so thoroughly, but I thought about it." It took me many years to understand that I am not as good as you."

The crowd suddenly went into an uproar. You must know that there are many students of Sima Hui here, but Sima Hui said that he is not as good as Shen Chen, which made the scholars and students around feel ashamed and surprised.

Shen Chen cupped his hands and said: "Gong Mi praised it, it's just because I often think about the principles of being a human being."

Sima Hui looked at him with incomparable sincerity on his face, and invited Shen Chen to say: "I just arrived in Xiangyang today, and I still need to settle down. When I move into the dormitory, I hope that in the future, my little friends can often come to my dormitory to have a chat together, for the sake of the future." I'm puzzled."

These words immediately shocked the crowd. Sima Hui, a famous scholar of Confucianism, actually invited a child in his teens to explain his doubts. This simply made so many scholars around him die of shame.

But Shen Chen said: "It's not enough to solve the confusion. The principles of sages and sages are all in the books, and everyone's interpretation is different. It's just that for most people, the life they yearn for is different from mine, so the thoughts they have are also different from mine. There's a big difference."

"What's the difference?"

Sima Hui asked, he felt more and more that the young man in front of him seemed to be full of treasures, making Confucian scholars like them who pursued the truth feel that the truth seemed to be right in front of them.

Shen Chen said sternly: "Some people think that "there is no need for immortality through the ages"; some people think that my generation should be "serving the emperor and serving the country", and some people think that "die ignorantly, and die with the grass and trees; live enlightened, It is for eternal life." But I think that in addition to the country and oneself, one must also have the heart of a master who can help the world, like a master, raise his head to embrace the universe, and bow his head to comfort the people."

"Easier said than done."

Someone said: "Nowadays, the world is so broken. If you want to save the people, what's the use of talking?"

Shen Chen smiled and said: "Looking at the shortcomings of people, there is no one in the world to be friends with; looking at the strengths of people, everything in the world is our teacher. There is a way to everything, but everyone has not found the direction, and what I want to do Things, as I said, the unity of knowledge and action is to find a way to save the people, at least I have walked on this road, but everyone, you don’t even have this heart, don’t you feel ashamed?”

As soon as this remark came out, the crowd was amazed.

Everyone was talking.

"What he said seems to be right. He wants to save the people, but we don't even dare to think about it."

"Although I want to say nonsense, I don't know why. I think his words are the truth, and what we learned before is just knowledge from books. It didn't let us learn the true meaning of being a human being."

"Brother Lang, I even want to worship under him."

"I have the same idea"

The scholars only felt that Shen Chen's words were as deep as sea water and as high as mountains, as if there were endless truths, which enlightened them.

In an instant, many people changed their original misunderstanding of Shen Chen.

Sima Hui sighed and said: "My little friend's words are thought-provoking. If one day it is true as you said, and you achieve the unity of knowledge and action to save the people, then you will be a role model for the world."

(End of this chapter)