When Pan Geng moved to Yin, I initiated Jian Shang

Three days later.

Zi Ping, who was staring at the earthen stove, suddenly saw a man with unsteady steps passing by.

"Why is Lord Xi here?" When the man with unsteady steps saw Zi Ping, there was a look of surprise in his eyes.

I looked around and this is the kitchen.

Why is Zi Ping here?

Zi Ping looked up at Lu's father and said, "Now that the iron pot has been delivered, we should cook something right away. Where have you been? Why haven't you shown up for days? I can't even improve the food. I'd rather stay here with you for a few days than to eat well on the expedition to the Western Regions with your brother. Also, why do you look so weak?"

Father Lu laughed dryly and said, "Actually, it's nothing. I was just so absorbed in reading that I didn't get a good rest for several days."

"Reading books? Could it be the hundreds of volumes that Xin Qu asked me to bring back for you?" Zi Ping thought for a moment. "Xin Qu said that what he brought back to you were all some records of witches and farmers. How could you be so fascinated by them?"

"Oh yes, of course. After all, my brother sent me a batch of seeds, so I have to see how to plant them."

"Oh, so that's why. It's simple. When I conquered Gaochang, I took in a group of slaves who knew how to grow crops from the Western Regions. I guess I'll have to stay here with you for a year or two. Then I'll have the retainers in the fiefdom select a group of people to help you experiment with growing crops. The shallots in particular are very delicious as a seasoning. Grapes can also be used to make wine, or boiled with dates, pits and other fruits to make sugar cakes. Many local people store food this way."

Zi Ping chattered incessantly.

He went to Gaochang, which was the heart of East Xinjiang, an absolute treasure trove of richness and prosperity.

He had long wanted to find someone to show off his memories of the West, but after looking around, he found that the people of Dayi Shang all liked to drink and have fun, and were dazed all day long. Few of them would listen to him when he talked about things in the Western Regions.

Now that I have finally caught Mr. Lu, I can't wait to tell him.

Father Lu frowned slightly, but he didn't refuse to listen. He just said, "It's too smoky here in the kitchen. Why don't we go to the hall?"

"What hall? You didn't build a courtyard?"

Zi Ping looked around and realized that the living conditions at Lu's father's place were too poor.

"Tsk, your place is not even as good as the earl's residence in Yan State, it's too plain."

"We have just arrived, and building a courtyard will be a waste of time and money." Father Lu's eyes twitched slightly.

He found that Zi Ping seemed to have become arrogant and extravagant since he came back.

She talked about cooking in an iron pan every three minutes, the beautiful scenery of the Western Regions every two minutes, and even started to take care of his residence.

"No. Didn't your brother say that?

I never tire of eating fine food, I never tire of eating delicate meat, I never tire of living in a quiet place, I never tire of walking slowly.

Be in the right position, plan the right policies, live in the right place, wear a proper hat and belt, enforce the law and inspire the people, exercise strict power, be lenient with justice, and maintain order.

If one is not in the position but plans for other people's affairs, his arrogance will surely discourage the people, who will speak ill of him. After a long time, they will become dissatisfied, and if they are dissatisfied, they will disrupt the position, overstep the boundaries, and cause discord between the superiors and the subordinates.

Therefore, if he is humble, he will surely have hope, and the princes will seize the throne; if his ministers say they love others, the monarch will be ignorant and the ministers will be blinded. If he loses his position, the country will no longer be a country.

Only when the upper and lower levels are strictly governed by the system, the merits cannot be ignored, and the world is peaceful and prosperous; the crimes cannot be punished, and the world is at peace and prosperous. After the Three Dynasties, it can be called a wise and enlightened country.

Otherwise, the law will be disturbed, rituals and music will be destroyed, and the world will be in turmoil, which will be a great disaster."

Zi Ping spoke a few words as soon as he opened his mouth, leaving Lu's father stunned.

He had just read this article yesterday, which was recorded in "Magic".

"It turns out that Lord Xi has read the article on magic."

"I've read a little bit. Xin Qu sent me a few handwritten scrolls. There's some truth in it. The reason why Yan State quickly established order was because of this method."

Zi Ping did not deny: "I read slowly. After all, there are many words that I still don't understand very well. And you know that Yan's classical Chinese is a standard writing method, but Xin Qu himself also improved it slowly. Many contents need to be translated again. But no matter what, I think he is right in many places.

You should regulate according to your status. Even if it is a little difficult now, you must set an example.

Especially in a system like yours that allows slaves to move up and down. This must be done properly.

Because meritorious examples can best arouse everyone's desire.

Merits cannot be concealed, the world will be peaceful and prosperous; crimes cannot be accused, the world will be at peace and prosperous.

Xin Qu himself explained the meaning of this sentence: if you reward those who have made contributions, people from all over the world will naturally come into your circle and be willing to be kept by you.

Do not let off the guilty easily. People in the world who seek stability will come to you for help. Even if you ask them to leave in droves, they will not leave.

Reading the whole article, it emphasizes a system, an order, and a hierarchy of positions.

To be honest, the current Dayi business does not have enough status and hierarchy, which makes all the parties have their own ulterior motives.

Although Xin Qu is a strong opponent, some of his remarks are correct. "

Father Lu had some enlightenment.

"Then, have you ever read Confucianism?"

"Confucianism? Isn't that stuff about witchcraft and rituals? It's all sacrificial text, and I don't believe in your Emperor of Heaven, so what's the point of reading it?" Zi Ping shook his head slightly.

The "Rushu" that Xinqu gave to Lu Fu should be called the Complete Collection of Rites, Music and Sacrificial Norms, which is a summary of the sacrificial specifications, content, system, divination, etc. under the three-law system.

It should be read together with the Book of Changes. Zi Ping did not believe in the existence of an Emperor of Heaven, so naturally he was too lazy to read on and learn more.

Father Lu responded and thought to himself that it was a close call.

Fortunately, Zi Ping did not read "The Art of Confucianism". If he had read it, a war would have broken out immediately between the State of Yan and the Dayi Shang.

Xin Qu's "Confucianism" is not just about regulating sacrifices, but more importantly, it is about replacing the underlying content.

That is, ghosts and gods can also be ancestors.

After Confucianism was promoted to local areas, the first thing to do was to humanize the gods and spirits of the naturalized foreigners, and then make pottery figurines to help the naturalized foreigners to reduce themselves to natural ghosts and gods.

Then, by changing the sacrificial specifications, writing documents, and making up stories, the family ancestral stories that had developed locally and had centripetal force for the Yan State were grafted onto these ghost and god deeds. In just three generations, the local poetry and ghosts and gods would be tampered with, and the memory would be assimilated.

This is the hidden content in Xinqu's "The Art of Confucianism". Lu's father read it with the help of the Eighteen Histories of Families and You Yu Clan, and then he saw the secret method that Xinqu left for him in the last few bamboo slips.

"Law and Art" is about creating identity of interests; "Confucianism" is about creating identity of the world; "Taoism" is about creating identity of nature.

These three sets of books, together with history and the Book of Changes, create a complete and systematic cultural system.

Xin Qu spent several years and gathered hundreds or even thousands of wizards to organize the content bit by bit.

To be honest, the level of perfection is quite scary.

For Lu's father, magic is most useful in his current environment, while Xin Qu has advanced to the Confucian stage and is ready to start building universal recognition throughout the world.

As for recognition of nature, Xinqu believes that it can be delayed for more than a hundred years, because humans are not yet able to transform the natural environment on a large scale, so there will be no resource conflicts.

But what was even more terrifying was that Zi Ping in front of him would actually talk to him so much about what he had seen and heard in the north, as well as the books written by Xin Qu.

Father Lu just felt terrible.

The most touching thing is the subtle assimilation.

The last time he saw Zi Ping, he was still a typical merchant aristocrat, but now when he looked at him again, he not only looked peaceful, but also solemn.

It was just like the attitude of the "new nobles" of Yan State who were required to learn etiquette before he left Yan State.

All of the above seems like a lifetime ago.

"Okay, if you have anything to ask next time, just ask me. Give me a plate of beef fried tofu. I made this tofu this morning. It's delicious!" (End of this chapter)