Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 194: Have you ever annotated classics?
"What does Zhang Zheng mean by this?" Yu Liang's face was already extremely embarrassed, especially when someone opened the scars in front of him. "Does it mean that Chen Zhi, who has obtained the third-grade assessment, can interfere with the legal trial? I can't see how he will treat the traitor as a traitor. What's the use of leaving it to him?"

Before Yu Liang could finish his words, he was interrupted by Chen Zhi's voice——

"Yu Yushi, you don't need to emphasize these things. Just like I said, don't abandon public service for personal reasons. If you need it, I will provide assistance. As long as you resolve the case sincerely." When Chen Zhi opened his mouth, he was not polite at all. I mean, don't say that he has got a top grade now, even if he didn't get a top grade, he settled the case a few days ago to prevent Yu Liang from screwing up the trial.

The arrival of this third-grade evaluation was an accident in itself. The reason why Chen Zhi intervened in this matter was because he was worried that Yu Liang's selfishness would affect the conclusion of the case and make the alien affairs behind it buried. Chen Zhi suspected that this was related to some What is related to disaster has nothing to do with rank or reputation.

As soon as Yu Liang came to Pengcheng, he was thinking about layout, finding chess pieces, finding a breakthrough, taming the local bureaucrats, subduing Chen Zhi, etc. Handling the case has become a tool for exercising power, without thinking deeply at all.

"Are you saying that I abandoned the official position for personal reasons?" Yu Liang showed anger and forced out a sneer, "Don't think that because of your rank, you can interfere..."

"I was invited by Zhang Zheng to help solve the case, and it has nothing to do with rank." Chen Zhi took two steps forward, came to Yu Liang, and said seriously, "There is no big or small rank, everything is just a public name, Bao How can anyone in the world be held responsible for being humble? [Note 1]! You keep saying that the superior class is the inferior class, but is the class more important, or is it more important to find out the truth?"

The first sentence is similar to the words of later generations of Zhu Zi, and the second half of the sentence comes from Gu Yanwu's collected works. They are all upright words, concise and concise, and Yu Liang was speechless at once.

These words are tempered sentences that have been passed down for hundreds of years. They were used to refute Yu Liang's prejudices, just like using a big knife to kill a weak chicken. As soon as the words were spoken, the whole hall was shocked.

Even Zhang Ruo couldn't help but taste it.

"The one who protects the world, how can he be responsible for being humble like a common man..."

Yu Liang's face turned green and pale one after another, and he wanted to refute, but Chen Zhi's words could withstand the scouring of history.

Chen Zhi said sincerely: "Yu Yushi, if you deliberately suppressed me because I have no country character, now there is no barrier. It is only natural that you want to take over. If you need help, it is just a matter of words. I promise I know everything I know and can tell you everything.”

Chen Zhi's attitude can be said to be correct, but Yu Liang just tried to confuse right and wrong. Now he put down his airs so easily and just sneered when he heard this.

When Chen Zhi saw this, he knew that he could not be persuaded. He sighed secretly in his heart. If Yu Liang investigated the case with a power struggle, the things behind the case would probably be delayed. When the special envoy returned to the court, Chen Zhi would But there is no way to exert influence, which is equivalent to missing the opportunity to remind the center.

At this point, he also put away the idea of ​​cooperation and simply said: "Yu Yushi, don't be so stubborn. I'll tell you something you don't like to hear. Your previous approach was a bit deviant. I'll point you in a direction. After you get the quarterly payment, you can investigate the case in this direction."

"Okay, okay!" Yu Liang laughed angrily, "You are trying to guide me, you are awesome! Do you think that I am not as good as you in solving cases? After getting the third grade, you get carried away, your behavior..."

"Don't get me wrong," Chen Zhi waved his hand, and his tone was no longer polite, "Yu Yushi, don't talk about rank in everything. Don't say that Chen is a third rank. Don’t you recognize it? Don’t you hear that all things grow together without harming each other, Taoism runs parallel without conflict, small virtues flow, and great virtues transform. This is why the world is big. It can be seen that small has its usefulness, and big has great Principle, we should learn from each other's strong points and make up for our shortcomings. We should not judge people based on their moral character. Regarding this matter today, I am not talking to you as a superior person, but I am admonishing you based on my opinion."

It seemed like a peaceful conversation, but every word made Yu Liang furious, but he couldn't get angry yet. Firstly, Chen Zhi was already a top grader. For a moment, he couldn't come up with anything else to suppress him. Secondly, Chen Zhi now said The words are not fabricated out of thin air, but come from an article called "The Doctrine of the Mean".

On the side, Xu Hui was already praising: "Shou has a good understanding of Zhongyong, and he is able to apply what he has learned. There is a faint flavor of commentary." Fortunately, he also knew how to restrain himself and did not want to over-stimulate Yu Liang.

But Zuna had no such scruples and said with a smile: "Based on the text of "The Master's Theory", Chen Zhi is well versed in the Samadhi. Even if he now wants to annotate "The Doctrine of the Mean", I will not be surprised."

The two talked about it, and the one they praised was Chen Zhi's quotation of scriptures. However, at this time, "The Doctrine of the Mean" was mostly regarded as a chapter in the Book of Rites. It would have to wait until Zhu Xi later commented on it before it could be elevated to the level of the Four Books. However, even so, it is still The impact is far-reaching.

Yu Liang was speechless, and the expression on his face was as if he had eaten a fly, not to mention how uncomfortable he was.

Now that Chen Zhi had said it, he simply stopped giving face to the other party and said bluntly: "Yu Yushi, after you go back, you might as well go and see the first thief who was caught and the items confiscated from him. I have already done this. I wrote a charter and gave it to Zhang Zheng.”

Zhang Ruo nodded solemnly and said: "Yu Congguan, since you volunteered, then this matter will be left to you. The specific interrogation and investigation will be in accordance with the regulations. I will write down your credit specifically. No. It will make you work in vain."

Yu Liang was startled when he heard this, then his eyes widened, and he gasped suddenly. He was angry.

The co-authoring requires me to contribute, but it is all based on your instructions. So who is higher and who is lower, no need to ask?
"Very good, very good!" Yu Liang's lungs were about to explode with anger, but he also knew that there was nothing he could do to save the day. Originally, he was already at a disadvantage when he came today. He took a risk, but was broken by Zuna again. Thinking about it, Chen Zhi used words to catch him, everything went wrong, and he was so angry that he had a headache.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He felt that the people in the hall were looking at him a little strangely, as if they were laughing at him. He felt more and more uncomfortable, his head became more and more dizzy, and he lost the patience to stay. He was so cold. With a snort, he waved his sleeves and left regardless.But he had just taken a few steps when he heard Zhang Ruo say: "Yu Congguan, what are you doing? You are still in court. As a Congguan, you are about to leave without saying anything. Isn't this contempt for the order of the court?" ?”

Just now Yu Liang said that Chen Zhi was disturbing order, but Zhang Ruo turned around and gave him the same name. This was also a retaliation for Yu Liang's previous confusion of right and wrong.

Yu Liang gritted his teeth and didn't respond. He quickened his pace, swung his sleeves, and showed a bit of grace. In a blink of an eye, he was at the front door and was about to cross the threshold.

At this moment, Chen Zhi's voice slowly came over——

"There is no need for Zhang Zheng to say this. Yu Yushi must have realized something in his heart. He thought of his previous mistakes and hurriedly corrected them. Zigong said: A gentleman's mistakes are like the eclipse of the sun and the moon. Everyone can see mistakes; Geng Ye, everyone looks up to him. If he knows his mistakes and can correct them, in the future if the news spreads, the world will admire Yu Censor even more as a person."

A gentleman is like the sun and the moon, he has the function of guiding the trend, so once he makes a mistake, everyone can see it, and if he changes, everyone will look up to him, and he can set an example and advocate the trend.

This is a sentence from the Analects of Confucius, and it is also Chen Zhi's last advice. I hope that for the sake of fame, Yu Liang can suppress other thoughts and complete the case first.

It's a pity that these words fell into Yu Liang's ears, but they seemed to be mocking, as if to remind him that sooner or later, everyone in Pengcheng would know about this matter today, and that the "brilliance" of his gentleman would shine here, which was a naked mockery of himself.

As a result, Yu Liang was so angry that he stepped too fast and tripped on the threshold. He staggered twice and rushed forward a few steps. With the help of the attendants around him, he managed to stand up in a very embarrassed state.

Yu Liang's face suddenly turned red. He felt that his demeanor today was completely ruined. He just gritted his teeth and left quickly without looking back. Everyone in the hall shook their heads silently, and then everyone's eyes turned to Chen. Stop on your body.

A newly minted third-grade character, and on such an occasion, made Yu Yushi, who had an eye above his head, leave in embarrassment with his words.

As officials, Xu Hui and others couldn't praise directly, because it would inevitably be suspected of belittling the censor, so they laughed and said nothing, which immediately made the servants and guards who were being tried in the hall feel strange.

During the original court hearing, the interrogating officers got into trouble on their own, and one of them walked away in anger. However, the remaining officials were all smiling, and a chill ran down their backs.

Only Chen Zhi shook his head and said to Zhang Ruo: "Zhang Zheng, what I say may be inappropriate, but this case is not that simple. We still need to step up the investigation."

Zhang Ruo nodded and said: "I am well aware of this matter. I have read the charter you wrote. It is to the point and very comprehensive. I owe you a thank you. I will need you to continue to help me."

Chen Zhi nodded and said, "Then it's absolutely my duty."

The corner of Zhang Ruo's mouth raised slightly and he said: "This will happen later. Now that you are from a lower-class family and ascend to a high-class family in one fell swoop, it is a major event that will spread your name. I will not be disappointed, and I will try not to do it in the next few days. It’s your fault.”

As he was talking, Zhang Ruo suddenly raised his voice and said: "Today's court trial has brought out the traitor of the Zhuge family, and that's the end of it. I believe that there will be a lot of gains from the mouth of that evil slave who betrayed the master. "

As soon as he said this, everyone left their seats and gathered towards Chen Zhi.

"It's about Xiangpin." Chen Zhi turned his mind back as he said that, the sudden verdict of Xiangpin today was really surprising, and there must be a reason for it, especially because it was the imperial edict given by Shang Jinkou Yuyan today.

After thinking about it, Chen Zhi's eyes fell on Zuna.

The county magistrate was not far from him. At this time, he walked up to Chen Zhi and suddenly smiled: "From what you just said, I am quite familiar with the classics. Have you ever thought about annotating the classics?"

　Note 1: Original text: No matter how big or small an official is, everything is just a public name - Zhu Xi.

　　The person who protects the world is so humble as a common man, how can he be held responsible? - Gu Yanwu.

　　Thanks to "Yexue Fengzhu", "Have it for profit", "Li Xiaoxianxian", "mnkhfhks", "eddie~ee" and "I have been writing for 22 years" for the rewards!

　　
　
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