Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 145 Voltage Buck

"Mr. Guan, Mr. Bing... I feel that the air here has become much sweeter since you two came to Jinling! Come and take a seat!" Bai Tu enthusiastically welcomed Guan Ning and Bing Yuan in the middle hall.

The only people accompanying them at this time were Hua Xin, who had recommended the two of them before, and who had a good personal relationship with Guan Ning, Kong Rong, who had a grudge against Bing Yuan, and Tai Shi, who had "taken back" the important post of Su Wei Commander after Bai Tu's death. Kindness.

However, when Guan Ning and Bing Yuan looked at Bai Tu, their expressions were a little tangled...

In fact, several days have passed since the two came to Jinling. Taishi Ci also reported to Bai Tu - when he just arrived in Liaodong and found Guan Ning and Bing Yuan, the two of them had a good impression of Bai Tu.

Moreover, Bing Yuan and Tai Shi Ci still had some friendship. Gongsun Du, the governor of Liaodong, wanted to capture Bing Yuan's friend Liu Zheng. After Bing Yuan hid Liu Zheng, he entrusted Tai Shi Ci, who was returning to Jiangdong, to escort Liu Zheng back to the Central Plains. Before Bing Yuan fled Liaodong, he was recommended by Kong Rong to serve as an official...

Coupled with Bai Tu's reputation and promise, even Guan Ning, who had no intention of becoming an official in troubled times, accompanied Tai Shici back to Jiangdong.

However, halfway through, after the three of them saw Bai Tu's "Xian Shi Zhi Wen", although Guan Ning and Bing Yuan didn't say anything, their attitudes changed significantly... they were no longer as eager as before!
Bai Tu had already expected this. Although Guan Ning farmed and studied with his friend Hua Xin when he was young, and Bing Yuan also had a poor family and was orphaned at an early age, so he was not from a noble family, but... both of them were also He is a typical great Confucian, and his governance skills are all those of Confucianism.

In this way, although Guan Ning and Bing Yuan's ideological realm does not have any personal resentment towards Bai Tu, to some extent, they have more serious differences than that - in terms of the philosophy of governing the world, they have no personal resentment against Bai Tu. There is some conflict.

After all, Confucianism relies on hierarchy and intimacy to govern the world, and the latter is particularly important.

And Bai Tu's "great love" obviously destroyed the "closeness". This...is the beginning of the collapse of etiquette and music, right?

That's why Guan Ning and Bing Yuan did not come to see Bai Tu immediately after arriving in Jinling, but chose to look around.

Bai Tu also assumed that he didn't know what the two of them were thinking, and just sent someone to send them gifts, and the house in Jinling City...

As true Confucians, although the two were far inferior to the pragmatic Hua Xin in terms of governing the world, they were still much better than those rotten Confucians. They wanted to see with their own eyes whether Jiangdong was a place of chaos and chaos.

After several days of observation, even though Bai Tu had remained calm and did not take the initiative to see them, the two of them could not help but come to see Bai Tu.

"Don't deserve Baigong's false praise. Under Baigong's rule, although Jiangdong has...flaws, it already has the appearance of governing the world, especially in today's chaotic world, which is very rare."

"That's right, it was me and Gen Ju who opened our eyes."

Bingyuan, the courtesy name is Ju; Guan Ning, the courtesy name is You'an.

"Oh? I wonder if you two can give me some advice?" Seeing the two of them mention it, Bai Tu immediately understood that it was already half done.

It can be believed that after their brief tour these days, Guan Ning and Bing Yuan should be...somewhat satisfied with the current situation in Jiangdong, but they also have a lot to worry about!

Based on their personalities, if they are completely dissatisfied with Bai Tu's governance methods, they will either leave or live in seclusion. If they are completely satisfied with Bai Tu's governance methods and have no objection at all, they will even marry and live in seclusion. Enjoy the land of peace.

As top Confucian scholars, their virtues are not all based on hype, and they are not "enterprising" personalities.

"This... aside from other things, I traveled with You'an. The people of Jiangdong are indeed the rare people in the world who can still live and work in peace and contentment. However, I saw that the Criminal Department of the Prefectural Mufu seemed to be... interfering in the clan trial, even in the countryside. Preaching the law is suspected of encouraging the villagers to resist the patriarchal clan. Isn't this inappropriate?" Bing Yuan said with some worry.

Bai Tu hadn't expected that Wang Lang's temper would be so hasty—the matter of sending the criminal law to the countryside was already being carried out step by step.

Of course, there are very few effects, and Bing Yuan was able to discover it, which can be regarded as careful observation.

"This statement is wrong, what's wrong with it? The people can let it go, let it go; if they can't let it go, know it. The Ministry of Punishment's move is like a sage." Kong Rong suddenly interjected.

When Guan Ning and Bing Yuan heard the words, they first wondered why Kong Rong suddenly "stuttered", and the pause was so strange, then... immediately understood what Kong Rong meant, and then glared at him--you are so beautiful, how can you lose your face?
The debate on the fragmentation of this sentence can be said to have been around for a long time in later generations, but... in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, there could be no debate.

After all, Confucius angrily cursed the Jin State for its destruction because the Jin State built a torture cauldron and promulgated the laws for the people to see. His understanding of the law was obviously inclined to Zuo Zhuan. "If the punishment cannot be known, the power cannot be measured."

Confucius' thought is not an isolated example, and it cannot be distorted by an ambiguous sentence. As for the debates in later generations, they are just the good wishes and... patches of the reformists' thoughts on Confucius' thought.

Speaking of these words in the Eastern Han Dynasty, it can be said that they are blatantly tampering with the words of the sages. Putting them in front of Guan Ning and Bing Yuan, it is even more like bullying the two who have not read the book...

"No one understands the Holy Master better than me!" Kong Rong said with a bright light on his face.

Although Bing Yuan was angry in his heart, he could not get angry with Kong Rong - after all, Kong Rong was kind to him.

However, Guan Ning didn't have so many scruples. He looked directly at Hua Xin and said, "Ziyu! Do you think so too?"

"On the affairs of the Ministry of Punishment, Wang Sibu is the professional one. As for the interpretation of Confucian classics, Kong Jiejiu is much better than me. It's not for me to get in the way. I just need to do a good job in the Ministry of Etiquette." Hua Xin said leisurely. .

Hua Xin will not blame her, and at the same time...Hua Xin obviously does not object to the reform of the Ministry of Criminal Justice—Hua Xin has discovered that Jiangdong is undergoing changes, so all aspects of old habits should also change. .

"Ministry of Rites? The Ministry of Rites is responsible for education. To be at the helm of the Ministry of Rites, we must pay more attention to moral conduct..." Guan Ning has already figured out the basic division of labor among the six departments.

Without Bai Tu opening his mouth, the following four people were already "catching each other to fight".

After half an hour...

"Ahem." Bai Tu interrupted the argument of several people, attracted the attention of Guan Ning and Bing Yuan and said: "It seems that Mr. Guan and Mr. Bing are very interested in the affairs of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Punishment. How about that? In this way, the two of them first held the position of chief priest in the Ministry of Etiquette, and then took on the position of 'master book' of the two ministries respectively.

In this way, we can better communicate with the Hua Division and the Wang Division... Moreover, the positions of the six divisions are occupied by capable people and will be rotated frequently. If the two of you have any better ideas, you don't have to worry about being buried. .

If you two don't want to, you can go back to the countryside to live in seclusion and wait for us to create a prosperous age! "

Bai Tu has also discovered that because his coach is a hard-core reformist, six radical factions have emerged in large numbers. Although... Bai Tu sees many things that are not pleasing to the eye, but he doesn't want Jiangdong, who has just entered the right track, to gradually slide to extremes. one side.

Therefore, it is appropriate to hire some old-school scholars to serve as voltage regulators.

Of course, the first thing to ensure is that the role of these people is to "weigh and reduce pressure" rather than simply "holding back".

As for Guan Ning and Bing Yuan, although they are not in harmony with Bai Tu's ideals, it is undeniable that they are not stubborn corrupt scholars, and they have lived through hard times. Even if they are not as hard as the wild people, they have the same basic empathy for the common people. But there is a heart.

We can also use the reputation of the two to reduce criticism from other great scholars and serve as a channel to channel opposing opinions...

　Dongdong: It’s really miserable when I don’t have manuscripts saved. I just have to eat... and there are still two more updates.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)