Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 392 Dong Zhongshu

Hearing the sound of horseshoes behind him, Liang Xiao was not nervous.His horse is fast, if he really wants to let go, these people will definitely not be able to catch up with him.However, he intentionally made things worse and didn't want to run away at all. He deliberately controlled his speed all the time to make the people behind him look like they were chasing him very closely, which was extremely dangerous.

One after the other, they arrived at the east side of the front hall in a blink of an eye.The official Lang on duty in front of the hall saw it, and immediately shouted, blocking the way of Liang Xiao and others.Seeing this, Taizhu Dou's attendants were also a little timid, and they all reined in their horses, ready to run away.How could Liang Xiao let it go like this, he turned the horse's head first, drew the saber from his waist, and shook the reins.

"drive!"

The war horse spread its four hooves and galloped away.The waiters were taken aback when they saw this, some slapped their horses to meet him, some turned around and wanted to leave, they were in a mess.Liang Xiao raised the saber in his hand, chopping and slashing, knocking down one waiter after another.Although he didn't really slash with the knife, he just hit it with the back of the knife, but the force was very strong. The waiters who were hit by him fell off their horses one after another, hugged their wounds, rolled on the ground, and wailed in pain.

The Lang officials looked at each other, and started fighting in front of the Son of Heaven Hall, Liang Xiao was quite courageous.However, seeing Liang Xiao riding alone, charging with his horse, beating more than a dozen opponents to pieces, this kind of martial arts honed on the battlefield is indeed amazing.They all knew that Liang Xiao was excellent at archery, but they didn't expect him to be so fierce in immediate combat.

At this moment, a group of people came out from the Xuanshi Hall. The one who walked in the front was the Son of Heaven, followed by an old man wearing a Jinxian crown and a bodhisattva shirt. They rushed to the railing and saw Liang Xiao charged forward with his horse, knocking down the last waiter to the ground.

The emperor lowered his face and winked.Han Yan hurried forward and shouted loudly: "Liang Xiao, Your Majesty is here, why don't you stop?"

Liang Xiao turned his head and saw the Son of Heaven standing on the porch. He quickly circled his horse back to the steps, got off the horse, put the saber back into its sheath, walked quickly to the Son of Heaven, and bowed his hands in salute. "Qi Duwei Chen Xiao, I have seen Your Majesty."

The emperor suppressed his anger and asked, "What's going on, that you are fighting in the palace?"

"Your Majesty, these people claim to be members of Dou Taizhu's mansion, and they want to seize the minister's mount. If the minister refuses, they will chase and kill the minister. The minister has no choice but to fight back. I don't want to scare your majesty, but I also ask your majesty to commit crimes." .”

"In Taizhu Dou's mansion?" The emperor's eyes flashed, he turned around and asked, "Is that so?"

Lang Guan next to him hurriedly stepped forward to reply, they saw those people chasing Liang Xiao with their own eyes, so naturally they wanted to prove Liang Xiao.

Knowing that Liang Xiao was forced to defend himself, the emperor nodded and said nothing.His name was Mei Gao. "Go to the Jiaofang Hall and tell Princess Guantao that I have something to discuss with Liang Xiao, and I will let him go and plead guilty later."

Mei Gao responded, glanced at Liang Xiao, turned around and left.

The Son of Heaven beckoned, motioned Liang Xiao to come closer, pointed to the old man and said, "This is the Great Confucian of Guangchuan, Dong Gong Zhongshu, the famous master of "Spring and Autumn" in the world."

Liang Xiao raised his head, took a look at Dong Zhongshu, and cupped his hands. "Meet Mr. Dong."

Dong Zhongshu looked at Liang Xiao puzzledly.Fighting in the palace, and the one who hit the family of Princess Guantao, the emperor did not punish him, but even covered him, what is the origin of this young man?
"Dong Gong, this is Liang Xiao who has just returned from the Western Regions. Although he is brave and good at fighting, he has never read any books. If Dong Gong is free, you may as well give him some advice. Dong Gong, the question I just mentioned is his. solved."

"It turned out to be you." Dong Zhongshu suddenly realized, looked Liang Xiao carefully again, and said indifferently: "Although that question is a small skill, it is really clever to solve it, it's just..."

Before Dong Zhongshu finished speaking, Liang Xiao interrupted him. "Your Majesty, I don't agree with you."

The emperor frowned slightly, and looked at Liang Xiao dissatisfied. "Liang Xiao, do you know that Dong Gong has studied "Spring and Autumn" for many years, and his disciples are all over the world?"

Liang Xiao nodded and said, "I know."

"Since you know, how dare you be so rude to Mr. Dong? Do you know how many people want to worship under Mr. Dong?"

Liang Xiao smiled. "Your Majesty, no matter how many people want to pay homage to Duke Dong, they will not include ministers. There is a so-called difference in ways, and we don't conspire with each other. I am far from Dong Gong's attitude of being a man and learning, and I am afraid that we cannot talk together. go."

Dong Zhongshu's face immediately sank. Although he didn't have an attack, there was no smile on his face.The emperor was also a little unhappy. "Let's talk about it and see, what's the difference between your man-made attitude."

Not only was Liang Xiao not slow, he also spoke eloquently. "Actually, it's simple to say. Dong Gong's knowledge is to read thousands of books, and my minister's knowledge is to travel thousands of miles. Dong Gong's knowledge is to close the eyes, and the world is in the heart, but the minister's knowledge is to open the eyes. It’s completely different, and horses and horses are irrelevant, so how can we talk about going together.”

The emperor was stunned for a moment, and felt that although Liang Xiao's words were arrogant, there was some truth to them.Dong Zhongshu devoted himself to studying the Spring and Autumn Period, and did not peek into the garden for three years.Liang Xiao didn't read much, but traveled thousands of miles.One is inward, the other is outward, and they run in opposite directions. There is indeed nothing in common.

However, he was very dissatisfied with Liang Xiao's attitude.Dong Zhongshu was a great Confucianist in the world, and many of his disciples were officials in the court, and their influence was also very great.More importantly, Dong Zhongshu's countermeasure just now suits his appetite.He wanted Liang Xiao to worship Dong Zhongshu as his teacher and learn the classics, but Liang Xiao rejected him straight away, somewhat embarrassing.

"Come in and talk about your way. If you speak rationally, you will be rewarded. If you are unreasonable, you will be fined to go to Mr. Dong's gate for three months."

Dong Zhongshu's eyes flashed, but he hesitated to speak.The emperor was too partial to Liang Xiao.Let him, a long-established Confucian, debate with a young man.What does it mean to lose the defense and force yourself to study under your own door?Dong Zhongshu looked at Liang Xiao who looked indifferent, and secretly made up his mind, not only to convince Liang Xiao, but also to make him retreat in spite of the difficulties, and actually sweep the house for three months without entering the gate wall.

The group returned to the hall, the emperor sat in the middle, Liang Xiao and Dong Zhongshu sat down opposite each other, Yan Zhu and other close ministers sat aside, the atmosphere was a bit serious and weird.Liang Xiao is a martial artist, and Dong Zhongshu is a great Confucianist. It is not normal for these two people to sit and discuss Taoism.

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Meigao came to the Jiaofang Hall with the waiter of the princess mansion who was injured by Liang Xiao, met with Dou Taizhu and the queen, and conveyed the meaning of the emperor.

The Queen's expression changed upon hearing this. "That Lang Guan just now is... Liang Xiao?"

Mei Gao nodded. "Your Majesty has something to ask him. After the question is over, he will come to plead guilty to the Eldest Princess and the Empress. Please wait for the Eldest Princess and the Empress." After finishing speaking, he bowed and retreated.

Dou Taizhu and the queen glanced at each other, the atmosphere was awkward, and the queen wanted to cry without tears.Just now, their mother and daughter were thinking about how to use the little favor they had before to win over Liang Xiao, but they didn't expect this to happen first.The mother's servant was running wild in the palace, and the object of the conflict was actually Liang Xiao.

This is like hitting your own foot before the stone can be lifted.

The person was beaten, the person he wanted to win was offended, and the emperor also fell into the hands of the emperor.Indulging his followers to behave wildly in the palace, this matter can be big or small.If it was an insignificant person—as Taizhu Dou thought, from a remote area with no power or power—the bullying would be bullying, and the emperor would never give Taizhu Dou face because of him.But if it is someone the emperor likes, it will be completely different.

The emperor turned Tian Fu face to face for Liang Xiao, and let the Queen Mother hit a soft nail.And the reason why they think this is an opportunity is because Liang Xiao has not yet attached to any noble relatives.I never thought, before I had time to win over, I offended Liang Xiao first.

"Grandmother, these people around you should be disciplined." Chen Ajiao was anxious, and she was a little unscrupulous. "Do you know how long your daughter has been waiting for this opportunity?"

Dou Taizhu blushed and blamed himself.Of course she knew how rare this opportunity was.The empress dowager passed away, Tian Fu became the prime minister, but Dou Ying has not waited for any appointment and is at home, the Chen family has not received any benefits, and the crisis is serious.It was so easy to see that the Son of Heaven and the Queen Mother were at odds, and had an opportunity to sneak in, but unexpectedly, he ruined it with his own hands.

"The matter has come to this, what's the use of blaming me?" Mrs. Dou was furious. "Do you still want me to apologize to a little riding captain?"

"Mum, do you still remember what happened to Wei Qing?" Chen Ajiao was angry. "Fortunately, Mrs. Wei gave birth to a daughter. If she wants to give birth to a son, the Jiaofang Palace will have to change hands. Now Wei Qing is the emperor's close minister, thanks to you."

"You child, why are you blaming me? Isn't Wei Zifu favored because she gave birth to a child? If you give birth to a son and a half for the emperor, who else can take the position of queen besides you? What's wrong with Wei Qing, let alone Wei Qing, even if he is the emperor, if it wasn't for my family, he would be where he is today?"

Chen Ajiao was robbed by her mother, and her biggest weakness was mentioned. She was so angry that she didn't know what to say, and tears fell down.Say one thousand, say ten thousand, all because she is barren.After being married for many years, her belly has never moved, which is her biggest shortcoming.

But can this be her fault?After so many years, with so many women in the palace, isn't Wei Zifu the only one who can bear children for the emperor?
Seeing her daughter weeping sadly, Taizhu Dou couldn't bear it.She sighed and grabbed her daughter's shoulders. "Okay, okay, it's my mother's fault, and my mother has to find a way to make up for it. What happened to this child... I can't blame you. Fortunately, you are still young, hurry up and heal, and you still have a chance."

Chen Ajiao wiped her tears and nodded.While discussing with Taizhu Dou how to recover, she asked people to go to the Xuanshi Hall to see the situation.After a long time, the maid came back, Liang Xiao was discussing with Dong Zhongshu in Xuanshi Hall, the two argued fiercely, Old Master Dong Zhongshu was forced to make excuses by Liang Xiao, and was about to go crazy.

Upon hearing Dong Zhongshu's three words, Dou Taizhu was stunned for a moment: "Dong Zhongshu? That's a great Confucian from the former emperor's dynasty. Will he lose to Liang Xiao?"

The palace girls were afraid that Mrs. Dou would not believe it, so they nodded repeatedly. "Really, I saw with my own eyes Lu Bushu, the disciple of Old Master Dong."
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(End of this chapter)