Chen Xu glanced at this person and had just heard someone introduce him. His name was Shusun Tong. He was considered a great scholar in Jiangdong and had hundreds of disciples. It is rumored that he was the disciple of Kong Feng, the eighth-generation grandson of Confucius. He was very famous among the Confucian scholars in Shandong. All Confucian disciples in Jiangdong regarded him as the leader.

Shusun Tong was not an unknown person in later generations. It seems that Liu Bang's ascendance to the throne has put a lot of effort into it. He was in a bone-like manner. Moreover, this person turned to Qin and then defected to the Han Dynasty. He should be extremely unstable.

However, this is the characteristic of this era. The tradition of China is to respect the king and expel the barbarians, and the princes are united but divided and governed. Those who are capable will choose wise rulers and serve them. The Confucian creed is to choose good birds and trees to live in, and wise ministers choose lords and serve them. Wherever they are good, they will become officials and make money, and end with one end... That is impossible. Confucianism believes in pragmatism, not idealism, and this is the biggest conflict of belief between Confucianism and Mohism.

Although the Xiang family rebelled and was killed by the First Emperor, the people in Chu were not completely cut off their roots for rebelling against Qin and Chu. On the contrary, there were a large number of people who sympathized with the Xiang family, including many Confucian disciples.

When it comes to Confucianism, later generations have mixed praises because in another time and space, Confucianism has gradually begun to be distorted and deformed since it was established as a Chinese study. China has developed for two thousand years, and Confucianism has succeeded and failed, which has led to fierce struggles and quarrels among the cultural class.

In this time and space, many Confucian schools have developed very complexly, and Confucian disciples are almost mortal enemies because of the disagreement of the concept of governing the country, and the two sides are incompatible.

After the establishment of the Academy of Literature, a large number of Confucian disciples were incorporated by Chen Xu and participated in the compilation and publication of various poetry and books, and thus gradually settled down. However, there were actually many Confucian disciples who had a deep prejudice and hostility towards the Qin and the Legalists. These people secretly colluded with the nobles of the six countries, forming another faction of Confucianism, which had strong reactionary characteristics, especially Confucian scholars in Lu.

These people are very backbone, just like the fact that An Yuliang and Li Si were less than a pot of peeing. The huge conflict in the concept of governing the country led to them not wanting to serve Qin or become officials. They depended on the nobles and gentry of the six countries to hide among the people to promote their own ideas. There were especially many counties in the southeast, because the southeast was too far away from Xianyang, so the emperor and the court basically couldn't control it.

Chen Xu has no prejudice against the Confucian scholars of this era, but on the contrary he agrees with it very much.

At least from the time when Qin Ershi came to power, the Confucian disciples did not embarrass the Chinese during the collapse of the Qin Dynasty. In order to overthrow the tyrannical Qin and achieve their ideal goal of governing the country, they rolled up their sleeves and picked up their swords and went to the battlefield to fight. They were not afraid of death and wandered between Chu and Han in the chaos and promoted their political propositions and helped Xiang Yu and Liu Bang to quickly establish the country. On the contrary, other sects did not have this responsibility, and almost all of them stopped and did not move.

Now that several years after the Xiang family was destroyed, the anti-Qin fighters who had stopped among the people were slightly raised, but Chen Xu didn't care at all, because the two anti-Qin fight emperors... Well, the fighters' groups have been completely damaged by him. The literati rebelled for ten years, and these Confucian scholars could not cause a big wave.

For Chen Xu, the disciples of the Hundred Schools are actually not the food he needs. What he needs now is a large number of new-age scholars with a spirit of hard work. They use new science as the system, integrate the Hundred Schools' knowledge and concepts, and form a new ideological class on the basis of promoting traditional culture. Only in this way can the Qin Dynasty develop smoothly.

The Qin Dynasty dominated the country, and the contending of hundreds of schools of thought is no longer suitable for the need to govern the country.

As the largest sect of exoteric studies, Confucianism naturally also needs to undergo some transformation, using the concept of the Xunzi faction as the mainstream, and now using An Yuliang to take charge of the School of Literature to gather ideas, then the Confucian scholars of Kong Qi's faction must be slowly suppressed.

Chen Xu calmly put down his chopsticks and wiped his mouth with a napkin, slowly said: "Everything has its cause and effect. I came to Wuzhong with a pseudonym five years ago. Do you think I am here for a trip?"

The room became quiet instantly inside and outside.

"I sighed and covered my tears, mourning the hardships of people's livelihood... Qu Zi lamented the hardships of people's livelihood in Chu, but there was no solution, so he could only sigh and cover his face. At the beginning, it was the time when the seven countries were competing for power, and the difficulties of people's livelihood were in the repeated struggles between the seven countries. They were both Chinese bloodlines and descendants of Yan and Huang, but only the people who suffered from wars for hundreds of years were the people. The disasters of wars were endless every year, and the disasters of war were like tigers and taxes like snakes. The king was angry and buried millions of people in a million. When the war broke out, millions of people were instantly in dire straits. Only by unification can China change this situation. The kings of Qi, Chu, Han, Yan, Zhao and Wei were all unwilling to do so. Only the First Emperor could see that the world was vast and mighty, as if all rivers were unstoppable to return to the sea. Today, China is prosperous and prosperous forever. Who can say that it is worse than when the seven countries divide the rule..."

Chen Xu's eyes slowly passed through everyone's faces.

"The world is governed from chaos, which is the common wish of the people. If you abandon the opinions of the people, no one wants to live a poor life without eating all day long without being covered in clothes. We learn the philosophy of the sages and practice the rituals of Shang and Zhou dynasties, and should put the world first. Xiang's family did not know the right time, place, and people were harmonious, and they intended to restore the Chu State. In fact, they had a rebellion. This marquis estimated that Xiang's family would rebel sooner or later, so they came to explore it. They wanted to use the secrets of heaven to enlighten them, but they never thought that they were arrogant and domineering in Wuzhong. Not only did they not listen to the orders of the county magistrates and magistrates, but they also indulged their clan members to bully the good in Wuzhong. Xiang Ji was only fifteen or sixteen young men, and they could actually become a place where everyone in Wuzhong was afraid of, little overlord... Haha, Xiang's family is just a person with no eyes..."

"On the day when I came to Wuzhong, the little overlord teased my fiancée. My husband heard that Xiang was highly respected by the people and the gentry in Chu. However, such a low-ranking person could still be so popular. Doesn't it mean that the people in Chu don't distinguish between right and wrong..."

"It's all just a commoner, all of them are ignorant. But what makes me sad is that countless rich, famous and even officials who are well-read in poetry and books have had close contact with the Xiang family, and even secretly help him to rebel. The Xiang family rebelled and caused trouble to more than ten counties in Jiangdong and Jiangxi, robbed countless goods and food, hundreds of thousands of families were destroyed, and more than 100,000 people were killed and injured. The losses and pain caused to the counties in Jiujiang and Jiangxi of Kuaiji have been unable to be restored for decades. May I ask you all, is Wuzhong so prosperous and prosperous at the moment, or is it the life of life tragic?

It is good to flow into a river. I don’t know any sage from a school that said that killing each other against each other is what disciples should do. Confucius said that repaying virtue with virtue and repaying grievances with directness. The First Emperor destroyed the six kingdoms, practiced the way of heaven, inherited great righteousness, and never killed a noble prince of the first six kings. Xiang was a prominent nobleman of Chu. But after the destruction of Chu, the First Emperor had touched a slightest bit. If it weren’t for the ambition of the First Emperor to contain the world, if it were other kings, I’m afraid that when the six kingdoms destroyed the country, the day when the six kings were destroyed, the nobles of the six kings would be blood flowing into a river..."

"Xiang's family is not good or bad, and does not know how to report it. They hide in Wuzhong to secretly prepare for weapons and recruit bandits in an attempt to rebel. This marquis has obtained the heavenly book and knows that Xiang's family is in illicit, so they come to check in advance while accompanying the First Emperor to tour the southeast. As expected, the day when this marquis arrived, the Xiang family had a conflict, and the little overlord took advantage of the opportunity of apology and wanted to drink and force me to kneel down..."

Although Chen Xu spoke calmly, when he talked, people inside and outside the private room couldn't help but tremble, and instantly felt a sense of cold air entering his body and sweat hair standing upside down.

"The evils of heaven can be forgiven, but the evils of oneself cannot be survived. The evils of Xiang's own attempt to compete with the way of heaven to create a country of rebellion is the way to die. Since this marquis knows the disaster, I still hope to give them a way to reform themselves. Haha, I didn't expect that Xiang was crazy and secretly colluded with the Ji brothers of Guanzhong to ambush this marquis at Hangu Pass. Human nature has been lost, but the way of heaven will last forever. This marquis is blessed by the Immortal Lord. It's just a pity that the Jiang family Chu Yue was so easy to kill because of the poisonous arrows..."

"I want to ask you, if the Xiang family rebelled and successfully captured Wuzhong, and then restored the country to establish the Great Chu, now there are still a few people who can sit here like this, drink and talk, and there are still a few people who can read poetry, books, songs and dances every day to live a peaceful life. Wuzhong has such tranquility and prosperity today..."

"If you don't know the time of heaven, you don't know the advantage of the land, and you don't understand the harmony of the people. Those who win the hearts of the people will win the world. I would like to ask, Xiang can win the hearts of the people in Chu, but can you win the hearts of the people in the world? It is not a king or a prince. What kind of virtue can you steal the country and live in your country? Apart from the glory and wealth, you have a trace of family and country righteousness in your heart? Even if you successfully restore the country, you are just a monkey and a man. And your Jiangdong and Jiangxi are all shrouded in blood and fire. How could the First Emperor look at the chaos in the southeast..."

"Five years ago, Your Majesty was traveling to Kuaiji. When he encountered a storm and storm, tens of thousands of victims were harvested. His Majesty ordered the reduction of taxes and grains in several counties in Kuaiji, and also issued agricultural tools and grain to provide relief to the victims. The Xiang family rebelled and swept over more than ten counties in Jiangxi, Kuaiji. Nine out of ten rooms wherever he went. He forced the civilians to be soldiers and seized food and livestock to be used as military rations. Who is kind and evil is clear at a glance..."

"What makes me sad is that such a great country, such a great struggle, and such a prosperous and prosperous scene, there are still people who pity Xiang's fate..."

Chen Xu held the wine glass and drank it all, then slapped the wine glass on the table with cold eyes at the Confucian scholar who had just spoken, "Man is doing the heavens and watching, and destroying Xiang, Your Majesty is just practicing the way for heaven. The way exists in people's hearts and righteousness, but it does not exist in the dream of restoring the country of the old and young people in the six countries. The great way exists forever, the magnificent power of heaven, and those who seek restoration will die like Xiang, without a place to bury..."

"When you live in a high temple, you worry about your king; when you live in a far away world, you worry about your people. You are all well-read books by sages and wise men. I do not ask you to worry about the country and the people, but I still hope that you will not be chaotic ministers and thieves. As long as I live in one day, people will not allow anyone to cause trouble to the Qin Dynasty... My Marquis' words today are widely spread on their behalf, so that the world can know the determination of this Marquis..."

Chen Xu sat down.

The whole restaurant was quiet without any sound.

The large number of people waiting outside Wuhu Garden were also confused by the extreme silence in the restaurant.

I was just drinking and laughing, why did I suddenly feel so quiet?

What exactly happened in the restaurant?

"The Marquis's heart is known to everyone. Although we are merchants, we are not unreasonable people. We are also moved by the Marquis' benevolence. As the Marquis said, the unification of China is the general trend, and the magnificent way of heaven is unstoppable. Naturally, we will not do the mantis arm and drive the chariot, and we will not be the rioters who will cause trouble to China. If the Marquis does not believe it, we can vow here today and never participate in the chaos!"

After a long silence, an old man with gray hair stood up and bowed to break the extremely depressing atmosphere.

"Mr. Anyang Gong said it well. Xiang took his own life. We have never been involved with him and never sponsored him to rebel. When Xiang was in the first place, he was domineering in Wuzhong. Although he was brave, he had no kindness. Even the merchants and gentry in Wuzhong could not resist, so he listened to his orders. The Hou Hou came to investigate. Because Qu Hai knew the Marquis, he dared to be an enemy of Xiang at the apology banquet. We were all grateful at the time, just hope that the Marquis could help us eliminate the Wuzhong dominance and return the Jiangdong man to a man. Although we are under the status of a merchant, we have benefited a lot from the reform of the court. We still know how to repay the favor. How could we not be able to repay our kindness? Besides, if the Marquis had not known the rebellion of Xiang in advance and the preparatory measures of the county magistrate of Jiang, the Xiang family could not occupy Wuzhong, and we could escape the disaster by chance and save our lives and family wealth. The prosperity and prosperity of Wuzhong is all done by the Marquis!" Qu Hai stood up and bowed deeply to Chen Xu respectfully.

"The Xiang family was destroyed, and all the people of Wuzhong were happy. The Marquis and my Jiangdong fathers were as kind as if they had another parents. The Marquis came to Wuzhong again today, which was the honor of the people of Wuzhong. The six countries had been destroyed. The Qin Dynasty was the common ruler of the world. We are all citizens of the Qin Dynasty. We should abide by the laws and regulations of the Qin Dynasty and do our best to make the prosperity of the Qin Dynasty. Therefore, we also asked the Marquis to give me some time to wait for the Marquis to see that the people of Wuzhong are not all traitors. The Xiang family will definitely not replace me with the millions of elders in Jiangdong!" Another thin-looking stubborn man also stood up and bowed to Chen Xu.

"I would also like to ask the marquis to be angry. Please have a chance to reform with my Jiangdong elders!" hundreds of merchants, gentry, famous scholars and officials in the room respectfully saluted in unison.

"You can think so, I am very pleased!" Chen Xu also stood up slowly, his eyes swept across the room. All the young and old, all of his ages all looked solemn and nervous. "In the world, the academic knowledge should belong to Confucianism and Law. Law is the art of our great Qin power and cannot be shaken. However, Confucianism is the most widely spread and is responsible for the enlightenment of people's wisdom, self-cultivation, family management, country governance, and world peace. These four techniques are the ones. This Marquis believes that the essence of Confucianism. If you don't cultivate yourself, you can talk about governing the country. If you are not at ease, you can talk about the world. I hope that you can read more books of sages and be able to do something for the country and the people in this great struggle. Now the Marquis of Japan is inspired, which has indeed destroyed such a lively atmosphere..."

"Come on, everyone raises their glasses, please remember that we are the descendants of the Chinese, from the kings to the people, all of them have the same roots and roots. In the next thousand years, we will be brothers and sisters connected by blood. Brothers fight against their insults. Our goal is not only the land of China, but also the sea of ​​stars. Let us face the wind and waves in this tide of innovation, travel the merchant ships all over the world, spread the poetry and books of sages to all deserts, and let those Western barbarians learn from my books of China in the future, tell my words of China, write my Chinese texts, respect my Chinese etiquette, keep the Chinese law, carriages and scripts, and the same system. Congratulate the Qin Dynasty and the world..."

Chen Xu raised his glass and yelled.

"Congratulations to the Great Qin Dynasty, to the Great Harmony of the World~" Everyone raised their glasses and shouted in unison.

Under the brilliant lights, the crystal clear red wine in the densely raised glasses exudes charming brilliance and a scent of blood.

A banquet, from sunset to the end of the hour of Hai.

It was the moon bright at night and the stars were sparse, and it was almost mid-autumn.

The banquet dispersed, but Wuzhong was still lit and lit up at night.

Because the Marquis of Qinghe came to Wuzhong today and invited hundreds of merchants, gentry, officials and famous scholars from Wuzhong to gather in Wuhu Garden to talk, the people of Wuzhong also spontaneously paraded the streets to celebrate, in order to welcome the Marquis of Qinghe.

As the banquet ended, countless drunken guests blushed and excitedly came out of Wuhu Garden. Soon there was a news that surprised everyone even more.

At today's banquet, hundreds of Wuzhong gentry and famous scholars jointly signed an initiative. In addition to ensuring that the participants are separated from the previous six kings from now on, they refuse to have any transactions with any ill-hearted people, and call on the people of the world to do their best to make the prosperity and development of the Qin Dynasty and help the court to govern the world.

Although this proposal has no legal effect, it is the first promise of civil merchants, gentry and famous scholars in human history to participate. In the proposal, it also put forward bold words of self-cultivation and family management and governing the country and pacifying the world.

As soon as this book was released, Wu Zhong was shocked. The next morning, the manager of the reporter stationed in Wu Zhong came to visit Chen Xu in person. After obtaining Chen Xu's consent, he quickly sent the proposal to Xianyang with the names and handprints signed by hundreds of people.

The full text of this proposal will be published word by word in the Daqin Metropolis Daily and uploaded to the world.

This time the proposal was also called the Jiangdong Qiu League by later historical books.
Chapter completed!