There is no sun today. The clouds are loose, not dense, and layer upon layer, like waves. Under the clouds, there is no wind, and the weather is extremely hot. The chirping of cicadas that come and go seems feeble.

Qiu Ming sat down at the table with his name written on it under the shed. He saw a teacup, a folding fan, a pencil, and a stack of paper on the table. He followed the example of others, unfolded his fan, and fanned himself gently.

On the stage in front, Chen Qiudao, Chen Yuyi and Wang Ruohai were sitting side by side, with serious expressions and motionless. There was no sign of Wang Xiaolie, the governor of the town. He must have not come yet. Not far from the shed, stood guards in military uniforms.

Neat, without armor, and motionless.

The atmosphere was a bit depressing, everyone in the shed was sitting upright, and no one spoke.

I don’t know how long it took, but Chen Qiudao and the other two people sitting in front suddenly stood up together. Looking along their eyes, they saw Wang Xiaolie striding in. The people sitting in the shed hurriedly stood up together.

stand up.

Wang Xiao arrived on the stage, in front of Chen Qiudao and the others. He raised his eyes and looked at the crowd, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, sit down. The weather is a bit hot today. Let's work hard. After a while, each person will have a glass of ice water and cool down."

Relieve the heat."

Everyone sat down.

Wang Xiaolie did not sit down. He looked at everyone and said, "Today we will change the rules. In the past, the superior officials sat and the inferior officials stood. Today, regardless of the official position, the speaker stands and the listener sits. This way

There is an advantage. People who are sitting can see clearly the person speaking in front of them, and it is convenient for you to take notes. A good memory is not as good as a bad writing. When you encounter important content, take a good note."

Everyone didn't know what to say, and they didn't dare to speak or move.

Wang Xiaolie said: "Most of you are rural tribute scholars, and some officials who went south. Of course, the official positions are not high, which is normal. Even the ministers of the imperial court will not come to me. Really?

Once they come, we really can’t let them be like ordinary people.”

Chen Qiudao quietly looked at the two people next to him and saw that they were all like him, looking straight and expressionless. He knew in his heart that what Wang Xiaolie said today was very important and no one dared to underestimate it. What Wang Xiaolie said yesterday

Not much, but the meaning is very clear. From now on, things in Xiangyang are different from before, and they are also different from the court. This is a new world.

Chen Qiudao couldn't tell what the world was like, whether it was good or bad. But one thing was, it couldn't be worse than before.

Wang Xiaolie said: "You people are selected to be officials. If it were before, I would just ask a few questions, send you a petition, send a few followers, and then go to the place to take office. What do you do as an official?

In fact, it is very simple. The officials below will handle the specific matters into official documents one by one, and submit them to the superior official with his seal. If there is any big event, you make a decision. How does the official's decision come out one by one?

When we go to the people to formulate policies, most people actually don’t understand it. It’s different now. You don’t have to do these things, but you must understand them. So you officials must study in school first, and then you can become officials after you have learned it.”

No one spoke. Those who understood things and thought quickly picked up pencils and wrote them down on paper. Qiu Ming saw this and hurriedly picked up his pencils, imitating others, and wrote down the meaning of Wang Xiaolie's words.

Wang Xiaolie looked at everyone. After being silent for a while, he said: "Why is there a court in this world, why is there a government, why there must be officials, there are many reasons. This reason was not discussed before. It has its own "Zhou Dynasty"

"Etiquette" and other books to read. The first thing I want to talk about today is exactly this matter. There is no way, half of the country is lost now, and the Central Plains are full of withered bones, so I have to talk about it. If you are just dragging your feet and still want to use the previous method to fool the past,

How can we face that mountain of dead bones and the people of this world!"

There was no wind at all between the sky and the earth. The sun was covered by clouds, but it was extremely hot. Everyone in the shed put down their fans and let the sweat roll down without daring to wipe it. The whole atmosphere was very oppressive, and no one dared to move.

Wang Xiaoxing said: "Confucius said: I can describe the rites of the Xia Dynasty, but it is not enough to conquer them; I can describe the rites of the Yin Dynasty, but it is not enough to conquer them in the Song Dynasty. There are not enough documents, so I can conquer them. At that time, there were also the emperors of Zhou and Confucius.

In ancient times, it was Xia and Shang. But in the time of Confucius, it was a bit unclear because of the lack of documents. By our time, not only were there insufficient documents, but ancient countries such as Qi and Song were also gone, and there was even less help. Therefore, we

Since ancient times, we can only give a general idea, but it is impossible to explain it clearly."

"The Tang-Wu revolution has a new destiny. Since the Zhou Dynasty, whenever there is a change of dynasty, it is said to be a revolution. The destiny of the previous dynasty has declined, and the new dynasty has received the destiny, and a new era has begun. In fact, there have been so many changes of dynasties, and one dynasty is different from the previous one.

Of course, dynasties are different, but when it comes to revolution, many changes in dynasties are not really considered revolutions. In addition to changing dynasties, there are also things that have a more profound impact on the Central Plains. I call it a change in thought."

"Things before the Zhou Dynasty cannot be explained clearly. There are still many documents left by the Shang Dynasty in the Zhou Dynasty, which can be roughly understood. Judging from the classics, the Shang Dynasty believed in gods and ghosts. Whenever something happened, divination must be performed. In the Zhou Dynasty

, divination was no longer popular, and there was "Book of Changes". King Wen wrote "Book of Changes", and Duke Zhou wrote "Zhou Rites", which was completely different from the previous dynasties. We can say that the Yin and Shang Dynasty in the Zhou Dynasty was not only a revolution, but also a great change in thought."

"The Warring States period was chaotic and hundreds of schools of thought contended. By the time Emperor Qin Shihuang made great plans, Liuhe was unified. The politics of the Qin State were completely different from those of the Zhou Dynasty. It can be said that it was not only a change of dynasty, but also a major ideological change. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty deposed hundreds of schools of thought and only respected Confucianism. Politics

And the thought is different from the Qin Dynasty, it is another time. When the Han Dynasty fell, the Han Emperor Wang Mang was in Zen, it was another time. - Although Wang Mang ended in failure this time, it was different from others, but it was indeed a time of thought.

Change, but no results.”

"Later on, although there was the resurgence of the prosperous Tang Dynasty and the revival of Confucianism initiated by Han Yu, there were no major ideological changes in the previous times. To this day, politics still continues the politics of the Qin Dynasty, and ideology still continues the remnants of Han Confucianism. Now a powerful enemy is here

In the north, the country is in turmoil, and for the sake of the world, there should be ideological and political changes to face such a crisis."

Having said this, Wang Xiaolie picked up the tea cup on the table and took a sip of water. To be honest, he is not a good speaker, so he had no choice but to speak to everyone, and he felt uncomfortable. Although he had been preparing for a long time,

But when I finished speaking, I always felt that I didn't say it well. It seemed that I had said what I wanted to say, but I felt that my thoughts were not clear.

The people below were stunned. No one thought that Wang Xiaolie spoke so carelessly, and they were all shocked.

Putting down the tea cup, Wang Xiaoxing said: "Businessmen believe in ghosts and gods, respect their ancestors, and do divination in advance. This is a political thought. What exactly do they think and do? To be honest, we don't know much about it. Zhou

People are different. To regard the King of Zhou as the Son of Heaven and to rule the world with Zhou Rites is another kind of political thought. There are many documents left behind, and we can roughly understand its context. To this day, although the court has changed and the Son of Heaven has become the Emperor,
Chapter completed!