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But Yuan Shao didn't take it seriously.

Unexpectedly, Wang Yue has now become the emperor's master of swordsmanship.

Xun Yu couldn't help shaking his head.

From the power in the court to a swordsman, almost everything in the Son of Heaven was once within Yuan Shao's fingertips, but Yuan Shao either voluntarily gave it up or missed it.

This may be God's will.

"Uncle, why don't you sleep a little longer?" Xun You rushed over. "Did you wake up? The emperor was worried that you could not sleep well, so he specially asked everyone to keep their voices down. It is usually more lively."

Xun Yu's heart warmed up. "The emperor wakes up early every day to practice martial arts?"

"In troubled times, it is human nature to practice martial arts for self-defense. What is rare is that the Son of Heaven is very strict in self-discipline, practicing every day and never letting up." Xun You said with a smile: "He can cut off Li Jue's head with one blow, It is the fruit of hard work.”

"How is it compared to you?" Xun Yu asked.

"Right now, he is not as good as me, but he has a very high understanding and is willing to endure hardships. It is only a matter of time before he surpasses me."

"Since Wang Yue is the teacher, why not persuade the emperor to practice swords? The sword is the overlord, and the sword is the gentleman's weapon."

Xun You laughed silently. "Uncle might as well give advice and see how the emperor responds."

Xun Yu looked at Xun You, said nothing, straightened his clothes, and walked towards the emperor.

Seeing Xun Yu approaching, Liu Xie put away the long knife in his hand, held it upside down, and said with a smile, "Sorry, I woke up Mr. Xun."

Xun Yu smiled. "It's not His Majesty's voice practicing martial arts that alarms the ministers, but His Majesty's domineering. When the sword arrives, it's like a tiger roaring and the wind blowing. It's more than violent, but not gentle enough. It's not as good as a sword, like a dragon making rain, clouds steaming and clouds blooming, and it's magnificent. Spectacular."

Chapter 202 The Road Trip

Liu Xie asked with a smile: "Mr. Xun also learns sword?"

Xun Yu shook his head. "I don't practice swordsmanship, but I know a little about swordsmanship."

Liu Xie raised his eyebrows lightly, dragged his long knife, walked back and forth twice, and stood still in front of Xun Yu.

The tip of the knife fell to the ground, drawing two lines on the ground, which happened to fall between him and Xun Yu.

Liu Xie raised his head and looked directly at Xun Yu, his face sinking like water. "Xun Jun doesn't practice swordsmanship, but he knows a little bit about swordsmanship?"

Xun You frowned slightly, but remained silent.

Wang Yue and others also felt that the emperor's attitude was far from the respect he showed to Xun Yu yesterday, but they didn't dare to say anything, so they could only stand quietly aside.

Xun Yu bowed his hands. "Yes."

"Xun Jun's swordsmanship, did you hear it from someone, or did you read it from a book?"

Xun Yu took his time. "I have heard it from people, and I have read it in books."

"Who? What book?"

"People have Nanyang He Yong and He Boqiu, and books include "Zhuangzi" about swords."

Liu Xie turned to Xun You. "How does He Boqiu's swordsmanship compare with yours?"

Xun You thought for a while. "Victory is the best."

"Is there a successor?"

"Never heard of it."

Liu Xie turned to Xun Yu. "Mr. Xun, have you ever heard that Uncle He asked for someone to teach him the art of swordsmanship?"

The smile on Xun Yu's face gradually disappeared, and he sighed. "The minister has never heard of it."

"Then let's not talk about his swordsmanship." Liu Xie said flatly: "The old man has passed away, and no matter how good the swordsmanship is, it is just empty talk."

Xun Yu's eyebrows gradually frowned. "Hearing His Majesty's words, don't you think more about tricks than words?"

Liu Xie shook his head lightly. "Mr. Xun misunderstood. I just thought that Taoism and art are interdependent and inseparable. Taoism without art is just a castle in the air. Even if the flowers are colorful and dazzling, they are unpredictable and useless."

Xun Yu breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "What about the swordsmanship in the book?"

"The "Zhuangzi" talks about swords?" Liu Xie smiled, but there was a little bit of disapproval in his eyes. "I only know that Mr. Xun is a gentleman of Confucianism, but I don't want Mr. Xun to be a sage of Taoism. Could it be that the reasoning of Confucianism is not as good as that of Taoism, so we have to call in foreign aid?"

Xun Yu couldn't help being speechless, with an embarrassed expression on his face.

Liu Xie said again: "Zhuangzi was from the Warring States period. Can Mr. Xun know the difference between the sword of the Warring States period and the sword of today?"

"Although swords are different, is Tao also different?"

"As I said just now, Taoism and art are interdependent and inseparable. How can the swordsmanship of the Warring States period be able to resist today's sword?"

Xun Yu asked in response, "Does Your Majesty think that the way of the Six Classics cannot rule the world today?"

Liu Xie laughed silently.

He looked at Xun Yu with a bright smile, but the smile in his eyes seemed incomprehensible, with joy and disappointment at the same time.

Xun Yu looked directly at the Son of Heaven without any fear, but his mood became inexplicably tense and uneasy.

Lun Jian was just an introduction, what he really wanted to know was the last sentence.

If the Son of Heaven has made up his mind to abandon the six classics of the sages, act hegemony and abandon the way of kingship, there is no meaning for him to stay.

If you leave the emperor, where will you go?

Do you really want to learn from Zhuangzi and live freely in the rivers and lakes?

Looking at the line drawn with a knife on the ground, Xun Yu's heart felt empty, like duckweed.

Under Xun Yu's gaze, Liu Xie put away his smile and said lightly, "I don't know."

"His Majesty?"

"I said, I don't know if the way of the Six Classics can rule the world today, but I'm willing to give it a try." Liu Xie said calmly, "When Emperor Gao destroyed the tyrant Qin and got rid of the overlord, he didn't know how to rule the world. Xiaowen and Xiaojing tried Huang Lao, but it was not until Emperor Xiaowu that Confucianism was respected, right?"

"This..." Xun Yu knew that Liu Xie was avoiding him, but he couldn't find a reason to refute it.

"Just as I don't know what is the way of swordsmanship or the way of the sword, but it doesn't prevent me from practicing swords and swords. When I practice swords, it doesn't mean that swords are inferior to swords, but that sword skills are practical. If you encounter a problem that cannot be solved by a sword, I don't mind trying other weapons, not only swords, spears, halberds, bows and arrows, I can try them all until I find the right one."

Liu Xie paused for a moment, then smiled again. "Mr. Xun thinks, is my strategy feasible?"

Xun Yu pondered for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "I'm guilty of death, dare to ask His Majesty to govern?"

Liu Xie nodded.He knew exactly what Xun Yu wanted to ask.

"Wang Dao, Overbearing, or Huang Lao Dao, or even Tai Ping Dao, Wu Dou Mi Dao, I don't mind these names, as long as they can satisfy my wish, I can adopt them."

Xun Yu's face was a little ugly. "May I ask what your Majesty's wish is?"

"The son of heaven governs with his bow, and there is no need to worry about the usurpation of the powerful officials. The ministers are loyal to their duties, and they don't have to bother to exploit and cheat. The people live and work in peace and contentment, without worrying about natural disasters and man-made disasters."

Xun Yu raised his eyebrows lightly. "What Your Majesty said, is it the Great Harmony mentioned in the "Li Yun" chapter of the "Book of Rites"?"

Liu Xie smiled, stood with both hands on the knife, and recited the chapter "Li Yun" aloud.

"The way of the great way is also that the world is the public, select the virtuous and capable, and trust and cultivate harmony. Therefore, people do not only kiss their relatives, not only their sons and sons, so that the old will die, the strong will be useful, the young will be strong, the reserved, the widowed, Lonely, alone, disabled and sick people all have something to support, men have a share, and women have to return. The evil of goods is abandoned on the ground, so there is no need to hide it in oneself; the evil of power does not come from the body, so there is no need to do it for oneself. It is a deliberate conspiracy If it is not prosperous, if it does not commit robbery and robbery, if it is outside the house, it will not be closed, which is called Great Harmony.”

He had read this article in his previous life, and he had a little impression. In this life, he was the Son of Heaven, and he had the opportunity to practice his way, and he read it intentionally.Now when I recite it, the words are loud and clear, the characters are correct and round, the voice is clear but not harsh, and the words are pronounced clearly but not deliberately. Anyone who listens to it should give a compliment.

After Liu Xie finished reciting, he was still unsatisfied. He let out a long sigh, and his eyes showed yearning.

"Great Harmony and prosperity is my wish. However, I can only have shallow morals and dare not speak extravagantly, but to build peace. If the heirs of the future are lucky enough to be assisted by virtuous people, they may have a glimpse of the prosperous age and comfort the ancestors at that time." , I also have merit, so I am satisfied."

Liu Xie looked at Xun Yu with a sincere face. "Mr. Xun, if you join me with the wish of Great Harmony, I'm afraid I will disappoint you."

Xun Yu was not disappointed at all.

Instead, he was thrilled, even ecstatic.

Although the Son of Heaven did not dare to hope for Datong, he was not unwilling, but worried that he could not.

As a young emperor who had just defeated Li Jue and cut off Li Jue's head with his own hands, how many people in the world can match him with such modesty and prudence?

If Yuan Shao made such great achievements, would he be so humble?

If Cao Cao made such a great achievement, he would probably compose a poem with pride.

This is not the hero, who is the hero?

This is not the Holy King, who is the Holy King?

If such a heroic lord or a sage king cannot achieve the kingly way, is it possible for the kingly way to be achieved?

An impulse surged in Xun Yu's heart, and he bowed down.

"Your Majesty, the minister is not talented, and I am willing to be driven by His Majesty to achieve great harmony together."

Liu Xie smiled, handed the long knife in his hand to Wang Yue, stepped across the line on the ground, and gently supported Xun Yu with both hands.

"If Mr. Xun is willing to help you, great harmony may not come, but peace is sure to come. It's just that it is easy to discuss the way, but it is difficult to practice it. I also hope that Mr. Xun can overcome obstacles and walk with me all the way."

Chapter 203

After breakfast, Xun Yu set off to Anyi City.

Xun You sent him to the side of the official road outside the camp.

"Speak up if you have something to say." Xun Yu got into the car and straightened his clothes. "If you don't say anything else, I will leave."

Xun You sighed softly. "Uncle, don't you think the Son of Heaven is clever?"

"Do you think I was cheated by him?"

"Did you get the answer you thought of? Are you sure he is the Mingjun you want to assist?"

Xun Yu tapped Che Shi lightly with his fingers, thinking for a moment. "Gongda, why did He Boqiu die?"

Xun You's eyes flickered slightly. "Death of sorrow and anger."

Xun Yu shook his head. "Worry and indignation are only his appearance, and despair is his heart. Since he became weak, he has no intention of official career and has been running around. What did he do? It is just a gentleman who governs, assists the Mingjun, and comforts the people. He also has the legacy of a party member, so he was the best choice to be in power. But facing Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao just walked away."

Xun You opened his mouth, and when the words reached his lips, they turned into a sigh.

He is the closest to He Yong, and he is also a teacher and friend, and he is the clearest about He Yong's final state of mind.

He Yong's despair did not begin when he was imprisoned, but when Yuan Shao fled Luoyang.

"What the party members are looking for is to change the dynasty?" Xun Yu turned his head and looked at Xun You. "The party members pursue the kingly way, which is the peace of the monarch and his ministers, and the great unity of the world. Those who wish to follow this way are all of the same way. Those who do not follow this way are the enemies of Confucianism, the enemy of our generation, and everyone can punish them. "

Xun Yu took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "It doesn't matter what his last name is or who he is."

Xun You lowered his head and bowed his hands in salute. "Since uncle has made up his mind, I won't repeat it. It's just that the situation in Hedong is complicated, and Mr. Zhao is often sick. You should pay attention to rest and don't be too tired."

Xun Yu looked at Xun You and couldn't help laughing. "Okay, I'll be careful. It's you, the soldiers are in danger, so don't be careless."

Xun You raised his eyebrows. "I'm not worried about this. The Son of Heaven has a well-organized way of governing the army, and he is very cautious in using his troops. I'm just worried that he is warlike. He intends to drive out the Xiongnu before he can gain a foothold. In the future, the country will be strong. Isn't it necessary to learn from the Qin Emperor and Han Wu and open up the barbarians. So, how can there be any peace?"

Xun Yu agrees with Xun You. "Gongda, this is where you and I can use our strengths. Mianzhi, let's look at Datong 30 years later."

Xun You raised his eyebrows and wanted to speak, then smiled and said, "I hope so."

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When Xun Yu rushed to Anyi City and entered the prefect's mansion, Zhao Wenzheng was furious.

The subordinates of the prefect's mansion stood at the foot of the steps, one by one arching their hands and bowing their heads, like puppets carved in clay, not saying a word.

The three of them were stripped of their shirts, lying on the side, performing stick punishment, their buttocks and backs were covered with blood.

They gritted their teeth and remained silent.

Seeing Xun Yu coming in, Zhao Wen waved his hand, motioning for Xun Yu to come forward.

"Wen Ruo, you came just in time." Zhao Wen was out of breath. "I'm getting mad at these idiots."

Xun Yu cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Zhao rests from his thunderous anger for a while, don't let his anger break his body."

"Instead of facing these idiots all day, it's better to die of anger. It's over once." Zhao Wen said loudly: "The edict clearly states that it will be passed on to all counties and townships within two days. Two days have passed, and there is no movement at all. So far, do they still have the imperial court in their hearts?"

Xun Yu turned to look at the officials under the steps, quite surprised. "Is it the emperor's edict to reward Zhao Qing and his son and persuade the people to donate?"

"you know too?"

Xun Yu nodded.

He heard Xun You say this edict, and he felt that it was not very optimistic to implement it.

Now it seems that it is as expected.

But it's not that the officials of the prefect's mansion didn't cooperate—in fact, it was expected that they didn't cooperate—but that Zhao Wen didn't have enough administrative experience and underestimated the courage of these officials.