"Mencius" annotated by Chen Qun.

Finally, Yang Biao's "New Interpretation of Shangshu", under the influence of papermaking technology and printing technology, pushed the new learning to one climax after another at an unprecedented speed.

In particular, Yang Biao's "New Interpretation of Shangshu" undoubtedly caused countless Confucian scholars to curse and accuse Yang Biao of being shameless!

However, after scolding them, these people picked up a few newly learned books and compared them with their own Confucian classics.

Even if you scold me, you still have to eat!

Anyone can see that after the solar eclipse, the ancient classics and modern classics mixed with prophecies will soon face the situation of being abandoned by scholars and aristocratic families. In this case, it is better to join a new one that is more in line with the interests of the aristocratic families.

Come and learn.

You have "A New Interpretation of the Book of Songs", can I get a copy of "A New Interpretation of the Book of Songs"?

If "New Interpretation of the Book of Songs" doesn't work, will another version of "New Interpretation of The Analects of Confucius" do?

Don't overestimate the integrity of these Confucian classics families, otherwise Confucianism will no longer be Confucianism.

For your own benefit, let alone relying on Xinxue, you can even ask them to compile a new book of scriptures.

The many actions of the noble family naturally aroused the vigilance of princes everywhere.

Except for those who were too far away, such as Ma Teng and Han Sui in Xiliang; Gongsun Du in Liaodong; Liu Zhang in Yizhou and Shixie in Jiaozhou, the other princes were affected.

Among them, the one who was most affected was naturally Yuan Shao of Hebei.

In the eyes of the Hebei aristocratic family, the victory of the new learning is the victory of the aristocratic family.

Look at the Yingchuan family. Following Cao Cao, even the emperor could beat him, so that he didn't dare to fight back.

Look at yourself again. It's not enough to be tricked by Yuan Shao. Now you are being sucked by Yuan Shao. Who can bear this?

Originally, Yuan Shao had intensified his efforts to exploit the Hebei family after the Battle of Guandu, and the two sides were already at war with each other. Now that there is a new issue, the two sides simply broke up with each other.

Either today Yuan Shao slaughters a lot of people bloodyly, or tomorrow the Black Mountain bandits will lead a large group of thieves to attack the Wubao where Yuan Shao is stationing troops and grain in Hebei. You will fight for it, and it will be very interesting to watch.

Things are not much better over in Jiangdong.

Sun Ce's process of conquering Jiangdong was extremely rough. Although he created the myth of pacifying Jiangdong in his weak years, his foundation was far less stable than that of other princes.

In addition, Sun Ce died early, leaving Sun Quan, who was only nineteen years old, to inherit his family business. This was undoubtedly a bit of a joke.

Not only was the Jiangdong family worried about Sun Quan, but Sun Ce's old subordinates and the Sun clan began to have other thoughts.

First, Li Shu, the governor of Lujiang who was stationed in Wancheng, stopped obeying Sun Quan's command and recruited soldiers and criminals who defected from Jiangdong. He had strange thoughts.

Later, Sun Fu, who served as the governor of Yuzhang, began to worry that Sun Quan could not guard Jiangdong, so he secretly contacted Cao Cao with the intention of surrendering.

The most ruthless person was Sun Hao, the eldest son of Sun Jian's brother Sun Jing and Dingwu Zhonglang. He directly took advantage of Jiangdong Civil and Military to observe filial piety for Sun Ce and led his troops to Kuaiji to seize power. Fortunately, Yu Fan dissuaded him and this did not happen.

The consequences of the Sun family's fratricide.

If Zhang Zhao, Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu and other bodyguards had not worked tirelessly at home and loyal people had forgotten themselves outside, Jiangdong would have been in chaos long ago.

Apart from Jiangdong, Jingzhou is the calmest place.

Due to the impact of the war in the Central Plains, countless outstanding people chose Jingzhou as their place of residence.

You can’t blame everyone for this.

In fact, compared with other places in the Central Plains, Jingzhou under Liu Biao's rule was no different from the prosperous times.

The river is clear and the sea is clean, the people are happy and the things are prosperous.

The rivers and lakes bordered each other, and the Qing Dynasty prospered.

Covering Fu Gantang, Zhao Bo heard the lawsuit.

People in Zhou Dynasty don't use it, I rely on it.

It can be said that Liu Biao was not a good prince, but it cannot be said that he was not a good official.

At least under his governance, Jingzhou has indeed become a pure land, and at the same time it has attracted many talented people.

The most famous among them is naturally Sima Hui, who was a noble man, knowledgeable, and had the ability to understand people and analyze the world.

This day.

Sima Hui and his two friends he made in Jingzhou, Pang Degong and Huang Chengyan, each held a book and passed it around to each other.

And these three books are naturally the three new interpretations of classics - "New Interpretation of Zhouyi", "Mencius", and "New Interpretation of Shangshu".

Among the three, Sima Hui has a simple face, like an old farmer.

Huang Chengyan has a handsome figure and a bookish air between his brows.

Mr. Pang Degong, on the other hand, has white hair and a childish face, with a lively expression.

After reading these three books, the three of them all showed heavy expressions.

"This new learning is really amazing."

They are not the kind of bookworms who only know how to study hard. Moreover, Confucian classics emphasizes "ruling the world with Confucian classics." They can see many twists and turns in this new study at a glance.

"Hua Xin, Chen Qun, and Yang Biao really gave the world a big surprise!"

How to change the rigid and decadent classics has already begun since Ma Rong's time.

Later, Zheng Xuan was born, and everyone thought that his knowledge could bring order to chaos. Who knew that the world would become more and more chaotic?

Only this new knowledge that emerged gave these hermits a feeling that "this knowledge may really save the world."

"I do have some interest in this new study."

Sima Hui was the first to snatch away the "New Interpretation of Zhouyi" and stuff it into his arms: "Let me read it for a few more days and then discuss it with Pang Gong and Huang Gong."

Through the simple reading just now, Sima Hui already knows that among these three books, only "New Interpretation of Zhouyi" records the essence of the new learning. Mencius and "New Interpretation of Shangshu" are just political extensions, not the focus.

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When Mr. Pang De saw Sima Hui's behavior, he took out a few books from his arms and put them on the table in disgust: "If you grab the books, grab the books! No one will compete with you!"

"Huh?"

Only then did Sima Hui discover that the books Pang Degong took out were not only "New Interpretations of Zhouyi", but even the handwriting on the paper was exactly the same!

"It seems that apart from new learning, there are other things in the Central Plains that are different from the past!"

Sima Hui flipped through several copies of "New Interpretations of the Book of Changes" and marveled: "This looks like a rubbing. It's rare for a craftsman to be so ingenious and ingenious. He actually used this thing in books. It can be regarded as a skill that will benefit future generations."

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Huang Chengyan suddenly remembered something and sneered several times: "No matter how good the craftsmanship is, there must be someone who can recognize the goods. Otherwise, if we only let the craftsmen print, how many books will be printed in the end?"

The academic atmosphere that had just been discussed about new learning disappeared in an instant. As good friends, Pang De and Sima Hui naturally knew that Huang Chengyan was secretly scolding Liu Biao.

Liu Biao, there is a price to pay for governing Jingzhou like this.

The price was that, except for some of his core military power, Liu Biao had to make political and economic concessions to the family.

Almost all those who hold high positions are children of local aristocratic families in Jingzhou, such as Ji Yue, Ji Liang, and Cai Mao.

Because of this, the outsiders and poor families in Jingzhou are not as lucky as the outsiders who followed Yuan Shao to Jizhou. Without status, even if they have no knowledge and talent, they can only live in depression for a long time.

"Why."

When Sima Hui and Pang Degong heard what Huang Chengyan said, they couldn't help but sigh.

Sima Hui, in particular, said bluntly: "We old guys can't do anything big even if we become officials."

"But I still have young disciples who want to show off their skills in officialdom. It's a pity that they are here in Jingzhou."

Huang Chengyan was not a promising disciple, so he teased Sima Huilai: "I remember that one of your disciples was a young man from a poor family who was once a fugitive. This person has always had an unconventional personality. The disciple you mentioned who hopes to become an official is not him, right?

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When Sima Hui saw Huang Chengyan's point, he did not hide it: "Indeed, my disciple was once called Xu Fu, but now he has changed his name to Xu Shu."

"Although he is a fugitive, what he committed was just to avenge his friends, and his character is not considered bad."

"But my other disciples dislike Xu Shu for being a bandit in the past and don't want to associate with him. They often alienate him. Although he doesn't say it, I can see that he has been miserable, so it's better to let him go out and have a try.

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"oh?"

Pang Degong became interested: "You want to let him become an official? Have you already found your favorite master?"

"Liu Biaochu doesn't want to think about it anymore. Xu Shu is wasting his youth by going."

Huang Chengyan also joined the discussion: "Jiangdong is a good place to go. How about letting Xu Shu go to Jiangdong to try his luck?"

"The leader of Jiangdong is weak and the situation is still unclear. It is not a good place to go."

Pang Degong retorted: "Instead of going to Jiangdong, it is better to go to Xinye."

New field?

Sima Hui hesitated: "Although Liu Yuzhou is a hero of the world, he is dependent on others and it is difficult to use it. Let Xu Shu go. I am also afraid that he will waste his time."

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Liu Bei, just like Zhang Xiu, was placed in the north by Liu Biao to block Cao Cao. Unless something unexpected happens, Liu Bei will not be able to grow big at all.

"This won't work! That won't work either! Shui Jing! You might as well let your disciples do it alone!"
To be continued...