(Chapter 214 has some small problems, let them be released soon, don’t panic)

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"Poetry is where the aspiration is, in the heart, in the speech is poetry, and emotions are moved in the middle and expressed in words."

"If you speak inadequately, you will sigh inadequately, so you will sing and sing inadequately, you will not know how to dance with your hands and dance with your feet."

In the Rihua Palace, the elderly Master shook his head and recited it. He was so excited that he almost wanted to lift his limbs like a dead tree and danced with all his hands.

But the students who sat down did not think that the "Preface to Mao Shi" written by Guan Changqing was interesting. The Prince of Hejian, Liu Yuan, sat in the hall, although he was sitting upright, but he had already secretly yawned.

Mao Shi? It's far less interesting than his concubines' body hair.

What Liu Yuan was thinking about was the indulgence with the good sisters, the companionship as a hunting horse after autumn, and the Marquis of Xi'an who was about to arrive in Hejian Kingdom tomorrow. He joined the Western Regions, killed the King of Hu, and married the Princess Wusun. To the young prince, everything was so legendary, but much more interesting than this old master.

"Therefore, in "Guanju", he is happy to get a lady and match a gentleman, he is worried about promoting the virtuous and not be misled by his appearance; he is sad and graceful, thinking about talented people, and without hurting the good. This is the meaning of "Guanju"."

Guan Changqing said this meaningfully and looked at Liu Yuan. The prince of Hejian, Liu Yuan, had some unique habits, and in the words of later generations, he was... keen on taking over.

A few years ago, King Liu Dan of Yan failed to rebellion and hanged himself to death. The queen and his wife committed suicide with him, but some unidentified concubines ran out of Yan State. Liu Yuan was only thirteen or fourteen at that time, and he actually took three in one breath.

In the Han Dynasty, marrying a widow was no big deal. Emperor Xiaojing married Wang Shi, who had lived and had children, and made him the queen. But too much is not enough, so Guan Changqing wanted to exhort him with poems to exhort him.

However, Liu Yuan didn't listen at all and did not react at all. As soon as the class was finished, he bowed to Guan Changqing and left with his follower.

As soon as he left, Guan Changqing looked at the somewhat empty and deserted Rihua Palace and sighed.

"After King Xian, there is no more King Xian."

Sixty or seventy years ago, there were three academic centers in the world, Liang State, Huainan State, and Hejian State. King Xiao of Liang liked Sima Xiangru and Mei Cheng and produced a large number of poems and essays that were passed down from generation to generation. King Huainan liked Taoist alchemists and wrote "Huainan Zi" and a large number of Chu Ci.

As the elder brother of Emperor Xiaowu, Liu De, the King of Xian of Hejian, was not so fancy. He loved various ancient books and widely collected folk suicide notes. Anyone who obtained rare books would definitely ask for a lot of money to copy them word by word. The "Zhou Guan", "Shangshu", "Rituals", "Mencius" and "Laozi" that were scattered due to the great fire at the end of the Qin Dynasty were all lost and obtained again.

After collecting the books, Liu De did not put it in a high-rise building, but wanted to gather the broken and make up for the shortcomings, and to take the right path. So King Xian of Hejian built the Rihua Palace and set up more than 21 districts of the guest hall to wait for the scholars from all over the world. He also used his own support to keep the scholars in food and accommodation, imitating the Jixia Academy of Qi, so that they could discuss it without any treatment.

The recruitment of Hejian Kingdom has achieved remarkable results. Some people came for this treatment, and some people collected a large number of books here. Mao Yan, who passed on the "Mao Shi", was the father of Guan Changqing, who inherited the Taoist tradition of "Zuo Zhuan", and they all worked as doctors in Hejian Kingdom. He was a scholar in Hejian. This was the most prosperous. Guan Changqing was fortunate to see the grand occasion when he was young.

Unfortunately, they were like Liu De's life, but they were unable to last forever.

Standing at the door, looking at the Prince Liu Yuan of Hejian, Guan Changqing was a little lonely. After King Xian of Hejian, King Hejian had been passed down for four generations, but he never had a king who was eager to learn. They would rather spend their short lives on vocal music than read the scriptures carefully.

Guan Changqing knew why this was because King Xian of Hejian became famous all over the world for his academics and also died of academic depression.

He will never forget the night of the first month of the spring of the fifth year of Yuanguang. King Xian of Hejian summoned his father Lao Guan to meet him on his deathbed. Guan Changqing followed him into the palace and heard King Xian of Hejian's last words.

"Your Majesty summoned me three months ago. I presented the books collected by Hejian. I also claimed to be a clear and clear-cut classics. During the meal, I asked Gongsun Hong and others about the five strategies, and they always met Wuquan. As a result, Your Majesty was displeased and suddenly said to me, Tang Yi was seventy miles away, King Wen was a hundred miles away, and King Qi encouraged him, and I was very afraid!"

The Hejian Kingdom was a prosperous academic career, and the Hejian King was praised by Confucian scholars. Some people even secretly regretted that he failed to be the emperor. In addition, the Confucianism in Zhao was different from the Qi school advocated by the court. In the eyes of Emperor Wu of Han, the Hejian King was simply seeking fame and wanted to fight against the Weiyang Palace!

This is a heart-killing statement. King Xian of Hejian felt wronged. He felt wronged, but he had no way to defend himself.

This is the reason why King Xian of Hejian came to drink and listen to music every night in March and deliberately damaged his body.

The words King Hejian thought he could say were actually unspeakable. Those unintentional words and deeds were carefully interpreted by the emperor, and finally he was charged with a crime that he could not bear.

His final advice to his descendants was: "Film the straight wood first, and the Gan well first. I forgot to be a prince. Don't learn from me. I would rather be a mediocre king and be a slaughter in the circle. I will be satisfied with eating the dirty feces all day long, and I must not have any special features."

If a prince has no talent, it is virtue. If you live in drunkenness and die in a dream, why bother to think deeply?

So the descendants of the King of Hejian were no longer interested in the Confucian classics. The Hejian Kingdom was also cut several times by the order of rebirth. There were only four counties left in the country, and the tax was reduced by half, so that a large number of scholars could no longer be supported.

The changes of the times are not driven by human will. An era may remain unchanged for decades or may be turned upside down within months. Those who realize it later become losers and can only survive in the waves with difficulty.

As the court commended the Six Classics, Confucian scholars moved to Chang'an to be doctors one after another, leaving only a few successors of "Mao Shi" and "Zuo Zhuan" who could not enter the court, and they were still sticking to it. The doctors of the Five Classics and Seven Schools who entered the Weiyang Temple were indeed enviable, but Guan Changqing was unwilling to betray his Taoist tradition. As long as the Hejian Kingdom did not abolish the doctoral degree for a day, they would have to defend this last position and inherit the knowledge left by their ancestors in a difficult manner.

But the disciples who came to school do not think so. Do they want to learn real Confucianism? Otherwise, most people just want to get a step to the court as a commoner. Since "Mao Shi" and "Zuo Zhuan" were not listed as official schools, and were only recognized as doctoral students by Hejian Kingdom, what's the use of learning?

Students who are utilitarian all automatically ignore these two subjects and change their schools one after another.

Mao Shi and Zuo Zhuan have spent decades in this crisis that will be cut off in the unknown future.

That night, Guan Changqing was still living in the library of Rihua Palace, taking his disciples to remove the remaining dust and sorting out the bibliography collected by King Xian of Hejian little by little. The less he was willing to pass on the descendants, the more he was stricter he was on himself. He must integrate the "Zuo Zhuan" and "Mao Shi" he had learned, and complete the "Mao Shi Preface" with epic examples. This was Guan Changqing's last wish in his later years.

He did not seek to break out a bloody path under the attack of Qi and Lu Xue, but only hoped that Mao Shi and Zuo Zhuan could continue to pass on their inheritance. Even though he had been denounced as heresy by Xian Xue, even his most respected disciple Xu Ao left the school and went to learn ancient Chinese scriptures from Lu Confucian Confucius and An.

Guan Changqing was immersed in his own knowledge and was so forgetful that even the King of Hejian Liu Qing sent someone to invite him to attend a banquet to welcome the banquet that welcomed the Marquis of Xi'an, Ren Hong, but Guan Changqing refused.

"There are people who recommend the mat and the gua are there, and I dare not follow it."

This speech was exactly the same as when Yan Ying refused to invite Duke Jing of Qi to a banquet in ancient times. Guan Changqing saw King Liu Qing of Hejian drinking without restraint. He told him this story, hoping that Liu Qing would wake up. But Liu Qing obviously forgot, was unhappy, and did not send anyone to invite him.

However, after the Xishishi, his disciple Dai Yannian came to report that the banquet had been cancelled.

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"Is it because the King of Hejian understood my advice?" When he heard that the banquet was cancelled, a glimmer of hope arose in Guan Changqing's heart that had been silent for many years.

"No, it was the Marquis of Xi'an who refused the feast. He said that according to the law, the Marquis of Xi'an were not allowed to interact with the princes in private. It seems that the Marquis of Xi'an knew the right way!"

Jie Yannian was very excited: "The Marquis of Xi'an said even more clearly that he came to Hejian not for the King of Hejian, but for Xiao Guangong, and in order to learn the "Zuo Zhuan". He would take a shower and change his clothes tomorrow and come to visit him in person."

Unlike Guan Changqing, who would not take the initiative to contact the outside world, Jie Yannian, who inherited his "Mao Shi", was very keen to spread the Master's knowledge to the outside world, and he was more eager to come to Xi'an to become a disciple.

Although Guan Changqing also received a letter from his son-in-law Zhang Chang, saying that the Marquis of Xi'an was very interested in Zuo Zhuan and Mao Shi. He had studied the Great Seal Seal in more than half a year, read the two scriptures, and came to see him from thousands of miles away, but Guan Changqing didn't take it seriously.

Guan Changqing has seen too many words that he is willing to learn the classics, but in fact he just treats them as nobles who decorate the exterior. This Xi'an Hou is probably one of them. As for his true feelings, Guan Changqing believes in asking questions in person, rather than believing in the praises of acquaintances in the letters.

However, on the second day, the Xi'an Hou Renhong, who refused to give Hejian King face and refused to have a banquet, actually ran to Rihua Palace early in the morning to pay homage, and even presented gifts for Confucian scholars to become disciples.

In front of the ten dried meats, the young Xi'an Hou Ren Hongchang bowed and presented Zhang Chang's letter of introduction.

"What does Xi'an Hou mean?"

Guan Changqing was a little moved, but he still had to be reserved on his face. Although the Mao Shi Zuo Zhuan faction was very miserable, they were not as humble as everyone could take him away. They could not choose to eat without any food.

But Ren Hong's answer made Guan Changqing unable to find any fault.

Ren Hong prepared for this day for half a year and said, "The Master said, "I am determined to study at the fifteenth year. Hong's year is 21, and there are also 21st houses in the Rihua Palace. Hong likes Zuo Zhuan to interpret the classics through history, and loves the eternal period of Mao's poems. He follows Zhang Zigao and understands the two classics. He is willing to learn from Guan Gong's origin. The Analects of Confucius says that he will follow the above, but I have never been able to teach you. I hope Guan Gong will accept Hong into the school."

This is the original saying of Confucius in "The Analects of Confucius", which means "As long as I take the initiative to give me ten pieces of dried meat, I will not take in as a student."
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