Dao Fruit

"Since it's vacant, I'll give the house to Bachelor Qiu. It's close and it won't take long to get to the palace." The Queen Mother nodded and said matter-of-factly.

"This..." Wang Gonggong was stunned and lowered his voice, "I would like to ask the Queen Mother to clarify that for the houses in the innermost part of the inner city and closest to the imperial city, if you want to move in, you must have at least a third-grade official. Although there is no explicit document, but It is a hidden rule of the officialdom. Although Academician Qiu has outstanding merits and loyalty, his time in the officialdom is too short and his grade is not enough." He lowered his voice because he did not want to embarrass Qiu Yan.

"If the rank is not enough, give it enough rank." The Queen Mother seemed to have no regard for the city government for her son's life. "If there are any vacancies in the court that are worthy of the third rank, they will be given the title of Bachelor Qiu immediately."

"This..." The two father-in-laws knew in their hearts that this was impossible before the emperor woke up. Even if the emperor was here, if they wanted to achieve this goal, there would still be officials standing in the middle.

"Forget it, the Ai family will take the lead today and let Academician Qiu get the house. As for the matter of rectifying the name, it will not be left behind when the emperor wakes up. Could it be that my son's life is no better than a house? No better than an official. A piece of paper from the Ministry?" The Queen Mother said, her mood became depressed again, "That's right, if the emperor never wakes up, then the Ai family is just an old woman, who can listen to her words?"

As soon as these words were said, the two father-in-laws, as well as many eunuchs and female officials around them, all became frightened and fell to their knees.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I will make arrangements soon!"

As soon as he said this, Qiu Yan immediately felt that his luck was about to fall. It was huge and could help him improve his realm, but it was also entangled with many complicated causes and effects, like chains, that needed to be removed.

However, this luck has not yet materialized.

………………

"The Queen Mother seemed to have lost her sense of proportion. In fact, she wanted to win people's hearts. Until I left, she didn't ask me not to spread the news. She only emphasized her house and official position. This was a tactic to lure her..."

After a meal, Qiu Yan came out of the palace and returned to his house. Recalling the words and deeds of the Queen Mother, he couldn't help but sigh: "This Queen Mother is really not simple."

"Brother Qiu is finally back."

Go into the study. After closing the doors and windows, the room became slightly dark. A figure gradually emerged from the empty desk in the back, but it was a young man who was reading a book.

Xi Muyuan.

"Brother Xi is really interested in coming here to study so early." Qiu Yan was not surprised. He took two steps forward and went to another desk, took out his pen and ink and put it away.

"I've been watching the supervisors work these past few days. It consumes too much soul power. I have to get up early and recite it every day to calm the hidden dangers in my soul. By the way..." Xi Muyuan said and put down the book. As soon as the book left his hand, it turned from fiction to reality and solidified into something real. "About Jiansheng. There are still some things I need to talk to Brother Qiu about."

"Oh?" Qiu Yan stopped moving when he heard the words, "I would like to hear the details."

"I think your attitude towards the prison students is a bit inappropriate." Xi Muyuan was not polite to Qiu Yan, and showed a hint of disagreement as soon as he opened his mouth, "It's a bit arbitrary."

"Arbitrary?" Qiu Yan nodded slightly, indicating to the other party to continue speaking.

"Yes, arbitrary." Xi Mu paused for a moment, as if he was organizing his words, "During this period, Brother Qiu and I have learned a lot along the way. I admire Brother Qiu very much, and I also know your set of theories. What value does it hold, but this time, I have some words that I hold back in my heart, and I don’t want to say it out loud.”

Qiu Yan knew the other party's concerns, so he smiled and said: "But it doesn't hurt."

"Okay," Xi Muyuan's soul nodded and continued, "Let's talk about the supervisors. I've been watching these days. They gather together to talk about current affairs and economics in their spare time. Most of them have clear ideas and can be regarded as seeing. They are well-informed and worthy of being called the world's elite. As for experience, they can slowly accumulate it in the future. However, the temporary lack of experience does not mean that their opinions are useless, but Brother Qiu's approach is almost overbearing and does not give them a chance to explain. "

At this point, he realized that his words were a bit sharp and turned to say: "Of course, I can also understand your thoughts. When you first enter the Imperial College, someone will immediately jump out and want to challenge you. It is inevitable that you will use coercive means to suppress the students' thoughts. Only if you go down can you continue, otherwise you won’t have to lecture at all and you will have to debate with them from morning to night. However, this is just a political means and cannot cover up the fact that you are quite arbitrary. I think you are too rigid in spreading what you have learned, and you are a little ignorant. Adapted.”

To be honest, Xi Muyuan himself was quite hesitant about not saying these words. After death, he became a soul and followed Qiu Yan. He actually learned a lot, and he admired Qiu Yan more and more as he said. Now that he said these things, it was a little bit... Of course I have some scruples if I offend.

But even so, some thoughts still have to be expressed.

"In addition, the so-called moral principles and opinions required to criticize the government are also quite inappropriate. Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. How can we not criticize those who are wrong just because we have no opinions in our hearts? If everyone is like this, then who will To turn the court around and bring righteousness? Those officials who have experienced a lot may not be correct. According to Brother Qiu, who will come back to supervise them in the future? If this continues, the world will be stupid!"

He stopped and waited for Qiu Yan's response.

"What Brother Xi said is true. You can see this. He is different from others and does not submit to authority."

Qiu Yan didn't refute, but just said: "Brother Xi thinks that the supervisors have their own strengths and opinions. After all, they have a beautiful mind and can be understood by thinking and analyzing. Besides, there is no one who can learn from others, so it should be A hundred schools of thought contend, and many things, when viewed from different angles and placed in different environments, will lead to different conclusions. However, if they only study in academies in the future, it is no problem. They can rely on their Hearts, showing their own thoughts, but will they do this? "

"This..." Xi Muyuan was stunned when he heard this.

"Brother Xi said that I was too rigid in passing on my work and almost didn't know how to adapt. Qiu wanted to ask, what does flexibility mean?" Qiu Yan didn't wait for his response and said, "As you can see, the supervisors mainly talk about current affairs. Why? The supervisors of Guozijian are not disciples of Jiuyuan Academy. Their minds are not focused on their studies. If they preach in the academy, I will talk to the students. Isn't that the case in Daizhou? "

"This..." Xi Muyuan is a smart person, and he already understood something after hearing this.

Qiu Yan continued: "The most holy teacher advocates teaching students in accordance with their aptitude. Qiu does not dare to compare himself to saints, but he can still distinguish the situation by asking himself. The Imperial College is a battlefield for doctrines. The students in the Imperial College have many ambitions and are arrogant. When they go there to preach, they are looking for the direction of the wind. Instead of looking for successors, it will definitely be different from teaching in other places, and they may not be able to accept the ordinary teaching methods. Grasp this point and then explain it, which is to adapt. "

Qiu Yan slowly exhaled and continued: "If the logic of being a student is applied to those who seek officialdom and political affairs, they will not know how to adapt. When dealing with problems, they will be deviated, which may be self-defeating. Although this Imperial College is It is a school, but there is a mixture of forces, and the atmosphere is not like that of an academy. It cannot be calmed down by dialogue alone. It must be tailored to the situation and adapted to local conditions, otherwise it will just be a delay. "

Xi Muyuan nodded secretly, but there were still some things he couldn't agree with.

Qiu Yan saw it and said with a smile: "As for moral principles and opinions, Qiu doesn't think he is wrong. Why do you think it is? Because it is the right reason. However, without these two things, one can still criticize the government. In this matter, Qiu is They can't control it, but the supervisors of the Imperial College are different. If they can't understand this truth, it will be harmful to Da Rui. Ordinary scholars criticize the government, but they are just saying that, but the supervisors have to enter the officialdom. If they are used to complaining all the time, If you don’t think about solving it, what will be the result?”

At this point, Qiu Yan stopped smiling: "After all, the problem must be solved by someone, not someone who criticizes. The supervisors of the Imperial College have different positions. They should put themselves into the perspective of someone who solves the problem and consider countermeasures. Don't you see that few people know the purpose of the national war and the changes in victory? It seems that as long as it is done by the imperial court, it must be wrong. But if the imperial government affects the whole body, how can it be truly foolproof? There are always mistakes. If you don’t have this understanding, shouldn’t you increase your experience?”

Xi Muyuan was shocked when he heard this.

On the opposite side, Qiu Yan asked again: "Brother Xi, have you ever seen me say this to ordinary scholars and persuade them to be obedient people? This is the difference in treatment. Tell the people at the foot of the mountain how to climb, and tell the people at the top of the mountain. Looking far away."

"Even so, the so-called practical propositions are a bit too harsh. Just as Brother Qiu said, how can the government's actions be perfect? ​​Even an official may not be able to say it, let alone a prison student?" Xi Muyuan roughly said I agree with Qiu Yan's statement, but there are still some details that I disagree with.

"Brother Xi, what you said is a bit unkind," Qiu Yan shook his head, "Although you didn't go to the Imperial College that day, I used my magical power to reappear in front of you, but do you still remember the premise of my saying these words?"

"Premise?" Xi Muyuan was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, "Yes, you said from the beginning that you wanted to discuss this method of debating with others with the supervisors."

"Yes, the so-called 'debate' is to convince others, but are those supervisors simply criticizing the government? This is actually a pretense. They are not trying to learn, but want others to accept their views and let others admit their views. , but there is no concrete proposition, so what else is there to say? Is the debate just for incitement?”

Qiu Yan lightly knocked on the table: "Criticizing the government is not the same as inciting and gathering momentum. The two should not be equated. If you really want to report, you can express your thoughts. You should not preset a position and put the court before humanity when you open your mouth. In the position of countercurrent, people are not grass and trees. They cannot think everything clearly and think it through before speaking. Many times when emotions come, they will express it verbally, but they cannot understand it at the time. They should make some conclusions afterwards. This involves As for the way things are done, if you don’t even think about it, or if you don’t want to change it after thinking about it, it’s not because of ideological reasons, but because of interests, and it’s useless to say it.” (To be continued...)

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