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    There is a gazebo beside Xuanwu Lake.

    The surrounding area is open and full of flowers and plants, so literati like to gather here.

    There is a debate today.

    Datong Emperor Zhao Han's conceited argument, the cause and effect, has been embellished and spread all over the world.  In addition, the government has not been convicted of crimes for words, and now not only associations are common, but people hold debates every few days.

    Zhang Erqi was from Jiyang, Shandong. He hated imperial examinations and refused to become an official.  After more than ten years of drought, locust plagues, military disasters and plagues, Zhang Erqi began to reflect on how to govern the world. His approach was to find out from ancient rituals.

    Only in his thirties, Zhang Erqi is already proficient in the three rites, namely "Yi Li", "Zhou Li" and "Book of Rites".

    He taught a private school in his hometown, and scholars often visited him.  Since last autumn, primary schools have been built in various parts of Shandong. Zhang Erqi didn't want to be a primary school teacher, and private schools couldn't recruit many students, so he just stayed at home and studied behind closed doors.

    The magistrate of Jiyang County admired his talent and visited him personally to ask for advice.

    After some academic exchanges, the magistrate said: "Mr.'s talent should be heard all over the world. Now that Shandong is withered and the style of writing is declining, why not go to Nanjing to spread knowledge?"

    Therefore, Zhang Erqi came to Nanjing and found a job as an editor of a bookstore.

    He also contributed to various literary agencies in Nanjing, and published several articles discussing "rituals" one after another.  In just half a year, he became famous and was besieged by opponents at the same time.

    At this moment, Zhang Erqi is expounding his own point of view: "Husband etiquette is to restrain people's arrogance and resist people's cowardice, so as to be in the middle. The hostages in the world are inconvenient, and they can't be safe. If they are uneasy, they may become  Dao Lie refers to the ritual things and praises the frank and easy words, so as to explore the deepest, the largest, and the most exhausted places, so the one who sticks to the etiquette is the way of unity of heart"

    The general meaning is: Li can restrain people's surly spirit and resist people's cowardice.  People in the world don't understand the essence of etiquette, so they can't really observe etiquette.  Failure to abide by etiquette may result in a decline in morality and the collapse of ritual and music.  People point to presents and say, rituals are these things, and they are very easy to do.  Then go to study Gangchang Confucianism, study the Chaste Archway, and use the principles of heaven and earth to package and explain it.  In this way, everyone's heart of abiding by etiquette will become abiding by the rules and regulations.

    All the scholars couldn't help but nod their heads, and even Zhang Erqi's opponents thought that this passage was level.

    But then Zhang Erqi said: "Rites are the collection and embodiment of Dao. Even if there is a way of benevolence and goodness, if you don't use rituals as a way of enlightenment, you can't spread it to all people in the world. What the sage supports is what the ritual supports."  "What the sage criticizes is what Li opposes"

    "Ridiculous," a scholar interrupted immediately, "You simply say that a saint is a rite!"

    Zhang Erqi said: "The reason why a sage is holy is because he knows and observes the rites. Therefore, if the sage is indecent, if he knows the rites and keeps the rites, he is holy. If you can also know the rites and keep the rites, you can also be saints. This  Li is the real ritual, not the appearance of the moral code. The moral code is the performance of the ritual, but not the ritual itself."

    There is no solution to this statement, because he himself defines a saint and blocks all avenues of rebuttal for opponents.

    Another scholar said: "The gift of love, the gift of love, the ceremony is nothing but love."

    Zhang Erqi shook his head and said, "Love is divided into good and evil, but etiquette is not different from good to evil. If there is evil, you should suppress it with courtesy. It's like I love a woman, but she is married. Although this feeling is not evil  However, if it is not in line with etiquette, I cannot be a lady and a gentleman. If I ask for mercy in everything, the morality will be corrupted and the world will be in chaos. In the old dynasty, civil officials were corrupt and military generals were tyrannical.  Restrict education."

    A scholar sneered and said, "Arguing against reason! Those examples you just cited are all about desire, not emotion. Zhu Ziyan, preserve the law of nature, and destroy human desire. Marriage of husband and wife, full stomach, is also the law of heaven; wives and concubines gather in groups, big fish and big meat  , human desires."

    Zhang Erqi said: "Observing the etiquette is abiding by the laws of heaven, which is exactly what I said."

    Another scholar asked: "Then tell me, should widows remarry? I think they should remarry, but Zhu Zi advised widows not to remarry. Is Zhu Zi a sage? If he is a sage, based on what you just said, the sage supports it.  Even if Li supports it, is it also an act of indecency for a widow to remarry?"

    Zhang Erqi said: "A widow should not remarry according to the etiquette, but everything has the right to change. Now the north has gone through wars, husbands lose their wives, and wives lose their husbands. If widowers and widows can reorganize their families, they can help each other and prosper  People, this is the way of human relations. Human relations are also rituals."

    "Haha, human relations are love, so what is etiquette?" The scholar laughed, "Widowers and widows get married, and it is reasonable to break the etiquette. What does this mean? It shows that when there is a chance of change, love should be the first. Ruthless etiquette, then  It's evil etiquette and fallacy!"

    Zhang Erqi said: "No, no.?Cao Fengji smiled.

    Zuo Xiaocheng spread out his hands: "Shopkeeper Cao, that my hands are a little tight."

    With a kind smile on his face, Cao Fengji asked someone to fetch five taels of silver, stuffed it into Zuo Xiaocheng's hand and said, "Do something for me, there is plenty of silver, and there will be great rewards in the future."

    Zuo Xiaocheng was in contact with the grandson of the consort of the previous dynasty, that is, the consort who brought Zhu Cihong and Zhu Yuxi to Nanjing.  His family was also brought to Nanjing to settle down in the spring of the following year.

    Cao Fengji intends to engage in the trick of restoring the prince of the Ming Dynasty. He does not seek success, but only seeks to cause trouble. It is best to involve some important officials in Nanjing.

    As for Zuo Xiaocheng, he met him when he was holding a literary meeting, and he was the first to be bribed by him.

    After all the details have been investigated, he is a talented Jiangxi scholar of the Ming Dynasty.  When Zhao Han's territory consisted of only one town, Zuo Xiaocheng helped the government to suppress it, and took refuge in several governors, governors, prefects, and general soldiers.

    Today, Zuo Xiaocheng is completely down and out, wandering around Nanjing all day, earning a living by doing cultural favors for others.

    Moreover, Zuo Xiaocheng enjoys gambling. The casinos in Nanjing have long been banned, but there are always outlaws who gather to gamble in private.

    Destitute, addicted to gambling, and has an enmity with the Emperor of Datong, isn't it easy to buy him off?

    Zuo Xiaocheng took the silver and went straight to the Qinhuai River, happily inviting people to drink flower wine.  After closing the door, he said to the people who drank the flower wine together: "This is a whimsical plan. It actually wants to encourage the former prince's son-in-law to bring the former prince back to the throne, and also wants to involve the children of the ministers of the court. The action is generous.  Give money every time you do something."

    The person at the same table ordered: "You should do your best to do what he asks you to do. After the incident fails, it would be even better if he can escape back to Liaodong together."

    Zuo Xiaocheng became anxious immediately: "Don't, Liaodong is bitterly cold, Tartars are everywhere, won't this make me die?"

    The person at the same table said: "There is an order from above to develop detailed operations in Liaodong. They are not ordinary spies, but those who can talk to the nobles of the Tartars. We will take good care of the children born in your outer room. We will take the exam and become an official in the future."  Definitely extra points. If you can come back alive from Liaodong, the whole family will have 30 acres of farmland as a reward. Don¡¯t worry, the Tartars are very good at careful farming, and you can eat delicious food and spicy food when you go to Liaodong. If you are captured by the Datong Army, you can report it  Identity, just bring you back."

    Zuo Xiaocheng reluctantly agreed: "Okay, let's go to Liaodong for a walk. ?
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