Chapter 12 The Banner is not rolled up Section 17 The New Year is approaching, the leaders of the Hu tribes in the northwest and the desert, and the civil and military officials of the border counties are worried about the health of the general, and they have sent envoys and subordinates to Jinyang with heavy gifts under various pretexts to visit, and the Xiongnu Dadan Yu Liu Bao and the eastern Xianbei King Kirby Xiong even rushed to Jinyang in person.

On December 27, the Son of Heaven sent a decree to Jinyang, agreeing that the general Li Hong would marry the eldest princess on the seventh day of the first lunar month, give the eldest princess 10,000 households, give the eldest princess 10,000,000 households, give 200 million yuan worth of gold and silver silk, and give the Jinyang Palace to the general and the eldest princess and his wife as a new home.

The general and the eldest princess went to the table, declined the generous gift of the Son of Heaven, and were only willing to accept the congratulatory gifts of 2,000 households.

On December 28, the Hou Fuwan and Prime Minister Li Wei arrived in Jinyang, accompanied by Cai Yan, the wife of the hussar general Zhao Yun, and Wang Fu, the wife of Pang De, the general of Zhengxi.

The Chang'an Princes and many ministers and ministers have sent people to send heavy gifts to congratulate each other, and the family of the gate lords and the wealthy businessmen in the capital have come one after another, and Jinyang is very lively.

The old minister Guo Yun, the imperial lieutenant Zhang Yan, the left guard general Lu Bu, and the state assassin Zhang Bai rode out of the city to meet the Hou Fuwan and the prime minister Li Wei.

However, after the death of Princess Yang'an, she was almost isolated from the world, except for occasional gatherings with a group of old friends such as Chun Yujia, Zhang Xi, and Zhao Wen, she rarely went out.

This time the eldest princess got married, and he was the first to be invited, and now the closest elder to the eldest princess is the elderly uncle.

Because of the long journey, he was exhausted and looked very bad, but he was in good spirits, and he was very happy to see Guo Yun, who he hadn't seen for many years, and pulled Guo Yun to talk non-stop.

Li Wei greeted everyone and chatted a few words, and then invited Zhang Yan to sit in the same car with him.

"How many snows have it snowed in Jinyang this winter?" Li Wei lifted the curtain, looked at the white field outside the car, and asked with a smile.

"Two snows." Zhang Yan covered her mouth and yawned, and said casually.

"Tired lately?" Li Wei lowered the curtain and sat opposite Zhang Yan.

"It's the New Year soon, and it's really busy to prepare for the wedding gift."

"Don't do it too grandly, if it is too extravagant, the general will definitely be unhappy." Li Wei smiled,

"In addition, it is necessary to take care of the emotions of the two ladies. When the general married them, it was very simple, and this time ......"

"Your Majesty has already made an order, I don't dare not do my best." Zhang Yan smiled bitterly,

"The general and the eldest princess told me three times and twice not to be too extravagant, but the two ladies said that they would welcome the eldest princess into the house in the most solemn way, and it would be difficult for me to be caught in the middle."

"It was sudden. Time is in a hurry, and it is difficult to make it grand. Li Wei said,

"Your Majesty, is it a pity? My aunt got married, but he was far away on the battlefield in Nanyang, so he must be very sad. Zhang Yan sighed,

"Your Highness's decision is so sudden, we didn't expect it at all." He glanced at Li Wei meaningfully,

"It's all because of you." Li Wei smiled apologetically,

"How's the General's health?"

"The recovery was fast and beyond our imagination." Zhang Yan said,

"Now I can go down to the ground, and in the spring, I should be able to heal."

"This time, the general has picked up a life." Li Wei sighed,

"Apart from him, who else can make all the most famous doctors in the world rush to Jinyang? When I heard that Master Xiangkai suddenly appeared in Jinyang, I knew that the general was worry-free. Zhang Yan laughed silently,

"Zhong Yuan, you can also predict the prophet?"

"If I can predict the prophet, do I still need to take refuge in Jinyang?" Li Wei said angrily,

"The situation in Chang'an is becoming more and more unfavorable to me, and the court is working together to deal with me, and I can't resist it."

"Really?" Zhang Yan said disapprenously,

"You won't be able to resist? The situation in Chang'an is developing in the expected direction, everything is under control, and there are no accidents? ”

"Brother Feiyan, why do you knowingly ask?" Li Wei's eyes were a little annoyed,

"After you arrived in Jinyang, what did you do with the Taoist group? Master Xiangkai, Wang Zhendaoren, Changle Daoist, Xi Jian Daoist...... Hey...... The world's famous Taoist masters have gathered together, needless to say, they know what to do. Zhang Yan smiled slightly,

"The children of the Taoist family get together, of course, to talk about Taoist things, what is there to make a fuss about."

"Taoism has been in decline for more than 300 years since Emperor Xiaowu monopolized Confucianism and deposed the hundred schools, and the overthrow of the Han Dynasty is directly related to Taoist schools such as Taiping Dao and Zhengyi (i.e., Wudou Midao). What do you make Confucianism think? Will they let Taoism make a comeback? Li Wei's tone gradually became stern,

"The situation in Chang'an is being complicated by these Taoist remarks, and the various factions of Confucianism, which were originally full of contradictions, suddenly released their previous suspicions and joined forces, and they unanimously aimed the spearhead at Taoism, at you, Lord Taiwei, and at the ministers of the Yellow Turban Department in the DPRK and China." Li Wei stretched out his hand and patted Zhang Yan's arm, and said helplessly,

"Brother Feiyan, the Confucian faction will definitely make a big fuss about this matter, if you and the ministers of the Yellow Turban Department suffer a heavy setback because of this, whether it is the general or me, they will all be affected, and as for the plan I made before, it will also fall short and cannot be implemented. If both of you and I are kicked out of the court, how many years will the New Deal last? Can ZTE continue to advance according to our ideas and assumptions? Zhang Yan frowned slightly, noncommittal.

"Brother Feiyan, after the general married the eldest princess, the speed of withdrawing from the court is getting faster and faster, at this moment, we must firmly control the government, so that after the little emperor takes power, we can still promote the sustainable development of Zhongxing in accordance with the established national policy." Li Wei said solemnly,

"The past few years are the key, the key, and there can't be the slightest problem. If we make a slight mistake, we are very likely to lose everything, and our efforts of more than 20 years will be wiped out in an instant. ”

"Zhong Yuan, killing people can't solve the problem, it can't solve the fundamental problem of the prosperity of the Han Dynasty, and it can't make the Han Dynasty live for a long time." After a little hesitation, Zhang Yan said slowly,

"I've been thinking about this question for a long time. Since the death of the great sage and our escape to Taihang Mountain, I have been thinking about this question for a long time. Especially in recent years, too many things have happened in the court, and the more we kill, the situation has not only not improved, but has become more and more complicated, and the struggle has become more and more intense, which makes me uneasy all night. I think we are on the wrong path, and we have to calm down, reflect on it, find the clue to solve the problem from the complicated situation, and find a solution to the problem. ”

"That's what you do? You let the Confucians join forces against us, you destroy the Great Wall, you prevent me from eradicating the opponents in the court, so that the current problem can be solved? Li Wei asked angrily.

"We have already killed a batch, but after a few years, the same contradiction has intensified again, can we kill another batch to eliminate this inherent contradiction? As long as the contradiction exists, it will intensify, and as long as it intensifies, we will kill people. Kill batch after batch, can you finish killing? Those who kill will be killed, and if we kill too much, we will make too many enemies, and we will one day be wiped out. At that time, will we still be able to maintain the New Deal, and will we still be able to make ZTE's great cause advance according to our vision? Zhang Yan was a little excited, and her voice was very hurried,

"Killing is not the answer, and there are too many such lessons in history. We should learn from the lessons and not repeat the mistakes of history. ”

"Taoism has been in decline for more than three hundred years, and it can't make a comeback, this is a fact, it's a fact......" Li Wei's eyes widened, his face turned red, and he waved his arms vigorously,

"Since Emperor Xiaowu exalted Confucianism, Taoists have never had the opportunity to promote the concept of governing the country by doing nothing."

"Filial piety became the emperor's dynasty, the dynasty was sluggish, and the Taoist master Gan Zhong could offer the "Baoyuan Taiping Sutra" to persuade the Son of Heaven to rule the world with inaction, but Liu Xiang and other ministers killed Gan Zhongke on the charge of 'fake ghosts and gods to confuse the public'. After Emperor Xiaowai ascended the throne, the national politics were in chaos, Gan Zhongke's disciple Xia Lianghe and the minister Li Xun and others once again persuaded the Son of Heaven to revitalize the society with the "Taiping Sutra", the Son of Heaven believed it, changed his name to "Chen Shengliu Taiping Emperor", ruled the country with nothing, and let Li Xun and other ministers implement the reform, but under the joint attack of the Confucian scholars, this group of people fell to the ground. ”

"When Emperor Guangwu was in the middle of his reign, he also intended to use the Taoist Huang Lao's learning to formulate national policies and restore national strength, but the power of the Confucian scholars was too strong, and he had no chance at all."

"Filial piety to the emperor's dynasty, the Taoist palace dedicated the "Taiping Qing Collar Book", saying that it is a godsend that can make the world peaceful for a long time, the filial piety emperor thinks it is very good, please take a look at the ministers, but the ministers think that this book is vain, and it is sealed in the East View."

"Emperor Xiaohuan because he had no heirs, he summoned Master Xiangkai, and Master Xiangkai took the opportunity to persuade the Son of Heaven to rule the country with the art of Huang Lao, and presented the "Taiping Sutra", the ministers heard the news and immediately found an excuse to put him in the North Temple Prison."

"Your master, the great sage and good teacher Zhang Jiao, simply raised the flag and raised the incident, trying to overthrow Han Zuo by force, rebuilding Sheji on the ruins, and using the Taoist Huang Lao's technique to build a peaceful world, but the result was ......" Li Wei saw that Zhang Yan's face was ugly, swallowed back the words behind, and then said,

"Now that you are here again, do you think that with your strength, you can overthrow Confucianism and govern the country with the Taoist Huang Laozhi again? This is simply wishful thinking, daydreaming. Zhang Yan looked at Li Wei coldly, and was silent for a long time before saying, "You came to Jinyang for this?" ”

"It's already happened, and it's too late for me to stop it, your so-called remarks about the integration of Taoism and Confucianism have spread all over Chang'an." Li Wei said solemnly,

"I came to Jinyang to solemnly warn you, dispel this stupid idea, don't try to revive the Taoist Huang Laozhixue, even if the eldest princess and the general are persuaded by you, I will not agree. You don't want to get brothers to kill each other in the end and cause chaos in the community. Zhang Yan's eyes narrowed slightly, and there was a hint of imperceptible murderous aura on his face,

"Do you want to use this incident to create chaos in Chang'an so that you can win in the chaos?" Li Wei was stunned for a moment, and then looked up to the sky and snorted, trying his best to hide the panic in his heart.

Zhang Yan is Zhang Yan, and he can't hide anything from him.

"Brother Feiyan, Taoism has the strengths of Taoism, Confucianism has the advantages of Confucianism, the two are integrated with each other, complement each other's strengths and weaknesses, which I can still accept, I believe that today's Confucianism can also accept it. After all, the Neo-Confucianism founded by Dong Zhongshu was a fusion of Confucianism, Taoism and Yin-Yang schools. Today, Confucianism is conformist, resting on its laurels, reiterating the integration of Taoism and Confucianism, and aiding Taoism to Confucianism, which is not only conducive to the progress and development of Confucianism, but also conducive to the long-term stability of the society, and the imperial court should vigorously support it. ”

"During the period of the revival of the society, the national policy focused on the principles of both civil and military affairs, the use of both criminal and moral skills, taking the law as a conformity, lightly dispensing with the poor, resting with the people, being frugal and inactive, and being noble and soft, and also in line with the development direction of the New Deal. However, in order to achieve this, it is necessary to reform Confucianism and free Confucianism from its shackles. Therefore, at this moment, if the imperial court can put forward the policy of integrating Taoism and Confucianism and aiding Taoism and Confucianism in a timely manner, it will definitely be supported by a large number of people. ”

"However, it is absolutely impossible to replace Confucianism with Taoism, or even abandon Confucianism and enter Taoism."

"When did I say that I would replace Confucianism with Taoism and abandon Confucianism and enter Taoism?" Zhang Yan scoffed,

"Did I say that I would rule the country with the learning of Taoist Huang Lao? It is very difficult to innovate Confucianism, and the integration of Taoism and Confucianism is only an entry point, and to open this entry point, we must first revisit the Taoist Huang Lao's learning. Take out the advantages and advantages of Huang Laozhixue, let Confucianism recognize and accept, and then gradually start the pace of integration of Taoism and Confucianism. This takes time and, more importantly, appropriate methods and strategies. Zhang Yan stared at Li Wei with both eyes and said coldly,

"What did you do in Chang'an? Is it spreading rumors that I am going to replace Confucianism with Taoism and abandon Confucianism and enter Taoism? Li Wei smiled.

"I'm worried that you won't be able to hold it, and you will fall into the hands of Xiangkai, Wang Zhen and others, and embark on that road of no return."

"You're not worried that I won't be able to control it, but you want to kill more people, right?" Zhang Yan asked coldly.

Li Wei shook his hand again and again,

"Brother Feiyan, misunderstanding, definitely misunderstanding...... How could I push you to the forefront? Zhang Yan snorted coldly,

"As I said, those who kill will be killed, be careful yourself, don't play with fire**."

"No, that won't happen." Li Wei said confidently,

"After you put forward the strategy of integrating Taoism and Confucianism in Jinyang, the situation in Chang'an immediately changed, and we ......" He pointed at Zhang Yan and said with a smile,

"And I got out of this killing. High, too high......" Li Wei gave Zhang Yan a thumbs up,

"Today, if you talk about the art of gambling, you should be the first to push Brother Feiyan." Zhang Yan hesitated for a long time, and suddenly understood what Li Wei meant, and his face suddenly changed.

"You want to push the eldest princess out?"

"The eldest princess is in danger, and the little son of heaven will be angry and tyrannical." Li Wei leaned on the saddle and stretched comfortably,

"Xiao Tianzi has only one dearest relative, and whoever wants to hurt the eldest princess will be subjected to bloody revenge...... People all over the world may think that there is only a power struggle between the eldest princess and the Son of Heaven, and there is no flesh and blood, but it's a pity, it's a pity...... Speculating on problems with common sense and experience often leads to accidents, and this time it is the same, many people should pay the price of their lives for their ignorance and stupidity......" Zhang Yan glared at the triumphant Li Wei, and a murderous aura gushed out.

He really couldn't imagine that the Taoist and Confucian fusion strategy he originally came up with in order to stabilize the court and ease the contradictions between all parties in Chang'an actually provided Li Wei with a brilliant murder plan and became a tool for Li Wei's bloody killing.

This man is ruthless and does everything, which is really terrible, terrifying. When the eldest princess was in Jinyang, she lived in Jinyang Palace most of the time, and Beppu in Longquan was generally only visited in summer.

There is also an elegant small beppu at the foot of the hanging urn mountain, which was specially built outside the city by the eldest princess for the convenience of studying, and later became the resting place of the eldest princess.

Fu Wan, Li Wei and others rushed to the foot of the Hanging Urn Mountain, and saw the eldest princess with Xu Shao, Wang Jian, Xiangkai and a group of Confucian celebrities coming out from afar, and hurriedly saluted.

The eldest princess excused everyone, and then rushed into Fu Wan's arms like a child, and hugged him tightly.

"Uncle......" The eldest princess just shouted, and tears couldn't help but roll down. After lying down, his eyes were red, and he was choked up,

"Kid...... You're finally at the end of it, kid...... When your aunt was dying, she never forgot about your marriage. Now that you are the Queen Mother, your father, your mother, and your aunt, you can all look at the knowledge under the spring. When the eldest princess saw her relatives, she felt sad in her heart, and lay down in her arms, crying in a low voice.

"It's a happy event, it's a happy event...... You should be happy......" Fu Wan gently stroked the eldest princess's emaciated shoulders and comforted in a low voice,

"On the thirtieth day, when you go to Longshan to worship the temple, you must tell your father the good news ......" In the evening, the Marquis of Jinyang.

Li Hong reclined on the couch with a happy expression. Li Wei, Zhang Yan, Lu Bu, Yan Wuxing, Zhang Baiqi, Wei Jun and others sat around, chatting casually.

"Brother Fengxian, I heard that your wife is about to give birth......" Li Wei said with a smile,

"Which lady is it?"

"Where did I get my ladies? Isn't it just Satsuki? Lu Bu pointed at Li Wei and teased,

"Zhong Yuan, you won't take advantage of Xiao Lan's time in Jinyang to secretly marry another one, right?"

"How dare he do that?" Yan Wudaunt pursed his lips disdainfully, stretched out his hand and shook it in front of Li Wei,

"As long as Xiao Lan said a word, I immediately rushed to Chang'an to castrate him." The crowd burst into laughter.

"Brother Fearless, you married one after another yourself, can't I?"

"It's terrible, Zhong Yuan's house is going to catch fire in the backyard......" Yan Wudaunt stood up with a wild laugh and shouted loudly outside the house,

"Shinoarashi...... Xiao Lan ......" Li Wei was startled, and rushed up to cover Yan Wuxing's big mouth,

"What's the trouble you're giving me for the New Year? Brother, be merciful, be merciful......" Zhang Yan laughed so much that tears came out.

"Zhong Yuan, are you so daring? You're too embarrassed, you're a big prime minister......"

"Zhong Yuan, do you want me to persuade Xiao Lan in person......" Li Hong didn't dare to laugh too presumptuously, for fear of affecting the wound, his face was red, but he still couldn't help but follow Zhang Yan and added,

"Tell me, whose daughter do you have a crush on?"

"Don't worry about you, you still marry His Highness into the door early, and let His Highness give birth to a big fat boy for you." Li Wei pressed Yan Wuxing to the table and sat down, and said with a smile,

"You picked up a life this time, don't run around in the future, stay in Jinyang honestly, and give birth to a son wholeheartedly. If you had been staying in the court a few years ago, the two ladies would have given birth to my son a long time ago, so why pin your hopes on His Royal Highness alone? ”

"Yes, yes, the general has to work hard to have more sons, and it is best to let His Highness give birth to one for you a year." Wei Jun exclaimed excitedly,

"I look at His Highness's face, that figure, I must give birth to a son every year, and then give birth to a son......"

"Beard, you don't want the guy you eat?" Zhang Baiqi pretended to be frightened, and reached out to pull Wei Jun's long hair,

"If you dare to say this about her behind Her Highness's back, you are looking for death...... I think you can go home and pack your things and get ready to go back to the desert to be a horse bandit. ”

"You know what a fart...... Wei instigated to push Zhang Baiqi's hand away nonchalantly,

"That day, I came to the general and overheard ......" Wei Jun suddenly lowered his voice and said mysteriously,

"The two ladies and His Royal Highness are asking Xiao Lan about giving birth to a son, hehe......"

"You can hear that too?" Li Wei suddenly became excited,

"What His Highness said, what His Highness said......"

"I don't know." Wei Jun touched his face embarrassedly,

I didn't hear a word before I turned around and ran...... That's right......" Wei Jun grabbed the sleeve of his robe,

"Xiao Lan didn't tell you?"

"How could she tell me about women?" Li Wei complained dissatisfiedly,

"Why are you so daring? Listen to two more sentences and you'll die. ”

"Xiu'er's ghost elf is here, do I dare to eavesdrop?" The beard glared at him, turned around and smiled at Li Hong,

"General, Your Highness said that she dreamed of giving birth to a son for you, so you just wait for the good news."

"You still say you didn't hear it." Yan Wuxing raised his hand and slapped Wei Jun,

"What else did you hear?" Hu Zi ignored him and continued to say to Li Hong: "General, when your illness is completely cured, I will get some tiger whips, deer whips, bullwhips or something to make up for you, I heard that what to eat is to make up." It's not easy to have a son, first of all, you have to give birth to a dragon and a tiger, otherwise you ......"

"Who is going to have a son?" The door suddenly opened, and Xiao Lan walked in, asking with a smile on her face,

"Brother Beard is so old, and he still wants to marry a concubine and have children?"

"Huh?" Wei Jun was startled, and shook his hand again and again,

"It's not that I want to marry a concubine and have children, it's that Zhong Yuan wants to marry a concubine and have children......"

"Beard, you said that Your Highness is going to give birth to a son, why did it suddenly hit me?" Li Wei was so angry that he gritted his teeth, and pounced on it to fight.

Wei Jun

"Hugging the head of the rat and running away", snatching the door away. The crowd burst into laughter, one after the other

"Farewell" is gone.

"It's not early, let's go too......" Xiaolan dragged Li Wei,

"There are a lot of guests these days, and the general is too tired, let him rest early."

"No, no...... I'm okay......" Li Hong pointed at Li Wei and said,

"Let Zhong Yuan talk with me for a while, I have something to ask him." Xiao Lan looked at Li Wei meaningfully, turned around and walked out, closing the door.

"I heard that this time you came to Jinyang and brought the Yellow Gate Propaganda, and also brought the musicians and Baiqi of Chang'an Taile Palace, hundreds of people, what do you want to do?" Li Hong motioned for Li Wei to sit beside him, and his tone gradually became serious.

"When the New Year arrives, the imperial court will hold a series of ceremonies such as sacrifices and court meetings, and these ceremonies will be presided over by the Son of Heaven. But this year's situation is a bit special, His Majesty is on the battlefield in Nanyang, the eldest princess is in Jinyang, and there is only a group of ministers in Chang'an. Li Wei smiled,

"If I, the prime minister at the head of a hundred officials, preside over the ceremony instead of the Son of Heaven or the eldest princess, it will not be inappropriate to be polite, so I discussed carefully with Lord Taifu Liu and Lord Zhao, the hussar general, and decided to hold these ceremonies in Jinyang and let the eldest princess preside over the ceremony. First, this is in line with the etiquette system, secondly, the ceremony is held in Jinyang, the scale is much smaller, which can save some of the ceremony expenses for the imperial court, and the third is the seventh wedding of the eldest princess in the first month, because of its special status, the ceremony should be very grand. However, the eldest princess strongly opposed the extravagance of marriage and asked for simplicity, which made it very difficult for the Son of Heaven and the imperial court, and after careful consideration, the imperial court decided to follow the eldest princess's proposal, reduce the bride price and dowry to the greatest extent, and prohibit Chang'an and the ministers from all over the country from going north to Jinyang to congratulate them in person to reduce the wedding banquet and other expenses. However, the status of the eldest princess is too noble, and even if the wedding gift is not luxurious, it cannot be luxurious. In order to make the ceremony look luxurious and magnificent, the imperial court decided to send all the musicians and baiqi of Chang'an Taile Palace to Jinyang, so that they could present wonderful music and dance to express the meaning of the world's celebration. Li Honggang wanted to speak, but Li Wei stretched out his hand to stop him,

"General, the eldest princess has chosen a good time to welcome her relatives, the New Year is over, the people are happy, and it is normal for people to sing and dance. At this time, the wedding ceremony can not only be joyful and happy with the people, but also express the meaning of the whole world to celebrate, killing two birds with one stone. Li Hong smiled and shook his head,

"Zhong Yuan, what are your intentions, don't I know? His Royal Highness has returned to the Son of Heaven, but you still let her preside over a series of ceremonies such as sacrifices, which is equivalent to telling the people of the world that the authority of the Han Dynasty is actually still in the hands of His Royal Highness, what does this mean for Chang'an and Xingtai? His Royal Highness married me, the wedding ceremony was gorgeous, and in order to congratulate the imperial court, the court actually transferred the musicians and hundreds of dancers from Taile Palace from Chang'an to celebrate with grand music and dance, what does this mean? Li Hong looked at Li Wei and sighed softly,

"Your Majesty has grown up, His Royal Highness and I have to slowly withdraw from the court, today's wedding ceremony is the beginning of my and her withdrawal from the court, we hope to express this meaning through this wedding ceremony, but why can't you understand, but do the opposite?"

"You and Your Highness need to have a premise for withdrawing from the court, that is, Xiao Tianzi can control the authority and allow Zhongxing to continue to advance according to the correct ideas, but the current situation can't do this, and you and Your Highness can't withdraw from the court step by step. If you and Your Highness make it clear that you will withdraw from the court now, the result will definitely be that the little emperor will not be able to control the authority, and the great cause of Zhongxing will also collapse quickly. Li Hong closed his eyes, and his face showed helplessness and pain.

"The current situation is obvious, and in order to meet their own interests, the family of gate valves and the wealthy businessmen urgently need to revise the official system. Although the new bureaucratic system nominally centralized power in the hands of the Son of Heaven, it was actually a return to the old path of the defeat of the Society. Since the rise of Emperor Guangwu, the power of Shangshutai, but the history of two hundred years unmistakably tells us that the result of the weight of Shangshutai is that the harem interferes in politics and the emperor is repeatedly eliminated, which then leads to relatives and eunuchs taking turns to control the authority and cause chaos in the dynasty, and finally the society is overturned. Li Wei said,

"This road is no longer going on, and we cannot afford to repeat the mistakes of the past."

"Effective checks and balances between imperial power and prime minister power are necessary conditions to ensure the prosperity of the society, and the system of three princes and nine secretaries headed by the prime minister is the best official system to ensure that the imperial power and the prime minister are checked and balanced. Therefore, now you and Your Highness not only cannot withdraw from the court, but must use a strong force to override Chang'an and Xingtai, severely damage the huge power of the family of gate lords and wealthy merchants, fundamentally eradicate their threat and control of the government, and strive to remove the biggest obstacle to the great cause of Zhongxing in the shortest possible time, so as to lay the foundation for the complete dominance of the little emperor and the continuous advancement of the great cause of Zhongxing. There was silence in the room, and the two did not speak for a long time.

"You decided you had to do it?"

"Since you and Your Highness have decided to invite me here, it means that you are not willing to give up the great cause of Zhongxing. Since you are unwilling to give up the great cause of Zhongxing, even if I, Li Wei, am crushed, I will never move back. Li Hong nodded, slowly opened his eyes, and pointed to a few books on the couch,

"Recently, I watched "Lao Tzu", "The Four Classics of the Yellow Belt", "Lao Tzu Refers to the Return" and "Lao Tzu on the River", and also read the "Taiping Sutra", and I have a little understanding of the Taoist Huang Laozhi's way of governing the country. In your opinion, the policy of integrating Taoism and Confucianism and aiding Taoism and Confucianism proposed by Master Xiangkai and Brother Feiyan can alleviate the contradictions between the government and the opposition for a long time in the future, and can it help Zhongxing to continue to advance in accordance with our established strategy? ”

"Absolutely." Li Wei said confidently,

Wang Chong, Zhang Heng, Wang Fu, Ma Rong, Cai Yong, Zheng Xuan and other masters have studied Taoist scholarship, and have annotated Taoist classics such as "Lao Tzu" and "The Four Classics of the Yellow Emperor". In particular, Master Wang Chong used Taoist scholarship to refute the Confucian academic criticism of heaven and man induction, prophecy and so on in the "Treatise on Balance", which affected the absolute worship of Confucian scholars to a certain extent. Many Confucian scholars of ancient scriptures often introduce Taoist ideas intentionally or unintentionally when commenting on the scriptures. Therefore, this dynasty has actually had a history of hundreds of years of Taoism and Confucianism, but no one took the initiative to say it. ”

"Brother Feiyan put forward the proposal of the integration of Taoism and Confucianism at this moment, not on a whim, but on the basis that the integration of Taoism and Confucianism has already been put forward to a certain extent. He merely proposed an appropriate strategy for improving Confucianism at an appropriate opportunity, which can be said to be adapted to the times. After hearing the news, the Confucian scholars in Chang'an were angry and panicked, and played the impeachment of Brother Feiyan, which just shows that the integration of Taoism and Confucianism is not nonsense, but can indeed have a certain degree of impact on Confucianism. Li Hong thought for a moment and said to Li Wei: "You should have a very mature set of ideas, can you tell me?" ”

"Dare to disobey." The following does not count the number of words. The Yellow Gate Drum is a royal guard of honor, which is listed in the palace, and generally plays various elegant music when worshipping heaven and earth, ancestors, court meetings, and feasts.

Yale is used for the suburban temple sacrifices, spring and autumn feasts and various ceremonies held by the imperial court on the music and dance, the musicians are mostly played by the good family with a certain identity, although the musical instruments also have silk and bamboo instruments, but the bell and the rock are the main, it is the music of gold and stone.

When the music is performed, the dancers advance and retreat, uniformly, advance when they hear the drums, and retreat when they beat the cymbals, the civil and military are orderly, the music is harmonious, and the atmosphere is solemn.

Folk music is the music of banquets, popular music, and the banquets of the royal family and nobles are often played in the courtyards and squares for the purpose of entertainment.

Musicians are often advocates and female musicians who live at the bottom of the society, although the musical instruments sometimes have bells and pans, but they are mainly orchestral instruments, and their dances are chaotic and the performances are relaxed and lively.

Drum music is a kind of music that was popular during the Han and Wei dynasties, and was played by an ensemble of percussion instruments (drums) and wind instruments (paixiao, transverse flute, flute, horn, etc.), and sometimes singing.

After entering the Central Plains, drum music was used for military music because of its loudness and majesty, and later combined with folk music from all over the world, gradually forming a variety of different styles of drum music.

It was later adopted by the court and used in armies, ceremonies, and feasts. Due to the different arrangements and applications of the band, there are different titles such as Yellow Gate Preaching, Horizontal Blowing, Riding Blowing, Short Xiao Cymbal Song, Xiao Drum and so on.

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