novelhk Chapter 406
Chapter 406
Chen Qun's words came out like a string of cannonballs.
Xun Yu and Xun You had nothing to refute on the spot.
The two were immersed in Chen Qun's words, bowing their heads in deep thought.
The more they thought about it, the more they felt that their previous cognition seemed to be taken for granted.
"But..." Xun Yu still frowned.
"Only under the leadership of the aristocratic families can the ignorant people move in the right direction."
"If there is no control by the aristocratic families, how can ordinary people see the important events in the court?"
"How can they resist the impact of foreign races?"
"How can they manage the local area and exercise the power of the government?"
A series of questions came out of Xun Yu's mouth.
Xun You watched from the side.
Waiting for Chen Qun's answer.
"Haha." Chen Qun smiled.
"I know that you, the children of aristocratic families, have such thoughts every day."
Zhong Yao muttered to the side: "It seems that you were not ordinary before..."
Chen Qun began to speak, and his voice gradually became louder.
"Look at these hard-working people."
"They couldn't even eat before, let alone read."
"Besides, all books are now controlled by aristocratic families."
"Even if ordinary people are willing to learn, it's difficult for a good cook to cook without rice."
"Without books to read, how can the people understand reason?"
"But after Lord Qu Mu built movable type printing and popularized paper, everyone has books to read at home."
"Children can also go to official schools."
"There is no aristocratic family to lead the whole Tanghai."
"But it still developed like this."
"Can you say that the people are ignorant?"
Xun Yu and Xun You looked around under the guidance of Chen Qun.
On the construction site of the city wall.
Both men and women are completing their respective work.
That orderly scene was something they had never seen before in other places.
Coming from aristocratic families, they had never seen their own slaves working so hard.
"This..."
Xun Yu was speechless for a moment.
Xun You followed up and asked, "There are famous scholars in the world who have established laws and regulations in the court."
"To stabilize the entire Han Dynasty."
"But Tang Hai taught ordinary people various books, and after the people's wisdom was enlightened, what should they do if they rebel?"
"Think about those Yellow Turban rebels. If they had very broad vision and rebelled, how much destructive power would they have?"
Chen Qun laughed again, "These are nothing more than considering from the perspective of you, the ruling class."
"To enlighten the people, in the words of Lord Qu Mu, is to make the people understand the truth more."
"It's different from what you think."
"The more you understand the truth, the more you know the present In the hard-won good life.
"The more we must protect our current life."
"The more we understand the truth, the more we know the importance of public power."
"The more we understand that there must be corresponding supervision, so that public power cannot be lost and cannot be used privately."
"Only in this way can we create a more reasonable government."
"So that the people can live and work in peace, work hard to develop, and pursue a higher standard of living."
"With such a goal, why do the people rebel?"
"Don't you think that the days of having enough food every day, a house to live in, clothes to wear, land to grow, and books to read are too boring?"
The questioning words left Xun Yu and Xun You speechless.
The two thought about it, if this is the case, the people really have no reason to rebel.
"Look at the current Luoyang court." Chen Qun sighed.
"The news has been reported from Luoyang."
"Dong Zhuo abused his power and occupied the court."
"He turned the court, which was supposed to be a public tool, into his own private tool."
"Including the former general He Jin and the ten eunuchs."
"Which one of them didn't control the court for his own personal gain?"
"Who has really done anything for the entire Han Dynasty?"
"Isn't it all about the interests of their own family?"
"When has the Han Dynasty really been in their eyes?"
Chen Qun's eyes gradually became contemptuous.
"To put it bluntly."
"Have we, the so-called aristocratic families, really considered the country?"
"When has the family's private interests not come first?"
"Such a situation has caused the court to want to promote some policies that benefit the people and the country, but the aristocratic families will use various reasons to push them back."
"To protect their own interests."
"What's the difference between this and termites?"
Chen Qun's words reminded Xun Yu and Xun You of many cases.
"Alas!"
Xun You sighed.
The smarter a person is, the quicker he or she will see things.
A glimpseGet the whole picture when you get along with them.
Xun You was disappointed.
Chen Qun was not willing to give in, and continued: "The so-called literati and Confucian scholars, who keep shouting, can die for the country."
"Eat the emperor's salary, be loyal to the emperor."
"But what?"
"If you touch their interests, even if it's just a little bit."
Chen Qun pinched his thumb and index finger in front of his eyes.
"No matter how good the decrees issued by the court are, they will be blocked by those so-called pillars of society."
"How can you be called a Confucian with such selfishness?"
"How can you pacify the world?"
Xun Yu and Xun You had nothing to say.
The two men were hit hard by Chen Qun's impassioned words, and their brows were full of sorrow.
Chen Qun patted their shoulders.
"Walk more around Tanghai and see more."
"Don't be so high and mighty as before."
"Go among the people and feel what the real people are like."
"Go to Tanghai's school to audit and see what the children in Tanghai are learning now."
"Then go to Tanghai's government to see how officials handle official business."
"I think you will have more insights."
"No matter how magnificent I tell you, it's better for you two to experience it in person."
"I won't need to say more by then."
"You will naturally have your own thoughts and conclusions."
After that, Chen Qun left with his hands behind his back.
Leaving Xun Yu and Xun You standing there, silent.
"Don't take it to heart." Zhong Yao said with a smile.
"That guy became like this after he came to Tanghai."
"He kept nagging me."
"But he's right. If you look around more and walk around more, you'll definitely experience something different."
"I didn't understand when I was first tricked by that guy."
"But after living in Tanghai for a long time, you'll understand even if you don't want to."
"Once you're in Tanghai, you can never leave."
Zhong Yao took a deep look at the two of them and left.
Xun You stared at Zhong Yao's back in a trance.
Unlike Xun Yu, he had been traveling around the Han Dynasty for a while before.
He had seen too many things happening among the people.
It made him dumbfounded.
Things like eating one's own children were just four words in books before.
But he had seen that scene happen before his eyes.
He realized that the simple words recorded in the books.
It was very likely a catastrophe that people could not imagine at all.