The most arrogant in history

Chapter 282 The true teachings of the founder.

Wen Qi stood up, clasped his fists and said with a smile:

"Master Ye, no matter what the answer is, Sang Buyi has such insight and eloquence, he can be of great use."

It can be seen that Wenqi is also very satisfied with Sang Buyi.

Ye Kun nodded and asked Sang Buyi, "Mr. Sang, what official position do you think is suitable for you with your talents?"

Sang Buyi bowed and said, "At present, it seems that an idle position is the most suitable. Because I am new here, I don't know Lord Ye yet. If I don't know Lord Ye, I can't let go and do things. Lord Ye doesn't know me, so he doesn't dare to let me do big things."

Ye Kun laughed loudly: "Mr. Sang is a sincere gentleman, and he really doesn't deceive me. How about this, you follow me for a while and be a military advisor. When we get to know each other, I will arrange a suitable position for you."

"Thank you, Lord Ye." Sang Buyi bowed to express his gratitude.

There are still a few filial and honest people left, and Wen Qi and Ye Kun examine them one by one.

Most of them are good-for-nothings, except for one young man named Guo Ping who is pretty good.

It is said that when Guo Ping was doing work in a neighboring village, he encountered a fire in his hometown. This guy ran to the river and jumped in without hesitation, intending to swim across the river to rescue his parents.

As it turned out, this guy couldn't swim and swallowed a belly full of river water, and was rescued by his companions.

Coincidentally, there was a heavy rain, which put out the fire in my hometown.

The neighbors all said that Guo Ping's filial piety moved heaven and earth, so it brought heavy rain to put out the fire.

Ye Kun looked at Guo Ping and asked:

"I heard that Mr. Guo's filial piety brought about a heavy rain, which put out the fire and saved his parents. Is that true?"

Guo Ping was very honest. He bowed and said, "That was just a coincidence. It has nothing to do with filial piety. There are many filial people in the world, but I have never heard of anyone being able to move heaven."

Ye Kun nodded and asked again: "You obviously can't swim, why did you jump into the river to cross the water?"

"It was just a matter of urgency, I was confused for a moment."

"He is also a sincere gentleman and he speaks his mind." Ye Kun nodded and asked Hou Qi and Wen Qi to use this man.

Ye Kun arranged for other unsightly and unscrupulous officials to raise horses.

However, some filial and honest officials were unhappy and felt they were being neglected, and they expressed their desire to return home to honor their parents.

Ye Kun didn't want to use these people either, so he was happy to do them a favor. He gave each of them a few taels of silver and sent them home.

The personal soldiers came to report that Gongsun Erniang had already made several ventilation stoves and asked Ye Kun to go and see.

Ye Kun took everyone to see Gongsun Erniang's scientific research results.

There are three stoves in total, all with two burners, which can heat two pots at the same time.

The smallest stove is designed for dining with three to five people; the middle one is designed for dining with ten people.

The largest stove can accommodate twenty people.

Ye Kun looked at it and said with a smile: "Everyone, please roll up your sleeves, sit down and light a fire and try it out."

"I'll go first."

Wenqi smiled and was the first to experience making fire.

The small stove heats up very quickly. Using only weeds and dry leaves, it only takes an incense stick of time to boil a pot of water.

The house is clean and smoke-free.

Ye Kun introduced to everyone:

"My junior sister thought that the stoves we used to have required bellows, which was quite laborious, so she designed this ventilated stove, which saved the bellows and saved social wealth. This kind of earthen stove uses adobe bricks, which is not too expensive. As long as we train a group of skilled workers and promote it, we can save a lot of firewood and facilitate the daily lives of the people..."

Hou Qi smiled and said, "Although it is just a small thing, it has immeasurable merits."

Wen Qi said, "The coal stove designed by Lord Ye is better. The biogas stove is also good."

Ye Kun shook his head: "At present, it is impossible for all the people in Yizhou to use coal stoves or biogas stoves. Therefore, the ventilation stove designed by my junior sister is the most practical for the majority of people. I think there is still time before the end of the year, so we should quickly organize and promote a batch of them."

Wen Qi and Hou Qi nodded together.

Ye Kun looked at Sang Buyi again: "Mr. Sang, what do you think of this ventilation stove?"

"I agree with Lord Hou's statement. It's a small thing, but it has great merit." Sang Buyi saw the long-term and said:

"The ventilated stove can burn grass, leaving a lot of firewood. The people don't have to chop wood, which saves time and can be used for production; if we don't chop wood randomly, small trees can grow and we have more wood to use. When the people are prosperous, the population will grow, and we will have the power to pacify the world."

"Mr. Sang has seen great things from a young age. He is truly a talented person." Ye Kun nodded and smiled.

Gongsun Erniang was even happier and raised her eyebrows at Ye Kun.

At noon, Ye Kun held a banquet and cooked rice and dishes with a ventilated stove and ate with everyone.

Ye Kun was quite happy to have these two talented people, Sang Buzhi and Guo Ping.

Gongsun Erniang was accompanying her.

After three rounds of drinking, Ye Kun asked Wen Qi: "Master Wen, why do peacocks fly southeast? What is the standard answer?"

Wen Qi came to test Ye Kun: "Master Ye, why do you think the peacock flew southeast?"

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Because we can't fly to the northwest because there are tall buildings blocking us, we can only fly to the southeast. There is a folk poem that says, there is a tall building in the northwest, which is as high as the floating clouds."

Wen Qi was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "What Lord Ye said makes sense."

Gongsun Erniang curled her lips and said, "The peacock is located in the southeast direction of the Taoist Bagua."

"Miss Gongsun is right." Wen Qi nodded and said with a smile:

"The peacock flies southeast, flying back to its hometown. The peacock is a descendant of the phoenix, and the southeast is also the place where the phoenix is ​​reborn. Jiao Zhongqing and Liu Lanzhi both died for love, just like the peacock flying back to its hometown and being reborn in the nirvana."

Ye Kun nodded secretly.

It turns out that "The Peacock Flies Southeast" also has this meaning. Just like Liang Zhu turning into butterflies, it gives people a little fantasy and comfort.

Wen Qi shook his head: "This question is too difficult. If you use it to test me, I will jump into the clear pool or hang myself on a tree in the southeast!"

Everyone laughed.

Ye Kun drank a glass of wine and asked everyone: "Hundreds of years ago, there were hundreds of schools of thought. What do you think is worth learning from these hundreds of schools of thought?"

Regarding ideological construction, Ye Kun intends to integrate hundreds of schools of thought, learn from each other's strengths and overcome their weaknesses, and form a unified ideological cognition, so he asks everyone's opinions first.

Wen Qi is a Confucian student and said with a smile:

"Of course our Confucianism is the best. Haven't you heard that if Confucius hadn't been born, the world would have been dark forever? Confucianism is like the sun in the sky, shining on us as we walk..."

Gongsun Erniang retorted:

"Haha, so before Confucius was born, the world was dark, and the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors walked during the day with torches or lanterns?"

Ye Kun couldn't help but smile.

This Junior Sister Gongsun has inherited the true teachings from the Grandmaster.

Because Mozi, the founder of Mohism, devoted his entire life to fighting Confucianism!

Wen Qi smiled and said, "I'm just making an analogy."

Gongsun Erniang sneered: "It's a pity that the meal you Confucians eat today was cooked by our Mohist ventilation stove."

Hou Qi laughed it off and said, "I'm a foodie, as long as I have something to eat, that's fine."

Ye Kun then asked Sang Buyi: "Is Mr. Sang considered a Confucian?"

"I am a generalist." Sang Buyi shook his head and said:

"Confucianism, Taoism, Mohism, Legalism and the School of Diplomacy all have many great insights. I think that as long as it is good, it can be used. If you leave good things unused because of sectarianism, you are a fool who clings to the old and refuses to use them."

"Mr. Sang thinks the same as I do."

Ye Kun applauded and laughed: "I think the era of a hundred schools of thought was great. However, Confucianism and Taoism only talked about theory and educated people, while only Mohism focused on reality and benefited the people."

Wen Qi was not convinced: "Confucianism has the six arts of a gentleman, and it also emphasizes practicality."

"First of all, the six arts of a gentleman are not practical. Only rich people are qualified to practice them. They have nothing to do with the poor." Gongsun Erniang added.

Wen Qi smiled and said, "It is not appropriate to discuss factional disputes at a banquet."

"It's just a small dispute, it's harmless." Ye Kun raised his glass and said:

"When we have time, we can set up a new school of thought to integrate the thoughts of all schools of thought and revive the Chinese nation. Come, let's have a drink."

Everyone raised their glasses and drank it all in one gulp.

Gongsun Erniang looked displeased.

After dinner, Gongsun Erniang quietly approached Ye Kun and whispered:

"Brother, you promised me that you would promote the Mohist school. Why did you just say that you wanted to establish a new school? If you break your promise, I will kill you without mercy!"