In ancient China, after the Han Dynasty, all schools of thought were abolished, and Confucianism was the only thing that mattered!
The core of Confucius and Mencius 'teachings was moral education such as propriety, righteousness, honesty, and shame.
Other than these, there were other strange gods and strange techniques!
However, these people controlled the fishing boats of society, and they looked down on the strange gods of chaotic strength and strange techniques the most, viewing them as evil.
With Zhangsun Wuji, Li Chengqian, and the others adding fuel to the fire behind the scenes, the rumor finally swept through the entire Chang 'an Fortress. Everyone was talking about it in the alleys.
……
Chang 'an City, a certain market.
An old man wailed,
"No justice! There was no justice!
My eldest son has studied hard for more than twenty years, but he has never obtained any achievements.
He had trained hard for more than twenty years and joined the army for nearly ten years, but he was only a small sergeant.
On the other hand, Wu Wangke was given the title of a third-grade general just because he put on a pair of shoes for a beast.
There was no justice! There was no justice! Ruthless Heaven is unfair, Ruthless Heaven is unfair!"
The commoners beside him started discussing and shouting that there was no justice.
That's right, in the eyes of the common people, horseshoes were shoes that Li Ke put on the horse, and then he was conferred the title of a third-grade general.
The people of this era were ignorant and ignorant.
They didn't know what a horseshoe was, nor had they seen a horseshoe before. They didn't even know the function of a horseshoe.
Coupled with the guidance and spreading of rumors by some people, such a concept was formed in the eyes of the people.
Wu Wangke put shoes on his horse and was conferred the title of a third-grade general.
It was that simple!
It sounded ridiculous, but it was so in their eyes.
His son had studied hard for twenty years and was familiar with the books of the sages, but he had not obtained any official position.
And Wu Wangke was given the title of a third-grade general just because he put shoes on an animal.
This formed a huge gap in their hearts.
"Bullshit! You 'bunch'(meaning a group of people) are cowardly (fools), what do you know!”
However, not everyone was unreasonable. A strong man in the market shouted with a strong Shaanxi Guanzhong accent,
"Er, I'll give it to you (I'm telling you). If you give a horse a 'shoe'(shoes), it's called a horse's feet (horseshoes) that can't be easily finished (meaning that it won't be so easily damaged!）。
With this thing, our Great Tang warhorses can use at least three times less than before.
Gua wimp, do you know this (Part 2)?”
"What is so awesome?”Some commoners did not believe it.
"Look at you, a coward (a bunch of fools). You don't even understand (this)?”
The brawny man continued,
"Horses are the same as humans. Don't you know the difference between wearing a horse and a horse? (It meant that there was no difference between running without shoes and running with shoes.）”
"This…"
Everyone fell silent and fell into deep thought.
Humans could think.
People could wear shoes to protect their feet, so could horses.
Putting shoes on horses to reduce the wear and tear of war horses was a meritorious deed for the country, so it was reasonable for him to be rewarded.
"Nonsense!"
At this moment, a man dressed like a scholar holding a folding fan walked over and pointed at the brawny man as he said confidently,
"Since ancient times, officials have always been people with noble character and extraordinary knowledge.
Have you ever seen anyone who enters the court as an official with strange and obscene skills?
This was an insult to the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, a violation of the ancestral system!
Remember, this is evil!"
" This..." The burly man did not dare to make a sound.
The scholar's words were pure nonsense today.
However, in this era, the teachings of Confucius and Mencius and the ancestral system were deeply rooted in the minds of the common people. They were even more powerful than the law.
No one dared to stand up and say that the way of Confucius and Mencius was wrong and that the ancestral system was wrong.
Even if they felt that the idea of Wu Wang Li Ke putting shoes on the horse was quite good.
However, if the teachings of Confucius and Mencius and the ancestral system said that he was wrong and that he was evil, the people would not be able to refute it. They would even believe it without thinking.
This was feudal thinking!
As expected, the old man from before continued to wail after hearing this.
"When a country is about to fall, there must be a monster!
There was no justice in the world for someone who practiced the Dao of Confucius and Mencius to enter the court as an official! There's no justice!"
"Yes!"
Seeing this, the scholar nodded in satisfaction and reincarnated.
This was the effect they wanted.
To tarnish Wu Wangke's reputation.
"The people are boiling with resentment. It's time to launch a fatal blow to Wu Wangke and push him to the bottom of the valley.”
All of this had already fallen into the eyes of those who had ulterior motives. They began to bare their fangs.
……
"Rumors are spreading everywhere. The entire Chang 'an Fortress is slandering the Lord. These people are too hateful!”
In the Wu Residence, Chen Gong, the number one strategist of Lu Bu, came to Li Ke with a letter in his hand, his face filled with anger.
The letter contained the information the scouts had gathered.
In fact, there was no need for spies to inquire. The streets and alleys were already discussing this.
"Gongtai, don't be angry!"
Li Ke calmly took a sip of tea.
"The higher some people jump now, the worse they will fall in the future. They might even kill themselves.”
Seeing this, Chen Gong couldn't help but ask,"My lord already has a way to deal with it?"”
"Yes!" Li Ke smiled and nodded.
In fact, he had already known when the rumors first started.
However, at that time, he did not move, waiting for the enemy to be at their most arrogant and deliver a fatal blow.
This time, he didn't just want to counterattack.
It was even more shocking!
Carry out the ultimate kill!
In this era of feudalism, he would tear a hole in the world.
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