Night fell!
By the time Xu Yan and Dongfang Shuo left Weiyang Palace, it was almost the fourth quarter of the hour.
It was set at 10:45 pm.
To be honest, if they were not escorted by the palace servants, they would have been caught by Chang 'an City's patrolling soldiers at night and thrown into the prison of Chang' an City to enjoy the treatment of prisoners for one night.
Liu Che had asked the two of them to stay and allowed them to rest in the palace.
Especially Xu Yan.
The young Martial Emperor did not show any displeasure or impatience because the two of them had talked for the entire day. If he was not really tired and could not hold on any longer, he would probably have pulled Xu Yan to continue talking all night.
In the carriage, Dongfang Shuo looked at Xu Yan, who was stretching lazily. He seemed a little tired, and his expression was extremely complicated.
He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he could not say it.
"Brother Manqian, do you have something to say to me?”
Xu Yan saw Dongfang Shuo's hesitation and asked with a smile. He didn't find Dongfang Shuo's reaction strange at all.
He didn't even need to guess to know what kind of impact his discussion with Liu Che would have on Dongfang Shuo.
It was no different from subverting common sense and breaking three views.
"Brother Treeman, aren't you afraid of inciting public anger?”
Dongfang Shuo took a deep breath and voiced out the biggest doubt in his heart.
He had originally thought that Xu Yan was extremely daring to mock the scholarly faction.
After listening to the conversation between Xu Yan and Liu Che, he realized how wrong he was about Xu Yan.
It was only now that he realized that Xu Yan wasn't just targeting the Confucians, but the entire Hundred Schools of Philosophy. He wanted to step on the Hundred Schools of Philosophy to become one, taking the path of the ancient sages.
In order to achieve this goal.
Xu Yan even suggested to Liu Che that they should kick the Hundred Schools of Philosophy out of the court and push them down from the level of governing the country to the level of academic research.
To be so audacious, he simply wanted to make the world his enemy.
"Public anger?"
Hearing Dongfang Shuo's question, Xu Yan chuckled and said,"" Brother Manqian, you overestimate those people. If this was the Spring and Autumn Period, I might have avoided the Hundred Schools of Thought. Because in this chaotic world, there's no justice. Who knows, one of the schools might be so angry that they would kill the young.”
"However, this is the Great Han Dynasty, and the capital of the Great Han Dynasty. The young emperor and the Grand Empress Dowager are the ones who truly control the rules and order.”
"Therefore, even if I were to really debate the Hundred Schools of Thought and drive their theories out of the court, they could only endure it.”
" In fact, the more high-profile I am, the safer my current situation will be. If I really keep a low profile, that would be the way to die. Who knows, I might die quietly in a corner as soon as I leave Chang 'an.”
"This was already decided the day I started my debate with the Confucian scholars in the Public Service Bureau.”
Xu Yan said leisurely. He wasn't afraid of offending the Hundred Schools of Philosophy.
Because he knew very well that he was very safe in Chang 'an Fortress at this moment.
In fact, even if the contents of his questions in Weiyang Palace were to spread, the Hundred Schools of Philosophy would not dare to lay a hand on him.
Liu Che would not let him die.
The Great Han Dynasty was not the Ming Dynasty, especially during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Whether it was the civil officials, generals, or noble relatives, they were all powerless in front of the emperor.
Once Liu Che was unhappy, unless the Empress Dowager Dou Yi Fang or the Empress Dowager Wang Wei intervened.
Otherwise, even the Prime Minister, Grand Commandant, and the other three dukes and nine ministers could be killed by Liu Che with a single decree.
Therefore, as long as Xu Yan caught Liu Che's eye, the Hundred Schools of Philosophy in the court would not dare to attack him openly. At most, they would debate with him.
This was the reason why Wei Wan and the others could not do anything to Xu Yan when he was debating with the Confucians in the Public Service Department and belittling Confucianism.
To put it bluntly.
In the Western Han Dynasty, the power of officials was not as great as that of the later dynasties, and the officials of the imperial court were not as lawless as the officials of the later dynasties.
After all, the words "Han inherited Qin system" were not a joke.
With the harshness of the Qin and Han laws, even if the three dukes and nine ministers were caught in the wrong, they would not be able to escape the judgment of the Great Han laws.
Moreover, according to Xu Yan's own calculations, his current martial strength was not too far off from Xiang Yu's, even if he could not compare to him.
15 points, a strength that exceeded half of an ordinary person's limit, was no laughing matter.
In addition, he had worked hard to learn martial arts and killing techniques over the years.
Unless he was surrounded by a hundred-man army, it would not be easy to keep him here.
Therefore, Xu Yan did not take the threat of the Hundred Schools of Philosophy to heart.
Civil or martial, they could choose at will.
Xu Yan would never have any fear.
If he really didn't have the ability to protect himself, would he come to Chang 'an to publicize his theory of investigating things?
That would be a real joke.
After Xu Yan finished speaking, he looked at Dongfang Shuo and said meaningfully,""In addition, does Brother Manqian really think that the civil and military officials in the court are the descendants of the Hundred Schools of Philosophy?”
"Isn't that so?"
Dongfang Shuo was stunned and didn't understand.
Xu Yan shook his head and sneered,"" Of course not. In fact, not to mention the people in the court, even Wei Wan and the Confucian scholars in the Public Service Department are not pure descendants of the Hundred Schools of Philosophy. You can call them the children of aristocratic families, or you can call them officials and scholars, but you definitely can't call them descendants of the Hundred Schools of Philosophy.”
"The so-called Hundred Schools of Philosophy is just a tool for them. The reason why they hold up the Hundred Schools of Philosophy is because they want to better enter the Great Han Dynasty's officialdom and benefit themselves.”
"This situation is just like Brother Manqian's own. Which school do you think you belong to?”
What was the debate about the various schools of thought?
To put it bluntly, they were just fighting for fame and fortune in the name of the Hundred Schools of Philosophy.
The environment of officialdom was the easiest to change people's hearts.
Perhaps many officials were firm believers of one of the Hundred Schools of Thought before entering the court.
But if you let them soak in the big dye vat of officialdom for two years, what kind of ghost would they still believe in?
He had long become a politician and bureaucrat.
The 'governing by inaction' of the school of Huang Lao and the 'benevolence, righteousness, and morality' of Confucianism were all excuses for fighting for fame and interests and protecting their own interests.
Therefore, Xu Yan had taken the path of the ancient sages and made a move on the Hundred Schools of Philosophy of this era. It seemed difficult and stressful, but in reality, everything was just a paper tiger.
As long as Liu Che swept the Hundred Schools of Philosophy out of the imperial court, you could look back at the Hundred Schools of Philosophy and see how many followers of their theories were left.
To put it bluntly, most people in this era were like Dongfang Shuo. He would learn whatever theory could make him an official and claim to be a disciple of whatever theory.
If the theories of the Hundred Schools of Philosophy could not make them officials, even dogs would not be willing to learn them.
Dongfang Shuo was not a fool.
After he heard Xu Yan's explanation, he instantly understood the cause and effect of this situation. Then, he touched his nose and smiled awkwardly."Brother Treeman, you understand. I was worried for nothing.”
"But…"
Dongfang Shuo rubbed his hands and said,""Can you give me some of the paper in your hand? I think Brother Treeman doesn't want me to write my recommendation letter on bamboo slips.”
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