Chapter 39 1. The father of the upstart household

After Wei Qing took Hetao, he encountered a thorny problem: whether to withdraw troops or send troops to garrison here. However, the issue quickly came to fruition.It was a rising star who solved Liu Che's problems.This person is the master father Yan who has gone through ups and downs and finally climbed into the officialdom. Father Yan, a native of Linzi in Qi State, was born as a poor peasant, but he was a good student.At that time, children from poor families, whoever liked to study, took the opportunity to change their fate.However, there was no imperial examination system at that time, and one had to rely on money to become an official.Without money, you can't go out, you can't make friends with powerful people, and you can't make friends with like-minded people.Therefore, there is only one way to go, learning vertical and horizontal learning.

Zonghengxue is a kung fu of lip service. Ever since Su Qin and Zhang Yi became famous for playing lip service in the Warring States Period, many children from poor families in later generations have followed suit.For Zhu Fuyan, vertical and horizontal studies may not be his interest. Learning it is just to get a bowl of rice and a pot of soup.Therefore, the master father Yan studied every day and every month, and finally achieved something, and then went out to make a living. However, he immediately discovered a cruel reality, the world is peaceful, and there is no market for vertical and horizontal techniques.If you want to have a market, you must first find a way to mess up the world.This is really depressing for the master father Yan, who has studied hard for decades in the cold window, but what he has learned is a waste of kung fu.It's as if manufacturers have managed to produce many products, and when they put them on the market, they find that they are all outdated.

The ancients said that failure is the mother of success.This statement is not absolutely correct, but relative truth.After experiencing this tragic failure, Zhu Fuyan suddenly realized a truth: learning must keep pace with the times and keep pace with the needs of the market. So, what kind of knowledge has been popular in the Han Dynasty market in recent years?Confucianism.Since Liu Che came to power and held a talent exchange meeting, Dong Zhongshu raised his arms and shouted that Confucian classics immediately became popular all over the world and dominated the world.Therefore, Zhu Fuyan decided to return to his humble home and study Confucian classics from scratch.

There are two introductory works on Confucian classics: and "Spring and Autumn".Therefore, Zhu Fuyan learned from these two great books.Fortunately, with predecessors' research and learning experience, coupled with good understanding, Zhu Fuyan's study is not particularly difficult.Soon, he learned the Tao. So, the master father Yan came out of the mountain again.However, he discovered the unfortunate fact that no scholar likes him.Wherever he went, he wanted to communicate with people, to gain popularity, or to get acquainted, but no one would pay him any attention. Why, is this the result?

If you make serious guesses, you can understand the mentality of these scholars.Why did Zhu Fuyan study vertical and horizontal studies?For a job; why did he change to Confucianism?Or for a job. Everything is for the rice bowl, and this is the problem.Those high-minded people think that the father-in-law forced himself to do a kind of boring knowledge for the sake of learning. How can you compare with those of us who have dedicated their lives to learning. Especially for those Confucian classics scholars who are traveling with you, they think that your master father abandoned the vertical and horizontal studies halfway and learned the Confucian classics, purely to steal their jobs.That being the case, why would they welcome you, someone who is not determined, has no lofty ideals, and specializes in stealing other people's jobs?

In my opinion, this is just the appearance of reality.Going deep into it, Zhu Fuyan is not popular, which involves the discrimination of an academic school. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, a hundred schools of thought contended.Because of the struggle, so the sound.However, in the past two thousand years, it is estimated that there are only two families that have been singing loudly and for a long time.That is Confucianism and Taoism. At that time, Confucianists looked down on political strategists the most.why?This is mainly because the ideals and beliefs of the two schools are different.Confucianism believes that political strategists get ahead all by their lips.And their pursuit of graduation is just to get ahead, nothing else.To use technical terms, they treat politics as a job, and they do politics for politics' sake.We call this occupation a politician.

The ideal of Confucianism is not politicians, but statesmen.The difference between politicians and politicians is that politicians have ideals.This ideal is politics for society.They were born not to live for profit, but to fight for morality. Of course, Confucianism was also ridiculed by others.Those who are most qualified to laugh at him are Taoists.Taoism believes that Confucianism is too secular and not as transcendent as they are.Here, it doesn't matter who laughs or who.The important thing is that we finally figured out why Zhu Fuyan repeatedly hit the wall. It was not easy for the father Yan, the leader of the family, and he had a bad nose in Qi State, which made him want to cry but had no tears.It's hard to keep pace with the times, but you can't keep pace with others. What kind of world is this?

What made him even more desolate was that the master father Yan had no money.He borrowed money from people everywhere, but no one was willing to give him a penny. The world is hot and cold, and walking is difficult. This is the growth experience left by the father Yan in his hometown of Qi.Alone, alone.If you don't struggle in loneliness, you will be paralyzed in loneliness.At this time, the lonely and helpless master father Yan decided to leave his hometown and go to other countries for food. To use a very backbone sentence, there is no place to stay here, but there is a place to stay.

The father Yan had no choice but to leave Qi State and move northward.He went to Yan country, Zhao country, and Zhongshan country one after another. I don't know what kind of bad luck he had. No matter where he went, he was rejected politely.This kind of day is really uncomfortable.Isn't my father-in-law just changing careers in middle age? Why do so many people hate me? The father Yan had no choice but to pack up his grief, bid farewell to Yanzhao, and head west.His direction this time is to drift westward to Chang'an City. After Zhu Fuyan came to Chang'an, his luck seemed to improve.After being introduced, a good person was introduced.This good man is Wei Qing.Wei Qing felt sympathetic to see him wandering for so many years without gaining anything.So, he recommended Zhu Fuyan to Liu Che, saying how talented this person is, can you think about it.

After listening to Wei Qing's introduction, Liu Che didn't make any statement.The matter of summoning is also yellow.However, Zhu Fuyan was not completely desperate yet, and continued to stay in Chang'an, looking for new job opportunities. However, finding a job requires money.It cannot be said that trustees, even accommodation and meals, are a lot of expenses.In particular, it is indeed a severe test for a wandering family like Zhu Fuyan who lives today and has no tomorrow. Say it is difficult, and it will come.Soon, the main father stopped spending money, and eating became a problem.So, he had no choice but to have the cheek to rub the rice.

Since ancient times, not many people like others to come and eat.At the beginning, when Han Xin was wandering in Huaiyin, he went to the pavilion chief's house countless times to eat, but was kicked out of the gate in disguise. Of course, there are many rich people in Chang'an, so they don't care about the two meals.The problem is, why the father Yan wants to rub their money, first of all, he has to give a reason.If it's not relative, why should I support you? At this time, the father Yan, who was chased like a fly by others, suddenly felt that if he relied on currying favor with the princes and recommending him to find a job, the day lily might be cold.It is unreliable to rely on others.So what to do, can only rely on yourself. This is what Zhufu Yan thought, since he can be cheeky enough to earn money, why can't he be cheeky and take the initiative to ask the boss for a job?Therefore, the father Yan decided to write a letter to Emperor Liu Che in person, and Mao then recommended himself. The self-recommendation letter submitted by Zhu Fuyan to Liu Che is a policy theory.At the same time, Zhu Fuyan also recruited two people to submit a self-recommendation letter to Liu Che. That's really strange, isn't Master Father Yan afraid that others will steal his job?Why drag others? In fact, there is a purpose for the father to pull his accomplices.Because, the central idea of ​​his policy is to oppose the war.The other two people, one is a fellow from Linzi, called Yan An; the other is from a non-country, named Xu Le.The policies and theories of these two people are also anti-war.The main father pulled them in because they were all like-minded people.There are so many people, so powerful, this should be what Zhu Fuyan wanted. The main father Yan and the other three returned to the dormitory after submitting their self-recommended letters in the morning.At dusk, an unprecedented piece of good news came: Liu Che was going to summon the three anti-war elements at the same time. Liu Che is warlike, and everyone in the world knows it.A warlike emperor summoned three elements who opposed the emperor's attack on the Huns, which seemed a little inexplicable.In fact, when you study it, it is not inexplicable at all.Liu Che is warlike, but that doesn't mean he doesn't listen to anti-war voices.As long as it is a voice that is useful to the country, he will listen attentively.This is the mind and personality charm of the Great Han Emperor. Liu Che summoned Zhu Fuyan and other three people, and listened to their speeches.In the end, he shook his head and sighed, what's wrong, you're only here now.It's so late to meet you. At that moment, Zhu Fuyan's eyes were moist.How many years of hard pursuit, just to get such a word from the emperor.How much suffering I have suffered, now it is worth it after hearing this. Master Fuyan certainly felt it was worth it.Because, Liu Che arranged jobs for the three of them at the same time, and the positions were all doctors.Moreover, the master father Yan received the most favor because of his outstanding performance.In one year, he was promoted four times and was worshiped as a doctor of Chinese medicine. back to the front.The reason why Zhu Fuyan was able to find a job was because he met Liu Che as a Confucian.Since Confucius, the majority of Confucian scholars are against war.However, when Zhu Fuyan found a job, he decided to go back to his old business, Strategist. Even if there is eloquence but no strategy, it is impossible to stabilize the rice bowl of the Zongheng family.Fortunately, after years of hard training, Zhu Fuyan's professional knowledge of vertical and horizontal studies has not been abolished.Therefore, when he heard that Wei Qing had taken the Hetao area, he immediately submitted an important proposal to Liu Che. This time, he did not clamor against the war.On the contrary, he wants to take off his anti-war cloak and reveal his militant nature. Zhu Fuyan's proposal is roughly as follows: The land in Hetao area is fertile, and the Yellow River serves as a natural moat. The former Qin general Meng Tian also built a city and garrisoned troops here to fight against the Xiongnu.Since the terrain is favorable, the Han Dynasty should rebuild the city and establish a frontier like Meng Tian did.Because of this, it not only reduces the cost of food transportation, but also poses a huge threat to the Huns. After Zhu Fuyan's proposal was submitted, Liu Che did not make the decision alone.Instead, he went to court and held public discussions. Unexpectedly, instead of being responded to, Zhu Fuyan's motion was attacked.Some people even debated with Zhu Fuyan openly, calling him boring. This person is another great man in the Han Dynasty, Gongsun Hong.