Li Heng never asked about Cham City.

Li Wen has always thought that Cham City was just a fortress and then a port. The fortress defended against Qu Yue, and the port was needed for transportation.

All the goods are obtained from Pan Weixi's fleet and Chameng Kingdom exchange.

Now it sounds like...

Li Ying didn't dare to think about it anymore, and this was not a place to speak. He planned to find time to ask Liu An.

Li Heng only said: "Since you promised to let him go, you will be trapped in him for three or five years first. This is not difficult to find an excuse."

"That's all."

Liu An agreed to this choice.

The next day, the group boarded the official boat and returned to Bianliang from the waterway.

In this era, water routes are many times more comfortable than land routes, and the longer the distance is, the bigger the gap.

Sitting on the boat, Liu An looked at the scenery outside the boat and said with emotion: "I have to thank all this for the Great Sui."

"That's right, the canal is indeed a sin in the present and a great success. If there is no big dragon boat for the people's livelihood, it will be a great emperor." Li Yan and Liu An did not mention who it was, but Fan Zhongyan understood it.

Liu An turned around and asked, "Fan Si, what do you think about going to Youzhou, walking through Hebei, and then going to Northwest Third Road for more than half a year."

Fan Zhongyan stood up and saluted first and then replied: "Reply to the teacher's question, my disciples think that if the weak ones are enemies on all sides, and if the strong ones are friends in the world."

Before Liu An could speak, Li Ying said, "It's right, I've been pedantic before."

Liu An was surprised to Fan Zhongyan's answer. At this time, Fan Zhongyan was only fourteen years old, but he was able to say such an answer. It was indeed amazing, and it was not in the era of information explosion in later generations. All of this was his own words.

Liu An asked again: "What is strength?"

Fan Zhongyan pondered for a long time before answering this question: "Reply to the teacher's question, the disciple has a thousand words in his heart, but he doesn't know how to answer it. Please give me some advice."

Liu An nodded: "Thousands of people and thousands of words, there is no strict definition of this strength. As a teacher, just talk about your own ideas. If you have successful academic performance in the future, you can revise or refute it."

Questioning the teacher?

Fan Zhongyan was somewhat unable to agree with Liu An's statement. As his master was a father, questioning was wrong.

Liu An ignored Fan Zhongyan's reaction and said, "If you say it is strong, just use the country to judge it. In terms of hard power, I think that a strong country will be strong. Do whatever you want. A typical example is three words: "Not short of money."

Li Wen nodded slightly when he said this. Only with money can he do many things.

"Then, to borrow a sentence from the Han Dynasty: An enemy who is invaded will be punished even if it is far away. In one sentence, anyone who does not accept it will be eliminated."

Li Han interrupted: "This is domineering, and it is inconsistent with the rituals of our Han family."

Liu An looked at Fan Zhongyan, then looked at Li Ying and stood up: "There are only three of us in this room today, Mr. Li is my master. Fan Si, you just doubted my words. Now I want to tell you that the master will lead you into the door and practice depends on yourself. The master is not the truth, and the master will also be wrong."

Li Peng sighed slightly: "It seems that this is going to be refuted. It's okay, just talk about it, and I will agree with it if I speak with reason."

"Disciples have something to say: A hundred schools of thought contend, and ultimately respect Confucianism. The superior disciples of Confucianism think that Confucianism takes the people as the basis, and the people as the country as the second king is the least. Secondly, the Taoist theory of Confucianism depends on benevolence, so here disciples have to refute the teacher. I think that true Confucianism will not compromise with evil or with power."

"Just as my disciples refuted in the court before, if a robber hits your house and robs your property, should the teacher use the money to exchange for peace for the thief, or to repel the thief and kill the thief? The Han, even if it is far away, will be punished!"

Li Wen was silent, which was different from his theory.

But Liu An's words are not unreasonable, he needs to think about it.

Liu An continued: "Confucianism dares to take responsibility. The disciple Liu An has a sentence, asking the teacher to comment: Establish a mind for the heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the living and the people, carry forward the unique knowledge for the past sages, and bring peace to the ages."

Liu An’s words were copied, and the one who wrote them was a master of Neo-Confucianism, but unfortunately he was not born yet.

Li Wen nodded slightly, and Liu An could already teach with these four sentences.

This level is very high.

Liu An turned his head to look at Fan Zhongyan: "Fan Si."

"Disciple is here."

"You must have your own thoughts. Learning is not about copying the teacher, but about taking the teacher as the guide."

"Thank you for advice."

Liu An nodded: "Fan Si, the failure of the Legalists lies in the fact that the law is too harsh. The failure of the military strategists lies in the fact that a country cannot fight wars every day, so military strategists can only be a small part of a country. Taoism is not in conflict with the world, but people's desires cannot be impatient. The genius is full of lies, there are too many conspiracies and tricks, and it is impossible to become a theory of governing the country. The Mohist love of both non-aggression and frugality sounds good, but is it possible that there is no war in the world?"

"Confucianism is like this, becoming orthodox. But it does not mean that the rest of the academic world is useless. Future development will surely be a new era of controversy among hundreds of schools of thought."

"In the end, just this hard power, I ask you, are you proud as a Song people? Are you proud? This is what the country has brought to the people."

Fan Zhongyan bowed to the end.

Other teachers teach knowledge, while Liu An teaches thought.

This made Fan Zhongyan admire him very much.

But what Xiao Fan didn't know was that Liu An asked Liu An to teach, don't think Fan Zhongyan was only fourteen years old, did Liu An teach?

Liu An sat down again: "Let's talk about the soft power that a strong country should have. A peaceful social environment, a high-quality people, a good education system, a good economic environment, a good craftsman skill environment, etc. When we move forward, we must be stronger. You said that if there are enemies on all sides, and if the strong ones are friends in the world, then we must become the strongest in the world."

"yes."

Li Feng suddenly reacted and asked Liu An: "Brother An, what you meant is not just to teach the fourth brother, you want to build a new school."

"Yes." Liu An admitted generously.

There is a watershed in Chinese history, and this watershed is to peel off ashes and become a saint.

Before, ancient Chinese inventions emerged one after another, leading the world in science and technology, culture and civilization. After becoming a saint, China only had summary theory, while everyone was afraid of innovation, and only had reason and had a mind.

After the ashes were sanctified, there was something about foot binding.

That foot binding cloth wrapped not only the woman's three-inch golden lotus, but the entire Chinese civilization.

What Liu An wanted to do was to teach Fan Zhongyan before this wind rose, and then Fan Zhongyan would kill the evil wind.

In Liu An's mind, Neo-Confucianism is a kind of thing that deify Confucianism and royal power.

The emperor needs it, and the famous scholars need it.

But China doesn't need it.
Chapter completed!