C118 Taoism

The next morning, Xiao Wen did not arrange for Guan Yu to exercise nor did he teach Zhuge Liang how to read. Instead, he brought the two of them to Uncle Li's County Governor Manor.

When Xiao Wen found Uncle Li and put on his usual military uniform, he had changed into a set of green long robe.

On his head was the crown worn by the Daoists.

As if noticing that Xiao Wen was staring at him with a face full of curiosity, he said, "Right now, my focus is already on governance within the clouds. As for the army, naturally they have my assistant to handle it. As a temporary county governor, I've also changed from the time I was a county governor. "

Xiao Wen nodded. He discovered that when Uncle Li wasn't wearing any armor, but rather a set of scholarly attire, he actually looked quite decent.

The steady long beard looked elegant and elegant at this moment. It vaguely had the attitude of a Taoist scholar who was free and unfettered.

"I didn't expect the general to be a Daoist." Xiao Wen was shocked as he looked at Uncle Li.

"There's nothing strange about that." Uncle Li shook his head and said, "I was just a reckless guy who only knew how to fight. However, after being taught by Prime Minister Xiao He Xiao, they started to study. "

"Since Xiao Xiang is a Daoist, I will follow Old Manor's teachings."

Xiao Wen nodded.

Historically, the central government in the early Han Dynasty had always upheld the principle of inaction. Those who adhered to this principle, whether it was Xiao He or Cao Can, were naturally Taoists.

In fact, Xiao Wen had always maintained a cautious attitude towards the Daoism Guild.

The Yang Zhu School, one of the Taoism schools in history, carried out the extreme individualism school thought, and together with Mo Zi, the founder of the classical Chinese religion of Gong Shouism, became the world development science.

At that time, Confucianism was just a second-rate guild struggling between these two super first-rate guilds.

And in the early Han Dynasty, the Taoist school also created a miracle.

Through laissez-faire policies, the Han Dynasty, after experiencing the war at the end of the Qin Dynasty, was able to become, in a few short decades, a Huns who could defeat the whole of East and Central Asia at that time. It had to be said that these Daoists were truly extraordinary.

However, just like the Confucian scholars who led the Han Dynasty towards expansion, they also had a history of corruption.

Wei Jin was an unruly man, and the literati were decadent. Everyone was only concerned with eating the Five Stones Scattered Immortal. They did not care about the chaos in the Southern and Northern Dynasties.

As for the decadence of Taoism, it was no less harmful than the decadence of Confucianism, which was the main reason why Xiao Wen was wary of this school.

Of course, Xiao Wen didn't say these things directly. He just said, "I won't hide it from General Li … Lord, even though Xiao Wen had learned a lot in his studies, he still had some understanding of Taoism. Within the Daoist Sect, there were some very good schools that could rule by doing nothing and allow the country to flourish. However, some guilds could only destroy a single country. I wonder what Lord Li thinks we should do to govern? "

After a moment of silence, he said, "What I read in general is that although each country is apparently ruled by the Emperor, in reality, it is ruled by a pair of invisible hands."

"As long as we do nothing and do nothing, this invisible hand can govern this country. What the imperial government needs to do is to act as a watchman and prevent accidents like the invasion of foreign enemies. "

Why did this sound so familiar? Looking at Uncle Li's confident manner, Xiao Wen suddenly had a strange feeling.

However, considering that the Han Dynasty was able to accumulate enough strength to defeat the Huns after generations of inaction, Xiao Wen believed that this was still reasonable.

"Speaking of which, although I can't do anything about it, you can't." Suddenly, Uncle Li said to Xiao Wen.

"Oh?" Xiao Wen was stunned for a moment before asking doubtfully, "Master, even though I have a title now, I am still a person. But there was no official position! Why do you say that? "

"These invisible hands are actually made up of countless people," he explained. They are not conscious, but they are indeed contributing to the development of the country. And in my eyes, you are the thickest hair of that invisible hand in the clouds. "

You also know that I'm coarse and big!

Xiao Wen thought complacently.

But soon, he felt that this argument seemed to make gay angry.

Fortunately, although the Han Dynasty was still masculine, it was at least not like the Spring and Autumn Warring States era and the Ming Dynasty, where gay people were everywhere.

However, Xiao Wen could actually understand what Uncle Li meant.

In the days after Heshen's death, although Xiao Wen's main job was to join forces with the Yang family to receive Heshen's political inheritance, this kind of behavior directly stabilized the situation in the clouds.

Thus, letting Xiao Wen do whatever he wanted was the best choice.

After chatting with Uncle Li for a while, Xiao Wen suddenly said: "Actually, my lord, I have a presumptuous request to ask of you."

"What is it? Just tell me." Uncle Li waved his hand, signaling Xiao Wen not to worry.

"I want to go to the north and talk to the Huns about a very important trade," Xiao Wen said frankly.

His tone was somewhat hesitant.

Although he believed that he had a good relationship with Uncle Li. If he insisted on going to the north to trade with the Huns, he would not stop him.

However, Xiao Wen was also clear that relationships were relatively related. If Xiao Wen was desperate to go to the north, and Li Bo Kao himself didn't want to trade with the Huns, it wasn't strange. After all, almost every family in the clouds had a blood feud with the Huns in the nomadic countries.

If Li Bo Ke didn't agree with Xiao Wen's actions, then even if he agreed to Xiao Wen's decision to head north, this action would definitely cause a rift between the two of them.

However, this wasn't what Xiao Wen wanted to see.

However, after hearing the word "Huns", Lee Bo Kao showed the ability of a border envoy to nourish their Qi.

He did not frown or show anger.

After a moment of silence, he asked, "I believe in your ability, Brother Xiao, and your determination to be loyal to the Han Empire. But I think you know that if you don't tell me why, I won't let you go. "

Xiao Wen let out a sigh of relief.

He explained his goat-eating plan to Lee, and told him about his partnership with the Yang family.

"Our Li family relies on military merits to rise to the top. Although I have read books, I still don't understand much about business." Uncle Li waved his hand and said.

After all, as a Daoist, as a government watchman of the night, he might be very good at watching over the domestic economy.

Let him do his own business?

Sorry, I'm afraid business is something that I'm good at. After all, there was a famous businessman among the small families — Lu Buwei!