Yu dredged nine rivers to bring peace to the world, and the people built thousands of dikes to stabilize Mengjin.
The emphasis of this couplet seems to be on the last sentence "the people built thousands of dikes", which means to use work as relief and to take in refugees.
Actually it is not!
The previous sentence "Yu dredged the Nine Rivers" is probably the real way to break the deadlock.
How can a small Mengjin County provide relief to seven or eight thousand refugees!
Once Mengjin adopts the work-for-relief policy, more refugees will flock in and the matter will become unresolvable.
Therefore, the magistrate of Mengjin County looked at Jia Shao expectantly, waiting for the young man to speak.
On his way here, he pondered over this couplet again and again, and the more he pondered, the more he felt that it contained profound meaning.
But for a moment, I didn't have a clear idea.
In prison.
The lighting is dim and the environment is damp and simple.
Jia Shao, dressed in red, stood there, with an unparalleled aura, which was out of place here.
Hearing what the magistrate of Mengjin County said, he raised his head and said, "Your Excellency is wrong."
"Because, the refugees are gathering in Mengjin now, which is a good omen for Daliang! How can there be slanderous talk by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang?"
Wow!
Upon hearing this, the scholars in the prison were all shocked and amazed.
This is really ridiculous!
There is a severe drought in Shaanxi, refugees are fleeing, and people are suffering. How can this be equated with "auspicious sign"?
Although Yan Siyuan and others were shocked, they did not refute.
Because the magistrate of Mengjin County immediately rebuked him: "What nonsense!"
Although he scolded.
However, the county magistrate did not take any coercive measures, which made it clear that he wanted Jia Shao to continue speaking.
When Cui Xian said the word "auspicious", the others were shocked and puzzled.
Only the magistrate of Mengjin County's eyes suddenly lit up, and he was even so excited that he could not suppress his emotions.
This Jia Shao is truly a talent!
He pointed out a path for himself that could not only break the impasse, but also lead him to the sky!
Cui Xian looked the magistrate of Mengjin in the eye and said, "It is said in the chapter "The Book of Mencius: King Hui of Liang" that those who enjoy the happiness of the people will also be enjoyed by the people."
"In the past, King Wu convened a meeting to 'kill Zhou'. Today, thousands of refugees are grateful to the holy emperor like King Wu for calming the people's hearts and gathering in Mengjin. This is by no means a chaos, but rather an auspicious sign of peace and prosperity!"
"The Book of History, Yu Gong, records that Dayu 'guided the river to the piled-up stones and reached Mengjin'. This place was originally a holy place for water control. Now the refugees have taken it upon themselves to repair the dike, which is in line with the benevolent policy of 'Yu dredged the nine rivers' as recorded in Mencius, Teng Wengong Xia."
hiss.
Jia Shao's words made everyone in the prison gasp.
They understood.
Jia Shao wanted to guide the refugees outside the city to repair the river embankment spontaneously.
Then, this incident was characterized as an auspicious event in which "the refugees followed King Wu's example and gathered in Mengjin spontaneously to repair the river embankment to express their gratitude to Your Majesty"!
This is so bold!
But if you think about it carefully, as long as this incident can be defined as an auspicious sign, the Mengjin crisis can be resolved in an instant!
What a talent and courage one must have to come up with such a brilliant way to break the impasse!
The magistrate of Mengjin County was very excited, but he continued to refute: "The Spring and Autumn Annals says that 'the king is where the people go', but Emperor Jing of Han once said that 'eating meat but not horse liver is not about Tang and Wu receiving orders'! Gathering people in Mengjin is touching the reverse scale of the emperor!"
Cui Xian shook his head upon hearing this and said seriously: "There is a severe drought in Shaanxi now, and the refugees are gathering in Mengjin instead of going elsewhere. This is just like the auspicious sign of 'a white fish leaping over a boat' in the Book of Zhou, showing that a holy emperor like King Wu has 'the mandate of heaven'!"
"Since this is an auspicious sign, Your Excellency should come to the capital to see the emperor immediately!"
Go to Beijing to meet the emperor?
Report auspiciousness?
This is really too risky!
The magistrate of Mengjin County frowned and said, "The Daliang Law has a decree that anyone who leaves his post without permission will be punished with 100 strokes of the cane! Moreover, if you come to the capital without an imperial edict, you will be shown lack of lordly etiquette. How dare I follow your example?"
Cui Xian spread his hands and said, "The Book of Han, Biography of Jia Yi, says 'to establish a long-term peace'. Now the refugees in Shaanxi bring along the elderly and the weak to repair the dike, which is in line with the ancestral system of Taizu's 'immigration and cultivation'."
"If you rush to the capital with the 'Auspicious Memorial on River Works', not only will you not be guilty, but you will be 'worrying about the emperor and father'!"
The magistrate of Mengjin County fell silent.
Obviously, this matter was of great importance and he was hesitating.
If it weren't for the gathering of refugees from outside Mengjin County and the critical situation, he would not even have considered such a risky thing as "bringing auspicious signs to Beijing".
Cui Xian saw this and said meaningfully, "My Lord, do you know why the incident in Mengjin needs to be defined as an auspicious omen?"
The magistrate of Mengjin County said solemnly: "I would like to hear the details."
Cui Xian said: "Last year, there was a severe drought in Shaanxi. Chen Ge Lao wrote a letter to His Majesty, suggesting that His Majesty issue an edict of apology. His Majesty was furious, Chen Ge Lao was demoted and sent back to his hometown, and Zheng Ge Lao took over the position of Prime Minister."
"The court subsequently appointed several imperial envoys to rush to Shaanxi to provide disaster relief, but they were never able to resolve the problem."
"First, the disaster in Shaanxi was severe. Second, the repentance edict angered Your Majesty. The emperor and his subjects were at odds. Thousands of people were in a state of panic."
"Daliang needs a miracle at this moment."
“And the miracle is in Mengjin, in the auspiciousness of Mengjin!”
"As long as you bring the auspicious sign to the capital, His Majesty will be very pleased and all the ministers in the cabinet will respond to your call. Your crisis can be resolved, the crisis in Mengjin can be resolved, and the crisis of thousands of refugees in Mengjin can be resolved!"
"Daliang is united, and all regions are following the example of King Wu's meeting, like the auspicious event at Mengjin, to provide relief to Shaanxi."
"The future of thousands of Shaanxi people depends on you!"
"Mencius said, 'People are the most important, and the country is the second.' Now Shaanxi is a barren land for thousands of miles, but Mengjin alone has taken in refugees and turned chaos into order, just like King Wu's 'Watching the troops at Mengjin brought the world back to its feet.' If Your Majesty learns of the auspicious signs at Mengjin, you will definitely regard you as 'a loyal minister of the modern era'!"
"So, your Excellency, please feel free to go to the capital this time!"
When Jia Shao said this, he was in high spirits and looked extremely high-spirited.
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