When Yang Anxuan received the decree from the court to reward him, Changsun Fei, who was recuperating in Dunqiu City, also received the edict from Wei Emperor Tuoba Gui.
The edict rebuked Changsun Fei and demoted him to the rank of Marquis of Lantian, but Tuobagui sent two medical officers to treat Changsun Fei's injuries.
In a private message to Changsun Fei, Tuoba Gui asked him to return to Pingcheng, the capital, after recovering from his injuries, and prepare to send troops to Qin.
Changsun Fei knew that since the emperor took the elixir donated by Kou Xianshi, Ye Yushunu still felt energetic.
Tuoba Gui heard that the Emperor of Qin had a daughter, Princess Xiping, who was young and beautiful, and fell in love with her. He sent the northern lord He Diqian to Chang'an with a thousand horses as a betrothal gift to propose marriage.
The rise of the Wei State took over a large area of Yan State's territory, and its strength gradually became stronger. Yao Xing was full of fear of the Wei army. A few years ago, when the Qin army attacked the Wei State in Luoyang, he sent Mu Chong to send troops, which caused the Qin State to suffer a lot. ap.
Regarding Tuoba Gui's request for marriage, Yao Xing thought repeatedly and proposed that his daughter Princess Xiping should become the queen before agreeing.
Tuoba Gui had just made Murong Bao's daughter the queen. This important decision would help appease the people of the original Yan Kingdom. Moreover, the establishment of a queen was a major event and could not be changed overnight.
When Yao Xing learned that his request had been rejected, he was extremely angry and impounded the thousands of horses sent by He Diqianhe, the marriage envoy.
Tuoba Gui was enraged when he learned about it and ordered Changshan King Tuoba Zun, Dingling Gong and Ba to lead an army of 50,000 to attack the Qin Chariot General Wu Yigan in Gaoping.
Changsun Fei was worried about the emperor launching a war against Qin. The Wei state was emerging and the country was still unstable. The emperor should first destroy the Yan state and stabilize the rear before sending troops to Qin and Jin. At this time, he went to war with Qin and lost the battle. The consequences would be disastrous.
Changsun Fei felt that since he proclaimed himself emperor, the emperor gradually became unable to listen to advice, and became more suspicious of his brothers and ministers. He believed in Buddhism and Taoism in the hope of immortality, and spent national resources building temples and letting Taoists refine golden elixirs.
The itching pain in his chest made Changsun Fei groan softly. Although the Wei State's national power was increasing day by day, there was Qin Dynasty on the left, Yan State on the right, and the Jin Dynasty in the south.
He originally thought that the Jin Dynasty could not withstand a battle, but Yang Anxuan used less and used more, and his months of hard work were in vain.
Centipede insects are dead but not stiff. The Jin Kingdom has a vast territory and a large population. Heroes like Yang Anxuan are certainly not in the minority. If a powerful enemy invades, it is estimated that figures like Xie Xuan and Yang Anxuan will emerge one after another.
Changsun Fei sighed softly, and his eyes became melancholy. It would not be a temporary success to occupy the Jin Kingdom. …
As the governor of the two counties, Yang Anxuan decided to put his seat in Xuchang after careful consideration.
Xuchang's geographical location is connected to Yingyang in the north, not far from Pingbai Valley and Luoyang; it borders Qingzhou in the east, Xiangcheng and Nanyang in the west, and Runan County in the south. It is connected in all directions and is convenient for the use of troops. Xuchang was once the old capital of Cao Wei. In Yang Anxuan's heart, he had the ambition to revive the cause of Emperor Wu of Wei.
The administrative seat of Xingyang County is Xingyang City (Dasuo City). When Changsun Fei led his army southward, Xingyang officials either surrendered or left. Yang Anyuan, Cen Minghu, Pei Qiang, Qi Ke and others led the army to guard.
To the west of Xingyang is Hulao Pass, and not far to the north is the Yellow River. Once the Wei army crosses the Yellow River, they will march to Xingyang City, and non-brave generals cannot guard it.
After regaining Xingyang this time, Yang Anyuan was promoted to the fifth rank of Lingjiang General due to his meritorious service, and Yang Anxuan recruited him to be the Sima of Xingyang. After much consideration, Yang Anxuan decided to send Hu Fan to Xingyang as Princess Bo, and to jointly take charge of the military and political affairs of Xingyang County with Yang Anyuan.
Yang Anxuan went to the court again and asked Yang Siping, the former Nanyang prefect and general of raiding captives, to go out of Mengjinguan to guard against the governor of Yuzhou and Duke Muchong of Yidu, who was stationed in Yewang City of the Wei state.
Compared with Liu Yu, who only became the governor of Xiapi in his late forties, Yang Anxuan, who became the governor of the two counties at a young age, is even more popular, and many people regard him as the future pillar of the court.
Unlike Yang Anxuan's appointment as chief secretary and Sima of Runan, there was an endless stream of nobles who came to Xuchang to pay their respects to Yang Anxuan.
The Yin family, Cen family, Deng family in Xinye, the Yuan family, Ying family and Qi family in Runan, and the Pei and Qi families in Pingbai Valley sent people to congratulate them. The Zhou family, as well as the Bai family and Wu Fang family in Yang'an The Xu family, the Yichun Bao family and other aristocratic families who originally had rifts with Yang Anxuan also sent gifts to express their intention to ease relations.
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There were many noble families in Yingchuan, including the Zhong, Ge, Han, Chen, Yu families, and the Zheng family in Xingyang. They either sent people or wrote letters to express their congratulations to Yang Anxuan. Even Sima Daozi, the king of Kuaiji, also sent people to send private messages and gifts. They are all meant to win over.
Yang Anxuan had many generals under his command, but not many political talents. When he was the prefect of Runan, he appointed Xin He, Zhu Kun and others, but Yin Dun accepted them all.
This time when he takes up the post of governor of Yingchuan and Xingyang, Zhao Tian will definitely recruit him. Yang Anxuan intends to let Yin Ji take over as Sima of Runan and let Xu Xiaozhong follow Yin Ji. This arrangement has the best of both worlds.
Compared with the relatively abundant manpower in the army, Yang Anxuan felt that there were not many talents he could trust and use to govern the place.
Xingyang County was captured by the Wei army. The county magistrate and county lieutenants died, surrendered or left, and a large number of officials needed to be replaced. Yang Anxuan told Hu Fan to choose talents in an eclectic way, especially talented people from poor families.
Yingchuan governs nine counties including Xuchang, Yangzhai, Changshe, and Yanling. Since September, Yang Anxuan has successively summoned the magistrates of Yingchuan counties to come to Xuchang to report on their duties.
After talking with each other, Yang Anxuan was secretly disappointed. Except for Changshe County Magistrate Guo Yi and Linying County Magistrate Zhang You, the other county magistrates were good at waving feather fans, talking about mystical scriptures, and were speechless when asked about household registration, land acres, and people's sufferings. Don't know how to deal with it.
When people are needed, they hate having few. Yang Anxuan deeply felt that he did not have many political talents under his command, and he even lacked talents to take charge of the overall situation and check for leaks and fill gaps for him.
Originally, Yang Anxuan wanted to borrow Hu Fan's help, but Yingyang County was hit hard for the first time and was in ruins, and his second brother Yang Anshen was not familiar with government affairs, so he could only let Hu Fan go to Yingyang.
When noble families came to visit him, they would inevitably recommend their own children to become officials. The Eastern Jin Dynasty was a society in which aristocratic families were in power. Without the support of these aristocratic families, it would be difficult to move forward. Although Yang Anxuan intended to appoint children from poor families, he did not dare to offend these aristocratic families.
There are many talents among the children of the aristocratic family. Yang Anxuan decided to screen and select them, and put the capable ones in important positions, while the incompetent ones might as well be placed in idle positions and let them enjoy their time.
There is a garden in the Xuchang Mansion's back house. Yang Anxuan walked slowly on the gravel road, thinking about how to identify these people. A big change was coming, and he didn't have much time to argue.
The most worthy reference in history is the imperial examination, which lasted from the Sui and Tang Dynasties to the fall of the Qing Dynasty. Hegel once said that "existence is reasonable," indicating that the imperial examination system was at least proven to be useful in a certain period of social development.
But if you want to change the existing political system, even the king and powerful ministers have to think twice. If you don't see the new dynasty, Wang Mang will end up in ruins.
The current method of recommending talents is Zhongzheng recommendation, which involves visits to the countryside to conduct overt and covert investigations on family background, character, reputation, etc. This excludes most people from poor families from official careers.
The way to examine talents is mostly through gatherings, discussing mysteries, discussing poetry and writing, rather than examining the ability to deal with things. It is not uncommon to see the so-called "to examine talents, one does not know how to write; to examine filial piety and integrity, one's father lives apart" is not uncommon.
Yang Anxuan shook his head with a wry smile. If he wanted to change this status quo, it would not be possible overnight. There was a long way to go and he could only move on and change.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Since you are determined to change this era, you must do something.
This time, there were as many as thirty or forty disciples recommended by the aristocratic family. Yang Anxuan intended to give the descendants from poor families the opportunity to participate, simply breaking the geographical restrictions and recruiting knowledgeable people from all over the world.
This will have a great impact, and discussions and criticism will definitely follow. Yang Anxuan intends to climb higher step by step, hoping that there will be fewer thorns blocking the way.
Although he was well-known among scholars, and his new words and old poems, and "Little Window Quiet Sentences" were favored by literati and refined scholars, and could even create a temporary trend, after all, he was still young and did not have much status in Confucian classics.
Yang Anxuan brushed aside the branches that were blowing low by the road. If he wanted to make this elegant gathering a grand event in the literary world, he would need to rely on important scholars to support him.
With the rise of Buddhism and Taoism, the dominance of Confucianism no longer exists. However, Confucianism helps monarchs rule the world. When Fu Jian of the former Qin Dynasty was in power, he adopted the policy of advocating Confucianism. Yao Qin succeeded the former Qin Dynasty. Yao Xing summoned Confucian masters Jiang Gong and Chun Yuqi. , Guo Gao and others went to Chang'an to teach and teach.
After Tuobagui established his capital in Pingcheng, he used Cui Hong and others to promote Confucianism. Che Yin, Kong Anguo and others in the Eastern Jin Dynasty were all Confucianists.
Master, Emperor Xiaowu Sima Yao often summoned ministers to give lectures for fun.
Thinking of Che Master's death, Yang Anxuan sighed. The feud between him and Sima Yuanxian was getting bigger and bigger. As a disciple, he would eventually seek justice for Che Master.
There are many great Confucian scholars in our time, but they are far less famous than Zheng Xuan and Lu Zhi during the Three Kingdoms period. Yang Anxuan suddenly slapped his forehead and wondered how he had forgotten about the Kong family.
When it comes to Confucianism, how can we leave the Confucian family? If the twenty-fifth generation grandson of Confucius, Kong Yi, the Marquis of Fengshengting Pavilion, is invited to come and give lectures, it will definitely attract Confucian scholars from all over the world.
Didn’t Confucius say that students should be taught according to their aptitude and that all teachers should be taught according to their aptitude? It was just a matter of time to use the golden sign of the Confucian family to recruit talents. Yang Anxuan showed a proud smile and even had an excuse. It was what Emperor Wu of Wei Cao Cao said, "recruiting talents based on their talents."
Yang Anxuan calculated in his mind that it was September 12th now, and it would take at least two months for students from far away to arrive. He might as well set the lecture time for November 22nd, and there would be seven days. After ten days of preparation, even the scholars from Jiangnan were able to come.
Yang Anxuan thought about the location of the lecture and decided not to place it in Xuchang. A few days ago, Yanling County Magistrate Zhong Guang mentioned that there are many hot springs in the territory and invited Yang Anxuan to go to the hot springs in winter.
Then we settled in Yanling. In the Analects of Confucius, the Master sighed because Zeng Xi said, "Five or six crowned men, seven or eight boys, bathed in Yi, danced in the wind, chanted and returned": I and Dian Ye . Although it is not late spring, being able to participate in this grand event and listen to the teachings of Confucius' descendants should make the world sigh again: I am so honored.
Thinking of this, Yang Anxuan returned to his study excitedly. He wanted to write a letter to impress Kong Yi, the Marquis of Fengshengting Pavilion.
