Yuedan Ping originated from Runan, Yuan's hometown, and was hosted by Xu Shao and Xu Jing, two brothers of the local wealthy Xu family.
Once a month, celebrities all over the world are evaluated. The values of the scholars reviewed have doubled and they are famous all over the world, so scholars all over the world flock to it.
In his early years, Cao Cao gained fame by relying on Xu Shao's comments. Yuan Shao once did not dare to show off in his hometown because he was afraid of Xu Shao's bad comments.
Yuan Shao has seen how famous and powerful the Xu Shao brothers are on the high platform of reviews.
Liu Bei's idea was simply to let Yuan Shao learn from the Xu brothers and organize an activity similar to the Yuedan Review in his mansion.
Yuan Shao was quite worried about this.
"How famous the Xu brothers are, how can I compare with them? If I comment rashly, wouldn't it be ridiculous?"
Liu Bei laughed.
"The fourth and third sons of the Yuan family in Runan have disciples and former officials all over the world. Their reputation is so high that the Xu family can't compare to it? Besides, who said we want to have a monthly review? We are just inviting three or five people to Yuan Gong's residence. Friends hold a banquet, just a banquet between friends.
During the banquet, an argument occasionally arose due to some academic disputes. Both sides insisted on their own opinions and refused to give in to each other. In the end, a winner was decided. Yuan Gong appreciated the winner and rewarded the winner. Then accidentally, the news spread to the outside world. known to outsiders.
So it spread to ten, and from ten to a hundred, more and more scholars knew about it, and more and more people were interested. More and more people asked the friends around Yuan Gong for information, and the friends around Yuan Gong couldn't stand everyone. The enthusiasm can only be introduced on behalf of others.
So there were more people at the second banquet, and even more people at the third time, and the fourth time, the fifth time, and the sixth time. This gradually became a routine, and gradually became something that Luoyang scholars took for granted. Every time a similar banquet was held, they could It attracted great attention from the scholars, nothing more. "
Liu Bei spread his hands with an innocent look on his face: "Who said we are a lunar review? We just study academics behind closed doors. If outsiders know about it and want to participate, what does it have to do with me?"
Everyone was stunned.
Shao Qing, Yuan Shao took the lead in laughing loudly, Cao Cao and Xu You also laughed loudly, and finally everyone laughed.
Liu Bei also smiled, very happily.
In the final analysis, Yuedan Review is essentially a game of carrying people in a sedan chair. Some people are willing to flatter, some are willing to be praised, and some are willing to flatter others, but that's it.
The Xu brothers can play, but Yuan can't?
What? Do they have a patent? Or did the Eastern Han Empire have patent protection laws?
Yuan Shao did what he said, eager to enhance his reputation and increase his prestige in the hearts of the scholars, so he quickly used his own appeal to invite familiar scholars from the Jinwen School to attend a banquet in his mansion.
Liu Bei also mobilized his personal connections and invited some scholars from the ancient literature school that he was familiar with.
At first, Liu Bei did not invite the children of wealthy families, such as Ma Yong and Han Jue, because they had some family baggage.
Similarly, Yuan Shao did not invite any high-ranking friends at the beginning, but only invited some children from small families among the noble families who were close to him.
The two parties drank and ate at Yuan Shao's mansion, exchanging glasses for each other. Liu Bei was responsible for raising topics and arguments at the right time, causing both sides to argue about modern and ancient classics.
After drinking a little bit of wine, you will naturally lose control of your temper. As soon as you hear comments you don't like, you will immediately express your opinions.
One person expressed an opinion, two persons expressed an opinion, and three persons expressed an opinion.
Then the banquet turned into a debate meeting.
As an expert in debating classics, Liu Bei naturally became the number one debater highly respected by scholars of ancient classics. He charged into battle, verbally engaged the Confucian scholars, and rendered the other side speechless in their refutations.
Yuan Shao did not put forward his own opinions throughout the whole process, but as the host, he sat at the top and listened to the debate between the two sides. When there was a result, he ended up praising the victor Liu Bei's style.
It is no exaggeration to say that without even realizing it, Yuan Shao's praising attitude at the end was quite decisive and dominating.
After this banquet, Yuan Shao mobilized his own forces or bribed his navy to inadvertently spread the word among the intellectual circles in Luoyang City, saying that they accidentally heard that Liu Bei, a master of debate and the great poet of the Han Dynasty, was debating scripture with others in Yuan Shao's mansion. A complete victory, leaving the opponent powerless to resist.
So Liu Bei was praised by Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao also gave Liu Bei his favorite pen as a reward for winning.
Because of Liu Bei's reputation and Yuan Shao's status, this debate quickly attracted attention.
However, due to the fact that this was a private activity that was not open to the public, many scholars could only ask people to inquire about the content of the debate and what Liu Bei had to say.
Then these people who were inquired about naturally invited those who were interested to wait until the next debate.
The next debate was held in the form of a banquet in Yuan Shao's mansion. Then Yuan Shao accepted the old-bred-in-the-young approach and welcomed friends of friends brought by friends.
So when the second debate meeting was held, it was still private and not open to the public, but the atmosphere was much greater than the first time.
Many people came to watch Liu Bei's debate because they admired Liu Bei's name. Whenever Liu Bei said a golden sentence, they all applauded loudly - it was like watching a Peking opera.
Naturally, Liu Bei was the winner in the end.
As the host, Yuan Shao praised Liu Bei at the end, presented Liu Bei with a jar of fine wine in public, and praised Liu Bei as a "famous person in the North".
As a result, Liu Bei received another title with a reputation bonus, and the debate meeting in Yuan Shao's mansion also increased his popularity.
What happened next was a matter of course.
More and more people came to the banquet, and more and more people participated in the debate. Yuan Shao's mansion became a well-known venue for the debate conference.
So, when the debate was just a debate, Yuan Shao sat at the top with a smile and said nothing.
And when the two sides become impatient and want to turn the civil fight into a martial arts meeting, Yuan Shao will immediately appear on the scene and use the prestige of the Yuan family's children to prevent the two sides from turning against each other.
During this period, many sharp-tongued people would offend each other and cause controversy with their sharp words. For example, Liu Bei often deliberately used sharp words to arouse the anger of the other party, and the two sides sometimes came close to drawing swords against each other.
And every time this happens, Yuan Shao will step forward in time and use his identity and reputation to prevent the other party from getting angry.
"Debating scriptures is not a contest of martial arts. It uses the mouth, not the sword. Please look on Yuan's face and turn the conflict into friendship."
Then the angry scholars would calm down and betray Yuan Shao, a descendant of the fourth generation and third prince Yuan family, to save face.
As we all know, the more face is sold, the more expensive it becomes. In the end, the person who sells face becomes a person capable of the fruit of face.
Unknowingly, the young scholars from the modern literature school and the ancient literature school who came to Yuan Shao's house to participate in the debate meeting all accepted Yuan Shao's mediation and would not continue to target each other after Yuan Shao's mediation.
And because of Yuan Shao's proper hospitality, they all praised Yuan Shao for being a gentleman of the Warring States Period, and saying that Lord Xinling was reincarnated.
Afterwards, Yuan Shao met many young scholars of the ancient literature school under the introduction of Liu Bei.
He didn't care about his status, and he had the demeanor of a corporal. He drank and chatted with them, and was extremely happy. Sometimes he hugged them, sometimes he sang loudly, and sometimes he performed a magical dance himself, pushing the atmosphere to a climax.
Of course, the people who were entertained reciprocated the favor, praising Corporal Yuan Shaoli for his grace, grace, singing, and dancing.
Anyway, you don’t need to spend money to praise, brag as hard as you can, brag as hard as you can, brag, brag, brag.
As a result, Yuan Shao's reputation continued to grow, and those who were praised by Yuan Shao at the debate conference would also be envied by everyone.
More and more people came to attend the banquet held by Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao's reputation gradually became louder among the young scholars of both the modern literature school and the ancient literature school, and he became a "cross-border star" .
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