Of course, mediocrity has no possibility of being rewarded, but Liu Bei is not mediocre.
He has ideas and practical methods. He considers himself a pro-active person. As long as Liu Hong has the courage and determination, this matter will be successful.
"I naturally know what your Majesty said. If I am not sure, I will not dare to give advice to your majesty. In fact, I have thought about it for a while. From the current point of view, the contradiction between the Ancient Classics School and the Modern Classics School is difficult to reconcile. .
However, this contradiction lost its prominence due to the party's policies, so some more enlightened scholars would seek cooperation between the Ancient Classics School and the Modern Classics School to fight against the eunuchs together. Among them, Yuan Shao of the Yuan family in Runan was the leader. .
As a descendant of the Yuan family who is the leader of the Jin Wen Jing School, he tried his best to win over Chen, who is a descendant of the Ancient Wen Jing School. This in itself is a symbol of the cooperation between the Jin Wen Jing School and the Ancient Wen Jing School and cannot be ignored.
It is true that as a concubine of the Yuan family, Yuan Shao was destined not to inherit the entire family business and pass on the "Mencius Book of Changes", but his origin had already destined him to be stamped with the seal of the Jinwen Jing School, which could not be removed, and he His actions may not have been without the connivance of the Yuan family. "
After hearing this, Liu Hong sighed.
"Listening to Xuande's words, it's like clearing the clouds and seeing the sun. I'm really lucky to have Xuande! Xuande, keep talking!"
Liu Hong obviously did not receive in-depth explanations and guidance on the internal composition and disputes of the scholars, and he obviously did not understand the current political ecology of the scholars in the Han Empire, so after receiving Liu Bei's in-depth explanation, he felt like he had found a treasure.
Liu Bei is not stingy with his knowledge either.
Because I can't bear to let my child catch the wolf.
"Originally, mutual understanding and cooperation between the Ancient Classics School and the Modern Classics School was very difficult and required a long process. However, due to the impeachment of twenty-six county governors by the Party, this process has Was greatly motivated.
I was by Yuan Benchu's side and planned this series of actions for him. He not only used the power of scholars from the Ancient Classics School, but also used the power of scholars from the Modern Classics School. Therefore, this was an unprecedented meeting between scholars from the two factions. joint action.
They all followed Yuan Shao's call, obeyed the command of the ministers, and worked together. They temporarily abandoned their sectarian differences, just to fight against the eunuchs and fight back against the party's imprisonment. The scholars who were originally not united were unprecedentedly united in this action, which was very special. Not good for Your Majesty. "
Liu Bei's analysis made Liu Hong frown, obviously aware of the danger brought by the merger of the two major factions of scholars.
"If this happens, wouldn't it be a big deal?"
"That's true. Not to mention the merger of the Ancient Classics School and the Modern Classics School, as long as the two sides strengthen cooperation, it will definitely have a profound impact on the situation in the Han Dynasty and threaten the existing political situation. Once they confirm that they cannot break through the existing predicament through conventional methods, There will be an uprising."
Liu Bei continued to warn Liu Hong.
Liu Hong took a breath of air and looked at Liu Bei in disbelief.
"Do they dare to rebel?"
"No one can predict what a bleeding beast will do when faced with a threat to its life, so I cannot deny this possibility."
Liu Hong stood stunned on the spot, speechless.
Looking at the countermeasures between Liu Bei and Liu Hong, Zhang Rang suddenly felt a sense of urgency that he was being ignored.
So he spoke sourly from the sidelines.
"When things have reached this point, you weren't the one planning it in the show? Now you're here to offer advice and take credit! Shameless!"
"Without your failure to dismiss twenty-six county guards in one fell swoop, would I have had a chance to speak? Would things have come to this? Who started this trouble? Don't you know clearly? Is this my fault?"
Liu Bei responded unceremoniously, and Zhang Rang was choked and speechless.
When Liu Hong heard this, he glared at him dissatisfiedly, causing him to immediately lower his head and not dare to say anything more.
So Liu Bei then went on to analyze to Liu Hong the contradictions within the scholars and how to exploit this contradiction, including the current views of the scholar groups on the emperor and eunuchs, etc.
When he heard that the current scholar groups, especially the scholars of the Jinwen Jing School, were generally dissatisfied with the emperor himself, Liu Hong was angry and worried at the same time.
"This group of insects has done a lot of harm to me. They have embezzled the national tax revenue, making it worse and worse. The national treasury is empty and I have no money for anything! I had no choice but to fight back, and now they are attacking me and putting the responsibility on my head. It is simply shameless. Extremely great!"
Liu Beixin said that you, the old man, have done nothing good.
The eunuchs did attack the scholars, but they were like evil ghosts to the common people. They robbed the scholars of their money and the poor people's money, but they had no positive effect on the big men.
When gods fight, mortals suffer. When a city gate catches fire, fish in the pond are affected. You are all bastards. Don’t laugh at your elder brother.
For the final fall of the Han Dynasty, you both made contributions that cannot be ignored.
Cao Pi should give you a big medal, Sima Yi should stand up and toast you, and Sima Yan should kneel down and kowtow to thank you!
But at this moment, of course Liu Bei must side with Liu Hong.
"Although this is indeed the case, Chongzhi will not feel that he has made a mistake. Even if some people think so, they will not publicly express that it is the scholars who have made mistakes due to the general environment. Therefore, Your Majesty must not continue to do so. matter, otherwise it will only continue to accelerate the process.”
"Then what should I do? Xuande, tell me."
Liu Bei calmed down for a while, took a deep breath, and slowly stated his plan.
"First of all, it is natural to try every means to divide the scholars. We cannot allow the Modern Classics School and the Ancient Classics School to continue to stay together. My suggestion is that among the twenty-six newly appointed governors, those who belong to the Ancient Classics School can directly take office. .
Those who belong to the Jinwen Jing school must go to Xiyuan to pay money before they can take office. If they don't pay, they cannot take office. They have to be replaced directly. They also need to replace scholars from the Guwen Jing school, or they can take office directly. This way, they can give Jinwen Jing a new position. A huge stimulus to the Sutra school. "
"That's it..."
Liu Hong lowered his head and thought for a while, then nodded slowly and said: "That makes sense. If we treat them differently, we don't have to worry about there being no discord between them."
Liu Bei said in a low voice: "Although Your Majesty calls Zhang Rang and others to come forward, after this incident, you should first make a gesture to slowly lift the party's shackles on the scholars of the Ancient Classics School, and continue to maintain the party's shackles on the scholars of the Modern Classics School." , wait and see what happens.
If they have already begun to split and fight after this incident, they will continue to maintain this strategy. If they can still unite to target the eunuchs and Your Majesty, Your Majesty can start to take action against the Five Classics and Fourteenth Family Law and release the Zuo family's Spring and Autumn Academy. news. "
Zhang Rang couldn't help it anymore.
"With such an obvious plan, do you really think they are idiots?"
Liu Bei shook his head.
"The reason why a conspiracy is a conspiracy is because it cannot be brought to the surface. Once it is discovered, it will be defeated. The reason why a conspiracy is a conspiracy is because it is on the stage. Everyone knows it but cannot resist. My strategy is a conspiracy. Not a conspiracy.
Scholars of the Ancient Classics School have been trying to promote Ancient Classics into academic circles for a long time. This happened before Wang Mang, but they were blocked by the Modern Classics School. The two sides were at odds with each other, fighting openly and secretly. If there was no strong suppression by the party, what would happen? Will you settle down?
Even if they knew that this was a conspiracy by the imperial court, what could they do? Would the scholars of the Ancient Classics School give up the opportunity to let Zuo Shichunqiu establish academic officials in order to unite the Modern Classics School? Will the scholars of the Modern Literature School tolerate them dividing their own interests in order to unite the Ancient Literature School?
Your Majesty, all the hustle and bustle in the world is driven by profit. Confucian scholars talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality, but their hearts are all about profit. Their only goal of action is also profit. They absolutely cannot resist this conspiracy. Necessarily divided. "
