The political advantage of the Ancient Literature School was suppressed by the emperor and eunuchs, and was suppressed by the Party, making it difficult to move.
The academic advantage over the ancient literature school was gone, and even turned into a disadvantage, completely defeated, and became a big eyesore in front of the world.
They were defeated, utterly defeated.
And the supporters of the Ancient Literature School have already begun to cheer.
The cheers centered on Taixue and gradually spread outwards. Eventually, people who understood what happened and people who didn't understand what happened but liked to join in the fun cheered together, and then the entire Luoyang began to cheer.
This academic battle [Decisive Battle at the Top of the Forbidden City] ended with the complete victory of the Ancient Literature School.
The big guys of the Jinwen School and the Taixue students were defeated miserably. They left the Taixue in despair, hid their faces and fled, not daring to stay for a long time.
The balance of victory was completely tilted.
There is no longer any reason for the Jinwen School to prevent Zuo Shi Chun Qiu from ascending to the throne.
Liu Hong was very happy. On the next day, that is, October 12, the fifth year of Guanghe, he issued an order to establish "Zuo Shi Chun Qiu" as the orthodox academic school. He dismissed "Gongyang Chun Qiu" and appointed Zheng Xuan as the doctor of "Zuo Shi Chun Qiu". Add academic officers.
From the eighth year of Emperor Zhang's reign to the present, "Zuo Shi Chun Qiu" has lost its official status for a full hundred years.
And on the occasion of this humiliating 100th anniversary, "Zuo Shi Chun Qiu" was restored to official status.
The successors of the ancient literature school worked tirelessly, carried forward the past and forged ahead bravely, and finally defeated the modern literature school a hundred years later and achieved a decisive victory.
The resurrection of Zuo Zhuan means that the strength of the Ancient Literature School has become much stronger than the period a hundred years ago when it was unable to protect its own interests.
After a hundred years of hard work, at a time when the modern school of literature is becoming increasingly decadent, the ancient school of literature seized the opportunity to work hard and finally turned around successfully.
Of course, Zuo Shi Chun Qiu is not the only school of ancient literature that can take part in the confrontation.
In addition to Zuo's Spring and Autumn Period, there are also "Fei's Yi", "Zhou Guanli", and "Guwen Shangshu", all of which can be used to compete with Jinwen Confucian classics.
The ancient literature school, which had won the first complete victory in the academic war and political war, was full of energy and prepared to continue to launch the next attack, striving to bring the crucial "Zhou Guanli" into the ranks of official learning.
"Zhou Guan Li" is the strongest weapon to replace "Li", which is the foundation of Jin Wenxu School. Once this goal is successfully achieved, it will not matter even if there are many classics in the Fourteenth Five Classics and Fourteen Schools of Law. .
Once the theoretical high ground is mastered and the practical foundation is mastered, the ancient literature school will be in an invincible position and can eat away at all the interests of the modern literature school bit by bit.
Jinwen school will definitely fail!
At present, the ancient literature school, which has achieved initial victory, already has "Zuo Shi Chun Qiu", an orthodox official classic, to dominate the battle.
With the official school, there is a legitimate step to advance. When the country selects officials in the future, students who study "Zuo's Spring and Autumn" will have a great advantage, and they can almost win.
Therefore, the five major families, including the Zheng family of Kaifeng in Henan, the Chen family of Cangwu Guangxin, the Jia family of Fufeng Pingling, the Ma family of Fufeng Maoling, and the Kong family of Fufeng Maoling, who originally inherited the "Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals" among their families, benefited the most.
And in order to thank the people of the Ancient Literature School for their efforts in elevating "Zuo Shi Chun Qiu" to the status of an official school, the five major families did not treat everyone badly.
Everyone held a grand celebration meeting together. At the celebration meeting, there was a session similar to [discussing merits and giving rewards]. They summarized what happened during this time when the Ancient Classics School won a great victory and set off on the journey again. Merits are rewarded.
Obviously, the ancient literature school defeated the modern literature school not for the survival of the country, not for fairness and justice, but to become the modern literature school.
Therefore, it is necessary to reward according to merit.
This time, rewards are based on merit, and the masters and disciples of Lu Zhi and Liu Bei who contributed the most are the first to be rewarded. They are the first candidates who must be rewarded.
Although Liu Bei was the one who charged forward, because of his master-disciple relationship with Lu Zhi, everyone generally believed that Lu Zhi was behind everything Liu Bei did.
Because of their special status and contributions, they have received significant benefits.
Because Lu Zhi himself studied under Ma Rong, a master of ancient Chinese classics, and had profound research on Zuo's Spring and Autumn Period, his family, the Lu family in Zhuo County, was publicly recognized as the inheritance family of "Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals".
From this moment on, the Lu family in Zhuo County has the same status as the five major families. They can officially run schools and teach apprentices, and teach their children and disciples the knowledge of "Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals".
And in the process of selecting officials in the imperial court, he will have crucial decision-making power. He can recommend his family's children and disciples to the imperial court, and basically they can be appointed.
As an emerging classic inheritance family, the Lu family of Zhuo County will receive a significant upgrade in status and will directly become the top gentry and wealthy family - the House of Valentia.
Lu Zhi's status was instantly different.
As an important disciple of Lu Zhi, Liu Bei was also the brightest star of the ancient literary school in this turmoil. He also obtained a status similar to that of a "student" in the era of traditional Confucian teachers, and served as a disciple. recognized and accepted by everyone.
Then, at a critical moment in this process, Zheng Xuan, the leader of the school, suddenly put forward his own suggestion.
As the recognized head of the Ancient Classics School, he greatly appreciated Liu Bei's efforts as the sharpest talker and strongest actor of the Ancient Classics School in a series of turmoils, so he proposed to Lu Zhi to give Liu Bei a tangible reward. .
Liu Bei is still young, not yet calm enough, and his academic level is not yet at the level of a master. However, in Zheng Xuan's view, without Liu Bei's charge, it would not be that easy for the Ancient Literature School to win.
Master Lu Zhi and his disciples all made great contributions to this unprecedented victory. If Liu Bei cannot be given adequate rewards, then I am afraid everyone will have doubts and people's hearts will not be stable.
If you can't get a big reward by fighting for the school at all costs, how can the ancient literature school appease people's hearts?
Therefore, Zheng Xuan suggested that Lu Zhi choose a suitable time, a time when he believed that Liu Bei was already a mature and reliable classics master, to divide the inheritance of Lu's "Zuo Shi Chun Qiu" into two parts, leaving one part for his own family to continue passing on. , and the other was given to Liu Bei.
Zheng Xuan believes that the entire ancient literary school should recognize Liu Bei's achievements and agree that he is qualified to be the inheritor of "Zuo's Spring and Autumn". The Liu family in Zhuo County should also become one of the inheritance families of "Zuo's Spring and Autumn".
By then, the five major families will develop into seven major families, strengthening the power of ancient literature and classics.
Regarding this suggestion, many people looked surprised at the time, including Yuan Wei and Xun Shuang. They obviously did not expect that Zheng Xuan would make such a suggestion on such an occasion.
After all, this is a major matter for family inheritance, and it is a huge matter for a family to reach the top and become a powerful family. Even if it needs to be raised, it should be raised on a more formal occasion.
Zheng Xuan never sought anything for his family.
Although everyone recognized Zheng Xuan's leadership status, they did not touch on this aspect. It seemed that he did not care about the inheritance of his family at all.
But he made this suggestion for Liu Bei.
(End of chapter)
