Although the current development of the ancient literature school is not bad, at the beginning, they were fully prepared to knock the modern literature school to death in order to obtain greater benefits.
Now it seems that the Jinwen School is not so easy to deal with for the time being. It is a centipede insect that is dead but not stiff. The Jinwen School has dominated the academic circle of Han Dynasty for so many years and has a profound foundation. It will take some time to completely eliminate it.
Yuan and Xun cannot be said to be disappointed, because they finally became the majority and gained a future. They firmly believed that the Jinwen school would be replaced.
But it is definitely not happy, because in the circle of the traditional minority, their society has died, almost all normal contacts have been cut off, and even things like marriage and filial piety can no longer be maintained.
Of course, this was what they expected. It was something that the Ancient Literature School could make up for, but they felt a little unhappy and a little disappointed.
This emotion appeared on Yuan Shao's face and was seen by Liu Bei.
Liu Bei was not unhappy, and he did not want the modern literature school to be wiped out by the ancient literature school.
It is much better to keep the modern literature school than to let the ancient literature school directly gain academic hegemony. Dog bites dog on both sides, constantly weakening the political power of the scholars and giving him greater room for manipulation. Isn't it wonderful?
As for the worries and confusion of Yuan Shao and others, Liu Bei didn't take it seriously at all, but on the surface he wanted to comfort them and sympathize with them.
Yuan Shao was pleased with Liu Bei's empathy, but at the same time he felt confused about the future.
"Originally, we took it as our duty to eliminate the eunuchs, but now, if we continue to eliminate the eunuchs, how many people can help us? Why did the situation suddenly change like this?"
Yuan Shao felt deeply resentful that he could not be the main driver of the situation change, and deeply hated his fate as a chess piece.
He didn't like this feeling of not being able to control his own destiny. He had had enough of this feeling in his childhood and he didn't want to endure it anymore.
Liu Bei also had "nothing to do" about this and could only sigh.
"The situation suddenly changed at a speed that was dizzying. Bei did not react at all. He just rushed forward in response to the needs of the teacher and the school. However, inadvertently, the situation has reached this point. Thinking about it now, it feels like a lifetime ago.
At the beginning, we fought back angrily just to avoid being humiliated and to prevent our teacher from being insulted. But who would have thought that once the counterattack started, it would be impossible to stop. Even if we realized something was wrong in the middle, we could not stop and could only keep going.
When all the dust settled, Bei Cai suddenly realized that the modern literature school and the ancient literature school had been torn apart to such an extent that the two sides had become each other's biggest enemies. Even the eunuchs had to step aside. They were already fighting each other to the death. …”
Liu Bei had a look of helplessness and sighs on his face, and his depressed look didn't look like he was pretending at all.
No one present suspected that Liu Bei was behind the scenes, because his age and qualifications were not technically enough for him to become a trader.
Therefore, although Liu Bei became one of the biggest beneficiaries of the Luoyang Catastrophe, no one believed that this was caused by his subjective will. They were more willing to believe that he was a new star promoted by the senior officials of the Ancient Literature School, and his main purpose was publicity.
And now Liu Bei's statement has undoubtedly confirmed everyone's speculation.
Zhang Miao has always admired Liu Bei, and at this moment he is more willing to appease Liu Bei.
"Xuande doesn't need to blame himself. This matter cannot be changed even if all of us put it together, including your teacher and those long-established celebrities who started the dispute. They themselves probably never thought that the situation would turn out to be so. It’s reached this point today.”
Liu Bei looked at Zhang Miao and saw that the humanoid self-propelled ATM machine showed a kind smile to him. His heart moved slightly, so he returned a kind smile to him.
Then the scene became quiet until Yuan Shao let out a long sigh.
"Having said that, how should we go from now on?"
Yuan Shao looked at Liu Bei out of habit, and other people in the group also looked at Liu Bei out of habit, as if he was the helmsman and wise man of the team.
Liu Bei was silent for a while.
"Everyone, I believe that the dispute between modern and ancient literature is not for a lifetime, but only temporary. There should not be any complete and irresolvable hatred between our scholars. Everyone is angry now. When the limelight passes, things should calm down a bit.
When that time comes, everyone will still realize that the real enemy should not be the scholars themselves, but the eunuchs. The eunuchs are our real enemies, and we can still continue to make it our mission to eliminate the eunuchs. "
Liu Bei's statement seems to be in line with the thoughts of some people, such as He Yong and Xu You.
The two of them raised their heads after Liu Bei said this, and there was light in their eyes again. They repeatedly praised Liu Bei's views, thinking that Liu Bei was far-sighted and worthy of being the mainstay of future scholars.
However, He Yong and Xu You were a bit anti-eunuch and anti-devil.
Xu You, in particular, had quite radical opinions and even stated that more radical means could be used to promote the reunification of scholars.
"I think that this incident was mostly caused by the eunuchs' planning. The eunuchs were cunning and insidious. They stirred up disputes between modern and ancient literature. They hid behind and did not show up, allowing our scholars to kill each other. Their intentions are to be punished! In this case, we are not as good as others. Act directly! Kill all the eunuchs! Everything will be solved!"
Xu You gritted his teeth and looked at everyone in the gathering with an extremely cruel expression, leaving everyone dumbfounded.
No one else said anything, but Yuan Shao was stunned.
"Why did Ziyuan say this? If a eunuch directly takes action in the palace, isn't that considered treason?"
Xu You shook his head firmly.
"This is not rebellion, this is Qingjun's side!"
Cao Cao's face turned dark, and Zhang Miao also expressed disapproval.
"Zi Yuan, this is not the side of the Qing emperor. Although the eunuchs are vicious and vicious, they have not acted rebelliously. Unless the emperor orders the eunuchs to be killed, it is considered treason. If the emperor kills the eunuchs at his feet, do you still want to attack the palace?"
"In urgent matters, follow authority. There is no other way. We can send people to protect the emperor in advance!"
Xu You said loudly: "Eunuchs harm the country and the people. They do all kinds of evil. Everyone in the world does not want to eat their flesh and sleep on their skin. We obey the will of God and public opinion, kill the eunuchs, protect the emperor, clear the emperor's side, and bring the world back on track. Why do we do the opposite?"
Liu Bei was also very surprised.
He originally thought that He Yong was already an anti-eunuch demon, but he didn't expect that Xu You was the real anti-eunuch demon, and the kind of demon who was capable of action.
He suddenly remembered that Xu You seemed to have planned with Wang Fen, the governor of Jizhou, to abolish Liu Hong, and seemed to have tried to recruit Cao Cao into the group, but Cao Cao did not agree.
So when he looked at Xu You again, there was a little more sarcasm and a little more admiration in his eyes.
Regardless of whether he did it stupidly or not, he is a bold person with a certain amount of action. He is much better than someone who just talks but doesn't do anything.
He really dared to do things that deposed the emperor.
ox!
But this doesn't make much sense. At this time, finding someone to kill the eunuch in the palace is tantamount to hitting an egg with a stone.
Although the eunuchs did not yet have military power, they clearly had the power to mobilize the army as they held the imperial power.
In this case, does Xu You think that the Yulin Army, Huben Army and the palace guards led by Weiwei under Guang Luxun's system are just doing nothing? Or is it that the fifth school of the Northern Army outside Luoyang City is doing nothing?
The more than 10,000 Central Army troops in and around Luoyang City are not just old soldiers who show off. They have considerable strength. The Yulin Army and the Huben Army are not only the emperor's imperial guards, they also follow the Northern Army in the expedition. The local elite.
Liu Bei, who has experienced war and military education, has a very deep understanding in this regard. There is a huge difference in combat effectiveness between professional soldiers who have received professional training and farmers who have been recruited temporarily.
As long as a real professional army is properly commanded, it can really defeat the enemy.
Xu You going to the palace to make trouble at this time would be equivalent to sending someone's head to the door, which is even funnier than inserting a bid to sell one's head.
So Liu Bei quickly persuaded Xu You not to be impulsive, and the others also followed suit. It took a while to persuade Xu You, who was red-eyed and very excited.
Finally, Liu Bei concluded that the most important thing now is to keep a low profile, not to jump, not to become the object of attention of the eunuchs, the ancient literature school and the modern literature school, to avoid becoming their wrestling field, so as not to become a victim.
Stay up and stay strong. As long as you are in good health, you will be able to hold on until the day when the dark clouds clear.
Everyone was helpless. Apart from Liu Bei's method, they really couldn't think of a better way to break the situation. They could only try to adapt to the current situation amidst endless awkwardness.
(End of chapter)
