Yang Biao not only gave suggestions, but also made suggestions that were well implemented.
People nodded in approval of Yang Biao's good method.
Yang Ci was also quite satisfied, and then asked: "That's it for the killing, but what about the siege?"
"Lu Zhi has an upright character, hates evil as much as he hates it, and is not adaptable. This is his greatest strength and also his greatest weakness."
Yang Biao said: "In addition to us, the people in the court who are dissatisfied with Lu Zhi will also be dissatisfied with him after he was killed. In this way, we have assistants who can get rid of them. In addition, someone’s help is needed to completely defeat Lu Zhi.”
"who?"
"eunuch."
Yang Biao smiled and said: "I heard that eunuchs like to buy properties all over the world to leave a way out for themselves. Among them, Jizhou is one of the places where eunuchs buy properties, and most of them are hidden. If Lu Zhi knew about these things, he would How to do it?"
When Yang Biao said this, everyone suddenly realized.
During the previous war, the forces of the eunuchs combined with the forces of the Ancient Classics School brought a thunderous blow to the forces of the Modern Classics School. They were once hit so hard that they were unable to move and were unable to fight back.
But according to their current observations, there is no alliance between the eunuchs and the Ancient Literature School.
The previous cooperation was not so much an alliance as it was each getting what he needed.
The eunuchs held imperial power on behalf of the emperor, which in a sense represented the interests of the emperor. At that time, the emperor's interest was to unite with the ancient literature school to overthrow the modern literature school.
But times have changed and the situation is different now.
As long as there is a conflict of interest, the eunuch forces will inevitably start a fierce struggle with the forces of the Ancient Classics School, and when the time comes, Lu Zhi will be the victim.
It is true that the Ancient Literature School is full of talents, but once Lu Zhi, as the core of Yun Wen and Yun Wu's school, is frustrated and leaves, it will be a heavy blow to the Ancient Literature School.
Moreover, once Lu Zhi is hated by others, the situation of Liu Bei, Lu Zhi's disciple, will also deteriorate sharply. This is simply a strategy of killing two birds with one stone.
After thinking about this, Yang Ci nodded repeatedly, approving of Yang Biao's proposal.
"If this is the case, even if Lu Zhi has the power to reach heaven, he will not be able to escape this dragnet. Once Lu Zhi is gone, our position will be stabilized. Next, we will plan for a revival."
When Yang Ci said this, the big guys of the Jinwen School started to get serious.
"After this catastrophe, you must have noticed that the gang of traitors who studied ancient prose and pseudo-study have such a deep foundation among the scholars. One hundred years have passed since Zuo's Spring and Autumn Period pseudo-study was deposed as academic officials. Not only has Xue not cut off its inheritance, but it has become stronger and stronger.
Today, there are more and more people studying pseudo-study, and they have surpassed us in number, and there are many talented people. Although we uphold orthodox scholarship, we are limited in difficulties and cannot fight with these treacherous and unrighteous people to maintain orthodoxy. In fact, It makes me feel heartbroken. "
Yang Ci's face was full of regret and remorse, as if he really regretted and hated the fact that orthodox scholarship was bullied by pseudo-science and he could not uphold justice and promote orthodoxy.
In order to cooperate with Yang Ci, everyone present also expressed the same feeling. They also felt regretful, deplored, and extremely remorseful.
But it’s no use just doing this. You have to do something.
So what should we do?
Yang Ci came up with an idea.
"They grew and prospered due to our temporary negligence, causing more scholars to choose pseudo-study instead of orthodox scholarship. First, it was the temptation of pseudo-study, and second, it was the sinister intentions of the pseudo-students. However, there are many ignorant people in the world. It is really heartbreaking to mistakenly ask about pseudo-science because you yearn for the knowledge of saints!
In order to correct unreasonable scholars, revive orthodoxy, and eradicate pseudo-study, we should recruit outstanding scholars into the family academy, impart knowledge, pass it on, and make changes. This is the most important thing. What do you think? "
Yang Ci's speech made these school leaders look at me and I at you, quite hesitant.
Because what Yang Ci said is indeed the only way for Jinwen School to break the current predicament.
To put it bluntly, in the current political situation that is changing rapidly, the decadent Jinwen School has also been forced to embark on the road of self-renovation. Internal reformists have emerged, confronting internal conservatives, and the two sides have different opinions. one.
As the current leader of the Jinwen Jing School, Yang Ci obviously holds a reformist attitude.
But except for Yang Ci and his son Yang Biao, the other big guys don't seem to have such an attitude.
Zhang Xi did not support it, while Huan Dian was quite hesitant.
The heads of several other big families, including the Gao family, Xia family, and Liu family, were dissatisfied with Yang Ci's suggestion.
"When they gain power, do we have to make compromises?"
"Lu Zhi has been driven away, and your position as Taiwei has been consolidated. This is when we are about to launch a counterattack. Do we have to admit defeat at this time?"
"If we make changes and completely abandon the persistence of our ancestors, wouldn't it be contrary to the teachings of our ancestors and an act of rebellion?"
"How can such a despicable villain be in the same room as me? If so, please go!"
Led by them, several other families came forward and said that making changes at this time would be admitting defeat, so they were determined not to make changes.
They must stick to tradition, stick to their glory, and never admit defeat.
Faced with such a situation, Yang Biao looked ugly, and Yang Ci sighed.
Although the ancient literature school's counterattack directly sunk Gongyang Chunqiu, it caught the modern literature school off guard and suffered heavy losses, and allowed the modern literature school to see the power of people's hearts.
But despite this, the exclusive and conservative ethos of the school that has lasted for more than two hundred years cannot be reversed in a short time.
Yang Ci felt very depressed about this situation, and he comforted everyone with sincere words.
"Can't you still see the current situation? There are too many scholars studying pseudoscience. It does not mean that they are powerful, but that there are too many of them. When there are more people, there will be a lot of talents. When there are more talents, , you can decorate pseudo-science into official science.
You can’t see clearly how dangerous the current situation is. After Lu Zhi’s victory, my position as Taiwei was in jeopardy for a while. Those people started talking and advocated that Lu Zhi was the pillar of the country and should be appointed as the third official. If we hadn’t fought desperately, now It's really hard to say who the Taiwei position belongs to.
They are already full-fledged and powerful, and they are led by Zheng Xuan and other people with real talents and practical knowledge. They are a great threat to us. They cannot be defeated with just a few moves. How difficult is it to defeat them? If we don’t take the initiative to seek change, this matter may be difficult! "
Perhaps Yang Ci's words contained too strong a flavor of compromise, which aroused strong dissatisfaction among many people.
Zhang Xi made it clear that he was unwilling to support it.
Huan Dian, a swing faction, was also dissatisfied.
I betrayed the Yuan family and jumped to your side for profit, but I haven't seen the profit yet. First, you want me to take the initiative to cut off my flesh to contribute to the future of your so-called school?
Shouldn't I take the lead in doing such a thing?
Therefore, many family representatives, represented by Zhang Xi and Huan Dian, expressed opposition to Yang Ci's suggestion.
"They are a group of scoundrels, a group of despicable scoundrels who hold fake learning as official education! If I are allowed to associate with scoundrels, it would be an insult to me! I would rather kill myself with a knife than associate with scoundrels!"
"They use pseudo-study to harm orthodox scholarship and violate the teachings of saints. How abominable. If they cannot be completely eradicated, I will not be able to close my eyes until I die!"
"They took advantage of my unpreparedness and used despicable means to plot against us. If they succeed for a moment, how can they last forever? Mr. Yang, I have no sworn relationship with them!"
Faced with the excitement of the crowd, Yang Ci had no choice but to temporarily shelve his compromise proposal and prepare to put forward the same opinion again when he had the opportunity.
But from the current perspective, the conservative forces within the Jinwen School are still very strong, and the reformists are not yet strong enough to dominate the school’s actions.
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PS: Because I ate delicious mutton steamed buns this morning, I’ll add another chapter.
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