In fact, in the final analysis, this matter is because the ancient literature school has too few resources.
Of the fourteen ascending channels, the Ancient Literature School barely managed to grab one. If there were more resources, it would be more attractive to the scholars of the school.
Unfortunately, this possibility is not high in the short term.
Once the Jinwen school is willing to let go of its own resource constraints, even just a little bit, those young scholars who are eager to become officials and stand out will have a great possibility of changing their stance, and there will be no psychological burden.
And to put it bluntly, the upper echelons of the Ancient Literature School never regarded them as members of the Ancient Literature School.
No one cares about them except Liu Bei.
In this case, they won't feel any sense of betrayal. Everyone gets what they need, and I help whoever benefits, and no one can blame anyone.
What is Xiao Fengxian everywhere?
This is called Xiao Fengxian everywhere.
When the upper echelons of the Ancient Literature School heard about this, they showed some incompetence and fury. They scolded Yang, but they did not reflect much on themselves.
Fu Qian suggested that everyone allocate some resources to the young scholars in order to win people's hearts, but the major families that control the resources are very stingy about this.
Some people directly said that it was the Lu family who should devote resources. Anyway, Lu Zhi had not done much to expand the family's power. Now is the time to expand the family's power.
Let Lu Zhi come on, he has more resources and we have less resources. Every carrot is a pit, so don't worry about us.
Isn't this also a good thing for Lu Zhi? He should also prepare some disciples and former officials for his family to consolidate his power.
Liu Bei sighed after witnessing all this.
He felt that sometimes, as leaders, they really couldn't blame their subordinates for having so many subordinates. They should look for the reasons within themselves and see why there were so many subordinates under them, but there were none for others.
Money and ideals have to be given to each other, right?
If you don't give a single thing, and you still want others to be devoted to you, how can you have the confidence?
There is no way, in this world that is worse than worse, the ancient literature school is generally better than the modern literature school, but it is still an insect in essence. There are not many people willing to provide resources, and even fewer people are willing to make promises. It's almost only Liu Bei.
Facing this group of insects, Liu Bei really didn't know how to describe them. He could only say that you can't do good politics with insects. Finding an opportunity to physically save them is the most correct behavior.
But whether it should be said or not, it does not mean that giving money and ideals can ensure everyone's loyalty, because when power intervenes, money and ideals have to take a back seat.
So Liu Bei himself also suffered some impacts.
There was a young scholar in the Department of General Affairs whom he liked very much. His name was Yingqian, who was born in Yanzhou. He was recruited by the Yang family, so he decided to leave the Ministry of General Affairs and join the Yang family.
Ying Qian's departure caused great controversy within the Ministry of General Affairs. Some young scholars who were grateful for Liu Bei's kindness were extremely shameful to Ying Qian, and even tampered with him, intending to beat him severely.
Han Hao and Jian Yong had been trying to mobilize manpower to maintain order before Liu Bei arrived, until Liu Bei finally arrived at the Ministry of General Affairs.
Because Liu Bei was different from other upper-class figures in the Ancient Literature School in that he had truly shown kindness and care to them.
These young scholars may not care about the accusations from other upper-class figures in the ancient literature school, but when facing Liu Bei, they feel that they are in the wrong.
Therefore, faced with the accusations from his colleagues, Ying Qian did not resist.
After Liu Bei arrived, he even chose to apologize to Liu Bei, knelt down in front of Liu Bei and allowed Liu Bei to punish him.
If Liu Bei wanted to hit him, he would not fight back.
Liu Bei did not blame him, but asked him the reason and asked him what promise Yang gave him that made him so excited.
"He can make me an official, and he has indeed made me embark on an official career. He will call me into the Taiwei Mansion as a Taiwei. Although I am still an official, I will soon be released as a county magistrate. , and then promoted step by step, and finally returned to Luoyang until he became a senior official in the Jiuqing."
Ying Qian sat opposite Liu Bei, looking directly at Liu Bei with an expressionless face.
Liu Bei didn't think it was strange, so he poured himself a glass of rice wine and took a sip.
"Is it because he promised you such a future and promised you to be an official?"
"Isn't this enough? Junhou, you should know better than me why we study so hard and spend so much effort and expense to come to Luoyang."
Ying Qian laughed: "Is it just to study and study, and to study the teachings of the saints? No, not many people will believe this. We work so hard for officialdom and glory and wealth. Junhou, don't you do the same? ?”
"indeed."
Liu Bei nodded: "But if you do something like this once, your reputation will not be as good as before. People in the Ministry of General Affairs will also be hostile to you, and even people from the Yang family will not treat you seriously. This Doesn’t it matter?”
"With my background, compared with the benefits brought by being an official, this disadvantage is not worth mentioning. As long as I can be an official, that's enough."
Ying Qian tried to cover up his bitterness with a smile, but the effect was not good. Before the corners of his mouth could be raised, his efforts to smile failed.
So he gave up and covered his face with his hands.
"Junhou, you have already achieved success and fame. I don't have such good luck or such strong eloquence, so I can only think about myself. I can see how much effort my father spent on sending me to Luoyang to study!
How hard it was for my family to spend money to open up new opportunities and lose most of their wealth. I also know that when I left home, my father held my hand tightly and told me that I must get ahead so that I can be worthy of the family. I had no choice. , I want to be an official! "
After saying these words, although Ying Qian covered his face and Liu Bei couldn't see his expression clearly, Liu Bei felt that Ying Qian must not be so comfortable at this moment.
The collision between ideal and reality always makes countless people die.
He or she is lucky. Lucky people can't be more lucky, but they don't have this luck.
"All right."
Liu Bei sighed and raised his wine glass: "I won't say much else. I hope you can have a successful career, rise rapidly, and honor your ancestors. At least, it will be worthy of your determination today."
After a long silence, Ying Qian put down his hands and looked up at Liu Bei.
"Thank you, Lord."
With that said, Ying Qian raised the wine glass in front of him, raised his head and drank the rice wine in the glass, then wiped his mouth and said with a smile: "Junhou, I thought you would scold me severely and say that I betrayed the school. He is a shameless, ruthless and unjust person who makes me feel good about myself. I even thought that I would be beaten up by you."
"You have already said that you are working so hard just to be an official, and neither the Ancient Literature School nor I can allow you to be an official. If this is the case, what position do we have to accuse you?"
Liu Bei sighed: "In this world, after all, there are too many people who want to be officials, but too few people who can be officials. What the Ancient Literature School can't give you at the moment, I can't give you either. You work for us, but we don't." If we can't give you what you want, we are sorry for you, not you for us."
Ying Qian was stunned for a moment, then suddenly his expression changed, he straightened his clothes and bowed solemnly to Liu Bei again.
"The noble righteousness of the prince will be unforgettable for the rest of his life. Even if he is far away, Qian will never do anything detrimental to the prince. If he violates this oath, he will be killed by both heaven and man!"
Liu Bei nodded slowly, thinking that maybe he could mention him a little more.
"The reason why you were accepted by the Yang family is not because of how amazing and talented you are, but because of the existence of the Ancient Literature School and the threat that the Ancient Literature School poses to the Modern Literature School. Without the threat of the Ancient Literature School, you would not have gotten Yang. Recruitment of the family.
Therefore, don't regard Yang as the benefactor who gave you a future, don't die for Yang, and don't thank Yang wholeheartedly. That is stupid behavior. Yang is using you, and you must also learn to use Yang.
You have to work hard and climb up with Yang's help. Don't be humble about what Yang gives you. If Yang doesn't give it to you, you have to grab it yourself. Since you have done such a thing, don't regret it. Don't suffer. "
Ying Qian was shocked when he heard this.
After a while, Ying Qian took a deep breath, left his seat, walked to Liu Bei, and bowed respectfully.
"You should be educated!"
"Don't dare to take it seriously."
"Farewell!"
"I won't send it."
(End of chapter)
