Chapter 308 The Emperor’s Appeal

The emperor... is willing to give the family a way to survive!

Wang Hong was extremely excited at this moment.

No matter how harsh the conditions given may be, at least they leave a buffer zone for the current tense situation.

What pleased Wang Hong the most was that the emperor knew what was going on.

Governing a big country is like cooking small dishes.

It is also a huge and irreversible project.

The foundation had actually been laid by Liu Yu.

What Liu Yizhen wants to do is to build a beautiful big house, rather than dig up the foundation and build it again. As long as the emperor has this bottom line, no matter how messy it is, it won't get too messy.

Wang Hong bowed down and asked humbly: "May I ask, Your Majesty, how to survive?"

Liu Yizhen asked: "Does Shangshu know about Ma Rong?"

"nature."

Ma Rong was born into a noble family and was the grandson of Ma Yuan, a famous general of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

However, compared to his achievements in Confucian classics, his background is the least worth mentioning.

Ma Rong was profound in knowledge, integrated various schools of thought, and extensively commented on the classics, bringing the study of ancient classics to a mature level. He was a great Confucian at that time, with disciples and former officials all over the world.

Later, Lu Zhi and Zheng Xuan were both disciples of Ma Rong. And Lu Zhi was also the teacher of Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan. It can be said that Ma Rong's influence was extremely huge in the Eastern Han Dynasty when Confucianism was still very important.

It was naturally impossible for Wang Hong not to know about Ma Rong, and he even personally read the scriptures annotated by Ma Rong that were kept in the Wang family's private treasury in Langya.

Seeing the emperor suddenly mentioning Ma Rong, Wang Hong frowned.

Is the emperor going to reverse history and restore Confucian classics?

Unlikely!

Today's Confucian classics have long been in decline and are no longer needed in the officialdom, and the world of metaphysics has long been dominated by scholars.

A knowledge that can neither seek official positions nor entrust one's ideals in life is destined to be abandoned!

Seeing that Wang Hong didn't seem to understand his intention, Liu Yizhen asked again:

"Does Shangshu know about Kong Rong?"

Kong Rong, the 19th-generation grandson of Kong Shengren, was one of the "Seven Sons of Jian'an". An allusion about "letting pear" made him quickly popular and became the best material for parents to educate their children.

"How come the Confucius family from which he came has endured for so long?"

This time Wang Hong understood something!

When talking about aristocratic families, the most unavoidable thing is actually not the Wang family of Langya or the Xie family of Chenjun.

The Qufu Kong family is the most special one!

Confucius, the most holy teacher!

There is no need to elaborate on his importance to scholars all over the world.

Even if there are some stains that are hammered hard, it is just because a few stains are particularly conspicuous on the holy white paper.

only……

Wang Hong had a stomachache.

Could it be that the emperor wanted to create a saint?

If today's aristocratic family really has this kind of ability, how about being forced into a corner by the emperor to lick his wounds?

Liu Yizhen took out a map, which was the latest map of Liu Song territory.

"Now the Song Dynasty reaches Youyan in the north, Jiaoguang in the south, Longdi in the west, and the sea in the east."

"Although there are still hometowns such as Western Liaoning, Eastern Liaoning, Hetao, Longyou, Hexi, and the Western Regions that have not been recovered, the territory is more prosperous than it has been in a century, and there are as many as thirty-six prefectures and counties."

"I said before that I wanted to build a wide academies. Does Wang Shangshu still remember?"

"Remember."

When he mentioned this, Wang Hong burst into tears...

wrong!

Wang Hong suddenly reacted and focused his attention on the map again.

At this moment, Liu Yizhen tapped his finger on the map, as if he was pointing out the country.

"I plan to set up official schools in these thirty-six prefectures to carry out education and build the foundation for eternity!"

Liu Yizhen stood up slowly and stared at the increasingly excited Wang Hong: "Wang Shangshu should know what I mean!"

Got it!

Got it all!

Thirty-six states, thirty-six schools! Thirty-six pieces of cake!

besides……

Thirty-six aristocratic families!

Wang Hong was trembling all over at this moment.

It turns out that the emperor really left a way for them to survive!

"The development of the aristocratic family is too narrow."

"We are hiding from each other, from the officialdom to the clan. If this continues, even if I don't take action, there will definitely be problems."

"Nowadays, the decline of aristocratic families is the general trend. If they are still stubborn, I can only sweep them into the garbage heap of history."

"But I will not kill anyone who is willing to follow me."

The aristocratic family class is obviously weakened, but it still occupies a large amount of political resources. To put it bluntly, it is "occupying the latrine and not shitting."

But there are always young forces being born, and there are always novel things being discovered.

Instead of continuing to fight in a battle that will fail sooner or later, it is better to use the resources at your hand to invest in the next trend.

The academy is the next outlet left to them by Liu Yizhen.

Wang Hong stood up and bowed solemnly and deeply to Liu Yizhen.

This gift is a noble family.

Also for the future.

"Wang Shangshu, don't get excited yet, listen to me."

Liu Yizhen looked at Wang Hong jokingly: "Did Wang Shangshu think that this great gift was given to the aristocratic family by me in vain?"

"ha?"

Wang Hong's swollen figure suddenly became sluggish, and he began to play dumb with Liu Yizhen.

"..."

"Wang Shangshu, this is boring."

"To open academies in various places, I do not rely on aristocratic families, but only on the power of the imperial court!"

The invention of printing made the cost of a book extremely low.

Moreover, Liu Yu has paid special attention to collecting lost books in the north since the Northern Expedition. Now the Liu Song national book collection is absolutely the best in the world!

With books, Liu Yizhen will mobilize a lot of manpower and material resources, and the academies in each state will definitely be able to implement it!

So, this is really a great gift for the family!

And Liu Yizhen is not a philanthropist, so he will definitely not give this gift away in vain.

He wants an equally heavy gift in return.

An equivalent that allows Maison to exchange the present for the future!

Wang Hong almost cursed his mother at this moment.

Fortunately, Wang Hong was so touched just now that he felt that the emperor was really a good person! He actually thought about the family.

Now it seems that there are indeed other purposes!

Bah!

Should have known better!

Creatures like the emperor... are inherently cunning and cunning!

The trace of emotion in Wang Hong's heart disappeared without a trace in an instant. He calmed down his emotions and wanted to see what the emperor had planned.

Liu Yizhen didn't waste any time and placed an official document in front of Wang Hong.

"This is the document just submitted by the Ministry of Finance."
To be continued...