Chapter 1499. Catch them all in one fell swoop (6).
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Regardless of ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, in the eyes of Machiavellians, young students have always been a very useful tool.
First of all, young students always think very highly of themselves. They are full of energy and ideas and are not willing to miss any opportunity to show their presence. However, their ideas have not yet been finalized and they seriously lack knowledge and experience, so they can easily
Manipulate their thoughts, instill certain concepts into them, and make them firmly believe in them;
At the same time, the young students are not too old and not too young. They have initially possessed a certain degree of mobility and threat. However, they do not yet need to support their parents, wives and children, and bear the pressure of life. They are not at all like the elders.
They worry a lot about money, rice, oil and salt, so they often take action without any scruples when their minds are hot, without considering the consequences and costs at all;
The most important thing is that young students also have influence and organization that cannot be underestimated. Their future potential makes them naturally topical and always attracts attention. Their classmates, same year, and hometown relationships are also very important.
It is easy to gather together and act together, resulting in a group effect;
The combination of these characteristics makes it an excellent tool that has been tried and tested repeatedly for Machiavellians.
Before that, Zhu Hejian secretly incited Nanjing students to besiege the Nanjing Liubu Yamen, which severely damaged the prestige of Nanjing Liubu, allowing him to find opportunities to step out from behind the scenes and control Nanjing officialdom in one fell swoop. Therefore, Zhu Hejian knew the power of these young students best.
effect.
But obviously, as the saying goes, the tides are turning, Zhou Shangjing has now taken the lead in exerting influence on the young students, turning these young students into pawns in his hands.
Otherwise, these young students would not have flocked to the Confucius Temple without warning, and Zhou Shangjing would not have guessed this in advance.
And next, during the public debate between the Jin gentry forces and the Huangzhuang forces, Zhou Shangjing is very likely to use this chess piece to deal with Zhu Hejian and realize his own intentions.
Thinking of this, Zhu Hejian naturally felt like he was facing a formidable enemy.
But before Zhu Hejian made a statement, Zhou Shangjing had already reminded him with a smile: "This debate is held in public, and all walks of life in Nanjing can watch and witness it. This is His Highness's personal promise. Naturally, he cannot break his promise easily. Since young students have come to the Master one after another,
If the temple wants to watch this debate, we should not refuse their enthusiasm! Otherwise, not only will it seriously damage His Highness’s reputation, but once these young students become dissatisfied and make trouble, the newly stable situation in Nanjing may get out of control again.
Got it!"
Zhu Hejian frowned and retorted: "But... nearly a thousand Nanjing students came to watch. There were too many people. Not only was it difficult to maintain order on the scene, but the venue was also completely insufficient...
If the debate venue were moved to the Dachengmen vestibule, it would be enough to accommodate thousands of people. However, on the one hand, there was no time to prepare, and on the other hand, the vast majority of bystanders could only stand on the periphery and would not be able to hear clearly.
Considering the content of the debate between the two sides, the large number of people and the noise will actually affect the progress and original intention of this public debate!"
Having said this, Zhu Hejian shook his head firmly and said without waiting for Zhou Shangjing's rebuttal: "Therefore, we must not allow all students to enter the Confucius Temple to witness... Mr. Lu, you are quite popular among the students in Nanjing.
It is up to you to personally persuade them and make them agree to reduce the number of spectators. You can select 80 students with high prestige and enough to convince the public as representatives to enter the Confucius Temple to observe the testimony. The remaining students will stay outside the Confucius Temple.
Waiting for the result! Of course, I will also arrange special manpower to promptly inform the students who are waiting outside the Confucius Temple on the specific progress of this debate, so that they will not go in vain."
In order to prevent Zhou Shangjing from using a large number of Nanjing students against him, Zhu Hejian not only greatly restricted the number of Nanjing students entering the Confucius Temple, but also did not consult Zhou Shangjing at all when making decisions, which can be described as an arbitrary attitude.
Zhu Hejian originally thought that Zhou Shangjing would definitely express his opposition in this situation, but he didn't expect that Zhou Shangjing only thought for a moment after hearing this, and then nodded in agreement: "His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince's concerns are very reasonable, so let's arrange it this way!
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Zhu Hejian couldn't help but be stunned. He didn't expect Zhou Shangjing to support his decision so easily.
At the same time, Zhu Hejian saw a wry smile on Lu De's face and hesitated to speak. It seemed that he did not agree with Zhu Hejian's decision.
Zhu Hejian thought about it and soon realized the folly of his decision.
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Significantly reducing the number of Nanjing students who can enter the Confucius Temple to observe the debate, allowing Nanjing students to select 80 people internally as representatives to enter the Confucius Temple to witness the debate. This strategy seems to limit the variables to the greatest extent, leaving Zhou Shangjing unable to
To maximize the use of this chess piece, it actually left a more serious hidden danger!
You must know that most of these Nanjing students are tribute students from Jiangnan Gongyuan. They are either from extraordinary backgrounds or talented. They are all arrogant people.
Under such circumstances, the vast majority of Nanjing students were blocked from the Confucius Temple and were unable to enter the Confucius Temple in person to witness the public debate between the Jin gentry forces and the Huangzhuang forces. There would definitely be many people who were dissatisfied and believed that they were being subjected to
contempt.
If Nanjing students are allowed to internally select 80 people as representatives to enter the Confucius Temple, many Nanjing students who pride themselves on being extraordinary will inevitably fail to win the election. This group of Nanjing students will also be increasingly eager to prove themselves and seize every opportunity to show off.
Sense of presence.
At the same time, Nanjing students either directly came from the Jin gentry class, or they yearned for the Jin gentry class. They regarded themselves as preparatory Jin gentry and firmly believed that they would definitely join the Jin gentry class in the future.
In this public debate between political and political forces, the position has been clear from the beginning, and the vast majority of people unswervingly support the gentry class.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In this case, if the Jin gentry forces finally win this public debate, it will be fine, but if the Jin gentry forces lose this public debate, then it only takes a little while
With some guidance, their long-simmering dissatisfaction will explode directly.
When the time comes, the Nanjing students will definitely not give up. They all firmly believe that there must be a shady secret behind this public debate - otherwise, why not let all of us Nanjing students enter the Confucius Temple to watch and witness?
Without the witness of all of us Nanjing students, how could this result be fair?
The Jin gentry forces lost to the Huangzhuang forces in public debate? We Nanjing students will never admit this result!
As a result, Zhu Hejian was naturally tied up. Even though his position was more in favor of the Huangzhuang forces, he did not dare to show his bias at all. He could only preside over the debate strictly in a neutral manner, and absolutely could not let anyone find any fault.
Moreover, Zhu Hejian must also find a way for the Huangzhuang forces to completely defeat the Jin gentry forces in this public debate. Otherwise, not only will it be impossible to properly resolve the contradiction between the Jin gentry forces and the Huangzhuang forces, but the situation in Nanjing will also be affected by the strong support of Nanjing students.
If he becomes dissatisfied and loses control again, Zhu Hejian's own reputation among scholars will also be seriously damaged.
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Thinking of this, Zhu Hejian couldn't help but regret in his heart, thinking that he was too afraid of Zhou Shangjing and only focused on preventing Zhou Shangjing, but ignored the overall situation and made such a serious mistake.
If Zhu Hejian is given another chance, Zhu Hejian will definitely directly agree that all Nanjing students can enter the Confucius Temple to witness, and then use the Nanjing students to gather and make noise, allowing the order of this public debate to get out of control, and let this public debate go out of control.
The debate can no longer go on and ends in nothing, but it is the best countermeasure.
But now, Zhu Hejian has made a decision and it can be said that it is a done deal. Although he really wants to regret it, Zhou Shangjing does not leave any chance.
"I'm so old, I can't think as carefully as the Seventh Prince! Indeed, in order to maintain order at the scene, we must limit the number of Nanjing students to watch. If all the Nanjing students are allowed to enter the Confucius Temple to witness, wouldn't it be a deliberate obstruction?
The hosting of this public debate?”
In just one sentence, Zhou Shangjing blocked Zhu Hejian's regretful thoughts, and then turned to Lu De and urged: "Master Lu, you have also heard the instructions of the seventh prince. Just follow the instructions of the seventh prince. In the future,
Your reputation as the most talented person in the south of the Yangtze River will most likely be able to overwhelm those Nanjing students!"
In fact, Zhou Shangjing deliberately made Zhu Hejian aware of his relationship with the Nanjing students, which aroused Zhu Hejian's strong alarm, just to stimulate Zhu Hejian and guide Zhu Hejian to make such a decision, so that Zhu Hejian could restrict Nanjing students from entering the Confucius Temple.
size of people.
But Zhou Shangjing's layout was far bigger than Zhu Hejian imagined.
He summoned a large number of Nanjing students to the Confucius Temple not just to influence the outcome of this public debate!