"Those who are evil are similar to what they are not, and they are evil weeds, fearing that they will disturb the seedlings."
"Dong Gong wants to take this opportunity to win the hearts of these scholars?" Hu Miao, who learned about Dong Cheng's intentions through Du Zhi in Zhaoyin, frowned slightly and said, "What does Wei Boxi mean?
Want to please them?"
"Although the exiled scholars' families have declined, their prestige is still there and they have countless relatives and friends. If they can win over a little, it will really be a big help. The Wei family in Hedong has always been close to Guandong. When his late brother Zhongdao married Cai Gong's daughter, it was not a coincidence.
Is this what you mean? As long as the exile of these scholars can be ensured without changing their interests, not only will Dong Gong benefit, but also Wei Bo, who made the suggestion, will benefit greatly." Du Zhi glanced secretly.
Hu Miao glanced at him and said carefully: "Only for Mr. Hu, this is not the case."
"Me? Du Boqiong, why are you talking about me? We are all supporting Dong Gong. The more powerful Dong Gong is, the greater our future will be. Why do you say that is not the case for me?" Hu
Miao sneered.
"Don't you understand, Mr. Du?" Du Zhi raised his eyebrows slightly and further said: "Now Mr. Dong is close to Wei Jing, and he advises him on all matters big and small. Even if it is the secret of Chengming Palace, he has questions. And he will remember it from afar.
Back then, Mr. Dong discussed everything with the prince. Although the prince now has an official position in Beijing and is no longer a subordinate, he still lives in the same city. Why don't they recruit each other? Isn't this the covetousness of Mr. Dong's personal guards?
, and the prince of Yuanfu? When he is gone, the scholars will surrender to Dong Gong's account because of the power of the Wei Dynasty. The trust of the Wei Dynasty will become more and more important, and the power will become strong, but the prince of the mansion does not know where he will end up."
"Humph." Hu Miao felt a little pain when he was told that. His face changed, but he insisted on saying: "I think it's because Dong Zi is in a hurry, right? He didn't handle the Song family's matter very neatly. How could Mr. Dong do it?"
I’ve always remembered it.”
Dong Feng, You Fufeng, was somewhat on the sidelines in dealing with the Song family's affairs in the early stages, and his attitude was also because he saw that Song Du was pregnant and favored, so he did not dare to offend too much. Although things changed suddenly later, Dong Feng quickly stood up
He stabilized his position, but still made Dong Cheng unhappy.
Now that Wei Jian was gradually gaining trust around Dong Cheng, Dong Feng was worried that he would lose his position as a confidant, so he tried to rope in Hu Miao to prevent Dong Cheng from getting too close to Wei Jian and those people, lest he be excluded and left out. Du Zhi
He was Dong Feng's classmate, and he was also the one who arranged to be with Dong Cheng. Seeing Hu Miao pretending to be calm, Du Zhi knew that his trip had probably achieved his goal, so he left without arguing and made an excuse.
After Du Zhi left, Hu Miaowu sat on the same spot with a gloomy expression. His staff who had come back from seeing off guests did not dare to show their anger when they saw this place. After a long time, he suddenly came back to his senses and hurriedly waved for someone to take the Chang'an order.
Zuo Ling was invited over.
Zuo Ling was the person he single-handedly promoted. Although Hu Miao sometimes feared that the other party was more intelligent than himself, he was the only one who could say sincere words to him at the moment: "Mr. Zuo, although what Du Boqiong said is sensational, you must not ignore it."
.If Wei Boxi brings a group of scholars to Dong Gong's court, we will be alone and weak...But Dong Gong is very interested in this matter. Although I am interested, I can't think of it."
"Dong Feng wants Fu Jun to stand out and does nothing by himself, which is too good." Zuo Ling first defended Hu Miao.
"If you have any ideas, just tell me and I will let Du Zhi do it. I will never have anything to do with you afterwards." Hu Miao knew Zuo Ling was cautious and waved his hand.
Zuo Ling then smiled easily and said: "Actually, we just need to start from the top."
Wei Jian's suggestion to Dong Cheng was that since the emperor had issued an edict, exiles were not encouraged to return to their places of origin, and even if those down-and-out scholar-bureaucrats returned, it would be difficult to guarantee that they would be able to regain their former power. So as long as they ensured that
The political status and social status of scholar-bureaucrats, then the economic problems and the problem of where to stay will naturally be solved.
It was a product based on the urgent need to stabilize the social status of the bankrupt scholar-bureaucrats who were living abroad at that time. The main purpose of the work was to separate the powerful gentry from the Li Shu and Guizhou chiefs for the original lineage. As soon as this theory came out, it became popular in Guandong, and along with it this
The reputation of the author of the work cannot be increased. Since the beginning of spring, there have been countless memorials recommending him as an official.
As long as Dong Cheng is willing to accept Wei Xi's suggestion, support, openly recognize their social status and allow them to take root in the place where they live, and enjoy the same political rights and social status as the local powerful people, they will naturally be grateful to Dong Cheng, and even more
I would be grateful to Wei Qi who provided the advice behind it. Regarding this momentum, Zuo Ling directly pointed out the fatal key, that is, the author.
"Guan Ning?" Hu Miao read the name softly. If Zuo Ling hadn't reminded him, even he wouldn't have known that the person who wrote this statement was Beihai Guan Ning. He took refuge in Liaodong in his early years and was well received by Gongsun Du. Later, the imperial court recovered
In Youzhou, he forced Gongsun Du not to hinder the refugees' return to their hometowns, and then used buses to recruit Guan Ning, Wang Lie and other celebrities. However, on the way to Chang'an, a strange thing happened, which Dong Cheng cited.
It was a big insult: "But that Guan Youan who got off the car halfway and made many sarcastic remarks when he heard that Dong Gong was a Taiwei?"
"It's this person." As soon as Zuo Linggang finished speaking, Hu Miao sighed, and he continued: "At the beginning, this person openly claimed that Dong Gong was in the third Duke's position. He was unworthy of his virtue and was ashamed to be his inferior. As a result, Dong Gong was
He lost all his face and was talked about by the world. In the end, he had no choice but to resign as Taiwei and turn to General Hussar to this day... Mr. Fu." Zuo Ling came closer and looked at Hu Miao's face with ecstasy: "How could Wei Qian not know this?
Who did it behind the scenes? That is to say, Dong Gong didn't like reading, so he was criticized by others. If Dong Gong knew that he wanted to advocate, he would support Guan Ning's writings, and Guan Ning, who claimed to be a noble man, also knew that Dong Gong promoted it.
Argument……"
Guan Ning is a noble man, but he also looks down on Dong Cheng's vulgarity. Even if the original intention of his creation has a certain political purpose, he will never let the people he despises use it as a political tool. When the time comes, he will confront Dong Cheng, who knows about it afterwards.
Together, no matter how talented Wei Qian is, he can't appease her.
"If you didn't tell me, I almost forgot about this old guy!" Sure enough, after hearing this, Dong Cheng was furious in the mansion, almost pointing at Du Zhi's nose and said: "Go and call Wei Jian! I want to ask who he is.
Intentional!"
After Wei Jian came over in a hurry, he hurriedly defended: "My subordinates just used this theory as an example, and did not advocate its implementation. As long as the local counties can take more care of him during the election and recognize his family status..."
"No matter what you do, you can't get around his rhetoric!" Dong Cheng's rare sobriety was also to ensure the social status of the exiled scholar-officials. No matter what he did, he could not escape Guan Ning's theoretical basis. This made him
Dong Cheng couldn't accept it.
He was thinking that when Guan Ning aroused public opinion between the government and the public and forced him to give up his position as the Three Dukes, although his power was not lost at all, his face was completely lost. Now that without the constraints of Yang and others, he was no longer what he used to be in the court.
Why not simply take this opportunity to retaliate, first punish Guan Ning, vent his anger, and then follow Wei Chong's method.
Having made up his mind, and with the instigation of Du Zhi, Hu Miao and others next to him, Dong Cheng refused to listen to Wei Xi's hard advice and insisted on ignoring him for a few days. Then he prepared his words and went to the palace.
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In this regard, Dong Cheng has always been very clever. He seemed to be fair and mentioned the Imperial College that he valued most to the emperor: "I heard that the atmosphere of the Imperial College is not what it used to be. Now all the students of the Imperial College are proud of their family status.
, do not associate with poor students and common people, and people from poor families have been ignored in Taixue. Especially since the Imperial College opened the door to the Imperial Academy and offered fees for admission, the two often competed with each other based on their family background.
The theory of getting the best in the test. If things go on like this, I believe that the Imperial College's teachings on educating people will become empty talk."
"Why is there such a trend now? I have never heard of it." The emperor said softly, and raised his voice to the outside: "Summon King Yue." After the people went out to summon him, the emperor said slightly worriedly: "
If there is such an unhealthy trend in the Imperial College and the Imperial College, it should be stopped as soon as possible to avoid disaster!"
The theory of lineage and family status were the views that began to revive in this era. Before that, the political system based on this view was the Shiqing Shilu of the Zhou Dynasty. In order to ensure their political rights, the powerful families had to maintain their social status.
To continue, it is necessary to add a legal cloak to one's inheritance. For example, if someone has four generations and three sons, they must be high-ranking officials as soon as they come out. Of course, it must be better than quitting farming and studying hard. This trend of solidifying classes and rigidizing society has always been
This is what the emperor is wary of.
"I recently came across a commentary, which is extremely absurd. Many students from Taixue and Guozijian read this commentary, and they followed the source and boasted about their ancestors' family background without thinking about their studies." Dong Cheng said and took out a manuscript.
He raised it high above his head and said: "I would like to request you to ban this theory in order to clear up the style of Imperial College!"
Mu Shun took the copy from Dong Cheng at the emperor's instruction. The emperor seemed to be thinking about something. When Mu Shun unfolded it, he took a casual look at it and said lightly: "This is not the right way to start."
Dong Cheng looked happy and was about to say more when he heard the emperor suddenly put the manuscript aside and changed the topic: "This matter is not trivial. After Mr. Dong returns, he must investigate it carefully to avoid unjustly accusing innocent people. You can't just rely on a few words."
Just one sentence to make a judgment. As for the school's atmosphere, I will summon Pan Xu and others to personally ask whether this matter is true."
After saying that, the emperor sent Dong Cheng back, and happened to pass by Wang Yue, the embroiderer who had been summoned to the palace.
On the way back, Dong Cheng felt uneasy and inexplicable. He did not get the emperor's wrath as he had imagined, because this matter had endangered the foundation of the Imperial Academy, nor did he get the emperor's disdain, or even scolded him for his reckless involvement.
Making a fuss out of a molehill.
Dong Cheng, who was still confused about the emperor's attitude, went back in confusion. After looking at the slightly mediocre Du Zhi for a few times, he finally remembered that in Chang'an, in addition to Wei Xi, there was also Hu Miao, his former right-hand man.
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Hu Miao was very happy when he heard the summons. He took Dong Cheng's question very seriously and tried his best to come up with this conclusion: "The country's intention may be to let Dong Gong go to investigate and question, but it can't involve too many people."
Study with the Imperial College."
"Why is this?" Dong Cheng was in no other mood at the moment. He waved his hand and asked Qin Qingtong, who was about to serve his son to come in to find him, to go down and avoid him: "I made the name, didn't I just want to use this as an excuse to deal with Guan Ning well?
Are these celebrities who claim to be noble and noble? At that time, they not only disgraced me, but also disgraced the country. If they are indulged and ignored, it will only make more people follow suit in the future!"
"Dong Gong, Dong Gong." Hu Miao followed Dong Cheng around the courtyard and said, "It is precisely because of this that the country asked Dong Gong to 'check carefully'. As for how to check, it is still
How else can I check it?”
"But the country didn't say anything clearly." Dong Cheng frowned, a little unhappy. In this way, if anything happens in the future, the responsibility will be entirely his own.
Hu Miao sighed. Is the emperor the kind of person who would not cherish his feathers and take responsibility for himself? It is good to get such implicit support. He persuaded: "It is precisely because nothing is said clearly, so
Mr. Dong can do more."
As soon as Dong Cheng left, the emperor summoned Wang Yue. He was particularly concerned about everything in Taixue: "Is the atmosphere of Taixue really as bad as the Hussar General said?"
"If there is such a trend, I would like to ask you to delay reporting, neglecting to inquire, and other dereliction of duty!" Wang Yue, with frosty hair on his temples, bowed down high and calm despite his age, with a loud voice.
The emperor knew that Wang Yue acted steadily and never spoke big words. Whether he was presiding over the conquest of Yizhou or taking charge of the large and small espionage missions in Guanzhong, the other party completed everything flawlessly. Therefore, after hearing the other party's guarantee, he felt relieved: "Mr.
Education and education are related to a century-old plan, so you must not be careless. Your subordinates should pay more attention to this place. By the way, the embroidered clothes currently stationed at the Imperial College are still Bao Chu, right?"
"Wei Wei." Wang Yue cupped his hands and said, "It's Bao Chu. He is now the superintendent of a certain college in Taixue. He usually only takes care of the house cleaning, theft prevention and fire prevention. Because he lives with the students, he is the director of a certain college in Taixue.
If you have any comments in life, you will report them at any time."
"This person was once a Pingzhun prisoner?" The emperor vaguely remembered the identity of this person. He was one of the first spies who was placed in the Taixue when it was first established. The emperor knew very well that no matter what era, school or young age
An arrogant scholar is always an unstable factor. He needs to keep abreast of the public opinion of Taixue and cannot let the development of Taixue deviate from his intended direction. Bao Chu is just one of them, and there are many people like him who hold positions in different places.
Different roles, but Bao Chu was special in the emperor's mind: "I remember he is the elder brother of Bao Chu ordered by Pingzhun?"
"Pingzhenling is cautious and never publicizes it deliberately, so few people know the relationship between the two." Wang Yue said immediately.
"Oh." The emperor responded without saying anything. He just said: "Although what General Hussar said is an exaggeration, it does not mean that there is no such trend in Taixue and other places. You have to do more before he grows up.
Keep an eye on it."
"Here you go." Wang Yue hesitated for a moment and then said: "The hussar general..."
The emperor waved his hand at him, and the other party remained silent and retreated.