The news of Yuan Quan's mission to Shandong immediately attracted the attention of the courtiers.
This incident was so sudden that the emperor neither informed it beforehand nor gave any explanation afterwards. However, the timing of this incident was so coincidental that it could not help but arouse speculation.
Yuan Shu ambushed Yuan Shao's general Yan Liang and sent the wealthy Lujiang clan who were attached to Yuan Shao to Chang'an in a carriage, and wanted to farm in Lujiang. Before the matter could be resolved, the emperor sent Yuan Shu's daughter Yuan Quan as an envoy to Shandong.
Obviously not a coincidence.
Under the attention of many people, the news that Yuan Heng was ordered to study rituals with Cai Yan soon surfaced.
After hearing the news, many people understood what the emperor meant.
Regardless of the specific final result, the emperor was generally satisfied with Yuan Shu's actions.
This is a matter of attitude and direction, and there is no room for discussion.
This made many veterans worried.
Their main worries were twofold: first, whether Yuan Shu would act out of impulse and cause chaos. Second, conquest of the fields would lead to chaos in Shandong, and all previous efforts would be in vain.
The latter concern is nothing to discuss.
Although the emperor didn't say it, Hedong had learned from it beforehand. Everyone knew that the emperor wanted to use the opportunity of suppressing the rebellion to purge the wealthy families in Shandong, and the people of Bingliang also wanted to make a fortune and do something to the prosperous Shandong.
The various states carried out an open and honest plunder.
Shandong people don't want to see this scene, but they have no reason to directly oppose it.
Suppressing annexation and strengthening the branches while strengthening the branches has always been the core concept of Confucianism, which is as important as not competing with the people for profit.
Even if he initially opposed Emperor Guangwu's attempt to conquer the fields, he did so secretly, and no one dared to oppose him face to face.
Now the emperor has elite troops in Bingliang, he is young and vigorous, and his methods are much more ruthless than the Confucian Emperor Guangwu. If he really offends him, it is not ruled out that he will burn all the jade and stone in a rage, and use force to destroy the prefectures and counties of Shandong.
Therefore, the reason for everyone's opposition focused on Yuan Shu.
It is recognized that Yuan Shu is a dandy. He has failed in many things and failed in many things. Even if he is doing the right things now, it does not mean that he will do well in the future. It is not reliable for him to preside over the field.
At this time, Qiao Rui led a group of prisoners to Chang'an, giving the veterans greater motivation and more sufficient reasons.
Qiao Rui brought dozens of heads of the Lujiang clan.
These people usually have no worries about food and clothing, but now they are sitting in a carriage, traveling all the way from the Lujiang River to here, with only half a life left, which makes people feel distressed. Many people feel the same way, thinking of the days when the emperor moved westward and eastward.
After returning to the miserable life, he ran to Liu Xie and cried bitterly, remembering the bitterness and sweetness, and begged Liu Xie to cherish the current peace and not to start a war lightly.
Qiao Rui also brought his family members, including a pair of beautiful and fragrant daughters, one thirteen and one twelve.
Needless to say, this must be a crooked idea thought up by Yuan Shu.
Who did he take the emperor to be? Did he think that the emperor was as lecherous as he was? How could such a drunkard and a womanizer be given such a heavy responsibility? Conquering the fields was a major event, and entrusting it to non-human beings would cause endless disasters.
For a time, all kinds of accusations rained down on Yuan Shu. Everyone wanted to curse Yuan Shu to death.
If words could kill, Yuan Shu would have died thousands of times.
Under this situation, even Liu Xie couldn't directly defend Yuan Shu, otherwise he would have fallen into Yuan Shu's sugar-coated bullets and been stunned by the pair of sisters who had not yet bloomed.
Soon, Zhou Zhong, the Guanglu doctor who was in Wu County, also sent urgent documents. He did not intercede for the Lujiang clan, nor did he directly object to the land transfer in Lujiang, but he strongly opposed Yuan Shu taking charge of the matter.
He started from Yuan Shu's absurdity when he was young, and continued to talk about his rule in the same city as Yuan Shu in Shouchun not long ago. He listed Yuan Shu's various unreliable things one by one, and finally asked: How can such a person take on the responsibility of Yuan Shu?
Can you afford such an important task as Du Tian?
After this incident, Liu Xie also felt that Yuan Shu was unreliable and his work was too simple and crude.
So, he made concessions and decided to transfer Yuan Shu away from Yangzhou.
After some serious and intense "discussions", Liu Xie finally made the decision to transfer Yuan Shu to Youzhou Mu.
Compared with Yangzhou, Youzhou is farther away and poorer. Yuan Shu's move from Yangzhou to Youzhou seems to be a smooth move, but in fact it is a left move, which can be regarded as a punishment and can calm the grievances of some people.
After dealing with Yuan Shu, another issue was raised.
Who will take over as Yangzhou Shepherd?
Everyone discussed and discussed and proposed several candidates, but each had its own advantages and disadvantages, and could not get the approval of the vast majority of people.
South of the city, the former site of Taixue.
Zhao Qi sat under the shade of a tree, fanning the wind with his sleeves. Although he was in good health, he was old after all. In order to investigate whether there was any possibility of repairing the Imperial College, he had been running around in the past few days, which exerted too much physical energy.
"Gongtai, sit down for a while." Zhao Qi said.
"Here." Chen Gong agreed, but did not sit down. He leaned on a big tree and looked at Nanshan in the distance in trance.
"Gongtai, what are you thinking about?"
"Seeing the Taixue ruins, I suddenly felt a little emotional." Chen Gong turned his head, looked at Zhao Qi, poured a bowl of water and handed it over. "From the time Dong Zhongshu proposed the establishment of the Taixue, to now more than 300 years ago, who would have thought that
Will Confucianism reach this stage? It can be seen that Master is right, too much is not enough. Studying is a good thing, but too many people are studying, which may also cause trouble."
"What are you talking about?" Zhao Qi said dissatisfied: "Not to mention how to understand the words of the saints, now that the emperor attaches great importance to education and wants to make everyone in the world read and understand reason, why do you still think there are too many scholars? In my opinion, virtue
Run your body and enrich your house. The more scholars you have, the better. Look at those Xiliang soldiers. They were all as rough as wild beasts. They were jumping around everywhere they went. After reading, they even spoke softer."
"I'm not saying that studying is not good," Chen Gong explained quickly. "Studying to cultivate virtue is naturally good, but how many people study to cultivate virtue? Most of the 30,000 Taixue students study for official careers.
Once studying does not allow them to become officials, they will abandon the words of the saints and treat them like bad shoes. How can they have the heart to be virtuous? We have a saying in Shandong, which is to promote scholars but do not know how to read. This is the kind of people we are talking about."
"I've heard this sentence before." Zhao Qi nodded. "The next sentence is "Cha Xiaolian, my father lives apart, right?"
Chen Gong laughed dumbly and patted his forehead. "I forgot that Mr. Zhao also traveled in Shandong for many years."
"What kind of travel? I was just trying to escape." Zhao Qi patted his knees, feeling a little ashamed. "I have read Mencius for most of my life, and I admire Mencius the most as a man. I want to be a man who cannot be slutty, rich or poor, and mighty and unyielding."
A real man, if disaster strikes, he still does it
If you are not cautious when faced with difficulties, you can only run away and survive. If you want to be hypocritical, how can I not be the same? So I agree with what the emperor said, scholars should also practice martial arts to strengthen their bodies. If I had good martial arts, I would have
Why run away? Just kill Tang Xuan and eliminate traitors for the country."
"Zhao Gong is so heroic." Following the soft applause, Emperor Liu Xie walked over from the side, applauding as he walked. "Although Zhao Gong is old, his heroism is no less than that of a young man. He is indeed a disciple of Meng Ke, and he has truly inherited the awe-inspiring spirit."