When scholar Sun Rui found Cai Yan, Yuan Heng had just left his shift and was discussing with Cai Yan the matter of Wang Duan being left behind.
When they saw the scholars Sun Rui, Cai Yan, and Yuan Heng, they all hurriedly stepped forward to salute, treating themselves as their disciples.
Although Shi Sunrui has never been a third official, his reputation has always been very good and he is very prestigious among the younger generations.
Hearing that Wang Duan was left behind in Xingzai, Shisun Rui asked a few more questions.
Wang Duan is a relative and has a strong demonstration effect, and also has a major influence on the subsequent logistics supplies.
When he learned that not only Wang Duan would be left behind, but also his property would be counted by Zhuge Liang, Shi Sunrui breathed a sigh of relief. With the emperor's methods, no one should dare to confront Zhuge Liang again. As for the small tricks, Zhuge Liang must not be his opponent.
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Being able to carry out a comprehensive name book verification at any cost during the autumn harvest shows your courage. Anyone with some knowledge will not conflict with Zhuge Liang at this time.
What's more, there are Northern troops stationed nearby and can assist in countering the rebellion at any time.
Scholar Sun Rui then asked about "The Biography of the Party".
Cai Yan already knew from Yuan Heng that the emperor discussed the preface with Shisun Rui, so she was not surprised at all. She told Shisun Rui that the emperor's request for "Dang Guo Biography" was to record it truthfully, so it was still in the data collection stage.
, even the preface is a draft.
The reason is very simple. Regarding the origins of party affairs, Zhou Fu and Fang Zhi, the information currently available is not comprehensive enough.
Zhou Fu is too little and Fang Zhi is too weak.
Although Zhou Fu was a Confucian scholar, he had no other deeds to tell apart from being an emperor's teacher and an official to a minister. There were no particularly outstanding disciples among his, and in addition, he was derogatory in party affairs.
Even fewer dare to speak out, and there is almost nothing to write about.
There is relatively more information about Fang Zhi, but most of it is in vain and he has not much actual political achievements.
Judging from the only information available, it was Fang Zhi's guest disciples who started the trouble and attacked Zhou Fu, which is not consistent with Fang Zhi's image as a moral gentleman.
The emperor's intention was to publish a statement in the Di newspaper, hoping that all people involved in party affairs or concerned about party affairs could provide information, and then analyze the information to eliminate the false and retain the true, and finally write the "Biographies of the Party" to include all the information.
Gains and losses are recorded in the annals of history for the benefit of future generations.
When the scholar Sun Rui heard this, he was both happy and sad.
Fortunately, the emperor's attitude of seeking truth from facts has always been the same. He regarded the writing of "The Biography of Party Prison" as a major event and wanted to draw lessons from it. For this reason, he did not hesitate to hurt Xiaohuan and Xiaoling's reputation. What is worrying is that party affairs have implicated too much.
Guang, I am afraid that this biography cannot be written in a short time, and it cannot even be accommodated in one biography.
The greater danger is that it may cause the scholar-bureaucrats to be torn apart.
Tens of thousands of scholar-bureaucrats were implicated in the two party imprisonments. Many party members or their descendants are still alive and even hold great power. The court wants to clarify party affairs, so they cannot sit idly by and speak out. It is inevitable that they will speak out.
However, the rights and wrongs of party affairs have never been publicly discussed, and even within the scholar-bureaucrats, there are great differences on party affairs. Supporters are certainly justified, and opponents are not unreasonable. However, they do not have the upper hand morally, and the channels for speaking out are limited, so
The volume is not loud enough, and it seems that the party members are more energetic.
Nowadays, the situation has changed. Not only is the emperor's attitude towards the party members not good enough, but he also supports the opponents to speak out to some extent. New things such as Dibao and Yinfang also provide more opportunities for the opponents to speak out.
Once the two sides have a public debate and write it down and publish it all over the world, the momentum of the party members will inevitably be severely damaged.
Although Shi Sunrui was not a party member and opposed the extremes of the party members, he did not want to see the reputation of the party members be disgraced and become a existence with mixed merits and demerits like the eunuchs.
In his view, such a danger exists and is extremely likely.
As a member of the court, he knew the true face of the Party members very well.
"How does Lingshi evaluate Wang Situ?" Shisun Rui said.
Cai Yan smiled faintly. "Master Shisun, you might as well wait and see."
Shi Sunrui came to the restaurant and sat down to eat.
Mrs. Bian has received the emperor's oral instructions and prepared a simple but exquisite dinner for Shisun Rui. In addition to Chinese delicacies, there was also wine.
But Shisun Rui had no taste at all.
Thinking back to his conversation with Cai Yan, he felt worried.
Cai Yong died at the hands of Wang Yun. How Cai Yan planned to write about Wang Yun became a topic of great symbolic significance. As a representative of the party and a party member killed by the Xiliang people, if Wang Yun's image can still be
Make sure you are basically positive, and others won’t have to worry too much.
But Cai Yan's answer made him very uneasy.
If Cai Yan took advantage of this opportunity to belittle Wang Yun and complain about his father, it would not be difficult.
In doing so, she also has another role that cannot be ignored: taking into account the overall situation and appeasing the people of Liangzhou.
After all, the Liangzhou Army was a force that the imperial court relied heavily on, so it could not but be considered.
In contrast, although the party members with Ru Ying as the core also have some power, it is not enough to change the current balance of power.
Once the "Biography of the Party" is finalized, the image of the Party members becomes a historical fact, and it will be difficult to change it in the future.
The conflict between the scholar-bureaucrats and the imperial court may also lay the root of trouble and alienation.
However, Jushou ate very happily, chatted happily with his colleagues who came here because of his reputation, and drank several glasses of wine in a row.
Shi Sunrui couldn't bear it anymore and choked him. "Don't think that since Jizhou doesn't have many party members, you can just stay out of it and just sit on the sidelines."
Jushou laughed. "It would not be a bad thing if the members of the Tianxia Party could be exiled overseas like the Jizhou people in Yecheng."
Shisun Rui's heart moved slightly and he smacked his lips. "Then do you think the emperor did it intentionally?"
"This possibility cannot be ruled out, but... it is not possible."
"Not that much?"
"If the emperor wants to deal with the party members, it is much easier than dealing with the Jizhou people." Jushou put down the Kuaizi in his hand. "The party ban is just a matter of an edict. The reason why the party ban was lifted and the party members still have a chance to speak now is not
Because of how powerful the party members are, but because of the Yellow Turbans."
Jushou raised his head and looked at Shisun Rui, his face was a dull wine red, but his eyes were bright.
"Do you think there is still a possibility of a Yellow Turban uprising now?"
Shisun Rui's eyes narrowed, his heart skipped a beat, and the blood vessels on his forehead began to beat, especially at his temples, which beat particularly fiercely.
He quickly glanced around and whispered: "My lord, please don't get into trouble."
Jushou chuckled. "Don't worry, I'm not that willful. But have you ever thought about how long this matter can be kept secret? Once the emperor issues an edict to collect deeds related to party members and discuss them publicly, someone will definitely tell them
Tell me what happened back then."
He paused and then said: "I even think that the emperor may have suspected it for a long time, but he just didn't say anything."
Shisun Rui held his breath and felt dizzy. He waved his hand and said in an almost pleading tone: "Young sir, be careful what you say."
Jushu nodded. "I can be cautious in saying this, but there is no explanation for the lives of hundreds of thousands of Jizhou people."