Fang Xuanling instantly understood the reason. The reason why Xiao Yu tested himself today was obviously that the family members could not sit still in the face of huge overseas interests. They may not have disloyal intentions and may be bent on profit, but this caused
The empire is in hidden danger, but it is absolutely
This is not a good thing. The suppression faced by the country is too severe, and the family members have been breathless. They have enjoyed the luxurious life that they have been asking for for hundreds of years. Now they are suddenly at a loss. This is not possible and that is not allowed, so they begin to set their sights completely.
Overseas, but this time, instead of hoping to make a lot of profits through sea trade, they directly extended their influence and completely escaped the control of the empire.
Shen Sheng died inside... Chong'er was born outside?
How can it be!
Xiao Yu nodded: "Of course I know this, so what does Xuan Ling mean?" Fang Xuanling looked at Xiao Yu with a serious face, and said in a sincere tone: "Now that Zhenguan Academy has been rebuilt, the number of students has increased by more than 30% compared to before. All of them are
Although we are highly qualified and intelligent people, we have no choice but to have a shortage of teaching staff and it is difficult to sustain the teaching team. Brother Shi Wen is a man of literary talent and extraordinary classics. He can be called the leader of the Jiangnan literary world. Since he has nothing to do after becoming an official, why not move his family north to the academy to serve as an intermediary
Teaching, teaching and educating people, and serving the country as a measure?
It is not a bad thing to have Li all over the world."
There was no politeness or tact, and Xiao Yu's thoughts were completely blocked with just one mouthful. Xiao Yu did not expect that Fang Xuanling not only rejected it completely, but also cut off all possibilities. It seemed like a joke and suggested that he return to Beijing to teach, but in fact it was an ultimatum.
If he refuses to leave Jiangnan and return to Chang'an, Fang Xuanling is likely to go to prison
His Majesty Shu imposed more serious suppression on the Lanling Xiao family.
Once that happens, the Lanling Xiao family's transcendent status will be challenged, and there are too many aristocratic families in Jiangnan who want to take their place...
He couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "Why is this so?"
Fang Xuanling's face was serious and her tone was solemn: "Brother Shi Wen, do you blame me for being too harsh and unreasonable? To be honest, I am not only upholding the court's laws and eliminating hidden dangers, but also thinking about the Xiao family."
Xiao Yu raised his eyebrows: "I would like to hear the details."
While suppressing my Xiao family, you have no regard for our normal friendship, and at the same time you are pretending to be "for my own good". They say that you, Fang Xuanling, are an upright gentleman, but you turn out to be so shameless.
Fang Xuanling poured tea for Xiao Yu with her own hands and asked warmly: "The Xiao family originated from Marquis Fou, a former general, and has been passed down for nearly a thousand years. During this period, there have been continuous inheritances and incense. I don't know how to continue?"
The "Houhou" is Xiao He, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, the "former general" is the sixth grandson of Xiao He, and Xiao Wangzhi, a great scholar of the Han Dynasty. These two people have always been regarded as the ancestors of the Lanling Xiao family.
Xiao Yu was a little embarrassed.
It’s not because Fang Xuanling asked him how the Lanling Xiao family has been inherited for thousands of years, but because of the phrase “continuous inheritance, endless incense”... and the long historical traditions of “Cui family”, “Wang family”, “Zhu family” and so on.
Compared with the cultural gentry, the Lanling Xiao family really rose to prominence in the middle and late Southern Dynasties. They were typical "late comers" and "late bloomers". At that time, the social custom of attaching great importance to family status was
Under this situation, the Lanling Xiao family felt even more ashamed. Therefore, after successively gaining dominance in Southern Qi and Nanliang, and truly becoming the top family, they continued to revise and improve their family's genealogy and lineage. "Book of Nan Qi" and "Book of Nan Qi"
"Book of Liang" all traces the genealogy of the Xiao family in Lanling before the southern crossing to Xiao He, Xiao Wangzhi, etc. in the Han Dynasty, and it continues from generation to generation without any gaps. The most suspicious thing is that this is obviously Xiao Zixian, the author of "Book of Nanqi"
and the fabrications of their contemporaries. During the Six Dynasties, all aristocratic families compiled genealogies, which was a common social trend at that time. During the Southern Dynasties, as the social status of the Lanling Xiao family continued to improve, they naturally wanted to trace the origins of their families.
Clinging to the famous family in history, Xiao He of the Western Han Dynasty
, Xiao Wangzhi is a famous minister recognized by the world, so it is natural for the Xiao family to pursue him as his ancestor. The world-famous Confucian Yan Shigu once verified this, saying that Xiao He and Xiao Wangzhi had different birthplaces, but they
"Book of Southern Qi" records that Xiao Wangzhi is the sixth grandson of Xiao He, which is obviously contradictory to what is written in "Book of Han" and obviously lacks basis.
Ban Gu, the author of "Book of Han", and others lived during the Han Dynasty, and they should be very clear about the blood relationships and family inheritance of important figures at that time. If Xiao Wangzhi was Xiao He's successor, I believe he would not have missed it. Yan Shigu said more bluntly
: "Modern genealogies and spies rely on each other in vain. After Xiao He of Yunwang, he followed Zhao Mu, and popular scholars shared their ancestors. However, Hou Hou, a member of the Han Dynasty, had high achievements and important positions, and his descendants Yinxu have detailed lists and long biographies.
A great Confucian scholar, with a long history, well-versed in both ancient and modern times, and able to talk about his ancestors. The city and dynasty have not changed, and the years are not far away. It is passed down by the elders, and the ears and eyes are connected. If it is actually inherited, what is the descendant, and the historical biography is not very detailed? "Han"
"Book" does not narrate, how can future generations trust it? Otherwise
, it can be easily recognized.”
It is directly pointed out that the so-called inheritance of the Lanling Xiao family is indeed a forgery and is far-fetched.
Of course, most of the so-called long-established sects in the world have done this kind of thing. Fearing that Yan Shigu would be interested in tracing the origins of the nobles one by one, they were so frightened that they rushed to Chang'an and begged this famous scholar to stop...
But no matter what, this is an indelible stain on the Xiao family of Lanling. Xiao Yu can't argue with it, how can he not be embarrassed?
He felt that Fang Xuanling was slapping him in the face, so he was very unhappy and said in a cold tone: "The Xiao family of Lanling naturally works hard and reads, and has passed down poems and books from generation to generation. What questions does Xuanling have?" Fang Xuanling asked curiously:
"In this case, why does Mr. Xiao tirelessly pursue more money? Even though the benefits of sea trade are far greater than ten times or a hundred times the output of the land, he still wants to cross the ocean and go to other countries? Leaving this land
, What is the use of the poems and books passed down by the Xiao family for many generations? To educate foreign barbarians and spread Chinese Confucianism and law?" Xiao Yu was in a low mood: "Do you think I am willing? But now His Majesty is suppressing the family members.
It gets worse day by day, and one day the foundation of our inheritance will be cut off. You, a small family member of Qi Fang family, may not be able to understand our
"Compared with the five surnames and seven sects, the Qingqi Fang family is indeed a small family with few side branches. As long as the Fang family father and son remain standing, the entire family will be prosperous and worry-free. But like the Xiao family
Such aristocratic families are different and have many branches.
Sheng, there are so many people, Xiao Yu alone can't take care of it. More children need to enter the official career, seize power, and then support the family.
Otherwise, even if the main trunk is prosperous, it will completely decline when the branches wither.
And once a family with such a big tree and deep roots declines completely, it is almost impossible to restore its former glory... Fang Xuanling asked curiously: "Why is it so depressed and desolate? The Lanling Xiao family has been passed down for thousands of years, and the bells and tripods are luxurious and prosperous. Your family
If the world is miserable and desolate, how can the world be miserable? Now the world is peaceful, the rivers are clear and the sea is clean, and the prosperous age is coming, but within the territory of the Tang Dynasty, there are many people who have no food to eat, no clothes to cover their bodies, no books to read, and no medicine to cure them.
What else are you dissatisfied with? Why do you have to violate the laws of the country in order to continue the glory of the family? The Xiao family of Lanling should
Do you really want to move out of the Tang Dynasty, go to foreign barbarian lands overseas, spread your branches and establish your own country?"
Xiao Yu was speechless.
No matter how miserable the Lanling Xiao family is, it is impossible to be worse than those who have no food to eat and no clothes to cover their bodies. It is just that compared with their former self, they look lonely, and the whole family cannot accept it.
It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality.
As for migrating to a foreign country to form its own country... that is to say, the Tang Dynasty could allow aristocratic families to profit from maritime trade, but it was absolutely impossible to allow the overall migration of countless people to go to a foreign country to establish a country.
Only the heirs of Emperor Taizong have this qualification. If the family members want to carve a piece of meat from the huge body of the Tang Dynasty to establish their own country, don't even think about it... Fang Xuanling said sincerely: "Don't be fooled by what your Majesty has shown.
Being generous and benevolent blinds your eyes. No matter how generous or benevolent, he is also the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the lord of the world. Once the core interests are touched, he will never blink an eye when he kills people. Do you think you can plan these things seamlessly? God
You don’t know? That’s too small of your majesty. Take my advice and leave for Chang’an now to teach in the academy and express the loyalty of the Xiao family to your majesty.
, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous." The emperor is the dragon entrenched on this beautiful river and mountain. The dragon soars over the nine states and dominates the eight wastelands. When it is kind, it makes clouds and rain rain and moistens all things. But once the gentle dragon is angry, it will thunder and destroy.
All things, this is a dragon
As long as it is a dragon, there are no exceptions to its characteristics.
Thinking that the dragon sitting on the throne is not as majestic and domineering as his father, do you think he is weak and can be bullied? The family members are sometimes blinded by power and interests, or perhaps after the changes in power in the Sui and Tang dynasties, they have little respect for imperial power.
Young people believe that the current world is still like that of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, "having soldiers is like a grass-headed king"
", being rooted in the south of the Yangtze River and far away from the center can arbitrarily resist the imperial decrees, and even do whatever the emperor wants from afar.
It's just ridiculously stupid.
Xiao Yu smiled bitterly and said: "But if I return to Beijing to teach, where will the Jiangnan nobles be placed?" Being a "leader" is not that easy. While enjoying power, you must also shoulder responsibilities. He came today to test what Fang Xuanling wants.
To find out the attitude of the imperial court, it is natural that he will not represent the Lanling Xiao family himself, but will shoulder the responsibility of all Jiangnan people.
The expectations of the nobles.
He could walk away and avoid the emperor's wrath and punishment, but what about the rest of the nobles?
When it is known that this "leader" has backed down and even betrayed everyone, everyone will inevitably cry out for beatings, and the Lanling Xiao family will become notorious...
Fang Xuanling shook his head and said calmly: "That's it for now. Brother Shi Wen, please take care of yourself."
How can you take care of others at this time?
Once the emperor's anger is vented, will the Lanling Xiao family be the first to bear the brunt, and will they bear the emperor's punishment for the sake of reputation?
It's not impossible, as long as you are willing to bear it and can afford it.
But it was obvious that Xiao Yu didn't want to bear it and knew that he couldn't bear it, so he quickly made a decision: "When I returned to Jinling, I wrote a memorial and had it delivered to Beijing immediately, and then I set off for Chang'an." Since Fang Fang.
Xuan Ling asked him to take a break from work and go to the academy to teach. Naturally, there was no reason not to use him as an evangelist. After all, among the most learned scholars in the world, there was no one who could surely surpass Xiao Yu in terms of literature and classics.
There were not many, even Fang Xuanling had to bow down... Fang Xuanling nodded slightly and said with emotion: "The times have changed a long time ago, and the world is changing with each passing day. We cannot cling to the old and be stubborn, but should make gains and losses and keep pace with the times.
Otherwise, sooner or later, we will be eliminated by the times and be driven endlessly.
The waves smashed him to pieces." Xiao Yu was a little confused and a little sad.