Chapter 313 Soft power kidnapped the great Confucian and worked for the Lord?
Runan, Ruyang.
The ancestral home of the Yuan family.
lobby.
An old man with white beard and hair was slowly pacing back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back. From time to time he raised his eyes and looked outside the hall, as if he was waiting for some news, with a frown on his face.
His name is Yuan Chong(g).
The head of the Yuan family in Runan.
The reason why Yuan Shu was strong in Yuzhou and Yuzhou was unstoppable was because of his silent support behind the scenes. He asked for money and food for food. He only hoped that Yuan Shu could do something great and make the Yuan family go further.
It's a pity...
Now that the reports of defeat were coming one after another, he felt that he was on the verge of collapse. If Yuan Shu died in the battle, then the momentum and energy of the Runan Yuan family in Yuzhou would plummet, and even face collapse.
Of course, due to the Yuan family's status in the scholarly community, even His Majesty the Emperor of Nanyang Hanting could not openly kill the Yuan family, but it would definitely quickly reduce the Yuan family's influence in Yuzhou.
How could Yuan Chong not be in a hurry!
"Master of the house."
The middle-aged man on the side advised: "Don't be too anxious. Even if Cao Cao is good at fighting, there is absolutely no way he can conquer Changping County with 20,000 troops in a short time."
The middle-aged man is called Yuan Chen, and he is the butler beside the old patriarch.
All the money, food, and troops provided to Yuan Shu had to go through this person's hands.
To put it bluntly, among the Yuan clan in Runan, Yuan Chong is the head and Yuan Chen is the deputy head.
"Zidong!"
Yuan Chong sighed, still looking carefree: "You should understand the temper of the road. If everything goes smoothly, we don't have to worry, but once the battle situation becomes tense, he will not be so calm."
"kindness."
Of course, Yuan Chen is clear about this: "But judging from the current feedback, the highway pair seems to be obeying their words, and I think nothing major will happen."
"Zixiang!"
Yuan Chong murmured the name and turned to glance at Yuan Chen: "Zixiang is indeed proficient in the art of war and formation, but Cao Cao is not an easy person. It is still unclear who will win."
Yuan Chen frowned slightly, always feeling that the head of his family was a bit alarmist, trying to make others more ambitious and destroy his own prestige, but he couldn't say such nonsense, he could only boost the Yuan family's momentum:
"Although Cao Cao is alert and resourceful, he is just a little smart. He grew up with Ben Chu and Gao Da. I still understand this."
"Now, Cao Cao has won the trust of His Majesty the Nanyang Emperor and placed him in charge of military affairs in Yingchuan. He has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under his command, and he is even more crazy. Although he has won two battles, they are only narrow victories and not worth mentioning."
That's right.
In the battle in April, Cao Cao indeed won a narrow victory.
If Yuan Shu had not underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly, he might have already entered Yingchuan that time.
but......
This battle is fundamentally different from the last time.
Yuan Chong interrupted without hesitation: "A narrow victory? It was a narrow victory last time, but what about this time? Zhang Miao joined forces with the road and approached a hundred thousand troops. The two sides even conducted a test. Didn't they still lose?"
"this......"
Yuan Chen nodded reluctantly: "This time the defeat was indeed very complete, but Zi seems to have seen through Cao Cao's plan, which proves that he and Cao Cao should be equal in resourcefulness."
"So, head of the family, if you have a son like Fu Zuo Highway, I think if you stick to it until winter comes, there will be no problem. Don't worry blindly. Let's hurry up and prepare winter clothes for the soldiers."
"Master-!"
At this moment, a long call sounded outside the hall.
Yuan Chong raised his eyes and looked.
But when he saw his servants rushing into the palace, their expressions were extremely panicked, and they didn't even bother to salute, so they raised their fingers and pointed out of the palace, exhaled and said loudly:
"The latest news is coming from the direction of Changping."
"how?"
"Master, he...he..."
"How is he?"
"He and Zhang Miao were beheaded by leopard cavalry, general Ji Ling was killed by wolf cavalry, and Dian Wei was captured alive by leopard cavalry."
"ah?"
Yuan Chong exclaimed in surprise.
The whole person froze on the spot, dumbfounded, with a pale face, and three of his seven souls were lost.
Although he had expected that the situation would not be too good, he could not believe that the entire army was wiped out.
Even the generals Zhang Miao and Yuan Shu could not escape the clutches of the devil!
Extremely scary!
It’s simply terrifying!
"This...how is this possible?"
On the side, Yuan Chen supported the old patriarch and asked with a glare: "Even if the two of them are defeated, they still have at least 20,000 soldiers and horses. Can't 20,000 soldiers and horses defend Changping County?"
"No...not Changping."
"It's Zheqiu City!"
The servant's voice was trembling, as if he was afraid of offending the master of the house.
But he also understood that this kind of thing could not be hidden at all, so he could only answer honestly: "I heard that Nanyang Hanting innovated siege equipment and can actually destroy the city wall."
"Young Master had no choice but to break out from the north gate. He wanted to move to Zheqiu City as soon as possible and take a detour back to Runan from here. Unexpectedly, when he was about to arrive at Zheqiu City, he encountered an ambush and the entire army was wiped out."
Boom—!
It was like a thunderbolt in the clear sky.
When it comes to Yuan Chong and Yuan Chen, it is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, crispy and golden.
Especially the old patriarch Yuan Chong, his eyes were as wide as bells, full of horror: "What did you say? Nanyang Hanting actually has a device that can destroy the city wall?"
"this......"
Yuan Chong's throat rolled, and he looked in disbelief: "How is this possible?"
But the servant was extremely sure: "The villain has confirmed it three times and the answer is exactly the same. I guess it is not a lie."
Yuan Chong's body kept trembling, and his eyes were full of confusion in capital letters: "Even the city wall can't stop Cao Jun, how can the highway stop it? It's over, the Yuan family in Runan is going to be completely over!"
"Master!"
On the side, Yuan Chen was unwilling to give in, and hurriedly raised his hands and said: "Master, the Yuan family still has thousands of tribes in various places. If everyone unites, they may not be unable to fight Cao Cao."
"Bastard thing!"
Yuan Chong responded without hesitation: "Do you want the Yuan family in Runan to die? Even the 80,000 soldiers on the highway can't stop Cao Cao. We only have a few thousand troops, how can we fight?"
"I'm telling you!"
Speaking of this, Yuan Chong took a firm attitude and shouted loudly: "From now on, the Yuan family in Runan must not go against the Nanyang Han court. Otherwise, if the family is confiscated and the family is destroyed, don't blame me for being rude!"
"But......"
"Nothing but!"
Before Yuan Chen could speak, Yuan Chong interrupted directly: "Those who know the current affairs are heroes. The highway has been killed in the battle. The only solution now is to preserve the inheritance of the Yuan family. Do you understand?"
"The person in Nanyang Hanting is eager for you to rebel impulsively. In this case, he will have enough reasons to attack us, just like he killed the Kong family in Nanyang, without mercy!"
Yuan Chen suppressed his anger: "But the head of the family, is the death of the highway in vain?"
Yuan Chong slowly sat on the table, calmed down a little, and said to himself: "Runan is the Runan of our Yuan family. It was before, it is now, and it will definitely be in the future!"
"Zidong!"
Yuan Chong raised his eyes and glanced at the other party, saying coldly: "Remember! The more it is at this time, the less impulsive it is. There are many ways to fight. We don't have to be tough like Nanyang Hanting."
hiss-!
Yuan Chen was surprised and took a breath: "The master of the house means..."
Yuan Chong thought for a moment: "As long as the farmland is cultivated, the people are in our hands. No matter who becomes the governor of Runan, the result will be the same for our Yuan family. The road's revenge will be repaid slowly in the future. When they ask us for help, the result will be the same."
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Yuan Chen frowned: "But the head of the family, we are familiar with the situation in Nanyang. Once Runan is included in the Nanyang Hanting, the benevolence order will cover this place. We are afraid that we will not be able to rob the official family."
"snort!"
Yuan Chong said nonchalantly: "Isn't it just the rice field fish ecosystem, and there is also a high-tube rotating car? I forgot to tell you, our Yuan family's craftsmen have already built a high-tubing rotating car. Although it is smaller in size, it is official
Yes, we have them too."
"You go contact the heads of the Zhou family, He family, Chen family, Yin family and other families, and tell them that my Yuan family has also built a high-tube rotating car, and now we will share it with them for free."
Yuan Chen naturally understood the deep meaning of the family master and cupped his hands: "Don't worry, family master, I can just leave this matter to you."
Yuan Chong nodded slowly: "Remember to make the stakes clear. Our Runan will never become the second Nanyang."
Yuan Chen cupped his hands: "Here."
Immediately.
Bowed and left the hall.
As soon as he left, a servant rushed up to the palace and said, "Master, there is news from Nanyang."
Yuan Chong frowned and waved his hand: "If you have any news, just tell me."
The servant handed over his hand: "The Han court in Nanyang conquered Zheng Xuan and entered the dynasty, and there were also great Confucian scholars such as Pang Degong of Xiangyang, Huang Chengyan, Kong Rong of Lu, Tai Goat Di, Shanyang Tanfu, Fan Yang Lu Zhi, etc. I heard that the Five Classics were to be re-approved.
content."
"oh?"
Yuan Chong suddenly became energetic and straightened up suddenly: "Re-evaluate the contents of the Five Classics?"
The servant was extremely certain: "That's right."
hiss-!
Yuan Chong was shocked and took a breath: "Nanyang Hanting is like this. It must standardize the standards for selecting scholars. Our Yuan family takes "Mencius' Yi" as our inheritance. How can we lag behind others?"
Yuan Chong is very clear about the significance of successfully being selected into the textbook.
In this way, it is equivalent to opening up a channel for the Yuan family who is proficient in "Meng Shi Yi" to enter the Han Dynasty in Nanyang. This is of great benefit to the entire family.
In particular, the current development momentum of Nanyang Hanting is strong, and it may not be impossible to win over Chang'an Hanting in the future. If the channels for entering officialdom can be opened at this time, then the Yuan family will still have absolute influence in Nanyang Hanting in the future.
"Isn't Yuan Huan in Nanyang Hanting?"
Naturally, Yuan Chong suddenly thought of this young talent of the Yuan family: "I will personally go find his clan and make sure that he contributes to our Yuan family."
"Master of the house."
The servant hurriedly said: "We don't have to do this."
Yuan Chong was surprised: "What do you mean?"
The servant explained: "Because the imperial court has issued an edict, all students from all over the world can go to Nanyang and report their family studies to the imperial court. After the imperial court approves, people can be sent to the imperial court to participate in this matter."
hiss-!
Yuan Chong looked in disbelief: "Is this really true?"
The servant nodded: "That's right."
Yuan Chong frowned: "Calling the world's great scholars to Nanyang? What kind of medicine is being sold in the Nanyang Emperor's gourd?"
Seeing that the master of the house had been deep in thought for a long time, the servant tried to ask: "Master of the house, do we, the Yuan family, want to send someone?"
"group!"
Yuan Chong did not hesitate and was extremely sure: "We must send it, let Yuan Qin go, and at the same time send someone to deliver a message to Chang'an. If my brother can find a better candidate, send him to Nanyang as soon as possible."
The servant bowed his head: "Here."
*****
Nanyang, Wancheng.
Emperor's palace.
Hall of Wende.
Liu Bian glanced at the scriptures that were presented to him, his eyes almost exploded, and he couldn't help complaining in his heart: "Fuck! There are so many?"
Picking up a volume at random, Liu Bian scanned it roughly: "The Spring and Autumn Annals of Gongyang, the Spring and Autumn Annals of Zuo Shi, and the Spring and Autumn Annals of Guliang. It can't be like this, right? One "Spring and Autumn" actually produced three biographies?"
"Where does this go..."
The voice of the military advisor alliance immediately sounded: "The Spring and Autumn Annals have a special status in Confucian classics, because it was written by Confucius himself, and it contains subtle words and great meanings."
"Because of this, since the Warring States Period, a number of textbooks have appeared one after another specifically to interpret the Spring and Autumn Annals. These textbooks are called Chuanqiu. In fact, there should be five kinds, Gongyang, Guliang, Zuo Shi, and Zou.
"Shi" "Jia Shi"."
"But unfortunately..."
There was a hint of regret in the voice of the military advisor alliance: "In the early Han Dynasty, there were no teachers in "The Biography of the Zou Family" and no books in the "Biography of the Jia Family", so the inheritance was lost. The remaining "Gongyang", "Guliang" and "Zuo"
"", also known as "Three Biography of Spring and Autumn Annals".
Liu Bian was simply confused: "Damn, what's the difference between them? Are there so many of them?"
The Alliance of Military Advisors said with great certainty: "Of course!" The second biography of "Gongyang" and "Guliang" were originally passed down orally during the Warring States Period. In the early Han Dynasty, they were recorded on bamboo slips and silk in the official script that was popular at that time, so they are modern texts.
through."
"The "Zhuo Shi Zhuan" already had a manuscript during the Warring States Period. It was written in the ancient characters of the Six Kingdoms. It was presented to the court by Zhang Cang in the early Han Dynasty, so it is an ancient text."
Huh?
Liu Bian suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but be curious: "Teacher, since there are three versions of the Spring and Autumn Annals, which version did Guan Yu read? I'm really curious about this."
"expert......"
Liu Bian tried to ask: "Does anyone know?"
The military advisor alliance said softly: "Of course! According to the "Jiang Biao Biography" cited by Pei in "Three Kingdoms: Biography of Guan Yu": Yu is good at "Zuo Shi Biography", and the sarcastic recitation is catchy. It proves that he read "The Spring and Autumn Annals of Zuo Shi Biography"
》.”
"So..."
Liu Bian said half-jokingly: "Is Guan Yu still a scholar of ancient literature?"
The Alliance of Military Advisors replied: "In a sense, it is indeed true. In fact, many people read "The Biography of the Zuo Family in the Spring and Autumn Period", far more than just Guan Yu. For example, Li Dian of Cao Wei also liked this book."
"I see."
Liu Bian unfolded the scrolls and asked the Military Advisor Alliance to take screenshots and save the information.
At the same time, he himself was also thinking: "Teacher, the content of these materials is too complicated, and many of them have been lost in modern society. Can experts quickly grasp their essence?"
"rest assured."
The Military Advisor Alliance was obviously well prepared: "Experts are already studying the content, and Mr. Bian, you are acting from behind. After they present the focus of the problem, the experts will prescribe the right medicine, mix and sort it out."
"What is Confucianism? In short, it is Confucianism as a national ideology! It originated in the Western Han Dynasty, spread in the Wei, Jin, Sui and Tang Dynasties, reformed in the Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties, revived in the Qing Dynasty, and did not disappear until around the May Fourth Movement."
"Experts are standing at the pinnacle of thousands of years of Chinese civilization to examine this debate. Therefore, nine out of ten of the arguments will be better interpreted and combined."
call-
Liu Bian breathed a sigh of relief: "I feel relieved now."
Military Advisor Alliance: "But Mr. Bian, we can't resolve all those controversial points at once. We should leave them with a reason for the next debate."
"In this way, we are equivalent to tying all the great scholars in the late Han Dynasty to your chariot, Mr. Bian. This is an extremely powerful force!"
Liu Bian frowned slightly, seeming to understand the expert's thoughts: "Could it be that the experts want to rely on these great scholars to advance the depth of our education system?"
"That's right."
The Military Advisor Alliance marveled at Liu Bian's progress and said with emotion: "Master Bian's recent progress is very obvious. There are already some shadows of imperial power. Let's continue to work hard."
"kindness."
In fact, Liu Bian himself felt the same way.
The way of thinking of those in power is completely different from that of ordinary people.
Even Confucian classics are nothing more than tools in the eyes of superiors.
For those in higher positions, they must not only learn the content in it, but also be able to use it for their own use: "The more I am exposed to it, my thinking will naturally change, otherwise I will be too stupid."
"Let's continue."
"good."
The Military Advisor Alliance responded and continued: "Master Bian should know that for people like Zheng Xuan, the number of disciples under his command is calculated as more than a thousand. Even if the disciples who are recorded are eliminated, there will still be at least several hundred."
"If we can make use of them, there will definitely be no shortage of Xiaojing teachers in every Xiangxu school in the future. This will be of great benefit to our popularization of education and can make up for the shortage of Xiaojing teachers."
"The most important thing is that Zheng Xuan is also proficient in "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic". There must be some disciples under him who are good at this. Our basic mathematics can be started at the Xiangxu stage."
Liu Bian felt that it made sense, but the question came again: "Teacher, they are also disciples, and they still have to learn from Zheng Xuan. If we let them teach now, won't they waste their studies?"
"Won't!"
The Military Advisor Alliance is extremely certain: "Students will have winter and summer vacations, especially the winter vacation during the Little Ice Age, which will be relatively long, allowing Zheng Xuan to teach his disciples collectively at this time of year."
"Even Zheng Xuan, Sima Hui and others can teach them together. They can add some of the latest things from the imperial court, and even your will, Mr. Bian, can be instilled in them bit by bit."
Liu Bian's eyes suddenly brightened, and he said: "It's really a good idea. In this way, basic physics, chemistry and other things can be slowly filled in, so as to penetrate into various Xiangxu schools."
"That's right!"
The Military Advisor Alliance took advantage of the situation and said: "If this plan can be implemented smoothly, in less than ten years, there will be new schools across the country, and the difficulty of popularizing education will be greatly reduced."
"Dry!"
Liu Bian did not hesitate and made a decisive decision: "No matter whether we can succeed or not, we have to give it a try! As long as the examination is in the hands of the imperial court, the major schools of Confucian classics in the late Han Dynasty will have to revolve around us."
The Military Advisor Alliance affirmed: "Yes! That's what it means."
Liu Bian was full of energy: "Then let's continue, we must smooth these things out today."
Military Advisor Alliance: "Okay."
"..."
"The classics such as "Guwen Shangshu", "Gu Yili" and "Zuo Zhuan" that Liu Xin argued for are called ancient classics, and the theory of interpreting ancient classics is called ancient classics."
"..."
"Later, Liu Xin and Wang Mang formed a political alliance. Wang Mang was also an ancient writer. With Wang Mang's support, ancient literature had a short-term glory, such as "Mao Shi", "Yi Li", "Guwen Shangshu", "Zuo Zhuan", etc.
The ancient scriptures are all established as academic officials."
"..."
"At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, He Xiu, the master of Gongyang School of Jinwen School, wrote three books: "Gongyang Mo Shou", "Zuo Shi's Medical Examination" and "Gu Liang Failing Disease", defending Gongyang School and criticizing Jinwen Guliang School and ancient Zuo School.
Criticize."
"Zheng Xuan, the master of ancient literature, wrote three books to refute: "Acupuncture and Treatment", "Acupuncture" and "Fa Mo Shou". This debate finally ended with Zheng Xuan's overall victory."
"..."
Liu Bian relied on the family knowledge submitted by various aristocratic families and listened to the experts' introduction to this period of history. He finally had a more accurate understanding and interpretation of the beginning and end of the confrontation between ancient and modern scriptures during the Han Dynasty.
Just as Liu Bian was communicating and discussing with the military advisor alliance.
"Good news—!"
"Good news from Yuzhou—!"
Suddenly, a long announcement sounded outside the hall.
Liu Bian put his pen aside and raised his eyes to look.
But seeing Xun or pushing the door in, he stepped forward and bowed his hands: "Your Majesty, good news from the direction of Yuzhou. Yuan Shu and Zhang Miao were killed by leopard cavalry, Ji Ling was killed by wolf cavalry, and Zhang Miao's general Dian Wei was captured alive.
.”
"oh?"
Liu Bian had already expected that Yuan Shu and Zhang Miao would die, but he did not expect that he could actually capture Dian Wei alive?
His eyes suddenly brightened, he sat upright suddenly, and subconsciously asked: "Capture Dian Wei alive?"
Xun You nodded affirmatively: "That's right! It was the Leopard Cavalry who captured Dian Wei alive. This is the battle report. Your Majesty, please take a look."
"Send it up."
Liu Bian waved his hand, took the battle report, and started browsing: "That's what happened. So now Cao Cao can lead troops into Runan and take it back to the imperial court before the end of the year?"
"Can!"
Xun You leaned over and handed over his hand: "According to the intelligence sent back, Cao Cao has captured Chen County and subdued Chen County. Now he has sent General Cao Ren to garrison Chen County, and the rest of his troops have entered Runan."
"The only pity is..."
Speaking of this, Xun You said with a hint of regret: "The Pei State is temporarily in charge of the Prime Minister of Pei State, Yuan Zhong. He is a descendant of the Yuan family in Runan, so he should be able to resist a little."
"But don't worry, Your Majesty, we will win this battle completely. Even if Cao Cao doesn't send troops, King Pei, King Liang, and King Lu will respond in the shortest possible time."
"I believe it won't be long before they make the right choice. Perhaps before the end of the year, they can take back Pei, Liang, and even Lu."
Although the prime ministers of these three counties are former officials of the Yuan family, after all, it is the princes and kings surnamed Liu who make the decision. They missed the merit of following the dragon before, how can they dare not express their sincerity now?
Of course, Liu Bian had already anticipated this, so he didn't bother to worry about it. Instead, he asked Chen Liu: "What about Chen Liu?"
Xun You shook his head with a hint of regret: "Cao Cao's few troops in Yanling and Chenliu were occupied by Liu Dai's men. Now Yanzhou Biejia is in charge of Wang Gong's affairs."
"oh?"
Liu Bian frowned: "Where is Dianwei's family? Have they sent someone to rescue them?"
Xun or handed over his hand: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Cao Cao has made arrangements."
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