The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

The prevalence of the "fancy fair" in this dynasty was formed by a combination of various reasons.

Mencius said, "The official of a scholar is like a farmer's ploughing." First of all, it is because the scholars have great enthusiasm for participating in politics. Under the scrutiny system, there will inevitably be a situation of "taking scholars by name". In order to seek reputation, scholars are keen to make friends and advertise each other. Even those who don't want to make friends will become an alternative. "Stop making friends" and "scholar friends often use this as a shorthand".

Secondly, at the beginning of this dynasty, the "flash fairs" were mostly manifested in that they did not focus on Confucianism, and they exchanged assistance and mutual help in order to obtain official positions. However, with the rotation of eunuchs and foreign relatives, the political environment gradually became unfavorable for scholars. Out of the instinct of "taking the world as one's own responsibility", the activities of giving aid and seeking fame gradually turned into judging people and discussing current affairs, thus forming different political groups, that is, "forming parties".

The above two are the reasons caused by the political environment of the dynasty, in addition, there are cultural reasons.

Cultural reasons can also be briefly summarized as two.

The first is the influence of politics on culture.

The Han family system originally selected scholars based on the study of the classics. The saying goes, "It's not as good as the one who left a child with gold." However, as the phenomenon of "taking scholars by name" became the mainstream, and politics became increasingly corrupt, the road to becoming an official through the classics was cut off again. , then, the attraction of Confucian classics to scholars is no less than before. Instead of burying the classics and working tirelessly, it is better to make friends and form parties, gather the crowd to build momentum, so as to improve their reputation through public opinion, get the opportunity to enter the officialdom, and at the same time, check the public officials, Zang Fu's ruling also achieves the purpose of influencing, and even swaying, the government.

Second, it is because of the internal nature of Confucian classics.

"Han people attach great importance to the teaching method, what the teacher has taught, and what the land has received. They do not dare to enter or leave a word, and they don't use it when they say it back to the teacher." The driving force for self-renewal and development. At the same time, the annotations and explanations of the content of the classics have become more and more cumbersome. The commentary and exposition of the Confucian classics also made the development of the study of the classics lose its vitality.

To a certain extent, the "fancy fair" of the scholars was a revolution against this tedious study of classics, and a trend of ideological liberation for the scholars to break free from the constraints of traditional classics. ——Developed to the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there was the great prosperity of metaphysics, the debauchery of the "seven sages in the bamboo forest", the inherent military chaos at home and abroad, and the cause of precariousness. To investigate its origin, it may not be due to the development of the revolution in classical learning and the development of liberation.

To sum up the above four reasons, all aspects of politics and culture are converging together, and this is the prevailing style of "flash fairs" among scholars today.

The flashy fair has its progressive and positive side, but for the ruler of a regime, it also has its reactionary and negative side.

Such as Xun Zhen, Cao Cao, etc., including Yuan Shao, Zhang Miao, etc., can be said to be the beneficiaries of the flashy fair. Although they all come from famous and wealthy families, there are many children of famous and wealthy families. By gaining a good reputation through the flashy fair, they can easily stand out from the many children of famous clans and scholars from all over the world, and then get the opportunity to build a foundation and establish a business, but after they have established a foundation and established a business, the flashy fair It will become an obstacle that restricts them and even hinders their further development.

In the original history, Cao Cao killed a lot of "famous people" because of this. In his warning letter to Kong Rong, he wrote: "I am a minister alone. However, raising soldiers, killing people as a country, and breaking the frivolity of the gang, is more than a plan.” The murderousness overflows beyond the paper. In fact, not only Cao Cao killed, Liu Biao also killed Liu Wangzhi in Jingzhou, and the scholars in Jingzhou “all endangered themselves. ", Liu Bei also killed Peng Yuan, Zhang Yu, etc. in the middle of Shu. When he killed Zhang Yu, Zhuge Liang made an offer to intercede for him, and Liu Bei replied, "Fang Lan was born in the door and had to be hoeed." Although it was Fang Lan, it could grow in the door In order to stabilize the political foundation, he had to get rid of it, not to mention Sun Ce in Jiangdong. His family name was not obvious, and he was far inferior to Liu Biao.

Speaking of Xu Shao, in the original history, when he arrived in Xuzhou, Tao Qian was in charge. Although Tao Qian didn't kill him, he treated him "very generously", but Xu Shao couldn't be at ease and told his disciples "Tao Gongzu didn't really treat me well, I might as well go." So he went to Yangzhou to join Liu Yao, and when he left Xuzhou, Tao Qian captured the guests who were staying there. It can be seen that Tao Qian is also jealous of such flashy leaders as Xu Shao, but he is only under pressure from Xuzhou, so as not to distract Xuzhou scholars, it is useless to kill.

Like Cao Cao and others, Xun Zhen was also wary of the "fancy gangsters", not only because he realized that as his power increased, some flamboyant gangsters would definitely become an obstacle to his expansion and centralization of power, and he also There is a deeper reason.

He believes that: the flashy fair is one of the reasons that led to the prevalence of clear talk in Wei and Jin. A little bit of hard work, but without a little bit of talent, led to the demise of the Western Jin Dynasty and the chaos of the Five Husbands. Wang Yan, the Qingtan suzerain of the Western Jin Dynasty who was killed by Shi Le, sighed before his death: "Although my Cao is not as good as the ancients, if Xiang Ruo is not an ancestor, he is still vain, and he works hard to help the world, but he is still not today." His sigh, Xun Zhen didn't know it, but Xun Zhen knew about the ending of the Western Jin Dynasty, so he noticed the great evil of "the ancestors are still floating" earlier.

Although it is aware of its disadvantages, it is not easy to reverse the trend of "fancy fair" if you want to start from the source.

Killing several leaders of the flashy fair may stabilize power, but it cannot solve the essential problem. To completely solve this trend, we can only start from the root. The so-called root is the four causes of this trend mentioned above. political and cultural reasons.

In a nutshell: Reforming the inspection system, "scholars based on their names" cannot be allowed to become the mainstream, public opinion is in the hands of a few people, and clans and clans tout each other. In the end, there can only be high-ranking without poor clans, and low-ranking without gentry. It leads to the rigidity of classes and strata, and causes the country to lose the impetus for progress and reform. Xun Zhen doesn’t want to do something about the nine-rank system of orthodoxy. Vanity", Confucianism is honest and practical, and on the premise of trying to keep Confucianism from falling into the rigidity of later generations, in the medium and long term, there is indeed no second and better theory that can replace Confucianism.

However, although I have an idea of ​​how to solve this trend, firstly, this trend has been around for a long time, and it is difficult to make a change, and secondly, the first priority is military affairs. However, it is difficult for Xun Zhen to officially implement it in a drastic manner. First try to guide, do some preparations.

Originally, Xun Zhen planned to wait until the Yanzhou part or the Yangzhou part was obtained, and Xuzhou had a wider strategic depth before laying the groundwork for it. But it made him have to start early.

Xun Yu, Xun You and others said goodbye and left.

Xun Zhen waited for a while, then called the doorman and instructed: "I forgot to tell Gongda, go and invite Gongda back."

The official outside the door agreed, and hurriedly chased after him. After a while, he invited Xun You back.

Xun You entered the hall and asked Xun Zhen, "What did Duke Ming forget to say?"

"Gongda, I heard that the eldest brother wrote "Zheng Lun" in recent months, can the book be completed?"

"Big Brother" said Xun Yue. Xun Yue is the oldest among the middle-aged Xuns who now live in Xuzhou.

"Not yet."

"How many chapters have you made?"

"About half."

"Wait until the eldest brother's book is finished another day, you can take it and I will read it carefully."

"promise."

Xun Zhen said casually: "Zheng Gong is a famous Confucian scholar, Xu Gongfeng is the leader, my family has passed down Confucianism from generation to generation, and my talents are full of talents. I don't care about my ancestors and fathers, but among my brothers of the same generation, the eldest brother Ya is good at writing and often writing. There is a theory of Youhong, if the text is good at distinguishing talents and talents, if you are friends and Xiu if you travel around the world, both talent and theory are excellent, both of which are the crown of the time, and they are not inferior when compared with Zheng and Xu." He said, "Changwen, I am a foreign relative, my family is a state surname, my personality is good, and the characters I am discussing are good and bad, and given time, Xu Gong should not be more beautiful than before."

What a wise man, Xun You? Hearing Xiange and knowing Yayi, he immediately understood what Xunzhen meant.

Xun Zhen's meaning is obvious, "eldest brother Ya Hao's writings" is just a prelude, the key point in his words is that Xun Yu is good at distinguishing virtuous scholars, Xun Chen and Xun Yan like to make friends, and Chen Qun is good at writing characters. Yu, Xun Chen, Xun Yan, Chen Qun and others created momentum and pushed them into the "fancy" leaders of Xuzhou scholars, thereby reducing the influence of Xu Shao's public opinion in Xuzhou.

Xun You smiled and said, "What Duke Ming said is very true."

The two smiled at each other, and no more words were needed.

In fact, after Xun Zhen first took charge of Xuzhou, in order to fight against the "fancy" leaders and to control public opinion in his own hands, he was already promoting the reputation of Xun Yu, Chen Qun and others in Xuzhou Shilin. There have been small achievements. Some scholars in Xuzhou, especially young scholars, have united in Xun Yu, Chen Qun, etc., whether it is because they want to take this opportunity to enter officialdom, or they really admire the virtues and talents of Xun Yu and Chen Qun. Around Chen Qun and others. Among Xun Yu and Chen Qun, Xun Yu's reputation is the best.

Xun Zhen also said: "Zhang Zigang has a high moral character, Zhang Zibu's vision of Xu Di, and Chen/Yuanlong's heroic person can be a model for Xuzhou."

Zhang Hong is good at writing, calligraphy is good, and his moral character is high. Known as the representative of Xuzhou scholars. After all, Xun Zhen is now in charge of Xuzhou, and there are differences between Xu and Henan. It is not only necessary to promote the prestige of Xun Yu and others, but also to set up a few local scholars as role models for Xuzhou Shilin. In Shizhou, they can further enhance their influence in Xuzhou.

On the one hand, it promotes the reputation of Xun Yu and others, and on the other hand, it establishes Zhang Zhao and others as role models. In this way, although Xu Shao's reputation is great, it will be difficult to stand out as the "Yuedan Commentary" in the past.

Xun You replied: "Nuo~www.wuxiaspot.com~ said about Chen Deng, Xun You thought of Liu Yao and said: "Ming Gong, the letter to Liu Zhengli has been sent for a few days, and it is expected that the distance should arrive at Liu Zhengli early. I have it in my hands, but I haven't seen his reply yet. It seemed that he didn't want to live in Tanxian, he just wanted to take shelter in the Chen family. "

"Did you write a letter to Wen Qian?"

"Send another letter to Wen Qian, telling him to send Liu Cheng to Huaipu to meet Liu Zhengli. If he doesn't want to come to Tan, he will set up a house for him in Huaipu, preferably next to the Chen family. Let him settle down in Huaipu."

"Liu Cheng" refers to Xiapi Cheng Liu Ru.

Liu Ru was a member of the Liu family in Yingyin, and the Liu family in Yingyin was also a clan of the Han family, so it was the most suitable for him to meet Liu You.

Xun You complied with the promise, and said again: "Langya salt has been set, and the mistress will be able to finish the salt in a few days. The salt and iron, the important matter of the country, in You's humble opinion, Ming Gong seems to be ready to go." He smiled again. , "The Duke of Ming has agreed to accept Mizi Fang Mei as his young wife. I don't know when you plan to hire her?"

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