Three Kingdoms

Taixing six years.

Next September.

The grass and trees in the north have just begun to wither and turn yellow, and the long-prepared lecture at Qinglong Temple is gradually coming to an end.

This time, not only local gentry children from Guanzhong Northland participated, but also from Hanzhong and Sichuan, and there were also many gentry children from Shandong.

The entire Qinglong Temple discussion will be divided into three stages. The first stage is universal suffrage.

Universal suffrage is not only about selecting people, it is also about selecting scriptures.

It's not just a random person who declares that he has the ability to compose annotations, and he can join the ranks of annotations. There needs to be a process, and a "certification" is required.

Doesn’t the word “certification” have a strange flavor?

Pang Tong and others did not experience the kind of "certification" events that convinced people in later generations like Fei Qian, but it did not prevent these first-rate guys from immediately understanding the mystery and building one in a few clicks. certification framework.

Fei Qian saw it from the side and just laughed.

After all, compared with the "certification" that "climbs to the top" in later generations, the current stage is basically child's play. Thinking back to those frightening certifications in later generations, such as Roujiamo Hu Spicy Soup, as long as there is no so-called "certification" and you dare to add two or three more words, haha, just do it to death. As for whether it will turn upside down after you finish it. If it is harmful to this nameplate, then ignore it. Is everything moving forward? Let the mistakes of the past go.

The same is true for the lectionary. Certification is also required.

In the Han Dynasty, due to the prosperity or rampantness of Jinwen classics, many scriptures were incomprehensible. Perhaps the same name had different versions in different families in different places. This problem became very obvious during the Xiping period and led to many conflicts, so that the Xiping Stone Classic was finally issued.

As Fei Qian inherited his father-in-law's legacy, he naturally took the Xiping Stone Scripture as a standard template and included it in the ranks of "serious scriptures". Of course, only these "serious scriptures" cannot satisfy the distribution of the descendants of these noble families who are constantly rushing in. For example, Zheng Xuan wants to occupy the "Three Rites"...

Therefore, there must be some "Apocryphal Sutras", or "Auxiliary Sutras". Anyway, the meaning is the same, that is, those sutras outside the "Main Sutras", and the number of candidates is also limited. At the beginning, there were only ten As a result, the quota for Ben was simply not enough to allocate, and it was almost like a pig’s head was beaten by a dog’s brain.

According to the wishes of the nobles who participated in the meeting, they were even willing to select hundreds of different scriptures. However, it was obvious that Fei Qian would not satisfy these guys' boring wishes, but only added two more places for "rewarding".

These guys were naturally dissatisfied and made trouble again, saying that they should at least have seventy-two scriptures like Confucius had seventy-two sages. Then Fei Qian slapped him back, indicating that the number twelve represents heaven and earth. Reincarnation, the passage of time, is it possible that Confucius is greater than heaven and earth?

So these people had no choice but to accept the result, and began to bite and fight each other over the twelve flesh bones...

So in Qinglong Temple, small teams were naturally formed.

Not everyone in these small teams may know each other, and they may not be familiar with each other at all, but because the scriptures they learn are relatively similar, they gradually get together. In the process of competing for meat and bones, the Shandong gentry children felt the gap in strength caused by the weakness in numbers.

Because the gentry children on Fei Qian's side obviously outnumbered the number of people who came all the way from Shandong, so in many cases, these small teams formed by the Shandong gentry had to put aside their barriers again and form larger teams to come and compete with each other. The scholars on Fei Qian's side compete...

Originally, Jizhou scholars thought that Yuzhou people would just rest on their laurels while in the imperial hometown, while Yuzhou people felt that Jizhou people were arrogant and did not know how to restrain themselves. Then people in Jizhou and Yuzhou despised Qingzhou people for their smell of sea, and Xuzhou people were all from the countryside. People, on the other hand, people from Qingzhou and people from Xuzhou feel that Jizhou and Yuzhou use the taxes they pay every day to eat, drink and have fun but don't do serious business...

And now, these people have another reason to sit together.

Drinking and talking is the beginning of joy.

Then their own ideas were swirling in their stomachs...

There was a scholar in the wine shop who was talking loudly. Some people were listening and some were not listening.

This kind of situation is common in Qinglong Temple, in Chang'an City, and in the tombs. After all, the universal suffrage has just begun. Many gentry disciples hope that their scriptures can be selected, and they can naturally enter the stage of correct interpretation. If you want your scriptures to be known to more people, you can't keep silent about "the fragrance of wine is not afraid of deep alleys", or even want to stuff your own "wine" directly under the noses of others!

In Qinglong Temple, a large-scale gathering had just been held, and the topic in the restaurant was naturally surrounding many news about the previous large gathering, and there was a lot of discussion.

"Why do the people selected for this Right Explanation Conference focus only on Confucian classics regardless of their reputation?" "One person said with some indignation, "I have a friend who is a famous person in the county and a great sage in the countryside. He is famous far and near. But now he does not distinguish between high and low fame, so that unknown people can be compared on the same stage. Isn't he a pearl? Is it mixed with fish eyes? 』

The person next to him didn't care whether this person was the type of person who made friends out of nothing. He was more concerned about another thing, "There are so many scriptures, as vast as the abyss and the sea. How can anyone survive this universal election?" Is it possible that the virtuousness of a great Confucian scholar cannot be determined in just one word? Why should we go to such great lengths? 』

"I heard that Mr. Zheng is well-deserved for this general election, and Mr. Shui Jing is not worthy of his name. The rest are competing with each other. There are also many people from Sichuan, Shu and Han who are running for the election, hoping to get a place!" It's a pity that I, a great scholar from Shandong, have never come here! 』

"Isn't Mr. Zheng a scholar from Shandong?" 』

"Well? ! 』

"This...I mean, for example, Beihai Kong..."

"Kong?" Ha ha ha ha……"

"You are so rude!" If you have something to say, say it. What's the point of ridicule? 』

"Both of you!" You two, please be patient. We are all members of the same family. Why should we argue and let others take advantage of us? Nowadays, I heard that there is a chief of correct explanations and a second position. I can understand its meaning to a certain extent. However, how does the word "committee" come to explain the position of the correct explanation committee members? 』

A person next to him said, "A committee member is someone who is entrusted with important responsibilities, and also has the meaning of being entrusted with the original intention. Now the scriptures are interpreted correctly, isn't this the right way?" It is fitting that the hussar is named after him. 』

"Oh, that's quite appropriate. 』

"Please clear up more doubts, my dear brother..."

"Where, where..."

"Hi, everyone! Hi! Everyone! Another person stood up and said loudly, "Zheng Gong is famous all over the world, and these chiefs are worthy of their reputation. Mr. Shui Jing, well, let's not talk about it. The second position is not a problem, but the other two seats, and How could it be allowed to be divided between Sichuan, Sichuan and the east of the river? 』

"How can one be called a great Confucian among Sichuan and Shu?" 』

"That is to say, there are no scholars in Sichuan and Shu, but Wen Weng sent Xiangru to teach the Seven Classics. In this way, the scholars in Sichuan and Shu should respectfully call us uncles..."

"Hahaha……"

Wen Weng was the prefect of Sichuan and Shu during the Western Han Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, he not only made great achievements in mulberry farming, opened the mouth of the Jianjiang River, irrigated nearly 2,000 hectares of farmland in Fan County, and vigorously developed water conservancy and agricultural production in Sichuan and Sichuan, he also established schools in Sichuan and Sichuan. , established education, and sent 18 outstanding people from Shu County, including Zhang Shu, to the capital to study for doctoral degrees and teach students after returning to Shu. Therefore, most Han students believe that the cultural prosperity of Sichuan and Shu began at this time. of.

But in fact, this is not the case.

Although Weng Weng did contribute a lot to the academic career of Sichuan and Shu, the rise of the academic style in Sichuan and Shu has a long history. It did not start from Wen Weng alone, but there were already some connections in Sichuan and Shu. inherited.

In fact, in the minds of Han students, the land of Sichuan and Shu is similar to Longxi and Longyou. They are both the territory of the country people and uncivilized areas. This is not to say that it is completely derogatory. After all, the land of Sichuan and Shu and the Central Plains of Guanzhong are There are indeed some gaps in economy and culture among other prosperous areas.

It is precisely because of this gap that in Sichuan-Sichuan culture, it is impossible for a single literary man to make up for it overnight. Therefore, during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, three people such as Sima Xiangru, Wang Bao, and Yang Xiong suddenly appeared. It is difficult to attribute all the great masters of Han Fu who are at the top of Han Fu to Wen Weng.

In fact, Sima Xiangru and others came to Sichuan because there had been several large-scale immigration activities in Sichuan. After Qin Shihuang unified the six kingdoms, for the sake of political governance, he once moved the heroes, nobles, wealthy merchants and other wealthy families from the six kingdoms to Sichuan and Shu. Naturally, there were also a large number of scholars among them.

In the early Western Han Dynasty, those who failed in political struggles were often exiled to Sichuan and Shu, or even further areas. These exiled losers in political struggles also brought various cultural technologies to Sichuan and Shu, among which were inevitably There are Confucian culture, Huang-Lao studies and so on.

At the same time, Sima Xiangru and others, at that time, just met the political needs of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and were different from those who were in the political court at that time who studied Huang Lao, and Sima Xiangru and others also discovered Knowing this, he was encouraged to cooperate with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in advocating. In fact, it was in line with the great unification of the Spring and Autumn Period in the mind of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. The Liuhe style of the Han family and the common culture of the nine states. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty not only wanted to strengthen his rule in terms of political power, but also "unify" spiritual culture.

From this perspective, the Confucian literary figures in Sichuan and Shu during the Han Dynasty were innately eager to make peace with politics. Therefore, after Fei Qian held the second Qinglong Temple Discourse, these figures in Sichuan and Shu were absolutely Not allowed to be missed...

Guan Ning sat alone. After he finished eating and drinking, he shook his head slightly, waved to the waiter, paid the meal, stood up, and went out. He didn't say anything to the Shandong scholars in the wine shop. They discussed in series that they were interested in going to a lecture meeting held by Sichuan and Sichuan scholars to cause trouble.

But Guan Ning guessed that these guys would probably return with broken wings...

It is normal for these Shandong scholars to want a share of the pie, but many of them do not know that sometimes they can get it not just by simply wanting it...

Many of them want to participate, but they are not even qualified to become candidates.

The more he understood, the more Guan Ning admired the Hussars General for his far-reaching strategy. After so many years of school palace, examinations, competitions, and lectures at Qinglong Temple, the land east of Guanzhong has accumulated a large number of students, and these students are even stronger than those from Shandong.

Although Guan Ning is unwilling to admit it, he has to say that studying and not studying, or studying under pressure and casual studying are completely different things.

Because there is the standard of "examination", whether you study well or not is not just a matter of words. It requires some real talent and practical learning. And do the children of Shandong gentry have examinations? Even if there is, it is just a casual relationship, going through the motions, boasting loudly, and full of confidence, but if we really compete on the same stage like now...

Guan Ning knew his goal here, so all his actions were centered around this goal. However, he found that many Shandong gentry children did not know what they wanted to do, nor what they were good at. More often than not, Just gather together to cheer and become the one responsible for applauding and applauding in the audience.

After the last lecture in Qinglong Temple, the number of scholars in Guanzhong and Hedong increased greatly, but what about this time?

One year later, three years later, five years later, maybe by that time the number of scholars in Guanzhong will actually be more than that in Shandong?

This would be a terrible result.

And what are those Shandong nobles still doing?

It was difficult for Guan Ning to know about Xu County's affairs.

But as far as Chang'an Sanfu is concerned, Fei Qian has become an uncrowned king.

With military power in his hands and the entrustment of the emperor above his head, regardless of whether the people of Shandong are willing to admit it or not, the Hussar General has become the master of Guanzhong.

From food, clothing, housing and transportation to laws and morality, from military equipment to culture and literature, everything seems to be operating in a certain way and according to a certain path.

General Hussar seems to rarely show up, and officials are nominally in charge of the operation, but Guan Ning feels that these officials are following General Hussar’s plan consciously or unconsciously...

As for the land of Shandong, it neither has this ability nor can it be convinced by others, nor does it have the prestige to support the entire organization like a hussar general.

Even Cao Cao couldn't.

Guan Ning walked slowly along the street and came face to face with a patrol team.

The inspector was riding on horseback, pacing forward slowly, looking around. The leader's eyes met Guan Ning's.

Guan Ning nodded slightly and saluted. Although the head of the inspection did not know Guan Ning, seeing that Guan Ning was wearing a scribe's robe and saluting as if he was saluting him, he politely bowed his hand on horseback and nodded in return, and then walked away. Pass.

This is really both civil and military...

Guan Ning watched the team go on inspection.

With the military parade celebration of the Hussars General, the desire of ordinary people in Guanzhong Sanfu to join the army was further enhanced. Every year during the slack season in winter, recruitment of new soldiers begins in various counties and counties.

But this time, the time has not yet come, and there are already people waiting in line at the recruitment center...

This simply left Guan Ning stunned and speechless!

Where in Shandong would such a situation happen?

In the land of Shandong, there are more peasants and soldiers. They are the kind who work on the fields on weekdays. Then when there is a war, some people are assigned to join the army according to the situation of the counties and counties. Most of them will become laborers in the army. A small number will also become soldiers.

What's even more frightening is that many of these farmers in Sanfu, Guanzhong, are happy to be able to become soldiers, but sad to lose...

This somewhat shocked Guan Ning.

Of course, Guan Ning can understand. After all, in addition to the spiritual stimulation of the military parade, Fei Qian also provided sufficient material benefits. The military salary of an ordinary soldier is enough to support a family of about three people. If he has made some achievements in the army and is promoted to an officer such as a team leader, a commander, and a marquis, the salary will be almost from a hundred stones to three hundred stones. The salary range is almost equivalent to a good petty official position, and there is no problem in supporting the family.

Guan Ning feels that this is difficult to learn elsewhere because Fei Qian is very rich now.

Looking at the caravans that were busy transporting almost every day, and looking at the increasing agricultural output around Sanfu in Guanzhong, Guan Ning felt that not only raising such an army, but also raising double the number of soldiers, I am afraid that The hussar general can also bear the responsibility.

Guan Ning thought, if there is another war in the Central Plains and Fei Qian wants to march, he is afraid that then...

How can the world stop it?

It's scary.

Fortunately, Guan Ning felt that Fei Qian's current thoughts did not seem to be pursuing a temporary victory, but that he was more concerned about maintaining the balance and stability of the world.

Guan Ning, who grew up in Shandong and experienced the war in the Central Plains, came to a conclusion that he thought was extremely correct after witnessing all the differences between Guanzhong Sanfu.

The hussar general must have a big heart...

Guan Ning raised his head and looked around at the people in groups of three to five who were discussing or listening attentively to the lectures on the streets, in wine shops, and at the wells, thinking about the Qinglong Temple where universal suffrage was about to take place. Talking about it, an uncontrollable thought suddenly came into my mind, "I can't say... all of this will change the great man, and will eventually make the world look new again?" 』

"..." There seemed to be a figure shaking in front of me, and then a voice came, "Brother Guan?" Brother Guan? 』

"ah? Guan Ning came back to his senses and took a closer look, "Oh, Brother Lu Xian, what's the matter?" 』

"I came out to buy some things...I saw Brother Guan standing here blankly..." Lu Yu looked Guan Ning up and down, "Didn't Brother Guan go to Qinglong Temple?" But what happened? 』

Guan Ning took a breath, nodded, looked thoughtful, and suddenly said to Lu Yu, "You and I must participate in this grand discussion at Qinglong Temple!" and……"

Guan Ning turned around and looked in the direction of Qinglong Temple, "We need to compete for this "committee" position!" 』

"ah? ” Lu Yu was stunned for a moment, “Brother Guan has this wish, so of course it’s... but it’s expensive to give the opening speech in Qinglong Temple... ”

Guan Ning smiled and said, "Could it be that my dear brother has forgotten...our distinguished guests came a few days ago..."

"Um? You mean...brother Wang? 』

"Exactly, Brother Wang has a lot of "wealth"..."

"Isn't this bad? 』

"How can we be rigid at such a critical moment?" ” Guan Ning strode forward, “I’ve already thought about it... Come on, come with me to find Brother Wang to explain in detail... ”

What have you thought about?

Have you figured out how to spend Wang Kai’s money?

Lu Yu didn't know what to say, but when Guan Ning said this, it didn't seem like child's play, and he couldn't help but move forward...