Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 101

From April to June of the second year of Jian'an, Shen Chen traveled all over the villages around Longzhong, and the news that he was going to give a lecture naturally spread.

The Jingzhou capitulation faction, or they cannot be called the capitulation faction.

Because they were Cao Cao who surrendered after Liu Biao died in the 13th year of Jian'an, that is, in 208 AD.

Now they claim that they are loyal to the court and have nothing to do with Cao Cao.

So now it should be called the so-called "royalists" in Jingzhou. These people are very different from Shen Chen in terms of political stance.

Shen Chen was originally well-known in Jingzhou. He entered Xianshan Academy at the age of nine. After studying hard for three years, he and Wang Can visited a large number of famous people in Jingzhou. talent name.

It’s nothing in itself, the younger generations of Jingzhou scholars sprung up like mushrooms, later Cao Wei Shangshu, and now Fu Xun, a guest under Liu Biao’s rule, often commented on Jingzhou’s younger generations, saying that Jingzhou has many talents.

But at the beginning of the year, due to political disagreement with his teacher, he debated in Xianshan Academy. Even Song Zhong said that Shen Chen Jingyi had surpassed him.

It's just that if you are not convinced, his remarks made many "royalist" aristocratic families in Jingzhou unhappy, so recently many juniors in Jingzhou have spoken out, wanting to debate with Shen Chen.

Of course, this might not be due to the instigation of the family behind.

The main reason is that Cao Cao, the only seedling, is supporting the emperor now. Those aristocratic families all think that the emperor can only conquer the Quartet by relying on Cao Cao.Moreover, Cao Cao is currently in control of the government. If he wants to become an official in Beijing and serve as the Sangong Jiuqing to revitalize the family, he has to curry favor with the Cao family.

But now Shen Chen not only beat Cao Cao to death, but also beheaded several of his generals, forming a deadly feud with Cao Cao.

Therefore, everyone was afraid that Cao Cao would turn his anger on Jingzhou Shilin because of this. At that time, the imperial court would not enlist them as officials, which would cause their family power to be unable to continue.

So they tried their best to distance themselves from Shen Chen.

Not even Shen Chen.

They even thought that Liu Biao was a traitor and traitor, and many people simply ignored Liu Biao's expropriation.

For example, Wang Jun, a famous scholar in Runan, Yingrong, a famous scholar in Chen State, Kuixi, a famous scholar in Guanzhong, Li Yan, a famous scholar in Jizhou, Heqia, a famous scholar in Yuzhou, Du Xi, a famous scholar in Yingchuan, etc.

At that time, the celebrities who came to Jingzhou to escape disaster due to Dong Zhuo's rebellion were like crucian carp in the river. There were no more than [-] elites from various aristocratic families, but they refused to be evaded by Liu Shi, and these people would all serve as officials in Cao Wei in the future.

The reason is that at the end of last year, after the emperor moved his capital to Xuchang, Liu Biao wrote a letter to enshrine, and at the same time sent people to seduce Yuan Shao.

This made many celebrities in Jingzhou dissatisfied at that time, and even officials under Liu Biao's rule also left in large numbers.

For example, Deng Yi, Han Song, Liu Guan and others clearly opposed the collusion between Liu Biao and Yuan Shao, and hoped that Liu Biao would write to the court and submit to Cao Cao.

There are also Wang Junying, Rong Weixi and others who have also expressed their opposition.

This caused Liu Biao to be very angry, Deng Yi abandoned his official position and ran away, Han Song was persecuted, Liu Guan was killed, and countless middle and lower level officials abandoned their official positions. It happened during this period.

So from here we can see how big the so-called "royalists" and those who demand Liu Biao to belong to the court and Cao Cao are.

Even Liu Bei, who later took his belt to the south and defected to Liu Biao, was almost murdered by Cai Mao and Kuai Yue at the banquet.

Now that Shen Chen is openly fighting against Cao Cao, in their view, he is fighting against the imperial court.

So when I heard that he planned to set up a school to give lectures, many famous families in Jingzhou wanted to come out to rub his spirit, so as not to "mislead the younger generation".

After all, if he can't offend Liu Biao, can't he offend you, Shen Chen?

So on the fourth day of June, when I heard that Shen Chen planned to go to a place called Suiting near Longzhong Township recently, many scholars came here in the name of outing.

During this period of time, Shen Chen ran all over the surrounding countryside, in the west, southwest, and northwest of Xiangyang, and the people in the countryside around Longzhong all knew his name.

After the busy farming season passed in May, the folks in these villages also heard that a young man was willing to teach their children for free, so they sent their children to study one after another during the slack season.

Although most people do not do this, the reason is also mentioned before, children from poor families will become half of the family's labor force at a certain age.

Even when there is a little slack in farming, you have to do things every day, such as chopping pigweeds, digging wild vegetables, and herding cattle and sheep. No matter how bad you are, you can go down to the river to catch fish and shrimps to reduce the family burden.

So there are actually very few people who are really willing to send.

But it can't stand the large number of foundations.

For example, there are tens of thousands of people in the surrounding townships, and there are always a few rich peasants who are willing to let their children study.

Or even if the family is poor, they know that knowledge can change their destiny, so they grit their teeth and would rather suffer a little bit themselves than send their children to learn some knowledge.

Therefore, on the fourth day of June, when Shen Chen bought a separate courtyard in Suiting, about four miles east of Longzhong, and informed the people in the surrounding villages, more than 30 to [-] parents brought their students over.

In the midsummer season of June, the sky is bright and clear, and there are no clouds in the sky.Just after lunchtime in the morning, the Sui Pavilion became very lively.

The significance of the pavilion in ancient times is a bit like a township, but it does not have many buildings, only a pavilion, and there will be a few civil servants in it, responsible for the security of the surrounding villages.

Then nearby are the residences of the villagers. The villages are scattered, and the scale is not as good as the towns of later generations, but slightly larger than the villages.

Therefore, the pavilion can be regarded as a rural police station in later generations.

But Suiting is different. In addition to being a pavilion, it is also the seat of Longzhong Township, that is, the seat of the township government.

As the saying goes, ten miles and one pavilion, ten pavilions and one township.

The significance of the township is much greater than that of the pavilion. People want to buy farm tools, clothing, oil and salt, sell their own handmade products, game hunted in the mountains, raised pigs, cattle and sheep, and surplus grain.

Therefore, the scale of Suiting is much larger than ordinary villages and pavilions. There are some houses on both sides of the road, stretching for 200 meters. There are shops on the street, a market in the east of the pavilion, and even a restaurant.

The house Shen Chen bought was in the west of Suiting Pavilion, only three or four miles away from the Longzhong Valley where Zhuge Liang lived, and the house could almost be seen from the hillside of Zhuge Liang's house.

The house is not big, covering an area of ​​about two acres. A few trees are planted in the front yard, and you can see the front hall when you enter the door. It is spacious, with more than 30 tables and mats neatly placed inside.

At this moment, the gate of the house was opened, and many villagers came to see it one after another.Even those who didn't bring their children here wanted to watch it out of curiosity, so many people gathered around and watched from afar.

In addition to them, there are some people farther away.There are many carriages parked outside the livestock market in Tingdong, and all of them are young people in their teens and 20s when they get off the carriages.

The clothes of these people are much better than those of the nearby villagers. The villagers mostly wear linen trousers, some of them wear a linen jacket, and most of them are too poor to even wear clothes. Even the only trousers some people had were tattered, and everyone came to watch curiously.

It has to be said that even the Han Dynasty, which was short of supplies, still couldn't stop the gossip soul of the villagers.

The people who got on and off the carriage were all wearing brocade robes with swords hanging from their waists. Those who had not yet reached the age of 20 had silk cloth scarves on their heads, and those who had reached the age of 20 wore ceremonial crowns, and some even wore Wearing the jade pendant, even if it is not a top family, it is at least a powerful family in the county.

After they came down, they greeted each other, and they all knew each other during the conversation.

"Brother Zhao Lang, long time no see, how is your father?"

"Living is okay. Brother Fu Lang and I haven't seen each other for a year. I didn't expect you to come too."

"Yes, my father asked me to take a look."

"Me too."

"Hey, brother Sun Lang, did the commander send you here?"

"Yeah, Hu Xiandi, I didn't expect you to come, could it be Cai?"

"Shh, be quiet."

The group greeted each other, and the team gradually grew, and soon there were as many as 30 to [-] people.

Most of them are local rich families in Xiangyang, Deng County, and Fancheng, but they are not the top aristocratic families in Xiangyang, at most they are powerful in the county.

For example, the Anzhong Zhao family, Zhao Zi who later became an official in the Eastern Wu Dynasty, and Zhao Kui, a famous scholar in Xianshan Academy, all came from this family.

Although Zhao Zi in the family went to Soochow, it doesn't mean that everyone will choose to be an official in Soochow like him. The official Xudu court is more attractive to them.

So this time I sent someone over.

In addition to the Anzhong Zhao family, there are more than a dozen powerful families in the county, including the Fu family in Xiangyang, the Hu family in Xiangyang, the Liao family in Dengxian County, the Zhou family in Fancheng, the Zhang family in Yicheng, the Xiong family in Lingling, and the Wen family in Chaling. children.

None of the eight great aristocratic families in Jingzhou came, and the aristocratic families are also divided into three, six, or nine ranks. They are only the county's big families. For a small family, it is most suitable to send them to take the lead.

And not only small families, but also students and apprentices of some celebrities, such as Yingrong, a celebrity who has thousands of disciples. Liu Biao once conscripted him, but he found out that Liu Biao had a secret relationship with Yuan Shao, so he decided not to go. This time, he also sent a few students to come and see. It depends.

Among them, the most important one should be the Hu family in Xiangyang, because the owner of the Hu family is Hu Zheng, who works for the Zhennan General's Mansion, and is Cai Mao's confidant.

Although because Deng Hong married Cai Zan's daughter, Shen Chen and Cai Mao also had close relatives, but this kind of relationship can only be said to be no different from none.

And Cai Mao and Kuai Yue are the unswerving main forces of the surrender faction, so it is normal for them to send people.

The person from the Hu family is the son of Hu Zheng, named Hu Shang, whose style name is Boxi. Among the crowd, there is a close friend of his, whose name is Wenxia, ​​style name Jidong. Wang Jun, a famous scholar in the south, is from the same family as Hu Shang.

Wen Xia went back to Chaling before, and his senior brother hadn't seen him for more than half a year. He was very happy to see him now, and Hu Shang stepped forward and asked, "Ji Dong, why are you here?"

Wen Xia said: "I just returned to Xiangyang a few days ago, and my master said that recently there was a young student who was getting famous in Xianshan Academy. He said that even Mr. Zhongzi felt ashamed of himself. He heard that he was going to open an academy to give lectures. , so let me see, but is it true that I have heard of him?"

"Ah."

Hu Shang nodded and said: "The imperial court sent Cao Sikong to go south to conquer Zhang Xiu, but this man led the villagers to rob and kill Sikong's army, and killed the general Cao Ren Lejin. He defied the imperial court and was disliked by everyone."

"If you come, is it Mr. Cai's intention?"

Wen Xia asked tentatively.

If someone else inquired, Hu Shang would not say it, but Wen Xia was his best friend, so he whispered: "Yes, sir also has his heart for the court, but Liu Shijun. Don't say this, if you let this If Shen Chen grows bigger, I'm afraid it will be bad for everyone."

"So it is."

Wen Xia nodded: "Then are you planning to make him unable to teach?"

"Ah."

Hu Shang said: "Up and down Jingzhou, only a few people like Liu Shijun are fighting against the imperial court. Most of them are loyal people who are loyal to the court. On the surface, everyone can't tell the envoy, but in private, they want to prevent those The Bewitching Envoy continues to confuse Yuan Shao, and there are many people who will oppose the court, and he came here this time to let everyone know that this Shen Chen is just a man with a false name and no real talent, so as to prevent the villagers from being bewitched by him."

This is the root cause of the current conflict between Shen Chen and those aristocratic families in Jingzhou.

Liu Biao had evil intentions, and later he used to sacrifice to heaven and earth in private, and his travels were like the emperor, and he had a dream of becoming emperor.

But Cai Mao and Kuai Yue couldn't help him.

Others who were "loyal" to the imperial court could not do anything to him.

So they had to attack other people who encouraged Liu Biao to separatize Jingzhou.

Under their attack, these people became less and less, like the later Liu Bei who was almost killed by them.

The final result was that after Liu Biao died in 208 AD, Cao Cao's army went south, and more than [-] soldiers and horses in Jingzhou surrendered to Cao Cao without hindrance.

And now there is another Shen Chen and Cao operation confrontation.

As I said before, Cao Cao has Liu Xie in his hands, which is equivalent to having Wang Bo.

If the aristocratic family wants to protect their own family interests, they must become high-ranking officials in the court to seize power.

Therefore, the whole Jingzhou did not want to fall out with Cao Cao.

Once Cao Cao is offended to death, the dream of the Jingzhou aristocratic family to become a high-ranking official will naturally be shattered.

More importantly, what is Shen Chen doing now?
He is planning to open a school to spread his thoughts of "rebellious sons and traitors".

Is this still available?

The whole of Jingzhou was advocating loyalty to the imperial court, and when Liu Biao was attached to Cao Cao, Shen Chen ran out to persuade Liu Biao and Cao Cao to be right, who would die if he didn't die?
So they must send someone to stop it.

But definitely not at the official level.

Shen Chen is covered by Liu Biao.

Liu Biao is not stupid.

Since the end of last year, when he had a secret relationship with Yuan Shao, his subordinates persuaded him to break up with Yuan Shao, and there are countless people attached to Cao Cao.

Liu Biao was very clear about what those people were thinking.

But the basis of his rule is the Eight Great Aristocratic Families, and it is impossible to move them, so he can only endure it.

And Shen Chen is obviously his supporter, and he is extremely smart. He has helped him with several strategies, and he is a talent that he values ​​and trains with all his strength.

What's more, he still needs Shen Chen to be the main force of the anti-Cao faction so that he can separate himself, so he will never watch those big clans pose a threat to Shen Chen's personal safety.

It is impossible for the government to send someone to arrest him.

In addition, he also sent people over this time, from Deng Hong and Liu Xian, to help Shen Chen stand up.

This made it impossible for Cai Mao, Kuai Yue and others to directly send government forces to do it.

If Wu can't come, then Wen will come first.

They planned to have people go to the scene to debate with Shen Chen. As long as it was proved that Shen Chen had no real talent and learning, but was just a show, and his reputation spread, naturally there would be no disturbances.

Therefore, although there were many rich families from the county who came to the school this time, basically all of them were not kind.

(End of this chapter)