Xuande

Chapter 31

What needs to be clarified is that the School of Ancient Literature and the School of Modern Literature in the Eastern Han Dynasty were not two distinct political groups, but a generalized concept.

The two sides have a clear conflict of interest, but the conflict is not so intense that it cannot be reconciled.

At least at the current point in time, the conflict between ancient texts and modern classics is not as clear as the conflict at the end of the Western Han Dynasty. The dispute between the two parties has not yet evolved to the point of modern political parties, and it is not a clear alliance of political interests.

Both sides have no clear and recognized official leader, no unified program of action, and no clear organizational level and promotion path. It is just a state of disunity.

This has something to do with the integration of ancient Chinese classics and modern classics since the Eastern Han Dynasty.

And even if it is a modern political party, it is not absolutely hostile;

Therefore, there is also a personal relationship between Lu Zhi and Yang Biao, a well-known scholar from the Hongnong Yang family, a well-known family of the modern literature school.

This is not surprising.

For Liu Bei, this is very convenient.

These people are either from the rich families of the Modern Literature School, with Confucian classics handed down in their families, and their status is very high, or they are from the Ancient Literature School, with well-known teachers and five classics. famous all over the world.

It can be said that everyone is a big shot in the world.

In the eyes of these people, if Liu Bei did not have the status of Lu Zhi's disciple, it would really be no big deal.

But as a disciple of Lu Zhi, an official of Shangshutai, and as a clan member of the Han Dynasty, it is different.

If Liu Bei is diligent in learning, inquiring and conscientious, and there is nothing wrong with being a man, then there is no doubt that his achievements will not be lower than those of his family, Liu Biao, one of the eight talents who are now famous all over the world.

Once he becomes famous and is sought after by others, his status as a clan member of the Han Dynasty will give Liu Bei a great bonus, and even the current royal family may favor Liu Bei and give him special treatment.

Therefore, these people did not despise Liu Bei, who was born as a commoner in the frontier, and treated him with certain courtesy, even Yang Biao, who was born in the Fanyue family.

Of course, it mainly depends on whether Liu Bei himself has the ability.

He is not from a wealthy family, and no one is obliged to praise him. If he wants to be praised and someone to help him become famous, he must show his real talents.

Liu Bei was lucky enough to be recognized by Lu Zhi, to become his real apprentice, to pass on his mantle, and to be led by him to carry out political and social activities. I don't know how many people envy him.

Liu Bei himself thought so.

Lu Zhi's acknowledgment and promotion carried him all the way up, opened up a path for him to cross classes, enabled him to surpass the peak achievements he could achieve by relying on his own ability, broke through the ceiling of a powerful landlord, and became a scholar.

And through political marriage, successfully entered the ruling class.

Otherwise, with his own ability, no matter how he builds it, he will have to wait for the chance and coincidence after the Yellow Turban Rebellion to have the opportunity to cross the class.

Lu Zhi's support gave him this opportunity before that.

As a scholar, if you want to gain a reputation, the best way is to carry forward what you have learned, and use your knowledge to refute your opponents at the scripture debate gatherings held by the scholars, so that you can gradually build a reputation up.

The more powerful the debate and the better the reputation, the more opportunities there will be.

The main subjects Liu Bei studied with Lu Zhi were "Zuoshi Chunqiu" and "Guwen Shangshu".

And because of his fast learning speed, he not only learned "Zuoshi Chunqiu", but also learned "Gongyang Chunqiu", which is like a deadly enemy.

As for Shangshu, Lu Zhi himself mainly studied "Ancient Wen Shangshu", and later he also learned from others to learn modern Shangshu. Liu Bei followed Lu Zhi to learn several Shangshu with different annotations.

Then Lu Zhi also did some research on "Zhou Guanli", which was also passed on to Liu Bei to increase Liu Bei's knowledge reserve.

This is a very good elite education for Liu Bei. Many things were taught to Liu Bei after Lu Zhi edited it for Liu Bei. Liu Bei saved a lot of time looking for annotations and differences, and directly learned the most essential parts.

For this, Liu Bei is very grateful to Lu Zhi.

Of course, it is not considered success if you have learned the Jinwen Jing. For a well-connected teacher of the ancient text, it is not difficult to learn the Jinwen Jing. The difficulty lies in the "official certification".

Now that private schools are prevalent, many Fanyue families control the "official approval and promulgation power" of the Five Classics and Fourteen Schools of Law. I did not learn.

For example, Liu Bei followed Lu Zhi to learn "Ouyang Shangshu", one of the fourteen methods of Jinwenjing, but he did not have the public recognition of the Hongnong Yang family who held the official inheritance right of "Ouyang Shangshu", and did not have the most basic identity of Yang's disciples , that is equivalent to no learning, no official value.

In short, Liu Bei could not obtain the qualifications to be an official through self-study of Jinwen Jing, which to a considerable extent guaranteed the interests of the Yang family as a private "official certification institution".

This is the core competitiveness of Hongnong Yang.

And Lu Zhi was not surprised by Liu Bei's rapid learning.

During the teaching in Luoyang City and the teaching during the rebellion war, Lu Zhi found that Liu Bei had a very strong understanding of these scriptures and a strong memory. , Spare no effort to pass on what you have learned to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei also learned the real thing.

Liu Bei also has his own method for how to make a name for himself in the circle of scholars.

In the beginning, there were no other forms of gatherings for scholars except drinking, dancing and listening to music. Over time, some people felt monotonous, so they started to discuss academics, which then evolved into academic debates.

Scholars with different positions often debate with the laws they have learned and the laws learned by others, and at the debate gatherings of scholars, he will definitely participate in any matter involving the Spring and Autumn Monk's scriptures.

Once Liu Bei participated, there were very few disciples of famous scholars and Confucians who were able to compete with him.

It has to be said that he, Mr. Liu, is not only tough with his hands, but also with his mouth.

In the early days of Street Fighter, he not only had to fight fiercely, but also negotiated with opponents, dealt with the government, and encouraged the morale of his subordinates, etc., all of which required his own experience.

So he is very good at using language to achieve his goals.

And when this strength is integrated with academics, Liu Bei's advantages are fully revealed.

At the debate gathering in Luoyang City, Liu Bei's longest winning streak was 24 times.

24 debates without losing.

Until No.20 five times in the debate between the ancient text Shangshu and the "Ouyang Shangshu", one of the modern text Shangshu's methods, Liu Bei stood in the perspective of the ancient text Shangshu, and tied with the supporters of "Ouyang Shangshu", thus ending winning streak.

The day Liu Bei's winning streak came to an end, the entire Luoyang scholar circle was shaken.

Even so, while the other party's reputation was rising, Liu Bei did not lose the debate, and his reputation was even greater.

In the circle of Luoyang scholars, no one knows, no one does not know the name of Liu Xuande, a master of classic debate.

(End of this chapter)