Xuande

Chapter 78
As soon as Liu Bei said this, both Liu Hong and Zhang Rang were a little surprised.

They didn't expect that Liu Bei's evaluation of scholars was no better than them.

Liu Hong became more and more interested in Liu Bei.

"Xuande, your views on scholars are beyond my expectation."

"Your Majesty, I have seen too many people, slaves, barbarians, farmers, craftsmen, scholars, officials, tyrants, and ministers all the way from the weaving of mats and shoes to the present. Scholars are no more Others are more noble."

"According to this, you made plans to help scholars stop me, but for me? You hate scholars?"

"I hate certain scholars very much."

Liu Bei nodded and said, "Your Majesty, I hate certain scholars no less than the eunuchs around Your Majesty."

Hearing this, Liu Hong looked at Zhang Rang and saw Zhang Rang's surprised expression.

"So what? You are also a scholar now, but you say you hate scholars?"

Liu Bei shook his head.

"If you don't become a scholar, how can you stand in front of His Majesty and countermeasures with His Majesty? Only relying on the status of the clan of the Han Dynasty, you can only be a local tyrant at most. If you don't become a scholar, you will never come. Luoyang, the minister has no advanced level.

Moreover, to be honest, I don't hate the group of scholars, but hate the villains among them who are full of benevolence and morality, but do all kinds of bad things behind their backs. But he was full of malice.

But it is not that I have never seen noble scholars. They insist on their own virtues, do not do things against their will, have high moral character, support the backward, and sacrifice themselves in order to protect the backward. I have also seen such scholars. "

Liu Hong was silent for a long time, then looked at Liu Bei.

"When you say it, I feel as if I have never really known scholars, so Xuande, what kind of people are scholars?"

Liu Bei thought about it.

"Scholars are human beings. There are noble and despicable people. This group of people is no different from any group of people. There are noble and despicable people. It's just that the scholars control most of the advancement stages of the great man. So there are fewer noble people and more despicable people, but it is not entirely true that they are all thieves."

"So you think my policy of banning the party is wrong?"

Liu Hong's sharp eyes fixed on Liu Bei.

Zhang Rang didn't even dare to breathe.

"It's not all wrong, but it's also biased."

Liu Bei's answer made Zhang Rang feel a little offended and shocked.

To publicly criticize his behavior in front of the emperor, you are so brave.

Liu Hong stared at Liu Bei and didn't speak for a while, but soon, he laughed.

"Say in front of me that I did something wrong, Liu Xuande, how bold you are."

"Your Majesty has a question, and I dare not not answer it, nor dare I deceive you."

Liu Hong nodded.

"Okay, it doesn't count as your crime of deceiving the emperor, so tell me, where am I being biased?"

"Your Majesty should not regard the scholars as a whole, but should find ways to divide and rule the scholars and make them divided."

Liu Bei said: "From a broad perspective, the Han scholars are currently divided into the Jinwen Jing School and the Ancient Wen Jing School. The Jinwen Jing School has a small number of people, but it has a deep foundation and often controls high positions and controls most of the people. At the advanced level, the Five Classics and Fourteen Family Laws are all Jinwen Classics.

However, the Ancient Classical School has a large number of people, but its background is shallow. It is not as deep as the current Classical School, and it started late. At that time, His Majesty should treat the two separately and treat them differently. "

Liu Hong obviously never heard of such a strategy.

Of course he is aware of the dispute between ancient Chinese classics and modern Chinese classics, and has a certain understanding of it, but he lacks means and opportunities for how to intervene in it.

Moreover, these days, the ancient scripture master and the modern scripture master are friends with each other, and the relationship is very hot, and it doesn't look like the kind that can provoke disputes.

Liu Hong was silent, but Zhang Rang took the initiative to speak.

"No matter what school they are, they have all offended His Majesty. When His Majesty appointed us, they slaughtered our disciples, relatives and friends wantonly in the place. Those who worked for His Majesty were slaughtered by them. They were the first to do it. , that forced us to counterattack!"

"Then it should be divided and conquered."

Liu Bei looked at Zhang Rang, and said, "As far as I know, the School of Classical Classics of Ancient Literature and the School of Modern Classical Classics have always been at odds with each other. The reason why there have been signs of convergence in recent years is because you have hit them too hard.

You treat scholars regardless of whether they are the School of Classical Classics of the Ancient Times or the School of Modern Classics, and catch them all at once. This will only force the two to keep warm, and you cannot make full use of the contradictions between them to achieve the effect of dividing and conquering. You are too rude.

Moreover, it is said to be fusion, and there are quite a few great Confucianists who study Jinwenjing and Guwenjing at the same time. However, the Fanyue family with a large number of disciples and old officials is all families inheriting Jinwenjing. The so-called fusion is just a cover. Discord. "

Zhang Rang opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, hesitated, and said, "Isn't it still the same now? There are also scholars who approach us and are driven by us, and scholars will also bite dogs inside. What's the matter?" different?"

"That's because they are afraid of your power, and doing so can't really divide the scholars, but can only accelerate the convergence of ancient and modern classics. The core interest of scholars is not whether to submit to you, but to advance. "

Liu Bei said: "You don't need to make up all kinds of crimes against scholars. You only need to change one of the Five Classics and Fourteen Schools of Laws from Jinwen Jingxue to Ancient Wen Jingxue, and you can watch the show, and you can see the relationship between scholars How a dog eats a dog.

Most scholars don't care about what to learn, what to read, what to pass on, they only care about the advanced level brought to them by the classic family law, if the advanced level is gone, they will go crazy and truly angry, This is the crux of the scholar. "

"It's not easy."

Liu Hong's eyes lit up, and he said, "I once ordered the academic officials to erect the Stone Classics, clarify the different characters of the scriptures, and unify the Five Classics, but there are too many obstacles, and it is difficult to implement them. Although the Stone Scriptures are completed now, they have no effect at all .”

"Of course you can't use His Majesty's name."

Liu Bei said with a smile: "Your Majesty's intentions are too obvious, and it is easy to be boycotted by the other party. And leaving this kind of thing to the scholars is like letting a cat take care of the fish it catches. Not to mention it is useless. , can also be regarded as a waste of effort.

Since the eunuchs are so lawless, let’s just continue to be lawless, and use eunuchs to support the weak School of Classical Classics and attack the strong School of Classical Studies in Jinwen. ,hostility.

At present, the opposition between the School of Ancient Literature and the School of Modern Literature is not sharp. The main reason is that the implementation of the party’s policy has forced scholars to unite. different. "

"Really?"

Zhang Rang remains skeptical.

"Are you a scholar or am I a scholar? Besides, I am a member of the Ancient Wenjing School, and my teacher is one of the leaders of the Ancient Wenjing School. How can I not understand the long-cherished wish of the school? If there is really hope, even if you are eunuchs , the School of Classical Classics will definitely cooperate with you, even if you don’t say it explicitly.”

Liu Bei responded.

Zhang Rang was annoyed for a while, pointed at Liu Bei and said angrily: "You really are seeking personal gain for yourself, right? If we support the School of Classical Classics, wouldn't you be the one who will directly benefit? Wouldn't you be able to ascend to a high position through the study of Classical Classics? "

Liu Bei spread his hands.

"It is obvious that His Majesty and the imperial court are the ones who benefit the most. I am just seeking some convenience for myself by the way. Why not?"

Liu Bei looked at Liu Hong.

"Your Majesty, is the subject wrong?"

Liu Hong lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and looked at Liu Bei with a smile.

"Everyone seeks to make progress, so does Xuande. If it's really the best of both worlds, why not? I'm not a person who doesn't know rewards and punishments. I will be rewarded for my achievements and punished for my mistakes. What's the harm in rewarding Xuande for his meritorious deeds?"

"Your Majesty is wise."

Liu Bei bowed and saluted.

Liu Hong smiled and went up to hold Liu Bei's hand to help him up.

"Don't rush to make me happy. You said it, but you have to give me a way how to do it. What I want is a talent who can do things for me, not a mediocre person who can only say that he can't do it." , talents can be rewarded, mediocrity...you have to think carefully."

(End of this chapter)