Xuande

Chapter 320 Zheng Xuan is leaving
Regarding Lu Zhi's worries, Zheng Xuan just smiled and pointed to Lu Zhi.

"Far in the sky, close in front of your eyes, Zigan, isn't the person you are looking forward to the most, yourself?"

"I?"

Lu Zhi was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Dong Zheng, I don't have such an idea, I am not suitable for such a responsibility, and I don't think I have such a reputation.

The school of ancient literature is too big, covering all over the world, only you who are world-famous can assume the position of leader, and I really don’t have that kind of virtue, please think again, Mr. Zheng! "

"It was a little bit worse before. Although you are already a Sangong, after all, you lack the help of your disciples and old officials."

Zheng Xuan smiled and said: "But now, there is no shortage of you. You don't have too many former disciples and former officials, but Xuande alone can reach the world with former disciples and former officials. With Xuande as your wing, what are you worried about? "

"Xuande?"

Lu Zhi asked: "Duke Zheng, Xuande has nothing to do with this matter, and Xuande is not a tool for me to fight for power. I haven't thought about these things. Please, Mr. Zheng, stay in Luoyang. The ancient literature school cannot leave you. "

Zheng Xuan leaned on the bed and shook his head slowly.

"I know my own affairs. Luoyang is complicated and complicated. I really can't make sense of it. At that time, when I came to Luoyang, I thought I could carry forward the theory of the sages, but I just came to carry forward the theory of the sages. But Who would have thought that such a thing would be involved.

Zigan, I don’t like fighting, and I don’t even like watching people fight. Maybe I could accept it, but I’m almost 60 years old. Make it dissipate, I never wanted to be the leader of the school, vying for power.

Over the years, I have watched the people I used to know change from great Confucian scholars in the country to high-ranking court officials, and one by one from being obsessed with academics to infatuated with power. I was shocked to find out, Zigan, even you have changed. "

Zheng Xuan looked at Lu Zhi, and Lu Zhi looked at Zheng Xuan, speechless.

After a long time, Lu Zhi lowered his head dejectedly.

"Zheng Gong, I didn't want to become like this. It's too much responsibility. I can't help myself. I don't want to be like this. I don't want to fight, but... I can't help it. , I have no choice, many people are looking at me, they are all expecting me to go further, I really..."

Lu Zhi couldn't continue, maybe he also felt that words were so pale at this moment.

Zheng Xuan nodded slowly.

"Zigan, I don't want to blame you, I just want to say, I'm too tired, I can't stay in Luoyang City anymore, I'm an outlier who focuses on academics, whether it's the modern literature school, or the ancient literature school today. There is no longer any place for me in the school or school, and I can only die in peace if I return to my hometown."

Lu Zhi had nothing to say about this.

Zheng Xuan smiled and took Lu Zhi's hand.

"Don't worry, you have a good disciple. You are in Luoyang, and Xuande is in Liangzhou. You both respond internally and externally. The Modern Literature School can't do anything to you. Even if there is no me, your master and apprentice will work together and work together, and you will be able to stabilize it." The situation, leading the ancient literature school to move forward, I will not hinder you."

Lu Zhi shook his head again and again.

"Zheng Gong, how can you say that you are hindering us? You are irreplaceable to us!"

"No one is irreplaceable. No matter how irreplaceable I am, there will be a day when I die. At that time, am I still irreplaceable?"

Zheng Xuan laughed and said: "Zigan, you are not a sentimental person, don't make such a gesture, you are the imperial eunuch, record minister, the real prime minister!"

Lu Zhi stared deeply at Zheng Xuan, unable to speak for a long time.

Not long after, Zheng Xuan announced his decision to all senior officials at an internal meeting of the Ancient Literature School, and recommended Lu Zhi to succeed him and continue to lead the Ancient Literature School.

After hearing the news, everyone was shocked, and they tried to persuade Yuan Kai to stay, especially Yuan Wei.

But Zheng Xuan has decided to go, no matter how others persuade him, he is not willing to stay any longer, he wholeheartedly begged to go, and finally even said something like "You want me not to die in my hometown", which made everyone unable to continue to persuade, Can only be forced to accept this fact.

Fortunately, for Zheng Xuan's proposed successor, Lu Zhi, most people can accept and recognize it. Whether it is age, seniority or prestige, Lu Zhi is qualified to succeed Zheng Xuan.

Especially in the eyes of some people, Lu Zhi's personal disciple Liu Bei is also a great plus point for him. With the help and support of Liu Bei, who is now favored by the emperor, Lu Zhi will definitely be able to lead the ancient literature school to a better tomorrow .

So under Zheng Xuan's watchful eyes, the senior officials of the ancient literature school unified their opinions and were willing to accept Lu Zhi's guidance and leadership in the future.

They were willing to accept Lu Zhi's role in this matter.

After the meeting was over, Yuan Wei returned home alone, locked himself in the study, and thought for a long time. He called Yuan Ji, the eldest son and heir of the main line of the family who served as a servant in the court, over.

"What does uncle want me to do?"

Yuan Ji soon came to Yuan Kai exhausted.

Seeing the tired look on his face, Yuan Kai asked, "Shi Ji, are you tired?"

"It can still be supported."

Yuan Ji rubbed his forehead and said with a wry smile: "Supervising the construction of military equipment for Huangfusong is really not something to be happy about, but the responsibility lies and cannot be avoided. These days, I have been staring at the group of craftsmen every day, not daring to make any mistakes, otherwise others will The impeachment list is coming at once."

The servants of the Eastern Han Dynasty were different from those of the Western Han Dynasty.

In addition to retaining the Chefu, Weiyang and other departments in charge of the work of the emperor's chariots and horses, the rest of the stables and the priests of the six counties in the northwest are no longer within the scope of the eunuch's responsibility, which means that the eunuch is no longer in charge of the court's horse affairs. .

In contrast, in the Western Han Dynasty, the examiner who was in charge of the Shaofu was put in charge of the imperial servant in the Eastern Han Dynasty. His job was to make weapons such as bows, crossbows, knives, armor, etc., and also to be in charge of weaving ribbons and other miscellaneous workers. He became the manufacturer and provider of ordnance for the Central Army. .

For Huangfu Song's Northern Expedition to Bingzhou and the southern Xiongnu rebels, the imperial servant Yuan Ji was responsible for providing all the weapons needed.

Because of the huge number of mobilized troops and the fact that the Central Army had fought several times in a row before, the arsenal was seriously empty. Yuan Ji had to personally supervise the craftsmen to work overtime to make ordnance to meet Huangfusong's needs.

This position is also quite eye-catching, especially in the context of party struggles. The bureaucrats of the Modern Literature School are very concerned about Huangfusong's Northern Expedition, and they are also very concerned about his logistics, and they will never allow logistics to go wrong.

Therefore, the work that Yuan Ji was in charge of was also heavily supervised, and he couldn't do anything if he wanted to do something.

Yuan Ji was also quite helpless.

Yuan Kai didn't have much opinion on this, so he nodded and called Yuan Ji to sit down, and poured him a glass of water to let him catch his breath.

After Yuan Ji drank the water, Yuan Kai started talking.

"Duke Zheng, I plan to resign and return to my hometown to live in seclusion."

"Duke Zheng?"

Yuan Ji was stunned: "Why? Mr. Zheng is not yet 60 years old, why did you resign? There is nothing that requires Mr. Zheng to resign recently, right? What's going on?"

"Duke Zheng said that he was too tired. He didn't like Luoyang, and he didn't want to die in Luoyang. He wanted to go back to his hometown, so he decided to resign. No matter how much he persuaded him, he didn't listen to him. He made up his mind."

Yuan Kai sighed, and said slowly: "Then, Zheng Gong recommended Lu Zigan to take his original position, which means that we will follow Lu Zigan's command next."

After hearing this, Yuan Ji thought for a while, showing dissatisfaction.

"Although Zheng Xuan doesn't have a very high family background, he has a very high reputation and is known all over the world. He obeyed his orders and barely made sense of it. Lu Zigan's reputation, background, and qualifications are not as good as his uncle's. Why should I, Yuan Shi, follow his orders? "

(End of this chapter)