I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 464 The Gongyang faction is domineering, the Guliang faction is the kingly way, and I am the unreasonable way!

Because Liu He finally saw intuitively the intricate network of "Confucian classics" and saw that this network firmly covered most of the court.

Take the Xiahou family for example, Xiahou Shichang, Xiahou Sheng, Xiahou Jian... three generations of the same family are all great Confucians. They are all going smoothly in the court, their official positions are not low, and their children and nephews will also be able to prosper in the future.

Another example is Wei Xian and his three sons, all officials of Qianshi and Liangqianshi.And the next generation of Wei Shang will also be able to hold important positions in the future.The glory of the entire Webster family lasted until the period of Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty.

This is the terrible thing about classics.

It has no consciousness of its own, but it can allow Confucian scholars and aristocratic families to form a large net, constantly restrain the big man, and eventually strangle the big man to death.

There was a hint of murderous intent in Liu He's eyes, and he looked sharply at Wang Shi.

This net must be cut as soon as possible.

"Then only the "Gongyang Zhuan" and "Gu Liang Zhuan" are left. If I remember correctly, they are my mortal enemies."

"Your Majesty is wise," Wang Shi said without hesitation.

Of course Liu He had this self-awareness. The two doctorate positions in "Spring and Autumn Gongyang Biography" and "Spring and Autumn Gu Liang Biography" are still vacant.

Because Yan Gongsun, the Ph.D. officer in the "Spring and Autumn Gongyang Biography" and Hu Chang, the Ph.D. officer in the "Spring and Autumn Gongyang Biography", also participated in the turmoil against Liu He's conferring a temple title on Emperor Xiaowu, they were punished by Liu He along with Xia Houjian. Went to prison.

Although Liu He also redeemed his sentence with money, they are not as sensible as Xia Housheng. If they want them to help him deal with other Confucian scholars, I am afraid some of them are dreaming.

What's worse is that Gongyang Study and Guliang Study are the two most important Confucian classics today, and they have the closest relationship with the Han Dynasty.

"Wang Fu, please tell me about the Spring and Autumn Annals first, especially the similarities and differences in the Three Biography of the Spring and Autumn Annals." Liu He asked the last key question.

"Promise, I will tell you everything I know." After Wang Shi said this, he began to explain the most complicated "Spring and Autumn" to the emperor.

"Spring and Autumn" is also called "Spring and Autumn Classic", "Lin Jing" or "Lin History".

Because the language used to record events in the Spring and Autumn Annals is extremely concise, and almost every sentence contains a connotation of praise or criticism, so there are also expressions of "Spring and Autumn Writing Style" and "Small words but great meaning".

Confucius once said that the purpose of compiling "Spring and Autumn" is "the empty words I want to record are not as profound and clear as seeing them in action."

In short, the "Spring and Autumn Annals" contains Confucius' political ideals and political judgments.

Therefore, "Spring and Autumn" became the code of conduct for Confucian scholars to directly participate in government affairs.

For example, the "Spring and Autumn Period" is one example: when officials who were Confucian scholars dealt with political affairs, they would look for evidence from the "Spring and Autumn Period".

However, because "Spring and Autumn" is too "minimalistic", it is difficult to understand its profound meaning just by reading the original text, so many "biographies" were derived.

Among the many "Spring and Autumn Biography", the three most influential ones are called "Three Biography of Spring and Autumn Period".

The Biography of Zuo was written in the Spring and Autumn Period and was supplemented by Zuo Qiuming, a friend of Confucius.

Written in the early Han Dynasty, "Gu Liang Zhuan" was supplemented by Gu Liangchi, a native of Qi during the Warring States Period, and "Gongyang Zhuan" was supplemented by Gong Yanggao, a native of Lu during the Warring States Period.

Although "Three Biography of Spring and Autumn" are all supplements to "Spring and Autumn", the emphasis of their supplements is different.

"Zuo Zhuan" focuses on supplementing historical details, while "Gu Liang Zhuan" and "Gongyang Zhuan" focus on elucidating the "small words and great meanings" in "Spring and Autumn".

As a result, the latter two were even more enthusiastic among Confucian scholars and officials, so these two were established as official schools, and they were the most important official schools.

Although "The Story of Gongyang" and "The Story of Guliang" are both very closely related to state governance, there are similarities and differences in their core.

On the issue of strengthening imperial power, there is not much difference between "The Legend of Gu Liang" and "The Legend of Gongyang", but the specific methods of governing the country are far apart.

"The Legend of Gongyang" emphasizes decisive killing and ruthless suppression of rebellious officials and traitors, which is considered domineering.

"Gu Liang Zhuan" focuses on the education of rituals and music, and believes that governance should not be too forceful and belongs to the royal way.

Wang Shi spoke like this for a quarter of an hour. When his mouth was dry and his tongue was dry, he finished everything he wanted to say.Although it was only superficial, it also gave Liu He a clear understanding of these two factions.

To sum up briefly, "The Legend of Gongyang" and "The Legend of Guliang" both shout "imperial power is supreme" on the surface, but when governing the country, they are soft and hard.

Comparing the two, Liu He prefers the former.

"Master Wang, if I remember correctly, Dong Zhongshu studied "Gongyang Studies", which is why he was praised by Emperor Xiaowu."

"Your Majesty is right. Emperor Xiaowu practiced decisive killing and tyranny, so he had a very happy conversation with Dong Zi." Wang Shi replied.

"What about now?"

"After Emperor Xiaozhao came to the throne, the people of the world wanted to recuperate and recuperate, so the "Gu Liang Zhuan" which emphasizes the teaching of benevolence and righteousness has become more and more respected by the people. There are many officials and Confucian scholars who believe in this way."

"So during the reign of Emperor Xiaowu, the officials were cruel, but in the past ten years, everyone has been vying to be the official."

Hearing this, Liu He nodded. In the original timeline, Emperor Xiaoxuan chose to support the Guliang School in order to continue to let the people of the world recuperate.

At the original Shiquge meeting, the two schools of debate were the Guliang School and the Gongyang School.

In the end, "Gu Liang Zhuan" became increasingly prominent, and "Gongyang Zhuan" declined day by day, and this continued until the end of the Han Dynasty - this also indirectly caused the consequences of the king being too weak in the late Han Dynasty.

However, at the Shiquge meeting where he was standing, both the Gongyang School and the Guliang School were attacked by Liu He.

"Master Wang, apart from the two doctorate officers who were suppressed by me, who are the leading figures in the two factions of Gongyang Zhuan and Guliang Zhuan today?"

"In the past 20 years, the person with the most profound attainments in Gongyang Studies is Sui Hong. He had hundreds of disciples, but he is already dead."

"The most outstanding among his disciples are Yan Gongsun and Yan Pengzu."

Yan Gongsun had been punished by Liu He and would never interfere with this matter; then the person who represented "Gongyang Xue" to debate the scriptures was probably Yan Pengzu.

"As for Guliang Studies, although it is becoming more and more prominent, there are still not many famous scholars. If I want to recommend it, it should be Cai Qianqiu."

More than two hours have passed since Wang Shi started "teaching" Liu He, and Liu He, who was hungry, heard many people's names.

Some he knew about before, and some he had never heard of before--it shouldn't be too troublesome if he hadn't heard of it before.

"Master Wang, what are the positions of Yan Pengzu and Cai Qianqiu now?"

"No office, no job."

"Is it closely related to the aristocratic family?"

"It doesn't matter either."

"Do their disciples hold important positions in the court?"

"They are less than fifty now, and their disciples have not yet established a presence in the court."

"In this case, Wei Xian, Yan Pengzu, Cai Qianqiu, and at most one Tian Wangsun are the enemies I have to face."

Wang Shi smiled and said nothing, and did not answer Liu He's question.

"I see that Yan Pengzu and Cai Qianqiu... are not as good as Wei Xian, let alone Dong Zhongshu. It seems that debating scriptures is not difficult." Liu He said.

"Your Majesty, it is not wrong to think so. Yan Pengzu and Cai Qianqiu have not yet become great talents, but... Your Majesty forgot that there are still some people." Wang Shi said with a smile.

"Who?" Liu He asked somewhat displeasedly.

Wang Shi paused for a moment and said three words abruptly: "The Kong family."

(End of this chapter)