I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 468: Those who support the emperor's new policy are all sycophants. It is better to become an internal official in the palace!

Tian Wangsun, a doctor in the Book of Changes, had thirty doctoral students in Taixue, among whom the three most outstanding were Liang Qiuhe, Meng Xi and Shi Yu.

They can even be regarded as the most talented and famous Confucian scholars among the younger generation.

Old scholars like Wei Xian and Wang Shi praised the three of them more than once for starting a family in the future.

Although the three are collectively known as the "Three Heroes of Tianmen", their characters and origins are very different.

Unlike Shi Yu, who came from a humble background, Liang Qiuhe and Meng Xi's family backgrounds were much better off. Several generations of their ancestors had produced officials worth two thousand dan.

And to this day, among the uncles, there are not a few who have a rank of Qianshi or above.

Don't underestimate the rank of the Qianshi. Among the Han's current rank levels, two thousand stones are better than two thousand stones, and then there are thousands of stones.

Officials with a rank of Qianshi are either the magistrate of Ling County, the second officer of the Second House of Jiuqing, or the captain of the Duwei... They are already among the best.

Just, the money and grain of [-] hu millet of rice a month is beyond what ordinary people can compare with.

No matter where they go, they are looked down upon.

The most important thing is that in the future, you might be able to move to the position of Jiuqing - once you reach Jiuqing, you can get the privilege of "Renzi".

Compared with Liang Qiuhe, Meng Xi's background was even more prominent, because his father Meng Qing was himself a great scholar in Lanling, East China Sea.

Meng Qing was proficient in the two classics "Li" and "Spring and Autumn". He did not have his only son, Meng Xi, until he was in his forties.

When you get a son in old age, you will naturally love him very much. If you love him too much, he will become arrogant, and his character will inevitably be a bit arrogant.

When Meng Xi was 12 years old, Meng Qing paved a shortcut for him to study.

Because the content of the "Book of Rites" was too trivial and the "Spring and Autumn Annals" were too complicated, Meng Xi was sent to study "Yi" with Sun Wang, the king of Tian.

Among Taixue, Meng Xi is the veritable "Second Generation of Classics".

Because of this status, most of his Ph.D. disciples were unwilling to argue with him, and even his mentor Tian Wangsun was very polite to him.

In addition, Meng Xi was infiltrated by family education, so he was indeed talented in reading the Bible.

As time went by, his arrogant, complacent, and success-hungry character became more and more obvious.

Originally, Shi Yan, Liang Qiuhe and Meng Xi were all "Tianmen's Three Great Masters", so their relationship wasn't too bad.

But in the past few days, as the situation in Chang'an City has changed, the friendship between the three of them has also become different from before.

Confucian scholars are increasingly arguing about the merits and demerits of this "New Deal". As the three leaders, it is natural that they cannot stay out of the matter. Now they have split into two factions.

One faction is Shi Yan, representing the common people; the other faction is naturally Liang Qiuhe and Meng Xi, representing the gentry.

Within a few days, these three people quarreled from Taixue to Xianheng Winery, and then from Xianheng Winery to Taixue, but no one could convince anyone.

Because the arguments were too fierce, Meng Xi, who was used to being arrogant, often became angry and turned from simple debates into personal attacks.

Several times, Meng Xi and Liang Qiuhe were about to fight.

However, Shi Yu was tall and very skilled with his hands. He always had a long sword hanging on his waist, so Meng Xi did not dare to cause trouble rashly.

After these days of debate, the subordinates of both factions gathered together a group of Confucian scholars, vaguely forming the young and silent "two parties".

At this moment, it was the thin and feminine Meng Xi who was provoking and mocking Shi Yu.

"Meng Xi, you were speechless by me at Xianheng Winery yesterday. Do you want to lose again today?" Shi Yuolang mocked.

Meng Xi was not as talented as Shi Yu, so he rarely had the upper hand. This time he was poked in a painful spot, and his pale face immediately turned red.

"Shi Yu, you don't even have a ounce of oil or water in your belly, but I didn't expect that Jui Ci was released so smoothly!" Meng Xi said bitterly, causing the fans to laugh.

"Instead of wasting your time waiting here with me, you might as well open a monastery, recruit some disciples, and gather some bundles of cultivation to satisfy your hunger." Liang Qiuhe also asked with a grimace on his face.

"I eat sparingly and drink water. I bend my arms and rest on it, and I am happy in it. Being rich and noble unjustly is like a floating cloud to me!" Shi Yu responded to the ridicule with the Analects of Confucius magnanimously.

There were also many Confucian scholars from the common people here, and now it was Meng Xi who provoked them first, and Shi Yu's answer using "The Analects of Confucius" was even more "skilled", which naturally attracted applause.

Meng Xi and Liang Qiuhe were a little annoyed, and their faces were very unhappy.

Although Meng Xi and Liang Qiuhe also had some fans around them, their numbers were not dominant. Although they were going to cause trouble for a while, it was not a big deal.

"'Depose all schools of thought and respect only Confucianism' is the road set by Emperor Xiaowu and Dong Zi. Wouldn't it be crazy if the county magistrate wants me and other Confucian scholars to study another hundred schools of thought?" Meng Xi asked rhetorically.

"That was just the road at that time. Today there is a better road. Naturally, we should change it. How can we go all the way to the dark side!" Shi Yan said with reason.

"There is only one so-called right path. How can you change it randomly? Otherwise, what's the difference between you and those who wander around?" Liang Qiuhe said with an expression of bitterness and hatred.

"What the county magistrate said was 'a hundred schools of thought merged and Confucianism was the only one', which was better than Dong Zi's 'depose all schools of thought and Confucianism was the only one'." Shi Yuzhi's words were agreed upon again. "I used to think that he looked like a gentleman with thick eyebrows and big eyes, but I didn't expect that he was also a talkative person!" Meng Xi said bitterly and sarcastically again.

"You kid, Meng Xi, what are you talking nonsense here? Don't spit on others!" Shi Yan had been scolded countless times, but this time he finally became unbearably angry.

"When the county magistrate says it's A, you just say A; when the county magistrate says it's B, you just say B..." Meng Xi smiled ferociously and added in a loud voice, "It's not a bluster, or something like that. ?!”

Meng Xi's words won the echo of the comrades around him. Suddenly, the crowds of people surged, and the voices of laughter and curses became louder and louder.

This is the "great righteousness" of the gentry. Any Confucian scholar who dares to agree with the emperor's new policies such as the imperial examination system will be beaten into the "concubine way" by them.

"Good is good, and it has nothing to do with whether it was mentioned by the county magistrate. Even if it is mentioned by a childish person, as long as it makes sense, I still think it is the right way."

Shi Yu, who calmed down again, said neither humble nor overbearing, without any sign of guilt.

"Hahaha, Shi Yu, you are simply hypocritical. Although the county magistrate is the emperor, he has not yet reached the age of being crowned. What attainments can he have in Confucianism? What else can you do if you are not doing this for glory and wealth? "Meng Xi pointed at Shi Yu disrespectfully and cursed with a smile.

"Meng Gong is right. Even great scholars like Mr. Wei Ge said that the county magistrate was wrong. You actually stood up and said that the magistrate was right. Isn't that just trying to do what you want?" Liang Qiuhe also continued to agree.

"Exactly, if you really want to find wealth, you might as well go from the palace to Weiyang and become an internal official!" After Meng Xi finished speaking, people around him burst into laughter.

"You, you two are just..." Although Shi Yan was talented and knowledgeable, it was not something he was good at to quarrel with each other like a shrew in such a dishonorable manner.

For a moment, I was so annoyed and angry that I couldn't even say a complete sentence.

The Confucian scholars around him who also came from poor families were so angry that they helped Shi Yu and scolded him back.

Suddenly, the supporters of the two factions came and went, and they all joined in with all kinds of talk.

Now, the originally quiet city gate became a little more lively, like a market in the northern city.

The common people scolded the gentry for "not adapting to the past and being inflexible", and the gentry criticized the common people for "catering to flattery and flattering". Each of them seems to have some truth in what he said.

Or, it's not that important whether it makes sense or not. What's important is that the momentum cannot be lost.

In fact, almost every "debate" in the past few days has been like this. At first, it was just a matter-of-fact discussion, but later it turned into a heart-wrenching dispute.

Finally, with the "joint efforts" of the young Confucian scholars, the quarrel spread from the back to the front, alarming the elders in front.

Elderly people like Wei Xian, Wang Shi and Hou Cang, no matter how hard their ears were, they still heard the movement behind them.

Wei Xian frowned and looked back, and quickly recognized the "culprits". He shook his head and sternly cursed in a low voice: "What a shame!"

Then, Wei Xian looked among the mature Confucian scholars standing behind him, and finally found Tian Wangsun, who was a little uneasy and looked back frequently.

"Mr. Tian, ​​those Confucian scholars must be your disciples. How unbecoming it is to make such a noise in public!"

"This is not the market in the North City, but the city gate; we are not scoundrels, we are Confucian scholars!"

"Go and stop arguing with them. If the people around you see the joke, how can you educate the people?"

Wei Xian scolded Prince Tian unceremoniously with a straight face. Prince Tian, ​​who was in his mid-forties, did not dare to say a word in front of Wei Xian. After saluting, Prince Tian hurriedly ran back.

Soon, Tian Wangsun was heard scolding him loudly. He directly took the "Tianmen Three Heroes" who were leading the trouble out of the crowd and kicked them back to the city gate. Only then did the place finally calm down.

Wei Xian's face finally looked a little better. He looked sideways at Wang Shi and said, "Your Majesty, people's hearts are floating. Is this the reform and new policy that the county magistrate wants, and the rich people and strong men he wants?"

"Mr. Wei Ge, if you had sided with the county magistrate and supported the New Deal, you would not have ended up in this situation." Wang Shi replied without any shame.

"When the county magistrate makes trouble, we and the disapproving ministers should remonstrate with us, but since we are princes and Confucian scholars, shouldn't we give remonstrances?" Wei Xian said half-reproachingly.

Wei Xian was a cabinet bachelor with a real two thousand shi, and Wang Shi was just an Imperial Order with [-] shi, but the former did not dare to be too disrespectful, after all, the latter was the emperor's teacher.

"Whether this is a random fate or not, I'm afraid it's not our turn to say, it has to be said by all the people in the world." Wang Shi said calmly.

"People in the world? People can know it, but they can't let it happen. How can the people see clearly the major events in the world?" Wei Xian said with great disdain.

"Mr. Wei Ge, what you said is a bit too much. Can you alone represent the world?" Wang Shi said uncertainly.

"The county magistrate is self-righteous and tries to rule on the Confucian classics by himself. Isn't this a mess of fate?" Wei Xian couldn't help but raise his voice, attracting the attention of others.

"Mr. Wei Ge, are you and I going to make a big fuss here like the younger generation behind you?" Wang Shi said with a half-smile but not a smile.

Wei Xian thought of today's business and just snorted coldly, no longer arguing with Wang Shi.

At this moment, I suddenly heard a shout from the crowd behind me: "Look, the motorcade! It's coming!"

There was another commotion among the crowd, and Wei Xian also suppressed his anger and looked into the distance with the others around him.

A motorcade appeared at the end of the official road and was driving smoothly towards the city gate.

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(End of this chapter)