I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 271 The World’s Heroes
In the official selection system, which is dominated by the imperial examination system, the reputation of scholars is of vital importance.

Therefore, there is a saying that famous people criticize the younger generations in order to support them.

The special thing about Xu Shao is that most famous people will be scrupulous about the number of people they criticize, but Xu Shao welcomes all who come.

Therefore, not only did Xu Shao bring fame to the person being criticized, but the person being criticized would naturally brag about Xu Shao's ability to recognize people for the sake of their own reputation.

Coming back and forth, it can be called a perpetual motion machine in the world of fame.

So it seems that there is no comparison between Xu Shao and Yan Xiang, and there are other ways to win over his confidants.

The reason why Yuan Shu hesitated was because of Xu Shao's stance.

Xu Shaojiu had been in Runan County for a long time, and many of the three princes were trying to conquer the land, but none of them responded. The reason why he came to Beijing was because he heard about the Taixue discussion and wanted to express his opposition.

But Yuan Shu didn't have to worry about it immediately. There were so many people who were willing to win over Xu Shao, and some of them didn't care about Xu Shao's position. Before Yuan Shu could make a decision, Xu Shao took the route of Weiwei Yang Biao.

Only Yuan Shu was helpless and furious.

He regarded Xu Shao as his first choice and Xu Shao as his backup.

Yuan Shu could only be angry and told his backup Yan Xiang to prepare well and refute Xu Shao in the Taixue discussion.

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There were many celebrities like Xu Shao who lived in nearby counties and gathered in Luoyang after hearing the news.

As for the ones further away, I have no choice but to miss them.

As the excitement in Luoyang continued, the much-anticipated Taixue debate finally began.

On this day, Liu Bian got up early and said goodbye to Cai Yan, who had refused to go to Taixue with him. There was only one thing arranged today.

Yu Linlang and Huben Lang, together with some of the Northern Army and Xiyuan Army still in Luoyang, were transferred to the vicinity of Taixue.

While being escorted to the Imperial College outside the city, Liu Bian looked at the list of people involved in the Taixue discussion.

Ma Rixi sent his Dong Cao Yu Zhao Yu, He Miao sent his chief Shi Leyin, and Dong Zhong sent Li Ru, a doctor of Taixue, as representatives of the three.

As the mainstay of one side's support, Dong Chong is just that. Ma Rixi is in charge personally, and Zhao Yu and others are backed by many government officials like Zhang Zhao.

However, Lu Zhi did not avoid suspicion this time and directly recommended his disciple Zhuojun Gaoyou.

Although Lu Zhi's two most famous disciples are Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan, it was Gao You who truly inherited Lu Zhi's accomplishments in Confucian classics.

Liu Bian once asked Lu Zhi to send someone to lurk in He Jin's house to communicate information to prevent He Jin from doing anything irreparable and stupid. Lu Zhi finally used high inducement, although it was not used later.

After Lu Zhi became the Tutor, Gao You did not join the officialdom but continued to study the classics.

For Gao Yu, Liu Bian needs to be the same as he treats Zheng Xuan's son Zheng Yi. He must be used. If he is strong, he should be reused. If he is not capable, he must be well placed.

Liu Bian continued to look down.

The person recommended by Fan Ling attracted Liu Bian's attention.

The person was Bing Yuan, a state official who came to Luoyang on official business under the orders of Chen Ji, the governor of Qingzhou. I don't know how Fan Ling persuaded him to stay.

Soon, Guo Sheng dug out Bing Yuan's detailed information that he had prepared long ago. Bingyuan was a native of Beihai. His family was poor and he was orphaned at an early age. When he was young, he had no money to study, but because of his eagerness to learn, he gained the attention of the teacher in the village bookstore, who was willing to teach him to read for free.

Hou Bingyuan finally achieved success in his studies and had the same name as Guan Ning. Guan Ning had a story with Liu Bian's Shangshu Lang Huaxin, that is, they cut off their relationship.

Guan Ning had no intention of pursuing an official career, so Liu Bian ignored him.

Bing Yuan's background is an absolute plus in Liu Bian's eyes. All I can say is that, as expected of Fan Ling, although he can do wrong things, he does them right more often.

Later scholars searched for traceable family backgrounds of 24.4 Xiaolians in the Han Dynasty. Among them, were civilians and were poor, accounting for %.

But as the wealthy families monopolize access to inspections, it will undoubtedly be more difficult for ordinary people to break through the restrictions.

Later, Liu Bian also saw Yuan Huan, the son of Yuan Pang, the minister of agriculture. Although he was not promoted by Yuan Pang, it seemed that he, the great minister who had always been neutral and loyal to the government, was unwilling to give up more than 100 million yuan. Annual income.

As for the young scholars who came after hearing the news, such as Zhao Yan, Du Xi and others from Yingchuan, Wang Can who had been in Beijing for a long time, and Mi Heng who came to Beijing to study, they were not qualified to debate on the stage due to their age and reputation. .

However, before the Taixue Debate began, civil debates surrounding these had already begun.

Just as not all officials in the court fully agreed with the equal loss method, not all scholars in the opposition were completely opposed to the equal loss method.

Among them are speculators who want to stand out with their unique perspectives.

Liu Bian naturally heard about it.

When Liu Bian arrived at the largest teaching room in Taixue, officials and virtuous celebrities had already been prepared. At Liu Bian's order, Zhao Yu, Cao Yu of the Taiwei Mansion, was the first to speak and began the debate.

There were a total of sixty or seventy people from both sides, which was not much different from the number of people in the Salt and Iron Debate back then.

The content of the debate was actually not what Liu Bian had simulated at the time, but the rhetoric became more intense and often sagely.

There was some order at first, but soon the debate became noisy, with people with different views competing to speak.

Fortunately, he, the emperor, and his ministers were all present at the scene, and everyone who spoke had a tense heart, so it didn't completely turn into a noisy vegetable market.

Zheng Yi was specially arranged by Liu Bian to be beside him. When Liu Bian encountered some remarks that he did not understand or did not understand clearly, Liu Bian also asked without hesitation. This shameless attitude of questioning made Zheng Yi feel a little frightened.

What Liu Bian could clearly feel was that as the debate became more intense, both officials and sergeants would inevitably make mistakes and then be caught and attacked.

While the debate was going on, more than a dozen writers were writing furiously, each recording the content of the debate in their own way.

There are also many people inside and outside the house, conveying the content of the debate in the house to the outside world.

I don't know if they are the students in Taixue. Outside Taixue, many scholars who can't get in are gathering and watching, waiting for someone to report the debate inside.

Of course Liu Bian will not expel these people. No matter what their stance is, these people who are paying attention to the government are at least not hermits with no intention of having an official career. There must be many talented people among them who Liu Bian wants to use, so they must be treated well.

Otherwise, he would not need to deploy most of the Central Army in Luoyang to maintain order.

Guo Jia was twenty-two years old. He had little ambition and often studied behind closed doors in recent years. Only the wise people he made friends with knew about his talents.

When Guo Jia, who was in the crowd, heard the content of the debate, he couldn't help shaking his head and jokingly said to the people around him: "I don't think you, Xun Wenruo, would have made a mistake one day. Talent, I won’t be here now, and now it sounds like nothing.”

(End of this chapter)