A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 276 Luoyang, what do you want?
The eleventh year of Jianwu

Liu Xiu reestablished the Five Classics Doctorate in Luoyang, reopened the Imperial College, and ordered various places to recommend Taixue students, a total of 3,000 people.

In view of the fact that the imperial books were lost or lost due to the war, especially after the Qi and Han armies captured Chang'an, they burned, killed and looted, destroyed the tombs of previous Han emperors, burned the palaces, and most of the books in the Chang'an Imperial College and the Shiqu Pavilion of Weiyang Palace were burned.

Therefore, he ordered the construction of "Stone Chamber", "Lantai", "Renshou Pavilion", "Dongguan", etc., collected ancient books from all over the world, and sent book recorders to Chaoge, which had not experienced war, to copy ancient books.

March
Not far from the north gate of Luoyang, more than thirty imperial students and several doctors from Bai Kingdom saw the city wall of Luoyang. Most of these people are from schools and academies, and most of them are children of wealthy families. Only a few of them are from poor families and were selected based on their own efforts.

Although he is a child of a wealthy family, he is not an ordinary person who can stand out in the Bai Kingdom.

"Gentlemen, this is Luoyang!" pointed out an imperial student who had been to Luoyang.

I saw the towering city wall surrounding Luoyang in the distance, and the scenery inside was completely blocked by the blue brick city wall.

In the past, Luoyang was only an important town for the Han Dynasty to guard the Guandong Kingdom. Therefore, its city walls were very high. There were many scratches from weapons and gaps caused by siege equipment. It had an aura that had just escaped from the war. Come forward.

It was as if this emerging dynasty was still at war.

Entering Luoyang, everyone saw that the pedestrians around them were in a hurry, and from time to time there were military reports flying in from outside the city, and patrol soldiers on the street passed by one after another.

This all shows that Xinhan is still in war at this time.

"I heard that the imperial court is going to conquer Bashu." A student looked at the marching troops hurriedly passing by on the street.

"Well, I heard about it too. Wang Li, isn't your second brother in the army? Have you heard any news?" Another imperial student asked Wang Li in the team.

Wang Li is a descendant of the Wang family of the Bai Kingdom and a public descendant of the Bai family of the Bai Kingdom. Going back dozens of generations, he is still related to the ancestors of the current Bai royal family.

"That's what happened. My second brother used to be a partial general in Longxi. Last month he wrote a letter saying that he was going to be transferred to Jingzhou. It seems that he is going to join Shu."

Wang Li didn't show any of the arrogance of a boy from a wealthy family, and patiently explained to his companions. But there is also arrogance in the words because someone in the family is in a high position, which is human nature.

"I wonder when this world will be truly peaceful." A young man named Xie Qi sighed.

"I guess it's not far away. I often heard the master from the academy say that Gongsun Shu has never had great ambitions. He only knows how to live comfortably and enjoy himself. He guards the rich resources of Shu. During the chaos of the Central Plains, he didn't even move inside. move.

But today, His Majesty's wisdom and martial prowess started at a very young age. Even though he took advantage of Hebei and occupied thousands of miles of territory in Guandong, he did not relax. Instead, he kept motivating himself to cultivate civil affairs internally and prepare military strategies externally.

Otherwise, the world will be conquered by Your Majesty? How could our country, Bai, surrender to the likes of Gongsun Shu? "

"Bai Lin, aren't you a member of the Bai family? When the king occupied several counties in the east of Hedong, His Majesty did not rise to power. Why didn't the Bai family leave Hebei in the east and go south to Luoyang to rule the world?"

An imperial student who had some doubts asked the young student in the team who had been quiet, dressed in white and with a fair face.

Bai Lin smiled bitterly and said: "How could I know the arrangements and thoughts of my family? What's more, I am already a descendant of Bai three generations away, so my family will not tell me some of their thoughts. If it were my father, he should You will know some reasons.

But I heard some sporadic information from my father and some clan elders.

It is said that the family has no intention of dominating the world, but wants to rule the world. "

"You don't want to dominate the world, but you want to dominate the world? What do you mean?" A not very knowledgeable Tai student asked in confusion.

Bai Lin spread his hands and said helplessly: "This is just what I heard. As for the specific meaning, I don't know."

Wang Li on the side thought thoughtfully: "Hegemony, hegemony, means to be driven by the people and realize what the heart desires. Wang, Wangdao, means to be people-oriented and realize the unity of the world."

Seeing the imperial students around him looking at him in amazement, Wang Li immediately explained: "This is not what I thought of, but a sentence I accidentally saw in an anonymous biography in the academy library, and it suddenly occurred to me. "

"Okay, I don't want to dominate the world, I want to rule the world. If everyone in the world has this idea, I am afraid that the big man will not be prosperous and the people will not be rich.

There are too many ambitious people in the world, all trying to compete for the position of being the common master of the world. If they all put the people first and take the people of the world as their own responsibility, how can there be chaos in the world?
Wang Lang, Liu Xuan, Wei Xiao, Gongsun Shu and others are all ambitious people. Your Majesty rules the world with benevolence, but they go against the grain and try to stop the heavenly army. Wouldn't this bring unnecessary disaster to the people under his rule?

But the Bai family is different. They only serve the people and China. Therefore, they do not strive for high positions, do not attach themselves to fame and fortune, occupy several counties without greed, and retreat to one country is not too small. Because he did not fight for hegemony, he preserved millions of people in Hedong, and because he did not fight for hegemony, he obeyed the people's will and resolutely attached to His Majesty. Millions of people in Hedong live because of this. Isn’t this also holy? "

An old man with white hair poked his head out of a carriage.

"Mr. Liu!" All the students saluted him respectfully.

The old man was Liu Ji, a great scholar in the country who was recommended as a doctor by the Bai Kingdom.

"Everyone, most of whom are from Hedong, need to remember Bai's kindness. Without Bai's blessing, I don't know how many innocent people would have died in Hedong."

"Yes, please remember Bai's kindness."

Liu Ji nodded with satisfaction. In his heart, apart from Confucius, the one he respected the most was the Bai family. Yes, it was the Bai family, not a certain person.

Although there were many great scholars and lesser sages in the Bai family in the past dynasties, they were all collectively referred to as the Bai family. What the Bai family had done for hundreds of years made them worthy of being called a gentleman of ancient times and a great surname for thousands of years.

Although he, Liu Ji, is also a descendant of the Liu family and the descendant of Emperor Ming, his bloodline is closer to that of the Great Ancestor than the present Majesty, but to be honest, he thinks that compared to the Bai family, what the Liu family has done is just a piece of shit. .

He even had the idea of ​​having that surname not only once. If the Bai family wanted to be the co-owner of the world, Liu Ji would agree with it with both hands and feet. He would also ask his brothers and children to agree. Anyone who disagreed would be kicked out of the house. It was a pity that Ah, the Bai family doesn’t want the king.

"This Liu Ji is too radical. The Bai family has already said that he does not want the position of co-lord of the world, and he has been persuading the king to ascend the throne. No wonder the king had to send him to Luoyang to avoid him. This is not for Bai. It brings disaster."

In another carriage, Meng Jing, a doctor of the same age as Liu Ji, couldn't stand Liu Ji's behavior of brainwashing young people and complained.

"Hey, don't say that. Old Liu is also impatient. We are all sixty or seventy-year-old old guys. We have experienced great chaos in the past. We have seen too much bloody storms and mountains full of bones. We expect a holy king to rule. It is understandable to end the war in the world.

Old Liu was in Guanzhong. During this chaos, there was almost no one left in Guanzhong. Countless people died in the war and starved. His relatives did not run away. Now he only has one great-grandson left, which is also sad. "

Dr. Cui She, who was riding with Meng Jing, advised.

Meng Jing snorted coldly: "If it wasn't for this reason, I would have scolded him so much in last year's debate, how could I allow him to make such nonsense?"

Seeing this, Cui She also smiled and shook his head, thinking to himself: "These two people were originally from the same school, but they couldn't see eye to eye. They started fighting when Emperor Ai was Emperor Ai and have been fighting until now. They are really a pair of enemies."

Liu Ji and Meng Jing were both disciples of Chen Shen, a well-known domestic scholar. Speaking of which, they were also fellow disciples of Wang Mang. They had a very good relationship and almost ate and slept together when they were studying.

However, when Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, the two had great differences. Meng Jing believed that no matter who was the emperor, as long as he was good to the people, Liu Ji held a opposite view and believed that even so, he should not usurp the Han Dynasty. The rules of the game should be followed.

At that time, Liu Ji had a great fondness for the Liu family, and did not despise his status as a clan member of the Liu family. Therefore, he strongly despised Wang Mang for deposing the Ruzi Emperor and proclaiming himself emperor, thinking that this was a sign of his admiration for power.

But at that time, Wang Mang had not lost people's hearts and was still considered a saint by the people in the world, so Liu Ji's words were almost suppressed by Meng Jing, making Meng Jing's words popular in the academy.

Later, when the world began to be in chaos and Wang Mang became the target of public criticism, Liu Ji's remarks began to overwhelm Meng Jing: "Look, I will say that Wang Mang is a real villain and a hypocrite."

Meng Jing stopped talking.

When the situation became more and more critical later on, the world became chaotic again, and people's survival became a big problem. People died every day due to war, hunger, and epidemics.

In particular, the Red Eyebrow Army and the Green Forest Army were raging in Guanzhong, and Liu Ji's relatives were almost slaughtered. Ironically, both parties held the righteousness of the world, and the emperor was a relative of the Liu family, so Liu Ji suddenly fell silent.

Soon after, he changed his usual remarks and kept saying that only the Bai family could save the world, and only the Bai family could save China. Then he continued to encourage Bai Gongguan to establish himself as emperor and pacify the world.

However, the Bai family had already made a strategy of not ruling the world. Then Liu Xiu appeared. Liu Ji still persuaded Bai Guan and said: "Liu Xiu is also named Liu. The Liu family will be over sooner or later. You should be the emperor. As long as you are the emperor." , the people will have heaven, and there will be blue sky.”

When Liu Xiu proclaimed himself emperor, Bai Guan became attached to him, Bai Guan died, and Bai Shi became the king of Bai, Liu Ji still kept urging: "The Liu family is not worthy of the world. When the Liu family is weak, the Bai family will wave their arms, and the world will follow. If the common people prepare pots, pans, and food to welcome the king, then the world will be stable for eternity."

Bai Shi was troubled by him, but he was a great scholar. He couldn't hit him, scold him, or refuse him. He had to greet him with a smile every time. There was nothing he could do. This time, Liu Xiu chose a great scholar as his doctor. Bai Shi didn't even think about it. , and reported his name.

When leaving, Liu Ji's resentful eyes made Bai Shi's body goosebumps.

(End of this chapter)