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

Chapter 347 Visiting the wise, commenting on the first day of the month
After traveling all the way south for nearly half a month, we finally arrived.

Bai Dian was dressed in a rich attire, with his left hand on his abdomen and his right hand on his lower back. His back was straight and he stood in front of the carriage waiting. Several guards beside him looked around with knives in their hands. This pomp and the luxurious carriage made it difficult for passers-by to see. Pedestrians all understood that Xu Mansion had a distinguished guest.

"Creak!" The middle door of Xu Mansion, which had not been opened for many years, was completely opened, and several people came out.

The leader was brother Xu Jing, followed by several elders from the Xu family.

"The noble man comes to my house. There are many neglects in my house. Please be considerate of me!"

The group, led by Xu Jing, forced themselves to salute Bai Dian.

Bai Dian stood there, with the palms of his hands facing him, thumbs erect, cupping his hands forward, bending slightly and saying: "I didn't inform your house in advance and came to visit rashly. I was rude in the first place, so why should I be so negligent?" .

Baidian of Yuzhenfang, Luoyang, on the order of the patriarch, came to visit Mr. Xu Jing and Xu Shao in your mansion. I wonder if these two gentlemen are in your mansion? "

Xu Jing glanced at Xu Shao, and the two brothers went out together, came to Bai Dian and saluted: "Xu Jing/Xu Shao has met the young master!"

Bai Ya is a Taiwei, one of the former three princes, and Bai Dian is his nephew and the future candidate for the third prince of the Bai family. It is not wrong to call him a prince.

"It turns out that the two gentlemen were facing each other, but Dian didn't recognize him. It's disrespectful and disrespectful!"

Xu Jing said politely: "Young master, please don't be polite. It's my honor for you to come to my house. This is not a place for talking. I still invite you to come into the house for discussion! Please!"

Everyone in the Xu Mansion made way for Bai Dian. Bai Dian slightly cupped his hands and said, "Sorry for bothering you!"

All the way to the lobby of Xu Mansion, Xu Mansion's highest-level banquet has been set up inside.

Xu Jing led Bai Dian to the most distinguished seat on the far right and sat down. Several scribes and guards behind Bai Dian also sat down next to Bai Dian. Sit down opposite Fangzheng.

After some exchanges and toasts, Bai Dian stated the purpose of his trip: "Mr. Xu Jing, I came from Luoyang just to invite you to join Yuzhenfang."

Xu Jing said humbly: "Yuzhenfang is the leader of all the scholars in the world. All the scholars are proud to have entered Yuzhenfang. Logically speaking, they are more famous, more talented, and more moral than my Xu brothers in the world." There are many taxi scholars, why choose my two brothers?"

Bai Dian did not intend to beat around the bush, but went straight to the point: "To be honest with you two gentlemen, nowadays scholars are suppressed by eunuchs, villains are prevalent, loyal scholars are wanted and hunted down, so that talented people cannot be promoted, and moths are in high positions. , If things go on like this, the world will be in chaos, and the Han Dynasty will be in danger again.

Therefore, Yuzhenfang plans to build a building to recognize the virtuous, intending to judge the world's heroes in it. Let the world's truly famous and talented scholars get the attention of the world, and let the world know that the world is not only the Gonggun princes in the court, but also has lost talents.

I also want to let Your Majesty know that all the real talents have been pushed out into the mountains by those eunuchs. Nowadays, most of the people who occupy high positions in the court are mediocre and faint-hearted officials who do nothing but do nothing.

The patriarch Bai Yagong heard that the two gentlemen had already had the pride and experience to judge the world's heroes. However, due to the obstruction of some unknown forces in the resources, he succumbed to the wild alleys in the mountains, causing the pearl to become dusty.

Therefore, I would like to invite two gentlemen to Yuzhenfang to preside over the Shixian Building. I believe that with the talents and vision of these two gentlemen, coupled with the resources and support of Yuzhenfang, we will be able to re-display the treasures left behind in the world. In front of the world! "

Xu Shao was very excited when he heard that. He kept looking at Xu Jing, wanting him to agree quickly, but Xu Jing still forced himself to calm down, feeling a little embarrassed:

"Young master, you don't know. My general and I are very willing and eager to go to Luoyang with you. But after all, we still have clansmen. Recently, the Yuan family has been too persecuted. I'm worried that once my two brothers leave, it won't be the same as yours." I have lost my position as a meritorious officer, and I am afraid that I, the Xu family, will be attacked by the Yuan family."

Bai Dian smiled and said to Xu Jing: "Mr. Xu Jing, don't worry. As long as you two can agree to my invitation from Yuzhenfang, leave all the rest to me. I guarantee that you two gentlemen will have no worries."

Xu Jing stood up and bowed with Xu Shao: "So, I am willing to join Yuzhenfang, please take care of me!"

Seeing that the matter was completed, Bai Dian was very happy and helped the two of them up: "Two gentlemen, please get up quickly. It is Yuzhenfang's luck to be helped by gentlemen. I hope that in the future, we can walk together to serve the people and the world." Make a voice and do your part!”

Bai Dian left. Before leaving, he told Brother Xu Jing that the matter in the Xu Mansion would be resolved within a month at most, and the construction of the Shixian Building in Yuzhenfang was almost completed. He hoped to see him in Luoyang in a month. To the second position.

Half a month later, the Governor of Runan invited Xu Jing to the Governor's Mansion.

As soon as he saw Xu Jing, he said: "Wenxiu, your matter has been solved. I'm really curious. Which expert did you find to get the court to cancel your wanted order? Instead, you summoned Qin. Congratulations. Xu Yilang!”

Xu Jing was also very surprised when he heard that the imperial court recruited him to be the Yilang. Is this the power of Yuzhenfang? Even though all the descendants of the Bai family are now imprisoned due to party restrictions, they still have a certain influence on the court.

It is worthy of being split from the thousand-year-old Bai clan.

"Your Majesty's words are serious. Don't you understand who I am, Xu Jing? I know some important people. The imperial court must have let me go after they found out about my grievances. This is all because of the mercy of the imperial court. Your Majesty God’s grace.”

The Runan governor pointed his finger at Xu Jing and said, "You, you, I don't even know I want you, you just give me a sloppy look, forget it, since you don't want to tell me, I won't ask any more questions.

But I still have to warn you, Luoyang is not that easy to treat. Remember, the big shot who is following you closely, since he was able to release you during the period of the party's imprisonment, must have powerful energy. Without her help, you would be in danger in Luoyang. No matter what happens, you have no ability to resist. You might as well come back. I still say what I said, nothing can be done. I will always leave a place for you here. . "

Xu Jing thanked the Runan governor for his kindness, took the recruitment order, and returned to the Xu Mansion.

As for why the governor of Runan valued Xu Jing so much, it was not because Xu Jing was a talent. There were two ways to become an official in the Han Dynasty. One was to be recruited by the imperial court, which meant taking a bus to Luoyang. This was the right way, and he was an official of the emperor. .

The second is to enter the governor's mansion or the kingdom of the princes, accept the call of the governor or the princes and kings, and become the subordinate officials of the governor and princes and kings. This will be marked with their names for life, and they will serve as personal officials. Wherever the governor is transferred, Just follow wherever you go.

But they can also recommend you to the court, and they will become your recommender. However, in the future, you will be affected by the recommender. If you resist, they will easily lose your official position.

Therefore, in the second way, no one will accept the personal recruitment of the prefect unless it is absolutely necessary. This is a self-destructive move.

However, there are still people who really can't become officials in the court, or who have been influenced by the family of the governor for generations, and the people who sponsor them become the prefect's relatives.

Returning to Xu Mansion, I saw that Xu Shao had already packed his luggage: "Brother, are you ready? I have resigned from my official seal. If possible, let's set off today!"

Xu Jing looked at the excited Xu Shao and was unwilling to dampen his enthusiasm. He smiled and said, "Okay, we will set off today."

Once it's gone, it's like a caged bird that has escaped its trap and is no longer restrained.

Jianning four years
New Year
Liu Hongxing served in Yuan Dynasty and granted amnesty to the world.

At the beginning of the same month, Yuzhenfang released the Lunar New Year Review to the world. At the beginning of each month, brothers Xu Jing and Xu Shao, famous celebrities in Runan, hosted the meeting in the Shixian Building of Yuzhenfang to criticize, praise and criticize contemporary figures, poems, calligraphy and paintings. This move is intended to prevent the pearls of the world from being covered in dust and not leaving a drop in the ocean.

The Shixian Tower is five stories high, the same height as the Juxian Pavilion on the first floor of Luoyang, because this is the highest height that can be achieved in Luoyang City, and any higher will exceed the palace.

What I have to say is that both high-rise buildings were built by the Bai family, and the Juxian Pavilion was written by the Bai family of the Bai Kingdom. It is the largest store of the Bai Kingdom Trading Company in Luoyang.

The Shixian Building was built by the Bai family of Yuzhenfang, who invited a master of the Bai Kingdom to preside over the construction. Its style is completely different from that of the Juxian Building. Juxian Building is a restaurant and banquet place, which is prosperous and luxurious, with a large flow of people and a large space.

The Shixian Building is a tasting place. To enter, you must pay an admission fee, or have an invitation from the Shixian Building, or answer the questions asked by the clerk at the door. The overall style is elegant and refined, relatively quiet.

The first floor is the calligraphy and painting floor, where you can appreciate the paintings and calligraphy left in ink; the second floor is the literary and Fu floor, where you can appreciate famous poems from all over the world, or new poems written by talented scholars; the third floor is the library, which contains some classics. You can browse through it at will; the fourth floor is the review floor, where the monthly reviews are; the last floor is the rest floor, where you can stay for a short time.

In addition, the paintings, calligraphy, poems, and classics inside can be bought and sold, and you can also stay here. However, the price was indeed high, and I am afraid that only high-ranking officials could afford it, so this place became another famous building in Luoyang, and only scholars were not allowed to enter.

Since this was the first time for the review, Bai Ya personally sat in the meeting and also invited some of his friends who were imprisoned at home as well as the three princes of the dynasty, and they all came to show their dignity.

By the way, many scholars in Luoyang also came to see this grand gathering after hearing about it.

As soon as you enter the gate, you can see the couplets on both sides: "Enter this gate, it is only about virtue and talent, regardless of official position. When you leave this gate, there are only great scholars and no white men." Hanging a large plaque "Zhi Xian Tower".

After squeezing past the scholars admiring and discussing calligraphy and painting on the first floor, the talented scholars reading and writing poems on the second floor, and the scholars quietly browsing classics on the third floor, entering the fourth floor, I saw a hall full of Confucian scholars and intense debates.

Brothers Xu Jing, Xu Shao, all dressed in Confucian robes, were sitting in the center of the high platform. Beside them were the officials and celebrities in casual clothes, quietly watching everything that happened.

"Mr. Xu Jing, tell me, where are the most famous people and the most spiritual people in the world today? Which one is the wisest?"

Xu Jing chuckled and explained: "Since you can be called a famous person, you must have something good at it. There are so many classics in the world. Even if Confucius was alive, he would not dare to say that he is omniscient and omnipotent. How can he be said to be the wisest?" ?”

"Yes, Mr. Xu is right, there is no comparison at all."

"Sir, tell me about the most famous celebrities from all over the world!"

Xu Jing stood up and saluted the scholars around him: "You're showing off your ugliness!"

"The most famous people in the world are in Hebei, and the Bai Kingdom is the most famous in Hebei. Chaoge is called the famous capital of the world. There are no less than dozens of famous people and scholars in it. They are all in Bai Xue and Baiyuan. This place can be called I believe no one in the world can deny this!"

"That's right. There are indeed many famous scholars and scholars in the Bai Kingdom. Bai Xueyuan is the best academy in the world."

After everyone agreed, Xu Jing continued: "In addition to Hebei, the second place is Yuzhou, especially Yingchuan County. The Xun family in Yingchuan has eight dragons, and each of them is a famous person in the world. It can be seen that Yingchuan The land of Sichuan is full of outstanding people and brilliant writing styles.

Then there is Qingzhou, the hometown of Confucius, where most of the world's Confucian scholars came from, so it can be ranked third; finally there is Luoyang, which is the capital of the country, where many celebrities from all over the world gather, so it can be ranked fourth. As for the rest of the places, although there are famous people, they have not formed a system and their successors are weak, so they are not included here. "

(End of this chapter)