Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 495 Visit from the Yu Mansion
Ever since the Yu family set foot in the cultural industry, it can be said that they have made a lot of money every day. Originally, they were only at the third-rate family level. In just a few years, they have become stronger than many second-rate families. After the new version of the dictionary, its status in the literary world is almost unmatched by anyone.

Therefore, when Sun Xiangfu came to the Yu Mansion, there were actually many visitors who were studying and visiting at the mansion. They were all Confucian scholars. Not to mention, these people were very enthusiastic after seeing Sun Xiangfu's arrival. After all, before However, there are a large number of Hongwenguan students who were recommended by Sun Xiangfu to serve as local officials. Now, these people are all reserve officials of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate. In about five years, when you reach the ranks of fifth-rank officials, the speed of promotion is actually like riding a rocket.

As long as he is an individual, he has his own interests. Sun Xiangfu can give people a chance to rise to the top, so in the eyes of these Confucian scholars, he is someone who needs to be curry favor with.

"My son-in-law has met Mr. Yuezhang."

Sun Xiangfu bowed to see him, and Yu Chang naturally greeted him with a smile. However, he preferred to be close to his grandson and granddaughter. After all, even though he is now a fourth-rank doctor in the Ministry of Industry, it is not easy to show off in front of Sun Xiangfu. Well, there are still several ranks behind him in terms of official rank!In the presence of outsiders, he wants to give his grandson a good face.

"My son-in-law is usually busy with official duties, so it is rare to rest in Chang'an for a few days. This time when you come to the mansion, you must have a good feast. There are many talented and learned people, but your grandfather specially invited you to the mansion to accompany you."

Hearing this, Sun Xiangfu finally knew why these Confucian scholars had fanatic expressions when they saw him. It turned out that Yu Shinan wanted to recommend a group of talents under his school again for his purpose!Of course, it is to consolidate the status of the two families in the court.

"Sun Dudu, long time no see, I miss you so much!"

In the living room, not all of them are Confucian scholars who have not served in official positions. There are also senior officials like Shangguanyi, Liu Yong, Lin Wenxuan, etc. who have already served in the local government and have been transferred back to work in various yamen in Chang'an. At the beginning, these people were Sun Xiangfu Those who were recommended to Li Shimin and sent to work in remote places in the south of the Five Ridges can be considered old acquaintances. Judging from the status of Sun Xiangfu as a retainer at the time, they had a relationship to help each other. Looking at it now, it can also be said to be an old acquaintance. It is support, because the difference in grade is a bit big.

"Hehe, Brother Shangguan, the word 'miss' should be used on Mei Jiaoniang! Dudu Sun is in person, it should be said that he has admired his reputation for a long time, and finally met..."

Seeing these old acquaintances whom he hadn't seen for several years bowing their hands to salute him, Sun Xiangfu said with a smile, "I think the word 'missing' is also appropriate, and I have seen your words in Mr. Feng's letters in recent years." There is something about the name, and I wanted to talk to you early in the morning."

The development of Lingnan in all aspects can achieve today's achievements. This group of officials sent by the Hongwen Museum played a lot of roles, and now it can be regarded as a phased victory. Among the people present today, I am afraid that there are many At least they will be their successors, and in the future, there will be more similar places that need people like them who are good at governing in multi-ethnic mixed areas. Come out and chat with them, you can avoid many detours for them.

"In that case, please invite Dudu Sun to the table! Let's have a good chat at the table."

As Yu Shinan's disciple, most of the people present did not have the habit of seeing outsiders in the Yu Mansion, and treated themselves as half masters, and invited Sun Xiangfu to the table.

"Everyone, please wait a moment. I went to the backyard to pay my respects to Grandpa. It won't be too late to come out to have a banquet with you. Wait a moment, wait a moment, I will be back in a moment."

It is rare for a person to live to be seventy years old, even for modern people. What's more, for the ancients, Yu Shinan is almost 73 years old now, and his teeth have fallen out a long time ago, and he has only a few teeth left. If you go on, how can you drink and have fun with these young people!

When Sun Xiangfu said this, everyone hurriedly said, "Excellent." They let him go to the study in the backyard.

"Grandpa, my son-in-law has come to greet you."

Entering Yu Shinan's study room, Sun Xiangfu would always unconsciously look at the calligraphy and paintings all over the wall. These things are all treasures, passed on to future generations, and just a pair of them can make a whole house of grandchildren have no worries about eating and drinking for the rest of their lives. The appreciation potential of those things he tinkered with is much higher.

Yu Shinan didn't raise his head very much, his old eyes, through the presbyopic lenses, looked at the paper on the table very intently, the brush in his hand continued to write, and said, "Zhengming is here, sit down first, grandpa finished writing This word is just for you."

"Grandfather has words for me?"

Sun Xiangfu was thinking of an excuse to hang up a few words written by Yu Shinan in his study!Hearing this, he looked at the paper on the table.

I saw that the word Yu Shinan has only one sentence, "A gentleman should not stand under a dangerous wall".

After reading the words, Sun Xiangfu knew that Yu Shinan might have known the reason for his visit, so he asked, "Is this a warning to my son-in-law?"

Yu Shinan didn't answer, but asked instead, "What do you think of this sentence?"

Sun Xiangfu replied, "Grandpa knows that my son-in-law has always been afraid of death, so my son-in-law takes what Confucius said as the most reasonable words."

"This is the way for a gentleman to survive in the world. It is good to keep it in mind."

Yu Shinan made his words so obvious, and Sun Xiangfu naturally had no reason not to understand. Over the years, he has pissed off this or that in the court. Although he has won some friends, he has also made many enemies, but those people are still there. It's just that they haven't reacted. When they really feel the crisis and launch a deadly counterattack, it's hard to say whether Sun Xiangfu can withstand it. It's hard to say what will happen to a person like Wang Mang who is suspected of traveling through and making drastic reforms. Xiangfu also generally knows.

Therefore, what Yu Shinan meant was to tell him not to make too many enemies and put himself in a dangerous situation. After all, he is now a man with a family. This is not only related to the interests of the Sun family, but also related to the Yu family. Interests.

"Grandson knows what to do." Sun Xiangfu bowed to be taught.

"What do you think of the students in the front hall?" Yu Shinan pointed to those directions in the front hall and asked again.

"It's very simple, just accept everything!"

"Accept all orders?"

"Uh, that means, according to the list, I want all of them, not one less."

Hearing this, Yu Shinan said with a smile, "There is righteousness, my family, Yu and Sun, will have no worries for generations!"

"Didn't Grandpa ask me what I took them for?"

"Is it worse than being sent to Lingnan as an official?"

"Well, it's about the same."

"They have now seen the benefits of going to Lingnan to be an official, so why do they care about going anywhere else!"

"Grandfather said the same thing, so grandson-in-law would like to thank you for making arrangements." Sun Xiangfu saluted Yu Shinan with a smile.

There are quite a few Confucian scholars in the front hall. There are more than a dozen of them who have become officials, and as many as five or sixty people who have not become officials. If they are assigned, there are many places that can be managed. Their fathers were all noble officials of the court, and their ranks were at least five or higher.

This is not a small force. With this kind of power added, Sun Xiangfu's position in the court will be more stable. Even if someone like Kong Yingda, who has appeal to Confucian scholars and scholars all over the world, wants to deal with him, You have to find a way, and do it in a tactful way.

Because Sun Xiangfu's interest group is too big, so big that their entire Confucian scholars have to retreat. Li Tai's move is just a tentative beginning for them. Merger is the way Confucianism has been going. .

Of course, Yu Shinan came forward today and asked Sun Xiangfu to arrange some Confucian scholars to be officials. It may also be regarded by Kong Yingda and others as a test signal. If Sun Xiangfu, the number one reformer, does not retaliate very much, they can move on to the next step Now, these Confucian scholars can be operated into officials in a gentle way, and there is no need to go to the court to fight each other.

Now, they can no longer deny the contribution of agriculture, industry and commerce to society, and knowing that the emperor is pragmatic, and that agriculture, industry and commerce can develop the real economy is a concrete manifestation of practice, so they directly merge the most essential ideological things of agriculture, industry and commerce into Confucianism Come, let Confucianism follow suit, and let the boat of Confucianism become even bigger.

Since the abolition of old habits is what the ancestors of Confucianism said, then, how to reform should also be guided by Confucianism?

Once they grasp the direction of the reform, Sun Xiangfu will know what will happen next without even thinking about it.Naturally, they value civility over military affairs and despise all other industries. When they have achieved unity in the officialdom and status in the class, they will fight for their own internal rights and engage in factional struggles.

In the history of China, at the beginning of the founding of many countries, they were positive and pioneering, but later, because of the Confucianism, they gradually declined and were finally knocked down by external forces. Song Dynasty and Ming Dynasty The most typical examples, unfortunately, are all after the Tang Dynasty, and Li Shimin has no examples to look at.

Therefore, Sun Xiangfu needs to handle the struggle with Confucianism more carefully and skillfully, because their entire system has been extremely harmonious at the initial stage. If there is an annexation, it will become more harmonious. Even Sun Xiangfu could not refute its role in the feudal dynasty.

The judging power of this battle is in the hands of Li Shimin, and his personal wishes can at least determine the future direction of the country for the time being.

"Grandfather, you are a great Confucian in the world, do you think that Confucianism is really suitable for the court?"

Yu Shinan originally thought that Sun Xiangfu would bid farewell to him after thanking him and go to the front hall for a banquet, but he didn't expect that he asked such a question again.

And this question is difficult for even a great Confucian like Yu Shinan to answer. The 'six virtues', 'six lines', and 'six arts' promoted by Confucianism in the early days are actually very systematic and very practical.If the quality of the management of a country can achieve the three six of Confucianism, then the country is basically invincible.

However, the current Confucianism does not carry forward the Confucian 666 and pass it on in a balanced way. It's not pure at all.

The imperial court was originally a vanity fair, and between countries, the law of the jungle was the most important thing. Yu Shinan naturally understood these principles, so the more he understood, the more doubts he had, and the more helpless he felt about Sun Xiangfu's question. answer.

(End of this chapter)