Among the counties and counties in Yizhou, rumors spread most widely in Chengdu, the imperial capital.
Now that Mi Yang's documents have been sent to Chengdu, this means that the Yizhou nobles no longer need to hide their views on this matter.
Since the founding of the Eastern Han Dynasty by the founder of the Han Dynasty, the Eastern Han Dynasty has had a very unique political feature compared to the Western Han Dynasty, and that is - Qing Dynasty.
Qingyi is a behavior that often occurs among bureaucrats and scholar-officials in the Eastern Han Dynasty. It is a behavior of criticizing people and current events.
Since the politics of the Eastern Han Dynasty were generally dark and corrupt, most of the Qing discussions during the Eastern Han Dynasty were critical.
In addition, because the participants in the Qing Conference were either famous people in the world or officials who held certain powers in the court, the Qing Conference could sometimes indeed play a role in changing the government.
After Liu Bei established the Han Dynasty, in order to show off his legitimacy, he established an imperial college in Chengdu for scholars to study based on the old system of Luoyang.
Although the Taixue established by Liu Bei is not comparable in scale to the Taixue in Luoyang City at that time, with Liu Bei's strong support, the number of Taixue students in Chengdu today is over a thousand.
Among these more than a thousand students, a large part were from the Yizhou gentry.
It cannot be said that these more than a thousand students are deliberately going against Mi Yang. There is no shortage of passionate people among them who are loyal to the country.
Just because of their family background and their lack of knowledge, the current Qing discussions in Taixue, with the deliberate promotion of many people in the dark, are on the whole criticizing Mi Yang's New Deal.
During the Qing Dynasty debate currently taking place in Chengdu, many Taipei students used their family backgrounds and sect backgrounds to form groups and began to criticize Mi Yang's new policies.
They believed that Mi Yang's new policy, on the one hand, tampered with the ancestral system and was suspected of being authoritarian and domineering, and on the other hand, was too radical and would inevitably cause strong unrest in Liangzhou.
"Liangzhou Mu doesn't know how to write. He loves great achievements and disrupts Liang's politics."
Gradually, words like this with strong offensive meaning have become increasingly popular in the streets and alleys of Chengdu.
As the saying goes, three people make a tiger. In the Han Dynasty when compulsory education was not yet popularized, the power of public opinion was very powerful.
Under such rampant rumors, many officials, scholars, and even the people in Chengdu who originally maintained a neutral position began to have doubts about Mi Yang.
And as the rumors continued to develop, their doubts about Mi Yang became more and more serious.
Soon, even Zhuge Liang, who lived in seclusion to deal with political affairs, heard about this statement.
After hearing the recent rumors in Chengdu that were unfavorable to Mi Yang and the New Deal, although Zhuge Liang did not get angry, there seemed to be a bit of coldness in his eyes.
"Inspire reputation and criticize each other; evaluate ministers and govern at their own discretion."
Taixue in Chengdu was established only after Liu Bei established it, but this does not mean that this criticism of Mi Yang was the first Qing Dynasty initiated by the Yizhou gentry.
Strictly speaking, since Liu Bei took control of Yizhou, to this day, the Yizhou gentry have launched a total of two Qing Dynasties.
It's just that the first target of criticism was Liu Bei and him.
Because of this experience, Zhuge Liang knew that there must be some organization behind this sudden Qingyi incident.
Zhuge Liang was frowning and thinking about how to deal with this menacing Qing Dynasty incident.
Judging from the various intelligence he received, the political debate caused by Mi Yang's new policy this time was more powerful than what he had experienced back then.
But when Zhuge Liang frowned, Ma Di, who had been accompanying him, saw that Zhuge Liang had a sad look on his face. He, who was always smart, immediately guessed why Zhuge Liang was troubled.
After all, the current public opinion in Chengdu is so turbulent that it is impossible for him not to know about this matter.
Ma Di has been following Zhuge Liang for many years. The reason why he is favored by Zhuge Liang is not only because he has made great achievements in strategy, but also because he is very good at figuring out Zhuge Liang's mind.
Ma Su knew that Zhuge Liang's philosophy of governing the country had always been to "live with the people and keep them quiet."
However, Mi Yang is currently causing such great turmoil in Chengdu because of his reckless implementation of the New Deal.
Once Chengdu, the imperial capital, was in turmoil, would the situation in other parts of the Han Dynasty be stable?
It’s autumn harvest time now!
Therefore, Ma Su concluded that Zhuge Liang might be unhappy with the turmoil caused by Mi Yang.
Thinking of this, Ma Su couldn't help but sigh and said: "When I was sent to Liangzhou that day, I gave advice to the pastoralists in Liangzhou to first need benevolence and righteousness, and not to be too cruel and radical.
If Liangzhou Mu could have listened to me that day, why would he have caused this turmoil?"
Although Ma Su sighed out of emotion, he also said it to Zhuge Liang on purpose.
On the one hand, this can reflect his foresight and make Zhuge Liang continue to admire him, and on the other hand, it can also express some of his dissatisfaction with Mi Yang.
To be honest, he admired Mi Yang, but he did not agree with Mi Yang's governance style.
Unexpectedly, when Ma Su's words reached Zhuge Liang's ears, Zhuge Liang was not as pleased with Ma Su's wit as usual.
On the contrary, for the first time, he felt unhappy with Ma Su.
Thinking of Liu Bei's warning to him and the letter Mi Yang sent some time ago, Zhuge Liang's look at Ma Su became meaningful.
Zhuge Liang looked at Ma Di and asked, "You Chang think Zicheng did something wrong?"
Zhuge Liang's tone was quite calm, making it impossible for Ma Su to understand his true thoughts.
But in the face of Zhuge Liang's inquiry, Ma Di did not dare to delay.
He immediately replied to Zhuge Liang: "The Prime Minister has always taught his ministers to govern with calmness. From this point of view, Liangzhou Mu did not consider it carefully this time."
Ma Su answered very tactfully, and also explained the political techniques that Zhuge Liang had always advocated. In his opinion, Zhuge Liang should be satisfied with his answer.
After all, with Zhuge Liang's character, he would only discuss matters as they arise and would not be biased because of his personal feelings for Mi Yang.
But what Ma Su didn't expect was that Zhuge Liang sighed deeply after hearing his answer this time.
A word of disappointment came out of his mouth:
"I have indeed taught you the art of governing to keep it quiet, but I have also taught you the art of governing that says, "The people are the foundation of the country, and the foundation is strong and the nation is in peace."
It's a pity that he remembers it but you don't."
After saying these words, Zhuge Liang stood up from his seat, looked at Ma Di again, and then left the meeting hall.
When Ma Su heard Zhuge Liang's words, he already understood that Zhuge Liang was beginning to dislike him.
After realizing this, Ma Su sat blankly on the spot.
This was the first time he encountered such a situation.
Is the Prime Minister going to lose his favor for him?
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After Zhuge Liang left the meeting hall, he immediately asked his entourage to prepare chariots and horses. He wanted to see the palace emperor immediately.
Ma Su's answer just now made him realize that the situation was even more unoptimistic.
Zhuge Liang originally thought that no matter how rampant the rumors outside were, as long as he, the prime minister, firmly supported Mi Yang behind his back, Mi Yang would be able to implement the New Deal smoothly.
After all, not only did he have great personal prestige among the Han Dynasty, but he also had an entire Jingzhou clique of important officials supporting him behind his back.
But Ma Di's reaction to this matter made Zhuge Liang realize that maybe even the ministers of the Jingzhou faction might not understand what Mi Yang did this time.
After all, although those rumors are malicious, the concerns they express are not completely unreasonable.
And although Zhuge Liang himself is the leader of the Jingzhou ministers, it does not mean that the Jingzhou ministers are all his puppets. Many Jingzhou ministers have their own independent views.
Therefore, if we want to truly resolve this menacing storm, it is not enough to rely on his own strength.
Only by joining forces with Liu Bei and his ministers.
The Chancellery is not far from the palace, but within this short distance, Zhuge Liang, who was riding on a carriage driving through the streets, heard many people on the streets discussing Mi Yang's new policies.
It is not difficult to see from those discussions that there are very few people who support Mi Yang's approach.
It seemed that in an instant, public opinion in Chengdu began to turn against Mi Yang's new policy.
After realizing this, the worried look on Zhuge Liang's face became more solemn.
If people's hearts are unstable during the autumn harvest, it will have a great impact on the food harvest.
When the worry in his heart became more and more intense, Zhuge Liang finally came outside the palace gate.
Just when Zhuge Liang got off the chariot, Mi Wei, who was already waiting for him in military uniform, immediately came up to him.
After Mi Wei came to Zhuge Liang and saluted him, he said, "Your Majesty has a message, please go to a place with me, Prime Minister."
Seeing Mi Wei say this, Zhuge Liang was a little surprised.
Liu Bei seemed to have calculated correctly that he would arrive at this time.
However, Zhuge Liang then thought about it. Liu Bei knew him so well, so it was normal for him to make such an arrangement in advance.
So Zhuge Liang nodded slightly to Mi Wei, and after retreating from his entourage, he followed Mi Wei towards the palace.
While following Mi Wei, Zhuge Liang keenly discovered that there seemed to be a lot more Huben troops on duty in the palace recently.
Although Liu Bei had his own 10,000-feather army in Chengdu, the one who was actually responsible for the palace guards on a daily basis was the Tiger Army led by Mi Wei, the Tiger Army General.
This discovery made Zhuge Liang have a vague guess in his mind.
The palace in Chengdu was not large in scale. Under the leadership of Mi Wei, Zhuge Liang soon arrived outside a large palace.
This main hall is the East Palace of Prince Liu Chan - Chongwen Hall.
If there is any building in the palace that Zhuge Liang is most familiar with, it is the Chongwen Hall.
Because for many times in those years, he taught Liu Chan, Mi Yang, Fa Miao and other second generations in this hall.
It was only after he became prime minister that he became very busy with official duties, so he gradually stopped coming here.
When Zhuge Liang arrived outside Chongwen Hall, Mi Wei withdrew in time, leaving only Zhuge Liang standing in the open space outside Chongwen Hall.
After Mi Wei left, Zhuge Liang saw an old man outside the gate of Chongwen Hall, listening to something.
Looking at that old but tall figure, Zhuge Liang had a smile on his face.
Who else could that person be if it wasn't Liu Bei?
Judging from Liu Bei's behavior, it seemed that he didn't want anyone to discover him, so Zhuge Liang quietly climbed up the steps and came behind Liu Bei.
Liu Bei had already anticipated Zhuge Liang's arrival.
So after seeing Zhuge Liang coming behind him, he just made a gesture to ask Zhuge Liang to listen to what was happening in the palace.
Zhuge Liang was absolutely fine with Liu Bei's request.
When the two actual leaders of the Han Empire focused their attention on the main hall, the scene that happened in the main hall happened to reach the most critical moment.
As the prince, Liu Chan was "besieged" by more than a dozen white-haired old men.
These dozen white-haired old men are all famous celebrities in Yizhou, and they were specially invited by Liu Bei to teach Liu Chan.
But it is obvious that the situation Liu Chan is facing now is not a simple teaching session.
I saw more than a dozen Yizhou celebrities and bureaucrats sitting together and surrounding Liu Chan, and then they kept talking about the evils of Mi Yang's new policy.
They did not do this spontaneously, but with Liu Bei's tacit approval.
Since Zhuge Liang, as the prime minister, can get the news, there is no reason why Liu Bei, as the monarch, cannot get it.
Even the day before Zhuge Liang understood the seriousness of the situation, many ministers wrote to Liu Bei, hoping that he would issue an edict to ask Mi Yang to suspend the New Deal.
There were hundreds of ministers who submitted letters, and not all of the hundreds of ministers were from the Yizhou clan, but also from the Jingzhou clan and even the Dongzhou clan.
For example, Shangshu Ling Liu Ba.
In the face of these petitions, Liu Bei did not show a clear attitude.
He just asked the minister to reveal the news that he was in poor health recently, so the minister could report this kind of incident to Prince Liu Chan and listen to his opinion.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After getting this hint from Liu Bei, such an incident happened in Liu Chan's hall today.
Of course, the prince is still young, so it is impossible for hundreds of ministers to come to his hall at once.
Finally, after discussions among those ministers, a dozen ministers who were originally Liu Chan were selected to explain to Liu Chan the harm of Mi Yang's new policy.
However, even though there were only a dozen ministers, Liu Chan, who had always had a weak personality, still felt a lot of pressure.
He had never faced such a battle before.
Liu Chan felt as if he was sitting on pins and needles as he watched a dozen old men with bright heads and poor scriptures sitting across from him, surrounding him, and then quoting various allusions to criticize Mi Yang's New Deal.
But he also knew that this was a test given to him by Liu Bei, so he could only endure the discomfort in his heart and continue to sit.
As time went by, the words of these dozen ministers who criticized Mi Yang became more and more sharp. Listening to those sharp words, Liu Chan was determined to make a difference for his cousin.
It's just that he has a weak personality and really doesn't have the courage to do such a thing.
His knowledge is not enough to enable him to defeat these great scholars.
When more than a dozen ministers saw that Liu Chan's attitude became increasingly wavering in the face of their remonstrances, one minister finally became bolder.
This minister is Li Miao.
Li Miao mistakenly took Liu Chan's confusion as a wavering in his attitude, so Li Miao said to Liu Chan:
"Mi Yang is monopolistic and preoccupied with power, puts light before weight, forms private parties to strengthen his power, and is good at manipulating the ancestral system to show his own nobility. Those who do this are also traitors."
After saying these words to Liu Chan, Li Miao looked at Liu Chan expectantly.
The prince is the heir apparent, and no ruler is without suspicion.
Moreover, Mi Yang's past actions were indeed suspicious, so he believed that his words were enough to make Liu Chan completely change his view of Mi Yang.
After all, Liu Chan's character had long been figured out by his ministers - he had a gentle temperament and no independent opinions. Such a monarch was the most susceptible to being manipulated by the ministers' words.
Unfortunately, what Li Miao didn't know was that although Liu Chan had various shortcomings, he was also a young dragon.
All dragons must have reverse scales.
After Liu Chan heard what Li Miao said, his nervous face immediately turned red.
There was anger gathering in his eyes, and others thought he was angry because of what Mi Yang had done, but his next move shocked everyone present.
Due to the anger in his heart, Liu Chan grabbed a bamboo slip next to him and threw it heavily at Li Miao:
"What are you talking nonsense!"
"How can you slander the pure name of the champion?
You bastard, you bastard!"
Liu Chan's sudden and furious scene frightened everyone present.
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