Through the common people's mutterings, Li Ran gradually understood what the rural school gathering they were talking about was about. It turned out to be a bachelor's debate held on the edge of the Xialiu River in Qufu City.
"Master, this is really strange. It's just a gathering. Why are so many people leaving in droves? Could they get some benefits?"
Owl Wing has followed Li Ran and lived in the royal family for a long time, so he naturally knows that this kind of gathering is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for advancement for ordinary scholars in the capital. But in the past, they would have looked down upon this kind of gathering.
"Haha, although it is difficult to attend such private gatherings in the hall, it is still a way for many ordinary students to change their destiny."
As Li Ran said this, he couldn't help but think of his current situation.
Now that I have no relatives and no one to rely on, if I want to survive in this world, I must find a stable supporter.
And this rural school gathering is a good opportunity. If I can get to know one or two big guys from the Lu State here, wouldn't I be safe? I can still eat and drink, so I will definitely be able to survive.
Thinking of this, Li Ran stroked his stomach, which had not tasted meat for a long time, and became a little unbearable. He immediately hurried there with Owl Wing.
Following the crowd of people, Li Ran hurriedly hurried and finally arrived at the township school meeting place they mentioned before the meeting started.
Xialiu River is a little-known river on the edge of Qufu. The reason why this township school gathering can be held here is that the organizer of this township school gathering is Shusun Bao, one of the three great figures of Lu State.
The residence of Shusun's family is on the edge of this river.
The Three Heng, Ji, Meng, and Shusun families of the Lu State are the three most powerful families in the Lu State. After a long period of mutual competition and cooperation, these three families have basically divided up the Lu State's public offices.
the current condition of the land.
Because of this, the entire Lu State can be said to be firmly controlled by these three families.
Li Ran didn't know Shusun Bao, he didn't even know anyone sitting here.
Mainly because the traced Li Ran stayed in the library of the Zhou royal family all year round and did not go out to move around. Except for a few people who went to the Zhou royal family's collection room and a few princes and nobles in the Zhou royal family, where did he go?
To make friends with powerful people?
It can be seen that the workplace still has a huge impact on making friends.
While he was thinking about it, the students in the assembly had already started to speak.
The first person to stand up and speak was a young man. According to Li Ran's judgment, this man was no more than twenty years old. He looked quite decently dressed. Although he was not necessarily a powerful minister, he must be a noble son.
This aristocratic young man opened his mouth and said:
"Nowadays, the princes are divided and the princes are enfeoffed. Therefore, the enfeoffment of royal power follows the trend and the times. When Duke Wen of the early Jin Dynasty was in power, he appointed Hu Yan, Xian Zhen, Zhao Shui, Jia Tuo, Wei Ji and others to implement trade and liberalization of agriculture.
With the policies of being wise and virtuous, rewarding meritorious services, serving as the three armies and six ministers, and dividing the royal power, until the Jin Dynasty dominates the world and all countries surrender, it can be seen that dividing the royal power is actually the right way."
This is not difficult to understand.
After being baptized by the memories of those who traced his origins, Li Ran already has a clear understanding of the history of the Spring and Autumn Period:
The Zhou royal family divided the princes, and the princes divided the royal power among the princes and ministers. Taking the Jin Dynasty as an example, Jin Wengong Chong'er created the Three Armies and Six Ministers, and divided the royal power among the six ministers, allowing them to perform their respective duties, and finally let the Jin Dynasty
The country became the overlord in the Spring and Autumn Period.
Therefore, this student believes that enfeoffing royal power to ministers and officials is the right way for the princes of various countries, because this can enable a country to become a hegemon.
But as soon as he finished speaking, someone immediately stood up to refute.
The person who retorted looked a bit old, at least in Li Ran's eyes. According to his consciousness, this person should at least be regarded as an old man. But seeing that his sideburns are all white, is he still not an old man?
Obviously, the old man was dissatisfied with Mr. Cai’s argument:
"The royal power is divided, the ministers are high-ranking, and the official family is weak. I say that Duke Wen of Jin dominates the world. Don't you see that the majesty of the Jin Dynasty's official family has gradually lost power since the death of its ancestors, and now it is the hegemony of the six ministers? How can it be restored?
Is the power of the Japanese Wen Gong the overlord?"
"On the other hand, today's Chu was originally a barbarian. It was only because of the Xiongman style that King Wen, King Cheng, and King Mu changed, and King Zhuang prospered, dominating the Central Plains. Isn't today's Jin an enemy of Chu? From the Jian Gongshi
Quan means the relationship between the monarch and the monarch."
Many people shouted "Cai" when they heard this.
After listening to the old man's words, Li Ran's heart suddenly became clear.
Today's Chu culture cannot be ignored for its incitement to ordinary people, and it can even be said to be very exaggerated.
Chu State is also a big country, and unlike Jin State, all the power of the country is concentrated in the hands of the monarch, and this has been the case throughout the ages. Therefore, he used this counterexample to show that the monarch's power must still be in the hands of the monarch.
When the students present heard what he said, they naturally shouted "Cai" loudly and nodded repeatedly, because it was indeed true.
Due to hundreds of years of land enfeoffment in the Jin Kingdom, the monarch has long lost the foundation of his ancestors. Now that the power has fallen, the entire Jin Kingdom seems to be controlled by the six ministers in the country.
It is no longer what it used to be.
Looking back at Chu State, because the monarchy has always been in the hands of successive Chu kings, year after year, it finally reached the point where it can share the hegemony of the Central Plains equally with Jin State.
Therefore, isn’t it clear at a glance which one is strong and which one is weak?
But the young scholar was still dissatisfied, but he still listened to what he said:
"The king is weak but the country is strong, this is the way of the Jin Dynasty! The old gentleman only saw that the power of the king was declining, but he did not see that the ancestor of the king, Duke Du, could rely on the power of the six ministers to regain control of the Central Plains? Is it possible that the old gentleman is dim? The ancestor of Duke Duke
How can we turn a blind eye to the fact of regaining hegemony?"
Speaking of which, this is not a bad statement. The Jin State under the leadership of Jin Daogong, after the "Xiao Yu Alliance", weakened Chu and accepted Zheng, which indeed had the potential to regain hegemony.
But obviously, the old gentleman still had this idea:
"Haha! You are such a fool! You only know one but not the other. Not to mention the rise of Duke Du, which lasted only a few years. Do you know that Duke Duke's rise was actually caused by the murder of Sanque Zhengqing by his ancestor Li Gong?
Zhi Gong’s office was revived!… In the early years after Du Gong came to the throne, he also implemented new policies, rectified the Luan family, and even regained the monarch’s authority. Does this not mean that the power of the country is indeed tied to the monarch?”
...
After hearing this, Li Ran finally understood the argument of today's meeting.
That was the debate between feudalism and monarchy.
Those who support the enfeoffment system take this as the reason for the Zhou rites. The Emperor of Zhou enfeoffed the princes, and the princes enfeoffed ministers and officials, layer by layer. This has been the case since ancient times, and it was the way of heaven.
Those who support monarchy believe that arbitrary power can make orders go down from the top to the bottom, and they can be heard from morning to night, thus improving the efficiency of the country. And they use the current Zhou royal family as a negative example. People in the world only know the vassal states, but who knows the emperor of Zhou?
So the students present used these two arguments as the starting point and launched a rather fierce debate. The debate was so intense that everyone was red-faced, saliva was flying, and no one was allowed to give in.
But no one can convince anyone.
Because whether it is enfeoffment or arbitrary monarchy, there are specific examples that can be cited, which are well-founded and cannot be refuted.
For a time, the entire venue was filled with smoke and bustling with people.
When Li Ran saw this scene, his heart gradually calmed down.
In his view, this argument is obviously meaningless. If it cannot touch upon the fundamental issues of the two systems, then it will be useless to overthrow the sky and hollow out the earth.
These people are still too old after all.
"Haha, it's time to start the real show! Let this group of people see what the superiority of modern civilization is!"
"Alas?! Isn't this Li Ran and Li Ziming, the keeper of the Luoyi Collection?"
Just when Li Ran stood up and was about to make a splash, a surprised voice suddenly came from the crowd.
Hearing the sound, the students present immediately turned their attention to Li Ran.
"Li Ran and Li Ziming, the historian of Luoyi's treasure house? Is this Li Ran, the historian of Luoyi's treasure house, who claims to have read all over the world, knows everything, and knows everything?"
"I heard that when this man was serving as the guardian of the history of Luoyi, he read thousands of books and kept everything in his heart. The Zhou royal family paid great respect to this man. Why did you come to Lu today?"
"Exposure to the world? Who can boast of such a thing in Haikou? For such a young boy, I think it was the poor eyesight of the Zhou royal family that allowed him to be appointed as the guardian of the history of the collection room, right?"
There are actually not a few people who have heard of Li Ran, but there are still very few people who have actually seen Li Ran.
At the same time, many people have expressed doubts about the authenticity of Li Ran, the history of the Luoyi keeper's house, thinking that he, the Luoyi keeper of the house, could at most rely on his connections and use the back door.
Of course, this is also because Li Ran is indeed a bit young.
Judging people by their appearance happens from time to time and is inevitable.
But Li Ran stood in the field with a calm expression, his eyes were solemn and his appearance was heroic.
"A bunch of scumbags."
There were only these two words in his eyes.
At this time, a man in purple clothes suddenly stood up from the crowd. Li Ran didn't notice this person at first. It wasn't until the person came to him that he realized what he was doing.
I saw this man with a towering feather crown, long sleeves reaching the ground, steady and luxurious, and a pair of sharp eyes on his rosy face with a hint of eagerness. If you don't look carefully, you can't clearly see clearly.
"May I ask if you are Li Ziming, the keeper of the Luoyi Collection?"
The people who came were respectful and polite, and their voices were as soft as a roar, which made people feel like they were being washed by the spring breeze.
Li Ran nodded slightly and was about to speak, but unexpectedly, the man who had just ridiculed Li Ran, the man who kept the history of the Tibetan Room through the back door, spoke again:
"Doctor Shusun, this person looks like a swindler at first glance. Why should we talk to such a person? Wouldn't it tarnish our status?"
People with status speak differently.
This is no wonder for this man. After all, Li Ran has no status and status at this time. He is equivalent to a commoner, and he is also a commoner who has fled. His status is evident. In this man's eyes, he is no different than a beggar.
But when Li Ran heard this, his eyes suddenly became sharp.