The thousands of scholars gathered in the capital were basically divided into two factions in a short period of time. One faction was dominated by high-ranking officials and aristocratic families. The other faction was dominated by poor scholars and poor servants.
Under normal circumstances, the two factions have their own gathering places, and they have no contact with each other. Those wealthy families choose elegant teahouses, where they listen to ditties and eat snacks. Poor people like them choose small tea stalls.
, the environment is dirty and noisy.
In a dilapidated small tea stall, a dozen poor scholars gathered around such a small place, talking to each other, and looking forward to a bright future. Suddenly, Cheng Yaojin appeared on the way, and a noble gentleman came.
As soon as I squat here, it looks so dazzling no matter what.
Originally, this place belonged to someone else, and they would hang out with friends here and talk loudly. As soon as the noble master came, they immediately fell silent and just stared at Liu Yu carefully, but stopped talking.
This noble young master is none other than Liu Yu. He came here originally for these poor people. He wanted to hear what superb insights these poor people have and see if he can discover any talents among them.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Liu Yu sat here, he would be treated like a spy and be on guard. These scholars, due to the gap between the rich and the poor, as well as the influence of life and other factors, have divided into two factions. This situation is not yet
Intense. But as time goes by, it will eventually become more and more intense. Liu Yu is really afraid that it will develop into a factional fight.
The signs of these two major factions have emerged, so they cannot be allowed to continue to develop. What Liu Yu has to do is to minimize these differences, then divide and suppress them, and try not to affect the overall situation.
The main reason for this is that the children of the aristocratic family look down upon the children of the poor family. It's not that the children of the poor family don't want to make friends with the children of the aristocratic family, but the children of the aristocratic family are all over the top, and they will ridicule the children of the poor family when they see them. Who can bear such an encounter.
If we want to completely solve this problem, we must eliminate the barriers between them, and we must let the aristocratic families let go of their arrogance. But the aristocratic families have cultivated this arrogance since they were young, and they have been trained to treat themselves as masters. It may not be easy for them to let go of this arrogance.
Only with long-term contact and a certain amount of re-education, the respect of the children of aristocratic families for capable people in poor families will slowly and subtly change. This may take a long time, but as long as this problem is solved, Liu Yu is willing to
Consume slowly.
Sitting here, Liu Yu was on pins and needles. Not only were the nearby scholars wary of him, but even the owner of the tea stall was as wary of him as a thief. Not only that, Liu Yu, a noble young man, was sitting like this.
The place looks very eye-catching, and people nearby will point at it when they pass by.
The humble family was on guard against Liu Yu, and even the children of wealthy families who passed by mocked Liu Yu. Liu Yu poured bitter tea into his mouth at will, but he did not offend these people. Now Liu Yu finally saw it,
This is just a sign. If this really gets to the point of factional fighting, we don’t know what it will look like.
"Boss, bring me a pot of tea!" Suddenly, the place where Liu Yu was working finally welcomed the first person from a poor family. This man walked into the tea stall from the crowd, and did not go to where the children from a poor family were surrounding him.
The buttocks were sitting next to Liu Yu.
Liu Yu occupied a large table by himself, and the people following him just stood behind him and did not sit down. After this person came over, he sat directly opposite Liu Yu. A gorgeous young man from a rich family and a man with a full body
The shabby poor scholars sat opposite each other. This made them look even more eye-catching.
As soon as this man sat down and looked at him, the expressions of the disciples from the humble family around him dropped. Some were disdainful, some were scolding, and they all regarded him as a flatterer. He had no character at all, which was embarrassing. It was really embarrassing for them.
Liu Yu carefully observed the man in front of him. He was dressed in shabby clothes and had many patches. His face was slightly dark, but he seemed to be polite. When he stood opposite him, the faint sarcastic voices around him did not make him angry.
His face changed slightly.
Liu Yu nodded lightly, and mustered up the courage to sit next to him. Facing the ridicule and advice around him, his expression did not change at all. Either he was really shameless, or he had a trough in his chest, and he was unfazed by favors and insults. Slowly raising his head, Liu
Yu poured herself a cup of tea nonchalantly, "Your Excellency, sitting across from me, aren't you afraid of other people making irresponsible remarks?"
The visitor shook his head and chuckled, "You are not afraid of being a nobleman, so what do you have to be afraid of if I am a commoner?"
"Ha!" Liu Yu stood up and poured him a cup of tea. "You are very brave. Others are not like you. They don't even have the courage to take this step. At least you did it."
"Who said no? Didn't you take this step earlier than me?"
"Hahaha!" The two looked at each other and smiled, then slightly arched their hands: "I am Zhang Wenyan of Yuyang County."
"Yu Liu from Kyoto," Liu Yu raised her hand slightly and said with a smile, "At least this time, we know each other."
"Brother Yu is so polite. I admire Brother Yu's behavior today." Zhang Wenyan said with compliments, while lowering his head and sighing, "The poor families are secretly opposed to each other. I am afraid that this is why you are here!"
"Yes." Liu Yu sighed slightly, frowning and said, "The antagonism between the poor families has emerged. If someone else takes the lead in developing it, in the future they will only attack each other for their own interests, and oppose each other for the sake of opposing each other. They will not care about the other party's opinions at all.
Is it conducive to the past? If things continue like this, the country will not be a country."
"Brother Yu has great wisdom, I admire you." Zhang Wenyan "There are only a few people like Brother Yu after all. People from wealthy families who are nosy and have a high level of attention do not take us disciples from humble families in the eyes at all. In fact, as long as
If the children of aristocratic families treat poor families as equals, such a matter can be solved in an instant." Liu Yu sighed heavily, "If you say this, is it easier said than done?"
"Yeah, it's easier said than done." Zhang Wenyan also sighed, and then said, "Some time ago, His Majesty severely suppressed the wealthy families and weakened a lot of their power. This time, the imperial examination was used again. Recruiting talents is
The first step is to suppress the family, which is the second step."
Afterwards, Zhang Wenyan drank the tea in the cup in one gulp and continued, "Your Majesty wants to use the power of the disciples from the poor families to balance the aristocratic families, break the monopoly of the big families, and continue to exploit their power. Therefore, the disciples from the poor families are more likely to rise to the top."
Liu Yu looked at Zhang Wenyan in shock. He really didn't expect that this man could see clearly what his intentions were. He could see that the others were not fools, and there were many capable people in the aristocratic families.
Not coming out.
"If this continues, the influence of the disciples of the poor family in the court will become greater and greater. In order to curb the development of the poor family, the aristocratic family will definitely take a series of actions. After all, the big families are deeply rooted, and they can make the disciples of the poor family who have little experience suffer with just a few tricks. .At that time, there will be some trouble."
Liu Yu deeply agrees with Zhang Wenyan's words. For these wealthy families, taking away their power and wealth is more hateful than killing their parents. The wealthy families may not dare to go against the imperial court, but they must dare to confront these poor disciples. Take action. Whether it's overt or covert, these people may not be able to bear it.
These thoughts flashed through Liu Yu's mind, causing Liu Yu, who was originally somewhat relaxed, to tense up in vain. The revolution has not yet succeeded, and comrades still need to work hard. Then Liu Yu stared at Zhang Wenyan and jokingly asked, "Brother Zhang, really think these things Can a disciple from a humble family stand up to an aristocratic family?"
"It's not possible now, but you won't know for sure later. The current minister of civil affairs, Shen Culin, Mr. Shen, is a celebrity around His Majesty. Even though he comes from a poor family, he can still become a pillar of the country. This shows that our Majesty is not a People who judge people based on their background will rely on poor families. If I have talent, your Majesty will certainly not abandon it."
"Well, Brother Zhang has so many scholars, His Majesty doesn't need much, so you think you will definitely pass the exam?"
"There's a first time, and there's a second time. Your Majesty's checks and balances on aristocratic families don't just rely on a few poor men. I'm still young. Even if I don't pass the exam this time, I can still come next time."
"What's more!" Shaking the wallet in his hand, "There is still money to get, why don't you come."
