The empty main hall has two tables and tables, divided into main and secondary tables.
On the table are several exquisite lacquer cups, and a servant next to them is pouring freshly brewed strong tea for Liu Jian and Liu Yu respectively.
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the real tea ceremony had not yet been formed, and it was not fashionable. Only some people liked this kind of thing, and the drinking method was very different from that of later generations. It was mostly similar to cooking porridge, and it was also seasoned with oil and salt.
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Liu Jian was naturally accustomed to the drinking method of later generations. He prepared his own clay pot for soaking new tea and boiling water. The tea had a clear and pure aroma, which was the aroma of real vegetation.
Liu Yu was at the top of the clan's elite list, so it was natural to treat him with some tough stuff.
Liu Yu took a sip, and after tasting it for a long time, he said, "This is the first time I've tasted unflavored tea."
Liu Jian smiled: "Drinking wine should be hearty, while drinking tea should be elegant. Tea is born from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Drinking it with your heart can make people awake and peaceful, refresh the heart and lungs, wash away the worldly world, and make tea.
Adding many spices to the tea leaves to cover up the aroma of the tea leaves consumes materials and makes the tea taste unpalatable, which is actually useless."
Liu Yu took another sip, squinted his eyes and thought about it for a long time, then relaxed his brows and said: "Sure enough, there is a unique fragrance. Only a noble person cannot realize this."
After saying that, Liu Yu slowly put down the tea cup in his hand and said: "Deran is the pastoral envoy. In terms of official title, he is a senior official. However, I came here today to pay homage to the government in my personal capacity, not as an official."
Government."
After saying that, Liu Yu stood up, bowed his hands to Liu Jian, and then left.
Liu Jian still didn't answer, but just pondered the matter in his mind.
Liu Yu said: "When I wrote to Liu Junlang in the past, I heard that Junlang said that Deran had the ability to plan. When we meet today, I want to discuss military strategy and local politics with Deran. I hope you don't refuse."
Liu Yuyan said: "Haha, Deran can't trust me? Do you know that among the clan officials, except Liu Junlang, the person your Majesty trusts the most is either you or me. If you and I can't be honest with each other, the Han Dynasty will
But what hope is there?”
You are clearly nagging me about the most fundamental shortcomings of the Han Dynasty!
But when he just walked to the door, he suddenly heard Liu Jian's voice from behind:
There are really only a few people who have knowledge of statecraft.
He turned to look at Liu Jian: "As Deran said, my brother also thinks the same way. It's just that this is a difficult situation. As a clan, how should you and I resolve this matter?"
Because although there are many people left besides them, they cannot reach the height of governing the country in terms of knowledge and cannot be used!
"The cost of studying is very high. The value of a volume of scriptures can hardly be measured in money, and it is difficult to spread it to the public. In the past, His Majesty compiled the Xipingshi Jing. In addition to trying to correct the scriptures, another reason was to broaden the people's wisdom and make it more popular.
Everyone in the world can come to Luoyang to copy scriptures for study, but after all, those who can come to Luoyang to seek scholars are those from a wealthy family! After all, the cost of coming to Luoyang once is extremely high."
There is nothing else, but people have it!
When we met for the first time, how did you want me to respond?
Liu Jian held the tea cup and said: "Liu Jian is short-sighted. What Brother Bo'an said is something that your Majesty and all the sages in the clan have been thinking about day and night. It is something that generations of wise emperors have been unable to do. How can I understand it?"
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"Haha, I grew up in a border county, so I don't dare to take such high praise. But since my brother has said this, even though I am not talented, I don't dare to offend my brother."
Liu Jian smiled and said: "Liu Jian is still very knowledgeable."
Liu Jian smiled and raised the tea cup and said: "This is the best. I have long admired Brother Bo'an's name. It is a great honor to meet him today."
If someone can get involved, whether it is the high-end technology of later generations or the so-called "highly educated celebrities" today, they will all be given to him at a cabbage price, a worthless cabbage price!
If you want to use you, use you, if you don't want to use you, don't use you. If you get irritated, I'm sorry, you can be replaced at any time!
The strength of the Han dynasty's aristocratic families lay in their monopoly on knowledge. The reason why the noble families were able to influence the government and intimidate the imperial power was because no one was involved with them!
Liu Jian shook his head and said: "I am not referring to the establishment of a school like this. Today, among the ten Taisheng students, ten of them come from the sect of the public officials. They can be said to be those who have the knowledge and ability to govern the country passed down from generation to generation.
, they always come from those families, and people who are uneducated and ignorant will always be uneducated and ignorant.”
Why are you discussing military strategy and local politics with me?
"Deran was not well-known in the past, but in just a few years, he has surpassed all the sages. He is ranked among the best in both civil and military affairs. Now he has protected the Anping Kingdom and King Anping in front of His Majesty. His virtuous name is
It is widely distributed in Hebei Province, but I don’t understand why, despite Deran’s current virtuous reputation, I have never heard of Deran’s treatment of classics?”
After Liu Yu heard this, he looked at Liu Jian curiously: "Isn't it enough that I, the great Han Dynasty, have started a school? Among the Imperial Academy, there are more and more tens of thousands of people staying in the capital all the year round. Doesn't this count as a start of a school?"
But it just so happens that such a small incident is both annoying and helpless. They have monopolized 80% of the country's resources with their knowledge, making the emperor not want to use them but still have to use them.
No matter whether you study ancient Chinese or modern Chinese, those who are knowledgeable and can govern the country will always be those people, and they can only be used to govern the country.
Looking at two thousand years later, those countries with high-end scientific and industrial technologies in the world can still rely on technological blockade to absorb global resources.
"It doesn't take too much. If the number of people who can read in the Han Dynasty exceeds 10 million, and the number of people who have the means to study, in poor families or among the people, as long as there are 1 million more people, the disaster will be solved.
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Liu Jian was holding the tea cup with a rather strange expression on his face.
And if they can govern the country, it means that they can control the power and obtain wealth and resources. With wealth, resources and monopoly, they can continue to monopolize it for future generations.
Liu Yu stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Since Emperor Guangwu revitalized the Han Dynasty, he has not established a prime minister, strengthened the inner dynasty, reduced the power of the three princes, and strengthened the inner dynasty. Logically speaking, the imperial power should have become stronger, but after a hundred years, local chaos
The situation is gradually rising. On the first day of Guizhou, Li Shu became refugees. Outside the court and outside the country, scribes from ancient times and modern times fought for orthodoxy. In the court, the party encouraged and relieved the pain. The conflict between His Majesty and the courtiers became more and more serious. What did De Ran think?
Jixie?"
When Liu Yu heard this, he suddenly stopped!
"That's a good statement! It's exactly what it is!"
I said Brother Liu Yu.
"Where to go?"
Although the Han Dynasty has a population of 50 million, there are only 4,000 or so hundreds of people who can hardly recognize the words, let alone govern the country.
Just because no one can play with them.
Liu Jian smiled faintly: "Looking for chapters and excerpting sentences is not my specialty. Since I was a child, I have liked the military strategy and discussed military strategies. As for the management of classics... it is really not my specialty, so I'll leave it to others.
If a man like my father-in-law does it, I won't follow him."
"Oh, that's all. We don't agree with each other. I don't want someone whom Yun Chang admires to act so suspiciously. I really don't want to come this time! Farewell!"
“There are fifty million people in our Han Dynasty, and more than nine out of ten are illiterate. However, those who are knowledgeable and understand the scriptures can be entrusted with the important task of governing the country. There are only hundreds of thousands of people, and those who can govern the country are not members of the elite.
It’s a noble family that has been around for generations!”
Liu Hong implemented party control and banned these knowledgeable people from being allowed to serve as officials. But in the end, the country became more and more chaotic, because it really couldn't be run without them!
"Without him, although the imperial power is concentrated in Luoyang and the kings are weak, the wealth and land are becoming more and more prosperous, and the number of people they hide is becoming more and more important. The power released by the "Five Classics" is all in the gate of the clan, and the talents who can govern the country and stabilize the country
They all come from the gentry family, and those who can govern the country are limited, and over time, this is the end."
Liu Jian stood up and said: "Although the clan's ministers are few and far between, they are all dignified and loyal ministers! Both inside and outside the court, regardless of ancient and modern texts, the struggle is for orthodoxy. Although modern texts control official learning, there are more and more ancient writers, and their power is
He is more outstanding in modern literature, and does not claim to be his own. Sooner or later, he will surpass him. However, the reason why literary scholars, ancient and modern, can suppress His Majesty is because they have a monopoly on knowledge and official career. Those who can have strategies for governing the country all come from high-level families. Liu Jian has the insight
I am short-sighted, but I also know that there is only one way to break the situation."
"Reduce costs and educate the public."
To be honest, Liu Jian's remarks were very correct. He hit the nail on the head and pointed the finger at the root of the problem.
Liu Yu stroked his beard and laughed loudly: "Listening to my brother's words, it seems that he doesn't like to excerpt sentence by sentence. Yes, how can a country be established if only the classics are talented? In ancient times, Yi Yin cultivated Xin and fished Wei Ziya.
, Zhang Liang, Chen Ping and others all have the talent to help the universe, and many of their lives have not been examined... My brother's words are true."
Just imagine that in the past, Jinwen dominated the court, but as the Ancient Classics gradually became popular, Jinwen could no longer resist such power, but fundamentally speaking, the innermost members of the Ancient Classics family were still the same.
Liu Yu looked at Liu Jian blankly and said nothing for a long time.
In the clan at the end of the Han Dynasty, Liu Hong, Liu Yu, Liu Biao, Liu Bei, Liu Zhang, etc. were one generation, and Liu Yan was one generation higher than them. Therefore, although Liu Yu was much older than Liu Jian, they still needed to treat each other as brothers.
Call it.
The clan that monopolizes the Five Classics almost destroyed the status of Jinwen in the court because of the slight internal involution of the ancient and modern classics, not to mention letting other people participate in the compilation.
Involution is necessary to destroy monopoly.
However, despite this, from Liu Yu's point of view, the implementation of this thing is still like a fantasy.