Dong Zhuo was like crazy and kept urging the prime minister to issue summonses to summon those selected by Zheng Tai to the capital. He even asked Li Ru to enter the palace to encourage the emperor, and asked the emperor to cooperate with the prime minister to issue edicts to urge these famous scholars.
No matter how much the Guandong scholars hate Dong Zhuo at this moment, this Liangzhou barbarian has great loyalty and righteousness after all, and the emperor with the "divine right of kings" is standing on Dong Zhuo's side at this moment, which indirectly means that Dong Zhuo himself is also divinely ordained.
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One characteristic of celebrities is that they cherish their feathers. Although coming to Beijing to assist Dong Zhuo would be too despicable from a noble point of view, but now to go against Dong Zhuo's words is equivalent to violating the imperial court and the emperor's order, and is equivalent to violating one's own clear stream.
His identity is stained with the stain of resistance and disrespect.
Ever since, Cai Yong was the first to compromise.
Cai Bojie, a great scholar who was exiled by Liu Hong, was the first to arrive in Luoyang and accepted Dong Zhuo's call.
The arrival of Cai Yong made Dong Zhuo overjoyed. Such a well-known figure was conquered by him, which was a good start for his plan to recruit well-known nobles for his own use.
As the first famous person in the world recruited by Dong Zhuo to Luoyang, Dong Zhuo treated Cai Yong extremely well. After arriving in Luoyang, he immediately appointed him as the censor.
However, Cai Yong was immediately appointed by Dong Zhuo as the Censor of the Censor before he could sit on the Censor's post for a full day.
Then he was promoted to minister, then minister, and finally on the third day he was appointed Zuo Zhonglang general and was appointed Marquis of Gaoyang Township.
Within three days, Cai Yong was promoted and promoted several times. This incident was heard both inside and outside Luoyang, and gradually spread to the world.
Cai Yong was very old. He had not been tolerated by the eunuchs before and had been on the run for nearly ten years. Now he was treated so favorably by Dong Zhuo, and it became a good story for a while.
The incident between Dong Zhuo and Cai Yong also affected another person. This person was Mr. Xun Shuang, the Sixth Dragon, who was known as the "Eight Dragons of Yingchuan and Unparalleled Ci Ming".
The Xun family is a major clan among the Yingchuan clans. There are countless sects of the Yingchuan gentry clan, and they are intertwined with each other. The most famous ones are the sects of Xun, Chen, Zhong and Guo.
In addition to the rule of law, the gentry in Yingchuan are best at colluding with each other to form a party. The relationship between local gentry is extremely close, and they are completely able to control the operation of a county.
Although the gentry groups in the Han Dynasty were either disciples or former officials of each other, or they were both called friends, although this situation was very common, it was the most serious in the land of Ruying.
The tendency to lose is to promote each other while collectively suppressing others.
Therefore, among the noble families in the world, the scholars from Ru Ying praised each other the most, and they had the most names of this and that, such as Eight Dragons, Wang Zuo, Ji Bian, Pu Yu, etc... Later, Xu Shao from Runan
Simply come up with the Moon Day Commentary. The Ruying tribes used the Moon Day Commentary to support their hopes and praise and criticize the scholars in the world. While expanding the reputation of the Ruying local nobles, they also controlled the direction of public opinion among the nobles.
To put it a bit exaggeratedly, as long as you think, even a pig on the Moon Dan Review can be rated as half a celebrity.
If the person who manages Yue Dan Criticism doesn't want to, no matter how talented the person is, he can be pushed to the bottom and unable to turn over for several years.
This is the power of public opinion.
Looking at the essence through the phenomenon, the so-called Yuedan Commentary is, after all, just a manifestation of the people in Ruying forming cliques for selfish purposes.
Dong Zhuo had stayed in Yingchuan when he was a child and had a certain understanding of the celebrities in Ruying. The "customs and customs" of Yingchuan also left an "unforgettable" good impression on Dong Zhuo in his childhood.
Therefore, in this move to force celebrities to join the court, Dong Zhuo focused on two people, and these two people were representatives of the two major township parties. One was He Yong of Nanyang, and the other was Yingchuan.
Xun Shuang.
When it comes to the idea that the party is united in defeating differences, and that we are united by the same spirit, looking at the world, where can people be as good as Nanyang? Where can people be as good as Runan or Yingchuan?
If even the noble groups in these two important places can be infiltrated, then other states and counties in the world will be out of the question!
The idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.
He Yong, whom Dong Zhuo wanted to win over, seemed obedient on the surface, but in fact, he was one of Yuan Shao's running friends.
As for Xun Shuang, one of the Eight Dragons of Yingchuan...
That's not something Dong Zhuo can do well.
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Xun Shuang was an old-fashioned man. He was knowledgeable about the classics and wrote many classics throughout his life.
However, although he was old-fashioned, his scholarship was not old-fashioned. His ancestors were scholars of modern literature, but he himself had a special liking for the ancient classics, especially Fei's "Yi" study in the ancient classics, which has become Xun Shuang's
He mainly studied scriptures and established his teachings in ten words. He followed the same academic direction as Zheng Xuan.
Xun Shuang had been living in seclusion in Jianghai in the past few years, and later moved to Hanbin. It was not until he got older in recent years that he returned to his old home in Yingchuan. He thought that there would be no more troubles in his life, but he never thought that since the party was lifted,
, from General He Jin to Dong Zhuo today, letters of conquest were delivered to him one after another, which made Xun Shuang's head grow bigger.
In the past, Xun Shuang could deal with these conquests calmly, but now with Dong Zhuo, he found that he seemed to be unable to resist them any longer.
Dong Zhuo's conquests continued, and someone would send a message almost every few days. Regarding Xun Shuang's reply, those messengers were also indifferent. They took his handwritten letter and returned, but they would still be on time the next time.
I came to Xun Shuang's house to deliver the book of conquest.
Xun Shuang understood in his heart that Dong Zhuo was trying to conquer by force.
If it were someone else who forcibly conquered him, Xun Shuang would definitely sneer and not care.
Liangzhou barbarians are unreasonable. You can understand the truth with the Guandong nobles, but you can't understand it with the Liangzhou people.
If you don't get it right, you'll be beaten and killed.
Look at his arrogant behavior in sending people to recruit people every now and then. Isn't it just to show his face?
After some thought, Xun Shuang invited all the outstanding nephews, nephews and grandchildren of the Xun family to his house.
After all, the matter was of great importance. Xun Shuang was the only surviving member of the Eight Dragons of the Xun family. His actions affected the reputation of the entire Xun family. He had to listen to the opinions of his nephews and grandchildren.
You know, if Six Dragons Xun Shuang praises a person casually in the land of Ruying, that person's reputation will immediately spread in the Central Plains.
All the outstanding figures from the Xun clan arrived, and Xun Shuang circulated to them one by one the recruitment sent by Dong Zhuo and the imperial court during this period.
After all the children and nephews read the letters one by one, they heard Xun Yue, the son of the great dragon Xun Jian, be the first among the eight dragons in Yingchuan to speak:
"Uncle, instead of going to Wancheng, he went to Luoyang. Isn't this an act of neglecting the good and chasing the weak?"
Xun Shuang understood what Xun Yue meant.
Who is the owner of Wancheng now?
Naturally, he is Yuan Shao, the son of Yuan Feng of the prestigious Yuan family in Runan.
Since Yuan Shao became the shepherd of Jingzhou, he has been stationed in Wancheng, recruiting outstanding figures from Nanyang County and Ruying, making friends with celebrities, recruiting wise men, recruiting troops on a large scale, and forming an army. It can be said that his reputation is growing day by day.
Nanyang County is originally the land of Longxing, where famous families are entrenched and there are many powerful people. The land of Ruying is the basic base of the Yuan family. In the hearts of the people of Ruying, the Yuan family in Runan is originally the "Emperor with the surname Zhong" and "Heaven".
"The second son of the family", so for a while, there were many followers. In addition to the local prominent families in Jingzhou, the noble families from Runan and Yingchuan also rushed to join him. For a time, Yuan Shao's reputation was very high.
But unlike Liu Jian's path of breaking and re-establishing in Jizhou, Yuan Shao still followed the path of relying on famous families, uniting with famous families, and decentralizing power among famous families in Jingzhou.
Although he seems powerful, Yuan Shao cannot always keep his promise. All his policies and political strategies must be based on the interests of the noble families. As for sacrificing the lower class people, Yuan Shao does not care about this, because his basic base is the noble families.
How right.
This is normal, because the Yuan family is the head of a prominent family.
However, this kind of power seems to be powerful on the surface, but in fact it may not be a good thing for the Yuan family, because everything depends on the faces of other families, and in terms of profit distribution, prominent families and noble families must come first.
The consequence of this is that the power of the Yuan family will be gradually eroded and emptied. One or two generations may not see much, but after three or four generations, if the heir is not outstanding or is too young, the power belonging to the Yuan family will be very small.
Easily stolen.
Cao Wei in history is the best example. After three generations, the Sima family, represented by the gentry, stole the fruits of victory.
But no matter what, the Yuan family is powerful now.
And it is unprecedentedly powerful.
Xun Shuang, the top leader among the Xun clan in Ruying, ignored Yuan Shao's forces near Yingchuan and refused to join him. Instead, he accepted Dong Zhuo's conquest and went to the capital. Isn't this an act of sacrificing one's roots to the bottom?
One is the "Emperor of the Zhong Family" in the minds of the world's scholars, and the other is the "Thief who stole the country from Liangzhou". How could you make the wrong choice?
Xun Shuang looked at Xun Yue and asked, "Do you think Zhong Yu wants me to go to Wancheng to meet Yuan Benchu?"
Xun Yue said: "Uncle, Dong Zhuo, is a tiger and wolf in Liangzhou, and a thief in the court. If uncle goes to Luoyang, wouldn't it be a secret betrayal? Sincerity is not advisable. Now among the Yuan family, the Grand Tutors Yuan Wei and Yuan Shiji are trapped in the middle of the court, and it is difficult to use them.
Only Yuan Benchu sat in Wancheng and carried out great righteousness, and heroes from Jing and Yu rushed to join him! When he was in Luoyang, he worked for the party members and was known as a model for the world! It is better to use the strength of the clan to help him.
If this is a great event, the name of the Xun family in Yingchuan will be remembered for eternity."
When Xun Shuang heard this, he didn't answer whether it was good or bad, but looked at the other person.
It was his nephew Xun Yan.
"Xiuruo, tell me, is it Luoyang? Wancheng?"
Xun Yan said: "Uncle, although Dong Zhuo is from Liangzhou, he is the Prime Minister after all, and the letter to recruit my uncle is not only from the Prime Minister's Mansion, but also an edict from His Majesty. In the ninth year of Yanxi, my uncle wrote to Emperor Xiaohuan, asking for advancement.
Filial piety means that after three years of mourning, we should pay attention to etiquette. From then on, we and the younger generation will follow my uncle as an example and abide by etiquette. If the emperor calls me, if my uncle does not go, but goes to Wancheng, wouldn't he regret it?
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Xun Shuang raised his eyebrows and said, "What do you mean, are you going to Luoyang in response to the call?"
"yes."
Xun Shuang nodded and looked at his son Xun Pei again.
"What do you mean my son?"
"My father, the fourth and fifth generation of the Yuan family, is the head of the noble clan. Now Luoyang has fallen to Dong Zhuo, and both generations of the Yuan family have fallen into it. Among the state pastors, only Shao and his skills can achieve great things, but compared to Shao
, my nephew thinks, we might as well go to Yangzhou Yuan Highway."
Xun Shuang asked: "Why?"
"Shao is in Nanyang and Nanjun. There are many Ruying families, and there are many heroes in the south who like each other. If you go to Yuan Shu, you will be able to show off your talents."
Xun Shuang nodded, and then looked around at all the Xun family members.
"Luoyang, Shouchun, Wancheng...are there no other options?"
As he finished speaking, someone suddenly said: "Uncle, how is Yecheng?"
I'm writing another update, which may be late because I still have to attend lectures.