In the third year of Ganlu, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xun, the leader of the resurgence of the Western Han Dynasty, surrendered to the Han Dynasty due to the return of the Huns. He recalled the ministers who had assisted him with meritorious service in the past, so he ordered eleven heroes to be painted in the Qilin Pavilion to commemorate and praise them.
Appearance, official title, and name. Only Huo Guang did not name him, saying "Da Sima, Grand General, Marquis of Bo Lu, surnamed Huo".
In later generations, poems such as "Successfully painted Lin Pavilion" and "Whose family is on Lin Pavilion" were circulated, and they were considered to be the greatest honor for ministers.
In the third year of Yongping reign of Emperor Ming of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Ming Liu Zhuang of the Han Dynasty ordered people to paint twenty-eight figures who had made the greatest contribution and were the most capable under the command of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu of the Han Dynasty to help him unify the world and revitalize the Han Dynasty.
The generals are called "Twenty-Eight Generals of Yuntai", corresponding to the twenty-eight constellations.
Xian can feel the wind and clouds, use his wisdom and courage, and is called a helper, and he is also a man of ambition and ability!
Now His Majesty Li Er wants to follow the old system and set up pavilions and hang portraits to commemorate the heroes. As the main helper of His Majesty Li Er's grand hegemony, Changsun Wuji will definitely become one of the many heroes.
Even judging from the achievements of leading the Guanlong nobles to fully support His Majesty Li Er, and pulling all the forces in Guanzhong behind His Majesty Li Er in one fell swoop, it is not surprising that he ranks first among the heroes...
Changsun Wuji felt that his breathing was a little heavy.
As long as they can enter the pavilion and become a meritorious service enshrined by the royal family, then as long as the Tang Dynasty exists, the descendants of the Changsun family will be in high positions and have peace of mind.
This is true rest with the country!
Compared with this, the immediate pros and cons are obviously insignificant.
What's more, hasn't His Majesty Li Er already promised to let Guanlong's children enter the academy?
Standing up again, bowing to the ground, Changsun Wuji said: "Your Majesty's grand plans and strategies are far superior to those of the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty. Our great Tang Dynasty's hegemony will also last forever! I am honored to be able to accompany your Majesty to carry out this hegemony and contribute my meager efforts.
That’s it! May my emperor be glorious throughout the ages and live forever!”
His Majesty Li Er is very happy, stroking his beard with great satisfaction.
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The next day, after breakfast, His Majesty Li Er sent someone to call Fang Jun to the palace and scolded him.
"What do you want to do? Ah? The academy is a place to cultivate talents for the empire. How can it be treated as your plaything, manipulated and treated as if it is forbidden? It is simply lawless. Do you still have me as the emperor in your eyes? Who gave it to you?
courage?"
Fang Jun understood that someone must have come to the palace to complain...
As for who it is, it's not difficult to guess, it's either Chu Suiliang or Changsun Wuji.
The former was suppressed by himself to the point of losing his face, so he came to the emperor to complain, and even shed a few tears to gain sympathy.
No, this kind of setback is absolutely intolerable.
Unable to figure out the emperor's thoughts, Fang Jun could only bear the spittle of His Majesty Li Er with a grimace...
After scolding him for a long time, His Majesty Li Er felt bored when he saw that this guy was obedient and didn't refute. He took a sip of tea to moisten his throat and said: "Guanlong side, after all, we still have to leave some leeway. After all, we never looked back.
Support me, provide money, food, people, and efforts. I can't burn bridges by crossing rivers and being scolded as ungrateful by others. You should think about it yourself and don't embarrass me."
Fang Jun understood.
His Majesty Li Er is suppressing and weakening Guan Long's influence in the court, and he also has to take into account his reputation.
To put it simply, you want to be something, and you also want to build an archway...
The ancients said, "Accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger." Indeed, the emperor is the most shameless person in the world...
However, it is a matter of eating the emperor's salary and being loyal to the emperor. Moreover, my statement is completely consistent with His Majesty Li Er. There are some ideological differences in the process. It is not important. Seek common ground while reserving differences and move forward hand in hand.
"Don't worry, your majesty. I am just trying to frustrate the spirit of some people. How can I not put your majesty's great cause first and instead act on my own whim... I will ask Chu Siye to bring the list later, and I will discuss it with several officials."
Let’s select some Guanlong disciples to enter the academy.”
Seeing His Majesty Li Er slightly nodding his head, Fang Jun was moved in his heart and said: "Wei Chen is planning to make some concubines for the second sons of Guanlong nobles. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
His Majesty Li Er was stunned for a moment, thought for a moment, and said: "Just like the one you did in the 'Shenji Camp' at the beginning?"
Fang Jun said: "Exactly."
When the "Shenji Camp" was founded, Fang Jun recruited the second sons of aristocratic families. The concubines entered the camp, were trained, and entrusted with important responsibilities. This once made the aristocratic families miserable. The resources of every family are not unlimited, and training is the first priority.
The target is naturally the eldest son of the family. When the eldest son grows up and inherits the family business, everyone must surround the eldest son and contribute to the family.
According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, if the second son or the concubine separated the family and lived another life, he could only get a small share of the settlement expenses, which was not much better than leaving the house. If he did not separate the family and continued to live together, then even one
The stewards who are trusted by the family are not as good as others. On the contrary, the descendants of the side branch will always be reused because they do not have the hidden danger of "seizing the direct line" or "succession".
In Chang'an City, almost all the dandies were the second sons and bastards of various families.
These people are of noble status, but they are on guard at home for various reasons. It’s not that they don’t do their jobs properly. If they want to “do their jobs properly”, they don’t have the chance, so they can only swagger through the market and wait to die.
The "Shenji Camp" recruits the second sons and bastards of each family and trains them so that they can broaden their horizons and make achievements. If the family wants to suppress them again, it is not as easy as before.
People are selfish, and when they have no chance, they can only indulge themselves and enjoy themselves wantonly. However, once they see the opportunity to get ahead, most people will choose to rise up and resist, trying to break the shackles that are weighing them down in one fell swoop.
Who doesn't want to live in eight houses, build a mansion and open an office, be surrounded by people in front of them, and have a glorious scenery?
Especially for the children of aristocratic families, when they are used to all kinds of privileges, they yearn for power more and more. This is an obsession engraved in the bones. If there is a chance, they will strive to be first. How can they be willing to be second to others for the rest of their lives?
Do you want to become a vassal and be ordered around by others?
The second sons and bastards of each family in the "Shenji Camp" all made military exploits with Fang Jun in the Western Regions, especially their glorious record of refusing to retreat in the face of the Turkic Wolf Cavalry and finally defeating it, which made these people from
He underwent a profound baptism from the inside out. His vision, temperament, and personality all evolved to varying degrees, and his ambitions grew accordingly.
They are no longer content to be just a vassal of the family, they want to ask for more resources from the family and seek greater development.
But how could it be so easy?
Every family has its own development plan. Which of the children can be cultivated and which one must be given up. This has already been decided. It does not mean that you cannot give up resources when facing outstanding children. They are all family members and are loyal.
There is no doubt that they are much better than outsiders. However, the first consideration for the family is whether these second sons and bastards will gradually rise above the legitimate sons once they obtain resources and rise rapidly.
From ancient times to the present, the probability that the second son is smarter than the eldest son is definitely more than half. This is not absolute, but it is true.
If a second son or bastard who has been suppressed and marginalized for a long time continues to be abandoned by the family after being tempered by the war and broadening his horizons and ambition, the intensity of his resistance will give everyone a headache.
If resources are devoted to cultivation, it is very likely that he will be superior to his legitimate son, resulting in a situation of strong stems and weak branches...
The family members were very troubled by this.
The "Shenji Camp" is a little better, after all, it is an army, and now that Fang Jun and Chang Sun Chong have left office after the two leading unifications, they have long since fallen silent and become the emperor's relatives and guards. The future of the soldiers in the camp is not yet
Easy to say.
But if Fang Jun continues to do this in the academy, his influence will definitely not be the same as that of the "Shenji Camp".
Just imagine, if all the second sons and concubines of various aristocratic families enter the academy, they are likely to rise to the top as officials in the future. How will each family deal with these second sons and concubines?
Ignoring them is equivalent to the family abandoning these children. It is almost certain that the family will be divided into other families, which will only disperse the cohesion of the family.
If they are co-opted and cultivated, these people will gradually become superior to their legitimate sons, their trunks will be strong but their branches will be weak, their tails will not fall off, and there will be chaos in the clan, needless to say.
It is simply an extremely poisonous plan...
His Majesty Li Er looked at Fang Jun with a faint look. After a long while, he slowly exhaled and said: "When you go in and out of the military camp of the mansion, take more of these people with you. Safety is the first priority."
This is the "Tweening Order" of the Tang Dynasty!
When your move is announced, the Guanlong nobles will be eager to send assassins to assassinate you...