Gongsun Xun never mentioned what happened that night to anyone, which made Lu Fan and Gongsun Yue admire his calmness even more. In Lu Fan's words, whether he faced the difficulties and ran in to steal the seals that night, or
Gongsun Shaojun's current demeanor as if nothing is wrong is a sign of doing great things... I don't know what he will think if he knows the truth.
But having said that, no matter what, even Lu Zhi admitted that aside from the uneconomical risks, Gongsun Xun's plan itself was still somewhat remarkable.
In fact, judging from the feedback received in the next few days, this plan went incredibly smoothly:
First, Xu You reported back, saying that after Cai Yong saw the "connected rope" list and asked about the specific content, his arrogance immediately broke out, and he actually wrote an article about "the great harmony of ancient and modern texts".
, in the end, the three forms were sealed together with ropes and mud, and submitted to the imperial court!
Then, His Majesty Long Yan was very happy and directly issued an edict to commend his favorite teachers Liu Kuan and Liu Wenrao, as well as his fellow countryman Lu Zhi and Lu Ziqian whom he admired very much. He said that these two talents have both moral integrity and can endure each other for the sake of the country. They are models.
For example, "Han Shi" and "Mao Shi" are generally mutually exclusive... Of course, he did not forget to wave his hand and officially allowed "Mao Shi" to be included in the officially designated stone scriptures in the form of a paratext.
, and also forwarded the decree to the general person in charge of the stone scripture project, Guanglu doctor Yang Ci.
And what happens next cannot be known from official channels.
It is said that the Han Dynasty has a five-day dynasty. Seeing that there will be a formal dynasty meeting tomorrow, Yang Ci, the former Sikong and Han Guanglu official, specially invited several senior officials of the dynasty to have a drink at his home. There are former Situ and now Dahonglu.
Yuan Wei; Guang Luxun Liu Kuan; Henan Yin Zhuye; Taichang Liu Yi; Sikong Xu Xun; Shizhong Liu Tao; Grand Secretary Nong Zhang Ji... are all prominent officials of the Wanluo Ruying family, and they are all mentioned in this article.
Classic heirloom.
The weather was hot, so the banquet was held in the backyard of Yang Mansion.
Mats were spread out under the shade of the trees, and several tables were placed. There was a cool breeze, delicious wine and delicious food. Then Yang Ci took the main seat, and his son Yang Biao personally led several Yang family disciples to hold pots and cups... Plus no one cared about it.
The official position was only based on age, but for a while it seemed that he was happy.
"Speaking of which, did Wen Raogong have a disciple with the surname Gongsun, who seemed to be studying under Lu Zigan at the same time?" Suddenly, Zhang Ji, the chief minister, opened his mouth and asked Guang Luxun Liu Kuan.
"Indeed." Liu Kuan's eyelids twitched, as if he was reminded of the three words "Lu Ziqian", and he instantly thought of the inexplicable joint article. "And there was more than one, but three brothers, named Gongsun Zan and Gongsun Xun respectively.
Gongsun Yue. The three of them first worshiped Lu Ziqian. When Lu Ziqian was in Jiujiang a few days ago, I cherished that these three brothers were all uncut jade, so I took them as disciples. I don’t know if Da Sinong has any advice, but they
Who caused trouble?"
"Hey, how can you call it a lesson?" Zhang Ji shook his head and smiled. "It's not a trouble, but an interesting and beautiful thing... And I also remembered that it was Gongsun Xun who did it."
Everyone likes to listen to stories. As soon as he said this, all the noble people in blue and purple robes looked at him sideways.
It turns out that Zhang Ji's ancestral home is Xiyang, Runan. Although like the Yuan family in Runan, they have stayed in Luoyang for several generations to thrive, but there is also a branch in Xiyang City to take care of the clan.
The one in the tomb... Yes, what Zhang Ji was talking about was exactly the joke about "Lü Lang Gu Qiong" that he heard from his tribe! As for the good things in his hometown, he naturally has an obligation to spread them.
"Lu Lang is indeed poor. Is Lu Lang really poor?" Zhang Ji clapped his hands and laughed. "He is indeed Wen Raogong's disciple!"
Liu Kuan laughed in embarrassment: "This Gongsun Xun is indeed outstanding, but the great Sinong didn't know it. A few days ago, when Lu Ziqian returned to Beijing, the first thing he did was that he thought I had stolen his student, so he took Gongsun Xun back. Now. Now
Among the three brothers, the eldest brother Gongsun Zan is accompanying me, while Gongsun Xun and his younger brother Gongsun Yue are accompanying Lu Ziqian... With such grace, I am afraid that Lu Ziqian has more teachings."
"Let's not talk about this." Henan Yin Zhuye, who was sitting at the end, suddenly interjected and asked. "May I ask Liu Gong, what is the origin of this Gongsun brother? I have never heard of a family of Confucian scholars with the surname Gongsun, right?"
"There is only one famous family of the Gongsun family. The main branch now lives in western Liaoning, with branches and leaves distributed in counties along the Bohai Sea... Although this family is also a famous family with two thousand officials, they originated from border counties and often served in military positions. They are very
He is good at passing on scriptures." Taichang Liu Yi, who was knowledgeable and knowledgeable, told the origins of these three brothers in one breath.
"I see." Zhu Ye lost interest almost immediately after hearing that "you are not good at the classics". In his opinion, people who are not from a family that studies classics are inferior people and cannot be compared.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Ji, the great farmer, was slightly moved when he heard this: "Western Liaoning is a very important place, and the Gongsun family has lived there for a long time and has a deep foundation... I think, since this family is good at military force, and these three brothers are all talented people, it might as well be more
Take care of it, maybe it will be of use in the future!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone's expressions changed.
"Ahem!" Xu Xun, the current Sikong Sikong, immediately coughed. "Si Nong, please be careful. If these words spread, you may be suspected of forming a party. The matter of party imprisonment is right in front of you. Don't make any mistakes!"
Zhang Ji, Zhu Ye and others were immediately frightened into silence, and others also made many remarks.
Unexpectedly, Xu Xun's words angered another big boss present - none other than the master of this room, Dr. Guanglu Yang Ci!
Yang Ci raised his eyebrows, and suppressed his anger and asked: "Mr. Xu, this is also a clique, and that is also a clique... Is it also a clique to support a few juniors who have become disciples? If that is the case.
, are you and I also suspected of forming a party when we get together today?"
Xu Xun raised his eyebrows and simply said: "I do have this concern. I didn't want to come here in the first place!"
"Xu Jishun!" At this time, Yang Ci finally had a full attack. "Your Runan Xu family is also one of the top famous families in the world. It has been a minister for generations. How come you have a despicable eunuch in your generation?! Don't think so.
I don’t know who you got this Sikong thing from, aren’t you afraid of being laughed at by the world?”
"I have won the position of three princes by my own merits. Who am I afraid of laughing at?" Xu Xun pinched his neck without any intention of giving in. "Is it possible that Mr. Yang's eyes are hot? In that case, why not invite some witches at home to curse the world?
If there is chaos, a few of us will be convicted, and with your family background, Mr. Yang, we can naturally make up for it!"
As soon as these words came out, not to mention all the Qingzi nobles present looked sideways, Yang Biao and a group of Yang family disciples even blushed. If they were not concerned about the position of the other three princes, they would have rushed to beat them in the next moment.
.
"That's all." However, after hearing this, Yang Ci, who should have been the most angry, sighed, and then waved his hand towards the other party. "There is no conspiracy between people in different ways. Xu Jishun, you, the eunuch, are a scholar."
People are so taboo that even your nephew Xu Shao is not willing to accept your call, so why should I associate with someone like you? I shouldn't have invited you today, please come back!"
Xu Xun didn't say anything, just stood up and walked away.
"That's right." Yang Ci suddenly said again. "As for forming a clique, if you think we are forming a clique, you might as well go back and tell the regular servants in the palace. I, Yang Ci, will naturally be waiting here.
"
Xu Xun sneered when he heard this: "Okay, you hypocrites gathered together just to discuss how to suppress the ancient masters of Guandong. You have the nerve to say that you are not a clique when you are trying to suppress dissenters? But don't worry, I am Xu Jishun.
But he is different from you, he is a man of noble moral character, and he will never do anything to inform anyone, so feel free to show your ugly face here!"
After saying that, Xu Xun didn't care about the others changing their colors and walked away directly.
After this commotion, the banquet inevitably became a little awkward. However, seeing Liu Kuan taking the opportunity to pour himself glass after glass of wine, Yang Ci, who was afraid that the other party would get drunk, finally couldn't help but bring up the topic.
"Mr. Liu! Gong Wen Rao!" Yang Ci shouted to stop the other party. "I haven't asked you yet, what happened with the joint letter on the list? Why is it different from what we discussed before?"
"This is what happened." Liu Kuan put down his wine glass and explained calmly. "After I talked with you that day, as soon as I left Nangong, I went straight to the Gou family to find Lu Zhi. When I got there, it was hot because of the heat.
My student named Gongsun Xun's family was very rich, and he prepared a lot of cold wine in a deep well... Well, I was greedy for a while, so I inevitably drank too much. Then I went to talk to Lu Ziqian about this drunkenly.
I got drunk in a daze, and when I woke up, it was already the second day. Finally, when I returned to Luoyang City, Cai Yong suddenly came to tell me that he had sent me the form according to my order, without waiting for me to ask.
Obviously, His Majesty’s commendation has come. And today, I originally wanted to ask Cai Yong and several of my disciples about this matter, but in the end, your invitation came, Dr. Guanglu..."
These words were so confusing that everyone was stunned.
"In other words, you didn't read this book?" Yang Ci was stunned for a long time before he finally got a taste of it.
"It's hard to say, this matter... is unnecessary!" Liu Kuan said thoughtfully. "I remember that before I was drunk, many close disciples came to me and asked me and Lu Zi to work on this ancient and modern literature.
I agreed to turn the conflict into friendship at the time. But then I got drunk, and I don’t remember whether I agreed to Lu Zi to do this during the negotiation... After all, I went there with a seal, maybe I was on point when I was composing that day.
Maybe he just drank too much and can’t remember... Think about it, Lu Ziqian wouldn’t do such a thing as piracy and printing forged books, right?"
Everyone became more and more speechless.
"Mr. Liu!" Finally, Yang Biao, who was standing by, couldn't bear it anymore. "What else can I do to conquer the world?"
Yang Biao is already in his thirties this year, and is actually just a little younger than Lu Zhi. People don't regard him as a junior. It's just because his father, Yang Ci, is here that they let him serve.
"Mr. Wen (characterized by Yang Biao)," Liu Kuan glanced at the other party calmly. "This is unnecessary and there is no need to convince the world... things have already happened. The so-called done thing is done. The question now is, can I still return the favor?
I want to tell Your Majesty that the inscription is false and can you please take back the commendation? Or, can I still say that Lu Ziqian stole my silver seal and made a forged document without any evidence? Besides, this is
After all, the matter is unfounded. It is possible that I nodded in approval that day, but I was just too drunk to remember it... Speaking of which, the wine that day did have a taste. It was the first time in my life that I drank so freely. As the saying goes, "three bowls are not enough"
…”
Both Yang Biao and all the ministers sitting here were silent.
Otherwise, what else can we do? Get up and block the mouth of Granny Liu?
After a long time, as the initiator of the party and the only senior minister with similar qualifications to Liu Kuan in the room, Yang Ci finally reluctantly advised: "If you don't speak up about this, Mr. Liu, I'm afraid it will be a foregone conclusion...
"
"Doctor Guanglu's beloved son also said just now that there is no need to do anything to convince the world?" Liu Kuan shook his head repeatedly. "Don't mention this matter again. I will definitely not tarnish the reputation of a great scholar in the country with unfounded things!"
This was expected, and Yang Ci was just asking one more question out of his responsibility as the convenor... In fact, it was impossible for him to slander Lu Zhi for piracy of fake books because of this kind of thing.
However……
"In this case, it is probably a foregone conclusion that "Mao's Poems" was engraved on the back of the Stone Scripture in the name of a copy, and it is useless to say more." Yang Ci came to this conclusion as if he had eaten a fly. "But, now, it is still
We need to guard against Lu Ziqian taking this as an opportunity to let copies of all ancient classics be placed behind the modern monument... This matter can no longer be allowed!"
However, what made Yang Ci feel angry and puzzled was that after he said these natural words, no one echoed him.
"Mr. Yuan." Dissatisfied, Yang Ci directly named him. "The fourth and third generation of your family rely on the "Mencius Book of Changes" to inherit the family. Don't you have anything to teach me?"
"Mr. Yang." Yuan Wei, who had been silent for the whole time, stood up and saluted him. "Although I, the Yuan family, come from a family of modern literature, my father-in-law, Ma Gong (Ma Rong), is a great master of ancient literature. I am under suspicion."
, It’s hard to say more about this matter!”
Yang Ci stared at him for a long time, but in the end he had no choice but to do anything.
"Mr. Yang," at this moment, the last of His Majesty's three Imperial Masters, Grand Sinong Zhang Ji, spoke again. "I have something to say."
"Mr. Zhang, please speak." Yang Ci finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the voice. He said that although Zhang Ji was one of the three imperial masters like himself, he was recommended by him and belonged to half of him.
people.
"Mr. Yang." Zhang Ji replied in a low voice. "With all due respect, this matter has its own priorities. The discussion of ancient and modern literature is ultimately just a dispute of ideas between scholars, and the current chronic disease in the world lies in eunuchs! So in my opinion
, it is a good thing that this ancient text is included in the stone scriptures in the form of a supplementary stele. If it can win over the hearts of Shandong people, great things can be accomplished!"
Hearing this, Yang Ci remained silent again...for a long time, he suddenly raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp, then stood up and said, "I'm drunk, please leave first."
Everyone was stunned, and the banquet broke up unhappy.
"They are all a bunch of unscrupulous bastards!" A moment later, as soon as he returned to his room, Yang Ci cursed loudly. "Liu Kuan is so confused that he pretends to be drunk all day long to escape the world; Yuan Wei's corpse is just like a housekeeper.
Dog; Zhang Ji talks all the time but is of no use; Zhu Ye only knows how to brag about his ancestors; the most hateful thing is that Xu Xun... the minister for generations, actually defected to the eunuchs?! They are all incompetent!"
"Sir," Yang Biao, who had come back after him, immediately advised him, "Don't get angry because of these people."
"Why don't they know how to unite as one?" Yang Ci sat down on his mat dejectedly. "My hard work has been in vain..."
Yang Biao couldn't help but sigh: "Father, don't worry about these people, they will go to court tomorrow, and there must be an explanation on how to deal with them."
"Mao Shi can't be stopped." Yang Ci shook his head and said. "Lu Ziqian used a good method, but if he wants me to give in, he has to find a way to block the excuses of other ancient texts... They
If you don’t want to help me, I’ll do it myself. Is there anything my son can do?”
"I did think of a way just now." Yang Biao lowered his head and said thoughtfully. "But it might offend a lot of people."
"When will I, Yang Boxian, be afraid of offending others?"
"It's like this. Think about it, my lord, there are several biographies in this article." Yang Biao said in a low voice. "Why not, imitate this "Han Shi", "Mao Shi" is a wonderful strategy for each other's exterior and interior, choose one of them
It is positive, and the rest is negative.”
What does it mean? It's very simple. There are also factions in this article. For example, "Chun Qiu" is divided into "Chun Qiu Gongyang Zhuan" and "Chun Qiu Guliang Zhuan" in this article. If this is the case, why don't we come up with a proper one in this article?
For example, if "The Story of Gongyang" is engraved on the front and "The Story of Guliang" is engraved on the back... In this case, the back of the Stone Scripture will be filled with modern texts, and ancient texts won't be able to squeeze in, right?
"My son, what a brilliant idea!" Yang Ci immediately understood. "This is very good. Not only can it exclude ancient texts, but it can also correct the origins of modern texts. It's very good!"
Hearing his father's praise, Yang Biao pinched his beard and felt proud of himself.
"But my son," Yang Ci glanced at his beloved son after being excited for a while, but suddenly shook his head helplessly. "In the next two years, I will still have to wrong you."
Yang Biao reacted after thinking for a moment: "Father still doesn't want to let Lu Ziqian go?"
"That's right." Yang Ci replied sternly. "The more capable he is, the more I have to put him aside, otherwise wouldn't he be overthrown by him? Tomorrow morning, I still want him to go to Dongguan to study history. You still go to accompany him.
Him, leave him speechless!"
Yang Biao pursed his lips for a moment, then cupped his hands and said: "Sir, it's not that I can't bear loneliness. At my age, it's okay to study history with Lu Ziqian for two years. However, what the great Sinong Zhang Gong said is still somewhat
It makes sense... the eunuchs are our greatest thorn in the side! No matter whether it is Lu Ziqian or the princes of Shandong, we are all friends rather than enemies after all!"
"How could I not understand this truth?" Yang Ci couldn't help but shake his head when he heard this. "But I, Yang Ci, have my own principles for how to behave... You'd better listen to me."
"Here!" Yang Biao quickly leaned over and bowed.
"My son," Yang Ci, who was sitting on the mat, spent a lot of effort to straighten up and touch his son's shoulder. "No matter what you do, you need to put me first!"
Yang Biao looked slightly confused.
"The so-called "I am the master" does not mean that I must be in the dominant position, but that I must not lose my position." Yang Ci tried his best to explain. "Eunuchs are indeed our biggest enemies, but as Zhang Ji said, let go
The theory that opened up ancient and modern literature attracted the efforts of all the princes in Shandong... I ask you, even if it is accomplished, can we still live here forever?"
Yang Biao was silent for this, and he didn't know if he heard it in his heart.
But over there, after the banquet broke up, all the ministers were speechless and could only say goodbye to each other. Liu Kuan also returned home in his own ox cart. But when he got home, he didn't mention anything about what happened to Yang's house.
, he just went to the backyard, asked the servant to place Gongsun Xun's filial rocking chair under the shade of the tree, and personally brought a pot of sweet wine, and then continued to enjoy himself.
However, when the wine was getting fuller, Liu Bang, the fifteenth grandson of Han Emperor Liu Bang and the son of Situ Liu Qi, Liu Kuan and Liu Wenrao suddenly burst into tears and couldn't stop their tears.
"Kuan Su is a good drinker. One day, when he came back from meeting with the minister, he drank by himself. When the wine was full, he suddenly burst into tears. His son Song was at a loss, so he knelt down and said, "Why are you doing this, sir?" Kuan said.
"Isn't it sad that the Han Dynasty is about to perish?" Song Jing asked: "How can you say that the Han Dynasty will perish?" He replied: "Today I saw the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, Yuan Wei's corpse was eating a plain meal, Zhu Ye was empty, Zhang Jiqing was talking about harming the country,
Yang Ci is headstrong and has no virtue, and he even trains his eunuchs until he reaches the position of the Three Dukes... Eunuchs have brought harm to the country for a long time, and they are the pillars of the imperial court and the backbone of scholars. How can they not be destroyed?" Songfu asked.
"In this case, you are the head of the clan, and you have been favored by Han in this life, why don't you cheer up?" He said: "The world is like this, my heart is so worried, and this body is no longer useful!" - "Shishuoxinyu"
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