The literary style flourished, and young scholars and knights from all over the world began to study. Naturally, the happiest people about these things were great Confucian scholars like Cai Yong. They seemed to be able to see that Confucianism was once again flourishing. In their eyes,
The emperor's most outstanding contribution may be the establishment of the Confucius Temple and the Jianning Stone Scripture. Of course, everyone's opinions are different.
On the fiftieth day after the Jianning Stone Scripture was placed, the Emperor personally came to the Imperial College and held a banquet for the great Confucians from all over the country who came to compile the Five Classics. These great Confucians regarded this as the Emperor's recognition of themselves.
He went to the banquet happily, and many students from the Imperial College cheered and spontaneously stood around the Imperial College, saying they wanted to defend themselves.
The emperor's desire to meet these people was not just a whim. On the one hand, he wanted to show that he, the emperor, valued Confucianism. After all, he was also an elegant king who studied Confucianism. On the other hand, he naturally wanted to see these people.
The attitude of the great Confucians towards themselves, the reclusive great Confucians of the Xun family and the Yuan family, usually looked down upon their own conquests, but they also had great appeal.
For these people, the emperor would naturally go and take a look in person.
If he didn't see these great scholars with his own eyes, he would still be a little worried. When the banquet started, Cai Yong introduced these great scholars one by one to the emperor. The emperor also observed them carefully. Cai Yong was also a little strange in his heart. These people usually quarreled.
The great scholars, who are full of energy and have no signs of aging, are all bent over, eyes squinted, and hunched over today, looking a little bit dying.
These great scholars stood up tremblingly and bowed to the Emperor. For some reason, the Emperor's mind suddenly recalled the appearance of his seemingly harmless Uncle Liu in the Jiedu Pavilion in the Hejian Kingdom in the past. The Emperor was also good enough for them.
With respect, he said with a smile: "You are old, so there is no need to be polite. Sit down, sit down." Then all the scholars slowly took their seats.
He Xiu seemed to be a little disdainful of them. He was sitting on the left side, drinking by himself. After the banquet started, the atmosphere was also a bit silent. Only Cai Yong, He Xiu, and some Ph.D.s in Taiyuan University would interact with the emperor.
While they were chatting, the other great scholars were sitting on their knees, looking as if they were too old to speak. The emperor smiled and said, "All the great scholars gathered together in Luoyang, which made Luoyang's literary style flourish, and I was also bathed in it!"
"
The great Confucians all said they did not dare, and the emperor asked again: "Gentlemen, would you like to stay in Taiyuan University and jointly develop literary affairs?"
The great scholars who were still complimenting were immediately speechless after hearing the emperor's inquiry. Several people stood up quickly, saying some excuses such as being old and suffering from long-term illness. The emperor's expression also changed.
He gradually became solemn and unified his thoughts. It was a good thing for him to govern the world, and these great Confucians could be regarded as having made merit for him.
But they have always been unwilling to serve as officials. Could it be that they look down on me?
The emperor was a little angry. He looked at them coldly for a few times. All these great scholars lowered their heads and said nothing. The emperor suddenly laughed again and said, "Everyone, your hard work has paid off. Come and drink!"
Everyone then put aside their unhappiness and started drinking. During the period, there was a singer again, and everyone gradually relaxed and started chatting. The emperor drank a few drinks, his face was slightly red, and he looked a little drunk. He smiled.
He looked at the singers on the field, dancing and looking particularly happy. Seeing the emperor drunk, several Huangmen also stood behind him.
If the emperor made any rude behavior, they would immediately stop the banquet.
The emperor drunkenly looked at the great scholars on the field and grinned. Only then did the great scholars relax, and the backs of several people gradually straightened up. The emperor was still having fun, but he was looking at these great scholars with some contempt.
, shook his head, and the banquet lasted until late at night. A few young Huangmen helped the emperor onto the bullock cart and returned first, while the other great scholars got up to see him off.
The bullock cart drove to the palace. Once inside the palace, Song Dian helped the drunken emperor get on the bed and covered him with a quilt.
"Send someone to see Xun Shuang and Xun Jing to see who they will meet later?"
Song Dian was shocked. The emperor looked at him and then lay down again. Song Dian nodded and immediately walked out. The emperor was lying on the bed. He was a little wary of this great scholar, especially their performance today.
They looked very much like Uncle Liu when he was young. He seemed harmless to humans and animals, but he deliberately tolerated them. They were unwilling to serve as officials. The emperor was still a little worried about these great scholars.
He originally wanted to keep them all in Luoyang, but they didn't want to, and he couldn't force them to stay. If they wanted to go back, he would let them go back. However, they couldn't recruit disciples like Zheng Xuan and Lu Zhi. He finally suppressed them.
If the aristocratic family recruits disciples again, wouldn't it make him fall short? Today, it seems that these guys are nothing to worry about.
After he pretended to be drunk, they actually revealed their true colors, which made the emperor lose his fear. Only the great scholars of the Xun family remained humble even after he was drunk, which made him even more fearful.
Generally speaking, the emperor has never let go of his wariness towards these aristocratic families. If he is a scholar from a humble family, on the contrary, he will not take it to heart.
But if it is a wealthy family, it is inevitable that the scholars they train will become the disciples of a new generation of noble families in the future. Can the emperor safely appoint and remove these scholars as local officials? The Han people are very kind. If they help the noble families in the local area out of kindness,
If a wealthy family harms the interests of the country, it will make the emperor murderous. Based on the current situation, even if he slaughters an entire family, no one will dare to stand up and accuse him.
While the emperor was thinking, a person slowly walked into the hall. His behavior was a bit sneaky. The emperor opened his eyes slightly, frowned, and was ready to attack. Under the weak candlelight, he could clearly see the person in front of him.
She was dressed like a palace maid, and looked down upon her appearance. The palace maid held a bowl of soup, looked at the sleeping emperor, sighed helplessly, and put down the soup in her hand.
She was a palace maid who had just stepped out of Yeting. Because of her outstanding appearance and gentle manner, she was loved by the queen, so she became the queen's personal maid. When the queen learned that the emperor was drunk, she asked her to come and bring some hangover relief to the emperor.
Tang, but she didn't expect that when she came, the emperor was already drunk and asleep. What surprised the emperor was that she didn't leave after seeing the emperor sleeping.
She gently stood aside and asked, "Your Majesty?"
"His Majesty?"
"His Majesty!"
After calling several times and seeing that the emperor was already asleep, she put the hangover soup aside and began to take off her clothes. The emperor frowned and said nothing. Then he wanted to see what she wanted to do.
She took off all her clothes and cautiously came to the emperor's side and got into the quilt. Her whole body was trembling nervously. The emperor could feel that she seemed to be hesitating.