The Gongyang scholars once again shouted revanchism, causing a shock in Luoyang. They had indeed changed a lot. In any case, those who opposed Gongyang, at least in terms of their attitude towards He Zi, did not dare to
No matter how free they are to evaluate or criticize, their extreme behavior has aroused everyone's disgust, and several schools of thought have the momentum to unite to suppress Gongyang.
The struggle between Gongyang and many schools of thought seems to be driven by a hand behind the scenes, making this competition directly visible. From the struggle between the Han party members and the eunuchs, to the competition between old and new ministers, to now,
In the end, it evolved into a confrontation between schools. Confrontations between schools have existed since ancient times, but they have never become as powerful as they are today.
The ministers impeached Cui Yan one after another in the name of opposing the school. They just wanted to bring the eldest son of the emperor back to their side and were not willing to let Cui Yan continue to teach. Faced with these doubts from the outside world, Cui Yan was always impeached.
With such an indifferent attitude, he kept Hu'er with him all day long, wandering around the Taixue. Only then did the scholars of Taixue understand Hu'er's identity.
After Xun Yu implemented the new system, the ministers in the temple were too harmonious. They were all new ministers. They had no conflicts with each other and governed the country wholeheartedly. Such a beautiful situation was enjoyed by the ministers.
Who was responsible? It was through the incident of Hu'er's apprenticeship that it triggered the conflict between Gongyang and other schools, which ultimately led to the current situation.
Many people in the temple are die-hard Gongyang faction who came from the official school. Among them, Cao Chong, Man Chong, Yuan Xi, Kan Ze, Cao Pi, Cui Yan, Fazheng, Zhou Yu, Sima Yi and others are the core. After Hu'er became a disciple of Cui Yan,
, they even secretly made Zhong Shuling their leader, and a new faction emerged, called the Gongyang Faction. From temples to localities, the Gongyang Faction was very powerful.
In addition, there is the alliance of other schools. Liu Ba, Cao Zhi, Sun Quan, Wang Lang, Deng Zhi, Deng Ai, and Pang Tong are the core. Even others who do not belong to the Gongyang School are also included in this faction. Among them are some
Zhuge Liang, Xun Yu, Guo Jia and others were classified into this category just because they did not believe in Gongyang.
They were led by Shangshu Ling Xun Yu, although Xun Yu was unwilling to participate in these things.
In this way, in the new system that has just emerged, two huge forces have appeared again, and competition has emerged. On the surface, the non-Gongyang faction appears to be particularly powerful. Zhuge Liang, Tian Feng, Guoyuan, Xun Yu,
Guo Jia and others gave this faction an overwhelming advantage. However, unlike what everyone thought, many of these people were classified into the faction by outsiders.
But I don't want to get involved in these things.
Want to remain neutral.
Although the Gongyang faction is not large in number, they are all die-hard Gongyang Confucian scholars. They are determined and work together. They may seem weak, but they are not easy to provoke.
In the chancery, Xun Yu was sitting in the study, reading a book, but his mind was not on the book. He frowned and was hesitating in his mind whether to persuade the emperor or not. Everyone may not know, but Xun Yu was watching.
It is clear that everything that is happening now is indeed driven by a pair of hands behind the scenes, and this hand behind the scenes comes from Houde Hall.
He personally selected many officials. The ministers he selected were all new talents who recognized innovation and would not rest on their own laurels. With them, at least the dispute over restructuring would not arise. When Xun Yu was initially selected, he wanted to
Eliminate the constant disputes among the officials of the Han Dynasty in recent years. Since the period of Emperor Xiaokang, the temples of the Han Dynasty have never been harmonious and there have been various fights.
Xun Yu finally calmed down these things, sent away the old ministers, and established a harmonious and peaceful temple. However, the emperor deliberately caused two factions to appear in the temple again, hoping to trigger a fight among the ministers again.
Xun Yu could understand the emperor's intentions. The emperor was afraid of everything. He was afraid that the ministers would be too harmonious. The emperor might not be afraid now, but it would be inevitable that the emperor would be too harmonious in the future. If a person who was good at making friends with people appeared in the temple, he would be afraid.
All the ministers gathered under his command, with three orders in hand, it would be a terrible thing for the emperor.
However, such competition would also do great harm to the big man.
Xun Yu was hesitating when someone suddenly broke into his study. He didn't even knock on the door. He pushed the door open and wandered to his side, then sat down. He was very rude.
Looking at him happily, he said: "Guo Linggong has become more and more free and easy. Entering my study is like entering his own bedroom." Guo Jia looked at Xun Yu and was a little angry, but he didn't care and said lazily: "You are still lucky.
stop."
"At least, when I enter your study, it's like entering your own bedroom. When I enter someone else's study, it's like entering your own vassal!"
"The stench is terrible."
As Guo Jia spoke, he waved his hand in front of him, as if to drive away the stench. Xun Yu was speechless, still lowering his head and asked: "Is this ram battle your plan?"
Guo Jia was stunned and quickly shook his head and said: "This has nothing to do with me. These things are all ordered by the emperor himself. I am only responsible for executing part of them. I am not the one who conspired...",
Seeing Guo Jia's denial, Xun Yu laughed and said, "It is indeed you."
Guo Jia suddenly became anxious and said angrily: "If I did it, I would never deny it, but this was not my suggestion. Why don't you believe it?"
"The emperor is a benevolent and righteous gentleman. It was not your idea. Would he do such a thing?"
Guo Jia was stunned for a moment, nodded helplessly, and said: "Okay, okay, it's all me, my plan... I'm the mastermind behind everything!" Xun Yu asked: "It's rare for me to let the temple go.
Calm down, why do you want to cause turmoil in the temple? Isn't it better for the ministers to work together? Why do you want them to fight to the death? There are so many methods of supervision, why can't you use it? You have to use this kind of self-control
Damaging behavior?”
"In the past few years, the Han Dynasty has delayed many things due to the fighting among the ministers, and how much has been lost?"
"Why can't we think of a better way?"
Xun Yu asked.
Guo Jia looked at him solemnly, knowing in his heart that Xun Yu was not questioning him, but Xun Yu could not question the person he wanted to question, so he could only question himself. As a close minister, he slowly said: "
First of all, if there is a better way, I will definitely not use this method. Secondly, you have to understand that the battles of the Han Dynasty over the years not only caused losses, but also played a lot of roles..."
"In the past, when the reformists carried out radical reforms, it was the conservatives who supervised them... not only to supervise, but also to urge, and to compete, so as not to take too big a step... Let me ask you, Liangzhou Have you heard about the matter?"
Xun Yu was stunned and asked, "What's going on in Liangzhou?"
"Zhong Changtong wants to reform the country and change the current policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business... What's scary is that many ministers in the temple actually approve of him. Today's ministers, each one is more important than the other. Radical, these are the ministers you selected. They dare to do anything and try anything. Let me tell you, maybe in the future, pro-business and pro-agriculture may play a big role, but now, As long as you try, the foundation of the big man will be completely destroyed!!"
"We need checks and balances in the temple, at least some opponents. Zhong Changtong studied under Xing Gong, and Xing Gong studied under He Zi."
"Do you understand?"
Xun Yu stared at Guo Jia with his eyes widened and was speechless for a long time.
Guo Jia continued: "This is only a small part of the reason. Ten days ago, Liu Ba held a meeting with Cao Chong to discuss currency reform. They actually planned to issue banknotes next year. They contacted seven or eight ministers and reported Emperor, do you know how the Emperor was frightened in the Hall of Houde? This temple is too harmonious, helping each other, this is not feasible..."
"Alas..." Xun Yu sighed, with a sad look on his face. Guo Jia paused and then said, "My god... I do these things with deep meaning. You have to understand, and even more understand. , As ministers, sometimes we cannot understand the thoughts of the ruler, if the interests of the family and the country conflict with the interests of the emperor..." Guo Jia did not continue.
Xun Yu wanted to say something, but didn't know where to start. Guo Jia stood up and said with a smile: "Don't think too much. The temple of the Han Dynasty cannot be changed by you alone. Maybe in the future, There will be a more perfect system that can avoid such unprovoked fights. However, you should also think about it on the bright side. This fight between rams and rams is just a fight between schools of thought...the harm is not great."
As the protagonist of the incident, Hu'er was not affected at all. In fact, he didn't even know what a ram was. He just played in the Imperial Academy all day long. The scholars respected him particularly, and the wine-sacrifice priests were even more respectful. Da Guangming began to give him lectures, and he also pestered Cui Yan more and more, which made Lu Bu a little angry. However, Hu'er's studies were the most important, so Lu Guozhang tolerated it.
Since becoming a disciple of Cui Yan, the little guy has become smarter and smarter. Cui Yan did not teach him how to read or write, but he threw him into the Imperial Academy and asked him to play with these scholars from all over the world. This guy has learned a lot in just a few months. Ningzhou is a bitterly cold place, with very few springs and summers in a year, but there is never winter in Jiaozhou, and there are various horse farms in Liangzhou...
The little guy received more and more information, which made the little guy become very smart, and sometimes even participated in the chats of scholars like an adult.
Cui Yan also took Hu'er to the Military Academy. Cui Yan was not only the Grand Scholar of the Imperial Academy, he was also the Confucian scholar of the Military Academy. Hu'er pestered him all day long, so he took Hu'er directly there. Military science, and Hu'er, from the moment he came to military science, he was never willing to leave.