Spacious and luxurious carriage from the Deyang Gate in, in Chang'an City's Zhuque Street slowly driving, wide streets, in the face of such a carriage, early to give way to both sides, some people are curious to look, I don't know whose carriage this is, some people don't care, now this Chang'an City with Liu Xie's defeat of the coalition army, now it is in Jizhou to fight Yuan Shao's head rat scurry, it seems to be more prosperous than before, but with the imperial court serious law, continue to strengthen the law, the people's attitude towards these dignitaries is also imperceptibly changing.
There is awe, but in this era, after Qin unified the world for more than 400 years, although the idea of the official standard is there, it is not as deep-rooted as that of later generations, especially now that the imperial court continues to increase the importance of agriculture, industry and commerce, as long as it is a talent, can be added to the official body, is now in Luoyang or Chang'an, it is difficult for the official to find the sense of supremacy in the past, under the advocacy of Liu Xie's public opinion, people will admire those soldiers who have made contributions to the country, and will admire those who have written books and passed on the world's bachelors.
Admire the master who has brought changes to their lives, if it is just an official, now that the county school of the imperial court has begun to have talents to enter the office, everyone has a chance, so it is just an official and a lord, and it is difficult to find the feeling of the past.
"Kong Zhang, you have also seen it, this is today's Luoyang, although it is prosperous, but this prosperity no longer belongs to my scholars, if it is Luoyang, this atmosphere will be lighter, but it is only a matter of time."
Silently lowered the car curtain, looking at the young man in front of him, Sima Fang sighed: "Your Majesty's general trend has been achieved, the original defeat, not only the land was lost, but also the hearts of the people, now Wen Xiangong has been imprisoned, although His Majesty did not kill him, but in his lifetime, the Yang family is afraid that it will be difficult to have a chance to restore the former grand situation, the original killing in Luoyang City, the backbone of my Guan sergeant has been broken, first there are Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun, and then Lu Yu, all have been vassal to the imperial power, unwilling to fight again, if this time, the original complete defeat, Not only Sergeant Guan, but also the backbone of the corporal in the world, will have to be broken by His Majesty."
Opposite Sima Fang, the young man nodded silently, looked at the busy city outside the car window, but it was in good order, sighed slightly, looked up at Sima Fang and said, "Don't hide it from the boss, Lin came this time, but she was not entrusted by the lord." ” Sima Fang nodded, now that Yuan Shao was beaten by Liu Xie, he was huddled in Yecheng like a dog, how could he still have the heart to send someone to Chang'an to make trouble with the wind and rain "The law written last time may be too biased towards our scholars, and I came here this time in the hope that I can make Your Majesty change your mind, and we can also make some concessions, but Your Majesty's new meritocracy system, in Yilin's opinion, is too rigid, which will inevitably give birth to filth, and it may not be beneficial to the country and the society."
The young man hugged his fists and said: "Lin thinks that His Majesty's method of promoting learning is a move for the benefit of the world, but the selection system is quite negligent. ” Sima Fang shook his head, looked out the window, and a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes: "Kong Zhangmo still doesn't understand what His Majesty really wants, that is, to take the right to select the virtuous from the hands of our scholars, in all fairness, it is understandable, since Guangwu, this inspection system has gradually become the private property of the scholar class, and the selected virtuous talents are mostly based on the children of the family, the first emperors of the past dynasties, there has never been a moment when they do not want to take this back, the first emperor period, and even openly sold the official title, now I think about it, it seems ridiculous, but in fact hehe" When the young man heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, this is the emperor, there is no simple one, when today's son is like this, the first emperor is also the same.
Looking at Sima Fang's expression, the young man frowned, and said tentatively: "Boss, if we are going to be dormant like this in the past, such as the period of the first emperor, it may not be impossible to hibern, but if according to Your Majesty's current law, if we wait to hibernate again, I am afraid that in less than twenty years, it may be difficult for the family to turn over."
Twenty years, according to the current rate of population reproduction, it is enough for a croaking baby to grow into a young man and even give birth to the next generation.
But if the new generation grows up, with today's emphasis on education, will it still be the case twenty years later, when today's son advocates the contention of all industries, regardless of the high and the low, in other words, even the scholars are also regarded by Liu Xie as an industry, which is also the most unacceptable thing for scholars.
"Hibernating" Sima Fang glanced at Chen Lin with some amusement, shook his head and sighed: "Haven't Kong Zhang seen it yet, as today, there are only two ways for our scholars to go, either surrender or perish, and" Looking at Chen Lin seriously, Sima Fang's face gradually sank: "As long as Your Majesty continues to win like this, we and other scholars will not even have a chance to resist. ” "What do you mean by this" Chen Lin couldn't help but be shocked when she heard this.
"Do you know Guo Jia, Fa Yan, and Jia Xu" Sima Fang looked at Chen Lin and sneered.
"Of course I know."
Chen Lin nodded, his eyes were a little cold, and said: "That Guo Jia is the think tank around His Majesty, and Fa Yan is the initiator of the implementation of the rule of law. ” "These three people are also considered scholars."
Sima Fang sighed and said: "Although Guo Jia's family is in the middle of the road, his ancestors are also members of the court, Fa Yan and Jia Xu have also been in Luoyang, although these three people are not from a big family, but they can be regarded as a member of the sergeant, but Your Majesty attaches great importance to them." ” "So what" Chen Lin was puzzled.
"In addition, hundreds of officials in the palace examination at the beginning, such as Zhao Ang, Su Meng, Qian Xing, and Sun Shan, are also wealthy families, and now they are gradually standing out one by one and becoming a party Taishou, and like Yang Xiu, Ding Yi, Kong Zhangdang has heard of it, but now it is still a county order."
"This, Taifu them" Chen Lin hesitated a little, Yang Xiu and Ding Yi couldn't be promoted, in fact, it is not difficult to understand, Yang Biao and Ding Chong were already considered a rebellion in order to welcome Yuan Shao, Liu Xie did not kill them, and it was already benevolent and righteous, and if they wanted to be promoted, it was basically impossible.
"Those people were promoted to Taishou, and they were before His Majesty came to Luoyang."
Sima Fang said indifferently.
When Chen Lin heard this, he couldn't help frowning, before Liu Xie moved the capital to Luoyang, Yang Biao and the others had not rebelled, and looked at Sima Fang and said: "I have also heard of the names of Yang Xiu and Ding Yi, especially Yang Dezu, everyone knows his talent, and it is unfair for Your Majesty to do this." ” "This is Your Majesty's strategy to divide our scholars, suppress the great family, but promote these wealthy families, make them dependent, divide our scholars into two factions, plus the scholars of the Han family, and now there are not many scholars who can continue to have the same heart as me."
Sima Fang picked up the glass teacup on the table and took a sip of tea soup.
When Chen Lin heard this, his brows furrowed even tighter, and he said in a deep voice: "I am also a scholar, why?"
"Lier" Sima Fang put down the glass cup and said with a smile: "Although the interests of the scholars have been constantly suppressed, but the status of these people has been improving, Your Majesty's strategy of differentiation is quite clever, although the interests of the entire scholar class have been greatly weakened, but among them, the most damaged is our and other people, on the other hand, those wealthy families, on the contrary, are constantly being promoted, and the family is also more prosperous with the help of the imperial court. ” This is also something that Sima Fang gradually saw after the failure of Yang Biao and others, as for when it started, I am afraid it can be traced back to the time when the scholars in Chang'an openly crowded the imperial city.
Before that, the scholar class was still one, Yang Biao and Sima Fang had a very high call in Shilin, and when they gave the order, the corporal people in the world responded.
But before that, Liu Xie had already tied up these wealthy families little by little through commerce, and he didn't see anything on weekdays, but when these wealthy families and the small family surrounded the palace at the beginning, Liu Xie's previous arrangement exerted its power.
Liu Xie didn't come forward at all, a royal trading house, let these people completely recognize the reality, they relied on Liu Xie to eat, and they can have today, it is also because of Liu Xie, not scholars, it is from then on, under Liu Xie's hand, the scholar class gradually began to divide into two opposing circles, and this means, the family had no way to accept it, because Liu Xie did not come forward from beginning to end, nor did he use any radical means, he just took back what he gave these people, It made these people completely switch sides.
The change of people's hearts may take time to accumulate, but for these families, the change of camp only needs one word, mercenary, the siege of the palace is just a flashpoint, and some people who understand it later think about it again before they realize that even if there is no drama of the scholars besieging the palace, I am afraid that Liu Xie will also find an opportunity to detonate this contradiction, because as early as the establishment of the Royal Commercial Bank, this bureau has been deployed, and the scholars just know that in the face of the huge benefits brought by the Royal Commercial Bank, they can only drill into it.
When Chen Lin heard this, he couldn't help but be silent: "In other words, Your Majesty will not give in" "This is the bottom line of the Son of Heaven, and it is impossible to make concessions."
Sima Fang shook his head, he could see that with the current scattered scholar class, it was difficult to shake Liu Xie's decision, and unlike Yuan Shao, once Liu Xie made up his mind, it was not so easy to change, Sima Fang looked at Chen Lin and said: "Unless, the myth of His Majesty's invincibility can be broken in the first place." ” Since Liu Xie took power, every time he has planned, everything has been successful, and every time he has raised troops, he can also bring huge benefits to the imperial court, breaking the Huns, sweeping Xianbei, descending Ma Teng, destroying Han Sui, and then defeating Yuan Shu, defeating the coalition army, and defeating Yuan Shao, if you can't break the myth of Liu Xie's invincibility, everything is false, even if there is Yang Biao's entrustment, but Sima Fang doesn't want to gamble with the entire Sima family.
Chen Lin was slightly stunned, and then shook his head bitterly, how could it be so easy. t1706231537: