Hanzhong.

Minghou Mansion.

In the front yard of the mansion, there are two thirteen Cao, and the officials of the yamen are in and out one by one, and they are very busy, especially the lord is now fighting outside, and he does not dare to relax a little inside, and everyone is tense on a string.

"The lord has already laid down Xiangyang!"

On Zhaomingtang, Hu Zhao had already gotten the first-hand news, and at the same time, he also understood that at this moment, the plan to enter the southwest had begun to start, and Xiangyang was laid, which was the offensive signal.

"This kid, breaking the city by deceitful death, is dangerous and dangerous, it is really not the work of a lord!"

Cai Yong replaced Mu Jing in the Minghou Mansion during this time, and the deterrent power was still there, at least he could oppress the scholars in Hanzhong, even if Hu Zhao and Liu Jin had to agree with this.

He looked at the battlefield analysis sent back by Jing Wusi, and couldn't help but sigh a little.

"The lord is good at dangerous chess and wins with danger!"

Hu Zhao said in a deep voice: "But this method is indispensable, after this incident, I hope that Cai Gong will warn the lord for us, the lord is the lord after all, we are the ministers, the advice is acceptable, and the reprimand will lose his duty!" ”

He also didn't agree with Mu Jing to take such a risk, for this battle, he risked his life, it really shouldn't be, even if he won, he also thought that Mu Jing was wrong to do this

"If the old man says it, can he listen?"

Cai Yong shook his head lightly, and said: "This son has become a big trend, now he is young and ambitious, controls millions of people, and has 100,000 lions, there are not many admonitions that can be listened to, although he is not stubborn and self-serving, but he also has a little conceit, even if he is persuaded, it is difficult for him to listen!" ”

All the people sitting on the left and right of the hall were silent, and they did not dare to talk about this topic.

Cai Yong and Hu Zhao still dared to say one or two, even Liu Jin, he didn't dare to speak like this at this time, if he said so, he would have no respect for the lord and lose his duty.

"Cai Gong, Lord Changshi, now is not the time for us to discuss this!"

Liu Jin said in a low voice: "After capturing Xiangyang, the overall situation is about to change!" ”

When Hu Zhao heard this, his eyes flashed with a gleam, he beckoned, and said to everyone: "Wait for you to retreat first, each of you will do your job, and you must stabilize the stable development of the Minghou Mansion!" ”

"No!"

The heads of the various ministries stood up one after another, bowed their hands, and left the Zhaoming Hall.

There were only four people left in the hall, Hu Zhao, Cai Yong, Liu Jin, and Tan Zong, the commander of the left division of Jingwu Division.

There are some big things that are not yet announced.

If it's not secret, it's hard to get it done.

"It's time to move?"

Above the lobby, Cai Yong looked at the other three and asked in a low voice.

"Gotta move!"

Hu Zhao said.

"You can think clearly, it is not easy for the Minghou Mansion to accumulate this bit of family wealth over the years, if it moves, if it is not successful, it will become benevolent, surrounded by wolves in Hanzhong, once we fail, we will wait to be eaten by wolves!" Cai Yong said.

"Arrows on the bow, have to be reversed!"

Liu Jin said: "The mind of the lord is not something we can change, and I don't think that the lord is wrong, Hanzhong seems to be developing well, but the limitations are too great, and it is impossible to bear it for a long time!" ”

"The matter has come to this point, only cooperation!"

Tan Zong said in a low voice.

"But before we do that, we have one more thing that we must deal with first!" Liu Jin stood up and said to a few people: "The news of Nanyang, you all know it, if you can't appease it, I'm afraid that Hanzhong will mess up first!" ”

"Nanyang can't be saved!"

Hu Zhao's eyes were gloomy.

They defended the northern frontier of Hanzhong, but they didn't expect the Guanzhong army to appear in Nanyang, which beat them to a stunned moment, the main force of the pastoral army was in Nanjun, and the root shouldered the expectations of the entire Minghou Mansion, and it was impossible to go north, so they could only watch Nanxiang fall, and watch several county towns in Nanyang being captured by Hanzhong one by one.

"It's just a pity that the two official roads that have just been completed!"

"Dongshan Road can't be saved, but Hanshui Road can be saved, and Wudang is still in our hands!" Liu Jin said: "It took so much to open up the official road between Nanyang and Hanzhong, so we gave up Nanyang?" ”

He was a little unwilling in his heart.

"No way!" Hu Zhao said: "The overall situation is important! ”

He thought for a while and said: "Although the lord arranged for Li Yan to lead the troops to escort him, but the comprehensive retreat is still a bit chaotic, you go in person and preside over the evacuation of the people of Nanyang into Hanzhong, how much can be withdrawn!" ”

"That's fine, but what about the official way?" Liu Jin asked: "Where are the businessmen who are making trouble in me now, but many people didn't find that they had such influence before, and now they are making trouble, which is enough to make Hanzhong even worse!" ”

"The official road is still there, we can't run, as long as there is an explanation between us and Shang Jia, but this matter will more or less affect the reputation of my Minghou Mansion, so in this regard, we have to give Shang Jia a profit!"

Hu Zhao said: "This matter is just us, we can't bear it, we have to let Mingfeng Qianzhuang come forward!" ”

The construction of Dongshan Road and Hanshui Road, two large official roads, most of which are raised by businessmen, and the later benefits must also be businessmen's, which is the spirit of the contract, but I didn't expect things to change so suddenly.

Once Nanyang falls, it will also have a great impact on the official road from Hanzhong to Nanyang.

Although it will not be severed.

However, it is not possible to have a group of caravans as before, which will greatly reduce the income of the road tax, which is equal to the investment of these merchants.

"It's just a small problem!"

Cai Yong said: "I'm afraid that the Chang'an Imperial Court will not give up, now that they have taken Nanyang, if they put their hearts sideways and press the soldiers on Chencang, I am afraid it will cause ......!" ”

"What does Cai Gong mean that they will attack our northern frontier in Hanzhong?"

"It's not impossible!"

"Do they have that force?"

"Everything is something that you thought of, then it's not an accident, you think they don't have such troops, and I also think that they won't move our northern frontier at this time, but who can guarantee it!" Cai Yong said: "So when we attack, we also have to look at the rear!" ”

"I will summon Huang Shao and ask him to strengthen his defenses!"

Hu Zhao nodded.

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In Xiangyang City, a heavy rain suddenly appeared.

Since the beginning of summer, this should be the most violent rain, pouring raindrops, as if scrubbing this side of the land, the streets and alleys of the bloodstains, obscure, to wash away.

This is also a sign that the rainy season is approaching.

This heavy rain fell fiercely, and it also fell for a long time, for a whole day and a night, so that the water level of the surrounding rivers rose a lot, but after a heavy rain, the smell of blood that shrouded Xiangyang City seemed to dispel a lot.

This also made the people of Xiangyang City feel depressed and sulked, and even the world felt a lot clearer.

After heavy rain, the blue sky and white clouds are clearer.

Today, Mu Jing was not in the city, and he went out of the city, with dozens of horsemen and guards, and went straight to the southeast suburbs.

His purpose is Lumen Mountain.

If you want to settle Jingzhou, you must first set Xiangyang, and if you want to set Xiangyang, it is not just a matter of attacking it, the people's hearts are the first, especially in a place like Xiangyang, where there is a strong academic atmosphere, and there are stacks of scholars who are not afraid of death, and it is really troublesome.

Although Mu Jing didn't want Jingzhou for the time being, he couldn't help but do some work first.

On Lumen Mountain, Lumen Mountain Academy.

Lumen Mountain Academy has great sages.

Since the end of Taixue, local academies have risen one after another, and there are Confucian celebrities who open private schools to teach students, and they have gained prestige by emphasizing education.

And in today's world, the only Lumenshan Academy that can be compared with Yingchuan Academy.

On the Lumen Mountain Academy, the three major Confucians of Jingzhou are gathered, each of which is revered by scholars all over the world.

One is Pound Gong.

The Pang family's small Shangshu, even if it is not as famous as the Great Shangshu, is also a great Confucian, a model for scholars in the world.

The second is Sima Wei.

Sima Wei is a native of Yingchuan, learned in Yingchuan, traveled the world, became famous in Jingzhou, Mr. Shuijing, his fame, far above the Confucianism of Jingzhou, based on Jingzhou, for the reverence of Jingzhou scholars.

Sannai Huang Chengyan.

Huang family Chengyan, is Jiangxia Confucian, but also the Huang family of Confucianism, Jiangxia Huang, this generation, out of two outstanding people, one is Huang Zu, the representative of power, the other is Huang Chengyan, the representative of the reputation.

The three of them joined forces to run a school on Lumen Mountain, this kind of teacher force is incomparable in the world, and now the Hongdu Gate School founded by Mu Jing is just a great Confucian in Cai Yong, even if it is the Taixue of the past, or Yingchuan Academy, it is not comparable.

Not only Jingzhou, no matter whether it is a family or a poor family, as long as there is a chance, who is not willing to send their children here, listen to the lectures of the three major Confucians, learn one or two, and rely on their reputation, they can gain a foothold in Shilin.

This is the prestige of the Great Confucian.

Mu Jing went today, not to listen to the teaching, Confucianism can turn people into a decent old master, there is a Cai Yong by his side, he is already very annoyed, naturally he will not take the initiative to come to the door to find abuse.

He went to negotiate.

His battle is to break Xiangyang with his strength, and to kill and suppress the world, but he can not suppress it for a while, and he can't suppress it for a lifetime, and the people's hearts cannot be suppressed in vain, and the people's hearts cannot be suppressed.

Stomp !!!!

Amid the sound of horses' hooves, muddy water splashed on the muddy road, and mud was constantly raised.

"Lord, there is Lumen Mountain in front of you!"

Zhuge Xuanlerma said with his hand.

"This isn't the Mountain of Zhong Ling!" Zhang Ning, who was beside him, raised his head, glanced at it, and said puzzledly.

"The mountain is not high, there is a fairy name!"

Mu Jing smiled indifferently: "Although Lumen Mountain is not very good, we have to respect the people on the mountain!" ”

So saying, he continued to ride away.

At the foot of the mountain, he pondered for a while, these great Confucians are all face-loving people, and they can't help but give three points of thin noodles, so they go down and go up the stone steps.

There are not many buildings on the hill.

It's a little shabby, for example, the plaque, although it says that the dragon and the phoenix dance, but it's just an ordinary wooden plaque, and then look into it, it looks like a college, but it's like a small village, scattered houses, simple, very simple.

"Zi said: advanced in Lile, savages also; After entering the courtesy, the gentleman also. If you use it, then I will be advanced. ”

"Zi said: From me to Chen and Cai, they are not as good as the door!"

"Zi said: If you don't help me, you will say everything in my words."

Zi said: Filial piety Min Ziqian! People are not inferior to the words of their parents! ”

“……”

The sound of reading aloud echoed on the mountain.

Mu Jing stood at the door, looking inside, there were three or four schools, but there were really not many students, only fifty or sixty people, sitting on the ground, today I learned the Analects, and they were reading aloud with the gentleman in the hall.

"May I ask if it's Lord Minghou?"

At this time, a little boy stepped forward, and after saluting, he began to ask.

"Exactly!" Mu Jing said indifferently.

"Sir, please go up the mountain!" The boy pointed to the stone path next to the school hall and said respectfully.

"Zhuge Xuan Zhang Ning come with me!"

Mu Jing said: "You wait here, this is the academy after all, the place of the academy, it is not suitable for swordsmen, we are better than not letting the whole body be evil and defile the holy land of other people's reading!" ”

"No!"

Dozens of divine guards bowed down to receive the order.

Mu Jing took Zhuge Xuan and Zhang Ning, along the stone road, climbed the mountain, about two quarters of an hour, he went up the hill, there is a stone pavilion here, climb high and look out, you can see Xiangyang.

No wonder the old guys here choose to run a school here, the scenery here is not very good, but there is a unique place, that is, climb high and look far away.

"Junior Mujing, meet the three gentlemen!"

Mu Jing walked into the stone pavilion and saluted slightly to the three people kneeling in front of the desk.

"Sit!"

The middle-aged man led by him, wearing a Confucian robe, was full of a heavy breath, he stretched out his hand, and whispered to the vacant position.

Mu Jing was not polite and sat down on his knees.

"Wine or tea?" The man in the Confucian robe was Sima Wei, the owner of Lumen Mountain, he was very calm and asked indifferently in the face of Mu Jing.

"Tea!"

Mu Jing replied.

There was a stove next to it, and the iron kettle on the stove had boiled a pot of water, and the man in the Confucian robe took a cloth towel, lifted the pot of water, and then made a pot of tea and poured a cup for Mu Jing.

Mu Jing took a sip, this tea is very good, the tea of this era has a taste that I don't know what, a little less sweet, and I am also very particular about the technique of making tea.

"Ming Hou is coming to Lumen Mountain, what is the so-called thing?" A man next to him spoke.

"Pang Gong thinks, why am I here?"

Mu Jing asked rhetorically.

This man is Pang Degong, who is a little older than Sima Wei, but in terms of knowledge and prestige, he is not as good as Sima Wei, and this academy was mainly established by Sima Wei, so Sima Wei on the right position, he just sat on the side.

"Is Minghou used to being aggressive?"

The man on the right looked a little younger, and he said coldly.

This is Huang Chengyan, who is very knowledgeable, a master of Confucianism and ink learning, and is a rare Confucian in Jingzhou.

"It depends on who it is!" The corners of Mu Jing's mouth raised a wicked smile slightly: "For example, in front of the old man of our family, I am very well-behaved!" ”

"It seems that the Marquis of Ming has great respect for Cai Gong!"

Sima said with a slight smile.

There are not many people in the world who can make Mu Jing, a young prince who holds military power, so affectionately call him an old man, only the current Confucian who married his daughter to Mu Jing, Cai Yong, Cai Bojiao.

"He is my only relative and elder, I can't disrespect him!" Mu Jing sighed: "And he wants to teach me to behave with Confucianism every day, and he keeps talking in my ear, and he can't be disrespectful!" ”

"Do you look down on Confucianism?" Sima Wei's eyes flashed with a cold glow.

He is not good at power, but he is obsessed with academics.

"No!"

Mu Jingdao: "I didn't say that, Confucianism has merit, four hundred years of peace has been confirmed, but the Han Dynasty has finally fallen into a state of disintegration, which shows that it is not advisable to respect Confucianism alone!" ”

"Isn't it your father's sin that the Han has fallen into such a situation!"

Huang Chengyan drank coldly.