Chapter Fifty-Three: The Emperor Lives Up to His Wishes
Zeng Yu got up, bowed to Cao Cao, and said with a firm look in his eyes: "If Brother Meng De goes west, Yu is willing to go with you, and it is enough to be a pioneer!" ”
This is a kind of national righteousness, when Cao Cao said the general of the Han Zhengxi, he exuded a strong backbone, which is very worthy of respect. This is a kind of national backbone that can give up one's life for the sake of the nation and the country, although tens of millions of people will go to it. It has not appeared in the body of the Great Han Shizi for a long time, since the exclusive respect for Confucianism, the Confucian family is dominant, and the original good Confucian scriptures and righteousness are constantly taken out of context according to their own needs by the people behind them, and gradually lose their original meaning. The original education of the world has slowly turned into a wind and snow, chanting poems against each other, and the outside world has long lost the enterprising heart of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
In particular, Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty Zhongxing mainly relied on the support of the family. This has led to the imperial power and the family ruling the world together, and the power of the family is constantly increasing, and they are all obsessed with fighting for power and profit at home, and they are still immersed in the glory of the past for the outside world.
As everyone knows, although the Western Regions is nominally the territory of the Han Dynasty, it has long been out of the control of the Han Dynasty. There are many Han people's pain, although there are still countless people who want to conquer the west. But it is the wealthy families who are in power, the degenerate and decaying imperial power, who are unwilling to spend energy and money to disturb their own enjoyment.
Therefore, Cao Cao at this time, as a disciple of the family, was able to make this shout, and he won the respect of Zeng Yu. Although Zeng Yu knew that this person would be his number one enemy in the future, it would not affect Ying Fei's recognition of him. And if there are no troubled times in the future, maybe they will be close friends.
"Mengde, what a hero!" Yuan Shao also sighed on the side, although he also wanted to bring the Western Regions back under the fetters and control of the Han Dynasty, he had to think too much about it, and he didn't dare to go against the forces represented by the Yuan family behind him.
"I don't know what Zirui's ambitions are, I know that you must not be an ordinary person, but you can't fool." Cao Cao felt Zeng Yu's heartfelt recognition and respect for himself, and the kind of guard that he had hidden from Zeng Yu just now was let go.
"Compared to the two brothers, Yu has little ambition, he only hopes to educate the world, to carry on the holy learning, and to reproduce the interplay of the sons and hundreds of schools in the pre-Qin period. Yu, I only wish that all my Chinese compatriots are like dragons. Zeng Yu said excitedly, this is the most real idea in his heart, he hopes that all the people of China can accept the people of hundreds of tribes with a pioneering mind, accept the words of hundreds of schools, and a Chinese civilization that can be inherited for eternity.
"The road is long, I will go up and down and seek! Zirui, underestimate you, your ambition is no smaller than the two of us, let's work together to see who achieves it first! Cao Cao raised his glass at this time and toasted Zeng Yu.
Zeng Yu knew that Cao Cao was right, the Confucian family began to dominate in the first year of Emperor Yuanguang of the Han Dynasty, that is, in 134 BC, and now it is the fifth year of Guanghe in the Eastern Han Dynasty (182 AD), which means that Confucianism has accounted for the resources of all scholars for more than 300 years. In the past 300 years, Confucianism has been dominant, and the major families are also known to the outside world as Confucianism, so it can be imagined how much power Confucianism occupies in the entire Han world. Other schools of thought can only live in seclusion now, retaining a trace of inheritance, and even most of the inheritance has been lost, and if it is a few decades later, perhaps more will be lost. Zeng Yu's goal is to overthrow such a situation, which is equivalent to overthrowing the current ruling class of the entire Han Dynasty, and you can imagine his difficulties.
The moon is on the branches, and the night is hazy. After Zeng Yu and the others told each other their aspirations, they drank again. Fortunately, the alcohol content at this time was not high, and the three of them were only slightly drunk and not completely drunk. Yuan Shao and Cao Cao originally wanted Zeng Yu to stay, and the three of them talked at night, but Zeng Yu knew that he didn't have a strong family background with Yuan Shao, and he had to rely on himself now and couldn't indulge in enjoyment, so he shirked their requirements and pulled both of them out.
Zeng Yu, Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao parted hands in front of Baihualou, and returned to Ruxuanju under the guidance of Zhu Wen and them.
The moonlight was cold, but Zeng Yu's blood was as hot as fire. After coming down from Qianlong Village for more than four months, he moved forward step by step according to his predetermined steps. The establishment of the unclothed army is expected to reproduce the Great Qin Ruishi to shine again; It became the order of Anping County and officially became the officialdom of the Han Dynasty. Although the goal of finding a scholar in the Hero Building has not yet been achieved, but knowing the two celebrities Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, today's conversation made the blood in his body even hotter.
Of course, this is a long way from the future, and I just want to be a starting point, not even a starting point, I can only say that I got the official ticket for admission to the troubled times in the future, this ticket is anonymous, whether it can completely belong to me, and I have to add his name after returning to Anping County.
Of course, if you think about it so much, it's too far away, so far away that even Zeng Yu doesn't know if he will succeed. Now I've just bought a seed, and I haven't really planted it yet. And now, he wants to find a few people who are good at watering seeds and shoveling soil.
"Lord, are you back?" As soon as he returned to the courtyard of Ruxuanju, the soldiers who stayed behind greeted him.
"Well, did anyone come to the inn today?" Zeng Yu looked at the leading soldier and asked.
"Back to my lord, no one came to visit today." The pro-soldier replied. It turned out that Zeng Yu asked these pro-soldiers to have someone stay at the inn, because he was worried that someone would come to him, such as Zhang Fuguang, or some eunuchs.
"Except for the two of you who are keeping vigil, everyone else should rest, and it's not too early." Zeng Yu heard that it was okay today, so he asked everyone to rest first.
In the next few days, Zeng Yu returned to the situation of the previous month, during which Cao Cao and Yuan Shao did not send anyone to him. He didn't want the two to feel like they were clinging to them, so he didn't visit the two of them, and life was quite leisurely until July 8.
On this day, Zeng Yu was drinking with Zhu Wen and the two in the Hero Building, and saw two scholars walk in, one of them seemed to be an official from the point of view of his dress, and the other had a handsome face, which looked like a lazy feeling, but looking at his eyes, he would feel that this person was deep in wisdom.
When the two of them reached the second floor, they felt a pair of eyes watching him towards them, and they turned their heads to see a young man with a good face and a pair of sword eyebrows. Zeng Yu saw the two of them turn their heads to look at him, smiled slightly and nodded.
The two scholars also nodded in return, and they looked around at the same time, and found that there were not many empty tables, and there was an empty table, which happened to be next to Zeng Yu's table. The two glanced at each other, and went straight to the table next to Zeng Yu and sat down.
"Fengxiao, I didn't expect you to suddenly look for me, what are your plans to enter Beijing this time?" One of them asked the languid young man.
"It's not Wen Ruo, seeing that I drink at home every day, let me come out to you for some errands. I couldn't bear his persuasion, so I had to come here to avoid it. The lazy young man said in a fierce tone.
"Haha, who let Fengxiao you have great talent but don't use it, Uncle is dedicated to supporting the Han family, and it is certain that you will enter the court to display your talents."
"Gongda, you don't have to convince me. Let's not talk about my character, just talk about the current court, you have also been in the court for a few years, what space do you think you can use with my identity. The lazy young man begged for mercy.
"Haha, Guo Fengxiao is Guo Fengxiao, and he always hits the nail on the head when he speaks. Come on, do it! ”
The two raised their glasses, laughed, and toasted each other.
At this time, Zeng Yu was excited. He waited for more than a month, and finally waited for the big fish. The two of them were not talking in a low voice, and the seat was to his right, and he could hear the conversation between the two clearly. He can now be sure that the two people opposite are Xun You and Guo Jia, and they said Wen Ruo, it was Xun Yu Xun Wenruo who Cao Cao praised as today's Xiao He. At this time, Xun You served as Huangmenlang in Dahan, and Guo Jia was from a poor family, although he was full of talent, but he did not seek any official position.
Zeng Yu knew that he couldn't be impulsive at this time, if he took the liberty of passing, as a stranger, it would be difficult to open the situation all at once, what he needed was a suitable entry point, an entry point that could make a stunning impression on the two of them.
Zeng Yu ordered another pot of wine and continued to listen silently to the exchange between Xun You and Guo Jia. The two may have not seen each other for a long time since Xun Yu entered Beijing as an official, and most of the things they talked about were some interesting things in life, of course, many of them used some hundred schools of thought to communicate. Only let Zeng Yu sigh that top talents are different, if they are ordinary people, I guess I can't understand what they say.
Zhu Wen noticed that Zeng Yu seemed to be paying attention to the two scholars beside him, he turned his head to look at the two of them, and then gestured to Zeng Yu with his eyes. Zeng Yu sensed the meaning of inquiry in Zhu Wen's eyes, nodded, and then continued to drink with Zhu Wen, while admiring the street scene below, he was also paying attention to whether it was suitable for the topic.
At this time, Guo Jia asked Xun You: "Gongda, you are now serving as Huangmenlang in the palace, I wonder if anyone in the imperial court has noticed the group of Yellow Turban Dao?" ”
"Yellow Turban Road? At the beginning of the year, the history of Yanzhou was mentioned once in the excerpt of the previous play, but it did not attract the attention of the people of the court. The reason why I have an impression is that I heard other people discussing in restaurants and restaurants, and I knew that there was such a force. But I've heard that it's just a folk religion that spreads the idea of drawing talismans to heal the sick and save people. Fengxiao, you ask this Yellow Turban Dao, is there anything they need to pay attention to? Xun You asked rhetorically.
"That's right. Gongda, do you know that now, almost all the counties in the Kanto region, such as And, You, Ji, Qing, Xu, Yan, Yu, etc., have followers of the Yellow Turban Dao. And because of the natural and man-made disasters that have been going on for many years, the people are not in a good place, and this Yellow Turban Dao has won the loyal recognition of all its followers in the name of curing diseases and saving people, and its followers are still developing. Guo Jia listened to Xun You's words, and there was a look in his eyes that was really like this.
"If there is such a thing, why hasn't the county guard below or even the history of a state assassin been reported?"
Xun You was shocked, he was also a resourceful person, and he knew that this was a big deal when he heard Guo Jia's words. After all, if it is really as Guo Jia said, then there are at least four or five million followers of the Yellow Turban Dao, of which there are not a few million, but nearly a million. Such a big force, if it is fine in the peaceful and prosperous era, but now it is the corruption of the imperial court, once the Yellow Turban Road is exposed, then the Han will really break the bones.
"No, I must tell the emperor about this." Xun You didn't wait for Guo Jia to answer, so he wanted to get up and go back to the palace.
"It's useless for you to talk about it, is it possible that you can't see the real reason for this situation." Guo Jia grabbed Xun You.
"This brother is right, what the court needs today is a dose of medicine, maybe the expected thing really happened, but it will make the Han better."
Guo Jia was about to continue to tell Xun You what he thought of this Yellow Turban Dao, when he suddenly heard a clear voice from the side, and couldn't help but look up, only to see that it was the young man who signaled to them when he went upstairs just now.