Originally, they were only at the level of third-rate families, but in just a few years, they have been stronger than many second-rate families, especially after Yu Shinan compiled Chinese pinyin textbooks and the new dictionary of the Tang Dynasty, its status in the literary world is almost unmatched.

Yes, when Sun Xiangfu came to Yu Mansion, in fact, there were many guests in the house who were studying and visiting, all of them were Confucian students, not to mention, these people were very enthusiastic when they saw Sun Xiangfu arrive, after all, before, there were a large number of students of Hongwen Pavilion, who were recommended by Sun Xiangfu to be local officials, and now, these people are all preparatory officials of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, that grade, but at least the beginning of the state history of the five grades, can be in about five years, to the ranks of the five rank officials, the speed of promotion, In fact, it's like riding a rocket.

As long as it is an individual, he has his own interests, and Sun Xiangfu can give people the opportunity to rise to the top, so in the eyes of these Confucian scholars, he is the object that needs to be stammered.

"The son-in-law has seen Lord Yue."

Sun Xiangfu bowed down to greet him, Yu Chang naturally greeted him with a smile, but he preferred to be close to his grandson and granddaughter, after all, even if he is now a four-grade Gongbu Langzhong, but it is not easy to put on a score in front of Sun Xiangfu, and there is still a gap of several levels between the official rank and him! In the presence of outsiders, he wants to give his grandson a blessing of face.

"The virtuous son-in-law is busy with official business on weekdays, and it is rare to rest in Chang'an for a few days, this time I come to the house, I have to have a good drink and feast, these many talented people, but your grandfather specially invited the house to accompany him."

Hearing this, Sun Xiangfu finally knew why these Confucian scholars had a fanatical expression on their faces when they saw him, it turned out that Yu Shinan wanted to push a group of his own talents to himself again, and his purpose was it! Of course, it is to consolidate the position of his two families in the court.

"Governor Sun, I haven't seen you for a long time, and I miss the officials very much!"

In the living room, there are not all Confucian scholars who have not been outstanding, and there are officials like Shangguanyi, Liu Yong, Lin Wenxuan, etc., who have completed their terms in the local area and have been transferred back to Chang'an to work in various yamen.

"Hehe, Brother Shangguan, words like 'missing' should be used on Mei Jiaoniang! In front of Sun Dudu, it should be said that he has admired his prestige for a long time, and he finally saw it······"

Seeing these old acquaintances who hadn't seen each other for a few years, they all bowed their hands to him, Sun Xiangfu said with a smile, "I think the word 'missing' is also appropriate, I have seen your name in Feng Gong's letters in the past few years, but there are some things, and I want to talk to you about it early in the morning." ”

Lingnan can have today's achievements in the development of all aspects, this group of Hongwenguan officials in the past has played a lot of roles, and now it can be regarded as a phased victory, among the people present today, I am afraid that many will be their successors, and in the future, there are more similar places that need them, who are good at ruling in multi-ethnic mixed areas, Sun Xiangfu will naturally be like back then, and will take out some of the methods he thought of to talk to them, which can avoid them from taking many detours.

"In this case, please invite Sun Dudu to the table! Let's have a good chat at the table. ”

As Yu Shinan's disciples, most of the people present did not have the habit of seeing outside the Yu Mansion, and they regarded themselves as half masters and invited Sun Xiangfu to the table.

"Everyone, please wait, I will go to the backyard to meet Grandpa, and then come out to have a banquet with you, wait, wait, come in a moment."

People live for seventy years, even modern people are like this, not to mention the ancients, Yu Shinan is now almost seventy-three years old, and there are not a few teeth left, and when he eats meat, he has to be steamed to eat it, so how can he drink and have fun with these young people!

As soon as Sun Xiangfu said this, everyone hurriedly said, "Yes." So he let him go to the backyard study.

"Grandpa, my son-in-law came to greet you."

Entering Yu Shinan's study, Sun Xiangfu would always unconsciously look at the calligraphy and paintings on the wall, these things are all treasures, passed on to future generations, just a pair, can also make a house of grandchildren eat and drink for several lifetimes, but the appreciation potential is much higher than the things he tinkered with.

Yu Shinan didn't look up much, a pair of old eyes, through reading glasses, looked at the paper on the desktop very intently, and the brush in his hand walked the dragon and snake while the pen walked, and said, "Zhengming is here, sit down first, Grandpa finished writing this pair, just give it to you." ”

"Grandpa has a word for me?"

Sun Xiangfu is thinking about what excuse to use to hang a few pairs of Yu Shinan's words in his study! Hearing this, he looked at the paper on the table.

I saw that Yu Shinan's words only had one sentence: 'A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall'.

After reading this pair, Sun Xiangfu knew that Yu Shinan was afraid that he would already know his intention, so he said, "Grandpa, is this warning his son-in-law?" ”

Yu Shinan didn't answer, but asked, "What do you think of this sentence?" ”

Sun Xiangfu replied, "Grandpa knows, grandson-in-law has always been afraid of death, Sage Kong's words, grandson-in-law is regarded as a wise saying." ”

"This is the way of a gentleman's survival, and it is good to keep it in mind."

Yu Shinan said it so obviously, Sun Xiangfu naturally has no reason not to understand, over the years, he has scolded this in the court, which one, although he has won over some friends, but he has also made a lot of enemies, but those people have not reacted yet, and when they really feel the crisis and launch a fatal counterattack, it is difficult to say whether Sun Xiangfu can withstand it, it is difficult to say, people like Wang Mang who are suspected of being traversers and drastic reforms, what will happen in the end, Sun Xiangfu also roughly knows.

Therefore, Yu Shinan meant that he should not set up too many enemies and put himself in a dangerous situation, after all, he is now also a family and a well-known person, which is not only related to the interests of the Sun family, but also to the interests of the Yu family.

"My grandson knows what to do." Sun Xiangfu bowed down to be taught.

"What do you think of those students in the front hall?" Yu Shinan pointed to the direction of the front hall and asked again.

"It's very simple, take it all!"

"Take it all?"

"Well, it means, according to the list, I asked for them all, and there are no more than one."

Hearing this, Yu Shinan said with a smile, "With Zhengming, my two families are worry-free!" ”

"Grandpa didn't ask me what I was going to do with them?"

"Is it worse than being sent to Lingnan to be an official?"

"Well, pretty much that."

"Now they see the benefits of going to Lingnan to be officials, so why do they care about going somewhere else!"

"Grandpa said the same, then the son-in-law will thank Grandpa for arranging." Sun Xiangfu smiled and saluted Yu Shinan.

There are a lot of Confucian students in the front hall, there are more than a dozen of them, and there are as many as fifty or sixty people who have not entered the office, and if they are assigned, there are many places that can be managed, the key is that they are from the Hongwen Hall, that is to say, their fathers are all noble officials in the court, and the grade is at least five or more Beijing officials.

This is a lot of power, with such a force, Sun Xiangfu's position in the imperial court will be more stable, even if a person like Kong Yingda, who has appeal to Confucian scholars in the world, wants to deal with him, he has to find a way to do it tactfully.

Because, Sun Xiangfu's interest group is too big, so big that their entire Confucian scholar population has to retreat, Li Tai's move is just a tentative beginning for them, and merger is the path that Confucianism has been taking.

Of course, if the backlash of Sun Xiangfu, the number one reformer, is not very large, they can continue to move on to the next step, and they can use soft means to operate these Confucian scholars as officials, and there is no need to go to the court to compete with each other. They can no longer deny the contribution of agriculture and industry to society, and knowing that the emperor is pragmatic and that agriculture and industry can develop the real economy, which is a concrete manifestation of practice, then they will directly merge the most essential ideological things of agriculture and industry into Confucianism, so that Confucianism will also follow a little light, and let the boat of Confucianism become bigger.

Since the eradication of old habits is what the ancestors of Confucianism said, should Confucianism also guide how to reform?

Once they grasp the direction of reform, Sun Xiangfu doesn't have to think about it, he knows what will happen next, Confucianism is in charge! Naturally, they emphasize literature over military force, and ignore all other industries, and when they gain the unity of officialdom and class status, they will engage in partisan struggles because of internal power struggles.

In the history of China, many positive and pioneering dynasties after the founding of the People's Republic of China were gradually in decline because of their set, and were eventually knocked down by external forces, the Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty are the most typical examples, but unfortunately, they are all after the Tang Dynasty, and Li Shimin has no precedent to see.

Therefore, the battle with Confucianism, Sun Xiangfu needs to be handled more carefully and skillfully, because their entire system has long been in the initial stage, it is extremely harmonious, if there is a merger, it will become more harmonious, and even Sun Xiangfu can not refute its role in the feudal dynasty.

The adjudication power of this struggle is in Li Shimin's hands, and his personal opinion can at least determine how the future direction of the country should go for the time being.

"Grandpa, you are a great Confucian in the world, do you think that Confucianism is really suitable for existence in the court?"

Yu Shinan thought that after Sun Xiangfu thanked him, he would say goodbye to him and go to the front hall for a banquet, but he didn't think about it, he asked such a question again.

And this question, even a great Confucian like Yu Shinan is not easy to answer, the early Confucian implementation of the 'six virtues', 'six elements', 'six arts', in fact, is very systematic, and very practical, the quality of a country's management class, if they can achieve the three sixes of Confucianism, then the country is basically invincible.

However, the current Confucianism has not done a good job of carrying forward and passing on the Confucian six-six-six, and most of them just take what is beneficial to themselves to learn and use, and constantly distort it, change it, and make it not pure at all.

The imperial court was originally a vanity fair, and between countries, the emphasis is on the law of the jungle, Yu Shinan naturally understands these truths, so the more he understands, the more doubts he has, and the more he feels that he can't answer Sun Xiangfu's question.