Yang Biao saw Yang Ci's rare smile recently, and his heart was also relieved, and said: "Guo Qianyang still sent more than a dozen carts of cherished medicinal materials with the letter, and because the Son of Heaven is in charge, his son accepted them all." ”

Yang Ci said with a smile: "Guo Qianyang is rich in the world, and I heard that he is also known as a good wealth boy, and the old man asked him for a few carts of medicinal materials, and he couldn't eat him." Then he pondered for a long time, and said: "It's just his poem, but it's really a big gift." ”

Yang Biao hurriedly asked why, Yang Ci said: "This poem is only 28 words, it seems to be a bamboo and stone, the words are vivid, the language is simple, but it is persistent and powerful. This is to praise the old man by chanting bamboo and stones, so that I can live a few more days. Haha, this little Guo Bin is really interesting. ”

Yang Biao listened, and his heart suddenly sank. Guo Bin's poem, not only talking about bamboo and stone, but not just talking about bamboo and stone, the old man and the first emperor and the two dynasties of today, because of a lot of scruples in the first half of his life, he was quite unimpressed by the general Liang Ji's overtures. It wasn't until today's son ascended the throne that he really made progress in his career.

However, the old man is a man who would rather bend than bend, and many times, even in front of the Son of Heaven, he does not save face for him. But to say that today's real confidants are still his three division commanders.

Liu Kuan is the fifteenth grandson of Gaozu, although he is erudite and talented, but because of his status, his reputation in Shilin is not very high. Although Zhang Ji is also a member of the Runan clan in Yuzhou, his great-grandfather Zhang Yu is an official to the third duke, but after all, the age is too long, the Zhang family has not been in the center for a long time, and his strength is not as good as before. Of course, this Zhang Ji is by no means the uncle of Zhang Xiu, whose wife was forcibly accepted by Cao Cao, who was very famous in later generations.

The Yang family is a generation of high-ranking officials, and the Hongnong Yang family is famous all over the world. Starting from Yang Biao's great-grandfather Yang Zhen, to his grandfather Yang Bing, and then to his father Yang Ci, they are all ranked as the third duke. Over the past few decades, there have been countless people who have been appointed to high-ranking officials because of their recommendation and promotion, and their cronies are all over the world. If you add Yang Biao himself, who will be ranked as the third duke, Hongnong Yang is also a proper so-called "fourth and third duke".

Hongnong Yang is one of the county lords surnamed Yang, starting from Yang Chang, the prime minister of the Western Han Dynasty. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, it also adhered to the ancestral teachings of poetry and books. The Yang family has been known for its integrity since Yang Zhen, and Yang Zhen was called "Confucius of Kansai" by a group of Confucian scholars. Yang Zhen's virtue is so high, the so-called allusion of "God knows, the earth knows, I know, and the son knows" comes from this person.

Perhaps it was a family tradition, Yang Zhen was not ordered by the state and county for decades, and it was not until he was fifty years old that he began to enter the official career. When Yang Bing was young, he studied the family business, broadened his books, and often lived in seclusion as a professor. When he was in his forties, he accepted the Sikong conquest. When Yang Ci was young, he also studied Confucianism hard, often teaching his disciples in seclusion, and should not be ordered by the state and county. Later, Liang Ji, a powerful general, forcibly conquered.

It is this kind of heavy family style that does not envy glory and sinks down to study Confucianism, which makes the Yang family have a high reputation among the scholars in the Central Plains, and the Yang family has been passed down from generation to generation with poetry and books, so in the Central Plains, the influence of the Hongnong Yang family is inseparable from the Yuan family in Runan. And this is exactly what Liu Hong, who has just succeeded to the position of the Son of Heaven, urgently needs.

Moreover, at this time, the eunuchs seized power and provoked the disaster of the party, which made the relationship between the people of the world and the Son of Heaven extremely unharmonious. At this time, Liu Hong urgently needed someone who could speak in the Shilin to come forward to appease the mood of the scholars, so Yang Ci took on this task. It's just that Yang Ci is upright and selfless, and many times he will also provoke Liu Hong, the son of heaven, to lose his temper.

Later, Liu Hong gradually grew up, and gradually took the power of the eunuchs as his own, and continued to ban the party and suppress the scholars, which became the political appeal of the adult son of heaven. So, he clashed with Yang Ci again and again, and revived it again and again. This phenomenon not only shows that the Son of Heaven has slowly matured and gradually has his own ideas, and will no longer be easily influenced by his courtiers, but also shows his honor and favor for Yang Ci.

This young son of heaven, who came to Beijing alone to inherit the emperor's throne and survived surrounded by wolves, had a unique feeling for Yang Ci as if he was a father because he received Yang Ci's unreserved help when he was in urgent need of help. Correspondingly, Yang Ci's eldest son, his companion Yang Biao, also gained the brotherly affection of the Son of Heaven. Therefore, today, the most thorough and unreserved party of the Son of Heaven can be said to be the Hongnong Yang family.

In Yang Biao's view, Guo Bin's style is very unique, and the article called "poetry" does write the ups and downs of Yang Ci's life, and describes Yang Ci's character traits of not being moved by external objects, being firm in his mind and unswerving.

Because the quality of the poem itself is extremely high, coupled with the deeds commented by the Son of Heaven himself, and at the moment when the Yang family is well-off, this poem will definitely spread in the capital at a very fast speed. So no matter whether Yang Ci can get better or not, Guo Bin's poem can be regarded as an excellent summary of his personality, and if there is any judgment on Yang Ci after his death, he will not be able to skip this widely circulated and influential seven-word quatrain in any case.

People live for a lifetime, and in the end, what they leave behind is not thousands of acres of farmland, but the reputation of future generations. Being able to leave a good name is the last thing you can do for future generations before you die. Therefore, Yang Ci said that the gift given by Guo Bin was extremely heavy. As long as his poem spreads, Yang Ci's tenacity like bamboo and stone will be passed down through the ages.

It's just that Yang Biao didn't expect that Guo Bin's "Bamboo and Stone" caused a sensation in Taixue that night. The students rushed to copy it, and many even said: "It is worthy of Guo Qianyang, who talks about the bravery of leading the troops to kill, but just with these 28 words, even the prime minister's mansion can be entered." ”

At this time, Guo Bin didn't know about his letter, and a poem shocked Jingshi, and he was busy sending Wang Yue to His Majesty.

Wang Yue was instructed by He Jin to escort Wang Yun all the way to Yingchuan County until he was safe. Now that the people have arrived safely, if Wang Yun stays in Yangzhai County and does not put himself in danger, there is nothing to worry about in terms of safety. The middle and high masters in Yangzhai County are like clouds, and if they want to harm Wang Yun under Guo Bin's nose, it is extremely difficult, even with Wang Yue's ability, there is no certainty of retreating.

Now that the task is complete, Wang Yue should also leave.

Moreover, since Wang Yun arrived in Yangzhai County, he has been very close to Sima Hui. He has a deep knowledge in Confucianism and is very interested in new things, so since he came to Yangzhai, within a few days, he has gone to Yangzhai County School many times to give speeches. Under the auspices of Sima Hui, Yangzhai County School is prosperous, not only teaching the various sciences created by Guo Bin as textbooks, but also often inviting famous and knowledgeable scholars from all over the world to come to give lectures. Nowadays, the lecture hall of Yangzhai County School has become an important platform for various Confucian scholars to spread their thoughts, and many celebrities and Confucians are proud to be able to successfully deliver speeches in Yangzhai County School.

However, as the reputation of Yangzhai County School spread, the students did not respect the "notoriety" of the speakers. Because there is a question section in each speech, these students are active and energetic, but they are also well-informed and have something to say. The questions they asked were even more bizarre and hateful, and many famous people who had been famous for many years were asked by these half-sized children, so their reputations were ruined.

Therefore, Yangzhai County School makes the entire literary world love and hate, if there is real talent and learning, can convince all students, it will naturally gain a high reputation, and have the opportunity to be hired as a guest teacher by Yangzhai County; And if there are people who are confused and indiscriminate, they will definitely be speechless and discredited.

The Wang family is a famous family in Shanxi, and has held important positions in the state and county for generations, and has great influence and prestige in the local area. The Wang family has been heirlooming with poetry and books for generations, and Wang Yun is talented and intelligent, and is deeply loved and appreciated by the elders. When he was a teenager, Wang Yun had become a talented man who was full of wealth and wealth, and scholars from near and far were impressed by him. In addition to studying articles and reading classics, Wang Yun also insisted on practicing martial arts to strengthen his body. He admired the majesty and bearing of Wei Qing and Huo Quai, and also admired their spirit of defending the country to the death. After less than a few years of earnest and unremitting martial arts training, Wang Yun became an all-rounder who was proficient in Wen Taowu and Wu Strategy.

Not only that, because he was born in a high-class scholar family, in addition to practicing literature and martial arts on weekdays, Wang Yun also often followed his fathers in and out of the officialdom and made friends with many famous people. Suddenly, the young Wang Yun not only stood out among his peers, but also became famous in Shanxi. It is precisely because of this that Wang Yun is not only deeply immersed in Confucianism, but also has a broad vision and extensive knowledge.

This is naturally very popular in Yangzhai County, which is extremely practical and respects literature and martial arts.

If we say that in the ancient West, why there were batches of outstanding scholars in the fields of mathematics, philosophy, physics, astronomy, etc., but China rarely had such a scene of a hundred flowers blooming and a hundred schools of thought contending except for the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and the most important reason for this is the size of the country.

The state form of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period is very similar to the characteristics of small Western countries and widows. Because as long as it is not a national form of the situation of the great unification of the world, there will be competition between various countries, and competition will appear in the thirst for talents. The saying that there is no sale, there is no harm, and the reverse is also very reasonable. As long as there is a need, someone will come out and provide what you need.

It is precisely because all the countries of the world seek to survive in the troubled times that their thirst for talents will stimulate the people of the world to strive for innovative roads in order to seek the road of striving for strength. Therefore, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, various schools of thought such as Confucianism, Legalism, Moism, and Bingjia appeared. These schools of thought appeared for the sake of salvation and survival, and at the same time, they were also for selling to the emperor's family.

On the other hand, the Chinese attach great importance to practicality, and only "useful" knowledge in reality will be sought after. Unlike the ancient western city-states, which were mostly islands and mountainous areas, it was extremely difficult for a purely agricultural economy to support the operation of the city-states, so many people had to go to the sea to earn a living, or to do business to seek wealth. China takes agriculture as the fundamental economic foundation, and it is determined that it will not be able to make a fortune by relying on agricultural production, so establishing its own country and collecting taxes is the most labor-saving and profitable business.

But since Qin Shi Huang unified the world, the whole country has been in a unified state for more than 400 years. After the people of the world realized that it was not realistic to build their own country, becoming an official became the only choice for the elite.

Therefore, China's elite has become officials, where is the time to write books and speak there? It's not that China doesn't have so many shining wisdoms, but these wisdoms are integrated into real life, and the way it spreads is mostly limited to family learning. That's why people at this time pay attention to family history, because family history means that you have a lot of knowledge, a lot of experience in politics, and you will be a trustworthy partner.

Wang Yunwen and Wuquan are both civil and military, and he is a real person with outstanding intelligence, and he can not only leave his name in history, but also be recognized by Sima Hui at this time, and be sought after by the entire Yangzhai County School, which is naturally very reasonable.