Wei Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "In the years when Fang Yanqian was in Changge, he set an example and governed Changge in an orderly manner, even the officials who were found to be guilty and punished by him were all convinced by Fang Yanqian, and the people called Fang Yanqian a loving father.

In the second year of Renshou, Yang Jian sent a festival envoy to every state and county in the country, and made a performance assessment of all the assassins and county orders in the country.

The people of Changge knew the news of Fang Yanqian's transfer, and they were like mourners, and the subordinates in the state government also wept bitterly when they heard the news: "If Father Fang is gone, what is the point of us people living!"

Later, in order to express their longing for Fang Yanqian, Changge's officials even donated money and built a monument for Fang Yanqian to record and praise his merits. ”

Wei Zheng said so much in one go, and Wang Shichong nodded again and again: "The name of Fang Gong, I have heard of it in Daxing, but I don't know that it is such a talent, but Fang Gong is now in his fifties, and he is a loyal person, is he willing to do such a big thing with us people?" ”

Wei Zheng smiled slightly: "Fang Gong should not be willing to join us in trouble, but his son Fang Qiao is my best friend, his talent is no less than that of his father, and his views on the current situation are very close to mine and the lord, if the lord treats him sincerely, he will definitely be willing to do something with us." ”

Wang Shichong was overjoyed: "The talent recommended by Xuancheng is the son of Fang Gong, so it must be wrong, this Fang Qiao." Where is it now? ”

Wei Zheng said: "Fang Qiao. The word Xuanling. The elephant was born in his last years, but his family preferred to call him Fang Xuanling, so he took his name and let others call him that. After his father became an official, this Fang Xuanling stayed in Zibo County, Qizhou, which is the hometown of Confucius and Mencius, with a strong cultural atmosphere, and Fang Xuanling ranked first in the state township test at the age of eighteen. He was recommended as a feather cavalry captain and became an officer of the Fanshang Prefecture Army. ”

"When he came to the capital to report on his post, it happened to be the seventeenth year of the emperor's reign, when I traveled around to study, and I went home once a year, and I happened to meet Fang Xuanling who entered Beijing on the way home that year."

"The two of us are of the same age, and we hit it off at first sight, and we also talked to each other in detail. This person has a lot of opinions above me, and I talk to him. I've learned a lot. ”

"Originally, after I won the first place in the township test, I also made an appointment with Fang Xuanling to meet Daxing. But people are not as good as heaven, the emperor because of the abolition of the prince and the world to learn and Taixue, so this agreement is impossible to talk about, until a few months ago, I happened to meet Fang Xuanling, who returned to his hometown to marry his relatives, and then they talked together all night. ”

"In the eighteenth year of the emperor's reign, Fang Xuanling once discussed with me about the general trend of the world, although the competition for the position of the East Palace was already fierce at that time, but only the palace and some high-ranking officials and important ministers knew about this matter, and foreign scholars like Fang Xuanling did not know about the dispute between the King of Jin and the crown prince, and even I, who was traveling around studying at that time, did not know anything about it."

"But this Fang Xuanling told me bluntly at the time, saying that the emperor was not satisfied with Yang Yong, the prince of the East Palace, and was even jealous, and sooner or later he would abolish Chang Liyu. And this move will cause the eyes of other princes, and they will all rush to follow suit, so the country has no peace, although the world is peaceful now, but the future troubled times can be expected. ”

At that time, I was still a little unconvinced by his judgment, and asked him how he could see that the emperor was dissatisfied with the crown prince. He said with a smile that the prince has been in charge of the country for nearly 20 years, but he has been hung with the title of prince, guarding the East Palace alone, unable to participate in court politics, and has no capable officials who really belong to him. ”

On the contrary, the King of Jin, the King of Shu, and the King of Han are all shrewd and capable officials in the palaces of their younger brothers, especially Yang Guang, the King of Jin, who is ambitious, and makes important ministers everywhere in the court to help, and the emperor knows these things, but he ignores them. Moreover, Gao Xi, the only person Yang Yong could rely on, was increasingly suspicious of the emperor at that time, and it was taboo to repeatedly maintain Yang Yong's status in the court as Yang Yong's own family. ”

Therefore, Fang Xuanling asserted that the emperor deliberately indulged his several princes and let them cultivate their own forces to counter the crown prince Yang Yong, but Yang Yong was restricted in every way, not allowing him to establish his own team, let alone really interfering in court politics. The result of this must be that Yang Yong was deposed, Gao Xi was dismissed, and several other princes would kill each other in order to compete for the throne. ”

"The later results really confirmed his judgment, so even I was impressed by this Fang Xuanling's insight. This person later served as a school supervisor in the secretary, and was once seen by Gao Xiaoji, a servant of the Ministry who is known as a man who knows countless people, and Gao Shilang, who is known as a fire-eyed judge, also sighed to people, saying that he Gao Xiaoji has seen countless officials in his life, but he has never seen such an outstanding talent as Fang Xuanling, and he will definitely become a national weapon. ”

Wang Shichong suddenly had a little impression, Pei Shiju said in a casual chat with himself before, Gao Xiaoji, the servant of the ministry, once sighed to him that a new young official in the secretary is really talented, and he will become a generation of Zaifu, this Gao Xiaoji's vision is very poisonous, in the six or seven years from the nineteenth year of the emperor to the Renshou period, the ministry has Niu Hong and Gao Xiaoji, the golden partner, and recommended a large number of officials with real materials, which is also the fundamental reason for the great rule of the world in these years, and this Gao Xiaoji's ability to recognize people is still above Niu Hong, It seems that it is absolutely impossible to be wrong to get such a high evaluation from him.

Wang Shichong sighed: "Such a talent, I must go to invite him in person after returning to Daxing, but now that he has an official position, he will not vote for me lightly." ”

Wei Zheng smiled slightly: "Since Fang Xuanling has seen the current situation clearly, he will definitely make some preparations for the future, the lord doesn't have to openly recruit this person now, just have a good relationship with him, he is now transferred to Xicheng as the county lieutenant, if the lord is interested, I can go and find out his tone first." Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell the lord that Fang Xuanling married the main room is the daughter of Fan Yang Lu's family, and his father Fang Yanqian has a very good relationship with Xue Daoheng, the historical servant of the dynasty, and Zhang Heng, the right concubine of the East Palace, and the lord can also get close to the Fang family through this relationship. ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "Fang Xuanling." I wrote down the name. Except for this person. Is there anything else that Hyuncheng can recommend? ”

Wei Zheng thought for a moment. opened his mouth and said: "Jizhou Hengshui Kong Yingda, I don't know if the lord has heard of it?" ”

Wang Shichong's eyes lit up: "Is that the young talent under the great Confucian Liu Zhuo?" ”

Wei Zheng smiled slightly: "I forgot, the lord funded Liu Zhuo's academy, you should know this person." ”

Wang Shichong sighed: "I haven't been to Liu Zhuo, and the money is only transferred by someone, but I heard that this person is young, and he is not under Liu Zhuo, a generation of Confucianism, can you take it seriously?" ”

Wei Zheng said: "It's true. This Kong Yingda is a scholarly family. Gao Zu and his grandfather were both civil officials such as doctors of Guozixue in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and his father joined the army in Qingzhou Fa Cao of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and he was a colleague and friend of Nafang Yanqian. So these two are also world friends. ”

Kong Yingda read at the age of eight, recited more than 1,000 words a day, and when he was a teenager, he relied on the family's collection of books, Kong Yingda knew that Fu Qian annotated "Zuo Chuan", Zheng Xuan's annotated "Shangshu" and "Book of Rites", and Wang Bi's annotated "Zhou Yi"; In addition to the Confucian classics, it also covers the sons, and is good at calculating; Longer than genitive. Polite and polite, like a young man and an old Confucian! ”

"When he was twenty years old, Kong Yingda was abolished because of the world's rural school. After the township examination, he could only study from the Confucian Liu Zhuo, a fellow villager. ”

"The lord should know about Liu Zhuo, Liu Zhuo is smart and deep, has learned the Five Classics and the commentaries of various families, and has studied the "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic", "Zhou Ji Sutra" and astronomical steps, the art of measuring mountains and seas, and has written "Discussion of the Five Classics", with unique insights and many creative views. Commentators think that for hundreds of years, there is no better person to be erudite and Confucian. and Liu Xuan, another erudite Confucian at that time, was called "Er Liu". After the emperor abolished the world's rural studies, the world's famous Confucians and junior students, or questioned his doctrine and came to the door to debate, or traveled thousands of miles to study with teachers, and there was an endless stream every day. ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "Yes, Liu Zhuo is a person I know, he is very arrogant, and his temper is a little weird, last time I sent someone to send money to his college, he was still suspicious for a long time, and he resigned a few times, I was afraid that someone would send money to ruin his reputation, and he would not accept this kind of windfall, it was the first time I had encountered it." ”

Wei Zheng smiled slightly: "That's because there are too many people who come to him every day to argue, Liu Zhuo's Confucian views are unusual, and the classic classics of Confucianism have been marked by the great Confucians of the past dynasties with their personal opinions, which has caused a split, and it has been extended to this day, and there are already many views on the portal." It's no wonder that Old Master Liu is a little more vigilant. ”

However, when Kong Yingda went to Liu Zhuo's door first, Liu Zhuo was very cold to him, but after more than a year of getting along, even Liu Zhuo, who was full of Confucianism, was amazed by Kong Yingda's talent, and wanted to keep him in the same hall to teach together, so that they could learn from each other. But Kong Yingda politely declined and returned to his hometown. ”

Wang Shichong's brows furrowed: "Isn't this person a little crazy, and he threw the master away when he learned the ability?" Such an ungrateful person, I am afraid that I will not dare to ask for it, you and I are doing great things, if it is leaked from him, it will be a disaster of extermination. ”

Wei Zheng shook his head: "The lord is only afraid that he thinks too much, this Kong Yingda's ideal is not to enter the phase and win fame, but to become a generation of Confucianism, famous in history, I once talked to him, he has always said that since the Han Dynasty, everyone has commented on the Five Classics, which is inevitably mixed with different eras, different personal views, and therefore leads to the division of Confucianism, now Confucianism is full of internal portals, quarrels with each other, has risen to a battle of will, rather than a simple academic discussion, he intends to spend his life, The Five Classics were re-annotated and explained in order to unify the academic debates within Confucianism. ”

Wang Shichong gasped: "This person's ambition is so ambitious, as soon as this thing is done for him, he will directly become a generation of saints." ”

Wei Zheng smiled slightly: "That's right, he feels that in Liu Zhuo's place, his thinking will be affected by the words of Liu Zhuo's family, and he will lose his academic independence, so he does not hesitate to leave, just to find the original of the Five Classics, he needs to explore a lot of classical books, since the Han Dynasty, many years of war, especially the Wuhu Chaohua, Shenzhou Lu Shen, how many precious documents have been lost, so Kong Yingda's research needs a lot of financial support, and there is also a group of people around to help him acquire those classics, lord, you know what I mean." ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "It's not a problem to give him money, but I heard Xuancheng say this, this person is just a simple scholar." Not a strategist like Hyun Cheng. It didn't help me much for my great cause. I subsidize him, it doesn't matter if he spends 100,000 yuan a year, but is this useful? ”

Wei Zhengzheng said: "Lord, this person is the leader of the literary world, the future generation of Confucianism, since you can think of funding a Confucian like Liu Zhuo today, in order to collect the hearts of scholars in the world, you should know the meaning of funding Kong Yingda." ”

Wang Shichong's eyebrows moved: "The reason for funding Liu Zhuo is that he has a lot of scholars and students there. Maybe there will be a few talents with real talents who can come in handy with me, but Kong Yingda doesn't seem to have many people under him, he is completely obsessed with the name of a sage, is it really good for me to help him? ”

Wei Zheng nodded: "The so-called Qianjin City Bone, the lord bought not a Kong Yingda, but the name of the world's lovers, the prince has always been close to the Jiangnan scholars, and the alienated students in the north, if the lord can fund a northern talent like Kong Yingda." It is inevitable that you will receive the heart of the northern scholars, and those who will defect to you in the future. Minority. You must know that most of these scholars are from families, and if they attract them, they attract the large and medium-sized families behind them. ”

Wang Shichong didn't speak, stood up and paced a few steps, and shook his head: "But isn't this just a clear competition with the crown prince?" If it were the emperor today, I would have no problem doing this, but if the crown prince ascended the throne, he might use this as a reason to harm me. ”

Wei Zheng lowered his head and thought for a while: "Then when the emperor is still alive, I will first get in touch with Kong Yingda and give a subsidy of more than 100,000 or 200,000 yuan every year, so that it is not so conspicuous, and when the prince really ascends the throne in the future, I will see what he does next." ”

Wang Shichong smiled: "Just according to what Xuancheng said." When the time comes, I will open a money ticket of 300,000 yuan, and I will bother Xuancheng to make a trip, which will be regarded as my meeting gift to Kong Yingda. If I'm free another day, I'll visit you in person. ”

Wei Zheng got up and saluted: "Then I have thanked the lord for his kindness on behalf of Kong Yingda." ”

Wang Shichong sat back on the couch: "In addition to these two, what other Kanto scholars with real talent and learning can enter the eyes of Xuancheng and recommend to me?" ”

Wei Zheng hesitated for a moment, but still said: "There is another person, who is also a great talent, but I will build a lord to observe for a while and then decide whether to recruit or not." ”

Wang Shichong said "oh": "Who?" ”

Wei Zhengzheng said: "This person's name is Zu Junyan, a native of Fanyang, with peerless literary talents, if the lord wants to make a document or a document, I am afraid that there is no more suitable person than this person." ”

Wang Shichong thought about it all of a sudden, and hurriedly asked: "Is it the son of the traitor of the Northern Qi Dynasty, the son of Zu Ting, who killed the general Hu Luguang?" ”

Northern Qi and Northern Zhou have been pinching from the Eastern and Western Wei stage, after the death of Yuwentai and Gao Huan, the peerless duo, their children and grandchildren changed the country name and continued to fight, and in the end, the old ministers and generals of the founding of the two sides basically died, and the general of the town of the Northern Zhou Dynasty was Wei Xiaokuan, and the Great Wall of the Northern Qi Dynasty was Hu Luguang.

Hu Luguang is a Gaoche person, since the Eastern Wei Dynasty, he has followed Gao Huan to fight in the south and the north, and has repeatedly made military exploits, and has defeated Wei Xiaokuan, the god of war of the Northern Zhou Dynasty several times, which can be called the pillar of the country, and it is also the fundamental reason why the Northern Qi Dynasty can barely maintain the balance of power with the Northern Zhou Dynasty in the case of national political chaos and a bunch of emperors' misdeeds.

And this Zu Ting, the family has been an official for generations, he himself is also considered to be both civil and military, and his talent is peerless, but he is inferior in character, which can be called the best, when he went to someone else's house to go to a banquet, he stole two copper plates from the host's house, and when he went to a friend's house as a guest, he stole a friend's wife, not because he lacked money or no beauty, but because of his nature, he later became a granary and joined the army, and after he became a servant, he wantonly sold officials, while slapping the horse against the emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and at the same time dividing the relationship between the emperor and Hu Luguang.

Hu Luguang knew that after this villain became the prime minister, he lamented every day: "The blind man is in power, and the country is going to be finished." After Zu Ting heard it, he held a grudge, and at this time, Wei Xiaokuan couldn't beat Hu Luguang on the battlefield, so he started a counter-plot and sent Xiao'er to spread nursery rhymes in the territory of Northern Qi: "Baisheng (Baisheng is a Hu) flies to the sky, and the bright moon (Hu Luguang Mingyue) shines on Chang'an." "The mountains do not collapse by themselves, and the mistle trees do not push themselves."

After Zu Ting heard it, he immediately felt that the opportunity had come, and added two more sentences: "The blind old man carries a big axe, and the old mother is speechless." Among them, the blind old man refers to himself who is referred to as a blind man by Hu Luguang, and the rap old mother refers to Lu Lingxuan, who is known as a woman in Northern Qi, and is really angry that Lu Lingxuan conspired with Zu Ting to frame Hu Luguang.

Because Lu Lingxuan was the nurse of Gao Wei, the emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty at that time, she won the trust of Gao Wei, and the price of her words was much heavier than that of a foreign minister like Zu Ting, so at her instigation, Gao Wei really killed Hu Luguang, so the Northern Qi lost the pillar of the country, and was soon destroyed by the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

Wang Shichong said with a smile: "I remember, this Zu Junyan is the son of Zu Ting, this person is indeed a literary talent, even the contemporary writer Xue Daoheng praised it, and recommended it to the emperor, but the emperor has always admired Hu Luguang, as soon as he heard that it was Zu Ting's son, he immediately said that he didn't need this person, and sent him home. (To be continued......)