Among the counties and counties of Yizhou, it is undoubtedly the most widespread rumor in Chengdu, which is the imperial capital.

Now that Mi Yang's documents have been delivered to Chengdu, this means that those Yizhou scholars no longer need to hide their views on this matter.

Since the founding of the Eastern Han Dynasty by Han Shizu, the Eastern Han Dynasty has a very unique political feature compared with the Western Han Dynasty, that is, the Qing Dynasty.

Qing discussion is a common occurrence among the bureaucrats and doctors of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and it is an act of appreciating characters and current affairs.

Because the politics of the Eastern Han Dynasty as a whole presented a dark and corrupt form, most of the Qing discussions in the Eastern Han Dynasty were mostly critical.

In addition, since the participants of the Qing Discussion were either famous people in the world or officials who held a certain amount of power in the imperial court, the Qing Discussion could sometimes play a role in changing the government.

Since Liu Bei established the Han Dynasty, in order to flaunt his legitimacy, he imitated the old system of Luoyang in Chengdu and established a Taixue for scholars to study.

Although the Taixue established by Liu Bei cannot be compared with the Taixue in Luoyang City in that year, with the strong support of Liu Bei, the number of Taixue students in Chengdu today is also more than 1,000.

Among the more than 1,000 students, a large number of them are from the Yizhou scholars.

It cannot be said that these more than 1,000 students are all deliberately trying to oppose Mi Yang, and there is no shortage of enthusiastic people who are loyal to the country.

It's just that because of their family background and because of their lack of knowledge, under the deliberate promotion of many people in the secret, the Qing Discussion that is currently taking place in Taixue is a criticism of Miyang's New Deal on the whole.

At present, in the Qing Dynasty discussion in Chengdu, many students borrowed their family backgrounds and teachers' backgrounds to form groups, and began to criticize Miyang's new policy.

They believed that Miyang's new policy was to change the ancestral system without authorization and was suspected of being autocratic, and second, it was too radical and would inevitably cause strong turmoil in Liangzhou.

"Liang Zhoumu, I don't know books. It's a great achievement, and it's chaotic. ”

Gradually, words like this with strong offensive connotations have recently begun to be loud in the streets and alleys of Chengdu.

As the saying goes, three people become tigers, in the Han Dynasty, when compulsory education was not yet popularized, the power of public opinion was very powerful.

Under this rampant rumor, many officials, scholars, and even ordinary people in Chengdu who had maintained a neutral stance became suspicious of Mi Yang.

And as the rumors continue to develop, their doubts about Mi Yang have become more and more serious.

Soon, even Zhuge Liang, who lived in a simple house and dealt with political affairs, heard about it.

After hearing the recent rumors in Chengdu that are not good for Mi Yang and the new deal, although Zhuge Liang did not get angry, there seemed to be a bit of coldness in his eyes.

"Stir up fame, blame each other; Judge the secretary of state and govern at his discretion. ”

Chengdu's Taixue was established after Liu Bei was established, but it does not mean that this criticism of Miyang is the first Qing discussion initiated by the Yizhou scholars.

Strictly speaking, since Liu Bei became the ruler of Yizhou, to this day, the Yizhou scholars have initiated a total of two Qing discussions.

It's just that the object of criticism for the first time is Liu Bei and him.

Because of this experience, Zhuge Liang knew that behind this sudden Qing Discussion incident, there must be some organization behind the scenes.

Zhuge Liang was contemplating his eyebrows and thinking about how to deal with this menacing Qing Yi incident.

Judging from the various information he received, the Qing Discussion that arose because of Miyang's New Deal was even more powerful than what he had experienced back then.

But just when Zhuge Liang frowned, Ma Yan, who had been by his side, saw Zhuge Liang's sad face, and he who had always been witty instantly guessed why Zhuge Liang was troubled.

After all, the public opinion in Chengdu is surging now, and it is impossible for him not to know about it.

Ma Tan has followed Zhuge Liang for many years, and the reason why he can get Zhuge Liang's love is not only that he himself does have achievements in strategy, but also because he is quite good at figuring out Zhuge Liang's mind.

Ma Jian knows that Zhuge Liang's philosophy of governing the country has always been "living with the people's livelihood and calming down".

At present, Mi Yang has caused so much turmoil in Chengdu because of the new policy.

Once Chengdu, as the imperial capital, is in turmoil, will the situation in the rest of the Han Dynasty be stable?

It's autumn harvest time!

Therefore, Ma Jian deduced that now Zhuge Liang might not like the turmoil caused by Mi Yang.

Thinking of this, Ma Jian couldn't help but sigh and said: "When I went to Liangzhou that day, I once advised Liangzhou to govern the government with benevolence and righteousness, not to be cruel and radical.

If Liang Zhoumu could listen to me that day, why did he cause this turmoil? ”

Although Ma Jian let out this sigh out of feeling, he also deliberately said it to Zhuge Liang.

One can reflect his uncertain prophet in this way, so that Zhuge Liang will continue to look at him with admiration, and the other can also express some of his dissatisfaction with Mi Yang.

To be honest, he has admiration for Mi Yang, but he does not agree with Mi Yang's way of governance.

Unexpectedly, when Ma Tan's words reached Zhuge Liang's ears, Zhuge Liang was not as pleased with Ma Tan's wit as usual.

On the contrary, for the first time, his dislike for Ma Jian appeared in his heart.

Thinking of Liu Bei's warning to him and the letter sent by Mi Yang some time ago, Zhuge Liang's expression when he looked at Ma Yan became meaningful.

Zhuge Liang looked at Ma Tan and asked, "Do you think Zicheng did something wrong?" ”

Zhuge Liang's tone was quite calm, making it impossible for Ma Jian to grasp his true thoughts.

It's just that in the face of Zhuge Liang's inquiry, Ma Jian didn't dare to delay.

He immediately replied to Zhuge Liang: "The prime minister has always taught his ministers to govern the government in a calm manner, and from this point of view, Liang Zhoumu is indeed inconsiderate this time. ”

Ma Tan replied very tactfully, and also took out the governance skills that Zhuge Liang has always advocated to explain, in his opinion, Zhuge Liang should be satisfied with his answer.

After all, with Zhuge Liang's character, he will only talk about things, and will not be biased because of his personal feelings for Mi Yang.

However, what Ma Tan didn't expect was that Zhuge Liang sighed deeply after listening to his answer this time.

A word of disappointment came out of his mouth:

"I have indeed taught you the art of governing with calmness, but I have also taught you the way of governing the country, "the people are only the state, and the country is solid".

It's a pity that he remembers, but you don't. ”

After saying this, Zhuge Liang got up from his seat, he glanced at Ma Jian again, and then left the chamber.

And when Ma Tan heard Zhuge Liang's words, he already understood that Zhuge Liang began to dislike him.

After realizing this, Ma Jian sat on the spot for a moment.

This is the first time he has encountered such a situation.

Is the prime minister going to lose favor with him?

...

After Zhuge Liang left the council hall, he immediately asked his entourage to prepare the carriage and horse, and he wanted to see the palace saint immediately.

Ma Tan's answer just now made him realize that the situation was even more unoptimistic.

Originally, Zhuge Liang thought that no matter how rampant the rumors outside were, as long as he, the prime minister, firmly supported Mi Yang behind his back, then Mi Yang would definitely be able to implement the new policy smoothly.

After all, not only does he personally have great prestige in Dahan, but he also has a whole Jingzhou department of important ministers behind him.

But Ma Yan's reaction to this incident made Zhuge Liang realize that even if he was a minister of the Jingzhou department, he might not necessarily understand Mi Yang's approach this time.

After all, despite the malicious nature of those rumors, the concerns they express are not entirely unreasonable.

And although Zhuge Liang himself is the leader of the Jingzhou ministers, it does not mean that the Jingzhou ministers are all his marionettes, and many Jingzhou ministers have their own independent views.

Therefore, if you want to really calm down this menacing turmoil, it is not enough to rely on his strength alone.

Only with Liu Bei Junchen and the two of them.

Shangshutai is not far from the palace, but it is in this short distance that Zhuge Liang, who is driving between the streets in a carriage, has heard many times the discussion of Miyang's new policy by pedestrians on the street.

And it is not difficult to see from the voices of those discussions that there are very few people who support Miyang's practice.

It was as if in an instant, public opinion in the entire Chengdu began to be unfavorable to Miyang's new policy.

After realizing this, the worry on Zhuge Liang's face became more and more solemn.

If people's hearts are unstable during the autumn harvest, it will have a great impact on the grain harvest.

When the worry in his heart became stronger and stronger, Zhuge Liang finally came to the palace gate.

Just when Zhuge Liang got out of the car, Mi Wei, who had been waiting in a military uniform, immediately greeted him.

After Mi Wei came to Zhuge Liang and saluted him, he said: "Your Majesty has an order, please go to a place with me." ”

Seeing Mi Wei say this, Zhuge Liang was a little surprised.

Liu Bei seemed to have calculated correctly, he would come at this time.

However, Zhuge Liang thought about it, Liu Bei knew him so well, so it was common for him to have this kind of arrangement in advance.

Therefore, Zhuge Liang nodded slightly to Mi Wei, and after retiring his entourage, he followed Mi Wei and walked towards the palace.

When following Mi Wei's back, Zhuge Liang keenly noticed that it seemed that the number of tiger soldiers on duty in the palace had increased a lot recently.

Although Liu Bei has his own 10,000 Yulin army in Chengdu, the one who is really responsible for the palace guards on a daily basis is the Tiger Ben Army led by Mi Wei, the Tiger Ben Zhonglang General.

This discovery made Zhuge Liang faintly float a guess in his heart.

The scale of the imperial palace in Chengdu was not large, and under the leadership of Mi Wei, Zhuge Liang soon came to the outside of a large hall.

This hall is the east palace of the crown prince Liu Chan - Chongwen Palace.

If there is any building in the palace that Zhuge Liang is most familiar with, it is this Chongwen Palace.

Because for many times in those years, he taught Liu Chan, Mi Yang, Fa Miao and the second generation in this hall.

It's just that after becoming prime minister, his official business is very busy, so he gradually comes here less.

When Zhuge Liang came to the outside of the Chongwen Palace, Mi Wei retreated in time, leaving Zhuge Liang alone to stand in the open space outside the Chongwen Palace.

And when Mi Wei left, Zhuge Liang saw an old man outside the gate of Chongwen Palace, listening to something.

Looking at the old but upright figure, Zhuge Liang's face showed a smile.

That person is not Liu Bei, who else can be.

Watching Liu Bei's posture, it seemed that he didn't want people to discover him, so Zhuge Liang lightly climbed the steps and came behind Liu Bei.

Zhuge Liang's arrival, Liu Bei had already anticipated.

So after seeing Zhuge Liang coming behind him, he just made a gesture for Zhuge Liang to listen to what was happening in the hall together.

For Liu Bei's request, Zhuge Liang is indispensable.

When these two actual rulers of the Han Empire focused their attention on the main hall, the scene that happened in the main hall also happened to reach the most critical time.

As the crown prince, Liu Chan was being "besieged" by more than a dozen white-haired old men at this time.

These dozen or so white-haired old men are all famous celebrities in Yizhou, and they were also specially invited by Liu Bei to teach Liu Chan.

But it is obvious that the situation Liu Chan is facing now is not a simple teaching session.

I saw more than a dozen Yizhou celebrities and bureaucrats sitting around Liu Chan, and then they kept telling the evil of Miyang's new policy.

Their move was not spontaneous, but acquiesced in by Liu Bei.

Since Zhuge Liang, as the prime minister, can get the news, there is no reason why Liu Bei, as the monarch, can't get it.

Even the day before Zhuge Liang understood the seriousness of the situation, many ministers wrote to Liu Bei, hoping that he could issue an edict for Mi Yang to suspend the new policy.

There are hundreds of ministers who have written to them, and not all of the hundreds of ministers are from the Yizhou department, but from the Jingzhou department and even the Dongzhou department.

For example, Shangshu Ling Liu Ba.

In the face of these letters, Liu Bei did not show a clear attitude.

He just asked the squire to reveal a piece of news that he had been in poor health recently, so the minister could report this kind of incident to the crown prince Liu Chan and listen to his opinion.

After receiving this signal from Liu Bei, such an incident occurred in Liu Chan's hall today.

Of course, the crown prince is still young, so it is impossible for hundreds of ministers to come to his palace at one time.

Finally, after the discussion of those ministers, more than a dozen ministers who were originally Liu Chan were selected to explain the harm of Miyang's new policy for Liu Chan.

However, although there were only a dozen ministers, Liu Chan, who had always had a weak personality, felt a lot of pressure.

Where had he faced such a battle before?

Looking at more than a dozen old men with poor scriptures, sitting opposite him and surrounding themselves, and then quoting various allusions to criticize Mi Yang's new policy, Liu Chan felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.

However, he also knew that this was a test given to him by Liu Bei, so he could only endure the discomfort in his heart and continue to sit.

As time passed, the words of these dozen ministers criticizing Mi Yang became more and more sharp, and listening to those sharp words, Liu Chan had the heart to distinguish for his cousin.

It's just that he has a weak personality, and he really doesn't have the courage to do such a thing.

His knowledge is not enough to support him to be able to discern these great Confucians.

When more than a dozen ministers saw Liu Chan's attitude becoming more and more shaken in the face of their exhortation, finally one of the ministers became more emboldened.

This minister is Li Miao.

Li Miao mistakenly regarded Liu Chan's confusion as a vacillation in his attitude, so Li Miao said to Liu Chan:

"Mi Yang's dictatorship is arbitrary, taking the light as the most important, forming a party in private, strengthening his power, being good at correcting the ancestral system, and showing himself noble, so that the thief is also."

After saying these words to Liu Chan, Li Miao looked at Liu Chan expectantly.

The crown prince is the prince, and there is no doubt about the monarch.

Moreover, Mi Yang's past behavior was indeed suspicious, so he thought that his words were enough to completely change Liu Chan's opinion of Mi Yang.

After all, Liu Chan's character has long been figured out by his subordinates - he has a soft temperament and has no opinions, and such a monarch is the most vulnerable to the minister's words.

It's a pity that what Li Miao doesn't know is that although Liu Chan has all kinds of shortcomings, he is also a young dragon.

Where there is a dragon, there will be scales.

After Liu Chan listened to Li Miao's words, his originally nervous face turned red.

There was anger gathering in his eyes, and others only thought that he was angry because of Mi Yang's actions, but his next actions made everyone present startled.

Due to the anger in his heart, Liu Chan grabbed a bamboo slip beside him, and then smashed it heavily towards Li Miao:

"What are you talking nonsense!"

"The name of the champion Hou, how can you slander it!

You, you! ”

Liu Chan's sudden angry scene frightened all the people present.

This is the first time that Liu Chan has been so angry in front of everyone.