Of course, Yuan Shao supported Liu Bei, but Lu Zhi thought even more.

Lu Zhi accepted Yuan Kui's invitation, but instead of going immediately, he decided to postpone his visit for a few days.

In the past few days, he has met with some friends around him and had some discussions.

Lu Zhi is a master of ancient literature and classics, and he is also an important figure within the ancient literature and classics school.

In addition to the big man Zheng Xuan, who is respected by everyone, there are also the leaders of the two important families, Jia Xi and Zheng Tai, two important families in Fufeng Pingling and Henan Kaifeng Zheng.

The Fufeng Pingling Jia clan is an important inheritance family of the ancient Wenjing school, and the father of Jia Kui, a famous figure in the family and a great Confucian in the middle of the Eastern Han Dynasty, once studied the "Spring and Autumn of the Zuo Family" with Liu Xin.

Liu Xin, a scholar of the Western Han Dynasty, was the first warrior to use the ancient scriptures as a weapon to attack the modern Wenjing school.

Moreover, the Fufeng Pingling Jia family also inherited the classics of "Zhou Guanli", and held the two magic weapons of the ancient literature school, which were crucial in theory and practice, so the Fufeng Pingling Jia family had a very high status in the ancient literature and scripture school.

In addition to the Fufeng Pingling Jia family, the Kaifeng Zheng family in Henan Province is also a family that inherits both the "Zhou Guanli" and the "Zuo Spring and Autumn Period", and the status is only below the Fufeng Pingling Jia family.

Next are the four families that only inherited the "Zuo's Spring and Autumn Period" - Jingzhao Duling Feng family, Guanghan Yuxian Zhai family, Cangwu Guangxin Chen family, and Runan Ruyang Zhou family.

Their status was second only to that of the Jia and Zheng families, and they also belonged to the category of being recruited as councillors and promoted to positions within the Shangshutai, where important members or leaders of the family were promoted to positions and wielded some power that they had not previously held.

They were surprised and delighted by this sudden political change, and soon spontaneously gathered together to discuss countermeasures.

The big man Zheng Xuan is not there, although the other families have a high status, but their power is not great, the so-called county officials are not as good as the current management, so Lu Zhi and Ma Riyan, who are highly qualified in the court, became the hosts of the meeting, and Liu Bei, as Lu Zhi's disciple, was able to observe.

The main content of the meeting was why the emperor suddenly decided to do this, and whether they would accept it after such a decision.

And then if they choose to accept it, how should they face the huge political pressure from the Jinwenjing school?

The last and most sensitive question is-

How to counter the fact that the modern school of literature and scripture may insult them as political acts that are in the same league as eunuchs.

It was the first time they had come together as pure school members.

For a loose and large-scale conceptual body, this gathering is more like a precursor to the inaugural meeting of the ancient Wenjing school that exists as a definite entity in the true sense.

"Before I came here, Yuan Kui invited me to his mansion as a guest, you should have also received relevant invitations, right?"

Lu Zhi was the first to speak and talked about the problems he faced.

The rest also nodded, saying that they had also been invited to the meeting by their personal friends, but they did not go for the time being because they could not make up their minds.

Now everyone is gathered to discuss a result.

Whether or not we should grasp this major historical opportunity steadily?

However, when it was time to speak, a group of people who looked at me and I looked at you didn't know what to do, as if no one wanted to be the first to speak, and no one wanted to be the leader to break the silence.

However, in Liu Bei's view, no one spoke, and in fact, he already represented the thoughts of this group of people.

What they are thinking is already coming out.

In the end, it was Ma Riyan, a relatively honest person, who couldn't help it and took the lead in speaking.

"Actually, in my opinion, your thoughts have been very clear, the reason why you are gathered here is just that you don't want to be the leader, am I right?"

Ma Riyan spoke, and Jia Xi, the representative of the Jia family, couldn't hold back, and spoke after him.

"Since you are here, what you think in your hearts is basically the same, this is really of great significance to us, it can be said that it is the best opportunity since Emperor Xiaozhang, if this opportunity is missed, the next time, when will it be?"

Zheng Tai, the representative of the Zheng family, is no longer silent.

"Wang Mang Tuogu reformed the system, gave us the first chance, Guangwu Zhongxing, gave us a second chance, these two opportunities, we did not seize because we did not have enough strength, and now, the third opportunity is in front of us, gentlemen, can you grasp it firmly?"

The crowd was silent, bowing their heads and thinking seriously about the question.

Can the current strength of the ancient school of literature and scriptures be able to grasp this rare opportunity in this deep political situation?

For a moment no one spoke.

Lu Zhi looked at Ma Riyan, then at Jia Xi, and finally put his eyes on Liu Bei, who was sitting on the side without squinting.

Lu Zhi has always attached great importance to this proud disciple, so he wants to hear Liu Bei's opinion.

Maybe it was the idea of consulting, maybe it was the idea of testing, or some kind of idea of wanting to give Liu Bei a chance, Lu Zhi inquired about Liu Bei.

"Xuande, after you came to Luoyang, you have made a lot of friends and gained a lot of knowledge, according to your opinion, can our generation seize the opportunity?"

As one of the few heirs of the mantle who could come with the elders to observe the meeting, Liu Bei felt the gaze of Qi Shushu, and he really didn't react for a while.

He didn't expect Lu Zhi to consult his opinion on such an occasion.

"Teacher, the disciple is soft-spoken, not enough to ......"

Lu Zhi shook his head.

"Just ask what you think, don't have any worries."

"Yes......"

Liu Bei nodded, thought for a moment, and said: "In the eyes of the disciple, at this time, at that time, my generation already has the strength to seize the opportunity. ”

Everyone didn't say anything and looked at Lu Zhi together.

Lu Zhi's expression did not change, and he asked, "How can you see it?" ”

Liu Bei said loudly: "In the eyes of the disciples, our generation has three victories, and they have three defeats. ”

Lu Zhi asked loudly: "Which three wins?" Which three defeats? ”

"Today's literature and scriptures have a long heritage, profound heritage, but the more it is inherited, the more closed, only the children of the inheritance family, clans, relatives and friends have the qualifications to study, and the rest are all excluded from it, and they can be studied in time, and they are not accepted, and the resentment of the people in the world is not an overnight thing.

Although the ancient scriptures have been inherited for only 200 years, the background is not as good, but there are many learners, whether they are from scholar families or not, even if they are people who weave mats and sell shoes like disciples, they can also get the teacher's favor, preach and receive employment, so the students are grateful to Dade, and this victory and defeat are also. ”

After Liu Bei finished speaking, many people nodded and praised.

Lu Zhi also nodded.

"That makes sense, go ahead."

Although they have been inherited for a long time, since the pre-Han Dynasty, they have gradually fallen into rigidity and triviality, and combined with the prophecy, they are delusional, on the one hand, they pay attention to the subtlety of words, and they do not know how to change, on the other hand, they regard Confucius as the holy king of the mandate of heaven and the son of the black emperor, and they pay more and more attention to the theory of gods and ghosts, and deviate from the right path.

And our generation has always regarded Confucius as a great sage, a master, a scholar, and a living person, the son does not speak strange powers, worships ghosts and gods and stays away, studies the scriptures, absorbs the wisdom of the ancestors, inherits the orthodoxy of Confucius, endlessly, adheres to the right path, adheres to the heart, and these two wins and two defeats are also. ”

More people nodded yes, thinking that Liu Bei had a point.

Lu Zhi stroked his beard and nodded slowly.

"That makes sense, go ahead."

Although they have the Five Classics and the Fourteen Family Laws, and there are scholars and officials established by the imperial court, they do not have real scholars, and what they learn is superficial, and they have never understood the true meaning of the sages.

And my generation of scholars frequently, such as teachers, Ma Gong, Jia Gong, and Zheng Gong, who has never met, devoted himself to studying academics, writing books and sayings, making annotations for scriptures, and bringing forth the new.

Of course, they have scholars and scholars, but all the scholars are the way of officials, the way of promotion and wealth, and how many of them are the way of saints? They have long lost their hearts in the glory and wealth, and have long forgotten the teachings of their ancestors. ”

Liu Bei said loudly: "These three wins and three defeats are also!" With these three wins and three defeats, why worry about our generation repeating the mistakes of the past? Why worry about the way of our generation? ”