On the day Meng Changce arrived in the capital, Zhao Yao ran curiously to see the excitement, and then was deeply shocked. He felt that the entire capital was occupied by scholars. They were all dressed in Confucian clothes and stood on both sides of the road to greet Meng Changce.

The procession to greet Meng Changce was lined up thirty miles outside the capital, and the Confucian scholars welcomed Meng Changce's arrival. Zhao Yao heard that there were people waiting to welcome Meng Changce wherever he passed. Not only that, they followed Meng Changce all the way to the capital from other places.

Zhao Yao saw fanaticism and reverence in their faces. They were excited, but they didn't do anything crazy. However, the sudden influx of so many scholars in the capital still frightened the people and ministers of the capital.

The emperor was worried that something would happen, so he deliberately asked the Praetorian Guards to maintain law and order in the capital, and also made Shen Hu personally responsible.

The imperial court only arranged for Li Fushu to lead some gentlemen and students of Taixue to greet Mr. Meng, and did not arrange for other ministers to greet him.

The emperor directly ordered that no minister or prince could rely on his own identity to greet Mr. Meng, let alone visit Mr. Meng without his consent.

If he knew that someone had gone to visit Mr. Meng in private with his identity, he would definitely be severely punished. The crown prince and the acting king felt that the emperor's holy decree was aimed at them, and did not want them to get close to Mr. Meng.

Although the crown prince and the acting king were very angry with this holy decree, they did not dare to resist it. They knew in their hearts that if they secretly went to see Mr. Meng behind the emperor's back, the emperor would definitely not spare them. Their father has always done what he says, and he will never be merciful.

Zhao Yao, the Eighth Prince, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince watched Mr. Meng's arrival on the second floor of the teahouse next to Suzaku Avenue.

They are also dressed as Confucian scholars today. Today, all the scholars are dressed as Confucian scholars to show respect for Mr. Meng.

Zhao Yao was lying on the windowsill, looking at the scholars downstairs with fanatical expressions, shouting "Mr. Meng" in an impassioned tone, and exclaimed: "I didn't expect the reader to be so crazy!" "These scholars probably won't be so excited when they see their stinky father.

The Eighth Prince looked at the literati students downstairs who seemed to be crazy with disdain, but he said in a proud tone: "The first time I saw Mr. Meng at close range, everyone was naturally excited. ”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who was standing beside the Eighth Prince, said approvingly: "Yes, it is a great honor to meet Mr. Meng. ”

Zhao Yao looked at Mr. Meng, who had been sitting in the carriage and had not shown up, and sighed in his heart: Mr. Meng was calm, and he didn't show up from beginning to end.

Downstairs, I don't know who took the lead, but I actually memorized the "Analects", and began to memorize it from the beginning of learning.

Their voices were very loud, resounding throughout the sky above the capital, and everyone was thrilled to hear them.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince even followed suit and memorized the Analects. Then the Eighth Prince also followed, but Zhao Yao was very stubborn and did not follow along. He is stupid in reading, and it is normal that he is not very good at memorizing.

I have to say that so many people memorize the Analects together, which is really shocking. At this moment, Zhao Yao felt the tone of the text.

If the tone can be seen, then the tone that pervades the entire capital is very strong.

While listening to this, Zhao Yao was speechless in his heart: Mr. Meng's influence is really ...... It is not an exaggeration to describe it as "earth-shattering".

Although he knew that Mr. Meng had a high status in the minds of the students of the world, Zhao Yao really didn't expect Mr. Meng's influence to be so terrifying.

Is this the status and influence of the great Confucianism in the world?

No wonder the emperor didn't dare to offend the Great Confucian, and he had to be polite in the face of the Great Confucian.

Fortunately, the real Confucians only do learning and do not interfere in the affairs of the imperial court, otherwise with their influence, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Zhao Yao thought to himself: No wonder all the literati students in the world want to be great Confucians! However, not everyone can do Confucianism, and thousands of scholars may not be able to produce a Confucian, and sometimes even for decades or hundreds of years. Neither the previous dynasty nor the Chen dynasty had a real Confucian.

Speaking of Meng Changce's Confucian identity, it was still determined by the first emperor. Although Mr. Meng has long been a great Confucian in the hearts of the world, Mr. Meng has not been recognized by the imperial court in the previous dynasty.

Mr. Meng didn't care if he was a Confucian or not. In fact, he didn't feel like a Confucian at all. The honorific title of Great Confucianism was given to him by others, not by himself.

In the previous dynasty, Mr. Meng was invited out of the mountain by the emperor at that time and invited him to join the court as an official to benefit the people. At first, he was expecting to become an official in the court, but he soon became disappointed in the court of the previous dynasty. Because of one thing, he was completely disheartened by the court of the previous dynasty, and then retreated to the mountains and forests. Since then, he has not been out of the mountains or in the market.

He devoted himself to learning and never asked about any mundane things. Over the years, he has written many books, which are deeply loved by literati and students.

The books compiled by Mr. Meng, or the words he has spoken, will be regarded as a model by readers all over the world. By the way, the books that their prince read were all annotated by Mr. Meng.

It's a pity that Mr. Meng was not recognized by the court of the previous dynasty. Because of this, the students of the world were very dissatisfied with the previous dynasty.

Mr. Meng didn't care about this matter, but the other scholars did very much. They hoped that Mr. Meng would be recognized by the imperial court.

Even if scholars all over the world regard Mr. Meng as a great Confucian, but he is not recognized by the imperial court, his identity as a great Confucian is not very "serious".

The first emperor personally went to ask Mr. Meng to go out of the mountain to rebuild the rules of etiquette and music, but Mr. Meng refused, and the first emperor did not blame him, but issued a decree to crown Mr. Meng as a "great Confucian". As for the identity of a "saint", Mr. Meng could not accept it, he felt that he was not a saint, and he was not qualified to become a saint.

Since then, Mr. Meng has been a genuine and upright Confucian.

Because of the canonization of Mr. Meng as a great Confucian, the first emperor was also praised by scholars all over the world as a Ming monarch.

"I wonder if Mr. Meng will accept apprentices when he goes out of the mountain this time?" His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's eyes moved with the carriage carrying Mr. Meng, "I wonder if I can become Mr. Meng's student?" ”

When Zhao Yao heard the prince's words, he looked up at him in surprise: "Brother Prince, you want to be Mr. Meng's student." "The gentlemen around the eldest brother are all talented people, although they are not as good as Mr. Meng, but compared with others, they are not bad. If the eldest brother wants to be Mr. Meng's apprentice, he must have other plans.

"It is my honor to be a student of Mr. Meng." The prince said with a sincere face, "Mr. Meng is very knowledgeable, and I will benefit a lot from learning a little bit by his old man's side." ”

The Eighth Prince said on the side: "The eldest brother respects Mr. Meng very much. ”

Zhao Yao muttered in his heart: Does the prince's brother really want to be a student of Mr. Meng to learn knowledge, or is it for fame?

"Brother Prince, you are so good at studying, Mr. Meng will definitely be willing to accept you as a student." It's weird. Just because you are the crown prince, Mr. Meng will not accept you as a student.

"I'm afraid that Mr. Meng will dislike me as a prince and be unwilling to accept me as a student." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still self-aware.

The Eighth Prince comforted His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and said, "Big brother, didn't you write an article, you can vote for Mr. Meng first." After Mr. Meng reads your article, he will definitely accept you as a student. ”

Zhao Yao echoed the words of the Eighth Prince, and patted his ass and said: "Starling is right, eldest brother, you are so good at reading and writing articles, Mr. Meng will be shocked when he reads your article, and then he can't wait to accept you as a student." ”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was amused by Zhao Yao's words: "My article has not yet reached the point of shock. ”

The Eighth Prince said: "Big brother, don't be presumptuous, your article is praised by people all over the world." ”

The crown prince was so praised by the Eighth Prince and Zhao Yao, and he felt a little more confident in his heart.

"Then I'll vote the article I wrote to Mr. Meng first." On the one hand, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really wants to be a student of Mr. Meng and learn things from Mr. Meng. On the other hand, he also has other purposes, if he really becomes Mr. Meng's apprentice, then all the literati and students in the world will support him, then he, the crown prince, will be able to do more steadily, and the acting king will no longer pose a threat to him. "If I could, I would like to visit Mr. Meng. Even if you can't become a student of Mr. Meng, it's good to talk to him. ”

The Eighth Prince suggested, "Big brother, you can write a letter of worship to Mr. Meng as a student. ”

The prince thought for a while and said, "Okay, then I'll write it when I get back." ”

At this time, Meng Changce had already been shot by Li Fu, and they were taken to Taixue. The prince and Zhao Yao can't follow them to Taixue.

The scholars who followed Meng Changce into Beijing were also not allowed to enter Taixue. Even if they can enter Taixue, Taixue can't fit so many of them.

Also, before Meng Changce arrived in the capital, all the scholars near the capital came. They filled all the guest houses in the capital. These scholars who followed Meng Changce all the way to the capital did not have a guest house to live in.

The emperor also thought of this aspect. If you ignore these scholars who follow them all the way to the capital, they will inevitably sleep on the streets, and then it will cause riots. Moreover, they are all literati students and are the pillars of the Great Zhou Dynasty, if something happens to them, it will not only damage the reputation of the imperial court, but also make the imperial court lose a lot of talents.

In order to accommodate these literati students who came with him, the emperor arranged for them to live in Taoist temples, temples, health halls and other places.

The scholars who came with them did not expect that the imperial court had thoughtfully arranged a place for them to live, and they were grateful to the imperial court.

Under the guidance of Jingzhao Mansion Yin's capture and the Praetorian Guard, these scholars lived in the places arranged for them by the imperial court.

Mr. Meng traveled all the way to the capital, so he had to rest for a few days first, and he was not in a hurry to start talking for the time being.

As for the place where he lectured, the imperial court also arranged it, and he was not studying too much. Although Taixue is bigger than other academies, it can't fit the people who come to the capital to listen to it.

The emperor arranged for Mr. Meng to give lectures in the west of the imperial city, where there was a very large open space, which was the training place for the Praetorian Guards in the imperial city on weekdays. The platform has been set up here, just waiting for Mr. Meng to speak.

After all, Mr. Meng is eighty or ninety years old, and he is really tired after a long journey to the capital. Under the arrangement of Li Fujiao, he had a good rest first.

After Zhao Yao and the Eighth Prince watched the excitement, they did not follow the prince back to the palace, but went to find He Lianfang.

He Lianfang was not surprised at all after listening to Zhao Yao's words about the grand occasion of Mr. Meng's arrival in the capital.

"It's normal for a real Confucian to have such a status and influence."

"Brother Prince wants to be a student of Mr. Meng." Zhao Yao told He Lianfang what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said before, 1510.

"If the crown prince can become Mr. Meng's student, then the acting king will not be able to compare to him." He Lianfang said, with a mocking look on her face, "However, Mr. Meng will not accept him as a student." ”

"Not necessarily, the prince's brother is still very literate, maybe Mr. Meng took a fancy to his literary talent, and then agreed to accept him as a student."

When He Lianfang heard Zhao Yao say this, a mockery came out of her mouth: "As far as the prince's literary brilliance, don't be embarrassed in front of Mr. Meng." ”

"Brother Crown Prince is still very talented."

"I'm definitely the most talented of your brothers, but it's not far from the rest." He Lianfang sneered, "Mr. Meng will not accept him as a student. ”

"Then the prince's brother is going to be disappointed."

"By the way, I asked about some things about the Southern Wei Dynasty." He Lianfang didn't talk about Meng Changce anymore, and changed the topic to talk about the Southern Wei Dynasty. "The Pei family has something to do with the Southern Wei Dynasty."

"The maiden family of Concubine Pei of the previous dynasty?"

He Lianfang bowed slightly: "That's right." ”

When Zhao Yao heard this, he stared at his eyes in shock, and said with a shocked face: "The Pei family has something to do with Southern Wei!" ”

He hurriedly asked, "What does the Pei family have to do with Southern Wei?" ”

He Lianfang said: "Pei Guifei's grandmother seems to be from the Southern Wei Dynasty. ”

Zhao Yao suddenly thought of the reason why the Pei family was destroyed, and said with a shocked face: "The Pei family was exterminated back then, in addition to being framed by the Yuan family, is it still related to the Southern Wei Dynasty?" ”

He Lianfang also thought of this: "It should have something to do with it, but the fact that Pei Guifei's grandmother is from the Southern Wei Dynasty is very hidden, and few people know about it." ”

Zhao Yao became more and more curious about the Southern Wei Dynasty: "What did the Southern Wei people do to make the emperor of the previous dynasty hate them so much?" According to historical records, the Southern Wei Dynasty surrendered to the Qianchao Dynasty. Then, the Southern Wei Dynasty became part of the Former Dynasty. The previous dynasty deliberately gave the Southern Dynasty a fief, and named the leader of the Southern Wei Dynasty as the king of the opposite sex. Then, all the Southern Wei people were killed. What happened in this is not recorded in the historical records.

"It should be related to the jade seal."

"Jade seal?" Zhao Yao looked surprised, "What jade seal?" ”

"The jade seal of the country."

"The jade seal of the country?" Zhao Yao didn't understand, "Isn't the jade seal in the hands of my father?" ”

"The jade seal in your father's hand is not a national jade seal, but a Great Zhou jade seal created by your imperial grandfather." He Lianfang said, "The jade seal of the country was lost during the Chen Dynasty, and it is said that it was lost when the Chen Dynasty was in war, and the jade seal of the country has not been found since. ”

When Zhao Yao heard about this for the first time, he was very shocked.

"It turns out that the jade seal that my father is using now is not a jade seal for the country."

"No, the jade seal of the country has been lost for a long time, and it has not been found for so many years."

"What does this heirloom jade seal have to do with the Southern Wei Dynasty?"

"It is rumored that when there was a war in the Chen Dynasty, the jade seal of the country was picked up by a person, and then this person took the jade seal of the country and established the Southern Wei Dynasty." He Lianfang continued, "The Southern Wei Dynasty was a small country, and the former dynasty was going to capture the Southern Wei Dynasty at that time, but the Southern Wei Dynasty could not defeat the former dynasty, so it used the jade seal of the country to surrender to the former dynasty. The previous dynasty agreed to the surrender of the Southern Wei Dynasty, and did not harm the people of the Southern Wei, and gave the fief to the Southern Wei, so that the king of the Southern Wei continued to manage the Southern Wei people. ”

Zhao Yao is very good at discovering the key place: "Therefore, the reason why the Southern Wei Dynasty was exterminated is very likely that the Southern Wei Dynasty did not keep its promise to give the jade seal of the country to the previous dynasty." ”

"Quite possibly." He Lianfang said, "The previous dynasty did not get the jade seal of the country. ”

"The Southern Wei Dynasty should not dare not give the jade seal of the country to the previous dynasty, after all, they have already surrendered." Zhao Yao found the problem, "The king of Southern Wei knows in his heart that if they don't give the jade seal of the country, they will only have to die. I guess the jade seal of Chuanguo was stolen, so that the king of Southern Wei could not explain to the previous dynasty. ”

Wait, a few years ago, Han Zhong sent someone to Pei's Mansion to look for something, could this thing be the heirloom jade seal?

"I guess that's the case." He Lianfang also thinks so.

Zhao Yao thought of Uwei, and thought of the Yuan family, who had collusion with the Xiongnu, and had a guess in his heart.

"Second uncle, do you say that the jade seal of the country will be in the hands of Uwei or the Yuan family?" If the jade seal of the country is in the hands of Uwei, maybe Uwei has already handed it over to the starling. If it is not in the hands of Uwei and them, then it is very likely to be in the hands of the Yuan family. The Yuan family colluded with the Xiongnu in the previous dynasty, and it may be related to the jade seal of the country.

"It is possible that in the hands of Uwei and them, they have a jade seal of the country and want to restore the Southern Wei Dynasty." Helian Cheng speculated, "It's unlikely that it's in the hands of the Yuan family." If it was in the hands of the Yuan family, the Yuan family would have rebelled and become emperors long ago. ”

"That's a lot in the hands of Uwe." From this point of view, the jade seal of the country is in the hands of the starling. With the heirloom jade seal, the starling will be able to rightfully ascend the throne in the future.

He Lianfang asked seductively, "Do you want to grab it?" ”

Zhao Yao said without thinking: "I don't want to, what am I going to do with it." He said, with a look of disgust on his face, "It's useless to me, it's a hot potato, and it's going to kill me." ”

"Even if you don't want it, you should let it go back to Da Zhou." He Lianfang had long guessed that Zhao Yao would say this, "It is not a good thing for the jade seal of the country to remain in the hands of the Southern Wei people. When the power of the Southern Wei Dynasty grew, the Southern Wei people were only afraid that they would rebel. ”

"Second uncle, how can we rob it, go directly to the Huns to find Uwei and them to rob it?" Zhao Yao said, "They will definitely not give it, and they would rather die than tell the whereabouts of the jade seal of the country." "The jade seal of the country is in the hands of the starling, how can he rob it." Besides, whether it is in the hands of Uwei or not is not certain, it is better to continue to investigate the affairs of Southern Wei first. "I have to dispel the second uncle's idea of snatching the jade seal of the country.

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