The next day, Yang Ming went to Lu Zhi's mansion with the famous thorn.

Yuan Shao's appearance was an accident, but just like those accidents he had encountered before, it did not affect his plan.

He entered Shangshutai and was acquiesced by Liu Hong to participate in the battle of scriptures, then everything was ready, and Lu Zhi was missing to send him the last east wind.

He went outside Lu Zhi's mansion and asked Zhang Yi to hand over the name thorn.

Not long after, the servant came out to invite Yang Ming into the house.

Yang Ming came to visit in person with a famous thorn, and Lu Zhi had no reason to refuse him unless he had something to do with him.

What's more, Yang Ming has made some preparations for coming this time.

Lu Zhi was originally studying the ancient text "Shangshu" in the house, and when he smelled the smell of wine, he couldn't help but get up and go out.

"Meet Lu Gong Ming." Yang Ming saw Lu Zhi come out and bowed.

Lu Zhi bowed his head, but his eyes unconsciously looked at the big wine jug that Zhang Yi was carrying, and the wine smelled unusual.

"Let's talk." Lu Zhi squirmed his Adam's apple and said.

When he entered the house, Lu Zhi also deliberately found two red lacquer ear cups to come out.

The two sat opposite the table, and Yang Ming motioned for Zhang Yi to put down the wine jug, and then poured wine for the two.

Looking at the bamboo-blue wine in the glass, Lu Zhi's eyes seemed to light up a lot, and he couldn't help asking, "Is this wine?" ”

Yang Ming nodded and said, "Here are some of my own brews." ”

That's right, there was wine in the Han Dynasty.

Zhang Qian brought back a lot of things from his mission to the Western Regions, including a lot of fruit seeds.

Among them is watermelon, which is now grown in most of the thirteen states.

Another example is grapes, grapes need relatively high sunshine, so the main planting area is Liangzhou.

For this reason, wine is a relatively rare wine.

There is a record in the "Food Codex", which says that Meng Tuo, the father of Meng Da, bribed Zhang Rang, a regular attendant, with a bottle of wine, and got the post of Liangzhou Assassin.

And later generations of poets because of this matter to compete for poems, Liu Yuxi has a poem said, "For the king to hold a fight, to take Liangzhou pastoral", Su Shi also took the opportunity to ridicule Li Guang, the poem said: "The general did not wait for a hundred battles, and Boliang won Liangzhou." ”

This shows the preciousness of wine in the Han Dynasty, and it is not surprising that Lu Zhi reacted in this way.

Yang Ming and Liu Kuan are familiar with each other, so they naturally know that Lu Zhi is Liu Kuan's drinking friend, but the two often drink outside, and Lu Zhi has the highest record of drinking one stone a day.

One stone of wine in the Han Dynasty was equivalent to more than 20 liters in later generations, and even if the degree was low, the stomach would burst if it was 20 liters.

It is estimated that Lu Zhi has a cow's stomach.

Speaking of this wine, it was indeed made by him, of course, it was not made by Wang Xiu when he saw the grape trellis knotted, but by the grapes planted in Yangfu before.

It's just that Luoyang is not as sunny as Liangzhou, and the yield of grapes is not high, which can be regarded as his treasure.

Lu Zhi glanced at Yang Ming in surprise when he heard this, Yang Ming was not only brave and resourceful, but also versatile.

He took the ear cup in both hands and drank it down, and after tasting it, he praised: "Good wine! ”

Unlike the dry red wines of later generations, the wines at this time are basically naturally fermented, with a lower degree and a sweeter taste.

"What does Bird want from me for such fine wine?" After putting down the ear cup, Lu Zhi asked.

"I really want something, I hope that when Taixue discusses the scriptures, the ancient scriptures can be led by me." Yang Ming also got straight to the point.

Lu Zhi is now the only doctor of the ancient scriptures, and he is naturally the leader of the ancient scriptures when he discusses the scriptures, so if Yang Ming wants to take the lead in asking questions, he has to have his approval.

"Yes." Lu Zhi's answer was very simple, and after speaking, he took the wine jug and poured it himself.

Yang Ming's expression was a little surprised at this time.

Because of the previous request for Zheng Xuan, he knew that Lu Zhi should agree to his request, but he didn't expect to agree so simply.

"Why does Bird think His Majesty will initiate the Taixue Sutra this time?" Lu Zhi suddenly asked after putting down the wine jug.

"Because of the death of Wang Fu and Zhao Zhong." Yang Ming replied, since Lu Zhi had promised him, there was naturally no need to hide it.

"Yes, but not all." After Lu Zhi finished speaking, he picked up the wine glass and drank it again.

"What does Lu Gong mean?" Yang Ming was puzzled.

Lu Zhi put down the ear cup and continued: "Does Bird know Liang Hu? ”

Yang Ming nodded, Liang Hu is the official Cao Shangshu mentioned by Hua Xin, who was born in Hongdu Sect.

"His teacher is from the teacher, and the eight-point calligraphy is better than the blue, and he is the calligrapher." Lu Zhi gave an evaluation.

Yang Ming still didn't understand what Lu Zhi said.

"Your Majesty set up the Hongdu Gate system earlier, and then introduced Xuanling filial piety, and then to the Hongdu Gate to learn, has accumulated a group of talented scholars, Wang Fu and Zhao Zhong's death, just like the previous punishment of cool officials, are just an opportunity." Lu Zhi continued.

Yang Ming thought for a while and understood what Lu Zhi wanted to say.

In fact, what Liu Hong did has not changed, that is, he fights with scholars, or clans, and then truly controls the court and the place.

Or, to put it more bluntly, he pulled these radishes out of the pit and then planted the leeks he cultivated.

The punishment of the cool officials mentioned by Lu Zhi was an incident initiated by Taiwei Xu Yu and Sikong Zhang Ji last year to remove the cool officials.

As a result of the incident, many disciples of the great families were deposed, while the children of eunuchs, such as Wang Fu's adopted son and the famous cool official Wang Ji, were unharmed.

So the essence of the incident is that Liu Hong changed some people to the place.

Of course, the people in this are mainly eunuch disciples, such as Zhao Yan who he killed in Buqi County.

However, the level and quality of the eunuchs' children are really poor, and even if Zhao Yan is not killed by him, it is only a matter of time before he is squeezed out of the county by the Fu family and the Chen family.

But now that Hongdu Gate School has been officially established, Liu Hong has a group of talented people, and he needs to find a new reason to replace these people.

Cao Jie threw out a dispute over scripture in order to master Shangshutai, and Liu Hong saw the opportunity at once.

Or that he took a series of measures to protect the eunuchs after Zhao Zhong's death, just to wait for such an opportunity.

You have failed miserably in the current scriptures, what qualifications do you have to grasp the right to interpret the scriptures?

As he learns more, Yang Ming's understanding of Liu Hong is constantly refreshing.

I have to say that Liu Hong is an emperor who has ideas and has the ability to put them into practice.

"Lu Gong thinks that the ancient scriptures are beneficial?" Yang Ming asked.

From Lu Zhi's refreshment of agreeing to Lu Zhi's understanding of what Liu Hong really wanted to do, he easily came to such a conclusion.

Lu Zhi shook his head, and he drank another glass of wine.

Yang Ming was a little puzzled.

"Although Liang Hu is a master of calligraphy, he doesn't know how to govern the country, most of the disciples of Hongdu Gate are like this, they don't learn the Five Classics, how to govern the country and the people? What's more, there are many small speculators among them, if they are allowed to govern the place, they are no different from the children of eunuchs. Lu Zhi explained.

"So Lu Gong feels that this discussion of the ancient scriptures cannot be won, not because of how good the children of the current Wenjing family are, but simply because the children of Hongdu Sect are even more unbearable?" Yang Ming asked rhetorically.

Lu Zhi nodded helplessly: "This is one of them." ”

"Two?"

"In the change of power, it is always the people who are sacrificed." Lu Zhi sighed.

Yang Ming was stunned when he heard this.

Yes, the cannibalism of the people in Buqi County, and Wang Hu's death, in the final analysis, is not the result of Zhao Yan plundering the township, and the Fu clan embezzling disaster relief grain, fighting for power and profit?

If they are only exploited by the family, the people live like slaves, but when they encounter this kind of power struggle, they can't even be slaves.

Yang Ming poured a glass of wine for Lu Zhi and himself at this time, and then raised his glass and said: "Lu Gong is dedicated to the people, and Ming deeply admires it." ”

After chatting with Yang Qi earlier, he wondered if he would reduce the extent of the Yellow Turban Uprising by doing so.

Now that I have finished talking with Lu Zhi, the answer to this question is already yes.

While mitigating doesn't mean avoiding, it doesn't make things worse at the very least.

So even if this matter may anger Liu Hong, then what he did, whether it was out of selfishness or public intentions, was worth it.

Lu Zhi was stunned when he heard this.

For the people?

He Lu Zigan was born in the common people, and he wanted to help the world, but now that he is almost forty, what has he done?

He has done nothing but get caught up in the maelstrom of power in Shang Shutai and try to maintain the status quo.

Glancing at Yang Ming again, thinking back to what Yang Ming had done, he suddenly laughed, picked up his ear cup and drank it all.

This disciple of Kang Cheng can sacrifice his personal name for the sake of righteousness, maybe he can do more than him!