Northern Dynasties

These intellectuals in the Southern Dynasties cannot be said to have any merits. Apart from being incompetent in governing the country, incapable of defending against enemies, and rarely dying in the country, at least in terms of the inheritance of academic principles and culture, they are really far behind the northerners. Of course, the northerners are mainly Refers to the Western Wei Dynasty.

The hundreds of thousands of volumes of books that Li Tai preserved from Jiangling are well-deserved cultural treasures of the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Zhou Hongzheng, the Yan brothers and other well-educated scholars from the Southern Liang Dynasty also had their own specialties, and the role they played in the process of compiling and compiling these books was far beyond what those in the Western Wei Dynasty could replace.

Of course, northerners are not without academic ability. Li Tai and his father, Li Xiao, studied under Cui Hong of the Cui family in Qinghe and studied the "Spring and Autumn Annals of the Sixteen Kingdoms" compiled by him.

However, due to the lack of historical data, there are many regrets in "The Spring and Autumn Period of the Sixteen Kingdoms" due to omissions and omissions. Among the books in Jiangling, there are many historical records from the same period, which can not only supplement the insufficient historical materials in "The Spring and Autumn Period of the Sixteen Kingdoms", but also draw on the different perspectives of southerners in describing history.

Therefore, Li Xiao spent this period of time burying his head in piles of grave books, hoping to make a systematic supplementary and compilation of the "Spring and Autumn Annals of the Sixteen Kingdoms" based on these new historical materials.

However, the current overall academic construction still needs to rely on these southern intellectuals. Although some Guanzhong Shiliu came to join Li Tai one after another, they either needed to be appointed to military and political positions, or they did not have enough academic accumulation to participate in the compilation.

This situation is obviously unhealthy and abnormal. If we really let it go, although we conquered Nanliang militarily, we will be conquered by the southerners academically and ideologically. In the end, we conquered a lonely place.

Moreover, there are also relatively large differences between Southern and Northern studies, not only in the different emphasis on the meaning and metaphysics of the classics, but also in the specific interpretation and reading of the classics. For example, in the Confucian classic "Shang Shu", northerners studied and inherited mostly "Shang Shu" annotated by Zheng Xuan and Ma Rong, while southerners mainly studied and inherited Kong Anguo's "Old Wen Shangshu".

However, the "Guwen Shangshu" passed down by the southerners seems to have been forged by Wang Su of the Three Kingdoms. Wang Su's father was Wang Lang, the Situ who was scolded to death by Zhuge Liang in the novel, and his son-in-law was Sima Zhao, whose intentions were well known to passers-by. Because of this relationship, Wang Su's theory was regarded as an official school in the Western Jin Dynasty and became a prominent school.

Wang Su's academic work integrated Taoist ideas such as governing by inaction into Confucian theory, thus inspiring and guiding the metaphysics of the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Metaphysicians such as Wang Bi and He Yan were deeply influenced by it, which not only formed a transformation in academics , at the same time, the political rule and social style of the Wei, Jin and Southern Dynasties were also deeply affected. This is also evident in the guidance and change of social atmosphere brought about by academic activities.

Therefore, it is impossible for Li Tai to fully accept the thoughts and scholarship of the Southerners, but if he wants to make corrections and choices, his subordinates are still not talented enough. Cui Lu was especially favored as the academic leader in the north, especially Fan Yanglu's attainments in classics and meanings, which can be said to be the origin of family learning.

Since Li Tai wanted to create some valuable ideological sparks, he naturally needed to choose a more suitable opponent. If you really want to fail to win the argument, then just act recklessly, and then there will be no need to debate the Bible.

There are Lu clan members such as Lu Bian, Lu Dan, and Lu Rou in Guanzhong, and each of them has made considerable academic achievements. However, most of them stay in Guanzhong, and Yu Wentai does not let them come south. Li Tai is also a little helpless about this.

The solution he could think of at the moment was for Zhou Hongzheng and other Nanliang scholars to compile the classics here, and at the same time arrange for people to copy part of the book collection and send it to Guanzhong, where Lu Bian and others would also edit, annotate, and sort it out.

However, the exchange of information in ancient times was not as smooth and developed as in later generations. Moreover, even later generations needed to organize some academic seminars from time to time. It can be seen that face-to-face debates and exchanges also played a significant role in promoting academic development.

In addition to the Western Wei Kingdom, there is another aspect of personnel that can be thought of, and that is Hebei, where the Guandong clan gathers.

As early as when it was confirmed that the Jiangling collection of books was well preserved, Li Tai already had the idea of ​​using this cultural treasure to attract some people from Hebei to Xiangyang.

For those who are committed to learning and obsessed with academics, such a large collection of books in Gangneung is no different than a coveted treasure house. As early as the Nanliang period, many northerners defected to Nanliang for academic exchanges. For example, Zu Jue, the great thief of the Northern Qi Dynasty, has several anecdotes related to stealing books.

When the Southern Dynasties newly compiled "Hualin Panlue", a southern businessman took it to Yecheng to sell it to Gao Cheng. In order to show that the Eastern Wei Dynasty was also prosperous in literature, Gao Cheng gathered literati to copy it overnight and then returned the book. As a result, he was secretly thrown out by Zushen and sold in the market. As a result, the merchant caught the stolen goods and confronted Gao Cheng, which made Gao Cheng very embarrassed.

For some well-known families, mastering the right to interpret scriptures is far more important than holding any high-ranking official position in one generation. Fan Yang and Lu Shina have been relying on Lu Zhi since the Three Kingdoms period of the Later Han Dynasty, and they haven't finished it yet.

If Li Tai was willing to open these collections of books to these famous people in Hebei and allow them to browse and edit them, he would definitely be able to attract a considerable number of people from Hebei. The arrival of these people will not only provide him with more choices in academic thinking, but also bring other benefits.

Today in the Zhitang, after Li Tai and his cousin Li Shiyuan exchanged views on the operation of the House of Selectmen, they talked about this plan to attract scholars from Hebei.

"Xiao Xie sent a message a few days ago and has led his troops to Xiangcheng. They are waiting for the opportunity to enter northern Yuzhou. Li Tang and other old officials of the Gao family are accompanying them, and the Zheng family members are also supporting them. The next step should be smooth."

When Li Tai was formulating this infiltration and seduction plan, Li Licheng took the initiative to invite him. On the one hand, he felt that the military and political affairs under the Taiwan government had been lackluster recently, and on the other hand, it was because he saw Li Tai's parents and brothers reunited. After returning to the West, he also felt sad that he was still lonely, and hoped to find an opportunity to bring his brothers and relatives stranded in Northern Qi to Guanxi.

Different from the previous route of Li Yunxin and others who infiltrated into Jinyang while smuggling, Li Licheng chose to infiltrate from Henan to Hebei this time.

Li Tai's frequent visits to Sanya Road allowed Mianbei to maintain influence and control over the southeastern areas of Luoyang and Henan, and Xiangcheng was always in the hands of the Tai government.

Li Tang, who was traveling with him, was also Gao Zhongmi's staff in the old years, and the Bohai Gao family had maintained a considerable degree of influence on Northern Yuzhou and other places since the time of Gao Aocao.

During the Eastern Wei Dynasty, Gao Aocao and Hou Jing were ordered to run Henan together. Gao Aocao was in the north and Hou Jing was in the south. The reason why Gao Zhongmi was able to surrender to the Western Wei Dynasty based on Hulao Pass was because his family had extensive operations in northern Yuzhou and other places. .

Li Licheng entered the customs with his cousin Zheng Hao in Xingyang last year, and the Zheng family in Xingyang also has considerable local influence in his hometown. After Li Licheng arrived there, as long as he did not fight openly, show off, and directly promote his identity and purpose, his safety could still be guaranteed.

Since Hou Jing's rebellion, the Northern Qi Dynasty's control over Henan has not been greatly strengthened. Originally, there was still Murong Shaozong who could take care of the affairs, but he was defeated in Shouyang and drowned in the Huai River.

As for the nobles of Jinyang, they have little interest in Henan. They have already made up their mind to gather in Jinyang to enjoy wealth and retire in peace. When it comes to enterprising spirit, they are not even as good as the powerful people of Hebei and the noble families of Guandong.

At least these people in Huainan are really actively developing. Of course, it is also because most of the empire's inherent interests have been occupied. If they cannot develop new increments, the space left for them will only become smaller and smaller.

Li Tai was still discussing with his cousin whether Li Licheng's trip would go smoothly, how long it would take for him to see success, and when Xiangyang would be able to see great scholars discussing scriptures. Little did he know that Li Licheng and his entourage had already encountered a disaster not long after entering the country and before they had time to implement their plan. He suffered a major setback and was directly captured by the local guard.