I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 261 Yingchuan Xun Family

Dong Zhuo kept urging the Xiangfu like crazy to issue a summons to summon those selected by Zheng Tai to the capital. He even asked Li Ru to enter the palace to encourage the emperor, and asked the emperor to cooperate with the Xiangfu to issue an edict to urge these famous Confucian scholars.

No matter how much the Kwantung scholars hate Dong Zhuo in their hearts at the moment, the barbarian from Liangzhou has the utmost loyalty and righteousness after all. The emperor of the "divine power of the king" is standing on Dong Zhuo's side at the moment, so it is indirectly equivalent to Dong Zhuo himself being granted by the gods .

Celebrities have one characteristic, that is, they cherish feathers more. Although it is too lowly for Dong Zhuo to go to Beijing to assist Dong Zhuo from the perspective of the gentry, but now disobeying Dong Zhuo's words is tantamount to disobeying the imperial court and the emperor's orders, which is equivalent to disobeying the imperial court and the emperor's orders, and is equivalent to being in the Qing Dynasty. His identity was tainted with disrespect.

Hence, Cai Yong was the first to compromise.

The great Confucian Cai Bojie, who was exiled by Liu Hong, was the first to arrive in Luoyang and accepted Dong Zhuo's call.

The arrival of Cai Yong made Dong Zhuo overjoyed. Such a well-known figure was conscripted by him, which was like a good start for his plan to recruit famous gentry for his own use.

As the first celebrity in the world recruited by Dong Zhuo to Luoyang, Dong Zhuo treated Cai Yong extremely generously. After arriving in Luoyang, Dong Zhuo immediately appointed him as Yushi.

But before sitting in the censor's position for a full day, Cai Yong was immediately appointed by Dong Zhuo as the official secretary and censor.

Then came Shangshu, Shizhong, and finally took office as General Zuozhonglang on the third day, and was ordered to be the Marquis of Gaoyang Township.

In three days, Cai Yong was repeatedly promoted and held his position several times, this matter was heard of inside and outside Luoyang for a while, and gradually spread to the world.

Cai Yong was already old, he had been tolerated by eunuchs before, and had been exiled in Jianghai for nearly ten years, but now he was treated so favorably by Dong Zhuo, it became a good story for a while.

The matter between Dong Zhuo and Cai Yong also affected another person, this person is Mr. Liulong, Xun Shuang, who is known as "Eight Dragons in Yingchuan, Compassionate and Compassionate".

The Xun family is the largest family among the Yingchuan clans. There are countless families of Yingchuan gentry clans, intertwined with each other. Among them, the most famous ones are the clans of Xun, Chen, Zhong, and Guo.

The gentry in Yingchuan, in addition to seeking power and rule of law, are best at colluding with each other to form a party. The relationship between local gentry is extremely close, and they are already able to control the operation of a county.

Although the gentry groups in the Han Dynasty were either disciples or old officials, and they were friends if they called each other. Although this situation was common, it was the most serious in Ruying. The trend of loss-boosting each other while suppressing others collectively.

Therefore, among the gentry in the world, the gentry in Ruying flattered each other the most, and there were the most names of this name and that name, such as Eight Dragons, Wang Zuo, Jibian, Puyu, etc... Later, Xu Shao from Runan Simply come up with the Yuedan Commentary, and the Ruying clans use the Yuedan Commentary to raise their reputation and praise and criticize the scholars all over the world. While expanding the reputation of the Ruying local nobles, they also control the direction of public opinion among the nobles.

To put it a little more exaggeratedly, as long as the Ruying people think about it, even a pig that is rated on Yuedan can be judged as half a celebrity.

If the person in charge of Yuedan Ping doesn't want to, no matter how talented this person is, he can be driven into the bottom of the valley, making him unable to recover for several years.

This is the power of public opinion.

Looking at the essence through the phenomenon, the so-called Yuedan comments are nothing more than a manifestation of Ruyingzhong people forming a clique for personal gain.

Dong Zhuo stayed in Yingchuan when he was young, and he has a certain understanding of the style of celebrities in Ruying. The "customs and customs" of Yingchuan also left a good impression on Dong Zhuo when he was a child.

Therefore, in this move to force celebrities to enter the court, Dong Zhuo focused on two people, and these two people were representatives of the two major township parties, one was He Yong from Nanyang, and the other was Yingchuan Xun Shuang.

When it comes to the fact that the parties are the same, and the same spirit is connected, looking at the world, where can people be as good as Nanyang?Where can people reach Runan and Yingchuan?
If even the gentry groups in these two important places can be infiltrated, then other states and counties in the world will be nothing to worry about!

The idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.

He Yong, whom Dong Zhuo wanted to woo, was obedient on the surface, but in fact, he was one of Yuan Shao's running friends back then.

As for Xun Shuang, one of the Eight Dragons of Yingchuan...

That's not something you can play around as Dong Zhuo.

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Xun Shuang is an old-fashioned person. He has a wide knowledge of the classics and has written many books on the classics throughout his life.

However, although he is old-fashioned, he is not conservative in his studies. His ancestors studied modern literature, but he himself has a special liking for ancient Chinese classics, especially Fei's "Yi" study in ancient Chinese classics, which has become Xun Shuang. The main study of the scriptures, he established his teachings in ten words, and he followed the same academic direction as Zheng Xuan.

Xun Shuang lived in seclusion in Jianghai for the past few years, and then moved to Hanbin. It was not until he got older in recent years that he returned to the old house in Yingchuan. From the great general He Jin to the present Dong Zhuo, the conquest letters were delivered to him one after another, which made Xun Shuang feel dizzy.

The previous Xun Shuang, Shang Cheng calmly dealt with these conquests, but now with Dong Zhuo, he found that he seemed to be unable to refuse.

Dong Zhuo’s enlistment continued, and someone would send a letter almost every few days. For Xun Shuang’s reply, those envoys also loved to answer him. They returned after receiving his handwritten letter, but next time they would be on time. He came to Xun Shuang's house to deliver the book of conquest.

Xun Shuang understood in his heart that Dong Zhuo now meant that he was forcing a conquest.

If it were someone else who forcibly confiscated him, Xun Shuang would have scoffed at him and didn't care.

But in the face of Dong Zhuo's forced conquest, Xun Shuang really felt a little uncertain.

Liangzhou barbarians are unreasonable. You can understand the truth with the Kanto gentry, but you can't understand it with the Liangzhou people.

If one is not done well, it is just shouting and killing.

Look at the arrogance he is sending people to recruit every now and then, isn't it just to show his face to himself?
After some thought, Xun Shuang called all the nephews and grandchildren of the Xun family to his house.

After all, the matter is of great importance. Xun Shuang is the only surviving member of the Xun family's eight dragons. His actions will affect the reputation of the entire Xun family. He has to listen to the opinions of these children, nephews and grandchildren.

You know, if he, the six dragon Xun Shuang, casually praised someone in Ruying, his reputation would immediately spread throughout the Central Plains.

All the heroes of the Xun clan arrived, and Xun Shuang circulated the recruits sent by Dong Zhuo and the people sent by the imperial court to them one by one.

After all the sons and nephews read the letter one by one, they heard that Xun Yue, the son of the great dragon Xun Jian among the eight dragons in Yingchuan, was the first to speak:
"Uncle didn't go to Wancheng, but went to Luoyang instead, wouldn't it be a waste of money?"

Xun Shuang understood what Xun Yue meant.

Who is the owner of Wancheng now?
Naturally, it was Yuan Shao, the son of Yuan Feng of the prestigious Yuan family in Runan.

Since Yuan Shao became the shepherd of Jingzhou, he has been sitting in Wancheng, recruiting heroes from Nanyang County and Ruying, making friends with celebrities, recruiting wise men, recruiting troops aggressively, and forming an army.

Nanyang County was originally the land of Longxing, where the famous families were entrenched, and there were many tyrants, and the land of Ruying was the basic base of the Yuan family. Therefore, for a while, there were a lot of followers, in addition to the famous families in Jingzhou, the gentry from Runan and Yingchuan also rushed to join him, and Yuan Shao's prestige was very high.

However, unlike Liu Jian's path of breaking up and re-establishing in Jizhou, Yuan Shao in Jingzhou still followed the path of relying on, uniting with, and decentralizing power to prominent families.

Although it seems powerful, Yuan Shao can't keep his promises. All his governance and political strategies must be based on the interests of the noble family. As for sacrificing the bottom-level people, Yuan Shao doesn't care about this, because his base is the noble family. Hao right.

This is also normal, because the Yuan family is the head of the famous family.

But this kind of power seems to be powerful on the surface, but in fact, it may not be a good thing for the Yuan family, because everything depends on the face of other families, and the distribution of benefits should be done first.

The consequence of doing this is that the power of their Yuan family will be gradually eroded and emptied. Maybe they can't see anything in one generation or two, but after three or four generations, if the successor is not good or is too young, then the power belonging to the Yuan family will be very weak. easy to be stolen.

Cao Wei in history is the best example. After three generations, the Sima family, the representative of the gentry, stole the fruits of victory.

But no matter what, the current Yuan family is powerful.

And it is unprecedentedly powerful.

As the number one member of the Xun family in Ruying, Xun Shuang did not make friends with Yuan Shao, who was close to Yingchuan, and did not seek refuge. Instead, he was conquered by Dong Zhuo and went to the capital.
One is the "emperor of the Zhong family" in the minds of scholars all over the world, and the other is the "thief of Liangzhou who steals the country". How can you choose the wrong one?

Xun Shuang looked at Xun Yue and asked, "Does Zhongyu think that I should go to Wancheng to see Yuan Benchu?"

Xun Yue said: "Uncle, Dong Zhuo, the Liangzhou tiger and wolf, and the thieves in the court. If my uncle goes to Luoyang, is it not a secret investment from the Pearl? It is really not advisable. Now among the Yuan family, the Taifu Yuan Kui and Yuan Shiji are trapped in the court, and it is difficult to use them. Only Yuan Benchu ​​sits in Wancheng and promotes righteous deeds. Heroes from Jing and Yu scramble to join him! When he was in Luoyang in the past, he ran for the party members and was known as a model in the world! It is better to use the strength of the family to help him. If it becomes a major event, the name of the Xun family in Yingchuan will last forever."

Xun Shuang didn't answer yes or no when he heard the words, but looked at the other person.

It was his nephew Xun Yan.

"Xiu Ruo, do you think it is Luoyang? Wancheng?"

Xun Yandao: "Uncle, although Dong Zhuo is from Liangzhou, he is a prime minister after all, and the letter to recruit uncle is not only from the prime minister's mansion, but also from His Majesty's imperial edict. In the ninth year of Yanxi, my uncle wrote to Emperor Xiaohuan, asking for progress. Filial piety, mourning for three years, and paying attention to etiquette. From then on, my younger generation, all follow the example of my uncle and abide by the etiquette. If today's son is called, if my uncle does not go, but goes to Wancheng, is it not self-repentance? ?”

Xun Shuang raised his forehead and said, ""You mean to be recruited and go to Luoyang?" "

"Yes."

Xun Shuang nodded, and looked at his son Xun Wei again.

"What do you mean my son?"

"Father, the fourth generation and five princes of the Yuan family are the head of the gentry. Now Luoyang has fallen to Dong Zhuo, and the two generations of the Yuan family have fallen to it. Among the state herdsmen, only Shao and Shu can achieve great things. However, compared with Shao , my nephew thinks, we might as well go to Yuan Road in Yangzhou."

Xun Shuang asked, "Why?"

"Shaode Nanyang, Nanjun, there are many Ruying families, and there are many heroes in the south who are congenial. If you go to Yuan Shu, you may be able to show your talents."

Xun Shuang nodded, and then looked around at the members of the Xun family.

"Luoyang, Shouchun, Wancheng...is there no other choice?"

When the voice fell, a person was suddenly heard saying: "Uncle, how is Yecheng?"

　Another correction is being written, it may be later, because I have to attend lectures
　　
　
(End of this chapter)