Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 343 Please don't come that day, send a post today to call
This young master is Luo Xun's eldest son Luo Jiu. Although he is called the young master, he is actually not young. He has already reached middle age and looks quite stable. He used to be an official, but because of a little negligence, he is now at home. , I invite three or five friends to my house every day to have a drink, which is quite relaxing.

But Luo Xun was in a bad mood these days, and the atmosphere in the mansion was solemn. The eldest son of the Luo family was also having a hard time, and he did not dare to invite friends casually. Even if he fell in love with a friend, he would stay in the room and talk quietly. Dare not speak out.

Now when he received the news, Luo Jiu didn't dare to delay, and went directly to his father's house. When he saw the appearance of the two boys, he stopped and asked, and he knew it, but his heart became more and more painful.

"Sure enough, he is related to the Taile Department. Don't come to me to reprimand him again. It's obvious that he didn't seize the opportunity. Chen Zhi personally came to his home to invite him, twice. How sincere. Such a thing, Where can I find it, but he turned out to be lucky and rejected it directly. Now that I have seen the benefits of the other five companies, I feel unhappy. I can't find Chen Zhi, so I vent my anger to me. Oh, what a bad luck."

Luo Jiu knew his father's thoughts quite well. He knew that he felt envious and regretful when he saw what happened to the five people after the appraisal meeting. Therefore, he was unhappy and took it out on himself.

Sure enough, after meeting Luo Xun, what greeted him was a series of inquiries, which were nothing more than asking how many visitors were at home and making innuendoes about other companies.

"The number of people visiting our home in the past two days has indeed decreased a lot, but it is not as close to extinction as the servants said. In fact, many people will come to our home after visiting Zuo Lian and others." Luo Jiu The discussion and explanation did not make his father feel comfortable, and Luo Xun's face turned even uglier.

Luo Jiu knew something was wrong when he saw it, but to his surprise, Luo Xun did not scold him, but sighed, and then asked: "Jiujiu, tell me about the situation at Zuo Lian's house. I I know you have many friends and you often get relevant news from them, have they ever mentioned how Chen Zhi gave Zuo Lian and the others the guarantee?"

"Guarantee? What guarantee?" Luo Jiu was stunned for a moment, then he understood, "Do you think that Chen Zhi was behind the scenes for so many people visiting those houses?"

"Isn't it? Otherwise, how could there be such a big change in just a few days?" Luo Xun's expression was quite complicated, mixed with many complicated emotions, because the changes in other families these days made his In my mind, I often recalled the words Chen Zhi said during his second visit.

Luo Xun became worried unconsciously. Could it be that he really regretted rejecting Chen Zhi's invitation? This was simply unbearable, especially since the benefits promised by the Xu family were not yet visible at all, but Chen Zhi's comments The influence of the society has gradually become clear and has brought about obvious changes.

But Luo Xun didn't want to agree and wanted to get the answer from Luo Jiu, but...

"Father, I'm afraid you haven't figured out some of the rumors circulating in the city now," Luo Jiu saw that his father didn't scold him and looked like he was about to question him. After thinking for a moment, Luo Jiu said cautiously: "The reason why so many people come to visit Mr. Zuo Lian and others were not instructed by Chen Zhi, but there were many rumors circulating in the city, saying that the criticism would be supported by the imperial court, and even the emperor visited incognito at that time."

"Nonsense!" Luo Xun immediately angrily reprimanded, "A small Taile Department has invited a few students from the academy, but I haven't seen any important people. How can the emperor condescend and pay a visit in disguise?"

Luo Jiu hesitated for a moment, then said: "This is naturally a rumor, but it is difficult to stop. In addition, there were many new things in the tasting meeting that day, and Sun Te, Lu Qian and others who participated have also become popular these days. .”

"How can two juniors be sought after by celebrities and scholars?" Luo Xun frowned, feeling that things were not simple.

Luo Xun sighed and said: "Because those who pursue them are not scholars, but civilians, and there are many children from poor families, so in the past few days, people have often visited the residence of Sun Te and others. , became famous.”

Luo Xun's expression changed, and he became more serious.

"How could this be?"

"Father? What's wrong?" Luo Jiu saw something was wrong with his father's expression and couldn't help asking.

Luo Xun glanced at him and was silent for a while before saying, "You haven't seen it yet, what is Chen Zhi's purpose?"

"His purpose is vague and not clear at all. What he does is just one move here and there. I really can't see it. I hope my father can give me some advice." Luo Jiu asked seriously.

Luo Xun was still silent, seeming to be thinking, and finally said: "Chen Zhi's purpose is to enhance the reputation of those who participated in the evaluation, purely from a personal perspective, and also to the academies behind them. It’s improved.”

Luo Jiu became more and more confused and asked, "What difference does this make? Shouzhuo Academy still lost?"

"What do you think these academies are arguing about?" Luo Xun sneered, "Maybe there are academic reasons, but for ordinary students and for the operators of the academies, it is more about reputation, because this reputation For the academy, it is also the key to inheritance and strength." Luo Jiu is Luo Xun's son after all, and he is knowledgeable. After being stunned, he suddenly woke up and couldn't help but exclaimed: "This... this is Chen Zhi's purpose. , do you want Taile Department to control the reputation of the academy?"

"Not only can we control the reputation of the academy, but we can also make established celebrities or budding students take a further step in reputation out of thin air, which will also benefit their academy. Look at Shouzhuo Academy. Although losing, it seems that your reputation has been damaged, but in reality?"

"Actually, there is some loss," Luo Jiu frowned, becoming more and more puzzled, "I heard a few friends mention it, saying that there are people from several families who have criticized Shouzhuo Academy. They all If there are children studying in these academies, they will definitely be affected in the long run."

Luo Xun shook his head and said: "You, you don't see far enough. Let me ask you, what is the most worrying thing about an academy?"

A rhetorical question made Luo Jiu frown, and after pondering, he said: "Then his reputation must be damaged, which may affect his inheritance."

"Wrong, wrong," Luo Xun showed a bit of expression of resentment, "although the academies don't want their reputation to be damaged, but the academies that can inherit have their origins, even if their reputation is temporarily damaged, As long as it doesn't hurt the root, it can still rise again. The same is true for people. Some people will hide for a while when their reputation is bad. I mean, what kind of appraisal meeting will be held in the future, which will give Shouzhuo Academy a chance to make a comeback, and other aristocratic families will not think that Shouzhuo can't do it because of this."

Luo Jiu thought for a while and couldn't help but ask: "What is the academy most worried about? Is it because there is a deviation in academics, knowledge, and the inheritance of teachers?"

"This is even more of a joke. Guo Zhan, the nephew of Guo Xiang, the great master of Confucian classics at that time, publicly distorted the teachings of his teacher and uncle. Many descendants of hundreds of schools of thought also distorted the original teachings. The ones who changed well were said to be Inheritance and development, those that are not good are classified as distortions and deviations, but no matter which type they are, there are many academy inheritances, and the academy's inheritance deviation is not fatal. What they are really worried about is that no one in the academy knows about it!"

As he spoke, his voice gradually increased: "If no one knows about it, no matter how good the academy's doctrine is, it will be buried in the end. If you are lucky, you can rely on the current situation or future generations of disciples to make the doctrine come to light again, but more importantly Most of them are gradually dying out. Except for the doctrines that were destroyed by imperial decrees, many academies and doctrines disappeared from history because no one knew about them."

Luo Jiu finally understood.

"So that's it. If you think about it carefully, those academies are worried about their reputation being damaged. They are afraid that they will be abandoned by aristocratic families and eventually decline and disappear. Father, do you mean that through the evaluation meeting, Chen Zhi can manipulate the academies to make people known? "

Luo Xun narrowed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and then said: "This is just my father's guess, but judging from what Chen Zhi said before and the current situation, it is very possible, because the rumors on the street are actually prove."

"Gossip is not a good thing."

"It's not a good thing, but it can be known, and..." Luo Xun looked at his son and reminded him: "The rumors on the street are certainly not good for Shouzhuo Academy, but they also praise the work of Shouzhuo Academy. Student, according to you, there are many followers and admirers among the common people. In this case, do you think this criticism will be good or bad for these students? As the reputation of Sun Te and others has increased, Shouzhuo Academy will be doubted again. , those aristocratic families will not recall their children back because of this."

"Yes, if you participate in this evaluation meeting, no matter whether the academy loses or wins, you will be sought after by the people. Then those students will definitely be eager to participate in order to enhance their reputation. How many people can refuse such a temptation? Then shouldn’t Taile Department’s influence on students also need to be improved?”

At this point, Luo Jiu suddenly came to his senses, and he persuaded almost without thinking: "Father, if we can participate in this kind of thing, the popularity of our Luo family will definitely increase. This is much more important than simply how many people visit you. Let’s see if we can contact Chen Zhi again? After all, he has sincerely visited us.”

"Oh, don't mention it again!" Luo Xun was just unhappy at first, but after a conversation with his son, he learned the information and analyzed it, he regretted it more and his mouth was bitter, "I refused at that time. Even if I regret it, I still regret it. What’s the use?”

Thinking like this, he felt more and more regretful.

At this moment, a servant came in from outside the door and brought an invitation.

Luo Xun took it and took a look, his eyelids jumped.

"Chen Zhi wants to host a banquet for me? But he needs me to visit him at his residence."

　Thanks to "brownspecter", "Qu Jinyuan", "Lida is intoxicated and does not know the way back", "Pipped lips with purple blood", "Koala bear in a bag", "Diana", "Yueyue Chengjue", "Blooming luxuriant", "Broken Wind 0" plan!The statistics were compiled in a hurry, so if there are any omissions in the list, please let me know!Yesterday's missed update will be made up in the near future. I'm too busy these two days, so the second update today may be very late.

　　
　
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