My father is Emperor Wu of Han, how can I be different from him?

Chapter 142 A Hundred Schools of Thought?

Let’s talk.

Well... I'm not going to talk about how Dongfang Shuo flatters the prince, but I'm going to say that, up to now, Dongfang Shuo is the 'rumor-reporting official' employed by the prince's palace.

The identity has not been revealed yet.

It was true that he often went to the Prince's Palace, but from the outside world's perspective, Dongfang Manqian had a wide circle of friends and was well connected with officials throughout the court.

Even to the Emperor's side, he was a close minister and often went in and out of Weiyang.

Such a person.

It's normal that you go to the Prince's Palace more often. If you can get along well with the Emperor and the ministers, wouldn't it be easy for you to make a name for yourself among the Prince?
Perhaps some people could guess that Dongfang Shuo had already joined the Prince's Palace, such as the Emperor, Shi Qing, etc., but these people certainly did not include minor officials like Wang Heng.

and so.

When Dongfang Shuo praised Liu Ju to the skies, they believed him...

"The Crown Prince is so kind and benevolent. If we are still timid, then, as Brother Dongfang said, how can we accomplish anything? How can we fight for a chance of survival for our school?"

Yu Chu was the most enthusiastic one tonight. After hearing Dongfang Shuo's words, he was very excited and stared at the other two people.

"Both of you!"

"To put it bluntly, your Zongheng family and the Nong family's inheritance is about to be cut off, aren't you in a hurry?"

After hearing this, Wang Heng's face turned grim and he remained silent.

Zhu He did not refute. He glanced at the three people in the room, his eyes wandering, and slowly said: "Brother Yu, there is no need to get excited. We must vote for the prince."

"But I think we still need to be cautious."

Without waiting for Yu Chu to frown, Zhu He, who had learned the art of diplomacy, continued, "It is inevitable that our small sects will be hurt if the Confucians hold a grudge against us."

"Let's just make a bigger fuss and call on other major schools, such as Legalism and Taoism, to come along and fight!"

"Use them as cover!"

Zhu He smiled and said softly, "Use the excuse of a hundred schools of thought contending to encourage them to gather in the Crown Prince's Palace. Then, they can have their own debate."

"We recommend our future ourselves!"

"how?"

After hearing this, Yu Chu and Wang Heng's eyes brightened up and thought it was feasible.

Dongfang Shuo who was standing by was a little dumbfounded at the moment. He froze in his tracks while drinking, thinking to himself, it seems, it seems, I have messed up?
So big?

……

Taiwong.

The morning sun was shining brightly as Liu Ju was drawing his bow and arrow at the shooting range, practicing his daily lessons.

You have to learn archery and you also have to learn sword.

Liu Ju has been practicing these two skills for many years. If we want to trace back to when he developed this habit, it would be a long story.

Still remember.

Back then, there was an assassin who was as powerful as Gundam when he used a strong bow. He rushed within several feet of Liu Ju and almost took his life.

After experiencing the horror of that day, Liu Ju developed the habit of practicing archery and swordsmanship every day...

"Your Highness."

When Liu Ju was drawing his bow and drawing his arrow, the young eunuch Wei came closer and reported: "Marquis Wuqiang is here."

Hearing who was coming, Liu Ju stopped drawing the bow, handed the bow and arrow to the guard, and turned to walk towards the main hall, "Teacher, what's the matter?"

"It seems to be related to the school." Eunuch Wei said respectfully.

Liu Ju raised his eyebrows, and understood. When he entered the main hall, Zhuang Qingzhai was already quietly sipping tea. After the two exchanged greetings, Zhuang Qingzhai got straight to the point:

"Your Highness, someone came to visit me yesterday and wanted me to speak for the Taoists. Then they would come to your Highness and discuss the Hundred Schools of Thought."

When mentioning the last few words, Zhuang Qingzhai was very disapproving and looked at Liu Ju and asked, "Your Highness, do you know about this?"

I know, how could I not know.

Dongfang Shuo had come to talk to Liu Qio a long time ago.

"What!?"

"Your Highness was the one who pushed for this matter!?" After hearing the prince's description, Zhuang Qingzhai suddenly became uneasy, his face changed several times, and his voice tone rose eight octaves.

"Hey."

Liu Ju waved his hand and chuckled, "Teacher, do you think I am a reckless person? How could I do such a thing?"

"The one who came up with the idea of ​​a hundred schools of thought was a great official who studied the art of diplomacy. Dongfang Shuo had never expected that."

"That's good, that's good." Zhuang Qingzhai let out a long sigh of relief, raised his body and sat back down, saying with an unhappy look: "This kind of Zongheng Sect members will only cause trouble!"

Can we just shout out “a hundred schools of thought contending” casually?
Don’t you know that the national policy pursued by the current emperor is to promote Confucianism alone?
To put it bluntly, what's the point of a hundred schools of thought? Do you think this is a chaotic era of seven kingdoms fighting for hegemony?
Now it is a great unification!
If the slogan of "a hundred schools of thought contending" was shouted out by ordinary people, it would be fine, and the emperor would just treat it as a joke, but if it involves the crown prince...

Bah!
Who is this bastard who wants to frame the prince?
This was Zhuang Qingzhai's mood at the time, so after receiving the news, he immediately went to the Prince's Palace. Fortunately, the Prince was calm and steady.

"I will not agree to this matter. I have discussed this with Dongfang Shuo before and asked him to mediate and change the view of the Hundred Schools of Thought." Liu Ju shook his head and sighed:
"It seems he is not very good at it."

If it worked, Zhuang Qingzhai wouldn't know about it...

no way.

Once the news of the dispute was released, it instantly stirred up the unwillingness of each family to be left out, and the subsequent development was no longer under the control of the four people that night.

Dongfang Shuo tried his best. He was just a disciple of a famous family who was given a title when needed. He really didn't have that much power!
He did not.

But the one in front of Liu Ju now has one!
Zhuang Qingzhai bowed and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness. I will spread the news later. The Hundred Schools of Thought have nothing to do with the Crown Prince's Palace."

"It's just nonsense from rebellious people."

Zhuang Qingzhai was fond of Huang-Lao philosophy and because he shared the same interest with Empress Dowager Dou, he was promoted to the position of Grand Censor, one of the Three Dukes, during the Jianyuan period.

With his seniority, title, and sincere love for Taoist teachings, Zhuang Qingzhai's words carry a lot of weight among Taoist supporters.

Since the founding of the Han Dynasty, Huang-Lao school of thought has deeply influenced the Han people from top to bottom and has always occupied a dominant position.

Wait until the emperor of today respects Confucianism.

Although Taoism has been deified, the time of respecting Confucianism was only short, and the influence of Taoism is still great, especially among the upper-class royal family and nobles!
Zhuang Qingzhai is one of them.

The news that Dongfang Shuo could not block was not difficult for Zhuang Qingzhai.

however.

"No, Master, you misunderstood me." Liu Ju raised a finger. "What I want to spread is that the Crown Prince's Palace will never accept a hundred schools of thought."

"But the Crown Prince's Palace accepts hundreds of families to join us!"

Ok?
Zhuang Qingzhai's eyes were filled with doubt and uncertainty. After thinking for a moment, he said seriously, "Your Highness, although this has reduced the negative impact in name only."

"But in essence, it's no different from the contention of a hundred schools of thought, right?"

Liu Ju shook his head, "There is a huge difference!"

Debate is a clash of ideas, but this path has been blocked by the emperor. The only thing that can prevail in the world today is Confucianism.

Liu Ju had no intention of fighting.

What he wanted to do was the same as what Qin Mo did back then, he only wanted the substance, not the ideas, this thing was not to be touched now...

(End of this chapter)