I am not Yuan Shu

Chapter 91: The Study of the Mind Must Be Promoted

Although Yuan Shu's guess was horrifying, it was indeed reasonable. After hearing it, Cheng Li was stunned at first, and then shocked.

"Sir, this... this seems a little too..."

"I'm not just guessing."

Yuan Shu immediately said, "Zhongde, think about it. The emperor's reading is a big deal. It requires famous and great Confucian scholars recognized by the court to teach the books and academic knowledge recognized by the court. What kind of people are the great Confucian scholars recognized by the court? What kind of academic knowledge is recognized by the court?"

Cheng Li opened his mouth.

"That person must be a famous scholar with both knowledge and status, preferably an official or a former official. This way, they can be guaranteed to be of the same mind as the court and will not harm the emperor. At the same time, they can impart the knowledge the emperor needs and help him grow.

As for academics, there is no doubt that they must be the Five Classics and the Fourteen Schools of Law, with the modern text classics as the main focus, and perhaps the ancient text classics as well, but that would require the court to issue a special decree to allow the relevant classics teachers to come to the capital to lecture, and that would have little to do with the imperial teacher. "

Yuan Shu nodded.

"That's right. In this case, the emperor must mainly study the modern classics, and mainly start with books such as "Shangshu" and "Spring and Autumn Annals". Whether it is the emperor's teacher or the attendant reader, they should be selected from this perspective. Then the question is, am I the most suitable candidate?"

Cheng Li was stunned for a moment, then seemed to realize something and a look of sudden enlightenment appeared on his face.

"Although you are from the Yuan family, the Yuan family has handed down the Book of Changes, which is not something that the emperor should focus on learning at this time. You are the descendant of the ancient text teacher, so you should represent the ancient text. In addition, you yourself proposed the School of Mind. From this point of view, you are not the most suitable candidate for the tutor."

"Those families who have inherited the Shangshu and the Spring and Autumn Annals and their children are the most suitable candidates. As for me, apart from my great reputation and being the youngest Confucian scholar in the Han Dynasty, I am not suitable to be the emperor's tutor. What's more, my identity is very controversial."

Yuan Shu smiled. "Not only am I the descendant of Master Ma, I also proposed the School of Mind and established my own school. This is considered heresy by the ancient text masters, not to mention the modern text masters. For someone like me to be close to the emperor, apart from the Yuan family, I guess everyone else will be unhappy. In this way... both I and the Yuan family will become the target of public criticism, right?"

Thinking of this, Cheng Li was shocked.

"If you and the Yuan family become the target of public criticism and are envied and hated by scholars, the reputation of the Yuan family will inevitably decline, and you will also have a hard time. At that time, there may be no better solution except to get closer to the eunuchs.

And even if you want to refuse, as long as you are in Luoyang, the eunuchs will have many ways to make it impossible for you to refuse, and there are more ways to make you more jealous and hated by others, then your situation will be really bad!"

"Perhaps this is what the eunuchs wanted?"

Yuan Shu nodded, took a deep breath, and said slowly: "Although these eunuchs don't read books, they are good at reading people's minds. They don't compete for the first place with knowledge, but stand on their own by understanding people's minds. Every move they make is full of viciousness. If I'm not mistaken, this time, even my father has been deceived by them."

Cheng Li swallowed and nodded.

"In this case, you really can't go to Luoyang. You should immediately claim to be sick and stay at home to buy time so that the eunuchs can give up this plan. If necessary, I will help you pretend to be sick and will never let the eunuchs succeed!"

"This is indeed a solution."

Yuan Shu nodded, then walked a few more steps and thought for a while.

"But I'm worried that if one plan fails, they will come up with another one. Zhongde, this group of eunuchs have obviously treated me as a chess piece and are targeting me with every move. They know that my father cares about me, so as long as they make a move on me, my father will be in a state of panic. This is not what I want to see.

Now we have guessed what they want to do and know what the worst outcome will be. If we do not fight this time and muddle through, we may be able to force them to give up. But if we fail to achieve our goal, will they give up? What conspiracy will they use next?"

Cheng Li felt something was wrong when listening to Yuan Shu's words.

"You mean... you're going to Luoyang?"

Yuan Shu shook his head.

"I haven't decided yet. This is a serious matter and I can't act rashly. But I know one thing: it's easier to dodge an open attack than to defend against an arrow from the dark. I hope that the eunuchs will attack me face to face and openly, which is better than plotting against me in private."

Cheng Li thought about it and was still very worried. He completely disagreed with Yuan Shu going to Luoyang.

Yuan Shu is his support, his future, and the light of his hope. What if anything goes wrong?
"You are in Youfufeng, and the eunuchs can do nothing about it. Jingzhao Yin and Youfufeng are both former officials of the Yuan family, and they are protected by Liangzhuang and Yixinhui. The eunuchs can't reach west of Hangu Pass, and they can't harm you even if they want to. But if you go to Luoyang, it will be different."

"So I'm also thinking about how to balance this decision."

Yuan Shu paced back and forth, unable to make up his mind.

Finally, he decided to summon Lu Zhi and the Thirteen Guardians to discuss the matter with them and brainstorm together to see how to handle this matter.

Lu Zhi and the Thirteen Guardians soon gathered secretly in Yuan Shu's study to discuss the matter with Yuan Shu. After learning the ins and outs of the matter and Yuan Shu's own analysis, they all fell into deep thought.

After a while, Lu Zhi spoke first.

"Mr. Yuan, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. In the west of the Guanzhong area, eunuchs are not allowed to interfere, and in the east of the Guanzhong area, eunuchs act recklessly. I think Luoyang is a place of tigers and wolves. You should not go there lightly unless it is necessary. Besides, Liangzhuang is developing rapidly now. If you go to Luoyang, how will you govern Liangzhuang?" Lu Zhi's opinion was agreed by Lian Da, Shao Yuan, Su Chu, Ma Ran, Huang Zhi and others. They all thought that what Lu Zhi said made sense.

It is not right to go there knowing that there are big problems here.

Zhao Jun also thinks so.

"Mr. Yuan, you are the leader of Yi Xin Hui and Liang Zhuang. If you are not here, or if something happens to you, how will Yi Xin Hui and Liang Zhuang continue to exist? How will we students maintain ourselves? I think it is unwise to rush to a dangerous place knowing that there is danger."

Then, Zhang Jie, Luo Yi, Deng Ying and others also said that Luoyang was too dangerous and they should not go there, and that claiming to be sick was the best strategy.

Dai Hua, Yu Chou, Dou Yun and several others also expressed their opinions, believing that Luoyang was too dangerous and that one should not go there at least not now, and that claiming to be sick was the best way to deal with it.

At this point, most people have expressed their opinions, and the Yi Xin Hui leadership is basically unanimous in opposition, with only Wei Jia remaining the only one who has not expressed his opinion.

Yuan Shu looked at Wei Jia.

"Zile, what do you think?"

Wei Jia stroked the short beard on his chin, looking a little hesitant.

After a while, he pursed his lips and spoke.

"Mr. Yuan, Luoyang is indeed a place full of wolves and tigers. It is really dangerous. However, if we want to promote the study of the mind, it should not be possible to just stay in Guanxi, right?"

Wei Jia's words stunned everyone.

We are talking about the eunuchs plotting against Yuan Shu, what are you talking about?
Dou Yun, who had a better relationship with Wei Jia, quickly poked him with his elbow.

"Zile, what are you talking about? At this time, are you still thinking about promoting academic research?"

"I think so."

Wei Jia spread his hands and said slowly: "Do the eunuchs really dare to murder Yuan Jun? Obviously it is impossible. Given Yuan Jun's status, if the eunuchs dare to murder him, they will be courting death. As for the countermeasures, since Yuan Jun can guess the eunuchs' thoughts, he should be able to think of a countermeasure.

What I am thinking about is, if we really go to Luoyang this time, in addition to dealing with the eunuchs' calculations, can we do something else? If we go to Luoyang to spread the School of Mind without the emperor's order, it would be considered as an unjustified mission. But if the emperor has an order, then we can go to Luoyang again, then it is a legitimate mission.

By then, it would be a natural thing to spread the School of Mind in Luoyang. As for the eunuchs, their calculations are one thing, and the promotion of the School of Mind is another. The two things should not be confused, but should be viewed separately. What do you think, Mr. Yuan?"

Wei Jia's words made the entire study room unusually quiet. Everyone looked at Wei Jia in surprise, including Cheng Li.

Only Yuan Shu looked at Wei Jia with an appreciative and somewhat gratified look.

That old saying is so true.

Maxima often has it, but Bole does not often have it.

Talents are always available, but platforms and promotion channels are not always available.

Liu Bang was able to dig out a large number of tough men who founded the Han Dynasty from Pei County, and Zhu Yuanzhang was able to bring out a great group of men who participated in the Northern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty from a corner of Huaixi. This proves that there are a lot of talented people in the world, so many that it is surprising.

What is lacking is nothing more than a growth platform, promotion channels and a reasonable selection method.

This is a social problem in human society and cannot be solved by one or two people.

But Yuan Shu has always believed that the members of Yi Xin Hui, whom he selected from so many people, will not let him down.

They each have their own strengths and abilities, and everyone can make a career. As long as they are a little luckier, it will not be difficult to compete with the "Heroes of the Three Kingdoms" and perhaps even defeat them.

Wei Jia did not disappoint Yuan Shu.

Everyone else was thinking about the matter itself. Even Cheng Li felt a little confused and his thinking was framed. Only Wei Jia jumped out of this thinking framework and thought about things on another level.

Yuan Shu himself had only recently thought of this matter.

When thinking about the situation in Luoyang, Yuan Shu suddenly realized that he was a living person. A living person cannot be suffocated to death by urine, cannot just be on guard against being calculated by others, and cannot just fight on the defensive.

The best defense is offense. This group of ballless guys have targeted him twice and used him as a bargaining chip. Doesn't he have any dignity?
We must break out of our fixed mindset and understand the underlying logic of things!
How could I, the descendant of Ma Rong and the founder of the School of Mind, be used as a bargaining chip by you rotten tomatoes and stinky bird eggs and manipulated at will?
Are you worthy?

(End of this chapter)