The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 752: Less Study, More Play

"Yuan Hai."

"I've recently been reading Wang's commentary on the Book of Rites. There are some questions I haven't quite figured out. Could I ask you?"

At this moment, Liu Yuan was gathering with his fellow villagers.

In fact, these are all his relatives.

At present, the Huns who can enter the Imperial Academy are basically the descendants of those great commanders.

Several commanders of the Xiongnu played a huge role in the policy of education.

They were much more cooperative than the Qiang and Hu leaders of Yongliang, probably because they had been involved with Cao Wei earlier and had never had any real power, so they were unwilling to miss such a good opportunity.

They led the tribe to complete many policies such as changing names and intermarriage, and the reforms of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty were applied to the extreme in the Xiongnu.

With the cooperation of these upper-class nobles, the various departments were able to implement the policies very quickly.

As for these upper classes, they probably don't need any further education. The situation of the Southern Xiongnu is almost the same as that of Li Hu and his people. Whether looking at their names, listening to their fluent Bingzhou dialect, or looking at their talents, why is there any need to educate them?
Liu Xuan married the daughter of a local prominent family, and the rest of the people took various famous scholars as their teachers and spoke eloquently about the classics.

When everyone gathered together to discuss things, they all spoke Bingzhou dialect.
It was the lower classes who needed to be educated. In the past, the Xiongnu nobles had always deliberately suppressed their education. They themselves wore fine clothes and lived a good life as the nobles of the Central Plains, but they forbade the lower classes to imitate the locals and asked them to honestly herd horses and sheep for them.

The main concern is that after they become Wei people, they will be out of control and become self-employed farmers, causing them to lose their current status.

In fact, nobles from all over the country are of the same character, and no one can say that anyone is black.

Everyone is dedicated to oppressing the lower classes, devoting themselves wholeheartedly to the cause, until they are torn to pieces by these people.

But under the policy of education, the Xiongnu nobles can obtain greater benefits and will no longer restrain the lower-class people. They can transform themselves into the powerful people of the Wei Dynasty. Who will bother these poor herdsmen?

As for the people at the bottom of society, who are constantly struggling on the brink of death, national consciousness is almost non-existent. What are you talking about, Xiongnu and Wei people? Why don't you let me have a full meal first! Don't let my whole family starve to death!

In ancient times, the reason for the lower classes to rebel was always simply that they didn’t have enough food to eat and couldn’t survive.

The education went very smoothly in Bingzhou. A large number of Xiongnu herdsmen became registered populations of the Wei Dynasty, and these nobles also got what they had dreamed of. Many big families obtained titles by virtue of their contributions to education, and a few even obtained official positions and lived a life of luxury.

Their descendants also came to the Imperial College as members of a new clan, ready to fight for the continued development of the clan.

Liu Yuan is of course the strongest among them.

This can be seen from the angle at which he raises his head.

They are also willing to ask Liu Yuan some questions.

The person standing next to Liu Yuan at this moment is a young man, but his surname is not Liu, but Wei.

His ancestor was Wei Lu, a strategist of the Xiongnu.

He was the one who asked about this matter just now.

Liu Yuan glanced at him and waved his hand, "Which part?"

"This is the reason why the rituals are different. They do not abound, nor do they kill. This is why we maintain our emotions and meet danger!"

"What kind of ritual is this? What kind of ritual is this?"

"I won't!"

"That old friend is the heart of heaven and earth, and the beginning of the five elements."

Liu Yuan raised his head again, "I can't do that either!!"

"Ask something else!"

This confused the young man, so he asked helplessly, "Which scripture is Yuan Hai best at?"

"Neither!"

At this moment, everyone fell silent. If you don't know how to do it, then why did you call us here and say that we have academic problems to ask you?

What am I asking you for advice on?!
The young man did not give up, and asked, "Then why did Yuan Hai still say that he could teach us academically?"

Liu Yuan looked at them seriously and said, "In fact, Confucian classics are not important at all!"

"I study the classics only to pass the examination. What use will the classics have after I become an official?"

"I asked everyone to come here just to tell you these things."

"You came to Luoyang, and studying is only one aspect of your life!"

“The most important thing is to see.”

"You should go and see the changes in the city, and see things you can't see in Bingzhou. Even if it's just to go to a tavern, it's better than locking yourself in the study of the Imperial College to study!"

Many students looked at each other in confusion. Is this encouraging us to play more and study less?
Liu Yuan told them a lot of things, mostly advising them to have more fun and study less.

Everyone listened to Liu Yuan's lectures here until very late, and then left the place in a daze.

After seeing these people off, Liu Yuan returned to Zhong Hui, who was still very busy.

At the moment he is busy with the affairs of Shazhou.

The big families in Wu were very honest and well-behaved after arriving in Pingzhou. This was mainly because they were frightened by Guanqiu Jian. They had lost very badly before and the people of Wu almost lost power collectively. They were sent away after losing power.

This makes them less likely to resist.

But it is different for the Shu people. Many of their clansmen are still serving as officials in the Wei Dynasty. In the final analysis, they have not completely lost their power and still retain some strength.

Therefore, after arriving in Shazhou, these people immediately began a series of resistance against the many policies of the government.

These big clans still have some strength. Faced with the migration of the temple, they also came up with their own countermeasures.

Of course, they did not dare to openly resist Cao Wei, but they dared to migrate again for other reasons.

After the Shu people were relocated to Shazhou, many of them left Shazhou for reasons such as serious illness, studying, visiting relatives, etc. They did so either openly or secretly.

Anyway, in their opinion, even running to Liangzhou is definitely better than going to Shazhou.

In the midst of their crazy smuggling, a large number of newly migrated people from Shazhou were lost.

The local governor could not help but report the incident to the emperor.

Zhong Hui was frowning at this moment, thinking about countermeasures.

The Wei Dynasty's household registration system, which restricted migration, was actually only aimed at the lower-class people, while scholars who wanted to study or visit relatives were basically unaffected.

All the ministers had their own ideas about this matter.

Like Zhang Hua, he thought that there was no problem with this matter, because the court's idea was just to relocate the big families of Shu Kingdom to other places, and whether they went to Shazhou or Liangzhou did not have much impact.

If they were to find a way to stop this, it would cause even greater unrest. It would be better to condone such behavior first. They had already lost all their power when they first left Bashu. Now, even if they secretly return to Bashu again, they will not have any influence.

But Zhong Hui felt that something was wrong.

His Majesty ordered you to go to Shazhou, and you dared to go to Liangzhou?!
How can I not kill you if this doesn't happen?!
Zhong Hui is now preparing to introduce a series of policies to deal with these illegal immigrants.
Zhang Hua was standing next to Cao Mao, telling him about Zhong Hui.

"Your Majesty, this matter cannot be rushed!"

Zhang Hua sighed deeply, "The powerful families must be dealt with, but governance should be done with both firmness and flexibility. While dealing with them, we should also give them appropriate care."

"I am not thinking about the great clans, but the country and the people."

"Although the powerful families are hateful, they also have many outstanding talents among them. Shazhou and Pingzhou already have enough officials. I think there is nothing wrong with these scholars going out to take the examinations in Liang and other places and becoming officials."

“These people are very capable.”

"It will be enough to completely eradicate the influence of the powerful families in the local area. The rest will rely on more policies to restrict it. And we cannot completely exterminate the talents from the powerful families, Your Majesty. There are so many talents in the world today."

Zhang Hua didn't say it clearly.

But to be honest, out of ten talented people in the world today, nine out of ten are children of wealthy families.

Cao Mao would have to relocate these people within the territory of Wei in the future. If he did not allow these young men to serve as officials outside the state, then these people would have to rot there.

Although most of these people are bad, there are indeed many talented people.

Cao Mao hesitated for a moment before saying, "What you said makes some sense."

Zhang Hua was helpless. "Minister Zhong wants to do something that none of the ministers can interfere with. He holds a high position in the Three Provinces and can completely ignore any ministers to implement policies. Only Your Majesty can persuade him. I think he wants to execute these people with severe punishment."

Cao Mao nodded, "I understand. I will tell him."

Today, Zhong Hui is truly the most powerful person in the Wei Dynasty.

Make your own decisions, pass them yourself, and execute them yourself.

It is no exaggeration to say that he is second only to one man and above ten thousand men.

The ministers were extremely worried about this, believing it would lead to disastrous consequences. However, Cao Mao was not the only one who was worried. Furthermore, Zhong Shiji, while assisting the Holy King, would never rebel. Even if he did, it would be impossible for him to succeed.
He has no friends, no supporters. Perhaps even his family will cut ties with him in time.

Zhang Hua finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the emperor had listened to his advice.

He talked about another thing.

"Your Majesty, are you really going to send General Wen to the Japanese island?"

"The situation on the island is complex, with so many nations involved. Shouldn't we send a more strategic general?"

"No need, Wen Yang is enough. If these people want to harm the Wei Dynasty, then let A Yang destroy them. A Yang can't always be a general. Most of the generals in the temple are old."

"If he can't handle things on his own, who will replace the current generals in the future?"

Zhang Hua nodded, "I understand."

(End of this chapter)