Rebirth of the best emperor

Chapter 242
Li Wenjun thought he was unparalleled in wisdom, but Wang Mang had no choice but to cheat on him, and all his actions fell into Wang Mang's eyes.

In the imperial study room, Wang Mang smiled slightly and said, "Li Lan, order Shang Yang to come and see me."

Li Lan left in a hurry, sighing in her heart that she was already a senior eunuch at the deacon level, why did she still do the errand work that a young eunuch can do, but thinking about how she still has a holy family, she thought about it.

Shang Yang came to the Imperial Study Room out of nowhere, saw Wang Mang, saluted, and heard Wang Mang say: "Shang Yang, what do you think of Jixia Academy?"

"A bunch of corrupt old men!" Shang Yang said disdainfully.

"That's an interesting statement." Although Wang Mang had known for a long time that Shang Yang had always been unimpressed with traditional schools of thought, he was still a little surprised to hear what Shang Yang said.

"Why did Your Majesty ask them?" Shang Yang was a little surprised. The Jixia Academy was indeed famous all over the world, but Daqin was far away from Qi State, the headquarters of the Jixia Academy, and had no contact with him. Even if Shang Yang remembered correctly, the last time Ji It was a hundred years ago that the scholars from Xiaxue Palace came to Daqin.

"Two people from Jixia Academy came to Daqin, and they asked Zhang Jian to help one of them take part in the exams to be held in the palace." Yang said it again.

When Shang Yang heard this, he frowned, and said with a gloomy expression: "These old bastards stretch their hands a little too long. Your Majesty, do you want me to take action and teach them a lesson."

"No need." Wang Mang shook his head and said, "The sage said, it's very pleasant to have a friend come from afar, and the other party didn't make trouble, so we don't need to make things too tense."

"Your Majesty said so." Shang Yang nodded, and said again: "Your Majesty, the Jixia Academy seems to be a well-known and upright school, but in fact it is insidious and cunning. They must have a plan when they come here. Your Majesty needs to be prepared in advance."

"So didn't I bring you here?" Wang Mang said, "I want to hear your opinion. Do you think that person from Jixia Academy should be allowed to take the examination?"

"Your Majesty, absolutely not." Shang Yang hurriedly stopped him: "Jixia Academy has always been eyeing our Daqin Academy, especially in recent years, under the strong rise of Bailu Academy, Jixia Academy has shown signs of decline. Factions fought in Qi State, Zhao State, Chu State and other countries. Compared with the academic circles of other countries, my Daqin academic circle can be regarded as calm. At this moment, bringing people from Jixia Academy into the imperial court will definitely make Bailu The Academy was alerted and sent people to Qin. When the two factions fought in the Great Qin, the imperial court vowed that they would not be able to stand by and watch from the sidelines. But once the imperial court intervenes in the affairs of the two factions, His Majesty will be at peace in the court. .”

What Shang Yang said surprised Wang Mang at the time. Wang Mang originally planned to introduce Chen Chusheng to Daqin, but now it seems that this matter is not that simple.

Fighting between Jixia Academy and White Deer Academy?Is Jixia Academy on the defensive?

Wang Mang frowned and said, "How do you know all this?"

"Your Majesty, before I became an official in the Great Qin Dynasty, I played games with other countries, and I have some understanding of the situation in each country. Because of this, I firmly believe that the Jixia Academy is going to bring disaster to the west." Shang Yang said: "I dare you For sure, if the person from Jixia Academy who His Majesty said entered Daqin, it won’t be long before there will be a second, third, or even more disciples from Jixia Academy who will become officials in Daqin, and White Deer Academy is I will never just sit back and watch Jixia Academy become bigger in Daqin."

"The Great Qin is my Great Qin, so I am still afraid that they will fail." Wang Mang was a little displeased.

"Your Majesty, it's not that I'm afraid of them, it's just that I don't want to cause trouble." Shang Yang shook his head and said, "Under the leadership of His Majesty, Daqin is now flourishing, and it won't take long for Daqin to become a powerful country in the world. It is really inconvenient for Daqin to intervene in the affairs of Jixia Academy and Bailu Academy."

"What is the dispute between Jixia Academy and White Deer Academy?" Wang Mang asked.

"Orthodox." Shang Yang said: "Jixia Academy and Bailu Academy are both disciples of saints. Before that, Jixia Academy was in Qi State, occupying the prosperous Central Plains. People, Qi, Zhao, Yan and other big countries regard him as a guru, as for other small countries, they even worship him as a god, and Bailu Academy has been quietly developing in Chu State, and has great influence in Chu and Wei. but……"

Shang Yang changed the subject and continued: "30 years ago, Wei Wuji, the general of Wei State, sent troops to attack Wu, almost destroying Wu State along the way. At that time, the prime minister of Wu State, Tian Ying, who was born in Jixia Academy, was killed. The prince of Wu, Wu Ziyu, stood up at a critical moment and signed a peace treaty with Wei Wuji in Linjiang City, the capital of Wu. Wei Wuji withdrew. Now it is said that he has become the vice president of the academy, and after this incident, Wu Guo, which was originally within the sphere of influence of Jixia Academy, has become the sphere of influence of Bailu Academy."

"It was at that time that Jixia Academy and Bailu Academy began a 30-year battle for academic orthodoxy." Shang Yang said: "At this moment, the battle between the two sides has reached a fierce stage. I’m sure that Jixia Academy must be trying to include Daqin in its sphere of influence to increase its popularity, and even this official speculates that people from Bailu Academy are already on their way to Daqin.”

Wang Mang looked at Shang Yang deeply, and couldn't help but sigh that the talents he recruited by allowing the system to release tasks and let him visit the thatched cottage are really amazing. Shang Yang almost hit the point every sentence, and even the predictions were accurate. He even thought that the person standing in front of him was the senior officials of Jixia Academy or Bailu Academy.

Seeing that Wang Mang didn't speak, Shang Yang knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, I urge you not to get involved in the right and wrong of Jixia Academy and Bailu Academy. When the Great Qin is flourishing, the Great Qin must not become a war between the two factions. place."

Wang Mang sighed, and said lightly: "Shang Yang, the people from Bailu Academy have arrived."

Shang Yang suddenly raised his head to look at Wang Mang, and said with a shocked face: "Why did you come so fast, Your Majesty is sure? Where are they?"

"Chang'an." Wang Mang said indifferently.

In fact, before today, Wang Mang didn't know the rights and wrongs of Jixia Academy and Bailu Academy, and even Wang Mang didn't know about Bailu Academy.

A quarter of an hour ago, Wang Mang knew about Bailu Academy from Shang Yang. A moment ago, Wang Mang saw people from Bailu Academy meeting with people from Jixia Academy, and now... Wang Mang was a little dazed.

Looking at Wang Mang's expression, Shang Yang was a little puzzled, and his mind was spinning rapidly, but for a while, the information was incomplete, and Shang Yang didn't know what to say. In the end, he just said: "Could it be that people from Bailu Academy also take part in the examination? Become an official in Great Qin?"

"No." Wang Mang shook his head, looked at Shang Yang with a half-smile and said, "Right now, people from Jixia Academy and Bailu Academy are fighting on Chang'an Avenue."

(End of this chapter)