Putting aside the matter in Youzhou for the time being, a very interesting thing happened to the imperial court in Yedu around this year.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, books were written with books, which were called ancient texts in the Han Dynasty; In the Han Dynasty, people used Lishu to write characters, which was called Jinwen. The dispute between ancient and modern literature has been involved for hundreds of years since the Han Dynasty, and Emperor Zhang set a general agreement to maintain his rule and weaken the modern literary school. Later, including the Xiping stone carvings in the period of Emperor Ling, they were all designed to change the status quo of internal disputes in the scriptures. This kind of controversy was not until Zheng Xuan, a great Confucian like Zheng Xuan, who integrated the ancient and the modern, came out of nowhere, and the controversy between the ancient and modern scriptures ended in form.

But only formally, because on a deeper level, ancient scriptures are related to one word – tradition.

And tradition, whenever in the world of great controversy, will always be talked about and compared.

It stands to reason that this kind of topic that involves scriptures, and even only those who are knowledgeable here, are qualified to argue has nothing to do with Yanbei, a relatively vulgar fighting man. But this time, the dispute between the ancient and the present in the court was indeed caused by Yanbei.

Because he recruited soldiers and horses on a large scale, he ordered the conscription of more than 30,000 soldiers from the four generals in Jizhou with a tough attitude, intending to crusade against the Southern Xiongnu who were not respectful enough to the imperial court, which made people remember the traditional etiquette and righteousness, which caused controversy. Of course, the courtiers' arguments began in Yanbei, but they were not aimed at Yu Yanbei or prevent him from sending troops.

Fools know, is it useful to stop Yanbei?

Although there is really a stop, but there is no effect, around the end of the year, the edict to recruit 30,000 soldiers has been passed to all counties and counties in Jizhou, taking advantage of the winter leisure to recruit troops in full swing, who can stop it?

This creates an interesting situation in which people's attention is still focused on the western conquest of the Southern Xiongnu before the year-end sacrifice, and ancient and modern scriptures and traditions are only occasionally mentioned. Perhaps after the sacrifice, the scholars found it useless to argue about the Western Expedition, and the great Sima who sent troops to release horses talked about the etiquette and righteousness traditions was tantamount to playing the harp to the ox, but the scholars were divided into two factions again due to the previous differences, and the debate between the ancient and modern things intensified after the year.

Yanbei didn't make peace at all about the events of the previous year, not only did he speak out in the court, but even wrote a letter to Zhao Jun Taishou to support the ancient Jingyi faction. He couldn't figure it out, this doesn't care about the present and the ancient, it's good to be able to use it, is it useful to argue about these illusory things?

But after the year, the spring began in February of the second year of Duxinghe, and the court was still arguing about this matter, and even the great Confucian Zheng Xuan could not stop it, which made him have to speak.

He wants to march west and launch a huge war, but the situation in Yedu is unstable, and this situation makes him dare not leave Yedu.

The premise of personally leading the soldiers to the west is what the court was like when he went to Bingzhou, and the court would be like this when he returned to Yecheng. Because no one can say whether the army will win or lose after the army, and everything will be allowed if it is victorious, but if it is defeated...... That's a mess!

Yan Bei listened to the courtiers' constant whispers in the court, and his heart was irritable. Raising his eyes to look at the emperor who was sitting upright, he also looked tired, Yan Bei couldn't help but smile secretly in his heart, only then he cleared his throat and coughed, and bowed his hand to the emperor: "Your Majesty, in recent days, there have been many discussions in the court about ancient and modern scriptures and past etiquette, which has made people uneasy. Therefore, the minister thought that this matter should be placed in the court and let the Confucian doctors debate it in order to determine the ceremony, what does Your Majesty think? ”

The little emperor smiled when he heard Yan Bei's words, first nodded in agreement, and then said with emotion: "I also want to thank Yan Qing, if it weren't for the king in Guanzhong, how could the courtiers talk about the matter of Jingyi!" ”

Isn't it? In the past, when they were in Chang'an, where did the courtiers have time to think about these things, they all thought about how to save their lives, how to renew their lives for the imperial court, and they were full of pondering the confrontation with Dong Zhuo and Li Guo.

Dasi Nong Kong Rong is the most enthusiastic about this matter, he is a lineage of ancient learning, hearing Yan Bei's proposal to take this matter as a court discussion, he asked Yan Bei with joy: "Since Da Sima has said this, there must be regulations in his chest, why don't you ask Your Majesty to move to Zhongxingguan, convene the Confucian scholars of the world, and conduct a white tiger like the emperor of Xiaozhang to discuss it?" ”

As soon as Kong Rong's words came out, the hundred officials in the court were like a nest of flies that suddenly exploded, and the buzzing sound was loud. In the past, Emperor Zhang was in the White Tiger Temple, and finally decided to respect the ancient learning, which made the current Jingyi suffer a great blow, and now he is not happy to hear that there are such signs.

"No need, Zhongxingguan is too small, and it's in the city, so it's not convenient enough." Yan Bei also hurriedly waved his hand, although according to his heart, if he really reached the Zhongxing General Meeting, he would be included in the history books in the future, but he didn't want to be in a place like Zhongxingguan, but said to the minister: "Since Your Majesty agrees, there is no need to summon the world's Confucian scholars. At that time, please also ask Your Majesty to move, and the right to go out of the palace to relax before the snow melts, and when the time comes, the students will copy the text and spread it to the world, which is the same. ”

As soon as these words came out, not only Kong Rong, but many people felt that Yanbei seemed to be taking this opportunity to do something, and there were many discussions for a while, but they were also suppressed by Yanbei's prestige and Taixue's curiosity.

Kong Rong wanted to ask something, but was stopped by Yan Bei raising his hand with a smile, and said: "Yan thinks that it is not only necessary to discuss ancient and modern scriptures, but also to discuss the Confucian scholars in the world, what is the purpose of learning these scriptures." The ministers all know that Yan was from a humble background, and if it weren't for Mr. Bing Genju in his early years, he wouldn't even know what a scholar was. Now people know what a taxi is, but they don't know what it is for. If we only discuss the ancient and modern scriptures, the beneficiaries are only those who have achieved success in today's learning...... But Yan believes that this should not be the case, in the past, like the farmer in the field and the herdsman galloping in the field, he thought that the scholar was a scholar, and the purpose of studying was to be an official. This time, we will discuss the spread of books to the world, not only for scholars to know, but also for the common people to know, and even scholars, what is etiquette, what is righteousness, and all the kings can also spread the name of the world to benefit the people, isn't it good? ”

Somehow, listening to Yan Bei's righteous and awe-inspiring words, Kong Rong looked at his smile like a wolf who had stolen a chicken, how could he feel that there was a secret in him.

It's just that Yanbei's words received a very high response in the imperial court, but just more than ten days later, the Confucian scholars gathered in the gradually expanding Taixue in the north of the city, and the lecture view listed seventy-two couches for the Confucianism to preach.

There were more than 1,000 Confucian scholars gathered in Taixue that day, and almost the entire Confucian scholars in Wei County, Zhao County and other places rushed to hear the news.

Kong Rong also deserved to be the first speaker, looking at the crowd under the lecture, he had a high sense of satisfaction in his heart, and said to the emperor and Yanbei at the top: "Your Majesty, Da Sima, the time has come, the Confucians will gather, let's start discussing, but I don't know, how do we discuss?" ”

Around the lecture hall, more than a dozen young Confucian scholars and historians and emperors who sat upright with their pens began to record.

"This discussion is ......"

Yan Bei, who had been sitting in front of him wearing a bear-fur cloak, got up when he heard this, looked around at everyone, and said softly: "I said, you listen." ”