Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

Seeing everyone's eyes on him, Li Licheng was also thinking about the instructions given by King Taiyuan regarding the purpose of their trip before leaving. The first was about penetration, and the second was about seduction.

The core of infiltration is not the infiltration of personnel, or arranging spies to complete difficult operations within enemy territory, but the dissemination of various classic theories and historical documents in Hebei.

Hebei is different from Kansai, which is a cultural desert. It has its own academic inheritance and system, and its research and interpretation of classics and meanings are different from the culture of the Southern Dynasties. To spread the cultural essence of the South in the North, we need to enrich the theoretical system and create certain ideological conflicts.

The cultural scholarship in Hebei is not monolithic. Academic speculations and differences among various schools have existed as early as the Northern Wei Dynasty. During the Eastern Wei Dynasty and Northern Qi Dynasty, this difference became more obvious in terms of gains and losses in power, and the attack on Wei's "Book of Wei" was a concrete manifestation.

Wei Shou can be said to be a figure discovered and promoted by the Gao family and his son to shake the traditional family voice of Guandong centered on Cui Lu. In the process of editing "Book of Wei", for example, Cui Qian, the Cui family of Qinghe, was at odds with Wei Shou and later flattered him. Fan Yanglu's family even directly slandered history and was severely punished. Cui Lu enjoyed the detachment His status and right to speak were seriously challenged by Wei Shou.

The key reason why Wei Shou was able to undertake such a mission was that he himself was a leader in Hebei's cultural system and was at the top academic level. The second reason was that his personality was rarely strong but good at charming.

Therefore, trying to destroy the authority of powerful scholars like Wei Shou in the original academic environment of Hebei will undoubtedly achieve half the result with half the effort, because Wei Shou and others are outstanding figures who emerged from this soil. With the strong authority of the official With the blessing, it becomes even more difficult to shake its authority.

If you want to overthrow these old authorities, you can only seek more newer ammunition and come up with another set of standards.

For example, Wei Shou is now the well-deserved literary leader of the Northern Qi Dynasty, but he once gave his collected works to Xu Ling, the envoy of Nanliang, hoping that Xu Ling would bring them back to the Southern Dynasties to spread them. As a result, Xu Ling directly took Wei Shou's collected works when he crossed the river. He was thrown into the river and called "I am Wei Gong Zangzhuo", which shows how much he despises Wei Shou's diction.

The point of a foreign monk reciting sutras well is not how brilliant he is, but that he has brought a new set of theoretical doctrines and standards to those who cannot break through the old authority blockades in their original environment and are eager to rise. With new opportunities, they can use this to be unconventional, challenge the old order and authority, and achieve overtaking in corners. At the same time, some old things that have been excluded and abandoned can be rejuvenated and show new combat effectiveness.

There were academic exchanges between the Eastern Wei Dynasty and Nanliang Dynasty before, but everyone basically maintained a relatively united attitude. Although you have a point, it is not enough to disrupt my system.

But now the disputes surrounding the "Book of Wei" have intensified to the point of causing deaths, and have gone beyond the scope of academic debate. With the powerful military support provided by the imperial court behind Wei Shou, his opponents absorbed It is understandable to propose some new theories and put forward some new viewpoints.

From the attitudes shown by Wang Songnian and his son, as well as the owner Wang Xi, towards him, Li Licheng could clearly feel that the thoughts of these Hebei aristocratic families were exactly as the King of Taiyuan had speculated. In order to deny Wei Shou, they were eager to absorb them. More foreign academic theories have even gone so far as to deny some of the previous traditions and consensus among Hebei academic circles.

It is precisely because Hebei has such a humanistic style that it provides an opportunity and space for the influx of Southern Dynasty academic theories into Hebei, allowing these people to criticize and deny official-supported academic representatives such as Wei Shou on a broader scale.

When penetration reaches a certain level, it will naturally enter the stage of solicitation. In all debates, there will always be people who are proud and others who are frustrated. What the frustrated people suffer is not only disapproval, but sometimes even personal safety is threatened. Since we have different paths and do not work together, what does it matter? But what about the nostalgic ones?

It is true that Northern Qi is far more prosperous and richer than the other two countries, but this prosperity and wealth are not given equally to everyone. The Jinyang nobles and the Xianbei sergeants under their command want to grab most of the benefits. Huai, the remaining portion is very small, and the distribution is extremely unfair. If there is a choice, some people will naturally be willing to try new options.

Hearing Wang Xi's question about how big his appetite was, Li Licheng smiled and said: "Since the prince said that the king of Changshan treats the virtuous and corporal, it is natural that he will get more help from Taoism. The common people are not talented enough to be able to serve as ministers in the palace, but the prince serves the king with Taoism. All your wishes will come true!”

He came to Yecheng in person this time, originally on a temporary basis. Of course, he would not stay for a long time, and he would not bother to set up camp in Changshan Prince's Mansion, so he simply declined Wang Xi's solicitation.

After Wang Xi heard this, his expression suddenly changed again. He looked directly at Li Licheng and said in a deep voice: "Who is this person? What is the purpose of entering our capital and entering our courtyard!"

He was naturally confident just now and thought he could completely handle Li Licheng, so his posture was very calm and calm. However, when he heard that Li Licheng did not take the bait he threw in his eyes at all, he immediately became wary.

"A book written by a wise man is worth a thousand pieces of gold. A book written by a fool will be discarded like a piece of shit. The book is like this, and so am I. If you are willing to talk with your heart, I will be a good friend. If you treat me normally, I am just a friend. Just a businessman."

Li Licheng didn't pretend to be mysterious regardless of the occasion. When he came here, he saw that these guests did not bring any swords and weapons to the table. Even if they shouted to warn the slaves in the outer courtyard to enter, it would take some time.

Everyone present here also frowned when they heard these words that seemed to be pointed in the clouds and mountains. Wang Songnian, who introduced Li Licheng here, stood up, pointed at Li Licheng and angrily shouted: "The people gathered here are all my relatives and close friends. If Li Jun is still so arrogant, it may be difficult to invite him to stay!"

Li Licheng bowed deeply to Wang Songnian, and then said apologetically: "I have cryptic words when we met before, please forgive me. My late father is also an old friend of Zhujun Luoxia. He moved with him in the old year due to chaos and was still young. You all are ignorant of this.

This time when I came to Ye, I really wanted to visit my old friends, but I was also afraid that I would disturb all of you by visiting my house rashly. Especially now that the people in Ye are no longer what they used to be in Luo Jing, and I am afraid that the person I am visiting will be framed, so I use the collection of books I carry as a door-knocking tool, hoping to be able to enter the room and spy on the rights and wrongs of people..."

When everyone heard this, they looked at Li Licheng with different eyes. The owner Wang Xi also looked at Li Licheng's face seriously, and said again: "East and west are enemies, and human feelings are repeated. It's not okay for Mr. Lang to have this intention." Wrong. But if you still refuse to tell yourself about your life experience, then I and all the gentlemen here are not worthy of being together. It is hard to tolerate this, so please go away!"

This is more serious. You came from the west and don't know how the people in Guandong are. You want to hide your identity to see who is more reliable. This is okay.

But the conversation has come to this point. If you still refuse to explain honestly, it means that in your eyes, none of us can be trusted. Then not only is there no need to continue talking about it now, but even the friendship between us from previous generations has been lost forever. And wipe it out and sever ties!

Since Li Licheng said this, of course he was preparing to reveal his identity. He saluted everyone present one by one, and then said in a deep voice: "A certain person was given a name by his parents. My late father is the old Dong Ping Gong. He was a child when he was young." That is to say, I am driving to the west, and I cannot recognize many of my relatives and friends. When I first entered Yecheng, I was showing off my feelings for you, and I was not honest with you. Please forgive me!"

"You, are you Mr. Dongping?"

Hearing Li Licheng confess his identity, everyone's expressions turned aside and they gathered around to look at Li Licheng more seriously.

Li Licheng's father, Li Yu, was knighted as Dongping Gong. Although he was killed as early as the early years of Emperor Xiaojing of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, as the eldest descendant of Li Chong, he also had an extraordinary influence in the eyes of these Hebei scholars. In particular, Li Yu helped Emperor Xiaozhuang kill Er Zhurong, and helped many Guandong scholars avenge their blood feud, which also made many people feel grateful to him.

Of course, no one could identify Li Licheng based on his words. After looking around, many people who were already close to the Li family in Longxi started to ask about his family background. No matter where they live, the children of the family must at least keep the personnel affairs within the family in mind.

Although Li Licheng went to Kansai at a young age, he still had relatives who cared for him and taught him many things about his family. Naturally, these people's questions were not difficult for him, and he answered them all fluently.

It took half an hour for the interrogation surrounding Li Licheng's life experience to come to an end. More detailed screening may require members of the Longxi Li family to make a judgment. At least for now, in their eyes, Li Licheng's response was flawless.

"It has been more than twenty years since Lang Jun left for the west. Why is he coming back now?"

After initially confirming Li Licheng's identity, the host Wang Xi looked at him with a softer look, but he still did not completely eliminate his vigilance. Then he asked again: "King Li of Shannan Road has great deeds, and Lang Jun is a close relative of the same clan. Sir, why don’t you stay in Shannan to help your family and country?”

"I am here just on the orders of the king! You must be aware of the personnel disputes in the Western Dynasty a few years ago. The king devoted himself to state affairs, but he was not allowed to be among the confidants of Grand Master Yuwen. He had no choice but to report to the court and control the southeast. However, Jianghan is vast and there are many military and political affairs. How can only two or three soldiers be divided into tasks? Nowadays, Shannan Daotai Mansion is hungry for talents and is in urgent need of talents from all walks of life. "

Li Licheng then looked at the crowd and said with laughter: "A few days ago, the king heard in the palace that the Lord of Qi did not value talented people and abused famous families, but actually killed dissidents for the crime of slandering history. He felt very sad and angry. You are relatives and friends in private, and close friends in public. As a great virtuous person, your Majesty has sent me here to sincerely invite you to come to Xiangyang to reward the royal family and help your country!"