The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 2092 Falling Waterfall Valley

The north of Yuan County is connected to the mountain. Yuan Mountain is lush with trees, with high and gentle terrain and many peaks.

Dinghe Peak near the north of the city is a scenic spot in Yuan County. It overlooks the whole city. Whenever there is a literary gathering, this place is the best place.

Changju Peak, another place far away from the county town, is a cemetery with excellent Feng Shui.

In the early years, all Yuan County residents who died could be buried in Changju Peak, but as the number of deaths increased, the county government continued to raise the standards for burials in Changju Peak.

After Liu Shancheng, a university scholar, served as the left prime minister, it was not known whether it was the work of the then Yuan County magistrate or the message of Liu Shan's disciples, the standards for people who could be buried in Changju Peak were raised again. Only the patriarch of a prominent family or a scholar and people of higher status could be buried in Changju Peak after their death. Those tombs that did not meet the standards had to be moved.

Once this happened, the whole county was in an uproar, especially the families who had just buried their elders, who were very dissatisfied.

However, the county magistrate put pressure on those families without hesitation, and forced them to move their graves under the slogan of returning the graves to the forest.

If it was really for Yuan County, many families would move their graves no matter what, after all, the government compensated the cost of moving the graves. However, in the process of moving the graves, many families found that the county government gave ordinary families one tael of relocation fee, but gave the Liu family a full five taels of relocation fee.

Many people in Yuan County were even more dissatisfied, but soon discovered another thing. A few Liu family members did not move the graves on the grounds that their ancestors' graves were far from the mountainside of Changju Peak, and they obtained the permission of the county government.

It is not the lack of people that is worrying, but the inequality.

As soon as this happened, many people in Yuan County went to the county government to petition, but the county magistrate kept perfunctory. In the end, some people went to the government office or even the state government, but in the end there was no suspense. Several leaders were arrested and imprisoned, important people were severely punished, and the rest were warned.

Those scholars did not receive much punishment, and many people without literary positions were prohibited from participating in the Jingguo imperial examination within three generations.

In Shengyuan Continent, this kind of punishment is comparable to the death penalty, and the tomb relocation storm was immediately quelled.

However, from then on, many people in Yuan County regarded Liu Shan as an enemy.

Some people in Yuan County had to leave their hometowns and go to other prefectures and counties, and became the mortal enemies of the Zuo Xiang Party.

Just after the government announced that Liu Shan returned to his hometown for mourning and had no official position, firecrackers were heard everywhere in Yuan County.

If it were in the past, the yamen officers and soldiers of Yuan County would definitely be like wolves and tigers to search the house and convict, but now the family who set off firecrackers is safe and sound, because the county magistrate of Yuan County has been arrested by the Ministry of Justice and taken to the capital.

There is a valley in the northwest of Yuanshan, with waterfalls pouring down in the valley, deep pools, and unique scenery. It is known as the first scenery of Yuan County, named Luopu Valley.

As early as ten years ago, a fence and a gate were built at the entrance of the Luopu Valley, which was designated as the private property of the Liu family, and the people of Yuan County could no longer enter the valley.

The people of Yuan County dared to be angry but did not dare to speak, because everyone in Yuan County knew that Luopu Valley was already in Liushan's pocket.

Today's Luopu Valley is no different from usual.

Even if there are occasional firecrackers in the city, they will not disturb here.

Although Liu Shan is not the left prime minister, he is still a university scholar.

The only university scholar in the history of Yuan County.

The servants of the Liu family are guarding outside the gate of Luopu Valley. Although they are not as arrogant as before, their fat and strong bodies can still shock everyone.

There is a courtyard beside the pond in the valley. The courtyard is full of dense bamboo forests and winding paths. After going deep, it suddenly opens up.

In the courtyard, there are actually more than a dozen people, facing Liu Shan in the middle like stars holding the moon.

Liu Shan is thin, with a refined face, pure white hair and beard, and many more wrinkles on his face than before. He is more than ten years older than a year ago, but his eyes are still deep. He is no longer the left prime minister who failed in the struggle in the court, but a wise university scholar.

If there were great scholars present, they would certainly find that even though Liu Shan had suffered such a heavy blow, even though Jingguo's national destiny regarded him as an enemy, his realm was not damaged at all, and he might even be promoted to a great scholar within a few years.

Liu Shan drank tea calmly, while people around him talked loudly.

Among these people, there were the backbones of the Zuo Xiang Party, who had resigned and apologized, and would soon go to the north or Liangjie Mountain and other dangerous places.

There were university scholars from the Lei family and the Zong family, Hanlin from Qingguo, and people from other miscellaneous families.

"Mr. Liu, you can practice in peace and quiet. When you become a great scholar, you will be able to dominate the world again!"

"The left prime minister of Jing State will definitely return to his position!"

"Fang Yun is so stupid that he thought he could control the world by forcing you away. He actually chose to resign. In my opinion, this is the beginning of his downfall!"

"That's right. Although Fang Yun is a rare genius, his way of being an official is far inferior to that of people like us. Once he gives up his official position, it will be difficult for him to gather his followers. Mr. Liu is different. He has been managing for decades. As long as the guarding is over, he will call for followers."

"Mr. Liu guards the guard, and we join the army. It's nothing more than hiding our strength. Hui, when the time comes, he will definitely return to the Golden Palace!"

"Although Fang Yun managed to turn the tide during the invasion of the Southern Barbarians, Jing has already exhausted its national strength. Once there is any disturbance, it will surely be defeated quickly. What's more, Qing will not watch Jing recover. If nothing unexpected happens, Qing will definitely take action against Jing."

"I came from Qing and have learned that after the battle of Ning'an, the demon world was shaken. It is said that the demon saints have reached an agreement not only to attack Liangjie Mountain, but also to destroy Jing. If nothing unexpected happens, when the barbarians regain their strength, they will take down Jing!"

"In fact, how long can that person... hold on?"

"He was supposed to die before this year, but it is said that he got some benefits from Fang Yun's medical association and his life was extended by one or two years. Even so, he may not be able to last three years! Once the three years are up, as long as the barbarians put a little pressure on him, our Qing army will certainly march north in the name of fighting against the barbarians, take over Xiangzhou, Jiangzhou and the capital, and leave other places to Wu."

"Don't forget that not only the king can seize love, but also the saint can seize love! As long as Lord Liu is promoted to a great scholar, the ancestor's holy edict seizes love, Lord Liu will go to Liangjie Mountain to participate in the war, and a few months later, the East Saint Pavilion will issue a transfer order to let him return to Jingguo. At that time, Lord Liu will be in charge of Jingguo again!"

"Yes, only if Lord Liu is promoted to a great scholar, he can turn his hand to make clouds and turn his hand to make rain."

Everyone nodded.

At the same time, many people found that Liu Shan was holding an official seal, and their faces changed slightly after seeing it.

Liu Shan's official seal did not change, but the name was no longer the left prime minister's seal, but his marquis' seal, which had a slightly different function.

Many people secretly communicated, and soon learned from the discussion board that in Baling City, Fang Yun was instructing the officials of Xiangzhou to handle government affairs in the Academy of Literature, and the apricot trees were towering, forming a small apricot altar.

Everyone was at a loss, and then some people blushed, and then their eyes showed worry. Just now they said that Fang Yun had difficulty gathering his followers, but now a small apricot altar has been formed. Moreover, the small apricot altar was formed because of the guidance of government affairs, which was originally only possible for a generalist.

Confucius traveled around the countries and gave lectures in dozens of places, but the most frequent and important place was the apricot altar.

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