Piao Tianzi Chapter 288 The gentry's disintegration

That night, Wu She also rushed back to Wuzhong. He heard that Yingbu was only willing to give fifty scholars. Xiang Zhuang quickly sent someone to summon Fan Zeng, Xiang Ha, Xiang Tuo, Bailixian and others to the palace to discuss countermeasures. The latest chapter of the Holy Hall.com

After listening to Wu She's introduction, Xiang Tuohuo said: "Ying Bu is really stingy."

Bailixian shook the feather fan and said calmly: "This is also expected."

Fan Zeng suddenly asked Wu She: "Wu She, when will these fifty scholars cross the river?"

Wu She hurriedly said, "Report to the old military advisor, I have already talked with these fifty scholars. They are all willing to go back to Jiangdong. If everything goes well, they can cross the river in at most three days."

Fan Zeng said again: "In this way, immediately send troops across the river to protect these fifty scholars, and then let them cross the river in batches. The first batch of ten scholars, the second batch of ten scholars, and then the third batch, and the fourth batch, after these scholars cross the river, they are all arranged in the palace, so don't let them contact the outside world."

"This..." Wu Shewei said, "Old military advisor, is it inappropriate to do this?"

It was nothing to send troops across the river to protect the Huainan scholars, but after crossing the river, they were arranged in the palace and prohibited from contacting the outside world, which would be a disguised house arrest. If these Huainan scholars angered and ran away in anger, wouldn’t the borrowing of the people be lost?

Fan Zeng was too lazy to explain, but Xiang Zhuang said: "Wu She, you can do whatever you want."

"Here!" Wu She clashed with Xiangzhuang, Fan Zeng bowed and turned around and took the order.

Watching Wu She's figure go away, Xiang Zhuang turned to Fan Zeng again and said, "Father Ya, you are a suspicious plan. However, the Huainan Kingdom only provides us with fifty scholars, and a group of people can only last for five days. After five days, if we cannot shake the determination of the Jiangdong gentry, we will be wasted all our efforts. ("" website 7*"

"Ji'er, you overestimate their determination." Fan Zeng waved his hand and said in an extremely confident tone, "As long as we make a good deal of momentum first, then let out the wind and say that Huainan will continue to send condemnation scholars across the river. In less than five days, the Jiangdong gentry will inevitably collapse. At that time, they will rebel against you, Ji'er."

"Okay." Xiang Zhuang nodded happily, "With the words of Yafu, the child will be relieved!"

Xiang Zhuang really has inexplicable confidence in Fan Zeng. This old man’s reputation in history is so famous. Zhang Liang, one of the three heroes in the Han Dynasty, is not his opponent!

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The next day, King Xiang Zhuang of Chu issued an edict ordering all the scholars who resigned and stayed at home to go to the Lingyin Mansion to submit their list, and clearly stated that if the Lingyin Mansion does not receive their list within five days, all their titles and titles will be deprived, and the Lingyin Mansion will appoint someone else to take over their positions.

At this time, almost all the scholars who resigned were gathered in Wuzhong City.

However, the more than 400 scholars who resigned from Xiangzhuang's edict were indifferent at all. A "respected" old man even swears that King Xiang's move was a bluff, so that everyone would not care. He once again threatened that if King Xiang did not take back his sincerity and abandoned the new land tax method, they would fight to the end.

However, what made the scholars in Jiangdong feel uneasy was that in the afternoon of that day, a group of scholars from Jiangbei entered Wuzhong City with great fanfare and arranged to enter the palace. Xiangzhuang even set up a banquet in the palace hall to entertain scholars from Jiangbei. The court also expressed that he would hire scholars from Jiangbei and entrusted important tasks to those with both moral integrity and ability.

Early the next morning, another uneasy thing happened. King Xiang Zhuang of Chu and Yin Xiang of the Imperial Academy summoned more than 200 students from the Imperial Academy to speed up their learning of Qin and become familiar with the new law. Their words revealed the intention of appointing them to work in the local area soon. ("".com)

On the afternoon of the third day, another group of scholars from Jiangbei arrived in Wuzhong.

Now, the scholars in Jiangdong are really busy. This situation is a bit unfavorable!

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That night, Huan Yuan’s mansion was full of guests, but the atmosphere was a bit unharmonious.

"Duke Huan, this situation has been a little wrong recently." A middle-aged scholar wearing a crown and white clothes, but with scattered eyes, said, "Not only did two groups of scholars come from Jiangbei in a row, but news came from the Taixue that Xiang Zhuang said that Xiang Zhuang was intending to let them go to the local area in advance!"

"Yes, Duke Huan." Someone immediately agreed, "It's not a matter of going on like this. When the scholars and students from Jiangbei have ordered all the counties and counties, we will really lose a handful of rice if we lose our titles and official positions. By then, we will be nothing."

"Brother Wang is worried. Although there are two groups of scholars from Jiangbei, they are only twenty people in total. What can they do? As for the students of the Imperial Academy, Mao has not yet grown up, so he wants to go down to the place to become an official and dream about it! If Xiang Zhuang really dares to make such a fool of himself, then wait for the chaos in Jiangdong and the State of Chu to be defeated, hum!"

"I don't think so. Jiangbei scholars are coming in a fierce manner. You must be careful. Duke Huan, why don't we forget it? Isn't it just to accept taxes with the untouchables? It's a bit embarrassing to say it out. But no matter what, the tax rate of 15 taxes and one tax will not hurt you. But if you have a title and an official position, we will be finished."

"Cao Ji, are you still a man? You retreat from this difficulty? People will fight for face when they are alive. If we follow the untouchables, then what kind of aristocrats are you? If you want to give in, you can go to the Lingyin Mansion to submit the roster. However, from today on, I, Wang Zhong, will no longer recognize you as a friend, hum!"

"Wang Zhong, what do you mean? I, Cao Ji, did this not for myself, but for everyone's future. You, Wang Zhong, are alone, even if you are deprived of your title, it's nothing, but others have elders and young people, and the whole family is waiting to support you. If you lose your title and official position, how can you live in the future?"

"Yes, Cao Ji is right. If we are really deprived of our titles and official positions, we will have no power or power. At that time, we will be able to join those untouchables, alas."

For a moment, the Rises gathered in the lobby and said everything, and they were as noisy as a vegetable market.

Finally, a mature scholar stood up and shouted, "Everyone, please don't argue first. Listen to Duke Huan's meaning first, and then make a decision?"

The noisy lobby gradually became quiet.

It was not until everyone's eyes were focused on themselves, Huan Yuan, who was sitting in the chairman, cleared his throat and said, "Everyone, I have heard about the fact that the scholars of Jiangbei came to Wuzhong. The master and the emperor were interested in letting the students of the Imperial Academy go to the place. Caifu already knew about it, but don't worry, the king is bluffing."

Huan Yuan spoke and finally ended the debate. The scholars gathered in Huan Mansion dispersed with satisfaction. However, Huan Yuan felt unsure and asked someone to arrange a carriage to the county magistrate's mansion overnight. He discussed with Wu County's county magistrate Shusun Guan in the middle of the night. He finally returned to Huan Mansion in the early morning.

No one knew what Shusun Guan said to Huan Yuan, but on the fourth day, Huan Chu, the general of the Great Chu, privately expressed that he hoped that Huan Yuan, the clan, could take the lead in going to the Lingyin Mansion to submit the roster. Otherwise, once the king was furious and deprived him of his title and official position, Huan Chu would never stand up for him to ask for an explanation.

Huan Chu's private statement soon spread throughout Wuzhong and caused a great shock among the gentry.

As we all know, Huan Chu is Xiang Zhuang's best friend and a confidant general. Huan Chu privately persuaded Huan Yuan, would he get any accurate letter from Xiang Zhuang? Does it mean that Xiang Zhuang really wants to attack the Jiangdong gentry this time? If this is the case, then their persistence will be meaningless.

After all, the only bargaining chip of the Jiangdong gentry is that Xiangzhuang does not have so many talents, but once Xiangzhuang solves this problem and once Xiangzhuang has enough talents, the resistance of the Jiangdong gentry will be very ridiculous and overestimate one's ability.

Also, the consequences of overestimating one's ability are also disastrous.

There are only four counties and sixty counties in the State of Chu now, and there are only a few hundred radish pits that can arrange officials. But now there are more radish from Jiangbei and some radish from the Imperial Academy. These hundreds of pits are obviously not enough. If you don’t go to Lingyin’s mansion to submit the roster, you will not have any radish pits to install them.

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The Palace of Chu, the study room.

Xiang He happily handed a list to Xiang Zhuang and said, "King, before the minister set out to come to the palace, more than 200 gentry members had submitted the list, which had exceeded half of the gentry members who were in trouble."

"Is that so? It's good." Xiang Zhuang took the roster happily, flipped it around and turned his head to Fan Zeng and said, "Father Ya, I really let you talk to you. These guys are really giving in."

Fan Zeng stroked his silver beard on his chin and smiled and said, "This is also expected."

Xiang said again: "King, there are more than 200 gentry clans. Including the scholars from Jiangbei and the available materials selected from the Imperial Academy, it is almost enough to fill the vacancies of each county and each county. You see, can the remaining gentry clans not accept it? This time, if such a big thing happens, someone should be punished."

Without waiting for Xiang Zhuang to make a statement, Fan Zeng said directly: "It's not necessary."

After saying this, Fan Zeng explained to Xiang Zhuang: "Ji'er, our original intention of doing this is not to really deprive the titles and positions of the Jiangdong gentry, nor to drive them out. The reason why we borrowed people from Huainan and selected talents from the Imperial Academy was just to better implement the new law, so..."

Xiang Zhuang smiled slightly and said, "So, as long as the Jiangdong gentry is willing to change courses and support the new law, we will go away, right? Yafu?"
Chapter completed!