Xu Rong has been paying close attention to the development of the situation in Chang'an during this period in Xiliang. He was cautious about Zhang Yan's strategy of "assisting the way and entering Confucianism" and once suggested that the court interfere and not inspire conflicts between the court and the country. However, after the general married the eldest princess, a call for "reviving orthodox Confucianism" came from Jinyang, which made him immediately realize that the situation had expanded and the situation in Chang'an would soon be out of control. For this reason, he urgently reported to the emperor and asked the emperor to lead his army back to the court to control the capital on the grounds that the power of the garrison in Chang'an was weak. The emperor approved the report.

Xu Rong came back very promptly. In a rage, Li Wei was urging Zhao Yun, Liu He and Tian Chou to report together the emperor, demanding the killing of hoarders, sons and merchants detained in prison in various prefectures and counties, and some corrupt officials who were corrupt and abused.

The Grand Tutor Liu He disagreed. He said that the Han Dynasty's criminal law had just been revised and implemented. The court should maintain the majesty of the law and should not tamper with it at will. He would kill him if he wanted to. Even today's sons could not do whatever they wanted and abuse his authority. Zhao Yun also disagreed. He believed that the hoarders detained in various prefectures and counties were all small minions who "charged into battle" in front. They had great forces behind them. Killing them could not solve the actual problems. They should continue to investigate and dig out the big hoarders and big money merchants behind them, and then dig out the aristocratic families that ignored the interests of the country and resisted the court to the end.

Xu Rong supported Liu He and Zhao Yun's opinions, persuaded Li Wei to calm down for the time being, try every means to lower the price of grain to comfort the people, do his best to do a good job in spring farming, and stabilize prefectures and counties.

That night, Xu Rong summoned Li Wei, Zhang Yan, Zhao Yun, Tian Chou, Zhang He, Yang Feng and other ministers to discuss countermeasures to resolve the current crisis. The stability of the country is the top priority, so Xu Rong proposed to immediately request the emperor to withdraw his troops from Nanyang, and at the same time, he invited the aristocratic families in Kyoto and wealthy merchants to discuss state affairs at the Qilin Hall, striving to satisfy the interests of all parties as much as possible, quickly alleviate the crisis, restore the grain prices in the shortest time, and stabilize the people's hearts.

After Xu Rong finished speaking, the room fell silent, and no one agreed with his suggestion. Even General Zhao Yun, the Cavalry, had a deep eyebrows and said nothing.

Xu Rong was a little surprised and looked at Li Wei. Li Wei smiled and said frankly: "Brother Zilie, the fundamental reason for the current crisis is not that Your Majesty insists on attacking Nanyang, nor that because Brother Feiyan proposed to 'aidai into Confucianism', which made the court and the people worry that the Taiping Tao will come back, nor because Fu Wan, Xu Shao and other elders demanded the revival of orthodox Confucianism, which harmed the interests of various schools of scripture literature, but because the general married the eldest princess, and his power increased sharply. Jinyang became the de facto center of power for the Han Dynasty. The general had the strength to usurp the country. The court and the country were frightened and frightened. In order to avoid the country's resolute mistakes, many people joined forces to launch a war of power to Jinyang, trying to weaken and restrain Jinyang and let the little emperor take office smoothly."

"Today's so-called dispute between Taoism and Confucianism and the dispute between the Scriptures and literature schools is just an excuse for the government and the people to launch a war of power seizure in Jinyang." Li Wei said, "The price of grain has risen, the people are in panic, the prefectures and counties are in chaos, and the war of power seizure is in full swing. At this time, we can only follow the general trend and promote the fire. How can we do the opposite and confront the emperor and Xingtai?"

Xu Rong's face was slightly dark, and he retorted sternly: "What about the people? What should the people do? Have you ever thought about the lives and deaths of the people when you are fighting for power and profit?"

"At this moment, the country is overthrown at any time, and the country cannot be saved. How can we care about the people?" Li Wei waved his hand indifferently, "In this life-and-death battle, someone will always pay the price. There is nothing we can do about it."

"The people are innocent, why should they pay the price for your bloody battle?" Xu Rong asked angrily, "The general is loyal to the Han Dynasty. He will never usurp the country. He will return the power in his hands to His Majesty sooner or later. There is no doubt about this. Doing this now will only cut off the people's way of life. Once rebellions occur, how can the situation be controlled?"

"Brother Zilie, it's not that we don't trust the general, but that the aristocratic families are not trusting the general. They deliberately provoked the fight, intensified the conflicts between the government and the country, and pushed the situation to the brink of explosion step by step." Li Wei said excitedly, "Brother Zilie, even if there is no Brother Feiyan's strategy to help the Confucianism, and without Fu Wan, Xu Shao and others' suggestions to revive orthodox Confucianism, the aristocratic families will work together to deal with Jinyang."

"Think about the Luoyang mutiny and Chang'an mutiny back then, are you still illusions about their so-called loyalty? For them, the condition of loyalty is that they control the emperor and control the government. Others can only kneel at their feet and beg for the road to survival. This is the great man in their minds and the ideal man, otherwise they will not be satisfied and will fight persistently."

"Brother Zilie, don't have any illusions. We are still united as we were back then and we are united in the outside world. As long as we do this, we can protect the country, protect the little emperor, and protect Jinyang. Only when the country is stable can the people live and work in peace, otherwise the people will never live a good life."

Xu Rong slowly narrowed his eyes, looked contemptuous, his eyes swept across the faces of everyone, and then stopped on Li Wei, "What is the difference between your ultimate goal and your aristocratic scholars? Don't you also want to seize the authority of Jinyang?"

"For the sake of the country, the people of the world, and the great cause of restoration, the general and the eldest princess should give up the authority as soon as possible, but who should this authority be handed over to? The emperor is still young and can only be temporarily controlled by us. Only we can ensure the interests of the country, the people, and the emperor, so..." Li Wei bowed to Xu Ronggong and said seriously, "I know Brother Zilie is unhappy, but the situation has developed to this point. What do you want us to do? The general saved his life like a miracle, and then married the eldest princess. What do you want us to do? Maintain Jinyang, follow the general, or maintain Xingtai, and follow the little emperor?"

"If we continue to maintain the authority of the general, the disaster of Dong Zhuo's abusing power and chaotic country was close at hand. You must know that even if we want to stabilize the country and revive the Han Dynasty, will those aristocratic scholars who take it as their mission to save the Han Dynasty give us time and opportunity? No, they will fight to the death, so we can only maintain the Xingtai and maintain the absolute authority of the little emperor. Only in this way can we win the trust of some aristocratic scholars, and only in this way can we share the power with the aristocratic scholars, maintain the stability of the country, and then realize the great cause of revival and the long-term stability of the Han Dynasty."

"Do we have a chance to choose?" Li Wei shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Brother Zilie, we no longer have a chance to choose. We can only help the little emperor seize the authority of Jinyang." He hesitated for a moment, and Weiran sighed, "Isn't this a kind of relief for the general and the eldest princess? In fact, they themselves know that if they want to continue to control the authority, they cannot become husband and wife. If they want to become husband and wife, they must hand over the authority. Otherwise, the time for chaos in the world is just around the corner."

"The current situation is obvious. After the general married the eldest princess, a nightmare that had worried the whole world for more than ten years became a fact. Can Han Zuo keep the general's loyalty only in the thought of the general? Who can still believe in the loyalty of the general at this moment? Whether it is today, the rebellion in the south, the scholars of the clans, or even some of our own northern borders, will immediately attack them. Even if we use the powerful force and bloody system of the northern borders, how many years can this last? How far is this from our dream of reviving the Han Dynasty? How much suffering will the people of the world suffer?"

Xu Rong thought for a long time and finally sighed dejectedly, "Forget..."

In March, Liu Bei from Yizhou led his army to attack Longnan, Huaxiong, Chen Hao, Sima Yi, Wei Yan and others led their troops to block the attack.

In March, Zhou Yu rushed to Lujiang to meet Lusu. Sun Quan also sent Cheng Pu to lead 5,000 troops to the south bank of the Huai River. Two armies crossed the Huai River one after another and confronted the Yuzhou army with the thunderous Yuzhou army.

In March, Cao Cao from Xuzhou took advantage of Lei Chong to lead the main force of Yuzhou soldiers on the Huai River and suddenly sent troops to attack Suiyang, Liang State. The Han army defended the dead and asked Gao Shun of Yanzhou for help. Gao Shun ordered Wei Xu from Changyi to lead his army south to attack Xiaopei City and threaten Pengcheng. The two sides immediately fought continuously in Liang and Pei.

In March, Jingzhou reinforcements under the command of Liu Qi and Cai Mao launched an attack on Xinye.

The emperor issued an edict to Chang'an, ordering the Grand Marshal Xu Rong and Prime Minister Li Wei to immediately supervise the transportation of food and grass to help the army launch a decisive battle on the Nanyang battlefield.

However, in the huge debates among various schools of scripture literature, Chang'an was accused and questioned by the ministers of the country's policy, and after the assassination of the prime minister, he gradually fell into paralysis, and was helpless in the increasingly chaotic situation and was unable to take effective measures to go out.

In mid-March, General Zhao Yun of the Cavalry was ordered to go north to Jinyang to seek advice on the handling of the current situation. After Zhao Yun left, the ministers in the court were waiting and watching, from the Grand Sima to the Prime Minister and other assistant ministers to the officials and officials of the various governments, they were not interested in handling government affairs. The situation in Chang'an became increasingly confusing.

The Taifu Qing Cui Yan hurried into the study room like cold frost. Xi Lu, Zhao Shang, Gongsun Fang, Wang Ji, Guoyuan and others who had been waiting in the study room had already stood up to greet him.

"What did Mr. Yang Biao say?" Cui Yan sat down and looked at Zhao Shang and asked, "Does he firmly oppose the revival of orthodox Confucianism like us?"

Zhao Shang twisted his long beard and pondered for a long time. In Cui Yan's expectant gaze, he shook his head helplessly, "I heard a bad news from the old man."

Cui Yan had no expression on his face and waited for him to continue to say, "Jinyang Wang Zeshu told his elders that he had talked about the reform of the official school before leaving Jinyang. He intended to add academic officials and incorporate current, ancient classics, orthodox Confucianism, and even medicine and Taoism into official schools, establish academic officials, establish divisions, and establish doctors..."

"Shameless villain..." Cui Yan slapped the desk without waiting for Zhao Shang to finish his words, "Li Zhongyuan, a treacherous treacherous man who was traitorous. When the master passed away, he personally promised us that the new classics were the official schools of the Han Dynasty for generations. How many years have passed? He actually repents and went back on his word..."

"If Li Zhongyuan does not die, the Han Dynasty will sooner or later be destroyed by his country." Gongsun Fang cursed a few times and said indignantly, "Now, once ancient classics become academic officials, and like the new classics, the official schools are actually Confucianism that contains the three classics. In this way, orthodox Confucianism can be upright and become academic officials, and together with the three classics, they become official schools of Han Dynasty."

"Li Zhongyuan is so cruel that he actually used this method to win over the current world. The two aristocratic families of ancient classics and classics are divided, and then attacked our new classics and made the new classics and the target of public criticism." Gongsun Fang sighed to the sky, "Brother Ji Gui, the situation is very unfavorable to us now. Do you want to find a way to Jinyang and seek the help of the general and the eldest princess? With the master's reputation back then, once something happens, the general and the eldest princess will never sit idly by."

"Brother Ji Gui, I also suggest you go to Jinyang." Guoyuan said, "Li Wei asked Fu Family School to raise the banner of reviving orthodox Confucianism. The purpose was to use the identity of the Fu Family Royal Family as a relative to the Fu Family to get the support of the emperor and the eldest princess. In my opinion, after the war in Nanyang ended, the emperor would be very likely to issue an order to allow his grandfather's family to take on the important task of improving Confucianism. It is obvious that it will not take long for the scriptures to be fatal blows, and the fate of the new scriptures is inevitable. Mr. Yang is kind to reveal this news to us early, obviously to let you plan countermeasures as soon as possible. If the new scriptures want to survive and develop, their own improvement is necessary, but the court needs to maintain its dominance."

Cui Yan snorted coldly, "You can see the situation clearly. As long as the general is dizzy, especially under the instigation of a villain like Li Wei, he is very likely to embark on the road of Dong Zhuo and then usurp the country. If we are tied with him, once Li Hong becomes a traitor in the country in the future, the new classics will never turn around and disappear in a daze. What should we do at that time? Even if we die, we will not have the shame to meet the teacher."

"The emperor is weak. Even if the general delegates power, can he control it? Isn't he firmly controlled it by Xu Rong, Li Wei, and Zhang Yan? Isn't he still controlled it in the hands of the general?" Xi Lu smiled bitterly, "Don't be stubborn, and don't get too close to the scholar Ying Ru."

"Think about it carefully, why did Zhao Yun go north to Jinyang? Why did Xu Rong, Li Wei, Zhang Yan, Tian Chou and others let the price of grain soar and let the situation get out of control? We have been in northern Xinjiang for so many years and have experienced many ups and downs. Have you ever seen the people in northern Xinjiang be as helpless as they are today? Their goal is us, a family, and we want to find an opportunity to eradicate our opponents."

"After experiencing several disasters in Luoyang and Chang'an, survival became their primary priority, so the Yang family in Guanxi, Wei family in Hedong, and Ma family in Guanzhong chose neutrality very wisely at this critical moment. Since Li Wei wanted to revive orthodox Confucianism and not let himself suffer losses, why not support it? In the future, even if Li Wei proposed to include the pre-Qin doctrines, including Taoist doctrines, they would agree. The Wang family, Guo family, and Linghu family in Taiyuan are the Northern Frontier clans, and they will certainly not oppose it. The Qingyan Shi people were last time when they were defeated by the Emperor.

After being severely injured, his vitality was severely damaged, and everyone was silent. How dare he fight against the court? In this way, the people who dared to fight against the court were our Hebei scholars and Yingru scholars. However, among the Yingru scholars, the Xu family, with prominent families, has publicly supported the revival of orthodox Confucianism. With the influence of the Xu family among the Yingru scholars, some Yingru scholars will definitely follow them. The remaining Yuan family, Yingru family, Huan family, and Yingchuan's Zhong, Xun, Chen, and Han families have their own thoughts. Who knows whether they will turn against each other at the critical moment? Once the Yingru people betray us, the new classics will be over."

"Now, the two schools of ancient Chinese classics have fought for more than two hundred years, and both sides suffered losses. In the end, our new classics have gained a big advantage and occupied the position of official schools. The three families have a deep hatred. If they see that the situation is wrong, they will betray us without hesitation. How did Zhang Miao and Kong Rong die in the past few years? Have you forgotten? Brother Ji Gui, be careful and don't repeat the same mistakes."

Cui Yan glared at Xi Lu with contempt and ignored him. Now the scholars in Chang'an are getting more and more backboneless, just like Xu Xiang and Fan Ling back then, they are constantly betraying their souls for the sake of glory and wealth.

Xi Lu sighed softly and stopped persuading. Cui Yan's expression fell into Zhao Shang's eyes, and he immediately continued, "We have discussed for a long time, and their views are basically the same. They all think that you should not get too close to Xun You, Chen Qun, Yuan Yao, Yuan Huan and others to avoid being plotted by them. Last time, Zhouping (Cui An) escaped, and the handle was caught by Li Wei. This time, as long as there is a slight disturbance, you will be in trouble. Recently, after Wang Jie fled from Xiangyang to Chang'an, he visited his old friends everywhere and came to your mansion. He also attended several chats and gatherings with you. I advise you not to interact with him again in the future. The desire to show great goals can be seen everywhere in his poems. Such people are arrogant and generally difficult to do something to blame. This trip to Chang'an may have other purposes. Don't be careless and fall into the villain's tricks."

Cui Yan sneered and wanted to refute it, but Zhao Shang snatched in front of him and said again, "Hongyu (Xi Lu) said halfway, and I will continue to say it. Judging from the current situation, it is still necessary for the New Confucianism to accept orthodox Confucianism. When the master innovated his own classics, he not only adopted the strengths of the modern and ancient classics, but also adopted the orthodox Confucianism and the pre-Qin philosophical theories, including Taoist doctrines. Therefore, if the New Confucianism wants to develop continuously and survive, he must also learn the strengths of the many schools. If the teacher is still alive, with his mind as he is as open as he can, he will definitely be happy for the revival of orthodox Confucianism."
Chapter completed!