In October of the 37th year of the Wanli reign, Shaanxi Governor Wang Keshou, Censor Li Tianlin, Councillor Xiong Yingzhan, Min Hongxue, and Deputy Envoys Chen Ning and Duan Youxian chose Xiaoxiyuan, east of Baoqing Temple, for Feng Congwu to establish the Guanzhong Academy.
Feng Congwu taught in Guanzhong for more than 20 years, and it can be said that his students were spread all over Guanzhong.
In addition, after he founded the Guanzhong Academy, more students came out of it. All of these people were his disciples. His reputation was unparalleled both in official circles and among the literati.
If he had made a move, the status of the three people would definitely be different. But there is a problem here. Although Feng Congwu is a scholar, he has made great contributions to both the School of Mind and the School of Principle, and is even known as the master of both the School of Mind and the School of Principle.
However, in terms of political stance, this person is a member of the Donglin Party. He is the leader of the Donglin Party in the entire Guanzhong area and leads the Donglin Party members in the northwest. Although their number is not large, they also have status in the court and are called the Jin Party.
Although the three of them were also from Guanzhong and studied Guanxue, they were completely different from them. The most crucial point was that what they studied was completely different.
In particular, Guanxue has been severely squeezed in recent years. Although it is not as hostile as the Jin Party, they are definitely not two groups that can get along.
Now that Zhang Yu mentioned this person, the two Song brothers hesitated.
"Do you think Feng Congwu is having a good life now?" Zhang Yu asked with a smile.
The two Song brothers shook their heads. "Feng Congwu has a good relationship with Wang Keshou, and an even better one with the Donglin Party. A while ago, the Donglin Party was purged, and Feng Congwu was also implicated. Although he wasn't implicated, he was also left out in the cold."
"And the most important point is that Feng Congwu himself owns the Guanzhong Academy. The court is now completely opposed to private teaching and the private establishment of academies, so his position is naturally very awkward. Under such circumstances, it would be a miracle if he could have an easy life."
"So his life is not easy either, and he needs us even more." Zhang Yu said with a smile.
"They may not like us." Song Yingxing said with sarcasm in his tone.
"He will definitely look up to us. We may not seem very important now, but we will soon become very important. Then he will definitely accept us." Zhang Yu said confidently, "If you don't believe me, we'll just have to wait and see."
"Even if he values us, what can we do for him?" Song Yingsheng looked at Zhang Yu with a stern gaze and asked, "Furthermore, playing both sides like this will probably be despised by others. If that happens, both sides will not let us go, and we may not even be able to return to Guanzhong."
Seeing the worried faces of the two Song brothers, Zhang Yu smiled and said, "Why should we side with one of them? We are representatives of Guanxue, and of course we represent ourselves. What we seek is cooperation on equal footing, not to side with them."
"If it were just Han Yu, it would be easy for him to control us. But with Feng Congwu here, things won't be so easy. Han Yu will have to think twice before he wants to control us."
"The same goes for the other side. If Feng Congwu and the others want to force us, we still have Han Yu. If that happens, we'll be somewhere between them, and that'll be our chance."
"You're taking a risk." Song Yingsheng said with a sullen face, "Those who are good at riding fall from their horses, those who are good at swimming drown, those who are good at drinking get drunk, and those who are good at fighting die in battle."
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