Han Shizu

Wu Guogong Mansion and Liuguang Garden were built by Liu Hui with a huge sum of money, and it was only three years since it was completed. How much money was spent on food is still a mystery. I only know that in those days, only various craftsmen and coolies recruited thousands of people to work day and night. .

Carloads of stone, wood, and tools were transported in, and even damaged the pavement of the two long streets outside Wu Guogong's mansion. In the end, the mansion had to spend a sum of money to repair the road, but it still earned a " The reputation of being kind and charitable".

After spending so much manpower, the completed Liuguang Garden is magnificent and resplendent.At the same time, in building such a garden, Liu Hui also had the idea of ​​"building a nest to attract phoenixes". Since its completion, he has begun to recruit scholars and masters of economics.

Liu Hui's "virtuous name" among scholars is outstanding, not only because of his status as a prince, but also because of his contribution to the literary and poetic circles, and he is highly respected by traditional Confucian scholars and officials.

Almost none of them refused his invitation to speak. Confucian scholars from all over the world rushed to gather, and Liuguang Garden became a beautiful landscape in Luoyang City in a short period of time.There is nothing more prosperous than this, and Wu Guogong Liu Hui's reputation is getting louder and louder.

Although Liu Hui has been active in the past few decades, he has basically achieved nothing in terms of politics and people's livelihood, and even caused some bad results.But Liu Hui's reputation has always been "spotless". A large number of literati and poets, using ink as clear water, continue to help Liu Hui clean up
Up to now, in Liu Hui's Liuguang Garden, there are 98 scholars, and most of them are "talented scholars" with a certain background and reputation.The majestic Wu Guogong is not something everyone can see. With his arrogance and talent, ordinary people don't look up to him. Anyone who can have a place in Liuguang Garden must have "a skill" that can catch Liu Hui's eyes.

At the same time, among those guests, there is another common characteristic, that is, most of them are politically frustrated.Either they are dissatisfied with the current political environment and talent selection policy of the imperial court, or they just can't pass the imperial examination, and they are unwilling to settle down and take the hard and competitive road of "officials". It is rare.

Basically, every month, Liu Hui will have a big banquet for guests in Liuguang Garden. It is really a grand poetry and prose gathering, and it is also a social meeting. In addition to the guests in the house, there will be many literary giants and Confucian scholars who have made friends with Liu Hui. Everyone, even some who held important positions in the imperial court, were invited to attend the meeting, and those who were happy to meet their hearts were even able to leave some works.

As a result, the "Liuguang Club" quickly became as famous as the Peony Poetry Club. There are great scholars talking and laughing, and there are no casual contacts. Naturally, the scale cannot be compared with the former. After all, it was a brand that was incubated for more than [-] years. , has a great influence.

But in terms of compulsion, Liu Guanghui is even higher, and the quality of the works produced is much better than others. Not to mention others, Liu Hui and Li Yu, the "kings of poetry" and "emperors of poetry" from the north to the south, are left alone. He wrote a large number of popular poems and songs.

The writing of Confucian scholars is always a little hypocritical, which is vividly reflected in Liu Hui. It is also the song stage, dance pavilion, rich wine and meat. Liu Shu, the Duke of Chu, is full of construction and extravagance. It's insulting to gentleness, but when it comes to Liu Hui, it's Yangchun Baixue, elegant and noble.
In the recent streamer meetings, the atmosphere has become more harmonious and lively. The reason is also very simple. Liu Hui has paid homage to the prime minister, which can be regarded as having a good reputation. Even some ministers who were relatively cautious in the past put aside their reservations and took the initiative to participate in the meeting , talking, singing and dancing with the "Liuguang Scholars".

The poems and articles written have also changed, the most representative of which is a long narrative poem with a long title: "His Royal Highness Wu Gong is delighted to pay homage to his prime minister and composes to congratulate him".This was written by a Jiannan scholar named Li Tan, which attracted a lot of applause. Among them, Liu Hui was flattered and flattered, which was enough to make people sick. made.

Then Li Tan's reputation suddenly "out of the circle", a lot of people praised him for his literary talent, but even more despised him and flattered him, and there were also many admirers.Because it didn't take long for Li Quan to be appointed as a government official, complete the change of status, and then be promoted to supervisory censor. Behind this, if there is no Liu Hui's instruction, no one will believe it.

Liu Hui raised so many people, in addition to inviting names for his works, it is obviously one of the purposes to cultivate some available talents, and within a few months of entering the Zhengshitang, the number of people who were released from the Liuguang Garden as officials reached ten. Although the three of them are not high-ranking, they all show the "positive" meaning brought by Liu Hui's visit to the prime minister.

Wu Guogong can really bring political progress and a leap in the future to these frustrated poets and passers-by. Li Dan was the most obvious example when he was promoted to an official position because of a poem.

The poetry innovation movement advocated by Liu Kai, Wang Yucheng and others is aimed at this kind of people.And among these "fellows", the brightest star is precisely Liu Hui.It can be said that Liu Hui was regarded as a leader by those nobles, bureaucrats, and landlord-born scholars in the poetry and literature circles, who supported him in arguing with Liu, Wang, and others.

This is not only a question of the concept and direction of poetry creation, but also a question of political ideas and policies. The world has been peaceful for a long time, so that the rulers and exploiters focus on the common people, and the political policies focus more on the working people. It's a test of their conscience
With the passage of time, the contradictions and conflicts between the old and new factions have become more and more intense. Wang Yucheng's ups and downs, in addition to the changes in Emperor Liu's likes and dislikes, but also because of the criticism and exclusion of many bureaucrats in the court, Wang Yucheng's character And advocates, it is really difficult to make people feel good.

As for the reform at the level of poetry and prose, although Liu Wang and others have made a lot of efforts and vigorously appealed, it has also aroused considerable repercussions, but from a higher and broader level, there are more people who oppose them, and their strength is also greater. To be stronger, Wu Guogong and Liu Hui are just a representative figure pushed to the fore.

This is also linked to the overall environment and atmosphere of the society. The current Han Dynasty is in the prosperous period of a feudal dynasty, and it is still gradually climbing. It is the traditional "prosperous age" in the era of autocratic monarchy.

Although the external conquests continue, the continuous victories suppress the derived problems. There are external crises, but they are not serious.

Although various problems and ills have arisen internally during the long-term peaceful development, it does not hinder the overall prosperity of the country. Everyone is still living in a glorious era.

Under such circumstances, it is very unrealistic for those in power to put down their dignity to consider the ordinary people, to care about the sufferings of the people, and to reflect on the gains and losses of their governance.It is very rare for meat eaters not to indulge too much in the prosperity of the prosperous age, and to directly, completely and quickly degenerate.

This is still the result of the old emperor's uninterrupted urge for 30 to 30 years. The South and North Wars and the expansion of the sea have certainly caused certain disadvantages to the country, but without these, it is difficult to predict that after nearly [-] years of peace, it will be ruled by the upper class of the Han Dynasty. What does class look like?

Even Emperor Liu, who used reflection as his motto in the past, gradually lost this habit, and after the death of Empress Fu, he no longer knew what reflection was.Emperor Liu is like this, let alone others, it is obviously not enough to rely on the vigilance and appeal of a few "sighted people" such as Liu and Wang. It can have a certain positive effect, but it cannot control the overall situation.

However, although Emperor Liu himself was slack, he also supported Liu and Wang's ideas. It doesn't matter whether they can be practiced or not, but they must be publicized. This is also a kind of political correctness.

However, Liu Hui, as the prince, was involved in such disputes, and might become a greedy, hypocritical, corrupt, and depraved representative of the exploiting class in the eyes of future generations. How could Emperor Liu have a good impression of him and have high expectations.If it wasn't for the stimulation of Liu Xu's death and Liu Zhao's humble resignation, Emperor Liu would never have put Liu Hui in the Political Affairs Hall. The consequences of being uncoordinated would be very serious.

In fact, there has always been a problem surrounding Wu Guogong Liu Hui. With so many famous people and constant banquets on weekdays, and this magnificent Liuguang Garden, where does Liu Hui get the money and food to support him?
It is far from enough to rely on the salary issued by the imperial court every year, as well as the manor and land rewarded by Emperor Liu.Of course, there are still some reasonable reasons on the surface, such as the government's management is good, or it has made huge profits in overseas trade, but anyone who understands the actual situation can understand it.

It's just that many people are secretive and unwilling or dare not expose it, otherwise, the face of the Tian family will be greatly damaged.There is one thing to say, in some respects, Liu Shu, who has always been absurd, has a more bottom line. He is at least frank, and he does everything in the open. How unbearable it is, no one knows...

Emperor Liu had many eyes and ears, and the Duke of Wu's mansion could not do without eyeliner. Even if he didn't have a clear picture of the situation in the mansion, he somewhat understood it.However, perhaps because of his love for his son's literature, or because of his guilt towards his mother Concubine Zhou Shu and his younger sister Liu Xuan, Emperor Liu has always been more tolerant, turning a blind eye to many things .

However, there is a limit to this kind of tolerance. Liu Hui touched his bottom line with a memorial, and even ticked off the dissatisfaction that had been buried in his heart for many years at once...