In the Wang Manor, still located in Hanling Mountain, several large trucks of books were transported in. Wang Xi personally directed his family to carefully transport these precious books into the room and preserve them properly.
“The essence of these southern literary affairs was spread to Hebei, so that all the scholars could study the classics.”
With Wang Xi’s help, Li Licheng also contacted many relatives and friends in Yecheng during this period. Among them, those who were interested in leaving Hebei to Xiangyang, who were willing to follow Li Licheng to leave Hebei and go to Xiangyang, made statements one after another, and Li Licheng also gave these books to Wang Xi with his repaid.
During this period in Yecheng, through his own observations and contacts, he learned that compared with Yang Yan and Wei Shou and other powerful aristocratic literati, Wang Xi and his brothers were the core figures of another group of aristocratic members.
The prominent feature of this group of people is that they are not valued by those in power, and they have more or less personal grievances or political differences with those in power. For example, Wei Shou’s history writing offended a large number of Kanto clans, and Wang Xi’s brother Wang Xin and Wei Shou had disagreements in their early years. There is also Lu Sidao’s teacher, Xing Zicai, who also has a certain competitive relationship with Wei Shou.
Because of Changshan Wang Gaoyan, these people are vaguely centered on Wang Xi’s brothers. As Gao Yan’s confidant, Wang Xi does have the intention to create momentum for Gao Yan and attract talents.
Gao Yan is currently serving as the Minister of the Republic of China in the Dynasty, and he is also a high-ranking brother of the Qi Lord Gao Yang, his identity is more or less a taboo, and it is difficult to openly form cliques for personal gain.
But if you add a layer of concealment from academic exchanges, it will look more pleasing, and at the same time, a group of Hebei clans can be gathered around them, making Gao Yan’s reputation between the court and the country more noble.
After hearing Li Licheng’s words, Wang Xi couldn’t help but smile and nodded repeatedly and said, “The King of Li in Shannan is a grand and broad-minded person. He is worthy of being a descendant of the famous family. He not only advocates academic knowledge, but also wants to share it with the masses. If the Kanto Classics can be more innovative, King of Li will be great!”
The academics of various places in Kanto focus on the classics, but they are weak in etiquette. The major events of the country are in sacrifices and military affairs, and participating in various sacrificial ceremonies are also of great benefit to the creation of powerful people in a country. The Southern Dynasty’s research and inheritance in etiquette was unique. If we can obtain the support of classics and materials in this area, it will undoubtedly create a new academic space.
The books brought by Li Licheng this time focus on various historical books, which is naturally to add a lot of fire to the Northern Qi Dynasty’s historical writing. In addition to various historical materials, there are also some related ritual books.
Wang Xi knew that His Majesty the Emperor was strongly upholding the “Book of Wei” and did not want to make any provocative attacks on this, so he wanted to participate in various rituals and rituals in the name of King Changshan. If things go well, thenIt can be regarded as of great significance to King Changshan, to him personally and to the entire family.
Of course, he knew in his heart that Li Boshan was not purely kind-hearted in doing this. He probably wanted to use this to strengthen the influence of the Li family in Longxi on the Guandong clan, and even had more far-reaching plans.
But no matter what intention the other party has, it is difficult to operate directly within the Northern Qi Dynasty. However, he can achieve his own goals in a relatively calm situation, and this kind of communication between him can also be called his own needs.
Not only Wang Xi was quite satisfied with this interaction, but when all the books were delivered to Wang Xi, Li Licheng also breathed a sigh of relief.
If the Wang brothers want to use this to expand their influence in the current situation, they naturally need to edit and review the content of these books and promote it. This is equivalent to the Taiwanese government adding a group of flag bearers who voluntarily promote in Hebei.
When these academic theories from Nanliang spread in Hebei, they will naturally cause widespread discussion and thinking. The process of dissemination will inevitably lead to defects and deformation of academic theories. The best way is to trace the source.
For example, with the prosperity of Buddhism, a large number of Buddhist scriptures were translated and spread, and some Buddhists were obsessed with Buddhism traveled thousands of miles to obtain scriptures. Compared with the thousands of miles away in India, it is undoubtedly much closer to Xiangyang.
When the Hebei where Xiangyang is attracted through this channel, there are more flows, then Shannan Road will naturally have a sense of cultural superiority and assimilation in front of Hebei.
After the handover of these books was completed, Wang Xi said with a smile: “These classics are not easy to make money. Although Li Langhao gave them to me, I accepted them with a smile, but they should not be completely unspeakable. Because I knew that Li Lang’s return was long, if he sent too much money and vulgar goods, it would drag down his journey. I will do my best to take care of my relatives and friends who stay here, and Li Lang does not have to worry about this place!”
This was what Li Licheng wanted to ask, but when he heard Wang Xi express his voluntary statement, Li Licheng thanked him repeatedly. Although Wang Xi is not as powerful as Yang Yan, it is not difficult to protect and take care of several relatives and friends of aristocratic families who are doing things in a low-key manner.