Two days passed quickly.
July 21st.
Liang Shanbo got up early. After taking a bath, he changed into a clean green shirt with wide sleeves and followed Sun shi to Lake Island.
For Sun Chuo, he had participated in an assembly like this countless times in his life.
But this time, it was still very solemn.
After all.
This gathering wasn't just a simple gathering, it was also related to his disciple Liang Shanbo's future.
Their fates were intertwined, and Liang Shanbo represented his face.
Although Sun Chuo was open-minded, no matter how open-minded he was, he couldn't not care about anything.
The so-called celebrities.
He looked like a wild crane who did not care about his career and was arrogant and graceful.
Only those who can become celebrities.
He must have something he wanted.
Otherwise, this person would not have become a celebrity, but a hermit.
Any celebrity would be burdened by fame, even Sun Chuo.
He cared about his own reputation, the reputation of his family, and the reputation of his future generations.
And the reputation of a disciple represented whether the reputation of his later life was positive or not.
Just think about it.
If Sun Chuo accepted Liang Shanbo and found that Liang Shanbo's character was corrupt, then when outsiders mentioned Liang Shanbo, they would naturally remember that his teacher was Sun Chuo.
Then, he would lose Sun Chuo's reputation.
However, if Liang Shanbo was noble and talented, once he became famous, people would think of his teacher Sun Chuo when they saw his talent.
As a result, Sun Chuo's reputation naturally became even grander.
Therefore, he had no choice.
This gathering at Lake Heart Island was very important to both Sun Chuo and Liang Shanbo.
Just as Sun Chuo and Liang Shanbo were taking a small boat to Lake Island.
At the same time.
It could be seen that the number of fishing boats on the entire Bright Saint Lake had increased.
As far as the eye could see, there were boats everywhere.
On the boats stood elegant scholars and celebrities.
Roughly counting, there were at least a hundred people.
These people were all scholars who were going to participate in the gathering, so Sun Chuo naturally couldn't have invited so many people.
In fact, Sun Chuo had only invited his old friends, and there were only a dozen of them in total.
Most of these people were uninvited scholars from Qiantang and its surrounding areas.
Mister Sun Chuo held a gathering on Huxin Island.
But who is Mr. Sun Chuo?
Jiang Dong, Jiang Zuo, the famous Wen Zong.
Therefore, in addition to Sun Chuo, many famous celebrities from Jiangdong would attend this gathering.
This was a good opportunity to make a name for himself!
If he could get a word of praise from Mister Sun Chuo and the other celebrities, he would become famous and spread throughout the counties.
How could they let go of such a good opportunity?
Therefore, the scholars of Qiantang and Wu County who knew about this immediately set off and rushed to Lake Island in advance.
Even without an invitation, he still wanted to participate in such a grand event.
What was worth mentioning was…
There were no more than 4,000 registered households in Qiantang County. These were all people who had their own household registration. Of course, the actual number of households was much larger.
After all.
In this era where aristocratic families ran amok, not to mention one aristocratic family, there could be thousands of people hidden in the manor.
Even those poor families who cultivated and studied for generations had at least ten servants and at most hundreds of servants.
For example, the noble families of Qiantang had the eight surnames of Ding, Zhu, Du, Gu, Quan, Fan, Chu and Dai. There were also about 100 poor families who had passed down their poems and books. In addition, some poor children were also studying Confucianism.
There were only 4,000 registered households in Qiantang, and the registered population was about 50,000.
However, the real population of Qiantang was at least 100,000!
In other words.
The eight gentry clans of Qiantang, plus the hundreds of common families of the Humble Class, had slaves that controlled half of the population of the entire county and occupied at least 90% of the land.
It was almost equivalent to using all of Qiantang's strength to support eight aristocratic families and hundreds of poor families.
The scholars of Qiantang were produced from these families.
For example, this time when he was participating in the Lake Island Gathering, he could see that the boats were densely packed, and there were hundreds of elegant scholars at a glance.
This was almost all the scholars in Qiantang.
Of course.
This did not mean that all the scholars in the county had come.
After all, there were several academies and cottages in Qiantang, as well as some foreign scholars who came here to travel.
These 100 or so people should make up nearly a third of the scholars in Qiantang County.
Of course.
Not all the people who came to participate were scholars of Qiantang.
There were also many scholars who had rushed over from other places after hearing the news.
Other than that.
These hundred scholars were not the entire number of people participating in the gathering…The gathering had yet to begin, and there were still some scholars on the way. As time passed, more and more scholars would come to the island.
According to this trend, it was very likely that there would be more than 200 people.
It could be said.
Once this gathering was successfully held.
It was definitely the most grand event that Qiantang had seen in recent years.
After this incident, Liang Shanbo finally understood how powerful his teacher, Sun Chuo, was!
Hold a gathering.
He invited more than 20 old friends near Wu County.
Nearly two hundred scholars came after hearing the news, of which nearly half of the scholars from the county came.
Such fame!
Such charisma!
It was truly shocking.
Standing in the boat, Liang Shanbo's eyes were deep and his thoughts were scattered as he thought about the future.
It was no wonder that after the Jin Dynasty, every dynasty had attacked the aristocratic families. The control of the aristocratic families was too strong.
Most of the aristocratic families had been around for hundreds of years, and they were deeply rooted in the local forces. Their prestige was extremely high, even surpassing that of the imperial court.
As a result, the local people only knew about the local families, but did not know about the laws of the imperial court.
If there was nothing wrong, it would be fine.
Once something happened, the aristocratic families would stand out and raise their arms, and the entire county would respond.
In a short period of time, he could control the armed forces of a county and form a scale.
Just like the Five Surnames, Seven Wangs, and the Guanlong Eight Great Families during the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
Such terrifying influence…
How could the Imperial Court not be frightened?
Therefore…
Since the Tang Dynasty, every change of dynasty was more like a purge of the aristocratic families than a change of destiny.
As he thought about this, Liang Shanbo gradually fell into deep thought.
After this incident.
He once again had a deep understanding of the influence of the gentry clans.
He didn't know when.
Liang Shanbo, who was deep in thought, suddenly felt someone pat his shoulder. He subconsciously raised his head and saw Sun shi smiling,""What are you thinking about?"
"We're already here. Let's go up together!”
"Yes, sir!"
Liang Shanbo nodded.
After tidying up his clothes, he helped Sun Chuo get off the boat and onto the shore.
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