"Your Majesty," Han Du turned around and bowed to Lao Zhu and said, "Of course I dare not say that any of my experience is inherited from Neo-Confucianism, but this is indeed my experience when I explore all things with the method of studying things to achieve knowledge. Isn't it a deviant? Moreover, This is not just the case for me. Song Ci, a great scholar of the former Song Dynasty, was a disciple of Zhu Zi. He wrote a record of purging grievances in order to explore the names of punishments. I brought the record of purging grievances today and asked the emperor to read it."
After saying that, Han Du took out a book of vindication from his arms.
"Does Lord Chen think that Song Ci, as a direct disciple of Zhu Xi, is also deviating from the teachings?" Han Du said this last sentence to the official surnamed Chen. Didn’t he say that the physical chemistry he taught was deviant? Could it be that Song Ci is also apostate?
"You~" The official surnamed Chen glared and was speechless after being retorted by Han Du.
Lao Zhu flipped through the record twice and put it down. It was not the first time he had looked at the record, so there was no need to read more. In the past, he only thought that the "Replacing Innocence" was a book that specifically provided the basis for judging criminal names. Now when Han Du put it together with physical chemistry, he suddenly felt that "Physical Chemistry" was very similar to the "Acting Innocence" and had the same feeling. temperament. They are all from the customer's perspective, recording the connections between things.
Lao Zhu casually put the record of redress of grievances on the imperial desk, raised his eyes and glanced around the ministers, and asked slowly: "Dear ladies, do you have anything else to say?"
At this time, even the official surnamed Chen bowed down in front of Han Du, so naturally other officials would not continue to entangle rashly.
Seeing this, Lao Zhu said: "Since you all have nothing to say, the theory that the academy teaches the study of things to achieve knowledge is in line with the upright way, and the theory of deviance and treason is self-defeating. From now on, the academy can continue to teach knowledge in order to serve the imperial court. , Cultivate talents for the Ming Dynasty. And after completing their studies, students can participate in the imperial examination and serve the imperial court. Resign from the imperial court!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Han Du knelt down in great joy and allowed his students to take part in the imperial examination. This was an unexpected surprise for Han Du, and it was regarded as a reward given to him by Lao Zhu.
Han Du was most worried about the future of his students. Although the mathematics, physics and chemistry he taught were extremely practical, he was helpless because the imperial examinations of the Ming Dynasty were not allowed. In the imperial examination, the four books, five classics and eight-legged essay were tested.
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Because there is no suitable person to teach the Four Books and Five Classics, and in addition, these students are not orthodox scholars. They are the descendants of craftsmen. Even if they have completed their studies, they can only continue to be craftsmen. It is very difficult for them to participate in the imperial examination as scholars. Even Han Du couldn't let all of them take part in the imperial examination, so he would only let a few of the smartest ones take part.
But after this incident, Han Du realized it deeply. If an academy wants to flourish and be passed on for a long time, it must be connected with the needs of the court. What the imperial court needs is talents who have passed the imperial examination, so the academies must teach the Four Books and Five Classics so that students can be named on the gold list. The more students who are named on the gold list, the greater the reputation of the academy will naturally be.
And with these student officials who have stepped out of the academy, the academy can truly remain stable and eternal. If it is like now, any impeachment will require Han Du to stand up and fight alone. This is not possible. This is not the way for an academy to survive and develop.
Therefore, after Han Du left Fengtian Palace, he regarded the Four Books and Five Classics as his top priority. But this great scholar was not easy to find, and Han Du really didn't gain much for a while.
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On an ancient road leading to the capital, two people, an old man and a young man, were walking on the road. The old man wore plain clothes. Although the clothes had been starched many times and looked a bit old, every part of the clothes seemed to have been smoothed by the old man's hands. He looked very energetic, neat and capable.
Behind the old man with his hands behind his back, the young man following him showed agility in his eyes, and he followed the old man slowly with a book box on his back.
"Didn't you say that you won't come to the capital? Why do you want to go now?" the young man asked with a smile. It can be heard from the tone of his voice that he is very close to the old man, and there is no restraint in his words.
"There are no heroes in the capital, so Zhuzi became famous. If I don't come out, it won't be long before people in this world really think that that woman is the number one person in arithmetic in the Ming Dynasty."
"I'm afraid this is just rumors. Why should you care, sir?" The young man wanted to give a few words of advice, but he saw that his husband had a firm look on his face.
After getting better, he said: "Sir, we will reach the capital in more than thirty miles. Otherwise, let's rest first and then enter the city tomorrow."
But the old man waved his hand and said: "No, I heard that the famous cement avenue is in front of us. We just want to go and take a look. Haha, we just want to see what the avenue built in the past three days looks like."
When the two of them arrived at the cement avenue, they were stunned by the scene in front of them.
At the end of the concrete avenue, a gathering place has formed, with people everywhere, including tea shops and taverns. People from all directions who needed to enter the city gathered here. Because now stepping onto the concrete avenue from here is the fastest and best way into the city. Many people will come here to rest for a while and drink a bowl of tea or wine before setting off into the city.
Looking at the wide and smooth road, no matter what they thought, they didn't think it could be built in three days.
It happened that the two of them were tired from the journey. While they were sitting down to rest in the tea shop, the old man asked: "Staff, everyone says that this avenue was built in three days. Is it possible that they are spreading rumors? Even if such an avenue is built through conscription, Tens of thousands of people can't cultivate it even in a year and a half, right?"
Seeing the extraordinary bearing of the old man, the shopkeeper couldn't help but said carefully: "The old man looks like a scholar who has read poetry and books, but he shouldn't be from Yingtianfu, right? If he were from Yingtianfu, he wouldn't ask such a question Question. But I want to tell the old man that this avenue was really built in three days. At that time, I was also a citizen who built this avenue and saw it built in three days with my own eyes."
Seeing the old man's disbelief, the store owner said again: "I knew the old man wouldn't believe it. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it either. In fact, this is all the result of cement. If there was no such thing as cement, the road would be It cannot be completed in three days."
"Actually, there is nothing strange about this cement avenue. A little further ahead, the place where coal is mined is even more amazing."
Perhaps the store owner was afraid that the old man would pester him with questions, so he told the old man everything at once.
After explaining a few words to the old man, the store owner was busy greeting other guests.
