This person is Shu Sun Tong.
After the court meeting, I had just returned to Sihai Palace when Qiwan came in to report to Shusun Tong for an audience.
I was just about to take care of this guy. I didn’t have time to trouble him when he gave me eye drops the last few times. I didn’t expect him to come to my door by himself!
Shusuntong still looked excited when he came in. After saluting me, he expressed his intention: "Your Majesty, I think this paper and movable type printing are very exquisite. Therefore, I have an idea, and I hope your Majesty will approve it."
I said calmly: "Speak."
Shusuntong did not notice my attitude at all and continued: "Your Majesty, I think that the appearance of these two artifacts will allow my Confucian knowledge to be broadcast all over the world. Previously, because of the excessive number of Confucian classics and the huge number of bamboo slips, it was very difficult for my disciples to learn. It’s just inconvenient because the books I can carry when traveling around the world are limited, so I can’t spread what I’ve learned widely.”
"Your Majesty, just imagine, if my Confucian disciples all carry books made of paper with them when teaching from now on, how many more books will they bring and how many people will be able to listen to my Confucian teachings."
Seeing that Shusun Tong was going on and on, my face darkened and I interrupted: "Why, the late emperor prohibited private education and everyone in the world knows it. Do you want me to violate the emperor's holy will?"
Shusun Tong stopped abruptly, and then he realized that I looked unhappy.
I was also wondering in my heart: 'They say you are a guy who wants to live in this world, but now you look like a fool. Could it be that your personality has changed because I traveled through time? '
What I didn't know was that Shusun Tong had been depressed since the decline of Confucianism until the death of Ying Zheng. It was not until he realized that Hu Hai was incompetent and the Qin Dynasty was crumbling that he began to change his personality and become sleek and worldly.
When Shusun Tong saw me reprimanding him, he immediately became obedient: "Your Majesty, I didn't mean that. I... Confucianism... Your Majesty..."
Seeing his incoherence, I couldn't help but laugh, but my face became more and more gloomy, and I continued to scold: "I overcame all opinions and gave you the opportunity to be a doctor because I thought you could understand my good intentions. But what about you? ? Not only does he not do his job all day long, making enemies for Confucianists everywhere in the court, but he also goes against me everywhere."
"Now you are so ignorant of the general situation, and you want to make me and Confucianism the target of public criticism when my foundation is not stable. If it weren't for the fact that I studied under Mr. Chunyu, and you followed Mr. Chunyu for so many years, I would have thrown you to Lingnan. Fighting against the Nanman!"
Seeing that I was really angry, Shusuntong quickly bent down deeper and said with a slightly trembling voice: "I know I was wrong. Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty, please forgive me."
Seeing that the purpose of shock was achieved, I calmed down and said, "Humph! Just admit your mistake and sit down!"
Shusuntong looked up and saw that I didn't seem to be faking him. He quickly thanked me and sat down at the bottom of the table, but he didn't dare to look up.
I chuckled secretly, pretending to be serious and said: "Shusun Tong, I have high hopes for you. You opposed me in the matter of corvee service and general administration, so I can forget about it and don't mention today's matter again. However, Do you know how to behave in the future?"
Shusun Tong responded quickly: "I know that I will be careful in my words and deeds in the future."
I nodded and said, "You don't have to be discouraged. I have already planned the Confucian affairs."
"Tomorrow I will order all books to be transcribed on paper and replace the records on bamboo slips. This matter will not take a year and a half to complete. I will establish a hundred schools of learning and preside over the task of transcribing books. In fact, the style of lecturing will slowly arise. , make our country, Qin, a state of etiquette. This academy will be left in your charge."
"This is your opportunity, and it's also Confucianism's opportunity. You must seize it."
"In addition, this matter cannot be rushed. It can only be done step by step to avoid people discovering the clues. Once someone with intentions moves out of the late emperor, I am afraid that I will have to close the academy."
Shusun Tong originally had no hope, but after hearing these words, he burst into tears of gratitude: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I will do my best, even if I die!"
I sighed softly, fearing that he wouldn't understand what I meant, and couldn't bear to let him take over this matter in a daze. One day I would be the scapegoat, and I suddenly realized it. Youyou said, "If you are accidentally discovered to have other agendas in the academy, Until then, even if I am determined to protect you, I am afraid that someone in the court will not let you go, do you understand?"
Shusun Tong was smarter this time. He nodded heavily and said, "I understand. Rebuilding the academy is something I have been thinking about for a long time. Now that I have the opportunity, I will take my own initiative."
I breathed a sigh of relief. My threats and threats were not in vain. This person did have a pure heart in his scholarship.
Just establishing a hundred schools of thought and recreating the grand scene of a hundred schools of thought contending does not happen overnight. Not only are educational resources themselves scarce, but there is also the mountain of Ying Zheng’s policy of “forbidding private education and using officials as teachers”!
It's better to take action first than to do nothing.
I announced the establishment of the Hundred Schools Academy at the court meeting the next day, and did not encounter large-scale opposition in the name of transcribing books. There were sporadic voices suggesting restrictions on the academy, but I excused them by saying that I was a censor.
Anything can be done without any prohibition by law. It is better not to leave written evidence for such risky things. When one day I can be as decisive as Ying Zheng, I won't have to be so cautious.
Then I ordered that people from hundreds of schools of thought be invited to the palace to compile books on the grounds that "when transcribing books, there are so many classics, and books from hundreds of schools of thought are often missing", I also ordered to announce the news of printing with paper and movable type all over the world.
He also ordered that anyone who can complete, streamline, explain, and expand the book will be rewarded with one word and one millet once approved by two-thirds of the doctors in the court. Those with outstanding overall performance can also be rewarded by three The joint names of the above-mentioned doctors will be selected as doctors waiting for imperial edict.
You know, since the unification of Qin Dynasty, hundreds of schools have withered. Except for the legalists and schools of medicine, agriculture, and Mohism that relied on craftsmanship in the Qin Dynasty, schools such as Confucianism, Bing, Ming, and Zongheng have almost disappeared.
Now that I heard the news, there was naturally a lot of discussion.
Somewhere, a military strategist said to the Confucian scholar in front of him: "Have you heard that the imperial court opened a hundred schools of thought and recruited hundreds of scholars to study in the palace?"
The Confucian scholar sneered and said: "What kind of scholarship! I heard that even though we are allowed to cultivate books, we are not allowed to teach knowledge in private! Barbarian Qin is Barbarian Qin!"
The military strategist said: "That's better than before. Now that there is no war, and private study is prohibited, book repair can at least help the military strategist's classics to be passed down, so that they will not be cut off from us. Moreover, the imperial court has also produced light paper and Movable type printing is extremely convenient to use, and this is an opportunity.”
The Confucian scholar still said disdainfully: "I won't go. I would rather let the Confucian sect end with me than work for the violent Qin Dynasty!"
The soldier said helplessly: "In that case, we will meet again later."
Confucianism was furious and shouted angrily: "You..., traitor!"
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Similar conversations are happening all over the place. Some people would rather die than serve the Qin Dynasty. Some people think that I, Fusu, may be different from Ying Zheng. For a while, there was a real appearance of a hundred schools of thought contending.
