What Fang Jun said made all the ministers present look ugly, and they were all quite unhappy.
Changsun Wuji, Gao Shilian, and Xiao are all big guys, and they will not start a verbal dispute with Fang Jun. Liu Dewei doesn't care about this. He frowned and retorted: "The fate of the empire depends on the king and the ministers. Whether the Tang Dynasty can No one knows whether it will last for thousands of years, but if the status of Confucian orthodoxy is shaken, disaster will inevitably happen immediately. Fang Shilang is young and impulsive, so he should think twice before doing so."
This is an old saying. Although no one knows how long the Tang Dynasty will last, it will make the emperor unhappy, but it is much more tactful, and it is even more true.
Although His Majesty Li Er is wise and powerful, and Prince Li Chengqian is also capable of defending the city, who knows if a prodigal son like Yang Guang will emerge in three generations who will fight to the end?
Fang Jun snorted and asked: "The expansion of the college is just to cultivate some talents who are proficient in miscellaneous subjects and can assist supervisors at all levels to better handle some professional affairs. This is the purpose of the expansion of the college. But everyone Keeping the reputation of shaking the orthodoxy of Confucianism on someone's head has to make someone feel chilly. What benefits can you get by pushing someone into a position that is opposed to Confucianism? Not to mention that the expansion of the college is a matter of Yu Ming's family. I brought it up, but now it’s all aimed at me, how do you feel at ease?”
Liu Dewei was stunned for a moment at first, then became embarrassed and speechless.
I cursed in my heart, being led into a ditch by these two old foxes, Changsun Wuji and Gao Shilian...
Whether it is Yu Ming or Fang Jun, they only say that the college will be expanded in order to cultivate miscellaneous talents from various schools of thought. When did they say that they would let all schools of thought replace the orthodox position of Confucianism? And even if you really have this intention, the orthodoxy of Confucianism has lasted for hundreds of years, so how can it be said that it can be replaced?
Almost no one here thought that the orthodox status of Confucianism could be threatened. The reason why Changsun Wuji and Gao Shilian opposed it was because they did not want to see Fang Jun because the expansion of the academy made it more difficult to expand his power. The second is to make the emperor and Fang Jun compromise amidst the opposition and share more benefits.
He is such a fool, he jumped out stupidly and was used as a knife, and he stood directly on the opposite side of Fang Jun. It doesn't matter if it's just Fang Jun. The key is that behind Fang Jun stands Fang Xuanling and the emperor.
The emperor expressed his support as soon as he came up...
I have always regarded myself as the emperor's lackey, and I must not let the emperor think that I have defected to the Guanlong Group!
Liu Dewei regretted in his heart and hurriedly made amends: "So it turns out that this is what I understood wrong. Mr. Fang, please don't pay attention. I am by no means a troublemaker. Since it is not to shake the orthodox status of Confucianism, we should develop the various scholars appropriately." The family can train some professional talents to fill various positions in the empire, and they can indeed better assist the chief officers and make more professional decisions. This is very good, very good!"
While speaking, Liu Dewei secretly glanced at the emperor. Seeing the emperor's expression change from gloomy to clear, Liu Dewei let out a long breath.
At the same time, I was secretly vigilant. These old foxes were competing against one another. With their IQs, they were just like people who had to help count the money after being sold. They still shut up honestly and hugged the emperor's thigh tightly. Just do whatever you want to ensure you don't get cheated...
The world is dangerous and people's hearts are unpredictable.
The officials in the room all looked at Liu Dewei with disdain. They had seen flattery, but such unprincipled ministers who catered to the emperor were rare in the past. Occasionally, one or two appear, and they must be treacherous people who will leave their name in history.
Where is your backbone?
However, Liu Dewei turned a blind eye to these looks, lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes with peace of mind, and made up his mind not to speak. You can think whatever you like. I will definitely not be fooled anyway. I almost made a big mistake just because of my rashness. Fortunately, I came back in time.
As for whether you despise or praise...what does it matter?
It is definitely true that eating the king's salary and being loyal to the king are right.
His Majesty Li Er glanced at Liu Dewei and thought that this guy is really stupid. The dignified Minister of the Ministry of Justice was able to get rid of the minister under him, so he ran to the palace to cry to himself; now he thoughtlessly agreed with Changsun Wuji. side……
Fortunately, Liu Dewei reacted quickly, otherwise His Majesty Li Er would have thought of deposing him.
After looking around for another week, His Majesty Li Er pointed at Cen Wenwen and said, "Jing Ren, tell me what you think about this matter."
Jingren is the character of Cen Wenwen.
As Zhongshu Ling, Cen Wenwen knew that he could not protect himself wisely in this matter, and he must take an attitude.
It is said that the expansion of the college was brought up by Yu Ming, but Cen Wenwen vaguely felt that Fang Jun must be involved in it. From the martial arts hall to the college, how could Fang Jun, the initiator, stay out of the matter? Cen Wenwen couldn't guess what Fang Jun had in mind, but Changsun Wuji and others obviously wanted to get a share of the pie and implant the power of aristocratic families in the academy.
These two gangs of dogs were biting each other, and Cen Wenwen was too lazy to care.
As for his own attitude, he is also very simple. Since he has no desires and desires, he can just follow the emperor's footsteps. This is an extremely safe and foolproof way.
Therefore, he pondered for a while and then said: "I tend to agree. As we all know, Confucian students all over the world take the Four Books and Five Classics as a compulsory course. Although they can inherit the teachings of the sages and understand the meaning of the words, they will inevitably fail to understand the practical practice. For example, in the Ministry of Industry, repairing palaces, building ditches, dredging rivers, etc. all require talents who are proficient in arithmetic. However, the chief officials who are mainly Confucian are often not good at this, and have to subordinate the subordinates to the subordinates. However, The subordinate staff are naughty and collude with each other, which often doubles the budget, and the quality of the project seriously declines due to cutting corners. Another example is the Ministry of Accounts, which is in charge of a country's finances. The money handled every day and the financial estimates for each quarter need to be coordinated with each other. Dealing with numbers like stars, but how many talents are there who are proficient in financial accounting? They are all trying to figure out while doing it. A qualified household official often needs decades of tempering before he can preside over the work, so even if these officials appear a little Crimes of dereliction of duty must be treated lightly, and they will not be punished according to law, because it is too troublesome to train another such official... And if we can really train all kinds of officials who are proficient in miscellaneous knowledge in batches Talents can greatly improve the efficiency of government offices at all levels. Wei Chen believes that this is actually a strategy for the country, and its merits will last for a long time."
His Majesty Li Er nodded slightly.
With careful analysis and reasonableness, Cen Wenwen is indeed a talented person in the government who is good at practical matters. Just like Fang Xuanling, he was born into a noble family, but he was independent of others and devoted to practical matters, especially to the emperor's satisfaction.
Such talents are the cornerstone of the empire and the arms of the emperor, and can be entrusted with important responsibilities.
He raised his eyes and glanced at Changsun Wuji and others, and said warmly: "Cultivating talents with miscellaneous knowledge is not just to support hundreds of schools of thought and shake the orthodoxy of Confucianism. Confucianism is the best in the world, but it is the criterion for conducting oneself in the world and establishing oneself. No one can shake the foundation of the nation. Hundreds of schools of thought have long been proven not to be a good strategy for governing the country, so how can I go against the trend? Moreover, it has suffered blows for thousands of years and has withered and fallen. It is definitely not what I want to support. Then you can support them.”
In fact, everyone knows this truth.
All dynasties have always respected Confucianism. Confucianism has long spread throughout the world and has been trusted and respected by people all over the world. It has been recognized as a glorious road that cannot be crossed. It is the foundation of one's life and the cornerstone of the empire's stability. And those so-called medical schools, legalists, Yin and Yang schools... are biased after all. Although they can achieve achievements far beyond Confucianism in a certain aspect, they absolutely cannot compete with Confucianism in the position of orthodoxy.
Confucianism has long become the right way for the world and cannot be disputed.
But if it is stated that the expansion of the college is feasible at this moment, then Fang Jun will definitely take the lead in this matter. With the relationship between Fang Jun and Guanlong Group, Guanlong Group will definitely be kicked out of the game. Guanlong Group will not get any benefits at all. On the contrary, it greatly increased Fang Jun's power.
Just imagine, if all the scholars in the academy became Fang Jun's students in the future, what a terrifying force that would be? Even if it is difficult for officials with a mixed academic background to become the chief officials of various yamen, these people must still have practical management in their hands. They can be said to be a group of people who have actual power!
When Fang Jun took advantage of the situation, he was already regarded as a thorn in his side. What power did he have to fight against him?
Changsun Wuji sighed, even though he was extremely reluctant to confront the emperor, he had to say at this moment: "Your Majesty clearly understands that this is the truth, but who can guarantee that those scholars who are good at miscellaneous studies will achieve success in the future? , will they not regard Confucianism as a stumbling block and have the idea of replacing it? If this is true, the empire will be in danger!"
Fang Jun raised the corner of his mouth and sneered silently.
He finally understood that these ministers in the room almost represented the core of Confucianism in the world. In fact, they did not object to the teaching of miscellaneous studies in the college, or they did not care at all. This comes from their own trust in Confucianism, but at the same time, there are interests driving their hearts. Such expressions of opposition are just opposition for the sake of opposition.
In the final analysis, I just want to get a share of the academy's pie while suppressing myself...
Fang Jun understood the faces of these people and signaled to his father frequently. Naturally, I cannot control the entire academy due to my own qualifications, but it would be much easier if my father comes forward. With Fang Xuanling's status, if he wanted to be the academy's sacrificial wine, who could object?
But seeing his father with his eyebrows lowered and his eyes downcast, it seemed that the matter discussed here had nothing to do with him, and he didn't even bother to pay the slightest attention. Fang Jun was suddenly so angry that his teeth itched...
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