After hearing this, Shen Shixing could not conceal his excitement and immediately bowed his hands and said, "Your Majesty, this is a good idea! It will undoubtedly benefit the country and the people more than banning lectures in the world's academies."
“Academies originally relied mostly on local bureaucrats and gentry for funding.”
“Therefore, either because bureaucrats have insufficient savings, they often prosper because a bureaucrat attaches great importance to schools, or they often decline because a bureaucrat despises schools.”
"It often flourishes because the newly-minted local gentry is willing to help students, and it often declines because the newly-minted squires are unwilling to help students."
"In addition, because most of the lecturers in the academies are officials and gentry, those who study in and manage the academies are often protected by the officials and gentry, and they evade taxes or even invade people's property or force soldiers and civilians; therefore, the common people in the city and countryside are hostile to the people. Most of it is contempt.”
"It is precisely because most of the lecturers in the academies are officials and gentry, and it is difficult for ordinary people to enter, so the knowledge taught and taught in the academies is mostly unrealistic and empty talk about one's mind. This is why Taishi dislikes lectures in the academies."
"If the imperial court can fund the takeover of Tianxia Academy, firstly, it will prevent the academy from disturbing the people; secondly, it will avoid that the place for learning cannot be extended to the literary and moral education; thirdly, it will also avoid that the gentry who lecture in the academy are all empty talkers, and the imperial court can Guidance, multiple practices, and preparations for the future of advocating the practical learning of Taishi and emphasizing work."
Shen Shixing agreed and analyzed it.
In this way, the emperor will not feel that he is just flattering but is really thinking, and it will also allow the emperor to see whether he is consistent with his ideas.
"Then issue an edict at the same time to establish an additional academic department and separate the Ministry of Rites and School Affairs into the academic department!"
"At the same time, an edict was issued to order the academic and administrative officers of the various chief secretaries to inspect the Tianxia Academy and petition them to be the official academy. They also requested the recommended mountain chiefs and other administrators of the academy to be the academic wine-offering officer, Siye, doctorate and other officials, with the same grade as the imperial wine-offering officer. , directly under the management of the school department.”
"In addition, the academic officers of each Chief Secretary also serve as the Vice-President of the Academic Department to facilitate the management of the academy of the Chief Secretary."
Zhu Yijun then gave instructions to Shen Shixing.
After hearing this, Shen Shixing raised his hands and said yes.
Therefore, soon after, the government and the public began to learn that the emperor had issued an edict to enshrine the two Confucian scholars Wang Shouren and Chen Xianzhang in the Confucius Temple, and also established an additional academic department and accepted Tianxia Academy as an official school.
"Those who say they worship the king and depose Zhu do not know that they are both solid and mutually beneficial. When Zhu was in power, Zhu and Lu argued against each other. The disciples of the two families were like enemies, and now they are worshiped together in the academy. Zhu's studies have been in the past. If you don’t use the land to abolish it, now you only need to use the king to abolish it?”
"Therefore, Shouren and Zhu Xi both invented each other's scholarship. We cannot abolish each other because of this. We should make them worship."
After Zhang Siwei saw the content of the edict in Di Bao, he read it secretly.
For a moment, Zhang Siwei dropped "Di Bao" on the eucalyptus while thinking:
"First, strictly implement the method of passing the examination, and now let Wang and Chen Cong worship at the Confucius Temple. I haven't even been appointed as the first assistant, and he Shenwu County can't wait to show off his talents?!"
Zhang Siwei suddenly felt that he might be rated worse than Shen Shixing in history books, and he became even more depressed.
"By asking Wang and Chen to worship at the Confucius Temple, is this to first encourage the world to dare to deviate from the Taoism, and then dare to continue to violate the ancestral system in the system?"
The imperial censor Li Zhi, who was already seriously dissatisfied with the current cabinet's implementation of the examination, became quite angry and spoke to Gu Xiancheng, Li Sancai and other colleagues after seeing this "Di Bao".
"It's really a good article all in the beginning. The cabinet is deliberately trying to confuse the people of the world!"
Li Sancai also spoke calmly.
Gu Xiancheng had always been very critical of Wang Xue, and now he even scolded him directly: "Shenwu County is indeed not an upright gentleman! In order to prevent the world from criticizing Jiangling, he did not hesitate to let the scholars of Wang and Zhu sects stir up chaos first and divert the attention of the world. !”
After saying that, Gu Xiancheng looked up at Li Sancai and Li Zhi and said, "But it's indeed a brilliant move!"
Li Zhi asked: "Then what kind of knowledge does Shenwu County advocate?"
"He is a student of Jiangling, but Jiangling does not advocate lecturing, let alone advocating Wang Xue. Even though the knowledge mentioned in the posthumous letter is very different from what he once advocated, he still does not advocate empty talk! And he is a king. Wouldn’t it be contrary to the teacher’s orders to learn to correct names?”
"For a despicable and shameless person, he will naturally respect whatever is conducive to his being in power!"
"The only thing he probably admires is power!"
"He is better at pretending than Zhang Puzhou!"
Li Sancai said coldly.
"So, he is another powerful traitor?"
Li Zhi asked after hearing this.
Gu Xiancheng and Li Sancai both nodded.
"Forget it, no matter how powerful this traitor is, I have to go to the court to ask for the abolition of the exam! If this continues, something big may happen!"
Li Zhi said at this time.
Gu Xiancheng also nodded and said: "Mobile more people and sign the petition together. Your Majesty should understand that continuing to pass the exam in this way is not good for the Emperor Zuo!"
"If everyone in the court is like Haigangfeng, then the court itself will be abnormal!"
"Since the emperor is a wise man, he should be clear about it and let's go to court together."
Li Sancai also started talking.
Therefore, not long after, Zhu Yijun received many petitions asking for the abolition of the entrance examination system. The reasons were that in the current era of great rule, it would be inconsistent with the country's system of raising scholars to be so strict about the entrance examination. In particular, he felt that the cabinet should not pass the six subjects examination. And it makes the way of speech difficult.
Zhu Yijun ordered these people to come to the political hall for discussion.
The court meeting is a parliamentary system that involves the participation of cabinet ministers, ministers, ministers, and censors.
Zhu Yijun often only decides on government affairs directly with the ruling ministers of the Political Affairs Hall.
But this time it involved the abolition of the system, and he wanted to see whether the public party bureaucrats he relied on dared to fight for national interests. At the same time, he also wanted to see if he agreed with Shen Shixing's request and issued an edict to Wang Shouren. The effect of worship on officials who advocate Wang Xue.
Therefore, Zhu Yijun asked these ministers to discuss the matter.
"The entrance examination law is not an ancestral system, and the cabinet is not the prime minister's office. We cannot make arbitrary decisions!"
Therefore, the imperial censor Zhang Wenxi was the first to attack the court.
Li Zhi, the imperial censor, also followed up and said: "Success in the six subjects of the cabinet examination will give the chief minister of the cabinet more opportunities to exclude dissidents, and it will easily make the world's opinions only follow the orders of the chief minister of the cabinet and not the public opinion of the world! Your Majesty will You can’t make a clear decision based on this!”
"The cabinet is not just one person. Even if there is a chief minister, he cannot be arbitrary. He needs to consult with other cabinet ministers, and they all have the right to reveal secrets. How can the ministers only obey the orders of the chief minister because they are controlled by the cabinet?"
"Are the ministers in the cabinet not the ministers chosen by His Majesty?"
Wang Zuan, the left minister of the Ministry of Punishment, retorted.
"Such a cabinet makes it easier for parties to unite and oppose dissidents, and it is even more intense than the previous disputes between Xu, Gao, and Zhang! How will this be conducive to the stability of the country?"
Censor Zhang Yuanxi continued.
"Without a cabinet, wouldn't it lead to party strife? Is it easier for Your Majesty to mediate the strife between ministers or ministers, or is it easier to mediate the strife between townships and parties all over the world?"
Zeng Xingwu, the left minister of the Ministry of War, asked.
"Zeng Que'an!"
"You, a shameless person who flatters power and traitors, what qualifications do you have to participate in court discussions!"
"If you want to save face, just leave here!"
When Li Zhi saw Zeng Shengwu and other members of Zhang Juzheng's party actively speaking for the cabinet at the court meeting, and not knowing how to respond to the refutations, Li Zhi became angry and pointed at Zeng Shengwu and started scolding him.
"With the qualifications designated by the Emperor, are you trying to say that the Emperor is too stupid to be a ruler?!"
Zhang Xueyan asked at this time.
"I didn't! I just did."
Li Zhi didn't know what to say for a moment.
When Shen Shixing saw this, he said: "Continue to discuss business matters and don't criticize us personally!"
"I still say the same thing, this is not ancestral!"
"In addition, it is not ancestral to respect Cheng and Zhu alone. We should ask the emperor to withdraw Wang and Chen from the Confucius Temple!"
Zhang Wenxi started talking again.
Zhao Jin, the censor of Zuodu who studied under Wang Shouren, immediately stood up:
"Then according to this, for those who are greedy for more than sixty taels of ink, peeling lasts is also an ancestral system. Why did you change this ancestral system to Wanli ten years ago without asking?!"
"If the emperor's order is greater than the ancestral system, please abide by the ancestral system and continue to investigate the corruption of Wanli ten years ago!"
Xu Guo, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, also started talking at this time.
Zhang Wenxi, Li Zhi and others fell silent for a while.
In the end, because none of the reformist officials wanted to be held accountable for what happened ten years ago in Wanli, and because of Wang Shouren's sake, officials from the Wang Xue faction united and tacitly supported not abolishing the examination, so the result of the court discussion was that the examination was not abolished. .
After the court meeting, Shen Li, the head of the Hanlin Academy, smiled at Shen Shixing and said, "I finally understand why Mr. Ge suddenly wants Wang and Chen to enter the Confucius Temple!"
