This is a high-ranking official with a generous salary!
In the square outside the Dacheng Hall of the Confucius Temple, the eyes of more than 400 Confucians, especially the Confucian elites from the Seventh Southeast Road, became particularly bright.
Can it not be bright? Because they were so disappointed on the first day of the conference. Zhao Kai not only failed to provide high-ranking officials and generous salaries, but also refused to give them a small official position. He also asked them to run some kind of school and teach students to take exams for local magic officers. , shogunate officials, these schools are not official schools yet...
Therefore, these Confucian scholars are all very angry. Not because they understand the principles of self-cultivation, but because they are worried about Zhao Kai's Ban Zhi's personal army killing people. They should be furious today when they follow Zhao Kai to worship Confucius.
I didn’t expect that I would tolerate being a high-ranking official and getting a generous salary for a while!
What's more, I didn't expect that after you were qualified to participate in the Confucian Conference, you would already have received a high official and a generous salary... you could meet the emperor, sit down with officials and discuss matters, and make secret reports!
And there are still Confucian officials who can become!
"Officials, Huizhou Zhu Song has something to say!"
"Speaking!"
Immediately, someone raised their hand to ask a question. The person who raised his hand was a middle-aged man under 40 years old, with a doughy face and a goatee. He looked like he was awake with his squinting eyes, but his voice was very loud.
"Officials, how will this Confucian sect conference be held in the future? How should the Confucian sect's official office be established? What things can be managed?"
He asked three questions in a row, and they were all very critical questions.
Zhao Kai smiled and said: "From now on, the Confucian sects in the world should meet once every three years. The meeting time will be after the ceremony of the Ministry of Rites, and the location will be in Shuntian Mansion. By then, the great Confucian scholars who preside over the branches of various Confucian sects will be able to lead the meeting. The candidates who understand the test come to Shuntian Mansion together, first observe the competition, and then participate in the conference to discuss important Confucian affairs together!"
Oh, and there are also various Confucian branches!
Not counting the Yingtian Envoys and Jiedu Envoys, there are twelve or three Transport Envoys, and each branch has at least hundreds of positions such as president, vice-president, and elder.
If we include the great scholars who serve in the Shuntianfu Association... wouldn't everyone have an official position?
The great scholars in the square couldn't help but laugh...but they still had to hold back! We are all Confucian scholars with noble moral character, not official fans who only care about being an official.
Zhao Kai took in all the happy and angry faces, nodded, and then said: "As for the official office of the Confucian sect... the Confucian sect is not a court, but a school of scholarship. The name of the official office is not quite appropriate.
It can be called the Confucian Zongting, and the head of the Zongting is called the Xuezong. Under the Xuezong, the Grand Master Hall is established, which is responsible for academic affairs, school running, education, branch management, ethics, and academic and industrial affairs. "
The Confucian disciples below knew this well: Isn't this just a small court? The Confucian school must be held by both officials and family members! The following six chief teachers' halls correspond to the Ministry of Personnel for academic studies, the Ministry of Rites for running schools, the Ministry of Military Affairs for education, the Ministry of Household Affairs for education, the Ministry of Punishment for ethics and discipline, and the Ministry of Work for students and workers... This is equivalent to setting up a small school for Confucianism. imperial court.
No matter what the name is, as long as the biggest leader is the emperor, it is a court.
Zhao Kai paused and then said: "As for what the Confucian imperial court cares about? I think there are three major things that are the most important.
The first is to organize and publish Confucian classics and books, and stipulate Confucian etiquette... not only the etiquette of the emperor, the etiquette of the princes, and the etiquette of the officials, but also the etiquette of the scholars and common people. Not only must we manage the rituals of the living, but we must also manage the rituals of sacrifices to the dead.
We Confucians used to respect the common people in terms of etiquette, but now it seems outdated, because when King Wenxuan said this, Buddhism had not yet been introduced. Nowadays, our Confucianism does not treat common people with courtesy, but Buddhism says that all living beings are equal, and it never treats common people with inferiority. If all the common people in the world become Buddhist disciples, can the scholar-bureaucrats still be Confucian scholars?
Of course, the etiquette of common people cannot be compared with the etiquette of scholar-bureaucrats. Regardless of weddings or funerals, one must be as frugal and frugal as possible. "
Is the emperor going to restrict the monks? By the way, this emperor seems to be very strict about the ultimatum!
The great scholars present all speculated on Zhao Kai's theory of "rituals for common people".
In fact, the saying that "courtesy should not be extended to common people" has long been outdated, because there were not many "literary officials" left in the Song Dynasty in the true sense.
When Confucius said that "a doctor cannot be punished," he refers to the three levels of ministers, officials, and scholars under the king in the vassal states of the pre-Qin Dynasty. They are hereditary nobles with fiefdoms. In the Song Dynasty, officials ranging from prime minister to prime minister did not have any fiefdoms. At most, they were just scholars.
And those who "think themselves to be scholars" are actually common people in Confucius' view who "do not treat common people with courtesy".
Therefore, the Song Dynasty's "courtesy should not be extended to the common people" actually meant "courtesy should not be extended to the poor."
What Zhao Kai wants to promote is actually not "proper courtesy to the poor", at least this is not the main purpose. His main purpose is "proper courtesy to the military households".
Future soldiers and armed Confucian students must not only receive education from Confucian schools, but also be familiar with and abide by etiquette and law. In this way they can become the vanguard of Confucian missionary work...
Zhao Kai spoke again: "The second major issue is, of course, running schools! Not only should we set up academies, but also run elementary schools and rural schools. We should also compile unified textbooks for academies, elementary schools, and rural schools, and stipulate a unified academic system... ....Among them, elementary schools and rural schools that go deep into the private sector should not only teach and educate people, but also undertake and guide private rituals as much as possible.
And the third important thing is to spread our Confucian benevolence, righteousness and morality to all directions! Our Confucian principles are so good, but why don’t many countries around the world adopt them? And Buddhism originated in Tianzhu, but spread to the land of our dynasty? Why didn’t our Confucianism spread to Tianzhu? As a Confucian, I feel deeply uneasy and ashamed every time I think about this matter. You are all great scholars, do you feel uneasy and ashamed? Do you want to imitate the sages, preach the gospel with swords, spread benevolence and righteousness all over the world, and spread your good name to all generations? "
Of course the great Confucians in the Dacheng Palace Square would not take Zhao Kai's words about "spreading Confucian benevolence, righteousness and morality" seriously. How great would it be to be an official in the Song Dynasty? Why are you running outside? He also went to Tianzhu to spread Confucianism... Where is Tianzhu? How to get there? Can you come back? Who's going to go?
Oh, not everyone thinks so. There are also people who know who might want to "spread Confucian benevolence, righteousness, and morality throughout the world"... Geng Nazhong, Li Qingzhao, and Lu Benzhong know it!
They themselves may have to follow the unlucky Zhao Huan to run away to Nanyang to spread the Confucian Way.
Because the Confucian imperial court, the Confucian branch, and the Confucian conference that Zhao Kai launched were extremely attractive to most of the Confucian scholars in the square of Dacheng Palace.
In the next few days, these hypocritical Confucians who do not know etiquette, justice and integrity will definitely seek refuge with Zhao Kai, a rebellious official and traitor, in exchange for the title of "Confucian official".
And once these "pseudo-Confucians" take refuge in Zhao Kai, the morale of the people in the Southeast Seventh Road will soon collapse... In addition to the black hats of Confucian officials, Zhao Kai can also seal many people on the territory of the Southeast Seventh Road. official!
You can even set up a "left-behind court" in Jinling City, which has many officials.
How many people can be bribed with so many official hats!
Moreover, Zhao Kai is not a gold thief. He is the prince of the Song Dynasty and the successor that Emperor Zhuang Zong favored. There is also Zhuang Zong’s last edict. Although that last edict is not legal, it does exist, and many people can prove it.
For those "pseudo-Confucians" who are bent on seeking official positions, the righteousness and reputation Zhao Kai can provide is enough.
Therefore, the emperor of Jinling is in danger, and the Southern Song Dynasty is in danger!
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"Chen Di Gonglang, Anjing Town Supervisor Zhu Song, pay homage to the officials!"
The second day of the Confucian Conference had just ended, and the place outside the Duke Yansheng's Mansion where Zhao Kai was staying became crowded - when the meeting ended the day before, no one came to the Duke Yansheng's Mansion to see him.
As soon as today's meeting ended, many Confucian scholars from the Seven Southeast Routes came to Yanshenggong's Mansion to ask for an audience.
And now Zhao Kai still has to pretend to be a polite and virtuous corporal!
So he didn't refuse anyone who came, and met and talked with them one by one. He behaved very gracefully. At first glance, he was much better than Zhao Huan!
And now it's Zhu Song's turn to come to see the driver, who was the first to ask Zhao Kai questions this morning.
After hearing Zhu Song's official rank and assignment, Zhao Kai showed a very surprised expression: "Qiao Nian, you sacrificed your life to become an imperial scholar, or you were a Jinshi in the first year of Chonghe. You have been an official for more than ten years, why are you still just an official? Where are Di Gonglang and the town supervisor?"
Hearing Zhao Kai call him "Qiao Nian", Zhu Song, who had been in officialdom for more than ten years, immediately remembered that he had met Zhao Kai several times when he was studying as an official in Kaifeng Mansion... Unexpectedly Zhao Kai didn't forget himself even after he became emperor!
Zhu Song was so moved that he burst into tears!
"Officials, ministers, and ministers have limited talents, and it is difficult for them to hold big posts. Moreover, the King of Wu valued military scholars and scholars who could lead troops, but despised Confucian officials like me. Therefore, since the reign of Jingkang, I have not been promoted."
Zhao Kaixin said: Your official position seemed to be bigger before the Xuanhe War! His official career is so poor. It's probably not because of lack of talent, but because he made some serious mistake and was demoted, right? I don’t know if it was corruption or a case that was mishandled and a good person was killed by mistake?
But it doesn't matter, I still want to win over you, and let everyone know that even an incompetent and dim-witted official like you, Zhu Song, can be promoted and make a fortune as long as he is willing to take refuge in me.
This is called buying horse bones for a thousand dollars!
Thinking of this, Zhao Kai shook his head repeatedly, "This is too inappropriate... Your literary talent, Zhu Qionian, is still very good, how can you be qualified to be a Confucian minister! Come on, I still lack a storyteller by my side. Why don't I let you be the official, and I'll be transferred from the post office to the director first."
Zhu Song cried when he heard what Zhao Kai said!
Storytelling! It’s not story-telling in a teahouse, it’s story-telling in Chongzheng Hall!
And Cheng Wulang is a Beijing official! Zhu Song's Di Gonglang is the lowest-ranking candidate, and he will rarely have the opportunity to change his official position in his life. I am afraid he will be relegated to the selection pool forever. Unexpectedly, he has reached the top in one step. Not only has he become a Beijing official, but he has also become a storyteller. His career will be bright in the future!
