Du Rusong heard the anger shown by the Confucian scholars in Sichuan, and his face showed unwillingness and resentment.
Of course he had reasons not to dare, and also reasons to be angry.
In the process of changing dynasties between the Qing and Ming Dynasties.
Naturally, there will be many "interest losers".
For example, Du Rusong.
In fact, Du Rusong's family is not very wealthy, he is just a small landowner in Luojiang County, Chengdu Prefecture.
But he is a very promising small landowner.
Because his brother Du Ruchong had already won the imperial examination, and he had also won the imperial examination at a young age, he was considered one of the Sichuan talents who had the best chance of becoming the imperial scholar.
in this case.
Only one of the two brothers can get the official title.
The Du family in Luojiang County became prosperous immediately.
After three years of clearing the magistrate's office, he received one hundred thousand snowflakes and silver.
All this wasted money can be used to buy land.
This way.
The Du family in Luojiang County will suddenly become a big landowner from a small family! !
What does it mean to be a farmhouse minister in the morning and ascend to the emperor's hall in the evening? What does it mean to have a golden house in a book?
That's it.
If everything is normal, the Du family in Luojiang County is determined to be prosperous. Neither brother has married, and there are countless high-ranking families who come to propose marriage.
However.
Daming is coming.
Everything has changed.
First, there were successive wars. The imperial court (Qing Dynasty) suddenly lost the south and suspended the imperial examination for several years.
Then there was a big sale of officials in Sichuan.
Large households in various places have sold out to local county officials.
Then the Du family was unlucky, and their land was taken away by the magistrate of Luojiang County.
These things that were bought by local officials all had to be repaid. Where did this book come from? It was from the Du family, a wealthy family with a small amount of wealth but no backstage background.
Although the Du family still has more than thirty acres left.
Not completely bankrupt yet.
But they have fallen from the landlord class to the "rich peasant class".
After the class fell, the Du brothers were not so prosperous. It was finally time to wait until the dynasty changed and prepare for another test in the examination room.
Daming changed the exam papers.
No more eight-legged essay exam!
If the Du family still has their previous wealth, they can go to Zhongdu's "Imperial Examination Assault Training Course" to study.
Many children of wealthy families in Sichuan took boats south to Zhongdu to attend tutoring classes with "famous teachers of new learning".
But how can a child from an ordinary family like Du Rusong afford it?
If you can't afford it, you can only study on your own.
This newly learned system is very different from the Four Books and Five Classics. Without anyone's guidance, some people cannot even find a way to get started by relying on self-study.
Therefore, the anger and unwillingness of Sichuan scholars is understandable.
They have studied the Four Books, Five Classics and Eight-Part Essay all their lives.
In the end, you have to start over.
Especially a "talented man" like Du Rusong, who once had great promise, has now completely lost his former glory.
Just like the scholars here who are clamoring to petition.
Du Rusong also became more and more aggrieved as he thought about it.
'right! We must go to Zhongdu! We Confucian scholars have great righteousness, sweep away the heresy, and rule the world with the holy way of Confucius and Mencius! '
"Yes! Protect the righteous way and protect the learning of the saints!"
"Go to Zhongdu! Go to Zhongdu!!"
Soon, the voice of going to Zhongdu spread to the whole Sichuan with Chengdu as the center.
It even began to spread to surrounding identities.
"I'm afraid something will happen if we make such a fuss."
"It's okay to make a fuss, but the current court can't understand it."
A mansion somewhere in Chengdu.
Two old men were playing chess.
These two people are currently the most famous Confucian scholars in Sichuan.
One of them is named Li Tiaoyuan, and the other is named Zhang Wentao.
Li Tiaoyuan, Zhang Wentao (Zhang Chuanshan), and Peng Duanshu were collectively known as the "Three Talents of Sichuan in the Qing Dynasty".
Li Tiaoyuan once served as an official in the Qing Dynasty, and served successively as editor of the Hanlin Academy and Guangdong Academic Affairs. In the first month of the forty-sixth year of Qianlong's reign (AD 1781), he was promoted to the post of Tong Shuibing and Bei Dao. Because of the impeachment of the Yongping prefect and offended He Shen, he was framed and sent to Ili. It was not until 1785 that he was redeemed by his mother and returned home to write.
Zhang Wentao was a famous poet in the Qing Dynasty. He wrote "Chuanshan Poems" and has more than 3,500 poems. He is full of poetic genius. Together with Yuan Mei and Zhao Yi, he is known as the "Three Great Masters of Xingling School" in the Qing Dynasty. Together with Peng Duanshu and Li Tiaoyuan, he is known as the "Three Talented Scholars in Shuzhong in the Qing Dynasty". He is known as "The Rebirth of Qinglian" and "The Comeback of Shaoling". , "the top poet in Sichuan" in the Qing Dynasty.
He is very famous in Shu.
However, the two men did not publish any articles criticizing the New Deal in newspapers this time.
Both of them had served as officials in the former Qing Dynasty. Although there are many people in the Ming Dynasty who had served as officials in the former Qing Dynasty, both of them have given up their thoughts on being officials and are living in seclusion in their hometowns writing books and writing books. .
This time, many local literati asked them to write letters criticizing the new learning, but the two of them were unmoved.
However, after all, the two of them have many students who have also been affected by this "examination syllabus overhaul" incident, so it would be a lie to say they don't care.
"Although I haven't used the knife very much inward today, if it gets serious and the knife moves and the hole opens, it will be out of control."
Li Tiaoyuan sighed and said.
"What can be done? Today's heroes have great strategies and have conquered the world in just a few years. Their martial arts are so prosperous that they far surpass the Qin, Han, Wu, Tang, and Song ancestral capitals. The northern territory reaches the far north, and the south has included all the Nanyang Islands. , the size of the territory cannot be compared with that of the Yuan Dynasty, and the strength of the military force is not as good as that of the Tang Dynasty. How can such a master be coerced by mere Confucian scholars and scholars to go to the Central Capital to petition and protest. If nothing happens, it is better. If something happens, that is. Hitting a stone with an egg." Zhang Wentao shook his head and said.
"In addition, the demands of Sichuan scholars are too radical now. Attacking etiquette learning is absolutely untrustworthy! We can only attack Western learning and promote middle school."
"However, the Confucian content of the imperial examination syllabus is too little. If we can add a little more Confucian content, it would not be impossible to increase the score." Li Tiaoyuan said, "Brother Chuanshan, you see, the court will give in this time. A little?"
Zhang Wentao thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it will be difficult."
When Li Tiaoyuan heard this, he had no choice but to sigh.
"It seems like you and I should also go to Zhongdu."
Of course, the Ming Dynasty court also tried its best to recruit great scholars from all over the country, and there were still several positions for great scholars in Hongru Academy.
Emperor Zhu did not say that he particularly rejected Confucianism.
It’s just that he did not regard Confucianism as a means to govern the country. What is needed to govern the country is the ability to manage the world.
As for Confucianism, in Emperor Zhu's view it was still suitable to exist as a philosophical doctrine.
Establishing the Hongru Academy and recruiting major Confucian schools from all over the country is equivalent to establishing an academic institute of Confucianism.
It would also give these great scholars a place to go.
Li Tiaoyuan and Zhang Wen, two celebrities from Shu, were naturally recruited by the Ming Dynasty, but they still didn't leave.
This time the scholars in Sichuan were in riot.
If there is no one on top of the Sichuan people, the emperor will do something violent
The consequences are disastrous.
It's nothing to make a fuss in general.
I'm afraid of making a big fuss.
Not only were Sichuan people unable to pass the imperial examination this time.
I am afraid that Sichuan people will not be welcomed in the Ming court in the future.
Therefore, it is okay to make trouble, but it must be reasonable and well-founded.
You can't provoke the emperor to use swords or guns.
(End of chapter)
