The general trend of reforming the imperial examinations has been determined. Although it does not mean that Confucianism is completely abandoned, if practical studies are added, the status of Confucianism will be greatly reduced in the future. Therefore, although the emperor has not yet made it clear, the decline of Yanshenggong Mansion is already certain.
Lao Zhu did not say anything to expel Yan Shenggong, but at this time Kong Xixue was already being avoided by everyone. When moving to the side hall for the Wanshou Banquet, all the officials consciously and actively avoided the Kong family, making the lost Kong Xixue even more miserable.
"Hey, Kong Xixue was so arrogant in the past few days. He used a lot of tricks in secret. Now he has received his retribution." Li Jinglong sneaked up to Zhu Su's side before the banquet started. "I've already seen that this Duke Yan is displeased. A slave with a third surname actually dares to suppress our new school..."
"Fifth uncle, what you just said is so heartwarming! This time, the Kong family in Qufu will have no descendants." He secretly gave Zhu Su a thumbs up.
"It's not a waste to have children and grandchildren. The Kong family has a large population. If they can support themselves, they can also give Ming Dynasty more acres of land. Now is the time for Ming Dynasty to employ people..."
"Uncle Wu is right, he still understands the righteousness and is far-sighted..." Li Jinglong was so flattering.
"His Highness is really powerful. In just a few words, the foundation of the Confucius family was wiped out." Xu Yungong also came up. He looked a little relieved and said: "The Kong family is well prepared, and it's Confucius again." The identity of the descendants. Just now I was really worried that the foundation of the new learning, which was built with difficulty, would be shaken by the Confucius family..."
"After much deliberation, I originally wanted to offer His Highness a way to support the Confucian family of the Southern faction, but I didn't want His Highness to do something more decisive than to support the Southern faction."
The Confucian family of the Southern School refers to the family of Yanshenggong who was granted the title of Southern Song Dynasty and moved to the south. In the past, after the ancestor of Kong Xixue took refuge in Yuanting, Yuanting destroyed the Southern Song Dynasty, and the Confucian branch of the Southern School also declined.
Only the branch of Kong Xi's ancestors was left to continue to shamelessly be the Holy Duke of Nayan.
"Supporting the Southern Sect can slightly reduce the arrogance of Yanshenggong Mansion, but as long as the title of Yanshenggong still exists, the new school will inevitably be dominated by it in the future." Prince Zhu Biao also came over and secretly discussed with them. . He turned to Zhu Su and said to him: "Fifth brother, I think we can really revive hundreds of schools of thought, and the learning of hundreds of schools of thought will also benefit the country and the people. If we only promote Confucianism, we will inevitably be controlled by Confucianism in the future. I am in danger. In the future, the Ming Dynasty will be open to all rivers, and all academic schools must be open to all rivers... What do you think?"
"Brother, these words fully show that the Ming Dynasty Crown Prince is broad-minded!" Zhu Su said happily. Zhu Biao's face was slightly red, but he was not modest. He just smiled and said: "You and dad have great ambitions. I am the eldest brother." Yes, naturally we can’t just focus on the three melons and two dates in the court.”
"I think it's okay. After all, scholars, farmers, industry and commerce all have their own knowledge. We can't suppress academics in other fields just to respect Confucianism. It's just like selecting officials, we respect hundreds of schools of thought, and we must have our own critical thinking. For example, the Mohist school, we can affirm the contribution of Mohist organ craftsmanship to our country, and we can even erect statues of Mozi in colleges such as the Imperial College as we did to Confucius in the past. However, we must also clearly point out the unrealistic political aspects of Mohist theory. Unusable."
"The same goes for peasants, legalists, etc. Their strengths must be respected and their weaknesses eliminated, so that students cannot blindly listen to and blindly believe in a single theory, but must critically look at every piece of knowledge."
"With a relaxed academic environment and constant learning from each other's strengths, my Ming Dynasty's intellectual talents will flourish."
Xu Yungong and Zhu Biao nodded. Zhu Su thought for a while and then said: "Also, we must clarify a mainstream core value. This value should preferably be catchy and make it known to all people of the Ming Dynasty. It must also be sacred and inviolable. The theories of various schools of thought Anyone who goes against these values will be strictly prohibited. For example, now, 'pioneering and enterprising' and 'reviving China' are the core values of our Ming Dynasty. Anyone who wants to go against this idea will definitely confuse the public with evil words. Be like Confucius Everyone will nail it to the pillar of shame."
Zhu Biao's eyes lit up and he said happily: "This method is very good. In fact, we need to reform the imperial examination and promote hundreds of schools. This is something that my brother has long wanted to try to implement. But he is worried that if he promotes hundreds of schools, there will inevitably be many theories in the future. They argue with each other, criticize endlessly, and bring trouble to the people and the court.”
"My fifth brother's words are wonderful. The so-called core values are the pillars of thought. As long as we keep these pillars from falling, we will naturally be able to make Ming Dynasty work together and avoid internal strife."
Zhu Su nodded. The difference between whether there are core values or not can be known by just looking at the performance of China and a certain "free" country in later generations during the epidemic. "To implement this method, the court must firmly control public opinion and must not hand over the sharp weapon of public opinion into the hands of people with ulterior motives." Zhu Su reminded
"Brother knows how three people can become a tiger." Zhu Biao nodded, feeling that this conversation was fruitful. Plans have begun to hand over this law to the cabinet ministers for careful consideration in order to implement practical decrees.
Lao Zhu deliberately cultivated his enterprising spirit and has been deliberately decentralizing power in recent years. Nowadays, Zhu Biao's prestige in the officialdom and among the people is getting stronger and stronger. In private, courtiers even say that "two dragons share the same dynasty".
The person who first spread this statement may have had ulterior motives, but anyway, after Lao Zhu heard about it, he was filled with joy.
The prince of the Lao Zhu family cannot be compared to other princes in history.
After a few chats, the banquet started. There were no twists and turns in this banquet. It's just that Lao Zhu toasted to many foreign envoys many times, and was extremely close to the Japanese king Houguishan. The Japanese king of Kameyama and all the foreign ministers were moved to the point of great excitement. After the banquet, he led the officials to Fengtian Gate to watch the fireworks of thousands of families. Tonight, King Wu of Yingtianfu couldn't help but the pedestrians on the street were already crowded with each other, beaming with joy. I also saw the emperor coming to the palace gate in person, and the people were vying to see him. Suddenly, people all over the city were shouting for long live. Lao Zhu waved to passers-by with a red face, which also gave a small shock to the hearts of the many foreign envoys.
In fact, not only the foreign envoys, but also Zhu Su was shocked. Lao Zhu was born in humble beginnings. Regardless of his selfish motives for the stability of the Zhu family, he really had nothing to say to the people. On the contrary, the grassroots people also supported him as an emperor who came out from the common people.
When it comes to loving the people, among the feudal emperors, who is better than Zhu Yuanzhang?
It was precisely because of this that Lao Zhu had the confidence to set off major cases several times and kill all the corrupt officials in the Ming Dynasty. Because in fact, he knew in his heart: As long as the people are not in chaos, the Ming Dynasty will not be in chaos. The killing of officials seemed to be a turmoil between the government and the opposition, but it was precisely to protect the foundation of the Ming Dynasty.
Just in response to that sentence: Although there is a river of blood in the Fengtian Palace, his Ming Dynasty is becoming increasingly prosperous!
In the scene of universal celebration, Lao Zhu turned his head and asked Zhu Su: "Lao Wu, you went to the Japanese country and made great contributions."
"Tell me, how do you want us to reward you?"
(End of chapter)
