Cabinet minister Qu Xiangyang was summoned by Emperor Su He to the Qianqing Palace.
Emperor Su He looked at Qu Xiangyang who looked tired, and asked: "Qu Aiqing, the conference of a hundred schools of thought is coming to an end. What do you think of the effect of this conference of a hundred schools of thought?"
Qu Xiangyang heard Emperor Su He ask this question.
He was struggling in his heart, and a tangled expression appeared on his face.
He served as the organizer of the Congress of Contention of One Hundred Schools of Thought.
The result of the Hundred Schools of Thought Conference was not good because of his incompetence.
The results of the conference are there. Qu Xiangyang said bravely that the results of the conference were very good.
He didn't dare to say that. This would be giving his handle to others.
Emperor Su He saw Qu Xiangyang's tangled expression, he smiled and said: "Qu Aiqing, I want to hear the truth, and if I have any questions, just tell me.
It was the first time for the empire to hold such an event. No one had any experience, so it was understandable that there would be some problems. "
When Qu Xiangyang heard what Emperor Su He said, he felt relieved.
"Your Majesty, I think it is not suitable for the government to hold this kind of event, at least not now.
Nowadays, the thoughts of hundreds of schools of thought have not been developed.
If they were allowed to argue, they would not be able to win over Chou Yin Mao.
What's more, the thinking is very idealistic and there is no standard answer.
Their arguments rely entirely on eloquence and have nothing to do with the depth of thought of the school.
I think that if we want to see whether these people can govern the country, we still need to look at the actual results.
It is basically impossible to expect a debate to lead to a conclusion.
The minister believed that there was no need for the imperial court to continue holding the meeting of the Hundred Schools of Thought. "
Emperor Su He listened to Qu Xiangyang's suggestion, his expression did not change at all.
As early as the proposal to hold a hundred schools of thought contention conference, Emperor Su He knew that it would be difficult for a hundred schools of thought to compete for superiority.
As long as someone firmly believes that idealistic thinking is correct, it will be difficult for others to find flaws.
Emperor Su He's purpose of holding a conference of hundreds of schools of thought has been achieved.
The dominance of the Confucian family has been broken.
Confucianism could no longer form a unified civil service force. It became increasingly difficult for them to evade imperial power.
The Great China Empire replaced the Ming Dynasty, and of course Emperor Su He wanted to improve the shortcomings exposed by the Ming Dynasty.
For the emperor, the biggest problem in the middle and late Ming Dynasty was the decline of imperial power.
Civil servants can refute the emperor's decree at any time. Without the cooperation of civil servants, the imperial decree cannot leave the Forbidden City.
Just catching up with the Great China Empire some time ago, the party struggle was extremely fierce.
Emperor Su He killed many birds with one stone and solved many problems through the Hundred Schools of Thought Conference.
After that, he no longer paid attention to the fate of the Hundred Schools of Thought Conference.
If Baijia thinks this conference is good, they can make their own preparations.
Emperor Su He said calmly: "I know about this matter.
One of the purposes of holding the Hundred Schools of Thought Contest is to find teachers for the princes.
If Qu Aiqing finds any company with outstanding capabilities, please introduce it to me. "
Qu Xiangyang said in fear: "I don't know much about the situation of hundreds of families. It is entirely up to His Majesty to select teachers for the princes."
He didn't want to get involved in the battle for the crown prince so early.
Saying anything casually will definitely arouse the displeasure of Emperor Su He.
If this matter spreads outside, it will also make other schools that were not selected, as well as the princes, hold grudges.
If he is not careful, he will be in danger.
He is already a highly respected minister and does not need to invest in the prince to increase his status.
Qu Xiangyang would not do such a risky thing.
He directly handed the compiled information related to the Hundred Schools of Thought Contention Conference to Emperor Su He through Eunuch Zhou Fangzhi.
Qu Xiangyang watched Emperor Su He flip through the information, and he was always ready to answer questions.
He quickly waited until Emperor Su He spoke.
"I have no impression of Ma Mingyuan from the Mo family.
But I am very interested in his new Mohist theory.
The other positions remain unchanged, and the Mo family is added to the final list.
There are still too many places for Confucianism, so we need to learn to balance. "
Emperor Su He's interest in Ma Mingyuan of the Mohist family greatly increased.
He previously thought that the Mo family's positioning was unclear, but he did not expect that the Mo family would find its position so quickly.
The Mohists will represent the interests of the broad masses of workers.
In this way, scholars, farmers, industry and commerce all had their own schools of thought.
Qu Xiangyang saw that Emperor Su He did not ask questions, but directly explained what he should do.
He immediately bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, I already understand what you mean."
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In early October, Cabinet Minister Qu Xiangyang announced the end of the Hundred Schools of Thought Conference and gave a speech on the stage.
No one in the audience wanted to hear Qu Xiangyang reciting Mandarin. The thing they were most concerned about was, which company did the seven spots belong to?
This is to serve as teachers for the princes. This position is extremely precious. They are training future emperors.
Every prince can choose a teacher from a certain school of thought as his exclusive teacher to teach them a little.
The relationship between this teacher and the prince will be very close.
Once this prince ascends the throne, this school of thought will inevitably usher in great development.
If this school is ambitious, it will definitely choose to support the prince who specializes in tutoring.
But they also gave public courses to other princes to let them understand the ideas of their own school.
Even if the prince they supported did not rise to the throne, they formed a teacher-student relationship with the new emperor.
The new emperor also understands the thoughts of this school of thought and will only target the small faction that supports the prince, not the entire school of thought.
Qu Xiangyang also knows, what do these people care about?
After he finished speaking the official clichés that he had to say, he changed his tone and said word by word: "A total of seven families have obtained the quota to be teachers for the prince."
He paused for a moment, and Baijia Academy fell silent. Everyone held their breath, waiting for the final result.
"Confucian School of Mind."
Yu Wenhe and Han Cuibai were extremely nervous. They both knew that there would definitely be a quota for the Confucian School of Mind.
People who study by heart account for more than half of the officialdom of Dahua. With the entry of hundreds of schools of thought, their proportion in the officialdom will most likely be cut in half in the future.
But as long as Emperor Su He wants to stabilize the situation of the court, one of them will definitely have this quota.
What's more, Emperor Su Shu has publicly stated that he wants to learn the knowledge of mind, and Emperor Su He also expressed his stance at that time.
Unless the situation changes much, considering all parties, if they don't have a place in Xinxue, they won't be able to convince the public.
But things were just in case. Emperor Su He was prepared to suppress Xinxue out of various considerations.
The probability of this happening is very small, but it may not happen.
Now that the quotas have been announced, Yu Wenhe and Han Cuibai, the two masters of psychology, can finally rest assured.
After all, they are not that minister, and they have no way of getting some confidential inside information.
"We succeeded, well done to Brother Zuo."
"Brother Zuo showed off his power and let us lock in the spot directly."
Zuo Wenya saw a large number of Xinxue disciples surrounding him.
He said modestly: "Everyone is so enthusiastic. This is the theory we have learned in our hearts, so I can stand out.
No matter who comes to power, this will be the result. "
The Xinxue disciples were so excited that they immediately lifted Zuo Wenya and threw him high.
When students of the Confucian University School and Confucian Zhu Cheng Neo-Confucianism saw this situation, they were very envious.
Someone said sourly: "It's an insult to politeness. This is really an insult to politeness."
The celebrations in the audience did not interrupt Qu Xiangyang's words. He continued to read about the second school to win this honor.
"Confucian University School."
Wang Sheng looked surprised. He asked someone next to him: "The audience was too noisy and I didn't hear clearly. This is why we stand out."
"That's right, Brother Wang. You are our hero."
The Confucian university students still abide by the ancient Confucian etiquette. They clasped fists with each other and congratulated Wang Sheng for winning this opportunity as a Confucian university student.
The Confucian University School obtained a quota, which made many people in the audience very envious.
“I think this is not allocating places according to ability, but allocating them according to status.
The Confucians have already taken two, the Gongs are likely to have two, the Merchants have one, and the Legalists will also take one.
Everyone in the cabinet has a share, and other ministers in the court have soup. These quotas have been determined by default.
The few remaining spots are allocated to people like us. "
"There is no fairness in the world, but I really didn't expect that such a problem would happen in a situation that His Majesty the Emperor attaches great importance to."
Meng Wensheng heard others talking about it, and he showed a victorious smile.
Judging from the current trend, Confucianism will account for three out of seven, and the next one is Zhu Chengxue.
From now on, whoever dares to say that Confucianism has been eliminated, he spits directly into that person's face.
The etiquette is gentleman to gentleman. When a gentleman like them encounters a villain, the best way is to punch him.
Qu Xiangyang didn't keep the others waiting, he directly announced the third spot.
"farmhouse."
The quota was announced and immediately caused an uproar in the audience.
Meng Wensheng couldn't believe it, he opened his eyes wide and said: "How could this happen? Why is there no Confucian Zhu Chengxue?
Whether it’s the depth of ideas or the number of people.
We, the Confucian Zhu Cheng Neo-Confucian school, crush farmers in all aspects.
This must be because our Confucian Zhu Cheng Neo-Confucianism published it last.
The announcement of three Confucian quotas in a row will definitely arouse the anger of other small schools. "
Meng Wensheng made excuses for himself. He really couldn't believe that Confucian Zhu Chengxue didn't get a quota.
Their performance in the Hundred Schools of Thought Conference was obvious to all.
Many core ideas of various schools of thought have been lost.
Their Confucianism still has thoughts from ancient times to the present.
Even if they crush them with knowledge, they can still make others breathless.
With just a few words, Meng Wensheng was able to describe Mohist Ma Mingyuan as autistic, which is enough to show the ability of Confucianist Zhu Chengxue.
"Everyone, look at Meng Shouzui's expression. This expression is really wonderful."
"I believe now that the conference was relatively fair. At least it did not allow Confucians to account for three out of seven. It would be really embarrassing if that were the case."
When Lu Yuanpeng heard the news, he was extremely pleasantly surprised.
He couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh: "Master, we succeeded, we won the precious place.
Our farm family defeated other schools of thought and became one of the top seven. "
Li Zizhan said excitedly: “We have used our own strength to prove the popularity of farm ideas.
There are also outstanding talents in the northwest region. I wonder who will dare to call us northwest barbarians in the future.
If we all become barbarians, what are they? Savage! "
Qu Xiangyang saw the farmers celebrating. For this small school with a small number of people, they could get a quota because they chose the entry point very well.
Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce must take care of this quota.
Don't let people think that the court is biased in any way.
Qu Xiangyang could guess the reason why farmers, merchants, and Mohists got quotas. This was the reason.
It's just that the farmer's attitude remained the same, and the Mohist family regretted it later.
Meng Wensheng is waiting for the fourth place to be announced.
A small sect such as a peasant family can occupy a quota, so there should be no problem with their Zhu Cheng Neo-Confucianism.
Meng Wensheng listened carefully to the words coming out of Qu Xiangyang's mouth.
The two words "Legalism" made Meng Wensheng even more nervous.
Now that the quota has reached more than half, he is still not a Confucian, and he is feeling very tormented in his heart.
"I'm not surprised at all that the Legalists got a quota."
“I totally agree with Legalist education for princes.
A prince who understands the law and respects the law is much better than a prince who behaves recklessly. "
Huo Qidao was not surprised at all when he heard that Legalists had obtained a quota.
The main purpose of this quota is to serve as teachers for the princes.
Emperor Su He's emphasis on the law prevented Huo Qidao from worrying that the Legalists would lose their place.
He was just a little worried about which member of the Legal family this quota would be allocated to.
Ordinary people are not qualified to teach princes.
While Huo Qidao was thinking, he heard a fierce quarrel in the audience.
Xiang Wenzhong shouted loudly: "The fifth spot belongs to the Gong family, and this spot belongs to us."
Wang Baoyu took a sip and yelled angrily: "You little thief, you want to steal our quota.
This quota of workers should belong to us.
You plagiarists, you dare to claim your quota, you are really shameless. "
Meng Wensheng panicked when he saw that the fifth spot was not Zhu Chengli's.
He consoled himself: "Both engineering and academic schools share one quota, and it seems that this quota is extremely precious.
The two factions of engineering and learning are extremely difficult to deal with. This should be fun to watch. "
Someone in the audience said in disbelief: "How is this possible? I originally thought that engineering would have two places.
Unexpectedly, they only occupied one quota. You must know that behind them are the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Finance, and their power is boundless.
Such forces cannot divide engineering into two parts. "
Qu Xiangyang spoke faster, and he directly said who the sixth place was.
"Merchant."
When Han Lulu heard that the merchant had obtained the quota, she shed tears with excitement. This period of preparation was not in vain.
"I won a quota for the merchant, which can be regarded as worthy of Mr. Wu's cultivation."
Others in the audience looked at the queue of merchants.
Most people in this team are familiar with it, and their children are particularly good at communication.
Meng Wensheng couldn't believe it, he shouted: "How is this possible? How could our Zhu Chengli perform so well, how could we not get a quota?
There is still a chance, we still have a chance, this should be a certainty. "
Meng Wensheng was extremely worried when he thought that they had not obtained a quota and could not obtain the support of the court.
Qu Xiangyang had a relaxed expression and directly told who the last spot was.
"Mo Family."
When Meng Wensheng heard the words "Mo Family", his expression twisted, and he yelled in an extremely angry voice.
“Impossible, this is impossible, how is this possible.
The Mohists were defeated by me. They got a quota, but we, Zhu Chengxue, did not get a quota.
There must be a shady story here. I am going to beat the drum and report you in front of His Majesty the Emperor. "
Ma Mingyuan was watching the excitement, but he didn't expect that he suddenly became one of the excitement.
He was completely unprepared and didn't think the Mo family could get a spot.
But he didn't expect that the last spot would go to the Mo family.
(End of chapter)
