Chapter 27 The one who stands out is here
Zhu Yuanzhang said that He Xi was not suitable for intrigues in the court.
He Xi is also aware of this.
War and politics are related, but they are indeed two different things.
War is about the complete destruction of the enemy. So be decisive, be ruthless, and don't think about anything else. Before the sword, there is no need to hesitate and weigh, just do it. But politics has to face enemies that cannot be completely solved.
For example, the Jiangnan scholar-officials.
Ding Xian used all his weapons to attack, but the seemingly weak scholar-bureaucrats caused a rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River. The weak and weak people of Jiangnan held the Nanjing camp for nearly a year.
This is still a place in Jiangnan.
Although it is said that the scholar-officials were the most popular in Jiangnan, Jiangnan was not the only place where the scholar-officials were most powerful. To be specific, scholar-bureaucrats in Fujian, northern Jiangxi, and many other places have great influence.
The relationship between them is inextricably linked.
Many people may think that under three trees, there is nothing to be desired. Before the sword, nothing could be done. These so-called scholar-bureaucrats do not have such high character. There are only a few who are strong-willed, and most of them will succumb.
But the biggest difficulty between people is actually not being able to understand each other.
In fact, these people not only represent themselves, but also represent the people behind them. We cannot look at the problem solely from a class perspective. Yes, in your opinion, you are helping the people overthrow the feudal landlords who oppress them. But in the eyes of many people, it is foreigners who bully their own people.
He Xi didn't exert enough force, which was Ding Xian's fate. If you use too much force, you may see more blood in various places in the south than in the war between the north and the south.
As long as these places are still based on small-scale peasant economy, have regional concepts, and read the Four Books and Five Classics, this situation will be inevitable.
Therefore, war is about destroying the enemy, and politics requires compromise.
Now, in He Xi's view, the construction of so many colleges and universities in Nanjing to admit children from the south is actually the admission of children from scholar-bureaucrats' families. That's enough.
But in the opinion of many people, it is far from enough.
So for He Xi's plan. Nan Kong Kong Xilu raised clear objections the next day.
Nankong is the line that moved south to Quzhou after the Jingkang Incident.
He is also one of the representatives attending this meeting.
He was considered a representative elected by Jiangnan scholar-officials.
It sounds pitiful. Under Ding Xian's generosity, many famous people among the Jiangnan scholar-bureaucrats died, which can be said to be extremely vicious. And Nankong can be regarded as relying on the shadow of Confucius. That means there was no accident. In the final analysis, Ding Xian still dared not act rashly towards the descendants of Confucius.
However, this time Nankong knew that they had to take the lead.
On the one hand, they are facing requests from many Jiangnan scholar-bureaucrat families. It was impossible for them to say no.
Speaking of Nan Kong, it seems very powerful. But in fact, Nankong has already disappeared from everyone. Speaking of which, it seems that there is a golden body, but compared to Beikong who controls the entire Qufu and even Yanzhou, Nankong is just one of the big families even in Quzhou.
Compared to ordinary big families, they naturally have a bit more background. With the door closed, it can still be said to be Confucianism.
But compared to those prosperous big families, and even compared to the Zheng family of the uprising sect, it was far behind. But the Zheng family of Yimen disappeared under the wind and rain caused by Ding Xian. But the Kong family survived because of their weakness.
Perhaps it was also the protection of Confucius.
Now it seems that one of these big families in Jiangnan is dying. But the combined power is not something Nankong can resist.
On the other hand, it was the end of Beikong that caused an unprecedented crisis in South Kong.
Because Nankong knew that the reason why they still have their current status is directly related to their ancestor Confucius.
They cannot deny this, nor can they deny it.
They were not less jealous of the glory of Beikong inheriting the position of Duke Yan.
Now, He Xi has captured Beikong. The meaning behind this is really too great.
. It is already obvious that He Xi replaced Zhu Xi's teachings with his own. But there is still a lot of leeway here.
For example, the descendants of Confucius came forward to list He Xi as one of the new sages of Confucianism.
At worst, when we offer sacrifices to Confucius, Mencius, Yanzi, and other Confucian sages in the future, we can just add Hezi.
I was worried that He Xi would demolish the Confucian temple.
There is a lot to do with it, and it has the most to do with the Confucius family. If the Kong family doesn't step forward, do they want others to step up for them? Totally impossible.
Therefore, Kong Xilu was destined to come forward at this conference to talk to He Xi. And Kong Xilu was also determined to die.
However, he didn't want to stand out at this time.
But many things are not a question of whether he thinks about it or not.
But the situation forced me to do it.
Because, He Xi established the school system. It seems to have brought benefits to many people in the South, but it cannot hide an important issue. That is, He Xi will replace the imperial examination with the civil service examination.
The civil service examination that He Xi knew was essentially similar to the civil service examination in later generations.
First, there are academic requirements.
Just a few university diplomas will do. Of course, today's enforcement is not strict. Otherwise, there would be no more than 10,000 college graduates in total today. These are spread throughout the army and the court, and they are simply not enough. Naturally many others entered the court.
However, this trend will be obvious in the future.
If you want to be a civil servant, you must be a graduate of ten universities.
He Xi formulated primary schools, middle schools, and universities. University graduate examiner. The imperial examination system was two completely different routes from what the Ming Dynasty scholar-bureaucrats had always wanted.
This route was not acceptable to Jiangnan scholar-bureaucrats.
Yes. These people have already given in in many aspects.
Of course, we had to give in.
After all, the outcome of the North-South War is here. If they continue to fight, will they be able to withstand the soldiers?
However, the way to select scholars not only represents the official ideology of the Ming Dynasty, but also represents the way forward for the children of future scholar-bureaucrats. If they don't fight, in the foreseeable future, many prosperous families will become ordinary people's families.
The home that has been held for generations has turned into an ordinary door, which countless people do not want to see even if they die.
This is the bottom line they must stick to. He even did not hesitate to start a Jiangnan rebellion just for this one thing.
Even more insistent than during the Hongwu period, and even more unyielding.
The reason is very simple. Zhu Yuanzhang did not hold imperial examinations. However, during the Hongwu period, most of the people employed by Zhu Yuanzhang were civil servants. Therefore, it is possible even without the imperial examination. But He Xi employs people and has its own system.
If they give in now, it is foreseeable that they will be even less likely to appear in the court in the future.
It's really a step forward, but it may not happen. If you take a step back, you will die.
Therefore, Nan Kong came forward to oppose the establishment of only ten universities.
Kong Xilu didn't want to fully reveal his thoughts, so he had to leave some room.
He first believed that it was good to promote official education. However, there are many well-known academies that are excluded from the imperial official academic system, which is not a good thing. For example, the famous Yuelu Academy, Bailudong Academy, etc.
Therefore, please ask the court to open up quotas and build more academies.
He made a list of more than a dozen academies.
Each of them is a famous academy and has produced many great figures. But the characteristics are also very obvious, that is, they are all in the south, almost all south of the Yangtze River.
However, this is also a very real problem. The writing style in the south is stronger than that in the north.
The intention is also obvious.
The reason why He Xi did not want to expand the university was because there were not enough teachers, otherwise he would not have established a normal university first. Isn't it just to train teachers and expand the number of schools? The number of talents will increase in the future. Needless to say, He Xi will expand colleges and universities herself.
But now there are more than a dozen so-called colleges and universities all of a sudden, and the manpower is basically
The originals were not enough, so there were naturally some old scholars in their senior year standing side by side. The proportion of schools in the South is much higher than that in the North. Obviously, the chances of being selected as officials from the South will be much higher than those from the North.
It’s just that this opinion is supported by many people.
Without him, the Hongwu regime was essentially a southerner regime.
Among the civil and military dignitaries of the Manchu Dynasty, there were always more people from the south and fewer people from the north. Historically, it is difficult to explain the problem in the North-South List case.
Even now, He Xi and Zhu Xiongying came to fight from the north. But among the truly powerful people, there are still many southerners. Not to mention anything else, Qu Neng, Ye Chen, and Mei Yin are all Huai people. They seem to be northerners, but most of the time they stand with the southerners and cannot sympathize with the northerners in Shanxi and Hebei. . .z.
In the process of the northern troops moving south, many northern generals naturally stood out. Even attended this meeting. But it is still small compared to the total amount. This is also inevitable. After all, in many things, there is strength in numbers.
The difference in population between the north and the south has been mentioned before. There are many people in the south. The Ming Dynasty unified the world from the Northern Expedition. It is also a normal problem that there are many powerful people in the south.
Secondly, Kong Xilu proposed that retaining the imperial examination and official selection should go hand in hand. However, the difficulty of the imperial examination will be increased. He believes that if a talent is cultivated from the bottom. It takes too much time to go from a humble official to a bachelor.
Therefore, we need to give more opportunities to some people, so that educated people can take the imperial examination and become officials directly.
Of course, the knowledgeable people here are naturally the children of their family.
Moreover, Kong Xilu also raised one thing, believing that the court should set a standard. Therefore, to determine the level of knowledge, one cannot just rely on university graduation. After all, it is easy to have privacy issues in universities.
In this way, it is easy for people to make up for their mistakes.
To harm the court's ability to employ people.
But as soon as he said this, He Xi couldn't wait to speak. Zhang Zongde couldn't sit still for the first time. He scolded sternly: "What do you mean, Mr. Kong? Are you questioning our academic ability? Or are you questioning our selfish intentions? Please make this clear."
