In the courtyard, all the Confucian doctors were present. Kong Yu was sitting on the main seat, looking at the surprised people below, and said calmly: "I know you may have heard something, but I will tell you today what you have heard recently.
The news is true."
"My Confucian school has indeed opened private schools in many places."
"In the past few days, I have summarized the situation of private schools in various counties. At present, Confucianism has opened 232 private schools in six places in Shandong, with the number of students reaching as high as six to seven thousand. As time goes by, the number of private schools has increased.
The number and number of students studying Confucianism will only increase."
"And the influence of my Confucianism will increase day by day."
Shusun Tong hesitated for a moment and said slowly: "Mr. Wentong, do you know that the imperial court strictly prohibits private study? If these actions of yours were known by the imperial court, it would probably bring disaster to Confucianism. And for such a big thing, why didn't you do it?
Discuss with us?"
"If it weren't for the imperial court's plan, and many local Confucian scholars also followed to Xianyang, we doctors might still be kept in the dark. Mr. Wentong, shouldn't you give us an explanation?"
Bao Bailingzhi shouted:
"yes."
"You should give us an explanation for this matter."
"You, Kong Yugui, are Wentong Lord, but Confucianism is not only your Confucian school, but also our Confucian scholars. Have you considered our feelings when you do this? If one day, your private school is exposed, we will be there at that time
Everyone, how many of you can clear the suspicion?"
"If the imperial court even sits down, we may all have our heads dropped."
"It's better for you brothers of the Kong family. In the name of Confucianism, you are doing things outside and hiding it from us all. If something goes wrong, you have to bear all the responsibility. How can there be such a ridiculous and shameful thing in this world?"
Other Confucian scholars were also indignant.
They were really frightened by the actions of Brother Kong Kun.
They thought that they were indeed acting erratically, but they still knew the bottom line to some extent and knew what they could do and what they couldn't commit. Therefore, although they angered the First Emperor and the courtiers many times, they were able to escape unscathed in the end.
But this time things are different.
This hits the bottom line.
The Qin Dynasty has never recognized private learning from the beginning to the end, and has been severely cracking down on private learning, especially Confucian private learning. In the past, if any private scholars were found to have engaged in private learning, they would be executed, and there was no room for any excuses.
But now Kong Yu is blatantly breaking the law.
The key is to open more than 200 schools, and thousands of students.
Now it is no longer a simple violation of the law. This is clearly a blatant disobedience. If the court knows, not only the Kong Yu brothers will be executed, but they will also be implicated. Therefore, after hearing some rumors, they immediately
I rushed to Kong's house to find out what happened.
Kong Yu’s face was expressionless.
He just sat on the table and let these people yell.
When the others had almost said it, he snorted and said dissatisfied: "You think I want to do these things? Don't I know this is illegal? Do I really want to die? But even if we are not selfish
If we open a private school, will the court let us go? Will it let us go to Confucianism?"
"is it possible?"
"You all heard about the last gathering of scholars."
"Qin Luoheng has openly said that the imperial court does not need Baijia. Do you really think that is just his personal statement?"
"Don't forget it."
"Qin Luoheng's hosting of the scholar ceremony was an order from the First Emperor."
"Does his words and deeds really not represent the will of the imperial court?"
"The Qin court has been dissatisfied with my Confucianism for more than a day or two. They have long had the idea of deposing hundreds of schools of thought, but they have never put it into practice. Recently, the national plan has ended, and the local officials in the court have changed significantly, but I
When a well-educated person, has he ever been promoted to a higher official or a higher rank? And has he ever received any attention from the outside world?"
"No!"
"I am indeed honored as Lord Wentong."
"In the last scholar gathering, Zixiang, Chun Yuyue, Tang Li and other doctors were all selected. Their talents are recognized by the world, but even so, the imperial court still shows no sign of reusing them."
"The Doctoral Palace has become a decoration now."
"In fact, most of the hundreds of schools have declined. Only Confucianism still has a certain influence. But as time goes by, the influence of our Confucianism will inevitably become smaller and smaller, and by that time, the doctorate school may be banned.
"
"Confucianism is the life-long effort of our ancestors."
"I, Kong Yu, come from a Confucian family, how can I watch the demise of Confucianism?"
"Moreover, we all have a great government and the imperial court does not use it. How can I, Kong Kun, not have any resentment in my heart? So in order to preserve Confucianism and to allow Confucianism to continue, I chose to open private schools in six places."
"I know this is illegal."
“But it’s really something you can’t do!”
"Confucianism has reached a critical moment of life and death. Sooner or later, Legalism and the imperial court will destroy our Confucianism. I am also doing this to protect myself."
"It's true that I didn't discuss it with you."
"But this is a helpless move. If something happens, you can stay out of it. Now that you already know it, I will no longer hide it. I actually didn't expect that in just over half a year, Confucian private schools have expanded.
To this extent, the scale of Confucian private schools now far exceeds that of schools in various places."
"The number of students under Confucianism far exceeds that of scholars from all over the world!"
"You may not have any specific idea about this, but I can tell you this. There are surprisingly few local people who can read and hyphenate. However, it is extremely difficult to cultivate Shizi. Therefore, basically all local people who can read and hyphenate are
Can be appointed as a local official."
"This is extraordinary."
"Right now, we have only a few thousand students, but with the continuous expansion of private schools, our scale will grow day by day. By then, many local officials will come from our Confucian sect. When the court promotes us later, our Confucian school will be able to further expand its influence.
.”
"even......"
"One day I can lead the court."
"Replaced Legalism in one fell swoop and became the most prominent school in the world!"
"However, this time is destined to be long, but our Confucianism has been enduring for hundreds of years, so why worry about this problem? We only need to work slowly, and sooner or later, our Confucianism will definitely dominate the world's literature."
"It will be very dangerous during the development period."
"But Qin Ting did not give me a way for Confucianism to survive. For the future development of my Confucianism and for the continuation of Confucianism, this is what I must do. I actually don't want to involve you, but now there is no point in hiding it anymore.
"
"Everyone, please ask yourselves, have I, the Confucian family, ever treated you badly?"
"If Confucianism grows stronger, you will definitely become a great Confucian sage by then, and Confucian students all over the world will also respect you as Confucian sages. Don't you have any interest in such things that make you famous?"
"I know you are worried."
"But it's not necessary."
"Our private Confucian school has developed so much in just over half a year, which is enough to show that the Qin court's control over the six places in Shandong is far from enough. Otherwise, how could it have developed to this stage?"
"As long as we survive the most difficult initial years, when these students enter the local government as officials, how can they not protect my private Confucian school?"
"They all come from my Confucianism."
"If the private school is exposed, they will not be able to escape."
“Every success brings glory to both, and every loss brings loss to both.”
"It took a lot of effort for them to get the opportunity to learn Chinese and read, and it took a lot of effort to get into the government. How could they give up everything so easily?"
"It won't take a few years."
"With the proliferation of private schools, our Confucianism will definitely flourish."
"Even if the government knows about it, what can they do about it? Most of the local officials come from Confucianism. Whether the Qin court's decrees can be transmitted to the local areas is still a question. Even by then, we can secretly control the world's policies."
"Ruling the world together with the scholars."
"This is what I as a Confucian strive for."
"It may not be possible to achieve it by then."
"even."
"When the time comes, Qin Ting will still look up to me. I'm afraid that for the sake of the stability of the world, Qin Ting will continue to promote us so that we can truly become courtiers, instead of just staring at useless doctors in vain."
"Don't you want to apply what you have learned?"
Listening to Kong Kun's persuasive instructions, everyone couldn't help but feel their hearts move.
If it can really be done, it may not be impossible.
after all.
D!
Now there are six to seven thousand Confucian disciples. In a few years, there will be even more. Even if the imperial court finds out by then, will it dare to attack them? If they really dare to move, once the Confucian students riot, and the nobles of the six countries are looking at them, the world will be in trouble.
Soon there will be wars everywhere.
Does Qin Ting dare to take such a risk?
All the doctors looked at each other with a touch of joy in their eyes!
They believed that Qin Ting would not dare.
but......
There is still a doubt in their minds.
Can this really happen?
Ruling the world with Confucian scholars really makes them excited, but things have just started now. If Qin Ting finds out, none of the Confucian scholars present will be able to escape.
Shusun Tong pondered for a moment.
Ning Sheng said:
"Jun Wentong, there is something I don't understand."
"Although our Confucian school is famous all over the world, most of the Confucian students are poor. How can we afford so many private schools? And how do we recruit students?"
Kong Yu’s eyes darkened slightly.
Directly:
"You guessed it right."
"It is precisely to cooperate with the nobles of the Six Nations from various places."
"The Qin court does not tolerate my Confucianism. If we, the Confucianism, want to save ourselves, we can only cooperate with the nobles of the six countries."
"But it's just to use each other, not to completely fall in favor of the nobles of the Six Kingdoms. Everyone gets what they need. They want to win over my Confucian family, and the nobles of the Six Kingdoms are influential and wealthy in the local area, but what I, the Confucian family, want to open a private school are lack of
These."
"and......"
"Among the students we teach, there are many who are from the nobility of the six countries."
"You all know how domineering Qin Ting is. Even for the noble children of the six countries, it is very difficult for them to enter the school, so they actually need my help from Confucianism."
"That's why."
"Only as a Confucian can we reach an agreement with the nobles of the six countries."
"But that's all."
"We, the Confucians, are not vassals of the nobles of the Six Kingdoms, and the nobles of the Six Kingdoms cannot interfere with the teaching content of my private Confucian school. The reason why we can cooperate is simply because we are on the opposite side of Da Qin, that's all."