"The Ming Dynasty Morning Post publishes a commentator's article to be a promising young man of our times!"
As the first ray of sunshine began to shine on the land of the capital, the shouts of newsboys began to sound in the streets and alleys, and the entire capital soon woke up completely.
"Okay, well written~"
In a teahouse, many teagoers looked at today's Ming Dynasty Morning Post and couldn't help but applaud.
"I, a young man of the Ming Dynasty, should be like this~"
"Establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the living people, carry on the unique teachings of the past saints, and create peace for all generations!"
"Today's scholars should be like this~"
"Instead of just immersing yourself in rhetoric."
"The heart of Liu Gong is to select talents for the country and the people. The talents selected should be those who do practical things for the country and the people, rather than just writing beautiful articles but not knowing the difficulties of the people in the world. They cannot see the shortcomings of our Ming Dynasty and only know that
People who just sing praises to you!"
"Yes, yes~"
"Although this article by Jing Yang is good, it is completely empty. The situation of our Ming Dynasty cannot be seen in the words. It only praises our prosperous age of Ming Dynasty, but does not know that our prosperous age of Ming Dynasty started from small things.
It was gradually solved and developed slowly, which led to the grand situation of Ming Dynasty today."
"Jiang Wannian's article, although vulgar, pointed out the problems faced and existing in our Ming Dynasty, and he was able to come up with ways to solve this problem, beautify our cities in Ming Dynasty, and prevent our cities in Ming Dynasty from being like European barbarians.
Generally dirty and filthy.”
"Similarly, this method can also effectively solve the three urgent problems of the common people and provide convenience for everyone."
"My Ming Dynasty just needs more officials like this, who can discover the problems and shortcomings of our Ming Dynasty and find ways to solve these problems. Such officials are the officials we need in this era."
"Instead of those who just know how to talk, they are sour and rotten scholars who talk loudly but can't do anything."
In the teahouse, looking at the latest headlines and comments in the Ming Dynasty Morning Post, many teagoers couldn't help but start talking.
Obviously, this is a response to the dissatisfaction of the students who failed in the imperial examination. Let me tell you, you failed because the articles you wrote had no substantive content and empty talk harmed the country. You were just praising the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty.
But they failed to see the many problems that existed behind the prosperous Ming Dynasty.
Your failure is natural.
Daming Royal Hotel, Jing Yang, Dai Dabin, Lu Nan and many other students from the North and South Lists all stayed here.
As usual, many students got up early, drank tea and read newspapers.
When they saw the comments in the Ming Dynasty Morning Post, everyone fell silent and fell into deep thought.
All the time they have studied and been taught by teachers are the contents of the Four Books and Five Classics. Apart from this, they have not learned anything else at all.
However, in the current imperial examinations, the questions asked are not based on the content of the Four Books and Five Classics. Even the answers to the questions must be based on the situation of the Ming Dynasty, which makes them at a loss.
They were extremely dissatisfied with their failure and thought they were talented. However, not only did they fail, but they were also commented on by the Ming Dynasty Morning Post. You can imagine the turmoil in their hearts.
"Be a promising youth of our time?"
Jing Yang looked at the newspaper and couldn't help laughing.
"What is promising?"
"Youth of the times?"
"What kind of era is this?"
Jing Yang is confused. He has read the Four Classics and Five Classics since elementary school and has been very talented. But now, I am telling you that the things you have learned seem to be of little use?
In the past, they knew that a promising young man must be talented and knowledgeable, and it would be best if he could succeed in the imperial examination.
In the morning he was a farmhouse man, and in the evening he ascended to the Emperor's Hall.
This is what traditional scholars think of being promising.
In the final analysis, it is actually your own achievements. You have to pass the imperial examination, become a senior official, become a high official, and then assist the emperor in governing the country. As for how to govern the country, it is governed by Confucian benevolence, justice and morality.
Now, however, times have changed.
The Ming Dynasty is no longer the feudal dynasty of the past. It is developing rapidly towards the capitalist and colonial era at this moment.
The traditional one has become increasingly incompatible with the requirements and development of the times.
"Haha~haha~"
Jing Yang laughed confusedly.
At first I felt very unconvinced that I was not ranked, but after reading the comment article written in the Ming Dynasty Morning Post, I suddenly felt that my failure was reasonable.
The purpose of the exam question Liu Jin was in was to talk about the problems of the Ming Dynasty and give some suggestions to the students. He and others just praised the prosperous age of the Ming Dynasty and praised the emperor's sage. This was divorced from the meaning of the question.
From this point on, it is already beside the point.
Look at those high school students again. Although many of them are indeed not as good as myself in literary talent, the articles all talk about some of the problems that currently exist in the Ming Dynasty.
Even the shitty Jinshi whom everyone despises discovered and raised public health problems in big cities. If it can be solved, this can be regarded as a thing that benefits the people. It is reasonable to be able to go to high school.
What's more, among many high school students, there are some who are really talented, like Lu Nan, who is also a famous talent. His article pointed out the current problems of the Ming Dynasty and gave good suggestions.
There is also Li Nanyun from Nanyun Province. Although he is a student of Dongbang and not a Han Chinese, he is very literary and talented. He is also able to discover the problems of the Ming Dynasty and points out the difficulty of integrating minority tribes in remote areas into the Ming Dynasty. He emphasizes
The importance of unification provides some good solutions.
"Brother Jingyang~ are you okay?"
Lu Nan looked at Jing Yang and asked quickly with concern.
"Haha, I'm fine, I'm fine~"
"After seeing this article, I immediately understood why I failed the exam. It turns out that I really didn't learn enough."
"In the past, I always thought that reading is the only quality that is inferior to everything else. Now it seems that reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles."
"In the future, I will travel around the Ming Dynasty and learn more new knowledge, especially new knowledge and content. I will come back in three years."
After Jing Yang finished laughing, he also said very seriously.
"Brother Jing Yang~"
"This new learning is heretical and third-rate stuff. How can we, the Confucian people, learn these things?"
When someone next to him heard this, he immediately said in a hurry.
"You haven't even studied it, so how do you know it's third-rate stuff?"
In the past, Jing Yang would definitely have nodded, but now, Jing Yang seemed to understand something and asked.
"This, isn't it said in the book, everything is inferior, only good study, what we have learned is the real way, everything else is heresy."
When the man heard this, he immediately didn't know how to reply, so he thought about it and said.
"People who are new to learning are also scholars, but what they learn is different. If they don't learn something, how will they know they are not as good as us?"
"The imperial court allowed the development of new learning, and also gave strong support. This new learning must be superior. I can't wait to learn it and just draw random conclusions here. How can I convince others? How can I convince myself?
?”
Jing Yang shook his head slightly, then stood up and said, "Brothers, I will take my leave now. We will meet again in the capital in three years!"
After saying that, Jing Yang went directly to his room, packed up his things with his book boy, and left the capital, preparing to travel around the Ming Dynasty while learning new things and content.
Seeing such a huge change in Jing Yang, some people shook their heads slightly without looking at it, while others fell into deep thought...
Lu Nan looked at the newspaper in his hand, and then at Jing Yang who was leaving.
Although you are in high school, do you really understand the era you are in?
The newspaper wrote well that the Ming Dynasty is currently in an unprecedented era.
This is a prosperous age, a best era.
Throughout ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, no dynasty or country has ever been as strong and prosperous as the Ming Dynasty today.
Incomparably vast and vast territory, a powerful army with millions of standing troops, fleets across the four seas and oceans, huge wealth, and a population of hundreds of millions.
Such a vast and prosperous empire surpassed any country or dynasty in history.
However, today's Ming Dynasty also faces many problems.
The territory is too large, and travel between various regions is inconvenient, which can easily lead to the division of the territory.
There are too many tribes to rule, hundreds of tribes, large or small, some have developed very well, and some are still very primitive, without even their own writing and language.
With so many tribes, when the Ming Dynasty was strong, they naturally surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, but what if the Ming Dynasty weakened?
Isn’t this exactly the problem faced by many dynasties and countries in history?
As a young person in this era, shouldn’t we find ways to solve this problem?
To consolidate the rule of Ming Dynasty, promote the integration of nationalities, and maintain the unity of the country?
There are also many problems caused by the increasing development of the Ming Dynasty and the expansion of capitalism. There are more and more factories, the estimates are getting bigger and bigger, a large number of people flow from the countryside to the city, the rural land is barren, and the urban population is dense. These problems are also
A problem that has never been encountered before.
How to protect the legitimate rights and interests of workers, prevent excessive exploitation of capital, and solve many problems such as housing and life. These problems have never been encountered in previous dynasties. No city has ever been as large as Beijing and Tianjin today.
The scale is generally so vast.
The Ming Dynasty was indeed prosperous, but behind its prosperity, there were still many, many problems.
These problems need to be solved by people of the entire era, so that the Ming Dynasty can continue to prosper.
