More than two hours later, Maoling City appeared in Liu Che's sight.
Staring at this huge city, Liu Che's mouth showed a slight smile.
If Chang'an is the current political center of the Han Dynasty, then Maoling is the current cultural center of the Han Dynasty.
Taixue, Wuyuan, Lanting Pavilion (National Library), Lingyan Pavilion (National Heroes and Martyrs Memorial Hall), all are gathered here.
In addition, the Shaofu racecourse is also outside Maoling City.
As a result, this place quickly became the most dazzling pearl in Guanzhong in just a few years.
In this city alone, the permanent population is close to 200,000.
Looking at this prosperous city that was gradually taking shape, Liu Che suddenly felt boundless ambition.
"This is my city!"
"This is my city!"
He proudly held the Emperor's Sword in his hand and murmured in his heart.
For him, Maoling is his second hometown and true home.
Because this is his destination and a reflection of his current political achievements.
In today's Maoling City, the largest number of literati, military generals and intellectuals in the Han Empire are concentrated, and it also has the largest and most complete collection of classics on the entire earth.
As of today, the collection of books in Lanting Pavilion has reached thirteen categories, including literature, history, astronomy, geography, science, agriculture, smelting, forging and manufacturing...
Here, the light of human civilization shines brightly.
Looking at this city, Liu Che was filled with emotions.
In order to build it, tens of millions of funds are poured in every year.
In order to make this city more livable for people, countless new technologies and achievements have been applied.
Just like now, a brand new track is being laid from Chang'an to Maoling. Once it is completed, the flow of materials between Chang'an and Maoling can be accelerated five times in the future.
By then, Chang'an and Maoling will be closely connected.
In the future, it may even be reorganized into a new super metropolis.
In the midst of emotion, Liu Che's motorcade had already arrived at a post station outside Maoling City.
Here, Maoling officials who had been prepared for a long time organized a team to greet the driver and knelt respectfully on both sides of the road.
"I respectfully welcome Your Majesty to Maoling..." Today's Maoling Order is Ji An's younger brother Zheng Shi. He has been assisting Ji An in a regular manner over the years, and An Xin is his younger brother. Ji An naturally trusts him.
So when the Maoling Order became vacant, he recommended him, and Liu Che did the same.
What is more interesting is his deputy chief, now Maoling Wei Zhai Ren. If Liu Che remembers correctly, his eldest son should be the protagonist of the famous allusion in history.
Therefore, Liu Che couldn't help but look at him twice.
In addition to Maoling officials, those who came to greet Liu Che this time were naturally related officials from Taixue, Wuyuan and Lingyan Pavilion.
There are more than 30 doctorates alone, including seven doctors of 2,000 stone.
There are also six professors, Professor Wu Yuan, who are all veteran generals who retired from the Han army.
Seeing these elites of the empire, Liu Che was in a good mood. He helped them up one by one, said a few words of encouragement and condolences.
Then, surrounded by these people, he boarded the cart again and entered Maoling City.
After entering the city, Liu Che was not in a hurry to go to Taixue.
Instead, he first took his ministers to visit Uncle Tian's residence in Maoling City.
Uncle Tian's health was not very good a year ago. In the past ten months, he has been unstable. It seems that he has not been in good health for a few years.
This made Liu Che very sad.
Since ancient times, famous ministers are like beautiful women, who are not allowed to grow old in the world.
But this is the law of nature and no one can reverse it.
On the contrary, Uncle Tian is very open-minded.
Although the old man was lying on the bed and was very weak, his spirit and mood were good.
For him, there are no regrets in this world.
He witnessed with his own eyes the rise of the Han Dynasty, the empire's renewed strength, and the return of the Celestial Kingdom.
That's enough!
"The old minister is no longer qualified to preside over the Imperial Academy..." Uncle Tian, who was lying on the collapse, held the hand extended by Liu Che and said, "Your Majesty, please select the talents for the Imperial Academy..."
Liu Che felt a little uncomfortable looking at Uncle Tian's appearance. He knew that Uncle Tian might not be able to survive next year.
But in history, this veteran minister could have lived for a few more years.
However, Liu Che asked him to preside over the Imperial Academy.
And how could Taixue be a relaxing place?
Apart from other things, the great chaos in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms between Confucianism, Legalism and Huang Lao is enough to exhaust all the energy of an energetic man in his prime.
In the past two years, although Uncle Tian has nominally taken a back seat, he has stopped caring about things.
However, he still could not ignore the major events within Taixue, and he could not ignore them.
Because, except for him, no one can make Confucian and Legalist Huang Lao obediently bow his head and admit his mistakes.
"I love you, please take a good rest first..." Liu Che said emotionally: "Please don't worry about this Taixue matter anymore..."
"But how can I give up...how can I ignore it..." Uncle Tian laughed and said: "Even if I die, under Jiuquan, I'm afraid I won't be able to let go of Taixue..."
"Tai Xue is the most important thing about the country, the importance of scholar-bureaucrats, and the foundation of world literature and education..." Uncle Tian grabbed Liu Che's hand and said: "Your Majesty, in the future, can the Han Dynasty have more Confucius, Mo Zhai, Lao Tzu, and Han Feizi?
For such a person, the key lies in the education and guidance of Taixue!"
Liu Che nodded and said: "I know..."
Today's Taixue, during the evolution of the past few years, has gradually become far away from the historical Taixue.
Historically, whether it was the Imperial College or another institution called the Imperial College, its purpose and purpose was to cultivate replacement bureaucrats, mainly to open a back door for scholar-bureaucrats, nobles, merchants, and those with connections.
It is a convenient place for the ruling class in the imperial examination system.
The children of nobles who are uneducated and have no skills can be gilded through this method.
But now, the Han imperial examination system has replaced the imperial examination system.
The examination system selects middle and low-level officials, which is basically the same as the civil service examination.
This means that basically anyone with average or above-average academic performance can pass the exam. Even if they fail the exam this year, they can continue next year, and the number of admissions is increasing every year.
In addition, various schools are blooming all over the county.
Confucianism, Fa Mo, and even the lazy Huang Lao sect began to open their doors to recruit apprentices.
Under such circumstances, Taixue seems to have become an unnecessary decoration.
However, facts have proven that literati and officials can always find opportunities to develop new rules of the game.
Just like this, Taixue seems to be heading towards a place of further study similar to that of doctoral students or masters.
This place has become a center for young talents in the world who are interested in learning but disdain official careers, or elites who want to be officials but still want to study first.
And the teaching staff here is unparalleled in the world.
Huang Lao, Confucianism, Legalism, and even the most outstanding and accomplished doctors among the Mohists all gathered here.
So today, the Han Dynasty has formed a system similar to the university education system of later generations.
In the academies of various counties and counties, students first received basic education locally.
The hosts and teachers of the academy will carefully select the best and elite among these people, and then through official or private operations, let these people come to Taixue for further study.
Naturally, there will be eliminations in this process.
But what remains must be the future of this school of thought.
Just like Lu Ru, why did Lu Ru suddenly decline?
In addition to its base camp being turned upside down by Liu Che, the biggest blow came from Taixue.
At that time, basically all the Lu and Confucian elites in Taixue chose to abandon it.
The elite of Lu and Confucianism were all lost in one day, and the fate of a school with no future is naturally foreseeable.
Therefore, today, the function of Taixue has become the cradle of future successors.
The outstanding figures of Confucianism, Legalism, Huang and Lao sects gathered here.
They read, studied, debated, and communicated with each other. In the blending of ideas and cultures, a new generation of thinkers and writers began to spin silk and cocoons, waiting for the day they would emerge and fly.
Therefore, Tian Shucai said that "in the future Confucius, Mo Zhai, Laozi, and Han Feizi" will probably be born in Taixue.
"I love you..." Liu Che looked at Uncle Tian and finally asked: "Who do you think can be your queen?"
As soon as these words came out, countless people inside and outside the entire house held their breath.
The Han Dynasty has always had a tradition of leaving suicide notes from old ministers and recommending successors.
For example, when Xiao He was seriously ill and Empress Lu asked him who could take over, Xiao He recommended Cao Shen without hesitation, and Empress Lu agreed with this candidate without hesitation.
Since then, under normal circumstances, if the emperor asked an old minister about the candidate for his successor after his death, the person recommended by the old minister was never rejected.
After hearing this, Uncle Tian thought for a while and then said: "I have also thought about these issues these days..."
"Masters of the Imperial Academy, I have been observing this for a long time..."
"Legalist Mr. Zhang Hui is very good in knowledge, character, and morality..." Uncle Tian said, "But unfortunately, he is too old..."
Zhang Hui is older than Uncle Tian. Naturally, asking him to be the chief of the Imperial Academy would not help him, but harm him.
However, the Legalist officials in the crowd all sighed.
Chao Cuo even had the urge to simply take off his hat as a censor and do it himself as the head of the Imperial Academy.
But after all, he knew that this was too absurd and not suitable for such an occasion.
"As for the Confucian Shen Gong, the same is true..." Uncle Tian continued.
The age of Duke Shen was almost the same as Zhang Hui's, and his qualifications were somewhat older.
When Shen Gong was young, he and King Yuan of Chu were brothers, and they attended Mr. Fu Qiubo's lectures together.
"Although that Beard has high character, morals, and knowledge, I feel that Beard is too utilitarian after all..." Uncle Tian let out a long sigh. He was not afraid of offending others.
In fact, all the doctoral officers of Taixue were all juniors in front of him.
Even Zhang Hui and Shen Gong, who were older than him, were the same.
In the world today, among the scholars and scholars who have a higher status than him in the hearts of people all over the world, Fu Sheng lives in seclusion in Jinan.
After all, Uncle Tian is one of the Five Gentlemen of Handan, and his reputation is very high. After Liu Che came to power, he even received the bonus of King Bu and even the emperor held the disciple ceremony. Who dares to say that his status/seniority is higher than him?
It is precisely because of this that Uncle Tian was able to suppress Confucianism and Legalism Huang Lao in Taixue.
Even the most unruly people of Xunzi's school had to behave themselves in front of him.
The emperor's master is here, who dares to be presumptuous?
In the crowd, Hu Wusheng also sighed after hearing this.
Because Uncle Tian’s evaluation is indeed not bad by half a point.
His utilitarianism has become more and more serious over the years.
But can you blame him?
In today's world, all schools of thought have to work hard. Anyone who is slower and does not develop fast enough will have others riding on his head to show off his power.
Moreover, Confucianism itself was not well received by the emperor.
It's like Confucianism has a lot of debugging for no reason.
The opponents of Confucianism, Legalism and Mohism, had the support of the emperor.
That scoundrel from Legalism simply acted as both an athlete and a referee.
There is nothing he can do. If he is not utilitarian and proactive, sooner or later he will be eaten by the Legalists and Mohists with their skin and bones!
"As for Dong Zi..." There was a hint of disappointment in Uncle Tian's eyes: "I thought that Dong Zi might be a good teacher, but he couldn't be a good Taixue mountain leader!"
"Taixue is a place where the country cultivates talents and inherits the knowledge and principles of the sages. The head of Taixue should be impartial and impartial among all the disciples... The old minister is worried that if Dong Zi becomes the head of Taixue
, I am afraid that in a few decades, except for Dong Zi’s lineage, all other schools in the Imperial Academy will decline..."
This is really not a false threat.
In fact, compared with Hu Wusheng's lineage who advocated my annotation of the Spring and Autumn Period, Dong Zhongshu's lineage of his annotations on the Spring and Autumn Period placed too much emphasis on books and had a strong sectarian view.
If Hu Wusheng became the head of Taixue Mountain, he might be able to tolerate and accept the Legalists and Huang-Lao sects, and he could also be relatively peaceful with the Confucian sects.
But if Dong Zhongshu comes to power, with his consistent behavior, he will not stop until he drives out everyone else.
Liu Che also nodded after hearing this.
In fact, he never considered letting a Confucian take over the Imperial Academy.
Because something terrible will happen.
No matter which faction of Confucianism comes to power, they will definitely try their best to squeeze out dissidents.
But then again, if it were the Legalists or the Huang-Lao School, it would probably be the same.
After all, the war in academia is never-ending.
Later academic circles even dared to use administrative power in order to crack down on dissidents and squeeze out competitors.
This is also the nature of academics, where we always have to argue about right and wrong.
If I'm right, you must be wrong.
What are you going to do if you don't quickly correct your mistakes and return to the right path despite knowing your mistakes?
"In my opinion, who can take on this great responsibility?" Liu Che asked in a low voice.
"If anyone can share your Majesty's worries and relieve the country's worries, I believe that Marquis Zhang Wu can definitely do it..." Uncle Tian said, looking at Liu Che with expectant and serious eyes.
This is also the best successor chosen by Uncle Tian.
