"Why are you crying?" Liu Che hummed twice: "The sky hasn't fallen yet!
Yan Yi immediately burst into tears and smiled. As smart as he was, he naturally understood what the emperor meant.
As long as the emperor is willing to save Confucianism, Confucianism will still have hope!
Although the current one has only been on the throne for half a year, he has actually taken control of the situation.
The military has power and the people have support.
His status and authority are almost unshakable.
However, Yan Yi changed his mind and immediately thought: His Majesty has been slow to express his position on this matter, and I am afraid that he also wants to use this matter to knock my Confucianism...
Thinking like this, Yan Yi couldn't help but wish he could expel the Lu Ru sect from Confucianism.
This group of guys who succeed more than they succeed, and have no merit at all except for talking nonsense, there are many people in Confucianism who don't like them.
This time, Lu Ru caused such a big mess, which made many people completely hate these guys - although many smart people know that the fact that the Confucian family is under siege has something to do with Lu Ru's death-seeking behavior.
It is not as big as imagined - as long as Confucianism shows such a strong position in the examinations, other factions will inevitably gather together and besiege it.
Things like this happened endlessly in the hundreds of years of history during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
However, for many things, people will pretend to be confused even if they know it. Especially for such a big mess now, there must be someone to take the blame.
You can't say that because there are too many Confucian students, others are attacking you, right?
As long as anyone dares to say this, they will be beaten into a pig's head immediately.
As a result, Lu Ru immediately became the best scapegoat in all this.
Anyway, other factions within Confucianism have basically reached a tacit understanding: Lu Ru is a trap. Anything can be put into it!
After all, Yan Yi was young and had not yet understood the twists and turns involved.
Moreover, he is originally from Qi and is a direct descendant of Yan Hui. The education he received since he was a child is to treat brothers, friends and brothers respectfully, and the elders and younger ones should be orderly. Therefore, Yan Yi still feels closer to Lu Ru. Yan Yi wants to
Pull it and rescue it.
Therefore, Yan Yi did not shirk all the responsibilities on Lu Ru in front of Liu Che as his elders had hoped.
"Your Majesty..." Yan Yi looked at Liu Che eagerly and kept kowtowing: "Your Majesty is a saint. He sees thousands of miles and thinks about the world. I shouldn't say too much to go beyond my duty as a minister... But now, Huang
Lao, the Legalists are narrow-minded and the public is angry. Because of the mistakes of a few people, they all returned to the Confucian school of the ministers. The so-called overcorrection and overgeneralization. There is nothing better than this!"
"I heard that there are folk songs in the market now. The song says: One test. Eight out of ten people are Confucian..." Yan Yi lowered his head and said aggrievedly: "I thought, maybe, that's it..."
Liu Che laughed twice.
What kind of ballad?
How many days is it now?
Have such folk songs appeared?
Why didn't I hear the wind?
Furthermore, among the folk songs of the Han Dynasty, which ones were brought to the table for discussion, were they not ‘created’ by others?
However, this is the unspoken rule of the game, and it is also one of the few ways for ministers to tell the emperor directly: Brother, this policy of yours is risky, do you want to change it?
This can be regarded as one of the advantages of the emperors of the Han Dynasty: no matter what, even a stupid and mediocre emperor like Yuan Cheng must pay attention to the voices from the lowest level and directly respond to the voices of the people.
Of course, whether you pay attention to it or not is another matter.
Saying one thing and doing another has always been a ruler's specialty.
Liu Che chuckled and said: "I am not the First Emperor of Qin!" The First Emperor of Qin burned books and harassed Confucians, which made Confucianism restless and the orthodoxy was almost cut off. The implication of Liu Che's words was naturally: no matter what, the existence of Confucianism will not
Change, on the contrary, he, the emperor, will still support Confucianism and continue to develop.
When Yan Yi heard this, he was overjoyed and kowtowed: "On behalf of the Confucian family, I would like to express my gratitude to Your Majesty!"
Liu Che waved his hand and said, "Don't be too hasty to be happy!"
Liu Che heyed twice, grabbed Chen Ajiao's little hand, and said: "The Confucian factions have really made things big this time!"
More than just big!
As early as after the first round of the examination, Liu Che saw the statistical distribution of scholars and knew that something big was going to happen!
Confucians are numerous and powerful, and they have continued to spread their ideas over the past fifty years.
Except for the fact that Guanzhong is the stronghold of the Huang-Lao sect and the aristocratic ministers don’t like Confucianism very much, and only the ideas of the Gongyang sect have penetrated in a little, Confucianism’s tentacles are constantly extending from north to south, all over the world - even Mitsukoshi in the south.
The Xiongnu in the north and Korea in the east all have the footprints of these guys.
It is no exaggeration to say that not only 80%, but at least 70% of the scholars and educated classes in the world are Confucian!
This has a lot to do with the Confucian teaching method of teaching without distinction and treating everyone equally.
In Confucianism, even if you are a slave, as long as you are willing to listen, they will not refuse you to listen.
Like Gongsun Hong, who was still impoverished when he reached forty and could only make a living by raising pigs. Hu Wusheng was also willing to include him in his family and even subsidize his study expenses.
There is also Zhu Maichen. If Liu Che remembers correctly, this is an even bigger tragedy - Gongsun Hong still has a nest and a family, but Zhu Maichen is simply a homeless man who can only live on the support of his friends.
However, in history, when Yan Zhu, who was already a middle-ranking official and had a salary of two thousand shi, saw him, he did not look down upon him at all, but recommended him to Xiaozhu.
There are many more such examples.
It is no exaggeration to say that in this era, Confucianism, which was regarded as noble and elegant in later generations, can be regarded as the most down-to-earth school, and at the same time the most equal and tolerant to the common people.
This is also the reason why Confucianism was able to succeed later!
Have you switched to Legalism or Huang-Lao School, and want to see it for yourself?
I'm afraid that even if there are not enough people to serve as officials, the entire grassroots level will be paralyzed immediately!
It is no exaggeration to say that Confucianism’s dominance in history is due to the fact that it took decades of planning, decades of hard work, and decades of sowing to reap the fruits.
However, it is a bit too early for Confucianism to emerge now.
Nowadays, although the Huang-Lao sect has faded away, their skinny camels are bigger than horses. They are still powerful and they still monopolize the right to speak in the Han Dynasty's political power.
Legalism has risen and begun to enter a period of prosperity, with talents emerging in large numbers.
In particular, Liu Che's sudden accession to the throne enabled a large number of Legalist ministers to be reused and promoted.
Like Zhidu, like Zhao Yu, like Zhang Tang, they are all already giants in fact, and Chao Cuo is ranked among the three nobles.
Under such circumstances, Confucianism's performance in the examinations was like a taunting MT, instantly stabilizing hatred.
Huang Laoxue and Legalists are not stupid!
If you Confucians accounted for 60% of the examination quota this year, wouldn't it mean that next time you would account for 89% or even all of them?
If this continues, in twenty or thirty years, where will our survival be?
I might as well take advantage of this opportunity and kill you first!
Even if you can't kill him, you can still cripple him!
Moreover, some of Confucianism's past actions also made Legalists and the Huang-Lao sect very wary.
When Confucianism became a prominent school in the Qi State, it immediately attacked the Mohists, Farmers, and Legalists, almost driving these three schools to extinction in the Qi State.
Even since the establishment of the Han Dynasty, Confucianism has been famous for its xenophobia in their dominant areas, such as Qi, Lu, and Chu.
Disciples of other schools of thought in Qilu Chu are almost ostracized and discriminated against by everyone.
With these lessons learned, Huang-Lao School and Legalists, as long as they are not stupid, will know that for the sake of their own schools and ideas, this Confucian school must not indulge it!
Liu Che has almost understood these things clearly in the past two days.
Liu Che also talked to Ji An and Zhang Tang.
He knew very well that now, the Huang-Lao School and the Legalists were staring wide-eyed at this outbreak of Confucianism, and they did not dare to relax in any way.
Therefore, it was impossible for Liu Che to make peace with him.
The Huang-Lao School, which represents the old aristocracy, and the Legalists, who represent the emerging bureaucratic capitalist class, will not allow Confucianism to take away the cake that belongs to them - let alone allow Confucianism to ride on the heads of both.
Confucianism at this time was not like Confucianism during the Xiaozhu Dynasty, which had penetrated into the Han Dynasty, the court and the public, and spread to the grassroots level. Although the Jianyuan New Deal was abolished, during this period, a large number of Confucian disciples entered the officialdom. Although Empress Dowager Dou swept away
The Confucian forces in the central government were defeated, but at the local level, because there was no suppression of the rebels, the wildfires continued to burn, and the spring breeze blew again. When Empress Dowager Dou died, Confucianism immediately made a comeback, and the momentum was even more alarming. Even the Legalists
We have to assess the situation and adopt the Confucian model.
At this time, except for the Confucianists who were powerful in the Qilu area, the powerful officials and grassroots officials in other counties had little to do with them.
Therefore, Confucianism appears so weak in front of Huang-Lao School and Legalism.
Yan Yi also bowed his head after hearing Liu Che's words.
This time Confucianism really looked too ugly!
Although it was a fair competition, Yan Yi felt very awkward in his heart.
There are no fools or idiots in this world, and no one is willing to sit still and wait for death.
Confucianism swallowed up more than 60% of the examination quotas this time. If other schools of thought are not jealous, jealous, or resentful, then they are really evil!
But what can he say?
You can’t say that we, the Confucians, are willing to give up some of the places in this examination, right?
As long as Yan Yi dares to say this, if he turns around, the giants within Confucianism will expel Yan Yi, and even his family will expel him from his status as a member of the Yan clan.
Therefore, Yan Yi could only lower his head and remain silent.
Liu Che looked at it and shook his head, but he also knew that he shouldn't blame Yan Yi too harshly.
After all, such a big matter cannot be decided by Yan Yi.
In Liu Che's opinion, it is impossible for Confucians to pass the test without spitting out something.
Then, Liu Che also wanted to see if there were any smart people within Confucianism who were knowledgeable about current affairs.
Therefore, Liu Che looked at Yan Yi and said: "When you go back and tell the Confucian family, I have been studying recently and there is something I can't understand! I read Jia Changsha's "On Guo Qin" and heard that: Xiang Shiying has a mediocre master.
Although Shandong is in chaos, the land of Qin can still be preserved, and the worship of the ancestral temple has not been eliminated. I am very puzzled by this argument, and I would like to ask the Confucian sages to try to comment on it!"
After saying that, Liu Che ignored Yan Yi, hugged Chen Ajiao, and walked outside.
"Hey..." Liu Che walked out of the hall.
That question is not a random one, but a very deep question.
In history, the person who asked this question was called Liu Zhuang, whose posthumous name was Ming. He was the academically dominant emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
This question is the famous Yunlongmen question in history!
Ahem, it’s an allusion as famous as Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty’s View of History!
Asking this question means that Liu Che intends to participate in the transformation of Confucianism and transform Confucianism with his own hands.
Whether Confucian people agree or disagree will be reflected in the answer.
Liu Che felt that under the current situation, it was impossible for Confucianism to agree or not!
Moreover, even if the current situation were not there and Liu Che had promised to reform Confucianism, could they refuse?
If history is like a little girl who can be dressed up, then Confucianism is a piece of paper that can be folded at will.
Rulers throughout the ages would fold it into a paper airplane, turn it into a paper spaceship, or simply make a paper ball and toss it around.
Confucianism, on the other hand, can only passively accept the guidance and teachings of the rulers.
The so-called ideas, so-called theories, and so-called policies must ultimately serve politics and serve the society of the current world.
Those who cannot do it will all be eliminated!
Yan Yi, however, was a little puzzled by Monk Erzhang. Although he was considered a top academic figure, he was still younger and had less political experience.
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ps: The tooth is inflamed and it hurts so much~especially the neck hurts and it’s uncomfortable.
