"Because of this, we ordered the King of Chu to rebuild Guozi studies, invite famous teachers from all over, and set some new courses to teach college students. Following the Tang system, Guozi University established six studies and one hall.
"Six scholars, one is Confucianism, the second is Legal Studies, the third is Arithmetic, the fourth is Accounting, the fifth is Engineering, and the sixth is Science. The first one is Guangwen Museum..."
When hearing this, the officials were full of doubts... They knew that the first three and the last one were all from ancient times.
Those who study accounting can barely understand that in the Song Dynasty, there was a minister who was responsible for finance, so it should be related to taxation, household affairs, salt and iron.
But what engineering is, they can only guess. Could it be the knowledge of construction projects of the Ministry of Industry and water conservancy construction?
As for what the science of Lao Shizi is, it’s hard to guess directly...
But the content behind the imperial edict was clear to them. They only listened to King Chu read:
"We have decided to re-open the imperial examination four years later. Non-college students cannot take the examination. The imperial examination consists of seven examinations, namely Economics, Law, Arithmetic, Calculation, Engineering, Science, and Cantonese. College students can choose to take two examinations.
"Among them, those who pass the examination of scriptures and pass the law will be awarded the title of Jinshi in law and enter the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and the Censor's Platform to observe politics.
After a trial calculation, those who pass the calculation will be conferred a Jinshi degree in Household Studies and will be admitted to the Household Department to observe government affairs.
After a trial calculation, those who pass the engineering exam will be awarded a Jinshi degree in engineering and will be admitted to the Ministry of Industry to observe government affairs.
Those who pass the Classical Examination and pass the Cantonese Language and Literature examination will be awarded the title of Jinshi in Rites, and will be admitted to the Ministry of Rites to observe politics.
Those who pass the test and pass the test will be awarded the title of Jinshi in Science, and will be admitted to the Governor's Office, the Maritime Administration, and the Ministry of War to observe government..."
Before Lao Liu finished reading, the whole Piyong was already in an uproar.
At first glance, the officials were quite happy to hear that the imperial examination was to be resumed. However, as they listened further, they found out that the emperor had not only introduced the idea of selecting scholars by subject, but also awarded Jinshi by subject.
The whole hall was shocked! The civil servants couldn't accept it from the bottom of their hearts - since the Tang Dynasty, Jinshi has been synonymous with the country's top talents! It is a symbol of the status of scholars and represents the honors and privileges they dream of!
The content of the Jinshi examination has always been within the scope of the Four Books and Five Classics. This is also the supreme magic weapon for Confucianism to fully control scholars, and then control the public opinion and bureaucracy of the entire country, as well as the policy direction and national destiny.
It is an absolutely indispensable magic weapon for Confucian disciples, and no one should be allowed to take a piece of it!
The emperor was so lucky that he actually divided the Jinshi into five categories: law, household, industry, etiquette, and science!
The five horses cut into pieces belong to yes!
Is it true that if you study engineering and arithmetic you can pass the Jinshi examination? Is it true? Now the Jinshi will be completely worthless!
And why should other disciplines be compared with the Four Books and Five Classics? Isn’t this praising them and belittling Confucian classics?
It can only be said that they saw it accurately...that's what Lao Liu had in mind.
Back then, Dong Zhongshu deposed a hundred schools of thought and only respected Confucianism. Today, His Highness the King of Chu will break the dominance of Confucianism and restore the contention of a hundred schools of thought!
But no one is willing to lose his position as the protagonist, especially in this era of expelling the Tartars and reviving Confucianism, the backlash will be even greater!
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"Whose idea was this? It is purely to confuse the Holy Spirit and demean the Holy Religion!" He waited patiently for Lao Liu to finish reading the imperial edict, and immediately an official questioned on the spot:
"It's me!" Lao Liu slowly rolled up the imperial edict and handed it to Song Ne. Then he said coldly: "How do you see that this king is derogating Confucianism?"
"To put our Confucian knowledge on par with those heretics is the most serious derogation!" The officials in the audience were even more excited than before, and they wanted to pounce on them and eat them.
"That is, any crooked way can be awarded a Jinshi. It doesn't matter if you don't take the Jinshi exam!"
"Can you represent the scholars in the world?" Lao Liu sneered and asked: "Ask the college students behind you, whether they will take the Jinshi exam?!"
"Test! Test! Test!" Thousands of college students responded in unison, like a roaring mountain and a tsunami, completely covering up the mere noise.
The sudden burst of shouts frightened the officials in front of them and turned their heads, all of them beating in their hearts... I wonder where His Royal Highness the King of Chu found such a large group of college students who did not take Confucianism seriously?
As everyone knows, these college students have the determination they have today thanks to them!
After the success of Jiangxi's yellow registration pilot program the year before last, Boss Zhu Longyan Dayue issued a decree to all those who participated in the pilot work. Those with official status would be rewarded based on their merits, while those with white status would be sent to study at Guozixue.
The purpose is naturally to train these staff who have practical work experience and have passed rigorous tests into formal officials for use by the imperial court.
However, this was met with fierce resistance from the civil service group. The entire Guozi School was also on strict guard and refused to go through the admission procedures for them. They did not allow those front accountants who did not understand the words of the saints and could only write and calculate to enter the sacred place.
One step on campus.
Their motivations are easy to understand. Firstly, they disdain to associate with these people. Secondly, they want to maintain the purity of Guozixue and the official team, and they must not allow non-Confucian believers to sneak in in batches.
Originally, they were all ready to make a fuss, but those prospective students who could not enter the Guozi School according to the imperial edict did not make a fuss. Instead, they left Nanjing by boat and went down the river without a trace.
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No one knew where they went, and no one cared about where they went, so as time went by, all the officials in the court forgot about this group of people.
I didn't expect that a year later, those people would come back again.
Therefore, for a while, no one connected the more than 3,000 college students in front of them with the group of prospective students who were refused admission...
These prospective students who have been rejected by Guozixue and hate the civil service group are Lao Liu's trump card and the reason why he and Boss Zhu dare to carry out major reforms!
After a year of training, education and militarized management by Han Yike and Yu Tongyuan on Chongming Island, these prospective students have changed drastically. Not only do they have a lot more ink in their stomachs, but they are also more hard-working and their organizational discipline has been greatly strengthened.
It's a blessing in disguise, but it's a blessing...
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Amidst the outpourings of gratitude and congratulations from these college students, the opposition from those officials made no waves at all.
When the noise subsided, the opening ceremony was over.
Eunuch Wu sang loudly: "Retreat from the court!"
"I respectfully send you off to the Emperor!" Hu Weiyong immediately responded loudly.
"I respectfully send you off to your Majesty..." All the officials had no choice but to follow suit, but their voices were uneven and weak.
Fortunately, the emperor didn't care at all.
He got off the throne with the prince, then personally helped Hu Weiyong up and said: "Hu Xiang, come with us all the way."
"Yes." Hu Weiyong followed Boss Zhu out of Piyong and boarded the imperial chariot, leaning on his staff.
"Let's drive back to the palace..." Eunuch Wu drawled, the chariot started slowly, and with the King of Chu and all the officials seeing him off, he left the Guozixue.
As soon as the holy driver left, all the officials immediately shouted, surrounded Lao Liu, and started to attack him with righteous indignation.
