Recently, apart from serving as an advisor to the emperor and teaching the prince, Zhang Zhou was not responsible for the official affairs of the court. He only went to the Yamen of the Ministry of War. As for the positions of Minister of Taichang Temple and Zuo Governor of the Rear Army Governor's Mansion, he did not
Take time to consider.
Recently he will start selecting students for the second phase of the Yanwu Hall.
As for the instructor, Tang Yin is the only one left in Beijing who can assist him. Even the instructor may have to train a group of new people.
Unlike the first batch of students, which were almost all decided by the emperor and Zhang Zhou, this time the second batch of students and courtiers obviously intended to bring in people from the traditional factions, including Yang Yiqing, who had been recommended as governor of Liaodong before but was not accepted.
The Ministry of War will also send a doctor to assist...
In the past, traditional civil servants did not attach much importance to Yanwutang's status in the court.
With the rise of Zhang Zhou in the military and political circles, and the members of the Yanwu Hall being relocated to various areas in the northwest and beginning to take control of power, the Yanwu Hall's status in the Ming Dynasty has become more prominent. Now even ordinary martial artists want to dive into the research.
Wu Tang gold plating.
It's already October in the blink of an eye.
The war between Dayan Khan and the Three Guards of Duoyan has not subsided. More and more news shows that the Three Guards of Duoyan suffered heavy losses in the previous annexation war, but they did not surrender completely after being directly maimed like in history.
He took the opportunity to move his troops south to get closer to the Ming Dynasty's town in Liaodong. At the same time, he actively sent people to request again who should belong to the Ming Dynasty.
For no other reason... it was because Duoyan Sanwei realized that the future of the grassland did not lie with Dayan Khan.
The Ming Dynasty is likely to become the lord of the grassland in the future. As long as these tribes still have some strength, they will not seek refuge with Dayan Khan at this time.
Because of the emergence of Zhang Zhou, the grassland structure has been broken. Dayan Khan, as the khan and nominal leader of the grassland tribes, has gradually become unpopular, mostly because he failed to show his response in the face of the Ming Dynasty's artillery and explosives.
Some have the aura of a grassland hero.
Zhang Zhou felt that Dayan Khan would sooner or later deal with Ming Dynasty on the border for his own sake.
Dayan Khan has not taken any action against the border towns of the Ming Dynasty for nearly a year. As for where Dayan Khan wants to use as a breakthrough next time to harass the border towns of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Zhou knows that he can no longer get the answer from historical experience. The butterfly effect
After birth, everything was changed by himself.
After the weather cooled down, Zhang Zhou dressed in winter clothes and went to the Hanlin Academy.
The time for Zhang Zhou to marry Lin Yi was set on October 16th. Recently, Zhang Zhou, following Zhu Youtang's instructions, also wanted to establish a little more prestige in the literary world.
Zhang Zhou went to the Hanlin Academy and was accompanied by Wang Hao, who was in charge of the Imperial Academy. This was the first time that Zhang Zhou went to meet his colleagues as a "boss" after he was promoted to a bachelor's degree. However, the second and third best students in the same department with him were
Lun Wenxu and Sun Xu are still Hanlin editors, but Zhang Zhou's status is completely different from theirs.
Hanlin Academy.
No one wanted to see Zhang Zhou that day. In the eyes of traditional Confucian officials, Zhang Zhou's way of ascending to power "cannot hurt the situation." A person who relies on prophecies and predictions to have a personal relationship with the emperor will be criticized no matter how capable he is.
, but because Wang Hao was personally accompanying them, they had to come out to meet each other.
There were more than 40 people on duty at the Hanlin Academy that day, and they all appeared in the bachelor's room at one time.
Wang Hao introduced Zhang Yiyi.
Even though Wang Hao rarely works in the Imperial Academy, he knows everyone in the Imperial Academy, and he can accurately tell the specialties of these people, and has a good judgment on their positions and abilities. These people are very important to them.
Wang Hao also respects him from the bottom of his heart.
Wang Hao's popularity in the Hanlin Academy is obviously better than that of Cheng Minzheng, even though neither of them strictly belongs to the traditional civil servant faction.
"Bingkuan, your room and seat are here, and they have been tidied up for you. At present, the "Da Ming Huidian" has been completed, but the subsequent editing and proofreading are still in progress. You are not busy with other matters.
Come and see more.”
Wang Hao has always been Zhang Zhou's teacher. Even though he didn't agree with some of Zhang Zhou's behaviors, he was still very kind to Zhang Zhou and had the majesty of a teacher.
"Yes." Zhang Zhou held his hand.
Liang Chu said next to him: "Xueshi Wang, Xueshi Zhang, if there is nothing else, I will go and take care of their affairs first."
"Wait a minute." Wang Hao said, and then looked at Zhang Zhoudao, "Bingkuan, didn't you say before that you wanted to talk about something in public? Just say it."
Zhang Zhou solemnly took out a set of books from among the things he had brought, which was about a wooden box, and said: "My colleagues, I have only done some trivial things. I feel deeply ashamed to have the position I have today."
.I am not very good at compiling books, but I have dabbled in Confucian classics. I have jotted down some insights on learning, and I would like your colleagues to help me refer to them."
Another scholar, Li Jie, came over and said with a smile: "Bingkuan, you have also studied books on learning?"
Zhang Zhou said: "It's not a book revision, it's just a reflection. I hope you don't mind. These are just casual notes. Please correct me."
With that said, Zhang Zhou took out several volumes from a set of books and placed them on the table.
"hehe."
The atmosphere was quite solemn originally, and most people had a big grudge against Zhang Zhou. But when they heard that Zhang Zhou was writing books in his own name, the atmosphere suddenly became less tense.
It’s not like they were watching Zhang Zhou’s joke, but they all found it very interesting.
Generally speaking, when people go to the Hanlin Academy, they have little time to care about personal matters. People like Zhang Zhou first revised the "Da Ming Huidian" and then worked on personal works... Everyone is actually very curious and wants to see Zhang Zhou.
How could such a Confucian official with a close background have any profound insights into Confucian learning?
Li Jie was on the same level as Zhang Zhou. In order to show that he was not jealous of Zhang Zhou's talents, he had to show a very warm and polite look and said with a smile: "Then, on behalf of the people in Hanyuan, I will accept your random records and help out whenever I can."
Let’s take a look.”
"Thank you, Bachelor Li." Zhang Zhou thanked him with his hands in hand.
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Everyone dispersed.
Wang Hao asked Zhang Zhou to sit down. He seemed to want to give Zhang Zhou some personal advice.
Wang Hao first explained Liu Ji's absence: "Shiheng has been busy with official duties recently and has not been to Hanyuan for many days. He did not mean to avoid you."
This shows some embarrassment.
A year ago, Liu Ji was Zhang Zhou's tutor as a Hanlin Attendant and the examiner of the Jiangnan Provincial Examination. Zhang Zhou was just a Gongsheng student at that time and was elected as an examiner. Even if he was Jieyuan, his status was one hundred thousand different from that of an Hanlin Attendant.
Eight thousand miles.
But a year later, Zhang Zhou was already a bachelor's student, while Liu Ji was still a scholar in the Imperial Academy.
After one year as a teacher, his status was completely inferior to that of students. At this time, when students came to the Hanlin Academy, it was like a superior came to inspect. Liu Ji, not to mention being busy with official duties, would find something to do even if he had nothing to do, and deliberately avoided meeting Zhang Zhou.
"I still wanted to study more with Liu Shi to learn how to be an official, but it's a pity." Zhang Zhou sighed with emotion.
Wang Hao asked curiously: "What did you record? Was it your Majesty who asked you to record it, or was it you?"
Wang Hao was a little curious about Zhang Zhou coming to the Hanlin Academy to present the books he had written.
Because Wang Hao knew that Zhang Zhou had made great achievements in martial arts and won the emperor's trust in martial arts. Even those ministers who had prejudices against Zhang Zhou could not deny Zhang Zhou's ability in surveying heavenly secrets and other aspects.
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Therefore, Wang Hao felt that what the emperor wanted Zhang Zhou to gain most now was probably his reputation in the academic world.
It seems that relying solely on the "Da Ming Huidian" is not enough.
Because the "Da Ming Huidian" is more of an institutional normative book, it needs to be consulted and proofread. Summarizing past jurisprudence and precedents requires time and energy, rather than the cultivation of personal cultural qualities. But now
Zhang Zhou revised the book in his own name, so the situation was different.
Zhang Zhou said: "Just some of the latest insights into Neo-Confucianism."
"Neo-Confucianism?" Wang Hao frowned slightly.
What Zhang Zhou wrote was obviously not Neo-Confucianism, but the philosophy of mind.
In the Ming Dynasty, it was not easy to become famous in the academic world. As the most popular model of Confucianism in the coming decades or even centuries, Xinxue would naturally be considered deviant if it were presented rashly.
But Zhang Zhou believes that the time is now basically ripe, because he has obtained status and fame beyond knowledge. Even if he is still an alien in the eyes of academic circles, it does not prevent him from putting forward a comprehensive Confucian theory.
For people to discuss.
Because only if he puts it forward so rashly can it be "reasonable".
If it were people like Wang Shouren, Zhan Ruoshui, Lu Nan, and Wang Chong, they either had just entered the official ranks or were still on their way to becoming official officials. No matter how great their influence was, they were far less than the nominal "Lai Guogong" and the Hanlin of the Ming Dynasty.
A bachelor's degree from the academy will have greater influence.
What Zhang Zhou wanted was not to gain fame immediately, but to muddy the stagnant waters of Confucianism.
Who says that Neo-Confucianism must be the ultimate principle? The shortcomings of Neo-Confucianism have been mentioned countless times in the past hundreds of years, and the academic community has long had doubts about Neo-Confucianism.
In addition, with the gems of the mind theory of Chen Xianzhang and others, Zhang Zhou proposed the theory of mind theory, which is no longer sudden. At least in the Jiangnan School, the mind theory has already begun to develop, but in northern Neo-Confucianism, which is relatively conservative
In an area, it is relatively difficult to break the stagnant water.
"Scholar Wang, I have another set here. They are all printed. I hope you can add more corrections."
Zhang Zhou not only wanted to disseminate his "letters" in the Hanlin Academy, but also published them. After all, the bookstore co-founded by Zhu Houzhao had never published a decent book. This time he was a shareholder who wanted to use his reputation to enhance his reputation.
Wind, I also took the opportunity to bring up my inner learning.
Not only to make himself famous, but also to change traditional Confucianism.
As for good or bad, Zhang Zhou doesn't really care. What he wants is to be unique... You can attack my academic research, Zhang, but in the first place, I, Zhang, am an alien in your eyes. I have a lot of lice on my body.
I’m not itchy, but the academic influence I can bring through my mind-based learning is beyond the reach of ordinary people.
If you want to make a name for yourself in the academic world, you have to take a different approach. If you want to gain the greatest fame, you have to do something big.
Wang Hao was not surprised by Zhang Zhou's move. He was even worried that Zhang Zhou would be embarrassed if he did too much. He said: "If you want to establish yourself based on Confucianism, there is no need to worry. Anyone who has qualifications and prestige in the Hanlin Academy will
His academic insights will be heard by others. Then bring the book over and I will help you read it carefully. If I can help you in any way, I will try my best."
Wang Hao was afraid that Zhang Zhou would be embarrassed.
He still didn't know what impact Zhang Zhou's theory of mind would have.
If he knew... I would probably beat him to death and not want to get involved.
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "I'll send a set to Bachelor Wang later."
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The science of mind was finally born in its entirety.
Zhang Zhou spared no expense for this purpose and printed a thousand sets... and sold them in bookstores at a very reasonable price. He first advertised it in the Hanlin Academy, and then began to promote it among the people.
Others don't know how famous he is in the academic world, but some people heard that it was "Zhang Banxian" who printed the book. This gimmick alone was so powerful that no less than 60 sets were sold on the day it went on sale, and his reputation is still growing.
Spreading.
Not looking for insights, just gimmicks.
Naturally, the first people who came to buy books were not famous Confucians, and even the Juren class were not very interested in the books published by Zhang Zhou. But people are afraid of being famous, and people are afraid of being strong. Once you are famous, you can just write a few
As soon as the words were printed, people bought them, not to mention that Zhang Zhou directly published an entire classic on the study of mind.
Of course, shouting alone is not enough; someone needs to go out to "promote" it.
This person was selected by Zhang Zhou as Tang Yin.
Don't you, Tang Yin, have nothing to do after you arrive in the capital? Even Xu Jing defected to Wang Shouren and returned to the capital? Then you can help push the book together.
When Tang Yin first heard Zhang Zhou's "suggestion", he resisted.
"Scholar Zhang, you have already compiled the "Da Ming Huidian" and are already a bachelor of Hanlin. Why bother yourself anymore? Any theory introduced will create resistance among traditional Confucianists..."
Tang Yin almost said, your reputation is already bad enough, there is no need to help yourself to ruin your reputation, but it will also harm the rest of us.
Zhang Zhoudao: "Bohu, you are a member of my sect. Do you think our sect is the sect of alchemists? You think I will teach you alchemy in the future? You ask? We are the sect of Confucian scholars, or Confucian sect for short. Since I am you
As a senior brother, I have the obligation to cultivate and guide you in all aspects. You are limited to understanding what I have written within one or two days."
"A day or two?"
Tang Yin frowned.
What are you talking about? What the hell did you write, and you asked me to promote it for you? And you asked me to figure it out in a short time?
Zhang Zhou said disdainfully: "What else? When people ask you in the future, as a member of my sect, you don't know anything about the contents of the classics? Others will think that you are not good at learning, and even look down upon you because of it."
Tang Yin shook his head and said, "No."
Zhang Zhou was annoyed and shouted: "Are you going to do it or not?"
Being scolded by Zhang Zhou, Tang Yin realized that he was on a pirate ship. From agreeing to Zhang Zhou's bet to being helped by Zhang Zhou to get through the scandal, he had been tied to this ship. He wanted to
There's no chance of jumping off the ship.
That's also...
I just had to bite the bullet.
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In the following days, Tang Yin and Xu Jing, as promotion experts, began to promote mind science among the scholars in Jiangnan.
What Tang Yin didn't expect was that when he went to meet the Jiangnan scholars, the treatment he received was different from that of ordinary Jinshi, and even higher than that received by Hanlin.
It's more because...he is Zhang Zhou's classmate.
"Brother Tang, you are really well-respected. Who is your master?" This is the question that ordinary scholars are most concerned about.
Everyone thinks Zhang Zhou is awesome, and Zhang Zhou’s master should be even more of an expert among experts.
But until now, no one has heard of who Zhang Zhou has as his master. Since Tang Yin, as Zhang Zhou's junior brother, may not have learned the big skills yet, at least he knows who his master is, right?
Tang Yin looked embarrassed.
In front of him were dozens of candidates, Gongsheng students, etc. in the Jiangnan Guild Hall, but he couldn't even tell who his mentor was. It was not embarrassing enough.
Xu Jing took the opportunity to relieve him and said: "It doesn't matter who the mentor is, what matters is who the senior brother is. Mr. Zhang is now very prestigious in the court, and many people ask to see him, but they don't get it. There are even fewer opportunities to read his poems and knowledge. Now he is
I have prepared Confucian insights for the scholars of the world, and I have specially brought them to you for your detailed review. In the next few days, I will personally host several cultural gatherings for the study of learning in the Jiangnan Guild Hall in the capital, and I ask for your appreciation."
Compared with Tang Yin's perfunctory response to Zhang Zhou's promotion of learning, Xu Jing was more proactive.
Because Xu Jing had to rely on fawning over Zhang Zhou to get the chance to rise to power.
Finally, Zhang Zhou was given a chance to make a name for himself, why didn't he quickly show off his most powerful asset...financial resources?
Come to the seminar, take care of food and accommodation, and also provide such refreshments. You can also eat and drink on a banquet. Whoever is more knowledgeable will also get awards and opportunities to become famous. You may even have the opportunity to get up close and personal with the upstarts of the Ming Dynasty who are currently in the limelight.
Zhang Zhou... is simply the best way to reach the pinnacle of life.
Not to mention that what Zhang Zhou wrote is a masterpiece of spiritual knowledge. Even if what he wrote is just a piece of shit, with his ability to build momentum, others will dig for gold for him and find bright spots for you to help you become famous.
"Everyone, let's take a look at the details?"
In the past, these Juren and Gongsheng students did not bother to have a relationship with Zhang Zhou.
Because climbing is in vain.
But it was different now. With Zhang Zhou's fellow disciples coming forward, it was equivalent to saying that by studying Zhang Zhou's works, they would have the opportunity to get close to Zhang Zhou, so they thought they would study it carefully.
This is exactly what the literati emphasize: no profit, no early start.
Why is it that a gentleman is compared to righteousness and a villain is compared to profit? Why do literati still emphasize "knowing the current affairs and becoming a hero"?
If you don't stare now, why are you waiting?
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A "Xinxue craze" suddenly arose in Beijing.
It's either really hot, or it's just a blowing wind. Even traditional Confucian people don't know how this wind blows.
Even the emperor was alarmed by this incident.
It's not that Zhu Youtang had nothing to do and went to study what the folk scholars were doing. The main reason was that Xiao Jing reported that this matter was related to Zhang Zhou... It was only a matter of time before Dai Yi retired. The emperor had decided
It was replaced years ago, so Xiao Jing is also actively expressing himself.
"Your Majesty, I got this from Mr. Zhang. Please take a look at it."
Xiao Jing brought a whole set of books.
Zhu Youtang felt a headache after watching it.
He said: "How can this be as interesting as those martial arts warriors?"
The emperor is no longer the diligent and self-denying emperor he once was. In his opinion, he can still have some fun and will never cause trouble for himself.
Xiao Jing said: "Now it is spreading all over the capital, with people praising and criticizing it, and even different schools of thought are arguing about it. Dongchang sent people to listen to several... The academic disputes are very fierce... But Mr. Zhang
The scholarship seems to have been affirmed by... some people."
