The first thousand five hundred and fifteen chapters give you a hammer
Taishi Mansion.
"Ha ha!"
Cai Jing sat in the seat, stroking his beard and laughing very happily, "Li Qi, I am convinced that you are convinced that a small craftsman's resignation can actually lead to such a major problem. Although I have not seen it with my own eyes, I can imagine it.
In the end, Qin Hui must have regretted it even in his intestines. I think if he had known that you wanted to reform the scientific examination, let alone a small Jinshi, even if you wanted Yu Yunwen to be the number one scholar, he would have raised his hands.
Agree."
Li Qi smiled softly and said: "Thank you for your praise, Grand Master. Everything is always well-founded and well-founded. How much more convincing can you say just by talking?"
Bai Shizhong chuckled: "Grand Master, don't you understand this kid? Didn't he do this before? First, he randomly found a seemingly unrelated incident to confuse the public, and then waited until everyone was dizzy after hearing it.
He took the opportunity to put forward his own ideas and caught the other party off guard."
Sweat! I didn’t expect my father-in-law to know me so well. Li Qi’s face looked slightly embarrassed and he said: “My father-in-law, you can’t say that. Everyone likes to hear my story. How can I start talking about it when I’m so sleepy?”
Having said this, he turned to Bai Qiannuo and said, "Actually, I basically didn't do anything this time. Qiniang helped me a lot. As you all know, citing scriptures is not my strong point."
Bai Qiannuo felt very happy when she heard Ai Lang's praise, especially in this regard, and said shyly: "I just followed your words."
Wang Zhongling waved his hand and said: "Qiniang, don't belittle yourself. Qin Hui suffered a lot in your hands back then."
Cai Jing chuckled and said, "Meng Heng, I am really envious that you can get such a beautiful girl. I have countless children under my knees, but--oh, I don't know if it's God's will that I didn't raise the child well."
"The grand master has given me the award. It's all thanks to Li Qi. My little girl still has many shortcomings."
Although Bai Shizhong was very humble, his expression could not hide his pride. Although he had many children, most of them were well-behaved and nothing particularly outstanding. Only these seven daughters enjoyed the couple's advantages.
He used to feel sorry for Bai Qiannuo being born as a daughter, but how could he expect that Bai Qiannuo would ascend to the palace in exchange for his official career? This actually made him very happy, and he could be regarded as having a successor. However, what prompted all this
It was the woman behind him, so he still admired Mrs. Bai's foresight.
Because even if he is still in the court, there is little room for advancement, but Bai Qiannuo's future is bright. In the long run, this deal is really a good deal.
Wang Zhongling suddenly said: "But Taishi, Brother Bai, do you think the emperor will agree to reform the scientific examination?"
Cai Jing and Bai Shizhong looked at each other. Cai Jing was the first to sigh: "Although I have been a minister for decades, I still can't figure out the emperor's thoughts. After all, the emperor's thoughts are different from ours. Otherwise, how could he be with you like a companion?"
Hu Yi said." Then he said to Li Qi: "Li Qi, what do you think?"
Li Qidao: "The problem has been laid out. I believe the emperor will not sit idly by and ignore it. The key is how the emperor will reform and what his concerns are. I think the emperor must have his own plans in this regard, and he will never
Just leave it to us as we did before."
Bai Qiannuo said: "In the early days of the Qin Dynasty, Qin Shihuang ordered the burning of books and the entrapment of Confucianism. In fact, the burning of books and entrapment of Confucianism was not as cruel as we imagined. The burning of books was just Qin Shihuang's desire to unify his thoughts, and the entrapment of Confucianism was only the result of the Qin Dynasty at that time.
Advocating the rule of law, those Confucian scholars criticized the government every day, which caused unforeseen disasters. However, the legal system of the Qin Dynasty was too harsh. Although it created a tyrannical Qin Empire, it was nothing more than a mirror image. Such a harsh legal system could not be tolerated by the people."
Cai Jing nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "Qiniang is right. Whether it is advocating the legal system, Mohism, or Confucianism, it is all out of political considerations for the emperor. At that time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty only respected Confucianism. It was also for this reason that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
Which of the things we do have anything to do with Confucianism? This is just a political method. A country can only regard one kind of thought as orthodoxy. If a hundred schools of thought contend, one school from the east and the other from the west, the country will become different.
Falling apart will threaten the emperor's dominance."
Li Qi listened thoughtfully. If we look at the school as a party, then this is the difference between one-party dictatorship and multi-party rule. If multi-party rule, then the emperor will take turns, which is not in line with the ** of feudal society.
Confucianism perfectly integrated the imperial dictatorship, which is probably the main reason why Confucianism has ruled the Han people for more than two thousand years.
Wang Zhongling frowned when he heard this, and said: "In this case, it is impossible for the emperor to destroy his dominance by himself, so doesn't it mean that we have no chance of winning?"
Cai Jingdao: "It depends on how you view victory or defeat. If you want to completely defeat Confucianism, it is basically impossible. Not to mention the emperor, no scholar in the world will agree, so we respected Mohism at the beginning
Just take a part of it, just like Qiniang proposed teaching and governance in the main hall, we should choose Mohism’s way of strengthening the country instead of the way of governing the country, so as to integrate it and push Mohism onto the political stage.”
Bai Shizhong nodded and said: "Actually, what we are changing is not Confucianism, but Mohism and Legalism. Confucianism is in the middle, Mohism and Legalism are helping from the side. If we can do this, we will have a great victory."
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"exactly."
Cai Jing sighed and said: "Mozi advocated the idea of 'non-offensive', and this 'non-offensive' refers to unjust wars against aggression and plunder. War is a bad thing, and the people who suffer are the ones who suffer, but today's emperor's ambitions
Ambition, judging from various signs, the emperor wants to build an unprecedented empire, so he will inevitably launch a war. If we put forward this idea, it will run counter to the emperor's thoughts and may cause unforeseen disasters, regardless of any
Thoughts must cater to current policies to be feasible."
Wang Zhongling sweated when he heard this. Not everyone dared to touch this ideological revolution. One wrong step would lead to eternal disaster. The burning of books and the entrapment of Confucianism would probably come back again. He nodded repeatedly, but then said: "But
This public opinion cannot be determined by me alone, how can I control those Mo students?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "As long as it is used properly, public opinion is actually the best to control. All it takes is reasonable guidance."
Cai Jing nodded and said: "That's it. Just do it as you are now. Use the Times of the Song Dynasty to praise Mozi's academic theories, such as Mozi's Three Tables. One. It is based on the ancient sage kings.
Secondly, we should go down to the original and observe the reality of the people's ears and eyes; thirdly, abolish it as a criminal government and observe the interests of the people of the country. These three points are exactly in line with the current emperor's policy."
Bai Shizhong said: "In addition, there are Mozi's theories of reasoning, such as imitating the nature of all things and seeking comparisons between groups. Using names to describe facts, using words to express meanings, and using words to tell stories.
Take like, give like to like.”
Bai Qiannuo smiled and said: "In this case, there are Mozi's arithmetic theory, physics (in ancient times physics refers to science) theory, the structure of weapons, etc."
Wang Zhongling nodded slightly. He was very proficient in these knowledge, and he felt a little enlightened. He suddenly looked at Li Qi, as if to say, you tricked me. Shouldn't you give me some advice?
Li Qi was stunned and thought to himself, are you kidding me? I don’t understand Mohism at all. I only understand half of what they say, so how can I give you advice? But he also understands that Wang Zhongling must be uneasy now and needs help.
He was brave, so he smiled and said: "Uncle Wang, you just need to remember one thing. Mohism is just a knowledge in our dynasty. Just don't criticize the government too much. Of course, don't mention some sensitive topics today.
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Wang Zhongling asked again: "Then how should we guide the Mo students in the world?"
Li Qi could give him some advice in this regard and said with a smile: "Confucian scholar."
"Confucian scholar?"
Li Qi nodded and said: "According to what I heard, the original failure of Mohism was indelibly related to itself. Many ideas in Mohism were contradictory and too idealistic. Confucian scholars must have used this to fight back. So if you want to
To not fall behind, we can only avoid the important and take the light, exploit our strengths and avoid our weaknesses, and use some knowledge that Confucianism does not have to redefine Mohism. Just now, Taishi, my father-in-law and Qiniang mentioned what Confucianism does not have, but it is very practical. This
It can be well proved that Mohism has its existence value, which is consistent with the purpose we pursue. We just want to raise Mohism, not defeat Confucianism. Those Mohists who want to do this will naturally follow you.
As time goes by, those non-offensive theories will be forgotten by Mohists, and a brand new Mohism will come."
Wang Zhongling nodded, with a smile on his face and said, "I know what to do."
Bai Shizhong said: "What about Legalism?"
Cai Jing waved his hand and said: "No country can do without the law. As for how high Legalism can reach, that is a game between the emperor and Legalism. It has nothing to do with us. It is better not to get involved."
Li Qi nodded and said, "That's exactly it."
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After coming out of Taishi's Mansion, Li Qi and Bai Qiannuo first sent Bai Shizhong home, then sat at Bai's house for a while before returning to their own homes.
"Sir, you are finally back. Someone is here from the palace."
As soon as Aunt Chen saw Li Qi, she said hurriedly.
"In the palace?"
Li Qi was stunned and asked: "Who is it?"
"It's the father-in-laws."
Could it be that the emperor summoned me? Li Qi hurriedly went inside and saw several father-in-laws sitting in the hall, leading one of them. Li Qi recognized him as the father-in-law Wei next to Zhao Kai, who was called Wei Song.
When Wei Song saw Li Qi, he hurriedly stood up and said, "Privy Councilor, you are finally back."
Li Qidao: "Eunuch Wei, what happened?"
Wei Song was stunned, suddenly took out an imperial edict from his sleeve, and said in a high-pitched voice: "The Privy Envoy will receive the edict."
Li Qi and Bai Qiannuo looked at each other and quickly bowed to salute.
I heard Wei Song read aloud: "I bear the fate of Haotian. When I was young, I was taught by Taoist Master Wuji, which made me what I am today. Now that my teacher has passed away, I miss my teacher's original teachings every time.
Mentor.
I recently heard that my mentor’s former residence in the northern suburbs was burned by the Jin soldiers, and I felt very sad. Once a teacher, always a father. I originally wanted to go to repair the former residence of my mentor in person to repay my mentor for his teachings, but due to government affairs
I'm busy and can't get away, so I hope that the Privy Council can go on my behalf. I'll give you a hammer. I'll take it with me to the northern suburbs tomorrow to repair my teacher's former residence. I admire this." (To be continued...)