The fifty-ninth chapter of the gathering in Chang'an
Zhao Gao saw that Emperor Qin's face was not very good, so he quickly advised: "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry about the two young masters fighting endlessly, and Your Majesty is in the prime of the Spring and Autumn Period, so there is no need to establish a prince early. The wishes of the ministers cannot be compared with Your Majesty's satisfaction."
Emperor Qin said unequivocally: "I am not unhappy because of the quarrel between the two of them. I was born in an emperor's family. If I don't have any means, why do I still want this position? It's better to just eat and wait for death.
I just sighed, Fusu is not young anymore. Is it possible that the status in the deep palace is so small? There is no grandeur at all, and he only uses some small tricks, how can he get on the stage. "
Zhao Gao could only continue to persuade: "Master Fusu is just young. Your Majesty can take the time to teach you more."
Emperor Qin snorted coldly: "What's the reason for being young? He is already 18 years old, and he will be crowned as an adult in two years. I think when I first summoned Han Fei and Li Si, they were just weak crowns."
When I was young, my family background was only average, but my structure was comparable to that of the rest of the world."
Zhao Gao smiled bitterly: "After all, an emperor like your Majesty is rare in the ages. It has been rare since ancient times, hasn't it?"
Emperor Qin thought for a long time and then said: "I have ordered the prime minister to summon hundreds of scholars and all the wise men in the world to gather in Chang'an and select good teachers from among them, and also select smart young people from the common people's homes as good friends. I will form a group
The school is dedicated to teaching the children of the royal family. The structure is too small, so I will create a big environment for them and cultivate their structure."
Zhao Gao received the order: "I obey the order."
Emperor Qin suddenly thought of something and called Zhao Gao: "Wait a minute, Hu Hai's plan was all planned by Lin Ze for him. When the school was established, let him come back to accompany Hu Hai. Why didn't Fusu do it?
Such good luck to get a genius."
Zhao Gao bowed and left.
After receiving the order, Prime Minister Lu Chunqiu immediately drafted a document and spread it to the world, ordering all provinces and counties to search for great sages and smart young people, and reward those who recommended them and those who recommended themselves.
The world was shocked. This was the first time since the Qin Dynasty unified the world that it conducted a "social recruitment" to recruit talents for everyone in the world.
The first people to react and discuss were the Confucian scholars in Qilu. As one of the "three giants" of hundreds of schools of thought, Confucianism's influence in the new dynasty was gradually declining. Some Confucian people also felt that Confucianism should not be so silent and needed to be promoted through high-ranking officials.
In the imperial court, he went up to the upper levels to expand his influence and revitalize Confucianism.
Another group of people opposed going out to serve Qin because they felt that the Qin Dynasty was too cruel. At that time, the leader of Confucianism, Yangjixia Academy, supported the Qi State to fight Qin with all its strength. However, after Qi was destroyed, the Jixia Academy was burned to the ground. The teachers and friends of those people were:
Many people died under the swords of the Qin Dynasty, especially those of the Zou family who strongly opposed it. The ancestor of his family, Zou Yan, the master of the Jixia Academy and a Confucian master, died in the siege of the Qin army when Linzi was defeated.
The Confucian scholars were quarreling endlessly, each holding their own opinions, and even at war with each other. As a last resort, they had to ask the head of the Kong family, the Confucian scholar Kong Yu, to make a judgment. Kong Yu saw that the two sides were about to start a fight if they disagreed, and he also had a headache for a long time. First he thought
Both sides tried to make peace, but their attitudes were very firm.
One side said that our service to Qin was not for our own selfishness, but to revitalize Confucianism, and accused the other side of being selfish and ignoring everyone because of our small family.
The other side accused this side of being a person who deceived their masters and destroyed their ancestors, betrayed their friends for the sake of glory, and was ashamed to be associated with them.
An idea struck Kong Yu, and he opened his mouth and said: "Kong Sheng said: Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you. It's better not to interfere with each other, just do whatever you want." He reconciled the mud with satisfaction.
The Qin faction was overjoyed and clung to this point. Every time the anti-Qin faction made accusations, they were met with the words "Do you think you are higher than Confucius?"
The current head of the Zou family slapped the case and left. Before leaving, he said coldly: "Don't think that I don't know that the Kong family has already died in Qin Dynasty. I want to see how you will face your mentors and friends who died tragically in Jixia Academy after your death."
The people who stayed behind looked at each other, and one of them sighed: "People still have to look forward. Now that things have come to this, can we bear the loss of Confucius' tradition?" All the Confucian scholars agreed.
Then more than 70 Confucian sages, headed by Zhou Qingchen and Fu Sheng, entered Chang'an and wrote more than 30 famous books praising the achievements of the Qin Emperor, expressing their willingness to serve as teachers of the great Qin princes or to serve the great Qin Dynasty.
Emperor Qin was so pleased that he built the Tongwen Hall to accommodate Confucian scholars. He granted Zhou Qingchen the title of doctor's servant, Fu Sheng the title of doctor's servant, with a rank of third rank, and the rest of the Confucian scholars were all awarded doctorates, with a rank of fifth rank.
On the other side, the Taoists also held a rally under the organization of the Kunlun Taoist Palace. However, a group of Taoist priests either glared at each other or discussed matters of monasticism in low voices. Few even made comments. Compared with the enthusiasm of the Confucianists,
Far from it.
As the organizer, the master of the Taoist Palace had to come out and express his attitude first: "All Taoist friends know that I am a Taoist who is inspired by the way of heaven and man, and is used to letting nature take its course. The old Taoists originally felt that there was no need to hold any gatherings, so some gatherings should be held."
Regardless of the request of the sect or fellow Taoists, I will also look at the thoughts of fellow Taoists. First of all, I would like to declare: I, the Kunlun Taoist Palace, will not participate in worldly affairs, nor will I prevent you from participating. Fellow Taoists, you can do as you please."
Along the same lines, the overseas Three Immortals Sect and others have stated that they will not participate in worldly affairs and only want to practice Taoism with peace of mind.
Zhang Celestial Master of the Dragon and Tiger Dao sighed: "My sect in Sichuan often associates with the powerful people of the Qin Dynasty, but I have to send people to Chang'an for a fight, but I have lost my Taoist heart."
At this time, one person said: "We, the Taoists, were born in line with heaven and earth, and we should preserve the ways of heaven and earth. Now that the world is full of corvee labor, and the people are living in dire straits, you all have great talents, why not take this opportunity to educate the next generation of emperors, and to be with them?"
How about the people recuperating and recuperating? This is a great merit, and it may not be impossible for heaven and humans to achieve it in the future."
Everyone was silent. When Shou Zheng took a look, he saw that this person was Lu Jia, the master of Huang Lao Zhi Shu. As the person in charge of this gathering, he had to speak again: "Everyone has his own ambitions. If Taoist friend Lu Jia has a heart, just do what you want.
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Lu Jia saw that he could not persuade everyone and the Taoist palace did not support him, so he went straight down the mountain and went straight to Chang'an.
Within three months, countless talents from various schools of thought gathered in Chang'an. Representatives from the Mohist family, the Yin-Yang family, famous families, farmers, etc. all came to Beijing.
When Emperor Qin saw the remarkable results, Longyan was delighted, and ordered to set aside a piece of land in the city to build a school, named "Guozijian", with the great sages from various families as teachers, and he would accept the children of the clan into it, and try it for a period of time. If the effect is good,
Let Fu Su and Hu Hai officially enter the Imperial College to study.
In the end, he felt that something was still missing, so he instead ordered: "Order Taiwei Wei Liao and Tingwei Li Si to be the master of the prince."
Then young men selected from various places rushed to Chang'an one after another. One of them, a young man with double eyes and a heroic face, looked at the majestic Chang'an City and the crowds retreating. The dragon chariot passing by mightily said with envy: "A man should be like this.