The sudden rise of Xin Xue in the capital immediately alarmed the ideological conservatives.
What is very strange is that although Yang Tinghe likes to exclude dissidents, he appears to be very generous academically.
Many ministers wrote to Yang Tinghe, hoping to ban the spread of Xinxue, but Yang Tinghe did not do so. Although he also opposed Xinxue, he only suggested that the idea of Xinxue should not be used in the imperial examinations, and that private lectures could be conducted in any way. Moreover, Yang Tinghe only spoke at meetings
It was forbidden to study by heart, but he passed all the provincial examinations in various places.
In May of the 19th year of Zhengde, the eunuch Zhang Zhong, the eunuch Zhang Zhong and the eunuch Zhang Zhong, approved the draft of Yang Tinghe on behalf of the emperor. The general content is: the imperial examination is to recruit talents, which is related to the country. Uncommon words are not allowed to be used in the joint examination and the palace examination, and the content is not to be sensational.
, exam-oriented articles should not be rhetorical or flashy, and a mature and prudent writing style is preferred.
Even Wang Yuan could not object because Yang Tinghe said nothing about the study of mind.
But Yang Tinghe's approach has given the character of Xinxue, and it is just sensationalism. You can spread it among the people in any way, and you can even play it in the provincial examination. You are not allowed to bring it to the joint examination and the palace examination!
The Jiangnan scholars were depressed to death, and it was not because of Xinxue.
In the past few years, the examination articles have become more and more gorgeous, and even the marking officials have gradually come to like the brilliant articles. Now Yang Tinghe is hunting rabbits and bans the gorgeous articles. Jiangnan scholars like to play this, let
It’s hard for them to write simple articles honestly.
In July, Lin Jun arrived in Beijing.
The reason why we came so quickly was simply because we took the sea route.
Including officials who went out of Beijing to deliver documents, as long as their destination was a coastal province, they also liked to take a boat in Tianjin to go south. Because the travel expenses issued by the imperial court were still so high, taking the sea route could save money and time.
Lin Jun received a summons from the court and came directly by boat from Putian. He is willing to accept new things. Even in his old age, he even built his own Franco machine cannon, and he has been friends with Wang Yangming for many years.
The day after Lin Jun arrived in Beijing, while he was still staying in an inn, countless officials came to pay their respects, and a large group of trolls wanted to meet their idol.
Wang Yuan was a little more reserved and waited until Lin Jun rented a house before going to pay homage: "Meet Su Gong!"
"Sit down if you are okay." Lin Jun said with a smile.
The house Lin Jun rents is very interesting. It is neither luxurious nor shabby. He can make his own cannon, which shows that his family is well-off and he is not greedy or exclusive about money.
When a servant served tea, Lin Jun said: "As soon as I arrived in the capital, I heard that there were restrictions on the articles for the National Examination. Countless Jiangnan scholars were afraid that they would suffer because of this."
Wang Yuan explained: "The prohibition of flashy articles is just incidental. It is mainly to prohibit mental learning."
Lin Jun sarcastically said: "Mr. Yang Ge is also stingy. Although I don't agree with Xin Xue, I don't care what young scholars like."
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Mr. Yang Ge is considered generous. At least the provincial examination is not banned."
Yang Tinghe is really generous. In history, Xinxue was banned twice nationwide.
One was instigated by Gui E, and the other was initiated by Zhang Juzheng. The cause had nothing to do with academic thought, but was all due to political reasons.
The conflict between Gui E and Wang Yangming was only secondary. The real reason was that there were too many disciples of Xin Xue serving as officials in the court. But it was of no use. Although Jiajing designated Xin Xue as "pseudo-study", the Central Government of the DPRK in the middle period of Jiajing
Dude, there are a bunch of successors of Xinxue, including a chief assistant, a minister of the Ministry of Rites, a minister of the Ministry of Husbandry, two ministers of the Ministry of War, two ministers of the Ministry of Punishment, and several ministers of various ministries in Nanjing.
As for Zhang Juzheng, he is considered to be half a descendant of the Mind Learning. He was once a disciple of Gu Dongqiao, a disciple of Wang Yangming, and the practical learning he believed in was also a left-wing variant of the Wang School’s Mind Learning. Zhang Juzheng banned the spread of the Mind Learning because He Xinyin, the leader of the Mind Learning, opposed it.
At the same time, he also found that the influence of Xinxue was too great and had interfered with his implementation of the New Deal.
Compared with Gui E and Zhang Juzheng, how generous Yang Tinghe is.
Lin Jun said: "Mr. Yang Ge is not generous. He does not have that prestige. Who will pay attention to him outside the capital?"
"It's all the same." Wang Yuan smiled.
Lin Jun added: "This time I went north, I stayed in Zhejiang for a few days and had a conversation with your teacher. He said, you want to change the law and system. Is this true?"
"I have this idea." Wang Yuan replied.
Lin Jun asked: "When do you plan to change the law?"
Wang Yuan said: "The reform has begun, but it is only carried out locally. If you want to reform the whole country, you have to wait at least until Wansheng enters the cabinet."
Lin Jun sighed: "I'm afraid I won't be able to see you when you join the cabinet. I'm old and frail, how many more years can I live?"
Wang Yuanlian said: "Sir, you will live a long life."
"Haha, don't live a hundred years. If I can live for another ten years, I will be satisfied." Lin Jun laughed.
In fact, Wang Yuan originally wanted to recommend the teacher to take charge of the Hanlin Academy. But Wang Yangming is now at home with Ding You. His father Wang Hua has just died two years ago, and there is still one year left before the mourning period expires.
Wang Yuan introduced the situation: "People from Yang's party account for half of the cabinet. The ceremonial supervisor is in charge of the seal, and the eunuch Zhang Yong who holds the pen is also very close to Mr. Yang Ge."
Lin Jun complained unabashedly: "The emperor is really confused. He actually created some eunuchs with pens. He is not afraid of eunuchs manipulating state weapons? The first thing I did when I came back as an official was to persuade the emperor to use pens.
The eunuch is destroyed!"
Wang Yuan Kuanghan, this man is worthy of being the idol of officials, he is indeed a troublemaker.
Wang Yuan said: "With your Majesty's character, I'm afraid he won't abolish the eunuch Bingbi. Seeing that Su Gong can be more tactful, he said that since the eunuch is in charge of the seal of the ceremonial supervisor, he can no longer also serve as Bingbi, otherwise he will approve and seal it himself.
Didn’t the eunuch become the emperor?”
Lin Jun shook his head and said: "What's the difference between the separation of palm seals and Bingbi? It's better to replace Zhang Yong. Since we want to advise the emperor, we must go to the end and abolish the eunuch Bingbi directly!"
Wang Yuan somewhat understood why, with Li Dongyang's character, he didn't want to see Lin Jun. This old gentleman had such a strong personality.
Wang Yuan had a headache and said: "See Mr. Su, if you act like this, I'm afraid the owners of the imperial office and the Hanlin Academy will be changed again next year at most."
Lin Jun said indifferently: "Just change it. The worst case scenario is that I will resign. Anyway, I am already old. If I don't get involved in the bad things in the court, I can live a few more years when I return home."
Wang Yuan could only open his mouth and say: "Then please ask Su Gong to be patient for a little while. When Yangming Gong Ding You's term expires, how about you directly remonstrate with the emperor?"
Lin Jun thought for a while and blinked: "It's okay, just wait until Wang Yangming has finished mourning before losing his temper. Now this emperor is not even as good as his father. His father is so angry that I resigned. I am an official under him."
It will shorten your life."
Wang Yuan couldn't laugh or cry.
After chatting about business, Lin Jun suddenly asked: "I heard that you can cast steel cannons, and you cast dozens of Franco machine steel cannons in Zhejiang in one go?"
"This is true." Wang Yuan said.
Lin Jun suddenly became interested: "I can also cast Folang machine guns, but I use tin as the model and use copper to cast them. How can you cast steel?"
Wang Yuan explained: "Use graphite mixed with clay to make a crucible. Graphite is fire-resistant and can withstand high temperatures. Then add glass, lime and other substances to the iron to support combustion, so that the furnace temperature can be raised to the point where molten steel can be melted."
"Wonderful," Lin Jun immediately got up and walked out. He stood at the door, looked at it, and pointed to the yard and said, "You can make a stove here. I will ask a craftsman tomorrow to teach me how to make steel."
Wang Yuan didn't know how to respond. I asked you to come back to take charge of the Imperial Academy and the Hanlin Academy, not just to make steel for fun!
Lin Jun was not done yet, and added: "I saw a lot of black chimneys in Tianjin. I heard that some kind of steam engine was weaving cloth. You also developed the steam engine? How can steam weave cloth?"
Wang Yuan said: "If you are interested in meeting Su Gong, you can go to Chengnan Institute of Physics."
Sure enough, Lin Jun went to the School of Physics, and after communicating with the dean Wang Yan, he actually joined the School of Physics on the spot. However, he was too senior, and he was considered the treasure of the School of Physics, regardless of his seniority.
On this day, Wang Yuan was teaching Lin Jun how to make steel, and his servant suddenly came to report: "Sir, Admiral Tanhai has returned to Beijing. His Majesty summons you to go to the Leopard Room immediately!"