Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

"Your Majesty, you can study Confucianism in the academy! As for the real learning that your Majesty said, you can let them learn from their father and brother!" Li Gang thought for a while and said.

"One is that what their father and brother know is quite limited. If we gather the whole country's practical learning experience and extract the essence, won't we be better than their father and brother? Second, learning practical knowledge can increase your knowledge and understand things, even if you don’t in the future. If you are engaged in these practical studies, you should also know some." Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, the old minister still feels wrong." Li Gang frowned and said.

"Your Majesty, the minister also feels wrong." Li Ruoshui also said at the moment.

"What do you think?" Zhao Chen's gaze swept across the faces of the other military ministers and asked.

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks it is feasible! The increase in practical learning is to allow students from all over the world to learn some real things, which is very good for the growth of students!" Wang Shu said.

"Your Majesty, the Weichen also feels good!" Hu Quan also started at this moment.

"Your Majesty, the Weichen thought that he could join Shixue! The Weichen originally studied in Jiangnan, but after the world was in chaos, the Weichen went from Jiangnan to Guanshan to seek refuge with his Majesty! After joining the Production and Construction Corps, the Weichen found that what he had learned was basically useless. Many things have been relearned in the Production and Construction Corps! In this case, why not let the young people in the world learn some real things from the beginning?" Wang Shipeng also said.

"Weichen disagrees." Li Chuwen thought for a while and said.

"You guys can also talk about it!" Zhao Chen looked at the military aircraft Zhangjing below. Most of these military aircraft Zhangjing were promoted from the production and construction corps, and they were not very old.

They also talked about it one after another, almost everyone supported Zhao Chen.

A smile appeared on Zhao Chen's face, and it seemed that the young people supported their reforms! Especially young people from the production and construction corps represented by Hu Quan and Wang Shipeng! For example, Hu Quan and Wang Shipeng are both famous scholars in history. They are both from the scholarly family in the south of the Yangtze River, but now they all understand that Confucianism has limited practicality and should add some practical things.

"Your Majesty, even so, it is difficult to formulate practical books!" Li Gang said again.

"This is not very difficult! We can gather some real learning leaders from all over the world, such as farming masters, exquisite arithmetic treasurers, etc., and let them speak out some skills and write them in the book! About real learning, every future In a few years, we can still add new practical knowledge!" Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, once a book is finalized, it will be used for a thousand years. How can there be any reason for constant change?" Li Ruoshui said.

"From ancient times to the present, real learning has been continuously improving, and our knowledge should naturally also continue to improve! The farming methods of today's people are very different from the ancients, and the calculations of today's people are very different from the ancients! Regarding real learning, We should also be divided into many categories. Agriculture, arithmetic, business, etc. should be compiled into books and taught to students!" Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, in this way, the students need too many books for the students, I am afraid it is difficult for them to master so much knowledge!" Li Gangdao.

"We can teach students all over the world from the simplest to the deeper. Just after entering the school, we just learn to read. After a year, we will add some simple arithmetic, and then add some more advanced knowledge! The four books and five classics of Confucianism, countless books, students can master, What's more, is it some practical learning?" Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty said that the old minister still cannot agree! The old minister still thinks that he should only teach Confucianism!" Li Gang shook his head again.

"We can discuss this matter later, and think about it after you go back! Let's talk about the imperial examination, let me tell you my views first! I have discussed this matter with Yu Yunwen, and Yu Yunwen has already discussed it. Agree! The imperial examination should not only rely on Confucianism, but also add practical content!" Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, never! The school adds real learning, or there are some useful things, but the imperial examination must not change. The imperial examination can only test Confucianism, not the so-called real learning!" Li Gang was shocked after hearing the uniform, and immediately said. .

"I only know Confucianism, the four bodies are not diligent, and the grains are not divided. After entering the court and the government, how do you do things?" Zhao Chen said lightly.

"Your Majesty, didn't all the dynasties come here like this? Officials only learn Confucianism, and later become magistrates, they can slowly learn practical knowledge while in office!" Li Gang said.

"Since you can study while in office, why can't you study well early, and then take the exam during the imperial examination, and then you can work for the court and the government after you pass it?" Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, the ancient system is immutable!" Li Gang said anxiously.

"Ancient system? Teacher, do you know how long this imperial examination system has been up to now?" Zhao Chen said.

"About five hundred years." Li Gang thought for a while and said.

"Yes, the imperial examination system has only been more than 500 years now! In the period of the Three Emperors and the Five Emperors, the imperial examinations were not used to select talents, and in the Qin and Han Jin Dynasties, the imperial examinations were not used to select talents! Until Emperor Wen and Emperor Sui Yang, they were in order to break the door. The imperial examination system began to be tried out! It was the Tang Dynasty that imperial examination prevailed! The Tang Dynasty's demise until this dynasty, if not counted as Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, it only went through one and a half dynasties! This is not an ancient system, why not Change?" Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, I have been studying Confucianism since ancient times and governing the world with Confucianism! Joining Shixue now will inevitably affect the status of Confucianism!" Li Gang said again.

"Teacher, let me ask you one more question. After reading Confucianism, is it really possible to govern the world? Wouldn't it be impossible to govern the world without studying Confucianism?" Zhao Chen thought for a while and said.

"This...maybe so." Li Gang said.

"The teacher is wrong again! Confucianism did not dominate the world until the Han Dynasty. Before the Han Dynasty, it was contended by a hundred schools of thought, and the Qin Dynasty was governed by the Legalist school! The Han emperor Liu Bang had not even read a book, and he didn't know a few big characters, so he could still be governed. The world, and is a generation of sages! Xiao He, Cao Can and others in the early Han Dynasty, they were originally jailers, just guarding the prisons, they have not studied Confucianism, they only know some characters, they are not also governing the world. Already? Among the Confucian students in the world, how many people can surpass them? I was a martial artist when I was Emperor Taizu, and Emperor Taizong did not read many books. Zhao Pu, the famous founder of the Song Dynasty, only read half of the Analects. The academic knowledge is far inferior to some of today's students, aren't they also ruling the world? It can be seen that whether or not they can govern the world has little to do with whether they have studied Confucianism!" Zhao Chen said.

"This..." Li Gang stayed there, unable to argue.

What Zhao Chen said are facts that everyone knows, especially when it comes to Song Taizu, Song Taizong and others, which cannot be denied at all.

The practicability of Confucianism is limited. It is just that Confucianism pays attention to "loyalty", so after the emperor ascended the throne, he immediately used Confucianism as a tool to promote the world.

"In addition to these, I have another idea that I discussed with Yu Yunwen! A scholar, who has been studying for ten years, knows nothing about major events in the world, and knows nothing about agricultural and commercial affairs. How can he dominate one party? From the Tang dynasty to the present, all those who have been awarded a Jinshi either stayed in the imperial academy or became a local magistrate! Those who stayed in the imperial academy did not talk about him, those who can become magistrates just by studying hard, they really Able to manage the place well? They may not be comparable to a small official in the county! Many of the founding names of the past dynasties have small official origins. As I said earlier, Xiao He, Cao Shen, Zhao Pu, etc. are all small officials, because they I have stayed in the place for a long time, knowing how to govern the place, and by analogy, I also have experience in governing the world! It can be seen that the scholars who study hard are not as good as the experienced young officials! Therefore, I think that after the imperial examination, students should not immediately To control one party, you should become local officials or local officials! If they are really good, they must perform outstandingly. After they have achieved results, it will not be too late to be promoted to local officials." Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, don't be like this! Only if you have no mathematics for ten years, you can be lifted up, sweat and suffer, and then you can become above everyone! They can take the lead and become the county magistrate, which is also hard for them. Compensation! Your Majesty now allows them to be subordinate officials and officials. Why does this make the students feel so embarrassed?" Li Gang said.

"Students work hard, don’t the other people in the world not work hard? Everyone in the world is hard, do you have to be superior to everyone? A good study may not be able to manage a place well, if it is really good, why not be in the place? Staying for a period of time, if the performance is really outstanding, the court will naturally reuse it! Moreover, I have another idea. In the Han Dynasty, local officials can still be officials if they perform well. After arriving in this dynasty, even if the local officials No matter how good the performance is, it is impossible to be an official because he has not passed the imperial examination! I think that if a small official does well, he can also go to some simple examinations and be promoted to an official!" Zhao Chen said.

After Zhao Chen finished speaking, many ministers below frowned, but some nodded slightly.

The weather in April was not very hot, but at this moment there was a feeling of heat in the hall.

"Wang Shu, what do you think of what I said?" Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty is right! After the imperial examination, take control of one party immediately, and it is easy to cause trouble. Those students don't understand anything. They only know how to read. They may not be able to manage the party well! Your majesty, the minister has another idea, the imperial examination The current affairs should be added to it! For example, the size of our country, the situation of our neighboring countries, various laws of our country, what is our country’s attitude towards farmers and businessmen, how taxes are collected in various places, how the barriers to go to sea are operated, and some of the most basic They should know the knowledge! From now on in this imperial examination, there will be no more people who are indifferent and don't divide their grains!" Wang Shu said.

"You are right!" Zhao Chen nodded.

"Your Majesty, the old minister still can't recognize it! The old minister still thinks that the imperial examination should only be tested for Confucianism, and that Confucianism should only be studied in schools everywhere!" After a long silence, Li Gang said again.

"Your Majesty, the ministers think so too! Confucianism is the general outline of the world's learning, all people in the world only need to learn Confucianism! As long as they know Confucianism, they are naturally proficient in agriculture, arithmetic, business, etc.!" Li Ruoshui also said.

"Your Majesty, the Weichen also feels that it is not appropriate to join the real learning." Li Chuwen also said.

However, Hu Quan, Wang Shipeng and others stood up again to support Zhao Chen. For a time, two factions confronting each other were formed in the court. Old people like Li Gang did not support change, while young people like Hu Quan and Wang Shipeng supported change.

"Go back and think about this matter, and then discuss it." Zhao Chen said.