Chapter 348

Of course, Zhao Kui is an understanding person, otherwise it would be impossible to sit firmly in the position of the secretary of the Criminal Department for so long.

The Son of Heaven wants to build the Confucian Temple, this is a very clear signal of dividing the scholars, the Great Song Dynasty is now Confucianism, Zhen Dexiu, Wei Liaoweng a new Confucian force is growing day by day, although the traditional science is weak, but the momentum is still public, and the Central Plains Guanxue in recent years through the newspaper, there is a trend of revival. Coupled with a variety of primary schools, Confucianism is entering an era of different opinions, although they are all under the brand of Confucius's disciples, in fact, it is close to the period of a hundred schools of thought, all kinds of trends of thought can be said to be one after another, any one thing, may cause a great dispute in Confucianism.

Like Zhao Jingyun's article, it triggered a huge wave of Confucianism, but on this issue, Confucianism, who spoke out on behalf of the scholars and doctors, was very united. But Zhao and Ju threw out the bait of building the Confucian Temple, which was a major issue related to "Taoism" for Confucianism. The Confucian Temple is naturally to be repaired, but how to cultivate the law is controversial in each family, not to mention that Zhao and Ju made it clear that this money will either be used to repair the Confucian Temple, or be used to establish a charitable fund to subsidize Confucian students across the country - this is not a penny or two, to count, Confucian students across the country can get a consistent subsidy every year, which is quite attractive for some of these poor families.

Especially when you see that everyone else is rich and rich, only these poor people are talking all day long about eating without meat and without cars!

As a result, scholars inside and outside the government and the opposition began to argue about how to spend the money that the Son of Heaven took out to support Confucianism. They discussed so passionately that even Zhao and Ju in the palace heard a lot of interesting stories.

"There were ten Confucian fights in the restaurant in one day, and the three groups ran to the Confucian Temple to cry, the first group said that Sven swept the floor, the second group went to scold the first group not to restrain the cultivation against the original intention of the master, and the third group scolded the first group and the second group to say that the Son of Heaven supported Confucianism is the time for our generation to show its great ambitions...... Your Majesty, it is really a good Confucian appearance. ”

Yu Tianci still maintained his respect in front of Zhao and Ju, Zheng Qingzhi's experience made him vigilant, he was originally in his forties, and to be able to get to the position of the chief officer of the six departments smoothly is really hard-won, the Son of Heaven cares about the old love is his greatest reliance, if he hurts the Son of Heaven for a moment of pride, then it is really foolish.

"I knew it would be like this." Zhao Youju put his hands behind his back and smiled on his face: "Zhao Kui closed the door after returning from Qing's house that day...... He must be very disappointed now. ”

Zhao Kui was naturally disappointed, he could see that the Son of Heaven threw out a piece of fat in order to divide the Confucian scholars, but this could not be publicized, otherwise not only would the Son of Heaven blame him, but the Confucian scholars and doctors would not remember him well, not all the truths in this world can make people happy. After he went home and thought about it, he felt more and more that it was thankless for him to arrest Deng Ruoshui and Zhao Jingyun, and the Confucian students who had united to put pressure on him were now arguing with each other.

"Zhao Shangshu was also forced to do so, and there were even people in front of his house carrying the tablets of the master and the first emperor." Yu Tianci carefully explained for Zhao Kui, although the two did not have any friendship, but Yu Tianci was very clear about the task that Wei Liaoweng handed over to him, in addition to the work of the Ministry of Rites itself, it was to communicate the relationship between the Son of Heaven and the ministers.

"I know that if it weren't for that, I wouldn't have allowed him!" Zhao Heju snorted with a calm face.

For some of the behaviors of the Confucian scholars, Zhao Heju was really greasy, and he felt the need to throw another piece of fat to make them more differentiated.

"Yu Qing is in charge of the Ministry of Rites, and there is something that Yu Qing should manage." Zhao Youju stood by the lotus pond, looking at the lotus flowers that were already budding, and turned their backs to Yu Tianci.

"Your Majesty, please command."

"I think that since the beginning of the dynasty, because of the emphasis on cultural governance, Confucian masters have been emerging. Among them, there are many famous ministers, and there are also many unambitious people with twists and turns. When I read the history and see their experiences, I often sigh. As courtiers, it is their duty to be loyal to the country, and as a king, it is my duty to be virtuous for the country. I think that the so-called back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, in today's world, there must be some hidden talents who are not aspiring to the court, and their knowledge and morality are not inferior to those of the previous sages. I feel that it is necessary to publicly discuss a few masters among the Confucian Scholars and accept the offerings of the imperial court, so that they can study with peace of mind and serve as a model for future generations......"

Listening to Zhao and Ju elaborate on his plan, Yu Tianci only felt that his mind was buzzing, both happy and nervous, and more frightened by the means of the Son of Heaven turning his hands into clouds and turning his hands into rain.

If Zhao and Ju's plan is to cover it up in one word, it is to launch Confucianism to fight Confucianism.

Within the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, he set a class standard for Confucian students to be separated from official positions, the highest one is called "Master of Chinese Studies", the lower one is "Academic Expert", and the lower one is "Confucian Professor", and so on, there are seven levels. The masters of Chinese studies are those Confucian scholars at the level of grandmasters, and the number is naturally not large, but the rest have hundreds or thousands or even more places, according to their class, each enjoys the annual allowance of the imperial court, and when they reach the rank of Confucian professor, the allowance is enough to allow them to live a rich and decent life. However, the selection rank must be publicly discussed, which is presided over by the Ministry of Rites, and the qualifications of the evaluation are divided according to the articles and fame of the participants.

What makes Yu Tianci happy is that in addition to the "regular election", the Ministry of Rites has an extremely important function, and the Ministry of Rites cannot interfere, which means that the Ministry of Rites is no longer a dispensable auxiliary, and its power will be greatly expanded. But what makes him nervous is that this matter has too much impact, and if he doesn't do it well, he is afraid that he will offend all the people who read the world. What frightened him was that as soon as this system, which was called "rank evaluation" by the Son of Heaven, came out, Rulin had many events since then.

The word fame and fortune is what most readers pursue, and this rank and evaluation involves both fame and profit, and they are not afraid that they will not quarrel with each other for it, especially if there are factions in the first place, it will be controversial because of this. If it is not done well, it is more likely to spread to the court and cause party disputes.

Therefore, after the initial complicated mood calmed down, Yu Tianci said carefully: "Official, will this matter cause party strife?" ”

"Those who hold positions above the court are not allowed to participate in the evaluation of ranks, and those who have ranks will be deemed to have automatically given up their ranks if they are officials." Zhao and Ju knew that this was inevitable, but he could still keep this kind of dispute within Confucianism as much as possible within the realm of academic controversy.

Although this is a bit self-defeating, Zhao and Ju are convinced that as long as they are a powerful monarch, they will not be able to cause much political harm to Confucianism, and he will ...... If he had not established an effective system to restrain the behavior of all parties and distribute the interests of all parties before his death, then his crossing could only be regarded as a failure.

Knowing that the Son of Heaven had made up his mind, Yu Tianci had no choice but to accept it, and there were many people who came to his house to hand over the note and send the sticker in the past few days, but after the news came out, I was afraid that he would have to think about moving.

Rulin did not know what was about to happen, just as Li Shimin used the imperial examination system to collect the heroes of the world, and Zhao and Ju's rank evaluation system also made the excess energy of the world's scholars consumed in endless academic controversies. A by-product of this was the unprecedented boom in Confucianism, which in the years that followed saw the reinterpretation of Confucian classics by the mushrooming of magazines and newspapers devoted to Confucianism.

Qiu Shuang put down the newspaper, and the news published in the Da Song Daily was that the rank evaluation system was going to be implemented, and he was also a smart person, and he knew Zhao Heju very well, so he naturally saw the mystery behind this. It's not all yet, but I know what it means.

"This move of the official family is really powerful, and from now on, it will be difficult for Confucianism to be the same. At the beginning, the Confucian scholar Dong Zhongshu deposed the hundred schools of thought and respected Confucianism, but he never thought that there would be a bloody day when Confucianism would fight for it......"

The rumbling sound of the train made Qiu Shuang, who was accustomed to a quiet life, a little uncomfortable. He patted his forehead lightly, got up and poured himself a glass of water, perhaps because of his profession, he chose not the lukewarm water, but the boiling water.

When he returned to his seat, he realized that the seat that had been empty across from him was already occupied. It was a Japanese man, and his clothes were different from those of the Song people, and it was said that he retained the style of the Tang Dynasty. However, over the years, due to the deepening exchanges with the Great Song Dynasty, a considerable number of the Japanese people have also changed their Song costumes.

Seeing his gaze, the Japanese stood up respectfully, bowed to him, and said, "Scratch sir." ”

Qiu Shuang smiled and put down the water glass and arched his hand: "Please sit, please sit." ”

The Great Song Dynasty is a state of etiquette, although the many rites of the Japanese people are contrived, but it is indeed from the heart, they are so envious and yearning for everything in the Great Song Dynasty, and they are so respectful to the people of the Great Song Dynasty who created this miracle in the world, it is said that there is a law in the country of the Japanese people, and if they do not salute the Song people when they walk with the Song people, they will be punished.

This is also the meaning of its solicitation of merchants of the Song Kingdom and currying favor with the Celestial Empire. However, the official family seems to disagree with this, and the technical barriers to the Japanese are quite strict, and as Qiu Shuang's identity, he knows some secrets that others don't know, and the Son of Heaven seems to have a natural dislike for the Japanese people.

"Mr. is extraordinary, could it be an official of the Great Song Dynasty?" Since the Son of Heaven strictly ordered the Wa Kingdom, Goryeo and other vassal states to promote the Song dialect and Chinese characters, this is nothing new, and last year the Wa State even implemented a new law, all officials with good rank and rank must know Chinese characters and speak Chinese, if they do not know these two, they cannot be officials.

"Sort of." Qiu Shuang has the reputation of a scholar in Boya Building, and he has served in the Guards, and he has also served as a chief officer in Liuqiu, so he can be regarded as an official of the Great Song Dynasty.

"My Great Song Dynasty has changed with each passing day over the years, and it really makes Siyi Binjun!" The next sentence of the Japanese man made Qiu Shuang feel a little funny, and he said very emphatically "I am a big Song", not "your country". There is no problem with this in legal theory, nominally the Wa State is a subject state of the Great Song Dynasty, and the Son of Heaven of the Great Song Dynasty is the monarch of the Wa King, so in the face of some distant vassals and foreign Yi who do not accept the king, the Wa people sometimes pretend to be powerful and call themselves "my Great Song", but there are not many people who dare to say this in front of the Song people with a thick face.

The man was a talkative, chattering about the achievements of the Great Song Dynasty over the years, and he really knew everything about it, and the pride in his tone was also very sincere, and he didn't feel that he was an outsider at all. After a while, Qiu Shuang found an opportunity to ask him, "When did you come to the Great Song Dynasty from the Wa Kingdom?" ”

The widow showed a trace of unnatural look, but soon emphasized: "The villain came to my native Song Dynasty at the age of twelve, and the books he studied in the Great Song Dynasty have been ten years now, according to the laws of the Great Song Dynasty, he can be naturalized in nine years, and the villain submitted the naturalization application last year, but the villain did not go to the country to spread Sinology, so he wore this dress, and when he came back, he was in a hurry to return to Lin'an to hand over the official affairs - after completing the official duties, the villain will restore my Great Song Dynasty clothes!" ”

The nine-year naturalization system is a measure for the Son of Heaven to restrict foreigners, because of the attraction of the Great Song Dynasty, countless foreign vassals want to naturalize, and the Wa Kingdom, Goryeo and Dashi are the most, but these people are different from Zhao Angelica, Duncan Poirot and other people who have made great contributions to the Great Song Dynasty, for their naturalization, the Great Song Dynasty has implemented relatively strict control, unless there is a great merit in the Great Song Dynasty, or is the most outstanding talent in a certain field, otherwise they must live, study, and work in the Great Song Dynasty for nine years, And after becoming an adult, you must have a good record of paying taxes in order to obtain the qualification for naturalization of the Great Song Dynasty.

The restrictions are not unrestrictive, but every year the officials in the newly established naturalization department of the household department are still very busy, and thousands of people submit applications. The reason why these foreigners will flock to it is because if they can get the household registration of the Great Song Dynasty, then they will have preferential treatment in terms of business and taxation, and they can enjoy certain benefits in education, pension and medical care. The Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty said more than once that he regarded foreigners as superior and his natives as inferior, but the Great Song Dynasty did not do so, with his natives being supersuperior and foreigners being inferior.

"I see." Qiu Shuang heard him say that he had been naturalized, and the expression on his face softened: "Zunjia turned out to be from the Department of Education and Education of the Ministry of Rites?" ”

"Exactly, the villain works at the Donghai Mission Institute of the Department of Rites and Enlightenment." The widow said: "The villain took the liberty of taking the country name as his surname, and his name was Zude, that is, the ancestor had the intention of entering the nationality of the Great Song Dynasty with Germany." ”

"Oh ......" takes the country name as the surname, that is the surname Song, Qiu Shuang saw that he was sincere, so he also reported his name: "My surname is Qiu, and my single name is Shuang." ”

"It turns out that Mr. is Qiu Shuang and Qiu Fengqing!" The man was shocked when he heard this, and immediately got up, and saluted to Qiu Shuang uprightly: "Mr. is famous all over the world, and the villain of the book "Journey to the East" has also read it, and Mr. has unparalleled medical ethics and medical skills, fortunately, the villain is a good temper, otherwise he will miss the master!" ”

"No need to be polite, no need to be polite." Qiu Shuang motioned for him to sit down, and then said with a smile: "Actually, I was also in the Wa Kingdom this year, and I took the Haiyun back to Huating Mansion, what about you." ”

"The villain really has a relationship with Mr., and he also came by Haiyun." Song Zude laughed with him, and then showed a regretful expression: "It's a pity that I came a few days late, and I didn't see the expeditionary fleet come back, Mr. Qiu has been to Dongshengzhou, is it really the country of gold?" ”