What the!

Wang Shu stayed there for a moment, with an expression of disbelief on his face.

"What? Is there something wrong? Zhao Chen said lightly.

"Your Majesty, how can there be a mistake in the Confucian classics?" Wang Shu immediately said.

"I'm not saying that there are errors in the Confucian classics, but that later generations have many misunderstandings about the Confucian classics!" Zhao Chen said.

"Weichen doesn't understand." Wang Shu said.

"For example, 'you can't punish a doctor, you can't be a courtesy', this sentence is misunderstood by the world! According to the eyes of ordinary people, the doctor does not have to be punished, and the people do not have to salute, which is very wrong! Zhao Chen said.

"What should you do in your Majesty's opinion?" Wang Shu said.

"Above, respectfully, below, humble!" If you can't punish the doctor, you can't be courteous to the people', this sentence can also be said to be 'the punishment is not respectful to the doctor, and the courtesy is not humble'. If you don't think that someone is a doctor, the punishment will not be inflicted on him! Just because somebody is a commoner, we don't have to bow. Wang Shu, what do you think? Zhao Chen said.

"This ...... His Majesty's words seem to have a point. Wang Shu thought for a long time, nodded, and said.

This time, he really felt that what Zhao Chen said made sense.

"There is also 'the people can make it impossible to know it', all dynasties have believed that the people should not know the government and the people, and the people should not know too many things, which is also a misunderstanding of the meaning of the sage. If the people's knowledge and quality reach a certain level, they should be given enough freedom and power to do what they want, and if the people's knowledge quality is still relatively low, they should 'know', and the court will educate them and improve their understanding and literacy through education. Zhao Chen said.

He stood up, walked to the window, looked at the scenery outside, and thought about the essence and dross of Confucianism.

There are many essences of Confucianism, for example, "there must be my teacher in the three-person line", "my day and three provinces and my body", etc., are all to persuade people to be studious, modest, persuade people to forge ahead, these should be retained, as well as etiquette, filial piety, etc. can be retained, but there are also a lot of Confucian dross, the most prominent is the Confucian idea of moderation, "Mu Xiu will be destroyed by the forest wind", this sentence has a certain philosophy, but the call on the world not to come out, do not strive for the top, for the development of the whole society is undoubtedly unfavorable! If everyone has the heart of preservation and everyone does not want to take the lead, how can society develop? As for some servile education, some official-based education, and some class education in Confucianism, Zhao Chen is even more disapproving! These servility and class education were very beneficial to the emperor's rule, but what Zhao Chen wanted was not the feudal dynasty of the past.

Wang Shu stood behind Zhao Chen, but he felt sweating profusely at the moment.

"Do you agree with what I just said?" Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, you understand the Confucian classics like this, and ordinary Confucian scholars are afraid that they will not be able to agree!" Wang Shu said.

After the death of Sage Confucius, his disciples only recorded some of his words, and what exactly did his words mean, these are some interpretations of later generations! Those great Confucians of all dynasties can explain the words of the sage Confucius, can't I explain them? Zhao Chen said.

"What Your Majesty said is completely different from the explanations of the great Confucians of previous dynasties, and may not be convincing." Wang Shu said.

"About Confucianism, the vast majority of this knowledge does not need to be changed, you can rest assured! If it's something controversial, it's really not good, we can delete it first! Or maybe some young students don't need to learn this part of the content, and when they grow up, they can list my views and the views of the great Confucians of the past dynasties, and write them in a book, and see if they are learning from my views or the views of the great Confucians. Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty is powerful all over the world, and the students naturally choose Your Majesty's point of view." Wang Shu smiled bitterly.

"Wang Shu, you and I want to create a prosperous era that our predecessors have never created, and naturally we have to do things that our predecessors have never done, and our education system will naturally be completely different from our predecessors! We all know that Confucianism alone cannot rejuvenate the country at all, all dynasties have respected Confucianism, and Confucianism claims to be loyal, but at the end of the dynasties, the people have to oppose the imperial court, which shows that Confucianism is unreliable! In this case, it is better to change the current Confucianism and develop Confucianism into the new learning we want! In all dynasties, Confucianism has fooled the people, and now we no longer fool the people, but open the wisdom of the people, so that the people can understand the reason, so that maybe there is no need to follow the mistakes of the predecessors. Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, in this way, the wisdom of the people will be opened, and the people will know too many things, which is very unfavorable for us to govern the world! The common people had all kinds of ideas, and they had all kinds of questions about the policies of the imperial court, and they might not agree with them. Wang Shu said.

"What if this court is elected by the people who are wise?" Zhao Chen said lightly.

"The court was elected by the people? How is this possible? Wang Shu said.

"I have a huge idea in my mind, and I can talk to you about it now!" Zhao Chen said.

The sun was shining outside, Zhao Chen and Wang Shu were in the imperial study, Zhao Chen told Wang Shu about some political models in later generations, and gradually a morning passed.

Wang Shu sat there in a daze, his face cold sweating.

"Do you agree with what I said?" Zhao Chen said.

"It sounds unbelievable, but in this way, your power has been greatly reduced, Your Majesty! Wei Chen is loyal to His Majesty, and it is impossible for him to do such a thing. Wang Shu thought for a while and said.

"The children of the royal family, good and bad, like me, are said to be holy kings by the people, but no one can guarantee that every one of them will be like me, or there will be a king of the dead country! In such a situation, it is already very good to respect the throne and protect the royal family forever glorious and rich! I am not thinking about myself, but about future generations, and thinking about the future of the Great Song Dynasty! If what I said can be implemented, in the future, the people of the world may no longer have to suffer from the rise and fall, and the strength of my Great Song Dynasty will really, completely, and completely surpass the Han and Tang Dynasties, and truly dominate the world, and no one can be defeated! Zhao Chen said.

Wang Shu didn't dare to think about such a question at all, he just lowered his head with a pale face.

"Even if these things are carried out, it will take a very long time! I have promised Li Gang and Li Ruoshui that the first thing we need to ensure is the stability of the country, and only when the country is stable and prosperous will we make changes step by step! Or maybe the conditions are not ripe, I will never do such a thing, but leave it to future generations to do...... It's just as much as you can do! By the way, what else can you tell us about educational change? Zhao Chen said.

"Yes, Your Majesty, Confucianism accounts for half of all the schools! In addition to Confucianism, practical studies are now divided into arithmetic, agriculture, engineering, and commerce, among which arithmetic is the most important, because arithmetic is the foundation of many practical studies, and it is also the most difficult to write arithmetic books, requiring many manpower. Wang Shu said.

"I also have some thoughts in my mind about arithmetic! Our current method of counting is too cumbersome, I think we can simplify the numbers, you can take a look at these methods of counting of mine. Zhao Chen said.

At that time, Zhao Chen wrote out that the three-year-old children in later generations knew Arabic numerals, and told Wang Shu how to count Arabic numerals.

Wang Shu wrote it down according to what Zhao Chen had written, and while thinking about it carefully, he stayed there after a while.

"Your Majesty is really a pedantic celestial, and he is so proficient in arithmetic!" Wang Shu was shocked.

Arabic numerals were originally invented by Indians until the 8th century AD, when an Indian mathematician brought Arabic numerals to Baghdad and became popular in the Arab world! It was not until the 12th century that Arabic numerals were introduced to Europe, and in the 14th century to China! However, after Arabic numerals entered China, they were not taken seriously by the Chinese, and it was not until the beginning of the twentieth century that the Chinese began to use Arabic numerals on a large scale!

Internationally, Arabic numerals are regarded as the greatest fundamental invention for the progress of mathematics and are essential for the development of mathematics.

Moreover, what Zhao Chen wrote were Arabic numerals for the modern society of later generations, and these did not officially appear until the 14th century.

"These are nothing, I've seen some of the Luster counts, and they're a little different from this, so I've changed them! Regarding arithmetic, we should go from shallow to deep, first summarize some simple arithmetic rules, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, etc., and then add something slightly more advanced! Zhao Chen said.

"When the time comes, you may need Your Majesty's guidance when the book is officially compiled." Wang Shu said.

Zhao Chen nodded.

"In addition to arithmetic, agronomy is also crucial! When children learn agriculture, they only learn some simple knowledge, such as some solar term songs, etc., understand the division of the four seasons, understand when to sow what crops, and so on. Wait until they are a little older, and then learn some simple sowing methods to increase their knowledge. When I'm older, I'll learn a little bit about farming. Wang Shu said.

"Solar term song? What is the current solar term song? Zhao Chen said with interest.

"The solar terms are different from place to place, and Weichen's hometown says this: 'The plum blossoms in the West Garden are the first in spring, and the clouds in the town are light and rainy. The first crossing of the river leaping carp, the spring equinox butterfly dream flowers. During the Qingming Festival, it was a mistake to fly a kite, and Gu Yu was good at raising silkworms in the West Chamber......" Wang Shu didn't understand why Zhao Chen was interested in this, but he still said it.

Zhao Chen smiled, the solar terms songs of this era are much more complicated than the twenty-four solar terms songs of later generations, but they are also much better.

"Regarding engineering, it is mainly the study of some graphics, such as making farm tools and making boats, you need to draw a picture first, how to draw a picture, and what rules there are during the period, these should be handed over to the students! There is also some gunpowder science. Wang Shu said.

"Business is some business learning, buying at a low price and selling at a high price, paying taxes, local customs and so on, are all in business." Wang Shu said again.

"What else is there?" Zhao Chen said.

"His Majesty once told me that the national school should be standardized, Weichen went back and thought carefully, the school in various places can be divided into various grades, and what each grade learns is different, the first year of enrollment, you only need to learn simple literacy, and in the second year, you need to learn the Analects and simple arithmetic, and then deepen the difficulty in turn." Wang Shu said.

"Good!" Zhao Chen nodded.

"Your Majesty, the money needed to make a book and then distribute it throughout the country is too much! In particular, His Majesty said that in the future, new content may be added and old content will be improved, so that more money will be needed! Printing books, first of all, is engraving, and it changes every few years, which is really not good. Wang Shu said.

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