"On the Chinese Imperial Examination System": Thirty old Ming classics, fifty young jinshi.

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Li Hongzhang summoned Yang Du after two days of delay, because he heard that Yang Du actually lived in his study and never left except for Gong Gong, which made him shake his head with a smile and sigh that he was old.

"Yang Huizi see Lord Zhongtang!" Yang Du didn't dare to be rude, he was opposite Li Zhongtang, who had been powerful in China for decades, and with reference to his historical status, even Zeng Guofan and Zuo Zhongtang were not worthy of being compared with him.

"The virtuous nephew doesn't have to be polite, sit down and talk." Li Hongzhang sat by the window, and as soon as he looked up, he could see everything outside through the window. He sat on a couch in front of a mahogany tea table. The small stove above was boiling water, and the teapot was steaming.

Yang Du sat down opposite him magnificently, stretched out his hand to pull his sleeve and began to perform the tea ceremony.

There are many rules for the art of tea in Japan, which are inherited from China but are more cumbersome and orthodox than China. In terms of etiquette alone, Japan has indeed surpassed China.

But that's all, Chinese tea art is not about shape but about meaning. What is form? That is, the form of expression, that is, the process of tea art. And what about the meaning? It's the charm. Performing the tea ceremony is a meditative process. It doesn't matter how much it takes, for example, the Japanese tea ceremony, how to place the teacups, how to pour the boiling water, and how much to pour. But of course, Chinese tea art also pays attention to this, but it does not fix this form.

In the process of performing the tea ceremony, both parties will watch the performance at the same time, and at the same time, they will exclude some negative emotions in their hearts and reach the ethereal realm.

Li Hongzhang gently took a sip of tea, then gently swallowed a sip of tea in his mouth, and felt it carefully before swallowing it. A stream of heat went down the stomach, and another hot breath seemed to rise from the dantian.

"Good tea!" Li Hongzhang put down the teacup and squinted his eyes to feel the taste of tea in his mouth.

"It's ugly." Yang Du respectfully put down the teacup.

The two sides didn't say anything, just quietly drank tea.

Green ant new brew wine, red clay small stove. If you want snow in the evening, can you drink a glass of nothing?

"Nephew Xian came to Beijing this time for Enke's business, right?" Li Hongzhang half-squinted.

"Yes, sir. The family teacher said that when the new emperor ascended the throne, Enke would be opened. But this Enke must be different from the past, so he sent his little nephew to the capital to investigate. By the way, take part in this year's Enko. ”

Yang Du once failed in the first and second branch examinations, and now he is a lifter. But there is no Zhongjin Shi yet. Over the years, he has been learning art under Wang Minyun. In the year of the book on the bus, he met Yuan Shikai and Xu Shichang, so they became friends. This person later studied in Japan at his own expense in 1902, and his relationship with the authorities in Japan was very stiff. Because he saw through the methods that Japan had done to international students, he was at odds with Sun Dacang. The political views and positions between the two are completely different. In order to beautify Sun Wen, later generations of scholars wrote the relationship between the two well. But in fact, Yang Du did not recognize Sun Wen in his life. After he finally got out of Yuan Shikai, he did not go to Sun Wen, but finally went to the bald head. Until the fall of the bald head, Yang Du got in touch with the great man again.

"Enko don't worry, Your Majesty hasn't been able to make up his mind yet, but it's almost there." Li Hongzhang took out a newspaper from the cabinet behind him and handed it over.

Yang Du saw that the headline on the first page was "On the Relationship between the Ancient Literature Movement and the Westernization Movement", the second page was titled "On the Necessity of the Ancient Literature Movement", and the third page was "On the Right and Wrong between the Ancient Literature Movement and the European Renaissance". Page 4 "On Education in the Qing Kingdom".

Each page is a large paper, at least 10,000 words. After Yang Duxian roughly flipped through it, he found that this was the new issue of Times China's newspaper.

"The Westernization Movement originated from Wei Yuan's 'mastering the skills of Yi to control the country'. The backwardness of the Qing State in science and education led to the defeat of the Qing State at the hands of the British in the two Yapian Wars. Subsequently, France in Vietnam, Germany in Qingdao, Japan in Korea, Russia in Northeast China, and Mongolia all posed a threat to the Qing state. And my country is helpless about it. Li Hongzhang, Zuo Zongtang, Zhang Zhidong and others thus started the Westernization Movement, with the guiding ideology of 'mastering the skills of the master and controlling the country', developing their own industries, and sending students to study in the United States in the hope of learning the latest science and technology in the United States to improve the backward situation of the Qing Dynasty in military and industry. But is the backwardness of the Qing State really tightly related to military and industry? Can the Westernization Movement really change the fate of the Qing Dynasty? ”

"It has been more than 10 years since the Westernization Movement began, and less than 100,000 troops of the Eight-Nation Coalition landed at Dagukou a year ago, and the number of troops dispatched by China exceeded 500,000, but they were defeated again and again. Eventually, the city of Beijing, which was the capital, was captured. The weakness and incompetence of the Westernization Movement for more than ten years are undoubtedly evident at this moment. ”

"'Master Yi long skills to control Yi' is naturally correct, but if the Westernization Movement ends here, it can be said to have failed. The defeat of the Qing Dynasty was ideological, not military. ”

Here, Yan Fu calls on people with lofty ideals across the country to launch the ancient literature movement. The Great Qin Empire and the Han Dynasty ruled the country by law, rejuvenated the country by Confucianism, rejuvenated the country by commerce, and were based on agriculture and ink. All families are one, so they can shock the world. The Great Song Dynasty attached great importance to Confucianism, and as a result, the Han people were almost wiped out. Zi said, "Threesomes must have my teacher", the observance of the ancient literature movement is that my Confucianism should absorb everything that is beneficial to us, China is facing three thousand years of unprecedented changes, Mr. Hengqu said: Establish the sky, the earth, and the people, so that sincerity, righteousness, object, knowledge, reason, self-cultivation, Qi family, governing the country and leveling the world. My descendants should start from me and the people around me. Whether it is Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, Western philosophy, or Western science, it should be included in the list of Gewu. The development of Confucianism enables it to enlighten the people's wisdom, develop science, and study the military and agricultural industry, so that the country will be rich and strong, and the people will be well-being. ”

"Good!" Yang Du hadn't finished reading it yet, and slapped it on the table, but sighed again: "It's a pity." ”

"Not necessarily!" Li Hongzhang smiled.

Yang Du said that it was a pity, because Yan Fu's statement was too extreme, and he advocated the simultaneous rise of all sons and the merger of Eastern and Western cultures, which was equivalent to completely offending the entire Confucianism, and Confucianism had always insisted on Confucianism as the standard at the last moment, and Western learning as the outside. How can we accept the failure of Confucianism? So much so that it was slapped into the dust by the great men of later generations not for no reason. It's really those great Confucians, it's really too unreasonable. Speaking of the New Culture Movement in history, many people describe it as great, but in fact it is bullshit.

If one room is not governed, why should the world and the country be? Wang Xizhi has an open belly and an east bed, and Wang Mengqi rules the world. There is a reason why Wang Xizhi has an open belly and east bed, when the weather is human, and when people come, he avoids it. And Wang Meng did it on purpose, to test Hengxuan's open-mindedness. Wang Mengnai is a famous family of the Wang family, is he usually so sloppy? How is that possible!! whereas

After the New Culture Movement, many literati abandoned their wives and children on the pretext of pursuing free love! A lot of big celebrities (no examples here, otherwise fans of big celebrities will spray. Everybody's family is wealthy, and if you don't like your wife, you can talk to her, and if she doesn't want to get a divorce, you can keep her at home. You must know that during the Republic of China, it was normal to have three wives and four concubines. Pay attention to the three wives and four concubines! That is, the wife at home and the wife you later fell in love with freely are both equal wives! There is no identity gap!

It's easy for you to write a letter of resignation, but how can a thirty-year-old woman live alone? And your own children, how do you let your children perceive yourself as a father?

Many of the original wives of the big celebrities who were divorced finally threw themselves into the river and hanged themselves. These Confucian celebrities did not have the slightest remorse, and even secretly rejoiced in their hearts! I don't know what it calls it! What these great Confucian writers did was simply outrageous!

Hum! Lin Juemin, the seventy-two martyrs of Huanghuagang (the one who wrote the "Letter to His Wife"), his wife was also determined by the elders. The two are still in love. The first wife of Zhu Ziqing, a literati of the Republic of China, was also the marriage match of the elders, and the two were also very affectionate. It can be seen that the character of many great writers in this era is so despicable, and they regard human life as a mustard! What qualifications do you have to be admired by future generations?

What about people like Yan Fu and Wei Yuan who open their eyes to see the world? In the history of the original time and space, it was not a melancholy, and their wishes were not fulfilled at all. The counterattack of the old-style literati can be described as very severe. And the reason why Yan Fu wrote such a war letter was also influenced by Hu Xiaoyan. Confucianism must change!

Yang Du knew Yan Fu's intentions very well, so he said it was a pity. Because Yan Fu will face a collective counterattack by the decadent and backward literati of the whole of China!

Even the champion Zhang Jian didn't dare to do this! Li Hongzhang didn't dare!

But Li Hongzhang knew that Yan Fu had the possibility of success.

"Oh? Why do you say this? "Yang Du is a little strange, against the entire Confucianism, can he still survive?

"Enko!" Li Hongzhang opened his eyes, and two words came out of his mouth.

Enko! Yang Du's two eyelids jumped!

The power of the feudal literati was strong, but they were also weak. The strength lies in the fact that they have the control of public opinion! If all the literati launched at the same time, then Yan Fu's ten lives would not be enough for them to cut. But no matter how powerful public opinion is, it can't match the imperial court.

The power of the feudal literati was weak, because they were attached to the court to be strong! If the court doesn't support them, they won't dare to move! These are completely different concepts from the Ming Dynasty and the literati before the Ming Dynasty. The literati before the Ming Dynasty even dared to scold the emperor, and the scolded emperor had to spit on himself. (Sprayed the emperor's face with saliva, the emperor didn't dare to wipe it, so he could only wait for it to dry naturally.) ）

But did the literati of the Qing Dynasty dare to do this? No! Not a single one! They were all scared to be killed. From Kangxi to Qianlong, once they killed literati, they did not kill them one by one, but one surname at a time. Your surname is Li, so almost all the nine clans and those surnamed Li who are connected with you will be killed. As soon as the killing machine moves, the entire clan will be killed.

After two hundred years, what literati still dared to oppose the imperial court?

And Yan Fu's vitality is here! Enko! Emperor Xuanwu Zaifeng must open Enke this year, and the reason why he hasn't decided Enke is because he hasn't decided on Enke's exam yet! Emperor Xuanwu is not Kangxi! 1900 is not 1800 either.

The content of Enco determines the future national policy! And the national focus of the future will inevitably be different from the present!

"Your Majesty, do you want to be completely Westernized?" Yang Du was shocked. Once completely Westernized, then Yan Fu will be the new sage, and no one in the entire Confucianism will dare to touch him! Because Yan Fu is a living person who sees the world with his eyes!