"Brother Zicong, if the imperial examination is not with the scholars, then what is the world?"

Jia Rudao pondered for a while, and actually felt that Liu Bingzhong's analysis was correct - the scholars who passed the examination were actually not qualified to share the world with the emperor...... And his own current status is not because of the imperial examination, but because the emperor is a fool!

This is not a universal ceremony, it is just a special case.

"It seems that the law practiced in Liaodong is in line with courtesy," Liu Bingzhong said with a smile, "The Shijue discussing politics is like the people discussing politics...... Although the Shijue was sealed by Chen Dexing, the foundation is military merit, and the inheritance is bloodline. Meritorious service and hereditary descendants, the scholars are not dependent on the king, and their power to discuss politics can be realized. Moreover, Chen Dexing also formulated a set of laws for the discussion of government by the scholars, and established a parliament, in which the members elected members and exercised the right of representatives. Although these laws are unprecedented in Zhou Li, they imply the way of Confucius and Mencius. ”

Confucius advocated the resumption of the Zhou rites - this is Confucius's political ideal. Of course, there is a hierarchy in the Fuzhou ceremony, and the Western Zhou Dynasty is not a society where everyone is equal! There are princes, doctors, countrymen, savages, and slaves! It is a hierarchical society. And the three levels of princes, doctors, and countrymen can all discuss politics. In fact, it is a kind of aristocratic democracy...... In fact, Eastern and Western societies had a lot in common in the early days, and democracy was by no means unique to the West.

And the society established by Chen Dexing in Liaodong also had princes (the king of Goryeo was Chen Dexing's princes), doctors (senior scholars), countrymen (ordinary scholars), and savages (serfs). There were slaves (Semu, Mongol prisoners of war). And there is another one that is taking shape, and there is a law to follow. A rigorous aristocratic democratic representative system. Although it is not exactly the same as Zhou Li, it is undoubtedly the inheritance of Zhou Li. And not a derivative of the Qin law.

From this point of view, Chen Dexing is the true inheritor of Confucius and Mencius! And Jia Rudao and Liu Bingzhong are actually Shang Jun's disciples......

Jia Rudao patted the table, blew his beard and glared: "This, this, this...... Liu Zicong, when you say this, isn't the old man a hypocrisy? ”

Liu Bingzhong nodded with a smile and said, "If the Fuzhou ceremony prevails, you and I are both hypocrisy." Chen Dexing is a true Confucian...... However, the Taoist system is at ease in the hearts of the people, and the hearts of the people in the world are the imperial examinations or the scholars? ”

"Of course it's the imperial examination!" Jia Rudao replied, "The court is Tian Shelang, and the twilight is the Tianzi Hall." There will be no seeds, and men should be self-reliant! ”

The traitor read the words and sentences from the "Prodigy Poem" written by the Northern Song Dynasty poet Wang Zhu. This "Prodigy Poem" is a Mongolian reading material in the Song Dynasty, and most of those who are literate can recite it. And this "Prodigy Poem" is also the voice of readers all over the world - Chaowei Tian Shelang. Twilight to the Temple of the Son of Heaven. There will be no seeds, and men should be self-reliant!

Although the imperial examination is not a way to share the world with scholars and doctors, and under the guidance of Emperor Laozi, there will definitely be slaves and stupid talents. But it is indeed a relatively fair passage to ascend from the bottom. Theoretically, all men have the opportunity to pass the guò imperial examination. Since then, he has changed his fate and become a human being.

Although this opportunity is small, it is a big comparison in three years, and there are only five or six hundred high school students. For hundreds of thousands of scholars. It's basically a single-plank bridge crossed by thousands of troops. But the opportunity is real - one in a thousand to one in two thousand is also an opportunity!

The elite of the entire nation is in a time when foreign enemies invade and the country is in trouble. I am also reluctant to let go of this opportunity to practice martial arts and join the army, and make a name for myself on the battlefield. It can be seen that the allure of this imperial examination system is attractive.

Note: The imperial examination system is often confused with the civil service examination in the West. In fact, these are two different regimes. The purpose of the Civil Service Examination is to recruit clerks. The purpose of the imperial examination is not to recruit officials with practical talents, but to guide the elite of the people to spend their time on Confucian classics that have no practical value, and at the same time to give the people at the bottom the possibility of studying and changing their fate.

Although for the people at the bottom, the possibility of a slight rise is too slim. But it's better than nothing! Under the aristocratic democracy, the room for the common people at the bottom to rise seems to be smaller.

"Pingzhang Gong," Liu Bingzhong took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "If you are a scholar who has not yet reached high school, do you want to return to the Zhou Dynasty and engage in some kind of scholarly discussion, or do you practice the current Song system, take the imperial examination, and leave yourself with a trace of the possibility of carp jumping over the dragon gate?" ”

"Naturally, we have to leave a chance to ascend to the Immortal and ascend to heaven!" Jia Rudao said categorically, he clapped his hands, "Brother Zicong is really smart, it turns out that this pseudo-Confucianism is the one who wins the hearts of the people in the world, and the law that Chen Dexing practiced in Liaodong is based on self-isolation from the world's scholars!" ”

Liu Bingzhong sighed and said, "That's how things are in the world...... There is only one way to rise, if there are more nobles and nobles, what will happen to the scholars and scholars who have studied hard in the cold window for the next ten years? ”

Jia Rudao sneered: "Unless he can find more ways to fill this gap, it will be difficult for him to read people all over the world!" ”

"It's embarrassing with the world!" Liao Yingzhong added, "There are also many children from poor families who study, and poor children may not be able to go to high school!" ”

"That's right! He is in trouble with the world! This Taoism and orthodoxy can't reach Liaodong! ”

"So Yidu is the trouble of the two confidants of the Song and Yuan families......"

"It's a henchman indeed! But Mr. Zicong, there is no way for a certain family to deal with Li Pu now. Jia Rudao spread his hands and said, "Don't hide it, sir, now the Great Song Dynasty is in the hands of 60,000 Sanya new troops, and they are reluctant to defend their homes!" ”

"No, no, no, there is no need for the Northern Expedition of the Great Song Dynasty." Liu Bingzhong said, "I just need Da Song to give some H medicine......"

Just as they were discussing this, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the door, and then the voice of Jia Yidao's henchman Qingyang Mengyan came: "Pingzhanggong, Chen Dexing's fleet is here, and there are twenty warships ......."

Jia Rudao stood up suddenly, his pupils contracted slightly, "20!" What does he want to do? ”

Boom Boom Boom ......

As if to answer Jia Yidao's question, a dull sound like thunder suddenly came from outside. Jia seemed to be startled, his legs and feet became weak, and he sat back on the chair with a poof.

……

Of course, Chen Dexing's fleet was not bombarding Putuo Mountain—he did have a plan to bombard Shenjiamen and occupy the county seat of Changguo. But he didn't think about flattening Putuo Mountain, and his fleet was firing a salute. It's just that nearly 200 cannons are firing together, which is indeed a bit big!

"Don't panic, don't panic, this is a salute...... It means to release an empty cannon. ”

In the restaurant of the Thunderbolt, Chen Dexing, Ren Daoxing, Mo Yingniang, Zhao Fu and others were having dinner with the Japanese visitor Tokimo Hojo.

"Empty...... Empty cannons? "Hojo Shigeru's face is very ugly, the air cannon is already terrifying, if it is not empty, it must not bomb Putuo Mountain? If these 20 warships sailed into Namba Bay, Japan would be ......

"Exploring the topic," Chen Dexing called the official service of Hojo Toshimo, and raised his wine glass with a smile, "The matter of finding gold on Sado Island will be handled according to what you and Ren Daoxing discussed...... I wish us an early discovery of gold mines! ”

As he spoke, he craned his neck and drank the soju. Due to geographical location, historical reasons, as well as ethnic and cultural reasons, Japan is more important than Annam, Khmer, Srivijaya, Sukhothai, Cham and other countries in Tran Dexing's view. That's why he put more energy into it, so he personally talked to Tokimo Hojo.

"As for ...... Ezo Island is just a desert island. Chen Dexing paused, although the Kamakura shogunate did not know how big Ezo Island was, but insisted that the entire territory of Ezo Island was under its jurisdiction. The Lone King had no interest in such an island, but wanted to build a port on Ezo Island as a base for future voyages eastward. ”

A port is nothing...... In fact, the Kamakura shogunate did not establish effective rule on Ezo Island, nor did it build any port, and no Japanese wanted to live on Ezo Island, even if they were exiled, it was not that far away! In addition, there are also Ezo people on Ezo Island, who are indigenous people who arrived in Japan before the Wa people. They have been at war with the Wa tribe for hundreds of years, and have been driven from eastern Honshu to Ezo Island. If you want to be more serious, Ezo Island should be the territory of the Ezo people!

Thinking of this, Hojo Shigeru nodded happily and said, "There is no problem with a port, but it can't occupy more than 20 miles in a radius." ”

"20 miles is 20 miles!" Chen Dexing nodded heavily, in fact, 20 miles is not small. Chen Dexing's colonial method was copied from the Europeans, and he would not have to occupy it in full swing as soon as he came up, so the investment would be too big and the gains would outweigh the losses. His method starts with dots and lines, and slowly moves on to surfaces. Owning a port on Ezo Island, and mining gold on Sado Island naturally involves a port and construction, so it is equivalent to having two bases. Then pass on the Heavenly Taoism and fool some Japanese daimyo into converting, so that his mastery of Japan will go up a few steps. When the time comes, as long as they instigate a war to fall the curtain down, they will be able to completely control Japan and turn it into a springboard for going to and developing North America.

"By the way, His Royal Highness King Ming," Hojo Tokimo asked respectfully, "You said you were going to sail east, but where is Ezo Island to the east?" ”

"It's the Mingzhou Continent!" Chen Dexing said with a smile, "Mingzhou is located 20,000 miles east of Japan, and it takes two or three months to reach it by sea. Its land is vast, ten times larger than the Great Song Dynasty, and twice as large as the Great Mongolia. Its inhabitants are very small, and they are all wild lands. This continent is the founding place left by the Taiyi God to the Ming Dynasty! (To be continued......)