The reason why Fan Ning wants to take over the education reform bill is also a compromise reached between him and Wang Anshi, he can support the education reform plan, but the condition is that the education reform plan must be led by him, he does not want to make this false name, but wants to teach the Son of Heaven Zhao Ji a lesson, how to change the law, it is better to do it yourself a thousand times.

At noon the next day, the front page headline of newspapers such as Hong Kong Economic Journal, Express News, Military Daily, and Tokyo Herald was an article written by Fan Ning in his real name, "On Strengthening the Country and Ignoring Confucianism."

In the article, he pointed out that Confucianism is the foundation of scholars' self-cultivation, and in the stage of Mengxue and school, Confucianism can be used to enlighten children and educate them to behave in the world.

However, when it comes to the county school stage, it is not necessary for everyone to go to the single-plank bridge of the imperial examination, and millions of scholars go to the imperial examination together, how many people's years have been wasted, how many talents have been wasted, and how much burden it has brought to the imperial court and various families.

He advocated the diversion of education at the state and county levels, and the establishment of schools for medicine, agriculture, arithmetic, martial arts, engineering, calligraphy and painting, and so on, so that many students who could not afford to participate in the imperial examination but were eager to learn a skill would have more choices.

In the article, he also pointed out the social development after the abolition of the craftsman status by the imperial court, and gave many examples, such as the invention of the iron fire thunder that shocked the enemy, the invention of the steam engine, the invention of a new type of textile machine, the cultivation of corn and pumpkins, the introduction of cotton cloth into thousands of households, the appearance of pork on the tables of more people, the ability to travel back and forth to Luzon in ten days, and the fact that spices are no longer a luxury.

In the article, Fanning clearly put forward the slogan "A single branch is not spring, a hundred flowers bloom in spring".

Fanning's article stirred up a wave of thousands of stones like a stone, and aroused a fierce reaction in the capital, with both those in favor and those who opposed it.

The next day, the "tabloid" also published a real-name article by Fan Zhen, a bachelor of Hanlin and a waiter of the Ministry of Rites, on the front page, "Refuting the Theory of Strengthening the Country and Ignoring Confucianism".

Fan Zhen was a very famous Confucian in the court, Fan Zhen severely criticized Fan Ning's light Confucian thought in the article, pointing out that Confucianism was the foundation of the Great Song Dynasty and the foundation of the scholars.

The population of the Great Song Dynasty is 10,000, and the number of Confucian scholars is only one million. Even if you fail to pass the imperial examination, you should continue to study Confucianism and be tireless all your life, how can you be tempted by profit, abandon the right path of Confucianism, and go to learn the left way?

On the third day, Zeng Bu, the intellectual, also published a real-name article, once again refuting Fan Zhen's Confucianism.

In the article, he pointed out that although not everyone in the Great Song Dynasty was a scholar, the scholars were the elite of the Great Song Dynasty, and they controlled the rise and fall of the Great Song Dynasty.

At the same time, he also pointed out that there are only a very small number of people who pass the imperial examination, and the vast majority of scholars are wasting their years in the preparation for the examination year after year, turning back in vain, but achieving nothing, rather than wasting their youth, it is better to devote themselves to farming and engineering to serve the country.

Zeng Bu finally seized the loophole in Fan Zhen's article, pointing out that the country is people-oriented, the people take food as the sky, and agriculture and mulberry are the foundation of the country and the way to rejuvenate the country.

Fan Ning then published an article on Ying and Zeng Bu, in which he pointed out the difference between the craftsman and the scholar who studied the iron and the steam engine, the firearms craftsman studied the iron fire and the mine for decades without success, and the scholar studied its technical roots, touched the bypass, and succeeded overnight, although the craftsmen were good at making steam engines, but the inventors of the steam engine were scholars, and the craftsmen knew what it was, and the scholars knew why it was.

Craftsmen can only improve and repair steam engines, but scholars can create steam engines.

Fanning finally pointed out that scholars are good at the mind, and learning engineering and agriculture is to create, while craftsmen are good at crafts, and learning engineering and agriculture are for manufacturing, and the two are not the same thing.

The establishment of various schools is also to cultivate more outstanding talents who are good at creating, who can serve as technical officials, who can leave their names in history, and who can become the pillars of the Great Song Dynasty.

Soon, Shen Kuo and Su Song also published real-name articles, supporting Fan Ning's view of standing up with Confucianism and strengthening the country with technology.

Newspaper articles were published one after another, each expressing their own opinions, and debating with each other, but the truth was that the more the debate became clearer, and more and more ministers supported the education reform, especially young officials and young scholars, who criticized the current narrowness and bias of education.

On the 10th day, 10 newspapers, including Hong Kong Economic Journal, Express Newspaper, and Tokyo Herald, conducted a poll among officials and scholars, and the results showed that 80 percent of the officials and scholars supported the reform.

On this morning, as soon as Fan Ning came to the official room, Sima Guang walked in angrily, very dissatisfied: "I want to ask Fan Gong to express his attitude, is it the supporter of the law change, or the opposition?" ”

Fan Ning smiled faintly and said, "Why did Sima Gong say this? ”

Sima Guang said angrily: "The education reform law will shake the status of Confucianism, will make people's hearts confused, and is not conducive to the long-term stability of the imperial court, this is the consensus of everyone before, so the education reform law has only been voted three times and has not been passed, but Fan Xianggong has used his prestige to let many officials and scholars who do not know the truth support the education reform law, I don't understand, Fan Xianggong also opposed the Qingmiao Law and the Baojia Law before, why did he become a reformist after going to sea?" One has to wonder if Wang Anshi promised Fan Xianggong any heavy benefits, which made Fan Xianggong change his position and change his original intention? ”

Sima Guang's groundless accusation ordered Fan Ning to be very dissatisfied in his heart, he restrained his emotions, and said unhurriedly: "My attitude is consistent, I am neither a reformer, nor a conservative, but a reformist, I was resolutely opposed to the Baojia Law and the Qingmiao Law before, not against Wang Xianggong's reform of the law itself, but against his ways and means of changing the law, which is too extreme." ”

Sima Guang said coldly: "From ancient times to the present, it will not work to follow the centrists, I hope Fan Xianggong can understand this." ”

"Sima Xianggong is a fallacy!"

Fan Ning fought back sharply: "Up to now, I have only seen Sima Xianggong oppose for the sake of opposition, not for people, as long as I see what Wang Xianggong has introduced, I will knock it down with a stick, and I don't look at what the content of the change he has launched is, black and white, this is not against the change, it is provoking factional struggles in the imperial court, what is the difference between it and the Niu Party and the Li Party?" ”

"You ....."

Sima Guang was extremely angry in his heart, Fan Ning spoke too much, and actually compared himself to Niu Monk and Li Zongmin, who brought disaster to the country and the people.

"Since you don't listen to the hard advice, then you and I have nothing to say!"

Sima Guang snorted heavily, turned around and left.

Fanning also knew that he had attacked a little excessively, but Sima Guang's white-and-black attitude really disgusted him, and Sima Guang did not recognize his reformists at all.

At noon the next day, the "Tabloid Tabloid" once again published Sima Guang's blockbuster article, "Dufacement is the root of national disaster."

In the article, Sima Guang severely criticized some important ministers for being two-faced and self-proclaimed reformists, but they were left and right, had no position of their own, and were more harmful to society than the reformers.

Sima Guang's article once again caused a stir in the government and the opposition, and everyone knew that Sima Guang was judging Fan Ning, which meant that Fan Ning and Sima Guang had turned their faces on the education reform plan.

Fan Ning remained silent about Sima Guang's criticism, and two days later, Shen Liang published an article in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, 'Is it a change of law or a party struggle'.

The article sharply criticized certain important ministers for being enthusiastic about factional struggles under the pretext of opposing the reform of the law, and that they did not care whether the content of the change was beneficial to the country and the people, and that as long as they disagreed with them, they would be beaten to death with a stick.

This kind of factional struggle will only divide the imperial court, seriously affect the decision-making of the imperial court, and affect the people's livelihood.

He called on the reformers and conservatives to abandon factional struggles, pay attention to the content of the reforms, accept good things, revise inappropriate things, and oppose bad things, so that the correct way to reform and change the law is to do so.

This article is a public slap in the face to Sima Guang, and the target is directly aimed at Sima Guang.

In the room, Sima Guang paced back and forth with his hands in his hands, and Shen Liang's article made him extremely annoyed.

At this time, an official of the Ministry of Officials walked in and placed a thick stack of files on Sima Guang's desk, "All the materials required by the minister are here." ”

The file was full of Shen Liang's resume and information, he glanced at Shen Liang's place of origin, and snorted, "Sure enough, it's Fanning's comrade!" ”

He looked at it for a few more moments, then suddenly stopped.

"His grandfather died last year?"

The official nodded, "Died last fall." ”

"Then why didn't he leave his job?"

"He just took up the post of Hubu Langzhong last year, so he applied for retention, and the ministry also agreed, so there is no worry."

Sima Guang flipped through it again, and returned the file to the officials of the ministry, "Go!" I know. ”

The official saluted and left, and Sima Guang immediately sent someone to find the imperial history and said to him: "Grandfather Shen Liang of Hubu Langzhong died of illness last year, he coveted his official position and refused to return to his hometown, which is really unfilial piety, and can be impeached!" ”

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