Chapter Ninety-Two: The Righteous Scholar Shall Not Be Moved

"The plan of the righteous to be a scholar must not be abandoned. It can't even be reduced. Yao Guangxiao said: "Since Wang Anshi, it has become the mainstream of the world. Moreover, Wang Anshi's politics are abolished, only this government is not abolished, and adults should think about it. ”

"Same customs, one morality. The wish of Confucianism through the ages has no disadvantages in the world. Adults may feel that it is false. But it can't be easily changed. ”

He Xi had to think deeply about Yao Guangxiao's words.

Yao Guangxiao's words show that not only many Confucian ministers feel that this matter is very important. Even Yao Guangxiao felt that this matter was very important and could not be easily changed.

But it's not the same that both sides feel important.

Confucianism is a matter of interest. If you don't examine the scriptures, then how can a large number of Confucian scholars enter the office. It's worse than killing them. Why did the Confucian scholars oppose the recommendation system? Of course, the officials who have been recommended are mixed. But in fact, the imperial examination was taken from among the scholars, which represented the entire class of scholars and became the mainstream of the local government.

The landlord class was not the same as the scholar class.

In the past ten years, Zhu Yuanzhang has greatly promoted culture and education, and in fact, he has also completed the transformation of the Haoqiang left over from the Yuan Dynasty and transformed them into a scholar family. This is also because of China's reading tradition since ancient times, and most of the Haoqiang are also vassal and elegant.

If you look at the resumes of many famous ministers, you will find an interesting phenomenon. There are many ancestors of civil officials, who were all strong and powerful in the Hongwu period, and even gathered volunteers, and had a place in the troubled times, but his descendants were in the Hongwu Yongle period, but they were promoted by the imperial examination.

If He Xi abolishes Jingyi, this will have a particularly great impact on these forces. It will even affect the stability of the imperial court. Just look at the abolition of the imperial examination at the end of the Qing Dynasty. In fact, if the Qing Dynasty only carried out the reform of the imperial examination, instead of abolishing it, it might be able to last for a few years. It's really because it's abolished.

On the contrary, the students who were preparing for the imperial examination were ready to revolutionize one after another.

And Yao Guangxiao felt that it was inappropriate, which was the reason for this. He had no children, only one sister, whom he hadn't seen in years. It's not about interests. He didn't think about speaking for Confucianism, as far as Yao Guangxiao's nature was concerned, he also despised those Confucian students.

However, from the perspective of consolidating the imperial court, Jingyi and scholars have their own roles.

You can't move it easily.

At the very least, until He Xi finds another way to unify the thoughts of the people in the world, the scriptures and righteousness cannot be moved, Confucianism cannot be moved lightly, and at least no matter what kind of method of taking scholars, these groups of people cannot be ignored.

As far as the future generations are concerned, those that many people do not like, ideological and political courses, in the overall teaching, are not light.

The same principle, different methods of practice.

He Xi was silent for a while, and said, "Actually, I want to separate the qualification examination from the appointment examination. In the future, the fame they have obtained, even if they are jinshi, only means that they can participate in a certain official selection. It does not mean that you can serve directly. In this way, the education of scripture and righteousness is placed in the school. Exams in other subjects are placed above the exams. ”

"Examiner?" Yao Guangxiao was silent for a while, and said, "The official wants to take the exam?" Although the imperial court has a general election every year. But it doesn't seem to be the same as you say. ”

The general election here is not an election. It's about electing officials.

There are also certain regulations for the appointment of court officials. Of course, the current charter is a mess. Fragmentation, on the one hand, the Ming Dynasty has just been established, and there is no precedent to rely on. On the other hand, it is impossible for any rules to restrain Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang made many moves, so he changed the so-called charter.

Therefore, in the fifteenth year of Hongwu, many things have changed again and again. Even such an important thing as the imperial examination has been experienced, the imperial examination has been held, the imperial examination has been abolished, and the imperial examination has been recommended, and now the imperial examination is being re-examined, and as for other aspects, there are too many changes.

Even the prime minister was abolished.

The only constant in the early stage of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty is that it has been changing. Of course, this kind of change gradually decreased in the late Hongwu period. After the death of the crown prince, it was even more in the process of ending.

This is another story, which I will not mention here.

During the Hongwu period, the way of employing people was also very different, and the most was still recommended. Recommending a person as an official in relation to a minister. There are pros and cons to doing so.

That is, it is all too common to form a party for personal gain.

Because of the recommendation, there are benefactors behind him. If you have a benefactor and power, you will have confidence. He's not alone. If there is a problem in the place, you can also ask for help from the Lord. The biggest disadvantage is that they form a party for personal gain.

Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang has also used other methods.

Exams are one of a kind. However, the examination presided over by the Ministry of Officials is a qualification examination. For example, if you want to appoint a group of county officials, you should look at the qualifications, select a group of people, take an examination, screen out some of them, and then appoint them. The lot drawn by the prince is in this kind of examination.

But more often than not, Zhu Yuanzhang was directly appointed.

Most of the officials in the world remember it in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, for example, this time Zhang Du was suddenly transferred to be a coal and iron division. This is the Sacred Heart. No one was consulted.

He Xi said: "Exactly, in my opinion, if the imperial court wants to appoint a certain official, it needs to be announced in the newspaper in advance. Publish requirements, such as how many products, what qualifications are required, and any official can recommend some people. Some ministers can also recommend a candidate. There is a quota limit, and people can also nominate themselves. Then the ministry presides over the examination. The questions are related to the official position, and then the selected officials are judged by their superiors. In the end, it is up to who will be in charge. ”

"What do you think?"

When Yao Guangxiao heard this, the first thing that came to mind was that in this way, the emperor would have a lot of room for action. The right to appoint ministers will be contested in the future. The second is that this one thing is too troublesome.

Because there's so much at stake.

First of all, it is qualifications, how to determine qualifications? Secondly, How to take the exam? It is important to know that the biggest problem with the examination system is fraud.

How many officials will be appointed in a year in the Ming Dynasty, if this method is used, this kind of examination will not stop from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, and the big examination of thousands of people can still cheat. And a few people, dozens of people in the test, if it is not eye-catching, it is even easier to cheat.

But Yao Guangxiao also had some emotion in his heart.

Because he saw He Xi's original intention.

What he wants is that a person can not become a member of any faction, but also become a Ming minister step by step. If there is no such thing as a dog in the Ming Dynasty, any promotion will be made by talented people who pass the exam step by step.

Daming can solve many things.

It's just a pity that politics is too complicated.

The more ideal something is, the more difficult it is to accomplish.

But I don't know why, Yao Guangxiao just wants to see if this thing can be successful.

Yao Guangxiao said: "Your Majesty, you can tell Fang Xiaoru these things." ”

He Xi was stunned for a moment and said, "Why? ”

Yao Guangxiao said: "Does Your Majesty know what kind of person Fang Xiaoru is? ”

He Xi said: "Great Confucian? ”

Yao Guangxiao said: "He and adults are the same kind of people, and they are extremely innocent people. It is a person who wants to use his own doctrine to rule the world. It's just that you also know that the foot of a thousand miles begins with a single step. I also know that there are some things that I can't do, so I change and give up, and settle for the next best. ”

"And Fang Xiaoru is not. Do you know what Fang Xiaoru's greatest desire is? ”

He Xi said: "What? ”

Yao Guangxiao said: "Restore the well field system. ”

He Xi listened to this sentence. I have mixed feelings in my heart. I don't know how to judge Fang Xiaoru.

The Jingtian system is actually a kind of field system in which only Confucian classics exist, and there is no evidence to support the existence of such a system even in archaeology. However, generation after generation of great Confucians have studied one after another. But their research is not without results. The government military system is the reform and mutation of the well field system.

It's just that time has passed, and everyone knows that the Ida system is impossible. However, there are two kinds of people who still stubbornly support the Ida system, the first is that they do not eat the ancients. Everything was good in ancient times. The second is to embrace the naïve ideal, hoping to restore Confucianism to its original appearance. Even if we know that we can't do it, we hope to develop a better system based on the Ida system.

Let the people live better and with dignity.

In other words, he advocated giving the people of the Ming Dynasty a better choice from the perspective of distribution.