The matter of reforming the imperial examination is like stabbing a hornet's nest, and Emperor Rao is emperor hid in the Longshou Palace, and there is no way to completely get rid of the encirclement of the ministers.

Especially a few old children with gray hair who walked tremblingly, they were fighting for their lives, and they all had to sit quietly in front of the gate of Longshou Palace.

Liu Hongyou wanted to keep this group of people out of the palace gate, but as soon as he had this thought, a scene appeared outside the Great Xia Gate that made his scalp tingle.

"You don't know, this group of Confucians really did everything. I just let the dragon guards scare me with the court staff, and they carried the coffin and blocked the palace gate. ”

The crown prince was really angry and wanted to laugh, the hundred years since the founding of Great Xia, it is not unheard of the courtiers carrying the coffin to admonish.

But it was all the righteous act of Emperor Taishang who had just ascended the throne, and the ministers controlled the government, and the righteous official Da Ru wanted to return the great government to the emperor's righteous actions in order to fight against the ministers.

Unexpectedly, in his Lao Tzu's generation, the same "grand scene" appeared in the national dynasty.

This time, the goal of carrying the coffin was changed to the current emperor, and the purpose was to maintain the dominance of Confucianism and Taoism in the imperial examination.

Well, that's not right to say that.

There was nothing wrong with the original intention of this group of old and old courtiers, but they were taken advantage of.

"In order to monopolize the ascending channel, the student valve has done everything. Fortunately, the old man Shengming, otherwise he would really starve people to death in the palace, and it would be a big trouble. ”

Jia Cong also couldn't cry or laugh, sometimes the knife handle is really not omnipotent, at least in this matter, the palace is in a passive position.

He and Liu Hong stood in a hidden place in the distance, looking at the circle of old ministers in front of the gate of Longshou Palace, and neither of them had any better way to deal with it.

Jia Cong scratched his head and asked, "Fourth brother, has the cabinet ever persuaded you?" ”

It's okay not to ask, but when I ask Liu Hong, I am even more worried.

He replied with a wry smile: "Don't mention it, Master Zhou came on the first day, but I didn't expect our Lord Shoufu to be scolded directly and hide his face." Your father-in-law, Master Lin, also came, and he was almost beaten back......"

Hiss!

Among the people who sat in and protested, the youngest were in their sixties, and they were all famous Confucian celebrities.

The first assistant of the cabinet? Bachelor's degree?

Dare to ruin the Holy Path? Phew!

Jia Cong could already imagine the helplessness of several scholars in the cabinet, and it was estimated that unless it was Sage Kong, it would be difficult for anyone to come.

"I can understand their anxiety, but we must not compromise on reforming the imperial examination and gathering materials for the country. If the dynasty compromises today, what about next time? In this matter, a seed will be planted for compromise, and in the future, whenever the new policy touches their interests, they will come to carry the coffin, and the palace will continue to make concessions? ”

As he spoke, Liu Hong's anger that had been pent up for several days burst out, and he looked at the group of people in front of the Dragon Head Palace, and couldn't help but show angry eyes and murderous intent.

Jia Cong naturally saw it, and hurriedly persuaded: "Fourth brother, don't be angry, you haven't reached that point yet." I'm going to figure it out......"

To be honest, he hadn't thought of any good ideas at this time, but he also had some immature ideas in his heart.

Crunch......

The gate of the Dragon Head Palace opened, but it was not the emperor imagined by the old minister who came out.

The attendants carried a bucket of porridge and various meals, led by Dai Quan, who had been serving the old man.

Jia Cong could faintly hear the complaints of the Confucians about Dai Quan's dissatisfaction, as well as Dai Quan's persuasion.

Fortunately, there was no conflict in front of the palace gate, perhaps the prestige of the Emperor Taishang among the people, or the old man's preferential treatment of the old ministers, or they were so hungry that they couldn't stand it, and they all accepted the sage's food one by one.

Liu Hong and Jia Cong breathed a sigh of relief almost at the same time, fortunately, they would not make trouble with starving people.

"What can you do? This matter is not something that can be solved by messing around, Master Zhou said, they have one appeal, and the imperial court can change it as much as it wants, but the imperial examination is different. The imperial examination is a great ceremony for talents, and only the classics of Confucianism and Taoism can select people with noble character and outstanding talents for the imperial court. ”

The requirements of Confucianism and Taoism for morality are true, and Jia Cong has never denied the great contribution of Confucianism and Taoism in teaching people's moral character.

But if you talk about teaching people......

"This is not good, the fourth brother should also see that the way of Confucius and Mencius has gone through thousands of years, and many places have been unable to adapt to the present. Especially in today's world, the nations are fighting for ......"

"Of course I know!"

As Liu Hong spent more and more time in charge of the country, his understanding of the major affairs of the dynasty became clearer and clearer, and his respect for the way of Confucius and Mencius did not disappear, but he no longer believed that the Eight Shares of Scholars could recruit talents for the dynasty and how many talents they could recruit.

The foreign colonization of the dynasty has begun, and a group of Confucian scholars must not be sent to face the guns and swords of the Yiren.

He pulled Jia Cong out of the Longshou Palace, and said with a sigh: "Father said that in fact, they maintain the status of Confucianism and Taoism in the imperial examination, and another point is that they are worried about the weakening of the status of scholars. ”

This time, the imperial court intends to increase the proportion of arithmetic in the imperial examination, and the next time it may be industry, commerce, agriculture, and so on.

After Dong Zhongshu, Confucianism and Taoism became the most important scholars in the Central Plains Dynasty, and now the scholars led by Confucianism and Taoism have never had such a great sense of crisis.

Hearing this, Jia Cong finally revealed his thoughts to Liu Hong for the first time.

He stopped suddenly, and after checking left and right to see that there was no one else nearby, Jia Cong whispered to Liu Hong: "Fourth brother, their worries are my plan. The dynasty cannot only have Confucianism and Taoism, and all the sons and hundreds of schools of thought can shine together, and Daxia can be eternal! ”

How Xiyi can suddenly change from a wild monkey to a strong man, the explosion of ideas brought about by the Renaissance is fundamental.

After thousands of years of division and merger of the Central Plains Dynasty, Confucianism and Taoism gradually became a shackle from the beginning, locking the path of development of the Celestial Empire.

At this time, Great Xia needed a great explosion of ideas, such as the contention of a hundred schools of thought in the pre-Qin period.

"The fourth brother should have also learned about the Western Renaissance, and the Yiren relied on this huge ideological explosion to push their culture and technology to a climax. To put it mildly, the emperors and kings of Xiyi, they accepted these ideas and made them more aggressive. If we continue to immerse ourselves in the glory of the past and uphold the concept of the Heavenly Empire, one day, we will be far behind Xiyi. And if you fall behind, you will be beaten! ”

The kingdom of the Celestial Empire is both glory and shackles.

The concept that if you fall behind, you will be beaten, is Jia Cong's most difficult pain to let go.

It is impossible for Liu Hong to understand Jia Cong's obsession and worry about emancipating his mind, because at this time, even if the Celestial Empire is challenged by Xiyi, it is still the most powerful country in the world.

It is best to describe it as a pole of strong.

But who said that a certain kingdom in how strong it is will always be weaker than the Celestial Empire?

Jia Cong used so many means to make the monarchs and ministers of the Celestial Empire finally willing to open their eyes to the world, but the monarchs and ministers of the Celestial Empire still have the mentality of the eldest and his second, and they have always had an attitude towards Xiyi's extremely aggressive concept of governing the country.

At this point, Jia Cong is very worried!

"Fourth brother, do you remember that our artillery couldn't beat the red-clothed cannons?"

Liu Hong's heart was shocked, but then he laughed and said: "That's all in the past, isn't Xiyi begging to buy our artillery now." ”

Jia Cong saw Liu Hong's thoughts at a glance, and said bitterly: "I don't doubt the ability of the Ministry of Industry, but has the fourth brother ever thought that the low status of Shinong, industry and commerce, and workers has not been completely solved so far. When the craftsmen have never been able to overcome the suppression of the class, who will have the heart to think about more advanced firearms every day? After all, those Jinshi masters who were on roll outside the Donghua Gate kept looking at them with their nostrils. ”

In addition, the firearms made by the Ministry of Industry can catch up with and surpass the West in a very short period of time, and the drawings provided by Jia Cong himself are the most important part of it.

"What if I'm not there? How long does the fourth brother think the Ministry of Industry can build artillery muskets that are enough to suppress the West? Decade? Twenty years or a hundred years? ”

Not to mention a hundred years, even if it is twenty years, the daylily can be cooled through!

Liu Hong was frightened by Jia Cong's persuasion and advice.

As the Great Xia Prince, who was jointly cultivated by the two saints, his vision was far higher than that of others.

After returning to the East Palace, he sent the officials and craftsmen representatives of the Ministry of Industry into the palace, and had a systematic and comprehensive understanding of the development of the Ministry of Industry since its founding, as well as the specific situation of the Ministry of Industry.

This question made him completely depressed.

"It turns out that what Brother Cong said is true, Xiyi has such great potential, and this is too much of a threat to the dynasty!"

……

"That's what I told the fourth brother, I guess he will already understand my mind."

Jia Cong opened his mouth, and Daiyu stuffed a peeled grape into his mouth.

The two discussed the reform of the imperial examination and the discussion between Jia Cong and Liu Hong, and Daiyu smiled and said: "You scare him like this, be careful that he complains about you after he figures it out." ”

Jia Cong didn't care, but shrugged: "No way, Your Majesty and the fourth brother are both virtuous lords, but what about the future?" After the fourth brother, who can guarantee that the emperor of Great Xia will still be far-sighted? ”

This is true, in this era when the national policy can be determined in one word, Jia Cong will not think that the future monarch can have the strength and prestige to break the current Confucianism and Taoism to break the current Confucianism and Taoism to the country's thoughts.

In my previous life, my Kang Mazi of the Qing Dynasty was not smart?

The perfect old man Qianxiao Si doesn't know the situation in the West?

The fourth child and Louis XVI of France are still pen pals!

But they still chose to close themselves off from the country and maintain the monopoly of Confucianism and Taoism in the imperial examinations, and they were not worried.

I was worried that after the great emancipation of the mind, it would threaten the rule of "my Great Qing Dynasty" and that it would threaten the monarchy.

"The meat rots in the pot, and it is not the same thing as being robbed of it, I hope the fourth brother can have this determination."

Knock knock knock......

As he spoke, there was a knock on the door.

Jia Cong sat up, and Zijuan walked in with a letter in her hand.

"Third master, the East Palace has sent a handwritten letter from His Royal Highness the Prince."

She respectfully delivered the letter to Jia Cong, and when she opened it, there was only one line on the letterhead.

"Although tens of millions of people are gone!"

Seeing this sentence on the paper, Jia Cong and Daiyu looked at each other and smiled.

Sure enough, he didn't misread anyone, this prince of Great Xia is a natural king with great wisdom, great perseverance, and foresight!

……

The emancipation of the mind is inevitable as a threat to the imperial power.

But Liu Hong still firmly chose to unravel the suppression of thoughts, and when night fell, he went to Longshou Palace to talk with the two saints all night.

The second saint was shocked by Jia Cong's boldness and Liu Hong's decision.

After a short period of shock, the old man smiled and said, "The good grandson can have such courage and dare to show his sword to Sage Kong, it is worthy of being taught by me......"

"Father, that's my son......"

"Isn't your son my grandson?"

The attitude of the second saint was beyond Liu Hong's expectations, but he was also relieved.

That's fine, the emperor's grandfather and father shouldn't blame Brother Cong.

He poured tea and water for the second saint, and asked: "Some of Brother Cong'er's words should be exaggerated. However, the grandson also thought about it for a long time, and still felt that he should have reservations. For example, there are some things that he didn't say explicitly......"

Liu Hong paused, and said tentatively: "Grandpa Huang, Father, the so-called emancipation of the mind, I'm afraid it will be a threat to our Liu family, Brother Cong is afraid that he didn't dare to say this, right?" ”

The old man asked rhetorically: "This is for sure, heaven and man are one, and the Son of Heaven is a herdsman on behalf of heaven." Does Hong'er think this sentence is true or false? ”

Whether there are immortals in the sky, Liu Hong has never seen it.

Even if there were, it wouldn't make the people who opened their eyes revere a mediocre king like a god.

What kind of constitutional monarchy is already being made by the Westerners, and even the king who oppresses them is going to be punished, and the Celestial Empire can always avoid this problem?

Liu Hong shook his head: "Sun Er, I don't believe it, the world of our family is the one that Taizu and those virtuous ministers beat down with a sword, and it is Emperor Taizong, the emperor's grandfather and the emperor's father who are carefully governed by the country and the people, what does it have to do with God?" ”

Smack, smack, smack!

The old man was pleased to pat his good grandson on the shoulder three times in a row, and laughed: "That's the truth, this country and society rely on people!" There is no dynasty of the eternal lineage, today is our old Liu family, and tomorrow it may be the old Li family and the old Zhang family sitting on the dragon chair. What you have to do is to make the people recognize you as an emperor, not some God! ”

The emperor also nodded on the side, and added by the way: "Your imperial grandfather is right, there is no immortal dynasty in this world." Based on the present, show your ambitions and ambitions, and leave your name in history is the best choice. ”

These two supremes of Great Xia are probably the most open-minded emperors.

They have never thought about any dynasty of the eternal lineage, but they are all trying to leave the wisdom of the emperor through the ages in the green history.

Now they want to instill their will into the next generation of Great Xia Emperor, which can be regarded as the inheritance of the old Liu family and their obsession.

Liu Hong nodded and responded: "My son understands, do your best, make a thousand achievements, and let future generations comment on them!" ”

……

When, when, when......

The Jingyang bell rang as usual, the palace door opened, and the courtiers who came to participate in the great court meeting lined up in two columns and walked into the imperial city in turn.

There is still no emperor in Fengtian Palace, and it is the young prince who presides over the dynasty.

Today is the last pilgrimage before the Mid-Autumn Festival, and you can rest tomorrow and spend the festival happily at home, and the big guys don't have much to think about the court.

However, when Xia Shouzhong shouted that there was something to do and nothing to retreat, Jia Cong walked out of the queue with a jade board in his hand.

"The minister has his own music!"

Oh?

Everyone looked at Jia Cong in surprise, but saw Jia Cong present a book of recitals, and said: "The minister impeached Meng Luoyi of the Ministry of Rites, Li Xudong, a member of the Ministry of Rites, and Ji Shi, the secretary of the Hanlin Academy...... and forty-four others, persecuting the king and opposing the imperial court...... Selling the name of the direct invitation, he actually carried the coffin board and sat in front of the palace gate to admonish the ......"

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I was too tired to fall asleep last night, so I'll update a chapter first and continue tonight.

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