In the past few days, both inside and outside the capital, there has been talk about the reform of the House of Representatives. In the streets and alleys, whether it is a prince or a porter or a street vendor, they can talk for half an hour when they get together.

No, in the west square, in the Shunde restaurant, there are often scholars who get together these days to talk about the current situation.

"In our Beizhili region, the number of scholars is the first, the number of high-ranking officials and ministers is the first, and the geographical location is even more impeccable! To sum up, in terms of the number of parliamentarians, it should be second to none in the entire parliament! To get any of the nine seats, I and other Gyeonggi local scholars threw their heads and blood for the House of Representatives, and won it in front of Grandpa Guo! It's all the blood and sweat of us, it's all the glory of us, why can he get eight seats in Shanxi and Datong Mansion? How can he get eight seats in the Liaodong provinces, almost tied with my Gyeonggi? "A young man who looks like a scholar is talking loudly, and he is quite angry that other prefectures and provinces can get eight seats.

"Brother Wise, the truth is like this, but the rest of the prefectures and provinces have not given up fighting for places, I heard that these days, at the gate of the mansion of the members of the Seven Peaceful Chapters and the National Congress, there are more than 100 fellow villagers waiting to pay their respects every day, what are they going to do? Clear-eyed! The chubby man shook his head, and his tone was worried: "If they are allowed to come from behind and occupy my Gyeonggi quota, then our future and voice will be completely gone!" ”

Bang!

The man known as Brother Wise slapped the table: "Go! We can't sit still, let's go to Lord Sun's mansion together, and I'll make a fuss too, otherwise we'll let the rest of the mansion ride on our heads and! ”

As the young scholar raised his arms and shouted, the crowd of onlookers in the restaurant were all indignant: "Let's go to Lord Sun's mansion and fight for the future of Gyeonggi for us!! ”

After a short time, the second floor of the restaurant was empty, and most of them followed Brother Wise to the mansion of Grand Councilor Sun Chengzong, and went to talk to Lord Sun.

And by the window, a goatee old man, ignoring the crowd's indignation, but leaning against the window by himself, eating wine and vegetables, and from time to time also dialing the food on the table next to him to his plate, almost no time, a table full of dishes, was eaten clean by the goatee old way.

Belch~~~

Lao Dao hiccuped for a long time, and then patted his stomach with satisfaction: "Huguang, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang have been on a trip, tired of Lao Dao, hiding in Tibet, I haven't eaten such a full meal for a long time!" ”

I found a bamboo stick at random, and the goatee old road turned around while picking his teeth and his eyes: "Now it seems that the hexagram of the poor Dao that was divined at the beginning has been fulfilled, and the climate of the Qi State has been completed, the North Pole is declining, too white and shining, occupying the atrium and covering its mang, and the artifact will be changed."

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Today, Wang Qi refused all the colleagues who came to visit, and drove to Xu Guangqi's house, about the Science Society, Wang Qi has some things, and wants to confirm again.

"Grandpa Guo is here, the old man has missed the distance, please forgive me!" After Xu Guangqi heard the news, he hurriedly put down the things in his hand, took a few disciples under his door, went out of the mansion together, and went down the steps to greet him.

"Students, wait to meet Qi Guogong!"

Xu Guangqi's three students, all of whom are proficient in Xiyi doctrine and skills, have been helping Xu Guangqi to put the finishing touches on the scientific society in the past few days.

"I don't want to be an official in the imperial court, I came to visit Lord Xu today as a student to ask for advice, you don't have to be like this," Wang Qi smiled and saluted everyone back.

In the face of Wang Qi's respectful return, the three students did not dare to slack off and bowed again.

Just kidding, if Wang Qi's behavior is spread outside, it is called Corporal Lixian, and he is respectful and orderly.

But if these students really think that they can pretend to be ordinary in front of Wang Qi, then they are called disrespectful and humble, and Xu Guangqi is not strict in teaching.

Not long after, Xu Guangqi invited Wang Qi into the house and sat down for tea.

"Regarding the preparation of the scientific society, I am also thinking about it these days, and I have a few questions that I would like to ask Mr. Xuanhu for advice," after a cup of tea, Wang Qi went straight to the topic and expressed his intention: "First of all, the status of the scientific society needs to be reconfirmed, I have read Mr. last time's proposal, in the draft of the declaration, I think there is still no emphasis on the importance of the society, the scientific society is different from the imperial examination system, and its guiding role in the whole society for a long time is much higher than the imperial examination. So I think it is important to elevate the scientific society to the same level as the parliament, and even in some professional academic aspects, its authority is higher than that of the parliament. This must be recognized by ordinary people. ”

As soon as Wang Qi's words came out, not only Xu Guangqi, but even the three students sitting with him were shocked, and even felt ridiculous.

All of you here have studied hard for decades, passed the imperial examination to get a jinshi, and then have an official body, to tell the truth, without the imperial examination, these people are still selling along the streets in the countryside and alleys, not necessarily.

With such a personal experience, they understand too well how important the imperial examination is to ordinary people.

After all, the imperial examination is the most recognized by the imperial court for thousands of years, and it is also the most fair and authoritative way to select talents.

Wang Qi here, from the very beginning, he wanted to let the scientific society override the imperial examination, and then there were two capitals and thirteen provinces in the world, and countless old scholars and rookies who had been studying the four books and five classics all their lives, wouldn't it be overturned?

When the time comes, the people's grievances will boil, and the people's hearts will be resentful, even if it is Wang Qi, who has the prestige in the world, it is not easy to explain, right?

"Lord Guogong, if you don't say the importance of the scientific society, the old man also knows," Xu Guangqi pondered for a while before he cautiously spoke: "But people's hearts are easy to move, and those scholars who are poor may not understand your good intentions, besides, the southern provinces have not yet been pacified, if the laws and regulations of the scientific society are promulgated rashly, it will chill most of the southern scholars, and at that time, it will also be easy to be used by Zuo Guangdou and others!" ”

"It's not that the imperial examination should be abolished," Wang Qi certainly knew the importance of the imperial examination, which was a tool for countless people's class jump, and it was more irreplaceable than the college entrance examination in later generations, so he patiently continued: "I want to ask Mr. if he can open up the study of things in addition to the imperial examination, and use scientific articles to select the best!" ”

"Isn't that the same as the imperial examination?" Xu Guangqi frowned slightly, not quite understanding.

At this time, a student who was sitting in the room and listening to the conversation between Qi Guogong and the teacher suddenly spoke: "What does Guogong mean, the scientific society selects the best scientific scholars, and the imperial examination selects the best eunuchs?" To show its ability? ”

"Who is this?" Wang Qi looked at Xu Guangqi.

"Taizhou School, descendant of Xinxue, grandson of Wang Gen, Wang Shou," Xu Guangqi stroked his beard and smiled.

(End of chapter)