Qiming 1158

Chapter 651 Is reading for money and women?

The audience under the stage may include many people, such as Song Fang officials who accompanied them.

They watched Tang Situi's performance, or nodded while holding their beards, or sighed with a sympathetic expression, as if Tang Situi had explained the root cause of the country's ills in one word, as if what Tang Situi said was to save The only way for this rotten and depraved country, there is no other way.

Everything is because the people of the world are not old, and everything is because the contemporary people did not do, practice, and implement according to what the sage said, so there is today's calamity.

But Xin Qiji was not his audience.

He is a cold-eyed bystander, so he really doesn't understand the direct connection between a full stomach and the teachings of saints, and he feels that he really can't stand Tang Si Tui's thick skin and ability to point fingers.

If the officials of the Song Dynasty are all such a group of people, it is no wonder that they can't keep the great rivers and mountains, and only half of the rivers and mountains are left.

If they continue to be so shameless, it won't be too long for the remaining half of the country.

Xin Qiji was also educated by traditional elites. He was familiar with Confucian classics since he was a child.

Although he no longer believes in Confucianism, he still remembers many things in it.

Similarly, Su Yonglin also remembered.

So back then, Su Yonglin once took the time to chat with Xin Qiji about how the country would be governed if he really followed Old Master Kong's vision, and then Su Yonglin pointed out a great god-level practitioner——

Wang Mang.

From his experience, we can see the efforts made by the real saint disciples in order to practice the saint's ideal and the final fate.

The sage just said that there were no conditions for him to do it, but at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, the great god really did it.

His words must be called three generations, and things must be based on the "Zhou Li", [everything is built, it must be based on the ancient scriptures], he made all the decrees and facilities antique, a "Zhou Li" is almost Wang Mang's The blueprint of the New Deal, everything is to restore that ancient era, and he really wants to bring the whole society back together.

This is not a hardcore saint disciple?

But what did he get?
Those Confucian scholars and writers really didn't know that what Wang Mang did was the sage's special wish?

They don't know that the sage wants to make the whole society go back to the orderly era of the Western Zhou Dynasty?

They knew, but they couldn't admit that Wang Mang's reform was a retro reform in essence, and it was based on the highest ideal of the saint. If they did, wouldn't it mean that the concept of the saint could not be realized at all, and it was a complete failure?

Isn't the political life of Confucianism coming to an end?
Then we can only completely deny Wang Mang, deny his reforms, and reshape the Confucian political concept to make this concept more in line with the needs of feudal rulers.

Since then, the ideals of the saints have only been kept in books and will never be put into practice. The Confucian disciples only rely on the ideas of the saints, and what they do in private is not enough for outsiders.

Su Yonglin's remarks shattered Xin Qiji's last memory of the "rule of three generations" described in the Confucian classics.

After that, Xin Qiji only read Confucian classics as moral and philosophical books, and he read less and less. Instead, he began to dabble in some natural science books, and he read more Su's political theories in terms of politics. Participate in the internal seminar of the Revival Society secretly organized by Su Yonglin, where politics are discussed.

To this day, when he discovered that the Southern Song Dynasty was still so shamelessly and hypocritically adhering to the so-called Confucian concept of governing the country, and using this concept as a fig leaf for what they wanted, he couldn't help feeling disgust from the bottom of his heart.

"I thought that under this vast snow, what those refugees need most is houses to keep warm and full of food, not the teachings of saints, right? It should be more important than anything to keep them full and warm."

When Tang Situi heard the words, he was stunned for a while, then looked at Xin Qiji again, and seemed a little surprised why Xin Qiji was not convinced by this grand blueprint and great sad wish.

Immediately, Tang Situi had a new rhetoric.

"Of course we need food, and we also need houses. These are all available, but if there is no saint's teaching, how can we have these? It is the so-called book that has its own golden house, and the book has its own Yan Ruyu."

Tang Si Tui smiled, a rather ambiguous smile.

Xin Qiji couldn't help frowning and disgusting.

Su Yonglin also felt very speechless about this point at the beginning, and strongly criticized Zhao Heng's practice many times in internal meetings, thinking it was extremely short-sighted and ugly.

How noble is it to study diligently, realize the ultimate ideal, and govern the country and bring peace to the world?
Idealism will appear naive in the face of realists, but without idealism, there will be no progress in realism.

So, of course, studying and studying is for the highest-level idea of ​​governing the country and the world. It has been insisted on in all dynasties. Only you, the emperor of the Zhao family, use naked money and women to win over scholars.

Studying for money and women?

The dignified emperor and the state propaganda machine are so direct and pure?
All the old Americans know that they are brazen and beggars to advertise themselves as a beacon of democracy. They will not admit to doing bad things. They will not let go of the banner of freedom and democracy. The world knows the virtues of old beauty, but others lie to themselves to the point of being stunned.

It's your turn, Da Song, to admit that being an official of your Zhao family is for money and women.

What else is there to say?
Xin Qiji felt the same as Su Yonglin at this time, and he really had nothing to say with this group of people.

He didn't say anything, but Tang Sihui had a lot to ask.

Not to mention the purpose of Xin Qiji's visit, he was very interested in the rumors that he had heard that the Ming Dynasty was going to hold the imperial examinations and make major reforms to the imperial examination system.

This kind of informal semi-official reception banquet is not suitable for talking about serious business, but it is not bad to talk about the imperial examination.

So Tang Situi brought the topic to the imperial examination.

"I heard that the Northern Dynasty is about to start the imperial examination, and some changes will be made to the imperial examination. I dare to ask if there is such a thing?"

"That's true."

Xin Qiji just didn't want to talk about such things anymore, so he continued with Tang Situi's topic.

"What exactly does this change?"

Tang Situi helped Xin Qiji pour a glass of wine.

"There are still a lot of changes. In short, His Majesty the Emperor intends to restore the method of recruiting scholars in the Tang Dynasty and recruit more talents."

After Xin Qiji finished speaking, Tang Situi was stunned for a moment while holding the jug.

"Sub-divisional pick?"

"Yes, take the division by division."

"This... is a big change."

Tang Situi put down the jug and said, "With such a big change, isn't Beichao worried about causing some confusion?"

"How did Wang Xianggong of the Southern Dynasty cancel the division of divisions and recruit scholars? Now my dynasty is just a restoration."

Xin Qiji smiled sarcastically.

"This...hehehehe..."

Tang Si Tui smiled awkwardly.

"The division of scholars in my dynasty is not exactly the same as that of Tang Shi, and there are many changes."

Xin Qiji's mood gradually improved, and he took a piece of meat and put it in his mouth: "I will be divided into four subjects, including literature, science, law and engineering. Every moment has corresponding test questions and selection criteria. No distinction is made between high and low.”

"Arts, Science and Law? This... dare to ask President Xin, what are the four disciplines of Arts, Science and Law?"

Tang Si Tui found it a little difficult to understand.

The law is understandable, but what does this text represent?What does the agent stand for?Workers...wouldn't it be a craftsman's work?
Tang Situi's question was quickly answered by Xin Qiji.

"Wen is the same examination as the current Jinshi subject in the Southern Dynasty. The main test is the classics. Of course, I also added content related to agriculture and "Xunzi" related content."

Xin Qiji's first answer shocked Tang Situi.

It's nothing to study agriculture or something, but is this "Xunzi" the one widely criticized by Song Confucianism?

Is that "Xunzi" that preaches that human nature is inherently evil, so it's not popular?

"President Xin, should this Xunzi be..."

"It is the "Xunzi" written by the great Confucian Xunzi."

Xin Qiji smiled and nodded: "I like Xunzi very much to His Majesty, and I decided to include Xunzi in the scope of the scientific examination, in parallel with other classics."

Tang Si Tui was instantly scorched by Lei.

(End of this chapter)