Cutting 1719

Chapter 634
On the east foot of Qingliang Mountain in Nanjing, Chongzheng Academy is looming in the shade of the trees, but in the quiet academy in the past, it seems that there are many people here at this time, but it seems a bit lively.

The scale of Chongzheng Academy is not large. It was originally founded by Geng Dingsuo, the inspector and censor of Nanjing in the former Ming Dynasty. He claimed that the name of the academy was taken from Wen Tianxiang's poem "There is righteousness in heaven and earth", and praised orthodox Confucianism to the scholars at that time. Geng Ding lost power, and Chongzheng Academy declined immediately. In the Qing Dynasty, it was even converted into a Buddhist temple, and it has not been re-converted into an academy until now.

At this time, the old scholars in Nanjing gathered in Chongzheng Academy. They had been running back and forth for the past few days, and they agreed to contact each other at Chongzheng Academy.

"The court is not fair, Your Majesty is not fair. I buried my head in the classics in order to be listed on the imperial list one day. When I reformed the imperial examinations, I have endured a lot and reduced at least half of the places. But now the imperial court But even the last hope is no longer left to us, which is tolerable!"

A scholar raised his arms and shouted from above. He was exactly Shen Luochuan who was imprisoned in the big prison back then, but he was different from the handsome young man in white clothes back then. Wearing a shabby long gown, it is said that it is a celebrity, but it is better to say that it is shabby and desolate.

Fortunately, most of the scholars standing on the side also have this kind of virtue, but the eldest brother does not laugh at the second brother, and their faces are full of anger and fear. After all, the past so many years have taught them a profound lesson. To fight against the imperial court is to commit suicide!
"Mr. Shen, the imperial court wants to implement the new learning in an all-round way, but it will no longer give me a way to survive as an old scholar. There are even restrictions on the age and number of exams. We will never be officials or masters in the future!"

Another old scholar said in mourning, that he, like Shen Luochuan, is one of those leftovers who hold on to the old learning and refuse to let go, and can't accept the new learning. Desperate.

The others also nodded one after another, yes, yes, this emperor is really, isn't the matter of the scholar, the older he gets, the more popular he is?Why is the exam not allowed after thirty?Is this an official election or a concubine?
Seeing the mournful expressions on everyone's faces, Shen Luochuan gritted his teeth with resentment. After Xu Zhai, who marched with him, was released, he relied on his family's connections to enter a new university, and soon after he came out, he took the exam. He passed the Xiucai Examination, became an official smoothly, and was later promoted. As for Xu Hunzhang, although he had no money to learn a new one, he also passed the old one. Officer, now it seems that he was sent to Burma again.

Only he, Shen Luochuan, not only resisted learning new learning, but also was unwilling to pass the old learning examination and be sent to the frontier. He had been stubborn all these years until the thorough reform of the imperial examination - Shen Luochuan couldn't help feeling a little regretful in his heart. It's better to take the exam earlier, even if you go to the border area, you will be an official anyway!
But as an official, there will be a chance to get ahead in the future, but now he is already in his 30s, and he has never learned anything new, so he has no qualifications for the exam at all, and he is completely saying goodbye to his dream of becoming an official.

"I'm going to beat the Dengwen drum again! Even if I die, I will die clearly!"

Shen Luochuan's face turned red, and he raised his hands high, but he didn't notice the fearful expressions of the scholars around him. Back then, the big guy was able to get his life back by luck, but he couldn't lose it with Shen Luochuan anymore, even if he couldn't be If you are an official, you can't be an official, but you can still do other businesses anyway.
However, the ideas of Shen Luochuan and others are destined to become a joke. In fact, the full retreat of the old school ministers in the imperial court was foreshadowed in the demonstrations that year. Therefore, the anticlimactic incident made everyone in the world see The nature of Shihlin's sternness and internal softness, to put it bluntly, this group of people can't accomplish anything at all.

Therefore, it has been 13 years since the reform, and with the gradual rise of the new ministers, the old courtiers have naturally retreated, and the gentry clans who are the foundation of the old school have also been completely suppressed in history, and many big clans like the Shen family have turned to They have left capital industry and commerce, and now they have a new name - capitalists.

No matter how much capitalists are criticized by later generations, it is undeniable that compared with the gentry group represented by traditional feudal forces, capital is a more advanced existence. Their factories located on both sides of the river are continuously providing productivity, which also makes their The right to speak has been further improved-although Ning Yu is constantly suppressing capital and politics, but in terms of the general trend, capital will drive out the traditional gentry in an all-round way sooner or later.

Ning Yu saw through the poor fighting power of the gentry, so he made up his mind to completely abandon this decadent group. Before that, he hoped to rely on Qingliu to check and balance capital-this was purely a dream. Only the more powerful can always check and balance the development of capital. A group with combat effectiveness, not the historical garbage dump of the gentry.

All in all, with the support of big sticks and capital, Ning Yu has kicked off the education reform in an all-round way, and the shock behind it has not stopped completely, but it is foreseeable that compared with the previous change, , this time will pass more smoothly, and the popularization of new education will effectively change the face of the future generation.

Japan, Edo.

Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune, dressed in a kimono, was kneeling at a small square table, and the rest of the shogunate ministers were also kneeling aside. Everyone's eyes were fixed on a woman sitting in the middle. Wearing a kimono, with a handkerchief pinned to the front of the chest, and a folding fan stuck behind him, the expression on his face is extremely serene.

Although the whole room is not very big, it looks very quiet, and there is a faint fragrance. There is only a landscape painting on the wall, which is stamped with the seal of the Japanese tea ceremony master "Sen Rikyu". In the corner is a small square table with a porcelain vase with flowers in it.

In front of the woman's table are utensils such as a stove, tea kettle, water injection, and white charcoal. I saw her kneeling on the tatami, making tea with her bare hands, holding the bowl with the palm of her left hand and holding the side of the bowl with five fingers of her right hand. He raised the tea bowl, sent it to General Tokugawa Yoshimune respectfully, and nodded slightly as a gesture.

Tokugawa Yoshimune stretched out his hands to pick up the tea, then turned the tea bowl three times, and drank the tea in small sips. When the tea was exhausted, he gave the tea bowl back to the woman, and said with a smile: "As expected of the successor of Master Sen Rikyu, Hosokawa The master's tea ceremony has reached perfection."

The woman thanked her immediately. Her real name was Miyagawa Nanako, and her ancestor was Hosokawa Tadaoki. Zhe, it can be said that he has obtained the essence of Sen Rikyu's tea ceremony.

Seeing that the general was in a happy mood, the old Zhongzhi Mizuno also smiled and said softly: "General, Da Chu has sent officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to express condolences, but they are only the director of the East Asia Department, not any important people. , General, did you see it or not?"

There was a smile on Tokugawa Yoshimune's face. He was very satisfied with Emperor Ning's behavior. After all, it was the Emperor who died. If he really wanted to send a prince or something like last time, it would make him somewhat uneasy. .

For Tokugawa Yoshi, the more he can dilute the impact of the emperor's death, the better he can highlight the general's status, which is of great benefit to his future plans.

"I won't go to the meeting. It's better to send someone to meet Lao Lao Zhong. It goes without saying that there are unnecessary words. However, the Lao Zhong might as well pay more attention to the issue of education reform in Huaxia during this period."

That's right, for the shogunate at this time, they have been trying their best to cross the river by feeling the stones of China, so whenever there is any new change in China, they will want to learn it, even if they can't learn it, they have to see if they can learn it. Can not be used for reference.

The old man Mizuno Tadyuki let out a hey at the moment, and he also understood now that the current shogunate has actually reached a crossroads. If it can go further, it will naturally be a brighter future, but if it cannot, then the shogunate may usher in a big chaos.

The so-called crossroads refers to the combination of public and military forces, which is also the essence of the emperor's death. Tokugawa Yoshimune and other people in the shogunate sent people to kill Emperor Nakagomon because they were eager to implement this policy.

In fact, Japan at this time has begun to be filled with various foreign thoughts. Whether it is China or the West, they are using their own methods to influence the Japanese of this era, just like the merchant ships from China to Japan will never be missing. All kinds of newspapers and magazines, these things that can be seen everywhere in China, once they arrive in Japan, their net worth will increase by a hundred times.

Under the impact of this foreign ideological trend, many promising people in Japan are naturally unwilling to accept the status quo. They are very dissatisfied with the current situation where the Tokugawa shogunate, local powerful vassals, and the three vassal forces of the public court coexist. The form and essence completely unified the superstructure of the entire Japan, and this prescription is the combination of public and martial arts.

However, in Japan at present, the most magical thing is that almost everyone supports the combination of public and martial arts, but everyone also knows that it cannot be implemented smoothly, and the reason is very simple. It is better to let the imperial court annex the shogunate, especially when there are many powerful feudal vassals watching from the sidelines. It is precisely because of this naked conflict of interests that the combination of public and military forces has become a dream.

The streets of Edo.

The samurai walked over proudly with swords on their waists, while the poor people on the side all knelt aside. This has become a sense of dignity imprinted in their bones-if someone dares to stop in front of the samurai master, he will be considered as a victim of death. It deserves it if it is chopped alive with a knife, after all, the warriors have the privilege of "cutting the imperial immunity".

But at this time, in an izakaya on the street, there was a person who was looking at the past warriors with interest. He was the envoy sent by Da Chu to express his condolences, Han Ming, Director of the East Asia Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who was born in Nanjing. The University of Foreign Affairs has undergone all-round diplomatic studies and has worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for many years, and is very proficient in East Asian diplomatic affairs.

"Han Sang, it's really our fault that those wanderers disturbed Han Sang's pleasure just now."

Kneeling on the opposite side of Han Ming is a shogunate official. His body is very short, and he has a somewhat humble smile on his face. He is not an ordinary person. , responsible for serving as the Gao family of the shogunate, specializing in the reception work of the imperial court.

Originally, the Japanese imperial court put the meeting in the imperial palace, but after the business process was over, Han Ming took the initiative to leave the imperial palace, and Konoe Kiyou could only do whatever he wanted, and came to this place on the streets of Edo together. A small izakaya.

With a smile on his face, Han Ming said softly: "It's okay, since I came to the street, it's not surprising to see these. It's just a pity that I couldn't see Your Excellency the General this time."

Konoe Jiyou also had a smile on his face, and said in fluent Chinese: "It's a great pleasure to have friends coming from afar. Your Excellency the General also hopes to see the envoy, but His Majesty the Emperor is unfortunate, and the General is very sad. Obey the period of filial piety."

Han Ming's eyes froze, and he said softly, "I don't know when Prince Zhaoren will ascend the throne as the new emperor? After all, His Majesty the Emperor has sent an envoy to send gifts to welcome Prince Zhaoren to ascend the throne."

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Konoe wiped the sweat off his face, forced himself to smile and said, "It's only April and the heat is already making people a little impatient, but the scenery in Nanjing is pleasant, and the climate is also very comfortable!"

Han Ming didn't say much anymore, just quietly watched Jin Wei Jiyou wipe the sweat off his face, and after a while he said abruptly, "Does the general want to be the emperor?"

"What are you talking about? Your envoy should stop joking."

These words sounded like a thunderbolt in Konoe Jiyou's ears. He stood up abruptly, looking at Han Ming with a blushing face, but then he seemed to think of something, and quickly bowed and apologized.

"Your envoy, don't be joking. How could your lord general have such an idea?" But when he said this, Konoe Jiyou's voice trembled slightly, and he didn't know whether it was excitement or deep fear. .

Han Ming had a calm expression on his face. He poured himself a glass of sake and said slowly: "In the thousands of years of our Chinese history, it seems that all kinds of conspiracies and tricks have happened. If you see and hear a lot, you will get used to it. I Originally, I should have left Japan after the condolences were completed, but now I really want to ask a question, if the general is only for changing people, does he need such a big fanfare?"

Having said that, he picked up his wine glass and took a sip, but the light in his eyes became brighter and brighter.

"Since the general wants to bet on the 'combination of public and military forces', have you ever thought about who the Southwest powerful clan will help?"

"And who will our big Chu help?"

A thunderbolt exploded over Edo, and then there was a torrential downpour. People on the streets of Edo ran to their homes, but Han Ming and Konoe Kiyou stood in the izakaya that had been emptied, silent.

(End of this chapter)