Ming Dynasty: Domination of the World from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 219 Rebuilding China’s Glory!

Hanlin Academy.

Xia Zhibai didn't say much about this.

He said directly: "You should deal with the things you have done recently, and focus on compiling the textbooks in the future. You have heard what His Highness said just now. If the news of compiling the textbooks is known to the outside world, no one will be able to save us."

"I'll take some time to sort out the outline soon."

"When the time comes, you just need to compile the relevant teaching materials according to the above regulations."

Xia Zhibai glanced at the entire room calmly, ignoring the people with gloomy faces. After a simple confirmation, he returned to his seat.

The faces of the scholars in the cabinet were extremely gloomy.

Many people gathered around Liu Sanwu, and Dong Guan asked anxiously: "Master Liu, do we really have to listen to this kid?"

Liu Sanwu stroked his beard, a trace of worry in his eyes, and said helplessly: "What can we do if we don't listen? His Highness has obviously accepted his ideas. Even if we impeach him, I'm afraid he won't pay attention. He will think that we are unruly and unruly, and we will probably be humiliated."

"Let's just do as we're told."

"but."

Liu Sanwu closed his eyes slightly and said in a cold voice: "We can compile textbooks, but the pen is in our hands, and whether we emphasize or not is also in our hands. We are not perfect, so there will definitely be omissions and areas where we are not academically sophisticated. We may intentionally downplay some aspects and highlight others. Who can criticize us for this?"

Hear the words.

Huang Zhang and others were delighted.

Huang Zhang grinned and said, "Master Liu is absolutely right."

"We have to follow Xia Zhibai's outline, but the specifics are in our hands."

“We are the ones who compile it.”

"wonderful."

"Wonderful."

Everyone in the group started laughing.

But the laughter was not loud, and was even intentionally concealed.

They have already developed a rift with Xia Zhibai, so it is impossible for them to let Xia Zhibai notice it. Otherwise, if Xia Zhibai is on guard, they want to make some biased guidance in the textbooks without anyone noticing, but it will be discovered quickly.

Everyone looked at each other, excitement flashed in their eyes, and then returned to their seats in silence.

It was as if nothing had happened before.

Xia Zhibai didn't care about the private chats between Liu Sanwu and others.

He had long anticipated that these people would not be honest and would definitely play tricks, but people like Liu Sanwu could never imagine that besides himself, there was also the current Emperor Hongwu who cared more about unified education.

It’s just that no one dared to take the lead before.

Even Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't have imagined it.

Now that he had opened his mouth, given the Hongwu Emperor's disdain for scholars, how could he allow Liu Sanwu and other scholars to do anything? Moreover, although he ridiculed Zhu Yuanzhang for "not reading" from time to time, it was only in terms of scientific and technological thinking, and he was just expressing his dissatisfaction, not that Zhu Yuanzhang really did not understand literature.

Do it right under Zhu Yuanzhang's nose.

He doesn't even need to take action himself, Zhu Yuanzhang will do it himself.

And
Liu Sanwu has no experience in unifying textbooks.

He is not.

His nine years of compulsory education were not in vain, and what he studied at that time was not the later quality-oriented education materials, but the real strong-base education, which were all old textbooks compiled by a bunch of highly respected "teachers".

Liu Sanwu and others wanted to play tricks on me with the textbooks, but they were really miscalculating.

He is more perceptive than Zhu Yuanzhang.

Xia Zhibai sat on a chair, took out some rice paper, pondered for a moment, and began to draw up a guiding outline for the five textbooks. Of course, there are still some differences from the modern education outline. It is more focused on popularizing education and will be more in line with contemporary reality.

Fengtian Temple.

Zhu Biao has gone back to report.

Zhu Yuanzhang's old face looked even more vicissitudes of life.

Ever since the six ministers were purged one after another, the burden on him has become much heavier.

Getting up early and going to bed late, working late and getting dressed have become commonplace.

Seeing Zhu Biao coming back, Zhu Yuanzhang showed a gentle smile on his face and said, "Biao'er, how is the situation in the Hanlin Academy? I'm afraid that group of scholars will be furious when they hear what Xia Zhibai said."

"In our opinion, intellectuals should be governed by intellectuals."

Zhu Yuanzhang had his hands in his pockets, looking very happy.

When he saw the memorial on education system reform submitted by Xia Zhibai, he had already anticipated what would happen in the Hanlin Academy. Xia Zhibai was digging at the foundation of the scholars. It would be strange if those scholars did not get angry. But he was happy to see these crappy scholars get angry.

Zhu Biao smiled bitterly and said, "Reply to Father."

"The situation is not optimistic."

"The scholars in the Hanlin Academy are very opposed to this."

"Not only old scholars like Liu Sanwu, but also new scholars like Dong Guan, are also extremely resentful and have voiced strong opposition. If it weren't for Xia Zhibai's eloquence and sudden attack, I'm afraid this matter wouldn't have been able to be discussed at all."

"But it was precisely because Xia Zhibai had already made all the preparations that he was able to fight back against the dissatisfaction of Liu Sanwu and others. I also took the opportunity to force these Hanlin scholars to follow Xia Zhibai's instructions to compile textbooks." "But..."

Zhu Biao showed a trace of concentration on his face, and said hesitantly: "Based on my understanding of the Hanlin scholars, with such strong opposition at the moment, even if I order them to listen to Xia Zhibai, I am afraid it will be difficult to really convince them. I am afraid that the textbooks compiled will be biased."

Zhu Yuanzhang sneered and said disdainfully: "It doesn't matter."

"Biased is biased."

"At least it's a beginning. Only with a beginning can there be a follow-up."

"And when they really come up with something, I will personally review it. I know all the little tricks of writers. How can they deceive me? If they really dare to make up a bunch of things to fool me, I will not be polite to them. I will make them lose their heads."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked indifferent.

He will not be polite to these literati.

Zhu Biao looked bitter and said, "Father, I think Xia Zhibai is taking too big a step. The textbooks he wants to compile include not only language and arithmetic, but also history, law, and a lot of miscellaneous subjects. I think a lot of things in it are a bit too much."

"When Xia Zhibai was arguing with the Imperial Academy scholar, I did not enter the cabinet, but listened from outside."

“I also heard some details.”

"Xia Zhibai doesn't really respect Confucianism, he just sees Confucianism as a tool for governing the country."

"I quite agree with this."

"It's just that it's a little inappropriate to say it openly."

"He also plans to combine language and arithmetic with some of the Hu people's stuff, and even threatens to spread history throughout the world and reshape the Chinese nation. He also plans to include ancient nomadic tribes, such as the Xiongnu and the Turks, in the 'Chinese' category. Is this a bit inappropriate?"

"Isn't this just tarnishing China's past glory?"

"He is also going to write about the rise and fall of dynasties in history, as well as the sufferings suffered by the Chinese people. Is this book too detailed and thorough? If someone really learns from history, it may have a negative impact on the stability of the Ming Dynasty."

"And miscellaneous studies."

"Xia Zhibai said a lot of big, meaningless words. I don't understand what he said, but I just feel that he is ignorant and incompetent. If the scholars of the Ming Dynasty really put their minds on these things, wouldn't it completely corrupt the literary discipline? By then, the scholars cultivated by the Ming Dynasty can really meet the needs of the Ming Dynasty."

"I am a little worried."

Zhu Biao expressed all his anxieties.

Zhu Biao firmly supported the court's unification of teaching materials.

However, he really couldn't agree with the textbooks that Xia Zhibai wanted to compile, because there were many things that ordinary scholars should not be able to know. Would it really be good for the Ming Dynasty to publicize them now?
He had doubts in his heart.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were uncertain, and he fell into silence, holding the jade ruyi in his hand.

a long time.

Zhu Yuanzhang's strength has weakened a lot.

He placed the jade ruyi on the table and said indifferently: "We can guess some of Xia Zhibai's thoughts. He has a lot of opinions about the current situation in the world and wants to make a lot of changes. He also always believes that the current education environment hinders the world from getting better."

"As the saying goes, you must go too far to correct a wrong!"

“That’s what he did.”

"According to the past teaching methods, it is still the same old way of teaching, and it is basically just a change of soup but the substance remains the same. If we want to achieve immediate results, we must be ruthless and completely overthrow the past education system. Only in this way can the scholars we cultivate not be tainted with so much cynicism."

"Arithmetic, history, law, and all that miscellaneous knowledge are only for pushing up walls."

"It is to destroy something that scholars are proud of."

"We don't have any objection."

"Arithmetic and other miscellaneous studies, I don't understand them."

"But we have figured out a little bit about this history."

"Xia Zhibai doesn't want people to understand history, but to ensure that our Ming Dynasty can maintain peace and stability."

"In the past, we recognized the Yuan Dynasty as the orthodox. On the one hand, it was helpful to mend the rift between the northern and southern Han people. On the other hand, it was also to win over the northern tribes. At that time, the north was obsessed with the Yuan court. Our announcement could also play a great role in appeasing them."

“It’s just that this approach has its pros and cons.”

"Xia Zhibai went a step further. He not only recognized the Yuan Dynasty as the orthodox tradition, but also emphasized the establishment of the Huaxia concept."

"If the Han people in the north knew the past history, they would definitely have a great favorable impression of China. The Ming Dynasty is the continuation of Chinese civilization. The Yuan Dynasty was just a cuckoo occupying the magpie's nest. Our Ming Dynasty is the destiny. As long as the Han people in the north recognize Chinese culture, they will definitely have a favorable impression of our Ming Dynasty. In the long run, their nostalgia for the Yuan court will also fade."

“The North and the South share the same ideas.”

“There won’t be so many problems if it blends naturally.”

"And if we include the minority tribes in the Xia, they will generally be of the same lineage, so there won't be so many problems when getting along with each other."

"But that's all for later."

"Xia Zhibai's real purpose is to build up the Han people's ambitions."

"He wanted to change the mindsets of the people and let the Han people regain the glory of the Han and Tang dynasties."

"He wanted to portray the Ming Dynasty as the successor of China and the conqueror of the Mongols, so as to lay a foundation for public opinion in the hearts of the people for the Ming Dynasty to recover the territory of the Han and Tang dynasties in the future. He even wanted the Ming Dynasty to restore the territory of the Mongols in the future."

"This bastard is plotting against us."

(End of this chapter)