Ming Dynasty: Domination of the World from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 336 What is Zhu Biao doing!
Outside Wuying Hall.

Liu Sanwu walked out in a daze.

He paused every three steps, unable to accept this fact.

He was very sure that other people, like him, could not accept Xia Zhibai. Why did no one follow him to impeach him? Wasn't what he said in the hall loud enough or clear enough?

This is absolutely impossible.

There must have been some other accident.

definitely is.

Liu Sanwu quickened his pace. He wanted to go back and ask. It must be Xia Zhibai who threatened the others. As long as the others admitted it in person, his grievances would be cleared and he would be able to win the trust of His Majesty again.

the other side.

Everyone in the Hanlin Academy had already left.

They did not have as many concerns as Liu Sanwu did. They simply did not want to bear the burden of "slandering" future generations. Even when Xia Zhibaihua had said that, they still stood up to oppose it. Didn't it make it clear that they thought "pragmatism" was wrong and they did not want future generations to surpass their predecessors? This kind of thing could be said secretly and done privately, but it could never be admitted to their faces. Once admitted, the reputation of these world-renowned literati would be completely ruined.

This will be criticized by future generations.

And no matter what Xia Zhibai said, it would eventually be published in a book.

It will definitely be presented to all officials at that time.

Your Majesty and the officials will make the decision.

Instead of arguing endlessly with Xia Zhibai and making the whole court laugh at them, it would be better for them to take a step back and do what Xia Zhibai wants. When Xia Zhibai's unorthodox views are noticed by the court, court ministers will naturally rebuke and criticize him.

They can also get out of it smoothly.

after all
Xia Zhibai was too powerful and had the final say in the Hanlin Academy. Since he had decided to do this, as ordinary scholars, how could they dare to object? Moreover, they had tried to stop him, but Xia Zhibai refuted them and it was fruitless, so they agreed to Xia Zhibai's idea.

They were also forced.

Again.

They had no intention of compiling a book from the beginning.

This may seem like a good thing, and it will easily be passed down through the ages, but how many people will be offended? Now that Xia Zhibai is determined to take all the responsibility on himself, why shouldn't they do it? When the book is rejected, it will either be re-edited or abandoned.

They won't lose anything, as the Hanlin academicians are responsible for reserving talents and writing books.

Huang Zhang returned to his desk, looked around, and said to Dong Guan, "Where is Scholar Liu? Didn't he come back earlier? Why is he not in the academy?"

Dong Guan sneered, a hint of contempt flashed in his eyes, but he remained calm and said, "Didn't Scholar Liu say earlier that he would write a letter to impeach Grand Secretary Xia? I'm afraid that when we were discussing matters in the hall just now, Scholar Liu couldn't control his temper and hurriedly impeached him."

Huang Zhang was stunned.

Dong Guan added, "I just saw Eunuch Pu come over and inquire about the situation. I'm afraid that Scholar Liu exaggerated the situation with Your Majesty, but unfortunately Your Majesty did not listen to him. Instead, after this incident, Scholar Liu completely broke off with Scholar Xia."

"Master Liu will no longer be involved in editing books in the future." "Master Liu will now have some free time."

Dong Guan spoke solemnly, and it was unclear whether he was happy or sad.

Huang Zhang smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Liu Xueshi usually lives a life of luxury in the Imperial Academy. He has never been treated like this before. When he was provoked, he panicked and reported this to His Majesty. He didn't even think about it. The book hasn't even been compiled, so he only has a mouth. Who can believe a few words? His Majesty has always been pragmatic, so how could he trust others so easily? We are not stupid, so how could we be used as a gun by him for nothing? I hope Liu Xueshi didn't report this to His Majesty."

"otherwise."

"The good reputation he had worked so hard to build up has been largely destroyed."

Dong Guan shook his head and said, "Forget about Mr. Liu. I think Xia Zhibai's point of view is quite useful. If we can not stick to the books of sages, it can inspire our minds to a great extent and we will have fewer constraints in learning."

"The Mohist viewpoints that Xia Zhibai told us earlier, 'Knowledge is the sufficiency of knowledge; admonition is the way to say it', 'If it is not half-cut, it will not move; the way to say it is the end', also gave me a refreshing feeling."

Huang Zhang glanced around and quickly shushed, "Be careful with your words."

They can't say that.

Your Majesty has long ago decided on Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism as the ideology for governing the country. Xia Zhibai is a heretic, but they are not so bold. It is ok for them to use it to polish their knowledge in private, but to use it as a show-off is a big political problem.

Dong Guan nodded repeatedly, knowing that he had said the wrong thing.

The two looked around and lowered their heads. Now that Xia Zhibai had corrected the direction, they basically acquiesced. They could no longer do it according to their own preferences as before. However, they gradually discovered that after determining the core idea, it became much easier to edit the book or read the materials.

Only Liu Sanwu.

After asking all the Hanlin scholars, he still didn't get the answer he wanted. He was so angry that he fainted. He didn't come to the Hanlin Academy for the next ten days or half a month, which made everyone sigh. Some people even wondered whether Liu Sanwu would not be able to survive.

After all, Liu Sanwu is old.

This incident was indeed a heavy blow to him, especially being removed from the book editing group. For an old scholar of high moral character and prestige, it was indeed a great shame and humiliation. However, other people still underestimated Liu Sanwu. After recuperating for half a month, Liu Sanwu returned to the Hanlin Academy.

He just became much more silent than before.

But in the corner where no one was paying attention, Xia Zhibai's eyes still contained some viciousness and resentment.

It was as if a huge amount of resentment and grievance had accumulated in my heart.

Xia Zhibai had no interest in Liu Sanwu's affairs. He had been concentrating on compiling textbooks since then. After the previous warnings and the example of killing a chicken to scare the monkeys, these Hanlin scholars had obviously become much more honest. They rarely did anything to offend others on purpose, and they no longer secretly filled in a lot of private goods.

This gave Xia Zhibai a rare moment of peace.

Xia Zhibai was well aware of the "honesty" of the Hanlin scholar.

Scholars have the most "thoughts" and are most likely to be "sinister". It is absolutely impossible to make these "scheming" people behave themselves. He believes that he does not have the ability to do so. As long as these people do not touch his bottom line, he will deliberately turn a blind eye.

Editing the book is the most important thing!

Xia Zhibai was relieved, but Zhu Biao was in trouble.

For several days, Zhu Biao did not go to govern the country and stayed in the Taimiao. After waiting for a few days, Zhu Yuanzhang finally could not sit still and went to the Taimiao. He wanted to see for himself what Zhu Biao was doing in the Taimiao!
(End of this chapter)