Ming Dynasty: Domination of the World from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 351: Since ancient times, no one wants to give up fame and fortune, and their words and thoughts are always inconsistent!
Hanlin Academy.

Xia Zhibai has gone back.

The episode on Zhu Biao's side had little impact on him.

It has only been a start, and it will take a long time for it to be truly implemented.

However, his proposal did solve the problem of different laws.

A country cannot have two sets of "laws" that must be obeyed at the same time. This will not make the world better, but will only breed corruption. Moreover, some of the judgments in the "Great Edict" are so bloody and brutal that they are not very reasonable. Although this is related to the excessive corruption of officials in the Ming Dynasty, punishment alone cannot solve the problem.

Ultimately, it all comes down to education and correction.

It is obvious that the Ming Dynasty is currently completely lacking in this regard.

From the imperial court to the local governments, no one has this awareness. Once corruption is exposed, it is punished with thunder and lightning. The government tries to use killing to deter people from committing crimes. However, the final result is the opposite of what it should be. It only forces corrupt officials at the local level to be more cautious, and it becomes increasingly difficult for the imperial court to supervise them.

To a certain extent, it also increased the burden on the court.

However, it is not easy to establish a standardized and reasonable system in the world, especially from a pile of "ruins".

Nowadays, let alone court officials, even local people do not have this awareness. The court keeps promoting that the people should be "loyal and filial", but the people have been keen on scolding officials behind their backs. The two are like strangers, you say yours and I scold mine.

Killing is more like a situation that all parties are willing to accept.

Xia Zhibai shook his head.

He withdrew his attention and didn't want to bother with it.

Let Zhu Biao worry about establishing a political party.

As for what it will eventually evolve into, Xia Zhibai couldn't say for sure. It might become the ultimate "royalist party", or the ambiguous "princeling party", or the "emperor party" under the emperor's consciousness, or something else.

This was not what Xia Zhibai could have expected.

The decision-making power was in Zhu Yuanzhang's hands from beginning to end.

But Zhu Yuanzhang could not decide everything. It was true that he was an emperor with great power, but it was really a fantasy to say that an emperor could do whatever he wanted. The court had always been a battlefield of gaming, and even the greatest emperor in history was not immune to it.

The governance of the country depends on tens of thousands of officials.

As long as Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to use these scholars and officials, he had to make some concessions.

But if Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly "turned over a new leaf" and decided to criticize and educate the system and some officials in the world, he would still be very happy to see it. However, this situation became increasingly impossible as Zhu Yuanzhang's reign got longer.

Xia Zhibai raised his head and looked out the window at the snowy scenery, his mind a little distracted.

"Since ancient times, no one has been willing to give up fame and fortune, and their words and thoughts have always been at odds with each other."

"Officials gamble their lives in the court, and merchants scheme for silver."

"Farmers work in the fields at five o'clock, and workers catch up with the traffic at four o'clock."

"Stage actor."

Xia Zhibai whispered a few times, retracted his gaze, and immersed himself in reading day after day. Only reading could keep his restless mind peaceful and calm. Now he felt that his thoughts were becoming more and more radical and restless.

This is not a good sign.

Be calm when encountering problems.

Doing things requires more quietness.

In a corner of the Hanlin Academy, Liu Sanwu sat alone.

Now he has been "isolated" by the entire Hanlin Academy. After Xia Zhibai's last meeting, he was kicked out by Xia Zhibai without any face. Now he can only deal with some unimportant memorials, which makes the arrogant Liu Sanwu feel aggrieved and uncomfortable. He has experienced turbulent times and was valued by Zhu Yuanzhang. This is the first time he has been humiliated like this in all these years.

And it is undisguised.

He is Liu Sanwu, a famous scholar who has long been famous all over the world. However, in the eyes of Xia Zhibai, a young man like him, he is not even as good as the students of the Imperial Academy. Xia Zhibai would rather use those students of the Imperial Academy than bow to him and let him compile the book again.

He originally thought that Xia Zhibai just wanted to scare him, and would apologize to him in a few days and then invite him back respectfully. However, after so many days, it seemed that Xia Zhibai had really forgotten about him and had never thought about seeing him, let alone coming to find him, he didn't even look at him.

It was as if he had been completely abandoned.

This sense of gap was like being struck by lightning, and Liu Sanwu was depressed for several days.

He couldn't understand why Xia Zhibai didn't know how to 'respect teachers' and didn't know how to respect people like himself who are 'highly respected'. Xia Zhibai had read so many books, he shouldn't be ignorant of these basic etiquettes, nor should he be ignorant of how to behave. But the fact was, Xia Zhibai really didn't care.

In Xia Zhibai's eyes, he did not have any halo, only disobeying orders.

While grinding ink, Liu Sanwu looked at other people absentmindedly. These people spoke very little at the moment. They were all busy organizing various books, summarizing some experiences and conclusions, and then having a discussion. Finally, they concentrated on discussing whether to add these contents to various books.

He had secretly observed.

Under Xia Zhibai's deliberate guidance, even though he was not proficient in arithmetic, he gradually realized that Xia Zhibai seemed to have built a relatively complete system, and now he was just filling it with knowledge from various ancient books.

Once this "Mathematics" is compiled, it will surely become famous.

Xia Zhibai would become famous again because of this, but as a senior scholar of the Hanlin Academy, he didn't even participate, let alone leave his name on it. This was something Liu Sanwu could not accept.

His self-esteem also disagreed.

I thought about it for a long time.

Liu Sanwu also calmed down.

Since Xia Zhibai refused to come to him, he would go to find Xia Zhibai himself. He believed that if he asked, Xia Zhibai would agree, because he had given Xia Zhibai enough face and enough way out.

Think of this.

Liu Sanwu put down his pen, straightened his clothes carefully, and walked towards Xia Zhibai's position.

But before he could get close, a clerk called Liu Sanwu.

Liu Sanwu frowned and said unhappily, "What do you mean? I have something to ask the Grand Secretary."

The clerk showed a trace of struggle in his eyes, but still shook his head and said, "Mr. Liu, the Grand Secretary has instructed before that we should not disturb him easily when he is reading. The Grand Secretary also specifically reminded us that if you go to look for him, Mr. Liu, he will not be seen."

"No rules no standards."

"Master Liu, it was you who insisted on withdrawing. You should do it in a straightforward manner and not regret it later. Otherwise, it will only make people more ashamed. If Master Liu wants to ask you for other matters, Master Xia would also prefer you to ask Master Fang Xiaoru."

When Liu Sanwu heard the clerk's words, his face turned dark.

He glared at him fiercely and snorted, "What nonsense! How could I bow to Xia Zhibai, a villain? I just feel a little unwell recently and want to take a leave to go back and recuperate for a few days. I just wanted to tell him. Since he doesn't appreciate it, I won't say anything more."

"Tell him to take care of himself."

Say it.

Liu Sanwu turned away.

The clerk shook his head and didn't even report it.

He was still very perceptive. Liu Sanwu was the 'chicken' in the 'killing the chicken to scare the monkeys' incident. There was no way Xia Zhibai would give in. Moreover, Xia Zhibai had been summoned by the Crown Prince recently because of the emperor's great favor. How could an old man like Liu Sanwu compare to him?
(End of this chapter)