Ming Dynasty: Domination of the World from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 414: What is Your Majesty’s opinion?
The word "seeking change" in the newspaper quickly spread throughout the city.

Travelers and merchants on the streets and alleys have heard about it more or less, but most people do not feel anything about this "change". They just feel that it is very far away from them. Even if the newspaper writes about "Qin and Han" or "Song and Yuan", it is still far away from them.

Only the literati in the city were a little agitated.

Qinhuai River.

The willows are swaying and the green branches are sprouting.

In a teahouse along the river, several scholars wearing Confucian hats had different views on this "change".

Ren Hengtai sat by the window, his hands, not wet with spring dew, pressing on a newspaper full of ink scent. He disagreed with the opinions of the people around him and said, "It is better for the world to change. Just like what Xia Xueshi wrote above, China had already entered a great wave of 'thinking of change' after Qin unified the six kingdoms. Therefore, in just a hundred years, the world went from the old Zhou Li feudal system to the later empire."

"The Qin Dynasty created a centralized system, cleared away the stubborn 'feudal forces' of the past, and made all people in the world live under a unified system, forcing everyone to live under a common political system. The management of several generations of emperors in the Han Dynasty added laws and social morals formulated by the emperor to this fragile system."

“This change is very fast.”

“Only a hundred years.”

"From the history that we occasionally read, we can clearly perceive that the Qin and Han dynasties and the previous Zhou dynasty were two completely different societies. Such division and such drastic changes have already happened in the world."

Wu Qian frowned and had a different opinion on this.

He said in a serious tone: "I have a different opinion on this."

"Since the establishment of the imperial examination system, the court officials must use those who have passed the examination through a legitimate path, so that they can read the books of Confucius and Mencius and learn the ways of Yao and Shun. If the candidates who have not passed the examination through a legitimate path are not trained to do tricks, and are tempted with money and money as a means of promotion, they value fame and wealth over integrity. Without integrity, how can we expect them to achieve anything?"

"The sky does not change, but the way is different."

Wu Qian's words were powerful and resonant.

They were all students on government stipends from various places, all aiming to take the imperial examination next year. However, when they heard that the capital was going to publish a newspaper, they all came here without any prior arrangement. As they happened to be together, they started discussing the "changes" in the newspaper.

Zhuo Jing echoed, "Since ancient times, the way to establish a country has been to value etiquette rather than political schemes. The fundamental reason lies in the human heart rather than in skills."

"Since entering the court, Xia Xueshi has made many outrageous and shocking remarks, and the newspaper's words are no exception. I have heard that Xia Xueshi is quite dissatisfied with the 'scholars' in the world today, and this article proves this point."

Ren Hengtai frowned.

He said leisurely: "An article is an article, how can it be preconceived?"

"In my opinion, you are probably all appointed by the court officials to study the relevant 'textbooks'. Why are you so seriously injured? The root of change and constancy is still in the article. The article clearly states that the current world system cannot cope with 'violence'. After thousands of years of improvement, China has already reached the pinnacle in the field of humanities, but this is also written in the article."

“Objective conditions are not met.”

"The world is not just the Ming Dynasty. There are Japanese pirates in the East China Sea, the Luzon countries in the South China Sea, the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty in the north, and the savages in the west. They are all eyeing the Ming Dynasty covetously. In my opinion, Xia Xueshi's idea is very straightforward. The Ming Dynasty is not strong enough now. If it can be strong enough to completely encompass the four seas, perhaps China's cultural system that has been brewing for thousands of years can be implemented without obstacles. But for now, the court is still unable to subdue the four seas and shock the eight wildernesses."

Ren Hengtai spoke the truth.

He was not impressed by what Zhuo Jing and Wu Qian said.

Too pedantic and conservative.

As a scholar from Huguang, he had personally experienced the turmoil in the world and had a deep understanding of it. He also deeply understood that a strong country is the foundation of everything. However, the current trend is towards "idealism" and does not consider objective facts at all. Isn't this putting the cart before the horse? He agreed with Xia Zhibai's point of view.

It is believed that the Ming Dynasty should be proactive and enterprising, or at least not be confined to a corner. It should actively send people to understand the surrounding areas. Only in this way can it be invincible. Even if there are changes in the surrounding areas, the court can respond positively, rather than blindly indulging in the fantasies it has woven, thinking that Mongolia's rule over the world was just an accident and that China is still the central country of the world and the country of all nations. This is a very dangerous idea.

At this time.

A young man in his early twenties in the crowd suddenly said something.

"Your Majesty, what is your attitude towards 'change'?"

Hear the words.

The faces of the scholars in the court changed slightly, and they felt inexplicably panicked. They looked around, as if looking for the person who made the sound.

Xie Jin did not hide, but stood up openly. He bowed to the scholars around him, lowered his body relatively low, and said, "I am Xie Jin, from Ji'an Prefecture, Jiangxi Province. This time I am also ordered by the court to go north to observe the Hanlin textbooks."

Although Xie Jin is young, he is not stage-frightened.

The scholars in the field looked at Xie Jin. Xie Jin was obviously not very old, perhaps even under 20 years old. He was not tall and was a little thin, but his eyes were bright and his attitude was neither humble nor arrogant.

Wu Qian said coldly: "This little brother, since you are appreciated, you should also understand and not speculate on your intentions at will."

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Xie Jin nodded and said, "Thank you for your reminder, brother. I am not trying to guess the emperor's intentions. I just heard the arguments of several people and wanted to tell you that the emperor has already expressed a certain attitude."

"Oh? When did it reveal itself?" Zhuo Jing was a little curious.

Xie Jin walked up to the group, held up a newspaper on the table, and said loudly, "This newspaper is the evidence."

"newspaper?"

"Your Majesty's views are not mentioned in the newspapers, are they?"

"Yeah, I didn't see it. Did we all miss it?"

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As soon as Xie Jin's words came out, they instantly aroused everyone's suspicion. Some scholars even hurriedly flipped through the newspaper. However, after reading it carefully several times, they still did not find any words related to His Majesty, which caused dissatisfaction among the people.

But before anyone else could get angry, Ren Hengtai burst into laughter.

Ren Hengtai smiled and said, "Little brother, you are right. His Majesty did express his attitude."

After saying that, Ren Hengtai also looked at Wu Qian, Zhuo Jing and others who were arguing in front of him, with a bit of teasing and pride in his eyes. He now roughly guessed that those who were summoned by the court were probably those who were preparing for the imperial examination next year and would be his competitors. Now seeing them being defeated, he was naturally very happy.

more importantly.

He thought he had the upper hand.

Because he and Your Majesty currently hold the same view.

(End of this chapter)