Ming Dynasty: Domination of the World from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 415: Pragmatism is the foundation for the future!
Wu Qian and Zhuo Jing were both smart people. They understood what happened immediately and their faces changed.

However, there are destined to be not many smart people, and most people are still confused.

Even Zhu Gui and others who were watching the show with interest in the corner looked confused. They also looked at the newspaper, but did not see any remarks made by their father, so they subconsciously turned their gaze to the attendants beside them.

The attendant smiled awkwardly.

He had not read many books to begin with, and could not even recognize all the words on the newspaper, so how could he tell what was written? He said, "Master Wang, I am illiterate and do not know what is written in the newspaper. I hope you will forgive me."

Zhu Gui curled his lips and felt that it seemed to be the case.

If even he couldn't see it, how could these illiterate servants see it?

The brothers couldn't help but turn their eyes to the people in front, but they looked more at Xie Jin and the leader Ren Hengtai. No one else noticed it, but these two could, which shows how extraordinary these two people are.

At least, in their opinion, they are better than others.

Zhu Gui said: "Please remember these two people and tell my elder brother when the time comes."

"Yes."

The crowd, which was originally a little agitated, saw Ren Hengtai suddenly laugh and Zhuo Jing and Wu Qian's faces suddenly darken. Even if they were not very tactful, they all understood that this newspaper did indeed imply His Majesty's attitude.

With this view in mind, many people watched it again.

Finally I found some clues.

Your Majesty's attitude is not in the content, but in the newspaper!
Someone shared his discovery: "This is a newspaper edited by the Hanlin Academy, and it is the first edition of the newspaper. It must have been reviewed by His Majesty or His Highness. Since His Majesty and His Highness have allowed this newspaper to be published publicly, it actually reflects His Majesty's attitude."

"Your Majesty cannot be said to support Xia Xueshi's 'change', but at least he does not oppose it."

Others also realized it later.

Only Wu Qian and Zhuo Jing's faces turned darker.

Xie Jin looked very calm, not showing any pride, and said with a folded hand: "I don't want to show off, but just want to make one point. Your Majesty is not opposed to the 'change', and most of us came to Beijing to read the newly compiled textbooks in the Hanlin Academy, and we can actually get some clues from it."

"The court has its own views on the current trends and culture."

"Otherwise, we wouldn't have spent so much effort to compile and organize unified textbooks for the world, and publish newspapers related to current affairs in the capital. Isn't it also to hope that the scholars of the Ming Dynasty like us can open our minds and actively face the magnificent world."

"The Way does not change, and the world does not change."

"No."

"The Way is always changing, the only things that remain unchanged are decay and decline."

"I dare not criticize Your Majesty, but I know something about Xia Xueshi. After the imperial examination, Xia Xueshi has been committed to various new things. As far as I know, there are already the 'steam engine' and 'padded jacket' that are widely recognized by the world. In the north, there are even post offices with clear distinctions between official and private. Now there are 'newspapers' and 'new unified textbooks'. In my humble opinion, Xia Xueshi has been constantly bringing forth new ideas."

"We are actively leading the world in a positive direction, improving people's livelihood, and making the world truly people-oriented."

"Rather than becoming empty talk!"

“Pragmatism is the attitude that the world should have.”

Ren Hengtai clapped his hands and praised: "Brother Jie is right. Practicality is the foundation. Many of you are too idealistic and have read too many books. You seem to be full of truth, but in fact, you are too general and irrelevant. You study too deeply into the subjective world of people, but you have not deeply understood the human feelings and the real situation of the world. You talk about war on paper and talk about it. It seems reasonable, but in fact you know nothing." "We study to serve the world."

"Now that Scholar Xia has raised the issue of the long-term survival of the world, we should have calmed down and carefully studied how to solve it, instead of attacking each other or even directly opposing these views. Isn't this putting the cart before the horse? And confusing cause and effect?"

Ren Hengtai kept shaking his head.

He didn't have much opinion about the people at the table, but he felt a little unhappy because some of them were taking advantage of their seniority.

They were all talented people who had emerged in the past few years. They were all talented and believed that they were not inferior to others. How could they be willing to be treated as "old and powerful"? If they really made sense, he would admit it, but he would not tolerate them saying a bunch of "self-righteous" words directly.

What's more, he has the upper hand.

"Brother Ren, what do you mean? Does the court intend to seek change?" a scholar asked.

Ren Hengtai shook his head again and said with a smile: "Whether the court is seeking change or not, I am afraid only the court officials know, and I dare not speculate rashly, but your Majesty's pragmatic heart has long been known to the world. If you are not pragmatic and only care about words, you are destined to be difficult for the court to value."

"But judging from the recent changes in the court, there is indeed a hint of a change in the wind direction."

"The court intends to recruit scholars like us to the court. I am afraid it is also intended to test our attitudes and use these newly compiled textbooks to test our views on the world."

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Xie Jin nodded, then shook his head.

He said, "I have a different opinion."

"The court is seeking change. At least Your Majesty does not like those empty words, but prefers to do some practical things. This is also a requirement for us candidates of the imperial examination. Only by being pragmatic and doing practical things for the country can we gain a firm foothold in the country, and it should also be the foundation for scholars like us to stand firm."

Xie Jin was very brave in expressing his opinions.

Don't avoid it easily.

The scholar beside him seemed to be thinking about something.

Your Majesty has been repeating the word "pragmatic" since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, but the actual effect has not been good. Now it is just "revisiting the old matter". However, with Xia Zhibai's example, it will be difficult for anyone who wants to fool around in the future.

Whether it is good or bad depends on the individual.

However, many scholars upstairs subconsciously stayed away from Zhuo Jing and Wu Qian. The two of them used their own selfish interests to guess the public interest of the court, which had already caused some trouble. Moreover, Ren Hengtai and Xie Jin made it very clear that this newspaper might be a test of them by the court.

Distinguish between public and private!
Zhuo Jing and Wu Qian had gloomy faces and said nothing.

But I was secretly anxious.

They were not careful at that moment and made a big mistake. Although it was just an unintentional remark, it depends on whether the listener took it seriously. Moreover, no one else said anything, only they did. This would undoubtedly lower their impression in the court.

Normally it would not be a problem, but if they passed the imperial examination and took part in the palace examination, there was a possibility that someone would "bring up old matters" and they would suffer a great loss then.

But the words have been spoken, and in front of everyone, there is no way to take them back even if I want to.

I can only bear the loss of this plan.

But in their hearts, they felt resentment towards Xie Jin and Ren Hengtai. If it weren't for them, how could they have become the target of public criticism? How could they have fallen into such a deep pit?
(End of this chapter)