Ming Dynasty: Domination of the World from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 416 The Heart of Testing!

The news in the newspaper spread quickly throughout the city.

However, compared to the vast majority of citizens, only scholars are more concerned.

After learning about this "Bianwen", scholars had mixed opinions about it. Some people sneered at it, while others took it seriously. A discussion broke out in the city for several days.

But no results were reached from the discussion.

Instead, it creates a clear boundary between those who oppose and those who support.

Most of those who agree are young people, and they strongly identify with the change here, but the extent of their identification is different. Some believe that some corrections should be made to the world within the framework of Confucian classics, while others believe that the world should undergo a "great destruction and reconstruction" and "destroy the old and establish the new". There are even more radical ones who believe that the four barbarians should be conquered forcefully, and all the land in the world should become the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and then a unified education should be carried out, and Confucianism should be used to educate people.

Most of those who opposed it were successful middle-aged scholars.

They don't like change.

They are more content with the status quo and strongly oppose Xia Zhibai's views, believing that they are outrageous and even harmful to the country and the people. They think that Xia Zhibai should be convicted. This group of people is especially led by civil officials in the court and some Hanlin scholars.

There are also a large number of censors.

Therefore, within less than two days after the newspaper was published, Zhu Yuanzhang's spacious desk was filled with no less than a hundred impeachment memorials submitted by officials. Many people directly labeled Xia Zhibai a traitor, and some even went so far as to say that Xia Zhibai was a spy planted by the Yuan people in the court.

However, all these impeachment letters were suppressed by Zhu Yuanzhang.

This article by Xia Zhibai indeed caused a great sensation among scholars and made many readers think more deeply.

However, compared with the turmoil in the outside world, most officials in the court actually remained silent and did not make much noise about it. In particular, the civil servants headed by Li Shanchang were very frugal with their words, as if they were completely unaware of the heated discussions outside.

at the same time.

After a brief meeting, Wu Qian, Ren Hengtai, Xie Jin and others were summoned by Zhu Biao.

A side hall of the East Palace.

Princes Zhu Gui, Zhu Zhi and others have reported to Zhu Biao what they heard and saw in some teahouses that day. However, Zhu Biao did not have much interest in the news that Zhu Gui and others said. Instead, he looked at them with a look of disappointment.

Zhu Gui and others lowered their heads, their eyes flickering, not daring to look Zhu Biao in the eye.

Obviously feeling guilty.

Zhu Biao sneered, "You are all really good guys. I saw that you were bored in the palace, and the winter snow just melted, so I let you go out for a walk. But you didn't do any serious work, but you went to the brothels and spent a lot of money. Why, aren't all the palace maids enough for you? Do you have to go and get involved with these prostitutes?"

Zhu Gui and the others' faces turned red.

But no one dared to say anything.

They just heard that it was the most fun place in the capital, so they went there out of curiosity, but they didn't really do anything there. As for the lavish spending of money, it was completely fake. They were just fooled and gave away a few jade pendants.

But they didn't dare to speak out about these.

Seeing that no one said anything, Zhu Biao felt helpless and speechless.

They were all naughty, and I don't know who told them all this. After leaving the city, they were absent-minded, thinking only of running to Qinhuai River. They listened to a few songs and watched a few dances, and almost revealed their identities. The key point was that they were discussing privately that they wanted their father to reward them in the future. He couldn't help but feel angry when he heard it.

a long time.

Zhu Guicai trembled and said: "Brother, this can't be blamed entirely on us. It was you who asked us to go to see those scholars, and we followed them. How could we know they would go there? We only followed them in when we saw someone go in."

Before Zhu Gui could finish his words, Zhu Biao glared at him fiercely.

Zhu Biao said: "Let's forget about this incident. If you dare to do it again, don't blame me for telling my father."

Zhu Gui nodded like a little chicken pecking at rice, and said with gratitude: "Thank you, big brother. I will never do it again next time. This time it was really an accident. Big brother is the best to us."

Zhu Biao waved his hand and said, "Stop flattering me. You are still young and don't learn well. When you should study, focus on studying. I will go over your homework in a few days, as well as the textbooks sent by the Hanlin Academy. How do you think of them?"

Zhu Biao pretended to be angry and then asked about the textbooks.

Seeing that Zhu Biao did not ask about leaving the city, several people secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Zhu Zhi hurriedly said, "We have read the textbooks. It is quite simple. We have learned a lot of things a long time ago. However, there are a lot of things in it, such as "mathematics" and "miscellaneous studies". Many teachers don't understand them very well. Every time we have to spend a lot of time to study them, but we also asked, and most of the things they said are correct."

"As far as I'm concerned, it's easier to learn than before."

Zhu Zhi expressed his own views.

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The literacy textbooks in the past were all long-winded essays and various articles by sages, which made people feel overwhelmed. The current ones are much easier, and there are also miscellaneous essays. They seem to be more interesting to learn than before, except for mathematics and miscellaneous studies, which are more complicated and cumbersome than before, and some concepts are even confusing. However, even the teachers who teach them don’t understand them, so they don’t take it too seriously.

Zhu Biao nodded.

He had also read the so-called "mathematics" and "miscellaneous studies", which were indeed very novel. Mathematics was a little bit better, but it became difficult later on, mainly because of the miscellaneous studies. Many concepts seemed very abstract. For example, a simple "force" or "heat", etc., he roughly knew what they were, but Xia Zhibai actually tried to summarize them with some formulas. This method actually caused dissatisfaction among many people in the Hanlin Academy, but after so much time, no one could disprove it.

This also made Zhu Biao marvel.

He didn't know what Xia Zhibai was doing with all this, nor did he know what he was up to, so he asked his younger brothers to learn first, and then they would know what was going on.

Zhu Biao said: "You must study hard in the future."

"This set of textbooks was compiled by Hanlin scholars from the world's elite books. It can be said to be a set of rare books. Even I only have a vague understanding of many of the contents in it, and there are even some that I can't understand. If you can learn all of them, you may be more powerful than Xia Zhibai."

Zhu Gui and others nodded repeatedly, patted their chests, and said that they would study hard.

Zhu Biao encouraged them a few times and let them go back.

In fact, he didn't have the intention to blame them too much. Everyone is curious when they are young. But he just couldn't let them be too presumptuous, otherwise it would ruin the royal family's reputation, or they would learn bad things, which was not what he wanted to see.

As the eldest brother, he still hopes that his younger brothers can be more successful.

Not to say that he has great talent, but at least he can't be as bastard as the second and third brothers!
After Zhu Gui and the others walked away, Zhu Biao withdrew his thoughts and asked, "Are Ren Hengtai and the others here?"

Zhu Biao's personal eunuch said, "Your Highness, they are all here, and are waiting in another side hall."

Zhu Biao nodded and walked away.

(End of this chapter)