Ming politicians

() The time when Zhongxing Academy was established was December [-]st.

Before that, many things happened in Jiangning County, including the arrest of Zhang Pu. Although Sun Chengzong, Lu Shanji, and Huang Daozhou continued to explain the situation, after all, the scope was limited, and there were still some students. I don't know the specific situation, but I have a bad opinion of Zhongxing Academy.

All these things and discussions cannot delay the establishment of Zhongxing Academy.

The establishment ceremony was still in accordance with the original plan.

The officials who participated in the inauguration ceremony of the Zhongxing Academy were of unusual identities.

Minister of the Ministry of War of Nanjing, Governor of Zhizhe, Military Counselor Fan Jingwen, eunuch Qin Sande, garrison officer Zhang Yuning, Ying Tianfu Yin Wang Daozhi and others all attended the inauguration ceremony of Zhongxing Academy.

Such a grand occasion was exactly what Su Tiancheng needed.

No matter what kind of accident, the founding ceremony of the Zhongxing Academy cannot be delayed, not only because of the reputation of Sun Chengzong, Lu Shanji and Huang Daozhou, but also for the future development of the Ming Dynasty.

The influence of Donglin Academy and Fushe is extraordinary. To put it bluntly, Sun Chengzong and others have all been affected. Su Tiancheng has thought of many ways, and barely changed everyone's thinking. However, Confucianism The education is deeply ingrained, and the changes that need to be made in certain aspects do not happen overnight, and can only be done in the middle of daily research, relying on facts to speak, so Su Tiancheng still has a lot of things that need to be implemented of.

The biggest change is still Liu Yunqing.

As one of the four masters of Donglin, he left Donglin Academy and went to join Su Tiancheng. He has been under tremendous pressure, but it has been such a long time.Following Su Tiancheng, he also learned a lot, especially the concept of doing practical things. During the period of working as an aide in the county government, he was surprised to find out that he was in contact with people.Including Lu Tianming, Liu Zhongji and others, their attitude towards doing things has also undergone obvious changes. Everyone has a clear goal and works together. The focus is to make the people of Jiangning County rich.

After all, he is a scholar, and Liu Yunqing's greatest ideal is to take the imperial examination and win the imperial examination.Zhongjinshi, so the relationship between him and Dianshi Liu Zhongji is relatively close. Both of them have the same task, that is, to take the imperial examination.

In his spare time, he was also worried about his own future, and Donglin Academy had a great influence.As a scholar who left Donglin Academy, he is in the middle of the future imperial examination.Whether it will be excluded is also an uncertain thing.

But such worries can only be buried in the heart, and cannot be revealed in the slightest.

The arrival of Sun Chengzong, Lu Shanji, Huang Daozhou and others made him ecstatic, and the Zhongxing Academy was about to be established.He is also mainly responsible for daily work.

Needless to say, the influence of Sun Chengzong and others, following them to do things, can get a lot of learning, and among the scholars.It's only a matter of time before you get ahead.

During this period of time, he followed Sun Chengzong and others, talked with the visiting gentry and scholars, and occasionally interjected to express his own understanding. There were some disputes among everyone, but the atmosphere was very good. Sun Chengzong and others Although people are old in qualifications, they never use their qualifications to overwhelm others.

The special feature of Zhongxing Academy is that it has a very close relationship with the government.

After hearing what Su Tiancheng said about the purpose of the academy, Liu Yunqing was very surprised. He never expected that the academy could directly recommend talents to the emperor and the cabinet. Anyone who can go deep into the fields and among the people, listen to their voices, and come up with reasonable suggestions People are given special attention.

This kind of work style of grasping the situation of the people and knowing the sufferings of the people is very rare.

Su Tiancheng had a serious conversation with him, specifically talking about matters related to the Zhongxing Academy, and also clearly mentioned the mission of the Zhongxing Academy, which is to unite scholars all over the world to better interpret Confucianism, and use Speak from the facts, advocate scholars to do practical things, and avoid empty talk.

Liu Yunqing understands that Zhongxing Academy, to a certain extent, will crowd out Donglin Academy and Fushe, and if it develops later, it is very likely to annex Donglin Academy and Fushe.

He secretly admired Su Tiancheng.

People did not use coercive means to suppress Donglin Academy and Fushe, instead of using force to suppress Donglin Academy and Fushe, and set up Zhongxing Academy to convince people with reasoning and let scholars unite around the court.

After fully understanding the ideological connotation of Zhongxing Academy, Liu Yunqing devoted himself to the preparation of the academy.

December [-]st.

At Maoshi, the vicinity of the county school was already crowded with people, and many of them were gentlemen who had rushed here early. Among them, not only scholars from Jiangning County, but many scholars came from other places, even There are quite a few scholars from the north who have traveled all the way here.

Sun Chengzong, Lu Shanji, Huang Daozhou and others had already made preparations, and the Zhongxing Society was formally established today.

The plaque with the emperor's inscription had been mounted long ago, and it was officially unveiled at Chenshi.

The establishment of the Zhongxing Institute, the ceremony is not very complicated.

Huang Daozhou presided over the ceremony. Entrusted by the emperor, Fan Jingwen spoke first on behalf of the imperial court to congratulate the establishment of the Zhongxing Academy, followed by Ying Tianfu Yin Wang Daozhi, who expressed congratulations on behalf of Ying Tianfu, and then Sun Chengzong made a speech.

After the ceremony, Zhongxing Institute officially began to operate.

That is to say, from the moment of its establishment, Zhongxing Academy officially began to recruit members.

Su Tiancheng can't speak.

In fact, he was the driving force behind the establishment of the Zhongxing Academy, and also the actual boss. Most of the expenses of the Zhongxing Academy were in charge of the Jiangning County Government. It is to produce benefits.

Sun Chengzong wanted Su Tiancheng to speak, but Su Tiancheng declined.

He is only the magistrate of Jiangning County, and his rank is not high. It seems a bit inappropriate to speak on such an occasion. Fan Jingwen is a court official of the second rank, and Wang Daozhi is a court official of the third rank. As for Sun Chengzong, let alone, these three people Speech can show the taste of Zhongxing Academy, which is different from ordinary ones.

Besides, Su Tiancheng is not the kind of person who likes to show off.

But Su Tiancheng is very concerned about all the matters of Zhongxing Academy.

He has talked with Sun Chengzong, Lu Shanji, Huang Daozhou and others many times, involving many specific matters of the Zhongxing Academy. For a certain subsidy, if a good suggestion is put forward, how should it be treated.

The mode of operation of Zhongxing Academy is also somewhat unique.

Inside the society, debates are allowed, but once the debate starts, after the views and understandings are finally unified, there can be no noise. Members can keep their own understandings, but they can't continue to advocate.

At the beginning of the establishment of Zhongxing Academy, it mainly recommended low-level officials, such as county magistrates, county magistrates, Zhu Bo, and Dian Shi. Don’t involve too high an official position. .

The most important point of view of the society is that it cannot be empty talk, and refuses to be a clear stream of boastful talk.

Faced with such a brand new model, Sun Chengzong and others also need a certain amount of time to adapt. There have also been many debates between them and Su Tiancheng. There are differences.

Sun Chengzong, Lu Shanji, and Huang Daozhou, in principle, are in favor of revering classics and restoring the classics. In view of the purpose proposed by Fushe, the formulation can be changed in the future, and this view is also accepted by the vast majority of scholars. Su Tian Cheng had a different opinion. He proposed, what is the purpose of revering the scriptures? Is it to ask scholars to go back to the past era, and blindly remember the ancients? This is definitely inappropriate. The eyes of scholars should focus on the future , that is to see the future, so the Zhongxing Academy does not deny the idea of ​​respecting the classics and returning to the past, but it does not advocate such a view. The thoughts of the ancients can be used by people today, and they can be used for their own use. Persistence, the disadvantage is abandonment, in short, everything speaks on the basis of facts.

Su Tiancheng also specifically mentioned the example of Jiangning County. If the practice of reverence and revival was followed, Jiangning County would not be in the current situation. Everything would follow the rules of the ancestors without the slightest innovation. How could the government's income be increased.

Even though Su Tiancheng made such an explanation, Sun Chengzong and others, in terms of understanding, still insisted on their own understanding.

Su Tiancheng didn't force everyone to accept it. It would take time. After all, the imperial examinations in the Ming Dynasty were all four books and five classics. Scholars have been educated in Confucianism since they were young. If you suddenly deny the idea of ​​respecting classics and going back to ancient times, you may ask for trouble.

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With the deafening sound of firecrackers, Fan Jingwen, Wang Daozhi, Qin Sande, Zhang Taining, Sun Chengzong, Lu Shanji, Huang Daozhou and others stepped onto the temporary rostrum.

Huang Daozhou's face was flushed, presiding over the founding ceremony of the Zhongxing Academy, in his opinion, was a great honor.

There was no sign of Su Tiancheng inside.

There were quite a few people attending the ceremony. The huge courtyard was densely packed with people. Most of them were planning to sign up directly after the establishment of the Zhongxing Academy and become members of the academy.

People from Donglin Academy and Fushe also came to this ceremony. As for what these people are thinking, the ghost knows.

Su Tiancheng stood under the podium, and Lu Tianming, Qu Qingze, Liu Zhongji, Liu Yunqing and others stood beside him.

There were so many people that no one particularly noticed them.

But Su Tiancheng noticed the people who attended the ceremony. Huang Tingping, Yi Ligao and Zou Pingzhang came. The strangest thing is that Tang Haitai also came. I don't know what these people mean by coming to the ceremony.

The attitude of Donglin Academy and Fushe must be bad, especially Zhang Pu, the leader of Fushe, was arrested and escorted to the capital. Donglin Academy and Fushe are both holding their breath Yes, maybe they are looking for trouble during the ceremony.

Chapter 280 IX Zhongxing Academy