The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 783: All Abolition

"Your Majesty, this is what has happened."

Sun Yan raised his head, sat next to Cao Mao, and told him what happened in Cui Zan's mansion.

Although Sun Yan's academic ideas were somewhat in conflict with those supported by Cao Mao, and he himself had even opposed Cao Mao through debates many times, there is one point that is easily overlooked.

His teacher was Zheng Xuan.

He studied classics with Zheng Xuan since he was young and grew up in Zheng Xuan's home.

Well, Cao Mao’s queen was called Zheng Xian.

Besides, Cao Mao himself was not a supporter of any school of thought; he was just a referee.

Sun Yan and Cao Mao had always had a good personal relationship, so it was inevitable that Sun Yan's family would be present at the Queen's banquet. After all, they were family, but few people would notice this.
When everyone gathered to oppose Cao Mao, Sun Yan took the opportunity to join them and participated in several rallies.

Cao Mao sat in the upper seat, looking at the famous scholar beside him.

This famous scholar cannot be considered a flatterer, mainly because he has always insisted on his academic views.

Zheng Xue, if the king wants his subject to die, the subject must die!

Everything revolves around the emperor and requires unconditional obedience.

Sun Yan felt that his ideas could really solve all problems. As long as everyone in the world obeyed the emperor, there would be no war and no disasters.

Cao Mao was not sure what to say about this school of thought that emerged during the war.

But from the perspective of the emperor, this school of thought is really good.

Because of the school's proposition, even though Sun Yan opposed Cao Mao's migration in his heart, he would not resist.

Whatever the emperor does is right; even if the emperor is wrong, his ministers have no choice but to obey.

Sun Yan used his actual actions to prove his own views, and at the same time he also successfully made Cao Mao see the charm of their school.

For a moment, even Cao Mao couldn't help but feel moved.

If everyone around him was as obedient as Sun Yan, and obeyed him unconditionally.
But soon, Cao Mao gave up this idea.

Not to mention whether such a proposal could actually be accomplished, even if there was a chance to accomplish it, Cao Mao would not do it.

The spirit of resistance is the most precious part of the Chinese national spirit and an important condition for the continuation of the Chinese nation.

Even when facing the emperor, encountering injustice, and suffering from hunger, one must dare to swing the hoe and shout "Are you a born-against-the-grain?" This is the most valuable thing.

Listening to Sun Yan's report, Cao Mao couldn't help laughing.

I didn't expect that in the eyes of those guys now, I actually seem like an invincible villain.

Cao Mao felt that Cui Zan was much smarter than Xun Yi.

From the very beginning, he did not have much resistance to Cao Mao and was always very respectful to him. His son Cui Hong was even more trusted by Cao Mao and now serves as a county governor.

This time, he thought that the other party was going to gather the rest of the losers to fight him again, but he didn't expect that they would retreat so easily.

Cao Mao immediately said, "These people are nothing to worry about. Cui Zan is quite sensible."

"In that case, I can spare his life."

Cao Mao was even too lazy to take action against these people, but there was something that made him a little unhappy.

Most of those who came out to fight him this time were famous scholars from the Imperial Academy.

The last resistance forces almost all gathered in the Imperial Academy. Can the disciples they taught be reused?
Most of those who passed the imperial examinations were from the Imperial Academy. Although the status of the Imperial Academy is not as high as it used to be, it is still the largest talent center in the Wei Dynasty.

But the teachers in the talent center are a bunch of traitors.

Cao Mao suddenly looked at Sun Yan and asked with a smile, "Mr. Sun, you seem to be particularly concerned about this matter. Could it be that you want to replace these people and become the Grand Master of the Imperial Academy?"

Although Sun Yan was close to him, he had never paid much attention to government affairs.

This time, he took the initiative to contact those people, participated in the rally, and reported the latest developments every day.

This made Cao Mao doubt that this guy was sincerely letting him see what the famous scholars in the Imperial Academy were like, and what the people in their school were like, so that he could completely replace those people.

Sun Yan was stunned for a moment, then bowed to Cao Mao and said, "Your Majesty, I do wish to promote Zheng's teachings. The Imperial Academy today is full of traitors who are disloyal to Your Majesty. What kind of Confucian classics can the scholars learn by following them?"

"I am willing to govern the Imperial Academy for Your Majesty and will certainly lead the scholars onto the right path."

Sun Yan made many promises to the emperor very seriously.

He has many outstanding disciples, and he can lead them to replace the many doctors in the Imperial College. At the same time, they will obey the emperor unconditionally and teach a group of scholars who will only obey the emperor's orders.

Cao Mao smiled.

This person is quite honest.

He said, "This matter needs to be decided after consultation with the ministers."

Sun Yan quickly stood up and bowed deeply again.

Zhang Hua, who had been standing at the door, immediately saw Sun Yan out and then turned back.

Looking at Cao Mao who was frowning and thinking hard, Zhang Hua suddenly said:
"Your Majesty, I have an idea."

Cao Mao was somewhat surprised by this. "Oh?" Zhang Hua said, "Your Majesty, you originally asked whether the children of the aristocratic families above the fifth rank should be taught separately from the rest of the scholars. I think it would be more appropriate to split the Imperial Academy into two, gathering the children above the fifth rank in the new academy, with Sun Yan and others serving as the chief academics, while the others remain at the Imperial Academy to teach the other scholars."

There are three main problems with the Imperial College now.

First of all, the composition of the students is really outrageous. Ninety-nine percent of them are from wealthy families, and the rest are below the fifth rank. There are almost no students of commoner origin.

Then the positions of the celebrities were really outrageous. They all came from wealthy families and stood on the side of the wealthy families.

Finally, there is the outrageous examination mechanism. Both the admission assessment and the Five Classics assessment do not seem very fair. It always feels a bit informal for the Imperial College to decide on such an assessment itself.

But Cao Mao could not find a way to solve these problems in a short period of time.

The problems of the Imperial College appear to be merely a matter of learning, but in reality, they reflect the problems of the current scholar class.
At the same time, the thousands of people in the Imperial Academy today will be the actual rulers of the country in the next few decades.

Their ideas and their positions will greatly affect the future of the Wei Dynasty.

Zhang Hua's solution was to govern separately, letting Sun Yan of the loyal emperor school teach those who came from prominent families, so that they would learn to be obedient, while increasing the opportunities for students from the lower classes, thus turning the track into two.

Pei Xiu once told Cao Mao that in the Imperial College's admissions mechanism, the only thing that could be manipulated was the admissions assessment. Although the other aspects ensured the privileges of the children of wealthy families, they also protected the children of poor families.

If these privileges were taken away, the children from poor families would be completely crushed.

Just like this special examination, Taixue is not just an academic or educational issue, it is also a political issue.

From a purely academic perspective, the children of wealthy families are more outstanding and should be allowed to occupy many places in the Imperial College. However, allowing them to monopolize the market will only create a vicious cycle.

Do we have to open a new track like the Western Jin Dynasty in history?
What should we do if there are no poor students in the Imperial College?
Sima Anshi tells you, wouldn’t it be better to open one more store?

It’s a very simple solution, and it’s in line with Anshi’s personality.

But Cao Mao felt that this was not a way to solve the problem.

Even if Cao Mao opened the Imperial College and directly recruited children from wealthy families of the fifth rank and above, and took away all the children of the powerful, what would happen next?

All the children of the rich families will leave the Imperial College?
Do great families above the fifth rank only have one son? Do they have no relatives?
Don’t those famous people have any confidants? Don’t they have any “sons of friends”?
As long as the unreasonable enrollment system of the Imperial College still exists, it will not have much impact. The most capable children from wealthy families will go to the Imperial College, and those who are slightly worse than them will go to the Imperial College.

"I will not open a new Imperial College."

Cao Mao said firmly.

"Maoxian, please go and invite Yang Gong over. I have something important to discuss with him."

Zhang Hua didn't dare to say anything more and left immediately.

Cao Mao sat solemnly in the upper seat, his expression constantly changing, as if he was thinking about something important.

When Yang Zong appeared in front of Cao Mao, panting and leaning on a cane, what he saw was the emperor lost in thought.

Yang Zong did not dare to disturb him, but just stood aside, waiting for the emperor to speak.

Cao Mao suddenly woke up and seemed to see Yang Zong in front of him.

"Mr. Yang, come and sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Cao Mao hesitated for a moment and said, "I want to appoint you as the Supervisor of Education, responsible for all academic affairs in the country."

Yang Zong was a little confused when he heard this.

Even though they are all civil servants, there are differences between them.

Some civil servants are good at governing local areas, some are good at formulating policies, and some are good at military strategies.

Yang Zong was a strategist who was good at strategy. Although he knew the classics, academic research was definitely not his forte.

He is more suitable to serve as a military officer, perhaps to offer advice as a cavalryman.

But in governing the Imperial Academy, Your Majesty, are you prepared to treat academic matters like a war?

Although Yang Zong didn't understand, he still accepted the appointment. He couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, do you want to..."

"I intend to change the admissions policy of the Imperial College and even the local national schools!"

"Abolish the Doctor of Scriptures and directly recruit disciples!"

"Abolish the direct admission of children of fifth rank and above!"

"Abolish the Imperial College's own assessment!"

"Abolish the local Imperial College and National Academy recommendation system!"

"Abolish them all!"

When Cao Mao said this, Yang Zong was panicked. Abolish all four? ? Wouldn't that be equivalent to abolishing the Imperial Academy and the National Academy?

What has provoked Your Majesty?
But Yang Zong quickly realized that this should be a new admissions system to replace the previous one, right?

Even so, Yang Zong still felt something was wrong.

"Your Majesty, why is this?"

(End of this chapter)