Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

"Your Majesty, it is enough to study Confucianism in the school! As for the practical learning mentioned by Your Majesty, you can let them learn from their father and brother!" Li Gang thought for a while and said.

"On the one hand, what their father and brother know is quite limited. If we gather all the practical learning experience from across the country and extract the essence, wouldn't it be better than their father and brother? Second, learning practical learning can increase knowledge and understand things, even if you don't know the truth in the future. Those who engage in these practical studies should also know something." Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, the old minister still feels inappropriate." Li Gang frowned and said.

"Your Majesty, I also feel that something is wrong." Li Ruoshui also said at the moment.

"What do you think?" Zhao Chen glanced across the faces of other military ministers and said.

"Your Majesty, I think it's feasible! The purpose of increasing practical learning is to allow students all over the world to learn some real things, which will be of great benefit to the growth of students!" Wang Shu said.

"Your Majesty, I also think it's good!" Hu Quan also said at the moment.

"Your Majesty, I thought I could join the practical school! I was originally studying in Jiangnan, but then the world was in chaos. I ran from Jiangnan to Guanshan to join Your Majesty! After joining the Production and Construction Corps, I realized that what I had learned before was basically useless , Many things are learned again in the Production and Construction Corps! In this case, why not let the young people in the world learn some real things from the beginning?" Wang Shipeng also said.

"My minister disagrees." Li Chuwen thought for a while and said.

"You all talk about it!" Zhao Chen looked at the military aircraft Zhang Jing below. Most of these military aircraft Zhang Jing were promoted from the Production and Construction Corps, and they were not very old.

They also talked one after another, and almost everyone supported Zhao Chen.

A smile appeared on Zhao Chen's face. It seems that young people support his reforms! Especially the young people who have come out of the Production and Construction Corps represented by Hu Quan and Wang Shipeng! For example, Hu Quan and Wang Shipeng are well-known scholars in history. They are all from a scholarly family in the south of the Yangtze River, but now they all understand that Confucianism has limited practicality, and some practical things should be added.

"Your Majesty, even so, it is difficult to formulate practical books!" Li Gang said again.

"This is not very difficult! We can call some leaders of practical studies from all over the world, such as farming masters, shopkeepers with exquisite calculations, etc., and let them talk about some skills and write them in books! Regarding practical learning, every now and then In a few years, we can add new practical knowledge!" Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, once a book is finalized, it will be used for a thousand years. How can there be any reason to keep changing it?" Li Ruoshui said.

"From ancient times to the present, practical learning has been constantly improving, and our knowledge should also continue to improve! Today's farming methods are very different from ancient people's, and today's arithmetic is very different from ancient times! Regarding practical learning, We should also divide it into many categories, such as agriculture, mathematics, business, etc., and compile them into books and teach them to students!" Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, in this way, students need too many books for students. I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to master so much knowledge!" Li Gang said.

"We can teach students all over the world from the shallower to the deeper. Just after entering school, we just learn to read and write. After a year, we will add some simple arithmetic, and then add some more advanced knowledge! The four books and five classics of Confucianism, countless books, students can master, Not to mention some practical learning?" Zhao Chen said.

"What Your Majesty said, the old minister still can't agree! The old minister still thinks that only Confucianism should be taught!" Li Gang shook his head again.

"We can discuss this matter later, and you all think about it after you go back! Let's talk about the imperial examination, and I will tell you my point of view first! I have already discussed this matter with Yu Yunwen, and Yu Yunwen has already Agree! The imperial examination should not only rely on Confucianism, but also add practical content!" Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, absolutely not! Adding practical learning to the school may still be useful, but the imperial examination must not change. The imperial examination can only test Confucianism, and you cannot add so-called practical learning!" Li Gang was shocked when he heard the uniform, and immediately said .

"I only know Confucianism, I don't work hard, and I don't know the five grains. How do I do things after entering the court and the government?" Zhao Chen said lightly.

"Your Majesty, haven't all the dynasties come here like this? Officials only study Confucianism, and then become magistrates, so they can slowly learn practical learning while in office!" Li Gang said.

"Since you can study while in office, why can't you learn well early, and then take the exam during the imperial examination, and only after passing can you work for the court and the government?" Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, the ancient system cannot be changed!" Li Gang said anxiously.

"Ancient system? Teacher, do you know how long this imperial examination system has been in existence?" Zhao Chen said.

"About five hundred years." Li Gang thought for a while and said.

"That's right, the imperial examination system has only lasted for more than 500 years! During the period of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, the imperial examination was never used to select talents. During the Qin, Han and Jin Dynasties, the imperial examination was never used to select talents! Until the Sui Wendi and Sui Yangdi, in order to break the powerful System, this is when the imperial examination began to be tried! It was not until the Tang Dynasty that the imperial examination became popular in the world! The Tang Dynasty was destroyed until the present dynasty, if not counting the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, it only went through one and a half dynasties! This is not an ancient system, why not Change?" Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, you have studied Confucianism from ancient times to the present, and governed the world with Confucianism! Now joining the real school will definitely affect the status of Confucianism!" Li Gang said again.

"Teacher, let me ask you another question. After studying Confucianism, can I really govern the world? If I don't study Confucianism, can I not govern the world?" Zhao Chen thought for a while and said.

"This... maybe so." Li Gang said.

"The teacher is wrong again! Confucianism did not dominate the world until the Han Dynasty. Before the Han Dynasty, a hundred schools of thought contended. The Qin Dynasty was ruled by the Legalists! Han Gaozu Liu Bang didn't even read the book, and he didn't know a few big characters. He could still govern. The world, and it is a generation of sages! Xiao He and Cao Can, who were famous in the early Han Dynasty, were originally prison guards, they only guarded the prison, and they did not learn Confucianism. They just knew some characters, and they also governed the world Is it right? Among the Confucian scholars in the world, how many people can beat them? I was a martial artist in the Taizu Dynasty, and Taizong didn’t read many books. I, Zhao Pu, the founding minister of the Song Dynasty, only read half of the Analects. In terms of knowledge, they are far inferior to some of today’s students, don’t they also govern the world? It can be seen that whether they can govern the world has little to do with whether they have studied Confucianism!” Zhao Chen said.

"This..." Li Gang stayed there, unable to argue.

What Zhao Chen said is a well-known fact, especially when it involves Song Taizu, Song Taizong and others, it cannot be denied at all.

The practicality of Confucianism is limited, and the founding monarchs and ministers rarely have Confucian scholars who are dead-educated. It's just that Confucianism pays attention to "loyalty", so after the king ascended the throne, he immediately used Confucianism as a tool to promote the world.

"In addition to these, I have another idea, which I have discussed with Yu Yunwen! How can a scholar, who has studied for ten years and knows nothing about the world's major events, know nothing about agriculture and business, be able to rule one side? From the Tang Dynasty to the present, all those who have won Jinshi have either stayed in the Imperial Academy or become a local county magistrate! Let’s not talk about those who stayed in the Imperial Academy. Those who can become county magistrates just by studying hard, they really Can they manage the place well? They may not be as good as a small official in the county! Many of the founders of the past dynasties were born as small officials. After staying in the local area for a long time, I know how to govern the local area. When I draw inferences from one instance, I naturally have experience in governing the world! It can be seen that a scholar who is obsessed with studying is not as good as an experienced official! Therefore, I think that after the imperial examination, it is not appropriate for students to immediately To control one side, they should become local officials or officials! If they are really good, they must perform outstandingly, and it will not be too late to be promoted to local officials after they have achieved results." Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, this can't be the case! There are no mathematicians who have had a hard time of ten years before they can be elected. How much sweat and hardship they have endured can become the top of the crowd! They can take charge of one party and become magistrates. This is also a reward for their hard work. Compensation! Your Majesty now lets them work under the leadership of subordinate officials and officials, how can this embarrass the students?" Li Gang said.

"Students work hard, don't other people in the world work hard? Everyone in the world works hard, so is it impossible to be above all others? A good study may not be able to govern the country well. If you are really good, why not be good at the place?" If you stay for a while, if you really perform well, the court will naturally reuse it! Moreover, I have another idea. In the Han Dynasty, if the local officials performed well, they could still be officials. No matter how good your performance is, you can’t be an official because you haven’t passed the imperial examination! I think that if a small official does well, he can take some simple exams and be promoted to an official!” Zhao Chen said.

After Zhao Chen finished speaking, many ministers below frowned, but some nodded slightly.

The weather in April was not very hot, but at this moment, there was a hot feeling in the palace.

"Wang Shu, what do you think of what I said?" Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty is right! Immediately after the imperial examination, you can control one party, and it is easy to cause trouble. Those students don't understand anything. They just know how to read. If you study well, you may not be able to govern one party well! Your Majesty, I have another idea, the imperial examination. Current affairs should be included in it! For example, the size of our country, the situation of our neighboring countries, the various laws of our country, how our country treats farmers and businessmen, how taxes are collected in various places, how the checkpoints for going to sea are operated, and some of the most basic They should know the knowledge! From now on, there will be no more people who don’t work hard and don’t know the five grains in this imperial examination!” Wang Shu said.

"You're right!" Zhao Chen nodded.

"Your Majesty, the old minister still can't agree! The old minister still thinks that Confucianism should only be tested in the imperial examination, and Confucianism should only be studied in schools everywhere!" Li Gang said again after being silent for a long time.

"Your Majesty, I think so too! Confucianism is the general outline of the world's knowledge. People in the world only need to learn Confucianism well! As long as you know Confucianism, you will naturally be proficient in agriculture, arithmetic, business, etc.!" Li Ruoshui also said.

"Your Majesty, I also feel that it is inappropriate to join the real school." Li Chuwen also said.

However, Hu Quan, Wang Shipeng and others stood up again to support Zhao Chen. For a while, two opposing factions formed in the court. Old people like Li Gang did not support change, while young people like Hu Quan and Wang Shipeng supported change.

"You go back and think about this matter before discussing it," Zhao Chen said.