The first ray of sunshine in the morning rose.
Shining on the gate of Tai Chi Hall.
When the hall gate opened, all officials entered in one after another.
Today's court officials looked a little ugly.
What happened yesterday has already made them feel a deep sense of crisis.
Children of businessmen can also study in the Imperial College.
This has violated the rules since ancient times.
Thinking that this thing was about to happen, many officials became more and more heavy.
When the emperor came, all the officials had already formed a team.
After speaking, when he went to court, the emperor had not asked questions, an official came out.
"Your Majesty, I heard yesterday that the Minister of Revenue Zhao Chen, at the door of Wangyou Bookstore, told the people of Chang'an City that our Imperial College in the Tang Dynasty is preparing to recruit a group of Dali Temple reserve students."
"I dare to ask Your Majesty, this is the case!" The official from the Imperial College walked out and questioned the emperor.
The Imperial College was a talent reserve library for the Tang Dynasty. Although there was the Chang'an Academy before and then the Chang'an Military Academy.
But speaking of this, none of these has seriously affected the educational status of the Imperial College in the Tang Dynasty.
But yesterday Zhao Chen said that the officials of Dali Temple would recruit some students to the Imperial College.
This is a completely different situation.
When the Imperial College recruits scholars, they all have their own rules. Zhao Chen breaks the rules when he speaks, so who can agree?
Obviously, of course, this matter must be passed through the emperor, and the emperor must know it too.
The emperor nodded. There was no way to hide this matter. After Zhao Chen told him yesterday, the emperor knew it.
"Yes, this is indeed true." The emperor nodded.
The officials of Tai Chi Hall were as deep as water.
"The Imperial College is in charge of education in the world. His Majesty and the Minister of Revenue will join forces with the Dali Temple officials to recruit students."
"Where is Your Majesty the Imperial College?"
"What is Your Majesty the official of the Imperial College?" said anger.
"Personal affairs are small, family and national affairs are big. The Minister of Revenue actually said that if merchants and others can also participate in the selection of talent reserves in Dali Temple."
"The businessman is humble, and since ancient times, your Majesty's move is clearly to subvert the rules."
"I ask Your Majesty to take back Cheng's order and severely punish Zhao Chen, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue." An official from the Imperial College Supervisory Office shouted.
As soon as he finished speaking, all officials from the Imperial College shouted: "I would like to ask Your Majesty to take back Cheng's orders and severely punish Zhao Chen, the Minister of Revenue."
The emperor frowned, and before he could speak, a large group of officials came out again.
"Your Majesty, other matters can be discussed, but the children of merchants must not enter the Imperial College."
"The children of businessmen must not enter the Imperial College."
Half of the officials in the court shouted like this with the emperor.
Everyone knows very well that the so-called prohibition of businessmen's children into the Imperial College is just to protect the interests of these people.
If a businessman has money, if his children enter the court in the future, have money and power, and collude with power and money, how can the younger generations of these people fight over him?
Today's officials are basically all scholars.
Of course, I don’t want people from other backgrounds to come to the officialdom.
Dai Zhou stood in the team and saw that the crowd was so opposed, he couldn't help but look at Zhao Chen.
Yesterday he reminded Zhao Chen, but I don’t know if Zhao Chen has a way to deal with the current situation.
If you can't handle it, the Dali Temple talent reserve strategy mentioned earlier will go bankrupt.
The emperor certainly understood why these officials opposed the admission of businessmen's children.
To be honest, the emperor was also worried that the children of merchants would affect the situation in the court in the future.
But building a talent reserve is also an extremely important matter.
What's wrong with the children of businessmen? In many aspects, they have better conditions.
The Tang Dynasty needed to move forward instead of standing still.
"Zhao Chen, what do you want to say?" the emperor looked at Zhao Chen and asked.
All officials opposed it, but the emperor could not decide.
At this moment, I had to look at Zhao Chen.
If Zhao Chen had a solution, this matter would be half successful.
If Zhao Chen had no choice, the matter would end here.
When the emperor asked Zhao Chen for his opinion, all the officials looked at him, and many of them looked a little unkind.
If it weren't for Zhao Chen, such a thing wouldn't have happened.
Zhao Chen did this, undoubtedly against them.
Under the gaze of all officials, Zhao Chen took a step forward, turned around, and looked at the excited officials.
He said: "Everyone said that the children of merchants should not appear in the Imperial College, so I would like to ask you one more thing."
"What does this sentence mean when there is a teaching but no distinction?"
All the officials frowned. They didn't expect Zhao Chen to bring out the saint's remarks.
"Shangshu Zhao, the teachings of Confucius are different from what we are facing now, so we cannot analyze them together." After a moment of silence, an Imperial College official retorted with Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen smiled and said, "There is no difference in education. It means that as long as the people who come, they have the intention to study, no matter what their background is."
“We should all teach them knowledge.”
"What's wrong with the businessman?"
"If it weren't for them, you could eat fish from the North Sea, lychees from the south, and spices from the Western Regions?"
"What's wrong with the craftsman?"
"Without them, I'm afraid you all have to walk to court, right?"
"What's wrong with the people who work hard in the fields?"
"With them, you all have to starve to death here, and you still have the strength to shout?"
"To me, the scholar is useless."
What a scholar who is useless is a scholar.
Zhao Chen's last words made him silent in an instant.
Most of the civil servants in the Tang Dynasty were from scholars, and only a very small number of people had other identities.
Zhao Chen's words were useless and were undoubtedly a scholar who scolded them all.
Most of the civil servants glared at Zhao Chen, while the military generals nodded in agreement.
They didn't realize that they were scholars who were useless.
Zhao Chen's words reached their hearts.
The emperor's face showed a strange look at this moment, and the corners of his mouth twitched twice.
"Even you can sit firmly in the temple, why can't they do it?" Zhao Chen spoke again, saying another word about shrimps and pig hearts.
All officials changed their colors.
Why are they not as good as those farmers, craftsmen, and merchants?
Although they cannot carry their shoulders and their hands cannot carry them, it is precisely because of them that the Tang Dynasty can be the current Tang Dynasty.
Why did Zhao Chen say that they...
"Shangshu Zhao, what you mean, you must let the children of merchants enter the Imperial College?" The Imperial College official said in a deep voice.
The officials of the Imperial College were glaring at Zhao Chen at this moment.
Zhao Chen is just a minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and the Imperial College will not allow the children of businessmen to come in to study.
They have the final say.
Zhao Chen glanced at these people and showed a contemptuous smile on his face.
It doesn’t matter whether the Imperial College will go or not.
But the important thing is to change the situation where only scholars can become officials nowadays.
As long as you have mastered the corresponding knowledge, why can't anyone other than scholars become officials?
Chapter completed!