The greatest pursuit of scholars is to achieve the three immortal virtues, meritorious service and reputation.
On the surface, morality comes first, meritorious services come second, and words come third. But which scholar is not a monkey spirit?
The establishment of virtue depends on the opinions of different people, and it is difficult to agree with the opinions of others.
To make meritorious deeds, one needs to mingle in the officialdom, which is a place of right and wrong, involving the interests of all parties. Even an outstanding person like Mr. Di Ge has experienced many ups and downs, and it is difficult to say whether he has merit or demerit.
Only independent words and written books can be remembered for centuries and be admired by future generations.
Therefore, scholars take establishing their words as their first priority in order to achieve immortality.
If he could be responsible for editing an all-inclusive book that synthesized thousands of years of Chinese classics, it would be a great event for scholars.
Not to mention the editor-in-chief, even if you are involved in it, it is a beautiful thing that honors your ancestors and deserves a special mention on your epitaph.
As for re-editing scriptures and history, what does it mean under such grand circumstances?
Luo Youdu glanced at the many civil servants who were already a little red-eyed. He felt happy and his goal had been achieved.
Perhaps the ministers at this stage were afraid of the harm caused by the military ministers of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and wanted to improve the status of scholar-bureaucrats to avoid making the same mistakes again.
But there is no doubt that once the power of scholar-bureaucrats exceeds that of military officials, the situation will deteriorate.
How many people can remain true to their original aspirations after gaining rights?
If nothing else, Luo Youdu couldn't do it himself.
In order to make them feel more at ease and find something to do, a group of people will not have to think too much.
It turns out that Luo Youdu had originally planned to compile a book similar to "Yongle Dadian", but the proposal now was just a matter of course.
Of course, his purpose was not to show off the country's prestige and benefit all generations, nor was it to collect books from hundreds of schools of thought in the Classics and History, but to collect books on astronomy and geography, yin and yang medicine, crafts, agriculture, and other miscellaneous books.
The collection of classics and history books from hundreds of schools of thought would generally not have been lost unless it encountered a catastrophic literary inquisition.
There is no shortage of wealthy literati in the world, and these classics are the first to be collected by them.
Unless all scholars in the world are extinct, it is difficult for the collection of classics and history to be lost.
Miscellaneous books such as astronomy and geography, yin and yang medicine, crafts, and agriculture are not popular, but they condense the wisdom and experience of the ancients and are closely related to life. On the contrary, they are the most likely to be lost.
In the eyes of most readers, these miscellaneous books can even be classified as strange and obscene.
However, Luo Youdu understood that compared with the classics and history, these technologies that are easily lost are the knowledge that can truly drive productivity and social progress.
In this way, miscellaneous books are summed up, and professionals are arranged to sort out and study them, extract the essence, eliminate the dross, and learn and develop, thereby step by step improving the understanding of astronomy and geography, the development of medicine, the improvement of technology, and agriculture.
improvement.
Luo Youdu wants future generations to know that Chinese culture is not just Confucianism, nor is it just a collection of classics and history.
All the civil servants and scholars in the hall wanted to participate in it, but they didn't know what Luo Youdu really planned in his heart.
He did not explain clearly, but just said: "This type of book is tentatively named "Yongjing Dadian", but our Chinese culture is broad and profound, and many of the great works of sages are either unique or unfortunately lost. Preparatory work must be arranged in place.
.I have decided to tell the world that bibliophiles from all over the world are willing to donate the only copies they have at home, and I will reward you with a big reward. I am not trying to steal people's favor, I am just borrowing them for rubbings, and they will surely return to their original owners. Those who have merit will be rewarded by me.
At the end of the "Yongjing Ceremony", he signed his name to express his gratitude for his achievements."
He had whetted the appetite of the civil servants and then directly skipped the topic and stopped talking about it.
Today Luo Youdu also expressed his attitude.
He will not give special privileges to military commanders, but civilian officials should not expect to receive special privileges either.
As for Song Bai, at this point, not many people really pay attention to his small role.
Originally, Zhang Zhao and a group of scholar-bureaucrats interceded for Song Bai not because of him as a person, but because of the significance and value he represented.
Luo Youdu had already defined scholar-bureaucrats as meritorious service regardless of civil or military service. Song Bai's meritorious service was not enough to enjoy the imperial court's approval.
Most of the officials in the temple knew Luo Youdu's character.
My Lord started the attack because he didn't want to make this matter any longer.
The current ending is the best, and (this chapter is not finished yet!)
Chapter 19: Stop when you’re good
No one said anything more.
Luo Youdu also stopped here and did not continue to embarrass the civil servants.
After all, it is up to them to govern the world.
No matter how good the decision is, it will be in vain without the cooperation of officials to carry it out.
Just like the Ming Dynasty, it's not that there were no emperors who wanted to revitalize the country, it's just that they followed the same policy, and the eunuchs and civil servants at all levels took the money step by step. In the end, the emperor was poor and the people were miserable.
Luo Youdu did not want to have too much trouble with the civil servants under his command.
In the political field, apart from mutual compromise, we just give up when things go well.
Blindly killing everyone will only make things get out of hand.
Luo Youdu also knew in his heart that this civil servant group would not give up. They would look for any opportunity to take the lead, and what he had to do was to hold a hammer and hit whoever came forward to suppress the atmosphere.
Of course the same goes for Wu Chen.
Isn’t this the emperor’s job?
Without the minister's request for intervention, Song Bai's marriage ended quickly.
Song Bai confessed to his crime and also confessed those who bribed him one by one.
In addition to the two brothers Chen Wenxian and Chen Wenyi, those already known include Meng Qing from his hometown, Lin Zhinan from Luoyang, Tan Fengyu from Taiyuan, Song An and Song Ren from Daming Prefecture.
There are many more people involved than imagined.
Lin Zhinan was a candidate in the same class as Song Bai and was born in the same Jinshi class. Knowing that Song Bai was highly regarded by Liu Zai, he deliberately curry favor with him.
Tan Fengyu, Song An, and Song Ren are all from the same group.
Song Bai became famous as a young man and received support from the Song family.
Tan Fengyu is the son-in-law of the Song family, while Song An and Song Ren are both members of the Song family. It is a drama in which one person achieves the Tao, chickens and dogs soar to the top.
Regarding them, Luo Youdu directly expressed his attitude, killing the chicken to scare the monkey, and all those involved would be held accountable.
Song Bai deprived him of his fame, never hired him, gave him a hundred sticks, and exiled him to Jiaozhi.
The same was true for Chen Wenxian, Chen Wenyi, and Meng Qing. They each received fifty lashes and were exiled to Jiaozhi.
Anyone from the Song family who interferes with this matter will be exiled to Liangzhou.
According to the law, the amount of money Song Bai embezzled was enough to be executed.
However, Luo Youdu was thinking about Jiaozhi. There were only a few Han people in Liangzhou, and they were generally not people who committed serious crimes, so they rarely engaged in killings.
Even so, it also gave a warning signal.
Luo Youdu did not give any chance to the corrupt officials, and also frightened many officials who had dirty hands and feet.
The salary of Luo Yu court was enough for officials to live a good life.
In this case, the cost of corruption is too high and the number of corrupt officials can be effectively controlled.
Luo Youdu looked at the marriage document sent from Dali Temple in his hand.
Soon his eyes fell on the three words Lu Mengzheng.
Lu Meng was identified in the closing documents as a witness, Chen Wenxian, and an eyewitness who gave gifts to Chen Wenxuan.
Luo Youdu's eyes flashed: Could this Lu Mengzheng be the Lu Mengzheng in history?
The first prime minister in Chinese history who was born as a civilian and walked out of a broken cave...
Chapter 19: Stop when you’re good
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