Northwest of the Great China Empire, Ili Prefecture, Ili Province.
Lu Yuanpeng was sitting in the pavilion in his courtyard reading the newspaper.
He knocked on the table and said: "I am a scholar, and I know everything about the world without leaving home.
The invention of newspapers is really wonderful."
"Brother Lu is still lamenting that Zizhan came uninvited and bothered me."
A seven-foot-tall, pot-bellied scholar wearing silk and silk.
He had just come to Lu Mansion as a rickshaw. The housekeeper knew this man and let him go immediately.
The most special thing about him is that he wears a personal seal on his waist that symbolizes the promotion of people.
The way he walked was strange, as if every step he took was to reveal his seal of success.
I wish everyone could know that he is a great man.
When Lu Yuanpeng saw Li Zizhan arriving, he stood up, nodded slightly, and said lightly: "Brother Li, welcome to my humble home."
Li Zizhan said flatteringly: "Brother Lu, you're welcome. It's me who has disturbed Brother Lu during this time."
They sat by the pavilion again and chatted about the recent events.
"Brother Lu, what do you think of the Su Erniu case?"
When Lu Yuanpeng heard Li Zizhan talking about this matter, he frowned slightly.
Their friendship is not very good and they are not suitable for discussing cases involving the royal family.
Even if we have a close friendship, we cannot talk about such topics involving the royal family.
If ordinary people talk about these things, the government will not care.
It doesn't matter if there are people with a certain status in the officialdom talking about these topics.
They are all Juren, or Juren from Yili Prefecture.
In order to prevent one family from becoming dominant in the southeastern region, the Great China Empire took up most of the imperial examinations.
The Ministry of Rites has detailed regulations on the admission of Jinshi, and each province has a quota.
The floating quotas are generally allocated according to the tax proportion of each province.
The number of Jinshi scholars in Yili Province has been very stable in recent years, with about five to six people.
Hundreds of people from previous exams compete for these five or six places. It is very fierce and all kinds of methods will be used.
There are cases in other provinces, and some people who have been elected have close relationships with their friends.
They chatted about some outrageous topics, and the news spread throughout the city in an instant.
This candidate apologized in the newspaper and was revoked from the Ministry of Rites.
After studying hard for ten years, he passed the examination and passed the examination. His bright future was ruined because of his lax tongue.
Lu Yuanpeng waved his hand and said: "This topic involves the royal family, and it is not appropriate for the two of us to talk about it.
Various newspapers have discussed this issue very clearly.
If Brother Li wants to know something, he just needs to read a few more newspapers."
After Lu Yuanpeng finished speaking, he immediately took out a few newspapers from the newspapers he had subscribed to before and handed them to Li Zizhan.
Li Zizhan took the newspaper and looked at Lu Yuanpeng awkwardly. He did not intend to understand the case, but just wanted to find a topic to continue chatting with Lu Yuanpeng.
He smiled awkwardly, talked about some interesting things about Yili Mansion, and ignored the topic.
"Brother Lu, we are on the border, and the imperial court is sending more troops here during this period.
The imperial court also rushed to build a railway to Ili.
I read in the newspaper that Cabinet Minister Wu Hongyi personally supervised the railway construction work."
Lu Yuanpeng didn't want to talk about the Su Erniu case, so he heard Li Zizhan take the initiative to change the topic.
He immediately echoed: "The imperial court is sending more troops to the northwest. This is the most significant military operation this year.
We need to know more about it. It is very likely that relevant content will be tested during the imperial examination.
The railway is very important. The cabinet minister personally supervises the operation of the North-West Railway, which can highlight the status of the railway.
With the Ili China Unicom railway, a large amount of cotton, meat, wool, and minerals will be marketable.
The overland Silk Road can also use railways as the main road to open up roads to the West."
The two of them chatted about similar topics, mainly surrounding this year's imperial examination questions.
Li Zizhan gained a lot from it. Lu Yuanpeng deserves to be from a scholarly family, and his family has a father who was born in the fourth grade.
His understanding of officialdom is indeed much better than that of Li Zizhan.
His father once said that if you are rich, you will be the emperor, but if you are poor, you will be a peddler.
Li Zizhan knew that his family was very rich, but his father was just mocking himself when he said this.
The reason why I say this is because if you don't understand the officialdom, even if you pass the Jinshi examination, you will just waste your life in the position of county magistrate.
Only when one understands the rules of the officialdom and becomes a disciple of an official family can one control the officialdom.
Now that the Great China Empire has been established, there are not many rules in the officialdom, so there is an opportunity for businessmen like him to rise.
Li Zizhan's idol Qian Mingyi, he was a merchant, because he suppressed the emperor's treasure.
Qian Mingyi is now a cabinet minister and holds a very popular position.
This inspires all business children and lets them know that as long as they are capable, they can also reach high positions.
Having a chance, even if it is slim, is the same as having no chance at all.
Li Zizhan felt that the time was ripe, and he asked: "Brother Lu, His Majesty the Emperor has decreed that a meeting of a hundred schools of thought be held on September 10th.
Brother Lu thinks whether this conference will have any impact on the imperial examination."
This problem is the reason why Li Zizhan came to Lu Mansion.
In his network, the only person who could know such secret information was Lu Yuanpeng.
Li Zizhan's family had just arrived in Yili Prefecture not long ago, and their original relationship network was very weak, and they had no understanding of some secret things.
Lu Yuanpeng did not answer the question directly, but asked instead: "Brother Li, is your hometown Hangzhou Prefecture? Your household registration was moved to Yili Prefecture three years ago."
He also knew something about Li Zizhan's situation.
The southeastern provinces have well-developed education, but they also have more students. Calculated only in proportion, it is very difficult to pass the exams as a Juren or Jinshi in the southeastern provinces.
Because the quota of Jinshi is divided according to each province.
Many people used their brains and came up with a brilliant idea.
Some students in Hangzhou Prefecture and other places, even if they are among the best, may not be able to pass the Jinshi examination.
But as long as he goes to border provinces like Yunnan, Guizhou and Yitu, he will definitely be able to get a spot as a Jinshi.
This group of people was described in newspapers as imperial examination immigrants.
Li Zizhan is an imperial examination immigrant. He came to Yili because the competition here is not fierce.
"Brother Lu, my native place is indeed Hangzhou Prefecture, but my household registration has been moved to Yili Prefecture.
There is no problem at all in the procedures for moving the household registration.
We, as a family, will never make fun of my future."
Li Zizhan answered very seriously, and he did not shy away from this matter at all.
It is impossible to find any Han Chinese in Yili Prefecture. They are not immigrants.
A few decades ago, not even a thousand Han people could be found here.
The rejection of imperial examination immigrants in Yili Prefecture is not as serious as that in Yunnan and Guizhou.
Lu Yuanpeng continued to ask: "Brother Li, in Hangzhou Prefecture, did he join any societies or schools of thought?
Brother Li should be careful when answering this question. This matter has nothing to do with me, but is closely related to Brother Li's future."
Li Zizhan is very easy to answer this question.
"Brother Lu, I was only focused on reading at that time, so how could I have the time to get involved in these things.
If I participate there, I won't be able to pass the examinations of Ju and Jinshi."
Lu Yuanpeng looked at Li Zizhan with a very firm attitude.
His expression just now was also very cautious. If Li Zizhan lied, he would bear all the consequences himself.
"Brother Li, the conference of hundreds of schools of thought will indeed affect this year's imperial examination.
I don’t know exactly how it will be affected.”
Li Zizhan looked nervous and immediately asked: "Brother Lu, you are the cultural leader of our Yili Province.
Regarding the Hundred Schools of Thought, is there any way for us in Yili to join it?
In this era that is about to change, we don’t know how it will evolve in the future, and we must not be abandoned by the times.”
When Lu Yuanpeng saw Li Zizhan's statement, he thought the time was ripe.
"We do have an important official in the imperial court in Ili Province, who is also a great scholar.
If he has the intention to establish a school of thought, if we join his disciples, our future career will be more secure.
I'll contact some more people and you can spread the news.
Don't make trouble known to everyone, just find some friends you can talk to.
We will officially meet with this person in three days."
When Li Zizhan heard what Lu Yuanpeng said, he bowed deeply to Lu Yuanpeng.
"Brother Lu's great righteousness is something Zizhan will keep in mind.
From now on I will be sent to you even if I am sent to you even if I die."
Lu Yuanpeng helped Li Zizhan up and said with a smile: "Brother Zizhan, it's serious.
Our relationship as brothers, if we help each other, it won't be like this."
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Yili Mansion, the residence of the northwest governor.
Song Kangnian, the governor of the northwest, was enjoying tea when the steward came to report that his disciple Lu Yuanpeng asked to see him.
Song Kangnian put down the tea cup and ordered: "Let Yuan Peng come in!"
Lu Yuanpeng walked into the study. He saluted Song Kangnian and said, "Disciple pays homage to my mentor."
Song Kangnian looked at Lu Yuanpeng, one of the few disciples among the many students he had accepted in recent years.
In the Great China Empire, the master-student relationship is comparable to the father-son relationship.
Teacher and student; master and disciple.
These are two completely different relationships.
Teachers have only three responsibilities towards students: preaching, teaching, and solving doubts.
If a student commits a crime, the teacher will not be implicated.
In some fields, the relationship between master and disciple is closer than that between sons.
The master can pass on his property and interpersonal relationships to his disciples.
Disciples have the obligation to provide for their master until his death.
If a disciple commits a crime, the master will also be implicated.
Song Kangnian looked at this disciple, who was extremely talented and showed his talent.
"Yuanpeng, how are things going?"
Lu Yuanpeng replied with a smile on his face: "Master, this disciple has passed on the news according to your instructions.
Master will definitely gain a large number of students tomorrow."
When Song Kangnian heard the news, he drank all the tea on the table and said happily: "Okay, great, I will seize this opportunity and create a better future for you."
He wanted to seize this opportunity and return to the capital during the gathering of hundreds of schools of thought.
This year he also came to the end of his term. He satisfied Emperor Su He at the meeting of hundreds of scholars.
It is not difficult at all to return to the capital from this border area in the northwest.
He didn't understand officialdom before and was implicated by other people.
Now he has become an old man, not afraid of any difficulties.
Lu Yuanpeng could vaguely understand his master's thoughts.
Tomorrow the school to which the master belongs will be officially exposed to attract those students.
"Master, I dare you to guess which school you belong to. Master, please don't punish me if you guess wrong."
The current ideological system of the Great China Empire is relatively chaotic.
The various schools of thought are also fragmented, and most scholars agree with the views of a certain school.
He can claim to the outside world that this is a certain faction of a certain family.
Even the most powerful Confucian philosophy of mind left the Great China Empire after King Zheng and Wang Zhongce.
Due to internal struggles, Xinxue lost a unified leader and split into various factions.
Song Kangnian looked at his disciple's excitement. He was in a good mood and agreed with a smile: "Then take a guess. The knowledge I taught you during this time contains this kind of thinking."
Lu Yuanpeng saluted again and began to answer questions with Song Kangnian.
"Master, I will use the elimination method first. You asked me to read the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism, but my attitude towards Confucianism is not very good.
It is said that Zhu Cheng's Neo-Confucianism was too pedantic and Yangming's Neo-Confucianism was too aloof.
Not a Confucian, nor a eloquent politician or famous person.
You even sneer at the Mohist doctrine of universal love and non-aggression.
You have traveled around the world and have a good understanding of Taoism. You have inherited Taoist doctrine."
"Taoism is Taoism, and Taoism is Taoism. They cannot be generalized.
In his early years as a teacher, he really traveled all over the world and became famous on the border between Henan and Shaanxi by virtue of his iron gate.
But the Taoist rule of inaction is beyond the control of ordinary people, and it just adds to the jokes."
"Master, it's not the most likely Taoist school. You didn't refute the ones I mentioned earlier. I should have guessed it right.
You can't be a Legalist. You know nothing about the law, so you can't go to the capital and make a fool of yourself."
"Master, don't glare at me. I remembered that you taught me about animal husbandry some time ago.
You must have started your own business, and my disciples really admire you.
This strategy is really brilliant. If you create a hundred schools of thought, even if you know nothing about the theory, others will have no way to refute it."
Song Kangnian's eyes widened and he said: "What do you think, you kid? What a beast.
You don’t want fame, but I, your master, also want fame.
His Majesty the Emperor's imperial edict did not say that he was not allowed to create hundreds of schools of his own, so some people would definitely do so.
The challenges he faces will be more difficult than others.
Even if the content has changed slightly, a teacher must find a shell for his own thoughts.
If we say this, our group's reputation will become even louder.
Listen up, from now on our group will be farmers, studying the development of agriculture in various places.
Farmers account for the largest proportion, and agriculture is also the most important.
Our farmers will definitely stand out in this gathering of hundreds of scholars and show off their own splendor."
Song Kangnian looked at his disciple Lu Yuanpeng with admiring eyes.
He chose a peasant family because he was from a lower class background and had a better understanding of the demands of the lower class.
The most important reason is that as the governor of the northwest, he is far away from the core area of the Great China Empire.
If you want to stand out from the crowd this time, you must find a new approach.
The farmhouse that most people subconsciously ignore is Song Kangnian’s trump card.
He could predict that the number of people who chose farmers could be counted on one hand.
With a small number of people and an ideological system that is not yet perfect, the probability of being attacked by others will be much lower.
Song Kangnian chose Confucianism, and he would compete with hundreds of scholars.
The ideological system he describes may not be as outstanding as others.
The fate of everyone was definitely not what Song Kangnian wanted.
He wanted to make a splash and get out of this predicament completely.
Song Kangnian made a lot of preparations before, and he accepted students to improve his ideological system.
The original purpose was to publish a book and build a reputation for myself.
He did not expect that the emperor would issue an edict and scholars from hundreds of schools of thought would come to Beijing to debate.
This made Song Kangnian's previous preparations a boost to him.
He has now perfected his ideological system.
Only then did we decide to recruit more students so that the farm could grow and develop.
When he went to the capital, there were only a few disciples around him, which didn't look good either.
