Cabinet minister Qu Xiangyang was summoned by Emperor Su He and came to Qianqing Palace.
Emperor Su He looked at Qu Xiangyang who looked tired, and asked: "Qu Aiqing, the conference of a hundred schools of thought is about to end. What do you think of the effect of this conference of a hundred schools of thought?"
Qu Xiangyang heard Emperor Su He ask this question.
He was struggling in his heart, and a tangled expression appeared on his face.
He served as the organizer of the Conference of Hundred Schools of Thought.
The result of the Hundred Schools of Thought Conference was not good because of his incompetence.
The results of the conference are there. Qu Xiangyang said bravely that the results of the Conference of Hundred Schools of Thought were very good.
He didn't dare to say that. This would be giving his handle to others.
Emperor Su He saw Qu Xiangyang's troubled expression and said with a smile: "Qu Aiqing, I want to hear the truth. If you have any questions, just tell me.
This is the first time for the empire to hold this kind of event. No one has experience, so it is understandable that there will be some problems."
When Qu Xiangyang heard what Emperor Su He said, he felt relieved.
"Your Majesty, I think it is not suitable for the government to hold this kind of event, at least not now.
Nowadays, the thoughts of hundreds of schools of thought have not been developed.
If they were allowed to argue, they would not be able to win over Chou Yin Mao.
What's more, the thinking is very idealistic and there is no standard answer.
Their arguments rely entirely on eloquence and have nothing to do with the depth of thought of the school.
I think that if we want to see whether these people can govern the country, we still need to look at the actual results.
It is basically impossible to expect a debate to lead to a conclusion.
I think it is not necessary for the imperial court to continue holding the Conference of Contention of a Hundred Schools of Thought."
Emperor Su He listened to Qu Xiangyang's suggestion, his expression did not change at all.
As early as the proposal to hold a conference of contention among a hundred schools of thought, Emperor Su He knew that it would be difficult for a hundred schools of thought to compete for superiority.
As long as someone firmly believes that idealistic thinking is correct, it will be difficult for others to find flaws.
Emperor Su He's purpose of holding the Hundred Schools of Thought Contest has been achieved.
The dominance of the Confucian family has been broken.
Confucianism could no longer form a unified civil service force. It became increasingly difficult for them to evade imperial power.
The Great China Empire replaced the Ming Dynasty, and Emperor Su He of course wanted to improve the shortcomings exposed by the Ming Dynasty.
For the emperor, the biggest problem in the middle and late Ming Dynasty was the decline of imperial power.
Civil officials can refute the emperor's decree at any time. Without the cooperation of civil officials, the imperial decree cannot leave the Forbidden City.
Just in time for the Great China Empire, party strife was extremely fierce.
Emperor Su He killed many birds with one stone and solved many problems through the Hundred Schools of Thought Conference.
After that, he no longer paid attention to the fate of the Hundred Schools of Thought Conference.
If Baijia thinks this conference is good, they can make their own preparations.
Emperor Su He said calmly: "I know about this matter.
One of the purposes of holding the Hundred Schools of Thought Contention Conference is to find teachers for the princes.
If Qu Aiqing finds out which company has outstanding capabilities, please introduce them to me."
Qu Xiangyang said in fear: "I don't know much about the situation of hundreds of families. It is entirely up to His Majesty to select teachers for the princes."
He didn't want to get involved in the battle for the crown prince so early.
Saying anything casually will definitely arouse the displeasure of Emperor Su He.
If this matter spreads outside, it will also make other schools that were not selected, as well as the princes, hold grudges.
If he is not careful, he will be in danger.
He is already a highly respected minister and does not need to invest in the prince to increase his status.
Qu Xiangyang would not do such a risky thing.
He directly handed the compiled information related to the Hundred Schools of Thought Contention Conference to Emperor Su He through Eunuch Zhou Fangzhi.
Qu Xiangyang watched Emperor Su He flip through the information, and he was always ready to answer questions.
He quickly waited until Emperor Su He spoke.
"I have no impression of Ma Mingyuan of the Mohist family.
But I am very interested in his new Mohist theory.
The other positions remain unchanged, and the Mo family is added to the final list.
There are still too many places for Confucianism, so we need to learn to balance."
Emperor Su He's interest in Ma Mingyuan of the Mohist family greatly increased.
Before, he thought that the Mo family's positioning was unclear, but he didn't expect that the Mo family would find its position so quickly.
The Mohists will represent the interests of the broad masses of workers.
In this way, scholars, farmers, industry and merchants all had their own schools of thought.
Qu Xiangyang saw that Emperor Su He did not ask questions, but directly explained what he should do.
He immediately bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, I already understand what you mean."
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In early October, Cabinet Minister Qu Xiangyang announced the end of the Hundred Schools of Thought Conference and delivered a speech on the stage.
No one in the audience wanted to hear Qu Xiangyang reciting Mandarin. The thing they were most concerned about was which company did the seven quotas belong to?
This is to serve as teachers for the princes. This position is extremely precious. They are training future emperors.
Every prince can choose a teacher from a certain school of thought as his exclusive teacher to teach them a little.
The relationship between this teacher and the prince will be very close.
Once this prince ascends the throne, this school of thought will inevitably usher in great development.
If this school is ambitious, it will definitely choose to support the prince who specializes in tutoring.
But they also gave public courses to other princes to let them understand the ideas of their own school.
Even if the prince they supported did not ascend to the throne, they formed a teacher-student relationship with the new emperor.
The new emperor also understands the thoughts of this school of thought and will only target the small faction that supports the prince, not the entire school of thought.
Qu Xiangyang also knows, what do these people care about?
After he finished speaking the official clichés that he had to say, he changed his tone and said word for word: "A total of seven families have obtained the quota to be teachers for the prince."
He paused for a moment, and Baijia Academy fell silent. Everyone held their breath, waiting for the final result.
"Confucian School of Mind."
Yu Wenhe and Han Cuibai were extremely nervous. They both knew that there would definitely be a quota for the Confucian School of Mind.
People who study by heart account for more than half of the officialdom of Dahua. With the entry of hundreds of schools of thought, their proportion in the officialdom will most likely be cut in half in the future.
But as long as Emperor Su He wants to stabilize the court situation, one of them will definitely have this quota.
What's more, Emperor Su Shu has publicly stated that he wants to learn the knowledge of mind, and Emperor Su He also expressed his stance at that time.
Unless the situation changes significantly, considering all parties, there is no quota for their Xinxue, so they will not be able to convince the public.
But things were just in case, and Emperor Su He was prepared to suppress Xinxue out of various considerations.
The probability of this happening is very small, but it may not happen.
Now that the quotas have been announced, Yu Wenhe and Han Cuibai, the two masters of psychology, can finally rest assured.
After all, they are not that minister, and there is no way for them to get hold of some confidential inside information.
"We succeeded, well done to Brother Zuo."
"Brother Zuo showed off his power and let us lock in the quota directly."
Zuo Wenya saw a large number of Xinxue disciples surrounding him.
He said modestly: "Everyone is so enthusiastic. This is the theory we have learned in our hearts, so I can stand out."
No matter who comes to power, this will be the result."
The Xinxue disciples were so excited that they immediately lifted Zuo Wenya and threw him high.
When students of the Confucian Datong School and Confucian Zhu Cheng Neo-Confucianism saw this situation, they were very envious.
Someone said sourly: "It's an insult to politeness. This is really an insult to politeness."
The celebrations in the audience did not interrupt Qu Xiangyang's words, and he continued to read about the second school to win this honor.
"Confucian University School."
Wang Sheng looked surprised. He asked someone next to him: "The audience was too noisy and I didn't hear clearly. This is why we stand out."
"That's right, Brother Wang. You are our hero."
The Confucian University Students still abide by the ancient Confucian etiquette. They clasped fists together and congratulated Wang Sheng for winning this opportunity as a Confucian University Student.
The Confucian university sect obtained a quota, which made many people in the audience very envious.
"I think this is not allocating places according to ability, but allocating them according to status.
The Confucianists have already obtained two, the Gongshang will probably also have two, the merchants will have one, and the Legalists will also take one.
Everyone in the cabinet has a share, and other ministers in the court have soup. These quotas have been determined by default.
The few remaining places will be allocated to people like us."
"There is no fairness in the world, but I really didn't expect that such a problem would happen in a situation that His Majesty the Emperor attaches great importance to."
Meng Wensheng heard others talking about it, and he showed a victorious smile.
Judging from the current trend, Confucianism will account for three out of seven, and the next one will be their Zhu Cheng Neo-Confucianism.
From now on, if anyone dares to say that Confucianism has been eliminated, he will directly spit on that person's face.
The etiquette is gentleman to gentleman. When a gentleman like them encounters a villain, the best way is to punch him.
Qu Xiangyang didn't keep the others waiting, he directly announced the third spot.
"farmhouse."
The quota was announced and immediately caused an uproar in the audience.
Meng Wensheng couldn't believe it. He widened his eyes and said, "How could this happen? Why is there no Confucian Zhu Chengxue?
Whether it’s the depth of ideas or the number of people.
We, the Confucian school of Zhu Cheng and Neo-Confucianism, crush farmers in all aspects.
This must be because our Confucian Zhu Cheng Neo-Confucianism published it last.
The announcement of three Confucian quotas in a row will definitely arouse the anger of other small schools."
Meng Wensheng made excuses for himself. He really couldn't believe that Confucian Zhu Chengxue did not get a quota.
Their performance at the Hundred Schools of Thought Conference was eye-catching for all to see.
Many core ideas of various schools of thought have been lost.
Their Confucianism still has thoughts from ancient times to the present.
Even if they crush them with knowledge, they can still make others breathless.
In just a few words, Meng Wensheng was able to describe Mohist Ma Mingyuan as autistic, which is enough to demonstrate the ability of Confucianist Zhu Cheng in Neo-Confucianism.
"Everyone, look at Meng Shouzui's expression. This expression is really wonderful."
"Only now do I believe that the conference was relatively fair. At least it did not allow Confucianism to account for three out of seven. It would be really embarrassing if that were the case."
When Lu Yuanpeng heard the news, he was extremely surprised.
He couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh: "Master, we succeeded, we won the precious place.
Our peasant family defeated other schools of thought and became one of the top seven."
Li Zizhan said excitedly: "We have used our own strength to prove the popularity of farm ideas.
There are also outstanding talents in the northwest region. I wonder who will dare to call us northwest barbarians in the future.
If we all become savages, what are they? Savages!"
Qu Xiangyang saw the farmers celebrating. For this small school with a small number of people, they could get a quota because they chose the entry point very well.
Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce must take care of this quota.
Don't let people think that the imperial court is biased in any way.
Farmers and merchants, the reason why the Mohist family got the quota, the reason that Qu Xiangyang could guess, is this reason.
It's just that the farmers' attitude remained the same, and the Mohist family later came to their senses.
Meng Wensheng is waiting for the announcement of the fourth quota.
A small sect such as a peasant school can get a quota, so there shouldn't be any problem with their Zhu Cheng Neo-Confucianism.
Meng Wensheng listened carefully to the words coming out of Qu Xiangyang's mouth.
The word "Legalism" made Meng Wensheng even more nervous.
Now that the quota has reached more than half, he is still not a Confucian, and he is feeling very tormented in his heart.
"I'm not surprised at all that the Legalists got the quota."
"I fully agree with Legalist education for princes.
A prince who understands the law and respects the law is much better than a prince who behaves recklessly."
Huo Qidao was not surprised at all when he heard that Legalists had obtained a quota.
The main purpose of this quota is to serve as teachers for the princes.
Emperor Su He's emphasis on law prevented Huo Qidao from worrying about Legalists losing their place.
He was just a little worried about which member of the Legalist family this quota would be allocated to.
Ordinary people are not qualified to teach princes.
While Huo Qidao was thinking, he heard a fierce quarrel in the audience.
Xiang Wenzhong shouted loudly: "The fifth quota belongs to the workers, this quota belongs to us."
Wang Baoyu took a sip and yelled angrily: "You little thief, you want to steal our quota.
This quota of workers should belong to us.
You plagiarists still dare to claim your quota, you are really shameless."
Meng Wensheng panicked when he saw that the fifth spot was not Zhu Chengli's.
He comforted himself by saying, "Both the engineering and academic schools share a quota, and it seems that this quota is extremely precious.
The two factions of engineering and learning are extremely difficult to deal with, so this should be fun to watch."
Someone in the audience said in disbelief: "How is this possible? I originally thought that engineering would have two places.
Unexpectedly, they only occupy one quota. You must know that behind them are the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Finance, and their power is boundless.
Such forces cannot divide engineering into two parts."
Qu Xiangyang spoke faster, and he directly said who the sixth place was.
"Merchant."
When Han Lulu heard that the merchant had obtained the quota, she shed tears with excitement. This period of preparation was not in vain.
"I won a quota for the merchant, which can be regarded as worthy of Mr. Wu's cultivation."
Others in the audience looked at the queue of merchants.
Most people in this team are familiar with each other, and their children are particularly good at communication.
Meng Wensheng couldn't believe it. He shouted: "How is this possible? How could our Zhu Chengli perform so well and not get a quota?
There is still a chance, we still have a chance, it should be a sure thing."
Meng Wensheng was extremely worried when he thought that they had not obtained a quota and could not obtain the support of the court.
Qu Xiangyang had a relaxed expression and directly told who the last spot was.
"Mo Family."
When Meng Wensheng heard the words "Mo Family", his expression twisted, and he yelled in an extremely angry voice.
"Impossible, this is impossible, how is this possible.
The Mohists were defeated by me. They got the quota, but we, Zhu Chengli, did not get the quota.
There must be a shady story here, I am going to beat the drum and report you in front of His Majesty the Emperor."
Ma Mingyuan was watching the excitement, but he didn't expect that he suddenly became one of the excitement.
He was completely unprepared and didn't think the Mohist family could get a spot.
But he didn't expect that the last spot would be won by the Mo family.