Cabinet Minister Qu Xiangyang announced the end of the Hundred Schools of Thought Conference.
All parties involved in the conference did not leave Baijia Academy.
The attic of Baijia Academy has become one of the strongholds of each family.
After countless reports in newspapers, the vast majority of readers in the Great China Empire like to read newspapers.
They all learned that if they want to join the major schools of thought, they only need to go to the Hundred Schools Academy.
The Hundred Schools of Thought Contest is over, and the forces that have obtained quotas have also welcomed a large number of scholars to sign up.
Many scholars are waiting and watching. They had been undecided before and were waiting for who would get the quota. They would then lean toward the family that got the quota.
Whichever family can get the quota to educate the prince will prove that this family can get the support of His Majesty the Emperor.
Two Wenzhou governors happened to meet at Baijia Academy.
"Brother Li, long time no see. How are you doing?"
"Brother Wang, we arrived in the capital by boat together and have been apart for more than ten days.
I went to live with my relatives, and during my break from studying in the past few days, I came to Baijia Academy to see the world.
I am preparing to join the Gong family. After all, there are rumors that there may be some changes in the imperial examination.
In this case, it is likely that higher-level officials are releasing news to test public opinion's reaction.
This news cannot be ignored, I must prepare in advance.
I suggest Brother Wang not to miss it, as he will regret it after taking the provincial imperial examination."
"Hey! Brother Li, I also joined Confucianism, but it's just the Neo-Confucian school of Zhu Cheng.
Both my grandfather and father taught me to study Zhu Cheng's Neo-Confucianism. It is hard to separate our family from Zhu Cheng's Neo-Confucianism.
I just didn’t expect that God would not go with people’s wishes, and our group did not get a quota.
There are rumors in the public that His Majesty the Emperor is not happy with Zhu Chengxue's Neo-Confucianism, and I wonder if my future career will be bumpy."
"Brother Wang, let's take it one step at a time. Who can guess the future development?"
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Yu Wenhe stood upstairs and looked at the large number of scholars coming to sign up in front of the attic.
He chuckled lightly and said: "These people are all smart people. They will never place bets until the dust falls."
"Only shrewd people can survive in the officialdom, and these people can inherit the ideas of Xinxue.
Placing a bet means betting on the future of yourself and your family, and anyone will think about it for a long time before choosing to bet."
Han Cuibai was climbing the stairs, and his voice had already reached the room.
When Yu Wenhe saw Han Cuibai arriving, he teased: "Today is not a meeting of the imperial court, but you, the Minister of Rites, left early, so you are not afraid of impeachment by the Metropolitan Procuratorate."
Han Cuibai said with a smile: "I have already taken care of the affairs of the Ministry of Etiquette in advance. The general matters in the ministry can be solved by the ministers.
We must have this quota in Xinxue, but who will teach the eldest prince needs to be carefully considered."
When Yu Wenhe heard Han Cuibai talk about business, his expression became serious.
"Your Majesty allows the prince who has reached the age of twelve to choose an exclusive teacher.
The only princes who meet the conditions now are the eldest prince Su Shu, the second prince Su Lei, and the third prince Su Meng.
The third prince Su Meng has no choice, which also represents his consciousness and is not prepared to participate in the battle for the right to inherit the throne."
Han Cuibai, the Minister of Rites, snorted coldly: "The third prince Su Meng has the blood of a foreign race.
He really wants to participate in the battle to seize the heir, even if it means that I, the Minister of Etiquette, am inappropriate, you will never allow the third prince to obtain the qualifications to participate in the seize the heir.
The third prince is also a sensible person and is not prepared to participate in the fight for the right to inherit the throne.
Seeing that the third prince is of His Majesty’s bloodline, he will be able to live a prosperous life, and no one else has any objections.”
In terms of policy, the Dahua Empire chose to assimilate foreign races through various methods. The most important method was to let Dahua men take the wives and concubines of foreign races.
The Han people mainly rely on cultural identity, supplemented by bloodline identity. Generally speaking, they only look at the paternal bloodline.
However, there has always been an unspoken rule for the dignitaries of the Great China Empire, that is, the heirs with foreign blood are generally ranked last in inheritance rights.
If a family hands over its title to an heir with foreign blood, it is tantamount to cutting itself off from the circle of powerful people.
The powerful have this unspoken rule and have higher requirements for the royal family.
The third prince Su Meng really wants to participate in the battle for the right to inherit the throne.
Not only the Confucians will unite, most civil servants, military generals, and even overseas vassal states will strongly oppose this matter.
Yu Wenhe's painting was disturbed by Han Cuibai. He went without any anger and continued to speak softly: "Master Han, we must send a heavyweight to teach the eldest prince Su Shu.
Judging from the current circumstances, as long as nothing happens to the eldest prince's body, he will live a relatively healthy life.
His chances of competing for the crown prince are higher than those of other princes.
If our Xinxue intervenes, the chance of the eldest prince can be increased by another 10%.
Even if it is to repay Lord Zheng for his cultivation and give an explanation to the queen, we must choose an outstanding talent to teach the eldest prince.
But this candidate is very difficult to choose. If you choose to be a teacher for the emperors, you must join the Hanlin Academy.
There are fixed class times every day. Even if there are no classes, you still need to be on standby at school.
Those who hold official positions must first resign from their original positions.
What's more, as the prince's exclusive teacher, time will be even tighter."
Han Cuibai frowned and said, "I am also worried about this matter.
We have to place a heavy bet on the eldest prince, Su Shu. The only candidates for his exclusive teacher are me and Mr. Yu.
Choosing anyone other than us would be disrespectful to the Queen.
When we saw Lord Zheng later, we didn’t have the nerve to say hello.”
Yu Wenhe also understood Han Cuibai's intention.
He gritted his teeth and said: "Other families have high-ranking officials in charge, but the highest position among our Xinxue officials is you, the Minister of Etiquette.
As the Minister of Rites, you will still have the opportunity to be promoted in the future.
I, an old man, wasted my time in the Imperial College.
I heard that after this imperial examination, the Imperial College will also usher in changes.
I, the Imperial Academy's Jijiujiu, have no chance of promotion, and it is very likely that I will be taken over by other forces.
I will resign at the Great Court Meeting and concentrate on teaching the prince."
Yu Wenhe knew that he had almost no escape route, so he simply stated this plan.
He resigned from his original official position neatly in order to teach the eldest prince to become a talented person.
As long as this color stands up, Queen Wang Wenjun will definitely be grateful to him.
The eldest prince Su Shu will also think of him well, and he can earn a lot of favors.
When Han Cuibai heard Yu Wenhe's decision, he was completely relieved.
As the Minister of Rites, he still has the opportunity to climb up the ranks.
Yu Wenhe's official career can be seen all the way through at a glance.
In his plan, it was definitely in the interests of everyone that Yu Wenhe resigned from office.
He was afraid that Yu Wenhe was an official fanatic and would not let go of his position as a wine sacrificer in the Imperial College.
He will have to find another way and pay more to choose another candidate.
Han Cuibai smiled and said: "Master Yu, your choice should be right.
If the eldest prince Su Shu really ascends the throne, your choice will bless the family for at least a hundred years."
When Yu Wenhe made his choice, he seemed to have been relieved of a huge burden, and his whole person became more relaxed.
"Master Han, I am going to serve in the Hanlin Academy, and I have not left the officialdom. We will be officials in the same court in the future."
Yu Wenhe is playing against Han Cuibai.
As one of the leaders of Xinxue, he will pay more attention to the development of Xinxue after going to the Hanlin Academy.
He has no possibility of further advancement in his official career, so he can only put more energy into developing his mental studies.
Han Cuibai silently said "Old Fox", and he discussed with Yu Wenhe to learn about future development.
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Honeysuckle saw that Li Zhisheng was worried, so he stepped forward and asked: "Master Li, we have won the quota, and through this opportunity, we completely parted ways with Zhu Chengli.
The strategy of borrowing chickens and laying eggs has been perfectly achieved.
From the process of the Hundred Schools of Thought Contest, I noticed that His Majesty's attitude towards Zhu Chengxue's Neo-Confucianism has not changed.
We cut cleanly and did this step very correctly.”
Li Zhisheng picked up the tea cup and slowly drank a sip of tea.
He sighed and said: "I am thinking about becoming a teacher for the princes, who will I leave this opportunity to.
Our university sect has only been established for such a short period of time that it is impossible to transfer people for key positions.
The loyalty of others remains to be seen."
When Honeysuckle heard Li Zhisheng's words, he kept thinking about the candidates in his mind.
He definitely couldn't go to teach the prince, and as Minister of the Ministry of Industry, he didn't have the time.
Honeysuckle's eyes lit up, and he thought of someone who was very suitable for him.
"Master Li, what do you think of Luoyang Magistrate Wei Qianjiang?"
Li Zhisheng recalled Wei Qianjiang in his mind.
He gradually got the impression that this person was his subordinate in his early development.
Wei Qianjiang became the county magistrate in the same year as Wu Hongyi, Wang Yanhu and Li Tianyang.
Wu Hongyi and Wang Yanhu, they had entered the cabinet and were already the first-rank officials of the empire.
Li Tianyang is already the governor of Songjiang Prefecture, and it is only a matter of time before he joins the cabinet.
Wei Qianjiang has been working as a county magistrate and has not been promoted in all these years.
He is not the kind of corrupt and mediocre official, he is the kind of idealist who has blind eyes and extremely naive methods of doing things.
If it weren't for him as a back-up, and Wei Qianjiang was not greedy, he would have been defeated in his hometown long ago.
Li Zhisheng's eyes lit up and he said: "Wei Qianjiang has a stubborn personality. He is not suitable to be a county magistrate, but his level is nothing to say.
With him as the prince's teacher, even his righteousness will definitely make the prince remember our Datong Sect deeply."
Li Zhisheng immediately wrote a sincere letter by himself and sent it to Wei Qianjiang via telegram, asking him to resign from his official position and come to the capital to teach the prince.
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Lu Yuanpeng held the teacup in both hands and handed it to his master Song Kangnian.
"Master, our farm family has obtained a quota.
The master has so many things to do all day long that he will definitely not be able to teach the prince himself.
Master, what do you think of me?"
Song Kangnian took the tea cup and placed it heavily on the table.
His face immediately darkened and he reprimanded: "The most fearful thing in life is not having self-awareness. Your current abilities are insufficient and you cannot be the prince's teacher.
If the master really sends you, what will your majesty think? How will the world think of it?
Your Majesty feels that our farmers are perfunctory, and everyone in the world feels that our farmers have no more people to send.
You don’t have to worry, there will naturally be someone to choose as your teacher.”
Lu Yuanpeng could only lower his head. He knew that due to his age and knowledge base, he could not teach the prince.
If you really do this, you will be embarrassing the farmer.
He just saw that the master had been thinking for a long time and didn't even eat lunch.
He used this method to stimulate the master and restore him to normal condition.
Now it seems that Lu Yuanpeng’s approach is very effective.
Song Kangnian put the letter on the table into an envelope, handed it to Lu Yuanpeng and said, "Send the letter to me personally to this address."
After he saw the address and Lu Yuanpeng left, he murmured to himself: "I really don't want to disturb you, but there is nothing we can do now?"
The person who sent him the letter was his former master Lu Zhifang.
Not long after he was released, he was driven out of officialdom by his political opponents because of the downfall of Song Kangnian.
Song Kangnian had been in contact with Lu Zhifang before, but he politely refused and wanted to leave officialdom completely.
Now, because of him, he is once again involved in the whirlpool of officialdom.
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The Legalists were very happy. In a few words, they discussed who would teach the princes.
Li Yuanzheng said with emotion: "If Wu Donglin had not broken with us, I would have considered Wu Donglin before this opportunity.
Now we can only let Zhao Fangliang go to the emperor, he is upright and tactful, so he is suitable for this occasion."
Li Yuanzheng is the leader of Legalism. He works fairly and strictly follows the rules.
No one in the Legalist School refuted the candidates nominated by Li Yuanzheng.
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Ma Mingyuan was wearing Hanlin attire. He walked back and forth outside the attic of the Mo family to relieve the tension in his heart.
He gives lessons to the prince and may meet His Majesty the Emperor at any time.
As an old man, he was extremely nervous.
He kept emphasizing in his heart that the core ideas of Mohism should not be lost.
Wu Hongyi looked at the nervous Ma Mingyuan, but he frowned.
Merchants are just a loose alliance, after they obtain quotas.
Various forces within the merchants continue to use various methods to recommend candidates who are close to them.
Wu Hongyi was troubled by these people.
Seeing the performance of these people, he kept shaking his head.
These people are like a piece of loose sand, and will retreat immediately if they encounter any difficulties.
Wu Hongyi has already figured out that he is a cabinet minister.
These people are dependent on him, and he cannot become their puppet.
All business decisions should be made by him.
The merchant's teacher, Wu Hongyi, chose his confidant Ka Qifeng.
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Wei Shiming and Qian Mingyi had a secret meeting in the attic of Gong's house.
Qian Mingyi said directly: "We will not participate in the second prince's seizure of the rightful son.
Who is the emperor? Who does our Qian family support?
Our Qian family is only loyal to the empire, not to a certain prince.
If Mr. Wei wants to participate in this matter, I can give up this quota."
Qian Mingyi was testing Wei Shiming. If they really wanted to participate in the battle for the legitimate heir, they would definitely not let this spot pass.
For his relatively useless quota, he could exchange something from Wei Shiming.
Wei Shiming knew Qian Mingyi and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to sell this quota at a high price.
But he couldn't refuse, this spot was too important to them.
Qian Mingyi's group advocates free competition among businessmen, and they do not need the court's policy inclination.
Their faction advocates investing in heavy industry and developing a certain industry with the power of the empire.
This will inevitably require support from the empire, especially the support of the emperor.
In order to protect their own interests, they must ensure their faction's influence on the emperor.
It is precisely the interests that have formed a big network, so that their faction must participate in capturing the enemy.
Wei Shiming said with a smile: "I think Du Guangyan, an official of the Shaofu, is very good. He is one of the few officials who has not been implicated in this corruption case of the Shaofu."
The two of them quickly reached an agreement. Wei Shiming paid a certain price and asked Qian Mingyi to support Du Guangyan and become a teacher sent by Gongjia.