"The Imperial Examination was established during the Han Dynasty and has been in existence for hundreds of years. During this time, there has not been much evolution. If my husband wants to change it... I think it can be done in parallel with the imperial examination.
I still need to think carefully about the details, but my husband already has an idea?"
Li Po nodded, then shook his head and said: "What I'm talking about is not the Imperial Academy, but the Academy. Emperor Wu established the Imperial Academy, and later generations commented that before the army stopped, culture and education were established first.
In fact, it was a bit over the top. I looked at the records at that time. Emperor Wu carried out large-scale construction projects and built thousands of houses. The momentum was not small. This was no different from how Emperor Wen and his son later built cities, roads, etc.
Many times what is done is superficial, just to show off the emperor's achievements.
Guozi recruits hundreds of students every year, but it is of little practical use.
The so-called establishment of Taixue, the establishment of famous teachers, and the cultivation of scholars in the world are all just talk. What is actually adopted is the strategy of buying bones with a lot of gold, guiding the world's morals, making people abandon martial arts and follow literature, and eliminate the evil spirit.
If you put it this way, it is somewhat similar to now..."
Having said this, he walked to the door where he had arrived, turned around and walked back again.
He went on to say: "The prince of the country has gone up and down, just because it is just for decoration and does not help much in governance. What you said is actually right. It has been hundreds of years, how can it remain unchanged?
But Guozi can be put aside for a while. Everyone does not enter Guozi to go to school. We have to understand this..."
One sentence made Li Bi laugh, "Husband, don't make trouble, this is the Tai Chi Palace."
Li Po said: "Why are you laughing? We are talking about business... How can you say that Chang'an Academy and the imperial examination run in parallel? Ask the courtiers, who doesn't know about it now? Is this your opinion?"
One sentence made my wife turn from joy to anger, and her eyebrows rose, "My husband suddenly asked me about this matter. Didn't I think about it well?"
Li Po also liked to see her angry, and he felt much better immediately.
"Xiao Shiwen told me before that there are more than 20 subjects in the imperial examination, such as classics and meaning, law, arithmetic, miscellaneous subjects, etc. If the academy I build lists the subjects accordingly, the academy can continue to run. If in the future,
The whole court is filled with students from various academies. Do you think it is a good thing?
The reason I promoted them to a higher level is to make them ambitious and knowledgeable, not to make them focus only on taking the imperial examination and becoming officials."
Having said this, he looked at his wife and smiled and said: "I'll take you to Chang'an Academy in two days to have a look. The atmosphere there is good. I'm not saying that it's wrong to want to be an official. Serving the country is exactly what you should do. It's just that you need to have solid knowledge.
Especially here..."
Li Po pointed to his head, "You can't be an official just for the sake of being an official. The academy should be built like this. In addition to teaching knowledge, all the students who enroll should know why they are officials.
Even if you can't become an official, people who come out of the academy can make a difference. This is the original intention of running the school. You have to experience it. Let's talk about it later. At least give some useful suggestions so that I can leave the matter to you.
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He was very patient with his wife, and he seemed to be teaching students in a persuasive manner, but he was a bit shy and would stimulate his wife from time to time, which made Li Bi very annoyed.
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After that, Li Bi became very uneasy. The husband and wife took their seats. Li Bi flipped through the memorial and kept thinking about it absentmindedly.
Li Po didn't care about this, he already had a plan in mind.
When he built Chang'an Academy, he thought about the imperial examination. Today, some new ideas have emerged, and his political style has long been fixed.
Following the foundation of the current world, considering people's customs, concepts, and acceptance level, he makes changes he deems necessary to some things.
The ultimate goal is actually very simple. He wants to change people's idea that Confucianism is king. Even if it cannot shake its dominant position, it cannot allow scholars to argue based on the meaning of the classics and say stupid things like ruling the world with half of the Analects.
The academy is a very good platform. Once it is set up, you can start writing on it.
And the current world is a very good era, which can be called a link between the past and the future.
The development of Confucianism to the present is actually at a critical juncture. Since the concept of respecting Confucianism was established in the Han Dynasty, at the end of the Han Dynasty, it was affected by wars and the Five Husties disrupted China, which greatly shook the status of Confucianism.
In order to consolidate his rule, the former Emperor Yang Jian of the Sui Dynasty made new efforts in this area, and the effect was extremely significant. Han people restored Han surnames one after another, and the Hu people also found their own ancestors.
By the end of Emperor Wen's reign, except for the more special surnames such as Murong and Dugu, the Xianbei names of nobles were rarely mentioned anymore.
This is only one aspect of restoring Confucianism, and the implementation of Han rituals is the top priority, because the word ritual is an important part of Confucianism.
Although it is just a simple word, it covers a wide range of things in Confucianism. It regulates people's clothing, behavior, speech, and even how to treat people and things. The shadow of etiquette can be found in every aspect of people's lives. Therefore, later people also called Confucianism ethics.
On the basis of etiquette, thoughts such as virtue, benevolence and righteousness are extended.
Why do rulers like Confucianism? It is because it regulates people's words and deeds. Any behavior that is not in line with the ruler's wishes is classified as the opposite of ethics, which is obviously conducive to the rule of the feudal dynasty.
Li Po had been emperor for several years and had a very deep understanding of this. Coupled with the blessing of his special powers, he felt that this was a good time to make changes.
Most of the people in the contemporary literary world came from Confucianism and promoted Confucianism. However, it is an indisputable fact that Hu Feng spread to the south. At this time, the atmosphere was very open, people's thinking was also very active, and they were very receptive to new things.
There is no restriction that all nations come to court and that I am the only one who is the king. For example, today everyone is very happy to hear the news that the Turks have become vassals. But tomorrow they will not feel too depressed when they hear that it is us who have become vassals to others.
As long as people who have experienced war can live a peaceful life for a few days, they don't require that much.
Scholars are also very active and very tolerant, without any awareness that if the king wants his ministers to die, they will have to die.
In other words, Confucianism has very weak restrictions on everyone's thoughts, and ambitious people know that this will be a good opportunity to make changes.
Of course, change is change, but it does not mean reinventing the wheel. No one who is stupid enough would do that. It is just about removing the dross and leaving the essence.
What is the essence and what is the dross? Well... of course the emperor has the final say.
This is undoubtedly an important part of the brilliant blueprint in Li Po's mind. Whether he succeeds or not, he will work hard towards the goal, and the layout has actually already begun...