"Respect only Confucianism and depose all other schools of thought."
In my mind, I recall the countless stories written by the Confucian scholars of later generations, recalling the deep harm that academic circles have brought to the world, challenging the bottom line of human morality, and refreshing my understanding of shamelessness.
Li Yunze looked at Gongsun Hong with a strong murderous intent.
Gongsun Hong was confused. The king's eyes were really scary, but he really did not blame the king.
"I heard that you are Dong Zhongshu's colleague?" Li Yunze raised his hand and rubbed the corners of his eyes, and asked, "Why didn't he come?"
"Return to the king."
Gongsun Hong breathed a sigh of relief: "Dong Zhongshu was obsessed with studying the Spring and Autumn Period and did not come to take part in the imperial examination."
To be honest, Li Yunze knew very well that when Dong Zhongshu proposed to only respect Confucianism and deposed hundreds of schools of thought, Confucianism was very aggressive. The Gongyang School even proposed that "can the revenge of nine generations be avenged? The hatred of a hundred generations can still be avenged!"
Radical school.
At that time, Confucian disciples accounted for almost half of the hundreds of schools in the world. Whether it was timing, background, or performance, it was very consistent with the foundation of a dominant family.
Respecting Confucianism alone can play a very good role in promoting it during this period of time.
Li Yunze knows these things very well.
But what he knows even more clearly is that once the timeline is extended, when Confucianism has no rivals, its rate of decline is simply jaw-dropping.
Moreover, the various kinds of stupidity and anti-intellectualism he showed when he fell are completely different from his aggressiveness at this time.
The Confucianists who preached that every enemy must be repaid and fight even to the ends of the earth turned into groveling slaves who cut off territory and paid compensation. Do you dare to believe these Confucians now?
Li Yunze, who has experienced everything personally, knows very well that Confucianism cannot be respected alone, because Confucianism will no longer be aggressive without opponents, and the subsequent results are all written in the history books.
"Since you won't come." Li Yunze smiled, "Then don't come."
Hearing this, Gongsun Hong trembled suddenly and looked up at Li Yunze in disbelief.
What did Dong Zhongshu do to make the king so disgusted?
"Gongsun Hong." Li Yunze's voice was not loud, but it brought unparalleled pressure. "I want you to be the internal historian to govern the people's livelihood. Do you agree?"
When he learned from his friends that Zhongshan State had launched the imperial examination, he did not hesitate to resign from his job as a clerk in his hometown. Gongsun Hong, who had arrived in Zhongshan State after a long journey, naturally would not refuse.
He saluted respectfully, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
When he saw Yan Yi, Li Yunze's first thought was, 'How can an upright person end up in such a miserable way? He is slandered and slandered.'
The idiom "slander" refers to Yan Yi.
The reason was that Emperor Wu's successive wars depleted the wealth that Emperor Wen and Jing had accumulated over the years.
In order to support the continuation of the war, Emperor Wu invented the White Deer Coin, which was a financial plunder method in the Han Dynasty to raise funds to continue the war.
Yan Yi expressed his opposition to this method, which was close to extortion, and was executed for slander.
Well, the so-called slander can be treated as groundless.
"Yan Yi."
Li Yunze smiled and said to Yan Yi in a gentle tone, "I know your family history. I want you to be a private official in the country and be in charge of the income and expenditure of money and silk. Do you agree?"
Yan Yi's family background is also outstanding. His ancestors are Yan Zi and Yan Hui.
Yan Hui was the first of the seventy-two sages of Confucius and the most admired disciple of Confucius.
In the era when Confucianism was prosperous, Yan Hui was granted the title of Fusheng, and his status among Confucianists was extremely high.
Later generations passed down to the Tang Dynasty, and the famous Yan Zhitui and Yan Zhenqing were both his descendants.
The Yan family's family education is very good. At least Yan Yi in the history books is honest and upright, so he is very suitable for managing money.
Of course, Li Yunze cannot believe everything in the letter, he will watch everything closely.
Yan Yi saluted respectfully, "My lord, I am willing to serve your Majesty."
Li Yunze spent several days interviewing all the candidates who passed the passing mark.
Among them, the outstanding ones, such as Zheng Zhuang, Ning Cheng and others, were directly appointed as county magistrates.
However, there are really not many positions, so most people can only serve as officials such as rank, order history, prison history, official mistress, rural mistress, and travel secretary.
Most people chose to accept it. After all, the days of being a Changpiao were too unforgettable, and they all knew that in the entire Han Dynasty, only the Zhongshan Kingdom could take the imperial examination, and there might not even be a next time.
The opportunity came and they chose to seize it.
However, there are still many people who feel humiliated and feel that with their talents, even if they cannot get a salary in the palace, they can at least be regarded as the head of a place.
Let them be petty officials?
For those who refuse, Li Yunze will naturally not make things difficult for them.
Not only was there no embarrassment, he even ordered someone to give him some money.
Of course, it is a matter of course to write down their names and schools of origin and never hire them from now on.
However, Li Yunze was also a little unhappy. Zhongshan Kingdom was indeed too small.
The imperial examination, which caused so much disturbance and caused so much trouble to almost everyone in the world and stirred up countless turmoils, has finally come to an end for the time being.
As for whether there will be more in the future, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Zhongshan Kingdom has gathered a large number of talents this time, and their positions have even been assigned to prisons in local counties. Wei Shi is a minor official, and so on.
That is Xiang Zuo, Pavilion Chief and the like.
Well, the pavilion chief is the pavilion chief made by the great ancestor Liu Bang. Even Liu Bang, who was a ruffian, could be the pavilion chief.
Under such circumstances, it would be impossible to hold any more imperial examinations in a short period of time.
As for other places in the Han Dynasty, the emperor has made it clear that the order will not be implemented for the time being.
Most of the students who failed the examination left Zhongshan Kingdom in low spirits, looking forward to the next imperial examination which would take place at some unknown time.
The selected students attended the banquet hosted by Li Yunze in the palace in Lunu City.
In the Han Dynasty, a separate meal system was adopted, with each person having a table, and the wine, meat, vegetables, and fruits were placed on the table.
Today's dishes are very rich, with mutton as the main focus.
There was no way, too many sheep were captured when we went north.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Naturally, the family members of the sergeants who were assigned the sheep knew how to make a living. Except for keeping the ewes, they sold the others in exchange for money and silk to support their families.
In Lunu City, the only place that can consume so many sheep on a large scale is the king's palace.
After all, no matter how cheap a sheep is, it still costs more than three hundred dollars.
After the autumn harvest, the price of rice is only ten yuan. A sheep can be exchanged for three or four stones of grain. This is already the income from several acres of land. Who can afford it?
"My dear friends."
Li Yunze picked up the wine glass and signaled, "Drink."
Everyone picked up their wine glasses one after another, holding the wine glasses in both hands and returning the greeting to Li Yunze, "Your Majesty, please."
After drinking a glass of wine, Li Yunze waved his hand boldly, "All of you, dear friends, will be my ministers from now on. There is no need to be polite and enjoy as you please."
Naturally, no one would take such kind words seriously. Everyone came from different schools of thought, and they were all friendly and friendly on the surface, but secretly they were constantly fighting openly and secretly.
In front of the king, naturally he will not let himself go wild and give others an excuse to attack him.
However, there is one person who is an exception.
Master Fu Yan grabbed the leg of lamb and started to chew it. His mouth was full of oil as he ate.
When my hands were greasy, I just wiped them on my sleeves. While I was eating, I motioned to the maid serving beside me to pour some wine.
This kind of behavior really made everyone look at him.
Many people showed disdain on their faces, and those sitting next to Master Fuyan even subconsciously moved their seats.
But the Prime Minister Zhang Ou and the Grand Tutor Shi Fen narrowed their eyes and looked at it carefully.
It can be said that those who can come to the hall to have a drink must at least have the qualifications of a middle-aged person or above.
If Master Yan was really in such a bad state, he wouldn't be able to get in here.
Zhang Ou and Shi Fen looked at each other and already had an idea in their minds.
‘I want to be a pure minister.’
Hundreds of students were admitted to this imperial examination, but they were concentrated in twenty or thirty schools of thought.
Many of the hundreds of schools of thought had already died out at the end of the Qin Dynasty, and in the past few decades there has been no news about many of them, and many schools even have only single digits of descendants left.
This time, I either didn’t come at all, or I studied too hard and failed to pass the exam.
Well, speaking of this, there are exceptions, that is, even if the Qilu Confucian student's score exceeded the line, he was directly settled by Li Yunze.
The reason is very simple, they are the ancestors of the legendary Fu Ru.
Li Yunze traveled through many worlds from the late Ming Dynasty to the early Han Dynasty. No matter which world he was in, he never gave the corrupt Confucians a good look, and this time was no exception.
The students who were recruited naturally moved closer to each other according to their respective schools of thought. Even those from different schools of thought tended to move closer to each other.
Although most of them are young people, they have already learned the tricks of the imperial court before they take office.
Others may not be able to tell, but Zhang Ou and Shi Fen, who have been hanging out in the imperial court all year round, can conclude that this master Fu Yan is using this method to show the king that he will never form a clique.
Zhang Ou picked up the wine glass and drank a glass, feeling in his heart, "This imperial examination is really a good thing. All the people selected are talents. I only wish that the whole world could use this method..."
What they can see, Li Yunze can naturally see too.
Compared to the famous Dongfang Shuo, Li Yunze actually admires Zhu Fuyan more.
He waved to the waiter and handed over the wine on his table, "Send it to the imperial censor."
After receiving the drink from Li Yunze, the master's father Yan, who was beaming with joy, hurriedly saluted, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Naturally, what made him happy was not the jug of wine, but knowing that the king understood what he meant.
Such a smart master is the wise master he wants to serve.
Such a scene of a monarch and his subjects enjoying each other naturally aroused the envy, jealousy and hatred of all the students.
It's just that the smart people among them, such as Yan Yi and Gongsun Hong, are thoughtful.
What they lack is experience, but they lack nothing in terms of IQ.
If you think about it carefully, you will understand what this means.
'It seems that I will keep a distance from my colleagues and friends from now on. Your Majesty does not like forming cliques.'
After the banquet, all the students left, but Master Fuyan was left behind to discuss matters with Shi Fen, Zhang Ou and others. This aroused the jealousy and dissatisfaction of the students.
Master Fuyan didn't care about this, and even winked at the people leaving, looking triumphant.
However, when the students all left the hall, his expression immediately softened, and he sat respectfully behind the desk and waited for the king to speak.
"Your Majesty."
Li Yunze left the important ministers behind. Of course, they had something to discuss. "I feel that the people are short of money and goods, and bartering is common. I want to solve this problem. I wonder if you have any good ideas?"