Only respect Confucianism and depose hundreds of schools of thought.
This is the most glorious moment for Confucianism in history.
It is precisely because of this brilliance of Confucianism that the result was that China no longer wanted to make progress, had no ability to expand externally, was unable to even protect itself, and was repeatedly invaded by foreign tribes.
Li Yunze, who has experienced a long history, sees these very clearly.
This is the real reason why he will not give face to anyone who asks for mercy.
Compared with the sufferings suffered by the people of China in later generations, no one's face is of any use to Li Yunze.
He did not give Dong Zhongshu face, but the Gongyang sect, a Confucian outlier, had value in existence.
His goal was to depose Confucianism and let all schools of thought flourish.
Dong Zhongshu, who looked a little confused, walked out of Weiyang Palace with empty steps.
Yan Yi and others, who were waiting anxiously outside, immediately stepped forward and surrounded him. "What should I say? Does the emperor have anything to say?"
During these days, not even Yan Yi could see Li Yunze, let alone other Confucian people.
On the contrary, as soon as Dong Zhongshu came over and applied for an audience with his Majesty, he was summoned in the blink of an eye. Naturally, the Confucian people had great hopes for him.
"Everyone."
After calming down, Dong Zhongshu sighed and said, "Your Majesty said, Confucians cannot stay."
As soon as these words came out, all the Confucian scholars around him felt as if they were mourning for their heirs, and some even fell to the ground and cried loudly.
Yan Yi's body swayed, and he raised his hand to rub his forehead vigorously, but he still felt that his eyes were black and his future was dark.
This is the Han Dynasty. The emperor of the Han Dynasty wants to deal with Confucianism. What can they do?
You can't just rise up.
"Brother Zhongshu." Yan Yi asked with a forlorn expression, "What exactly did your Majesty say? Even if you die, you have to wait until I die to understand."
"Yes, yes, everything must have a reason. Is it possible that because of Wei Wan, Confucianism was directly destroyed?"
"Your Majesty said it." Dong Zhongshu said slowly at this time, "It's not impossible to keep it, but you have to do a few things."
"Your Majesty has said that Confucianism is going to change its teachings, and it is up to Your Majesty to decide how to change it." Dong Zhongshu added, "His Majesty also said that those who are educated and those without distinction can stay, which is a good thing."
All the Confucian scholars nodded and said, "Your Majesty, you can change it however you want. We will have no objection."
Confucianism is facing a critical juncture of life and death. Let alone changing the doctrine, they will recognize Confucius even if he changes his surname!
"Your Majesty also said," Dong Zhongshu continued, "he doesn't like the name of Confucianism and must change his name."
"this..."
Everyone had some doubts. If the name was changed, would it still be Confucian?
"This is feasible."
Yan Yi, whose eyes were shining, said urgently, "Everyone, this is a matter of life and death. As long as the orthodoxy can be passed on, changing the name doesn't matter. Even if we change the name, we are still Confucian disciples in our hearts."
Everyone claimed that it was true, saying that as long as it allowed Confucianism to survive, it would be better to change the name.
Dong Zhongshu looked at Yan Yi with some pity, and then said the last condition.
"Your Majesty said that among the Confucian sects, only the Gongyang sect is allowed to remain."
Confucian scholars ‘(°w°)／’
The people from the Gongyang faction looked very strange, as if they were holding a breath in their hearts and wanted to spit it out, but because they were concerned about the current situation, they could only endure it forcefully, which resulted in a very strange look on their faces.
Confucian scholars from other schools, on the other hand, looked ashen as if their parents were no longer around, and felt that life was really meaningless.
"this..."
Yan Yi rubbed his face vigorously and turned to look at Gongsun Hong, "Guang Luxun, what do you think about this?"
Gongsun Hong responded with a calm expression, "Since His Majesty said it himself, what else can we do but agree to it."
Of course he wanted to agree, because he also curated "Gongyang Zhuan".
"This is feasible."
Hu Wusheng, a former doctor, even shouted loudly, "From now on, there will be no Confucianism in the world, only Gongyang!"
Well, this one is also from the Gongyang faction.
Historically, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty only respected Confucianism, and when he deposed hundreds of schools of thought, he actually respected the Gongyang School.
It's just that later on, the forgery of the ancient text sect gradually stole the inheritance.
A split quickly occurred in Confucianism. Because the school was preserved, the Confucian scholars of Gongyang School immediately changed their stance to support the emperor's reform of Confucianism.
But people from other schools of thought fought desperately to fight for their own school's last breath.
Faced with the fierce debate, the real big guys, such as Yan Yi, Gong Sunhong and others, did not join in.
The reason is also very simple, because they know very clearly that the emperor has already made a decision, and anything they say here at this time is meaningless nonsense!
Regarding Confucian matters, Li Yunze did not continue to follow up, he just needed to pay attention.
If they can complete the reform themselves, they can allow the Gongyang sect to pass on under a new name.
But if it doesn't work well, then it will be over with the Gong Yang Pie.
This era is not dominated by the corrupt Confucians of later generations. Confucianism at that time had all kinds of dregs imaginable.
Corrupt Confucianists dare to do anything that goes against their conscience and morals, and they do it confidently.
"I know you are right, but let's put aside the reason first" Confucianism!
In this era of big men, the lingering charm of hundreds of schools of thought still exists, and Li Yunze is willing to give them a chance.
"Dongfang Shuo."
Li Yunze summoned Lang Guan, "How many students from various schools inside and outside Chang'an City are there now?"
Dongfang Shuo, who had a good mind, immediately made some calculations in his mind, and then saluted and said, "Your Majesty, when the imperial examination was held before, there were thousands of students from various schools who applied for it. Now that the imperial examination is over, some of them have dispersed.
, but I guess
At this time, there are at least three thousand disciples of various schools inside and outside Chang'an City."
"More than three thousand people?"
Li Yunze touched his chin, "Is the big boss among the various schools here?"
"This." Dongfang Shuo said with a smile, "Many seniors of the school were recruited by the late emperor when he was in power, but they were not ordered by His Majesty to take the imperial examination..."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! When Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing were in power, they specially issued decrees to those famous bosses from various factions to invite them to serve as officials.
It's a pity that many people cherish their feathers, or to put it simply, they are just fishing for fame, so they don't come to Chang'an at all.
Li Yunze's holding of the imperial examination was indeed a groundbreaking initiative.
But if these long-established big guys sit down for exams with a bunch of juniors, they can't afford to lose this person.
"I see."
Li Yunze sneered, and then said, "I want to set up a forum in Dongshi."
Dongfang Shuo, who looked puzzled, said he didn't understand, "Your Majesty, what is the forum?"
"Lecture Forum of Hundreds of Schools."
Li Yunze said slowly, "Students from each school can sign up to come on stage to explain their own school's teachings and knowledge, talk about their own school's works, etc."
Immediately afterwards, he took out the carrot and the stick: "I will make a ranking list based on the popularity of each school, determine the ranking of each school, and announce it to the world."
‘Hiss~~~’
As soon as these words came out, Dongfang Shuo started to tremble.
What does it mean to be first in Wen Wu and second in Wu Er?
Since the Spring and Autumn Period, hundreds of schools of thought have been trying to compete for who has a better reputation, and they have been fooling around for a long time.
At this time when the emperor is doing rankings, all schools of thought must be going crazy.
What is this? This is to determine the position of one’s own school in history!
It goes without saying that when the big guys from each school got the news, they would go crazy and rush over in person, and they would also bring books from each school that were not allowed to be circulated to the outside world to preach.
If this ranking is not high, or is lower than the ranking of the mortal enemy, then how can I still have the face to meet the ancestors of all generations after I die?
Needless to say, all schools of thought must be working hard.
"understand?"
Looking at the stupid Dongfang Shuo, Li Yunze laughed and scolded, "Now that you understand, why don't you go and do things quickly."
"Here~~~"
Dongfang Shuo came back to his senses and immediately saluted Li Yunze.
Then he very simply threw himself on the ground and shouted, "I obey His Majesty's will, get out of here~~~"
Dongfang Shuo rolled out of the hall under the stunned gazes of all the officials and guards.
Li Yunze, who was smiling broadly, shook his head and didn't care about it at all.
Dongfang Shuo was famous for his comedy in history. Sima Qian called him the "Funny Hero" in "Historical Records".
It's not that he really has this nature, it's just a way of doing things.
"Hundred Forums..."
Li Yunze's establishment of a forum for hundreds of schools of thought is not a show of dominating one school and deposing all other schools.
He knew very well that no matter which school's teachings were so good that they broke through the skyline, and were so good that they could be executed perfectly, as long as one school was dominant, it would gradually decay as time went by.
There is nothing you can do about this kind of thing, after all, inherently evil and greedy people are everywhere.
The real purpose of setting up the forum of hundreds of schools is to integrate the strengths of hundreds of schools and allow all aspects to develop.
Only with competition can there be motivation for continuous growth.
Otherwise, it will be oil that has been losing money for many years...cough, cough, cough! Nothing, nothing.
Supporting the growth of hundreds of companies and allowing them to enter an environment of healthy competition is what Li Yunze wants to do.
As Li Yunze expected, when Dongfang Shuo passed on the information about the Baijia Forum, the disciples of the Baijia Forum who gathered inside and outside Chang'an City immediately exploded.
In the past, the main topic of discussion among everyone after dinner was Confucianism, but this topic was quickly replaced by the forum of hundreds of schools of thought.
After being shocked, the first thing the students from each school did was to immediately write letters to the big guys in the school.
Some people with impatient personalities would immediately pack up their luggage and go looking for them in person.
There is ranking and competition.
If the big boss doesn't come and the school ranks at the bottom, it will really be shameless to see others in the future.
Confucianism, which was still quarreling, also quickly split.
Those Guliang sect and other sects that were named and asked to be cancelled were also trying their best to shake people up, hoping to use the Baijia Forum to regain their souls.
If we can get the first place in the ranking, we can't go against the will of the people of the world and forcibly cancel it.
Dongfang Shuo, who was put in charge of this matter by the emperor, quickly became popular in the shortest possible time.