"We must have laws to govern, and we must also govern people!" Cai Que said to his confidants such as Xiang Qi, Huang Yan, and Xing Shu.
"In today's officialdom, the moral integrity of the officials is extremely corrupt, and people who are mediocre and follow the rules are everywhere. Even if there are one or two talented officials, they are also corrupt and perverting the law."
"I have been really saddened by this in recent years. Wang Jinggong's restructuring has been delayed because the officialdom was depressed and weak and could not be revived. Many talents would rather attach themselves to Sima Guang than support the reform. There are many factions within the reform faction, so they cannot be single-minded.
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"That's why I ask you to look for Taixue students who are loyal, upright, and courageous. They can serve as our helpers in the future. Only in this way can we revolutionize politics and bring life back to the government!"
Xing Shu said on the side: "What Zuo Cheng said is absolutely true. I secretly believe that reform does not depend on how to change, but on whether it can convey the sentiments of the people. No matter how good the government's government orders are, they must rely on bureaucrats. It is a pity that too many local officials have little regard for the government's policies.
Order Yang to obey Yin and disobey."
Cai really knew it.
Both Zhang Yue and himself wanted to select officials among the imperial students, so conflicts between the two were inevitable.
The competition for talent between the two sides must be fierce, but what strategy should they adopt?
Huang Yandao: "If you learn well, you will become an official. This is a tradition passed down from the saints."
"The purpose of entering Taixue is to become an official. We can use the promotion as a means."
Cai Quedao: "We must also examine our character!"
Xing Shu said: "This is reasonable, but there are only so many officials."
Xiang Qidao: "Now Taixue has become a place to attract talents from all over the world. We must be the first to get there! We must not be one step behind others! Everyone in the world knows that Cai Gong will be the right minister. I don't believe that there are people who are so ignorant of the overall situation."
"For those who do not understand current affairs and do not come closer to us, we will suppress them for the rest of their lives."
Xing Shu, Huang Yan hesitated after hearing this.
Xiang Qidao: "It's just that I can't get ahead by suppressing him, so what's wrong with him? If there are no clear rewards and punishments, there will be no benefits to those who come closer to us."
Huang Yan asked: "Will it be intolerant?"
Xiang Qi glanced at Huang Yan and said, "It was like this when Princess Jing was in Imperial College. Just now I said that learning and excellence will lead to officialdom. I think it's good. But in the future, in the Imperial College, if you are a middle schooler, a scholar, or a scholar, the head of the chaplain will follow me."
Then use it.”
"Those who don't adhere to me will be dismissed."
It turns out that Wang Anshi controlled the students of Taixue through direct teaching.
Even Yuan Jiang, the counselor and magistrate, had to bribe Zhidao in order to let his grandson Yuan Bohu sacrifice his life for him.
Later, in the Yu Fan case, Gong Yuan (Wang Anshi's disciple), Shen Zhu (Wang Anshi's nephew), Shen Jichang (Wang Anshi's brother-in-law), and Ye Tao (Wang Anshi's niece and son-in-law) were all dismissed for accepting money from Taixue students.
The atmosphere of the Imperial College during the Xining years really caused the Imperial College students to compete for each other.
Later, when Zhang Yue became prime minister, he directly recommended the teaching assistants to the inner-she students, and the power of the upper-she students was greatly weakened.
In terms of moral character, it is jointly recommended by the students' Xuezheng, Xuelu, Zhanzhang, Zhidao, and teaching assistants. At the same time, Taixue's internal examinations are strictly implemented, and the assessment is carried out by external officials instead of internal assessments.
The atmosphere in Taixue is solemn.
Now Xiang Qisuo has been approved by Cai Que.
After they dispersed, Xing Shu said: "We don't even examine moral character. Not everyone can enter, just like everyone is excluded. How can you say such a thing?"
Xiang Qidao: "Recruit people first, and then make subtle corrections."
"Nothing in the world is good. If you don't benefit yourself first and then benefit others, who will do it?"
Xing Shu said: "Zhang Gong's words in Taixue, 'Make good wishes, make middle-level connections, and enjoy low-level blessings,' are deeply rooted in the hearts of people in Taixue. This is true for all Taixue schools in Zhang Dang."
"Blinally trying to win over scholars by saying 'excellence in learning will lead to officialdom' will corrupt the scholarly ethos. For example, during the Xining period, scholars returned to the road of competition."
Xiang Qida said angrily: "Brother He, don't you forget why we came to Zuo Cheng's door?"
"I have offended Shen Kuo. You were born under the rule of Zhang Gong, but you agreed with Sima Guang and rebelled against the door. What are you talking about about scholarly ethics here?"
Xing Shu let out a long sigh. When he saw Zhang Yue being besieged by the new party and the old party, he felt that Zhang Yue was not the material to achieve great things. He was afraid that following him would be disadvantageous in his career, so he gave up on Zhang Yue in advance. Who would have known...
One wrong step, and every step is wrong.
Xing Shu sighed and finally became speechless.
Xiang Qi sneered and strode away.
Xiang Qi thought of many things while riding back home. When he passed by the dock in Bianjing.
Xiang Qi suddenly stopped and threw his riding whip to his entourage. Then he sat on the edge of the dock and watched the coolies on the dock unloading goods from the boats on the Bian River.
He had just ridiculed others, but why was he the same?
When he was a classmate of Taixue, he only regarded Zhang Yue as his younger brother, and even his family background was not as good as his own. When he spoke to Zhang Yue, he always had a condescending attitude, and even said some pretentious words.
But what's wrong with that?
Xiang Qi also comes from a poor family, and he knows best what life is like at the bottom.
When living at the bottom, you must not keep a low profile. Once you keep a low profile, someone will come to bully you. So no matter how good your appearance is, you must protect your face. This is something Xiang Qi has understood since he was a child. When he goes to study, his family would rather be hungry than three
Even if he has a weak stomach, he should also buy decent clothes for him.
Because his parents told him that if you don't have enough food, others won't be able to tell, but if your clothes are torn, others can tell at a glance.
So many people say that Xiang Qi's character is not good, but when have they ever understood themselves?
Xiang Qi and his wife hurriedly got into a good marriage, which was a new beginning for him. However, after so many years of marriage, his in-laws and his wife never thought highly of him.
In those years, something happened to his classmates at Taixue, and he was always busy trying to make things happen. However, there were a few people who kept Xiang Qi's kindness in their hearts.
My classmates only know Zhang Yue, Huang Lu, and Han Zhongyan. Because they have high official positions, but their own official positions are low. No matter how nice you are to others, others will not take you seriously. Instead, they will think that you are trying to curry favor with them or have some agenda for them.
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Xiang Qi's face being pressed against Leng's butt hurt his self-esteem greatly, so he hated this deeply. He also hated Zhang Yue, Han Zhongyan and the others.
Forget it, Han Zhongyan, his Han family is a famous family, and he has a prime minister father, so what does Zhang Yue mean to you? He remembered that on the day Zhang Yue paid homage to the Duke, he personally came to congratulate him, but Zhang Yue was a little neglectful towards him.
He also knew that too many people came to the door and Zhang Yue could not receive them at the moment. But what he was angry about was that some of the officials present that day knew that Xiang Qi was Zhang Yue's classmate or roommate! After becoming rich and glorious, you Zhang Yue
Is Yue looking down on people so much?
Xiang Qi watched the coolies on the pier bragging and chatting while they rested. He sneered and stood up and said sarcastically: "What good words can these coolies have to say?"
"You talk like these officials as if they know you."
"You think you know each other just by having a meal a few tables away from them? Are you worthy enough to call them brothers? Why don't you take a piss and see what you are like?"
Several coolies were furious when they heard this, but they dared not speak out in anger.
Xiang Qi cursed: "What are you looking at! Beat these people up!"
After speaking, Xiang Qi stepped forward, picked up a stick, and beat the coolies hard.
After seeing all the beaten people rolling on the ground begging for mercy, Xiang Qicai let out a breath of disgust.
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Currently in Liang Garden.
Han Zhongyan and Huang Lu were eating a large pot of mutton, while people on the left and right were warming the wine and adding firewood to the fire.
It is truly a joy to eat such a pot of mutton in the courtyard on a cold day.
The two were talking and laughing.
After Han Zhongyan ate a large piece of plump and tender mutton, he drank a bowl of slightly warm old wine and burped with great pleasure.
Han Zhongyan said: "After Du Zhi decided to govern the country with justice, not with people."
"Finally we are on the right track, and we now know how to rely on brothers like us."
Huang Ludao: "When Fan Wenzhenggong carried out the reform, he rushed into battle. By the time he thought of grabbing officials and scholars who supported the reform among the people, it was already too late."
"The later Qingli establishment of a school was an act of retreating to build a network."
"After that, the imperial court vigorously ran schools all over the country and established county schools and state schools. It used the method of selecting talents from the private sector to break the monopoly of local powerful people on talents. Think about it at that time, both Du Zhi and I benefited from this, so we entered
It was only after studying in the County School and Imperial College that they had such a place in the future."
"Well said!" Han Zhongyan raised his glass and touched Huang Lu and said, "Thanks to Fan Wenzhenggong, we brothers have just been classmates in Taixue for a few years."
Huang Ludao: "After Wang Jinggong's reform, he also founded the school in Xining, and the number of Taixue students increased to 2,400. He wrote the New Meanings of the Three Classics by himself as a guide for the reform. From then on, Taixue only taught the Zhou rites and the theory of words in the new meanings of the Three Classics.
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"After the Yuanfeng administration of Zhang Gong, he deleted the "Zi Shuo" and retained the "New Meanings of Zhou Li" for the new meanings of the Three Classics. At the same time, he supplemented it with "Tai Xue" and "The Doctrine of the Mean", and at the same time upgraded "Mencius" to the
Use this to create new materials."
"But I am worried that since we have decided to govern the country with 'righteousness', it will definitely be bad for the 'Zhang Party' in the court, because this move is tantamount to having factions within factions. This will cause internal divisions and even collapse.
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Han Zhongyan said: "Divide and disintegrate, just divide and disintegrate. I don't think it's okay. Since we want to do big things, we must choose talents with a shortage rather than an excess."
"In the end, everything is done for the sake of restructuring."
"Wang Jinggong's work doesn't count. Duzhi's restructuring has only taken the first step here. Without the help of good talents, how can we achieve great things?"
Huang Lu said: "I understand, but there are still many people in the temple who are opposed to the restructuring, and there are even more officials below who are willing to obey and violate the system."
"Everyone thinks that the party is about to be eliminated, and the urgent needs of the court have been solved. The national treasury is still full now, so why continue to restructure it? If we talk about reorganization now, people will not be convinced!"
Han Zhongyan drank a large bowl of mutton soup and said with a smile: "What's so confusing about this."
"Let me tell you the truth, we can borrow money only when we have money. When we are healthy, we must take good care of our body."
"Don't wait until the end is over before you come back."
"Restructuring is just like a daily routine. Only by tossing yourself more can you be less upset."
"We must cure disease before it's too late and treat chaos before it's even begun."
"It seems that after a serious illness, a miracle doctor is invited to rejuvenate the person, but he only has half his life left. This is the same as a person who is good at fighting without great achievements."
Huang Lu was surprised and admired when he heard this and said to Han Zhongyan: "Okay, Shi Pu, what you said today makes me admire you with admiration!"
"Why haven't I seen you say such insightful words before?"
Han Zhongyan picked up a piece of mutton expressionlessly and said, "My father was still here at that time, so I couldn't say too much to anyone!"