The big man has a living father

Chapter 196 (Big Chapter) The eldest brother and the second brother quarreled, and the third brother was gone?

After leaving Wen Weng’s house.

Huo Hai was in the carriage, singing a little song: "Go find the princess."

Xiang Xu turned the car around and changed direction.

Xiang Xu whispered: "Sir, I am very happy today!"

Huo Hai laughed happily: "Of course, I admire myself, this is a great job!"

Xiang Xu: "Hehehe, young master, you look so happy, can you give me some pointers? What are the investment hotspots recently..."

Huo Hai heard Xiang Xu say this and suddenly remembered: "Recently, your majesty and I will buy all the noble mansions in the west of the city that are close to Chang'an."

“But you have to hold it for a while before the price goes up.”

Xiang Xu excitedly said, "I understand, sir."

Huo Hai: "Xiang Xu, you are the first one to follow me and you have been with me the longest. This time you can join the government and you don't need to follow me anymore."

Xiang Xu was stunned for a moment and hurriedly said: "Sir, next time I won't ask about making money."

Xiang Xu knew that Huo Hai was not a stingy person. Moreover, buying a noble's house would neither make him lose money nor earn less. So why did the young master chase him away after asking him?

Huo Hai: "I'm not trying to drive you away, but starting next year, only those who pass the exam can become officials. What I talked to Wen Weng about was the imperial examination. From now on, all officials must be trained in schools and pass the imperial examination. Although you are capable, you are so busy every day. If you really take the exam, you may not be a match for those scholars."

It’s not that there is a problem with Xiang Xu’s practical test or some part of the essay.

Rather, the answer he gave was too profound and the examiner might not be able to understand it.

Because Xiang Xu came into contact with important figures in the core of the empire every day and was at the forefront of the reform of the times, many of his thoughts were subconsciously integrated into the answers, which posed a difficult problem to the examiners.

It's impossible to get a high score in this exam.

Besides, when it comes to writing articles, other people practice every day, but Xiang Xu doesn't have the time to practice? How can he pass the exam over time?

Xiang Xu: "Sir, whether to enter the government or not... I don't want to enter the government."

"It's good to follow you and help you to ride a horse."

Huo Hai: "Nonsense, you are the leader of the Four Heroes of Maoling, you are famous all over the world, who doesn't know the Four Heroes of Maoling?"

"Huangfu Hua is now a military attaché of the Xiongnu Company. He is one of the few people who can lead the army to operate on the border of the empire independently, except for my brother, General Wei Qing, and General Li Guang. Only before Cao Xiang came back, and now Lu Bode and Zhao Shiqi have the same autonomy as him. They have taken the military attaché route and have been granted a title of nobility. He is still a year old. In ten or twenty years, he may not be a general."

"Fan Bei has been the director of the porcelain factory for two years. After two years of hard work, he has made the porcelain factory flourish. Now he has trained two apprentices to take over, and he will soon step into the core position."

"Luo Jian was the director of the building materials factory two years ago. He became famous earlier than Fan Bei. When the Weihe River Bridge was being built, Luo Jian showed up in front of all the civil and military officials. Prime Minister Li Cai even wrote a letter to praise Luo Jian, saying, 'Reinforced concrete is the backbone of architecture, and Luo Jian is the backbone of the Han Dynasty.' When Your Majesty lists architecture as a separate area in the future, that position will be reserved for Luo Jian."

"What about you?"

Xiang Xu was the leader of the four heroes of Maoling.

But to be honest, after another year, Xiang Xu's status became the lowest.

However, this year, Xiang Xu stayed in the base camp. He neither followed Huo Hai to the expedition nor participated in the implementation of specific projects. He really had no chance to make any merit.

However, Xiang Xu, like Xiao He, is the first member of the list of merit.

Even the second place on the list was not Han Xin, Fan Kuai, Peng Yue and others, but Cao Shen, who also worked hard in logistics.

why?
In fact, the one who really defeated Xiang Yu was not Liu Bang, not Han Xin, not Peng Yue, not Fan Kuai, not Zhang Liang, but Xiao He.

Of course, judging from historical records, it was indeed they who confronted Xiang Yu head-on, and Xiang Yu was defeated in the end, so it was their credit.

However, Xiang Yu won every battle, while Liu Bang suffered defeat after defeat. In the end, Xiang Yu, who had always been winning, had fewer and fewer men and food, while Liu Bang had more and more men and food.

Did it appear out of thin air?
It’s Xiao He!

It is precisely because the King of Chu was the best fighter in the history of cold weapons, and the one who best combined personal bravery and leadership, that later generations knew how important logistics and Xiao He were.

If there was another opponent, with the economic scale created by Xiao He, the opponent would be destroyed in a few moves. All the power was reflected in the generals, and Xiao He's strength was not evident.

By then, Cao Shen and Zhou Bo will have to rank ahead of him.

Fortunately, the opponent was the King of Chu, which allowed Xiao He to show his abilities.

But, where is the King of Chu in the world now?
In the future, when people mention the Four Heroes of Maoling, they will only say, "Huangfu Hua, Zhou Jian, and Fan Pei are really amazing, but Xiang Xu? He just made up the numbers."

In fact, Xiang Xu is the most important person in this team.

However, Huo Hai is not pursuing imperial power, so he does not need to carry a stabilizer with him every day.

"This time, you will serve as the general manager and chairman of Anluo Railway."

Xiang Xu stared.

Huo Hai continued: "Not only do you need to be the chairman and general manager, you also need to have a thorough understanding of railway management."

"Remember, within five years, you will be the Minister of Railways of the Han Dynasty, on par with the Minister of Justice. Within ten years, you will be the Minister of Transportation of the Han Dynasty, on par with the Prime Minister."

Ten years later, Xiang Xu was only thirty-five or thirty-six years old.

Huo Hai is not talking nonsense.

First of all, the current Anshen Railway, from Chang'an to Tongguan, and from Tongguan to Shenmu, has so many dispatches and arrangements. Who is doing it?

Xiang Xu.

Good fighters have no illustrious feats.

Mehefu is strong and Luo Jian is powerful. Within less than a year after they take up a position, they will become famous and everyone will know them.

Xiang Xu was strong and famous in Chang'an, but others didn't know what he did.

Because he can do everything.

If there is a problem anywhere under the Huo family, or if Huo Hai doesn't have time to deal with it, or if others can't find Huo Hai, they can go to Xiang Xu and the problem will definitely be solved.

The Anshen Railway was invested and built by Huo Hai and Liu Che. At the beginning, it was done by the research institute, so Liu Che did not send anyone. Who was leading the progress of the project? It was Xiang Xu.

Later, because he planned to arrange a large army to march north, he launched a general attack on the Huns.

Therefore, it is impossible to arrange people to carry out the construction of Anshen Railway openly.

Who is leading the second phase construction of Anshen Railway?

It’s Xiang Xu.

After the construction of the Anshen Railway was completed, the road from Shenmu to Wuyuan in the north was extremely bad.

Even with the help of the railway police, with someone to assist in security and anti-theft issues, the construction of this section of railway alone is enough to make people scratch their heads.

But how did Huo Hai return to Chang'an after defeating the Huns?

Take the train.

Who is leading the project?

If a person can arrange a huge project that has never happened before, he is undoubtedly a top genius.

But while Xiang Xu was arranging the railway, he was also maintaining the communication between a large number of Huo's enterprises, Huo's projects, the Research Institute's Second Lieutenant's Office and various government offices throughout Chang'an.

So, Huo Hai felt that the time had come.

Xiang Xu could have led a major project, or simply been sent to serve as a provincial governor, which would have been more than enough for him.

But now Huo Hai is idle at home every day, and Xiang Xu has let go of his priorities. He just stays by Huo Hai's side every day and puts other things aside.

How is this possible?

Huo Hai also put a lot of effort into making arrangements for Xiang Xu.

Who will be in charge of the Anluo Railway?
Among the economic talents currently under Emperor Liu Che's command, Zhao Guo is now the general manager of the Western Region Company, and Bu Shi is now the general manager of the Xiongnu Company.

Originally, Liu Che wanted Sang Hongyang to take this position.

But Huo Hai still suggested that Xiang Xu go.

Sang Hongyang was defeated by Bu Shi because of his youth, and was defeated by Zhao Guo because of his lack of practical skills.

Logically, now that a third large company is about to emerge, Sang Hongyang should go there.

But in fact, after Huo Hai proposed to let Xiang Xu go, Liu Che immediately abandoned the option of Sang Hongyang.

Liu Che was also impressed by Xiang Xu.

Liu Che has only one evaluation for this kind of person.

The talent of a prime minister.

Don’t think that Emperor Liu Che always praises this and that person as having the talent to be a prime minister.

But if he really commented like that, he would definitely be promoted in the future.

However, by the time Xiang Xu's generation grows up, perhaps the position of prime minister will not be so important anymore.

The reason I say this is because of experience.

Huo Hai knew that in the future, railway, shipping, and highway administration would be merged into one organization.

Whether it is the Transportation Bureau, the Ministry of Transportation, the Ministry of Transportation, or the Transportation Radio, they are all the same.

why?
Because transportation and intelligence are inseparable.

Just think about it, in the future, freight and passenger transport, economic arteries, and intelligence systems, all these tasks will be integrated into one and under the jurisdiction of one person.

What is the difference between this person's rights and those of the prime minister?
That's why Huo Hai said that in ten years, Xiang Xu would be on par with the prime minister.

Although Xiang Xu was unwilling, Huo Hai had no choice but to say, "Find me a new driver, and you can start planning the Anluo Railway from tomorrow."

"Public Examination Plan at the Stock Exchange Center."

Xiang Xu was not very willing: "Sir, then I won't be able to see you tomorrow, right?"

Huo Hai: "Go away. I'll come see you again when you get married."

"I'm not young anymore. If it were someone else's age, their son would be getting married soon."

Although Xiang Xu was only 26 years old, in that era, it was normal for a 26-year-old to have a son who was 11 or 12 years old and ready to get married.

Xiang Xu used to be a retainer, making a living everywhere, so it was normal that he couldn't get married.

Now that you have the ability, status and money, what are you waiting for before getting married?
What if one day I die for my country, wouldn't that mean I will have no hope at all?
This was the feeling Huo Hai had when he was mourning Ge Nan.

Ge Nan truly sacrificed his life for his country and also for Huo Hai.

Originally, Ge Nan had a strong desire for worldly power.

What he thought was that after he succeeded, he would be granted a title of nobility, and after that he would start a family and become rich and powerful from then on.

Unexpectedly, he died for his country.

Since he had no direct descendants, he could not be granted the title of nobility as promised, so he was made a god instead.

With Xiang Xu's personality, Huo Hai felt really embarrassed for allowing him to control traffic and prevent him from getting married and having children.

Huo Hai had already sent people to investigate, and it turned out that Xiang Xu was a completely alone person, just like Ge Nan. Even if he wanted to be conferred a title later, it would not be possible.

Ge Nan is also a religious believer, so he can be made a Taoist god. What should Xiang Xu do?
Xiang Xu also knew that although the young master was sometimes not upright, he always kept his word.

Since he started following the young master, there was almost nothing he could not achieve when he made up his mind, except for the first time he clashed with His Majesty, in which he lost.

From now on, I will be successful in everything I do. Even when I express my determination to Your Majesty again, I will be trying to persuade Your Majesty instead of being persuaded.

It is impossible for me to convince you, sir.

Then stand guard for the last time.

Xiang Xu laughed, waved the reins to speed up, and then shouted: "Sir, you just said that you admire yourself, what do you mean?"

Huo Hai laughed loudly: "Now Confucianism is divided into two schools, one is Gongyang School and the other is Guliang School."

"Gong Yang School is extremely aggressive, whether it is an individual or a country, it is the same, it is mainly for expansion."

"Although Guliang School is quite aggressive, it mostly wants to use hierarchy and rules to restrict the emergence of other ideas, so as to achieve the goal of binding itself with the imperial power and coexisting for a long time."

Xiang Xu: "Sir, you must have captured them and used them?"

Huo Hai laughed loudly: "That's right, isn't Guliang School about hierarchy? Isn't it about pleasing the emperor to ensure one's eternal survival?"

"Give them this opportunity, let them go to foreign countries and talk to foreigners about the hierarchy."

"Hahahahaha."

Xiang Xu understood immediately.

The young master must think that Guliang's teachings would have a negative impact in the Han Dynasty in the long run, but if this doctrine is used to deal with foreigners, it would be just right.

It will not have any harmful effects on the Han people, and it is also very strong, making it impossible for those who are classified into different levels to resist.

Xiang Xu was right, that’s what Huo Hai thought.

What are the advantages of Guliang School? Unlimited centralization of power and unlimited elevation of the stability of rule.

What are the flaws? It restricts thoughts, reduces combat effectiveness, and over time will lead to the birth of corrupt scholars.

So... this theory should not be used in China, it should be used abroad!
If Gu Liangxue was placed outside the Han Dynasty, he would have no weaknesses! No flaws! All advantages!
It can not only make those people far away beyond the mountains pledge allegiance to the Han Dynasty and the Han imperial power, but it can also restrict their thoughts and reduce their fighting effectiveness.

What, what if there are corrupt scholars among them? It has nothing to do with me.

The Han Dynasty did not call them back to serve as officials.

This idea is really brilliant.

……

It was almost winter and it was a bit cold, but Sima Qian was still staying in bed at home.

The emperor has not announced any travel plans recently, and there has been no big news. Sima Qian just stayed at home and wrote some small articles, thinking about how to raise the status of Confucian scholars and make them more united under his command.

Just as I was dozing off, I heard a noise outside the door.

The servants of the Sima family tried their best to stop him, but the man kept shouting, "You are sleeping when the situation is urgent. I asked you to report to me? Let me in. I want to talk to Brother Sima!"

Sima Qian turned over and sat up, looking outside the door in confusion.

This voice sounds familiar.

Like...Shi De?
Before I could confirm, another voice came over: "Oh, something big has happened. Instead of stopping me, you should go and get Brother Sima up."

Now Sima Qian was sure that the first person to speak was Shi De and the second person to speak was Zhou Hongsheng.

"Take them to the hall. I'll be right there."

After Sima Qian in the room spoke, the servant naturally stopped and said, "You two, please come this way."

When the two heard that Sima Qian had gotten up, they were no longer in a hurry. No matter how anxious they were, there was no need to rush at this moment. Of course they had to give him time to get dressed.

Sima Qian stood up, put on his clothes, washed his face, and then slowly walked towards the hall.

When we arrived at the hall, three cups of tea had already been served.

Sima Qian said calmly: "Brother Shi, Brother Zhou, have some tea."

Shi De clapped his hands: "Oh, Brother Sima, the situation is urgent! Why are you still drinking tea?"

Sima Qian ignored him and picked up the teacup. He slowly sat down and used the lid to remove the tea foam. He took a sip of tea and then tilted his head to taste it. "This tea made by Huo Hai is quite amazing. This tea is much better than when it first became popular last year."

"I thought I was drinking a delicacy then, but it's far inferior to what I have today. I wonder what the tribute tastes like."

"I think one day I will be able to take over the central government and receive tea as a reward from His Majesty."

"Then I will drink with you two just like today."

Sima Qian's appearance was not good to begin with, but he had read a lot of history books and knew that one should not be impatient. Impatientness would lead to mistakes, and the more mistakes one made, the more impatient one should be.

Zhou Hongsheng: "Brother Sima, just take a look at this. I'm not in a hurry anymore. Take your time."

Zhou Hongsheng has a very special identity.

He is the great-grandson of Zhou Bo.

Zhou Yafu was his great uncle.

His grandfather's name is Zhou Shengzhi.

His grandmother was Emperor Wen's daughter, Princess Jianghou.

The special thing is that he has never met Zhou Yafu, nor his grandfather Zhou Shengzhi, nor his grandmother Princess Jianghou, nor is he familiar with Liu Che, let alone Emperor Jing.

The Liu clan never counted his name, and the Zhou family genealogy did not include his name.

The reason was simple. Zhou Shengzhi married a princess when he was only six years old.

In comparison, Huo Hai and Princess Wei Chang married late, had children late, and raised good children.

As the Zhou family grew in power, Liu Che was bound to take down Zhou Shengzhi.

A blacksmith must be strong himself. Zhou Shengzhi himself is a coward. He actually killed someone and was reported for the murder.

So the country was abolished.

At that time, Princess Jianghou knew that the imperial family was the most ruthless, and it was hard to say what her father and her brother would do in the future.

There is only one way to prevent his own son from following in his footsteps: stay away from Chang'an.

After Zhou Shengzhi lost his title, the brothers Zhou Yafu and Zhou Jian were still fine.

But Princess Jianghou didn't want Zhou Hongsheng to have anything to do with his two uncles.

Princess Jianghou knew that no matter how powerful Zhou Yafu was, the more powerful he was, the worse his fate would be.

In a sense, Princess Jianghou is a member of the Han Dynasty's "lying flat" tribe.

Her guess was correct. Later, Zhou Yafu's son prepared a batch of armor to be buried with his father.

But hoarding armor is tantamount to rebellion.

As a result, the second son of the Zhou family also had a bad ending.

Zhou Jian is the third son of the Zhou family, but unfortunately, he is infertile.

Back to the story of Zhou Shengzhi and Princess Jianghou's child, when Princess Jianghou gave birth to the child, she knew that her family members who were still in Chang'an would surely die.

So I moved out directly.

However, she died before she could raise her son.

Now it's embarrassing.

Not everyone can understand this kind of painstaking effort.

As the son of Zhou Shengzhi and Princess Jianghou, what does he think?
My mother is obviously a princess, and if I just ask for a favor, I may be able to regain my title.

Why should I be an ordinary person and stay away from the court?

But it doesn't matter. He didn't live long and didn't live to be in his seventies or eighties regretting this matter every day.

But she died not long after giving birth to her son.

Zhou Hongsheng is the fourth generation of the Zhou family.

When he returned to Chang'an, he had the title of Princess Jianghou's grandson. Although it had no practical use, it was enough to make scholars envious.

He himself studied Confucianism diligently, so he was very famous among Confucian scholars.

When he arrived in Chang'an, Zhou Hongsheng came into contact with Guliang School.

This is like a turtle and a mung bean, they just fall in love with each other!
Since he was a child, Zhou Hongsheng has heard his mother, servants, and everyone else say that if his grandmother had not died too early, he would have had the potential to become a marquis.

This is the wealth that is born into your destiny.

Born to be superior to others!

When a person loses something, he is most likely to be left behind by something else.

Zhou Hongsheng soon became one of the representatives of Guliang School.

To be honest, Zhou Hongsheng is not an ordinary person. He is born rich. Although he does not have the title of marquis, who would refuse him when he has relatives in Chang'an City?
He had a scientific name and was not poor, so it was not shameful to be his relative and there was nothing to refuse.

After a while, he really became one of the leaders of Guliang School.

As for Shi De, his family had been the prince's teachers and great scholars for generations, but he was very worried.

What if one day, his son lost this glory? Especially after he fought with Huo Hai and was defeated, Shi De became even less confident.

How great would it be if your family would always be the prince's teacher and the great scholar?

Guliang School of Thought gave Shi De possibilities.

Therefore, Shi De devoted himself to Guliang School and quickly became another leader.

There are still many hidden leaders in Guliang School. Because this school has not yet come to the fore, the leaders are all hidden and do not know each other.

When Shi De and Luo Hongsheng met, the Dahan Daily happened to appear. They immediately realized the importance of newspapers, so they began to act semi-publicly as representatives of Guliang School.

The purpose is to gain more support from Confucian scholars.

On the other hand, they found Sima Qian and wanted to promote him as the true leader of Guliang School and spread Guliang School.

To put it bluntly, they are here to act as middlemen and make a profit from the price difference.

Sima Qian knew what they did, so he didn't pay much attention to them.

He verbally said that he would share the tribute tea with them in the future.

It’s terrible. There’s no share of tea foam for them.

However, Sima Qian did not refuse to contact them both.

Because he is the recommender and the guide, and he has made contributions!
Sima Qian finished reading the newspaper Zhou Hongsheng handed over and asked, "That's it?"

Zhou Hongsheng and Shi De looked at each other.

Is Sima Qian so terrifying?

How could he remain calm despite such terrifying news?

Sima Qian saw Wen Weng's article in the newspaper.

Wen Weng put forward several new ideas in the newspaper, which can be summarized as [Three Affirmations] and [Three Tests]:
[Affirm the correctness of the new learning and suggest that the new learning be promoted throughout the country to replace the old learning.

He affirmed the superiority of official education and suggested that the Han Dynasty establish a national official education system.

Affirming the creativity of science, it is recommended that the Han Dynasty cultivate its people, improve the average cultural level of the entire population, and provide a strong internal driving force for economic development. 】

The three points together lead to the conclusion that [it is recommended that the Han Dynasty establish official schools throughout the country, and all private school courses and teaching materials must be synchronized with official schools. All children of school age should start elementary school at the age of five, start primary school at the age of seven, and go to middle school after six years of primary school. After six years of primary school, they can choose to continue their studies or graduate. Those who continue their studies can continue to go to university or technical schools.]

Then it is suggested to implement moral education and comprehensively promote moral education. But the ability test should be implemented to select talents based on their ability.

It is not necessary to make everyone a talent, but we must strive to make everyone a moral person, and then select talents from among them.

Middle schools select primary school graduates for admission and conduct examinations with questions set by each locality (independently from the official school question bank).

Universities select high school graduates for admission, and the imperial court sets examination questions every year to select the best students.

The imperial court selected officials from among university graduates, choosing those who performed best in the national examination.

Three types of exams, questions are kept confidential, and the papers are graded anonymously, striving to be fair, just and open. 】

Three affirmations put forward the educational framework.

There are three types of exams: small exam, high school exam, and national exam.

It is clear that all schools of thought are to be disqualified from becoming officials. Only by taking the national examination route can one learn what the country tells them to learn, and only after completing their studies can they become officials!
In Zhou Hongsheng's opinion, everything was over.

According to Zhou Hongsheng's idea, the court would be filled with Confucian scholars in the future.

When Confucian scholars become officials, they must promote Gu Liang's philosophy in order to protect their own interests and the interests of their descendants.

Then, at that time, his Guliang School of Thought will replace Gongyang School of Thought, and he will eventually become an ideological leader.

After becoming an ideological leader, let's see whether the court will restore my title.

Fu, then his family is the aristocracy, and Guliang School is specifically dedicated to protecting the interests of the aristocracy.

Even if I no longer have the title, I will be a great scholar inherited from my family, and I will have more students in the future.

No matter which way you go, you win.

But now, there is a problem with the first step.

It has only been a few years since Dong Zhongshu promoted Confucianism, and it has only been a few years since Confucianism became the main force in the court. Is it going to be over?

You have to know that whether it was the system of selecting filial and honest officials or the system of Imperial College examinations, in the end it was the rise of Confucianism.

That's why Zhou Hongsheng and Shi De were so anxious.

Sima Qian took another sip of tea and blew on the tea leaves: "Oh? What's the hurry?"

"If he can write articles and publish news, why can't I?"

Zhou Hongsheng and Shi De were already giving the middle finger in their hearts, even though they didn't know what it meant: You pretentious bastard, isn't it because you can write news that we came to you?
Sima Qian: "Whether in the education sector or in the officialdom, Wen Weng is a figure like Mount Tai and the North Star. If you want to publish an article, you can't confront him, you have to approach him from the side."

……

Early in the morning, Wen Weng looked at the newspaper and couldn't help nodding and praising: "Great, interesting, interesting."

Sima Qian responded in the newspaper the next day.

The article also gives [three affirmations] plus [three tests].

Everything written was exactly the same as what Wen Weng wrote.

All the data and examples listed are similar to those given by Wen Weng.

There was even a feeling that he was here to speak for Wen Weng, and he gave various examples to reinforce the [Three Affirmations].

Affirm the role of science.

Affirm the benefits of new learning.

The official school must be powerful.

However, Sima Qian went in a completely different direction.

Sima Qian believed that the new learning was very good, so it was necessary to adopt simplified characters and pinyin so that more people could read the classics of Confucius, Mencius and Xunzi in a shorter way.

He affirmed the power of official schools, talked about the power of education, the benefits of education, and talked about Confucius' founding of schools. Although he was not the inventor of teachers, he was the inventor of learning. He talked about the greatness of Confucius.

He affirmed the role of science and praised the development of the Han Dynasty, but pointed out that if science spread to the hands of the Huns and others, it would cause great harm to the Han Dynasty.

At the same time, if bad people with evil intentions get hold of [Science], it will have a devastating impact on the Han Dynasty.

Then, Wen Weng's [De Jiao Neng Kao] was used to madly dissect it.

Wen Weng just mentioned the word "moral education", and Sima Qian elaborated on it, and through various arguments explained that moral education should be the Confucian virtue, combined with the official learning and new learning mentioned earlier.

Therefore, Sima Qian came to the conclusion that the Han court should pay for all children to learn Confucianism from an early age, vigorously develop the teaching of simplified Chinese characters and pinyin, and strive to make all children become Confucian disciples.

Then there are small exams, middle exams, and big exams.

After strict screening, one must pass the moral test and be proficient in Confucianism before entering university.

After entering university, one becomes mature in age and becomes a qualified Han citizen in terms of ideology.

At this point, with both physical and mental maturity, one can study science to serve the country instead of becoming a danger to the country.

Only when one is mature both mentally and physically, understands the relationship between the ruler and his subjects, and knows how to love the people, can one become a good official.

Therefore, the national civil service examination requires an examination of Confucianism, and in addition, some professional-related questions will be asked for certain special technical positions.

The article written by Wen Weng is not long.

Sima Qian's articles are longer.

Almost based on Wen Weng's articles, I took them apart and analyzed them one by one, and every time I analyzed them to the end, I would come to the answer [Confucianism is the standard answer].

People who have read newspapers in the past two days have also noticed this situation.

Originally, after Wen Weng published his article on the first day, the followers of the Legalists and Huang-Lao Taoism were very dissatisfied.

Because new students basically don’t learn anything related to philosophy, at most they learn morality.

As for the moral courses, most students chose Confucianism, and a small number chose the classics of Taoism and Mohism.

Everyone is actually a little unhappy.

In the past, only one percent of the people in the country could afford to go to school, so everyone couldn’t fight for it.

Now, some people have proposed that the whole country should read, that would be different!

If everyone in the country studies something, then that thing will be the best school!
Many people are not particularly satisfied with Wen Weng's proposal.

In addition, in the past, officials were selected through family connections and promoted from within the nobility.

Even if the legitimate son is not promoted, the illegitimate son will come to power.

Almost all the young men in a family are officials. Those who are capable become high-ranking officials, while those who are not capable just stay in small places.

Now, you want to change it to exams, and select based purely on exam results?
As a result, Sima Qian's article came again the next day.

We are not blind. Although we can see that Sima Qian is analyzing Wen Weng and supplementing Wen Weng in every paragraph.

But in fact, every one of them is digging up Weng's past.

This is clearly a fight!

Huh? Do you use newspapers to fight arguments now?
This is the first time in the history of the world!

Everyone couldn't help but pay attention.

Sure enough, on the third day, Wen Weng’s article “Confucianism must be studied, but there is no need to take exams” was published in the newspaper.

Wen Weng believed that testing Confucian scholars was putting the cart before the horse, as Confucius only taught people morality, so there was no point in testing him.

Anyone who understands can see that Wen Weng is retreating. To say that Confucianism must be studied is already a concession.

On the fourth day, Sima Qian published an article [Confucianism must be tested, but not only]

Sima Qian thought, what is Confucius' Analects about? Isn't it just Confucius' daily examinations and teachings to his students, which were then recorded? How can it be said that Confucius only taught morality without examinations?

But times have changed, and science is needed now, so we cannot only test Confucianism. Everyone should have some knowledge of Confucianism, but everyone should have their own skills.

Therefore, Confucianism should be a main subject, combined with another main subject and a secondary subject that is useful for this profession, to become an examination topic.

Obviously, Sima Qian also gave in.

From the major test on Confucianism, to the test of other things, to Confucianism being the main subject, everyone's main subject in the test is also the main subject, and the others are minor subjects.

The argument was long.

The two sides have been in a tug of war.

Everyone was watching the whole process.

How many years has Wen Weng been an official? He still doesn't know how to implement this kind of thing?

So at the beginning, Wen Weng covered up a big good news and did not release it, and then waited for doubts to come.

Then, slowly relax.

What about Sima Qian? Actually, Sima Qian really didn't need to take any Confucian exams.

What Sima Qian needed was to let all Confucian scholars see that he was fighting for Confucianism, that he was a Confucian warrior, a Confucian leader, and that he had also fought for the interests of Confucian scholars!

Suddenly, someone felt something was wrong.

Why are you two arguing?

Didn't you, Wen Weng, study the Spring and Autumn Annals? Who are you, Sima Qian, representing? Does it look like Guliang School from what you read?

Wait a minute, Gong Yang and Gu Liang are arguing?
Since when did national examinations and scientific examinations become your internal affairs?

Aren't we human?

But at this time, no one paid attention to the articles they posted.

Everyone is paying attention to the battle between Wen Weng and Sima Qian.

One is the only surviving fruit from the previous era, and the other is a rising star.

One ram, one grain.

One is taking the new policy approach, while the other strives to continue recruiting talents.

Finally, Wen Weng used his ultimate move.

【《Hundred Schools of Thought in the New Era》

——Subtitle: "Confucianism is the way to be a human being, science is the way to govern a country"]

(End of this chapter)