The red building is so arrogant

Chapter 707
【I'm a bit out of shape today...】

The Mid-Autumn Festival in the sixth year of Longyuan seems to be a watershed.

Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, the newly born New Confucianism could only be regarded as a spark, and it was still a dying spark under the pressure of all parties.

But after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the situation has changed visible to the naked eye. First, several newspapers quietly changed their direction and began to advocate the necessity of the new Confucianism, and tried to characterize those who changed from the old Confucianism as "martyrs who inherited the past and ushered in the future." Pioneers', not rebellion among Confucian scholars.

In order to prove this point, these newspapers even deliberately published a large number of popular science articles, which objectively evaluated the achievements of the industrial revolution in Wuxi, the status quo of the rapid development of European countries, and even the imagination of future industrial technology.

Thanks to this, the Neo-Confucianism school, which was originally only circulated among officials and scholars, finally appeared in front of the public in a grandiose manner.

The first thing that attracted was naturally the overwhelming accusations and reprimands from the old Confucian literati. Many newspapers under the control of the old Confucian forces even did not hesitate to add a temporary supplement to criticize the articles that praised the new Confucianism word for word.

The most provocative critique during this period was the theory of "New Confucianism worshiping foreigners"—advocating foreign methods and belittling ancestors' established methods. What is this not worshiping foreigners?
It is also after this article that countless newspapers have also adjusted their output angles and began to focus on this point.

As public opinion further fermented, the folks also began to discuss the matter extensively, and gradually linked the New Confucianism with the traitors.

After all, the common people these days—especially the common people in the capital city, most of them have the pride of the people of the kingdom of heaven in their bones, and it is a deep-rooted old tradition to look down on barbarians.

Even if the navy lost the battle a few years ago, so what if the ironclad ship went straight to Tianjin Wei?

Didn't the Tartars rush into Shanhaiguan and seize the Ming Dynasty?
But does this mean that the things from the Tartars are better than the things handed down from our Han ancestors?

Tigers and leopards can still eat people, and I haven't seen anyone rushing to become animals!

But those new Confucianists are rushing to praise foreigners, what is this but a traitor who worships foreigners?
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September 28, the back house of Jiao Mansion.

Putting a thick stack of newspapers on the kang table, Jiao Shun closed his eyes and pressed the Qingming acupoint between his eyes. Although the brightness and stability of the kerosene lamp were higher than ordinary candles, reading newspapers for a long time like this, It still causes a lot of burden to the eyes.

While closing his eyes to rest his mind, he pondered over the gains and losses of the past few days.

Others don't know what to do, and they may wonder why the new Confucianism is so high-profile all of a sudden, but he, Jiao, is like a mirror in his heart. This must be Wang Zhe's glimpse of the new Confucianism's majestic debut through the emperor's attitude towards the assassination case. Opportunity—or even directly obtained the emperor's hint, so he acted like this.

But how can it be so easy to pick the fruit of someone else?

It is estimated that those struggling New Confucianists would never have imagined that the article criticizing the New Confucianism's "worship of foreigners" was actually set by Jiao Shun himself, and then written by Tan Chun.

After all, many of those data conclusions were directly copied from Ta Kung Pao. Even if they worship foreigners, they are first of all engineering.

Under normal logic, who would have thought that someone would take the initiative to smear his face?
But Jiao Shun just did it.

Ta Kung Pao is just a Ta Kung Pao, and it cannot represent his own words.

Jiao, who has experienced the baptism of public opinion wars in later generations, has never flattered Yang Yi in public - the only person who can catch him in this regard is the emperor himself, but if the emperor wants to target him, it is still necessary What is the reason for 'worshiping foreigners and fawning on foreigners'?

So even if the new Confucianism bites back, he is sure to stay out of the matter.

What's more, New Confucianism may not dare to do this. After all, literati have always been more repulsive than ordinary people against such things as plagiarism. What's more, New Confucianism has made it clear that the horses and horses are going to overwhelm the students, so how dare they admit that they have plagiarized Ta Kung Pao's data and conclusions?
Therefore, in Jiao Shun's research and judgment, there is a high probability that the new Confucianism can only resist this wave of public opinion offensive.

Who made them want to pick peaches?

If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight first!
If Wang Zhe's Neo-Confucianism can't get over this hurdle, then it's best, but if it barely survives, with this layer of "worshiping foreigners" DeBuff, the Neo-Confucianism will be hindered if it wants to develop and grow .

As for whether the Engineering Society will be affected...

It can only be said that low status has its benefits. No one would evaluate civil servants and craftsmen with the same moral level, and no one would think that craftsmen who learned some foreign skills could cause earth-shaking effects.

So even if it is affected, it will not be criticized like the New Confucianism.

In short, what Jiao Shun has to do right now is to add fuel to the flames and completely bind the New Confucianism to this pillar of shame.

What method should I use?

Should we just find someone to write a targeted street interview narrative?

It seems that there is no similar way of writing articles these days. Most of them are narrative essays and argumentative essays, and at most a few excerpts from the remarks of famous people or court officials.

At this time, Ping'er came in with ginseng tea, gently placed it on the kang table, knelt down on the head of Luohan's bed, stretched out his hand to massage the acupuncture points around Jiao Shun's eyes, and at the same time asked softly: "If the master is tired, I will let someone go Invite Xiangling here and let her read it to the master?"

"forget it."

Jiao Shun closed his eyes and waved his hands, then measured her heart with ease and said: "I've read everything that should be read, and don't read the rest - besides, Xiangyun has been sleeping early recently, in case she is alarmed She's not good either."

Ping'er's bones were already crumbled by his kneading, so he answered whatever he said.

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While Jiao Shun was thinking about adding fuel to the fire, Tanchun in the Rongguo Mansion was also flipping through the newspaper articles.

Although this is not the first time that she has attempted to manipulate public opinion, seeing that the New Confucianism school has been completely targeted by the public because of her article, the third girl still has a strong sense of accomplishment deep in her heart.

This is it, this is it!
Even if he can't stand at the front desk like a man, he can still stir up trouble behind the scenes!

She couldn't stop flipping through those articles, imagining that the person who wrote the articles was kept in the dark, and could only bump their heads in silence, and felt extremely full and happy in her heart.

It wasn't until the dead of night, when the waiter urged her again and again, that she reluctantly put down those newspapers, and while washing, she did not forget to tell her that if there were any supplementary newspapers, she must buy them back for her to read as soon as possible.

however……

The newspapers and the articles on them that were supplemented early in the morning were unexpected by Tanchun.

Although there were about six or seven newspapers that published supplements on the morning of September 29, only one really attracted attention, and that was the "Summer Post" issued by the Secretary of General Administration.

And the whole article above is to cheer for the new Confucianism.

Tan Chun frowned after seeing this, knowing that the emperor must end in person, otherwise even if Wang Zhe ended in person regardless of face, it would be difficult for Xia Bao to show his attention.

In this case, things may not be easy to handle.

I don't know if Brother Jiao has read this newspaper, and has thought of a countermeasure.

…………

Jiao Shun naturally noticed the supplementary article of Xia Bao early in the morning.

However, he didn't have time to delve into the meaning behind it, let alone think of any countermeasures.

Because not long after he got the newspaper, he got a notice saying that Mr. Wang Zhe and Wang Ge were going to visit the engineering school in person, and he was already halfway there.

As soon as the newspaper was supplemented, Wang Zhe rushed to study engineering. Was he going to show off his power, or did he have other plans?
Jiao Shun couldn't figure it out for a while, but since the dignified old man came to inspect in person, he must go to accompany the reception for this engineering school.

So he hurriedly transferred from the Ministry of Industry to Engineering.

When they arrived, Siye Chen Mingju had already gathered all the teachers and students of the school on the playground, just waiting for Wang Zhe to deliver an important speech.

Seeing this, Jiao Shun kept silent, quietly found a secluded place, and waited quietly to listen to Wang Zhe's speech, so as to analyze the purpose of his trip. Impossible to do.

Wang Zhe, who was dressed in a noble manner, soon appeared on the rostrum. When Chen Ming raised his hand to take over the big iron horn, he even made a joke, and there was a burst of laughter from below at the right time.

However, the number of people who joined the party was not very large, and most of them were born in the imperial examination.

Next, Wang Zhe first affirmed the achievements of engineering since its establishment, and then quickly changed the subject, saying that studying things to learn knowledge is also advocated by Confucian sages, so engineering should also be classified under Confucianism!
The shock caused by these words was much stronger than before.

The voices of the discussion below gathered together in one place, almost overwhelming Wang Zhe's speech.

Because Jiao Shun was far away, it was even more difficult to hear what Wang Zhe said behind him. He subconsciously moved closer to the rostrum, and after walking about ten steps, he vaguely heard Wang Zhe say: "Your Master Jijiu once wrote a letter. Your Majesty, I suggest that the engineering school should follow the example of the Imperial College to set up a special honorary position. In my opinion, this proposal is very good. First, it can recruit more talented people in the engineering school, so as to better preach and accept careers; second, it can also take the opportunity to identify the professionals among them. , talent, in case the imperial court needs it from time to time.”

tsk~
This is almost a picture of poverty!

He obviously wanted the so-called New Confucianism that he had improvised to occupy the high ground first by virtue of his advantages in theoretical articles.

But what made Jiao Shun even more vigilant was that he only told the emperor about this matter, and he said it gradually, and it would not be too late to bring it out when the work-students gradually emerged and needed to go further.

but now……

Has the emperor sold engineering to the New Confucians, or is he planning to divide and conquer?
No matter what it is, it is certain that the emperor chose to accept the new Confucianism in order to promote industrial innovation faster.

The work-study students may not be able to think so deeply, but they can roughly guess the idea of ​​the New Confucianism dove occupying the magpie's nest, so the audience became more and more uproarious.

Seeing this, Jiao Shun took a deep breath, and when there was an uproar in the audience, he strode up to the rostrum, gave a deep salute to the top, and raised his voice: "Ge Lao Gao Yi!"

As he spoke, he turned around and faced nearly a thousand workers and students on the playground.

Almost in an instant, the originally crowded playground became audible.

Not only the work-students, engineering instructors, and teaching assistants, but even the officials who came from the imperial examination subconsciously held their breaths. Of course, they soon realized that they should not be so in awe of Jiao Shun, but it was too late to correct them.

Seeing this scene on the stage, Wang Zhe couldn't help but a little jealousy flashed in his eyes. He had heard that Jiao Shun had a high prestige in engineering—especially after more than half of the second-term work-study students entered the Department of General Affairs and became reserve officials. .

But how can hearsay be as good as seeing it with your own eyes?
Jiao Shun looked around the crowd, and said loudly: "It is indeed my idea to set up an honorary position in engineering, but because I was worried that there would be too much resistance, I never formally submitted it to the imperial court, but now it is different!"

As he said, he raised his arm and pointed to Wang Zhe on the rostrum: "With Wang Ge always present, I will be able to break through many obstacles in engineering and study, to be talented, to be fair and open!"

Taking advantage of the situation, he saluted Wang Zheshen again: "I will submit a proposal to request the court to establish an engineering institute to the cabinet in a short time, and I will ask Mr. Wang Ge to correct me at that time."

Since Wang Zhe was able to raise this matter in public, the establishment of the Academy of Engineering ahead of time probably cannot be avoided.

That being the case, the only thing that can be fought for now is the conditions for being selected into the Academy of Engineering.

What the emperor wants is to implement his grand plan as soon as possible, and the inclusion of the New Confucianism is based on this consideration. As long as the admission standard set by himself is more in line with this major premise than the standard of the New Confucianism, then there is a great possibility to win to a certain degree of initiative.

And people with knowledge of later generations may not be able to compare with top politicians like Wang Zhe in terms of intelligence and sophistication, but Jiao Shun believes that he will never lose to the other party in terms of 'innovation' system!
As long as the specific framework is still built by oneself, even if it cannot completely prevent Xinru from entering the upper echelons of engineering, it will at least provide some opportunities for promotion to work-students.

As for whether the dove will occupy the magpie's nest, or the one who is close to ink will be black, it depends on its own ability.

At the same time, Wang Zhe looked down at Jiao Shun who was saluting to him, and he roughly guessed the other party's thoughts in his heart.

But Wang Zhe is also confident in his heart. Although forced by the situation, he had to come up with a new Confucianism school, but Wang Zhe never thought that Confucianism was inferior to engineering. because of the shelf.

Now the new Confucianism Zhengzhong Engineering School he founded lacks the weakness of 'high-end talents'. Even if Jiao Shun still wants to try to fight, but without the emperor's support, how can the fledgling work-study students be the opponents of Confucian scholars?

As for those old craftsmen...

Wang Zhe had already observed it just now, and they were basically depressed and timid, not much different from the subordinate officials he had seen in the past, expecting them to be able to fight against the new Confucianism that he had carefully entangled, that would be a dream come true!
Since he is sure of winning, why should he care about Jiao Shun, he just needs to set up a grand battle to win him.

Based on this kind of psychology, the aloof Wang Zhe showed a condescending smile, stroked his beard and nodded and said: "The old man has heard that Jiaojijiu is not good at learning, and I want to learn a little bit, and Pianjiaojijiu got the secret Zhezhuo again earlier in the morning." Quan, often submitted directly to the palace without the cabinet's deliberation, now that I have this opportunity, the old man should seriously learn from it."

(End of this chapter)