Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

Chapter 179 The obvious problem-solving ideas

Chapter 179: The obvious problem-solving ideas

When Confucius and Lao Tzu quarrel, who do you help and why?

Just like this question, no one has figured out the reason yet. With the end of the provincial examination, it has spread throughout the Ming Dynasty.

Then, the entire Great Ming Shilin was boiling.

Don't blame them for making such a fuss, it's just how often have they seen such outrageous topics.

It's really the kind of thing that you don't know how to defend even if you want to.

Anyway, just grab a line about "disrespecting the saints" and blast it vigorously.

Everything else is no longer important in the eyes of these Confucian scholars.

No matter what connotations, meanings, and thoughts you have, this question alone is already a death sentence for this question.

The lowest-ranking Confucian scholars among the scholars, especially those who were too old and had not yet passed the imperial examination, felt as if their ancestral graves had been torn apart, and they were screaming that they were going to kill Mr. Hu.

On the contrary, the middle and high-level people with the most say among the scholars were sitting together with frowns on their faces, looking worried at the topic.

Because he failed the boy's examination and could not take the provincial examination, Fang Xiaoru had now returned to his teacher Song Lian and studied hard.

As for the provincial examination, even if Fang Xiaoru failed to participate this time, it was impossible for him not to pay attention.

Therefore, as soon as the provincial examination ended, he hurried to his mentor Song Lian.

He came here simply because his teacher had much wider connections and better information than he did.

Many times, his teacher would have received the news before there was any news in other places.

Just like this provincial examination, it has just ended.

If other people were not in the examination room, it would probably take a few days to get the news from others.

His teacher, on the other hand, had already taken the test paper that was delivered by someone, and looked at it with a serious look on his face.

"teacher!"

"Well, come here and take a look at this paper!"

"is teacher!"

After Fang Xiaoru bowed politely and said hello, he took the test paper honestly.

Then people become stupid.

"No, teacher, isn't this question nonsense?"

"Is Hu Weiyong making fun of Confucianism like us?"

Fang Xiaoru stood up immediately, his face flushed and he shouted loudly.

Song Lian glanced up at him and scolded him angrily.

"Let's not talk about whether Mr. Hu is joking about Confucianism. He is a former prime minister and a current Hanlin bachelor. Can you call him by his first name?"

Fang Xiaoru's neck suddenly shrank when he heard this, and his whole body slumped a lot.

"Yes, teacher, the disciple is wrong!"

Song Lian is still very satisfied with his disciple. The most important thing is to be obedient.

But his old-fashioned and dull temperament also gave him a lot of headaches.

No, Xiaoru is in an explosive state right now.

"Sit down first and let me explain this question to you!"

"Yes!"

I have to say that Fang Xiaoru is really honest. He was obviously very emotional just now. Now when Song Lian opened his mouth, he became honest.

After Fang Xiaoru sat down, Song Lian took a deep look at him and then said with emotion.

"You! You have good knowledge and a solid foundation. Although your flexibility and dexterity are a little lacking, it's only as close as the top."

"But if you are more humane and sophisticated, then there is a big difference!"

"My teacher is very worried that if you enter the officialdom like this, you will cause death for yourself one day!"

Fang Xiaoru was stunned by Song Lian's words.

Do you have such a serious problem with yourself? Isn't it?

But Song Lian didn't care at all what Fang Xiaoru said, pointing to the test paper in front of him.

"It's like the test paper in front of you. When you see this question, you just lose your temper and feel that Mr. Hu has insulted the sage."

"But have you ever thought that this test paper was not produced by Mr. Hu alone, but that the Ministry of Etiquette had to brainstorm ideas?"

"I even asked the teacher for information. Because some people disagreed with this question, the matter was brought to His Majesty, but His Majesty agreed to Master Hu's plan."

"So, you are now jumping up to object to this question. It seems that you are just scolding Mr. Hu, but in fact, you have scolded the former prime minister, His Majesty and even the Ministry of Rites."

"But what if you scold me?"

"This question has already played its role at this time. He has already used it in the provincial examination examination room."

"Then what can you do?"

Fang Xiaoru was silent for a long time after talking, and then he raised his head and asked in confusion.

"Teacher, according to what you just said, Master Hu is not actually trying to insult the saints?"

Song Lian didn't know whether to laugh or cry and slapped him on the head.

"what are you thinking?"

"Then Mr. Hu just asked a question, why did he insult the sages?"

"Even, to put it bluntly, if he scolds at home, no one will care about him as much as he likes. Why should he go to the provincial examination questions to scold him?"

"This question actually seems a bit weird and strange, but it is actually a serious policy question."

When Fang Xiaoru heard this, he immediately became energetic.

"Teacher, please give me some instructions!"

Song Lian smiled and touched his beard before answering with satisfaction.

"You, like ordinary people, only care about the identities of Confucius and Laozi on the question. You have never thought about it. In fact, this matter is about asking candidates to answer the difference between Confucianism and Taoism!"

"what?"

When Fang Xiaoru heard this, everyone was dumbfounded.

"No! Why did it become Confucianism and Taoism?"

Here Song Lian was teaching Fang Xiaoru again, while on the other side, Xie Jin was proudly telling others about his problem-solving ideas.

"Why aren't they Confucian and Taoist?"

"Confucius and Lao Tzu are about twenty years apart. They are not of the same generation at all. Any quarrels are fake."

"The real debate is actually the Confucianism and Taoism they represent behind them."

"One is Confucianism's active engagement with the world, and the other is Taoism's quiet inaction;"

"To put it bluntly, this is actually a distinction between two schools of thought."

"As long as you understand both schools of thought, you can write a good policy review."

"It can even be said that as long as you read enough miscellaneous books during this period and are not fooled by the appearance of the questions, you will definitely be able to answer a suitable strategy!"

After listening to Song Lian's explanation, Fang Xiaoru felt a sense of relief!

Fortunately!

Fortunately he failed!

If I were to take the provincial examination, would I still be able to pass it?

I guess I'll have to make a fuss in the Gongyuan!

Then it won't be a matter of the teacher scolding him a few words, even if it is as the teacher said, it will lead to death.

However, looking at the test paper in front of him, he also felt a little resentful.

Why can't Mr. Hu just follow the usual rules for setting questions honestly?

Why do you have to do all these weird questions?

This is really scary!

(End of this chapter)