The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 336 Talent Robbing Plan
Ye Yunliu asked while sorting out the manuscript: "Teacher, are we going back?"

Fang Xiaoru nodded and said: "The Liaodong Book has been compiled, and the hearts of the Korean people have been determined. There is no point in staying here anymore."

"Besides, the materialist system has also taken shape, and it's time to go back and discuss it with the great Confucians from all walks of life."

Having said this, he looked up in the direction of Luoyang and said meaningfully:

"It's time to go back and see old friends."

Ye Yunliu paused for a moment. He naturally knew who the old friend his teacher was talking about was.

In fact, he and that person were also 'old friends', but the quarrel was a little unpleasant.

Fang Xiaoru knew his worries and said, "Don't worry, he is not a small-minded person."

"Besides, being a teacher in front of him is still a bit thin-faced."

Ye Yunliu said gratefully: "Excuse me, teacher."

If you have your own stuff, it will naturally be different.

After many twists and turns, I finally found Fang Xiaoru and officially started studying.

Last year, he urged the family to cooperate with the new policies and take the initiative to split the farmland. At first, he was ridiculed by many clan elders.

However, it is precisely because of his status as the first heir that he has won the support of many people.

Everyone is separated from China.

After the separation, everyone's property will be the same, and the gap between the main line and the branch lines will be narrowed.

This theory was also put forward in "A Brief History of China".

Even most of the older generation are not as influential as him.

Fang Xiaoru has not been idle in the Joseon Kingdom in recent years. While cooperating with the court to appease people's hearts, he also organized people to write "Liaodong Book".

With the current status of the Ming Dynasty and the strength of Chinese culture, which tribe would doubt its authenticity?
Not only will they not question it, but they will use this book as ironclad evidence to prove that they are not barbarians, but a branch of China.

During this period, many local scholars contributed, and for them this knowledge was their own.

Although it offended many clan elders, it gained support from more people.

Now a brand new academic thought has been born in the local area, and one can imagine how significant it is to them.

You know, North Korea has been a vassal of China since ancient times, and their knowledge was transmitted from the Central Plains.

Compiling history books requires reading various materials and visiting various places for inspection.

Although Fang Xiaoru is from the Central Plains, his ideas had already sprouted before he came.

The two are wonderfully combined to form his unique materialist view of history.

You want to ask why?
Because Fang Xiaoru’s thoughts were formed in the Joseon Kingdom.

Whoever wants to be the master of the country in the future will have to rely on personal influence.

And his materialistic thoughts have become increasingly mature.

"Book of Liaodong" is different, accurate to the approximate time period and specific characters.

Fortunately, he is the eldest son and grandson of the family and a serious future head of the family, otherwise he would definitely be considered to be trying to seize the family assets.

Therefore, his father and grandfather both hoped that he could stay in the family and consolidate this influence.

But so what?
We scholars in the Kingdom of Korea have also contributed.

Also spreading at the same time was the Liaodong Book.

This official history book of Liaodong has a very clear direction. Everything originated in China.

Later, under the iron fist of the imperial court, the opposition completely lost its voice, and the family split up the property one step ahead of schedule.

Especially the younger generation of scholars directly regard him as a contemporary saint.

In this process, his view of history formally took shape.

And it is still spreading to all directions at an extremely fast speed.

He declined his father's proposal and resolutely boarded a merchant ship bound for North Korea.

Let’s not talk about the authenticity. Just say whether the evidence is sufficient or not.

It's just that the evidence given in that book is too vague and unreliable.

Then, he used his status as the editor-in-chief of "Liaodong Shu" to start preaching in the Kingdom of Korea.

Because of his opinion on splitting up the land, Ye Yunliu was already far ahead of his peers in this regard.

Most of the scholars in the Joseon Kingdom changed their tune without any resistance.

Both the main line and the branch lines received land.

Among them, branch veins are the most active... Needless to say why.

But for him, who is ambitious, all this does not matter.

Therefore, Fang Xiaoru's thoughts replaced Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism and became the only prominent school in the Joseon Kingdom without any hindrance.

Even if they are not directly separated from China, they have been intermarried with the Chinese ethnic group for generations and are no different from the Chinese people.

Of course, Fang Xiaoru is still very moral, at least a little more moral than Chen Jingke.

Chen Jingke's story is a direct fiction.

"Book of Liaodong" edited by Fang Xiaoru is six parts true, three parts speculative, and only one part false.

It is precisely because of this that he can deceive the local scholars in Liaodong.

This history book had its name registered with the imperial court, so after the book was completed, King Zhu Zi of Joseon reported the good news to Luoyang with great joy.

A set of copies was also sent to me.

It was at this time that Fang Xiaoru announced in a high-profile manner that he was preparing to return to the Central Plains.

I also solemnly wrote goodbye to my friends.

At this time, the Korean literary world exploded. This is our literary saint, how can we let him go?
Those who were qualified came to try to stay.

More disciples and grandchildren who were not qualified to meet him directly ran to sit in meditation around his mansion.

In just a few days, thousands of people gathered outside the door, and more people were coming.

Now even ordinary people knew that Fang Wenzong was leaving.

For a time, the people of North Korea were shaken, and Zhu Zi was frightened and rushed over to persuade him.

North Korea cannot live without Mr. Fang.

Ye Yunliu is also very proud, this is my teacher, a man should be so.

But he was also very worried about the situation in front of him: "Teacher, what should we do now?"

Fang Xiaoru was very calm and said, "What's so difficult about this matter?"

Then he opened the door and gave a speech to everyone:
"...Don't you all want my materialism to become famous all over the world and become a prominent school?"

"The center of the world is in Luoyang. Only by establishing a firm foothold there can one be qualified to be called a prominent scholar."

"I am going to the Central Plains not to abandon everyone, but to promote materialism."

A young man said doubtfully: "Sir, did you really abandon us and leave?"

Fang Xiaoru said with a smile: "What's your name?"

The young man said excitedly: "Student Jin Yonghao, I have met Mr."

Fang Xiaoru smiled and said: "Yonghao, thank you for coming to retain me. I am very happy."

"With energetic young people like you, Liaodong will one day become a prosperous place that is no less powerful than the Central Plains."

Jin Yonghao was so excited that he was speechless.

Others were also very excited. This was a compliment from Wenzong.

Fang Xiaoru then answered the question just now: "We are all of the same mind, I am just one step ahead of you."

"It's really shameful to be so respected by everyone."

Everyone spoke out one after another, you are so humble, you are our guiding light and our mentor in life...

Fang Xiaoru was also deeply moved and said: "Everyone has treated me so well, how could I leave you?"

Jin Yonghao said excitedly: "Aren't you leaving?"

Fang Xiaoru shook his head and said firmly: "Because of this, I want to go to the Central Plains."

"Only by making our knowledge famous all over the world can we live up to the love we show you."

Seeing that the crowd was about to get into trouble again, he raised his voice and said:
"Of course, it is difficult for me to do it alone." "So I will select some students to go back to the Central Plains with me to promote materialism."

"Wow." The scene exploded instantly.

This time it wasn’t for disapproval, but for surprise.

There is a chance to go to the Central Plains with Fang Wenzong? That's great.

Soon everyone looked at Fang Xiaoru again, their eyes full of passion.

Not only young people, but also many great scholars were moved.

The Central Plains has a sacred status in the Chinese cultural circle.

Who wouldn’t want to go there and experience it?

If you can leave some sound behind, you will really die without regrets.

They didn't dare to go before, and they didn't have the chance to go.

Now that the opportunity suddenly appears in front of you, who can not be tempted?

Fang Xiaoru had obviously planned it for a long time. He announced that for the sake of fairness, he would let the young people compete.

Those with the best grades followed him to Ming Dynasty.

Don’t be sad if you are not selected. Once they have established a foothold there, everyone will have a chance to go.

As for the great Confucians, they cannot be selected through examinations.

Instead, he called everyone together to discuss with each other.

Fang Xiaoru came up with the same rhetoric, and when he got a firm foothold, everyone took turns.

So quickly came up with a list.

Twenty great Confucian scholars and three hundred outstanding students will follow him to the Central Plains.

Ye Yunliu was very surprised: "Teacher, why are you bringing so many people back to the Central Plains? I'm afraid it won't be easy to manage."

Fang Xiaoru showed a confident smile and said:
"You are my direct disciple, so it doesn't hurt to tell you some things."

"Although North Korea has been integrated into the Ming Dynasty, the time was too short and there is still a gap between people."

"Among them, scholars are the most serious."

This is normal. The more people read books, the stronger their ethnic consciousness will be.

It would be even more troublesome to completely integrate them.

Especially Ming Dynasty and North Korea are still separated by vast oceans.

Geographical distance will also exacerbate this gap.

As time goes by, they may even become independent again.

"If I bring all outstanding young people from North Korea to the Central Plains."

"North Korea's local culture will gradually decline, and these young people will naturally turn to the Ming Dynasty when they go to the Central Plains to receive education."

"In this way, this problem can be fundamentally solved and Korea will always be a vassal of the Ming Dynasty."

Ye Yunliu's eyes widened in shock. He did not expect that his teacher had such a deep plan.

After he reacted, he said sincerely: "The teacher is thoughtful and the students admire him."

Fang Xiaoru smiled and said: "This is actually a strategy that Chen Bandu and I discussed together..."

Although he has not returned to the Central Plains for several years, his contact with Chen Jingke has never been broken.

In addition to exchanging knowledge, many political issues were also discussed.

Among them is the plan to attract talents from all over the world to the Central Plains.

If you suck away the talents of the other party, their writing style will inevitably fade over time.

And those talents who went to the Central Plains to study Chinese culture naturally got close to the Ming Dynasty.

They chose to stay and contribute to the construction of Ming Dynasty.

If they return home with what they have learned, they will be propagandists of Chinese culture.

In this way, it will be difficult for their own country to develop independent thoughts and always be one with China.

The Kingdom of Korea is the country with the most prosperous culture in the Ming Dynasty except Japan.

If a complete talent plundering mechanism can be established in this country, other vassal countries will basically have no difficulty.

And Fang Xiaoru happens to have a unique position in this country.

If you don't make good use of it, you would be very sorry for his title of Fang Wenzong.

That's why he returned to the Ming Dynasty with such a high profile, just waiting for the Korean literary world to save him.

Then he took advantage of the situation and announced that he would lead a group of outstanding talents to go with him to the Ming Dynasty to promote materialism.

"The Ming Dynasty has made preparations to build an academy as soon as the master returns to Luoyang."

"Then we will continue to attract talents from the Kingdom of Korea..."

The academy he mentioned is right next to Luoxia Academy. The house has been built and is waiting for him to return.

Ye Yunliu was amazed by such a far-reaching plan and fell to the ground in admiration.

After the candidates for Daming were confirmed, they quickly set off by boat.

However, Fang Xiaoru did not follow most of them, but planned to go to western Liaoning first.

Ye Yunliu was very puzzled. What could be more important than returning to Luoyang to open an academy?
When he arrived at his destination, he immediately understood the reason.

Come visit Xie Jin.

He was demoted to be an official in Taining County, western Liaoning last year, and he was very angry.

However, he was not the kind of person who gave up on himself, but he was holding a breath in his heart.

If you demote me here, then I must make some achievements and then return to the court with glory.

His only worry was that literature and education in western Liaoning were very poor and there was no one to exchange knowledge with.

Unexpectedly, after taking office, I heard about Fang Xiaoru's name.

During the Ming Dynasty, he knew this Confucian anomaly.

As a traditional Confucian scholar, he doesn't dislike Fang Xiaoru, but he doesn't like him either.

If he were in the Central Plains, he would definitely not take the initiative to deal with the other party.

But when it comes to a place like this, it doesn’t matter so much.

So I found a few articles by Fang Xiaoru to read.

It didn't matter what he saw, he was so shocked that he almost fell off his chair.

Materialism?
This is to draw a clear line with Neo-Confucianism... No, this is to start a new school and establish a school.

At this time, his perception of Fang Xiaoru completely changed.

No wonder he was so sharp in the beginning and had capital.

Then, Xie Jin collected Fang Xiaoru's articles from everywhere and studied them.

The deeper he understood materialism, the more he admired it.

Naturally, I had a lot of questions during this period, so I tried to write to Fang Xiaoru for advice.

Originally, he thought that the other party's generation of Wenzong would not pay attention to him, a late learner.

Unexpectedly, I received a reply not long after.

It was very informative, patiently answered all his questions, and even gave him a collection of essays.

This made Xie Jin happy and respected Xiaoru even more.

After that, the two parties maintained frequent correspondence and naturally became close friends.

In fact, Fang Xiaoru was also impressed by Xie Jin's profound knowledge.

Otherwise, given his character, he would not value the other party so much.

Previously, I was unable to visit in person due to my busy schedule.

This time I finally got the chance, so I naturally wanted to come over and meet him.

(End of this chapter)