Daming: I am the most powerful emperor grandson, please abdicate the throne

Chapter 121: On Eight-part Writing to Recruit Scholars

At this time, no one can teach Zhu Xuan the content of the debate with Fang Xiaoru.

Even Wang Yangming's father has not yet been born. His grandfather may be alive, but he is not Wang Yangming himself. Even if he is alive, he cannot mention the concept of mind learning, and the scientific content that no one else in the Ming Dynasty understands.

"Really?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang received Zhu Xuan's response, he asked unconvincingly.

Zhu Xuan affirmed: "It's just what the grandson thought about. He thought of so many things for no reason. If the emperor doesn't believe it, he can test the grandson casually."

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said: "Of course we believe it, but..."

His smile condensed, and he hummed softly: "Since it was all the good grandson who came up with it, do you also think so about the opposition to the eight-legged stereotype of recruiting scholars?"

"Yes!"

Zhu Xuan admitted: "Grandpa Huang, do you think it is good to recruit scholars with stereotyped writing?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Of course that's good. Without the eight-legged approach to recruiting scholars, how could the Ming Dynasty be as stable as it is now?"

Eight-legged essays for recruiting scholars can be regarded as his proud work.

Over the years, he set a special template in the Ming Dynasty, such as limiting the status of merchants, formulating a strict household registration system, abolishing the prime minister, etc.

This template is also constantly improving.

For example, Zhu Yuanzhang adopted many of the opinions put forward by Zhu Xuan, and strictly stipulated that future descendants must govern the country according to this template, so that future descendants can control the world and control the people.

Eight-part essays to recruit scholars is the most important part of his control of the world.

Imprisoning the thoughts of the people in the world in eight-legged essays and allowing them to be manipulated at will is the real way to gain power.

"From now on, it's good, but in the long run, my grandson doesn't think so."

Zhu Xuan said: "My grandson knows what the purpose of the emperor's practice of eight-legged essays to recruit scholars, but has the emperor ever thought that if all the scholars in the world only know how to read the classics of the saints, they would like to read every word written by the saints. I have thought through it all, is it good or bad for Ming Dynasty?"

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a moment and said: "Of course it is good. What else can scholars do if they don't engage in learning? If they understand all the saints' classics thoroughly, and then take part in the imperial examination, there will be more officials available in the court. The thoughts of the saints are heaven and earth. If you are a master, you will be more loyal to the Ming Dynasty."

Grandpa Huang’s ideas are still very narrow-minded!

What he saw was that all the people of the Ming Dynasty could only do what they should do.

Craftsmen can only do the work of craftsmen.

Farmers can only farm.

Scholars can only study the books of sages...

Each group must strictly follow the attributes of the group in which it belongs to promote social development and cannot exceed it. This is the stability in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes.

"But a scholar who only knows how to read, and whose mind is filled only with the classics of sages, if he is successful and only has books in his eyes, can he really rule the country for Grandpa Huang?"

Zhu Xuan asked another question.

Zhu Yuanzhang was taken aback.

The angle of this question is a bit peculiar, but if you think about it carefully, there is indeed a problem.

Let a group of nerds govern the country. Is this really governing the country?
  "These scholars may be very talented and talented, and the articles they write can also be beautiful, but the more they indulge in the Eight-legged essay, the more they will ignore the people's livelihood and political affairs. After all, the Eight-part essay cannot govern the country. Governance.”

Zhu Xuan paused for a moment and asked again: "Grandpa Huang, do you think your grandson is right?"

"Are there any other disadvantages to this eight-part essay selection process?"

Zhu Yuanzhang came to his senses.

After listening to Guaisun's words, he became a little doubtful about the eight-part essay recruiting.

The previous salt affairs, taxation, and even maritime bans were all proposed by Guaisun. After the changes, they were indeed very good. With the previous foreshadowing, and listening to Zhu Xuan's words, I thought, shouldn't the imperial examinations also be changed?
  However, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that Zhu Xuan seemed to dislike Confucianism.

Although I have learned Confucianism and the factory has borrowed the shell of Confucianism, I have put forward so many ideas, but in essence I still oppose Confucianism.     “Of course.”

"Eight-legged essays are used to recruit scholars and use their thoughts as a cage to imprison all the scholars and officials in the world. If it were placed in a peaceful and prosperous time, when there were no internal and external troubles, it would actually be pretty good."

"What if hundreds of years later, the Ming Dynasty was in chaos."

"Or there may be an alien invasion."

"The civil servants and generals in the DPRK no longer have the bloody spirit of the emperor's founding period. The officials only know how to write and write. They are a group of sour Confucians who know neither soldiers nor political affairs. Can they use Confucian benevolence and righteousness to persuade foreigners to withdraw their troops?"

"Absolutely not!"

"Our Ming Dynasty is now singing and dancing in peace. It is all because of the emperor's leadership. The peace we have achieved is all because of our fourth uncle and the generals, as well as General Lan and other generals, who defend the border."

"In fact, it won't take hundreds of years, just a few decades."

"The military generals who helped Grandpa Huang drive away Beiyuan are all gone, the emperor's uncles are also old, the court is occupied by sour scholars selected from the eight-legged essay, and foreign races invade the Ming Dynasty again. What should we, the Ming Dynasty, do?"

Zhu Xuan simply stated what he was thinking.

This was also the idea he wanted to propose to Grandpa Huang three years ago.

The time was not yet ripe at that time, but now that I am three years older and have learned a lot, I can use that article to create an opportunity to shake Grandpa Huang's mind.

In fact, there are some disadvantages, which he did not finish.

But after saying this, there is no need to continue, it is enough to shock Grandpa Huang.

"hiss……"

After listening to Zhu Xuan's words, Zhu Yuanzhang thought deeply and couldn't help but take a breath.

At this moment, he even felt a chill running down his spine.

His back was weakly leaning on the soft couch.

Zhu Xuan's words directly pointed out the disadvantages of recruiting scholars with stereotyped writing.

Once again, the eight-legged scholar was tortured to the point of being tortured to the point of being completely useless.

It is even defined as a strategy to subjugate the country!
  But what Zhu Xuan said was quite right. Zhu Yuanzhang had never considered these issues before, but now that he had been exposed, he felt that the stereotype of recruiting scholars was completely useless.

Before today, he was still proud of it and thought it was a good strategy for governing the country.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Xuan with a fiery look!

The good grandson can think of so many things and point out these shortcomings. Not only does he have a unique vision, but he also has the ability to govern the country. He is indeed born to be an emperor!

The future and hope of Ming Dynasty lies with Guaisun.

"Well said, dear grandson!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were even more intense.

He also looked more excited.

He calmed down and said again: "Guaisun thinks that there are serious disadvantages in selecting officials through the Eight-legged essay. The most important one is that the officials selected through the Eight-legged essay will not know soldiers and do not know how to fight. It is better for us to add martial arts exams to the imperial examination." , add the art of war to the scientific examination?"

In this way, capable people among the people can be discovered more easily.

Generals who can lead troops to fight are constantly at his disposal. Even civilian officials can understand the art of war and know how to fight.

"Grandpa Huang is wrong!"

After hearing this, Zhu Xuan retorted: "Bagu's selection of scholars is not actually about emphasizing literature over martial arts. His biggest drawback is that he only respects Confucianism!"

(End of this chapter)