Quickly wear it and insist on being an old man forever

Chapter 67 The Queen Mother is immortal (67)

It was winter in the twenty-first year of Jianyuan.

There was a fire in the inner palace of Changxin Palace, and at the same time, there were errant assassins infiltrating. Yes, Confucianism's desperate attack was to kill Bai Sheng. They believed that if the Empress Dowager did not die, they would also continue corresponding educational measures for ten years. No, Even if it only lasts for another five years, their Confucianism will definitely be doomed, and it will be very difficult to turn around in the future.

For the inheritance of their own school, they can only take a gamble, and they must succeed, and they must not fail.

As long as it succeeds, even if some lives are paid for it, it will be worth it. Your Majesty will definitely not forget their contribution. They may be punished in the short term, but in the long term, they will definitely be reused in the future, so that they The sacrifice is meaningful.

In order to carry out the plan smoothly, they bribed many people and sent several dead soldiers. They took Jing Ke's assassination of Qin as a warning and tried to kill Bai Sheng at all costs.

As for the result, of course it was a failure.

Just kidding, as his home base, how could Bai Sheng not care? This is the place with the tightest defenses. Not only are the guards tight, but there are also various black technologies. The most advanced technologies may have been first born in some workshops and research. place, but the first place to apply it must be Bai Sheng's Changxin Palace. Of course, this refers to the technology that can be applied in Changxin Palace.

So in reality, there were betrayals and attempts to set fire, including ranger assassins who secretly sneaked into Changxin Palace. Bai Sheng had already discovered it before they took action.

But she did not stop them in time, but allowed them to take action, and even burned part of Changxin Palace.

Only then did they all get captured.

Such a big and easy excuse to deal with Confucianism, how could Bai Sheng be willing to give up, trying to set fire to assassinate her, and already setting fire and assassinating her, but failed to assassinate and was arrested, are completely two concepts.

Of course, the bigger the handle, the better.

The bigger the sin, the better.

As the relevant criminals were arrested, Bai Sheng was naturally furious and immediately demanded a strict investigation of all relevant persons and forces to find the murderer behind the scenes.

Emperor Jianyuan was also shocked.

Strict investigation is also required.

After all, if the other party dared to assassinate the Empress Dowager, they would also dare to assassinate him. This kind of thing must not be indulged.

With the participation and cooperation of cruel official Zhang Tang and others, the case soon came to light, and the people involved behind it were basically revealed. Many officials of the Confucian lineage were arrested, and more and more people were killed. .

Some may actually know the truth, and some may simply be wrongly accused. They were actually kept in the dark beforehand. Seeing that the situation was getting worse and worse, and if it continued like this, it might even bite him. Emperor Jianyuan immediately decided that he could no longer investigate. But Bai Sheng was not willing to give up.

In the end, the two of them closed the door and negotiated for a while in Changxin Palace. They made concessions to each other and settled the case.

Bai Sheng gave up and didn't go into further details.

Emperor Jianyuan publicly recognized the status of Jixia Academy as equivalent to that of Taixue, and granted it the official position of internal teachers.

how to say?

Actually speaking, Jixia Academy was just a private school run by Bai Sheng under this name. The imperial court and Emperor Jianyuan did not recognize its status. The official academy of Daqian was still Taixue, and only those who came from Taixue were Students can be more easily awarded official positions.

Others can only take the path chosen in the township election.

That is the way to select the wise and promote filial piety and integrity.

At the beginning of the founding of this dynasty, the Shiqing Shilu system of the previous dynasty was still inherited, that is, you must first have a status before you can become an official. For example, when the country was founded, you had a title because of your military merits, or your ancestors were nobles. If you are from the royal family, etc., or are related by marriage to the royal family, there are basically no promotion channels for civilians. It can also be said that it is impossible to become an official by being educated.

However, later emperors, including Empress Lu, were aware of the flaws in this system, so sometimes they would carry out some talent selection activities, where local governments or officials would recommend talents to the court, make suggestions, and even have the opportunity to meet the emperor. , if you can persuade the emperor, then you can become an official. Yes, it is that simple.

This is also the predecessor of Ju Xiaolian.

Dong Zhongshu participated in this type of activity.

At this time, a stable mechanism has not yet been formed, and it will not be held every year. It is usually only held once when the emperor ascends the throne or there is something important to deal with.

At the same time, not everyone may be recommended.

You have to have some connections to be recommended.

Taixue was founded by Emperor Jianyuan after he adopted Dong Zhongshu's suggestion of deposing hundreds of schools of thought and respecting only Confucianism. All Confucianism was taught in it, and those who achieved academic success had the opportunity to become candidates for official positions. If there were any vacancies, they could go directly there.

Although the influence of Taixue is not particularly great now.

A large number of official positions are still monopolized by vested interests in the Shiqing Shilu system.

But this is indeed the starting point of the rise of Confucianism.

Confucianism relied on Taixue as a starting point and slowly eroded the entire official system. As their number increased, they basically had control over the promotion of filial piety and integrity a hundred years later. However, the families that took the lead in rising later did not want to see it. Other civilians relied on Confucianism to seize their interests, and finally took up the Shiqing Shilu system that they suppressed at the beginning and established a deformed nine-level Zhongzheng system.

And created a lot of wealthy families.

In any major change, there will always be a group of people who are the first to taste the benefits. After they develop and grow, in order to be prosperous and wealthy for generations to come, they will try their best to suppress the latecomers and not give them a chance to stand up, thus re-solidifying the class.

Then wait for the next round of changes.

This is true for nobles, wealthy families, and gentry.

It is precisely because Bai Sheng is very aware of the important status of Taixue that she hopes that the Daqianban Jixia Academy she founded will have the same status and power as Taixue!

If things continue like this and Baijia is still no match for Confucianism, then there is really nothing she can do. After all, she has already achieved the limit of what she can currently achieve.

You can't directly engage in activities to destroy Confucianism. That would be too shameless. Moreover, Confucianism has only become more and more deformed in its later development. Many of its contents are not problematic in nature. It would be a pity to disappear just like that.

It was also until this time.

Bai Sheng's layout in education, including helping hundreds of schools to rise, can be considered completely completed.

The rest has to be brewed over time.

Confucianism, on the other hand, has gone completely silent, and is preparing to rely on imperial learning to maintain its own vitality first. The rest will be discussed after the death of the Empress Dowager. Anyway, their internal discussion decision was as long as the Empress Dowager is still alive.

They didn't dare to bother anymore.

During this period, they just wanted to preserve their vitality and preserve their inheritance. There was no other way. They had to accept their fate when it was time to accept it. After all, they were not the grandsons of the Empress Dowager. No matter how hard they tried, the Empress Dowager would always retain her feelings.

(End of this chapter)