Wentang

Chapter 590 Untitled
A heavy snow covered the blood on the ground of the execution ground, and at the same time announced that the witchcraft case was officially over.

The melon-eating crowd complained that there were not enough people in the aristocratic family, why they were killed so soon, and then they were still unsatisfied to prepare for the New Year.

The court officials breathed a sigh of relief, the turmoil finally came to an end, and they didn't have to worry about being implicated for no reason and being ransacked and exterminated.

Another reason is that the turmoil has passed and the order of the country has returned to normal, and everyone can start to rebuild the new Datang.

In Weishui Academy, Yue Shan, Wang Ji, Dou Lukuan, and Kong Yingda were sitting around the stove eating hot pot.

"After this battle, the vitality of the Shandong gentry was severely damaged and they were unable to make waves in a short period of time. The biggest obstacle to spreading new learning was broken. I would like to congratulate you in advance." Dou Lukuan muttered as he put the freshly boiled mutton into his mouth.

"Hehe... You keep swallowing the meat in your mouth and then say this is a bit credible." Yue Shan chuckled.

"New learning represents progress, and great prosperity is inevitable. Whether there is obstruction from the gentry does not affect the result. The gentry is just a car with the arm of a mantis." Kong Yingda said disdainfully.

"You have been busy with government affairs and paid less attention to the academic world. I heard that many nobles are studying new learning, and the academy next door has a set of staff. It is called knowing yourself and the enemy. In fact, everyone knows what their goals are." Wang Ji Said happily:

"New learning is the general trend. In Cuilan's words, you either join or be completely swept into the garbage dump of history. There is no third choice. The nobles keep saying that they respect the ancients and criticize the new learning, but they are still very honest."

Hearing what he said was funny, everyone else laughed.

"This turmoil has vacated a lot of positions, and many people are vying for them. You don't intend to take a share, Marquis Yue?" Dou Lukuan asked doubtfully.

"Hehe... the new learning has consumed [-]% of my energy, and I can't afford to take care of other things." Yue Shan smiled lightly.

"Admiration, no wonder you are able to innovate. I can't do it. There are too many things I can't let go of. I'm not afraid of your jokes. This time I recommended a few of my nephews. I just hope they don't disappoint." Dou Lu Kuan laughed at himself.

"Let's not talk about you, I also recommended quite a few of my own students and juniors. Yuehou is a special case, and it's the best fight if he doesn't fight. If we don't fight, I'm afraid we will go back to our hometown to farm tomorrow." Kong Yingda also said calmly.

"Husbands do not compete, so the world cannot compete with them. I have said this for thousands of years, and only Cui Lan can do it." Wang Ji smiled happily.

At the beginning, he was optimistic about Yueshan, and he took over Longshoushan Academy halfway. The current development has proved that he has the foresight, so he is very happy and relieved.

"But I'm an ordinary person. Since you haven't recommended someone, Cuilan, I have a junior who wants to become an official. How about you recommend me?"

"Okay, you give me the list, and I will pass it to Gao Shangshu another day." Yue Shan said gratefully.

It's strange that he recommended Wang Ji's younger generation and thanked him in turn, isn't it?

In fact, it is not surprising at all.

It's not that he doesn't want to take this opportunity to plug people, but that there is no one to plug.

He doesn't have many allies, and a few of them have mature career paths, so they don't need to compete with others for positions.

As far as the Yuancong Forbidden Army represented by Jing Junhong is concerned, those with average talents can inherit their father's career and continue to serve as Yuancong Forbidden Army, and those with talents will enter the military academy or the Wanqi system.

Although the military academy admits everyone fairly, privately, it still gives priority to the children of generals.And Yue Shan is the founder and director of the military academy. The children of Yuan Cong's forbidden army will receive special care, and it is easier to enter than the general disciples.

Not to mention Wanqi, which was originally established on the basis of the Yuan Cong Forbidden Army, and one-third of them were promoted from this army.

Moreover, in order to ensure combat effectiveness, this army never recruits people from outside, but selects top players from other armies and military academies.

As the 'mother army' of Wanqi, Yuan Cong's Forbidden Army also receives preferential treatment, and there will be a large number of fixed places every year.You don't need to compete with other troops, you only need to compete with the children of the Yuan Cong Forbidden Army of the same origin.

Another ally is Ning Chun, but the Ning family is a big family in Lingnan, and there is no shortage of opportunities to become an official.

If South of the Five Ridges was still the barren land before, the children of the Ning family might still need Yueshan's recommendation if they wanted to work in the prosperous Central Plains.

But now that Lingnan is under great development, this place is becoming more and more important to the imperial court. Many people who want to make contributions have to go here and transfer to this place, hoping to come here to make achievements.

It can be said that the Ning family is close to the water, and the outstanding children can directly become officials in the local area. After making achievements, they can be transferred to the Central Plains to work in a fair manner, and there is no need for Yue Shan to intervene.

Other people who have taken refuge in Yueshan, such as some of the teachers in the academy, don't need to compete with others for their positions if they want to become officials.Priority will be given to Dizhou and Lingnan areas, and the results will be transferred elsewhere.

So all his allies don't need his arrangements for the time being, and he himself has no one to defend because of his poor family background.

For dozens of generations, the Yue family has been peasants who don't know a lot of characters. There are really no talents among the relatives, and the apprentices are too young to be an official.

So it's not that he doesn't want to block people, but that he has no one to block. This is also his biggest shortcoming.

Before that, he had been a god stick without any actual position, and he only needed to maintain his influence over the emperor.But now that he has jumped into the quagmire of the political arena, don't think about being alone, allies are a must.

Continuing to maintain influence with the emperor is a must, but so are helpers.

There are so many important affairs in the country, can't we do everything by ourselves?Many things require the people under your command to help you complete them.This is the truth of the saying that a hero has three gangs.

And never overestimate the integrity of those colleagues, there is no reason to talk about party disputes.Sitting in this position is equivalent to blocking the way of others, and others have reason to be hostile to you.

Maybe everyone will not dare to do anything to you because of your influence on the emperor. Once you seize the opportunity, you won't mind stabbing you in the back.

The simplest example is that money and food are also needed. Others can ask for it from the household department with a handwritten letter. If you go there in person, others will delay it for ten days and a half months.There are too many delays this time around.

Therefore, if you want to be in politics, you must have allies and followers. When the network of relationships around you is large enough, no one will dare to stab a knife in the back easily.

Yue Shan has great influence at the top, and there is no shortage of manpower at the bottom. Most of the officials in Dizhou can be regarded as his people, but it will take some time for people in Dizhou to reach high positions.

What he lacks is precisely an ally in the middle class, and the only one who can barely be considered an ally in this position is Ma Zhou-this time he was promoted to Zhongshu Sheren.

As a stark contrast, the eldest grandson family has at least five allies at the level of servants in the center, and there are countless allies in the local area, only twenty or thirty at the fifth rank or above.

The other important ministers of Zaifu are similar.

Not to mention being compared with great nobles like Changsun Wuji, even people like Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin couldn't compare with him.It's just that most of the allies of Cheng Yaojin and others are in the military, and they can't usually see it.

Something is really going to happen, and their influence is no less than Changsun Wuji's.

This is the gap in background, and it cannot be made up by three or five people in three to five days.

However, Yue Shan, as the leader of the new school, and Weishui Academy can cultivate talents, he will be able to make up for his shortcomings in less than ten years.But the long-distance water can't quench the near-thirst, so what should we do in the past few years?
The Wang family is also a well-known family. Wang Ji's elder brother Wang Tong was one of the top Confucian scholars in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. People like Li Gang can be regarded as younger brothers in front of him.

Does their family need Yue Shan to help recommend someone?unnecessary.

But he still said it, and he said it in front of Kong Yingda and Dou Lukuan.

why?
We are supporting Yueshan with practical actions.

The person recommended by Wang Ji to Yueshan must be an excellent talent, and it is more than enough to serve as a middle-level official in the central government, which can make up for Yueshan's shortcomings.

This is why Wang Ji asked him to recommend people, and he wanted to thank Wang Ji in turn.

Everyone didn't talk much about this topic, and the topic soon turned to academic politics and imperial examinations.

"This year's Dao test is a waste." Kong Yingda said dejected words, but there was no dejected expression on his face.

"Why?" Yue Shan asked.

"Eighty percent of the admissions in the Daoist Examination are the sons of aristocratic families and officials. This turmoil is too involved. A large number of candidates have been canceled. Isn't it considered abolished?" Kong Yingda replied.

"However, this is considered a good thing. The subject of behavioral testing is very beneficial to the sons of the aristocratic families and officials, and most of the humble scholars fall into this subject." Dou Lukuan continued:
"Aiming at this point, the academy has set up a special subject. Scholars from poor families can enter the academy system to study, which can greatly make up for this shortcoming. The situation will be much better next year."

After a little thought, Yue Shan understood what was going on.

The line test corresponds to the phrase 'to learn from things'.

However, it is difficult for poor scholars and ordinary people to even read books. How can they read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles without the resources?Only the sons of the aristocratic families and the sons of officials and eunuchs are well-off and can travel around to increase their knowledge.

Of course, there are also fixed routines in the first subject of the line test, which can be familiarized with a lot of exercises.

But in ancient times, knowledge was too precious, and there were too many subjects involved in the practice test, and poor scholars did not have the ability to touch so many subjects.

Take mathematics as an example. In ancient times, mathematics was regarded as a partial subject, and only the Imperial College had a fixed mathematics subject.If other people want to learn, they can only learn it by worshiping Mr. Mathematics as a teacher.

But in ancient times, there were too few people who mastered arithmetic, and it is no exaggeration to choose one in a thousand. Where can I find a master of arithmetic?
The sons of aristocratic families and officials have no worries in this regard, and they can get in touch with gentlemen of various disciplines.

Therefore, in the first subject of the line test, the sons of aristocratic families and the children of officials and eunuchs have an advantage.

Yue Shan really didn't consider this issue when he set up the walking test subject alone, but fortunately, the academy system can effectively make up for this shortcoming.

Kong Yingda and Dou Lukuan also noticed this problem, and opened targeted subjects separately in the academy, and poor students can learn this knowledge through the academy.

And this problem can also be alleviated by selling textbooks.

Never underestimate the determination of scholars to become officials, as long as they are given a chance, they will be able to forge a road to the sky.

Even if they are not admitted to the academy, as long as they have textbooks in their hands, they can learn relevant knowledge, so the focus is on the construction of the academy system.

"This year, state colleges have been opened in seven states in the Central Plains, and more than 210 county schools have been opened. Next year, frontier and remote states will also be fully covered, and 80.00% of the counties in the Central Plains will also open county schools." Dou Lu wide said:

"So far, the first stage of construction of the college system has been completed, and the academies will be established in every county within five years. And more branch schools will be opened in counties with large populations to ensure that more students can receive education in the academy system."

"When this step is completed, the knowledge will be truly popularized in front of every common people. Such an unprecedented achievement... Hehe, you and I will be famous in history."

"I really envy you all." Wang Ji said without any concealment.

"Hypocrisy. Weishui Academy is the first new-style academy, and you, the first sacrificial wine, will definitely leave a strong mark in the history books. And you are also the core figure of Xinxue. I heard that your old Zhuangxin Note is about to be completed. ?” Dou Lukuan said:

"As soon as this book is published, you are the authority of Lao Zhuang in the academic circle, and you can be famous through the ages with this book. Compared with you, I should be envious of you."

"Haha... It's not as good as you said. Come, come, drink and drink." Wang Ji said politely, and the smile on his face could not be concealed.

His elder brother Wang Tong studied the three religions and devoted his whole life to the rivers of the three religions.He did not have Wang Tong's knowledge and courage, and devoted his whole life to the study of Lao Zhuang, and he had published Lao Zhuang's notes before.

But it is a pity that it has never broken away from the stereotype of the predecessors, and it is not a classic statement.

Having been in contact with Yue Shan for a long time, and influenced by Yue Shan's insights from later generations, he finally got rid of the influence of his predecessors and wrote his own Lao Zhuang Zhuang's Notes.

Once this book is completed, anyone who reads Lao Zhuang in the future cannot avoid his works.

To put it a little bit bigger, once Xinxue unifies the thinking of the academic circle, his notes on Lao Zhuang can use the blessing of Xin Xue to become the standard answer for interpreting Lao Zhuang.

No matter who wants to learn from Lao Zhuang, he must use his Lao Zhuang Note as a textbook.

When that day comes, his name, Wang Ji, will surely go down in history.

Compared to him, Kong Yingda was inferior.Kong Yingda is best at the Analects of Confucius, but Yue Shan's "The Analects of Justice" is the most beautiful, so his annotations to the Analects can only be used as a reference.

If Kong Yingda can't make a breakthrough in learning, he will always be inferior academically.

But Kong Yingda is not worried about whether his name will go down in history, and the direct descendants of Confucius are enough for him to leave his name.What's more, he is also the core figure of Xinxue, he is also knowledgeable, and he is also an important minister of the Tang Dynasty...

Dou Lukuan is more worried about this matter. He is knowledgeable but not enough to support him to write books. If he wants to make a name in history, he can only rely on political achievements.

This is why, as a child of an aristocratic family, he still participated in the construction of the academies and the imperial examinations, knowing that the academy system and the imperial examination system would break the monopoly of the aristocratic family on the way to become an official.

This achievement is too great, to the extent that he ignores the interests of the family.

The witchcraft case that shocked the whole country was finally concluded, which also meant that Yue Shan's leisurely days came to an end, and he came to Chang'an City the day after he finished eating hot pot with Wang Ji, Kong Yingda, and Dou Lukuan.

Six doors are about to open.

　Sorry, it's broken again.I have found a house to live alone in the past few days, there may be more time in the future, try to keep it updated
　　
　
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