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Chapter 451
As soon as the matter of running a school appeared, it immediately stirred up a storm in the capital, and immediately became the focus of heated discussions in the entire capital.

In a quiet tea house, two quiet people are sipping tea.

"Your Majesty's running a school, what does Brother Han think?" An old man suddenly asked after taking a few sips of tea, and the calm in this quiet teahouse was broken.

"Brother Qiao! This time, His Majesty's picture is not small!" An older man said with a smile after taking a sip of tea.

"Oh? What a trick?" the old man asked.

"Then Lin Qian is an honest person, and he has no one to back him up. With Lin Qian's character, how dare he act like this? It's not just a joke to hold a grand event that hasn't happened in a thousand years." The older man laughed.

"Hey... Qiao is also confused, not knowing what it means, whether it is supporting His Majesty's school, or persuading His Majesty." The old man said a little confused.

"Hehe, Brother Qiao, you and I are the same age, and I won't hide it from you. To be honest, His Majesty uses the ideal of a saint as a signboard. How can you and I stop it? Can you say no? Don't forget , you and I are both disciples of saints. If you and I say no, is this different from going out of the mountain gate? In this world, is there a place for you and me to stand? I am afraid that we will bear the infamy Thousands of years..." The older man said with a smile.

"This..., this is true! Qiao felt uneasy about this matter, and he couldn't say what he objected to! But he always felt that something was wrong, and his heart was always vague. Please ask Brother Han Give me some advice." The old man hurriedly asked the older man for advice.

"Hey, I'm Ming, I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse! Now Your Majesty is young..." Speaking of this, the older man stopped talking, as if he remembered something.

"Brother Han, I hope you can give me some advice! Otherwise, wouldn't Qiao be doing things in a muddle?" Seeing that the older man stopped talking, the old man immediately asked.

"Hey..., since my brother is asking, let Han say something." The older man still decided to say something.

"Brother Han respectfully ask for your enlightenment." The old man hurriedly cupped his hands and bowed.

"This matter...how should I put it, it is good, it is indeed good,...it is rare to see in a thousand years, neither you nor I should, and neither should stop it,...But, this is also a situation set up by His Majesty, brother Qiao can imagine But, why am I studying now?" The older man was also puzzled for a while, thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to tell the matter.

"I go to school in order to learn the knowledge of the sages, to know the books and to understand the principles. If you are poor, you can do your best to help the world..." The old man immediately agreed.

"Brother Qiao's words are too high-sounding. If it's just this answer, then there's no need to go on..." The older man said with a smile.

"This..., to put it bluntly, I'm afraid that in the eyes of the villager Ye Lao, reading is just to become an official, how about it?" The old man thought for a while, and then immediately added.

"Hehe, that's right. Brother Qiao is finally willing to tell the truth. If it's not for being an official, there are only a few people who are just for the sake of sage knowledge!" The older man laughed.

"This..." The old man seemed to understand something, but the last bit of window paper was still unbroken, and only a shadow could be seen of the things outside the window.

"Everyone in the world comes to study to be an official. Brother Qiao, how many people are there in this world? How many officials are there?" The older man asked heuristically.

"This..." The old man was very puzzled.

"The sage's idea is that the world is in harmony. Everyone has clothes to wear, food to eat, and books to read. This is a good thing, but it is in contrast to the opening of a department in our dynasty today. The court selects no more than three scholars every three years. If all the people in the world come to study, but there are very few people who are elected as officials, Brother Qiao thinks, will there be so many people coming to study?" The older man said with a smile, The appearance of seeing through the world.

"This..." The old man didn't know what to say.

"Furthermore, my dynasty treats scholars with special considerations. If you become a scholar, you will be exempted from taxes and have special privileges, not to mention being a scholar or a Jinshi. Brother Qiao, have you ever thought about it? Juren, what should I do?" The older man said with a smile, explaining the secret of running the school.

"This..." The old man suddenly realized that the layer of window paper that had been covering his eyes was immediately pierced.

"Brother Han's meaning, Qiao, understands. Once everyone in the world is educated, the number of talented people will increase exponentially. If half of the people in the world are selected as talented people, who will pay taxes? Isn't that right? Brother Han , Qiao is right? If everyone in the world comes to study, you can’t win a scholar, and you’re afraid that no one will come to study, right? Brother Han?” The old man finally understood what was going on after being enlightened by the older old man. big problem.

"That's right, Brother Qiao finally got the hang of it. It is reasonable to say that running a school is a great thing, an unprecedented event in a thousand years, but this is also wishful thinking. In other words, it is different from the imperial examinations and national policies of our dynasty It's contradictory." The older man sighed and said with the eyes of a person who has seen through.

"This..." The old man was silent for a long time before he said, "...well... that is to say, the ideals of saints are contrary to the foundation of our dynasty. Pursuing the ideals of saints is to shake the foundation of the country..." The old man thoroughly understood the problem. It is indeed a good thing for everyone to come to study, but if there are more people who study, there must be more talents in the middle of the list. Otherwise, who will study?Once there are more people in the game, and everyone is exempt from tax, who will pay the tax?Don't dare to say more, if half of the people in the world don't pay taxes, the court, which is not rich at all, will be over immediately.

"Hehehe..., that's right, the taxation in my dynasty is not enough. If we run a school and let more people study, it is certain. The number of scholars must be increased. Otherwise, how to appease those scholars? This scholar can be regarded as a person. They are all exempted from taxation, and they have all become scholars, who will pay the tax? Who will serve as a servant? Hehe..., the opposite is the opposite, paradox! Paradox..." The older man said anxiously, talking He looked, with a ridiculous expression on his face.

"... In vain, I, Han, thought that I had read countless books and understood the principles of saints, but I didn't expect that I would only understand this knowledge when I was old. This saint learning would be contrary to the country's foundation, but it would be so diametrically opposed... , Ridiculous, extremely ridiculous..." The older man had a ridiculous expression, and let out a long and short sigh.

"Brother Han..., this...Brother Han means that His Majesty wants to use the school to collect taxes?" The old man suddenly asked this question.

"Hehehe... Brother Qiao, does he think that if this paradox is not resolved, the sage's idea can continue? Everyone in the world has studied, and it will definitely involve the issue of who pays taxes and serves in the army, but now seeing this It’s just that there are not many people on the upper floor, Brother Qiao thinks, should we not pay taxes, or should I completely abolish the preferential treatment of tax exemption for scholars in the Ming Dynasty, and pay taxes and serve together?” The older old man stared at the younger old man and asked road.

"This... Qiao thought that it would be impossible not to pay taxes. It seems that His Majesty wants to use the hands of saints to pay taxes!" said the old man.

"That's right, no matter what, His Majesty relies on the words and ideas of the saint, and is basically invincible. Today, the world is full of disciples of the saint. Who dares to refute the words of the saint? How can the saint make mistakes? Therefore, the saint must be right , Then, only everyone pays taxes..." The older man's expression was full of absurdity, frustration, and joy, in short, mixed flavors.

"Brother Han, Qiao may not be as pessimistic as Brother Han. First, it is still too early to talk about this matter at this time. Furthermore, maybe studying is for studying, and being an official is for being an official. Make the fence tighter, maybe the things Brother Han is worried about won't happen..." The old man was not as pessimistic as the older man, so he suggested a solution.

"Brother Qiao, you haven't seen it through yet? Now that you and I are in the court, we may be able to stop this kind of thing, but His Majesty is powerful now, and with a little movement, you can tear apart the mouth of this scholar and a scholar. Everyone is a scholar, so there is no reason not to allow others to be selected as scholars and candidates. At that time, it will not be the same? What's more, now His Majesty has recruited those who have a good reputation under Lin Qian's banner to discuss the matter of running a school together. Once the time is right, how can this matter not be spoken? At that time, everyone will pay taxes and serve in the military, or stop running schools, and stop realizing the ideals of saints. Brother Qiao thinks that those guys who love fame will give up. This grand event, which has never happened in a thousand years, has stopped running the school? They are taking the words of the saints as an imperial decree, which is more effective than the imperial decree, and they will definitely continue to run the school regardless to gain their reputation. A person with a good reputation wishes that everyone in the world is a scholar, and they all raise people to show their achievements. They don't necessarily pay attention to the issue of who pays taxes in the world. In their view, reputation is the most important..." The older The old man had a cruel, ridiculous, and sad expression all together, very tangled.

"Ah! Brother Han said, Liu Zongzhou, Mr. Liu and the others?" The old man was shocked!Only then did I understand the seriousness of the problem!A group of well-known Confucians have already gathered at Lin Qiang, the most famous of which is Liu Zhouzong, governor of Shuntian Prefecture. Fame, now he is devoted to running a school, and he is already a hardcore in running a school. With his reputation and prestige in Shilin, and his weight in the court, that is to say, the emperor passed a certain non-existent The matter has attracted a large number of people, and this group of people will wave their flags for an ulterior purpose of the emperor, such as collecting taxes.

"Is it them or who?" The older man smiled wryly.

"Then why don't I go and persuade Mr. Liu to explain that this is His Majesty's conspiracy. Maybe Mr. Liu will stop shouting for His Majesty. It will not be so easy for His Majesty to do some shameful things..." The old man immediately proposed to.

"Hey..., a conspiracy? Brother Qiao still thinks this is a conspiracy by His Majesty? He has considerable prestige, and he has an excellent reputation. He only wants to be the No. 1 in the history of running a school. How could he listen to Brother Qiao's persuasion, er, er, er..., what a conspiracy, what an open flame! This is nothing. For the matter, I split my Donglin scholars into several groups, and fought against myself..., uh uh uh, Your Majesty, you are really, what can someone from Han say about you!..." This older man , while talking, the expression on this face changed, one moment was serious, one moment was ridiculous, one moment was helpless, and one moment it became a wry smile...

"Ah!..." The old man finally understood why his fellow-year-old had such an expression. It turned out that the water inside was so deep. Liu Zongzhou was the leader of their Donglin Party. This was absolutely true. The great Confucianism in the world is also second to none, taking the top spot. Now, the emperor used the guise of running a school to win this well-known Liu Zongzhou under the banner of running a school. For the sake of fame and running a school, this fellow will probably be desperate and against it The emperor's people challenged and fought against each other, even if it was the Donglin Party, he was afraid that in his eyes, the Donglin Party would be a rebellious courtier and a traitor. And in the future, it is very likely that they will beat themselves. As a result, many people will vomit blood.

The old man carefully counted the members of the Donglin party in the court today. Sun Chengzong can be counted as one, but now, he is already a hardcore imperial party, controlling the staff for the emperor, and actually controlling the emperor's new army. This, As for other things, half of them don't talk too much, and concentrate on military affairs, so when the time comes, this guy doesn't speak for the emperor, he is already worthy of their Donglin Party.

There is also myself and the person in front of me, and the person in front of me is a person with a fair reputation. He was able to save the big bosses of other parties back then. At that time, he may not work hard for the Donglin Party. There are other Some Donglin party members who are important in the court, such as Liu Zongzhou, have now taken refuge in the banner of running a school. In order to run a school, they may turn around and fight against the Donglin party. Zhou Yanru is also a powerful candidate for the cabinet , also has some weight in the court, but now, he has gone to that corner of Shaanxi as a deputy imperial envoy, and now he is wholeheartedly serving as an imperial envoy for immigrants, and he is working hard to make a name for the ages.

After a little calculation, the old man discovered that he thought that half of the imperial court belonged to the Donglin Party, but in fact, the emperor had inadvertently dismantled the Donglin Party. When there is a conflict, there are not many people who can stand up and speak out. What's more outrageous is that there will be members of the Donglin Party who will stand up to fight with the Donglin Party. That is to say, by then, the Donglin Party may Become a "rebellious minister and thief".

"Hehehe...hehe, fighting with open flames..." The old man finally understood why his old fellow said this. The emperor was clearly targeting certain "things", which were vaguely related to tax collection. Looking at the paradox of running a school and collecting taxes, you can know that the emperor must be plotting "something" in this regard, and their Donglin Party has always opposed tax collection. In order to deal with the emperor's tax collection, they killed a taxpayer. Supervisor.Now it seems that in order to deal with their Donglin Party and to collect taxes, the emperor activated the Donglin Party on the one hand, and on the other hand, dismantled the Donglin Party. , and then the imperial party was still standing aside watching the show.Thinking of this, the old man himself smiled wryly.

"Thank you Brother Han for your pointers, it made Qiao Mou suddenly realize..." The old man bowed his hands to the older old man again, and said seriously.

"Hehehe..." The older man had a helpless and wry smile on his face, and did not speak.

"Brother Han, now that you and I have learned of His Majesty's purpose, do you want to find a way to expose it? Stop Your Majesty?" The old man understood the key and immediately wanted to stop it.

"Expose? Stop? It's too late. Brother Qiao thinks that you and I can refute the words of the saint? Don't forget, you and I are both disciples of the saint. Liu Zongzhou only needs to take the idea of ​​the saint as the edict and carry it on his shoulders." With the banner of the saint, you and I have no chance of winning, and you may also be called a traitor to the saints, not to mention that His Majesty is behind him, besides, why stop it?" said the older man.

"Brother Han, what do you mean?..." The old man also understood that it was indeed too late to say at this time, Liu Zongzhou had already boarded the pirate ship, and for the sake of the reputation of the No. It will also lead to a big discussion between the saints and the country. Whether the saints are wrong or the court is wrong, the problem is even more serious.

"Brother Qiao! You and I are both disciples of saints. Don't you think this paradox is indeed a problem?" The older man suddenly said with a smile.

"This... what does brother Han mean?" The old man didn't understand what the older man meant.There is indeed a profound contradiction between the sage's ideals and the country's foundation. To achieve the saint's ideal, the country's foundation will definitely be shaken, and unpredictable problems will occur in the country.

"What Han meant was that, perhaps, as Lord Lin Qianlin and the others said, this is indeed an era that has created an unprecedented situation in a thousand years. Perhaps, Lord Lin and the others can unravel the paradox that has lasted for nearly 2000 years. , Let the sacred teachings be thoroughly carried forward, perhaps, the day when the world will truly come together is unknown..." The older man looked into the distance and said leisurely.

"Brother Han, don't be so naive!" The old man immediately reminded, when were they officials so naive?Datong in the world?It's so funny.

"Hehe, naive? Brother Qiao! You and I are both old, and we are all people who are about to enter the earth. There are some things that should be taken care of, and you should take it easy! ... Maybe there is no need to worry about the children and grandchildren. A lot of heart, Mr. Han sees that His Majesty is also a benevolent master who knows people's feelings. He is becoming more and more mature in handling state affairs, but he doesn't need to worry too much for his children and grandchildren. Even if they are trapped for a while, there is always a way out Day,... Maybe, our Great Ming Dynasty will really create a situation that has not been seen in these thousands of years..." The older man said with a trace of frustration, amusement, hope, and resignation.

(End of this chapter)