Can I get to the other side?

After Liu Xie's order was issued, Guo Jia and Jia Xu made preparations respectively. Guo Jia was the first to take action.

He directly announced the emperor's purpose to restart the Hongdu School established by the late emperor, renamed it Guozijian, and selected students to study.

Students who enter the Imperial College will be provided with free food and accommodation, books, pens, ink, paper, inkstones, etc. by the imperial court, and will also learn subjects drawn up by the emperor himself.

As soon as the news spread, it instantly attracted the attention of the government and the public, and the whole of Chang'an was shocked.

"Hongdu School? Your Majesty actually wants to restart Hongdu School?"

"What is Hongdu School?"

"You don't even know about Hongdu School. This is a school established during the reign of the late emperor. The late emperor personally selected students to enter. What they studied was not classics such as the Four Books and Five Classics, but "Huang Xi" written by the late emperor. "

"As long as you are good at writing poems or painting and calligraphy, you will be appreciated by the late emperor and become an official in the court."

"Ah? Isn't this nonsense? I, a big man, only respect Confucianism and govern the country with Confucianism. What does it mean if I can write, paint and calligraphy?"

"Yes, can such a person run the country well as an official?"

"I don't understand either. Your Majesty is a wise king who has never been seen in the ages. Why would you make such a ridiculous decision?"

"It's deviant, it's really deviant!"

"Bold! Your Majesty has your own reasons for doing this. You are a rotten scholar, how dare you talk to His Majesty in private?!"

"That's right! Your Majesty is a holy king comparable to the Great Ancestor and Emperor Guangwu. How can your Majesty's thoughts be understood by ordinary people like us?"

"I-I'm just talking about things!"

…

In front of the notice board at the gate of Chang'an City, a group of people gathered around and started to quarrel while discussing.

If it weren't for the soldiers from the city defense nearby.

They were afraid that they would start fighting directly.

Regarding Hongdu sect, there is a lot of controversy both among the people and the scholar class.

Since Emperor Wu deposed hundreds of schools of thought, Confucianism has become the main subject studied by scholars, and it has also become an important criterion for judging whether a person can be an official.

However, Emperor Ling found a new way to establish the Hongdu Sect and governed the country with a group of people who could only write poems, paintings and calligraphy. This would inevitably make others think it was ridiculous.

At that time, many people privately scolded Emperor Ling for being stupid.

But only a few smart people who understand its essence know what the purpose of Emperor Ling is.

It is to grasp the appointment rights and promotion channels of talents.

But even if they knew it, they could not tell it openly, because it was not in line with the political correctness and academic correctness of the Han Dynasty, and would be criticized by scholars in the gentry class.

If you don’t study Confucianism, what will you study?

Therefore, the Imperial College established by Liu Xie is still not understood by most people. They only think that it is the same absurd behavior as Emperor Ling.

And this news was quickly learned by the officials in the court.

Zhongyihou Mansion.

After Yang Biao read the newspaper in his hand, he fell into deep thought for a moment, and then he had someone call Yang Xiu over.

"What's the matter, father? The child is preparing to enter the palace."

Yang Xiu walked into the study and asked, today it was his turn to go to the propaganda room to handle government affairs, but he couldn't be late.

Yang Biao handed him the Di newspaper in his hand and said, "Look at this first."

Yang Xiu was a little confused, but he still reached out and took it, and was stunned after just one glance.

"Imperial Imperial College?"

"Um."

Yang Biao nodded and asked: "You are involved in central affairs, haven't you heard any news or rumors about this matter?"

Yang Xiu shook his head decisively and said: "Your Majesty has never mentioned this matter to us. This decree was just issued today."

"But Guo Fengxiao is in charge of the Imperial College, which shows that Your Majesty attaches great importance to this matter... It seems that His Majesty wants to imitate the late emperor."

Yang Xiu certainly knew what the nature of the Imperial College was.

This is the emperor's intention to seize the promotion channel.

Yang Biao frowned and said, "Your Majesty didn't discuss such an important matter with you?"

Hearing this, Yang Xiu smiled bitterly and said: "Father, I'm afraid you have forgotten that among the group of people involved in the center now, except for Guo Fengxiao and Jia Wenhe, who has a weak background?"

"This kind of matter is inherently involved, so His Majesty will naturally not discuss it with us."

The Imperial College bypassed the imperial examination system and allowed the emperor to have his own promotion channel, which was contrary to the interests of the aristocratic family.

If the emperor discussed with them, some people would definitely raise objections, so it would be better to make a decision directly.

This can also be seen in personnel appointments.

Yang Biao frowned after hearing this, with a look of deep worry on his old face.

Seeing this, Yang Xiu couldn't help but ask: "What is father worried about?"

He could tell that his father was very worried.

Yang Biao sighed and said: "Your Majesty is a talented and strategic monarch with great ambitions."

"Your Majesty's martial arts are enough to unify the world. What is needed next is civil governance, and civil governance is nothing more than reform."

"From His Majesty's move to establish the Imperial College, we can see His Majesty's ambitions. I'm afraid our family will have a difficult time in the future."

Martial arts is about opening up territories and unifying the world.

Literary governance is to make the country prosperous and prosperous.

And how can a country be called prosperous and prosperous?

It's very simple: the people live and work in peace and contentment, the treasury is full, the government has clear politics and is full of talents.

But to do this, it will inevitably affect the interests of the aristocratic family. This is inevitable.

It can be seen from the fact that the emperor directly decreed the establishment of the Imperial College without consulting others, that the emperor did not trust people from the gentry at all.

The purpose of doing this is also to compete for promotion rights.

Yang Biao's intuition from many years of serving as an official told Yang Biao that the emperor's establishment of the Imperial College was just the beginning, and there was a bigger plan that had not yet been revealed.

Once the day comes when it is revealed, I am afraid that the entire structure of the court will change.

Yang Biao's words made Yang Xiu fall into deep thought. He had to admit that what his father said made sense. The Imperial College was probably just the beginning.

Given the emperor's character, he either doesn't do it, or if he does it, he will definitely do it in a big way. A small fight is not in line with the emperor's usual tactics.

"Let's wait and see what happens. I'll make inquiries in the palace today to see what's going on."

Yang Xiu said that since there is no more information now, he can only go into the palace to find out the inside story from other colleagues.

…

Weiyang Palace, Xuan Room.

Zhuge Liang, Yang Xiu, and Lu Su are responsible for handling government affairs in the palace today.

Oh, there is also Sima Yi.

Although Sima Yi is not on duty today, as the most recognized person in the imperial court, he is basically absent every day.

He works when others are resting, and he is still working when others are working.

Really practice what it means to work hard.

It was already midnight when Yang Xiu arrived at the palace, and everyone had already started their busy work for the day.

Sima Yi was at his workstation with dark circles under his eyes as always... oh no, writing furiously behind the desk.

Zhuge Liang and Lu Su seemed much more leisurely. Although they were busy writing, they were not as busy as Sima Yi.

The two would chat and drink tea from time to time.

After Yang Xiu walked into the announcement room, he first said hello to the two of them, then glanced at the empty seats of Guo Jia and Jia Xu, and asked, "Neither Da Sima nor Da Situ came today?"

"No."

Zhuge Liang shook his head, and then said with a smile: "Guo Situ is currently busy running a school and recruiting students for the Imperial College. How can he have time to come here?"

"What about Da Sima?"

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"I don't know about that. Da Sima is also very busy recently. I heard that he is embarking on an important errand assigned to him by His Majesty."

Zhuge Liang said he didn't know either.

Lu Su on the side said: "Everyone has their own responsibilities, and we can't slack off."

"By the way, Zhuge Zhongcheng, your Majesty asked for two people from the King of Zhongshan yesterday. One is named Xu Shu and the other is Pang Tong. They will be transferred from Yizhou to the center in a while to handle government affairs with us."

"His Majesty incorporated them all into the Yushitai, and also ordered you, Zhongcheng, to take more care of them and train them. He said that these two people are both great talents."

Lu Su thought of what the emperor had ordered after he came over yesterday.

Zhuge Liang didn't come yesterday, so he didn't know about it.

This is not the first time that the emperor has done this. Zhuge Liang was directly promoted from a commoner to the center by the emperor.

But the facts also proved that the emperor's vision was correct, and Zhuge Liang's talent was indeed worthy of this position.

Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "Okay, I will pay attention. Thank you for the reminder."

Hearing the conversation between the two, Yang Xiu's heart moved slightly and he said: "Before, the world was undecided, and it was understandable for Your Majesty to promote talents to the center. But now that the world is unified, Your Majesty still promotes talents at will. Wouldn't it spread out? Will it cause criticism?”

There is a system for selecting officials.

Even the emperor cannot place people into the official system of the imperial court at will, because this is a rule.

If you can easily sit in a high position if you are appreciated by the emperor, you don't need to read the book, just go to please the emperor.

The selection mechanism has become a decoration.

Before, the world was uncertain and talents were scarce. No one would think it was wrong if the emperor transferred and appointed officials at will.

After all, the world is in turmoil, and the original order has collapsed. Relying on the inspection and examination system to slowly select talents will take until the years and months of the monkey.

This is why in troubled times it is easy to rise to the top in one step. As long as you are talented, you are likely to be appreciated by those in power and become famous.

But it is not possible to govern the world, which requires rules, and the rights of the emperor cannot override the rules.

Because rules are an important stabilizing factor for imperial power.

Now that the world has been unified, if the emperor continues to promote people from the bottom to the center of the imperial court as he did before, he will inevitably attract criticism from both the government and the public.

"Maybe... His Majesty has his own plans."

Lu Su said with some embarrassment that he actually felt that this approach was inappropriate, but he couldn't say.

Because he himself was also the beneficiary of being promoted by the emperor.

Originally, he was a rebellious criminal.

Sima Yi, who was writing furiously, raised his head at this time and said calmly: "Xu Shu and Pang Tong both had military exploits. They were indispensable for capturing Yizhou and defeating Cao Hong and Cao Xiu."

"I see."

Only then did Yang Xiu suddenly realize, and then asked: "You said that His Majesty opened the Imperial College, are you planning to change the existing selection mechanism?"

When this topic was mentioned, the announcement room fell into silence.

This problem is indeed a bit acute.

Zhuge Liang smiled faintly and said, "I don't know the details, but I heard that Your Majesty asked Guo Situ to focus on selecting scholars from poor families to enter the Imperial Academy."

"However, he heard Guo Situ talk about it. The content studied in the Imperial College was not the "Huang Xi Pian" written by the late emperor when he founded the Hongdu School, nor was it poetry, songs, or Confucian classics, but some more pragmatic subjects."

Yang Xiu was stunned and asked doubtfully: "Pragmatic?"

"right."

Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "For the time being, there are only four major subjects: criminal law, arithmetic, industry and metallurgy, and politics."

"The main thing to study in criminal law is the law, how to judge cases, etc., and to find loopholes in the law; mathematics is quite special, including a series of complicated subjects that require calculations, such as astronomy, the Book of Changes, and numeracy."

"Gongye has more to learn, including the Mohist machine arts, Qi Men Dun Jia, as well as digging rivers, building embankments, and building fortifications."

“Politics is about learning how to govern local affairs.”

"Students who enter the Imperial College can choose to study any subject, or take both."

Zhuge Liang briefly explained to Yang Xiu the four major subjects established by the Imperial College, and the latter was shocked after hearing this.

Because these subjects established by the emperor in the Imperial College are completely in line with the needs of national development!

Criminal law, mathematics, industry and metallurgy, politics!

If we can unified teaching, we can quickly screen and train a group of talents who are good at different fields!

"The imperial court is really going to change..."

A deep and complicated look flashed in Yang Xiu's eyes. No wonder Zhuge Liang said that the subjects set by the emperor were very pragmatic.

Criminal law corresponds to court law; arithmetic and industry and metallurgy are in the same field, corresponding to agriculture and metallurgy; politics directly cultivates talents for local governance.

This is completely contrary to the purpose of respecting Confucianism alone!

Could it be that the emperor was planning to overthrow the ancestral law?

Just when Yang Xiu was in a complicated mood, Sima Yi raised his head, frowned and asked Zhuge Liang suspiciously: "How do you know so clearly?"

The Imperial College was just announced today, but Zhuge Liang has figured out all the subjects established, which is a bit unusual.

"Guo Situ told me."

Zhuge Liang did not hide anything and said with a smile: "Guo Situ said that I am quite accomplished in mathematics, industry, metallurgy, and politics, so he wanted to invite me to be a lecturer in the Imperial College to teach students."

"The Imperial College is beneficial to the country and a good thing for the court. I have already promised Guo Situ."

As soon as he finished speaking, Sima Yi's breathing suddenly began to become rapid.

There was a faint twitching pain in the heart.

Why...there is Zhuge Villager again, but not him?

He can also go over and teach!

Lu Su noticed that Sima Yi's expression was not right, and couldn't help asking: "Sima Zhongshu, what's wrong with you?"

Sima Yi covered his heart and lay on the table to relax for a while. Only after the throbbing pain subsided did he let out a long breath.

Then he put down the pen in his hand, stood up directly, and walked out of the announcement room without saying a word.

Only Zhuge Liang was left with a smile on his face, Yang Xiu who was still in shock, and Lu Su who was confused.

(ps: Happy New Year, dear friends. Today I came to Orange Island, Changsha. I celebrated the New Year here and paid homage to the great man.)