Competing with those people from the Faculty of Arts? Come on, we still have some dignity!
What do those old monsters in the School of Arts do? They have all been studying Confucianism their entire lives!
It stands to reason that these officials must have good knowledge, otherwise they would not have been able to pass the imperial examination.
But the problem is that after passing the imperial examination and becoming officials, their energy will be focused on the court, on human relationships, and on eating, drinking and having fun.
It can’t be said that you won’t study at all, but at least the time you spend on studying will be reduced a lot.
This is similar to the situation in later generations. In fact, the peak academic period for most people is their senior year of high school.
As soon as my senior year of high school ended, I felt like a complete waste.
While you have no interest in studying, you immerse yourself in the ocean of knowledge all day long. In this case, talent or not is no longer important.
If we really let these officials in the court compete with the bigwigs in the Academy of Literature, the bigwigs in the Academy of Literature will beat them to the point of crying for their parents.
To be honest, the bigwigs in the School of Arts are actually very happy about this. These people are full of resentment towards officials.
It is not easy to fight for the right to set questions. The imperial examination is something that the court attaches great importance to, and the right to set questions and the right to supervise the examination are the coveted items that many powerful officials fight for.
Now that you've taken away the Chinese Academy of Sciences' right to supervise exams and the right to set questions, what do we have left? Are you planning to take away the right to grade the papers as well?
You should know that the chief official in charge of the imperial examination has great power, and all the Jinshi who pass the examination this time must call the doctor their mentor.
In previous years, whoever the emperor put in charge of this matter was the one he wanted to cultivate.
As a result, you, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, want to permanently consolidate this right in your own hands. Is this appropriate?
Lu Chen said, "What's inappropriate about this? Is it that the Chinese Academy of Sciences doesn't have the ability to do this, or are you planning to pay for student loans?"
I provided the venue, the manpower, and now I've even paid the money. What's wrong with me asking for some rights?
If I really don't want any power and act like a saint, can the emperor be assured?
I don’t want these benefits from the Chinese Academy of Sciences today, and I don’t want those benefits tomorrow. So what does the Chinese Academy of Sciences want? It can’t be that I want the entire world of Da Qi!
The officials looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
If you say you disagree, it means you look down on the level of the School of Arts and want to compete with them.
There is no problem in arguing with each other in the court, and there is no problem even in greeting the other party's whole family. Such behavior cannot hurt their foundation.
But it’s different when competing with the liberal arts college. If you lose, it means you are not as knowledgeable as them.
It would be more painful for scholars to not be as knowledgeable as others than to kill them.
Next time when you go out to eat, drink and have fun, if you meet someone you don't get along with, they might suddenly say that the one who lost to the liberal arts college in terms of academics can just jump into the river.
If you want to hold them back financially, they are self-sufficient and have contributed a lot of money to the country. It's not certain who is holding whom back.
In the end, everyone realized that they really seemed to have no means to check and balance the School of Literature.
Fortunately, Lu Chen was not an aggressive person, or perhaps retreating in order to advance was a strategy he had already planned.
So just when everyone was feeling awkward, he took the initiative to back down and said, "Of course, since we own the venue and the right to set the questions, then we don't want the right to supervise and mark the papers. We need to avoid suspicion, and excessive concentration of power is a breeding ground for corruption."
"Well said! Listen to this, everyone. Listen to this: what does it mean to be farsighted and what does it mean to know the pros and cons and when to advance and retreat?"
Li Zhuo felt that all the civil and military officials in the court said that he trusted Lu Chen too much, but why didn't these people think about why he trusted Lu Chen so much?
If each of you can help get things done like Lu Chen did, I will still respect you just as much!
Think about it carefully, look at what you have done. Why is the court so chaotic all day long? Every time you go to court, it is like going to a vegetable market. It is because you guys don't know how to advance or retreat, and are always fighting with each other.
Thinking about this, Li Zhuo no longer wanted to dwell on this matter.
Although the power to set questions lies in the hands of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the power to mark the papers lies in the hands of the imperial court, and that is enough.
No matter whether your questions are simple or difficult, the court has the final say on who will be admitted, so it has no impact.
So he made the decision on the spot: "It's decided. From now on, these matters will be handed over to the School of Arts."
After hearing this, a big shot from the School of Arts who was accompanying them was almost ecstatic. Who could have thought that such an important right as the right to set questions could be obtained like this.
No matter how impressive your exam preparation materials are, they are useless if you don’t use them during the exam.
Now that the right to set questions is in their hands, they have a direction for how to compile their exam preparation materials.
Besides, the right to invigilate is nothing. The so-called mentor is only nominal. Only by following someone can you learn real skills. Scholars know it well.
Although their liberal arts college does not engage in basic education, who can deny their status in Confucianism?
Who could have imagined that these marginal figures in Confucianism would one day be able to step onto the stage?
What is even more commendable is that they do not need to take the imperial examinations, nor do they need to flatter officials or engage in intrigue.
They just need to quietly study in the Faculty of Arts and do what they like and are best at, and they will have a successful career. Who can they complain to?
Lu Chen was also very happy. He had accomplished several important things today, which really made him happy.
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