"Let's start!" As the voice faded, Zhao Jiu forced himself to put away his usual wooden expression when attending court and slightly revealed a smile.
However, despite the excitement, many students were a little flustered. They wanted to raise their hands but were afraid and didn't know what to ask.
However, at this moment, among the people sitting below, there was a person who didn't care at all and raised his hand on the spot.
When Zhao Jiu saw this person, he couldn't help laughing.
It turned out that this person was Chen Gongfu, the chief academician of the Imperial College.
It is said that Zhao Jiu had been the emperor for more than two years since the day he climbed out of the well. Although his authority was growing and he was increasingly involved in military and political affairs, at the beginning, he was a complete blind, deaf and idiot. He knew neither the system of the Song Dynasty nor how to appoint people to positions. He just tried his best to hold on to so-called historical generals such as Han Shizhong and Zhang Jun, and tried to promote some useful confidants such as Zhang Jun, Zhao Ding, Lin Jingmo, Hu Yin, etc., and then tried his best to coordinate the selection of prime ministers.
Therefore, for quite a long time, even until now, most of the court affairs were still handled by the prime ministers, and this official had neither the ability nor the desire to intervene personally.
This resulted in the situation that, except for a few confidants and people he frequently interacted with, he only knew the names of many ministers, and he even had to research their names on the spur of the moment.
But it's really not his fault... For example, Chen Gongfu, the chief academician of the Imperial College, was in an extremely important position in charge of national education. And unless the Three-House System was explicitly abolished, this was a key position that was directly related to the court's selection of talents.
However, don't forget that before Emperor Zhao and Prime Minister Lu had that conversation this summer and decided to hold the special examination, the Imperial Academy was basically abandoned. How idle must Zhao Jiu be to care about the name of the person in this position and what his resume and background are?
In fact, this Chen Gongfu had indeed been appointed to this idle official position during the Huaishang period. Zhao Jiu met him several times in Nanyang, but he was just a passerby.
Only yesterday did I learn this man's name and a little information about his background from the know-it-all Yang Tongzhi.
However, this Chen Gongfu left a very good impression on Zhao Jiu... When the students were in a panic, he took the initiative to raise his hand, which seemed like a role model for a teacher.
In fact, if Emperor Zhao didn't know the truth, he would almost think that this person was a stooge.
"Mr. Chen, please speak."
Of course Zhao Jiu would give Chen Jijiu some face.
"Your Majesty." Chen Gongfu stood up and bowed. "Excuse me, Your Majesty's behavior today should be imitated from the Spring and Autumn Period when the people discussed politics in the township schools. It can be called the behavior of a sage, and it seems to be more in line with the sage's intention than the imperial lectures... Although I am an official appointed by the court, I also want to participate. I only hope that Your Majesty will allow me not to treat it as a memorial, but just treat it as a discussion in the school."
Of course, Zhao Jiu didn't know what the Spring and Autumn Period Township School Political Discussion was, but that didn't stop him from understanding that the other party was using a high-sounding Confucian allusion, so he admired the other party even more and spoke immediately:
"Of course, Mr. Chen should speak frankly and not think about his official position."
"Your Majesty." Upon hearing this, Chen Gongfu suddenly looked solemn. "I dare to ask, why is Wang Shuwang's new school still the main one in the Imperial College? The new school only talks about utilitarianism, and Wang Shuwang openly called Feng Dao, who served the 'Four Families and Eight Kings' during the Five Dynasties, 'the best at avoiding disasters and surviving'. This statement has caused the civil and military officials in the court to lose their integrity and loyalty, and has caused the ministers and officials to lose the way of being loyal to the country. Is this in line with the righteousness of resisting the Jin Dynasty?"
Emperor Zhao's expression remained unchanged and he nodded slightly... However, to be fair, he was stunned by the questions as soon as he came up... This guy is really ignorant.
PS: Thanks to the 75th Meng, Weimang 0930 classmate! When I first thought of this name, I thought it was an old book friend of Korean entertainment literature...
Then came the much-loved sacrifice session. Today’s main dish was “The Coming of Demons” by Wuyu Xiaolong, a historical hegemony novel with two million words. It has gradually become better, and it is time to harvest a wave. As you can imagine, as a newcomer to the history genre, achieving this result, uh…
Then there is "Hanque" published in July**... I cautiously suspect that his next book about the Eastern Han Dynasty will be about the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms... I am inexplicably looking forward to it, and when that happens I will go and criticize his book every day.
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