Putting aside the behavior of this palace examination hero, Emperor Zhao, who rarely lost his composure, continued reading, but at the end of the article, he fell into deep thought again.
Because at the end of the article, this 'new runner-up' again discussed the king's way of governing in general in response to the last question, but he made serious criticisms of the official's recent obvious interest in academics. He believed that under the current circumstances, the emperor should not discuss those empty things, but should adopt traditional, simple, and so-called more effective methods to win over the hearts of the people.
For example, they offered sacrifices to their ancestors and took the initiative to send a serious message to the Kingdom of Jin, demanding that they unconditionally return the two saints, the Zhao family members, and the loyal ministers who were detained and captured on the same day.
These things are simple and direct. No matter what the results are, once they are done, they can always play a role in calming people's hearts and minds, and generally the results are immediate.
"The world belongs to our ancestors, and the position your majesty occupies belongs to our ancestors."
Several months later, Zhao Jiu once again "heard" this slightly harsh sentence, and still had to secretly admit in his heart that it was extremely correct... especially considering the notes of the times.
Today is the tenth day of the eighth month of the third year of Jianyan, which is still a whole Yuan Dynasty and Ming Dynasty away from the Qing Dynasty.
Even according to the messy information provided by the sea merchants introduced by Mrs. Wu's family, and verified with the geographical knowledge Zhao Jiu himself gained from some low-end games, at this moment, from east to west, it seems that the entire world island is in chaos... Just now in the Jiying Hall, he almost didn't say 'the time when Song and Jin were at full war' as 'the Warring States period'.
At times like this, following the ancestral rituals and laws can indeed quickly calm people's hearts.
And to be honest, Zhao Jiu himself knew very well that the suggestions of this newly-minted Jinshi and that of the emperor's uncle were essentially different. The emperor's uncle Zhao acted out of patriarchal instinct, while the newly-minted Jinshi made it very clear that he believed these measures were relatively more effective.
But unfortunately, Zhao Jiu was unwilling to choose a more effective method.
There are two reasons:
First, it is that he, a time traveler, has a willful mentality based on his understanding of the history of another time and space... There is nothing much to say, it is that he, Zhao Jiu, disregards the overall situation for his personal likes and dislikes. He always advises others to tolerate each other for the sake of the country, but he himself can't help but get angry with those with the surname Zhao.
Of course, there may also be personal identity recognition issues unique to time travelers, but the sample size is too small to say.
Secondly, as an engineering student, Zhao Jiu naturally prefers more advanced things, and also prefers simpler and more direct things.
This newly-minted Jinshi said it very well. It seems a bit inappropriate to discuss Taoism, Qixue, Neo-Confucianism and even the new learning, that is, the ideological issues within Confucianism, in this period of war.
But this seems to be simply out of place.
Because building a new Confucian ideology is itself the call of the times and the foundation for long-term stability... Zhao Jiu did not understand any profound sociological knowledge. He did not know whether this situation was an inevitable process of the development of Confucianism itself, or was directly related to population growth and productivity development?
But there is no doubt that he at least knew the course of history, knew the trend, and knew that Taoism or Neo-Confucianism would soon become the uncrowned king within Confucianism, and then become the crowned king... Not only that, when Zhao Jiu was actually ruling, when he was trying to communicate and promote with the civil servants, he had already felt the eagerness of those below.
In other words, a new Confucian ideology is bound to emerge.
If Zhao Jiu doesn't occupy this position, others will occupy it.
Even Emperor Zhao himself may not realize that he has already regarded this matter as the most important event second only to the anti-Jin cause. In this case, how could he give up because it was inappropriate?
If there is an opportunity, we should try our best to push forward. If there is no time to push forward, we should hold on.
Turning back to the Huangyi Hall, Zhao Jiu was sitting there reading the article. He was first amazed, then stunned, then laughed uncontrollably, and finally lost in thought. This had already attracted the attention of all the important officials in the hall, wondering what kind of article it was.
After reading it, Zhao Jiu came to his senses and didn't care about it. He just gave the article to Prime Minister Lu Haowen to read.
Lu Haowen read the whole article quickly and felt a little embarrassed, but he couldn't help but sneer: "How can I compare with Yan Shu and Wang Gui? On the contrary, Prime Minister Xu has devoted all his efforts to the general affairs of the province and has worked hard to maintain it... I think that although he is not as pure and beautiful as Fan Wencheng, he also has a heart that worries about the world; and Prime Minister Wang Shu has been following you from Hebei, carrying a bow and arrow, and has been your Majesty's right-hand man for a long time. He has experienced many military affairs and many dangers. Although he is not as good as Han Qi, he can also be said to have some experience... This article is a bit harsh after all."
As he said this, Mr. Lu handed the article to Xu Jingheng beside him and pointed directly to that paragraph.
Even though Wang Boyan and Xu Jingheng didn't read it, they could guess what Lu Haowen meant just by listening to his words. So they read the original text while thinking about how to be humble and protect their colleagues.
However, before the two of them could speak, Emperor Zhao, who was sitting behind the desk, waved his hands repeatedly and said bluntly: "I will not hide it from you gentlemen. At first, I saw that he was diligent in his words and had substance in his words. Moreover, he wrote a long article of ten thousand words in one go. I originally wanted to select him as the top scholar. Later, I saw that he looked down on the prime ministers of the dynasty, and I could not allow him to be so presumptuous... If such a person became the top scholar, and the article was posted, wouldn't it cause misunderstandings among the people of the world? Demote him to the last place in the first class!"
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