The conflicts within the Sun family became public.
They were engaged in a heated argument in the newspapers.
Have fun everyone!
It’s like watching a big show during the Chinese New Year.
Gu Jiu flipped through every newspaper and found that the Sun family was almost always on the front page.
Bai Zhong bowed and asked, "Would you like to add some more wood to make the fire burn brighter?"
Gu Jiu shook his head, "It's not the right time yet. Besides, this is an internal conflict within the Sun family, and it's not convenient for me to interfere."
"Your Majesty means that we should let the Sun family deal with it on their own and just ignore it?" Bai Zhong looked regretful.
What a big show!
It's a shame that I can't have a hand in this.
Gu Jiu laughed, "If I interfere, someone might die. However, it's not the right time yet."
It's not time for death yet.
"Remind Sun Zhuangyuan that with the situation now at this point, many people in the literary world have already started to take sides. It's time for his book to be published!"
"This old servant will leave the palace right now to warn Sun Zhuangyuan."
Gu Jiu said, "Whether the Xinmin Sun family can win over the people and gain their support depends on the level of Sun Zhuangyuan's writings."
Bai Zhong hesitated a little, "It should be fine."
"I hope that's all right. Wenqing Bookstore will cooperate in hyping up Sun Zhuangyuan's book. However, the Sun family's teachings have been passed down through generations and have a wide influence. Sun Zhuangyuan will have to continue to work hard before he's qualified to compete with them."
Writing books and becoming a literary giant is by no means an easy task.
Yang Yuanqing, the Three Yuan Master, has been writing books and writing for many years, and now his influence is faintly visible. In the field of academia, he has finally gained a place.
His academic thoughts are widely known through the spread of books and students.
With so many students, there is a successor and the legacy is passed on.
Establishing an academic institution is not easy no matter what era it is.
Similarly, it is not easy to suppress an academic faction.
The influence of thought and scholarship lasts for generations. It's not that the court or the imperial power declares a certain doctrine a cancer and that doctrine will die.
As long as the tradition and ideas are still there, the doctrine will always exist and there will always be supporters.
At most, when it is suppressed, its development will be slower, but it will not really disappear.
Gu Jiu's purpose in controlling all this is not to destroy the Sun family's academic thoughts, but to prevent one family from dominating the market.
What we need is development, not conservatism and rigidity.
What she wants is for a hundred flowers to bloom in academia.
Sanyuangong of Shanhe Academy is a mountain, but other disciplines also form mountains.
In Shanhe Academy, even the Three Yuans could not dominate the world, let alone the entire literary world.
The academic thoughts of the Sun family have not been updated for two or three hundred years.
Yes, the academic tone they are spreading now is still that of the ancestors of the Sun family.
As a result, all those who came from the Sun family school of thought were stubborn and conservative, and found it difficult to accept new things. However, quarreling was the most powerful thing.
When it comes to discussing the past and the present and quoting from classics, people from the Sun School have never lost.
MMP!
Because this group of people make up the majority of the officialdom, it can often make people really angry.
Last time, students from Shanhe Academy occupied a quarter of the official positions in the Ministry of Works, and the censors began to make a fuss.
Ultimately, it's still factionalism.
Students from Shanhe Academy are obviously different from students from other academies.
More passionate, more unrestrained, more open and more inclusive...
Clearly separated from the conservatives.
It was just a selection of officials for the Ministry of Works, but because the students of Shanhe Academy were more outstanding, officials from other schools became anxious.
The censor's impeachment was fierce and sharp.
This put the Ministry of Personnel in a passive position, and everyone cursed the censor for not doing his job.
Academic disputes are closely related to officialdom.
When a certain academic discipline occupies a monopoly position, the students of this discipline naturally occupy an advantageous position in official circles.
When a certain academic power is weak, sorry, there is no place for you in the officialdom.
Strong academic circles use the power of government to suppress weak academic circles. These scholars are very good at it.
After Emperor Wu of Han promoted Confucianism as the only doctrine and eliminated all other schools of thought, within a few years the Legalists and Mohists were no longer seen in the court.
To utilize Legalist thought, one must also wear the skin of Confucianism. This is called being Confucian on the outside and Legalist on the inside!
Reality is so cruel.
Why is the censor so anxious?
Because they realized that Shanhe Academy would one day threaten their own academic faction.
The high ground of power is not only fought over by people, but also by various schools of thought.
If Gu Jiu had not endorsed Shanhe Academy, and if Shanhe Academy had not focused on the imperial examination from the beginning, it would have been eliminated in its infancy according to its current strategy of allowing a hundred schools of thought to flourish.
In order to break the academic monopoly and gain the right to speak, Gu Jiu must intervene in the academic field.
The Sun family is a big name in the academic world, so starting from the Sun family will achieve twice the result with half the effort.
Only when there are many academic factions and no one can do anything to anyone else will there be fundamental changes in the officialdom.
…
Wenqing Bookstore naturally did not dare to neglect the task after receiving it.
When the conflicts within the Sun family were at their most intense, Sun Zhuangyuan's book "Doctrine" was published.
And use all resources to promote this book.
The book is a good one, with solid content and full of useful information.
However, the content is subversive. For scholars who have already established their own values, it can be regarded as heresy and outrageous.
For readers whose values are still being shaped, this book is very novel and opens up new horizons for everyone.
Is this still possible?
Many people have raised questions.
The popularity of "Doctrine" continues to rise, accompanied by controversy.
Just ten days after its publication, some people couldn't wait to write articles criticizing it in the newspapers.
From south to north, scholars are unwilling to be lonely, and the newspapers are very lively.
There are criticisms, and naturally there are also praises.
Renqiu handed the manuscript to Huang Qubing and said, "My article must be on the front page."
Huang Qubing quickly glanced at the content and said, "Your writing fee is too high. I can't afford it."
"Da Zhou Life Show" has successfully commissioned manuscripts from Sanyuan Gong, so Huang Qubing is naturally not so interested in manuscripts from Renqiu.
Ren Qiu glared at me. "For this manuscript, I'll charge you the market price. I won't ask for more money. But you must give me the front page headline."
Huang Qubing said, "The front page headline has been given to Sanyuan Gong, and he has promised to provide us with articles."
Ren Qiu rolled his eyes. "He is him, and I am me. His and my article have completely different perspectives, but of course our stance is the same, both of us are supporting Sun Zhuangyuan."
Huang Qubing, seeing that no one was around, asked quietly, "I have a different understanding of academic matters. Let me ask you a question: Is Sun Zhuangyuan's 'Theory of Learning' really that great?"
Ren Qiu laughed heartily. "You underestimate Sun Zhuangyuan. He's devoted himself to his research for so many years. In the past, he was reluctant to publish his theories out of concern for his family. Now that he's free from family ties, his book 'Theory' is truly revolutionary. He offers a subversive critique of the Sun family's ancestors' theories, and he's well-reasoned and well-founded. Isn't that amazing?"
Huang Qubing nodded repeatedly. "Hearing you put it that way, it's truly impressive. But isn't he afraid of being criticized for doing this? He's subverting the academic thought of his ancestors."
Renqiu said, "The Sun family cursed him in the newspapers every day. Isn't he burdened with enough infamy? The publication of 'Theory' can at least clear his name in the eyes of some people. He didn't betray his ancestors, but simply had different academic philosophies. Scholars should be brave enough to express their own opinions."
"I'm afraid things are not that simple." Huang Qubing did not understand academics, but he understood human nature and officialdom.
Academics and officialdom complement each other, and Sun Zhuangyuan has a long way to go.
Ren Qiu laughed heartily. "What's so easy about it? What's so difficult about it? A true man in this world should do what he should do and not do what he shouldn't do. Even if it means bearing a lifetime of infamy, he should still be brave enough to express himself. If he can muddy the waters of the literary world, his name will be remembered for eternity."
"It's an eternal infamy!"
"Whether you receive praise or infamy, it doesn't matter. What matters is whether you can leave behind the brilliance of your thoughts in the long river of history, whether you can leave behind even a single word or sentence that will influence future generations."
Huang Qubing teased him, "I wonder when Mr. Ren will write a book?"
Ren Qiu held his head high, naturally proud and arrogant, "Sooner or later, I will leave my mark in the history books."
Huang Qubing smiled and said, "I'll wait and see!"
Renqiu's passionate writing made Huang Qubing envious.
What confidence, what boldness, what passion...
With Renqiu, you will never feel decadent or confused.
Just be confident, always be confident.
…
Sanyuan Gong and Renqiu assisted Sun Zhuangyuan. Both of them were great figures.
As soon as he attacked, the other side was killed or injured in large numbers, and no one was able to fight back.
Sanyuan Gong could barely be considered a faction leader. He openly supported Sun Zhuangyuan, and his students naturally followed suit.
Renqiu is a great figure. Although he has no works, he is still somewhat famous in the literary world.
With the support of these two people, Sun Zhuangyuan's side became very popular for a while.
You random people on the street, don't show up and try to step on Mr. Sun.
Under the hands of Sanyuan Gong and Mr. Ren, he couldn't even move a single move.
If we really want to have a fight, let the real big shots come out.
Sun Zhuangyuan was ready to attack.
The Sun family has been silent for a few days.
Immediately afterwards, an even more fierce attack came.
Since this concerns the foundation of the family, the Sun family will not give in.
All summer and fall, the newspapers were filled with academic debates.
Starting with the Sun family, other schools also joined the battle, with each school fighting back and forth.
The literary world has been completely muddied.
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