Chapter 1395 Everyone has their own thoughts
What Fang Jun said made all the ministers present look ugly, and they were all quite unhappy.
Changsun Wuji, Gao Shilian, and Xiao Yu are all big bosses, and they will not start a verbal dispute with Fang Jun. Liu Dewei doesn't care about this. He frowned and retorted: "The destiny of the empire depends on the wise kings and wise ministers. The Tang Dynasty No one knows whether it can last forever, but if the status of Confucian orthodoxy is shaken, disaster will inevitably happen immediately. Fang Shilang is young and impulsive, so he should think twice. "
This is an old saying. Although no one knows how long the Tang Dynasty will last, it will make the emperor unhappy, but it is much more tactful, and it is even more true.
Although His Majesty Li Er is wise and powerful, and Prince Li Chengqian is also capable of defending the city, who knows if a prodigal son like Yang Guang will emerge in three generations who will fight to the end?
Fang Jun snorted and asked: "The expansion of the college is just to cultivate some talents who are proficient in miscellaneous subjects and can assist supervisors at all levels to better handle some professional affairs. This is the purpose of the expansion of the college. But everyone He keeps saying that he will undermine the reputation of Confucian orthodoxy. On the head of someone, I have to feel chilled. What benefits can you gain by pushing someone into a position of opposition to Confucianism? Not to mention that the expansion of the college was proposed by Yu Ming, but now it is targeted at me. , How do you feel at ease?”
Liu Dewei was stunned for a moment at first, then became embarrassed and speechless.
Cursing in my heart, I was led into a ditch by these two old foxes, Changsun Wuji and Gao Shilian...
Whether it is Yu Ming or Fang Jun, they only say that they will expand the scale of the college to cultivate miscellaneous talents from various schools of thought. When did they say that they would let all schools of thought replace the orthodox position of Confucianism? And even if you really have this intention, the orthodoxy of Confucianism has lasted for hundreds of years, so how can it be said that it can be replaced?
Almost no one here thought that the orthodox status of Confucianism could be threatened. The reason why Changsun Wuji and Gao Shilian opposed it was because they did not want to see Fang Jun because the expansion of the academy made it more difficult to expand his power. The second is to make the emperor and Fang Jun compromise amidst the opposition and share more benefits.
He is such a fool, he jumped out stupidly and was used as a knife, standing directly on the opposite side of Fang Jun. It doesn't matter if it's just Fang Jun. The key is that behind Fang Jun stands Fang Xuanling and the emperor.
The emperor expressed his support as soon as he came up...
I have always regarded myself as the emperor's lackey, and I must not let the emperor think that I have defected to the Guanlong Group!
Liu Dewei regretted in his heart and hurriedly made amends: "So it turns out that I was wrong in my understanding. Fang Shilang should not pay attention to it. I am by no means a troublemaker. Since it is not to shake the orthodox status of Confucianism, we should develop the various scholars appropriately. Family, cultivating some professional talents to fill various positions in the empire can indeed better assist the chief officers and make more professional decisions. This is very good, very good!”
While speaking, Liu Dewei secretly glanced at the emperor. Seeing the emperor's expression change from gloomy to clear, Liu Dewei let out a long breath.
At the same time, I was secretly vigilant. These old foxes were competing against each other. With their own IQs, they were just like people who had to help count the money after being sold. They still shut up honestly and hugged the emperor's thigh tightly. Just do whatever you want to ensure you don’t get cheated...
The world is dangerous and people's hearts are unpredictable.
The officials in the room all looked at Liu Dewei with disdain. They had seen flattery, but such unprincipled ministers who catered to the emperor were rare in the past. Occasionally, one or two appear, and they must be treacherous people who will leave their name in history.
Where is your backbone?
However, Liu Dewei turned a blind eye to these looks, lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes with peace of mind, and made up his mind not to speak. You can think whatever you like. I will definitely not be fooled anyway. I almost made a big mistake just because of my rashness. Fortunately, I came back in time.
As for whether you despise or praise...what does it matter?
It is definitely true that eating the emperor's salary and being loyal to the emperor are true.
His Majesty Li Er glanced at Liu Dewei and thought that this guy is really stupid. The dignified Minister of the Ministry of Justice was able to get rid of the minister under him. He ran to the palace to cry to himself; now he thoughtlessly echoed Changsun Wuji's words. Side...
Fortunately, Liu Dewei reacted quickly, otherwise His Majesty Li Er would have thought of deposing him.
After looking around for another week, His Majesty Li Er pointed at Cen Wenwen and said, "Jing Ren, tell me what you think about this matter."
Jingren is the character of Cen Wenwen.
As Zhongshu Ling, Cen Wenwen knew that he could not protect himself wisely in this matter, and he must take an attitude.
It is said that the expansion of the college was brought up by Yu Ming, but Cen Wenwen vaguely felt that Fang Jun must be involved in it. From the martial arts hall to the college, how could Fang Jun, the initiator, stay out of the matter? Cen Wenwen couldn't guess what Fang Jun had in mind, but Changsun Wuji and others obviously wanted to get a share of the pie and implant the power of aristocratic families in the academy.
These two gangs of dogs were biting each other, and Cen Wenwen was too lazy to care.
As for his own attitude, he is also very simple. Since he has no desires and desires, he can just follow the emperor's footsteps. This is an extremely safe way and is foolproof.
Therefore, he pondered for a while and then said: "I tend to agree. As we all know, Confucian students all over the world take the Four Books and Five Classics as a compulsory course. Although they can inherit the teachings of the sages and understand the meaning of the words, they will inevitably fail to understand the practical practice. .For example, the Ministry of Industry repairs palaces, builds ditches, dredges rivers, etc. All these require talents who are proficient in arithmetic, but Confucian-based chief officials are often not good at this, and have to subordinate their subordinates to handle affairs. However, the subordinates are naughty and collude with each other, which often doubles the budget. On the contrary, the quality of the project has seriously declined due to cutting corners. Another example is the Ministry of Revenue, which is in charge of a country's finances. The money handled and the financial estimates every quarter require dealing with numbers like stars, but how many people are proficient in accounting? Only after they have been tempered can they be able to preside over the work, so even if these officials commit some dereliction of duty, they must Treat them with care, and they will not be punished according to law, because it is too troublesome to train another such official... But if we can really train talents who are proficient in miscellaneous subjects in batches, it will be greatly improved. Improving the efficiency of government offices at all levels is a strategy that will benefit the country forever. ”
His Majesty Li Er nodded slightly.
With careful analysis and reasonableness, Cen Wenwen is indeed a talented person in the government who is good at practical matters. Just like Fang Xuanling, he was born into a noble family, but he was independent of others and devoted to practical matters, especially to the emperor's satisfaction.
Such talents are the cornerstone of the empire and the arms of the emperor, and can be entrusted with important responsibilities.
He raised his eyes and glanced at Changsun Wuji and others, and said warmly: "Cultivating talents with miscellaneous knowledge is not just to support hundreds of schools of thought and shake the orthodoxy of Confucianism. Confucianism is the best in the world, but it is the criterion for conducting oneself in the world and establishing oneself. No one can shake the foundation of No. The various schools of thought have long been proven not to be a good way to govern the country, so how can I go against the trend? Besides, they have been suffering for thousands of years and are already in decline. I cannot support them if I want to. ”
In fact, everyone knows this truth.
All dynasties have always respected Confucianism. Confucianism has long spread throughout the world and has been trusted and respected by people all over the world. It has been recognized as a glorious road that cannot be crossed. It is the foundation of one's life and the cornerstone of the empire's stability. And those so-called medical schools, legalists, Yin-Yang schools... are biased after all. Although they can achieve achievements far beyond Confucianism in a certain aspect, they are absolutely unable to compete with Confucianism in the position of orthodoxy.
Confucianism has long become the right way for the world and cannot be disputed.
But if it is stated that the expansion of the college is feasible at this moment, then Fang Jun will definitely take the lead in this matter. With Fang Jun's relationship with Guanlong Group, Guanlong Group will definitely be kicked out of the game, and Guanlong Group will not get any benefits at all. On the contrary, it greatly increased Fang Jun's power.
Just imagine, if all the scholars in the academy became Fang Jun's students in the future, what a terrifying force that would be? Even if it is difficult for officials with a mixed academic background to become the chief officials of various yamen, these people must have practical management in their hands. They can be said to be a group of people who have actual power!
When Fang Jun took advantage of the situation, he was already regarded as a thorn in his side. What power did he have to fight against him?
Changsun Wuji sighed, even though he was extremely reluctant to confront the emperor, he had to say at this moment: "Your Majesty clearly understands that this is the truth, but who can guarantee that those scholars who are good at miscellaneous studies will achieve success in the future? , won’t you regard Confucianism as a stumbling block and have the idea of replacing it? If you take it seriously, the empire will be in danger!”
Fang Jun raised the corner of his mouth and sneered silently.
He finally understood that these ministers in the room almost represented the core of Confucianism in the world. In fact, they did not object to the teaching of miscellaneous studies in the college, or they did not care at all. This comes from their own trust in Confucianism, but at the same time, they have interests driving their hearts. They express their opposition just for the sake of opposition.
In the final analysis, I just want to get a piece of the pie in the academy while suppressing myself...
Fang Jun understood the faces of these people and signaled to his father frequently. Naturally, I cannot control the entire academy due to my own qualifications, but it will be much easier if my father comes forward. With Fang Xuanling's status, if he wanted to be the academy's sacrificial wine, who could object?
But seeing his father with his eyebrows lowered and his eyes downcast, it seemed that the matter discussed here had nothing to do with him at all, and he didn't even bother to pay the slightest attention. Fang Jun was suddenly so angry that his teeth itched... (End of Chapter) < br>