"Dad, Shousuke-sama is here, or don't you look...... My son will definitely enter the palace to advise the emperor, you can rest assured. Liu Hong gradually took the opportunity to say to his father, and when he saw that his father was still hesitating, he immediately swore on his chest.

"So very good, the father returned first, and if you have a letter, don't forget to tell the father." Liu Delong said.

Last night was a cabinet scholar, and today is the first assistant of the cabinet, and I think it is all for the reform of the imperial examination.

It's just that he is not a member of the DPRK, and he can only press his son as a father in these things, but he can't put his beak in front of the cabinet chief, Liu Delong stood up and sighed and walked out of the courtyard.

Since the family of Anguo Junwang moved to Xishan Villa, Li Banghua came here for the second time, sighed at the prosperity of Xishan for a long time at the foot of the mountain, and couldn't help but sincerely admire the ability of Anguo Junwang.

But admiration is admiration, this is not the same thing as reforming the imperial examination and suppressing the world's scholars.

Unlike Fang Yuegong and others, Li Banghua did not have any resentment towards the king of Anguo, on the contrary, he was very sure of the contribution made by the king of Anguo to the imperial court.

As for the reform of the imperial examination, Li Banghua just felt that this was a rash move by the young and vigorous king of Anguo County.

Although he discussed countermeasures with the important ministers of the DPRK and China yesterday, Li Banghua thought that if he could convince the king of Anguojun, maybe he would be able to turn the war into a jade silk, so hello, I am good, everyone, isn't it good?

What's more, if it really gets to the point of inextricable trouble, Li Banghua is not very optimistic about that group of colleagues, although the move is a little damaged, but it also depends on who is right, how can the king of Anguo County care about the reputation?

If the king of Anguo cared about his reputation, he would not have suppressed the officials of the court again and again, then the problem is, if his colleagues really angered the king of Anguo because of this, what would be the consequences......

As the secretary of the military department, he naturally knows the soldiers

It is best to convince the prince, it is best to persuade the prince, Li Banghua settled down in his heart, arched his hand to Liu Delong, who had just come out of the courtyard, and followed a white-clothed maid into the courtyard.

"Lord Shoufu is busy all the time, how can he have time to come to this king's side?" Liu Hong gradually stepped forward to greet the two, and said with a smile.

"Xiaguan's trip is for the reform of the imperial examination system." Li Banghua went straight to the point and saluted.

Li Banghua didn't believe that Liu Honggradually didn't know why he came, he never liked to be polite, and he didn't like to beat around the bush.

In the later generations, he was a typical old straight man of titanium alloy steel, and because of this, he offended many officials in the DPRK and China, and it is really unbelievable to be able to sit in the position of the first assistant of the cabinet.

"Lord Li, this king hasn't entered the palace for more than half a month, what does this have to do with this king?" Liu Hongjian naturally didn't want to involve himself now, so he said casually.

"Lord, now that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty have already known it, you don't want to admit it, the lower officials are here to not want the prince to be misunderstood by the officials, and I hope that the prince can plan for the court and the world, and persuade the emperor to take back his life." Li Banghua still bowed down and pleaded, and his attitude was extremely sincere.

"Lord Li, you are really ...... Let's go, this is not a place to talk, let's talk in the house. Hanging the cabinet chief assistant in the courtyard is not a way of hospitality, Liu Hong gradually realized that he could not deceive the stubborn old man in front of him, so he had to let him into the living room.

Less leaning, the maid served tea, Li Banghua was staring at Liu Hongjian with burning eyes, ignoring the tea, his purpose was very clear.

"This king asks Lord Li a question, if Lord Li can give this king a definite solution, why not if this king enters the palace?" Liu Hongjian did not directly answer Li Banghua's question, but threw the burden back again.

"The prince said lightly, and the lower officials knew everything, and they said everything." Li Banghua said in a deep voice.

Liu Hongjian liked straightforward people like Li Banghua, and put down the tea bowl in his hand when he heard the words.

"Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty exalted Confucianism alone, why have the subsequent dynasties not exceeded three hundred years?" Liu Hong gradually said lightly.

He knew very well that Li Banghua had been immersed in the Tao of Confucius and Mencius for most of his life, and it was difficult to detach himself from his inherent thinking, so he had to guide him from the root of the problem.

In fact, after respecting Confucianism, except for the Western Jin Dynasty and the Two Song Dynasty because of the invasion of foreign enemies, the unified dynasty did not escape this law.

The Shang Dynasty was 600 years, the Zhou Dynasty was 800 years, the Han Dynasty was 400 years, and then no dynasty could last more than 300 years.

This was the case in the Ming Dynasty, and so was the pseudo-Qing Dynasty.

This is a thought-provoking question, not as an outsider, Liu Hongjian can't think of going here at all.

"This ......" Li Banghua didn't expect Liu Hongjian to ask such a question, and he was speechless for a while.

Who can answer this question, if someone really solves this mystery, wouldn't it be like a fairy?

"I don't know, please show the prince." Li Banghua is very simple, he doesn't want to prevaricate with words like tyrant and chaos.

"Hehe, this king said just now, unless Lord Li can find the reason and come up with a practical solution, then this imperial examination will not be changed, and this king will listen to you.

Otherwise, they will have to follow the king's prescription. Liu Hong smiled slightly.

He couldn't answer this question for a while, but he knew that it must be related to Confucianism, or to Confucianism.

The original intention of this school founded by Confucius must have been good, he must have hoped that the people would have clothes to protect themselves from the cold and food to eat, but that was 2,000 years ago.

Today's Confucianism has been perfected for two thousand years, who knows if it has deviated, after all, there is only one Confucian sage, and the so-called great Confucians of later generations may have a different starting point from Confucius.

If you really want him to answer, it can only start with land annexation.

At the beginning of the establishment of the dynasty, because of the war caused by the damage of the old aristocracy and landlords, the overall population was sparse, and a large amount of land was wasted.

In the middle of the dynasty, the population increased dramatically, and the new bureaucratic group gradually replaced the noble class, and land annexation became inevitable.

At the end of the dynasty, the land was more and more concentrated in the hands of the landlords, bureaucrats, scholars, industry and commerce, and usury, and a large number of yeoman farmers went bankrupt and became tenants, slaves, and serfs, and the people's endurance reached its peak.

However, due to the non-payment of taxes by the officials and scholars, the central government's revenue fell sharply, and it was forced to intensify the exploitation of yeoman farmers.

A new cycle begins anew.

The problem goes back to the original point, which is the problem of people, not the problem of Confucianism, but the problem of Confucianism, which shows that in the long run, it will not work to rely on Confucianism alone, and the vast majority of the land annexed are these people.

After the founding of the great New China, why did there not have such a problem?

The reason is very simple, the rule of Confucianism has been completely overthrown, the Confucian family shop has been overthrown, and everyone trusts the rule of law, no matter who you are, whoever merges and who goes to jail.

But the rule of law is easy to say, in the Ming Dynasty, it is as difficult as the sky, and it cannot be done without prying the composition of court officials.

If you want to pry the composition of the court officials, you must start from the root, and this root cause is the talent selection system, that is, the imperial examination, there is nothing wrong with the imperial examination, and the poor people are given a ladder to rise.

The mistake is that we should not only stick to the Four Books and the Five Classics, there is nothing wrong with Confucianism, but the mistake is that we should not cultivate people into conformist Confucianism.

As an official, first of all, his knowledge must be extensive, whether it is military science, engineering science, or even economics and science, there is no knowledge that has not been passed down through thousands of years, and it has its own strengths and weaknesses, and it is not allowed to respect a certain school of thought alone.

He doesn't know if he can do this, but at least he can break the current rigid imperial examination system, if it doesn't work, it doesn't matter, continue to change, anyway, he is still young, as long as the people have food to eat, he has soldiers in his hands, and the court will toss Zhu Cihong casually.

"Does the prince have a solution?" Li Banghua frowned.

"Lord Li, let's put it this way, since this king entered the dynasty for three years, has he done anything that is not conducive to the people? Has it ever caused the imperial court to suffer heavy losses? He couldn't answer Li Banghua's question directly, but he asked himself with a clear conscience.

If you are really unconvinced, and the reason still doesn't make sense, then only your subordinates will see the real move.

"No, since the prince entered the court, the Ming Dynasty has been developing in a good direction, but the imperial examination is ......"

"That's enough, whether you believe it or not, the reform of the imperial examination system is not aimed at Confucianism, let alone the denial of the learning of Confucian saints, but based on the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, it is possible to transcend the curse of the fortunate deeds.

This king has made up his mind, and Lord Li doesn't need to persuade him anymore. Liu Hong said solemnly.

He knows Li Banghua's personality, but now he has a sense of depression that the world is alone and I am alone, and Xiao Zhu is good, even if he doesn't understand, but out of trust, he still chooses to stand on his side.

Liu Hong gradually spoke, Li Banghua was silent for a long time, he knew that there might really be no way to stop this turmoil.

"Since this is the case, the lower officials will not say much, but the lower officials are practicing the way of Confucius and Mencius, and they will definitely stand with the scholars of the world, even if it is ...... Enemies of the king! After being silent for a long time, Li Banghua finally spoke.

At this point, he said no more, got up and wanted to leave.

"This king understands, Master Li walks slowly." Liu Hong's voice was very flat.

This has nothing to do with being a person, Li Banghua is a fair and upright person, and he is the same, his position is different.

Who has commented on the merits and crimes of a thousand years?

Li Banghua walked to the gate of the courtyard and immediately turned around.

"It is good to teach the prince to know that the courtiers will make big moves recently, and I am afraid that the reputation of the prince will be unfavorable." Li Banghua sighed and went down the mountain without looking back.

ps I forgot to explain that "Mao's Poems" refers to the ancient text "Poems" compiled and annotated by Mao Heng of Lu and Mao Chang of Zhao in the Western Han Dynasty, which is now popular in the world, and is not a selection of poems by Grandpa Mao.

Carrying an AK to break into the Ming Dynasty

Carrying an AK to break into the Ming Dynasty