At the beginning of the literary meeting, it showed a tense posture, and the focus of several parties seemed to be no longer about the height and depth of the examination questions, but whether it was more noble to be a ** position in the Temple of Literature or more sentimental to be an official in the imperial court.

The person who got up to speak before obviously didn't have any status, and his words were not recognized by the people present, especially the people who were traveling with Qin Feng.

Wu Bei said: "This is said lightly, in the Confucian Temple, for his own attainments, and staying in the court as an official is for the country and the people, even this point is not clear, how can you still be a courtier who distinguishes between right and wrong?" It's going to try, so don't you participate! ”

was choked like this, and the person who spoke before didn't dare to squeak anymore, and he also knew that on this occasion, it was a good man who didn't suffer a loss in front of him, Wu Bei and Qin Feng and others had a lot of power in Jinling City, and he didn't have the same net worth as Ji Ning, nor did Ji Ning have such a strong backer, so he wouldn't continue to argue with Qin Feng and Wu Bei and others for Ji Ning.

"To serve the court is to serve the country and the people, and to serve the Temple of Literature, isn't it?" Those bystanders didn't dare to speak, but someone on Ji Ning's side dared to say, Song Rui got up and said, "In the Temple of Literature, what is done is for the sake of the Chinese civilization that can be passed on, and what is done is for the Qianqiu Society, what you are learning today is the cultural heritage left by your predecessors, and now you dare to say that the ** position of the Temple of Literature is just for yourself?" What an absurd theory? ”

Because of Song Rui's words, everyone present nodded for a while, and obviously many people felt that Song Rui's words were very reasonable.

For ordinary lifters, they also imagined that they would be admitted to the Jinshi in the future, what choice should they make, they thought to themselves, the best result is to be admitted to the Hanlin Academy, the achievements that can be achieved in the Hanlin Academy are the highest, and with the title of Hanlin, they can enter the prime minister in the future and become the mainstay of the imperial court.

If you can't get into the Hanlin exam, the second is to enter the Temple of Literature to become a bachelor, but this also needs to be examined, because in the Temple of Literature, you can also become a master admired by everyone, and you can serve as the chief examiner of the Temple of Literature in the local imperial examination in the future, educate talents, and even leave a name in history.

Therefore, for ordinary students, they did not completely deny the path of serving in the Confucian Temple, so they could not agree with Qin Feng's idea.

Wu Bei sneered: "Among so many people in the Temple of Literature, how many people can leave their talents in history?" The way of the world is pragmatic, and being an official is really for the country and the people, what do you think? ”

The debate became more and more intense, but it turned into an argument between Wu Bei and Song Rui.

Song Rui said: "One-sided words, who said that being an official can be pragmatic? Among so many scholars, how many of them are honest and honest? While claiming to be the country and the people, but in his heart he is thinking about promotion and wealth, such a person is also worthy of speaking? ”

Song Rui's argument before could still occupy a moral advantage, but after this sentence, many people began to disagree with his words.

The main reason is that people don't admit that they have greed, especially arrogant students, even if they really think about how to make money after becoming officials in the future, they still won't admit that they have this tendency, but once they are touched by their true thoughts, they will regard this kind of person as an enemy, and even resist the theory put forward by Song Rui.

Wu Bei laughed and said: "Haha, it's a filthy person like you, who thinks about being an official and wealthy, so he will speculate that others will be like you, right?" Why don't you ask the people present who will become officials in the future and will use their power for personal gain? ”

The scholars present hurriedly denied it, saying, "Of course not!" ”

"To say that, you really look down on us!"

"Yes, being an official is indeed able to benefit the people, and being an official of the Temple of Literature is at most to seek fame for yourself!"

…… With the theoretical conflict, even the principle of judging the final result was forgotten, and the scholars present were all grass on the wall, forgetting which side was falling when they saw the advantage.

Song Rui realized that he had said the wrong thing, and he wanted to argue again, but Tang Xie and the others next to him hurriedly gave him a look, meaning not to say more.

Han Yu got up and said, "You all think that you can be an upright official, and now you are talking about it here, but I don't know how many people can really do it?" ”

Qin Feng saw that Wu Bei had gained the upper hand, and since there was a different person on the other side to discuss, he would also come forward to speak, and let Wu Bei sit down. Qin Feng said, "What do you mean?" Among so many ministers in the DPRK and China, the vast majority of them are honest and honest, and even if there are a few black sheep, the court will definitely not spare them. Your Excellency, is this challenging the strictness of our Great Eternal Dynasty's laws? ”

Han Yu said sharply: "I don't mean to challenge the law of the Great Yong Dynasty, I just want to explain one point, in this world, it is very difficult to be truly honest and self-controlled, and it depends on moral sentiments, it is better to stop it with strict laws, what do you think?" ”

Speaking of the topic, it is obvious that there is a meaning of changing the topic.

Originally, it was the content of the examination in the negotiation meeting, but then he suddenly talked about the advantages and disadvantages of serving in the Confucian Temple and being an official in the imperial court, and then it talked about whether the court officials were honest or not.

Zhao Yuanqi listened to it for a long time, and quickly interrupted the words of a few people, and said: "Everyone, it's better to return to this question, don't have any disputes first, or discuss the content of the test more!" ”

Qin Feng saluted and said: "Your Royal Highness, I don't think so, in my opinion, the imperial examination is to seek fame, as for how to put what you have learned into practice after you have fame, you always have your own ideas, why don't you have a discussion here about everyone's thoughts today?" ”

"This ......" Zhao Yuanqi glanced at Ji Ning, but seeing that Ji Ning closed his eyes at this time, as if he was pondering, and he didn't mean to speak, in the end he could only nod and say, "Since it is a literary meeting, then everyone will express their opinions, and there is no need to put the topic aside!" ”

Zhao Yuanqi obviously agreed with Qin Feng's idea, because he was a member of the imperial court, and naturally felt that being an official in the court was more promising.

Zhao Yuanqi has this kind of thought, it is related to his background and status, he needs some well-educated people to assist, he values Ji Ning's ability very much, but he also knows that Ji Ning is dedicated to the Temple of Literature, and he has no intention of entering the court as a scholar, so he wants Qin Feng to come out and talk about it, trying to let Qin Feng convince Ji Ning.

Because of this layer of selfishness, in the eyes of outsiders, he Zhao Yuanqi seems to be in the same group as Qin Feng.

Qin Feng smiled and said: "Since His Royal Highness the Prince of the World has allowed us to discuss the affairs of the Temple of Literature and the court here today, then we will also speak freely, about some people who do not want to serve the court, but want to enter the Temple of Literature, in my opinion, it is a coward!" ”