Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty advocated "deposing the hundred schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone", Confucian philosophy has gradually been accepted by all scholars, and has become the only faith in the world's scholars, and almost every scholar claims to be a disciple of a saint.

But there are no absolutes in everything, and even if those schools that used to go hand in hand in the past sink, they will not be cut off from then on, but hidden in the study for those who are destined to learn and taste for themselves.

The emperors of the past dynasties spoke of the doctrine of the sages and practiced the way of Confucius and Mencius, but in fact, most of them were imitators of the Legalists. Since childhood, in addition to the Four Books and Five Classics, the most learned are the most practical doctrines of the Legalists, such as emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business, rewarding farming and warfare, abolishing feudal divisions and establishing counties, etc., or playing with higher imperial techniques such as balancing and engaging in power. However, many famous ministers who promoted the reform of the law, civil officials who were good at managing and punishing, and those who were cool officials who were in charge of punishment, often regarded themselves as protégés of the Legalists in private.

As for Taoism, doctors, square technicians, famous artists, yin and yang families, peasants, soldiers, miscellaneous families, and even novelists, they have all been integrated with Confucianism, and they have long been indistinguishable from you and me.

Since ancient times, all walks of life have inherited rules from all walks of life and enshrined ancestors, except for scholars, no line of work should worship Confucius and Mencius, even if all of them are reduced to the lower ninth class, it is still the same.

Therefore, Xu Hao's words, in Xie Jin's view, point out his beliefs, just like the self-contained family of medical officials and astronomical families, which are not affected by the change of dynasties, Xu Hao may be a admirer of other schools. Since Xu Hao felt that he was not a Confucian disciple, it didn't matter if he was good at Bagu articles or not.

The imperial examination of the imperial court is not only the Ming Classics, but also the Jinshi Branch, the Ming Law Section, the Ming Character Section, and so on. Although practical miscellaneous studies such as Ming arithmetic have been abolished, only liberal arts remain, but those literati who are proficient in arithmetic and architecture can be recommended to become officials.

That is, Xu Hao's words are too bold, too presumptuous, too impulsive, if it is spread, it will definitely affect his future, and even if he is not careful, he will be collectively attacked by the court, even if you do not follow Confucianism, you can claim to be a Confucian child, this is a reality.

However, people are the sons of nobles, so how can they care about the hostility of the literati? Even if he won the Jinshi, he might have taken a martial path, and the attack from the court did not have a big impact on him.

In this way, Xie Jin looked at Xu Hao deeply, and he understood a little, and he sighed for a long time and exhaled a breath of turbidity, and said clearly: "Sure enough, I came prepared." Since you are good at one of the hundred schools of thought, then the official will not say anything. Nowadays, the imperial court is thirsty for talents, and there is a place for any talent to give full play to his strengths. Even if you don't go through the imperial examination and directly recommend you as an official, it's not bad, and even if you debate for three days and three nights, you can't distinguish clearly. Since you are not my Confucian and Mencian disciples, then the official will order you. ”

You are a noble Confucian disciple, am I just a miscellaneous student? Xu Hao was a little angry, Xie Jin, you have a good intention, but I don't want to appreciate it. Confucianism and Confucianism represent the spiritual beliefs of the entire nation, and they are respected but hated.

Xu Hao suddenly had an impulse, clenched his fists and said: "I am generally knowledgeable, and I dare not pretend to be well-read." However, he does like to count history, geography and humanities, economy and diplomacy, the art of war and strategy, philosophy and art, the construction of people's livelihood, and the way of learning from things and any useful knowledge. It is true that he never considers himself a disciple of Confucius, nor does he disdain to deal with pedantic ministers who claim to be from a serious background.

Under the far-sighted leadership of the Son of Heaven, with the concerted assistance of hundreds of civil and military officials, and the efforts of the subjects of the world and even the people from all walks of life, we have achieved today's achievements! At that time, it was the soldiers who killed the enemy in the battlefield, and it was the peasant people who transported the grain and grass weapons in the rear. Anyway, the founding of the Ming Dynasty is by no means the credit of a self-styled doctrine for thousands of years. Today, we have the courage to assert that if Confucianism is allowed to continue to dominate the country, continue to control the program of the dynasty, and blindly fight against each other without forging ahead, sooner or later it will become the sinner of the nation through the ages. ”

Without waiting for Xie Jin, who came back to his senses, to speak, Xu Hao said leisurely: "I know that the Shilin Imperial Court will not allow me to speak vainly today, and Mr. has resigned." After passing the first-class children's examination, you will no longer set foot in the examination room for half a step in this life. ”

Xie Jin looked at the departing back in amazement, speechless for a long time.

After coming out, Xu Hao was relieved and relieved, and spit out the dullness in his heart that he had suppressed for many years, and the whole person was very happy. But I can't help but blame myself Meng Lang, who always reminds himself to be a low-key person and a low-key person, often the reaction when encountering things is too high-profile, looking back at the things he has done in the past year, which one is really low-key?

In the end, I still can't hold my breath, I always feel that I am different from anyone, and I have a sense of superiority that everyone in the world is drunk and sober, which is very bad! In the end, Xu Hao tilted his head and gave up on himself, his character determines his fate, and he will be like that in the future.

Xu Hao is an ordinary person, ordinary people have the inertia of ordinary people, and many things are inappropriate, but they still inertia to do things wrong.

It's like studying, everyone knows that you should work hard, work hard for more than ten years, and once get ahead in the future, be admitted to university, find a stable job, and then be happy for a lifetime. Let's ignore whether this analogy is right or not, I believe that many people often want to relax a little when they are tired when they study, who knows that over time it will become a habit and become natural, and when they take the exam, they regret it at the beginning, and every time they are not satisfied with their work, they always sigh why they don't fight when they go to school.

Xu Hao is like this, he knows that it is inappropriate, but he still can't control his mouth, and vents his thoughts and thoughts, thanks to the fact that he didn't make rebellious remarks by the way, which can be regarded as a blessing.

Converged with Mu Ang, who was extremely excited, at least he had to wait a few days before he could be ranked on the list, and with the nod of the county master, Mu Ang would definitely win, and there should be no accidents.

This is only a third of the success, because the county is close to the capital, the next re-examination and even the real examination for the identity of Xiucai are held in the Beijing Admiral College.

Xu Hao's identity as a child at this time was very noble and very rare, and later it gradually evolved into anyone who reads can be called a child. Of course, there is still a difference, it is nothing more than that the entire Shilin wants to make the identity of the scholar appear the most noble, not that it only needs to read for a few days, but at least a few local exams.

Xu Hao and Mu Ang are waiting for Zhang Bang now, and then prepare to enter Beijing together, and they have to win a total of two exams before and after in order to become a glorious child.

The imperial examination of the Ming Dynasty and the Manchu Qing Dynasty were not used, it was more difficult and complicated, and the next thing was to obtain the qualification of the student, or to pass the test of the examination room three times. Among them, Xu Ji is a child of a bureaucrat who entered the Guozijian, and today he participated in the scientific examination in the Guozijian, and the annual examination has been completed, and the students are divided into six classes according to their grades, and the first and second classes are directly obtained from Xiucai. This is another way to obtain the qualification of a student, which is called a student in the imperial examination.

Xu Ji's annual examination results are first-class, so he is full of confidence today, and he is very confident that he will get another good result in the exam in a familiar environment.

After Mu Ang became a child, he could study at home, or he could choose to enter a state, county, or government school established by the state to study for free, or he could choose to study in Guozijian. Waiting to participate in the township examination and become a person who is also called filial piety, then you can enter Beijing to catch the exam.

Generally, the township examination time is in August, but it is also called autumn, and the general examination is in February, and spring is called spring. The township test and the general examination are both three respectively. Don't worry, there is also the palace test presided over by the emperor himself.

As mentioned above, this year was affected by the Lan Yu case, and the township test and the general test were both scheduled for August. That is to say, at this moment, all the scholars in the world are taking exams together in various places, among which Xu Hao and Mu Ang are taking exams in the county government, working hard for children. Feng Quan took the exam in the Beijing Academy, and Xu Ji took the exam in Guozijian, both of whom struggled for the identity of Xiucai.

Zhou Peng, as a local talent, naturally wants to go to Beijing, while Zhao Hesong and the four of them are Gongsheng talents who were sent to Beijing because of their excellent grades. I could have lived in the country, but I moved out because it was too expensive.

In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, there was no examination room in the north and south, so the tribute students in the north were all brought to Jinling, and these talents were currently staying in the small private rooms in the courtyard of the political secretary, and the small private rooms in the tribute courtyard were to be used by the higher-level lifters.

Xu Hao complained, it seemed that he had cut off the road to the imperial examination in the future, but in fact, he was not impatient with the big trouble once every three years.

It was from the Ming Dynasty that the originally perfect imperial examination system began to go to a fork in the road, and as long as the advantages and disadvantages were understood by later generations, this article will not say more.

In short, after a long time, Bagu literature will gradually make people's minds stiff and become pedantic, and countless talented people are unable to show their ambitions and apply what they have learned because they are not good at Bagu articles. The heavenly and earthly monarchs and teachers have created generations of civilian-official groups, nepotism prevails and officials collude, and the most important thing is that from then on, the imperial court has become more and more emphasis on art and not on jishu, and has gone against the trend of history.

Xu Hao wanted to change the entire imperial examination system to pay equal attention to liberal arts and science. It seems that the traversers of all planes have already tried it, and the vast majority of the unlucky ghosts who are not capable can only die pitifully before they can get out of the school.

Xu Hao raised his head to look at the sky, thinking that he should hurry home and wash and sleep!

PS: It's a little uncomfortable today, I lay down for a day, and I started writing two chapters at seven o'clock in the evening, and it's already 2:13 in the morning.