Take the system to become Uncle Liu

"First of all, Liu Bei formulated this imperial examination with the topics of "What is the head of a county" and "How to solve the contradiction between the foreign race and the Han people". Aliens, but don’t my Confucianism have relevant topics? Do you despise my Confucian culture?”

"Secondly, the imperial examination is indeed more fair than the examination of Xiaolian. It gives students all over the world a chance to take up official positions and realize their ambitions more easily. The first time has passed. No matter how much we discuss I can’t change the result, but I don’t know how you plan for the exam questions in the future? Don’t you make the questions yourself every time?”

"Finally, I think Liu Bei's call for us to come here is not just for these reasons, maybe there are other meanings, so let's talk about it together, let's open the skylight and speak clearly."

Dong Zhongshu's words indeed attracted the approval of the people around him, and they all expressed their approval. These issues are also the things they are most concerned about. As for what happened during the time of Emperor Wuhan, and what is going on with the big man now, they actually don't care at all. It can be said that they responded to the sentence " Useless is a scholar."

This time it was Zhang Juzheng who cleared his throat, and said slowly again: "Whether there are related topics about Confucian culture, I will not discuss it for now, but if it is defined as underestimating Confucian culture because it does not use Confucian academics as examination questions, is this statement a bit unreasonable?" Inappropriate, somewhat arbitrary?"

"I think the meaning of culture is not whether it is appointed as an examination question or a standard, it should be a kind of spiritual force, supporting us to survive in this world, and even change the world, this is the meaning of culture, right? , if we have to make a culture an exam question or something, isn't that a bit of a downgrade."

It has to be said that although Zhang Juzheng is an official, he is also a thinker, and his definition of culture is extremely accurate. The two words directly changed Dong Zhongshu's face, as uncomfortable as eating a fly.

"My Lord's reputation for benevolence and love has spread all over the world. The intention of launching the imperial examination is to give all students in the world a fair chance. The same is true for calling you to come to discuss it now, in order to give you a fair."

"In view of the fact that the country has not yet been determined, if the imperial examinations will be held in the future, we will still select talents based on practical problems, but there is a fact that cannot be ignored. You are right. Since Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty, students all over the world are indeed Those who study Confucianism, if we ignore these things, it will indeed be unfair to the students of the world."

"So, this time we are calling on you to come here. How should we set the questions for the imperial examinations in the future? How should we carry out the education in the future?"

Except for Cai Yong and Qiao Xuan, everyone was shocked when they heard Zhang Juzheng's words. No one thought that Liu Bei had such a broad mind and valued the opinions of the world's students so much. Before, they slandered him in various places. Compared with each other, they judged each other. They are like villains.

But there are also some people who do not give up. Immediately after Zhang Juzheng’s words fell, they said aloud: “It’s unexpected that Liu Bei has such awareness. Just choose from my Confucian classics."

Everyone present looked at Yan Yan, and everyone showed an expression as if they were looking at a fool. Even Dong Zhongshu didn't think about why his teammates were so stupid. Why hasn't he seen what's going on now?

What Liu Bei is now occupying is righteousness. He is thinking of all the students in the world, for the sake of fairness. You said such a thing without even thinking about it. Can you replace all the students?Even if it is possible, can your opinion be fair?

It was Bing Yuan who was well-informed, and before everyone could react, he changed the subject and said: "Master Liu, Mr. Liu Bei's reputation for benevolence and righteousness has already spread throughout the world, and we are all grateful to Mr. Liu Bei for giving us this imperial examination method. , since Master Liu Bei called us to come to discuss, I am afraid I already have a rough plan, but I don't know what Master Liu Bei thinks?"

Liu Bowen took a deep look at Bing Yuan, and sighed in his heart that it was a good move to retreat, but he was not disgusted, let alone flustered, and said slowly: "Bing Yuan, who is called the dragon's belly, really deserves its reputation. Since you are so After asking, I will tell my master’s thoughts, and I also ask you to enlighten me.”

"As the sage Confucius said, there is no distinction between teaching and learning. Since there is no distinction between high and low learners, why is there a distinction between high and low academics?"

"It's like Confucianism and Taoism. If you learn Confucianism, you must say that your family's culture is low? Just like Laozi and Guiguzi, in the eyes of later generations, these people seem to be on the same level as Confucius, and there is no difference between them. Everyone respects them very much.”

"You may look down on a craftsman, but you want to use the tools he made. You may look down on a healer, but when you are sick, who can not go to the doctor?"

"Just like the birds in the sky, it is not necessary to fly in one direction. Any direction can be the direction of flight."

Following Liu Bowen's remarks, everyone fell silent, carefully savoring Liu Bowen's intention, or Liu Bei's intention, the cultural world that Liu Bei wanted to create. After careful consideration, everyone was surprised to find that Liu Bei wanted to create The world is very similar to the previous period.

"Everyone, my lord believes that there is no distinction between superiority and inferiority in academics, only the theory of whether or not the research has been done to the extreme. Letting a hundred schools of thought work together is more beneficial than harmful to the country or to individuals. I also ask you to be more careful about the techniques you have learned in the future." It's research."

As Liu Bowen's words fell, there was a burst of applause from behind. It turned out that the two people behind Liu Bowen clapped involuntarily after hearing these words.

"The Master said: There is no distinction in education. The Master said: The nature is similar, but the learning is far away. The Master said: The teacher who learns impermanence. You students do not even understand the essence of Confucian culture, but you are talking nonsense here. You are simply insulting the sage of Confucius. reputation."

"Confucius traveled around the world, is it just to make these countries only praise his own academics, but give up other academics? It's just a dream!"

Everyone looked at the person who said these words, but they saw that this person's ears dropped to his shoulders, his hands were above his knees, and his appearance was similar to Liu Bei, but he gave people a feeling of gentleness and righteousness, majesty but not fierceness, modesty and kindness .

When Dong Zhongshu and the others saw this person, their expressions changed, especially after hearing what this person said, they all shut their mouths and lowered their heads like a child who had made a mistake.

"Since we have reached an agreement on the point that there is no distinction between different cultures, let's discuss how to set the questions for the future imperial examinations!" Cai Yong looked at the scene a little stiffly, and said kindly.