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To be honest, Duke Yansheng's answer was a bit beyond Emperor Chongzhen's expectations.

Originally, he just instructed Wang Chengen to ask Yan Shenggong to clearly express his support for the promotion of science and technology when he went to see Yan Shenggong. However, Yan Shenggong actually started from Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's exclusive emphasis on Confucianism, and raised scientific and technological knowledge to the same status as Confucianism for thousands of years, and even went beyond it. There was even a strong demand to reform the existing imperial examinations and add scientific and technological knowledge.

At some point, Emperor Chongzhen even doubted whether this Duke Yansheng might have traveled from later generations, so he understood the importance of scientific and technological knowledge and made such a reasonable statement.

However, when he came to his senses, he immediately realized that this was actually a cunning guy. The reason is very simple. This old guy is definitely not willing to replace Yan Shenggong. Under this premise, he should have seen the influence of science and technology along the way.

Although so many scholars and other scholars followed him to Beijing along the way, from a certain perspective, if scientific and technological knowledge did not spread much, how could so many well-fed scholars follow him to Beijing?

And above the court, in the most important position among the seven ministers of official affairs, is Xu Guangqi, who is the most determined in promoting science and technology. If the officials of the world want to have a smooth official career, they must follow the ideas of the Heavenly Officials of the Ministry of Personnel. There is also the most authoritative Minister of Rites in the Ming Dynasty, who was a student of Xu Guangqi and a well-known Sun Yuanhua who firmly supported science and technology. The same goes for the prince's master.

The prince is the emperor's successor and the next Ming emperor. The prince's masters selected these officials who support scientific and technological knowledge. This also means that there is a high possibility that the next Ming emperor will also have scientific and technological knowledge. advocate.

And in this morning court, no one from the fourth-rank officials or above came out to advise the emperor on his sudden excuse for using the imperial staff. Although the emperor's excuse was good, it also proved that none of the high-ranking officials in the court were die-hard loyalists of the Kong family.

In this way, Yan Shenggong immediately emphasized that Confucianism and scientific and technological knowledge should be given equal importance, so that Confucianism could maintain its due status and would not be in a situation where scientific and technological knowledge was given priority to while Confucianism was included as in the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Calculated in this way, he made great contributions to Confucianism and Taoism by Yan Shenggong.

Emperor Chongzhen thought so much, but when it came to Shoufu Wen Tiren, he just made a simple three-word comment: "Know the current affairs!"

However, many people were a little confused when they heard Yan Shenggong's words. They had never expected it, especially those officials who had their butts beaten. To them, shouldn’t Duke Yan Sheng be upholding Confucianism? How could he say such shameless words? How could he see Saint Kong after he passed away? Fortunately, I have prepared a memorial and are waiting to work together to uphold Confucianism! Could it be that his imperial staff was in vain?

Emperor Chongzhen on the throne, but ignoring others, looked at Duke Yansheng and said with a smile: "When I visited Yingtian Mansion in the south last year, I remember that I once said in a restaurant that the learning of Confucius and Mencius lies in thought. "Scientific and technical knowledge lies in skills. The two do not conflict, but complement each other. Now Kong Qing's words coincide with mine. I am very relieved. In this way, what you played, I am accurate!"

After he finished speaking, he stretched out his hand and said, "Kong Qingping!"

When Yan Shenggong heard this, he quickly thanked him and stood up. At this time, for some reason, he felt at ease. The emperor said in front of the civil and military officials of the court that the learning of Confucius and Mencius lies in ideas, while scientific and technological knowledge lies in skills. There is no conflict between the two. This means that the Confucius family’s status is worry-free!

As for the ministers below, and the military officers among them, the content of the imperial examination, whether it includes scientific and technical knowledge, does not matter a dime to them, so they are not affected much, and they are just watching the excitement. At most, there are those who are far-sighted and can consider the changes that science and technology knowledge may bring after they are taken seriously.

But for the civil servants, they were all surprised when they heard the duel between Duke Yansheng and Emperor Chongzhen. Even those who had already had a premonition were surprised when this matter was concluded in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.

This thing has never happened in previous dynasties. Adding science and technology knowledge to the content of the imperial examination will bring the most direct and profound changes to the Ming Dynasty and future scholars! Starting from the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the imperial examination system began a new major change!

The emergence of the imperial examination system allowed scholars to "submit ultimatums and advance on their own" without having to be specially recommended by ministers or governors. It broke the monopoly of the officialdom by aristocratic families and gave students from poor families a path to enter the officialdom, making "the imperial examination It became possible to serve as a farmer and ascend to the Emperor's Hall at dusk.

Of course, this so-called poor student is not really a poor person. At that time, studying cost a lot of money. These students from poor families only have a lower-middle-class living standard compared to wealthy families, but they can afford to study.

The imperial examination system underwent another major change during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty, which was the emergence of the eight-part essay. Suggested by many ministers, the eight-legged essay with strict format requirements was finally formed based on the previous generation.

The purpose of this eight-part essay is to facilitate marking and to minimize the need to artificially judge the quality of the essay during the exam at that time. The requirements of this situation will actually still exist even in later generations. For example, later thesis and some official documents have specific requirements, but they are not as strict as the eight-legged essay.

The emergence of the eight-part essay also profoundly changed the relationship between imperial examinations among scholars in the Ming Dynasty.

Now, at the suggestion of Duke Yansheng, Emperor Chongzhen has made the final decision that the imperial examination will include an examination of scientific and technical knowledge. As a result, the imperial examination system has reached a time of major change. There is no doubt about this.

While the civil servants were thinking about this big change, Emperor Chongzhen was already talking. I heard him say seriously to his ministers: "Although it has been decided that the imperial examination will include science and technology knowledge, considering the current situation, I have decided that starting from this year, only the county and government examinations will add science and technology knowledge. Others. The level of scientific examinations will remain unchanged for the time being. After next year's children's examination, the examination on scientific and technical knowledge will be added. In the provincial examination after the year after next, the examination on scientific and technical knowledge will be added, and so on. Admiration! "

The imperial examination, which began with the provincial examination, was only held every three years. This means that for those at the scholar level, there is still a lot of buffer time for candidates and subsequent exams. The reason why Emperor Chongzhen did this was not because he was afraid that the scholars would rebel. Isn't there a saying that it takes three years for a scholar to rebel?

He considered that the promotion of science and technology knowledge was not compulsory before, except for learning in children's schools. In this context, it is a bit unreasonable to directly add scientific and technical knowledge to the examination content. Therefore, only those students in children's schools are compulsorily tested on scientific and technical knowledge in county and government examinations.

After this court meeting, everything has been finalized. In this way, in official institutions such as county schools and the Imperial College, students will formally begin to learn scientific and technical knowledge. Taking the exam again after three years is considered a chance to learn.

These subordinates basically understand this truth. Therefore, when Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, he understood that the emperor was not radical, so he bowed his head and responded under the leadership of First Assistant Wen Tiren.

With the platform of Yan Shenggong, it has given scholars all over the world a buffering opportunity. I believe that there will no longer be any major obstacles to the officialization of scientific and technological knowledge. Emperor Chongzhen thought so in his heart and was in a good mood. He smiled at Duke Yansheng and said, "Kong Qing's clear distinction between right and wrong today will definitely be praised by future generations. If you don't believe it, wait and see!"

"What your Majesty said is a shame." Upon hearing this, Duke Yansheng quickly echoed in a respectful voice: "Wei Chen is just telling the truth, telling the truth!"

Listening to the somewhat sympathetic conversation between the monarch and his ministers in front of them, those civil servants with their butts were all scolded in their hearts. If I had known this outcome, it would be better to wait until Yan Shenggong finished speaking before taking any action. That way, after hearing what Yan Shenggong said, he wouldn't rush out again. It was all caused by Kong Debin and Ma Deli. This debt must be recorded on their heads!

Today, I am so embarrassed!

At this time, Kong Debin and Ma Deli were also complaining in their hearts, and they were also spanked. Because of Yan Shenggong's betrayal and the support of a large number of them, the debate between good and evil that was originally thought to be fierce turned into a one-sided situation. In other words, those who want to oppose the promotion of scientific and technological knowledge cannot even make waves.

Looking at those colleagues who were also spanked, and looking at the vicious looks in their eyes staring at themselves, both Kong Debin and Ma Deli knew that they had offended their colleagues to death, or nearly two hundred of them. It's over, it's over, from now on. How are your days?

In the harem, Queen Zhou had been worried since she got up in the morning and sent Emperor Chongzhen to court. Even if Emperor Chongzhen comforted her again before leaving, he couldn't make her feel relieved. The position of the prince was finally determined, and now there was another major event affecting the prince. She wanted to know what would happen in the morning court?

Queen Zhou was still a very disciplined person. Although she was very concerned, she did not send anyone to inquire about the news. She just waited uneasily. While waiting, screams suddenly came from outside the palace.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty is using the imperial staff. It is estimated that many officials have been punished." The experienced chamberlain just heard this and reported.

When Queen Zhou heard this, she became even more nervous. Hearing what the emperor meant, he was so confident, but in the blink of an eye, all the officials started to act. Looking at it like this, doesn't it mean that things have become very tense?

Seeing that she was so worried, a female official who was close to her stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, would you like me to go to the front and inquire about the situation?"

"No!" When Queen Zhou heard this, she immediately shook her head and said, "You are not allowed to inquire without His Majesty's will!"

So, I have been waiting in agony.

Finally, as the sound of "The Emperor has arrived" sounded, Queen Zhou rushed forward to greet her.

"Your Majesty, how is the situation? Has Duke Yan objected? Your Majesty won't also attract Duke Yan, right? Didn't you hit Duke Yan's imperial staff?"

Listening to Queen Zhou's series of questions, Emperor Chongzhen thought about it. What would happen if he really ordered to beat the imperial staff of Duke Yan? I'm afraid a bunch of people will try to dissuade me, right? It is estimated that the scholars waiting outside the Meridian Gate will also be furious!

Thinking about it, it was funny. Emperor Chongzhen shook his head and said with a smile: "What is the queen worried about? I have already told you that it will be fine. Duke Yansheng came to the capital to see me to propose that I reform the imperial examination and add science to the content of the examination in the future." technical knowledge!"

"What?" Queen Zhou was shocked when she heard this and quickly confirmed, "Your Majesty said it was Duke Yan's suggestion to reform the imperial examination..."

Emperor Chongzhen looked at the surprised Queen Zhou with a smile and said with a smile: "Who says otherwise? Tell the Queen the truth. My knowledge of science and technology is of its own and is better than many academic schools in ancient times. From now on, I will not only be the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty , he is also a master of the sect!”

At this moment, I heard a "ding" in my mind and heard the voice of the system: "The school of science and technology created by the host has become the content of the imperial examination and plays a vital role in the powerful existence of the Ming Dynasty. From now on, outsiders will Sincerely respect the host’s knowledge, no matter how far or near you are, you can gain achievement points!”

After the system's voice prompts, you can see the achievement value in the lower left corner of the chat group rising crazily.

The emergence of this situation shocked Emperor Chongzhen. He did not expect that the system could operate in this way. It seemed that he was not his stepmother!

But if you think about it carefully, it doesn't seem too surprising. As the system said, after scientific and technological knowledge became part of the Ming Dynasty's imperial examinations, it would inevitably popularize the Ming Dynasty's scientific and technological knowledge as quickly as possible. In this way, the development of science and technology in the Ming Dynasty, with the technology of the Ming Dynasty population, and with himself as the leader, it is still possible to use the knowledge of future generations as an emperor to guide and promote it, let alone any Renaissance achievements that surpass the West, this is completely fine Forcibly advancing human scientific civilization by hundreds of years.

With this as the foundation, the Ming Dynasty's goal of becoming an empire on which the sun never sets and conquering the stars and the sea is no longer an illusory dream! This chat group system was invented by Huang Han. For such a significant achievement, there must be a reward!

The achievement value finally increased slowly when it reached about 25 million achievement points. Emperor Chongzhen knew that this was the contribution of those affected by the early promotion of scientific and technological knowledge. In this way, I don't have to go out of my way to earn achievement points, it is enough to buy out the 20 million achievement points for taking photos.

In other words, I can then establish a nationwide population data system!

I'm feeling dizzy today and have no status at all. It should affect tomorrow's update. It may not be updated on time at 7 o'clock. I'm sorry.