Daming: I asked you to hang yourself, but I didn’t ask you to rebuild the Ming Dynasty

"Later, after the Chinese sages escaped into Buddhism, they wrote classics and filled them with benevolence and righteousness to seduce the ignorant and common people into believing in their religion."

Song Xiance's words did not please Li Yan.

Song Xiance did not see Li Yan's impatience, but continued:

“Everyone in the world loses control of their emotions, and it is inevitable that they will do something illegal.

We in China have always paid attention to the rewards of good and evil, and used high-level education to teach people to be good.

But what about Shimen?

Even if they slaughter all the people in the world, as long as they shave their heads, they can escape into Buddhism and escape the guilt.

When the country is in a slight disaster, instead of being loyal to the country and supporting the country, they retreat into Buddhism and forget about their king and father! "

"Don't talk about these, just talk about people's livelihood. We in China have always taught people to work hard and get rich.

And what about Buddhism?

It teaches that the four elements are all in vain, that one is lazy and does not work hard, and only asks for fragrant oil when meeting people, and that as long as you donate money, you can buy away your sins.

All the disciples of Buddhism are sitting there eating incense, and their bodies are white and tender, and they have fat heads and big ears! "

The unhappiness on Li Yan's face disappeared.

Due to family reasons, he had been exposed to Buddhism since he was a child. He had been exposed to Buddhism since he was a child and had become accustomed to everything. Therefore, he had never thought about it so deeply.

Song Xiance sighed:

“In the jungles and temples, there are many hidden secrets that hide traitors and invite rebellion.

Most of these people are sons whose fathers are lying in bed and dying and cannot be found;

The country is destroyed, the monarch is killed, and the ministers cannot be found..."

Song Xiance had a frosty look on his face and gritted his teeth and said:

“Resisting princes with cloth of commoners;

Confusing politics and religion with heresy;

Defiling China with the wind of laziness...

No wonder! "

Li Yan's face showed a thoughtful look.

This never occurred to him.

Song Xiance's words today made him think deeply.

Song Xiance's face was full of anger:

"If chanting sutras is beneficial, then when the army approaches the city, why not recite sutras to ward off the enemy?

If it is said that saluting and repenting has merit, then on the day of your death in the country, why not repent and prolong your life? "

He waved his sleeves and said loudly:

"These are the absurdities of Buddhism, a waste of the fat and oil donated by the people!

So, I thought, everyone should burn their books with fire to expel these lazy people to save money!

In this way, not only does the country reduce the expenditure of the Monk Office, but the people also have fewer vagrants wandering around and doing nothing! "

Li Yan smiled bitterly.

Song Xiance is an idealist!

There are so many monks today!

Even the Ming court had to install a monk and Taoist priest in the court to govern these "foreign" people.

How difficult it is for Song Xiance to do this!

Li Yan cleared the air and talked about what he had just witnessed:

"Those Ming ministers I just met really chilled my heart."

"You and I have both taken the scientific examination. Naturally, we know that if you want to become an official, you must take the provincial examination, the general examination, and the palace examination. Step by step, every step is an abyss of hardship...

Even if you pass the Jinshi exam, you are not considered an official!

We still need political candidates!

The imperial examination is extremely strict.

However, even if the officials are so strictly selected——

Why are there so few people who are loyal to the country when the country is in trouble? "

Song Xiance was silent after hearing this.

"Ugh!"

After a long time, he sighed:

“I thought there was something wrong with the Ming court’s national policy of selecting officials!

When selecting scholars through the imperial examination, emphasis is placed on the imperial examination, while temperament is neglected;

As an official in the Ming Dynasty, the emphasis was on qualifications but not on morality.

Little do they know, this is simply wrong!

If you don’t believe it, look at it, the Ming Dynasty was destroyed and its king was destroyed, but there were few loyal people! "

"Who among the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty has not enjoyed the high rank and generous salary of the imperial court?

Who among the scholars in this world has not enjoyed the imperial court’s gift of tax exemption?

However, once the emperor and his father are in trouble, the first thing the scholars consider is self-respect and self-preservation, and the first thing the officials consider is changing their court. "

Li Yan nodded slightly.

Emperor Ming had so many ministers and scholars, but there were indeed only a few who could be loyal!

Song Xiance continued:

"Why is this so?

Those who have just passed the imperial examination will say - it is not easy for me to get fame. It is only through my hard work for 20 years that I can win this hat.

Now that nothing has been accomplished, how can there be any reason to die for the emperor? "

Song Xiance made the final decision and concluded: "This is what I mean about selecting scholars - the reason why you cannot rely solely on the imperial examination!"

Li Yan laughed.

Although Song Xiance's explanation is a bit paranoid, it does capture the contradiction.

Before the imperial examination system, although the recommendation system implemented also had problems, it could indeed ensure that some people with good moral character would be selected as officials.

Although it will lead to the aristocratic family becoming stronger, when the recommendation system is in place, the court mostly suppresses the surrounding people and beats them hard!

Even if the Tang Dynasty promoted the recommendation and imperial examination in parallel, its military power could overwhelm the world.

……

"As for officials?" Song Xiance sneered:

"What will those old ministers say in the future?

It is not easy for me to be a high-ranking official - I have been in the officialdom for 20 years, and I have to be careful at all times to get to such a high position.

What nonsense is His Majesty's favor? It's just a statement.

I’m not the only minister in the world, so what’s the point of me dying?

Even if Emperor Ming dies for his country, how can they die with the country? "

Song Xiance stopped, looked in the direction of the palace, and sighed:

"This is what I said - the reason why officials cannot rely on qualifications and seniority for promotion!"

Li Yan thought about it carefully and discovered that Song Xiance's absurd reasoning was quite common sense.

Even if he wanted to dismiss Song Xiance's theory, he couldn't do it in a short while...

Song Xiance stopped, looked at Li Yan and said:

"Do you still remember the proposal I gave to His Majesty a few days ago, to abolish the imperial examination and restore the recommendation system?"

Li Yan nodded, how could he not know?

But - the imperial examination cannot be abolished!

Once this is abolished, you will be working against the literati class in the world!

Song Xiance sighed:

"You see, whether they are new officials or old officials, they will only say that they earned their fame, fortune, and wealth by themselves.

Not even a shred of gratitude towards the emperor!

Since people are no longer grateful to the emperor, no wonder they abandoned Ming Dynasty and switched to Dashun.

It's not that they don't know what country and loyalty are, but it's because no matter what the country is, it has nothing to do with them! "

Li Yan stopped and frowned:

"So, is this the reason why Brother Song told His Majesty that officials cannot be elected through the imperial examination?"

Song Xiance nodded: "Whether it's selecting officials through the imperial examination or promotion based on seniority!

Such an operation does not show the kindness of the court in reusing ministers at all. "

Song Xiance's face was full of anger:

"What does this kind of system require him to do!"

"How about abolishing them all!"

"These systems do not show the emperor's kindness at all, but on the contrary, they require officials and scholars to serve the country. Isn't this stupid?"