The Head of the Ming Dynasty Spared His Life

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Chapter 839 A New Profession Invented by Old Yan Ge—Siege Lion! 【8】

Yan Song hadn't calmed down yet (the 20 points were gone, and he wanted to cry), Yan Nian came in at the door and announced: "Master, there is a scholar named Song Yingxing asking to see him. It's midnight, why don't you drive him away?" ?”

Yan Song kicked over.

The great man in history that this pavilion spent 20 points to invite, you drive him away?I will drive you away first!

"Come in quickly."

Following Yan Nian in was a handsome young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes.

The extracted historical greats seem to be energetic youths. This is a discovery of the conscience of the system, so that Yan Song can use it with peace of mind?

The young man respectfully said: "My junior, Song Yingxing, pay my respects to Elder Yan Ge."

Yan Song and Song Yingxing started talking.

Among the four great masters of the Song Dynasty, Cheng Yi-Cheng Hao, Zhou Dunyi, Zhu Xi and Zhang Zai, Song Yingxing only promoted Zhang Zai's Guan Xue and had a materialist worldview, so he chatted happily with Yan Song at the age of 15.Compared with those nerds who study dead books, Yan Song is more loved.

"What works do you have now?" Yan Song asked with a smile.

Song Yingxing took out a book, it was "Heavenly Creation".

"This is the humble work of the younger generation. The younger generation is not very keen on imperial examinations, but likes science. They usually study chemistry more, so they wrote this encyclopedia about science. Please give me your advice."

Song Yingxing said respectfully.

He felt a little uneasy.

Song Yingxing's identity at this time is a down-and-out scholar who has tried and failed.He was smart since he was a child, and he has a long-term memory. He passed the examinations of Tongsheng, Xiucai, and Juren. However, when he went to Beijing for three consecutive exams, he failed three times in a row. Elder Yan Ge who overwhelmed the world.

Yan Song took the Tiangong Kaiwu and flipped through it casually, uh, I don't understand.

This hurt Yan Song very much.

Your sister, am I really a time traveler in the 21st century?Why can't a 16th-century scientist understand anything written by him?

It seems that this pavilion is really born to be a scumbag.

Yan Song, who accepted his fate, accepted [Heavenly Creation] and said with a chuckle, "Sure enough, you are a formidable young man. Um, but you failed the exam three times. It seems that the road to the imperial examination is very bumpy."

Song Yingxing was also sad for a while, nodded and said: "What Yan Ge said is true."

He was a little frustrated.

Because he is just an example, he is not qualified to be an official.Even if Yan Song wanted to flatter him, he couldn't help it.

But Yan Song smiled: "But the so-called sky is endless! I am born to be useful. You are not very interested in imperial examinations, and you are destined not to be able to go to high school. But you are so keen on science, why don't you put more effort into it? ?”

Song Yingxing's eyes lit up, then dimmed: "What Yan Ge taught me is that you can't be an official unless you take the imperial examination. What can I do?"

Yan Song said indifferently: "The elders in this court have always selected talents based on their talents, and they are eclectic. Since you are proficient in science, why should you be selected by the elders in this court? Like this"

He showed the expression of a big bad wolf abducting Little Red Riding Hood, and said with a smile: "This pavilion is always going to set up an Imperial Academy of Sciences in Hangzhou, Jiangnan. Among them, in terms of military affairs, it is necessary to study the most advanced artillery and improve the firepower of the Ming army. Now There are mathematicians and craftsmen, but there is a lack of a chemist. How about it? Are you interested? This cabinet will appoint you as the chief engineer of the Imperial Academy of Military Sciences!"

"Siege lion?" Song Yingxing asked with a confused face, "What grade is this siege lion?"

The siege lion almost broke Yan Song with laughter.

So that's where the name came from.

However, the question of rank is not a problem for the witty Yan Song.

He said casually: "My Academy of Sciences of the Ming Empire has assembled the elites of the Ming Dynasty's scientific circles. They are all world-class scientists with great reputations. Of course, this level cannot be lowered. The tentative treatment of the elders in this pavilion is equivalent to that of Hanlin Xiubian, which is the sixth rank. .”

Song Yingxing's chicken is frozen.

I go!

Who made Hanlin editors?

That is the highest honor for being the No. [-] scholar in the imperial examination, and the top ten in the second class. Only the elite among the elites of these Ming scholars have a chance to be awarded!

A scumbag in the imperial examination who failed three times in the exam, can he suddenly become an existence on par with them?

In fact, Yan Song played a word game here.

His Imperial Academy of Sciences at this time is actually still a grassroots team, and has not yet been recognized by the Ming court to issue grades.

Of course, with Yan Song's ability to operate and his relationship with Jiajing, it is only a matter of time before he is recognized.

It's just that Yan Song doesn't want to be so high-profile. Once Wang Bengu's straight ministers know that he has set up an imperial academy of sciences in addition to the imperial examinations. Scholars can be officials without taking the imperial examinations. I'm afraid they will poke a big hornet's nest !

Not only Qingliu Zhichen, as long as they are scholars who have passed the exam, I am afraid they will unite against themselves!

According to the way of Confucius and Mencius, one cannot be an official without the imperial examination. This is the rule established in China for 1500 years.

In particular, Emperor Hongwu, in the form of the ancestor's precepts, ordered that "non-imperial examinations are not allowed to be officials", which formed a fatal suppression on the development of science.

Those scholars who passed the exam were all killed by thousands of troops and horses on a single-plank bridge. How could it be possible to accept the Daming Academy of Sciences and sit on an equal footing with them?

The entire class of Ming scholars, regardless of party affiliation, region, age, or political opinion, will resolutely oppose this matter.

I'm afraid that even Yan Song's political allies will make trouble for Yan Song one after another.

Therefore, Yan Song is very low-key in the Imperial Academy of Sciences now, only doing, not talking, let alone extracting the matter of replacing the imperial examination.

But in his heart, there is such a grand plan and great wish!