The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Wang Shouren firmly believed that the School of Mind could cure many of the bad policies of the Ming Dynasty.

However, the court needed to give the opportunity to display his ambitions and the School of Mind would be recognized before it could become a truth like that of a saint.

"Brother Gao has spent so much effort to advise that the School of Mind be included in the Autumn Examination. How can I let Brother Gao's efforts go to waste?" Wang Shouren gritted his teeth secretly.

Emperor Hongzhi fell into deep thought and asked, "Can the principles of Xinxue govern the world?"

Wang Shouren said calmly, "Your Majesty, it can govern the world.

Now the situation in Yansui and Liaodong is critical, and the court is in urgent need of generals. The way to use troops lies in the mind, which is the wonderful use of Xinxue in military tactics.

Knowing the limit will lead to determination. Cultivating the mind can abandon distracting thoughts, achieve a sincere mentality, and cultivate the realm of upright heart and sincerity. This is the wonderful use of Xinxue in self-cultivation.

Hone yourself in things and constantly reflect on yourself, just like a spring in the mountains. When it meets a circle, it is round, when it meets a square, it is square. When it should go, it goes, and when it should stop, it stops. This is the wonderful use of Xinxue in dealing with things.

The destiny of heaven is called nature, and following nature is called Tao. Tao is conscience. Everyone has conscience. This is the wonderful use of educating the people.

Knowing and doing are unified, which can be used in everything. Knowing the truth and proving the Tao by doing, as far as I know, Song Jing and Xie Pi both practice this way."

Emperor Hongzhi savored his words.

Qin Shihuang abandoned the principles of the saints and established his own way of governing the country.

Therefore, Qin Shihuang was hostile to the saints and did not like them.

But the emperors after Qin did not have the talent of Qin Shihuang, so they could only rely on the principles of the saints to govern the world and treat the saints preferentially.

As long as the principles of the saints do not violate the imperial order and teach the people to rebel, maybe they can try it.

Emperor Hongzhi knew that this decision was a bit bold, but he hesitated all night. Compared with the King of Qin and Emperor Wu of Han, what was it?

Xiong Xi said with a cold face: "The principles you said have not been verified, how can scholars practice them?"

"No, there is verification. The reason why I can win many great victories is that I use the heart learning in the march. Song Jing and Xie Pi also practiced the heart learning.

Sir Xiong has never practiced the heart learning, so how do you know that this is not the verification of the heart learning?" Wang Shouren asked back.

Li Dongyang pondered for a moment and used the heart learning in the autumn examination.

His concern was: "Many scholars have never studied the philosophy of mind. How can they answer it as a test question?"

Liu Jian and Zhang Sheng looked at Li Dongyang in surprise.

From what Li Gong meant, as long as they could answer it, the philosophy of mind would be included as a test question, and they felt a little uneasy.

What they didn't know was that Li Dongyang asked this question after careful consideration.

Your Majesty is determined to achieve a prosperous era. Today, he summoned the cabinet and the six ministries, and he must have the intention to promote it.

Looking back at Song Jing and Xie Pi and others, they have made many great contributions to the court. If they benefited from the principles of the philosophy of mind.

Then, Your Majesty would be tempted to try to promote the philosophy of mind. He just guessed Your Majesty's intention.

Yan Chengjin thought about it and said: "Now the questions for the autumn examination can only be set with partial and strange questions, which is even more difficult for scholars."

The imperial examination was held for nearly a hundred years in the Ming Dynasty. The Four Books and Five Classics only had more than 200,000 words, and the questions had been set once.

So, the phenomenon of cutting questions and splicing questions appeared.

It is to cut a sentence into two halves and piece it together with another sentence to form a patchwork monster.

If the imperial examination continues like this, what will happen? History has long proved it.

Later generations think that the imperial examination is a good policy, but criticize the eight-legged essay.

As a time traveler, if you don't make some changes, wouldn't it be a waste of time?

Zhang Sheng sighed lightly, and there will be a day when questions from the Four Books and Five Classics will be exhausted.

Liu Jian and Xie Qian looked at Emperor Hongzhi.

Only then did they guess the emperor's intention. His Majesty was afraid that he really had an idea.

So, the two stood aside with their heads down.

Yan Chengjin also guessed the intention of Emperor Hongzhi.

What really moved His Majesty was not the study of the mind, but the contributions made by Song Jing and Wang Ji and others.

Whether it is Confucianism or the study of the mind, they are just means to rule the world.

Your Majesty did not learn Confucianism or the study of the mind, but the way to control the world.

The imperial precepts of the Ming Dynasty left by Emperor Gao and the important political principles of the Zhenguan period of the Tang Emperor are both the way of the emperor.

Therefore, there is no question of any reverence for Confucianism.

Unlike the officials who came from Confucianism.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Yan Chengjin with deep meaning: "The Talent Selection Ceremony is the top priority of the court, and I cannot make a decision easily."

"There are two rounds of autumn and spring examinations, and Xinxue only asks questions in the autumn examination in Northern Zhili.

The spring examination still asks questions from the Four Books and Five Classics.

Ten years later, if it is found to be useless, issue an edict to abolish it. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

The autumn examination is asked by each prefecture, and the spring examination is a national unified examination.

Most of the scholars in the capital are in Liangxiang and have heard of Xinxue.

Moreover, as the first exam, Yan Chengjin does not intend to make the questions too difficult.

Compared with the questions from the Four Books and Five Classics, Xinxue is much simpler.

"What about the students of the Imperial College?"

"The students can go to Liangxiang to study together. Wang Shouren has many lecture notes that can be studied and practiced." Yan Chengjin said.

In an exam, not everyone can get full marks.

Otherwise, it will lose the function of selecting talents.

He only asked two questions, which accounted for a small proportion of the autumn exam.

Xiong Xi looked at Emperor Hongzhi and was speechless.

His Majesty had said this, and the three officials remained silent, probably because they guessed the emperor's intention.

Zhang Sheng pondered for a moment: "If it is only tried in Northern Zhili, it will be fine. If you want to promote it throughout the country, I hope Your Majesty will think twice."

According to statistics from the Ministry of Rites, not many people in Northern Zhili can pass the imperial examination, and most of those who pass the exam are talented people in Jiangnan.

As long as it is not promoted in Southern Zhili, it will not be a big deal.

"I know my limits."

Return to the duty room of the Ministry of Justice.

Xiong Xi took off his official hat and placed it on the left side of the desk.

Tu Xun saw that he looked sad and worried, so he asked: "Why does Brother Ruming look so sad?"

"Brother Yuanxun doesn't know that His Majesty wants to use the study of the mind as the test questions for the Northern Zhili Autumn Examination."

Tu Xun was shocked: "Isn't that Wang Shouren's perverse theory? Your Majesty... Is it Yan Chengjin again?"

Except for Yan Chengjin, this wicked guy, no one in the court can do this.

Xiong Xi shook his head: "It would be better if Yan Chengjin gave advice."

This time, His Majesty was moved.

The imperial examination started in the Sui Dynasty. After so many dynasties, Emperor Gao changed it to eight-part essays. This is the ancestral system.

Without His Majesty's permission, who dares to easily change the imperial examination? That's why he didn't continue to give advice in the court just now.

"Brother Ruming, shall we go to His Majesty together?" Tu Xun looked at him.

Xiong Xi sighed lightly: "The imperial edict will be issued soon, and it is useless to go. But don't worry, brother Yuanxun, it will only be tried in the autumn examination in Northern Zhili."

As long as the trial effect is not good, it will not be promoted throughout the country.

Wang Mansion.

Wang Hua's teacup fell to the ground in surprise, and he asked three times: "Xinxue as the topic of Beizhili? Brother Tuxun, please don't scare me!"

Xinxue, isn't it the perverse theory that my son made up at random?

Perverse theories mislead the world.

Wang Hua took a deep breath. As a disciple of the saint, he was deeply frightened.

This matter seems simple, but it is extremely dangerous.

If Xinxue is not a good policy, he will be beheaded in the future.

My son must have been bewitched by Yan Chengjin. In the court, except Yan Chengjin who would change the system, who else would risk the world's disapproval?

Tuxun snorted lightly: "The court report has been spread to Liangxiang, how can it be fake."

Outside the capital, overwhelming court reports were reported.

The scholars in Liangxiang were stunned. They didn't expect that the policy question to be tested was actually, the study of the mind?

During this period, I have been reading novels of the Ming Dynasty on the list, looking for an answer, that is, how the book friends generally accept the reform. I saw many large-scale technology trees, but the results were very good, so I was relieved. It's not about the book friends, but whether the author writes reasonably. I feel that the foreshadowing of these chapters is not deep enough, and the writing is a problem. Finally, it's the beginning of the month, please vote to fix the ranking~