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Chapter 1043: War of Confucianism (Part 2)

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    Seeing Yang Wensi's attack, Huang Mingyuan bowed and saluted Yang Wensi and said: "What Yang Shangshu said is absolutely true, but no one is born good at governing the country. Moreover, the governance ideas passed down by the family are often biased.  , may not be completely suitable. The imperial court selects talents and trains them as officials, which not only conveys the imperial government's own political philosophy to everyone, but also makes the top and bottom work together and be dedicated to politics. I think these scholars came from Tiannanhai  Beizhong has been selected, and everyone has surpassed countless talents. I wonder if they still can't learn some experience and concepts?"

    Yang Wensi was speechless.

    At this time, Cui Zhongfang, the Minister of Rites, also stood up.  Although he is Huang Mingyuan's maternal uncle, in this kind of conflict of interests, his relationship with Huang Mingyuan is simply not worth mentioning.

    Cui Zhongfang glanced at Huang Mingyuan, and then said: "Although what Mr. Lu said is reasonable, after all, the talents selected by the imperial examination are mixed. Children from aristocratic families, no matter how unworthy they are, will always worry about the family's reputation and are bound by clan rules.  , will not act carelessly. However, many children from poor families do not have the inheritance of family education. Once they gain power and have unstable minds, they will impose excessive taxes and become corrupt. They do not care about the long-term and only strive for momentary benefits. If the court only cares about talent and learning and does not care about morality,  I'm afraid there will be countless cruel and corrupt officials in the imperial court."

    Cui Zhongfang represents the Guandong family and has a strong voice.

    Huang Mingyuan looked at Cui Zhongfang, but didn't take it seriously. He would accept whoever stood up today. After all, the struggle for interests was completely a matter of life and death.

    Although Cui Zhongfang¡¯s words are true, this is not the case.

    Huang Mingyuan saluted Cui Zhongfang and said: "What Cui Gong said, using today's guess to judge the possibility of tomorrow may not be accurate. Although the children of aristocratic families have families, don't the children of poor families not have families? In this case, everyone  If you have a family, don't you worry about the family's reputation? People who are corrupt do not care about their origins or status, but only their selfish desires. Those who cannot restrain their selfish desires will be corrupt even if they are born into a noble family. What about the clans in the world?  The royal family is noble. But among the royal family, such as the deposed king Yang Lun, Yang Ji, Yang Liang and others, don't they have prominent backgrounds? They have evil intentions, resentment and curses, and they are in vain for the king's kindness.

    "Furthermore, the people's hearts are boundless, and the court is well-organized."  Corrupt officials have existed since ancient times and have their own laws and regulations to restrain them.  Don¡¯t corrupt officials fear Yushitai and Dali Temple?  As long as the court strictly restrains officials at all levels, even if they are harmful, they will be punished by law. How can there be cruel and corrupt officials?

    In other words, there are many cruel and corrupt officials in the imperial court. Isn¡¯t it the responsibility of us, the prime minister and the important ministers?  I don't want to think about how to correct my mistakes and clean up the court, but I want to close the door to the court servants. Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?  "

    Cui Zhongfang was also silenced by Huang Mingyuan.

    Many people think Huang Mingyuan is quibbling, but they are speechless.

    At this time, Yuan Shou also stood up and said: "The words of Duke Lu may be flawed. Duke Lu uses papers to determine rankings and talents, but does he think that a paper can really tell whether someone is talented?  ? As the saying goes, 'A fierce general must be sent to the army, and a prime minister must be appointed from a prefecture or county.' Is the Duke of Lu's thinking putting the cart before the horse?"

    Huang Mingyuan looked at Yuan Shou and said: "Of course, a test paper cannot determine whether a person is really talented, but examinations are ten or a hundred times easier than running a country. If it is as simple as an examination, no one can do it well.  , how can we expect him to be able to govern the country well?"

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    At this time, Huang Mingyuan said to everyone again: "Everyone, can't you see clearly the situation today? It's not that I, the Sui Dynasty, want to hold the imperial examination, but the current Sui Dynasty has reached the point where it has to hold the imperial examination."

    Everyone was shocked by Huang Mingyuan's loud voice.

    Huang Mingyuan looked serious and said to everyone: "Have you ever thought about why the Jiangnan area has been in constant turmoil and the imperial court has suppressed it for more than ten years? Do the people in Jiangnan really like to rebel? The imperial court destroyed Chen and selected  The number of officials in the Southern Dynasty was only one-twelfth out of ten. Don't those officials who were not selected hate the Sui Dynasty?

    Some people will say at this time, let them be jealous, the Sui Dynasty will not be afraid.  But please think about it, if the scholars and common people in Jiangnan hated the Sui Dynasty, did the Sui Dynasty really want to kill everyone in Jiangnan?

    Someone wants to ask again why the common people in Jiangnan hated the Sui Dynasty.  That's because it has been seventeen years since the Sui Dynasty destroyed Chen Dynasty, but there are only a handful of officials selected from Jiangnan. Countless wealthy families in Jiangnan have declined because they have no officials.  If a person or a family has no chance to become an official because there is no hope, do you think these Jiangnan big families will not hate the Sui Dynasty.

    Jiangnan is like this. Look at how many officials from Jing and Xiang you have around you.How many officials are there in Jiannan, and how many officials are there in Lingnan.  I'm afraid that if this continues, Jiangnan will be like a flood that bursts its banks and floods the Sui Dynasty.

    The imperial examination system gives everyone an opportunity to make progress, even if it is an extremely narrow path.  As long as there is hope, these people will not risk rebellion.  Does the imperial court have to force these people to defect to the barbarians, Nanman, and rebel?  Do you know that during our northern expedition to the grasslands, our army won hundreds of battles, with only one defeat? Three thousand soldiers transporting grain at the Hunyi River were raided by the Hu people, and the entire army was wiped out.  The people who attacked them were a tribe called the Tongluo tribe.  Why is the Tongluo tribe, a small and unknown tribe, so powerful?  It was because the tribal leaders reused a group of Guandong scholars and allowed them to dominate the grasslands. However, these Guandong scholars themselves could not find official positions in Guandong, so they defected to the barbarians.

    Aren¡¯t you worried about this situation?

    Some of you are worried that your children will lose their status by taking exams with mud-legged people.  But just think about it, children from a rich family have enjoyed what children from a poor family have enjoyed since childhood. If they take the exam together like this and can't compare to each other, then one can imagine their abilities. If they are recommended as officials, I'm afraid they will also have to  It harms the common people and harms the family.  "

    At this time, someone tried to interrupt Huang Mingyuan, but Huang Mingyuan reached out to stop him.

    "The last point is that although you often say 'thousand-year-old families', there are several thousand-year-old families among you. At the end of the Han Dynasty, the four major families in Yingchuan County, Xun, Chen, Han, and Zhong, were famous all over the world. Now Anzai  Well. If there is an imperial examination system, even if the family declines, as long as future generations study, the glory of their ancestors will one day be restored. If there is no imperial examination system, once the family declines, there will be no possibility of recovery. Don't you guys care about this kind of thing?  Happen?"

    Huang Mingyuan finished these words almost with sadness and anger. After Huang Mingyuan finished speaking, there was silence and no one spoke.  Regardless of whether what Huang Mingyuan said is right or wrong, there is always some truth in it.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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