Chapter 870： imperial decree

   Scholars naturally understand the matter of scholars better, so Qi Xiuyuan summoned the scholars of the Imperial Academy into the palace to discuss how to write this imperial edict.

The imperial decree was written but not sent out immediately. Qi Xiuyuan needed an opportunity, but before he could act, the people of Cheng Zhu's school of logic started to riot with righteous indignation.

Among them, the Zhu family were the most angry.

Zhu Xicai died a few years ago. Although he also served as an official in the court, his official position was not large, but his influence on the Zhu family was not small.

Because he annotated the Four Books, he was revered as a saint in the south of the Yangtze River, especially the poor students. When he was mentioned, he was called "Zhu Zi", and his family also benefited a lot. They naturally did not want Zhu Xi's status to be challenged, so several Hanlin They were the most angry when the Maester's argument got out.

Because in the debate, many people devalued the book "Annotation of the Four Books", how could they not be angry?

But the biggest official of the Zhu family was only five rank, and he didn't even have the qualifications to go to the court. Naturally, he couldn't raise objections in the court, so they encouraged the students to help them get justice.

Those students who have always used the "Annotations of the Four Books" as their reference books are also afraid of "tricky" topics from the court, so they responded one after another.

The capital is in the south of the Yangtze River, so the emperor immediately knew what was going on outside. The imperial decree he prepared came in handy at this time. In order to be able to convey the holy will more clearly, Qi Xiuyuan asked people to go over and over again at the gates of various county offices. recite.

Qi Xiuyuan affirmed Zhu Xi's contribution to education in the imperial decree. The other side's annotations to the Four Books did provide convenience to many students, and some of the annotations were even very incisive, even those of the world's great Confucians.

But these are all the words of a family. Some of the knowledge in the textbook has fixed answers, but some have thousands of interpretations, and there is no conflict. What Zhu Xi gave is only one of thousands of interpretations. Also be pioneering and think positively, rather than fooling others and yourself with ready-made answers.

As for the test questions that everyone is worried about, it is not a problem at all, because except for strategy theory, most of the questions will still be drawn from the Four Books and Five Classics. Even if the textbooks that everyone uses, the annotations for learning are the same, since everyone has different ideas and literary styles, the answers are different. Naturally, it was different. They would not ask strange questions for the sake of seeking differences. This was an imperial examination, an examination for judging talents for the country, and it was not a child's play.

But the emperor also said that if the answers to 99 of the 100 exam papers are similar, and another one is different, as long as the answer is not wrong, the examiner will give him a high score first, so he encourages students to use their own understanding , rather than copying the annotations.

This imperial decree spread all over the world and caused discussions among many students, especially the students in Jiangnan were greatly affected.

The Zhu family and the people of Cheng Zhu's school of Neo-Confucianism were incapable of telling, because the emperor did not say that Zhu Xi was wrong, he praised Zhu Xi, but felt that everyone should not only recognize the annotations of a book.

At this time, other schools rose up violently, restraining Cheng Zhu's resistance and making the factional disputes disappear.

In the final analysis, it was because Cheng Zhuli had just raised his head, and before he had time to gain a firm foothold, he was pulled up by Mu Yangling with an unintentional example. Now, only students under the age of twenty-five are using Zhu Xi's book as a textbook. It has not grown into a faction of officials, so its power is limited.

Moreover, his books are only highly regarded in Jiangnan, and they have just risen in other areas, and have not had time to prevail, so this storm can come and go quickly.

But Qi Xiuyuan paid attention to the scholars. Although they had no troops to rebel, the chaos caused could still cause a lot of losses to the country, and because the scholars controlled their speeches, it was easier to provoke panic among the people.

Qi Xiuyuan has never been an emperor, but he also knows that no family is allowed to become bigger in any field, otherwise the imperial power will easily be restricted or sidelined.

Reading is the same.

The imperial examination was dominated by Confucianism, but Taoism also had a place. The Four Books annotated by Zhu Xi obviously respected Confucianism. How could he let Zhu Xi stand alone?

So Qi Xiuyuan called all the Hanlins into the palace, implying that they could also write a book and say, Zhu Xi can write annotations, can't you?

Those who can be admitted to the Hanlin are all those who have passed the five tests and six will be squeezed over from the single-plank bridge of the imperial examination. No one has ever been convinced by anyone. Hearing the words, their eyes lit up, but several people were also distressed and said: "I will wait for the money. Limited, I'm afraid..."

Publishing a book also requires money. If they want to make money, they have to sell the book. Before the book is sold, they have to pay for the book. Because of this, there are not many people who write books.

Qi Xiuyuan frowned slightly and said, "I will talk to the Minister of Household about this matter and see if I can allocate a sum of money to you."

The Hanlins thanked Dade and retired.

Mu Yangling heard that he hurriedly entered the palace and asked Qi Xiu a long way: "Brother, leave this book to me, I don't need to allocate additional money from the user department."

With Qi Xiuyuan's stinginess now, I'm afraid that he won't be able to transfer much money. The matter has already been done in ninety-nine steps, and there can be no mistakes in the last step. The most important thing is that now everyone in Cheng Zhu's philosophy knows that this is her. Provoked, I hate her, she can't make the market still have only one note.

Anyway, she has her own bookstore, and it is the most advanced movable type printing. Apart from ink and paper, workers and machines are readily available, and the cost is not large at all. As long as the books can be sold, she can make a lot of money here. .

Besides, he has won the favor of several Hanlin bachelors, so why not do it?

Qi Xiuyuan felt that Mu Yangling was sharing his worries for him, so he happily agreed, and said, "If you don't have enough money, just tell me, and I will ask the inner government to allocate it to you."

Mu Yangling nodded again and again, but would not really ask him for money.

Qi Haoran also said, "Most of the eldest brother is just saying that he is very stingy now, and every penny is tight. You must never ask him for money, otherwise he will have to toss me again when he is in pain."

"Don't worry, even if my eldest brother forced me money, I can't take it."

Qi Haoran asked curiously, "When did you become so conscious?"

"What do you know, Hanlin is the author of books, and the subjects of the imperial examination in the next ten years may be published by them. Do you think if they wrote books, how many people would buy them?" Mu Yangling hummed: "That's why I Saying that everything is based on interests, you just have to read it, as soon as their annotations come out, Zhu Xi's book will have to stand behind."

"This book is so expensive that even poor students can't afford it."

Mu Yangling said with a smile: "Don't worry, my cost here is only one-third of other bookstores. The price will not be too high, but it can't be too cheap, otherwise other bookstores will be angry."