After Du Xian returned to Beijing, he was invited to attend the state banquet set up in Linde Hall. Even Xue Chongxun attended the banquet, which was indeed rare.
Everyone speculated that the emperor, who had never liked the usual banquet, went there this time because he celebrated Du Xian.
The capture of Yingzhou was regarded as a loss by many scholars and officials, and it consumed huge military spending and caused tension in relations with the ethnic groups in the northeast. It was not a wise move to open up another front when the center of the Ministry of War’s strategy had not yet been adjusted in the northwest direction. Some people even privately predicted that Yingzhou would lose again in the future.
But Xue Chongxun seemed to be very sure of this victory, and everyone also saw that Du Xian's favor was not diminished.
Sure enough, within two days, Xue Chongxun summoned Du Xian to discuss matters alone in the greenhouse hall. It was never a common thing to be summoned by the emperor alone.
Although Du Xian had just returned from a war in Yingzhou, Xue Chongxun did not talk to him about military affairs this time.
Sometimes Xue Chongxun is suspected of being stubborn. Even if he finds out later, it will not change. Decisions that sway in his thoughts should be avoided than insisting on wrong decisions.
So he believes that strengthening defense in the Northeast is already a certain thing, and there is no need to discuss it anymore.
As expected, Xue Chongxun had no other nonsense when he met, so he asked Du Xian directly: I want to improve the imperial examination system, no longer follow the family background, and at the same time, reform the court officials to avoid affecting the fame of the imperial examination (the appreciation of the imperial examination prime minister in the past was very important). Do you think this is appropriate?
Du Xian received a reminder from Zhang Xiaozhen when he was still in Yingzhou and was prepared for this. As soon as he returned to Beijing, he asked for a math book written by Xue Chongxun from Zhang Jiuling. He thought about it overnight. The time was too short and he only understood the basic parts in the previous ones. Most of the things were not understood, but this did not affect his preparation for this question and answer in advance.
After hearing Xue Chongxun’s question, he calmed down and said first. I thought the imperial examination was imperative and beneficial to the country. I first laid a foundation for my position.
But this is not enough. Why does Xue Chongxun consult Du Xian whenever he encounters controversial decisions, and often thinks he is a soulmate?
Of course, Du Xian is not the one who has no opinion and only cater to the point of view. He has a tacit understanding with Xue Chongxun.
He looked at the two women behind the incense table next to him with an inadvertent look. One was Princess Hezhong, who had seen at the banquet, and the other was that Yao Wan, the close attendant of Xue Chongxun, also saw him in the King's Mansion of Jin. In any case, he should pay attention to the wording at this time. Some words should not be too direct. He continued to say slowly: The gentry was greatly weakened during the Wuzhou period. After the Li Tang Dynasty was restored, the former Tang Dynasty government had been in chaos for many years. Some people took the shortcuts in Zhongnan Mountain to seek fame, some people tried every means to make friends with ministers, and even sold official porridge and titles.The imperial examinations have gradually been accepted by the world, but today's imperial examinations still require background and fame, and it is difficult for poor scholars to seek fame.Your Majesty’s reform of the imperial examination system is only a talent, and the will of the people in the world...it will only further affect the entry of the gentry into the officialdom, and there will be people who will criticize it.
The last sentence reminded Xue Chongxun. He remembered that he wanted to join the unfamiliar mathematics of people at this time, and it might become a handle for others to talk, which is obviously very unfavorable to the change in the implementation of the system.
He asked: Have you ever seen the book "Mathematics" I read for the courtiers?
Du Xian replied: I have read some of it, but the time has not yet been finished.
Xue Chongxun asked again: How about adding it to the subjects of the imperial examination?
Du Xian knew that Xue Chongxun would ask this question, so he calmly replied: Your Majesty had this question, so he foresaw that this move would increase the difficulty of the imperial examination reforms; since that is the case, Your Majesty still wants to ask, which must have a deep meaning.
Xue Chongxun smiled and said: Then tell me, what is my deep meaning?
Du Xiandao: I have not finished reading this book, so I dare not speak nonsense.
Xue Chongxun felt that Du Xian understood him very much, so he still couldn't help but say something: People in the world focus on the classics of the ancestors, but they still value astronomy, calendar and other knowledge, because the four seasons of integrity are practical for farming.I admire mathematics because it can provide practical foundations for households, labor, military and other departments.For example, the cannon you used during the Battle of Yingzhou, and the cannon table for adjusting the range involves mathematical calculations.The country not only needs talents who are ambitious to save the world and treat things clearly, but also talents who can promote world progress, so that the country can become stronger and stronger and better.
Du Xian had seen the calculation method of cannon watches, and had also heard of the anecdotes of Xue Chongxun using a ship to calculate the weight of food. In addition, this time he could write a book, he couldn't understand how Xue Chongxun figured out these things. Perhaps the emperor was a bit magical and could not be judged by ordinary people.
He hurriedly said: Your Majesty is a saint, but he is more powerful than his sages.
Xue Chongxun felt that this praise was a bit too much, so he smiled and said: I can't accept your words calmly.
I am by no means flattery.Du Xian had a serious mind, and the sages ruled the world with the people not hungry or cold, but His Majesty's great ambition was far from this.
……
Du Xian returned to the cabinet yamen, and the other three asked him if he had any questions and answers about the imperial examination. Du Xian himself also said that Xue Chongxun wanted to innovate the imperial examination and included that book in the scientific examination questions.
Wang Changling immediately said that the emperor was not opposed to the innovation of the imperial examination. Du Xian said that the theory was equivalent to the astronomical calendar and was beneficial to the country, and did not express any opinion.
Zhang Jiuling still said that what is taken is not important, what is important is how to take the exam, as long as fairness is enough.
Emperor Su Jindao was the one who received the seal given by God, and he was a saint. The books of ancient sages could be used to govern the country in the world. Why can't the books of today's saints not?
He was the chief minister of support, and it was his deification of Xue Chongxun, so he advocated this as a firm standpoint. He went all the way to the dark. Not everyone who is an official can be Dou Huaizhen, and his political views and stable position are a sign of trust.
The four cabinet ministers decided to let the emperor go to the court, and the cabinet government only needed to make suggestions and list the foreseeable dangers.
Just as the end of the year was approaching, the four of them divided their responsibilities and asked the people from the Political Affairs Hall to summarize the gains and losses of the various ministries in the year, and then summarized them in the name of the cabinet and put forward their own opinions.
At the same time, we must plan next year's policies in advance and make adjustments to national policies.
The imperial examinations were the largest national policy change; then it was the fiscal policy of the Ministry of Revenue. The cabinet and others did not make any suggestions. In their opinion, the only thing that could do was to separate the Internal Affairs Bureau and the Treasury, but no one proposed that the accounts consumed by military expenditure were only through methods such as increasing revenue and reducing expenditure to treat the symptoms but not the root cause. The new money law still implemented a conservative policy, because there were no real economists at this time. Those who were the Ministry of Revenue had formulated the plan of the Qingqian only based on the actual hard currency and textiles stored in the treasury as evidence to print money conservatively to avoid economic turmoil. The paper money that Xue Chongxun tinkered with was similar to silver notes, and did not fully play the role of paper money;
The military affairs in the coming year have changed, because the Battle of Yingzhou and Xue Chongxun’s personal decision-making performance, it is no longer meaningful to oppose the use of troops in the Northeast. The cabinet can only adjust the national policy in its consultations and increase the investment in Northeast defense (before, the Tang Dynasty had been moving westward after the destruction of the country in Goguryeo, and most of the elite troops were in the northwest, which is basically the tone of the national policy); the strategy for Tubo was still to use the Mo family in the north to drag down the city of Luoshe. The internal officials suggested that in addition to aiding armies, they should try to increase troops to the Mo family. As long as they deployed martial arts in the northern part of Tubo, they could change the passive situation where the southwest, the Western Regions, and the Helong were restrained;
Since the Northern Grassland was defeated by the Turks and the southern desert was actually controlled by Chang'an, the Turkic State has changed from an enemy country to a force that restrains the unification of the various Uighur tribes, and the Chang'an court is improving its relationship with it.
Although the Uighurs have had good relations with the Central Plains since the Tang Dynasty and have never been hostile, the cabinet ministers believe that those tribal activities are vast and have a large population, so they should be vigilant.
This set of military strategies is full of the shadow of the original Jin Dynasty shogunate, which is completely contrary to the policies of the former Tang Dynasty court, and even the Uighurs were included in the precautions.
Many people in the court and the public definitely disagree, but most people have no idea about the secret text of this central government. There are at most ten people who can participate in the Nanya.
Most of the members of the cabinet were from the former Jin King's shogunate, and this has always been the way of thinking; Zhang Shuo, the chief of the Political Affairs Hall, has been influenced by Xue Chongxun for many years and has long accepted this view.
Therefore, the direction of such a huge imperial policy is actually in the hands of more than a dozen people.
Everyone speculated that the emperor, who had never liked the usual banquet, went there this time because he celebrated Du Xian.
The capture of Yingzhou was regarded as a loss by many scholars and officials, and it consumed huge military spending and caused tension in relations with the ethnic groups in the northeast. It was not a wise move to open up another front when the center of the Ministry of War’s strategy had not yet been adjusted in the northwest direction. Some people even privately predicted that Yingzhou would lose again in the future.
But Xue Chongxun seemed to be very sure of this victory, and everyone also saw that Du Xian's favor was not diminished.
Sure enough, within two days, Xue Chongxun summoned Du Xian to discuss matters alone in the greenhouse hall. It was never a common thing to be summoned by the emperor alone.
Although Du Xian had just returned from a war in Yingzhou, Xue Chongxun did not talk to him about military affairs this time.
Sometimes Xue Chongxun is suspected of being stubborn. Even if he finds out later, it will not change. Decisions that sway in his thoughts should be avoided than insisting on wrong decisions.
So he believes that strengthening defense in the Northeast is already a certain thing, and there is no need to discuss it anymore.
As expected, Xue Chongxun had no other nonsense when he met, so he asked Du Xian directly: I want to improve the imperial examination system, no longer follow the family background, and at the same time, reform the court officials to avoid affecting the fame of the imperial examination (the appreciation of the imperial examination prime minister in the past was very important). Do you think this is appropriate?
Du Xian received a reminder from Zhang Xiaozhen when he was still in Yingzhou and was prepared for this. As soon as he returned to Beijing, he asked for a math book written by Xue Chongxun from Zhang Jiuling. He thought about it overnight. The time was too short and he only understood the basic parts in the previous ones. Most of the things were not understood, but this did not affect his preparation for this question and answer in advance.
After hearing Xue Chongxun’s question, he calmed down and said first. I thought the imperial examination was imperative and beneficial to the country. I first laid a foundation for my position.
But this is not enough. Why does Xue Chongxun consult Du Xian whenever he encounters controversial decisions, and often thinks he is a soulmate?
Of course, Du Xian is not the one who has no opinion and only cater to the point of view. He has a tacit understanding with Xue Chongxun.
He looked at the two women behind the incense table next to him with an inadvertent look. One was Princess Hezhong, who had seen at the banquet, and the other was that Yao Wan, the close attendant of Xue Chongxun, also saw him in the King's Mansion of Jin. In any case, he should pay attention to the wording at this time. Some words should not be too direct. He continued to say slowly: The gentry was greatly weakened during the Wuzhou period. After the Li Tang Dynasty was restored, the former Tang Dynasty government had been in chaos for many years. Some people took the shortcuts in Zhongnan Mountain to seek fame, some people tried every means to make friends with ministers, and even sold official porridge and titles.The imperial examinations have gradually been accepted by the world, but today's imperial examinations still require background and fame, and it is difficult for poor scholars to seek fame.Your Majesty’s reform of the imperial examination system is only a talent, and the will of the people in the world...it will only further affect the entry of the gentry into the officialdom, and there will be people who will criticize it.
The last sentence reminded Xue Chongxun. He remembered that he wanted to join the unfamiliar mathematics of people at this time, and it might become a handle for others to talk, which is obviously very unfavorable to the change in the implementation of the system.
He asked: Have you ever seen the book "Mathematics" I read for the courtiers?
Du Xian replied: I have read some of it, but the time has not yet been finished.
Xue Chongxun asked again: How about adding it to the subjects of the imperial examination?
Du Xian knew that Xue Chongxun would ask this question, so he calmly replied: Your Majesty had this question, so he foresaw that this move would increase the difficulty of the imperial examination reforms; since that is the case, Your Majesty still wants to ask, which must have a deep meaning.
Xue Chongxun smiled and said: Then tell me, what is my deep meaning?
Du Xiandao: I have not finished reading this book, so I dare not speak nonsense.
Xue Chongxun felt that Du Xian understood him very much, so he still couldn't help but say something: People in the world focus on the classics of the ancestors, but they still value astronomy, calendar and other knowledge, because the four seasons of integrity are practical for farming.I admire mathematics because it can provide practical foundations for households, labor, military and other departments.For example, the cannon you used during the Battle of Yingzhou, and the cannon table for adjusting the range involves mathematical calculations.The country not only needs talents who are ambitious to save the world and treat things clearly, but also talents who can promote world progress, so that the country can become stronger and stronger and better.
Du Xian had seen the calculation method of cannon watches, and had also heard of the anecdotes of Xue Chongxun using a ship to calculate the weight of food. In addition, this time he could write a book, he couldn't understand how Xue Chongxun figured out these things. Perhaps the emperor was a bit magical and could not be judged by ordinary people.
He hurriedly said: Your Majesty is a saint, but he is more powerful than his sages.
Xue Chongxun felt that this praise was a bit too much, so he smiled and said: I can't accept your words calmly.
I am by no means flattery.Du Xian had a serious mind, and the sages ruled the world with the people not hungry or cold, but His Majesty's great ambition was far from this.
……
Du Xian returned to the cabinet yamen, and the other three asked him if he had any questions and answers about the imperial examination. Du Xian himself also said that Xue Chongxun wanted to innovate the imperial examination and included that book in the scientific examination questions.
Wang Changling immediately said that the emperor was not opposed to the innovation of the imperial examination. Du Xian said that the theory was equivalent to the astronomical calendar and was beneficial to the country, and did not express any opinion.
Zhang Jiuling still said that what is taken is not important, what is important is how to take the exam, as long as fairness is enough.
Emperor Su Jindao was the one who received the seal given by God, and he was a saint. The books of ancient sages could be used to govern the country in the world. Why can't the books of today's saints not?
He was the chief minister of support, and it was his deification of Xue Chongxun, so he advocated this as a firm standpoint. He went all the way to the dark. Not everyone who is an official can be Dou Huaizhen, and his political views and stable position are a sign of trust.
The four cabinet ministers decided to let the emperor go to the court, and the cabinet government only needed to make suggestions and list the foreseeable dangers.
Just as the end of the year was approaching, the four of them divided their responsibilities and asked the people from the Political Affairs Hall to summarize the gains and losses of the various ministries in the year, and then summarized them in the name of the cabinet and put forward their own opinions.
At the same time, we must plan next year's policies in advance and make adjustments to national policies.
The imperial examinations were the largest national policy change; then it was the fiscal policy of the Ministry of Revenue. The cabinet and others did not make any suggestions. In their opinion, the only thing that could do was to separate the Internal Affairs Bureau and the Treasury, but no one proposed that the accounts consumed by military expenditure were only through methods such as increasing revenue and reducing expenditure to treat the symptoms but not the root cause. The new money law still implemented a conservative policy, because there were no real economists at this time. Those who were the Ministry of Revenue had formulated the plan of the Qingqian only based on the actual hard currency and textiles stored in the treasury as evidence to print money conservatively to avoid economic turmoil. The paper money that Xue Chongxun tinkered with was similar to silver notes, and did not fully play the role of paper money;
The military affairs in the coming year have changed, because the Battle of Yingzhou and Xue Chongxun’s personal decision-making performance, it is no longer meaningful to oppose the use of troops in the Northeast. The cabinet can only adjust the national policy in its consultations and increase the investment in Northeast defense (before, the Tang Dynasty had been moving westward after the destruction of the country in Goguryeo, and most of the elite troops were in the northwest, which is basically the tone of the national policy); the strategy for Tubo was still to use the Mo family in the north to drag down the city of Luoshe. The internal officials suggested that in addition to aiding armies, they should try to increase troops to the Mo family. As long as they deployed martial arts in the northern part of Tubo, they could change the passive situation where the southwest, the Western Regions, and the Helong were restrained;
Since the Northern Grassland was defeated by the Turks and the southern desert was actually controlled by Chang'an, the Turkic State has changed from an enemy country to a force that restrains the unification of the various Uighur tribes, and the Chang'an court is improving its relationship with it.
Although the Uighurs have had good relations with the Central Plains since the Tang Dynasty and have never been hostile, the cabinet ministers believe that those tribal activities are vast and have a large population, so they should be vigilant.
This set of military strategies is full of the shadow of the original Jin Dynasty shogunate, which is completely contrary to the policies of the former Tang Dynasty court, and even the Uighurs were included in the precautions.
Many people in the court and the public definitely disagree, but most people have no idea about the secret text of this central government. There are at most ten people who can participate in the Nanya.
Most of the members of the cabinet were from the former Jin King's shogunate, and this has always been the way of thinking; Zhang Shuo, the chief of the Political Affairs Hall, has been influenced by Xue Chongxun for many years and has long accepted this view.
Therefore, the direction of such a huge imperial policy is actually in the hands of more than a dozen people.
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