Not only that, Li Chengqian even recited the complete annotations of each scripture…
When Wei Zheng came back to his senses, he felt completely dumbfounded!
"Your Highness…You…"
Wei Zheng's voice trembled.
It was really a three-day separation between scholars.
It had only been a few days since they last met, and the Li Chengqian in front of him seemed to have been reborn.
Even if Wei Zheng knew the Book of Rites, it was impossible for him to recite it completely.
But Li Chengqian did it!
This made Wei Zheng feel guilty that he was not qualified to teach the other party…
When Li Chengqian stopped reciting, Wei Zheng took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
He looked at Li Chengqian with a complicated expression.
"Your Highness, when did you memorize the Book of Rites? Didn't you just…"
Wei Zheng really wanted to say that he had just started teaching. How could you recite it backwards?
Not only did he know how to recite, but he also knew the meaning of every sentence very well. He was even more proficient than Wei Zheng!
Hearing this, Li Chengqian replied without thinking.
"It's only been these two days. I had nothing to do so I read a few books and memorized them…"
"I've learned all twenty volumes and forty-nine chapters of the Book of Rites…"
"In addition, I also know the Book of Songs, the Book of History, the Book of Changes, and the Spring and Autumn Annals…"
Li Chengqian said it casually, but it was not the case in Wei Zheng's ears.
Just these two days? Recite the entire Five Classics?
Was he still human?
Even if a poor student studied hard for ten years, it would only be so much, right?
Wei Zheng really wanted to deny the other party, but Li Chengqian had just used his strength to prove that he really knew how to do it.
As for a few days ago, Wei Zheng deeply remembered that Li Chengqian was still ignorant about the Four Books and Five Classics…
What had happened in the past two days? It actually caused such a huge change in Li Chengqian?
Could it be that falling off a horse could make people smarter?
A bold idea popped up in Wei Zheng's mind!
"Sir, are you alright?"
Li Chengqian looked at Wei Zheng, who was deep in thought, and asked with concern.
He was suddenly worried that Wei Zheng would take things too hard and do something stupid…
Wei Zheng came back to his senses. His mood was still complicated, but the gaze he looked at Li Chengqian with was no longer the contempt from before.
In Wei Zheng's opinion, Li Chengqian must have been hiding his strength in the past. As for why he was showing his strength now, perhaps it had something to do with the confrontation between the King of Wei, Li Tai…
However, that was no longer something that Wei Zheng could worry about.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince is a great talent. I have underestimated you…"
Wei Zheng slowly stood up and bowed respectfully to Li Chengqian. This was the greatest recognition of Li Chengqian!
Seeing this, Li Chengqian hurriedly waved his hand.
"There's no need to be like this. Reciting the Four Books and Five Classics is nothing. Knowing these can't prove that you're talented…"
"Only people like you who apply what you have learned can be called great talents. As for those who don't know how to use it, they are just a group of nerds who study hard.”
Li Chengqian was originally speaking casually, but Wei Zheng was suddenly stunned.
Seeing Wei Zheng looking at him strangely, Li Chengqian hesitated.
"Is there something wrong?"
Wei Zheng did not hide anything and looked at Li Chengqian solemnly.
"Your Highness, do you have any opinions on the imperial examination system?”
Hearing Wei Zheng's question, Li Chengqian immediately understood.
Although the current imperial examination system covered many subjects, only the Ming Jing and Jinshi subjects were valued.
Among them, the main examiner of the Ming Classics Department, Tie Jing Mo Yi, was to extract a paragraph from the Four Books and Five Classics, cover up the front and back, and give a sentence to fill in…
It was equivalent to writing down the original text and translating the paragraph.
This meant that he had memorized the Four Books and Five Classics, and he had also memorized the annotations of the classics. There was almost no pressure for him to participate in the scientific examination and get on the rankings.
The imperial court selected talents through the imperial examinations, and almost all of them were such students.
According to what Li Chengqian said just now, these carefully selected students were just a group of nerds…
In other words, he was questioning the flaws of the current imperial examination system.
This was also the reason why Wei Zheng asked this question.
Thinking of this, Li Chengqian did not hide his thoughts about the imperial examination system.
At this time, the imperial examination system had only just taken shape not long ago. It could be said that there were many shortcomings. This was also a fact.
Even after Wu Zetian ascended the throne, it was at most perfected, but it was still not perfect.
"It can't be considered any opinion. It's just some superficial opinions…"
"Although the imperial examination is good, the content of the examination is nothing more than the knowledge in the Four Books and Five Classics. For students to memorize it for the examination is no different from studying.”
" And the content of the Four Books and Five Classics has never changed. Many of the knowledge in it has also deviated from reality and cannot keep up with the development of the times. It's just useless dross…"
"Most of the students selected from such a scientific examination are just nerds who talk about benevolence, righteousness, and morality. If these people are asked to govern the country, what else can they do other than talk big and talk about strategy on paper?”
" If there is no change, if there is no improvement, if there is only the study of the Four Books and Five Classics, the Imperial Court will eventually become a pool of stagnant water. These students will be eliminated sooner or later, and so will the Imperial Court…"
......
"Boom!"
After hearing Li Chengqian's words, Wei Zheng was completely dumbfounded!
He had never expected that the shallow opinion from Li Chengqian's mouth would actually be so shocking…
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