After listening to Shen Fei's summary of the three mistakes.
Wu Zhao was slightly stunned.
It had to be said that if he did not crack the enemy's plot that was lying in ambush beside him today.
Wu Zhao might not have realized that there were all kinds of dangers and complicated forces in the dynasty.
But today, she had witnessed the enemy's conspiracy with her own eyes.
Therefore, although Shen Fei's words were a little extreme, Wu Zhao had to take it seriously.
"Prime Minister Chen's words are a great warning to Zhen. Zhen has also experienced a feeling of danger from this matter, so Zhen agrees with the lessons and experience that Prime Minister Chen has concluded.”
Wu Zhao changed the topic.
He said doubtfully,"
"It is just that the third point that Minister Shen mentioned just now, to rectify the Wenchang Academy, I am afraid that it is slightly inappropriate.”
"Minister Shen should know that Wenchang Academy was established by the founding ancestors of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It has been more than two hundred years since it was established. In these two hundred years, no matter how the throne changed, Wenchang Academy's status has never wavered.”
"In the early years of the late Emperor, Wenchang Academy was used to select talents for the Imperial Court. Now, more than twenty years have passed, and half of the people in the Imperial Court are from Wenchang Academy. More importantly, the scholars of the entire Great Zhou regard Wenchang Academy as the highest cultural belief.”
"If I were to order the reorganization of Wenchang Academy, I'm afraid it would attract the dissatisfaction of the scholars in the world. If it's serious, it might even incite a civil revolt.”
"Moreover, although Lin Xuru and Shangguan Wan 'er are from Wenchang Academy, I believe that this matter has nothing to do with Wenchang Academy. Wenchang Academy is only a place to study Confucianism and send talents to the court.“
Wu Zhao's words were considered.
However, Shen Fei sighed in disappointment.
"Your Majesty is right. Wenchang Academy was indeed founded by Emperor Taizu in the past. However, Emperor Taizu established this higher education institution based on Confucianism in order to educate the people and consolidate the foundation of the Great Zhou Dynasty.“
"Now that the Great Zhou has already stood for more than 200 years, the people's livelihood has long been stabilized. There's no longer a need to blindly instill benevolence and morality into everyone and educate them with the thoughts of Confucianism.“
"Your Majesty, you should know that when a theory or culture reaches its peak, it will inevitably breed trouble. I believe that the Great Zhou Dynasty's Confucianism has already reached the point of being flooded.“
"Your Majesty, you can take a look at the current imperial court. It's completely silent, and civil officials are emerging one after another. As long as there's a small problem of the people's livelihood in the imperial court, they can bring out the Kong family's teachings and argue endlessly with you.“
"On the other hand, how many capable officials and generals are there in the royal court that can truly govern the world?“
When Wu Zhao heard this, he couldn't help but frown.
Shen Fei continued,
"For example, last year, when the flood occurred in Qingzhou, His Majesty discussed matters in the court. Those ministers spoke one after another, talking about ancient and modern classics, talking about the benevolent teachings of the past and present, but in the end, which one of them really stood up for His Majesty to go to Qingzhou to resolve the flood?“
Shen Fei's words reminded Wu Zhao of the flood in Qingzhou last year.
At that time, there was a lot of discussion in the imperial court, but no one could find a candidate.
In the end, it was Shen Fei who recommended a local official named Guo Shoujing to go to Qingzhou to deal with the flood.
Wu Zhao's brows were tightly furrowed and he was in a state of depression.
Shen Fei sighed again,
"I know that Your Majesty has feelings for the Wenchang Academy as a student, and I also know that Your Majesty is worried that the scholars in the world will cause trouble. However, Your Majesty must know that studying is about studying all the schools in the world, not just Confucianism.“
"If everyone only knows how to talk and debate, but doesn't know how to apply what they have learned to real life and protect the country and the family, then what's the use of having more knowledge?“
"Your Majesty, why don't you imagine a scene? When Your Majesty walks on the streets of Luoyang, you can see that everyone is holding a book and talking about the past and the present, as well as Confucianism. No one is learning how to smelt iron, no one is learning how to open a shop and do business, and no one is learning the basic skills of agriculture, forest, animal husbandry, and fishing. What a terrifying scene that would be.“
When Wu Zhao heard this, his expression changed drastically.
A huge sense of danger immediately rose in his heart.
It had to be said that Shen Fei's mouth was really good. The description of the scene just now gave Wu Zhao an extremely terrifying imagination.
Shen Fei continued to pursue," Your Majesty, don't think that I'm just trying to scare you. The previous Emperor once said to me the most, that as a ruler, one should always maintain a vigilant heart.“
"If you sense danger, then you must nip it in the bud.“
Wu Zhao furrowed his brows, his mind full of thoughts. He took one last look at Shen Fei.
"Then…how does Minister Shen think we should deal with it?“
Shen Fei smiled." Your Majesty, why don't you leave this matter to me to handle? Your Majesty can pretend that you don't know. I will complete the regulation of Wenchang Academy at an extremely fast speed. If there are scholars who cause trouble, Your Majesty can single me out and push all the blame to me."”
"This subject is an evil person, so this subject will bear all the consequences of being a thorn in the eyes of these Confucian scholars.”
Wu Zhao was stunned.
She was even a little touched.
"Minister Chen, if we do this, Minister Chen might be drowned in the saliva of those Confucians.”
Shen Fei smiled lazily,
"It's fine. This subject likes to play games with scholars the most. Your Majesty only needs to sit on the dragon throne. At that time, this subject will fight all living beings alone.”
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