"Teacher Su has really forced the scholarly faction into a corner. They are even willing to borrow the books in the Confucius Residence!”
Looking at the report sent by Xue Jun, the First Emperor sneered.
When the Great Qin Empire had just been established, the First Emperor had also had some expectations for the Confucians. Not only did he set up the Doctorate Hall to recruit the world's learned people, but he also specially allowed Chunyu Yue and the others to go to court to discuss politics.
In the end, not only did these so-called great Confucians not appreciate Ying Zheng's kindness, but they also colluded with the nobles of the six dynasties for their own interests, advocating the enfeoffment system and openly opposing the imperial court.
What made the First Emperor even more furious was that the Confucians had brought up his eldest son, Fusu, to be extremely pedantic.
Although he had many children, men always paid special attention to their first son. Moreover, the original Fu Su was indeed the most studious and ambitious among the eighteen princes.
But now, his eldest son was helping a group of pedantic Confucians to oppose his father. If not for the fact that the destruction of Confucians was too important, the First Emperor would have had the impulse to wipe out the Confucian Sect.
Fortunately, with Su Han around, the more proud the scholarly faction was now, the worse it would fall in the future!
"This group of pedantic scholars who have always been stingy are considered generous this time!”
"However, even if they took out all the bamboo slips, they are not on the same level as Mr. Su's paper books!”
Meng Yi said confidently.
Not to mention the extra annotations and sentences, just the advantage of paper over bamboo slips was enough to make Great Qin's library the winner.
Furthermore, through this examination, the imperial court had discovered that although the Hundred Schools of Philosophy were being suppressed by the Confucians, there were still some truly talented elites. These people were not on the same side as the Confucians.
In addition to the various schools in the prefectures and counties that the government was currently preparing to set up, the Imperial Court would only have more and more talents to use in the future, and their chances of winning against the Confucians would only grow.
"It's just that the Confucian Sect's influence in Qi Lu needs to be properly checked!”
"According to the city gate's statistics, in just these three days, at least a thousand Confucian scholars have left Linzi for Qufu!”
Wang Jian frowned and said.
"It doesn't matter. The talents that Great Qin recruits not only have to be truly talented, but they also have to be loyal to the Imperial Court!”
"These stubborn Confucian Sect disciples weren't our targets in the first place. If they leave, it'll save Sensei Su and Meng Qing some trouble!”
The First Emperor smiled and waved his hand.
"Your Majesty, why are you dragging me into this again?”
Su Han keenly realized what the First Emperor meant.
"Other than Teacher Su, I really can't think of anyone else who can be the head examiner this time!”
The First Emperor said with a smile.
"Your Majesty is right. If you want to test the law and poetry, I can barely do it.
If they wanted to test the military books and strategies, Old Commandant Wang would definitely do it.
However, the content that Teacher Su proposed this time also included debates, mechanisms, and so on. It included everything about astronomy and geography. As for the position of the main examiner, we are really powerless!”
Meng Yi quickly agreed after being swept by the First Emperor's gaze.
"You think too highly of me!"
"Don't look at me as if I know a lot. In fact, I'm only half a bucket of water. If I really want to land, I'll need professionals to put it into practice!”
"For example, the craftsmen of the Shao Mansion contributed greatly to the art of making paper and printing!”
Su Han quickly shook his head and refused.
Even though Great Qin's examination was quite simple and could not be compared to the Imperial Examinations of the future, it was still divided into ten or so categories and several thousand people signed up.
If he really became the head examiner, where would he find the time to tease the group of beauties in the courtyard?
Moreover, the position of the head examiner would definitely allow him to enter the imperial court in the future. Just thinking about leaving the warm jade and fragrant incense to attend court every day before dawn, Su Han felt that his future was dark.
"Mr. Smith, you're too modest!"
"As the main examiner, you need to have a strategic view of the overall situation. This assessment was proposed and perfected by you!”
"Mister Su, you can't bear to see Meng Qing and the others mess up the assessment because they don't understand, right?" Emperor Shi smiled.”
Su Han shrugged.
The First Emperor, who had always been dignified and domineering, had indeed been led astray by that old Wang Jian.
After pondering for a moment, Su Han quickly came up with a new countermeasure.
"Your Majesty, I can participate in this assessment, but it's best if I'm only in charge of craftsmanship!”
"I've only read through the rules of the Qin Dynasty two or three times, and I'm not fully familiar with them yet. If I'm stumped by the examinees, wouldn't I embarrass Great Qin?”
Su Han replied.
"As you say, Mr. Smith!"
Seeing Su Han's determined expression, the First Emperor, Meng Yi, and Wang Jian looked at each other and temporarily withdrew the appointment of the chief examiner that they had discussed earlier.
In any case, Su Han's willingness to come to the front of the stage was already a great breakthrough compared to before, so there was no need to rush.
If they really encountered problems, Meng Yi and Wang Jian would ask Su Han for advice. Su Han had never hidden anything from them.
Moreover, Su Han's contribution to Great Qin was enough for him to be conferred the title of Marquis. Such a grand ceremony could only be prepared after he returned to Xianyang City.
"Your Majesty, actually, I have some new ideas regarding the collusion between the Confucian scholars and the aristocrats of the six dynasties that Old Commandant Wang mentioned previously.”
Looking at the First Emperor and the others, Su Han knew that the official position he had been declining would only get higher and higher. However, with the idea of living a comfortable life day by day, Su Han decisively chose to change the topic.
"Please speak, Mr. Smith!"
The First Emperor's gaze turned cold, but he quickly regained his composure.
The reason why the Confucians were able to control their speech in the six states was inseparable from the support of the aristocrats of the six states.
To put it in a more vulgar way, the Confucians were nothing more than pawns placed in front of the stage by the aristocratic families of the six dynasties!
If they couldn't get rid of this group of despotic gentry who had been operating in various places for countless years, even if the scholarly faction declined, they might still be able to support a new spokesperson.
The significance of this Linzi assessment would also be greatly weakened.
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