"The greatest problem of the Great Han Dynasty lies in the Hundred Schools of Philosophy.”
Liu Che was curious, not knowing why Xu Yan would say such a thing.
After all, in his opinion, the biggest problem facing the Great Han Dynasty was still the Xiongnu and the vassal kings.
The orthodoxy of the Hundred Schools of Thought was nothing more than a skin itch.
What they were fighting for was nothing more than which school of thought would become the Great Han Dynasty's governing theory. In this matter, the real decision was still in their own hands.
If he wasn't willing, even if they talked about it, it wouldn't become the mainstream theory of governing the country.
Since it couldn't become the mainstream theory of governing the country, it naturally couldn't affect the Great Han Imperial Court and threaten it.
Therefore, even though Liu Che was troubled by the conflict between the Hundred Schools of Philosophy, he didn't really care about it.
Xu Yan could naturally understand Liu Che's thoughts.
However, he also had his own opinion on this matter. He said leisurely,"Your Majesty, what do you think the theories of the Hundred Schools of Philosophy are?”
"What are the theories of the Hundred Schools of Philosophy?”
This was the first time Liu Che had heard such a strange question.
He thought about it seriously, then answered with some uncertainty,"It should be the thinking and governing philosophy of the ancient sages, right?!”
When Xu Yan heard this answer, he first nodded, then shook his head and said,""Your Majesty is right and wrong."
"Although the theories of the Hundred Schools of Philosophy are the thoughts of the ancient sages, they are definitely not the ideas of governing a country, nor can they be used to govern a country.”
" In my opinion, rather than saying that the theories of the Hundred Schools of Philosophy are the ideas of governing the country, it's better to say that it's academic research. I prefer to call those who study the theories of the Hundred Schools of Philosophy scholars rather than officials. They can't use a single theory to govern the country and manage a region.”
" For example, Confucian scholars should be thinking about how to teach the world etiquette, teach the world how to distinguish right from wrong, and persuade people to be good. They should not be focused on studying officialdom and thinking about how to become officials, relying on Confucian ideas to govern the country and govern a region.”
"Because even officials who study Confucianism have to follow the laws and decrees of the Great Han Dynasty to govern. They don't have to rely on Confucianism to govern with personal morality.”
"Similarly, a farmer scholar should be researching the cultivation of grains, improving the crops, and thinking of ways to increase the yield of the crops planted by the common people, not becoming a marshal and leading troops in battle.”
"Also, the people of the Mo Family say that the Mo Family's philosophy is benevolence and non-aggression. In fact, in my opinion, this philosophy has always been wrong.
This was because the true Mohist school should be focused on researching tools and equipment. As a disciple of the Mohist school, he did not think of ways to improve farming tools and develop armaments. Instead, he insisted on learning from the Confucians and persuading the world to be good. Wasn't this the opposite?”
"There's also the Yin-Yang School. Shouldn't their research be focused on the weather and astronomy?”
"Then there's Legalism. Although Legalism is an important school of thought that regards the rule of law as its core ideology and takes the responsibility of making the country rich and strengthening the army, shouldn't the children of Legalism look for the shortcomings of the laws of the imperial court and constantly improve the laws of the empire?”
"Now, a group of researchers who should be engaged in academia are not doing their essential work well. Instead, they are all running to be officials and want to govern a place with their own theories.”
" Of course, if they only wanted to display their talents and ambitions, it would have been fine. However, they were also on the same side and insisted on rejecting other theories and ideologies, hoping that their own theories and ideologies would be dominant.”
"Do they really think that they can govern the entire country and make the world peaceful with their own theories?”
"In the long run, if the imperial court is filled with such people, I'm afraid it won't be a blessing for the country and the people!”
This was also the reason why Xu Yan looked down on the theories of the Hundred Schools of Philosophy in this era.
Damn it, a group of people who were engaged in academic research. Instead of doing academic research properly, they all ran over to become officials and started a battle of ideas in the imperial court.
Wasn't this a joke?
For example, the physics professors, mathematics professors, literature professors, agriculture professors, scientific researchers, and so on in his previous life had all given up their jobs and went to the NPC to be a standing committee member. They were also city and provincial leaders, formulating national policies, and managing a region.
If this had happened in his previous life, it would be strange if the netizens did not spit on people's brains.
Xu Yan didn't forget to ask Liu Che,""Your Majesty, do you think this is appropriate?”
"This is naturally inappropriate."
Liu Che agreed with Xu Yan's words.
He was already very displeased with the Hundred Schools of Philosophy in the royal court.
Now that he had heard Xu Yan's analysis, he felt that it was very reasonable.
However, he could not do anything about this matter. He could only humbly ask Xu Yan,"I wonder if Teacher Xu has a good solution to this?”
Facing Liu Che's advice.
Xu Yan finally bared his fangs and said indifferently,""As the saying goes, the heavens have their seasons, the earth has its materials, and people have their ways of governing. Everyone in the Hundred Schools of Philosophy should also do their own jobs, settle down in their own positions, do their own duties, and get what they want!”
"The inheritance of the Hundred Schools of Thought is the ideology of the sages. If future generations learn from it, they will naturally inherit their aspirations and continue to study in the corresponding fields in order to better benefit the people and contribute to the country.”
"Similarly, the imperial court has its own rules and regulations. The selection of officials is based on their ability and achievements, not from any of the Hundred Schools of Thought.”
"In addition, officials must also act according to the laws of the court. They cannot make decisions based on their personal likes and dislikes based on the theories of the Hundred Schools of Thought.”
" Therefore, the members of the Hundred Schools of Thought should be scholars, not officials. Once they enter the court as officials, they will no longer be scholars of the Hundred Schools of Thought. They should learn the strengths of the Hundred Schools of Thought and work for the public, the people, the country, and His Majesty. They will no longer have anything to do with the Hundred Schools of Thought.”
The meaning of Xu Yan's words was very simple.
The ideology of the Hundred Schools of Philosophy was only academic research, not true knowledge of governing the country.
The members of the Hundred Schools of Philosophy should also continue to study their own theories and thoughts, not run off to become officials. Even when the imperial court selected officials, they should use their abilities and achievements as a reference, not because of which Hundred Schools of Philosophy they came from.
In addition, officials had to strictly follow the laws of the imperial court when doing things. They could not make decisions based on the ideology of a certain school of thought just because they came from a certain school of thought.
The last and most important point.
Xu Yan made a suggestion to Liu Che. From now on, the members of the Hundred Schools of Philosophy could only be scholars and not officials. Once they became officials, they would automatically lose their status as scholars of the Hundred Schools of Philosophy. They would learn the strengths of the Hundred Schools of Philosophy and work for the public, the people, the country, and the emperor. They would no longer have anything to do with the Hundred Schools of Philosophy.
To put it bluntly.
Xu Yan wanted to remove the legacy of the Hundred Schools of Philosophy from the court and push them down from the level of governing the country to pure academic research.
This situation was just like the idiotic law that the netizens in his previous life had summarized.
You should never argue with an idiot. He will drag your IQ down to the same level and beat you with his rich experience!
Now, Xu Yan was playing the role of that idiot.
He knew very well that his theory of the study of things had appeared too late and had only been developed for a short period of time. Even if he could obtain the support of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che, the influence in the imperial court was far from comparable to the other theories of the Hundred Schools of Philosophy.
Therefore, he directly flipped the table and removed the Hundred Schools of Philosophy from the royal court, shifting the battlefield to academic research.
Think about it.
A group of people from the Hundred Schools of Philosophy who had gone astray were competing with a person from 2,000 years later who had taken the path of scientific research.
If they could win, Xu Yan wouldn't need to establish a thousand-year-old saint family. He could just find a piece of tofu and kill himself.
Liu Che's eyes lit up when he heard that. He said excitedly,""Thank you for your guidance, Teacher Xu. I know what to do!”
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