[I'm a little out of sorts today...] Ting

The Mid-Autumn Festival in the sixth year of Longyuan seems to be a watershed.

Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, the newly born Neo-Confucian school could only be regarded as a spark, and it was still a dying spark under the pressure of all parties.

But after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the situation changed visibly. First, several newspapers quietly changed the direction of the trend and began to vigorously advocate the necessity of New Confucianism, and tried to characterize those who changed their families from the old Confucianism as "martyrs who carry on the past and open up the future."

Pioneer', not some rebellion among Confucian scholars.

In order to prove this point, these newspapers even published a large number of popular science articles, objectively evaluating the achievements of the Industrial Revolution in the Usi, the current situation of the rapid development and conquest of cities and territories in European countries, and even their imagination of future industrial technology.

Thanks to this, the New Confucian school of thought, which was originally only circulated among officials and scholars, finally appeared openly in front of the public.

The first thing it attracted was, of course, the overwhelming criticism and condemnation from the Old Confucian literati. Many newspapers under the control of the Old Confucian forces even did not hesitate to issue temporary supplements for this purpose, criticizing articles that praised New Confucianism word for word.

The most provocative criticism during this period was the theory of "New Confucianism worshiping foreigners and favoring foreigners" - advocating the methods of foreigners and belittling the ancient methods of ancestors. What is this if not worshiping foreigners and favoring foreigners?

It was also after this article that countless newspapers adjusted their output angles and began to focus on this point.

As public opinion further fermented, people began to discuss the matter extensively, and gradually linked New Confucianism and traitors.

After all, these days, the common people - especially the common people in the capital city, most of them have pride in their hearts as the people of the Heavenly Kingdom, and it is a deep-rooted tradition to look down on the barbarians.

Even if the Navy lost the battle a few years ago, what if the armored captain drove straight north to Tianjin Guard?

Didn't the Tatars rush into Shanhaiguan and seize the Ming Dynasty?

But does this mean that Tatar products are better than those passed down by our Han ancestors?

Tigers and leopards can also eat people, and I don’t see anyone trying to become a beast!

Those New Confucians are so eager to praise foreigners and foreigners, what else are they but traitors who worship foreigners and favor foreigners?

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September 28, the back house of Jiao Mansion.

Placing a thick stack of newspapers on the kang table, Jiao Shun closed his eyes and pressed the Qingming point between his eyes. Although the brightness and stability of the kerosene lamp were better than ordinary candles, reading newspapers for a long time like this would not work.

It still puts a lot of burden on the eyes.

He closed his eyes and meditated while thinking about the gains and losses of the past few days.

Others don't know what's going on, and may wonder why the New Confucianism is suddenly so high-profile, but in his mind, he is like a mirror. This must be Wang Zhe's glimpse of the New Confucianism's majestic appearance through the emperor's attitude towards the assassination.

Opportunity - or even a direct hint from the emperor, so he acted like this.

But how can it be so easy to pick the fruit of burning someone?

It is estimated that those anxious New Confucians never dreamed that the article criticizing the New Confucianism for "advocating foreign things and favoring foreigners" was actually written by Jiao Shun himself and then written by Tan Chun.

After all, many of those data and conclusions were directly excerpted from the Ta Kung Pao. Even if they worship foreigners and favor foreigners, they were the first to worship foreigners and favored foreigners in the engineering school.

Under normal logic, who would have thought that someone would take the initiative to smear their own face?

But Jiao Shun did just that.

Ta Kung Pao is just Ta Kung Pao, and it cannot represent his own views.

Jiao, who has experienced the baptism of public opinion wars in later generations, has never praised foreign barbarians in public - the only person who can catch him in this regard is the emperor himself, but if the emperor wants to target him, there is no need

What is the reason for "worshiping foreigners and favoring foreigners"?

So even if New Confucianism bites back, he is sure to stay out of it.

What's more, New Confucianism may not dare to do this. After all, literati have always been more repulsive to plagiarism than ordinary people. What's more, New Confucianism clearly wants to overwhelm working-study students, so how can they have the nerve to admit that they have plagiarized?

Data and conclusions from Ta Kung Pao?

Therefore, in Jiao Shun's judgment, there is a high probability that New Confucianism can only resist this wave of public opinion offensive.

Who made them want to pick peaches?

If you want to wear the crown, you must first bear its weight!

If Wang Zhe's New Confucian school cannot get over this hurdle, then it would be for the best. If it can barely get over it, with this layer of "advocating foreigners and favoring foreigners" DeBuff, the New Confucian school will be constrained if it wants to develop and grow.

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As for whether the Industrial Society will be affected...

It can only be said that low status has its advantages. No one will evaluate civil servants and craftsmen officials with the same moral level, and no one will think that craftsmen officials learning some foreign craftsmanship will have an earth-shaking impact.

Therefore, even if it is affected, it will not be criticized as much as New Confucianism.

In short, what Jiao Shun has to do now is to add another fire and completely tie the New Confucian school to this pillar of shame.

What method should be used?

Should we simply find someone to write a targeted street interview narrative?

It seems that there is no similar way of writing these days. Most of them are narratives and argumentative essays, and at most they excerpt a few words from famous people or court officials.

At this time, Ping'er came in with ginseng tea and gently placed it on the Kang table. He knelt down on the head of Luohan's bed and stretched out his hands to massage the acupuncture points around Jiao Shun's eyes. At the same time, he asked softly: "Master, if you are tired, I will send someone to go there."

Invite Xiangling and ask her to read it to the master?"

"Forget it."

Jiao Shun closed his eyes and waved his hand, then he measured the tip of her heart with ease and said: "I've seen everything that needs to be seen, and just don't read the rest - besides, Xiangyun has been sleeping early recently, in case of alarm

It won’t be good if you kill her.”

Ping'er had already been kneaded to the bone by him, so he responded to what he said.

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Just as Jiao Shun was thinking about adding fuel to the fire, Tan Chun in Rongguo Mansion was also reading articles in the newspaper.

Although this was not the first time she had tried to manipulate public opinion, seeing that the New Confucian school had become the target of public criticism because of one of her articles, the third girl still felt a strong sense of accomplishment deep in her heart.

This is it, this is it!

Even if you can't stand at the front desk like a man, you can still stir up trouble behind the scenes!

She couldn't help but read those articles, imagining that the person who wrote the articles was kept in the dark and could only fuss over the space, and she felt that her heart was unusually full and happy.

It was not until the dead of night and the waiter's repeated urging that she reluctantly put down the newspapers. While washing, she did not forget to tell her that if there were any additional newspapers, she must buy them back as soon as possible for her to review.

However……

The supplement to the newspaper that came out early the next morning, as well as the articles on it, were unexpected by Tanchun.

Although there were about six or seven newspapers with supplements on the morning of September 29, only one really attracted attention, and that was the "Summer Newspaper" issued by the General Affairs Department.

And the whole article above is to support the New Confucianism.

Tan Chun frowned after looking at it, knowing that this must be the end of the emperor himself. Otherwise, even if Wang Zhe did it in person regardless of dignity, it would be difficult for Xia Bao to open his eyes.

If this happens, things may become difficult to handle.

I don’t know if Brother Jiao has seen this newspaper or if he has thought of any countermeasures.

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Naturally, Jiao Shun noticed the supplementary article in Xia Bao early on.

However, he didn't have time to study the meaning behind it, let alone think of any countermeasures.

Because not long after he got the newspaper, he was notified that Mr. Wang Zhe and Wang Ge were going to inspect the engineering school in person, and they were already halfway there.

As soon as the newspaper was supplemented, Wang Zhe rushed to study engineering. Is this to show off his power, or does he have other agendas?

Jiao Shun couldn't figure it out for a while, but since it was a dignified old man who came to inspect in person, he, the engineering student, must go to accompany and receive the wine.

So I hurriedly switched from the Ministry of Industry to the School of Engineering.

When they arrived, Chen Mingju, the secretary, had already pretended to be powerful and had gathered all the teachers and students in the school on the playground, just waiting for Wang Zhe to deliver an important speech.

When Jiao Shun saw this, he kept silent and quietly found a secluded place, waiting to listen to Wang Zhe's speech so that he could analyze the purpose of his trip. As for preventing Wang Zhe from speaking in public, that was simply not the case.

Something that is impossible to do.

Wang Zhe, who was dressed in an elegant and noble manner, soon appeared on the rostrum. When he took the big iron trumpet from Chen Ming, he even made a joke, and a burst of laughter burst out from below.

However, the number of people cheering was not very large, and most of them came from the imperial examination.

Next, Wang Zhe first affirmed the achievements of engineering from its establishment to the present, and then quickly changed the topic and said that the study of things to achieve knowledge was also advocated by Confucian sages, so engineering should also be classified under Confucianism!

The shock caused by these words was much more violent than before.

The voices of discussion below gathered in one place, almost overwhelming Wang Zhe's lecture.

Because Jiao Shun was farther away, it was even harder to hear what Wang Zhe said behind him. He subconsciously moved closer to the rostrum. After walking about ten or so steps, he vaguely heard Wang Zhe say: "Your Lord Jijiu once submitted a letter."

Your Majesty, I suggest that the School of Engineering should set up special honorary positions similar to those of the Imperial College. I think this suggestion is very good. Firstly, it can attract more talented people to the School of Engineering, so that they can better preach and learn from their professions and solve doubts; secondly, it can also take the opportunity to identify the experts among them.

, talents to prepare for the unexpected needs of the court."

Tsk~

This is almost astonishing!

He obviously wanted the so-called New Confucianism he improvised to seize the high ground by virtue of its advantages in theoretical articles.

But what made Jiao Shun even more vigilant was that he only told the emperor about this, and he was talking about Xu Tuzhi. It would not be too late to bring it out when the work-study students gradually emerge and need to go further.

but now……

Has the emperor sold engineering to New Confucianism, or is he planning to divide and rule?

No matter which one it is, it is certain that the emperor chose to accept New Confucianism in order to promote industrial innovation faster.

The work-study students may not be able to think about it so deeply, but they can roughly guess the idea of ​​the New Confucian school to occupy the magpie's nest, so the audience became more and more uproar.

When Jiao Shun saw this, he took a deep breath. When the audience was in an uproar, he strode to the rostrum, gave a deep salute to the top, and said loudly: "You are so righteous, Mr. Ge!"

As he said that, he turned around and faced the nearly a thousand work-study students on the playground.

Almost instantly, the playground, which was originally bustling with people, became audible.

Not only the work-study students and engineering instructors, but also the teaching assistants and even the officials who came from the imperial examination subconsciously held their breath and focused their attention - of course, they soon realized that they should not be so respectful to Jiao Shun, but it was too late to correct it.

When Wang Zhe saw this scene on the stage, he couldn't help but feel a little fear in his eyes. He had long heard that Jiao Shun had a high prestige in engineering studies - especially after more than half of the second batch of working-study students entered the General Affairs Department and became reserve officials.

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But how can hearsay compare to seeing it with your own eyes?

Jiao Shun looked around the crowd and said loudly: "It is indeed my idea to set up honorary positions in engineering schools, but because I was worried about too much resistance, I never formally submitted it to the court, but it is different now!"

As he spoke, he raised his arm and pointed at Wang Zhe on the rostrum: "With Wang Ge always here, my engineering studies will be able to overcome many obstacles, be meritocratic, and be fair and open!"

He took advantage of the situation and bowed deeply to Wang Zhe again: "Not long after I get off the job, I will submit a proposal to the imperial court to establish an engineering academy to the cabinet. At that time, I will ask Mr. Wang Ge to make corrections."

Since Wang Zhe can raise this matter in public, the establishment of the Engineering Academy in advance is probably unavoidable.

In this case, the only thing that can be achieved now is the conditions for being selected into the Academy of Engineering.

What the emperor wants is to implement his grand plan as soon as possible, and the inclusion of New Confucianism is based on this consideration. As long as the admission standards he sets are more consistent with this premise than the New Confucian standards, then there is a great possibility of winning.

to a certain degree of initiative.

People with the knowledge of later generations may not be able to match top politicians like Wang Zhe in terms of intelligence and sophistication, but when it comes to the ‘innovative’ system, Jiao Shun believes that he will never lose to him!

As long as the specific framework is still built by oneself, even if it cannot completely prevent new Confucian scholars from entering the upper echelons of engineering studies, it will at least provide certain opportunities for promotion to working-study students.

As for whether the dove will occupy the magpie's nest or the ink will be black after that, it depends on each person's ability.

At the same time, Wang Zhe looked down at Jiao Shun, who was saluting him, and roughly guessed what the other person was thinking.

But Wang Zhe was also confident in his heart. Although he was forced to create the New Confucian school due to the situation, Wang Zhe never believed that Confucianism was inferior to engineering. The reason why the Industrial Society gradually gained momentum was entirely due to the emperor's disregard for his decency.

Because of the racket.

Nowadays, the Neo-Confucian Zhengzhong Engineering School he founded lacks "high-end talents". Even if Jiao Shun still wants to try to fight, without the emperor's favor, how can the fledgling engineering students be the opponents of Confucian scholars?

As for the older craftsmen...

Wang Zhe had just observed that they were basically timid and timid, and they were not much different from the subordinate officials he had seen in the past. It was absolutely nonsense to expect them to be able to fight against the new Confucianism that he had carefully entangled!

Since he is sure of winning, there is no need to worry about Jiao Shun, he can just win him in a grand manner.

Based on this mentality, the aloof Wang Zhe showed a condescending smile, stroking his beard and nodding: "I have long heard that Jiaojijiu is not learned and skillful, and I want to know a thing or two. Zhongjiaojijiu got another secret.
Chapter completed!