Kang Hai, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet and Minister of the School, determined the final list of the Royal Science and Technology Awards.

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Chinese studies were obtained by Wang Shouren, because Wang Shouren started his studies of mind and had countless disciples, which had a great innovative effect on Confucianism.

After all, since Confucian disciples Cheng Zhu and others founded Neo-Confucianism, no new Confucianism has been born.

It is obvious that what Zhu Houzhao is talking about is Chinese studies, which refers to all the ideological and cultural studies in China. This category is set up in the Supreme Science and Technology Award in order to develop social sciences and not be neglected by the rise of natural sciences.

Moreover, the Chinese studies here do not only refer to Confucianism, so Zhu Houzhao sets up the Chinese studies award instead of the Confucianism award.

But Kang Hai still chose Wang Shouren, the pioneer of Confucianism, to win this award, but did not choose the poetic masters Tang Bohu, Yang Shen and others. This clearly shows that the Shilin in the Ming Dynasty still focuses on Confucianism.

But Zhu Houzhao did not reject it. After all, the study of mind founded by Wang Shouren after inspiring him is indeed a great progress in Confucianism in his own field. After all, Neo-Confucianism stipulates that people should preserve the laws of nature and eliminate human desires, while study of mind means that people should have their own standards of thinking and judgment.

"Accurate! Let Wang Shouren receive this award, so that the Confucian scholars in the world can understand that when studying, they should be determined to seek innovation, rather than blindly following the ancient times and respecting the saints. All knowledge should be combined with the current situation, and then use their own thinking to be considered as the way to govern words. People's hearts are changing, and morality is also changing. Since the Chinese texts have been written, there have been countless saints, and my great Ming Dynasty must not be without saints!"

Zhu Houzhao naturally supported the spread of the study of mind. After all, he also hoped that the Ming Dynasty readers could take the initiative to think and have their own ability to distinguish right from wrong. Don’t really suppress your own ideas and obey the outlines stipulated in Neo-Confucianism.

"Abide by the order!"

When Liu Jin heard Zhu Houzhao say this, he rated the word "correct".

Kang Hai, who was in front of the emperor, also quickly declared the order.

But when the reward was given to the school, Guo Nan rejected the court's decision to award the first Royal Highest National Science and Technology Award to Wang Shouren!

"Neo-Confucianism is orthodox. It preserves the laws of nature and destroys human desires. It is the fundamental reason for the great rule of the world! The study of mind emphasizes how to rely on personal conscience to understand likes and dislikes. How can it be used as the orthodox study of the court? Wouldn't it lead to great chaos in the world?

Your Majesty has set up a prize for national studies, aiming to promote orthodox studies. Why did the Master of the Pavilion bet on His Majesty’s busyness and not knowing the big mistakes of learning intent, but he suggested that the King of Shouren, who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one

When Kang Hai saw the reason for refuting, he couldn't help but sigh, but the censor of the Sixth Division had the right to refute. Even if he was a minister of the school and a grandson of the cabinet, he could not blame others. He had to summon Guo Nan:

"Your Majesty is not against the study of mind, nor is it not that you don't know the fallacy of study of mind. Your Majesty agrees that I will award this award to Wang Shouren, which is to seek innovation for Confucianism. People's hearts are changing, and morality is also changing. Since the Chinese texts have been written, there have been countless saints, and my great Ming Dynasty must not be without saints. This is Your Majesty's original words. Do you really want to refute it? The world is over. I know that you are the descendant of Neo-Confucianism and are determined to retro, but you must be clear that once this power of refuting is used, it will be dangerous and unpredictable!"

Guo Nan bowed to Kang Hai: "The chief officials did not blame the chief officials for refuting the chief officials' proposals. Instead, they advised him with good words. The chief officials were grateful. But as the saying goes, if the king wants his ministers to die, the ministers must die. Since Your Majesty is not a foolish king, even if he is punished for his death, the chief officials believe that the prince will understand that the ministers in governance should be more beneficial to the country!"

Guo Nan's meaning is very clear, that is, if he was really punished by Emperor Zhu Houzhao for his use of the power of refutation, but he did not resist and died from righteousness, he would understand that the ministers trained by Neo-Confucianism are really suitable for the emperor to use! After all, such ministers are easy to control without their own ideas and can do things obediently. Even if they are executed by the emperor, they will not have any complaints.

Kang Hai could not even refute and just continued to persuade: "I don't know whether you are a true loyal minister or a true loyal minister. I hope Your Majesty understands your painstaking efforts, but you have to think clearly that Your Majesty said that raising scholars for the Ming Dynasty is not raising family slaves, but raising national scholars. You regard Neo-Confucianism as orthodox, so naturally I intend to hope that the court officials will follow the order and obey the rules of nature and abandon human desires. This idea is probably far from what Your Majesty thinks!"

"Preserving the laws of heaven and destroying human desires is not to be a slave, but to be a pillar of the country. No matter how storm and clear the sky, it will support peace for the world!"

Guo Nan said.

Seeing that he said this, Kang Hai knew that Guo Nan believed that those who were educated as old-fashioned by Neo-Confucianism would not really become slaves but became selfless people, so he did not persuade him. He just sighed and ordered: "Transfer to the Ministry of Justice, and the subjects will be the minister of Guo Nan refuted the case that Wang Shouren, who criticized himself as the winner of the National Studies Award! Please give him a sage again!"

Zhu Houzhao didn't expect that his approval to award Wang Shouren as a winner in the Chinese studies category was rejected by the subjects, and he couldn't help laughing:

"It's been so many years, and there is another six-department clerk who refuted my decision and the cabinet!"

"I'm not afraid of death. Your Majesty, see if you ask the East Factory to arrest him directly!" Ma Yongcheng asked.

"Don't worry, if someone dares to refute, he will naturally be ready to die. Even if you cut him off, he will not give in. After all, it is the backbone of my Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Houzhao waved her hand and said:

"What I didn't expect was that I just gave Wang Shouren a prize, which was equivalent to rewarding him with 10,000 taels of silver. What's the strange thing about the king rewarding his subordinates? Guo Nan had such a big reaction and risked his life to refute the court's resolutions that had been criticized by the emperor! It can be seen that this Neo-Confucianism is still not to be studied by the heart!"

"Your Majesty said very much. Everyone in the world knows that Wang Shouren is the pioneer of the study of heart. The ministers of Neo-Confucianism in the court were not allowed to study heartily. Now Your Majesty also wants to set up a national study award, and the first person to reward him is Wang Shouren. Naturally, he is worried that he would tell the world this way that the court would recognize the study of heartily, and the ministers of Neo-Confucianism would not be able to agree. Guo Nan is probably the descendant of Neo-Confucianism!"

The literary attendant on duty, Hanlin, the reviewer of Wen Zhengming, said from the side.

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but sigh: "These civil servants are really uneasy. They are just different ideas. Why do you have to do this? I admit that Neo-Confucianism can cultivate loyal and upright ministers, but it is easy to create stupidity. The study of mind is just right and wrong. I am not a scholar, so I don't ask whether it is right or wrong. I just hope that the knowledge of China can innovate. As for right or wrong, I have time to prove it."
Chapter completed!