Hou Zhongliang and his disciples have lived in the Jiehe Branch of Yuntai Academy Palace in the past few days and were waiting for Su Dongpo and Wu Haogu to come. However, he was not idle either, but inspecting this academy that looked a bit strange.

This academy is different from all other academies that Hou Zhongliang has seen. This academy has too many "military facilities"! It includes the boxing gym (gym), swordsmanship pavilion, bow and arrow pavilion, horse farm, schoolyard, machinery repair shop, sword forging shop and other facilities. It is simply a military camp rather than a college!

Moreover, according to the provisions of the "Yuntai Academy Charter" posted, the discipline of this academy is too strict, even exceeding the military discipline of the imperial guards!

In addition, the courses in the doctoral program of Yuntai Palace are too strange. In addition to Confucianism, there are also geography, overseas scenery, infantry combat (including infantry combat skills and tactics), cavalry combat (including cavalry combat skills and cavalry tactics), military tactics (strategy), music, painting, poetry, etc.

Why does this academy look a bit like a replica of the Military Science Department of the Privy Council? Is it really appropriate to place it in Jiehe Commercial City?

"For the benevolence of heaven and earth, to live in the people, to preach the great way for the past saints, to bring peace to the world..."

Standing in front of the "Renyi Doctoral Order Building", Hou Zhongliang looked up at the big flag fluttering in the wind and whispered the four slogans written on the flag.

"Mr. Xiangshan," Hou Zhongliang turned his head and looked at Murong Wangyou beside him, "How to explain these four sentences?"

"The arrangement of these four sentences is just for the sake of ease," Murong Wangyou explained, "What should be put in the first sentence is to spread the great way to the holy world! The Renyi Doctorate was established to spread the great way of Confucianism.

The meaning of achieving righteousness for heaven and earth and to live in the people is to spread the Confucian way between heaven and earth and educate countless people, we must sacrifice our lives for righteousness and kill to become benevolence!”

Hou Zhongliang took a breath, "That is... he is willing to achieve righteousness in order to preach?"

"Yes!" Murong Wangyou nodded, "As a doctor of Renyi, you should have this determination to defend the way and sacrifice your life to preach the mission!"

Murong Wangyou said again: "The peace for the world is the last one. Doctor Renyi will be willing to achieve righteousness and spread the great way to heaven and earth, and educate countless people, then the goal of achieving peace can be achieved."

"So that's it..." Hou Zhongliang frowned tightly. He knew that the Yuntai Academy was established to spread Confucianism. But he did not expect that Wu Haogu's teaching Confucianism was to sacrifice his life for righteousness and kill him to be kind. No wonder there were so many courses related to military strategy. These so-called doctors were probably really possible to go to the battlefield to spread Confucianism!

"But can this Confucianism be spread with swords?" Hou Zhongliang thought for a while and asked another question.

Murong Wangyou touched his beard and smiled and said, "Mr. Yichuan made the great way of heaven for Confucianism. Isn't it to compete for territory with Buddhism and the Tianfang Cult? If you want to compete for territory, you will naturally be a doctor holding a sword. Otherwise, you will be hacked to death by warriors from other sects without waiting for you to preach."

What do you mean? Hou Zhongliang was stunned again and again. Why did the Dao of Communication still lead to killing people? Is this a Confucian scholar or a robber?

Hou Zhongliang shook his head and said, "The master created the Great Way of Heavenly Rule to reason, but he never thought of using a sword to compete with people. Besides, if you can use a sword, what's the use of the theory of Heavenly Rule?"

"I can't answer this question." Murong Wangyou just shook his head, "But I know that there are many places in the world that are not so reasonable. If there are no swords in my hand, people will not want to talk to you well!"

"Is this wrong?" Hou Zhongliang said, "As far as we know, the Buddha did not rely on strong propaganda to spread the Taoist traditions, and did he also spread Buddhist principles to the Central Plains and even the Khitan?"

"This time, that time!" Murong Wangyou said, "The disciples and grandchildren of the Buddha had already killed Brahmins and Tianfang scholars in India. The situation in the Western Regions was not good either. Almost all the countries in the Western Regions that believed in Buddhism were defeated. Only one Gaochang Uighur was a vassal of the Khitan, so no one dared to move, so he survived to this day! In the past, our Confucianism had a shortage, so it was difficult to spread the world, so we did not know the difficulties of preaching. But now the great way is complete and should be passed down from all directions, so you will soon know the role of swords and swords in preaching and teaching."

Hou Zhongliang was speechless. He felt that he had no common language with Murong Wangyou in front of him.

Is it just for preaching the Tao? Besides, the way of heaven is just for hearing, and it is still early for morality to become a saint! Those who hear the Tao have not even cultivated themselves, so what qualifications do they have to pass on the Tao?

...

"Yuanhui, Zixu, the official family also wants to invite Confucian scholars from Goryeo and Japan to come to the Central Plains to observe and discuss the Tao!"

One day after Su Dongpo left, Huang Tingjian, who was in charge of the plan at Yuntai Academy, handed over the edict he had just received to Mi Youren and Hua Manshan who rushed over after hearing the news.

"The Confucian scholars in Goryeo are ready-made," said Mi Youren. "As long as someone sends this news to Jiehe Shang City to tell the teacher, the teacher will naturally take Wu Yanchong to Kaifeng Prefecture."

Wu Yanchong hasn't arrived at Jiehe yet, so Mi Youren knows that he will definitely go. Even if he doesn't go, there will definitely be other Koreans, because Koreans have paid the deposit and have to send people to get the goods no matter how they are.

"It's just that Japan is a little trouble..." Hua Manshan shook his head and took over the topic. "We have contacted Master Lin Zheng from Sakukji Temple in Kyoto, Japan, but the contact channels are not smooth."

Master Lin Zheng is Wu Haogu's friend, Monk Fu, who was in Kaifeng Prefecture market in the early years. He is now the host of the Sangkook Temple in Kyoto and is also a figure of the world. However, the national conditions of Japan are a bit strange. There is a "Emperor". He was arrogant on several small islands and was unwilling to establish normal diplomatic relations with external countries.

Huang Tingjian frowned and said, "This time the official family has given us the right to transfer books to diplomacy! If we can contact Japan, our rights to interact with Japan in the future will be ours."

"Diplomatic diplomacy for books" was a special form of diplomacy among East Asian countries during the Northern Song Dynasty. Wu Haogu also wanted to fight for this power for the Yuntai Academy. However, due to the opposition of the prime ministers, he had never succeeded. This time, Song Huizong used the Confucian Taoist ritual to delegate the "Diplomatic diplomacy for books" that connected Goryeo and Japan to the Yuntai Academy.

"Then I'll go to Japan in person!" Hua Manshan has now resigned from the mayor of Tianya Town and has time to go to Japan.

"I'll ask my disciple Fan Zhiwen to go with you." Mi Youren said, "Zixu, if you can make progress this time, it doesn't matter if you can't catch up with Kaifeng's theory... As long as you can bring back a few Confucian scholars or envoys from Japan, you can save your official position."

"Okay!" Hua Manshan, who lost his position as mayor, gritted his teeth because he had no official position. "There is always a way! Even if you cheat, you will deceive a few Japanese officials to come to our Song Dynasty to be the envoy of the Song Dynasty!"

"Okay!" Mi Tori smiled, "No matter whether it was cheated or hired, as long as it is a serious Japanese official, it doesn't matter if there is no clerk. As long as there is the clerk of Dazaifu, you will be told."

...

"Let Su Dongpo come to Beijing. I also want to meet this talented man who has been famous for a long time. Moreover, the proposal of the method of empirical discussion is a grand event of Confucianism. He is the head of Yuntai Academy, and it is also appropriate to go to Beijing to explain.

As for Su Che, let him continue to live in Yingchuan.”

In Chongzheng Hall, the official Zhao Ji finally made a decision on whether Er Su would come to Beijing to participate in the discussion of Taoism.

For this small matter, there was a quarrel in the Chongzheng Hall today. The prime ministers of the new party unanimously opposed letting Er Su enter the court. Their reason was that Er Su, like Zhang Dun, were both factional leaders and villains who formed gangs! If they were allowed to enter the capital, the bad habit of forming cliques for personal gain would spread in Kaifeng Prefecture, which was not conducive to maintaining a good situation for non-party gentlemen. The new party and the old party do not exist now!

Han Zhongyan, a real "lonel" who tried his best to let Er Su enter the capital. His reason was that Er Su was Wu Haogu's teacher and a great scholar who touched Er Cheng's shoulders. Now Wu Haogu and Cheng Yi discuss Taoism is actually Su Jun and Cheng's party discuss Taoism. How can he not let Er Su enter the capital? At least he has to let Su Dongpo come?

Zhao Ji was a little embarrassed to see a group of new parties who claimed to be non-party gentlemen who united to bully Han Zhongyan, the honest man. However, he did not let the Er Su brothers come to Kaifeng Prefecture. Although the new party was domineering, they had to rely on them to make "Liu Mother and Sister-in-law" the next thing. If Er Su were allowed to enter the Political Affairs Hall, this matter would be ruined.

So Zhao Ji finally allowed two Su to enter the court, such as the weak Su Dongpo, to block the tough Su Che from the outside.

After reconciling the old and new party struggles again, Zhao Ji mentioned the pilot project of Lantian Mansion.

"Jingzhao Prefecture reported that a total of 1,000 soldiers selected from Lantian County had arrived in the city a few days ago. Anqing, who should train and manage these thousand soldiers?"

An Tao returned from his squad and said, "Following the old system of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the military soldiers should be under the jurisdiction of the military government. During the Sui Dynasty, it was called the Cavalry Mansion, the Cheqi Mansion, and the Yingyang Mansion was renamed Zhechong Mansion. The military government set up a general or a Duwei. Above the military government, the Wei Mansion was established, and the Wei Mansion was governed by the emperor. I suggest that the military government should be re-established and the Wei Mansion should be governed by the emperor. However, now there are only 1,000 military soldiers, and it is enough to set up a military government first. There is no need to open a military government, but the Palace Front Office can be managed by the Palace Front Office. After the number of military governments increases, it will not be too late to set up a military government."

Zhao Ji nodded and turned his gaze to Prime Minister Han Zhongyan. Han Zhongyan said: "The military palace was first established, and employing people is the key to success or failure, so I suggest that you strictly select the generals of the military palace."

"How to choose strictly?" Zhao Ji asked with interest.
Chapter completed!