The first year of Shaosheng, on the 20th day of the first lunar month, Taixue.

The Imperial College is now different from before. Even though it is still mostly aristocratic families, it has cleaned up those who are ignorant and unstudying and added many poor students. In addition to the repeated rectifications by Li Qingchen, Shen Kuo and others, the Imperial College has gradually improved and the trend of learning and research is getting stronger.

In a school, there were more than thirty young men aged 16 or 17. Not far away, Li Qingchen, Shen Kuo, and a professor and doctorate of the Imperial Academy.

They looked serious and focused, looking at Zhang Dun who was holding a book in front of them and giving a lecture seriously.

Zhang Dun's face was serious and serious, and his teaching was also word by word.

This is the class of the great husband of the dynasty, and everyone pricked up their ears and listened carefully.

"The way to university is to be clear about virtue, to be close to the people, and to stop at the ultimate good."

"Being clear about virtue, being close to the people, and ending in the ultimate good. Being clear about virtue depends on self-cultivation. If the body is not upright and people cannot do it, the rules and regulations will collapse, the world will be in chaos, and the saints will be bound by..."

Zhang Dun held the book, stood in front, took a few steps, recited a paragraph, and then added his understanding and came out loud.

"The Great Learning" comes from the Spring and Autumn Period and is a Confucian classic. Everyone here reads it well and has their own understanding. But as the understanding of the great husband of the dynasty, it is a benchmark.

Zhang Dun himself is knowledgeable and a master of the world, but it comes from his mouth as concise as possible. He is not specializing in studying the classics or doing moral articles, which is relatively pragmatic.

Shen Kuo sat in the back row, and he listened carefully and thought.

Zhang Dun was giving a lecture, and his words and deeds revealed his governance ideas and directions.

The students of the Imperial Academy have now been carefully selected and carefully selected. It can be said that as long as there is no trouble, their future will inevitably be bright.

Therefore, they were very serious. This is the grand husband. His class was not good at listening carefully, and he studied hard and left a good impression. Isn’t it a pity to die?

Zhang Dun held the book and talked in a bit rigid manner for half an hour. He put down the textbook, sat down at the teaching table, and said, "I'm finished speaking, you can ask questions."

The lectures in the Song Dynasty are basically two parts. The teacher first talks and then the students ask questions.

Everyone looked at me, I looked at you, but no one spoke for a while.

They are a new group of students. Because of the annual leave, many people have returned and stayed in the capital. Not many people can be "invited" to listen to the class.

After a while, a student of the sage stood up and asked respectfully: "Grandpa, the student wants to ask about the government affairs, don't you know if it's possible?"

Not only students, but even Li Qingchen and Shen Kuo were serious.

From the "Wang Anshi Reform" of Shenzong, to the "New Party and New Law" at the end of the sixth year of Yuanyou, to the "New Shaosheng Policy" that has gradually taken shape, it has been controversial all the way, and has even been opposed and criticized by most people in the world.

Zhao Xu asked Zhang Dun to give a lecture, and his purpose was to promote the general principles of the "Shaosheng New Policy" and strive for support.

Zhang Dun looked at him and said, "Ask."

The student was dressed very simply and had a lot of patches, but his face was extremely clean. He was a little nervous, so he raised his hand and said in a stern manner: "Dao the student asks the grand grandfather, can the 'Shaosheng New Policy' be successful? The lesson of Anshi's husband's previous journey, why do you still adhere to the 'new law'?"

Li Qingchen looked at the student, his originally tense face slightly calmed down.

This student is quite sensible and does not ask too sensitive questions.

Shen Kuo's expression was as normal. What this student asked was actually what many people wanted to know.

The "Wang Anshi's reform" actually failed after the Shenzong Dynasty stopped the prime minister twice. After the Emperor of Shenzong changed the reign, the "new law" stagnated and collapsed.

After Empress Dowager Gao ruled behind the curtain, she completely abolished the "new law" and was considered a complete end.

Even if the "New Party" hates or is angry, in the eyes of most people today, Empress Dowager Gao actually cleaned up the mess, stabilized the situation in the Song Dynasty, and wiped the butt for the "New Party".

The "New Party" has repeatedly grasped the court again, and the "New Law" has evolved into the "Shaosheng New Policy", and it is about to launch a vigorous reform and reform again.

Zhang Dun looked serious and nodded, saying, "Do you know how to build the Yellow River? The Yellow River has been flooded for thousands of years. From ancient times to the present, it has never stopped governing it, but it has never been successful. Our dynasty has mobilized many troops, and even made it easy to do so several times, and the waters are difficult to resolve. Governing the country is like governing the river. He knows that harsh policies are like tigers, corruption is everywhere, and the people are born and live in water, and the world is full of controversy, just like the Yellow River rolling, the turbid waves are blowing, and the dam may burst at any time and flood the earth. What I and my colleagues need to do is not to achieve complete success, but to take action. The true meaning of the "Shaosheng New Policy" lies in action!"

The young student was stunned and didn't react.

He just asked a simple question, how could it lead to so many?

Also, my grandfather didn’t seem to answer his question, right? Can it work?

Shen Kuo looked at each other with some professors and doctors from the Imperial Academy around him and nodded slightly.

Other students also looked at each other. One student stood up, raised his hand, and said, "Grand Hunter, the student dares to ask, today the Great Hunter overthrows the ancestral system, and future generations will overthrow you. With this repeated repetition, the country and the country are in turmoil, and the country is uneasy, and the country and the people are all major disadvantages. Why does the Great Hunter still insist on this?"

This question is sharp.

Li Qingchen and Shen Kuo frowned, and some professors and doctors moved their butts uneasily.

The ‘ancestral system’ involves too many things, not just ‘ancestral customization’.

The ancestral system is based on etiquette and law. Under etiquette, the word "benevolence and filial piety" is the core, and "filial piety" is the foundation of being a human being.

Isn’t it just that even the laws of ancestors can be overturned?

"Unfilial people" are still humans?

Zhang Dun did not think it was offensive, so he calmly picked up the teacup and drank tea.

Li Qingchen, Shen Kuo and others were waiting quietly, thinking in their hearts, how should they answer if they changed their positions?

The "ritual law" has been passed down for a long time, and the most fundamental one is the "Zhou Li".

In fact, there are many conflicts between etiquette and law and reality. Take Emperor Yingzong’s “Puyi dispute” as an example. It is a conflict between etiquette and law and reality, which is finally compromised.

But this compromise is just a political "reconciliation" and cannot truly resolve the fundamental conflict between etiquette and reality.

In later generations, there was a dispute over the "Great Ceremony Discussion" in the Ming Dynasty, which eventually ended with the complete victory of Emperor Jiajing, and the etiquette and law succumbed to power.

Zhang Dun took a sip of tea and said in front of everyone: "The court and the government have been constantly explaining this question to the government and the public. I have explained it many times, but there are always people asking and asking questions constantly. As the great minister of the dynasty, I cannot help but answer it, so I will answer it again. I won't say that things can change things and bad policies should be changed like this. You say that if we change our ancestors, future generations will change us, and I agree. If future generations want to change, they must change it. Because our "new law" is not a good prescription for eternal times and cannot be cured.

A country of thousands of years. You say, if you change it, it will cause turmoil. Why will it cause turmoil? Who is turmoil? What are they planning? In other words, we are reforming bad policies now, who is stopping, and who is trying to be turmoil? Under the guise of the 'ancestral system', are they maintaining the country or their glory and wealth? We sit here, without any storm, and have no worries about food and clothing. Where do these come from? - the people, only the people. But they can't speak or speak."

Zhang Dun said this and ended abruptly.
Chapter completed!