Chapter 58 A Small Question
Zhang Zonghan was surprised when he saw his son's serious expression. This was the first time Zhang Ji was so serious in front of him. He frowned and said, "Tell me now."
"Father, just because I want to study medicine doesn't mean I have to give up my career path." Su Che said, "You don't have to be so angry."
After hearing this, Zhang Zonghan's expression eased a little, nodded, and said: "But you are on the wrong path, it will be bad for your reputation if it gets out..."
"Father, I want to ask you a small question." Su Che said.
"What's the problem?" Zhang Zonghan looked at Su Che suspiciously.
"It's like this. They say that the four classes of people are scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, and medicine is one of the classes of workers. That's why you don't allow me to study medicine."
"But doctors had a high status in the pre-Qin period and were considered to be at the same level as scholars. Even in the early period of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, when the Central Plains was reunified after the war at the end of the Qin Dynasty, and when the Huang-Lao school of thought was widely practiced, leading to the famous 'Wenjing Administration', doctors also had a high status during these periods."
Su Che felt his father's gaze, not afraid at all, and spoke freely:
"But why has the status of doctors become so low now? Is it that saving lives and healing the wounded has become a mistake?"
Zhang Zonghan couldn't help but frown when he heard this, and he began to explain: "This is naturally because Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty only respected Confucianism, dismissed all other schools of thought, and used Confucianism to educate people! Gentlemen despise witch doctors, musicians, and craftsmen."
Su Che heard this and continued, "But I have studied history books and found from a few words that although Emperor Wu of Han respected Confucianism, he did not abolish all schools of thought. On the contrary, he did not completely destroy their teachings. The works of all schools of thought can be collected and circulated for people to learn and study."
"Emperor Wu of Han also recruited figures from various schools of thought, such as the Legalists, Taoists, Diplomats, and Miscellaneous Schools, by petitioning the emperor, recruiting their sons, selecting their sons, and promoting them from the ranks of petty officials. He let them serve as officials, offer advice, and help him govern the country."
"During the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, the Confucian disciples who were truly respected were mainly Gongsun Hong, Dong Zhongshu and Ni Kuan, while Zhang Tang, Zhao Yu, Zhang Qian, Su Wu, Huo Qubing, Wei Qing, Huo Guang and others did not believe in Confucianism."
"Emperor Wu of Han issued an edict to recruit talents, saying: Extraordinary achievements require extraordinary people. Therefore, a horse may run a thousand miles, and a scholar may overcome the burden of customs and establish merit. A horse that is too strong to be driven, or a scholar that is too weak to be driven, is just a matter of controlling them. The prefectures and counties are ordered to look for officials and people with outstanding talents and special qualities who can become generals, prime ministers, or even envoys to remote countries."
“This is the way of combining the best of all schools of thought.”
"In this way, the Qin Dynasty's unified writing system, unified wheel gauge, and unified customs, and the Han Dynasty's exclusive Confucianism, are all the basis for great unification. They are about unification in thought, not the rejection of the scholarship of the Hundred Schools of Thought."
"Emperor Xuan of Han also said: The Han family has its own system, which is originally a mixture of hegemony and kingship."
"But why did the idea of respecting Confucianism and rejecting all other schools of thought come out later? And why did it spread so widely and was regarded as a guiding principle?"
As soon as these words were spoken, thunder roared in the clear sky outside the house. The next moment, dark clouds gathered, heavy rain poured down, and the wind howled. The candlelight in the house flickered, and Zhang Zonghan's face kept changing under the candlelight.
Su Che's words were almost equivalent to exposing the Confucianism's huge lie, challenging the entire orthodox status of Confucianism, and giving the Hundred Schools of Thought, which had become dead, a chance of revival.
How could Zhang Zonghan, who was once a Confucian official, listen to such words?
If it were anyone else, they would have wanted to draw their swords and stab him, letting these words be buried in the ground along with him!
It just so happened that these words were said by his son, and they left him speechless and he dared not give a direct answer.
"Who told you these words?" Zhang Zonghan looked at Su Che in surprise and doubt, and asked with a very ugly expression.
"I read these in books, so I inevitably have some doubts. That's why I want to seek answers from my father." Su Che said.
In fact, apart from Su Che, other people can also see and think of these problems.
Even Zhang Zonghan was like this. He had some doubts, but the problem was...
As a Confucian scholar, he had to "go with the flow". Even if he saw something, he would pretend not to see it and dare not think deeply about it. After all, as a vested interest, who would go against his own class?
There is a saying that goes, "The butt determines the head." No matter where you sit, your perspective and stance on the issue will be affected by your position.
Su Che's words were not based on any interest perspective at all. He simply raised a question, a question that Zhang Zonghan could not answer!
Zhang Zonghan's face looked very ugly. After a long while, he slowly said, "Ji'er..."
Su Che raised his eyebrows when he heard the name and almost couldn't help complaining. His name was Zhang Ji, which was fine, but the problem was that adding the "er" after the name made it sound wrong.
However, people in this era obviously don't have this kind of consideration. Zhang Zonghan doesn't think there is anything wrong with this. He said seriously: "There are many unanswerable questions in this world. This is the basic rule of the world. Once asked, it is easy to lead to fatal disasters."
" You can talk about this problem in front of me, and I won't pursue it, but you absolutely cannot talk about these problems casually outside, understand?"
"I already know about your idea of studying medicine. Since you have an interest in this area, it's okay for you to learn it as long as it doesn't affect your career."
"I will introduce you to a famous teacher. You can learn medicine from him and seek the truth. Don't think about these strange questions in the future."
Su Che: “…”
The Chinese are always willing to compromise. For example, if you say that the room is too dark and you need to open a window, they will definitely not allow it. But if you advocate removing the roof, they will compromise and be willing to open the window.
Su Che's father would not agree to let him study medicine, but when he proposed that Confucianism should be the only school of thought and all other schools of thought should be rejected as rumors, his father immediately agreed to let him study medicine.
Zhang Zonghan probably thought that it was because Su Che had read too many books and they were too diverse. It was normal for him to have wild thoughts when he had no way to vent his energy. Since he couldn't be an official for a while, if he could find him an amateur activity to distract himself, perhaps he would not think about those problems.
In this way, under the recommendation of his father, Su Che became a disciple of Zhang Bozu and learned medical skills.
…
at the same time.
In the Qi Ling space.
A figure suddenly appeared. It was Zhang Jiao, who had been struggling for a while and finally couldn't help himself. He quickly came to , looked at the words on the Book of Spirit Contract, and his frown slowly relaxed.
"It's actually that Medical Saint?"
"It seems that I was rejected by the King of Western Chu before?"
"Well, it's a good thing that he was rejected. Otherwise, according to the Overlord's personality, you did better than him, but you couldn't get his approval. Then the simulation would be in vain, and the boy would be a little disappointed."
"The difficulty of this Medical Saint is also not low. How to break through depends on your own choice."
"He was not confused at all. He directly interfered from the beginning."
"That's correct. Those three options all seem to be traps..."
"This answer is quite appropriate, and this question is even more beautiful. Haha, it really seems like a question you can ask, directly questioning Confucian orthodoxy right from the start!"
"That's called full aggression!"
"Give you a little Su Che shock!"
Seeing this, Zhang Jiao was very much looking forward to the subsequent development and wanted to see what Su Che would do!
