Send a Grand Secretary who is actually the Prime Minister, plus an Earl to escort the King of Goryeo back to his country to succeed the throne? And also take a group of noble children who claim to be going to the sea for training, visit Goryeo by the way, and prepare to sail to other countries in the world in the future
If those young men who surrounded Duke Zhang Rui of Chu a few days ago, and a group of them rushed to the public school to seek advice from Zhang Shou, and then made a commotion in his own home, were just rumors, then this was like a bolt from the blue, shocking all the court officials.
After being invited back to the Qianqing Palace, Confucius did not go to the cabinet when he came out. Instead, he returned home without saying a word, only sent a note asking for leave, and then closed the door to visitors. This obvious attitude of making a scene, or expressing protest, immediately caused a thousand waves, and it was unknown how many small circles were shaken.
After all, this was not just a cabinet position, but also a whole line of countless positions - although it was not really a case of one rise and one fall, but if Confucius really fell, his students, friends and fellow villagers would naturally be very upset. So, on that day, someone impeached Confucius for abusing his power... In the end, the memorial fell on deaf ears and was kept in the palace without being sent out.
This ambiguous attitude immediately attracted more people to test the waters. Of course, they did not all come to impeach Grand Secretary Kong, but some people righteously criticized the emperor for being excessive - saying that Goryeo was a small country, and even if they were to be punished, they did not need the head of the civil service and the meritorious officials to go together, and even if they were to enthrone the king, it was just a trivial matter...
As more and more memorials were kept in the palace and not sent out, some tried to guess the emperor's intention and stand out, some tried to slander Grand Secretary Kong and send the leader of their own party to the cabinet, some tried to protect Grand Secretary Kong... By the way, although Grand Secretary Kong closed the door to visitors, he had specially informed his confidants and asked them to restrain themselves and keep quiet.
As a result, the tone of chaos became more and more intense, but those who jumped up and down were mainly low-level officials, while the middle and high-level bosses either watched from the sidelines or did their work calmly. In short, they had an attitude of non-participation, which made the court like a hot oil pan on one side and a stagnant pool of water on the other.
Zhang Shou, a man with only the title of Imperial Academy lecturer, was eventually unable to stay out of the incident. Some people pointed the finger at his previous memorial, fiercely accusing him of the idea of rebuilding a new school purely to seek favor and fame, with ulterior motives. How could a person in a high position learn the skills of a boatman
Then, there were memorials criticizing the mathematics taught by Jiuzhangtang for involving the exclusive domain of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory. Then, civilians wrote letters claiming that the great changes in the stars in the sky were a sign that the ruler was deceived by treacherous officials...
Having received modern scientific education, Zhang Shou was very dismissive of the so-called interaction between heaven and man. In addition, astronomical observation was limited by technology even in his time, let alone now. He was not good at calculating the calculation of solar and lunar eclipses, so he never taught anything about this aspect. He also sneered at the idea that astrology could affect the rise and fall of government affairs.