Li Xiu met two groups of children fighting, but the cause was just a small conflict. So after scolding the two children for the first few words, he asked someone to bring some snacks for the children. As a result, the children who were still in a group just now sat together and talked and laughed to eat snacks. After all, they were all children, and the conflicts came and went quickly.??

Looking at the children eating snacks not far away, Li Xiu smiled knowingly and did not disturb the children anymore. He turned around and walked upstream along the river. In a short while, a huge manor appeared in front of him, which was the villa of Princess Pingyang before, but later it was given to Ma Ye and became the home of Princess Ma Ye and Princess Guanghua.

Li Xiu came to the living room of Ma Ye’s house. After a while, Ma Ye walked in lazily from outside and said, “Why are you free to come to me? That little guy is okay, have you ever named him?”

"I'm also worried about the name. Why don't Uncle Ma, please help me get a name?" Li Xiu said with a smile. The relationship between Ma and Princess Guanghua is very good, so after he came back, he stayed at home with his wife every day.

"I am just a rough man. You should think about it yourself, so as not to make my name too unpleasant. Let the child blame me in the future!" Ma Ye waved his hands when he heard Li Xiu's words, and he didn't want to take over the hard work of Li Xiu.

"By the way, you are not at home with your baby daughter, why did you come to me for no reason?" Mr. Ma was probably afraid that Li Xiu would ask him to help naming again, so he immediately changed the subject.

"I'm not thinking about my daughter's name at home, so I came out to take a look. But I actually encountered two groups of children fighting, one of which was from Wuzhizhuang. But I was also a little surprised. Why didn't these children go to school and actually ran around outside?" Li Xiu explained with a smile at this time. At the end of the conversation, the smile on his face slowly calmed down.

"They are not willing to study in private schools in the village. In addition, the men in the village often go out to business and have no time to care about them, so they all have developed wildness and cause trouble outside all day!" Master Ma couldn't help but curse when he heard this. Wuzhizhuang was all his old brothers and subordinates, so when he heard the children in the village fighting outside, he couldn't help but be very angry.

"Uncle Ma, did you pay for the private school in the village to build the same money?" Li Xiu also asked seriously at this time. Although he often went to Wuzhizhuang, he didn't know much about the situation there.

"No, you also know that the people in the village are all my old subordinates and brothers. They followed the caravan and made a lot of money. Some people attach great importance to their children, so they discussed and paid money together, hired a teacher to build a private school, and let their children go to school. But you also know that most of the brothers in the army are from poor families and have no knowledge. Many people even think that it is enough to let their children wear warm clothes and eat enough. In addition, they often go out and have no time to discipline them. As a result, most of the children in the village do not study." When Ma Ye said the last, he couldn't help but shook his head helplessly.

Although scholars are very respected, in the Tang Dynasty, most people were not educated. Even if they were parents, they only had the concept of raising children, but did not have the concept of teaching. It can be said that most children were in a state of free-range clothing. Even in a farm like Wuzhizhuang, which is not short of money, many children did not go to school. After all, there are still a few children who really like to study, and most children prefer to play.

"This is not a good thing. When I saw those children just now, I was thinking about this issue. Not only were the children from Wuzhizhuang, but also the children from nearby tenants, all of whom were running around like wild children. This was not a solution. So I think it would be possible to build a large private school so that all the children around me would come to school!"

At this time, Li Xiu finally expressed his thoughts just now. Education is a century-old plan. If you want to continue the prosperous Tang Dynasty, you must cultivate more talents for future generations. In the past, Li Xiu had no time to think about these things. Now external threats have been eliminated, so the rest naturally needs to start laying a solid foundation from the inside.

"Build a large private school so that all the children around you can come to school?" Ma Ye couldn't help but look at Li Xiu in surprise and said, "This idea is really a bit bold. Although the imperial court also has similar public schools, due to financial shortage, most of the public schools in various places are in name only, and even if children go to public schools, they can't learn anything in the end.

"Yes, Zhuge Liang once said: No learning can lead to broaden his talents, and no ambition can lead to learning. He also said: The New Year and the Times are flying, the intentions and the sun are gone, and then they will become wither and fall. Most of them do not follow the world, and they are sad to keep the poor house. What will happen if they let those children play and play all day long, how can they become pillars of my Tang Dynasty in the future?" Li Xiu said with a serious expression at this time.

After having children, Li Xiu also read many works related to education left by his predecessors. Both of Zhuge Liang's words above come from his "Advice of the Son". The first sentence explains the role of education, and the second paragraph explains from the opposite perspective that if a child is not educated, he will become like a dead branch and a broken leaf in the future, and will have no use to himself or society at all. What's the use of sighing at that time?

"This idea is good, but if the imperial court has set up public schools in various places, if we run such a large private school, will people attack you?" Ma Ye was still worried at this time. At this position, Li Xiu might be stared at by every word and action, so he had to be cautious.

"What's the matter? The court has a public school, and it's not said that it will not be allowed to set up private schools. Uncle Ma, think about it, which of those aristocratic families does not have private schools. It is said that some private schools are not even as good as the imperial schools in the court. In comparison, what is it that I can build a private school for children from caravans and tenants?" Li Xiu said indifferently at this time.

Seeing that Li Xiu had made up his mind and Ma Ye thought what he said made sense, so he didn't stop him anymore. But then he thought of another question and frowned and said, "This private school is good. The old brothers in Wuzhizhuang are not short of money, and they don't need the children at home to help with their work. It is definitely okay to let the children there go to school. Anyone who dares not come will beat him. However, the children of the tenant family are generally treated as half an adult and have to work on their daily lives. I'm afraid it's not easy to let them send their children to the private school to study, right?"

"This is a big problem, but there is no solution. Now with the promotion of corn and sweet potatoes, as long as our tenants are not too lazy, they will definitely be fine to have enough food, so there is no need for the tenants' children to work every day. Moreover, I plan to provide a free lunch in the private school, and the private school does not charge any fees. In this way, a group of tenants' children should be able to study." Li Xiu thought for a while and said.

"Actually, if you ask me, you don't have to do anything more. Anyway, your private school is not only a few days. When the first batch of children who are studying leave the private school, even if they pass the imperial examination, they will definitely be much better than those wild children who don't go to school. At that time, others will naturally rush to send their children to your private school!" Ma Ye nodded after hearing this.

Seeing that Ma Ye agreed, Li Xiu was also very happy. He discussed the details of opening a private school with Ma Ye. In fact, there was nothing to discuss. It was nothing more than Li Xiu paying money and then choosing a place to build a private school, and then hiring some teachers to teach children. Of course, he might provide some guidance and changes to the teaching of private schools, but these are things that will happen in the future.

"By the way, are you free during this period?" At this moment, Mr. Ma suddenly hesitated and asked.

"Uncle Ma, what's wrong with you?" Li Xiu hurriedly asked when he saw Ma Master's appearance. Ma Master is not a mother-in-law's mother's person, and it is definitely not a trivial matter for him to show such an expression.

"Actually, it's nothing. Didn't Your Majesty agree to let Guanghua reunite with her son after destroying the Turks? I've asked Your Majesty for instructions before, and he agreed, so I want to find time to go to Luoyang and then take Guanghua's son back so that she won't suffer the pain of separation from her mother and son again." Ma Master sighed at this time and said, "He could not have children, so he also regarded Princess Guanghua's children as if he had already given up, especially the hatred was extremely favored by Ma Master.

"So this is the matter. No problem. Luoyang is not far away anyway. When will you set off? I will go with you when you go!" Li Xiu heard that Ma was preparing to reunite Princess Guanghua and his son, and immediately nodded. Ma had no relatives around him, so he was the closest person he was, so he should help him.

After the main talk, Li Xiu chatted with Mr. Ma for a few more gossips. In addition, Li Xiu also told him about his conversation with Wei Zheng, hoping to get advice from Mr. Ma. However, when it comes to Wei Zheng, Mr. Ma was also very troubled. After all, this was a tough bone. If Li Xiu wanted to persuade the other party to change his mind, he could only leave it to fate. He couldn't help.

By noon, Li Xiu wanted to say goodbye and go home, but Princess Guanghua suddenly came out to stay and insisted that Li Xiu try her cooking skills. Master Ma also advised him to stay. In the end, Li Xiu had to have a meal at Master Ma. All the dishes were in charge of Princess Guanghua. It's true that Princess Guanghua's cooking skills are not as good as Yue Chan, but they are also quite good. No wonder Ma has gained several times after getting married.

After dinner, Li Xiu said goodbye and left, but when he arrived at the door of his house, he suddenly saw a group of people running towards the official road not far away. The person he was actually Li Xiu's old acquaintance Tang Jian.8
Chapter completed!