Among the many slips left by Li Si, the one that moved Li Yuan the most was this memorial. However, it looked a little older, and even the bamboo slips themselves were turning yellow.

It can be seen that this is a document that Li Si wanted to present to the First Emperor in the early years. For some unknown reason, it was not presented. However, the matters that need to be stated in the bamboo slip are closely related to the current drastic changes in the Xinqin Dynasty.

"Educate everyone without discrimination, set up public schools, and recruit poor children——!" This is the content of the memorial. It talks about breaking down the boundaries of status in the Qin State, opening public schools widely, so that every Qin person can enjoy education and literacy

It should be said that as a disciple of Legalism, Li Si was able to incorporate the Confucian teachings of Confucius into his memorial, which is a surprising move.

But it is a pity that Li Si did not persist to the end.

However, Li Yuan was deeply touched by his opinion on popularizing basic education.

This time, the riots by the ignorant people in Hanzhong were superficially caused by the rioters being deceived by Ying's cult legends, but fundamentally speaking, it was due to weak basic education. In other words, the people did not have much education.

When seeing unexplainable astronomical and natural phenomena, they attribute them to the mischief of gods and demons, and this just gives opportunists like Ying an opportunity to take advantage of it. Therefore, if you want to curb rebellion and rebellion in Qin, you must

The people must be given the right to be literate.

Public schools in Da Qin.

After several rounds of fighting, it has long been abandoned.

Officials responsible for education in counties and counties are generally held by both Lingshi and Gongcao. However, with the ups and downs of the Qin State, the original institutions have long been broken, and after the new officials were in place, they were busy dealing with the complex situation.

daily affairs, in comparison, the work of education has indeed been neglected.

Of course, this is also related to Qin's current national strength. Xin Qin, which has just gained some confidence, is still unable to fully popularize education in all counties, not only because of financial problems, but also because of lack of manpower.

Legalism is the governing theory of the Qin Dynasty.

However, there were not many disciples who inherited the Legalist teachings in this era. Among the hundreds of schools of thought, the largest number were Confucian scholars, followed by the Lao-Zhuang school, and then the strategists. Most of these people belonged to the Guandong family, and the Yao family

It will take a little time for them to serve Qin sincerely.

After reading Li Si's posthumous works, Li Yuan for the first time had a deeper understanding of this famous Qin prime minister who had mixed reputations and reputations. Generally speaking, Li Si was a talented person with character flaws. He was not that kind of person.

A person who is able to devote himself to his ideals. When his actual interests conflict with his ideals, his choice is to tolerate and retreat.

With such character weaknesses, during the reign of the strong-willed First Emperor, the monarch and his ministers were one strong and the other weak. They complemented each other perfectly. However, during the reign of Qin II, Zhao Gao was waiting for an opportunity to seize power, and Li Si was forced to a dead end through forbearance again and again.

What happened next to the Qin State was not only a personal tragedy for Li Si, but also a tragedy for the entire Qin State.

How to open public schools widely, absorb talents from all walks of life, and cultivate Qin's own elites with limited financial resources is something Li Yuan needs to consider in the long run.

Shenwuhou Mansion.

Chen Ping and Li Zheng, two important ministers who had stayed behind, were summoned by Li Yuan to the study room of the palace respectively. Small-scale discussions like this were necessary. After all, Li Yuan's teaching proposal was just a proposal. How to implement it specifically? During the implementation process

What difficulties will be encountered remain to be demonstrated.

"As for public schools, I have an idea. According to the current financial resources of each county, it is impossible to establish them universally. However, we can conduct pilot projects in some large counties. In this way, the money spent will not be too much. As for

Children from poor families can be guaranteed by the three elders of the county pavilion. As long as they perform well in the exams, they will be exempted from the cost of food and accommodation. Of course, like the state-stipulated corvee waiting in the absence of a formal official, there will also be

Continue to perform." Li Yuan said.

"Marquis Wu, the key to establishing a public school is teaching. Now all the talented people in each county have been discovered. Except for those who live in seclusion in the mountains or run their own private schools, we really

It is difficult to find suitable teaching talents." Li Zheng looked confused.

As Chen Ping's assistant in domestic affairs, although Li Zheng has been troubled by Li Si's funeral these days, he is still very familiar with some specific situations in political affairs.

"How about this, order all counties to post announcements in the county towns to encourage knowledgeable people from all walks of life to join in running schools. As long as they are really knowledgeable, everything else can be ignored and ignored?" Li Yuan thought for a while and said.

"Then what if it's the remnants of the rebels, or Confucian scholars, or those rhetorical debaters?" Chen Ping asked.

"Don't worry about these. When a Confucian scholar comes, let him lecture on Confucianism. When a debater comes, let him lecture on the art of eloquence. As for whether the students are willing to listen to what he speaks, that is left to the students themselves.

Choose, in this way, this gentleman's problem should be solved." Li Yuan said.

"Marquis Wu, I'm afraid this is inappropriate. The Qin Dynasty governs the country by law. It would be terrible if these gentlemen talk nonsense and shake the foundation of the Qin State." Chen Ping shook his head.

"Prime Minister Chen, you are a bit preconceived. When you were studying in Wei, you did not learn any legal skills. Now that you are the Prime Minister, why are you suspicious of the theory of hundreds of schools of thought? The theory of hundreds of schools of thought?

Every school has its own essence, and of course there is also some dross. When we set up the official school, Mr. Professor, we want to pass on the essence of the hundreds of schools of thought, and we can restrict those things that are out of date in the lesson plans. At the same time,

, let these gentlemen speak as little or as little as possible." Li Yuan smiled and replied.

"Since Marquis Wu is confident, I will take care of it right away. I will leave this matter to Lieutenant Li personally." Chen Ping nodded and agreed.

Li Zheng is the son of Li Si and the current leader of Legalism. Having him take the lead in running the school can play his role as an academic leader. At the same time, with his identity, he can also suppress those who try to verbally

A lucky guy.

A riot in Hanzhong.

It unexpectedly triggered Li Yuan's reflection on Qin's education system.

The subsequent impact of this school opening will become more and more obvious in the next few years.

However, Li Yuan could not care about these long-term things now, because an urgent report sent back from the Wuguan Military Intelligence Department allowed him to explore the truth about the Hanzhong riot.

Yan Le entered Hanzhong as early as the end of December. He had also traveled to Hanzhong in his early years as a knight-errant with a sword. This time he returned to his old place, and he only brought a few confidants with him. However, he went deep into the chaos again and again.

During the discovery, Yan Le found signs that there were people from Chu mixed in the mob.

The next more detailed discovery surprised him.

Guo Ting and Zhang Ping appeared in the ranks of refugees. Although these two people were not ranked high on the list of Qin's love affairs department, as former generals of the Han army, Yan Le remembered their names clearly.

Yan Le, who felt that he was getting close to the truth, was excited and sent more people to sneak into various places in Hanzhong. At this time, Yingshi, an old pious woman, appeared in a high-profile manner.

Win's.

Others may not know much about what she did in Xianyang, and Li Yuan's hatred for this old godly woman who ruined his relationship with Ying Yushu, but Yan Le knows it very well.

At that time, it was he who ordered Yingshi and his son to be pushed down the Weishui River, causing the illusion that they fell into the water and died. Now a year has passed, but he does not want Yingshi to come back as a magic witch and bring trouble to Qin.

a serious threat.

"The rioters in Hanzhong were led by the Shenwu family. According to the scouts' investigation, this blind so-called shaman was undoubtedly the Ying family. In addition, traces of the former Han army generals Guo Ting and Zhang Ping were also found among the refugee army.

It can be judged from this, and we do not rule out the possibility of Han Dynasty rebellious people causing chaos in the middle——!"

Seeing such a military intelligence report from Yan Le, Li Yuan finally couldn't sit still.

After some thought, he decided to lead his pro-military troops from the direction of Lantian Pass to the Wuguan area. On the one hand, he urged all ministries to step up the encirclement and suppression of the remnants of the refugees. On the other hand, he also wanted to know more about those who participated in the Hanzhong riots.
Chapter completed!