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Chapter 134: The Hero's Twilight (1)

When scholars, a group that is not united and even sluggish, has enemies that conflict with their interests, they can suddenly become extremely united.

Especially after Zhu Yunxiong, the crown prince who rarely made trouble for national affairs, expressed his support for these civil officials, the civil officials in the Ming Dynasty were like he was injected with chicken blood.

In their opinion, whether it is studying or being an official, it is a privilege for scholars. Why should monks enjoy these? In their hearts, Buddha and monks are completely different things. Buddhas can educate the people and manage the country more conveniently. But monks will be greedy, and greed will harm the people.

It is not said that all monks are like this. There are many monks in the world's famous mountains and rivers. However, monks who have achieved enlightenment are pure and have few desires and preach Buddhism. After all, they are a few monks.

The crown prince is here!

In the Jingren Hall of the East Palace, the turtle-bamo lifted the curtain of the side hall and shouted.

In the hall, dozens of civil servants stood up to greet them.

Please see His Royal Highness the Emperor!

Amid the ministers' bowing, Zhu Yunqi slowly walked into the side hall, slightly carried the hem of his robe and walked up to the imperial stairs, and sat on the throne.

All the ministers were calm! Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, "It's not a court meeting, you don't need a big gift!" As he said, he said to the turtle, and show you the seats!"

The civil officials were led by Liu Sanwu, the secretary of the Ministry of Personnel, and then the minister of the Ministry of Personnel Ling Han, the minister of the Ministry of Revenue Fu Youwen, the minister of the Ministry of Revenue Zhao Mian, the minister of the Ministry of Rites Li, the former name of the Hanlin scholar Fang Xiaoru, the Hanlin scholar Huang Zicheng, and the minister of the Hanlin scholar Hu Ji'an, the grand clerk Zhan Tong, the censor of the Inspectorate, Feng Jian, Zhang Gou, Xia Changwen and dozens of others.

Most of these people have official positions in the East Palace. Even Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai and others who were deliberately alienated by Zhu Yunyu were nominally Hanlin attendants.

Although these two people in history were criticized by later generations for instigating Zhu Yunwen to reduce the vassal states and had no practical skills. To be fair, these two people were also truly outstanding in the Hongwu Dynasty at this moment.

Moreover, they also have a characteristic that Zhu Yunyu likes, and they are tik-headed.

People depend on how they are used. For example, Li Jinglong, who can do anything except war, has almost never lost a chain elsewhere. These iron-headed scholars can also become the sharp blades in Zhu Yun's hand.

I'll call you here today, two things!

As soon as Zhu Yunyu opened his mouth, the ministers immediately raised their ears. Before they came, they had already been angry with each other. Today, the crown prince summoned them to remove monks and temples, cancel the duty-free exemption of monks and temples, and investigate the temple property and land.

But now everyone was surprised to say that there were two things.

The first thing is to test the course method! Did Zhu Yunxiu take a sip of tea and said with a smile that reading can be wise, and writing etiquette is the foundation of governing the country. The country can obtain scholars and maintain long-term stability. People can study, but poor families can have noble children.

Since the founding of the National Dynasty, the government has promoted official schools in all prefectures and counties around the world, in order to gain talents for the country. However, in recent years, the results have been very little. The south is better, but the northern provinces have not made much progress.

Zhu Yunxiu looked at the ministers in the hall and spoke slowly word by word. Some people in later generations often said that the old man hated scholars. However, he did not know that the old man valued two things the most, one was people's livelihood, the other was the official school. Even military affairs were not as good as these two.

As a time traveler, Zhu Yunqing knew the benefits of reading, so he also valued it very much.

Today, I asked you to come, and I wanted to tell you about this test method!

After hearing this, everyone first suppressed the surprise in their hearts and began to think carefully.

I looked at the list of memorials from various places last year. Not to mention the land in the south of the Yangtze River, some provinces and prefectures in the northern provinces have not been able to produce a Juren for several consecutive years. What is the reason?

I will report to Your Highness! Liu Sanwu stood up and bowed and said, as early as the 19th Yuan Dynasty, the academic style of the north had declined. Although the imperial court has established official schools in various places since the state, it is not a matter of daily study. Moreover, compared with Jiangnan, in the north, there are few famous teachers' schools except for official schools, so the students are inevitably of varying quality!

Education is a matter that requires high investment. The literary style of Jiangnan has been higher than others for thousands of years. As the saying goes, talented men in the south and generals in the north.

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, there were wars in the north for years, and the various places were not like many prominent families in the south of the Yangtze River. If they hired famous teachers to build schools, there would be no so many seeds of study.

This difference is not big among scholars and juren in various places, but at the level of Jinshi, Jiangnan is far ahead.

What you said is reasonable. Without a famous teacher, the court will send famous teachers. Zhu Yunxiu said, "It is wrong for a son to be a godfather, and it is also wrong for a student to fail the teacher exam. The term of a teacher is nine years, but within nine years, the country has invested so much, but he can't even teach a juren, and it's unreasonable!"

As he said that, Zhu Yunxiu took another sip of tea and continued to say that the atmosphere of studying can be slowly cultivated, but the bad atmosphere of studying or the bad foundation of students should not be used as a reason.

Gu and Grandpa Gu discussed the courses and set up the course test. The teaching in various places starts with counties and is subject to nine-year term. If there are 20 students in county schools during their term of office, three juren will be selected as the best candidates and the teaching institution will be promoted.

If you pass two juren, you will not be promoted or demoted, but you cannot even teach two juren. Don’t use demotion!

There are thirty people in each state. Six people will be the best in the nine years, three are the best, and three are the best, and the three are below, and the teaching will be demoted!

Forty people in the provincial school, nine people will get better after taking the exam in nine years, and four people will be given the same position as the number of people who have been reduced to the position!

What do you think?

After hearing this, everyone was silent for a while. The exam method was actually in ancient times. The country attaches importance to the imperial examinations and will naturally focus on education. Those incompetent teachers will naturally be dismissed and then selected virtuous people.

I agree! Liu Sanwu spoke first.

I will discuss it! Ling Handao, the Minister of Personnel, made a century-long plan to gain talents for the country. Those who are capable should be superior and those who are mediocre should be inferior. This is the case!

Seeing that everyone nodded in agreement, Zhu Yunxi continued to smile and said, "Justice Liu just now, the official schools in the northern provinces lacked the teaching of famous teachers, and this is a little heard of. Famous teachers in Jiangnan were unwilling to go to the north to give lectures, and the official schools could not afford that money, so they asked famous teachers to teach them."

As he said that, Zhu Yunxi smiled and looked at the ministers, so he had already reported to the emperor's grandfather. Starting this year, county schools in all regions will have to allocate more funds to hire famous teachers, build academies, and benefit students!

Suddenly, the civil officials were ecstatic.

The state supports education, which is a good thing that benefits the country and the people. Ten years of tree cultivation, a hundred years of cultivation. Promoting literary education is the ideal of Confucian orthodox scholars.

But there are different voices among the ministers.

Fu Youwen, Minister of Revenue, reported that Your Highness, there are official schools in all counties, prefectures and prefectures in the world. How much do you want to allocate the money?

Since the beginning of spring this year, the Northern Yuan Dynasty has not invaded the border. If there is no major war this year, the military spending will be saved, and allocated to the officials and schools in various places. If the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office of the Five Army have something to say, I will go to sue them! Zhu Yunsheng said with a smile.

Your Highness is kind! Fang Xiaoru and others showed a rare look of excitement. A group of Hanlin scholars knelt down and said loudly, Your Highness is in love with all the students in the world, and scholars in the world must be grateful!

After saying that, dozens of people kowtowed heavily.

Gu has an ideal! Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, "Everyone in the world has books to read, and everyone knows literacy." Gu knew that this idea is difficult to implement. It may not be possible for one or two hundred years. But the same thing is, start from small things, do more, and do more. Accumulate less and benefit the world!"

Your Highness is wise! Praise all the ministers.

At this time, Fu Youwen said, Your Highness, you also said that studying is a big increase. This year's funding is settled, what about next year? What about the year after tomorrow?

Zhu Yunxi smiled slightly, and now he talked about the monk!

Everyone was stunned, how could it suddenly change the topic?

But if the officials who have reached this position are fools, they will understand a little bit in their hearts after thinking for a little bit.

Could it be?

Everyone was ecstatic again. Could it be that Your Highness wanted to use the money from the bald donkeys to give it to us scholars?
Chapter completed!
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