My Brother-in-law is the Prince - Chapter 430

Chapter 430 Big thing

Liu Guan pinched his beard, showing excitement.

But he was muttering in his heart, seven or eight thousand people… Zhang An Shi is crazy, he must be crazy.

However, he didn’t show any dissatisfaction, and he still had a pleasant expression. He lowered his head to look at the numbers on the book, but the more he looked, the more shocking he became.

At this time, Zhang Anshi said: “Grand Liu, let’s go and see those scholars in person. Seeing is believing. You can’t see anything famous just by looking at the books.”

But Liu Guan became excited, and suddenly raised his head to look at Zhang Anshi, and said, “No, no, it’s good to just look at this, you don’t have to go, um…Jin Yiwei behaves very well, I saw the confession here, no, I can’t say yes The confession should be the conversation record. In this conversation record, Jin Yiwei’s Tiqi is very polite, treating each other with courtesy, so convincing people with reasoning, and these scholars, the answers are also very decent, very good, very good…”

Zhang Anshi smiled and said: “I have always taught the captain and Tiqi to do things worthy of their own conscience.”

Liu Guan nodded with a sympathetic look and said: “Jin Yiwei is doing things according to the rules, and the scholars are also willing. It is a blessing to treat each other with respect. If this is the case, then the old man has nothing to be picky about. , if the old man intervenes again, it will be a side effect and meddle in other people’s business.”

Zhang Anshi said: “Mr. Liu has come here, let’s give some pointers. After all, Jin Yiwei are rough people. If there is anything dissatisfied, please ask Mr. Liu for advice.”

“I don’t dare to be a teacher.” Liu Guan said with a smile: “In my opinion, this is very good. It’s just… we need to invite seven or eight thousand scholars? This is not a small number. Jin Yiwei, are you busy?”

Zhang Anshi said with a nonchalant expression: “This is easy. Thousands of households and hundreds of households collect information, and then report it to the Fusi of Nanzhen. After approval, you can apply for a driver. It may be slow.” It will be slower, but the good thing is that you won’t wrong a good person, no, the good thing is that you can choose the best candidate.”

After a pause, the expression on his face became solemn, and he continued: “Grand Liu… you know the current situation, the Ming Dynasty has traveled all over the world, if even scholars are unwilling to serve it, how can it be a model for the soldiers and civilians in the world What? If your Majesty’s ambitions are squandered because of this, we, as subjects, will surely die.”

Liu Guanqian smiled and said, “Yes, yes.”

After speaking, Liu Guan stood up. He didn’t want to linger any longer, so he said, “In this case, the old man should leave. The Ministry of Rites is busy, and the old man has already checked. There is nothing wrong with the Fusi of Nanbei Town! Your Majesty If asked, the old man also meant the same thing. Even if the officials and the princes have some misunderstandings, the old man will stick to his own opinion.”

Zhang Anshi stood up and said, “I’ll give you one.”

Liu Guan nodded, Zhang Anshi sent him directly to the door of the Qianhu Office, and this Liu Guan was about to board the carriage.

Liu Guan looked around at this time, as if thinking about something in his heart.

Zhang Anshi smiled and said, “Does Mr. Liu have anything else to teach?”

Liu Guan quickly closed his eyes, and said with a stiff smile: “No, no.”

As he said that, without hesitation, he quickly got into the sedan chair, smiled at Zhang Anshi, and quickly closed the sedan chair curtain.

Zhang Anshi sent Liu Guan away, and immediately went back to the lobby of the Qianhu Office. The Qianhu Office of Qixia Qianhu followed hurriedly.

Zhang Anshi said without looking back: “How is it?”

“It’s only two cups of tea, and now everyone is willing to go overseas.” Qianhu replied with a blushing face.

Zhang Anshi nodded, and said calmly: “Report to Chen Li, and tell him that after drawing up the number of posts and indicators for scholars everywhere, Jin Yiwei will give them an official position. For example… for teaching envoys, they should be invited to go deep into the barren land Land, the hard work here will be harder, but so many soldiers and civilians go to sea, and they are also going through thorns and thorns, so why is it not hard work? The vassal states also need to build Hongwen Museum to manage and dispatch these scholars. In short…they are both If it is the eyes and ears of Jin Yiwei, it must also be the teacher of the local natives, and it must be controlled by the vassal state.”

The thousand households hesitated and said: “Your Highness, these scholars… I don’t think they are very useful, so why not follow my Qixia’s method and build schools all over the world, wouldn’t it be good?”

Only then did Zhang Anshi look back at him, and then said, “What do you know? When it comes to education, who can compare with these scholars who read the Four Books and Five Classics? The things piled up by righteousness and allusions can teach people to learn from the shallower to the deeper, and can also be logically self-consistent. Qixia can teach engineering and miscellaneous studies, but what the natives lack most is benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, and other knowledge. It’s the minutiae, the most important thing, it’s this.”

Qianhu was reprimanded and didn’t dare to say anything more, so he obediently said yes in a hurry.

Confucianism is really good at education. They have a whole set of education methods. The most powerful thing about it is that although the classics and allusions are so profound that ordinary people can’t learn them, they are good at compiling the Four Books and Five Classics into various Fool’s version, for enlightenment.

Since the Han Dynasty, there have been “Yu Xue”, “Guangcang”, “Wu Zhang”, “Thousand Characters”, “Enlightenment”, “Enlightenment” and “Miscellaneous Fingers” for children and teenagers. , “Difficult Words in Common Sayings”, “Miscellaneous Characters” and so on.

Since then, there have been “Kaimeng Yaoxun”, “Hundred Surnames”, “San Zi Jing”, “Reading Characters”, “Writing Meng Qiu” and so on.

As for various books such as “Spring and Autumn” and “Book of Filial Piety”, once you pass elementary school and can read and write, there will be various classic short stories in history for you to read.

Don’t look at the current scholars, who write articles in a jerky and difficult way, but in fact, the Four Books and Five Classics, and even many Confucian classics, they are best at integrating various historical stories into the books.

In this era of lack of entertainment, it is still a pleasure to read a short story from “Spring and Autumn” every day, or various historical allusions such as “Historical Records”.

This kind of book that compiles various historical legends and stories not only makes people interested in reading books in this era of poor entertainment, but the most powerful thing is that these stories are in line with Confucian values.

That is to say, when you read the story happily, the loyalty, filial piety, etiquette and righteousness advocated by Confucianism will unconsciously penetrate into your heart.

With the cultural achievements that have been continuously tempered for thousands of years, if we put aside the fact that the current scholars are obsessed with the past and only want to take advantage of the stain of reading as rentiers, this generation of Confucianism has been repaired, its education system has been improved, and this value system has been logically The self-consistent saints and great Confucians of the past dynasties do have many things to admire.

There is such a treasure, if you don’t use it, Zhang Anshi might not be able to sleep at night.

Of course, the only problem to be solved now is whether it is the scholars of the pre-Qin period or the Han and Tang dynasties, whether they have something to do. It can be said that without the pioneering efforts of this generation of scholars and overcoming obstacles, there would be no Confucianism today. .

It’s a pity…Nowadays, scholars only use it as a tool to protect their own interests. They hold this thing as a fig leaf, and also as their own weapon, and carry out crazy involution in the eighteen provinces.

If this continues, sooner or later everyone will die together.

So Zhang Anshi felt that they had to be supported.

Just like the Confucian children in the pre-Qin and Han and Tang Dynasties, they traveled around the world to promote Confucianism and went deep into the barren land. Go to the Western Regions, go to Mobei, or even fight against other things resolutely like Han Yu.

Only in this way can they have the possibility of being reborn.

Moreover, it has great benefits for the country and the world.

Zhang Anshi thought of this, and couldn’t help but sigh in his heart.

In order to let the scholars stand up, he really broke his heart. If the sage Kong was alive, he would be overjoyed. He insisted on letting Zhang Anshi inherit the mantle of Confucianism. Anyway, a sub-sage should be given.

So Zhang Anshi said again: “Oh, that’s right, the vassal states should also inform them, don’t mention it too obviously, just say what you mean, and tell them, whoever is willing to make great efforts to promote Confucianism, I, Zhang Anshi More posts will be assigned to countries.”

“Here.”

…

In Honglu Temple.

The vassal kings of various countries have already returned to their vassal towns because they are worried about their vassal lands.

Of course, there were quite a few followers of the vassal state, but they stayed behind, mainly responsible for various business affairs with the Taiping Mansion.

Xie Jin is still here and plans to come back next year.

However, today, there is a meeting full of people in Honglu Temple, but there is a special meeting.

Envoys from more than a dozen vassal states took their seats.

It was Chen Li who came here to visit.

Chen Li sat in a high position, and seeing that everyone was present, he took out a copy of the regulations and taught them to pass them around.

Of course, this charter is burnt after reading it, so after everyone has read it, it is sent back to Chen Li, and Chen Li should burn this charter.

Chen Li glanced at everyone, and then said: “What do you think?”

“This is a good thing. On Luzon’s side, the most lack of manpower is now. No, the most lacking is scholars. The natives are not convinced by the king’s transformation, and the language is difficult…”

“There are a lot of Han people on Luzon’s side, but Java’s side can be called…” Xie Jin immediately understood, and he immediately began to say: “In my opinion, Java’s side needs at least 1,500 people. ”

“Fifteen hundred…” Someone shouted in dissatisfaction: “Why is there so much in Java, which is a tiny place? I am Annan…”

“You, Annan, write Chinese characters, speak Chinese, and learn the Four Books and Five Classics. Why do you need to promote literature?”

Everyone immediately started chattering and discussing.

Xie Jin thought for a while, and it would be disrespectful for him to argue with these people, but at the moment, he looked at Chen Li: “Chen Tongzhi, Jinyiwei, what do you mean?”

Chen Lidao: “Your Highness means that it is better to auction, the highest price wins, no, no, it is not an auction, it mainly depends on the performance of each vassal state, such as how much money they are willing to subsidize to build the Hongwen Museum, this Hongwen Museum Well, everyone knows that in addition to promoting Confucianism, there is also a part of the responsibility, which is to do some things for Jinyiwei. After all, Jinyiwei wants to insert hidden stakes into the four barbarians, but after all, they cannot speak the language of the natives. Work has always been difficult to carry out. But if Han people are hired, the Han people will not be able to penetrate into the interior of the natives.”

“Now… taking advantage of the Hongwen Museum has become an opportunity. In this way, Jin Yiwei can not only secretly support the Hongwen Museum and support these scholars to go deep into the barren land, as a reward, but also take this opportunity to send some people who admire the way of the saint People, secretly recruiting, which not only provides convenience for the vassal states…”

Chen Li paused, then continued with a smile: “After all, you need to have military intelligence when you send troops. On the other hand, sometimes borrowing natives is more likely to cause the country to collapse than using swords and soldiers. His Royal Highness Wuhu County attaches great importance to this matter.” Therefore, it is planned to build seventy-two Hongwen halls in the borders of the world, for the purpose of restraint and dispatching scholars.”

“Everyone knows that information is money. These people go deep into the natives, and what they get is not only military information, but also business information, which is beneficial to Jinyiwei and the feudal states. ”

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, their eyes flickering, dare they come to ask for money?

But after careful consideration, at least for now, all the vassal states are beneficial.

For them, the imperial court is no longer an enemy. Without the support of the imperial court and Jin Yiwei, it is really not easy for them to gain a foothold in the world.

Whether it is the imperial court, Jinyiwei or a vassal state, they have only one enemy, and that is the land states all over the world. Manpower is the most important resource. Whether it is a craftsman, a laborer, a scholar, or even a rotten Confucian, for them, one counts as one, and the more the better.

Xie Jin said immediately: “This is easy to handle. Java side… No matter how much Hongwen Museum needs, Java will support it. It’s just… Can Jin Yiwei make up so many scholars?”

Chen Li said without hesitation: “Your Highness said yes, then it will definitely be possible. How about this, this matter can’t be rushed, everyone first compiles the book and report, and we can discuss it later.”

Everyone nodded, as if they all felt that this was more appropriate.

Afterwards, Zhang Anshi presented several secret memorials to the palace.

Zhu Di got the memorial, but he became a little interested.

This is no longer a matter of scholars going out to sea to drive away these annoying ghosts.

Instead, use scholars to promote etiquette, justice, integrity and shame in the world.

Of course, it’s not just that. In Zhang Anshi’s conception, these Hongwen halls are like the hundreds of households arranged by Jinyiwei in various places. Through these Hongwen halls, a large number of natives who cooperate with them are absorbed. It is also of great benefit to the disintegration of various states.

In fact, there is one more thing. It is not clearly stated in the memorandum that the growth of the Hongwen Museum has, to a certain extent, greatly strengthened the imperial court’s control over the vassal states.

Whenever there is a disturbance in the vassal state, the imperial court will be informed immediately.

Zhu Di took the memorial, thought carefully, and pondered for a long time, and then solemnly handed the memorial to Yi Shiha.

He told him: “This memorial is sealed, and other than that… teach someone to pass an oral order to Zhang Qing. Remember, there is no need to make an explicit edict, just an oral edict. Tell him, this matter…he has full power to deal with it. Right or wrong, I will deal with the aftermath.”

A hint of surprise flashed across Yi Shiha’s eyes, but he didn’t show anything, and immediately said: “Observe the order.”

In the middle of the eighteenth year of Yongle.

At this time, the weather started to get hot.

The long-lost palace examination has begun.

After a palace examination, the imperial court made a list, and Ma Yu, who was at the top of the list, immediately attracted everyone’s attention.

This is the first champion from the north in the history of the Ming Dynasty. It can even be said… since the Southern Song Dynasty.

After all…in the Southern Song Dynasty…there were no scholars from the north to conduct imperial examinations.

Zhu Di is also very satisfied with the choice of Ma Yu.

Ma Yu’s talents and articles are all top-notch. Immediately, the imperial court ordered Ma Yu to compile and write for the Imperial Academy.

Xiu Zhuan is from the sixth grade, and he has won directly on the starting line.

As for the second place in the rankings and Tanhua, they are generally awarded to the editors of the seventh rank, and those who are among the best in the second-class Jinshi are the Shujishi of the Imperial Academy.

Of course, the poorer Jinshi are not even qualified to enter the Imperial Academy. They are often sent to the Six Departments to observe politics.

There is basically no accident in this Hanlin Xiuzhuan. In a few years, it can be called the Hanlin Servant Lecturer and Servant Reader.

It can be seen from this that Ma Yu’s future at this time will almost follow the path of all the cabinet ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and eventually…may be ranked in the center.

All the officials in the imperial court were quite curious about this No. 1 scholar, so they all inquired about him.

Waiting for Ma Yu and all Jinshi to enter the palace to thank him, and then he was appointed by the Ministry of Officials.

Just when many important ministers in the court were planning to find an opportunity to call the number one scholar for a meeting.

On the other side of Wenyuan Pavilion, some Sheren stumbled in.

“My lords… Your lords…”

The Sheren was out of breath, with an anxious look on his face.

Yang Rong and the others heard the movement from the duty room, and came out one after another.

Hu Guang frowned first and said, “Why are you in such a panic?”

The Sheren slowed down, and hurriedly said: “The Ministry of Officials…the Ministry of Officials sent a message…it was said…it was said…something happened…then Matthew Zhuan…resigned.”

As soon as this remark came out, everyone showed disbelief and was shocked.

Yang Rong, Hu Guang, and Jin Youzi looked at each other.

This result was obviously not expected by anyone.

In the past dynasties, there is actually a tradition of resigning from office. Either they feel that their official career is not going well, so they simply retire, and some celebrities prefer to choose pastoral songs.

But the premise of all this is that these people often come from aristocratic families, and there is a way out. And in the official career, he didn’t get a position commensurate with his family background, so he naturally didn’t want to worry about hard work.

Hu Guang subconsciously said: “His parents are still there?”

This is the first response.

Could it be that the bad news came from the parents, so they want Ding You?

Of course, when this remark came out, Hu Guang still felt incredible, because even if his parents died, it should be Ding You, not his resignation.

Ding You said that I will come back in a few years, Your Majesty will reserve a place for me first, and I will come back after I have done my filial piety.

And resigning from office is a one-shot deal. Sir, I quit.

(end of this chapter)