Wanli Xinming

Chapter 338
Zhang Siwei thought it was the most reliable book, but after going up, it was thrown into the sea, and he was actually kept by the emperor.The Prime Minister's head was buzzing, and he went home and asked Mr. Jiang Chunxi, his aide: "What do you think is going on with our emperor? Could it be that he has other ideas for the crown of Prince Luo?"

Zhang Siwei asked the Vice-President of the Political Affairs Office to draft the memorial, which was also drafted by Mr. Jiang. He heard the words and pushed the tortoiseshell glasses on the bridge of his nose, frowned and said, "It shouldn't be! People at home and abroad have long favored Prince Luo, Your Majesty. It's also very good for the middle palace, it's a logical thing-" sipping the flower, also puzzled.

Zhang Siwei sighed: "The emperor has kept this memorial, and the news cannot be concealed. Within two days, there will be a censor and a copy of the affairs, forcing the emperor to determine the people's hearts early. Alas, if there is no political affairs hall. This one, it won't be too much trouble. Now the trouble is big, you said that the emperor is not bullshitting—" He wanted to say what the emperor was bullshitting, but Jiang Chunxi didn't dare to ask.

Not to mention that Zhang Siwei couldn't get to the point, all the courtiers who knew the above-mentioned documents of the political affairs hall also turned their minds, saying that the emperor started to play cards out of common sense again, and he didn't know what kind of moth he was going to make.It would be good if the Prince of Zhongxing was alive, but if the emperor was unreliable, he would go back directly.Now that the prime minister is not good enough, he dare not ask the emperor what he meant.

In fact, the emperor did not intend to hold his fist and let everyone guess, and soon Zongzheng, who was in charge of the clan's house, wrote the book for Prince Zheng. He said that since the reform of the clan, the children of the clan have been educated in the clan school, and they still need to pass the exam. Dropping two ranks to the rank of rank - royal children can only go to a private school, which is not normal.

Although the teachers of this private school are among the best in the world, the fact that the children of the royal family do not go to school has a great impact on their character. The so-called being born in a deep palace and growing up in the hands of a woman is no joke, and it is very detrimental to the growth of the royal heir.Therefore, it is suggested that His Majesty set up the "Zhanshifu School", which is specially designed for the students of the East Palace - to choose school-age children from the families of the imperial clan, nobles, and civil and military officials to go to school, so as to give the emperor an environment where he can grow up normally.

This memorial entered the political affairs hall, and Zhang Siwei knew at a glance that the emperor had asked the question.It stands to reason that the education of the crown prince is the emperor's family business, and the emperor can do whatever he wants.But in fact, it has been the practice of the state for many years that the initiative in the education content of the crown prince is in the hands of the courtiers, mainly the cabinet.If Zhang Siwei stood firmly on the emperor's side in this regard, he would definitely lose a lot of points on the courtier's side.

In the Ming Dynasty, from Taizu Jianji until the middle of Ming Dynasty, he taught the prince that there was actually a special institution - Zhanshifu.There are Zuochunfang, Youchunfang, and Economic and Trade Bureau departments.

In order to avoid conflicts between officials and courtiers in the Eastern Palace, and even the emergence of a second political center, the Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang carefully selected his people, honoring the old minister and taking the post of Zhan Shifu.That is, "I am now enacting legislation to make the provincial and Taiwan governors and the officials of the East Palace praise and assist. The father and son are one, the monarch and the minister are united, and the commoners have little trouble with each other." - Zhu Yuanzhang's setting learned the lesson of the "witchcraft disaster" in the Han Dynasty. , it should be said to be very successful.

But no matter how good the system is, it is useless if it is not implemented well.After the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the increasingly lazy emperor led to the expansion of the cabinet, and the crown prince's education power was transferred from the Zhanshifu to the cabinet.The Zhan Shifu was in vain, and the official positions such as the left and right Chunfang became the transition stage of the Hanlin Prime Minister, and became a virtual position on the fast track for promotion, and it was not related to the prince at all.

The crown prince does not have the management of Zhan Shifu, so he can only do one thing: go out to study, also known as lectures.The Wenhua Hall was set up as the place where the prince taught and read, and there were lecturers, assistants, companions, and exhibitionists. Generally speaking, the lecturers were served by great Confucians, and the assistants were served by young Hanlin.

The course starts from the "Four Books", including riding and archery exercises, and reviewing cultural lessons at night.This cultural class is reviewed once every three days, and it must be thoroughly familiarized. After the four books and five classics are finished, the prince will also grow up and become a qualified monarch in the eyes of a civil servant.

Judging from the actual performance of the Ming Dynasty crown prince after he ascended the throne, although this educational system cannot be said to be a complete failure, the effect is extremely poor - this is to educate the imperial examination students, not to educate politicians.Zhang Siwei was able to enter the cabinet because he was the vice president and completed the "Records of Emperor Sejong", which is very clear about the history of the Ming Dynasty royal family. The emperor's question cannot be said to be unreasonable. Why should his son let you guys give it to Huo Huo?
Zhang Siwei expected that the choice of teachers for the "Zhan Shi Fu Xue" proposed by King Zheng would also be different from the previous lecturers in the Wenhua Hall.Because of the "South Taiwan Conference" as a foreshadowing, the example of selecting a professor from Beijing Normal University is there.

There is a saying in the education of the prince, "Carefully choose the right way to enrich the enlightenment, and often feast on the scriptures to gain the benevolence of Yao". In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, neither the enlightenment teacher nor the content of the lectures can be completely determined by the emperor.The fact that the emperor wants to revive the revolution now is a rare big move in recent years.But Zhang Siwei believes that this question is not too difficult.

After he returned home that day, he discussed with Mr. Chunxi: "It was originally one thing to set up the reserve and go to the cabinet to study, but it was a good way to be split into two things by the emperor." Tell it to Mr. Jiang.

Mr. Jiang rubbed his palms and smiled and said, "The emperor doesn't need to spend this week. Although the cabinet was able to lead the prince to study before, it was only for the sake of benefit-no benefit was too early, if the benefit was gone, or the benefit was not big enough, who else is in the court now? To be the sound of the stick and horse?"

Zhang Siwei nodded and said yes: "What the gentleman said is actually just the benefit of 'the hidden residence'."

The so-called "officials of the hidden residence" generally refer to those who follow the prince.After becoming the prince's teacher, this minister is even in the line of the prince. In the future, when the prince ascends the throne, he will generally give some political benefits.

Because of this kind of political rules, the selection of the crown prince teacher generally has to break his head. After all, this is a way to reach the sky - the most typical ones are Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, these two are Mu Zong teachers. After Mu Zong succeeded to the throne, The two immediately seized power one after the other.After Zhang Juzheng defeated Gao Gong, he upheld the state government until his death, envying many civil servants in the world.

But for today's Prince Luo, this enlightenment teacher is almost meaning - the child is young, he can't remember it.And Zhu Yijun is so young, he usually doesn't even have a cold or a fever - no accident, when the crown prince takes over, the lecturer will retire without dying. What's the use?For the young Hanlin officials, although this opportunity is worth taking a gamble with their youth, these people have little influence now.

Secondly, the current emperor has far surpassed his father and ancestors in authority. After making up his mind to set the charter, Zhang Siwei judged that the courtiers may not dare to challenge him.

What's more, as soon as the emperor left the memorial for the establishment of the crown prince, he gave the courtiers who might object to a self-defense reason to "take the lesser of two evils". In a school, what is the point of choosing a teacher of your choice and letting the prince study?
Zhang Siwei even felt that it was really not too difficult for the emperor to accomplish this, and he didn't have to use the matter of the reserve to make a decision-it seemed dignified.But it is useless to talk too much. Since the emperor is no longer solemn, my prime minister and ministers always want to round things up.

As a result, Zhang Siwei now released the wind in the political affairs hall, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty soon knew the content of Zheng Wang's memorial.Contrary to Zhang Siwei's expectations, the thing that almost swelled Zhu Yijun's face happened - not only did the important court officials not oppose the emperor's establishment of schools, but everyone supported the emperor's establishment of the Zhanshifu School.

What's more, Shangben, a minister with only a daughter and no son, asked the emperor, since the capital already has a girls' school - whether this Zhanshifu school can run two.After all, princesses have to have a place to go to school, don't they?The girl in my family is about the same age as the eldest princess, so she is the right age to be a classmate to His Highness!

When Zhu Yijun saw these recitations, he couldn't help laughing and laughing. I knew that you wanted your children to be classmates with the Prince, so why bothered me.I have to explain it to the queen, and even the three-person line pretends to refuse.

Well, this wave seems to be a loss.

(End of this chapter)