Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 487 The Opening of Chang'an Primary School

Chang'an No. [-] Primary School?

When Li Zhiyun approached several officials of the Imperial Academy and told him about the primary school he planned, the officials looked at each other, not quite understanding.

Kong Yingda, who was a doctor of the Imperial Academy at the time, asked, "Please tell me, Your Highness, how to explain the school year system and the entrance examination?"

Li Zhiyun explained: "The school year system is divided into three years in primary schools. Children can enter the school at the earliest age of five and the latest at the age of eight. They are first-grade pupils. At the end of each year, there will be an entrance examination. You must pass all subjects before you can be promoted to the next grade, a second-grade elementary school student, and so on."

Kong Yingda asked again: "What about after three years of elementary school?"

"There is a five-year middle school system, and each subject is gradually deepened. Of course, the entrance examinations for middle school grades must be more stringent. After that, I want to build the first university in the Tang Dynasty. Anyone who enters the university from elementary school, middle school, and entrance examinations can freely Choose the category of curation, regardless. University system, tentatively set for four years."

Although Li Zhiyun's concept is very novel, Kong Yingda is engaged in education, and he quickly thought of the scene of a hundred schools of thought contending during the Warring States Period.

"Your Highness wants to rebuild the Jixia Academy?"

"No." Li Zhiyun said: "The first university in the Tang Dynasty, students can freely choose the direction of study. For example, literature and history, military formation, and agricultural planning. It is not the theory of one school or one school. Anyone who is a university teacher is a teacher. A scholar with profound literary talents. Like you, he is also proficient in arithmetic, and he is like a famous general in the world."

With such an explanation, the officials of the Imperial College somewhat understood.

Your Royal Highness, this is to reform the education system.

Although they still don't quite understand the specific operating rules of the primary school, middle school, and university, listening to the prince's explanation does not prevent them from thinking about what kind of people these students who graduated from Datang University will be in the future.

Such as literature and history students, the teachers are all from the generation of Guozijian Yuanxue.

Such as military students, the teachers are all famous generals in the world.

In this way, educational resources are unprecedentedly concentrated, and students will learn more extensively.

Kong Yingda asked cautiously: "May I ask Your Highness, who manages this elementary school, middle school, and university?"

Li Zhiyun chuckled, and said, "Mr. Kong will be the principal of Chang'an Primary School. The principal of the middle school is uncertain for the time being, and we will make a decision after seeing everyone's results. As for the principal of the university, I will do it for me."

Hearing this, Kong Yingda was a little disappointed, he thought he could be the future president of Datang University.

Immediately, Li Zhiyun continued: "The address of Chang'an Primary School is tentatively set at Guozijian, and the enrollment will start in February. Before that, everyone should compile the study materials and give a single benchmark. From the first grade to the third grade, we should start from the shallower to the deeper. , from easy to difficult."

"Yes." Everyone responded.

Even if Li Zhiyun didn't tell them so, they would still do it. After all, elementary school is obviously a bit like a child's elementary school.However, Chang'an Primary School has a lot to learn.

The news that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince opened Chang'an Primary School quickly spread among the government and the public. At the same time, the teachers of various subjects became known gradually.

Kong Yingda, Yu Shinan, Su Xu, Su Shichang, Lu Deming and so on.

These are either officials in the court, or the reputation of great sages in the field continues to ferment as the news spreads.

Soon, they heard the news again.

The heirs of the sage, as well as His Royal Highness the eldest son Cheng Jing, the eldest daughter Li Shun'er, and the legitimate daughter Li Ruyi will also enroll in school.

Moreover, the crown prince specifically ordered that all children enrolled in school, male or female, are welcome, but if they fail the entrance examination every year, they will have to leave elementary school!

Although the entrance examination is very strict, who would not be tempted by such educational resources!
Let me give you an example. Lu Deming, an old man in the south, has a famous literary name in the north and south. Usually, the dignitaries in Chang'an want their children to worship under him, but the old man Lu Deming ignores him.Now, because of an order from His Royal Highness, Chang'an Primary School is opened, and Lu Deming is the teacher. He has to teach if he doesn't!
Ask Lu Deming to enlighten the child, only a fool refuses!
As for why Lu Deming readily agreed to be a primary school teacher, it certainly wasn't because someone gave old man Lu twenty catties of rice paper.

Well, old man Lu is a man of integrity.

Some people felt that it was inappropriate for men and women to study together, and wrote to Li Zhiyun, demanding that girls not be allowed to enter school.Li Zhiyun did not agree, but announced the next day that after entering middle school, it will be divided into boys' school and girls' school.

The person asked again, what about going to university?

Li Zhiyun was a little annoyed by his question, and told him angrily, if a woman can be admitted to a university, wouldn't she be a talented woman in the world?

Could it be that talented women are not allowed to contribute to my Datang cultural cause!

So the man stopped talking.

Because, that person is the censor, and he just jumped out routinely to find a sense of existence.He didn't want to make the prince unhappy and cause trouble for himself.

In Tang Dynasty, the status of women was not low, and there were many people who showed their faces outside.However, men and women are different after all.It was with this in mind that Li Zhiyun decided to divide middle school into boys' and girls' schools.

Of course, Li Zhiyun didn't expect much from the girls' school.

Because he felt that most people would not allow their daughters to keep studying.According to Datang's habit, girls who enter middle school are all over ten years old, and they are afraid that they will get engaged as soon as they graduate from middle school.

Soon, it will be February.

Wubenfang, the seat of Guozijian.

The former Simen Primary School has changed a plaque with the words 'Chang'an Primary School' written on it.I heard that these four words were inscribed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince himself.

Enough!

Lu Deming and Kong Yingda were two old men standing on the left and the right.

Many dignitaries brought their children to school, and some people approached Lu Deming and Kong Yingda to make friends.However, the two old men were so busy looking down at the enrollment registration form that they seldom paid attention to others.

It's not that the enrollment registration form is so novel, but that the paper used for this form is rice paper.

In Lu Deming's view, His Royal Highness is simply insulting the gentlemen and ruining things.Such a good paper is not used to write poems or articles, but to use it for enrollment registration forms, what a waste!
Fortunately, I still have twenty catties of rice paper at home, so forget it.

While he was lamenting the paper, he heard noises in his ears.

"What, you don't accept children under the age of nine, what do you mean, look down on me, Mrs. Zhang, right?"

"His Royal Highness has a rule that only children aged five to eight are accepted. Your son is over the age and cannot be accommodated." The teacher in charge of registration replied.

"I don't care, you have to let my son go in to study today." The man began to piss.

Lu Deming sneered, walked over and opened his mouth to spray, without a word of swearing, made the man feel ashamed and ran away in despair.

Kong Yingda glanced at Lu Deming and nodded slightly.

That's right, we haven't lost the appearance of our Guozijian.

Not long after, Li Zhiyun also came to the scene with a few children.

But Li Chengjing, Li Shun'er, and Li Ruyi, three children, were neatly dressed, and they were all carrying small schoolbags that Li Zhiyun asked their mother to sew.

Walking forward, Li Zhiyun and Lu Deming greeted each other.

"Sir, that paper is not bad."

"Ahem." Lu Deming said in a low voice, "Thank you for your reward, Your Highness."

The existence of Xuan paper can be called the biggest killer of literati.

Facts have proved that clean and honest literati can also be bribed, the key is to use the right method.

Xuan paper, Li Zhiyun has already asked the workshop to make it.

Immediately, a few children stepped forward and said in unison, "I've seen you sir."

"Don't dare, Your Highnesses please get up." Lu Deming hurriedly helped up a few children.

Li Zhiyun said: "Since they have enrolled, if they slack off in their studies in the future, sir, you can punish them yourself, so you don't have to worry about it."

"Yes." Lu Deming agreed.

(End of this chapter)