Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 639 Establishing a Royal School
The Magna Carta stipulates the basic code of conduct for all people and officials in the entire country from top to bottom.

Among them, Zhao Wen also wrote the overseas kingship into the Magna Carta.

But the current Magna Carta is only a first draft and has not been completely finalized, so Zhao Wen still needs to solicit opinions extensively to better improve the Magna Carta.

On the afternoon of the day when the Magna Carta was released, Zhao Wen was sitting in his study, writing his plans for the future.

At this time, Liu Wenzhong suddenly appeared outside the study, besides Liu Wenzhong, there was also Lu Xiangsheng.

Liu Wenzhong knocked on the door of the study.

Zhao Wen put down the brush in his hand, looked at the door of the study, and said, "The door is unlocked, come in."

Liu Wenzhong and Lu Xiangsheng pushed the door in, stood in front of Zhao Wen, and saluted Zhao Wen.

Zhao Wen looked at the two and said, "Why are you here? Sit down first."

Liu Wenzhong and Lu Xiangsheng sat opposite Zhao Wen.

Liu Wenzhong spoke first, "My lord, I am here for the Magna Carta, and I would like to raise some different opinions."

"It's the same next time." Lu Xiangsheng also said.

Zhao Wen was a little dumbfounded, "I remember that when the Magna Carta was formulated, the two of you were there. You didn't bring it up at that time, but why are you here now?"

Liu Wenzhong replied: "My lord, I didn't think so much at that time. After I went back, I thought about it carefully and felt that there are some places in the Magna Carta that are not reasonable."

"What do you think is unreasonable?" Zhao Wen asked.

Liu Wenzhong didn't beat around the bush, and said directly: "My lord, I feel that the Magna Carta's arrangements for the prince are a bit too hasty."

"My lord, I think so too." Lu Xiangsheng also said the same.

Zhao Wendao: "Tell me and listen!"

"My lord, it is like this. You stipulated in the Magna Carta that, except for the crown prince, other princes should be entrusted overseas. I think this is too hasty.

Let me say something bold next, what should happen if the old events of Wu Zong or Xi Zong appear after the new dynasty? "Liu Wenzhong said to Zhao Wen in fear.

The old affairs of Wu Zong and the old affairs of Xi Zong refer to the fact that Wu Zong and Xi Zong had no heirs, so they had to re-elect the emperor from among the vassal kings.

In fact, Liu Wenzhong's worries are not unreasonable. If one day the emperor behind the new dynasty has no heirs, what will happen to the throne of the new dynasty?Who should inherit it?

At that time, the emperor's brothers were all entrusted overseas, and the distance was too far. It was even more difficult to re-elect an emperor.

A country cannot be without a king for a day. If a lot of time is wasted because of re-selecting the emperor, it will only cause endless troubles for the country.

"My lord, do you know why the Qin Dynasty fell so quickly? It was because the First Emperor didn't entrust the vassal kings. If the first emperor did entrust the vassal kings, would Zhao Gao be able to slaughter the clan so recklessly?

If the first emperor divided the vassal kings in various places, could Han Gaozu and Xiang Yu sweep the world so quickly?
My lord, your overseas kingship is indeed very good, but it is really not a wise choice to make such a one-size-fits-all choice. "

Liu Wenzhong had a solemn face, sternly citing scriptures to Zhao Wen, proving how sloppy Zhao Wen's overseas kingship was.

Liu Wenzhong's remarks were somewhat taboo, but Liu Wenzhong didn't want to say nothing because of the taboo.

Zhao Wen squinted his eyes, thinking about Liu Wenzhong's words in his heart.Zhao Wen is not a saint, and will make some mistakes that ordinary people make.

Although Zhao Wen was very disgusted with Liu Wenzhong's old stories about Wu Zong and Xi Zong, he couldn't help but think about it.

Indeed, if all the princes except the prince were entrusted overseas, if one day the emperor really had no heir, the blow to the empire would be huge.

"My lord, as the folk saying goes, family happiness is a great blessing in the world. If all the princes are sent overseas to be named overseas kings, it is really against human relations." Lu Xiangsheng also interjected.

After Liu Wenzhong and Lu Xiangsheng finished speaking, they both looked at Zhao Wen anxiously, for fear that their words would offend Zhao Wen.

Zhao Wen is not so narrow-minded, it is impossible for him to be angry because of what Liu Wenzhong and Lu Xiangsheng said.

"Is this the opinion of the two of you or everyone?" Zhao Wen asked.

"My lord, it's not just the two of us, almost all the officials think so. Your lord's policy of conferring kings abroad can indeed minimize the chaos of the vassal kings and the disaster of the clan population, but the blessings depend on the blessings. Misfortune prevails, everything has two sides, adults should think twice." Liu Wenzhong said earnestly.

Zhao Wen let out a long breath, and frowned tightly, "You two are right, I was too anxious. How about this, you go back first, let me think about this matter carefully. By the way, you Let the newspaper publish a report to inform all places in our territory, saying that everyone can make comments, and if they feel that there is something bad in the Magna Carta, they can bring it up. The current Magna Carta is only a first draft, and there is no There is a possibility of revision. As for the time for the finalization of the Magna Carta, it remains to be determined.”

"My lord is holy!"

Liu Wenzhong and Lu Xiangsheng breathed a sigh of relief, saluted Zhao Wen, and then retreated.

After the two walked out of the general yamen, Lu Xiangsheng looked at Liu Wenzhong, and said with a relaxed expression: "I really didn't expect my lord to accept advice so humbly, Lord Liu didn't know, I was on the way here just now, my heart was thumping Jumping non-stop, nervous as hell."

That's right, Zhao Wen is about to ascend the throne as emperor, and the two of you ran to him, saying that his descendants might be cut off, no matter who it is on, it's not good.

"Hey, what are you afraid of? Although I am a little worried, but only worried, I am not afraid.

Let me tell you the truth, our adults are not ordinary people, as long as your opinions are useful, even if there are some taboos, it will not be a big problem.Our adults have the mind of an ancient saint. "Liu Wenzhong stroked the beard on his chin and said with a smile.

At this time, Zhao Wen was sitting in the study, constantly thinking about the opinions put forward by Liu Wenzhong and Lu Xiangsheng.

Although Zhao Wen hated what Liu Wenzhong said about Wu Zong's old story and Xi Zong's old story, but if this kind of thing happened to his descendants one day, wouldn't he be a Muggle?
The general direction of overseas kingship cannot be changed, but how can it be changed to be more reasonable?Zhao Wen pondered hard, without a clue for a long time.

"It seems that I'm still a little abrupt." Zhao Wen let out a long breath, stood up, and walked out of the study.

"Daddy, Daddy, Daddy!"

As soon as he walked out of the study, Zhao Wen heard Zhao Mingyu's crisp voice.

Zhao Wen looked around and saw Zhao Mingyu running from the moon gate in the yard with a brand new satchel on his shoulder.

Zhao Mingyu looked at Zhao Wen standing at the door of the study, kicking his calf non-stop.

"Father, do you think my schoolbag looks good? This is a new schoolbag that Auntie Xiaoni sewed for me. Auntie Xiaoni said that I will go to school this year, so she sewed it for me."

Zhao Mingyu carried his schoolbag on his back and kept circling in front of Zhao Wen.

In fact, schoolbags are not a patent of later generations, there were also schoolbags in ancient times.

Zhao Wen looked at Zhao Mingyu, who was carrying a schoolbag in front of him and kept circling in circles, and suddenly his inspiration flashed and his eyes lit up.

It's like seeing the sunrise after pushing away the dark clouds, suddenly enlightened.

Zhao Wen clapped his hands together, with an excited expression on his face, "How could I have forgotten this?"

"Looks good, dad still has some things to do, you can play first." Zhao Wen said a few words casually, and then returned to the study.

When Zhao Mingyu heard Zhao Wen praised him, he burst into laughter from ear to ear, and ran outside bouncing around.

Sitting in the study, Zhao Wen took out a piece of rice paper and wrote the words "Royal School" on it.

That's right, Zhao Wen's idea is to establish a royal school dedicated to teaching princes.

Originally, Zhao Wen didn't think of this for a while, but when he saw the schoolbag Zhao Mingyu was carrying, he suddenly thought of future generations based on achievements.

In later generations, all students are basically linked to their grades. Those with good academic performance will receive more attention, while those with poor academic performance will receive less attention.Those with good academic performance go to a good university, and those with poor academic performance go to a bad university.

Therefore, Zhao Wen intends to develop and expand this model.

Zhao Wen's idea is to establish a royal school dedicated to educating princes in the future, and gather all the princes together for unified teaching.

Then these princes will be tested every year, and when the princes reach their 20s, a unified assessment will be conducted on these princes, and the previous results will be combined for a comprehensive evaluation.

Those with good academic performance will stay, and those with poor academic performance will be awarded overseas kings.

With Zhao Wen's existence, the country will definitely get better and better. At that time, the princes will definitely not want to go overseas.

Under this mentality, the princes will definitely study desperately in order not to go overseas.

However, even if they all study hard, there will definitely be high and low grades. At that time, those with poor grades will have to go overseas.

At that time, lines can be drawn according to the size of the overseas territories, and the princes behind the achievement line can be entrusted overseas.

It is impossible for Zhao Wen's sons to be born at the same time, so it is impossible to arrange exams for children of different ages together.

However, the princes entrusted overseas can be divided into batches, and princes of the same age can be put together for unified teaching and examination, and then unified arrangements can be made when the princes of the same age are in their 20s.

In this way, it not only solves the problem of the prince's study, but also solves the problem of Wuzong's old affairs and Xizong's old affairs, and even solves the problem of enfeoffing overseas kings.

As the saying goes, where there is pressure, there will be motivation. In this case, the princes will most likely study hard.

Of course, as for the eldest son inheritance system, Zhao Wen has no intention of abolishing it.The eldest son inheritance system may not be the best system, but it is indeed the most stable system. The eldest son inheritance system can save a lot of trouble, except for the case where the eldest son is an idiot.

Moreover, the eldest son will be the prince in the future, so Zhao Wen planned that the prince will only study in the imperial school for 15 years, and after 15 years, he will be taught the way of being a king by a special teacher and study for another five years.

After a total of 20 years of study, I began to try to learn how to deal with political affairs.

After the prince learns the time, he can be transferred to the Council of Political Affairs and the Military Academy to learn how to handle political affairs.

Zhao Wen's thoughts turned quickly, and the pen in his hand kept writing on the rice paper.

After about half an hour, Zhao Wen finally wrote down all the thoughts in his mind.

After doing all this, Zhao Wen asked Liu Wenzhong and Lu Xiangsheng to be called back to the study.

When Liu Wenzhong and Lu Xiangsheng were sitting in the study, Zhao Wen gave them the ideas written on rice paper.

When Liu Wenzhong and Lu Xiangsheng read all the content on the rice paper, they both showed incredible expressions.

"My lord's move is really wonderful. This move can not only solve the reoccurrence of Wu Zong's old affairs, but also solve the problem of the princes' learning, and even solve the problem of overseas kingship, and the princes left behind are all princes who are well-educated. What a wonderful move." Liu Wenzhong kept feeling.

He really didn't expect Zhao Wen to come up with a solution in such a short period of time.

Lu Xiangsheng also said with a look of surprise: "My lord's method is wonderful, wonderful. From ancient times to the present, princes' study has been the most troublesome thing, and this method of my lord is based on entrusting overseas, so that the princes have no choice. It’s wonderful not to study hard.”

"Since you all think there is no problem, then use this measure in the Magna Carta. Do it now." Zhao Wen handed the rice paper to Liu Wenzhong.

Liu Wenzhong tidied up the rice paper, put it in his arms, and then walked out with Lu Xiangsheng.

After finishing these things, Zhao Wen went to Li Xiaoying and Hai Lanzhu, intending to explain the situation to them.

Before, because Zhao Wen wanted to implement a one-size-fits-all overseas kingship policy, Li Xiaoying and Hai Lanzhu had been unable to eat and were depressed.

Even Zhao Wen's second son kept avoiding him, for fear that Zhao Wen would throw him overseas.

Zhao Wen came to the yard of the back house with a smile on his face, and looked at Li Xiaoying and Hai Lanzhu who were sitting in the yard basking in the sun.

Li Xiaoying looked at Zhao Wen who walked in, her face was full of resentment.

Even Hai Lanzhu, who is usually the most active and active, looks listless.

"My husband is here!" Li Xiaoying said weakly.

Hai Lanzhu turned her head away, not looking at Zhao Wen.

Zhao Mingjing, who was squatting in front of Hai Lanzhu and playing, looked at Zhao Wen who was approaching, and immediately hid behind Hai Lanzhu, avoiding Zhao Wen timidly.

Zhao Wen smiled awkwardly, and then came to the two of them.

"My previous overseas kingship policy was indeed too reckless." Zhao Wen stood beside the two and said.

Li Xiaoying's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly asked, "Are you planning to abolish this method?"

"No!" Zhao Wen shook his head.

Li Xiaoying, who was a little energetic just now, suddenly became sluggish.

"However, I made improvements."

As Zhao Wen spoke, he explained his reformulated method, and at the same time explained why he did it and the benefits of doing it.

When Zhao Wen finished his last sentence, Li Xiaoying's complexion improved a bit.

(End of this chapter)