The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1373 Xuan Shijing's Speech
When everyone heard the words, they burst into laughter, and after laughing, their faces were a little embarrassed.

"Grandpa, don't you know that now our family is looking forward to my kid staying in the academy and continuing to study."

As soon as these words were said, the farmers sitting in the gathering hall echoed one after another.

In their hearts, they still feel that their children can only be considered promising if they study and become an official. It seems that everything is low-grade, and only high-level studies mean.

Reading can indeed open up people's wisdom, but the prosperity of a country depends not only on scholars. Xuan Shijing also thought about what the Tang Dynasty lacked. What is lacking is not talents, but talents who can think and have flexible brains. Talents who can think rationally and think philosophically.

Obviously, these people here only hope that their own children can get promoted and make a fortune through studying. This was not Xuan Shijing's original intention of running the academy.

There are too many people like this in the Tang Dynasty, so why should Xuan Shijing spend so much effort to cultivate them?It took so much effort and so much trouble to build such a large academy on Zhuangzi, which cost so much manpower and material resources, and even competed with the court for people.

This is not possible. Moreover, after this exam, according to Xuan Shijing's usual understanding of these students, there must be some of them who will not stay in Mingde Academy to continue their studies, and those children who are not suitable for studying will return to the Mingde Academy. After returning home, among the people in front of them are their parents. After returning home, life will be difficult.

"Everyone, be quiet." Xuan Shijing said standing on top.

This gathering hall is specially designed. When people stand on the front stage and speak, the sound is refracted and reflected. Although the venue is not small, it can be clearly heard in the entire gathering hall. Only the parents of the students in the academy, the maximum number of them is no more than [-], just fill up the few front rows, so Xuan Shijing's voice on top seems to be very loud.

After hearing Xuan Shijing's voice, everything fell silent.

"I know what you are thinking, and it is precisely because of this that I brought you to this gathering hall." Xuan Shijing said: "You all think that if your children only study and become officials, that's called If you are promising, then you will be able to honor your ancestors, you think that everything is inferior, and only reading is high, is this the reason?"

The people below nodded.

"Here is the problem. In the spring of this year, there is such a big commotion in Zhuangzi. No one must have a better understanding than our own people in Zhuangzi, right? On the basis of Mingde Academy, I have expanded the Academy of Military Affairs, There is also a large-scale engineering college in the Daozhengfang of Chang'an City, Medical College." Xuan Shijing said: "Perhaps, none of you have really realized my intentions, so today, I will take this opportunity to carefully I will explain it to you in detail. It just so happens that your children are studying and taking exams in the academy, and you, here, listen carefully to my class for you. If you don’t understand, if you don’t support it, then everything I’ve done and tormented on Zhuangzi will be meaningless.”

Xuan Shijing was speaking on the stage, but the audience was completely silent. Hearing Xuan Shijing's earnest words, some of the people below said.

"Grandpa gives lectures to us farmers, that is to think highly of us people. We all listen to him. We have seen everything he has done for Zhuangzi for so many years. Zhuangzi is getting better and better. , our life is getting better and better, so if the father-in-law wants to do it, I will definitely support it."

Among other things, just the three words "my family" that Xuan Shijing said made them very satisfied. After many years in the Zhuangzi, although the toss is not light, the life of the farmers in the Zhuangzi is not the more tossing and prosperous life?

This shows that the three words of the father-in-law are not just words, every word and deed, he really regards them as his own family, otherwise, who would lose money to set up an academy and accept the children to study in the academy?

"Today's exam really determines whether the children in this academy are suitable for continuing to study, but even if they don't study, are they worthless? Today's Great Tang is flourishing, the territory of Great Tang is stable, and the world has How many scholars? Chunwei picks scholars, and the scholars who participate in Chunwei are like crucian carp crossing the river. What is it called? Thousands of troops and horses cross the single-plank bridge. How much?" Xuan Shijing said: "I'm telling you this, first of all, I want you to understand that it is good for children to calm down their minds about reading, but don't count on them to use them. Reading to glory ancestors.

What is the purpose of building so many academies in our Zhuangzi with great fanfare?In order to give the children more outlets, just imagine, if everyone's children went to participate in the Spring Festival, ten of them, the imperial court took a fancy to one, what about the remaining nine?Apart from studying, how can you support your family without any skills?Is your family going to continue to support him in studying?Keep reading and reading until you are 50 years old?
It is good to have ideals, but we must focus on reality and compromise with life and reality. Think about it, reading is very important, but conversely, from the perspective of life, it is not very important. For example, our Zhuangzi is now There are also military colleges and medical colleges, and studying medicine can help the world and save people's lives, isn't it good?Isn't it also admired?Learning the art of war, joining the army, and gaining fame in the army, isn't that also a way out?The Engineering College in Chang'an City has researched so many things that are beneficial to the common people and make their lives more convenient, isn't it good? "

Xuan Shijing stopped talking and looked at the farmers sitting below, the expressions on their faces were completely different from those when they entered the academy and waited anxiously at the gate of the academy.

Maybe they are all ordinary households, not as capable as the court ministers, but it doesn't mean that their thinking is so stubborn, it doesn't mean that they can't think, Xuan Shijing's words are also enlightening to them Enlightenment, think about it carefully, and concentrate on reading. The exams in the academy have proved that some children are not suitable for the development of studying, so why should I stick to the horns, so that my children will waste their good years?

"Everyone, the teaching of Mingde Academy in the past two years is just laying a foundation for the children." Xuan Shijing said: "Enabling the children to understand books and recognize characters, in the future, it is the children's education that should be followed. Talents and hobbies, teach them what they want to learn and what is suitable for them.”

(End of this chapter)