Jingming

Chapter 273 Talent is the most important

In Quanzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, Zize Academy in Qingyuan Mountain is called Qingyuan Cave.

In the fourth year of Jiajing's autumn period, the exams had already been completed, and in Qingyuan Cave, the three Juren had just paid homage to their mentors.

"To see Shisuke?"

"Go. He, too, is too complicated, so he failed this subject."

"I'm afraid it's at Mr. Zhao's house again."

All three of them were in a good mood, one was going to take part in the examination for the second time, and the other two were new recruits this year.

All the way to Quanzhou Mansion, passing by a clanging house, one of them sighed.

"The remnants of the Pu family have been subdued, Mr. Zhao must be happy. Yu Shibo has been away for a year, right?"

"If Yu Shibo didn't receive this errand and could supervise Zhifu at home, he might have won. Is Mr. Zhao's art of war really so fascinated by Zhifu?"

"That Jingchu long sword fascinates him as well."

The three of them chatted and laughed all the way to a secluded house. After passing on their names, two young men, one big and one small, came out of the door.

"Daosi!" The older man was tall and broad-faced, with a look of surprise at the moment, especially the youngest of the three, and after bowing to the other two, he asked, "Why are you here?" gone?"

"The departure is imminent, and I want to say goodbye to you. We will gather tonight, and tomorrow the three of us will go to Beijing to take the exam." Following the two of them into the courtyard, I saw a slender middle-aged man standing at the entrance of the main hall Afterwards, the three of them saluted again, "Mr. Zhao is always well?"

"Very good, thank you, let's watch tea." The middle-aged man didn't talk much.

"The three of us guessed that Zhifu was studying military art at Mr. Zhao's place. Zhifu, I was looking forward to going to Beijing with you this year to take the exam."

"Daosi was able to recite poems at the age of four, and won the exam at the age of 17. He will definitely win in the next year. How can he be compared with his brother's background in martial arts? Master Zhao has unpredictable opportunities in the art of war. I should study hard."

This seventeen-year-old was named Wang Shenzhong, and his name was Daosi. Hearing this, he could only shake his head modestly.

The person who promoted him was Yu Dayou, the eldest son of a hereditary hundred households in Quanzhou Weiqian Thousand Households.

"Shi Bo pursued the remnants of the Pu family, and he hasn't come back yet?" Wang Shenzhong asked, then looked at the middle-aged man.

This person is called Zhao Benxue, and he is actually the descendant of the Song Dynasty clan.Living in seclusion in Quanzhou, he should be quite happy to vent his old hatred for the emperor's decree last year to punish the remnants of the Pu family.

Zhao Benxue, who intensively studied "Yixue" and wrote "Tao Qian Nei Pian" and "Sun Tzu's Notes", is a well-known figure in Quanzhou.

Yu Dayou nodded and said yes, his father, who was promoted to Deputy Qianhu, has not returned to Quanzhou this year.

Several people talked about it enthusiastically, and then the three of them also asked Zhao Benxue for advice on Yi Xue.

There are several masters of Yi studies in Quanzhou, and scholars in Quanzhou often choose "Book of Changes" among the Five Classics during their scientific examinations.

At this moment, Wang Shenzhong asked some advice and said: "Those who are concerned, I don't know if the examination of the Ministry of Rites next year will still be the same. I heard that in Guangdong and Shandong, the examination methods of the township examinations are already different from those in other provinces."

Wang Shenzhong was still very young, but the other two who were going to take the exam together couldn't help feeling a little worried.

Next year may be the last subject for which there will be no major changes in the examination method, but there will be no major changes, which does not mean that there will be no minor changes.

Zhao Benxue didn't comment on this, but Yu Dayou encouraged him: "With the talent of Taoism, I went to Beijing to visit Mr. Maozhen and Mr. Jizhai, and I will have nothing to worry about in ten months."

Several people chatted while drinking tea, but after a while, someone suddenly came to find him.

"Shisuke, go home quickly. Your father..."

Seeing the strange expression on the neighbor's face, Yu Dayou was surprised: "What's wrong with my father?"

"...Condolences."

Yu Dayou's face turned pale, Wang Shenzhong and the others were also very surprised.

Could there be an accident in chasing Pu's remnants?

It's just that in this way, Yu Dayou is afraid that he will inherit his father's position.However, if the military officer cannot pass the imperial examination before taking up his post, he will have to work hard to get promoted, or go to the martial arts examination.

In Qiongshan, Hainan, Zhang Ji, who was born as a scholar, returned to Guangdong this year after being recalled to Beijing last year.

In the newly built academy in Qiongshan, he was the official of the Qiongzhou prefectural school, and he came to this Huangming Primary School, which was somewhat different from the county school and the prefectural school.

This is the day when the first batch of students of Huangming Primary School in Qiongzhou Prefecture entered the school, and there were many students.

Different from the mature county school, prefecture school, and Guozijian system, this Huangming Primary School relies on examinations and pays a little tuition.

But Guangdong is already very clear that in the future there will still be new exams, and it is better for young children to learn here.

Among the students, there are also those from poor families.Zhang Ji is qualified to give ten tuition-free places to select poor children.

He is the father of Concubine Jing, he doesn't need to do anything with this identity and this bit of power.The daughter was pregnant, and Zhang Ji saw the changes in his daughter when he returned to Beijing. The emperor who had a long talk with him also made Zhang Ji understand the importance of the Huangming Academy system.

After presiding over the entrance ceremony, Zhang Ji called all the ten children he had given places to him.

"After four years of study, if you pass the graduation exam, you will be a scholar. If you are a scholar, you will become an official. You are all from poor families. Since you can enter the school and set foot on the road to Qingyun, you must not slack off."

Hai Rui, who was twelve years old, replied cautiously and seriously: "Student remember!"

Candidates from Guangdong who are going to take the exam in Beijing this year and those from previous years are also preparing to leave. In the capital, Tang Shunzhi can leisurely wait in the Imperial College for the next February.

But recently, Tang Shunzhi likes to go to the teahouses and restaurants along the Haixi River in Shichaqian.

Because to the southwest of there is Huangming University.

You can get here from Guozijian by walking westward along the Huangchenggen, and there are many professors and students in Huangming University who come out of the imperial city to the north to play in their free time. The east of Huangming University is the Forbidden City, and the south It's all official yamen, it's not fun.

Tang Shunzhi made a few friends here, and he felt that Huangming University's colleges seemed more suitable for him: mathematics, astronomy, geography, engineering, military science, agriculture... There are already several colleges.

"It's not like I won't pass the exam next year! Just wait until I get the first prize in the next subject!"

Tang Shunzhi laughed when he saw a strong young man saying that he was the champion, "Brother Lu is so proud!"

"Brother Tang, you're here? Wouldn't it be great if you didn't wait another three years for you to win the literary champion and I for the martial arts champion?"

Tang Shunzhi shook his head: "How many talents are there in the world? I don't dare to say that. If Lianjie can win a Jinshi, even the top three will do."

"Come and sit down. Let me tell you, you probably won't pass the exam next year, why? Want to ask me about boxing again today?"

Tang Shunzhi got excited: "I heard that the university has invited another master of marksmanship?"

"Brother Tang is really well-informed. We have five sacred mountains in our martial arts academy, you know it!" The strong young man admired sincerely.

who is he?Lu Bingna has a relationship with the sky. On the surface, he was selected from Jinyiwei School to be an excellent student in the Military Academy, which is now called the Martial Arts Academy in Huangming University, and received the orthodox education of Huangming University; The personal disciple of Wang Zuo, the commander, received some training and experience from Jin Yiwei.

But Tang Shunzhi was just a Gongsheng student of the Imperial College, so he had to inquire about the information by himself.

It can only be said that Tang Shunzhi paid special attention to the movements of Huangming University.

The young people in the Jiajing Dynasty were growing up individually, and the atmosphere of the Emperor's Longevity Festival in the capital had not completely faded away.

Not far to the west of the Temple of Heaven in the south of the city, there is now a lot of smoke and dust.

This place was one of the five major factories established by Zhu Di to build the city of Beijing after Zhu Di decided to move his capital to Beijing.

These five major factories include the Liuli Factory for firing bricks and tiles and inner palace utensils, the Taiji Factory for stacking firewood and reeds, the Black Kiln Factory for firing wall bricks, the Shenmu Factory and Damu Factory for storing and processing wood.

The five major factories are all managed by the Ministry of Industry, and the place to the west of the Temple of Heaven is where the Black Kiln Factory is located.

If Zhu Houcong came here and saw the pond formed by the excavated soil in this place, the words "Taoranting" would pop up in his mind.

But now, it is only called Heiyaotai.

Officials from the Ministry of Industry don't like to come here either, it's too dirty.

Now he looked at a young man who was dark and thin but had bright eyes, and asked, "Is he the one selected by your black kiln factory?"

"Master, that's right. Zheng Kui already knows all kinds of firing techniques like the back of his hand. In time, he must be a master craftsman of the black kiln factory." The person who answered next to him was the current steward of the black kiln factory. Nodding again and again.

The official of the Ministry of Industry said solemnly: "Now we are selecting candidates by order, and they are going to be sent to Huangming University. You know that this matter cannot be taken lightly."

"Hey, how dare you guys be contemptuous of such an important matter? He talked about the wrong person being blamed, and the master told him again and again. Zheng Kui is really a person who can't say anything else."

Then the official looked at Zheng Kui: "Do you know that this time, not only the five major factories in the capital, but also all the factories in the Ministry of Industry each choose one person to enter the capital. Da Sikong said, whether you can satisfy His Majesty when you go here? It is a major event related to the craftsmen in the world in the future! For you, it is an opportunity to ascend to the sky! I am in charge of this black kiln factory. If you miss something, I will not have your good fruit! I have to beg you, and I promise to tell you a good marriage!"

Zheng Kui was dumbfounded and could only nod his head repeatedly.

For this matter, Heiyao Factory has been selected round after round.

He left the black kiln factory with the official of the Ministry of Industry and went all the way to a house.Here, in addition to their black kiln factory, there are also young craftsmen from the armor factory affiliated to the Ministry of Industry, Wang Gong factory, local shipyards, copper factories and many other places.

They were all people with extremely low status in the past, and now they are all here waiting for the doctor of the Ministry of Cleaning and Cleaning to come over.

At the beginning of the year, there was an imperial decree that the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of War...each of them had some factories, bureaus, and farms that needed to set up and handle many affairs, and they all started this selection.

After being selected, these ordinary craftsmen will go to the sky in one step, and get the status of students of Huangming University College, which is considered by many court officials to be meritorious officials rewarded by the emperor.

Most of them don't even know the words.

Zheng Kui listened to the exhortations of the fifth-rank officials again, and then followed all the people gathered today to the north.

Looking at the resplendent Forbidden City, the craftsmen shrink back and forth.

After entering from the west gate of the imperial city, there is a majestic Lingxing gate. Those who can read can see the big characters of "Huangming University".

After more than three years of continuous reconstruction and construction, now it is surrounded by pavilions and shaded by trees. The Huangming University, located by the Shichahai, is several points larger than the Forbidden City.

When they arrived here, they just waited for other people's arrangements in a daze.

After the dormitories were assigned and the robes were collected, a steward of the engineering college just said: "Let's take a rest today, and tomorrow morning, someone will take you to familiarize yourself with the rules here and in the college. In the afternoon, when the bell rings ten Four beeps, ready to be taken by me to the auditorium, His Majesty will come over."

Zheng Kui kept buzzing in his head: His Majesty will come to see them?

He didn't understand what was worthy of the emperor's personal meeting with these people.

At this moment, Zhu Houcong was still in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

He looked at Yang Tinghe, Wang Qiong, and Zhang Zilin in the imperial study room and asked, "What do you think?"

Yang Tinghe flipped through the thick book in front of him, and looked up at the emperor: "Your Majesty, I can only say it is excellent, but it will take at least three to fifty years of work."

"Since it's excellent, let's come up with a strategy and implement it." Zhu Houcong smiled, "Start with Gongwen, Huangming Primary Schools in various places, and Ming Pao."

For nearly a year, Zhu Houcong only focused on one thing: in almost all prefectures of Daming, a small Huangming College was built.

Perhaps only by concentrating on things with a longer-term impact can he gradually adjust his mentality and restrain all other urgent thoughts.

Now, he took out the things he had prepared for a long time, which were also very inconspicuous, but people like Yang Tinghe understood Zhu Houcong's intentions.

"The Imperial Academy has meritorious service." Yang Tinghe sighed, "This simplified character can be recorded in the annals of history. Congratulations to Your Majesty, I hope that the number of literate people in our Ming Dynasty will multiply and talents will emerge everywhere. Especially lamentable, this matter is well-prepared. Exemplary."

Zhu Houcong shook his head and sighed: "Compilation is a small matter, so many volumes have to be prepared, and how many new movable types have been carved? It took more than a year to print the more than [-] volumes of "Jiajing Dictionary". Starting next year, it will be distributed to various places. Reward booksellers to print and sell by themselves."

People who are going to take the exam are worried about whether they will take the new study in the next year's exam, but the emperor is doing this.

Originally, the Jiajing Dynasty was able to produce many capable people, but Zhu Houcong needed more literate people and more people who would make achievements in other fields besides Confucianism.

It takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred years to grow people.Zhu Houcong figured it out. The game he should set up is not just to reduce the number of enemies, but to encourage and attract comrades and comrades.

Talent is the most important thing.

"Your Majesty, the fifth year of Jiajing is approaching, so we have to make a decision about the new law." Yang Tinghe put down the "Jiajing Dictionary" and opened his mouth.

Zhu Houcong looked at them, and then said: "This matter, put it after the palace examination. Before the implementation of the new law, the first thing is to reform the government office. Governors and Zuo Buzheng envoys of various provinces have all entered Beijing one after another. The important ministers should not be confused by the new system. The provinces also need more assistant officials. In addition, the major government-run factories are still being established, and I have to explain many principles and methods to them clearly."

Yang Tinghe looked at Zhu Houcong's tired face, and suddenly sighed: "It's been almost five years, and my beard and hair are all gray, and your majesty is working hard. I'm ashamed, there are many things that I can't worry about."

Zhu Houcong said with a smile: "I can't say that. I have been in the imperial court for more than four years, and Qing and others have really worked hard. It's just that Ming has a lot of internal worries, and my strong medicine is a bit hard for Qing and others to bear. Now the rebellion has been completely put down. Guangdong, Shandong There is also a new idea at the beginning, Shaanxi and Shanxi yams are very popular among the people. I counted them carefully, except that there were more officers and soldiers who were able to fight after the First World War, and these are the only achievements.”

Standing in his position as the emperor, the harvest is naturally more than that.

The throne and imperial power have become more stable, and a large number of enemies have been wiped out after all. The world no longer doubts the determination to implement the new law and new learning, and no longer dares to easily resist.

Zhu Houcong then ordered: "Let's talk about these things at the national policy meeting at the end of the year. Governors of various provinces and Zuo Buzheng envoys will also attend the meeting. Let me talk about the "Ming Pao" first. The essence of new learning depends on Ming Pao.”

The movable type and some familiar hands prepared for the "Jiajing Dictionary" naturally needn't be idle, and the Ministry of Rites also has its own official business name, Mingbaohang, which is in preparation.

So many things have happened in the past four years, the ruling and opposition parties of the Ming Dynasty are uncertain and confused about too many things.

There are many right and wrong that are hard to describe, and Zhu Houcong finally has to think about himself, the reputation of the new party, and the public opinion on the new law and many things, as Cui Yuan and the others expected.

A newspaper is required.

At the beginning of October in the fourth year of Jiajing, many important ministers were entering Beijing one after another.

Yang Yiqing returned to the capital where he had been away for a long time, Fei Hong also came here again, and Wang Shouren and Yan Song were on the way.

The rebels in Huguang and Jiangxi have only recently been completely pacified, but Jiajing is approaching five years, and the government and the public are paying attention to the court's movements after the local important officials entered Beijing.

In other words, what is the will of the emperor now?
(End of this chapter)