Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 139 The idle supervisor

Chen Qingsi was a little stunned.

Linghu Defen said matter-of-factly: "Chen Jiancheng doesn't know much about the things in the prison. The Imperial College has six schools, among which Chinese studies, Taixue, and four majors are the universities, and law, calligraphy, and arithmetic are the major ones. Specialized studies. Among them, Chinese scholars have the highest status, and only the descendants of third-rank Shangguan are eligible to study. After these nobles, they are the proud sons of the emperor. Even if they don’t learn anything, they still have a good future. Very few people like them are willing to work hard. Learning. Especially those who are behind the gate..."

In fact, it is not that there are descendants of high-ranking nobles who are extremely talented and willing to study hard, but the first pursuit of these people must be to study with the emperor in the Hongwen Hall, and the second choice is to study with the crown prince in the Chongxian Hall.

With the first two choices, the remaining Guozixue naturally became a place for the heirs of high-ranking families to hang out.

In other words, the students of Guozixue are almost all the dregs that have been eliminated.

Chen Qingsi nodded with some understanding. The scholarly family culture of literati was passed down from generation to generation. As long as the family education was strict, excellent successors might emerge.

But the generals in the army are embarrassed. They lack the foundation to continue the inheritance. The vast majority of people who have gained blood from the sword are not willing to let their descendants take risks on the battlefield, and they will become incompetent in writing and martial arts. Living off the legacy of our ancestors.

It is not that Chen Qingsi underestimated the generals of this period. Looking at the list of heroes in Lingyan Pavilion, whether it is Yuchi Jingde who seizes the throne and enters the battle, Qin Qiong who is extremely brave and takes the enemy's leader in the midst of thousands of troops, or the brave tiger minister Cheng Zhijie, Duan Zhixuan who is not afraid of danger. , and even Liu Hongji, who was the first to enter Beijing, none of their descendants became successful.Speaking of which, this one became a general, and that one became a general. When I opened my resume, I found that not one of them had been on the front line or killed a traitor.

The preferential treatment given by the imperial court to the descendants of these distinguished nobles made them unwilling to send their descendants to military camps and fight for their lives on the battlefield. Instead, they were sent to the Imperial Academy to hide their identities and serve as officials in the future.

Chen Qingsi nodded knowingly. Those who studied Guozi were born at a destination that was beyond the reach of others. The dedication of their ancestors allowed them to achieve success without any effort, so they naturally did not need to study hard.

Because of his special status, the Director of the Education Department, the Imperial College Chief, could not help them.

This is what "if you can't control it, you can't control it" means.

Seeing that Chen Qingsi understood what he heard, Linghu Defen continued: "The core of the Imperial College is students from the Imperial College and the Four Schools. The students from the Imperial College and the Four Schools...the students are mainly the children of fifth- and seventh-grade officials, as well as those recommended from various places. Common people students with excellent academic performance, they are all outstanding talents, and they all understand that opportunities are hard to come by. They study especially hard and are the most assured students."

He paused and said: "These also include carefully selected students from Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla, Japan and other countries, and even tribal leaders and chiefs from Gaochang, Tubo and other regions. They are also carefully selected people, and they are all The best student."

Chen Qingsi understood it completely.

To put it bluntly, good students don’t need to be managed. Most of the bad students have profound backgrounds and cannot be managed.

As long as they don't cause trouble and don't interfere with other people's studies, all the previous Imperial College Supervisors have done more for them than less for them.

"Thank you Linghu Jijiu for your advice. I understand."

Chen Qingsi did not express his position, but followed his words and discussed the "Three Character Classic" with Linghu Defen.

Linghu Defen said: "Chen Jiancheng's "Three Character Classic" can be said to be a masterpiece of Mongolian studies, but some of it has flaws and discomforts. I think it can be polished up. It will be left in a more classic appearance for future generations."

Chen Qingsi knew that there were certain problems with his "Three Character Classic". This was not due to the article itself, but to the times.

There are several versions of the Three-Character Classic. The earliest version was written by Mr. Wang Yinglin in the Southern Song Dynasty to better educate his children in reading.

With the development of history, in order to reflect the changes of the times, people in each dynasty continued to add to the Three Character Classic. For example, during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, He Xingsi added a total of 24 sentences about the history of the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.

Chen Qingsi used the earliest version, but even the earliest version contained many allusions that were not available in this era.

For example, at the beginning, "Dou Yanshan has a righteous prescription. He taught the five sons and they all became famous." This allusion about the five sons passing the imperial examination is unique to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.

As for the following "Tang Gaozu, the rebel leader. He eliminated the Sui rebellion and established the foundation of the country. Twenty biographies, three hundred years. When Liang was destroyed, the country was changed." This is even less possible.Therefore, Chen Qingsi just wanted students in Qingxi County to better understand and study the teaching materials. She did not think about promotion, deleted what should be deleted, and changed what should be changed. She also did not think carefully about it, and there would be certain flaws in the original text.

Most people can't quite see it, but a Confucian leader like Linghu Defen, a big boss who has spent his whole life restoring ancient books and writing and compiling books, can see the problem at a glance.

Some of the problems pointed out by Linghu Defen are all caused by Chen Qingsi deleting some things or modifying words and sentences, resulting in incoherence and rhyme.

Chen Qingsi felt greatly ashamed and accepted the teaching humbly.

Under the guidance of Linghu Defen, Chen Qingsi polished and revised the "Three Character Classic".

Seeing Chen Qingsi's modesty, Linghu Defen was also very fond of him and said: "Chen Jiancheng's literary talents are rare in ancient and modern times. If you have some free time, you might as well try to write articles to educate future generations."

Chen Qingsi promised.

Linghu Defen pointed out the location of the office to Chen Qingsi.

When Chen Qingsi came to his office, he found a small courtyard and an antique four-corner wooden house. When he stepped into it, he was filled with the smell of books.

There are pens, inks, paper and inkstones on the top desk, and there are four large bookshelves on the left and right ends, which are filled with various books.

It is obvious that the newly appointed Prime Minister of the Imperial Academy is a man of good books.

Looking left and right, Chen Qingsi scratched his head and didn't know what to do for a moment.

"Forget it, let's walk around!"

Chen Qingsi was walking in the Imperial College. It was now the time for students to attend class, and the surroundings were very quiet. Most of the people he met occasionally were elderly Confucian scholars and Ph.D.s in the Imperial College.

Chen Qingsi bowed in greeting.

Most of the other parties responded simply and looked indifferent.

At first, Chen Qingsi thought that all the doctors in the Imperial College were so arrogant?
But thinking about what happened this morning, I suddenly realized that I was considered a second-generation ancestor who skipped classes?
They didn't want to offend and were disdainful, so they naturally responded simply.

Chen Qingsi laughed dumbly, shook her head and continued wandering.

The area of ​​the Imperial College is no smaller than that of later universities. It has a quiet environment. There are spacious and bright classrooms connected one after another. There are dormitories that can accommodate 4000 people. There are only twelve cafeterias. There is also a quiet environment, but it is missing. A little place for entertainment.

Chen Qingsi smacked her tongue secretly.

Multi-story buildings were not popular in ancient times, especially in places like schools. The buildings and dormitories were all one-story buildings and were extremely majestic in scale.

It is well deserved to be the number one university in the world.

Chen Qingsi wandered around in high spirits. She didn't know where she went. When she came to a secluded bamboo forest, she heard someone shouting in a low voice: "Quickly, lift up the ladder. It's too late. We have to let Ashinana get the Turkic calf." Son, laugh at me because there is no one in the Central Plains."

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