Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 146 Proposal for Reform of the Imperial College

"Seeing the tracks of their wheels in confusion and the flag falling, orders were given to pursue him..."

With a tense face, Cheng Boxian recited "The Debate on Cao GUI" again. Compared with the stumbling steps he recited last time, he was obviously much more proficient this time.

After all, after memorizing it once, it has a certain impression in the memory. It is naturally much easier to review it again.

"Do you know what the core of this article "The Debate on Cao GUI" is about?"

Surprisingly, Chen Qingsi asked the exact same question.

Cheng Boxian thought for a moment and said, "Morale?"

This was his initial answer.

Chen Qingsi nodded and asked, "What else?"

Cheng Boxian asked: "Details?"

This was Zhai Chengxiu’s answer at that time,

Chen Qingsi continued to nod and said, "Continue to think about it?"

Cheng Boxian thought carefully for a moment, and suddenly said in surprise: "Rewards and punishments are clear."

Chen Qingsi clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Yes, morale is the reason for victory, and the details determine whether the victory can be won. But the clear distinction between rewards and punishments is the core of the debate. It was because the king of Lu had the trust of the army and the people that he fought this battle. Qualifications. If this is not the case, with Qi being strong and Lu being weak, how can there be any hope of victory? This is true of everything. Only with a foundation can there be a future."

Cheng Boxian seemed to have thought of something, his expression was complicated.

Chen Qingsi continued: "Your background is destined to make it impossible for you to start as a pawn and grow up through the experience of life and death like your ancestors."

Cheng Boxian pursed his lips, a little stubborn.

Chen Qingsi smiled and said: "How many times have you read the article "The Debate on Cao GUI"?"

Cheng Boxian said: "I don't know."

He didn't know how to memorize it. He just read it over and over again and memorized it over and over again to avoid being punished.

Chen Qingsi continued: "It's only two and a half nights, right? I don't believe it, you usually take it out and read it."

Cheng Boxian smiled awkwardly, acquiescing.

Chen Qingsi said: "Two midnights, six hours at most. In six hours, you can read an article by yourself. You see, it's not that difficult."

Cheng Boxian was startled and said: "There are more than tens of millions of articles in the world..."

Chen Qing was stunned and said: "Are you preparing to take the No. [-] exam? If you really want to have this dream, then I would like to advise you to spend your time on meaningful things. For example, play more polo games..."

Cheng Boxian listened to this naked contempt and said unconvinced: "If I had met Mr. earlier, it would still be possible."

Chen Qingsi smiled and said: "I like to hear this!" He paused and said: "It's a waste of time to talk around in class. It's better to learn from your teacher. Just like you practice martial arts, it will be unfamiliar at first, and it will be better if you practice a few more times. ”

Cheng Boxian didn't know whether he heard it or not, so he bowed and left.

Chen Qingsi found Linghu Defen with the reform strategy he had formulated.

Just after entering, Linghu Defen couldn't help but laugh and said: "Chen Jiancheng is really amazing, Cheng Manzi has let you handle it. The ring ruler, this thing has a really good meaning."

Chen Qingsi presented his reform strategy and said: "I have been to the Imperial College for many days and I have many opinions. I don't know if they are right or not. I hope that Imperial Inspector Linghu will give me some advice!"

With Cheng Boxian's background information, Linghu Defen also had a certain understanding of Chen Qingsi's methods and abilities, and took over the reform strategy to take a closer look.Fang Luo breaks down the shortcomings of the Imperial College. The core of the reform mainly focuses on two aspects: first, strengthen martial arts classes and develop all-round moral, intellectual, physical and aesthetic development.Second, the management plan for recruiting students.

Some of the students in the Imperial College were officials and officials, and some were ordinary people.

The management of the officials' children is in place, but the choice of ordinary people's disciples is a bit chaotic. There is no unified standard. In many cases, the local county magistrate makes the decision, and it is easy for insider manipulation to occur.

There is no way to prevent this kind of insider manipulation, but the cultural and educational level of local states and counties can be directly linked to the political performance of officials.

Chen Qingsi used assessment methods to screen students and even eliminate bad students.

This means that if a local official relies on his or her connections to send unqualified students to the Imperial College, it will directly affect his political performance. Although insider information cannot be completely eliminated, it can also limit this situation.

Linghu Defen looked at it very seriously and would ask questions attentively if he didn't understand something.

Linghu Defen is a contemporary Confucian leader. His knowledge is unquestionable and he played a decisive role in the cultural inheritance and development of the Tang Dynasty.But as the Imperial Academy, Linghu Defen was not qualified.He is more suitable for teaching and educating people, rather than being the Imperial College Superintendent.

He served as the supervisor for many years but did not promote the development of the Imperial College.

The progress of the Imperial College stopped when Li Shimin expanded the Imperial College, and it has followed the rules for more than ten years.

Linghu Defen looked at the reform strategy in his hand, listened to Chen Qingsi's explanation, and couldn't help but nod in agreement.

Although he does not understand reform, he can still distinguish between good and bad. At the same time, Chen Qingsi's reform strategy is clearly written, well described, and easy to understand.

Linghu Defen was a sincere gentleman and a loyal elder. He said with emotion: "Chen Jiancheng's proposal is excellent. Regarding the plan for the students, this needs the approval of the imperial court. I will write to the emperor and ask him to make a decision. As for strengthening the military I also think it is necessary to take classes. I don’t like the current atmosphere in Beijing. I can take the initiative to allocate some public money to increase martial arts classes.”

Public money means funding for future generations.

The customs mentioned by Linghu Defen refer to the phenomenon of riding in sedan chairs.

The Tang Dynasty favored martial arts. At the beginning of the founding of the country, literati and generals often traveled on horseback.With the development of Zhenguan for 20 years, the trend of riding sedan chairs became popular among the nobles.

They decorated the carriage extremely gorgeously and regarded it as a symbol of status, and they always rode in sedan chairs when entering and exiting.

Linghu Defen despised this kind of useless following the trend the most.

Chen Qingsi thought that Linghu Defen was old and had a stubborn mind, and that she would have to spend a lot of effort to persuade him, but she didn't want it to be so easy, so she hurriedly thanked him.

However, Linghu Defen said with a hearty smile: "I have always felt that the Imperial College needs rectification, but because of my lack of ability, I dare not act rashly. I can only follow the rules. If Chen Jiancheng has any ideas in the future, he can directly discuss it with me."

Chen Qingsi bowed and bowed.

With the support of Linghu Defen, Chen Qingsi chose an open space between the dormitories and schools of the Imperial College to repair the playground, and then picked two more places to build a shooting range and a horse farm.

As the news spread, all the students in the Imperial College were excited and secretly looking forward to it.

But what really had an impact was the Imperial College’s reform plan for recruiting students.

This links the performance of students with the performance of local officials, which is extremely involved.At least the officials responsible for promotion and the household registration department must be involved, and it will inevitably be brought to the temple for discussion.

But Chen Qingsi knew better that his proposal would definitely be supported by Li Zhi.

Because the biggest beneficiaries were the poor families, it was in line with Li Zhi’s general strategy of raising the poor families to fight against the Kanto gentry.

On the third day after Chen Qingsi proposed reforms, Chen Qingsi was summoned by Li Zhi as expected.

(End of this chapter)