I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 173 Visiting Imperial College in person

This is Liu Bian's first time going to Taixue.

In the past, Emperor Guangwu and Emperor Ming both had the experience of lecturing in Taixue. In the context of the divine right of kings, they could become leaders of Confucian studies and gain the right to speak.

But then...

It was difficult for the young emperor to even leave the confinement, let alone become a leader of Confucian classics.

Liu Bian knew how much his attainments in Confucian classics were without asking for a thorough explanation. With the current situation, there was no need for him to find someone to write the manuscript and make false claims to take risks.

Liu Bian was going to Taixue, and Lu Zhi was going to lecture on scriptures. Naturally, this trip could not be kept secret.

What an attractive honor it is to accompany the emperor to give lectures at Taixue.

The ministers do not seek to replace Lu Zhi, but only seek to follow him. From the Third Duke onwards, many courtiers were quite moved.

However, Liu Bian was unwilling to serve as a background for them, including Ma Rixi, but he declined on the grounds that "Master Lu was lecturing on my behalf."

Liu Bian is willing to hold Lu Zhi up high, not only because of the teacher-student relationship between the two of them day and night.

Regardless of the fact that the Lu family of Fanyang, where Lu Zhi was born, was very famous in the Wei, Jin, Sui and Tang Dynasties, the current Lu family can be said to be all because of Lu Zhi, and its fortune started with Lu Zhi and his youngest son Lu Yu.

Therefore, Lu Zhi will not be too affected by the interests of the wealthy family.

In order to welcome the Emperor's visit, Taixue held a ceremony with Taixue's minister, Taichang Cheng, who was acting on behalf of Taixue. He also carefully selected forty students to listen to the Taifu's lectures and receive advice from the Emperor and the Taifu when necessary. Examination.

Lu Zhi actually understood very well that the imperial students who came to listen to his lectures probably did not come for the study of Confucian classics, but just because he was a tutor.

The reason is that the annotations on ancient Chinese classics he taught are not tested in Taixue.

The content of the Taixue examination is strictly based on the family education passed down by the fourteen doctors.

During the reign of Emperor Guangwu, there was a doctor. When explaining the classics to the students of the Imperial College, he did not limit himself to the opinions of one family. Instead, he told the students the explanations from different families, allowing the students to think for themselves and follow the good ones.

Then, he was reported by the Tai students.

Because this doctorate does not focus on the exam.

When Emperor Guangwu found out, he dismissed the doctor.

Due to the venue conditions, more Tai students could only listen to Lu Zhi’s lectures relayed by others outside.

After Lu Zhi finished his lecture, Liu Bian took advantage of the situation and announced that the next policy examination would be held in Taixue.

After hearing the news, the Tai students who missed the last examination all made up their minds to get on the list this time.

Almost a year has passed since the first test, and Liu Bian felt that it was time for the next one.

The selected imperial students can not only be placed in the central army, but also be used in the third auxiliary field. The latter was requested by Huangfu Song. As the area of ​​​​the field increased, there were not enough officials.

This time Liu Bian did not have to announce their future destination to the Tai students.

Last time Ceshi arranged for more than 500 Tai students at once, Liu Bian hoped that the students could give him some more surprises this time.

During Liu Bian's inspection of Taixue, he discovered that there were elderly people with white hair among the students of Taixue.

He asked Yang Zhong about the incident. Yang Zhong is the great-grandson of Yang Zhen and the younger brother of Yang Biao.

He replied: "I am over sixty years old and have been away from my hometown for many years. However, I am not professional in what I have learned. I have failed in many trials and do not want to go home with nothing, so I still persevere hard."

Liu Bian knew as soon as he heard that this person probably came from a bad background.

He asked: "Among the students of Imperial College, how many are like him?"

Yang Zhong replied: "Your Majesty, those who are over sixty are more than twenty."

"Last year I held a trial, were there any participants among these people?" Liu Bian asked.

Yang Zhong was very competent as the sacrificial wine left by Yuan Wei for Tai Chang. He answered fluently: "There are three people who have been ordered to go to the countryside to serve as officials." Liu Bian did not expect that there were three more people who could be pragmatic, so he decided to pay attention to it later.

If he is not ready to try again, he can show his grace and promote these twenty or so people to the title of Prince Sheren. Anyway, they are old and will not be able to stay for long. This also has tradition.

After thinking about it, Liu Bian said to Yang Zhong: "I would like to follow the story of the past, where the elders from Taixue sacrificed their lives for the prince. You might as well send someone to ask them to see if they would like to be the prince's sacrificer, or participate in this year's competition. Try it out."

Just become a prince and sacrifice others, don't think about going further.

Yang Zhong quickly agreed.

Although this matter has happened in the past, it is not custom-made, and it will not be in vain if it appears during his term.

"Let them not overthink," Liu Bian added.

If the talent is really not enough, it would be a good choice for the prince to sacrifice his life for retirement.

After hearing this, Yang Zhong bowed and said, "Your Majesty is kind and kind. On behalf of all the students, I would like to express my gratitude to Your Majesty for your kindness!"

Afterwards, Liu Bian personally met with the fourteen doctors of Taixue.

Emperor Guangwu and Emperor Ming once attached great importance to Taixue, and the status of doctors rose accordingly. Emperor Xian didn't like Taixue, so he simply established the Hongdu School, and its number of officials for selection once exceeded that of Taixue.

It had been many years since the emperor had visited Taixue in person. Of course the doctors hoped to take this opportunity to gain the emperor's attention.

The wine-sacrifice Yang Zhong introduced Liu Bian one by one.

Until - "Your Majesty, this is Zuo Feng Yi and Li Ru, who has excellent writing and is good at managing "Li"."

Li Ru hurriedly bowed to Liu Bian.

Liu Bian was stunned for a moment, but then he immediately realized what he was doing and asked Li Ru to escape without courtesy.

"Your Majesty?" Lu Zhi asked softly.

"It's okay, I just thought of an old friend with the same name." Liu Bian reflected secretly. He had obviously seen Dong Zhuo, but he was just Li Ru, but he still wasn't calm enough!

Li Ru breathed a sigh of relief. He was originally worried that the emperor would hate him for no reason.

Fortunately it just happens to have the same name.

When they were about to leave the Imperial College, Yang Zhong told Liu Bian that the more than 20 Imperial College students who were over 60 years old had already thought carefully about it, and six of them were willing to participate in the examination planning.

Upon hearing this number, Liu Bian glanced at Yang Zhong.

This Jijiu, who was born in the Yang family of Hongnong, was a virtuous person. It was impossible for him not to see that Liu Bian valued those who participated in the policy examination more. The more people who are willing to give up two hundred stones for the prince to take part in the examination, the more respect he will gain.

Liu Bian asked: "Is there a directory?"

Yang Zhong had already prepared.

As long as the performance of these six people in the planning examination is not too outrageous, Liu Bian will definitely hire them all.

With Liu Bian's return from Taixue, a new round of policy examinations was being planned, and the official memorial from Tian Fengyan on various matters in Pingqiu County finally arrived at the Shangshu Desk.

It exposed the evil deeds of local officials who went against the trend and secretly increased taxes.

Sangong Mansion is a combination of office and accommodation. After becoming Situ, Yuan Wei moved his family into Situ's mansion.

Tian Feng's memorial, Yuan Wei, as Situ, was the second group of people to know the news.

Nowadays, when big things happen, I often discuss it with Sangong. Sangong not only represents himself, but also represents the subordinate officials of the government, and the nine ministers who are subordinate to Sangong.

This is what the ministers have always pursued to transcend the restrictions of the imperial court and the internal dynasty and participate in decision-making, and the emperor who meets their requirements is of course a virtuous emperor.

(End of this chapter)