Ming Dynasty, starting from the empty seal case

Chapter 12 Dull and pedantic Su Guiyuan!
  "Six years old!"

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up on the throne and roared, "Are you kidding us?"

At this time.

Other officials also reacted and looked at each other in confusion at first.

Finally, everyone looked at the person in charge.

"Can you write memorials at the age of six? I'm afraid you can't even recognize all the words?"

"Are you kidding? Is this just using the name of a six-year-old child to do something ridiculous?"

"Deceiving the emperor! He must be deceiving the emperor!"

I thought about the voices of officials whispering in my ears.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't bear it anymore.

He looked down sharply.

"Really six years old?"

On weekdays, Wu Wenyong spent a lot of time outside busy with errands. Even when he went to court, he would always stand at the end and live his life.

But now, it suddenly became the center of focus of the upper echelons of the Ming Dynasty.

The pressure is huge.

In just a moment, he poured beans through a bamboo tube and said everything.

"Your Majesty, Su Guiyuan only has one son, his name is Su Xian, he is six years old this year."

"I remember clearly that in the fifth year of Hongwu's reign, Weichen worked with him as a school inspector at Zhaomo Institute. During his son's first birthday party, Weichen even went to his house."

"Moreover, Su Guiyuan was a scholar who lived in Hongwu for three years in his early years. His handwriting is extremely rigid, and he has the tendency to claim to be a sect. It is impossible...it is impossible for his handwriting to be as sloppy as Lord Tu said."

Wu Wenyong said with fear.

As if he was afraid that he didn't say enough, he continued quickly.

"I remembered that the Holy Emperor, Su Guiyuan, once said that his son's intelligence was extraordinary. He also wanted to get connected with the Ministry of Rites and asked someone to ask if he could go to Guozi to study."

Guozixue.

The predecessor of the Imperial College.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang launched the imperial examination system, it was abolished in the sixth year of Hongwu.

However, when it comes to running a school, not only do we not relax at all, but we also attach great importance to it.

Not only was it ordered that all provinces, prefectures, states and counties in the entire Ming Dynasty must provide education in addition to official schools, but students with difficult conditions were also required to be free of charge!

All expenses include tuition, room and board.

The salaries for hiring teachers are also paid by local governments.

In addition to "official studies", there are also social studies.

Similarly, there are no tuition fees, and they are usually run by local scholars with the support of the government and under the supervision of the government.

As for other private schools, such as private schools and free schools, they are handled by the people themselves.

Among these schools, some are good and some are bad.

The poor ones are affected by various conditions, such as teachers, government support, etc. The reasons vary.

But there is always only one good thing.

Guozixue!
  In the capital city, once you enter the Guozi School, if nothing unexpected happens in the future, you will definitely be able to find an official position!
  Especially now that Zhu Yuanzhang has abolished the imperial examination and has not restarted it.

The school-age students of Guozixue are already the confirmed "underachievers" in the official circles of the Ming Dynasty.

During the Hongwu period, the "metabolism" of officialdom was extremely fast, and there was always a shortage of officials.

Therefore, with the current promotion speed, one could accidentally get on a rocket and directly reach the top of the six departments.

Of course, the premise is that Jane is in the emperor's heart!
  "Have you gone to the Imperial Academy?"

At this time.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked at the right time.

"Of course I didn't go." Wu Wenyong replied immediately: "Although his son is smart, he is only six years old after all, and... it is said that he has an out-of-touch personality and is difficult to manage. Moreover, Su Guiyuan himself is only a ninth-grade... student of Guozixue. , are all the children of officials in the court. Ninth-rank officials..."

Wu Wenyong didn't say the last sentence, but any fool could understand his words.

Of course Zhu Yuanzhang could hear the twists and turns.

The descendants of a ninth-grade Zhima official are naturally not qualified to enter the best Guoxue school in the capital.

He sneered, not knowing what he was laughing at.

But I became curious about another thing.

"You just said that this is Su Guiyuan's Ninth Grade Inspection School. He is a scholar. Was he with you the Ministry of Household Inspection School?"

Wu Wenyong nodded quickly: "Reply to Your Majesty, yes!" "It's been five years." Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the officials present, "After the founding of the country, what we lacked most was talents. Scholars did not have a high reputation, but at the beginning, there was only one restart. Judging from the imperial examination, he can be regarded as a rare talent in our Ming Dynasty."

"Why is it that after five years, you are already in charge? He is still inspecting the school?"

As soon as these words came out.

The atmosphere gradually became strange.

Wu Wenyong didn't know the meaning of His Majesty's question, so he could only answer truthfully: "Your Majesty, Su Guiyuan is dull and pedantic, and his relationship with his colleagues is as cold as water."

"Perhaps because of his personality... After Wei Chen left the Teruma Institute, he never had any contact with him."

The last sentence seems to clear up the relationship.

"Stupid and pedantic? Huh, don't they say in books: The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water? It turns out that it is really as light as water, but instead it is inspected every five years. What a joke!" Zhu Yuanzhang sarcastically said again.

"It seems that all the books are worse than no books at all. I really made myself stupid by reading!"

After complaining, he looked forward again, "If I remember correctly, some of the ministers in our dynasty have no fame, and some are just scholars."

"Yes, Your Majesty." At this time, a certain figure who had been standing in front spoke slowly, "I am not talented, and I have no fame in the Ming Dynasty."

"Hahaha, Prime Minister Wang is joking. You were a Jinshi at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, so how can you not be considered famous? Talents are rare in this world. You have already made great achievements by joining us in rebelling against the Yuan Dynasty!"

"Not to mention, the so-called fame gained from studying is nothing to us. Otherwise, we would not have abolished the imperial examination!"

"Those who are talented and virtuous can serve the country and the people without any need for fame."

"On the contrary, those who only have fame and no talent will sooner or later become the corrupt officials we want to kill today!"

When he finished the last sentence, his tone was high and cold, as if he was warning!
  The whole hall could hear the needle drop again.

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his sleeves and slowly sat down again.

"I won't say any more, now that I've confirmed that these are indeed the words of a six-year-old child..."

"We think of him as a child, and his words are unbridled. We don't have the same understanding as him."

"We really need to see it. Then, everyone in the world will laugh at me for having trouble with a hairless child."

All the officials could hear the joke in His Majesty's words.

He quickly laughed a few times as if he was cheering.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang felt weird because after saying these words, he felt an inexplicable surge in his heart. He just felt that this boy's act of writing a memorial to his father on behalf of his father seemed to be nothing, and there was no need to argue with him.

This feeling comes and goes quickly.

But it penetrated deeply into Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, making him a little baffled.

"It's nothing at first. It's really strange. Why do you have a better opinion of that kid for no reason?"

He murmured in his mind.

Then he came back to his senses and said, "But that's what I said."

"Let's just say that he is well-read at a young age, has a photographic memory, and is a natural talent for learning. But we want to see what he has to say to us."

While talking.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Tu Jie again.

"Keep reading!"

"Yes!" Sensing that the Holy Spirit's temper seemed to have disappeared a bit since he heard that the other party was a six-year-old child.

Tu Jie finally felt relieved.

He quickly read: "[This time the empty seal case happened, my father was unfortunately involved in it.]

[A child once heard: The superiors punish the inferiors, and they can be punished for their words. However, if the subordinates argue, it will be as difficult as climbing to heaven! 】

[According to the Holy Spirit’s opinion: My father’s sins should be as great as the sky and as numerous as the sea! The so-called officials protect each other, practice favoritism and malpractice, take bribes and pervert the law, deceive superiors and conceal inferiors, enrich one's own pockets. According to the clear law of corruption, my father... will die! 】

[However, as a son of man, if you sit back and ignore the case, waiting for the case to happen, and let my father be executed for such irresistible crimes as corruption, favoritism, deceiving the Holy Father, etc., then you will be a son of man in vain! 】

[I would like to use this statement to state the truth to Your Majesty, and I implore Your Majesty to clear the name of the father of my son. ]"

Finish reading this paragraph.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned immediately.

"Hmph! I've learned a lot more idioms, but isn't it still a plea for mercy?"

"How brave do we think he is?"

"Before, I really thought that the newborn calf was not afraid of tigers, but now it seems that it is still a paper tiger, a little paper tiger that has not grown up!"

After complaining, Zhu Yuanzhang leaned on the backrest, making it difficult for people to distinguish his emotions.

But he is not like before, when he hears a plea of ​​grievance, he immediately condemns him, and without any explanation, he is dragged out to kneel at the Meridian Gate and beheaded later!
  Instead, he pondered for a long time and waved his hand again:
  "Keep reading!"

(End of this chapter)