Seeing Zhou Xiucai's appearance, Lin Xianyang was also filled with indignation and said:
"How can you bully people like this! You are all talented people!"
Lin Xianyang complained about the teachings, but Zhou Xiucai said instead:
"The Haijiao Edict is also to rectify the county's academic atmosphere, but if we in Nanping County are like this, it can't be solved by just clearing the exam."
Su Ze asked doubtfully: "May I ask Zhou Xiucai, why is Nanping County School so deserted?"
Zhou Xiucai sighed and said: "In Nanping, all the capable scholars are studying in Yanping Academy. Those who come to the county to study are poor scholars like me who are greedy for a salary of two taels per month and are too poor to take the blame."
"When I was here in the past, I also knew that the schools in Nanping County were not as good as Yanping Academy, and they always let everyone study by themselves. In the past ten years, the entire Nanping County School has only one candidate, but Yanping Academy has seven people who passed the examination. You
Tell me whether the scholarly families in this county should go to the county school or go to Yanping Academy."
Su Ze and Lin Xianyang looked at each other. Lin Xianyang did not expect that the county school, which was sacred and unattainable in his heart, would sink to this level.
However, Su Ze was not surprised. Fujian itself has a strong atmosphere of private academies, and the Yanping Academy in Nanping County was founded in the Southern Song Dynasty. It can be said that it has a long history.
Zhu Xi's teacher Li Tong, also known as Mr. Yanping, once lectured in Nanping. Yanping Academy was established in memory of this Taoist master, one of the four sages of Fujian learning.
Su Ze used Level 5 "History". He recalled that there had been four campaigns to ban and destroy academies in the Ming Dynasty, and asked doubtfully: "Didn't the emperor once decree that private education was prohibited? This Yanping Academy is actually like this.
flagrant?"
Zhou Xiucai looked sideways at Su Ze. Unexpectedly, a scholar from a small place in Changningwei knew the imperial decree. Zhou Xiucai looked at Su Ze with admiration.
The first person to ban and destroy the academy was naturally the Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang.
During the reign of Zhu Yuanzhang, there was no so-called folk scholarship. All great Confucian scholars had to teach in official schools. If you didn't go, Zhu Yuanzhang would find a way to make you go. At that time, many Song Dynasty academies that had survived the Yuan Dynasty were destroyed.
In the second and third campaigns to ban and destroy academies, Emperor Jiajing felt the threat of Yangming's Xinxue, and ordered the ban and destruction of academies across the country twice in the 16th and 17th years of Jiajing's reign.
Zhou Xiucai said with a wry smile: "Nowadays, Mr. Xu Ge once lectured at Yanping Academy. These private academies are located in the same local culture. They have close ties with the officials of the prefecture and county, so how can they be banned?"
Su Ze suddenly realized that Emperor Jiajing's measures to suppress mental studies had actually failed.
Now in the court, Xu Jie, the second minister of the cabinet, regards himself as a disciple of Xin Xue and is now the leader of Jiangyou School.
Nie Bao, Minister of the Ministry of War, was a disciple of Wang Yangming. He encouraged Xu Jie when he was a student, and Xu Jie also treated him as a teacher.
Although Nie Bao was close to Yan Song and had fallen out with Xu Jie, the influence of the Xinxue lineage in the court was quite strong.
Lin Xianyang suddenly asked: "Can students from Yanping Academy also participate in the imperial examination?"
Su Ze explained to Lin Xianyang: "Yes, if you pass the boy's examination, you can study in the county school. Of course, you can also not enter the county school and take the provincial examination as a Confucian scholar. Most of the students in the academy take this path."
Zhou Xiucai nodded quickly and said: "Yes, yes. Nowadays, the county's academics are not prosperous. All promising scholars go to Yanping Academy. Yanping Academy often invites great scholars to give lectures. Every time it is a major event in the county's literary circles, it is important to
If Lin Sheng still has two taels of silver every month, I would also like to go to Yanping Academy to study."
Su Ze secretly marveled at the prosperity of the Southern Academy. Even though there were still Japanese pirates in the southeast, academic activities in Fujian were still developing well.
These private academies are not only educational institutions, but also academic institutions and propaganda institutions.
Great Confucians have been giving lectures frequently since the Song Dynasty. In the beginning, they would sit down in a downtown area and give lectures, and there were even debates in the street.
However, these "Confucian masters" may also feel that this is too low-key, so the place where they give lectures is placed in the academy.
For example, when Zhang Zai, a great scholar of Guan School in the Song Dynasty, gave a lecture at Hengqu Academy, it was like a top-notch star giving a concert. People from the entire Guanzhong area flocked to Hengqu just to listen to his lectures.
The more recent scholar Wang Yangming gave many lectures at Jishan Academy and Yangming Academy. Every lecture was packed with people. Some scholars even traveled thousands of miles to rush to the academy and built thatched cottages next to the academy.
Looking forward to Wang Yangming’s next lecture.
Yanping Academy is also such a comprehensive institution. The academy has a school that trains scholars for the imperial examination and a Mingtang where famous Confucians give lectures. It has a huge influence on the entire Yanping Prefecture.
At this time, the newly appointed Haijiaoyu also wanted to rectify the county schools. It is no wonder that many county students voluntarily dropped out of school. If they were really expelled from the student membership, it would be a big loss.
While the three of them were talking, the inhumane Seamaster they mentioned had already appeared at the door of the dormitory.
The Haijiaoyu was in a bad mood. Yesterday, the prefectural and county officials welcomed the new prefect. Because he refused to kneel down and bow to the prefect, he was nicknamed "The Pen Holder" by the new prefect.
Now the entire Nanping County knows that the county school has a "Hai Bi Stand".
This unpopular tutor from Nanping County would be the future "Ming Sword" Hai Rui!
At this time, Hai Rui had just won the imperial examination. After failing to pass the imperial examination, Hai Rui went to Beijing to select officials, and was finally assigned the position of Nanping Jiaoyu.
It can be said that Hai Rui is also a newcomer who has just entered the officialdom.
As soon as he entered the officialdom, he was nicknamed "The Pen Holder" by his superiors. The upright-tempered Hai Rui had already written his resignation.
Hai Rui was about to go to the county government office to submit his resignation when he saw two unfamiliar figures, Su Ze and Lin Xianyang, and then walked into the dormitory.
When Zhou Xiucai saw Hai Rui, he was like a mouse seeing a cat. He immediately bowed and said, "Teach me!"
Su Ze also pulled Lin Xianyang to salute. Hai Rui returned the salute thoughtfully, but then asked Zhou Xiucai in a stern tone:
"It's morning reading time now, why don't you go to Ming Lun Hall to study?"
Zhou Xiucai quickly held the book and was about to run away. Hai Rui asked again:
"Who are you, and why do you enter the county school without permission?"
Su Ze didn't expect to meet Hai Rui so soon. When he was studying the history of the Ming Dynasty, he liked the character of Hai Rui. Today, he met Hai Rui in real life. He felt like meeting a celebrity offline.
"Who are you? Why did you enter the county school without permission?" Hai Rui asked again, and Su Ze said:
"Su Ze, a common man, wants to participate in next year's boy examination, and he is here to ask Zhou Xiucai to sign a guarantee letter."
When he heard that Su Ze was a student who was going to take the county examination, Hai Rui's face became kinder.
He was the magistrate of a county and was in charge of the county's education work. Although he was ready to resign, Hai Rui still adhered to his job responsibilities and advised Su Ze, a underachiever, to study hard.
Hai Rui said, "Are you going to the county government office to deliver the guarantee letter? Go with me. I'll take a test on your homework on the way."
Of course, Hai Rui didn't say this because he was a scholar. Su Ze was not even a scholar.
Even in Nanping County, which has a prosperous literary culture, only two or three people can pass the provincial examination each time.
This is also the reason why Fan Jin was so happy that he fainted after winning the exam.
Although later generations always think that Hai Rui's education is low, that's because time-travel novels often hit three points in a row.
In fact, Hai Rui's literary talent is also very good, as he was able to write "Public Security Shu".
The magistrate of a county is the teacher of the scholars in the county, so it is understandable to compare Su Ze's lessons.
Hai Rui also saw that Su Ze was extraordinary and wanted to test his homework, point out his shortcomings, and persuade him to study hard.
Hai Rui has always believed that "one should seek his or her own position." If he has not resigned yet, he must fulfill his responsibilities as an evangelist and support underachieving scholars like Su Ze.
Su Ze bowed and said, "Students, don't you dare disobey me."