"The propaganda office seeks talents and visits ministers, but Jia Sheng's talents are even more unmatched."
Xun Yu picked up a small pair of scissors and cut off the overly long wick, and then picked it up to make it burn brighter. The room immediately became a little brighter. Wu Shuo felt that it was a bit stuffy and couldn't help but get up and open the window.
Opening it a crack, he stood by the window and sniffed the cold air. He turned sideways and faced Xun Yu and said, "What can Wen Ruo do?"
Seeing that Xun Yu was silent, Wu Shuo's expression changed. He seemed to have made up his mind. He walked to Xun Yu's side, bowed and whispered: "This matter is related to the imperial government's plan. Once it is done, it will relieve the emperor's worries and relieve the people."
"Kong. Wen Ruo, even if you believe me, you shouldn't hide it like this."
"This is just a family opinion. When it comes to business management, I am not as good as Mi Zhuduo." Xun Yu slowly put down the scissors and began to sort out the letters on the desk.
"Wen Ruo!" Wu Shuo knew that the other party would definitely not have any good ideas to tell him, but this was a way for him to prove himself. As long as he could reach a cooperation with Xun Yu, he could slowly pave the way for a closer relationship between the two parties in the future.
The bridge of unity: "Even if it is a family statement, as long as it is beneficial to the country, we ministers cannot ignore it. If it doesn't work, we can first report it to Your Majesty in my name, and I will be responsible for all the bad things."
"That's not what I meant." A trace of embarrassment appeared on Xun Yu's face. He held half a scroll of letters, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "It's just that recently many people have asked me for help and want to enter the Imperial College."
"Want to enter the Imperial College?" Wu Shuo couldn't help but straighten up. There were not many people in the Imperial College, but they were all disciples of Two Thousand Stones. After passing the exam, they would have a bright future. Today, the emperor decided to award the "virtuous" title to the outstanding graduates.
Identity, if you choose to join the Third Department, you will be able to follow a long path when you come out. The status of the Imperial College is much higher than that of the Imperial College, and it is natural that it should be valued by the world. If you want to enter the Imperial College, in addition to
With the exception of parents with two thousand dan, only those with a special imperial edict can be admitted. For others to get their children to sneak in and make connections, the difficulty is comparable to competing for the one or two 'filial piety' places in the county every year.
"Who are they?" Wu Shuo asked.
Xun Yu suddenly raised his head and looked at Wu Shuo with a faint look.
Wu Shuo immediately understood that apart from the powerful local families, who had the capital but was not qualified to squeeze into the Imperial College?
The Imperial College is filled with many children of high-ranking officials. How many study tours and how many family families does a scholar have to visit before he can have access to so many resources at one time? Although making friends with the powerful is the most important thing, the Imperial College offers wine to Ren An, teaches Meng Guang and others.
He is a well-known Confucian who is familiar with the Five Classics, so the quality of his teaching will naturally not be much worse. Even some wealthy families are attracted by such favorable conditions.
"Nowadays, the Imperial College only allows officials with more than 2,000 dan and the children of outstanding officials to enter the school. If it is not a special edict, I am afraid that others will not be able to get in." Wu Shuo thought, due to the restriction of the number of students in the Imperial College, there are only more than 100 people in the Imperial College.
After the Guandong states are restored one by one, there are only more than 200 people. If you want to invite the emperor to recruit more students, you may have to think a lot...
He thought for a while, looked at Xun Yu who was silent, and suddenly connected the two things in his mind. He suddenly thought of something, and he changed his mind and pretended to sigh: "Now the Taixue has five thousand students, and the food and clothing consumed every year is
, salary, rice and other items are no less than tens of millions, and the cost of building houses and buying tables and couches is also not a small amount. This does not include the "encouragement" money specially allocated by His Majesty from the Shaofu to poor students. And Tai students only pay no more than 100 yuan to study every year.
A person has a few pieces of meat, and even a wealthy family only has a few hundred dollars. If things go on like this, the court will certainly get scholars, but it will be difficult to make ends meet."
Xun Yu sat quietly on the banquet and said with a smile when he heard the words: "For the plan of cultivating talents, no matter how much money is spent, it is appropriate. But when the court spends money, it naturally has to make up for it from other places. As the saying goes, 'if there is more than is lost, make up for the deficiencies.'
It is the way of heaven. What does Duke Wu think?"
"Things are rare but not abundant, and the same is true for people." Wu Shuo said and knelt down beside Xun Yu, looked at him with bright eyes, and said closer: "The Imperial College currently has only two hundred people. In my opinion, it can be increased
To 500 people. There are many talented people in these aristocratic families who want to make progress, and the Imperial Academy provides a way out for humble families. How can we continue to compete with them?"
“That’s the truth.”
There is a quota, and no one can enter as many as you want. I wanted to submit a petition these days, but the New Year is approaching, and everything should be discussed after the New Year, so it was delayed."
Although the five subjects of Taixue have been implemented for several years, without seeing any results, the thinking inertia of the people at the time has not been changed. Many people still focus on the Ming Jing subject, followed by the Drama subject, and other subjects.
All are at the end of the year. In the Taixue admissions every year, most people apply for Ming Jing, and powerful families also choose Ming Jing. As for the other four subjects, most of them are mediocre. You cannot study the classics under famous teachers and great Confucians.
, and the efforts of the prefectures and counties in recommending 'Xiaolian' and 'Maocai' are becoming more and more stringent year by year. Now not only the recommended candidates have to go to the government to take the examination, but also if the recommended candidates will be admitted in the next three years.
For moral and other faults, the recommender will also be punished.
After the imperial court increasingly rectified the examination and examination, local governors and county magistrates did not dare to recommend them easily. There were few loopholes for powerful families to exploit. In order to enter the official career, they could only place their hope in the schools run by the central government of the imperial court. They have various subjects with Taixue.
In comparison, the Imperial College only divided subjects according to classics and meanings. For the traditional powerful gentry, the Imperial College was a better place to go than Imperial College.
The methods and methods of selecting and appointing officials changed subtly, and a large number of talents were diverted to Taixue, where they were selected according to the examination rules established by the emperor. Although the emperor did not directly say that he wanted to abolish the system of examination and recruitment, he still had the knowledge to do so.
In the eyes of educated people, even if it is not abolished, the system of selecting officials by trial will definitely replace the rough process of appointing officials once they are recommended.
In this process, some people do not adapt to the changes in the trend and try to raise objections and obstruct it; while some people know how to actively adapt to the current situation and pull people around them into this trend.
"It's just that it's not easy for the imperial court to raise scholars. Although the Imperial College is more noble than the Imperial College, it is still more noble." Wu Shuo stared straight into Xun Yu's eyes, as if trying to capture a glimmer of certainty: "So naturally this Shu Xiu cannot be as good as Tai Xue.
Learning is just a formality, I remember when I became a teacher of famous people, I paid thousands of dollars just to practice."
Famous scholars and great Confucians often have more than a thousand disciples. Only the disciples of other wealthy families who are extremely talented or close relatives can be accepted as symbolic disciples, while ordinary disciples who "stand and listen" or "listen from the side" will receive a lot of money.
When Xun Yu heard this, Shu Xiu, a high-ranking master, felt contempt in his heart. Since Wu Shuo did not name his master, he must not be a famous person.
"Three hundred newly recruited Imperial College students are only paid a thousand dollars for training?"
Wu Shuo looked at Xun Yu with some surprise. For a moment, he couldn't figure out what Xun Yu meant. Under the gaze of the other party, Wu Shuo could only say, "How about ten thousand yuan? In this way, the Imperial College can get three yuan every year." Millions, this money can be used for Taixue, which is exactly what Wen Ruo said, 'If there is more than a loss, make up for the deficiency'."
"Everything is in accordance with Wu Gong." Xun Yu nodded slightly and behaved as if he was the real minister and Wu Shuo was just a subordinate who asked him for advice.
Some people are born with the demeanor of famous ministers, while some people are like clowns no matter how they imitate them. Wu Shuo soon noticed the unusual relationship between the two, and couldn't help but look a little embarrassed. He coughed lightly and immediately He stood up and walked back to his seat and sat down.
Even if the matter is understood at this point, Wu Shuo proposed to the emperor in his own name later in the year the proposal to expand the Imperial College, which was considered as his move to win over the hearts of the scholars. And the ten thousand yuan required for each new Imperial College student could also be used by the imperial court. Provide a financial resource, although in Xun Yu's view, the emperor will definitely increase the amount of money for repairs, and the more he raises, the greater the pressure and criticism he will receive. Under pressure, let's talk about it again Compromise is easy.
The night is already dark, but the lights are still on in Chengming House. The person staying here tonight is Xun You, the attendant.
The Zhengdan Dynasty meeting tomorrow morning is the most important ceremony. It is not only the first court meeting after the emperor regained the world, but also the moment where the general trend of the next few years will be announced. There is no room for error. Therefore, Sikong, Lu Shangshu Shi Zhao Wen was in charge of the affairs of the imperial court, and Ping Shangshu served Xun You; Shangshu ordered Wu Shuo and others to stay in the palace in preparation for emergencies.
Late at night, Xun You was wrapped in a thick cloak and warming himself over a charcoal fire in the warm Chengming House. He was leaning on the desk and reading by the light of the fire. A pottery pot was half-buried in the hot ashes and was sizzling. Steam is coming out.
There was a knock on the door from outside, and Xun You couldn't move his eyelids: "What's the matter?"
The emperor sometimes got into a good mood at night, and would often order Xiaohuangmen to go to Chengming House in the middle of the night to summon people to chat with him. Some people could not bear to be disturbed, while others saw it as an opportunity to get closer to the emperor, so they often stayed up late at night and waited. Xun You didn't often stay overnight, but he also knew that the emperor had this annoying habit. Fortunately, the emperor was also reasonable. Every time, he would send someone over to see if the overnight stayer was asleep. Go to the lighted room.
Xun You thought that maybe Xiao Huangmen saw that the lights in his room had not been turned off, so he came to ask for instructions.
"I smell the aroma of wine inside, open the door quickly!" There was a clear voice outside the door, with a joking and unscrupulous attitude, as if this was his home.
Hearing this familiar voice, Xun You was startled. He immediately dropped his book and hurriedly walked over and opened the door.
The emperor was seen wearing a dark cloak, standing alone by the door, with goose-feather-like snow flying in the night sky outside the eaves. Mu Shun and a few others stood behind shivering with lanterns.
"Your Majesty, I'm here to greet you..." Xun You was shocked and fell down subconsciously.
"Shh, don't alarm others." The emperor raised a finger to his lips, with a hint of cunning in the corner of his eyes. He stood as tall as a pine tree in the snowy scene, and his face looked particularly pale whether it was frozen or reflected by the snow light. , which made the emperor's temperament much colder, but his eyes were still so deep and lively, as if they were darker than the night: "Since you are here, why don't you invite me in?"
"Oh, oh." Xun You recovered from the surprise of the emperor's presence. He stood aside and extended his hand to invite the emperor to come in.
The emperor was still holding a lantern in his hand very elegantly. After entering, he handed the lantern to Mu Shun behind him to blow it out. He walked to the charcoal basin, pointed to the pottery pot, turned around and smiled.
Xiang Xunyou: "Today you and I, the emperor and our ministers, have just issued a ban on drinking in the Chengming Palace. You know that you are breaking the law, or are you still in the palace? What crime should you do?"
Mu Shun stepped forward and took off the emperor's wet and cold cloak and hung it on a beam nearby. Then he took out several plates of roasted meat from the food box he brought with him and placed them one by one on the empty table next to the charcoal basin.
superior.
When Xun You saw this, he smiled and said: "The edict has not been issued yet, so I can't be considered to have openly violated the prohibition now."
"No, I still have to punish you." The emperor glared deliberately, then smiled and asked Xun You to sit down with him next to the charcoal basin.
The emperor pulled out two wine bowls. The red lacquer bowl with dragon pattern was flipped flexibly in his hands, with its black and red sides. The wine bowl was placed on the table, and the emperor took the iron pick and tried to pick out the warm wine from the charcoal fire.
When Mu Shun saw the pottery pot, he stretched out his hand to grab it: "Your Majesty, I'd better leave this to my slave..."
The emperor waved his hand holding the iron drill as if to drive him away, and Mu Shun's hand froze and retracted.
The hot pottery pot was lifted steadily and placed on the floor, making a sizzling sound.
"I will punish you by pouring a bowl of wine for me." The emperor put the iron drill aside and patted his palm lightly.
Xun You smiled softly and said nothing. He picked up two chopsticks and picked up the lid of the pottery pot and set it aside. Then he took out a bamboo wine spoon from the side and scooped out a lot of green foam on it.
The wine was poured into the wine bowls between the monarch and his ministers.
"Green ants have newly fermented wine, and there is a small red clay stove. It is snowing in the evening, can you drink a glass of wine?" The emperor recited the poem from his memory very appropriately. He pointed to the bowl of hot wine with green foam and said:
"Is this new wine?"
The so-called "green ants" often refer to the fact that the brewing technology of the ancients was not yet developed, and the newly brewed wine was often unfiltered, and the dregs underneath would float after being boiled, with a slightly green color and an ant-like shape.
"Not long ago, my family came from Yingchuan and brought it specially for me." Xun You explained unhurriedly: "At that time, there was no proposal to ban alcohol in the court, so my family sent it and I accepted it."
"This is a trivial matter, nothing serious." The emperor picked up the wine bowl, touched it with Xun You, then took a careful sip and sipped a little bit of the slightly hot wine. After drinking the hot wine, he felt a little stiff from the cold outside.
His body immediately felt a lot warmer. The emperor sighed contentedly and said thoughtfully, "I remember it was mentioned in the "Four People's Monthly Orders" that the first month happens to be the time to brew spring wine."
Xun You just moistened his lips with hot wine and was not in a hurry to drink it. He said: "Spring wine is used to worship gods and ancestors, entertain guests, and supply ordinary homes for a year. Although the brewing methods vary from place to place,