"You will not live long before you die, so you must cultivate your character in time for it, so you must establish your destiny." Mencius devoted his whole heart to it.
"If you have such a heart, wouldn't it be better to keep the disciples in the palace by yourself? If you really come up with something novel, it won't be too late for you to present it." The emperor said with a half-smile: "Besides, your idea is different from that of my uncle.
Say something?"
Wang Fu's face suddenly became embarrassed, he lowered his head and said, "We have never."
The emperor chuckled, stood up, and paced leisurely. Wang Fu did not dare to continue sitting, so he stood up.
Just listen to the emperor saying: "This is a sign of your lack of consideration and lack of thoroughness in doing things. You can do whatever you want behind closed doors at home. Why do you need to make such a big deal? When you go back, think about what you want to do in the future.
, I need to ask your opinion first, Aweng."
Seeing that the emperor rejected the proposal to create a conflict between Hongdu School and Taixue, Wang Fu was a little disappointed, but he was not discouraged. At least the emperor agreed that he could privately keep relevant craftsmen in the palace, and also hinted that he could study more
With this sentence, he could at least confirm that the emperor was still very interested in the trail.
Moreover, with the emperor's endorsement, he would not worry about how his father Wang Bin would blame him after he returned.
"Also, don't sit idle all day long. Everyone in the secretary office is busy sorting out the books. As a secretary, you have to do your job." The emperor suddenly said seriously: "Don't think about traveling all the time.
If you are looking for entertainment, learn more from Fa Zheng, Pei Qian and others."
"Only, only" Wang Fu responded hurriedly, but at this moment his stomach couldn't help but growl.
The emperor smiled and said: "Why are you hungry before the time comes?"
Wang Fu said nervously: "I got up late this morning. I was afraid that I would miss the time to enter the palace, so I didn't have time."
The emperor waved his hand angrily and said, "Please step aside and go to the eunuch and ask him to get you something to eat."
The eunuch giving food to his ministers was a favor to his ministers. As the emperor's cousin, Wang Fu was not surprised to receive this kind of treatment from time to time: "I thank your majesty for the gift."
After Wang Fu left, the emperor's face suddenly darkened. Opening the Imperial College was only the first step. The engineering courses that would be built later, the examination and recruitment of scholars, and other related education, and the reform of the official selection system were the top priority and the most important.
A difficult step.
The emperor looked at the raindrops outside the window and was stunned for a long time. Then he turned to Mu Shun and said, "Go and send Zhao Wen over."
After a long time, Taichang Zhao Wen arrived in the heavy rain. After bowing and saluting, he met the emperor face to face and found that the emperor was reading by the window in the sky.
Zhao Wen only glanced at this and quickly lowered his head: "Taichang Wen, please see your Majesty."
The rain was beating outside, and occasionally some rainwater flew into the palace. The emperor frowned and asked Mu Shun to close the window. The room suddenly became dark, thanks to the lead-colored skylight coming through the window and a few lights.
The yellowish warm light emitted.
I don't know how long it took, but the atmosphere suddenly became a little dull. The emperor put down the book, sighed slightly, and said, "How was the funeral ceremony for Duke Zhao?"
Zhao Wen's eyes turned red and he kowtowed: "I was buried a few days ago, but my deceased brother has a legacy and hopes to be buried back in his hometown in the future."
"The road to Shu is difficult, and there is Zhang Lu in Hanzhong who blocks travel." The emperor shook his head and said regretfully: "I originally wanted to send troops south because of this, but unfortunately it will be winter in two months, and Liangzhou and Bingzhou
Where there is no restraint, it is difficult to make the trip for a while, so I have to temporarily aggrieve Duke Zhao."
Hearing that the emperor intended to send troops south in order to bury Zhao Qian back in his hometown, no matter how true this was, just saying it was enough to express the emperor's respect and condolences for Zhao Qian. This was a great honor, and Zhao Wen immediately With tears streaming down his face, he kowtowed to the ground again and said: "On behalf of my deceased brother, I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness."
His heart was agitated and his words were incoherent for a moment: "Everything that is alive must die, and everything that has a beginning must have an end. This is the way of nature. This is what the deceased brother often said when he was alive. The deceased brother has been on the sickbed for a long time and has experienced all the pain and torture. Now that he is gone, It counts, it counts.”
"It is a matter of life and death when you are sick." The emperor took a deep breath and said slowly: "Don't be too sentimental. Even saints cannot escape death. What's more, you will inherit Zhao Gong's legacy and do your best to assist the court to open the road to Shu as soon as possible. , Mr. Zhao can also return home early."
"I'm here," Zhao Wen said with sobs.
The emperor pretended to cough and got down to business: "You have been busy with funeral ceremonies these days. I originally wanted to give you a few days off, but the Imperial Academy is about to start, and I can't do without you, who always sticks to things, so I have to wrong you. "
"No, no." Zhao Wen raised his sleeves and shed tears, and said: "Your Majesty has been away from court for three days in honor of your deceased brother and presented you with honors. I am extremely grateful. I only want to repay your kindness this morning. How dare you stay idle?"
He already knew why the emperor summoned him, so he was prepared. He took out a slip from his sleeve and placed it on his head with both hands: "This is the number of people entered in each of the five subjects of Taixue. Since your Majesty has already issued an edict, He ordered Sanfu, Hedong, Hongnong and other seven counties to recommend ten young talents to enroll, so Taixue should recruit more than 900 people."
"Are all the scholars recommended by each county here?" the emperor asked directly without asking Mu Shun to pick them up.
Zhao Wen kept holding the slip with both hands and said, "Except for Henan, which is a little further away, most of the other counties are here."
"Students are enrolled in geometry from each of the five subjects"
Zhao Wen hesitated for a moment and replied: "There are 500 people in the Mingjing Department this time, 200 people in the Drama Department, more than 100 people in the Mingfa Department, and more than dozens of people in the economics, management and other departments."
There was silence in the palace for a while. Zhao Wen calmed down after a lot of ups and downs in his mood. He knew that the emperor would never be satisfied with this result, but if the emperor intended to change this situation, Zhao Wen would give him a certain amount of punishment depending on the degree of radicalness. support.
"So many people have gone to Mingjing Science and Education. Then I will keep the Ph.D.s in economics, business and other subjects to teach them what to do." The emperor moved his hand and asked Mu Shun to take the slip from the hands of Zhao Wen, who was almost stiff, and started to read it. Take a look: "With three PhDs and six instructors in Mingjing Ke, is it too busy?"
"Your Majesty, these students are all voluntarily enrolled. They are devoted to the classics and righteousness, and they also admire the reputation of Han Gong and others."
"We can't leave it up to them." The emperor slapped the slip on the table and said coldly.
"Wei." Zhao Wen immediately stopped talking and said cautiously: "May I ask what your majesty means?"
"Adjustment." Seeing Zhao Wen's confused look, the emperor explained: "There are five subjects in Taixue, each subject has a quota of two hundred people, and the three hundred extra people in the Mingjing subject will all be transferred to other subjects. This is an adjustment. "
Zhao Wen was surprised and subconsciously retorted: "Your Majesty, those students are all enrolled in Ming Jing for the purpose of studying the meaning of the scriptures. If they were all transferred to other places, how would it be as expected? Who should be transferred and who should not be transferred? There must be a set rule, otherwise someone may discuss it privately."