The little maid read very slowly. Although the words did not form words or sentences, she did not make any mistakes in reading.
At first everyone couldn't help but be surprised, and gradually all the senior officials in the hall became silent.
Finally, each one of them raised their heads seriously, looked at the pinyin that the old teacher had just added in front of them all, and studied it hard.
"Qiuju, stop." The little maid had just read a few lines when the old master shouted to stop.
He looked at Fan Wen with a smile: "Master Fan, how about you choose another child to read the remaining articles?"
Even though the Taishi Mansion has a special status, the old Taishi knew it well.
He didn't want to say anything in front of the emperor.
Fan Wen understood this and casually selected another boy to come out and continued reading Chi Zhongyu's article.
Similar to Qiu Ju before, although this little boy stuttered a bit and sounded less cadence, he could still read out the words accurately word for word.
After a while, the old teacher said again: "Okay, let's change to the next one."
"Okay. Fan Qing, okay." Fan Wenzheng was about to speak out, but Emperor Changxing after the Long Case quickly raised his hand to stop him.
He looked at the old teacher with satisfaction, "Ren Aiqing's pinyin literacy method is really amazing, it's an eye-opener for me."
"I wonder how long it takes to train these young children?"
If it takes too long, it won't be promoted.
"Your Majesty," the old master smiled and said, "It's only three or four months. As for the silver, I only need a piece of wood and black charcoal."
Buzz~
This time it was like leaving a hornet's nest in the imperial study room. Even though the emperor was on top, everyone present could not help but whisper and talk among themselves.
"It took only three or four months for an illiterate son to read an article written by Chi Xiu using only twenty-six letters. It's really terrible."
What status can scholars have in the future?
Will ordinary people in the world still praise "everything is inferior, only reading is superior"?
"Great!" But there were also many people who were beaming.
The common people were not born stupid, but because of their status or lack of money to study, they did not have the opportunity to participate in the imperial examination. As a result, the empire missed many talents in vain.
In addition, there are many characters in Yun Chui, including many rare characters.
Doctors could only learn a few of them in their entire lives. Many more words have disappeared in the long river of history without knowing it, and even if they are occasionally seen in ancient texts, they don't know how to read them.
"The pinyin literacy method is a great benefit." The Imperial Academy offered wine and stroked his beard happily, "Your Majesty, I think it can be promoted."
cough!
"Your Majesty," Chi Zhongyu couldn't help but stand up.
His face was flushed: "The Yunchui characters were passed down from our ancestors thousands of years ago. Their shapes are beautiful and profound, and each stroke has its own meaning. How can it be compared to these crooked and heretical things?"
of?"
"Weichen suggested..."
Before he could finish speaking, the old master stood up calmly.
"Your Majesty, what Chi Xiuzhan said is true."
"The beauty of writing and calligraphy is incomparable, and the profound meaning contained in it reveals the roots and soul of our culture and nation. The empire will continue to use the writing passed down from our ancestors in the future."
He smiled and said, "The pinyin in front of me is just a tool to assist literacy."
"Furthermore, although Pinyin is easy to learn, it has its shortcomings compared with written characters."
oh?
Emperor Changxing sat up straight with interest, "I wonder what the shortcomings of this pinyin method are?"
He really wanted to occupy a position in the history of the world as a "character with the same pronunciation", but he was also afraid that if he painted a tiger, he would become an anti-dog, and he would end up being a laughing stock for thousands of years.
Others couldn't help but pricked up their ears.
The old master signaled everyone to be calm, and he picked up a pen and paper and started writing.
After a while, the old master stopped writing and motioned to Chi Zhongyu next to him to come over.
"Chi Xiuzhuan is the number one scholar this year. He is knowledgeable and profound. Please read this article for me."
snort.
Chi Zhongyu snorted slightly.
He is just an old guy who has retired from office and is on his deathbed. In the future, the power of Yun Chui will still be in the hands of the young people of their generation...
When he thought about it, he was not polite.
However, when he came over and took a look, Chi Zhongyu, who was about to open his mouth, was speechless.
"History of Shi's Lion-eating"
"Shishi, a poet in the stone chamber, loved lions and vowed to eat ten lions. Shishi always looked at lions in the market..."
After not reading for long, Chi Zhongyu's tongue almost tied into a knot, and she was so anxious that she was sweating profusely and stopped involuntarily.
"Your Majesty," the old master then turned around and smiled: "This is the shortcoming of pinyin compared with written characters."
Emperor Changxing pulled his neck.
He has been correcting memorials for many years, and his eyesight has long been bad.
He just heard Chi Zhongyu's Shishishi reading, and he didn't understand it at all. He just signed it because of the emperor's majesty, so he didn't have the nerve to ask Changlu to take a look at Shi Shishi's History of Lion Eating.
The senior officials below did not have such taboos, and they all stretched their necks to watch.
Soon they couldn't help but read aloud one by one, but they couldn't continue reading quickly, and finally looked at each other and laughed.
"Old Master, this article is really amazing. Is there any other such wonderful article?" someone asked with interest.
"Yes!" The old master nodded with an odd look on his face, "It's just a matter of national importance. It won't be too late to wait until I return home to write it down and then send it to all the interested adults for viewing."
After the Long case, Emperor Changxing was even more itchy.
He was embarrassed to say it, but Changlu always knew his master's thoughts well. After all the ministers had finished laughing, the old eunuch sent Shi's history of lion eating to the dragon case.
Emperor Changxing quickly took a look, and his eyes were opened immediately. He read a few words and couldn't help but be amazed.
"Ren Aiqing," he laughed loudly: "The current state of affairs is to distinguish the advantages and disadvantages between pinyin and written characters. If you have other similar articles, please write them down quickly and let me take a look."
The emperor said this, and the ministers also followed suit.
The old master couldn't refuse, so he had to pick up the pen again.
"Your Majesty," he coughed, "actually, I have something to say."
"Whether it is the pinyin literacy method or the newly written history of the Shi family's lion eating, it was actually not thought out by the veteran, but the work of Ren Ning, the general of Xuanwu of the Starfall Army."
"Who?" The imperial study room suddenly became audible. Only Emperor Changxing asked in disbelief: "Who did the old master just talk about?"
Of course he remembered Ren Ning, but he couldn't believe it for a moment.
"The forward deputy general of the Starfall Army, Ren Ning serves as the general." The old teacher had to repeat it word for word, "This is actually part of his windmill communication method."
Wow.
Changlu always had trouble with his hands and feet, so he quickly sent Wei Junqian back from the details of the Long Case and found it using the windmill summons method.
Qian Liang and other six senior officials looked at each other in surprise.
They had heard of the windmill summons method, but Wei Junqian's memorial was rejected by Emperor Changxing as soon as it was sent to the palace, so they didn't know the details.
When I heard what the old teacher said, I couldn't help but react.
The other deputies, such as doctors, were all clear-minded people. Seeing that the chief officer was silent, they quickly shut their mouths too.
The old master, Wu Guan, was so young that he took advantage of the thoughts of everyone in the imperial study room to write another article.
"Ji Ji Fighting the Chicken"
Jiji, the chicken is the thorn chicken. The thorn chicken is hungry, Ji Ji and Ji Ji Ji Ji...