The old man sitting at the tea stall just now was Liu Bowen, the famous prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, who was known in history as "Zhuge Liang divided the world into three parts, and Liu Bowen unified the country."
He usually likes to observe the public sentiment in the market.
So I am a little curious about the acting king Zhu Gui who has been heard the most recently.
So he ordered his second son Liu Zhongjing to go to Yunzhou to investigate the young prince. As for what happens next, it depends on his own choice.
Although Liu Jing (also known as Zhongjing) was reluctant to leave Nanjing, her father's fate was difficult, so she left Nanjing the next day.
However, this time he was in the name of a private visit, so he changed his name to Liu Ming, hoping to see if the acting king was really as mysterious as his father said.
Zhu Gui naturally didn't know that he had been noticed by the famous prime minister Liu Bowen.
At this time, he had handed over the matter of organizing the craftsman skills competition to Zhang Mao, with the Prince's Palace paying for it and Steward Wang taking full responsibility for the matter.
And he himself came to Yuzhou with his princess Xu Miaoqing, accompanied by only ten soldiers.
However, they all rode horses, so as long as they didn't encounter more than five hundred bandits, they could escape unscathed.
The reason why he came to Yuzhou was actually because he received an invitation from an old bachelor from a local school.
The other party first praised what Zhu Gui had done during this period, and then talked about setting up a school.
It happened that Zhu Gui had recently had the idea of improving schools and promoting modern education, so he took Xu Miaoqing, who was bored, to Yuzhou with him.
On the way, Xu Miaoqing was a little curious about the purpose of this trip.
"Hey, Zhu Gui, do you really want to implement the professional education you mentioned?"
While Xu Miaoqing was shooting various wild animals in the forest with a pistol, his soldiers were responsible for picking them up. In just half the journey, a horse could no longer carry the load.
"Is there anything wrong?" Zhu Gui turned his head and asked.
"No, I want to ask, won't it be free again this time? I don't understand why you have to do so many things during this period. This is different from what I heard about you when you were in Nanjing.
…”
Xu Miaoqing thought for a while but couldn't think of a suitable adjective.
Zhu Gui laughed: "People will change. The reason why I am so depressed in Nanjing is just because I can't realize my ambitions. This is the place where I can show my talents."
"Then what is your ambition?" Xu Miaojing's eyes flashed with excitement.
"Why don't men take Wu Gou and collect the fifty states in Guanshan?"
After Zhu Gui finished speaking, he rode away.
Xu Miaoqing recited this line of poetry in her heart, "Ah, I understand, eh? Just wait for me."
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Bailu Academy in Yuzhou can be regarded as the most famous school in Shanxi.
From here came a dozen officials who are now very influential in the court.
Therefore, there are also many students studying here.
When the contemporary king and his party arrived at the entrance of the academy, they immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"Is this the acting king? I didn't expect him to be so young."
"Is that the acting princess? She's so beautiful."
"Aren't you afraid that King Dai will dig out your eyes if he hears about it? I heard that King Dai is cruel."
These students have a bit more positive humanity than ordinary people.
Zhu Gui ignored them, took out the greeting card, and entered the academy directly.
There was already an old man with gray hair standing there with his hands tied.
"I, Bai Henian, meet the Dai Wang and Dai Wangfei."
Zhu Gui nodded: "Mr. Bai, please forgive me and let's go in and talk."
More than a dozen academy lecturers followed Zhu Gui and Bai Henian into a spacious lecture room.
Zhu Gui and Xu Miaoqing sat down at the front, while the others sat on both sides.
"It is really a blessing for White Deer Academy that the king can visit the academy in person."
Bai Henian stood up and started talking again.
Seeing this, Zhu Gui quickly waved his hand and said: "Mr. Bai, there is no need to say any more polite words. This website also takes the time to come here to take a look. What Mr. Bai said in the letter goes deep into my heart. It is indeed necessary to promote the school in Yunzhou.
It’s just that the king has some other ideas.”
When Bai Henian and others heard this, they were overjoyed to hear that Zhu Gui agreed with their idea of opening more schools.
This also means that the influence of Bailu Academy will grow throughout Shanxi.
Bai Henian stood up again and said: "Your Majesty, you can understand our painstaking efforts. We are very satisfied, but I don't know what your Majesty's other thoughts are."
In their opinion, the young prince only had some differences with them regarding the location of the school and tuition fees.
And as long as we get the support of the Dai Wangfu, these can naturally be discussed.
But Zhu Gui's next words made their faces change.
"On behalf of the prince, the palace will invest in opening 20 schools in seven counties in four states within one year. This is okay, but the teaching capacity in the schools cannot be the same as what it is now."
"Teaching content? What is taught in the school is all necessary content for the Enke exam. Does the prince have any other opinions?"
Bai Henian asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"Of course, the primary purpose of education is not the Enko exam, but to teach people to be good, and the second is to teach people the means to make a living, and the Enko exam is only one of the means of making a living, so I require that the newly established school must add additional teaching content
.”
Zhu Gui talked eloquently.
"How, how can this be done?"
"Yes, that's right. The duty of the academy is to provide talents for the imperial court and to teach people to be good. That's right, but it's a bit inappropriate to regard the Enke exam as a means of making a living, isn't it?"
The lecturers below were also a little frightened by Zhu Gui's statement.
If the other party hadn't been the vassal king, they might have thought that the other party was treasonous.
Bai Henian was the calmest. He thought for a long time before finally saying: "The king's foresight is far beyond the reach of others. However, White Deer Academy can only teach the way of Enke. As for the other means of making a living mentioned by the prince, we cannot
Not mastered.”
It's a good idea to retreat in order to advance. Bai Henian pretended to agree with Zhu Gui's idea, but declined politely because the conditions were insufficient. This not only gave the other party face, but also did not hurt his kindness. He was worthy of being an old scholar.
But Zhu Gui did not give up.
"I have already thought of this. The school will start construction as scheduled. At that time, I only need to send lecturers from White Deer Academy and teach me other aspects. In addition, I will hire you all with the monthly salary of the county master. How about it?
"
After Zhu Gui's words came to light, except for the dean Bai Henian who was still thinking about the powerful relationship, the other lecturers in the room became very happy.
This means that as long as they go out to give lectures, they can get two salaries. This is pie in the sky.
Seeing everyone's reaction, Zhu Gui already knew that the matter was certain. He finally looked at Bai Henian.