Seeing that Chen Ju's face was a little embarrassed, Gao Pingshi knew that the heat was enough, so he put down the tea in his hand, smiled slightly, and said: "The academic atmosphere in Ansu County has not been popular in recent years. It is said that there are few names in the talent promotion ceremony.
In the autumn of every year, there seems to be worries about the deterioration of the country. My 'senior brother' was very anxious when he mentioned this matter that day... It is a pity that I have never been to Guixiang, and I dare not speak lightly. But I don't know that Mr. Chen thinks that Guixiang
So the academic atmosphere is not booming, what is the root of the problem?"
Chen Ju didn't quite understand what Gao Pragmatic meant for a while, thinking to himself, I can't say it's because the county magistrate has failed to teach him well, right?
He hesitated for a moment, and then said cautiously: "Mr. Xiao Gao clearly knows that the academic style in the north is not as strong as that in the south of the Yangtze River... Well, I wonder if Mr. Xiao Gao knows that there are many horse thieves in Bazhou?"
Gao pragmatic frowned slightly: "I heard something about it, what? Bazhou horse thieves also plundered Ansu?"
Chen Ju smiled bitterly and said: "After all, Ansu is attached to Guo Baoding, and Baoding is the governor's station, and there are many soldiers from heaven, so it is impossible to say that horse thieves are plundering. But after all, Ansu is only a hundred and fifty miles away from Bazhou.
, a fast horse can arrive in one day, so you are always harassed by horse thieves from time to time. There are not many houses and houses robbed, but robberies of passing merchants and travelers do happen from time to time, and there are many other kinds of lawlessness, so here
It is even more difficult for students to devote themselves to studying. Furthermore, I remember that when I was a child in my hometown, the social education system was dilapidated. Not only were the classrooms open to wind and rain, but even the social support staff were often in arrears or even in short supply. In recent years, I have occasionally returned to my hometown to visit relatives.
The situation is the same as before. Logically speaking, you do not need to be responsible for the books and miscellaneous expenses used for the birth of a child, but due to the poverty of the county government, it is actually difficult to do so. As for the county school, I heard that it is similar..."
Gao Pragmatic nodded: "That is to say, Ansu's academic style is not flourishing, firstly because of banditry, and secondly because of social studies, so the county school's funding cannot be guaranteed?"
Chen Ju felt a sudden change in his heart when he heard it, and was a little worried about Gao's pragmatic stance, but after taking a glance at Mr. Gao's face, he finally felt relieved and nodded: "That's probably the case."
Gao pragmatically showed a smile: "The problem of horse bandits in Bazhou has been going on for decades if not a hundred years. It is beyond my ability to deal with it. Please understand this, Mr. Chen. As for Ansu County School, there is no funding for social studies."
Please rest assured, Mr. Chen, I will write a letter to Mr. Liang County about this matter and ask him to pay more attention to it."
The problem of horse bandits in Bazhou has been around for a long time. The so-called horse bandits are commonly known as thieves or horse thieves locally. If we want to trace its origin, it may be traced back to the horse politics in Hebei during the Ming Dynasty. We will not go into details here. I will only talk about the Zhengde period.
A Liu Liu and Liu Qi uprising broke out in the prefecture. The rebel army with horse bandits as the main force even captured many prefectures and counties in Beizhili, Shandong, Henan, and Shanxi, and forced into Beijing three times. It can be seen that Bazhou
The problem of horse bandits is actually that three feet of ice cannot be frozen in a day. Therefore, Gao Pragmatic expressed his inability to help Chen Ju completely understand the matter of horse bandits.
Regarding the funding issues for county schools and social studies, Chen Ju was really surprised and happy to hear Gao Pragmatic's answer! What was surprising was that this matter had nothing to do with Mr. Xiao Gao, and he would actually lose face to a "mere colleague."
"The county magistrate who was born as a Jinshi" wrote a letter to say this in person. This naturally gave himself a face, but he was just a little-known figure in the palace. How could he be worthy of being the nephew of the most favored minister of the dynasty?
So valued? What’s so weird about this?
Fortunately, according to what Mr. Xiao Gao said, Mr. Liang County, who came to Gao Mansion and could not even meet the teacher, can't he still clean up the county society? No matter how poor the county government is, even if the treasury is clean
Even mice are too lazy to visit, but as long as the county magistrate pays a little attention, a small amount of school funding can be guaranteed!
I think Chen Ju's nature is here, his status in the palace is not high, he doesn't have much income, and he has to bring some money to his family every year to support his father. Brother, his money is really tight, if he can save money by studying.
The next transaction will be much easier.
Thinking of this, Chen Ju couldn't sit still anymore, stood up, bowed respectfully to Gao Pragmatic, and said: "I thank Mr. Xiao Gao for your kindness on behalf of my incompetent brother and the students from Hexian County."
Gao Pangshi quickly stood up and supported him, saying: "Hey, Mr. Chen, why do you need to do this? It's just a simple effort... Besides, this kid is just helping Senior Brother Liang fill in the gaps. After all, this situation happened under his rule. If he
Isn't it also his political achievement to be able to make the academic style in the county pure and vigorous?"
Chen Ju refused to listen and finished the ceremony abruptly. Gao Pragmatic persuaded him a few more times, and then the two parties sat down again and chatted for a while. Seeing that it was getting late, Chen Ju thought that he had to return to the palace to resume his life.
, did not dare to stay for a long time, so he said goodbye and left. Seeing that the purpose of benevolence and win over had been achieved, Gao Pingshi did not stay for a long time, but he still sent him a gift in person, which moved Chen Ju again.
In Chen Ju's view, with a high and pragmatic background, he can be so humble and kind. It's a pity that he is just a court eunuch. He only does some work of serving tea and running errands on weekdays. I don't know why.
When can I repay this kindness? I can only write it down in my heart and save it for the future.
Chen Ju was grateful and did not go into details, but said that after Gao Jingshi sent Chen Ju off, he went to greet his aunt as usual, and then went to the study to study. Although Gao Gong hesitated for a long time, Gao Gong did not think of where to invite Gao Jingshi.
A great scholar was a teacher, but Gao Pragmatic himself assigned some of his homework.
Of course, the highly pragmatic coursework is actually quite simple. It is nothing more than endorsement at the moment, because the Ming Dynasty did not take exams to write poems. [Note: I remember seeing the Ming Dynasty protagonist in a famous novel taking the exam to write poems. This should actually be impossible. In the Ming and early Qing dynasties
Poems were not tested in the examination. If I remember correctly, it was not until the Qianlong period that the examination of poems was included in the assessment again.] All examinations are based on the "Four Books" and "Five Classics", so the Four Books and the Five Classics must be memorized.
You have to be familiar with it. As for the specific interpretation, I will explain it in detail after you have memorized it. This is one of the reasons why Gao Gong is so cautious about asking teachers but not in a hurry. After all, endorsement does not require constant supervision - go home and check
You will know if you have put your heart into it. As for the future explanations, what if there is no teacher? Isn't Gao Gong himself a great scholar in the world? Are you kidding me, are all those years of drinking wine at the Imperial College in vain?
Do you know how to offer wine in Imperial College? The president of the country’s highest university!
What's more, Gao Gong was still the lecturer of King Yu back then, and is now the emperor's teacher! The emperor can teach him, but he can't teach his own nephew?
Of course, in fact, the reason why Gao Gong still has such confidence in Gao Jingshi's studies even when he is so busy, in addition to his self-confidence as an "imperial teacher", also comes from Gao Jingshi's consistent excellent performance since he was educated.
Gao Pragmatic was enlightened very early. When he was more than three years old, because of his clear speech and fluent expression, the elders in the clan were delighted and immediately initiated him into enlightenment. I want to say a little more here. The time for enlightenment in ancient times was uncertain. For ordinary people, they had to save enough "tuition fees".
It can be enlightened. For families who don’t need such a small amount of money, the time of enlightenment mainly depends on the child himself. After all, some children will speak early, and some children will speak slowly. You can’t let a word be unclear.
Is it necessary to forcibly enlighten children?
Therefore, in general, the main consideration for the enlightenment time of children from wealthy families is that the child can express his or her thoughts more clearly. For example, Li Bai said to himself that "when he was five years old, he recited Liujia, and when he was ten years old, he observed hundreds of schools of thought."
Although quite different, it can be generally assumed that Li Bai must have been enlightened by the age of five at the latest. In fact, the enlightenment at five is actually quite early - otherwise, with Li Bai's temperament, he would not "show off". As for the enlightenment.
In the early dynasty, the most common time of initiation is around seven or eight years old - which is quite consistent with the time period when later generations go to elementary school.