One after another, the two kicks were shot into the air. After two crisp sounds, a few wisps of blue smoke would appear.
Because it is broad daylight, you can only see a few sparks at most, which is just a sound, but they are far less brilliant than at night.
Even so, the crowd of onlookers, including people from aristocratic families and wealthy families, were still frightened.
They couldn't figure out why the fire flew into the sky and was so loud?
The explosion lasted for half a moment before the sound gradually stopped. Li Chengzhi stepped forward and gently lifted the red silk, revealing a stone jade that was more than ten feet high and two feet long.
The stone jade is not a whole piece, but is made by cutting many stones into squares and building them up.
It looks like jade, crystal clear and smooth. In fact, it is just the most common granite in Heli Mountain. It is cut into pieces and ground with water until it is as bright as a mirror, so it is so smooth.
There are four big characters engraved on it, like silver hooks and iron strokes, vigorous and powerful. It is also crossed with gold and shines brightly: Zhenyi University.
It sounds very descendant, but it is not Li Chengzhi's original creation, it is just another name for Taixue.
And there is a source, "Book of Rites·Kingdom": The university is in the suburbs, the emperor calls it Piyong, and the princes call it Pangong...
When the red silk was peeled off and they saw the word "university", all the Li family members were trembling with excitement. But like the aristocratic family, Hao Qiang's expression changed drastically and his heart beat with fear.
A university that can be called a university can only be established by the royal family or princes. Is Li preparing to be called a marquis, or is he directly called a king?
Only Li Chengzhi doesn't know, otherwise he would definitely say: You are thinking too much...
After more than a hundred gun salutes were fired and the red silk was unveiled, the opening ceremony was considered a ceremony. Li Chengzhi did his duty, walked past the stone wall, and entered the gate.
Then came Li Shiliang, Li Liang, Li Song, Li Shi and other civil and military officials, all officials above the party leader level, and invited nobles.
Most of the people who were invited to watch the ceremony had been notified in advance. But there were also some who didn't know what was going on. As they walked in, they asked the people walking around: "What are you doing?"
"Can't see?"
Someone pointed to the big characters on the stone wall and said, "Of course it means establishing a school!"
Is it so easy to establish a school?
Just make a strange noise, lift a piece of red silk, and the ceremony is completed?
Isn’t this too childish?
Some scholars were not angry and sneered in a low voice: "This Li family is also a disciple of the sage (Confucius) after all. He passed down the "Poetry" to his family. Don't you know that when you establish a school, you must pay tribute to the sage and teacher? Don't worship the sage?
, that’s it, if you don’t sacrifice three animals, you don’t even put up an incense table, and you don’t even erect a statue of the ancestors? It’s simply bullying the teacher and destroying the ancestors, which is an insult to elegance..."
Although his voice was small, there were many people around him who heard it. Regardless of their poverty level, they were all educated and literate people, so they all took it for granted.
Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty suppressed hundreds of schools of thought, only respected Confucianism, and established doctors of the Five Classics, all dynasties and generations have been following the "Book of Rites": Any establishment of a school must be based on the ancestors of the sages and teachers.
The first sage at that time was Duke Zhou, and the first teacher was Confucius. When establishing a school, statues of these two gods must be erected and sacrificed with great ceremonies.
Later in the Cao Wei Dynasty, it was changed to: depose the Duke of Zhou, worship Confucius as the first sage, and the first teacher Yan Hui as his wife!
Later, Murong Xianbei and Tuoba Xianbei came to the Central Plains one after another. They both followed the rules of etiquette and established Confucius and Yan Hui in order to establish a school. But it happened that the Li family was like this, so the gentry was born, and even those who were educated and literate were secretly dissatisfied. But they only dared to whisper a few words behind their backs, and no one dared to shout out loud, let alone question them face to face.
Such an effect is of course the benefit of Li Chengzhi's pursuit of "the important code should be used in troubled times"...
Everyone filed in, but as soon as they entered the gate, Li Chengzhi stopped again.
In front of you is a stone platform with a stone tablet erected on it. It is also large, but much thinner.
It is densely engraved with words, one is the admission requirements, the second is the teaching content, and the third is the qualifications to become a teacher.
Li Chengzhi waved his sleeves: "Let everyone take a look!"
Li Shiliang agreed and passed the order with the generals who led the team to maintain order. Officials from all townships, party offices, noble families, and poor families lined up in front of the stone tablet to read it.
After just a few breaths, there was silence under the stone tablet, and you could hear a needle drop.
Good guy, this Zhenyi University doesn’t even study the Five Classics?
It’s not that you don’t learn, it’s that you don’t treat.
This means that the Five Classics is no longer the main subject, whether it is taught by doctors or studied by students, it is only regarded as incidental.
The inscription even states that Mingjing (endorsement) and Jingyi (explanation of scriptures) are no longer required examinations, and are not even necessary conditions for becoming a disciple.
There is only one article on current affairs in the Five Classics, and there are also regulations, arithmetic, science and engineering, etc. as compulsory subjects.
What made the faces of the nobles change drastically was that the inscription stated: All students must pass the examination before they can leave the army, fulfill their duties, manage government, and lead the army.
Some smart people have already reacted: Does this mean that in the future, the only way to get an official position in Xihai is to go to university and take exams?
This alone is like hitting a snake on the seven inches, and all powerful people in the world will have their faces as black as iron.
However, no one dared to make any noise. At most, they exchanged looks and cursed in their hearts.
But when they looked further down, these people realized that the one just mentioned was just a small test, and the next step was the big move: All Zhenyi people, the people of the West Sea, regardless of high or low, regardless of family status, regardless of origin, regardless of household registration, must be over fifteen years old.
, anyone who is literate can take the exam to enter.
That's all. What's too much is that there is an additional clause at the end: Anyone over six years old, regardless of gender or origin, can enter the primary schools in Zhenyi, Xihai, and other townships in the two places without taking the examination.
Moreover, there is no need to pay tuition fees, and in addition to full board and lodging, all students in the family who enroll in school can be exempted from a certain amount of taxes. The number of years of enrollment will be exempted for several years.
The conditions are so favorable, you can tell with your toes how happy those poor people will be. If the age for school entry were not set, all newborn babies would definitely be sent in.
And if this happens, doesn't it mean that in the future, the children of noble families, the children of noble families, and even the children of officials will have to worship the same master, live in the same hall, and sleep in the same room as the children of craftsmen and slaves?
They couldn't figure it out, why didn't Li leave any room?
Even though Yuan Ke hated the nobles and nobles, he at least took it step by step and boiled the frog in warm water.
For example, many shackles have been put on the imperial examination system, and many obstacles have been added. For example, if you do not enter the Imperial College or the Imperial College, you are not allowed to enter the central government. Or you have to overcome all opinions and set a historical precedent by building four primary schools and establishing a new law.
Science, arithmetic, calligraphy, forcedly opened a door for the poor and common people to make progress.
But even so, those who study in Yu Taixue are still the clan and nobles. Those who study in Yuguozixue are still the disciples of clans, nobles, and high-ranking officials. Those who do not have the first rank, or whose official position is below the fifth rank, or
Children from powerful families, common people, and poor families can only enter four primary schools.
As for the common people who studied in Yusimen Primary School, they were from a poor family and were the children of a good family. They had cultivated and studied for generations and had a pure family background.
As for the Li family, everyone is treated equally regardless of high or low?
This is simply too much of a lie... No, it will cost the nobles their lives.
It is impossible for everyone in the world to be an official. If everyone is literate, how can the aristocratic nobles survive?
What’s more, even women can enroll in school?
Mr. Li doesn’t even want to lose face...
There are people who are anxious and uneasy, and there are people who are frightened and angry, and there are people who are angry and change their color.
There are also those who gnash their teeth and have angry faces, and there are also many who are so angry that they are shaking and shaking wildly.
But the strange thing is that not only did they attack in groups, but there was not a single one who even yelled or made sarcastic remarks.
Just because they know that Li's thieves really dare to kill people.
Just like this, one team after another, everyone was looked at carefully. Regardless of the local party members or the nobles, everyone looked sad and angry.
After enduring it for a long time, a white-haired old man came out tremblingly and bowed to Li Shiliang: "May I ask the envoy, if the descendants of the Li family learn from it, will they follow this example?"
Looking at the old man, Li Shiliang's face turned cold and he replied solemnly: "Whenever I suppress the barbarians, the people of the West Sea all obey them. How can I, the Li family, be an exception?"
I only thought that I would be waiting for a different answer, but I didn't expect that Li Shiliang agreed immediately. The old man was speechless for a moment.
Seeing Li Shiliang's gloomy face, Li Chengzhi said thoughtfully: "Who is this old man?"
Li Song replied in a low voice: "This person is Zhao Xian, the great-great-grandson of Zhao Qian, the Minister of the Later Qin Dynasty. His clan brother is the late Xunyang Bo, the former Hedong governor Zhao Chaozong, and the late follower Zhao Yi is the right guard general Yuan Jichang Shi."
..."
Li Chengzhi thought for a moment and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
It turned out to be the Tianshui Zhao family?
The Zhao family of Tianshui was a first-class family, and even compared with the Yang family of Hongnong, they did not make too many concessions. However, in the Yuan and Wei dynasties, they served as important ministers in the court and governors of prefectures and counties, and there were not a few descendants of the prefects.
Because his ancestors lived in Qinzhou, and his descendants were appointed as right general Yuan Ji's subordinate officials, his entire clan became rebellious. Then he was abducted back to Hexi by Li Chengzhi.
Because the Zhao family and the Ren family are both prominent families in Qinzhou and are directly related by marriage. And the eldest aunt is from the Ren family, so Li Shiliang treats the Zhao family very affectionately.
It is also for this reason that the Zhao family did not participate in the defection, and most of the descendants of the clan are serving in the military or in the countryside. Although the positions are not high, they live a very nourishing life
The reason why Li Chengzhi laughed was because he was worrying about how to beat the Zhao family, but the head of the Zhao family took the initiative to come to the door?
Although Xihai is as pure as a piece of white paper today, Li Chengzhi's plan to eradicate the cancer in the family still encounters great resistance.
At least most of them come from the four families of Zhao, Ren, Jiang, and Yan, who were born in the Qin and Liang states.
Because 70,000 to 80,000 households suddenly moved into Xihai at that time, government affairs almost fell into a state of paralysis. In order to clear their heads, Li Shiliang and Li Song could only rely on nepotism.
First, the Ren family was reused, and the Ren family recommended the Zhao family, and then the Jiang family, and the Yan family... So by the time Li Chengzhi arrived in Hexi, many of the children of these four families were already in important positions.
This is understandable. After all, you can't kill everyone with a stick, and it's even more impossible for the huge Xihai people to have 100,000 households and tens of thousands of soldiers. They can manage it just by relying on Qu Qu Li's retainers and a few old cadres.
If you have class, you must use part of it.
But what Li Chengzhi didn’t expect was that he killed so many people and wiped out nearly half of the Xihai clan because he persuaded people to defect, but he still failed to shake these people?
It is probably because of inherent thinking that the remaining aristocratic families are extremely united, almost desperately resisting the poor families, and the children of the common people have a way to make progress.
To give the simplest example, it is like many phenomena in the workplace in later generations: no matter how much work you do and how beautifully you do it, you will never be able to compare with the handful of people who have connections.
But we can’t just kill everyone, someone has to do the work. Moreover, the nobles originally used conspiracy: people will make mistakes, and if the Shangguan insists on being serious, he has a lot of truth.
That's why Li Chengzhi couldn't wait to build such a university. Like a dog chasing him, he promulgated so many policies to benefit the people in order to encourage ordinary people to enroll.
Regardless of other things, if a child in the family goes to school, he can offset 20% of the family's annual tax, which is no doubt like killing the goose to get the eggs and fishing in the marsh.
Although all people in the West Sea, regardless of farming or animal husbandry, are exempt from tax for the first two years, what Li Chengzhi cannot resist is the tax exemption for the next two years.
If there were more school-age children in the family, wouldn't it mean that there would be no need to pay tax, or even very little tax?
Then where will the food and pay for the soldiers and officials come from, and where will the weapons and armor come from?
So no one can understand Li Chengzhi...
With Zhao Xian taking the lead, the remaining people gradually became more courageous, and the noise under the cards gradually became noisy. Some people were already sarcastic and even scolded in low voices.
There is no such thing as insulting Wen Wen, bullying one's master and destroying one's ancestors, and even saying that one's ancestors have forgotten their scriptures.
Most of them are descendants of aristocratic families who have not yet served as officials, and there are also some who are already serving in the township party or the military.
Just because they are all in the same group...
The louder the noise got, the louder it got, and even curse words came out. But the strange thing was that while Li Song and others were turning purple with anger, he remained calm and composed, as if he was watching a play.
Li Song finally couldn't stand it anymore and clasped his fists as if to ask for a military order. But before he even opened his mouth, he saw Li Chengzhi wave his hand calmly: "Why are you panicking? Get back!" p>
After a pause, Li Song guessed that Li Chengzhi must have a back-up plan, bowed and retreated.
Li Shiliang's conscience jumped sharply: Isn't this a trick of playing hard to get?
This nephew has always been as majestic as a mountain, and he always speaks the truth. Everyone knows his temperament and never rubs sand in his eyes. How could he let someone insult the ancestors of the Li family in person and turn a blind eye?
He leaned closer to Li Chengzhi and whispered: "If we kill him again, will there really be no one left?"
"Uncle, don't worry. I won't kill anyone today. I will only persuade people with reason. At most, I will kill a few chickens to scare the monkeys..."
Li Chengzhi replied and shouted loudly: "Xiao Xian, it's almost done!"
People have a mentality of blind obedience. He is afraid that if these people continue to cause trouble, not a single one will be left alive.
Li Xiao first bowed to accept the promise, and then shouted loudly: "Suppress the ban... If you dare to make noise again, you will be served with sticks..."
Following the roar, a group of soldiers rushed into the crowd, and everyone, old and young, and common people, separated.
Everyone's expressions changed drastically, and then they realized that this was not Qinzhou, let alone Guanzhong, but Xihai.
There are no royal laws or principles here, it’s just about whose hand the sword is in.
It was still Zhao Xian, and he was heard shouting urgently: "Li Shijun, is it possible that the Li family also wants to practice evil laws and harsh government, and is guilty of speech?"
Without waiting for Li Shiliang's response, Li Chengzhi laughed loudly and said: "Don't worry, Li won't kill anyone today!"
As he spoke, Li Chengzhi took off his turban, revealing his half-white hair...