Chapter 82 Xining Scholars

Although many cities in the Ming Dynasty were built during the Hongwu period, the Xining Acropolis was not.

Xining Acropolis is an ancient city, the Han Dynasty was built, and it was the county seat of Huangshui in the Sui and Tang dynasties. The Song Dynasty was deserted, in the Yuan Dynasty for Xining Prefecture City, the early Ming Dynasty was also a state city, and later changed Xining Prefecture to Wei, that is, the current Xining Acropolis.

The circumference is eight miles, and it is not too big.

But at this moment, officials of all sizes in Xining Weizhong are standing outside.

Li Wen, the second room of the Li family in Xining, is also the commander of Xining Wei, the patriarch of the Li family and the commander of Xining, Qi Cheng. Toasts from all over the country have been waiting at the east gate of Xining City.

Xiningwei commanded Qi Cheng and Li Wen to bow their hands slightly, and the two of them did not smile.

Everyone in Xining City knew that the Qi family and the Li family did not deal with each other. And Qi Chengcheng is the concubine of the Qi family that Li Ying wants his nephew to seize.

With this layer of origin, it is no wonder that the relationship between the two parties can be better.

However, in terms of official positions, the Qi family overwhelmed the Li family, but in terms of strength, the Li family was better than the Qi family.

The prestige of the Qi family is only in the land of Xiningwei, and people outside may not know about the Qi family in Xining, but the earl of the Li family can eat well in most of China.

This is also a kind of checks and balances deliberately created by the imperial court.

The cabinet will not let the following family dominate.

So the basic situation within Xiningwei is that the two powers are competing for power, but in essence, the Li family's power is above the Qi family, but it is just because of the imperial court system, and they dare not do too much.

Otherwise, the Qi family would have been gone a long time ago.

It is equivalent to humility.

Yu Qian is very familiar with such an officialdom. However, I really want Yu Qian to discover some unexpected people.

Yu Qian pointed to the person in front of him and said, "He's?" ”

Li Wen said: "This is the head of Xining Confucianism, and it is also the sacrificial wine of Xining Academy. ”

Zhang Wenchang said to the end: "The student has seen the adult. ”

Yu Qian looked at Zhang Wen, he could see that Zhang Wenwen was polite and polite, and there were patches on his clothes, but his expression was very good, and his muscles and bones were good.

Although Xining cannot be said to be a wild place, in general, it is also a place where there is no humanities, and there are very few scholars. It's nice to have one.

Yu Qian stretched out his hand to help him up and said, "Where are you from?" ”

Zhang Wen said: "The student is ashamed, and the prisoner was born. He used to be an official in Taiyuan, Shanxi, and his mother was old, and he returned home to raise and teach his children. ”

If he was in other places, Zhang Wen would never have fallen into Yu Qian's eyes, this was not from the right path of the imperial examination, but he was a one-term official.

What kind of official is it?

It's really hard to say, similar to the office director, the grade of the office director in different places is naturally different.

Even so, the most of the officials is from the eighth grade, the lowest is from the ninth grade, and even not into the stream.

Yu Qian undoubtedly discriminates, but the person who can almost stand in front of Yu Qian has at least a talented future.

However, when Yu Qian saw Zhang Wen, he felt a plan in his heart. said: "Friend Zhang, this official is also coming to Xining for the first time, can you be a guide for this official." ”

Zhang Wen was naturally overjoyed and said, "So I don't dare to ask for what I want." ”

Yu Qian asked Zhang Wen to arrange this group of people for the guide.

Zhang Wen still has some talent, and arranged the brigade of men and horses, of course, the army camped outside the city, Yu Qian took hundreds of guards into the city to rest, and occupied the Xining Wei command envoy Yamen.

Yu Qian told everyone that he was tired, and it was not too late to discuss something on weekdays. But Zhang Wen was left behind and talked on his knees.

Zhang Wen was flattered and sat in front of Yu Qian, like a pin. There can't be a moment of peace at all. Yu Qian also saw his nervousness, so he asked some inconsequential things first. Then turn the matter to the path of the sages. After a few words, Zhang Wen's mood slowly calmed down.

Yu Qian asked: "My friend has been in Xining for a long time, but I don't know that there are Jinshi seniors in Xining?" ”

Friends, seniors, these words are not actually modern meanings, but terms under the imperial examination culture, friends call people who have no merit by the name of the scholar, and the predecessor also refers to the scholar doctor with the name of the department.

Zhang Wen said: "I'm ashamed, Xining is desolate, and there is no Jinshi in history. ”

Yu Qian is not without much surprise about this. In his opinion, this is also one of the reasons why Daming lost control of this area of Xining.

Although there are certainly such and such problems with the scholars sitting on the throne, if these local officials are strong and powerful, his threat will be more serious than that of the scholars.

The reason why Yu Qian saw Zhang Wen differently was because Zhang Wen represented the Xining gentry.

Although this force is still very small. But if this force grows, it will also make Xining have more centripetal force towards Beijing.

No matter how much the civilian clique is criticized, there is one thing that cannot be denied.

That is, the civilian official group is the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, and it is also one of the forces that most defend the Ming Dynasty.

Yu Qian asked, "What do you think is the reason?" ”

Zhang Wen said: "I'm ashamed, although I have the heart to study, but I can't be considered a famous teacher, there is no famous teacher, and there is naturally no high apprentice, and Xining is a health center, and most of the people in charge of Xining are martial artists." They don't know the wonder of reading, and even Xining Weixue was built at the end of Yongle, and there have not been many teachers and students. ”

"It's really limited."

Yu Qian secretly said in his heart: "I can see it." ”

During the reign of Taizu Taizong, the school rules were still strict, and the students who came out were still a little genuine, but the problem was that the original intention of the establishment of Guozijian was not for the imperial examination.

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In the early Ming Dynasty, the sub-eunuchs were used as a separate way to enter the office, and the students of the Guozi eunuchs learned some practical skills that could serve the imperial court.

For example, measuring land, such as registering yellow books, repairing water conservancy, and so on. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, many major projects were participated in by a large number of Guozi prisoners.

Now the road of Guozijian is gradually failing, and no one is studying seriously.

Although Zhang Wen has the appearance of a scholar, how much does he really learn? Yu Qian did not have great hopes, although Yu Qian was the last of the subject name, but he was also admitted from a dead school district like Hangzhou, and the northwest was generally much simpler than the Jiangnan imperial examination.

Zhang Wen couldn't pass the exam, which shows that this overall cultural fault line is not a problem of one person or two.

Zhang Wen sighed and continued: "It's not all for this reason, there are many barbarians in Xining, and they read more scriptures when they go back, and they don't want to block the books of sages, and the Tibetans are Buddhas, and there is no way for the lower officials. ”

Xining was originally a place of mixed ethnic groups, and it was a frontier area of Confucian influence. Tibetan Buddhism and Muslimism are both relatively prosperous.

Moreover, Xining did not have a few jinshi, and there were not even many Xiucai people, otherwise Zhang Wen, a prisoner, would not have been allowed to serve as a sacrificial wine in Xining.

Everyone expressed doubts that the Jinshi could be promoted to make a fortune and change the court. Naturally, they don't work hard. Without input, there is naturally no output.

Xining Weixue is also a dismal operation.

Yu Qian said: "I have one thing, but I need you to do it, only if I can do it, it will be of great benefit to Xining Confucianism." ”

Zhang Wen said: "My lord, please speak, listen to me." ”

Yu Qian said: "I am going to set up a state in Xining. ”

Zhang Wen was slightly startled and said, "But revoke Xiningwei?" ”

Yu Qian said: "No, Weizhou is in the same city. Regardless of the households under the jurisdiction of Xiningwei, they have to come to the continent. ”

This is Yu Qian's first step plan.

Yu Qian, as a high-level member of the Ming Dynasty, is also very familiar with the recent political situation.

Although Zhu Qizhen did not make a big announcement and announce it, he should know and know that the imperial court will revoke or change the guards in many places.

But after all, Xining is different from other places, it is located on the border, and although the system of health centers is flawed, it still needs to be retained.

However, it is also necessary to strengthen management, and it is also necessary to establish civilian rule, which is naturally the same city as the state guard, which is not too rare in other provinces.

Zhang Wen is naturally overjoyed, since there is Xining Prefecture, there is naturally a stream of officials to govern, this stream of officials is naturally born as a scholar, for Zhang Wen, natural of his own people, so the power of the Xining gentry will naturally have a great development, Xining Zhang's family, as a local celebrity, naturally also benefited the most.

"In place of the people of Xining, thank you for your kindness." Zhang Wen said.