Zhu Houxi has said more than once that he wants his ministers to go to Xishan College to make up for classes...... It's just that a lot of the time, it's just angry talk. After all, these are all powerful and oppositional officials, how could they run to be with a group of children.

Moreover, in ancient times, more attention was paid to the official university, and the most beautiful title for those cabinet elders was "teacher", who was not only the prime minister of a country, but also a teacher, the kind that could guide you in learning.

Even the official system reflects this, and the highest level of three public and three orphans, three teachers and three young people, all emphasize this point. So it is simply impossible to get officials to continue to study, especially high-ranking officials.

Unless you have the official status of the Duke of Yangming, you must also have seniority and prestige.

Otherwise, people won't bow their heads, otherwise it will not only be the crown, but also an old face.

But this time it won't work, Zhu Houxi is determined to send them to Xishan Academy, for which he personally led the team. Including several elders, the six Shangshu servants also followed.

"Elder Zhang Ge, I heard that you have been apprenticed to Uncle Fu Yuan for a long time, you must have obtained the true inheritance of Uncle Fu Yuan, right?" Gui Cao smiled and said, "I don't know if Elder Zhang Ge can tell us how profound Uncle Fuyuan is, so that we can understand it!" ”

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly, he knew too well that these people were not convinced at all, they were holding back to make the teacher ugly, even including him.

As the first assistant, under normal circumstances, he is the teacher of a hundred officials, with a respected status and a crown in the court, except for a very small number of old ministers, he has to bow his head to the ear.

It's just that he apprenticed to Wang Yue in his early years, and the result was tantamount to finding a master for the ministers!

This shame is off the charts!

Your Xishan Academy is so powerful, let's take a look!

In a word, people are here to smash the field.

"My master's knowledge is as deep as the sea, and what my servant has learned is only a drop in the bucket...... What's more, it is not his knowledge that is the most brilliant thing about my teacher. ”

"What's that?"

"It's his attitude towards learning, I think it's not just me, but also all of you, if you can learn a thing or two from my teacher, it will be a good help for you to do things as officials!"

"Really?" Gui Cao grinned, "Yuan Fu, I am in charge of the Ministry of Officials, selecting and appointing talents, and assessing hundreds of officials. ”

Gui Cao said, and looked at the others, "Have you heard of it?" ”

Everyone smiled, how could Wang Yue know how to use people, if he didn't rely on the favor of the Son of Heaven, how could he be today, it is your first assistant Zhang Fujing, the ability to use people, that's what it is.

Zhang Xuan snorted coldly, and said in his heart, you just wait to be slapped in the face!

While speaking, a huge group of people finally arrived at the door of Xishan College, and the couplet written by Wang Yue was still hanging high.

Please go elsewhere for promotion and wealth, and don't enter the glory and wealth.

It's really chic!

Studying and becoming an official, not for glory and wealth, what else can you do for it, isn't this bragging?

And the couplets are not well written.

It can be seen that the ink in Wang Yue's stomach is just that! The whole crowd, filled with a joyful atmosphere.

At this moment, from the other side of the path, a group of people dressed as students ran quickly, led by a very burly young man with very resolute facial features, he took big strides, extremely fast, and the people behind him could barely keep up with them.

When he found a large group of people, he was slightly stunned.

At this time, Zhu Houxi, who was at the front, smiled.

"High arch, don't come yet!"

Gao Gong hurriedly ran over to give Zhu Houxi a salute, but His Majesty the Emperor grabbed him and smiled happily: "You are my future minister, don't kneel." ”

In a word, the ministers in the back squirted.

Your Majesty, you have taken the wrong medicine, a young cub who is not even a jinshi, you should wait to be admitted to the Hanlin Academy!

Gao Gong's face also turned red, "Your Majesty praises falsely, and the grass people dare not be ashamed." ”

Zhu Houxi smiled and said, "What are you afraid of?" You're a student that Uncle Fu admires, right...... What are you busy with right now? Zhu Houxi glanced at it and found that Gao Gong was carrying a huge burden behind him, which was bulging and all stuffed.

"What is this?"

"It's a questionnaire."

"Questionnaire?" Zhu Houxi smiled and said, "What's the matter, you don't boil water with your master?" ”

Gao Gong's face turned even redder, "Your Majesty, the grass people are not as clever as Zhu Heng, I still do something I like...... Going to the people to investigate is also one of Master's more than one of his tasks. And I also consulted the fourth senior brother, he had traveled to all the state capitals of Suncheon at the beginning, and I didn't have that much ability, so I could only go around and ask two things casually. ”

Gao arched his mouth politely, but between his eyebrows and eyes, it was difficult to hide his arrogance.

Zhu Houxi pondered for a moment, and said with a smile: "By the way, I came to Xishan with your master for a private visit, what did you find out?" Speak up, let me, and all of you, hear. ”

Gao Gong saw that Zhu Houxi insisted on asking, so he took out the questionnaire of his investigation, and there were hundreds of thick stacks.

"What is this?"

"It's to ask people whether they are satisfied with their current living conditions, what difficulties they face, and what they expect for the future."

"Oh!"

Zhu Houxi was taken aback, "Gao Gong, this thing, in the final analysis, is it called the hearts of the people?" ”

Gao Gong shook his head, "I can't say that yet, at most, it is public opinion, ideas, and there are many ideas of everyone, and there are contradictions with each other, only the most urgent, the most urgent, and expected to do it can be regarded as the people's heart!" However, after this inquiry, I also saw a lot of problems. ”

"Tell me about it?"

"The first article is the ...... of education," Gao Gong said eloquently, "although vigorously promoting education, but the local school is still not enough, especially in many mountain villages, children under the age of ten, in order to go to school, need to run dozens of miles, every day on the road, there are one or two hours, spring and summer are fine, in winter, or encounter rain, miserable." ”

"Then there is the increase in local bandits than before, and there are officials who frequently enter the villages, and they often oppress the people, eat and drink, and even behave unruly towards some women, and the people are very ......resentful."

Gao Gong told one by one, at first, these people didn't take it seriously, a little cub, run down for a walk, just listen to the fun, what can be the big deal?

But gradually, they didn't think so.

The first to wake up was Zhang Xuan.

"Your Majesty, the people are so willing, and the ministers think that they can completely rectify the rule of officials and improve the examination method according to these circumstances!"

At this moment, even Gui Cao was scared.

Improving the test method?

Looks like it's okay!

To put it bluntly, it is to set goals for officials, see how well they complete, and evaluate and score them.

Qingzhang can do this thing, and other things can naturally be done.

Local education, common school enrollment, civil order, and official style and governance...... Isn't this all included in the test method?

And with these solid standards, it will be clear how well officials are doing, and there will be a basis for promotion and appointment.

Although this thing may not be perfect, it may not be that there will be no loopholes.

But with standards, it's better than nothing!

Zhang Xuan seemed to be smiling, and looked at Gui Cao, only to see that the face of this official of the Ministry of Heavenly Affairs was red, as if he had been slapped several times, and it really hurt!

Do you need Master's help?

Even the high arch can teach you how to do things!

Not convinced?

Needless to say, Gui Cao's embarrassment, Zhu Houxi didn't have the heart to deal with him, but continued to ask Gao Gong, "You said that you did two things, is there anything else?" ”

"Yes!"

Gao Gong said: "Your Majesty, the grass people took advantage of the time of the questionnaire to inquire about the situation of several state and county officials, and the grass people found that in addition to the county orders sent by the imperial court, the county officials below, the main bookkeeper, the warden, and the inspectors, that are the scribes of the six rooms, most of them are relatives and clansmen, and the relationship between them is complicated, and they are mostly local wealthy families...... If these people are summed up, they can probably be attributed to the names of a few big households, in other words, these big households control the place. ”

Zhu Houxi frowned, this time more ministers were also alarmed, and it seemed that they had touched the most important thing!

"Gao Gong, let's ask your master for a room, you can talk to us well!" Zhu Houxi snorted coldly: "This state and county is a small imperial court!" It seems that the Son of Heaven is not the only one who has been set aside! ”