Hearing Zhu Youxiao's question, Chen Hong hurriedly bowed down and said: "Things are going well, the two sides have begun to negotiate, and I believe there will be results soon." ”

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "This is the best."

The reform of the Royal Academy has always been something that Zhu Youxiao attaches great importance to. Although it may be very difficult to implement, Zhu Youxiao believes that there will be results soon.

When all the seowon were reformed, the seowon was brought under the control system of the state. When the time comes, what the scholar learns, then it is up to himself, the emperor, to decide.

However, there is one thing that seems to be on the agenda, and that is the military academy of the Ming Dynasty.

What a specialized military academy means to Da Ming, Zhu Youxiao knows very well in his heart.

Although the Royal Academy also recruits students of martial arts, military officers, and nobles, it is not enough. Zhu Youxiao needs to separate them.

In addition, there is also the Royal Children's Academy on the agenda. The feudal kings and clans in various places also needed to hand over their children and include them in the royal training system.

These things need to be taken slowly, but now it's time to start laying the groundwork.

When Zhu Youxiao asked this question, the reform of the Shoushan Academy in Beijing had been carried out to the most critical point, and the two sides were already in the final negotiations.

Although it was a negotiation between the two sides, only three people actually participated.

The party representing the imperial court was Choi Chengxiu, the presiding officer of this reform; The party representing Shoushan Academy is naturally Ruan Dacheng and Zhong Yuzheng.

The three of them sat together, and the atmosphere of the negotiations was not very good.

Zhong Yu was looking at Cui Chengxiu and said, "Master Cui, don't you think this condition is a bit too harsh?" ”

Cui Chengxiu's old god looked at Zhong Yuzheng and said in an indifferent tone: "You have to realize one thing, I am not discussing it with you. Things have come to this point, and you don't have many options, either change or close the door, there is no third way to go. ”

Zhong Yuzheng's face was ugly, and he turned his head to look at Ruan Dacheng.

His meaning was obvious: weren't you going to say something?

Ruan Dacheng's face was also a little ugly, he didn't expect that after getting rid of Wei Dazhong, Zhong Yuzheng would become stubborn instead.

After pondering for a moment, Ruan Dacheng raised his head and looked at Cui Chengxiu and said, "Master Cui, about the industry, I think we can agree. ”

In matters related to the academy industry, Zhu Youxiao actually gave a lot of freedom. That is, after the completion of the reform of the academy, the property of the Royal Academy will not be nationalized, but will continue to be owned by the academy. Naturally, the purpose is to use it for the management of the college, such as the cost of teaching materials, teachers' subsidies, and so on.

Zhong Yuzheng and Ruan Dacheng didn't mean to object to this, after all, this was good news for them.

However, what Zhong Yuzheng has been insisting on is the issue of teaching materials. To put it bluntly, it's what is taught.

For Zhong Yuzheng, if he was asked to teach Xunzi, it would be better to close the academy completely. He has not backed down on this point.

Cui Chengxiu doesn't really care about this matter. For Cui Chengxiu, completing the reform of the academy and making contributions is what he wants most.

As for what the academy will teach in the future, Cui Chengxiu doesn't care at all, because it's not his turn to care at all.

Ruan Dacheng looked at Cui Chengxiu and said, "Master Cui, we have agreed to the reform, we have agreed to these policies you have formulated, we have agreed to send new teachers, and we have agreed to include all teachers in the official system. However, on the issue of teaching materials, I think it is better to suggest it to Your Majesty. ”

Cui Chengxiu looked at Ruan Dacheng and frowned.

In Cui Chengxiu's view, Ruan Dacheng is making a mistake.

What the Royal Academy will teach in the future is not something that he Cui Chengxiu can manage. If he uses this matter to find His Majesty, it is likely that His Majesty will think that he can't do it, so Cui Chengxiu has been gritting his teeth and refusing to agree.

But looking at the appearance of Ruan Dacheng and the two now, if this matter is not clarified, I am afraid it will not work.

After pondering for a moment, Cui Chengxiu said: "I will report this matter to Your Majesty, but I don't know what the final result will be." However, you can rest assured that Your Majesty will not abandon the knowledge of Sage Kong. ”

Regarding Cui Chengxiu's assurance, Zhong Yuzheng didn't believe it at all.

His Majesty is not so polite to the Kong family today, and he has been advocating Xunzi's thoughts since he ascended the throne, and he has even pushed Li Zhen's doctrine before. There was no way to reassure Zhong Yuzheng and them, especially after what happened to the Kong family in Shandong.

If he can't get a satisfactory result in this matter, I'm afraid Zhong Yuzheng won't agree.

Cui Chengxiu's guarantee is useless, Zhong Yuzheng and they want His Majesty's guarantee.

Zhong Yuzheng said: "Let's wait for Lord Cui to report to His Majesty." ”

Hearing Zhong Yuzheng's words, Cui Chengxiu frowned.

It's a clear distrust of him.

But Cui Chengxiu also has no way to take this old stubbornness, so he can't get rid of the old stubbornness, right?

If Zhong Yuzheng is brought down, there will be no one in charge of Shoushan Academy, and the impact will be too bad, and it will not have a good demonstration effect on future reforms, but will increase the difficulty.

Cui Chengxiu nodded and said, "That's very good." ”

After saying this, Cui Chengxiu stood up and said, "I'll go to the palace immediately." ”

Leaving Shoushan Academy, Cui Chengxiu did not stay and delayed, and went directly to the palace.

The reform of the Royal Academy has reached this point, and it is indeed up to His Majesty to make the decision.

Inside the Royal Palace.

Zhu Youxiao is accompanying Empress Zhang.

As time went by, Empress Zhang's belly became bigger and bigger, and the day of production was not far away.

Zhu Youxiao will come over when he is free, firstly to care about Empress Zhang's body, and secondly, to appease Empress Zhang.

At this time, Queen Zhang may not have confidence in her heart, and she is more worried. After all, the palace is not outside, and although he has been shaping the authority of Empress Zhang, many times there is no way to guarantee many things.

"Your Majesty, there is nothing going on here with the concubine, everything is very stable. There are a lot of things going on outside, and Your Majesty doesn't have to put all your thoughts on the concubine. Empress Zhang looked at Zhu Youxiao and said with a smile on her face.

Zhu Youxiao looked at Queen Zhang's somewhat fat little face, and said with a smile: "I want to accompany Baozhu to welcome our first child." ”

Listening to Zhu Youxiao's gentle words and looking at his gentle face, Empress Zhang nodded lightly, leaned into Zhu Youxiao's arms and said, "The concubine body can meet Your Majesty, this is a blessing that has been cultivated for several lifetimes." ”

Zhu Youxiao didn't speak, and gently patted Empress Zhang's back, and the atmosphere between the two was quiet and peaceful.

At this time, Chen Hong walked in from outside.

After Zhu Youxiao glanced at him, Chen Hong lowered his head and did not speak.

Chen Hong is actually telling Zhu Youxiao that there is something outside. Do you want to take care of it? If you don't want to take care of it, I'll go and send them away; If the emperor wants to take care of it, then the emperor has to ask.

Although Empress Zhang leaned on Zhu Youxiao's arms, she also felt that Zhu Youxiao was looking sideways in another direction.

So Empress Zhang sat up straight, turned her head to look over, and saw Chen Hong.

She smiled and said, "This is something, Your Majesty, go quickly." If the concubine delays the major affairs of the court, then the concubine's sin will be great. ”

"Don't say such things, what is more important than Baozhu yours?" Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "This is about the future of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Empress Zhang chuckled, gently pushed Zhu Youxiao, and gently touched her stomach and said, "The future of Daming will have to wait for a while, Your Majesty should take care of Daming's present first." ”

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao also smiled. He said, "Then I will go, and I will come back later." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Empress Zhang nodded and said, "The concubine asked them to prepare dinner." ”

Zhu Youxiao nodded, turned around and walked towards Chen Hong.

Walking to Chen Hong's side, Zhu Youxiao asked, "Is there something wrong?" ”

"Back to the emperor, Cui Chengxiu asks to see you." Chen Hong hurriedly said.

Hearing that Cui Chengxiu was coming, Zhu Youxiao probably understood that it was the reform of the Royal Academy.

So he nodded and said, "Then let's go out and have a look." ”

After saying this, Zhu Youxiao walked out first.

When he came to the front, Cui Chengxiu was already waiting here.

After seeing Zhu Youxiao, Cui Chengxiu didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly knelt on the ground and said respectfully: "Minister, see Your Majesty." ”

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "Flat." ”

When Cui Chengxiu stood up, Zhu Youxiao continued to ask, "What's wrong?" Could it be that the reform of the Royal Academy is not going well? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, there are indeed some things." Cui Chengxiu hurriedly said: "Shoushan Academy has basically agreed to the reform of the academy, but those people also have some worries, worried about what the academy will teach students in the future. ”

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao frowned.

What will the academy teach students in the future?

Zhu Youxiao also considered this issue.

In this matter, Zhu Youxiao didn't want anyone to hinder him, and he didn't want anyone to teach some messy things. At present, the academies in various parts of the Ming Dynasty are basically founded by individuals, and what they teach is what they want to teach, not what the state wants to teach at all.

If the state is not able to exert influence or even control over the education system, it is easy to deviate. This kind of thing is also common in later generations, and public knowledge brainwashing has always been a big problem.

What's more, these people are not only well-known, but also Confucians with status, and even very influential in the officialdom.

The problem is serious.

These people made demands on this matter, and Zhu Youxiao was disgusted at the first time.