Chapter Seventy-Three: Running for Taixue
When Zhang Yuan first became a Lang official, this Wuqiu Shouwang was the literary attendant by Liu Che's side.
The status is the same as Sima Xiangru, and he often goes out to hunt with Liu Che, Zhang Yuan should have seen him a few times, but people didn't look down on Zhang Yuan at the beginning, so they didn't pay much attention to it, and they didn't expect that the gap in identity would change today.
"Xiaguan has seen the Taixue Order, and His Majesty asked the Xiaguan to bring the list of talents recommended by each county and county, saying that it was to grant the Taixue Order.
These people are the first students of Taixue, and they will be enrolled in Taixue one after another in the next month.
The lower officials are here to help Taixue Ling and manage the enrollment of these students. ”
"Have you ever studied the scriptures?"
Zhang Yuan took the list and didn't look at it, but asked directly to King Wuqiu Shou.
"The lower officials have never studied scriptures, and the county commander of Duxian County has not studied scriptures, which is why His Majesty sent us here."
King Wuqiu Shouwang not only made his position clear, but also made his position clear. (King Wuqiu Shouwang should have studied the Spring and Autumn Period with Dong Zhongshu after 130 BC, and Liu Che ordered him to study it, so there should be no scriptures involved at this time.) )
Zhang Yuan had to ask this question, the officials in Taixue would definitely not be involved in the struggle between the sons and hundreds of schools, let alone the division of interests within Confucianism.
"How many people are on the list?"
"Four hundred and thirty-two."
"Your Majesty said that there are only five doctors of Han Ying, and how should the students be distributed?"
King Wuqiu Shou suddenly smiled and said to Zhang Yuan.
"Your Majesty really understands Taixue Lingzhi's person, and His Majesty has already guessed it.
Your Majesty said that if Taixue Ling asks this, let the lower officials tell you that Your Majesty will not interfere in all matters in Taixue.
He also said that if someone interfered, Taixue Ling would definitely be the same as before, lying on the chair and not caring about anything. ”
"Your Majesty means that I have absolute autonomy?"
"Well, except for the appointment of officials, all matters in Taixue are in charge of Taixue Ling.
If there is no effect after one year, His Majesty said that he can tolerate it for another year, and if it is not effective for two years, he will not let go of Taixue Ling, after all, the consumption of two years will be given an explanation to the world as the Son of Heaven. ”
Zhang Yuan rubbed the list, calculating everything in his heart.
After thinking about what Liu Che wanted, and what Liu Che didn't want, in fact, it was not difficult to think, so Zhang Yuan soon felt that two years was enough.
"Okay, just the two of us now.
If you have any ideas, you can tell us. ”
Zhang Yuan felt that this Wuqiu Shouwang could not be an incompetent person, and since he came here, he must want to make a career.
"Xia Guan felt that if there were only five doctors as teachers, in that year or two, Taixue would definitely not develop.
We should add more teaching assistants to Taixue, and in order to avoid opposition from those doctors, the teaching assistants of Taixue should be their original students.
In this way, the pressure on the Pentateuch doctors is much lighter, and their students are able to improve. ”
This kind of method is similar to the method of getting started early with the junior brother to learn first and get started first, Zhang Yuan also thinks it is very good, this method has been available in the Spring and Autumn Period, but later the scriptures gradually declined, and those Confucianists did not have a few students, so they gradually disappeared.
"Okay, you can go and discuss with a few other doctors later, since there are more than four hundred first-time students, then each doctor will have five teaching assistants."
"Xiaguan will do it."
"Wait."
"What else does Taixue Ling command?"
"Is there a name on this list?"
"Which county is Luoxiahong from?"
Zhang Yuan thought about it, Luo Xiahong was either from Shu County or Ba County, and it was impossible for other places to nominate him.
"Ba County or Shu County."
"Taixue ordered the list to be given to the lower officials, and the lower officials checked it."
As he spoke, Zhang Yuan gave the list in his hand to King Wuqiu Shou.
King Wuqiu Shou glanced at it, frowned, rolled up the list again, and shook his head.
"Tai Xueling, there is no name of this person on this list."
Zhang Yuan's face was also ugly.
The ancients divided the class of agriculture and industry, and it would be more difficult for Zhang Yuan to set up a teaching place for medicine and agriculture in Taixue than to ascend to the sky.
But Zhang Yuan thought that even if medicine and agriculture could not be established, astronomy, mathematics and history should be established.
These three schools of thought have nothing to do with classics and will not suffer from Confucianism, but they can play a great role in the continuation and development of the country.
Astronomy and mathematics must be brought forward by Luo Xiahong, because Zhang Yuan doesn't know anyone else, especially mathematics, there is an old marquis Zhang Cang in front of him who is dead, and there is a Zhang Heng in the back who will have to be born for hundreds of years.
As long as Luo Hong can come, he must know someone who is proficient in arithmetic, and his own mathematical attainments are not low.
In ancient times, astronomy and mathematics were inseparable.
As a historian, Zhang Yuan can't count on Sima Qian now, but Sima Qian's father Sima Tan can still be used.
In this way, the history of astronomy and mathematics can be established within Taixue.
"Send someone to go to Shu County and Ba County to find this person, this person has studied in the Wen Weng Stone Room, and it is not difficult to find.
I have met him once in Shu County, and the person sent to mention my name should come to Chang'an. ”
"Okay, Xiaguan will find someone to go to Shu County and Ba County to find people."
King Wuqiu Shou didn't ask the reason for doing things, and Zhang Yuan's good impression of him increased greatly after a while.
It seems that King Wuqiu Shou and Mei Gao are both practical people, and Liu Che sent these two people to Du County, which made Zhang Yuan's heart feel like he had taken a reassuring pill.
King Wuqiu Shou went down to do something, and Zhang Yuan planned to go to Chang'an.
There is no other reason, just to simply want to meet Sima Tan, and then move Sima to Taixue.
Although Sima Qian is not able to enter school at his current age, it is not impossible to study.
Zongxing and they were still working under Mei Gao's hands, so Zhang Yuan could only ride his horse towards Chang'an.
The distance between Du County and Chang'an is not far, which is one of the things that Zhang Yuan feels most satisfied with, and he can reach it in less than an hour by riding a fast horse.
Now Sima Tan is holding the position of Taishi Ling, and Sima Qian should also come to his father from his hometown.
The official residence of Taishi Ling is in the Jianzhang Palace, which is subordinate to Taichang and is in charge of astronomy, calendar, and history.
It can be said that Sima Tan alone has great attainments in astronomy, calendars and historiography, and as far as Zhang Yuan knows, because of Sima Tan's research on historiography, he is actually the person who knows the most about the hundred schools of thought at this time.