Chapter 605: Girls' School
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For the time being, the northwest matter was ordered, and Yun Xi breathed a sigh of relief. His biggest concern was a battle against Timur, which could be avoided for the best, but he had to prepare for the worst for such a big event.
The second day was the first day of February, which was not supposed to be an important day. But on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Xiyao gave birth to Wen Yin, and it has been a month since she was able to have a confinement month, and today is the full moon of Wen Yin, so Yun Xi rushed to Kunning Palace to celebrate the full moon for Wen Yin and celebrate Xi Yao's confinement before noon.
Everyone knows that Yun Xi attaches great importance to Xi Yao's confinement this time, and it is the full moon of Wenyin, so Ru Yunlan and others in the palace have come over, and those who are inconvenient to enter the palace outside the palace also have gifts to give, and Yun Xi has seen many of his aunts' gifts after coming to Kunning Palace.
Zhu Yuanzhang has a total of sixteen daughters, and two nieces, and now Taizu's second daughter Princess Chongning, the ninth daughter Princess Shouchun, the tenth princess, the thirteenth princess, and the imperial niece Princess Fucheng have passed away one after another, and the rest of the eldest princesses, including Princess Ningguo, who lived in Chuzhou with her concubine Mei Yin at this time, have sent gifts. Among them, the gift of Princess Fuqing is the most valuable.
The gift given by Baoqing was the simplest, just sending some children's toys to Wenyin. Yun Xi and Xi Yao have always raised Baoqing as a daughter, and they don't care.
However, seeing Baoqing and Siqi, Xiyao remembered one more thing, and after the lunch meal, he Yunxi said: "Husband, Baoqing and Siqi are seven years old this year, and they can't shirk going to school anymore, what should I do?" "Xi Yao thought of this matter last year and discussed it with Yun Xi, but Yun Xi didn't have any good way at that time, so he said that he would talk about it next year; Now next year has arrived, and the two of them are already seven years old, and they can't be delayed any longer.
"The husband also remembered this matter, thought about it, and finally felt that the education methods of the princesses and county lords of the clan must be reformed now."
"Now, like Yun Zhi, they are in their teens, and they are the same; For the women of the clan who are seven to nine years old this year, the current 'Royal Girls' School' will be abolished and the Beijing Girls' School will be established. If an official from other places with a grade of seven or more is willing to send his daughter to school, he can also do so. β
"The women of the clan do not have to pay tuition, and the rest of the women pay a certain amount of tuition."
"The school system is set at nine years, from seven to fifteen years old, and no grade skipping is allowed."
"To reassure the officials, all gentlemen were women in the palace or learned women outside the palace, and no man was allowed to enter the school. Including me. β
Yun Xi said his idea, and Xi Yao was stunned for a moment. She knew that Yun Xi was very obsessed with the school, and successively set up the Lecture Hall and the Royal Academy, but she didn't expect him to set up a girls' school.
Yun Xi himself feels that this idea is somewhat out of his time, but he also has his own purpose and will not back down. If it didn't work, he engaged in apportionment and let all the school-age girls of the Xungui family enroll.
After a while, Xiyao said: "Husband will not do this just to solve the matter of Siqi's study, what is Husband for?" β
"First of all, of course, it is to solve the problem of learning from Siqi. Her status is awkward, which was already discussed last year. β
"Secondly, it is to choose a princess for the royal family, and even choose a queen for Wenyuan in the future."
"I'm very lucky," Yun Xi looked at Xi Yao and said, "I met a queen like Yao'er, but our children may not be as lucky as me, and they may not be able to choose the right queen and princess just by hearsay." β
Xi Yao made his face turn red when he said this, don't look over, Yun Xi smiled and continued: "And a qualified queen and princess is very important and must be taken seriously. Therefore, in order to be able to better select the concubines, I decided to set up a girls' school. β
"You or Xiyi or other imperial concubines can go to the school in person to see and choose the girl you like and suit; Baoqing, Siqi, Min'er and others get along with them in school, and they will definitely be able to eliminate those women with bad character: it is easy for a person to disguise for a few days, but it is easy to disguise for several years, and they get along day and night, and they will definitely expose their true temperament. β
"And it's easy for their peers to communicate with each other, Wenyuan, Wenqi, and Wenyin will most likely tell Min'er what they think about their wives in the future, and Min'er will also make suggestions to us based on their ideas. In this way, it is sure that a suitable concubine can be selected. β
Xi Yao was stunned by Yun Xi's idea, in the previous generation, there was an emperor who chose a woman as the crown princess when she was less than ten years old, but it was really unheard of to choose a concubine through Yun Xi in this way.
After Ke Xiyao came back to her senses, she first asked a question that had nothing to do with it: "Husband, haven't you thought about marrying Siqi Xu to Wenyuan as a wife?" β
Siqi entered the palace soon after she was born, and was raised by Xiyao's sisters, Xiyao knows Siqi very well, and thinks that she has a very good temperament, at least now it seems that she is suitable for the queen, and she moved such a mind last year, so she asked.
"Siqi," Yun Xi muttered, "She's more than two years older than Wen Yuan. β
"It's only two and a half years older, so it's nothing." Xi Yao said.
"It's going to depend on their minds. If Wenyuan likes Siqi and Siqi doesn't resist, he can be Siqi the last; If neither of them has a mind, that's it. Yun Xi said.
Xi Yao nodded. The harmonious relationship between the Empress and the Emperor is very important, and may even affect the stability of the country, if they hate each other in the future, it is better not to get together.
After thinking about it at this time, Xiyao felt that it was not impossible to set up a girls' school, as long as the palace ban could be guaranteed, there would definitely be officials willing to send her daughter to school to study.
So she asked, "Husband, how to strictly prevent the palace ban?" β
"The location of the school was chosen in the middle of the Imperial City, close to the palace city. There are still some free places in the Imperial City where schools and dormitories can be built. β
"The school is closed to the public, and no student is allowed to leave the school for three days on the 15th, 16th, and 17th of each month, and no student is allowed to leave the school during the rest of the month. The father, brother, and valet of a student are not allowed to enter the school at any time, and the mother is not allowed to enter the school. If a student is unwilling or unable to return home, they can also stay in the dormitory. β
"No man is allowed to enter the school, including me and all the princes. I will summon all the eunuchs and palace maids who are guarding the school, and tell them that if I want to enter the school and they stop me, I may execute them in a fit of rage, but their families will be saved, and I will be compassionate afterwards; If they put me in school, I will definitely dispose of their whole family in the future. β
Yun Hee has set extremely strict rules to ensure that there will be no bad reputation.
Xi Yao thought about it and felt that there was no better way, so she asked a few more details and decided to set up a girls' school.
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