Were there schools in ancient times? Yes! And there are quite a few! In addition to the children's department and Taixue in Kyoto, schools have also been opened in the local area. For example, the itch of the Xia Dynasty and the outer house of the Zhou Dynasty were schools opened by the imperial court in the local area. However, because the students of this kind of school were supported by the imperial court, the vast majority of the students who could be enrolled were limited to the sons of the noble ministers at the time.

It was not until Confucius in the Spring and Autumn Period put forward the concept of education without class that schools that allowed ordinary people to attend, that is, the so-called private schools, began to appear. But even so, it has always been almost impossible for people to go to school.

There is basically no quota for ordinary people's children in official schools, unless they are that kind of genius. But basically, this kind of heavenly wonder is difficult to appear in the people's homes, and even if it appears, it will soon be discovered by local landlords and county officials, and it will not be long before it will be attached to the command of the family.

Although the private school adheres to Confucius's teaching, in the years from the Qin Dynasty to the present, wars, natural disasters, and man-made disasters have continued, making it difficult for the private school to develop. Of course, the most important thing is that most of those who open private schools are hermits who are tired of court battles. Such people are obviously not fit to teach children.

It's like the great Confucian Zheng Xuan, Lu Zhi and others, they run schools in the local area, although there are not too many restrictions, but can they start teaching from literacy and writing? No way! Even if they let their disciples and protégés teach, how much thought can they put into their studies as they also come to study? Add to this the fact that many children have to help with the family from a very young age, so how much time is spent on studying?

And in addition to these, there are a lot of problems that make it impossible to achieve universal education in this era, yes, it's not that I don't want to, I can't! Not to mention Li Yi's grand plan for the school of later generations.

Just hearing Sima Hui's words, Li Yi shook his head and said, "There is nothing difficult in the world, and there is ambition to achieve it." And in Yi's view, in addition to the fact that this matter takes a long time, there are not too many difficulties. ”

"Hehe, Zikang, Zikang, your tone is really ......" Hearing Li Yi's words, Sima Hui was directly angry. If it was as simple as Li Yi said, the imperial court would have figured it out a long time ago, let alone the terrifying idea in Li Yi's mouth.

"Do you believe it?" Li Yi looked at Sima Hui and asked, a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Seeing this, how did Sima Hui not know Li Yi's thoughts? "I really don't believe it! You don't need to say much, as long as you can answer a few questions from me, I'll go with you, and I'll help you get this academy for the rest of my life! Sima Hui said angrily, he felt that Li Yi was inflated, and he had nothing to think about how to go to Kuang Fu Han, and he actually came up with such an inexplicable thing.

"Although...... Sounds really good......" Sima Hui shook his head and thought to himself.

"Good! A gentleman's word! ”

"It's hard to chase a horse!"

"So, please ask!" Li Yi said confidently, he believed that Sima Hui would never be able to ask a question that he couldn't answer. After all, he is not just a traverser now, although he is not a great Confucian, but he can also be called both civil and military.

"First of all, there is the problem of the master, so many students, even if I am willing to teach from scratch, it is impossible to take care of them. And the others...... Do you think that after those young talents have learned their skills, who wants to teach instead of enter the career? Sima Hui looked directly at Li Yi and asked in a deep voice.

"What level of master does it take to teach children to read and write?" Li Yi chuckled when he heard this.

"This ......" Sima Hui frowned when he heard this, and then said suddenly, "You plan to let those people who are not at the same level teach them?" ”

"Not bad." Li Yi nodded and said, "Literacy is the most basic knowledge, even among the people, there is no shortage of such people. As long as we formulate the content of the professor and ask the professor's master to strictly abide by it, even if the master's talent is not good, there will be no misleading children. And when students pass the exam, they can learn more advanced knowledge as I said before. In this way, the teaching from shallow to deep and step-by-step can allow children to grasp this knowledge step by step, and at the same time, there will be no Confucianism teaching children. ”

"Hmm...... Sounds pretty good......" Sima Hui groaned when he heard this, constantly imagining Li Yi's words in his mind, although Li Yi said it very simply, but with Sima Hui's talent, it was easy to extend a lot of problems that might arise.

Seeing this, Li Yi continued, "In addition, I also plan to teach students according to their aptitude, when students have learned the most basic knowledge, they can use exams to see what aspects they are gifted in, and learn the subject according to their talents. But these are not in a hurry, just take it step by step. ”

After a long while, Sima Hui let out a long breath, and his eyes were even brighter, "Zikang's idea really makes me admire it very much!" Although there have been cases of searching for different masters to varying degrees in the past dynasties, it is really ...... to strictly divide them according to the degree of learning," Sima Hui shook his head and sighed again and again.

Suddenly, Sima Hui stood up and made a long bow to Li Yi, "Sima Decao, meet the lord!" ”

Hearing this, Li Yi, who stood up in shock because of Sima Hui's actions, was suddenly overjoyed, helped Sima Hui up and laughed, "I have to be virtuous!" Like a fish in water! With the help of Virtue and Integrity, I believe that it will not be long before this academy can become a reality! ”

Hearing Li Yi's words, Sima Hui smiled slightly, but he didn't answer, because he knew that even if everything had been considered, the development of the academy would still encounter a lot of trouble. However, in this regard, Sima Hui is still willing to dedicate the rest of his life to this academy, which is still only an idea. Because of such things that shake the past and the present, even if you just participate in it, it will make Sima Hui's heart, which was already calm as water, ripple.

Immediately, the two had an in-depth discussion on various matters of the college, and I don't know how long it took, a familiar laughter suddenly came, "Haha, I said how I rushed back after the crown ceremony, it turned out that Brother Zikang was here." ”

"Oh? Is it true that you can't stand the chatter of the elders in your family, so you ran away from home? When Li Yi heard this, he turned his head to look at the person who came and said with a playful smile.

"Humph!" Hearing this, the person who came suddenly snorted coldly, and then said to Li Yi unhappily, "You are not allowed to call me Ajia in the future!" I've finished the crown ceremony, the word is filial piety! Guo Jia Guo Fengxiao! ”