Chapter 252: Inner Study

In view of the story of the eunuchs' "chaotic" politics in the Han and Tang dynasties, Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, set the rule that eunuchs are not allowed to interfere in politics after the founding of the country, and they are not allowed to concurrently serve as foreign officials and are not allowed to read and write, and a sign was set up at the palace gate, which reads "Ministers are not allowed to interfere in political affairs, and those who are predetermined are killed" eleven big characters.

But since the martyrdom of Zhu Lijing, the king of Yan, because there are eunuchs among them, this system has been constantly broken. By now, the power of eunuchs has swelled to an astonishing extent, and it can be said that the tentacles of eunuch politics have extended to any department of the "government".

In fact, Sun Dan did not despise eunuchs. In his opinion, the so-called eunuchs are no different from ordinary people, but they are just physically disabled after being stabbed. Speaking of which, they are also victims of the feudal system, and they are all a group of poor people. However, for many poor people, entering the palace to be a eunuch can be regarded as a way to live. In a sense, the waiter is nothing more than a profession, just like the waiter in the hotel in later generations.

Of course, the threshold for this profession is somewhat high, and it comes at a terrible price.

After receiving the emperor's order, Sun Dan should go to the inner study hall to report as a teacher.

When I entered the lobby, there were two white and beardless chamberlains in their thirties, who came to meet Mr. and then served fragrant tea.

Because it was the first time for Sun Dan to come to the inner study hall, his eyes were dark. After taking the teacup, he took a sip, thanked him again, and asked the two attendants: "I'm tired of the two fathers-in-law, Sun Dan is still the first time to enter the inner study hall, so he has a limit, and I ask my father-in-law to tell me about the general situation here." ”

These two eunuchs worked as errands in the inner study hall, and they also came into contact with many gentlemen who came into the inner study hall to be seniors. Those who can see the inner study hall are at least the title of university scholar, and these people are naturally extremely knowledgeable. But the status is high, and it is a little arrogant. Moreover, it seems that most of the foreign ministers have a deep prejudice against the inner servants, and they are also extremely disdainful in their hearts. They are also ignored.

A kind senior like Sun Dan, it was the first time they saw him, and they were a little moved.

One of them hurriedly said respectfully: "We have heard of Mr. Sun's name for a long time, when the first emperor was still there, you were talking about Zen in the leopard room, and we were also edification, I was fortunate to listen to Mr.'s high theory, and I admired it in my heart." If Mr. admits that he is not talented, then all the scholars in this world will die of shame. The senior of this inner study hall, Mr. Sun, is well deserved. When the students heard that Mr. was going to enter the study, they were very excited! ”

Sun Dan said a few words modestly, "I also asked the two fathers-in-law to tell Sun Dan about the situation here." ”

The two of them are busy, you say a word, I say a word, and the situation in the inner study hall is clear.

The inner study hall is located in a remote corner of the West Garden, and the terrain is also spacious, with a lobby, two ear rooms and more than a dozen study rooms. The lobby is the office of the steward of the inner study hall and the seniors, that is, the offices of Sun Dan and Huang Jin, the first and one dean. As for the transept, there are more than a dozen teaching and research departments for clerks.

There are more than 260 students in the inner study hall, and these students are divided into five grades and 14 classes according to their age groups, and they attend classes in the dozen or so book houses.

The academies that can enter the Inner Study Hall are all smart and clever little eunuchs selected from the palace, and generally speaking, the Inner Study Hall only admits students under the age of ten. After studying in the academy for five years, when he reaches the age of fourteen, after passing the assessment, he will be enriched to the twelve eunuchs of the inner palace as an errand boy.

These little eunuchs are all top people in the palace, and they will all be stewards in the future. It can be said that the Inner Shodo is the cadre academy of the Imperial Palace. To master the inner study hall is to grasp the connections of the palace in the next thirty or forty years.

Of course, because this place is so important, it has always been a battleground for the major forces in the palace. Every year when recruiting new students, the major stewards in the palace use their influence to "insert" their juniors into it.

This is also the reason why Huang Jin wants to squeeze over to be the steward of the inner study hall.

Of course, Sun Dan has nothing to worry about this, Huang Jincao wrapped one, and there was not much ink in his stomach, so it was not his turn to preach and teach and solve his 'confusion'.

The ancients paid attention to the dignity of teachers, and as long as they stayed in the inner study hall for a period of time, they would be able to subtly instill some of their own concepts into the students, and they would be able to fully grasp their hearts.

Listening to the introduction of the two, Sun Dan still had some concerns, and asked: "There are more than 200 students, 14 classes, the ages of the students are different, and the level is also uneven, how is the daily teaching carried out?" ”

Probably seeing the doubts in Sun Dan's heart, an attendant explained: "Actually, Mr. doesn't have to worry. Sir, although you are a senior, you are not responsible for the younger students, you only have ten classes a month, and you are responsible for the students in the fourteen-year-old age group. ”

He said it for a long time before Sun Dan understood. It turned out that most of the students in Neishutang entered the school at the age of eight, and at such a young age, many people didn't even recognize the words, so they needed to start learning from "Hundred Family Names", "Thousand Character Text", "Book of Filial Piety", and "Prodigy Poems".

If such a pediatric textbook is taught by the bachelors of the Hanlin Academy, it will inevitably be overkill, and it will be a waste of the time of the bachelors.

Therefore, most of the younger students are in charge of the inner attendants of the Inner Study. Only after reaching the fifth grade can you receive the guidance of the Bachelor of Hallym Academy.

Of course, the textbooks for the fifth grade are not the same as those of the previous grades.

For example, in the first grade, I learned "Hundred Family Names" and "Prodigy Poems", and read "Zhao Qian, Sun Li, Zhou Wu Zheng Wang"; The second year is "Heaven and Earth, Xuanhuang, Universe, Flood and Wilderness, Sun and Moon, and Chensu Column" in "Thousand Character Text"; After the third grade, he began to study the Confucian classics.

The criteria for the first three years of student achievement are memorization ability and neatness of the font.

After the fourth grade, you have to study the "Four Books" and "Five Classics", and the criteria for judging are the same as those for outside readers.

The management system of the college is also very strict, there is a special booklet to register the performance and achievements of students in the school, and then the steward brand implements rewards and punishments.

In this way, when they reach the fifth grade, the level of the students, at least the standard of children outside, if some people go out to participate in the imperial examination, it is estimated that it is possible to take the examination.

Sun Dan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that he was only in charge of senior students, and that he didn't need to be the king of children, and taught students to recognize words all day long.

He has little experience in teaching, of course, if the students are old and have a certain level of literacy, they can also fool the past with their modern knowledge. And those things, if the students are not good enough, they will not be able to understand them.

Teachers who can teach college students may not be able to lead elementary school students well!

After listening to the introductions of these two eunuchs, Sun Dan had a preliminary understanding of Neishutang and his future work, he put down the teacup and said, "Okay, that's all for today, I still have to go to Fangshan to take up a post, and I'll come back in two days." ”

A eunuch said, "Mr. Sun, don't worry, since you are already here, why don't you take a class first and then leave?" ”