Looking at Bi Ziyan, who was kneeling respectfully on the ground with a sincere face, Chongzhen couldn't help but be a little moved, and then got up, left the dragon chair, and walked to Bi Ziyan to personally help his own Minister of Finance, Chongzhen smiled and said: "Aiqing's loyalty I am very pleased, please get up quickly!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Bi Ziyan said respectfully. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Aiqing, sit down! The tea is cold, why don't you drink it? Chongzhen looked at the tea on the table, which was now cold.

"This! Your Majesty! Wechen will drink it later! Bi Ziyan couldn't help but understand.

It seems that it is still a matter of etiquette for monarchs and ministers, Chongzhen shook his head with a smile, and then sat back on the dragon chair and said: "Aiqing said this, it seems that the problem of this student is also a big problem, what is Aiqing's opinion on this issue?" What's the best way to reform?"

Bi Ziyan looked at Emperor Chongzhen, thought for a while, and said, "Your Majesty! In addition to the privilege of participating in the imperial examination and entering the official career, each student receives a load of rice per month, and the fish, meat and salt are provided by the government, and they can also receive clothes and crowns on time. The status of the students is higher, followed by the enlargement students and the attached students, they do not receive rice, but the exemption from military service is the same as that of the millet students, and within the family, in addition to themselves, they are also exempted from the second ding errand service. But Your Majesty, you must know that there are 300 people in the county, no less than 500,000 people, and those who teach are only the texts of the field house. However, those who seek its writing, dozens of people are not one, through the scriptures to know the ancient and modern, can be used by the Son of Heaven, thousands of people are not one, therefore, the imperial court needs to support these huge number of students, it is really a heavy burden This is one, second, these privileged students, in addition to writing some articles, the others will basically not, they are idle and have nothing to do, so they gather people to make trouble, interfere and sabotage local politics, "joints", "break the law and resist the crime and do not stop", abound, Over the years, I believe that there are a lot of records in the Criminal Department and Zhongxingwei! ”

"If so! It was wrong for the imperial court to set up this student system in the first place! Chongzhen frowned.

After hearing this, Bi Ziyan shook his head and said, "Your Majesty! No, it's just that the imperial court's policy of running schools and recruiting scholars goes against the original intention of setting up students. On the one hand, because of such generous privileges given to the students, the people of the world "run day and night like a bird" in order to obtain the status of the students, because "once they have to do this, they will be free from the battle of the gangsters, from the invasion of the lixu, from the clothes of the crown, and from the courtesy of the officials, without the humiliation of flogging." On the other hand, due to the corruption of some officials in the imperial court, they quietly disregarded the law, resulting in "the members of this life are ten and seven or eight who are won by joints." And there are also martial arts and Fengqisheng, all of whom are paid for by money." Some officials in the imperial court betrayed their lords, and this trend extended to schools, resulting in the deterioration of the student system. ”

Chongzhen looked at Bi Ziyan and said with a smile: "Aiqing really dares to say it!" Ha ha! Good! ”

"Your Majesty treats your ministers sincerely! Weichen only treats each other with loyalty, and his words are contrary to his ears, my emperor is the king of all ages, and he will have his own wise decisions! Bi Ziyan said respectfully.

"Wan Shi Mingjun? Ha ha! Less! But I like a minister like Aiqing who dares to tell the truth! Chongzhen said with a smile.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Bi Ziyan said respectfully.

"Aiqing also drinks tea to moisten her throat! Then move on! Chongzhen took a sip of tea, turned to Cao Huachun and said, "Cao Huachun! Make tea for Aiqing! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Don't bother Grandpa Cao! Wechen come by himself! Bi Ziyan said that he made his own tea.

Cao Huachun was stunned for a moment, stopped the footsteps he was about to take, and looked at Bi Ziyan smiling and nodding towards himself, and Cao Huachun also nodded back with a smile.

"Listening to Aiqing say this, is it possible that the current student system will be abolished?" Chongzhen frowned.

"Not really! According to what His Majesty said before, it can be reformed! Now this student system has indeed reached the point where it has to be changed, first, the student has become a hidden danger for the imperial court. They go in and out of the public gate to interfere with the government's government, relying on the situation to run rampant in the township, so that the common people are fished and fleshed, they are related to the officials, and even control the "yin affairs" of the government. Collusion with unjust officials to commit misconduct. The government cannot punish the students in this way, such as "a flick of their will, then the group rises up and coaxes", so "want to cure but cannot be cured", "want to hoe but cannot hoe". In view of this, it is necessary to reform the system as soon as possible. In this way, we can "clean up". Second, the students enjoyed economic privileges and were exempted from servitude, and all errand labor was imposed on the poor people. However, the poor people had no land and property, but they had to pay the rent passed on by the students, and all the fees for the imperial examinations of the students had to be paid to the people, and the burden on the poor people was too heavy, so they had to flee at the same time. As parasites, the living people brutally exploit the people and destroy production and social stability, so in order to relieve the people's hardship, it is necessary to reform the living member system. Third, the troubles of the students are still forming parties for personal gain, using all kinds of intricate so-called "teacher-student" relationships to "entrust the officials all over the country, the small ones are enough to harm the people, and the big ones are to build the party and tilt it, take the handle of the lord Tai'a and turn it upside down." The students of the world, hundreds of miles near, thousands of miles away, have nothing to do with it, but once they ascend to the branch, there is the chief examiner called the "seat teacher", and there is the same examiner called the "house master", they are married to the "teacher and student" relationship, in addition to the same list of Jinshi has a "same year" relationship, the son of the "same year" is also called the so-called "year nephew", and even the son of the "seat teacher" and "house master" are also related to the Dengke Jinshi, so "world brother", "protégé", "grandson", "same year", "year nephew", "seat teacher", "house teacher", "too teacher" And so on, Punbi glue solid, incomprehensible". The only way to eliminate this kind of partisanship and the "habit of the door" created by the system of student membership is to reform this system of student membership. Fourth, the examinations and examinations of students are all based on the current language. In order to cope with the imperial examinations, they abandoned the classics of the sages, the commentaries of the Confucians, and the histories of the previous generations, and instead read their so-called current texts. When the text comes out, each subject changes, the five-foot boy can recite dozens of articles, and the small change of its text, that is, you can take the fame, and the blunt one to the white head and can not meet. This kind of examination system and the sparse and corrupt style of study have corrupted the talents of the world, and as for the soldiers, they will not become soldiers, officials will not become officials, soldiers will not become soldiers, and they will not become generals. National politics is dependent on the students, and the students are used for useful years, and they are not familiar with the affairs of the world, let alone the talent to govern the country through the world. It can be seen that only this reform of the student system cannot be delayed. Bi Ziyan said.

Chongzhen listened to Bi Ziyan with a little headache, and held his forehead and said, "What else is there to reform in this way?" Just abolish it! Establish a new student system! In addition, I feel that the imperial examination system needs to be changed. ”

"Your Majesty will never do it! This reform is coming step by step! Bi Ziyan wiped his cold sweat and said.

"That's it! I understand! So how does Aiqing think this reform should be changed? Chongzhen asked.

Bi Ziyan thought for a while and said: "Weichen thinks that the first point is to control the number of this life, and the specific number of ministers of the cabinet is also invited to come and discuss together, and it can be designated with reference to some experience of the previous dynasty and the actual situation of our current Ming Dynasty; Second, strictly implement the imperial court's student system, and do not allow any opportunistic and illegal ways to obtain the qualifications of students; Thirdly, the various privileges of the existing students should be reduced and abolished, such as a certain amount of court subsidies and allowances that can only be obtained by the students who have been admitted by the imperial court or local governments, and the same crimes committed by the students are the same as those of the common people, and they are also subject to the corresponding taxes and forced labor, and their families and relatives are not exempt; Fourth, integrate all the country's schools and private schools, all of which were changed to the imperial court, and Weichen suggested that the money that was cut or abolished could be used to run these schools, so that all the children of the people could study, so that the imperial court could allow those high-quality students to teach in these schools in addition to participating in the imperial examination, so that they could also get a certain remuneration, and their lives would not be affected by the reduction or abolition of the previous subsidies by the imperial court; Fifth, Wechen saw that His Majesty now also attaches great importance to other things, such as firearms, shipbuilding and so on, and the Ministry of Industry has now set up different departments according to these different functions, gathering these talents, Wechen thinks that some students in the world can learn these aspects of knowledge, as long as they learn well, the court can also promote them, let them enter these departments, the court will give high-quality treatment, so that they can contribute to the court, and secondly, they can also give them an extra way out! ”

"Aiqing is right!" Chongzhen's eyes couldn't help but light up after hearing this, and then said: "Reform is too troublesome!" Abolish it directly! Formulate a new system, just refer to what you just came to, go back and you draw up a note, and then I will let a few Aiqing in the cabinet take a look, and if there is a good one, it will be supplemented or revised and then issued! ”

"Your Majesty! Wechen thinks it's not time to change now! Bi Ziyan thought for a while.

"Didn't Aiqing just say that it was urgent?" Chongzhen said with a smile.

"It's not! Weichen means that the scientific expedition is approaching now, and it is not suitable to start now! Bi Ziyan said.

"I didn't say that I would change it right now!" Chongzhen said with a smile.

"It's Weichen who is too worried!" Bi Ziyan said with a smile.

"Aiqing's idea is very good! Go back and go back to the details, and then write a detailed note, and then look at it well! The more detailed, the better! In addition, the last one can communicate more with Xu Aiqing at that time, and there should be more gains! Chongzhen said with a smile.

"Your Majesty is very true! Wechen understood! Bi Ziyan bowed down.

"That's right! That's it! It seems that this country eunuch has to be changed! Chongzhen said with a smile, and then looked at Bi Ziyan and said, "I am very happy today!" Aiqing is here to dine with me! Let's talk about other things! Chongzhen warmly invited.

"Weichen thank Your Majesty Longen!" Bi Zi bowed to the truth.