"Your Majesty, Li Dongyang, a scholar of Huagai Temple, and Xie Qian, a scholar of Jinshen Temple, ask to see you. www.biquge.info"At this time, Wang Yue walked in, although he felt that the atmosphere in the hall was a little strange, but he still said something out loud.

"It's just right to come, now the four pavilion elders have arrived, let them in." Zheng De glanced up at him, waved his hand and commanded.

"Minister Li Dongyang (Xie Qian) has seen Your Majesty."

After Li Dongyang and Xie Qian came in, they glanced at Wang Jing and Wang Wei on the side, obviously not knowing that the two would be here. After all, as the chief examiners of this Enke examination, the two of them had to stay at the other end of the Gongyuan for food and accommodation, but they didn't think much about it, and hurriedly saluted.

"Sit down with the two elders."

After the two of them sat down, Zheng De looked at the four pavilion elders sitting in front of him, and said what he had just said to Wang Jing and Wang Wei to Li Dongyang and Xie Qian.

After speaking, the two also fell into deep thought. After all, the emperor's idea is too shocking. Although it is beneficial to the Ming Dynasty, after all, it is against the ancestral system, and I don't know what kind of storm it will set off in the court, so these four people don't dare to say anything for a while.

Looking at the silent four, Zheng De asked, "Why don't you speak, do you have an attitude towards this matter?" ”

He didn't care so much about it, he wanted to get a definite answer from these four people, anyway, it was a knife horizontally and vertically, and getting a result early would also start the next plan.

Seeing that the eyes of the other three pavilion elders were all looking at him, at this time, Li Dongyang also knew that he could no longer remain silent, and asked in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, what is primary, secondary and higher education, and what should the gentlemen in the school teach?" ”

I have to say that Li Dongyang's question is indeed to the point.

"The so-called basic education is divided into five courses: etiquette, music, royalty, calligraphy, and mathematics, of which the major is two courses, including calligraphy, literacy, hyphenation, etc., and mathematics includes learning numbers, arithmetic, etc., which are compulsory subjects for students in the future high school entrance examination and college entrance examination. Minor in rituals, music, and royalty, teaching people rituals, music, horseback riding, etc., can be used in the future life, but it is not required to take an exam, but it must be studied. This is what must be learned in nine years of basic education, and then in four years of secondary education, with the addition of a subset of classics and history, geography, etc., so that students can broaden their horizons and understand what kind of world we live in. As for higher education, you can choose different majors according to your interests and hobbies, and you can better engage in a certain career after graduation. ”

Zheng De glanced at the four of them, "Of course, this is only my preliminary idea, there are many things that have not yet had time to be perfected and need to be slowly improved in the future, I don't know what your opinion is?" ”

When the four of them heard this, they also understood that the emperor had obviously been planning this matter for a long time, but then they rejected the idea. After all, this matter is obviously not something that the young genius in front of him can come up with, after all, there is a big limitation in vision and knowledge. Their eyes involuntarily glanced at Wang Tingxiang, who was sitting not far away, and it was obvious that this credit naturally went to this person's head.

Of course, it can't be said that there is no credit to the royal court for this matter, after all, he and the emperor have indeed been planning for a long time about this matter. It's just that it's different from what they imagined, it was Zheng De who they thought was impossible who really started, and the latter was the real helper.

Therefore, later people mistakenly called this continuous reform from the first year of Zhengde as the "Wang Tingxiang Transformation Method", obviously giving Zhang Guanli Dai the main credit for Zheng De's dominance. After all, the descendants of the death did not believe that this kind of reform measure could be thought up by a young emperor who grew up in the deep palace, and only Wang Tingxiang, an official who was determined to reform, met this condition.

Of course, the latter did not admit it even when he was dying, and he repeatedly defended the incident by attributing it to Emperor Zhengde, of course, this kind of thing is getting darker and darker. This has become an important factor for historians to prove why the "Royal Court Phase Transformation Method", which is comparable to the "Shang Dynasty Transformation Method", will succeed in the end. Such a unswerving insistence on being a sycophant for decades, and attributing the credit to the emperor, can he not get the latter's full support?

Of course, Zheng De also knew about this matter from beginning to end, and acquiesced in this matter. Originally, his character didn't like publicity, and this kind of thing was too bizarre not only difficult to explain, but even if it was explained, he didn't believe it. Moreover, even if this kind of thing achieves the appearance of the royal court, it will never be able to bypass his existence, just like Qin Xiaogong was to Shang Yang back then, so why bother to fight for some false fame?

Naturally, people today do not know what will happen decades or even hundreds of years from now, and they don't know how every decision they make now will affect future generations. For them, now it is just an ordinary negotiation of a country, although this country is somewhat special, and even the impact is quite far-reaching.

"As the saying goes, 'If you don't learn, you can't understand reason, and if you don't learn, you can't rejuvenate the country', Your Majesty, as a minister of etiquette, is willing to do this." Seeing that Li Dongyang was undecided, Wang Jing on the side suddenly stood up and agreed to the matter.

When the three of them heard this, they didn't expect that this cabinet elder, who had always been quite low-key after entering the cabinet, would stand up to support the emperor's proposition when Li Dongyang and Xie Qian had not yet expressed their position. However, it can be seen from his clear and determined eyes that this person did not do this to follow the emperor's wishes, but had his own ideas in it.

Zheng De thought that he was going to fall into isolation again, but he didn't expect that this cabinet elder who he personally sent to the cabinet would stand up to support him, but he was immediately relieved when he thought of the "emphasis on education" column in his profile and the evaluation of "uprightness". also knows that this person just adheres to his own heart and does not deliberately do it in order to win his favor, which also proves that he is indeed not wrong.

Seeing that the other three pavilion elders still looked hesitant, Zheng De felt disappointed, and didn't bother to say more to them, "This matter will be taken over by Wang Jing, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites and a scholar of Wuyingdian University in the future, and will be directly responsible for this matter to me, and no one shall interfere in this matter without my permission." ”

Seeing that the emperor was determined to do this, Li Dongyang couldn't help but sigh secretly, I am afraid that the government and the opposition will set off a storm again!

When he looked up and saw Xie Qian's imminent appearance, he suddenly felt bad. After all, the emperor's dissatisfaction with Xie Qian is already a well-known thing for the ministers of the DPRK and China. If he spoke at this moment, I am afraid that it would give Zheng De an excuse to drive him back to his hometown, and this was obviously something he didn't want to see, so he quickly got up and saluted, "Wait for the resignation!" ”

This is forcibly pulling the four of them away! It is quite the meaning of Wan'an, the "long live pavilion old".

Xie Qian and the others on the side could only retreat helplessly, looking at the figures of the four leaving, Zheng De looked at it but suddenly said, "By the way, what did Li Dongyang and Xie Qian, the two pavilion elders, come to do and leave suddenly?" ”

Wang Tingxiang, who was on the side, was also stunned when he heard this, but then he was also happy, it was really like this!

……

"Shousuke-sama, you did it on purpose!"

When the four of them withdrew, Xie Qian yelled at Li Dongyang angrily, and then left without looking back.

Looking at his departing back, Wang Wei couldn't help but shake his head, turned back to Li Dongyang and said, "Lord Shoufu, Yu Qiao is this kind of character, I hope you will bear with it!" ”

Li Dongyang didn't pay attention to this, and waved his hand, "The old man understands that he doesn't have to worry too much, I do have something to do well in this matter." ”

Wang Wei didn't say anything more, and he really didn't know what to say. After all, the matter proposed by the emperor today is indeed beneficial and disadvantageous to the Ming Dynasty from the starting point, but Li Dongyang, who is the first assistant to the cabinet, did not insist on anything in the end, and it was indeed too undeserved, which also made him feel a little disappointed.

He felt that it would be quite embarrassing to stay any longer, so it was better to leave first, so he said, "Then the official will leave first." ”

Li Dongyang nodded, "If Jizhi has something, let's go and get busy first!" ”

Wang Wei bowed and left, leaving only Wang Jing and Li Dongyang at the scene, the latter glanced back at the former, and slowly spoke, "Junan, this thing is a little reckless today." ”

Wang Jing is not like Xie Qian and Wang Wei, who have gone all the way up smoothly in the Beijing Division, and they have not experienced anything for many years as an official, and they have long been trained to have a pair of fiery eyes. As for Li Dongyang's intention to defend Xie Qian just now, he naturally saw it in his eyes. For Li Dongyang, he feels much closer than before, after all, there is such a boss who protects his subordinates, at least he doesn't have to worry about being stabbed in the back.

And now I care about Li Dongyang, and I understand the meaning of his words. After all, the imperial examination system is the ancestral system set by Emperor Taizu, and no matter what is right or wrong, this matter is completely affected by the whole body, and I am afraid that it will inevitably fall into the target of public criticism after today. Even if there is an emperor behind him, he can't do everything, and it is predictable that he will be difficult in the court.

"Being able to do something for the people of the world, Jing has no regrets."

Seeing Wang Jing's firm tone, Li Dongyang also knew that this kind of person was like a stone in a pit, and he was never willing to change what he believed, and his personality was the same as Xie Qian's. And this kind of thing can't judge right or wrong, but he admires this kind of very principled person very much.

Therefore, although the former went against his will, he stepped forward and responded to the matter without his own permission. But he didn't feel angry, and he didn't feel that his authority was being challenged, and if Wang Jing really encountered any difficulties in the future, he would also help him as much as possible in secret.

If Zheng De knew Li Dongyang's thoughts, he would definitely be proud that he had indeed found a good cabinet chief. Although it seems that he is a person with no principles, perhaps this kind of person is the most suitable person for this position at present, after all, the peacemaker is often the best intermediary who can influence the interests of both sides, especially when the conflict intensifies.