At the moment when Zhang Sheng stepped out of the palace with a heavy heart, a middle-aged young robed official was already sitting in front of Zheng De, and Shi Xuan, the secretary of the banquet. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The Collector of the Feast? What kind of official position is this? When Zheng De heard this name for the first time, he was also puzzled. However, it later became clear that this was just a temporary official position, with no rank, and the main responsibility was only to be responsible for sorting out books for the emperor and reviewing books. In modern popular terms, it is a librarian, of course, the words "royal royal" must be added in front of it.

When Zheng De had just ascended the throne a month ago, this old man was also annoyed by Zheng De's resumption of the feast, and his nagging made him rush back to the Hanlin Academy in a fit of rage, but then he regretted it. When he was idle and ready to find a book in the Maoqin Hall to understand the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, the tragedy found that there were no bookmarks in ancient times. And when I was unlucky enough to find a book, I might not be able to find it all day, so I had no choice but to find the ancient librarian again.

And there is also one thing that Zheng De regrets, when he is ready to learn classical Chinese and integrate into this world, the first thing that comes to mind is his teacher Yang Tinghe, who didn't even notice that there was a little expert in ancient Chinese next to him. This incident made his intestines repent, at least this one didn't dare to be as strong as Yang Tinghe, which made him feel uncomfortable.

"Shi Aiqing came just in time, I just mentioned some things to Zhang Sheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, but he rejected it as an 'ancestral system', I want to listen to Shi Aiqing's opinion." When Zheng De saw Shi Xuan's arrival, his originally depressed mood was relieved a lot.

"The law of the ancestors is immutable, and the minister thinks that what Lord Zhang said is good." Unexpectedly, Shi Xuan was also stubborn, and he did not slap the horse in line with the emperor's words.

Zheng De didn't get angry, and still said with a smile, "Shi Qing hasn't heard what I said, how can he know that this matter involves the ancestral system?" Isn't Lord Shi willing to give me a chance to finish the matter? ”

After speaking, he deliberately winked at him and pretended to be cute, looking at Shi Xuan is green tendons, if it weren't for the fact that he was the emperor, he really wanted to come forward and beat him. Forcibly arched his hand and said, "Please also ask Your Majesty to make it clear." ”

Zheng De didn't know the mood of the person in front of him, smiled, and said with a serious expression, "I want to implement nine-year compulsory education in Daming, including six years of primary school and three years of junior high school. ”

"I thought I could." Unexpectedly, Shi Xuan didn't think about it, and agreed.

Zheng De was like Zhuge alive at the moment, as if he expected him to agree, with a look of "everything under control" on his face, and a smug smile bloomed, "Why didn't Shi Qing mention the matter of the ancestral system?" ”

"Ancestry?" Shi Xuan looked at him confusedly, "Your Majesty, this matter doesn't seem to have anything to do with the Ancestral Law, right?" ”

"It doesn't matter, but the next thing is related to the ancestral system." Zheng De said lightly, wanting to wait for Shi Xuan to ask him. However, this already knew that the emperor liked to sell Guan Zi's temperament, and it was also the old god who was waiting for the following.

Before Shi Xuan took the initiative to ask, Zheng De had no choice but to continue in embarrassment, "In order to implement nine-year compulsory education, I decided to change all the prefecture, state, and county schools into primary schools and junior high schools. ”

Shi Xuan nodded when he heard this, he didn't expect the emperor's words to come to an abrupt end here, could it be that the emperor wanted to sell Guanzi again? He held back his anger and was about to ask, but he instantly understood, "Your Majesty has changed all the prefecture, state, and county schools into elementary and junior high schools?" So how can a six-year-old be allowed to go to school? ”

If the scholars of the Ming Dynasty want to enter the government, state, and county schools, they must obtain the entrance examination for student qualifications after all, and this kind of examination is called the children's examination, also called the small examination, the small examination. The children's examination includes three stages: the county examination, the government examination and the hospital examination. This also leads to the fact that the students of the prefecture, state, and county schools are generally over 20 adults, and it is no wonder that Shi Xuan will question Zheng De's words.

"So I want to cancel the children's test, so that all the people of Daming, whether poor or rich, can let their children enter school at the age of six, what does Shi Aiqing think?" Zheng De looked at him expectantly.

"This ......" Shi Xuan was embarrassed, on one side is the ancestral system, on the other side is the dream, it is really difficult to choose!

Zheng De thought for a while and asked, "Can Xiucai be an official directly?" ”

"If you go back to Your Majesty, there is no such case for the time being." Shi Xuan didn't know the meaning of the emperor's words, and looked at him with a puzzled expression.

Zheng De smiled lightly, "Isn't this over, since you can't be an official directly, what's the use of this kind of exam for admission?" ”

What is this? Shi Xuan fell into the clouds and fog, and he really couldn't understand what the emperor said. However, Zheng De obviously didn't want to sell Guanzi anymore, so he said directly, "My official education in the Ming Dynasty should serve all the people of the Ming Dynasty, not for a small group of people." Imagine those scholars who can participate in the children's examination, most of them should have a good family background, so that they can enter a private school to study, and only then can they have the ability to participate in the children's examination. And how many of those from poor families can enter private schools? Do you think it is fair that most of the children of poor people have to drop out of school early because of their family difficulties and work hard all their lives for life? ”

"Is this fair? It's definitely unfair! He asked himself a little in his heart, and he had to agree with the emperor's words, after all, he also came over like this. Although the government school provides a subsidy for meals, the premise is that you also have to enter the government school.

Although in the eyes of modern people, Xiucai is really a little insignificant, and even those who barely get into Xiucai after a lifetime of exams in books or on TV are scorned, and they are even called waste. But in the opinion of Zheng De, who has now learned about the situation, the so-called Tongxiang test is about the same as the college entrance examination in a sense. Of course, it is not in the content of the exam, but because of the "thousands of troops crossing the single-plank bridge".

"Therefore, I want to implement nine-year compulsory education, abolish the so-called children's birth test, lower the entrance threshold of Daming official schools, and let all children who have reached the age of six in Daming be able to receive education. In this way, ten or twenty years later, I will not be full of talents, and I will no longer have to worry about the lack of talents. ”

Shi Xuan was also completely shocked by the emperor's words when he heard this, but he didn't expect the emperor's idea to be more grand and shocking. Although he most admired Confucius's saying that "there is no class in education", his biggest idea was only to establish a academy after Zhishi returned to his hometown, so that all children, whether poor or rich, could study in it for free. As for the rest, he didn't think about it, and he didn't work hard for it. He couldn't help but feel a sense of shame at this moment, ashamed of his small ideals.

"What Your Majesty said is very true, and Weichen is ashamed." Shi Xuan got up and arched his hand.

"Sit" Zheng De waved his hand, looked at him and asked, "Then do you support my decision?" ”

"The minister used to do the work of dogs and horses for this." Shi Xuan is colorful.

Zheng De nodded, and asked with a smile, "This is the law of the ancestors, if you support my decision, you will stand on the opposite side of most ministers!" ”

"This ......" Shi Xuan was also a little hesitant when he heard this, but he quickly understood. Perhaps the abolition of the children's life test violates the law of the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty, but this matter is not harmful to the Ming Dynasty, and it can be said that the merit is beneficial in the present generation. If you retreat because of some infamy, you are really ashamed. And with the support of His Majesty the Emperor, what am I afraid of?

"The minister is willing to work hard for this." Shi Xuan's face was resolute, and his eyes were quite firm, "As for a little infamy, what a point!" ”

"Good!" Zheng De shouted with satisfaction, "It seems that I really didn't misunderstand you." ”

To be honest, Shi Xuan's ability is not very outstanding, and his ability rating is only B, but the systematic evaluation has made Zheng De's eyes shine, and the simple five words of "civilian educator" are enough to make it impossible to ignore his existence. This is also the reason why Zheng De talked to Shi Xuan about this matter after losing in front of Zhang Sheng.

"I have just ascended the throne, so I am not in a hurry to do anything about the reform of the school for the time being." Zheng De paused, looked at him and continued, "But there is one thing that must be done before this, so as not to be caught off guard. So I want to leave it to you to do, I don't know if Shi Aiqing can guarantee that it will be completed. ”

"Please also ask Your Majesty to make it clear, and the minister will guarantee that it will be completed."

Listening to Shi Xuan's promise, a hint of slyness flashed in Zheng De's eyes, "This is what you said, don't regret it." The latter suddenly had a bad premonition when he heard this, and he also felt that he had agreed too quickly. But now it's too late to regret it, I just hope it won't be too embarrassing.

"I will ask you to compile a set of textbooks, including two subjects, Chinese and mathematics, one textbook for Chinese and one for mathematics, for a total of eighteen textbooks, to prepare for the next nine years of basic education.

"Textbooks?" Although he hadn't heard of this term, Shi Xuan also instantly understood its meaning, and he was immediately relieved when he heard the words, but he still asked with some doubts, "Isn't there a three-character scripture and four books and five classics or something, why does Your Majesty want to recompile the textbook?" ”

"Can the Four Books and Five Classics be used as textbooks?" Zheng De wanted to answer him like this, but considering that it is a Confucian world today, it is definitely not possible to say so. So there is another reason, "The so-called textbook, in which the language is a compilation of hundreds of words, poems and songs, and some fables and short stories." This is neither too esoteric nor too boring, and it is suitable for those underage children to read and write. Mathematics is a very practical subject for people to learn arithmetic, whether it is used in the future as an official or in other fields. ”

Shi Xuan nodded, but he was still a little worried, "In this way, it is really not conducive to the scholars participating in the scientific examination." ”

In the Ming Dynasty, the scientific examination must take the Bagu Wen, and the title of the Bagu Wen comes from the Four Books and Five Classics, so it is no wonder that he is so worried.

"In the future, the scientific examination may not be the eighth strand of literature." Zheng De said lightly, but added in a whisper at the back, "Maybe there may not even be a scientific expedition." ”

Shi Xuan faintly heard this, and looked at the emperor in front of him with a shocked expression, "Does Your Majesty still want to abolish the scientific examination?" ”

"Perhaps!" Zheng De didn't expect that his whispering would also be heard by this person, but since he heard it, he didn't care, but said it ambiguously.

However, he obviously didn't want to talk too much about this matter, so he directly changed the topic and said, "The textbooks of these subjects must be written according to the age of the child, just like the textbook of a six-year-old child who has just entered school must be written in an easy-to-understand manner, and then increase the difficulty layer by layer, do you understand?" ”

Hearing this, Shi Xuan also nodded in agreement, "The minister understands." ”、

"Let's go down and get busy." Regarding matters involving the ancestral system, Zheng De didn't want to talk to him more. After all, after so many years of Confucian education, it is not something that can be reversed in one moment. It was a surprise that he was able to support his civilian education program, and one can't be too greedy, right?