Lin Zhe has always had a very tough attitude towards Lichu's attitude, and he was already ready to adopt the Lixian model in his heart, but if Lixian did not leave his line, it would easily cause a large-scale backlash, so Lin Zhe just dragged it out.

Lin Zhe considered not only the stability of the regime, but also a very important factor in the issue of establishing the prince, and his successor will face the most severe domestic and international situation in thousands of years.

Considering the time factor, it is impossible for him Lin Zhe to live forever, even if he lives long enough, but at most he will live to be seventy or eighty years old, and as a person born in the thirties, he will already be in his prime, and when he dies, the heir will ascend the throne, even if it is the first half of the twentieth century.

As any of the later generations know, the first half of the twentieth century was the period of the most turbulent situation, with two world wars and more regional conflicts.

********As time goes by, and the wisdom of the people is further opened, there will certainly be various new trends of thought, and the demand for the people will further increase, and the slightest carelessness will set off an uprising that will affect the whole country, and then shake the foundation of the empire.

Lin Zhe didn't know how the situation in the empire would change in half a century, but he could expect that it would be very difficult for his heirs to deal with these problems by then.

In such a specific period, a second-generation monarch who only knows how to keep the success, but does not know the innovation and creation, will never be able to lead the dynasty forward, and it will become a great doubt whether he can even keep the dynasty.

Lin Zhe didn't want the dynasty he established to become the Qin Empire, and only maintained a meagre second before it collapsed.

Based on these factors. Lin Zhe has very high requirements for the heir in his heart, and he does not expect his heir to reach the level of a famous monarch through the ages. But it must not be people like Nicholas II and Wilhelm II who can't see the changes in the world.

And the ability of the heir is absolutely not visible when they are still young, and they must wait until they grow up. After the worldview and the means of dealing with things are mature, he will be able to judge in all aspects, even if the pressure of asking Lichu is too great, but Lin Zhe also intends to withstand it.

Lin Zhe's attitude has always been to only do and not talk about it, and some people with a more sensitive political sense have more or less noticed that Lin Zhe wants to be virtuous.

In particular, a few years ago, after Lin Zhe directly dismissed Prime Minister Bi Yutong by decisive and resolute means, he almost clearly announced to the whole world that the issue of establishing a reserve has been decided, and whoever dares to speak out must be prepared to lose his position.

Therefore, in the past two years, no one has dared to openly ask for the establishment of the reserve.

However, this does not mean that the minds of these ministers have dimmed so much, and they will still try to make their voices heard on the issue of the establishment of the reserve when they have the opportunity.

The enrollment of the emperor's eldest son, Lin Xuan, has become a new concern for them.

The education of princes in all dynasties and dynasties is different, and it is too long ago not to talk about it. Just talking about the former Qing Dynasty, the princes of the former Qing Dynasty generally entered the upper study room when they were five years old, and then studied until they became adults.

And the empire is because there is no precedent, so there are no corresponding regulations for the time being!

Before this, Lin Zhe had already let the emperor's eldest son learn from Jiang Daoquan for enlightenment, but this kind of enlightenment was not a formal enrollment, just the most basic literacy.

And the ministers outside are naturally not willing to see the emperor's eldest son, Lin Xuan, who is currently extremely competitive for the throne, has been wasting time in the deep palace.

After receiving the minister's request for the emperor's eldest son Lin Xuan to officially enter school, Lin Zhe was not as dissatisfied as usual. And then there was a massive crackdown.

Although Lin Zhe knew that these ministers who asked for the emperor's eldest son to officially enroll in school had the intention of saving the country, Lin Zhe did not blindly oppose the education of the heir.

After leaving these folds in the middle, Lin Zhe himself also made a quick decision!

Regulations are issued first. It is stipulated that the eldest son of the emperor must undergo initiation when he reaches the age of five, and two years later, that is, at the age of seven, he must officially go to school.

Subsequently, Lin Zhe personally instructed the establishment of a 'library' in Jurentang. Serves as an educational place for Lin.

In addition, Lin Zhe personally formulated Lin Yan's study subjects and school system, and stipulated that the previous few years were mainly the study of some basic knowledge. It includes traditional scriptures such as the Four Books and Five Classics, as well as new disciplines such as physics, chemistry, astronomy, geography, and traditional culture such as qin, chess, calligraphy and painting. English, French and other foreigners, Western culture and history, horseback riding, shooting and other physical fitness courses.

According to Lin Zhe's plan, this stage is for laying the foundation, and it should take at least five to six years, and Lin Xuan should be thirteen years old after six years.

At this age, the basic character has been basically formed, and whether he has enough talent and ability to serve as a candidate for the prince is already basically conclusive, if Lin Zhe feels that he and some other princes have the qualifications to become the prince, then he will continue to teach advanced courses, and the follow-up courses are not basic education, but some advanced courses, such as national defense economics, international relations, human resource management, and some traditional emperors, and books taught by the general knowledge of the king.

After two or three years of observation, you can basically choose one of these few primaries, and then officially establish him as the prince, and then let him enter the military academy and serve in the army, and then cultivate the foundation of the prince in the army, and pave the way for the future enthronement and control of the army.

After serving in the army for several years, they will retire and then enter various government departments, and this stage is still to study and accumulate political economics.

If he can't show the potential of an outstanding monarch, Lin Zhe will not hesitate to abolish the prince and choose from several other alternatives.

Maybe this process is very cruel for the princes, and it will also cause some political turmoil, but at least it can ensure that a talent is selected.

To put it mildly, one day one of his sons really has outstanding political talents, and even dares to come to a palace coup to gain power. Then he Lin Zhe admits that it is much better to have a son like Zhu Di than to have a grandson like Zhu Yunwen.

Li Shimin, Zhu Di and Yongzheng. Isn't it all through brutal competition? I don't say whether they are virtuous or not, but they are all ruthless characters with strong political means. And only such a person can lead the empire to survive and even grow after the twentieth century.

Lin Zhe formulated a series of princely education courses, the purpose is very simple and unique, that is, to try to cultivate an outstanding heir, and then other princes who are deemed to have no potential after going through the basic courses are educated separately, they will also learn some advanced courses, but they will definitely not enter the military or government agencies to study, so as not to win the mind that should be, and then cause turmoil.

However, Lin Zhe did not disclose these arrangements to the outside world, and others naturally did not know. Now he just arranged Lin Xuan's pre-education courses, as for whether Lin Xuan can continue to gain Lin Zhe's attention in the future, it depends on his own talent, well, it has nothing to do with hard work!

However, no matter what, Lin Xuan has officially entered the school, which is undoubtedly a big event for the imperial political arena that has been quiet for several years.

Although Lin Zhe has not revealed the rumors of wanting to establish Lin Xuan as the crown prince, it is obvious that Lin Xuan is already regarded as one of the candidates for the prince, and this is enough to make many people have many different thoughts.

Many people are starting to want to enter Jurentang as a lecturer at Lin Yan. For this reason, Lin Zhe personally selected many people to become the teachers of the prince Lin Xuan.

However, it is not some highly respected ministers who serve as Lin Xuanlai, but mainly some middle-level and even rookies in the officialdom, mainly from the outstanding students of the recent national examinations. and graduates of Imperial University, who are responsible for traditional liberal arts as well as sciences.

For equestrian, shooting and other sports courses, two rookie generals of the military were selected from the Guards.

As for piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, etc., it is even simpler, there are so many officials in the empire. Picking out a few middle-level officials who are outstanding in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting is very simple.

Lin Zhe did not let Jiang Daoquan continue to serve as Lin Xuan's teacher, which made Jiang Daoquan a little disappointed!

But his disappointment didn't last long. Because soon he was summoned by Lin Zhe, and then Lin Zhe asked him to be in charge of the enlightenment education of the second prince Lin Xuan. Lin Lu, who was born in 1860, is also five years old this year, which is officially suitable for the enlightenment of reading and literacy.

So Jiang Daoquan couldn't figure out what Lin Zhe was thinking, could it be that he couldn't let him be a full-time nanny all the time?

You must know that Jiang Daoquan hopes for more than that, he wants to be a righteous emperor, and he wants to cultivate a saint in line with the Confucian tradition!

This always makes him enlighten five or six-year-old children!

But no matter what Jiang Daoquan thought, Lin Zhe's mind had been decided, and others naturally couldn't object to anything.

With Lin Zhe finalizing a series of systems for the education of princes, August 6th, the day of official midsummer, also officially ushered in the day when Lin Yan entered Jurentang for the first time to study.

And on this day, many people are paying attention to this seemingly small event, but in fact it may affect the political pattern of the empire in the next decades or even a hundred years.

This day has not yet been brightened, a certain courtyard in Nanjing City is already brightly lit, Dong Li has already gotten up half an hour ago, today is the first day to teach the emperor's eldest son, so he can't help but be nervous.

Dong Li participated in the first imperial examination of the empire in 1857, and achieved good results and successfully entered the scholar.

Although he had good results in the imperial examination at the beginning, and the starting point for entering the political arena was relatively high, his first position was to serve as a section chief in a department under the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, but due to his young age and lack of qualifications, he had actually been in a state of study in the early years, and he did not forget to continue to supplement himself during this period, and even went to the Imperial University to continue to audit classes for three years.

Today, many years later, although his official position is not high, he has entered the core of the empire, and currently serves as a director under the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.

Since the empire has no official hierarchy, only some appointment rules set by the Ministry of Organization, if he, the director of the Mining Division, is transferred to a local area, he is a little reluctant to be the prefect of a prefecture, but it is still possible to become the second-in-command of a prefecture, that is, the governor of the prefecture, and it is also possible to be transferred to some Zhili prefectures to serve as the prefect.

It is roughly equivalent to the five products of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and the deputy department level of later generations.

After eight years as an official, he was promoted by two levels. From section chief to deputy director. Then there is the Director. This speed is relatively slow for many imperial officials.

You must know that a few years ago, when the empire was created, some had the ability. The promotion speed of talented officials is like riding a rocket, and an ordinary prefect in 1857, if he is lucky enough, he may now be a Taoist or even a governor, and the worse ones can generally be mixed with the prefect level.

But Dong Li is a little more special!

How old was he when he passed the imperial examination and became an official? Sixteen years old, and that's still a fictitious age, his actual age is only fifteen.

belongs to a real juvenile official, so in the following years, Dong Li has less time to be an official and more time to study!

In addition to auditing at Imperial University. He also went abroad with the delegation twice, the first time to some British colonies in Nanyang and other countries, and the second time to go to Europe with the joint delegation of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Therefore, although his promotion is slow, it does not mean that the superiors do not pay attention to him, on the list of officials of the Organization Department, he is a young official who belongs to the key cultivation!

If you follow the normal pace. This year or next year, the Organization Department will send him to a local post, first as the governor of a certain prefecture, and then as the prefect of Fuzheng. If his performance is average, Dong Li will not have the opportunity to return to the central government in his life, and the follow-up will be promoted by seniority at most. But at most, at the level of Taoist, it will come to an end, and you have to become a provincial official such as a political envoy. I guess I'll have to wait until I'm about to retire.

But if his performance can satisfy the organization department, then he will be transferred back to Jingshi again. And when the time comes, the post that awaits him will be at least a director.

If the director is transferred abroad, he will at least be a political envoy, or even a governor, and when he is transferred back to Beijing again, then he will enter the cabinet and become a minister or co-minister.

Young officials who can be included in the list of key cultivators by the Organization Department naturally have their talents and abilities.

When Lin Zhe selected teachers for Lin Xuan, he basically selected them from some middle-level officials who served in Beijing, so Dong Li's selection became a matter of course.

However, after Dong Li served as Lin Yan's teacher, it was naturally impossible for him to be released during this time.

But now to accumulate qualifications, it is far better than being a teacher for Lin Xuan!

Let's not talk about this kind of prince's teacher, the identity of the emperor in the future is just to be able to enter the palace every day, and then have the opportunity to get in close contact with the emperor is something that ordinary middle-level officials do not have, if he can be personally appreciated by Lin Zhe, then he may be on the same road as Bi Xuanxi and Guo Longyun.

Therefore, Dong Li still attaches great importance to and cherishes this opportunity.

He got up early this morning, and he couldn't sleep if he didn't get up!

After freshening up, his wife Liao handed him a Chinese coat, and then personally helped him put it on and button it up, and reached out to help him pat the dust that didn't exist!

Dong Li still loves this wife very much, Dong Li was born in a poor family, but his wife is a beautiful lady, his father is a former Qing official, and later the rise of the empire Her father took the initiative to surrender, and continued to serve in the imperial officialdom, and finally retired in the position of Jiangxi political envoy.

At the beginning, Dong Li had just been admitted to the imperial examination and entered the imperial officialdom, and as soon as he got started, he was the subordinate section chief of the central department, needless to say, he had a great future in the future, so he was naturally the best son-in-law candidate in the eyes of many people.

This Liao family is from a beautiful background, but her temperament is gentle and good, and a few years ago, she gave birth to a son and a daughter for Dong Li, and the life of this young couple is harmonious.

Put on his coat, and then took the briefcase handed over by Liao, Dong Li bowed his head and said a few words to her before going out.

At this time, although the sky was already bright, it was still very early, around half past six in the morning.

In addition to not being able to sleep when he got up early, but also because the place where he lived was a little far away from the palace, it usually took about half an hour to go to work by carriage.

And although Lin Zhe has reformed the working hours of the empire, it is unlikely that he will go to work at nine o'clock in the morning all of a sudden, and the official working time of officials is half past eight in the morning.

However, due to the influence of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and the general habit of getting up early at this time, many officials are used to arriving at work early, and it is normal to arrive at eight o'clock.

And today Dong Li is not only going to work, but also going to the palace Jurentang to teach the emperor's eldest son Lin Xuan a class, so you have to go in advance, you can't let the emperor's eldest son Lin Xuan wait for you!

Sitting in a two-wheeled carriage and staggering, Dong Li soon arrived at the palace gate of the Zhonghua Palace, and then passed through the side gate with many other officials who went to work in the palace, mainly those who worked in the Xinhua Palace, and then underwent inspection outside the door, not to carry guns and swords.

After passing the inspection, he walked to Jurentang again, but as soon as he entered, he saw a lot of acquaintances, and he also knew that these people were all the same as himself, and they were all selected to serve as officials of the emperor's eldest son, Mr. Lin Xuan.

These people came earlier than Dong left!

While waiting with everyone, several more people came in, and finally there were about twenty people in this conference room, these are Lin Xuan's teachers, according to each course two teachers matched, it can be seen that Lin Xuan's studies will be very heavy, at least a dozen courses need to be studied.

After waiting for a while, I heard a loud song from outside: "The emperor has arrived!" (To be continued.) )

PS: 2-in-1 chapter