Chapter 42: White Deer Academy
The old man sitting at the tea stall just now was Liu Bowen, the famous minister of the Ming Dynasty who was known in history as 'Zhuge Liang of the three parts of the world and Liu Bowen of the whole country'.
He usually likes to observe the people's feelings in the market.
So I had a little curiosity about Zhu Gui, the acting king who had heard the most recently.
So he ordered his second son Liu Zhongjing to go to Yunzhou to explore some of the little princes, as for what happens next, it depends on his own choice.
Although Liu Jing (the word Zhongjing) was reluctant to leave Nanjing, his father's fate was difficult, so he left Nanjing the next day.
It's just that this time he was in the name of a private visit, so he assumed the pseudonym Liu Ming, wanting to see if this acting king was really as mysterious as his father said.
Zhu Gui naturally didn't know that he had been noticed by the famous minister Liu Bowen.
At this time, he had already handed over the matter of holding the craftsman skills competition to Zhang Mao, and the money was paid by the royal mansion, and the Wang steward was fully responsible for this matter.
And he himself took the princess Xu Miaoqing to Ulzhou, accompanied by only ten personal soldiers.
However, all of them rode horses, so as long as they did not encounter more than 500 bandits, they could escape with their whole body.
And the reason why he came to Ulju was actually because he received an invitation from an old bachelor from a local school.
The other party first praised Zhu Gui's actions during this period of time, and then talked about the establishment of the school.
It just so happened that Zhu Gui also had the idea of improving the school and promoting modern education recently, so he took Xu Miaoqing, who was bored, to Ulzhou together.
On the way, Xu Miaoqing was a little curious about the purpose of this trip.
"Hey, Zhu Gui, do you really want to implement the professional education you said?"
Xu Miaoqing was using a pistol to shoot all kinds of wild things in the forest, and his own soldiers were responsible for picking them up, and in just half a distance, a horse could no longer be carried.
"What's wrong?" Zhu Gui asked sideways.
"No, I was trying to ask, won't it be free again this time? I don't understand why you've done so many and so many things during this time, it's ...... the same thing I heard about you when you were in Nanjing."
Xu Miaoqing thought for a long time and didn't think of a suitable adjective.
Zhu Gui laughed: "People will change, the reason why this king is so depressed in Nanjing is only because the ambition in his chest cannot be displayed, and this is the place where this king can show his strength." ”
"And what are your ambitions?" A hint of brilliance flashed in Xu Miaojing's eyes.
"Why don't you take Wu Hook and collect Guanshan Fifty Prefectures?"
After Zhu Gui finished speaking, he rode away.
Xu Miaoqing recited this poem in her heart, "Ah, I understand, hey? Wait for me. ”
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The White Deer Academy in Ulzhou is the most famous school in Shanxi.
From here, more than a dozen officials who are now very influential in the court have come out.
Therefore, there are many students studying here.
When the contemporary Wang and his entourage came to the gate of the academy, they immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"Is this the Acting King? I didn't expect him to be so small. ”
"Is that the Acting Princess? It's so beautiful. ”
"You're not afraid that the acting king will hear that he gouged out your eyes, and I heard that the acting king is cruel."
These students have a little more enthusiasm for humanity than ordinary people.
Zhu Gui didn't pay attention to them, and after taking out the prayer post, he went straight into the academy.
Inside, there was already a gray-haired old man standing in it.
"The old man and the white crane see the acting king and the princess in the year."
Zhu Gui nodded: "Mr. Bai, let's go in and talk." ”
More than a dozen lecturers from the academy entered a spacious lecture room with Zhu Gui and Bai Henian.
Zhu Gui and Xu Miaoqing sat down at the top, and the others were on two sides.
"It is a blessing for the White Deer Academy to be able to come to the academy in person on behalf of the king."
Bai Henian stood up and wanted to talk again.
Seeing this, Zhu Gui hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Mr. Bai doesn't need to say polite words anymore, this website also took time to take a look here this time, what Mr. said in the letter is deep in the heart of this king, and it is indeed necessary to promote the school in Yunzhou, but this king has some other ideas." ”
When Bai Henian and the others heard this, they heard that Zhu Gui agreed to their idea of opening more schools, and their faces were overjoyed.
This also means that the influence of Bailu Academy will become greater and greater throughout Shanxi.
Bai Henian got up again and said: "The prince can understand the painstaking work of our waiting, and we are already very satisfied, but I don't know what else the prince thinks?" ”
In their opinion, this little prince is at most a little different from them about the location of the school and the tuition fee.
And as long as it has the support of the acting royal palace, these can naturally be discussed.
However, Zhu Gui's next words made their faces change.
"The Acting Wangfu funded the opening of twenty schools in four states and seven counties within a year, which is no problem, but the teaching capacity in the school cannot be the same as the current one."
"What is the lecture? The school teaches all the content necessary for the Enke exam, does the prince have other opinions? ”
Bai Henian asked with a puzzled expression.
"Of course, the primary purpose of education is not to take the Enke exam, but to teach people to be good, and secondly, to teach people the means of making a living, and the Enke exam is only one of the means of making a living, so this king requires that the newly established school must add teaching content."
Zhu Gui talked eloquently.
"W-How?"
"Yes, yes, the responsibility of the academy is to provide talents for the imperial court, and it is right to teach people to be good, but it is a bit inappropriate to regard the Enke exam as a means of making a living, right?"
The lecturers below were also a little apprehensive about Zhu Gui's statement.
If it weren't for the fact that the other party was a vassal king, they would probably think that the other party would be rebellious.
Bai Henian was the most calm, and he thought for a long time before finally saying: "The acting king's far-sightedness is beyond the reach of the last rank, but Bailu Academy can only teach the way of Enke, and as for the other means of making a living that the prince said, we have not mastered it." ”
A good move is to retreat into advance, Bai Henian pretended to agree with Zhu Gui's idea, and politely refused because of insufficient conditions, which not only gave the other party a face, but also did not hurt the peace, worthy of being an old pedant.
However, Zhu Gui did not give up.
"This king has already thought of this, the school will start as scheduled, as long as the White Deer Academy sends a lecturer, and other aspects can be taught to this king, in addition, this king will hire you with the monthly salary of the county master, how about it?"
Zhu Gui's words landed, and except for Bai Henian, the dean, who was still thinking about the powerful relationship, the other lecturers were all elated.
This means that as long as they go out to lecture, they can get two salaries, which is pie in the sky.
Seeing everyone's reactions, Zhu Gui already knew that this matter was nine out of ten, and he finally looked at Bai Henian.
"I don't know what Dean Bai thinks?"