Chapter 37: Lord Wu's Catastrophe
The autumn breeze is bleak, and the eyes are full of dry yellow scenes. Even if it just adds winter, it can't cool down the fiery heart of Lord Wang.
After coming out of the East Palace, he still had a hard time calming down.
In comparison, Wu Kuan is much calmer.
“…… You should be cautious about the affairs of the palace. Originally, if the medical palace could be completed, it would be beneficial to the country and the people to teach a few doctors. But the old man sees the momentum of Jizhi, and he wants to include all the miscellaneous studies in the world...... I'm afraid this is a little inappropriate," Mr. Wu Kuan still has some mustard for the prince,
He never thought that a prince with such virtues as benevolence and filial piety should have the same performance and behavior as that day.
At the age of seven, the prince reacted so fiercely to criticism and corrective words.
As he gets older, his status becomes heavier, and he even ascends the throne as the emperor, who will he listen to at that time?
Today, Wang Wei came over and told him a lot of things about 'establishing a school palace for people in the world who don't study', and the benefits are self-evident.
The wisdom of the prince is also manifested in it.
But Wu Kuan thought of that day in the Qianqing Palace, and thought of Wang Wei's account today...... All of this shows that the prince is a very unique person with a very unique thinking, or rather a strange person.
Strange ideas and can't listen to criticism...... In the long run, I don't know what to toss the country into!
Objectively speaking, Wu Kuan can be regarded as a smart and far-sighted person with such thoughts.
The country will really be 'tossed' by Zhu Houzhao.
Wang Wei,
Originally, I came to be a 'lobbyist' for His Royal Highness, and I tried my best to say that this school palace would have a positive impact on the future of the Ming Dynasty. But I didn't expect to get a sentence that Wu Kuan was 'cautious'.
"Lord Wu, the lower officials are puzzled, the court pays money and people to find a craft to make a living for the poor people in the world, where does this need to be carefully considered?!"
A hall house, Wu Kuan sits on the main seat,
Wang Wei is listed on the side.
The tables and chairs are simple, except for a cup of tea.
Wu Kuan took a sip of it, and then looked at Wang Wei, who was eager.
"The wisdom of the prince is still amazing, but in the past three generations, there have been countless sages with great wisdom, and there have long been people who specialize in the art industry, so no one has ever thought of the same thing? Not necessarily, according to what the old man saw. However, why has this matter not been completed so far, and has Jizhi considered it? ”
Wang Wei is also a high-minded and arrogant person, he can't figure it out after thinking about it, "Please teach Master Wu." ”
"The Han Dynasty deposed a hundred schools of thought and respected Confucianism alone, and this dynasty gave Confucianism more preferential treatment than before. Now what Jizhi wants to do, it is a miscellaneous study that greatly prospers the world. As far as this way of teaching officials as officials is concerned, if there is a 'official school' in the school palace, it means that the Jinshi who has won the first rank is called to go to study again, then doesn't it mean that the sacred study is useless, or the miscellaneous study comes first, and the holy study comes last? ”
Wang Wei was surprised in his heart: So you have to send some people who have no experience as officials? Isn't this disregarding the people?
Wu Kuan is still saying, "If there is agriculture, the common people have to farm the law, which is passed from father to son, son to grandson, from generation to generation, endlessly." Where do you need a teacher to teach farming? ”
Speaking of which, this Wu Kuan is also a talented and erudite person,
Clear logic, quick thinking,
The matter of the poor people made it difficult for Wang Wei to distinguish for a while.
Wu Kuan stroked his beard, "This is the most important." What to do with the students who are taught. If the imperial court can't arrange a good place for them, then the school palace is useless, and this matter will inevitably be anticlimactic. If the court has arranged a good place for them, then ...... Since miscellaneous studies have benefited, who in the world will have another ten years of cold windows and work hard for the imperial examination? At that time, won't I want to depose Confucianism and monopolize miscellaneous learning?! ”
"The prince is young after all. The method sought seems to be able to remove the accumulated evils, but in fact it is difficult to implement. Putting aside medicine and agriculture for the time being, the imperial court does not need to simply send students as officials. But the rules of teaching soldiers are different, and these people must be arranged by the court, otherwise they will be full of generals scattered in the wilderness and familiar with military books, so what can they do? But if it is arranged, it is the official of the imperial court, which is a precedent for being an official without the imperial examination. ”
It is estimated that the students in the world should not be able to stand it.
Although they are talking about the righteousness of the country, if they really want to rob them of the great profits of being officials, it will be a big trouble.
"According to Lord Wu, the imperial court is a law that benefits the people, but it can only consider the breadth of the implications and worry in vain, what about the suffering of the people?" Lord Wang's fists began to clench.
"If the court is in chaos, and the scholars are in chaos, won't the people suffer?"
Wang Wei was a little angry, and he remembered the debate between the prince and Wu Kuan that day, what did the prince say?
Those of you who read the books of the saints are talking about the country and the people, but you really encountered a good deed for the people, but you just found a reason not to do it!
Last time, Donggong was heavier than Xiaomin, but what about this time? It's too much of an impact and too wide-ranging!
After all, it is to make the people suffer for a while!
Now the plan of learning the palace can somehow benefit some people, but it can't be done!
Wu Kuan continued, "The way to govern the country begins with enriching the people." The prince realized that the people had no money to treat the sick, so he thought of 'the way to enrich the people', which is not wrong. However, the key to enriching the people lies in frugality. The most important thing is that the court and the emperor cultivate and advocate a frugal style. This has been the truth for thousands of years, and it will be difficult for Jizhi to change it with the help of 'the skill of making a living for the people'. ”
Wu Kuan himself was also thinking: The prince is smart and benevolent, although he was a little unhappy in Dongnuan Pavilion that day, but after looking at the prince's words and deeds, he really deserves these qualities, which shows that the prince is a rare 'jade'.
It's just that the thinking is not right, and he always thinks of strange tricks, if he doesn't carve it carefully, he wastes all his talents, and I'm afraid it's easy to lead the country astray.
Fortunately, the crown prince is young, and now he is not yet eight years old. In the future, as long as Your Majesty is revealed, the prince's thoughts are corrected in the way of a sage, and the prince's actions are regulated by the virtue of loyalty and filial piety.
If you want to come to a benevolent and virtuous son, you can always look forward to it.
"Lord Wu, what if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince insists on implementing this law?" Wang Wei asked with a breath of turbidity.
Wu Kuanzheng arched his hand in the direction of the palace: "It is good for the love of the country, and it is harmful to the evil of the country." At that time, I will definitely oppose it, speak up, and ask Your Majesty to restrain the words and deeds of the crown prince, so as to calm the hearts of the people in the world! ”
"What if it is good for the people?"
"Ji Zhi's words are wrong, how can it be beneficial to the people while harming the country?"
Wang Lianxin said, it is easy for you to convince me, but you may not be able to quarrel with the prince.
One is the emperor's teacher,
One is the emperor's son,
It was a mistake to make such a big difference.
In Wu Kuan's opinion, Wang Wei has been a little confused these days, but in essence, he also agrees that Wang Wei is a gentleman with both talent and morality. Especially considering that the prince seemed to trust his words.
Wu Kuan is not ashamed to ask for help, "Jizhi, I think about it, and I always feel that the change in the East Palace is sad or unhappy." In the future, when the East Palace ascends the throne, there will be new and strange methods emerging in an endless stream, and those who are interested in the court will also specialize in speculation and compete to offer all kinds of "sweeping away the accumulated evils". But the rule of a big country is not trivial, and the gains and losses of Xining's reform are all in the heart of Ji. This must not be overlooked. ”
In addition, Jizhi should also discipline the words and deeds of the prince more on weekdays, so that His Royal Highness the prince has the virtue of being the son of today, and he is humble and listens to the advice. In this way, the court can be stable, the society can be stable, and the world will be peaceful and peaceful. ”
Wang Wei knew that today was in vain, and he couldn't say anything else, so he could only arch his hand, shook his head and sighed, "Your Highness, Lord Ying, how can you be disciplined with a few words?" ”
From this point of view, the prince and Wu Kuan are afraid that they will have to bear some twists and turns.
For Zhu Houzhao, he himself knows that the reform in the middle of the dynasty usually has a high probability of failure, because the vested interests are powerful, but if nothing is moved, be the second Hongzhi? What's the point of crossing there?
Speaking of the five years of Hongzhi, how can the change of the salt law in Kaizhong be changed? How can it be maintained after the change?
How the hell is it so easy for the country to go bad. It's even harder to get better, who made it so hard? Education is a long-term matter, and it is not urgent at this time, but the above question must first be thought through.