Just now, the matter of Qiongzhou was fooled by receiving a letter, and if he wanted to use this reason again, Xia Yuan felt that Emperor Hongzhi should not believe it.

Don't talk about the emperor, he doesn't believe it himself.

It's outrageous, there is one in this hall who is not a human spirit, this kind of words is simply rubbing everyone's IQ to the ground, and it is estimated that only a middle two teenager with big nerves like Zhu Houzhao will believe it.

It's a pity that this thing is not here now, and he is not an emperor.

"Well, students also listen to others."

After saying this, without waiting for the emperor or others to speak, Xia Yuan quickly continued: "The area with the most Yi people in my Ming Dynasty is Yunnan and Guizhou, and the rest are like Qiongzhou, Huguang, and Fujian. ”

"If you want these people to return to their hearts, the first thing is to let them have a sense of identity and belonging to our Central Plains culture, so all dynasties have been implementing education, but the so-called education has been useless, why is this?"

The hall was silent for a few seconds, and seeing that no one seemed to have the intention of answering, Xia Yuan could only look at the cabinet chief assistant just now, "This pavilion elder, students dare to ask, what are you studying for?" ”

"In order to learn the way of the sages, to know the classics of the predecessors, to understand the principles and virtues, to remove the chaff."

“.”

Xia Yuan glanced at him complicatedly, this old man looked like a dog, but he was very dishonest and didn't tell the truth.

"Students do not have such high moral integrity as you, students study for the sake of becoming officials for the imperial examination, in order to be an official master.

Moreover, students believe that the scholars in this world dare not say everything, at least ninety percent of the people have the same idea as the students, studying for the sake of becoming officials and being a master. ”

“.”

The atmosphere in the hall was a little stiff and a little embarrassing, and the faces of several ministers twitched, studying for the imperial examination and being an official, this is of course the purpose of their study, and it is also the purpose of almost all of them to study.

After all, there is Yan Ruyu in the book, and there is a golden house in the book.

But even if everyone's hearts are like mirrors, no one dares to pierce this layer of window paper, and when asked about the purpose of reading, it is naturally to improve self-cultivation, which is simply the way of reverence for saints, which is the standard answer.

Everyone is still very reserved, and they also have to be cheeky.

But this kid is a little too upright.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little stiff, Zhu Youjiao, the emperor's mouth, broke the deadlock, "This study is not only for the sake of reason, but also for the purpose of being an official. ”

Standing up, he paused, looked at Xia Yuan and said, "Let's go on."

"Oh."

Xia Yuan responded, and then said with a vigorous spirit: "And the imperial court's education of those Yi people has not been effective for a long time, because these Yi people have no exact purpose, or no motivation.

Reading is a very boring thing, if you don't think about studying to become an official and have a good future, most people may find it difficult to bear this boredom, let alone those who don't know how to write and ink. ”

"Moreover, although the students have not seen it, they can also imagine how the indoctrination of the imperial court was carried out, and it is probably the local officials who wrote such articles to persuade students and then posted notices."

In such a backward era when communication relies on roaring and transportation depends on walking, the so-called prosperous places such as Beijing and Suzhou and Hangzhou, and the rural conditions are difficult, not to mention the mountains in the southwest and Huguang.

It is really difficult for a strong man to expect those officials to go down to the grassroots level, run to the depths of the mountains, and then educate those Yi people.

Don't talk about it at this time, even after that.

"Is it useful to put up a notice and show it to those people who can't even read a few words, and to educate them so-called?"

"I'm afraid it's useless, not to mention that not everyone in my Ming Dynasty can participate in the imperial examination, even some of the Han people are not qualified to participate in the imperial examination, let alone those Yi people, oh, Yi people seem to be able to participate."

At this point, Xia Yuan remembered one more thing, so he said: "When I went to the township exam, it was the student who participated with my uncle, who had an acquaintance of the same year, who looked different from the Han people, and the student was a little curious and asked more.

This person did not hide his words, saying that his ancestors were natives from the southwest, and they were the Yiren prisoners of war brought back by Emperor Taizong when he conquered the southwest.

Later, he was pardoned by the imperial court, and his ancestors settled down in this Beizhili. ”

"But when it comes to the back, he said that although he is a Yi person, although his ancestors are also Yi people, but his distant ancestors are actually Han people, but due to the war in the Tang Dynasty, he was only displaced to the southwest."

"As for whether this is true, the student doesn't know, but the student feels that he should be a Yiren, but because he has lived in Beizhili for several generations and was able to participate in the imperial examination, he himself has the fame of this showman, so he considers himself a Han person."

"Even if he looks like a vice-Yi person, he still thinks that he is a Han Chinese, and even does not hesitate to make up such reasons for the war in the Tang Dynasty."

"When participating in the discussion, the students wondered if the imperial court could also adopt this point in dealing with the Yiren."

"Of course, the students are not saying that they want to move all the Yi people to the Han land and live in three or five generations for assimilation, which is too time-consuming and laborious, and the amount of money consumed is too huge, and it is likely to be an astronomical amount."

"The students are just thinking that if those Yi people participate in the imperial examination and give them some preferential treatment, so that they have a superficial reputation, will they also identify with the Central Plains culture from the same age as their uncle, and think that they are Han people, not Yi people."

Xia Yuankou said a lot, and the monarchs and ministers in the hall had been listening very carefully, and they were all a little thoughtful at this time.

In fact, the imperial court was very clear about the qualifications for participating in the imperial examination, and it was clearly stipulated that prostitutes, elites, subordinates, and pawns, together with their children and grandchildren, were not allowed to participate in the imperial examinations.

That is, prostitutes, actors, slaves, and the servants of the yamen, catch fast.

To put it simply, as long as they are not lowly, the rest of the people have the opportunity to participate in the imperial examination.

And the Yi people belong to the lowly nationality, they do not belong, and even the household registration will not write anything about the Yi people, but are collectively called the people like ordinary people.

Theoretically, they could participate in the imperial examinations, but the problem was that most Yi people did not have a household registration at all.

Therefore, the participation of these people in the imperial examination is simply a confused account.

Even the emperors and ministers who held the authority of the world could not figure out how many Yi people had participated in the imperial examinations in previous years.

There is no shortage of Yi people who are fluent in Chinese literature, although there are not many, but there are definitely them, and these Yi people participate in the imperial examination, basically they will attach their nationality, obviously Yi people, but they say that their ancestors are Han people, and then they will also point out which dynasty and which generation of ancestors were exiled in the past.

It doesn't matter if it's true or made up, anyway, it says that there is a nose and eyes, just like the real thing.

In other words, as long as they are fluent in Chinese, read Confucian classics, and go to participate in the imperial examination, these Yi people will draw a line from the previous ones, claiming that their ancestors are Han Chinese. [This point has been checked by the author, and it is really true, and there are many small people living in the southeast region. 】

In addition, there is no ethnic division on the household registration of the Ming Dynasty, and there will be no clear subdivisions of Tibetans, Zhuang people, Hakka people, etc.

These Yi people keep saying that their ancestors are Han Chinese, although there is no basis for their claims, but no one has any evidence to prove that they are not.

And why refute them?

The Yi people regard themselves as Han people, isn't this the original intention of education, and it is the four Yi returning to their hearts?

Therefore, Emperor Hongzhi, together with all the ministers in this palace, knew very well that as long as this education could be truly implemented, the rebellion would be fundamentally eliminated.

This is the reason why those who read books always shout for education, but all dynasties and dynasties will recognize its correctness.

PS: I wish you all a happy fourth day of the Lunar New Year!

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