Chapter 104 Wang Yangming recommended himself
University?
The ministers were quite surprised. They did not expect that Emperor Zhu Houzhao would suddenly propose to open a school! And I even thought about the name of the school.
However, ministers are also not unfamiliar with the idea of university referring to academic institutions.
Because in the Zhou Dynasty, there were universities and primary schools. Universities were schools for adults, while primary schools, as the name suggests, were schools for children and teenagers.
The civil servants believed that since His Majesty the Emperor wanted to change the Baofang Fang into a place of study and establish a capital university, it would naturally have a better role than the Baofang Fang's original function. It was also enough to see that His Majesty the Emperor Zhu Houzhao had no intention of returning to the Baofang Fang for fun, and he had great intentions. Naturally, no one objected to the ambition to establish a school, and even felt that His Majesty the Emperor Zhu Houzhao was obviously more thorough and reasonable than his ministers.
But now when it comes to converting the Baofang into a capital university, some ministers have raised objections to this. Huo Songlin, the Imperial College's sacrificial wine, stood up at this time:
"Your Majesty's reconstruction of the Leopard House to build a place of study can be described as good governance, but I think this move is a bit redundant. The imperial court already has the Northern and Southern Imperial Colleges, so why add another university? If Your Majesty wants to build a university, it is better to build another Piyong place, imitating the ancient saints. Your Majesty, please choose a great Confucian to live in the Royal Garden, so that Your Majesty may often inquire about the meaning of Confucian classics.”
The so-called Piyong refers to the place where the emperor studied, which means the university where the emperor went to school.
Huo Songlin, the Imperial College's sacrificial wine, obviously intended to change Zhu Houzhao's idea of building a university into establishing a place for the emperor to study. After all, in this way, there would not be two "Issue Imperial" schools. The power and the interests of the majority of Imperial College students will not be affected.
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but rolled his eyes. He wanted to build a university, but he never thought about finding a few rotten scholars to whisper in his ears:
"Since we already have Sutra, why bother to build Biyong? The university we built is not the Imperial Academy of the Imperial College. The Imperial College is now just a place for raising officials, not a place for learning. And the capital university I want to build is only for learning, only for learning. It provides a place for scholars and scholars all over the world to study and understand principles, and it is not a place to help them get promoted and make a fortune.”
Although knowledge changes destiny, whether entering the Imperial College or entering a later university, it may be easier to achieve the realistic goal of promotion and wealth, but it is undeniable that the initial purpose of the university as Zhu Houzhao said now is indeed not to select officials for the imperial court, nor to train officials like the Imperial College Scholars only participated in the imperial examinations to become court officials.
When Huo Songlin saw Zhu Houzhao rolling his eyes at the Imperial Academy, he was so frightened that he couldn't help but apologize: "I am ignorant, your Majesty, don't blame me!"
"That's all, I have no intention of punishing you." Zhu Houzhao didn't expect that his dissatisfied look could scare an official who was one of the nine ministers of the dynasty into such panic, so he said helplessly.
"Thank you for your grace! Since your Majesty said that the Capital University is not a place for selecting officials, I have no objection."
What Huo Songlin is most worried about is that the Capital University may take away the opportunities for the Imperial College students to take scientific examinations, careers and serve as officials. This will also affect their interests as officials of the Imperial College. After all, no one will come to the Imperial College by then. Going to college, how do they build their own network and reap the benefits.
Now, Zhu Houzhao said that Beijing Normal University was not a place for selecting officials, and Huo Songlin naturally had no objection.
"Selecting officials is a matter for the officials. How could I tamper with it? The purpose of the Capital University is just to promote learning. Scholars all over the world say they are the disciples of the emperor. But even though they are my disciples, after all, I didn't teach them anything. How about that? Select the best talents from all over the world to enter the university and teach them. Those who will be selected as Jinshi can apply for admission to the Capital University on their own initiative! ”
Zhu Houzhao said and asked: "So, now, who among you is willing to serve as a sacrificial wine for the Capital University, or who would you like to recommend?"
Sacrifice wine was the idea of the principal. Zhu Houzhao wanted to change Baofang into a capital university, so naturally he needed a principal.
After Zhu Houzhao finished asking, the entire court suddenly became quiet. The civil servants only looked at each other, and no one was willing to come out to be the first liberator of the Capital University.
After all, these civil servants now know that since the Capital University has no function of selecting officials, it naturally does not have much political rights to gain. The Imperial College is already unpopular, but it is noble and can train several high school graduates.
But it doesn't matter what the university can do. Although those who get the Jinshi are allowed to enter of their own free will, these people also know that if anyone does get the Jinshi, I am afraid that no one will be willing to enter this university. Even if there are people who are willing, they will not be selected to enter the Imperial Academy. That would be even more meaningless for high-ranking Beijing officials like myself. It would be better to stick to their current important positions, or wait to be promoted to the Sixth Ministry in the future or directly enter the cabinet as a cabinet minister.
"I am willing", but at this time, Wang Yangming, the minister of the Hanlin Academy, stood up. Among the ministers, except Wang Hua, the Minister of Household Affairs, they couldn't help but smile knowingly, because they themselves did not want to manage the Capital University, but they also did not want to be left alone. Go ahead and take care of it, because if you do this, it means you are not giving your Majesty face, and I am afraid that His Majesty will be angry.
"This son is worthy of being the son of the number one prince, and he can hold a great responsibility!"
"Very good! It is worthy of being a treasure tree in the prince's family. It has a bright future!"
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Although the high-ranking officials present expressed their approval to Wang Yangming, Wang Hua, the Minister of Household Affairs, obviously had a dark face and felt very unhappy. If he were not in the court now, he would have wanted to slap his son. I miss you as a little Hanlin official Can you keep a low profile? There are so many big shots in the court who are not saying anything. Why are you coming forward to join in the fun? You finally won His Majesty's favor and became a Hanlin official. Now you volunteered to go to the Capital University to serve as a sacrificial wine, and to serve as a sacrificial wine at the Capital University What can be achieved!
But in any case, Zhu Houzhao was quite satisfied with this and said: "It's rare for you to recommend yourself. It is actually an example for young officials. I drafted a decree to promote Wang Yangming to the Capital University without a salary. It was set to the fourth grade and awarded Zhongshun." With the title of doctor, you will enjoy the fourth-grade treatment!”
"Obey!"
At that time, Ma Wensheng and other cabinet ministers hurriedly accepted the order.
The Liu Ke Yan Guan had already been killed, so naturally no one raised any objections.
In this way, Wang Yangming was suddenly promoted to the fourth rank official, but Wang Hua, the Minister of Household Affairs, as his father, was not happy.
And no one among the ministers objected to this.
Seeing that these civil servants were still gloating about their misfortune, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but laugh. He thought that none of them had a long-term vision. Although he said that he would not let the Capital University be the place to select officials, who said that I would not reuse people from the Capital University system.
"In this case, Wang Shouren will stay after the dynasty is over. I will discuss with the cabinet and other ministers the establishment of the Capital University. There are other things to discuss now. You can mention them first!" Zhu Houzhao said.
At this time, Ma Wensheng stood up again: "Your Majesty, due to the major regicide case, there is an urgent shortage of officials in various yamen and local governments in the capital. If they are not filled immediately, the government orders may not be implemented. Therefore, I feel that we must hurry up now." Replenish the officials.”
Zhu Houzhao had to admit that Ma Wensheng was right. Almost all the people involved in the major case were killed this time, which brought Zhu Houzhao's imperial majesty to an unprecedented level and his imperial power was greatly improved.
But new problems have also arisen. First of all, the empire's administrative system has suffered from a serious shortage of officials. There has also been a large reduction in the number of rural officials and scholars who maintain local order, resulting in chaos in many places.
"It is indeed a top priority to replace the official. It is a pity that the prince is not here, and the position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel must be re-elected by the court." As soon as Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, an eunuch came running: "Your Majesty, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Wang Shu, is asking for an audience outside the palace gate!"
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Thank you for the passing of the book friend - Solo Dance with 500 starting coins to reward the Three Cabinet Ministers. The story has entered a new chapter. Farming will increase and the intensity of the political struggle will lessen. I hope that the book friends can continue to follow. After all, the protagonist has not yet developed a true character. There is a strong standing army, but the Loop has not yet been recovered, the little prince who invaded the border town has not been punished or even eliminated, and a complete industrial system has not yet been established. Well, the protagonist is still a virgin and single.
(End of chapter)