This situation of learning in the government lasted for a long time. It was not until the emergence of Confucius that this situation was broken. He pushed education to the people. Of course, this people was mainly among the nobles.
Later, the form of learning gradually changed. According to documents such as "Four People's Monthly Order" and "Han Shu", children in the Han Dynasty went to school when they were eight or nine years old, or even six years old.
They studied knowledge such as The Analects of Confucius, Shangshu, Spring and Autumn Classic, and Filial Piety Classic.
From these books, we can know that people at this time were mainly talking about those aristocratic families with power and financial resources.
Many civilians at the lower levels still do not have enough power and financial resources to access education and thus gain access to valuable knowledge.
Nobles and aristocratic families pay more attention to the cultivation of personality and moral character in the education of children, emphasizing the spiritual rather than the material. This is the so-called "gentleman" in the ancient people.
It's not that they don't want to, but that their parents, even in previous generations, have accumulated some wealth for them.
In this way, these nobles and children of aristocratic families can devote themselves to their official careers without worrying about their own or even their family's livelihood.
Of course, they know from the thoughts they have been instilled since childhood that only by having power can they keep the wealth in the hands of the family, and even use the power in their hands to cut more leeks.
Obtain more wealth, further accumulate strength, strengthen one's own strength, and seek a higher position and power, and so on.
Supplemented by marriages with other nobles and aristocratic families, or some unknown and dark methods, they can climb to a higher level in the political arena faster. After all, these nobles and aristocratic families all have certain ambitions, and no one wants to always be inferior to others.
Knowledge and education are the best tools they can use, rather than learning for the sake of knowledge. It is just an indispensable means that they can temporarily monopolize and utilize to obtain higher power.
As for the common people, most of them from poor families could only look up helplessly. Only a few like General He Jin and He could get into the eyes of the emperor with a woman.
From a pig butcher who was illiterate and didn't have much knowledge, he suddenly became a general among thousands of people. It's unknown how many generations of ancestors have burned high-quality incense.
It was the smoke coming out of the ancestral grave that led to such a great fortune. It's a pity that he didn't have the insight like Cao A'man, who could handle such a big plate as a big man. In the end, he rose from the grass roots and didn't feel proud in the clouds for a few days before being knocked back to his original form. Even the grass roots
There's nothing left to do.
The rise of the He family was also due to a certain amount of chance. After Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty and Empress Song of Song Dynasty were imprisoned and killed by Wang Fu, the imperial minister, the throne remained vacant until the third year of Guanghe (AD 180). He Guiren, who had given birth to a prince, was imprisoned and died.
After being established as queen, the He family followed her and soared into the sky.
Although He Guiren was naturally beautiful, she was not qualified to be selected for the harem because she was the daughter of a butcher and came from a humble background. However, her father He Zhen wanted to change the status quo.
Haosheng made some plans and bribed the officials responsible for selecting the world's women, and as a result, He was able to enter the palace.
The lustful Emperor Ling loved the beautiful He very much. Not long after He entered the palace, he gave birth to the prince Liu Bian for Emperor Ling.
Although Emperor Ling had several princes, they all died in infancy. In order to fear that the prince Liu Bian would die early, he was fostered in a Taoist family, and at the same time he was named a nobleman.
Later, He Gui's mother was able to succeed the Song family because her son was more valuable.
The stepfather He Zhen, who was originally a butcher, was granted the title of Xuandehou of Wuyang, and the stepbrother He Jin, who had nothing to do all day long, also obtained an official position.
After the Young Emperor came to the throne, due to the dictatorship of the Empress Dowager Dong, the mother of Emperor Ling, he ordered He Jin to move the Empress Dowager Dong to the palace. The Empress Dowager Dong died soon after, and the people did not attach themselves to the He family.
In the name of the emperor, He Jin ordered the local government to go to Beijing to punish the thieves. After luring the wolf into the house, General He also issued an edict to punish the thieves, but Shi Changshi killed him first.
Dong Zhuo, on the other hand, was very happy. He was not sleeping, so someone brought him a pillow. After Dong Zhuo entered the capital, he deposed the young emperor as King Hongnong and established Liu Xie as emperor.
And in the name of "the Queen Mother forced the Yongle Palace to the point of causing sorrow to death, and violated the etiquette of a woman and a concubine." She moved the Queen Mother He to the Yong'an Palace. Later, Dong Zhuo poisoned the Queen Mother He, and the He family, a grassroots family, was destroyed.
collapsed,
Very few people can make a fortune like Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, who never knew a few characters in Sishui.
In the end, he sat on the throne of the emperor and created a great empire that lasted for more than 400 years. This is something that few people have been able to achieve, whether before or after.
At other times, they are still aristocrats who control education and knowledge. The aristocratic family stands at the top of this world, controls the most power, controls the life and death of most people, and whether they live well or not.
It can be seen that in this world, knowledge is also a great power. As long as anyone can master it and use it well, he can prosper in this world!
But in later eras, with the development of productivity, the form and content of children's education gradually changed.
Judging from the learning conditions, it has obviously improved. Printing technology has been very mature in later times. Children can be exposed to various types of history books, classics, anthologies, novels, scripts, etc. at a very young age.
books.
In addition, the number of educational venues such as schools, social studies, and private schools is also increasing, providing more convenience for children to attend school.
However, we should also see that teaching in later eras is more utilitarian than in the past. In addition, the concept of money is gradually eroding the ivory tower.
After all, at this time, no matter whether they are from a poor family, the nobles can have access to valuable knowledge to a large extent, but compared to the nobles,
People from poor families still have to worry about the cost of education and their livelihood after becoming an official. After all, the ultimate goal of education is to become an official and rely on fame to exchange for one's own wealth.
Compared with the previous aristocrats, the aristocratic families had a lot more fame and fortune when they monopolized knowledge, but the advantages still outweighed the disadvantages. They could completely drive the aristocratic families off the stage without even looking at their faces.
As the night gets darker, there is a bit more coolness in the air. It is the coolness of summer nights, not the coldness of autumn and winter.
After a cup of tea, Jian Jia led Wen Qin and everyone to the small courtyard where Bo Lingjun was, who was neither unfamiliar nor overly familiar. Wen Qin tacitly stepped forward and knocked on the door without waiting for his master Jian Jia's instructions, "
"Dong dong dong" several times,
"Has Mrs. Bai gone to bed? Mrs. Jianjia wants to discuss something with you!"
Bai Lingjun, who was sitting quietly under the tree in the small courtyard, holding his chin and thinking, was pulled out of his thoughts by the unhurried knocking on the door.
Xiao Ruan said: "Madam, Mrs. Jianjia has come to see you for something. Please open the door right now."
Bai Lingjun nodded and stood up to welcome the arrival of his mistress...