On February 12, after a series of preparations, Xiyao summoned the noble ladies in the capital and told them that she would set up a girls' school in the capital, so that the daughters of noble officials and royal women could go to school together. And probably
Let’s talk about the girls’ school system.
These noble ladies were all confused. They did not shirk or agree on the spot. Instead, they discussed it with their husbands after returning home.
Xungui himself doesn't understand what Yunxi or Xiyao want to do, but after thinking about it, it seems that there is no harm in it, and he can also let his daughter have a good relationship with the royal princess and princess. So most people are willing to put themselves
The daughter was sent to a girls' school.
Later, when someone was joking with others, he said: "If His Majesty meets your daughter when school is over, she might be chosen as a concubine."
He was just joking casually, but others thought it made sense after hearing it. "Your Majesty didn't really establish a school in the name, but in fact it was for the purpose of selecting concubines." Someone said.
However, the regulations of the girls' school stipulate that only children under ten years old are accepted, which makes them feel that it is not the same. At this time, someone finally guessed one of Yunxi's real purposes: His Majesty may be selecting concubines for the princes in the future.
prepare for.
After this purpose was discovered, the nobles and officials quickly divided:
She cherishes her daughter very much, but people who are not keen on climbing dragons and phoenixes are not willing to let their daughters enter girls' schools: once they enter the palace, the gate is as deep as the sea. If they are really selected by the queen to become the prince's concubine, they will fall out of favor when they grow old and lose sex.
Wouldn’t it harm my daughter’s life?
Some families who also cherish their daughters, but are unwilling to give up their friendship with the royal princess and princess, plan to send their favorite daughters to a girls' school, but they are told not to behave too well.
The shortcoming of liking her too much; at the same time, she also sent the concubine who was not favored at home to the school to see if she could be like a dragon and a phoenix.
Of course, there are some of the most shameless people who plan to send all their daughters to school if it were not for the age limit in girls' schools.
The latter two categories of families are willing to send their daughters to school. Although there is a clear age limit, they can't stand up to the high officials in the capital. There are many officials and there are many who meet the conditions. Out of caution, Xiyao finally decided to enroll the third class this time.
Only thirty students are enrolled in each class, and there are no more than thirty-five including princesses and princesses of the same age, which is almost the number of two classes in a rural private school. Because this time, seven, eight, and ninety-year-olds are enrolled at the same time.
A total of ninety female students were recruited, including princesses and princesses of the same age, a total of ninety-nine.
The school officially opens on March 15th. Except for the princess and princess, everyone will live in the dormitory. There are two students in the dormitory. Students with similar family backgrounds are selected to sleep together. Each person is allowed to have one maid. Although it is called a dormitory,
The accommodation conditions prepared for these charming young ladies are very good and are completely different from the dormitories for students in the martial arts hall.
Xiyao also established strict discipline, and even princesses could not bully others in school. She severely punished a princess who violated discipline to serve as a warning to others.
Although public beatings and scoldings are prohibited, private inequality cannot be eliminated. There may be daughters of noble families who are not afraid of the princess, but they will not offend them; as for the daughters of mid-level officials, they are even more likely to walk on thin ice.
However, in general, under strict management and reasonable systems, girls' schools are running well.
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On the same day that the girls' school opened, officials sent by the Ministry of Rites presided over the Yingtianfu Academy Examination.
Academic administration presides over local academic examinations, but there is no academic administration in Zhili, so the Ministry of Rites sends officials to various prefectures to preside over academic examinations.
In previous years, few officials in the court would pay attention to the academic examinations. Those who passed the examinations were just scholars. Scholars could only be regarded as the reserve army of the ruling class, and they were still far from entering the officialdom! There are many things to worry about when you are an official. , unless it’s a test for one’s own family members, they won’t pay attention.
But this year is different from usual, the Yingtianfu Academy Examination has attracted the attention of many people. The reason is also very simple, because Xue Xiyang is going to participate in the Academy Examination.
Ever since Xiyang was in front of Dagongyuan, countless people were staring at him; when he was being examined, some people seemed to want to attach their eyes to the person who was searching to see if there was any leakage.
The searchers also knew that this exam was a highly anticipated exam, so they did not dare to let anything slip. They carefully searched Xiyang before letting him in.
Even in the examination room, although the patrol police responsible for order were patrolling the entire examination room, they couldn't help but keep casting their eyes on Xi Yang: Many of the patrol police responsible for the Yingtianfu Academy Examination this time were the soldiers who served as King Wu's left and right guards before. I know Xi Yang, so I pay close attention to him.
Xiyang himself didn't notice that so many people were 'caring' about him. All his attention was focused on the test paper in front of him.
The person who asked the question this time was Lu Yuanzhi, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy and a member of the ceremonial department of the Ministry of Etiquette. Lu Yuanzhi was raised in the imperial examination and was very proficient in eight-legged essays. Although the questions he asked were not tricky, he could not memorize the Four Books alone. It is not easy for a flexible nerd to answer. Although Xiyang is not a nerd, he spent a lot of time writing the outline and stopped to think about it from time to time when writing.
Soon it was noon, and Xi Yang had only completed two-thirds of his test paper. So he took out the dry food prepared at home and started to eat.
After gnawing on the dry food, Xue Xiyang continued to answer questions. After writing three articles in Shenshi, he stood up and handed in the paper. Then he left Gongyuan and got on the carriage to go home.
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He himself was relieved, but Lu Yuanzhi felt heavy pressure soon after reading Lu Yuanzhi's article.
Lu Yuanzhi was Fang Xiaoru's cousin. He was deeply influenced by Fang Xiaoru in his knowledge. He was also one of the representatives of the Zhou Li sect.
In this case, he will of course choose to admit the students who suit his wishes in the exam. Although Xue Xiyang's article is not particularly in line with Lu Yuanzhi's wishes, it is considered good among all the candidates in Yingtian Mansion this time. Lu Yuanzhi I even thought of naming Xue Xiyang as the leader of the case, and asking him to even get three yuan from small and medium-sized enterprises would be a good story.
But then Lu Yuanzhi saw an article that didn't quite fit his mind but was well-written. After reading it, he concluded that the author would definitely win the imperial examination.
Now Lu Yuanzhi was in a dilemma. If Xue Xiyang was not the queen's brother, he would have just chosen Xue Xiyang as the head of the case. He would not be afraid even if someone found fault with him; but Xiyang was the queen's brother, so he had to be cautious. .If he names Xi Yang as the leader of the case, his political opponents will definitely impeach him on the grounds of "fascination". In the case where both articles have their own advantages, although the emperor will definitely not pay attention to such impeachment, it is likely to have an impact. his reputation.
Nowadays, in addition to the Zhou Li sect, there are also Confucian sects such as the Neo-Confucian sect and the Confucian sect, and even those who believe in half-Confucianism and half-Taoism. The conflicts between them are no less than the conflicts between civil and military forces. People are often caught and attacked by their braids.
After a while, even Yunxi's cronies Qi Tai and Chen Xingshan were impeached. Fortunately, it was just a small matter and it passed after a while, so Yunxi did not start a big war.
It was already late at night, but Lu Yuanzhi was still walking around the house, thinking hard.
After a while, he thought: 'What will happen if my cousin presides over this college examination?'
Lu Yuanzhi's mind recalled Fang Xiaoru's resolute expression when he spoke to him once, and recalled what he once said: 'We serve the imperial court, why should we care about other people's evaluations? As long as we have a clear conscience and serve the imperial court wholeheartedly,
Even if you are misunderstood, what does it matter!'
Thinking of Fang Xiaoru's words, Lu Yuanzhi finally made up his mind and wrote a few words on Xue Xiyang's test paper.
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"I heard that Xue Xiyang passed the examination as a scholar, or was he the first in the Yingtianfu Academy examination?" Yunxi said to Xiyao during lunch.
Today is March 18th, and the results have been officially released in the morning. Countless people who were paying attention to Xue Xiyang's exam results immediately reported his name to the people who sent him out.
Yunxi was also very concerned and asked Qin Song to keep an eye on it; Qin Song went to the palace in person after the results were released to tell Yunxi about it.
"Yes, husband, Xue Xiyang is the head of the case." Xiyao said with a smile. Even though she had known about it an hour ago, she was still very happy to hear Yunxi mention it.
"When he enters the palace next time, I will praise him well. It is much more difficult to win three yuan in the middle and small grades than to win the exam." Yunxi said with a smile.
"Father, mother, what are you talking about?" Min'er suddenly interrupted.
"It's your uncle who passed the examination as a scholar." Xiyao said with a smile.
"Xiucai? What is a scholar?" Min'er asked again.
Xiyao explained, and Min'er seemed to understand, and said: "Isn't my uncle already an official? Why do he still need to take the scholar examination to become an official?"
"This," Xiyao found it difficult to explain. Just as she was thinking about it, Yunxi said, "You will know when you grow up."
"Min'er is feeling lonely lately because Baoqing and Siqi both go to school. Is that why?" Yunxi asked Xiyao quietly.
"That's probably the case," Xiyao looked at Min'er and said, "The three of them have played together since childhood and have a deep bond. Now the children in the palace who are similar to her have gone to school, so she herself is a little lonely."
"Husband, how about letting Min'er go to school a year early? She is only four months younger than Siqi."
"I think it's a little early for Siqi to go to school. Min'er will wait until next year to go to school. She won't be alone when she goes to school next year," Yunxi said.
"But what should we do this year?" Xiyao said.
"Find a few people to play with her. I remember that Xiran's eldest daughter Daiwen is also six years old. She is the same age as Min'er? Call her into the palace; there is also a little girl who is exactly six years old in Chang Mansion and Li Mansion.
"He also entered the palace together and read and played with Min'er." Yunxi decided to set up a separate 'pre-school' for Min'er.
Xiyao obviously understood that it was a companion reading. However, being a companion reading was not a bad thing for her niece, so she nodded in agreement.