Chapter 0309 Big Han's internal worries (two in one)
In the fourteenth year of Jianning, summer
Nine years have passed since the official school system was implemented in the fifth year of Jianning. During this period, five batches of children have graduated from official schools, totaling more than 400,000 people. The number of literate people in the country has increased significantly. North Korea There are still many important officials in the government who are very opposed to this system. They believe that if the people are literate, it is not conducive to management or governance.
They are likely to cause very serious consequences. They are also waiting for something to happen to these official students. In this way, even if they catch Wang Fu, they can easily punish Wang Fu in the future. This will bring harm to the Han Dynasty. However, after such a long time, there have been many rebellions in various places, but these students are the only ones not causing rebellion.
They completed their studies by reading the "Six Chapters of Enlightenment" compiled by He Gong. These students respected the emperor more than others. They were familiar with Han laws and had the courage of gongyang. They were even called "the emperor" by the officials. The private censor, because he often monitored officials, also killed some corrupt officials. It was simply unheard of for common people to dare to kill officials with swords.
Because it was He Xiu who wrote this book, his reputation among the people has reached a new height. People began to compare him with sages such as Confucius, Mencius, and Dong. For He Gong, the people began to call him He Zi. In Taixue and Menzixue, such titles are also very common. Although some celebrities do not agree with such views in their hearts, they dare not express their views in public.
However, things did not go smoothly after all. After these children grew up, some of them no longer bothered to continue farming. They also looked down on the farmers around them. They enthusiastically pursued education, hoping to achieve it through scientific examinations. It seems that Wang Fu did not expect such a situation to happen due to his own ambitions, and their parents and relatives also supported their actions.
He hoped that they could stand out and become the pillars of the family, so suddenly there were nearly a hundred thousand people in the Han Dynasty who did not work in farming and mulberry fields, but only studied and studied essays all day long, and just wanted to pass the examination. Wang Fu was very concerned about this matter. Worried, he was afraid that he would waste a lot of people's energy on this lifelong career and shake the agricultural foundation of the Han Dynasty. In order to solve the problem, Wang Fu requested to convene a court meeting.
Of course, before this, Wang Fu had already given a memorial to the emperor, explaining the dangers of this matter.
The emperor was very concerned about this.
When the court meeting was held, Wang Fu looked a little worried. The officials had never seen him like this before. Seeing him like this, they felt secretly proud. They also vaguely understood that it was definitely Wang Fu who had made some mistake. Look, It seems that this mistake is not small. Otherwise, how could Wang Jiexin, who has always been so arrogant, become like this? Oh, you Wang Jiexin are also what you are today, God has eyes!
Baiguan guessed in his heart that Wen Renxi was gradually getting better and began to go to court.
When he saw Wang Fu's appearance, not only was he not happy, but he was a little worried. Could it be that there had been some mistake in the foreign trade? If so, wouldn't it have been a waste of so much national financial resources? He thought to himself, and couldn't help but feel a little anxious. .
When the emperor comes, all the officials will see him.
Wang Fu also stood up directly and said: "Nowadays, among the people, there are as many as 400,000 students who have graduated from official schools. A small number of these students have studied in Menzixue and Taixue, and some have become officials. However, most of them do not work all day long. I rely on my family and my parents to support me in my work and farming, and I hope that I can become an official or a local official based on the assessment. If this continues for a long time, I am afraid that the foundation of the country will be shaken!"
Yuan Feng frowned and thought, this matter is not easy to handle. Hearing the attack, he breathed a sigh of relief at first, but then he quickly thought about it. Most of the officials were gloating about the misfortune.
They finally caught Wang Fu, and it was a big crime to shake the country. They looked up at Yuan Feng and Wen Renxi with some joy, hoping that they could punish Wang Fu.
However, unlike what they expected, these two people had no intention of speaking.
The emperor frowned. Agriculture was the foundation of the Han Dynasty. Although it only lasted for hundreds of thousands of people now, it seemed that it had no fundamental impact on the Han Dynasty. However, one must think that there would be millions of students or even tens of millions of students in the future.
Ah, if all these people were like this, wouldn't the big man be dead? Without food, without food, the big man would collapse in a moment.
No wonder Wang Fu is so worried. When it comes to the country's foundation, this matter has become a big problem. Wang Fu obviously has not thought that such a problem will arise. If it is an official school alone, it will be fine, but there are still assessments, so let these
The students changed their minds, which was different from what Wang Fu had in mind. He wanted to increase the people's wisdom in order to be able to better manage the people, and for the sake of the great man!
Both Yuan Feng and Wen Renxi saw the importance of the matter. They raised their heads and looked at the emperor. The emperor pursed his lips and was obviously worried in his heart. They thought for a moment, but still didn't know what to say. At this time,
, suddenly an important minister stood up, looked at the emperor, bowed, and said: "Your Majesty, I have something to say!"
The emperor was overjoyed and asked quickly: "What's your plan?"
"Please cook Wang Jiexin. Once Wang Jiexin dies, and then ban official schools and assessments, everything will be fine..."
"Come here!!" The emperor roared angrily before he could finish his words. Several guards rushed in from the side. The emperor pointed at this person and shouted: "Pull this thief out and cook it with me."
!" Several guards were stunned, raised their heads, looked at Wang Fu, then walked directly towards this man, pulled him and walked out. This man refused to lower his head and kept scolding Wang Fu angrily.
"Your Majesty!" Cai Yong stood up quickly and said: "Your Majesty, cooking with strangers is definitely not something a wise king would do. Only Xia Jie and Shang Zhou did this!" Cai Yong raised his head and stared into the emperor's eyes.
, the emperor, who was already angry, became even more angry. He pointed at Cai Yong and roared: "Are you scolding me? Do you think I am Xia Jie and Shang Zhou??"
"You still want to welcome King Wu to the capital, don't you? Come here and arrest him!"
Su Wei immediately stepped forward and stood behind Cai Yong. Hearing the attack, he and Yuan Feng stood up, bowed to the emperor, and said, "Your Majesty, please arrest us too. If Your Majesty wants to execute Duke Cai because of today's anger, we will
I am willing to die with Mr. Cai."
All the officials stood up one after another, stood behind the two of them, and said, "I am willing to die together."
Only Wang Fu sat calmly on his seat and looked at the officials.
The emperor looked at the officials coldly for a long time, then looked at Cai Yong, and then said: "Mr. Cai, you are as wise as Qian, but how can I be as bad as Shang Zhou?"
Cai Yong paid homage and said, "I made a mistake and hope your majesty will forgive me. However, I hope your majesty will not order people to be cooked."
The emperor thought for a moment, then nodded and said: "Remove his official position and drive him out. You will get up and continue discussing. If the matter cannot be resolved today..." The emperor looked at them coldly.
, everyone just stood up to thank him.
The emperor gradually calmed down, but this matter has not been resolved yet, and they still need to worry about it. After the emperor's threat just now, these important ministers did not dare to take the opportunity to attack Wang Fu again. After all, the matter is very important, and the emperor is here. Worrying and anxious about this matter, at this time, getting up to attack Wang Fu and taking pleasure in others' misfortune, isn't this asking for trouble?
Yuan Feng frowned and said in thought: "Your Majesty, is it possible to ban official schools?"
"No!" The emperor shook his head and said.
Since the implementation of official education, the people have changed greatly. Especially during his northern tour, what he saw made the emperor even more happy. The people in the world were literate, and many government orders no longer needed to be delivered by powerful men from the countryside. This During the period, the power of powerful forces in the countryside was effectively curbed. In addition, the people were smart, and no matter what occupation they were engaged in, the results were stronger than before.
No one can imagine how excited the emperor was when he saw some Han farmers holding farming books and farming while reading.
In the countryside, the executive power of the Han Dynasty has been declining. The aristocratic families and the powerful have become a thorn in the heart of the Han emperor. The common people's reading is a heavy blow to the monopoly of knowledge by the powerful and powerful families, and the notice has been strengthened, not to mention these reading The people of the country had great respect and love for the emperor. They all firmly believed that the great man was destined by fate, and He Gong's thoughts were shining through them.
"Then make restrictions so that children of farming people cannot participate in the assessment..." someone suggested.
Of course, this was immediately rejected by the emperor. If he treated it like this, not only would his original idea fail, but he would also say that more people would not be allowed to leave farming and mulberry, and it would even cause a civil uprising. Such different treatment is not the emperor's consistent style. When the emperor , even the Xiongnu, Wuhuan, Xianbei, and Qiang people in the Han Dynasty loved it. How could they not love the most important farmers of the Han Dynasty?
"Then increase the amount of money required for the assessment so that students from poor families are unable to participate in the assessment..." An important minister named Wenren suggested.
This point is no different from the previous proposal. It is impossible for the emperor to do such a disguised act of supporting a wealthy family.
The officials discussed for a long time, but there was no good policy. The emperor looked at Wang Fu. As the maker of these policies, it was difficult for Wang Fu to change his own policies. You must know that these policies were all spent on him. After trying his best to change his own policies, which meant changing his own opinions and thoughts, Wang Fu fell silent at the court meeting for the first time.
Seeing the prince's silence, the emperor felt even more anxious.
"Your Majesty..." Suddenly someone stood up slowly.
When the emperor saw it, he saw that the prince had given up his life to Xun You.
Xun You thought for a while, then handed over his hand and said: "Your Majesty, why don't you decide on the number of assessments? From now on, each candidate can only participate in one assessment, and then no more. In addition, after reaching the age of thirteen, they cannot take part in more than six years." Participate in the assessment, otherwise you will be disqualified. In this way, after students participate in the assessment once, if they fail, they can only go home and work in farming."
"In addition, students who fail to pass the assessment should be given preferential treatment in agricultural taxes, reduce their taxes, and guide them to farming..."
Xun You said his thoughts bit by bit, and all the officials listened quietly. Even Wang Fu was a little shocked. He really had never thought of this method. If he acted like this, it would be unfair. Sometimes, when talents come out in large numbers, everyone can Participating in the assessment may cause many virtuous ministers to be left behind by the people, but this method can solve the current dilemma.
The emperor's eyes were also a little fiery, and he listened carefully to Xun You's thoughts.
He laughed and became a little happy. He looked at the ministers and asked, "What do you think of Duke Xun's strategy?"
All the officials nodded and said, "Good!"
He looked at Wang Fu again. Wang Fu thought for a moment and said: "This matter is..." He turned to look at Xun You again and said with some emotion: "Xun Gong is a great talent, he can rival me!"
Although Xun You always felt something was wrong when he heard it, this was the first time that Wang Fu praised a colleague, which already made him extremely happy. He bowed to Wang Fu, and the emperor clapped his hands and shouted: "Just do it like this,
Let the minister give an order, Yuan Jun, please talk to Gong Daduo and then give the order!"
"As you command!"
The emperor praised Xun You again, followed by words that were difficult to understand, such as "I will stay as a marquis" and "Three Dukes can be expected", etc., which caused all the officials to chuckle, and the air inside and outside the hall was filled with joy.
Xun You was a little proud. He turned around and looked at Jia Xu. For some reason, he had always regarded Jia Xu as his competitor. However, there was no look of surprise on Jia Xu's face. He lowered his head calmly.
Head, silent, Xun You thought in his mind, could it be that he had a better suggestion, but he didn't say it???
The court meeting ended. The final solution was to adopt Xun You's policy. When word spread that all students could only participate in the assessment once, there was sudden turmoil among Taixue and Menzixue. Many students
The students who failed last time angrily gathered in crowds to attack Xun You, the thief. Xun You was so afraid to go out on the streets anymore that he stayed in his study all day.
When the rural students heard this, they were not too excited. No one felt that they were inferior to others and that they would fail the assessment. There was always a chance to take the assessment, so it was no big deal.
Xun You stood in the courtyard and sighed softly. Since his suggestion was adopted, he has been afraid to go out on the streets. The students and disciples hate him to death, especially those students who failed the last time.
He regarded him as a formidable enemy, cursed him all day long, and tried to find himself many times. Fortunately, his compound was relatively remote and not many people knew about it, so it was safe to come here.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Suddenly someone knocked on the door, and Xun You was startled. However, he was still young after all, so he was not too afraid or worried. He calmly walked to the door and asked, "Who is it?"
"Gongda, open the door, I am your uncle!"
Xun You quickly adjusted his clothes, slowly opened the door, and bowed: "Meet the clan uncle."
Xun Yu stood in front of him with a smile. When he saw him saluting, he squinted his eyes and nodded. He suddenly jumped up, pointed at Xun You and shouted: "This is the guy who will make us regret for the rest of our lives. Beat him to death!!!"
, four or five students suddenly appeared behind him. They were not very senior, but they all came from aristocratic families, and they rushed towards Xun You.
Although these people are young, most of them are his elders. There are marriages between several aristocratic families, they are all familiar with each other, and they are related to each other.
Rushing over, Xun You quickly shouted: "Everyone, wait a minute, listen to me!"
"Xun Gongda, I am your clan uncle, how dare you interrupt my future?!" the little guy Xun Yu shouted, jumped up and rushed towards Xun You.