Therefore, autumn will still come. In the autumn of the 31st year of Fu Rui, the golden rice was spread all over Dachu. The common people's feeling is always unmistakable. The principle that after the rain the sky will be sunny, they have spent countless
It took hundreds of thousands of years to summarize.
Maybe he felt that he was too harsh the year before, so God didn't cause any more trouble in Fu Rui's thirty-one years.
In addition, most of the policies implemented by Chu Zheng during this year were related to people's livelihood. Except for Youzhou, Suzhou, Hangzhou and Bianzhou, which are located in the south and have excellent harvests, all taxes from other places were paid.
Exempt!
Probably this winter, the people of Dachu will be able to live their first solid year after the disaster.
But the reason why this year has been so stable is not only due to Chu Zheng, but it is also inseparable from the batch of scholars who rushed from the academy to all over the world last fall, or it is inseparable from Lu Xiangrui's bowing ceremony.
Generally speaking, scholars have pride, and there are not many things in the world that can break the pride of scholars, but gold and silver treasures should be considered one of them.
There is an old saying from the ancients: It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. This is the same as the old saying that a scholar can suddenly become rich from poverty.
And if you add a master who is full of bad ideas and keeps buzzing in his ears, those scholars who have never seen any evil in the world will of course be fooled.
Therefore, 90% of the academy students who passed the Jinshi examination in Fu Rui's thirty years found an excuse to cancel the position of local master within less than a month after taking office.
As mentioned in the previous article, it is said that the master is not actually in the bureaucratic mechanism of Dachu, so there was no such so-called master in Taopu County. With Shi Linwu's shrewdness and ability, what kind of master is needed to get in the way? And the master himself is at most
It can be regarded as a personal consultant hired by the highest official of a place.
But the so-called existence is reasonable, and everything must have its fundamental reason, and Master is no exception.
It is impossible to verify in which dynasty it first appeared. We only know that the position of master was originally elected by the local people and held by the most famous local scholar.
The original intention of electing a master is to assist those county magistrates or county guards who come from other places and are not familiar with the local situation to handle local government affairs. However, I don’t know since when, the master has become synonymous with plundering the people’s wealth, which makes people sigh.
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What's more, after the master is gone, those scholars who have always only written moral articles and poems and poems have completely turned a blind eye to the affairs in the yamen and don't know how to start.
No matter how well-written and vivid their articles are, the illiterate people can't understand them! No matter how profound and colorful their theories are, they can't dig out food even if they go to the fields with a hoe!
This makes those scholars who have been ignorant of what is happening outside the window since childhood and only read the books of saints and sages have to lament: no matter how great the principles of the saints are, they cannot fill their stomachs.
But this matter did not bother those scholars for too long. Some scholars who dared to be the first to take the lead took the lead in saying that the truth in the book was pragmatic outside the book, and they reached out and picked up the farming books that they had never looked down on before.
This slogan soon set off a frenzy of following the trend throughout Dachu. Even some old Confucian scholars who had been commenting on scriptures and writing articles for a lifetime were willing to spend some time studying agriculture.
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In the imperial palace and the Regency Hall, the disaster was no longer affected. Chu Zheng could finally calm down and review the memorials. After today's morning meeting, he specially kept Su Wang, the Prime Minister of the country.
Mainly because he felt that among the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, only Su Wang was considered half-honest.
Lu Xiangrui has gradually become an old scholar as he grows older. Cheng Yijie always has some special thoughts that even Chu Zheng cannot understand. Ma Suiliang and He Ren'an have become more and more sophisticated in recent years.
An Fen, seems to have some peace of mind to retire.
In addition to these few, most of the others, including the six ministers, could not do whatever they wanted in front of him. Only Fatty Zhao, the minister of household affairs, could still say a few words based on the emperor's favor.
"Teacher, recently the memorials from various places have been sent back one after another after the autumn. You should also know a lot of news. Do you think I should continue to establish those academies? Or, should I continue to believe in those academies?
student?"
Su Wang did not answer Chu Zheng's question directly, but burst out laughing.
"Your Majesty, what you said is
This is the wrong person to ask. Although decades of official career have made me a lot more diplomatic, I consider myself to be half a scholar."
Chu Zheng closed the memorial he had just annotated, and then pointed at Chu Zheng who was standing below.
"Teacher, teacher, you are obviously almost a sperm but you still say that you are just being tactful. Why do you have to go around in circles before telling me the truth?"
Su Wang smiled and cupped his hands towards Chu Zheng.
"Then since the emperor wants the old minister to speak, the old minister will speak frankly. After the successful opening of Jinghua Academy, the matter of the academy should be slowed down rather than rushed. It is not that opening an academy is not good, but when a person knows more things,
It is inevitable that there will be some different thoughts, and if one or two more courageous people appear among these people, not to mention bringing disaster to Dachu, but in the end it will be an unnecessary trouble."
After hearing this, Chu Zheng nodded, and then changed the topic. Su Wang meant that when there are more scholars, the thoughts will become more complicated, but as Su Wang said before, he himself can be considered half a scholar, so
Naturally, there are some things that you cannot say to Su Wang.
And what Su Wang said at the beginning may have been a subtle hint to Chu Zheng, there are some things you can't tell me!
"Teacher, let's not talk about this anymore. When do you think Ruyu can be entrusted with important tasks?"
When Su Wang mentioned this, he shook his head even more.
"Your Majesty, you think too highly of that boy of mine. It's too early to say this now. Besides, he alone can't support Dachu's future!"
"From what the teacher said, it seems that he wants to recommend someone to me. This is so rare. I will definitely listen attentively."
Su Wang shook his head again, as if he was deliberately going against Chu Zheng.
"Your Majesty, this is not a recommendation. If you miss the two people I mentioned, it will be a great loss for Chu."
Chu Zheng stopped the brush in his hand and looked a little solemnly. He knew that Su Wang would never recommend anyone, including Su Ruyu, who always suppressed anyone he could.
Now that he has spoken, he will not be disappointed.
"I don't know who the teacher is talking about."
Su Wang looked at the territory map of Da Chu in the Regent Palace, and his eyes fell on the small county where he had chosen for Su Ruyu to go abroad.
"One is Shi Linwu, the county magistrate of Taopu County. Let me tell you the truth, this person's smoothness is very similar to that of me. However, he is still a bit petty now. Transferring him to the capital will only destroy this piece of jade.
Recently, the original governor of Hualiu County was exiled to Liaodong. According to my opinion, it is best to put him in the position of Hualiu County Governor and polish it first."
Chu Zheng thought for a long time before he had the slightest impression of this Shi Linwu. It seemed that this person had been mentioned in the memorial submitted by Liumen.
"What about the other person?"
"As for the other person!"
Su Wang looked at the roof of the Regent Palace and fell into memories.
"He is in Jiangnan. Calculating the time, it is time for him to enter Beijing!"
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The water in the south of the Yangtze River is full of charm, so the humidity in the morning will inevitably become heavy. This is especially obvious in the autumn morning in Gusu City.
Once outside the high-walled courtyard, the young man guarding the gate was still a little sleepy, leaning against the door and taking a nap.
"Crunch!"
Suddenly, he was awakened by the sudden sound of the door opening. A young scholar wearing a green shirt and holding a book under his arm came out of the door. When the boy saw the person, he was immediately frightened out of sleep.
"Sir, why is it earlier than usual today? Even the little ones haven't had time to guard the door!"
The young man, who expected to be scolded, stood in front of his young master with fear. Even if he knew that his young master had a good temper, he would inevitably have some fears.
Just when he was still feeling uneasy, the young scholar reached out and patted his shoulder.
"You don't have to get up so early to look after the door for me in the future. I can just do it myself. When the weather gets cooler, it's still warm under the covers."
Looking at his young master who turned around and left after speaking, the boy felt as warm as lying back in bed. He secretly made up his mind: in the future, he must get up earlier than the young master, but he can't sleep too much anymore...
The young scholar who got up so early and was used to holding books under his arm was naturally Lu Dong, who was driven back by Su Wang to study for five years.
Relaxed.
Facing the fog, Lu Dongshu bundled up his clothes and walked towards Chen Mu's academy on the east side of the city. On the way, he needed to pass through a Huaihe River port that ran through the entire city of Gusu.
Although it was still dark at this time, there were already many ships on the Huaihe River. At a rough look, there must be dozens of them.
Most of these ships are fishing boats that work early and late to earn hard-earned money, and only a few of them are merchant ships that travel north and south.
On the bank of the Huaihe River, Lu Dongshu saw a familiar figure of a woman. About half a year ago, this woman had the habit of coming to the ferry to wait for people.
"Miss Xici, you are waiting for someone again!"
"I want you to take care of it!"
Lu Dongshu, who was kindly preparing to greet her, did not feel that he had been refuted by this girl. After taking another look at the woman's back, he turned around and walked towards the academy.
It's just that... the Huai River is full of lovesickness, and no one knows how long it will take to read thousands of sails. I don't know how long it will take for the little girl to receive a response to this feeling!
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At the entrance of the academy, Lu Dongshu felt a little embarrassed as if he had come here for the first time five years ago, but the sound of reading inside the door that had been going on for five years made him quickly calm down.
After exhaling, Lu Dongshu pushed open the courtyard door and walked to his seat to read as usual. He quickly became immersed in it and didn't wake up until it was time for lunch.
Lu Dongshu closed the book. He did not leave in a hurry, but came to Chen Mu's room.
"But what doubts do you have about learning?"
Chen Mu was leaning on the chair with his eyes closed, looking very comfortable. On his left hand was a cup of Yunwu tea, a favorite among Jiangnan scholars. He seemed to have noticed someone walking into the room, so he asked softly.
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"Sir, the student came here today to say goodbye to you. The student once made a five-year agreement with someone, and now it's time to fulfill the agreement."
"Um."
Chen Mu didn't seem to be interested in what Lu Dongshu said. He nodded lightly and said nothing further. Lu Dongshu did not leave at this point, but continued to speak.
"As I say goodbye, I wonder if you have any lessons for me, sir."
Chen Mu didn't open his eyes until this moment. He looked at Lu Dongshu below with some confusion in his eyes. After several struggles, he said to Lu Dongshu.
"Before the Great Chu, most of the officials in the imperial court left Jiangnan. From then on until the Great Chu came to the present, the scholars in Jiangnan have always been unable to hold their heads high. Although I say that I feel no guilt, this matter has always been related to me. In the future, you
If you are serious, you might as well open a promotion path for Jiangnan scholars."
Lu Dongshu nodded heavily, but the disappointment in his eyes was also very strong, because he did not get the answer he wanted.
Step by step, he walked to the door, but just before Lu Dongshu raised his foot to step out of the threshold, he put his foot back and stood back, then turned to look at Chen Mu, who looked calm.
"Sir, you were in power in the previous dynasty for many years, and then you opened an academy in this city of Gusu for 30 years. May I ask, sir, what kind of state of mind did you maintain during the two years?"
Different from the previous situation where he didn't care, after hearing Lu Dongshu's question, Chen Mu immediately straightened his body, sat upright, thought for a long time and said four words.
"Walking on thin ice!"
Lu Dongshu was a little puzzled when he heard Chen Mu's answer. He had actually guessed Chen Mu's possible answers, which might be romantic or flattering, but he never thought of the words "walking on thin ice".
With doubts in his heart, Lu Dongshu frowned and looked at Chen Mu.
"Actually, it's okay to be an official. No matter how hard the emperor's intentions are, I can more or less grasp the balance in the middle after having been in politics for many years. Only the teacher has been working hard for thirty years without slacking off, because as a teacher, I can't let go.
You never know what a shocking impact a casual sentence can have on students!"
Hearing the answer, Lu Dongshu immediately understood. He put his hands in front of his chest, moved them from front to back as a disciple, and then bowed his arms to the end.
"May your mood, sir, winter pass and spring come!"
Chen Mu rested his feet from sitting upright, then straightened his legs, changed to a comfortable position, took the Yunwu tea, fiddled with the tea lid a few times, took a sip of the tea, and then put down the teacup.
An unconcealable smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.