New Year's Day means the beginning of the year, and Dan means morning.
At Chen time, in the Yonggong Mansion, the nobles and officials, dressed in neat clothes, came to the lobby to congratulate Yang Anxuan, the Yonggong, on the New Year.
Yang Anxuan smiled and greeted everyone with New Year greetings, and ordered a banquet. Today is the New Year's Day. Gathering together with your subordinates to celebrate the New Year is an opportunity to get close to your subordinates and connect with each other. Of course, you should eat and drink.
The food and wine were fragrant. Pang Qing sniffed and said, "This dish was fried in camellia oil in an iron pot. Look how bright the color is..."
Liu Ne on the side interrupted him and said: "Yunqing, your shop sells camellia oil. How about you supply me with ten kilograms of it every month?"
Camellia oil and iron pots were things Yang Anxuan brought in advance for this era. The business of camellia oil was handed over to Yang Qiu. In addition to selling it in his own store, Yang Qiu also selected three companies to help sell it, the Xin family, the Zhao family, From time to time, Pang Qing and Pang Qing would take the opportunity to show off in front of Liu Ne and others.
"Mr. Liu, your store only sells four hundred kilograms a year. This year's oil has been ordered out. Even if you want to use it at home, you have to save some. Mr. Liu might as well ask General Shen."
People nearby commented that the camellia oil cooking was delicious, but it was a pity that the output was too small, otherwise the restaurant's business would have increased by at least 30%.
Noisy, noisy, seniority is ranked according to seniority, noisy, noisy, you push me, noisy, noisy, and there is inevitably a secret competition. Even though there were hundreds of seats in the lobby, there was still no room to sit down. Most people could only have one seat for two people. Xin He looked at the scene and smiled and said: "My lord, this Yonggong Mansion is too small to accommodate you, my lord."
Everyone knew the meaning of the words, and they all laughed and agreed. Liu Na stroked his gray beard and said: "If Yong Gong is willing to rebuild
Mansion, there is nothing wrong with asking me to give up my own house. "
The Xiangyang nobles in the audience expressed their loyalty one after another. Yang Anxuan smiled and raised his glass and said: "Thank you for your kindness. It is difficult for the people to make a living, so it is not appropriate to carry out large-scale construction."
Pang Qing said loudly: "Since Yonggong came to Xiangyang, all industries have prospered, and the government is harmonious and harmonious. Yonggong's virtues are comparable to those of Guan Zhong and Xiao He. We have received Yonggong's kindness and have nothing to repay. We are willing to invest in the construction of Yonggong's mansion."
Xi Pijiang was transferred from Yanzhou Biejia to the position of chief minister of Yonggong Mansion. It seemed that he was not promoted, but in fact it was enviable. The Xi family also became the leader of the Xiangyang family because of his arrival.
Xi Bijiang was secretly worried about Pang Qing's words and compared his lord to Guan Zhong and Xiao He. This was like wishing a longevity star a hundred years at a centenary banquet. This fat Pang was ignorant and incompetent.
A few days ago, Pang Qing asked his grandson to marry his granddaughter. He heard that Pang Qing's grandson wandered around the Goulan all day long. Xi Bijiang remembered what Guan Yunchang said, how can a tiger girl marry a dog's son.
Pang Qing had a good relationship with Xin He on weekdays. Xin He helped him out with a smile and said: "My lord is talented in literature and military strategy. He destroyed Qiao Shu and defeated Yao Qin. His achievements are shining brightly. I heard that Chief Yuan specially prepared a new play to congratulate him." , on this good occasion, why not let everyone have a sneak peek."
These words tickled Yuan Tao, and Yuan Tao smiled and said, "Yes, Yu has recently written a book. Today is the right time for everyone to enjoy this situation."
While Yuan Tao was out of the hall making arrangements, Kong Xian, the Literary Manager of Yonggong Mansion, stood up and said, "My lord, the Xiangyang Academy has been completed for nearly four years. Please come and inspect it when you have time."
Yang Anxuan was overjoyed. The troika of governance included economic, political and
Governance and culture cannot work without anyone. If we want long-term peace and stability and consolidate political power, we cannot do without the promotion of education, which is the so-called "rectifying the customs, upholding customs, and transforming people."
The current method of selecting scholars of the ninth grade Zhongzheng has stabilized the imperial power and maintained the rule of the clan, but it has blocked the upward path for the children of poor families, let alone the common people.
In the early years of the Western Jin Dynasty, Wei Guan, Duan Zhuo, Li Chong and other insightful people went to Sima Yan to expound the shortcomings of the Jiupin Zhongzheng system. However, Emperor Wu of Jin finally ignored it in order to maintain his rule.
Today, the nine-level Zhongzheng system has been in operation for more than 200 years and has become a way for aristocratic families to settle down and make a living. A large number of children from aristocratic families with no talent or virtue have filled the officialdom.
To change this kind of bad government, it is necessary to use a large number of poor scholars and even talented people. Although Yang Anxuan has been committed to changing the situation where the gentry controls government affairs, he has encountered great resistance and has achieved slow results.
Liu Yu reported that Article 5 of the promotion of talents requires examination. The nine-level Zhongzheng system was initially set up to select talents and promote filial piety and integrity. Only those who passed the examination must be selected, and those with low talents and learning should be selected.
Talents need to be tested, and poor scholars should be selected. This memorial gave Yang Anxuan an excuse to change the system of nine-level Zhongzheng scholars. Yang Anxuan vigorously promoted Confucianism in the government and allowed children suitable for school to have the opportunity to enter school, in order to gain the support of the broadest number of people. .
Yang Anxuan plans to select scholars through the imperial examination system, changing the way he has selected scholars for hundreds of years. This is tantamount to declaring war with the aristocratic family. In addition to having absolute power, he still needs to be extremely careful. Governing a big country is like cooking small dishes. A little negligence can lead to great changes.
In the past two years, Yang Anxuan continued to discuss the possibility of implementing the imperial examination system with his father-in-law Kong Yi in Qufu through letters.
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Yi affirmed Yang Anxuan's idea of selecting scholars through the policy test, and told Yang Anxuan that in the Han Dynasty, the virtuous people recommended by the prefectures and states were tested by the policy test. Of course, people from poor families were almost not qualified to be recommended.
When Emperor Wen of the Wei Dynasty used Chen Qun to establish the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System, he selected scholars through family background, moral character, etc. Due to the strong power of the gentry in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, it eventually became the channel for the gentry to control the imperial court to recruit scholars, blocking the path for civilian recruitment.
Kong Yi advised Yang Anxuan not to take too big steps, not to abolish the nine-rank Zhongzheng system, but to implement the imperial examination at the same time and divide the imperial examination into two parts, one for the gentry, and the other for the poor families and ordinary people, so as to grasp the two aspects well. By increasing the proportion of people, conflicts will be reduced.
Yang Anxuan knew that there were risks in any reform, and the imperial examination system would also have to go through a period of practical testing. He would not be able to let go of his hands until he became the world leader. At the moment, he could only make some attempts through the completion of the academy.
After making up his mind, Yang Anxuan intended to spread the idea of selecting scholars through the imperial examination through daily conversations.
Xin He, Kong Xian, and officials from poor families all strongly agreed, believing that it was the first of its kind to recruit scholars, which would be recorded in the annals of history. However, officials from wealthy gentry families were opposed.
Everyone knows that the imperial examination system is superior to the nine-rank Zhongzheng system, so as time goes by, it is likely to replace the nine-rank Zhongzheng system and let the power of the gentry fall aside.
Whether he agrees or opposes, Yang Anxuan is determined and will only wait for the completion of the academy to take advantage of the situation.
After learning that the academy was completed, Yang Anxuan said happily: "It takes a hundred years to cultivate people and promote Confucianism, which is a major event that benefits the country and the people. On the sixth day of the first lunar month, Yu and all the princes went to visit the academy."
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Xiangyang Studies
The palace is located in the southwest of the city, covering an area of more than 800 acres. The land was originally owned by the Liu family and Zhang family in Xiangyang.
Knowing that Yang Anxuan intended to build Xiangyang Academy here, both the Liu family and the Xiang family expressed their willingness to donate land to each other. Yang Anxuan exchanged the land for double the land in Zhonglu County, and promised that each family could choose two nephews. He studied at Hongwenzhuang Middle School with Yang Min and others.
Everyone knew that Yang Anxuan was running a school for his son and his closest confidants and nephews in Hong Farm. Countless people wanted to squeeze into this circle but failed to get in. These two places were tantamount to giving four opportunities to go straight to the top. Liu Nehe Zhang Bo smiled from ear to ear.
The Xiangyang family is headed by the four families of Liu, Xi, Zhang, and Xiang. The Liu family was originally at the top, but now it has quietly changed. The Xi family gradually came up from behind and became the leader of the Xiangyang clan due to Xi's pioneering practice, Yang Anxuan. Xiang Chou, the head of the Xiang family, secretly communicated with Liu Yu when Yang Anxuan led his army to attack Yao Qin. It was later discovered that he drank medicine and committed suicide to protect the family. Fearing Yang Anxuan's revenge, the Xiang family gradually moved to Yangzhou, and the Xiang family's status was replaced by the Pang family.
Speaking of the Pang family, many people are envious of it. The Pang family is inconspicuous among the Xiangyang gentry. Because of their relationship with the Cen family, they helped Yang Anxuan when he took Xiangyang. He was richly rewarded afterwards. His sons and nephews were given priority to join the officialdom, and they owned shops in Xishi. On par with the Liu and Xi families, Pang Qing's favor with the government was greater than that of Mr. Liu.
After learning that Yang Anxuan had promised the Liu and Zhang families to send their nephew to school, Pang Qing wrote a letter to discuss with Xi Pijiang. The two decided to donate 100,000 shi of corn and 500,000 yuan to the academy. Yang Anxuan promised that each family would choose one person to enroll. .
The Academy was started in the 7th year of Yixi's reign
It took four years to build and it has begun to take shape. Standing in front of the archway at the front entrance of the academy, Kong Xian introduced excitedly, "According to the Lord, the academy faces north and south, and is symmetrical from east to west..."
Everyone followed suit and followed Kong Xian through the archway that was more than three feet high, passed the Lingxing Gate, and walked across the "Dengyun Bridge". There were rows of houses on the east and west sides for visitors to rest; when they entered the Dacheng Gate, they were paved with blue bricks. The large square is large enough to accommodate more than a thousand people. There is a promenade surrounding the square. The two-story high-rise building directly opposite has a majestic and majestic eaves.
Kong Xian glanced at Yang Anxuan gratefully and said to everyone: "This is the Dacheng Hall, where sacrifices are made to our ancestor Confucius."
Everyone saw the carved railings and painted pillars of Dacheng Hall, painted with paintings and built with aragonite. There was a couplet hanging on the vermilion doorpost of the outer corridor. The great achievement of virtuous people; good couplets and good calligraphy."
Kong Xian smiled and said: "The couplet was drafted by my lord, and the characters were written by Master Guo."
After entering the palace and paying homage to Confucius, Kong Xian led everyone from the corridor to look at the east and west verandahs. As he walked, he introduced: "There are twenty-four houses on the east and west sides, which contain Confucian collections and books from hundreds of schools of thought. There are nearly 20,000 items such as stele rubbings, books, rubbings, and tablets. In addition, there are also utensils, curios, calligraphy and paintings presented by the lord for people to borrow and enjoy."
Everyone looked into the house through the window lattice and saw rows of bookshelves with bamboo slips, silk books and paper books neatly placed on them. There were ten bookshelves in one room, and each bookshelf could contain hundreds of books. Thousands of volumes, except for a few aristocratic families, there is no one with such a large collection of books.
There are six tables and tables in the bright light of the window. During the first month of the year, there are actually
There are several people studying at their desks, with gray hair, serious expressions, and bright heads reading scriptures, which makes people awe-inspiring.
Zhang Gang sighed with emotion: "It won't take long for the collection of books in this academy to surpass that of the imperial court. My lord's heart is as big as the sun and the moon. I admire him inexplicably. In the future, I would like to be a scholar here when I become an official."
The old man by the window raised his head, glared at everyone outside the window, and pointed at the large word "quiet" on the west wall. Kong Xian recognized the great scholar Guo Gao, hurriedly apologized and led everyone away quickly.
After visiting the Library Pavilion, walk back from the side of Dacheng Hall. Inside is a courtyard surrounded by white walls. Kong Xian pointed to the plaque on the largest courtyard and said: "This is Guangye Hall, which recruits Mongolian children. There are three courtyards inside, each with twenty rooms and two lecture halls, which can accommodate more than a thousand schoolchildren. ; Next to it is Chongzhi Hall. After studying in Guangye Hall and passing the proficiency test in writing, you can study here."
Kong Xian led everyone into Chongzhi Hall. There was an area of acre in the middle, with open spaces, pavilions, and trees. It was a place for students to rest and debate. "Chongzhi Hall has two entrances, a total of thirty school buildings and two lecture halls, which can accommodate six to eight hundred people."
After passing through two courtyards, the innermost one is the monastery hall. Kong Xian said: "With a good knowledge of classics and history, those who are successful in their studies can be promoted to the monastery hall. The monastery hall can accommodate 200 people to study. According to the Lord, there are 200 students in the monastery hall. Those who are qualified to teach Meng Tong in the academy can also serve in the academy. If they pass the policy examination, they can become an official."
Many people think of the rumors that Yang Anxuan plans to implement the imperial examination system. Could this monastery be related to the imperial examination system?
The school palace is very big. When you walk inside, you can see that there are many houses of various sizes, which are the residences of students and teachers.
There are all kinds of pavilions, pavilions, and gates, which refer to the architectural styles of Guozixue.
There is a school yard at the end, about 500 paces long and more than 200 paces wide. There are arrow stacks, stone locks and other items placed there. There is also a stable on the west side. Kong Xian smiled and said: "My lord said that when the academy recruits students, forty war horses will be selected from the army for teachers and students to learn riding and shooting."
The school grounds are surrounded by mountains and forests, with pavilions and pavilions built in the mountains for teachers and students to play, talk and gather together. Everyone walked slowly up the mountain along the stone path, stood on the mountain peak and looked down, with a panoramic view of the entire academy.
Kong Xian looked at the academy and said excitedly: "The Xiangyang Academy is large in scale. There are more than 20 great Confucians who are interested in coming to give lectures. There are more than 100 teachers and it can accommodate more than 2,000 students. It can give lectures, teach, discuss politics, In terms of research and learning, Guozixue and Taixue are far incomparable, only Jixia Academy can be compared. The Lord's actions will definitely be recorded in the annals of history and be praised by future generations."
Yang Anxuan looked down at the academy in front of him, and couldn't help but feel excited. The world was changing because of him, and history would write a colorful chapter for him - a prosperous age of peace.
