After hearing that Su Yonglin said that he would start deposing eunuchs, Tian Guizi felt that he should not object, but there were some things that he felt that he still had to say to prevent Su Yonglin from not thinking carefully.
"Without a chamberlain, all matters in the inner palace must be done by women?"
Tian Guizi frowned: "Alang, although I shouldn't say this, it is not unreasonable to choose eunuchs in all dynasties. I read before that there were emperors who were unwilling to use eunuchs, so they chose female officials in the inner palace.
It was fine at the beginning, but as time went by, female officials in the palace lived in isolation and were prone to loneliness. Once lonely, they would easily have affairs with the courtiers and guards who came in and out of the palace.
Once they had an affair or had an affair, they would not be able to keep their mouths shut and would easily leak the secrets of the palace, which was not conducive to the safety of the palace. Therefore, in the end, eunuchs were still chosen to serve the royal family in all dynasties. "
"Of course I know, but what secrets can there be about my palace? I don't plan to take concubines. There are only two people in my family... there are almost three. What secrets are worth leaking? Will my unborn child wet the bed? This What kind of?"
Su Yonglin smiled.
Tian Guizi was a little surprised.
"You... don't plan to take a concubine?"
Su Yonglin nodded.
"Well, I don't plan to do that anymore. I want to focus all my energy on running the country. I don't have so much time to deal with too many women. Besides, I have a very close relationship with the queen. The queen has given a lot to me to establish my career. I have to repay her." .”
Hearing this, Tian Guizi nodded slowly.
"That's it."
"And have you forgotten my ambition? I don't intend to inherit the throne at all, and I have no rigid demand for heirs, so there is no need to take concubines.
There are not too many women in the inner palace, so there will be no disputes. If there are no disputes, there will be fewer people to serve. Just like ordinary people, a few maids and servants are enough. Save more work, save more money, and have more people. Money and energy are focused on state affairs. "
After hearing Su Yonglin's words, Tian Guizi's admiration for him grew to a higher level.
At the same time, he also thought of an important question.
"Alang, since you said that, I have something to tell you."
"What?"
Su Yonglin put down his pen.
"Our group of old brothers are all quite old now. There were a lot of wars before and we didn't have time. Now the time has come. You have also married. Can they also marry?"
When Tian Guizi mentioned this matter, Su Yonglin slapped his head.
"Oh, I was so busy that I actually forgot about this! Yes, yes, yes, this is a big deal, and we can't leave it to their whim."
Su Yonglin stood up and walked to Tian Guizi. After thinking for a while, he said: "I don't want them to get married to those old bureaucrats and gentry. If they get married, it will be easy to get into trouble. But ordinary people don't have good-looking daughters. With them, I probably don’t like it now.
So I was thinking, Gezi, didn’t we capture all the female relatives of the Jin Kingdom’s dignitaries before? They are currently undergoing reform through labor. In this way, you are responsible for this matter. Select the young, inexperienced, and unmarried ladies among them, find some with good looks, and arrange a blind date for them. "
Tian Guizi blinked and asked, "Is this okay?"
"I think it's okay. After all, she is a daughter of a powerful person. She must have read books and been educated, and her appearance and figure are not bad, so I think there is no problem in this aspect."
Su Yonglin whispered: "What's more important is that they have no ties anymore. Their ties have been cut off by us, so there is no force behind them and there will be no involvement. This is very important, isn't it? "
Tian Guizi thought for a while and felt that what Su Yonglin said made sense.
"Indeed, if you think about it from this aspect, it is indeed very suitable. I just don't know if they have similar ideas."
"Actually, I don't intend to let those female relatives work all the time. They can be released when the time comes. By then, all their nobility has been polished off, and only the desire to live a stable life is left. There are so many outstanding young men in our army, worthy of They’re pretty good, what do you think?”
Su Yonglin told everything about his thoughts and got Tian Guizi's approval.
"In that case, I'm going to make some preparations and explain it clearly to them. The word "sex" has a knife on its head, so they have to be careful."
Tian Guizi nodded: "Well, Alang, the problems on our side are easy to solve. We are all in the army and there are not so many taboos. But the problems on your side... I'm afraid it's not that easy to solve. You don't want eunuchs, I guess. Many people are happy. If you don’t want a concubine, it will probably be different. You are the emperor now, and everything you do will be involved."
"I know this very well, and I have no intention of forcing others to learn from me, nor will I force them not to take concubines. If they do what's best for them, I won't interfere if they don't want to, and I don't intend to do it all at once.
But Gezi, it is imperative that women go out to work in the future. It is inevitable that there will be many more jobs that women can do in the future. Just like what we do in Tai'an Prefecture, I will never stop. "
Su Yonglin said: "The so-called men farming and women weaving is just an ideal idea. Forcing half of the labor force to lock them at home so that they can only assist in agriculture, or take care of their husbands and raise children is not right for the country. I I feel that this aspect must be changed, starting from the revival meetings.”
The situation in Tai'an Prefecture convinced Su Yonglin that it was not that women could not go out to work. As long as they were paid and had income, farm families, which accounted for the absolute majority of the population, would never prevent their women from going out to work.
There are still many women working in some factories in Tai'an Prefecture. Many families will find ways to send their daughters to work in the factories to make money. In the factories, wages are paid daily, so you can see real money every day.
How could the farmer be unwilling?
As for other urban girls and girls from wealthy families, they only account for a minority of the population. When the majority completes the transformation, the minority will not be so important.
"I understand. I will find a time to hold a meeting in this regard. Let's start with the revival members and take our time."
Tian Guizi nodded and accepted Su Yonglin's order.
After Tian Guizi left, Su Yonglin decided to summon Kong Zheng, the Minister of Rites, and the two ministers Zhou Jiang and Yelujin, as well as all the officials from the Scientific Examination Department of the Ministry of Rites, and called them all together to prepare to decide the content of the first imperial examination.
Everyone in the Ministry of Rites knew that it was no longer possible to maintain the previous examination content that was mainly based on the Five Classics, so they could only lower their expectations and be prepared to accept the emperor incorporating some strange things into the imperial examination.
As expected, the first book Su Yonglin wanted to include in the imperial examination was "Xunzi".
""Xunzi" has many wise sayings. I like it very much. Confucian greats should also have a place for Xunzi. Song Confucianism was pedantic and did not accept Xunzi. In the new dynasty and new policies, the imperial examination should be the first priority, and the acceptance of Xunzi should be the first priority. Therefore, the classics and righteousness examination In addition to the poems, books and rituals of the Spring and Autumn Period, Xunzi must also be included."
Su Yonglin made the final decision and decided that in addition to the traditional Five Classics, the Confucian classic "Xunzi" would also be included in the exam.
Officials from the Ministry of Etiquette looked at me and I looked at you, their faces full of bitterness.
The imperial examination is of great importance, and changes in the examination content will affect the whole body. With this change, not only other scholars, but also their own children will face serious problems.
No one has studied Xunzi, and some people have only dabbled in it but have not studied it intensively. If we really want to include Xunzi, if we cannot control the number and proportion of questions, big trouble will happen.
But that's not all, Su Yonglin still has ideas.
"In the Tang Dynasty, the imperial examinations were in full bloom, including Ming Jing, Junshi, Jinshi, Mingfa, Mingzi, Mingsuan, Yishi, Sanshi, Kaiyuan Rites, Taoism, etc., which comprehensively inspected the scholars, and most of the selected ones were temporary Junjie.
The early Song Dynasty followed the practice of the Tang Dynasty. However, when Wang Anshi came to power, the imperial examination only had one subject for Jinshi. The original subjects such as Ming Jing and Xuexue were abolished and merged into the Jinshi subject. The meaning, theory, and strategies of the classics are tested. In the palace examination, only one strategy is tested.
This would certainly help Wang Anshi carry out the reform strategy, but the selection of talents would fall into the inferior category. Is it true that governing the country can only be accomplished by relying on the classics and the Five Classics? Kong Butang, tell me, is this appropriate? "
