"The foundation of my Sui cultural background is unstable."
After the court meeting, Yang Ming left a dozen or so bosses behind and sighed: "Reopening the school has its drawbacks, but as long as the policies are appropriate, it will be better than it was more than ten years ago."
Yang Xiong nodded and said: "Every time you take a step, you will gain wisdom. The former emperor abolished the schools. In fact, the schools in various states and counties were used to serve the needs of the country. They were tainted and had no effect on promoting talents in the country. They just abolished them. If the atmosphere can be improved and the schools can be made clear, it will be You can give it a try.”
"The price is too high," Yang Yue said with a frown: "According to His Highness's idea, each county will also open schools, so the money will be unprecedentedly huge. It is really difficult for the national treasury to afford it. A school requires allocating public buildings, hiring teachers, and The food, accommodation, and health of the students must be guaranteed, and the most expensive thing is books, so it is not a one-off thing. If a school is built but there is no substantial improvement, it will really be a bottomless pit of money."
"You're right," Yang Ming nodded: "So we must be cautious when reopening schools. It is best to try it out in a certain place first, observe the effects, and then make long-term considerations."
Yu Wenshu agreed: "The prince's concern is that since it is an official school, teachers must be appointed by the court, and their academic opinions cannot run counter to the court. Before that, teachers need to be trained, which also takes time. "
Yang Ming smiled and nodded: "Everyone just expresses his or her own opinion. The method has to be discussed. The school is where the hearts of the world are. It cannot be without it, nor can it be empty. If it is reopened, it will be completely new than before. It will be tried out first and placed in Shandong. , what do you think?"
"That's inappropriate," Yang Xuangan shook his head: "Guanzhong is more suitable. Guanzhong is where the dragon's veins are located. Guanzhong is the better place to implement major state-owned policies."
Wei Xuan agreed: "I think so too."
Cui Zhongfang and Lu Chu had no objections, and Li Yuan also remained silent.
In fact, in everyone's opinion, they still felt that the prince was a bit whimsical and that reopening the school would not be that easy, and they just followed the prince's wishes and made some suggestions. After all, the existence of the school must be important.
Because since ancient times, when Gou Fei was in chaos, there were still schools. Now that the world is at peace, without schools, it is equivalent to cutting off the promotion channels of scholars. They, a group of vested interests, do not want to see such a situation happen.
Because if there is no way to rise, the world will be in chaos, and no one wants to live in troubled times.
The earliest education system in ancient China was in the palace. It only educated the children of the royal family in the earliest days and extended it to the children of officials, that is, Taixue. Yang Jian was born in Taixue in the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
In the pre-Qin period, there was a situation of private preaching and teaching, which was the contention of a hundred schools of thought in the Spring and Autumn Period, when various scholars gathered together to give lectures.
This period was also the most splendid and starry era of ancient Chinese thought and culture.
However, after Qin Shihuang unified the world, he promoted the integration of government and education, which is the so-called law as teaching and officials as teachers. If you want to learn knowledge, you can only learn knowledge permitted by Qin Law, and you can only worship officials who are teachers, which is tantamount to restraint. into people's minds.
In the Han Dynasty, it entered the heyday of Taixue, which was the government-run Central University.
Because of its unique characteristics, meritorious ministers, relatives, and officials sent many of their children to school. After all, this was a way to rise to the scholar-bureaucrat class. Over time, this place was no longer a place to study knowledge, but more of a political color, where cronies gathered. , full of factions.
From the beginning of the Wei and Jin Dynasties until the founding of the Sui Dynasty, the country was in troubled times, so Taixue became a tool to whitewash peace. All those who entered the school were nobles, and they were still nobles after they graduated. It was basically just going through the motions. Here comes the gold plating.
Yang Jian wanted to change this situation, so he opened government schools all over the world. However, almost all the students in the schools were the children of officials. Even if they did not study, they would have good prospects in the future. As for the common people, that is, civilians, they would all go to school. Not going to school.
What Yang Ming has to do is how to let the common people in.
If ordinary people want to support a scholar, it is almost impossible for them to do so, so they have to provide free food and accommodation, so Yang Yue's concerns are the most practical.
No money.
When it came to lunch, Yang Ming ordered his chamberlain to prepare meals, and then everyone ate and chatted in Daxing Hall.
These big bosses are the ones who make the final decision in each department, that is, they just hand in the dossier, read it over, and give it a thumbs up, which is not very busy.
So everyone spends their time here and doesn't care.
Yang Ming looked at Li Yuan and smiled:
"Your Majesty has a decree and asked me why I want to give Shibi's son a princess to marry. I have already replied. However, there is another content in your Majesty's decree that concerns the people of the world. Does Mr. Tang want to hear it?"
In fact, Yang Guang wrote a letter to his son, and the message was sent by Menxiasheng, and there was no tone of accusation. Yang Ming's replies to his father and Menxiasheng were naturally different. After all, Menxiasheng's reply was It will be discussed in the court, and Yang Guang's inquiry is an exchange between father and son.
How to reply to Yang Guang? Shibi was worried about instigating the relationship between the Eastern and Western Turks, because if Shibi felt that the Sui Dynasty had no idea about him, he would have free hands to deal with the Western Turks. If the Western Turks wanted to resist Shibi, they would have to rely on the Sui Dynasty. In fact, it was still Changsun Sheng's approach is divided into strong and weak.
But the prerequisite for the separation of the strong and the weak is that you have to provoke their relationship. If Shibi felt that the Sui Dynasty was the greatest threat, he would not choose to fight the Western Turks, but form an alliance with them. This is not what the Sui Dynasty wanted to see.
As for the reply to the province, it was just empty talk, about friendship between the two countries and peace on the border.
When Li Yuan heard his son's name, he was overjoyed and pretended to be stupid: "I am all ears."
Yang Ming smiled, looked around at the ministers, and found that the expressions on each of their faces were different. The only one who really had his displeasure written on his face was Yang Xuangan.
"It is already August, and in half a year, Shimin will be an adult. Your Majesty has decreed that when Shimin becomes an adult, Princess Shang Jinyang will pay homage to the Prince Consort. Shimin is going on a long journey, and he has to go there. Go to Jiangdu."
The Prince Consort Commandery was originally a position. The chariot used by the emperor to travel was the main chariot, and the rest were the Prince Consort's carriages. The person responsible for managing these carriages was the Prince Consort Commandery.
Later, this position was often conferred to the person who married the princess, that is, the emperor's son-in-law, so it was called the Prince Consort, and he no longer had to take care of the son-in-law's car, so it became a title.
Princess Yang Qi of Jinyang went to Jiangdu with Yang Guang. When her daughter gets married, her parents must be present, so Princess Shimin has to go to Jiangdu.
Li Yuan was overjoyed, with a smile on his face. He jumped up and knelt down to the east first to worship the emperor, and then to Yang Ming.
The next step is naturally to accept the congratulations from everyone.
Yu Wenshu raised his glass and said with a smile: "Shu De is favored by the emperor, which makes people jealous. Your Majesty, Princess Jinyang is the only one who has not yet given birth to a concubine. The people of the world are so lucky."
People are in high spirits during happy events. Li Yuan was already smiling from ear to ear. He drank with everyone, and soon became drunk and was carried home.
On the way to leave, Xuangan had a look of displeasure on his face: "What's so great about this grandma's face? Why does the prince value him so much?"
Everyone knew that it was Yang Ming who proposed Yang Qi's marriage to Shimin, that's why Xuangan said so.
Yang Yue smiled and said, "You're just a princess. Look at how you look in the palace? Is that so?"
"Better kiss, old boy Li Yuan is going to be proud now," Yang Xuangan sneered: "He has made no achievements in the country, he is only good at flattering, and now he is waiting for the position of the eighth seat. It is really hard to let people go."
Yang Yue reminded: "Don't contradict the prince. The prince has his own deep meaning. Li Yuan is not trustworthy. You and I can see it. Can't the prince see it? The villain only gains power for a while. There is no need to worry about it. Tonight you Prepare a generous gift and go to Li Yuan's place to congratulate him properly."
Xuangan nodded: "Don't worry, uncle, I will go."
Li Jiancheng hasn't been to the East Palace for a long time recently. Why? Because his wife gave birth to a son.
Li Yuan was overjoyed. He prepared a big thank you gift and sent it to Yuan Tiangang. He even invited him to Tang Gong's mansion to attend the child's full moon ceremony.
This is the eldest son and grandson, and his name is the same as in history, Li Chengzong, which means inheriting the family business of his ancestors.
Historically, among Li Shimin's sons, only the eldest son, Li Chengqian, used the character Cheng. In fact, Li Shimin's early sons should all have the character Cheng, but it was changed after he killed his brother and nephew.
Li Chengqian did not change because he was the direct eldest son and had to be distinguished from other brothers. It also meant that he would inherit the family business. After all, the word "Cheng" was assigned by Li Yuandi. There was no "Cheng" in his grandson, so it couldn't be justified.
But in this life, the name Li Chengqian is not allowed to appear, because the name Chengqian comes from Chengqian Hall of Taiji Palace. Taiji Palace is Daxing Palace, and there is no Chengqian Hall in Daxing Palace right now. Even if there is, you can't Don't dare to use the palace name as a person's name.
Others must change it, because the six sons of Jiancheng and the five sons of Yuanji were all executed. It is inappropriate to carry the word "Cheng" with the dead.
Speaking of which, Li Shimin was really ruthless. He killed all his eleven nephews, the oldest one was only six years old and the youngest one or two years old.
It seems that it makes sense for people who are not ruthless to stand firm.
Shimin is still playing with Yang Rui in Jinyang Tower. He doesn't know that he is about to become the consort. Li Jiancheng came to Jinyang Tower in a hurry and found his brother:
"Where is His Highness the King of Qin? Take me there quickly and I will give you a leave. You are going to Jiangdu. His Majesty has granted you a marriage to Princess Jinyang."
After Li Shimin heard the news, he was stunned on the spot and didn't react for a long time.
The one who was more exaggerated than him was Yang Rui.
Yang Rui couldn't even imagine that Shimin would marry his own aunt. What kind of seniority is this?
In fact, the generational hierarchy is not chaotic at all. Although Shimin is young, he is of the same generation as Yang Ming. He is already a generation above Yang Rui. In terms of family relationship, Yang Rui has to call Shimin his cousin.
In other words, Yang Rui is Shimin's cousin, but it is better not to recognize this relative. After all, Li Shimin's nephews all ended badly.
