In the East Palace, Li Chengqian was discussing with several officials from his province about the establishment of official schools in the coming year. The fifteen counties in Luoyang and Tongguan prefectures had not yet set an example. Instead, more and more people moved to Guanzhong with their families.
Cen Wenwen described the disadvantages, "This will increase the pressure on the establishment of official schools in Guanzhong, and there may even be more hidden households that covertly put their children under the names of private households in Guanzhong just to let their children study. .”
Li Chengqian's expression was solemn, "This matter cannot be ignored."
Cen Wenwen added: "Recently, your Majesty has sent a lot of additional manpower to the Yushitai. Ma Zhou is quite capable at work, so he can be used to assist."
At first, it was very difficult to supervise this matter alone. Fortunately, I took it step by step. It was very difficult to implement official education, but finally some results were achieved.
"Your Highness, the success of the establishment of the official school is related to the local books. A child who starts to study will need to read hundreds of volumes of classics from childhood to adulthood before he can pass the imperial examination." Cen Wenwen sighed: "If there are not enough books in the court, To deal with the problem, we can only unite with the local gentry and gentry, but those people demand a lot."
Li Chengqian had a stern look on his face, "I understand that they will definitely bite off a piece of fat meat from Chaozhong. What do you think Minister Cen should do?"
"Your Highness, we need books! Writing and copying books also requires a lot of manpower."
Hearing the cost, Li Chengqian looked troubled, "Why don't you think about it? Even my father is very nervous about the cost of dealing with many matters in the court."
Everyone was worried and sighed when they saw that His Highness the Prince was helpless.
For the strength of the Tang Dynasty, for the sake of the country and the future, the imperial examination was imperative.
The imperial examination is not just a part of the examination.
If the imperial examination is to be maintained for a long time, the construction of official schools is necessary and is the foundation of the imperial examination. For the imperial examination to be effective, generations of scholars need to appear.
The biggest difficulty is the obstruction of books and local officials.
Everyone in the East Palace has reached the point where it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.
Li Chengqian put on a smile and tried his best to make the current atmosphere as good as possible, "Thank you for your hard work, I will discuss with the Central Publishing House these days and come up with a charter as soon as possible."
"Here!" Everyone stood up and left.
Sitting in the East Palace, Li Chengqian drank tea alone. There were many secrets in Lishan. What these people didn't know was that they could make their own paper and even print in Lishan.
This secret is only known to the emperor, Qingque, his guards, and a few Lishan villagers.
This is also the reason why Lishan Mountain has become a forbidden area.
The papermaking and printing techniques of Lishan were even more important.
Father is also waiting for the day when Lishan's papermaking technology matures, and then will be the biggest counterattack against the family.
No one knows when Zhang Yang’s so-called technology changes in productivity will be effective.
Crown Princess Su came with a book, "Your Highness, Li Shan's new book."
At that time, on the balcony of Qujiang Pool, Li Chengqian was also listening to the conversation between Cui Yixuan and Zhang Yang, "Didn't he say he would no longer write books?"
The Crown Princess explained: "These are indeed books sent by Lishan. They were sold out as soon as they were delivered to Chang'an City. The people in the palace finally bought two volumes from others at a high price, and one of them has been sent to the Ganlu Palace. Already."
Li Chengqian took the scroll and frowned, "Sometimes I can't understand Zhang Yang."
Looking at the contents of the scroll in hand, one can't help but take a breath.
At this moment, inside Chang'an City.
Cui Yixuan was sitting in his house, explaining the arrangements to his clan members, "Since Zhang Yang is no longer willing to write any more books, he will tell the clan to burn all the remaining relevant books that are circulated outside."
"Master!" The servant came in a panic, "Stay home! There are books from Lishan delivered to Chang'an City."
The words were interrupted, Cui Yixuan quickly grabbed the book, "Is Zhang Yang writing another book?"
The servant replied: "Now this book has been spread all over Chang'an City. It is noisy outside and the Hongwen Hall is extremely noisy."
Hong now
In the library, a group of scholars were arguing.
Wang Xuance originally wanted to come here to submit his birthplace so that he could be sent to the Ministry of War. Xu Jingzong finally stopped disturbing him in the past two days. How could there be such a strange person in this world? He was obviously a martial artist, but he still wanted to be a civil servant. Went to the Ministry of Etiquette?
"This book ridicules the sages of the past! It should be classified as ***!"
"Why are you mocking the previous sages? This book is clearly about cannibalism in your family."
"Who is eating people! Don't tell me nonsense!"
"Hey! You powerful villain, watch your moves!"
The people in Hongwen Hall were divided into two groups. A group of students struggled with each other, and some even picked up inkstones and books and hit people.
The scene was so chaotic.
Those who hand over their place of origin to the Hongwen Hall and are sent to the Ministry of War will be regarded as truly joining the Wei Mansion.
But now that Wang Xuance has retreated, these scholars have become wild, even worse than the generals of the Wei Mansion.
The viciousness of his attack is astonishing.
Wang Xuance explained to the person in charge here: "A certain family, we'd better come back in a few days."
Manager Sun smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, I'll come back another day."
Looking worriedly at the chaos in Hongwen Hall, Wang Xuance shook his head helplessly, "Why are there still people reading? They are reading crazy."
Compared to The Red Chamber, Butterfly Lovers did not cause such a big sensation.
As soon as the Madman's Diary came out, all the scholars in Chang'an City were excited, especially since this book was published by Lishan.
The county prince of Lishan is Zhang Yang again. Zhang Yang had bowed his head to Cui Yixuan of Qinghe Cui family in Qujiang Pool the day before to admit his mistake.
Think carefully about how a madman like Zhang Yang could easily admit his mistake and bow his head.
People didn't understand it at first, but after careful consideration, everyone figured out that Zhang Yang had to bow his head because of the family's reputation.
The Diary of a Madman is an absurd story about an oppressed ordinary person, who eats flesh and sleeps on skin.
They'll drive you crazy just by treating you like an alien.
In Chang'an City, three or two scholars gathered together to comment on the contents of the book. Zhang Yang, in particular, had to bow his head to Cui Yixuan and admit his mistake, saying that he was not worthy of his position.
Where is the dignity of a scholar from an aristocratic family? What is the foundation for ordinary people to establish themselves!
A madman's diary caused a stir in Chang'an City.
Isn't that what the aristocratic family has always done? They exclude dissidents. If you don't join the family, they will exclude you and interrupt your career.
They are eating people, they are knocking the bones of the country and sucking the marrow!
Sometimes feelings are common, not to mention people like Zhang Yang, even if they didn't look down on his behavior before.
But haven’t many scholars been exploited and controlled by aristocratic families?
This resentment has been accumulated over the years, and they have always allowed it to go unchecked.
But this resentment is like a powder keg that can explode.
With Zhang Yang's previous experiences and this madman's diary, this resentment finally broke out at this moment.
At this moment, Cui Yixuan looked at the Madman's Diary angrily. What was written in it was a person's diary, but reading this diary piece by piece made people shiver down their spines.
"Master! Oh no, a lot of people have gathered outside the door to denounce the master."
The scroll in Cui Yixuan's hand slipped to the ground. He looked pale at this moment, "No wonder! No wonder! Zhang Yang would be so humble, I fell into the trap!"
He kicked over the table in front of him, his gray beard and hair trembling.
"Zhang Yang! You are a thief! I, Qinghe, are at odds with you!"
In the palace, Li Shimin was looking at the madman's diary in his hand. The prince came quickly to report, "Your Majesty, Duke Zhao is here."
Li Shimin looked at the diary in front of him and said, "Let him come in."
"Here."
At first glance, this madman's diary looks like it was made up by Zhang Yang. How could there be such a bizarre thing in this world.
Changsun Wuji walked over quickly, "Your Majesty! The scholars in Chang'an City are making a fuss.
. "
The books in Lishan are all made of paper and bound into volumes.
Li Shimin turned over a page, "Is it because of this book?"
"Your Majesty, Choi Eui-hyun committed suicide by hanging from a beam."
Hearing this, Li Shimin was surprised and said: "Dead?"
"Not really. He was saved by his servant, but he was so angry that he vomited blood on the spot and lost half his life. I'm afraid he will be bedridden from now on."
Li Shimin's expression regained his composure, "Auxiliary machine, please send someone there and consider it as my condolences."
"Well." Changsun Wuji said again: "There are also those scholars in Chang'an City who are making a lot of noise. The Hongwen Hall and the Chongwen Hall are fighting fiercely."
"Is it also because of this book?"
"Exactly." Changsun Wuji took out another memorial, "This is preparation for the imperial examination next year."
Putting down the madman's diary, Li Shimin smiled in astonishment, picked up the memorial and read it, "You personally lead people to appease the emotions of those students and scholars, and then inform Chang'ancheng about the imperial examination and post notices asking them not to do so. Make trouble again."
"Here."
Your Majesty doesn't care whether Cui Yixuan lives or lives. If someone is forced to die, it will not be good for Zhang Yang.
Li Shimin said sadly: "I also hope that he will stop writing books. This book can also kill people."
Changsun Wuji nodded and said, "Should I inform Mr. Zhang?"
"I will tell him personally, you can make arrangements."
"Well, I'll take my leave."
The emperor did not want the city of Chang'an to be in chaos, and this was the best time to recruit scholars from all over the world. Taking advantage of the excitement among the scholars, he announced that the imperial examination would continue to be held at this time.
It undoubtedly gave these scholars better support.
Let them know that even if they leave the family, they can still participate in the imperial examination and enter the official career.
This is a great opportunity, and neither the court nor His Majesty will let it go.
Li Shimin was in a good mood. He left the Ganlu Hall and went to the backyard of the Lizheng Hall, looking at the chrysanthemums all over the yard.
"Mr. Cui of Qinghe, your century-old character is nothing more than this." Li Shimin suddenly smiled, thinking about what a wise decision it was to save Zhang Yang's life first.
In an alley in the east city of Chang'an City, the couple was sorting out the account books from various places.
Li Yue repeatedly proofread the two volumes of files in his hand, "Husband, Fan Yang's grain and fodder taxes are wrong."
Zhang Yang was relaxing his eyes, sorting out the account books was too laborious, "Is it too much or too little?"
"It's missing! If the number of acres is correct, it should be 1.7 million dan, but now it seems that it's 800,000 dan short."
[An app that has been running stably for many years, comparable to the old book-chasing tool, used by all old bookworms.
People are a very pedantic thing. A person of humble origin is compared with a person of prominent family background.
The two men had the same knowledge and talents, but because of their humble background, they lost the treatment they should have received.
Isn't this the monopoly of the clan?
Zhang Yang picked up another volume. This volume is the Book of Wei. It is a historical record of Wei compiled by generations of people in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. It records the origin of the Jiupin Zhongzheng system.
In fact, looking at the past dynasties, some people who are not from prominent family backgrounds can often achieve great things.
Such a clear example is right in front of them, but they just don't want to admit it.
The righteous person is usually the second-rank official in the court. As long as you are a second-rank official, you have the right to recommend him. This leads to a scene where a person achieves enlightenment and ascends to heaven.
Due to various interest entanglements, almost all of the officials selected for the second rank were from wealthy families.
So that later on, the powerful families completely controlled the power of selecting officials.
Slowly this system became corrupted and ills began to appear.
The family also reached unprecedented subversion at that time.
In the process of getting a good rank, talent and virtue are gradually ignored, while family background becomes more and more important.
This created a scene that was both ironic and ridiculous. There were no poor families in the upper class, and no noble families in the lower class! There is a public servant in the public house, and a high official in the high house.
The son of a prime minister is still a prime minister, and the son of a merchant is still a merchant.
Completely cutting off the path for people at the bottom to move up.
After Li Yue took the two girls to wash up, he asked them to go to bed first.
She walked up to her husband and asked in a low voice, "Aren't you still asleep?"
Zhang Yang put down the book of Wei in his hand, "I think this is real cannibalism, cannibalism by breaking bones and sucking out marrow."
She sat down aside and said, "I have read this book, and many literati added to it, and even glorified the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System."
Li Yue took a sip of hot tea and looked at the stars in the sky, "A notice was posted in Chang'an City today, saying that the imperial examination will be held next year."
She smiled bitterly and said, "My father is my father after all, and he will not let this opportunity go."
