"Master Daoyan?"
Zhu Di's eyes widened and he looked at Guo An in surprise.
"Guo Qing, the academy is a Confucian academy, and the wine-sacrifice is in charge of Confucian teachings. Master Daoyan is a monk, so how can he be the wine-sacrifice?"
"Your Highness, I remember that Master Daoyan is a knowledgeable and knowledgeable monk."
Guo An said with confidence, "Since Master Daoyan is so proficient in Confucianism, why can't he become the academy's sacrificial wine?"
"This is absolutely unacceptable."
Zhu Di had a determined look on his face, "We know how knowledgeable Master Yan is and how many talented people he has, but he is a monk, and the post of offering wine in the academy is very important, and it needs to be someone with high Confucian moral integrity."
A trace of disappointment flashed in Guo An's eyes, "Then I wonder who your Highness can let serve as the wine sacrificer?"
Zhu Di said slowly: "Du Wei, Mr. Du."
"Mr. Du Xie?"
Guo An couldn't help but look puzzled. He seemed to have never heard of this great scholar, "Your Highness, I wonder who this old gentleman is?"
Zhu Di explained: "Du Wei, whose courtesy name is Zhidao, was born in Huguan, Shanxi Province. He was talented and talented since he was a child. He was familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics, especially the Book of Changes.
When he was studying in Luzhou Prefecture, he was selected as a direct student to assist in managing the land, money, grain, books and sacrificial utensils of the Prefecture Prefecture School.
Winning the first prize in the provincial examination, in order to solve the problem of Yuan Gong, he was appointed as the eunuch of Lucheng, and later promoted to the post of Taizhou Xuezheng...
In the former Yuan Dynasty, he was called to promote Confucianism in Shaanxi. However, Mr. Zhidao lived in seclusion in the countryside for more than ten years and taught students in the name of filial piety. As a result, he had many disciples and made friends with great Confucians in Shanxi, Henan, and Peking. good……"
Guo An couldn't help but wonder, "Your Highness, why has Wei Chen never heard of such a professional and respected scholar, and why have my father and father-in-law never recommended him to Wei Chen?"
Zhu Di said calmly: "In the thirteenth year, my father heard about his virtuousness and recruited him as a Xia official. But last year, my father canceled the establishment of the fourth auxiliary officer, so Mr. Zhidao was vacant.
Mr. Zhidao is already seventy-six this year. When the emperor heard about our difficulties, he recommended this person to us. "
"This old gentleman is actually the fourth auxiliary officer?"
Guo An couldn't help but be filled with excitement, "Your Highness, when will this old gentleman arrive at Beiping Mansion?"
Is that the fourth auxiliary officer?
The Fourth Auxiliary Officer was a new official position created by Lao Zhu to replace the Prime Minister after he killed Hu Weiyong and dismissed Zhongshu Sheng. Therefore, the Fourth Auxiliary Officer was placed under the Duke and the Governor, and above the officials of the Six Ministries.
Although the four auxiliary officials are all simple country old Confucians, they are still equivalent to the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty.
Being able to become the fourth auxiliary officer is enough to prove that the old man has great talents and a simple mind. He is definitely the most suitable candidate for the newly built academy.
As for whether this person is recommended by the prince, it is completely unimportant.
Zhu Di said: "In two days, we will arrive at Beiping Mansion."
"Very good!"
Guo An was overjoyed, "After two days like this, with the arrival of the old Mr. Zhidao, he will definitely bring a lot of disciples with him."
Looking at Guo An's greedy face, Zhu Di's mouth twitched slightly and reminded: "Guo Qing, our academy seems to have no shortage of teachers."
"Your Highness, our academy is in short supply, our Prince Yan's Mansion is also in short supply, and Beiping Mansion is in even less need."
Guo An replied seriously.
Zhu Di was stunned.
Guo An explained patiently: "Your Highness, only when there are many great scholars and masters, those scholars will not be arrogant based on their talents, and your Highness will be able to squeeze...manage them."
"Yes!"
Zhu Di nodded slightly.
Later, Guo An asked again: "Your Highness, what about the position of Siye?"
Zhu Di couldn't help but be a little confused, "Si Ye is the deputy minister of wine, and he should be a confidant of our palace. Is it possible that Guo Qing intends to appoint him?"
Guo An hurriedly said: "Your Highness has misunderstood. Wei Chen just thinks that the Academy is very important to His Highness and to Prince Yan's Palace. It requires a talented person from the Palace with a flexible mind who can firmly keep an eye on the Academy."
Zhu Di was even more confused, "Guo Qing has a candidate?"
Guo An nodded and said: "Your Highness, I feel that Master Dao Yan is the most suitable person."
"Is it Master Daoyan again?"
Zhu Di said in a daze.
Then, Zhu Di suddenly realized something and looked at Guo An in surprise, "Isn't Guo Qing taking revenge on Master Dao Yan?"
Guo An looked confused, "Your Highness, what do you mean? Wei Chen and Master Daoyan have no enmity or grudge... huh? Your Highness, could it be that Master Dao Yan had offended Wei Chen?... But, why didn't Wei Chen remember it?" "
A hint of guilt flashed in Zhu Di's eyes, and then he said impatiently: "Okay, okay, Master Daoyan is just a monk, how can he have a grudge against you, the chief minister of the palace?"
Guo An also breathed a sigh of relief and replied: "I see, Wei Chen is relieved now. How can Wei Chen have a grudge against Master Dao Yan?"
After saying that, Guo An suggested again: "Your Highness, Wei Chen really feels that the position of Academy Director must belong to Master Dao Yan."
"Why?"
Zhu Di asked.
Guo An looked around and replied in a low voice: "Your Highness, I don't want the students taught by the academy to be a bunch of rotten scholars who don't know how to adapt. They only know how to quote scriptures, talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality, but keep silent about what they mean."
"oh?"
A trace of curiosity flashed in Zhu Di's eyes, "Then what kind of scholars is Guo Qing going to let the academy teach?"
Guo An said: "Your Highness, Wei Chen's expectation for them is that the students in the academy will be able to cheat and deceive since they were young... No, they should be able to manage farming, work, and politics...
If you are well-informed, you will solve problems when they happen, instead of just sitting in the high hall, shirking responsibility when things happen, and bullying and exploiting people when things happen. They are called talents, but they are actually useless..."
Zhu Di's expression changed for a moment, his eyes shone, and he said with excitement: "How can there be such a scholar in the world?"
Guo An immediately replied: "Your Highness, yes!"
Zhu Di quickly asked: "Where is he?"
Guo An: "Your Highness, this is the humble minister!"
Zhu Di: "..."
Some people didn't want to pay attention to Guo An, so they changed the topic, "But Master Daoyan is an accomplished monk, how can he teach such a student?"
Guo An said seriously: "Your Highness, Master Daoyan is proficient in the three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. He has traveled around the world since he was a child, visited various great Confucian schools, and obtained Taoist masters.
In this way, Master Daoyan must be well-informed and well aware of the affairs of the world.
When a mere group of scholars are put into the hands of Master Daoyan, even a simple and honest person like Jin Zhong can become smarter.
...Of course, the more important thing is that Master Daoyan is a high-level monk who acts fairly and justly and is loyal to His Highness. "
"Let's discuss this matter with Zhu Changshi."
Zhu Di was a little moved.
However, he still had some troubles in his heart. Although he didn't like reading, he was still a little obsessed with it.
If a monk sneaks into the Confucian Academy and directly serves as the secretary, isn't that a mouse falling into the rice pot... something... is very wrong?
Guo An continued: "I dare to ask Your Highness, what is your original intention in building the academy?"
Zhu Di replied directly: "I want to educate the people of Beiping Mansion."
After saying that, he looked at Guo An, "Why does Guo Qing spend so much effort?"
Guo Andao: "Your Highness, the humble minister is only for profit."
"Benefit?"
Zhu Di looked slightly startled.
Guo Andao: "Your Highness, I only know that building an academy will bring a steady stream of scholars to our Peking Mansion, and at the same time attract more scholars.
And with these scholars, the land prices around the academy will rise crazily, and the land prices in my Beiping mansion will also rise.
Similarly, the more they consume, the more money the people of Beiping Mansion can earn...and our Prince Yan Mansion can also earn more.
At the same time, we can also show engineering and agriculture to those who are studying.
In this way, when those scholars realize that engineering and agriculture can help them earn more money, eat the right food, and enjoy a better life... they will gradually start to pay attention to engineering and agriculture...
As long as a scholar becomes a craftsman or a farmer scholar, more and more scholars will become craftsmen and peasant scholars in the future... We, the Prince of Yan, will have more and more talents available, and it is not in vain for the ministers to waste so much time. Hard work..."
Zhu Di slowly widened his eyes and looked at Guo An in disbelief.
"Guo Qing, you are... digging up the roots of Confucianism!"
Guo An was startled and shook his head repeatedly, "Your Highness, please don't accuse Wei Chen unjustly. Wei Chen would never dare... Wei Chen has never had such a bold idea."
Zhu Di added: "Then you want scholars to become craftsmen..."
Guo An said seriously: "Your Highness, I believe that as long as he has read Confucian classics, he is a Confucian scholar. Even if he studies craftsmanship, he is still a Confucian disciple. Confucian disciples should cover everything...
Is it possible that Confucian disciples can only sit on chairs all day long, holding a classic in their hands, shaking their heads and reciting, as a stupid scholar who knows nothing about everything?
None of them had any skills, and could only receive rice and silver from the court all day long.
Then he would write articles, recite poems, or if he couldn't get angry for some reason, he would cause trouble and shout everywhere, and even write memorials to impeach this and that. Anyway, he just didn't want others to be better than him, and he continued to take advantage of the people's wealth..."
Zhu Di's face has darkened. He knows very well that these scholars are not successful enough, and they have the ability to fail!
Otherwise, my father would not have gone on a killing spree in the past few times.
"Your Highness, if Saint Kong knew that these descendants were doing these things in his name, I am worried that Saint Kong would be resurrected directly from anger...
Furthermore, would you be angry if the academy that His Highness spent hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to build taught a group of students like this? "
Zhu Di said solemnly: "We must kill them all one by one."
Guo Andao: "Yes, so Wei Chen thought hard and racked his brains.
Finally, I discovered that our Peking Academy does not need any great Confucians or scholars. They only need to be able to make money in an upright manner, know farming, and be knowledgeable about industry and commerce. Moreover, if they know how to govern a county or a city, that's it. "
Zhu Di asked: "Can Master Dao Yan do such a big thing?"
Guo An nodded heavily, "Your Highness, there are tens of thousands of books in the academy. As long as those scholars can read, what sages and scholars can't do it?
The academy needs to cultivate their political and administrative abilities.
In the entire Prince Yan's palace, Master Daoyan was the only one responsible for this matter. "
“In addition, although students accepted by the college do not need to pay tuition fees, they still need to be notified every year before they enroll.
Every year they are in the academy, they need to work in the fields for five days, or work as deputy shopkeepers for ten days, or serve as state and county officials for twenty days..."
Zhu Di asked: "These scholars are all pampered, how can they be willing to do these jobs?"
Guo Andao: "Your Highness, if someone doesn't want to, they can't come to the academy to be a student. Of course, it's okay if someone pays to hire poor scholars from poor families to experience this for them..."
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