The book that Zhang Siwei thought was the most reliable was lost in the sea after being uploaded, and was actually retained by the emperor. The prime minister's head was buzzing, so he went home and asked his staff, Mr. Jiang Chunxi: "What do you think is going on with our emperor? Does he have other ideas about Prince Luo's throne?"
It was Mr. Jiang who drafted the memorial that Zhang Siwei asked the Vice-President of the Political Affairs Hall to co-sign. Hearing this, he pushed up the tortoiseshell glasses on the bridge of his nose, frowned and said: "That shouldn't be the case! People at home and abroad have long been in favor of Prince Luo, Your Majesty." It's also very good for the middle palace. This is a logical thing -" He sipped his teeth and couldn't understand it.
Zhang Siwei sighed: "The emperor left this memorial in the center. This news cannot be concealed. In less than two days, there will be a censor and a copy of the memorial, forcing the emperor to determine the people of the world. Alas, if there is no political affairs hall This one won't be too troublesome. Now we're in big trouble. You said the emperor was talking nonsense-" He wanted to say what the emperor was talking about, but Jiang Chunxi didn't dare to ask.
Not to mention Zhang Siwei's failure to grasp the point, all the courtiers who knew the nature of the ministers in the political affairs hall were also upset, thinking that the emperor had begun to act out of common sense again and they didn't know what trouble he was going to make. It would be great if Prince Zhongxing was still alive. If the emperor was unreliable, he would directly push him back. Nowadays, the prime minister is not good enough to dare to ask the emperor what he means.
In fact, the emperor had no intention of holding his fist and letting everyone guess. Soon, Zongzheng Hereditary, who was in charge of the Zongren Mansion, wrote a book for Prince Zheng. He said that since the reform of the clan, the children of the clan have been educated in the clan, and if they fail to pass the exam, they will still It's not normal for a child of the royal family to be demoted to the second rank and only go to a private school.
Although the teaching staff of this private school are among the best in the world, not going to school has a great impact on the character of the royal children. It is no joke that they are born in a deep palace and are better than women. It is very detrimental to the growth of the emperor's heirs. Therefore, it is recommended that His Majesty establish the "Zhanshifu School" specifically for the purpose of studying in the East Palace - to select school-age children of the clan, nobles, civil and military ministers to go to school, and to give the emperor an environment in which he can grow up normally.
This memorial entered the political hall. Zhang Siwei knew at a glance that the emperor had asked a question. It stands to reason that the education of the crown prince is a family matter of the emperor, but the long-standing practice of the country is that the initiative in the content of the crown prince's education is in the hands of the courtiers, mainly the cabinet. If Zhang Siwei firmly sides with the emperor in this regard, he will definitely lose a lot of points with the courtiers.
In the Ming Dynasty, from Taizu Jianji to the middle of the Ming Dynasty, there was actually a special institution to educate the prince - Zhan Shifu. It has departments such as Zuo Chunfang, You Chunfang, and Economic Affairs Bureau. Zhan Shifu is in charge of the political affairs of the government, bureaus, and bureaus to provide guidance to the prince.
In order to avoid conflicts between the East Palace officials and courtiers, or even the emergence of a second political center, Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang carefully selected his people to honor the old ministers and hold the post of Zhan Shifu. That is to say, "I am legislating now, so that the governor of the provinces and Taiwan and the governor of the East Palace will also hold the post of assistant and assistant in the East Palace. The father and the son are one, the monarch and the ministers are of one mind, and there is almost no harm to the common people." Zhu Yuanzhang's setting learned from the "scourge of witchcraft" in the Han Dynasty. , it should be said to be very successful.
But no matter how good the system is, it is useless if it is not implemented well. After the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor's increasingly lazy government led to the expansion of cabinet power, and the educational power of the crown prince was transferred from Zhan Shifu to the cabinet. The Zhan Shifu was in name only, and the official positions such as Zuo Chunfang and others became the transition stage of the Imperial Academy and the Prime Minister, and became empty positions on the fast track to promotion, and they had nothing to do with the prince.
Since the crown prince does not have Zhan Shifu to manage him, he can only do one thing: go out to study, also called reading. The imperial court established the Wenhua Hall as a place for lectures and readings, and there were officials such as lecturers, attendants, accompanying readers, and book exhibitors. Generally speaking, the lecturers were served by great Confucian scholars, while the attendants were filled by young Hanlin officials.
The course starts with the "Four Books", mixed with riding and shooting exercises, and night review of cultural classes. This cultural class is reviewed once every three days and must be thoroughly understood. After the Four Books and Five Classics are finished, the prince will grow up and become a qualified monarch in the eyes of civil servants.
Judging from the actual performance of the Ming Dynasty crown prince after he ascended the throne, although this education system cannot be said to have completely failed, the effect is extremely poor. Zhang Siwei was able to join the cabinet because he compiled the "Records of Su Zong" and had a clear understanding of the history of the Ming Dynasty royal family. This question asked by the emperor cannot be said to be unreasonable. Why should my son let you people get into trouble?
Zhang Siwei expected that the selection of teachers for the "Zhan Shifu School" proposed by King Zheng would definitely be different from the previous lecturers at Wenhua Hall. Because the "Southern Taiwan Conference" served as a warning, the example of selecting professors from Beijing Normal University is clearly there.
In the education of the prince, there is a saying that "carefully choose the right ones to enlighten them, and often attend the Sutra banquet to gain the benevolence of Yao." In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the emperor could not have the final say on the enlightenment teachers and the content of the lectures. The emperor is now planning to reform this matter, which is a rare big move in recent years. But Zhang Siwei believes that the difficulty is not too great.
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After he returned home that day, he discussed with Mr. Chunxi: "Being appointed as the crown prince and leaving the imperial court to study were originally one thing, but the emperor forcibly separated them into two different things. It was a good idea." I told Mr. Jiang.
Mr. Jiang put his hands on his hands and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you don't actually need to waste this time. Although the cabinet was able to supervise the prince's studies before, it was just for profit - if there is no profit, we can't afford it. If there is no profit, or the profit is not big enough, who else is there in the court now?" Make the sound of the staff and the horse?”
Zhang Siwei nodded and said: "Sir, what you said is true, but it is actually just the benefit of 'hiding in the residence'."
The so-called "ministers of the hidden residence" generally refer to those people who hang out with the prince. After becoming the prince's teacher, this minister is considered to be part of the prince's lineage. When the prince ascends the throne in the future, he will usually receive some political benefits.
Because of this kind of political rule, the selection of teachers for the crown prince usually requires a lot of head-scratching. After all, this is a road to heaven - the most typical ones are Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, both of whom were teachers of Mu Zong. After Mu Zong succeeded to the throne, The two immediately took power one after another. After Zhang Juzheng defeated Gao Gong, he upheld the state affairs until his death and envied the civil servants all over the world.
But for today's Prince Luo, this enlightenment teacher is almost meaningless - the child is young and he can't remember it. Moreover, Zhu Yijun is so young and rarely catches a cold or a fever - if nothing else, what's the use of retiring as an official if he waits for the crown prince to take over? For young Hanlin officials, although this opportunity is worth gambling on their youth, these people have little influence now.
Secondly, the current emperor has far surpassed his father's authority in terms of authority. After making up his mind to set the rules, Zhang Siwei judged that the courtiers might not dare to challenge him.
What's more, as soon as the emperor's memorial requesting the establishment of a prince was accepted, he gave the courtiers who might object to a reason to "choose the lesser of two evils" for self-defense. What's the point of choosing a teacher of your own choice for the prince to study in a school?
Zhang Siwei even felt that it was really not difficult for the emperor to accomplish this task, and there was no need to use the matter of fixed reserves to decide it - it seemed undignified. But it is useless to talk more. Since the emperor is no longer solemn, I, the prime minister, must make things right.
As a result, Zhang Siwei was now out in the political hall, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty quickly learned the contents of King Zheng's memorial. To Zhang Siwei's expectation, which almost caused Zhu Yijun's face to be swollen, the majority of the court officials not only did not oppose the emperor's construction of the school, but all of them seconded the proposal and firmly supported the emperor's construction of the Zhanshi Mansion School.
What's more, the minister, who only had daughters but no sons, asked the emperor if there were already two girls' schools in the capital - Zhan Shifu School. After all, princesses also need a place to go to school, right? The girl in my family is about the same age as the eldest princess, so she is just the right age to be a classmate of His Highness!
When Zhu Yijun saw these memorials, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. If I had known that you wanted your children to be classmates with the prince, why would I bother with this? I still have to explain it to the queen, and even pretend to decline the threesome.
Well, it seems like I lost money this time.
