Yang Shen's reply made Zhu Houzhao highly appreciate it. It not only gave him a new understanding, but also grasped the essence of the matter. The literacy rate of the people in the Ming Dynasty was not high, and the consequences were that the government decrees were completely ignored when they reached the county level. Can't go down anymore.
Therefore, the current solution to change this situation is to strengthen education. Those who have the conditions to study should study, and those who do not have the conditions should also study. There was a person in the late Qing Dynasty who put forward such a saying: A young man's wisdom will lead to the country's wisdom, and a young man will be rich. If young people are strong, the country will be strong; if young people are independent, the country will be independent; if young people are free, the country will be free; if young people make progress, the country will progress; if young people are better than Europe, then the country will be better than Europe; if young people are strong on the earth, then the country will be strong on the earth.
Now look at how reasonable it is. It is not the hopeless late Ming Dynasty. There are still many things that can be tried to correct, such as vigorously developing the education system, increasing the literacy rate among the people, improving the tax system, filling the national treasury, and reforming Military system makes the army strong.
Then there are firearms. In fact, during the Yongle Dynasty, the development of firearms had reached its peak. Artillery and muskets had surpassed any country in the world. However, after a hundred years, cold weapons gradually gained the upper hand, and firearms were buried again. There are many reasons for this.
But it is undeniable that the development of firearms. As for the red cannon of Qi Qing, haha, it is just a leftover from Zhu Di's play, and his descendants are unworthy. Until now, no one has paid attention to the development of firearms. It will have to wait for several decades before Wanli Yi Chao Cai gradually began to pay attention to firearms, but it was already too late.
Zhu Houzhao, as a later university professor who traveled through time, naturally knew how important the development of firearms was, and this had long been on the agenda.
He was even more happy after studying Yang Shen. Isn't this the innovative talent he needs? I have made a plan in my mind, and I am thinking about how to get the son from Yang Tinghe to come over and work for me.
Yang Shen became more drunk, and became bolder and more open-minded; "O Holy Ming today, as soon as this grace is opened, all the scholars in the world will be happy. After ten years of hard work, it is just for the sake of being named on the gold list, which is held once every three years. I don’t know how many scholars have been wasted in the imperial examination, and Enke is a testament to the brilliance of His Majesty’s methods.”
Liu Jin stared at him. He was so courageous. He dared to make arrogant remarks about the emperor after drinking. He was not afraid of death. He was about to scold him and stepped forward. Zhu Houzhao raised his arms to stop him.
"Brother Yang's words made me suddenly enlightened. It was like clearing the clouds and seeing the sun. It shows how talented I am. I admire you."
After all, Yang Shen was young and talented, but he couldn't hide his austerity. He felt a little embarrassed when he heard the words and said, "I don't dare to take it as a compliment. What I said just now while drunk cannot be taken seriously."
"Brother Yang is too modest. I still have one thing that I don't understand. Why don't you, with your talent, take part in this imperial examination in order to serve the imperial court in the future?" Zhu Houzhao still asked this question.
Hearing this, Yang Shen suddenly said with a look of helplessness on his face, "It's not that I don't want to, but that I can't. My father said that unless it's a big exam every three years, Enke, only useless scholars will take it. Those who are really talented and confident, I won’t participate. A son doesn’t blame his father. It’s just that my father is too straightforward.”
Zhu Houzhao was also speechless. It turned out that his son was not allowed to participate just because Enke was not a serious imperial examination. This was really Yang Tinghe's character. According to Zhu Houzhao's memory, when he was still the prince, this old man had a bad temper. He has the most black marks on himself, followed by Xie Qian and a few other old guys.
Yang Shen's words were quite unconvincing and helpless. Who said this was his father.
"Come on, come on, let's drink." Zhu Houzhao didn't know how to comfort him, so he had to raise his glass.
The more I thought about the old guy, the more angry I became. I thought, What a shame, old guy. Since my great talent has been buried like this, I can’t let you go. Hmm, even if it’s your son, I’ll snatch it away. If you don't allow him to join Enke and become an official, I will really disgust you, hehe.
It's just that I have to wrong this great talent once, but judging from Yang Shen's attitude, it doesn't seem to matter.
Yang Shen finally couldn't stand it anymore and fell asleep on the wine table. Zhu Houzhao was also dizzy, but he was just a little drunk. Thinking about Yang Shen's words, he sighed: "A scholar in the field can read better than the whole court." The minister must be transparent. This opinion not only makes me ashamed, but also makes all the ministers ashamed."
Zhang Zhong and Liu Jin listened silently, but did not dare to answer. They were the emperor's servants, not ministers. They could only listen, but they could not answer, let alone spread.
Zhu Houzhao felt bored, shook his head, and ordered: "Liu Jin, tell someone to send Young Master Yang to rest."
The next day, Yang Shen woke up from alcohol and found that he was sleeping in Qionglou overnight. He was horrified. If his father found out, he would inevitably be blamed, and the family law would take care of him.
Fortunately, his worries are unnecessary. As long as he doesn't tell himself, who knows what he did outside if he didn't go home all night. How dare Wang Jinglong and others dare to chew their tongues, and their own butts are not clean? If their family members find out about their trip to Qionglou, hey, no one knows who will suffer.
Yang Shen hurriedly said goodbye and hurried away. Before leaving, he wished Zhu Houzhao that he would be named on the list and that we would meet again soon.
Wang Yushi's Mansion, study room.
"Father, this is a new article written by my child. How about you take a look at it." Wang Jinglong came back last night and has been holding back until now, just waiting for an excuse to put eye drops on Zhu Shou.
Wang Qiong and Xu Qiong are very good people in the court. In addition, he is strict and Xu Qiong is a polite person. Naturally, the two of them cherish each other and become close friends. And Xu Qiong is the examiner this time. As long as Zhu Shou's name came to his ears, and nothing would happen to Zhu Shou in high school this time.
Wang Jinglong is really thoughtful, and the others are almost the same. Two of them are still the deputy examiners and marking officers this time.
As long as they each have a crooked mouth and make their old man hate this name, hehe.
"This article is acceptable, but it is a little too cautious in solving the topic. There is still room for improvement." Wang Qiong commented lightly.
Wang Jinglong knew this would be the comment, so he didn't say much. He asked his father to correct him. His attitude was very good, which made him even better in Wang Qiong's eyes. He was his good son. He was well-behaved and obedient, and never caused trouble. He was deeply loved. He loved him, but he was such a good son, but he started doing deceptive things.
"What father said is that the child must be more careful next time." Wang Jinglong accepted the correction.
Seeing that the time was almost up, he said, "My child and his friends attended a poetry appreciation party the day before yesterday. During the meeting, a scholar made frivolous remarks, saying that his father had made mistakes when compiling the Caohe Map Chronicles in his early years. Who doesn't know that my father worked hard back then? That Kuangsheng was rude, and the child argued with him, but he couldn't argue with him. Later, he became even more arrogant, saying that if Enke was promoted to an official, the child would not argue with him, but he was arrogant and had no etiquette. Such scholars are truly a disgrace to our generation."
Wang Qiong was a rigorous man, almost meticulous. The Caohe Illustration was completed after three years when he was an official in Henan. It was for this reason that he was valued and promoted by the late emperor. Unexpectedly, many years later, someone would question his work. , what a rude mad student.
"It is inevitable to be young and vigorous. If you argue with him, you will fall down. By the way, what is the name of that crazy life? As a father, I really want to see him." Wang Qiong scolded his son and then asked Zhu Houzhao Naturally, he didn't want his son to see his anger.
How could Wang Jinglong not know his father's thoughts? He was secretly proud in his heart, but his face looked like he had been taught: "What my father taught me is that the child understands that the scholar's name is Zhu Shou, and he is here to participate in this Enke examination. My father still gave up the idea of meeting him. This man is extremely arrogant and does not know etiquette. If he meets him, he will only make my father unhappy."
Wang Qiong calmly ordered: "That's it, let's give it up. You go down and study hard to study. Enke is not your goal. My father hopes that you can go to high school on the right path. There is no need to compete with useless people." "
Wang Jinglong obeyed and exited. After he left, Wang Qiong became serious, slapped the table and shouted, "Butler, prepare the sedan chair and go to Master Xu's house of the Ministry of Rites."
Wang Qiong and Wang Han in history were upright and upright. In fact, it was only a matter in front of others and in private. Who knows, just like Zhang Juzheng, who had a great reputation in the government and the public, and among the people, and finally died. After checking, it turns out that he is not clean behind his back and is criticized by others. It can be seen that no one is perfect. It is useless no matter how colorful the history books are. The facts are before our eyes. Wang Qiong's magnanimity cannot be said to be magnanimous. Wang Han, no, we have to go. Talk to Xu Qiong about Zhu Shou.
Because the Enke exam will start tomorrow, so today, all the students who are interested in Enke High School must go to the exam room to familiarize themselves with their exam room seats. They must not make a mistake, because each one is marked. If you make a mistake, you will be will be disqualified.
Zhu Houzhao took Zhang Zhong away early, but Liu Jin was different. If someone recognized him, it would be troublesome, but he could not be taken with him. As for himself, there was nothing to fear. Officials below the fourth rank were There was no chance of identifying him.
As soon as they arrived at the gate of Gongyuan, the place was already surrounded. The manpower from Jingzhao Mansion and Wucheng Military and Horse Division had already arrived early in the morning to maintain order. From now on, martial law will be enforced here until the end of the exam. , three exams before and after, each exam takes three days. If you answer the questions in advance, you can hand in the paper in advance and wait for the next exam.
Jia Yi Qi Jiu was Zhu Houzhao's seat. He quickly found his seat, with Zhang Zhong following behind him.
"Zizhang, my seat is here, A143." Since Tan Zongzheng was also in Courtyard A, he greeted Liu Zizhang.
His voice immediately attracted Zhu Houzhao's attention, and he said happily, "Brothers, we meet again."
When Liu Zizhang saw that it was the young man with extraordinary origins in brocade and splendid clothes from last time, he smiled and said, "I was mistaken last time. I didn't expect that the young master is also a scholar who participated in Enke. I am disrespectful." He still remained vigilant and did not want to interact with him. Zhu Houzhao was too involved.
Tan Zongzheng was much more generous. He held up his hands and said with a smile, "It turns out that you participated in the Enke Examination just like us. Well, have you found your seat? Mine is right here."
Zhu Houzhao smiled and said: "Mine is here too, right next to you." He liked Tan Zongzheng's straightforward character very much.
Seeing that he was also a scholar, the two of them became somewhat close. Although Liu Zizhang was no longer resisting him, he still didn't want to offend this incomprehensible young man, so he cupped his hands and said, "I haven't found my seat yet. Liu Zizhang wishes you best wishes, sir." If you have a name, please.”
Zhu Houzhao knew that he was cautious and did not care about it. He smiled and said: "My surname is Zhu, and my single name is the word longevity. In line with Brother Liu's good wishes, I also wish you both to be on the gold list. Please."
Tan Zongzheng cupped his hands and thanked him, and before leaving, he greeted Zhu Houzhao. He didn't really care.
