novelweb Chapter 1088 Small Problem
Chapter 1088 Small Problem
The construction and reform of the Imperial College, including the reform of the imperial examination, are all in progress.
It is a shame to say that although the Imperial College is the highest administrative department of education, when the reform really started, the people who went to the Imperial College did nothing. A large group of officials, doctors, etc., were either watching the construction site, or compiling teaching materials, or going out to find various master craftsmen, various powerful farmers, and herdsmen, and now they have to start the preparatory work.
Wang Yan taught people in the Imperial College steadily, one class a day, one and a half hours, that is, three hours. Basically, it took up a whole morning.
He did not force anyone to attend the class, but he only taught for less than a month, and the 800 people he expanded to recruit, the original 200 people, and various wealthy families who got the upper hand and donated money to the Imperial College to buy places, have developed to more than 2,000 people. He also added a class in the afternoon from one class in the morning every day.
He is now a great scholar.
Even if people doubt Wang Yan's intention to rebel, they will never doubt that Wang Yan's knowledge is not enough. Even recently, there is a rumor that Wang Yan's "new learning" is a way to solve problems. Some officials have used the ideas in the "new learning" to solve problems in actual work and have achieved success. Some businessmen have used the ideas in the "new learning" to make a lot of money in a short period of time.
This is true, because the content of Wang Yan's writing includes methodology. Although he did have ulterior motives, he did not fool around. Although his doctrine borrowed a lot of ideas from other great Confucian scholars, it was just a layer of skin, which conformed to the Confucian morality. The real content was not copied by him, but a summary of his thoughts after more than a thousand years.
He, Wang, is not stingy. He wrote serious dragon-slaying techniques. Whether he can understand the dragon-slaying sword from it is a matter of personal fate.
As for why there was no such rumor before, of course he was the one who spread it...
Learning is really hard. More than a thousand people want to hear Wang Yan's words, so they have to surround him in three layers, and it is still midsummer and it is very hot.
Wang Yan, wearing his official robe loosely, said loudly: "Let's stop here today. The weather is hot and people's hearts are restless. Some people can't stand the high temperature and are already drowsy. I'm afraid they can't listen to anything. From now on, there will be 200 people in one class, two classes a day, and one round every five days. My theory can't help you pass the imperial examination and enter the officialdom. You still have to work harder on other subjects. The canteen has prepared green bean soup to relieve the heat. Everyone drink a bowl and go away." He waved his hand, and some drowsy people became energetic and got up and dispersed. Someone quickly caught up with Wang Yan who was wandering away, and said, "Student has something to tell you, sir." This man is more than 20 years old, not tall, relatively thin, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. This is a great person. His name is Zhang Dun, and he is 24 years old this year. In the second year of Jiayou, he passed the imperial examination with Su Shi and others. The champion of that subject was Zhang Heng. This Zhang Heng is Zhang Dun's nephew. He didn't pass the exam for his nephew, and he felt bad about it, so he didn't accept the official position and prepared to take the exam again.
In the fourth year of Jiayou, which is this year, he passed the imperial examination again. He was sent to the Imperial College to be a small official. At that time, Wang Yan was visiting various bigwigs. Maybe he wanted to show his respect. He also knew that Wang Yan would definitely take action, so he sent a few good seedlings to him.
Zhang Dun was listening to the class here. He was a member of the reform faction and had long had the idea of reforming the country. He admired Wang Yan, such a powerful superior. Since he came here, in addition to doing his job, he always asked Wang Yan for some knowledge.
Even if Wang Yan didn't know that Zhang Dun would rule the world in the future, he still admired him. The imperial examination must have disadvantages, and it is definitely not good to specialize in Confucian classics, but those who have made it through the imperial examination are all outstanding. Confucian classics also talk about the great principles of governing the country and seeking personal gain. These outstanding people can really see the words in the words, which is why they can be widely educated. Just two words, genius.
To be honest, no official who passed the imperial examination and became an official is a waste. But when they really entered the officialdom, people were divided into superiors and inferiors because of their personality, experience, position, means, etc. Some people rose to prominence, while others offended people as soon as they took office and traveled for a lifetime.
Wang Yan smiled and nodded: "Go ahead."
Zhang Dun said: "Yesterday afternoon, I heard that the second sister of the husband's wife had an affair with Liang Han, the second son of the Yongchang Earl's Mansion..., and the husband's father-in-law caught the adultery on the spot at the Daxiangguo Temple. Now the news in Beijing is spreading. The husband is in a bad situation now, I'm afraid..."
"Is my situation not good?" Wang Yan asked with a smile, "Zihou, tell me how bad this official is."
"Uh..."
Zhang Dun paused for a moment, smiled foolishly, "The husband has Already know?"
"I heard it from my family this morning. These are all small things. I still remember that when I was serving as the military inspector in Beijing, others made things difficult for me. At most, they said that my father-in-law and mother-in-law's family lent money privately. I was called to the Political Affairs Hall to be held accountable... What happened later? Pang Ji was dismissed from his post, and Zhou Kongmu died on the way to his new post. Zihou, my situation has never been good since I became an official. Go and do something."
Wang Yan patted his shoulder and left swaying with a patinated fan.
Zhang Dun pondered the meaning of his leader's words, grinned, turned around and left, and walked quickly to the cafeteria to eat.
He heard that Wang Yan had exquisite food and treated his officials well. In the past, it was all hearsay. Only after he came to Beijing did he realize that what he said was true. The Xunyuan Yamen includes branches, and you can smell the fragrant aroma every noon meal. After he was assigned to the Imperial College, he felt that the food and drink were no worse than in a restaurant, and they were all benefits. Even though the summer is hot, he has no desire to lose his appetite...
Although his family conditions are very good, it does not prevent him from enjoying welfare. It is not only free, but also an affirmation of his status. There are only two yamen in the capital that have their own canteens with excellent food, the Military Patrol Court and the Imperial College.
Of course Zhang Dun doesn't understand economics. Why do the Military Patrol Court and the Imperial College have good food? Because these two yamen cooperate with farmers near Bianjing to purchase meat, eggs, and vegetables.
This is how Wang Yan reaps what he sows. This is all because he has always sent people to operate and distribute various seedlings to the people so that they can raise pigs and poultry. He purchases them all and is still building large-scale breeding farms. The so-called ecological cycle breeding method is also being implemented.
Even if you buy a hilltop, you can also buy fields near the foot of the hill. Chickens are raised on the mountain, fish, ducks and geese are raised in the water, and a place is set aside to raise pigs. Then find someone to process the manure and fertilize the crops. A portion of the harvest is used as feed.
He didn't know how many places like this he had in the entire Song Dynasty. Over the years, I don’t know how many epidemics I have experienced, and I don’t know how many good veterinarians and livestock farmers have cultivated these meats. They are all very high-level, professional, and have a mature system.
But he has always been doing it by himself, and the scale is not too big. It only radiates outward in Hangzhou, Yangzhou, Bianjing and the northwest. Compared with the entire Song Dynasty territory, it is still not enough.
The meat raised is purchased by the business specifically responsible for this area, and then stably supplied to the Military Inspectorate and the Imperial College.
These two yamen are not short of money. The military training academy has its own business. As Wang Yan runs the northwest, their business has also reached the northwest, and they are very rich. Although the Imperial College cannot be said to be rich after Wang Yan took office, it is certainly not short of money.
He fought with the political affairs hall and opened the "Guozi Shuyuan" to sell books, pens, inks, paper and inkstones. At the same time, he published a newspaper called "Da Song Wen Bao". As the name suggests, it talks about culture, literature, thought, and ideology. It is for educated literati. At the same time, two supplements were created, called "People's Livelihood Newspaper of the Song Dynasty" and "Stories of the Song Dynasty".
The former talks about national development and is for the common people to listen to. The latter specializes in collecting wonderful stories, anecdotes, etc. to entertain the public.
Culture and education flourished in the Song Dynasty, but the literacy rate was only 10%. But for stories with strong communication attributes, older people may not be able to learn to read. But if you are young and have been exposed to it for a long time, you will naturally learn common words.
Moreover, these newspapers are also very popular. Wang Yan also prohibited private newspapers from being run. Although official yamen have also run some newspapers, it is obvious that this cannot be done well by following the same example.
The money earned by the Imperial College is enough to improve the salaries of the officials. This is a stable source of income. What's more, there are official reselling student qualifications and absorbing donations from large households. Therefore, although the current officials of the Imperial College are a little tired, they are very comfortable, and their power has been increased. They all respect Wang Yan as if they were a god.
They admitted that their ideas were a bit extreme just after hearing Wang Yan's reputation. Wang Yan is very annoying, but if it is their immediate boss, it is the living father...
It’s all linked together.
Other yamen would like to learn, but they have no money...
As for the scandal that suddenly appeared in the Sheng family, it was an accident. When people live in Beijing, these messy things are always inevitable.
Of course, Wang Yan knew this plot clearly. It was designed by Sheng Minglan to make Sheng Molan marry a not-so-good man.
Originally, it was because Mrs. Lin killed Minglan's biological mother, Mrs. Wei, but now that Mrs. Wei did not die because of Wang Yan's reminder, she gave birth to an additional son. As a result, Minglan still secretly caused trouble for Mo Lan. It is estimated that these Although Nian saved his life, life was extremely difficult. I'm afraid Hua Lan's sentimental words before were not fully understood.
After all, the Wei family is not dead, and Minglan is living with the Wei family. There is no old lady from the Sheng family to support her and spend money for her. Sheng Hong was in the back house, and he was a believer. The Wei family couldn't eat or sleep well. It was hot in summer and cold in winter. It was very difficult.
Of course, even so, it will definitely be better than ordinary people's homes. But after all, the Sheng family is not a common person, but an official. The family is also engaged in business and has a large business. Minglan has been bullied since she was a child, and this time she is trying to find a good husband, which will definitely involve intrigue. Of course Minglan is a vengeful person, so it is normal for the plot of the Sheng family's back house to return.
"...My father was really anxious this time. He locked up the Lin family, and Mo Lan was also locked up in the ancestral hall..."
At the dinner table, Hua Lan, who had been home for a day, was talking about things at home, and said with some anxiety, "These things in my family won't have any impact on the officials, right?"
Looking away at the three children who were eating and drinking with their ears propped up, especially the youngest daughter in the room who was just over three years old, Wang Yan shook his head in a funny way and tapped the bowl with his chopsticks: "You guys are listening carefully, can you understand? ?”
"How does daddy know that I don't understand?" The three-year-old daughter spoke in a babyish voice and blinked her big eyes. Her name is Wang Wenlan. Together with his eldest brother Wang Wenhua, Hualan became famous.
"You know best, hurry up and eat." Hua Lan patted her little head gently, then turned to look at Wang Yan.
Wang Yan took a sip of the fragrant fish soup and said with a smile: "It's just a matter of children. What impact can these small things have? I'm afraid my father-in-law will have a hard time, but after all, it will affect his reputation. People will only think that The Sheng family has no way to teach their daughter, and it will also affect Rulan and Minglan. "
"Yes, what my father cares most about is the reputation of the Sheng family and the future of the Sheng family. This is good, the reputation of the Sheng family is bad. My father is the same. How can such a thing be spread..."
"My father-in-law will not be so angry that he will lose his head. Moreover, my mother-in-law is still here, and the old lady is also here. I will definitely control all the relevant people as soon as possible. So how did the news spread?"
Hua Lan thought deeply: "It must have been arranged long ago, is it the Lin family? They did it on purpose! I heard that the person my father introduced to Mo Lan was a scholar, and he studied in the Imperial College. Mo Lan followed the Lin family, He is a man who admires wealth, and the two of them did this just to get Mo Lan to marry into a wealthy family! "
"My beloved wife is really smart!"
As he spoke, Wang Yan slapped his eldest son on the back of the head, "Why are you talking when I'm talking to your mother?"
"Hiss... Dad, the child is wrong, really wrong. Dad is right, mother is the smartest." The eldest son, who was already nine years old, covered his head and acted obediently to please. He was still worried about his mother at home.
Staring at his eldest son, Hua Lan said: "Then there's nothing we can do about it. We've already lost our face, so we can't deny it. We must let Yongchang's house marry Mo Lan. Official...it's better to say goodbye, listen. It is said that Liang Han’s reputation is not very good, and the Yongchang Mansion is also not very clean. If the official loses his face, he may be in trouble in the future. "
"If I'm in trouble, the Sheng family won't be in trouble? How can I personally intervene in such a trivial matter? You go and talk to your father-in-law first and see what he means. He means to kill Lin and Mo Lan. It's better to make Mo Lan's marriage come true. If it comes true, he has to make peace first. I don't think the Yongchang Mansion has the guts to refuse.
If Yongchang Bofu is really ignorant, it will be even more shameless. You can ask people to take your husband's post to the inspection court and ask the inspectors to communicate with Yongchang Bofu. If they are still ignorant, then it is time for me to take action. However, Lin and Mo Lan, mother and daughter, could only be beaten to death. "
Although the big family does a lot of dirty things, they still live with dignity. As the saying goes, there is no contradiction in exchanging face for power, and then using power to find face after gaining power.
So this time around the Sheng family, there can only be two outcomes. Either Mo Lan gets married, or Lin and Mo Lan are killed. There is no other way.
Hua Lan nodded: "Okay, I will go back tomorrow to have a nice talk with my parents."
"Eating, eating, trivial matters, no matter how much you mess with them, you won't be able to eat well."
Wang Yan knew that Hua Lan was still afraid of causing trouble to him, and the so-called concern was chaos. But in fact, as long as he is not involved in too sensitive issues, no one wants to talk to him.
He is too big to lose his tail.
They wanted to torture him to death, but no one dared to do it. He has been assassinated quite a lot over the years, so this is impossible. It would definitely not be possible to send troops to surround and kill someone without a legitimate reason. Unreasonable things would never happen to Wang Yan. It's hard to say whether the army they sent to besiege and kill Wang Yan included Wang Yan's soldiers.
Moreover, he has a huge influence in the academic world, has high prestige among the literati group, and has high popular support among the people. The officials who came out from his staff are now scattered around the country and serve in various positions. They are all very useful and capable ministers and officials. They are die-hard loyalists of Wang Yan. They learn Wang Yan's political methods and follow Wang Yan's actions. political thought. It would really be a disaster to kill him.
This kind of mess about the father-in-law's back house is not a big deal at all, let alone having to blame him...
After that day, Wang Yan ignored the matter. It was the result of Hua Lan telling him a few days later.
There was nothing unexpected. Just like in the original drama, Mo Lan got her wish and married into the Earl of Yongchang. Lin, an acquaintance of Wang Yan, was beaten well and sent to Zhuangzi outside the city, and died soon after. .
This time, it's probably not Minglan, but the Wang family, or in other words, it wasn't Minglan originally, but the Wang family.
Because the Lin family had Sheng Hong to protect her from the intrigues in the back house, this time Sheng Hong was really hurt. Not to mention that calling her "Hong Lang" in a delicate way didn't work, even calling her dad didn't work.
Sheng Hong valued the lintel of the Sheng family more than his life. He lived with the Sheng family all his life. Lin had really touched the bottom line, so naturally he would no longer protect her.
So Wang, who has been fighting for more than 20 years, of course wants to take the opportunity to resolve the hatred in his heart. What if Sheng Hong becomes soft-hearted and thinks of Lin again? Therefore, Wang must find a way to kill Lin, completely solve the problem, and avoid recurrence in the future...
Ru Lan still took a fancy to the scholar from a poor family, and also learned from Mo Lan's operation. Although he didn't learn it thoroughly, there was no such thing as getting on the bus first and then paying for the ticket, but he still caused some minor troubles and finally got what he wanted.
What surprised Wang Yan was Gu Tingye. He didn't pay much attention to such a small role. But Gu Tingye's name came to Zhao Zhen's ears because he was drinking and talking nonsense, and he was not allowed to take the imperial examination. The next time Gu Tingye's name appeared in his ears was in the court's battle report.
After Gu Tingye failed in the imperial examination and offended Zhao Zhen, he joined the army that year and went to the northwest to join the Western Army. He was good at martial arts, literate, and understood the art of war. He was promoted to an official after several conflicts with Xixia.
In the autumn of the fourth year of Jiayou, the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty believed that Xixia was already on its last legs and could mobilize the army to give a fatal blow and completely eliminate its regime, so they directly launched a war.
This battle lasted from autumn to spring, and this battle completely defeated Xixia. Some of the Xixia royal family were captured and some went into exile.
Gu Tingye performed outstandingly in this battle. In half a year, he defeated Yuhou, the capital of the army, which commanded 2,500 people. After the battle, he was rewarded based on his merits, and was directly promoted to a general with a general title, and was transferred back to the capital to serve...
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