Chapter 27: No Crown Prince for the time being
"My dear friends, let's discuss it." Zhu Youlang said it for about half an hour like a one-man show. After saying this, he picked up the teacup and took a sip, moistening his throat.
Zhu Youlang doesn’t like to sing solo shows. He likes his ministers to discuss heatedly, pick up the leftovers and fill in the gaps, and form a mature plan.
What he just made was actually a summary report, summarizing the gains and losses of the past and arranging the subsequent work. The ministers were very clear about his preferences and began to speak and discuss without any scruples.
"Your Majesty, I think that everything is in trouble and education is the first. Because the focus of military affairs last year, the construction of academies and schools started late, the progress was not great. Only Guangdong has made rapid progress, while Fujian and Guangxi have only started construction in the second half of the year. Of course, the focus this year is to fully deploy these three provinces, Yunnan and Jiangxi have been launched in sequence. Based on this situation, I am anxious. We are too short of talents, so I have thought about it again and again. Can I break the precedent of holding an examination every three years and hold an examination first? First, we can recruit talents with fame like Sun Sheng of Guangning: Second, if the news is spread, the scholars in the Qing dynasty can see hope and will inevitably come to vote." Chief assistant Wu Bing took the lead in speaking.
"Your Majesty, I will discuss that I will do extraordinary things at the same time. I have too short of people in my hands, and I will not be able to succeed in raising talents for three to five years. Therefore, it is also a good idea to select a group of talents for those who have made great achievements in the previous dynasty," said Qu Shixi.
"I'm going to discuss it." Huang Zongxi, Chen Zizhuang, Lu Daqi, Chen Bangyan, and Yang Qiaoran also nodded one after another.
Wu Bing's suggestion is feasible. Because according to the old system, conducting scientific research every three years is obviously not in line with the current situation. However, as an emperor who is determined to reform, Zhu Youlang valued more ideas that are close to himself. If these scholars still have the concept of "herdsmen" rather than the "people-oriented" governance idea, it would be better not to use it. Because these people who become officials are not only useless to the new policy, but will instead become a resistance to reform.
Thinking of this, Zhu Youlang said: "This policy can be feasible first. However, because it is omitted to enter the imperial examination directly, such as the children's examination, the government examination and the provincial examination, it is impossible to avoid a mixture of things. Therefore, the Imperial College can be established first, and the local governors will recommend talents for the examination first. The one who passes the examination will be the supervisor. The supervisor will enter the Imperial College and participate in the imperial examination next year. In this way, the steps will be more stable."
"Will the supervisor have fame?" Wu Bing asked.
"These people have fame and honor, either as scholars or as juren. Even if they fail the exam, they can still be second-ranked officials in the local area. Therefore, I suggest that all students who are in the examination for the Central Supervisory Office can be treated as fame and honor of the Juren." Chen Zizhuang said.
"No, gathering students, as it is said, they have fame and fortune. If they are juren, they can do it. If they are scholars, they can be juren who are admitted to the Imperial College, and they may lose their enterprising spirit." Lu Daqi retorted.
"Yin Ruogong's words are wrong. If he has the fame of the Juren, he can be an official, but which Juren does not have the greatest honor to be famous on the imperial list? Therefore, there is no need to worry that they will lose their enterprising spirit." Chen Zizhuang said.
"No, no, no, no, if a scholar loses the national examination, it will always be unbeautiful if he loses the national examination. If this is an example, it will inevitably have an impact on the imperial examination system." Lu Daqi replied.
"Why should the two masters quarrel? In the following view, next year's commemorative examination is a temporary measure to recruit talents, and it cannot be an example. If the exam is taken every three years in the first dynasty, the exam will only be held in the next year. Therefore, next year's commemorative examination should be an ethics. Since it is an ethics, it will not be an example. Therefore, below, it is believed that according to what Ji Sheng Gong said, the students you have taken this year can all be a fame for the Juren." Yang Qiaoran saw Chen and Lu and each had already agreed that they had arguing and could not argue, so he spoke.
"This is a very true statement." Zhu Youlang nodded and said.
The emperor nodded, and this matter was settled.
"Your Majesty, I have another matter. Please set up the Zhanshi Mansion." Seeing that his proposal had passed, Wu Bing made another suggestion.
Zhan Shifu is an institution responsible for prince education. In the past, because Zhu Youlang had no prince, this institution was not established. Now that a prince is born, it should naturally be established.
"Well, I have the intention too." Zhu Youlang had actually considered it for a long time, and even chose the candidates for the Zhan Shi Mansion, and he happened to say it out with Wu Bing's suggestion.
"The Imperial College and the Zhanshi Mansion must be established as soon as possible. The Fujian Governor Wang Fuzhi was transferred to the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites and also the Imperial College Priest. He will preside over the affairs of the Imperial College Priest. Ling Bin, you can work hard and take another position. The Zhanshi Mansion will be the Zhanshi Mansion, and Gu Yanwu will be the Shao Zhanshi."
"I obey the order!" Chen Bangyan and Gu Yanwu were grateful and hurriedly bowed to receive the order.
Everyone felt sad when they saw this arrangement. The emperor gave Chen Bangyan and Gu Yanwu the important task of teaching the prince. In other words, these two people would be the teachers of the next emperor. If they lived long enough, there would be no problem for the two dynasties to be honored and favored.
"My son is still young, and now I just need to build a structure for the Zhan Shi Mansion. Let Ling Bin and Xuesong be busy for the time being. In the future, you grand sages will be the prince's teachers, so no one can be lazy." Zhu Youlang knew their thoughts, so the following words are mostly comforting.
"Yes, yes, yes, I will definitely live up to your Majesty's entrustion, work diligently and teach the prince well." Wu Bing replied with awkward smile.
"Your Majesty, the prince is born, so please ask the emperor to name it." Chen Bangyan said.
Yes, my son has been more than three months old, and Zhu Youlang has not yet named him, which is really a mistake to be a father.
In fact, Zhu Youlang has not thought about it, but has been unable to make up his mind.
According to real history, Zhu Youlang's son who stood by Zhu Cixuan was named Zhu Cixuan. Before him, there were two scattered people, and several more sons were born later but they did not stand up. Zhu Youlang has been hesitating whether to name this son "Cixuan", because in history, although Zhu Cixuan was made the crown prince, he ended up being killed by Wu Sangui. The ending was not good, is it a bad name?
"Forget it, just name it Cixuan. After all, if you take over the body of someone else's father, you have to give him a son. Besides, you are no longer the original Zhu Youlang, and your son may not have a bad end. Why bother with this?" Zhu Youlang finally made up his mind when he heard Chen Bangyan's question.
However, Zhu Youlang disagreed with what Chen Bangyan said about "reforming the name".
The so-called "reforming the name" means that the emperor wants to directly grant his eldest son the crown prince.
According to the old rules of the Han family, the eldest son is the legitimate son and the eldest son, and there is nothing wrong with being made the prince. But Zhu Youlang didn't want to do this.
I don’t know how many sons I will have in the future. If I had appointed the prince so early, the sons who were not made the prince would lose their ambition and would be troublesome to raise the trash.
It is better not to establish a prince for the time being, let the sons compete with each other, and to taste their character and ability, and choose the best inherited throne.
However, the idea is beautiful, but it is difficult to do.
Chapter completed!