There is a home in the depths of the white clouds

Chapter 251 The Spring of the 4th Year of Chenghua

After returning from the backyard, Wu Youwei found Wantong looking at his paintings.

"Is this a torch?" Wantong asked Wu Youwei holding something up, "But it doesn't look like it? A firecracker? Why is there no wire?"

"It's called a musket." Wu Youwei thought for a while: "The correct way to say it is a pistol.

"Really?" Wantong didn't quite understand: "You want to do this?"

"I'm just interested in it for a while." "The heat weapon needs to be tested after he researches it, so let's talk about it."

Now that Wantong may think he is hysterical!

Although it was explained that there were already firecrackers in the court, but the appearance of his pistol was a thousand miles away.

"Okay, have you seen everything?" Wantong put down the things in his hand.

kindness. " Wu Youwei said with a smile: "The emperor is really too polite. "

"That's a reward for you. He got a lot of benefits." Wantong also laughed: "At that time, I wanted you to be an official."

Wu Youwei was taken aback: "Huh?"

"Let me reject it." Wantong talked about the situation at the time, and then said in fear: "The Ministry of Revenue is a pit! A big pit! You must not go there, look at Mr. Shang Ren, you are so worried that you are losing your hair , the old man is not easy."

Wu Youwei was even more confused: "What? Go to the household department?

"The emperor thinks that you will make money, and you have ideas. You are a weird person. If you are in charge of the household department, you will save him money and make money. Maybe you will get rich!" Wantong said with a smirk. : "I can't let you go to that place, the poor are the poor ones, I told him 'you can't enter the Imperial Academy unless you are a Jinshi, and you can't enter the cabinet unless you are an imperial scholar', and he also pointed out that you will join the cabinet as a cabinet minister in the future." What about him!"

Wu Youwei laughed loudly: "Then he will have to wait.

Huaxia has had the term "seniority" since ancient times. He is a young man in his twenties, even if he is a genius, he must be at least forty if he wants to join the cabinet. A talented scholar, his official career should have been smooth, but it was full of ups and downs.

The leader of the three list, the earliest time to join the cabinet was 49 years old.

He is over half a century old, and because of this, he is called "flea into the cabinet".

As a result, he was framed again and denounced. It was not until the age of 60, that is, in February of the third year of Chenghua, that Emperor Xianzong recalled Shang Ren and used him. At that time, Shang Ren was already old enough to seek the country.

Emperor Xianzong ordered him to re-enter the cabinet in his original position.

Shang Ren, playing the resignation, Emperor Xianzong said: "The first emperor knew that you were wronged, so you should not resign." After Shang Ren took office, he first stated eight things, namely:

Diligent (study hard)

Advice (adopt advice)

reserve general (reserve general)

Frontier defense (defense the frontier)

Provincial redundant officials (reduce redundant officials)

Set up a social warehouse (set up a free warehouse)

Respect

Guangzaoshi Law (widely enacted scholar law)

Emperor Xianzong expressed his approval and adopted it.

The "acceptance of advice" mentioned in the memorial is to request the recall of those who were demoted for speaking out after the first year of Chenghua, including Luo Lun, Kong Gongxun, etc., so they were able to resume their official positions.

Especially Luo Lun, gave Emperor Xianzong a big surprise, so that Emperor Xianzong relied more on Shang Ren

I think he can judge people, and I also feel that I have face: after all, Luo Lun was the first champion he hand-picked, and the meaning is different.

It's just that Shang Lu's eight affairs involve the interests of some people, so that the old man is quite unable to handle it now.

I worry about it every day. Every time I see him, I always have a posture of "suffering and hating", so that the few good players in Jinyiwei avoid him, fearing that they will encounter bad luck. Always lose at poker...

It is "early" to join the cabinet at the age of 49. He is only 24 years old, not 42 years old, so it is even more impossible.

The two had a good laugh at home, and Wu Youwei also knew that Wantong was doing it for his own good, that Mu Xiuyu would be destroyed by Lin Feng, and if he was valued too much by the emperor, many people should "value" him.

Although Wantong is already low-key enough, Emperor Xianzong is helpless!

Rewarding these things requires a title, and I drew one at random, but it can be seen that Emperor Xianzong attaches great importance to Wu Youwei.

Every year during the Chinese New Year, there are rewards, and from time to time, there will be something more, Wu Youwei is not in the court, but he is more favored than the people in the court.

Bai Zhen couldn't sit still anymore. In view of Wu Youwei's special status, he also thought about whether Wu Youwei wanted to restore Wu's abolished empress.

Later, I felt it was wrong, because with the grievances and entanglements between Wu Youwei and Dafang, I am afraid that he is the last person who wants Wu Youwei to be restored after being abolished.

But Bai Zhen thought too much. If Wu Youwei could speak up before the imperial court, then he would not be able to offend, or even try to win him over.

It turned out that his plan was going to fail, and it happened that Wu Ying also broke with him...

Concubine Bai is about to give birth now, as long as it's a boy...he has to find someone to talk to the emperor.

Standing as the prince will be able to inherit the throne in the future.

Daming is good at this point, as long as it is a prince, there is no one who does not inherit the throne... unless it is an early death.

The Bai family also knew this, so ever since he found out that Concubine Bai was pregnant, he went through the palace's channels. The vegetables, eggs and meat produced in his own village were secretly delivered to the palace, and those allocated by the palace were all Need not!

I have done too many bad things, and I am afraid of being retaliated by others!

Wantong is on annual leave this time, and has been living in Moring Mountain Manor until February [-], when he ate pork head meat before going back.

As soon as Wu Youwei passed February [-], he took his nephew Wu Qiong and followed Wantong back to the capital.

He wants to work with Zhang Sheng to see how to arrange Wu Qiong's imperial examination.

Ming Dynasty, the heyday of the ancient imperial examination system, the imperial examination in this period has been perfected.

Before the Ming Dynasty, schools were only one of the ways to send candidates for the imperial examination.

In the Ming Dynasty, entering the school became the only way for the imperial examination.

Those who entered the Imperial College in the Ming Dynasty were commonly known as Jiansheng.

Guozijian is equivalent to a national university, and the conditions inside are the best.

There are generally four types of supervisors: tribute supervisors for students who study in prisons, yin prisons for bureaucrat children, jujians for recruits, and case prisons for donations.

Supervisors can directly become officials, because supervisors are people with backgrounds.

Especially in the early Ming Dynasty, there were too many people who served as central and local officials with supervisors.

After Ming Chengzu, there were fewer and fewer chances for supervisors to become officials directly, but they could directly participate in the provincial examination and pass the imperial examination to become an official.

In addition to supervisors, there are also imperial examination candidates who take part in the provincial examination.

Only by entering the school and becoming a student member can it be possible to study in prison or become a student member of the imperial examination.

In the Ming Dynasty, prefectural schools, state schools and county schools were called county schools or Confucianism.

Anyone who has passed the examinations at all levels in the province and entered the prefecture, state, and county schools is commonly called a student, commonly known as a scholar.

The entrance examination to obtain student qualifications is called the children's test, also known as the quiz or quiz.

The Tongsheng Examination consists of three stages: the county examination, the government examination and the hospital examination.

The college examinations are presided over by the provincial Xuezheng, which is also called the admiral's college, so this level of examination is called the college examination.

Those who pass the college examination are called students, and then they are assigned to study in prefectural, state, and county schools.

The students are divided into three classes, including lin students, hyperplasia, and epiphysis.

Those who are provided with meals by the government are called Linshan students, referred to as Linsheng; those who are added beyond the quota are called Zengguangshengyuan, and the division is called Zengsheng; additional places are added to the end of Linsheng and Zengsheng, and they are attached to the end of all students, called attached students member, the branch is called epiphytic.

Admission to the student body is the starting point of fame.

On the one hand, the students in the prefectural, prefecture, and county schools are selected as responsible students, and they can directly enter the Guozijian to become supervising students.

On the one hand, there are two grades of examinations, the annual examination and the scientific examination, which are divided into six grades according to the results.Those who rank first or second in the scientific examination are eligible to participate in the provincial examination and are called imperial examination students.

Therefore, students entering various places are the first level of the imperial examination ladder.

And Wu Qiong hadn't entered an academy yet, so Zhang Sheng discussed with Wu Youwei, asking Wu Qiong to go to an academy for a period of time, and then try to pass the child's entrance examination.

"My college is completed, why don't you become the head of the mountain?" Wu Youwei said, "If we hire a few more learned Confucians to teach, there will be quite a few children there."

"Alright, sooner or later you have to have your own academy." Zhang Sheng thought for a while: "Let my son go there too!"

No matter how good you are at home, you still have to go to the academy to study. How about under your nose, your beloved disciple and son can take the imperial examination together, and they can also be officials together. In the future, they can also take care of each other in the officialdom.

After all, the Zhang family is not a family of officials and eunuchs. There is no support in the court, so it is impossible to fight alone...

"Then March 3th, the hospital will open for admission!" Wu Youwei narrowed his eyes, deliberately picking the same day as "15" in later generations.

To put it bluntly, the academy is also a place where money is collected for teaching, so he has to be worthy of consumers!

Especially for education, no matter how poor it is, his academy is definitely a small place with all internal organs, including fire walls and floor heating.

There are also upper and lower water, dedicated cleaning staff.

Butler Lin Su found several impoverished households in the vicinity to come to work, and they were paid a lot of wages every month. Who in the nearby villages would not say that Master Wu Maid is a kind person?

And those who worked for Wujia Village asked Wu Youwei to stay after the construction of Wujia Village was completed and tidy up his apricot grove for him.

When the apricot tree is in bloom, it is pink, and the spring rain of apricot blossoms is not an exaggeration.

Mountains and forests need people to take care of them, such as digging pits and planting trees, guarding, deworming, etc., so Wu Youwei did not let those people lose their jobs. Instead, they asked Lin Su to sign long-term employment contracts with them, with high wages and good treatment. As long as you work hard, you will be paid monthly, and there will be red envelopes and fat points during festivals.

So much so that the Moling Mountain Villa is cleaner than anywhere else, and those people wish they didn't even leave a piece of dead grass or leaves.

"Yes!" Zhang Sheng said: "But we also have to prepare for the test, the teaching thing...

"It's fine to invite three or five great Confucian scholars, as long as they have a reputation for raising people." Wu Youwei said: "We also need to hire two scholars to teach three hundred thousand children."

"This is fine!" Zhang Sheng said: "I know two old scholars, they are either not talented, or they are family...do you see?"

"No problem, family members can come and live here. I have a courtyard prepared for the teachers." Wu Youwei said generously, "Family members can cook in the cafeteria of the college, and they also get a salary."

Zhang Sheng was overjoyed when he heard the words: "Great kindness!"

Looking back, Zhang Sheng really contacted two old scholars, one surnamed Zhang and the other surnamed Li. He has already given birth to a son and a daughter with excellent medical skills, and he has agreed to die for the two elders in the future; Mr. Li Xiucai is because his wife is barren and the family is in trouble. After passing the exam that year, he has not been able to make further progress. I don't think so much anymore, I just find a place to teach and educate people and live with my wife and children.

He didn't have any relatives, and the family wanted to adopt a child for him. He was afraid that he would die early and leave his wife behind, and he would be neglected, so he didn't agree to the adoption, so he took a little money with his wife to make a living in Beijing.

Wantong also found two scholars for Wu Youwei, which was exactly the opposite of what Zhang Sheng was looking for. These two scholars were very young, but their family backgrounds were not very good. It's not easy, and they can only make ends meet. The imperial examination is a time-consuming and expensive job, and they also want to find a quiet place where they can read books in a leisurely manner.

Wu Youwei is just right here, the old scholar is out of energy, so the young scholar can help out as a teaching assistant!

And how many children are there?

The work is easy and the monthly salary is high, and there is still time to read and study.

Coincidentally, the two young scholars are also surnamed Li and the other...

The great Confucian Wu Youwei has not been found yet, but his college can start first, and then he sent all the children in Wujiacun and his family to...jiacun college.

In the spring of the fourth year of Chenghua, on March [-]th, Wujiacun College officially opened!