eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 37

The autumn wind is bleak, and the eyes are full of withered and yellow scenes.Even if it's just winter, it still can't cool Mr. Wang Jiawang's fiery heart.

After he came out of the East Palace, he still couldn't calm down.

In comparison, Wu Kuan was much calmer.

"... You have to be cautious about the matter of studying in the palace, Jizhi. Originally, if the medical palace can be successful, it would be beneficial to the country and the people to teach a few doctors. But the old man sees the momentum of Jizhi, and he wants to make the world's miscellaneous studies come true. It must be included in it... I'm afraid it's a bit inappropriate," Mr. Wu Kuan still had some grudges against the prince,

He never thought that a prince with such virtues as benevolence and filial piety should behave and behave like that day.

At the young age of seven, the prince reacted so violently to words of criticism and correction,
In the future, as he grows older, his status becomes stronger, and he even ascends the throne as emperor, who will he listen to at that time?
Today, Wang Jia came over and told him a lot about "establishing a school for people who don't study". The benefits are self-evident.

The wisdom of the prince is also manifested in it.

But Wu Kuan thought about being in Qianqing Palace that day, and thinking about Wang Jia's narration today... These all show that the prince is a person with a very unique thinking, or rather a strange person.

Strange thinking, still can't listen to criticism... If things go on like this, I don't know what to do to make the country look like!
Objectively speaking, Wu Kuan can be regarded as a smart and far-sighted person for having such thoughts.

The country will really be "tossed" by Zhu Houzhao.

What about Wang Jia?
Originally, I came here with the intention of being a "lobbyist" for His Highness, and tried my best to talk about the positive impact of this academy on the future of the Ming Dynasty.But I didn't expect Wu Kuan to say "cautious".

"My lord Wu, I don't understand, the imperial court provides money and people to find a craft to make a living for the poor in the world. Where does this need to be carefully considered?!"

In a main room, Wu Kuan sits at the head seat,
Wang Jia is on the side.

The tables and chairs are simple, only a cup of tea is steaming.

Wu Kuan stood up and took a sip, then looked at the anxious Wang Jia.

"The prince's wisdom can still be called amazing, but since three generations, there have been countless sages with great wisdom, and it has long been said that there is a specialization in art. Has no one thought about the same thing? According to what the old man saw, it may not be so. , Why has this matter not been accomplished so far, has Jizhi considered it?"

Wang Jia is also a person with a high heart and arrogance, he can't understand this matter after thinking about it, "Please enlighten me, Mr. Wu."

"In the Han Dynasty, hundreds of schools were dismissed and only Confucianism was respected. This dynasty gave more preferential treatment to Confucian scholars than in the past. Now that Jizhi has to do it, it is a miscellaneous learning in the world. Take this way of teaching officials as officials. The "official learning" is set in it, which means that the Jinshi who has won the first place will go to school, so does it mean that the holy learning is useless, or that the miscellaneous learning comes first and the holy learning comes last?"

Wang Jia wondered in his heart: So we should send some people who have no experience as officials?Isn't this disregarding the people?
Wu Kuan was still saying, "Agronomy, folk people have the method of farming, which is passed down from father to son, from son to grandson, from generation to generation, endlessly. Where do we need a teacher who teaches farming?"

Speaking of which, this Wu Kuan is also a talented and learned man,
Clear logic, quick thinking,

It is difficult for Wang Jia to distinguish the matter of the poor people for a while.

Wu Kuan stroked his beard, "The most important thing is what to do with the students who are taught. If the imperial court can't arrange a good place for them, then the school is useless, and this matter must be anticlimactic. Since it is anticlimactic, it is better not to do it. If the imperial court A good place has been arranged for them, then...since miscellaneous studies are beneficial, who in the world will have another ten years of hard work and struggle for imperial examinations? At that time, won’t it be that our court will abolish Confucianism and only respect miscellaneous studies?!”

"After all, the prince is young. The method that he seeks seems to be able to eliminate the long-standing evils, but it is actually difficult to implement. Leaving aside the mention of medicine and agriculture, the imperial court does not need to simply send students to be officials. But the law of teaching soldiers is different. The imperial court must arrange for these people to go. Otherwise, if you look around, you will see generals scattered in the field who are familiar with military books, so that’s okay? But if it is arranged, they will be officials of the imperial court. This is a precedent for being an official without an imperial examination. Widely involved?"

It is estimated that the students in the world should not be able to bear it.

Although what they are talking about is the righteousness of the country, if they really want to rob them of the great benefits of being officials, it will cause big trouble.

"According to Mr. Wu, the imperial court is an empty law to benefit the people, but it can only consider the wide-ranging implications and worry in vain. What about the suffering of the people?" Mr. Wang began to clenched his fists.

"If the court is in chaos and the scholars are in chaos, don't the people suffer?"

Wang Jia was a little angry, and he remembered the debate between the crown prince and Wu Kuan that day, what did the crown prince say?

Those of you who read the books of sages are talking about serving the country and the people, but you really encountered a good thing for the people, but you just found a reason not to do it!

Last time, Donggong was more important than Xiaomin, what about this time?It has too much influence and involves too much!

After all, it is to let the people suffer for a while!

Now learning the tricks of the palace can benefit some people to some extent, but it can't be done!

Wu Kuan continued, "The way to govern the country starts with enriching the people. The prince realized that the people had no money to treat diseases, so he thought of the "way to enrich the people". , Your Majesty cultivated and advocated frugality. This has been the truth for thousands of years, and Jizhi would be very difficult to change it by relying on the 'skills of making a living for the common people'."

Wu Kuan himself was also thinking: the prince is intelligent and benevolent, although he was a little unhappy in Dongnuange that day, but looking at the prince's words and deeds afterwards, he really deserves these qualities, which shows that the prince is a rare 'jade in the rough'.

It's just that the thinking is not correct, and I always think of strange tricks. If I don't refine it carefully, I will waste my whole life to not talk about it, and I'm afraid it will easily lead the country astray.

Fortunately, the prince is young, he is not yet eight years old.In the future, as long as you tell Your Majesty, correct the prince's thinking with the way of a saint, and regulate the prince's actions with the virtue of loyalty and filial piety,
It is always possible to hope for a benevolent emperor.

"Master Wu, what if His Royal Highness insists on implementing this method?" Wang Jia asked with a choked breath.

Wu Kuan raised his hand in the direction of the imperial palace with a serious face: "It is beneficial to the country's love, but it is harmful to the country's evil. At that time, I will definitely oppose it on the court, and speak out righteously, and ask your majesty to restrain the words and deeds of the prince, so as to calm the hearts of the people in the world!"

"What if it benefits the people?"

"Ji Zhi's remarks are wrong. How can it benefit the people if it harms the country?"

Wang Kaixin said, it is easy for you to convince me, but you may not be able to argue with the prince.

One is the emperor's teacher,

One is the emperor's son,
Unexpectedly, by mistake, there was such a big difference.

In Wu Kuan's view, Wang Jia has been a little confused these days, but in essence he also agrees that Wang Jia is a gentleman with both ability and virtue.Especially considering that the prince seems to trust his words.

Wu Kuan is not ashamed to ask for help, "Ji Zhi, after thinking about it, I always feel that the change of the Eastern Palace is a matter of worry rather than joy. In the future, when the East Palace becomes the throne, new and strange methods will emerge one after another, and those who have a heart in the court will also They speculate on this, and compete to offer all kinds of methods to 'sweep out the evils'. But the governance of a big country is no small matter, and the gains and losses of Xining's reform are all in Ji's heart. This point must not be ignored."

"In addition, Jizhi should also discipline the prince's words and deeds on weekdays, so that His Royal Highness has the virtues of today's son, is as open-minded as a grain, and listens to advice. In this way, the court can be stable, the society can be stable, and the world will be peaceful and peaceful."

Wang Jia knew that today was in vain, and he couldn't say anything else, so he could only cup his hands, shook his head and sighed, "Your Highness, the British Lord, can he be disciplined with a few words of reasoning?"

From this point of view, the crown prince and Wu Kuan may have to endure another twists and turns.

For Zhu Houzhao, he also knows that the reforms in the middle of the dynasty usually have a higher probability of failure, because the vested interests are powerful, but if nothing is done, he will be the second Hongzhi?What's the point of crossing over?

(End of this chapter)