The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1645

[1645. Chapter 1564 The power of enlightenment]

: The Achievements of Enlightenment Emperor Hongzhi was tired and tired during this journey, but looking around, there was no family studying.

Emperor Hongzhi’s face darkened.

Looking back at Fang Jifan who was sweating profusely, Fang Jifan coughed but remained silent.

Instead, Xiao Jing said: “Your Majesty, most of the people in the neighborhood here are vulgar. Although they can barely have enough food and clothing, they don’t know… etiquette. Your Majesty, we don’t have to… don’t go any further.”

Emperor Hongzhi shook his head, But he suddenly smiled: “Why don’t you take a closer look? It’s good to take a look. Let’s go and take a look.”

He actually turned around to another neighborhood and continued to ask Xiao Jing to inquire.

This journey has stabilized, but it is still disappointing.

Emperor Hongzhi breathed a sigh of relief and remained silent, but suddenly asked Fang Jifan: “Jifan, this is where the capital is located, but in my opinion, ordinary people seem to be unwilling to study, but I don’t know why. It is said that the literary style of this place is flourishing. , but I can’t see it at all.”

Emperor Hongzhi suddenly felt bored.

Then he waved his hand: “Go to the magistrate’s Yamen, Xiao Jing. You first go to the magistrate’s Yamen and make a announcement.”

Xiao Jing clasped his hands and said, “I obey the order.”

After

hearing the news, Wang Guang, the magistrate of Luzhou, first He was shocked, but after verifying Xiao Jing’s identity, he knew it was true. He immediately cheered up and felt anxious. He hurriedly brought the civil and military officials of Luzhou Prefecture and knelt down at the yamen gate to greet him.

Not long after, Emperor Hongzhi’s carriages and horses arrived.

But seeing Emperor Hongzhi get out of the car, followed by Fang Jifan, Wang Guang was extremely excited and bowed: “I, Wang Guang, the prefect of Luzhou, have met your Majesty.”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded, walked into the government hall, ascended to the throne, and then Looking around, he

said

leisurely: “I was in Fengyang to worship my ancestors. I had nothing to do and wanted to walk around. I just walked around casually and didn’t want to disturb the people, so I didn’t make a big fuss.”

He couldn’t help but pause, pursed his lips, turned his gaze to Wang Guang, and asked.

“I have heard for a long time that the literary style of Luzhou Prefecture is at its peak. Is this the case in Wang Qing’s family?”

Wang Guang didn’t know, so His Majesty first visited the neighborhood.

He did not expect that His Majesty would be the first to ask about the local folk customs, and his face suddenly turned red with excitement. You must know that this is his real political achievement. Under his governance, the Luzhou government has achieved outstanding political achievements and is praised by everyone. His Majesty is now interested in this, and obviously, he also came here because of the reputation.

He suppressed the excitement in his heart and said hurriedly: “Your Majesty, I am very ashamed. There is no literary style in Luzhou Prefecture, but… since I took office, I have advocated some reading habits. This education is The most important thing for the imperial court, as the magistrate, I have no shirking responsibility… I am ashamed, so ashamed. Now that His Majesty has descended from the sky, and suddenly asked, I am even more frightened… “

This is obviously a polite statement.

In fact, Wang Guang wished he could have the words “I have the best education office in Luzhou” engraved on his forehead.

After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi couldn’t help but smile, his eyes narrowed slightly, he picked up the tea cup next to him and took a sip of tea: “I have heard a lot about Luzhou Prefecture. I heard that when it comes to education, your Luzhou Prefecture is the best. , But I don’t know what Luzhou Prefecture is proud of in terms of education.”

Wang Guang was shocked. He knew that he was almost too polite, and now it was time to show his true strength.

Wang Guangdao: “The year before last, in the Nanzhili Township Examination, there were 130 high school candidates. Luzhou Prefecture is not well-known among Nanzhili. In previous years, only six or seven people passed. But the year before last, two passed. Fourteen people.”

At this point, Wang Guang’s face glowed red.

Twenty-four people, this is not a small number: “Furthermore, Chen Jinwen, our scholar, ranks first, and is the leader of Nanzhili Jieyuan. Last year, our government sent people to Beijing to take the exam, and there were actually 100 people who were named on the gold list. The number of nine people is the highest in history. Not only that, there is also a good story in Luzhou. There is a family in Luzhou named Liu. The Liu family is a local example. When Emperor Hongwu Gao was there, there were people. The origin of Jinshi in the high school can be seen from the family education. It has been spread to this day. There are 160 people in his clan, among whom 21 are among the most talented people and 5 of them have passed the imperial examination last year. There are actually three brothers from the clan who have passed the exam at the same time. Isn’t this exactly what they are?”

When Wang Guang said this, his face lit up and he danced happily.

He continued: “There is another family, a father and a son, both of whom are candidates. Although the son did not pass the exam when he entered the capital, the father passed the exam. The son is still young and will definitely have a bright future in the future. This father and son are both Jinshi. “I think it’s inevitable.”

“After I took office, I reorganized the academic system and purified the academic style. In addition, as long as there are talents and candidates who need to be examined, I will check them one by one and ask for help. Let them have no worries, and their efforts over the past few years have not been in vain. Therefore, after they passed the exam, most of them came to study to express their gratitude. In fact, the most important thing for the imperial examination is to rely on themselves. After all, there is a limit to what I can do. I can provide them with some financial support, or collect some eight-part essays, copy them, and send them to them. If it can help them get admitted, I will do my best to do it. “

To be honest…

Wang Guang has no political achievements. Moisture.

It is really surprising that one government can produce so many Jinshi and Juren.

It also shows that Wang Guang spent a lot of thought.

If it were ten years ago, Emperor Hongzhi would have praised Wang Guang highly.

But now…it feels weird.

Wang Guang looked at Emperor Hongzhi’s expressionless face and thought to himself, the emperor’s heart is indeed unpredictable.

After all, it was his first time to meet the Holy Spirit and accept His Majesty’s instructions, so he was still nervous.

I was wondering if I was too modest at the beginning.

After that, I thought about whether I was bragging too much, which made me look too sharp.

Thinking about it again and again, I felt uneasy.

Suddenly, he remembered something: “Your Majesty, can you move the Holy Chariot to the back office?”

Emperor Hongzhi raised his eyes and stared at Wang Guang, his eyebrows slightly raised, and he asked in surprise: “Really? But? What’s the mystery?”

Wang Guang pretended to be secretive.

“Your Majesty will know after just one look.”

Emperor Hongzhi became interested, and a smile couldn’t help but appear on his face.

After getting up, he followed Wang Guang to the back Yamen.

This was Wang Guang’s resting place after his busy work. When Emperor Hongzhi walked into it, he saw that the room was full of books, neatly placed on the bookshelves. Looking around, it could be said that it was a world of books. .

Wang Guang’s heart was filled with emotions. His face was red and he said with great excitement: “Your Majesty, these… are the many articles that I have collected since I took office. They are all the eight-legged essays on classics and meanings since Emperor Taizu Gao. “In the dozens of imperial examinations held by the imperial court, I have tried my best to collect and copy all the eight-part essays that have passed the examination. Your Majesty, please take a look…”

He casually took out a copy and sent it to Emperor Hongzhi.

Emperor Hongzhi opened the first page and saw the familiar eight-part inscriptions and broken inscriptions, which were densely packed.

“Your Majesty… I collected these and asked the scholars under my rule to borrow them and let them copy them by themselves. The articles in this room are all written by the masters of the Eight-part Sutra Collection. They all said that they had read three hundred Tang poems by heart. “I can’t write poetry but can also recite it. I thought, if I can read three thousand eight-legged essays, how can I take the imperial examination?”

Wang Guang’s mouth trembled with excitement, and his eyes couldn’t help but moisten when he looked at his hard work. .

Over the years, I have focused my thoughts on this, and this has led to the prosperity of Luzhou Prefecture’s literary style and the success of Luzhou Prefecture’s education. Now, with His Majesty’s personal visit, my hard work has finally been in vain.

Wang Guang was very proud. Not everyone owned these books, many of them were collected by himself.

Therefore, he did not pay attention to Emperor Hongzhi’s expression, but continued to show off, as if he was detailing a precious treasure.

“Because of this, my teachings are unparalleled in all the states in the world. There are also these eight-legged essays. These are all masterpieces selected by me. They were all copied by me. When I was copying, I felt the subtlety of the article coming to my face…”

Emperor Hongzhi suddenly said: “These eight-legged essays… If the Qing family is collecting and copying them, wouldn’t there be nothing else to do?”

Suddenly such a question asked Wang Guang. Zi was stunned.

He looked at Emperor Hongzhi as if a basin of cold water had been poured on him, his mouth trembled for a moment, and then he said: “Your Majesty, education is the most important thing. As long as education is achieved, then nothing can be done to cure… Naturally, everything can be done …It will come true. Governance…The key to governance is the people’s hearts. The key to the people’s hearts is education. The key to education is to teach by words and deeds. Your Majesty…this…this…”

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Wang Guang very seriously. He asked: “So…how many students have entered school in the past few years?”

“This…this…”

Wang Guang naturally couldn’t tell, and after hesitating for a long time, he couldn’t get a specific number.

Emperor Hongzhi said: “Since education is the most important thing, then the study of benevolence and righteousness should be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. If everyone knows the book and is sensible, then there will be great governance. Is this…right?”

“Yes, yes.”

“But Luzhou How many people are there in the government who can read, read, and understand benevolence and righteousness? “

“This…” Wang Guang couldn’t answer for a moment, he said: “There are Jinshi in Luzhou Prefecture…”

Emperor Hongzhi shook his head in disappointment? “What I want to know is, how many people are enrolled here, and how many people can learn kindness, justice and integrity, is it two out of ten, or three or four out of a hundred?”

Wang Guang was a little confused, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly. .

He doesn’t understand your Majesty’s question.

Does this have anything to do with education?

Education is a matter for scholars.

Why does it have anything to do with ordinary people?

Do ordinary people also have to study?

Wang Guang didn’t know what to do for a moment. He hesitated and couldn’t answer. His face turned slightly red and he suddenly had an ominous premonition.

(End of chapter)