Chapter 403 College Negotiations
Hearing Zhu Youxiao’s question, Chen Hong hurriedly bowed and said, “Things are going well. The two sides have started negotiations. I believe there will be results soon.”
Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "This is the best.
The reform of the Royal Academy has always been something that Zhu Youxiao attaches great importance to. Although it may be very difficult to implement, Zhu Youxiao believes that the results will be achieved soon.
When all academies are reformed, academies will be included in the national control system. At that time, what scholars learn will be the emperor.
However, there is one thing that seems to be put on the agenda, that is the Military Academy of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Youxiao knew very well what a special military academy meant to the Ming Dynasty.
Although the Royal Academy also recruits martial arts students, officers students, and noble students, it is not enough. Zhu Youzhai needs to separate them separately.
In addition, the Royal Children's College also needs to be put on the agenda. The vassal kings and royal families in various places also need to hand over their children and include them in the royal training system.
These things need to be taken slowly, but now we can start laying the foundation.
When Zhu Youxiao asked this question, the reform of the Beijing Shoushan Academy had already reached the most critical point, and the two sides were already conducting final negotiations.
Although it was a negotiation between the two sides, only three people actually participated.
One of the conveniences that represents the court was Cui Chengxiu, the host of this reform; the party representing the Shoushan Academy was naturally Ruan Dacheng and Zhong Yuzheng.
The three of them sat together, and the atmosphere of negotiation was not very good.
Zhong Yu was looking at Choi Chengxiu and said, "Mr. Cui, don't you think this condition is a bit too harsh?"
Cui Chengxiu looked at Zhong Yuzheng indifferently and said indifferently: "You must realize that one thing is not discussing with you. When things are at this point today, you don't have much choice. You either change or close the door, and there is no third way to go."
Zhong Yuzheng's face looked ugly, and he turned to look at Ruan Dacheng.
His meaning is obvious: Aren't you going to say something?
Ruan Dacheng's face was also a little ugly. He didn't expect that after dealing with Wei Dazhong, Zhong Yu became stubborn.
After pondering for a moment, Ruan Dacheng looked up at Cui Chengxiu and said, "Mr. Cui, I think we can agree with the industry."
Zhu Youjiao actually gave a lot of freedom in the matter about the academy industry. That is, after the academy reform is completed, the industry of the Royal Academy will not be nationalized, but will continue to belong to the academy. The purpose is naturally to be used in the management of the academy, such as the cost of textbooks, teacher subsidies, etc.
Zhong Yuzheng and Ruan Dacheng had no objection to this point, after all, this was good news for them.
However, what Zhong Yuzheng has been insisting on is about the textbooks. To put it bluntly, it is about teaching.
For Zhong Yuzheng, if he was asked to teach Xunzi, it would be better to completely close the academy. He never gave in on this point.
Choi Chengxiu actually doesn't care about this matter. For Choi Chengxiu, completing the academy reform and making contributions is what he wants most.
As for what the academy teaches in the future, Cui Chengxiu didn't care at all, because it wasn't his turn to take care of it.
Ruan Dacheng looked at Cui Chengxiu and said, "Mr. Cui, we have agreed to the reform, and we have agreed to the policies you have formulated, agreed to send new teachers, and agreed to include all teachers in the official system. However, on the issue of textbooks, I think we should still recommend it to Your Majesty."
Cui Chengxiu looked at Ruan Dacheng and frowned.
In Cui Chengxiu's opinion, Ruan Dacheng was just making mistakes.
What the Royal Academy teaches in the future is not something that Choi Chengxiu can manage. If he uses this matter to find His Majesty, it is likely that His Majesty will feel that he will not be able to do it, so Choi Chengxiu gritted her teeth and refused to agree.
But judging from the current appearance of Ruan Dacheng and the others, if this matter is not explained clearly, it may not work.
After pondering for a moment, Cui Chengxiu said, "I will report this to Your Majesty, but I don't know what the final result will be. But there is one thing you can rest assured that Your Majesty will not abandon the knowledge of Saint Confucius."
Zhong Yuzheng didn't believe Choi Chengxiu's promise at all.
Your Majesty is not so polite to the Kong family today. After ascending the throne, he has always admired Xunzi's ideas and even recommended Li Zhi's theory before. This is simply impossible to reassure Zhong Yuzheng and the others, especially after the incident of the Kong family in Shandong.
If you can't get a satisfactory result in this matter, I'm afraid Zhong Yuzheng will not agree.
Choi Chengxiu’s guarantee is useless, and what Zhong Yuzheng and the others want is His Majesty’s guarantee.
Zhong Yuzheng said, "I'll talk about this matter until Lord Cui reports to His Majesty."
Hearing Zhong Yuzheng's words, Choi Chengxiu frowned.
This is clearly distrust of him.
However, Choi Chengxiu had no choice but to deal with this old stubborn man. She couldn't get rid of the old stubborn man, right?
If Zhong Yuzheng is brought down, no one will make the decision on Shoushan Academy, and the impact will be too bad. It will not have a good demonstration effect on future reforms, but will increase the difficulty.
Choi Chengxiu nodded and said, "It's so good."
After saying this, Choi Chengxiu stood up and said, "I'll go into the palace right away."
When he left Shoushan Academy, Cui Chengxiu did not stop and went straight to the palace.
The reform of the Royal Academy has reached this point, and His Holiness does need to make the decision.
Inside the palace.
Zhu Youxiao is accompanying Empress Zhang.
As time goes by, Queen Zhang's belly becomes bigger and bigger, and it is not far from the day of giving birth.
Zhu Youxiao would come over when he was free, first to care about Queen Zhang's body, and secondly to comfort Queen Zhang.
At this time, Queen Zhang probably had no confidence and was worried. After all, the palace was not outside. Although she had been shaping Queen Zhang's authority, many times there was no way to guarantee many things.
"Your Majesty, I have nothing to do here, everything is very stable. There are many things outside, so your Majesty doesn't have to focus on me." Queen Zhang looked at Zhu Youxiao and said with a smile on her face.
Zhu Youxiao looked at Queen Zhang's fat little face and said with a smile: "I want to accompany Baozhu to welcome our first child."
Listening to Zhu Youxiao's gentle words and looking at his gentle face, Empress Zhang nodded gently, leaned her body into Zhu Youxiao's arms and said, "I can meet Your Majesty. This is a blessing I have cultivated for several lifetimes."
Zhu Youxiao didn't say anything, gently patted and stroked Queen Zhang's back, and the atmosphere between the two was quiet and peaceful.
At this moment, Chen Hong walked in from outside.
After Zhu Youxiao looked at him, Chen Hong lowered his head and said nothing.
Chen Hong is actually telling Zhu Youxiao that something is happening outside. Emperor, do you want to take care of it? If you don’t want to take care of it, I will send them away; if Emperor, if Emperor, you have to ask.
Although Empress Zhang leaned in Zhu Youxiao's arms, she also felt that Zhu Youxiao looked sideways in another direction.
So Queen Zhang sat up straight, turned her head to look over, and saw Chen Hong.
She smiled and said, "There is something, your Majesty, go quickly. If I delay the great affairs of the court, I will be very guilty."
"Don't say such things, how can there be anything more important than Baozhu's business?" Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "This is related to the future of the Ming Dynasty."
Queen Zhang chuckled, pushed Zhu Youxiao gently, and then gently touched her stomach and said, "The future of the Ming Dynasty will have to wait for a while. Your Majesty should take care of the present of the Ming Dynasty first."
After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao laughed. He said, "Then I will go, I will come here later."
"Okay, your majesty." Queen Zhang nodded and said, "I'll let them prepare dinner."
Zhu Youxiao nodded, turned around and walked towards Chen Hong.
Walking to Chen Hong's side, Zhu Youxiao asked, "Is there anything wrong?"
"Go back to the emperor, Cui Chengxiu asks for a meeting." Chen Hong said hurriedly.
When Zhu Youxiao heard that Cui Chengxiu was coming, he probably understood that it was the reform of the Royal Academy.
So he nodded and said, "Then go out and have a look."
After saying this, Zhu Youxiao walked out first.
When he arrived in front, Choi Chengxiu was already waiting here.
After seeing Zhu Youxiao, Cui Chengxiu did not dare to neglect her. She quickly knelt on the ground and said respectfully: "My minister, please see Your Majesty."
Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "Let's flat."
When Cui Chengxiu stood up, Zhu Youxiao continued to ask: "What happened? Is it because the reform of the Royal Academy is not going well?"
"Your Majesty, there are indeed some things." Cui Chengxiu said quickly: "Shoushan Academy has basically agreed to the reform of the academy, but those people are also worried about what the academy will teach students in the future."
After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao frowned.
What will the academy teach students in the future?
Zhu Youxiao also considered this issue.
In this matter, Zhu Youxiao did not want anyone to restrain him or teach some messy things. Nowadays, academies in various parts of the Ming Dynasty are basically founded by individuals, and what they teach is what they want to teach themselves, but they are not what the country wants to teach at all.
If the country cannot exert influence or even control the education system, it is easy to have deviations. This kind of thing is also common in later generations, and brainwashing of public knowledge has always been a big problem.
What's more, these people are not only public intellectuals, but also great scholars with status, and even very influential in the officialdom.
This problem is very serious.
These people made demands on this matter, and Zhu Youxiao was very disgusted at the first time.
Chapter completed!