OBS Chapter 325: Even Scholars Use Vulgar Elegance in Their Curses!
Chapter 325: Even Scholars Use Vulgar Elegance in Their Curses!
Yang Shaofeng looked up at Wang Qiong, who had spent several days traveling to Ningyang County, then looked down at the so-called "family letter" written by Emperor Zhu, and couldn't help but start to complain in his mind.
The capital was suffering from drought, yet you didn't organize people to dig wells or build lakes to store water, but instead dressed in plain clothes and straw sandals, leading the empress, concubines, and princes on foot to the Altar of Mountains and Rivers to pray for rain?
During the day, they sat on the ground exposed to the scorching sun, and at night they slept on the ground? The concubines were in charge of cooking, which consisted entirely of coarse rice and grains. They endured this for three days, and then a few days later, there was a "heavy thunderstorm that soaked the entire suburbs," right?
Goodness, did you learn that from Li Er?
You two are really good at winning people's hearts!
The key question is, can't you two even consider whether the people need you to pray for rain for them or to solve their drought problem?
Besides, Emperor Taizong (Li Er) at least brought all his civil and military officials with him. Even if one or two of them died on the way, it wouldn't have been a wasted effort. But you, Emperor Taizong, only cause trouble for your own wife and children!
Yang Shaofeng mentally grumbled as he read on.
After reading only a few sentences, Yang Shaofeng suddenly felt a nauseous sensation, as if he had swallowed a fly whole.
It's easy to understand why the Imperial College (Guozijian) would enroll international students from countries like South Korea, Ryukyu, and Siam.
If you really don't understand, you can refer to the glorious story of a certain university that wishes to remain anonymous acquiring a university in Changshan.
The Imperial College during the Ming Dynasty actually served a similar function.
But who can explain to me what it means that the sticks in the Imperial Academy have excellent academic performance, even surpassing the students of the Imperial Academy?
No, does Your Majesty think all the students in the Imperial Academy are idiots? Or do you think I'm the kind of idiot who would believe your nonsense?
After all, the gentry and scholars of Jiangnan were bad, not stupid.
You old man, it's one thing to act and fool the Koreans, but to try and fool me with this thing is a bit ridiculous.
Yang Shaofeng grew increasingly annoyed, so he simply looked at Wang Qiong and asked, "Brother Wang, have you ever had any contact with those bastards at the Imperial Academy?"
Wang Qiong was slightly taken aback and asked, "A Korean?"
Yang Shaofeng nodded and said, "It's those students from Goryeo."
Wang Qiong nodded and replied, "Of course I have had contact with them. I was once ordered by His Highness the Crown Prince to deliver rewards to them."
Yang Shaofeng continued, "How are these Koreans' grades? And what are they like as people?"
This time, Wang Qiong shook his head slightly and replied, "I don't know how well they do in their studies, but judging from their words and actions, they are ultimately not like the people of China."
Yang Shaofeng was taken aback at first, then he realized what was going on.
"Not like any Chinese person" means that these Koreans are hardly human.
Look at that, he's a scholar. His cursing is both vulgar and elegant. If you don't have any education, you won't understand how he curses!
However, on the other hand, Zhu Chongba, that old fool, was indeed a bit stupid; he couldn't even raise a dog properly.
You can't win people's hearts with the kind of people like the Koreans by "giving them generous gifts and providing them with servants." They will only see your Great Ming as a fool.
When it comes to raising dogs, you have to look to Silly Eagle; he's incredibly skilled at remote dog breeding.
After pondering it over in his mind, Yang Shaofeng simply cupped his hands in greeting to Wang Qiong and said, "Brother Wang, please wait a moment while I go and write a reply."
Writing a memorial to criticize Lao Deng is definitely not an option, after all, he is his father-in-law, and one should at least give him some face.
But writing letters home to complain about Lao Deng is no problem at all.
Is your national treasury empty now?
Did all the children in ordinary families during the Ming Dynasty receive an education?
Are the people of the Ming Dynasty paying your taxes or are the bastards paying your taxes?
Have you forgotten the lesson that barbarians fear power but do not appreciate virtue?
As a mature emperor, you must learn to reflect and prioritize the well-being of the Ming people over wasting money on useless bastards.
Of course, as a respectful and loving son-in-law, Yang Shaofeng would never write his family letter so bluntly. Moreover, Yang Shaofeng was not one of those censors in the Censorate who only knew how to criticize people but not how to solve problems. After making some sarcastic remarks in his family letter, Yang Shaofeng changed the subject and began writing a tutorial on how to raise a dog.
For example, in addition to the centurions of the embassy itself, the Ming Dynasty should also station troops in vassal states to protect the embassy, and the corresponding expenses should be borne by the vassal states.
For example, each vassal state should be given a certain number of places for international students each year, with more places for those who perform well and fewer or none for those who perform poorly. Tuition and other expenses should be borne by the vassal state.
Even when Emperor Zhu complained that the students of the Imperial Academy were inferior to the Koreans, Yang Shaofeng was extremely magnanimous and said that his son-in-law could pretend to be ignorant this time, and that he would send two of them over after the preliminary and county examinations in Ningyang County.
But after writing the letter and sending Wang Qiong away yet again, Yang Shaofeng felt increasingly frustrated.
Although he knew that Lao Deng was deliberately causing trouble, and that the Imperial College was using a rather advanced tactic, Yang Shaofeng still felt uneasy.
Who can explain to me what this "he would give generous gifts and his servants" means?
Unhealthy trends and evil practices!
Go against Tiangang!
If we don't correct this corrupt practice at the Imperial Academy, then the Imperial Academy will become the Ming Dynasty's version of Shandong University, and I, as a fifth-rank official, will also leave a bad name in history.
No, we need to find something for those officials in the Imperial Academy and the Ministry of Rites to do. We can't let them just sit around doing nothing all day.
Imperial Academy... Ministry of Rites...
After pondering for a while, Yang Shaofeng suddenly got up from the recliner and went straight into the study of the county government office to start writing a memorial.
The general idea is quite simple: We, the Confucian disciples, should take it as our duty to spread the teachings of the sages. The students of the Imperial Academy have enjoyed all the benefits given to them by the state, so they should strive to repay the state's contributions. The best way to repay the state is to arrange for them to serve as instructors in various prefectures, states, and counties.
As for how to arrange these people, and which prefecture, state, or county to assign them to, that was something the officials of the Ministry of Rites had to put a lot of thought into.
As for the fact that the Imperial Academy currently only has about three hundred people, which is not enough to be evenly distributed among the existing prefectures, states, and counties of the Ming Dynasty, you can refer to the education level and the number of scholars in each region and arrange for them to be assigned to regions with lower education levels and fewer scholars.
For example, Shandong Province, especially Ningyang County and Dengzhou Prefecture within Shandong Province, it would be appropriate to arrange two more.
That's basically the gist of it, and that's the situation.
After finishing his memorial, waiting for the ink to dry and sealing it, and then having it sent by fast horse to the Ministry of Justice in the capital, Yang Shaofeng finally felt a little better, having directly stabbed the Imperial Academy and the Ministry of Rites in the heart.