Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 900 Daming Imperial Academy
While focusing on economic construction, Emperor Chongzhen did not forget spiritual construction.

When the imperial edict announced the completion of the Ming Dynasty Imperial Academy, he was in Yingtian Mansion at the time. After receiving the report, he immediately rushed back to the capital.

In the past, not many people actually paid attention to the Daming Royal Academy.Except when Yan Shenggong wanted to move his family to the Americas, after being discussed for a while involving the Daming Royal Academy, it was like a stone sinking into the sea, and no one paid attention.

The newly built Daming Royal Academy is not in the Forbidden City, not even in the capital, but in the outskirts of the city. It was rebuilt from the original Huangzhuang and occupies a very large area.

No matter how well built it is, who will pay attention to it if it is built outside the city?If it were built in the Forbidden City, it would definitely attract attention.

But no one thought that after the completion of the Daming Royal Academy, the Emperor Chongzhen, who was busy with everything, put down the things at hand and rushed back to the capital directly from Yingtianfu. The Royal Academy of Ming Dynasty was unveiled.

Hearing such a grand ceremony, any fool would know that this Daming Royal Academy is definitely of a very high standard.As a result, the people in the capital flocked out of the city to watch the fun.While watching, he also inquired about the news about Daming Royal Academy.

"What exactly is this Daming Royal Academy? Why did the emperor bring all the civil and military officials together to unveil it?"

"Yeah, I thought this was at most similar to the medical school under the Imperial College! This situation is really scary!"

"How is this possible! When Yan Shenggong left, the emperor had already said that the holy science of Confucius and Mencius would be transferred to the Royal Academy of Ming Dynasty. How could it be compared with the Academy of Medicine!"

"In that case, then this battle is justified. But why do I think that the emperor should not be so grand?"

"That's right, it's no different now than before. Let's see how many types of imperial examinations there are now, and it's not just about Confucius and Mencius!"

"..."

Although they witnessed the huge opening ceremony, they probably talked about the reason for this high standard.However, after all, there is something that I can't figure out.

For example, the emperor vigorously promoted the new learning, and the original dominant position of the way of Confucius and Mencius no longer existed.Also, why did the Royal Academy of Ming Dynasty be built outside the city? This level is obviously too low. How can it be as strong as it is in the Forbidden City!

All kinds of doubts made Daming Royal Academy a hot topic.

However, they didn't discuss for long, and the news about Daming Royal Academy increased.

"Do you know? Big news, I really didn't expect it!"

"Mr. Liu, you are boring, you are so mysterious, you really deserve a beating!"

"That's right, with this look, I really want to say foul words!"

"Okay, okay, the news I just heard about the Daming Royal Academy is absolutely great news!"

Hearing this, the people in the teahouse stopped discussing and looked over one after another.Because they knew that this was definitely something new about the emperor.

Someone who knew Mr. Liu urged Xiao Er to serve Mr. Liu good tea while urging him to speak quickly.

Mr. Liu was enjoying the attention of everyone, so he said to them: "The latest news is that the emperor will be responsible for the sacrificial wine of the Royal Academy of Ming Dynasty!"

"Wow..." Hearing this, the teahouse suddenly exclaimed.For the emperor to personally serve as the sacrificial wine, that would be higher than that of the Imperial College!
"Mr. Liu, do you know what's going on with the Daming Royal Academy?"

"Yes, I'm willing to bet that this Ming Dynasty Royal Academy is definitely more than just the study of Confucius and Mencius!"

"Sure, it's up to you to say!"

"..."

Hearing their discussion, Mr. Liu stretched out his hand to signal, and suddenly, the teahouse was quiet, and then he said: "There is also news that there will be small courtyards divided into different categories in the Royal Academy of Ming Dynasty. Dean."

This news was basically within everyone's expectations, and the titles of Dean and Shanzhang were not uncommon.Therefore, the focus of everyone's attention is what small courtyard is there.A group of people waited, urging Mr. Liu to speak quickly.

However, Mr. Liu did not do what they wished, because Xiao Er had just served a good dragon well tea, he took a sip in a leisurely way, and when he saw that everyone was showing signs of anger, he said to them: "Da Ming Royal Academy Inside, it is divided into Confucian Academy, Mengsheng Academy, Gewu Academy, Alchemy Academy, Medical Saint Academy, Mathematics Academy, Literature Academy, Architecture Academy, etc..."

Hearing this, suddenly, some people couldn't help talking.

"Confucian Academy and Mengsheng Academy are not difficult to understand, and we have already guessed it. But why are there Liangewu Academy, Alchemy Academy, Medical Saint Academy, and Mathematics Academy?"

"My lord understands that the reason why the emperor is so grand is that the drunkard's intention is not to drink. I'm afraid it is to promote new learning?"

"Isn't it true that the study of things, alchemy, medicine, and mathematics are all promoted by the emperor? But what's going on with the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Architecture? Can this also be compared with the Tao of Confucius and Mencius?"

"..."

In the confusion of these people, Mr. Liu laughed and said: "You don't understand! These things are actually the things of various schools of thought. Didn't the studies of Confucius and Mencius back then come together? Is it? It’s just a different name now!”

Hearing what he said, some people felt that it made sense, and immediately raised examples such as Mohism.

Mr. Liu drank tea for a while, then interjected, "Actually, it's different. For example, architecture, according to what I've heard, includes shipbuilding and railway repair. No!"

Enjoying the convenience brought by the new technology, the people of Ming Dynasty at this time are no longer opposed to the new learning, and even welcome it.Hearing this, everyone applauded.

Only a few Confucian scholars complained about this, feeling that the study of Confucius and Mencius seemed to be belittled a lot.However, they are few in number, and they dare not cause a war of words, or they will be drowned!

Mr. Liu talked for a while, and then started drinking tea again. This is the tea he bought in exchange for the news. After finishing the news at once, there will be no follow-up to the tea.

After they discussed for a while, he said again: "Do you think there is something missing in this Daming Royal Academy? Do you think it is not worthy for the emperor to lead civil and military officials to unveil it? , Martyr's Shrine! Also, have you ever thought about what this has to do with the Imperial College?"

Some of the tea guests did have such doubts. When they heard this, they had doubts without doubts.So, they asked him to speak quickly.

As a result, Mr. Liu sighed and said that he really didn't want to drink this tea.

Hearing this, everyone laughed and cursed, and then someone called Xiao Er to serve tea.Mr. Liu nodded and said with a smile: "As you all know, the deans of the Daming Royal Academy all have titles, and they are Grand Masters."

Hearing this, the teahouse was suddenly quiet.After a while, someone exclaimed: "No wonder, this is much higher than the Imperial Academy, Grandmaster, it's only one level short of the top level of the new school title."

Although the imperial court did not state it explicitly, among the people, the titles later promulgated by Emperor Chongzhen were called new academic titles.The title of Grand Master is only one level lower than Grand Master.

In addition, judging from the fact that the prince invented the steam engine, iron-clad battleship, etc., but he could only get the title of "Grandmaster", we can see that this title is not so easy to get.

Thinking of this, someone immediately asked: "Then the deans of the Daming Royal Academy, are there any candidates?"

"That's right, I don't know who is so lucky to be able to directly obtain the Grand Master title?"

"..."

A group of people waited, all curious, and asked questions one after another.

Mr. Liu listened, with a mysterious look on his face, he pointed in the direction of the Forbidden City: "It's not confirmed yet, it's being pushed by the court!"

"What? You said Tingtui? Did I hear you right?"

"I also heard that it was Tingtui. I almost thought I heard it wrong just now!"

"..."

It's no wonder they, Tingtui has disappeared over the years.However, it was common in the past.

The so-called court push means that when the court encounters important political affairs, or when there are vacancies for ministers of civil and military affairs, the emperor must order a meeting of court officials to discuss with each other.The courtiers are generally the six ministers, the capital censor, the six subjects to Shizhong, the general political envoy, the minister of Dali and the censor in charge.This shows how high this level is.

It stands to reason that this court recommendation is a very good system, but it could not stand up to the faction of officials in the late Ming Dynasty for private interests, and finally all this court recommendation was abolished.So much so that the original Emperor Chongzhen used lottery instead.Later, after Emperor Chongzhen traveled over here, he arbitrarily judged the universe, and he directly had the final say.Therefore, the Chongzhen Dynasty has not been promoted for a long time.

Seeing them like this, Mr. Liu chuckled and said, "That's right, it's Tingtui. The emperor asked them to nominate the deans of each college, and asked for the top three people with the most knowledge and the most votes in their colleges to be handed over to His Majesty." Holy Judgment."

Speaking of this, he saw that other people were going to speak, so he added: "In addition, the post of dean cannot be held concurrently. The assessment is done every five years. If you can't get a result, you have to change someone."

After taking a sip of tea, seeing that they were still in shock, he said again: "The number one scholar in each subject, the second place in the list, and Tanhua must go to the corresponding academy of the Daming Royal Academy to study for three years, and then they can enter the court as an official."

After finishing speaking, he said with a smile: "How about this news, is it worth drinking this tea?"

Hearing what he said, the tea guests ignored him and just talked about the Ming Royal Academy.

At this time, they finally understood why the emperor personally led all the civil and military officials to unveil it. This specification is indeed possible.Guozijian is a place of teaching, but Daming Royal Academy is a place of learning, there is no comparison at all.

But there was one thing they couldn't figure out.Logically speaking, such a high-standard one is qualified to be placed directly in the Forbidden City, right?But why set it up outside the city?

(End of this chapter)