Daming: I have a showdown, my father-in-law is the emperor

Chapter 151 Undercurrent
After Li Yizhi reported the situation of the admissions assessment, he was about to leave and return home.

Seeing that it was getting dark outside, Chen Fan tried to persuade him to stay.

"It's going to be dinner time soon. Why don't Mr. Li stay and finish the meal before leaving?"

Hearing this, Li Yizhi was overjoyed.

When the final of the God of Cookery Contest was held last time, he followed Mr. Pei, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, to have a meal.

Not to mention, the delicacy of those delicacies made his mouth water when he recalled them now.

"Then I would like to thank Master Guoshi for your hospitality, I will not be polite to you as an official."

Chen Fan was stunned for a moment, he was just being polite, but he didn't expect the other party to agree.

but.

Chen Fan had already said what he said, and he was too embarrassed to take it back.

So, Chen Fan looked up at Steward Wang standing beside him, and asked him to inform the chef to add two more dishes.

While Chen Fan and Li Yizhi were feasting.

In a quiet house in the capital, a simple and elegant study room, a few oil lamps swaying in the breeze under the caress of the breeze.

Flickering lights illuminate the entire study.

There were a few old men sitting around the desk, each of these old men looked solemn and serious.

No one spoke, and the study was extremely quiet.

The oppressive atmosphere lasted for a long time.

at last.

A thin old man with thinning hair broke the silence first.

"Should everyone talk about the admissions assessment at Qingyang Academy today?"

The other old men looked at each other in shock.

"I heard that this was planned by the Master of the National Normal University, saying that it was about some kind of science education."

"And the school that is being built in front of the National Teacher's Mansion is for these selected children."

"Speaking of the school, I went to see it. It covers an area of ​​hundreds of acres, which is really scary. The well-known Qingyang Academy in the capital only occupies an area of ​​no more than ten acres."

As soon as the old man sitting in the main seat opened the topic, other old men expressed their opinions one after another.

The leading old man frowned and said in a heavy tone:

"My lords, talk about it, what kind of science education does the National Teacher want to develop, and what does he want to do?"

Originally, when the old man learned that Chen Fan was going to recruit students from various places in Ming Dynasty, he had no idea.

but.

When the admissions assessment was in full swing across the country in the past few days.

The old man finally felt something was wrong.

The recruiting momentum is too great.

The imperial examinations are not as powerful as the enrollment.

Seeing this situation, the other old men were full of doubts.

I don't know what the other party meant by saying this.

However, the other elders followed his words and said:
"I heard from Mr. Li, the Minister of Rites, that after the imperial masters train these children to become talents, they will be assigned to serve as subordinates in various places in the Ming Dynasty."

"Speaking of this, I have to admire the foresight of the National Teacher. The petty officials everywhere are the most treacherous and cunning. I believe all the adults here have this feeling. Now the National Teacher is willing to rectify the subordinate staff class, which is a good thing."

"Well, yes, maybe the national teacher also saw the danger of those subordinates, so he planned to train educated people to serve as subordinates."

The lean old man shook his head, obviously disagreeing with everyone's views.

"I don't think so. If it is to rectify the subordinate class, why bother to learn some science education, can't you just study the Four Books and Five Classics?"

When it came to the end, the thin old man's tone became more serious.

It seems that he is constantly cheering himself up in his heart. The real purpose of the national teacher is definitely not to rectify the subordinate class.

Probably……

Thinking of this, the thin old man didn't dare to think about it any further.

He was taken aback by his terrible thought.

When the other people heard the thin old man's questioning, they were all confused.

An old man who looked majestic and calm thought for a while and said:
"The lower officials estimate that this scientific education is for the training of subordinate officials. If those children are allowed to study the imperial examination education, after they finish their studies, they will all take the imperial examination and become officials in the court. No one will be willing to serve as subordinate officials. .”

After the old man finished speaking, other people immediately joined in.

"In my opinion, this is the reason."

The thin old man suddenly yelled.

"No! It's definitely not the reason!"

The more he analyzed, the more uneasy the lean old man became.

Thinking of this, the thin old man lowered his head and muttered to himself:

"According to what was disclosed by the Minister of Industry, the construction cost of the Daming Royal Primary School is 2000 million taels of silver. If it is just to train these children to become subordinate officials, isn't it too extravagant?"

"Yes, it's definitely not this. The combined construction cost of county schools all over the country is not 1000 million taels."

"If you say that the imperial master spends such a high price just to train subordinate officials, I won't believe it."

Listening to the analysis of the thin old man talking to himself, the others looked at each other, and saw deep confusion in each other's eyes.

"What does the lord mean..."

One of the old men interrupted cautiously.

The thin old man suddenly shook his body, and a flash of light flashed in his mind, and he said with a heavy expression:
"The old man figured it out."

Everyone looked at each other suspiciously, not understanding what the thin old man said.

"What do you want to understand, my lord?"

The thin old man calmed down and said with a serious face:

"The old man wants to understand the intention of the national teacher, it is definitely not to train subordinates."

Having said that, seeing everyone's confused faces, the thin old man continued to explain:

"The old man speculates that the National Teacher intends to subvert the imperial examination system!"

Hiss!

As soon as these words came out, everyone gasped.

All of them had horrified expressions on their faces, as if they had heard something unbelievable.

After a while, someone slowly came back to their senses.

But the look of horror on his face hadn't faded away.

"My lord, don't talk nonsense! If this word gets out, it will definitely cause an earthquake in the officialdom!"

"Yes! My lord, please be careful!"

Others persuaded the thin old man to be cautious in his words and deeds.

Everyone was frightened by what the old man said, and each instinctively refused to believe it.

They have seen how fierce the party struggle in the imperial court is before, and if they don't pay attention, they will be doomed.

And if what the thin old man speculates is true, the National Teacher will overthrow the imperial examination system.

At that time, the severity of the officialdom will definitely be more serious than the party struggle.

and so.

Everyone is subconsciously unwilling to accept this fact.

The more the lean old man thought about it, the more certain he was about his speculation.

In addition to guessing from the clues of the admissions assessment, when the old man chatted with the Minister of Rites, he learned from Li Shangshu that it seems that the hometown of the National Teacher is the promotion of science education.

therefore.

The thin old man doubted whether the national teacher would bring the way of his hometown to Daming.

After thinking about this point, the lean old man became more and more sure that the intention of the National Teacher to recruit students from all over the country for science education was to overthrow the imperial examination system.

Thinking back now, the thin old man found that the National Teacher paid too much attention to this admissions assessment.

It is likely to be preparing for the overthrow of the imperial examination system.

(End of this chapter)