Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 767: Emperor Shengwu Takes Advantage of the Situation

In addition to Gui Jijiu, there was also Lu Dianzhuan, who was a greedy person but a good musician. At that time, when Hua Lei was trying to obtain supplies for the Imperial College canteen, the registration form was given to him.

Later, when Hualei was in the Osmanthus Forest, she saw Lü Dianzhuan, who was playing the zither, and Master Li, who was also the referee of Hualei's chess game in the Osmanthus Forest.

Hualei also knew the other two people, two of whom had taught Xiaoyuan, one was Master Guo and the other was Master Lin. However, Hualei didn't know the others very well.

Gui Jijiu picked up the teacup and took a few sips before introducing the remaining people to Hua Lei and talking about the purpose of their trip to Xichang.

It turned out that when Hua Lei applied to the Ministry of Rites for permission to print books last year, Master Li, who was teaching at the Imperial College at the time, heard about it.

So, during the Chinese New Year, when he was drinking tea and having a meal with the retired Gui Jijiu and Lu Dianzhuan, Master Li mentioned that Hua Lei had built more than a dozen academies in Xichang.

While several people were admiring Hua Lei's outstanding abilities, Gui Jijiu suggested that he wanted to come to Xichang to take a look. If Hua Lei needed anything, he wanted to be a teacher in the academy.

At first, these colleagues thought that Gui Jijiu was joking. However, later on, not only was Gui Jijiu not joking, but while he was preparing his own luggage, he also encouraged a few people to come along.

Then he talked about what he saw and heard in Mobei, and regretted that although he had read a lot of books, it was only after he actually went out and traveled that he realized that his vision was limited to books.

After returning from Mobei, he finally understood the truth that reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. At the same time, he was also impressed by the vastness of the world and the shock it brought to him by all the wonders.

When the teachers heard this, they were all eager to make a move. After drinking tea with Gui Jijiu several times, they prepared to come together.

And just a few days before they were about to set off, Emperor Shengwu got the news from somewhere and actually asked Eunuch Fu to convey an oral order to commend them.

Although they have retired from the Imperial College, they have devoted themselves to education and are tireless in teaching, making them worthy role models of the Imperial College.

Then the names of several people were written on a red list and posted at the gate of the Imperial College, making these retired scholars feel proud.

He worked hard and patiently in the Imperial College all his life, but he never received any reward from Emperor Shengwu. Who knows, it was just because of Gui Jijiu's instigation.

I wanted to wander around the wasteland and see the scenery, but I was personally commended by Emperor Shengwu. This was really a pleasant surprise.

Therefore, the teachers who originally had a nonchalant mentality were ready to come to Xichang to be teachers in the academy as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

After hearing Gui Jijiu's words, Hua Lei looked at him gratefully. Master Jijiu came to help her, not only did he come, but he also brought so many knowledgeable and talented teachers with him.

Then the academy in Xichang Prefecture will be fine. This can solve my urgent need! It's great.

However, Hualei also had a deeper understanding of Emperor Shengwu's "shamelessness". He even wanted to take advantage of the retired master. Emperor Shengwu was really too much.

However, it seems that I am the biggest beneficiary. Looking at the gray-haired teachers, Hua Lei felt embarrassed, but at the same time, she felt that Emperor Shengwu was taking advantage of her too much.

You know, the Imperial College in Shangjing City is not just a simple academy. It not only manages all the academies in Shangjing City, but also manages the prefectural schools, state schools, county schools, and private schools in various places throughout the Great Sheng Dynasty.

All the teachers who worked in the academies in various places would register with the etiquette office of the local government office, and then the etiquette office of the local government office would report to the Imperial College for summary. Even private schools had to register.

In the past, the private school established by Hualei's grandfather in Tongde Town was also registered in the local county government ceremony room. However, Hualei didn't know it at that time.

Students from local academies will also be recorded, especially those who have participated in and passed the Tongsheng examination, whose information will be kept on record in the local county government's ritual office.

Then, these materials, like the teacher's records, were reported to the Imperial College one level at a time by the ritual offices of the local government offices for summary.

Therefore, the Imperial Academy had statistics on how many academies, how many teachers were employed, and how many students there were in each prefecture throughout the Great Sheng Dynasty.

Although the data may not be very accurate, it should be close to the truth. Since the Great Sheng Dynasty began to promote the printing of books for the imperial examinations in various places, the information of the Imperial Academy has become more complete.

The books to be added to the prefectural and state schools each year are determined by the Ministry of Rites’ Academic Certificate Department and the Imperial College. The Ministry of Rites’ Minister of Rites will then make the final approval, and the Imperial College will assist in distributing them to various places.

If students from all over the country come to Beijing to take the imperial examinations, the Imperial College will cooperate with the Ministry of Rites to verify the identities of all students before the exam.

If there is a student from a local area who passes the imperial examination in spring and becomes a Jinshi, the Imperial College will examine this student from the initial stage of enlightenment to the county examination, prefectural examination, and provincial examination.

Special attention will also be paid to the teacher who taught this student in the academy. Therefore, the teacher who has worked in the Imperial Academy will generally have a general understanding of the general situation of local teachers.

As the head of the Imperial College, Gui Jijiu worked diligently in the college all his life and had a certain understanding of the academies and scholars in Xichang.

When Gui Jijiu heard that Hualei had built new academies in all the prefectures under Xichang Prefecture, he immediately thought of:

Xichang Prefecture was poor, and there were not many decent academies. The several prefectures under it did not even have a decent provincial school.

Therefore, there were not many students, and even fewer teachers. After the establishment of the new academy, the local teachers were even more scarce. Therefore, Gui Jijiu thought about coming to Xichang.

When in Mobei, Gui Jijiu witnessed with his own eyes the series of things Hua Lei did for the people, so his own mentality also changed a lot.

I hope I can do something practical for the people like Hualei. However, if I come to Xichang alone, the academy is still short of people.

Therefore, Gui Jijiu lured all his retired colleagues to come over. However, he did not expect that Emperor Shengwu would issue an oral commendation.

Therefore, this matter became more logical, and before coming to Xichang Prefecture, Gui Jijiu did his homework.