Bai Wanyi glanced at him and said, "Why is this impossible? Don't you know the saying? A virtuous wife brings prosperity to three generations, and a good mother teaches the next generation. Without Meng's mother's three moves and meticulous teaching, where would Mencius be? Your Majesty, why can't you place your hopes on the next generation?"
The Fourth Prince couldn't help but think of the next generation of the royal family.
The eldest prince's son is already over ten years old and his temperament is set. If he is useless, then he is useless. The younger ones don't seem to have any talents either.
The Fourth Prince couldn't help but think about the First Prince's concubines who had given birth to sons. It seemed that they were all vying for favor and had no brains.
Needless to say, the third prince beats his children every day in his mansion.
The fifth child, haha, is half dead, and the sixth child is still young and has not yet been engaged.
The Fourth Prince thought about himself again. His eldest son was seven or eight years old, and seemed a little slow in studying.
The Fourth Prince frowned fiercely. Is he going to give birth to several more now? But none of the women in his inner house are smart!
Bai Wanyi calmly sipped tea, watching the Fourth Prince's changing expression. She smiled faintly, took out Ping'er's latest homework, placed it on the table, and pushed it over. "Ping'er is intelligent, and his homework is always praised by the teacher. He is also a leader in the school. The teacher asked him to take the Tongsheng exam next year. I am thinking of having him take the Xiucai exam next year."
The Fourth Prince looked at the homework on the table, then at Bai Wanyi, and sighed. This woman is smart, but she always uses some tricks, and her brain seems to be different from that of ordinary people.
They seem to lack some necessary common sense and are often complacent, thinking they are smarter than anyone else.
The Fourth Prince sighed, "Tongsheng Exam... Where did this Tongsheng Exam come from? This is the first time I've heard of it."
Bai Wanyi didn't quite understand this. She was unhappy in her heart, but she looked calm and composed. "You know, I come from a small town, how could I understand this? Tell me, if there's no Tongsheng exam, how can there be a Tongsheng?"
The Fourth Prince held up three fingers and said, "To qualify as a scholar, one must take three exams: the county exam, the prefectural exam, and the academy exam. Only by passing all three can one become a scholar. If one only passes the county exam and the prefectural exam, then one is only a student or a shengyuan. Therefore, there is no special exam for students who are students; it is just a threshold on the road to becoming a scholar."
"Oh, so that's it." Bai Wanyi thought to himself, isn't that still the examination for the position of Tongsheng?
But she didn't say it out loud to show her timidity, and only asked, "Can I take the college entrance examination next year?"
The Fourth Prince calculated the time and said, "The county and prefectural examinations are held every year, and the imperial examinations are held twice every three years. The imperial examination in the capital happens to be held next year, so Ping'er can try it."
Bai Wanyi instantly became happy and pushed the homework on the table forward: "Come and take a look at Ping'er's homework. It would be best to find him a good teacher."
The fourth prince picked up his homework and looked through it, but downstairs, there were firecrackers blasting, gongs and drums blaring, and betrothal gifts being carried over endlessly, making it impossible to concentrate.
The Fourth Prince threw away his lessons in frustration and snorted, "So it's been said that Father had abandoned the Crown Prince, but now Qin has managed to save the situation. I think if he weren't so old and there hadn't been any new heirs born in the palace in recent years, Father would have taken Qin into the palace and raised another son himself. A son born to a different generation is never as effective as a biological son."
Bai Wanyi looked at the Fourth Prince in surprise and thought, the ancients were really open-minded. How many years older is Qin Wan than the emperor?
But it is also true that Emperor Taizong of Tang, a famous emperor, married his sister-in-law and brother's wife. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang even snatched his son's wife, and Shunzhi even took his brother's wife. It can be seen that the ancients were far more open-minded than we think.
Those who are feudal are nothing but modern people.
Bai Wanyi sneered at himself inwardly, then raised his eyes and looked at the Fourth Prince again: "Since the Emperor may set his sights on the next generation, then we still have plenty of time. Whether Qin Wan can get pregnant is one thing, and whether she can carry the baby is another."
"Besides, the chances of having a boy or a girl are 50-50. It takes years to raise a child, but you are different."
Bai Wan pointed pointedly at the homework that the Fourth Prince had discarded on the table. "You have many sons, and they're all of the same age. If you educate them well, one of them will surely become a successful person. Let them all take the imperial examinations. Young and talented grandsons who stand out through the imperial examinations will surely be able to show their talents before Your Majesty."
The Fourth Prince came back to his senses and stared at Bai Wanyi: "You mean, I should raise the child at home from now on?"
Bai Wanyi nodded. Lu Yan's father was unreliable, so of course he had to find another reliable father for Ping'er. The Crown Prince had been seduced away by Qin Wan, and the Fourth Prince was not bad either. Anyway, he was better than that useless Lu Yan.
The betrothal gifts downstairs have not been carried away yet, and the procession is so huge that there is no end in sight. The intention behind the betrothal gifts can be seen from the footsteps of the people carrying them.
The Fourth Prince looked at the betrothal procession for a while, and then he thought, "Why don't I ask the eldest and third sons' children to come and study together? Only by comparing them can we know who is better."
Bai Wanyi's smile widened. "That's fine. I'll send Ping'er to the Fourth Prince's residence to study with him. Your Highness can also recruit some of the ministers' children to study with him. You'll see Ping'er's excellence then, and I'll teach him knowledge that transcends time. With me by your side, and Ping'er by your side, we can surely lead the Great Zhou to prosperity and strength, and to the world."
The fourth prince was very much looking forward to this prospect, and he immediately returned to the mansion to gather people to select a site in his home and set up a school.
Nowadays, the emperor's grandchildren basically study in the Imperial Academy, which is a school for students all over the world and the highest institution of learning in the entire Great Zhou.
However, because it is located in the capital, it has become an institution that many powerful people are eager to send their children to.
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