On this day, the protagonist was scolded for several hours.
The Minister of the Imperial Household also failed.
The old emperor began to assign the next one, and then -
"This one said that he was beaten by hooligans and can't do anything for the time being."
"This one said that he accidentally rolled down the stairs and needed to stay in bed to rest."
"And this one said that he was a little tired of being an official and asked for a few days off to enjoy the mountains and rivers?! Why didn't he drown in the water!"
The old emperor put down the memorial and slapped his palm on the table with a "slap" sound: "One or two people know how to shirk. Letting them go to test the news is more serious than taking their lives! Saying that they are willing to be humiliated for your majesty is bullshit!"
The commander of the Jinyiwei lowered his head and couldn't help muttering in his heart.
Then you are not being humiliated. If you are not careful, you will offend 60 to 70 percent of the officials, and they are likely to be high-ranking officials of the first, second, third, and fourth ranks. Who will you be afraid of?
For example, the Minister of the Imperial Household Department, the entire Imperial Household Department was mobilized yesterday to impeach him. Moreover, from yesterday to today, those officials rolled their eyes every time they saw him, spoke in a strange tone, and did some tricks to make him do things unsuccessfully. The Jinyiwei alone encountered 13 such cases.
Under such circumstances, those who dare to accept the emperor's mission are dead men!
After the old emperor finished cursing, he was filled with mixed feelings: "In such a big court, no one can share the worries for the emperor."
Is he really going to do it himself?
The old emperor thought about the possible embarrassing scenes, and immediately turned to the next thought very smoothly: Is there no loyal minister among the civil and military officials in the court?
An eunuch came in and said, "Your Majesty, Princess Wanshou wants to see you."
"Wanshou? Why are you here now?" The old emperor was feeling annoyed, so he spoke with a little impatience.
The eunuch hurriedly said, "Then I'll ask the princess to go back?"
"Well, no need. Let her in. I'll see what she wants to say."
The emperor spoke, and soon after, Princess Wanshou came in wearing her official uniform. She bowed and greeted him, and then said, "Your Majesty, are you willing to add arithmetic to the official school?"
The official school here also included the Imperial College and the Imperial Academy.
The old emperor nodded: "Of course. I plan to open a mathematics course. In the future, part of the time for the Mingjing course and the cavalry course will be evenly allocated to the mathematics class."
Princess Wanshou glanced at her father, organized her words, and said in a generous manner: "At present, the mathematics course does not have its own teacher. I think I am not bad at mathematics. I sincerely ask for your approval."
- The teachers of official schools such as the Imperial College and the Imperial Academy are all officials.
The old emperor was about to think.
Princess Wanshou looked at him and said seriously: "Cut your salary in half."
"!!!"
What are you still thinking about!
"Okay!"
Princess Wanshou's heart was warmed, and tears almost flowed out: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
After the ceremony, she retreated. The moment she stepped out of the threshold, tears flowed directly down and appeared on her cheeks.
Three years of official career can really train people. Three years ago, Princess Wanshou would never have thought that she would be able to muster up the courage to take the initiative to ask her father for an official position.
She also never thought that she wanted to stay in the officialdom.
"Little by little, slowly increase the stakes, it should be okay..."
Princess Wanshou suddenly smiled.
She knew that her official position was a whim of her father.
He could give it when he was in the mood, and take it back when he failed. So she worked hard to make achievements, from the previously proposed tax collection to today's mathematics teacher, all of which were the stakes she added to herself.
In her father's eyes, "usefulness" is above all else.
- Just like, he likes female discipline, is determined that the harem should not interfere in government affairs, but often discusses political affairs with Princess Fangling.
If she doesn't want to leave the officialdom, she must become useful!
Princess Wanshou slowly wiped away the tears on her face, saying to herself over and over again: "Gao Huachun, if you don't want to go back to the harem, you must become useful."
The snow on the ground was so bright that nothing could be hidden.
[Ah...]
Princess Wanshou was startled and turned her head subconsciously, and saw Xu Yanmiao looking at her evasively, with an embarrassed face.
[It's over, it's over, why did I come to Wuying Hall at this time? I was so unlucky to run into Princess Wanshou talking to herself. It's so embarrassing!]
Princess Wanshou blushed, bowed to Xu Yanmiao as a greeting, and then left quickly.
After she left, Xu Yanmiao swallowed his saliva and walked towards Wuying Hall.
After a while, the surprised voice of the master of the country came from Wuying Hall: "You said you have some ideas about mathematics?"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Xu Yanmiao's eyes obviously shone brighter after he said this: "A very simple idea!"
Then, Xu Yanmiao began to tear the umbrella happily -
"I heard that the Imperial College, the Imperial Academy and the four schools have an examination every year, which is called the annual examination. However, the annual examination alone is not enough! These students are not under enough pressure! So, why not have a ten-day examination every ten days? A monthly examination every month? A quarterly examination every quarter, no, it should be called a term exam! There is also an annual examination, this is a good habit, it should be retained!"
"There is also a graduation examination, you can't graduate if you don't pass it!"
"Also, after each class, the teacher can choose to give an in-class test or not at the beginning of the next class. This will ensure that students will not slack off at all times!" "Also!
The teacher seldom leaves questions for students after school every day. Mathematics is a subject that will be difficult if you don't practice. I request Your Majesty to order the teacher to leave at least ten questions for students to take home and do every day."
Xu Yanmiao's face was full of righteousness, as if he was looking at the future of the country and the students.
"Also, teachers don't have much contact with students' parents on weekdays, so parents seldom know how their children are doing in school. When teachers encounter naughty students, they are usually too lazy to go to their homes and say, 'Your child is always naughty and disrupts the class in the academy.' When they encounter excellent students, they are too shy to go to their homes and say, 'Your child is doing very well in school.' How about holding a parents' meeting once a month, choosing a place for teachers and students' parents to meet, and at least one elder from each student's family must come, and the teachers will tell them how their children are doing in the academy? How about that?"
"Also, students start school too late..."
The old emperor could not help but feel pity, and the way he looked at Xu Yanmiao was not right.
What a vicious method! If he were a student, he would definitely denounce it... But he was the emperor, and this was to help him test others t:)
The old emperor: "I'm afraid it's not possible, it's too early, and the teacher is still in court."
Xu Yanmiao was full of confidence.
——Maybe, Your Majesty, have you heard that it's too early to study on your own!
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Next, the reform of the imperial examination was carried out vigorously throughout the country, and mathematics returned to the circle of prominent studies.
And the contemporary mathematical masters also began to go to the capital to contribute to the prosperity of mathematics.
The four schools can accept commoners to make a living, and one of them is mathematics. However, due to past policies, mathematics has always been difficult to fill. Most people who enter the four schools will definitely choose Confucianism. If they are not good at it, they will choose law or calligraphy. It doesn't matter whether they know mathematics or not. They can learn it when they enter the Ministry of Revenue. If they really don't want to learn it, they can be officials under their command.
But now, after hearing that the mathematics exam was conducted in the imperial examination, the mathematics department was directly filled. Not only was it filled, but the enrollment was also expanded. From the original one class, it became four classes, and each class had 100 people.
Some of them came here because they thought mathematics was easy to graduate and heard that the learning environment was tolerant. As a result, after entering the official school, they were a little dumb for a while.
"What are these ten-day, monthly, quarterly and annual examinations?! Weren't they abolished long ago so that only the annual examinations are left?! What kind of in-class examinations are there?! Are you going to kill me?"
"Also, after each exam, the scores are posted?!"
"What are the homeworks? At least ten questions a day?!"
"Why are there still parent-teacher conferences? My family lives far away and in other provinces, so we can't come!" "
Huh?! Xu Shentong said that parents of students from other provinces can come once every one to two years, and the court will provide them with food, clothing, housing and transportation along the way?"
"No problem, no problem. I also said that if you really don't have time, you don't have to come."
"Yeah... but I also said that the teacher will write a letter to your parents every month."
"No, it doesn't matter. My family can't read!"
"The county government offices can provide letter reading services..."
"Ahhhh——" This is the sound of a student's collapse.
"Hiss——"
"The graduation exams of other subjects must also take mathematics, otherwise we can't participate in the imperial examinations?!"
"The examinations of princes and princesses also have to take mathematics?!"
"This Xu Shentong has no grudges against us, why does he want to harm us!!!"
The voices of crying and shouting suddenly came from the academies everywhere.
——After all, mathematics is really difficult to learn for some people.
Mathematics has suddenly become very popular. Mathematics books that are usually hard to sell in the market have been sold out directly recently.
The most popular books are "Nine Chapters", "Bie Shu", "Sea Island", "Zhui Gu", "Sun Tzu", "Records of the Lost", "Zhou Bi", "Wu Cao", "Three-level Numbers", "Five Classics Mathematics", "Zhang Qiu Jian", and "Xia Hou Yang", because the examinations are probably based on changing questions from these books.
There are a total of twelve big books, and the students are going crazy.
- Especially those in other classes, they still have to study their undergraduate books in addition to mathematics!
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"Hahaha——"
"Hahaha——"
On this day, laughter of gloating came from the houses of officials everywhere.
The sound was loud and very harsh.
The students looked at their biological fathers or grandfathers who didn't feel sorry for their children at all, and stomped their feet angrily: "Sir!"
Are you happy that we racked our brains to learn mathematics!
Adults: “Hahahahahahaha——”
Fortunately, we graduated a long time ago, hahahahahaha!
Then, they received a message from the emperor: “According to Xu Yanmiao’s proposal and with the support of the prince, mathematics will be included in the official assessment of officials in various places. Those who fail the assessment will be punished.”
Adults: “…”
They are all in their teens, and some are even in their seventies or eighties. They still have to learn arithmetic? !
The smile gradually disappeared.jpgOn
this day, angry roars suddenly came from various mansions—
“Xu, Yan, Miao!”
Holding the "Nine Chapters" snatched from the children, they flipped through a few pages frantically and found that they could not understand it very well. Then, they gritted their teeth, put their hands on their hips, stomped their feet, and scolded Xu Yanmiao for several hours.
——In this situation, even if you are Bai Ze, even if you are the Jade Emperor, it won’t work!
This is too much! This is too deceptive!
Xu Yanmiao, you are also an official, you also have to take the assessment, aren’t you afraid that you will fail the exam!
When these words spread out and reached Xu Yanmiao’s ears...
[Don’t be afraid, I got 147 in math in the college entrance examination. ]