When several important officials hurried to the palace, the banquet had already ended. Langyun and his men went to rest in the previously arranged residence. Now, only the King of Qi was in the palace.
And the seventh prince Fu Yun who stood beside the King of Qi.
They were quite surprised when they saw Fu Yun.
It's not that he was surprised by the King of Qi's favor towards him, but because when the King of Qi summoned them just now, he made it clear that it was a matter of the country and the people, not the romantic things that Prince Yun liked.
It wouldn't be surprising for any young master to appear here now, but it shouldn't be the Seventh Young Master.
Especially since several of these important officials have already taken sides, or are even with the maternal relatives of other princes, they are inevitably nervous now.
But Fu Yun was very calm. She did not avoid them because of their arrival. Instead, she nodded to them gently.
The court officials finally came to their senses and bowed hastily.
The King of Qi naturally noticed their expressions and spoke calmly, "Qilang was left behind by Gu Rang. What we discussed today is related to Langyun. He's quite familiar with the situation there, so he should listen more."
The court officials naturally did not dare to say anything and nodded in agreement.
Among them, the only one with a calm expression was Pei Fu, who should have retired at home long ago.
He had four children, the first three of whom became officials. The second son was Pei Zhongwen, who traveled back and forth between the border counties of Qi State and the fairyland all year round. The fourth son, Pei Jishang, still has the highest number of publications in the fairy magazine. It can be said that the connection between his family and the fairyland is much closer than that of others.
Pei Fu was a staunch royalist who never took sides and was determined to stand with the King of Qi. Naturally, he was very calm now.
But soon, his calmness disappeared.
Because the King of Qi opened his mouth and said, "Just now, the Immortal Lord proposed a proposal to me, which is to reform the imperial examination system."
The ministers were stunned, and one asked, "Your Majesty, what do you mean by reform?"
The King of Qi said calmly, "It means improvement and innovation."
After these words were spoken, all the ministers lost their composure and even Pei Fu gasped.
The King of Qi was not surprised by their reaction.
Without waiting for them to say anything, he said directly, "You are all talented people selected through the imperial examination. It is naturally difficult for you to accept the change. However, I think what you said makes sense. It is worth listening to it and then discussing it."
Then, the King of Qi looked at Fu Yun.
Fu Yun, who had just discussed the general idea with Kun Jingming and others, bowed, then took two steps forward and slowly explained the core idea of the so-called imperial examination reform.
Since these ministers were all eloquent intellectuals, Gongzi Jun did not use plain language, but instead spoke leisurely, citing classics. He was completely different from the fan who wrote fan fiction for the drama in Langyun. The Gongzi's manners were very good, which made the King of Qi nod frequently.
But others were obviously more concerned about the imperial examination.
Old Master Pei Fu subconsciously straightened his back and listened carefully to Fu Yun's words.
The key points were quickly summarized.
Generally speaking, the so-called imperial examination reform does not mean to overthrow the original imperial examination system. On the contrary, all links and processes will be retained, and there will be no harm to the scholars.
What we need to do is to increase the number of examination subjects and provide different opportunities for different types of talents.
This involves many words that the ministers did not understand.
Arithmetic and history are fine, but what is physics? What is chemistry?
What about liberal arts, science, engineering, elementary school, junior high school, and high school? I have never heard of them.
Pei Fu's children had more contact with Lang Yun, so he was slightly more receptive. He was the first to speak: "Your Majesty, do you mean to follow the immortals' advice and open more subjects?"
Although the King of Qi is the King, as the ruler of a country, the best thing he has practiced is to treat everyone equally.
It can be said that every king is an excellent master of keeping balance.
This time was no exception. He neither nodded nor shook his head, but simply said, "I am well aware that this matter is of great importance, and it is related to the immortals. It is not easy to make a unilateral decision. I specially invite you all to come and discuss it." He paused, "I simply feel that what the immortal said has its reasons. The rapid prosperity of Fenghe County is proof of this. If doing this can truly benefit the country and the people, it will be a happy event."
The Prime Minister stepped forward and said respectfully, "I just wonder what arrangements should be made for someone who has been recorded like this?"
The King of Qi had already made preparations: "Those who majored in liberal arts will be treated like ordinary scholars and serve as officials. Those who majored in science and engineering will have their own institutions to manage related matters."
Gongzi Yun said softly, "Both Fenghe County and Jiangyi County have factories. What they lack is relevant talents."
The King of Qi nodded and said, "That's it. After the reform, the people we bring in can receive a salary from the court and manage these things. We can then set up a separate government office. The specific methods will be worked out by you, my dear ministers."
After hearing this, all the ministers breathed a sigh of relief.
At the same time, they also understood why their king was attracted by such a suggestion.
Ordinary people may not understand, but they know that one of the functions of the imperial examination is to consolidate the royal power, and for the aristocratic families, it is also to select talents for them.
But if everyone is very capable, it will be difficult to manage.
As for these important officials, they are the beneficiaries and naturally do not want any changes.
Now we find that only new subjects will be added, and nothing existing will be changed. In addition, those who are selected will not directly enter the current bureaucratic system, but will be opened separately. It is also up to them to decide what official positions they will be given and what tasks they will do. This makes it much more acceptable.
In addition, they had heard something about Fenghe County. A factory was essentially a combination of craftsmen and businessmen.
Scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans.
Naturally, there's nothing to worry about.
Everyone's expressions relaxed, and their initial resistance disappeared.
Only Pei Fu seemed to be lost in thought.
But he didn't say much. He just followed the others and slowly bowed, saying, "Your Majesty is wise and wise. We have no objection."
The King of Qi nodded, then issued an edict, asking them to discuss and come up with a set of rules, and then let them leave.
As soon as they walked out of the palace, several people immediately surrounded the prime minister to discuss countermeasures.
As for Pei Fu, he was just an old man who had "retired" at home. He had no friends in the court and had no say, so naturally no one paid attention to him at this time.
Old Master Pei didn't care. He left the palace on his own and took a sedan chair home.
After arriving home, the first thing he did was to call Pei Jishang over.
Pei Jishang at this time has changed a lot from before.
He has grown taller and is much healthier, but his appearance has not changed much. He still has fair skin and handsome features. Until now, he has not taken off the title of "the most handsome man in Qi".
Fortunately, Pei Xiaosi had already let it go and didn't care about these prefixes. In addition, his road to the imperial examination was going smoothly and he was already preparing for the provincial examination. Naturally, he was full of confidence at the moment, and he spoke with a smile: "Daddy, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Pei Fu called him over and told him everything that had just happened in the palace.
Pei Jishang's expression became much more serious, and he nodded as he listened.
Compared to others, he had at least studied in Langyun and had heard of the classification of subjects in the fairyland. He said, "It's good to have a division. Some things can't be dealt with by relying solely on poetry, songs, classics, history, and miscellaneous collections."
Pei Fu looked at his own Silang and said slowly, "Father has something I want to ask you about."
"Daddy, please speak."
"Soon, the king will issue an order to change the imperial examination system, and corresponding schools will be built at the same time. I wonder if my son is ready to try this path?"
Pei Jishang was stunned when he heard this: "I, take this test?"
Pei Fu nodded. He didn't hide anything from his son and spoke frankly, "Now that your three brothers have all held official positions, they're more than enough to protect the Pei family. As for you, Silang, your temperament isn't suited to officialdom. I've always worried you'd suffer. Now that there's a new path, perhaps you can find a better future by taking it."
Pei Jishang was also somewhat tempted.
When I came back from Langyun, I wanted to strive for success and gain fame. It would be best if I could take over my second brother's job so that I could see the fairyland every day.
Now, the Immortal King directly put the ready-made method in front of him, and he had a foundation in the fairyland, so if he were to take the test, he would naturally have a better grasp of it.
But Pei Silang was naturally intelligent, and he quickly thought of something else: "Dad, I'm certainly willing to go, but can such a reform really be implemented smoothly?"
As a well-known royalist, Pei Fu smiled and said softly: "There was a saying before, which came from the fairyland. As a father, I think it is a great kindness."
"What?"
"I worry about the world before I worry about myself, and I rejoice after the world rejoices. This world belongs to the ruler as well as the people. Since it benefits all the people, I naturally hope that it can be smoothly implemented."
Pei Xiaosi felt that this statement sounded fine, but he also felt that something was wrong.
Pei Fu just smiled, patted his child on the shoulder, encouraged him, and then let him go to review his lessons.
At the request of King Qi, several important officials quickly put together a charter.
It was first sent to King Qi for review, and then handed over to Langyun.
Among the students who came to the capital together, there were students majoring in education. A whole class came, and the teacher led them to review, revise and pass the proposal.
Kun Jingming put down his seal in a very formal manner.
Chen Qiao was puzzled: "Why do you need to stamp it?"
Kun Jingming replied seriously: "A sense of ceremony."
"...But your seal was carved from a radish."
“Cost savings.”
Chen Qiao: ...Oh.
The King of Qi attached great importance to this first document with the seal of the fairyland and distributed it quickly.
It has to be said that although it was a feudal society, the execution ability was still very strong, especially when the king and several important ministers gave the order, the people below immediately took action.
Within half a month, everyone in Qi knew that the imperial examination would add more subjects, and they also began to compile Qi's official textbooks.
The issue of training new teachers has also been put on the agenda.
People majoring in education quickly became active and regained their passion for work!
Learn, learn them all!
Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, the Pythagorean theorem, and various laws, just learn them!
Most of the teachers chosen to study had some basic knowledge. As a country of education, Qi had always followed the liberal arts route, but it also had some knowledge of arithmetic. And those who could be sent to the immortals were all geniuses who could understand things at a glance.
A genius is someone who learns everything quickly.
Students majoring in education discovered the joy of being a teacher in advance.
Zhang Miaomiao, who had always been protecting everyone's safety, came to watch the scene and happened to run into Kun Jingming who was also there. She went over and asked, "What are you doing here?"
Kun Jingming pushed up his glasses and said calmly, "Come and see my former student." He paused, "He was also your student."
Zhang Miaomiao was surprised: "Where did my student come from?"
Kun Jingming then said, "As soon as the news of the changes to the imperial examination system spread, Pei Jishang was the first to respond, followed by the Qi students who were originally studying in Langyun."
"They all want to take the new branch?"
"right."
Zhang Miaomiao was genuinely surprised: "I thought they all wanted to be officials."
Kun Jingming wasn't surprised at all. "Others may not know, but most of these students studied in the College of Arts, so I'm quite familiar with their situations. They want to become officials because they want to serve the people. Since studying the new discipline can better accelerate development and benefit the people, and the Pei family has set an example, they will naturally follow suit and prepare for the new discipline."
Zhang Miaomiao nodded at first, then had another question: "I remember those students were selected by the King of Qi, right? How do they know what it means to serve the people?"
Kun Jingming pushed his glasses up again, his lips curved. He didn't answer immediately, but instead asked, "What are the requirements for new students entering the school?"
Zhang Miaomiao recalled: "First there was military training, then orientation, and then classes officially started."
"There's one more step."
"What?"
"The Construction of Ideological Education."
Zhang Miaomiao was surprised when she heard this: "When you teach them, you not only teach them poetry and songs, but you also teach them about ideology and morality?"
Kun Jingming said softly, "Of course, I didn't go into that much depth. I simply shared some ideas that would be helpful for development, such as what it means to be people-oriented and that practice is the only criterion for testing truth. I also wanted them to understand that only technological advancement can bring about a better and happier life."
The more Zhang Miaomiao listened, the more familiar the sound became: "Aren't you afraid that the King of Qi will find out?"
Kun Jingming said seriously, "What I said is all for the people, so that they can strive for progress. This is applicable to any country and any dynasty. If the King of Qi knew about this, he would only think it was right. Moreover, taking a step back, this is all said by an immortal. What does it have to do with me, Kun Jingming?"
Zhang Miaomiao: …
Okay.
Although she didn't know how this person taught these things to the students from Qi State, Zhang Miaomiao now understood why these students were so enthusiastic about the new subjects.
These are all young men who have undergone Langyun’s focused training and are full of passion to bravely build for the motherland!
Kun Jingming looked at the people who were diligently counting chicken brains and rabbit heads and said softly, "These are the forces that will propel Qi forward in the future. Whether it's for points or for the indigenous people here, I sincerely hope everything goes well for them."
Zhang Miaomiao leaned over and looked over, quite curious: "Are there any students who have been to Langyun before among these people?"
"right."
"How did you recognize them? I led them in military training before, and now I don't even remember their faces."
Kun Jingming looked at her and said, "Thank you for this."
Zhang Miaomiao was slightly stunned: "What do you mean?"
Kun laughed again, saying slowly, "Whoever has healthy, layered skin is our student."
Zhang Miaomiao: …
It is well-founded and cannot be refuted.
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