The emperor became more and more excited as he spoke, wishing he could immediately order all families to send their children to the Royal Academy.
"Your Majesty, I would like to ask whether the princes who are over the age will be admitted to the Royal Academy?" Gu Shouxin thought for a moment and then asked.
"Of course. After the Crown Prince turns three, I will entrust him to you and Lu Er and Xue Er. You will be in charge of the Crown Prince's literary studies, and the two of them will be in charge of his martial arts. Now, the Fifth Prince is already past the age limit, but the others, the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh, are all within the age range and must go! They are the princes and princesses of the Great Zhou and must set an example. I plan to inform them to prepare themselves within the next two months!" The Emperor nodded, smiled, and said, "The princesses and princes of the Western Regions will also go. They will only study for one year, and after one year, they can go back if they want. If they want to stay, I will make an exception for them if they are too old. Of course, I intend to establish a marriage alliance with the Western Regions, planning to marry two princesses there and bring one back in my own family. This year will also allow them to get to know each other, and if they find a suitable match, I will grant it!"
Gu Shouxin thought this must be the most loving father in history, giving you a year to get to know each other before marriage instead of just arranging a blind marriage and sending you away to a place thousands of miles away.
Gu Shouxin then asked whether boys and girls were in separate classes.
"Of course, they must be separated. Men's and women's occupations are different in some ways. For the first year, I plan to divide them into several classes according to age. After that, mandatory classes will be taken together, while elective classes will be taken separately," the Emperor said.
Gu Shouxin smirked, "It's like we don't know each other."
"The academy built dormitories for them, four people to a room. The size and layout provided by Niannian are quite reasonable. Four people won't be too noisy, nor too lonely," the emperor said with satisfaction.
Gu Shouxin didn't ask what would happen if the court officials objected, as he believed the emperor could handle them. Instead, he asked the academy's teachers, "Your Majesty appointed me to manage it. I'd like to know where Your Majesty plans to find the other teachers?"
The main reason this academy is different from other schools is that while other academies teach the Four Books and Five Classics, this one teaches everything, and it mainly teaches the young ladies and gentlemen of various princes and nobles. I reckon that ordinary people wouldn't dare to come here!
"Eldest Brother Gu, select agricultural talents for me; business talents will be left to my younger brother and sister-in-law; wood science talents will be selected by Fourth Brother; for horsemanship and archery, I plan to have the Peng family select people; and..." The emperor listed a whole bunch of people, leaving Gu Shouxin speechless.
Among them, there are several family-oriented individuals.
Uncle Gu, Cai Xiaolian, Fourth Uncle Gu, Gu Hui, Gu Nian, Gu Xin, Gu Si, and Gu Shouxin, the person in charge, were all assigned by the emperor.
Gu Shouxin wanted to refuse on behalf of his family, but then he thought, what if they were willing?
Never mind, I'll ask the kids when they get back!
That day, the emperor talked with Gu Shouxin for a long time. After having dinner with the Empress Dowager, the three of them began to discuss things. Only after the palace was locked down were Gu Shouxin allowed to leave.
"What did the Emperor want to talk to you about? Why did he talk for so long? It seems like he really likes you!" Cai Xiaolian had already finished washing up and was lying in bed waiting for Gu Shouxin. When she saw him return, she asked with a smile.
“What Niannian mentioned before, she was right. The Emperor wants to set up a school, but not the kind Niannian mentioned. It’s a royal academy that he came up with on his own whim.” Gu Shouxin came into the room after washing up, took off his clothes, crawled into bed, and hugged Cai Xiaolian as he spoke.
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