Chapter 105: Go Your Own Way
"Erlang, do you know why the Han family sent someone here?"
Ouyang Xiu was straight to the point, Wang Ning'an had already thought about it and said slowly: "Are they worried that the Six Arts School would impact the Han family's status?"
"Not only the Han family, but also many prominent Hebei families!"
Although Ouyang Xiu had drunk eyes, he often understood the problem very clearly, but he just disdained to join in with him.
Since the Huang Chao Uprising, he has killed eight million people and has blood flowed three thousand miles away!
The great families that had been prosperous for thousands of years disappeared. After the founding of the Song Dynasty, the imperial examinations were prospered, and the poor families became more and more important in the officialdom.
But after all, the influence of the great clan has continued for thousands of years, especially Hebei, which is one of the hardest hit areas.
Looking at the history books of the Song Dynasty, father and son served as officials in the same dynasty, and brothers were everywhere in high school. The number was far beyond the Ming Dynasty.
For example, in the early Song Dynasty, Chen Yaosou was the top scholar and served as the Privy Councilor; Chen Yaozuo passed the Jinshi and served as the prime minister; Chen Yaozi also was the top scholar, served as the Hanlin scholar, with three brothers, two top scholars and one prime minister, which was simply astonishing.
There is also the Prime Minister of the dynasty, Chen Zhizhong, whose father Chen Shu was appointed as the chief of political affairs.
The Ming prime minister Lu Yijian, his son Lu Gongbi, was appointed as the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, and his other son Lu Gongzhu became the prime minister.
The familiar San Su, Ba Han, Qi Zeng, Wu Cai, and Fan Zhongyan family are all rich families, and they are endless...
In addition to the fact that these families are indeed successful, there are many reasons. For example, the tradition of the Han and Tang Dynasties is still there, and people don’t have many taboos about father, son and brother as officials. If this were in the Ming Dynasty, those censors and censors would not pounce on them and swallow them up. The dignified chief assistant Xu Jie cooled down his brothers for the rest of his life, and even the brothers turned against each other. Zhang Juzheng wanted to cultivate his son, which made the heavens angry and resentful. The father and son became prime minister one after another. In the Ming Dynasty, there were very few. The big bosses of the court focused on cultivating disciples and inheriting their legacy. Compared with blood relationships, they were more hidden and not easy to cause trouble.
Secondly, the Song Dynasty was too many and too overbearing, and more than a dozen children were given official positions. For example, Chen Zhizhong started his career with his father's official position. Moreover, the officials who started their careers were formally dispatched to the hall to take the examination before they were officially dispatched to serve as officials. The difficulty was much worse than that of the normal imperial examination, which means that the children of officials were more likely to become officials.
There is also a very important reason why the big families monopolize educational resources. After all, running schools and going to school are very expensive, and ordinary people have no capital at all.
This is also the reason why Qingli promotes education and encourages official studies.
When the official school flourishes, it will impact private schools. Who supports private schools? There is no doubt that it is a family of aristocratic families.
Monopolizing education means monopolizing the imperial examinations, and then monopolizing official positions and the left and right courts... This is what the emperor did not want to see. Because of this, the new Qingli policy was overturned, but only the one who rises and learns was preserved, and it was vigorously developed and bears fruit.
In Bahan, Hebei, eight sons became officials together. There is nothing that cannot be explained and I will never believe it even if I die!
"I founded the Six Arts Academy and founded the official family. Today's priests are afraid of Hebei's aristocratic families. The Six Arts Academy will inevitably seize the imperial examination quota of the wealthy families. Not to mention anything else, I promise that within ten years, 10 Jinshi will emerge from the Six Arts Academy!"
Ouyang Xiu said it calmly, but in fact, how bold is this!
There are so many academies and so many students, only one class in four years, and only a few hundred people are admitted at a time, which is the leader of the literary world, so he has the courage to make a promise.
If 10 Jinshi can be produced, it will be a force that will not be reduced, and it will continue to be continuous in the future. As long as they truly protect the Wang family, no one can shake the Wang family's status!
Wang Ning'an's blood boiled all over his body. The gift given by Lao Ouyang is so generous!
But when you use your toes, you can tell that the cake is so big. If you eat more of the Liuyi Academy, others will eat less. This is also the reason why the Han family came to the door to smash the market.
"I took your book and presented it to the official family to let His Majesty remember the Six Arts School and let the world not underestimate the Wang family. If all the primary schools use the books you compiled, then the Six Arts School will win some imperial examination places, which will be natural. Some people are unhappy and can only keep in their hearts."
After talking for a long time, I was really thinking about Wang Ning'an!
"Then thank you, Zuiweng."
Farewell to Ouyang Xiu and returned to his residence.
Wang Ning'an thought about it again, and suddenly felt something was wrong. He closed the door and fell into deep thoughts alone towards the sunset falling outside the window.
Inspiring the promotion of learning was initially just to cultivate practical talents and strengthen the strength of the Wang family. Wang Ning'an did not doubt the promise Ouyang Xiu had given him, and he could even do better.
He just devoted his energy to cultivating Jinshi bureaucrats, which had deviated from his original intention!
Moreover, there is a difference between civil and military affairs. Should the Jinshi who came out of the Six Arts School listen to himself or Ouyang Xiu and others? Should he really work for the Wang family, or be close and distant...
Wang Ning'an suddenly felt that he was facing a very important choice, which not only concerns the future of the Six Arts Academy, but also concerns the future path of the Wang family, which is completely different from the beginning.
When you have nothing, just pick the thickest thigh and hold it up. But now you are in the middle of a bunch of thighs, each with its own strengths. How to start is really a test of wisdom!
Obviously, Ouyang Xiu and others wanted to keep their names in history, to help the king Yao and Shun, and to suppress the aristocratic families, they were definitely willing to do. But the problem is that Wang Ning'an wanted to revive the Wang family. Whether it is civil or military, they were all aristocratic families. He could not sit on Ouyang Xiu's side without any scruples and charge for them.
What's more, the strong dragon does not suppress local snakes, and the Bahans of Hebei are not vegetarians. They are involved in the battle between the aristocratic families and the imperial power. The Wang family's small body is not easy to escape without being able to escape without any hesitation!
Ouyang Xiu didn't have to harm him, but he must not follow his ideas!
After making up his mind, Wang Ning'an suddenly pushed open the door. Under the moonlight, his father, mother, sister and brother stood together.
"You?" Wang Ning'an was stunned. Wang Liangjing pointed to the half-circular moon above his head, smiling.
Bai sighed and said, "You are a child who is very thoughtful. Seeing that you haven't come out for dinner, have you encountered something difficult?" Bai grabbed his arm and said with kindness: "No matter how difficult it is, our family will support you!"
"Yes!" Wang Liangjing nodded, Wang Luoxiang widened his eyes, and Wang Ningze raised his chubby fist.
Facing the family, Wang Ning'an miraculously relaxed, not for anything else, even for his own family, and had to take a safe path.
"Don't worry, I have an idea." Wang Ning'an grabbed his younger brother's fat face, "When I come back, I'll get you a set of literacy cards."
After saying that, Wang Ning'an ran to the residence of Han Jiang and Han Wei brothers.
They talked for a whole night, and no one knew what they had discussed, but within two days, Wang Ning'an suggested that Ouyang Xiu set up a preparatory class.
Anyone who wants to study in the Six Arts School must first go to the preparatory class for half a year, and then pass the exam before they can be admitted to the Six Arts School. The Han brothers brought more than 100 people, and except for the 13 who passed the exam directly, the rest were all sent to the preparatory class.
In Wang Ning'an's arms, there was also a letter of contract signed with Han Jiang. Within five years, the children of Liuyi Academy would not take the imperial examination. In five years, major families in Hebei could send disciples to Liuyi Academy. Five percent of the candidates would be negotiated and divided, and the other 50% of the talents would be recruited publicly.
In addition, Wang Ning'an also promised that starting this winter, the Wang family will openly supply soju to the Han family, and they will be responsible for the sales, and the profits will be accounted for by both parties.
"Fifth brother, I'll experience it this time. Wang Ning'an is really good at being a human being!" Han Jiang sighed very much on the way back. Although he was not good at getting off the army, everyone was very happy. It was really unexpected.
Han Wei was drunk and said with a smile: "The wine of the Wang family is so strong, it's ridiculous that the drunk man can't drink the true meaning and can't fiddle with the Wang family."
Chapter completed!