Chastity Layman

It was finally noon, and it was lunch time again, but Cheng Qian and the others were a little afraid of the cafeteria. Li Tai reported that his stomach was unwell and he didn't want to eat lunch.

As a result, Qin Lang called the doctor in the library to check him up, and found that there was nothing wrong with him, so Qin Lang directly took him out of the classroom and forced him to line up in the cafeteria for dinner.

Originally thought that noon was that hard to swallow thing again, who knew that the meal was changed at noon.

Millet porridge, steamed cakes, scrambled eggs with scallions, boiled mutton, and a cabbage soup.

There are a few simple meals that students can choose by themselves, but for them who have experienced an unforgettable black dish in the morning, this usually very ordinary meal is now almost like a delicacy.

"Boiled mutton, I want boiled mutton!" Li Tai, who said that he had a stomachache and couldn't eat it, was refreshed now, pointing at the bucket of boiled mutton and yelling.

The same chubby chef saw the little chubby Li Tai, and he had a good feeling for him. He scooped up a spoon full of it, almost all of it was mutton, and there were no bones.

"More."

"Your Highness, Pavilion Master Qin said that each person can only take a spoonful and eat first. If it is not enough, you can add more after eating."

Swallow porridge, slurp white flour steamed buns, slurp boiled mutton, no one speaks in the cafeteria, but the sound of eating is very loud, the morning meal is worse than not eating, everyone feels that the stomach has been wronged, this will be justified Trying to make up for it.

Chu Suiliang gnawed on a piece of lamb bone, and almost burst into tears.

Li Gang drank millet porridge and fried chicken with shallots, eating elegantly.

"Sanlang, do you have any opinions and suggestions on the courses in the library?" Li Gang asked. This morning, Qin Lang did not let the direct bachelors start to teach formally. The first class was a class meeting, and asked the students to introduce themselves , and show talent. Then the second class is divided into classes and seats are arranged, not according to the status of the family father, but according to the height of the students.

Qin Lang had seen the original schedule of the Chongxian Hall, and Li Shimin’s imperial appointment was actually the Nine Classics and the Six Arts. The Nine Classics were the nine Confucian classics set during the imperial examination. To select scholars, nine Confucian classics were set as examination books, and the system of Tang and Sui remained unchanged.

These nine classics are the three rites, "Zhou Li", "Yi Li", "Book of Rites", three biographies, "Zuo Zhuan", "Gongyang Biography", "Gu Liang Biography", together with "Book of Changes", "Book" and "Book of Songs" , collectively known as the Nine Classics.

The six arts come from the rituals of Zhou, the six arts of a gentleman, six skills, ritual, music, archery, royal, calligraphy, and mathematics.

For a long time, the education received by the children of ancient aristocrats was roughly the same. They mainly studied Confucian classics and practiced some skills. For example, at present, the highest university in the Tang Dynasty, Guozijian, has several colleges under it, such as Guozixue, Taixue, Simenxue, and mathematics, calligraphy, and law. Talents in law and writing.

For hundreds of years, one of the important reasons for the long-term prosperity of those gentry families is that they have strong family traditions, such as the Zheng family in Xingyang and the Lu family in Fanyang. Their family studies are actually mainly Confucian classics. They are good at one or two of the various Confucian classics, which are expert-level achievements, and are passed down from generation to generation without being easily passed on to outsiders, and often form a new school branch in the field of Confucian classics.

Li Gang found that Qin Lang seemed to have other plans.

"Old Li, after I received the appointment from His Majesty, I have been thinking about a question, that is, what is the purpose of setting up the Chongxian Hall?"

"Naturally, to teach the prince his studies."

"Teaching studies may seem simple, but it is by no means easy. I don't think it's enough just to learn the classics and six etiquettes."

There are so many Confucian classics, not just the Nine Classics. In fact, the Confucian classics respected by the past dynasties have also been changing. For example, since the Song Dynasty, the status of the Four Books and the Five Classics has continued to rise.

On the other hand, the Nine Classics of the Sui and Tang Dynasties are completely different from the Confucian classics of the Song and Ming dynasties, even if they are both the Book of Changes and Poetry. To study the classics, one must not only learn the original classics, but also learn from the sages and sages of each period. Interpret the annotated version. Thousands of years of circulation have resulted in the original scriptures of different eras being different, not to mention the emergence of various annotated versions, with completely different interpretations.

Of course, to Qin Lang, these are actually side details. In his opinion, the current Nine Classics are actually similar to philosophy, history, and literature.

That is to say, Confucianism often talks about classics and Taoism. Confucianism has always emphasized Taoism over art.

Chengqian is only eight years old, and he has already passed the Mengmeng before, but now he is officially entering school, and he is going to start studying scriptures.

However, Qin Lang felt that it was not very appropriate for the future crown prince to study scriptures as soon as he came. Of course, it doesn’t mean that you can’t learn it, but it’s just that you can learn it slowly. For example, it’s okay to learn some excerpts from the Nine Classics first, but you can’t focus on this, you have to learn other things.

After all, the prince is the future monarch, and he doesn't want to become an expert in Confucian classics.

Later generations of primary schools all pay attention to quality education.

Qin Lang didn't know what to teach, but he also believed that what should be taught to children was the method of learning and the way of thinking. When they were young, they should teach more miscellaneous things, and they couldn't do specialized research right away.

Whether it is the Nine Classics or the Four Books and Five Classics, there is no need to delve into hard learning, just like Qin Lang objected to elementary school Olympiads and the like in later generations.

"I think there are too many courses in the Nine Classics and too few in the Six Arts. In addition to the Nine Classics and the Six Arts, I think some courses should be added."

Li Gang was not surprised by the young man's bold idea, it seemed that he would no longer be surprised by what this little Bachelor Qin did.

"Then what courses do you think should be added?"

"I haven't thought about it for the time being, but I think it would be good to add a practical course. I think it should not be just a single way of imparting knowledge, but should have a variety of practical learning, such as inquiry, survey, interview, operation, service, labor, etc. etc. We must emphasize students' hands-on ability, personal experience and experience."

Li Gang listened attentively and thought carefully.

"For example, everyone ate these meals for lunch today. We can teach students the cognition and understanding of millet, wheat, and rice, and take them to the wheat fields to learn about the cultivation and growth of crops, and even to see them. How grains and wheat are milled and processed, and even let them observe the cooking process of meals, etc., can also let students make some crop specimens and let them write some observations.”

"Students learn the six arts, horse riding, archery, and driving. In addition to this, we can also take them to understand the types of horses, the habits of horses, the way of feeding and domesticating horses, and even how to raise horses. How are bows and arrows made? Yes, how the carriage is made..."

Li Gang nodded, he understood what Qin Lang wanted to express.

"Does Mr. Li understand what I mean? I don't want these children to only learn those high-level things from an early age. I want them to be more down-to-earth and not out of touch with society. Let them know how a grain of food is grown. Understand How does a piece of clothing come from, understand how to live an ordinary day, not just study Confucian classics, they should also know about commodity farming, economy, people's livelihood and so on."

"These students are all very charming. The prince will become the emperor in the future, and those princes and princes will become high-ranking officials and nobles. I don't hope that among my students in the future, there will be some of my students who will ask the victims why they don't eat minced meat like Jin Huidi. Come on like this."

"Studying history makes one wise, studying poetry makes one smart, mathematics makes one thoughtful, and studying Confucian classics makes one solemn... These children will be the pillars of the Tang Dynasty in the future, so they should become a comprehensive person."

Li Gang thought for a while and said, "Sanlang, you think about the problem in a very special way. It is a good thing that you can think of directions that others can't think of. You can think about it carefully. But starting tomorrow, you will have to formally study the classics and arts in class. This can't be done. hold up."

Qin Lang nodded.

"Students understand that tomorrow, for breakfast, I plan to continue to eat camellia noodles and rice noodle soup, Mr. Li will not object, will he?"

Li Gang smiled, "Eating more whole grains is good for the body, especially for these children, the body should absorb more and adapt. In short, I will leave the school to you, and I have to take care of the Zhan Shifu. , but I will come to your cafeteria for breakfast and lunch in the future, and I plan to let the prince, one mansion, two workshops, three temples and six departments lead all the departments to come to your cafeteria, don't you object?"

Qin Lang quickly refused.

"Mr. Li, of course it's okay for you to come alone. If everyone comes, there will be thousands of officials in the East Palace. I can't entertain them here, and it will affect the students in the hall."

"That's right, then let them meet and eat in this yamen."

Qin Lang returned to his apse office, which is also the library of the Chongxian Hall, and there are many secret books in it. Qin Lang took Li Shimin's class schedule, read it for a long time, and finally added a pen to it.

At five o'clock in the morning, there is roll call, morning exercises, the King of Qin breaking the formation music, and the flag of the Tang Dynasty being raised.

Then there is morning self-study, chanting class, and another lecture class.

Then eat breakfast, which is changed to the standard version of camellia noodles and fish bone powder soup, with two eggs.

Classes in the morning are mainly about classics, arithmetic, books, and music, while in the afternoon, they learn archery, riding, and imperial defense.

After thinking about it, Qin Lang picked up a pen and wrote down the three courses of natural geography, social practice, and astrophysics on the side of the course.

Li Zhengdian, after Li Shimin finished his day's government affairs, he finally relaxed a bit.

The five Chengqian brothers came back with schoolbags on their backs, and told the empress Changsun about Qin Lang's request.

"Only wearing moon white linen clothes and cloth shoes? Can't bring guards into the museum?"

"This is the teacher's revised curriculum, and I told the parents to have a look."

Li Shimin took it, and found that in addition to the courses he set, Qin Lang added a lot, such as astronomy and physics, social practice, and natural geography.

There is even a physical education class, which includes archery, horse riding, and driving. In addition to these three items, polo, cuju, swimming, rock climbing, running, walking (hammer ball golf), and wooden shooting (bowling) are added. , Wrestling (wrestling), Go, tug-of-war, long jump, javelin, iron ball throwing, etc.

Li Shimin was a little dazed.

Why is there so many items in this physical education class?

And the music course, it seems that there are too many courses, so the courses of the Nine Classics are less than half.

Li Shimin began to wonder if Qin Lang was messing around again.

In the end, Empress Changsun persuaded, "There is Mr. Li sitting in the Chongxian Pavilion, since he has not made a sound, why don't your majesty watch the changes temporarily and wait and see?"

"The trial jade will be burned for three days, why not wait any longer." Empress Changsun didn't look at other things, only seeing that the five brothers Chengqian and Qingque were much more honest after returning today, and felt that Qin Lang, the owner of the museum, might be beneficial , worth another look.

"Okay, then I'll wait and see what he can do with Qin Sanlang."