manynovel Chapter 329 Legal Education Competition
Chapter 329 Legal Education Competition
Holding Ling'er in her arms, the princess's gaze fell on Rui'er: "Rui'er will be six years old next year. Has his tutor been found yet?"
Because Wen Zongji hoped his son could have a complete childhood, Ruige'er has not yet received any formal education, which puts him a step behind other children his age, such as Ange'er.
But Wen Zongji was not in a hurry, and no one else could interfere with Wen Zongji's arrangements for Rui Ge'er's studies.
The eldest princess kept this matter on her mind.
Pei Rujing said, "My husband has already spoken with Mr. Yuan and asked him to be Rui-ge'er's tutor next year."
"Yuan Tianxi?"
The eldest princess nodded: "He is indeed a good candidate."
Thanks to the existence of the Beijing Daily, Yuan Tianxi regained his fame in the capital. His reputation has remained undiminished over the years, and his life has improved considerably.
Wen Zongji and Yuan Tianxi had a good relationship, so it wouldn't be difficult to invite him to be Rui Ge'er's tutor.
Yuan Tianxi was fond of drinking, but he lacked the pedantry, rigidity, and aloofness of a scholar, which was why Wen Zongji favored him.
After all, given their status, it wouldn't be difficult for them to find a great scholar to be Rui Ge'er's teacher.
The eldest princess asked Rui-ge'er, "Does Rui-ge'er want to study?"
Rui-ge'er's eyes widened in confusion for a moment: "I don't know."
He was very honest.
He had seen the books in Wen Zongji's study, but he hadn't started reading yet and only knew a few words, so he couldn't read those books.
Occasionally he would think about what was written in those books, but children forget things quickly and forget them as soon as they turn around.
The eldest princess said, "Then we'll ask again when Rui-ge starts his studies... Rui-ge is intelligent and sensible, and he will certainly not be worse than Zong-ji in the future."
Pei Rujing took it all in stride and didn't have any expectations for her son to become a dragon: "Who can say what the future holds? As long as he's healthy, that's all that matters."
The eldest princess smiled and said, "After all, you've become a mother; your thoughts have become much simpler."
Pei Rujing said helplessly, "Mother, Rui'er is already five years old."
She's been a mother for five years, yet the princess speaks as if she just gave birth.
"I misspoke... Is Zongji going to be promoted again?"
The eldest princess also heard the rumors.
Pei Rujing said, "I don't know, my husband didn't say."
The eldest princess pondered, "Zongji has been in the position of Vice Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture for four years. It's time for a change, especially since he received an excellent rating in the last Ministry of Personnel evaluation... But are there any suitable third-rank official positions currently vacant in the court for Zongji?"
Pei Rujing grasped Lingjie's hand as she sucked on her finger: "Anyway, there will always be news. Mother is just wasting her energy guessing here."
The eldest princess retorted, "How can you, as someone's wife, not even care about your own husband's future?"
"It's not that I don't care, I just trust my husband."
The princess noticed that she had gained more charm, but still occasionally revealed a charming side, which told her that she had been living a good life since her marriage.
Thinking of this, the eldest princess was too lazy to say anything more to her, and lowered her head to tease Lingjie.
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Shuntian Prefecture
Prefectural Office
Chai Dingchong said, "Since you came to Shuntian Prefecture, I have been much more relaxed. It's just a pity that you will be leaving soon."
Wen Zongji poured tea for the two men: "My lord, this is nothing yet, how come it's already the talk of the town, even Wu Fengyuan and Lu Nian'an have come to congratulate him."
Chai Dingchong took a sip of tea: "There's no smoke without fire. The fact that the Emperor can let rumors fly by shows that he has this idea."
Wen Zongji shook his head. He never wasted energy on things that were uncertain. He said, "Sir, the first Legal Popularization Competition is about to begin. I would appreciate your personal guidance."
Wen Zongji began preparing for this legal education competition two years ago, but it is not like a storytelling competition that can be prepared in a few months.
Even with the Beijing Daily's legal education section, very few Beijing residents are willing or patient enough to learn about the law.
Wen Zongji knew that ignorance is bliss, and that only by effectively promoting legal awareness could the occurrence of various cases in Beijing be reduced.
Thus, the idea of a legal education competition came to mind.
However, if we want this competition to be a sensation and have a high level of influence, we first need a large number of applicants.
To this end, Wen Zongji came up with several ideas.
First, announcing the competition two years in advance gives people ample time.
Secondly, Ruijintang sells various law books at a 90% discount, but this comes with a condition: everyone who buys a book must take a quiz at Ruijintang within a month. If they pass, they pass the test; if they fail, they have to buy the book at the original price.
What if someone acts like a rogue and can't pay the money?
It's safe to say that no one would dare to act like a rogue at Ruijintang, since everyone knows it's Wen Zongji's property.
In addition, Wen Zongji went to great lengths to set up the competition rewards, including various books and silver coins, but most importantly, the first-place prize.
As long as you win first place in the legal education competition, you can directly enter Shuntian Prefecture as a minor official.
In other words, as long as one wins first place in the legal education competition, one can directly transform from an ordinary citizen into a minor official in Shuntian Prefecture.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he achieved success overnight.
It can be said that Wen Zongji lured the public to participate in this legal education competition from various aspects.
Of course, to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the situation and wasting the manpower and resources of Shuntian Prefecture, Wen Zongji required all applicants to first complete a set of questions at their respective neighborhood heads, and only those who passed were eligible to participate in the competition.
All qualified candidates will receive an examination admission ticket issued by their respective district. These tickets are specially made by the Shuntian Prefecture. Only those who receive an examination admission ticket are eligible to participate in the competition.
This way, a number of people who are not qualified can be weeded out.
However, to prevent anyone from deliberately retaliating or preventing capable people from obtaining examination permits in order to achieve a higher ranking, Wen Zongji sent people to watch the petition drum for twelve hours a day, accepting every petition.
These arrangements, of course, cannot guarantee that this competition will be absolutely fair and just, but they do ensure relative fairness to the greatest extent possible.
After establishing all the rules, Wen Zongji used the influence of the Beijing Gazette to make the matter known to everyone and spread it to all the prefectures and counties in the Great Chu as quickly as possible.
After all, the competition wouldn't start for another two years, and it wasn't said that only people from the capital could participate.
As a result, some people started to have their own ideas.
But there's a problem: how do people from other places obtain their exam admission tickets?
They weren't from the capital, so the ward owner couldn't possibly issue them exam admission tickets.
Moreover, they do not have Beijing residency. Even if the ward master issues the examination admission ticket for other reasons, the residency on the admission ticket does not match their actual residency, which would be even worse.
Wen Zongji did not initially consider the people from other places. After all, there were hundreds of people from the capital alone. If more than a thousand people could participate, it would be considered that her publicity was effective. So she did not consider the people from other places.
However, upon learning that people from other places might participate, Wen Zongji immediately came up with corresponding measures.
The two government offices of Xing'an County and Wanqing County examined the applicants and issued them admission tickets.
From the moment the news spread until the start of the competition, there was a fixed opportunity to receive an admission ticket every month. Once you missed it, you would never receive an admission ticket again.
After two years of preparation and publicity, the legal education competition that has been making headlines in the Great Chu is finally about to begin!