It was another early morning, and September in Edo seemed suitable. Hundreds of trainee soldiers, surrounded by Chuemon, left the Edogawa Mansion and went to the Hitotsubashi Mansion to work.

Because shogunate officials were repeatedly assassinated, now all Ruonianji, Laozhong, and Da Lao are guarded by a hundred people. In particular, Songping Qi Xuan had more than 50 horses, 100 infantry, and more than 100 personal attendants. Dropping bombs is useless unless you have a sharpshooter. The 100-meter-long Yi Cong will not give you another chance.

Walking all the way, from the Edogawa Mansion to the Edo Castle, Chuemon has been walking for more than ten years, and he has been familiar with it for a long time, but he is quite comfortable. At the beginning, there may be people watching on the street, but now the flags and people along the way have long been used to it.

"I am the Great Divine Monarch of the East, and the country is far-reaching. I have profound virtues. My subjects and people are loyal and filial, and the world is beautiful. The foundation of the country is education. My subjects are filial to relatives and friends, and they are harmonious and neighborly. Be respectful and frugal with yourself, be kind to others, and practice your studies..."

On the playground of Sanhetai No. 1 Primary School, more than 100 schoolchildren were reciting the "Education Imperial Order".

Hearing this, Chuyouemon stopped his horse and walked quietly outside the school gate. The schoolchildren on the playground did not notice that General Tokugawa was standing behind them and continued to recite.

"If there is something in the world, once it is urgent, I will serve the public valiantly, support the shogunate, and praise the society. If this is the case, it will not only be my loyal subjects of Tokugawa, but also show the loyalty of all generations."

For younger school children, the sentences of the "Educational Order" may appear a little obscure. So although the school has started for a while, it is still just a recitation under the leadership of the teacher.

This "Educational Decree" was also drafted by Naobi Ii himself, and issued after the Tokugawa family made the imperial approval. It is a pity that both of them have passed away now, and they have not seen the scene of Tianling's hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren reading him together.

I still remember that at this time last year, the Tokugawa family decided to open internal funds, with 400,000 taels out of the treasury, announcing that four years of primary education would be universally compulsory in Tianling. At that time, the Tokugawa family wanted to get up every day and only need to go to the small tower of the Edo Castle Week, to hear the voices of elementary school students all over the city reciting the "Education Imperial Order".

At that time, he was fantasizing that although he was slightly lacking in civil and martial arts, at least in terms of education, he was laying the foundation for the country. The so-called ten years of trees, a hundred years of people. When taking advantage of these talents, the Tokugawa family will definitely not see it, but he feels that he can at least hear the schoolchildren all over the city praising "My Tokugawa ancestors are the ancestors, the world is peaceful, and the people are deeply touched."

It's a pity, unfortunately, he didn't wait for this day in the end.

The schoolchildren on the playground followed the teacher and read the "Education Imperial Order". At this time, the dean of the school, or the school superintendent, that is, a family member of the Hamoto family sent by the shogunate, walked in front of the crowd and spoke to the crowd. This man's voice is quite loud, if in the Warring States period, Zhongyouemon would definitely pull him out to serve as a messenger.

After listening for a while, it turned out that he found that a school child had already recited the "Educational Order" in full, so now he called someone to the stage, recited it in public, and then praised the child well.

On the contrary, Chuyouemon became interested, just like the Taisho era, when young people at that time, almost all of them could recite the full text of "The Star Falls in the Autumn Wind Wuzhangyuan". And the young Japanese in the 21st century don't even know what the star falls and the autumn wind five zhangyuan means.

How do children who have just entered elementary school understand and recite an imperial edict, which is almost pure Chinese, such as the "Education Imperial Order"? It stands to reason that many of the words above may not be known.

"Izawa Hachiya, come forward and recite the "Educational Order"." The superintendent called out the name of a schoolchild.

The child called Hachiya Izawa is a small one, looking at his shape, he is at most seven or eight years old. Chuemon was quite surprised and could not help but approached to watch. Gu Yan

Hachiya Izawa on the stage began to recite the imperial order. At first, he was a little embarrassed. After reciting for a while, it became more and more fluent and very smooth.

"Have you seen it? It took only half a month for Ba Mi to recite the "Education Imperial Order" in full. You will all learn from him in the future, you know!" .

"It really should be!" Chuemon clapped his hands and walked over.

In the beginning, the teachers and supervisors in the school were still wondering why there were idle people waiting to watch the students' morning meeting. After Chuyouemon walked in, the school supervisor suddenly found out that it was the general 様 in person.

He was about to kneel and salute immediately, but Chuemon stopped him and walked to Izawa Hachiya's side. I touched the child's face very fondly, then looked left and right, and found that I had nothing to give him.

So Chuemon took out his pocket, took out the gold pocket watch he used frequently, and gave it to Hachiya Izawa in public. And encourage him to actively study, read and seek knowledge.

Izawa Hachiya may not know the identity of Chuemon in front of him. He only knows that even the superintendent who speaks out in school will kowtow to Chuemon. The teachers in the full school are also submissive and dare not vent their anger out loud.

"There are students like Yami, and you should educate them well and not let them be buried." Chuyouemon turned to the teachers again.

"Chengzhi!" The superintendent was born in Qiben, and immediately responded loudly.

After he shouted, a group of teachers woke up like a dream, and they all said that they would definitely educate Izawa Hiya, so that he could grow into a talent and serve the shogunate loyally.

"Yami, if you have time, I will come to see you in the future." Chuemon smiled at the child.

"Well? Okay." Yazawa nodded, holding the golden timepiece given to him by Chuemon~lightnovelpub.net~ Still not sure what happened today.

"Okay, okay, let's all go to class." Chuemon clapped his hands and told the children to go back to class.

After leaving Mikawadai Elementary School, Terazawa Shintaro, who was riding his horse next to Chuemon, kept looking back. He is currently serving as a guard for the Edo Castle Nishimaru, and also serves as the head of the squire of Chuemon.

"Kamizu seems to like that child very much?" Terazawa Shintaro remembered that Chuemon's pocket watch had been used for more than ten years.

"Who doesn't like a diligent and motivated child?" Chuemon also liked it very much.

Of course, the two of them didn't know that Hachiya Izawa, who they had just met, would become an elected member of the House of Lords, a member of the National Education Commission, and a famous educator in modern Japan. , recommends and promotes educational work on stuttering correction.