Just like Baoer said, ever since the emperor abolished the second prince Yinreng's throne as crown prince and made him Prince Li.

The ministers and princes all noticed that the emperor had regained his former favor towards Prince Li. The emperor believed that he loved Prince Li the most. He punished anyone who dared to offend him, and treated Prince Li like a kind father.

There was even news that the emperor intended to remove the deposed crown prince from the Bordered Blue Banner and make him the leader of the Plain White Banner.

You have to know that the Zhengbai Banner belongs exclusively to the emperor, the leader of the three upper banners, and not everyone can be the leader.

You should know that the other princes who were granted titles are now only appointed as lieutenants in the five lower flags.

After all, in order to curb the power of the various banner owners, the emperor had adopted the method of dispersing the power of the banner owners to achieve the purpose of centralizing the imperial power. He distributed different numbers of Zuling from the lower five banners to the princes to check and balance the power of the banner owners. These princes who commanded different numbers of Zuling were the so-called lords.

You should know that under normal circumstances, each flag has between three hundred and four hundred lieutenants, and each flag is granted to each prince on a lieutenant basis.

Even Yin'er and Yin'er were only deputy commanders of two of the banners, each commanding only eight to ten assistant commanders. Furthermore, these positions were reserved for princes and princesses who had established families and left the palace to establish their own residences. It's easy to imagine how powerful the banner leader of a banner was.

The princes and concubines were also jealous. They had successfully provoked the emperor and Prince Li to quarrel. Who knew that the prince would use a trick of retreat to advance, and actually returned to the honeymoon period with the emperor.

The deposed crown prince was even allowed to be the leader of a single banner. Who wouldn't envy him?

Everyone also realized that even if the prince was deposed, they were still no match for him, and even if he was deposed, he could be reinstated. The old man still had the final say on what to do.

Even if the emperor reinstates the crown prince in the future, they can only nod their heads.

Therefore, some people, fearing that the emperor would reinstate the deposed crown prince, secretly encouraged ministers of the previous dynasty to submit a petition to appoint another crown prince.

But it was suppressed forcefully by the emperor.

For a time, the court was in the midst of constant war, while Prince Li in Yuqing Palace was now resting and recuperating in peace with his children taking care of him.

Because everyone had some guesses about Prince Li's health, no one said anything even if the crown prince asked his concubines to leave the palace and marry other men.

A few days later, several princes who were in need of wives all had legitimate wives. Except for the fourth prince, Concubine Li was still the head of the family.

The eldest prince Yinzhen was married to Zhang Jia, also known as Zhang, the successor of Aixinjueluo Yinzhi. She was a member of the Plain Yellow Banner Han army and the daughter of the general Zhang Haoshang.

The fifth prince was married to Shumulu, a girl from a branch of the Shumulu family. Her father was only a fourth-rank official, and was chosen by Concubine Yi herself.

She knew that the Emperor would not allow Xiaowu to marry someone from a wealthy family, so she had to choose someone taller than her, someone with a cheerful and generous personality. Concubine Yi thought she would be a good match for Xiaowu, and the Emperor agreed.

The Thirteenth Prince was granted marriage to the daughter of the Zhaojia family.

Originally, Concubine De wanted the Emperor to grant the Fourteenth Prince a marriage with Wanyan clan. However, the Fourteenth Prince found out and got angry with his mother and refused to agree, which made Concubine De furious because she knew her son's intentions.

But she didn't think that she, the Fourteenth, and Earl Rong'an could succeed. She had already married two princes, and the emperor would not agree to more.

Besides, in her heart, only the Fourteenth and Ninth Princesses were her own children. The Fourth Princess was Empress Xiaoyi's child.

How could she possibly agree to let her beloved son get married?

Not to mention the fight between the Fourteenth Prince and his mother,

Now the men in the family all go to work and don’t come back until the afternoon. Baoer feels bored staying at home.

All day at home, he either eats, drinks, and plays, or plays with the children, or occasionally chats with Qingchuan about gossip. As for the outside world, he has visited the capital city a lot in the past few years, but it's not very interesting.

I only occasionally come up with ideas for business; the rest is handled by my staff. I only write novels occasionally to pass the time. One book a year is considered pretty good.

Baoer was really afraid that if he didn't use his brain for too long, he would almost get bored. Besides, he had traveled through time and space after all, and he couldn't waste his time in this world.

She felt that she still needed to have some career, so she discussed with Qingchuan about doing something else. It just so happened that Qingchuan also thought so.

As they chatted, they discovered that this world contained numerous academies. While men and women were separated, these schools primarily prepared students for the imperial examinations. Without passing the imperial examinations, one couldn't become an official. These students, after decades of arduous study, could only write letters, draw pictures, or, like Baoer, create and sell picture books, hoping their stories would sell well.

Moreover, it seems that there are no technical schools in this world. Those who want to learn some skills can only work as an apprentice in other people's stores, or become a formal apprentice to learn skills.

After much discussion, the two of them finally decided to open a technical college so that they could provide talents for the country.

As for the children, Lin's mother is at home. When the time comes, we can put all the children in Lin's yard. She won't be lonely because she has the children to keep her company.

After the two of them discussed the specific procedures for opening a school, they thought about the issue of teachers.

Some majors, such as agriculture, animal husbandry, and fashion and jewelry design, are easy to find teachers for, but some are medical, math, and cooking, etc. For example, for women's favorite areas, such as flower arrangement, fashion and jewelry design, tea making, and piano playing, they don't know anyone who is good at these things, so they can only ask the men in their families for help.

The two of them thought about mentioning the candidate to the men in their families and see if they had any recommendations.

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