"My dear, what do you mean by this? Am I the kind of person who can't tell right from wrong?" Zhu Youxiao was in a good mood at the moment and rarely teased Shen Tingyun.

"My dear minister, you work so hard for the country and the king. You are a model official and a pillar of the country. I feel very sorry for you and I am also very happy." Zhu Youxiao said with admiration on his face.

He changed the subject and said with concern: "Chen Hong, bring a cup of ginseng soup to Mr. Shen Ai, and also bring a box of my Changchun Pills to Mr. Shen Ai."

Chen Hong bowed and agreed, "I'll go right away."

Changchun Pill? Shen Tingyun was stunned.

Seeing that Shen Tingyun was a little confused, Zhu Youxiao smiled and said, "My dear Shen, my Changchun Pill is a very good pill that can prolong life and restore energy. It is very effective after taking it."

"I thank your Majesty!" Shen Tingjun said hurriedly with a look of gratitude, but no one knew what he was thinking.

What is the Changchun Pill that Zhu Youxiao mentioned?

In fact, it was just an ordinary hawthorn pill made by Han Li with a little tonic added. It could stimulate appetite and make people eat more, but it had no other function.

Seeing Shen Tingyun's tired face, Zhu Youxiao knew that he had been staying up late recently, had not had enough rest, and probably had no appetite.

Give Shen Tingyun some hawthorn pills. He has no health problems, and it is not a big deal to take some hawthorn pills to stimulate his appetite.

This was of course also Zhu Youxiao's way of laying an ambush for the future.

If one day you need to use other pills, it will make you look less out of place.

Zhu Youxiao should try to reward his ministers with some elixirs frequently and make it a habit so that no one would find it strange when they used them in the future.

Otherwise, if I suddenly rewarded a minister with a single elixir and asked him to eat it, and then he died, what would that mean? If the first person died after eating it, would other ministers dare to eat it if I rewarded them with the elixir again?

Zhu Youxiao didn't know if Shen Tingyun dared to eat this pill. Anyway, he chewed one when he had nothing to do these two days, and it felt pretty good.

This is also the first kind of elixir that Han Li has refined. The most important thing is that it tastes sour and sweet and is very good.

The stuff was brought quickly.

A long wooden box, seemingly plain and simple. When opened, it was covered with a layer of red velvet, and on top of it were nine black and red pills.

In addition, there is a purple clay soup pot on the tray, which is filled with fragrant ginseng soup, still steaming slightly.

Originally, Zhu Youxiao thought that Shen Tingyun would not take the pill, but who would have thought that he would take one pill with ginseng soup in front of him.

After seeing this scene, Zhu Youxiao laughed.

Whether Shen Tingyun did this on purpose or just for himself, it didn't matter.

Taking the elixir in person is a sign of loyalty, and Zhu Youxiao should fully affirm this behavior.

"My dear, you look very tired. Why don't I give you a few more days off so you can go home and have some rest?" Zhu Youxiao said with concern.

Before Shen Tingyun could speak, Zhu Youxiao turned to Chen Hong and said, "Please arrange for a few imperial doctors to go to Shen Aiqing's house and have them take a good look at him. If you need any medicinal herbs, please inform the palace and get them from the palace."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Hong replied respectfully.

Shen Tingyun said with gratitude, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. I have been busy preparing for the academy these days and have stayed up late, so I look a little tired, but I am fine."

"That's perfect. My dear minister, you've just taken office as the Minister of Rites. Now is the time to show your talents. You must not neglect your health." Zhu Youxiao nodded with a smile, then said, "Since you've prepared for a long time, I think it's quite effective. Let me see it."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Shen Tingyun agreed and respectfully presented the notebook in his hand.

Zhu Youxiao took the book that Shen Tingyun presented to him from Chen Hong's hand and began to look through it.

In this book, Shen Tingyun discussed in detail the construction of the academy.

First of all, detailed planning has been made from site selection to building scale to architectural style, and there is even a rough budget behind each plan.

After seeing this, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but sigh that such an official was really rare. He was clear in his work and thought everything through, which really made people worry-free.

At the back of this booklet, Shen Tingyun also wrote some other things, such as the selection of teaching materials, the compilation of teachers, and the classification of required courses.

He wrote a lot of things there, such as some methods of strengthening the body including archery, horse riding and shooting, and the subjects also included military affairs, mathematics and so on.

If it is built according to this setting, then it will be a comprehensive university, which can be said to be all-encompassing, with all subjects, even military affairs are included.

Zhu Youxiao raised his head and looked at Shen Tingyun, and sighed in his heart again that these people are really talented.

"My dear Minister Shen is truly talented. He has managed such a huge task in a clear and orderly manner. You are worthy of being my favorite minister. You have not let me down!" Zhu Youxiao said with admiration.

Zhu Youxiao would naturally not be stingy with praise for officials who could do things for him.

After hearing Zhu Youxiao's words and getting the emperor's approval, Shen Tingyun's face showed not only happiness but also relief.

Zhu Youxiao continued to read on, and found that Shen Tingyun even wrote about the tuition fees for admission to school, which was actually about how to collect tuition fees.

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