What is she worried about?
When Yun Qing heard this, she felt a strange emotion. She looked at Xie Rang with a puzzled expression and said, "Maybe."
Xie Rang's gaze was completely open and honest, and Yun Qing didn't detect anything amiss. She felt she was overthinking things, since those things had never been said aloud.
The main force had already begun to slowly move away. Yun Qing almost coughed from the wind blowing by, and said, "Let's go, Your Majesty, let's go back."
As the emperor, he never had a moment of peace. Yun Qing, who rarely had the same thoughts as Li Yun Shu, couldn't stand Xie Rang staying in the imperial study all day long, so she dragged him out for a stroll.
However, leisure time is ultimately short-lived, and Xie Rang still needs to return to his original schedule as soon as possible.
No rush.
Yun Qing was the one who initially pulled people out, but now Xie Rang is the one preventing them from leaving. He grabbed Yun Qing's hand and, taking advantage of the cover provided by his wide coat, acted with impunity.
"Grand Tutor, let's go to the Imperial Academy."
After the delegation left, it was time to start making plans for the new year. Hearing Xie Rang say this, Yun Qing realized what he meant.
She thought for a moment and said, "Hmm."
The Imperial Academy mainly recruited members of the royal family and sons of nobles. This area involved many interests and was not easy to change. Two years ago, a new Chancellor of the Imperial Academy, Song Qiuping, was appointed. He was smooth in dealing with people and good at navigating various interpersonal relationships. Although his achievements in education were not that great, he managed things in an orderly manner and could be considered to have made some merits and no faults.
When they arrived, Song Qiuping was on patrol, looking around the school with a worried expression.
Upon seeing Yun Qing and Xie Rang, he was initially shocked, but quickly composed himself and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."
Xie Rang raised his chin: "Get up."
This young emperor's power was growing ever stronger. Song Qiuping was startled and automatically stepped behind Xie Rang, while also greeting Yun Qing: "Greetings, Lord Li."
He winked and tried to get the reason for the emperor's sudden arrival from Yun Qing, but Yun Qing silently shook her head.
I can guess a bit, but I'm not sure, so I'd better not give Lord Song any incorrect information.
Song Qiuping had no choice but to give up.
The next moment, he heard the emperor's ambiguous voice: "Is this how they usually learn?"
Song Qiuping felt a chill run down his spine and dared not lie: "...Yes."
No one knew the emperor would suddenly visit. Just a moment ago, Song Qiuping was worrying about the studies of these noble sons and how to deal with the instructions of Lord Zhang, Lord Li, and Lord Lin. Now, he was somewhat saddened for them.
Everyone in the court knew that His Majesty was intolerant of any wrongdoing. Song Qiuping had long guessed that the reforms would one day extend to the Imperial Academy, but he did not expect it to come so soon.
He had a premonition that these sons of noble families were about to suffer a great calamity.
Yun Qing leaned over to take a look, and shook her head inwardly as well.
[Possessing naturally superior resources, yet failing to strive for progress, it's no wonder some families don't last three generations. It's the same principle as maintaining a dynasty; some people are rotten from the inside out. We should use a survival-of-the-fittest approach to instill a sense of urgency in them.]
Yun Qing's gaze shifted, and she looked at Song Qiuping with a smile: "Lord Song, have you thought about how to improve this situation?"
Yun Qing didn't want to interfere too much rashly. She already had enough power, and it wouldn't be good if she were accused of something.
Xie Rang also turned his gaze to him.
"Huh?" Song Qiuping tensed up immediately, stammering, "...to formulate, to formulate an assessment system, to rank them based on their assessment scores, and then to reward or punish them?"
It's clear that Song Qiuping had this idea in mind beforehand, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to say it so easily now.
After he finished speaking, he looked nervously at Yun Qing, and then at Xie Rang.
Xie Rang nodded in agreement: "That's right, let's do it that way."
Song Qiuping was almost caught off guard – no, was it really going to be this hasty?
Xie Rang and Yun Qing's actions both demonstrate that this was indeed the case.
To be precise, it wasn't hasty.
To reform the Imperial Academy, the first thing to do is to remove those who are wasting their time and occupying positions, creating a sense of urgency for them so that they cannot waste resources recklessly.
Of course, this is just the beginning.
Xie Rang said, "Afterwards, we need to start working on opening up channels so that students from poor families also have the opportunity to enter the Imperial Academy. Only in this way can we prevent aristocratic families from concentrating too much power."
One of the main reasons for the chaos in the court was the mutual protection among officials. Although people seemed to be changing, they were all related by blood and had some connection. Only by injecting more fresh blood could Xie Rang further concentrate power in his own hands.
Only when they are helpless and alone do they realize who they should truly rely on.
Yun Qing praised, "Your Majesty is right."
Song Qiuping followed behind, listening intently, feeling his heart pounding in his chest. His experience of playing mind games with those ministers told him that he might really be about to do something extraordinary.
...
The next day, he went to court.
Upon seeing Yun Qing, who had not appeared in the court for a long time, the ministers felt a sense of foreboding.
As the saying goes, one doesn't visit the Three Treasures Hall without a reason. The Imperial Tutor doesn't usually attend court, so when he does, it must be for something important.
So when the emperor announced the reform of the Imperial Academy system, they initially had a sense of "I knew it," but later they were shocked to realize it.
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Academy's admission regulations are ancestral rules; how can they be changed so easily?!"
After the initial shock, dissenting voices quickly emerged. This issue was closely related to the interests of almost every official. The Imperial College was home to many descendants of high-ranking officials and nobles, making it a good place to build connections. If a family's child was expelled, the loss of face was secondary; the more important thing was losing a valuable opportunity!
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