As soon as Emperor Zhaowu finished speaking, he slightly turned his body and looked forward.
Sang Luan followed his gaze.
When she saw the person in front of her clearly, she was stunned for a moment.
Ningning?
How come she is here?
Meng Youning folded his hands and walked slowly forward. He stood in front of Emperor Zhaowu and bowed respectfully. "Youning greets His Majesty."
Emperor Zhaowu simply waved his hand casually and said, "Get up and answer."
He scanned Sang Luan and Meng Youning calmly, then suddenly spoke, "Youning, this is the wife of Lord Feng Aiqing, the daughter of the Minister of Revenue. Have you ever met her?"
After saying this, Meng Youning's expression remained respectful. She glanced at Sang Luan beside her lightly.
Then, he turned his head and nodded slightly to Emperor Zhaowu, "I have heard something about it."
Emperor Zhaowu said, "Oh," with a rising tone, "I'm not familiar with it."
He looked at Sang Luan on the side again, "What about you? Do you know her?"
As he spoke, he pointed at Meng Youning.
Sang Luan only slightly turned sideways and quickly averted her gaze, "We met once at the last palace banquet."
Emperor Zhaowu casually put the memorial in his hand aside, raised his eyes, looked at Sang Luan in front of him and said, "You can talk about the matter of the girls' school now."
Sang Luan drooped her eyelids slightly, it seemed that meeting the emperor today was not a bad thing after all.
She collected her thoughts, raised her eyes slightly, and answered calmly, "Your Majesty, according to past customs, most young men and women in Shengjing, when they reach school age, usually hire their own teachers and come to the mansion to study."
She paused, then continued, "In this case, schools outside that require money to attend will naturally not be popular."
Emperor Zhaowu looked thoughtful, tapping the tabletop lightly with his fingers from time to time. The sound seemed stifling in the somewhat silent room.
"What you said is just the current situation. If we really want to reopen the school, how many people do you think will be able to pay for it?"
Sang Luan blurted out almost subconsciously, "That depends on how the person who takes over this matter handles it."
Emperor Zhaowu was silent for a moment, then pointed at Meng Youning and said, "Tell me, how feasible is this?"
Meng Youning lowered her brows, "Your Majesty, Youning was just lucky to marry into the Crown Prince's mansion. But in terms of knowledge, Youning is absolutely no match for this sister. Youning doesn't know what the women's school that Your Majesty and this sister mentioned is. But Youning knows that if you want to take money from others, you must have something that can attract them."
Sang Luan pursed her lips and silently shifted her gaze to the side.
His eyes accidentally met Meng Youning's.
Although Meng Youning usually doesn't laugh out loud, she has never seen him like this before.
Whenever she saw the other person's serious expression in a serious situation, she couldn't help but want to laugh.
Sang Luan cleared his throat, his face becoming more serious, "Your Majesty..."
Before she finished her words, Emperor Zhaowu, who was sitting above her, raised his hand and waved, "Alright, I just want to ask you one question. Do you have a way to reopen this school?"
Sang Luan lowered her head and answered without hesitation, "If it were a girls' school, I would have some confidence."
Emperor Zhaowu narrowed his eyes slightly, and his face, which had been somewhat happy, suddenly became gloomy.
Immediately, Emperor Zhaowu slammed the table and stood up. "Sang Luan, you are deliberately trying to make me unhappy. What's the difference between a school and a girls' school? I want the Imperial School to be restored to its former state, or even better than before. But you keep saying girls' school. Are you saying I was wrong? Besides, it's just two words, what's the difference?"
As he spoke, a hint of deep anger appeared between his eyebrows, and his eyes stared straight at Sang Luan.
As soon as he finished speaking, Sang Luan suddenly knelt down.
Meng Youning, who was beside her, lowered her brows and quickly knelt down.
Eunuch Jiang's pupils widened and he stared at Sang Luan on the ground in disbelief.
My dear ancestor, please shut up!
Don’t you see that His Majesty’s face has turned ashen? How dare you continue talking!
For a moment, the three people in the room all knelt on the ground.
Sang Luan slowly straightened her back and said word by word, "This subject has no intention of refuting Your Majesty, but if we simply restore the school to its previous state, it will soon become the same as it is now. In this way, the point of reopening the school will be lost."
Emperor Zhaowu raised his eyebrows slightly.
At this moment, none of the three people with their heads down noticed the flash of admiration in Emperor Zhaowu's eyes.
He half-clenched his right hand into a fist, slowly raised it to his lips, and calmly glanced at the two people kneeling on the ground. He cleared his throat slightly and said, "Alright, everyone, get up. Do I look that fierce?"
After getting permission, Sang Luan and Meng Youning slowly stood up.
"You, tell me, how can we make the reopening of the school meaningful?" Emperor Zhaowu stared at Sang Luan, his eyes gradually deepening.
Sang Luan was about to speak when she looked up inadvertently and her gaze suddenly met Meng Youning's.
She paused. What Ningning meant was...
The next moment, Sang Luan withdrew her gaze as if nothing had happened.
She said slowly, "Your Majesty, restoring the Royal Academy to its former glory is not difficult, but at the same time, the women's school can also be utilized more. Why not simply add a women's school in the original location? That way, both men and women can attend the academy. Wouldn't that kill two birds with one stone?"
Emperor Zhaowu: "Go on."
Sang Luan thought for a moment and continued aloud, "If men and women can attend school in the same space, it can also save on the number of teachers to a certain extent."
She slowly lowered her eyes. If she could take this opportunity to get the emperor to agree to open a girls' school, and then release some information, not only would the Qiu Zhuangxie incident be self-defeating, but it would also provide some jobs for some women.
You can also get another portion of silver.
But from what His Majesty said, he doesn't disapprove of girls' schools...
"Then why don't you tell me how to make them willingly pay the money?"
"In fact, besides the schools established in the mansion, there are also ways to crack it." Seeing hope, Sang Luan's eyes suddenly lit up and he spoke again, "First, the Royal Academy can change its name and set admission requirements. It can be divided according to the rank of officials. It is best to select from the children of officials below the eighth rank or the outstanding children of civilians, and link this with the reward from the emperor."
As she spoke, a trace of calm confidence appeared on her face. "As long as we slowly get on the right track, it won't be long before more people flock to us and scramble to get into the academy."
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