North-South Dividing Line

The prince almost said it.

He was silent for two seconds, and looked at Xu Yanmiao who seemed to be fine. The other party was still smiling politely at him blankly, and the prince's mouth twitched slightly.

Fortunately, he didn't say it, otherwise, just relying on this sentence, he would definitely be the first in the impression given by all the princes in the past and present.

——He is a fun person, but he doesn't want to become a fun person himself!

And quickly memorized this move.

Although he is not young anymore, he probably won't use it, but he can teach his sons and grandsons!

He can also let his sons and grandsons stand on the moral high ground. A gentleman uses his mouth instead of his hands. This is the truth passed down by the ancients! (Firm.jpg)

He looked back at the students who were waiting for him to say the next words.

The students all looked like they were listening to the instructions seriously. The originally noisy noise slowly turned into a faint buzz, as if they were discussing the prince in a low voice.

The prince smiled and continued with the previous "a gentleman should use his mouth, not his hands" and said: "Since this student has done something evil, he should be put in jail first, and we will judge him after we find out what evil he has done." As soon as he finished

speaking, the attendants immediately captured the northern student and wanted to send him to jail.

At that time, several of his classmates were anxious: "Your Highness! We don't know whether this is true or not, you can't do this!"

"Your Highness, if he has been to jail, his identity will be tarnished. We just had an argument, and there is no need for us to be so hostile to each other."

The people who spoke were both southerners and northerners. They were just arguing and couldn't stand each other. They were so angry that they wanted to use knives and guns. They didn't really want to send people to prison!

It's too shameful to ruin someone's future. The hatred between the two sides hasn't reached this point yet!

Even the southern student who said that the northerner was "evil" was anxious: "If he is willing to apologize sincerely, this matter can be put aside. I don't think he did it on purpose. If he refuses to admit his fault, it won't be too late to sue the authorities."

The northern student looked at the opponent who had quarreled with him before and poked him in the sore spot in shock.

Even the onlookers were extremely surprised.

After all, this person said this, he must have the other party's mistakes. He was able to repay evil with virtue, which was enough to prove the character of the other party. And if the northerner is not willing to admit his fault and apologize, then he will report to the authorities, which is also in line with Confucius' words "Repay evil with kindness, how can you repay kindness

?" The prince said with a stern face: "That won't do. If he has committed a crime, you can't just say you won't pursue it."

The southern student continued: "It's not a crime. He accidentally poisoned my cat. I was so angry that I have been targeting him."

The northern student was confused: "Your cat named Naigao? When did I poison it to death!"

The southern student's face changed suddenly, and he was very unhappy: "I saw it with my own eyes, and you still want to quibble? I know you didn't mean it. You probably only know that cats can protect their fur by eating apples, but you don't know that cats will be poisoned by eating apple cores. I... I don’t blame you, but you can’t deny it!”

The northern student’s face also changed, and he was equally unhappy: “I did feed it apples, and I really didn’t know that cats can’t eat apple pits, but why did I feed it pits!”

The southern student said angrily: “I saw apple pits in Naigao’s vomit. You were the only one who fed it apples that day. If it wasn’t you, could it be that a little cat ate the big apple until only the pit was left, and then ate the pit!”

The northern student: “How do I know what happened! Anyway, it wasn’t me.”

Seeing the two people quarreling again, his hand was already on the hilt of the sword.

After flipping through the gossip system, Xu Yanmiao’s voice became urgent: [Wrong, wrong! It wasn’t your classmate who fed the cat to death! It was your father! He thinks that your cat is a toy and will ruin your ambition, and will hinder your imperial examinations, so he will feed your cat apple pits directly! 】

【Don't blame the wrong person! Your father is a beast! 】

Yes, yes!

Those officials who can hear the voice of the heart collectively agreed in their hearts.

What a beast! If you attacked his classmates and lowered the number of people who passed the imperial examinations, we would still respect you as a man. But you attacked an innocent kitten, calling you a beast is still an insult to a beast!

This child is pitiful. If he knew the truth, he would not know what to do. Filial piety is the most important thing in this world.

The officials shook their heads gently.

And the southern students felt the compassionate gaze of the prince and his entourage, and felt foggy.

The prince gave Jinyiwei a look.

Jinyiwei: "..."

Okay, the emperor is suspicious.

Jinyiwei stepped forward: "Your Highness, I should be able to find out the truth."

The prince pretended to be surprised: "You can actually find out? How?"

Jinyiwei lowered his head, and others could not see his expression: "There is a marquis in Changzhou. Your Majesty is worried that his family is bullying the people, so he secretly sent a lot of Jinyiwei here. I think we should be able to find out."

Now, the pupils of all the onlookers were shaking.

They had heard that the emperor was suspicious a long time ago, but they didn't expect it!

Among the crowd, the members of the marquis' mansion were immediately scared, and they ran to the marquis' mansion and went back to tell the master the news.

The family of the marquis in Changzhou knew about this and never dared to bully the local people again. This is a later story, so let's not talk about it for now.

When the Jinyiwei came back from the "investigation", they loudly told everyone that it was the student's biological father who poisoned the cat, and also told everyone where the other party bought an apple that day, leaving no room for anyone to disbelieve. The southern student was completely stunned,

"Impossible! This... Impossible!"

Now, everyone looked at this man with sympathy.

Even the northern student who was wronged before was no longer angry. He patted his shoulder and said sympathetically: "You... accept my condolences."

If it was someone else, he could still take revenge, but for his biological father... unless he wants to commit suicide.

[Actually, I have a suggestion.] Xu Yanmiao muttered in his heart: [It's a good idea to hit the snake at its weakest point. People like this like to bring honor to their ancestors and the family. If they can't do it themselves, they let their children do it. What they fear most is that their children don't recognize them.]

The prince nodded.

That's true. The problem is, the student cannot deny his father without reason. Even if he gives up being an official, the local government still needs to have the political achievements to take care of the unfilial sons in the area.

[The suggestion is to try to persuade the mother to divorce and remarry. Anyway, I think this father is not a good person. He can poison his son's favorite for his own selfish desires, and he can also not allow his wife to contact her family. He thinks that the other party is his family member after marrying. He coaxes, intimidates and threatens her. At first, he almost made her suffer from postpartum depression. Bah! ]

[After the divorce, see if the mother has the intention to remarry. If so, it would be the best. Be sincere to the new father. After success, she will only recognize the new father. The old father will be mad. Especially, this is his son. ]

[I just don't know if this person can think of this method. ]

The prince's servants received the look from their superiors and understood.

- They will find an opportunity to let the other party "think of" this method.

But they don't know whether that person will use it.

*

After all the idle things, it's time to get down to business.

The prince looked at the northern students who comforted the southern students, and the southern students who expressed their gratitude and apologized sincerely, and was very pleased: "As long as it is not a matter of principle, classmates can talk it out. Using knives will really destroy the friendship of classmates."

The students agreed.

The prince looked at their faces, especially the northern students, and suddenly sighed: "I know you are sad that northerners are not as knowledgeable as southerners, but it is definitely not because northerners are stupid. If so, how can the Minister of Revenue be in charge of the Ministry of Revenue? This is a real northerner."

The northern students were very moved: "Thank you, Your Highness!"

With the prince's words, they can fight back when others criticize northerners for being stupid and having poor learning ability.

The prince: "As for the imperial examination, I promise you that I will find a way to solve this problem."

Northern students: "!!!"

Northern students: "Thank you, Your Highness!!!"

The words were spoken, and the prince had a headache.

When he returned to the inn, he was still talking to himself: "How should this be solved? Otherwise... set the number of quotas for northerners and southerners in the imperial examination?"

At the same moment, Xu Yanmiao's voice also sounded: [I don't know if different regions can use different score lines. For example, the Jiangnan region has good learning resources, so the questions are more difficult, and only those who pass the A grade can participate in the imperial examination. The northern region has poor teachers, so the questions are easier, and those who pass the B middle or B upper grade can participate in the imperial examination...]

The prince looked at Xu Yanmiao in surprise.

This time he really wasn't being cliché, and he didn't expect Xu Yanmiao to be able to come up with a solution, but, he didn't expect that you, a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, actually had a solution!

The prince thought about it and thought that this was really feasible, and it could also promote the economic development of the north.

——He didn't believe that many people who were mediocre in education and couldn't compete locally would not think about moving to the north.

And those who are generally able to relocate are either financially strong or powerful. People like this will definitely bring their own teachers. As long as they bring many teachers, who cares if they don't settle there?

Especially businessmen.

As long as they settle down, resources will be brought there. In this way, after a dozen or dozens of years, who cares if the north can't get up!

Creating a different score line is simply a conspiracy comparable to the Enfeoffment Order!

The prince cast an approving look at Xu Lang.

Xu Lang gave him a blank look in return.

[Why are you looking at me, prince? Are you expecting me to give you some advice?] [

I can't give you any advice either. I don't even know if some of these things are suitable for Da Xia's national conditions, and I dare not say. What if I take a step too far?]

The prince patted him on the shoulder: "I'll give you a credit!"

[Huh?]

The prince smiled and said, "If you hadn't asked me to go to the academy, I wouldn't have known that the differences between the north and the south are so great now. Isn't it worth giving you a credit?"

Xu Yanmiao suddenly felt embarrassed: "Coincidence..."