"Your Majesty, what President Jing said is absolutely right."
"Your Majesty, it is true that Chief Jing led three subordinates to the Duke of Huguo's mansion yesterday, but the so-called power and money transaction is pure slander!"
Hao Junguang and Yu Sheng stepped forward one after the other, and then Su Moyan also stepped forward: "Father, your son is willing to accept the investigation!"
"..."
Upon hearing this, Bai Qingyuan's face turned even more square.
He felt he had been deceived by Wu Pin!
Wu Pin spoke with great conviction yesterday, and he didn't think much of it. He felt that it was possible that Jing Zhe had been flirting with Yu Sheng and Hao Junguang and was doing some shady business. Today, after being repeatedly provoked by Jing Zhe in court, he blurted it out. Little did he know that he had caused such a mess.
"Grand Tutor Bai, what do you have to say?"
Emperor Andi asked calmly.
"Your Majesty, it seems I've been deceived!"
As he spoke, Bai Qingyuan knelt down on the ground with a thud.
"Your Majesty, I should never have questioned you! It was mainly because Wu Pin spoke with such certainty yesterday, and he never mentioned Your Majesty, that I believed his slander..."
"Hehe, Grand Tutor Hao, it seems we two have gotten the better deal with His Highness!"
"That's right, in Grand Tutor Bai's eyes, the two of us seem to have absolutely no credibility!"
Yu Sheng and Hao Junguang's words, one after the other, pierced Bai Qingyuan's heart, making him feel extremely uncomfortable.
But Wu Xianyong was even more distressed than him.
I feel physically uncomfortable, but I feel even worse emotionally.
That unfilial descendant, I'll beat him to death tonight!
"Alright, Grand Tutor Bai meant well, but you must not be so arbitrary in your actions in the future!"
Emperor An gave Bai Qingyuan a light tap, then said, "Alright, that's enough for today. President Jing, please stay behind."
With that, Emperor An ended the morning court session and walked towards the back of the palace.
Jing Zhe then addressed the ministers who were about to leave, saying, "My lords, please don't forget to help me!"
"Don't worry, President Jing!"
"President Jing, hurry and go find His Majesty!"
"I will definitely take care of it for President Jing!"
A group of ministers witnessed Jing Zhe's victory over Bai Qingyuan once again, and their attitude towards him became even more attentive. Then, they heard Wu Xianyong's somewhat fearful voice.
"No need to help me, I don't need it."
"Hey, don't walk so fast!"
"Of course it hurts!"
"..."
"Listen to that, President Jing is right!"
"Minister Wu is still thinking of us!"
"Yes, they even pretended to be in pain to make us walk slowly."
"Don't worry, we definitely won't be slow!"
"..."
As he spoke, he quickly helped (or dragged) Wu Xianyong out.
From afar, Jing Zhe could still hear Wu Xianyong's pitiful cries, which made him even happier.
...
Following Sui Shouren to the imperial study, Jing Zhe went in alone. Emperor An put down the book in his hand and gestured for him to sit down.
Then, getting to the point: "Your suggestion to the Crown Prince yesterday was discussed with me by him last night when he came to the palace."
Jing Zhe nodded, thinking that Su Moyan was right. Emperor An still supported him, otherwise he wouldn't have allowed him to enter the palace to discuss matters that night.
"Compulsory education, what a great idea! And your suggestions and ideas are particularly good. However, I think that implementing it will still be quite difficult. First of all, we must do a good job with the newspaper!"
Jing Zhe nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty. Compulsory education is just a concept right now. For it to be truly implemented, the Da'an Newspaper needs to become a huge success. Then I will go to various parts of Anguo to conduct on-site investigations and establish more branches before it can be promoted. Therefore, it may be many years before compulsory education is truly implemented."
Emperor An smiled and said, "I know that haste makes waste. If it could be done in a day or two, how could it be considered a great undertaking that benefits the country and its people for generations to come?"
Jing Zhe was very happy to receive Emperor An's approval.
Emperor An then added, "If the newspaper encounters any difficulties in the future, you can come directly to the palace to find me!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The two chatted for a while, and then Emperor An said, "Mo Chen has been talking about you a lot lately, saying that you know a lot and are good at many things. She wants you to go and talk to her. Since you're here, let General Sui take you there!"
Jing Zhe nodded in agreement, then came out of the Imperial Study and was led by Sui Shouren to the back.
On the way, Sui Shouren sighed, "President Jing, just before going to court, I was thinking that when I first met you, you were just a young man from Yongzhou. I never imagined that we would become officials in the same court!"
"We are still relying on General Sui's care!"
Jing Zhe smiled and cupped his hands in greeting.
"President Jing, you're too kind. I haven't done anything to take care of you..."
"It wasn't there before, but it's okay to have it in the future!"
"..."
Upon hearing this, Sui Shouren paused for a moment, then laughed and said, "That's easy to say! President Jing is at the height of his power in the court, so I'll have to rely on him for support in the future!"
"Hehe, of course—I'll send my interview department to arrange an exclusive interview with General Sui in a while. What do you think, General Sui?"
"Um... thank you for your trouble, President Jing!"
He knew what was going to happen the moment I opened my mouth…
Feeling refreshed, Sui Shouren felt extremely comfortable.
"However, I would like to ask General Sui a question."
"Oh? President Jing, please speak!"
"Is there... a woman named Zhongtian in this palace?"
"No…"
After Sui Shouren finished speaking, four words immediately came to mind:
At the height of its power!
Looking at Jing Zhe again, I felt a deep sense of respect...
...
According to the laws of Anguo, whether princess or prince, once they reach adulthood, they must move out of the palace and begin their lives in their own fiefdom or a royal residence bestowed by His Majesty.
However, they still had the right to enter and leave the palace during the day. The Prince of Xiang and the Crown Prince had long since moved out, one living in the Prince of Xiang's residence and the other having his own Eastern Palace.
Su Mochen became the first princess of Anguo to live in the palace after reaching adulthood. Emperor An specially built a "Dust-Sweeping Palace" for her on one side of the imperial garden, where Su Mochen lived. This shows how much Emperor An loved his only daughter.
After navigating winding paths and passing through the exquisite and magnificent Imperial Garden, you arrive at the gate of the "Dust-Sweeping Palace".
Because it was built within the imperial palace, the scale of "Fuchen Palace" was naturally not as large as that of the East Palace, and it was also inferior to that of the Prince of Xiang's Mansion. Although it was called a palace, it was actually just a hall. However, the decoration was exquisite, and it was clear that a lot of thought had been put into it.
The main hall is decorated with bell-shaped flowers, the sepals are pure white, with a translucent luster like bone china, and the tips of the petals are surrounded by a ring of light purple in varying shades, as if dyed or naturally formed.
Sui Shouren stepped forward and knocked on the door. Guizhi's voice floated out from inside the hall, "Who is it?"
"Your Highness, President Jing has arrived."
"Let him in."
Sui Shouren nodded to Jing Zhe, watched him enter the hall, and turned to leave when he heard a sentence.
"Mo Chen, look where I am! Aren't you going to brew me a pot of good tea? I'm dying of thirst!"
"..."
Sui Shouren was shocked and turned pale. He shook his head and left.
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