Chapter 648: The White-Faced Eunuch’s Admonition!
After receiving the letter, Shen Lanxi immediately gave a reply and sent someone to inform the Shen family.
"Her Majesty said that this is a suggestion. If the descendants of the Shen family want to continue studying in the Imperial College, she will not stop them. However, the current teachers of the Imperial College will be removed and arranged to work in private academies."
They are called private academies, but in fact they are backed by the imperial court. After Shen Lanxi's reform, the academies were almost nationalized, except that the imperial court did not openly send people from the imperial court to manage them. In fact, all the deans have adopted an appointment system, and the deans of all the academies in the capital are appointed by Shen Lanxi himself.
Liu and other female relatives were dumbfounded.
"They are officials appointed by the imperial court. They have done nothing wrong. How can Your Majesty demote them?"
Being demoted from official schools to private schools is just like water flowing to lower places.
Are those people willing too?
They are definitely unwilling to do so. When the time comes, they will unite with their teachers and commanders to oppose it together. I don't believe that Your Majesty will still insist on going his own way.
"How dare you talk nonsense about His Majesty!" The white-faced eunuch stared at Liu with a cold face.
Liu's heart trembled with fear.
Shen Conglian wanted to slap her. It hadn't been long since something happened at home, and they hadn't even celebrated the 7th day of the twelfth lunar month yet? Was she starting to forget her last name again?
"Please calm down, sir. She just speaks too quickly. She doesn't really mean it that way."
The white-faced eunuch still looked at Liu gloomily, his expression not easing much.
"Today, for the sake of Second Master, I will not record these words. If you say anything treasonous again, I will report everything to Your Majesty."
Shen Conglian quickly took out the silver bills and stuffed them into the hands of the white-faced eunuch.
"Please calm down, eunuch. We are overthinking it. His Majesty must be thinking about the best for our family."
After all, her surname is also Shen, and there are so many sons in her family, all guarding the country for her?
If they hadn't made any mistakes, she would never dare to do anything to them.
"It's good that you understand, Second Master. In fact, His Majesty has long intended to abolish the Imperial College. In fact, it is not to abolish it, but to merge it with private academies."
Shen Conglian felt that he was right to stuff the banknote in.
"Your Majesty loves the people like his own children and has always been against extravagance and waste. The teachers of the Imperial College only teach the Shen family, which is a bit wasteful. The teachers of the Imperial College are all great scholars. If they go out to serve, they can benefit more people."
"In other words, private academies are actually no worse than the Imperial College. For example, General Yuan Xu was once the dean of the Bailu Academy. Many new officials in the court came from private academies."
Shen Conglian hurriedly said yes with a smile, and while his back was turned, he stuffed a few silver bills into the hands of the white-faced eunuch.
The white-faced eunuch looked much better.
"Her Majesty often lamented that the Zhou family lost because they were all unaware of the suffering of the people. She didn't want the Shen family to follow in the footsteps of the previous dynasty."
So, allowing the children of the Shen family to enter private academies was a special favor?
"Your Majesty's good intentions, do you understand?"
Even if he didn't understand, Shen Conglian had to nod and explain it clearly.
"I see."
The white-faced eunuch completed his task, rolled his eyes and left.
As soon as the person left, Liu started crying.
"Why are you blaming me? You can't blame me. I'm doing this for the good of the children..."
The matter of the Shen family's children entering the private academy was finalized, and Shen Lanxi gave further instructions.
The children of the Shen family were divided up and assigned to different academies. In each academy, there could be no more than two children from the Shen family.
There are now fifty children in the Shen family, some in their teens and some less than twenty days old. Among them, there are thirty-two boys and eighteen girls.
With all these descendants gathered together, the mansion Shen Lanxi lived in before could no longer accommodate them. She had to buy several houses around and expand them, so that she could barely fit them.
It’s not that there is not enough space for these people, but each of them needs at least two old women and one maid, and two to four servants. It’s only when all these supporting people are added together that there is not enough space.
Because of the emperor's words and today's incident, most people in the Shen family put Shen Congyi's previous rebellion and the old lady's death behind them, and began to make arrangements for the next generation.
Except for Shen Congwen, since the death of Old Madam Shen and Shen Congyi, he has developed a drinking problem. He is drunk every day, either drinking or drinking, and rarely sober.
The princess is the one who doesn't care about things, so the Shen family directly skips the first wife's house. If there is any matter, the second and third wives will get together to discuss it.
Afterwards, the Shen family began to select academies for their children and were very busy.
When the women from the second and third rooms were busy running around, the women from the first room were highlighted.
"Big sister, which academy will we be assigned to?" A six-year-old girl with two buns asked her big sister Shen Emei innocently.
Shen Emei had grown into a graceful young lady, and she felt a little annoyed when she heard her sister say that.
In yesterday's exam, she lost to Shen Chengfeng again. He was obviously several years younger than her, but he always pretended to know the answers in every exam. But the teacher indulged him. It was obvious that the teacher was biased.
"Don't ask me how I would know."
The girl was startled and lowered her head, clenched her hands in fear, and dared not say a word.
Shen Chengfeng thought that the matter couldn't be let go like this, so she wanted to write a letter to her father and ask him to help her think of a solution.
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Although Zhou Xinrou did not intervene, it did not mean that she was unaware. She was happy to see the Shen family's children being arranged to attend a private academy.
The Shen family was too fertile. Every year, many children were sent from the border to the capital. They were like rabbits, giving birth to one litter after another. If these little ones did not bother her, she would never allow these noisy things to live.
Fortunately, they were sensible and stopped coming after a few times. Otherwise, when she saw those kids yelling and shouting, she would definitely not be able to resist taking action.
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Cheng Zheng prepared six large carts of things for Sang Guo, one cart of gold, silver and jewelry, three carts of things he often used, and the remaining two carts were previous rewards and Sang Guo's savings over the years.
Sang Guo looked at all these things and wrote anxiously: "Too many, too many."
Cheng Zheng replied: "Not many, not many. Only one of them was picked from your Majesty's private storehouse. Your Majesty is kind and generous, as you know."
Sang Guo's face looked like he was about to cry or not.
Cheng Zheng continued, "I have contacted Xiao Fang a few days ago. When you get there, there will be someone to protect you."
Sang Guo was really reluctant to let go. Men don't shed tears easily, but he had no other way to express himself. Even if he wrote thousands of pages, it would not be enough to express his feelings.
He could only shed tears.
Cheng Zheng smiled and patted his shoulder. No one understood Sang Guo better than him.
If his family were still alive at this time, he would not be able to withstand their pleas.
That's all. Your Majesty never forces feelings.
Only others can be forced.
It’s good that Sang Guo is gone!
Cheng Zheng slowly raised the corners of his lips and raised his hand to give an order.
The wheels rolled slowly. He glanced at the palace gate and thought to himself that he would come back immediately after settling Sang Guo.
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