The hot air balloon slowly landed under Xiao Letian's control.
The ministers outside the palace had gone from being dumbfounded at first to being as anxious as ants on a hot pan.
Only when they saw Emperor Jing and others landed safely did they breathe a sigh of relief and then rushed forward.
They gathered around the wicker basket and began to talk with concern.
Emperor Jing stepped out of the wicker basket, his body swayed, and an unusually solid feeling returned to his heart.
I couldn't help but say, "It's better on the ground."
Li Yansong couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, how do you feel in heaven? What do you see?"
Emperor Jing recalled and sighed: "I saw it. I saw the whole palace and the mountains and rivers of my great Jing..."
Who's asking this?
"Your Majesty, is there a palace in the sky?" Zhang Dongxiang saw that Emperor Jing had started to exclaim and quickly added a sentence.
Pairs of small eyes stared at Emperor Jing, trying to find the answer from his mouth.
Everyone down there was worried about the safety of the emperor and the crown prince, and on the other hand, they were concerned about the affairs of the Heavenly Palace.
Emperor Jing was speechless. It seemed that everyone was thinking about this question.
"I didn't see the heavenly palace, I only saw the secular world, but the scenery was beautiful."
Everyone was immediately disappointed because they didn't see the Heavenly Palace.
Li Yansong smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, I beg Your Majesty not to take this dangerous path again. This old minister is really unable to bear it."
Emperor Jing looked at everyone, raised his head and glanced at the sky again, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, my dear ministers, the sky is very cold, I will not go there again."
"Let's stop talking nonsense. Fang Qing and I have already understood the situation in heaven."
"The victory of Yishun was due to the Crown Prince sending troops to help. However, the one who made the greatest contribution was Xiao Letian from Dongjiao College."
"Without it, there would be no flying surprise attack!"
"Xiao Letian, I want to reward you. If you have any ideas, you can tell me."
Everyone present had no time to think about it and their eyes all turned to Xiao Letian.
Xiao Letian blushed when he was looked at, and inevitably became nervous again, hesitating: "I...don't know, if it weren't for Principal Fang, I wouldn't be where I am today, I don't dare to take credit for it."
Fang Zhengyi immediately showed a kind smile.
What a good student! What a good student!
Emperor Jing said, "I will reward him for his contribution. I am asking you now. Since you don't know, I am asking you, are you willing to serve as an official in the court?"
Serve as an official in the court?
When these four words first appeared, they emerged in Xiao Letian's mind like a spell.
Before he entered Dongjiao University, if someone told him that he could directly enter the court as an official, he would definitely agree without hesitation.
But now I have found my own way and have my own hobbies.
Do we have to go back to the old ways?
Moreover, his father has high expectations for him, and he will definitely be very happy if he really becomes an official in the court.
Should I agree...or not?
Fang Zhengyi stood beside him and saw the troubled look on his face and roughly guessed what was going on.
He leaned close to Xiao Letian and whispered in his ear: "Choose what you want in your heart, don't consider anything else for now."
Xiao Letian was stunned for a moment, and whispered, "Thank you, Principal."
Then he raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, I do not want to be an official. I just want to concentrate on my studies at school. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."
Emperor Jing didn't care and nodded, saying: "Okay, then today I will give you a thousand taels of gold, a hundred pieces of silk, and food..."
After Emperor Jing finished speaking, Fang Zheng said, "Your Majesty, this material reward is good. I know Xiao Letian is a filial son, and his father hopes that he will have a good reputation. I beg Your Majesty to give him a piece of calligraphy written by the emperor himself, so that he can take it home and fulfill his filial piety."
Emperor Jing smiled slightly and said, "Yes. But what word should I give?"
"College student, college soul!" Fang Zheng said happily.
Once this calligraphy is hung up, the publicity effect will be explosive!
Aren’t the students in school studying so hard for me? If you want to be a better person, then go to college!
Xiao Letian swallowed hard.
Written by the Emperor himself? If I give this back to my father, won’t he be so happy?
Thinking of this, Xiao Letian's knees softened, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying excitedly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"
"You should go home first. Someone will come to your house later to convey the imperial edict. Today I have really broadened my horizons. You should study hard in the Academy of Sciences in the future." Emperor Jing said.
Xiao Letian thanked him again and again, and was then escorted out of the palace by the eunuch.
Fang Zhengyi said cheerfully, "Your Majesty, today's court meeting has not yet ended."
"His Excellency Shi Zhong said that this unhealthy trend of science has spread to the people, which is of no benefit to the people."
"But the hot air balloon was able to achieve success through useless theories like science. The battle of Yishun saved countless soldiers and saved the court a lot of money."
"As for whether science is good or bad, I think this question should have an answer now. What do you think, Lord Shi?"
Shi Zhong forced a smile, lowered his head and dared not say anything more.
The facts are in front of us, and they are so hard to prove. To say anything more would be a complete loss of face.
Seeing that Shi Zhong had nothing to say, Fang Zhengyi turned the conversation to Xu Wenshu.
"Sir Xu, aren't you curious about where the money I asked from the Ministry of Revenue went? You saw it today." Fang Zheng raised his hands in one hand, looking like he was asking for a beating.
Xu Wenshu laughed awkwardly: "I know, but if Lord Fang had told me earlier, I wouldn't have to say anything more."
"I told you earlier, do you understand?" Fang Zheng raised his voice.
The ministers kept shaking their heads.
It's over, this bastard is so unreasonable...he has the upper hand again.
Emperor Jing stood aside and watched Fang Zhengyi's performance silently until no one spoke anymore.
Emperor Jing said: "We won a great victory in Yishun, killing more than 8,000 enemies! How many years has it been since we, the Great Jing, have achieved such a victory?"
"The Academy of Sciences and Dongjiao University deserve the most credit for this! Fang Qing, you can tell me what you want today."
I'm telling you? Why is my father-in-law so generous this time?
Fang Zhengyi looked at Emperor Jing in confusion.
I saw Emperor Jing actually nodded slightly at me.
Fang Zheng understood immediately and said calmly, "Your Majesty, Xiao Letian was originally just a poor scholar. He failed the exams many times before he decided to come to Dongjiao University. Unexpectedly, he discovered his talent by accident."
"There are quite a few such students at Dongjiao University. Some are the sons of carpenters, and some are the descendants of blacksmiths. But they all chose majors different from their ancestors in school."
"Although they study hard, they will inevitably enter the civilian sector after graduation. These people will be restricted by household classification in the future. If they inherit their father's business and cannot put their knowledge to use, wouldn't that be a waste of resources and time?"
"What if there is a genius like Xiao Letian among them? Wouldn't that mean he would be buried? This would not only be a loss for the court, but also a loss for the whole world!"
"Therefore, I have only one wish, which is to hope that the court will provide graduates of Dongjiao University with an opportunity to change their household classification!"
"Okay, I approve this." Emperor Jing glanced at the ministers and asked, "Does anyone have any objections?"
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