Chapter 341: To borrow the heavenly book and build a ladder to the clouds
"I'm not scolding you, I'm worried!"
Qin Zhenning was shocked by the child's great intelligence and courage, but also worried about him.
"I know you cannot bear to see the people of Dayu suffer so much, but this action is absolutely unacceptable! If you dare to show even the slightest sign of rebellion, you will be attacked by everyone! I beg Your Majesty to reconsider!"
Without hesitation, he stood up, knelt down and kowtowed, and every word he said was full of love for his son. Of course, he wanted his child to be happy, but he wanted his child to live well even more.
"Sir, please get up! Can't we discuss this properly? I just said it casually. Haven't we decided on the rules yet?"
Jiang Wan rushed over extremely quickly and used her hands to forcibly help the man up. She couldn't help but feel annoyed. Was the strong medicine too strong? Did it scare the adults so much that they didn't even bother to bargain with her?
"My Lady,"
Seeing the regret flash across his daughter's face, Qin Zhenning's eyes were filled with guilt. He always wanted to give her everything he had, but his ability was limited and he couldn't compete with all the noble families.
“…The old minister is useless.”
He spoke these four words very softly, but those who heard it felt inexplicably sad.
"Don't say that. It was all my fault for speaking rashly just now. I spoke without thinking. It has nothing to do with you. My lord, please don't blame me."
"Don't blame me. I was just being rude. Your Majesty, please don't take it to heart. I'm old and I'm often careless in my work. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."
Love always makes you feel indebted.
In front of someone who feels he has done something wrong, even someone as powerful, clear-headed and decisive as Minister Qin would still feel cautious and embarrassed.
And Jiang Wan couldn't stand seeing him blaming himself the most.
Because since the two met, he has been giving everything for her. Qin Zhenning really loves Jiang Wan very much.
"Don't say that..."
Xiao Jiang, who was always the most talkative, was at his wit's end and could only look for help at Lao Jiang, who was sitting next to him. Then Jiang Huailiang, who had been summoned, came over and patted his old friend's shoulder gently.
"Old Qin, what are you doing? The child is still a child after all, so it's inevitable that what he says is not from the heart. Why should we, as adults, argue with children?"
You've been stupid since you were little, you've heard me say that. Even though you seem smart now, it's normal for you to be stupid from time to time. As adults, we listen to what we should listen to, and pretend we didn't hear what we shouldn't."
"Yes, yes, sir, please don't be so serious with my wife. We are all real relatives, right? How can there be such outsider words?
Even if you don't consider me as the emperor, you should consider my mother-in-law's face, right? I..."
"Just shut up!"
With a headache, she pulled her husband back to the chair and wanted to cover his mouth that was talking nonsense. When Li Chengxiu realized what she had said, she was shocked!
How could I not control my mouth for a moment?
Look at the father-in-law’s face, which is as black as the bottom of a pot. He blinked guiltily and moved closer to his wife.
"I just lost my temper..."
"I know."
Thanks to Li Laosi's jokes, the atmosphere was finally restored.
Qin Zhenning thought about it and then asked.
"Excuse me, Queen, do you have any other ideas? If you need me in any way, please let me know. I will definitely help you!"
No one knows a daughter better than her father. After all, he has taught her both overtly and covertly for many years. Old Qin, having come to his senses, immediately realized that the Queen's move just now was probably to ask for an exorbitant price, waiting for him to pay it back.
"Hehehe, that..."
She was so embarrassed to say what she had prepared after hearing the adults' sincere advice that she was too embarrassed to say it out loud.
"But it's okay."
How can this be encouraged?
This scene, where the man seemed to be expecting the other party to act like a spoiled child and ask for things, made Li Chengxiu, who was always cunning when facing his wife, blink his eyes in confusion.
He suddenly remembered the phrase his father liked to mutter the most when he was still alive.
Damn it, Qin Zhenning is such a lovesick guy that even heavy rain can’t drown him!
He hadn't really listened at that time, but now he was watching carefully. As he watched, he couldn't help but notice some problems.
So he sat aside and remained silent.
Jiang Wan pursed his lips awkwardly, but since the situation was already like this, he might as well say what he needed to say.
"Sir, what I said just now was too far-fetched. Please ignore it for now. But I do have something to ask of you right now."
"What is it?"
"I'd like to borrow some books from you."
"What book?"
"The Book of Heaven."
Jiang Wan raised his hand and pointed at the ground.
"This heavenly book can help ordinary people to ascend to officialdom more smoothly. I know this is a bit unreasonable, but sir, only you can help me with this matter!"
Or rather, only you are willing to help me.
Qin Zhenning was silent for a moment, a flicker of struggle and embarrassment in his eyes. When he looked up at his daughter, whose face was filled with pleading, all of it finally turned into a long sigh.
"Can."
"Thank you, sir!"
For many people, their children are everything to their parents. They can't help but feel sad when their children are sad and happy when their children are happy.
Qin Zhenning is just like that.
A smile appeared on the corners of his mouth again.
"Then your Majesty, why don't you tell me why you have the idea of borrowing books?"
"Borrow the Book of Heaven and build a ladder to the clouds!"
The heroic spirit in his tone was hard to conceal.
"It's already difficult for ordinary people to survive in these chaotic times, so how can they possibly study and learn? All the books and scriptures are still carefully preserved by the noble families.
I want to build a library in every provincial capital, copy all the rare copies of good books and put them there for children from ordinary families who want to make progress to borrow and read.
As for those elementary reading materials, I have people produce them on a large scale. The reason why studying is difficult nowadays is because studying is expensive, and the reason why studying is expensive is because books are not cheap either.
If the price of books drops, won't more people learn to read? Will the situation we saw in the last imperial examination, where all the successful candidates were children of aristocratic families, be avoided?"
She really has a big heart, and of course it's a good heart, although it's a bit too presumptuous. Lao Qin really doesn't want to extinguish his daughter's ambition, but he has to let her face reality.
"Your Majesty, in today's world, there are actually very few people who can read. Even fewer people can write neatly and copy books. If you really want people to copy a large number of books, the cost will definitely not be a small amount!"
It can be said that the rebuttal was already very tactful, but the queen, who was full of heroic spirit, just waved her claws indifferently.
"It's okay, I have a plan."
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