Chapter 451 Scolding
"Look at these two children, they are growing so fast! They are eating minced meat and egg custard!" The old lady sighed as she watched Dabao and Xiaobao eating egg custard.
The white cotton ball begins to produce cotton bolls, which will split open after a while, revealing white fibers. After a while, they can be picked.
Once the cotton yarn made from white folds is ready, they can set off.
Oh, I look forward to it every day, but I always feel that time goes by too slowly!
"Hehe!" Xiaobao thought his grandmother was teasing him and responded with a giggle.
Dabao ignored it. He liked to eat egg custard and was busy!
"Yes! As time goes by, the child grows up!" Gao was fine. She was excited, but she kept her composure.
In two days, the first-season rice will be harvested and plowed, the second-season rice seedlings will be raised, beans will be planted in the dry land, and then the second-season rice seedlings will be transplanted, and then we can set off.
This busy process lasted for more than a month.
"Da da da!" The sound of horse hooves echoed outside the courtyard. "Excuse me, is this the residence of Master Xiao Su?"
"Yes! Who are you?" Mrs. Du came out.
"We are from Chang'an, and we have been ordered to escort the collection of books." A ninth-rank official bowed and said, "Excuse me, is Master Su here?"
"Yes, they are teaching!" Mrs. Du hurriedly led the convoy to the school.
Upon hearing that the books had arrived, Su Ying hurriedly stopped the class and took the teachers and students to welcome them.
Wow! It took eight ox carts, each loaded with six sealed boxes! How many books could there be?
"So many?" Su Ying was overjoyed.
"The emperor ordered Lord Kong to squeeze these out from the Imperial College and the Hongwen Academy, and also to collect all kinds of miscellaneous books from the Ministry of Works, the Imperial Medical Bureau, the Ministry of Agriculture, and the Imperial Observatory." The escorting official replied.
"Master Kong? Master Kong Yingda?" Su Ying asked.
"That's right!" replied the escort officer.
"Isn't Lord Kong a scholar at the Hongwen Academy? Why is he the supervisor?" Su Ying was puzzled.
"I don't know, I was just escorting according to orders!" the escort officer apologized.
When the memorial was delivered to the Heavenly Court, the Emperor was very pleased and immediately ordered the Imperial College to handle it.
Unexpectedly, the Imperial College reacted so strongly. They didn't have many books to begin with, and they had to allocate them to the Lingnan Women's Official School thousands of miles away!
What's the point of women studying? It's just about sericulture and weaving, so what? Are these books really useful?
"According to Wenqing, what is there to study about farming? What is the purpose of the Sinong Temple? Why not demolish it?" asked the emperor.
"Your Majesty, that is not my intention! I think sericulture and weaving are essential skills for women, passed down from mother to daughter from generation to generation. It is a waste to open a school for them!" replied the Director of the Imperial College.
The emperor looked quietly at the director of the Imperial College below the steps. The director, who was in charge of academic affairs, had such views. Would it be okay to hand over the six schools of the Tang Dynasty to this person?
After the last grand court meeting a few years ago, Lu Daru fell ill when he returned home and has been bedridden ever since. He finally died last month.
Alas, if only Lu Daru were still alive, he would definitely support us with all his strength and would not be so pedantic and stubborn.
Who in the Imperial College is worthy of the position of Jijiu (official professor)? Or even the Dean (dean)?
Kong Yingda, the Imperial Secretary? Well, find a chance to replace Wen Zhong! He's too rigid.
We can no longer use old and corrupt methods. Tang Dynasty national studies need a new atmosphere, connecting the past and the future, and carrying forward the tradition, rather than clinging to the old ways and being self-contained.
Wen Zhong, the director of the Imperial College, looked up in surprise after seeing no movement for a long time. He saw the emperor with a puzzled expression, and suddenly realized that he had said the wrong thing, so he lowered his head quickly.
He saw indecision in the emperor's eyes. What made him hesitate? What was he hesitating about?
"Since your Imperial College does not want an official school for women, then just incorporate the official school for women into the Hongwenguan! Where is the Imperial Secretary Kong Qing?" The emperor bypassed the Imperial College directly.
"I'm here!" The Imperial Censor Kong Yingda stepped out.
"The Lingnan Women's Official School was another pioneering effort of the Tang Dynasty. It taught women arithmetic and literacy, and passed on, improved, and refined sericulture and textile techniques.
Its role and significance complement those of the Sinong Temple. I hope Mr. Kong will pay attention to it and compile a batch of books to send to Lingnan.
Books on classics, history, pharmacy, medicine, farming, sericulture, water conservancy, and smelting are all included!"
Your Majesty made detailed arrangements.
Wen Zhong looked up in astonishment. How did this get to the Hongwenguan? With such a wide range of books, wasn't this just a small Hongwenguan?
He wanted to object, but it was obvious that the emperor was angry at him for not being sensible. If he continued to obstruct him, he would be clearly opposing the emperor!
But seeing such precious books being lost among the people makes my heart bleed!
"As you wish!" Kong Yingda, the Imperial Secretary, bowed calmly.
"If you have something to report, please report it. If not, please dismiss the court!" After Xu Zhi shouted, the emperor stood up and set off without waiting for the ministers to react.
Du Xiang's condition worsened and he was worried.
People from the Imperial Medical Bureau were sent to Du's mansion, and eunuchs were also sent to report Du Xiang's condition at any time.
At this moment, I felt inexplicably anxious and powerless, as if I was about to lose something.
Xu Zhi has been by his side all the time and is keenly aware of the emperor's subtle changes.
Therefore, after the emperor finalized the establishment of an official school for girls, he made a loud announcement.
As expected, as soon as he finished speaking, the emperor stood up and hurried out of the Purple Palace.
"Hurry, go to Prime Minister Du's residence!" The emperor urged as they walked out of the Purple Palace.
The ministers were about to make a memorial, but found the dragon throne empty, so they had to leave the court in disappointment.
Wen Zhong stood there depressed, unable to figure it out, shook his head and turned away.
"Mr. Wen, please stay!" Kong Yingda called out.
"Master Kong!" Wen Zhong's face was filled with dismay. How could such a person, who only catered to his superiors and served his own interests, be worthy of being a descendant of the Duke of Yansheng? He had lost the integrity of a scholar!
"Minister Wen, the Hongwen Academy needs to supplement a batch of classics, history books, law, mathematics, calligraphy and other books. Please ask the Imperial College to submit a batch within half a month for the Hongwen Academy to select." Kong Yingda said seriously.
"You!" Wen Zhong was so angry that his chest hurt, but he couldn't speak.
He understood that the emperor was going around in circles, so who should he blame?
Scolding Kong Yingda is just an indirect criticism, but directly scolding the emperor? That's like an old man eating arsenic - he thinks his life is too long!
Kong Yingda glanced at Wen Zhong, shook his head secretly, and walked away with his hands behind his back.
You are such a pedantic person, you can’t see the situation clearly!
The current emperor is not the retired emperor who seeks stability and is nostalgic. The current emperor has a completely different style. He is bold and decisive, and is determined to create a new situation and usher in the prosperous Zhenguan era.
Stereotypes don’t work here!
Do you look down on women's official education? Didn't you see that the first female official was conferred a title?
"Mr. Wen, time is running out, hurry up!" Kong Yingda did not forget to finish off the attack.
Wen Zhong was angry and saw Su Bucheng walking and chatting with the prefect of Jingzhao in front of him.
He walked over a few steps and said, "Master Su is really well-educated! He raised a good girl! The hen crows at dawn! Humph!"
After cursing, he felt relieved and left.
Su Bucheng and Li Hongshi looked at each other.
"Okay! This is a case of picking on the weak! Lord Su! Your little Lord Su is so powerful that he can stir up the court even though he is thousands of miles away!" Li Hongshi joked.
"What does it have to do with my daughter? It was clearly founded jointly by Wu County and Tong County!" Su Bucheng smiled bitterly.
The credit went to Wu County and Tong County, but it was Aying who was blamed. It’s really not worth it when you think about it.
"You are just kidding! Who would believe that the incident in Wu County has nothing to do with Lord Su?" Li Hongshi said with a smile.
Every single thing was done by Su Ying. Which man would have thought of establishing a government-run school for women? Which man would have paid attention to it?
Only women would think about it and pay attention to it.
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