met free Chapter 475 This is simply going too far in bullying the emperor!
Chapter 475 This is simply going too far in bullying the emperor!
After a long silence, Emperor Zhu suddenly chuckled and said, "Sister, how much resentment do you think these students in Dengzhou Prefecture must be harboring?"
Ok?
Zhu Chongba, are you stupid?
Empress Ma glanced at Emperor Zhu and asked in return, "Then tell me, won't they vent their resentment on your good son-in-law?"
Emperor Zhu shook his head immediately: "How could that be?"
"Not all the students are fools."
“This bastard gave them the opportunity to study, so even if they were unhappy, they wouldn’t vent their anger on that bastard.”
Empress Ma chuckled and said, "That's right, they can't possibly vent their resentment on your good son-in-law."
"Then why don't you guess where they'll vent their anger?"
"Think about Zhou Jingxin."
Emperor Zhu was stunned by Empress Ma's words.
Zhou Jingxin...
In terms of ability, there's definitely no problem.
He certainly has loyalty.
However, Zhou Jingxin's memorial cannot be said to be exactly the same as that scoundrel's; it can only be said to be very similar.
Of course, the differences between the two are still quite obvious.
The memorial written by that scoundrel mainly focused on causing trouble and assigning tasks to his superiors.
Zhou Jingxin's memorials mainly aimed to solve problems, but they also included a few sarcastic remarks.
For example, road construction.
Some scoundrel will make a whole bunch of ridiculous demands on this topic, including things like the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Revenue, and the Artisan Camp.
Zhou Jingxin, on the other hand, would write down directly how the road should be repaired, and would also write down the construction period, budget and other issues in advance.
However, Zhou Jingxin would often add a few words at the end of his memorials: "It is only a matter of entrusting the task to your subordinates; why bother asking those who are less knowledgeable about such matters?"
To put it simply: The emperor can just assign the work to the Ministry of Works. Asking officials from other departments how to repair roads is just asking them a waste of time.
So, Zhou Jingxin and his ilk don't resent that scoundrel, but instead vent their anger on our emperor?
This is simply outrageous!
Emperor Zhu couldn't help but snort and said, "The schools in Ningyang County can't produce a single good person."
"The schools in Dengzhou Prefecture may not be able to produce many good students."
Empress Ma rolled her eyes and pointed to the school textbooks on the table, saying, "Tell me, are the officials trained like this any good?"
Emperor Zhu replied without hesitation, "It's not very easy to use, but it's really capable."
At this point, Emperor Zhu's eyes darted around again, and he said, "The students in Ningyang County and Dengzhou Prefecture are suffering."
Empress Ma was slightly taken aback, but Emperor Zhu continued, "Think about it, they have to learn these things from their teachers in the school."
"At the same time, we also had to prepare for the imperial examinations."
“Any student is used as two people.”
"Think about Zhou Jingxin and the others. They are just a group of teenagers, but now they all want to become officials."
"Even I, the emperor, feel a little guilty."
Empress Ma glared at Emperor Zhu and said, "What are you trying to do now?"
Emperor Zhu grunted twice and said, "We didn't intend to do anything, we just planned to take away all the textbooks from the community schools, county schools, and prefectural schools in Dengzhou Prefecture."
"In the future, all the community schools, county schools, and prefectural schools in other prefectures and counties will also use these textbooks."
"We can't let people say that our emperor is biased."
Empress Ma suddenly laughed and said, "That's fine, it'll be good to broaden the horizons of those officials in the Ministry of Rites."
Emperor Zhu hummed in agreement, but his resentment towards the officials of the Ministry of Rites grew even stronger.
The Dengzhou Prefecture has already produced textbooks for community schools, county schools, and prefectural schools.
What about the Ministry of Rites?
It's either windy or rainy every day.
This time, we can use the teaching materials from Dengzhou Prefecture to slap them in the face.
It's good to let them know what it means to be outmatched and have a higher level of understanding.
Don't think that the court can't function without them.
Thinking of this, Emperor Zhu chuckled again and said, "We miscalculated this time. After we go back, we will transfer Zhou Jingxin to the Ministry of Rites."
Empress Ma was somewhat bewildered by Emperor Zhu's words and asked, "What miscalculation? Why are you suddenly sending someone to the Ministry of Rites?"
Emperor Zhu said smugly, "We were wrong before."
"We thought that the students taught by that scoundrel would surely become capable officials."
"But we overlooked one thing, which is that the number of students he can teach is ultimately limited."
"If we put the students he taught in the Ministry of Rites and let them preside over the compilation of teaching materials, wouldn't all prefectures and counties be able to produce capable ministers and officials in the future?"
At this point, Emperor Zhu couldn't help but sigh slightly and said, "What a pity, of the twenty-six students, twenty-four were sent out to become local officials."
After shaking his head slightly, Emperor Zhu continued, "Actually, we've made quite a few miscalculations."
"Take this northern tour for example."
"We originally planned to stay in Dengzhou Prefecture for a few days and then take him with us to Beiping so that he could see the situation in the Yan-Zhao region with his own eyes."
"But Dengzhou Prefecture has a new trick up its sleeve every day."
"We don't know how long it will take to figure out the situation in Dengzhou."
"By the time we get to Beiping, won't it be the dead of winter?"
"Damn it, we've figured it out. Whenever we run into this bastard, our original plan always goes awry."
Upon hearing what Emperor Zhu said, Empress Ma immediately fell silent.
It has been seven days since I arrived in Dengzhou Prefecture.
Even after spending seven days exploring the area, visiting in the morning and then in the afternoon, and then working on official documents in the evening, I still couldn't gain a comprehensive understanding of Dengzhou Prefecture.
Dengzhou Prefecture has a total of ten counties. Even if you only stay in each county for three days, a month will pass by in a flash.
If we add in other miscellaneous things, wouldn't it take even longer?
……
Just as Emperor Zhu and Empress Ma were discussing whether they should set off for Beiping as soon as possible, Yang Shaofeng was giving instructions to Xu Liang, the Assistant Prefect of Dengzhou Prefecture, and Xu Jingyu, the Magistrate of Penglai County.
“Laborers were drawn from other places.”
"We'll start work tonight."
"The buildings on the ground can be dealt with by Vice Minister Wang and his men later."
"But the foundation must be marked out tonight."
"Tomorrow morning, I will accompany His Majesty and the Empress to the construction site for a look."
“The entrance to the construction site must have the words ‘Dengzhou University Construction Site’ displayed.”
"When the time comes, His Majesty and the Empress will shovel the first spadeful of soil, which will serve as the groundbreaking ceremony."
"Only in this way can I shamelessly ask His Majesty to inscribe a message."
"clear?"
Xu Liang immediately gave Yang Shaofeng a thumbs up: "Your Excellency is truly brilliant!"