As Feng Sheng thought, this is indeed a big show, and the methods of the Chen family are more powerful than imagined. No one thought that they would find out the family who raised Concubine Li back then.
This "breeding" does not mean literally, but it refers to people who specialize in the industry of raising lean horses.
These people know about the huge profits in this business, and they often buy some beautiful girls from poor families or people to raise them. It was only one or two taels when you bought it, but it can be sold for thousands of taels when you have raised it and sold it for takeaway. Many people saw that it was profitable, and followed suit, and it became a trend.
Back then, the family who raised Concubine Li specialized in this, and found dozens of girls ranging in age to raise them at home. Skinny horses are also divided into grades. For example, Li Fei was the best skinny horse in this family back then. It was originally a salt merchant who paid tribute to a master of the Chen family. experience.
This family bought Concubine Li from Ren Yazi. At that time, Concubine Li was dressed like a daughter of a poor family, but she wore a jade lock that was not worth much. Because the quality of the jade lock was not very good, it was preserved. The family did not remove the small jade lock and let Concubine Li wear it all the time. This thing became one of the methods to verify Concubine Li's identity.
The Chen family also found a maid who served the noble concubine during her lifetime as evidence.
It is said that Concubine Li looks a lot like that noble concubine, and the old man of the Chen family would recognize Concubine Li, because the Chen family really needed someone to help the concubine, and it was also because of the old man Chen's selfishness towards his daughter Only then will Concubine Li be sent in.
Because in the eyes of Mrs. Chen, it is her blessing and the Chen family's blessing that her daughter can serve the prince.
Such a well-founded story not only explained the whole thing tightly and seamlessly, but also flattered Emperor Jianping invisibly. Therefore, it is not unreasonable to say that the Chen family deserves to be the Chen family, and it is not unreasonable to be able to stand for so many years.
Feng Sheng did not have the opportunity to witness the whole incident, but only heard what people said after the incident.
Not only she has heard of it, but probably most of the people in the capital have heard of it.
Going back to the previous sentence, the fact that the Chen family has survived for so many years has nothing to do with the way they act. In order to prevent future troubles, and also to prevent the concubine Li from turning her face and denying others, they created a lot of momentum and played the role of the Chen family looking for a daughter with ups and downs, which brought a lot of fun to the people in the capital. It's the end.
That is to say, no matter whether Imperial Concubine Li admits it or not, in the eyes of outsiders, she is still the daughter of the Chen family, and it can be considered as a trick.
No one expected that things would develop like this, but there is no doubt that the Chen family has become the biggest winner so far. For a while, it was not easy to inquire about the palace, but they all came towards King Wei. Even when Princess Liang met Feng Sheng, she couldn't help asking a few more questions, whether it was true or not.
But is it true
There has been no movement from the imperial palace, nor has there been any movement from Emperor Jianping. It took more than half a month for the news to spread from the palace, saying that Imperial Concubine Li can't hear this now, and she will suffer from a heart attack when she hears about it. She also said that she can't remember her childhood anymore. She was too young at that time, and she only remembers suffering a lot at the hands of Ren Yazi, and at the hands of that family.
Other than that, nothing else to say. He didn't say yes, nor did he say he didn't admit it, but this matter has been hanging around, and it has become a heart disease for the Chen family. This is a later story.
All in all, the strong are always respected in this world, if Emperor Li hadn't been favored now, I'm afraid such an incident would not have happened today. In the same way, this is the only way to leave the Chen family there and ignore him at will, making the Chen family look like clowns.
Therefore, many people questioned, how could a family like the Chen family lose their girl back then, even if she was a concubine, this kind of thing shouldn't have happened, maybe it's some kind of backyard secrets, seeing now When a person is developed, he shamelessly leans upwards.
This kind of speech has become the most talked about in private, but it is unexpected.
However, this matter did not spread for too long, and was robbed of the limelight by another event, that is, King Wei opened an academy called 'Jinjiang Academy' in the suburbs of Beijing.
It is not uncommon for King Wei to open an academy, and it is not uncommon for the name to be Jinjiang. What is strange is that Princess Wei opened a women's hall in the academy, which specializes in accepting women for a living.
At the time when this news broke out, it was the time when Imperial Concubine Li, the Chen family, and King Wei were in the limelight, so the news spread very widely. The academy not only accepts men as students, but also accepts women, who can be between six and twenty.
It is said that when the academy was first opened, in order to recruit more students, not only did it not charge students for the first year, but it also included board and lodging, and rewards for those with outstanding grades.
This is one of them. The most eye-catching thing is that the academy selects a few outstanding students from among the students and sends them to the Imperial Academy every year.
In other words, if you can stand out from this academy, if you take the road of imperial examinations, you can completely omit the road before becoming a supervisor. From the beginning of the examination for children to the examination of talents, these three examinations can be omitted. Don't look down on this , It must be known how many people fall in the test of being a scholar every year.
If you want to take the road of prison students becoming officials, you can directly save the donation to the prison. You must know that donating to the prison also requires connections. In addition to connections, you also need a large amount of money.
As for the women's hall, the academy also gives extremely high preferential treatment, and those with excellent grades can be recommended to enter the palace as female officials.
There has always been a rule in the palace to select female officials from the people, but the number of seats is very small, and they are usually appointed internally before the news is released. Female officials are different from court ladies, not only are they not restricted by the rule that court ladies cannot leave the palace, they can usually be repatriated after five or six years of service.
And female officials not only have extremely high salaries every year, but also have preferential treatment such as reduction or exemption of corvees and servants at home. This item is extremely attractive to poor families and wealthy families. Poor families can be exempted from corvee, and their daughters can read and write to earn official status for the family. As for the daughters of wealthy families, they can get in touch with the royal relatives, whether it is to add bricks and tiles to the family, or to find a better marriage for themselves, it is a channel.
After the news came out, countless people talked about it with great interest, but no one questioned whether Jinjiang Academy could do what it promised. King Wei is a gold-lettered signboard here.
For a time, there were countless people who went to inquire about the news.
Although the academy is not yet open, it can be visited in advance. It is said that the academy was carefully built by King Wei and Princess Wei. From the lecture hall for teaching, to the dormitory for accommodation, to the library with a large collection of books, Guangna Library is amazing.
The predecessor of the academy was a manor, which was built on the hillside, and there was also a shooting garden, a horse farm for practicing horse riding, and so on. And the scenery is extremely beautiful, no less than some world-famous academies.
It is said that the gentlemen who will give lectures in the academy are also rare great Confucian scholars. There are many scholars from the Imperial Academy and the Imperial Academy, all of whom were invited by King Wei by virtue of their status.
The people who came to search for the academy were just curious. Who would have thought that they would be transported to the academy after enjoying the carriage, and there would be people who would explain and guide them along the way. Just listening to these people's talk, they would be ready to move. Some signed up directly on the spot, and some went back to encourage their families to send suitable children to the academy.
However, it is not enough to just come and register individually. After registration, the academy will conduct an admission test to select a suitable student income.
After nearly a month of uproar and uproar, when I went to the academy for the admission test, there were huge crowds of people inside and outside the academy.
Among them, students from poor families accounted for the majority, and of course there were also some children from small and wealthy families. The most eye-catching ones were the female students who came to take the entrance examination. Most of these people came from poor families, and many of them came here because their families were not well-off, and they came here to avoid a year's training and provide board and lodging.
And most of them are very young. When they see such a person, even if they are accompanied by their family members, they are still terrified. Luckily, Feng Sheng had already made arrangements, made a special way, and ordered someone to bring them into the academy.
Of course, some people put forward the theory that "men and women have different seats at the age of seven" to question whether it is necessary for men and women to study in the same academy.
In this regard, the academy also gave an explanation. First of all, the male and female halls are set up separately. In addition, the academy also has strict rules to prevent all possible incidents. At the same time, there are a large number of supervisors and husbands in the academy to supervise. So don't worry.
Feng Sheng doesn't need to worry about the admission test in the men's hall, she only needs to worry about the women's hall.
Seeing these girls who came to take the admission test, even though she had expected it in her heart, she couldn't help but sigh.
"Okay, let their family members go out first." Feng Sheng ordered.
Hearing what the woman who walked in from the outside said, some parents who brought their children couldn't help but look at each other in blank dismay. They didn't bow their heads in fright until someone said it was the princess.
As for the twenty or so girls standing in front of Feng Sheng, it could be seen that their backgrounds were not good. Most of them were dressed in coarse clothes that were washed white. Well-off family.
"What's your name?" Feng Sheng came to a girl and asked.
"My name is Xiaoya."
Xiaoya is only less than six years old, and she is a little thinner than children of the same age. She has slightly yellowish hair, wears blue-green coarse cloth clothes, and has holes in her shoes. She seemed so disturbed that she couldn't help moving her foot, showing her toes through the hole.
"Then can you tell me why you came here to study?" Feng Sheng tried to make his voice soft.
"My mother, my mother said that there is food here."
Xiaoya is already very nervous, the houses here are so tall and big, and the people inside are all nobles at first glance. At her age, she doesn't really understand what a nobleman is. She only knows that noblemen are not to be messed with, and she will walk away if she sees them. Moreover, the nobles have a bad temper and may beat and scold people casually, but they can only bear it.
But the aunt in front of her was very gentle and pretty, and the little girl thought that this aunt would definitely not beat and scold others, so she dared to quietly say what her mother said that she couldn't tell others.
"Is it just for eating? There is no food at home?"
"There is food at home, but there are brothers and sisters at home..."
The little girl was still thinking of talking, Feng Sheng couldn't bear to ask any more, she stroked the little girl's hair, and asked another girl.
After some inquiries, it was almost the same situation, but there were a few who were from good families and said that they came to study and become female officials.
There are also some who lie. It is too easy for children of this age to tell lies. They obviously come from a poor family and wear shabby clothes. Feng Sheng guessed that it was taught by her family. She was afraid that the academy would not accept her, or she already had self-esteem. No matter what the reason was, she couldn't bear to refuse.
In the end, all these twenty girls were accepted, and Feng Sheng suddenly felt that she seemed to have taken it for granted. It is right to teach women to read and write, and to tell them how high the sky is and how big the land is, but before that, it is necessary to let them get food and clothing with their own hands, otherwise everything is empty talk.