"… A coffin is placed in the hall, and a headless female corpse is sobbing. Your Excellency has made a fair and strict judgment. It is a clear injustice! It is wronged! It is fair! Ladies and Gentlemen! Do you think this case is strange? Isn't it?!" Duanmu Qingchen looked at the palace maids and eunuchs around him.
"Amazing!" The old eunuch Liang, who served Emperor Cheng, couldn't help but marvel at the prince's wonderful performance.
Emperor Cheng slowly came back to his senses amid the applause. Seeing Duanmu Qingchen's smug look, he became angry. He immediately glanced at Eunuch Liang who was leading the applause and asked, "What? Are you encouraging my son to become a storyteller instead of being my successor?"
How could the old eunuch who had served Emperor Cheng for decades not understand Emperor Cheng's intention? He immediately lowered his head to signal others not to applaud. Everyone became obedient.
Duanmu Qingchen jumped in front of Emperor Cheng and said, "Dad, what do you think?"
Emperor Cheng's face immediately darkened. It turned out that this man was the real prince!
Eunuch Liang smiled kindly, lowered his head and whispered: "Master Fu made a good judgment." He wanted to change the subject and save this silly prince. After all, if the prince registered one day, he would still have to serve by his side.
"Well, Fu Mingrui's judgment is good." Emperor Cheng also said gloomily, trying hard to suppress the anger in his heart.
Duanmu Qingchen blinked again: "Dad, didn't you hear anything from this story?"
Although the prince's immorality almost made Emperor Cheng unable to suppress his anger, he still understood something about his son. There must be a reason why he suddenly asked this question. Emperor Cheng began to recall what Duanmu Qingchen said about Yu Pingting's case. As he recalled it, he suddenly realized that the prince's storytelling was really good.
He was stunned. He was actually savoring it with relish.
"Dad, the problem with Baijia Village is that the people are uncivilized!" Duanmu Qingchen was anxious and couldn't wait for Emperor Cheng to discover it himself. "You pay attention to the education of our princes and the education of the nobles, but the majority of people in a country are ordinary people!" Duanmu Qingchen became excited as he spoke. His passionate emotions changed his usual dandy appearance. His righteous words finally made him look like a learned prince. He spoke eloquently in front of Emperor Cheng, and when he did, he would make a stunning debut!
Emperor Cheng stared at Duanmu Qingchen, who was serious and confident, and his eyes couldn't help but become wet. He finally saw that Duanmu Qingchen looked like the prince of the Qian Dynasty. He thought he would never see it again in his lifetime.
Eunuch Liang saw this and smiled slightly. He secretly handed a silk scarf to Emperor Cheng, asking him not to embarrass himself in front of his son.
"The people of Baijia Village don't even have the idea of letting their children study. They think that studying is not as useful as farming. How can the people be enlightened? Moreover, the role of the mother in raising children is particularly important. Women are mostly at home to take care of their husbands and children. If the mother has a bad heart, even if the son reads the books of sages, some of his bad habits will not change. If Bai Zhankui passes the imperial examination and becomes an official in our Qian Dynasty, I bet he will be a corrupt official! Therefore, women should also read more books! Be more reasonable! Only in this way can we raise better people for our Qian Dynasty! More pillars!"
Duanmu Qingchen finished speaking in a sonorous voice and stared at Emperor Cheng closely: "Father, so, what do you think we should do?"
Emperor Cheng was completely stunned by Duanmu Qingchen today, and asked, "Then what should Prince Yi do?"
Duanmu Qingchen turned his head to the side and was deep in thought. His serious and thoughtful look also made Emperor Cheng feel excited and inexplicably moved.
Duanmu Qingchen made a decision and looked at Emperor Cheng: "All seven-year-old children in the Qian Dynasty, regardless of gender, must go to school. Children who have no money to study can apply for exemption from tuition and miscellaneous fees. Our court will subsidize the teachers' wages. This money for education cannot be saved! By the way, the subsidy money should be publicly collected, so that those corrupt officials who are omnipresent will not take advantage of it! We can also mobilize the wealthy businessmen in Beijing to sponsor the construction of private schools. The private schools built will be named after them, and the court will issue a gold plaque as a reward! What do you think, father?"
"Good! Good!" Emperor Cheng was very happy. Now whatever the prince said was good.
"Thank you, father! You are wise!" Duanmu Qingchen left happily.
As soon as he left the imperial study, Emperor Cheng couldn't stop crying: "I finally saw it... I saw it..."
Eunuch Liang hurriedly handed over the handkerchief again: "The prince is wise but appears foolish, and he cares about the people. It is a blessing for our dynasty. Your Majesty, please don't be too strict with the prince. He knows what's in his heart."
Emperor Cheng wiped away his tears. Duanmu Qingchen's performance today really gave him a reassurance. The Grand Tutor was wise. He should let Duanmu Qingchen go out of the palace more often. He was usually locked up in the palace, which caused trouble. This time, he did something big! He appreciated all the suggestions of the prince. Duanmu Qingchen even thought of building a private school and asking wealthy businessmen to sponsor it. The wealthy businessmen in the capital wanted fame after they had a lot of money. The prince's method just gave them fame. It not only saved the court money to build a private school, but also made the wealthy businessmen famous. It was like killing two birds with one stone.
good!
That’s great!
Since then, the Qian Dynasty has had several firsts in education in history.
The first dynasty in which education was universal.
The first dynasty to allow women to go to school.
The first dynasty to provide subsidies to teachers.
The popularization of education in the Qian Dynasty also became the foundation for the Qian Dynasty to become an unprecedented prosperous era in the future.
The status of women also rose for the first time in thousands of years, and they were able to engage in business and become officials. The Qian Dynasty's enlightenment and enlightenment were unprecedented and were recorded in history, leaving their reputation for eternity.
Lian Youyou and the others returned to the Nine Gates after eating and drinking to their heart's content. When they entered the gate, they saw Master Yao Guang, who was all alone, drinking porridge pitifully. Everyone smiled secretly.
When Master Yao Guang saw everyone coming back, he immediately left the hospital and asked, "Where did you all go?" Master Yao Guang suddenly smelled something and started looking for it. "Did you go out to eat something delicious? Why didn't you call me?!"
"Puchichi." Everyone laughed secretly.
Yun Yao handed over the lunch basket: "We all went to the next door to attend the trial, and then went to Wangjiang Tower for a meal. It's your fault that you were not here, but we won't forget you. Here."
Mr. Yao Guang immediately took it and opened it. Wow! Big fat pork elbow! He liked it!
Lian Youyou smiled and walked in with her skirt lifted. It was time for Lin Tingjun to hand in his homework.
The secret place is quiet and secluded, with the fragrance of lotus.
Lin Tingjun sat at the desk, looking at the ink spots on the white paper in front of him. Those were the ink dripping from his brush, a little here and a little there, scattered together into a pile. He was so sleepy and too lazy to paint.
The white figure outside the corridor landed with a bit of expectation. He raised his eyelids and put down the brush in his hand. Some things must be faced.
"Where's my painting?" Lian Youyou walked in lightly, her skirt fluttering like gauze. She walked to the side of Lin Tingjun's desk, lifted her skirt and knelt down, looking at the rice paper on the desk. In an instant, the smile on her face disappeared, "You haven't painted yet?" Lian Youyou frowned.
Lin Tingjun said calmly: "I have drawn it."
"What's drawn?" Lian pointed at the blank scroll with only faint drops of ink on it.
"You lie on the recliner and eat melon seeds." Lin Tingjun answered calmly.
Lian Youyou's expression froze for a moment, then she came back to her senses: "You drew me lying on a recliner eating melon seeds? What about me?"
"You finished eating melon seeds and left." Lin Tingjun's face was not red, he was not out of breath, and he was as steady as a rock.
Lian Youyou opened her beautiful eyes wide: "Where's the recliner?!"
"You moved away."
“Then what is this pile?!” Lian Youyou was filled with murderous intent as she pointed at the dots of ink on the white paper.
Lin Tingjun blinked, his face unchanged, his heart not beating: "The melon seed shells you dropped on the ground."
Lian Youyou was dumbfounded and stared at Lin Tingjun for a while: "Hmph!" She immediately stood up and left, leaving the coldness in Lin Tingjun's hut, surrounding Lin Tingjun.
Lin Tingjun raised his eyelids and watched the white figure leaving in a suffocating manner, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth. The ink spots on the rice paper on the table in front of him miraculously moved slowly, and the outline of a woman gradually emerged.
That year…
He was reviewing the immortal book in front of the white jade altar.
She was wearing divine armor, covered in blood, and returned dragging a huge beast head.
"I need to vent! I need to find a man!" She was full of violence and extremely irritable. She casually threw the beast head in her hand onto his altar, and the green blood stained the immortal book he was reviewing.
The beast's head was as big as a water tank, filling his entire altar. The beast's blood and stench made him frown.
"Even if you want to find a man to vent your anger, you should go take a shower first." He said calmly, and the magic pen touched the beast's head. A blue flame instantly ignited, burning the smelly beast's head to ashes.
She walked away from him, her divine armor falling to the ground. Green beast blood dripped all over the ground like ink, and the whole fairy palace was filled with the stench of beast blood.
He frowned at the stench, the irritating smell of animal blood made it impossible for him to concentrate on reviewing the immortal book. He dropped the magic pen, picked up his robe, stood up, and walked into the immortal pool of the palace.
The fairy pond is filled with white lotuses and the fragrance of lotus is wafting in the air.
She lay on her side in the fairy pond, with a wisp of fairy air floating above the pond, covering her snow-white body in the clear water. Her long hair covered her whole body, hiding her shoulders and face. Her long hair, the color of snow lotus, emitted a divine light like the moonlight.
He walked lightly to her and said, "If you want to find a man, you can find me."
She turned her head lazily and raised her hand to lightly touch the water in the pool: "We are so familiar with each other, how could you have any feelings for me?"
A hint of difficulty appeared on his calm face: "I can try my best, but if you find other male gods, I'm worried that their lives will be in danger."
"Hmph..." She smiled wickedly, raising her face from her long hair, "Come on~~ Sacrifice yourself to save thousands of male gods~~~"
He picked up his robe and sat by the pool, staring at her for a while, then slowly lowered his face. His black hair, as dark as the abyss of the universe, slid down his face as he lowered his head, gradually covering her face.
The black hair was like a black curtain that surrounded a small world, where their eyes met and their red lips approached each other.
Suddenly, he frowned and said, "You really are still too smelly. Wash yourself first."
Immediately, her eyes narrowed: "Wash yourself clean and I'm still interested? Get out!"
He smiled, and slowly withdrew from that small world. She lay on her side beside the fairy pond again, using the lotus flowers in the pond to wash away the blood on her body and purify the violence in her heart.
He sat quietly beside the fairy pond, smiling and gazing at her with a look of pity in his eyes... (To be continued)