Heng Rui returned to the room with a gloomy face, silently staring at Dong Haoyang's handsome face for a long time, his eyes were indescribably dark.
"Taifu, are you going to marry a wife?"
Dong Haoyang, who was taking a nap, heard Heng Rui's question, opened his eyes, and sneered, "Your news is very well-informed!"
Heng Rui lowered his eyelids to cover the storm that was raging in his eyes. He walked in front of Dong Haoyang and squatted down, buried his head on Dong Haoyang's knee, and said aggrievedly, "Teacher, I'm worried about you."
"I see you're gloomy, so I want to find out what's going on. I didn't mean to offend you, I just wanted to help you share your troubles, so I asked Wang Xi to help me ask."
"How do you know that after asking, you actually learned from Wang Xi that you are getting married, Taifu."
"You didn't even tell me something so important!"
Dong Haoyang's heart aroused when he listened to the voice of grievance and accusation of the little brat, but he didn't know why, but he couldn't do anything about the appearance of the little brat.
"Get up for me!" Dong Haoyang raised his head on his lap angrily. When he saw his red eyes, Dong Haoyang lost all his anger, but was a little worried. Sai, "How old are you, how are you still crying?!"
Heng Rui turned his head angrily and wrinkled his nose in grievance.
"Okay," Dong Haoyang really had nothing to do with him, and said rather weakly, "I don't really want to marry a wife, so why tell you what to do?"
Heng Rui's eyes suddenly lit up.
He asked cautiously, "Then... Wang Xi said that when the ministers left the dynasty, they all said that you were going to marry..."
Dong Haoyang suddenly had a headache, "That's because my mother and my grandmother have been talking about it, and I can't convince them."
"If I really want to marry a wife, why should I come here to hide from you?"
Heng Rui's previous grievances disappeared immediately, and he smiled extremely happily.
After a long pause, Heng Rui didn't know what to think, the pain and distortion that could not be suppressed appeared in the depths of his eyes, but they disappeared without waiting for Dong Haoyang to find out.
he said slowly.
"If Taifu doesn't want to marry a wife, I should be able to help you!"
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in the hall.
"I don't know what you Aiqing think about the disaster relief work in the south of the purlin."
"Reporting to the sage, the minister thought that the land of Purlin was an uncivilized area. In the tenth and fifteenth years of Yuanjing, a major drought also occurred in Purlin. The sage was kind and generous, and immediately sent people to relieve the disaster. It was unruly, and before it was transported to the local government, it was attacked by the local people, and they were all robbed. Therefore, although disaster relief is imperative, the food transported needs to be guarded by heavy troops to prevent accidents.”
Emperor Yuanjing nodded.
At this time, Heng Rui stood up.
"My son thinks that the root cause of disaster relief can't be solved only by heavy military care."
Emperor Yuanjing became interested when he heard these words, "Really? What does the prince think can solve the root cause?"
Heng Rui respectfully said, "Purin is really a barren land. According to my ministers, there must be more than one disaster in Purnan. This time, the heavy military guards are used for disaster relief, but where can the troops be concentrated for disaster relief every time?"
"If this goes on like this, not to mention the human and financial resources spent, the land of Purlin will inevitably become a stubborn problem in our Yuanning country."
"The people in the south of Purlin are unruly and uneducated. If you send sages with profound knowledge to set up a school here, educate the local people, and spread their etiquette and virtue, it will definitely benefit their people's customs."
Emperor Yuanjing laughed, "Prince is right."
"But food and clothing are followed by virtue. How can the Crown Prince guarantee that the people in the south of Purlin will obediently follow these etiquettes?"
Heng Rui lowered his eyes and continued, "You can lure him with food and clothing, and punish him with punishment."
"In addition to disaster relief, rules can be set, and those who learn ten sage words will be rewarded with one liter of food. If their words and deeds conform to the rules, they will be rewarded with water and food."
"If there are people who rob rice and grain, they will stick dozens of sticks, or even worse, they will be killed."
"Although the people in the south of Purlin have not been taught, they are easily influenced. Although their memorizing the etiquette and teaching is all because of the fear of punishment, they have always remembered etiquette, righteousness and virtue in their hearts. Deep. Then the behavior will unconsciously follow the etiquette."
"That's why it is said to be subtle."
All the ministers nodded, and Emperor Yuanjing's expression gradually became solemn.
"And the journey of young children is the easiest to teach and reform. If the school orders young children to come every day and teach them by words and deeds, they will be effective in a short time."
After Heng Rui finished speaking, he stood there and waited for Emperor Yuan Jing's decision.
"Okay!" Emperor Yuanjing applauded with his palm, "What do all the Aiqing think?"
"What the prince said is very true, and the ministers and others agree."
"The minister waits for the second opinion!"
"If that's the case, then leave this matter to you, the prince. It's just that the gentleman who was sent to this place in the south of the purlin needs to be a person of high moral character and good at educating. Can someone be elected to recommend it, ladies and gentlemen?"
The ministers talked in a low voice and stood up, "The ministers and others all think that the Hanlin Academy Dong Haoyang is very suitable, but the emperor is the prince's grandfather, but it is not suitable for this trip to the south of the purlin. The old ministers, etc. Recommending Master Zhang Muzhang of the Hanlin Academy, Master Zhang should learn to be rich in five cars, and he should not be able to shoulder this important task."
Emperor Yuanjing pondered for a moment and said, "Dong Aiqing is really suitable, his ability can be seen from the prince. It's just that the prince still needs to be taught. Zhang Mu has good knowledge and is young and promising. Although he is not as good as Dong Aiqing, it is rare. Talented people, it is really good to be in this position.”
Heng Rui bowed and said, "Father, the matter of Purlin is a major national matter. If this matter can be settled, it will definitely be a top priority for our country in Yuanning, which will be of great benefit to the development of education in other places. Mr. Zhang is a talented person. , but it is not as much as the Taifu's knowledge. The Taifu has taught a lot of children, and his knowledge and ability are really outstanding. If the Taifu goes to give advice, it will be more effective.
Emperor Yuanjing thought for a moment and felt that Heng Rui's statement was indeed justified, although Zhang Mu was not as good as Dong Haoyang. He nodded and said, "It would be great if Dong Aiqing could go there, but what about your studies, Prince?"
Heng Rui said respectfully, "My son will definitely not waste his studies, please rest assured."
"If that's the case, you can do it, Crown Prince. If you need more troops, you must protect Dong Aiqing's integrity. There must be no mistakes. At the same time, there are more people to assist Dong Aiqing, and try to get them to return as soon as possible. ."
"Yes, Royal Father!" Heng Rui bowed to take orders.
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"Yang'er, why did the emperor send you to such a far place? I heard that there are a lot of bandits in the south of Purlin. What if you have one?" Madam Dong's voice was full of worry and panic.
The old lady gave a strong "bah" and stopped Mrs. Dong's words, "What nonsense are you talking about!"
Only then did Mrs. Dong react, and hurriedly patted her mouth, "Look at how anxious I am, I don't even know what to say!"
Dong Haoyang looked at them dumbfoundedly, "Mother, grandmother, it's alright. I followed the disaster relief army there. Could it be that those bandits can still wipe out the emperor's army?"
"But—" Mrs. Dong was still anxious and walked back and forth.
Dong Haoyang grabbed Mrs. Dong's hand and said quite solemnly, "Mother, you have to trust the baby. With the blessing of grandmother and mother, the baby will be able to turn auspiciousness into good luck and have a smooth journey."
"Besides, the child is far away. If you and your grandmother can't take good care of yourself, how can you make the child feel at ease?"
Mrs. Dong reluctantly stood still and smiled, "Alright then, Yang'er, you have to come back early, you must be careful on the road."
It was easy to recover from the shock that Dong Haoyang was about to leave Purinan, and determined that the disaster relief team sent by Emperor Jing Yuan was heavily guarded, so Mrs. Dong and Mrs. Lao were not so worried. It's just that just after this worry passed, Mrs. Dong couldn't help complaining, "Tell me about you, my mother and your grandmother just met you a girl from several families, so I'm going to let you see it, and we'll just pick one. Come and propose a kiss."
"As a result, you're going to run to Purlin again now!" Madam Dong frowned, very depressed.
"Yang'er," the old lady said with concern, "you are really not young, you must put the matter of marriage on your mind. Since you will leave the capital in a few days, why don't we just How about taking advantage of a few days to settle this marriage first?"
The more the old lady said, the brighter her eyes became, and in the end she was ready to leave to get those picture albums.
Mrs. Dong was also somewhat moved.
"Grandma!" Dong Haoyang hurriedly stepped forward and brought the old lady back, with a wry smile on his face, "Although it won't take long for my grandson to go, there will always be an emergency. It took three and five years to come back, how can you tell that girl?"
"Isn't this ruining the reputation of my Dongfu? This is absolutely impossible!"
The old lady is someone who doesn't understand this truth, but she was a little confused just now. After Dong Haoyang said this, she immediately understood, and sat back to her seat a little disappointed.
Mrs. Dong sighed, "It seems that I can only let you relax for a while. Anyway, after you get married, we will talk about it when you come back. You must be careful on the road and don't make any mistakes."
"My boy remembers it."
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Three days later, Dong Haoyang set off with the disaster relief team.
Heng Rui looked at Dong Haoyang with a smile and waved at him, making a mouth gesture to signal him to be careful along the way.
Just as Dong Haoyang turned his head, Heng Rui's smile disappeared.
His face was terrifyingly gloomy.