Red Mansion Royal Cat

Chapter 596 Revealing the secret
Daiyu is pregnant, and although the fetus is stable, both the old lady and Mr. Lin strictly forbid her to continue working in the Ministry of Rites.

Fortunately, everything is now on the right track. The officials of the Ministry of Rites are very concerned about promoting compulsory education so that this group of people can go down in history.

In Jia Cong's words, at this time, whoever dared to oppose compulsory education would become the mortal enemy of the entire Ministry of Rites, with a hatred for someone who had his father killed and his wife taken away.

The Minister of Rites, Mr. Lu Yang, personally ordered that all official letters and documents related to compulsory education, in addition to being sent to him for personal supervision, must also be copied and sent to the Rongguo Mansion to facilitate Princess Wen'an and Mr. Lin, the Vice Minister of Rites, to handle official business.

Look, this is the card~
Poor Jia Cong, after returning to Beijing, he was drafted into the army by the prince.

He had to get up before dawn every day and go to the Eastern Palace. After having breakfast with the Crown Prince, he would start to get busy. He might not be able to get off work until dark, and sometimes he even had to stay overnight in the Eastern Palace.

Getting up earlier than the chickens and sleeping later than the dogs, no one can tolerate this!
After a few days, he wanted to run away again.

However, looking at the prince who was in the same distress, he was ultimately unable to harden his heart.

"These memorials can only be sent to the palace and I will personally review them..."

After all, it is the cabinet that is impeaching them, and we can't let the cabinet approve the impeachment memorial itself.

Liu Hong was also full of resentment. Ever since he adopted the strategy drafted by Jia Cong and Daiyu and began to reform education and promote the educational concepts of hundreds of schools of thought such as literature, engineering, medicine, mathematics, and military affairs, it was like throwing a huge stone into an already turbulent pond, and the capital city was in an uproar.

The number of memorials sent from the capital to the local areas increased exponentially.

These people not only impeached Jia Cong, who was the first to propose this idea, but also impeached the Ministry of Rites and the Cabinet.

Moreover, these people are very smart. Their impeachment of Jia Cong is nothing but the same old trick. After all, they themselves know that no matter how much you say, Jia Cong's position will still be as stable as a rock.

They directed their attacks at the cabinet, attributing all problems to the cabinet's abuse of power, saying that the cabinet controlled the government and was showing signs of purging the emperor and restoring the old system.

However, these are just superficial appearances. To put it bluntly, it is against the court's change of the class status quo of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, and against the re-entry of other schools of thought except Confucianism into the historical stage.

Since your current cabinet is ineffective, replace it with a new one.

But all conspiracies and plots are insignificant in the face of the historical trend.

On the first day of April, a large-scale medical parade broke out in the capital, shocking the court and the public.

Countless doctors took to the streets, holding banners and slogans, and flocked to the palace gate from all directions.

Doctors, a previously neglected group, are at the forefront of innovation for the first time.

"Establish a government-run medical school, promote medical education, and improve the social status of doctors..."

Liu Hong looked at the eighteen requests written by the doctors in the capital, and his eyes unconsciously looked at Jia Cong.

He was very familiar with this letter, both in terms of format and wording style.

"Marquis Yongfeng, tell me, should the court agree to this petition?"

All the important ministers in the hall looked at Jia Cong who was watching the show on the side. To be honest, after serving as an official with Jia Cong for such a long time, this kid's favorite thing is to use his power to pressure others. Anyone can tell who wrote this letter.

Fortunately, everyone in the palace is our own people, true members of the imperial party.

Jia Cong did not hide his feelings, but said frankly: "Of course I agree. Who dares to say that he won't see a doctor in the future?"

uh~
So damn real!

Everyone then realized who Jia Cong was talking to. Anyone who dared to object would probably not be able to find a doctor to treat him in the capital from now on.

Liu Hong was the first one who couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.

Immediately afterwards, bursts of laughter were heard from the main hall of the East Palace, making the originally tense and serious court meeting become cheerful.

"That's a good idea. We can use it to advance medical innovation. Once there's a first time, there will be a second time. We can try this method more often in the future..."

Public opinion can be manipulated. The bigwigs in the cabinet are all shrewd people. They immediately saw through the essence of the matter from the doctors' march.

Jia Cong naturally saw through these people's thoughts and suddenly poured a bucket of cold water on them.

"My Lords, you don't think we are the only ones who can do this, do you? If we can have doctors parade today, someone will follow our example tomorrow and force the court to back down and compromise. We must set rules and not let things go."

The shouts of the doctor outside the palace faintly reached everyone's ears. At this time, everyone felt that it was not as pleasant as before.

When Lin Ruhai thought about it carefully, he felt a chill down his spine.

Sometimes, he really thought that Confucius' words were true: the people can be led astray, but not made to know. The power of public opinion was enough to overthrow the dynasty, forcing him, the chief minister of the cabinet, to be cautious.

"According to the rules of the News Department, any gathering with more than 1,000 people must be approved by the government."

Jia Cong gave his father-in-law a thumbs up, saying that the Prime Minister’s mind was really quick.

"There is one more thing. Your Majesty has not shown up in public for several months. It is not a good idea to continue like this. In my opinion, it is time to make your Majesty's voyage public, so that people outside can avoid making blind guesses."

Speaking of this matter, all the ministers in the cabinet smiled bitterly.

In the past, they felt that the current emperor was not only diligent in his work, but also a good emperor who was open-minded and keen on reform.

Now it seems that they were too happy too early.

Perhaps the emperor was really a good emperor, but the ministers around him might not be.

It must be Prince Jing, Prince Zhongshun and Marquis Jia En who led the emperor astray, otherwise why would the emperor, who had always been diligent in his work, suddenly sneak away and board a ship to the West?

……

The most direct impact of the doctors' parade was to silence those in the court who opposed the inclusion of medicine in the imperial examination system and the improvement of the rank and status of doctors.

Just as the discussion in the East Palace concluded, in this world, no one dares to say that they will not get sick, and no one dares to offend the entire medical community.

There was a fool who was instigated by others to openly oppose the court's reform measures regarding doctors and medicine. On the same day, he was blacklisted by several famous doctors in the capital. Then all the doctors in the capital joined forces to blacklist him, and they all said that they would not treat him and his family.

With this example in mind, those who had previously written letters to oppose this matter were like ducks with their necks strangled, and no one dared to speak out on the matter anymore.

Perhaps because of past experience, when the court finally formulated a strategy to reform medical education and improve the status of doctors, it was passed smoothly.

According to the newly formulated rules of the court, the director of the Imperial Medical Service was promoted from the fifth rank to the third rank, equal to the five temples.

At the same time, the Royal Medical Association was established in the Imperial Medical Service, which was responsible for compiling medical books, promoting medicine, etc.

A royal medical college was established in the capital and medical schools were set up in local areas to train qualified doctors. According to the rules of the imperial examination, after three examinations at the county, prefecture and academy levels, those who passed would become medical apprentices. Those who passed the provincial examination would become doctors and could go out to diagnose and treat patients alone.

Starting as a medical apprentice, the imperial court provided subsidies to support their continued medical studies.

After passing the provincial examination, doctors were promoted to the eighth rank and could receive a salary from the court. They could then work in hospitals opened by the court in various places to treat the people.

The joint examination and the palace examination were the best channels for doctors to improve themselves. The Jinshi examination had a separate medical subject, and anyone who obtained the Jinshi or Tong Jinshi title could enter the Royal Medical College for further study.

There are also grades of titles above doctors, such as senior physician, imperial physician, and royal physician.

The chief physician is of the sixth rank, the imperial physician is of the fifth rank, and the imperial physician is of the third rank.

Jia Cong was extremely concerned about this matter, because it was not only an innovation in medicine by the court, but also the first step in the plan to build a national medical system.

His real purpose is to train doctors, gradually build government-run medical institutions, and then send qualified doctors to local hospitals and clinics.

Give doctors social status, promote medical education, train more qualified doctors, and save more lives.

Not to mention anything else, there are countless innocent people who die every year because of quack doctors and scammers.

Daxia is now thriving, and the only thing limiting the development of the Celestial Empire is its population growth.

"According to my rough estimate, the current neonatal mortality rate in the country is still too high, and the child mortality rate is even more frightening. The Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Rites should pay more attention to this matter. Not to mention other things, there are several princes who have died in the palace over the years, not to mention the people."

It was another grand court meeting. Liu Hong sat on the dragon throne, exercising imperial power in the name of the crown prince regent.

The ministers were not surprised by this. After all, the emperor had been absent from work for several months, and they were used to having a young king sitting on the dragon throne.

"Your Highness, I would like to ask you how your Majesty is recovering from his illness? Next month is the Emperor's Birthday. According to the regulations, the Taichang Temple needs to prepare for the various affairs of the Emperor's Birthday..."

The sudden memorial from Zhai Sigong, the Minister of Taichang Temple, made the originally harmonious atmosphere of the court meeting weird.

There was complete silence in the hall. Everyone held their breath and focused their eyes on the young prince sitting on the dragon throne.

"Let's cancel the birthday celebration this year. Father..."

"I want to ask, how is your majesty's illness? The emperor has not appeared in public for several months, and I am really worried..."

Zhai Sigong seemed to have shattered the false illusion of stability that had existed for several months, and the hall was instantly in an uproar.

Except for the cabinet, the six ministries and several military leaders, almost all civil and military officials were clamoring for the prince to give them an explanation.

cough~
The sudden cough suppressed the noise in the hall.

"What are you arguing about? It's giving me a headache!"

Prince Ji Liu Huai, who seldom spoke at court meetings, suddenly spoke up, which stunned those who wanted to "force the emperor to abdicate."

The old man just winked at the prince on the dragon throne, then stood up from the throne and glanced around majestically, causing all the civil and military officials who were still making a lot of noise to lower their heads and dare not look directly at him.

"Your Majesty has gone to sea. At the invitation of the King of France, Your Majesty went to sea with Prince Jing Liu Yi, Prince Zhongshun Liu Ke, and Jia She of Rongguo Mansion to visit the West. Uh... visit, that should be the word."

Wow~
The hall, which had just quieted down, was in uproar again. It was not until the Palace Censor Fang Jingyan had no choice but to ring the bell that Liu Huai slowly took out a scroll of imperial edict with colorful dragon patterns from his arms.

"Your Majesty has a decree..."

This time even the Crown Prince was shocked. His father actually had another trick up his sleeve?
He quickly stepped down from the dragon throne, walked down the steps, and knelt down first.

"Your Highness listens respectfully to His Majesty's decree!"

"Your Highness, I respectfully listen to your Imperial edict. Long live the Emperor!"

Liu Huai did not even open the imperial edict, but held it high up, coughed lightly, and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty is out at sea, and all the ministers can assist the Crown Prince in handling state affairs. For all military and national affairs, the cabinet will report to the East Palace for discussion and implementation. The affairs of the royal family will be handled by Prince Ji Liu Huai... I decree this!"

Prince Ji Liu Huai is the oldest prince in the royal family.

It was understandable that the emperor had something in reserve for him.

However, there was still a tough censor among the officials who stood up and questioned the authenticity of the imperial edict.

However, this was indeed a backup plan left by the emperor, just to prevent him from sneaking out and having fun, causing chaos in the court.

Not only did he leave a backup plan in Prince Ji's Mansion, he also left an imperial edict in the cabinet.

It hasn't come to that point yet, so the cabinet's decision has not been made public.

Several old men were elected and stepped forward to study the imperial edict with the seven-colored dragon pattern and came to the conclusion that the edict was authentic.

This finally solved the prince's worries for months. He couldn't help but look at Prince Ji Liu Huai with resentment.

"Uncle, you have made your nephew suffer so much!"

The court meeting ended hastily amid the chaos and noise, and Liu Huai, the prince and Jia Cong walked slowly towards the East Palace.

He looked at the prince with a face full of resentment cheerfully, and after a long while he said jokingly: "It's not my fault. Your father ran away, so Dai Quan sent me this imperial edict. If I had known that your father was going to go to the West to play, you would have beaten him up!"

Speaking of this, Liu Huai really has this right.

It is estimated that the only person in the world who understands the emperor's temperament is definitely the late old saint.

Before the old saint died, he left behind some secret words that Liu Huai had been talking about for a long time. Even the emperor himself only knew that the old man left a ruler for his younger uncle to use to beat him.

"Your father, he was originally a military commander who yearned for wars. If it weren't for your brother throwing him on the throne, he would probably be leading his soldiers on the battlefield right now."

Liu Huai looked into the distance at the clouds in the sky, his eyes filled with longing.

Born into a royal family, how many people are free?

Didn't Liu Huai also want to lead a large army, conquer all directions, and become a general respected by everyone?

It was a pity that he was already old. His nephew, the emperor, was able to muster up the courage to venture overseas at the age of fifty, and he could be considered to have taken his own obsession with him as he went west.

Jia Cong looked at this old prince who had never cared about anything, and a trace of sympathy arose in his heart.

He quietly tugged at Liu Hong's sleeve and said, "Fourth brother, if you want to go out for a walk in the future, you don't have to go through so much trouble. I will definitely think of a good idea for you and take you to see the beautiful mountains and rivers of our Great Xia!"

Monthly ticket recommendation ticket

　I have something going on at home, so I'll stop here for today and continue tomorrow...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)