Fortunately, even though he was drunk, his willpower, which had been trained over a long period of time, prevented him from showing any sign of drunkenness.

When others talked to him, everything seemed normal.

In fact, he could use his inner strength to force out the drunkenness, but he didn't want to do that.

Seeing that the atmosphere was heated, the Empress Dowager sent for Su Wenzhao, the chief academic officer of the Imperial College, to come over.

Su Wenzhao bowed his hands and listened to the Empress Dowager talking about the reward of Leyang paper and pen. He bowed and thanked her for the reward and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you may not know that the Leyang pen created by the eldest princess was bought and tried by my family a long time ago."

"Oh?"

The Queen Mother was slightly surprised.

In her opinion, a learned scholar like Su Wenzhao would definitely uphold the integrity of the literati and would definitely not use the Leyang pen.

In recent years, Su Wenzhao has not been involved in court disputes, but has been cultivating his character and becoming healthy and happy.

From his face, one can vaguely see the appearance of his granddaughter Su Qing.

The whole family has happy faces.

Qin Yaoguang sat behind the Empress Dowager, sighing in his heart.

Who would have known that such a family would have such a tragic end in the original book.

It is no wonder that in the original book, both important characters and people in the court and the public hated the eldest princess because of the Su family's affairs.

Su Wenzhao made a speech in front of the Empress Dowager, explaining his position.

Qin Yaoguang listened. He was an educator who was very open to new things. When he considered a problem, he did not start from his own perspective, but for the students all over the world.

The emergence of Leyang paper and pen can indeed save a lot of expenses for the poor students in the Imperial College.

Although it cannot replace the writing brush, students need to practice writing essays a lot when studying this sutra.

Using Leyang pen can help them reduce their worries and write boldly.

If you are satisfied with the result, you can copy it with a brush and ask the teacher for comments.

The Empress Dowager smiled as she listened, and while talking to Su Wenzhao, she asked, "Will it affect my calligraphy practice?"

Su Wenzhao bowed cheerfully and said, "I have discovered that if the writing brush is called a soft brush, then the Leyang brush is a hard brush. Your Majesty, there are also hard-brush calligraphy."

Qin Yaoguang's eyes lit up when he heard this.

He is worthy of being a great educator of the time, as he figured out hard pen calligraphy so quickly.

Su Wenzhao bowed to her and said, "Your Highness, the Princess made Leyang paper and pens to benefit students all over the world. Please accept my humble respect!"

Having said that, he prostrated himself on the ground.

Qin Yaoguang was startled, and quickly left his seat to help him up: "Master Jijiu, please don't be too polite."

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Le Yang has some ideas that you can discuss with the chief priest."

Right now, in Su Wenzhao's heart, Qin Yaoguang is the most extraordinary woman in the world!

First there was Leyang paper and pen, then there was the stunning painting that created a new school of painting.

He seemed to have seen the grand occasion when the eldest princess was born.

After years of silence, the eldest princess finally regained her supreme glory.

Qin Yaoguang explained to Su Wenzhao everything she could think of regarding the applications of Leyang paper and pen.

From fine carvings to the convenience of taking notes when ordering dishes in a restaurant to avoid mistakes and drawing rough drafts...

It can enlighten the people, enable them to write and recognize their own names, understand notices posted by government offices, avoid being deceived when signing contracts, etc.

Su Wenzhao was so excited that he danced with joy and cheered instinctively.

Great news, really great news!

He only knew it was useful, but he didn't expect it to have so many different uses.

There was admiration in his eyes when he looked at Qin Yaoguang.

He was not the pedantic old scholar. According to what Qin Yaoguang said, he immediately started to think.

"Your Highness, I think that in order to educate the people, we can first promote Leyang paper and pens in various schools. On a fixed day every month, let the scholars in the schools teach the people to read for free."

Ordinary people work hard to make a living and don’t have much time.

But if there is a chance to learn your own name for free, you can squeeze out the time.

His proposal was something Qin Yaoguang had not expected.

She nodded immediately: "Okay, Master Jijiu, just go and take care of it. The Leyang paper and pens needed by the school supervisor will be provided by me free of charge."

As the eldest princess of the current dynasty, supported by the people of her fiefdom, she wanted to do something practical for the common people.

As long as it is free, it will not increase the burden on the people.

After hearing her words, tears welled up in Su Wenzhao's eyes and he choked for a moment.

Qin Yaoguang sighed in his heart: He is truly an educator with the utmost passion and compassion.

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "This is a great thing. Just go ahead and do it, Su Jijiu."

Qin Yaoguang didn't expect that this matter would go so smoothly.

In fact, what she is most worried about is the monopoly of knowledge by the powerful class. Since ancient times, the ruling class has had a policy of "fooling the people".

It is easier to rule by preventing the people from learning to read and enlightening their minds.

Why have aristocratic families been able to survive for hundreds of years? The most important wealth of them is their collections of books, which often number in the hundreds or thousands, including many rare and unique copies that are hard to find in the world.

Just like a scholar who wants to practice calligraphy, he must have a copybook to copy, right?

A child of a noble family can obtain the original works of calligraphy masters from previous dynasties to copy, but a student from a poor family does not have this condition.

Perhaps, her purpose was just to promote literacy and did not touch upon such core interests.

Even if ordinary people know the common characters in their names, it is impossible for them to become scholars overnight.

But this policy can benefit children.

If a talented child can be found among the children and his family is willing to support his education, then gradually, there will be a backbone of the poor family.

Su Wenzhao himself came from a poor family and still remembers vividly the hardships he faced in studying as a child.

Therefore, you can better appreciate the practical benefits brought by Leyang paper and pens.

He started discussing with Qin Yaoguang and didn't want to stop until Xie Shu came forward and pulled him back.

Even when summoned by the Empress Dowager, he would not stay that long.

There are still so many people waiting to toast the Queen Mother.

This birthday party was a great success for both the guests and the hosts.

After the banquet, everyone left one after another.

Qin Yaoguang and Chun Ning left the harem together through the palace gate.

The weather was extremely cold, and Nanny Deng was afraid that she would catch a cold, so she put a thick fox fur satin cloak on her.

The night wind blew gently, and surrounded by white fox fur, her bright face was made to look like a fairy from heaven, which could only be admired from afar but not touched.

She held Guyu's hand and walked towards the princess' carriage which was parked there.

A clear voice was heard in the night.

"lady."

Looking closely, I saw a tall and straight figure standing under the tall city wall. It was Yan Changqing.

Just standing there he was different and striking.

Chun Ning covered her mouth and smiled secretly, nudging Qin Yaoguang with her elbow: "Royal sister, brother-in-law is here to pick you up, please go back home quickly!"

After saying that, she walked away quickly, held Lan Qiao's hand and got into the carriage, urging her to leave quickly.

Silence returned to the air.

Yan Changqing lowered his eyes and looked at Qin Yaoguang, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

Qin Yaoguang didn't have eyes for him. She saw Bai Lu standing next to the carriage with an anxious look on her face.

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