There is a big problem with my harem [Qing Chuan]

In today's Grand Court Meeting, many censors entered the palace with the idea of ​​"the wind is rustling, the water is cold, and the strong man will never return once he is gone".Many people have already made up their minds - if the emperor really ignores everyone's thoughts, they will crash into the pillars of the Hall of Preserving Harmony one by one! !

When the three kowtows and nine bows were over, the censors held their breath and moved their feet restlessly, planning to step forward and start playing the moment the eunuch's shout fell!

"The minister has his own!" Li Wei, a scholar of Baohe Palace and the prince Taifu, wrote a letter at the court meeting.He had no expression on his face and pretended not to notice those censors who were trembling with fright because of his shouting, and almost fell to the Palace of Preserving Harmony.

He said in a sonorous and forceful voice: "I ask the emperor to issue an order to build a new school, so as to provide a way out for the talented and sensitive people who are not good at reading."

These words choked all the words of the censors into their throats—new school?Isn't it necessary to reform the imperial examination system?

They looked at each other, all of them in a daze, silent for a while without saying anything else.

Someone subconsciously looked towards Mingzhu, Mingzhu's complexion changed slightly, and then looked at the corner of Suo'etu's mouth with a smug smile, who didn't understand that he had received a messenger!

hateful!Mingzhu stared at Suo'etu's eyes almost bursting into flames!With a sneer, he suppressed his anger, and came out with a doubtful smile on his face: "Your Majesty, I don't understand what Master Li said about the school? Is it going to directly restructure the current official school or the Imperial Academy? What about the students who are currently studying inside?"

Li Kui laughed and said: "A few days ago during the military exercise, the ministers were really fascinated, but Mr. Dai said that there are far more talented people than thousands, and he is the only one who can walk before the emperor because of his family background. Dedicate all of my talents to the emperor's use."

He said eloquently: "I felt guilty when I heard the words. With the permission of the emperor, I took many colleagues to visit in the suburbs of Beijing. There are asphalt fields near the official roads and concrete walls of dams far away. This has saved the lives of tens of thousands of Li people. ?How many Limin people no longer have to worry about the annual floods washing away a family's life savings? How many Limin people have a house that can live warmly without worrying about water leakage?

Not to mention that the increased rice harvest has doubled compared to the past, so how many people can have enough to eat?My lords! "

Li Wei said in a heavy voice, "But the people who made these contributions, what about the craftsmen themselves? The government's farms are already well-paid, but they can only maintain food and clothing. Because of their poor and humble backgrounds, not only do they listen to the common people's greetings It’s hard to even make a new piece of clothing, let alone have the money to teach children to read and write.”

Mingzhu quickly lowered her head, restrained her expression, her thinking eyes flickered.

"I told the emperor some of my heartfelt words, and I only hope that the emperor can find a way out for these talented and intelligent people who have the ability to make a contribution to the country and society of the Qing Dynasty, but have no way to be promoted because of their humble background!" said Li Wei. After finishing speaking, he knelt on the ground again, kowtowed heavily and wept.

"Your Majesty! How can these craftsmen be officials?" Mingzhu shook her head and said, "Master Li has some truths in what he said, but these people are uneducated, and many of them don't even know Chinese characters. If the Emperor is satisfied with their contributions, I will give them some rewards." It’s fine if your children can study, why let everyone be able to..."

Before Mingzhu could finish speaking, Li Wei said dissatisfiedly: "Why not?"

"Your Majesty! Craftsmen have been placed in low-level records since ancient times! The Qing Dynasty has been magnanimous to remove the craftsmen's records! These craftsmen should be grateful to the emperor, and dare to ask for more? The servant understands that these craftsmen have made contributions to the Qing Dynasty, but since apart from the low-level records, This is already a magnanimous act of this dynasty. If a craftsman can also be an official, how can the world's scholars be treated?"

"Why not?" Suo'etu sneered, strode forward and said to Kangxi, "Your Majesty! If those scholars can make guns and make those foreign envoys leave without even daring to fart, the slaves will be happy too." Let them become officials directly! It's a pity that they all talk as fast as Mingzhu, and stare blankly when they encounter problems!"

"Suo'etu, you—!" Mingzhu was furious.

"Suo'etu!" Kangxi scolded.

Li Jie coughed under the stage, and glared at Suo'etu who was firing the map cannon: "Master Nalan, we are opening a school now to enable these capable people to read and know the Dharma, and to let these talented people know the Dharma. Poor students who are interested in agricultural water conservancy technology can have another way out!

Since reading is also intended to contribute to officials and the world, why is it wrong for these artisans who have already made contributions to the world to study and become officials? "

"Although Wenzhiwugong is said to govern the country with literature and protect the country with martial arts." Li Guangdi also came out and said, "But we must not forget that the paper for writing, the cloth for wearing, the rice for eating and drinking, and the utensils for war are all made by craftsmen. Craftsmen and peasants are generally the foundation of Wenzhiwugong."

"According to Master Nalan's words, we can only let those literati in the household department who can't even do arithmetic?" Lin Ruhai added at the end.

He has been dissatisfied with this for a long time. He has been in the household department for several years, and several of the head of the household department have never even had contact with arithmetic, let alone the secretary, pen post style or Qipin who just entered the household department. I'm no longer a petty official!

The three of them took turns to refute him, which made Mingzhu very angry. He looked around the crowd, and finally his eyes rested on Lin Ruhai, and said with a smile on his face, "What does Master Lin mean?"

"Your Majesty! I am willing to test in public!"

"Oh? What is the test?" Kangxi asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty, please invite ten minor officials from the six ministries, and ten craftsmen working in suburban farms, and compare who can calculate the total cost of building roads in the capital before!" Lin Ruhai said frankly.

"Are you kidding? How could those uneducated craftsmen do it?" Mingzhu shook her head in disbelief.

"Master Nalan, do you want to gamble?"

"Your servant gambled!" Mingzhu sneered, "Then what would Mr. Lin be willing to bet with me?"

"My officer..." Lin Ruhai was about to speak, but Kangxi clapped his hands and smiled and said, "Since that is the case, if Mingzhu wins, then this matter will be discussed later. If Lin Ruhai wins, Mingzhu, you must assist Lin Ruhai in this matter." How about it?"

Mingzhu is now also a senior scholar in the Hall of Martial Arts and a grand teacher of the prince. She is very powerful, and her status in the court is naturally far higher than that of Lin Ruhai, the servant of the household department.

To ask Mingzhu to bow her head to do things for Lin Ruhai——Mingzhu chuckled lightly, but she didn't even look at Lin Ruhai without fear: "Your servant obeys the order!"

Lin Ruhai was a step slower, not to be outdone, and said loudly: "I obey the order!"

Looking at the menacing appearances on both sides, Kangxi no longer hesitated, and ordered Liang Jiugong to select ten Beijing officials from the household department and ten craftsmen from suburban farms according to their requirements.

"What do you two want from the chosen one?"

"Your Majesty, since it is for comparison." Mingzhu thought deeply, thinking about it several times in an instant, "Considering that the longer you stay in the household department and the more things you need to do in the capital, I ask your majesty to choose five There will be a competition between the Beijing officials of the household department and the Linda candidates who were born as Jinshi in the first year of the year."

Kangxi nodded in satisfaction, and asked Lin Ruhai in a pleasant manner, "Where's Lin Aiqing?"

Lin Ruhai was very calm: "The craftsmen in the suburban farms have never been in touch with the construction of the capital, so they don't know about it. Please choose the craftsman team leader there."

After thinking for a while, he explained to Mingzhu: "Nine out of ten craftsman team leaders are craftsmen who have been craftsmen for generations in the family and have rich experience. If Master Nalan has doubts, you can also choose ordinary craftsmen, but these people Only ordinary arithmetic is afraid that the speed is slow."

"No need." Mingzhu said calmly, but at the end of the sentence, she became angry, "If the officials in the capital are not as good as the managers of the craftsmen, then what kind of officials are there..."

With the emperor's oral order, in less than two cups of tea, ten busy craftsmen and ten well-dressed and handsome Beijing officials lined up in two long lines and walked into the guardhouse under the leadership of the guards. and inside the hall.

Where have these craftsmen seen such a scene, they knelt down and kowtowed, and even the words of greetings were trembling.And although the little Beijing officials had no chance to go to court, many of them had met Kangxi in the palace examination back then, so although all of them had flushed faces and excited eyes, their movements were well-behaved and undisturbed.

Mingzhu nodded in satisfaction, and looked at those craftsmen with dissatisfaction——can these unrefined craftsmen really become officials?

Two Ruoda nostrils exhaled vigorously, Mingzhu was full of doubts.

In the hall, two rows of young eunuchs filed in, holding tables, chairs, pens and ink in their hands, and invited the 20 people to sit down.

"...Please write down the total amount of silver taels needed to complete the construction of this official road within one month. You don't need to be precise, just write an approximate range." Lin Ruhai added at the end.

This question is easy to say, but also difficult to say.Mingzhu pondered for a while, and quickly popped up a rough value in his mind, and he was relieved—this kind of question should be a piece of cake for the Beijing officials, right?

But soon, whether it was Mingzhu or the other courtiers present, their complexions changed one by one.

I saw those anxious craftsmen quickly counting on the rice paper with a brush, while only one or two of the Beijing officials started to count, and the rest of them all looked blank and hesitated for a moment to write on the rice paper. The next number froze in place.

The face that had never changed when Mount Tai collapsed in front of it had completely lost its original calmness and stability under the passage of time. Mingzhu frowned tightly, and the anger in her eyes became more and more intense, with a hint of violence that made everyone terrified. .

Apart from the sound of the brush writing on the rice paper, the entire Palace of Preserving Harmony gradually became extraordinarily quiet.Even Suo'etu, who always liked to fight against Mingzhu, felt pity and sympathy for Mingzhu at this moment.

"time up."

Without the eunuchs collecting the papers, everyone probably knew the result.

"Your Majesty! I want to ask another question." Mingzhu's chest rose and fell violently, and she gritted her teeth for a while before opening her mouth.

"Yes." Kangxi nodded.

Mingzhu was previously the Minister of the Ministry of War, so she came up with a question in a short time, and everyone present will definitely not know about it.

This topic is about grain and grass—this is the amount of grain and grass used in a battle in the previous San Francisco Rebellion.I am afraid that few of the courtiers present know this topic, let alone these craftsmen!

The generals who also knew this situation in their hearts also came forward curiously, watching the 20 people present holding their pens and starting to write again.

Mingzhu's mood completely fell to the bottom.These craftsmen were not as moved and panicked as he expected, on the contrary, some brave ones asked for a few exact values, and then buried their heads again and began to calculate.

And those Beijing officials have already realized that the situation is not right at this moment, they all moved their hips anxiously, their red faces lowered their heads and dared not look at the people around them, and the brushes in their hands were waving randomly, dropping a little ink on the rice paper print.

When the time came again, Mingzhu was silent for a long time until he rolled up the scroll and let them retreat, and even the protruding outline of his clenched teeth could be vaguely seen on his face.

Not only him, but no one in the entire hall dared to speak out, only the sound of Kangxi flipping through the test papers could be heard, and the palpitating silence lasted for a long time.

"Mingzhu, do you want to take a look at the test paper?" Kangxi threw the twenty papers back to the tray, and said mockingly, "My household department, the place where Daqing manages money, can't even count these things. Relying on guesswork to pay military salaries and allocate funds?"

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