Chapter 51: It's Not Easy To Be An Emperor
Emperor Zhao Heng got angry and stopped working at Chuigong Hall, so he went back to Funing Hall to rest.
It was not until lunch that Emperor Zhao Heng felt better.
Zhao Heng also knew that it was not Zhou Huaizheng's fault. Just as he sent the Imperial City Department to investigate the secrets of powerful ministers, countless people were also exploring the secrets of the palace and staring at every move of the palace.
"What are Zuo Shuzi doing today?" Zhao Heng thought of the upright minister Zhang Junping and asked.
"Go back to Your Majesty, after Bo'an taught the prince today, he summoned the craftsmen to the farm outside the city to build a winery workshop!" Queen Liu E replied.
Empress Liu E is in charge of the Imperial City Department, and all the big and small things in Tokyo cannot be hidden from Liu E's ears.
"This, Bo'an is a man of work!" When Emperor Zhao Heng heard Zhang Junping go to build a winemaking workshop, he remembered the fine wine he drank yesterday and praised him with a smile.
"Not only that, two interesting events happened in Kaifeng Prefecture today!" Queen Liu E covered her mouth and said with a smile.
"Oh? What a big deal?"
"These two things have something to do with Bo'an! The first thing is that Bo'an asked his concubine's nephew Liu Congjian to organize a bullfighting competition! This incident caused a great sensation in the capital!"
"The bullfighting competition is a very interesting thing! It sounds more interesting than that cockfighting! No wonder it can cause a sensation!"
"Your Majesty, the reason why the bullfighting competition caused a sensation is because of the rules of the competition! The bullfighting competition is divided into the selection, preliminary round, semi-final, final! As long as you pass the selection round, the cattle breeder can get a consistent amount of money. If you get the first in the preliminary round, you can get a 10-ton currency... The first in the final round can get a 10-ton currency!
Not only that, if the bullfighting causes the participating cow to be injured, disabled, or dead, it will give the cattle raiser double compensation!
So, now half of Kaifeng Prefecture is talking about this matter!
I heard that the county is also discussing this matter below. An anxious cattle breeder has already led the cattle to Kaifeng Prefecture!" Queen Liu E is still very concerned about her nephew.
"This..." Emperor Zhao Heng was dumbfounded when he heard this. This was simply a new realm of prodigal sons.
But in front of Queen Liu E, it is hard to say that her parents' nephew is a prodigal son.
"Your Majesty, must I think Jian'er is a prodigal act?" Queen Liu E seemed to know what Emperor Zhao Heng was thinking, and asked with a smile.
"..." Emperor Zhao Heng opened his mouth and said nothing, thinking to himself, wasn't this a loser?
Of course, the people and cattle breeders did not suffer any losses, and Emperor Zhao Heng was not inconvenient to say anything more.
"I thought it was a prodigal act at first, so I asked someone to scold Jian'er!
Later I realized that this was Bo'an's idea!
They compensate the cattle farmers through bullfighting competitions, so that the cattle farmers can get more benefits, and thus increase the enthusiasm of the people to raise cattle!" Queen Liu E explained with a smile.
"Increase the enthusiasm of cattle farmers? This is also a solution!" Zhao Heng was not an emperor who knew nothing. Before becoming the emperor, he served as the prefect of Kaifeng and had a lot of knowledge about rural and commercial people. He nodded after hearing this.
Then he sighed, "But, how big can a bullfighting competition radiate? It would be good to affect Kaifeng Prefecture and surrounding counties!
However, it is also great to increase the number of oxen in a mansion! When they achieve their achievements, I will reward you with no stingy!"
"The beloved concubine just said that there are two things, and there is one thing, what is it?"
"Zhangjia Academy is preparing to reopen the school to teach!"
"Teaching and educating people is a good thing!"
"Your Majesty, the Zhang Family Academy has now been changed to Wanxiang Academy. Many great scholars and scholars have been hired to teach. It takes 300 stagnants to train a year!"
"Three hundred guan? Did Zhang Bo'an fall into the eyes of Qian?" Emperor Zhao Heng exclaimed.
"Hehe!" Queen Liu E covered her mouth and smiled, "I guess this is the reaction of Your Majesty! When I first heard about it, it was the reaction!"
"Oh? Judging from the appearance of my beloved concubine, is there something else in it?"
"Of course, although the Wanxiang Academy has 300 stakes per year, it is not collected now! Instead, it is collected after the students pass the Jinshi exam!
Even if you pass the Jinshi exam, it is not a one-time charge. You can collect the dirty and dirty things slowly over ten years!
The slogan that Wanxiang Academy has put forward is that if you fail the Jinshi exam, you will not charge money! If you pass the Jinshi exam, you will be able to return it slowly!”
“It’s interesting to be so!
There are great scholars who are teaching me carefully, and I think there will be one or two people who pass the Jinshi exam in the ten!
This is interesting to all, this method can be said to kill two birds with one stone!
He became the name of the academy in one fell swoop. There are many people who want to sign up, right?" Emperor Zhao Heng nodded with his beard and twisted.
"Your Majesty is wise. In just one morning, more than a hundred people signed up!
I think at this time, the 300 seats have been fully charged!" Queen Liu E smiled and agreed.
“This is not the most interesting thing!
There is a wall facing the door of Vientiane Academy!
On the wall, there are two big words written! Country!
Below is Your Majesty’s poem to encourage learning!”
"nation?"
"Yes! The country is ahead, the family is behind!" Liu E nodded affirmatively.
"Country! Country! What a good country!
This is the loyal minister I need! A loyal minister who puts the country in front of my family!
Which of the so-called loyal ministers in the court is not the family, country and the world? Which one does not put their home in front of you?" Emperor Zhao Heng did not tremble at this moment, and waved his arms vigorously to vent his unwillingness.
There are no emperors in all dynasties who do not hate the saying of family, country and world. However, the emperor did not have the final say in everything. The gentry was in a mixed manner. Even the Tang and Song ancestors could not change this situation, and could only accept the reality of family, country and world.
In the Sui Dynasty, did Emperor Yang of Sui just want to break the pattern of family, country and world, and end up being accused of eternal accusation?
The two words "Zhang Junping" in the country deeply touched the heart of Emperor Zhao Heng.
Emperor Zhao Heng really wanted to shout to the court officials in the court, what is a loyal minister? This is a loyal minister!
The loyal ministers I need are those who put the country in front of my family!
"My beloved concubine, what else is interesting about Wanxiang Academy?" Emperor Zhao Heng asked with great enthusiasm.
"Also, there is also that the Wanxiang Academy not only teaches the Four Books and Five Classics, but also advocates the Six Arts of Gentlemen!" Queen Liu E thought about it and said.
"Forget it, I'll go and see it myself when the Wanxiang Academy opens!"
"This... Your Majesty, I'm afraid the censors will yell so much!" Empress Liu E also wanted to go out of the palace to take a look.
Since entering the palace, I haven't gone out a few times. Although I was in charge of the Imperial City Department, I know a lot about the things outside the palace.
But it is precisely because I understand more and listen more, the idea of going out for a walk and taking a look is even stronger.
But even if the emperor leaves the palace, he will be nagged by the censors of the Hanlin Academy. If the empress leaves the palace, then she will not quarrel to God?
I guess many people make mistakes to impeach themselves and depose their queen.
The Empress Liu E, but Emperor Zhao Heng, had worked hard to fight with the court ministers several times before he took back the position.
"It's okay, even if I don't leave the palace, will they calm down? They wish they could come to my palace every day to explore!" When they said this, Zhao Heng couldn't help but get angry. After a while, he waved his hand in vain, "If they fall in love with the music, just put it on!
Chapter completed!