Chapter 592 Some people object (two in one)
"I know that your idea is indeed reasonable and terrifying enough. Once it is realized, the power it brings is enough to bring about a tremendous change, but it doesn't work now, at least it won't work for the father's generation.
Some things that are done too early are also counterproductive, such as pulling seedlings to encourage growth.
If nothing else is going to happen, just go back and think about it yourself.”
Li Chengqian pondered for a moment and felt that his father's words were indeed reasonable, which created a contradiction. He could not fully understand it for the time being, so he could only think slowly.
"By the way, my father, there is another thing, which is a private matter.
When I was at Wumei's house, I discussed the imperial examination questions with my brother-in-law. Xiao Xuanxuan stood up and said that she also wanted to register for the imperial examination, but was stopped by Wumei. The child ran out in anger and cried. This matter..."
Hum? Li Er frowned slightly and attracted the eunuch Lao Gao, "Go and check where Xuanxuan has gone, don't give up something."
Li Chengqian couldn't help but smile and said, "Father, I'm not saying that I'm worried about Xuanxuan's safety. She rode a tiger out, so there shouldn't be any trouble. Child wants to say that Xuanxuan wants to take the exam..."
"What? Do you agree with Xuanxuan taking the exam? Isn't this a nonsense? She is only nine years old!" Li Er interrupted.
"Perhaps, it is because she is young, which is also a benefit?" Li Chengqian suggested.
"How do you say this?"
After thinking about it carefully, Li Chengqian replied: "Xuanxuan is a girl. If she takes the scientific exam and gets good grades, it is enough to prove that if a woman is not as talented as a man, it can lay the foundation for us to promote women's politics.
She is my Tang Dynasty princess, with a noble status and no one dares to gossip."
"Do you think this girl's talent can take the exam? What if she fails the exam?" Li Er questioned without any objection.
"She is only nine years old, just a child. Isn't it normal for her to fail the exam?
But if she is talented and outstanding in the exam, that would be great. No matter how you calculate it, it would be worth it." Li Chengqian retorted.
Li Er smiled and said, "You can take away all the benefits? How is that possible?
Xuanxuan’s special identity is an advantage and a disadvantage. If we let her take the scientific examination out of order, then the test will hurt our face. If you do well, others will say that our examiner is partial because of her special identity. If the scientific examination is unfair, it is also not a good reputation.
It is good if you want to choose a girl to be a role model, but this person is better off with an ordinary background and outstanding talent. Generally, such a woman must be a very good woman, but such talents are rare and hard to come by."
At this time, the eunuch Lao Gao came back, "Report to Your Majesty, after the little princess came out of the Marquis' Mansion, she went to the clinic first, but she left the clinic shortly after a while and went straight to the Yu Secret Supervision Mansion, and she is still here."
"Yu Shinan's family? Why did this child go there?" Li Er said in confusion.
Li Chengqian was also stunned, "If you want to say that Xuanxuan was wronged, she would either come to find her mother or go to the Duke of Wei's mansion to find her master. Why did she go to Yu's house?"
The eunuch Gao reminded: "It is said that in recent days, Di Renjie, the eldest disciple of the son-in-law, has also studied in the Yu Secret Supervision Mansion. Perhaps the little princess is going to find her fellow senior brothers."
Li Er waved his hand and said, "Forget it, as long as the child is fine. If there is nothing else, go and do it."
Li Chengqian and the others retreated as they said. This time the chat with his father made him realize that he was still too lacking in experience and needed to learn and consider too much.
At Du Shaoqing's house, his daughter had not come back at dinner. Princess Changle was panicked because there was no one in the clinic either.
Finally, I found Dr. Xie and found out that my daughter had gone to Yu Shinan's house.
"How can this work? Teacher Yu is so old, how can this girl Xuanxuan disturb the old man?" The princess was about to go out to find someone.
Du Shaoqing held down his wife and persuaded him: "Okay, just know that the child is safe at the teacher's house. He will only run away in anger during the day. If you go to find someone now, it will definitely be counterproductive. Wait until you talk about it."
"Husband, do you still support condoning her this time? This is the imperial examination, you should know the importance of it." Princess Changle asked in surprise.
Du Shaoqing laughed in silence, "Everyone said that his daughter was the father's lover in his previous life. Now it seems that he is a lover. I don't know whether he is a lover. You, the mother and your daughter, are indeed a pair of enemies and you have not escaped.
No one knows the best of our daughter's ability than you and me. Although she is only nine years old, in terms of talent, she can definitely overestimate her generation. If she really takes the scientific exam, she will definitely shine."
"My daughter is only nine years old. She has been spoiled by you since she was a child and she will cause trouble. What kind of talent is she? You, the father, praise her all day long." Princess Changle curled her lips and retorted.
Wu Zhao next to him walked over with the child in his arms, and smiled and said, "Sister's words are obviously resentful.
Xuanxuan has been a little playful since she was a child, but it is an indisputable fact that her talent is unique. Just by looking at this item, she has surpassed many geniuses in the world.
When other children go to school to listen hard every day, our Xuanxuan has no time to learn. It’s not that she is too bad, but that she is too excellent and no one can teach her.
She has changed so much in the past two years. She has long since lost her childishness when she was a child. She is immersed in studying medicine every day. It is not that she is not playful, but that her peers can no longer catch up with her. She is no longer willing to play with a group of children.
This child grows too fast and makes people feel distressed."
When Du Shaoqing and his wife heard this, they felt sad. Isn’t it? Compared to other nine-year-old children, they are still having fun and having fun, but Xuanxuan has not played with her children for two years.
Wu Zhao continued: "If you want to talk about talent, Xuanxuan can definitely be called a genius. It's just that our family only sees her making trouble. I believe that if she gets the imperial examination, she will definitely make a big splash."
Speaking of this, Wu Zhao looked down at her daughter in her arms with the maternal brilliance, "If Xiao Taiping could be half as smart as her sister in the future, I would probably be able to wake up in my dreams."
When Princess Changle heard others praise her daughter, she was unhappy without her parents. "Look at what my sister said, Xuanxuan praised her so that there was nothing in the sky. Why didn't you say that this child is more troublesome than the other child?
If my sister likes it, it’s better to change the two of us. I will be Xiao Taiping’s mother, and sister, you will be Xuanxuan’s mother?”
Wu Zhao was stunned for a moment, then hugged his daughter tightly and said with a smile: "I'm fine. After all, Xiao Taiping has only been with me for a few months, so I'm afraid that you can't bear to leave your wife, are you willing to leave Xuanxuan?"
"Don't mention this girl who caused trouble. I can save much more worry if I replace her. I'm so eager." Princess Changle smiled bitterly.
"When educating children, my sister has always been a bitchy and a bitchy.
We are a family, so why do we change children? Xuanxuan and Zhong'er called me one by one, and I treated it as my own.
Xiao Taiping also calls you an aunt when he grows up. You are her mother, so how can you change it?"
In terms of chatting and eloquence, neither Changle Princess was the opponent of Wu Zhao. Du Shaoqing smiled but said nothing, and was still proud of himself. The two most outstanding women of the Tang Dynasty were accepted by him. This trip to Tang Dynasty was not in vain, it was worth it.
As they chatted, Wu Zhao's little daughter woke up and cried, and the three of them were in a hurry again.
The imperial court's imperial appointment to participate in the imperial examination to give questions immediately caused a huge sensation. For ordinary people and students, it may be a good thing to have the famous talented doctor Du Shaoqing and Du asked questions. After all, Du Shaoqing gave everyone a very friendly impression.
But some people frowned at this. In the past, everyone was already familiar with the imperial examinations. Now that they have changed to new questions, will they introduce new things? If the examination subjects are changed, will we have prepared for the past two years in vain?
These concerns are secondly. The one who responded the most intensely to this was the Imperial College, and there were also famous nobles such as the Five Clans and Qiwang. What did Du Shao settle for? He said that he was good at treating his illness and doing business. He asked him to come in the exam for the examination. How much position does he have in the world’s scholars? Are he qualified?
However, after all, it was discussed and approved by the Tai Chi Hall, so the officials participating in the court meeting were fine. The main controversy was the local officials of the gentry and the Tang Dynasty's prefectures.
Seeing the government and the public talking, and his father had to deal with these voices every day, Li Chengqian realized that it was not easy to be an emperor. Fortunately, he didn't let his brother-in-law take the lead this time, otherwise many censors would have to be killed on the steps in front of the palace.
Famous scholars and scholars from all over the world came to Chang'an, either asking for help from old friends or directly asking for advice from the court. In short, one of the purposes was to oppose Du Shaoqing's participation in the imperial examination.
Kong Yingda, the Imperial College Priest, visited the great scholar Yu Shinan that day. The reason why he did not go to find Du Shaoqing was because Kong Yingda knew that Du Shaoqing was a well-versed person, and he might not be able to argue. Besides, Du Shaoqing was a student of Yu Shinan, so he would rather ask his teacher to come forward, so that others would not say that he was bullying the small for the big.
"Boshi (Yu Shinan's name), I believe you have seen it too. Now because of Du Shaoqing's incident, the world's literati are in a turmoil. My desk is full of letters. At this time, you, the teacher, should come forward." Kong Yingda and Yu Shinan have been friends for many years, so they didn't go around the corner and went straight to the point.
The two were in Yu Shinan's study room. Yu Shinan pointed to the corner of the study room, "I know this, and I have received no fewer letters than you.
But this matter was passed by the court meeting. You were also present at the time. It was decided by Your Majesty. No one objected. What do you mean now? What do you want me to do?
Will you advise Your Majesty to replace someone?
You are the Imperial College Priest, can you just go there?"
Kong Yingda smiled bitterly and said, "I'm going, but Your Majesty is very determined and it doesn't make sense, so there is only one way, that is, let Du Shaoqing resign himself, otherwise this storm will not be overcome."
"I have no objection. I didn't agree with his question at that time, but it was useless.
Since you think so, just go and convince him. What should I do?" Yu Shinan said with his hands spread out.
But……
Only then did Kong Yingda realize that Old Man Yu seemed to be shirking, "Boshi, Du Shaoqing is your disciple, you won't want to protect him, right? I don't want to come to you by bullying the young, it's up to you, the teacher, to persuade you."
Yu Shinan said: "Chongyuan (Kong Yingda's word), you understand me, how could you be rude and protect your son?
Just go to Du Shaoqing, don’t look at my face. If you talk about seniority, you and I have a good relationship, he should call you the uncle. You can teach you the lessons you want."
You...how can you...
Kong Yingda said strangely: "Boshi, I have been in love for many years, why should I be so sloppy when chatting with me? You can see that you are protecting Du Shaoqing. I know you like his talent. He is worthy of the title of No. 1 talent. To be fair, I also like the Tang Dynasty that has such talents.
But just talking about the matter, I want him to temporarily retreat and hide his weaknesses, which is also for his own good. After all, he is too young and showing off his strength is not a good thing."
Yu Shinan laughed, making Kong Yingda confused.
Yu Shinan said seriously: "If I say that it is sincere that I don't want Du Shaoqing to ask questions, do you believe it?"
Kong Yingda subconsciously shook her head, looking at the other person's expression, how could she look like she disagree? She was laughing.
Yu Shinan didn't explain, since you said I was protecting my son, then you will do what you thought, "After all, Shaoqing is young. If young people lose their sharpness, they are like you and me, are they still young people? Is that young generation what you and I want to see?"
Kong Yingda didn't expect Old Man Yu to speak so directly for his apprentice, but in the face of such questions, Kong Yingda was speechless. If it were such a young generation, it would be not what he wanted.
Yu Shinan continued to ask: "Since we all recognize Shao Qing's talent, why should we restrict him from working for the country?
Others have seen Shaoqing’s reputation as the question-maker, so why can’t they see this serving the country?
You stand up one by one to stop it, why? Is there a single old word just because he and the questioner are separated from each other? What is the reason?
Seeing a junior walking ahead of you and me, not only did he disagree, but instead suppressed him. Is this how you teach to the children of the Imperial College?"
You, you... Kong Yingda was questioned and breathed rapidly and her face turned red.
After a while, Kong Yingda calmed down and explained: "Boshi, you know that I don't mean that, why bother to mock me?
I am very optimistic about Shaoqing, and even thought about bringing him the Imperial College in the future, but now it is not possible. Everyone in the world is questioning him. I am protecting him by doing this. This is what his teacher should do."
Yu Shinan grabbed Kong Yingda and smiled and said, "Your Majesty believes in him, why can't you and I believe in him?"
The prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty is coming, and it is time for great changes. Your Majesty should have seen this. He believes that Shaoqing is the executor of this change. How about helping him while you and I are still alive?"
Kong Yingda looked at Yu Shinan's hot gaze and pondered for a moment. He insisted: "First of all, the imperial examination is a major event, and Shaoqing has no experience.
Chapter completed!