Wei Zhi breathed a sigh of relief and stepped back respectfully.

Without Bai Shan and Zhou Man, we can naturally use other methods to expose this matter, but it will be less tactful.

The emperor didn't take this matter very seriously. Although it was a pity that there was no turning point and he had to find another way, as he said, he couldn't issue an order to force people to come to Beijing, right?

People can refuse orders, okay?

The emperor was not in a good mood and returned to the harem with his hands behind his back. The queen came back from the queen mother and took off his robe herself. The palace servants served tea and waved him away.

The queen then said: "My mother just cried."

The emperor frowned and asked, "What's wrong? But you feel uncomfortable?"

The queen sighed and said, "The imperial doctor said it was depression in the heart."

She glanced at the emperor, paused and then said: "The queen misses the King of Yizhou. She has been talking about the difficult life of the prince in Yizhou for the past two days. He has many children, and a piece of his fiefdom has been cut off.

I want to give a few Zhuangzi in my name to the prince..."

Seeing that the emperor's face was not good, the queen said: "Your Majesty, if you let your mother worry about the livelihood of the King of Yizhou, what will the government, the public and the people in the world think of your brother?"

The emperor stood up and walked around twice with a livid face, and asked: "When does the Queen Mother want to summon the King of Yizhou to the capital to celebrate his birthday?"

"The Queen Mother still wants to recruit people to the capital this month. Next month is the ghost month. King Yizhou will not be able to walk well with his children. It will be too late to enter the capital in August."

The emperor was very happy, "Isn't it the queen's birthday in September?"

"The Queen Mother said that the Mid-Autumn Festival is in August. Since she is celebrating her birthday, it is better to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival together."

"Then why did you only recruit the King of Yizhou, and also the King of Hejian and others?"

The queen knew that what he said was angry, but she didn't take it seriously. She asked calmly: "Because Wei Zhi warned me, the queen mother didn't go to court now. She just called my concubine and hinted for a few days.

"

The emperor thought that in the past few days, the queen would get up early to go to the Queen Mother for morning appointments, and she would be in a coma in the evening. How many days had it been since he had dinner with her?

The emperor pursed his lips, lowered his eyes and thought for a while before saying: "I will tell all my ministers tomorrow that I will recruit the King of Yizhou to the capital in late June."

"His Majesty……"

The emperor pressed his hand and said, "I have my own thoughts."

The emperor pondered. Originally, he had no intention of letting Bai Shan and the others enter the capital, but now it seems that the Queen Mother is paying more and more attention to the King of Yizhou. If she files a complaint, the matter may not be kept secret, but if she files a complaint, who can compare to Bai Shan and Zhou Man?

, and what about friendship and friendship?

The emperor couldn't help but have a headache when he thought about what he had just said to Wei Zhi: "That's all." He was afraid that tomorrow he would be warned about being capricious and not accepting promises.

Even so, during the small court meeting the next day, the emperor and his ministers recalled the heroes since the founding of the country, some of whom died on the battlefield, and some who died in office due to various official duties.

Of course, there are not many such people. In comparison, there are more generals who died on the battlefield.

Seeing the rare sentimentality of the emperor, the ministers also recalled it, so they mentioned it more and more. Wei Zhi heard the emperor mention Bai Qi's name, saying that he was also a meritorious official and he was loyal to the country back then...

Wei Zhi and Mr. Old Tang's eyebrows jumped slightly, and they raised their heads slightly to look at the emperor. The emperor had already mentioned the next person's name.

The other ministers didn't pay attention. They and the emperor had mentioned a total of about twenty people just now. One or two of them were unfamiliar to them and had never heard of them. It was so normal.

Anyway, it’s just a matter of remembering the heroes who have passed away, so everyone can just sigh with regret.

As the emperor spoke, he changed the topic and asked: "I wonder if these heroes will be loyal to the country now?"

He said: "Their fathers have made great achievements, and the country cannot let them feel cold. They should inherit the legacy of their fathers and serve the country and the people."

"Your Majesty said so."

So everyone recalled that this general was once a subordinate of Minister A, and he remembered that his eldest son was now serving in the army; he also remembered this hero, and that his son had returned to his hometown long ago, and he should have become a rich man...

At the end of the conversation, the emperor simply waved his hand and said, "It is the time for the imperial court to employ people. These children have such fathers, so they cannot let their talents go to waste. Wei Qing, please go back and draft an edict to recruit the children of the right age after these heroes to enter the country."

If you learn to read and develop a skill or two, you will be able to continue to serve the country in the future."

Wei Zhi:...Have you agreed to "that's all"?

But after thinking about it, this method was better than recruiting Bai Shan and Zhou Man to enter the capital alone. If more than twenty people entered the capital at once, who would pay attention to Bai Shan?

Wei Zhi agreed.

The ministers did not expect such a turn of events. After thinking for a long time, they still couldn't figure out why the emperor flew out of the sky to make such a move, so they could only cautiously express their agreement.

When the emperor saw that the matter was settled, he said: "This year, the Queen Mother will be in her lifetime, and the King of Yizhou will come to Beijing to celebrate her birthday. I intend to recruit him to come to Beijing in late June."

Upon hearing this, the ministers immediately expressed their objections, and they were very fierce. They felt that the emperor's proposal just now was completely to divert their attention, and they all said: "The King of Yizhou is the vassal king, how can he leave the fief for too long? The Queen Mother's birthday in September,

I will return to Beijing in early September."

The emperor said expressionlessly: "I'm afraid I won't be able to make it in time."

"Then I will enter Beijing in late August..."

Anyway, he couldn't enter the capital so early, otherwise he would serve the Queen Mother every day and whisper in the emperor's ears. Who knows what trouble he might get into?

The imperial court is not rich to begin with. Every time the King of Yizhou comes to the capital, he comes empty-handed and leaves with a full load. If you emptied your own private treasury, they would not be able to say anything even if they had any objections. But you emptied your own private treasury.

It would be too much to ask for money from the national treasury.

Therefore, all the ministers expressed their opposition, especially Liu Hui, the Minister of Revenue, and especially the King of Yizhou, who expressed violent opposition.

The emperor was not very insistent. Seeing everyone's objections, he waved his hand and said: "Forget it, let's discuss this later."

This sentence choked the ministers who were planning to fight for a long time.

After discussing political affairs, the emperor left Lord Tang and Wei Zhi together for a heart-to-heart talk.

"Wei Qing, you should pay more attention to the studies of Guozi."

Wei Zhi had been thinking about this matter just now and asked: "Your Majesty, will all the heroes join the Guozixue after that, or will they be divided into the following Taixue, Four Schools and other schools?"

Then he asked, "How many descendants of a meritorious official can enroll in school? One person, or two?"

The emperor thought for a while and asked, "What do Wei Qing think?"

Wei knows: "I think the two of them are the most suitable, and they have taken care of each other after they entered the school. However, which school to enter the Imperial Academy should be determined by examination. The one with the best score will enter the Imperial Academy, followed by Taixue, and then the four schools.

Those who are good at it will enter arithmetic, calligraphy and law."
Chapter completed!