The decree of reopening the women's school was immediately issued to the court the next day at the court meeting, which shocked the court. Except for the officials who ordered the woman to enter the palace yesterday, they knew the inside story and were mentally prepared. All other courtiers were stunned by the sudden imperial edict.

   There are those who are silent, and there are those who oppose it, but there are very few who agree.

   But the emperor's move was not soliciting their opinions, but informing them. Seeing this, the courtiers could not help but feel a little worried.

   This is the first time that the new emperor has issued such a strong edict since he ascended the throne, and he did not even ask what the courtiers meant.

  Although the reopening of women's schools has little to do with the national economy and people's livelihood, and they are not particularly opposed, the emperor's attitude at this time is very worrying.

  When the late emperor began to faint, he never listened to the opinions of his courtiers.

   Qin Xinfang saw that the mood of the courtiers was quite fluctuating, and the relationship between the monarch and the ministers, which had been harmonious since the first emperor ascended the throne, began to tense, and he could not help but said: "Your Majesty, the ministers are not strict in governing the family, which makes it difficult for Your Majesty, and please forgive me."

   Peng Dan, who had been idly watching, lowered his eyes, and after a little thought, he signaled the censor who was about to leave the queue to stop and stand with his head bowed.

  The other ministers were a little stunned. They didn't know what Qin Xinfang did wrong and suddenly came out to plead guilty. Besides, aren't they talking about reopening the women's school?

   The emperor on the throne chuckled and said, "This is my promise to Li Qing. What's the matter with your husband? Don't punish her when you go back, otherwise Qinghe should come to the palace to take grievances for his daughter-in-law."

   Qin Xinfang said righteously: "It was just a quarrel with a child, but she entered the palace seriously and came to trouble His Majesty, which made His Majesty embarrassed. This is because the minister is not strict with the family, and the minister should be punished."

The emperor raised his hand to stop him and said with a smile: "I think her request is a good one. Sixteen years ago, the school of women in Great Chu was very popular, and it has taught a group of talented women who are self-reliant and self-reliant. They have also made a lot of contributions to benefit the public welfare. This is externally, and internally, they are both husbands and children, stable backyards, and equally great contributions. However, because Xianlan Guifei hated women's school, the women's academy was banned. It has been 16 years. , The daughters in Zhongqing’s mansion often ask their husbands to teach at home, which is inconvenient and wasteful, and the learning is incomplete. In learning, you must compare and compare with each other to make progress.

   "What's more, my daughter's family is hard to be at ease, and I am also a father, so they can be more comfortable and happy before they get married, so it should be my selfishness."

  The courtier was startled, and after a while, someone asked, "Your Majesty, is the princess also going to school?"

  The royal children were studying in the Wenhua Hall. The princes who were the first emperors had already grown up. Except for a few occasions when the emperor invited great scholars to come and teach the princes the sutras and feasts, the rest of the time was sealed.

  The princesses were mostly brought up by their own mothers and concubines and nanny, but in the early years of the emperor, both the prince and the princess could go out of the palace to go to the academy to study.

  For example, when he was young, he went to Songshan Academy to study anonymously for a year, but Songshan Academy had many housekeepers, and he accidentally revealed his identity, so he had to go back to Wenhua Hall to study with the princes.

  After Qin Xinfang was the champion of high school, he was appointed by the emperor as a lecturer in the imperial palace, and he could go to the Wenhua Hall to teach the princes.

   Later, with the promotion of the official position, he was appointed as the prince's junior teacher and became the teacher of the prince alone.

  The princesses are much more free, and the late emperor was tolerant in the early years. If the princesses don’t like it, they can go to school in the apse of Wenhua Palace. If they are interested, they can study in the women’s school of Songshan Academy or Qingxi Academy.

   And they don't need to remain anonymous at all, they go directly with their names, at most the little girls curry favor with them, and they won't have much influence on the government, and the emperor and courtiers never care.

   This is also one of the reasons why women's schools are highly respected. The queen came from women's schools, and even the royal princesses ran out to go to women's schools.

   And now there is only one daughter, she is seven years old, she was born by Concubine Zhang Shu, because the emperor has few heirs, and there are only four princesses who survived, so they pay special attention to the children. If the princess really goes to the academy to study...

  The ministers began to make various plans in their hearts.

   However, what does this have to do with Qin Xinfang? Also, who is Li Qing in the emperor's mouth?

   How did they not know that there was such an official surnamed Li in the DPRK?

   Soon they knew, and everyone gathered together to exchange information before going to court. Most of the courtiers knew the ins and outs of the matter within a quarter of an hour.

  Most people's eyes widened, "Is it Gu Qinghe's wife, Mrs. Li? How could she be involved in it?"

   "What? His Majesty gave her three promises, as long as the country is not involved, they will all promise?"

   "Reopening the girls' school just to quarrel with Mr. Yishuyuan? It's nonsense!" The officials who thought in this way pressed down their psychological activities, and their hearts blossomed, but their faces were still angry.

   "It's no wonder that Qin Ge always pleads guilty. That is his nephew and daughter-in-law, and he was brought up by him. He is so willful and reckless, alas, Qin Ge is suffering..."

   "I think Lai's move is wise. His Majesty's promise is so heavy. She is like a hot potato in her hand. Now it's not bad to throw one out."

"That's because the adults are too cautious. Your Majesty is very kind to Qin and Gu Qing, and then Li has the power to save him. Why can't the three promises be used? , One of the great credits of heaven is to change the will to reopen the women's school, or because of a quarrel with a teacher, it's really..." Extremely stupid.

Everyone had a lot of discussion, with mixed praise and criticism, but everyone's attention had shifted from the reopening of the women's school. They no longer strongly objected to Li Baolu and used a promise from the emperor to retaliate against a teacher. interest.

  Most of the officials shook their heads and laughed: "I'm still too young, too naive. I don't know if Qin Ge is angry or not. Just because of ordinary quarrels, he lost a promise from His Majesty."

   "I don't think Qin Ge is angry, but most of them are helpless."

   "Elder Qin has always disliked power, and he can see it well..." If it was his daughter-in-law, he would have died of anger.

   On the other hand, there were a few ministers who smiled happily when they walked out of the main hall. If the women's school is reopened, the restraints on women will definitely be eased, and the daughters at home can be lighter.

  Well, you can wait to find a husband's home for your daughter.

   The officials who were already engaged were thinking in their minds that they would postpone the wedding date, and why would they want their daughter to walk around the academy to make her happy.

   The response of the officials in the court was normal, but the female family members who heard the order outside almost jumped up with excitement.

In the second room of Duke Dingguo's mansion, a young girl in pale yellow clothes was holding a book. When she heard the news, the book in her hand could not help but fall on the table. Her eyes were full of brilliance. She was always calm and could not help but get up eagerly. "Come on, let's find mother and grandmother."

   "Miss third, the second lady is at the old lady's place, and the fourth and fifth misses have already run over after hearing the news."

  Miss Wan Er couldn't help but quicken her footsteps by three points when she heard the words.

In Duke Pingguo's mansion, Miss Zhu San was hugging her mother's leg and crying: "The school for girls will reopen, if they will definitely go, mother, I will also go to school. You didn't always say that the mountains in Qingxi Academy are the most beautiful. I'm going to see it too!"

   Mrs. Prince Ping's face was embarrassed, "Your father was implicated by the fourth prince, and is now thinking about it behind closed doors at home. Now no one has turned the old case because we are low-key enough. If you go to the academy, if you are reminded..."

   "I will be careful, and I must not conflict with others. Mother, you can let me go to school. Everyone goes to school. I am the only one who does not go. How can I go out to meet friends in the future?"

In the office of the Minister of Rites, the girls of the Ouyang family were standing in two rows at the foot of the hall. The old lady looked at the granddaughters and great-granddaughters seriously and said, "My Ouyang family manages the family with etiquette, and has been preaching with poetry and calligraphy. If you don't get into Songshan Qingxi, you don't have to go to the academy to study, and you can honestly study with your husband at home, so as not to be shamed when you go out."

   The girls flashed worry, but they were still mostly excited.

   This is among the officials and family members, but among the people, the news spreads more slowly, and it will be three days after the poor people in the people hear about it.

   Every commoner girl also began to prepare for the entrance exam. Women’s schools not only recruited children from officials’ families, but also commoners.

Maybe they dare not think about the two major academies in Songshan and Qingxi, but there must be many other women's schools after Songshan and Qingxi, and the cost of women's school has always been low. If you can enter the academy and learn some skills, you can not only let yourself In the future, there will be a foundation for life, and you can also take care of the family.

   This is also one of the reasons why many ordinary people are willing to send their daughters to go to girls' school.

   A girl who can graduate from a women's school not only makes it easier to get married, but also makes it much easier to go out and find a job.

No matter what those men and courtiers think of Li Baolu, at this moment, many girls with dreams are grateful to her, and even a little grateful to Mr. Huang who quarreled with her, otherwise, how could she think of taking out an emperor's promise in exchange for it Reopening women's schools?

  The girls were happy, but Mr. Huang in Qingxi Academy almost vomited blood.

   He didn't think much of it when he heard the will, but felt that the emperor and the court were too rambunctious, but a good academy had to split half of it to run a women's school.

   Although men and women are taught separately, it is inevitable that they will meet in the same academy, not to mention that some teaching venues overlap.

  There are differences between men and women, isn't this messing with the ethics of the guidelines and the rules?

   couldn't help complaining a little bit. At the beginning, some colleagues responded to him, but who knew that the next day everyone looked at him, it would be extraordinarily strange.

He thought it was him who was discussing the government and admonishing the emperor's candid remarks. Who knew that in the end, even the eyes of the students looked at him very strangely. .

Now the entire academy, and even the entire capital, knows that the emperor reopened the women's school because he had a quarrel with Gu Qinghe's wife. He insulted the woman with his words, and then Mrs. Gu came into the palace angrily and asked the emperor to reopen the women's school. of.

   Mr. Huang:  …

   Mr. Huang, who always thought he was upright and talented, was really so angry that he vomited blood, and fell ill immediately, without pretending at all!

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