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Chapter 91: The Empress's Great Wedding Needs to Write Three Books

When Chen Jue stepped into the threshold of the side hall of Wenhua Hall, he happened to see Liu Yi sitting at the table wearing an official uniform and reading something.

"Your Majesty is here -" Liu Zhong behind him was about to remind him, but Chen Jue raised his hand to stop him.

Chen Jue raised his legs and walked in. I wonder if Liu Yi was too fascinated by the look. When Chen Jue walked in, he didn't even react.

"cough--"

After waiting for a long time and seeing no response, Chen Jue had no choice but to cough lightly.

Hearing the sound in the hall, Liu Yi came back to his senses.

When he raised his head and saw the person coming, Liu Yi was so frightened that he quickly put down the drawings, stood up and bowed to greet him, "Your Majesty, Liu Yi, pays homage to you!"

"No need to be polite!"

Chen Jue waved his hand and naturally sat down and picked up the drawing Liu Yi had just looked at.

Seeing His Majesty pick up the drawings, Liu Yi realized that he had looked at the things in the side hall without His Majesty's permission, which was really unbecoming of a gentleman.

Thinking of what the man said about His Majesty's bad character, Liu Yi was afraid of being beheaded by His Majesty because he touched something in the side hall, so he couldn't help but touch his neck.

"Although Your Majesty has a bad character, if you take the initiative to admit your mistakes, he will turn a blind eye to minor mistakes."

Keeping his benefactor's words in mind, Liu Yi was unambiguous and hurriedly confessed, "I am guilty and should not have taken away the things in the side hall without permission."

"Huh?" Chen Jue looked confused.

Later, after hearing the last sentence, I realized what crime Liu Yi was pleading guilty to.

It turned out that he thought he had seen my drawings privately.

"It doesn't matter, I don't blame you for this."

Chen Jue smiled slightly and put Liu Yi at ease with just one sentence, "I asked Liu Zhong to bring this drawing to you."

Thinking that he would be demoted or his life would be in danger, Liu Yi did not expect it to be like this, and doubts arose in his mind.

When he had doubts, he asked.

Chen Jue didn't answer, he just took the drawings and opened them one by one.

In fact, he didn't need to look through these drawings in detail, because he had seen them many times, and he remembered every time Su Xing revised them.

After watching for a while, he shifted his gaze to Liu Yi. Chen Jue raised his chin and signaled: "Liu Qing, you don't have to be so formal. Sit wherever you want."

As he spoke, he pushed the drawing to the opposite side and tapped his fingers lightly on the drawing.

Asked: "What do Liu Qing think after reading this?"

It is said that there is no need to be formal and you can sit wherever you like, but in the end, you still don’t dare to sit casually in front of His Majesty.

In addition, it was the first time for him to be so close and he was facing His Majesty alone, so it was strange that he wasn't nervous.

Liu Yigui sat opposite Chen Jue in a neat manner, with a serious face, a straight back, and clenched fists with his hands on his legs.

Liu Yi once again laid his eyes on the drawing, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Your Majesty, I see that this drawing is very detailed and has various annotations. I just want to ask what is used for this drawing."

It looks a bit like an academy."

This was Liu Yi's biggest doubt after reading this drawing.

It looked like an academy, but it was not like the academy in his memory.

And this is divided into men and women.

Seeing Liu Yi's serious and tense posture, just like a primary school student in class, Chen Jue couldn't help but want to laugh.

But after all, he still knew his identity, so Chen Jue couldn't hold back his smile, so as not to make the person opposite him too nervous to speak.

Hearing Liu Yi's doubts, Chen Jue clenched his left hand to his mouth, hid his smile, and nodded, "Yes, just as Liu Qing thought."

He said seriously: "I plan to make reforms in education, and this drawing is the top priority of the reform."

Chen Jue said to Liu Yi what he said to Su Xing last time.

Then Chen Jue got up and went to the Wenhua Hall at the right time. Where many memorials were piled up, he took out a memorial and handed it to Liu Yi.

"This is a charter made by Su Qijulang. You can take a look at it based on the drawings."

Chen Jue turned to look at Liu Yi and said: "You come from a poor family. Compared to Su Xing, you are more familiar with folk construction. Have you seen any modifications to this drawing?"

"Liu Qing?"

"Ah? Yes!"

Liu Yi was still in shock that His Majesty wanted all children in the world to have books to read, and he did not recover for a long time.

It wasn't until Chen Jue called him several times that he came back to his senses and said, "Master, let's take a look."

With that said, Liu Yi compared the charter and drawings of Guangjian University's education reform again, this time he looked at it more carefully than the first time.

Seeing that he was taking it seriously, Chen Jue did not bother him and went to review the memorial. In the process, he summoned the Minister of Rites to ask about the various rituals for marrying Wang's daughter after the new year.

"Wang's daughter is different from others. Her wedding must be grand, and all the etiquette that the royal family should give her must be spared. All the wedding utensils must be of the best quality," he said.

This was Chen Jue's first marriage in his two lifetimes. Even if it was a marriage of benefit, he didn't want to get it done hastily.

The proper etiquette still needs to be observed.

This is also a sign of respect for Wang's daughter.

"Yes, I understand."

Liu Xun had no idea which aristocratic family should be the queen, and it was not his family's turn anyway.

Understanding what His Majesty meant, Liu Xun bowed and said, "I will let the Ministry of Rites prepare it now. It's just that your Majesty will write the letter of appointment and greetings in person, or will I wait for the Ministry of Rites to write it for you?"

This was the focus of Liu Xun's visit to the palace today. The Ministry of Rites had not received the appointment letter from His Majesty for a long time, so they thought His Majesty had forgotten it.

"Um??"

Don't tell me, Chen Jue really forgot about it, or he didn't remember it at all.

I just thought that with an imperial edict, everything would be over, but I didn’t expect that there would be letters of engagement, letters of etiquette, and letters of welcome when the emperor and empress got married?

Chen Jue rummaged through his memory and found it.

According to the laws of the State of Chen, the standards for the marriage of an emperor and an empress are the same as those of ordinary people. The only difference is that they do not need to be personally welcomed.

The procedures for the emperor's wedding are roughly the same as those for common people, and generally they must abide by the three books and six etiquettes agreed in "The Rites of Zhou".

The "three letters" are the letter of appointment, the letter of etiquette, and the letter of welcome. The "six etiquette" include accepting gifts, asking for names, accepting gifts, accepting invitations, asking for dates, and welcoming in person.

Chen Jue touched his chin and thought for a while. Since he wanted to give Wang's daughter enough respect, it would be better for him to write these three books himself.

So he said: "I will write the three letters myself. After I finish writing them, I will ask Liu Zhong to take them to the Ministry of Etiquette, and you can prepare other wedding matters."

"Yes!" With the words written by His Majesty himself, Liu Xun once again refreshed His Majesty's regard for the future Queen Wang's daughter.

Not long after Liu Xun left, Liu Yi had finished reading it, "Your Majesty, there are no errors or omissions in this drawing. I think Su Qijulang knows a lot about construction, otherwise this drawing would not be so perfect."

That's right, in Liu Yi's opinion, this drawing is already perfect, without any errors or omissions.

Liu Yi couldn't help but want to meet this living man and discuss construction matters.

This Su Qijulang is really great. With such a talent, it is really unfair to be just a Qijulang. This person should be placed in the Ministry of Works.

Thinking like this, Liu Yi said it.

Chen Jue raised his eyebrows, "Liu Qing doesn't need to worry about his affairs."

"I will leave it to you to supervise the construction of the school." Chen Jue looked at Liu Yi and ordered.
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