Ning Weimo sat back on the chair slightly tiredly, as if he was thinking about something, or as if he was staring at the thick pile of memorials on the table in a daze, with a rare erratic look in his eyes.
The second assistant, Yao Xinyuan, placed a cup of tea in front of Ning Weimo, and then sat down opposite Ning Weimo.
"Ning Gong?"
Yao Xinyuan shouted softly.
Ning Weimo finally came back to his senses, looked at Yao Xinyuan and asked, "What's the matter with Mr. Yao?"
Yao Xinyuan said: "It's nothing important. I just saw that Ning Gong has been a little uneasy since he came back. I would like to ask, what is it that makes Ning Gong so entangled?"
Ning Weimo shook his head slightly: "I'm thinking how narrow-minded we are."
Yao Xinyuan was slightly startled: "Narrow-minded?"
Ning Weimo nodded, and said in a calm but extremely solemn tone: "We were all very relieved to see Eunuch Gu behave like this in the palace, but after we came back, I couldn't help but think, Eunuch Gu really didn't
Are you qualified to be a secondary assistant?”
"The Holy Lord once said that as long as there is no problem with a person's moral character and knowledge, why bother worrying about his origin?"
"We all feel that it is wrong for the harem ministers to interfere in politics, and Eunuch Gu feels the same way, so he would rather die than break Dayu's rules... and we think it is right for him to do so."
"He did the right thing and deserved himself and the world. What about us? We feel sorry for him."
Yao Xinyuan fell into deep thought because of these words, and after a long time he exhaled a breath of turbidity.
"Yes, we are sorry for him."
Yao Xinyuan said: "When a person makes a choice at the expense of himself, we can all affirm him and praise him from the standpoint of rules or morality, but we forget that he sacrificed himself."
Ning Weimo said nothing, as if he didn't know what else to say in such a state of mind.
It took a long time for him to recover from such self-blame and guilt. He looked at Yao Xinyuan and asked, "When can the school be implemented at the earliest?"
Yao Xinyuan answered truthfully: "Ning Gong actually has the answer in his heart. If Dayu wants to run a school nationwide, there are only three words... he can't do it, even in richer places, in every place."
It is extremely difficult to run a school in every village in the town."
He looked at Ning Weimo and said: "Ning Gong asked me when the fastest implementation could be implemented. I can only answer... ten years from now."
Ning Weimo nodded.
Yes, why doesn't he know the answer?
Dayu couldn't afford that much money to do this now. Even if he had that much money, he couldn't spare that much money to go to a rural school to learn to be a teacher.
Scholars have spent ten years in poverty seeking fame, and if you put them in rural schools or village schools to be teachers, how many of them would be willing to do so?
"It's difficult."
Yao Xinyuan said: "Your Majesty, it would be better if we set a ten-year plan for this matter. If we try to do it now, we will get nothing."
He looked at Ning Weimo and asked tentatively: "How about we do it now in Jingzhou? It's close to Geling. If your majesty asks, it will be easier for us to talk."
"Yao Gong!"
Ning Weimo's face immediately turned cold: "Have you forgotten the great meaning of Gu Gong's outspoken words?!"
Yao Xinyuan was shocked in his heart, and then his face became ashamed.
"Yao Gong, such an idea is unacceptable."
Ning Weimo said in a serious tone: "Today your purpose of running a school in Jingzhou is not to run a school but to perfuse His Majesty, then tomorrow the people below will be able to perfunctory you and me!"
Yao Xinyuan stood up quickly and bowed down: "Mr. Ning, I was also impatient for a moment. This was not my intention, but since the words were spoken, I should accept the punishment and ask Mr. Ning to deal with it."
Ning Weimo sighed and said, "The matter is big and urgent. I know you can't handle it anymore, but if you can't handle this matter, you can speak to Your Majesty directly, but you can't be perfunctory about it."
Yao Xinyuan nodded: "I know I was wrong."
Ning Weimo pulled Yao Xinyuan to sit down
After he came down, he said: "I have thought about it. Mr. Gu can be honest and forthright. I am not as broad-minded as him, but I am not courageous to follow suit. I will ask your Majesty again tomorrow to state the matter truthfully."
Yao Xinyuan immediately said: "I am with Ning Gong."
Second Assistant Zhao Miaoxin, who was sitting not far away, also
He stood up and said, "I am also willing to join Ning Gong!"
The assistant ministers in the office stood up one after another, clasped their fists and saluted, saying, "We are willing to join forces with Ning Gong!"
At this moment, Ning Weimo felt that his nose was slightly sore. He looked at the ministers in the office and suddenly realized another impact of Gu Gong's outspoken words.
Based on this incident alone, it is not an exaggeration to say that Gu Gong’s reputation has been passed down through the ages.
"Ning, thank you sir!"
Ning Weimo stood up and bowed to many ministers in return.
At the same time, the imperial study room.
Xin Yanque looked at Gu Xiujin who was standing aside. Gu Xiujin just lowered his head slightly.
After a long time, Xin Yanque sighed and said, "I finally understand one thing now, and you taught me to understand it."
Gu Xiujin asked: "What is your Majesty referring to?"
Xin Yanque laughed self-deprecatingly and said, "I heard that those wealthy families and merchant families among the common people would rather their children idle around, but are also afraid that they will suddenly want to prove their abilities..."
When he said this, he laughed at himself even more.
"Why am I not such a person? I want to do something to prove myself on a whim. Both of my intentions are good, but I have never thought about whether it can be done. It is not practical in reality."
Gu Xiujin said: "Your Majesty is wrong."
Xin Yanque asked: "Am I wrong again?"
Gu Xiujin said: "Your Majesty, if you don't think about anything, you are really wrong. If your Majesty starts to think about it, it is good."
【In view of the general environment,
Xin Yanque sighed: "But unrealistic ideas will always harm others and yourself."
Gu Xiujin said: "The courtiers know that your Majesty wants to accomplish great things that will last forever. This is more important than anything else."
Xin Yanque looked at the steward who was not very young but had some gray hair on his temples.
The years have left traces on his face like a carving knife, and those wrinkles are carved with the insights of life.
"I want to know, do you want to be a minister?"
"Your Majesty, I think so."
Xin Yanque breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, thinking that he had not guessed his mind wrong after all, that's good, that's good.
"so......"
Xin Yanque leaned on the chair and muttered to himself: "I now understand why the Supreme Sage wanted to let people go out for training in the first place. For someone like me, who grew up in Shangyang Palace since childhood, everything has changed.
There are people protecting him everywhere, but after leaving Shangyang Palace, he acts recklessly without anyone restraining him. As time goes by, he becomes what the common people call a playboy."
Gu Xiujin did not dare to respond to this sentence.
"Good."
Xin Yanque said: "For me, it's experience from the moment I sit on the throne. For him, it's all experience before he sits on the throne."
Gu Xiujin did not dare to accept this sentence.
"Probably the Supreme Sage has long seen what my character is like and what my abilities are."
Xin Yanque said: "This matter is really annoying."
Xin Yanque now does not lack an outspoken father-in-law Gu, but what he lacks is a good friend who can express his true feelings.
So Gu Xiujin can be a little more unrestrained when he can answer the phone.
Sure enough, Xin Yan gave him a blank look, and then couldn't help but smile, but it was no longer the self-deprecating smile.
"What do you think Ning Weimo and the others will think?"
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He bent down and replied seriously: "It's really annoying."
Xin Yanque was stunned.
Then he smiled bitterly again.
"You, the Supreme Saint, have said countless times that Ning Weimo, the best flatterer in the world, is not as good as you. I feel that you are the best at making fun of people."
Gu Xiujin smiled and said: "Your Majesty asked me, I dare not deceive you. When I think of Lord Ning's face when he left, I can understand how uncomfortable he was."
Xin Yanque said: "Then tell me, how long will it take for the school to be implemented?"
Gu Xiujin was cautious.
He thought about it carefully, more than once, but when the emperor asked him about it, he still had to think about it again with great caution.
Xin Yanque was not in a hurry and waited quietly for Gu Xiujin to give him the answer, because he was very sure that there were not many people in the world who would not lie to the emperor, but one of them must be Gu Xiujin.
"Return to Your Majesty."
Gu Xiujin replied seriously: "It may take six years at a faster time, or ten years at a slower time."
"Six years?"
Xin Yanque was a little confused. He looked into Gu Xiujin's eyes and asked, "Why is the number six years?"
Gu Xiujin explained: "If I am not mistaken, what the Supreme Sage and General Lin Ye are planning in Northern Xinjiang is related to the Northern Expedition in the future."
"The Supreme Saint cannot give the people of Loufan a chance to recover, but no matter how great the chaos in this world is, five years will be the end of it."
"If the chaos cannot be calmed down, there will naturally be other ways to calm it down. For example, if Lou Fan cannot completely restore absolute rule, he will split into several smaller countries to restore order."
"This is a matter of internal strife. I think five years is a period that can end it, but the matter of foreign invasion is a different matter."
"Furthermore, if Dayu wants to gather the strength for the Northern Expedition, it will take at least five years, both in terms of money and troops..."
Speaking of this, Gu Xiujin looked at Xin Yanque and said, "I think that in five years at most, Dayu will make an expedition to the north. If everything goes well, in five years, General Lin Ye will be at the peak of his power, both in terms of wisdom and force."
"After the great chaos, Lou Fan could not withstand the great jade soldiers...and such a conquest should be done urgently????????????????????????????????????????
, we cannot give the Loufan people a long time. The faster the speed, the easier it will be for the Loufan people to accept the destruction of their country. The longer it is delayed, the heavier the will to resist."
"So I presume that the Northern Expedition plan formulated by the Supreme Sage and General Lin Ye is to attack and destroy Lou Fan within a year. At that time..."
Gu Xiujin smiled slightly and said, "Dayu is not short of money."
Xin Yanque burst out laughing after hearing this.
No matter how chaotic Loufan is, all the major families and tribes will be extremely rich. After the war, countless gold and silver treasures will flow back to Dayu from Loufan.
At that time, Dayu was indeed not short of money.
Gu Xiujin said: "I think that in normal times, it would be difficult for a scholar who has studied hard for ten years to be willing to become a teacher. After all, their chances of getting ahead are all in these ten years of studying hard."
"But at that time, Loufan was decided. If your majesty issued a decree to the world, anyone who has studied and taught in a rural village for two years can go to Loufan to serve as an official..."
Upon hearing this, Xin Yanque's eyes lit up.
Gu Xiujin continued: "There may be many people who are unwilling to go to such a far place to be an official. In comparison, they would rather stay in Dayu and be a gentleman with fragrant peaches and plums, which is also a good thing."
Xin Yanque suddenly sighed heavily and said, "I can't let you join the cabinet as a secondary assistant. After all, I am unwilling to do so."
Gu Xiujin leaned over and said: "Your Majesty can listen to these superficial words of the minister, so what is the difference between the minister and the minister who is already working in the office?"
He looked at the emperor and said solemnly: "I can talk more to His Majesty here. But when I get to the office, I'm afraid I will have to tie up my freedom."
After being silent for a long time, Xin Yanque nodded: "What you said is very reasonable, and what Ning Weimo said is also very reasonable. I don't have to leave a virtuous name in the annals of history, I just want to be remembered by future generations.
People say there is a bastard in the Xie family..."
"You send someone to call Ning Weimo... No, I will go there myself. Xiao Gu, ask someone to bring some herbal tea to dispel the fire. I will go to help the ministers to remove the fire now.
..."
He stood up and straightened his clothes.
"I don't have that much ability in this matter. If I push all the capable ministers to ruin... the Supreme Saint Lord will probably scold me when he comes back."
Gu Xiujin smiled and leaned over: "My lord, I obey your order."
After walking away, Xin Yanque turned around and asked Gu Xiujin: "Tell me, how angry are Ning Weimo and the others?"
Gu Xiujin replied in a very low voice: "Probably, that means he doesn't dare to scold directly."
Xin Yanque glared at him, and then laughed.
Gu Xiujin said in a sincere tone: "No one in the world can be as broad-minded as your Majesty."