Wei Zheng, the governor of Shanxi, appointed Empress Yi'an as the director of the Department of Education, and appointed his future wife as the deputy director of the Department of Education. As soon as this shocking news came, it caused an unprecedented sensation in the entire Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces.

Because, in the eyes of the people of the Ming Dynasty, women are virtuous. A woman, from the moment she was born, was destined to stay in the deep boudoir compound for the rest of her life, with her husband and children......

However, Wei Zheng actually broke this rule, not only letting women come out to do things, but also granting women official positions equivalent to those of high-ranking officials in the imperial court......

In the face of such a rebellious decision. The scholars of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, as if they had agreed upon a consultation, at the same time went to the county and government offices in various places to petition the governor's palace, hoping that the governor's guard would collect back the order and appoint new people to these two positions.

Of course, this so-called newcomer, without surprise, is an old master who can only do something about them all day long......

Looking at the opposition voices from all over the two provinces in front of him, Wei Zheng, who was angry, directly flipped the paper on the table to the ground. Then, he directly troubled the source of the previous Zhou Shuyuan.

"These old masters who can only do anything are of no use at all except to read the books of the sages. This is just the appointment of two women as officials, and they didn't block their interest, so they jumped out in such a hurry. The important thing is to let them know that Ben Shuai wants to build a large-scale school in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, so that all children in Shanxi and Shanxi provinces can study, so that they, the old masters who think they are talented, should not directly rebel......"

Zhou Shuyuan's brows furrowed, and he replied with a look of approval: "What the big marshal said is that these old masters. There is no use for anything other than it all day long. There is only the imperial court. will treat these people as treasures. Let them have a high mind. ”

"If Ben Shuai sits in that position, the first thing he will do is to cancel the benefits and treatment of all the scholars above Xiucai...... Kill their sharpness, otherwise, these people will become hidden dangers sooner or later. ”

Hearing this, Zhou Shuyuan's brows furrowed even deeper.

Facing Wei Zheng, he asked rhetorically: "Dashuai, what about these opposing voices from scholars." What should we do about it...... Although there are not many people who read books, there are still tens of thousands of people in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces combined...... More importantly, these people have a certain amount of influence at the local level. If we don't deal with it well, it will definitely be a very big hidden danger for our Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces......"

At this time, Wei Zheng's body directly exuded a thick murderous aura. Under the gaze of Zhou Shuyuan. Without thinking about it, he replied: "We can only refuse these readers with a very tough attitude. Otherwise. A compromise will fuel their arrogance and become more and more confrontational with the Doge's Palace. ”

"If we don't do so, we must not only reject this kind of blackmailing of the Governor's Palace, but also let these people see the determination of our Governor's Palace...... Lao Zhou, after going down, immediately spread the news that the Governor's Mansion had decided to take out 20 million taels of silver to build a large-scale academy in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, so that every student could enter the academy to study. ”

"Ben Shuai wants to use this fact to tell them that after the Shanxi Governor's Mansion leaves them, there will still be a steady stream of talents through the cultivation of so many schools. If they can't be honest, the essence of the more than 100,000 Tiger and Leopard Army in the hands of this commander will still be easy to deal with them as scholars......"

Hearing this, Zhou Shuyuan's face was also covered with a trace of murderous aura, and he affirmed to Wei Zheng: "Dashuai, I know what to do...... If these people really don't know the current affairs, they can solve it with just the officials scattered in various places, and they don't need to be the elite of your Haw Par Army at all. ”

Although there are less than ten days left until the Chinese New Year. However, during these ten days, there were almost 1,000 old masters who were imprisoned in various prisons for various reasons, and spent the New Year with their families in the cells......

In the face of the tough measures of the Shanxi Governor's Mansion, these old masters can only do anything. In order not to be caught in prison, they went directly to their own homes. Under such circumstances, a storm against the Governor's Mansion of Shanxi disappeared invisibly......

Although the storm in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces is over, the decision in the capital on Wei Zheng appointing the empress as the director of the education department and giving 20 million taels of silver to Zhang Yan is completely at the disposal of Zhang Yan to develop education.

Of course, unlike ordinary people and scholars, the focus of their dispute is not the queen's appointment as director of education. After all, Zhang Yan still has the hat of Empress Yi'an on her head, and as the queen, she is also the director of the Department of Education, although it does not conform to the imperial court etiquette, but it is not a particularly big thing.

What really made the important ministers of the court and China disputed was that Zhang Yan was completely at the disposal, and a full 20 million taels of silver were used to develop education in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces......

In the eyes of these important officials of the imperial court, it was definitely a very wasteful decision to use 20 million taels of silver to develop education. Instead of spending 20 million taels of silver to develop education that does not have much meaning, it is better to use 20 million taels of silver to train an army with strong combat effectiveness and increase the military strength of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, as soon as the news about 20 million taels of silver reached the imperial court, some important ministers in the imperial court were moved by the 20 million taels of silver.

Of course, if these 20 million taels of silver were in the hands of other people in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, these people would definitely not have any crooked thoughts. The key is that these silvers are in the hands of Zhang Yan, the queen of Yi'an.

In the eyes of these ministers, Zhang Yan, as the Empress Yi'an of the Ming Dynasty, even if she is in the two provinces of Shanxi and is trusted by the Governor's Office of Shanxi, Zhang Yan's heart is still towards the imperial court.

Therefore, as long as the imperial court opens its mouth, Zhang Yan, as Empress Yi'an, will definitely take out a part of the 20 million taels of silver to support the imperial court and solve the economic problems that the imperial court has not solved from beginning to end.

Of course, even if Zhang Yan did not agree to the request of the imperial court. As long as the emperor personally speaks to Empress Yi'an and Princess Le'an, he will definitely be able to get the silver. After all, among the two women, one is Chongzhen's sister-in-law and the other is Chongzhen's sister-in-law.

In this case, if the two still do not agree to support the court with silver, then it can only be said that Emperor Chongzhen is too unsuccessful. Even his sister-in-law and sister didn't give him face......

Of course, in the huge imperial court, there are people who support this, and there are definitely people who oppose it...... In the eyes of these opponents, as long as the court does this kind of thing, the face of the court will definitely be lost.

However, under the temptation of silver, there are obviously many more voices in favor than in opposition.

At an ongoing court meeting, dozens of ministers almost overwhelmingly believed that the court should open its doors to Empress Yi'an. At the very least, 10 million taels of silver should be taken from the 20 million taels of silver in Empress Yi'an's hands.

Seeing the still hesitant facial expression on Chongzhen's face, a minister who supported looking for Empress Yi'an to ask for silver stood up again and said to Emperor Chongzhen.

"Your Majesty, more than ten days ago, although the imperial court gave a marriage, he received five million taels of silver. However, before the five million taels of silver were used, there was not much left......"

"Buying muskets from the Haw Par Army cost almost three million taels of silver......"

"The imperial court spent 500,000 taels of silver in all aspects of the capital."

"In this way, the remaining silver deposit in the household department is not even two million taels. If the imperial court follows the original plan and increases the salaries of more than 100,000 border soldiers stationed at the border passes, it will need almost one million taels of silver in just one month...... With the current deposit of the household department, plus the monthly tax revenue of the imperial court, the household department will become empty again in four months at the latest. Therefore, the minister thought that it was not whether the court wanted to ask for silver from Empress Yi'an, but that the court had to ask for silver from Empress Yi'an......"

After the minister finished speaking, more than seventy percent of the ministers in the huge court hall knelt down on the main hall at the same time, as if they had been discussed, and shouted in unison: "The ministers seconded the proposal......

Faced with the increasingly one-sided form of the court, the hesitant expression on Emperor Chongzhen's face was directly replaced by embarrassment. Yes, it is a dilemma, a dilemma for this decision, a dilemma for this holy decree.

There is only one reason for this, and it is caused by Emperor Chongzhen himself.

In the great Ming Dynasty, almost everyone knows that the reason why Emperor Chongzhen was able to become the emperor was that Zhang Yan, the emperor's sister-in-law, played a very big role in the entire process of Chongzhen's accession to the throne

In this case, a difficult problem was placed in front of Emperor Chongzhen.

How to treat the imperial sister-in-law who once helped him......

In order not to let Zhang Yan affect her prestige in the court, and at the same time to avoid gossip about the important ministers in the court. Chongzhen was directly ruthless, threw the title of Empress Yi'an on Zhang Yan, and moved Zhang Yan's palace to the least noticeable place in the harem, so as to weaken Empress Yi'an's influence in the court as much as possible.

Therefore, for Emperor Chongzhen, he is sorry for his sister-in-law, Empress Yi'an.

And now, these ministers in front of them actually let themselves beg Empress Yi'an and let Empress Yi'an help him when he felt guilty about Empress Yi'an, which had to make Chongzhen shout embarrassed.

Therefore, under the gaze of dozens of ministers at the same time, Emperor Chongzhen, whose face instantly became solemn, fell directly into contemplation and was speechless for a long time.

The hall was still very lively just now, and at this moment, the sound of steel needles falling to the ground could be heard quietly.

Of course, sound is secondary. The most worrying thing is that the atmosphere in the hall is becoming more and more solemn with Emperor Chongzhen's face. (To be continued......)