Lu Xiangrui, who was originally slightly hunched over because he was too old, suddenly straightened his shoulders at this moment, and Su Wang, who was looking at his back behind him, looked lonely.

"Between you and me, there is a long way to go, but after all, I am not as good as you. ”

"It's just that you and I have chosen different paths, I'm just a lonely person, without the drag of the descendants of the family, I don't have to worry about the aftermath in front of me, if I stand in the same position as you, I'm not as good as you!"

After finishing speaking, Lu Xiangrui did not stay any longer, but walked down the steps and strode towards the outside of the palace.

Su Wang stayed where he was, looking up at the sky in a daze, and he didn't come back to his senses until Lu Xiangrui had finished the steps.

"Is the family a drag? Hehehe! I have read the sage books for half my life, and I have understood the sage truth for half my life, but I have never done a sage thing in my heart!"

The Prime Minister of the Great Chu State, who was above 10,000 people, actually showed an extremely sour smile at this moment, and there were tears flashing in his eyes, and he laughed at himself in a trembling tone.

"Heh... Ha... Haha! Read it in vain. ”

Su Wang stood in place with his eyes closed for a full quarter of an hour before he opened his eyes again, and his expression had returned to that state of being in the ancient well without waves.

When he was about to stride back to the house, a little eunuch hurried from behind him.

"Su Xiang, Su Xiang! The slave has been waiting for you for a long time, and he didn't bother when he saw that you were thinking about things, the emperor summoned you to the regency palace to discuss matters, you should hurry up!"

"Okay, there's Father-in-law Lao, I'll go over!"

"Don't dare, don't dare, it's just that Su Xiang has been standing here for a long time, it's best to go over quickly, but don't let the emperor wait for a long time. ”

"Hmm. ”

Su Wang nodded lightly at the little eunuch and turned around and walked in the direction of the Regent's Palace.

...

Lin'an Street, where the dignitaries and dignitaries in the capital are located, Cheng Yijie and the three of them came all the way here after walking out of the palace.

"I said Lao Cheng, didn't Lu Xiangrui just want to build a few academies, what are you fighting with him?

He Ren'an, who has never been very fond of using his brains, asked.

"Lao He, this matter really has no impact on us, but have you thought about it, if this academy is completed, then the imperial court will select talents closer and closer to the academy and away from the imperial examination system. ”

"Stay away, stay away, what's the matter? Do you still care about the annual dividends that you get from trading rankings, which don't have much silver?"

Cheng Yijie laughed.

"That little bit of silver, do you think any of those ministers in the court can take a fancy to it? In fact, the purpose of buying and selling rankings is secondary, and the key is that the promotion of the world's scholars must be in our hands. Only in this way can we have the right to speak in the temple and let us be like a fish in water!"

He Ren'an frowned and stopped, and the rest of Cheng Yijie and Ma Suiliang also had to stop.

"Lao Cheng, I don't think Lao Lu did anything wrong in this matter, if you look at the current court, it is indeed a bit smoky. ”

Cheng Yijie heard this and smiled bitterly.

"Why don't I know? I didn't say that I wouldn't run an academy, but now is not the time, when we lose one chip, we must hold another chip in our hands, but now, our chips have not yet reached the capital?"

"You mean... Second Prince?"

Ma Suiliang said in an uncertain tone.

"Exactly, it is best to delay the construction of the academy until the second prince returns to Beijing, and he will take the lead in building it, because the second prince has not been in Beijing for many years like the crown prince, and he urgently needs a merit to show his status after returning to Beijing, and if the academy is done well, then won't all the scholars in the academy have to call the second prince half a teacher? In this way, the second prince will have the strength to compete with the prince for that position. ”

Cheng Yijie spoke unhurriedly, and I have to say that if his plan can be successful, it will directly let the second prince who has not yet appeared gain a firm foothold in the capital.

"The method is good, but when will the second prince have to wait until he arrives in Beijing! I look at Lao Lu's appearance, I'm afraid it will be difficult to fool the past. ”

Ma Suiliang immediately raised some of his worries.

"This is not difficult, although I rarely ask about the affairs of the six departments, but after all, I am their nominal chief, and it is not difficult for He Yunqing to secretly slow down some of the construction period. As for the time of the second prince's return to Beijing, he once sent me a letter saying that he would be able to arrive in the capital soon after the scientific expedition. ”

"Then aren't we now ready for everything, we only owe the east wind, we just need to wait for the second prince to arrive in Beijing!"

Cheng Yijie smiled slightly.

"So to speak!"

......

In the regency hall, Chu Zheng, who had just returned from the lower dynasty, had already buried himself in the fold pile, in fact, there were many things in which he could let go and let the people below do it, but he always felt uneasy, just like Lu Xiangrui said, most of the officials of the Manchu Dynasty were lounge rice bags, and there were not many people who were really capable of doing practical things.

"Minister Su Wang knocks on the emperor!"

Su Wang, who hurried over from outside the Jinluan Palace, respectfully bowed.

"Teacher, you don't have to be polite when there is no one else, but I'm curious, I asked people to ask for a teacher a quarter of an hour ago, but why is it only here now? Is there something urgent about the teacher, if there is, then we'll talk about it another day." ”

"Back to the emperor, it's not a big deal, but the matter of the academy of Master Lu gave the old minister a lot of insights, and the father-in-law who went to summon me didn't want to disturb me, so he didn't pull me out of my thoughts, and asked the emperor not to blame. ”

Chu Zheng gently put down the valuable brush.

"I see, I wonder what the teacher thinks about this matter?"

Su Wang hesitated for a while, and it seemed that the figure of the old man who had straightened his waist and stood in front of him a quarter of an hour ago appeared in front of him again.

"Back to the emperor, it's best to do this sooner rather than later. Because just like Lao Lu said, opening a college is beneficial to my Dachu and there is no harm. ”

A sly smile appeared at the corner of Chu Zheng's mouth

"Teacher, you didn't say that when you were in the court just now, then tell me about it, what is the greatest advantage of opening a academy. ”

"Your Majesty, in the eyes of the ministers, there are two biggest benefits!"

"Two? Don't sell it, just say it. ”

Chu Zheng's heart was full of curiosity.

"Hahaha, Emperor Qi, this means that from now on, all the hearts of scholars in the world will be submissive to the imperial court, and at that time, it will be much easier to select officials. These two are the ones that can disintegrate the power of the ministers in Beijing. ”

After finishing speaking, the bitterness on Su Wang's face immediately appeared.

"Your Majesty, if you don't like it, the old minister above the temple just now is indeed biased, because the collapsed forces in Beijing have a share of my Su family, if it weren't for Lu Xiangrui's words that woke me up, I would still hold on to that power and not let go. ”

At this moment, Su Wang's face was not only bitter, but also a little depressed.

"Actually, I'm still a little reluctant now, but I can finally put it down, anything in this world is easy to pick up, and difficult to put down!"

Looking at Su Wang, who had a complicated face, Chu Zheng did not reprimand him for these words, but felt some relief.

In fact, for the king, he is not afraid that the people below who are courtiers are greedy for merit and power, and even as long as you can open your heart and say it, the king will give you more rights.

Since ancient times, kings have never fully believed in their courtiers, but have courtiers completely believed in kings?

Therefore, as long as you can show enough trust in the king, then he will definitely not skimp on his trust in you.

"Teacher, we'll talk about the academy later, but now let's talk about the rest. When this kid Ruyu finishes the imperial examination, it's time to enter the official career!"

Su Wang nodded.

"Back to the emperor, it's true. ”

"Then have you thought about putting him there, whether to enter the sixth department and start to contact government affairs directly, or go to the Hanlin Academy to be a Huangmenlang for a few years. ”

In the face of Chu Zheng's two proposals, Su Wang did not nod his head and agreed.

"Such a starting point is too high, I'm afraid that kid will not be able to carry the weight in the back, so he will live up to the emperor's expectations!"

"Is this a starting point still high? You must know that the sons of high-ranking officials in the major departments of Beijing are all mixed with seniority in the Hanlin Academy!"

There was some surprise in Chu Zheng's tone.

"Other people's sons are someone else's, my own son knows that he doesn't have much knowledge, but he has learned the problem of being a master and a low master, if he doesn't polish it carefully, he will inevitably become a mediocrity in the future. ”

"That being the case, according to your wishes, teacher, just let him go to any of the six parts to be a pen clerk and live a miserable life for a while. ”

Unexpectedly, Su Wang still shook his head at this proposal, and at this moment, Chu Zheng was really shocked.

If you want to say that Su Wang pretended to be polite before, but now that he has thrown out the official position of a pen clerk, which is so small that it is almost out of taste, Su Wang still does not agree.

"Teacher, this can't be smaller, if you don't agree, then you can only let it out. ”

This time, Su Wang finally nodded with satisfaction.

"No, teacher, you really plan to drive Ruyu out of the capital again! He has just come back, can your wife agree?"

Hearing Chu Zheng mention his wife, Su Wang's shoulders shook unnaturally, and then forcibly calmed down again.

"If you want Ruyu's child to grow up early, then you must let him see the sufferings of this world, otherwise, he will always feel that he understands everything, everything! As for his mother, I believe he will be able to distinguish between right and wrong. ”

"Teacher, I always feel that you are not very reliable in this matter, do you want me to leave you a bed in the duty room in the palace, lest you not be able to go home and even have a place to sleep. ”

"Your Majesty, you look down on the minister, the minister only respects the lady of the family many times, not afraid of her!"

"Okay, good, I know that you are not afraid, teacher, so let's talk about how you are going to arrange your son!"

In the regent hall of Chu Zheng, there was a map of the territory of the Great Chu State, and Su Wang pointed to a sesame-sized dot on it after looking at it for a long time.

"Let's let him go to Taopu County to be a county official for three years!"