The palace doors are wide open.

Princes and Jiuqing, dressed in various court clothes, entered from the Donghua Gate, and when they raised their eyes, they could see the golden luan hall with a yellow roof and red walls built in the middle of the imperial road.

In addition to the grandeur of this hall, when it was built, it was measured by the world because of the problem of site selection, although the territory of Great Chu was vast, but under the decree of the emperor Chutian at that time, the central axis of the Great Chu border was measured in only three months.

And this most majestic city in the world falls on this central axis and sits on the whole world!

When all the ministers and ministers who were qualified to enter the palace were in place, Chu Zheng, who was wearing a yellow dragon robe, finally appeared, and the other three princes followed behind Chu Zheng under the leadership of the crown prince Chu Wushuang, and finally stood in front of all the ministers.

According to the old practice, at this time, the cicada should make a sound and start this court meeting, followed by the hundred officials of the court kneeling down to see the emperor.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"All the ministers are flat!"

"Emperor Xie!"

As Chu Zheng's thick voice sounded, the officials staggered to their feet.

Just when they were just standing still, Lu Xiangrui was the first to stand up.

"Your Majesty, now that the entrance examination of Jinghua Academy has ended, the results of all the candidates will be revealed in the near future, and then it is time for them to enter the academy to study, but until now, the position of the head of the academy has always been vacant, and no suitable candidate has been found. ”

"What Lord Lu said, who said that there is no candidate for the position of mountain chief, although the director this time is Zhao Yunqing and Lord Zhao, but the second prince Chu Tianxiong has paid a lot of hard work, and the matter of the martial arts academy was originally proposed by the second prince, if he is not allowed to be the mountain chief, is there anyone else?"

Just when Lu Xiangrui just finished speaking, Shang Shuling Cheng Yijie couldn't wait to stand up, now everyone thinks that he has long been the second prince's person, so he and the second prince are naturally grasshoppers on a rope.

"Your Majesty, the Martial Arts Academy was indeed proposed by the second prince, and the old minister also thinks that he is the best candidate for the head of the Martial Arts Academy, but I am afraid that it is not appropriate to hand over the Liberal Arts Academy to the second prince!"

"What, if you don't give it to the second prince, will it be handed over to the crown prince?"

Facing the pit dug by Cheng Yijie, Lu Xiangrui shook his head directly and neatly, he is not a member of the prince's faction, and the prince is not suitable for this errand, why should he hand it over to him?

"It's not that the old minister is arrogant, the prince's knowledge may not be as good as some students in Jinghua Academy, how can he be a good mountain chief?"

Hearing that the person Lu Xiangrui was going to recommend was not the crown prince, Cheng Yijie was still a little surprised, he thought that Lu Xiangrui would push the prince to the mountain chief of the Academy of Literature after knowing that the second prince had secured the position of the mountain chief of the martial arts academy!

"Huh... Then, according to what Lord Lu said, I would like to ask the Lord who wants to protect the Hongru?"

Cheng Yijie pondered for a while, then looked around.

"Your Majesty, in the eyes of the old ministers, no one in the Manchu Dynasty is qualified to serve as the dean, but Chen Mu, the former imperial prince who is far away in the south of the Yangtze River, is the most suitable!"

"Chen Mu?"

Cheng Yijie didn't care that this was above the court, and rubbed his ears exaggeratedly. And Chu Zheng didn't blame Cheng Yijie for his exaggerated behavior, he just watched from the sidelines.

"Lord Lu, I heard you right! I don't doubt Chen Mu's knowledge, and I don't mean that he is a remnant of the previous dynasty, on the contrary, I agree with your proposal, Lord Lu, but even our former emperor failed to invite this former imperial master who made up his mind not to enter the throne again, how can you be sure to invite him out of the mountain?"

Regarding Cheng Yijie's question, Lu Xiangrui thought that there was no solution, and he also knew that the chance of inviting Chen Mu out of the mountain was very small.

And just when everyone was in a dilemma, Su Wang stood up with a smile.

I don't know if this Su Wang, the minister of the previous dynasty, has dealt with each other, anyway, in the years he has been in politics, he has not offended a minister of the DPRK and the central government, but at the same time, he can handle the affairs handed over by Chu Zheng seamlessly.

"Hahaha, the two of you are far away! Let's not talk about whether Chen Mu will come to the capital or not, even if he is willing to come, what kind of position should we give him? I'm afraid that a mountain chief alone is not enough! But some important positions in the court have already been divided by us, do we want to forcibly add another position for him?"

Seeing that this peacemaker, who doesn't speak easily and can basically make up his mind as soon as he speaks, stands up, Baiguan almost knows that he can go home for lunch.

"Then who is the candidate for Su Xiang?"

Chu Zheng, who was calm and peaceful, spoke for the first time.

"Your Majesty, the candidate for the head of the mountain of the Faculty of Arts of Jinghua University is far away in front of you. But it depends on what the emperor thinks!"

"Oh! Could it be that the person Su Xiang wants to recommend is in the temple?"

"Hahaha, yes, yes!"

Su Wang laughed a little before speaking softly.

"Has the emperor forgotten? He said before that he would reactivate the cultivator and reading family of the previous dynasty? The emperor must not forget that the Cao family, the largest cultivator and reading family of the previous dynasty, is in our Bianzhou, and it is on the edge of the capital! Cao Hongde, the current ancestor of the Cao family, was also given the title of Mr. Shushan by the emperor of the previous dynasty, but as for whether to use them or not, it is still the emperor who has the final say!"

Regarding Su Wang's suggestion, Chu Zheng did not immediately nod and agree, he actually knew that the change of dynasty had nothing to do with these cultivation and reading families, but he would inevitably have some slight awkwardness in his heart.

Chu Zheng didn't give an answer for a long time, so the hundred officials in the court could only stand in place hard, and they didn't dare to make a sound, and no one dared to disturb the real dragon when he was thinking.

Chu Zheng likes to knock on the armrest of the chair when he thinks about things, so at this time, there is only the sound of him tapping on the armrest in the hall.

Just when everyone's legs were already sore and numb, Chu Zheng finally stopped tapping on the handrail, and after the last dozen breaths of thought, he slowly spoke.

"No cicada, intended purpose: cultivating and reading the family Cao family for many years of meticulous learning does not ask about the world, I am very pleased, now Jinghua College is about to open, specially called Cao Hongde into Beijing to serve as the head of the mountain, the official residence from a product, in addition to its original name Mr. Shushan, another name Mr. Hongyuan, since the date of receiving the order, quickly to Beijing to take office!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After finalizing the matter of the head of the academy, the rest of the ministers finally had no problems, and with the sharp voice of no cicada, everyone slowly withdrew from the main hall.

...

There is a county in Bianzhou called Wende County, and the reason why this county can be named Wende is because the largest farming family of the previous dynasty is located here, especially Cao Hongde of the Cao family, he is one of the few Hongru recognized by the Great Chu State in the world.

At the beginning, the world of the Great Chu Kingdom was decided, and the founding emperor Chu Tian directly issued an order to the Cao family, saying that Mr. Shushan No. 1, which was given by Cao Hongde of the Cao family through the previous dynasty, is still in this dynasty!

So it can be seen from this that the Cao family has done how deeply rooted those moral articles are in the hearts of the people.

"The head of the family, the emperor has come up with a holy decree! The emperor has come up with a holy decree!"

In a huge garden, a person dressed as a housekeeper runs through the corridor, there will be colorful paintings on each beam of the corridor, just look at this glance, it is estimated that there are no less than a thousand picture scrolls, its content is mostly landscapes, flowers and birds, in this realm, you can experience the scenery of the four seasons.

As the butler walked through the front door of the hall, he came to a pond, where the corridor still did not come to an end, and was still spreading zigzag above the pond.

Koi fish float slowly in the water, a lush bamboo forest is on the left side of the pond, and four pavilions of different shapes are on the right side of the pond.

After walking through the pond and passing through a gate again, I saw the ancient hall, and by this time many people who had heard the housekeeper's shouts had already run out from all over the place, and gathered here.

These people are all plump and handsome, plus they are dressed as literati, and they seem to be people with university questions. But at this time, these so-called literati were all excited, especially one of the middle-aged scribes, whose hands were a little trembling.

"Quick, open the middle door, burn incense! The children of the Cao family will follow me to take orders!"

"No need!"

As a duck's tongue voice came to mind, an internal official wearing a eunuch costume with a whisk in his hand walked in from outside the door.

"Master of the Cao family, the emperor said that Cao Hongde, the ancestor of the Cao family, is very old, so let him sit and listen to the order!"

"Yes, yes, the old man will send someone to invite the ancestor!"

It was Cao Huawen, the current head of the Cao family, who spoke out, since he became the head of the family, he was always thinking about recreating the grand occasion of the Cao family, and now he couldn't be excited that the emperor's will, which he had been looking forward to for decades, finally came to the door.

When the Cao family sent someone to carry Cao Hongde to the front yard, they found that this was an old man who was close to ninety years old, and he was lying comfortably on a sleeping chair at this moment, and he was snoring slightly.

Seeing this scene, the eunuch from the palace was a little displeased, how could this old guy be so disrespectful of the holy grace because of the holy family?

Cao Huawen saw the change in the father-in-law's face, so he smiled awkwardly and ran to his ancestor to squat down.

"Ancestor, the emperor has sent someone, why don't you open your eyes!"

Cao Hongde only opened one eye and glanced at Cao Huawen, and then closed his eyes again.

"You panic with a hammer, the holy decree is for me and not for you, what are you anxious about. ”

After saying it to Cao Huawen, he closed his eyes and raised his hand to the eunuch.

"Read it!"

This eunuch had a heart attack, but thinking that Chu Zheng could let this old guy sit and receive the decree, he could only endure his resentment and open the holy decree.

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict, said: Cultivate and read the family..."

As the eunuch's sharp voice sounded, Cao Hongde was still the same careless, which made Cao Huawen, who was watching from the sidelines, anxious.

After the eunuch finished reading, Cao Hongde opened his eyes and looked at him, but he still had no intention of getting up.

"The old man is old and not suitable for the position of mountain chief, but the old man has someone who can be promoted, so I bothered my father-in-law to go back and ask for clarification, just ask me what the old man said, and the emperor will not listen to him!"

The eunuch Ouchi, who has always been above the top, has received these gases, and he used to go to the prince's house to deliver the decree and get a reward, but he really didn't expect this ancestor of the Cao family to be so bold.

As soon as he flicked his long sleeves, he was about to turn around and leave, he had already made up his mind to say a few words in front of Chu Zheng.

And the head of the Cao family was half chilled when he saw this situation, but although he had regrets in his heart, he still stood firmly by the ancestor's side, and the old ancestor was not screaming in vain.

But before the eunuch with an unknown surname could walk out of the door, another voice came from outside the door.

"The Divine Decree has arrived!"

Hearing this voice, the eunuch, who was still a little arrogant, immediately turned into a docile kitten, because he heard who the owner of this voice was.

As the man walked in, he obediently stood behind him and walked back with him.

But under his incredible eyes, the cicada of the first person in Ouchi slowly walked to Cao Hongde's side.

"The old gentleman is in good health!"

Cao Hongde's attitude did not vary from person to person, he still spoke with his eyes closed after the cicada came, and it is estimated that even if Chu Zheng came, he would not necessarily stand up.

"Thanks to the emperor's blessing, it's okay. ”

Wu Cicada did not have a trace of displeasure, nodded slightly, and then took out a holy decree from his arms, he did not want to open the decree like the eunuch before, but directly put it to Cao Hongde's side.

"Old sir, the emperor said that you have the final say on all matters in the academy, in addition to the selection of the mountain chief, you can also change the position of the superintendent, lecturer and other positions can also be decided by you. ”

Hearing this, Cao Hongde was a little more serious, and sat up straight with his hands on the chair.

"Since the emperor has said so, then what reason can my Cao family have to shirk?"

He glanced around at the Cao family around him.

"Cao Huaru, Cao Huading, Cao Huashu, and Cao Huafeng can serve as lecturers, Cao Huawen can serve as supervisors, and as for the mountain chief..."

Seeing that the ancestor hesitated, he hadn't been named yet, but he felt that the guy who had learned a lot raised his toes.

Cao Hongde hesitated for dozens of breaths before slowly speaking.

"Mountain Chief Cao Huabin!"