Emperor Jing's eyes were still glued to the painting, refusing to move even an inch.
Yang Yingcai's face was already covered with sweat.
As an old man in the court, he naturally sees the current situation very clearly.
This painting alone has made many people fall in love with Fang Zhengyi.
The girls' school is about abandoned babies, and the baby girl in the painting has captured everyone's heart. If you object now, you may be out of ideas.
But we can't just rely on one painting to let Fang Zhengyi go on a smooth journey.
The palace was still in silence for a long time. Yang Yingcai said: "Your Majesty, the baby girl in this painting is really regrettable. It can be seen from this painting. The so-called abandoning the baby is really a helpless act. But as ministers of the imperial court, I , it’s not just individual cases that need to be considered.”
"It would be unwise to disrupt the overall decision-making because of a painting. I personally believe that the court is sympathetic to the people, so it should find the parents of this abandoned baby, and the court should provide strong support to alleviate its plight."
Emperor Jing sighed: "Yang Qing is right. The family of the abandoned baby in the painting..."
"I'm afraid the family of the abandoned baby in the painting can no longer be found. Since the parents abandoned their daughter in the wasteland, they didn't want anyone to know about it. On the other hand, they didn't kill the baby directly. After all, they also kept a hope in their hearts. Things have already happened. It's over, I don't think we should send anyone to look for his parents again." Fang Zhengyi quickly interrupted.
"Even if the imperial court is willing to rescue, there are thousands of other families that are trying to save this family. Is it possible that the imperial court can still favor one family over another?"
Emperor Jing nodded slightly and said regretfully: "Let's give it up and hang this painting in the imperial study!"
Fang Zheng was full of joy and took advantage of the victory to pursue: "Everyone already has a deep understanding of the plight of abandoned babies."
"To alleviate the current situation, opening a girls' school in accordance with my opinion is the best way to reflect the value of women and reduce abandoned babies."
"Absolutely not! Lieutenant Fang, I do not deny that the current situation of abandoned babies is tragic. But the court only looks at the overall situation when making decisions. You cannot disturb the audience with a painting. Although girls' schools may alleviate the situation of abandoned babies, but if we want What to do if it causes other problems among the people? You must not avoid the important and take the easy."
Yang Yingcai retorted hastily, but the explosiveness in his words was much less intense.
After all, the painting just now had a huge impact on him.
Fang Zheng nodded: "Your Majesty, I cannot agree with what Mr. Yang said. The Yamen also pays attention to the lighter punishment for suspected crimes, or even acquitted for suspected crimes. How to weigh the obvious benefits and the disadvantages that may not occur? , I think I shouldn’t have too many worries.”
"Of course, I expected that some people would object to my establishment of a girls' school based on those stereotypes, so I have a second thing to present to the court."
"Send it up!" Emperor Jing said.
Fang Zheng said yes, and soon a guard came to the hall carrying a huge wooden box.
When the wooden box was opened, it was filled with letterheads.
Everyone leaned over and looked into the box. The letter was filled with content and there were red handprints on the corners.
Fang Zheng casually took out a stack and held it up high: "The letter in this box is for me to collect the opinions of people in the capital on establishing a girls' school."
"The reporter explained the stakes to every citizen who had their fingerprints pressed. They were also promised that for every woman admitted to Dongjiao University, they would be willing to support ten abandoned babies!"
"During the visit, the reporter from the newspaper encountered many homes for abandoned babies. Some of the contents were dictated by the people. They recalled that they regretted what they had done, and it can be said that every word was filled with tears!"
Emperor Jing picked up one of them and read it carefully.
This page was printed in batches. It described the girls' school and the abandoned babies in detail. There was a red handprint at the end and a crooked name.
It seems that the people are illiterate, so the reporter wrote it in advance and then asked the people to imitate it.
Emperor Jing leaned over and took another piece of paper. This pile of letter paper was different from the others in that it did not have text in a fixed content format.
It describes the memory of abandoned babies by the common people. There is no name, time, or place in the content... only endless regret and longing.
Since it was spoken by ordinary people, the reporter described it truthfully and in straightforward and simple terms.
But it was this simple text, coupled with the occasional blurred dots in the text, that moved Emperor Jing's face.
Fang Zheng stretched his head and looked at the letter in Emperor Jing's hand, and licked his lips.
Everything is real, except that the blurred ink spots on it are the water he sprinkled...
The other ministers each took out the letter from the box and read it. After reading it, they fell silent again.
No one would suspect that Fang Zhengyi was cheating. There was no way this big box could be faked.
Just go out and ask around.
At this moment, even Yang Yingcai felt as if something was stuck in his throat.
He said that a girls' school would affect the public morals, but now this box of things exactly represents public opinion.
Could he say that Fang Zhengyi deliberately sent people to guide the people to press the fingerprints? If I tell you, I'm afraid His Majesty will be angry.
Take a moment and think about countermeasures...
While everyone was still immersed in the content, Fang Zheng approached Yang Yingcai and said, "Master Yang, I admire the first person to eat mushrooms, because they might be poisonous mushrooms."
"The same is true for some things, but once it is done, it will be a career for future generations!"
"Today, the biggest enemy in the north of Dajing has been defeated. Looking across the world, our biggest opponent in Dajing is ourselves."
"All people in the world are His Majesty's subjects, but when a woman faces such a tragedy and injustice, she delays the decision and takes no action because of some groundless excuses. What responsibility does this have?"
Fang Mingwei raised his voice slightly: "The court and the people are a whole, and the misfortune of the people is the misfortune of the court."
"In the face of those dead baby girls, for whom do we cry out the mourning music? It's for you and for me... Mr. Yang, am I right?"
Yang Yingcai broke into a cold sweat and remained silent.
Emperor Jing put down the letter in his hand, raised his eyes and looked at Fang Zhengyi, and said happily: "If you live high in a temple, you worry about its people; if you live far away from the rivers and lakes, you worry about your king. It's really not an empty talk."
Fang Zhengyi said humbly: "My son, the principle of life is to worry about the world's worries first, and rejoice after the world's happiness."
Good guy, another sentence came out? Emperor Jing's eyes lit up!
Hiss~~!
The officials also put down the letters in their hands in surprise and focused their shocked eyes on Fang Zhengyi.
If you live high in a temple, you will worry about the people; if you live far away from the rivers and lakes, you will worry about your king; if you worry about the world first, you will be happy; after the world is happy, you will be happy... Is this what he said?
At this moment, Fang Zheng raised his chin slightly, and in the eyes of everyone, he seemed to be possessed by the holy light.
Opening a girls’ school and rescuing abandoned babies is indeed a thankless task.
And there is no conflict of interest with other people.
An official...a prince-consort with an empty official title would have to put in a lot of effort and determination to even think of doing such a difficult thing.
Is this some random nonsense?
Obviously not. A painting and a box of Wanmin books are enough to show that he put a lot of effort into it.
Faced with such a noble person, no matter what Fang Zheng's temperament is or his political views are different, everyone has admiration in their hearts.
Li Yansong twirled his beard, his eyes flickered, and finally sighed: "After all, it's the young people who are motivated...I'm getting old."
"If you live high in a temple, you will worry about its people..." Someone murmured thoughtfully in a low voice.
Li Yuanzhao's breathing was rapid, and his excitement was palpable.
Lao Fang played six games! So much work has been done behind closed doors.
Fang Zhengyi spoke at the right time: "I think everyone has a steelyard in their mind, and now the results have been obtained."
"The state affairs are heavy, and this matter should not be used to delay your discussion of other issues. I suggest a show of hands to support Mr. Yang's show of hands! Those who support me do not move."
....No one raised their hand.
Yang Yingcai didn't even raise his hand, a trace of sadness and anger flashed in his eyes, and he silently stepped aside.
Lost, completely lost the argument. But why should those who support me raise their hands! Those who support you don’t need to move?
Emperor Jing looked around, then the corners of his mouth gradually turned upward, pointing at Fang Zheng: "This is my son-in-law!"
"With such a mind, how many people in the world can compare to my virtuous son-in-law!? Tell me, who else is there!!"
Listening to Emperor Jing's laughter getting louder and louder, all the officials bowed in unison and said, "I congratulate Your Majesty."
"Hahaha, okay, okay! Since this matter has been concluded, there is no need to discuss it again from now on!"
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