The Supreme Emperor insisted on using the incense made by Wen Jin himself.
Where can Fang Xu find him?
Fang Xu could only persuade her, "The incense made by the Royal Pharmacy and the Royal Fragrance Shop is more reliable... Besides, the Queen... Ahem, Princess Huai is preparing for the canonization ceremony. She can't make time now. No matter how slow she is, Slow-made incense?"
There was an evil fire in the heart of the Supreme Emperor, "The canonization ceremony? There are ministers preparing for it, officials from the Ministry of Etiquette, and palace attendants for miscellaneous matters! What is she busy with?"
"I don't have this soothing fragrance. I can't eat well, sleep well, and feel uneasy! Isn't it more important than anything else?!"
Fang Xu pursed his lips, with a look of helplessness on his face, "Your Majesty, please stop worrying and relax..."
Before he could finish speaking, the Supreme Emperor stared at him fiercely.
Fang Xu had no choice but to shut up.
The Queen Mother, who had been standing outside the porch for a while, suddenly cleared her throat.
She had previously signaled to the palace officials not to report anything... because she heard that the Supreme Emperor was losing his temper.
After listening to it for a while, the Empress Dowager felt confident.
She nodded.
Seeing this, the palace people quickly sang: "The Empress Dowager has arrived——"
The Queen Mother was only seventeen or eighteen years old when she gave birth to the Emperor.
She is good at taking care of herself and doesn't like to worry, so she looks younger than the Emperor.
"Mother." The Supreme Emperor struggled to get up.
The Empress Dowager waved her hand, "The Ai family is here to see you."
"Previously, the palace was controlled by King Hailing and others, and the Ai family couldn't even get out of their own palace. Not to mention looking at you, I also had a black eye."
"I just heard that you had a serious stroke. You were lying unable to move and unconscious... Aijia just felt that he had reached the end..."
The Emperor's face changed, "Mother! Your son is unfilial and you are worried."
The Empress Dowager waved her hand, "Fortunately, everything is getting better. Fortunately, you are not as serious as the rumors."
The Supreme Emperor's face darkened... He was not unserious.
He was almost dead before, unconscious, but the pain all over his body was very clear.
There was pain in every bone, and he thought he would die from the pain.
Until that familiar and tranquil fragrance... appeared in his chaotic consciousness.
Later he found out that it was when Princess White was giving him an injection.
Princess Huai also fed him good medicine found outside, which was the essence of the medicine, like fairy dew.
Logically speaking...he should be grateful to Princess White, who was his savior.
But he just didn't feel at ease.
My eyelids twitched when I thought of Princess Hui.
"My mother must have prayed for me a lot. God bless me..."
Before the Emperor finished speaking, the Emperor and the Queen Mother laughed.
"When you were young, you were clear about rewards and punishments, but when you are old, you don't care about merit or fault, only about gods?"
The Supreme Emperor's expression froze...the meaning of these words was too obvious.
It means that he does not know the rewards and punishments, and attributes Wen Jin's achievements to the gods!
"Mother, you..."
"You don't like Wen Jin? It wasn't you who pointed her out to Chen'er in the first place and insisted that Chen'er marry her?" said the Empress Dowager, "Now that the Ai family is seeing that the child is getting better and better, why are you getting better and better?" Are you getting more wary of her?"
"Do you cherish Chen'er? Or do you hate Chen'er? Why is it that his wife has become better and more capable, but you have to be picky about everything?"
The Emperor's face became increasingly ugly.
"Mother, I am not very energetic, please come back!"
The Supreme Emperor issued an order to expel the guests, and asked Fang Xu to help him up and walk to the inner room.
No matter who tries to persuade him, he won’t listen to a word!
"You don't understand! You all don't understand my painstaking efforts!" The Supreme Emperor lamented, "Only those who have sat in that position understand! People's hearts will change!"
"You only see that her ability has grown? Don't you see that her ambition has also grown?!"
…
The "ambitious" Princess Huai was currently in the palace of Prince Huai.
There were many guests sitting in the bright hall of Prince Huai's Mansion.
Mr. Qi, Wen Shengjun, Yu Fei, Yang Wuniang and the gentlemen from the women's school.
"Congratulations to the Queen! Congratulations to the Queen!" Sister Hong said first.
Everyone stood up to congratulate him.
Wen Jin smiled and avoided everyone's salutes, "I haven't been canonized yet, and the emperor's enthronement ceremony hasn't been held yet. Your ceremony is too early."
Sister Hong said, "It's a done deal. We who are near the water will get the moon first. If we don't salute now, we won't be able to get the first gift in the future!"
Wen Jin suddenly had a sense of déjà vu.
She couldn't laugh or cry.
Everyone said a few polite words, and then Mr. Qi got down to business.
He cleared his throat and said, "Now that the overall situation has been decided, the Emperor has ascended the throne for the first time and wants to rejuvenate the country and bring peace to the country. What does the Queen intend to do?"
Wen Jin said, "My first wish is, of course, to establish girls' schools across the country. The girls' schools in Kyoto have achieved very good results. We can use this as a model to promote it nationwide."
When the female students heard this, they looked excited and nodded repeatedly.
They feel deeply honored to be able to set an example and be a pioneer for all the women in Daliang.
Mr. Qi touched his chin and remained silent.
Wen Jin noticed his expression, "Mr. Qi, do you have other ideas? There are no outsiders here. They are all my most trusted friends and relatives. Sir, it doesn't matter what you say."
Mr. Qi cleared his throat and said: "It will only take ten or twenty years for the four countries to live in peace and harmony. While there is no war, it is the time to vigorously develop national strength."
"What is the most important thing in developing national strength?"
He looked around at Wen Jin's close relatives and friends.
Sister Hong said, "Encourage merchants?"
Yang Wuniang said, "We must also focus on agriculture. People depend on food, and agriculture is the foundation of everything."
Yu Fei said, "It's salt and iron! No matter whether people are poor or lucky, they must eat salt. Iron is the raw material for forging farm tools and weapons. Since ancient times, dynasties must control salt and iron."
…
They each expressed their opinions, and Mr. Qi kept nodding.
He finally looked at Wen Shengjun, "What do you think?"
Wen Shengjun frowned, "What everyone said makes sense. Industry, agriculture, and business are all part of the national strength. But if we look at it more fundamentally, in fact, they are people!"
Everyone nodded after hearing this, "Yes! Mining requires people, farming requires people, and doing business requires people... But encouraging children and accumulating more people is not a short-term thing!"
Mr. Qi laughed and said, "People are more important than quality. To sum up, the most important thing for the development of national strength is 'talent'. Therefore, Qi boldly asked for help..."
Mr. Qi suddenly stood up and bowed to Wen Jin.
Seeing this, Wen Jin quickly stood up and stepped forward to help him, "Once a teacher, always a father. Mr. Qi, what do you think? It's okay to say so."
Under Mr. Qi's gray eyebrows, his eyes are strong and shining. "Qi thought that we should take advantage of the peaceful era and the trend of girls' education to popularize education!"
"Let all children of school age, regardless of gender, have access to basic education! Let them be literate, read, and know the truth."
"Not all people can become talented, but at least they are given the opportunity to become talented! Moreover, when the working people become literate, they can gain more knowledge."
"People's knowledge and ability are directly related!"
Wen Jin was stunned when he heard this...
Isn't this... isn't this the "nine-year compulsory education" of later generations? Is Mr. Qi so ahead of his time?
