Grandma Hua entered the main hall and kowtowed to the Queen Mother in a polite manner.
"Old slave, I would like to pay my respects to the Queen Mother."
"Get up."
"Thank you, Queen Mother."
How long have you been going to Anping County Prince's Mansion? "
"It's been a month since I got back to you."
"How do they learn the rules of their family?"
"The four of us in the family have memorized the three hundred and twenty palace rules. As for the etiquette, the princess is a little worse, but the principal of Jiahe County has learned it very well. It is almost as good as what the old slave taught me."
Aunt Hua is one of the two nuns who specializes in teaching etiquette in the Queen Mother's Palace. It has been a long time since I heard the word "excellent" from her mouth.
However, the Anping County Prince and his family were just minor players and were not worthy of the Empress Dowager's concern at all, so after asking a few questions, they asked Aunt Hua to leave.
As for the Prince's Mansion, as soon as Aunt Hua left, the family hurriedly packed their things and planned to go back to Jinjia Village. The autumn harvest would be coming soon. If they didn't go back to prepare, what would they do with the hundreds of acres of rice at home?
Now these are small things to the current brother and sister, but to the husband and wife, it is a big deal.
So the brother and sister let their parents worry about it, mainly because they were really bored living in the capital during this period, so it would be good to find something for them to do.
Their family has been in Kyoto for more than a month. For such a long time, Zhou Bang has only been in love with the vegetable patch in the yard, and what Lian usually makes most is undergarments for a few people.
Mr. Lian also knows his craftsmanship, but now that his identity is different, he really can't use his craftsmanship, so what he makes most for a few people now is undergarments.
Other seasonal clothes are made by the embroiderer in the sewing room of the house.
It is said that not two days after they entered the palace to express their gratitude, the clothes belonging to the county prince's family had been delivered to the house. Each family of four had two sets of clothes, one set was worn when entering the palace, and the other set was for worshiping ancestors. worn at the time.
But by the next day, the family of four had not made it.
Not long after the genius was revealed, the eunuchs from the palace had already arrived at the county prince's palace, saying that it was the emperor's will to announce that the Lord of Jiahe County had entered the palace.
Both husband and wife were a little worried, not knowing what the emperor would do if he saw their daughter alone. However, Zhou Yan had long heard from his sister about the emperor's plans for their family, so he was not very worried.
As for himself, Zhou Yu was not even worried. He followed his father-in-law all the way into the palace. When he arrived at the entrance of the imperial study, he knew that the emperor had not returned from the court, so Zhou Yu could only wait outside the imperial study with the young father-in-law who announced the decree.
However, Zhou Yu was not kept waiting for too long, and the emperor came back in more than a quarter of an hour.
Zhou Yu followed him into the royal study, waited for the emperor to sit down, and then stepped forward to salute.
"Jiahe sends his regards to the Emperor."
"No need, please sit down."
After hearing the emperor's words, the little eunuch waiting on the side quickly moved a chair to Zhou Yu's side.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Zhou Yu didn't think too much and sat down openly. Her legs were a little sore after walking all the way into the palace for so long, so she just wanted to take a rest.
The emperor was surprised to see that Zhou Yu was not nervous. The whole family didn't seem to be very afraid of him.
The old ministers in the court were not afraid of him because of their status as veterans of the two dynasties, but they also had scruples. They usually took into account the etiquette of the monarch and his ministers, and would not sit down when he was given a seat like this.
Those below who were afraid of him would definitely be frightened if they heard him offering a seat, but Zhou Yu was very casual.
After just a moment's thought, the emperor put the idea aside.
"I heard that when you taught Su Shen how to read, you taught him both the Three-Character Classic of Hundred Family Surnames and the Thousand-Character Classic in just ten days?"
"Go back to the emperor, this is indeed the case."
"If you are teaching other people, are you sure you can finish teaching all three books in such a short period of time?"
Zhou Yu is very confident about this.
"Unless you don't want to learn, or you are naturally stupid, you should be able to teach it."
As for how to use the word "stupid" to evaluate stupidity, Zhou Yu didn't say this. She is not a god, and not everyone can teach her, but she cannot say the same to the emperor.
Although he had already made speculations in his mind, after hearing Zhou Yu's personal admission, the emperor felt confident.
"You also know that except for scholars, there are basically no literate people in Dazhou. I want you to help me teach a group of people, and then bring more people out. Repeat this, and then send them to In each village, teach the villagers how to read. What do you think of my idea?"
Zhou Yu was quite surprised. The emperor's idea was very avant-garde. In modern times, wouldn't this be a form of literacy?
"Your Majesty, I think so, but if I let my daughter come to teach me, will the ministers in the court have any objections?"
"You don't need to worry about the affairs of the court. You just need to do what I tell you to do well."
"My daughter obeys the order."
After the emperor saw Zhou Yu, he sent people back to his house and waited for his notice in the past few days.
When Zhou Yu left the palace, six young chamberlains also followed him out of the palace and went in several different directions.
Half an hour later, the six chief ministers and assistant ministers of the cabinet gathered in the imperial study room. They were all thinking, it was just after the morning session, and they had just returned to the house, and the chamberlain who delivered the order had already arrived at the house. What on earth was going on? Are you in such a hurry?
"My dear friends, I heard a strange thing here. I wonder if any of you would be willing to hear it."
What few people could say, they could only respond respectfully: "I am all ears."
"Not long ago, a strange man was discovered in the city. In less than twenty days, he taught an illiterate man the Three-Character Classic of Hundred Family Surnames and the Thousand-Character Classic."
After the emperor finished speaking, Mr. Cao Ge, the head of the cabinet, stood up.
"Your Majesty, this must be nonsense. Your Majesty, please do not take it seriously."
The other five people were thinking the same thing as Mr. Cao Ge. If this was true, how embarrassing would it be for the scholars in the world.
You must know that these three books are must-read books for the imperial examination. Most students will need a year to complete the three books, and some even take longer before they start to study the contents of the four books.
"Oh! Several Aiqings also have the same idea as Cao Aiqing."
The five of them responded in unison.
"How about I make a bet with the six beauties. If I ask someone to find that person, no matter who he is, if he can teach these three books within twenty days, then I plan to let that person teach him. More people. So the people from the church can be sent to each village to teach the people in the village how to read. If then, a few adults can't stop it, how about that?"
The six of them looked at me and I looked at you, but no one responded immediately.
They all know that if what the emperor says is true, it will surely set off a wave of waves among scholars, and if they support the emperor's decision, they will definitely be reviled by scholars in the world. This is tantamount to betraying all scholars in the world, but Is there really such a person?
Moreover, they also know the emperor's temperament. If there is something he is not sure about, he will not say that. Several people who are over fifty are already past the age of impulsiveness and will think carefully when encountering things.
