Uncle Ning knew that the method mentioned by his father had probably been agreed upon by the cabinet, so he couldn't help but ask for advice in a gentle voice: "Please give me father's advice."
"Haha." Ning Gong smiled and stroked his beard, nodded and said yes.
At this moment, the breeze was blowing, and his long beard was swaying in the wind, making his clean and elegant face even more refined.
"Son, between these two strategies, which one do you want to hear first?"
Uncle Ning thought: "Of course this is the best option."
Ning Gong smiled, dipped his fingers in tea, and slowly wrote two words on the table.
Once he was sure that the eldest son had seen clearly, he poured the teacup onto the table.
In an instant, clear tea poured down from the table like a waterfall.
Ning Gong casually picked up the handkerchief and wiped his hands. He stood up and waved to his eldest son: "Let's go, father and son, to go fishing on the boat."
When Uncle Ning heard his father's call, his mind was still thinking about the two missing words, and he couldn't help but feel a little dazed.
It wasn't until he was sitting firmly on the boat, holding a fishing rod, that he calmed down and said, "The emperor's grandson?"
Ning Zongzong put bait on the fishhook and couldn't help but wag his fingers when he heard his eldest son talking to himself: "You just need to know, don't say anything."
Uncle Ning nodded quickly, thinking that he and the prince were both firm-minded people, and if they knew that the courtiers were interested in the emperor's grandson, there would be trouble, so he quickly ignored it and didn't mention it.
"As for the middle strategy?" Ning Gong listened to the eldest son's question. He threw the fishing line far away with a smile, put on his bamboo hat, held the fishing rod and looked at the sparkling waves on the lake. He said slowly and softly, "Of course, I will follow the Holy Spirit's wishes and gradually Improve the Imperial College for Girls."
Uncle Ning noticed the "gradual" in his father's words and couldn't help but ask: "Is there another reason behind this?"
Ning Gong nodded approvingly at him: "The Imperial College has opened a girls' school, starting from kindergarten. How many people can be eliminated in this step!"
"That's inappropriate." Uncle Ning frowned unconsciously, "How can your Majesty allow this?"
Ning Gong looked at him with deep meaning: "Who said elimination means keeping them out of the school?
Some people are good at magic, some are good at martial arts, and some are good at talents.
Aren't playing chess, calligraphy, painting, a red housekeeper, and even foreign languages all options?
Even when it comes to learning, there are hundreds of schools of thought to choose from. "
"Isn't this differentiation?" Uncle Ning rubbed his fingers, "As long as we train them carefully from kindergarten to elementary school, I am afraid that most girls will not be willing to choose serious schools."
Ning Gong smiled: "The Holy One will not allow this possibility to happen, so after the elementary education, all girls will definitely enter the school. After entering the school, they will be qualified to take the child examination. After passing the child examination, they will be officially Start the road to the imperial examination."
When Uncle Ning heard this, he couldn't help but shook his head and said: "The content and direction of girls' studies are different, so what can they do if they have the qualifications? There is no guidance from famous teachers, no perseverance, and even worse, no desire to learn...probably, It’s going to sink into the sand and collapse.”
Ning Gong's smile did not change: "Yes, it is up to the king to make decisions, but it is up to the ministers to make things happen; children are inherently uncertain, and they can learn how the teacher teaches them... If a woman thinks she is in line with her duties, she must be careful. Rules, even the king cannot force them."
"But among the women in the world, there are always those with great perseverance. It doesn't take more than three or five to come out of the Dachu River, which is enough to set a precedent and lead countless followers to follow."
"Son, did you know that if your two younger brothers were not good enough to make your father feel at ease, they would have achieved fame early even if they were not knowledgeable enough?"
Uncle Ning was shocked when he heard this: "Father, son..."
"Of course you passed the exam on your own." Ning Gong knew his eldest son's temper and quickly comforted him.
Of course, what he said was not a bad idea, but the ranking was probably adjusted.
Uncle Ning's expression was not very good: "Father, could it be that all the adults in the court are ready to pass the exam?"
Ning Gong was not very satisfied with his son's aloofness, and his face turned pale: "The imperial examination has always been about recruiting talents. The examiner naturally looks at talent when marking papers. Candidates, regardless of gender, are naturally admitted based on their talent. If they are rejected, it can only be said that It’s due to lack of knowledge and lack of knowledge.”
"Father, if the imperial examinations are played by the princes in the court, there may be sequelae left behind. Then, not only the female candidates will suffer! If the imperial examination scandal breaks out, who can bear the emperor's wrath?"
Uncle Ning was worried, and he shook his head repeatedly and tried to persuade: "Furthermore, Your Majesty is determined to help women in the world take the imperial examination. If it is possible to allocate official positions to women, what will happen then?"
Ning Gong's unhappiness immediately disappeared after hearing this.
He laughed loudly and looked over with approval: "My son can have such foresight, I am very relieved as a father!"
Uncle Ning was praised a little inexplicably, and the anger he was holding in his heart was still stuck in his chest, which made him feel depressed.
He lowered his head and said nothing, but Ning Gong thought he was being humble and didn't care. He put down the fishing rod that had been silent for a while and slowly stood up and looked into the distance: "That's what I want to say as a father."
Uncle Ning also stood up, supported his father, and looked into the distance.
"If it is really unstoppable, then it must be time to follow the trend." Ning Gong sighed softly, there was a kind of depression in his eyebrows, and his voice was a little hoarse, "Since there must be a woman in the court , then it’s time for us to fight for it.”
"Us?" Uncle Ning didn't expect his father's bottom line to be so flexible, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised.
Seeing him like this, Ning Gong smiled instead: "Yes, it's us! In fact, if you think about it carefully, it is impossible for wealthy families to grasp all the official positions in the court. There will always be ordinary people from poor families who come in, although some of them suddenly forget their origins. , but there will still be people who point their swords at the aristocratic family. Instead of doing this, it would be better to leave those positions vacant for the wealthy girls of the aristocratic family."
Uncle Ning's fingers trembled when he heard this: "The resources of wealthy girls from aristocratic families are not comparable to that of ordinary people from poor families. If it is an imperial examination... the future is too long to be known, but the examination rooms of the previous few years will definitely be their world."
Ning Gong nodded slowly: "If it really comes to this, it's not necessarily bad. Colleagues with the same interests can make people worry less."
At this point, he suddenly felt bored and waved his hand to his eldest son: "You should also go ashore and have some quiet time for your father."
Uncle Ning immediately lowered his head and said.
When he entered his yard, he saw his wife He hurriedly greeting him with a worried look on his face:
"Husband, you are finally back! Not long after my wife went to Anguo Gong's Mansion to meet my aunt in the morning, my aunt took someone to pick Brother Yu back to her home.
Somehow, there was a stalemate with the third master of Duke Sheng's Mansion in Helou, Qianjiejing. I heard that Brother Yu was also there! "
Hearing He's words, Uncle Ning's heart skipped a beat.
He beat his hands with his fists angrily and said, "The An family holds great importance in His Majesty's heart. An Yu is a descendant of the An family, and An's side concubine is the daughter of a concubine. Your Majesty will not be angry with their family even if you are against them;
Sheng Xiangxun is the Queen's nephew, and she is especially liked by the Queen. Your Majesty will not argue with him even if he is targeting the Crown Prince and the Queen.
But if this confrontation gets serious, our Ning family will fall into His Majesty’s eyes as the instigators! "
Thinking of the extremely special style of the third master of the Sheng family, Uncle Ning suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and he couldn't stand anymore: "No, I have to see it for myself!"
No matter what, he will drag his aunt back!
