"An Suiyun, you're a villain!" In the Cabinet Office, Sanfu Gu Yuncheng kept yelling angrily.
Chief Assistant He Zhongcheng closed his eyes and rested there without saying a word.
Ci Fu Yan Yuan also only muttered.
Only a few bachelors agreed sporadically.
After scolding for a while, Gu Yuncheng felt bored, snorted, and walked away.
During this period, He Zhongcheng remained motionless as a clock, but Yan Yuan slightly raised his eyelids when he left.
The cabinet of this dynasty was different from that of the previous dynasty. Soon after Emperor Chengyuan ascended the throne, he revoked the status of co-organizers of the six ministers, and instead gave them the qualification to meet the emperor Chen Zuo after the early dynasty.
Therefore, apart from He Zhongcheng, Yan Yuan, and Gu Chengyun, the great scholars of Wenyuan Pavilion who were conferred the title of Taishi, Taifu, and Taibao respectively, the main members of Dachu's cabinet were those who were conferred the titles of Young Master, Young Master, and Shaobao. Lu Ying, a scholar of Huagaidian University, Yu Ziwen, a scholar of Wuyingdian University, and Han Baozhi, a scholar of Dongge University.
Of course, after the chief officer, there are ten cabinet bachelors who lead the ministers of the Ministry of Rites, eight bachelor's students selected from the Hanlin Academy, sixteen ministers, six classics, and twenty Zhongshushe for sealing. People wait.
These cabinet members were basically not given actual official titles. Although important institutions such as the Sixth Ministry were subject to their dispatch, they were not directly under their jurisdiction, thus ensuring the relative independence of the operation of the court institutions.
It also greatly controlled the power of the chief minister of the cabinet. In a certain sense, this move enabled the imperial power to overwhelm the cabinet and prevented the emperor from being controlled by the cabinet.
"He Bingzhi is a very well-connected person. You may not be able to detect his intentions by looking at his words and deeds. This time, he was the first to report and rebuttal. But looking back, I found that he was the one who mixed up the male and female teams. Now, the prince The intention of having men and women take the same exam is obvious...I just don’t know what He Bingzhi means.”
At the Ning family's residence in Luming Academy, Yan Yuan and Ning Gong were fishing and chatting on the boat on the lake.
"Junior brother has always been very accurate in judging people. Why did you say this today?"
Ning Gong said, stroking his beard and smiling: "It's hard to comment on what kind of person He Shoufu is as a brother, but I know that having two teams of men and women is beneficial to the candidates at the bottom, but it is not beneficial to you high-ranking officials at the top."
"..." Yan Yuan thought for a moment and couldn't help but nod, "What senior brother said is absolutely true, but he was not thinking carefully."
The two teams for men and women may sound like they do not occupy the quota for male candidates, but in practice, the chief officer's authority must be split into two, which greatly reduces the chief officer's autonomy in power.
The mixed-sex exam is different. Regardless of the girl or the man, whoever takes the exam must follow the arrangements of the superior officer.
From his point of view, whether the person under his command is a girl or a husband, it does not affect his authority and status in the slightest.
"But it's hard to say whether He Shoufu has other intentions." Ding Gong put away his fishing rod and invited his junior brother Yan Yuan to come inside to taste tea.
"In recent years, the prince's thoughts have changed a lot, and his attitude has become much more radical. The plan that my brother mentioned to his junior brother may become increasingly difficult to implement."
Although Mr. Ning said this, the smile on his face was extremely relaxed.
Yan Yuan smiled: "Senior brother has always been far-sighted, and he is good at following the trend. Now the direction is all planned by senior brother... What's more, it doesn't matter if the prince is a prince, as long as the prince is a prince, the government orders will change. , why worry about winning or losing at the moment?”
Ning Gong nodded and said with a smile: "Of course... the difficulty of sailing against the current does not lie in the beginning; the difficulty lies in the back, so we just have to wait and see. Come, junior brother, try my brother's newly roasted tea."
Yan Yuan took it as he was told, pecked it carefully for a moment, and then smiled: "This tea has a long-lasting fragrance. When it is introduced into the mouth, it is bitter at first, but it slowly returns to sweetness. While the mouth and tongue are salivating, the fragrance lingers between the lips and teeth. , it’s really excellent!”
"Hahaha, what junior brother said is absolutely true! Although this tea is good tea, it is extremely rare, and because all the flavors are spread out in a cup, and then brewed again, the aftertaste is bland, not as sweet as a pot of water, so I am my brother. It’s just a brief taste, and I still use the same tea leaves that I’m used to.”
As he said this, he and Yan Yuan looked at each other for a moment, and the two burst out laughing.
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In Lanzheng Hall, Emperor Chengyuan retired the eunuchs and maids, leaving only Yang Xun guarding outside the inner hall door.
"You said a lot today."
He looked at the prince knocking walnuts leisurely and asked him: "What you said has laid the foundation for the women's scientific examination in the future. Could it be that the two sets of classes for men and women that you told me before are a stopgap measure?" "
Jiang Huaiqian carefully peeled off the thin skin on the peach kernel and shook his head: "My son, I didn't lie to you, but my heart is more inclined to take the mixed exam. The two sets of classes were proposed before, but it was just for transition. Who would have thought that my selfishness would be so great?" , actually promoted my son's wishes."
Emperor Chengyuan nodded and grabbed a dozen peach kernels peeled by the prince: "Just know what you want in your heart."
He did not comment on his son's plan, but Jiang Huaiqian couldn't help it and reported to him: "Although the two-class system sounds good, and the girl's passing the exam will not affect the husband's quota, which greatly suppresses the dissatisfaction of the male students, but There are advantages and disadvantages. In this way, the two sets of class systems are clearly divided, and the female Langjun is more likely to be marginalized. In the future, if future generations have unscrupulous people and act backward, it will be easy to cancel the female scientific examination."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Chengyuan nodded noncommittally and asked, "Is your previous arrangement of releasing the Imperial College Supervisor to recruit the mothers of female students still count?"
"My son has received the application details. Thousands of students from the Imperial College have gathered here, but there are only a dozen applicants." Jiang Huaiqian smiled lightly, "My son really wants to directly appoint the applicants, but I want to see The reaction of some people in Kyoto.”
Seeing the excitement in his eyes, Emperor Chengyuan couldn't hold it back, so he chuckled and said, "Just follow the arrangements and act accordingly."
Hearing this, Jiang Huaiqian shook his head without hesitation and sighed regretfully: "Then just take one test."
When he mentioned the exam, Emperor Chengyuan asked him, "I remember that Shuquan's wife also signed up?"
Jiang Huaiqian chuckled softly: "My cousin Qian'er even specially greeted my son, saying that the examination room arrangements were better, for fear of wronging his wife."
Emperor Chengyuan also smiled when he heard this: "This is something he can do."
At this point, he paused slightly and thought of the Sheng family's frequent visitor to the palace. Considering the little girl's mood, he couldn't help but remind his son that he could take care of her: "You used Sister Yuan's suggestion in front of the ministers before, and then you also No compensation?”
After Jiang Huaiqian responded with a smile, he added: "She told you in Manfu Palace. I heard it and understood it. It belongs to me. In terms of compensation, I still think that the classics annotated by the great Confucian and the great Confucian's comments are The answer sheet of the previous scientific examination is the best.”
When Emperor Chengyuan heard this, he immediately said: "This gift of yours is good. It is considered as a gift from me. You can choose some gifts to send... Well, don't overlap with my gifts!"
"???" Jiang Huaiqian was stunned.
His father is... learning and applying it now?
Chapter 276 is rewritten, so if you haven’t seen it, you can re-read it.
(End of chapter)
