"Go."
A carriage drove out of Jinling City and slowly drove towards the Su family farm.
Su Linglong sat in the carriage, holding her chin with one hand and looking at the scenery outside the carriage, wondering what she was thinking.
...
The capital, the court.
The current emperor, Emperor Jingtong, was holding a morning court.
The eunuch who summoned the ceremony shouted in a hoarse voice: "If there is something, please stand up and report, if there is nothing, please leave the court."
At this time, a graceful figure walked out of the ranks of the ministers. She was the only female doctor in the Hanlin Academy of the dynasty, and also the daughter of Mr. Wang - Wang Ruoyu.
She had bright eyes and white teeth, and her beautiful face was full of rippling spring water. She also had a kind of beautiful style.
She bowed to the emperor first, then said loudly: "Congratulations, Your Majesty."
The old emperor has been troubled by various things these days. Dashun is surrounded by tigers and wolves. The prince and the King of Wu were assassinated two days ago. There is also a drought in the Yangtze and Huaihe River basins. What is there to be happy about?
The civil and military officials in the court looked at each other, not knowing where the joy came from.
The old emperor squinted his eyes and looked at Wang Ruoyu standing in the middle of the hall, and asked: "What is there to be happy about?"
"God has given me a great talent in Dashun. A few days ago, this great talent wrote an article for children to learn to read. I can only describe it with the four words "unprecedented and unprecedented". If it can be promoted, it will definitely benefit the people of the world and my Dashun Dynasty. I hereby congratulate your majesty."
With a buzz, the court seemed to be boiling, and the ministers began to talk about it.
Everyone knows that Wang Ruoyu is knowledgeable. She is the daughter of Mr. Wang and has a profound family background. Otherwise, it would be impossible for a woman to enter the court and serve as an official.
Moreover, Wang Ruoyu is very demanding on articles, which is well-known in the Hanlin Academy. She praised the unprecedented articles, and everyone was unbelievable about how good they were.
The old emperor also became interested and said, "Read it to me."
The court was suddenly silent, and everyone was quietly waiting for Wang Ruoyu's next words.
Wang Ruoyu took out the paper that had been prepared long ago from her sleeve and read aloud: "When a person is born, his nature is good...."
As Wang Ruoyu's voice sounded, everyone's spirit was attracted by her. At first, everyone thought it was not bad and catchy, but later, everyone began to get excited. This article quoted classics and had extremely high educational value. It was indeed a classic article for elementary education as Wang Ruoyu said. The person who wrote this article need not say that he will be famous for thousands of years. Whenever a boy recites this article in the future, his name will be mentioned.
After the recitation of the Three Character Classic, the whole place was silent. All the ministers listened attentively with their ears erect, fearing to miss a word. Who is not a well-educated person who can serve as an official in the court? They naturally know what kind of influence this Three Character Classic can bring. From now on, from an eighty-year-old man to a three-year-old child, I am afraid that they can recite two sentences of "When a person is born, his nature is good."
"Good, it is indeed a classic of elementary education that has never been seen before." The old emperor was the first to exclaim.
Then all the ministers echoed in unison: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty, God bless Your Majesty, God bless Dashun."
After the flattery of the ministers, the old emperor immediately announced: "Order the world to promote this classic."
"My emperor is wise!" All the courtiers flattered him in unison.
More people are still jealous, "Hey! Why didn't I write this Three Character Classic?"
"My dear Wang! I don't know what this great sage's name is, and where does he live?" The old emperor continued to ask.
"This great sage is a hermit who does not want to reveal his name and only uses the name of the Wine Immortal." Wang Ruoyu paused and continued: "He currently lives in Jinling and is a good friend of my father. He also gave this Three Character Classic to my father, and my father forwarded it to me." Wine Immortal? The friend of the Duke of Huguo! Could it be that he is really a banished immortal who has come down to earth? The old emperor thought to himself, and the image of a white-haired old man appeared in his mind. An old man of this age may not be able to serve the court for a few more years. What a pity, what a pity. She felt sorry, but she still had to put on a show. "Lord Wang, I intend to recruit this person, and it would be most appropriate for you to do this."
Wang Ruoyu hesitated, but she didn't dare to disobey the order, so she said, "I obey your order."
In fact, she had received a letter from her father a few days ago, saying that her father had found an excellent man for her, and also wrote a poem "Jiangjinjiu" which was written by the wine fairy. The poem was indeed free and easy, but she really didn't like her parents arranging a marriage.
At this moment, a messenger eunuch hurriedly ran into the hall and said loudly: "The governor of Jiangnan Road sent Wanminbiao."
The ministers in the court were all stunned, and the old emperor was also stunned. What was the situation with Wanminbiao?
But the emperor was still the emperor. He suppressed his doubts and said to the young eunuch, "Read it."
"As ordered, long live the emperor, great blessings to the heavens. This year, the Yangtze and Huai Rivers are dry, and no water has fallen for more than a few months. A strange man in the folk built a waterwheel, lifted water and flowed upstream to irrigate the fertile fields. After more than half a month, Jiangnan Prefecture has built more than 100 waterwheels. There is no worry about spring ploughing this year. God bless Dashun, God bless our emperor."
The old emperor was so excited that he slammed the table and stood up, "Good!"
The ministers shouted in unison: "God bless our emperor, God bless Dashun."
"Do you know which strange man built the waterwheel?" The old emperor asked.
The young eunuch said timidly, "It's not mentioned in the list."
"Quick, go and bring the messenger."
Soon the messenger from Jiangnan Prefecture was brought to the hall.
The messenger, who had never seen such a world, was shaking with fear, and shouted in his heart: Mom, my son has seen the emperor.
"I ask you, who invented the waterwheel."
"Your Majesty, it was the Duke of Huguo, Uncle Li and the three families of the Jinling Su family."
"The Jinling Su family? But the Jinling cloth merchants?" the old emperor asked.
"That's right."
After getting a positive answer, the old emperor put on an indescribable expression on his face.
He pondered for a moment and said, "Each of the three merchants donated a thousand acres of fertile land, a hundred pieces of silk, and two boxes of gold and silver."
To be honest, these rewards are simply a drop in the bucket compared to the money spent on disaster relief, and the ministers naturally have nothing to object to.
It's just that Ji Qiankun, the prime minister of the current dynasty, who stood at the top of the civil officials, looked a little unhappy.
The reason is very simple. Every disaster relief is a good opportunity to make money.
He doesn't even need to embezzle himself. After the disaster relief funds have been exploited at all levels, officials at all levels will inevitably have to smooth relations, and it is natural to honor him.
But now there is no chance.
"Duke Protector of the Country? Wang Siqi, you have left the court, but you still go against me in everything." Ji Qiankun thought angrily in his heart.