sjar Chapter 107
Chapter 107
Zhang Xu spent his entire life teaching and educating people.
Therefore, he knew very well how important the Three Character Classic written by Ye Chen was to children who wanted to read and learn to read.
As the saying goes, if you hear the Tao in the morning, you can die in the evening.
In order to obtain this masterpiece of elementary education, Zhang Xu would not hesitate to die, let alone obey Ye Chen's orders.
Even if he followed Ye Chen's instructions, Zhang Xu knew very well that he would be standing against the other teachers in the academy.
His previous indifference to fame and fortune also completely changed after reading the Three Character Classic.
For the Three Character Classic, he is willing to fight even against the king of heaven.
"Come here, bring the bamboo slips. Master Zhang, you will have to work hard tonight. Write down all the talented but neglected children from humble backgrounds that you know of. Also, write down all the cases of wealthy families and academy deans persecuting children from humble backgrounds."
Ye Chen waved his hand, his eyes sparkling, and the majestic aura of an emperor rose from his body, captivating everyone.
"According to the order!"
Zhang Xu bowed and agreed.
Cheng'en quickly brought the bamboo slips, and Zhang Xu picked up the pen and started writing after a moment's thought.
Ye Chen stood aside, waiting for Zhang Xu to finish writing a bamboo slip. He would then read a bamboo slip and ask someone to find Shen Qiu.
"Go and find all these poor young men in the capital."
Many persecuted poor students could not stay in the capital, but some still stayed.
Ye Chen said to Shen Qiu.
Shen Qiu did not dare to delay and kept ordering the imperial guards to find people.
The number of poor students written by Zhang Xu also increased.
Ye Chen became extremely angry while reading the bamboo slips.
I was very angry.
These talented people who should have served Dayu studied hard for more than ten years, but ended up having no chance to serve their country.
On the contrary, those uneducated children of aristocratic families occupy high positions.
In order to suppress these children from poor families, the students from aristocratic families, teachers and principals of Yingchuan Academy resorted to every possible means.
This night.
Ye Chen didn't sleep all night.
The next day, early morning.
Inside the palace, bells rang loudly.
All officials entered the palace.
In the Taiqian Palace, Ye Chen sat upright on the dragon throne, his hands on his temples, his eyes closed and dozing off.
His handsome face showed signs of fatigue, and he looked like a sleeping lion.
His whole body exuded a solemn and murderous aura.
"Emperor, how about changing the morning court session to the afternoon court session? You can go and rest first."
A concerned voice suddenly sounded.
Ye Chen opened his eyes and saw Su Mengjiao standing in front of him.
At this moment, Su Mengjiao was wearing a black brocade palace skirt with gold edges and a golden dragon and phoenix hairpin on her head. She had a stunning appearance, a noble and domineering temperament, and was unparalleled in her elegance.
"Queen Mother, I am fine."
Ye Chen smiled faintly, his tone was gentle, there was a hint of dominance in his voice, and his face showed confidence.
Hearing this, Su Mengjiao didn't say anything more. She just glanced at Ye Chen with a complicated expression and walked silently behind the dragon throne.
And soon after Su Mengjiao sat down.
All the officials went up to the palace.
"Long live your majesty!"
"Long live the Queen Mother! Long live the Queen Mother!"
"All the nobles, please stand up."
Ye Chen waved his hand, his tone calm and domineering.
All the officials stood up.
"If you have something to do, start the show, if nothing happens, leave the court!"
The eunuch who delivered the message shouted at the top of his voice.
A group of officials came forward holding bamboo slips.
After completing the process.
"Your Majesty, I have a memorial to submit!"
A rather hoarse voice suddenly appeared in the hall.
Ye Chenxu narrowed his eyes and saw an old man with white hair and beard standing out from among the officials.
The old man looked very old, with wrinkles all over his face. He held up an ivory plate in his hand and wore a bright red official uniform of the first rank.
"Old minister Xiahou Xian, I have a memorial to submit!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Chen saw that Xiahou Xian had already taken out a bamboo slip in his hand, so he gave Cheng'en a look.
When Cheng En went forward to pick up the bamboo slips.
Xiahou Xian suddenly said, "Your Majesty, I am accusing several students from Yingchuan Academy of being unlearned and misleading Your Majesty. They are unfit to be officials yet dare to occupy high positions. They are truly guilty of a thousand deaths. Your Majesty, please punish them severely!"
Upon hearing this, the Minister of Revenue Du Min frowned slightly in the court.
Lin Ziyun was not surprised by this. He didn't even look at the bamboo slips. Instead, he stared at Xia Houxian and asked, "What do you mean?"
"Your Majesty, the students you recently recruited from Yingchuan Academy are of low status, not even considered filial and honest. Their talents and learning are questionable. I, an old minister, have been in charge of Yingchuan Academy for many years and know that these people are merely articulate but unfit for the heavy responsibility. They are not fit to be students of the academy, let alone officials in the court."
"Otherwise, if the court is controlled by these treacherous people, there will be great disaster! Dayu's century-old country may be destroyed in an instant!"
As Xiahou Xian spoke, he began to cry.
This old man's acting skills exploded, as if he were really a loyal minister.
However, this kind of behavior made Ye Chen feel very disgusted!
"Your Majesty, Lord Xiahou is already a veteran minister of the Six Dynasties. Students from Yingchuan Academy have always been the first choice for officials in the court."
"I can testify that everything Lord Xiahou said is absolutely true!"
"It would be against the rules to serve as an official directly in the court without being selected by the Ministry of Personnel!"
Another man wearing a first-rank official uniform stood up.
This person's appearance is quite similar to Xiahou Xian.
Ye Chen immediately recognized that this person was the Minister of Personnel Xiahou Jie.
"Your Majesty, I also think that what the Minister of Personnel and Lord Xiahou said is correct. Those people you have recently appointed without selection are of low status and are definitely not people of talent, learning and virtue. They are not qualified to serve as officials."
Seeing that the time was almost right, Yang Dechang also stepped forward and spoke.
"Your Majesty, please revoke your order and expel those people from the court!"
"Your Majesty, please take back your order!"
"Your Majesty, please take back your order!"
All officials paid homage and shouted together.
For a moment, the sound was like a tsunami and an overwhelming force.
The only one who did not stand up, Minister of Revenue Du Min, stood out from the crowd and was even a little panicked.
He had examined Han Yu and others yesterday and had already confirmed that they had real talents and skills. Originally, he planned to report the situation of the poor children he had examined to Ye Chen today, but he did not expect that before he could even open his mouth, the officials had already begun to force the palace.
These children from poor families have not yet been officially appointed to official positions, but the officials are already like this.
Du Min felt that this matter was extremely tricky.
Facing this, Ye Chen's face was as dark as the abyss.
Unlike Du Min, he had anticipated all of this.
After all, Xia Houxian, the leader of the officialdom, met with Yang Dechang yesterday, and the two had already colluded with each other. It would be abnormal if they didn't cause some trouble.
"Oh, Xiahou Xian, you mean to say that those poor children who enter the palace are all without talent and virtue and are not worthy of being appointed to important positions, right?"
Ye Chen ignored the others and turned his attention to Xia Houxian.
Upon hearing this, Xiahou Xian's old eyes flashed with a strange light, and he said, "Yes, it is indeed so!"
"Ah."
Ye Chen smiled coldly.
"fart!"