A dozen ladies came to visit in person. Unfortunately, the Princess Regent insisted on having her own way, and her heart was rock solid, so she naturally ended up unhappy.
While Luo Junyao was dealing with this group of women at home, there was no idle time in the palace either.
The first court meeting of the new year was not only hosted by Xie Yan, the regent, but also Xie Cheng, the young emperor, was brought into the palace by his uncle early in the morning before dawn to accept the worship of the ministers.
For a child of Xie Cheng's age, it was still very difficult to sit for nearly two hours. Especially when the courtiers said things that he couldn't understand at all, and they didn't say them to him. The worst thing was that
What's more, he didn't dare not listen, because occasionally the emperor's uncle would test him.
Just when Xie Cheng was bored and trying not to fall asleep, he suddenly heard someone mentioning the little emperor's aunt. His eyes that were still a little misty suddenly lit up, and his little head that was hanging down also lifted up, his eyes burning.
Stare at the speaker.
The speaker was a civil servant in his mid-thirties, whose rank almost occupied the entire Shangyong high-ranking court. He was inconspicuous, and Xie Cheng didn't even remember who he was.
The first thing he talked about was the fact that the Princess Regent became the headmaster of Anlan Academy. This gentleman obviously came well prepared - commonly known as cannon fodder who was pushed out to die.
I listened to this man quoting scriptures from the age of the princess to the difference between noble and humble, from noble and humble to the three obedience and four virtues, and then from the three obedience and four virtues of women to the self-cultivation of the regent princess, speaking sincerely and emotionally.
Although Xie Cheng was young, he had read a lot of books. Naturally, he knew that this man was speaking ill of his little imperial aunt, and he glared at him displeased.
Unfortunately, he was too far away, and the courtiers could not look directly at Jun Yan. Naturally, the other party did not notice it. He still scolded Fang Qiu and pointed the country. If the topic were changed, Xie Cheng felt that he might even applaud his eloquence.
Xie Cheng quietly turned his head and glanced at the regent uncle sitting next to him, and looked at the man again with a more sympathetic look.
"Are you done?" Xie Yan sat calmly in the chair and asked calmly until the man stopped himself.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty?" The official who came forward was also startled, obviously not expecting the Regent to have such a reaction.
Originally, Xie Yan was prepared whether he would be furious or accept him happily, but the regent's calm appearance made people a little uneasy for a while.
Although he felt a little uneasy, he had no intention of retreating.
This time he took the risk of offending the Prince Regent and the Luo family all at once. As the saying goes, success or failure! The words have already been spoken, so why give up halfway?
"Everything I said came from the bottom of my heart. Please think twice, Your Majesty!" the official said loudly.
Xie Yan nodded and said, "I see."
There was nothing going on in the morning on the first day. All the major issues that really needed to be resolved were taken care of. Xie Yan was not in a hurry now. He knew everything about Anlan Academy from beginning to end, so he was naturally prepared for someone to make trouble in the morning.
"Then...what does the prince mean?"
Xie Yan said: "In terms of age, the princess is indeed not very old. She is really reluctant to sit in Anlan Academy." Before many people below had time to smile, they heard Xie Yan's voice continuing: "But... Anlan Academy
Unlike Taixue, it is not owned by the imperial court. Originally, the imperial court would allocate part of the funds every year, but didn't it stop this year? The academy's new chief intended to be the princess, and most of the academy's gentlemen agreed. Anlan Academy has not violated imperial laws.
The imperial court is not qualified to intervene. I have not used my power to force the academy, so why are you dissatisfied?"
"Your Majesty, when did the imperial court stop the funding for Anlan Academy?" Another official couldn't help but stood up and asked.
Xie Yan raised his eyebrows slightly and his eyes fell on the Ministry of Revenue official.
Wei Changting, who was still working conscientiously in his position as the Minister, stood up, looked around at the people around him with a smile, and said: "Prince Qi, the allocations for Anlan Academy in previous years did come from the Ministry of Household Affairs, but the money did not come from the Ministry of Household Affairs.
It’s not from the national treasury. At the end of the year, the Ministry of Accounts did not receive this year’s funds, so... we don’t dare to rashly allocate funds to Anlan Academy this year.”
Some people want to ask, since it was from the Ministry of Household Affairs, how could it not be from the state treasury?
But I quickly remembered that Anlan Academy was not a government office of the imperial court, and the imperial court had no obligation to allocate funds to them. In fact, imperial officials never agreed to allocate funds to Anlan Academy.
In previous years, the funds were allocated from the Imperial Household Office by decree of Emperor Gaozu and the Empress Dowager. However, when Empress Dowager Zhu was still alive 2 years ago, she intended to close Anlan Academy and establish a literary and moral institute dedicated to teaching noble ladies, so she ordered the suspension of funds for Anlan the following year.
College funding.
If the Ministry of Accounts cannot receive money, it will naturally not fill it in. After all, if the national treasury is short, people will die.
Unexpectedly, Empress Dowager Zhu passed away soon, and this matter was forgotten.
In fact, the Ministry of Finance asked about this matter before, but the reply from the Ministry of Internal Affairs was that it didn't matter.
As for who meant this, they didn't know.
The ministers were silent for a moment, but some people couldn't help but said: "Even though Anlan Academy has never taken any money from the imperial court, it is not a small matter that Anlan Academy has been passed down for hundreds of years, and the selection of the mountain chief is not a small matter."
Xie Yan said indifferently: "I have said that this is not a matter of the imperial court and I will not interfere. Do you, your lords, interfere too much?"
"This is related to the upbringing of our daughters at home. How can we live up to our expectations?" Someone asked anxiously, "The princess also wants to recruit those country girls into the academy. Country girls are vulgar and unscrupulous, how can they be on par with Shang Yong?
Noble girls living in the same room? Doesn't this... ruin the reputation of the girl in the family? What should we do if her temperament changes? "
Luo Yun, who was standing in front, sneered and said: "When did it become mandatory for Yong's noble ladies to go to Anlan Academy? When did Anlan Academy explicitly stipulate that commoner women were not allowed to enroll? Anlan Academy is a private academy. What does it teach and who does it accept?
, is naturally decided by the mountain chiefs of the past dynasties. Is it possible that the noble daughter of Shangyong will not be able to get married if she does not go to the academy? The powerful family of Shangyong has a wealthy family and does not lack the money to hire a husband. However, these years, they have been monopolizing His Majesty the Great Ancestor and the Empress Dowager.
He refuses to share any of his gifts with the common people. If this is the case, should women’s academies be opened in Dasheng, so that ordinary women can enter the academies to study like the noble ladies of Shangyong, so as to feel the majesty of the emperor’s grace?”
"How could this happen?!" Someone was shocked and said angrily: "General Luo stands up for his beloved daughter, so don't mention such ridiculous things!"
Luo Yun said loudly: "Where is this ridiculous?"
"A woman should be chaste, quiet, gentle, and just learn to be a good husband and teach her children red needlework. It is useless to read so many books, but it will easily cause trouble."
Wei Changting looked back at the speaker and said with a smile: "In that case, let the noble lady of Shangyong go home to learn how to be a husband and teach her children red needlework. Let common women do these things that are easy to cause trouble?"
The speaker was so choked that he couldn't speak. He could only stare at Wei Changting and said with a blushing face: "What's the use of Prince Wei's sophistry?"
Wei Changting smiled and said: "This is obviously not what you want to say, so why waste your time here? On this cold day... on the first day of opening the office, there are still many things to do in the household department."
Everyone was silent, naturally that was not what they wanted to say.
The so-called Luo Junyao is not of the right age, the so-called commoner woman and the noble daughter of Shang Yong. These things may be a big deal in the eyes of the female relatives at home, but they are not a big deal in the eyes of these important officials standing in front of the political hall.
The Princess Regent is indeed small, but as a Princess Regent, she is qualified for any position.
Even if she doesn't know anything, someone will take care of everything for her.
As for the issue of poverty and inferiority, if you really can't accept it, you can just go home, or with the power of powerful people like Shangyong, it is not difficult to build a new women's academy that suits their preferences.
These two things would not cause them to directly confront the regent and the Luo family in the court.
It’s just that no one wants to say it first. The attitude of the regent and the Luo family is obviously to support the regent. This makes them guess whether the regent loves the princess and allows the princess to do whatever she wants, or whether the regent himself has
This plan.
If it is the latter, then the conflict between the two parties is almost irreconcilable.
The little emperor is now being educated by the regent, so it is obvious what attitude the little emperor will have when he grows up.
In front of the political hall, the atmosphere became quieter and quieter, and the atmosphere gradually became more solemn.
Xie Yan glanced at the people with different expressions below, and said in a deep voice: "I have no intention of interfering with the affairs of Anlan Academy and the princess, and I don't want you to bring these trivial matters to the court. Today is the first day of the court's opening, everyone.
It’s better to focus on business matters.”
"The princess is acting recklessly and perversely. Is this a private matter in the eyes of the prince?!" Finally, a gray-haired veteran stood up and said loudly.
Xie Yan's eyes darkened, and he looked at the old minister with gray beard and hair sternly, "Behaving wantonly and perversely? Mr. Zou, what did my princess do to make you comment like this?"
Luo Yun's face was also livid, and he said coldly: "This general also wants to ask Mr. Zou for advice."
