Qiao Xingjian, Yuan Shao, and Cheng Ju were horrified when they heard this, and they all knelt on the ground, sweating profusely.
"Why did your Majesty say this? Our Song Dynasty has strong soldiers and horses, and even the Jin Kingdom is paying us compensation. It is well known that the country's situation has improved."
Qiao Xingjian was frightened and burst into tears. He didn't expect that Zhao Yun would say such serious words. He was so shocked that his liver and gallbladder were broken.
Zhao Yun looked at the three people kneeling on the ground, stood up slowly, and finally turned his back to them, saying: "If the general situation of the country is as good as you said, why do I need to risk my life and go to Liupan Mountain to meet Genghis Khan?
,Don’t I know how precious life is? Am I a fool?”
After speaking, Zhao Yun ignored the three of them and waved his hand, signaling them to leave.
The three of them retreated, and Zhao Yun stood for a long time. Finally, Zhao Yun turned around, picked up a pen and wrote a decree in cursive, and finally stamped it with a large jade seal.
"Gao Shi, post this decree at the entrance of the palace. I want to see how strong these students are."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Gao Shi felt anxious, carefully received the imperial edict, and then went to post it in person.
When they arrived at the gate of the palace, they saw that there were already five to six hundred students kneeling on the ground petitioning, asking Zhao Yun to stop studying the compulsory teaching method.
Gao Shi was also angry with these students, because they were the ones who ruined the good mood of the official family.
Gao Shi had a gloomy face, and Xiaohuangmen brought the paste. Gao Shi followed Zhao Yun's order and smeared the paste on the wall of the palace himself, and then posted Zhao Yun's handwriting upright.
Gao Shi turned around and looked at everyone, and said: "This is the handwriting of an official, please take a good look at it."
After that, Gao Shi ignored everyone and turned around to enter the palace.
After Gao Shi left, the students came forward one after another, scrambling to read the contents of the handwriting. When they saw it, they suddenly started to sweat like rain.
I saw a simple sentence written in the handwriting, "Before sunset, any students who still petition at the palace gate will be dismissed from their academic titles, their academic status will be cancelled, and they will not be allowed to participate in the imperial examination for life!"
This sentence, for students who study poetry and books and dream of passing the imperial examination and becoming a master, is simply more cruel than killing them, and more threatening than holding a knife to their neck.
The students suddenly panicked, and the indignant passion they had just begun to fade away quickly, and they were worried that their impulsiveness would lead to lifelong regret.
If you can't take the imperial examination, what's the point of living? What hope does your family have?
How could the students dare to stay here for a long time? One by one, they hid their faces and left in shame.
The people who were watching felt inexplicable. Why were the students so enthusiastic just now, as if they had been greatly wronged, but in the blink of an eye, they dispersed again.
Someone with good intentions also came over to read Zhao Yun's handwriting. After learning the meaning above, he immediately understood that it was the official who had spoken, so it was okay.
Funing Hall, study room.
At this time, Zhao Yun was holding a book in his hand, but his eyes were closed and he was not reading at all.
"Your Majesty, Empress Xie is here and wants to be summoned." Gao Shi stepped forward cautiously and said to Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun opened his eyes, nodded, and said, "Let her in."
Gao Shi was about to pass the message when Zhao Yun stopped him again and added, "In the future, no matter which beauty comes, she can come in directly. If a husband and wife meet each other, they must pass the message. If they meet outside, they will have to pass the message."
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"Yes, Your Majesty."
Gao Shi agreed and went down.
Soon, Xie Daoqing came in, carrying a food box in his hand.
"Your Majesty, I see that Your Majesty has been busy reviewing memorials all day long. I am worried that Your Majesty is mentally exhausted, so I have made some walnut and lotus seed soup, and I would like to ask Your Majesty to try it."
Xie Daoqing looked concerned and was very attentive to Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun felt relieved in his heart. It felt good to be remembered by others, and his heart felt warm.
Zhao Yun stood up, walked to Xie Daoqing, and said, "My beloved, I have troubled you."
Xie Daoqing was so happy that he served Zhao Yun a bowl and said while serving it: "Uncle Nu often studies until late at night and is very exhausted. I often make soup for him. Your Majesty, you are busy with state affairs, so you should pay more attention to your health."
A warm bowl of soup was delivered to Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun took a bite. It tasted sweet and delicious, even better than the porridge made by his mother.
I have to say that a wife is a wife. As long as she does it with her heart, whatever she does will be to her husband's taste.
Zhao Yun praised: "My concubine's bowl of soup is really delicious. This is the first time I have tasted it so sweet."
Xie Daoqing was happy in his heart, but he still tried hard to restrain his excitement on his face, and replied: "Your Majesty will make fun of me. The soup made by me is not as delicious as the Queen Mother's."
"I'm really not lying. Mom's food is not as sweet as yours. Her food is also delicious, but your food tastes more special. I like it more."
At this moment, someone from Xiaohuangmen came in and reported, "Reporting to Your Majesty, all the students outside the palace have left, and not a single one is left."
Zhao Yun sneered and said: "I thought they had some backbone, huh, they were scared away with just one handwriting."
Zhao Yun's face was full of disdain, and he was even more contemptuous of those so-called students.
Seeing this, Xie Daoqing was worried and wanted to speak, but he was a little afraid to say it.
Zhao Yun said: "If my beloved concubine has anything to say, it's okay to just say it."
Xie Daoqing said carefully: "Your Majesty, students will have to hold the pen sooner or later. If your Majesty has a bad reputation among them, I am afraid that in the future history books, there will be some villain who will discredit your Majesty and let future generations misunderstand your Majesty."
"Hehehe,,,"
Zhao Yun laughed indifferently and said: "My whole life, I just want to be worthy of my ancestors in heaven and earth. Why do I need others to evaluate me? Who is qualified to evaluate others?"
Zhao Yun's extremely strong self-confidence made Xie Daoqing's eyes blurred and he was also fascinated by it.
Zhao Yun responded to the students' petitions with ease, but at this moment, a problem gave Chen Guiyi and the others a headache, and that was the matter of choosing which heroes to be included in the teaching materials.
Throughout thousands of years, too many outstanding ministers have emerged in every dynasty. Countless people have died fighting for the country, and there are as many stars as those who dedicated their lives to the country.
Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s just talk about the Song Dynasty. Although it was humiliated by the Jin Kingdom and suffered the humiliation of Jingkang, it was forced to cross the Huaihe River and lingered here, seemingly weak.
But it is undeniable that in the two to three hundred years of the Song Dynasty, from the founding of the country to the present, there have been countless loyal and brave civil servants and generals. Among these people, who is selected and who is not selected?
Once the choice is unfair, the descendants of these great heroes must not scold Chen Guiyi and others to death.
And caring people all over the world are always watching. If one wrong choice leads to fierce public opinion, they will become a rat on the street, and everyone will beat them up.
In this way, Chen Guiyi, Li Zongmian, and Chen Longzhi did not dare to neglect at all, and carefully screened every candidate.